2 reasons why Europeans don't like Americans - my honest appreciation.
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
- Are you curious about the relationship dynamics between Europeans and Americans? In this video, I give you my honest opinion on the complexities of why some Europeans might have reservations or mixed feelings about their transatlantic counterparts.
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Hi! I'm a spaniard living in the Canary Islands and have to say that the americans I've met through the years have been very nice and friendly people, polite and eager to learn, here and when I've visited in the USA. Welcome to my country ❤
Totally agree. I remember back in Barcelona '92 Olympics listening to (loud) Americans, amazed at air-conditioning in metro and buses and just how modern it was. It was like they expected adobe huts and toros in every plaza. Okay, they were tourists and not potential residents. I'm Irish and have lived here for 30+years... you have to integrate but that doesn't stop you from keeping your own ideas and customs as long as you don't bother others. When in Rome...
I saw videos of Bruce Springsteen with the E Street Band. The Barcelona audience was one of the best audiences he had. They loved "Badlands" "Born to Run" and everything.
When an America band tours in Europe or anywhere in the world it is a loved big event.
Es que no sé puede conocer el mundo solo a través de los tópicos cinematográficos de EEUU. El hijo de un amigo fue de intercambio a un pueblo de EEUU y la familia de acogida le llevaba al frigorífico esperanto una reacción de asombro. Le encendían el aire acondicionado con la misma. El muchacho por educación y vergüenza ajena asentía con la cabeza y nuca se enteraron del ridículo. Bueno, se enterarían cuando volvió su hijo del intercambio con la familia española. 😂
I've never been, but from what I've found mud huts aren't even common in Africa, even though that's still the cliché.
Sure, you'll find them if you go look for them. But most African cities and towns have cars and houses and electricity.
You're more likely to find a coke than a bow & arrow hunter.
Generally in Europe we consider Americans like spoiled not entirely grown up children who are brainwashed to think they are 'the greatest', 'the best' etc. We have a much older culture and consider Americans let's say as a nation 'in puberty'. So to fit in, first let go of your superiority complex, your 'black or white' views on everything and be willing to learn from the country you're in. I guess it's typical for a big country (same for Russia) to have this 'colonial thinking mindset' but just let go of that attitude and you will get along fine with the european country you will live in.
Your view of America is wrapped by Hollywood.
This video is my honest opinion... Keep comments friendly ❤
I personally think that one of the most important things in life is to learn new cultures and embrace them. Always be humble and never think that "your culture" is the best as you might be surprised or even shocked when you learn otherwise.
Hello America to Spain! Your words are gold for everyone thinking live in another country. I'm spaniard and I have a son in the UUEE, h's married wiht an american girl. Because that, my wife and I are earning english and american culture. I think people is same in the World, and we all need know and join in peace and harmony. I love your words. Wellcome to Spain. Sorry for my english.
I peronsally think that you come across like a very humble person. I fully concur with whatever you said in your video. 👋
I have a SIL Who is an American a daughter who lives in America along with my granddaughter I am a Brit living in Portugal We are getting a little overwhelmed here with the numbers of Americans moving here What we notice first is how LOUD many of them are as if no-one else is around or needing to be acknowledged ie shouting down other peoples conversations in restaurants for example Its very noticeable and immediately annoys other Europeans Its considered VERY rude . Your right about some Americans just taking from the culture they find themselves in We have had our health insurance go up by 60% entirely due to Americans thinking its FREE here ,as stated on too many youtube video's ITS NOT FREE We residents have paid for it over many years . Its greatly resented to have the system abused by people wanting treatments that are affordable here but too expensive in America . Then there is the buying up of properties mean't for locals and young people as holiday homes or to 'monetise' as you say .letting them out as AirBnB's because the new owner lives in Florida and can afford to buy a couple of properties never mind one...These are the resentments in a nutshell...Otherwise I love my American family and have American friends here who are only too willing to embrace the lifestyle as we have ourselves .The Americans are not the only ones with the bad traits many others come here with the same Good luck in Spain.
