How I view the US after 12 years living abroad
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- čas přidán 27. 05. 2024
- I have been living abroad for 12 years and a lot has changed in the US during that time. In this video, I will talk about some of the biggest changes I have noticed and how my views have changed on these issues. Have you noticed these changes? What other things do have you noticed changing in the US? Leave a comment and let me know.
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Corrections and Updates:
1. Australia and New Zealand do have paid parental leave. This was a mistake and I apologize for the mistake. I should have double checked that information.
2. CZcams is pushing this to more people. It is always difficult to know how well a video will perform on here, which is why I was making a point about it in the video. Thank you for watching and commenting, it helps the video reach more people.
3. Some people are commenting that I left important aspects out like race, elections, etc. The video is about things that became more obvious after living abroad. Some of the topics like race or religion were noticeable while still living in the states. Also, there are many good things about the US, but because they were good when living there and are still good, I didn't point that out. The video is about how my views changed over time, so good things are still good and some bad things are still bad and nothing has changed in my views, which is why I didn't comment on those points.
4. Thanks to the comments: Syria does have universal healthcare and it is pretty good according to people that live there.
*I will add any additional corrections or updates here, if I feel the need to clarify any points.
I often wish to move to Europe or the UK, especially since visiting my daughter in Italy this past year. I am wondering though if I would be unwelcome as an American. I am not loud or opinionated, rather more on the quiet side. I respect other cultures and love to learn new things. I especially love the beauty where I have visited, and the feeling of antiquity in many places. But would my husband and I be welcome?
Lp
How is Australia doing with the lock downs and the poison jab? here in USA it is not mandatory.
@@SHL-ge3wn Lockdowns? What lockdowns? That was two years ago. And vaccinations are not mandatory. Shouldn't believe everything you read.
Australia, I lost all respect.
Speaking as an American, the more you travel to see the world the more you will feel you’ve been lied to all your life and I’m so heartbroken by it.
Nobody lied. And you do realize the US was made by people escaping right? It is STILL that way.
@@tube.brasil You obviously haven't watched the video.
@@harrydehnhardt5092 that's not an argument. Of course I did.
Come with something more intelligent. If you can.
just scream a few times " U S A ", shoot your neighbor and vote for MTG and you feel home again!
@@Arltratlo Crybaby
I live and grew up in the USA. My mom and step dad travel a lot, they recently took a trip to Italy. My step dad blew his back out on the very first night they arrived, he was in unbearable pain. It was a full blown emergency, he’s a tough man and couldn’t move at all without screaming in agony. My mom was panicked and had no choice but to go to the front desk at the hotel to ask for help. It’s 2am and the front desk called a Dr who literally came to the hotel on his own and treated him with shots and medication. They expected a giant bill as usual but really had no choice. Then the Dr says, okay all finished. That’ll be 20 bucks. UNBELIEVABLE! They gave him 50, the Dr then says “I’m so sorry, but I don’t have any cash to make change.” Absolutely insane from an American’s perspective. I can’t imagine not going into debt for years just for having an emergency.
Well that's what happens when most of the wage is already covered by taxes
@@mattemathias3242 I think not, actuallly it is the opposite
Italy first, US next in the numbers
Net taxes on products > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.102$ per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 64th. 69.3$ per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 114th. 679 times more than Italy
Other taxes payable by businesses > % of commercial profits 2%
Ranked 115th. 8.4%
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Italy
Components of taxation > Property tax 4.3%
Ranked 11th. 10.1%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Italy
Components of taxation > Social security > Employees contribution 5.6%
Ranked 24th. 11.7%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Italy
Income tax Italy, average is 36%, US 48%
@@mattemathias3242 America has been destroyed by it's politicians, morespecifically, by it's lawmakers. I am afraid America might cease to exist in 20 years if this goes on.
@@mattemathias3242 No that is what happens in most first world countries around the world because they value the health of their citizens. You cannot be free if you have not your health and spend your time worrying about medical bankruptcy.
@@mattemathias3242 that's another lie told to Americans. You don't even start paying income tax on the first £12,570 ($15,668) of your earnings. Higher earnings than that are taxed at 20 per cent.
Saw a video once about a US girl studying in the UK, when she had to call an ambulance for her room mate. She cried all night because she thought she ruined that girls life because of the medical bills she was going to face. Only later she understood there is no such thing in the UK, you just get medical help, not a bill.
In Florida we say ...do not call the ambulance, throw me in a pick up to the hospital ...the bill is $800.00 plus change.(just for the drive)
My mum and dad went on their first (and only) cruise, from Ireland to New York, via England. Many people on board fell ill with pneumonia, including mum, who collapsed at the dock in New York.
An ambulance was called, and she was taken overnight to hospital, before being released into my emigrated kid sister's care in Long Island, where she had some basic blood and medical checks at the local healthcare centre, and saw a doctor for some associated checks.
When my parents got home to Ireland eventually, the first - of several - US Medical Bills they were sent was for an even, round $10,000. (I think ultimately they were billed more than $80,000.)
In the Republic of Ireland, the standard overnight bill for patients without health insurance is about €75 a night, payable over a year-plus in installments, if needed. I think - I might be wrong, but I think - ambulance call-outs are about €400. Regardless, her bill for that level of care in the Republic would have been, at the very most, very substantially less than $1,000/€1,000. Far less.
(Similarly, more than a decade ago, as a public patient I had a giant lipoma - random fat lump - removed from my shoulder, undergoing surgery with a full medical team, surgeon, x-rays, etc etc, for which I was billed less than €100.)
My parents didn't have to pay a thing - their travel insurance, costing less than €100, paid for everything. As the TI girl said on the phone, they'd made a couple of small mistakes in filling out their form before their holiday - But no problem, as plenty of people made those mistakes, and obviously they hadn't planned to have an utterly ruined holiday with a major medical issue thrown in, so sure, they genuinely needed their TI, and the TI company would take care of any of the US bills. And they did.
The stark, astronomical difference between healthcare costs in Ireland (either country here, the Republic or the North) and America are beyond shocking - clearly, getting sick in America either financially ruins you for life, and is beyond the reach of many poor people, or is just absent completely for many, condemning then to perpetual ill health, or death.
I mean, $80,000+ for an ambulance ride, a night in hospital, some fairly routine medical checks and doctor consultations?!
Now, that's sick...
@@e.rivera4251😮
@@e.rivera4251fucking ridiculous
В России это было бы просто бесплатно
As an Australian I have to let you know that we definitely do have paid maternity leave and recently have even updated that to include some paternity leave aswell. 👍🏽👍🏽
Yes, it’s called paternity leave and it’s for 20 weeks! What this guy talking about??
@@chevive7Don't worry he corrected himself, it's in the comments.
So Australians have a socialist leave, would say Americans 😂 Here in the US you leave by your own. The baby is yours, not the boss's 😒 so why would he pay you? 🤧 It's the American way of doing business: the country is made for businessmen, not for workers or ordinary ppl.
@avnereriksen so it's made for the top 1% and the other 99% are worthless?
@@avnereriksenevery man for themselves in the USA.
I visited the US 2, on my second visit I was harassed by a custom officer at the airport. He flat out asked me if I was actually planning to stay in the US and not return home. I asked why would I want to do that. His answer was because American is the best country in the world! I didn't know how to react, if I should laugh or feel sorry for his lack of knowledge. I am from Denmark!
That's a typical American attitude
This is hilarious but also pitiful, as you state at the end of your comment
So you think Denmark is that great? Lol, whatever.
@@thadtuiol1717 great! Smh. Not great but for now better.
@@tubbytuber please read my first comment! I wasn't ranking anything. I explained that I was harassed and accused of wanted to stay runaway in the US.
I’m from the UK, where healthcare is free. When I was in the States, whenever the subject of healthcare came up in conversation, I soon learnt not to mention that I had free healthcare. I noticed that a lot of people resented that. The typical reaction was, “oh, you have socialist healthcare, right?”. It’s as if tagging it with a derogatory label (in the US socialist is still synonymous with communist) was a coping mechanism.
Obviously they never thought the logic through: if government-paid healthcare is “socialist”, then by definition the US has “socialist” education, military, police, armed forces, road networks, etc…because these too are things paid for by the government.
The most valuable thing we have on earth is our health. Why can’t that be a fundamental right?
NHS is going downhill too,, weeks to get an appointment and impossible to get a GP to take you on
@@bid84 I can see my Gp the same day and so can all my neighbours IF ITS IMPORTANT/NEEDED.
I got cancer and was treated immediately and cured 15? years ago.
ima you are talking nonsense about the nhs.
that is because one political party wants it, so the other naturally despises it and scares people into thinking it is similar to communism
I'm an American in Japan (where there's national healthcare). One of the major reasons I came back here was for the healthcare. I've gotten multiple major surgeries here, all with kind, patient, empathetic care, even though I'm a random black woman. They always treat me like a human, whereas back home I was treated like a subhuman (this is a big problem for black people in American health"care," even if you're wealthy).
