High crime, high health costs, high auto expenses, long commutes, unsafe public transportation, long stressful work hours, high college costs, high home prices, high job insecurity, high personal debt, high childcare expenses, are not anyone's idea of living a "Dream".

@churblefurbles

5 күн бұрын

All the fruits of the civil rights act and 1965.

@kylelaforest9919

4 күн бұрын

US is the best

@alexisevans1775

3 күн бұрын

Wow. Why am I still living here?

@kylelaforest9919

3 күн бұрын

@@alexisevans1775 because were the best country

@alexisevans1775

3 күн бұрын

@@kylelaforest9919 ???? Yeah right.

The reasons why Europeans used to come here really don't exist any more. Ireland isn't starving. Refugees wandering from country to country due to the devastation of a world war has not happened since 1945. If you live in a safe place, have a job and can spend time with family without worrying about going bankrupt if you get sick, why leave?

@markfitzgerald181

22 күн бұрын

I'm Irish and moving to the US next year for work, with my wife and 2 boys. Gonna be a great experience.

@malumnexus7919

22 күн бұрын

​@markfitzgerald181 Why? Personally, I'm looking at escaping not just the US, but the West altogether.

@ericclark133

22 күн бұрын

Immigration from Europe came to a trickle a century ago. Your assessment applies to western and Northern Europe, but it didn’t apply to Eastern Europe and Italy until after WWII. Not a lot of people really directly immigrated from France, Spain, or Portugal, at any point in history.

@lionheart.5983

22 күн бұрын

Welcome to kenya. ​@@malumnexus7919

@Viconius

22 күн бұрын

@@markfitzgerald181 "I'm Irish and moving to the US next year for work, with my wife and 2 boys. Gonna be a great experience." Don't listen to the whiners who can't even understand moving for work, it's beyond them. You can make misery or happiness anywhere. My family moved here from Mayo and Waterford 80+ years ago. 4 hard working generations of plumbers, carpenters, lawyers, doctors, firemen, teachers, welders and more. Had a family member move back to Ireland to retire for the first time 3 years ago. Just remember the US is VERY LARGE, you can find all kinds of places here without leaving the country. Depending on where you live it may be very easy to feel at home...if you want it to. 👌

They don't need to come here. They have it better than we do. They have nice clean cities, healthcare thats affordable. They passed us by a while ago.

@bigrichie6766

10 күн бұрын

wrong on so many factors lmao, painting a broad brush like that is just ignorant. uk and plenty of other european countries have plenty of issues with their healthcare systems, as well as countries like france becoming more diverse than ever before, has seen a giant crime spike in recent years, i mean i just saw that prison break a few days ago break the news in france lol, let's not act as if europe is some haven. you're spouting pure nonsense.

@C1K450

8 күн бұрын

Just because it’s free, doesn’t mean it’s good. Also wait times are insane. Just look at Canada’s healthcare system, and many of them flock to Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago, New York, and Miami to get things done medically.

@yatarookayama8329

8 күн бұрын

Wrong Free health care system No longer exist in Europe either ! Cities over run by illegal immigrants and clean ? have you seen Paris 🤨🤨

@ronchasr6656

8 күн бұрын

exactly!

@gauloise6442

7 күн бұрын

@@bigrichie6766 Exactly, it's more like America's problems - multicultural societies with racial tension, junk food, vulture capitalism, break down of communities with resulting alienation - are being exported there, so why move?

If people outside the US have the same concerns we citizens have, you know there's a problem.

@TheCharleseye

22 күн бұрын

The problem being that the US is the most talked about country in international news, so people in other countries know more about our problems than we do about theirs? Yup, you're right. That is a problem.

@georgeinjapan6583

14 күн бұрын

@@TheCharleseye Still people should travel and learn.

@rapid13

12 күн бұрын

Yes, and that problem has a name: the media.

@georgeinjapan6583

12 күн бұрын

@@rapid13 Reduce time seeing/ hearing the media and if possible travel. Talk to people from other places...

@WillieFungo

9 күн бұрын

They are just too obsessed with the U.S. and get all their opinions from exaggerated news.

I'm from the US and took a trip to Europe recently, I love the architecture and how they don't pump their foods with preservatives and dyes.

@luvslogistics1725

21 күн бұрын

Do they have parking spots in Europe? Do you have more than an inch clearance on either side of your subcompact as you drive down city streets?

@frenchfriedfish1990

21 күн бұрын

@@luvslogistics1725 not really but public transportation is good but does not have the same freedom as a car

@crwnofenlightenment

21 күн бұрын

​@@frenchfriedfish1990 I wholeheartedly agree. These folks in the comment section think America is just the greatest at everything. They dont realize the poison and chemicals being placed into their food daily.

@austinhernandez2716

21 күн бұрын

​@@luvslogistics1725have you ever been there before? What a stupid question. In America, a business can't run without minimum parking spots. That's not freedom, that's coercion. So much for a "free" market. Europeans have other modes of transportation available, unlike Americans. They actually have a choice.

@winterlinde5395

19 күн бұрын

@@luvslogistics1725We have smaller parking lots and narrower streets and we can drive. So we are fine. 👍🏻😃

Briggs since you asked about the foreign banking thing, the U.S. is one of only a few countries (I think Eritrea is the other) that tax citizens who live overseas on their global income. As a result, foreign banks have to abide by IRS regulations on accounts owned by Americans. Some foreign banks are of the opinion that it's easier to disallow accounts owned by Americans than it is to comply with IRS regulations, seeing as how the bank is not even located in the U.S.

@georgeinjapan6583

13 күн бұрын

Which politician supported this policy?

@davidpierce3217

13 күн бұрын

@@georgeinjapan6583 I believe this policy originated with the Sixteenth Amendment in 1913, which allows every citizen of the United States to be federally taxed, whether residing at home or abroad

@yaimavol

6 күн бұрын

Do they have to do that even in Switzerland now?

@davidpierce3217

6 күн бұрын

@@yaimavol Supposedly, yes. How good the compliance is, who knows

Although college costs are far lower in Europe, in most countries they have strict testing requirements that most students here couldn’t pass due to America’s crappy k-12 education system.

@JM-gu3tx

10 күн бұрын

The European system is designed to fail you out as soon as possible and move you to a vocation track. Fewer Europeans going to university is the downside, but American education inflation is another problem this creates. A bachelors isn't worth much anymore. Americans wouldn't stand a chance in Europe's very rigorous college entrance exams or the rigor of a 10th grade high school class. And American schools have zero discipline nowadays, which is becoming a global problem. Sad but true. Americans spend more on education and yet have the worst (or among the worst) educational outcomes in the industrialized world. Americans don't look for information on their own and expect to be spoon fed it or get it from TV. Europeans know better than to do this. You have to teach yourself in this life.

@WillieFungo

9 күн бұрын

That's silly. Just speak for yourself. America produces far more skilled students than Europe.

@timothykeith1367

9 күн бұрын

There is no single American education system. Different school systems have different outcomes

@WillieFungo

9 күн бұрын

Some of you guys over glorify Europe so much, it's hilarious.

@HollyDutton-wz8fe

9 күн бұрын

Years ago, a legal immigrant from Brazil(then a foreign languages teacher, with a bachelor's in foreign languages and one in elementary education, both from the University of Tennessee in Memphis), told me that free college in her country was limited to the best students. If a high school graduate wants to go to college, he has to take a tough college entry exam called the vestibular. This exam is very difficult and complicated, and covers a wide range of subjects. Some students can pass the vestibular on their first try, while others have to take it several times in order to pass it.

I like watching Lost In the Pond, where Laurence gives all the differences between the two countries - The US and England. He loves living in Chicago, btw.

@scrambler69-xk3kv

21 күн бұрын

I didn't. He gave a lot of wrong or incomplete info in his videos. And his attempt at humor ruined the videos.

@martharunstheworld

21 күн бұрын

@@scrambler69-xk3kv I love his humor!

