as a European you mostly see the differences between you and your neighboring countries, but from this outside perspective it’s nice to see that on a higher cultural level we have so much in common .. plus, it’s nice that no one acted if their way was somehow better than the other

I have the feeling that in America such a percentage of tips is unfair because regardless of the quality of the service, it turns out that the customer has to pay the difference between an unworthy salary and a decent salary instead of the employer. A tip should be a reward for extra effort or pleasant courtesy on top of a normal salary, it's not up to me as a customer to pay extra just because you came to work.

Hi, comment from France regarding water in restaurant : Funny thing that happened in France is that McDonald tried to sell « McWater » for one euro. But in France, restaurant are legally obliged to give you free tap water if you ask (they don’t have a choice), so you could, in a McDo be like : « Also can I have water please. - Yes it will be one euro more. - No no, FREE tap water. - Yes… of course… » They even talked about this in the news 😂

For everybodys information: The german girl actually confused maternity leave (parental leave actually) with maternal protection time. - Maternal protection is several weeks before due date and several weeks after birth. When a woman gets pregnant though, she gets closely monitored by her doctor. That doctor can prolong that maternal protection through an employment ban by a lot - depending on the womans job, her mental and physical health and actual pregnancy or birth complications. I have met women who went into that maternal protection the day they learned about their pregnancy (like 2nd month or so) and for 8 weeks after birth. That time the woman get paid full income and e.g. vacation days can not expire and other stuff. - Parental leave is what follows after maternal protection and can be used by either the mother or the father or both. The duration for one person is 12 months at least with a percentage of the payment (65% minimum), and lasts up to 3 years (rather the 3rd birthday of the child). The payment is only for the first year though and can be split into 2 years, by receiving only half of it. In that time, no matter if with or without payment, social security is covered without payment as 'qualification time' - means you have no gaps in your retirement or unemployment insurance. If both parents want to use parental leave, then only one parent can use all of it, the other parent only a fraction of that time additionally. The payment is not the income but one of the many social 'income replacing payments' that is done by the government or government controlled institutions (though sometimes it is done through the employer, who then get reimbursed) - While maternal protection has a minimum that mothers HAVE to take, without exception, they can cut it short before birth. Parental leave can be completely cut off if they wish. That being said, this is for employed people. Self employed people of any kind have it a bit harder in many ways.

Unfortunately, there was no Swede who could shock the American by saying that the Swedish government grants parents 480 days of parental leave

Hi Giulia spoke the truth. America is always proud of the freedom, liberty and human rights there but when it comes to basic things they are just gone🇵🇸

I’m from Italy and what the Italian girl said about kissing is a little strange. It’s true that we kiss each other on the cheek as greetings, but we usually just press our cheeks together, mimicking the smacking sound of a kiss in a dramatic manner for the flare of it. Never once in my life a had someone greeting me plantings their lips on my cheek in a full on moist kiss with saliva as the cherry on top, except perhaps some elderly relative 😂😂😂😂

In Germany, maternity leave is 6 weeks before and 8 weeks after due day, after that you get 12 months of paid leave if you take them on your own, if the partner does as well, it’s 14 months, you both can choose how long you want to stay at home. You can share 7+7 or 12+2 or 8+6, you can take the month together at once or after each other. You get almost 70 % of your salary you had a year before pregnancy, but at least 300 € monthly if you didn’t work.

Also, let's tip our hats to how excellent all these ladies English is!!!

I thought tipping in USA was for service, as in taken orders and delivered?, now you are still expected to tip without any service?...FFS America, get your shit together and pay the staff properly instead of the tipping malarkey!.

Nudity in German (and some other countries in Europe) was the reaction of the young against the very strict regime of their parents and granparents (the WW1 and WW2 generation). These people are today in the 70ies and older and for them this was a symbol of freedom. This is also the name for it, Freikörperkultur (free-body-culture). But iaside of beaches, you see a lot less skin at the street, compared to US.

That "restroom ticket" is NOT for public restrooms. It's for restrooms managed by a private company, which are in publically-accesible but privately-owned areas such as train stations (depending on the country, they may or may not be able to operate in highway stops). And the ticket always has a same-amount discount at the stores in the same place, so you can go to the toilet, pay whatever much it is, then take the ticket and it's a voucher for part of your drink, your meal or your magazine.

I have traveled to the United States several times. Every time I came back from there, I had the impression that all Europeans, no matter what nation they belong to, are closer in mentality than a citizen of the United States and a citizen of any European nation. And that even applies to the British.

I'm Croatian and a bit shocked at how short the maternity leave is in other EU countries. :/ Here it's a year and a half to two years long if it gets extended. It's also obligatory for at least 3 months, you're required to take the maternity leave by law, but I don't know a single person who didn't just take a year and a half off. Dads also get a paternity leave. And you can't get fired during it.

In France kissing is the legacy of revolution, it has been a way to show "égalité" between "citoyens" and that's why you see easely men doing it it doesn't any sexist meaning..

In Lithuania paid maternity leave is from 18 to 24 months, parents can choose. Also, fathers can go on paternity leave. For me is crazy when in other countries the maternity leave is counted not in months, but in weeks 😭 In my personal opinion mothers need time to take care of little soul ❤

The French girl is correct. In North America, manual transmissions are more expensive than automatic transmissions; however, in Europe, the opposite is true.

