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If most Americans were as open minded, educated, and as open to learning as you, it would be a great country.
I mean, there would still be the issue of having guns, the health care system, the abortion law and student loans, among other things, but it would certainly be an improvement.
@@Kalakeiko
If most Americans were like this man, certain policies and laws could have been subject to change.
Ofcourse it's a lot of 'what ifs'..
If my aunt had balls, she 'ld be my uncle. ;)
I couldn't agree more.
@@Kalakeiko Most Americans are like him. You don't know that because its the idiots who make the most noise. They are not the majority. They are simply more visible.
It is a great country
I always think of the USA as being that hyper extrovert at a party.
He's shouting over other people, not listening, butting into conversations, telling obviously untrue boasts, etc; people clearly feel uncomfortable around him because of the behaviour, yet he just doesn't see it and is convinced he's the life of the party that everyone loves.
It's not a bad country, there's certainly worse for every metric, but the USA is so caught up in the "we are number 1; everyone else is just jealous" that it's really off putting. A little bit of humility and self awareness would be a huge improvement to likeability, but the lack of self reflection is the reason the USA is what it is, it's not going to change.
I think this attitude is the cause of a lot of your problems too, self critical behaviour is an essential part of most European countries culture, it acts as a moderating force on things to prevent wild swings and illogical choices(this failed 200 times before, I feel lucky about attempt 201).
I agree so much to the last paragraph!!
Second that
Well put!
All are `entertained` by the American at the party - except the Briton, who`s throwing up in the back yard and drunkenly trying to open his fly so he can piss all over the geraniums.
Well said.
Doctors love the US because of the pay, you say?! Well, sure the incomes are higher in America, but at the end of my six-yr contract I couldn't get out fast enough. I saw more kids with gunshot wounds in one average weekend, than I'd previously seen in five years put together. Money is far from everything, and certainly doesn't compensate for trauma, and stressing about your own kids' safety.
a doctor in the office I go to in Canada moved to Texas. He moved back after 2 years, too hot, had to live in a gated community, didn't fee safe or free. With high medical insurance costs and patients not paying, the Big bucks down there were less than he made in Canada. I agree money isn't everything.
I think they mean that a doctor can be the best in europe but still drive a beaten and old Volvo, whereas in America they have a yatch a helicopter in the garden and the neighborhood is full of people like Eddie Murphy and Oprah and so on.. And they see that as a golden carrot, but would still be a nightmare here.
Your so right , I'm happy just be able to pay my bills and have a little bit left over to treat myself, I have no stresses of a high payed job .lifes too short my family are most important thing to me not big money
@@ebbhead20doctors in Germany do not drive old volvos (that brand is not so popular). Driving to work is also not so thing in Germany, but yes most people have cars but they are not a status symbol. Doctor would have a decent car, BMW or similar, but for sure he would go to vacation by train or plane if it is further than 200-300 miles. A doctor has at least 5.5k dollars per month after all insurances (including medical) and taxes paid
@@aurelije you clearly missed the point of my post. But okay..
I'm a doc and no I would never want to work in the US. Been there a few times for work and frankly it's not very modern, I was quite surprised. And it's unnecessarily expensive. In my country I also earn more, work less, have more vacation and an overall better lifer-work balance. The education is also better. In Canada though it seems to be a bit better than in the US.
Also how terribly frustrating that I couldn't even help every patient because some could simply not pay the treatment. I work in patho/oncology. that would be devastating! Imagine going home and thinking about that.
Also I could never work as a doctor knowing that they kill mothers because they think a fetus is a human being with more rights than a woman. There is so much wrong in ethics and morals over there. I could not ever sleep again. It's like being partly responsible for murder.
The Americans I have met though were all super nice. Not a reason to move though.
I go to an internist here in Austria. I think what he has often interns working in his office (he's a university professor, as well)? Twice he has had young doctors (they draw the blood and operate the EKG, etc., in his office) that talked about plans to go to the USA to become plastic surgeons for the money. The ones who stay behind here in Austria are obviously here for the patients and all I have come across are very dedicated. I had doctors in the USA that were also very dedicated, but the things some of them put you through as a patient to try to make money is very sad and they make unnecessary referrals to each other to continue to make more money for each other.
Congress writes the laws. The president signs the ones he likes into law. The Supreme Court rules on the cases that they take before them to decide whether something is "unconstitutional" and trump was the one who appointed enough judges on the Supreme Court with the plan to overturn allowed abortions, which went into effect in 2022. It's all political and the doctors are bound by the law---so it's really trump and the Supreme Court judges that are the murderers of mothers.
@@CabinFever52 Well certain specialities come with certain characteristics. Some people do plastic surgery to help those who had an accident, were attacked, had a tumor and need remodeling. Others just do the beauty part of it. In some disciplines as a specialist you can earn a lot of money in the US but you can also be sured for millions and you basically just work privately. Vacation, retirement, sick leave etc are still usually pretty bad you can compensate with money but what if something happens and you cannot work anymore, they don't have any insurance for that.
I disagree. This is why it happened - but the huge amount of supporters and pro-life protesters and internet warriors is frightening. Also there have been new laws ever since then which make it even worse in some states. I think it was Missouri that said not-aborting is more importan than saving a mother's life. If she has severe consequences of let's say preeclampsia they are not allowed to get the child out even if it could survive.
The problem is, even IF they are a minority, they are loud and clear and there are obviously not enough people fighting back. Americans most often don't know and don't care. They know next to nothing about their own country. I assure you, everyone in Europe knows more about the US than the average American.
Wait so you're a doctor and you think a fetus isn't a human being? Don't you think a fetus deserves the same rights as a woman or a man?
@@TRW98 No, I do not and I am also not willing to discuss this with you.
You don’t have an uterus, you are probably American and you don’t know a thing about embryology.
@@TRW98 Depends on the stage of development. But in general no the mother's life is more important. Embryos on the other hand shouldnt have any right over their mothers.
In our view you don’t have a left wing in politics, rightwing and more rightwing. Maybe Bernie Sanders for a bit, but as far as I know, you don’t have a social-democratic party, and surely not a socialistic one.
Absolutely.
Bernie/AOC and the such seem to have a more left/European mindset. I don't blame them though. Our European systems seem to work better than those in the US
Define me the right and left wing politics pls! Too much missinterpretation nowadays. Basicly left wing political view: No social hierarchy, the goal is the social equality. Right wing: beliveing in the old fassion statuses and hierarchies(given by god. Being loyal to the king who got his power and title from the God.) But we put too much things into these two political sets.