Regarding point 1, my answer will be: if you think that your way is better...why did you come over here?
My home...my rule.
And that applies to any country
As a spaniard I have met americans that are very nice people and hardworking people , in Spain at least we know that the United States is a huge country and people are different , I have very good america friends and they are polite , hardworking and willing to learn languages and know the culture. Greetings from.Asturias ( north of Spain )
Bought a flat in Malaga last year to AirBnB, but truth is we absolutely fell in love with the city. Been there 3 times already and look forward to getting back in November and eventually live there part time. Love the culture and absorbing all of it. Still like a lot about the U.S. But you're 100% right - it's just different. And different is good.
I think US people are super nice, very polite, outgoing and very driven. Don't think they have problems with the Spanish. Only con I would put is that in other countries we can also see the negatives of our country and US people tend to be blinded to US cons. But as I said, very happy to have any of you around. Welcome!
There are thinks that people from USA do way better (as in way more) than we europeans:
school shootings (we almost don't have them),
encarcerating people (USA has one of the highest ratio of encarcerated people in the world),
billing health services (we consider health a basic necessity so we have national health services - the european version of breacking bad is just a small comic strip),
police shootings (we have a l train our police officers properly and don't defend summary executions)
You are the problem!🙄
It would help USA did not had to spend money to defend your useless countries.
You have a soft voice and the background music isn't really needed
Wellcome 😊
You are a very intelligent and wonderful men.
Yep 😎
From a European (Dutch) point of view: You are absolutely right in all perspectives you talked about !
I have been traveling all my life. I think it all depends on how you approach people. It is highly individual. But that aside, it is maybe true that some Americans may be very self-absorbed. Maybe part of the problem may be that Americans often only speak English. I think you are right in your observations. I have lived a lot in East Africa. It is a super nice area, but you need to adjust.
I think it would be a good idea for people who plan to move or are moving to another country to try and connect with other Americans who are in that country. Connect not just to find out things like you have explained, but to have as a friend- the same as there are Hispanic, Chinese, Greek,etc. communities in the US.
Hi , I'am spaniard, living in Barcelona, I was born in the region of Catalonia . I love USA. In a future, I Want to live in USA.
American dream you would have to be asleep to believe it.. George Carlin 🤔
This video applies to everyone that moves country even from one European country to another. Things are always different from countries to countries but that’s part of the charm’s.
I moved to Spain from Denmark 5 months ago and everything that have to do with the officials is like 30-40 years behind and as annoying that can be from time to time it’s got its charm too.
I have never been to Spain before I moved but I love this country and its people. And the Americans I’ve meet or heard have been very polite and kind.
But yes I think I’ve only seen Americans ask online if they can get this and that product in Europe or if they can get a certain food ?? That always surprises me because why worry about that when you can get a similar product or food but just from Europe.
Soy español y tambien viajé a Dinamarca por dos veces, pais bonito y coqueto, tambien 30-40 años de retraso con España en gastronomia, turismo, Autovias gratuitas, y si hablamos de Aeropuertos o red ferroviaria Dinamarca más de 50 años de retraso, España pais europeo con más kilometros Alta Velocidad, 2º del mundo tras China.
@@pedroolivarestomas4928 please don’t take it negative what I wrote ( and I have to write in English as im learning Spanish but it takes time to learn fluency) but as I said it’s only when you dealing with certain areas in Spain. I love your country that’s why I live here and the food is amazing ♥️👏🏻. And yes you are right especially the Danish transportation system is not great outside of Copenhagen sadly. But it’s how you take it as a person when you move to a different country. Instead of being negative about things that are different from your home country it’s about embracing the new things in life and learn to love it ♥️
I don’t miss a single thing from Denmark besides the new Danish potato’s and some great salty liquorice 😁😁 that’s about it. Spain is a fantastic country ♥️♥️♥️♥️
@@fletcherchristian6411 ohhh my god you just reminded me of danish cookies 🤤🤤🤤🤤 😂😂
Thank you so much I can not wait to explore the rest of Spain not just the coast but inland too. I’m close to Altea but we’re looking to get closer to Valencia at some point.
