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Dude get over the "Freedom" stuff! Most of the civilised world have freedom, even more then the Usa! Americans with this Freedom stuff are just ridiculous...travel a bit
We have freedom in S. Africa too, just can't buy a gun on the way to school.
@@patrickporter6536 not many places you can buy a gun just like buying bread! But that's in their Constitution.
Brainwashed from a young age
@@patrickporter6536I'm surprised they don't give them out to toddlers in their happy meals "baby's first handgun".
For the most Americans it is just not possible to travel.😢
Americans always say socialism and communism I'm the same breath, I think a lot of Americans don't know the difference. The businesses don't want them to know
well the only real socialist program they have is the army and they seem to like that ...
According to Marx there are two phases of the communist society, Lenin made it into socialism, which is the first phase and communism, which is the last phase. The difference is that the first phase is still based on bourgeois rights and meritocracy, the second is life in abundance and no meritocracy because it's not needed anymore.
@@michalandrejmolnar3715 Dostoyevsky developed the theory that the worst torture one could possibly devise would be to force someone to endlessly perform an obviously pointless task....oh sorry i thought we are sharing clearly unrelated but good sounding quotes :P
@@JohnDoe-xz1mw It wasn't endless the same and even if it's because of capitalist resistance, while also the survival of humanity depends on it working.
@@JohnDoe-xz1mw Actually, he was paraphrasing, not quoting. And by giving a definition that clarified the previous point, how was it unrelated?
When people refer to consumerist culture as a point of criticism, they're not really criticizing people for having money or being rich. They are criticizing the idea that material posessions determine your worth as an individual in US-culture. The idea that the guy with the big car is socially superior to the guy who has to take public transport, that the CEO is a better human being than the "burgerflipper", that the one wearing Nike shoes is socially superior to the one who can't afford them, etc. This is the consumerist and materialist mindset people are criticizing and referring to. So it's not a criticism of wealth itself, but a criticism of a broader philosophy of life that reduces ones value to the sum of ones posessions. "Keeping up with the Joneses" etc.
Clearly portrayed in those “net worth” numbers attached to any figure. As if the only real value a person has its his money.
I think there is criticism of an increasing wealth gap. The CEO may not necessarily be a better human being but he's got a better chance of having health insurance than the "burgerflipper".
Exactly. In Norway it is culturally frowned upon to show off excessive wealth. That's why it can be extremely difficult to know if the Norwegian next to you is poor, rich or just normal. So most assume he/she is normal - which is what we strive for.
The US way of thinking of showing of wealth, seems so superficial to us.
@@Mosern1977 Its like that here in the Netherlands, too. One of those things that makes me proud of my culture :)
@@squarecircle1473 And something that from having moved from the USA to The Netherlands is so refreshing.
"News" channels in the US are not news, they are opinion. That's one of the issues regarding polarisation
Opinion with a large dose of total lies.
Ronald Reagans fault. He did away with fair representation on news channels.
Rupert Murdoch himself said Fox News is not a news channel, that it's an entertainment channel.
I think the word 'humble' is used differently in America. I'm English, and if we describe someone as humble, it means that they don't brag about their skills or achievements or riches. People can be born rich, live successfully, be anything and everything, and still be humble.
Yess, I saw this interview with a comedian that has been in the spotlight recently. The whole comment section was praising him like he is the perfect person and amazing etc. I didn’t comment myself as it’s pointless and would just be negativity on a page where everyone showed support.
Seems like constantly boasting yourself goes unnoticed. Ive noticed it a lot and I guess it’s how it’s done and a cultural thing? Here we have janteloven, which is both a good thing and a bad thing. (Don’t think you are better than anyone, stay humble, don’t stick out too much) But something in between not bragging a lot and not thinking you are better than anyone, and also to not think you are worthless and can’t be superior in certain things. Something in between that would be perfect.
Let’s face it, Americans use a lot of English words incorrectly, some of them are barely literate. 😂
Remember they are speaking in their second or third language, so keep that in mind when you analyse expressions
The fact that all these different people are intelligent, well spoken in a language not their own, thoughtful and not deliberately unkind, speaks volumes. ✌🇬🇧💖
omg, yes!
True, but you have to keep in mind that the video is edited; less interesting replies get edited out. (Nothing wrong with that, though)
The abortion law was massively covered here in England. Women losing the rights to their own bodies in "the land of the free" caused a lot of discussion. Religion and State don't crossover here, in the US they're the same thing almost.
Religion LMAO, the UK now has a political party that wants to bring in Sharia laws. But keep your head in the sand.
In France, the parliament just upgraded the right to abortion to a constitutional right a few weeks ago, so if some kind of french Donald Johnson would ever come to power there, he'd have a harder time revoking it.
I guess, that was (at least partly) a reaction to what's going on in the US.
@@berndbrotify Denmark has also just updated their abortion rights.
Except Women have not lost any rights here,abortion was just given back to the states as the constitution says and the majority have pretty much worked it out.they'll be a few more loaned rights taking back both red and blue states as trust in Washington hits a all time low.
especially that some states even went as far as not even allowing it anymore if the mothers life is in serious danger!
that was really... what first, hell, even second world country does that?
When I hear these people it seems to me that 30% of Europeans can speak better English than 30% of Americans.
i like how ryan is hearing clearly that everyone is concerned about the devided part but completely ignores that everyone is also concerned about the capitalistic part ...just doesnt register at all :P
He has very selective hearing and zero social awareness of his surroundings outside of his bubble
@@davidmalarkey1302 thats a very cumbersome way of saying "he is american" :P
Be grateful he's hearing anything.....he never shuts the f√ck up!
He watches videos supposedly to LEARN something about Europeans....but then stops the video to tell US why the person speaking isn't understanding something American.
Even when he presses play again you can see his brain is still thinking about the point he just said or is about to say and not taking in what he's supposed to be LISTENING to
He does my head in...
