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German here as well. We call our System "Solidaritäts-Prinzip", which means SOLIDARITY... and this is exactly how it works. To show solidarity to the people who need help. Whether it is Healthcare or other social care.

Try this one: " Abraham zu Bedraham, kann ich mal dein Zebra hab´n? Abraham, das geht jetzt nicht, weil Arafat mein Fahrrad hat"

17:58 if you cannot see how it could possibly get better for an inmate in prison you might want to goolgle for Holden Prison (Norway) of the finnish version of it.

"Bitte" you got it right, the Zurich way! 😂

"Umfahren" and "umfahren" are the same words but means the exact opposite ^^

You notice that americans are way more receptive to criticism than europeans? Reference his recent video where he talks about what americans think europeans need to hear.

Europeans really werwnt ready to hear it, if the comments are anything to go by.

Christopher, I only found your videos today. I have seen quite a few videos of Americans in Germany, but yours are unusually insightful. And this particular one is the most well structured and insightful comment on the 9 Euro ticket that I have seen anywhere.

We can not ignore the violence that disproportionately affects our community and such a high rate compared to others in the US. Simply ignoring the problem and blaming racsim will do nothing but continue to deteriorate our communities and families.

I don’t think you need to be afraid of being cancelled in large parts of Europe for using words in the wrong way. Cancel culture is not as strong here as it is in the USA.

If I put the same search I will see mostly white people reactions. RUclips recommends to you what it thinks you like

9:10 that’s a double unit (1 unit is 150m, so 300m double decker), but they’re not actually as long as it gets. The Platforms in Zürich are actually a bit over 400m long for the long IC/IR trains coming in at up to 400m double deckers

If you don't want to hear about school shootings & US health care & US politics then DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. US politicians aren't a different species - they are raised & educated just like the rest of you. You are ALL responsible for the state of the USA. Just stop with the "We're exceptional ! Freedumb!" B.S. Everyone can see the US "has no clothes...."

See, here's the USian centrism again, assuming people bring up the violence in the US just because you're soooo special, we just want to shut you up... We bring it up because you lot can't stop insulting every other nationality, so much so, you don't even think you're doing it any more. Every other sentence you breathe at other nationalities somehow conveys that we're lesser, or the US is best. Even those who will admit (usually begrudgingly) that the US is flawed still assume they have the upper hand in conversations, to the point that even the injustices in USian society are used to assert dominance, like when USian leftists consider themselves 'better' leftists because they somehow have it harder... We bring it up in an exasperated attempt to get you lot to see reason and to start getting at the REAL root of your issues. We CARE about these things and we want you to FIX them, but you're deep, deep, in denial.

#3 There is no uncontrolled immigration and it hasn't been a absolute disaster. The immigration from the ME has indeed been very high and a bit much and that HAS brought with it issues. But classifying the two parts of this so extremely is just not reality.

the one about jokes about school shootings was oddly specific. I feel like somebody had ran into one shitty person online that did that, and then made it a broad talking point. we do have better food in europe ;) but I would never even think to bring up school shootings to argue that, it just makes no sense!

In the past, a *well-driven* manual transmission was more powerful and more fuel efficient. Automatic transmission technology surpassed that mark decades ago. Manual transmission is no longer more efficient, and manual shifting places more strain on the engine (manual transmissions last longer, but the *engines on automatics last longer). Which means - the basic thing that some Americans (not this one :) ) find attractive about a manual transmission is the illusion of greater control, and the illusion that they are driving 'better'. Which pretty much sums up more situations than just cars.

automatic transmission and maual has nothing to do what is beter. you see automatic less because of costs you dont have in the USA. thats why you see em less in Europe. everything about Maga is corrupt. Racism is not bound to any country its everywhere and always has been. Ofc European care about the school shootings, we wonder how adults are not able to make the country safer. silly statement by the way to think Europeans dont care for children. my country has the most happy children in the world so i think i have a saying.

