"You call yourself Americans" relates to America being 2 Continents, not just being the United States. The fact that you did not get that, kind of makes it even funnier. Thanks for being a good sport and the content in all your videos.
Yeah, my thoughts... From our point of view, the whole continent is North America and there is another one, called South America. - All - citizens of - all - countries in both continents are or should be called Americans. The same as all Frenchs and Germans are Europeans as well. But you US guys claim/name yourself as the Americans, because you have named your country United States of America. So not to mix you up with Canadians, Mexicans or Brazilians, we call you 'US-Americans' (in news etc.), if we mean all of a specific continent we say North or South Americans. And people of all Americas are the Americans, as simple as that. So this a simple example, how you can represent yourself as ignorant and/or overbearing against the rest of the world.
@@njordholm And from what I've seen, in 'South America' they call the whole continent America and don't split it into 2 because they are linked by land, which makes sense.
@@Thurgosh_OG As far as I'm aware, most of the rest of the world refers to the continent as America, further divided into North, South, and Central America to distiguish the areas. I do know that some people from American countries dislike the "South American" label as it has connotations of being a lesser version of the US or subservient to them. Being English myself, I cannot imagine someone thinking that my country was that arrogant...
To be fair I often refer to the US as America and I'm no American or US American to be correct even though I believe in this context and many others it's clear what was meant.
One of my Swedish friends was exchange student in the US (Texas, I think). He heard things like that ALL the time. "I'm Swedish." "Oh, that's nice, but just so you know, we pronounce it Swiss here in the US." 🤦 I'm Norwegian. Did you know that Norway is NOT a European country...? Or that both ABBA and Aha are American bands? "They sing in English, you idiot!" 🤦
Hahah, wow I don’t know what I would have said. Your comment made me laugh so I wonder if I would laugh in his face😂 (Norwegian here, Ive seen so many people online or on tv mix switzerland and sweden.)
@@bloodymarvelous4790 I kid you not, I as an Austrian was travelling from Seoul (Korea) back to Osaka (Japan) once, and I gave the airline employee at the counter my passport for her to check-in. She then said "ah you're going back to Australia!", and I quickly corrected "no, I'm living in Japan and going back to Japan". Then she ckecked me in and gave me my passport back, wishing me a save trip back to Australia😅 Can't she read? Nowhere on my ticket was Australia mentioned. You can bet I was nervous after that and checked twice whether she checked me in correctly😅😅😅 In Korea, whenever they asked where I'm from, I said Germany because otherwise they immediately thought it's Australia😅
also a part of the problem in getting anything changed. They be so freaked and worried about the 1% that will abuse it, that everyone else needs to self diagnose, ignore it, or lose life savings. Sucks.
That's true. The culture (sorry Ryan) in America seems to assume that everyone else is cheating or out to get 'em, instead of trying to find ways of making life kinder for everyone and reaping the rewards of a healthy, fair society.
People just don't do it and go to work, you will go round the bend not doing any thing all day. Think about how many people are dead because of going to work with covid.
Yeah, but you have to admit, that there are people like that in every country, like there are always lazy people who don’t want to work, but they are exceptions.
Several years ago, I went to Disney World with my kids. As we were speaking French with each other, a man asked us where we were from and we told him Quebec, Canada. He said it must have been a long drive to Florida so I told him we had flown. And he said Oh, you have airplanes in Canada? What do you say to that.
Since the man in the video works in the Netherlands, here is some information about sick leave. It is true, like you came up with, some people take advantage of the sick leave system. Most collective work agreements know a 'waiting day'. This means you don't get paid for your 1st or first 2 sick days to prevent the monday hangover 'sickness' 😉. Unless you were sick from the same issue within 4 weeks prior. This sucks for women who suffer from monthly cycli headaches. They are the same issue, but many times júst out of the 4 weeks period 😁 prior. No need to go to family dokter for a note, they are busy as it is already. If sick longer you will receive an appointment to go to the company docter who is not employed by the company, but through is a collective arrangement. This docter will asses if you are, or not and for how long you are granted sick leave. Possibly followed by a next appointment in 2 or more weeks. You do have to call in sick at your employer on day 1 before your workday would start. Or earlier (evening before if possible of course) if there has to be made arrangements to fill your place at work. Like shifts or in a store. First 2 years of sickness, in case long term, employer pays 170% wages, devided over those years, usually 100% 1st year, 70% 2nd year. May have changed by now in favor of company costs. After 2 years, social security kicks in with unemployment benefits. After assesment of course. That may be a percentage of your earnings, because you may be able to work part of the hours you did before. This is why it is called social security. Not socialist, but social. Common mistake made by Americans to mix those two up.
I am Canadian. Born and raised in the Great Lakes region. I recently watched one of your other videos and was dumbfounded. I knew more about American history, geography, and trivia than all of the American citizens interviewed. Mind boggling 😮
As a kiwi I can tell you all the US state capitals, most of the presidents and key facts like state flower, etc. Most Americans confuse our national bird with a fruit and think we're part of Australia. Barely one it a hundred can point NZ out on a map. Canadians are way better educated and a lot nicer.
Not surprised, I think the last competent teacher died a few years ago. My daughters history teacher was surprised when I knew about the Archduke Ferdinand and his relationship with WW1. Actually most teachers don't know about our regional history. But then it doesn't really take much to get a teaching certificate, if you have a degree in something.
I have actually met some Canadians that were assholes. Its been awhile since I have spent some time in Canada though. Sooo whats the capital of Sonoma County. Heres a clue, it's not Sonoma. Do you know where it is.
For an (US) American you are pretty resilient, I must say! To be a critical thinker as a US citizen about your own country and people still seems pretty rare and also pretty frowned upon...so,keep it up, Ryan and come visit Europe/ Germany. Despite all the knowledge you've already gained - you'd still be flabbergasted.
Whe the last one said “You call yourselves Americans” she meant that some US citizens refer to the USA as “America”, and the USA is just one of the countries in the American continent.
@@Joshua-ze6hd So you say "United States home of the proud"? Anyhow, why not be specific? Aren't proud to be US-American and not one of the suckers?! (Just to make it clear, other Nations being suckers is not my opinion!)
@@Joshua-ze6hd That's progress. 🙃 When did you stop that? Was there an official complaint from Canada? To be fair there were other United States, e.g. Estados Unidos de Colombia and República dos Estados Unidos do Brasil. With "Estados Unidos Mexicanos" there still is another United States now. If you respect Mexico you should stick to USA. 😜 Maybe there were Mexican states that united somewhen too. You're in trouble then...
@@Joshua-ze6hd I see. Although, when I look at the title of this video... some people didn't. I see the title "GERMANS WILL FIND THIS SHOCKING ABOUT AMERICANS" from another youtuber and "AMERICAN Reacts To BRITISH TIKTOKS" from the next and "American Reacts to How Germany Deals With Its Dark..." from the next to the next in the recommendations. It could be that it's youtube showing me especially videos that have "Americans" in the title. So I assume that _most_ people stopped using it.
It's funny that everyone complains about people from the US calling themselves "Americans" but not ONE person suggests an alternative. That doesn't make you any more intelligent than the people you're criticizing, LOL!.
@@Hastur_the_Greatyes, my aunt (who is aldo my godmother) and uncle visited Istanbul max a year ago, they really enjoyed it but the amount of rubbish and stray animals was a bit concerning to them.
Ryan, America is an entire continent consisting in 35 countries from Canada to Argentina. We just call South America, Center America or North America when wanted to be specific, but many people from US simply ignores way too many things about the rest of the world.
I don't know about that. here in Europe I was tought in school that America is one continent. And we learn that the name of the country is United States not America. That being said I don't know what they teach in all the other 44 countries in Europe.@@pn2124
The Americas Not America they are called the Americas because they are three different tectonic plates if you are one of those people who believe that North America and South America are both one continent then you sir are ignorant
@@tomekville7 because you’re an idiot who’s trying to tell us. North America and South America are 2 different continents. They have completely different tectonic plates. The only reason they’re named North and South America is because they were discovered at the same time and they couldn’t think of anything else. What you’re saying is the equivalent to saying that Europe,Africa, and Asia are all one continent because they’re connected. The land bridge between Europe,Asia,and Africa is thousands of miles thicker than the land bridge from north to South America. How is north and South America one continent. And Europe, Asia, and Africa not one continent?
I am a Dane. If we are sick, we get paid and helped to recover. That gives us also a reason, to have more interest in our work, responsability for the firm, co-workers, who have to put in an extra effort, to maintain the work of the missing link. So that is a reason and a motivator for not pissing on the whole togetherness in life.
Hi Ryan, just to inform you on "sick leave". There are - of course - people that try to take advantage of this regulation, but usually, at least in Germany, your employer can make you go to see a doctor, who than will state if you are sick or not. You can´t just stay home and say you are sick. Most employers accept up to three days without a sick leave by a doctor.
Similar here in Italy: only your family doctor (or the ER) can issue a sick leave certification, and your company can send a doctor to your house to check on you, if you're not home when he comes by (without justification, if you're in the hospital for an exam you're justified) or he finds that you're not sick at all, that's ground for contract termination. Also sick leave is paid at 50% of your average daily pay for the first 20 days, 66% for successive days, for up to 180 days per solar year.
Gotta add to that: Here in Germany you can be sick as long as your doctor says you are. There is a law that prevents you for being fired while being sick or pregnant. During the first six weeks of an ongoing sickness you get full pay by your employer, after that you still count as employed ( and can go back after you recover), but the medical social system pays you about 70% of your original wages in your employers stead. That prevents the employe from not getting money and the employer from paying for possible years of sickness without return.
If an employer believes that someone is abusing the 3 days leeway to get a doctors note, they can ask for that on the first day, it's legal (in Germany). Even if all other employees only have to have a note on the 3rd day, but that does require arguments. So, if a company just wants to bully someone out of the job, because they can't fire him, it is an option to ask for a doctors note on the first day - but the employee can go to court to get the 3 days like everyone else, except if the company can prove that there is evidence of the said person to abuse the leeway rule. It's not always easy either way and there can always be people trying to abuse the system, but most people don't. (I'm not saying it doesn't happen, there will always be people that try their hardest to not have to do anything)
@@hellkitty1442 well described. Every system will be and is abused by a certain percentage of people. You have to consider the pros and cons beforehand and then design the system to be resilient enough to cope with said percentage of abusers.
Regarding culture, I am from Argentina and an exchange student from the United States invited some colleagues to eat and I quote "autochthonous food from his country", we went to his apartment he did not let us go to the kitchen because he wanted to surprise us and It comes out with hamburgers and pizza... we told him we thought you were going to cook something homemade (at first we thought he had bought the food). He tells us no, that if he made it, it was typical food from his country. We laughed and almost fell off our chairs, and then we explained to him where each food came from, and well, he was somewhat confused and added "well, it won't be invented in the U.S.A. but at least it's not something they're used to, they're going to love it." I told him "you do know that you have a rostiseria next to the apartment, right?" (A rostiseria is a type fast food restaurant such as pizza, hamburger, empanadas and lomitos).
You're not as smart as you think you are because pizza was literally invented in the United States. And before you try to argue, where did the tomatoes for the sauce because tomatoes come from north America only...
@@FelineVillain They come from Mexico but the Aztecs also grew it in the Central American area so it is not specifically from North America only. In addition there were previous versions of pizzas that did not have tomato sauce. It was after the colonies brought tomato cultivation and it became popular. In Italy they began to add it to different foods. And the pizza we know was born
@@leonardohidalgo5127 You are just plain wrong. I believe you are talking about "coffins" which was a bread that other food was eaten off of but that is not a pizza. The pizza was only invented about 130is years ago by Gennaro Lombardi in NYC.
Also learn to geography central America (above the Panama canal) and Mexico are both part of the north American continent so yea tomatoes come from North America.
@@FelineVillain hahaha yes of course... Pizza has been around for centuries and they ate it in Naples. Let me guess the first guy to open a Chinese restaurant in the USA was the inventor of Chinese food I guess? That's how it goes right.
In my teens, and the early days of internet chatrooms (like, '97-'98 maybe), me and a buddy were trying to meet people from other countries online. So, we're starting to talk (text-only) with this American girl who asks us where we're from. We say Greece and she instantly refuses to believe that, claiming to be of Greek origin herself. So she asks us our real names, and my friend says his name is Spyros (pronounced sp-'i-ros), which is a fairly common Greek male name. At which point she exclaims "I knew you were lying, that's the name of the dragon from that videogame" and signs off.
As a citizen of Austria, I feel very safe and protected by the law. If I get sick, a short message to the manager is generally sufficient, followed later by a sick note, which can be submitted within a few days. But after that you can recover from your illness undisturbed for weeks. The company is not allowed to fire you or disturb you during your illness. Everything is covered by state insurance. Of course it depends on what role you fill in the company and what needs to be regulated during your absence, but it works perfectly.
@@ribisel Die Rede hier von einen üblichen Zeitraum zwischen 2-4 Wochen mit Meldung beim Hausarzt und nicht ein halbes Jahr im Krankenstand, ohne sich zu melden, ohne Kontrolltermine oder dergleichen - alles über ein längeren Zeitraum muss dediziert mit Vorgesetzten/Personalleitung besprochen werden, aber sonst geht sogar ein längerer Aufenthalt in Ordnung. Danke, ich kenne mich aus und bin ein Mitglied der AK! Wie können Sie z.B.: eine Operation über ein längeren Zeitraum durchstehen und im Krankenstand sein, ohne gekündigt zu werden, werter Distel?
