As an American living here, I sincerely apologize that Trump was President of The United States. Believe me the people in the US as a hole didn't value or agree with anything he ever did, when he ran our country.
The American flag is more about celebrating our freedoms that no other country has. The flag also reminds us of the sacrifices our forefathers and foremothers went through to preserve our freedoms. We went through being ruled by kings with no representation but taxed heavily. If we did not join the fight in WW2 we all be speaking German under the NAZI party. Our gun culture is for hunting, protecting our family, and to protect our country from invaders. There was documentary about WW2 Japan was afraid to attack the US mainland because of how many citizens were armed. Also, Americans being selfish is very untrue especially in the South and midwest regions. We donate to organizations like St Judes Childrens hospital. We donate to churches that help feed and cloth the hungry. Conservative America is just tired of having to contribute so much money to outside of the US because we need to fix our bigger problems first before we can help other countries. It is hypocritical. I disagree about Biden being best president. He is intentionally letting in Illegal immigrants and some are violent criminals into our country and citizens like Laken Riley killed by a Venezuelan. Brazilian gangs stealing from our stores. A 12 yo and 14 yo both were raped by illegals from Honduras. New York police department was beat up by a Venezuelan gang. A Chinese illegal was caught walking on a California military base
We in the south of Sweden loves Denmark . It was better before when the Swedish Krona was more worth than the Danish Krona. But anyway, Denmark is is a great country. It's flat so you can walk alot and they have Danish Smörrebröd. They also have very big beers =) Love it!
The problem with such a question is that America is so geographically and culturally and economically diverse that any gross generalizations do not accurately reflect the spectrum of the American experience and its culture.
That's very true. We need to realize, however, that our most ignorant and violent tendencies are what make headlines around the world (as they do here!). And, it's vitally important that we elect presidents who are intelligent, decent human beings if that's how we want to be perceived.
@@diane9247 the thing is US politics sucks, Trump and Biden are just clowns to me even tho I am not from Us, everyone here thinks they are terrible presidents. The laws are weird in Us, your gun laws are so mind blowingly insane, EVERYONE over 18 can buy rifles, but alcohol wheb you are 21, wtf?😂 and people are just dumb sorry bro, that is just true
So true. I’ve lived on the west coast, East coast, in between and Hawaii. Everywhere is so different. But even different neighborhoods in the same town can have completely different demographics and culture. So it’s hard to generalize.
@@diane9247 And by "presidents who are intelligent, decent human beings" you probably mean Obama and his Clinton-Biden administration. A president that dropped more bombs and missiles on innocent people than any other since Eisenhower. And you probably hate Trump, who completely refused to start any wars (despite attempts from generals, democrats, and the military-industrial complex) and did more for world peace than most presidents ever did. That is, regarding the Iran-Israel conflict, North Korea, Russia, and more.
Americans make themselves incredibly visible. The politics suck and the media is even worse, but once you go there on vacation, you'll appreciate more of the culture. American enthusiasm is energizing.
Well honey that probably is because of where you went. I have went to New York and felt like I went to another country. And it's like only 7 to 8 hours away
im swedish, and i think these people are pretty harsh, america has been a great leader of the world promoting democracy and peace atleast here in europe, a very generous people and nation that nearly always gives more then they recieve.
I appreciate your more merciful perception of us. I think the US, UK, and France have spent the last couple centuries spreading order and freedom to different parts of the world. Both advertently and inadvertently. We aren't anywhere near perfect, and we've made a lot of mistakes. I'm sure there is a lot we can learn from Swedes as well. But indeed, it does feel disheartening when people in Europe only see us as "bad" or chaotic.
America is in debts with 4 countries and we owe over 1billion dollars to Japan and I'm and American and I think these people aren't harsh because they speak the truth America isn't a safe place anymore because the gun violence has gotten worse when Trump was in office
Ya got that right, apparently most of what we're receiving these days even from Europeans which are literally our own ppl ethnically (for majority of us) is judgment and contempt. Smh
As a Swede I am not surprised. Especially the young people here has been properly fed what to think. They actually have very little knowledge about anything in USA.
I'm an American. Most of what was said was pretty accurate. The USA is a great country. Has many things to this day still that are found nowhere else but perhaps Canada. But for far too long America has rested on laurels of many natural advantages it has, and in many ways, many other nations have surpassed it. These days too the politics are total sh*t INSANITY and in so many ways just evil. That Trump is leader of white supremacist movement yet every day proves just how much his DNA is so busted up and broken it has cried itself to sleep every night of his disgusting life. Message to the world looking on in horror: remember that America does go super silly every now and then. A century ago we banned alcohol nationwide. But a bit more than a decade later, we kicked Prohibition to the curb. Churchill praised but also criticized us: "You can always count on Americans to do the right thing--after they've tried everything else!"
I don't think the Swedes understand how big our country is and that gun violence is really only in the large, urban cities (Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, etc) and primarily between gangs/criminals. If you are not looking for trouble, 99.9 percent of the time it will not find you. Most of America is small towns that have non existent gun violence. Though most people will own a gun, it is strictly for hunting/defense purposes only. Most of us live out in the country with lots of game and predators, such as mountain lions, grizz, black bear, etc. You need a gun, especially out west. Did you know only 20 percent of Americas population live west of the mississippi, the other 80 percent live east of it. America is rural! Come visit, it is SAFE.
This is what the Swedes are talking about when they say Americans have bad schools, they don't even know about their own country. You obviously grew up in rural America, and somehow made it to adulthood thinking "most of us live out in the country." Over 80% of Americans live in urban areas
@@jk7140 There's a difference between living in an urban environment like Tulsa, and then a major metropolis like Los Angeles. The latter of which makes up the majority of crime, this isn't the norm.
@@DillardAlpaugh Sure, Los Angeles has more crime than Tulsa because many times more people live in LA. Tulsa has a higher crime rate than LA most years. Again, we don't know anything about our own country let alone other places. If you're looking for a comparatively low crime rate mid-sized city maybe try Boston or Providence...
I have to say I disagree. For one thing, if White America was a country, we'd be one of the most suicidal nations worldwide. Last time I checked, Swedes are white, and white men in America are 70% of the nation's suicides which are roughly 2.5 times the homicides in the country, i.e. the most common gun victim in America is a rural white man with what's left of his skull and brains splattered out on the walls and ceiling behind him. I don't entirely disagree with you about gangs and certain areas of cities have more gun violence, but drugs are a huge problem in Rural America and guns are too. Because here's another problem: suicide cases often enough murder a few people right before killing themselves. America has a lot that is good, but it's also a barbarian nation in many ways where people are ultra-individualistic and self-centric, and hate most everyone else that isn't themselves. "Beggar thy neighbor" culture it's only a small step to "murder thy neighbor," for which the factional hate is extremely high in the USA. It's part of the reason for the gun nuttery too; "self defense" mindset is rampant when a nation is "dog eat dog" and "every man for himself!" Wild Wild West! One could point to certain urban areas in the USA as having the homicide problem, but then the homicide rate of the states Trump won was 43% higher than the states Biden won. It's not unlike how some say the death penalty is a deterrent, yet the homicide rate of death penalty states has consistently ranked higher than those states who don't have it.
It makes sense.. Scandinavian countries are super liberal.. Most Americans are not.. They are passive, we are aggressive.. two different people, different values
@@echochamber1234 not liberal in the political sense but liberal meaning that they lack the will to fight. Which has been the case for Sweden since the 19th century.
As a Swede, I say: I dislike their politics. But I love the American people. They are the opposite of us Swedes, they are outgoing. I have been to the USA 4 times and am completely delighted when they address me in elevators on the street in the bar yes everywhere. So off with the politics and on with the Americans.
Well here's another opinion from a Swede....... A country with a population of 300+ million, that seem extremely divided politically... Its virtually impossible to generalize. Americans can be mindblowingly stupid & extreme, they can also create great companies and tech that enhances our lives. That girl who said "Americans are dumb", very ironic. Such a dumb comment
Not sure about "great companies that enhances our lives"... but USA still has among the best universities in the world, regarding natural sciences. That's often totally forgotten when people arrogantly speak about "stupid" or "religious" americans.
@@herrbonk3635 the lists are based on published works and research in English. In Germany most research is done at institutes, so not counted as much. The lists are not good.
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Thank you for saying this. I’m an American living in Sweden and I’m constantly trying to emphasize that the USA is basically the equivalent in size, population, and diversity as the EU. So, saying anything about all Americans is like commenting about Europeans. For a county with only 10 million people (about the size of NYC!), the scale of the United States is really hard to fathom. Just one example: When people think about “American food,” they tend to think about a handful of fast-food items popular worldwide. Which makes sense for a Swede, since you can describe Swedish cuisine as a small basket of favorites. But American food is a whole universe of tastes, regional variations, and immigrant hybrid cuisines! Another example: Swedes commonly visit NYC, LA, or Miami. Places where you can get direct flights on SAS! This is “America” in their direct experience. But those cities are as “exotic” to most Americans as they are to Swedes! And they have really different lifestyles from the way the median, suburban American lives. Miami, especially, is really unique, since it’s kind of more “the capital of Latin America” than a typically American city.
@@Nitroz2990 ''U-nation'' nice swenglish ! Om Sverige hade varit en delstat i USA, på vilken plats i BNP per Capita (1-51) tror du vi hade hamnat? Svaret är 47:e plats, under South Carolina och över Alabama. Den svenska självbilden som ett av världens rikaste länder är en myt som många forskare motbevisat. Dessutom är USA ett land på över 330M invånare. Jobbar med handelskammaren USA-Sverige, bott en längre tid i bägge länder. De amerikaner flesta återvänder efter max 2 år p.ga. hur låg köpkraft vi har, kriminalitet, etc. Nice try !
Sad the idiots in these little countries trash talk the people that protect them. Sad they need better leaders and schooling to teach them more about the present, trump is for America first so I kinda see where you may be coming from, Biden throws tax payers money all around the world, then we are criticized by those same countries that we don’t care in the USA, basically cursed if you do and cursed if you don’t. America first, by putting America first you have global peace, sad these other countries don’t have better common sense, to see when trump was president we had global peace no wars,! So sad to see places like Sweden lack common sense.
@@solvingpolitics3172 How much time have you spent in Sweden? I said "sweden is a wonderful place". How does that translate into, "Give me their contributions...?" I am not interested in engaging with a hyper-biased news junkie who already has a narrative in their head. That is the exact problem with most the people in this video....you/they have made up your minds (probably w/o any real experience) before you did any research.
Yes, we are proud of OUR flag. Are you not proud of yours? Oh, that's right. Sweden stayed out of the last war in Europe while the U.S. "Yanked" Europe out of it! Cheers from America! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
I find it concerning that alot of countries think that Americans only worry about are self when so much American blood has been spilt to free other nations all over the world.
Yeah especially when that dude said we focus on ourselves too much when literally the past century we been invading other countries and getting involved in other countries affairs it's only til recently especially when Trump came on the scene did Americans start saying let's focus on our own problems. That's been our problem for decades is getting into other country affairs and it's the made reason why urkanine is a mess right now cause the US was meddling in Ukraine.
