Culture Shock Returning to the US from Europe after a year away (7 shockers ) Ep 74 Going Walkabout
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2024
- In this video we recount 7 things we noticed upon our return to the US from Europe. After 2 years away, there were some things that took us by surprise.
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Super interesting video. Thank you for sharing!
I am European and spent a semester of my university studies in the US and can definitely relate to some of the points you've made.
Especially the safety aspect. When I first arrived in the US I was quite anxious that people can pull a gun on me at any moment. I know that it is likely not going to happen but knowing that nothing really is preventing people from just walking around next to you with deadly weapons in their pocket is certainly perplexing at first. I got used to it but I still don't understand the necessity for guns.
There are also things I prefer about the US. I feel like there are more fun things to do in the US and more entertainment offerings. Even in a small city in the countryside you will find an Arcade or a super cool bowling alley. When I live in Milan Italy I didnt know what to do oftentimes instead of having my aperitivo and going to restaurants and bars (which gets expensive when on a student budget). And thats a massive city. This differs across European countries of course but I still think it is a noticeable difference on average.
Once again great video :)
I’ve been in Europe for almost 20 years and would die if I had to go back to the states, I can’t even Imagine…
Thank you for the video Sue! I experienced slow Sundays when my daughter and family lived in Toulouse. A rather large city, on Sundays everything except the corner store and the small Carrefour on the corner closed. They'd invite friends and the family across the hall to a sort of brunch (around a 2-3 start time), everyone would cook, and we'd sit at a long table for a few hours, munching on delicious food, drinking wine and talking. A lovely experience and I think how they stay so connected!
Another great video Sue! We totally get the whole culture shock thing. We felt it on our visit back in California. Even though Tennessee isn’t Europe, life is much simpler here and slower paced. The doctors that we’ve seen here really take their time, and treat you like humans, not just numbers. We definitely have our share of overweight people though! 🤣
It is not that the europeans walk a lot, it is that americans don't walk! There's a lot to blame on (lack of) urban planning and the maze and hell suburban areas are (hell referring to trasnport, communication and efficency) and lack of public transport
The UK is in Europe but not in the EU
Liked and subscribed!
I think between your world travels and diverse experiences you have the best of all worlds! What an adventure 🙌🙌🥂
I think so too!
I enjoyed your video but living here in the rainy UK, it's hard for me to imagine living in a place that has the word 'Desert' in its name!
1:43 u can buy but its regulated better
cool video
the FDA would probably like to be more restrictive but Americans are so against restrictions of any kind, as if restrictions on corporations restricts their freedoms.
u dont know that usa is no1 in the world in having prisoners per capita?
land of the free..in jail?=)
when you have medicare, you can't even move inside the USA without losing it? What about the land of the free?
You should really check if the public health care here in Europe meets your standards of health care.
many European country's are in top 10 in healthcare--usa is on place 13 worldwide
You think there is more variety of food in US grocery stores? Certainly the UIK has more diversity of foods than the USA, I mean it isn't even close.
So so wrong man..
@@solace6700 Well I am from the UK where I lived for 55 years and now live in the USA and have been here for more than a decade so I do have a basis for my comments.
@@madmark1957 I'm not trying to call you a liar and I've never been to the UK haha.. But I have talked to people from the UK and have seen a lot of videos of British youtubers and they all say there is a much bigger variety here. I mean I know you live in the US but have you been to walmart? 😂
@@solace6700 If you have never been to the UK then you have never seen the range of foods available there so you really don't even have the basis to have an opinion. I have seen a UK based US fanboy who would agree that the USA has more varied food. He has never been to the USA and bases this idea on the size of a Walmart superstore. I understand that some parts of the USA possibly have greater access to more diverse foods. Mostly in the USA what you will find is typical US foods and Mexican.
@@madmark1957 I mean I can have an opinion... I can watch a video of someone walking around a british supermarket. In your first comment you said "its not even close" how much more diverse the UK food is, and now its: the US " possibly have greater access to more diverse foods" make up your mind man.
The UK is also Europe, so why do you name it separately 😮😮😮
The UK is no longer part of Schengen area, which is the EU and has different laws then the EU, that is why I name it separately .
@@goingwalkaboutnow In fact the UK was never part of Schengen to begin with. And now they are also not part of the EU anymore since Brexit.
So, Schengen is an Agreement that allows for citizens of Schengen countries to freely move between countries without Visa, passport control etc. This is part of the 3 core goals of the EU: Free movement of People, Free movement of Capital, and free movement of Goods & Services.
This shows how even before Brexit the UK were one of the countries that were least integrated into the European Community, not only geographically. :)
@M4sge great clarification
I agree completely (Especially your Pharma comparison) with the exception of your gun violence conclusion. If prosecutors would prosecute and judges would judge, then gun violence would be a fraction of what it is today. The problem in the US is the canonization of the criminal and complete disregard for the victim. In most cities, 95% of the gun crime is committed by less than one percent of the population. What our culture lacks is consequences.
Thanks for the feedback
Considering that the USA has the largest incarcerated population on Earth and one of the highest rates, it is evident that prosecutors do prosecute and judges do judge - people gets incarcerated even for minor faults.
I cannot but wonder from what source you got that 95% of gun crime is committed by 1% of the population. The closest thing is a Swedish study titled "The 1 % of the population accountable for 63 % of all violent crime convictions," which is not the same thing, even less when your point is that somehow most criminals are not prosecuted.
And even less in the worldwide context that only in the USA mass shootings are a regular event, and in most cases the shooters were not seasoned criminals, but law-abiding citizens who had legally purchased military-grade weapons - another American curiosity. In most countries only the military have access to those kind of guns. In the States, parents buy them to their children and teach them to shoot.
In every civilized country that is not at war, that's considered insanity.
And that's why many other creators who have been abroad talk about how different life is when there's a bang and people don't automatically hit the deck. You might want to check videos with this prompt: "First time you realized America really messed you up."
@@MariaMartinez-researcher I'm british, and i own an AR15 straight pulled in accordance to the law so 🤷♂
@@hikayasuha Why do you own an AR15?
@@bobtheskutterbot general leisure practice and such, self defense with it is illegal