TOP 5 THINGS SWEDISH PEOPLE HATE ABOUT THE USA
Vložit
- čas přidán 1. 08. 2022
- The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: skl.sh/kimberlysorce08221
Hello everyone! In this video, we are talking about the top 5 things that Swedish people hate about The USA. In order to get these results, I polled my Swedish followers on my IG account: @kimsinsweden
Be sure to follow me on IG if you aren’t already!
I have been living in Sweden for a few months now, and I can definitely say that these topics come up a lot in conversations that I have with Swedish people or people living here in Sweden.
Did these answers surprise you? If you are Swedish or live in Sweden, what other things about The USA don’t you like? I can say, as an American, that I agree with these things as well!
Thanks so much for watching this video, it truly means a lot to me! Please don’t forget to subscribe to my channel and turn on the notifications, like this video, and leave me a comment below!
Follow me on Tiktok: / kimberlysorce
Follow me on IG: / kimsinsweden
#skillshare #sweden #swedishlife #fyp #sverige
The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: skl.sh/kimberlysorce08221
What kind of swedes answered this? City swedes? Because the rest of Sweden are for more liberal gun laws for the most part. I can't stand when someone put us into the same box. Not everyone in Sweden like the current system or our socialist government.
You forgot one of the biggest ones, worker protection laws and tipping culture. It's horrendous.
Hello
@@orumordere5875 hi
My wife and I are Americans living in Sweden (Malmö) and these 5 things have a lot to do with why we moved here.
Is the process of becoming a Swedish citizen complicated?
My husband and I are moving to Malmö this summer! We too are leaving for those same 5 things 🙄
@@thrashpuppy2010 we haven’t been here long enough to apply. But we plan to.
@@andrewm503 Nice! I'm hoping to visit Sweden in the near future. It sounds like a great place.
Hi - we do not "hate"! I don't know who "schooled" you about Swedish gun laws, but. 1: - You can only own weapons if you have a license, e.g. hunting license (jägarexamen) or if you are a competition shooter signed to a 'club'. A hunting license is obtained after training and having passed a comprehensive theoretical test and passed a shooting test. You are also obliged to prove that you own an approved gun safe. You must also not have been convicted of a 'violent' crime in the last five years. In Sweden, which is quite gun-dense, there are 31.6 firearms per 100 inhabitants, in the USA the corresponding figure is 89 per 100 inhabitants. "Hate" is untypically Swedish and far too strong. 2: - On reasonable grounds, we Swedes (in general) dislike your abortion laws on the way. How you ignore the responsibility of the "father" and believe that you are appointed by God. We wonder why the child is only "sacred" in the womb. Not when they are separated from their parents and detained as you did with refugee children on the Mexican border, for example. 3: - The 'general health insurance' is self-evident in Sweden and does not need to be commented on. All studies show that, even if the tax seems high in Sweden, it is more expensive for the "American" who can afford to insure than to pay taxes in Sweden. I myself have undergone an eye operation, two back operations plus an operation in the elbow to get function in the fingers of the hand. The last one when I was 70 years old. In total, it has cost me 2000 SEK (200 USD). In addition, my wife has given birth to five children, three of them by caesarean section. Expensive? A total of 3000 SEK (300 USD) and we could be together in the hospital, day and night.. Moreover! If someone would even try to charge for the child to lie against/on the mother's body...? Just bizarre (and I cut the umbilical cord). The mother was allowed to stay until she was rested and I was allowed to stay with her the whole time at no extra cost. 4: - The US seems to be built around the car. Sweden would need better public transport in the countryside, but in the bigger cities you don't need a car. Nevertheless, the Swede is quite lazy and drives a car anyway. Which may be necessary after all. Above all, it will be cheaper if you are a family that has to move longer distances. 5: - Do not misunderstand me. Sweden is (in principle) a mini-USA, though secularized. And we don't swear allegiance to the flag. Sweden is 'different' from most western countries, for better or for worse. You express it very well how We understand your ignorance other countries. But, to be honest, ignorance exists everywhere, including in Sweden. BUT! Sometimes it gets a little funny when you can't even find your own country on the world map. Finally: We don't "hate" anything about the USA! We think differently. Maybe it's us who are ignorant? Who knows in a hundred years? P.S. Something I myself do not appreciate about the US is that I am expected to compensate rudely low wages with tips! I feel uncomfortable every time I'm there. It feels like I "look down" on those who serve me. As if I gave money to a beggar. If interested? Then compare working conditions and wages between employees MC Donalds Sweden/USA. Compare holidays, and all other conditions. There you will find the big difference in how we value people. BUT! We do not "hate" D. S. P.P.S. You can not reach me..., answer ;)
Oj, ett enkelt svar passar nog bättre här i detta forum.
I agree fully on every single point! And also on the extremely weird way that business owners in USA and ONLY in the USA can reduce the pay for their employees to the point that they have to beg their customers for support to be able to live of their work!
Eller åtminstone dela in texten i stycken så att någon kan tänkas läsa igenom hela
bricklayer unite ;)
whoo...to much...styckeindelning?, punkter?...
I just moved to Sweden from Miami. I started by YT channel and just started uploading. I live in the northern part of Sweden and will be going down to Stockholm soon! Can't wait to explore!
I am from north Sweden, now living in Stockholm. And I've been to Miami (summer 2019)! Good luck with your channel.
@@Stockholm_Syndrome thank you!
Hi Kim.I agree to all those 5 things as from a Swedes perspective,as they're kinda obvious.But after living for a couple of years in the US there are less obvious things that are weird.One of the things that makes me cringe every time,is the fact that whatever business you've doing,and there's forms to fill in,they ask for race and ethnicity.Banks,government or whatever,they all asks for that.Idk,it just feels very very awkward.I mean......yyyyyyyyy?