If we focused on ourselves more actually the world would probably be better off right now. Not saying we haven't done some good but if you look recently with what we did the middle east Ukraine and other countries we've definitely made problems worse. Not even we it's our corrupt crooked government really that's gone completely Rouge.
yep. eurotards love to hate on us yet forget we're literally the reason most of them still exist. (ww1-ww2 reference since we fought and supplied allies way before and after the wars) and everytime theirs a dispute in europe we step in and we send our men and women to die for these ignorant people. now i will say i hate our government too tho!
Not only do we go help them with their European wars, but we lead the world in both taxpayer funded humanitarian aid but also private charitable contributions.
Its mostly due to a poorly educated populous. Sweden right now is chomping at the bit to join NATO specifically because they haven't spent significant money on their defense. In WW2 they were only too happy to accept Nazi gold taken off persecuted Jews in Europe. Their history is riddled in these types of "neutrality" agreements and I know Sweden will not pull their own weight if they were to join NATO but instead continue to rely on the US for financial aid.
We get to know each other on social media. Like in comment sections. And we can consume your media because we understand your language. That’s usually not the case the other way around. And we are taught to recognize propaganda and exaggerations. So the image can still be blurred but probably Europeans know more about the US than vice versa.
Let's pull ALL support for Sweden - financial, defense, etc., and let them fend for themselves going forward 👍. I'll vote for that when given the chance 🇺🇸💪🇺🇸.
The sad irony is she is too dumb to properly articulate the reasons that she thinks Americans are dumb. If she saw her exact American equivalent on just such an interview she would point at the screen and yell, "See! Look how dumb they are!!!!"
I agree it was a poor response to the question. I also believe as an American she has the right to say it. Also as an American I believe she is wrong lol.
Yeah true she should not generalize all america, but i recomend you to watch video about how others country view america alot of them said american people are dumb and ignorance of course not all of them but alot
Not much to like, unless you like being exploited by the oligarchy aided and abetted by both parties which they own and operate. All of Congress, the SCOTUS, and all of the Federal Government is owned and operated by the oligarchy.
No. That's a big part of it. But it's also a major structural/systemic set of problems in the USA goes back to our nation's founding. We've broken down into tribalism. Urban vs. Rural for example. Urban America is over 80% of the population of this country, while Rural America is less than 20%. BUT that is very much the opposite of 250 years ago that America was set up to favor Agrarian society and Rural people. Our system is also highly resistant to change so much how the politics of a century ago was 19th century Americans vs. 20th century ones(Prohibition in the 18th Amendment and then its repeal hardly more than a dozen years later with the 21st Amendment a fantastic example of this), today we have much the same problem of 20th century Americans vs. 21st century ones. What you say is true. But there's a deeper truth: so much of the 0.001% or oligarchy or Establishment is sh*t scared and hasn't got a blasted clue what to do. They know that ultimately they're NOT in control of this country. After all, look at the American Revolution, the Civil War, the Great Depression, etc.
I apologize for the idiotic statements the left-wing extremists being interviewed make. The United States is not perfect, but it is the country that everyone else looks up to and that everyone else wants to be like.
Three things I got from this video. 1. Why isn't the USA more interested in us? 2. They view political dissent and division as chaos, we view it as democratic differences. 3. What they know about the USA is gleaned from tv and movies. And we all know how realistic they are, especially news stations.
@@lonestar1104 I’ve lived in the US my whole life. They’re right about everything they said about us. We just don’t want to admit it. Truth hurts sometimes
If we were that dumb as a whole country why are we in the position we are globally and otherwise? Yes, some are individually dumb but as a whole the USA is hands down the best and brightest ground made of those from every country..
Well I love America but I think most of us Americans are disturbed by the unusual extreme level of political division in very recent years, it's not normal American behavior or culture, it is chaotic and concerning. But that division is anti-American, not BECAUSE of American culture values
It always amazes me when they say they know more about America then Americas do about other countries. America is huge and by and large we take vacation within the country. Many other countries are smaller such as in Europe and it’s easy to transverse the continent visiting other places. And this isn’t meant to be bragging in any way but America is the flashing neon sign to the rest of the world. By that I mean we export movies, music and pop culture around the world. Some of it such as movies create stereotypes which you see reflected in the comments of these videos. It becomes a mindset where many THINK they know a lot about America but really don’t. And many just repeat what others have told them which is common everywhere. But no doubt because of what I said above people in general would tend to know more about America ( right or wrong ) then the other way around. That’s just reality.
As someone who lives in the US I can confirm that everything they said about us is correct. Maybe a bit exaggerated but overall what they said is true about us
@@dfdf-rj8jr I don’t live in Tennessee. I live in Cali, and lived in Utah for about three years. I’ve been all over the country, all across the West Coast to NYC. What they are saying is true
@@seanhines8369as someone who lives in the U.S. i can confirm you're likely a neoliberal who is brainwashed and manipulated by msm to hate your own country and to kiss up to Europeans to act like we are inferior and they are superior smh. It's so stupid
I’m 3/4 Scandinavian. I’m glad my ancestors left! I come from a military family so I’m extremely patriotic. Yes we have lots of problems especially now but we have overcome a lot over the last 247 years and we will overcome the current problems. I ❤️my country.
Lived both in Sweden and America. Also married a swede. Sweden is boring and limited. People keep to themselves and can be unfriendly and too PC. Probably afraid to speak their mind. America is cultural diverse and is different in the state you live. Can't really generalize America, you only hear about negative the media portrays.
Well USA is like almost as big as the entire EU in scale and population so... Not that impressive honestly. If you count per capita your case becomes invalid
I lived in Sweden a long time and in America!Swedes are very good at promoting there country as the perfect place !I don't think I have been In another country with so many negative comments about america haters !
Nah as an American they’re right about what they said about us. Sweeden has free healthcare, free education, low poverty, low homelessness, and is statistically one of the safest and happiest countries in the world. The US on the other hand has a horrible healthcare system, college is extremely expensive, we have one of the highest crime rates, gun violence and the highest incarceration rate out of any country, homelessness is rampant, poverty is statistically worse than most countries in Western and Northern Europe, our government is extremely corrupt with incompetent leaders, the drug pandemic is worse than it’s ever been before with people dropping dead like flies from fentanyl overdoses, and mass shootings have become a regular occurrence. Sweden is a paradise compared to here for the average working person. They don’t realize how good they have it
I didn’t waste the time to read your entire comment. It was necessary because you believe their healthcare is free. There is no such thing as a free lunch. Look into that if your not sure what I mean.
Well I don't get why they're so obsessed with being weirded out by our flag-waving patriotic ways, instead of trying to understand. That's the meaning of CULTURE, it's different. Many Europeans fail to grasp there is such a thing as a HEALTHY pride in a job well done with, which is what we've done with our country.
"We burned down the White House in 1812." No, you didn't. British troops did that, and you're forgetting that the US burned down Canada's capital, York (modern-day Toronto) a year before Washington was captured. So yes, British troops burned down our capital--but we burned down Canada's first. Must be galling. Even on your best day, the best Canada can do is break even with the United States. Lol
Thanks for that I thought “okay I know I’m old (60) but when did Canada or Sweden burn down the White House”? As you well know we kinda beat up the British in that tiny little squabble we had with them. I’m a “DAR” and I don’t find us older one too stupid. Now don’t get me started on the age of the ones who gave all these “wonderful” mind farts 💨 opinions”. 🤣 ✌🏻
As an American visiting Sweden, it felt like being in the United States. Everyone spoke English, things pretty much worked the same way. The food was eerily similar. Everything felt familiar.
@@jameswillett7186 probably. I haven't been to Toronto. When I went to to Nova Scotia, it felt American, until you got into the Gaelic and French speaking areas
As an American in Sweden (married to a Swede), I found this really fascinating and entertaining-and, at times, cringey. But, hey, people think such things about us for a good reason :| And, yes, many of the comments were simplistic or stereotypical impressions from TV, etc. Most Americans aren’t actually narcotics users or gun-owners and it’s obviously untrue that 320 million people are all selfish or any one thing. But other comments were very nuanced and insightful. Imagine asking Americans about Sweden and the blanks you would draw! You’re doing a great job of being an approachable interviewer, making people feel safe to talk candidly. Keep it up!
I dare them to try saying the same things about real third world countries and see what happens, every country has pros and cons, only difference about America is that people can freely express their true feelings about the country without needing to worry about any bad consequences. That's what being the best country in the world looks like. You just see a bunch of snowflakes not being satisfied with life and finding the one easiest to mess with to throw tantrums on. It's never the other way around. Majority of the people in the world are chickens. Trust me. That's why if they have to pick a country to slam, the best country in the world America reasonably comes first. Maybe we can hear how the Swedes talk about those countries literally nobody wants to live in, and see if shit like "one of the ast places I'd think about living in" comes out of anyone's mouth. LMFAO
@@MegaWolf5741 American culture is the best in the world because of it being a melting pot of hundreds of ethnicities. Can't say the same about Sweden.
Sweden hasn't been in a war for over 200 years. The allies would had attacked Sweden in WW2, if Germany hadn't prevented it by occupying Norway. Sweden remained neutral, and continued to sell resources to Germany for that reason, that then used those resources for its war machine. The allies was going to invade Norway, to attack Sweden. Germany beat the allies to Norway.
Norwegians don't like Americans either 😂 everyone in Europe hates the United States, you are better off going to Asia, they actually like us over there, Japan, Singapore etc.
@@fredriksandberg2568 Hello's, my first impression of video seemed harsh, but the second viewing it's kinda funny the girl with the blue coat, and the guy who hates the idea of shoes in the house, lol. Honestly, I have heard much worse.
All anyone can do is base opinions on their sources. In these cases it’s probably just movies and TV. The reality of America is not too different than any other western nation. What you don’t see and hear about is the every day normalcy that is prevalent. Families live a normal life, work balanced with home life. If we look at the news we are a dysfunctional people, that shoots itself to bits weekly. While bad things happen, it’s not normal or a daily truth. America is made of many type of people, it’s large and complex. City life is different to a rural experience. As for our schools, I think it’s ironic that the US has excellent technology development, and our science contributions are notable. From computers, to astronomy and medicine. Our military has incredible power and influence. None of these things happen if a people is stupid as some believe. In fact many very smart scientist are American. The US has influenced so many nations. It’s positive and optimistic in nature. But we are also conflicted, of two minds sets.There is no doubt an internal fight of old vs new ideology.
Sweden would not want to join NATO if America were not a member. Putting that into the equation I really do not think it really is very important what they say. They feel a need to be protected by Uncle Sam.
