Differences Between the USA and Spain
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- Kat (American) and Dani(Spanish) go over the main differences that they have noticed in both countries. Some of them are funny, some are not and some are just really bizarre.
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What differences have you found in Spain and the USA. Thanks for watching :))
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In USA anybody can uses a gun, in USA you don't enjoy the Common Care System called "Seguridad Social", in USA when you marry you take your husband's last name, in Spain although you marry 10 times, you always are the same last name and name... When you born and die in Spain you always call the same way... And a lot of differences more!
In Spain we do not have firearms in the streets, and we live happily. Since we do not have guns if we are not military, police or hunters, there is no massive murders on streets or workplaces.
The people that have fireguns in Spain -at least legally, must to pass very hard mental controls, and obtain its licence, we don't give a firegun to nothingy.
To we, the europeans, is hard to understand your firegun's culture. The mad men is less mad if he can't seize a revolver.
There is another important diference that is misunderstanding to us. We can't understand why you abandone your family home when you begin your universitary studies. Here, in Spain, there are colleges in practically the whole cities, and, normally, the studients still continue living in their familiar home during their career. Is true that we have some residences for students,(known like "colegio mayor") but, normally, it are for the students that has their home far of the city where they study.
Here isn't common abandone the familiar house during the college years. I think that we are more familiar people in this sense, 'cause we go away from our familar core on thrirties-or it could be for the eternal unemployment. Maybe can be our latin culture, but the most of spaniards we don't abandone our home until we begin to live with our couples.
Yo soy español, tio. ¿Crees que me estoy insultando a mí mismo? En USA, se refieren como "spanish people" a la gente que habla español, es decir, a TODOS los hispanohablantes del mundo. Para aclarar que hablas de los españoles, de los que somos de España, debes usar el término "spaniard".
I just wanted to point out that in Spain we have, at the moment, universal healthcare, which means that if you use the public healthcare, it does not matter if you are naturalized or not, they will take care of you for free, I think, with very few exceptions. Also, pharmacists can only sell certain things whithout prescription.
Canada and Australia enjoy too the best WElfare State, thanks to have remained loyal to the UK .
In Spain were very passionate and very touchy lol
Damn girl your man is fine lol
@Eros Hermes naaa his hair fineee. Shorter would look weird and any other style would either make him look like hes from the 50s or the generic male in america 🤣
Of course Spanish
Just Spanish 🇪🇸 😌
I think Bars in Spain and Bars in the States are different things. What ppl understand for a Bar in USA is more like a Pub here. And u will probably never ever find a kid in a Pub. Bars are open daylight here, and are more places where u can not only drink, but eat and stay with ur friends and family.
We peel the fruit cause of the pesticides used while growing them. I prefer to wash the fruit with water though. If u eat fruit in a restaurant, however, u really don't know if the fruit has been washed or not.
Thanks for your comment vicmanpergar! Have you been to the usa before?
Hey there
Yep, I've been to Florida (Miami and Orlando). I loved Disnelyland even as a grown up person, hehehe.
I compare our bars here with ur Burguer or fried chickens places, where ppl could eat as well as drink, and u could see families, with some diferences of course, we're talking about Spain after all (wine, ham, u know).
Yeah, but Burguers and Fried Chicken places in USA don´t serve alcoho (I´m not sure about beer)l,@@vicmanpergar . What it is strange for americans is the free and natural use of alcohol in family and children enviroments, For us in Spain, drinking wine and beer while having lunch or dinner is a common, ancestral and celebrated issue... ¡Viva el vino!
USA is, after China the most polluted country in the world and the one with more cancer.
Another thing is that Spanish people are very open. I find that they tell you things straight up, unlike in the states😂
Yeah they are more direct with everything. I like that more actually.
Kat Theo yea i lived 24 years in Spain and 24 years in USA. It was hard to feel rejected because I acted differently, I spoke my thought straight up, but most people didn’t like it.
I had 24 years to adapt, which was really hard, I felt like my personality was being stripped away from me and I had to be another person. I couldn’t be me, I had to be like them to accept me.
Then I came back to Spain and I find that my personality is a mixture of American and Spanish, and I now struggle to be accepted in Spain.
Now I am from nowhere.