Sorry for the poor grammar,I'm in bath with my 3rd gin and tonic 😋
@@anderswiik7432 Not the only thing you should be sorry for.
It’s for statistics
What ?! That's weird dude.
@@lassehult7468 Yep,USA e ett mycket märkligt ställe.
You can easily switch Sweden out and insert " Most of the modern western world" 🙂
Only those who are completely brainwashed, sadly, they are numerous these days.
... or the entire civilized/developed world.
Don't ever come to the United States if thats the way you feel.
I love USA! I am Swedish…. No country is perfect. I appreciate Sweden don’t get me wrong! But if i could i 100% choose US
I am from Germany, and give you 100% 👍
USA is pure Freedom, in every kind of Way.
@@kallo182 exactly freedom! I just love the mentality .. it’s like coming home!
You forgot the cost of education, holidays, parental leave…
She just picked the top answers from the poll. Those are all good points though.
One thing I must say I object to is American food in schools. Our daughter´s class had contact with a class i West Virginia. Among other things they made a movie presentation of their respective schools. When they showed their lunch hall the food consisted of what you would find i a hamburger joint or a Las Vegas style buffet. I find it hard to see the reason for having pizza, burgers, mac ´n cheese, soft drinks etc on a daily basis. It´s the kind of foods most here have on weekends but not so often weekdays. It´s a bit strange to us.
Not to mention they dont do physical education anymore. That why alot of kida are overweight here.
5 weeks payed vacation is law in Sweden.
And at least 3 of them must be given in succession during the summer months if the employee demands it.
Doesn't have to be during the summer! But 3 weeks in a row sometime during the year is mandatory. My mom, for example, always takes 3 weeks in December because she prefers Christmas time over summer.
But yeah, 3 weeks during December can be denied IF the employer can give 3 weeks sometime else during the year that works for the employee.
My mom works in health care, so she obviously can't always get her semester/holidays during Christmas.
@@Sam1D28
Enligt semesterlagen har du rätt att ta ut 3 veckors sammanhängande semester under perioden juni till augusti. Det är den så kallade huvudsemesterperioden. Arbetsgivaren kan alltså neka eller flytta din semester så länge du får ledigt i minst 4 varvid 3 måste vara sammanhängande veckor under sommaren.
Källa semesterlagen
Det inbär att en arbetsgivare inte kan neka dig semester under sommarmånaderna om DU ansöker om att du vill ha semester under sommaren.
Det är helt upp till dig om du vill skjuta på semestern till annan tid på året men den rätten äger du inte arbetsgivaren
@@Sam1D28
According to the Holiday Act, you have the right to take 4 weeks of holiday during the period June to August. It is the so-called main holiday period. The employer can therefore only refuse or move your vacation as long as you get 4 weeks off (of which 3 must be consecutive) during the summer.
This means that it is the employee who owns the right to vacation during the summer. It is therefore the employee who decides whether they want to move their holiday to another time of the year.
Source Semesterlagen
Edit
My wife works at management level at one of the big hospitals in Stockholm and she is working on staff planing over the summer due to al the vaccinations that ppl have the right to take.
@pauleriksson3147 yeah exactly, my mom is the employee. She doesn't want to have her holidays during the summer. She wants it during December. But if she can't get it during December, the employer still needs to give her 3 weeks in a row another time of the year. Since my mom still doesn't want it during the summer, they need to find another time during the year where she can get 3 weeks off in a row.
@@Sam1D28
It’s not exactly.
The law gives the employee the rights during the summer. If you void your right during the summer the employer can ( by law ) deny your vacation in total during the rest of the year up to 5 years before the must pay in money if they don’t give you leave.
This has happened and is tried in court (Arbetsmiljödomstolen).
So in your mother’s case they can deny the holiday she has moved to Christmas within the law even if they first have approved it.
The law is crystal clear during the summer months you as an employee have rights. Rest of the year the employer owns the right in total.
However in different “kollektivavtal” you can get other perks ( but never lower the the law)
In the “kollektivavtal” that your mom is working under. It says that she have the right to take 3 holiday leaves during the year as long as they given a months heads up ( it can be 2 l am unsure )
So lest say your mom takes a week after new year. Then a week during summer than a “klämdag” during let’s say Easter.
Then they can deny and even revoke her holiday during Christmas.
It’s important in feeds like this to be clear about what the law given rights and other perks.
In my kollektivavtal if i viod my summer holiday the employer must give me a vacation during that year however if we can’t find a agreement the employer decides when that 4 weeks must be given before the end of the years.
This means that l always takes classic “industry semester” during the summer.
to tie in point number 5, I hate how people from the US think America is only the US, as if Canada and Mexico are not also north America.
Who thinks that? I have never heard one of my fellow Americans say North America only consists of the United States. Moron.
There is a misconception about european healthcare public insurance. It´s not a "human right". As an individual in this system there is a thought of redistribution of cost during your lifespan. Usually you need a lot of health care as a child and when elderly. Inbetween you usually use less heathcare, and work a lot and pay more taxes.
Like some people have pointed out, you can get a gun license if you're an active sports shooter, but if you have a criminal record it's usually denied. Also, you have to keep the gun locked up when you're not using it, and you have to reapply for your license every 5 years.
Hey! You can actually get a gun license here without being a hunter if you are in a gun club and show proficiency in handling a gun and finish marksman tests. Then you can apply för a license, and then buy a gun. If you’re a hunter you are restricted to getting a license för rifles. If you’re a competitive marksman you can get a handgun.
