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On the subject of medical bills-there are ways that people with less money will be charged less, & government assistance etc. It’s probably hardest on middle class cuz they have to pay the most without being rich. It’s kind of like that across the board, even if you need legal help.
We do have taxes on everything, & with job tax it can get ridiculous with tax brackets. Income hasn’t caught up with inflation & even where it has gone up the tax brackets have stayed the same, & our taxes can be crazy. You can make just $1 more than your tax bracket & end up charged as if you’re making $100 more, so it isn’t even worth it. & that works with overtime. I’ve been charged like that to where all the money I was going to make by working extra hours went to taxes, so it was like I wasn’t even paid for the extra work. Then there’s taxes on pretty much everything.
Having a gun in the US also requires a license, permit, & more if you want to be able to “conceal” it which just means not having it directly visible at all times. All of that cost money. Idk a whole lot about the process personally. You also have to pay an insurance in cases, sometimes required or strongly advised to have a gun safe, & there are a slew of other laws that can differ from state to state, & crossing into another state the laws might be different so you could end up with a violation just by driving a short distance past an invisible line without knowing it. Your background is checked also when you try to buy, & certain legal violations even if they don’t have to do with violence or anything could make you unable to purchase.
Yes, I’ve taken over 4 hour flight just to go a little less than half the country’s length. It required getting off 1 plane & on another, so overall was a bit longer. Then having to drive a bit to get where we really wanted to go. & then there are toll roads…
You would come out with many friends. Especially because you are outgoing and a nice person. I am actually an ambivert and pretty much keep to myself, but I always make new friends in bars. So I know that you definitely would😂😂😂
Also I pay around $200 a month for my medical insurance but for that I know that if I needed a doctor I can see one of the best in the world because we get the best doctors in the world because they get paid the most in the world and I can see him in less than half an hour and I can have a Surgery that same day if I wanted. I don't have to wait, so it's worth it.
Most men in Switzerland are required to be a member of the military reserve after full time service, and are required to keep their battle rifle at home and be ready to defend Switzerland at a moments notice. Thus, a higher percentage of men in Switzerland have guns in their home than in America...Oh, and they're full auto battle rifles.
By the way, last time I was admitted to a hospital. I had my own hospital room a TV/ sofa. My own personal bathroom and nurses and doctors who came in and checked on me all the time. All all day long can't get that with socialist medical care
US Navy Veteran. When I was overseas, I would "play up" my southern accent and absolutely let them think I was dumb. You learn more when people around you think you're stupid.
I do the same thing but stateside. Its amazing what you learn when people think you are too slow to know anything.
Being underestimated is often an advantage.
45 must know everything then
Just make sure they know you are in the Navy and they will already think you are stupid. 😂😂😂. Just kidding. I am a Marine Corps vet and just had to take the shot. I will grab my crayons and head to the corner now if I deeply offended you. LOL
@FreezyAbitKT7A still way smarter than 46
In Europe a 45 min drive is considered a vacation to see your family once a year. Here it's going to work one way
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The EU is all full of small minds & small places, that are old & refuse to progress.
That’s called “going to Walmart” here in tx
Is it crazy that I drive 45 minutes to go a gym
Nah that's incorrect, but hey how would you know
To emphasize just how divided our states are, doctors can't practice across state lines. You need to be licensed separately.
Most licensed professions can't practice outside of the state they are licensed in. I was a nail tech. The only reason I didnt have to get a duo license in each state I lived in was due to military. Military and dependants are allowed to keep all licenses in their "home state". Otherwise, even moving to a new state, you need to get a license in that state.
I work in healthcare, can confirm. It’s painful having to explain to people that you have to physically be in the same state as the provider, and no you cannot have your virtual visit if you decide to leave the state for vacation or some shit.
Even worse is you need a separate fishing license to fish in different states and even some lake like lack eerie you need an ohio a Michigan and a Canadian license is you want to fish the whole lake
unless you get a license in two states but you need two licenses.
This is due to each state having it's own laws. It's not just the medical field. Having a license in one state may not meet the standards in another because of the laws.
Some states don't have state income tax, some don't have grocery tax, but all have federal income tax
Michigan is one of those states that doesn't tax you for food at a grocery store or some big box store like Walmart or target
@@JDDAGAMER yeah I live in michigan and you only get taxed on items, not food, I thought it was like that everywhere.
and property tax
Some states have no grocery tax, but do have sales tax on other things. Some states have no sales tax at all.
@@JDDAGAMERsame in ohio
Europe - I'll dislike you until you give me a reason to like you.
America - I'll be your friend until you give me a reason not to be.
It's funny how they complain about Americans up until they come here and live here. A lot of Europeans after staying a bit get that it is not being "fake" but genuinely just being nice, and then realize that they do indeed like it better. No-one likes rude people!
@@jdtubaman Oh... At work they said it is ok do not pretend! Now it makes sense, my coworker explained that the europeans visiting our job found it weird cuz like you said. I am like 😅 huh, I am being nice because I am.
Then they said but you do not know us. I said I do not need to know anything to be nice ❤❤😊 They understood it then then followed me cuz they wanted me to help them while visiting.
@@whimsicalgoldeYeah I'm a nice American citizen because I want to be and try to be. I'm also shy but unless someone is rude to me I'll be nice to them in my own way
One of the things I usually laugh at about Oregon (in particular, but it happens in other states as well, I've been told). You can go to the grocery store, have a fairly long checkout line, chances are really good that you're going to strike up a conversation with the next person in line, maybe two(in front and behind you), and chances are good that by the time you're done checking out you'll know what school they went to, what they do for a living, where they grew up, how many kids they have, how many and what kinds of pets they have, and every single annoying thing their neighbors are currently guilty of doing.
Don't touch the boats
In the U.S.A., you will NOT usually see people carrying Firearms, but, you'll also walk past more people that are Carrying a Concealed Pistol, than you'll ever realized...
lol, nah. You can totally tell.
Edit: Wow! I didn't expect so many replies! Sheesh, sorry to burst so many bubbles! 🫣
depends on where you live, in Montana its constitutional carry so you see people open carry here quite often.
Most women I know have them in their purses.
I live in PA and it's open carry. I do so quite frequently when I walk my dog, or am outside doing things. It's better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.
@@indy2867yeah, no, you can't.
To be fair the USA is 50 small countries(states) in a trench coat pretending to get along.
This is always what I say
Most definitely AGREE
thats right cass,
Oh, and this is important. Most of us do NOT agree with the awful things our government does.
this
Most do not agree but are comfortable enough to not do anything about it.
@@Appocalachia2020 Most just don't know at all. Because they don't care to know or are too stupid to ask the sort of questions that lead them to finding out. They're also greatly lied to.
@@ellatizzy9726 A fair point, but somewhere along the lines of being lied to multiple times a day, one would think people would stop listening to pathological liars.
@@Appocalachia2020 not if you dont pull your head out of the sand long enough to see that you are being lied to. The sad fact is most people dont do their own research, they just take whatever they hear on social media as fact. "if its on the internet/news it must be true". Some people would rather be ignorant spoon fed adolescents.
Honestly, hearing a British guy hear America out instead of just being rude is such a breath of fresh air.
Yes it is
Yes... Props, my British brother!