NATO is only there to protect America. They've never won a war without help.Its military is so poorly trained and incompetent. That's why it has so many friendly fire incidents. All the gear and no idea springs to mind. I can't believe how brainwashed its people is.The whole world can see It but the Americans are oblivious to reality. Sad but true
Maybe the question should be "What do people think of Sweden and how they did business with the Nazi's during WW2". Sweden sold the Nazi's iron, iron products, ball bearings, trucks, etc. 🤨
Thank you !and refused the Norwegian royal family political asylum!the British had to send a destroyer through a minefield to pick them up and take them to safety in England !Sweden is a country of double moral who say they are neutral !made millions from selling iron ore to the nazis closed the border to the Jews let the German army go through there country to invade Norway (something they never forgot .)kept the war in the east going for 6months longer by bringing in oil from the middle east for the nazi war machine ! After the war !we done nothing wrong ! They refused joining nato we are neutral whilst selling arms all around the world !Margaret thatcher called swedes cowards and now they want to join nato because its getting hotter in the baltic !they called themselves the conscious of the world in the 7os !but there good at promoting there country as they most democrat country inthe world !everybody as a personal number and they can check on your person in seconds its a land of control blinded by propaganda that everything is perfect in Sweden !javla sverige
As far as all the "what do you think about Americans" videos I've run across, this one was pretty chill. 😅 The Swedes seem like a pretty layed back, honest, and fair people. I like 'em!
As a Minnesotian I dont think people should compare All 50 states as whole .There not all the same. This would be like somebody asking somebody in the United States what do you think of Europeans.?😮
But no one in any US state has done anything to anyone in Sweden, or for that matter, all of Europe. These young Swedes need reeducation. I drive a camper all over Europe, and meet a lot of older Swedes everywhere, and it's rare, if ever, I hear anything bad about Americans. I actually don't recall anything, and if there ever was, I would ask them if they have visited the coast in Normandy, France, and seen the war graves. I think that would make anyone think twice.
I'd like to remind my fellow Americans that even though some of the opinions about our country and our culture might sting a little or cause us to cringe, let's not forget that there are plenty of Americans with similarly over-generalized and stereotyped opinions about Scandinavians and their countries. Also, as Americans, many of us tend to view other countries as a monolith, rather than having a wide and diverse group of peoples and cultures. We are often just as guilty (if not more so) of doing the same thing to other foreign countries.
"lately it’s become united state of Israel " Reactionary much? The world is a big complicated place. Only stupid people define everything by what happened last week.
I like how so many Europeans base all intelligence on one subject: geography. Americans DO suck at geography, probably because they don’t travel as much as Europeans, but that is mainly because we don’t need to due to the size and diversity of our country. Europeans like to “think” they know America because they went to Los Angeles or NY once. I’m sure I’d know everything about Sweden by visiting Malmo for 1 day.
We do have a lot of problems in the US. It's sad that the bad stuff hits the news, and not the good stuff. This is a huge country, and there is a lot of diversity. Sadly, there is too much division. The colleges are good, but very expensive. Not all of us are snobs, not all of us put the flag out. Drugs are a problem, and while marijuana is legal in small amounts. We had world history when I was in school, but I was also interested in academics. Our healthcare system is very expensive. Many of us struggle to buy groceries and get basic needs met (I'm on disability- was a nurse for 35 yrs; worked for 20). My grandparents were from Ôland and Nordmaling, and I love my Swedish heritage. Every Christmas Eve was incredibly fun with all of my farmor's sisters and brothers with tier families. Many of us respect European countries very much. I wish people here would understand that democratic socialism would benefit everyone... but too many in Congress want to make money. Trump was/is a disaster. More people voted for Clinton but the Electoral College (very outdated system) gave the election to tRump. Education is a problem. Too many don't value it, and think it's something that is boring, and not an opportunity. There is also not much done to make sure students actually learn something before going to the next grade. We do have a lot of issues- but it's also beautiful in so many places. When I grew up here, it was nice, but that was a LONG time ago. My parents valued education, so going to college was expected, and I loved nursing.
Well this video taught me that as a result of my nationality I am dumb. Then again, since I’m inherently dumb, maybe agreeing that I’m dumb, is actually really smart. Then again if I start thinking I’m smart and that I know things I couldn’t know because I’m dumb, what would that mean? Hold on … 3.14 + x - 1/3 + stupidity, carry the 1, add a rhombus, subtract a trapezoid, multiply by dumb + chaos math = alright, turns out I am dumb. This was all very educational. Thank you Sweden.
Most non-Americans don't understand that the USA doesn't have a single culture, but a very diverse assortment of cultures. Also, most people didn't vote for Trump (he lost the popular vote), but voted against Clinton.
Sweden isn't (wasn't) in NATO and was neutral during WWI and II. Learn your facts before reacting like a child. Also, don't fall for random, highly edited, anonymous TH-cam videos maybe?
What I learned from this video: Swedes think....American's are more patriotic than them, Americans have great colleges/universities and many Europeans want to attend, Americans have a strong individualistic work ethic, the USA has the best movies, leads the world in international news, has diverse political opinions and is very free. Merci!
Lets be real:the fact that we have enjoyed one of the longest wealthiest periods of peacetime is largely due to the US and its leadership and them guaranteeing our security. Long live the USA a force for good even if they sometimes mess up a little their mostly a force for good:)
You are right but there are always two sides of the picture so People Love them some don’t like much as we say Everyone is having their different experience 😊
America hasn't been a source of good in 70 years. All we've done since then is bomb countries that wanted to be communist because we can't have that and bomb countries so we can steal their oil. We've killed countless people so our rich can get richer while our poor get poorer. We're a country of ignorant racists that celebrate stupidity and condemn intelligence. We're an evil empire that's headed straight for the edge of a cliff and the world will be better off when our inevitable collapse comes.
Ive watched about 100 of these vids about how people in Europe and even Americans who move to Europe dont like the US. Often comments about how life is 'Better' in Europe compared to US accompany these vids. So Ive always marveled at how so many people who say US are 'self centered' or even 'stupid or dumb' NEVER acknowledge the fact that Europe has had about the longest historical stretch of peace in the last 500 years because of US security guarantees and US tech and US sending money to help rebuild after WWII. Losts of criticism of Trump. But at current time he has been correct about Europe's energy dependence on Russia and was laughed at in Europe. It paradoxically shows that these people are the ones who are in fact 'Ignorant' and in a very serious way. Thank you for your highly sane and enlightened reminder to the European continent about what US actually has contributed to generations of Europeans.
@@logician3641 I don't consider myself blindly patriotic, and definitely have some very serious criticisms for my country, the US. But thank you for this comment. How ignorant do people have to be to fail to acknowledge that, coming out of WW2, the western world was going to go one way or the other, and thank the fucking heavens it went the way it did. And that happened 100% because of the US and its power and status. Want to know what the alternative would have been? Just compare East vs West Berlin. North vs South Korea. Europe is the cultural gem of civilization in historical terms. And its treasures (both physical and philosphical) have been inherited in practice and upheld by the US. By no means do I think the US is beyond criticism or shouldn't be called out when it deserves it, but the fact remains, sorry, the entire western world and its precepts, which IMO are absolutely better than any other culture or civilization has yet to come across, are held in place on the back of America. This begins to feel like teenagers complaining that their dad is a jerk cus he occasionally says something culturally insensitive. Meanwhile though, you like the fact that you're well sheltered in his house, well fed, and free of harm, right?
I find it hilarious that foreigners bring up the fact americans don't know Geography well, but they would not be able to name which states are which 100% of the time
Exactly. So many people in Europe think they're so culturally savvy because they happen to have several countries within a certain distance. Meanwhile, we have states in that same distance instead of countries, so yes, of course we know mostly about what's accessible to us, just like they do.
True, most swedes would only be able to point out california, florida and maybe texas. However, this is still more than americans could point out in any other country in the world. I mean, how many regions could you point in germany, sweden or italy?
As an American, I have visited most of the 48 states, each being a country in many ways but still being American. I get tired of Europeans thinking NYC, LA, and Miami being what the US is about. I'm a liberal but I have to say the MSM doesn't represent anything other coastal elite values, which are increasingly trending to the far left of the political spectrum. The vast flyover states maligned by the coastal elites arebwhere you can find a more balanced picture of the US. I'm from the Midwest, by the way.
As an American who has been all over Europe, it's always interesting to hear Europeans talk about the US. Most Europeans really have no idea how BIG the US is compared to most of the European nations. ALL European cultures are represented in the US and i think a LOT of Europeans forget that. One thing i would say as an American is there is something for EVERYONE here but that's not always true within Europe in general as it's very fragmented. Another thing Europeans don't really get is that in America the cream rises to the top so the education system gets better as you go higher and those that want to be clowns and stay uneducated and be consumers...they get to do that and live in bliss as relatively uneducated and unintelligent consumers but those that want to excel can do so easily, it's a very libertarian system. Yes, there are a LOT of people that make bad decisions but there are plenty that make good decisions and do well as each does for themselves. The opportunities in the US are VASTLY SUPERIOR to those opportunities in Europe for EVERYONE. There is a reason that the US is known as the land of opportunity and Europe is not. Hard working motivated individuals are only limited by their own drive in how successful they can be in America, not so much in Europe. Europe has a totally different approach, yes they are all capitalist nations but they also all have HUGE social welfare programs and lots and LOTS of regulations and red tape that leaves their ability to create new businesses very limited.
It is mostly the Americans that start wars and trys to rope other countries in to there wars and by the way it was the Russian who defeated the nazis they lost 27 million indefenc of Europe American lost just over 4 hundred thousands Americans rewriting history again how many people have died since world war 2 all because of of America industrial war machine they must not teach history in Americans schools it probably propaganda
Scandinavians and Germans settled in Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Where I grew up in North Central Kansas everyone is Swedish and German. My father is Danish and Norwegian, and my mother is German and Swedish, and I was considered a mix.
Ask the if they would rather live in the USA or Malmo, Sweden? They are not fans of the USA but were happy to take our protection from the Russians via NATO.
When I was a kid in the United States (in the 80s/90s), everyone (except some immigrant households) wore shoes inside. And now that I live in Sweden it’s a little uncomfortable when I have to constantly remind my American family and friends who are visiting me here to remove their shoes. I gather that this habit is changing recently, though, and more Americans are removing their shoes. It makes so much more sense!
@@yeshiyangzom8532 The Danes just travelled across the pond to England. The Swedes and the Norwegians however went all over the place according to historians. Back then they also most likely worked together consider that there were no countries but tribes, so who really know who did what and when.
I just bought a 16" Sig Sauer M400 AR-platform rifle in 5.56 + ammo and mags today and tonight I click on this video and the first thing the guy says is how much Americans like guns.
There’s no Swedes in Sweden, just Middle eastern men who destroy everything in their path. I’ll stick to my upper class suburb with zero crime here in New Jersey. I hope more people say they don’t like America so they can stop coming here.
As someone with swedish ancestry I really encourage swedish people to come to America! Don't listen to the media. Come and enjoy and see it for yourself.
Yes, of course, US is so horrible that people are willing to put themselves in harms way, willing to break laws, and hurt others just to come here. 🤦♀️ I believe it’s fine to voice criticism of another country. It stimulates thought and conversation. However, please don’t base that criticism on what you see in the media. That can be manipulated. Come visit. This country is expansive and culturally diverse. BTW, you were all such nice people.
Many Swedes have been to the US. Many go there for one year of high school to practise their English and learn about the culture. Not so much the other way around. Also, US geography and history is taught in school. Then we have good news media with great reports and of course documentaries. We also have good friends in the US. I have family there.