I can offer you some pushback on number 10. Not in case you talk about "food", but when americans come around with their "greatest country" gist. (You did mention healthcare, but somehow made it all about shootings towards the end, why ?) Not mentioning, reminding rather, those americans about those horrible and total failures of their society as gunlaws, healthcare, prison-, jailing and judiciary system, policing culture or parental leave and social security is a disservice. There simply are americans that do not realize how subpar the US actually is and how far it has fallen behind the western standard for a civilized country. For many europeans those US citizens that really want to sell their country as the best in all of history need to realize that in reality their country is not even in the top division, not to mention somewhere close to the top. Many americans simply do not know and you know they don't because americans are never told the truth. They are lied to that their country is the greatest and the best. It is a culture of ignorance towards these facts.

bon je vais répondre en français. Quel est l'intérêt d'une pareille vidéo? susciter une réaction pour avoir plus d'abonnés? peut-être. vous en aviez assez d'entendre des critiques sur les US. Je commente et je prends un risque parce que , chaque fois que je l'ai fait, on m'a claqué virtuellement la porte au nez. J'en ai conclu que la discussion n'était pas dans les habitudes américaines ... je dis bien la discussion et pas la dispute. Malgré tous les attentats je n'ai pas mis ma collègue hollandaise d'origine marocaine dans le même sac que les terroristes ainsi que mon épicier marocain , mon cardiologue syrien et mes dentistes iraniens et libanais. La transmission automatique c'est chiant .Le plaisir de conduire dans des routes sinueuses est mis en valeur par le changement de vitesse qui permet quand même un grand plaisir spécialement en moto et puis le frein moteur qui permet de s'arrêter plus vite . votre réflexion sur l'immigration venant du Moyen-Orient ne signifie pas grand chose ; il est normal qu'elle ait lieu puisque nous sommes près de la Méditerranée . Un désastre? oui de la façon dont les gouvernements européens la traitent et même l'Europe qui gère le problème avec Frontex et rien que Frontex. Notre passé aurait du faire que nous traitions mieux les immigrants mais la droite extrême joue avec la peur des gens c'est tout. il ne me vient absolument pas à l'idée de me moquer des enfants tués lors d'une fusillade . le racisme vient toujours d'un besoin pressant de supériorité et d'affirmation. je dirais que l'occident s'est appuyé là dessus pour justifier ses guerres coloniales que les américains ont commises vis à vis des amérindiens. La guerre en Irak a semé les graines qui ont provoqué la naissance de Daesh et l'Europe a payé cher , très cher. je dirais toujours football parce que pied et ballons c'est tout.

Automatic vs manual is very much a matter of taste and situation. I'll drive an automatic if I have to, but my brain is wired for manual so auto requires extra concentration. The lack of a clutch pedal is a handicap, and the brake pedal being twice as wide in an auto screws up my reflexes. BTW, you can drive from NY to LA in about 24 hours. Not legally, but hey. :D

Automatic transmission is better than manual? Uhm, only for bad drivers and for ppl who are constantly stuck in city trafic having to constantly alternate between 1st and 2nd which can become tedious. In all other cases manual is superior. Less fuel usage You don't constantly end up in the wrong gear, which means you don't need a stronger engine to compensate for being in the wrong gear. It also allows you more control over acceleration as it won't shift into a higher gear and "nerf" your acceleration when you don't want it to. You are more focussed on the road, because you are operating a machine and don't have a free hand to text or whatever. Also, you need to constantly asses what gear you need to shift into for upcoming corners/traffic etc (and if you drive an manual for a while, you will do this automatically, as automatically as you put food in your mouth with a fork instead of shoving it up your ear.) It provides better control over the car. Both in braking, accelerating and cornering. Less maintenance. Cheaper in purchase It's simply more fun for ppl who like driving a car. If you just want to cruise around, sure automatic is perfect for you, but for actual driving, there is no contest, manual wins every time. There is a reason why most racing cars don't derp around with automatic gearboxes (sry dragracing isn't racing, it's just accelerating). Most use sequential gearboxes exactly because this allows you to get every last bit of speed out of the machine, which you will always do better than a computer. I drive a little 1L engined kia nowadays, and eventhough it has a small engine, it's surprisingly snappy. I've driven the automatic version of it aswel, that thing was simply terrible in every way, it would need at least a 1.6L engine to compensate for the automatic gearbox constantly shifting a gear too high. Sry man, but automatic gearboxes are pretty terrible, easy? sure, but terrible nonetheless.