You should check out more UK reactors. MANY of them absolutely love the idea of America. They're blown away by what we have, do and the beauty of America. It's cool to see. The ones who come visit for content almost always say how cool the people are, how amazing the food is and how stunning the travel sights are. They find the people in places like NYC to be much nicer than they'd expected (they are) and the southern people to be absolute angels of kindness. They also see, CORRECTLY, zero signs of that myth of abject racism in America. They love it.
@@mneugent7658There is a difference between being on vacation in a country and living there.
It's like the difference between an ONS and marriage.
@@oxybenzol9254 Of course there's a huge difference. I didn't hint at there not being a difference. I was just telling the original poster that they'd enjoy seeing how many UK reactors say great things about America. What's an ONS?
As an American, I love when foreigners are willing to actually learn about us instead of just repeating crazy stereotypes blown up by the media.
Bro you’re telling me lol as a dude from Texas, I feel like people think I ride my horse with 4 guns on me to work lol
@@BradenKoi so I have been doing it wrong the entire time 💀
@@BradenKoi same! Texan here. I once even had a gaming buddy of mine who lived in Louisiana near Mississippi who legit thought us Texans were all crazy and rode horses and all that. Yes, I've seen it a couple of times but even then I feel it was more to be ironic than anything. But I also never shy away from telling people not from here, that it's technically in the state constitution that it is illegal for a building, lot, business or dwelling to not have a hitching post for ones horse.
I do believe it's still in there as an archaic law that not many people even know about and it's just not enforced as it's much more difficult to get it removed than it is to turn a blind eye. Besides, it's not like there isn't a plethora of other issues going on in this State currently, so trying to remove it now would definitely have people scratching their heads and probably cause an uproar.
It's funny because we are too...
I think most people don't get that in america we genuinely don't have state run media (boot licking media and media influenced by the state sure, but not outright state moth pieces) so for about the last 70 years we've had to deal woth overtly sensationalized media thay makes money just making shit up. I think a few polls came out and foubd that the media accuracy between American news outlets it's similar to that of Cambodias or some shit
The sad truth is that most Americans can't afford to go anywhere outside of America, and a good chunk of those people (myself included) can't afford to go anywhere outside of their state. Some people seem to forget that travel is expensive.
Multiple thousands of dollars JUST for the flight, depending on time of year. Plus lodging, food, activities, etc. I don't know many people who have ever that kind of disposable income, much less right now. And that's not even touching how trash some companies time off policies are, so getting off work to be able to go isn't easy either. I'd venture to say many of us would LOVE to be able to travel outside of the US, its just not feasible with the economic climate.
My man heard *HARD* and said *HAWD* when repeating it back to himself and still didnt hear it lol
"You have like 50 countries in one" You understand how America is constructed better than many Americans do.
I made the exact same comment on Yahoo the other day in a response and you would laught at the responses. Many in America are completely ignorant of how America was formed.
There's no like about it; that is exactly what the United States are. It's just like the EU, but if an EU chairman went rogue and conquered all the member states and the UK after Brexit.
So far, all of these replies are less than stellar. Also, it's no secret why so many have this particular problem. It's because our education system is designed to filter out a certain demographic and include other demographics on the basis of foolish philosophies like "imperialism," "marxism," and others. The true history of the US and the world is being altered in real time and with each generation so that the people of the world will turn out like the citizens of much of the federation's planets from Jack L Chalker's Midnight at the Well of Souls. Automatons in human skin.
@@pwd1679 so I guess they never wondered why laws are different in different states. Or even why these states needed to be "united" in the first place.
@themanifestorsmind They're completely ignorant! When you try to point this out, it's the deer in the headlights stare.
If you visit California, Louisiana, New York, Utah, New Mexico, and Texas, from a cultural and food standpoint, youve been to multiple countries.
Facts!!!!!!
Having travelled across the entire U.S. 3 times, this is the most true comment here.
It's crazy how our food changes so much in just hours during a drive
This list could be added upon based on subcategories. For example, pizza: Chicago vs New York; seafood: east coast vs west coast; jello: Utah vs everybody. I could go on.
If you visit any Buc-ees in the US you visited 3 different countries from a food offering stand point. 😂😂
American here, I live in an area where I don't lock my doors, and leave my keys in my car. The USA has dangerous areas, and it has very safe areas. Almost like every where else in the world.
We never locked up our house, when I was a child! I grew up in a small town, nearly no crime, and everyone watched out for their neighbors.
Same here. I live out in country. We always leave keys in the car and don't lock the doors. I've never locked my door
@AudreyW1997 same I always leave my keys in the car at home and at school.
Trying to explain the National Guard to many Europeans and Middle Easterners was amusing.
That’s because most law abiding US citizens who carry a gun conceal them, don’t flaunt them, don’t play with them and are not fanatics. Most of us think of a gun as a tool that is used in very specific situations and nothing more.
One of things that I learned from my grandfather is that any Veteran also has more authority than police officer. Especially if they witness an officer not helping a citizen.
We gotta conceal carry, unless you have a constitution carry permit. Absolutely a tool meant to defend ourselves and our homes, unless it is a friggin criminal. But I am always trying to get comfortable driving with my firearm diggin in my waist. Hard to find a holster that is good in every situation or carry placement. But I never go out without a good tactical blade. Carbon fiber dagger is the way to go for me. Light, fast and lethal (I hope that NEVER happens) and comfy!
Concealed carriers also have the lowest rate of criminal activity than any other group including law enforcement.
@@gib59er56 I use ghost belt holster, its perfect for ccw
True. Even here I'm Texas, when it switched to constitutional and open carry, is still see few out in the open.
The biggest defense about Americans only speaking one language is there anybody in Europe can travel 8 hours in a direction and be in another country if not having crossed through another one along the way... In the United States you can sometimes drive 8 hours and still be in the same state.
And in Texas, you can drive for 2 days and still be in Texas. Drive from Brownsville to El Paso or El Paso to Texarkana.
😂 I was about to point this out as well
Good point
It takes almost 24 hours to drive from the most southern part of California to the most northern part of California.
There is no economic motivation to learn another language when English is the language of money and is the official International language.
"We dwopped the hawd aw in hawd so... had? huuuh?"
That one had me pretty good.
Being an American is like being the most popular kid in school. A lot of people don’t like you but don’t know you. Everyone seems to have an opinion about you but you don’t know them
"America does have an obesity problem. But not all Americans are involved in it. I... am."
As a chubby American, i laughed so hard 😅
I actually had a funny experience with this a month ago. My niece (she is almost 9) asked me "why is your belly happy" me being fat I was like " because it is well fed" thinking nothing of it and then she said "so is that why it is smiling?" which caught me off guard till my brother and mom and eventually me looked and saw my belly button looks like a smile. yeah I am fat but my gut is happy with it so it's all OK
@@ArcCahlonThat's so cute 😂❤
Ehh, obesity is strange. BMI is meant to measure body fat, but it’s based on height and weight. There’s more in a body than fat. Body type, age, activity level, and more can make the reading not exactly as clear as it should be.
That said, it’s more of an “on the line” thing. And if you are at that line, maybe you aren’t at the same risk as others well past the line, but you can probably afford to live healthier.
@@miers2002 it was I was bragging about it to everyone at work. children can be so adorable even when being so blunt
There have always been, and always will be obese people. Back in the 1700s, obese people were mostly wealthy and it was seen as a sign of wealth. Times change....standards change, and social views change.
