How I See The US After Living In Europe For 5 Years | Americans React | Loners
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In this video, we looked at someone's personal example of the differences between living in Europe and coming back to the US. It was interesting and cool to see his opinion after living in Europe for 5 years. If you enjoyed the video, please make sure to like and subscribe for more content! Thank you all :) - Zábava
Funny that Americans understand free refills - but not really free, paid for by all the other shoppers. But they don’t get universal health care.
Asking about money and such
I don't know what my brother earns. If I asked, I'd be looked at like I had 3 heads
❤from North East England ❤️
I find interesting how you identify one's own wealth with how he or she _worths_ ...really? One worths their personal wealth & assets? That's very American. In my language (Greek) one worths much more than their belongings (in fact if I used the equivalent Greek verb for _worth_ to describe one's personal wealth, assets, property, money etc they would look at me like I'm mad or something)
Oh my giddy word.
Trying to go everywhere, people see nothing. Take time in 1 place.
❤from North East England ❤️
Trader Joes is actually ALDI (not sure if North or South).
It`s Aldi north
It's a good thing you said you only get to see the good sides of Europe in your videos. That is so true. It's not all golden over here, def not.
I like your reactions. Keep up the good work! 👍
Yes, i mean is also happen in Europe. But the things about multiples brands but all of them been from 2 or 3 corporation, is just: The Illusion of Choice
Supermarket choice, from the marketing POV, is about occupying more shelf space than your competitor. Supermarket roulette.
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I think it's normal to only ever show the beautiful sides of a country.
I think that's also the reason why the USA was seen differently by Europeans in the 70s and 80s than it is today. We only knew the Hollywood version.
In the past the Hollywood version was good sometimes , today ' s version is not , most of the times, Violence is so présent , its liké we came black to the roman 's game , décadence way
You're right, it's normal that no country shows its worst face, but I can assure you that (at least in Europe), something like that doesn't exist (I'm talking about the homeless "villages"); of course, there are places where there are more, others less, but that thing (in the west?) is only in the US.
I swear, I understand the reasons why many US people travel that way and because they want to see as much as possible everywhere (travelling is not free), the sad thing though is that it's no more a holiday, it becomes a job (more stressful than the one you do in the US) and you don't enjoy (almost) anything.
True, the alternative doesn't exist (or better said, it does, just you have to be rich enough to afford it).
Very defensive. Not your best
@@adamaalto-mccarthy6984 My English is bad, I miss the joke (the "swear"?). 🤔
I take it all those brands/choices are because of demand and get purchased. It's hard to imagine all the unsold stuff just goes to waste and /or dumped.
Europeans (I'm not talking for anyone) don't like "how much you earn in year?"
Our mainstream has never been like US mainstream, dears...
Our genres go throught all, one is Symphonic Metal (like Nightwish, Delain, Epica) I'd suggest you to take a closer look at that genre - it might surprise You, what this has to offer...
10 countries in 2 weeks with a Google agenda doesn’t sound at all like a holiday/vacation it sounds like hard work. Holidays are to chill out not to work in a different way!
We have massive selection in some.... ahemmm m..... 1 thing, TEA
❤from North East England ❤️
With 10 or more Brands per Item you would think they Price-Fight with their Item right? But why the grocery aren´t cheaper, when there is so much more competitors?
Well because it just 10 different Brands from the same 2-3 Companies, so it isn´t even useful.
Did you ever experienced that a Brand is completely out of the Store for 2-4 Weeks?
That sometimes happens in Germany maybe once or twice a Years, because the Supermarket fights the Prices from the Producer. Is that a thing in the US too?
It's difficult for people in the US to visit other places just to 'chill' as the distances are so large, even within the continental USA, so it takes time and expense to get to other places. I used to be lucky enough to take 3 or 4 city breaks in a year, usually Amsterdam or Salzburg, with vague 'to do' lists but never being too bothered about missing items as I always thought 'well, I'll be back soon'. We are lucky in the UK by having such easy access to such a diverse range of countries via cheap flights or ferry/train or car. We are also generally better off in terms of paid leave.