Yes I totaly agree. I'm a brit living near Linz (been here 30 years ) and the Austria system is really good. Don't understand why so many austrians moan so much, they obviously don't realize how well off they are compared to most other countries.
After the Danish guy told the cashier that Denmark is in Europe, I expected her to ask "Oh… Where's that?" again. But it turned out even more hilarious 😂😂😂
Ironic thing about feral cats in Turkey - what the tour guide didn't realise is that, not only do they have stray cats in Turkey, but Instanbul, the capital, is known as the Cat Capital of the world. The city is teeming with stray cats, and everybody loves them and looks after them, feeds them and sees to their healthcare!
As I watch this video, in the UK, I am having a quiet day after having two cataract operations, two weeks apart. Total cost to me so far , £2 for a bus fare and £6 for car parking. No charge for the Operations, the initial consultations or the follow up eye drops. Additionally there were NO armed guards at the Hospital, or on the bus.
That Danish guy had me spew my coffee over my keyboard. I stopped the video, cleaned up and composed myself. Got back with a new coffee in hand, restarted the video only to have that Welsh lady make me spill my coffee again. I nearly died laughing... still can't stop giggling.
6:54 Its actually far more profitable to let a few people abuse the system than to deny actually sick people to rest properly and come back healthy again. The vast majority will not abuse it and come back fully recovered and with good morale, which is boosting their performance.
Also, sick people won't infect the rest of the workers, because they are staying home and get healthy again. So, less sick people, more good, quality work. (I mean, who can concentrate when sick? It's hard! So, there's bound to be less quality in whatever they are doing and/or less quantity as well.)
Here in germany, you will see the doctor (and that will be for free, since: ...we have universal healthcare) and he will examine you. He will give you a document, confirming you are unable or in unproper condition to go to work. Usually, you won't be just calling at work, telling them you are sick. (Even though you can do this for a small period of time without proof, your boss can demand you to provide a proper document from a doctor. )
For comparison, two years ago in Germany: I was hospitalized by ambulance because of a broken ankle. I had two surgeries, three X-rays and a CRT and stayed in the hospital for a week. The bill was a little over €12,000 and was paid entirely by private health insurance, for which I have to pay about €600 a month, half of which is covered by my employer. I was on sick leave for six weeks and received full salary during that time.
I was an exchange student in Omaha Nebraska in 1998-1999 and went to a middle school to talk about my country (Belgium). The kids asked questions like: do you have computers/microwaves in your country? I guess they thought that the USA was the only developed country in the world 😂
I have to say it hurt my heart to see the woman cry, because she had received such a high bill from the hospital and maybe she doesn`t know how to pay the bill. The same goes goes for the man who had the heart attack and was afraid to call the ambulance , because it would otherwise be too expensive . It`s unbelievable in any case he was sensible and didn`t ride his bike, even if it was only ten minutes away from the hospital, he could have been dead. It`s hard to understand I feel very sorry for the people who are sick, because I`m sure they often can`t pay the high bills. It`s good that we don`t have such a health system in Europe.
Yeah, for me living in Germany, where the health insurance is at the more expensive side (though the employer pays half of it and half is deducted from your income before you receive it). It is still about the same amount for employees as an average american health insurance. And still, people have to choose between going broke or potentially literally dieing despite that, it just goes beyond me how such a system can still exist AND be tolerated by the citizens who believe their country being the greatest in the world. And here in Germany, the germans are the first ones to sniff out even the slightest flaw in anything - and they are not too shy to tell anyone who doesn't run away fast enough.
@@olgahein4384 Why should Germany criticize other countries. But unfortunatelly it is true that the health system in America is bad.What should people do who are chronically ill? If you have diabetes or other diseases? We in Germany can count ourselves lucky as in Europe that our costs are covered and we don`t have to be afraid that we won`t able to pay your bills. In addition we can call the ambulance that does not have to be paid for, and we also get paid sick pay if we are ill for a long time.And we don`t have to be afraid of being fired by the employer.
@@blondkatze3547 Is not only Europe, most of the world has somekind of state funded healthcare system or some kind, the ones in Europe work better but even developing countries have those kind of systems as far as i am aware.
Meeting a beautiful girl at a phone company in NYC (1994 or '95). She overheard my accent while talking to an employee and asking me where my accent is from. I explained to her that I was born and raised in Germany, yada, yada, yada. She then asked me how to get to Germany and I said that the best way is to fly. *"Can't you drive there?"* I thought at first that she was joking, but she wasn't! So, I said "No, because there is an ocean between!" The lady then said that she thought she could just drive there, like you would drive from New York to Chicago. As was this Danish guy, I too was stunned and was pretty much speechless! Then I felt really, really sad about the state of education. That was one of my biggest culture shocks of my early time in the US.
As a Dane I completely understand people from the US not being able to point Denmark or even Scandinavia out on a map. Fair dues - Denmark is awesome but tiny af. The Canada thing was in its own category though 🤣 Also, apparently I have excellent Dane-dar because I identified my fellow Dane on appearance before he even opened his mouth 😁 Maybe we have a “look”? Any other Danes looked at him and went “Oh yeah, that f*cker’s one of ours for sure”?
@@histsap Correct, I should have mentioned that 😁. Not only that, if it takes longer that 1 1/2 years they have no obligation to hold your job. You also loose the payments from the social insurance you then go onto unenployment money.
I'm from Argentina, a poor South American country, and between 2017 and 2018 I had 3 strokes. At some point I was given chemo and a drug cocktail over 9 months, during which I could not go to work bc my immune system got seriously compromised. I had as many sick days as I needed, provided I had a doctor's note or hospital report. Health care is mandatorily provided by your employer, but you can also pay for pre-paid health care. Regardless, public hospitals (at least the larger ones) will have the equipment to do an MRI or a CT scan... these hospitals are far from glamorous, but you can go to any ER and get treated for free. I went to public schools since kindergarden to university, and our universities are between the best 100 universities worldwide. Our systems are far far from perfect, we are going through a huge economic crisis (we do those regularly, sadly) but public health and public schooling are untouchable here.
I went to the hospital for bad vertigo that wasn’t going away after a good couple of hours. It was affecting my speech. It was affecting it so bad my coworkers thought I was having a stroke and told me to go straight to the ER. So I did. After a 4 hour wait to get back into a room, the doctor saw me, and did two simple tests: follow my finger with your eyes and repeat these couple of words to me. I passed with flying colors. She looked in my ears and found I had fluid in my ears…with a few bits of ear wax. So she got someone to clean my ears and gave me a bag of saline for good measure to make sure I was hydrated before I was released. If I didn’t have insurance, that visit would have cost me $15,000. FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS to follow a finger with my eyes, repeat a few words, a bag of saline and a bit of water flushed through my ear. With insurance? I still had to pay over $3,000 out of my pocket. I went to the doctor for a cough a few months ago. In network. I still walked out of there paying $175. I had gone to the little clinic at king Soopers a few days before for a diagnosis of “not sure, but we think it’s just a cold” for another $125. All of it was supposed to be in my network for my insurance so I’d hate to see what it was before I got the bill. American healthcare sucks.
I'm peruvian, 43 YO... I've never ever need to pay for medical attention -appendectomy surgery included-. Perú is a third world country. I just don't get how you, US citizens, can tolerate this kind of contempt for your health and lives.
Here in Poland its hard to abuse sick days really since its not up to us when we get them. When you are sick you go to your local first contact doctor and if they determine that you are actually sick they will oficially issue you what is called an L4. Which is most oftenly either a week or two of sick leave that your employer needs to honor by law. You get payed 80% when you are sick. And sure, if you have a doctor that has beem treating you for the last 20 years you could in theory do a wink-wink for them to give you like a fake sick week but its not advised. The employer knows how much days you were sick in total at the end of the year and if it's too much you might get a "talk".
I used to think that lots of these were just prejudices and clichés but when I met an American group of tourists in Australia I realized for the first time that in comparison to most people I had met so far in my life (from dozens of different countries) the Americans stood out in their lack of knowledge about the rest of the world and in their strong believe in how right they were about certain things in the world that were very obviously not true. The way they perceived certain things and interpreted them was also somehow totally different from everyone else's. I see that in many of your videos too, the conclusion you draw are somewhat off sometimes, in a way only Americans could be off ( in a sympathetic naiv but also odd kind of way ) One thing was that they asked me where I was from and I said Switzerland. Some of them told me then that they had already been there. I said great, how did you like it and what places did they visit. They said Stockholm. I get that Europe has many small countries and Switzerland is tiny but if you have been to (Switzerland? Sweden?) you ought to know a little bit better...? I kindly corrected them then but they insisted that Switzerland was in Scandinavia and that I must be wrong and confused and it went on like that until I just accepted their truth.
The worst part is when they insist the person native to the place is wrong, like not having knowledge of other parts of the world is (sometimes) excusable, but arguing against somebody about their own country, while being told they're wrong? That's just another level.
@@jonhane5241 hahahahaha yeah right. First look at the financial side of those companies. Sure they see a lot of money but hell there are 300+ of americans. But america is based on loans. Also oppurtunities are every where. Here in europe you can become milljonair to. But we dont shout it for lets say hundred years and then when the real america is shown there are so ma y poot people that are struggling so many. By saying that america is the greatest it doesnt make america the greatest. Dont get me wrong there are a lot of good things in and out from america sure absolutly. But have a real look where the big companies are based. Shell england was a dutch company befote that Amazon not american Mictosoft head office adress is amsterdam Intel is israel They become great in america because there are a lot of people buyong there stuff. But most big companies arent founded in or by americans. Your cars for example are laughed at in the rest of the world for their poor quality. Even thougb you guys think tbey are great. But why is it that kia huyandai and such are getting bigger and bigger in the states. Because they are better.
@@allinadadsday all of what you said ain’t true. Microsoft founded in America, every majority and valuable company in the world are from usa including this app that you are watching. You need to drag the whole continent of europe just to compare against united states.
@@allinadadsday theres so much opportunity in usa than your country has. The only reason why there’s so many homeless in usa because its theres choice. Salary here in usa will dwarf your country’s salary
@@jonhane5241 lol......... check out how much (dirty burger) Mcdonalds employees get paid in the rest of the world's developed countries....denmark or anywhere other than the usa .... 2 and 3 times more per hour
In France, I don't know for other countries, we do have unlimited sick leave, but to prevent people abusing it like he said you must provide a note from a doctor to justify you sick day. We have pretty much the same system at school at least middle and high school It's less complicated people with serious or chronic diseases and they can take longer leave of absence while still being payed, even if its may not be 100% a their salaries.
Anyone sane and decent who looks at the American healthcare system thinks it's utterly immoral - a way to make huge sums of money out of vulnerable people. But what is really vile about it, is the way in which population has been brainwashed to think capitalism is always good and socialism is always bad. In fact, both are important components of any well run country that wants a happy population.
I can't imagine getting 30k in debt because I needed medical attention for a headache!! I had some blood tests at the end of January, and all I paid was £2.50 for parking at the hospital
@@davidmcfaull3162 I've been getting treated for epilepsy for almost 40yrs. Countless MRIs, countless scans, appointments, consultations with the countries best neurologists, 35yrs of medication which on last check would cost several thousand dollars a month in the U.S. The only fees; occasional hospital parking. £2.50. Not to mention other illnesses and operations. No bills forthcoming. I'd be left to die in the U.S. No insurance company would touch me!
In terms of sick days, if someone is taking too many of them without sufficient reason (producing doctor's notes to show that they are in fact sick), then the employer will likely investigate and look to dismiss that employee. Employees have some protections but blatantly abusing the system isn't tolerated. As for the "you called yourselves American" comment, I suspect that she was from somewhere in Central or South America and she was calling Americans out for taking the name of the entire continent to describe yourselves. Brazilians, Mexicans, Argentinians are all technically American too.
I live in Monterrey; Nuevo Leon; Mexico and now I understand the medical tourism that exists here, the hospital area has expanded a lot and it is quite common to see people from the USA here.
Thx for that video Ryan. It made me realize, how genius the us government is. The only way, the citizens would know how messed up the country is, is by traveling. With nearly no holidays at work, the people who have money, don’t have the time to travel and with no job there is no money, so they don’t have to worry about the poor peoples traveling because they can’t afford. Now the government only had to make sure, the wealthy peoples don’t use the opportunity of being sick to travel. Well, just make health care so expansive that no one goes to the doctor. Bingo, they did their job well by keeping the citizens uninformed. Genius 😉
It's actually even worse. I cannot tell about you, but I cannot count how many times I read from Americans that us Europeans are to be blamed for them having to pay so much for medical treatment or education, because we are spending not enough for our defense. This is so absurd I do not even know where to start with my reply.
@@Burnman83 They are the ones that are overspending in defense, not even military enemies of the USA like Russia or China come even close to a fraction of US spending in military, like they could cut 3/4 of that and they would still be leages above all other countries in earth combined spending in military. Only explanation is that they are very wasteful with their military resources or smth
I'd argue that is has more to do with culture and identity and history than with a government conspiracy - but I'm probably a shill paid by some shady three-letter agency, so just ignore me. ;-)
@@Burnman83 different parts of our map have massive differences between citizens, we are not all that ignorant and we are extremely embarrassed by them.
I had 5 months off work after the sudden death of my husband. I was paid in full. I had a medical review every month with occupational health, and given counselling and support.
I worked for the Canadian head office of the Prudent. We got 12 sick days a year, two weeks of Vacation a years. We were paid by Salary! You got paid even if you are not at work.