I once heard that the main difference between Europe and America is that Americans think that 100 years is a long time and Europeans think that 100 miles is a long distance.
This is fantastic. I often think about the distance perception in the comparison between smaller cities and bigger cities. My entire family (except my wife and me) live in a mid-sized city of about 200,000 people. Whenever I visit, I always hear complaints about any time they have to drive more than about 10 minutes. I live in a metro area of over 1 million and 10 minutes is about the shortest drive I make.
The commute of Americans is chaotic. Myself, 12min, to a very very good job. Because it’s such a wanted place to work, others travel 45min-1hr and some maybe more.
@@MrGameKiller8 I recently started a new job after being unemployed for about 5 months. Drained almost all of my savings. Fortunately, I found a great position with 15 minutes. I live in Richmond, VA and was a few days away from starting to take interviews from DC companies, which is about a 2 hour commute.
@@azuravianyup, I live in Richmond and work for DC Water. 2+hr commute one way everyday
@@GorramT ugh
To Americans, a Brit saying HARD sounds like you're saying hahd or hawd, THINK sounds like fink, WITH sounds like wiff
Not a lot of Rs in Maine.
Listen to how people from Massachusetts talk 😊 they just don't say r's and h's
That depends on where in the UK the person is from. There are a ridiculous amount of accents in the UK.
Watching this as an American is so trippy … Iv been looking for content like this for so long.
Him not getting that he's actively NOT pronouncing the 'r' in hard kills me.
"We don't pronounce the aahr in hahd? I'm confused." hehe
That had me cracking up too
In Boston maybe no r
Came to the comments to find this. Thanks.
Yeah, the fact that he doesn't consciously know that he's not pronouncing the 'r' is hilarious-- no offense to him!
@@annlolmaugh4491 DEFINITELY no r
He’s not calling you poor. He’s saying your train rides are expensive lol
i almost said this lol
Seriously. They are 4 or 5x as much as anywhere else.
Yuuuuup
Also, a train ride here, if it's not within a specific metropolitan area, can easily be half a day or several days. For me to get to Chicago, it'd take me an hour to GET to the nearest train station, then anywhere from 16-20 hours to reach Chicago.
@@Tiewaz We are Finally getting somewhere with this, we have had long entrenched anti rail opposition (airlines don't like them) . They just put $2.1 billion into Amtrak finally. But it's really up to the states and at least in Ohio it's a no go with the GOP. Florida was the same, Rick Scot killed it there despite the fact it was ready to go and had a lot of private money backing it and the cities wanted it etc etc.. If he was willing to kill that with %11 unemployment, I don't' se anything happening in republican states.
I am an an EMT in the US and I have had people that seriously need an ambulance and go to the hospital deny it because of the cost. This is mostly the people in their late teens and twenties. Healthcare costs have gotten way too out of control and it does send more people into crippling debt than we realize. Even the health insurance premiums are ridiculous as the national average premium for the second-lowest-cost plan in 2024 is $477 per month (I just googled this and yes, some people pay less through their employers). Not many Americans go to visit their doctor regularly or have a monthly prescription refill, but those who have serious chronic conditions spend hundreds if not thousands more a month on top of their insurance premiums due to co-pays, deductibles, not covered procedures or medications, etc. People are sometimes blindsided by hospital bills because the hospital will send the bill to the insurance company and then they ping-pong it back and forth about what's covered and and what billing code needs to be changed. Personally, I've had a bill go back and forth like this for over a year. It's ridiculous.
Again, like most of the things in this video they talked about, this doesn't apply to every American. But think about it, we're "legal adults" at 18 and more people than you realize are kicked out of the house, cut off from their parents, and left to figure out things such as healthcare, taxes, how to manage spending and bills all while putting themselves through school and/or working multiple jobs to afford that $2,500/month apartment in the slums that they split with 8 other people in the same situation. BUT, you know, maybe if they didn't buy that latte and avocado toast every morning they'd be able to afford that 20% down payment on that $550k house that our parents probably would've only bought for $80k when they were the same age. Sorry, that was a bit of a tangent. The US is blown up by the media in a lot of different countries for all of the bad things that go on here. They do the same here. The media rarely highlights all of the good that people do because they make more money when they get people angry. It's easy to focus on all of the bad stuff when it's overshadowing all of the good. It's also easy to focus on only the US when that's all anyone shows on TV. That's why apps like TikTok are important. Minus their drawbacks, they are beneficial in giving others a real live look at what's going on all over the world. Which is also probably a large reason why the US Government is trying to ban it in my opinion.
My partner’s mother has a very rare neurological disease that requires much attention and medication. She recently had to go back to the hospital for a week or so and the bill was over $1,000,000 no joke. 💀
Sir, if you don’t want mosquitoes in your home, then put on a finely netted screen on your windows.
They still find a way in. They always find a way.
@@captain_avery_646 at this point i think they teleport into my house
Sh-yeah, (in Florida, here) with our glass windows SHUT they still find a way in. You should see our daily changing of our multiple Zevo traps! :-D
When he’s talking about “no taxes” in some states he is referring to state income tax. That pesky federal income tax though, is unavoidable.
Not true
@@garycamara9955 explain why it's not true? Because my state has no state income tax. Federal tax is required if you make over a certain amount each month (or a specific total for the year).
@@AD-ri4bs pretty sure he's making a tax evasion joke
Yup. Nevada is an example. And several years ago there was enough surplus from the corporate taxes that Nevada decided to refund everyone's car registration fees that year.
Oregon has no sales tax. And Florida has no state income tax. Different states do their taxes differently.
I'll be honest. The media has become such a force in the USA that many American citizens believe a lot of these misconceptions.
yes, Americans themselves, are more ignorant that people who have never been within 5000 miles of US soil..
Thats the worst part.
Indeed, a force for evil.
It's called propaganda! But never in my wildest dreams did I ever think the American people would be propagandized by their own government to the extent it is today. And it's all for politics! But the problem is is they have the world believing these lies as well
The vast majority of the U.S. media is not just politically motivated, but geographically biased. It’s like if Germany got all their news from Portugal and their entertainment from Greece.
if no one answered the tax question:
in my state, we have no Property tax, but we still have income tax
which taxes you pay and at what rate vary
The ambulance one is actually so true, one time I had to ride an ambulance for like 5 minutes and they charged me $500 ☠
You can receive the first aid for free and transport yourself. It just isn't feasible to have the government run an ambulance program when our cities are a 100 miles wide.
Same only it was about 10 minutes and $5,000. If I didn’t have Medicaid I would be fucked.
Guys in America can become friends without knowing each other's names lmaoo
My dad once had a 2+ hour conversation on the phone (pre-cell phones - actually pre-wireless phones) with a guy - talking about things they used to do, places they used to go, etc. It sounded like he was catching up with an old school mate. He hung up, and we asked who it was? He replied that he didn't know, it was a wrong number.
That’s not unique to America. That’s guys pretty much anywhere.
i have a friend i didnt know he real name for years eveyone called him by a nickname
@@asherandai1000ur right, that’s a male thing
my best friend of like 4 years and i didnt know eachothers names for the entire first two years XD
My friend is 2nd generation German. She happened to be in Germany when the acquaintances she was talking to (in German) found out that she was American. During the same conversation, someone complained to her about American being involved in the world's business. It wasn't much farther in the conversation that some problem in another country came up and he wanted to know when America was going to do some something about it! She set him straight telling him you can't have it both ways.