Plus the people who try to get to the US in the way you describe are mostly from Latin America. In Europe we get the same from Africa and war town countries near us like Syria.
I disagree, other countries come to the US from all over the world. They don’t cross borders but instead fly in legally then overstay their visas …..they don’t go back to their country of origin. They do contribute to the economy by working and eventually find a way to make their stay as a legal resident. A lot of folks in the US with Scandinavian heritage too. One of my closest friends is 2nd gen Swedish.
It’s always so strange to hear Europeans call Americans dumb when most of the top universities are in the US all the technology and social media platforms come from the US.
@@mrskaa7584 that’s my point, Yale, Princeton, Harvard, John Hopkins, MIT, Stanford, University of Southern California etc etc wth are they talking about. Last time I checked in 200 years we’ve surpassed every country in every aspect! I guess I just don’t live in whatever reality they do
@@chrishill7692 But hardly any students from the US are going to these universities, 91% of students at these US universities are foreign. That's because US education is sub par compared to other developed countries. US teenagers can hardly get the requirements to go to these universities. This is the reason why so many foreigners are in the US universities because their countries education is far better.
Ouch, painful, but it's important that we take an honest look at how our reputation has become so damaged in the last few decades. I'm a 74 y.o. American and I can tell my younger colleagues here that we must pay attention to our foreign policy, what constitutes good global citizenship and beware of voting for a demagogue, someone who lacks intelligence and humility. Foreign opinion matters - it's not all about us! Oh, and my dear fellow Americans, learn about geography and other cultures, for pete's sake!
I totally agree. I am an American born and raised who loves his country and wants to do what he can to make better. I am not blind to our deficiencies as a nation, there is much to improve. As for foreigners, those who have visited or lived in the US have a more positive attitude toward the US than those who have not. What I found interesting and annoying about many of the people interviewed is the arrogant attitude they hold, almost implying that their country is so much better than the US. It isn't. Sweden has its own issues, and I would never give advice on how to deal with them unless asked. Sweden is a wonderful country in many ways and I would like to visit it some day, but the US is my home and I love my country.
Okay, I'm not even going to watch the full video (No hate, just kinda know there's gonna be so many stereotypes). As an American who wants to move to Sweden in a few years, I realize how messed up our country is. The healthcare sucks, the education system sucks. I want to leave. I do not blame people outside of the US for any dislike of the country, it honestly sucks.
My wife and I went on a European vacation. Over 💙many parts of the Countries, especially Germany they had billboards up that said “ NICT MINE FUREUR!!”
@@geoffreygreene This IS - Street level interview - and tells more about - Who is saying than what ! America IS Not Hollywood - Seattle - Detroit - Chicago - Boston - NYC - Miami - but alot more ! Hollywood has too GREAT influence - on European Youngsters ! Where IS The Hollywood at Minnesota & Michigan - Wisconsin - two Dakotas - Idaho - Montana ? You Have Alaska & Hawaii - that Are like Iceland to Greece - so Everybody Should Only speak about - At STATE level ! Hollywood makes things Look too easy ?
@@darklazerx7913 They Are stillSpeaking Their Native Language ! You never run into communication diffyculties - If You never leave Your Culture ! There Are Borders drawn after each WW 1st / 2nd in Europe - but People has stayed on Their lands & farms & houses ! There Are minority People at Every Europen Nation - that speak a different Language - that The majority ! Iceland vs Greece - Are NO Different - except The Weather !
As an American, I'll say two things in favor of Sweden: 1. They never locked down for COVID. 2. You don't need air conditioning there. People of Scandinavian descent built much of the American Midwest, and Scandinavian-Americans are mostly peaceful and hard working people. Not many of them are involved in gangs or drugs. I'll try to address some of the points made. We do, in fact, have locally owned restaurants. Here in Phoenix we have a fast food chain called Pete's Fish and Chips that is only in the local area. Voting for Trump was a matter of national survival. He paused the invasion from the south and plans to do so again. I know Swedes understand this issue, because they are turning into Syria-North. When Trump was in office gasoline was cheap, other prices were low, and jobs were plentiful. This business about taking off one's boots before going inside sounds dreadfully inconvenient. I'm often going in and out when I do yardwork and other household chores. I doubt anyone else wants to smell my sweaty socks either.
@@kevinwalsh1619 - The comment from the guy about the not having local food was not a criticism of it not existing in America - it was a criticism of his country (NL) and the fact that American fast food chains have taken over instead of local joints there in the Netherlands. He was just saying the culture is so widespread that in NL you cannot even find local cuisine anymore - it’s all just American. I think that was more a criticism of his country than the US per se.
What an American thinks of Sweden? Wonderful scenery, polite people. Everyone wears beige. If you wear any color, even muted pastels, you are stared at.
Older American here. Most of the people you interviewed come across, at least to be, as ignorant & arrogant euro-snobs. They come from countries smaller than the majority of most of our individual states. I consider Europe to be almost tribal. Amazing how they can have such strong opinions about a country they probably never visited & a culture they have never experienced. If they want to talk about political systems, just look at how historically difunctional many of their political systems tend to be. Countries in Europe are much older than the United States of America, yet how many wars have they had because they can't get along with each other? How do they explain how a country & people that is less than 250 years old has managed to become significantly more successful, creative & productive than any country in the world?
I have traveled extensively abroad ..I don’t anymore.. the diversity of our own country is amazing. Why leave and visit these countries? They are clowns.
Generalizations made about any country, especially one that's the third largest in the world (both physically and by population) is rather stupid. There is no group-think among 330+ million people of every race and ethnicity (including 3.4 million Swedish-Americans) in states as varied as California, Texas, Florida, New York, etc... plus urban and rural.
Bashing the Native Americans Amish Creoles Cajuns European Americans Mexican American Mennonites - list goes on … We have so many people and different cultures, I can’t keep up. Which Americans are they talking about? The ones that left Sweden?
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As an American living here, I sincerely apologize that Trump was President of The United States. Believe me the people in the US as a hole didn't value or agree with anything he ever did, when he ran our country.
Did You know that SKÅNE - used to be Part of Denmark ? Thatswhy They speak Swedish - with a different tone !
The American flag is more about celebrating our freedoms that no other country has. The flag also reminds us of the sacrifices our forefathers and foremothers went through to preserve our freedoms. We went through being ruled by kings with no representation but taxed heavily. If we did not join the fight in WW2 we all be speaking German under the NAZI party.
Our gun culture is for hunting, protecting our family, and to protect our country from invaders. There was documentary about WW2 Japan was afraid to attack the US mainland because of how many citizens were armed.
Also, Americans being selfish is very untrue especially in the South and midwest regions. We donate to organizations like St Judes Childrens hospital. We donate to churches that help feed and cloth the hungry.
Conservative America is just tired of having to contribute so much money to outside of the US because we need to fix our bigger problems first before we can help other countries. It is hypocritical.
I disagree about Biden being best president. He is intentionally letting in Illegal immigrants and some are violent criminals into our country and citizens like Laken Riley killed by a Venezuelan. Brazilian gangs stealing from our stores. A 12 yo and 14 yo both were raped by illegals from Honduras. New York police department was beat up by a Venezuelan gang. A Chinese illegal was caught walking on a California military base
We in the south of Sweden loves Denmark . It was better before when the Swedish Krona was more worth than the Danish Krona. But anyway, Denmark is is a great country. It's flat so you can walk alot and they have Danish Smörrebröd. They also have very big beers =) Love it!
The problem with such a question is that America is so geographically and culturally and economically diverse that any gross generalizations do not accurately reflect the spectrum of the American experience and its culture.
That's very true. We need to realize, however, that our most ignorant and violent tendencies are what make headlines around the world (as they do here!). And, it's vitally important that we elect presidents who are intelligent, decent human beings if that's how we want to be perceived.
@@diane9247 the thing is US politics sucks, Trump and Biden are just clowns to me even tho I am not from Us, everyone here thinks they are terrible presidents. The laws are weird in Us, your gun laws are so mind blowingly insane, EVERYONE over 18 can buy rifles, but alcohol wheb you are 21, wtf?😂 and people are just dumb sorry bro, that is just true
So true. I’ve lived on the west coast, East coast, in between and Hawaii. Everywhere is so different. But even different neighborhoods in the same town can have completely different demographics and culture. So it’s hard to generalize.
@@diane9247 And by "presidents who are intelligent, decent human beings" you probably mean Obama and his Clinton-Biden administration. A president that dropped more bombs and missiles on innocent people than any other since Eisenhower. And you probably hate Trump, who completely refused to start any wars (despite attempts from generals, democrats, and the military-industrial complex) and did more for world peace than most presidents ever did. That is, regarding the Iran-Israel conflict, North Korea, Russia, and more.
The US is very cool❤
Americans make themselves incredibly visible. The politics suck and the media is even worse, but once you go there on vacation, you'll appreciate more of the culture. American enthusiasm is energizing.
Well honey that probably is because of where you went. I have went to New York and felt like I went to another country. And it's like only 7 to 8 hours away
Highest antidepressant consumption in the world.
Cool. Leave us alone.
im swedish, and i think these people are pretty harsh, america has been a great leader of the world promoting democracy and peace atleast here in europe, a very generous people and nation that nearly always gives more then they recieve.
I appreciate your more merciful perception of us. I think the US, UK, and France have spent the last couple centuries spreading order and freedom to different parts of the world. Both advertently and inadvertently. We aren't anywhere near perfect, and we've made a lot of mistakes. I'm sure there is a lot we can learn from Swedes as well.
But indeed, it does feel disheartening when people in Europe only see us as "bad" or chaotic.
@@awakenow7147 it generates more clicks probly, were i live most people love usa and its people
Swedes are always right. We discovered the US and also pillaged GB. The developed world was made by Vikings. Bow down.
America is in debts with 4 countries and we owe over 1billion dollars to Japan and I'm and American and I think these people aren't harsh because they speak the truth America isn't a safe place anymore because the gun violence has gotten worse when Trump was in office
Ya got that right, apparently most of what we're receiving these days even from Europeans which are literally our own ppl ethnically (for majority of us) is judgment and contempt. Smh
As a Swede I am not surprised. Especially the young people here has been properly fed what to think. They actually have very little knowledge about anything in USA.
Nah, as someone who lives in the US they’re 100% right about everything they said
I'm an American. Most of what was said was pretty accurate. The USA is a great country. Has many things to this day still that are found nowhere else but perhaps Canada. But for far too long America has rested on laurels of many natural advantages it has, and in many ways, many other nations have surpassed it. These days too the politics are total sh*t INSANITY and in so many ways just evil. That Trump is leader of white supremacist movement yet every day proves just how much his DNA is so busted up and broken it has cried itself to sleep every night of his disgusting life. Message to the world looking on in horror: remember that America does go super silly every now and then. A century ago we banned alcohol nationwide. But a bit more than a decade later, we kicked Prohibition to the curb. Churchill praised but also criticized us: "You can always count on Americans to do the right thing--after they've tried everything else!"
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it's cause you live in some shithole city
@@seanhines8369 Not everything they said is true.