ThyKingdomCome lo siento 😢
@@thykingdomcome22 Omg, I can relate so much! I went through the same. I was born in Germany, grew up there, moved as a child to Switzerland, adapted in Switzerland, moved to the U.S where I noticed the first time how European I am, adapted to American lifestyle and now living in Spain. Seriously, I feel like an alien lol
The hasta luego thing here is SUPER common, we find it polite, like you care for the people around you, we say see you later to teachers, to the shop employee that attended you, to the elderly when we walk past them on the street (mostly in towns), to your neighbours, co-workers or friends when you leave even though you're gonna see them right after... To everyone, idk we just find it very normal and polite, like you're being considerate
- Hanging clothes for get dry
- Strong coffee
- Coveniences stores with the main supplies for you kitchen and main food
- no ID is required so extensively to buy beverages
- PDA
- Farmacy thing
-Turning lights when is real dark (I've been turning lights off all the time that my Americans rommies use to leave even when they're not home)
All those characteristics is a Latin thing. I'm Brazilian and all of you said we have the same habits.
You should have added those ones too:
- have dinner late at evening
- getting late for events (which is bad)
- and parties go beyond 2AM... it can go till 5.00AM(This I miss most :/)
The European healthcare system never ceases to amaze me. Pharmacists that prescribe medication sounds like a great idea. That's saves both time and money. You're so lucky to be living in Spain.
You can buy antibiotics without prescription over the counter in Spain..
Yes, I wish America had that system.
In Mexico it's similar, they generally have doctors on site at the pharmacies at "farmacias similares/genérico"
Well, you need to go to college to be a pharmacist. Its a 3 year career.
5 years in Spain
Great video! I live in the US, and one big difference it’s that here they use the car for everything and I think in Spain cities are more walkable.
Saludos
I really agree! I LOVE Madrid for that reason!
I once drove the bus from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, I think it was called Greyhound or FlixBus, it took me 7 hours and I only paid 18 dollars but people on the bus were all really strange. In Europe taking the bus is a really normal thing, even rich people drive the train and bus in Zurich for example. I was shocked that people just do not take the bus in the U.S. It was the only way I was able to move around in the U.S, because I could not afford a car. At the bus stations, I normally saw many homeless people. That would be impossible in Switzerland. Also, I always walk from the bus station home in Zurich, even at night, in the U.S my host family said I cannot walk home from downtown L.A to my the home because it is dangerous. That was a real culture shock lol But I love U.S!!
That's a pretty good list. I come from Wales but I'm married to a Spaniard and we've been together for 21 years (where did they go?) and over that period we are weirdly integrated. We live in England but visit Spain plenty. We have family in Valladolid, Bilbao and have a little place in the Axarquia, Malaga. We also spend a lot of time in Madrid. Here are some differences from a British point of view.
1. Spaniards drink casually as opposed to the deranged headbanging levels in the U.K which often results in violence. I love that element of Spain.
2. Food culture is today (it wasn't always so) far more important than in the U.K. You can eat well in the U.K but it's not part of the daily groove the way it is in Spain.
3. (You forgot this one) Mealtimes. Spain eats later than any other country. 2:00-4:30 pm for lunch and only tourists eat dinner before 9:00 pm. I once paid the bill for lunch in Priego de Cordoba at 6:30 pm. I've started meals in Seville and Madrid past midnight. I've completely adopted this timetable myself and it suits my lifestyle but British and Irish people think it's mad.
4. Prices. The cost of most things in Spain are substantially cheaper then the U.K. You can repair an item of clothing for 10 euros in Spain and the same thing would cost £50 in the U.K even if you could find a place to do it. Simple things too, like getting a set of keys cut are much cheaper.
5. Vegetarians/Vegans. The vast majority of Spain doesn't cater for this at all. You wont find a single vegan item on a menu in large parts of the country. In the U.K most places will cater for this albeit unimaginatively. There are vegetarian and vegan options in the major Spanish cities but good luck elsewhere.
6. Family. The family is far more important a unit in Spain than the U.K where it is often seen as a tiresome burden. When you become an adult in the U.K (18 years) you are expected to find your way in life. The only exception are students who are not deemed to be adults until they graduate aged 21 or 22. The thought of living with and being looked after financially by your parents is pitiful. In Spain this is not the case. In Andalucia the family is everything. Go into a poor home and it will be full of photographs of Grandparents, Grandchildren and everybody else. I know poor Grandmothers who are giving part of their meagre pensions to their useless Grandsons. I think it's a form of abuse and that these children in adult bodies have no shame but it demonstrates how close the family is.
That's my little list. I really enjoy the show Kat. Spain, despite all its considerable problems, is a wonderful country.