I think the basic mindset of 90% of the world population is on the left wing. People basicly don't want inequality and they think they cannot accept the idea some one is superior to them. But in reality an image of superiority demands fear and respect of sime kind. The human civilization survided and bwcame the dominant species of this planet under right wing dictatorship with a very few kind of left wing dictatorship like roman republic(there was a social hierarchy but at least they tried to be equal in the citizens level at least.) or City Stat of Athen. Don't be mistaken Athen was not a democracy actually not in that way what most people think. A 'democracy' where only the 15% of its citizens had right for vote, women were excluded.
Anyway they were a very short periods in the history. Humanity needs right wing dictatorship. I don't like it but this is the truth. I wish the real democracy can works but that is just a dream. Democracy is disfunctional in the reality, cuz we humans are not good enough for democracy. In Athen where the people voted anonimously with clay tile. That was the 1.2 version, do you know why? Not cuz of corruption, but before that they went to the agora and discussed and voted thing openly. That led to chaos. Imagine when a 150IQ people want to convines a 77IQ fellow citizen whe is not awared of anything at all. Pointless. This is the core element of the problem with democracy beyond many other things. And once when you regulated the right for vote then it is no more democracy.
Our democracy has ended anyway. That was a very short period about from 1975-2000. And anybody who thinks this is bullshieet cuz democracy is the ultimate governing style(actually this is another missunderstanding; democracy is a governing style not form of goverment. A monarchy can be democratic as the UK was and a republic can be dictatorship like the roman republic or many socialist and communist goverment.) only democracy can prevail... Meanwhile China: Tell me more pls!
And lastly democray and left wing are not equal to liberalism by far. In a left wing system you can live togther equally under hard control. And liberalism not equal to 'you can do what you want'. This twisted abomination what some people call liberalism will lead to a disaster. The least worst scenario is kind of starshiptroopers and the worst is that new Hitlers will come again.
@@georgschrotten622 That is a very long comment.
@@kristerhegsund5752 Became a tin foil hat rant towards the end.
Oscar Wilde said Ah America the only country to go from barbarism to decadence without going through civilisation .
Who cares what Oscar Wilde said? Look at his personal life. Anyone can make up any statement about anything or anyone. That doesn't make it true.
@@reindeer7752 it is just an observation dude. And the fact it is rememberd many years later must mean there is some truth to it in some ways.
@@rogerk6180 There may be SOME truth in all bigotry. Does that justify it?
USA was dream country in 70's 80's, but not now.
Not if you were black, hispanic or asian it wasn't. Things are a little better now, but there is still a long way to go.
@@thadtuiol1717 At least from the outside it often looks a lot like the minority groups didn't get lifted up, but rather the others got pulled down...
One american said to me that europe didnt have any space rocket technology.
Wondering where usa get it from.
Germany maybe 😂
So they don't know about the various space programs in various countries in Europe or the European Space Agency (ESA) which launches some of the US's satellites into orbit. Sounds like typical US ignorance to me.
US astronauts were probably still hitching rides into space with the Russians at the time , correct?
@@PaulG.xcorrect. An u.s space tecnology... Lots of it came from germany, france, sweden, finland......
@@rockrane1 von Braun , that Old n.zi build the rockets for the moon mission
Dr. Wernher von Braun who put American on the Moon and was a naturalized NAZI. They don't like to mention it much, though LOL
As a Scandinavian I spent a lot of my 20's in so-called liberal Cali. My takeaway from that was that USAians can be the weirdest and still the most friendly and inclusive bunch you'lll ever meet, but still insanely thin skinned. They don't take even the slightest, most welll meaning critique of their country very well. Especially not when coming from a dastardly European whom they saved in WW2 and all that :) It doesn't seem to have gotten any better over there.
The propaganda does seem to be very effective at indoctrinating them into thinking their country is the best place. Ive seen Americans be surprised we have things like fridges and dishwashers over here. Who do you think invented those lmao. The Germans of course. Or maybe the English, idk. One of those 2.
As far as equality is concerned it seems about 50 years behind us (uk). I also object to the USA calling itself America. No, you are not the leader of the world. You win on numbers, not on brains.
UK is not a very good example of equality though 😂 But better than America for sure.
We are the world leaders. Cry about it
Yes, Europeans like America, there are many beautifull places in America for example: Peru, Chile, Cuba, Dominikana.
Very good point indeed; one reason for not liking the US indeed is their egotism-going as far as basically claiming the whole continent for themselves.
Some nice spots in Canada, too.
I like Costa Rica :-D
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@ThibauddeLaMarnierre - Are you Canadian? Do you call yourself Canadian or American?
The Norway girl said "going backward" because of abortion law she mention just before
Yes, killing children is very backwards thing. Too many of it happens in America.
@@Northerner-Not-A-Doctor Back in your box Pastor! This is a view widely shared by far right evangelical religious fanatics and a shining example of the septics rapid acceleration to a medieval set of values....No-one expects the Spanish Inquisition in the more advanced countries of the world anymore.....
@@NickBrown-ph6xd Calling me pastor is an insult. I'm not a protestant, nor right winger. I'm an universalist and humanitarian. Spanish inquisition is your thing in the western world, not in mine. Now you stay in your box and don't go out.
@@Northerner-Not-A-Doctor So, you think it's okay if a woman or child (the 10 year old in Ohio) who was abused can't get an abortion in her state because it's been criminalized? That bounties are put on helpers?
The USA is a Tesla powered by a 200 year old steam engine called the Constitution + “religion”.
@@Northerner-Not-A-Doctor Protestant/Catholic/Muslim/Buddhist or whatever...all amounts to the misguided delusion of mythical sky daddies and their rabid believers interpreting fictional doctrines onto the more enlightened and educated. That would be the opposite of universalist
What we mean with going back is, among things, that America is letting religion dictate how the country should be. America is also going backwards when it comes to openness and compassion. I don't see America as a progressive country anymore, more like you are getting more and more closed in and over patriotic. You have also moved power from the people to the companies.
The sad thing is that all bad stuff that happens in America is inherited by Europe after 20 years. Either by cultural infection or like, "oh that didn't work in America, we better try it too".
For example: If you get a problem with mass homelessness we get it around 20 year after, it's like it's a law.
That's why we look at America with fear in our eyes now. The religitards, polarization, hate, political corruption, greed, broken health and school system, intolerance, and so on, scares the shit out of us.