My grandma is here in Germany on a visit right now. She watched soccer in her hotel and she was really entertained.

You should definitely learn about prisons in Norway.

Honestly those are not some kind of universal, set-in-stone truths but - mostly - subjective and fairly generalizing opinions. You should open your something like this probably with a disclaimer that there is no such thing as *A* "European" or *A* "American", since Europe, in particular, is such a divers continent that you will have trouble finding people with comparable opinions on most topic in the same city let alone across intra-European borders. Example: Me, as a European, does not care about Football, Soccer or whatever you want to call it. I care even less about whatever the americans are playing, eggball, stickball or the one with the metal hoops.

The inmigration from the middle east is the direct consecuence of USA colonialist invasions so.. thnx Americans.

Free toilets in the USA should be less public.

hey great video! Many interesting, selfreflective insides! What I wouls say though, is that some topics like American football versus "World football" are/were politically created in the US. If it comes to banter, I sometimes feel like US-americans can do light banter more playfully while many europeans (especially when unprepaired), go a bit harder! But in my opinion, many europeans see their countries' problems unlike many US-american and arent as offended, if you say it. Otherwise an amazing video, which really gave me some moment to think abouz myself !

Regarding #1 and #6. I'm Finnish. I hear exactly the same arguments from my neighbours in the east, but they don't pretend to be the stewards of democracy. "We know things are wrong, but choose to do nothing about it" isn't anything to be proud of. And if you come into my country, I expect you to be able to at least acknowledge that failure.

I saw a French girl in Tottori Japan staying at my hotel, and I mentioned that when I was walking in the city I saw a poster for the Tottori Gainare Soccer team. She did not correct me, and say that it was football, because she knew that in Japan it is called either Soccer or shuukyuu

Concerning football: In 1876 American universities switched from playing with football style rules to playing with rugby style rules and forgot to rename. So "American football" is a misnomer and it should be called American Rugby

Nobody invented racism. Racism is an inherent human feature. It stems from the fear of the unknown. If someone does not look and behave like you it is hard to connect to him. That´s why we love puppies but are not so keen on loving insects. later just are so much different to us. The thing is not if you are racist but if you manage to overcome your own racism. And at this a big part of America fails miserably. A part of it is surely due to the media enhancing those fears but the core certainly does not come out of thin air.

on 1) it depends, urban vs rural, straight roads vs serpentines, etc... the bigger issue is that just because you can drive automatic doesn't mean you can drive manual, while being able to drive manual means you're able to drive automatic on 2) it kinda reinforces my point that the us is not democratic, since in a proper democracy the government should represent the people on 3) there never was such a thing is "uncontrolled immigration" on 4) it's football, cause you have a ball and you play with your feet... what the us is refering to is actually handegg. also, I don't give any fs about either on 5) that's an argument for either taxes or infectious diseases... I prefer the toilets I use to be clean rather than unpaid on 6) see 2) on 7) what kind of nutjob would drive 4k km if they can hop on a plane for €150... on 8) not gonna touch that one :P on 10) "don't mention x about us just because we mention y about you"... talk about thinskinned. if you don't want us to mention your flaws, don't use ours as a joke. also pointing back to #2 and #6.

0:59 you mispronounced "phone" there :P

Hello from Switzerland, I agree with you that automatic transmissions are much more comfortable on country roads, even in cities. On motorways, at least the older transmissions are less efficient (slightly lower top speed, higher consumption) than manual transmissions. But I hope everyone has fun on mountain roads (and we have a lot of them), especially in winter with snow and ice, you'll definitely be more comfortable with a manual transmission. Point 5: yes, toilets should be free, however; when I imagine what some public toilets looked like when they were still free, you only went in if you had no other choice. Today, especially the train station toilets here, cost CHF 2 (if I'm not mistaken), but I have a toilet that is absolutely clean, I can sit down undisturbed, there is paper; that's definitely worth the two bucks to me. Point 9, sure, traveling around to one of the neighboring states is certainly easier than to Europe (the EU does not include all of Europe, by the way), but do you have such different languages, cultures, ways of life in the other states? Hardly. If you just go south in our country, you feel and notice that you are getting closer to the more Merritan/Italian lifestyle (in the same country), the same if you go west and experience parts of the French "savoir-vivre" and we are still in the same country where the different ways of life find mutual acceptance. Regarding point 10, I just have one question: when will we start to tackle these problems, especially the health system? I agree that it is hard to stop bad people from doing predictable things, but here too we should think about where the problems and "motives" lie and how to address them.