As a swede, I totally agree with everything you said we hate about the US. On several occasions, I yelled "JA! Precis så!" :D
You also said that some Americans are starting to wake up, and you definitely have woken up already :)
One thing I didn't like when we were in the western US were their toilets when you sat on it the water reached up to where I don't want toilet water ;)
Noble;humble & gentle you´re 🥰
Totally agreed
My #1 is the global surveillance performed by the US government. The work of KGB and Stasi was a breeze by comparison.
Americans are allowed to do more, but what they do is logged and stored for future reference.
My #2 would be the legal system as a whole.
First the fanatic belief in the constitution as carved in stone. Older nations know that constitutions must be adapted over time.
Then I'm no fan of the Anglo-American system where a) all parties pay their own costs (preventing poor persons from winning civil cases), and b) the courts define the interpretation of laws, not those that wrote them. Essentially anything can be legal or illegal until tried in a legal court.
Man betalar tvistemål själv i Sverige också. Det är brottmål som staten vanligen betalar. Att domstolar tolkar lagen är också helt rätt. Lagstiftare är inga ofelbara gudar. Ironiskt när du först skriver att saker inte ska vara huggna i sten.
I haven't been in the US for my own experiences, but have been told that the coffee is veak and bad by our standard. The coffee and "fika" is very important in our culture, so that could have been a highly ranked thing to not like with the US for Swedes.
Well ofc we like 'fika'..but this was like top 5 of dislikes (not hate)...about 100 things to dislike higher than no 'fika' culture...Just make ur own...
or well thers a few things to hate...but mostly dislikes..
i think Swedes hates how some ppl r threathened...Ethnical groups, workers, HBQT ppl, The Unequal Healtcare system, death penelty (what gives the state the right to comitt murder?)...
You don't know what the fuck you are talking about. There is good coffee all over here.
I would not say we "hate" those point, we might just think it's strange, stupid or weird :)
"Whiskey is my friend" ie The availability and price of booze is the thing why the Finns löööööve America.
The tip-system is hard to understand. It feels ”stoneage” with the tippning.
In Sweden you can go to a gun course, join a gun club then get your license for X gun you want to purchase. You can get all kind of guns, AR-15 and such included. I think Sweden passed 250K license a couple of years ago (2 out 100 of the Swedish population. And yes I know, 1 person can have more than one license). Now there are some simple criteria of storing said guns such as a weighted certified gun safe, if you can't even handle that you don't deserve having guns to begin with. It's easy to lose your licenses thought and from what I could gathered Americans have a weird attitude forwards guns, even among professional gun instructors. Gun owners of Sweden seems way more responsible than that of the US.
Tack Kim för en fin video!
Eyy Jersey represent! I live in Middlesex.
That stay at home mothers think that they can school their kids better then the normal school.
Fun fact, i have an American friend that say that it is way to expensive and far to travel to Europe, and at the same time tell me to go to them insted....hmm....is it not as far for me that it is for them? 🙂
If You drive between Denmark and Sweden You better take it easy with drinking. The limit in Denmark is higher then it is in Sweden. Dont drink and drive .
Defect in a matter is that you can put it everything together in Europe, and it still wouldn’t be the population of California ,Texas and the city not the the state of NYC so how could you even begin to compare? You really can’t but people try over and over again we could only be compared to places like China, India, and Africa due to the population, it may be Mexico or Canada
I got to be honest and I am not a hateful person, but if you do think people not having healthcare is okay, you are not a good person, there is no argument for you being good then, and awesome video, I love your videos.
What does it say on your finger?
I'm a Swede who came to live in the US 40 years ago. What is said on this video was true then (except for the abortion laws, which were better!) thus, what has surprised me most about this country is how resistant it is to change. Can't help but wonder what would happen if it became a mandatory part of education to spend a semester abroad? (I've been asked if they have cars in Sweden and what the difference is between Sweden and Switzerland. 'Aren't they the same?' Recently a neighbor couldn't get over images from Ukraine and that the people there 'live just like us!' Sigh, sigh, and sigh... ) With better understanding of the world, maybe things here wouldn't be so stuck.
A mandatory semester abroad sounds like a good idea, not just for Americans, but for everyone,everywhere.
What really surprises me is the way too frequent total lack of knowledge (and curiosity) about the world in general, even at such a rough level as the continents, never mind countries and on what continent they belong...
I've heard quite often lately that people confuse Sweden with Switzerland. I do not understand that at all. How does that happen? I am curious to know what it is about those two countries that makes people think they are the same place.
@@jadeh2699 The names of the countries.
We didn't ask you to live here. And if you can't find anything nice to say about America, why have you stayed 40 years? Maybe it's time you left. (And no I am not a yahoo, MAGA American if you were wondering).
@@jadeh2699 They both begin with 'Sw'?
Most Wal-Marts stopped carrying guns years ago. Most gun laws are 1) is against the 2nd amendment 2.) Against law abiding citizens
About the anti abortion law, I think it actually is that we hate the american religious zealousness in general. The anti abortion law just happens to be the latest shocking thing so that is what people think of right now when they think about your religioysness. But we hate how you bring religion into just about everything, school education (creationism), politics and even how you always thank God whenver you are grateful for even most minor things :)
Triggered leftist ❄️
How stupid are you? Most Americans support the right to abortion and are not super religious. It's just the zealous religious minority among us have worked the political system better than the majority.
Kind of true. No politician would have a chance of getting elected unless he or she proclaimed there Chrisitan beliefs.
Healthcare - okay, I wouldn't say people here, in general, see it as a human right to receive healthcare but as we live in a society and work and pay taxes, we give to the society, we want to be taken care of and get something back. One's health is pretty darn important to life so I think it's a fair deal to have a prosperous and well-functioning population.
Healthcare is the ultimate control of the people. It is common communist control method, see what Saul Alinsky says. If you think that it is for your best you are extremely naive. The government will rob you clean and when you need treatment they will deny it if they decide to.