Hi! Let’s face it, there’s good and bad in every country! I’m in the U.K. I’ve been on sick leave for 3 months because our NHS is terrible! In 3 months of being housebound due to a long term back problem suddenly deteriorating to the point that I can only walk a few yards with crutches, I’ve only managed to speak to a doctor ONCE on the phone, not been seen by a doctor, not examined, no X-ray, no scans, no physio. I feel so let down by the system and don’t get me started on the cost of living! Thankfully up until now I’ve been on full pay, but now that’s about to drop down to statutory sick pay, about £400 per month. In an ideal world I’d move to Australia, cost of living is still high over there but the quality of living is SO much better….and it’s stunningly beautiful…and the people are lovely. I just need to win the lotto!😂😂
34k for a headache!!! I was in an RTA on February. Severed artery, two strokes, brain lesion, broken neck, broken back, broken wrist, broken hand, ambulance, A&E, 7 days on the ward and outpatients visits. About six MRIs and about 20 X rays. Cost to me is zero. The hospital is billing her motor insurers - €11k. I'm also in 5 months sick leave - full pay. That is in Ireland.
Damn Ryan, when you said, with a following mournful laugh, "pay $30,000 for a broken arm" it was like a slap in the face of reality and is frankly terrifying to British people, the thought of it: the NHS is far from perfect, but there is not a person here who has ever had to even consider 'cost' when ill or needing medical treatment. There is never a bill (as you know by now).
@trailerman2 This isn't entirely true. The NHS doesn't pay for all cancer treatments and if you have dementia / are old, you will have to pay for all your care home costs which will cost you £1,000 a week depending on your area. There ARE medical / health costs in the UK, but they remain obscure for some reason.
Don’t let the US corporations in your country, they will corrupt your politicians…like the media has. Be careful with our politicians getting to close to yours.
@@robertjones3001 Are you American. Please tell me where you heard that? There’s an agenda with American media propaganda about social healthcare. The years of lying about Canada‘s healthcare was unbelievable and it actually worked Americans believed it.
@@bogdanmihai7106 Fair enough. I'm not saying health care is bad in the UK. If you don't work / not a tax payer, then, yes, many health services are free. But there's this fallacy that everyone in the UK gets free healthcare. The NHS is funded mainly by tax payers through national insurance contributions and taxes. ALL workers pay this way by having their "contributions" deducted from their wages. But, everyone's used to it and don't really notice as it happens automatically. No one really talks about it. And that's more palatable than being hit with a HUGE medical bill like Americans are.
Being sick you can't abuse in The Netherlands. If you are sick for longer as 3 days, you DO need to get your doctor to contact your employer basically. (The system is a bit more complex, but not easy to explain.) They can if they feel like it, check on you to see that you actually are sick, to avoid abusing the system.
Much the same in the UK, with the 3 days thing. Also companies do monitor how many days your use and how often and look for patterns, like regular 'sick Mondays' could mean issues at weekends with alcohol or drugs.
Same for germany, basically. You got 3 days per se (without need for an doctors note), everything above that requires said note. I'm not really sure how it is in the US, but these notes here are official documents. Not only are they needed for your employer (who just gets to know the time you're out), but also for the Krankenkasse (healthcare provider), who will take over not only the cost of your treatment, but also your payment if you are sick for more than... 6 weeks it is, i guess? It's not 100%, but at least 80% of your income. So, yeah... you CAN abuse those 3 days (i don't even know if this is by law or just a "general agreement") in a year, but well - 3 days a year barely count, i think. Happens, but it's more or less insignificant. Although, if you abuse the system and it can be proven, you'll risk your job over here also. Same goes if you called in sick, but work another job - you are sick, or you are not. You are allowed everything considered recreational, but no working... ;)
@@ChristianBeckerKapraun The 3 days without a doctors notice in Germany is the maximum allowed by law, however your employer can decide to require a doctors notice even for a single sick day. So it's a risk calculation for your employer: If he allows 3 days without notice, some people might abuse this to take a day or two off. However, if he requires a note on day one, people with small illnesses that usually would be recovered after a day or two (like a headache or tummy-ache) have to go to the doctor who usually puts you on sick leave for the whole week, even if you would be able to return to work after a few days. If there is some level of trust between the employer and the employees, they will usually allow the three days.
@@ChristianBeckerKapraun Also note, that it is not 3 days a year, but 3 days every time you get sick. (More like 2 days actually, as you have to see the doctor on the third day) However, as I said in my previous comment, if you abuse this too often and destroy your employers trust, he will probably request a notice on day one in the future.
Also, if you're on sick leave, there are certain things you're not allowed to do, because you're meant to be using the time off to recuperate. If a co-worker spots you at an amusement park or drinking in a bar while you're on sick leave, you might get fired because that's abusing your sick leave. Depending on the type of illness, going for a walk or some light exercise like jogging in the park might be fine, you don't need to stay in bed the whole time, but you need to be able to justify your outings.
Videos like these can encourage people to reflect on how they can contribute to creating a better society. No society is perfect. I am Italian and I could spend many hours talking about what doesn't work in my country. I have friends who moved to the U.S.A. and earn a lot and are very happy with the life they lead. The problem is when you are poor, when you are poor all countries suck, but America sucks more.
It basically is the case in the rest of the civilised developped world... Only America is a "Third World dressed in Gucci" as I read aboard... Even Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, which are poor countries in Europe, have an decent Healthcare system.
Also specialist treatment. I was in a public hospital for 2 days excellent care XRays blood tests and nursing care treatment and advice from doctors. All FREE! in Australia.
Australian living in the Netherlands here, been here for 11 years.....if you are sick you are sick so you take the time off. I will say that it is frowned upon to take a sick day on Friday or Monday but apart from that sick is sick. I have had 3 heart attacks here and 5 major surgeries and apart from my normal health insurance which is €1,400 a year (that is for the both of us) my out of pocket expenses for all of my surgeries and hospital time here was......€0,00
Here in Germany, I hardly ever get frowned upon for a sick day on Monday/Friday, but then I hardly have any or over a longer period of time. (like, report in sick on Monday and deliver a doctors note on Tuesday for the rest of the week) So, my bosses know that I trully am sick that day or not feeling well enough to work and that it's not because of partying. It's got something to do with trusting people, maybe? But surely, your company knows you well enough after all this time, that they don't think you'd abuse the system?
I am from Norway. You know the country where the midnight sun is supposed to be a different sun, the Aurora Borealis (the northern lights) is everywhere and all the time, where there is snow and ice every place all year round and the polar bears roam the streets Need I say more?
Hi, I work for a payroll company. When it comes to abusing sick leave, pretty much all HR dept. use the bradford factor. It basically calculates an attendance score (based of the number of times you took sick leave and the duration of the sick periodes in days. If an employee has an unusual high score, HR will go talk to the employee to see if everything is okay. Maybe he's under a lot of pressure, something in his home situation. They want to intervene before it gets problematic. HR gets a lot of flack sometimes like they don't care about their employees (I think that must be a US thing) because here in Belgium. I've worked 3yrs on the service desk of said Payroll company (I like my employer I just dont want to mention too many specifics for my privacy) and dealt with issues our customers had (company HR departments) with our software products. They always had their employees interests at heart. Most of the regular HR personnel are just normal people wanting to do a good job and have no real power in company policy making. The problem is if the top of the company (CEO & board) pass scummy company policies. The people have to follow the policies wether they like to or not. You can argue they [HR] should turn a blind eye sometimes but asking someone to put their job on the line is too tall an ask to be reasonable. But that's just my opinion.
In Poland you have unlimited sick days when doctor's note is provided (you go to the doctor and your employer is notified you're out on medical leave for X days, it's called L4, and you don't even have to call your job or anything, although it's polite to do so), but when you're out on sick leave you get 80% of your salary, less if it's lenghty (think couple of months). National Social Insurance Office can control if you are really sick (send an agent to your home for a check up) and you can get In trouble if you're lying (like, you're out for two weeks because of a back injury and they discovery you are actually building a shed). In general it works - because of the lower pay most people don't abuse it, but if you need to take some time to recover you still get paid.
Very similar in Germany. You can be checked, if they have doubt, you will see a salary decrease after 6 weeks of calling in sick straight, but other than that, the sick days are paid and unlimited. On the contrary: the employer even has tu check back with you, if you were sick for many days over the last year and has to offer you a non-mandatory discussion. In that, they'll evaluate together with you (and the workers' counsil, if that's existing in that company and they are not that uncommon), how they can help you to reintegrate yourself into the normal working life again. That goes down to having to work for less days for a couple of months or getting medical advice/counseling. But the employer has no right in enquiring about your actual sickness... Most employers allow you to use three days without having to show a doctor's attestation even. Also, these days, those confirmations are sent to the employer and the health care insurance automatically (at least, in theory that's digitalized, now). Nevertheless, your boss would still like to know from you that your off and - for planning purpose - for how long approximately. Again, they are not entitled by law, though, to ask für the specific reason/sickness. And it's illegal to fire people just like that. As an employer, you have to prove very well that the employee is doing something very wrong. And then, the employee can still use the workers' council's help and/or complain in front of the specialised court, who - if in doubt - rather have to take their decision in favour of the employee, not of the employer. And calling out to that court is even for free for employees...
@@sylviav6900 Very similar in Italy as well. I think most of the Europeans nations have check and balances to avoid abuse. The very small percentage of people that still manage to abuse sick days doesn't compromise the integrity of the system itself. The individual and their health is prioritized by the law, not matter what.
There is no such thing as L4 since... 10 years ago or so, it's ZLA now, but you have to notify your job. Yes, they get information about ZLA from system, but it's mandatory to inform them aswell. It's 80% for, let's say, covid or flu, but, if you had accident on your way to work, at work, or way back from work, you will get 100% (wypadek w pracy/w drodze z/do pracy). Your company only pays for (i don't remember atm) 1 OR 3 months, after that, ZUS (national insurance) pays for it.
@@xiemus So, you have to inform your employer of the type of your sickness? That's not the case in Germany. By definition, the employer cannot know (unless you trust them and want to tell it yourself) which kind of sickness you're suffering from. That's to protect the ill person from shaming or other inadequate consequences.
The whole "in network" thing is insane to me. Not only do you have to get private insurance, and the insurance barely pays anything anyway, but they only do that for specific places!? Why isn't every place covered by insurance!?
but what is the weirdest part to me: if i have this network-sensitive insurance, wouldn't the first thing i do be finding out which places i can go to in an emergency and other different occasions? how does she not know which one is her emergency room she is paying insurance for?
This is absolutely crazy. I‘m a doctor, and someone with cluster headache or similar symptoms isn’t able to do much research and think straight before going to get help
In germany you can get 6 weeks in a row being on sick leave, if a doctor declares it necessary, where the company pays about 60% of your salary if its longer your insurance has to pay and they have to but dont want to do it, so they will try to check if you really really need it
Hiro-o Ekimae Who was the most ignorant American you have ever met? It’s a toss between : The one American tourist inside the electronic store here in Tokyo that was baffled ( and looked totally bewildered) with the fact that everything is written in Japanese. The one American tourist here in Tokyo that insisted to pay with US$ because “American money is the best money” and proceeded to had a great tantrum when the store’s staff insisted that he paid the items with Jpn¥. The new American couple at the local Protestant church in Tokyo. The sermon was delivered 100% in Nihongo ( Japanese language ). They looked totally bewildered. Later on they complained, saying that English is THE ONLY Christian language because after all, the Bible was written in English ! Then I showed them the Bible written in Nihongo…and their eyes almost popped out.
I'm swedish. If we are sick a lot we have a conversation with our boss about the cause of the illness and what can be done about it. If it's work related the "company healthcare", as it is called, gets involved to try to help with the issue. A rehabilitation plan is usually made and often different types of ajustments at the workplace.
Exactly. Most of the time it comes down to depression or similar issues, and if that's the case then people are often allowed to go to therapists during work hours. At least to start with, so that they can eventually feel better and get back to work.
Germany: Depending on the regulations within a company or state laws, there can certainly be examination systems, discussions with the human resources department, "mandatory" examinations by the company doctor and even "dismissals by mutual agreement". And yes, it depends on which illness you suffer from and how this illness affects your work (alcohol addiction, gambling addiction and the like) It depends on the days off, conversations, etc. One of our former apprentices was always absent on Fridays or Mondays, and situations like this sometimes lead to a contract being canceled during a probationary period. Rarely, very rarely, do entrepreneurs go so far as to hire private detectives to examine the employee concerned in order to a) obtain termination without notice* and b) not have to pay severance pay. * In larger companies with a works council, the works council must agree to the termination. And in such cases, the works council usually demands a conversion into a notice of termination.
I did renovation work at home for some time after work and during that time did work less hours than normal (we have some flexibility in that). I was asked if I had personal problems, or if the work load was too much or if I want to go to less hours. They really seemed to care and not to overstress the people and were kind of relieved when I told them the reason. I did get these hours in later, so no problem. Yes, there are people who try to use that. But for longer times (more than 2 days in my company) you need a doctors note. And in that it is written what you are allowed to do: leave the bed, the house... and when you need to be seen by a doctor again. There are cases where people are controlled by the insurances or observed by detectives if there are suspicions. But that is rare. But as this is paid illness leave you get into problems if you try to scam them. You will probably be fired and have to pay back the money and more.
@@Snoop_Dugg Every termination (including settings), whether by the employer or the employee, is checked. Termination without notice, however, can only take place due to serious, legally verifiable misconduct and these must also be accessible to the works council. (for example: theft and the like). So if you are dismissed without notice because of "unlawful sick leave", evidence must be available. Otherwise the employer will not only be "ripped apart" by the works council, but also by the labor court. And usually at least 3 written warnings on one and the same topic are necessary.
