Makes me chuckle when reference is made to 'death panels' in Europe as a result of social health care. As stated in the video, they don't exist. If anything, you will find them in the USA. Confused? What happens when you have a life threatening condition that needs very expensive medical care that you can't afford? You turn to your health insurance (assuming you have any) and, guess what, someone in that insurance company then decides whether you are covered or not. That is way closer to a 'death panel' than anything you will see in Europe.

@diongibbs312

2 жыл бұрын

Death Panels is a Fabian idea from George Bernard Shaw in the 1920s. Reality is governing bodies based on Politician made Medical and Drug laws on standards and priority of need. Why should a dislike cater shoulder be seen before a Cardiac, Cancer or serious illness patient? Even if they come after you? Patience is a virtue, Jesus says is a fruit of the Spirit that He loves.

@thespanishinquisition4078

2 жыл бұрын

This isn't 100% true. While illegal, it's sometimes found that in europe doctors will decide wether or not to... Well basically get their own patient killed by giving them the "wrong" treatment. This is usually done not for any economic reason, but in summer, due to patient care affecting vacation days. Tho it does have to do with funds, it doesn't happen on the rich parts because there they hire other doctors for vacations, in the poor areas tho, this is a lot harder, leading to these issues. Again this IS indeed illegal, but so long as the doctor gets the family to sign the treatment (I've only seen it done with extremely elderly or comatose with near 0 chance of recovery. I'm guessing that's why the doctors justify it in their minds) it's very, VERY hard to prove they didn't know as if they did knowingly authorize it then it's just euthanasia and perfectly legal, that's the game they play. Source: 2 of my grandparents died that way, and I've seen it done to others when helping in that same hospital, and one of the most outrageous cases where thankfully the family realized what was going on and fought it before they could murder the patient was on the news a couple years ago. Yeah I live on a very poor region of europe. It's fucked over here. Btw, yes I know the country should be paying for the poor regions to be able to pay this shit so it doesn't happen. Guess what? it was already taken to the european comission, they sanctioned THE AUTONOMY for "unfair hiring practices" while declaring the country not guilty, and the sanctions only made it worse! Fucking politicians... I mean. It's still better than USA healthcare don't get me wrong. But if a very elderly member of your family is in hospital for something serious, beware what you sign around christmass and summer, you could be signing a death sentence..

@diongibbs312

2 жыл бұрын

@@thespanishinquisition4078 happens in America by finance and doctors too. Finance is no issue here and euthanasia is illegal in most of Europe and humans make mistakes. But we do not have drug adverts. Specialist only prescribe specialist treatment and here we follow both our national medical boards, European one and UN Drugs Ladder. This we start we and work up strong not just immediately strong but sometimes yes. We have more doctor accountability, one national system for prescriptions except Spain. So do tor shopping is not really viable or possible.

@thespanishinquisition4078

2 жыл бұрын

@@diongibbs312 In case my prior comment didn't make it obvious, I live in the EU and helped with hospital bureaucracy for a time in EU. I am well aware of legality. And to correct you, ASSISTED SUICIDE is illegal in most (not all) EU states. Other forms of Euthanasia, specially so called Passive Euthanasia are legal on 100% of EU states. Also, Spain also has a national system for prescriptions, it's just devolved to the autonomies, and this is not an exclusive feature of Spain. Germany for instance has it devolved even further (in fact Germany's national healthcare is very strange in many ways) All of what I mentioned on my prior comment is specifically from EU.

@woutmoerman711

2 жыл бұрын

@@thespanishinquisition4078 do you have seen this happening in the Netherlands? It sounds rather unlikely, but I can't guarantee it doesn't happen. It is always hard to prove something does not happen or exist. Kind regards from the Netherlands.

Netherlands here… if I tried to turn up sick to work (I wouldn’t), they would send me home anyway. Nobody likes to see sick people struggle through a work day.

@stephanweinberger

2 жыл бұрын

Also, no employer wants sick people spreading germs and making everybody else sick as well.

@Lilygirl283

2 жыл бұрын

Not only struggle, but also you would spread the germs, and get everybody else sick too...

@Bunny_Aoife

2 жыл бұрын

the only company I ever worked for (in Austria), where I had an unpleasant talk with my manager about supposedly a bit too many sick days, was a US company...

@tompiper9276

2 жыл бұрын

If you turn up sick nobody wants what you've got. Go home!

@JaapGinder

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. In NL no one likes sick collegues.

I'm American and have Iived in the NetherIands (at two different times) for over 30+ years now and I must say that I maintained my American attitude about never caIIing in sick, working overtime and not wanting to inconvenience my coIIeagues by going on vacation just Iike Jovie said and now that I'm in my 70s, I stiII don't take fuII advantage of the things being offered by the government. I guess I stiII am American in that way, but boy I'II teII you, I'd much rather Iive in The NetherIands than in the U.S. BECAUSE those conveniences are offered here in case I need them. Thank you HoIIand for being such a good host to this expat. America couId take a few Iessons from other countries.🌹

@jdj8168

Жыл бұрын

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@kele22

Жыл бұрын

more like the US should take a great many lessons from other countries, nations, cultures, peoples...

Every kind of people, from poor to rich mixed together is in my little town in Bavaria really a thing. Literally from my living room window I can see almost everything. A refugee shelter, restaurants, doctors, several lawyers, financial institutions. Grocery stores, apartment buildings, a carpenter and maybe more I didn't even noticed. And it's still save to live. Last holiday, I left my front door open for days. And nothing happened. Nothing was stolen. In America, it seems to me, everything is punishment. Stay right on the American dream course or live with the consequences. Get sick: punishment! Loose your job: punishment! Do the wrong thing maybe only once: punishment for the rest of your life! To me America isn't the best country, it's one of the worst.

@NotUnymous

2 жыл бұрын

"Get thick: punishment" 😂😂😂 I can't 🤣🤣🤣 Thick is "fat", what you wanted to write is "sick"... Or did you? 😂

@roberts13f34

2 жыл бұрын

@@NotUnymous indeed 😁

@GarryGri

2 жыл бұрын

@@NotUnymous "Thick is "fat"" Only in America though, don't come to the UK and call someone 'Thick' or you may just be witnessing our wonderful NHS first hand 🤕😉 Anyway, was obviously a typo... I do lots!

@NotUnymous

2 жыл бұрын

@@GarryGri holy mother 😱 Since you lots went Brexit and voted Boris you realy can call "witness our wonderful NHS" a threat 😄😉

@GarryGri

2 жыл бұрын

@@NotUnymous Boris was kicked out! YAY😃 Scottish NHS is fine, still all free and free prescriptions for everyone. 😁 Move along, nothing to see here, but another Public school boy with his tail betwean his legs..

As an American living in Norway, I want to comment a bit on "socialized" medicine vs your experience. First, no one needs insurance, because everyone has access to doctors. There is an annual co-pay of about $300, after which everything is covered (including about 90% of drugs, surgery, regular doctor visits). You mention you have kids. Children under 18 have free dental care, full stop. When a new family member is brought in (birth, adoption, etc), the parents are entitled to 1 year's combined family leave. Also, here in Norway, the government mandates that everyone gets 5 weeks of paid vacation.

@somedutchguy2062

Жыл бұрын

Hi Kris. 5 weeks of paid vacation is the minimum in the Netherlands too. Eh.. edit: you did not actually write 'minimum', I realize now, but I assume that it is so.

@Tweeteketje

Жыл бұрын

@@somedutchguy2062 4 weeks is the minimum in The Netherlands :) But most employees do indeed have at least 25 days of paid vacation ^^

@oh515

Жыл бұрын

@@somedutchguy2062 Yes, we do also have ten so-called red days in Norway. That's days off as well. Plus, five weeks of vacation, or six weeks when you turn 60 years.

Dutchie here. When I think of calling in sick, the phrase that pops up in my head immediately is ''ziek is ziek!'' which quite literally means ''sick means sick'', something that I have heard my current and past employers say so many times. It strengthens the trust between the employee and employer and actually leads to a lower sickness rate because people feel less stressed.