Welsh Toro as
Welsh Toro in welsh too and my brother lives in Valladolid
Nice one Elliot. I was born and bought up in Wales but my Welsh does not, with great regret and sadness, extend to translating that great list. I was in Vallodolid a week ago to visit my parents in law. What a small world. How did your brother end up there?
Welsh Toro, well he’s always been a traveller went traveling around America and working on cruise ships for Disney, but in the last five years he moved to Valladolid and became a translator, later opening his own school, that helps kids learn English, after school hours
Welsh Toro and I still live in wales, and I don’t think I could even translate that list
We lived in Spain for 3 years, and everything you said is so spot on. Kids in the bars at all times of the day and night. Also they are much more friendly and helpful once they know you are not from their, they go out if their way to help you.
I also lived there for 3 years! Which part of Spain did you live in ?
@@KatTheo in Sanlucar la Mayor it's just outside Sevilla. I loved it their, plan on moving back some day.
I love this video. Very interesting, because I'm from Madrid and I've been to more than 15 states in the US, and I totally agree with the differences. Just a point: bars maybe are not the same thing in Spain and USA. Here you can find two kinds of bars: one where you only go for drinking alcohol or late at night (in those bars you won't find children easily), and the most common type of bar, that is the one you can find almost in every corner. In every street there is at least a bar, and there you can drink refreshments, beer, wine, cocktails or just water and also you can eat tapas or a whole menu. These bars open all day and you can have breakfast, lunch or dinner there or just watch the soccer match. There's where you'll find the whole family and probably many kids. :)
Hey there! Thanks for your comment! You have traveled a lot of the USA! You know it more than me haha. The bar thing yes of course very very late it is not likely to see children and especially not a club. Thanks for clarifying that.
American coffee is a joke. Healthcare is a joke. In big metro areas people stressed out and overworked. They wait for retirement to start living...
Public transportation is bad or none-existent so you need more cars in the family.
And the country is NOT free as all Americans are programmed to say. Lot's of restrictions. Police is paroling in cars just everywhere.
Good - cheap gasoline.
Yes. Cheap gasoline so you can take your slave ass to work every day. LOL
Felix I have lived all my life in the USA and whenever I travel to Europe in general I find it to be easier but because of family we tend to stay, but the USA is great for many things but when you step outside you realize that is not #1 like many people will say
Felix usa population is backed by money.Usa is a bunch of different ppl forced to live together to be richer.In spain we are spaniards.We hate/love ourselves.
in the US , police first shoot and thenafter they ask , imagine such police against the Catalan independentists.
awr__00 LOL
Spanish are kind hearted..
Studied abroad in Madrid last year and I think one thing I noticed is how everyone stares hard core lol !
YES that is a think. I didn't mention it since I mentioned it in another video. haha
It´s our culture; we keep eye contact longuer than you.
That is something i notice too. I’m Spanish btw
Yes, I noticed that too but I thought it was more because we didn't dress as nice as them, being from California we are so laid back and casual, shirts and flip flops.
Yes, that’s right. Especially in the towns. That’s something I don’t like. It bothers me
We Spaniards have a strong tie with our culture and community. Everyone knows one another and we treat each other with respect. Not everyone does but majority
Was nice watching your video, Kat. I'm from a town close to Barcelona and living in the States for 3 long years. I've missed Spain every single day...because of the people and the food. I'm in Chicago, and lucky me, close to my apartment there are some grocery stores, but you can walk and walk and see just houses. In Spain, in nearly every block of apartments there is a store at street level: Fruit shop, butcher shop, fish shop, shoe shop, "merceria" (which I haven't seen a single one here yet, I don't know if there is a name in English for it), cafeterias, bakeries, bars and much more. I think you didn't explain exactly the difference between a bar in Spain and in America. Bar in Spain is a mixture of cafeteria and restaurant, sort of a snack bar. Open since early in the morning, you can get your breakfast, your lunch, tapas, coffees and drinks, etc. You also forgot to say that Spaniards are allowed to drink at 18 years. About the laundry hanging outside...well maybe is not very esthetic, but it's much more natural and have you noticed that in the very developed country Japan, do the same? Their balconies have special bars and poles for this purpose...Every country has its pros and cons and will always surprise us, but I still think Spain is one of the best places to live. We still look at others friendly, like been outdoors, walk the streets, enjoy the company of friends and family...sadly, I don't see that here so much. Keep going and enjoy, as much as you can, your time in Spain :))
I couldn't stop laughing when you talked about the "see you later" thing HAHAHAHAH. I'm from south Spain (Andalucia) and it's so common for us to say hi and bye to everyone. Even if you don't know them. In the supermarket when I finish buying for example, I would say "hasta luego" too HAHAHAH. Didn't expect this at all and told my boyfriend who's from England and he told me that he also found this weird. As he thought I knew the people I was saying that to, till he saw I literally say that to everyone
Hahaha I am glad someone else appreciates that as well.