I think the USA is a great country with awesome people that live way under what they could achieve when they wouldn't be so stuck in tribalism. Also workers rights and medical care would be way better. 1. Americans need automatic transmissions because most Americans are barely able to drive anyways and would wreck any manual transmission ;) Because Americans barely learn how to drive. And the test is ridiculous. 2. The American government is way more corrupt than any european government could ever be. Except for maybe Hungary. 3. Err no 4. It's called football. Americans have the uncanny ability to make the most ridiculous sports extremely entertaining though. Can't beat the show they put up for anything sports related! S p e c t a c u l a r ! Also great hotdogs <3 5. Yeahnah. Found very few acceptable public bathrooms in the us. Especially for #2 you just hold even the most vile Taco-Bell!!!-I-NEED-TO-GO-NOW "event" in if you can ;) 6. You're horrified maybe but people still vote the party that wants to rule not govern and cheer on their mango messiah ;) 7. True. One of the reasons most Americans never make it abroad though, sadly :/ Also no paid vacation days to mention. And money to even think about taking a vacation... 8. Agreed. 9. 100%. We had american coworkers in projects that were as smart if not smarter than our guys/gals. Most just lacked a proper education in their own field to make use of that and advance to the position most beneficial to themselves and the company. 10. If course we care. I had kids die in my arms in theatre when i helped building mobile hospitals and refugee camps in the middle east decades ago. I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter how your kid died. Whether in war, accident or one of those school shootings. The hurt is the same. 11. Yes. Yes. Yes. True. No Europeans could never even come close to american tourists abroad. We don't think about you either. True. Yes some countries have a drinking problem ;) Thanks for sharing m8. Gave my 2 cents ;)

The peanut gallery had spoken on the corrective “land size” I think most are missing the context of video

It's called "Scheißhaus", and I expect all Americans to learn it. And Europeans actually can grasp how big the U.S. are. Because we travel. To me it rather seems, that Americans can't grasp, how big (and diverse) the rest of the world is, especially compared to the U.S.. About the school shootings: Imagine someone banging his head against the wall, over and over again, and then complaining about headaches. And whenever you tell him, that - if he'd stop banging his head against the wall, the headache would go away, but if he won't stop, he has no right to complain about the headache, he tells you, he can't stop, because his right to bang his head against the wall is in the constitution and that there's also no connection between that banging and the headache, then there's just no other way to deal with such a level of stupidity and denial of proven causality. And btw.: School shootings are just what makes it into the news. And crime of course. But what about the insane numbers of gun related accidents? There comes a point, when no one is buying it anymore, when you tell them, it doesn't happen on purpose.

Optimism is a great thing, if you are in a situation with little hope. For example, think about women in Afghanistan. For them being hopeful is necessary. It is good, so they do not give up. But the USA, the mightiest and most rich country, they being just optimistic is terrible. They claim to be the leader of the free world. Not some small country which just managed to start a school system, that could help regular families out of forcing their children to work when they get 6 years old. Think about a flight. What do you want the pilot to be? An optimist, who is sure everything will be fine, or a pessimist who thinks about of the dangers and double checks everything so that nothing goes wrong? Also, no one (at least from people who I know that say US-americans are uncultured) says this because they never left the USA. To be interested in other cultures does not need to visit their countries. But what even is US-american culture? Mainly the take aspects from other cultures around the world and turn them into a form diluted so much, that these globuli thinks are similar and then use it to make much money with. If someone wants to make money with foreign culture, thats okay, but pay these cultures some respect. If you do not care about other cultures, develop an own culture, which is more than just "USA great, rest of the world stupid" and just money, money, money. If you someone is interested in other cultures, maybe try to learn their language. Most germans know a second language, even though we dub any show and translate nearly every literature into german. Especially in the modern times, If I want to learn lets say swedish, I do not have to visit sweden, to practise. I can find swedish people on the internet and talk with them in their language. I also wonder why US-children spend 12 years of school to then start in college as a freshmen. The fist 3 semesters are often just stuff most europeans already learned, if they had 12 years of school. And some 'muricans then claim, they have to know more, because a bachelors degree in germany takes only 3 years.