Bulletproof backpacks ??? Really america ? WTF !!!

@gastrickbunsen1957

2 жыл бұрын

It's capitalism, there's a market for bulletproof backpacks. Plus, they're cheaper than any health care required.

@joshuaciresoli2927

2 жыл бұрын

There are companies that make bulletproof clothes here, too. It is pretty bad...

@elsotto3314

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it seems children can have bulletproof backpacks, they get drills too what to do when you’re attacked. It’s really weird! But every moron can own a gun for ‘protection’😅

@daftgowk1

2 жыл бұрын

My dad told me a story a couple of years back when Houston was flooded, from an American friend there, a well traveled oil engineer weirdly..."i only need three things to survive, my gun and two bullets, one in case i miss".. Says a lot

@hakandelabiarritz6750

2 жыл бұрын

you have to realize usa is about 100 years behind other industrial countries.

Definition of freedom for me: "Freedom to do with and express my life and my rights in any way up to the point where it negatively affects the freedoms and rights of others." That is freedom. Sadly enough, in the USA often enough there are people who don't understand the second part of that sentence. They apply the first part to themselves, and simply add "and damn everybody else" after "in any way". That is not freedom, that is egotism of the most extreme form. Yes, such people exist in Europe as well, but the numbers are significantly lower, and the rest of society makes it their business to cut them down to size soon enough for the most part.

@diongibbs312

2 жыл бұрын

Freedom of political speech and right to your life and to defend it is Freedom. The old true motto is, the price of Freedom is paid by the rivers of blood, others sacrificed for.

@marushka123

2 жыл бұрын

@@diongibbs312 that is true in your society because you are living on stolen land. Only because of the slaughter and destruction of the First Nation you have your riches. A callous attitude is needed to not let the guilt destroy you

@lambowolf

2 жыл бұрын

Have to disagree. As someone who has survived numerous hurricanes and one very nasty power outage during winter, I see people often helping each other through those dark times. I will concede the that US has fallen back where we once were, but I would argue that is largely due getting away from the values that the US was founded on.

@diongibbs312

2 жыл бұрын

@@marushka123 riches. I am disabled ex Serviceman and War Vet, had no lights or water for 2.7 months, I suffered brain injury as such. But was denied justice or allowed to defend myself because it went to secret Court and I was not allowed there. I work scrap metal. Teach English at Church once weekly. I help for 4 hours every morning at a food charity to make sure food is in for families and anyone coming for breakfast and hot drink gets it. I helped so many homeless without receiving. I cannot remember the numbers, God does and those involved do. What have you done for a stranger or forgives. Have you forgiven someone who lied to you, who harmed your pets? Have you forgiven a thieve you let have your spare room? If you been victim of violent crime or in war did you forgive them? I forgave those who tortured me in Syria, Terrorists who gassed us in Aleppo, I forgave as victims did Islamic slave masters after freeing Yazidi and Christian slaves. I forgave those who mocked me and judged me wrongly. I forgive those who tried to kill me with Hydrocyanic Acid injection in my leg. HCA is under brand name Zyklon B. The symptoms are nothing like Camp victims would claim. No red skin. No blue skin. Paler yes. Burn at sight of injection. Very bad vomitting in some crazy colours, fatigue, insomnia, confusion, disorientation. If sensitive the smell of Almond Essence. That is the smell of the Acid.

@diongibbs312

2 жыл бұрын

@@lambowolf yes moved from Christ. Took up Capitalism a Satanic ideology. Why is it. It survives on profit and that's fine but usury debt aka interest rates is NOT. Saturday Sabbath trading for idden by Christ in the Sermon the Temple Mount in the book of Matthew telling them they are children of Satan, destroying their trade. But Communism is equal. It survives on same debt with added State theift and destruction of traditional family values and the Church.

As a European I can say we are not trained to feel like we need "more money" all the time, but that is because we don't have to worry about all the things that could possibly happen. I don't know everything about every country here, so I can only talk about specifics concerning Germany/Austria, but I know a lot of people from all over Europe and none of them have ever reported very different scenarios to me, so I think it's safe to say that the basics work similarly everywhere at least within the EU. There is a general financial security. If you should happen to lose your job the company has to keep paying you for a certain amount of time. Once that time runs out and you're still between jobs the state provides a basic income. There are several stages to that, obviously, but overall you'll never just be left to your own devices. The state will always cover basic needs like housing, water, heating when you're in a tough spot. For us there is no situation in which we''d be without water in our house - as long as we do not ingore listed debts for long periods of time and report our monetary situation. I know that when I break my leg I'm not gonna need a lot of money to get that taken care of. I know that I will have a job to return to, because it is illegal to fire someone who is on sick leave. I can see how people who have to worry about these things will get paranoid about "needing money". I'm sure I would be too. But living where I live I find the idea of "needing money to live" in that kind of way quite disturbing.

@debbieledbetter8913

2 жыл бұрын

Yea your right, America is not for the faint of heart.

@ricardoaraoz717

2 жыл бұрын

@@debbieledbetter8913 Nope. The U.S. (America is a continent) is not good enough. Nothing to do with faintness of heart.

@debbieledbetter8913

2 жыл бұрын

@@ricardoaraoz717 Never heard of America the continent, when was it discovered?

@ricardoaraoz717

2 жыл бұрын

@@debbieledbetter8913 Debbie is showing us how shitty U.S. education system is.

@debbieledbetter8913

2 жыл бұрын

@@ricardoaraoz717 You did not answer my question.

The NHS was started in 1947. Just a couple of years after a devastating war that left our towns and cities in rubble. We were half starved and bankrupt but the people pulled together and said everyone regardless of their situation will receive health care free at the point of delivery. Universal health care is considered a human right here and not a business....

@kellymcbright5456

Жыл бұрын

interesting consideration.

@Arltratlo

8 ай бұрын

its been done by Labour, one of many reasons the Tories will crash it in the next few years!

@ianharvey8025

8 ай бұрын

@@Arltratlo and it was labour that introduced privatisation into the NHS

My grandmother came to the US in the 1890s as an Irish refugee from British colonialism. As a boy, my father asked her why she had left. She said, "I was hungry," in a tone that let him know he was never to ask again. No "yearning to be free" - hungry. Today, the US does not even place in the top 10 for food security or much of anything else so that excuse is gone. Twenty years ago my son graduated college. I told him to consider getting out of here. He didn't and it's nice to have my grandchildren ten minutes away. His cousins left for Europe and are very glad they did.

@himmel-erdeundzuruck5682

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine asking your own children to get out of your country. It tears my heart to read this.

@deborahbyrne4054

2 жыл бұрын

Did you hold on to your Irish citizenship? It's a lot better here now. You should move back. We're not perfect but we know it and it can always be better. But I definitely think it is better here, than the USA. It's a pity your granny isn't alive, I wish she could see what we have accomplished. I can't imagine being forced to leave this beautiful island and it's people. I hope you and your family stay happy and safe.

@rebirth_mishap

2 жыл бұрын

Please stay out

@rebirth_mishap

2 жыл бұрын

United States tried for 9nth with France on one website I looked up

@rebirth_mishap

2 жыл бұрын

December 2019 rank. We were 3rd

Videos like this are always interesting because as a Brit it seems as though Americans are indoctrinated into this cult of believing their country is the "best in the world", when the reality is that America leads the world in only four notable things - the number of citizens in prison, the number of guns in citizen's hands, the number of mass shootings, and military spending. European countries consistently beat the United States in Education, press freedom, democratic rights, healthcare, income parity, policing, application of justice, Human rights... I could go on. Now I expect that a lot of Americans who simply refuse to accept this reality will reply angrily in defense of their national delusion, but no matter how hard they try to convince themselves that America is *so great*, the categorical reality will not change.

@jophussaurus2450

2 жыл бұрын

You sound very angry and spiteful

@joeblowe8993

2 жыл бұрын

The USA leads in overall GDP, you conveniently left that out haha

@americangirlreacts

2 жыл бұрын

I know first hand it's almost best to pretend it's allllll good in the hood

@pittarak1

2 жыл бұрын

@@jophussaurus2450 you sound very triggered - it must hurt you US Americans when you finally find out that you're not the greatest country in the World.