@austinhernandez2716

21 күн бұрын

​@@scrambler69-xk3kvwanting a boring video with no humor

@bobsagetsbastarddaughter4591

20 күн бұрын

@@scrambler69-xk3kvhis humor is great

@Timberhawk

12 күн бұрын

“I have struck a city - a real city - and they call it Chicago. ... This is the first American city I have encountered. It holds rather more than a million of people with bodies, and stands on the same sort of soil as Calcutta. Having seen it, I urgently desire never to see it again. It is inhabited by savages.” - Rudyard Kipling

America's health care system exists for 3 reasons; doctors, lobbyists, and politicians.

@striker44

10 күн бұрын

Insurance, lawyers, medical education mafia too.

@JM-gu3tx

10 күн бұрын

And Europe's healthcare system when socialist is such a failure that a capitalist out of pocket parallel system has to exist side by side lest a person die waiting on a list with cancer that was undiagnosed because the said person had to wait nine months for a mammogram like in Spain where some hospitals have rusty windows. La ignorancia!

@greggmitchell4173

10 күн бұрын

All about making money, nothing to do with your health.

@barbborja1910

10 күн бұрын

You forgot the pharmaceutical companies, it’s more profitable to ease symptoms of an issue than to cure it.

@herchelleonwood7463

9 күн бұрын

the doctors i talk to HATE our for profit health care system that ties their hands when trying to give patients the best option.

What I find interesting is that Europeans genuinely don't understand how BIG the US actually is. I once worked with a guy, he was from Paris for a temporary work stay. One Friday, I asked him what he was going to this weekend. He said he'd always wanted to see the sun set over Key West. I blinked. I told him it was at least a 6 hr drive from where we were, so he'd have to stay the night, and wait until the next evening for sunset, then drive back on Sunday. He blinked. I showed him a map, and he finally understood. I don't think he ever went. 😁

@sam6235

22 күн бұрын

I agree with this. I’ve met quite a few people from Europe who were completely blown away when they came here and finally understood the size of our country.

@MR-pr8tp

22 күн бұрын

Agree. And it is this reason that make Europeans I find to be so much more open minded. They can visit other cultures and they learn other languages whereas most Americans never venture beyond North America, have any reason to learn another language.. Most other countries accept others as they are with the customs in that country. The different cultures are not good or bad but I found Americans are critical because it didn't meet the "American standard or protocol", forgetting it is a culture.

@b.chuchlucious5471

22 күн бұрын

Hopefully he also understood why we like our cars so much after looking at that map.

@TheCharleseye

22 күн бұрын

@@MR-pr8tp Europeans are open-minded? Sure they are. Ask a thousand random Europeans, who have never been to the US, what they think of us. You'll see how open-minded they are.

@TheCharleseye

22 күн бұрын

It makes me curious what is going on in European schools. I mean, US public schools are a joke but every American kid gets to see a world map in at least one classroom, every year. Do Euro schools just leave the Americas out of their geography classes?

I think the US is a great country. But there are 3 big reasons why not many Europeans move to the US: 1) It’s almost impossible to get a visa for residency 2) The US has a worldwide tax system (as opposed to the primarily territorial tax systems in Europe) and 3) The high level of violence and gun crime

@billstrasburg384

16 күн бұрын

Violence and gun crime are a media creation. People in the U.S. are not likely to experience gun crime over their entire lives, even once. 90% of the gun crime is in failed democrat-run cities.

@ralegade7710

15 күн бұрын

A knife wound is harder to treat than a bullet, so I’m staying out the UK. 😂

@1439315

15 күн бұрын

Less gun crime rural areas. Only loser blue zoo has a problem. You regulate then it's ten times worse because only trouble makers have them then. Ask Ted Nugent.

@AdvocateOfJamaica

15 күн бұрын

​@@ralegade7710 The UK isn't a part of Europe, though.

@wapa171

15 күн бұрын

@@AdvocateOfJamaica What ? UK is not part of the European Union, but it counts to the European continent.

Thanks for your video! We are a channel that focuses specifically on Europe, and it's fascinating to hear the American perspective!

It’s always funny that europeans think that there’s a shoot out on every corner and then when they come here and literally nothing goes on they’re shocked because of what their perception is

@Lainer1

Күн бұрын

Yeah, I think the USA media outlets purposely portray us as gun crazy maniacs to keep the Europeans out. LOL! But, that's a good thing. I don't know anyone who has ever dealt with someone waving a gun at them, and I'm over age 60!

In Polish schools they study a few foreign languages. And English is one of them… how many foreign languages do you learn in high school?

@sos61

18 күн бұрын

The comment about a Polish person not being perfect in a language they are not native in was so uncalled for, especially considering how many US-Americans only speak English and often not very well.

@ralegade7710

15 күн бұрын

@@sos61In the defense of Americans, our country is pretty much the size of the entirety of Europe. We’re essentially 50 countries (New Jersey is physically larger than a bunch of countries). With the sheer size of our nation and the cultural diversity, one could say we’re too preoccupied with learning our own culture.

@sos61

15 күн бұрын

​@@ralegade7710how does that excuse the creator of this video mocking someone who is not a native English speaker and does not reside in an English speaking country for making mistakes in a second language?

@ralegade7710

15 күн бұрын

@@sos61 It doesn’t-that was messed up. I just didn’t agree with the rebuttal because English is an incredibly important language to the international community. However, the same can’t be said about other languages to Americans. It’s not apples to apples.

@georgeinjapan6583

14 күн бұрын

@@ralegade7710 There are other benefits of knowing other languages , but I see your point.

This could be re-titled "Why Those of Us Born Here Hate Living Here"

@JasonMartin915

16 күн бұрын

I couldn't agree more

@gloriagreen1123

16 күн бұрын

AMEN!!!

@annamarie5372

15 күн бұрын

If you travel the world 🌎 you might change your mind . No opportunity but your US political system trying to destroy that in USA too.

@ronaldbobeck9636

14 күн бұрын

I enlisted in the US Air Force when I was 18 yrs old did a tour in Vietnam. Also killed except for the Lord Providence. I love this country enough to die for her.

@ronaldbobeck9636

14 күн бұрын

Almost*

Having lived on four continents in six countries and on an island, now in Europe for 32 years, I agree with this assessment and quite frankly, I have no desire to return or visit the US again. I felt like an alien traveling by car from Alberta to Montana in how I was being treated at the border the first time I vacationed with my family there some 19 years ago. Never again. After 31 years in Europe, I have finally become a EU citizen last year.

@Gotcha-xy7fv

15 күн бұрын

You won't be missed.

@winterlinde5395

14 күн бұрын

Glad, to have you!🇪🇺😃♥️

@Gotcha-xy7fv

14 күн бұрын

@@winterlinde5395 You're still not missed, life goes on.

@emilianopimentel4076

8 күн бұрын

America doesn't miss you tho😂

@crawdaddy6969

2 күн бұрын

Treated at the border? Now they give you a plane ticket and a Visa gift card.

Work life balance and isolation are the reasons to leave UnitedStates in my experience. I used to love it here and not anymore. I do not like the way Americans enjoy life, it is way better in other countries. I feel invisible, i ‘m a foreigner, I have the citizenship and now with so many changes in this Nation I want to live abroad.

@MG-ot2yr

8 күн бұрын

Same here, and if Trump were to get reelected I will move abroad, looking at Portugal.

I became a naturalized citizen in 2007. I am disgusted by almost everything going on in this country before and after I gained citizenship. but I was born in England. Raised in this great experiment called America.

@austinhernandez2716

21 күн бұрын

You're gonna get some offended Americans here telling you to move 😂

@warrenpuckett4203

15 күн бұрын

@@austinhernandez2716 Not me. I have been warning my relatives. "Oh that won't happen." Well while they were making big bucks. I was paying attention. I also get a military retirement. They thought it was bull when I said. "I may not tell you why." I guess they did not understand the difference between may and can.