Ohja würde was zum Wundschreiben. 1. Kann man so sehen. Ist eine persönliche Entscheidung was einem besser gefällt. Wird sich in den nächsten Jahren erledigen. 2. und 6. Die gehören zusammen denke ich . Ich denke es um das Regierungssytem geht nicht um die Regierung. Einige Mechanismen innerhalb eines Systems Korruption fördern können. Lobbyisten sind sowas. Und diese gibt es in jedem System deren macht ist in den USA höher aber nur knapp vor der EU. Und überall sehen Bürger was schief läuft. Aber nur sagen es kommt auf die Bürger , Leute an, reicht meines Erachtens nicht . 3.Einwanderung jein. Eine unkontrollierte Einwanderung gibt es eigentlich nicht ansonsten würde es ja keinen Menschenschmuggel geben. 4. Nee Fussball lol ist eben Ansichtssache. 5. Es gibt freie Toiletten. Sind aber aus Erfahrung eher zu meiden. Ich Zahl dann liebe für eine saubere tiotoi. 7.oh doch ich weiss schon wir große die USA ist ungefähr so gross wie Europa . 8.oh das ist heikel. Nee Europa hat den Rassismus nicht erfunden. Aus dem Grunde weil es eine soziale Eigenschaft des Menschen war und bedauerlicherweise noch ist. Was wir Europäer erfunden haben ist die Pseudo - Wissenschaft Rassenlehre womit man den Rassismus begründen wollte. Totaler Schwachsinn aber ja das waren Europäer. 9. Nein nicht Unkultiviert. Uninteressiert vielleicht und das liegt nicht an den Amerikanern eher an den Medien. Die Bericht über ander Länder bringen nicht die Werbezeiten wie andere Unterhaltungsshows. Ich habe Jahre bevor ich in die Staaten gereist bin mich mit den USA beschäftigt. War auch einfach wir hatten viele Sendungen die sich mit dem USA beschäftigt haben. War halt der kalte Krieg und die USA das grosse Vorbild , und genau das liegt der Hase begraben. Das wurde nur das gute gezeigt weniger das auch die USA Probleme hatten. Aber auch ich habe dazu gelernt. 10. Witze darüber zu machen ist ausserhalb jeder Menschlichkeit. Aber ich kann mich nicht erinnern das ich das gelesen habe das sich jemand darüber lustig gemacht hätte? Ich muss sagen das ich das aber als Argument ab und zu gebracht habe, wenn jemand den 2. Zusatzartikel der Verfassung ins Feld führt oder schreibt sie wundervoll das amerikanische Markenrecht ist . Besonders aber wenn wir brauchen die Waffen um und zu verteidigen. A bevorzuge ich das alleinige Gewaltmonopol des Staates in Deutschland, auch wenn das natürlich illusorisch ist.

So lets see what I'm not ready to hear as a European... I just wonder who created that list of rants. #1: That's not an issue at all as tech advanced over time. The first automatic transmissions were horrible, but thats a thing of the past. I drive both, manual and automatic but I prefer automatic as well. #2: We have similar issues in our countries as well. They are just not so publicly visible. However, I don't understand why people in the States believe the lies they are told and continue to follow the liars when the facts simply reflect a different reality. I sometimes just miss the use of common sense. #3: Yeah, it's a fact. But it's a double sided sword. As long as those immigrants are willing to integrate and being honest, I don't have a problem. But there are many who try to misuse our hospitality, destroy our cultural values etc. And of course other countries who are using immigration to destabilize our society. #4: Just count the amount of worldwide viewers in world championships for both kinds of sport and then think again whats obviously more popular. #5: You (mostly) get what you pay for. However you call it, it's a shitty place. But its hilarious to call it a bathroom or restroom at public places. I neither want to take a shower or nap in this room. #6: I clearly distinguish between the people and your government. #7: I know those differences, just wonder whats the point you're trying to make. #8: Don't want to discuss this topic here as it would need an own discussion due to it's complexity. #9: It's not about visiting, it's about openness to other world views, cultures etc. I think in average European people are more interested and also want and do know more about Americans in regards of history, geography, politics and culture than Americans about Europe. #10: Its just a sad topic and horrifying to see the more and more increasing spiral of violence, IMHO caused by populism, hate, fear and the lobbyism behind. It makes me just sad for those affected in one or another way because it always turns out to be a lose-lose situation (besides those lobbyists in the background). Bonus: To sum it up, I have been several times in the US and been in contact with Americans for private and business reasons. I think I've experienced it all, from them being very welcoming and friendly people to lot's of funny, sometimes hilarious incidents, to some times of misuse of power by authorities or even scary moments like looking into a gun pointed at me. Overall I like the American people and partly also their different thoughts and approaches of doing something. I think we both can learn from eachother to become better.