S/N: Most people (especially Americans) don't actually know what socialism is. They've just been taught it's bad in some way and don't bother to do research. It's like the people who hate "Obamacare" but love the "Affordable Care Act," which is actually Obamacare.
it very soon WILL BE a right just like in all of Europe Latin America Asia and elsewhere. No way in Hell this crap will last much longer in the USA and people here in USA had literally already had ENOUGH (and that was even Before the pandemic, which made everyone a million times worse, both nationally/globally). There is NOTHING that the great superpower aka United States cannot resolve/fix IF both its great society & its government & kickass military & corporations etc etc ALL UNITE fully, work things out well & fast and smartly and fairly & get all national priorities straight and fast. Once that is done then there is literally NO stopping the US. Cheers.....
Was in Barcelona and walked in a park as nighttime was approaching - lot of families were still socializing, picnicking , playing soccer, skateboarding etc - seemed a lot safer than what one would see in large city in USA
Well, that would be down to the lack of guns now wouldn’t it? And lack of extreme poverty.
Spain is actually one of the most unsafe countries in Europe so to read that it's even safer than the US, speaks volumes about US safety...
we have illegal immigrants and lots of people from the dark continent, which obviously leads to crime
Spain unsafe? Not according to the statistics from the Global Peace Index. It's mid-tier in Europe, which in the context of the world would be quite high. It's much safer than, say, France, and safer than Italy or the UK.
I wanted to move there the moment I saw how much cheaper the groceries are in Barcelona. Probably way cheaper in suburban areas in Spain.
I'm Canadian and worked in San Franciso for 2 years in a small office with some very nice people but.... I was astonished at how litte they knew about other countries and their overwhelmoing conviction that everything in the USA was done the best way in the world. We had many discussions and I pointed some of the same facts presented in this video - often met with outright rebuke and dismissal. When I left the company, at my going away party, several of the staff came up and quietly confessed that I had made them think that maybe they should look beyond their own borders to see other, more human oriented ways to live. As a new resident in the US what I noticed most was the incredible promotion and hype for all things American. That country's advertising and promotion industry is the most powerful in the world - not the best, the most powerful.
While I agree with you somewhat I have to say that no matter where you go on the planet the average citizen is not going to know much about other countries and cultures. That's not a uniquely American thing. I used to think it was til I started traveling around the world and meeting people.
Another issue that expats may encounter is the high cost of living in popular European cities. Many people dream of living in cities like Paris, London, or Amsterdam, but fail to realize the financial strain it can put on their budget. The cost of rent, groceries, and daily expenses can quickly add up, leaving expats struggling to make ends meet. This can lead to financial stress and the need to constantly budget and sacrifice certain luxuries.
@@PoisonelleMisty4311Expats don’t move to Paris, London, or Amsterdam. It’s like moving to New York City or San Francisco where everything is 10 times more. Germany, except of Munich. Hamburg or Berlin, is much more affordable than most places in the US
@@angiewithangiesweb8096 You're absolutely right! Moving to major cities like Paris, London, Amsterdam, New York City, or San Francisco can often come with a higher cost of living compared to other areas. While these cities offer various opportunities and attractions, they can be more expensive in terms of housing, transportation, and general daily expenses. On the other hand, other cities in Germany, such as Hamburg or Berlin, can provide a more affordable living situation compared to many places in the US. It's essential for expats to consider the cost of living and the lifestyle they desire when choosing their destination.
People would likely have been even more closed minded and defensive of the U.S. if you had been in somewhere besides San Francisco.
I'm over 50, retired military and after living abroad for well over a decade, I agree with your views, you have addressed the issues that many avoid on other channels. It is no longer the America I grew up in and I'm convinced the US has lost its collective mind. After serving my country for over 20 years I had to move to another country to live the "American dream" and I couldn't be happier. When the US falls it won't occur from a foreign invasion, it will come from self-inflicted damage and its happening right now.
what country did you move to?
Where on earth did you end up?
Excellent commentary
I'm a 22 yr vet and I agree. I would love to move back to Germany or the Netherlands.
Total collapse within ten years.
When going overseas for an extended period of time, we were warned about the culture shock in our new location. Nobody ever warned us about the culture shock on our return to the USA, which was significant,
Wow! Every time I visit family in the USA I'm shocked. Ive been living in Europe for most of my adult life but still visit family in the USA. I'm always amazed at how much more it has changed and mostly not for the better. There are some things that are better but they never outweigh the incrementing agression that I feel everywhere from everyone in the USA.
@@Sandra9135 pure monetairy wise usa can claim 'better' i think?
and i know it features start-ups better... it's a bit of a problem that some of the best venture capitalist ideas that start in europe, tend to find their capital to start up easer in the USA.. I once heard a pretty big part of the CIA specialist are european lured there by much higher wages.
But i do believe i'm okay with half me income taxed away, when it goes to affordable healt care, schools, public transports, ... . You will never hear someone in western europe see suffering and at same time ask you to certainly NOT call an ambulance... costs of health care are reasonable or even really cheap governement payed.
I can visit my house doctor for 4€ for a consultation, it's seen as a Pilar of society, if you can easely access the house doctor, there are good medical records to consult and diagnose when more serious symptoms emerge..
i also think the doctors job is more interessting when also trying to diagnose more light symptoms, with almost always a medical history to look toward when trying to figure out what's wrong with you when you have more severe symptoms.
but that money has to come from.. taxes, no other way to fund something for the entire society in a country, so tax burden is way higher in europe then in the usa..
Oh in the last 15 months things have gotten worse faster here in Russia, but that aside I totally understand what you're saying. I can't handle America's indomitable drive-everywhere car culture, the overweight, lackluster women who dress like lesbians on hiking trips, and the big, easily-triggered egos
I remember returning to the Chicago airport after being abroad for a year. You forget how overweight Americans are when you're away.
@@Sandra9135 how about it?!
My son in law told us today about a weird road rage incident. Sitting in traffic, the car alongside, lowered their window just to flip the bird and scream FU to him??!!
So weird, he just laughed.
I lived abroad for the first time in my life -- six months in Qatar. During that time, I traveled to Bahrain, the UAE, Georgia, and Turkey. I used to think that all my problems in America used to be a "me" thing as I did not socialize that often. But while in Qatar, I realized that I enjoyed having long conversations with others and they were meaningful; I felt safe; the food and nutrition was out of this world; everything felt so efficient. I learned how to speak basic Turkish, and the Turks in Istanbul appreciated me for my efforts rather than it being something competitive in America. I still remember the surprise in the waitress' face in Tbilisi when I told her "Thank You" in Georgian, and I told her that I would love to learn the language. She then taught me how to order my food in Georgian. Now I enjoy learning various languages.
My coworkers didn't care about status, but they prioritized teamwork and ensuring that everyone was happy doing their job. I still recall when I was going to the Middle East, the last words to my parents were, "I can't wait to come back." When I was leaving Qatar, my last words were, "I don't know if I want to go back." Now that I am home, five months later, the disillusionment is insane. In that six month window, who I was before I left and who I was on return -- and now -- felt like a million lifetimes ago. While I am physically in America, I don't feel like I came home. The disillusionment is real; however, I am excited to travel around the world now and, hopefully, finding something more long-term abroad.
Let us know if you are overseas again please.
@@duncancallum Will do! Due to the nature of the world economy, it is not as easy getting a job abroad as I did in Qatar, but I am planning on traveling three times this year, starting in late winter and early spring
@@jnap657 Thank you all the best for the future . Duncan.
Same thing when I went to germany. I miss being in Germany. Never did I ever have so much problem until I deal with America
Wow! This information that in the USA not everyone gets paid maternity leave is mindblowing! I grew up in a developing post-war country and this was not even a question, also universal healthcare,- it was a given human right.
@Dms-sn8qjHahaha, for me too since it's not true. I know people in Austria that make more on part time receiving some sort of scholarship from unemployment insurance to pursue higher education. Also most of the people I know make more than that here. It is the true that in some countries in Europe people make 20.000 a year (or less, like in Bosnia where I grew up) but then their costs of living are covered by that amount and they even manage to make some savings. Other thing is that we are not pressured to make significant savings since in case of unemployment or illness we are covered by our insurances and benefits.
@Dms-sn8qj you have a really good job then because this is not the norm. Yes it does exist, but it's very rare. I work for a tech company and we have better than average benefits and still not quite what you have. Yes I got paid maternity leave for 16 weeks but that's because I live in one of only a handful of states that mandates paid maternity leave. The vast majority of women in my mom's Facebook group were being forced to return to work asap after their babies were born due to having no paid leave. Yes they had leave, but it was unpaid and they couldn't afford to stay home. Average vacation time is 2-4 weeks depending on company and longevity. But many companies give nothing.
I'm a Southern gal who ended up in Russia, Turkey, China and Mexico for 12 years. I had to move back to the US last year and OMG. I am trying to save enough money and put myself in a situation to get out and stay out. This place has gone insane.
Great places please go back.
God bless you
Lol where in Russia did you live and where in Mexico?
You believe Russia, China and Mexico are better than the USA?
Im not from US but live there for over 20 yrs and can see how everything going down the tube, and ppl in US still thinks their country is the best😂
I’m an American who’s been living in Australia for the last 8 years…and I’m black, and a veteran. I have felt much more free here than in the U.S. After my first two weeks here, I decided never to move back to the U.S., and haven’t once regretted that decision. I don’t have to be afraid police will just stop me and brutalize me for walking down the street in a hoodie, or for having a flashy car. Here, the police don’t shoot first and ask questions later. As a matter of fact, if you don’t have a gun aimed at them, they don’t shoot, for even draw their weapons. My children can go to school, and go places with their friends without fears of being caught up in a mass shooting. There’s no school to prison pipeline. If we have any medical problems, we don’t need insurance to get medical treatment and aren’t fearful of going bankrupt because of medical expenses. Here, there’s no Electoral College, so every vote counts. Voting is also mandatory here, so they make it easy to do so. If a polling place is getting a little crowded, they open up more. It’s also easier, financially, to go to college (university) here, without going into debt for the rest of your life. In the U.S, I was always black. I had to come to Australia to actually be considered an American and live the American dream. Go figure.