@@conn7125i would say that many spanish, like myself, has the same opinion about how bureacracy runs in Spain (and not only talking about the administrations). I have to say, though, that we are improving in this area (maybe too slowly). Don't sorry I do agree with you.
Remember that you're comparing Spanish red tape as an inmigrant with Danish red tape as a national. Everything you needed hours, multiple appointments and tons of paper to do, I can do probably with two clicks on my mobile phone. 😅 Inmigrants and nationals have always different queues and paths to get the same services, in every country in the world. You could say than Spanish burocracy is way worse than, say, German burocracy if you had lived in both of them as an inmigrant, but comparing Spanish to Danish when you're a Danish national is comparing apples and oranges. 😉
It's true. Learn some of the language. I love Spanish food. I've been all over europe. I have also been to the US 30 times from coast to coast. And I love the US. I won't go back until it has normal politics again. My fave city in the US is San Fran or maybe New York or maybe New Orleans. Brian Dublin Ireland
"... probably an underdeveloped country. Yes, they will like you..." WRONG. There you are sinning from the same thing that you criticize. An underdeveloped country usually fit in that category because their fail economically but that doesn't mean it's inferior in any other way. And they surely have as much or more nationalist pride than a world power because crises, in many cases, unite people.
Other than that, great video.
Everybody in Europe loves Americans from north to south Americans. But we also do love to be respectful towards differences between cultures and habits . Maybe that is what USAns can do better.
I love health care in Spain then the USA.. public health service no medical insurance or debt..
exMichigan in España 🇪🇸🇪🇺👍
Los estadounidenses no suelen aprender el idioma dinde viven al igual que los ingleses.
Anbos nos han quitado territorio y no nos los devuelven y dicen que son nuestros amigos...
Citizens of other countries also come off as arrogant, for instance, the French and the Swedes.
I somehow disagree, we Europeans do like Americans. What we don’t like are the hordes of mindless tourists that invade our countries, no matter from which country they come from. I have very cool American friends, even if they sometimes are a bit too.. excessive for our European sobriety 😁 Greetings from Barcelona!
Whats up with all this polarization? I don’t think that we don’t like Americans. Definitally not here in Scandinavia. We are quit direct, so that can be interpeted as «rude» ? We may not like US politics (some do). Americans are very welcome here and comparisons can be interesting. There are some other bationalities that are slot less popular :-)
In short: colonial mentality
I'm going to leave some points about why some of us hate the US.
1- Reduce all relationships to commerce, even personal ones, in terms of investment/profit
2- Believing that everyone should treat you as if they were playing a tip
3-Having a colonial international policy, making people believe that they defend freedom, putting dictators at their service, sponsoring massacres, economic blockades, military interventions... no one believes your story anymore. It's just business.
Personally, I hate going to a restaurant and having the waiter serve me with a clear forced smile and an extra effort to please. All that servile falsehood that Americans love so much, in restaurants and in geopolitics. Shit.
u'r right, it's so much more fun being served at the restaurant with a pissed off face and a rude service. True enjoyment
@@mortensenvick5711 No. It is better to go to a restaurant to eat, and not to have servants who smile falsely at you. For me, waiters are people who have to bring food to my table, tell me the options I can order, and be attentive in case I want to order something else. I don't need smiling servants groping for a tip, because I don't need false flattery and servility. Because I'm not a spoiled child, nor an American.
@@barrylyndon5084 I respect your opinion, mine is just different.
I am not American neither, but quickly I used to, when there.
Prices are cheaper on average than european restaurants, people friendly, sincere or not, I don't care, and the low salaries the owner give them, make sure they are enough in number for a quick and efficient service.
Bonus, free refill on some drinks and free water with lemon are appreciated.
That's why I'm happy to leave them a good tip.
Also this "tip for salary" system is not only in US, Canada and Mexico are pretty similar too.
1. Not true but it makes sense you only find commercial American interest in your country because why would they be otherwise there?