@pittarak1

2 жыл бұрын

@@joeblowe8993 yeah, but the average US citizen doesn't benefit from this - just your 1% does.

Fun fact, in the Netherlands you will always have water. It is illegal to cut you off, even if you don't pay your bills. All because it is a basic necessity.

@Buboenik

2 жыл бұрын

They are allowed to cut of water, but you would be able to use water for like two hours a day, so you can shower, do laundry, flush the toilets. But shutting you off would mean you really have a big debt. It's the last resort to get the bills payed.

@tompiper9276

2 жыл бұрын

In the Netherlands you always have water.... Even if you don't want it.

@femkefeenstra7754

Жыл бұрын

@@Buboenik It takes something god awful to cut you off

@Daark_Karma

Жыл бұрын

@@Buboenik That's another thing about utility bills in most of europe not just Netherlands, it takes a LOT to get cut off. Unlike america you don't get cut off if you miss a payment, there's a whole process with getting cut off being a last resort. At that point we're talking possibly months of missing bills.

@Buboenik

Жыл бұрын

@@Daark_Karma I had neighbors who didn't pay a whole year before they were cut of. Sometimes the postmen put letters in my postbox because their postbox was full. All letters from debt collectors.

Jovie is so good at explaining the difference between the US and Europe! I never would want to return to the states! Here you have so much more freedom and happiness!

@debbieledbetter8913

2 жыл бұрын

To each his own.

@ricardoaraoz717

2 жыл бұрын

@@debbieledbetter8913 You're tiresome, Debbie.

@suzannev12

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, Dutch here. It's always funny to me when Americans proclaim to have the most freedoms in the world. I'm always like: Who's going to tell them? LOL

@Brozius2512

2 жыл бұрын

@@ricardoaraoz717 Let me guess, Debbie is a troll?

About the crave for new stuff to show: a friend of mine went in the usa for a school year (from italy) and he brought with him just the necessary in a small bagage. He had like few pairs of trousers, some t-shirts, a couple of hoodies and a sweater He kept the same stuff for few weeks and he told us that some people started wondering in he was poor because they changed clothes basically every day for weeks without using the same ones. He had to explain them that he just took with him just a few things because of the trip (cause, you know, you can still wash them right?) but at the end the pressure was that much he had to buy stuff to avoid that kind of judgement (he was definitely not poor since he was able to afford a year abroad) but that gives the dimension of how rooted in american society is this "buying new stuff to show off" behaviour.

@americangirlreacts

2 жыл бұрын

I can not stand that. That's all people are worried about around here. They spend more time on their face then their children. My son is 13. He's right at the stage he's feeling the judgment and is all worry about the way he looks

Hello over there. In the Netherlands it is not legally allowed to shut of water or gas or electricity if you are behind in your payments. Or if you are behind in paying your rent they cannot evict you immediately. It will take a lot to evict you from your house. Debt because of medical bills is not known here. Everybody older than 18 must pays around 100 euro every month for health insurance and that covers all big expenses.

@JasperJanssen

2 жыл бұрын

You can get cut off eventually, but it does take being *very* behind on your payments. Possibly not water, but certainly gas/electric. Like, 6-12 months area, and without a payment-plan.

@kylie_h1978

2 жыл бұрын

Here in New Zealand, outside of Auckland, we don't get a water bill, it's covered by rates.

@Lootensansy2308

2 жыл бұрын

The same in Belgium

@ABC1701A

2 жыл бұрын

@@kylie_h1978 Same here in Ireland. I remember when we moved to Turangi from Auckland the shock of not having a water meter and needing to keep an eye on it in case we had a huge water bill.

@williamgeardener2509

2 жыл бұрын

@@JasperJanssen From the first of October till the first of April they can't cut you off unless you've been tampering with meters and a few more exceptions.

I live in Australia and when you said you were a chef I googled how much waiters made here. The average waiter/waitress salary in Australia is $55,000 per year or $28.21 per hour. Entry-level positions start at $50,000 per year, while most experienced workers make up to $61,197 per year. The average salary of a Chef in Australia is between $60000 and $70000. When Americans say they live in the greatest country in the world I just think they are deluded, the pay rate in America is atrociously low, it is little better than starvation wages. If my work wants me to do overtime I usually say No, only occasionally will I say Yes, but not often. If any business requires its whole workforce to do overtime then that business either needs to hire more staff or look at its operations to see what the problem is. The medical system here is one of the best in the world too, I have never had health insurance but my taxes have been contributing to the health system for 40 years, everyone who works contributes in the form of taxes which benefit the whole of society. Bottom line, my Dr visits are free, when I was hospitalised and had surgery a few years ago it didn't cost me a cent. I do pay towards medications though, but they are heavily subsidised by the government and peoples tax money. Everyone pays, everyone benefits from it.

@davids4313

2 жыл бұрын

1 US dollar = about 1.5 Australian dollars. Fyi.

@kyyah2

2 жыл бұрын

@@davids4313 we know this

@lavalamp6410

2 жыл бұрын

@@davids4313 You cannot do a dollar conversion between the Australian dollar and US dollar, that doesn't tell anyone what the buying power is to purchase anything in Australia, a kilo of bananas is around $3.50 but you cannot compare the US prices, the bananas in Australia come from Australian farms and not some 3rd world banana republic where the workers make $5 a day if they are lucky, the farm workers in Australia probably make $25 an hour. So, comparing what the US dollar is in comparison just doesn't work. Milk is $1.30 a litre, bread is anywhere from $2.40 to $5.40 a loaf, depending on what brand, onions were $2.00 per kilo for brown onions, but $8.50 for organic which is a rip-off. There is also a 10% GST (Goods and Services Tax) on everything, which is included on the item ticket. It is actually illegal to charge more than the ticketed price, not like in some states in the US where they are too lazy to include the taxes on the item price so they make up some number and add it onto the item price at checkout.

@jurgentreue1200

2 жыл бұрын

A dollar in Australia is still a dollar irrespective of the exchange rate.

If you watch videos about Americans living in Europe you see in all videos ,, they look happy and relax .

@americangirlreacts

2 жыл бұрын

I havent seen 1 american say anything negative about moving in a different country. Sure, its gonna be different, but if you stay open minded you are able to see why its different and how it actually works.

I left the USA in '98 and immigrated to the UK where I became a naturalised British citizen in '03. It was the best move I ever made. I only visit the USA about once a year now. Every time I do, I see more businesses and houses boarded up, and Americans looking shabbier and, of course, fatter. I shall never live in the USA again. America, love it or leave it. I left it!

@lovejetfuel4071

2 жыл бұрын

Even though im half American, half British. I lived in the U.S. for 15 years with my parents and sister. We all moved back to the UK in 2004. And other then missing some things in Florida where we lived, overall I do not miss the U.S. the slightest . I have not been back since 2007

@fatherson5907

2 жыл бұрын

I lived in the UK for several years and couldn’t wait to leave. Horrible NHS, ignorant and uneducated people who only cared about drinking themselves into a coma, massive household debt, horrible economy, terrible taxes, and a monarchy in 2022. Couldn’t wait to leave that disgusting sewer. The UK is an embarrassment to humanity.

@scotsbear1

Жыл бұрын

@@torstenheling3830 pretty sure it would be the for anybody emigrating to pretty much anywhere. Do you have a job? Is your skills in demand in the country you are emigrating to etc etc. Same as anyone want to emigrate to the US. Amazingly enough, emigrating to another country isnt the same as moving from place to place within the same country, as im sure pretty much anyone is well aware.

We have just had our biggest lone wolf shooting in Danish history. It hasn’t ever happened before that some psycho just gunning people down inside a mall. I think that has made me believe in a gunless society more than ever. I can’t imagine how awful it must be sending your kids to school while not knowing what their day is going to look like or if they are even safe. Solidarity with America !