Well said 👍. I've tried having discussions with Americans online before and they always, always believe they have 'freedom' because of their guns. My argument is the same as you stated, my children can walk to school and roam free without ever having to be afraid of getting shot. I have no interest at all in travelling there. And welcome to Australia and good on ya for embracing the Aussie spirit.
@@shaynethompson415 It really makes you wonder why they always choose violence first. Then you started doing research on their history and realized, they're probably afraid of violence against them because the US did a lot of war crime, trespassing, insults of another country's sovereignty, etc.. So it's like they expect people to attack them. When you point a finger at others, four fingers (actually if you tried, it's more like three, your thumb don't bend that way 😂) point back at you. Go figure.
Be honest with me as a black man to black man, is it true what they say about Australia with their spiders and snakes? Also how is the elderly treated like over there in regards to care since back in America they are trying to destroy social security even more.
@@shaynethompson415 No, they don't, Shayne. You were talking to Republicans. The MAJORITY of Americans want stricter gun laws, and have for a while now according to every single poll.
Your children will have a good chance of becoming whatever they want to be if they are living in Australia.
I just want to add, as a teacher, a great deal of time is spent on classroom behavior meaning less time on instruction. In many cases, parents are having to work two and three jobs with less quality family time. This in turn, leads to a lot of stress, frustration, and impatience. ☹
We have two teachers in the family and they are always struggling to meet end of the month in Florida., they work super hard and sometimes after 7:00pm. ....i am an industrial mechanic and make more money than both of them without a college degree........simply not fair how USA treats teachers and education.
My American colleague in Dublin in my last job had what would be regarded as an excellent education in america, and she had lived in most of its states, and was married to a foreigner. And yet, she often said she didn't realise how little she knew about the world - and about America - until she left. She said she saw much, much more news about the rest of the world, and often about America, just on Irish TV, let alone other news that she saw, compared to at home. And indeed, on my rare trips to America, world news is almost totally absent. The end result: a frighteningly uneducated populace who usually hold angry, resentful and deeply strange views about the rest of the world, while wallowing in echo chamber ignorance about their own country, siloed away from news and facts that they just dont want to hear.
Not for nothing but George Orwell's "Ministry of Truth," basically a brain washing media giant was based on the BBC. The idea that European news is somehow superior in this day and age is ridiculous.
Part of the problem in America is that they mainly only see American news
@@deeboneham2738 And this is a language problem. When you can only speak english, you are easy to control. It is no accident if learning languages is not mandatory in the USA or the UK. And the funniest part is that both these countries rebuke my country for sucking at english. That's crazy ignorance.
My family and I lived in Germany for several years. It was eye-opening how much better "life" was for the every day person for many of the reasons you mention. Better public transportation, better medical, better food, better work-life balance, better roads, better conversations, better schools, better treatment of educators. Returning to the US was a shock, an eye-opener at how complete the constant marketing of fear has blinded us.
Just leave the us, it is a country with no future.
I lived in the US for 15 years, after which I moved to Germany, married, had 3 children. My husband and I could have never afforded building our own house and putting our 3 kids through college in America, not to mention health insurance. I have never regretted the move.
@@susiestr6264to be honest I think it's personal preference.
I've heard similar stories about Germans moving to America they don't regret their move.
“The constant marketing of fear” is exactly what is going on. And that creates more fear, which creates either the fight, flight, freeze or fawn response. The fawning (ie in politics) is off the chain right now. A major segment of the US population is in the mental state of being in a cult.
Thanks, but is Germany really that much better? (I`m German)
I am a US citizen that lived abroad for 4 years and it was absolutely beautiful. Life outside the US is way more relaxed and families seem to be more united. It was definitely an awesome experience.
There has been a cultural shift in the
U. S. It is not good for the people and I don't know who started it or how to fix it. I think people are looking out for number one while the country crumbles
around them.
Must have been nice to be able to not live a dystopian hell hole
Just came back from Spain. It was amazingly relaxed. It was immaculate, safe and the food was so fresh. They are accepting of everyone. Everyone was just living their lives and minding their own business. Getting a dual citizenship based on grandparents. I plan on moving there by next summer.
I am aways thinking about the bond in american families, I have a feeling that is not so strong as I am used to!
@@truthteller88Spain is a good country, one of the most warm when talking about people
I’m an American born and raised overseas. Returned in 2013. Boy, you hit just the tip of the iceberg.
#5: I was really shocked by my first visits to the USA that everyone seemed to have a money-grubbing attitude. It's pretty horrible.
Money rules EVERYTHING here - America is a giant corporation - it is incredibly obvious anymore.
As a Brazilian, I grew up with the thought that the US was the greatest place on earth. We have brought a lot of the American way of life here, but it was only after I moved to Denmark, where I lived for 4 years, and travelled to a lot of places and after my parents moved to the US and I went there to visit them, that I realized that the country, although has a lot of things I love, isn't all that I thought. I think you covered most of the points in the video. Travelling is what makes you really see how countries, people and culture are.
Brazil has the same culture without any benefits of living in the US, true nightmare
@@Leon_HAS_A_BIG_COCKNo benefits? We have a universal health system, where everyone has free access to hospitals and medicines. Our diet is much healthier than that of Americans... Just to start.
@@marcosaxis lol what, Brazil is good because muuh food? Brazil is absurd in question of violence poverty inequality low income education, idk where you live but we are not talking about the same country are we?
@@Leon_HAS_A_BIG_COCK Yes, our food and cooking is much healthier than that of Americans. Do you really want to talk about violence? With the US having the worst numbers of developed countries? Every day children die in their schools, from violence Americans must understand. You are the epitome of the alienated American.
@@Leon_HAS_A_BIG_COCKWe have PERFECT weather year round. May not be the richest, and our large cities have serious problems...but good weather is a very important factor in quality of life.
In the US the media gives us a real sense that we are the center of the world. Most people in our country can't even imagine that most of the world operates differently than we do.
Aqui no Brasil boa parte da população ama os Estados Unidos.
Porém tem muitos brasileiros que já não olham mais os Estados Unidos como um país poderoso. Eu sou um deles. Os Estados Unidos só causam guerra e interferem na política dos países.
the US is the center of the world. It used to be Europe but it is now the US. Everyone is always talking about them because they are the world superpower(not for long).
The "World Series" when no other country is participating in it lol.
It certainly appears to me living in New Zealand that the US we see through world media is losing its mind. A NZ politician having lived in the US said it was "the land of the free" but in NZ we have "the land of the fair". It would appear to be the US has freedom but "the devil takes the hindmost". This attitude which does consider your fellow man is a recipe for disaster where you can live in your mansion but you need a shotgun to keep out the dispossessed. Just an additional point others have noted. The term socialism in the US is regarded with great disdain which is a big mistake. It is NOT communism but a system that has concern and supports others who need help to a greater or lesser extent.
@@nsebast Ha ha ha! Yup I never figured that one out. I love baseball but when I hear a player shouting "We are world champs...." I want to cringe
As an outsider it’s refreshing to hear an American addressing this matter of US freedom. It’s not that we don’t agree that America is free, it is just that many US citizens seem to think they are the only “free” country. As a South African citizen, I cannot think of anything that I’m not allowed to do which would be permitted in the USA.
There's places in the USA where you're not allowed to hang washing outside or own a cat.
You can't just cross the road anywhere and in some states adultery is a crime.
Smoke Marijuana? That’s something you’re legally allowed to do in the USA but not South Africa.
@@nevillemason6791true some of our laws are ridiculous. In both cases, I can think of counterexamples to each representation of Freedom in each country.
@@Thegingerbreadm4n Yes, we can. It’s legal in South Africa. Not the best example though because I’m not talking about minor things like that. We are allowed to vote, start our own business, own firearms, criticize the president, etc. It just seems like some Americans think the rest of the world is like Russia or North Korea. Also, they seem to equate freedom with gun ownership which is strange to outsiders. But I should add that virtually all Americans I’ve personally met are pleasant and open-minded people. Also, I would exchange South African leaders with those in the US at the drop of a hat!
As an European i'm scared that certain trends and policies will be enforced by giving the US as an example. This happens quite regularly since the media is dominated by US companies.
American media is propaganda. America is a giant corporation.
can't you watch european channels?
@@TheOwlsarewatching606 English is the unofficial primary language of the internet. The US has a major pop cultural influence on the rest of the world because of that. The influence usually isn't positive either since it's the most extreme trends that make enough of a ruckus to be heard over here. Another reason is that European channels also can't compete because they have to cater to smaller parts of the population because of all the different languages and cultures which makes it harder for them to survive, let alone be profitable.
I am a Frenchman who lives in America , I agree with all your points, you should also address the issues of homelessness, crime, lack of decent unemployment coverage and broken retirement system, just to name a few.