@@tamielizabethallaway2413 have you seen many american reactors? cause he is very much in the elite when it comes to thoughtfullness and open mindedness...there are just a lot of blindspots...
@@JohnDoe-xz1mw haha yes!!!! they are so dang obvious.
Americans seem to put socialism and communism in the same basket and seem afraid to consider socialist ideals which are, like the name implies, is for the benefit of society.
This all stared back in the 50s with government produced propaganda. The “reds under the bed” propaganda machine produced so much fear that it still remains today. The government deliberately and wantonly lumped communism and socialism together and to this day Americans simply can’t separate the two.
The definition of freedom in the US, the ethos of 'me against the world', is based on the assumption that rugged individualism must be in the best interests of society. This attitude works against any political philosophy with the message that people ought to help each other, and especially those who are struggling to help themselves.
Americans barely can't read, Imagine they can catch the difference between comunism and socialism... 🙄
On the other hand, a lot of Western Europeans think socialism is great because they've never experienced it. 40 years of socialism turned my country from one of the most successful economies into a shithole.
@@margheritatimeus3400 Imagine if they knew the difference
Like Volker Pispers ones said: " I have nothing agianst America, America is a beautiful country, the problem is the people living there!"
Talking about freedom, it's pretty funny that freedom is such a big thing but at the same time the USA are only rank 17 on the freedom index.
So much freedom yet stop women from having an abortion. Then you get the ones saying "abortion is murder" I wonder what they're going to do to help all of those unwanted children.
YESSSS ! (Rgd Volker Pispers’ statement.)
And they’ll not do a thing to help any unwanted or left behind children … at least not the Republicans.
@shelleygriffiths7971 instead of eugenics, why don't you use the pill, get your pipes closed or just shut your legs? Babies are Humans and have Human Rights.
Do you know who are Planned Parenthood? The Eugenics group that used to force "defective" people to be sterilized in the US since the first years of the XX century until the American military entered the Nazi camps and all the horrors were public knowledge. One of the things the people learned was that the nazis were inspired by them, the now known as Planned Parenthood, to perfect the DNA pool. The only difference is they murder the parents and the kids before they could reproduce further, instead of cutting their balls or emptying their bodies as they did, not only to mentally retarded or physically awful people, but post partum depressives, deppressives in general, PTSD sufferers, midgets, Blacks, Browns, poor people, addicts and many more. And you say freedom! 🤦🏻
@@shelleygriffiths7971 Like George Carlin said
“Boy, these conservatives are really something, aren't they? They're all in favor of the unborn. They will do anything for the unborn. But once you're born, you're on your own. Pro-life conservatives are obsessed with the fetus from conception to nine months. After that, they don't want to know about you. They don't want to hear from you. No nothing. No neonatal care, no day care, no head start, no school lunch, no food stamps, no welfare, no nothing. If you're preborn, you're fine; if you're preschool, you're fucked.”
― George Carlin
Also the US are always "defending" democracy in other parts of the world, yet only rank 29th on the democracy index (flawed democracy).
It's nice to see how grounded and articulate is Norwegian youth.
And excellent English too
Yes, as an older Norwegian, this warms my heart. A well grounded and level headed population is key for long term prosperity and success.
and in their second, third or fourth language
It's all about making higher education available to everyone, regardless of the parents' economic and social status.
Ryan, I have been in the USA 8 times and had American colleagues, so I know some, first hand. And I read plenty Americans up here. But apart from healthcare and vacation days, there is far more. Americans and Europeans THINK differently. In Flanders at the elections, we have 10 parties to choose from. In the Netherlands they have 20. That for us is democracy, the freedom to choose and it does not devise us as we have the freedom of opinion.
And there are so many examples where the USA and Europe are opposite, basically think different. From young children walking or biking to the school on their own, violence on TV to anything sex related.
Keep that in mind and you will understand Europe better and why we think of the USA the way we do.
And the USA is not a young country. Belgium and Italy are younger but we have changed far more.
Yes, I'm British but have also lived in Hungary and Croatia. I have experienced differences in culture but they are quite minor. I'm sure if I moved to USA the culture shock would be much greater.
My feeling
I'm American, but I moved to Flanders 20 years ago. I became a Belgian citizen. Raising my kids here. My daughter is getting a masters in engineering without debt. We don't worry about healthcare. My kids never had to do active shooter drills.
I've been back once for my BILs (Belgian, husband's brother) wedding. My BIL moved back a couple of years ago as well with his family. The USA has become a capitalist fever dream-dog eat dog. If you get sick, you're screwed.
And there are two parties-far right and center right. This talk of a far left Biden government is utter BS. Partisan politics have always existed in the US in my lifetime, but now all I see is "us vs. them", black and white, no dialogue between the two. People rely on ad hominem attacks rather than actually talk about the issues. I still have a vote there, but what choice is it? I saw that 43% of Americans now identify as independent and many feel hopeless about this election. Two old men desperately trying to hold onto power.
@@jdulmaine Like I said, if the USA had 20 parties it would be a different country.
@@cellevangiel5973I know. I had to take De Standaard stemtest to help choose for the July elections here in Belgium. I wish I had that kind of choice in America.
Bernie Sanders in European politics wouldn't be considered left. He'd be center. Maybe even center right ...
That's hard to believe. It's similar in Australia, but what European countries are more progressive than Bernie's policies? Aren't they all becoming or already fascist? For Aussies the US Democratic Party is conservative for us, so it's like our major centre-right wing party. They've done nothing about their insane gun culture! The whole of Australia minus one tiny state is progressive at the Federal and state levels. That fits with the Aussie culture.
@clintDawg
I disagree, I think Bernie Sanders would also be considered left in Europe, or at least in Germany.
Maybe center left - he did „mellow“ a bit in the last decades …
Yes, it does confuse me when Americans talk about "left wing" as such an option does not seem to exist there.