As a native Californian that has lived half of my life outside of the state, I have practically no desire to go back. I think Europe has lost that same desire and are very comfortable in what they have designed post war. They have very little need to be here.

@StankyMcGassy-eg3oi

14 күн бұрын

what they, and the U.S., have designed post-war. Europe largely has outsourced defense to the U.S. and focused on welfare programs. That's great and all but that situation will be changing in the coming decades. Most of Europe has a GDP lower that the U.S. southern states. Europe is just not globally competitive as they only seek to regulate but not create. Their defense spending will have to increase. The salad days are winding down.

@georgeinjapan6583

14 күн бұрын

@@StankyMcGassy-eg3oi Is that PPP GDP or exchange rate GDP. Also with the high GINI that the US has it is better to compare the median *real* income (not nominal income) of each country.

@StankyMcGassy-eg3oi

14 күн бұрын

@@georgeinjapan6583 I was looking at GDP PPP

@bestchannelintheworld

11 күн бұрын

@@StankyMcGassy-eg3oi that GDP PPP number is not even the whole story. If we adjust for purchasing power of a US median sized house with a median sized yard, even Switzerland is piss poor and much worse than the poorest county in Mississippi.

Here in New Zealand I pay $19 to go to the doctor and that includes proscriptions .

@Lainer1

Күн бұрын

I pay nothing here in the USA with my insurance.

@lancevanderheyden5482

Күн бұрын

@@Lainer1 You are probably smarter then me because I don't have insurance so if I lived in America I would most likely be dead !!

@buffycat4641

Күн бұрын

@@Lainer1 what do you pay for your insurance, if you’re retired? I pay $174 a month for Social Security. I also have deductibles & copays for both Social Security and private coverage. And, I still have copays for prescriptions. So for me New Zealand wins hands down.

@1972Ray

4 сағат бұрын

You have taxes up to 39%!

American here. My friend traveled to Italy on vacation and twisted her ankle in Venice. They transported her to hospital by boat and treated her. When she asked for the bill they laughed at her. It was FREE. I've been to Italy three times and am thinking about retiring there.

@ssilent8202

20 күн бұрын

Taxes

@winterlinde5395

19 күн бұрын

@@ssilent8202cost of living

@ssilent8202

19 күн бұрын

@@winterlinde5395 🗿

@burkhardproksch637

10 күн бұрын

We are just the luckier ones here in Europe, in the States we would have been ripped off hundreds of dollars,

@timothykeith1367

9 күн бұрын

Southern Europe is losing population due to poor economy

It is very, very true about the issue of banking services overseas. Congress passed FACTA a few years back to try to catch Americans who were hiding money abroad. The end result was that many, many banks throughout the world refuse to work with Americans, even Americans who aren't rich. When I lived overseas, my personal banker told me that I shouldn't say anything about being an American because if the higher ups at the bank find out about it they'd close my account. They hate dealing with Americans and it's a serious problem for Americans who want to live outside the USA.

@watcher2424

20 күн бұрын

and that's all you need to know about your government.

@winterlinde5395

19 күн бұрын

@@watcher2424Signed by George W Bush in 2003. That government.

@vinterskugge907

10 күн бұрын

FATCA*

I retired and live in Thailand. The amount of paperwork a Thai bank has to do to accept an American customer is mind blowing. It is fairly common for banks to refuse American customers. The transportation system in Bangkok is WAY better than anyplace in the US. The healthcare system throughout Thailand is also cheaper, much more accessible, and provides care from western trained doctors. My Thai health insurance is a little cheaper than my US policy cost. I am so glad to have put the political and cultural climate in the US with 8,000 miles in the rear view mirror. Thailand has its politics but, as a retired expat, it has little effect on me. Immigration - if you are over 50 it is easy to legally live long term in Thailand. There are some financial requirements so that may or may not be an issue. Navigating the immigration process can be a challenge but it is doable for anyone who doesn’t forget their brain at home. There is a language barrier. No getting around that. I have to give the Europeans a 👍 for their English proficiency. There are guns in Thailand but nothing like the American gun culture. As far as overall crime goes - the is the safest place I have ever lived, city and country.

@WillAnderson3rd

17 күн бұрын

you're down there slamming ladyboys?

@InvestingWithAdamK

14 күн бұрын

Your insurance is only a little less than the US? I thought health insurance was significantly less

@georgeinjapan6583

14 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing these options overseas...

@djack915

14 күн бұрын

Enjoy those heatwaves

@user-uo7fw5bo1o

13 күн бұрын

​​@@InvestingWithAdamK Yeah, that sounds strange. Maybe he's talking about how much health insurance premiums in the US costs out of pocket as an employed worker vs full cost in Thailand and moved abroad a considerable time ago.

Lived in Brussels, Belgium for 15 months back in the 1980's. Never really needed a car. I could get from my house to downtown without issue; buses every 15 minutes. All of the downtown old city was walking distance, but there was still a metro system. Covering the same distance in San Jose California took me 2 hours and three busses.

@sgtmajor5700

19 күн бұрын

Good for you. Try walking from Dallas to Houston.

@georgeinjapan6583

13 күн бұрын

@@sgtmajor5700 Maybe the point is that you can do and see a lot in a shorter distance...

As other comments said, the reason why they don’t move to the US or other “new world” countries anymore is because Europe is no longer the troubled continent ravaged by war, famine, ethnic conflicts, and dictatorships that it once was. In recent decades it’s been people from Latin America and Asia who had to leave their homelands to go to the U.S. for similar reasons that Europeans used to 70+ years ago

@watcher2424

20 күн бұрын

всё верно говорите товарищ! )))))

@billstrasburg384

16 күн бұрын

Are you kidding? Europe is even more socialist now than it was during WWII. It's on the verge of collapse. To be fair, the U.S. is destroying itself through socialism also.

@mescko

15 күн бұрын

You don't call the pointyhead tyrants in Brussles dictators? Really?

@aircraft2

14 күн бұрын

The dictators have a new name now - the unelected clowns in Brussels.

@crawdaddy6969

2 күн бұрын

Except for the war. No war in South America. They have plenty of land down there. Poor management.

Hmm these match a lot of my concerns about the USA. I had a manager that came from Hungary to the US - the company promoted him and transferred his family to the USA. He expressed a lot of the same things. He also did not understand why the government regulated personal lives so much but didn't regulate and invest in big things better like electricity and transportation. He didn't understand how a bad thunderstorm in Atlanta (where he was based) could take out the electricity for several hours and why traffic was so terrible and there wasn't more infrastructure to help with that. He loved some things too, and he was surprised by many of the same things as expressed here.

@milliedragon4418

16 күн бұрын

To be fair, especially in the Atlanta area, it's grown so much that it's straining the power grid. Some parts of Atlanta have grown so much that it's like tripled in growth in 30 years.

@Snipergoat1

10 күн бұрын

Maybe you could point out the shear size of the power grid and the distances from the power generation to consumption points. You can't really compare a nation the size of Indiana and the population of New Jersey with the United States. You construct things very differently when you are dealing with scales that are that much different.

Surprised cost living isn’t in there. I know there are a few expensive places in Europe but for me I found groceries to be around 2-3 times more expensive than what I would pay here.

@pearly872

21 күн бұрын

Why is that such a surprise? Europe has far more people per square mile than American...Supply and demand dictate price, except for NASA.

@brianmuir9059

21 күн бұрын

@@pearly872it isn’t that simple. Plenty of remote areas in Europe too. Last couple of visits to USA I hear locals complaining about how much groceries and shopping in general has went up in price.

@quackywhackityphillyb.3005

9 күн бұрын

Pearly wouldnt that make europe suposed to be more expensive? Since they have more demand and less avaliable farmland to meet that demand??

Work life balance is awesome in Europe

@StankyMcGassy-eg3oi

14 күн бұрын

that fantasy will be ending in the coming years. Can't have welfare utopia forever when your industry is non-competitive and your defense spending will need to increase. Also, many Euro countries have poor demographics and aging rapidly.