Imagine if the US-Americans had 5 weeks paid vacation like us. There would be US-Americans all over the world, and they would find out that something maybe could be better back home.
I've heard all of these things thousands of times since I moved here 19 years ago and continue to hear them to this day. This script gets tiring and never seems to changes or evolve. I don't mind living here but the uniformity of statements with a little sibling complex (from an older country no less) coupled with overestimating how much the average Swede knows about the US is irksome. Wait until US election season...
agree with you. Same script everywere. I am French and most do not know much about other countries but feel superior
Well said. When Swedes accuse Americans of being arrogant they should look at themselves in a mirror.
THAT'S NO ONLY Swedes people but the hol of EUROPE. FIND. THIS UNBELIEVABLE.
What your poor spelling?
starts at 2:30
im vary suprised that the work culture was not at the top
I'm not. It's said that the culture in the US is that workers are very ambitious, that's not bad. We love people that are ambitious and hard working here in Sweden to.
@@satanihelvetet yeah the ambitious part is good, that was not really what I meant but its okej my writing can be clumsy sometimes
About Sweden interest in other countries. Being a small country in upper north, while having a big international business you are depending on interaction with other countries. This you can trace back to the winking time, covering an area from New Foundland in west, Sea of Aral in east, Sicily in south. Sweden would not survive up north without connection to other countries and cultures.
You know what I find most fascinating is that Americans don't sit around thinking about things we hate about other countries and yet many other countries do so about us. It's rather distasteful!
It's a major cottage industry in all the foreign media. I have long said the US provides a service to the rest of the world. The people of pretty much every country compare the US unfavorably to their country in every way. (For example, as far as I can tell, the US is the ONLY racist country in the world.) It helps them ignore their own problems. 🤷🏻♂️
Well said. I cannot imagine any of my fellow Americans sitting around hating on Sweden. But maybe we should start if that is the way most of them feel about us.
As a Swede, I apologize. It seems like everyone wants to throw stones at the giant, but the giant are not allowed to throw stones at anyone. It's mostly because US is the most important and powerful country in the world and we secretly admire you.
Having traveled alot. I never have ever seen where people sit around saying how much they hate the US or its people.
Another foreigner hating on the U.S.
Thanks Kimberly S Du gör det du gör så BRA :)
Those are actually 5 things many Americans hate about the USA too.
True. But I as an American I don't like being lectured to by countries that are much easier to govern than my own.
I think I'd love it in Sweden
I'm 100% sure you would, as Sweden is a wonderful country. I know this is about swedes, but you will find, that every nordic country has a similar mindset. 😊🇩🇰
@@b.v.nielsen8714 I'd visit any of them!
@@tonyf315 As you should, my friend. As you should.
Kimberly, we are not hate. Maybe not like few things
Love it
So, all of these things mean that these things are all better in Sweden.
You going to North Sweden?
As an American, I agree with the 5th one, and it's honestly annoying because some Americans have actually gotten angry at me and even went as far as to insult me whenever I show them proof that other countries such as Sweden have a better culture and society. A lot of them really hate being proven that they're a bit brainwashed and ignorant. But it just fuels me to move faster. And not all of us are ignorant. ❤️ 🇸🇪
🖕🏽🇺🇲
Gee Americans getting upset when you tell them their culture is substandard. Imagine human beings getting angry when you insultingly compare them to others, instead of just offering constructive advice. I hope you remain in Sweden, we can spare you.
@@charlesmartin1121 Oh I've offered advice PLENTY of times to a plethora of American people and give even tried educating them without any insults. And guess what, a good chunk of them refuse it, get angry, defend the system, insult me, etc. It's willful ignorance and brainwashing. I know not all Americans are like this, however there are still too many stubborn people who won't accept that there are better options
@@FrannyFrancisca Maybe it was the way you offered the advice, people don't like to be lectured to in a high-handed manner.
@@charlesmartin1121 Could be. However people need to hear it and sugarcoatimg things won't work all the time. A lot of American people are insulted at the thought of America not being "number 1" REGARDLESS of how you say it. And that's an issue. Again, brainwashing mixed with willful ignorance. Hyper-individualism plagues our people to the point where I've come across videos of immigrants crying because it was so hard for them to make real connections. And that my friend doesn't even scratch the surface of all the Amerian social flaws that need fixing.
Kim, Spot on. top 5 yeah !
(well, some might say "we dont hate" or "we DO get to own guns" and some other puny issues..... Ignore those whining people)
thank you
W
I don't hate!!
What's your mayor problem?
Are you a child????
🤔🤔🤔🤔
@@tobiaslundqvist.71 Vad menar du nu?
...?
Det är snarare kommentarer som denna som du gör, som bevisar hur gnälliga folk kan vara...
I've always thought that healthcare should be a right and not a privilege.
Good interesting video on many topics that you could discuss for a long time.
I can think of a few more though...
The whole school educating thing in America...? What do Americans learn in school really?
About the world and other cultures? About them selves?
Drugs...? For example: Statistics from CDC 2016 showes 63 600 drug overdose deaths in the United States.
That is 174 humans per day or 7 people per hour.... that year.
Sadly in 2021 the number was 107,622 drug overdose deaths in the United States. That's just...😢
The homeless situation...?
Religion...?
racism...?
Riches vs poverty...?
Mass shootings...? Sadly there is a mass shooting in the US every day. Every day!?
Military...? You have a country that train elite soldiers to be the best but not
a backup system that deals with going back to society and taking care of the wounded when they
really need it.
But most important and a really BIG issue for me...
Why the high fives all the time and all the shouting when someone does something unique?