It makes me wonder what would happen if the US decided to pack up all its military bases and equipment and come home. Let the world police itself for awhile. The world cannot fathom how we spend so much on our military while they reap the benefits of our military being close by. They can enjoy many things because their country doesn't have to spend so much for military budgets.
@@bscaryeh, president Trump talks about this.
We do it for US corporations not out of the goodnesses of our heart.
Didn't Trump complain that America was paying for most of NATO?
@scottrondaadey7214 some in both respects; but I agree it's naive to say we do it without benefit....if the us dollar wasn't the currency in the oil market, we would drop like rocks
At 17:09 when you say you’re “probably” gonna get A/C.. as a Texan my heart jumped for you. God speed sir!
First rule of economics… There is no such thing as a free lunch. Europe’s “free” healthcare is payed for by higher taxes for everyone. In the USA, it is up to the individual to figure out a way to get their coverage (health insurance), or to just pay it out of pocket.
I would rather have an occasional medical bill than be proactively taxed a huge amount for “free” care. Or even worse, denied that care because there is no money for it.
@@ryanbradley2875 That is the issue. Even in the US, illegals use the hospital as their general practitioner because they never pay the bills (Free). That means they use hospitals for basic things like sore throats, scratches, and pains. When it's "Free" people abuse it crating shortages for the truly sick. Look at Canada...fine for simple everyday needs. Get really sick (Cancer, kidney failure) and you are more likely to find care in the US than in Canada...rationing and lack of sufficient services cost many Canadians their health and their life. We have abundant services in the US....and yes, it has a cost to it. Technology and trained skilled practitioners are not cheap. Innovation is stifled in countries where the doctors have government set salaries and no incentive to improve procedures, technologies, or techniques. Those advances occur where innovation is rewarded.
If you think it’s expensive now, wait till it’s “free”
I once knew a girl from Germany. when she first arrived in the US, she not only made fun of us for having air conditioning, she actually complained about it being in her dorm room. but when summer came and it got hot and muggy out, she sang a new tune. it was the muggy air that was killing her.
They underestimate how warm it gets in the summers in America. I’m in Pittsburgh and even we hit well over 100 in August.
@@bethm5791Can confirm. I am also in Pittsburgh. The humidity is killer in the summer. But then you have our winters where half the time 6 degrees below freezing can be considered a heat wave. Pennsylvania weather is weird.
@@bethm5791 I grew up in the burgh, in a house with no AC. 2/10 would not recommend. We had a screened in porch, so camping out in the summer was my only saving grace lol.
As a New Orleanian, this is so spot on. They think they know what humidity, and we just have to laugh and tell them to wait for their first summer. If walking outside of your front door doesn't feel as wet as jumping in to a bayou, you don't know what humidity is yet.
When I was a kid we spent a summer in New Mexico in an area so arid that my mother couldn't put bread on the dinner table before a meal without it being desiccated by the time we sat down to eat. Their "air conditioners" were humidifiers, which would have been worse than useless in Louisiana, where we were from. Humidity makes a huge difference.
As an American who is a geography nerd, I gotta be honest. Someone actually asked me who the president of Czechoslovakia right now. And when I told him it split into Czech republic and Slovakia, He looked at me like I was crazy.
Fr I love history and that probably the only reason I would want to visit Europe I’m jealous they have all the cool monuments and historical buildings from all the passed empires whom once ruled the land but on and geography scale there’s just so much of America I would want to see
I love ruins and Europe has so many. It also, unfortunately has many languages to stumble over
@@TheFlowerGirl13 if you want ruins just drive around detroit lol
@@jeremyhesson2719 lol
truth. a LOT of Americans are excellent at geography. when he mentioned Czechoslovakia I too thought no it's the Czech Republic and Slovakia lol
im taking a 4 hr drive just to get to the airport just to fly to another state
The British narrator said four hours was the longest flight he had ever taken. As an American, my life perspective is that if I could drive there in 5 hours, why would I fly? By the time I drive to the airport, get through security, get on the plane (etc.) ….it would take longer than 5 hours and cost MUCH more.
A lot of people outside of America don't realize how incredibly MASSIVE America actually is. A trip from one state to another would literally be considered cross country travel in other regions of the world.
Even among Americans, we have little comprehension of how big ALASKA really is.
Exactly. I was stationed in Germany back in the 70"s and 80"s. A trip from Wiesbaden to Koln would be a six month plan but I'll go from Georgia to Alabama and back in an afternoon
@@garyleahy4537what?
It is.
Yessssss! I know alot of Europeans and they all seem to hate traveling, but they can drive basically a state away and be in a different country. Most America's daily work commute is further than Europeans are willing to travel in general.
The absolute irony in a Brit not knowing what imperialism is kills me. Anyways much love from the US, I really like learning more about what other people from other cultures really think about us. It’s always so skewed from the media, so it’s nice to see that there are plenty of people open to learning about the realities and not the stereotypes. Love the videos man!
Might not be taught like it was back in the day, back when 'The Sun never sets on the British Empire', so vast and global were Her Royal Majesty's colonial reach. Is of note that all the Imperial Nations in the 1800's and 1900's balked at the growing US having imperial aspirations after the Mexican-American and Spanish-American Wars, not to mention the Punitive Expedition after Francisco 'Pancho' Villa's raids in 1916, who had fled deep into the heart of Mexico, with Patton and Pershing following. Huh, that Expedition might no longer be taught as part of our American History in public schools.
I thought that was pretty crazy too! Do British schools just glaze over that part in history class? I was absolutely floored by a video of a British mother and daughter who had never heard of George Washington. It's like not knowing there was a Queen of England!
I discovered this when I visited the UK about 10 years ago. I grew up in a rural area near Jamestown, Virginia. Yes, _that_ Jamestown. When a shop worker would hear my Tidewater accent and ask me where I was from, and I said Jamestown, Virginia, about a third of them had even heard of it. Heck, most didn't even know Virginia was a state. Even if the history of European colonization of the Americas is taught in UK schools, how many people actually paid attention or retain that knowledge?
Not for Lewis, he's not into politics. There are plenty of Americans that wouldn't understand the term. Hey, many of them don't know who the Vice President is.
not quite the same thing - George died 200+ years ago, and the American Revolution was happy news for us, so we like to remember it. It wasn't a highlight in history for them. Meanwhile the Queen was still alive up until last year. If you asked an American who was King/Queen 200 years ago they would probably be stumped too! Where the Brit may know who their monarch was 200 years ago, and probably know who the first King of England was even though it was much more than 250 years ago.
"The longest flight I've been on was 4 hours out of the country"
Bruh..... 4 hours by plane is like, 2 states over.
not even bro ;-;
In Switzerland it is mandatory for every home to have one for defense.or used to be. During WW2 and WW1 the government handed them out. Why has Switzerland never been invaded??
Because they are the world bank. Leaders don't burn down or bomb their own banks.
It has little to do with a few million rich boys with rifles.
@@STho205It mainly has to do with the Swiss terrain. Invading a mountainous country is a nightmare, even with modern technology. Pre-WW2? It would be a bloodbath for any invasion force.
@@PsychoticPengu one neutron bomb.