@deborahbyrne4054

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry about what happened. I saw it in the news, absolutely shocking. We are thinking of you all, here in Ireland. Take care

@michaelnolan6951

2 жыл бұрын

It is especially horrifying for a country that is mostly free from gun violence. My hometown is Christchurch, New Zealand and when I heard about the mass shooting of worshippers at mosques in 2019 it was like a punch in the gut. My heart is with Denmark in this awful time!

@RustyDust101

2 жыл бұрын

To all my Danish neighbors to the North: we feel with you, we are as sad as you are. Your country is beautiful, your society is so peaceful and calm. That such a tragedy befalls such a wonderful country with so many, so happy people is outrageous. Best wishes to you and all the affected survivors and dependents. May you find the strength to deal with this tragedy. Sad greetings from Hamburg.

@UTRG-UnderTheRain

2 жыл бұрын

I knew about euthanasia being legal in some places but death panels that's the first time I'd heard that lol killing all the old people like were trapped in that old movie 'logans run' lamo

@YekouriGaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelnolan6951 The last mass-shooting by American definition (4 dead or injured) happened in 1994. The only other gun violence you see are relationship related or the 2-3 or so shooting incidents on average per year between gangs and they mostly miss and randomly hit buildings etc. Getting a gun is typically so expensive and tiresome that the only ones who have them for illegal purposes are the few drug gangs who use it for deterrence mostly. If you pay upwards of like 20000$ for an illegally acquired gun then you are very unlikely to be related to terrorism, random shootings or even big level crime unless it is drugs related.

Just subscribed My Dear... I'm a single mum in England and my heart brakes to hear your story.. Our government is an absolute joke at the moment.. but the things in place to help those that need it is there for everyone.. I own my home, (very small mortgage) bought it in 1994..my children will get free college and travel reduction to get to college.. free mental health help..free medical care. our system is, by far not perfect .. but when I hear stories like this my heart aches.. Pack your bags My Dear and bring your children to Europe.. Then you will know what it feels like to be cared for and free.. Peace and love to you 🥰

The,, freedom,, for children, going toschool, save.. And alive back.. is much higher, than the,, freedom,, of have a deadly Military gun.. (in my opinion)) 🤔

Really, to get everything stripped from you when you have no money is inhumane. People deserve the basics in a civilised society. We have issues in the Netherlands with the social programs we run, but I hope Dutch people appreciate that anyone gets taken care of in the Netherlands.

In the Netherlands we have a standard expression 'Geld maakt niet gelukkig' (money doesn't buy happiness). I think that is a very true saying. I would like to add to that that severe _shortage_ of money can create unhappiness, though --for example not being able to give your children what they need. Which is why we prefer to have such social security systems in place; everyone can run into a string of bad luck.

@kenchristie9214

2 жыл бұрын

Money doesn't buy happiness, but it makes misery a lot more bearable.

@tomvanaarle2622

2 жыл бұрын

Originally the saying was "Geld alleen maakt niet gelukkig". The disappearance of the word "alleen" (only) tells you everything you need to know about the world of today.

@janwensveen1406

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomvanaarle2622 Better translation would be: Money alone does not make you happy.

@tomvanaarle2622

2 жыл бұрын

@@janwensveen1406 Exactly. Warping that saying into something else entirely started with Hans Wiegel somewhere in the late seventies.

@love-vy1ry

Жыл бұрын

@@tomvanaarle2622 From a VVD'r.....think about that......money enough....

21:50 "Go to a trade school" : Not trying to brag, but German trained trade workers (artisans, handymen) are the best trained and educated on the planet. There are some, but not many other European countries competing for the #1 spot (mostly Switzerland, Austria, Scandinavian countries). German trained trade workers are being head-hunted by literally every nation on the face of the Earth and have the option to easily get "Green Cards" for everywhere.

@ABC1701A

2 жыл бұрын

I know a few from Polish and Romanian trade schools who would be stiff competition. Probably depends on the trade but some of the best craftsmen come from the Polish and/or Romanian trade schools (thinking leather workers and skills not often found now but which are still essential).

Water closed off? That is not legal in the Netherlands! The waterboard is obliged to deliver water to houses. Even if it is never been paid for... And rightly so! Because people would otherwise start drinking and using water from poisoned and/or contaminated sources, causing diseases and stuff... and when ill maybe contaminating other people... Healthcare is much more expensive than fresh water! Closing off people from fresh clean water is just plain stupid!

@lienbijs1205

2 жыл бұрын

For sure I never have to drink water from bad sources in the Netherlands in case I would be disconnected ( what they are not allowed to do in case I wouldn't pay) I should go to any public drinking water tap on the street in my town to fill many bottles, you know, these taps to fill your water bottle when you are not at home.

@ardlouwes6691

2 жыл бұрын

Wrong, They can shut you off! Can my drinking water company cut off the supply of water if I do not pay? If you don't pay the water bill, your drinking water company may not just shut you down. The company must first send you a payment reminder and try to approach you personally. If you still do not pay, the company may stop the supply of water. (Source: central government)

@americangirlreacts

2 жыл бұрын

It's humbling for sure.

@erikaverink8418

2 жыл бұрын

@@ardlouwes6691 Also how much do you pay for water a month, it's not much. The costs for the reminders and everything else are more than the actual bill.

@gio-oz8gf

2 жыл бұрын

@@americangirlreacts UK suppliers cannot cut off your water. They can take you to court and ultimately send bailiffs to visit you, but they have a legal duty to maintain your water supply. Cutting off someone's water supply is barbaric.

I noticed that her definition of freedom really hinges on "the freedom to do with your own money as you would like instead of having to pay out for debt". Basically, freedom to her, and I agree, is the ability to freely do as you will. And fear is probably one of the biggest ways to mke people not do "what they will".

@RH-ro3sg

2 жыл бұрын

Generally, I think 'freedom' can be applied to the areas 'freedom _to_ ' and 'freedom _of_ '. In the US, they seem to be big on the first part ('freedom to do what you want, freedom to pursue your dreams', etc.),. Which is fine and admirable. However, they sometimes seem to neglect the second part ('freedom of debt, poverty, fear of losing your job', fear of insane crippling medical bills), etc, for those that _don't_ quite end up 'top dog' and /or simply don't have the right amount of luck. (which is, realistically, the majority of the people, only a minority can win the major prizes of society, after all. That's always been the case and it's no different today).

@susieq9801

2 жыл бұрын

@@RH-ro3sg - I am not at all surprised that the lady received hate in response to a previous video. NOBODY can convince most US citizens that they could EVER be wrong or that someone else can do something better. To me freedom also includes freedom from fear. I can go to church (I don't, LOL), a cinema, school, concert or mall and not be afraid of getting shot. To me not having that fear is freedom. I took a course in New York. During lunch we talked about what we would desire if we could have anything we wanted. The "Americans" said...a fancy car, a bigger house, etc. I said I would love to be able to sit down with my parents (both deceased) for a Sunday dinner. They were speechless. STUFF over the value of humanity.

In the Netherlands (and probably other countries in Europe) health insurance for children are covered with their parents until they are 18. Extra money makes your life financially much easier it does not bring you happiness.

@jophussaurus2450

2 жыл бұрын

In America it is covered until 26....

@joeblowe4300

2 жыл бұрын

@@jophussaurus2450 Yep... Europeans don't know this hahahaha

@tjvanbenthem4333

2 жыл бұрын

@@jophussaurus2450 how much is covered by the American insurance?? In Europe costs of ambulance is covered. Mostly cist if hospital care is fully covered operations are in most cases fully covered. All research costs like blood tests, mri scans etc are fully covered

@marketak5141

2 жыл бұрын

In Czech republic the children are covered by government until they have student status (max. 26yo). It covers most of the medical care.

@americangirlreacts

2 жыл бұрын

isnt it until 26 if you still live with your parents and going to school? it may have changed. idk

danemarkian person here... I strive to have enough money, and after that, to have as much time to live, create and do as I can. Time is def more important to me than money, once I have enough money to live comfortable and free from worries.