Americans scream alot for many reasons and I don't understan it???
Be safe
Björn
Wow. You must be feeling really superior about now. I am so sorry we don't measure up to your lofty standards.
Love your energy. Good vibes. You live in Malmö? So Do I. :)
I would agree that the abortion laws coming in like this is like going back to the middle ages... The driving around aspect seems rather crazy too.
Having that said I think Americans (in bigger cities) are quite open and friendly in general.
You can always keep up with world news regardless of your ability to travel. I recently saw an American CZcamsr reacting to a clip about who Al Qaeda is. He had no idea. How can you as an American not know who you are at war with?
You can own a gun in Sweden if you obtain a license to compete in shooting. Regardless of whether you have a hunter's license or a competition shooting license, the weapon must be stored in a gun cabinet that is large enough or drilled into the floor so that no one can move it.
Yeah, that is silly. The explanation is that they probably are pretty young and hear about ISIS but not so much about Al Qaeda. Who knows?
@@buckstraw925 I wish. But no - a grown man
That just showcases how ignorant you are. One American CZcamsr doesn't know who Al-Qaeda is, and you assume he is representative of most Americans. I am waking-up to the astounding arrogance of some Swedes from this video and others, but unlike you I won't assume it's all Swedes.
Do you really learn about other countries in school in the US? I think if you’re introduced to other different cultures when hou ar small or young, you probably fet mor open an interested to other cultures and want to travel when you be an adult
Yes, we learn about other countries. Also, the US is much more diverse than ‘lilly white’ Sweden, so you’re actually living with people from all over the world.
@@bedminstereric Maybe you should take a closer look at the diversity in Sweden. Not that "lilly".
Make a video on why Americas measure every aspect of life in tonnes!
Eating popcorn and waiting for the drama. 😝
You mean how pissed-off Americans are going to get watching the content of this video? Thats sad.
Hi! As a swede I would first mention that it's difficult to compare Sweden to the US cause of the size difference & population difference! I want to comment on a few things anyways, like the abortion laws in the US are crazy! It have to be a womans right to decide about her body& her life, so anti abortion laws are nuts!( I think a lot of laws in the states are somehow made with a christian religion"moral" base, or a biblical one!?) We don't make our laws based on religion here.. When coming to the death penalty laws it's always tricky, cause sometimes there are no other option than death if a person are a danger to society& have proven that 100%. But& there's a big butt( 🤓🙊,sry but I had to!) But then there will always be innocent people wrongfully sentenced to death by the state& that's a total nightmare scenario that NO ONE would accept if happened to them& the system is not foolproof( is that an acctual word?) I guess you understand anyways? The last but not the least thing are about Swedens health care, it's starting to cracking up. Rich pelople have much better 6options than poor to get proper healthcare! Still it's better than in the US! All this is of course MY opinions!! Thanks for this chanel & wish you all the best! ❤👏⚘😎✌
The sixth most hated thing is Pop-Tarts.
What?! How dare you!
I live in the US and even I agree with most of these things. I walk every where so a car is not needed by me besides I would prefer to ride horse's as for the gun laws I must say I hate guns. Oh and I research everything that I don't know
"Swedish people", you mean swedes?
Not all Swedish people think alike.
@Gargamel BonnierWhat's so funny?
@Gargamel Bonnier What about me?
A KAREN ?*..... Swedish Is YOU !*
why you stay here if you complaning normaly in malmö
I'd say that I do not agree at all with the american system for the first four things on your list and that I feel that more americans overall would benefit of havig f ex universal healthcare and better regulated guns. They are very selfish systems and obviously spearheaded by corporations and their lobbyists as much are in USA. But "hate" is a huge overstatement, it doesn't really affect me. But might be a translation thing, maybe you can say hate in a much less severe manner in english. Public transport is good in Sweden, yes. But only in cities, in more rural areas it's basically the same as US.
I'm no expert but basically there are three ways to own a gun if you meet the prerequisites of no criminal record etc. Hunting (requires a hunting exam) as you said, sports shooting if you are part of a gun club (and you have to pass a test here as well) or a collectors licence (this last one is basically for museeums and very rare special cases). We actually do have alot of guns here, not as in the state obviously but I think only Switzerland have more guns than USA per capita. But I believe around a third of the Swedish population have guns. It is just highly regulated and harder for kids or criminals to get one.
Also how you store them is also highly regulated so we don't have many cases of accidental fire or killing a spouse or neighbour in a spur of the moment anger thing etc since the gun and ammo and sometimes the pin are stored seperately so there are many steps to using that gun. No ready to fire gun in your pants or under your pillow for most gun owners.
Some criminals get them anyway ofc but they pay a premium and therefore usually are more selective when using them. Most of our shootings are criminals shooting other criminal rivals. Using them for "low value" targets like robbing someone or such is much less common as the cost if they get caught with one is not worth it. The gun is worth more on the black market than what they'd probaby get from robbing a regular person.
When ever a gun is involved it's like kicking the hornets nest but the hornets are police. It is not common like in the states where police more often than not expect a criminal to be armed. And shooting at an officer with one is like sticking your head in the hornets nest. Criminals know this and try to keep under the radar unless the target is really worth the risk. Not many police officers have been shot or shot at in Sweden over the years really.
As for the last thing I think it has to do with a very low percentage of american that actually have any experience of travel outside US states. Many americans consider a few towns over or the next state to be a vacation.
The reason for this in many cases I think is at least partly due to inability to get enough time off from work or financially for a longer trip to another country. You generally don't get 5 weeks of fully paid vacation in USA. And then there is school, probably varies from state to state and school to school but my friends from Phoenix basically said that history lessons aside from jesus started from the american civil war forward and focused on USA only. Nothing about Saxons, Vikings, Persians, Chinese dynasties etc. So they generally have no input on other countries except of what they hear from the very biased republican or democratic news channels that obviously try their best to indoctrinate americans into their own ideology.