Jean, as an American, I’ve learned about the insanity behind all this nonsense. What I don’t understand is why people from other countries are so keen on wanting to come here. Maybe, for a vacation to take your kids to Disney World, but not to live here. I’d much prefer to live in Europe from what I’ve heard about health care and benefits on the job, plus I find Europeans more philosophical and able to discuss abstract concepts.
@@nightowl5475 the marketing is strong, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, and the US is actually very calm and friendly if you don't get unlucky...or accidentally try to answer someone's rhetorical question about politics or society. If I didn't know what I know about the depth of the gun/race stuff I could convince myself on some days. You just have to convince yourself you'll be one of the lucky ones 😕
@@nonsequitor Well, it's true we have a crime problem that is out of control. I stay out of the big cities. I understand both sides of the gun argument. I don't own a gun and never did. I can understand if a man wants to protect his family but I'm concerned about guns getting into the hands of all these young crazy kids. Some of the stuff that's reported on the news is very concerning.
I think education should be on the forefront, ignorant people are dangerous.
@@nightowl5475European here and living in the US for 22 years. It’s money and opportunities. WAY WAY better in the US. And that’s all that counts.
Also, if you have a decent health insurance (which most employed people do), the quality of healthcare is much better here. No secret that anything run by the government is inefficient and lower quality.
So at the end of the day, the US aren’t for everyone. But if you work hard there is no place better than the US. If you are mediocre and like a nanny state, then go ahead and live in Western Europe.
I’m a U.S. citizen but I’ve lived in Japan for 14 years. I can’t handle social media much because I don’t recognize my country anymore. What are they even talking about?! I’ve only visited the US twice since I left and I felt very uncomfortable both times. My Japanese husband heard gunshots for the first time ever in my hometown. I gained 5lbs in 2 weeks even though we split meals in half… I was terrified we’d get sick or injured. The water was filthy. My family showed off their gun collection to my husband (to his horror). I was embarrassed.
What are "they" talking about?
Because the US is actually just a 330 million hive brain that all think, feel, speak the same???
What are YOU talking about??
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jajaja im sorry
I have lived in usa for 37 years and never heard gunshots. Unless you are in a really bad area this stuff never really happens. Rural areas are different as you may hear people target shooting or hunting. Just because you have guns doesn't mean you are a bad person so there is nothing to be embarrassed about.
@@bhslefty I grew up hearing them constantly and seeing the helicopters with spotlights searching at night. (west side of San Antonio) I especially heard them during NYE. We were told to go inside when we heard them. I've heard them up in DFW as well.
My career started in the military. I was flown to the Persian Gulf to an aircraft carrier and isolated from the US for several months. The first country we ported was Perth, Australia. I was shocked that Australians were taking tours of our ship. Why were they interested in us? As I was leaving the ship for liberty, strangers were astonished by my appearance as an African-American and requested to take photos with me. Even out in town, the exposure to exquisite seafood was amazing. I had the best grilled shrimp in my life in Australia. That was 23 yrs ago. I served 6 yrs in the Navy and began civilian life again. After earning two degrees in the US, competition for good-paying jobs is still overwhelming. I want to live in a different country now. However, I got married last year and my wife is a US workaholic. I hope to make it out the US eventually. My overall cultural experience was much better outside the US. As an American and Veteran, I am not ashamed of that.
good luck sailor!
We made a 3 day stop at Vladivostok Russia and some locals there never seen a black man. I was blown away by this lol. The night life there was killer though. I sure do miss the travels but glad I’m out.
I feel you, shipmate. I unfortunately barely got the opportunity to experience life abroad while in - COVID, Iran, and terrible leadership port management led to me visiting Duqm twice (which may one day have potential but right now it's a parking lot with lawn chairs and beer and shawarma) and that was it. The cultish leadership nowadays sought to take my questioning attitude as dissidence and I've since left. Once I'm able to assemble my local family and get ourselves visas I hope for the same thing someday. The VA's highly variable healthcare quality and disability pay (40% lower on paper, 66% lower in dollars than it should be with documentation, because it's not /their documentation/, hence "variable healthcare quality") is not worth the cost of having spent years talking about how backwards we're being and being told I'm a joykill and anti-patriot, sometimes by my own family and shipmates, after following in the footsteps of my family including a WWII war hero who died months before I got my NWUs to show to him out of gratitude for his Purple Hearts and to keep my BRAC'd LT mother off the streets since the VA doesn't recognize her service due to being shore the entire time when she worked with fucking Admiral Hopper. Fucking stupid. Same amount of time in.
Suffice to say, thank you for keeping your head on a swivel.
What always leaves me speechless on the issues of healthcare is just how many Americans will complain about having to pay horrendous amounts of money for simple tests or checkups, but at the same time will vehemently defend the US healthcare system and consider more affordable and widely available healthcare and health insurance an attack on personal freedoms or even "communist" (and it always amuses me when Americans use this word, because the American idea of what it means is very different from what it actually means to people from countries that have direct experience with communism). As such, I've concluded a long time ago that Americans simply can't be helped and can't have more affordable and more widely available healthcare, because they're trapped in a hell of their own creation.
As an American, the government deliberately keeps its population dumbed-down. The only Americans that know better are the educated ones willing to research this information. It’s heartbreaking to know how badly we are getting ripped off on just about everything. Everything this video said is true.
Yes, and those who have actually seen how the other half lives by living in other countries also know that there's another side to life!!!
The extremes yield different opinions. Rich people have no problem with the way things are. People who have good retirements with ample health care feel the same. The poor struggle
Is not the government! Is Corporate American who actually has all the power is the US.
You are so right. We are getting ripped off by both sides but the dems are a little better in helping people. I don’t vote any more and enjoy spending my money in West Europe
Trump loves the poorly educated.
sometimes I think that the educational system in the US is bad on purpose, so that people dont realise how bad they are being treated. Psychology says it: "It is way easier to persuade an idiot, than an intelligent person"
So true.
I definitely think that is part of it
It’s a thing.
45 said it out loud.
“I love the poorly educated.”
its not education per se but the public system is way underfunded.
The right in our country has gutted public education. The USA is only #1 for the rich
I lived and studied in the States. My wife is, or rather was, American. We have been away from the States now for nearly 35 years. I continue to follow US politics, but my wife refuses to talk with me about it. She has shared the same sentiment as you: that she was lied to from birth, that Americans are myopic, ignorant not just about the world but about the US itself, that workers are massively exploited, that society is racist and misogynistic, that most people live in absolute fear of losing their jobs or falling sick and that they have no idea how much worse off they are than in many, many other countries in the world. And me? Well, I can only agree, whilst at the same time acknowledging there are many great people and great places in the US. And the thing that stands out for me is how entrenched exceptionalism is. Words and phrases like “freedom”, “liberty”, “patriot” and “greatest country on earth” are sanitary slogans used to cover a multitude of serious sins. ‘Moms for Liberty’ is a classic example. They are for anything but Liberty. Fearful, censorious and small-minded, they want to control thought - the greatest of all oppressions. I wish more Americans would travel. Those friends that visit our home frequently say that they wish they could move. They too know they have been lied to.
Great comment but the average usa worker can not get enough paid leave or time off to travel. The ones we meet in europe tend to be wealth off, loud mouthed and fat with really bad dress sense.
Finally, someone with a brain who is able to analyze and compare and also evaluate the real priority in a human normal life !!! It's a real pleasure to hear and it sound like pound !!!!
I am an American that doesn't live abroad and I pretty much agree with all of this. I think it helps that I have been able to travel a lot and actually see what the rest of the world is like.
When you look at the prices of medical procedures in countries like Japan is when you realize the US medical system is a total scam run by the Insurance Mafia.
Absolutely! Good for you!
This is an excellent summary. As Americans who have lived in Sweden, France and now Germany, we can say for sure that there is SO much propaganda that goes on in the US, in thinking incorrectly that it’s the best country in the world. It’s simply not and those who think it is haven’t had experience living abroad.
Please move.
@Mark Newton
So that's your reaction? Tell him to move because he's realised that other countries are better than US.
You know that's exactly the reason US is falling behind. If you close your eyes really hard your country will be forever best.
@@fredrik3685 that is why America is falling. When I moved to us, I was shocked how ignorance about rest of world majority people are. They just know so little this would and believe all lies main media gave.
Most of the non-US people commenting are from the geographically tiny area of northern Europe. #1, living in a cold snowy place affects how people are treated because no one wants to be responsible for people freezing to death. I'm curious how people from outside Europe feel about the USA. Truly curious. I'm from the US and do not think it's that great.
I lived in Germany and France for 7 years and travelled extensively in Europe. After I returned to America, I then moved to Southeast Asia where I've lived for nearly 30 years. When I went back to the California 5 years ago, I didn't recognize the name the place!
So true, this video! I came to America as an immigrant 47 years ago from Europe. I was starry-eyed, believing that America was one of greatest countries on earth.
47 years in America have shattered all of my illusions! The above video mirrors exactly my own realizations. The only major factor it leaves out is America's rampant and seemingly incurable racism!
I still love this country - but not the culture of lies, deceit, and human exploitation that marks our culture.
The truth? I regret ever becoming an American!
I have realized more and more that I will always be an immigrant, and see America through the eyes of an outsider!
America: Love it or leave it! Oh really?
Believe me: I am exploring my options! The only thing I would miss are my friends and this incredibly beautiful land which I have come to love so deeply.