She didn't mean backwards on time, she was talking about the abortion laws which you missed
Most important comment for me in Liverpool England, is that the USA as a society is going backwards. Really true. ✌🏻
you want to know what I, a European, think about America?
- about the average US citizen: superficially nice, not generally well informed about the outside world, weirdly conditioned to think their country, their constitution or their right to freedom of speech etc is the best in the world
- about the US political system: dishonorable, toxic even, broken beyond repair. needs complete restart; 2-party-system is the root of many problems
- about the right to freedom of speech: indispensable human right but it needs to have limitations with respect to other human rights;
- about the US constitution: anachronistic, by now unworkable (no amendments since 1992), calcification imminent; needs total rework and modernisation
- about US foreign policy: except for short intervals mostly abysmal for the past 140yrs
As an American, I couldn't agree with you more. The indoctrination is all to get compliance to all policies that go against a person's own self interest to support the oligarchs and to make possible recruiting an army at any given time.
Any limits to freedom of speech is an abolition of freedom of speech.
I cound‘t have said it bette 👍
Actually - a Right of freedom of speech - IS THE BEST IN WORLD. What is good is good even in America
@@avitalsheva , not sure---what was the point you are trying to make?
There is no love or dislike in me for the current USA.
It was a lighthouse, a dream, but in the last 20 years, something changed, and in the last 8 years it turned into a nightmare.
Everybody complains about the high cost of living, but nobody asks why ALDI is far cheaper than the others
There was inflation but it went down, and WALMART & co used it to maximize its profits
I am still positive but I am just sorry for the people, being enslaved by big business, working like dogs for things they don't need
12:57 That's one of the problems of the "first past the post" and "winner takes all" system the US has: you end up with (for all purposes) only two parties and you as a voter are forced to one of the only two sides, which prompts a strong "us versus them" mentality.
With a proportional system, you may have several different parties, each with their specificities: the political spectrum stops being forced to a simple line and becomes multidimensional system where you may find your niche.
I once asked a US citizen why they called themselves Americans and the USA America, while there were dozens of other countries in the Americas. Felt like stealing to me. He was very upset and after pointing out it was his born right for ages, he ended conversation.
the worst part of being a Canadian is when travelling people often think you are American. After I'm "sorry you thought that eh" they know I'm Canadian and things change for the better, most of the time.
You don't want to be referred to as American just because you live in North America. You know, as does the world, that American refers to a citizen of the United States of America, the only country that has America in it's name. You could certainly call yourself a North American as anyone from South America could call themselves South Americans. Most people do not refer to themselves by their continent but by their country. Its only since the formation of the European Union that the blanket term European has become common. The funny thing is, there is no European continent. Its part of Asia.
@@reindeer7752 No, we've called ourselves Europeans since well before the EU trade group was formed. Basically it started with the Council of Europe, formed just after WWII. The EU is a relatively new organisation, barely 30 years old, that has been trying to make itself a political power for the last decade or so and is likely to fail completely within the next 5 years, because the peoples of Europe's countries do not want to be in a EUSSR.
@@Thurgosh_OG I've had friends and neighbors from England, Ireland and Germany. The two from England called themselves English, the two from Ireland called themselves Irish and the one from Germany called himself German. I've also known plenty of Canadians who called themselves Canadians. None of them called themselves by their continent. That is my point. The argument that Americans have no right to call themselves Americans when America is literally in the name of the country is ridiculous. Mexico also has United States in its official name but they refer to themselves as Mexicanos.
@@reindeer7752 It comes from the English language, dating back to 1600s. The English referred to the English people living in their colonies in America as Americans to separate them from people living in England. Once the U.S became independent, they kept the term American, cause they had be called American by their colonial overlords for 150 or so years by this point.
Canadians wanted to separate themselves from the people in the new found U.S.A and stopped using the term American.
Through diplomatic treaties with other nations the term American became synonymous with a U.S citizen in most foreign languages.
To sum it up, people in the Colonies didn't call themselves American, everyone else did, and then they just went with it. This same thing could be applied to almost every country in the history of the world, that had contact with England/France/Spain at the peak of their power. The only difference is, that most of these countries at some point between then and now, refused to go along with it.
Edit: To add, if you think about, is the name of your country and the word used to describe the people in it, the same in your native language as the word for it in English? If the answer is no, congratulations, you are also in the same club as "americans", being called something else just cause they did so back in the day.
I love to quote german cabaret artist Volker Pispers: "America is a beautiful country, the problem are the people leaving there!" ^^
So, he was a bigot, too.
The thing is, most people don't dislike most other people, it's most often the actions or perceived actions of their governments. Both USA and UK have issues either now or in the past that been really bad for the reputation of countries. For example I personally haven't invaded a country, but I can imagine why the people of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are not culturally in favour of the British.
But one thing that many Brits and Americans do share is the lack of effort to learn at least some of the language of the country they are visiting. Don't expect a warm welcome in Paris or Barcelona if your very first words are "Do you speak English", at least try to say "bonjour" or "buenos dias" to begin with.
There have been wars and invasion since the dawn of civilization, well before the British Empire also happening to countries you had mentioned such as Britain.
@@TerenceSquires I know that, but it seems that many people blame the British now for things that their ancestors did 400 years ago, but completely forget what their ancestors did. 😁
On my way to Paris to say "buenas dias" to all the French people
@@TheSuperappelflap They would like that more than "do you speak english" 🙂
@@Muppetkeeper And it would be funny. Me, one of the whitest Dutch guys ever, going to France and ordering cervezas por favor from all the arrogant waiters in Paris. Cant sniff at me for speaking French with a Dutch accent now, huh? I might just try it
After ww2 during the rebuilding, a lot of people from European countries migrated to the US, Canada, Australia, etc, because there were housing shortages, food shortages, and not enough jobs for everyone. They could build a better life over there. Some of my family went, too.
Now I cant imagine emigrating to the shithole that the US has become. I wouldnt want to move to California to work in silicon valley if someone offered me a job for 300K there.
There is no amount of money that can make up for all the trash and the homeless people and the crime and the terrible way that American society treats its lower classes. It is morally abject and I dont want to cooperate with such a system.
Nowdays you wouldn't get an offer for Silicon Valley,for the simple reason now the ,,silicon valey '' moved to Europe,in the North West Romania (Cluj Napoca,Oradea,Arad,etc). It should be in China,but the chinese government shoot himself in the foot with those antispy bs and lost the start.
I don't think that many Europeans moved to the US after WW2 than before it.