You claim Americans are ignorant of other countries, you are really ignorant about America. Oh and the main reason Americans don't travel abroad as much as Europeans, is because America is huge. Except for Canada and Mexico, traveling abroad means going great distances often crossing oceans. For Swedes visiting multiple other countries means a short hop, made easier by being part of the EU.
Let me provide an insight. Most Americans have criticisms of what our country has become. The infatuation with guns--honestly cannot explain it but it is there to provide citizens with a modest tool against govt tyranny. Don't think for a second that govt does not go after people--big fish & little fish. Govts are not beneficent. The violent culture is due mostly to drug turf wars & the fact that our govt continues to divide us up by tribe. But you're right, in a country which supposedly values life, guns are only designed to murder. Abortion--never was a federal law; it was a federal court decision. Best left up to the states because states have their own cultures on the issue. That is the best they can do. In strict states, it would doctors that pay the price; they would not go after women. Reason: remember the scene in all the Jesus movies with Mary Magdalene. He did not condemn her. Transportation: yes many of us have too much an infatuation with cars. Well you don't live in your car. There are too many cars in cities. The American diet. Agreeably, our cultural habits hear lead to much bad disease & we just can't be honest about it. When they try to teach they view this as an attack on freedom. Health care is a common complaint but in a country as ill as ours & so populated, no govt system would look out for everybody. We have too many diseases & injuries. That cost money. In competition with other budget items, people may be tempted to think that the govt would look to take care of its people. Don't develop that dependency. Look out for oneself. But we should be more proactive in our culture to see if we can develop habits that don't promote disease or injury & that requires an insight to infection, injuries on the job or athletic field, overuse injuries from poor ergonomics, mental health, drugs & the border, genetics, diet, environmental. We are no where there. I think many Americans desire that our workplaces be less toxic & less busy & incorporate more leisure time like Europe does. This would lend itself positively to mental health, give people more time to spend with their kids, & just plain old become well-rounded. We should not measure work production by quantity.
Its too much water in an American toilet!!
Most of the world consider Americans to be full of shit, so we use more water 😁
Totally agree w that! No need to go into detail. Lol
We like it wet chump.
bra video och stämmer helt
Skall...✌min bror.
@@nicky9589 Skall = should/shall or bark(ing), in swedish.
Think you might mean SKÅL = Cheers
Spot on
It's very violent in the US....
Depends on where you go. That’s usually how it works in every country.
Actually, standing up at a job like a cashier is good for you, sitting down most of the hours is not. However, having the option to stand and sit is the best solution.
Whaaaat? I love USA.
Your knowledge of Swedish gun law/-culture is lacking to say the least. But anything else would surprise me from a commifornian.
Hunting and marksman
Why you say hate ,,,, better to say ,, don't like ,,, hating is not good
The car dependency thing is actually an urban density thing. Many American cities are hardly cities, they're more like endless carpets of single-family houses, with some malls thrown in here and there. Ok, there may be a skyscraper or two in the middle, but that changes very little. They may be cities, but they still have very low population density. Which makes all distances very long, so you can't really walk to any place worth going to. Also, it means that very few people will hop on or off the bus at each bus stop. And the thing that makes good public transportation possible is lots of passengers per stop. This all means more people use cars, which means you need wider roads, that make distances even longer, and density even lower. Add to that huge parking lots everywhere.
In contrast, many cities in Europe existed centuries, or even millennia before cars were invented, so people had to walk wherever they were going. Which means cities were built to minimize walking distances. Narrow streets, buildings with as many floors as the technology of the time could build.Rich people lived on the lower floors to avoid the stairs. You see this particularly often in Southern Europe, where streets that are narrower than modern cars aren't uncommon. Building great public transportation here is dead easy, for this reason.
If you want to step on a few aching toes (that was a direct translation of a Swedish idiom), how about Five ways (most) Swedes are wrong about the USA? 🤣
I actually think Roe vs Wade will be codified eventually. The public opinion is too strong and many pro-life R's are starting to backpaddle.
Also I wonder how your list would compare if you asked Canadians the same? I would bet they are pretty equal.
And America is suppose to be the land of the free. and a developed country. It seems to be more messed up than some of the undeveloped countries in the world.
You can have guns for sports shooting, not just hunting, in Sweden. IIRC, you need to be able to show an active club membership and competition participation (initially using club firearms)
Collecting weapons is also a valid reason.
also forgot to mention in Sweden you need to keep the guns in a dedicated safe if you for some reason have one. While in the us tragically people can in a legal way have the gun accessible for anyone, like in a drawer. And you can also have a gun if you are part of Hemvärnet.. Or at least thats how it used to be. Only way to have a assault rifle.
@@QuickZ_ ska man hålla på och låsa upp ett skåp när nån kommit in hos en?
@@sdfghgtrew Weapons in Sweden is not kept for self defence.
@@sdfghgtrew hur många har du skjutit i din lägenhet hittills?
The new abortion law in USA disqualifies USA as a developed nation from my point of view. It’s something I could expect from the taliban, not a self proclaimed developed nation. I’m Norwegian.
I'm a conservative Swede and I agree with the new abortion law. It makes USA a developed nation, that clearly recognizes abortion as murder in the womb. Abortion is murder fullstop. Nations that don't recognize that are undeveloped and barbaric.
What new abortion law? Did you invent it yourself in your head? Maybe you have phantasies about what the Supreme Court did when they overturned Roe v Wade? They stated that the federal government have no constitutional right to decide about abortions. It's up to the states. Some states close to restrict abortions, because the people who live in those states elected representatives who have that opinion. It's a concept called democracy. I know you haven't heard of it before in your little bubble.