What can I do? Treat each person I meet with respect; help those in need; just talk to people - people are desperate to connect, to be acknowledged and received as a human being! I try to live by faith: simply and humbly. This is all I can do. But for now, it is enough.
Excellent video! As an American living abroad for 12 years, I totally agree that America has changed.
We’re so caught up with the culture wars now. It’s to a point where they are banning books in certain states! So much for the land of the free!
...we are free to pay a lot of money to the insurance companies and medical bills$$$......and free to work, work and work a little more............
It's good to know more about the "New US" from a Native person
The senior year of high school should be spent traveling abroad. This would completely change the way Americans think and behave. My mind was blown when I started travelling around the world and seeing other countries. Your list is spot on, and obvious to anyone who has travelled abroad.
As a professional drummer touring with many different artists, my time in u k , Germany, Sweden was heaven. I remember sitting on the jet heading home wanting to cry . French people are the epitome of kindness. We would stay at their homes they would cook for us like they were cooking for their family .when we landed in NYC the rude people ridiculous pace of life made us all
I wish everyone can afford that. I wish to travel a lot too, but it’s expensive.
@@rolandaustria7926 There's more ways to travel than simply doing it as a holiday.
There are various ways that you can volunteer abroad where most of your basic needs for food and accomodation will be taken care of.
Sure it's work, but we all end up working anyway - so it's better to start early and get a good view of the world comparatively to where we live.
I wish I had done this in my youth, at this point I'm basically house broken to a life of drudgery but I would encourage anyone else to get out while they can.
@@williamfeilhauer2667 And thats odd because the French are considered the most unfriendly. I have not spent much time there so I can't comment.
The young Americans of the 80s used to do that, take a sabbatical, get an Interrail ticket, a backpack, a stack of Travel checks and get on a plane. They would eat foods, learn some languages, see places, meet topples girls, wow. The stats on how many Americans had passports then, compared to now, are depressing. It shows how a society get hijacked and transformed, from a popular and inspiring, to insular and, honestly, cringe.
I am currently living in Netherlands. What surprised me here is the fact that bicycle roads are along with car roads you can literally cycling through all country from one city to another and the best part is that you don't afraid to be hit by the car.
Is love to here about your experience. Culture, job market & housing market.
@@Anonymoose66G Can you explain what you mean?
@@Unknown-ow5xy How easy was it to find accommodation & a job, how do you find the culture?
Riding a bicycle here in Italy is a total nightmare. I was rear ended by a lady one day and the next day came within centimeters from being hit by a car. Almost every day there is a car that come too close for my comfort.
@@glidercoach😂🤣 people in Italy do not use their cars to "walk" around, like in most of the West world.... they drive to finish something or to get somewhere... it is by far the best country for being in or on the motor vehicle, with best drivers in a world if we do not count nordic countries and Japan. So go for a bike or a car n drive it as it should be driven, u won't have any problems there. And i am not Italian.
Excellent video. Thank you.
My family traveled a lot when I was growing up. My mom said that traveling was part of our education. She wanted us to appreciate that others had their own histories, cultures, beliefs, and ways of doing things that were different than the US but they were just as valid as ours - things they did well and things they did badly, just like the US. To look at another country for an example on something they do better than the US did not mean we didn't love our country, it meant we understood that everyone can learn from others.
I have had the good fortune to be able to travel to many countries with my son as he grew up and have tried to instill the same important lessons in him.
I agree completely with your views. I have visited USA many times -it is a fantastic place visit but I don't want to live there
When I became a nurse I was horrified with the way I found out health care worked, the unnecessary medication, the unnecessary surgeries, how the doctors were in bed with the pharmacists, and vice versa. Etc...
I agree with all your opinions. Yes
They are all in bed with each other. Fast food sector, hospitals, insurance companies, farmacies. They all work together to make you sick and squeeze as much money from you as they can. That is the reason why "body positivity" movement is being protected in media calling critics "fatphobic". I would say all these names are badges of honor, keep your trans propaganda we dont want it.
And the fkng trend continues unabated. I worked Psych in a hospital. We have a systemic problem. Ignorance and arrogance and lack of fortitude abounds.
..and let's not talk about the Dentist $$$...................
Moreover, living abroad can also have a negative impact on relationships and family dynamics. Moving to a new country can strain relationships as couples or families adapt to a new way of life and may face different challenges. Children may struggle to adjust to a new school and culture, and the constant moving from country to country can disrupt their sense of stability and routine.
@@PoisonelleMisty4311and the biggest reason for anger is how the U.S. Govt is crucifying the USA public and the public is clueless about it.
I’ve been living in Denmark going on 16 years now. I’ve been able to enjoy freedoms here, as a foreigner, that I never dreamed of while living in the USA.
How are you able to live and work there legally?
I'm from Denmark and I've no idea what "freedoms" you are talking about. Muslim immigrants here have more rights than we do, a local populace.
You are beautiful. Just saying... bye.
I can’t believe this video has been out a whole year and I’m just now seeing it! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this video. This information needs to be on the 6 o’clock news!
Congratulations sir, you deserve praise for actually seeing through the smoke and mirrors. All the best
Once, I had a health emergency in Japan. I was rushed to the hospital, stayed overnight while taking a bunch of tests along with medication and when i checked out, I was so surprised how cheap my bill was. And, I wasn't even a citizen of Japan. This experience really made me think about my $1,500 coverage in my own country.
How’s that payroll tax?
@@KYPopskull What's the use of 'low' taxation if you die because you can't afford health care?
@@KYPopskull Would you rather pay $100 a year or $1000000 in a month because you got hit by a car?
You wouldn't pay anything at all in quite a few countries.
What exactly did you take and how much was the bill? Just curious how bills are in different countries.
I am an American who lived in Germany from 2009 to 2012. We had to come back for a family member’s illness, but we are totally over living in the United States. Most American citizens simply have no idea the increased quality of life that people in many parts of the world get to experience. The ethnocentric lies we are told and the lack of time and money to be able to travel all contribute to this collective fantasy of American exceptionalism. My hubby and I are saving our money for an early retirement and will be going back to Europe. We can’t wait to get out of this craziness.
Will be there soon!
Don't blame you ... 👍
Unfortunately, you can't make money in the best countries to live in. Your situation being a case in point.
6 months out of the year I must be in the Netherlands, 6th country in happiness.
RUN.
You're so right and when I went to Germany and dealt with a few other countries it was so much more open and felt relaxed compared to america. America is the only country I've been to that gives me the most problems
Travel is such a great way to get perspective. That isn’t only for American’s, it applies to anyone from anywhere.
We moved to a medieval Norman-Era village in Campania, Italy. We left 'crazy' and arrived in calmness. Thanks for your videos & good luck.
Welcome to Italy, enjoy your stay :)
Oh from a fellow Campania citizen welcome to our own kind of craziness then!
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Wow! There's no calmness to be had in the USA. Its all crazy and apparently no one here could possibly be happy right?? And if some one is happy the are probably just ignorant and just indoctrinated to American ways and how Americans see the world?? And of course every American fits the supremely judgmental European stereotype of fat, over worked, hyper-patriotic imbecile, pathetic violent and worthless. Is that all we are to them??
I was born and raised in the US and I can 1000% relate to not going to the doctor’s for ANYTHING. I remember being sick as a kid and my parents refusing to even consider going to the doctor’s. At the time I didn’t really realize why, and even now I don’t like going to the doctor’s unless I’m REALLY struggling. You pay $300 a month and THEN have a $5000 deductible.
I can’t even imagine how many people avoid medical care because they can’t afford it!
That is unthinkable to most people outside the US. Downright barbaric!
Eh I can’t move as switching would take too long
Unthinkable up here in Canada...
@@ruthgiles8926 health care in many West European countries is not free either, even seniors must pay monthly payments.
Add dental care also… smh
Welcome back, good to have you wth us :)
Such an eye-opener. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I lived in Asia for over 20 years. It's mind boggling to see all the countries we've destroyed, and how they came back to life. However, when I go home to the States now it seem more like a third world country. Amazing how fast things can change.
It is really amazing to see how things can change quickly.
Maybe you destroyed, asia prosperity has everything to do with being in the globalization only made possible by selling to the US.
What you witnessed is retribution. God is fair.
China drought, economic stress, XI third term, Taiwan invasion, military, …
@@leewn2319 i am glad formerly subjugated countries have recovered but god's existence is still undetermined. And if he/she/it/they existed, what has been happening in the world for time immemorial does not prove fairness. :(
In Croatia, when I've asked about a person, I always hear about their family and their personal characteristics. Once I was told approvingly that a man was very good to his elderly parents and made good olive oil. It was by accident that I learned that he was a very highly-ranked lawyer!
Quality of life 👌
I absolutely love this very charming and warm story.
That’s how we should relate to each other.
Europeans have culture, unlike america
My dad (From NZ) has travelled to the US, mostly "corn belt and hog" states like Kansas, Arkansas and Texas as he called them, and watching US TV was a huge shock, he couldn't believe the so called News, and fear mongering and US worshipping themselves, mostly oblivious to anything negative or going on outside the USA. How travelled a lot before and after 911 (actually during 911 too was flying to Chicago and for diverted to Nova Scoria). Said saw was the worst customs people ever, but average person was lovely, warm and friendly, but were genuine upset and unable to comprehend my Atheist Dad and no church on Sunday. How travelled again during 2010s and not much had changed according to him
I was afraid of watching this video as an immigrant living in the US for 7 years now. Afraid that I’ve given into the things that once shocked me.