I'm from the UK. And I have been off sick for over 3 months due to a serious back injury. And I'm receiving sick pay. It not as much as I was earning, but it's something. If was American, I probably would have been fired within the first 2 weeks haha. Also at the start of my sickness. I spent 2 weeks in hospital. Didn't pay a single penny
Regarding infinite sick days outside of the US - In the UK, you can call in sick at any time, no big deal. But if you call in sick for more than 3 days in a row, your employer will expect to see a doctor's note from you when you return to work. If you don't get one, they may assume you weren't sick, and repeated behaviour like unexplained absence will get you fired.
As a European, I feel the need to defend America in one way: calling their culture trash was just straight up rude and ignorant. What about rock, jazz, bbq, Star Wars, Marvel, Disney, or DreamWorks? These are all American culture and overall I think we should be grateful for them.
I live in the Netherlands and when you are sick they believe you, I can’t remember they ever asked for a declaration from a dokter, I believe it is not allowed to ask for it.
There are systems that prevent you calling sick for no reason too often in Germany. You can usually stay at home for 2 or 3 days without any proof. Technically you could do this every week. But if the employer thinks that you aren't really sick he could ask you to bring a doctors note from the first day. With a doctors note you can stay sick like forever. But after 6 weeks the employer doesn't have to pay you any more. You will get money from the insurance, but it is less than the normal salary. If the employer thinks your doctor isn't trustworthy he can ask you to bring a note from a governmental doctor. And if your doctors note was fake it could have serious consequences for the doctor. And you could get problems if your employer sees you walking around healthy when you claimed you were sick. And your colleagues won't be happy when they suspect you pretending to be sick, because they have to do your work in that time.
i had chest pains, and my local GP not hospital, hooked me up to a machine to test me for 30 minutes. And it was just my anxiety not a heart attack :) and i walked away without a bill in wales :)
When it comes to sick leave in Norway we have something called a "self notification" basically a 3 day "doctors" note that you wright yourself, you can use 4 timers in a year when you are sick. If you are out of those and get sick, you need to go to a doctor and get the doctor to type out a sick leave note for you.
On one occasion in the 1980s I came down with flu at the start of my holiday. I got a doctor's note to say that I was ill, I took the time as sick leave and re-booked the holiday for the next month.
I’ve been to the hospital quite a few times and a couple if those were for migraines. I didn’t pay a cent for any of my visits. I thank God that I live in Australia!
7:00 If youre sick for too long or too many times, u have to get a confirmation of the doctor that youre sick and they will only give it to you, if you really are sick
for calling in sick for extended period of time you have to have an official statement from the doctor confirming you are sick (in my country) but with that (like, if you have some injury, post-operation recovery, just prolonged sickness like flu or anything) you can stay home for weeks and months and still get paid (but depends on the amount of years you've been working (in general, not in the specific company) you can be paid only a portion of your salary and up to 100%.
This video reminds me of how fortunate I'm Canadian!!! If you go to an ER you'll be cared for, no matter who you are or how much money you make! Are you not "Tyler Bucket's" brother? Anyway!! I really enjoyed this!!! Thank you!!!
The dumbest thing an American asked me was how are we celebrating the Thanksgiving day in my country... you know, my European country... btw in my country if you get sick, you have tell your doctor where will you stay for the duration of your sick leave. If your employer suspects that you are abusing sick leave, they can ask a government agency and they will send a social worker to check if you are there and if you are there, if you are not lets say renovating or something. No prior notice. If you are not there, they will try again later. If you are not there again you are in trouble... both with your employer and the state too. Of course people are abusing the system anyway from time to time but not chronically to the point of it being unsustainable.
Most people abuse the sick leave thing a few times and its mostly accepted. However, if you (ab)use it regularly (there are different rules in different countries on how much) you are required to give a doctors note and an explanation report (if you are having a general bad health situation) because the state may have to take over your salary as the workplace will have to hire someone else. Generally speaking its not wise to abuse it, as it will affect your resume with holes of leave due to illness. Thus the next job you eventually apply to will be skeptical.
To me Americans are not stupid, they are illiterate on some subjects like geography and history especially when it is not strictly related to US history or geography
Trust me, there is a movement of people who adore the Kardashians and such that pride themselves in how stupid (or ignorant) they can be. They don't want to improve.
As far as I know, the days on which you are on sick leave are paid for, that's what you get sick leave for. The thing is, if you have a cold and infect everyone else with it, it sucks for everyone and performance drops everywhere. However, if you take time off and getting better at home, you may be gone for a while but the rest of the Store, company whatever, can continue.
A lot of people in Germany have been brought up with the mentality that a cold is not a "real sickness" and you should be tough and come in to work anyway. My hope is that due to the experience of recent years, this mentality is gonna finally change. Not sure though, as it seems the pendulum might swing back all the way, even harder... :(
In Germany, we receive continued payment of wages for six weeks when we are sick. After that, our health insurance takes over the payment and you get about 65% of your salary. My employer even pays a compensation payment so that I don't have any losses.
In the UK we have Statutory Maternity Leave. This means that a woman who is employed and pregnant is legally entitled to 52 weeks (1 year) of maternity leave, no matter how long they have worked for that employer.
Same here in Germany. Actually, here a mother in the making can first take health related pregnancy leave from the moment she knows about it (by doctors recommendation), but the last few weeks before and after birth are mandatory. And after birth, a mother OR a father cant take paternity leave for at least a year with partial income, and another 2 years without income (so, 3 alltogether) with their jobs waiting for them to return. And if they don't wanna or can't return, they can apply for unemployment money and the paternity leave will be considered working time, but based on the income they had in their last active working job. Yes, our systems are complicated, but very efficient if you do it right. You just need to inform yourself and be patient with the paperwork, THAT is german bureaucracy at its peak.
I think there are stipulations. As an employee of a local council in Scotland, for example, you have to be employed by the council for at least a year before they will pay maternity leave and you have to make them aware of a pregnancy at a certain number of weeks.
In Germany the regulation is like that: if you are sick, you have to bring in a doctors note (called yellow paper). To kick someone out for being too often sick is not easy. More or less the only way to kick someone out, is regarding the working contract you are stating your employer indirect that you have physical ability to do your job. And if not the employer is able to kick you out. But this procedure is normally followed by a law suit.
Actually in Germany you also only need a doctors note on the 3rd day. (Also you don't need to tell the employer what you are sick with) Get payed for 4 (or 6 don't remember) weeks full sick leave and after get paid 70% by insurance.
I'm Irish and I was asked once "Do you have cars and electricity there?", I was confused and replied yes of course we do, to which they replied "Wow honestly I thought you lived in houses made with straw and had horse and carts. It's amazing how far you're little country has come"..... I couldn't even reply because they were genuinely serious 😂
You don't have to bring a doctor's note in the Netherlands. We trust each other. It does happen somebody stays in for a hangover. Even your boss does that. You still wanna keep your job though.
I think it comes down to the school system cause most people, especially younger people with connection to the internet aren't as ignorant anymore. Critical thinking needs to be more supportet. Kinda impressed you sat through this haha :D Germany has some dumb things too, so don't worry :D
Usually they call you if you're sick for more than a few days. if you were sick more than 3 times in a year they might do a check by health services to prevent abuse.
In Australia its similar to both. You get like 10-15 days of paid sick leave depending on your contact. Any more than that you need a doctors note and it’s unpaid.
In the UK, sick pay is paid leave that needs self-certification for the first 3 days after which you need a doctor’s certificate that requires renewal. There is a minimum statutory level but most companies pay full salary for a period and it decreases after certain periods of continued absence.
If you often call in sick without a doctors note (a note is not needed for up to 3 days) the employer can force you to get a doctors note every time you are sick. If that gets out of hand (because some doctors are easy on sick notes) the employer can also send you to another doctor. In my experience that happens very rarely though.
Wow, I had a very similar experience to that girl going to the ER for a migraine. I was seen in about an hour, given some shots to stop the headaches, and they let me rest there a bit until the drugs took effect, then checked on me before they let me leave. You know how much that cost me? ZERO! How is that $34,000 in the US? That's insane!
@@silvercloak7216 asked to have an mri?Asked to have an MRI? Sorry what...do Americans really just ask for random diagnosis scans at the ER? Is that a thing? Hi from Australia.
@@silvercloak7216 even with an MRI the cost is way too high :D in austria its 200-400€ for an MRI (payed by healthcare) as an american just ask if someone is a doctor if he answeres yes then charge him this way: like for serving weight of plate, steps taken well the doctors dont make the prices usually but u get what i mean... they charge highly artificial prices that are nowhere near the real cost
I am baffled no one mentioned that Canada and Denmark do border each other, on Hans' Island in the arctic, so technically the danish guy shouldn't be that upset.
Two things. 1. The you call yourself Americans is meant in a way that the continent is much bigger and you are not he only "Americans". Goes hand in hand with the point people have that calling yourself USA when you are only a part of the continent is also wrong. 2. Sickdays in Germany are unlimited and you need a Doctors note. Of course some Doctors are more willing to get you one but if you are sick too much companies can have you make an appointment with one associated with the company. So if you are sick a lot it is what it is but if you abuse it you may run out of luck eventually. Also they can send someone to your home to check if you really are sick. Not sure about all the details but it is a possibility companies have. I only heard about it ones by someone who tend to be sick a lot and they didnt really believed him. When they checked they did find him drunk at home...after that he didnt need return anymore...
Modern US Americans cannot do anything about what their country was named over 200 years ago. I recognise that the rest of the continent is 'America' but unless they (the whole of USA) decide as a nation to change their country's name, we shouldn't insult modern US people for the issues created by their ancestors.
Regarding sick leave. In Sweden we are only without pay the first day, then we get 80% pay from day 2 and onwards. From day 8 you need a doctors note, but you can still stay at home with 80% pay. However, there are maximum limit, but it's really hard to reach.
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"You call yourself Americans" relates to America being 2 Continents, not just being the United States. The fact that you did not get that, kind of makes it even funnier. Thanks for being a good sport and the content in all your videos.
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Yeah, my thoughts...
From our point of view, the whole continent is North America and there is another one, called South America. - All - citizens of - all - countries in both continents are or should be called Americans. The same as all Frenchs and Germans are Europeans as well. But you US guys claim/name yourself as the Americans, because you have named your country United States of America.
So not to mix you up with Canadians, Mexicans or Brazilians, we call you 'US-Americans' (in news etc.), if we mean all of a specific continent we say North or South Americans. And people of all Americas are the Americans, as simple as that.
So this a simple example, how you can represent yourself as ignorant and/or overbearing against the rest of the world.
@@njordholm And from what I've seen, in 'South America' they call the whole continent America and don't split it into 2 because they are linked by land, which makes sense.
@@Thurgosh_OG As far as I'm aware, most of the rest of the world refers to the continent as America, further divided into North, South, and Central America to distiguish the areas. I do know that some people from American countries dislike the "South American" label as it has connotations of being a lesser version of the US or subservient to them.
Being English myself, I cannot imagine someone thinking that my country was that arrogant...
To be fair I often refer to the US as America and I'm no American or US American to be correct even though I believe in this context and many others it's clear what was meant.
An American once asked where I'm from, I answered Sweden 🇸🇪. He responded "it's pronounced switzerland🇨🇭". 😳
One of my Swedish friends was exchange student in the US (Texas, I think). He heard things like that ALL the time. "I'm Swedish." "Oh, that's nice, but just so you know, we pronounce it Swiss here in the US." 🤦
I'm Norwegian. Did you know that Norway is NOT a European country...? Or that both ABBA and Aha are American bands? "They sing in English, you idiot!" 🤦
I'm Swiss, and supposedly I speak Swedish. We get confused all the time 😂😂
The number of Americans who think Austria and Australia are the same country is staggering as well.
Hahah, wow I don’t know what I would have said. Your comment made me laugh so I wonder if I would laugh in his face😂
(Norwegian here, Ive seen so many people online or on tv mix switzerland and sweden.)
@@bloodymarvelous4790 I kid you not, I as an Austrian was travelling from Seoul (Korea) back to Osaka (Japan) once, and I gave the airline employee at the counter my passport for her to check-in. She then said "ah you're going back to Australia!", and I quickly corrected "no, I'm living in Japan and going back to Japan". Then she ckecked me in and gave me my passport back, wishing me a save trip back to Australia😅 Can't she read? Nowhere on my ticket was Australia mentioned. You can bet I was nervous after that and checked twice whether she checked me in correctly😅😅😅 In Korea, whenever they asked where I'm from, I said Germany because otherwise they immediately thought it's Australia😅
You saying "people would just call in sick" actually says a lot about how you view your own society.
also a part of the problem in getting anything changed. They be so freaked and worried about the 1% that will abuse it, that everyone else needs to self diagnose, ignore it, or lose life savings. Sucks.
That's true. The culture (sorry Ryan) in America seems to assume that everyone else is cheating or out to get 'em, instead of trying to find ways of making life kinder for everyone and reaping the rewards of a healthy, fair society.
People just don't do it and go to work, you will go round the bend not doing any thing all day.
Think about how many people are dead because of going to work with covid.
Yeah, but you have to admit, that there are people like that in every country, like there are always lazy people who don’t want to work, but they are exceptions.
Several years ago, I went to Disney World with my kids. As we were speaking French with each other, a man asked us where we were from and we told him Quebec, Canada. He said it must have been a long drive to Florida so I told him we had flown. And he said Oh, you have airplanes in Canada? What do you say to that.
No surprise. So many clips of USA dummies thinking that Canada does not even have buildings.
Possibly, give up.............