@@mixlllllll I didnt say anything about that? to counter your point though, you do have to remember when the original colonies were founded, population levels were much lower, so the emigration from Europe to North America after ww2 is likely a greater objective number than all the people who originally founded colonies in America. Just a much lower number percentage wise as a portion of the population. A ton of people emigrated to the US from every western country after the war due to poverty, food shortage and lack of work.
@@TheSuperappelflap Emigration to the US from Europe was at it's peak in the late 1800's and early 1900's. You're probably right that many people moved there after WW2 too, from my country the emigration to the US pretty much stopped in the 1930's so i may have generalized a bit.
You mean like 'operation paperclip'?
So, where should I start when it comes to political America? First, I would say that you Americans always claim to have the best and freest elections on the planet. I say you only have a choice between the plague and cholera. Sure, within the two parties you have different factions, but is it really a choice then? Furthermore, all votes become null and void once a winner is determined, because the "electors" are the ones who actually choose the President. The mere fact that such a thing is still possible borders on a dictatorship for me and shows how entrenched the American system is and that there has been no significant change since the time of the founding fathers.
Also, the fact that candidates have to beg for money from private businesses to finance their campaigns is wrong. In the end, the one with the most money and the most appearances wins the elections. Then there’s the issue with guns. Why is that still in the Constitution? Don't people learn from history and current events? And why don't they change it? Because the NRA, with its 2.5 million sub-organizations, is still the biggest campaign donor. That’s why it's wrong to let campaigns be financed by private businesses. Your so-called "checks and balances" are thus already built on lies.
Then there’s the influence of these religious fanatics or fundamentalists. State and church must be strictly separated. This no longer works. Many let their religious zeal guide them and try to incorporate the Ten Commandments into the states and land laws. This is an absolute "no go."
Now, let's talk about the private American. I am half American myself and, besides my German passport, I also have an American one. The last time I was in America for an extended period was three years ago, when the pandemic still had us firmly in its grip. Before that, I lived in America for five years between 2008 and 2013. I always found the "average American" to be dumb. But don’t get me wrong. When it comes to specialized knowledge, Americans are smart. The American usually thinks, "If I can't make money with it, it’s not useful to me." You can talk to a banker for hours about stocks, ETFs, and other financial matters. But when the conversation shifts towards general knowledge, the counterpart seems absolutely uneducated. It gets to the point where I, as a German, have to explain to him what his rights are during a police stop. And that’s what always frustrated me in some cases.
Then there are Americans like you and other American influencers who are open-minded and also acquire knowledge beyond all the school nonsense that is taught in history classes in the USA. Then I think to myself, "If only 10% of the American population were taught like this, there would still be hope for you."
In this sense, have a good start to the week.
Keep in mind that Hungary was part of the ‘east ‘ block in that time, Russia was pulling the string at that time there when it was part of the Warchau pact. Russia invaded it in ‘58 when they wanted more freedom, but that’s another history lessen.
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I believe the hungarian lady. I remember in the 80's being at the beach at Constanta in Romania,it was a hungarian tourist who drunk so much Pepsi that he fainted in the restaurant and an ambulance came and took him to the hospital. They were also buying like crazy that instant coffee Amigo,chewing gum,Marboro,Kent,etc also for some reason Delikat,that condiment mix wich was imported in Romania from Hungary,wich was the weird part,they were buying it back....
Ale czemu ty napisałeś w jakimś dziwnym niemieckim Warchau a nie Warsaw jak faktycznie brzmi po angielsku nazwa stolicy mojej ojczyzny, Polski?
As a portuguese I'd say that over here we tend to perceive american people as dumb for the most part...mostly in the geography and antropology subjects.
Yes, because Europeans have a superiority complex
Did Portugal put a man on the moon?
@@reindeer7752 Is that the most important thing in life? India has a huge space program. Are all people happy and wealthy there?
@@schnetzelschwester The comment was about Americans being dumb. Besides, most Americans are very happy being Americans.
@@reindeer7752 Dumb american exemple xD (hope it was ironic^^)
15:40 That unimaginative repetition of a basic blueprint has been happening in the US since at least the 19th century, when the same basic urban plan was applied over and over again on new towns built by railway companies along their lines. Even the street names were the same from a town to the next, so they could mass-produce street name plates, minimizing costs and maximizing profits.
What amazes me is how people pay 1M for a single family house that is indistinguishable from the 25,000 singles family houses around them in that same subdivision, and whose major architectural feature is a humongous garage door.
Us citizens have 2 choices. Do you want right wing politics or extreme right wing politics. Talking about the democrats as left wing? LOL
From a European perspective, both parties appear to be a right-wing, but I can't honestly call them extreme when compared to the government of their best buddies in middle east.
@@flechtTrump is an fascist
The democratic party is extraordinarily left wing
@@antonioiniguez1615 You don´t know left from right. 🤡
@@antonioiniguez1615 lol, no they are not left wing they just more for democracy.
We don't like all the insanity you guys cause in the world.
The country itself?
Yes we do like.
Speak for yourself!
I think that many people in the USA don't understand what others don't like about the USA, they can't separate it.
The country, as in the land, is beautiful. But the people? And the cities? Hell nah
The US causes nothing but peace and prosperity.
I think you're right in saying there's a big difference in "What do you think about Americans" and "What do you think about America" (Politics/Society etc). Having been to america many times, I get along GREAT with people as individuals. People are always talkative, intregued, outspoken but mostly open-minded, i strike up conversations with anyone and it's almost always a fun time AS LONG as you keep politics and religion out of it. That being said, as much as I love American citizens themselves - there is absolutely no way in hell I would ever think about LIVING there concidering the state of your country.
The American military and ours could have stopped the invasion of Ukraine, but didn't. Europe has no reason to be grateful to either country.
Hungary's people mostly support Ukraine, but their government is far right and supports Putin.
Poland is near to Russia and Ukraine, so i guess USA wasnt important at all at that time..
We love Americans. We are sad in what it's becoming. Trump is a representation why we are scared how bad it's going and 40% country doesn't understand it.
When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat. George Carlin.
He was close but USA is the show.
As all humans - sometimes we love you, sometimes we hate you, we do the same with ourselves
The USA is still a young country compared to Europe thy still have to grow up 😮?
Always nice to see how the Europeans interviewed speak in English that ranges from acceptable to excellent. Lately I happened to see a video of two white guys - a boy and a girl - (I think 25 years old or a little more?) who seemed to me to be from a decent social background who were reacting to the video of the song by the Austrian artist Falco "Rock Me Amadeus". The song is sung in German and is about Wolfang (Amadeus) Mozart.