I am 84 years old and grew up the years after WW2. We once had a prosperous middle class (no homeless), the opportunity to attend state and University colleges, paying our own way as the tuition was reasonable. The government did not become co-op with mainstream news or social media to censor information. In the middle class neighborhood where we lived, we did not lock our doors, we could safely play outside day and night. Our public schools were excellent. Those with ambition were able to follow their dreams and most succeeded. We were able to buy homes and raise our children, most having enough to help them go to college if that was their desire. Then the dirty politicians sold out to big businesses and all of the manufacturing and labor slowly was sent over seas and we lost our middle class. Then desperation, drugs, crime, and the loss of all that made us great slowly was ended, due to our corrupt politicians. Medical costs rose and finally Obama Care was put into place, before the administration to process the program was put into place. Now, Obama Care costs as much as a regular medical program. All the government had to do was add Obama care to Medicare with a one system program for all, it would have worked. However, the insurance community donates to the politicians so that will never happen. Big business runs the U.S. and we will never be great again. Most of our dirty politicians are multi millionaires (both parties) and their goal is to stay in office. The federal government employees do not pay into the Social Security system and have their own as well as a different retirement and medical system. Therefore, they do what they can to stay in power but care not for the rest of us. This is our government system and as long as we have a process that costs multi millions to run for a political office, we will always have business doners who will control our country. Wake up America. We must have term limits and make the federal employees be part of the social security system.
Very articulately stated but it could have been summed up in 2 words or, borrowing the math skills of the corrupt dimwit current 'president', 3 words. It's over.
That was well said! ❤🇺🇸#TEXAS♥️
Amen to that! Hope America can make a comeback someday?
I'm not American, but I don't understand why your government is still limited to two parties. The quickest way to change would be to open this up to more parties. But given the American Socio economic and political landscape it looks like this will never and probably can't ever be done. I think that's a shame, but I'm sure there are Americans out there that will blast me for even thinking this!
@@GarryGri There is no law or rule stopping 3rd party candidates in US politics. The biggest barrier to a three, or more, party system in the US is the very real fear that voting for a 3rd party candidate just increases the relative vote count for one of the current 2 main parties. This was very well demonstrated in the 2016 election when the Green party along with the "Bernie or bust" crowd either voted 3rd party or didn't vote at all. The result being the most un-qualified candidate winning the US Presidency.
very insightful. Thanks for sharing! 👍
This is the best clear description of the place I call home. Great content
I’m British and am deeply concerned about the importation of American culture and all of your points resonate with me and how I perceive British culture. I really appreciated your video. Thank you
I recall a Question Time episode (I forget which) where challenge was debated for NHS reform (AKA make private). The defence of this reform was made by an American on the panel?! WTF UK? Really disturbing how the UK is allowing is core services to be sold down the river. (ps. live in Germany)
I went to britain in the 80s and i always thought it was cool how the british talked, since most of my contact with the language was with american films before, a british friend of mine said a lot of kids are adopting american culture of talking and discussing politics with the internet. I Would say the british are far more civilized in discussing controversial topics than americans are, since are often focusing on what the politicians are saying while americans act like a bizarre football team.
Same goes here in Australia. I'd much rather Australia look to Finland and the Nordic countries!
same here
Same here in Germany
I left America 2017 at 52, sold everything i owned and started a new life in beautiful Thailand! I have no desire to ever go back to USA. It really saddens me to see what is going on back home...
You're right. The political division's in the US are unbearable. We don't even talk to some family members. If the country gets taken over by facism we will leave. We are worried that the facists will take away our social security
Sweating with the oldies.
From a French. Very good video. concerning guns, in Europe, we really wonder what's wrong with the Americans. Your review sums up what I think ot the US. When I was 17, I stayed for 2 weeks in a family with my school in 1985 and really disliked my stay. Compared with my life in Europe and my previous stays in foreign schools, I really lacked liberty. I was obliged to go to school by bus whereas I was willing to walk because it was just near . I was not allowed to take a train and go to town with my friends and was stuck in my suburb. The American families were very very scarred of letting us go on our own in the town center. I was also hungry because the food was disgusting at school (and in my American family, I was offered horrible industrial food) and I was unable to go and buy proper food. I was very upset with the "best in the world" I often heard ; it was also written on the school shirts and tee shirts, with the name of the school !!. I was shocked by the American flag I could see in each school room and by the pledge to the Nation I heard very often... It made me feel really unconfortable as it reminded me of Hitler's time. I have never travelled again in the US since that experience.
I have noticed the rise in social media and immigration (I live in the southern US, so we have a lot of Hispanic/Latin American immigration), this reasoning is my speculation, of course, people are getting new perspectives on the pledge and views of it are changing as well, at least for kids who are on the younger side. When I was in elementary, it was said by everyone and it was mandatory. Now, the majority of kids don't say it and some don't even stand up for the pledge or even some schools (I've noticed this at US charter schools mostly) don't even do the pledge/have the US flag. But, yeah I agree the pledge is really weird, especially when you have to explain it to someone else.
The ubiquitous Flag and juxtaposition of military personnel and symbols and sports events has always made me deeply uncomfortable. It is straight up fascist and they don't see it
so in short you were a snotty little brat who didn't understand people were trying to take responsibility for your safety in loco parentis. You were a 17 year old privileged child accustomed to staying in different countries. Lucky you. America is a long way from Europe so it would have been rare for young Americans to travel as frequently as you did. I don't like gun culture. I prefer mostly european food but there are also good places if you look around. We should consider that there is a war raging on european soil which may spread a lot further.We will be very glad if America steps up again. Unless you want to make whoopy with Putin. To be european means we have easy access to a lot of different countries, but it doesn't make us perfect on all scores. People are just people and all of us are ignorant when out of our norms. Many people on this thread have found entrancing new lives in new places. I know I have.
you don't know the meaning of fascism. Think carefully before you fall for that easy argot@@electrosyzygy
@@TheOwlsarewatching606 your condescension is unwarranted; although to be fair I was being a bit hyperbolic. That said militarism juxtaposed with sports, especially spectator sports, are a potent tool of propaganda and the way this manifests in the US cannot but have fascist undertones representative of the undercurrents in their society.
As a european i dont agree with all your points, especially daying the left party in the USA is extreme. To us, the left party is actually not that left at all. They would fit more in the center.
We lived in the US for 14 years. One of the things that struck me was the orientation of TV news.
The news often focussed first on local news, then state news, then national news, and finally, if there was time, international news.
and the bad news was always first.
Well, yeah? It's less about keeping up to date worldwide. Who cares whats happening in Oman. The highways going to be closed and the state you love in is trying to pass a legislation. And there's something going on federally.
Greetings from beautiful and sunny Portugal this morning...As an American originally from Texas, now an legal resident of Portugal for the past 6 years...I can say that I have never been more happier, healthier in body, mind and spirit in my entire life...Been blessed to live and work all over the world...Real education begins when you leave the place of your birth and start exploring this Amazing planet and it's habitants at the core level...Taking the roads less traveled has given me better insight to the reality of what most stateside don't see or blindly choose not to see...My quality, not quantity of life far surpasses my former time in the U.S.A. Get Busy Living! Blessings and Positive Energy from Portugal! 🇵🇹😉🤘✌️🤟🤠
Just do not eat all the CRAP the Americans eat. I have lived here for many years. Traveled all over the world and do still not understand that most Americans are not interested in learning new things>.
considering portugal as well could you get in touch with me and we could talk about it thx so much michael
Texan here too…in Spain now and ditto.
I went to visit Portugal in 2019 and it was beautiful! The environment is so different out there I bet living there must be amazing. 😍 I'm from California.
going on year 5 in PT and loving the comfort and security
Thanks for your point if view.
Affordable Healthcare has always been one of my biggest problems with the United States. Just one example: my wife has Crohns. Every six weeks my wife has to get infusions. These are $70,000. With insurance this is reduced to $7,000 every 45 days. Oh, and these aren't optional. This is required for her health and for her life. For the rest of her life. She's 20.
...agreed ..is expensive as hell..im afraid every time we go to dentist as we got a new bill $$ on the mail all the time..even with a "good" private insurance. at this moment i have debts piling up for medical procedures......😔
What is the philosophy behind the universal health care?
Moved abroad almost 12 years ago. This may sound like a generalization, but what is most noticeable for me is how much easier it is to enjoy life when you are not constantly worried about things like healthcare, education, transit, public safety, etc. (basically the primary things taxes should be going towards, in my opinion). It's like the "rugged individualism" we're raised on grooms us for everything being our problem, so when we are made to shoulder the burden all those things that a country/society could/should help with, we have to do it ourselves. If we complain we're accused of being un-American or not "Patriot" enough, or somehow "communist". Anyhow, I most likely will never "come home", and I am finding my desire to even take a short trip back is decreasing year after year. Lastly, one thing I have found myself repeating to anyone who asks me about why I left the US, is "I had to leave the US to live the American dream", and it is true (well, depending on how you define "the American dream"), at least for me; I own a home, I have a plan for retirement, my kids are educated without the need for "active shooter drills", etc. not to mention my new country's life expectancy is near the top in the world, and more importantly, not decreasing each year (like in the US).