@@PsychoticPengu Germany could have overrun it in 3 months in 1940 if they wished...however why do that when you deposited much of your plundered wealth there....and stored some of your aircraft there.
Americans in a bar, all talk to each other. It’s usually just one big party.
It’s the only reason I still go to the bar at 41
You must need to look a certain way... Most bar goers haven't been all that friendly to me. Small town looks are all I get generally.
@@tomjohnson4822 no, just be friendly. I’ve been in sweats or dressed up. I’m from Texas and outgoing, so maybe I have an easier time of it. I just act like I belong. Have fun and people will have fun with you.
Especially if you are from a different country and have an accent. You become the New guy everyone wants to talk to and ask questions
Unless they're cheering on different sports teams.
Just remembered, "normal" rarely makes the news. What you see in the news is "newsworthy", meaning it's sensational, extreme, extraordinary. Even fiction stories tend to highlight extremes.
The average person, anywhere, is pretty much the same as the average person anywhere else.
I’m an American, and I know all of the countries, capitals, flags, and U.S. States, and I’m only 11. And, the only time I’ve ever seen a gun in my life was in Ecuador.
He wasn't saying people in the UK are poor. It was more that your trains are too expensive...
Bro can't comprehend that he's leaving out the "R"
I somewhat understand dropping the R in non-rhotic accents, but I will never understand the linking or intrusive R (e.g. law and order = lore and order; Tina = teener; China = Chiner)
It's too hawd!
Oil becoming “earl” & wash becoming “warsh” burn me up faster than just about anything
I think it's interesting that they will add an 'r' sound to "saw".
@@melodycuthbert4840 Adding the 'r' sound to 'oi' words is common in a number of places. In New Orleans (maybe due to French influence?) you get 'earl' for 'oil', and 'furl' for 'foil.' Thus aluminum furl. Aluminum is another funny word that Brits add an extra syllable to, saying aluminium (that pesky extra i sound).
Here's a little something to consider the size of the US:
In many states, you can drive in a straight line for 4 hours, and still be in the state.
In the lower 48, you can fly in a straight line in for 4 hours, and still be in the lower 48.
I grew up in a suburb of Chicago. It took us over 8 hours to drive to Southern Illinois University. 8 hours in the same state.
And 4 hours....that's just a trip into LA during the daily traffic!
4 hours by plane would only get you halfway across the country. I once flew from a stopover in Minneapolis, 4 hours to Seattle. I thought I was going to die of boredom.
I live in Houston. When I travel to El Paso for work it’s a two hour flight and I don’t leave the state.
😂 It took a whole 23 hours to drive from Topeka ks to Just inside the border of Texas! A whole day and night to cross two states and the roads were crap!
I live in Washington State. I was at a horse camp along the Pacific Crest Trail when I was approached by a German man who was traveling north towards Canada on horseback. We talked for a while and I told him to contact me if he needed a hand moving his truck and trailer north. He called me a few days later and I met him to take him back to his rig. On our way back I was pulled over for speeding in Mt. Rainier Nat. Park ( my fault ) . The Ranger asked me if I was carrying a gun. I replied " Yes, I have one in my pocket, but I'm not going to take it out ". He said " Ok just show me your concealed carry permit" Which I did and we were on our way. My friend asked me rather wide eyed " You have a gun?" To which I replied " Yes, you never know if you might need it."
This is a wilderness area and there are predators both human and animal to found there!
Because in Switzerland, everyone is potentially also in the military and retired soldiers get to keep their weapon.
I grew up in a part of the U.S. where it is considered impolite NOT to smile and be nice to everybody. We drive down the highway and wave to everyone whether we know them or not. Starting conversations with complete strangers is nothing new, it happens everyday. I love that about the U.S.
I cant imagine not being that way but I know when I went to other countries, I was told not to smile a lot. Which I found strange 🤔 because I've always been a very friendly person and happy go lucky ...not to mention I love interacting with people to know more about their culture and customs ...ect.
Same here. My state’s entire population is less than most major cities.
Rural areas in general are like this. If you dont smile and nod you look suspicious and out of place. Of course the opposite is true in a city.
east coast could not be more the opposite of this lol
INDIANA!! I LOOOOOVE Hoosier hospitality. However, my New York daughter says NOT to talk to other people (strangers at the grocery store!).
I live in Alabama. When people hear me speak and then ask about schools and outhouses and cousin "bumping", BUT we have NASA, Boeing, top medical schools, specialized Ag colleges, entire Marine Biology islands. Where Im from, we have 1 of the highest concentrations of engineering masters and PHDs. However, it ALWAYS works to my advantage to let them think Im dumb... We SPEAK slow but we dont THINK slow...
...Yes you do. I literally met people in SEVENTH GRADE who couldn't ALPHABETIZE. I saw a 4th grader given COLOR BY NUMBERS AS HOMEWORK. The vast majority of people has NO IDEA HOW TO USE THE INTERNET in 2005. The Xtians are LITERALLY AFRAID of atheists quite often, and can't figure out the difference between atheism and "devil worship" (not that "devil worship" actually exists, for the most part). There are literally HEAVILY-ADVERTISED ADULT READING CLASSES FOR ADULTS WHO CAN'T READ. As in it is COMMON, not merely about immigrants or a very rare few people and offered by a library. In fact, there are even people there who think that talking about their LARGE COLLEGES is somehow proof that they aren't stupid as a population! ....You know, COLLEGES, where THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS ARE USUALLY FROM OUT-OF-STATE. Louisville (possibly - this is based on 5-minute interactions only, in Louisville) and Nashville both had a hell of a lot more stupid people then Alabama did, but Alabama didn't exactly exude a normal level of intelligence! They would even casually tell complete strangers that they dropped out of high school or even middle school, as in, it's so incredibly common that it's just expected as a trait that isn't considered unusual at all!
People forget that the vast majority of rocketry (space and aircraft missiles) are engineered and manufactured in Alabama.
I live in Alabama too and while I have more personal issue that are driving me away from the state but Alabama is so misrepresented in the media it’s not even funny. It truly is a beautiful state and I pray and wish that our state can beat the stereotypes and be one of the best states in the country both subjectively AND objectively.
@@HaunsX well remember that Alabama will be waiting on you if you ever need to come back
Fun fact: 19 US states legally allow cousin marriage. Alabama is not one of them, but California and New York are.
You may draw your own conclusions.
I’m a lucky married woman for 37 years in Michigan and we have no debt ( paid off mortgage). We live on 10 acres with a beautiful house, veggie gardens and barns.
The problem we face now is that some of our children can’t afford anything that we have because property prices have gone up so much and wages are stagnant and are not meeting inflation.
"More people in the US speak a different language besides English than in the UK"
Gaels and Welsh: ...
I did a NATO deployment, and the first half was with the Britts. One of the medics asked what is was like growing up with so much gang violence and getting shot at all the time. He was shocked when I told him I grew up in a small rural town and we didn't even lock the doors of our cars or house.
I had friends who live in Chicago visiting, couldn't believe we just keep my kids' bicycles in the driveway.
I guess in the city, those would be stolen from our front yard in a heartbeat.
A real pinnacle of our civilization, these cities. Sounds like I'm missing out on quite a lot by not living in one. /s
@@MrOmegaRabbitOh please, that’s only certain parts of Chicago, your anecdote is not a legitimate reflection of Chicago.
