All southern european countries (italy, greece, portugal, spain, the balkans) are poorer than all northern european countries (nordics, germany, netherlands, belgium, uk) when it comes to GDP per capita, wages and most other wealth measures. They are still great countries, but they are poorer than their northern counterparts.
@@danrezendef Southern Europeans have a lot more wealth, its just their income that is lower. Look how many Italians own a house/ home and compare that with Germany. If you cannot define poorness, dont make videos like these in the first place.
This is a terrible comparison, you are just looking at money earned and not money spent. Yes even in Northern europe we earn less then in the US or Australia, but the cost of living is far lower here. For the US, the public services are way worse there, there is not even universal health care. I do however agree that Americans and Australians can afford to travel Europe far easier then Europeans themselves because of their higher salaries.
Quality of life in Australia is definetly higher than Europe. America is debatable, depends on what you like and how you prefer to live. But Australia has pretty much all of the upsides of Europe (except the history) and very few of the downsides. It's got a good social safety net, medicare, decent public transportation but much better wages, lower taxes and better weather overall. There is a reason why 30% of australia's population is foreign born and there's a reason so much of that foreign born population comes from Europe.
I recommend to everybody to check the HDI (Human Development Index) of the UN. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and having a decent standard of living. It measures the country in an average, so it is basically the chance to live a good life in that country. You cannot rank a country just from a few singular scenarios, those are only interesting for people living in the same scenario. Norway, Switzerland, USA, Germany, Hongkong, Iceland, Singapore, Denmark, Canada, Italy, France etc. etc. etc. and yes, Australia are all up there at the top, it is nitpicking to differentiate between them without a scenario. You can have a good quality of living in all of them, and you can be off poor in any of them. But all of the top 20 or top 30 are really well of for most of the population. But they are all different in how you achieve that quality. And dependent on your individual situation you might be better off in the one or the other.
Someone can say why the USA is so poor. When you take a look at Michigan, Detroit, Washington, New York... very badly explained income and cost of life and most important quality and safety of life.
Bro, 100% agree. Safety in the USA has become insane recently, it would definitely be a factor to consider. US cities are very violent when compared to the rest of the developed world and even poorer countries in Asia. But the US still has a great wage to cost of living ratio. You make a lot of many, you have lots of opportunities, but that comes at the cost of constantly looking over your shoulder, specially in these cities you mentioned.
Arrgh...gross income != quality of life In Australia, you pretty much *NEED* to pay for a car with insurance, maintenance, fuel, maintenance. Health Insurance costs are higher. You can make less in Europe and afford a better lifestyle than pretty much all the countries you referenced.
I have lived in Italy, England, France, Australia and Canada. This is simply untrue. That is why there are thousands of europeans flooding Australia and virtually no australians going to Europe (except as tourists, of course). The quality of life in Australia is insanely high. Australians are very, very lucky. It's not perfect, but it's easily one of the best countries in the world to live in. I confortably live in Melbourne with $2500/month and make double that (at least) on a minimum wage job.
Southern Europe is not poor. In fact, they are a lot richer than many northern europeans
All southern european countries (italy, greece, portugal, spain, the balkans) are poorer than all northern european countries (nordics, germany, netherlands, belgium, uk) when it comes to GDP per capita, wages and most other wealth measures. They are still great countries, but they are poorer than their northern counterparts.
@@danrezendef Southern Europeans have a lot more wealth, its just their income that is lower. Look how many Italians own a house/ home and compare that with Germany.
If you cannot define poorness, dont make videos like these in the first place.
Massive cope
This is a terrible comparison, you are just looking at money earned and not money spent. Yes even in Northern europe we earn less then in the US or Australia, but the cost of living is far lower here.
For the US, the public services are way worse there, there is not even universal health care.
I do however agree that Americans and Australians can afford to travel Europe far easier then Europeans themselves because of their higher salaries.
Quality of life in Australia is definetly higher than Europe. America is debatable, depends on what you like and how you prefer to live. But Australia has pretty much all of the upsides of Europe (except the history) and very few of the downsides. It's got a good social safety net, medicare, decent public transportation but much better wages, lower taxes and better weather overall. There is a reason why 30% of australia's population is foreign born and there's a reason so much of that foreign born population comes from Europe.
I recommend to everybody to check the HDI (Human Development Index) of the UN. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and having a decent standard of living.
It measures the country in an average, so it is basically the chance to live a good life in that country. You cannot rank a country just from a few singular scenarios, those are only interesting for people living in the same scenario.
Norway, Switzerland, USA, Germany, Hongkong, Iceland, Singapore, Denmark, Canada, Italy, France etc. etc. etc. and yes, Australia are all up there at the top, it is nitpicking to differentiate between them without a scenario. You can have a good quality of living in all of them, and you can be off poor in any of them. But all of the top 20 or top 30 are really well of for most of the population. But they are all different in how you achieve that quality. And dependent on your individual situation you might be better off in the one or the other.
Someone can say why the USA is so poor. When you take a look at Michigan, Detroit, Washington, New York... very badly explained income and cost of life and most important quality and safety of life.
Bro, 100% agree. Safety in the USA has become insane recently, it would definitely be a factor to consider. US cities are very violent when compared to the rest of the developed world and even poorer countries in Asia. But the US still has a great wage to cost of living ratio. You make a lot of many, you have lots of opportunities, but that comes at the cost of constantly looking over your shoulder, specially in these cities you mentioned.
Arrgh...gross income != quality of life
In Australia, you pretty much *NEED* to pay for a car with insurance, maintenance, fuel, maintenance. Health Insurance costs are higher.
You can make less in Europe and afford a better lifestyle than pretty much all the countries you referenced.
I have lived in Italy, England, France, Australia and Canada. This is simply untrue. That is why there are thousands of europeans flooding Australia and virtually no australians going to Europe (except as tourists, of course). The quality of life in Australia is insanely high. Australians are very, very lucky. It's not perfect, but it's easily one of the best countries in the world to live in. I confortably live in Melbourne with $2500/month and make double that (at least) on a minimum wage job.