@georgeinjapan6583

14 күн бұрын

@@StankyMcGassy-eg3oi That has been debunked, though. Their medical system actually gives you more for a lower cost.

@georgeinjapan6583

14 күн бұрын

I am curious about your source for that ? It could be put out by Big Pharma and Big Insurance as disinformation, to discourage people from looking deeper for the truth.

@StankyMcGassy-eg3oi

14 күн бұрын

@@georgeinjapan6583 ? I didn't comment on their medical system

@georgeinjapan6583

14 күн бұрын

@@StankyMcGassy-eg3oi You are right in that one.

My conservative family and friends like to say something like this: "We need to fix America!" Also, "America is the best country ever, in the history of the planet, and probably the history of the universe! That's why everyone wants to come here!" Ironically, Europeans are not fighting to get in. The people who are desperate to come here are the very people my conservative family and friends don't want here.

@fiof

8 күн бұрын

Not “everyone wants to live here”. Stop repeating that brainwashing misconception.

I live in Europe. I come from the States. More than a few friends of mine here, say they will never go to the States because they don't want to be shot to death....

@joeking433

9 күн бұрын

It can be a scary place if you don't have money to stay away from the crime.

@allenatkins2263

9 күн бұрын

I would rather be stabbed in Europe.

@philsmith2444

9 күн бұрын

The funny thing is that the overwhelming majority of violent crime takes place in big cities that are very expensive to live in. Take big cities such as LA, New Orleans, Chicago, NYC, Detroit, and Baltimore out of the equation and America becomes one of the safest countries in the world, even though the overwhelming majority of firearms are in the areas left when the cities are removed.

@winterlinde5395

8 күн бұрын

@@philsmith2444 that’s not funny. That’s the same all over the world. If you take big cities out of the equation, European countries become even safer, too.

@ktcalle1740

8 күн бұрын

⁠@@philsmith2444You forgot to mension Jackson, Birmingham,Cleveland, Baton Rouge,St Louis, Memphis, Albuquerque and so on. No It’s not safer in the US if you don’t count those cities. We have a problems with shootings and gang violonce in Sweden right now, but the US still have like 3 times as many killed per capita.

Great video! Super interesting video!

I'm surprised that the status obsessed culture of America wasn't listed as a reason. I know some European countries are like that too like the UK, but in some countries I've heard that it's actually taboo to flaunt one's wealth.

@MultiRingtail

22 күн бұрын

They do it a lot more in Europe, specially East and some of West

@martharunstheworld

22 күн бұрын

You don't think Europe isn't obsessed with status and culture, really??????? LOL!!!!!!! They are WAY more obsessed with it, especially wealth. Now, in Scandinavia, esp Denmark it's not cool to flaunt, but that's an exception to the rule.

@aspen1606

21 күн бұрын

europe is more obsessed with status than the US

@luvslogistics1725

21 күн бұрын

You haven’t seen status obsessed until you go to Europe although both america and Europe don’t hold a candle to Asia, and Africa

@Brenda-ny1gw

21 күн бұрын

Listen bro, the Brits will flaunt their money, their ancestry and their good looks to you not to impress you like a dumb American would, but to make you feel an inferior

When I was a young man (retired now) I used to periodically read articles in the paper how the French were critical of America and our race problems and relations. Guess who has national race riots now? Answer: France. They’re learning the hard way good race relations are a lot harder than they thought. Same goes for Sweden. And as Europe’s Middle Eastern and African migrant population rises watch their crime and poverty rates go up dramatically too. It’s already beginning to show.

@Duke_of_Prunes

16 күн бұрын

Sweden is the best example of what America has experienced for decades. You cannot import the poorest and least skilled people from ANY country, then expect them to be settled in as doctors and lawyers within a generation. Exceptions exist, like my immigrant wife, but she herself often complains about the low standards the government has set.

@PictureMaker22

13 күн бұрын

European countries are destroying themselves by letting all those migrants in. When push comes to shove, the leaders of those countries will move somewhere else, and leave the citizens to battle it out. Too many of our world leaders are proving to be the lowest life forms of all. Trump 2024!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@TurnaboutUOEX

12 күн бұрын

The islamization of Europe was forced by the US.

@user-uo7fw5bo1o

10 күн бұрын

At least in France the race riots didn't destroy city centers or urban neighborhoods for the poor racial minorities were all out in the suburbs!

@crawdaddy6969

2 күн бұрын

It is easy to criticize when you have a homogenous nation.

Free time is True. I Visited Vienna and on the Weekends, most stores and Restaurants were closed due to the fact the government Prioritize time with family.

@sexygeek8996

22 күн бұрын

I just wish everyone wouldn't choose the same day and the same hours for their free time.

@StankyMcGassy-eg3oi

14 күн бұрын

And yet many Euro countries have cratering birth rate demographics which will greatly impact the utopian welfare decades they have had since WW2.

The thing about Americans being denied bank accounts in some countries is true. The Treasury imposes reporting requirements on any bank that lets a U.S. passport holder open an account in a local country must report it to the U.S. Teeasury, even if it’s a Thai Bhat account in Thailand. Fail to comply and we will fine them

I'm Canadian. I would never want to call United States my home. No plans on visiting anytime soon.

@WillAnderson3rd

17 күн бұрын

I feel the same about Canada

@Gotcha-xy7fv

15 күн бұрын

I feel the same aboot Canada eh. Could you please spread the sord to all you fellow canucks thar keep running down to Florida clogging up our streets?

@davidburke2697

15 күн бұрын

@@WillAnderson3rd Canada is a colder shitshow, that's the only difference.

@StankyMcGassy-eg3oi

14 күн бұрын

Canada is a communist one party state with an idiot man-boy in charge, which obviously you like.

@georgeinjapan6583

14 күн бұрын

@@davidburke2697 They do have better medical outcomes in various metrics.

Another point, no one from where I am in Europe would be seen in public wearing a T-shirt with the surname of any politician on it, quite frankly you would be ridiculed if you did.

@coldjay6421

22 күн бұрын

No normal American does this either

@1981menso

22 күн бұрын

@@coldjay6421 MAGA does, they fly flags with his name on it 24x7. Insane cult.

@kinjunranger140

21 күн бұрын

You mean, cultural differences. Where I am from, in America, you would be considered poor if you didn't own a car.

@ralegade7710

15 күн бұрын

I don’t even want a designer’s name on my clothes, let alone a politician.

@StankyMcGassy-eg3oi

14 күн бұрын

I'm in the U.S. and can't really recall seeing a Trump shirt...maybe once or twice? I've never seen a Biden, Obama, Bush, etc.

We have many different accents, but New Yorkers can understand people from Mississippi and Californians can understand Texans. There is no communication problem between Americans.

I grew up in New York City during the 80s and 90s and didn’t own my first car till 2005, you’re right about the public transportation in that aspect.

As someone who has traveled and lived all over the world, I agree completely. No interest in moving overseas but their knowledge of us is far greater than ours of them. Even though we live with these things it's hard for those from the "outside" to overlook them. Healthcare costs and gun violence are insane. Mostly because we don't do anything about it. Doesn't change my love and appreciation for our country but I do sometimes feel a bit like a disappointed parent.

@delroywilson9588

22 күн бұрын

Maybe, I feel like the world's knowledge of us is through pop culture. I'm not sure Taylor Swift and Hollywood are the most accurate lenses. Otherwise, I agree.

@pilotrserra

21 күн бұрын

Yes…healthcare in US is the worst in all aspects - cost and quality are horrible

@buffalobill9958

21 күн бұрын

As military who has lived a majority of their career overseas. They do not have any knowledge of us other than stereotypes that are mostly wrong

@buffalobill9958

21 күн бұрын

​@@delroywilson9588 that's exactly what they're knowledge is. Plus the news, the US tends to blast the bad things where European countries downplay it more

@pilotrserra

21 күн бұрын

@@buffalobill9958 ok I agree to a certain extent but as an American, I lived in Kazakhstan and Spain. Healthcare in those countries were amazing …starting at a young age. Everything was taken care of. Everything from braces for children teeth to dialysis for the elderly…and I worked for US military in those countries. I can’t even get a US doctors appointment in a reasonable timeframe (2 months) and the last annual physical was with a PA who didn’t even look or touch my body…and I dress up and shower before I go see any medical professional. This generation is nothing but a screen culture. She looked at her computer screen the whole time…crazy

I would love moving to the USA, I just love your country. But there are pretty difficult conditions to do so, not many europeans can actually reach the green card.