What surprised me is
1) they absolutely didn't know what language they were listening to ("French?" they tried to guess). It means that in their lives they had practically never heard a language other than English (indeed, American English).
2) They didn't know who Mozart was.
I repeat, otherwise they seemed like two guys with average education and without obvious social background problems.
"average education" in the US is notoriously bad.
Ryan Wuzer -18:46-- - " She's from Hungary and I assume , obviously ,the vast majority are pro-Ukraine " -- When Victor Orban , the prim-minister is famous in E.U for voting against every single military or humanitarian aid that E.U wanted to send to Ukraine
the biggest mistake I see is thinking everybody see it as a pro or against it's very "either you are with us or against us"George Bush idea, personally I'm pro peace and this war could easily have been avoided there have been a 20 year lead up to this and especially the past 10 years , and the finger is pointing at the one country starting pretty much all conflicts the past 80 years and their vassals our leaders in Europe , Victor Orban is like the boy in the fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, the Emperor's new clothes who is shouting "but he doesn't have any clothes on" while the rest of the leader are pretending the Emperor(the US lead Western power) that we are the innocent, true, democratic, earnest countries who are holding up the "democratic world order" as our leader was the ones who created the problem in the first place and Ukraine is being sacrificed in the proxy war
17:07 The best option is getting a degree (for a skill in demand by the market) in Europe, so you have little to no student debt, and then get to work in the US, so you can charge as madly as Americans do.
Because many professionals in the US have a big income, but they struggle to free themselves from the student debt they incurred in their youth.
Anyway, the US may not be (anymore) the best place to become a millionaire - but it's still the best place to become a billionaire if you are already a millionaire.
And then after 5-10 years go back to EU, get married, have family...
The US is definitely the best place in the world to become wealthy
USA seemed so perfect in movies and shows. When you find out, how flawed everything is, you feel disappointed and lied to.
Yeah, I don't know. Many people met at least once in their life a person from the USA, or heard a report from a friend.
Maybe try living in the real world and recognize nothing is perfect
I think the fascination with the USA is waning with increasing reporting worldwide.
However, there have of course also been developments in the USA since the 1970s, the first of which is zoning, which makes direct coexistence more difficult because everyone sits almost exclusively in their tank (car) and apparently sees everyone outside the family as the enemy.
You don't even have to start talking about things like the organization of the healthcare system, especially as a European.
Overall, the freedom of the land of the free now seems to consist of living in self-created psychological prisons. And if even fourteen-year-olds are not allowed to be home alone in some states, I see these problems getting worse. How are they supposed to learn to communicate with others if they are forbidden to do so during their childhood and adolescence?
These things are only gradually becoming known in Europe and are naturally changing the image of the USA that is perceived in Europe.
I am German...
The USA are what they are, a military super force that scores mediocre in any other classification or measurement, ruled by a more plutocratic than democratic government and without any obligatory healthcare system. The latter is still the most crucial culture shock for me as an Austrian. Do I like the system USA? Nope. Do I like their citizens? After all those thousands of MMO hours played together with North Americans, the answer has to be: Partly. The main issue is that not all Americans are so openminded like you, Ryan; and so curious about the rest of world and its prevailing charme. I hope many guys will watch your videos and finally overcome their America first indoctrination. My 2 cents, cheers mate
The view on America or Americans may vary in some ways, but there is always the connection that America is made by the Americans, politics included
OH we love Americans until 2018 Trump and maga changed that !!
You mean 2016. And no, I didnt like them before that. Havent liked them since they invaded Iraq for no reason.
About what you're saying at 05:30: You know the saying: “When America sneezes, the whole world catches a cold.”
Its probably not that many western Europeans that "emigrate" to the US now, at least not from my country in Scandinavia. I think thats basically down to living standards being pretty good, not a specific dislike of America. While plenty of people may have comments in that direction, the truth is that there is no reason to even consider it. With exception of course, some people are very non-social and dont want to pay taxes, so maybe a few greed-heads would, but there are other countries with less tax than the US now, so I dont know.
I like living in a country that doesnt have hundreds of thousands of homeless people and millions of people in prison. And trash on the streets everywhere. I like having small local businesses instead of Starbucks and Walmart. Why would anyone want to move to the US to pay more for lower quality of life? If someone offered me a job that pays 300K a year but I had to move to California, I would say no.
19:01 the thing USA people have to understand is that no one in Europe supports any war.
We are not grateful in Europe for the aid towards the war in Ukraine.
We are relieved when money is used in order to help, build, care, educate,…to make good things not to destroy or enable a reaction from the opposite side.
There’s nothing to be proud of in war
War is a necessary evil and a tool. Europeans don't understand that because their security guard is the strongest military to ever exist
As a flight attendant, I am constantly in USA, always in the largest cities.
I love „the“ Americans. This sweet, lively nature, humorous and warm-hearted. Simply *adorable! 🌟
I love nature in America.So wonderfully beautiful and changeable.
This country can offer you everything, how can you NOT love it? 🌲🌳🌴🌵🍄❤
But unfortunalety I also see the turbo capitalism!
And so the politics, all weapons and their use as well as the lack of social cohesion, the treatment of the environment and its ressources, the climate catastrophe and, last but not least, the rise of right-wing radicals and their attitudes „close the borders“
Then I am AFRAID of the USA
_I‘m absolutely aware that my country also makes unfortunately very many mistakes_ 😢
SPEAKING OF LOVE...
Lieber Ryan,
ich liebe Deinen Kanal! Vielen Dank für die tollen Themen und liebe Grüße aus Heidelberg ❤️
*I know not every American is friendly, and especially not Trump and many of his maga people... I just like positiv thoughts 😉
I talk a lot about on this subject with my fellow Germans and i have understood something:Younger people still mainly like the USA,but the over 40 people are not just disliking America,but hate it.Both the country and the people.They won't tell you this infront of the cameras,but they will do it behind the scenes.I have the same experience from France,Belgium and Holland.
I don't agree, I'm a 55 year old Belgian and I couldn't care less from which country a person comes. It's a weird concept to hate somebody because they were born in a certain country. I don't like American politics because it's based on greed and it's difficult for me to understand why so many Americans vote for Trump but why would I hate Americans in general? There's assholes and there's sweethearts in every country. And meeting people from different cultures is an enrichment in my eyes.