How do you want to travel extensively in the USA if you only have 7 days of vacation a year, that's not even enough to give your body a proper rest, because then you have to go back to work. Vacation in Europe or where I come from in Germany was at least 3 weeks, that's what you dream of in the USA, then you have enough time to travel to any place.
That is crap, Australis is the same size and it can take a few hours to get to another town or city yet we do get 4 weeks off per year with pay if you are a full time worker
In the UK Costco, the focus seems to be a lot less on choice of the same kind of goods but simply greater bulk savings for more variety of stuff. (Presumably a way in which they've successfully adapted to local consumer demands - a stark contrast with Walmart and friends.) With holidays, I'd say its more European to just pick a single destination after researching a lot about it and enjoy that one area rather than doing a whirlwind tour. Nicer to have a bit more slow depth to your break rather than turning it into another set of time-sensitive tasks. The police thing may be, at least partially, down to bad training and culture. Far too many US police forces get drilled into a 'warrior' mentality, to be constantly on the lookout for threats from civilians. Its like the attitude of a really badly-led occupying army. In most countries, the police themselves are supposed to be a civilian service rather than a militarised force and are carefully trained to stay calm and respectful even when dealing with deeply unpleasant situations. (In a number of former soviet countries, they simply fired all the old and corrupt forces and replaced them with new trainees - taking into account how the saying goes "a few bad apples spoil the whole barrel" - they threw out the tainted barrel and replaced it with a new one with fully clean apples. In the country of Georgia, they fired 30,000 traffic police and replaced them all with fresh recruits - now their streets are safer, the members are more representative of their communities and people have trust and respect for them again.)
The bad apple conversation is so interesting because can you imagine bad apples in a medical environment ?? Scary but it's here
I think that jam-packing "as much as possible" in one single short trip is ludicrous, tiring (don't forget the jet-lag!) and a waste of time and money.
Though I understand the fact that the Americans have very little vacation time, why not chose a theme/topic of interest to focus on? For ex., for the romantics: Venice; for the foodies and castles lovers: France and/or Germany; for the ancient stones lovers: Greece and/or Rome; for those in search of their roots: the UK, ... etc.
Europe is so diverse that each of its countries/regions caters for every possible centre of interest, but an attempt at "doing" everything will leave the short-time visitor exhausted, with a very blurred recollection of what they saw and some frustration too.
There is a French say "Qui trop embrasse mal étreint" [Who graps all, looses] that illustrates my point of view.
If you two genuinely don't ask people you meet about their jobs, then you are standing out, the majority do quickly get to that - and not just one question and leave it for another topic. Good on you!
As an IT guy from Ukraine,
I work in an outsourcing company, meaning my time and skills are sold to clients in different parts of the world. And the last time I was changing the project, my main requirement was - NOT a US client. You guys just do not know what a work/life balance is.
David Wen, has some very good videos. Specially as an expat, he tends to approach thing in a way that is non-judgmental and from quite a broad perspective. Don't react to all of his videos, but I would suggest to watch a few more, just to see the way he approaches the expat perspectibe on things. (no matter if you agree or disagree, just see the angle he uses.)
Hello from Sweden 😁
The problems you have with the police and education is in part at least due to the low entry standards and poor training regimes as compared with western Europe.
A lot of Russians who live abroad do so as they don't like the current regime there.
Brian needs to wear more Volcom! It reminds me of my teen years in Texas.
Funnily trader Joe's is part of Aldi-Sud...
So it's German 😅
People in the UK can also be very judgemental but it's often more to do with perceived social class, education, Brexit vote/politics, accent even name. Brit's tend to enjoy looking down on each other and forming little 'tribes' and I am a Brit and have no particular axe to grind, it just is what it is.
Though what he has mentioned is more prevalent in the US, but its not an epidemic...a bit exaggerated on small differences...and a bit stereo typed...