He probably wondered how you fit your luggage on your dog sled for the trip from your igloo.
You literally ask him if he's been a retard all his life or if it's a new thing. He wouldn't get it, you'd get a chuckle. win win.
Since the man in the video works in the Netherlands, here is some information about sick leave. It is true, like you came up with, some people take advantage of the sick leave system. Most collective work agreements know a 'waiting day'. This means you don't get paid for your 1st or first 2 sick days to prevent the monday hangover 'sickness' 😉. Unless you were sick from the same issue within 4 weeks prior. This sucks for women who suffer from monthly cycli headaches. They are the same issue, but many times júst out of the 4 weeks period 😁 prior. No need to go to family dokter for a note, they are busy as it is already. If sick longer you will receive an appointment to go to the company docter who is not employed by the company, but through is a collective arrangement. This docter will asses if you are, or not and for how long you are granted sick leave. Possibly followed by a next appointment in 2 or more weeks. You do have to call in sick at your employer on day 1 before your workday would start. Or earlier (evening before if possible of course) if there has to be made arrangements to fill your place at work. Like shifts or in a store. First 2 years of sickness, in case long term, employer pays 170% wages, devided over those years, usually 100% 1st year, 70% 2nd year. May have changed by now in favor of company costs. After 2 years, social security kicks in with unemployment benefits. After assesment of course. That may be a percentage of your earnings, because you may be able to work part of the hours you did before. This is why it is called social security. Not socialist, but social. Common mistake made by Americans to mix those two up.
Here in germany we have a joke: "Whats the difference between america and a yoghurt? A yohgurt has a culture."
In my country is a saying if u start liking german women u have to be really drunk lol
@@mylegsshurt interesting never heard that one
Sooo you have one :))))))
@@mylegsshurt YES, but Germán ladies get beautiful when you are drunk, while US culture will still be lackluster :)
@@SAce-fo7pg I’m slavic so maybe thats why
The most interesting description of America I've ever heard was from an American woman who said "America is a third world country dressed in Gucci."
😂😂😂😂😂, how true
America is a country of immigrants from many different countries, and I think this is a more realistic description
I'm from the UK, a third world country that wears jeans and sneakers, but fondly IMAGINES itself to be dressed in Gucci!
@@momon5994 🤓
“America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.”
- Oscar Wilde
I am Canadian. Born and raised in the Great Lakes region. I recently watched one of your other videos and was dumbfounded. I knew more about American history, geography, and trivia than all of the American citizens interviewed. Mind boggling 😮
As a kiwi I can tell you all the US state capitals, most of the presidents and key facts like state flower, etc.
Most Americans confuse our national bird with a fruit and think we're part of Australia. Barely one it a hundred can point NZ out on a map.
Canadians are way better educated and a lot nicer.
Not surprised, I think the last competent teacher died a few years ago. My daughters history teacher was surprised when I knew about the Archduke Ferdinand and his relationship with WW1. Actually most teachers don't know about our regional history. But then it doesn't really take much to get a teaching certificate, if you have a degree in something.
I have actually met some Canadians that were assholes. Its been awhile since I have spent some time in Canada though. Sooo whats the capital of Sonoma County. Heres a clue, it's not Sonoma. Do you know where it is.
@garycamara9955 I know some asshole Canadians too. What does that have to do with my comment.
For an (US) American you are pretty resilient, I must say! To be a critical thinker as a US citizen about your own country and people still seems pretty rare and also pretty frowned upon...so,keep it up, Ryan and come visit Europe/ Germany. Despite all the knowledge you've already gained - you'd still be flabbergasted.
Whe the last one said “You call yourselves Americans” she meant that some US citizens refer to the USA as “America”, and the USA is just one of the countries in the American continent.
@@Joshua-ze6hd So you say "United States home of the proud"?
Anyhow, why not be specific? Aren't proud to be US-American and not one of the suckers?! (Just to make it clear, other Nations being suckers is not my opinion!)
@@Joshua-ze6hd That's progress. 🙃 When did you stop that? Was there an official complaint from Canada?
To be fair there were other United States, e.g. Estados Unidos de Colombia and República dos Estados Unidos do Brasil. With "Estados Unidos Mexicanos" there still is another United States now. If you respect Mexico you should stick to USA. 😜
Maybe there were Mexican states that united somewhen too. You're in trouble then...
@@Joshua-ze6hd I see. Although, when I look at the title of this video... some people didn't. I see the title "GERMANS WILL FIND THIS SHOCKING ABOUT AMERICANS" from another youtuber and "AMERICAN Reacts To BRITISH TIKTOKS" from the next and "American Reacts to How Germany Deals With Its Dark..." from the next to the next in the recommendations. It could be that it's youtube showing me especially videos that have "Americans" in the title. So I assume that _most_ people stopped using it.
It's funny that everyone complains about people from the US calling themselves "Americans" but not ONE person suggests an alternative. That doesn't make you any more intelligent than the people you're criticizing, LOL!.
@@rockygonnadz74 How about US-Americans? My fault, thinking that would be obvious.
"Stray cats, you probably don't have that in Turkey..."
Laughs in Istanbul.
in reallity cats taken care more more better than american homeless people.
I'm not even Turkish and yet I laughed so hard. I thought this was a fairly well-known fact
@@Hastur_the_Great he is american dude dont know anything about world
@@Hastur_the_Greatyes, my aunt (who is aldo my godmother) and uncle visited Istanbul max a year ago, they really enjoyed it but the amount of rubbish and stray animals was a bit concerning to them.
Ryan, America is an entire continent consisting in 35 countries from Canada to Argentina. We just call South America, Center America or North America when wanted to be specific, but many people from US simply ignores way too many things about the rest of the world.
I don't know about that. here in Europe I was tought in school that America is one continent. And we learn that the name of the country is United States not America. That being said I don't know what they teach in all the other 44 countries in Europe.@@pn2124
The Americas Not America they are called the Americas because they are three different tectonic plates if you are one of those people who believe that North America and South America are both one continent then you sir are ignorant
Bro you are the idiot here America is 2 different continents. We are literally the only country in America
Good point I stopped explaining this to people from US 20 years ago
@@tomekville7 because you’re an idiot who’s trying to tell us. North America and South America are 2 different continents. They have completely different tectonic plates. The only reason they’re named North and South America is because they were discovered at the same time and they couldn’t think of anything else. What you’re saying is the equivalent to saying that Europe,Africa, and Asia are all one continent because they’re connected. The land bridge between Europe,Asia,and Africa is thousands of miles thicker than the land bridge from north to South America. How is north and South America one continent. And Europe, Asia, and Africa not one continent?
I am a Dane. If we are sick, we get paid and helped to recover. That gives us also a reason, to have more interest in our work, responsability for the firm, co-workers, who have to put in an extra effort, to maintain the work of the missing link. So that is a reason and a motivator for not pissing on the whole togetherness in life.
A US-American once asked me whether we have traffic lights in Germany. I told him no, we don‘t. 😭
Hi Ryan, just to inform you on "sick leave". There are - of course - people that try to take advantage of this regulation, but usually, at least in Germany, your employer can make you go to see a doctor, who than will state if you are sick or not. You can´t just stay home and say you are sick. Most employers accept up to three days without a sick leave by a doctor.
Similar here in Italy: only your family doctor (or the ER) can issue a sick leave certification, and your company can send a doctor to your house to check on you, if you're not home when he comes by (without justification, if you're in the hospital for an exam you're justified) or he finds that you're not sick at all, that's ground for contract termination.
Also sick leave is paid at 50% of your average daily pay for the first 20 days, 66% for successive days, for up to 180 days per solar year.
Same in the Netherlands. If you're ill you're out. If you fake it you get a warning, fake it too often and you're in serious s**t.
Gotta add to that: Here in Germany you can be sick as long as your doctor says you are. There is a law that prevents you for being fired while being sick or pregnant. During the first six weeks of an ongoing sickness you get full pay by your employer, after that you still count as employed ( and can go back after you recover), but the medical social system pays you about 70% of your original wages in your employers stead. That prevents the employe from not getting money and the employer from paying for possible years of sickness without return.
If an employer believes that someone is abusing the 3 days leeway to get a doctors note, they can ask for that on the first day, it's legal (in Germany). Even if all other employees only have to have a note on the 3rd day, but that does require arguments. So, if a company just wants to bully someone out of the job, because they can't fire him, it is an option to ask for a doctors note on the first day - but the employee can go to court to get the 3 days like everyone else, except if the company can prove that there is evidence of the said person to abuse the leeway rule. It's not always easy either way and there can always be people trying to abuse the system, but most people don't. (I'm not saying it doesn't happen, there will always be people that try their hardest to not have to do anything)
@@hellkitty1442 well described.
Every system will be and is abused by a certain percentage of people. You have to consider the pros and cons beforehand and then design the system to be resilient enough to cope with said percentage of abusers.
Regarding culture, I am from Argentina and an exchange student from the United States invited some colleagues to eat and I quote "autochthonous food from his country", we went to his apartment he did not let us go to the kitchen because he wanted to surprise us and It comes out with hamburgers and pizza... we told him we thought you were going to cook something homemade (at first we thought he had bought the food). He tells us no, that if he made it, it was typical food from his country. We laughed and almost fell off our chairs, and then we explained to him where each food came from, and well, he was somewhat confused and added "well, it won't be invented in the U.S.A. but at least it's not something they're used to, they're going to love it." I told him "you do know that you have a rostiseria next to the apartment, right?" (A rostiseria is a type fast food restaurant such as pizza, hamburger, empanadas and lomitos).
You're not as smart as you think you are because pizza was literally invented in the United States. And before you try to argue, where did the tomatoes for the sauce because tomatoes come from north America only...
@@FelineVillain They come from Mexico but the Aztecs also grew it in the Central American area so it is not specifically from North America only. In addition there were previous versions of pizzas that did not have tomato sauce. It was after the colonies brought tomato cultivation and it became popular. In Italy they began to add it to different foods. And the pizza we know was born
@@leonardohidalgo5127 You are just plain wrong. I believe you are talking about "coffins" which was a bread that other food was eaten off of but that is not a pizza. The pizza was only invented about 130is years ago by Gennaro Lombardi in NYC.
Also learn to geography central America (above the Panama canal) and Mexico are both part of the north American continent so yea tomatoes come from North America.
@@FelineVillain hahaha yes of course... Pizza has been around for centuries and they ate it in Naples. Let me guess the first guy to open a Chinese restaurant in the USA was the inventor of Chinese food I guess? That's how it goes right.
In my teens, and the early days of internet chatrooms (like, '97-'98 maybe), me and a buddy were trying to meet people from other countries online. So, we're starting to talk (text-only) with this American girl who asks us where we're from. We say Greece and she instantly refuses to believe that, claiming to be of Greek origin herself. So she asks us our real names, and my friend says his name is Spyros (pronounced sp-'i-ros), which is a fairly common Greek male name. At which point she exclaims "I knew you were lying, that's the name of the dragon from that videogame" and signs off.
It's sad, isn't it!
As a citizen of Austria, I feel very safe and protected by the law. If I get sick, a short message to the manager is generally sufficient, followed later by a sick note, which can be submitted within a few days. But after that you can recover from your illness undisturbed for weeks. The company is not allowed to fire you or disturb you during your illness. Everything is covered by state insurance. Of course it depends on what role you fill in the company and what needs to be regulated during your absence, but it works perfectly.
@@ribisel Die Rede hier von einen üblichen Zeitraum zwischen 2-4 Wochen mit Meldung beim Hausarzt und nicht ein halbes Jahr im Krankenstand, ohne sich zu melden, ohne Kontrolltermine oder dergleichen - alles über ein längeren Zeitraum muss dediziert mit Vorgesetzten/Personalleitung besprochen werden, aber sonst geht sogar ein längerer Aufenthalt in Ordnung. Danke, ich kenne mich aus und bin ein Mitglied der AK!
Wie können Sie z.B.: eine Operation über ein längeren Zeitraum durchstehen und im Krankenstand sein, ohne gekündigt zu werden, werter Distel?
Yes I totaly agree. I'm a brit living near Linz (been here 30 years ) and the Austria system is really good. Don't understand why so many austrians moan so much, they obviously don't realize how well off they are compared to most other countries.
I have a 4 year old nephew that doesn't know the word for 'please' in Spanish.
That's poor for four, isn't it?
@@malcombe7001 Well, if he is Spanish then yes, that is poor for four 😁
Europe is the best in my book🏠💞🎉
After the Danish guy told the cashier that Denmark is in Europe, I expected her to ask "Oh… Where's that?" again.
But it turned out even more hilarious 😂😂😂
Well, technically Denmark and Canada share a land border. So she wasn't too far off... :D
Ironic thing about feral cats in Turkey - what the tour guide didn't realise is that, not only do they have stray cats in Turkey, but Instanbul, the capital, is known as the Cat Capital of the world. The city is teeming with stray cats, and everybody loves them and looks after them, feeds them and sees to their healthcare!
Istanbul is not the capital.
As I watch this video, in the UK, I am having a quiet day after having two cataract operations, two weeks apart. Total cost to me so far , £2 for a bus fare and £6 for car parking. No charge for the Operations, the initial consultations or the follow up eye drops.
Additionally there were NO armed guards at the Hospital, or on the bus.
That Danish guy had me spew my coffee over my keyboard. I stopped the video, cleaned up and composed myself. Got back with a new coffee in hand, restarted the video only to have that Welsh lady make me spill my coffee again. I nearly died laughing... still can't stop giggling.
noch am leben?
@@DerWachmann Yeah!