Yeah no, that's a load of crap. Bernie is a progressive socialist. There is no such thing as a right wing progressive socialist. The guy is extremely left, even by European standards..
I wouldn't say that. He would definitely be considered less radically left in Europe compared to the US but center right? No I don't think so. I would say he's "center left". Which is to say that a lot of actual leftist parties in Europe are more radical than him.
I saw this animated documentary series about the USA once, it was through the perspective of primary school kids. It was really interesting and informative. Go check it out, South Park is what it's called.
They took my job!
😂
Well... you talk about 'left and right' political parties/aproachs, but for most europeans standards, your USA 'left' are our ' "moderate" right parties' for us, and your 'right' ones are even more 'right wing'....
Indeed, the Republicans are far-right, and the Democrats are centre-right. I thought was hilarious when they were getting so upset about how left-wing Bernie Sanders is, by European standards he’s centre-left at best.
"Big Brother" is a reference to the book "1984" by George Orwell. It refers to the oppressive government that the main character struggles against through the story. It has been called the best-known novel in English of the 20th century. Ironically it is one of the most banned booked in the US, seems it threatens political ideals there. So no, when she said "big brother" she wasn't saying the US was a big country.
No, I don’t think it referenced that. I think she meant it in a figurative sense; your older brother who helps you out if you get in a fight, who supports you when needed, even though you don’t always agree on things
@thatguyoverthere9705 and that's why we in Europe think all Americans are stupid. Read 1984 like our youth does.
@@thatguyoverthere9705It was definitely an Orwell reference.
It’s weird isn’t it? In the USA they keep banning 1984, in the UK we study it at school!
@@ffotograffydd
Orwel is also studied in France schools, and I suppose in many other countries.
Teachers are allowed to chose the books they want to work with, so my exemple is not absolute, but I studied Animal Farm while a youngster and the 1984 in higher grades.
I think the issue many Europeans have is also based around how the US works in theory vs how it actually is in practise. As an example, the division of power in the US between the different branches that make up the state, and the right to bear arms, should in theory make a country be very democratic, and have its population have alrge influence of the politics. This is how the US has presented itself to the world trough movies and propaganda for decades.
While in reality US politics are among the most corrupt and broken systems in the west, and the average American voter have far less political influence than nearly any other western nation. This is why the US is now classified as a failed democracy, if you look at it charitably, and a straight off oligarchy, if you look at it less charitably.
And this btw not the opinion of just "arrogant Europeans" but what US based organizations and democratic watchdogs have classified themselves. Many reports and research about it online, easily aviable for most Americans. Yet they somehow presist in the delusion/propaganda that they are somehow "more free" than other nations.
Spot on , and I'm sure the flags all over the place and the national anthem playing before every sport comp is indoctrination .
America ,a young country run by old men.
Italy and Germany (and many other European countries) are much younger. They existed as overlapping language groups, but not as actual countries until the 19th and 20th centuries. And obviously, the world would be much better off if Germany hadn't unified when it did, because the first ~75 years of Germany as a unified country were pretty much the worst on record.
‘‘Twas ever thus.
rich, old, white men
@@markweaver1012 yeah US first 75 years are something to be proud huh? ...
@@alejandrovidal6912 Certainly nothing like the ghastly horrors perpetrated by the first 75 years of Germany. And the US from 1870-1945 had lots to be proud of -- not least was helping save the world from the effing Germans. Twice. My ethnic German ancestors left before 1870. SUCH a great call that was.
I am going to tell personal story. My wife (43) last week has been diagnosed vascular dementia. It's a deadly condition ,with no cure. With a average life expectancy of 6 years. Within the second day all organisations of the belgian alzheimer liga reacts. We are given a psychologist , occupational therapist, a caretaker and people that will help us how to cope and help us till the end. It's not 100% free, but it's cheap. Now i watch you alot. Even as the ending is the same, i am glad i live in Belgium and not in the us. Because the costs will ruin the patient's family .Not that the money is important now . doesn't bother me . But GOD damn im happy to live here.
US movies show rich people, at least upper middle class or higher. This is why many people in other countries think that every American has a lot of money and a big nice house with a pool and 2 cars and perfect teeth. There was a time during the late 90's when a bunch of movies were made where the rich, perfect and loving family was attacked by ugly, dirty, poor people with no morals and in the end the rich family always won, either by outsmarting the robbers (because they have to be better) or by using super high-tech gadgets that only rich people can afford. Poor people were shown as a very small group of losers, who get caught every time so they are not really a part of society as they get sent to prison very fast and there are only 3 of them in every big city or state, so basically non-existant.
In general, movies only showed rich, smart, determined and very special people who are above average regarding capabilities but at the same time are part of the everyday middle class.
Then came the internet and some indie movies that made it to cinemas all over the world. The view on the US changed around 2006 when the social media platforms showed the real middle class and the lower classes and some really good documentaries became available to watch for free. Most European people had never seen a poor American before and not only did this come as a suprise but it came as an avalanche as videos showing the real situation came one after the other accompanied by documentaries about poor people, ghettos, homeless, the privatized and profit based prison system and ofcourse about people dying due to no healthcare and unaffordable medicines.
i know not one person that thinks like this. we surely know that most american dont have money at all, otherwise there wouldnt be things like "medical debt" and stuff like that. my aunt lives in michigan and she owns a house (without having money, she is just a nurse), but i dont think any german would want to live there. it feels like a shed compared to a real house? i mean, ofc there ARE real houses... but well...
No, not everybody has this. But the median sized home in the US (and Canada and Australia too) are much larger than those in most of Europe (and more than double the size in the UK).
@@markweaver1012My dad lived for 25 yrs in Virginia so I spent a lot of time there. The houses he had were astonishing compared to the uk, with pools and tennis courts and hot tubs, etc. But coming from the UK, from a brick Victorian terrace house it didn’t feel solid. It felt like a playhouse somehow, not really real. I’m not explaining this well…..