Europe is larger than the USA :)

Free public toilets-socialism.

Very interesting take. A good basis for discussions, but with some underlying misconceptions. One thing, which is regularly overlooked by our american friends is, that the cultural influx from the USA into Europe is way more significant than the other way around. Like with every medal, there are two sides. And I think, we Europeans have good reasons to be critical to some of the American developments, which sometimes swap over to the continent without appreciation. The most critical, of course, is the comparatively high level of violence in the USA. And the reason for that are by a far extend, based in social inequalities. We've been fighting against that for generations. It was a long way from the times of the Manchester capitalism to the modern welfare states, causing plenty of victims. And we're proud of it. So, having political parties and tycoons in the US with more accumulated wealth than some smaller European nations, who openly hate these achievements we're on alert. And I do not think, that this is disrepectful to the victims. As we follow these incidents with high empathy, we just do not want that over here.

Some valid points that should be said and I read some of them myself in some comment sections. Comment sections are a good and a bad example when we want to learn how people think. Good for unfiltered opinions, because people think they don’t have to behave like humans, because their own opinion is mandantory. But internet comment sections are not what all Americans or Europeans think of each other. I hope we still know, that the internet is not our real life. Yet. My personal experiences with Americans are always more important to me than what I read in random comments. As in every personal contact it is nice when we meet somebody, we can agree with and if we don’t agree: Great, perhaps we can learn something new. But being judgemental often is a lazy decision. I don’t fully agree with some of the points - but I appreciate different cultural backgrounds.

In my experience, the jokes about school shootings are mostly satire or sarcasm. It shows our lack of understanding and anger about it rather than a lack of compassion. But have a discussion with an NRA gun junkie and you'll know what no compassion means. IMAO

If you consider that the Puritans, the first settlers in the USA, did not come to the USA because they were “expelled”, but because they did not want to put up with their different neighbors in Europe, you can say that racism is in the genes of the USA. Doesn't the USA still celebrate Thangsgiving today, with which the Puritans wanted to express their “gratitude” to the inhabitants. The same inhabitants they later began to exterminate? Can you get any more hypocritical about racism?

You do realize that the land area of Europe is slightly larger than that of the USA? Europe -> Area: 10,523,000 km² - Population: 746 million (2020) - Time zones 5 USA: Area: 9,525,067 km² - Population: 334 million (2023) - Time zones 5 Many Americans equate the size of Europe with that of the EU out of ignorance. Don't make the same mistake

I like my manual transmission until I am in bumper to bumper traffic. People here in Germany have told me that Germany's government is just as bad. I always reply, yeah, but it's in a language I am not fluent in, so I can ignore it. Immigration here has two negative facets in my experience as an immigrant: The immigrant's lack of desire to integrate and the lack of employees at the Ausländeramt. (skipping a few) Europeans: IT IS VERY expensive to fly to Europe from the US. Plus, most people just don't have the amount of vacation away from work to take an expensive two or three week vacation. Also, good because it's loud enough here already... Europe makes better pizza!!! just sayin... 🫡🇩🇪🚚

As a global traveler, I can honestly say it's increasingly taking an emotional and physical toll on me to return to the U.S. I find myself crying on the return flight. The energy in the U.S. is dense and literally weighs you down the moment you get off of the plane. I know for a fact that I am called to live abroad. Great video.