As a retired swedish ww2 hero I want to add to the story: We should be thankful and grateful to Norway since most of the nature in the form of scenery, soil / stones and wildlife etc has drifted from the Norwegian hills and mountains to form what today is called sweden. Not many mention this fact - but we should do more to show gratitude toward Norway and the norwegian people. And we should also finally admit that the vikings originally came from Norway (and later spread to sweden and denmark).
Arent people in the US wery proud to speak out load about every peoples right? Down to every single induvidual. And abortion is wrong? Love from Sweden
in the usa you can go to jail for nothing if the police have a bad day the usa, the world's richest country, has the most homeless people and the most addicts in the world
It isn't the richest country in the world. Not by capita.
@@akyhne one of the richest
I so wish Sweden would be more into justice and not so lame.
Sweden so weak and also so old school.
Glad i moved.
@@Michels_Supercars Enjoy the cold..russian war..he he he
Ok that was dumb i take it back.
As a Swede, I would like to add the fact that Americans when they talk about what makes the US so great is that America has freedom, and that is true for most countries. And now after the abortion law I would say that freedom is less true for the US, and I really feel sorry for all the women over there.
First of all the repeal of Roe vs Wade means that the states get to decide and not the federal government which is more in line with the constitution and more democratic.
Second, the US has freedom of speech in a way that Sweden does not.
The USA have no freedom that that goes anywhere beyond what any person in Europe also have. The fact is that they have a lot less freedom with health care, violence on the streets, and social issues and being in constant fear of loosing their job on a whim of their boss or if they happen to be sick more than the maximum allowed number of days! The fact that they have to use social media to beg for money through "go fund me" to pay for medical procedures that is needed to stay alive says it all. Most countries in Afrika, Asia and south America has more freedom than that!
@@tommysellering4224
Yeah.. because there is no violence on the streets in sweden right? Shootings and whatnot?
The US has some issues (like every country) but as a swede I am happier here in the states.
Btw, over here it is not a crime to say whatever you want for fear that some group or other might be "offended".
@@mattiasberglund4484 Just because we have some pansies in Sweden that are offended by just about everything, mostly on other peoples behalf, is an issue. I agree! But unless you are a politician or a public person it is not yet a crime to offend people even in Sweden. And don’t try to tell me that that is not an issue in the USA as well! It is a millennial thing and not a matter of nationality!
@@tommysellering4224
Hets mot folkgrupp?
Make America Travel Internationally...😎
Make Swedes and other europeans understand that it is not easy to change things here in America. And stop lecturing us.
They hate abortion being illegal?
Things I don't like about the U.S. 1. The water quality is really bad and fountain softdrinks is just garbage. 2. The tipping culture. 3. Cashier packing my grocieries. 4. The toilet seat is almost on the floor. 5. No showerhoses. 6. Trash everywhere. Use the bin/trashcan and clean up the streets! 7. You drive like idiots. Every car has a dent or nine.
Please make a video about what swedes like about the U.S! Here is my list after visiting the U.S. three times. (Los Angles, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Mississippi, Alabama, Orlando, Miami and New York.)
Things I like about the U.S. 1. Friendly and polite people! 2. Food is good! Even Mc Donald's taste good! However your pizza sucks. 3. Sharing food at the restaurants is actually okay. And you always get a doggybag!
Great video!
I was about to click reply on my computer then I saw your post. It is about the same, but I can also add:
Like: The gun laws! Sadly, kids are being shot on the streets in Sweden too and the criminals get guns despite strict gun laws. But I am a law abiding citizen who want to buy a M16 in Coop as a "toy" can forget that. It will never happen.
Dislike: look at the streets in New York! New York is a nice city but it's dirty and I honestly wonder why the h*ll garbage bags stacks up on the sideways? That is not ok, it is disgusting!
Before I watch the video I'll post my top 5 things I hate about America as an American living in Sweden.
1. Gun laws
2. Healthcare system
3. Healthy food is very expensive and unhealthy food is cheap
4. Income taxes are not done by the government. People have to struggle to navigate that on their own.
5. The political system (I.e. two party system & electoral college)
Bonuses:
A. Work environment - Employers typically treat their employees bad and there are very few laws to protect workers.
B. The laws around what ingredients are allowed in food or cosmetics are much more lax in the U.S. compared to EU.
Excited to see how it compares to Swedes opinions 😁
-
Edit: after watching the video:
Totally forgot about Roe v Wade because I've been living in Sweden for 3 years so I was going based on my memory while living in the U.S. but yes I agree abortion laws are now grim in the U.S.
Oh right! Public transportation and pedestrian/bicycle access is horrible in the U.S. I couldn't go anywhere without a car in the U.S. but I've been in Sweden near Stockholm for 3 years and haven't felt any need to get a car so far 😄
Yeah the sales tax not included in the price shown is annoying. Tipping being required at a restaurant is also very annoying - just pay your workers! 😅
Please don't come back. Thank you.
I'm a 52 year old Swede who got my drivers license at 18 but has never owned a car. I have a good job so I could afford it but I rent when I need a car and in everyday life I just use public transport.
I am 45 and in exactly the same situation.
I own a car and constantly ask myself why. It rolls less than 100 kms per year.
There is not much I hate to be honest. But somethings i dislike. Sometimes with a passion.
1. I dont think you can just walk in and buy a gun in a shop even in the US, wasnt there a journalist trying to do that and it took months? There are alot of background checks and stuff. Now, If you wanted a Gun for criminal purposes, youd just buy one of another criminal no? The same way criminals do it in Sweden. Only money required. IF you want a gun here, you can get one. As longs as you have the money.