Hasta luego Mari Carmen
For me the biggest difference and the hardest to get used to is meal times and the size of the meals, a skimpy breakfast consisting of one piece of toast and a coffee, a fairly large meal at 2pm and a slightly smaller but substantial meal at 9pm and
no snacks in between.
I lived in Spain for 5yrs (loved it). One of the things that was different was when you are standing in line for various things a lot of times everybody is pressed up against each other. In the US you pretty much are never touching anyone else ever.
hahahah!!
Good observation Kenny. It's like they think if they push you they will get served quicker or get on the bus faster. I must admit I find it annoying but I've become accustomed to it. It's the bovine nature of it - pushing; it's like we haven't evolved. It's not the done thing in the U.K either. Indeed, in some situations it would result in violence such is the offence.
I'm Spanish and I find that soooooo annoying. I also hate it when old people pass before you in the bus queue. Ugh, I get it, lady, you want to take a sit but it is RUDE.
You guys are so funny and cute. Maybe there is hope for me in Spain after all.
Hahaha! Of course there is hope for you in Spain :)
But the Spaniard men we are complete men. Be careful!
Very interesting video! I liked it. You two complete each other very well.
Omg I just found your channel and love it! It is so relatable! My husband is Cuban and lives here in Iowa with me now and even though he is not Spanish, so much of this is relatable as a Hispanic from a country colonized by Spain. I was so shocked when you said you are from Nebraska, but then I listened to you talk and I was like how could I not tell that she was Midwestern from her speech?! Haha. Great content. I have a couple of friends in Madrid, and dream of going some day!
oh wow thats crazy ! YEA you live right next door!! You must come to Madrid. It is so great !
Great video guys. Can’t wait to go!
Interesting; I really hope you post more videos; I’d love to see what the area looks like.
I love this video these are simple differences however so important you and Dani are adorable.
He is gorgeous. I had a fling with a Spainiard before, and they treat you so well. Now I want one...😂😂
GIRL IM FROM NEBRASKA TOO AND CURRENTLY LIVING IN SPAIN
OMG where are you from??
Kat Theo Lincoln! But I’m in Malaga right now
@@cncermoon I went to primary school in Torremolinos...I am from the northern city of León and I live in the US...
I was expecting Dani to explain everything since he is Spanish but as he didn't I want to clarify some of these questions (I am Spanish too):
1. We hang up our clothes because our weather allows us to (it also smells like pure magic if you are in a rural area with less pollution). Dryers are unnecessary and too big of a expense.
2. We drink our coffees like the Italians do. We have espresso (we call it 'solo' which means 'alone' and it basically is a shot of dark coffee). Depending on the amount of milk you add to it, it has a different name. You can add as much sugar as you want or no sugar at all. Others drink the espresso it with alcohol (carajillo) and some with condensed milk (bombón).
3. I wouldn't say the pharmacies give us prescriptions. There are medicines that require a Doctor's prescription (the more serious ones) and then there's others that don't (soft painkillers, pills to overcome a cold, etc.).
4. Yeah, we do have a lot of supermarkets lol. But they are not really that big.
5. There's kids in the bars because a bar here in Spain is COMPLETELY different to what you are thinking. Spanish bars are common restaurants (low quality ones, honestly) so people go there to have lunch or a coffee and sometimes to have a beer or two, but that's it. It is true that drinking alcohol is very accepted in Spain.
6. If you look over 18, you are not being carded. Some people don't card teenagers because it benefits them, although they know it's illegal... Again, it is quite accepted that people start drinking in their teen years.
7. Not greeting someone when you leave or hang up the phone is of REALLY BAD MANNERS here. It just makes sense that you do not ignore someone in the same room as you. And if you hang up the phone without announcing it, the person on the other side of the line will be shocked.
8. We love our bread. Specially when the dish is too good and you don't want to stop eating the sauce 😂
9. We are quite touchy with our loved ones, but also with our friends. You can see old ladies strolling while having their arms locked and if that isn't cute...