I am a Western European, from one of the many vassal states of the USA, and I admit that I am lucky to be on the side of the lesser evil, the good may be something else, but the greater evil is not desirable even for one's enemy
As from Ukrainian perspective, Hungary is a bit tough topic. The country is divided so that people who live in cities tend to be more progressive, whilst those from rural areas are more conservative and supportive of current prime minister, who in turn is a good friend of russian dictator and definitely not a friend of Ukraine, so it's quite messed up. We see it as there's sort of modern Axis with Russia, Iran, China and North Korea, and we see Hungary as a part of it. That's about political situation, not Hungarian folks which I believe are amazing nor the country which is absolutely gorgeous, so I hope noone gets insulted.
And on the other hand, US isn't seen there as great savior either. I mean, US officials definitely have another perception of time and some decisions may take ages to make because of internal affairs while every single day counts for us on the other side of the globe. And because political situation in US is so unpredictable (there's really a fear of Trump in Europe) European countries mobilized a lot so that in worst case scenario Ukraine won't be left alone without any support at all. Which is right thing to do, but still. In general we recognize and appreciate what US does, of course, it's still number one contributor. But it also gives us a bit sore WWII kind of feeling when US was like 'nah, not our business' for years before it actually striked them directly. A lot is done but there's always some space for improvement.
Regarding the topic, it heavily depends on person and their background. People from ex-communist bloc, especially older generations, tend to have more negative views on US due to historical reasons and at the same time there's some sort of 'free country of freedom' impression and a lot of young people want to move there. My personal impression was spoiled by some American tourists coming to Ukraine, there was a constant feeling that they're looking down on us poor people living in barbaric underdeveloped wastelands. Before meeting them I didn't believe that stereotypical Americans do exist, so that experience was fascinating in a way.
Funny minute-of-stereotypes moment: a lot of young Greeks want to move to the US for a better life. What they don't consider is that you have to work hard to live well, and Greeks are known for not being good at it.
It's not just about culture, imho. As an American living in Europe, I do not appreciate the warmongering of the USA and how it affects the rest of the world, while Americans in the states feel like they are living in a bubble and protected by geography and their own weapons systems, while Russia is now threatening nuclear attacks in Europe due to the USAs warmongering. PLus, what is the deal with the USA going against the Hague and calling Netanyahu a war criminal and the USA rejecting that position. Sorry to bring up politics, but I am really feeling it here right now.
Ryan, me old mucker, she wasn't saying that America is on the way down. She was saying that political attitudes are cyclical. They swing left for a time (on the positive half of the cycle), and then they swing right (on the negative half of the cycle). America appears to be stuck somewhere between the two. You need a jolt or two from a political defibrillator to get you moving again.
Hungary is actually one of the few European countries who are very problematic in regards to the solidarity with Ukraine. I definiteky wouldn’t say they’re pro-Ukraine. At least their political leaders aren’t, but they were elected by the people so I guess the people neither. Hungary is an example of a country that is also going back in their politics, unfortunately.
People used to ask me what America is really like since I was born there and went to school there. I always said that everything wonderful they have heard or read about the US is true and everything horrible that they have heard or read is also true, and many of the things overlap. This tends to confuse people, so they stopped asking.
the US gets a lot of coverage in European media. And most media tend to focus on bad news, so it is easy to get a negative image of the US.
On the other hand, i have a very positive image of Australia. It seems like a cool place with cool people. But i know absolutely nothing about Australian politics, it gets no coverage in the media here. Maybe it is just easier to have a positive image about a place if you don't actually know much about it...?
Kind of but it is a you Problem if you dont know anything about a country, it takes maybe 30min to inform yourself but many just dont want to do it. I dont like the US because of the people and there politics. It is a beautiful Country but i have just seen and read to much from Americans that is just dumb and stupid BS and dont let me Start with how they run the country ofcourse other countrys also have Problems but in my opinion the USA is not even a First-World-Country (i am not sure if you write it like that)
Australian politics is just as awful as American politics. Two parties competing to see who can sell out to the oil companies harder and who can lie about it more.
@TheSuperappelflap all j know about Australian politics is from the juice media. Somehow a satirical TH-cam channel is one of thenless bias news sources
watch honest government ads nd you'll see australia is pretty fucked aswell :)
To me thats the most American sentence. You seem to think we're superior... No we dont. I have always seen usa as an inferior country where everything seems like a trip back in time. Theres not enough money in the world that makes me want to live there.. i know everything over there will be inferior to what im used to. I would rather be on the dole in Scandinavia than having 400 billion dollars in America, as you'd have to live there, and that could never be a win for me..
I am from Hungary and it's funny that you said that you think the majority of the country is pro Ukraine. It's like an everyday topic in politics, and even our prime minister is pro Russia. I don't know what the majority of the country thinks, because it's very divided.
There is no left in America, only far right and extreme far right. Politically and socially, America is going backwards. Trans rights, gay rights racial equality and ethics are all worse than they were a few decades ago. America's reputation has been destroyed by its support for the genocide in Gaza. The UK government also backs Israel, but in America, ordinary people do too. Here, 80% support the victims.
Part of the reason why people look down on America is that Americans claim to be leaders of the free world. They have never been that in anyone's eyes but their own, so sometimes we just want to put them in their place.
Backwards as in not progressive but more conservative
Progressivism is a cancer. Conservatism built the West
Short answer: We (generally) like the US and the Americans, we just don't like your government.
But you are aware that's the or a certain proportion of people who voted for governments such as Trump or Bush?
Not the government perse, just Trump!!! The laughing stock of the world.... 😂😂😂
@@bastian6625 Especially in the US, but not exclusively, there's the illusion of choice. While the commoners fight along themselves the elites laugh behind their curtains.
@@bastian6625 Yes, obviously, but we ourselves voted for Meloni, Le Pen, Thacher, Erdogan, Putin and many, many more.
@@Real_MrDev True, and people that are responsible for that, I would not say that I like. So, I also cannot say I like Americans per se.
Awesome video, so pleasureable to watch ❤
The country itself yes the landscapes etc maybe not so much the laws , politics and your OTT way some like to think they are so great and its the greatest country on gods earth 😊
6:21 You stopped the video and cut her off at 5:20. She was talking about anti-abortion laws.
You do have to realize that the woman from Hungary was living under communist ruling, so that's a totally different perspective and therefore chewing gum was a luxury! 🤷♂️ ✌🏼
You laugh at the lady impressed with a relative chewing gum in the US having a good life in 1956, but you dont realise most of Europe was still recovering from the disaster of world war 2 then, in the UK it wasn't untill 1956 that rationing finally ended. I mean something's had improved by then, but others were still rationed. Edit my mistake rationing finally ended in 1954.
chewing gum in Singapore and Dubai is illegal and they're maybe others, it is frowned upon in Japan and many other countries.