@@graysonjd5624Chicago resident here. This city is garbage.
@MrOmegaRabbit depends on people. Not location. When I lived in Florida as a kid, people would constantly steal bikes. Had 5 taken from the BACKYARD. If you wanted to keep your stuff, it goes in the garage.
Yeah, but Brits in general just seem far more xenophobic and arrogant, from my experience.
"Not opening the windows in the summer".... We have window screens to keep out the bugs.😂
I have read that window screens are almost unheard of in Europe. Very odd....
LOL I was thinking the same thing. Also, that opening a window on a humid 95F day isn't necessarily better. than leaving it shut, or just going to the bar.....lol
@@freewill1114why would anyone NOT want window screens??? They’re so useful! My screen broke when I was a kid, and I went from no bites to many bites per night, and I lived in an area that sprayed for mosquitoes.
Except in early spring the black flies can still get through the screen and the no see ems are a problem in the hottest parts of summer.
Air conditioners. Here on the east coast where it's muggy, they are a must.
I am an elderly American lady who has traveled quite a bit. Even having lived in France for 3-1/2 yrs as a child. Traveled around Europe during the ‘50’s. My first flight was on a 4 engine prop plane from Paris to New York, stopping in Ireland and Newfoundland. More recently I’ve been back to Ireland, Israel, Alaska and Hawaii, and the Caribbean Islands. Have been blessed with seeing many places.
“Americans are Imperialistic.”
“Like the Sith?”
Man, I wish
In New Hampshire you don't have to pay income tax. Their state motto is "Live free or die"
Same in Tennessee
Florida and Texas don't have a state income tax either.
Taxes there are quite low. Last time I checked, they don't have a sales tax either
Guess i know where im moving to. No income tax and all freedom.
This is true. We also don't have tax on purchases. They hike up our property tax as a trade off tho
One of the things that I find funny is how Americans think a 3 hour drive is close and people from the UK plan a day trip for an hour one way trip.
I live in Ohio and my mom treats a 20 mile drive as though it's a polar expedition. She rarely goes outside of the 5 mile area that is our small town. She refuses to go anywhere near Columbus unless she's a passenger in the car, and even then she complains about going too fast on the freeways to get around Columbus. The speed limit is 70mph, but it's the law of the jungle and she's saying that 70 is too fast.
I decided to take a page from the British on that and my compromise has been anywhere more than two and a half hours away qualifies as a day trip. My trips out of town have been so much more relaxing and rewarding for it. 8 hours driving? That's two overnights for me.
Ive driven from Prescott, to fagstaff, to pheonix, back to flag, and then back to Prescott in one day.
I regularly drive 8-9hrs to just visit a friend. 3-4hrs is a quick day trip. (Its a 23hr drive to visit my oldest son. And an hour to drive to my youngest sons home and I do it a few times a week to see the grandkids)
I regularly drive almost 2 hours just to get pizza lol
The fact that the longest flight you’ve been on was 4 hours is insane to me. It takes me significantly longer to fly to Hawaii than it does to fly to Europe😂
In America, a lot of Hospitals and Doctors will charge you after you're taken care of and not before. So while we aren't left to die on the streets, we are instead rewarded for our continued existence with crazy medical bills.
Over Spring Break we went to London. One of the ladies on the trip fell and seriously hurt herself. We asked our UK tour director to call an ambulance. He said there was no point it would take 2-3 hours to get there. We got her an Uber back to the hotel and called emergency services. The said an ambulance would be there in 90 minutes, and its actually took 3 hours. In the US, there would have been an ambulance there in a less than 15 minutes guaranteed based on our urban location. There are some things that are worth the money.
The problem with socialized healthcare is that it steals money from EVERYONE to pay for a crappy and inefficient service. American healthcare is super expensive due to having some socialized elements but generally if you can afford it you actually get it.
Yeah that kinda thing would happen here too if the government took over health care and made it free. That is the price of creating a government run health system over a private one. You just get charged high prices for it.
@@zeromagnum2811 Certain parts of our culture/society are corrupt. The incredibly high prices of everything now, particularly medical services, is attributable to those parts forcing us to live according to their rules. They are ruining capitalism and pushing socialism seriously hard, particularly in universities. It has even passed into the standard educational system. Our government is run by criminals, apt evidence that what our founding fathers set up was masterful, particularly for the time, seeing as they still have to work within it and have taken well over a century to get to this point.
omg.
Private and government funded medicine can exist at the same time...@@zeromagnum2811
Man! In the southern most portion of the US, it's illegal to rent out a residence that doesn't have AC. The summers are SO hot that it will kill you!
Heat+humidity. Some summers legit feel like you're walking into an oven as you step outside.
Same in central and southern California.
Not everywhere. It's not illegal in Georgia. Heat is required, but not A/C. But if one is provided, the landlord must keep it in working order. I've rented a few homes where I had to provide my own air conditioning. And the summers here are brutal, with temps consistently over 100 degrees in the summers.
@@LynetteA68 My parents didn't grow up with A/C in Los Angeles, but the climate has changed. They installed a unit in the 90s.
@@GMAMEC yeah I know. I was born and raised here although I won’t say my age I will say I’ve been 40 for MANY years now!! lol
As an American, I live in Florida, borne and raised. I live in the country. Gun fire is common, heard almost daily. However, I have never seen or heard gun fire in the public, or in the city.
If you get AC, get it installed - pay the price. You will always be greatly thankful and 'relieved' - do it, don't skimp.
“Not everyone in America walks around with guns”
Me at work with a concealed carry: *laughs nervously*
Well I could've guessed that from ur username and logo 🤣
I worked with a lady who wanted to get a gun to carry around in her purse...just to be quirky.
I asked her if she was mentally prepared to unalive someone if she pulled it out. She said she wouldn't have to because she has a gun and everyone would be afraid.
I also have a neighbor who is a teacher and wants to carry in the classroom. I asked him if he was mentally prepared to unalive a child, and he had the same logic . If he pointed a gun at someone, they would be very afraid of him.
@@stanleyhape8427 Some people are just ignorant about guns. If you pull a gun out and you aren't prepared to shoot someone, then you have no business carrying a gun.
@motarded4214 it's not so much a case of "there are too many guns", more a case of "there are too many untrained idiots who have guns". I feel like there should be some sort of training to use a gun when you buy one.
shhhhh dude lol
Paused on Switzerland gun thing. The Swiss REQUIRE every home to have a firearm. Every citizen is required to participate in the military (even though they are neutral and don’t participate in wars). This training gives every single citizen the ability to defend the country if needed. This goes back hundreds of years.
The only wars Switzerland participates in are "accidental" invasions of Liechtenstein.
Yep tell us if they are allowed to have ammunition in the house
I, as a Texan, full-heartedly endorse this requirement, but I would go a couple steps further and shorter. For example, I would like to see firearms treated more like ID cards and you can be fined for not having one. Next would be government issued weapons upon 18th birthday. Finally a massive law enforcement data base of forensics from said weapons.
@@jamesclugston1626to be fair some people should never be allowed to have a gun and you know it. I do support the second amendment 100% especially since I'm a veteran. But I should never have a firearm because I have a temper it's not that I shoot somebody but I definitely get in trouble for brandishing. Other examples a paranoid schizophrenic, or someone convicted of using a firearm to rob someone. They've already proven they can't be trusted don't give them a second chance. And the list goes on but that's just my opinion once again I 100% support the second amendment and almost every one of my friends while growing up had their own guns in their room in their own control and none of us ever shot each other.
