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The Lake Whitney story is a one off. Texas is 800 miles EW and 800 NS. The state has a population of 30.5 million. Just because Lake Whitney is run-down does not mean that all the rural areas are run down. The rural areas are now brand new suburbs with people who just showed up in Texas 30 days ago.
I see your point and I get ya. It is a big state with a lot of people. However, if you take a look at the KZread channel @havekayakswilltravel you will see lots of evidence of many rundown rural areas. I watch their channel a lot, it is pretty cool to watch them travel around to all the cities in Texas. I was just out in the rurals here in Sweden today where I now live and I was amazed with just how clean everything is and well maintained here. No old rusty cars rotting out in the front yards or trash blowing around. I am not sure if you have had an opportunity to visit the Scandinavian countries to see just how clean and well maintained they are. I have been all over Texas and it tends to be pretty rundown in many towns when compared to places like in the European countryside. I am sure money has a lot do with it but I think also the culture has a lot to do with it. For example, I saw a lot of people just throw trash out the window and litter in America. In fact my father ended up in the ER because some idiot threw a glass bottle out of the car in front of him on the road and since he had his window down as he had an old classic chevy with no AC, the glass bounced up off the road in pieces and cut his eye open. I had someone throw a nasty cup out their car window in Fort Worth as I was walking by and it hit me in the face. This lack of respect for nature and others is pretty rare in Scandinavia. Those that do litter in Sweden are usually foreigners who do not know how to clean up after themselves. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that I live here now and see what Texas could be.
Temp portable buildings make sense. Texas has become an economic waystation for the U.S. middle class. People show up in Texas' big cities because they have already lived in Florida and then Atlanta and then Charlotte. They live in Texas for a few years, and then show up in Pheonix. No reason to build permanent buildings for a temporary situation.
haha fair points.
I am sorry for you loss.
Sorry for your loss 🫶
Sending our prayers to you and your family
but why? you make around 3X more as a nurse in the us than sweden ?
Great question. We don’t make 3 x as much actually. I made as a general nurse about 25 percent more than in Sweden. Plus we don’t get shot at in Swedish hospitals, stress levels are lower, and there is more to life than money. I loss several coworkers to suicide in America from the stress and depression. People are sue happy in America and want to sue you just for looking at them a certain way- that does not exist here in Sweden. I actually have a video posted on that if you want to give it a look. Thanks for the question. I actually get asked this a lot. ☺️
@@becurious2000 thanks for your response! glad that you found your place:) also what's the average salary for nurses in sweden? because there are only random numbers on the internet
@@LeaveMeAloneBleez I am getting 37,000 kronor per month which is roughly 3,600 dollars give or take. But there is a lot that comes with that. For example I get 5 weeks paid vacation per year plus sick pay, so you have to average that into the pay as well which increases the amount significantly. In America we got on average 10 days vacation which were used for our sick days as well. In Sweden we get a shoe allowance, they pay half my moving fees when I move to a new apartment, college is subsidized by taxes, I don’t need to purchase health insurance which cost me over 400 dollars a month in Texas. And even if you have insurance in America you still have to pay a portion of the cost which usually ended up being for me about 10 percent of the total cost. If you have children there are a slew of benefits for children like daycare. In America you just about have to have another job just to pay for daycare ( and worry about your kids getting shot in school). In America the salary varies widely by the state one lives. I know in Sweden I can get more but I have only been in Sweden 3 years and am new to the Swedish language. Once my Swedish is better that will open a lot of doors for me in the future. I am applying for my specialist license which should increase my pay to 40,000-43,000 Swedish kronor per month.
@@becurious2000 well goog luck with everything man :) happy for you! your fellow nurse from morocco
@@LeaveMeAloneBleez thanks! Awesome! I am so glad you reached out and a pleasure to meet you !
So sorry about your dad. Thank you for the video and sharing with us.
Beklagar sorgen! Ditt inslag är rörande, ärligt och vackert!!
Sorry about your loss. It will be a hard year. It may take 6-24 months until you fully back to normal. It happens to all of us. This will change you in some ways, and that’s okey. Any feelings after a parents death are ok. Its all different for us all.
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Beklagar sorgen Brandon 😢
Beklagar sorgen och kramar från mej.