It's clear that has become a trend throughout Europe
I don't think the Swedes understand how big our country is and that gun violence is really only in the large, urban cities (Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, etc) and primarily between gangs/criminals. If you are not looking for trouble, 99.9 percent of the time it will not find you. Most of America is small towns that have non existent gun violence. Though most people will own a gun, it is strictly for hunting/defense purposes only. Most of us live out in the country with lots of game and predators, such as mountain lions, grizz, black bear, etc. You need a gun, especially out west. Did you know only 20 percent of Americas population live west of the mississippi, the other 80 percent live east of it. America is rural! Come visit, it is SAFE.
Well said
This is what the Swedes are talking about when they say Americans have bad schools, they don't even know about their own country. You obviously grew up in rural America, and somehow made it to adulthood thinking "most of us live out in the country." Over 80% of Americans live in urban areas
@@jk7140 There's a difference between living in an urban environment like Tulsa, and then a major metropolis like Los Angeles. The latter of which makes up the majority of crime, this isn't the norm.
@@DillardAlpaugh Sure, Los Angeles has more crime than Tulsa because many times more people live in LA. Tulsa has a higher crime rate than LA most years. Again, we don't know anything about our own country let alone other places.
If you're looking for a comparatively low crime rate mid-sized city maybe try Boston or Providence...
I have to say I disagree. For one thing, if White America was a country, we'd be one of the most suicidal nations worldwide. Last time I checked, Swedes are white, and white men in America are 70% of the nation's suicides which are roughly 2.5 times the homicides in the country, i.e. the most common gun victim in America is a rural white man with what's left of his skull and brains splattered out on the walls and ceiling behind him.
I don't entirely disagree with you about gangs and certain areas of cities have more gun violence, but drugs are a huge problem in Rural America and guns are too. Because here's another problem: suicide cases often enough murder a few people right before killing themselves. America has a lot that is good, but it's also a barbarian nation in many ways where people are ultra-individualistic and self-centric, and hate most everyone else that isn't themselves. "Beggar thy neighbor" culture it's only a small step to "murder thy neighbor," for which the factional hate is extremely high in the USA. It's part of the reason for the gun nuttery too; "self defense" mindset is rampant when a nation is "dog eat dog" and "every man for himself!" Wild Wild West!
One could point to certain urban areas in the USA as having the homicide problem, but then the homicide rate of the states Trump won was 43% higher than the states Biden won. It's not unlike how some say the death penalty is a deterrent, yet the homicide rate of death penalty states has consistently ranked higher than those states who don't have it.
It makes sense.. Scandinavian countries are super liberal.. Most Americans are not.. They are passive, we are aggressive.. two different people, different values
i lived there. they are not super liberal in the american sense. both sides of politics in america are more extreme than their swedish counterparts
@@echochamber1234 not liberal in the political sense but liberal meaning that they lack the will to fight. Which has been the case for Sweden since the 19th century.
They are extremely rifht wing. In america their economic policies would be considered "far right", even though most americans would agree with them.
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@@nonsensicalrants1703 If they're so right wing why have they allowed Muslim immigrants to take over their country?
As a Swede, I say: I dislike their politics. But I love the American people. They are the opposite of us Swedes, they are outgoing. I have been to the USA 4 times and am completely delighted when they address me in elevators on the street in the bar yes everywhere. So off with the politics and on with the Americans.
Well here's another opinion from a Swede....... A country with a population of 300+ million, that seem extremely divided politically... Its virtually impossible to generalize. Americans can be mindblowingly stupid & extreme, they can also create great companies and tech that enhances our lives. That girl who said "Americans are dumb", very ironic. Such a dumb comment
Not sure about "great companies that enhances our lives"... but USA still has among the best universities in the world, regarding natural sciences. That's often totally forgotten when people arrogantly speak about "stupid" or "religious" americans.
@@herrbonk3635 the lists are based on published works and research in English.
In Germany most research is done at institutes, so not counted as much.
The lists are not good.
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Thank you for saying this. I’m an American living in Sweden and I’m constantly trying to emphasize that the USA is basically the equivalent in size, population, and diversity as the EU. So, saying anything about all Americans is like commenting about Europeans. For a county with only 10 million people (about the size of NYC!), the scale of the United States is really hard to fathom.
Just one example: When people think about “American food,” they tend to think about a handful of fast-food items popular worldwide. Which makes sense for a Swede, since you can describe Swedish cuisine as a small basket of favorites. But American food is a whole universe of tastes, regional variations, and immigrant hybrid cuisines!
Another example: Swedes commonly visit NYC, LA, or Miami. Places where you can get direct flights on SAS! This is “America” in their direct experience. But those cities are as “exotic” to most Americans as they are to Swedes! And they have really different lifestyles from the way the median, suburban American lives. Miami, especially, is really unique, since it’s kind of more “the capital of Latin America” than a typically American city.
@@holoholopainen1627 Så töntigt att vara så jäkla fixerad vid USA...eller how corny...
As American's, we don't really care what you think of us. But, if you need us, we'll be there.
You don't even care about your own country so this make sense.
Otherwise you wouldn't be a U nation at this point as you are.
@@Nitroz2990 ''U-nation'' nice swenglish ! Om Sverige hade varit en delstat i USA, på vilken plats i BNP per Capita (1-51) tror du vi hade hamnat? Svaret är 47:e plats, under South Carolina och över Alabama. Den svenska självbilden som ett av världens rikaste länder är en myt som många forskare motbevisat. Dessutom är USA ett land på över 330M invånare. Jobbar med handelskammaren USA-Sverige, bott en längre tid i bägge länder. De amerikaner flesta återvänder efter max 2 år p.ga. hur låg köpkraft vi har, kriminalitet, etc.
Nice try !
To Nick,
Very well said.
Sad the idiots in these little countries trash talk the people that protect them. Sad they need better leaders and schooling to teach them more about the present, trump is for America first so I kinda see where you may be coming from, Biden throws tax payers money all around the world, then we are criticized by those same countries that we don’t care in the USA, basically cursed if you do and cursed if you don’t. America first, by putting America first you have global peace, sad these other countries don’t have better common sense, to see when trump was president we had global peace no wars,! So sad to see places like Sweden lack common sense.
We really shouldn't be there. The Ukrainians feel the same way as the Swedes, and we've just send them 60 billion in aid lmao
From America, enjoy Swedestan.
Sweden is a wonderful place. You are doing the same thing to them that they are doing to us....be smarter.
@@MrMM1007 What?? Give me their contributions to the world?
@@solvingpolitics3172 How much time have you spent in Sweden? I said "sweden is a wonderful place". How does that translate into, "Give me their contributions...?" I am not interested in engaging with a hyper-biased news junkie who already has a narrative in their head. That is the exact problem with most the people in this video....you/they have made up your minds (probably w/o any real experience) before you did any research.
@@MrMM1007 Sweden use to be a desirable place. Ot any more.
@@solvingpolitics3172 And how much time have you spent there?
Yes, we are proud of OUR flag. Are you not proud of yours? Oh, that's right. Sweden stayed out of the last war in Europe while the U.S. "Yanked" Europe out of it! Cheers from America!
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I find it concerning that alot of countries think that Americans only worry about are self when so much American blood has been spilt to free other nations all over the world.
Yeah especially when that dude said we focus on ourselves too much when literally the past century we been invading other countries and getting involved in other countries affairs it's only til recently especially when Trump came on the scene did Americans start saying let's focus on our own problems. That's been our problem for decades is getting into other country affairs and it's the made reason why urkanine is a mess right now cause the US was meddling in Ukraine.
If we focused on ourselves more actually the world would probably be better off right now. Not saying we haven't done some good but if you look recently with what we did the middle east Ukraine and other countries we've definitely made problems worse. Not even we it's our corrupt crooked government really that's gone completely Rouge.
yep. eurotards love to hate on us yet forget we're literally the reason most of them still exist. (ww1-ww2 reference since we fought and supplied allies way before and after the wars) and everytime theirs a dispute in europe we step in and we send our men and women to die for these ignorant people. now i will say i hate our government too tho!
Not only do we go help them with their European wars, but we lead the world in both taxpayer funded humanitarian aid but also private charitable contributions.
Its mostly due to a poorly educated populous. Sweden right now is chomping at the bit to join NATO specifically because they haven't spent significant money on their defense. In WW2 they were only too happy to accept Nazi gold taken off persecuted Jews in Europe. Their history is riddled in these types of "neutrality" agreements and I know Sweden will not pull their own weight if they were to join NATO but instead continue to rely on the US for financial aid.
How many of these people have actually been to the US to backup their opinions?!
We get to know each other on social media. Like in comment sections. And we can consume your media because we understand your language. That’s usually not the case the other way around. And we are taught to recognize propaganda and exaggerations.
So the image can still be blurred but probably Europeans know more about the US than vice versa.
More than the number of Americans who have been to Sweden or could even point to it on a map.
Let's pull ALL support for Sweden - financial, defense, etc., and let them fend for themselves going forward 👍. I'll vote for that when given the chance 🇺🇸💪🇺🇸.
@@billkane4066 what do you mean?
@@winterlinde5395he’s pissed off because the Swedish are being hypocritical. Though they probably don’t realize it
the girl in the blue coat should think about her own stereotypes and gross generalizations before calling others "dumb" :)
She couldn't even put her own thoughts together. 😂
The sad irony is she is too dumb to properly articulate the reasons that she thinks Americans are dumb. If she saw her exact American equivalent on just such an interview she would point at the screen and yell, "See! Look how dumb they are!!!!"
Never heard a swede stereotype before...
I agree it was a poor response to the question. I also believe as an American she has the right to say it. Also as an American I believe she is wrong lol.
Yeah true she should not generalize all america, but i recomend you to watch video about how others country view america alot of them said american people are dumb and ignorance of course not all of them but alot
Only Swedes I can think of are the hockey players that have become rich here in America 🤣🤣🤣🤣
You can find positive and negative things about every country on this planet. There is plenty i like about the US and there is plenty i dislike.
Not much to like, unless you like being exploited by the oligarchy aided and abetted by both parties which they own and operate. All of Congress, the SCOTUS, and all of the Federal Government is owned and operated by the oligarchy.
What matters to me is how much positives and negatives there are to each country. There are places that have WAY more positives compared to America.
@@magnus9165 not saying there’s no truth to that, but you’ve obviously never lived outside the US
No. That's a big part of it. But it's also a major structural/systemic set of problems in the USA goes back to our nation's founding. We've broken down into tribalism. Urban vs. Rural for example. Urban America is over 80% of the population of this country, while Rural America is less than 20%. BUT that is very much the opposite of 250 years ago that America was set up to favor Agrarian society and Rural people. Our system is also highly resistant to change so much how the politics of a century ago was 19th century Americans vs. 20th century ones(Prohibition in the 18th Amendment and then its repeal hardly more than a dozen years later with the 21st Amendment a fantastic example of this), today we have much the same problem of 20th century Americans vs. 21st century ones. What you say is true. But there's a deeper truth: so much of the 0.001% or oligarchy or Establishment is sh*t scared and hasn't got a blasted clue what to do. They know that ultimately they're NOT in control of this country. After all, look at the American Revolution, the Civil War, the Great Depression, etc.