2. Abortion is NOT an easy question. I really dislike how all possible nuances will be removed from any political issue in the US, and then it will just be black and white and oh so simple. On a moral philosophical the real question is when does a life start? Because once the little beeing in the stomach is alive in its own right, then it too has rights. That must be measured against the mothers rights AND, wich is always forgotten or outright denied, the fathers rights.
Swedish law makes atleast some moral sense to me, until the child can survive outside the womb, that is as long as you are allowed to make an abortion.
3. General health insurance doesent bother me too much. I think the american people are highjacked by their corporations. Its obviously better with universal healthcare, and if the government cared more about their citizens than their corporations, this would be a non issue.
4. Have not given it a second thought. Im happy with how it works in sweden, but you do you. Seems like lazy gouverning once again but...
5. More than ignorant, it annoys me how tribal american people are. Its im a DEMOCRAT or a REPUBLICAN and I believe whatever story they tell me to believe, and I hate everyone that dont believe what believe. Because thats what ive been told to do. America is supposedly the most individualistic country in the world, but so many people seem so incapable of having thoughts and opinions of their own. Be braver.
"so many people seem so incapable of having thoughts and opinions of their own." That is an incredibly ignorant and condescending thing to say. You know nothing of America.
UNSUBSCRIBED..!! 👍
As the brother country of Norway - you should be glad you live in Sweden, or Scandinavia in general. Interesting to listen to you!
God video! Agree with the list! Two more that I don’t like:
1. The short/non existent parental leave (gender equality will never improve as long as that won’t change)
2. The need to tip is so confusing. You don’t tip the bus driver but you tip the guy making omelette at the hotel where you already payed for breakfast?
Agnes: Because the boss pay minimum wage or lower, this is the system.
Pay the girl fuck all 8 bucks and let her get tips.
@@BlutoLongneck Yeah I guess so, but still, the system is messed up!
America First or America Last
FIRST OF COURSE
Just so we don't have to endure another lecture by the oh so perfect Swedes.
And here is the non-PC truth about what swedish people and most of the world hate about the USA. It's the fact that americans are strong enough to be individualistic rather than collectivistic. That you are confident and strong and don't let other people's opinion of you discourage you from pursuing your dreams is probably what we hate most about America. You see, this creates a very strong feeling of envy in us because it forces us to face our own deep dependency on others for our own survival. We are taught from a very early age to never stick out, always trust authorities and always be dependent on others for your own emotional and physical survival - From the family, the school, the community, the institutions and the government. To seek and claim your own individuality is seen as taboo in Sweden. Since most of us are weak you are simply not assumed to have individual capabilities that would allow you to prosper on your own, independently of a group of people that in turn would be tied into a larger group of people that eventually would form the social institutions we are taught to be dependent on.
It's the fact that you seem confident and able to go your own way, do your own thing without caring too much about what "the group" thinks that drives us crazy. That you are able to pose the question: "What do I want?" rather than: "What will the group think of me if I do this?", leaves us with a feeling of powerlessness and despair that stems from a deep feeling of envy because we know we are too programmed, too conditioned and too weak to ever be able to have the same freedom.
Point on!
Wow. I am copying your brilliant writing. I do think we could do with a little more consideration of each other in America, but we will have to do it in a way which reconciles our essential individualist character. Thank you.
2nd Amendment Shall not infringe. Get over it. Our gun laws are getting less restrictive.
The first 4 are why I am trying to get out of the US with my wife(I fear for her safety now) however I have to finish my special education degree. The 5th applies to a lot people I know however not to me as a person going into the education field I take great care to learn as much as I can that includes the cultures and customs of other countries. Not gonna lie though over half the people I know don't even know what's outside the us borders which makes me very sad. Thankfully I am doing part of my student teaching in Sweden actually next spring I hope to secure a job while I am there. I am currently trying to learn the language though its taking me a bit longer then most as language is my kryptonite. I more skilled in math and science then language arts. Any tips and advice on acquiring a teaching position would be greatly appreciated. In case your wondering I am doing my student teaching in Umeå. Which will be part in the US and part in Sweden.
Lord Razear , checkout Stefan Thyron 's videos. He's from Oregon and landed a teaching job in Sweden. He can probably give you valuable information.
Stefan Thyron has nog left his teaching position in Norrköping and moped to Stockholm for a job in another field.
@@matswinberg5045 will do thank you
Theres a tremendous lack of teachers in math and science over here in sweden, so it wont be hard to find a teaching job in those fields here. The farther from Stockholm, Göteborg and Malmö you get, the more jobs you'll find.
You do of course need the language, as well as some teachers education.
I would recomend you talk to a swedish student consult (studievägledare) at the university you're at while in sweden. They will tell you all you need to know about how to qualify as a teacher in sweden. If you already know which University you going to, you proberbly can start an e-mail conversation with that person right away.
Also: I would suggest you talk to some schools while in sweden. Due to the nationwide lack of teachers many schools proberbly will be ok to hire you as a temp. teacher for a while, while you study swedish, in order to hire you as a real teacher once your done with your studies.
Edit: As a reference, I work as a teacher in science and quit my old job to get a new one with much higher pay.
This was three years ago and my old job still havent found a replacement for me and asks me to come back...
Don’t you think you’re being a little too dramatic?
A lot of these are things we wouldn't like if we were living in USA. I think the things that affect us more are things like:
- The United States trying to force Europe to make it legal to not label genetically modified foods and wants us to import US foods that are deemed unsafe to eat here.
- The United States acting like a world police (which is a bit ironic because we have often butted in and tried to mediate in international hotspots ourselves).
- The United States poor record and ambition on climate change.
I think the word "hate" is inappropriate though.. dislike? sure.