@americangirlreacts

2 жыл бұрын

That's all I want from life. Just the basics.

I live in a small-ish town in Poland, in a small-ish apartment block consisting of eight units, two of which are owned by the town council. They rent them to the needy at mutually agreed costs. There are apartment blocks like this everywhere, and we freely mix and go about our various lives, nodding our heads and greeting "Dzien-Dobre" (good day)... and especially in summers, happy smiles. Four years living in this town and I have not heard of any violent crimes, and I have a wide range of friends and students here. That is Social Democracy.

@americangirlreacts

2 жыл бұрын

I love this. Thanks for sharing

What I love about your video's is when you upload a video you are reacting to its large not a small video in the corner of the screen which you can barely see.

Just to back up another couple of points from the video, I live in a country (the UK) where handguns were legal, there were shootings & gun controls were put in place.. we no longer have school shootings. At all. There is some knife crime but it takes a tiny fraction of the lives that guns did. Australia is another example of a country where guns were allowed & they changed.. saving thousands of lives. As for medical debt, I watched a video of an American talking about some of the same health issues that I have & just wept.. the US just seems like a third world country in this aspect.

@americangirlreacts

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@kenchristie9214

2 жыл бұрын

Most third countries would be offended being compared to the U.S.

@tompiper9276

2 жыл бұрын

@@kenchristie9214 You might have intend your comments as satire but I suspect it's closer to the truth than you realise.

@trinaroach2832

Жыл бұрын

I recently read a statement that said "America is either the most UNDEVELOPED developed country, or the most DEVELOPED undeveloped country. Take your pick."

See, the difference is, that for a lot of Dutch people, being one myself. Things like having running water is seen as a basic human right. I’ve never ever heard of water being cut off because a bill is not paid. That just feels crazy to me.

16:30 "Your water got shut off" : It is considered unethical to cut off water and gas to people who are unable to keep up with paying their utilities, so there are laws against this practice in many/all EU countries: shutting off water and gas is illegal in Germany and many/all other European countries. That same argument is being made regarding electricity in Germany, ´cause electricity *can* still be shut off in Germany. Other European countries have also already abolished that practice and went ahead so to say. European utilities still make billions of € in revenue. Their stock are still valueable investments. They may suffer a bit at the bottom-line (profits), but so be it. The whole notion of corporations *being forced* to endure and act on Social Responsibilities is probably mindblowing for every (brainwashed) American. But please remember, we *do still outcompete the US* in exports to other capitalistic free markets across the globe (Cars, Industry production, Industry commodities, consulting services, and many more). The European system (economy, education, transportation/logistics, etc) is more human, more efficient, more flexible and still leads to better results at the same time.

@RustyDust101

2 жыл бұрын

Weeeell, yes, amenities supplies can shut off their products to customers, ie water, electricity, gas, etc. Buuuuut it takes a LOT for companies to be allowed to shut off their amenities. For example in Germany you have to fail to pay THREE consecutive payments (which are quarterly pre-payments), THEN the companies have to send you multiple reminders of required payment, including at LEAST one with "Einschreiben mit Rückschein" / "personally delivered letter with counter-reciept" that has to be hand-delivered to you as the recipient. Even THEN that only results in a personal representative of the company having to come to your home personally, sit down with you, discussing down-payment plans, and even THEN you still have to fail to pay these down-payment plans completely. ONLY then can amenities companies actually shut off essential amenities to your house. So it doesn't just happen out of the blue sky. You definitely were given more than enough notice before that happens.

@seanthiar

Жыл бұрын

Shutting of any necessities in Germany is forbidden by law. And there are some things that can't be seized if you need them for example your car if you need it to get to work. Electricity can be cut of, but not if you have children or if it is an unnecessary hardship, like having a electricity powered heating system in the winter.

9:45 Sorry but the healthcare system in the USA sucks accross the USA with no exception. You only think that it isn't too bad where you live because you have no experience with real healthcare systems that exist in most of the rest of the world (not only Europe - many countries in Asia and South America, Australia and even some countries in Africa have better healthcare than the USA). It may be true that the healthcare system is less outragously bad when compared to other states in the USA, but a pile of dog poop is still a pile of dog poop even after pouring some deodorant on top to hide the smell. 13:50 That's illegal in most European countries and an employer who calls you in while you're on vacation commits an offense - in some countries this is actually a criminal offense. 22:00 Trade schools are an option - or your children could apply to study in a European country (except the UK which actually has tuition fees). Most countries offer the same education to foreigners as well, provided they applied successfully. Sure, there are costs, but they are not tuition fees. Here in Germany you need money for your basic needs like rent, food and the like, and on top of that you have to pay an administrative fee to the university which is usually about € 300 per semester and includes a semesterticket (students can use public transportation in their region with a semesterticket for the entire semester which is 6 months). On top you obviously need some supplies for university like books, a laptop and stuff like that.

@destroyraiden

2 жыл бұрын

In the US there is incentives for doctors to not tell you things are wrong or help you if they don't considered it bad enough like a few steps from the ER type of thing and sometimes you come in with things they can't identify easily they dismiss you and just say it's in your head rather then run test, problem solve, and be proactive in understanding what is wrong and how to help that's what they really don't want to do even in the ER! Also in the US you best look white and claim it on all your medical paper work if you don't you won't get the top care of the mundane to poor care the doctors are willing to offer you!

@jimmcglynn1

2 жыл бұрын

Not all of the UK has tuition fees at undergraduate level, in Scotland you only pay tuition fees to do a masters or doctorate degree. Tuition for undergraduates is free. You do pay for accommodation and living expenses. Graduates from different countries in Europe still have to pay tuition fees for post graduate studies depending where the do them. The cost is still not crippling, like €3000 per year.

@winterlinde5395

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a good idea! Your children could join you learning Dutch/ German, now. Then it will be easier for them to study there. Even if the lessons are going to be available in English. If they play videogames give them the German version. When my son started playing Minecraft it wasn’t available in German. With all the how-to videos in English on top that’s how he learned English. Or German/ Dutch childrens TV on the internet. Better: come over as soon as possible 🤗❤️

@scottirvine121

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the same about that comment, you can’t miss what you’ve never had

Im finnish and never even thought of moving abroad, wouldnt want to leave the country i love, i quess that means we are doing things well :P

Bless you Ma'am, we all have days where we rant then regret. We are all human & have our bad days. That is life. Don't worry about it.

Q: "Are you running a fever?" A: "Are you a MD?" I've seen quite a few US managers come and go. Some tried the US way of managing here and that didn't go well for them ever. Over here lower and middle managers are there to facilitate the workers. Workers aren't there to make those managers look good.

After 12 years of a really terrible government here in England our NHS is having some issues but earlier this year our daughter saw her GP and was sent straight to a clinic for tests, then biopsies and diagnosed with cancer, all within a week. She had surgery three weeks later (it would have been sooner but the oncologist agreed to delay one week ( but no more) as our granddaughter's 16th birthday was coming up. She is still off work (on full pay) until treatment is finished and of course, has no worries about medical debt because it's all covered by taxation. If you are on a proper employment contract you get paid annual leave ( minimum of 21 days plus ten Bank Holidays, by law, you get sick pay, employers like mine even give mental health days, a day you can take just to give yourself some headspace and that doesn't come from you leave or sick days. After a bereavement, I was given three weeks of compassionate leave, again in addition to annual leave, and in the run-up to that bereavement, I was given paid family leave. Yes a fair % of my paycheque is taken in tax and my occupational pension but I don't have any co-pay or health insurance to find, I'm now over 60 so even any prescriptions I need are free. Oh and my grandchildren don't need armed guards at their school because we don't place " freedom" to own guns over the freedom to have a childhood

with all due respects to our KZreadrs here, but most of the American's who have understood life outside of the USA, have lived or moved outside of the USA for a substantial time. The large majority of Americans have not really experienced life outside of their community to which they were educated or grew up in. The dream holiday destination for most Americans is Disneyland and/or Las Vegas, both fantasy lands. It is inspiring to see Bernie and his supporters are making some in roads with conception of medical practices and other social issue (I am not necessarily a Bernie supporter) but it nice to see that some people understand the USA will not subside under a more social leaning society.