10. We don't really split out bills equally. If you order a salad (4€) and your friend a whole rib (10€) and then you split it equally, you will be paying 7€. That is not fair and you are not obliged to do so. Some people order the most expensive dish on the menu on purpose because that way their friends are paying for it. YOU CAN ASK THE WAITER TO SPLIT IT INDIVIDUALLY.
11. We don't switch up the lights because the sun is enough and we shut the water because it is a huge expense. Water and light are also very expensive and I believe that is the main reason why we save it 😂😂
12. We love a big meal. We have 5 throughout the day: breakfast, almuerzo (snack or sandwich), lunch, merienda (another snack or sandwich) and dinner. We are also the healthiest country in the world and it is partly because of our equilibrated diet and eating habits.
13. We peel the fruit because it is the part that contains the most pesticides. We wash the skin and then we peel it, but some people like to eat it too.
WOW! What a comment! Thanks for this! You put a lot of work into this! I appreciate it! Yes Dani did not speak up much. But thanks for your comment :)
Good list. M M
@@KatTheo It turned out longer than I expected 😂😂 I enjoy learning about the way people see our customs from outside, we don't usually consider these points because we were raised with them, I find these little cultural differences kind of funny. You made a good list too! An unusual one. Thank you for your opinions and points of view 😊💕
@@welshtoro3256 Thank you! 😊
My family in Murcia .. will drink black coffee with condensed milk....love it!!
The weird thing I found is the elevators: first some of them almost gave me claustrophobia. Also the floors are weird like the second floor is 1? Also the dark hallways in buildings and you have to find the switch which might be the doorbell to a house. Yea a lot. Lol
I have another video about the dark hallways haha czcams.com/video/VT6-54Qlj8Y/video.html
jajajajajajajajaja Es verdad!
Because! If you are at street level, how can you be in floor 1? Is the street floor 1 then? No, so, ground level is ground level and from then you start counting.
Some elevators are small because they are installed in ancient buildings that were not thought to have them. And the ground floor does not count as the 1st, it is 0 or Ground floor. Some hallways are dark, yeah haha. My building has a small corridor (more like a landing bcs there's only two doors per floor) but the stairs have a huge window that let's in all the sunlight.
Wow ! I’m from Tenerife,Spain but I have lived in Nebraska since I was 8
OMG YOUR KIDDING!!! You are in Nebraska now??
Kat Theo yes ! Norfolk, Ne
good information.
"Hasta luego" or "adios" are used just when you leave (or when you meet someone but you don´t want to stay, but to leave). When you come is used "hola" (hallo)
hi thank for the awesome vlog. a question or few, we are from South Africa and busy studying the TEFL course, we can't speak Spanish yet, how easy is it to get a teaching job before arriving in Spain. and are there Hostels one can join initially?
Does age Matter? we would like to arrive as a couple and teach in the same city would that be possible? Many thanks Alex and Ursulah
Hi there! Get a job before you come is my best advice! Hostels you can stay at or airbnb.
It's cool how all this it's culture shock for you and I'm American too (Puertorrican) but since we were conquered by Spanish people we have almost 98.99% the same cultures, gestures and of course language (just different accents). I will definitely love to live or at least visit Spain 🇪🇸 one day.
You should come! It is a lot of fun :)
Kat Theo I hope it was as easy as it sounds. :/
Pues...o eres nativo prehispánico o eres descendiente de los colonizadores.😂 En todo caso, seguramente una mezcla.
Te integraras enseguida
I love to learn diffrence between america and spain Spanish so thank u to making vdeos
Greatest comments. Would love more more information to determine AC whether I wondered if he interested in making the move. Try trying to learn spanish in the meantime
When you hung up your clothes in the line they smell fresh...
I really like it too:)
And if it is a little windy it ends so fluffy!
when you *hang* up your clothes on the line they smell fresh :) They also do not shrink down into a baby size out on the line. Great video. Another difference is that you cannot and it is not common to order take away coffees. In North America (I'm canadian) everyone walks around with paper "Take out" cups. For example, when you stop at the gas station on the highway you buy a coffee "to go" and you drive away and sip that coffee on the road. In spain, its more common to "sit in" and drink the coffee eh.
@@shitzoo1957 Spaniards sit down to drink their coffee which is actually an excuse to be sociable...They love to sit down and chat with friends and family
I'm from Puerto Rico and P.R use to be owned by Spain. It's incredible how the same many things are today. At one time yes but today, there is still many similarities.
The bread thing depends on where you are. Many in the southwest and the deep south do.
PDA comes to Texas. Especially Austin.