@@magnus9165well many of disagree so get over it. You cannot just state your opinion of your preferences as fact, it is absolutely absurd
I apologize for the idiotic statements the left-wing extremists being interviewed make. The United States is not perfect, but it is the country that everyone else looks up to and that everyone else wants to be like.
Im part Irish, Scottish, swedish, dutch ......but I am an AMERICAN so if Im dumb I'm blaming it on my Europan side
Three things I got from this video.
1. Why isn't the USA more interested in us?
2. They view political dissent and division as chaos, we view it as democratic differences.
3. What they know about the USA is gleaned from tv and movies. And we all know how realistic they are, especially news stations.
As an American they’re not wrong about most things honestly
@@seanhines8369must be new to America because no we aren't.
@@lonestar1104 I’ve lived in the US my whole life. They’re right about everything they said about us. We just don’t want to admit it. Truth hurts sometimes
If we were that dumb as a whole country why are we in the position we are globally and otherwise? Yes, some are individually dumb but as a whole the USA is hands down the best and brightest ground made of those from every country..
Well I love America but I think most of us Americans are disturbed by the unusual extreme level of political division in very recent years, it's not normal American behavior or culture, it is chaotic and concerning. But that division is anti-American, not BECAUSE of American culture values
It always amazes me when they say they know more about America then Americas do about other countries. America is huge and by and large we take vacation within the country. Many other countries are smaller such as in Europe and it’s easy to transverse the continent visiting other places. And this isn’t meant to be bragging in any way but America is the flashing neon sign to the rest of the world. By that I mean we export movies, music and pop culture around the world. Some of it such as movies create stereotypes which you see reflected in the comments of these videos. It becomes a mindset where many THINK they know a lot about America but really don’t. And many just repeat what others have told them which is common everywhere. But no doubt because of what I said above people in general would tend to know more about America ( right or wrong ) then the other way around. That’s just reality.
Correct.
As someone who lives in the US I can confirm that everything they said about us is correct. Maybe a bit exaggerated but overall what they said is true about us
@@seanhines8369 Nah bro unless you're living in Tennessee there's no way half of this is accurate
@@dfdf-rj8jr I don’t live in Tennessee. I live in Cali, and lived in Utah for about three years. I’ve been all over the country, all across the West Coast to NYC. What they are saying is true
@@seanhines8369as someone who lives in the U.S. i can confirm you're likely a neoliberal who is brainwashed and manipulated by msm to hate your own country and to kiss up to Europeans to act like we are inferior and they are superior smh. It's so stupid
if youre not our enemy why fear us?? Sweden is Americas Ally. We would never hurt them. We love Sweden.
What an ignorant country. Funny how they accuse Americans for being ignorant and yet...
I’m 3/4 Scandinavian. I’m glad my ancestors left! I come from a military family so I’m extremely patriotic. Yes we have lots of problems especially now but we have overcome a lot over the last 247 years and we will overcome the current problems. I ❤️my country.
Lived both in Sweden and America. Also married a swede. Sweden is boring and limited. People keep to themselves and can be unfriendly and too PC. Probably afraid to speak their mind.
America is cultural diverse and is different in the state you live. Can't really generalize America, you only hear about negative the media portrays.
The Nobel prize…USA=400 Sweden=21 the Nobel prize is awarded by Sweden. Germany and England about 120 each. I rest my case.
What is your case?
Well USA is like almost as big as the entire EU in scale and population so... Not that impressive honestly. If you count per capita your case becomes invalid
Proving these negative opinions right by not understanding population to award ratio.
As an American, do us a favor and stop talking.
@@BeautifulLoserGirl scale sure population wise way low 340 usa vs 800 europe . so its very much amazing for usa.
@@ovibiswas7849 340 usa vs 10 Sweden. So the us should really have 714 just to be equal to Sweden.
I lived in Sweden a long time and in America!Swedes are very good at promoting there country as the perfect place !I don't think I have been In another country with so many negative comments about america haters !
Nah as an American they’re right about what they said about us. Sweeden has free healthcare, free education, low poverty, low homelessness, and is statistically one of the safest and happiest countries in the world. The US on the other hand has a horrible healthcare system, college is extremely expensive, we have one of the highest crime rates, gun violence and the highest incarceration rate out of any country, homelessness is rampant, poverty is statistically worse than most countries in Western and Northern Europe, our government is extremely corrupt with incompetent leaders, the drug pandemic is worse than it’s ever been before with people dropping dead like flies from fentanyl overdoses, and mass shootings have become a regular occurrence. Sweden is a paradise compared to here for the average working person. They don’t realize how good they have it
I didn’t waste the time to read your entire comment. It was necessary because you believe their healthcare is free. There is no such thing as a free lunch. Look into that if your not sure what I mean.
Well I don't get why they're so obsessed with being weirded out by our flag-waving patriotic ways, instead of trying to understand. That's the meaning of CULTURE, it's different. Many Europeans fail to grasp there is such a thing as a HEALTHY pride in a job well done with, which is what we've done with our country.
Swedes love to put up their flag at their summer camp/home.
At 08:29, Frank Zappa didn't die. He just got younger.
"We burned down the White House in 1812."
No, you didn't. British troops did that, and you're forgetting that the US burned down Canada's capital, York (modern-day Toronto) a year before Washington was captured. So yes, British troops burned down our capital--but we burned down Canada's first. Must be galling. Even on your best day, the best Canada can do is break even with the United States. Lol
Thanks for that I thought “okay I know I’m old (60) but when did Canada or Sweden burn down the White House”? As you well know we kinda beat up the British in that tiny little squabble we had with them. I’m a “DAR” and I don’t find us older one too stupid. Now don’t get me started on the age of the ones who gave all these “wonderful” mind farts 💨 opinions”. 🤣 ✌🏻
Canada is a constituent country of, take a guess.
Hint: King Charles has his own personal representative in Canada.
As an American visiting Sweden, it felt like being in the United States. Everyone spoke English, things pretty much worked the same way. The food was eerily similar. Everything felt familiar.
That sounds more like Toronto.
@@jameswillett7186 probably. I haven't been to Toronto. When I went to to Nova Scotia, it felt American, until you got into the Gaelic and French speaking areas
As an American in Sweden (married to a Swede), I found this really fascinating and entertaining-and, at times, cringey. But, hey, people think such things about us for a good reason :|
And, yes, many of the comments were simplistic or stereotypical impressions from TV, etc. Most Americans aren’t actually narcotics users or gun-owners and it’s obviously untrue that 320 million people are all selfish or any one thing. But other comments were very nuanced and insightful. Imagine asking Americans about Sweden and the blanks you would draw!
You’re doing a great job of being an approachable interviewer, making people feel safe to talk candidly. Keep it up!
I dare them to try saying the same things about real third world countries and see what happens, every country has pros and cons, only difference about America is that people can freely express their true feelings about the country without needing to worry about any bad consequences. That's what being the best country in the world looks like. You just see a bunch of snowflakes not being satisfied with life and finding the one easiest to mess with to throw tantrums on. It's never the other way around. Majority of the people in the world are chickens. Trust me. That's why if they have to pick a country to slam, the best country in the world America reasonably comes first. Maybe we can hear how the Swedes talk about those countries literally nobody wants to live in, and see if shit like "one of the ast places I'd think about living in" comes out of anyone's mouth. LMFAO
American culture is just… eh. And they’re right about the drug use tho. Not the guns tho
their thoughts can't change anything in the states haha!!!! tmr L.A’'s still in CA I can promise!
@@MegaWolf5741 American culture is the best in the world because of it being a melting pot of hundreds of ethnicities. Can't say the same about Sweden.
@@nytridr yeah you can, you can say that about many countries.
Next time Sweden is attacked. Us Americans will just stay home and learn about Sweden
lol that’s funny as hell but I would absolutely fight for them if they had a conflict with russia
hmmm well you know they get into a conflict with russia they wouldn't want us to show up with our guns for help. remember guns bad
Sweden hasn't been in a war for over 200 years. The allies would had attacked Sweden in WW2, if Germany hadn't prevented it by occupying Norway.
Sweden remained neutral, and continued to sell resources to Germany for that reason, that then used those resources for its war machine. The allies was going to invade Norway, to attack Sweden. Germany beat the allies to Norway.
Jesus I’m heading to Sweden next month. Didn’t realize they thought so poorly of us. Maybe I’ll reschedule and go to Norway or something 🤷♂️
you do not need to worry. Swedes like the USA. it is embarrassing to see this. you are more than welcome to Sweden
Norwegians don't like Americans either 😂 everyone in Europe hates the United States, you are better off going to Asia, they actually like us over there, Japan, Singapore etc.
@@fredriksandberg2568 Hello's, my first impression of video seemed harsh, but the second viewing it's kinda funny the girl with the blue coat, and the guy who hates the idea of shoes in the house, lol. Honestly, I have heard much worse.
The lady in the beige overcoat who said she doesn’t know much about the subject, actually nailed it. It is a very polarized or ‘split’ country.
While they ask the US to protect them.
that's a common theme around the world
Always and forever, thats Europe in the nutshell. Please protect us so we can smoke cigarettes like cavemen and throw insults at you.
It appears our ancestors did the right thing and left Europe. They are just cringy now
@@TheMVCoho Do not believe in D. Trump when he says how much more US give in ukrainian aid for example. Not one number right!
I like watching these videos because it will help me to decide which countries I will want to visit. I will now scratch Sweden off the list.
All anyone can do is base opinions on their sources. In these cases it’s probably just movies and TV. The reality of America is not too different than any other western nation. What you don’t see and hear about is the every day normalcy that is prevalent. Families live a normal life, work balanced with home life. If we look at the news we are a dysfunctional people, that shoots itself to bits weekly. While bad things happen, it’s not normal or a daily truth. America is made of many type of people, it’s large and complex. City life is different to a rural experience. As for our schools, I think it’s ironic that the US has excellent technology development, and our science contributions are notable. From computers, to astronomy and medicine. Our military has incredible power and influence. None of these things happen if a people is stupid as some believe. In fact many very smart scientist are American. The US has influenced so many nations. It’s positive and optimistic in nature. But we are also conflicted, of two minds sets.There is no doubt an internal fight of old vs new ideology.
USA IS IN A HARD SPOT BECAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS HELPING OTHER COUNTRIES BESIDES OURSELVES.
thats not true and we aren't helping other countries, we're actively inciting terrorism for profit
Sweden would not want to join NATO if America were not a member. Putting that into the equation I really do not think it really is very important what they say. They feel a need to be protected by Uncle Sam.
Exactly. What would be the point?
NATO is only there to protect America. They've never won a war without help.Its military is so poorly trained and incompetent. That's why it has so many friendly fire incidents. All the gear and no idea springs to mind. I can't believe how brainwashed its people is.The whole world can see It but the Americans are oblivious to reality. Sad but true
For those who love our country USA , Thank You!