The American healthcare system is neither broken nor not functioning as planned. The difference is that the American system has always been planned as a profit-making industry. The sick are seen as the customer and the providers do whatever makes the most profit. All other developed countries have systems that are planned for the benefit and outcome of the patients.

I am from Serbia. I am currently on my fourth paid month of sick leave. Serbia is not a rich country in Europe. My first month was paid by the company, and the rest is paid by the state social service, which takes care of the poor, sick and people who are unable to work.

In the Netherlands I think you can't get cut off water and/or electricity. They're main necessities of life. If you don't have the money, you have to get help to be able to pay for it.

Not to suffer any debts just because you are getting sick is something great. You simply go to the doctor or the hospital if needed, and its's fine. You do so, before it worsens. Of course, some people still wait too long, but there is no reason for this. At least in Germany. We had a time when people had to pay 10 Euro when visiting the doctor the first time per quarter. During this time many waited until they got really struck down by their illness. Getting sick to work can you even cost you the job, depending on the field you are working in. Most superiors really don't want to see you on the working place when you are sick. Of course they don't like it when you are always sick, but it is ok to be sick. It is so ok, that many companies not even want you to visit the doctor if it's something minor that will be ok after a day ( 1. the sick note will free you very often for at least a week 2. in the waiting room are other sick people, so you might get another infect, no reason for risk). The days off are mandatory, you have to take them, your company wants to know as early as possible when you want to take them, so they can make plans around it. And your time off, is your time off - usually this means you don't have to be available for your employer. People always want to buy/to consume, about this I think this might be because the have so less control over their lives. Sounds hard? When people are always at work over 50 hours or something, than consuming becomes one of the few cases when they can choose free. Ok, at least they are told so. Ads do their job as well. And the show off, show who you are by clothing, the newest smartphone etc. I will not say this does not happen elsewhere, but this livestyle supports such a behavior Your rights end there where they violate the rights of others. And when something you do or want to do violates the rights of others, you should step back from it. And to the last part: the opposite of social is anti-social.

In most European countries your children's healthcare is provided free of charge and it is not means-tested and does not rely on how much money you make, here in the UK all medical needs for anybody under 18 are completely free no matter what is needed, as far as having your water cut off because you are a few $100 in arrears that will not happen in the vast majority of European countries because water is a basic human right, for instance here in the UK you do not pay for water but you do pay for the system which supplies your domestic supply but you will never be disconnected especially if you have children

I think there is a lot of capitalism and consumerism in the Netherlands, too. Impact of American culture is huge in the Netherlands, for decades already.

Tip: if you want to know how a word is pronounced in an other language, type it in in google translate and click the speaker. It's not 100% accurate, but you'll get a pretty good idea.

@henkoosterink8744

2 жыл бұрын

Ontzettend goede tip.....

@americangirlreacts

2 жыл бұрын

Oh you dont like when i sound it out??? hahaha thank you

@harrynac6017

2 жыл бұрын

@@americangirlreacts Lol. No, I appreciate the effort. It honestly was just a tip.

Hi I'm in the u.k. and I work to live not live to work , we are encouraged to take holiday , I'm thankful we have our NHS health service it's been around since the 50s it's had it's issues over the yrs but still we hold it very dear . 🙂

@589steven

2 жыл бұрын

It was established in 1948.

@joeblowe8993

2 жыл бұрын

You all keep saying that... it's like it's drilled into you or something... word for word

@claregale9011

2 жыл бұрын

@@joeblowe8993 lol bless you , no I really do think that , it saved my daughters life twice and treated my mum when she had cancer so yes I hold it very dear .

I’m in the Uk I am now retired and am free from most tax, when I was, we payed for the UK’s health system, the NHS (National Health System) cost ,from my taxes around £250 - £300 per month for everything up to and including long term illnesses and terminal cancer even after X-rays, CT scans, Chemo Therapy and radiation therapy and end of life care. Oh! Don’t forget medicine charges normally in England it’s now £9 per item. It’s free in Scotland not sure about Northern Island and Wales but the maximum is no more than Englands. If your disabled everything is free you can commute part of your disability allowance to get a free car even (you have a car cost limit for a basic car but pay an upfront amount and get a better vehicle. Sorry but this all means it’s socially funded which according to your people in the US is tatamount to communism almost. Yes we have queues at hospitals mostly because of people over using the system, but ambulances are all free and see a specialist if it’s important that you do dictated by your local GP (general Practitioner). I do hope your country wakes up soon else your homeless ghettoes will get overwhelming.

Hey, heard in the vid that things aren’t easy for you so just subscribed to show support. Wishing you all the best, from Belgium.

@americangirlreacts

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing!

In Europe, the water companies and power aren't allowed to cut people off.

First time I got sick I went into work like a trooper..... took 2 weeks to get over the illness... Next time I got sick I took a day off..... and was able to go in good as new the next day..... People underestimate the power of rest as a cure fore some illnesses...???

I have lived in Greece & it is illegal to switch off your water. That is life threatening. You just have to do a deal with the water company about how much you can pay per month.

University level education is actually free in some countries in Europe, i.e. Poland. It's all about how do you perform on exams than how much you can pay. There are obviously paid universities as well so if you don want to put an efforet you can still get your degree.

I'm from Sweden. I was born here and I have lived here my whole life. Therefore, how things are done here is normal to me. I don't say that it's the best way but it kinda works. I work in a high school here (not as a teacher) and right now I'm on summer leave. I'm soon on week 3 and have two more weeks after that. I'll be gone from work for a total of five weeks. Most of my colleagues also have five weeks. I will be gone a few days in the fall as well to traveling and during the Christmas holidays I will have around two weeks. My boss has had talks with me about me not leaving work on time. She thinks a work TO MUCH. From what I've heard you can not work too much in America? When it comes to healthcare people don't seem to understand that we have insurance here as well but it doesn't cost that much and we get money BACK when we have been sick. We don't have to pay ridiculous amounts of money for an emergency visit or to go in to deliver a baby. My friend had a baby the other month. They only had to pay for the food that the dad ate and the parking ticket. Nothing else. Here there isn't anything called "medical debt". Here you pay a maximum of about 200 dollars a year for medical care. Doesn't matter what treatment you need.

@kellymcbright5456

Жыл бұрын

I work in a swedish school, too :)

As a German it actually sounds insane to me that people working in a restaurant would come in sick, that's even illegal here. If you work in food or healthcare you are obligated by law to stay at home if you catch a virus or any other possibly contagious sickness, yes even just having a cold.

"There've been so many school shootings this year..." Wow, omg. that's so terrible!

Grab your char! I don't know much about the Netherlands but in most European countries drinking water is seen as a basic instrument of collective sanitation and your supply can't be cut off even if you don't pay your water bills. Yes, you'll get a fine, a bigger fine, a heafty fine but water keeps running. People not being able to wash their hands, etc. are hazardous to the rest of society and it can't be allowed.

Health care will always be a big issue in America. The people in America that get Health care paid by their company don`t care, until it`s time they get laid off or quit their job and Health care doesn`t go with them. Another thing is, according to your company, you`re way to important to have time off but, not that important for a pay raise.

Im appalled that your water company can cut you off, that's inhumane and degrading. In the UK the water companies are not allowed to cut anyone off, no matter how much money they owe.

@americangirlreacts

2 жыл бұрын

Im appalled as well. i didnt mention that they wouldnt even take a portion. They needed the full amount, then had to wait the next day for it to be on. Its really opened my eyes.