Yeah Austin is very liberal! I really loveeed Austin
Lmao I wanna move from Austin to Spain
I'm from Catalonia and my family is from Valencia. I think there is more pealing fruit people there. One time, after a family lunch, my grandma put a big dish full of grapes in the middle of the table as a desert. Every member of the family was pealing every grape before eating it, the scene looked surreal.
Hello...u forget the differences in term credits..price of semester. Province of..4 orv2.yr college../University that's missing..?
Kat sois bella y fantastica, great work, un fuerte abrazo!
I laughed on number 1--this is true even in the rainy parts of Spain, I just visited and it rained all but one of the 30 days of my trip and every day I saw clothes outside to dry, the difference in the rainy areas they have little umbrellas over their clotheslines from the apartments haha.
How about the differences between a state fair(US) and a feria(Spain). Night and Day.
In the north hanging the cloth it is impossible, it is always raining, so we need drier.
Everyone in the comments are being mean to America😭
Right 😅
America is a continent, not a country.
Unlike in the U.S., in Spain, you have to go to a farmacia to get both prescription and OTC (over the counter) drugs like paracetamol (tylenol), naproxeno (naproxen) or even cough medicine or theraflu. The pharmacist doesn't dispense prescription drugs without a prescription from a doctor, they will only dispense the equivalent of OTC meds that you could get at a grocery or drug store in the U.S.
In the States you know the time that train departs (long distances) but you can't figure out the time it will arrive. (3rd world class public transport).
nummmmmmmberrrrr ten omg lol about splitting checks. thats so tru!
One question, did you intended to display that pink around you to fit your blouse????
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Another difference was weight. I am a plus-size woman, that put on even more weight from an injury. My physical therapist worked with me a lot on stairs so I could still go to Spain. I knew there would be a lot of stairs. What surprised me, I was the heaviest person I saw my whole trip and I started in Madrid and went North and also visited Valencia. I lost 25 pounds on my trip and went down 3 sizes(walked 525 miles in 30 days,25 with a backpack) I couldn't find clothes to fit me, so I had no pants the last two weeks of my trip. I had to buy a man's jacket to have something warm. People walk and bicycle everywhere all over Spain. The only two places I saw people out jogging for exercise were in Valencia and Bilbao and interestingly, these cities had more chubby people and more cars. I saw chubby people around mid-section but no obese natives. I think this is due to the healthier food, walking, and also naturally intermittent fasting(no real breakfast) giving the digestive system a break between large meals.
Hola first time watching your channel iam 57 and want to retire in spain is costa del sol a good place iam young at heart and in good shape thank you nice video...jay.miami florida
Hey Juan! Welcome!
I laughed a lot when you talked about the second missing dish in USA. I was invited for dinner by a friendly American couple. Ready for dinner I sat down ready to eat but there was only a big tray of food so I was waiting for the second dish. When they invited me to start I told them that I wanted to start with something lighter so they look at each other with surprise and at that point I just wanted to become invisible. It is odd to me to have only one dish. The positive part is that the food was delicious and then we laugh at my lack of American culture.
Dani had to learn very quickly too haha. It's funny to hear your experience in the USA
I am Hispanic and this is all relatable lmao my ancestors are from Spain
I'm American but my ancestry is Spanish too hah an North African crazy cause I have really dark features just like him too lol
My favorite part of this video is how much your boyfriend adores you -- so sweet!
What is their property tax for two beds apt and what other taxes to pay
Thank you for the help
Property taxes are different in each city, town or village. I live 15 minutes away from Valencia and i pay 300 euros a year for my 75 m2 apartment. The other main tax is a percentage of your earnings during the year. It is paid once a year, but it is normally deducted directly from the monthly salary. The name of the tax is "Rent" or IRPF (Physical person rent tax), it depends on the earnings but it is around 12-15% in most of the cases. We also pay consumer taxes included in the price of products (VAT), or taxes for companies, or for having a car (around 100 euros, once a year). Those are the most common taxes.
THanks for helping out Rodrigo :)
In Spain people are friendlier then in the US
not in barcelona
Spanish aren’t very friendly, they hate most foreigners
@@JackR772 someone has been hanging out with the wrong spaniards...
Sara Mata Núñez Theres a lot of miserable bad tempered Spaniards around, lets not pretend otherwise
@@JackR772 Spanish are friendly, if you are friendly to them, you can't destroy the environment of the city (throwing bottles against the ground, making noise during the night, peeing wherever you want, etc...) if you are respectful to their culture and to their city/village, they will be respectful towards you.