@zodarian6705 you are speaking of problems that would solve themselves given time. Also, a veteran here, robbing someone usually requires one of the parties to be unarmed. Schizophrenics and drug addicts either get medicated or die.
What I basically got was, pobodys nerfect, everyone chill out, we all struggling to some degree haha. 😂
it takes 12 HOURS to get across Texas alone
I lived in South Korea for 5 years. I was fluent in Korean and it was fun listening to what people say about you when they have no clue you can understand them.
The Texas National Guard is larger and more capable than some countries.
have served alongside guardsmen from Texas, I will agree larger and better armed than a number of countries' militaries, but more capable is questionable. sill the Texas guardsmen were better than Hawaii's...
Same for me
I go to Guatemala once a year and it's great when most assume I don't speak Spanish.
@mikloowl4899 If you go to Guatemala once a year, I know you're disconnected from modern society. Don't be so arrogant about your own situation, then claim to speak for the majority.
and they also have the Rangers.
They also have a state guard, pretty sure their also armed though way smaller than national guard in numbers. For texas
From someone who grew up in New Hampshire, there is no SALES tax, you still have to pay taxes to the state and for your house.
Florida resident here. We have no state taxes, just federal taxes annually. And you have to pay sales tax and pay tax on your property. So pretty much the inverse.
I envy you lol. I live in Los Angeles I know our taxes are high here and cost of living is high but that’s the price we pay for the weather here. We don’t go through natural disasters here except quakes. And the last major we had was in the early 90s and that wasn’t even in LA but close. For us a 5.0 is like whatever you know. We do have a major issue with homeless people here and that sucks but the majority of these people don’t want the help and rather live off the grid but I wish it was different. Regardless I love my city and I don’t pretend my city is the best we are all the same and we should care for one another
I live in Michigan. We have sales tax, state tax, federal tax, and property tax. Also some cities, like Detroit, have city tax where if you work in the city, don’t even have to live there, you have to pay a tax to them.
@@Therhyoulove Same in Texas. I just did a contract job in Michigan but was technically employed in Ohio, so I had to pay Ohio income tax while also paying the extra property tax in Texas. It sucked.
@@Therhyoulove No sales tax on food, though, and if you don't use the item or fuel (sales and use) for commercial activity, you can get a refund from the state revenue department (every state has a refund of sales and use tax form on their revenue department website, except for Arizona; they request that you use form 600A.)
Lmao! " We dropped the hard R in hahd?" Nice
Another thing that makes traveling to multiple countries difficult as an American is that, not only is the United States huge, but our bordering countries are huge! I could drive 48 hours north or south and still just be one country over.
One of my favorite stories is from when I was stationed in Japan, I had extra duty training in Toyko, I (6'1" white guy) was down there with a buddy (6'8"ish white guy with tons of tattoos). After training was complete on a Friday, we decided to go wander around and check out a place. We got a little lost, so we stopped at a 7-11, my buddy being a smoker stayed outside to smoke a cigarette while I went in to get direction, I asked for directions of the family behind the counter, looked like mom, dad and 3 kids. I asked in Japanese without really looking at them then I caught them flabbergasted but not answering, I looked at them and realized they were Chinese and asked for directions in Chinese. Watching their jaws hit the floor was great, they gave me directions, and I went outside to tell my buddy where we were headed when the wife came out and told me in Mandarin that my Chinese was very good. My buddy asked what she said, I told him she said my Chinese was very good. At that point, he asked dumbfoundedly, "You speak Chinese too?"
Tattoos in Japan ! Surprised they didn’t think you were Yakusa (Japanese Mafia)
@@c8Lorraine1 It seems Japanese people don't see tattoos on non-Japanese as being associated with the Yakuza. They would NOT however let him enter an onsen due to his tattoos.
@@DarkAngel-ki3co That is also slowly changing I hear. Onsen are slowly doing either doing away with the ban or being more lenient towards foreigners. This is especially true in more tourist-frequented places.
Tell me something that really happened
@@DarkAngel-ki3co Some onsen will allow you in if you cover them up with adhesive patches that they will sell you.
We the people of the United States... need to come together and buy this man a plane ticket to visit us!
Or at least a new AC unit.
@@user-hu8mb5jw5w😂😂😂
Don't be a dick. Why would you want him to come here? He's got universal health care... he's likely to leave with a giant medical bill that's he'll have no way of paying. Not a smart move.
@@charynmw How are you living? lol
He can just walk in from Mexico like everyone else. 🎉
Bruh, temps in the US can get crazy. ACs are an absolute MUST in many, many parts of the country. For instance, right now, on June 26th, 2024 its 96 F (35.5 C) and its only 10:30 AM. But the real kicker isn't simply the temp, it's the humidity, which is just over 70% right now and there hasn't been any rain, nor is there any rain predicted. It's like being in an oven with a wet blanket wrapped around you all the time.
Something that Americans also think about the medical system: yes, your bill can be very high; BUT many hospitals have financial assistance programs that can either wave your bill completely or give you a discount. Or there are charities that can help you with your medical debt. You just have to ask questions and look around.
I’m from the US (from the south so I was raised to smile and become best friends with every person that made eye contact) and lived in the UK for 3 years and it was so difficult to get used to the fact that no one wants to smile or talk to you 😭🤣
They're a covetous, bigoted, nation from my experience.
I'm born and raised in the South (US) and people like you skieve the heck out of me. I don't want to smile or talk to strangers either.
@@libby6494 Go somewhere else where you'll be happy with those who are like you.
@@onekerri1 right lol
@@libby6494 being repelled by niceness… that’s an interesting trait lol
I'm a truck driver in the US and it takes at least 3 days of hard driving to drive across America
We have done it in two but that’s non stop driving with three people rotating Orange County California to Massachusetts
That would be basically no sleeping
Yeah I guess I took 5 days to do WA to AZ & back, but it was personal & I didn’t have an engine clock, although I’m pretty sure it killed my poor little versa.
53 hours from TLH to Vegas with one person driving, but that was under pressure.
Same here. I don't cross 35 anymore. California is to much aggravation.
To clarify a point, federal laws ARE the highest in the land. If a state passes a law the contradicts a federal law, it is entirely up to the federal government to allow them to enforce it or not.
One of my uncles died last year cause he didn't want to pay a 5k for a ambulance it's actually really common to see people die like this, especially if they think they can tough through it
when I was in Europe, every time someone made fun of me for not knowing all the countries in the EU, i asked them to name all 50 states in the USA. only a small number admitted their ignorance of MY home was as bad as mine of theirs. hypocrites...
That's fair
Who goes around asking people to name every country on a continent? 🤣
@@KONEIL1775 My ninth grade geography teacher. Of course many of the countries I was expected to be able to name and locate on a map back then have different names now or no longer exist at all.
@mosaicthing5700 That's different, I'm talking about when you're in another country on business or for vacation.
Absolutely. I got to meet many people from the UK during Covid and yeah, they are socialists and primarily pagans, so they can’t comprehend our conservatism and our country that was founded on Christian principles. So they all hate President Trump and adore Bernie Sanders. Need I say more?