Just imagine having free healcare,nhs uk. Yes it's paid for under taxes but it's far less than Americans pay in insurreence

There's another great video also called 6 lies America told me about Europe from a channel called international Karl,, it's well worth checking out. He is an American living in the UK and he has some great points especially about social housing

@americangirlreacts

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

In the UK and I believe most of Europe water is a right, if you can't pay your bill they can't cut your supply, they find away for you to make small payments until you can afford to pay the normal amount

@henkheemskerk4437

2 жыл бұрын

@Koowluh That is not completely correct

We Dutch are most common to the Belgiums and Germans. But we trade, the Germans produce. So centrury's we are highly connected because the river Rine, The Waal, the Schelde are going to Germany and Belgium so Germany and Belgium needs our outcome to the sea to trade their produced products. And their are the Dutch to buy and trade their products to the rest of the world because we speak many languages :) So that gives us the advanges. Thats the key to whats the differents between Dutch and German and Belgium people,. We trade what they produce our needs from the rest of the world.

In the uk water companies dont cut your water off for none payment in domestic properties don't know about the rest on Europe

10:43 Maybe a bit off-topic but Americans mention 'food stamps" so casually and don't even realize food stamps are not a thing in other countries. The US is the only country in the world where people have to rely on food stamps to survive. In the richest country in the world... but not even close to being the most populated one.

Maybe i'am an old Dutch-Canadian what is going on in the Netherlands with the healthcare is better than any where else , and that is no B.S. .I am fifty-plus years in Canada and the healthcare is better in the Netherlands than the U. S.

@kenchristie9214

2 жыл бұрын

The U.S. has the worst healthcare on the planet, and the most expensive.

Insurance for healthcare just seems awful. Kids who can’t get to a doctor because of a lack of insurance? I am so baffled by that system. And it also being income dependent. I just can’t.

I’ve been several times in the US and worked together with US serviceman (NATO). What occurred to me is that our approach towards being a social minded person is translated towards a socialistic minded person. Life is, above all, shareware. Once we introduced them in our country (Netherlands) we could show them how it can be done as well. Yes, we have our ‘bad neighborhoods’ as well. In my perspective, taking care for each other, is a very healthy sign of the society.

Yes I can confirm the UK does have private gated communities, we too are affected by classism and capitalism

@maureengreenin3003

2 жыл бұрын

Under the current Tory government, we in the UK unfortunately have let some of the bad practices of the USA start taking over. Many people here believed the rhetoric of the like of Nigel Farah( the friend of the last USA president), that everyone is after their money or their jobs or their housing, and god forbid if we stayed in Europe, which now that we have left, realise how we were lied to and are regretting their decision. Like the USA we have found the rich are getting excessively richer, whilst the poor no matter how hard they work cannot earn a living wage. I can see another general strike coming in the future.

In Australia children are covered under their parents health insurance whilst they're dependent, when they start working they pay their own private cover. If they elect not to have insurance you're still covered under our Medicare system which gives everyone the right to healthcare in a govt funded hospital. Care is not refused for any reason.

At the last IT company I worked for you where not allowed into the office while sick even before the pandemic.

Oh, another thing that is great over here is maternal leave. Women who want to, can go back to work after 13 weeks, but if they prefer, they can take a three year leave, even dads can take time off for six weeks and parents that prefer the woman to work, the dad can take up three years of leave with a salary reduced by one third while being guaranteed to be taken back into his/her workplace. Social democracy at work!!!! As for a broken leg, I just have one, and all expenses are covered. One of my daughters in law just did that. She stayed at home for the first year after her child was born, but then she got ants in her pants and started going back to work in her old job. I, mysel had five children and my partner fell ill with aggressive polyarthritis after our last child was born. All his expenses are covered a 100%, the CAF(Caisse d'allocations Familliales) paid into a pension fund for me, because with so many kids and a handicapped partner I obviously could not work outside of the home. Now I'm retired, evidently as far as raising the kids goes, and besides the salary they still pay me to take care of my partner, I get a decent pension. This is the thing over here. There is a social net, that will catch you when you're falling!

@americangirlreacts

2 жыл бұрын

exactly

America is a great country, if you have never been out of the country that is

What's really strange for us foreigners is the fact that your healthcare can vary from state to state. The US is one country.

diference may be that even poorest of poor can affort medical help etc. you have social programs which help them.

In Australia, they don't cut off your water. They also don't cut off your electricity. There's other ways they work things out. Also there's NO medical bankruptcies and NOBODY goes to jail for debts; not even taxes. Dignity and respect.

@americangirlreacts

Жыл бұрын

GO AUSTRALIA!!!!!

9:50 in the Netherlands if we "need" medical treatment, no matter the cause.. it's next to free.. we pay our own risk(€380 a year) and our health insurrance around €150 a month.. But pretty much anything is free.. weither its an ambulance to pick u up, giving birth or a heart attack.. its "all" covered. Some exceptions are specific medications.. they are not covered.. but u can get that money back from the taxes.

Lol, its legal to shut your water off if you fall behind on bills? add that one to the list, here in the UK they can't legally shut your water off however far you fall behind.

In the Netherlands we " work to live , not live to work "

Send your oldest to the UK for his higher education. He'll probably still have some debt at the end of it, but it'll be about 5-10% of what it would cost him/you otherwise.

@johannesheinsohn6956

2 жыл бұрын

In Germany he gets his higher education for free. In the UK I can recommend Dundee university in Scotland for having the best cost-value balance in higher education I know of in the UK. P.S. (after @S Knox comment) My comment about Dundee university above is from an international perspective being an exchange student from abroad. This comment is a direct reply on the attempt to recruit an US student to the UK.

@51bikerboy

2 жыл бұрын

You must be joking! Good higher education is mainly for the rich in the UK! The rest of the struggling British people often don't have enough money to buy food! The UK is becoming little America. It works the same, they were always told that they were the best country in the world/Europe and felt that they were leading the world. Some of this "otherworldly" people discovered that the UK was not a world leading country but just a union of 67 million people out of the over 7 billion people in the world.

@sknox1394

2 жыл бұрын

Higher education in Scotland and Wales is free for their residents. Not sure about NI. Think it’s only England who charges tuition fees.

@johannesheinsohn6956

2 жыл бұрын

@@51bikerboy +1✅ ...and with Brexit the British are now following the US into the same dark place of cultural isolation and limited intellectual horizons. So sad. Greetings just across the border to the Netherlands! ♥NL ♥EU

@Sumppen

2 жыл бұрын

In Finland, and afaik all nordic countries, all education is free (for residents), and you’re even paid a small, but reasonable amount, to cover any costs you may have, including like 80% of your housing cost

... its a bit odd to refer to Europa - as one state ( like USA) . We are not. We have even many different language.

Technically, healthcare in The Netherlands isn’t run by the government. It’s a hybrid system. The law requires that everybody gets insurance for basic healthcare. The government decides what is covered by that insurance (like all treatments by the family doctor, most hospital treatments, and most medicines). The insurance companies then contractually decide how that insurance money is spent (like which doctors and hospitals are covered, and which are not). So the Dutch are insured for most healthcare treatments, but not necessarily with the doctor or hospital of their choice. On top of that, one can get voluntary insurance for premium healthcare.

@americangirlreacts

2 жыл бұрын

I will say since the virus happened I haven't had to pay health insurance for my son. That pretty awesome

In the Netherlands, ur children would covered by the health insurance, because as a parent, u have a health insurance urself. U dont pay extra for kids

Tip for you or Charlie (if you haven't seen it yet). An American and a Dutch economist have done a comparison between the US and NL in 7 different areas using a scientific approach. "Best Country for the Middle Class (ft. @Econoboi) by money & marco." You probably know this one: "David Cross: Why America Sucks at Everything by The Gravel institute." Wishing you and Charlie the life you wish to lead!💫💪

Health Insurance for your children is free, they are automatically covered with their parents insurance (no extra costs).

in the netherlands If you do not pay the water bill, your drinking water company may not just shut you down. The company must first send you a payment reminder and try to contact you personally. If you still do not pay, the company may stop the supply of water. and the average water costs it will cost you about €10 per month

ghettoes. America does love their gated communities. A lot of communities in Calgary were put together by americans as gated communitiies.

Here in the UK it's illegal to cut your water off.I didn't pay them for 4 years ignored every red letter.They eventually wrote the money off if i started paying it from then on.I've paid it ever since but if i'm ever skint again that's the first thing i won't pay.I guess we're really lucky in the UK compared to the US with things like that.Have a lovely day.