6:54 Its actually far more profitable to let a few people abuse the system than to deny actually sick people to rest properly and come back healthy again. The vast majority will not abuse it and come back fully recovered and with good morale, which is boosting their performance.
Also, sick people won't infect the rest of the workers, because they are staying home and get healthy again. So, less sick people, more good, quality work. (I mean, who can concentrate when sick? It's hard! So, there's bound to be less quality in whatever they are doing and/or less quantity as well.)
Here in germany, you will see the doctor (and that will be for free, since: ...we have universal healthcare) and he will examine you. He will give you a document, confirming you are unable or in unproper condition to go to work.
Usually, you won't be just calling at work, telling them you are sick. (Even though you can do this for a small period of time without proof, your boss can demand you to provide a proper document from a doctor. )
For comparison, two years ago in Germany: I was hospitalized by ambulance because of a broken ankle. I had two surgeries, three X-rays and a CRT and stayed in the hospital for a week. The bill was a little over €12,000 and was paid entirely by private health insurance, for which I have to pay about €600 a month, half of which is covered by my employer.
I was on sick leave for six weeks and received full salary during that time.
I was an exchange student in Omaha Nebraska in 1998-1999 and went to a middle school to talk about my country (Belgium). The kids asked questions like: do you have computers/microwaves in your country? I guess they thought that the USA was the only developed country in the world 😂
I have to say it hurt my heart to see the woman cry, because she had received such a high bill from the hospital and maybe she doesn`t know how to pay the bill. The same goes goes for the man who had the heart attack and was afraid to call the ambulance , because it would otherwise be too expensive . It`s unbelievable in any case he was sensible and didn`t ride his bike, even if it was only ten minutes away from the hospital, he could have been dead. It`s hard to understand I feel very sorry for the people who are sick, because I`m sure they often can`t pay the high bills. It`s good that we don`t have such a health system in Europe.
Yeah, for me living in Germany, where the health insurance is at the more expensive side (though the employer pays half of it and half is deducted from your income before you receive it). It is still about the same amount for employees as an average american health insurance. And still, people have to choose between going broke or potentially literally dieing despite that, it just goes beyond me how such a system can still exist AND be tolerated by the citizens who believe their country being the greatest in the world. And here in Germany, the germans are the first ones to sniff out even the slightest flaw in anything - and they are not too shy to tell anyone who doesn't run away fast enough.
@@olgahein4384 Why should Germany criticize other countries. But unfortunatelly it is true that the health system in America is bad.What should people do who are chronically ill? If you have diabetes or other diseases? We in Germany can count ourselves lucky as in Europe that our costs are covered and we don`t have to be afraid that we won`t able to pay your bills. In addition we can call the ambulance that does not have to be paid for, and we also get paid sick pay if we are ill for a long time.And we don`t have to be afraid of being fired by the employer.
@@blondkatze3547 Is not only Europe, most of the world has somekind of state funded healthcare system or some kind, the ones in Europe work better but even developing countries have those kind of systems as far as i am aware.
Even in corrupt 🇿🇦, I get free medical, unless I choose the expensive way. Very few locals know that very cheap or free options are available.
That`s sad.@@noyota
Meeting a beautiful girl at a phone company in NYC (1994 or '95). She overheard my accent while talking to an employee and asking me where my accent is from. I explained to her that I was born and raised in Germany, yada, yada, yada.
She then asked me how to get to Germany and I said that the best way is to fly. *"Can't you drive there?"*
I thought at first that she was joking, but she wasn't! So, I said "No, because there is an ocean between!" The lady then said that she thought she could just drive there, like you would drive from New York to Chicago.
As was this Danish guy, I too was stunned and was pretty much speechless! Then I felt really, really sad about the state of education. That was one of my biggest culture shocks of my early time in the US.
As a Dane I completely understand people from the US not being able to point Denmark or even Scandinavia out on a map. Fair dues - Denmark is awesome but tiny af. The Canada thing was in its own category though 🤣
Also, apparently I have excellent Dane-dar because I identified my fellow Dane on appearance before he even opened his mouth 😁 Maybe we have a “look”? Any other Danes looked at him and went “Oh yeah, that f*cker’s one of ours for sure”?
Var han I familie med Nikolaj Stokholm?😊
I was in the ER dept had several tests done… totally free, didn’t pay a thing. Thanks Australia 🇦🇺
I'm from Germany and the longest I was off sick was 1 1/2 years having to have 3 operations on my neck. When it was healed I went back to my job.
@@histsap Correct, I should have mentioned that 😁. Not only that, if it takes longer that 1 1/2 years they have no obligation to hold your job. You also loose the payments from the social insurance you then go onto unenployment money.
I'm from Argentina, a poor South American country, and between 2017 and 2018 I had 3 strokes. At some point I was given chemo and a drug cocktail over 9 months, during which I could not go to work bc my immune system got seriously compromised. I had as many sick days as I needed, provided I had a doctor's note or hospital report. Health care is mandatorily provided by your employer, but you can also pay for pre-paid health care. Regardless, public hospitals (at least the larger ones) will have the equipment to do an MRI or a CT scan... these hospitals are far from glamorous, but you can go to any ER and get treated for free. I went to public schools since kindergarden to university, and our universities are between the best 100 universities worldwide. Our systems are far far from perfect, we are going through a huge economic crisis (we do those regularly, sadly) but public health and public schooling are untouchable here.
Well, maybe Argentina is a poor country as you name it because you have public healthcare and education :))
"...but public health and public schooling are untouchable here" I wish it was the same in Hungary 🥲
I went to the hospital for bad vertigo that wasn’t going away after a good couple of hours. It was affecting my speech. It was affecting it so bad my coworkers thought I was having a stroke and told me to go straight to the ER. So I did.
After a 4 hour wait to get back into a room, the doctor saw me, and did two simple tests: follow my finger with your eyes and repeat these couple of words to me. I passed with flying colors. She looked in my ears and found I had fluid in my ears…with a few bits of ear wax. So she got someone to clean my ears and gave me a bag of saline for good measure to make sure I was hydrated before I was released.
If I didn’t have insurance, that visit would have cost me $15,000. FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS to follow a finger with my eyes, repeat a few words, a bag of saline and a bit of water flushed through my ear. With insurance? I still had to pay over $3,000 out of my pocket.
I went to the doctor for a cough a few months ago. In network. I still walked out of there paying $175. I had gone to the little clinic at king Soopers a few days before for a diagnosis of “not sure, but we think it’s just a cold” for another $125. All of it was supposed to be in my network for my insurance so I’d hate to see what it was before I got the bill.
American healthcare sucks.
I'm peruvian, 43 YO... I've never ever need to pay for medical attention -appendectomy surgery included-. Perú is a third world country. I just don't get how you, US citizens, can tolerate this kind of contempt for your health and lives.
@@Angelopithecus Corrupt politicians. It's that simple.
Here in Poland its hard to abuse sick days really since its not up to us when we get them. When you are sick you go to your local first contact doctor and if they determine that you are actually sick they will oficially issue you what is called an L4. Which is most oftenly either a week or two of sick leave that your employer needs to honor by law. You get payed 80% when you are sick. And sure, if you have a doctor that has beem treating you for the last 20 years you could in theory do a wink-wink for them to give you like a fake sick week but its not advised. The employer knows how much days you were sick in total at the end of the year and if it's too much you might get a "talk".
I used to think that lots of these were just prejudices and clichés but when I met an American group of tourists in Australia I realized for the first time that in comparison to most people I had met so far in my life (from dozens of different countries) the Americans stood out in their lack of knowledge about the rest of the world and in their strong believe in how right they were about certain things in the world that were very obviously not true. The way they perceived certain things and interpreted them was also somehow totally different from everyone else's. I see that in many of your videos too, the conclusion you draw are somewhat off sometimes, in a way only Americans could be off ( in a sympathetic naiv but also odd kind of way )
One thing was that they asked me where I was from and I said Switzerland. Some of them told me then that they had already been there. I said great, how did you like it and what places did they visit. They said Stockholm. I get that Europe has many small countries and Switzerland is tiny but if you have been to (Switzerland? Sweden?) you ought to know a little bit better...? I kindly corrected them then but they insisted that Switzerland was in Scandinavia and that I must be wrong and confused and it went on like that until I just accepted their truth.
So did they like Salzburg or Vienna better in Australia? :p
The worst part is when they insist the person native to the place is wrong, like not having knowledge of other parts of the world is (sometimes) excusable, but arguing against somebody about their own country, while being told they're wrong? That's just another level.
@@luketimewalker 🤣
@@laurainathunderstorm Exactly! And only US Americans do that.Maybe it's the Dunning Kruger effect.. I don't know.
Most of these are just personal experiences and if you look beyond media you will see that most aren't ignorant or as stupid as many might think.
american: their are a lot of oppurtunities
Western wolrd: it is called normal life
The fact that most richest company in the world are from usa
@@jonhane5241 hahahahaha yeah right. First look at the financial side of those companies. Sure they see a lot of money but hell there are 300+ of americans. But america is based on loans. Also oppurtunities are every where. Here in europe you can become milljonair to. But we dont shout it for lets say hundred years and then when the real america is shown there are so ma y poot people that are struggling so many. By saying that america is the greatest it doesnt make america the greatest.
Dont get me wrong there are a lot of good things in and out from america sure absolutly. But have a real look where the big companies are based.
Shell england was a dutch company befote that
Amazon not american
Mictosoft head office adress is amsterdam
Intel is israel
They become great in america because there are a lot of people buyong there stuff. But most big companies arent founded in or by americans.
Your cars for example are laughed at in the rest of the world for their poor quality. Even thougb you guys think tbey are great. But why is it that kia huyandai and such are getting bigger and bigger in the states. Because they are better.
@@allinadadsday all of what you said ain’t true. Microsoft founded in America, every majority and valuable company in the world are from usa including this app that you are watching. You need to drag the whole continent of europe just to compare against united states.
@@allinadadsday theres so much opportunity in usa than your country has. The only reason why there’s so many homeless in usa because its theres choice. Salary here in usa will dwarf your country’s salary
@@jonhane5241 lol......... check out how much (dirty burger) Mcdonalds employees get paid in the rest of the world's developed countries....denmark or anywhere other than the usa .... 2 and 3 times more per hour
In France, I don't know for other countries, we do have unlimited sick leave, but to prevent people abusing it like he said you must provide a note from a doctor to justify you sick day. We have pretty much the same system at school at least middle and high school It's less complicated people with serious or chronic diseases and they can take longer leave of absence while still being payed, even if its may not be 100% a their salaries.
Anyone sane and decent who looks at the American healthcare system thinks it's utterly immoral - a way to make huge sums of money out of vulnerable people. But what is really vile about it, is the way in which population has been brainwashed to think capitalism is always good and socialism is always bad. In fact, both are important components of any well run country that wants a happy population.
I can't imagine getting 30k in debt because I needed medical attention for a headache!! I had some blood tests at the end of January, and all I paid was £2.50 for parking at the hospital
And I feel robbed having to pay that.
I had a lung transplant . With travel, specialist appointments , zoom calls (on going) and all my meds,, cost $18
@@davidmcfaull3162 I've been getting treated for epilepsy for almost 40yrs. Countless MRIs, countless scans, appointments, consultations with the countries best neurologists, 35yrs of medication which on last check would cost several thousand dollars a month in the U.S. The only fees; occasional hospital parking. £2.50. Not to mention other illnesses and operations. No bills forthcoming. I'd be left to die in the U.S. No insurance company would touch me!
In terms of sick days, if someone is taking too many of them without sufficient reason (producing doctor's notes to show that they are in fact sick), then the employer will likely investigate and look to dismiss that employee. Employees have some protections but blatantly abusing the system isn't tolerated.
As for the "you called yourselves American" comment, I suspect that she was from somewhere in Central or South America and she was calling Americans out for taking the name of the entire continent to describe yourselves. Brazilians, Mexicans, Argentinians are all technically American too.
I love the unintential capitalisation of the E in Mexicans. It's like the people of Mexico are shouting for attention (ME ME ME)🤣
@@Spiklething Hehehe! Oops!
@@StormhavenGaming You changed It!!!! Nooooooooooooooo!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I live in Monterrey; Nuevo Leon; Mexico and now I understand the medical tourism that exists here, the hospital area has expanded a lot and it is quite common to see people from the USA here.
The fact that you would move if you could afford it puts you in a very different category,we love you and your little family.
Thx for that video Ryan. It made me realize, how genius the us government is. The only way, the citizens would know how messed up the country is, is by traveling. With nearly no holidays at work, the people who have money, don’t have the time to travel and with no job there is no money, so they don’t have to worry about the poor peoples traveling because they can’t afford. Now the government only had to make sure, the wealthy peoples don’t use the opportunity of being sick to travel. Well, just make health care so expansive that no one goes to the doctor. Bingo, they did their job well by keeping the citizens uninformed. Genius 😉
It's actually even worse. I cannot tell about you, but I cannot count how many times I read from Americans that us Europeans are to be blamed for them having to pay so much for medical treatment or education, because we are spending not enough for our defense.
This is so absurd I do not even know where to start with my reply.
@@Burnman83 They are the ones that are overspending in defense, not even military enemies of the USA like Russia or China come even close to a fraction of US spending in military, like they could cut 3/4 of that and they would still be leages above all other countries in earth combined spending in military. Only explanation is that they are very wasteful with their military resources or smth
I'd argue that is has more to do with culture and identity and history than with a government conspiracy - but I'm probably a shill paid by some shady three-letter agency, so just ignore me. ;-)
Travel to my country! Let Americans come here. They will appreciate America much more then. And you… and just suck in your ignorance.