@jimschachtschneider7741

15 күн бұрын

And Americans wonder why migrants don't just immigrate legally.🤔

@crawdaddy6969

2 күн бұрын

You have to be an illiterate fruit picker to get a Green Card.

I am hearing a lot of "we don't like the US because it isn't just like Europe." Makes me laugh.

@kinjunranger140

21 күн бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking.

@billbissenas2973

21 күн бұрын

There’s lots of cool stuff in Europe that’s really old but it’s neither a dynamic culture nor a truly free culture.

@Skannerz

21 күн бұрын

...Believe me, this goes on from state to state as well. Ppl often think that the world should resemble the perks of where they grew up.

@austinhernandez2716

21 күн бұрын

Like what? Not having more free time from work? Like not having mass shootings? Like that can only be a thing in Europe

@kinjunranger140

21 күн бұрын

@@austinhernandez2716 Please don't come here. We have seen what Europe has become. I will take my personal protection device over your free time, any day. But just remember, next time Europe is invaded by Europe, that we will still come save you.

My son leaves Scotland this Friday bound for his permanent move to Michigan having married an American girl over 18 months ago, only just got his visa approved in the last few weeks. There are many downsides as well as positives, but I’m excited for them.

@TheCharleseye

22 күн бұрын

Tell your son I said "Welcome." There's going to be some serious culture shock initially but all-in-all, he's probably going to love it here.

@The2ndFirst

21 күн бұрын

Depending on where they are in MI........Good on him.

@pearly872

21 күн бұрын

Why on earth didn't your sons wife relocate to Scotland ? Scotland sounds like Nirvana? Free education and health care....The King of England to protect you....

@The2ndFirst

21 күн бұрын

@@pearly872 Exactly It's a paradise, to be sure. Why would anyone ever move? By the way, bend the knee to your rulers and welfare providers and be on your way. Smartly now.

@Brenda-ny1gw

21 күн бұрын

@@pearly872 Free education, free healthcare, low paying jobs, exorbitant taxes

America used to have a WAY higher standard of living .. big cars, cheap gas, well made open roads, affordable homes and food … it’s all flipped. Sad. Europeans would be nuts to move here. only people coming here now are low end workers from south america ..

@StankyMcGassy-eg3oi

14 күн бұрын

yet most of Europe's GDP per person is lower than someone in Alabama or Mississippi.

@burkhardproksch637

10 күн бұрын

@@StankyMcGassy-eg3oi that may be, but we're still happier and get more out of life, aren't you? Have fun with your next burn out

@ruckusbeblack

9 күн бұрын

And wakandans

@pauloferreira1319

9 күн бұрын

@@StankyMcGassy-eg3oi Yes, Alabama's GDP per capita is higher than most European countries, but I bet almost no one from those European countries would like to move over there. GDP per capita is definitely an important statistic, I'm not denying that; however, there are other statistics that you need to keep in mind. For example, I was born in Portugal and I wanted to move abroad, and so I did. Would Alabama be one of the options I'd really consider? Hell no!

@StankyMcGassy-eg3oi

9 күн бұрын

@@burkhardproksch637 I don’t know anyone who works over 40 hours a week or who has only 2 weeks vacation. But go on …

I've lived in other countries for the past two decades, and now that I've moved back, I find it extremely boring. People are either in their homes, their offices, or their cars. One of the first things my daughter asked was where the people were. In about three years, I will move away again.

@TheCharleseye

22 күн бұрын

You clearly lived in other countries long enough to catch their disease: Judging a huge nation by what you see in a city. That's cool. Feel free to move back overseas. It sounds like you're actually just homesick, anyway. Anyone looking for community in the US doesn't move to the parts that don't have it.

@TheCharleseye

22 күн бұрын

You clearly lived in other countries long enough to catch their disease: Judging a huge nation by what you see in a city. That's cool. Feel free to move back overseas. It sounds like you're actually just homesick, anyway. Anyone looking for community in the US doesn't move to the parts that don't have it.

@watcher2424

20 күн бұрын

I have the same question when I watch a video about the USA - where are the people?????

@user-nr7ui2ny1z

16 күн бұрын

Same here 😮😮😮 Very boring 😂

@Gotcha-xy7fv

15 күн бұрын

Buh bye. 👋

I wish I could argue about the reasons but they are all valid. Sigh

@kinjunranger140

21 күн бұрын

You can justify any reason. You just happen to agree with these. I don't, for instance.

@dagda3000

21 күн бұрын

​@@kinjunranger140 So you disagree with all these points? Strange.

@drscopeify

20 күн бұрын

​@@dagda3000The Funny thing is that the American culture is based on the European way of life that was transported to another continent so with a lot of land to develop and settle in the USA it was the European settlers wanted to live on large land, private homes and still today the American dream is basically the European dream of owning land, private homes, and being independent from any authority and that true image of European hidden desires is what the reality is in the USA. The problem with that world is what you see today, long commute, focus on driving, not having many Welfare systems, the USA is the outcome of European desires and dreams, is it perfect? No but it is the outcome of European settlers and how they made their dream in to reality so it is hard to be negative about the USA overall when it is European's desires that created the way it is today.

@cracoviancrusader6184

16 күн бұрын

Bad logic

@georgeinjapan6583

14 күн бұрын

@@kinjunranger140 Try to back up your points then with evidence. You are entitled to your own opinion but not to your own facts...

Im American and I can agree with many of these reasons, it's sad and I wish America can do better, but, that's unrealistic at this point.

@malumnexus7919

22 күн бұрын

Then leave. That's my plan. I hate living in America.

@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633

22 күн бұрын

@@malumnexus7919 I left long ago and never looked back.

@malumnexus7919

22 күн бұрын

@@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 I'm jealous... I'm happy you were able to escape.

@1981menso

22 күн бұрын

@@malumnexus7919 I want to change America, but we can't even get a painted bike lane without someone crying. I am ready to give up, you can have your traffic and your McDonalds.

@malumnexus7919

21 күн бұрын

@@1981menso Exactly

Actually public transport in Europe is not limited to the cities. You can travel by public transport outwith the towns and cities. That just isn't true about gun violence being something perceived because of the media. Look at any per capita graph of shootings by country (not including war zones) and the USA is second behind Brazil. It is not perceived it is actual.

The language in the US is the number two problem for Europeans after gun violence? That's really weird.

I think an elephant in the room is that for many countries in Western and Easter Europe. the standard of living for those at the *median income * is higher than their counterparts in the US. It is also statistically possible (with a high GINI) to have a higher per capital GDP (especially on an exchange rate measurement) and still have much of the population living at a lower standard of living than those at the equivalent realtive income rank percentile in the other country.

@RaptorFromWeegee

11 күн бұрын

I wouldn't give too much stock to "median income". Even if some euro-median incomes are higher, the euros gotta pay 50% or more income taxes, even if they're middle income people. Even when you factor in the lower cost of healthcare and schooling, they're still far less able to save and build capital. They also lack consumer choice. Most live in public housing they get on a waiting list for, Their kids are stuck going to the schools that they're assigned to. They get the doctor they're assigned to. You gotta get that appendix taken care of? Theres a 3 week waiting list, good luck. Europes a great place to live in if you're a mediocre to substandard person. But if you aspire to excellence and success, if you cherish an independent spirit, if you have ambitions, or wanna safeguard the assets you already have, The USA is the better place to be!