@@robertjulianagnel1100 We'd best hope it doesn't escalate to 1956 levels then I guess.
Well,keep voting Orban and those times will return.
Western Europe had plenty of chewing gum but Hungary was an Eastern Block communist country, vassal to the USSR, and their planned economy had no room for "decadent Western products" like gum.
You have to understand that Hungary was on the other side of the wall.
It was called the iron curtain ...
América no son sólo ustedes, lo digo por el título. Hay muchos nativos aún gracias a la América Española. Ellos son los verdaderos Americanos.
I'd like to know why do people from the US insist on calling themselves Americans when America only one of the countries in the continent of America. Are you all ashamed or embarrassed to say your country's name.
It's because it's short. I'm not say "I'm a United States of American"
They are not going backwards, they have always been very backward! And so poorly educated they don't know it.
I'd like to remind you it took Europe carving up half the world and then setting it on fire twice before it began to chill out.
Just a small Suggestion. Could you, if you react to a part 2, link the Video of your first part Reaktion in the Description?
Be thankful for boring times. :-) Here in Europe, we’ve had far too much “excitement” lately, people would really welcome public matters to be boring again, I think.
I believe it’s an old Chinese curse: “may you have interesting times.”
Hungary is really divided when it comes to support for Ukraine. Their prime minister supports Putin, and they've blocked a whole lot of motions for aid from the EU to Ukraine.
Pro nato is not pro usa. It is just pro NATO.
Hi Ryan, faithfull viewer from Hungary here. The picture about the americans from hungarian perspective was quite accurate, in eastern europe US is very popular. I've been in US couple of times and I have family in California - I'm not sure were is easier to live - in US or Hungary, I think it depends on many factors. Someone can live happily in both places.
It is not a matter of Europeans and Americans, it's a matter of individual relationships.
I think is the american Life is stressful more then european.
Norway is so much influenceed by USA. Much more then germany france spain etc.
The debate in Germany is more about wether we should continue to support Ukraine (a clear yes from me, just for the record) and what dangers a future escalation of the war can bring for us since we are quite close to it. The US support is of course appreciated but of course also condemned by the confused, weird few who either really support Russia or at least want ous to "stay out of it", as if that were an option.
The larger debate is about our own mililtary, wether and to what extend we should form a united european military and to strengthen our own resilience against russian threats and expansionism.
And I too agree that we should stop relying on the US. They can't really be trusted to act in our interest as long as a clown like Trump is a possibility...
I don't like Trump but his foreign policy is the best since Reagan
@@antonioiniguez1615 there is one very important thing people need to understand about Trump and people like him:
They don't do foreign policy.
They are autocrats and autocrats have one goal only. To gain and then to keep power. Everything they do is in line with that goal. For the US that means that Republicans will continue to twist what's left of democracy in the US in a way that they as a minority can rule over the progressive majority. The electoral college (just look when a republican candidate last won the popular vote!) gerrymandering and voter suppression are their favourite tools for that. And they will increse the propaganda that paints Trump as the savior and everyone else as a communist.
What's going on in the rest of the world doesn't really matter until a certain point. The voters they depend on don't know and don't care about the rest of the world, they will be content with whatever the Trumpists feed them as long as they can be made to believe that Murica comes out on top. Which will be easy cause they don't ask questions.
Every autocratic regime needs an enemy. The fight "of us vs them" is a core principle for them. So far the enemy is the liberal and progressive people in the country. If and when that fight is won, usually an outside threat is being contructed. That's how it happened in Nazi Germany, that's what's happening in Russia today, North Korea is of course a super extreme example.
In a way I would be quite interested to see how that pans out for the US cause there is no even remotely realistic direct threat for them. On the other hand I would much rather see that autocratic tendency being nipped in the bud and reason, democracy and human decency prevail.
I think it's sad that people are going to fight because they would vote for someone else (e.g. Biden vs Trump). After all, it is everyone's right to vote for who they want, how they see it politically. Everyone has their own preference, right?! In terms of work, I think America is a "modern slavery". Especially when it comes to personal time. I know of people who have been working at a company for 5 years, and then want to go on vacation for 2 weeks for the first time, and their boss says "no". And if they went, he would lose his job. WTF?! Unthinkable in Europe ;-)
As to the physical placement of shops and their ususal proximity, it may be instructive to scrutinize corporate ownership.
I don't like abortions
I lived there for 11 years. Some of the downs IMO: 1. Poverty, mostly due to medical bills or mental health issues. Vets living in the streets due to mental health issues was sad to see. 2. People don't know what it is like to sit down to dinner. They throw their kids at every activity under the sun in order to oneupmanship. 3. Insular, and mostly the older generation, not caring to understand the rest of the world. I am leaving out the obvious like the food and HOAs, etc. The GOOD: 1. 2nd Amendment. 2. Electoral College. 3. Get up and go attitude - entrepreneurship and fulfilling your goals.
Poverty is largely self inflicted
Funny story about the chewing gums. My mum used to remember how, when she was a young girl (in post WWII Yugoslavia,) instead of currency, people would bring chewing gums from Yugoslavia to Eastern bloc countries, like Bulgaria, where people would offer themselves to buy them. They could then buy anything they wanted with that money in Bulgaria, even though there was not much to buy. They'd usually buy Bulgarian whole-fat cheese or traditional Bulgarian sweets, like sunflower seeds halvah and I don't remember what else... So, chewing gum was indeed a big thing back then for them, they just didn't have any. I believe this lady just confirmed that. No wonder America was a dream country for most of them.
Whats the problem of the hungarian guy? NOWHERE in the world, PPL are friendlier and easy to make friends with, than hungarians. For me as an Austrian from Vienna, it's about the same time to get to the ocean, than to the "Plattensee" (more less a 2m deep mud lake) in Hungary and i absolutely prefer to go there, or on hungarian festivals, because PPL simply are too nice and welcoming. Even if you're the completely wasted tourist guy, you shouldnt be anywhere, they will help you to not dehydrate, find your home and bring you there, while the servers in your homebase bar are smiling and waving at you, after you leave the taxi in a horizontal fashion :)
The USA is like 50 Finlands, you can't generalize. From my experience people are very friendly, much friendlier than us morose Finns :) Some parts of the country are pretty much like Europe, like New England, civilized and functioning... You twice saved our sorry asses, actually three times when you count the Cold War. But currently, my god - Trump, republicans, abortion, gun rights, crime, homelessness etc etc. You know, you are the richest, most powerful nation on earth and you can't fix these things but mostly make them worse?