I think it’s the construction. You guys don’t use bricks. I would miss bricks I think.
@@orangewasejected8308 Some places in the US have a lot of brick buildings (Chicago, for example). Building materials used in different places depend a lot on what's readily available (and also the era when they were built). The US, Canada (and the Nordic countries) use a lot of wood because we have a lot of forests. Wood, though, is really what is going to be used more and more everywhere since brick, steel, and concrete require a lot of energy to produce. Laminated wood timbers are even being used in high-rise buildings now.
The reason why Norwegians travel abroad 1-2 times a year is because we have 4 weeks mandatory summervecation and the companies we work for take 12% of our money tru the year and give it back to us the last weeks before summervecation starts the next year. So we have money to spend in the weeks we are off work. 12% is enough money to travel. You cannot choose this. Its the done by law. All companies must save 12% of our money. And the in december we pay only half tax so we have money for christmas and chirstmas holidays.
Norway have alot of weapons too. But you never see it outside hunting. And automatic weapons are banned, and if you want a pistol you need to be a member at a shootingrange
I know it's a bit unfair, but compare the interviews with these balanced and thoughtful young Europeans to the interviews with Trump followers. The contrast between critical thinking and no-thinking-at-all is frightening.
What a load of nonsense. I'm European (from the Netherlands) and friends with loads of intelligent Trump voters.
I also know loads of left-wing Americans who lack any and all critical thinking skills.
In my experience it's usually the "never Trumpers" who are the dumbest and least critical Americans.
Don't get me wrong, I think Trump is a con artist, but the "Trump Derangement Syndrome" is real and rotting the brains of tons of Americans. Are you one of them?
You gotta understand that your country is fucked either way. 90% of your politicians are bought and paid for by Israel. Your country is ruled by Zionists, it doesn't matter who is in charge, both the Democrats and Republicans are two sides of the same Zionist coin.
I'm not American and I see and hear the left in the US and it's very frightening because they remind me of the terrorists in the 70s. The same disregard for the rest of the people the same hate & violence, the same hate for free speech, the same fanaticism, they gladly would murder anyone who doesn't abide to their beliefs and desires.
as a trump fan I think just like them, so don't know where did you get that ppl in video are leftists
Not to mention their quite shocking eloquence and poor “English” as a first language.
Not just Trump supporters but those on the left as well
What is my concern and despair is that your (USA's) democracy is so weak, that everyone is not equal before the law!
What I find strange is, that all political parties fall under The Republican Party or The Democratic Party. What happens to the rest, do they still have a voice? Can you still call it a democracy? It is interesting where you compare it to small Kingdoms with more parties that run the government.
It seems to me, you're playing Russian roulette with five chambers filled, and only one chamber empty. I'm glad to be English.
Me too. The more I learn the more grateful I am that I'm English. 😳
Whenever I want to think of the shitshow our politics is, I look over the Pond and count my blessings!
Well then you better grow a beard brother.
@@fredshred5194 yeah cos a handful who make it onto the news are outnumbering us....🙄
@@tamielizabethallaway2413 They have a London Mayor, majority in Burnley, Bradford, Birmingham, they more or less own Labour and Starmer, SNP had one screwing up Scotland and only just got rid of him. That's not bad for a few on the telly.
Brit here, grateful for our friendship, all countries have there problems, we have many here.
My feeling before 9/11 World Develops into "Star Treck"
After 9/11 it develops into Orwell 1984
All printed text was already retraceable to all individual printers just like the typewriters were traceable in the GDR in the late 90's. 9/11 was an excuse, not the cause.
so accurate!!! 👏
And now it feels like its going to be either iRobot or Wall-E.
What percentage of Americans are so fluent in a foreign language?
Really hard to say, remember that some moved there only as an adult or also learned the language of their parents for a start.
not so much percentage, just theability to speak a foreign language. I seem to remember an american politician who was fluent in french. He even ran for president quite renently. His language skills were not seen as a qualification rahter the opposite. You try to speak german in the south - I did and was strip-searched at Greensboro airport!!
@@zymelin21 Somehow I can totally see that with the airport. 😅
@@Alltagundso just takling to a German next to me in line!!!
@@zymelin21 🙄🙄 Yes, I heard about such stupid stories. One of the top reasons I don't want to go there. I'm nevertheless interested in the country.😄😄
Ryan, you're lucky so many Europeans speaks such good English as a second language, or your video's would have issues! :)
The troubling thing about US partisanship is that each side tends to believe that their side is 100% correct and the other is 100% wrong. That means that it is difficult to have a meaningful discussion as it tends to become just a fight on how to destroy the opposite side. At least that is how the media and politics discuss issues.
sadly yes, and i see no solution there
Most European people are classified as polyglots,,,, speaking Two or Three languages.
Thats bi- or trilingualism 😅
No, we aren't. Enough people are still mostly monoglots. Many now speak native language, plus some level of English. Even places with multiple official languages (e.g. Belgium, Switzerland) have citizens who only speak one of them don't speak the others.
I used to be pretty anti America at one time (not American - although I find them shockingly naive at times) - but tbh I just feel sorry for a lot of the people living there now. I don't see how ordinary people manage to get by in that country - it'd be one of the last places I'd want to live. Sitting here watching a political party spend 6-8 years trying to criminalise a president/candidate while their "news" seems to pretty much collapse is just embarrassing. Work to live - not live to work, as for the health service and the guns....just WOW :D
I know, but there are many countries out there that is much worse than America
@@gytan2221and that's how countries never get better because "other countries are worse".
@@gytan2221 ABSOLUTELY - but a country shouldn't be judging itself against others - except really imo to "look up" to those who seem to be doing a better job. It's not hard to find plenty of people living in mud huts but it's hardly a valid comparison - I'm looking at the USA as a supposed modern democracy and one of the most powerful countries in the world.