@georgeinjapan6583

11 күн бұрын

@@RaptorFromWeegee There is a lot to consider, but in the US now, only the top 25% are really building capital so tere you go. You can see the stats about how many Americans even have 1 month of emergency funds (hint it is about half.)

@georgeinjapan6583

11 күн бұрын

@@RaptorFromWeegee You are wrong about the waiting period for emergencies. You aren't going to wait 3 weeks if you could die at any time.

@bestchannelintheworld

11 күн бұрын

@@RaptorFromWeegee about "safeguarding the assets you already have", don't most places in the US that are decent have a crazy high property tax + other costs associated with owning a house? I don't know if a house counts as an asset, but logically it should.

@philsmith2444

9 күн бұрын

How were the per capita health care costs for various nations calculated? Is it just what people spent out of pocket, or is it the total amount of tax money spent on healthcare by the gov’t divided by the number of residents? You can’t say “my healthcare is free!” when it’s paid for by the 50-60 percent or more of your income that goes to taxes.

Pretty sad when I have to agree with almost everything the Euro peeps complained about, I agree with them and hope I don't have to retire in the USA.

It’s like everything else: there’s a ton of nuance to consider. Take racial tensions, for example. Western Europe has taken in tons of migrants since WW2 (especially since 2000) and the only reason there isn’t as much tension is that the migrants are mostly settled in enclaves that are somewhat isolated. And they’re ignored. But, as happens, those people lack opportunities and many turn to criminal pursuits that have resulted in increased crime and a lot of resentment. Google Malmo, Sweden or search videos for Birmingham, UK. Or the suburban projects outside of Paris or Marseilles. There a lot of hypocrisy involved with that response. Many of the others are quite subjective. Remember that much of Europe is pretty densely populated so public transport makes far more economic and practical sense than it does here. We could argue healthcare all day long. Most European countries are great if you break a leg or have strep. But the US is far better for more complex issues. Lastly, the IRS; I 💯% agree with this one. Our tax system is absolutely insane. And the IRS are worse than the Mob. Also, our tax rates aren’t much better than many European countries because so many states have confiscatory tax policies too. So the total rate can be oppressive yet you don’t get the services that someone in, say, France gets. Oh, and let’s not forget that our sales taxes are added onto the price. Europeans hate that because if an item there is €20 or £10, that’s the price. Not €21.65. Their VAT is included in the price.

@pearly872

21 күн бұрын

U.S. taxes are designed to protect and keep the wealthy in power. It's far easier to intimidate the poor, threatening prison or with added "taxes" than actively pursue rich powerful criminal citizens. I can just imagine how long an honest, straight IRS agent actually lasts on the job.

Everytime you release a video I watch and enjoy it. Many I have watched twice or more. 😊

@WorldAccordingToBriggs

22 күн бұрын

You're the best!

As an American the thing that is frustrating is the politicians on both sides do very little to address these issues, and don’t seem to even look at the countries with the highest quality of life or to emulate best in practice policies from other countries. My Dad always said there are only 2 goals for a politician, which is to get re-elected and embarrass the other party. The older i get the more I realize how wise and true this saying is.

America is also not as family oriented as many other countries. I also think some people are afraid of how their children may be influenced by some norms here that may contradict their cultural values.

@sexygeek8996

22 күн бұрын

As a single person, I consider that to be positive.

@Nylak-Otter

21 күн бұрын

I like that aspect of our culture. I have nothing to do with my family since I lost my mother and sister in my 20's, and I prefer it. No social obligations or judgment about how I live my life. I miss them dearly, but even then they were the only thing connecting me to my extended family.

Despite the author’s dislike for Polish people they have built a dynamically and rapidly developing country with the seventh largest economy in Europe. For a state brutally robbed by Germans from the West and Russians from the East, betrayed by US and UK in 1945, and which, historically speaking, just recently broke a communist yoke - very few US citizens have any idea what that kind of oppression means - it is by far not a bad result. I invite all US tourists, including those still enjoying American “polish jokes”, to visit our hospitable and very safe and pleasant country. You won’t be disappointed.

@yaimavol

6 күн бұрын

I am eager to visit Poland. Considering it as one of my go to destinations if things continue to get worse in the US. There is a lot you guys don't hear in the media

Regarding your comment on the Polish person's spelling mistakes. He is Polish, English is his second language. How's your Polish spelling?

I don’t blame them. I would not live here if I had a choice. We lack so much.

@davidburke2697

15 күн бұрын

After 55 years in NY State, I moved to China. I never had extra money in the US. I always have extra money in China.

@StankyMcGassy-eg3oi

14 күн бұрын

@@davidburke2697 China...WTF. Sounds like a woman dragged you there.

@georgeinjapan6583

14 күн бұрын

@@davidburke2697 Is it possible to get permanent residency there if you aren't Han Chinese ? I have wondered about that.

@davidburke2697

13 күн бұрын

@@georgeinjapan6583 Yes, but the the requirements are steep....maybe PhD, lots of money, fluency in Chinese, many years in China, etc....I plan to marry my Chinese lady friend. I won't get permanent residency but I can stay in China and easily live on my Soc. Sec.

@georgeinjapan6583

13 күн бұрын

@@davidburke2697 I wish you the best. Maybe similar in Japan. Still a country that wants to be a world leader will need to go beyond being an ethno-state.

Foreign banks not banking with American clients. Several foreign banks will not open bank accounts for Americans due to FATCA, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (or something like that). It requires foreign banks to comply with a lot of reporting requirements for their American clients. It is true, I have run into that problem in Europe. However, banks worldwide are now more used to the tax regulations they have to comply with, for their American clients, and it is becoming pretty rare for a bank not to bank with an American now. But I can guarantee some banks still treat Americans as persona not grata!

The last one , Gun Violence I was raised just outside of NYC. So the dialect and accent was “thick”. I worked as a radiography technologist. However, I had relocated to Atlanta and working the overnight shift once, when We received a request for a chest X-ray in the recovery room. I volunteered to go do it. I said, I’ve never seen a gun shot wound. Well, the shock on their faces! One of the coworkers said “I thought you were from NYC” and I’m like, “YO, not everyone from NY sees gun violence!” This hospital actually had 2 jail cells in the ER, something I had NOT seen in a hospital before. The south is just different

European, born and raised in Belgium and been traveling to the US for the past 16 years. I have been to 19 States so far and my heart is definitely American! 🇺🇸 Back to Texas, TN & NC this Fall. Clearly not your European stereotype here.

@ohherewegoagain

20 күн бұрын

Cringe 😬

@usmdallas

20 күн бұрын

@@ohherewegoagain Go to bed lol

@jlivb

20 күн бұрын

Good for u

@heraldomedrano1417

19 күн бұрын

Go to South Florida.

@bestchannelintheworld

11 күн бұрын

@@ohherewegoagain no, cringe is actually liking anything European. There's no beauty (natural or architectural) or culture in Europe.

And don't complain about a Polish person's spelling until you spell perfectly in Polish.

Interesting video! I lived in Mass and loved it! Homelessness and crime were factors spoiling it for me. Oh yea, and traffic jams UGH!

I feel like most of the area-related issues listed here can vary depending on what US city or town you live in.

No Briggs, immigration is incredibly hard for Europeans today. You do understand that we are limited by the greencard lottery right? There is no magical button i can press that says "Apply to become an immigrant in the USA". Tho i could apply for a work visa and spend six months in the USA.

@WorldAccordingToBriggs

15 күн бұрын

There is a magic button. Marry a soldier. My first wife was a citizen 1 months after our wedding.

@oliverstianhugaas7493

14 күн бұрын

​@@WorldAccordingToBriggs Well ok got me there, you can see tho how straight up marrying someone to become a United States of America citizen is not something that Europeans will consider doing unless we actually love the person. I believe a lot of Europeans would immigrate if we had the opportunity to just apply, the green card lottery is very weird with it's deadlines instead of just sending an application that will eventually get processed. Only thing i am afraid of in the USA is how you can get shot by the police.