Okay, I haven’t even finished watching it yet, but I have to say this: Number 3 I sooooo NOT true. I’m a pharmacist in Spain and you can NOT get medicines that need prescription without it, it’s not legal. There are a lot of pharmacies that do it, but it doesn’t mean that it can or should be done. What pharmacies can do is help with minor health issues if they consider that you don’t need a doctor and there are some over the counter medications that you can get, but the same happens in the US
Thanks for the clarification. I really hope my pharmacy was doing something sketchy. But I've gone to my local Pharmacy of multiple occasions and just told them what I was experiencing and they gave me what I needed. So I don't know if they were allowed to or not but they did. One was for liquid hemoglobin and the other was for chilblains.
@@KatTheo Serán medicamentos sin receta médica. Los que necesitan receta médica dolo la pueden recetar los medicos
But can we talk about the healthcare system here being public?🤙🏼 That's one of the few things I'm proud of this country hahah, in the US if you can't pay a certain treatment you don't get it and that's it but here most of the time you don't have to pay a thing at public hospitals, what a blessing♡
you have to pay with your taxes. When do people understand that nothing is free..
@@olivereckert2492 Yeah. But you get a society where people don't die because they can't afford health care. And they can go to school - good schools. Etc. And as for health care: The health care system in the US is _perverted._ You guys pay ten times more for prescriptions! Because no one keeps a check on the corruptiion of politicians and medical industry and insurance companies and the pharmaceutical industry. You only have to go to Canada - and meds there are a fraction of a cost to buy - for anyone, on the market, not just for Canadians. Same with hospitals: In Europe they're efficient, because they're government-run they have huge bargaining power with suppliers, and most importantly, _they have an incentive to keep the costs down_ - whereas US hospitals can salt their bills all they like - and they do. Americans are clueless about this; they think they do everything better than other countries - all other countries. Clueless.
Normal that it is payed with taxes.
Money doesn't grow on trees, somehow this have to be payed.
But you can tell whatever you want, the system for health care in Europe is way better and cheaper then in the USA.
En España es un sistema de salud solidario, igual que las pensiones. Pero la mentalidad de los estadounidenses es distinta
OMG the fruit!! So true, everyone peels that shit. Bye bye, fiber!
Another thing I would add is that here when you’re walking on the street people make zero attempt to avoid running into you. There have been times where I’ve been walking on the sidewalk and people just straight up bump into me cuz they dgaf. In the US people evaluate the situation way ahead of time and go to every effort possible to avoid touching the person. Physical contact from strangers in the US is a no no. Also here people are way more touchy in general.
Oh speaking of fruit, touching the fruit here in the supermarkets with your bare hands is a huuuge no. In the US we grope the hell out of that shit, no gloves necessary 😎 Which I think is funny cuz I feel like at Spanish bars and restaurants the chefs never wear gloves to handle the food whereas in the US it’s basically a requirement.
The sidewalk thing drives me crazy. Like if you do not move, you will hit them, it's incredible.
Kristina Krause Thats because in order to prepare stuff at a restaurant, you are required to have a “manipulator” licenses , having passed exams and such., and they know pretty much everything from temperatures to cross contamination. So here In Spain, there are next to zero food contamination or restaurants related diseases.
Kristina Krause they clean his hands very often when they work. Actually i found this more higienic than a person who use the same gloves for diferent types of food. If you see in tv famous cookers line jamie oliver o gordon ramsay, you can see they dont use gloves. Is a very common thing. The important is been clean in your job.
Skin has pesticide so more like bye bye cancer.
I habeen in an apartment with dryer and without and place to hang my clothes and I hated it, the dryer damage the clothes and electrifies(static) them.
It does wear on the clothes. Where else would all that 'lint' come from in the filter you have to clean? It's fibers from the clothes.
I never put anything in the dryer that I want to keep really nice.
España!!! El mejor país y el mas social del mundo!!! USA the most powerful and amazing country in the world.
Did you go to university here in the states? If so, do you still use those skills in Madrid? How did you transition from living in the states to living abroad? I’d love to live independently abroad! Thank you for sharing your journey:)
Hey there! Thanks for watching! I studied pharmacy then was teaching ESL for 4 years and now I'm doing all kinds of things. haha. The transition was great. I am a lifer.
Of course the European are more polite while here in the United state no one care simple as that
Yes drying .clothes outside is normal in South America .too .🇪🇨🇪🇨
Los caretos que pone el colega 🤣👌
PDA must have changed do much since the 80s when I spent a college semester in Spain. The president in US was Reagan and he and his wife Nancy often held hands. My Spanish friends thought that was quite weird seeing that level of outward affection.