Trump is a criminal. He’s clearly done criminal things. He’s only not in prison because of his position and because of a partisan judiciary. It’s not a political party attempting to make him a criminal. We all literally heard him lie and cheat with our own ears.
@@gytan2221 But they're not the richest country on the planet.
that "issue" keeps comming up because its not an issue over here, all sides agree on that which makes it interesting to us, and strange, and scary.
exactly :)
In America you don't have freedom, you have an individualistic jungle based on money. The stronger (the richer) wins, the weaker who cares.
In Europe there's a higher sense of comunity.
Philosophically, e
freedom Is not being allowed to do whatever you like, it's a mix of rights and duties, meant to have the best possible life for yourself, but also for your comunity.
American individual selfishness Is appalling, when It arrives to deny even basic health care to those who have an harder life...
I'm so grateful to be born in Europe, honestly, best part of the world to be raised and live. America isn't Third World, of course, but however as not attractive at all. There are many poorer Countries that I would prefer instead US, should I be forced to move from Europe...
Same here just more subtle. Unless of course you stick a sticker or defy the EU.
Well, there are also other countries where people feel good and I don't only mean New Zealand and Singapore.
I can’t imagine ever living in the USA.
Having moved to the Netherlands from the USA , you have put into words something I could not describe. I have told people that in the USA its an all about me attitude. Everyman for themselves. Its so much nicer for the soul living here.
@@FlyingKarl01 As an American who now lives in Prague I will never move back to America.
Just a reminder, in the context of the gamut of European politics, Bernie Sanders would be considered a moderate conservative. He'd fit well inside the UK Conservative Party, Germany's CDU, France's Macron government, but is too right wing for the Spanish, Scottish, Welsh, or Irish governments.
I would disagree that Bernie would fit in with the UK Tory Party. He would be pro saving the NHS and more left wing on taxing the rich and nationalising utilities and railways etc than the Tories or even Labour. He is also much better on LGBT rights, migrants and foreign policy compared to the Tories and Labour as well.
I’d also disagree.
Bernie would be on the left political spectrum in Germany, SPD, maybe nowadays “Die Gruenen”, at most - cause he did mellow in the last decades - center left, like in the left wing of the CDU.
Nowhere in Europe is a self-described socialist considered a 'moderate conservative'.
I don't know...
I'm not an expert on Sanders, but in Poland he might fit to the government??? 🤔 For sure he wouldn't have been part of the last one. 😅😅
I think the most annoying/frustrating thing about America and Americans, and the thing that underlies all other things, is their defeatism. I think it's ridiculous for such a young country that has managed to do so many things and advancements to then now suddenly decide they are incapable of accomplishing anything remotely 'difficult', such as a transition away from the car culture, somewhat functioning healthcare, some curb on out of control capitalism etc. I hate nothing more than a people who were always great when I met them in person, in a country that is objectively very naturally beautiful, full of resources and a history of bright minds, that has just suddenly for the past decades decided they're so weak and so incapable of doing anything to better their country (which, btw. also MASSIVELY impacts the world!!).
They could do so many great things but decide they can't even deal with the most obvious issues, such as OOOOOBVIOUS gun control issues, OBVIOUS capitalism issues where every last industry is a regulation-free, profit optimizing industry, etc. And to top it all of they're also proud of this shit and call it "freedom".
It's a pain to watch them continuously vote against their own interests and to see them just accept and excuse and basically choose to live in these shitty conditions that generations before them would have not taken lying down like that. Maybe I might also despair there and simply tell myself "I can't do anything, I can't change anything", but it's just frustrating to see and it's pretty much the basis for all my other annoyances. Because in reality I'm convinced the country and its people could be so great and they are more naturally good than shitty, but they self-victimize and bask in defeatism and that I can't handle to see anymore.
Its rather this that ordinary Europeans know more about USA than ordinary US cititens know about Europe/Mexico/Canada/the rest of the world!
It rather seems to us that people that only know USA, think the world supose be like USA!
27:42 “Home Alone “ a family of a lot of children have a massive house and travel to Europe in first class for Christmas Holidays, so they have free days. And you think is a “pretty accurate way to describe America.
When in reality, they represent no middle class, and “normal people “ don’t have vacation days. Not until recently have we seen movies that really represent the struggles of families with debt, medical bills or lack of sick and vacation days. Usually in the movies people just get their days like they can. Of course, it’s a movie, but we use to believe that was the American dream. And as we have vacation days and sick leave…we gave that for granted
Thank you Ryan for your awesome content, i think your content makes the world more connected ❤❤
It IS my reality show. On January 6 2021 I went to bed before the Mob marched on the Capitole. The next morning I was angry at myself that I missed the live show.
Show?😳
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@@Winona493 at one point you can only make dumb jokes 🤪 otherwise you go crazy
I'm 35, a dad like you, living in a quiet neighborhood.
I know you were most likely joking but sometimes I get those "what ifs" when I'm alone and it's getting dark. Nothing real but fictional like the boogeyman. I wonder if it's just me. Most probably. I'm not scared. It's just the chills down my spine for 2 seconds.
Love your videos.
Rammstein Song Angst 😱 its about the booogeymann😮
@@wietholdtbuhl6168 "Fear of the Dark" - Iron Maiden
@@BlueFlash215 ohh yes Sir
“I’m not scared”… goes on to perfectly describe fear.
Sorry but you saying that you're not scared is pure denial..
"thank you for watching"
Yes sir and also thank you for the awesome content ❤
Ps, upon listening to the two young women who begin to speak just before the opening of the 3rd minute I`m reminded of how the `States are broadly divided between the southern `States and those in the north - the southern "Bible Belt" as apposed to the more atheistic north.
The further north you go in Europe the more a similar pattern will emerge. I remember a Catholic Priest saying that "southern Europe is poor, dirty and Catholic whilst the north is rich, clean and Protestant."