At the risk of sounding patronising, I actually feel a lot of sympathy for the good citizens of America, they are being deprived of a lot we take for granted in Europe. They suffer from their system, which leaves them ill-informed, and looking stupid at tines It's not their fault, they are a nice, kind and friendly bunch of people who often wear their hearts on their sleeves. The US (as a system) no, the people yes 😊 🙋♀️🇬🇧
Ive liked few americans, they all come from Canada an' mexico.....🙃 I Just ki.. Saying. Btw.... China rule the world. Like we wanned Or not.
I'm able to separate/differentiate US the People (case by case basis, as it should be) from US the Nation/System (treats its people utterly horrifically, to say the least - which we loathe, detest, and despise).
We have US neighbours. Been here (in NZ) coming up to 12 months now. Their first few were uncomfortable for them, and more than a little painful (to be polite) for us and rest of the neighbourhood.
Once they started to adapt, and learn to relax, they started becoming the people they should have been allowed to become in their country of birth.
They're quickly becoming close family friends. We still have minor (and not-so-minor) issues with them, but hey. The habits/mindset/mentality of a lifetime aren't broken overnight.
America is a country as any other, richer then most but still a country. And, IMHO, a country that does not look after its citizens, for example fentanyl problem, lack of universal medical care, free education, racism, economy addicted to illegal workers, and so on. So I neither like nor dislike 🇺🇸, i just love 🇵🇱 and 🇪🇺.
Yes, you are right Ryan, re the skinning of cats 🙄, cross party agreement on issues is a rare and wondrous thing When it happens it can make you feel more secure with the choice, so much better than watching the sides fight, just for the sake of it, like one big ego spat, survival of the fittest wins the day, but not necessarily with the better outcome. (Dare I mention the power of the NRA controlling a situation that many people probably have a different view on, but can't make progress). True democracy should should at least give voice to all factions before reaching a concensus. From my viewpoint your citizens seem to have very little direct input into what happens in your country. I stand corrected if I misjudge the situation, but all the candidates apoear to progress towards nomination based on how much money they can raise, and then it comes down to the 'big showdown' where the mega bucks really come into play.
Our politics have been a bit unstable in recent years, that's for sure, but it is less based on who is the richest but more on ideology. 🤗🙋♀️🇬🇧
Fyi 18:45 Europeans do not support Russia. 😅
A lot of far-rightparties in Europe do
In Denmark, we don't have that "Karen trend" here
We have a saying: you aint better than everyone ells.
We don't puff up our chest and brag, because it's look down upon. so if something good happen to you. we kinda keep it quiet.
the respect for other people views of politics seems like non-existing, and I find that very scary.
If we talk about war effort: we love when big Brother is arround. First one through the door. and if you talk to Coalition forces, they always, hope an American was nearby when shit hit the fan. because the American troops had the logistics and the power to help you out.
I feelt sad when they pulled out of Iraq and Afghanistan of and no ending conflict
i felt sad because of the sacrifices the soldiers had made, was abit in vein. How does an average American soldier feel about it?
USA
Good things: the hunting culture which coupled with the tagging system provides money for conservation, balance in the wild, diversity and large public spaces.
Can do attitude, of individuals and businesses, it is entrepreneurial.
Bad Things:
Without doubt law and order. The ‘for profit’ prison system is terrifying, the sentencing punitive, the policing over the top.
… and sadly the failure to resolve multiculturalism. A nation built on different cultures but not yet finding a solution to integration… it’s an issue for every nation, but I had hoped theUSA might have resolved it under their huge patriotism, constitutional structure and so forth.
Politically the US is fkd ub. Period. As clearly put on display by clanpa T. Same goes for the incredibly politicized judicial system with lifetime appointees by whichever administration puts them there.
It's very easy to say that it's too far away from the regular citizen, but that wouldn't differ too much from the EU, with the main difference that European countries are actual sovereign nations, and not a state in a country, but the distance is similar, and may seem irrelevant to a lot of people on a day to day basis.
It will always be a problem with majority rule, like the 2 party system is, because a lot of people are getting left in the ditch by whichever administration, simply because the 2 parties are so polarized, and everything the other does is bad, rather than a multitude of parties that'll have to knock out the wrinkles to get legislation put through. By the nature of this, more things are considered, instead of just ramming something through, because you already have the majority. Which is why other actual democracies might be bad as well, but never quite as extreme as the US. I mean Victor Orban is naturally not part of that equation, along with other free speech and press oppressing countries.
Politicians all over the world need to be reminded who put them there, and why though. They're not in there to be the self-serving b#st#rds that a lot of them are.
US as a country without the politics? Awesome... great nature, people, food etc. - just quit measuring everything by the $. And take a vacation. Get your government to run healthcare, in stead of a for-profit insurance company. Strengthen the EPA.
u can say many things about USA (i mean the goverment etc) but 1 thing i actually hope my country had is the right to defent my house and family from indruders without thinking the jail time that is waiting for me..for example , last week some thief's went to some farmers property and the owner shot 1 of them ( he is alive btw) in order to protect hes wife and kids... now he is facing jail time (already in policy custody) for attempting m8rder...i mean how is this actually acceptable?!?!
The US and UK are more polarized because they 're basically a two party system which hardly leaves any room for middle ground. While countries that have a multi party system and government need to compromise a lot more and it's engrained in the system.
I was offered a job interview with Walt Disney in California back when I had some rare IT skills. I turned it down and spent the next couple of hours wondering if I'd done the right thing. I knew I was right when news of a school shooting came on the radio as I was driving home from work. This was over 20 years ago when UK news still reported shootings in America. They were more of a novelty back then.
The US is lagging behind in many ways. Electoral system e.g. Is from the 19th century. That you don't vote directly for who should be a politician. And someone like Trump would never even come close to a political one party. And why you don't have better healthcare is because of your electoral system. It benefits the rich. And they have no problem with healthcare.
As a Romanian I see a lot of right wing propaganda from the US in Romania and other countries as well. Luckily the people from my bubble don't take that shit serious. But it is troubling. They finance a lot of right wing movements in Europe and we should change that.
and americans think they are better than everybody else :-D We often are told that USA is the best country on the planet..... (I don´t agree) Americans think they are so free a.s.o Maybe a few of you are? As long as you have the right skin colour :-( As Patriotic as can be.