Now I want to live in Sweden. I relate to a lot of your comments about Texas
Just came back from Las Vegas, 105°F or more. Was a relief coming home to Sweden with 77°F 😓
I bet
My wife experienced something similar, when her dad died on the other side of the world. Sorry about your loss 😥
I want to give a shout out to the homeowner for doing CPR on my dad. I know as a nurse , this is a very traumatic experience to perform CPR. Dad died doing what he knew and loved… working hard. It was probably the best way he could have gone.
Sorry for your loss.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings. 2 Co 1:3, 4 May Jehovah comfort you in these difficult moment.
My condolences! In practise one is prepared.. but newer emotionaly! However.. pratical things.. in all places that have a "kollektivavtal" = collective agreement, one get minimum 2 days of payd leave, for attending "realatives funeral", its a broad spectrum of relatives, even ones spouses relatives! Its this.. that you mayby have learned.. one need to talk to the HR personel as soon as posible.. espeicialy about changing of plans!
Great information thanks
@@becurious2000 I do belive that you alredy got a grasp about Swedish thinking? In anyway those two days payd leave is part of your salary/your collective agreement! Becuse its set up in old time.. for people that lives in Sweden! Friday to travle, Saturday for meating relatives, Sunday for funeral, Monday for travle back home! In anyhow those four days dont gonna make it for you.. minimum a week, preferably two weeks? You thought that you would travle trou Europe this year..change of plans.. its still this, talk to your HR personel, your boss, your colleges! In anyway.. even if your HR personel get disturbed.. you dont get fired! Another thing, if one is a son or daughter, one need to atend "bouppteckningen".. I cant find any good translation to English/America.. " I enlighet med denna ordlista kan jag hitta att den rätta översättningen av bouppteckning är estate inventory eller estate inventory deed och översättningen av bouppteckningsförrättning är estate inventory proceedings eller drawing up of an estate inventory."! lawline.se/answers/juridiska-termer-pa-engelska Iallafall/anyhow as a son or daughter one supose to be at that meating, in some collective agreements, you can get two more payd days, in others one get "free days of"!
@@stiglarsson8405 wow! I really appreciate this information. This is very helpful. I was sent home yesterday as I had a panic attack and started having chest pain. The work situation is not sustainable currently with the nursing strike and people taking vaccinations. I was expected to do 4 days of work in 1 while the strike goes on and people are on vacation… on top of that , dad died. I broke down yesterday so they told me to go home and take care of myself. I am so worried about my colleagues and the patients. But it is what it is. The doctor wants me to call in sick at least a week as I am having off and on chest pain especially giving that might be what killed my dad at work. So I have Sjukanmälanält mig so I can recover.
@@becurious2000 I try to tell and interpret how it works in Sweden, in your case as an American! Its a bit different, we do have labor laws, thats minimum, but instead we have "collective agreement laws".. its those that regulate working conditions and minimal wage for every branch! Its more about minimal wage and how much benefits! However moste other in your situation would have a breakdown.. you is an experienced nurse, when your doctor tell you to call in sick.. you kinda know if its nececery or not! And get rid of that US hype.. I gonna go to my work even if its kill mee! Its rather US stereotypes.. if one call in sick one lose ones jobb.. if one work a whole life in the same company without any sick days, they gonna send some flowers to your funeral when you dies! Take your time and think more swedish.. you still probably have to use a big shunk of your payd vacation days to atend funeral and the rest.. you only have to talk to HR, your colleges !
@@stiglarsson8405 ya know I was joking with a few here that I inherited my dad and his dads work ethic. Hopefully I don’t die in the job too. A little dark humor… but yea it’s a big adjustment for me. My dad took me to work since I was 8 years old so working hard is kind of built into me. I think the other issue is I worry about people… my colleagues and the patients… especially the patients. We have a shortage of healthcare professionals in Sweden which affects patient care. But this problem seems to be universal in all countries, not sure why that is.
Pretty sure you get time off in Sweden if one of your parents die.
Really sorry about your dad Brandon. It was a shock to all of us here at home. We only get one go around in life, looks like your living it to its fullest. Looking forward to seeing you when you get home Brandon, love ya buddy😂😂.
Thanks love ya too
Thank you for sharing. I hope you will get through this well.