@americangirlreacts

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I honestly had no idea they could do that. :) have a wonderful day!

@ripvanwincle2258

Жыл бұрын

@@americangirlreacts Just one dumb question.If they cut your water off how do you use the toilet?They can't cut your water off comletely right?

Im glad i live in the Netherlands and Europe

Really wanted to show some support here, I get that your situation might not be the best and your content seems pretty good from this video here.. So I subbed, cannot really do more than watch, sub and give likes.. but hopefully that helps you at least a little.. ^^ As a Dutch person I do not know what it is like in America, but wishing you all the best! :D

So in Canada, utilities do NOT get shut off. You can just keep your account active and create a payment plan. Water and power are rights. Healthcare access, and in a timely manner is a right. Equal, quality education is a right. Canada is not perfect, but it has an ethical social safety net. I am very grateful. I did not pay one cent to have 1 emergency c section and 2 planned c sections ( I have cerebral spasticity- so no labor). And the gun thing. We do NOT teach students how to deal with active shooters. That is ridiculous!

Just as a side note. Lots what she says applies not only to the Netherlands but give or take across the EU countries. E.G.: -Except for what I pay by means of the amount taken out as taxes from my gross wages, I don't pay a single dime on top of that to be in my nations (Belgium) healthcare and still have the basic healthcare including dental. (which boils down to no hospitalization insurance). If I wanted more, then I'm free to get a private healthcare plan to extent to even cover those things that are just purely elective or being able to have a hospital room to yourself. -Being sick even for a month doesn't mean that I lose any of my wages because not showing up for work -Not everything is about buying stuff, getting more stuff, getting in debt for stuff that you don't need. It's getting worse and worse over the years but not nearly as bad as the USA. -Unless you outright refuse to pay your water bill or refuse to set up a plan to pay off your water bill, your water supply will not be completely shutdown here in Belgium. -The only time, the one and only time, that I saw a weapon being fired in real life (56yr old) , is during my military service. If you look it up, there have been more school shootings in the USA during the first 6 months of 2022 then there have been across the entirety of Europe (not just the EU) in the last 100 years.

When I was still working at the office one day my chef TOLD me (not even asked) I had to come in Saturday because there was so much work to be done. I worked from Monday to Friday. I came in at 8.30am and walked out at 5pm, not 10 minutes past, no 5.15, no, 5pm. THOSE were my hours, not more. When I told him I don't work in the weekends because I have other things to do he DARED telling me I didn't have heart for the office (he was right btw, I couldn't care less, especially about him but still..) and there was too much work. I told him that if there's too much work, they need more employees instead of letting those who already work 5 days a week come in on a Saturday. He was pretty pissed off but what could he do? My contract was clear about it. So I never worked on a Saturday and I heard later the ones who did were asked again for the next Saturday but they refused. Can't remember how they solved it but I guess they must have. Maybe the cheff came in himself. Who knows, although I must say, I've never seen him work, EVER. I saw him walk, I saw him drink coffee, I saw him make schedules how OTHER people worked but I never EVER saw HIM work. I'm sure he'd dead now, no loss to this world.

@americangirlreacts

2 жыл бұрын

I have always told my employees that if i were to ever call you in and you cant or you dont want to, just tell me. I dont expect for them to just bend over backwards for me.. Ive also have had many jobs where there wasnt a choice. I was the boss, i had to figure it out. I am also a working manager. I am going to try my hardest to not have to go back to that. 50 hour weeks. screw that.

In the Netherlands, It's actually illegal for an employer to fire someone, just for being sick.

@americangirlreacts

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, america can be crazy. We do get so many sick days when working factory jobs, but with restaurant work or grocery store work you can forget about it. I cant wait to visit

Actually most student loan debt in the US that goes into default is from the 'Trade Schools' and not the traditional 4 yr Universities and Colleges. The reason is these 'Trade Schools' tell you to just borrow the money, you can always borrow more to get through the end of the program, but they government only guarantees they can borrow up to a limited amount, and they get 1/2-2/3's the way through that trade school and can't borrow more money to make it through the end. They end up in debt and w/o that job that the trade school was supposed to get them.

I grew up in the U.S. back when it was a great nation. Those days are long over to anyone informed and who isn’t in denial. Let’s take a look at the indisputable facts: America has the most prisoners of any nation in the world, both per capita and by sheer number. Quite an “accomplishment” for having the most violent crime of any First World nation. America’s public education system is currently ranked 35th at the high school level internationally. It is so bad that there are dozens of videos on KZread in which people on the street are asked very simple questions that they can’t answer. Jay Leno made a whole series of them. In every American city there are sprawling ghettos of drug dealing gangs. Homeless people and mental cases roam the streets. Mass shootings are so common that it doesn’t even make the mainstream news any more unless more than four were killed by a single gunman. America is home to the highest cost of healthcare in the world, but the quality of service ranked by impartial international sources place it below the top ten. The extremely limited public transportation system is filthy, dangerous and incredibly slow and inefficient. Compare that to almost any other modern city where buses, trams, trains and subways are cheap, clean, safe and usually faster than driving. The quality of many American food products is so bad that even China and Russia ban them from import, and of course, the EU.

@americangirlreacts

Жыл бұрын

Right there with you. It's insane.

@CookinginRussia

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@@americangirlreacts - Actually what's insane is how the vast majority of Americans still think they are living in the best nation in the world just because they are better than North Korea and Ethiopia. When you point out the faults (as I did in my original post here), their reactions are inevitably that you hate America and don't come back. Newsflash: No one who leaves the U.S. ever comes back voluntarily. You will never meet an American who left for another First World nation and came back telling you how bad it was there. Yet you meet people everywhere across Europe and Japan who tried living in the U.S. for a year or two, only to come running back home and vowing to never return again.

@duhni4551

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@@CookinginRussia USA is great country if you have money to live in there, if not, well, as you say, no one would willingly live in there. But that is how USA has always been, it is based on the personal merit and success, not on collective good. Not that it is a good thing, just so people understands the mindset which is quite different from most of the nations in the world.

@CookinginRussia

Жыл бұрын

@@duhni4551 - No. You are not old enough to remember how it was in the 1950's and on. Things didn't really go off the rails completely until Reagan came along. At this point having money isn't going to help you because there is filth and decay everywhere around you.

@duhni4551

Жыл бұрын

@@CookinginRussia I bet when you have enough money, you can escape it. Also the point wasn't that, the point was about the fundamental difference between USA's and European nations basic values where the nation is based on. European nations are based on collective good, as we see each others as one big family if you will, where US. citizens sees each others strangers and thus no one cares because the basic value is personal merit and well being that is earned with own hands. In a word, USA is quite Darwinistic nation.

My mother ( 91 years) has cancer in her nose, and she gets all the care and treatment just like everyone else. 🙏

@americangirlreacts

2 жыл бұрын

Bless her heart. That makes me happy. my grandpa died of cancer. he was in his 60's

@miran4471

2 жыл бұрын

@@americangirlreacts thank you so much! 🌷

@miran4471

2 жыл бұрын

@@americangirlreacts that is very young 60+😔🙏

Just as an example of European health care, I recently had a health scare & had a CT scan and two MRIs in the space of 2 weeks & there was no waiting, I turned up 10 minutes before my appointment & there were no charges. In the US everything costs so much more because there is a HUGE amount of profit (sometimes hundreds of time the cost of the medication) being taken out of the system which in other countries gets reinvested. The UK gets the same antihistamines from the same suppliers and it costs us max £9, look up the cost in the States.. the only difference in the price is profit.

The US sounds like hell to work in. My US friends meet us in Mexico for holidays every year and they're afraid to stay for more than 5 or 6 days in case they lose their job or work contracts. We're there for 2 or 3 weeks with no worries. No holidays, no contract, no rights, no maternity leave and a huge percentage of your wages going to health insurance that might or might not cover you for some of the time you're ill. Screw that.