When the heat wave in the UK was going on, I had so many UK friends telling me "I get it now, please send us your AC tech." XD
I'm glad to see you react to stuff like this. A lot of people think Americans are ignorant but don't even recognize their own ignorance! This video is very refreshing. Edit: Fun fact about the American healthcare system. Even if you cannot afford the care upfront they cannot deny you care. Bills can be paid over time and you can pay ANY amount. For example I get a bill for 1,000 us dollars but I don't have that money, I've already received the care. I don't have to pay that money up front I could pay 5 dollars a week I would pay that bill off in a little under 5 years, 50 months. As long as I pay something it doesn't go to collections and I'm not sure how other states work but in the state I live in they don't charge interest on medical bills. This is why I think it's crazy that people would rather have government officials who get paid by tax dollars (because free healthcare isn't free taxpayers pay for it) be the ones to decide whether or not you're deserving of care instead of just going into debt and taking your own life into your own hands. You can also deny care if you're really scared of owing money to the hospitals but as someone who actually does have thousands of dollars of medical bills that I'm still paying off I'm really glad I went and got the care I needed instead of just letting things get out of hand.
Switzerland has mandatory military service, and, unless they changed the policy, everyone takes their military gear home for their semi-permanent appointments as "civil defense force" just incase they ever got invaded.
"Most Americans have never seen nor heard a gun being fired."
Me: Laughs in Montanan
*laughs with you in small town Oklahoman*
Living in rural area with lots of farms and hunters everyone has guns.
Laughs in New York
Laughs in Detroit
Laughs in Philadelphia
Laughs in DC
Laughs in New Orleans
Laughs and Los Angeles.......
I don't buy that either. Never heard a gun shot? Just don't buy that.
@williammoore5081 I grew up in a rural town in GA. We had a lot of people from all over living there, though, because we had a modestly-sized University. I've met a lot of people who have never heard a gunshot before, and some who had but didn't know what they were hearing. I have also been there when a lot of those people heard their first one. While some of those were from gun violence, most were from hearing a hunting rifle being shot in the distance. Guns do not sound like they do in media.
Born in Spain, have lived in UK, Germany, Belgium and Cote d'Ivoire and the US. Have been the happiest in the US. Despite the press I've never had to answer 47 questions about my ancestors before an American is willing to help and be my friend. Americans care far less about it than most European countries.
Ameican here. I have learned that, for the most part, people everywhere are good. The bad is usually just from those in power.
4 hour flights in the country are easy. It was a 10.5 hour flight from here to Italy.
I live in Missouri, and at least in this state, our winters get cold enough that most insects are in hibernation. However, in the Spring and Summer insects are very active and will enter your home whether or not you have windows open or not.
The tenth amendment to the constitution basically says if the constitution doesn’t explicitly give the federal government a power, that power belongs to the states.
“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
If only our government actually followed the constitution and took their oaths of office seriously.
That's true, but your missing the point. The flip side of that "IF" statement is "IF" the US Constitution DOES explicitly give the federal government a power, then it supercedes State law. States just get the leftovers not in the Constitution. That is a huge area where State laws cover most of what is legal/illegal, but that is gone whenever the US Constitution gets an update.
Welcome to a Democratic Republic Federation, because we are all of those things.
Tell that to the Democratic Party, which doesn't respect the law of the land or our Founding documents.
@@codywarhawk7099I'm reminded of that video of Biden telling those factory workers " I don't work for you, you work for me" pretty sure that's not how it works but sadly our government is currently under the impression it's a ruling authority and not a bloody elected official meant to act on behalf of their constituents. And we are all to busy arguing with one another to turn and look at the actual problem in congress
@@Paul-jc4xh ammendments to the constitution require a balance of all 3 powers: legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches have to support it retuiring 140/200 senators, the president, 66% of congress, and approval of 6/9 justices
Any of the president and congress can be substituted by a popular vote, added to the presidential ballot, requiring 76% of americans to vote for it. But you still need the approval of the Judiciary and either executivr or legislative branches.
To undo an ammendment, like the Prohibition, an 80% popular vote can overturn it on its own. However the bill of rights (the first 10 ammendments) cannot be overturned.
My mom once told me that she didn't have any desire to travel to other countries because there was so much here in the U.S. that she still wanted to see.
To fly from the east coast of America (Atlanta, Georgia) to San Francisco, California is approximately 5 hours. Big country we live in no doubt. My longest flight was from Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina to Anchorage, Alaska which was 7 hours and 20 minutes. I’d love to go to Hawaii but that flight is super long and expensive! 😊
my longest flight was SanFransisco to, well I guess pretty much anywhere on the other side of the country, was about 6-7 hours depending on delay and all the crazy wind stuff lol
I heard someone say once that the US has more of everything. More smart people, but also more dumb people. More fat people, but also more fit people. That sort of thing.
Alaskan here. There is no state sales tax or income tax. Each town/city is allowed to set their own sales tax, but the only tax you know you're dealing with for sure is federal income tax.
Good to see the feds still want a chunk of your paycheck up there!
@@starz7767 I wouldn't complain about the income tax if our government was transparent with where our money goes. Something something taxation and representation, yijao?
I think you guys get cola tho 🤔
👏Yay!!! Hi from another Alaskan!!!👋🏼
Alaska is a Nanny, welfarestate
Racism is a lot less in the US than most other countries. Even Japan, which is idolized, has places with signs that say "no foreigners." The US has laws against any discrimination.
Heard someone who was Brazilian trying to to a club with friends and the security said "no blacks" even though she said she wasn't, he was definitely talking about her skin, it was ridiculous, brown skin? No entry, but other places no foreigners of any kind
No foreigners isn't necessarily racism. I would think that would even means Japanese American.
And although America has laws against discrimination, it doesn't stop it from happening every single day. They might let me in their establishments because they can't put up signs saying I can't come in, but that doesn't mean they don't treat me badly once I am there.
There is absolutely racism in the US but i agree that it is no more ridiculous then anywhere else in the world. A lot of Asian countries would probably take the cake on being the most racist. America is probably one the most unique places when it comes to having such a large set of diverse cultures and people. I've lived in the US my entire life and while i have seen plenty of stuff from individuals that is border line racist i cannot recall a moment where i have seen something that is genuinely racist, like someone being denied access to something because of their race. A lot of this would obviously be due to laws that basically prevent most real discrimination from happening and anything racist that generally happens boils down to an individual trying to be racist to another individual and it basically never goes well for the person trying to be racist.
@PressPowerPlay "Racism is prejudice or hostility towards a person's race, colour, language, nationality, or national or ethnic origin" So, yes. No Foreigners is a form of racism.
@@NightsDecent so by that definition a club only for women is racist.
It has to be more than just exclusion, the reason for the exclusion is the most important part.
I'm a US Army Vet, one of my flights was from the East Coast to Hawaii. That was a 13 hour flight (no lay overs). To put it to a less extreme ends. When I was flying between the East Coast and Oklahoma (about half way across the country not including Hawaii) was a 5 hour flight. My family doesn't like planes and took a 26 hour drive (no stops for sleep, there were 4 people taking turns driving) to come to my wedding. America is much larger than people think because maps are not entirely accurate while the ocean separates the US causing people to unconsciously change the size to a more comparable understanding based on their experiences.