I`m an exception being northern, poor and Catholic.
I’m with you
Ironically, the border for Catholic and Protestants goes right through Germany. It is historically grown. Btw. that conflict part of what caused the 30 year war. That war and those that were linked to it destroyed large regions of central Europe killing millions of people, directly and indirectly.
Regions affected by such wars needed a century to recover. It still applies today, unless a generous Marshall plan helped.
It is nowhere more obvious than in Germany where the east was plundered by the Soviet Union after the war, but the West was helped to recover. East Germany will need a century to recover.
This is also a harsh reminder what wars can do. Syria, Irak and Ukraine as well as Palestine will be scarred for centuries. Modern weapons remain dangerous much longer than post medieval firearms. Every week a new sleeping bomb is found somewhere in Germany. I can't imagine how terrible it will be in Syria...
Ryan, I so appreciate your honesty, your angst and your humour in each reaction. Your candour is refreshing and makes your videos so watchable. Keep doing what you do!
Sometimes in American movies we see a school kid in a cast using crutches, little did we know that the back story is that her family had to remortgage their home and sell their car to pay for the medical bills, and then because they sold the family car the kids parents were sacked from their jobs because their bosses didn't like that they were using public transport... MADNESS!
Great video. Keep them coming
Home alone did NOT portray America accurately, Ryan 😂 Look at the size of their house. When people abroad watch these movies, they get the impression everyone in America lives in mansions and can afford big families with many vacations. The average American woman has 1.6 children. The average home is 1/3 the size of home alone. And vacation? Abroad??? You even said it in this video how many people can't afford that.
An European's (Finnish) point of view: You know, what you said right there at the end of the video, about nuance not even being a word in America, pretty much summarises many of the comments in the video about a polarised country... And to be honest, I would probably have answered the video maker's question in a similar manner. A divided country. A country having a hard time coming to terms with the rising power of the Asian giants and not being the absolute authority and center of power on the planet anymore. A highly conservative and religious country, with a huge emphasis on individuality.
What happened to you as a people??? Was it the crumbling of the American dream? Social mobility becoming trickier with more and more people being left behind and trod on? Growing financial rifts in the society and a diminishing middle class? Social media algorithms rewarding and highlighting extremes - probably with the help of Russian, Chinese, Indian etc. forces stirring the pot along as well - and a school system failing to teach about (social) media awareness and critical thinking? A combination of these and many more...?
I wish you all the very very best, I can see how difficult the things with the health-care is and it makes me so sad, imagining how that must feel ❤❤❤
I press my thumbs for you people and wish you all the best ❤❤❤
I'm sending so much love towards you people ❤❤❤
There is surely a way, also there is a good side, in the USA treatment is considered to be pretty good, so at least there is treatment which is good ❤❤❤
I wish you all the best things ❤❤❤
Thank you Ryan you do have a place in our hearts, and all you people have that place in our hearts ❤❤❤
RYAN, IT'S EUROVISION WEEK!! Please, react to it. :)) Greetings from Croatia!
Noooo don't do it😂❤
People still watch this bs crap ? 🤣
Yes, do it!
After the passing of a week without reply, you`ll see what I meant in another and almost simultaneously posted comment where I spoke of America`s dis-interest in the rest of the world.
Croatia is totally going to win!! I was in tears of laughter when I saw them in the semi finals last night.
This 13:00 min. man sums it up so well. But everybody in this vid is so clarified and thoughtful in their answers.
Quick reminder, things are getting better too. Eveything is moving and nothing stays static, humanity is moving into a more peaceful, more pleasant direction. Also if you see something which is not that good it means it is now changing and awarness towards that is being raised right now. GDP's are rising everyday and our comforts and securities are also rising everyday. Research into medicines is also getting better everyday. Talk about equality and fairness are getting louder. There is also a good side and we are more connected than ever. Research and Knowledge from all around the world is spreading more and more. We are benefitting of each other more and more and we need work less and less. Kindness makes people sustainably happy and that's where we are going ❤❤❤❤
Socialism and communism are two different things despite what many Americans think. All European countries are capitalistic but they also incorporate socialism to varying degrees for things like Health and social care. As for guns that seems to outsiders to be a uniquely American obsession.
I’m Scottish and I’ve lived on the outskirts of London since 1977. I travelled the world with my job in exhibition design and management. I worked in 44 countries and probably visited the US about 50 times and in 15 states. A lot of my company’s business was designing and building exhibition stands for US companies at trade shows around the world. I never came across a US trade show design company that worked outside the US and I’d say almost 100% of US trade show business was carried out by British (mostly English) design agencies. Boeing were a customer of my business for over 30 years. I travelled a lot to Seattle!
It’s funny cause movies in europe tend to be much more real, it’s talking about real life, real situations, it’s not as glorified. So for us Europeans when watching the U.S. movies we may think it’s more real than it is
@Ryan 8:48 she means big bully brother.
About the movies portraying America a certain way... I guess it depends on the movie. I mean, if you watch something like the Taxi Driver or the first Rambo movie, or The Deer Hunter, etc... I think those movies portray a lot of problems America still faces today very realistically. And then you have comedies like South Park or Team America which I think is probably the most realistic portrayal of everything wrong with USA in a funny, over-exaggerated way.
Or super naive like Gilmore girls, pretty woman and stuff. 😅😅
Ive even heard people are looked down on if they use the bus's in the US beacause they don't own a car 😮. It seems all about money and what you have that determins your standing over there .
There is a CZcams video about a coast to coast trip by Greyhound bus. The passengers are treated like dirt, I suppose because they are regarded as low class citizens.
@@Phiyedough yeh terrible
If guns are in USA because of rebelion from UK then what can you tell me about Canada, Mexico and basically whole south America?
One of there feeble excuses .