Briggs: Our neighbors are from Europe and they love living in the USA.

@DahBrown57

22 күн бұрын

They probably came from a bad place in Europe. I travel to Europe every 2 or 3 years. Definitely much better over there

@TheCharleseye

22 күн бұрын

Europeans who live in the US do tend to love it here. It's the ones who have never been here - or who vacationed in one of the giant cesspool cities - who have animosity for the US. Yes, if you vacation in NYC, LA, SF, Chicago, etc, you're going to think the US is a terrible place. If your only opinion of the US is formed from watching the reality TV shows that are our national news programs, you're going to think we're a third world country. Meanwhile, every European transplant I've ever known is in love with the US and never wants to go back.

@WORKSbaby

22 күн бұрын

@@DahBrown57 they all say otherwise n hate it

@janibeg3247

22 күн бұрын

@@DahBrown57 they came from merry olde England

@sfg3x

22 күн бұрын

​@@DahBrown57Then stay there. Nobody is forcing you to live here. I just love when people whine like children about this country but keep right on living here. Pathetic!

As an American, there's a few things I don't even like about living in the US. Agree with most of these, health care costs, political brainwashing, overly complicated tax process....but I'd also add scary religious fundies, the bizarre gun culture, violent crime that's higher than other developed countries, drivers that cluelessly drive in the passing lane and the embarrassing "American Exceptionalism" mentality, which is more often echoed by people who have never even been outside the country.

Interesting video, the list is pretty spot on and I agree with most of those issues and I am an American. Chatting with a lot of people abroad regularly I knew what #1 would be as I have met multiple people who won’t even vacation in the U.S. because of it. Healthcare is a big issue too. When you are accustomed to getting for nearly free, American’s system is baffling and scary. I also hate the political tensions. I’m just over 50 so remember when it wasn’t this bad, I mean the Clinton Vs Dole election seemed like it was barely in the news unlike today where you have it in your face 24/7. Yes public transportation in the U.S. is pathetic. Although I have travelled on the Bright-line train in Florida and really liked it.

As a Canadian I love to visit the US. I can’t say I feel real safe all the time but likely because I go to New York, New Orleans, and San Antonio. I should have moved there when I was younger (I am a nurse) but I went to live in France instead. One selling point in the US for a Canadian: places that get no snow in winter! ❤️ from 🇨🇦

@frenchfriedfish1990

21 күн бұрын

Some states don't get snow, I however live in the Rockies, and we get pretty bad winters (probably nothing compared to Canada though)

@joanmayer304

21 күн бұрын

@@frenchfriedfish1990 Yes the Rockies would be snowy for sure. Only difference is that you can move somewhere warm without emigrating to another country! ❤️ from 🇨🇦

@austinhernandez2716

21 күн бұрын

Canada isn't that much different. Except yall don't go medically bankrupt.

@brandonthegreat9313

20 күн бұрын

​@@austinhernandez2716 We're very different countries. You need to do research on our country. Saying it's the same is very unintelligent to say.

@user-uo7fw5bo1o

13 күн бұрын

​@@brandonthegreat9313 A while back I said the United States and Canada had vastly different cultures and got my @$$ handed to me!

My 2 cents. I live in Toronto an expensive city. I agree with all of the above observations/complaints. The US started to go off the rails with the well loved Reagan. The 80's were very transitional and put the nation on the path it is today. I have a strong love/hate relationship with your country and really fear for its future, all this is very impactful for Canadians, we have little insulation when things go sour in the US.

@rcas350pilot8

16 күн бұрын

Canada has more than enough of its own problems you need to worry about.

@user-pi7ud6ip8d

16 күн бұрын

@@rcas350pilot8 Not compared to your country....and Europeans have it right.

@ralegade7710

15 күн бұрын

Canada shouldn’t exist. Get off our lawn.

@mescko

15 күн бұрын

If you thought we started to go off the rails (in reality we started getting back on the rails) with Reagan, I'm not surprised you don't think Canada is peachy-keen.

@StankyMcGassy-eg3oi

14 күн бұрын

@@user-pi7ud6ip8d Europeans leisurely years are winding down. Several countries have dying demographics, their industry is weak and being co-opted by China more and more. They seek to regulate but not create high tech. Their defense spending and defense concerns will be increasing as they have been able to outsource it to the U.S. but that will slowly diminish.

As a European, i really do not like to shit on countries for their short comings, but the US is a scary country to live in, let alone having to deal with how to get by to get ends meet and a proper safety net.. The US would definitely benefit to learn from Europe and some other countries how to take better care of its people, then it means less crime and less incentive for criminals to do petty crime. I want the US to do better in general, and probably becoming a team player instead of a leader.

Interesting, as all your videos are. Thank you for this one. Your insights are appreciated.

@WorldAccordingToBriggs

20 күн бұрын

Thank you

Why the disparaging comment about the polish guy’s spelling? Do you speak any other language than english? English isn’t his first language perhaps not even his second. Not to mention the spell checker on the phone that changes correct English without you noticing when you have your own language set.

Racial tensions are created by politicians. I had a taxi driver who was born in Ethiopia. He immigrated to America, legally, as an adult. He was adamant that he was NOT an American black, and that he liked to work and cared for his family. I wonder why that was important to him?

@winterlinde5395

13 күн бұрын

Because he was proud of his heritage and wanted to explain his accent to you.

I been to America and I would not live there. So many laws and regulations and insane people with guns and tax’s are out of control with hidden tax.

The healthcare system in the U.S. is the worst if you work for a living. I just had to take out a loan to pay my dentist.

I'm Irish and moving over next year. Can't wait. Already have a 2a shopping list as I'm moving to a small issue state. Gun owner over here already, looking forward to owning more.

@malumnexus7919

22 күн бұрын

About the only redeeming quality. Just be sure you know which state you are moving to. Blue states are often almost as bad as the UK's restrictions.

@jongallardo8006

22 күн бұрын

If you want to move to pro gun states without living in the armpit of the US I would recommend Idaho , Montana , Wyoming, (some Counties of Colorado are very anti gun /some are pro gun) Vermont , New Hampshire and Maine. Only con is some of those states get VERY cold during the winter

@jackspringer3039

22 күн бұрын

Welcome - good to have you

@nathanmccullough7755

22 күн бұрын

@@jongallardo8006 heck yeah. Live in WY but my next stop will likely be MT or ID (my favorite state overall)

@majorsynthqed7374

22 күн бұрын

Chances are you will never even need that gun in public (unless you're a criminal, lol). But best to be prepared.

Taxes! The U.S. has a PROGRESSIVE tax system. For the most part, the more you earn, the higher percentage you pay in taxes. What's that mean? It likely does not affect the very wealthy too much, but the upper-middle and middle classes are being pulled DOWN, having to pay excessive taxes to support the lower-middle and lower classes (housing, medical costs, food, clothing, education, transportation). Guns? BWAHAHAHA! I (a Californian) am keeping mine. Molon labe. I'd rather carry a gun than have six family/friends carry me at my funeral. #&$% Greasy Gavin!

@cracoviancrusader6184

16 күн бұрын

Hahaha! You are so amusing.

@user-uo7fw5bo1o

13 күн бұрын

Progressive tax system you say? 😂 Rich people often pay fewer taxes as a percentage of their income, and sometimes in nominal dollars than do people of the middle class!

@MateDrinker33

10 күн бұрын

This is actually the way most of US society prefers. While I personally like THE IDEA of a flat tax- also known as a regressive tax- system in theory, in practice, this results in the majority of the tax revenue coming from mostly the working and middle classes, since that’s who makes up the majority of the population (we’re starting the see the consequences of this with funding Social Security which itself is funded by a flat tax). The reason that progressive taxation was introduced was so that higher income bracket populations pay more of their fair share of tax revenue.

@ronchasr6656

8 күн бұрын

this is a perfect example of why europeans dont like to live in the united states. and BTW the rich in america pay far less taxes than the middle and lower class. thanx to the repubs trickle down economic policy since reagan.