It has definitely changed a lot then lol
Dani nos tienes que corregir o sino los españoles no lo entendemos sabes🤦🏻♂️
I was seriously laughing for about half the video!
hahaha I am glad you like it ! Dani is upset about the coffee thing. but it so trueeeee haha
Kat Theo well that’s kinda the funny bit, he describes one coffee like it’s eight different types! 🤣
Keep doing what you’re doing!
@@Lex-ke1cc they have the same ingredienta but they are all different! They have different names ans flavours depending on how much milk you add to the coffee. Here you have a picture explaining it better: cronoramia.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/espresso_field_guide_iso.jpg
Spanish bars normally have no windows in the toilet and the light is on a timer that is set for like 5 seconds
Holy Toledo!!! Dani es muy guapo!!! Where can I find one just like HIM?
You can have him, he's single ;)
There's a free public healthcare system here. You can just get a sanitary card and get your healthcare for free.
Bars here open at 8 or 9am in the morning. Some people have shots before work.
Spain has a much more extensive public transit network.
Aside from Castillian being official, certain autonomous regions have their own official languages like Catalan, Galician, Basque, etc. There are other languages like Occitan and Aragonese. Spain has linguistic diversity.
Recycling is much bigger in Spain, even separation of organic waste.
Wow, you're amazing. Nice details.
Thank you so much. I love it here. Been in Barcelona for 7 months.
Con leche, manchado, cortado, etc
Yeah using "hasta luego" as a hello is still strange to me here. 😂😂
It's a "see you"!
Spanish habits and Arab habits are exactly the same
Honestly, I have never been in USA 🇺🇸, unfortunately I do not have an opinion for US. Who knows, may be at the future? 🙂
I love to eat fruit with it's skin. 😍 It's healthier. :D Good video. 😉
Are you Spanish? Thank you! I agree :)
@@KatTheo Yes, I am from Spain. :D
We use to peel fruits, not because of the worms (???), but because it´s said that it may be not enough clean and may have rest of pesticide.
Supermarket things is all depends on where you live
Very very true !
I enjoyed this. One difference I noticed is they eat dinner late at night
everything reduces to weather
Bueno realmente usa debe en gran parte su existencia a España .ok
Muchos no saben que España aportó municiones, ropa, dinero, soldados, comida, y el paso de las tropas de George Washington a lo largo de los ríos MIsisipi y el Ohio hasta llegar a la ciudad de Pittsburgh en el estado de Pensilvania...Bernardo de Gálvez controlaba el paso por estos ríos...Este hecho hizo que la guerra diera un vuelco y se lograra la victoria...Las tropas de los colonos estaban en mal estado debido a la hambruna y la falta de recursos...Washington pidió ayuda a Bernardo de Gálvez gobernador de Lusiana
I live in spain and here is what i dont understand in spain the doctors are freee and the pharmacies only the medicine is money unlike in america what if sommone cant afford it?
Que guapo !
Dani o el video?
we dont tip and if we do its very little...
Cute couple!
"where is the 2nd dish " 😂
España ♥♥♥♥♥
We eat sunflower seeds as snack, i think we are the only country in the world... hehehe
Hey Juan, in the USA too but it's MUCH more popular here.
ME GUSTa LAS PIPAS JNDJEHFNJAHW
En México también
Not everywhere in Spain. It's more popular in the south Andalucia. You rarely will see that in the North coast.
Nope, you guys brought that to the Philippines too..pumpkin seeds too
yo creo que pelamos la fruta porque es a lo que estamos acostumbrados desde pequeños y ya
Si puede ser, solo es diferente de otros paises por eso es super interesante para mi :)
Here the legal age for drinking is eighteen now , but when I was young it was sixteen fot beer and wine . So , if you don't look really young , they won't card you .
THanks for sharing :)
Greetings- Spain has mannerism. 😉
You guys are too cute :)
Wow this is very informative. Kinda curious, are same-sex couples open and as expressive with PDA too? I can't wait to try the coffee. I bet that stuff perks you right up for a good long time lol
just returned, I think the PDA thing has gone down because of Covid, The only PDA I did see was of same-sex couples, holding hands mostly- It was refreshing to see after such a long lockdown
We also get shrimp with the skin so you gotta work for your food lol
I’m sure that baguette ain’t all that has changed your life. 😂