Just wondering, is the reason so many “stupid” ideas come out of America (alongside many brilliant ones), is the obsession with hyper individualism? What I mean is: with everyone allowed, even encouraged, to regard their own thoughts on or about any subject as not only reasonable, but also worthy of being promoted, resulting in not enough people being willing to tell them that they are wrong; and even if they do, those with the idea have been brought up to believe that it is a threat to their individuality to told they are wrong. Perhaps societies which emphasise putting the good of others before doing (and saying) what you want, may act as a type of filter for “stupid” ideas 😊
Hallo from Belgium 🇧🇪 just subscribed. I like nuanced politics, so I guess I can agree with most views here
I'm sure there are humble Americans traveling around and visiting Europe. The difference with other Americans is you don't hear them so you don't realize they are American.
I get what you mean. My worst experience was with the young soldiers in my city. They weren't horrible, but could have been less loud and express themselves by using less swear words. Besides, yes, most tourists I see are calm and friendly like the others. 🤷🏽♀️
Actually, you can recognize them. Most of them have a backpack and a water bottle at their hip 😂
@@alis49281 it is funny how Americans think they will dehydrate so easily. Probably because when water bottles came out celebrities were paid to carry them around.
For Europeans, both of the USA political parties are right wing by our standards.
The United States urgently requires a reformed electoral system and the implementation of term limits. A widely favoured alternative is the parliamentary election system, which fosters multiparty participation and distributes representation across distinct election bodies, such as the House and Senate. In this system, if, for instance, one votes Republican, another votes Green, while others opt for Democrat or Libertarian, each party gains representation in Congress. This contrasts sharply with the winner-takes-all approach of the current U.S. system, where a single party secures all representation. While a semblance of this exists in the form of "Ranked Choice Voting," currently employed only in Maine and select cities and counties, it still ultimately results in the election of a solitary individual to a given position.
Consider this scenario: In a popular vote for the President, Biden secures 35%, Trump 30%, Greens 30%, and Libertarians 5%. With the requirement of 51% to win, the President must form a coalition government by aligning with either the Republicans or the Greens to reach the necessary majority. This straightforward system mandates adherence to the rules set forth by the coalition partner, facilitating governance. Additionally, voting should be a fundamental right, akin to the practice in Australia, where non-participation incurs a penalty of AUD$20. This approach, applied to governors, mayors, and other leadership positions, streamlines the electoral process.
About the things with here people speak so good english, yes its true. Still I want to say it's not people went out of there way to learn and it's not the faults of people in America they can't speak more languages. It's just, for example, how did I learn English? Well I played Assassin's Creed 2 and the game was either in English or in Russian and English has the same letters. I was stuck so long on the tutorials that after some time automatically, because I wanted to proceed, I kind of learned the language. Also I found some CZcams content I really liked, like PewDiePie. That is how we learned it, we can't take massive credit for that, we were just exposed to a lot of English stuff and that way it happened. If that would have happened at your place you would have learned our languages too❤❤❤
So, no need to force learning a language it just either happens to you or it doesn't, that all ❤❤❤
Also thank you Ryan for your awesome content ❤❤❤
Ryan, did you know? I would love an honest answer. You've already shown us that you know a lot about many topics but I feel the following is simply not known by many.
To be honest, I think most Americans don't know what Thomas Jefferson said and intended the Constitution to be. He said that each generations will face its own problems and new opportunities will arise. Therefore the constitution should be "overhauled", discussed and reworked every 17 years (I don't know why he picked 17 years to be honest but it's in his letter).
So many US Americans say they are constitutionalists but in the end they never truly embrace what the constitution was meant to be.
Smart but we can't help 😢makes me afraid!
interestring :)
That is interesting, I've never understood why so many Americans regard the Constitution to be set in stone.
19, not 17. But, yeah. I've read the Federalist Papers, and it makes for some very interesting reading.
Helps you realise the way they are today. And why.
@@Phiyedough interesting, so they all lie about that , says a lot.
No, not communism, but more finding a common ground on your beliefs: ground rules are: health care is a right ( it is not a part of expences like rent, but a right. All people pay health care, so everybody Who needs it have acces. Its cheaper and more honest ) Having a roof over your head is a right, having the right to own body (whether a woman or lhbtqi+) is crucial. Having arms as a private person is a no no.
Hehe, at 25:49 - USA is a reality show of the world. Pretty spot on. Feels like that from over the pond.
Hollywood /Netflix America : streets are clean, and every low earning person can live in a charming appartement in the big city or some huge house in the suburbs, etc while spending time with friends and family ..
Real America.....Ahummm.
Europe is really liberal by American standards, so the abortion issue was a big deal here in Europe. I mean abortion in western Europe is a non-issue, it's been settled a long time ago, and we think the right to an abortion is so self evidently clear, that when Roe vs. Wade was overturned in the US, it literally was unbelievable to most westren Europeans. I say western Europeans, because I genuinely don't know about much of the Eastern Europe's attitudes about the issue, but I'd imagine they were left dumbfounded about that as well, for the most part at least.
I think you see how travelling broaden the minds and most of these people who are being interviewed, have travelled. Says everything.
Travelling only helps a lot if you really get in touch with the locals at least a little bit and don't only stay in your hotel.
6:20 look thats were the dronekiller got his price
"America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization."
-- Georges Clemenceau, French statesman
(Having lived in the US for 7 years Clemenceau knew what he was talking about.)
I'm from South Africa but I'm also British .... We love America what I find so fascinating is that South Africa is very much like America your way of life your hatred for one another is weird... I can only wish for harmony but I don;t think you will ever be European .... you simply don't think like us here in Europe and I'm scared for you... you people and yes I said you people have to learn to love and respect each other and come together but more so have a decent health care
How a people develop depends a lot on their school system. What is taught, what attitude towards the outside world versus the own nation is taught.
Then that big business has a huge amount of power over politics and the whole society. It characterizes the people.