OK, so US does everything "bigger better". However more doesn't necessarily mean better price/item(size?). Let's say you have any type of meat, labels HAVE to meantion price/weight. That you might understand, but ..... Labels on the racks of e.g. toilet paper ALSO mention price per sheet of toilet paper you tear off..... Same with everything.... We can compare very easily price-to-weight-size-whatever and get the best price for what we want, even when there are discounts ! We literally don't have to think to get the best price, just compare the labels in the isles.
I do love you coments.. Europe isnt an utopia!
Its still different frome USA, in many ways!
One big feture is that you speak fluent american english.. and know american culture!
And then, living in south of USA, understand a lot of Spanish/south US/and mexican spanish.. you probably cant order a meal on Catalan Spanish!?
However moste europeans speak.. or at least understand both brittish and US english! At least those in north west of europe, that learn English, in elementary schools!
Free re-fills are not free. You pay at the check-out.
Linda you are so beautiful your mannerisms are so quirky, not that i fancy you or anything x
? Where did he lived in Europe actually? Because I live in a considered middle town in Portugal with about 20 000 people, and there are some 10 or 20 brands of toilet paper in ONE supermarket. But I would be scared to eat in the US, considering what is pumped into that chemical cake.
He lives in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and there the supermarkets aren’t as big as in other countries. Our supermarkets are built in the city center and town centers, not at the outskirts of town where there is more space and land is cheap so supermarkets can be big. In my supermarket AlbertHeijn in a town of 20,000 there are three kinds of regular toilet paper and two brands of recycled toilet paper. It is enough for me. Aldi (Trader Joe) in town has only one brand of toilet paper (their house brand), that’s all.
@@RealConstructor Fair enough, thank you for clearing that up, it was a little confusing for me.
I'd go to the ER every day if they handed me a $10,000 bill. I thought the biggest denomination was $100.
I am sick of the bad apples analogy pertaining to cops. If you look at the entire cliché it is "A few bad apples will spoil the bunch" That is the real truth. It doesn't mean that the few bad apples will give the rest of the apples a bad reputation, it means that the spoil of the bad apples will spread to the other more fresh apples and soon all your apples are spoiled. That is where we are at today. All cops are bad apples, because we have allowed the many bad apples to spoil all of them. Next time you meet a "good cop", ask him this one question. "Have you ever reported or testified against another police officer?". We now know, due to body cams, that there is an unbelievable amount of bad behavior in the police departments and the fact that near every police officer goes through their entire career with out reporting or testifying against another police officer, speaks volumes. A cop is not a good apple if they stand idly by, while their fellow officers are doing bad things. What we have today is, really bad cops and the bad cops that enable the really bad cops. ACAB
money people dont want you united --- seeing all the massive choices you have at cosco etc I do ponder how much is actually safe to eat given the lax standards you have
If you're not seriously planning to leave the country, you should stop watching these - it's bad for your head.
It still annoys me in some way that you Americans always talk about Europe while there are 51 countries in Europe with VERY different cultures and languages. It's like saying the US and ALL countries in Central, Latin America and the Caribbean islands are the same shit.
I often wonder if US americans also say that they live in Africa or Asia instead of saying the name of the freaking country they live in! I agree, no one lives in Europe _per se,_ it's impossible to live in 50+ countries at the same time! This guy has been living in the Netherlands, why doesn't he say "how I see the US after living in the [insert country name] for [insert number] years" like many other youtubers who did similar videos?
Trader Joe's is not unionized and actively engaged in Union Busting
When seeing homeless people, you said well other films just don't show the homeless people, that's quite an American way of thinking, have you ever thought that other countries just don't have homeless people? I like you and am not trying to be mean but perhaps take a minute in future and think of situations through other peoples eyes rather than just through American eyes. I think this is why America has the problems it has, the Americans do not tend to think through a wider lens. I hope many Americans think more about their situation so the entire world is not subjected to another Trump presidency. Please do not subject all our countries to that!!!!
so boring every time .
Not Just Bikes was also living in the Netherlands for 5 years when he made this video and at the end he tells why he will never go back to his old live!✌🏼
Not Just Bikes
Even Small Towns are Great Here (5 Years in the Netherlands)
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