Well said sir.
Sure as an option but definitely not mandatory.
It's relaxing when other people handle your adult duties.
@@johnhatchel9681 if by "adult duties" you mean having good schools, not getting shot, and having access to healthcare without massive debt then yeah, it is pretty relaxing
@Sean Aaron Yes babyboy mama government will take care of you👶
As an American agreeing with you on 99% of your points, I have thrown my hands up and am moving abroad and taking my family with me. This is no longer an environment I want my children to grow up in or die in (which has become a real possibility).
This is our goal for our family of 5 as well. US is a lost cause! I’m not willing to go down with the sinking ship
It's so hard to even move though. Nobody wants Americans. :(
What is the 1%??
@@drewg4323 , oh hell, I’m not about to watch the whole thing over again. Why is that important to you?
@@mlmontalvo I mean, it's a video about differences between the US and other countries. 99% implies you heard something you didn't agree was a difference. I was just curious what that was.
One of the most accurate analyzes that ive heard today. 👏👏👏👏
Amazing!! Excellent video!! Congrats!!
I'm just gonna say it, one big reason I left the U.S. (one reason of many) was healthcare. I'm black and from the South, so my entire family have traumatic stories of trying to receive healthcare or receiving sub-standard, unempathetic health"care." So, I moved to Japan and have national healthcare. For a year or so, I'd pay in and suffer because that was what I was used to, but my friend (who's also American) finally asked me why I don't just try to get help. I was so used to the U.S. healthcare that I didn't think they'd help me or it'd be super-expensive. But I was paying every month, so it ultimately made sense.
Back in the States, a "specialist" saw that I had a ruptured disc but just suggested I take over the counter medication. Not thinking it was serious, I moved myself, making my back so bad that I ended up with constant, excruciating pain. When I went to another doctor, she coldly told me she couldn't give me pain medication. I told her I didn't want medication, I wanted my back fixed. They ultimately never really helped me.
When I tell you that the treatment I've had in Japan has been completely different, please believe it. Since being here, I've have multiple surgeries with hospital stays, and I've never had a single negative experience. The doctors always listen to me and are kind, never cold, and if I say I want something done, they do it! They don't prescribe strong medication; they instead work to fix the problem. They treat me like I'm human, unlike in the States where they have this idea that black people can endure more pain (someone shared a recent textbook online that was still stating this "fact"). Truth is, they think we can endure more pain because they have less (or no) empathy for our pain.
Japan is not perfect, as they have a problem with xenophobia and racism here too (like everywhere), but at least they treat me like a human. At least they always work to fix my health problems. At least I can afford for them to do so.
TL;DR: Japan treats me like a human when I go to the hospital and national healthcare has made my multiple surgeries here affordable.
That's really great. Happy for you man
Same in Romania. Lots of doctors don't give a damn if someone dies waiting in the hallway even though no other patient is being looked at, because the doctors expect bribe. While in Hungary I get great treatment from any doctor and they will instantly lose their license if caught taking bribe.
Man that's sad and beautiful at the same time. Glad you're getting the treatment you deserve as a human being just too bad it wasn't at "home"
I’m an American and it breaks my heart ,but I know everything you say about American health care is true.. but I’m happy for you and wish you a speedy recovery.
As a Black woman in the US I absolutely 100% agree with you regarding the subpar treatment people of color receive in the healthcare system here and that is across the board regardless of what insurance you have or how much money you make. What you spoke of regarding the treatment of your pain here and the textbook is called Medical Racial Bias and it is a real form of systemic racism in the healthcare system and has been recognized by the Journal of American Medicine. Currently they are pushing for several American medical and nursing textbooks to be rewritten. It has been researched and proven that the maternity care in hospitals for Black women and minority women in America is equal to the level received in a third world country. My cousin lost his wife to this the day after she had their daughter. She had complained all that night of pain and discomfort. She was told by the nurses that it was common b/c she'd had pre-eclampsia during the birth(high BP during childbirth) and it was pretty common for Blk women. They didn't come and actually check her. My cousin came back to the hospital the next morning. He was there for the birth but had had to go home as they also had a 3 yr old son. He called for the nurses to come as he'd found her incoherent and exhausted. By the time they listened to him and came she had passed of internal bleeding. He lost the love of his life and raised my baby cousins on his own. His son just finished grad school and his daughter is graduating in the spring! The belief that we have a higher pain tolerance underlying medical texts comes from slavery when medical procedures were done on slaves for research without anesthesia in teaching and in order to write the textbooks, especially for gynecology.
Like you, though Japan is a pretty homogenous country and therefore I'm sure there is racism, like most places, I think you're right it would be still better there. The difference is systemic racism. Racism in most other countries is in an individual level, mainly among older people or people in rural areas. But it is not embedded in the systems you use everyday--healthcare, housing, banking, law, city planning and infrastructure, voting.
I find it hilarious how many Black people here talk about Japan, SK or China and are worried about some "little old Japanese man" cursing them out and spitting at them on the train but are fine living in a place where if you try to sell your home it will be appraised at a much lower value than it should be simply because there is a Blk person living in it. Another form of systemic racism in housing that is also currently being studied. I can change the old man's mind by learning a little Japanese and buying him a cup of coffee for a week. Systemic vs. individual racism.
Not to mention, no guns in Japan--HELLO!
I'm really glad you got the compassionate care you needed. Back pain is excruciating and the healing is a long road. 💖
It's good you used a lot of facts to back your case. Unfortunately, many people don't like the truth or facts.
Yea, I added a lot of stats to make it have more validity, but even with facts many don't care.
I am starting to think that Americans don't want to know the truth bc they don't want that historical revolution when the majority of society can't handle it anymore.
Agreed! Have you ever heard the saying, "Don't confuse me with the facts. My mind is made up."? That's the USA today.
congratulations! you just woke up!
As an Italian who lived three years in US, I agree basically with everything he said.
I just moved to Australia about 6-7 months ago nothing prepared me for how different life would be. (I visited in 2020 before covid went nuts) I realized how nice it was here I was visiting my boyfriend (now partner/husband 💖) and as a disabled/chronically ill person it's been amazing the quality of healthcare I have received here compared to the states. Don't get me wrong I miss my friends etc on the daily but seeing the quality of life here is so so much better I almost feel heartbroken at times.
Just being here alone not really dieting or anything I started loosing weight naturally and I've been hypervigilent looking at food labels... Even things you'd think "oh this is unhealthy" is healthier than the states it's crazy. Also even foods that you'd have in the states even if you have them here they always taste different. (To my dismay lmao) BUT while we don't have high fructose corn syrup in everything apastarme (spell check please) sugar seems to be hidden in alot of items here as "sweeteners" however it's only in soft drinks I've noticed. I buy a healthy soda here and it actually uses Stevia.
It's ACTUALLY nice to meet people and not be asked immediately "So what do you for a living?" "What's your job" "how much money do you make" it's not like that here at all. People actually prefer to talk about their hobbies interests etc and couldn't care less about anything else. I love the work/life balance. The beautiful weather. I plan to travel around the world more of course. Australia won't be the first or last place I travel to but so far it's been an amazing experience and it's made my life a million times better.
Also coffee culture here is SERIOUS even McDonald's coffee here tastes good and has alternative milks where the US would never... I can't believe I thought American coffee was good 💀 now I can't live without my flat white 😂💖
Glad you like it here :) you get why Starbucks never really made it big here. The European Mediterranean immigrants brought with them knowledge of how to make a real good coffee - especially in Melbourne..
Curious to know - what do you think of Vegemite, fair warning the wrong answer may get you deported 😂
I'm half Australian legally but was born and lived my entire life in the UK and have heard similar from American ex-pats who have moved to the UK for work, study or indeed to settle full time in our country. Now, the UK is probably the most "infected" country lately by US thinking and politics, but we still retain certain important difference. An example being, in 2007 I was diagnosed with spinal cancer and, within days I was on an operating table, then ICU for 2 days and by the 4th day I was back in my office working (as it was my business and also, I needed to be around people to help me - I was not being a martyr). Total cost to me : £5.00 for the taxi from the hospital to my office. I looked up the costs for a 1 week stay in hospital plus the surgery, MRI scans and everything that goes with such a serious operation. Estimated at the time around $150,000 without insurance. Even with insurance, the copay would have been significant. I also was able - and lucky enough - to live in a city where some of the best neuro surgeons in the world were working at the nearest hospital, so the - to me - near impossibility of removing an intradural tumor (i.e. inside the spinal column wrapped around the spinal chord) - was something these amazing (if rather arrogant a la House MD) surgeons managed to complete successfully. I have now had 15 years of pain free life and while I find walking difficult because of the damage the tumour did to my nervous system, I have been able to work, contribute to society, pay taxes, watch my kids grow up and have a pretty damn good standard of living as a result. Also... yeah I love the bloody coffee and have just had 3 double espressos this morning that were delicious 😎 - America, your people deserve more - so much more. Love and "real" freedom from the other side of the pond to you all 😍 (yeah even the Trump supporters xxx)
its aspartame* i think
Every Australian cup of coffee MUST come out of an espresso machine. I was surprised by that- Canadian immigrant, 11 years in and 10x better off financially than I would have if I had stayed in Vancouver.