Listen to the Irishman at 1'23". He knows what he's talking about. He's back at 23'50". Maybe shot in Hungary, but he's got a definite Irish accent going on there. Possibly he lived there for a while.
"America"
that is TWO CONTINENTS, people!
23 countries in total
can we stop talking about US-Americans as "Americans"? >_<
I'd have loved to pull that person every which way with thoughts about the Brazilian rain forest issues, Canadian politics regarding native peoples, ...
*sips tea
It's not only that everyone is thinking about what they are saying but for many they have to translate in their heads before speaking too !
The mere fact that random people on the street in Norway, Poland, Hungary, and Spain speak English so well (or even better than some U.S. Americans, truth be told), should shake you down to your foundations, dear U.S. Americans.
Someone has to explain big brother to Ryan.
So, you're doing a Macaulay Culkin?! Watch for Donald crowding your set! 😂
To me, a major difference is how individual freedom is judged. In Europe, the indiviual freedom ends where it starts to collide with society or the individual freedom of the next person. E.g. in Austria, if you own a bigger stretch of land, generally, you have to let people cross it because we feel the woods and nature belongs to everybody and cannot be exclusively owned by one person.
now that just makes common sense. dont tresspass in america, your life is at stake literally.
What is Freedom? Is “The Freedom” the freedom to "do what you want"? or is it rather the freedom to"be what you want to be"? Because if it is the second concept, it is evident that we need "social justice." "Social justice" is a means to achieve authentic "Freedom"
Remember that Norway, as a modern independent country, IS younger than the USA. Before the early 20th Century, Norway was under the thumb of Sweden, which goes a long way to explaining why they value their independence enough NOT to join the EU.
25:50 thats exactly me😂😂😂
About the rich kids in western Europe there is a rule that you avoid trashy focus on consumerism even if you are in to it so you find subtle ways of doing it
You added the wrong original video. But that one is also interesting.
If I were to make a generalization of the American, the idea would be of a man who walks in the dark without a reference point to lean on
I am Armenian. A few years ago, I was blessed to become a Future Leaders Exchange Program alumna. My host state was Utah. Back then I was much more naive, and would get hurt a lot. Yet continued to romanticize everything. Wish I could go back and tell little me to not fall into "Utah Utopia" (I call it that way), underneath which is hell.
3:49 her English is so good.
Come on America snap out of it, be positive from the UK 🇬🇧
YOU CAN DO IT.
Somrthing that really surprising is that abortion is taken away. Even a big chunk of womens healthcare.
In politics the USA needs to discover the concepts of compromise and solidarity. It doesn't seem to exist today. And you most certainly need to get rid of money in politics. Lobbying is fine as long as it's not combined with large sums of money to buy influence.
I've been in America twice in my life and ....honestly I met a lot of friendly people and I've never had problems..... and considering once I crossed the entire country with my family from Denver to N.Y. City (passing through Mount Rushmore, Badlands, Chicago, Cape Code etc etc). I've never had problems with Police and I've never felt NOT-SAFE. I don't know ...maybe I was lucky but I can only speak well about America and the People. Sure...I understand there are differences between living in America and going there as a tourist but it's the same for every Country. The only thing I have never understood is the presence of so many homeless people in certain cities.....considering that America is the richest country in the world. I think the Government should do something.
hmm, how long is that ago, if more than 10 years then i can understand.
One woman was being interviewed about the differences between the US and UK healthcare systems; and she said that she didn't agree with 'socialised' healthcare that was paid for out of taxes. She said it in such a way that she clearly thought it was effectively communist.
Excuse me, but isn't that exactly how the USA pays for its military...by far the largest military on the planet?
I feel like you're not going to have a happy arvo watching this. But that gives me a happy arvo....or happy 2:30 am 😂😂
For me it's weird that some of the US guys are proud of being American... Can anybody choose where he/she gets born? 🤣 For example...If you or your friends/ kids achieve something you can be proud 😊
As a German with a lot of interest and knowledge on the US in the past as well as today, here is how I see the States, currently: The US is a country with a two party system making it nearly impossible to come to decent solutions to problems and forcing people with different political opinions to hate each other, ultimately leading to a huge potential for conflict. Your voting system is messy and corrupt and there’s way to much influence being given to people with lots of money. There’s no clear structure for the future of your own country regarding HUGE issues like the lack of healthcare, homelessness, discrimination, racism and xenophobia, the lack of gender equality, abortion and labor rights and gun laws. The by far worst part has to be the education system. The amount of Americans believing you are the greatest country in the world is concerning and this thought is, quite frankly, utopian. The influence of religion and personal opinions in the school system is a big problem and does not seem to be taken as seriously as it should be. Your involvement in other countries‘ conflict has, at least to my knowledge, been mostly harmful to the people of the affected countries, not to their governments. Your news portrayal is subjective instead of objective like it should be, leading to thing like the previously mentioned xenophobia, best example: China.
I know this is all negative stuff I’m mentioning but I hope it’s a bit of an eye opener for at least someone. Americans are not all bad people, not at all. Just like any other country, there’s good and bad. But you are being fed a delusional worldview by your government institutions. The „democracy“ you are living in is on thin ice and the „freedom“ you pride yourselves with is an illusion.
No, I'm more of the opinion that they don't understand the difference between social and socialism.
A social state also takes care of the weakest of its citizens.
But that has nothing to do with socialism.
A democracy can only exist if it is a social state.
In the USA, living together has become a coexistence.
The most vulnerable citizens are not adequately supported and protected.
The outcry in the USA is only great when the consequences become noticeable. For example, the visibility of increasing homelessness. A lot of the homeless have mental illnesses and the mental health care is terrible. There are fewer psychiatric clinics but more people affected. Medicines are expensive, but drugs are cheap.
The USA is a country of enormous size. There would be space for everyone.
But these are all just symptoms of a society that is not democratic but capitalist.
In my opinion, capitalism is not good either.