@@Burnman83 different parts of our map have massive differences between citizens, we are not all that ignorant and we are extremely embarrassed by them.
I had 5 months off work after the sudden death of my husband. I was paid in full. I had a medical review every month with occupational health, and given counselling and support.
You are not american for sure :d
I worked for the Canadian head office of the Prudent. We got 12 sick days a year, two weeks of Vacation a years. We were paid by Salary! You got paid even if you are not at work.
Hi! Let’s face it, there’s good and bad in every country! I’m in the U.K. I’ve been on sick leave for 3 months because our NHS is terrible! In 3 months of being housebound due to a long term back problem suddenly deteriorating to the point that I can only walk a few yards with crutches, I’ve only managed to speak to a doctor ONCE on the phone, not been seen by a doctor, not examined, no X-ray, no scans, no physio. I feel so let down by the system and don’t get me started on the cost of living! Thankfully up until now I’ve been on full pay, but now that’s about to drop down to statutory sick pay, about £400 per month. In an ideal world I’d move to Australia, cost of living is still high over there but the quality of living is SO much better….and it’s stunningly beautiful…and the people are lovely. I just need to win the lotto!😂😂
Aww, Ryan, are you OK? That had to be hard, but then you are a beautiful, intelligent American, no comparison. Thank you for sharing with us. xxx
He hides it well.
34k for a headache!!!
I was in an RTA on February. Severed artery, two strokes, brain lesion, broken neck, broken back, broken wrist, broken hand, ambulance, A&E, 7 days on the ward and outpatients visits. About six MRIs and about 20 X rays.
Cost to me is zero.
The hospital is billing her motor insurers - €11k.
I'm also in 5 months sick leave - full pay.
That is in Ireland.
I really like your videos and comments and there are many more of these type of videos
Damn Ryan, when you said, with a following mournful laugh, "pay $30,000 for a broken arm" it was like a slap in the face of reality and is frankly terrifying to British people, the thought of it: the NHS is far from perfect, but there is not a person here who has ever had to even consider 'cost' when ill or needing medical treatment. There is never a bill (as you know by now).
@trailerman2 This isn't entirely true. The NHS doesn't pay for all cancer treatments and if you have dementia / are old, you will have to pay for all your care home costs which will cost you £1,000 a week depending on your area. There ARE medical / health costs in the UK, but they remain obscure for some reason.
Don’t let the US corporations in your country, they will corrupt your politicians…like the media has. Be careful with our politicians getting to close to yours.
@@robertjones3001 Are you American. Please tell me where you heard that? There’s an agenda with American media propaganda about social healthcare. The years of lying about Canada‘s healthcare was unbelievable and it actually worked Americans believed it.
@@robertjones3001 yes, but in america it would 10k copayment :)). So I dont understand the way they are learned how to think. Is amazing for me.
@@bogdanmihai7106 Fair enough. I'm not saying health care is bad in the UK. If you don't work / not a tax payer, then, yes, many health services are free. But there's this fallacy that everyone in the UK gets free healthcare. The NHS is funded mainly by tax payers through national insurance contributions and taxes. ALL workers pay this way by having their "contributions" deducted from their wages. But, everyone's used to it and don't really notice as it happens automatically. No one really talks about it. And that's more palatable than being hit with a HUGE medical bill like Americans are.
Being sick you can't abuse in The Netherlands. If you are sick for longer as 3 days, you DO need to get your doctor to contact your employer basically. (The system is a bit more complex, but not easy to explain.) They can if they feel like it, check on you to see that you actually are sick, to avoid abusing the system.
Much the same in the UK, with the 3 days thing. Also companies do monitor how many days your use and how often and look for patterns, like regular 'sick Mondays' could mean issues at weekends with alcohol or drugs.
Same for germany, basically. You got 3 days per se (without need for an doctors note), everything above that requires said note.
I'm not really sure how it is in the US, but these notes here are official documents. Not only are they needed for your employer (who just gets to know the time you're out), but also for the Krankenkasse (healthcare provider), who will take over not only the cost of your treatment, but also your payment if you are sick for more than... 6 weeks it is, i guess? It's not 100%, but at least 80% of your income.
So, yeah... you CAN abuse those 3 days (i don't even know if this is by law or just a "general agreement") in a year, but well - 3 days a year barely count, i think. Happens, but it's more or less insignificant. Although, if you abuse the system and it can be proven, you'll risk your job over here also. Same goes if you called in sick, but work another job - you are sick, or you are not. You are allowed everything considered recreational, but no working... ;)
@@ChristianBeckerKapraun The 3 days without a doctors notice in Germany is the maximum allowed by law, however your employer can decide to require a doctors notice even for a single sick day. So it's a risk calculation for your employer: If he allows 3 days without notice, some people might abuse this to take a day or two off. However, if he requires a note on day one, people with small illnesses that usually would be recovered after a day or two (like a headache or tummy-ache) have to go to the doctor who usually puts you on sick leave for the whole week, even if you would be able to return to work after a few days.
If there is some level of trust between the employer and the employees, they will usually allow the three days.
@@ChristianBeckerKapraun Also note, that it is not 3 days a year, but 3 days every time you get sick. (More like 2 days actually, as you have to see the doctor on the third day)
However, as I said in my previous comment, if you abuse this too often and destroy your employers trust, he will probably request a notice on day one in the future.
Also, if you're on sick leave, there are certain things you're not allowed to do, because you're meant to be using the time off to recuperate. If a co-worker spots you at an amusement park or drinking in a bar while you're on sick leave, you might get fired because that's abusing your sick leave. Depending on the type of illness, going for a walk or some light exercise like jogging in the park might be fine, you don't need to stay in bed the whole time, but you need to be able to justify your outings.
Videos like these can encourage people to reflect on how they can contribute to creating a better society. No society is perfect. I am Italian and I could spend many hours talking about what doesn't work in my country. I have friends who moved to the U.S.A. and earn a lot and are very happy with the life they lead. The problem is when you are poor, when you are poor all countries suck, but America sucks more.
Last year I had to stay in hospital for a whole month. I got surgery four times. In the end I had to pay about 350 $. I live in Austria.
I felt sorry for the girl who went to the ER. It cost us nothing to go to the ER in Australia if you are an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
It basically is the case in the rest of the civilised developped world... Only America is a "Third World dressed in Gucci" as I read aboard... Even Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, which are poor countries in Europe, have an decent Healthcare system.
Also specialist treatment. I was in a public hospital for 2 days excellent care XRays blood tests and nursing care treatment and advice from doctors. All FREE! in Australia.
Australian living in the Netherlands here, been here for 11 years.....if you are sick you are sick so you take the time off. I will say that it is frowned upon to take a sick day on Friday or Monday but apart from that sick is sick. I have had 3 heart attacks here and 5 major surgeries and apart from my normal health insurance which is €1,400 a year (that is for the both of us) my out of pocket expenses for all of my surgeries and hospital time here was......€0,00
Here in Germany, I hardly ever get frowned upon for a sick day on Monday/Friday, but then I hardly have any or over a longer period of time. (like, report in sick on Monday and deliver a doctors note on Tuesday for the rest of the week) So, my bosses know that I trully am sick that day or not feeling well enough to work and that it's not because of partying. It's got something to do with trusting people, maybe? But surely, your company knows you well enough after all this time, that they don't think you'd abuse the system?
@@hellkitty1442 late reply, but it's not really frowned upon in The Netherlands either, unless you repeatedly only sick on fridays or mondays.
I am from Norway. You know the country where the midnight sun is supposed to be a different sun, the Aurora Borealis (the northern lights) is everywhere and all the time, where there is snow and ice every place all year round and the polar bears roam the streets
Need I say more?
Hi, I work for a payroll company. When it comes to abusing sick leave, pretty much all HR dept. use the bradford factor. It basically calculates an attendance score (based of the number of times you took sick leave and the duration of the sick periodes in days. If an employee has an unusual high score, HR will go talk to the employee to see if everything is okay. Maybe he's under a lot of pressure, something in his home situation. They want to intervene before it gets problematic. HR gets a lot of flack sometimes like they don't care about their employees (I think that must be a US thing) because here in Belgium. I've worked 3yrs on the service desk of said Payroll company (I like my employer I just dont want to mention too many specifics for my privacy) and dealt with issues our customers had (company HR departments) with our software products. They always had their employees interests at heart. Most of the regular HR personnel are just normal people wanting to do a good job and have no real power in company policy making. The problem is if the top of the company (CEO & board) pass scummy company policies. The people have to follow the policies wether they like to or not. You can argue they [HR] should turn a blind eye sometimes but asking someone to put their job on the line is too tall an ask to be reasonable. But that's just my opinion.
In Poland you have unlimited sick days when doctor's note is provided (you go to the doctor and your employer is notified you're out on medical leave for X days, it's called L4, and you don't even have to call your job or anything, although it's polite to do so), but when you're out on sick leave you get 80% of your salary, less if it's lenghty (think couple of months). National Social Insurance Office can control if you are really sick (send an agent to your home for a check up) and you can get In trouble if you're lying (like, you're out for two weeks because of a back injury and they discovery you are actually building a shed). In general it works - because of the lower pay most people don't abuse it, but if you need to take some time to recover you still get paid.
Very similar in Germany.
You can be checked, if they have doubt, you will see a salary decrease after 6 weeks of calling in sick straight, but other than that, the sick days are paid and unlimited. On the contrary: the employer even has tu check back with you, if you were sick for many days over the last year and has to offer you a non-mandatory discussion. In that, they'll evaluate together with you (and the workers' counsil, if that's existing in that company and they are not that uncommon), how they can help you to reintegrate yourself into the normal working life again. That goes down to having to work for less days for a couple of months or getting medical advice/counseling. But the employer has no right in enquiring about your actual sickness...
Most employers allow you to use three days without having to show a doctor's attestation even. Also, these days, those confirmations are sent to the employer and the health care insurance automatically (at least, in theory that's digitalized, now). Nevertheless, your boss would still like to know from you that your off and - for planning purpose - for how long approximately. Again, they are not entitled by law, though, to ask für the specific reason/sickness.
And it's illegal to fire people just like that. As an employer, you have to prove very well that the employee is doing something very wrong. And then, the employee can still use the workers' council's help and/or complain in front of the specialised court, who - if in doubt - rather have to take their decision in favour of the employee, not of the employer. And calling out to that court is even for free for employees...
@@sylviav6900 Very similar in Italy as well. I think most of the Europeans nations have check and balances to avoid abuse. The very small percentage of people that still manage to abuse sick days doesn't compromise the integrity of the system itself. The individual and their health is prioritized by the law, not matter what.
@@Ali-ew3oe Same in spain, and yeah if someone can fool those systems those are the minority of the minority.
There is no such thing as L4 since... 10 years ago or so, it's ZLA now, but you have to notify your job. Yes, they get information about ZLA from system, but it's mandatory to inform them aswell.
It's 80% for, let's say, covid or flu, but, if you had accident on your way to work, at work, or way back from work, you will get 100% (wypadek w pracy/w drodze z/do pracy).
Your company only pays for (i don't remember atm) 1 OR 3 months, after that, ZUS (national insurance) pays for it.
@@xiemus So, you have to inform your employer of the type of your sickness? That's not the case in Germany. By definition, the employer cannot know (unless you trust them and want to tell it yourself) which kind of sickness you're suffering from. That's to protect the ill person from shaming or other inadequate consequences.
The whole "in network" thing is insane to me. Not only do you have to get private insurance, and the insurance barely pays anything anyway, but they only do that for specific places!? Why isn't every place covered by insurance!?
Because it's the land of the free (free to choose which way to get screwed up economically for basic needs)!
but what is the weirdest part to me: if i have this network-sensitive insurance, wouldn't the first thing i do be finding out which places i can go to in an emergency and other different occasions? how does she not know which one is her emergency room she is paying insurance for?
This is absolutely crazy. I‘m a doctor, and someone with cluster headache or similar symptoms isn’t able to do much research and think straight before going to get help
In germany you can get 6 weeks in a row being on sick leave, if a doctor declares it necessary, where the company pays about 60% of your salary if its longer your insurance has to pay and they have to but dont want to do it, so they will try to check if you really really need it
Hiro-o Ekimae
Who was the most ignorant American you have ever met?
It’s a toss between :
The one American tourist inside the electronic store here in Tokyo that was baffled ( and looked totally bewildered) with the fact that everything is written in Japanese.
The one American tourist here in Tokyo that insisted to pay with US$ because “American money is the best money” and proceeded to had a great tantrum when the store’s staff insisted that he paid the items with Jpn¥.
The new American couple at the local Protestant church in Tokyo. The sermon was delivered 100% in Nihongo ( Japanese language ). They looked totally bewildered. Later on they complained, saying that English is THE ONLY Christian language because after all, the Bible was written in English ! Then I showed them the Bible written in Nihongo…and their eyes almost popped out.
I'm swedish. If we are sick a lot we have a conversation with our boss about the cause of the illness and what can be done about it. If it's work related the "company healthcare", as it is called, gets involved to try to help with the issue. A rehabilitation plan is usually made and often different types of ajustments at the workplace.
Exactly. Most of the time it comes down to depression or similar issues, and if that's the case then people are often allowed to go to therapists during work hours. At least to start with, so that they can eventually feel better and get back to work.
Germany: Depending on the regulations within a company or state laws, there can certainly be examination systems, discussions with the human resources department, "mandatory" examinations by the company doctor and even "dismissals by mutual agreement". And yes, it depends on which illness you suffer from and how this illness affects your work (alcohol addiction, gambling addiction and the like) It depends on the days off, conversations, etc. One of our former apprentices was always absent on Fridays or Mondays, and situations like this sometimes lead to a contract being canceled during a probationary period.