Maybe the question should be "What do people think of Sweden and how they did business with the Nazi's during WW2". Sweden sold the Nazi's iron, iron products, ball bearings, trucks, etc. 🤨
Thank you !and refused the Norwegian royal family political asylum!the British had to send a destroyer through a minefield to pick them up and take them to safety in England !Sweden is a country of double moral who say they are neutral !made millions from selling iron ore to the nazis closed the border to the Jews let the German army go through there country to invade Norway (something they never forgot .)kept the war in the east going for 6months longer by bringing in oil from the middle east for the nazi war machine ! After the war !we done nothing wrong ! They refused joining nato we are neutral whilst selling arms all around the world !Margaret thatcher called swedes cowards and now they want to join nato because its getting hotter in the baltic !they called themselves the conscious of the world in the 7os !but there good at promoting there country as they most democrat country inthe world !everybody as a personal number and they can check on your person in seconds its a land of control blinded by propaganda that everything is perfect in Sweden !javla sverige
Well if they didn't they would have been invader
American companies supplied Germany with the same things. Ford sold the not sees trucks until late into the war.
4:22 could immidiatly recognize that he was Dutch and not Swedish. That accent is the exact same as mine lol
It just goes to show they are as educated about our country as we are about theirs.
As far as all the "what do you think about Americans" videos I've run across, this one was pretty chill. 😅 The Swedes seem like a pretty layed back, honest, and fair people. I like 'em!
As a Minnesotian I dont think people should compare All 50 states as whole .There not all the same. This would be like somebody asking somebody in the United States what do you think of Europeans.?😮
You're not even American you're Canadian so be hush
But no one in any US state has done anything to anyone in Sweden, or for that matter, all of Europe. These young Swedes need reeducation. I drive a camper all over Europe, and meet a lot of older Swedes everywhere, and it's rare, if ever, I hear anything bad about Americans. I actually don't recall anything, and if there ever was, I would ask them if they have visited the coast in Normandy, France, and seen the war graves. I think that would make anyone think twice.
I'd like to remind my fellow Americans that even though some of the opinions about our country and our culture might sting a little or cause us to cringe, let's not forget that there are plenty of Americans with similarly over-generalized and stereotyped opinions about Scandinavians and their countries. Also, as Americans, many of us tend to view other countries as a monolith, rather than having a wide and diverse group of peoples and cultures. We are often just as guilty (if not more so) of doing the same thing to other foreign countries.
Thank you for the perspective. I need to see more.
I love America unfortunately lately it’s become united state of Israel
We need to take care of our own people in United States only
Long live Israel.
"lately it’s become united state of Israel " Reactionary much? The world is a big complicated place. Only stupid people define everything by what happened last week.
A real insight into the swedish education system and media
I like how so many Europeans base all intelligence on one subject: geography. Americans DO suck at geography, probably because they don’t travel as much as Europeans, but that is mainly because we don’t need to due to the size and diversity of our country. Europeans like to “think” they know America because they went to Los Angeles or NY once. I’m sure I’d know everything about Sweden by visiting Malmo for 1 day.
We do have a lot of problems in the US. It's sad that the bad stuff hits the news, and not the good stuff. This is a huge country, and there is a lot of diversity. Sadly, there is too much division. The colleges are good, but very expensive. Not all of us are snobs, not all of us put the flag out. Drugs are a problem, and while marijuana is legal in small amounts. We had world history when I was in school, but I was also interested in academics. Our healthcare system is very expensive. Many of us struggle to buy groceries and get basic needs met (I'm on disability- was a nurse for 35 yrs; worked for 20). My grandparents were from Ôland and Nordmaling, and I love my Swedish heritage. Every Christmas Eve was incredibly fun with all of my farmor's sisters and brothers with tier families. Many of us respect European countries very much. I wish people here would understand that democratic socialism would benefit everyone... but too many in Congress want to make money. Trump was/is a disaster. More people voted for Clinton but the Electoral College (very outdated system) gave the election to tRump. Education is a problem. Too many don't value it, and think it's something that is boring, and not an opportunity. There is also not much done to make sure students actually learn something before going to the next grade. We do have a lot of issues- but it's also beautiful in so many places. When I grew up here, it was nice, but that was a LONG time ago. My parents valued education, so going to college was expected, and I loved nursing.
I can't believe that it's 2024 and we still have educated students living under stones in both US and Swe. Look at these clwns
Exactly....even though sound data is available, humans are still too lazy to look it up. INstead they rely on Buzzfeed and TH-cam.
As an American I’m kind of hurt but they are not too wrong but all they can do is base of their sources
Most of us are pretty nice and I think if they actually went to America their opinions would change but no hate
US needs people like you - take the criticism and make improvements. .
Well this video taught me that as a result of my nationality I am dumb. Then again, since I’m inherently dumb, maybe agreeing that I’m dumb, is actually really smart. Then again if I start thinking I’m smart and that I know things I couldn’t know because I’m dumb, what would that mean? Hold on …
3.14 + x - 1/3 + stupidity, carry the 1, add a rhombus, subtract a trapezoid, multiply by dumb + chaos math = alright, turns out I am dumb.
This was all very educational. Thank you Sweden.
Most non-Americans don't understand that the USA doesn't have a single culture, but a very diverse assortment of cultures. Also, most people didn't vote for Trump (he lost the popular vote), but voted against Clinton.
Most living people did vote for Trump, but you are almost correct when you include the dead voters biden did have a higher total.
We do have a single diverse culture, with subcultures
im sorry you guys hate us. we will no longer defend you. i am so tired as a American defending people that hate us\
Sweden isn't (wasn't) in NATO and was neutral during WWI and II. Learn your facts before reacting like a child. Also, don't fall for random, highly edited, anonymous TH-cam videos maybe?
I'm Swedish and I wish I could move to a conservative little town somewhere in the south of the United States.
I wish you could trade places with these insane leftists
@@Jess-737 Everything you said is completely false.
Come on down! We’d love to have you my friend
@@AtomicMushroomz you live in the south ? Because for me it's pretty good
Ngl I’m glad my ancestors came here instead of staying in Sweden.
What I learned from this video: Swedes think....American's are more patriotic than them, Americans have great colleges/universities and many Europeans want to attend, Americans have a strong individualistic work ethic, the USA has the best movies, leads the world in international news, has diverse political opinions and is very free. Merci!
The only reason Sweden wants to join NATO is because of USA. So I think they feel a need to feel safe with America.
Lets be real:the fact that we have enjoyed one of the longest wealthiest periods of peacetime is largely due to the US and its leadership and them guaranteeing our security.
Long live the USA a force for good even if they sometimes mess up a little their mostly a force for good:)
You are right but there are always two sides of the picture so People Love them some don’t like much as we say Everyone is having their different experience 😊
America hasn't been a source of good in 70 years. All we've done since then is bomb countries that wanted to be communist because we can't have that and bomb countries so we can steal their oil. We've killed countless people so our rich can get richer while our poor get poorer. We're a country of ignorant racists that celebrate stupidity and condemn intelligence. We're an evil empire that's headed straight for the edge of a cliff and the world will be better off when our inevitable collapse comes.
Ive watched about 100 of these vids about how people in Europe and even Americans who move to Europe dont like the US. Often comments about how life is 'Better' in Europe compared to US accompany these vids. So Ive always marveled at how so many people who say US are 'self centered' or even 'stupid or dumb' NEVER acknowledge the fact that Europe has had about the longest historical stretch of peace in the last 500 years because of US security guarantees and US tech and US sending money to help rebuild after WWII.
Losts of criticism of Trump. But at current time he has been correct about Europe's energy dependence on Russia and was laughed at in Europe.
It paradoxically shows that these people are the ones who are in fact 'Ignorant' and in a very serious way.
Thank you for your highly sane and enlightened reminder to the European continent about what US actually has contributed to generations of Europeans.
@@logician3641 I don't consider myself blindly patriotic, and definitely have some very serious criticisms for my country, the US. But thank you for this comment. How ignorant do people have to be to fail to acknowledge that, coming out of WW2, the western world was going to go one way or the other, and thank the fucking heavens it went the way it did. And that happened 100% because of the US and its power and status.
Want to know what the alternative would have been? Just compare East vs West Berlin. North vs South Korea.
Europe is the cultural gem of civilization in historical terms. And its treasures (both physical and philosphical) have been inherited in practice and upheld by the US. By no means do I think the US is beyond criticism or shouldn't be called out when it deserves it, but the fact remains, sorry, the entire western world and its precepts, which IMO are absolutely better than any other culture or civilization has yet to come across, are held in place on the back of America.
This begins to feel like teenagers complaining that their dad is a jerk cus he occasionally says something culturally insensitive. Meanwhile though, you like the fact that you're well sheltered in his house, well fed, and free of harm, right?
Let Europe pay for their own self defense
They are arrogant and shallow in Sweden.
I find it hilarious that foreigners bring up the fact americans don't know Geography well, but they would not be able to name which states are which 100% of the time
Exactly. So many people in Europe think they're so culturally savvy because they happen to have several countries within a certain distance. Meanwhile, we have states in that same distance instead of countries, so yes, of course we know mostly about what's accessible to us, just like they do.
True, most swedes would only be able to point out california, florida and maybe texas. However, this is still more than americans could point out in any other country in the world. I mean, how many regions could you point in germany, sweden or italy?
As an American, I have visited most of the 48 states, each being a country in many ways but still being American. I get tired of Europeans thinking NYC, LA, and Miami being what the US is about. I'm a liberal but I have to say the MSM doesn't represent anything other coastal elite values, which are increasingly trending to the far left of the political spectrum. The vast flyover states maligned by the coastal elites arebwhere you can find a more balanced picture of the US. I'm from the Midwest, by the way.
Why would they need to know all the USA states?
@@stevenicol1most US Americans couldn't name or locate each state on a blank map either. It's no big deal.
As an American who has been all over Europe, it's always interesting to hear Europeans talk about the US. Most Europeans really have no idea how BIG the US is compared to most of the European nations. ALL European cultures are represented in the US and i think a LOT of Europeans forget that. One thing i would say as an American is there is something for EVERYONE here but that's not always true within Europe in general as it's very fragmented. Another thing Europeans don't really get is that in America the cream rises to the top so the education system gets better as you go higher and those that want to be clowns and stay uneducated and be consumers...they get to do that and live in bliss as relatively uneducated and unintelligent consumers but those that want to excel can do so easily, it's a very libertarian system. Yes, there are a LOT of people that make bad decisions but there are plenty that make good decisions and do well as each does for themselves. The opportunities in the US are VASTLY SUPERIOR to those opportunities in Europe for EVERYONE. There is a reason that the US is known as the land of opportunity and Europe is not. Hard working motivated individuals are only limited by their own drive in how successful they can be in America, not so much in Europe. Europe has a totally different approach, yes they are all capitalist nations but they also all have HUGE social welfare programs and lots and LOTS of regulations and red tape that leaves their ability to create new businesses very limited.
These same people that down America will cry for the Americans to protect them
It is mostly the Americans that start wars and trys to rope other countries in to there wars and by the way it was the Russian who defeated the nazis they lost 27 million indefenc of Europe American lost just over 4 hundred thousands Americans rewriting history again how many people have died since world war 2 all because of of America industrial war machine they must not teach history in Americans schools it probably propaganda
Thank you for all your commentaries: it was very Swede of you!