@ronchasr6656

8 күн бұрын

@@MateDrinker33 it dosent work! the rich pay far less than the middle and lower income earners.

Maybe, just maybe the guy from Poland had those misspellings because he speaks a different language. 1 thing is for sure he speaks more languages than most Americans

This video pretty much sums up all the reasons I putting all my energy and effort into leaving the United States forever. Thanks for summing up all my reasons now I can just send this video when asked why I am leaving.

@Rogerthatidea

22 күн бұрын

Good bye. Hope all the folks who said they would leave if Trump became president will join you. BTW I was in Norway in 2018. One of the ABnB hosts said she liked Putin because he was trustworthy.

@The2ndFirst

22 күн бұрын

I hope it happens for you very soon. You didn't even know why you wanted to leave and you were putting all your energy and time into it? lol.

@jackspringer3039

22 күн бұрын

There is no fence around the USA. You are free to go.

@MR-pr8tp

22 күн бұрын

​@@Rogerthatidea And your reply with a belligerent attitude plus adding dirty politics into every conversation just reiterates another reason why Americans are leaving.

@MR-pr8tp

22 күн бұрын

@@The2ndFirst Aren't you a kind and happy person? Geez.

Making fun of someone that speaks english as their second language and miswrites some words is a real ass move! Just saying!

You should do a follow up video about why Europeans LOVE living here.

@AMG-BENZ-1

21 күн бұрын

It would be too short of a video.

@thatguy8869

21 күн бұрын

...or what US citizens like or dislike about Europe.

@buffalobill9958

21 күн бұрын

​@@AMG-BENZ-1 longer than this one

@Gotcha-xy7fv

15 күн бұрын

NO no no. Please let the snobs stay at home.

Thanks for the video Briggs

With regard to baking in Asia, I'm curious what part specifically. I loved 3 years in Singapore, and had no issues banking there.

@danielcarroll3358

22 күн бұрын

Baking in Asia? Well yes I've done that... Oh! Banking.

@scubaad64

21 күн бұрын

@@danielcarroll3358 🤣 oops

The US has become a very "ruthless" place over my 70 year lifetime. I now live in Canada---Married to a Canadian-----and believe me Canada has it's own set of very real problems. If I was starting out again I really feel I would not live in either the US or Canada but also probably not Europe.

@mysticaltyger2009

15 күн бұрын

Most Western countries are in serious trouble. The U.S. is just the canary in the coal mine for all the Western counties.

@StankyMcGassy-eg3oi

14 күн бұрын

Keep looking for utopia, Jim!

@dukeofurl01

14 күн бұрын

Antarctica all the way!

Great video. Check out the Global Peace Index and your same reasons are included in this ranking that ultimately makes the US part of the lower quarter of good "peaceful" countries. Violence appears to be the ultimate con and our political situation. The Global Peace Index ranks "negative peace" for each country. Have to share that I went to school in Spain and because I am a southerner, will never forget the professor shouting at me to "abre la boca" when I spoke. "open your mouth". Having said that, after learning a fluent language my "southern" accent deteriorated!

I'm American and I can agree with many of these reasons, it's sad and I wish America could do better, but that's not realistic at this time.

At the moment there seems to be a trend of retired Americans moving to live in Europe.

@winterlinde5395

2 күн бұрын

Or young families with working parents, too

My mom worked 2 jobs in Hong Kong, yet SHE STILL had a higher quality of life because of the social system. Trains were amazing and cheap, people didn’t fight about every little thing, food was fantastic. When work was over, it was play time. Now in 🇺🇸, after work…it’s bill time.

Europeans remind me of New Yorkers always complaining from what I see on tik tok

Liked and subscribed for the "no AI voice ever"

@WorldAccordingToBriggs

8 күн бұрын

Thank you

I can understand the healthcare system. I get bad results from orthopedic docs and their assistants. The Physical Therapy, however, is great! Education costs so much and the grads are unemployable. Some say go to STEM. Actually, vo-tech high schools yield prospective STEM pros with experience (a requisite in their junior to senior years) and prepare them for the working world. Good ones can be sponsored by their employers for higher ed and professional development. Work life balance depends on your workplace. Also with the hybrid work environment and some full-time telework positions, work life balance has improved. I always had good work life balance throughout most of my work life, more so now with the hybrid telework - office schedule after the COVID lockdown. Public transportation can be worked around if it is not that good. I have been told by my mechanic to drive more because my annual mileage is ao low that it can affect my car's battery life. I usually take the bus because I don't want the stress of driving to and from work. Great video with very good points.

Am I supposed to care? EDIT: I certainly agree about the IRS though.

@WorldAccordingToBriggs

22 күн бұрын

I saw a comedian years ago that said "As far as universally hated groups go, you have Nazi's at number one followed closely by the American IRS."

@rogermichaelwillis6425

22 күн бұрын

Well, you did watch the video.

@azerko

15 күн бұрын

Yes. It's interesting to have an outside perspective. This might allow you to better understand your reality and change it, should you want to.

As an American, I’ve been to many European countries, but the only one I would move to is Poland. We are culturally different, it makes since that they wouldn’t like in the US.

@mysticaltyger2009

15 күн бұрын

*sense

@FromTheBiggining

11 күн бұрын

Hey Nick. I lived in the US for 30 years but I have just moved to Spain and I am loving it. It's so different. Why would you not like Spain. Greetings

In America, Europe is romanticized but tbh it wasn’t as great as I expected. Some things were awesome but there’s a lot not to like. Made me appreciate American more

GREETINGS FROM THE PPRC GREAT VIDEO TODAY. I THINK THE MAIN STREAM NEWS IS A LOT OF THE PROBLEM, ALL OF THEM.🇺🇸🍺🍺

I think these are all pretty reasonable objections. I did find it ironic that "racial tension" was on the list, though, considering that far-right political parties have been surging in support all across Europe in recent years. Seems like quite a blind spot for many Europeans.

@martharunstheworld

22 күн бұрын

Agreed! HUGE racial tensions in Europe.

@avengemybreath3084

22 күн бұрын

“Far right” to some just means “maybe let’s not flood the country with limitless immigrants and replace our ancient culture with corrosive ‘multiculturalism’”

@TheCharleseye

22 күн бұрын

I'd love to have seen a follow-up question for anyone who said "racial tensions." I'd ask "And how do you feel about the Romani people?"

@martharunstheworld

22 күн бұрын

@@TheCharleseye Right? Or Jewish people. There is massive discrimination of those two groups in most, if not all of Europe, on a scary level.

I left the US in 1965 and never returned. After a few years in Europe I could not imagine living in the States. I'm now 82 and don't even have any desire to visit the country of my birth.

@MR-pr8tp

22 күн бұрын

Yes I returned after living in Spain and to be with siblings as I age but wish I had stayed as this last decade in the US has been the worst I have ever experienced. There are way too many social issues not being resolved by our Congress and never remember so much hate and violence growing up here as I see now. I lived in Spain in the 70's and even under Franco's rule! Sad when you are scared of elections!

@lionheart.5983

22 күн бұрын

Why? Currently i know things are not good, but in 1965 what made you leave?

@BruceBoschek

22 күн бұрын

@@lionheart.5983 The US is still the wild west in many ways. I left out of curiosity, but quickly realized that there are civilized countries where police are well trained, helpful and not predatory, where infrastructure is modern and works, where you don't have to fear bankruptcy because of illness and many other reasons. I find the quality of life to be far better here than in the States. YMMV.

@orawancarlile6192

22 күн бұрын

@@lionheart.5983 I guess the draft for the Vietnam War.

@ralegade7710

15 күн бұрын

Not a fan of the civil rights act? 😂😂😂

I'm curious how many Europeans answered, "Yes," in your survey, asking if they would want to move to the US. Thank you for another great video!

I think it's a no-brainer why Europeans won't move to the United States. In European countries they have it a hell of a lot better than people do in the United States. DUH.