Rarely, very rarely, do entrepreneurs go so far as to hire private detectives to examine the employee concerned in order to a) obtain termination without notice* and b) not have to pay severance pay.
* In larger companies with a works council, the works council must agree to the termination. And in such cases, the works council usually demands a conversion into a notice of termination.
I did renovation work at home for some time after work and during that time did work less hours than normal (we have some flexibility in that). I was asked if I had personal problems, or if the work load was too much or if I want to go to less hours. They really seemed to care and not to overstress the people and were kind of relieved when I told them the reason. I did get these hours in later, so no problem.
Yes, there are people who try to use that. But for longer times (more than 2 days in my company) you need a doctors note. And in that it is written what you are allowed to do: leave the bed, the house... and when you need to be seen by a doctor again. There are cases where people are controlled by the insurances or observed by detectives if there are suspicions. But that is rare.
But as this is paid illness leave you get into problems if you try to scam them. You will probably be fired and have to pay back the money and more.
@@manub.3847 so the notice of termination is a way for the workers council to delay it?
@@Snoop_Dugg Every termination (including settings), whether by the employer or the employee, is checked.
Termination without notice, however, can only take place due to serious, legally verifiable misconduct and these must also be accessible to the works council. (for example: theft and the like).
So if you are dismissed without notice because of "unlawful sick leave", evidence must be available. Otherwise the employer will not only be "ripped apart" by the works council, but also by the labor court. And usually at least 3 written warnings on one and the same topic are necessary.
I'm from the UK. And I have been off sick for over 3 months due to a serious back injury. And I'm receiving sick pay. It not as much as I was earning, but it's something. If was American, I probably would have been fired within the first 2 weeks haha. Also at the start of my sickness. I spent 2 weeks in hospital. Didn't pay a single penny
Sorry about your back injury. Once you get one of those, they don't really go away and as you get older they remind you of it more regularly.
Regarding infinite sick days outside of the US - In the UK, you can call in sick at any time, no big deal. But if you call in sick for more than 3 days in a row, your employer will expect to see a doctor's note from you when you return to work. If you don't get one, they may assume you weren't sick, and repeated behaviour like unexplained absence will get you fired.
As a European, I feel the need to defend America in one way: calling their culture trash was just straight up rude and ignorant. What about rock, jazz, bbq, Star Wars, Marvel, Disney, or DreamWorks? These are all American culture and overall I think we should be grateful for them.
How to respond when an adult stands in front of you and thinks Europe is in Canada? You simply say: Yes.
I live in the Netherlands and when you are sick they believe you, I can’t remember they ever asked for a declaration from a dokter, I believe it is not allowed to ask for it.
There are systems that prevent you calling sick for no reason too often in Germany.
You can usually stay at home for 2 or 3 days without any proof. Technically you could do this every week. But if the employer thinks that you aren't really sick he could ask you to bring a doctors note from the first day.
With a doctors note you can stay sick like forever. But after 6 weeks the employer doesn't have to pay you any more. You will get money from the insurance, but it is less than the normal salary.
If the employer thinks your doctor isn't trustworthy he can ask you to bring a note from a governmental doctor. And if your doctors note was fake it could have serious consequences for the doctor.
And you could get problems if your employer sees you walking around healthy when you claimed you were sick. And your colleagues won't be happy when they suspect you pretending to be sick, because they have to do your work in that time.
You’re a good sport Ryan! 😁
i had chest pains, and my local GP not hospital, hooked me up to a machine to test me for 30 minutes. And it was just my anxiety not a heart attack :) and i walked away without a bill in wales :)
When it comes to sick leave in Norway we have something called a "self notification" basically a 3 day "doctors" note that you wright yourself, you can use 4 timers in a year when you are sick. If you are out of those and get sick, you need to go to a doctor and get the doctor to type out a sick leave note for you.
Thats so messed up that your healthcare system would take advantage of somebody in pain .
On one occasion in the 1980s I came down with flu at the start of my holiday. I got a doctor's note to say that I was ill, I took the time as sick leave and re-booked the holiday for the next month.
I’ve been to the hospital quite a few times and a couple if those were for migraines. I didn’t pay a cent for any of my visits. I thank God that I live in Australia!
7:00 If youre sick for too long or too many times, u have to get a confirmation of the doctor that youre sick and they will only give it to you, if you really are sick
for calling in sick for extended period of time you have to have an official statement from the doctor confirming you are sick (in my country) but with that (like, if you have some injury, post-operation recovery, just prolonged sickness like flu or anything) you can stay home for weeks and months and still get paid (but depends on the amount of years you've been working (in general, not in the specific company) you can be paid only a portion of your salary and up to 100%.
This video reminds me of how fortunate I'm Canadian!!! If you go to an ER you'll be cared for, no matter who you are or how much money you make!
Are you not "Tyler Bucket's" brother?
Anyway!! I really enjoyed this!!! Thank you!!!
Glad I live in New Zealand,
Do you think that in the US if you don't have insurance they won't accept you into the ER? Holy shit Canadians are stupid, too.
Canada and Denmark actually share a land border on Hans Island.
The dumbest thing an American asked me was how are we celebrating the Thanksgiving day in my country... you know, my European country...
btw in my country if you get sick, you have tell your doctor where will you stay for the duration of your sick leave. If your employer suspects that you are abusing sick leave, they can ask a government agency and they will send a social worker to check if you are there and if you are there, if you are not lets say renovating or something. No prior notice. If you are not there, they will try again later. If you are not there again you are in trouble... both with your employer and the state too. Of course people are abusing the system anyway from time to time but not chronically to the point of it being unsustainable.
Most people abuse the sick leave thing a few times and its mostly accepted. However, if you (ab)use it regularly (there are different rules in different countries on how much) you are required to give a doctors note and an explanation report (if you are having a general bad health situation) because the state may have to take over your salary as the workplace will have to hire someone else. Generally speaking its not wise to abuse it, as it will affect your resume with holes of leave due to illness. Thus the next job you eventually apply to will be skeptical.
To me Americans are not stupid, they are illiterate on some subjects like geography and history especially when it is not strictly related to US history or geography
I'd say ignorant, rather than illiterate. The US education system seems to fail a fair number of them.
Trust me, there is a movement of people who adore the Kardashians and such that pride themselves in how stupid (or ignorant) they can be. They don't want to improve.
As far as I know, the days on which you are on sick leave are paid for, that's what you get sick leave for. The thing is, if you have a cold and infect everyone else with it, it sucks for everyone and performance drops everywhere. However, if you take time off and getting better at home, you may be gone for a while but the rest of the Store, company whatever, can continue.
A lot of people in Germany have been brought up with the mentality that a cold is not a "real sickness" and you should be tough and come in to work anyway. My hope is that due to the experience of recent years, this mentality is gonna finally change. Not sure though, as it seems the pendulum might swing back all the way, even harder... :(
In Germany, we receive continued payment of wages for six weeks when we are sick. After that, our health insurance takes over the payment and you get about 65% of your salary. My employer even pays a compensation payment so that I don't have any losses.
That wall part is brilliant!!! This wall can't be climbed.......... 😂
In the UK we have Statutory Maternity Leave.
This means that a woman who is employed and pregnant is legally entitled to 52 weeks (1 year) of maternity leave, no matter how long they have worked for that employer.
Also in Canada.
Same here in Germany. Actually, here a mother in the making can first take health related pregnancy leave from the moment she knows about it (by doctors recommendation), but the last few weeks before and after birth are mandatory. And after birth, a mother OR a father cant take paternity leave for at least a year with partial income, and another 2 years without income (so, 3 alltogether) with their jobs waiting for them to return. And if they don't wanna or can't return, they can apply for unemployment money and the paternity leave will be considered working time, but based on the income they had in their last active working job.
Yes, our systems are complicated, but very efficient if you do it right. You just need to inform yourself and be patient with the paperwork, THAT is german bureaucracy at its peak.
I think there are stipulations. As an employee of a local council in Scotland, for example, you have to be employed by the council for at least a year before they will pay maternity leave and you have to make them aware of a pregnancy at a certain number of weeks.
I'm in Scotland and only got maternity allowance as I hadn't been at my job long enough. It was £60 a week
In Germany the regulation is like that: if you are sick, you have to bring in a doctors note (called yellow paper). To kick someone out for being too often sick is not easy. More or less the only way to kick someone out, is regarding the working contract you are stating your employer indirect that you have physical ability to do your job. And if not the employer is able to kick you out. But this procedure is normally followed by a law suit.
Actually in Germany you also only need a doctors note on the 3rd day. (Also you don't need to tell the employer what you are sick with)
Get payed for 4 (or 6 don't remember) weeks full sick leave and after get paid 70% by insurance.
@@flaschHD it depends on the employer some wants to have the sick note from the first day.
@@SimonJPFuhrt its by law... so you really don't have to (but reality is sometimes different - I know)
@@SimonJPFuhrt it's a little bit confusing. You need a sick note FOR the first day but you don't have to get it TO you employer before the third day.
A US friend of mine died of a heart attack because he refused to let his wife call an ambulance because he knew they couldn't afford it.
I'm Irish and I was asked once "Do you have cars and electricity there?", I was confused and replied yes of course we do, to which they replied "Wow honestly I thought you lived in houses made with straw and had horse and carts. It's amazing how far you're little country has come"..... I couldn't even reply because they were genuinely serious 😂
Yeah, it's never fun to meet the ones who got all their 'knowledge' from 'The Quiet Man' as if John Wayne was making a documentary.
@@jimbobeire that's exactly it 😂
You don't have to bring a doctor's note in the Netherlands. We trust each other. It does happen somebody stays in for a hangover. Even your boss does that. You still wanna keep your job though.
I think it comes down to the school system cause most people, especially younger people with connection to the internet aren't as ignorant anymore. Critical thinking needs to be more supportet. Kinda impressed you sat through this haha :D Germany has some dumb things too, so don't worry :D
Usually they call you if you're sick for more than a few days.
if you were sick more than 3 times in a year they might do a check by health services to prevent abuse.
The thing that bugs me the most about Americans is that they don't know where Canada is! We're North America we are attached to the USA!!! LWTAF!!!!
In Australia its similar to both.
You get like 10-15 days of paid sick leave depending on your contact.
Any more than that you need a doctors note and it’s unpaid.
My mother was sick for 5 yrs and still is. She still had her job until she left it herself. When you're sick, you're sick.
In the UK, sick pay is paid leave that needs self-certification for the first 3 days after which you need a doctor’s certificate that requires renewal. There is a minimum statutory level but most companies pay full salary for a period and it decreases after certain periods of continued absence.
If you often call in sick without a doctors note (a note is not needed for up to 3 days) the employer can force you to get a doctors note every time you are sick. If that gets out of hand (because some doctors are easy on sick notes) the employer can also send you to another doctor. In my experience that happens very rarely though.
Wow, I had a very similar experience to that girl going to the ER for a migraine. I was seen in about an hour, given some shots to stop the headaches, and they let me rest there a bit until the drugs took effect, then checked on me before they let me leave. You know how much that cost me? ZERO!
How is that $34,000 in the US? That's insane!
If you are in the UK, hospital visits and treatment might appear to be free but you would be shocked if you were given an invoice.. check it out…
She probably asked to have an MRI done.
@@silvercloak7216 asked to have an mri?Asked to have an MRI?
Sorry what...do Americans really just ask for random diagnosis scans at the ER? Is that a thing?
Hi from Australia.
@@rosehill9537 they do because some people just don't understand healthcare
@@silvercloak7216 even with an MRI the cost is way too high :D in austria its 200-400€ for an MRI (payed by healthcare) as an american just ask if someone is a doctor if he answeres yes then charge him this way: like for serving weight of plate, steps taken well the doctors dont make the prices usually but u get what i mean... they charge highly artificial prices that are nowhere near the real cost
I am baffled no one mentioned that Canada and Denmark do border each other, on Hans' Island in the arctic, so technically the danish guy shouldn't be that upset.
That border was only established very recently so it would not have applied then.
Before that (land)border, denmark and canada swithed ownership of that island every 6 month
Two things.
1. The you call yourself Americans is meant in a way that the continent is much bigger and you are not he only "Americans". Goes hand in hand with the point people have that calling yourself USA when you are only a part of the continent is also wrong.
2. Sickdays in Germany are unlimited and you need a Doctors note. Of course some Doctors are more willing to get you one but if you are sick too much companies can have you make an appointment with one associated with the company. So if you are sick a lot it is what it is but if you abuse it you may run out of luck eventually. Also they can send someone to your home to check if you really are sick. Not sure about all the details but it is a possibility companies have. I only heard about it ones by someone who tend to be sick a lot and they didnt really believed him. When they checked they did find him drunk at home...after that he didnt need return anymore...
Modern US Americans cannot do anything about what their country was named over 200 years ago. I recognise that the rest of the continent is 'America' but unless they (the whole of USA) decide as a nation to change their country's name, we shouldn't insult modern US people for the issues created by their ancestors.
@@Thurgosh_OG It is not an insult just point a lot of people make because it is true.
Hearing you talk about sick pay had me in stiches.
Regarding sick leave.
In Sweden we are only without pay the first day, then we get 80% pay from day 2 and onwards. From day 8 you need a doctors note, but you can still stay at home with 80% pay. However, there are maximum limit, but it's really hard to reach.
Ryan, the US has a fascinating culture. So many people are impressed, disturbed and touched at the same time.