Omg I am so sorry. That must be a complete nightmare. Losing a beloved family member unexpectedly is bad enough but then being so far away and everything as well... Do you have anyone to talk to or get a hug from, here? I hope you do. Personally I believe in a soul so I am sure he is with you here just as much as with your people in texas now but still ... And I know there's a strike and everything but I am still pretty sure they can't deny you a couple of days off if you loose a parent. If you feel you need it. Now I mean, even if you're not able to go back home right now.
Thanks for the support. Thankfully I made some good friends in Sweden and those at work have been very supportive as well.
So sorry for your loss. I know Vombsjön, jätte vackert där. I'm also an expat. Lived and studied in Lund for years....up in Småland now. I have family back home but haven't been there since before covid.
as a side note....I was also born in February 1955....rock on!
Sorry about your loss. Wise words from you today! Thank you. Take care!
Hi B! I´m sorry for your loss it is not easy when you have a Atlantic ocean between your family and your self. But you are right that a you have to live the live you want. My husband have is older parents in USA and it is not easy to be there for them and knowing the get older and need help. But even if we have our own life we always have our memories of the love ones in our heart. 💖
I’m really sorry to hear this, be strong, do your best and make him proud. I lost my mom two weeks ago as well.
So sorry for your loss 😢
@@becurious2000 thank you sir
My mother is 81 and live in Argentina, and I am in Norway. My sisters are close to her and she is in good health, but the issue with distance in the back of my head all the time. I sorry for your lose.
I am so sorry for your loss. What a shock when it is so unexpected.
i am so sorry for your loss
Thanks for sharing with us bro.... condolences to you + your family ... hope you are coping in your tribulations.... 😥
I'm sorry for your loss ! You made a beautiful tribute and thank you for sharing. I wish you all the best ! Gecondoleerd en sterkte ! PS: Talk to your employer or HR-person, maybe you can have some days off (If you want) which will not be taken from your vacation days. Where I live (NL) that's possible and I assume Sweden could be similar in that account.
Thanks I am hearing there is something similar here too. I’ll get with my boss next week about it
Tråkigt att höra om din far. Sverige har väldigt bra villkor när det gäller ledighet i samband med närståendes bortgång. Kolla med HR vad som gäller. Troligen har du minst en dags betald ledighet och fler dagar utan ersättning.
What a terrible shock for you and your family! I am so very sorry for your loss! Of course it's hard when something like this happens and even harder when you're far away in another country...
So sorry for your loss.😘
I’m very sorry about your father. I went through something similar in 1997, though not as extreme. I got a call one morning that my dad had passed back home. I live in another state, so I had to go home and help my step-mom deal with things. I’ve lived overseas and have a lot of friends who have (and some who still do), and know how difficult a situation like this is. My condolences to you and your family.
Thanks for sharing your experience 🫂
Beklagar sorgen. Så många fina och kloka tankar du delade med dig i filmen. Tar med mig dina ord!
Tack för att du lyssnar till filmen 🙏🏻
Sorry gory your loss Brandon, think of the happy memories with your dad, huge hugs to you, love from Scotland xxxx❤❤
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Sorry for your loss.
Beklagar sorgen. Tack för att du berättar om din pappa och dina fina minnen av honom. ❤
Tack för att du lyssnar
Beklagar sorgen! ❤
Congrats 🎉🍾
I am so sorry for your loss.. 💔 this is one of my fears with living abroad.. I've already lost my dad, but my mom is still alive. You're right though.. if we sit around waiting for others to pass we lose out on our own life. I'm sure feelings will be very up and down especially with it being so sudden and recent, but I hope you remember to be kind to yourself. 🙏
Thanks for the kind words
I´m so sorry to hear about your loss. I think you have the right to take a couple of days of right away if you want to gather your thoughts. And I think you can change a few days of your vacation into paid days for "personal concerns", that way you can save your vacation days for later, or extend your holiday.
Thanks for the advice
I'm so sorry for your loss, it's hard to loose a parent or those once we love! Sending you warm hugs 🤗🥰 and lots of love ❤!
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Sorry for your loss, my condolences
Sorry for your loss Brandon ! Keep fighting the good fight ❤
Much love to you❤❤❤