3:27 This would be geography not history. Just in case anyone from Sweden was wondering.
If they only knew that the Entire Mid West is Scandinavian. Probably more Scandinavians in the US than in Scandinavia.
What???
Scandinavians and Germans settled in Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Where I grew up in North Central Kansas everyone is Swedish and German. My father is Danish and Norwegian, and my mother is German and Swedish, and I was considered a mix.
Most of the people who moved over there early on (from Sweden at least) were religious lunatics...
@@dierkrieger biggest etnicithy in those places is German
@@MaartenvanderVeeke My grandparents came from Schleswig-Holstein.
As an american i always wanted to live in Switzerland, beautiful place but to bad some of the people make it look ugly.
This video was done in Sweden, not Switzerland. And yes, Switzerland is a beautiful country.
Remember when people said Sweden was safe
Ask the if they would rather live in the USA or Malmo, Sweden? They are not fans of the USA but were happy to take our protection from the Russians via NATO.
Up until now the US is the only NATO member that has taken advantage of the help from NATO.
All their views are based off social media and television. We don’t actually walk around our houses with shoes on that’s only in television.
Are You American ? Shoes inside - on TV ?
I have been to the US and everyone wore shoes inside.
We speak from experience.
When I was a kid in the United States (in the 80s/90s), everyone (except some immigrant households) wore shoes inside. And now that I live in Sweden it’s a little uncomfortable when I have to constantly remind my American family and friends who are visiting me here to remove their shoes.
I gather that this habit is changing recently, though, and more Americans are removing their shoes. It makes so much more sense!
I’m in Texas and never wear shoes inside. I also don’t sit on the dirty street like those two Swedish kids in the video. That’s disgusting
A soldier is not loved until war. USA! 🇺🇸
oh how the vikings have fallen
USA fallen way worse th-cam.com/video/wTjMqda19wk/w-d-xo.html
Dannish are real vikings who invade everywhere. Swedish were being bullied by danes as swell.
@@yeshiyangzom8532 The Danes just travelled across the pond to England. The Swedes and the Norwegians however went all over the place according to historians. Back then they also most likely worked together consider that there were no countries but tribes, so who really know who did what and when.
Sadly people are answering without considering how diverse the US really is. Not a legit question.
I just bought a 16" Sig Sauer M400 AR-platform rifle in 5.56 + ammo and mags today and tonight I click on this video and the first thing the guy says is how much Americans like guns.
Awww We know it 😹
So you bought it personel safety or you Use for other purpose 😀
@@Lets-Walk-Around I needed a place to wave my American flag from while I eat my bacon cheeseburgers
7:11 where does this guy get his information from? smh…
What was wrong?
@@winterlinde5395I guess you don't pay much attention to our bumbling fool of a president.
@@slwh111 Fool of a president? No. The fool is the one who tries to win this time.
Yeah, everyone I know is dying to vacation in Sweden.
Ngl, like a few months ago, i actually was
There’s no Swedes in Sweden, just Middle eastern men who destroy everything in their path. I’ll stick to my upper class suburb with zero crime here in New Jersey. I hope more people say they don’t like America so they can stop coming here.
As someone with swedish ancestry I really encourage swedish people to come to America! Don't listen to the media. Come and enjoy and see it for yourself.
Ask swedish people what they think about pakistani ,🤗
Sure That video is also being recorded 😀
1:49 oh it's true it's Damn TRUE!
Yes, of course, US is so horrible that people are willing to put themselves in harms way, willing to break laws, and hurt others just to come here. 🤦♀️ I believe it’s fine to voice criticism of another country. It stimulates thought and conversation. However, please don’t base that criticism on what you see in the media. That can be manipulated. Come visit. This country is expansive and culturally diverse. BTW, you were all such nice people.
Many Swedes have been to the US. Many go there for one year of high school to practise their English and learn about the culture. Not so much the other way around.
Also, US geography and history is taught in school.
Then we have good news media with great reports and of course documentaries.
We also have good friends in the US. I have family there.
Plus the people who try to get to the US in the way you describe are mostly from Latin America.
In Europe we get the same from Africa and war town countries near us like Syria.
I disagree, other countries come to the US from all over the world. They don’t cross borders but instead fly in legally then overstay their visas …..they don’t go back to their country of origin. They do contribute to the economy by working and eventually find a way to make their stay as a legal resident. A lot of folks in the US with Scandinavian heritage too. One of my closest friends is 2nd gen Swedish.
Im an American and I love Sweden. Im part Swedish....
It’s always so strange to hear Europeans call Americans dumb when most of the top universities are in the US all the technology and social media platforms come from the US.
Not to mention the number of people from foreign countries who come here to go to school.
@@mrskaa7584 that’s my point, Yale, Princeton, Harvard, John Hopkins, MIT, Stanford, University of Southern California etc etc wth are they talking about. Last time I checked in 200 years we’ve surpassed every country in every aspect! I guess I just don’t live in whatever reality they do
They probably mean that the average American is less intelligent, not that every American is stupid.
Them generalizing 330 million people by default makes them dumb an they don’t realize it😂😂😂
@@chrishill7692 But hardly any students from the US are going to these universities, 91% of students at these US universities are foreign.
That's because US education is sub par compared to other developed countries. US teenagers can hardly get the requirements to go to these universities.
This is the reason why so many foreigners are in the US universities because their countries education is far better.
Ouch, painful, but it's important that we take an honest look at how our reputation has become so damaged in the last few decades. I'm a 74 y.o. American and I can tell my younger colleagues here that we must pay attention to our foreign policy, what constitutes good global citizenship and beware of voting for a demagogue, someone who lacks intelligence and humility. Foreign opinion matters - it's not all about us!
Oh, and my dear fellow Americans, learn about geography and other cultures, for pete's sake!
I totally agree. I am an American born and raised who loves his country and wants to do what he can to make better. I am not blind to our deficiencies as a nation, there is much to improve. As for foreigners, those who have visited or lived in the US have a more positive attitude toward the US than those who have not. What I found interesting and annoying about many of the people interviewed is the arrogant attitude they hold, almost implying that their country is so much better than the US. It isn't. Sweden has its own issues, and I would never give advice on how to deal with them unless asked. Sweden is a wonderful country in many ways and I would like to visit it some day, but the US is my home and I love my country.
If you ask an average European about geography they dont know simple shit. Their bigotry is all protection.
Okay, I'm not even going to watch the full video (No hate, just kinda know there's gonna be so many stereotypes). As an American who wants to move to Sweden in a few years, I realize how messed up our country is. The healthcare sucks, the education system sucks. I want to leave. I do not blame people outside of the US for any dislike of the country, it honestly sucks.
My wife and I went on a European vacation. Over 💙many parts of the Countries, especially Germany they had billboards up that said “ NICT MINE FUREUR!!”
The minute we 🇺🇲can vote countries out of NATO everyone in Europe is going to be shocked.
Not a whole lot of native Swedes, New York State alone has twice the population.
Theese people are honestly embarassing as a Swedish person. Sometimes its better to shut up.
Saying what ?
Most of them were just teenagers. Give them a break.
@@geoffreygreene This IS - Street level interview - and tells more about - Who is saying than what ! America IS Not Hollywood - Seattle - Detroit - Chicago - Boston - NYC - Miami - but alot more ! Hollywood has too GREAT influence - on European Youngsters ! Where IS The Hollywood at Minnesota & Michigan - Wisconsin - two Dakotas - Idaho - Montana ? You Have Alaska & Hawaii - that Are like Iceland to Greece - so Everybody Should Only speak about - At STATE level ! Hollywood makes things Look too easy ?
@@holoholopainen1627 Diffrence is that greece and iceland speak diffrent languages and have completely diffrent cultures. So no not exactly the same.
@@darklazerx7913 They Are stillSpeaking Their Native Language ! You never run into communication diffyculties - If You never leave Your Culture ! There Are Borders drawn after each WW 1st / 2nd in Europe - but People has stayed on Their lands & farms & houses ! There Are minority People at Every Europen Nation - that speak a different Language - that The majority ! Iceland vs Greece - Are NO Different - except The Weather !
As an American, I'll say two things in favor of Sweden:
1. They never locked down for COVID.
2. You don't need air conditioning there.
People of Scandinavian descent built much of the American Midwest, and Scandinavian-Americans are mostly peaceful and hard working people. Not many of them are involved in gangs or drugs.
I'll try to address some of the points made. We do, in fact, have locally owned restaurants. Here in Phoenix we have a fast food chain called Pete's Fish and Chips that is only in the local area. Voting for Trump was a matter of national survival. He paused the invasion from the south and plans to do so again. I know Swedes understand this issue, because they are turning into Syria-North. When Trump was in office gasoline was cheap, other prices were low, and jobs were plentiful.
This business about taking off one's boots before going inside sounds dreadfully inconvenient. I'm often going in and out when I do yardwork and other household chores. I doubt anyone else wants to smell my sweaty socks either.
Who cleans the floor?
@@winterlinde5395 I do.
@@kevinwalsh1619 - The comment from the guy about the not having local food was not a criticism of it not existing in America - it was a criticism of his country (NL) and the fact that American fast food chains have taken over instead of local joints there in the Netherlands. He was just saying the culture is so widespread that in NL you cannot even find local cuisine anymore - it’s all just American. I think that was more a criticism of his country than the US per se.
Saying any people are anything is just ridiculous.
What an American thinks of Sweden? Wonderful scenery, polite people. Everyone wears beige. If you wear any color, even muted pastels, you are stared at.
Boring as hell.
Older American here. Most of the people you interviewed come across, at least to be, as ignorant & arrogant euro-snobs. They come from countries smaller than the majority of most of our individual states. I consider Europe to be almost tribal.
Amazing how they can have such strong opinions about a country they probably never visited & a culture they have never experienced. If they want to talk about political systems, just look at how historically difunctional many of their political systems tend to be. Countries in Europe are much older than the United States of America, yet how many wars have they had because they can't get along with each other? How do they explain how a country & people that is less than 250 years old has managed to become significantly more successful, creative & productive than any country in the world?
it really doesn't matter how swedes think of U.S
well said
I wonder who these people would turn to if they were attacked by Russia. 🤔
They are part of the NATO. That’s why we would all support them.
Some of these answers are killing me. We have problems in this country for sure.
I have traveled extensively abroad ..I don’t anymore.. the diversity of our own country is amazing. Why leave and visit these countries? They are clowns.
Generalizations made about any country, especially one that's the third largest in the world (both physically and by population) is rather stupid. There is no group-think among 330+ million people of every race and ethnicity (including 3.4 million Swedish-Americans) in states as varied as California, Texas, Florida, New York, etc... plus urban and rural.
What America think about swedestan:
🤰🏻->💁🏻♀️👶🏾 =
🇸🇪->🇸🇦👳🏾♂️(😈)
Bashing the
Native Americans
Amish
Creoles
Cajuns
European Americans
Mexican American
Mennonites - list goes on …
We have so many people and different cultures, I can’t keep up. Which Americans are they talking about? The ones that left Sweden?