2. Not true either. American tourists are rated the most loved in most of the words, precisely because they tip and other cultures don't, and they have been traveling for years unless other rude cultures as Chinese tourists.
3. Europe invented colonialism.
@@josepheridu3322 ohhh, it's strange that you think that when someone is interested in you for your money, they really love you. I think this is the saddest thing I've read in a long time.
Yes, Europeans invented colonialism (although in reality the conquest and exploitation of other lands has always existed everywhere) but the only ones who continue to sell it as something necessary to guarantee "freedom and democracy" are the Americans.
I think most Americans are polite and respectful....
Nice video, but this is one American who does not like my fellow Americans lately, for these reasons and other reasons😂
Nice video, but i think Americans are nice lovely people. Maybe little bit loud, but this is not problem.
Guns, guns, guns, and idiocy. I did go 3 weeks to the USA and I nearly forgot all is done in the USA for the cars...not for me! Racism in the USA gets out after 5 minutes of speaking with peoples.
It's absurd to talk about hating american people. US people are extremely diverse. But I strongly hate your government, your dollar, your industrial military complex and all the pain, ruin and damage that your governors have caused to the entire world.
I agree. And this is why so many want to move to Europe and Mexico.
I think that’s only common sense… and it goes both ways!
Have you seen Europeans outstanding welcomes to American rock and pop bands. Have you seen Europeans fawn over Hollywood stars. And this has been going on since forever. And Europeans who've never been to America; they want to visit.
Here's one who's been twice, for holiday then for work, and has no desire to go again.
@@oeokosko The overpriced hookers, archaic cannabis laws and supersized restaurant menus got to you.
What I find disrespectful is calling countries under-developed, because it is a 'nice' way these developed countries are basically saying a country that is 'dumb, uneducated, primitive, .......' endless imprecations hurled. How do you define 'under-developed'? what metrics do you use? see, I reside in one of those countries yet I have four Bachelor's Degrees (one of which I furthered and did my Master's -- in Europe, Belgium (University of Limburg). English is not my native nor even secondary language but I have no trouble using it, of course online I use US/UK English but otherwise I would use Oxford English (or proper English -- heck got a CEFR Level C1 certificate to prove this). Vernacular-wise, I am fine with either. Imperial vs Metric no problem. Using the same tech that you have/use. I mean I can really go on, so please I would really like to know why the disrespect?
We call those countries underdeveloped because they ARE underdeveloped. There are many criteria.
@@RMKL1900 So by extension within the context provided you are telling me I am 'under-developed'? Should be a simple answer
@@xXstevilleXx How would I know? I’m talking about underdeveloped countries being underdeveloped.
@@RMKL1900 Well, I did mention what I said in my initial comment, regardless defining an individual as though they are a reflection of that country is concerning. But regardless on the topic of classifying countries as either developed or not needs clarity, perhaps not from you, but nonetheless criteria is important because I do travel a bit and some nations in Europe is not so developed. Musk is from the same country as myself, same city. Regardless thank you for the reply.
@@xXstevilleXx man… you wrote a complete nonsense. 🙈
all generalisations are false!
Your first bad mindset is common for anyone moving from their own country to another. Your second is an extension of the first. One you don't mention, which is also not limited to the US but is something people from the US need to be aware of, is how serving staff at cafes, restaurants, shops, etc. are treated. These are NOT regarded as menial jobs done by losers, they are regarded as vital jobs (unless you don't want anything of what they are serving up!) done by people who are regarded as equals. Also, don't be loud and obnoxious - again something not restricted to people from the US.
Why, in general, do Americans not like Europeans? 1. Europeans constantly make negative comparisons about the way things are done in the USA. 2. Europeans expect to be treated in the USA in the same way they are treated at home.
Thank you. I always enjoy meeting Europeans in my country, the USA. My Dad and all my uncles fought in battle for you in WWII. Cheers.@@fletcherchristian6411
This. Remember the show Emily in Paris and how angry it made the French for showing a Hollywood image of their country, and yet they eat up the lies in films about America.
WHO GIVES A SHIT
Don't really care