Are you eligable for the NDIS? I think the answer to that is no? If not, then you're not even experiencing the level of disability support you would be getting if you were born here. Australia really does incredibly well in this regard!
Planning to do so. Been planning for over 10 years.
love this video. I'm leaving next month.
"They got you fighting a culture war to stop you from fighting a class war"
Exactly.
The lack of education, isolationism, guns, religion, and devotion to money and those who have it will be our downfall. But there are still plenty of folks with open minds and hearts, curiosity and creativity who might survive.
Of the things you mentioned, only the lack of education is actually harmful to a nation. Guns and religion makes a people strong and cohesive, and isolationism makes it proud, trustworthy to other nations, trusting in its own capabilities and confident in itself.
You left out feminism ...
We aren’t isolationists because of mass migration… we are all retarded because of mass migration…. Devotion to money because of mass migration. However religion is not leading to our downfall since the decline of religions is parallel to the decline of our nation. You’re a retard if you believe religion ruins nations because a lot of Asian countries anyone will speak of are religious. All of Asia is one big religious caste systemz
@@ma3stro681 and American progressivism in general.
You’re a good leftist sheep. Keep up the good work
About the maternity leave - it's not only about bonding with your child, it's giving you time to heal, because you pushed a kid out of you, you're bleeding for days or weeks. Even In the ancient Rome or medieval Europe a Mother had a couple of weeks (at least 3 months now In EU) to recover.
I never had a issue with maternity leave. It just wasn't all paid. Why should a company pay for leave when they r not the parent and didn't get you pregnant. That's what sick time is used for.
@@candicavasos4866 I see the point you are making, but I think it further goes to support the point made in the video. Companies do not take care of their employees. Employees accept this as normal or as a given. So much so that you accept and defend the actions of the company. It does not have to be taking unpaid leave or returning too soon. It is possible to support employees starting a family. He was pointing how other countries recognize that.
@@candicavasos4866 because procreation is a right and should not be treated as sickness by an enlightened state especially since it leads to a new citizen being created.
@@galadballcrusher8182 It is a right and you also have a right to accumulate hours to pay for your own maternity leave. The entitlement people think they are owed. I do believe a company should give you all the time you need to bond with your child but it should not come out of their pocket.
@@candicavasos4866 If everyone thought like you, people would stop having kids because they couldn't afford it. Human population would slowly be wiped out. Having kids is not only a right but should be a goal everyone should strive to do to bring humanity forward. It's as important as science, medicine, etc. Having the government mandate that it's required to have paid leave will increase the opportunities for people to have kids. This goes for both maternity and paternity leave. In Sweden it's not unusual to split the parental leave 50/50 between mother and father.
I'm considering moving to the US and got quite shocked to see all the points you made (views that have changed) were negative.
Don’t do it unless it’s for the money above all else
Croatia has been declared the safest country in the EU, I don't remember the last time I saw a policeman on the road, in order to get a permit to carry a weapon you have to have a psychiatrist's opinion, and even then the police can take away the request without explanation
For context, I am almost 60 yrs old, and hav had the privilege to have lived in 7 countries across 4 continents (including the US) and visited 90 plus countries. I found your video to be fascinatingly dan refreshingly “normal,” sane and logical And……absolutely true! Perspective is interesting, isn’t it? Often on can only see it from a far….
Thank you for this video.
Finally someone on the internet who feels sane…
Wait! Its easy for the USA to be #1 in military spending when protecting the rest of the world in that manner. These are not well thought out arguments in this video. USA, USA, USA!
@@redhead8777 ah there we have our brainwashed defender of a fantasy.
I'm an Australian who married an American and live in the US now. I think your views are incredibly accurate. Thank you
What are you doing you are going to be depressed how do you leave Australia 🇦🇺 to live in the USA.
Honestly though. I just want to g et away from the USA! Australia sounds awesome compared to this anti freedom/creativity sinkhole!
Are you moving back any time soon?
@oscarwildeghost showing your soft underbelly, a bit sensitive that you were brainwashed as a child to believe you were living in the best country in the world. I believe you have never travelled overseas in your life, so your comments are irrelevant
RUOK?
Hey from Ireland. Glad you are enjoying and appreciate Europe. I think the united states is an insular country with most people in selfish survival mode.What makes Europe special is that for the most part we care about one another. That includes everyone regardless of pronouns.!
100% agree with all of your points!
Agreed on all ponits! I've spent half my life in living in Asia and half in US. It is refreshing to hear someone speaking the truth which doesn't happen often these days. Thank you.
it happens often enough if you know where to look.
Living in Italy for 20 years. When I see the state of the USA is at the moment really depresses me of how it was. Eventually coming back is becoming an increasingly difficult decision. I feel I am better off where I am.
Don't come back to this dumpster fire. I wish I could escape but have no means
Do you have a passport? You are free to go anywhere in the world.
This is an excellent one. Thanks.
America isn't a country. It's a business.
Wish more Americans would see this...I'm an American who's lived abroad for 14 years and my views have certainly changed. I love the US, but a lot of Americans think its God's gift to humanity when it really, really isn't.
I am German born living in the Netherlands, I never lived in the US but are following their politics very extensively as it unfortunately impacting the world. The worst thing the US is exports is this culture war.
You mean you are forced to join army in Usa and common american citizen is centered on war techniques, violence and aggressivity?
its most times the war on X-mas.... or CRT or....!
Nicht ganz richtig. Es sind die Kriege welche die USA führen, die 800 Militär Basen auf der Welt und die Schurken an der Wall Street, die an dieser Sache verdienen. Politiker sind die Abgeordneten der Lobby Mafia.
Your pipelines blew up because of a Kulture Kampf? No. A civil war in Ukraine that was exported.
Yes unlike the German Holocaust…6 million on your mind?
French here. I traveled a lot throughout my life.
Difference with you is, that each travel made me proud of my country, and happy to live in such an educated place .
being proud of the country you just happened to be born in is a wierd phenomena...like being proud you have 2 legs. whoopee for you
Ok with your statement, makes sense. But may be that your country is not as bashed as mine is, and that my experience shows that the grass is rarely greener elsewhere.@@user-wp1pl5je2u
Replace it by love then and you will understand the meaning of it. Also French, also travelling a lot, and I have the same feeling (even if I found also many countries very "lovable" also).
It may looks strange to say that, you are right, but you have to understand that France national sport is self-depreciation and criticism (the opposition of "USA USA" shouting culture).
Sylvain Tesson, poet and globe-trotter, famously said that France is "a paradise inhabited by people who think they are in hell"
I was born and raised in South asia and have been living in US for ten years now. I love this country and life is so much better for me if i compared to what i had there. Ofcourse everyone’s experience is different but it’s different for people who are from third world countries
I've been living abroad for over twenty years, and you really hit the nail on the head. I couldn't have said it better myself, well done.
I was born and raised in Brooklyn then moved to Florida when I was 35. Now I’m 51 I’ve lived in Colombia for the last 6 months and the quality of life as a human being is so much better. I live a more healthier balance lifestyle not only because of how affordable Colombia but most importantly how great full and kind people. A simple afternoon at a coffee shop making conversation is extremely satisfying. This comment I’m writing could go on and on for weeks on how many positives there are to living abroad. It’s helped my life both physically, socially and mentally. I’m scared to sell my house in America because I know it will be hard to replace if I ever have a change of heart but after 6 months I can’t see myself ever living in the USA again
Moved to Colombia last month. Still working remotly in the USA, but in peace.
People are kinder and gentler when they aren't brutalized and kept in 24/7 survival-mode.
That is why Americans are seen as "rude." Even the ones that _aren't_ on the brink of disaster, still act as though they are, because you can't just turn that off. The whole society is _twisted._
Canada isn't much better.
I would like to talk to u im a combate vetern. I need to transplante. Ive lived in germany. Pepole are so brainwashed i need to be free & get away from the dayly grind.
Probably cause your spending some sort of pensioned US dollars. Call the life is not bad in poorer countries when you have more money than they do.
@@jamespalmer4945 true dat I actually feel rich there. Beautiful apartments are 400$ a month going out for a beer really nice lounges or bars 1$ a beer top notch sushi restaurant for 2 people with drinks 25$ tons of food. I discovered Colombia because I needed dental work in the USA they wanted 🤑65k to 75k. I was in a jam and found reviews of Colombian dentist that were amazing. I received the same exact treatment for under 10k. The list goes one an one. The one this that I hesitated on was selling my house in the USA I plan on keeping it for a minimum of 6 years just to make sure I made the correct choose as of now I feel there’s no reason to return to the USA. I really could go on an on it’s not only about saving money the people are so much more friendlier if I walked into a coffee shop in the USA alone and said hello to a pretty girl she would look at me like wtf are you saying hello to me but in Colombia they enjoy conversation and being kind. What I’ve experienced Colombian citizens are family oriented hard working humans just looking to survive like the rest of us.
Great video spot on !!
Great points!
My father was a Baptist minister here in Australia and I remember him preaching about how the US suffered from what he called "excessive individualism" and I think he was right, miss you dad.
The Americans have become confused as to what the value of freedom means. To most it means the freedom to go to the mall to buy crap they don't need with money they don't have.
Americans are not real Christian’s they don’t follow Jesus words but the Republicans pastors it is so sad to see
@@Conn30Mtenor To impress people they don't like.
Individualism is everything.
No, it suffers from Republicans and lobbyists.