Why are they all Western Europeans? Eastern Europeans should also be included

To the Italian and Spanish girls I would say: "Don't feed the myth that Mediterranean people are lazy just because they have siesta, BTW a very healthy custom. People work very hard in Spain and Italy, actually more hours a day than other European workers."

In the UK we also have the rule that if you take your test in an automatic you can’t drive manual but if you take your test in a manual you can drive both... but we also allow you to drive in any roadworthy vehicle for your test, so it can be your private vehicle rather than the instructors but it isn’t common, most people take their test in the car of the driving school.

Nudity in Germany is not only an older vs younger generation thing but there is also a big Eastern Germany vs Western Germany difference. In the GDR nudity used to be very normal on beaches but has then been forbidden in the 1950. Which caused a big wave of protest so it was made legal again as a result. Since in the GDR it was generally dangerous to partake in any political protest nudity had then become a form of political protest for a big part of the population because it was something they gained back in opposition to the communist regime. Whereas in West Germany privacy got ever so slightly more important hence the desire for nudity decreased. Which is why even nowadays there are way more beaches where nudity is allowed in the Eastern parts of Germany and not so many in the Western parts.

I dig this kind of video! But I also think they could keep going with some more intriguing topics, like the difference between the concept of boundaries, tradition/folklore, the perception of self, how people react to strangers' interactions, etc. Based on my personal experience these are the things I found most different between the two.

There is a reason why in Europe the automatic cars only recently begun to spread, the old automatic gearbox was shitty and heavy, so cars would become much heavier and much less efficient. Guess who has always driven big, heavy cars with a lot of power but a lot inefficient? Yes, the Americans. I don't think an American has ever seen a 80 hp 1.0L engine in his life. Today the automatic gearbox sold in Europe is a robotic manual gearbox.

I like the harmony of this group, these girls really get in a good mood together. Love to see more from them 🙂

Americans: you have to PAY to use a PUBLIC restroom?? Also Americans: No, you can't have PUBLIC healthcare... That'd be crazy! ... I hate it here...

For future reference in questions like these (since I see a patter of repetition): clarify what You mean by "maternity leave". In Europe we have 2: maternity for mother protection period and Child care for, well, taking care of the newborn. Also does Your question involve the second parent as both of them have their own rights. These girls clearly took question literally and talked only about the first part, omitting the second.

The difference between Europe and North America regarding manual or automatic shift stems from the fact that fuel was always more cheaper in the US. The first automatic shifts were already made in like the 20s or 30s, but they were fully mechanical. So you drive the car above a certain RPM, it would shift, regardless of other conditions, like how fast you were actually going, etc. This made these cars not as efficient, so it could probably add like 15% - 20% of fuel consumption. But if fuel was very cheap, this was not something that would hurt your wallet. Also, when the first highways were built in the US, they were very long and straight, so not much shifting was required. So the added fuel consumption from these systems would come if you would drive around in a city. Now if you consider that fuel prices in Europe are often twice the amount of money for the same amount of fuel, you understand why automatic shifting took so long to take hold here. Also, during the time when cars became more commonplace, many European countries developed this coolness / sportiness culture around shifting, which held back the demand for automatics too. Only now with computer controlled automatic shifting, which brings down the disadvantage of added fuel consumption do more people get automatics, as 'only' the cultural difference is holding people back. Of course, all that is negated if you buy an electric vehicle of course.

As someone who ACTUALLY lived in America I can tell you that the difference from a 3rd world country is NOT that far...Europeans have BY LAW maternity leave, universal healthcare, paid vacations and other benefits that DO NOT exist in America...Americans have been brainwashed by politicians to think that all of these benefits are COMMUNISM when in fact is a basic right in ALL DEVELOPED COUNTRIES...THE FACT that all of these European women could carry on a conversation in another language other than their own tells you that the education system in their countries actually works...

i aint tipping anyone for doing the the bare minimum in their job. its the companys/countrys responsibility to make sure people can live from the salary.

In Poland, during pregnancy mothers can have a sick leave for the whole 9 months. Normally, during sick leave you receive 80% of your salary but pregnant women receive 100%. After the birth, maternity leave usually lasts 20 weeks (if she's given birth to twins, etc. the leave is longer) and mother HAS TO take at least 14 weeks. If she wants to, she can give the remaining 6 weeks to a father or another family member. During maternity/paternity leave you receive 100% of your salary. Apart from that, fathers can take something called 'leave for fathers' which is 14-days-long (also 100% of the salary). Also, after the maternity leave, you can take 'parental leave' which lasts 41 weeks (the mother can give 9 weeks to the father). Then, you receive 80% of your salary if you apply within 21 days after the birth. If you're late, you receive 60%. Summarising, mothers can take care of their children for more than a year. 33% of that time - 100% of salary 67% of that time - 80% of salary After that, you can have a leave for growing up your child which is 3-years-long (35 months for one parent and 1 month for another). This leave, however, isn't paid 😂.

In Spain is 16 weeks for each parent. The 6 first weeks of the baby are compulsory for both. The other 10 weeks for each parent can be spread during the first year

On my first travels to Europe, I was really taken aback by the paid public restrooms. Paying to use the toilet even in places like shopping malls. But after living in Europe for some time, I view it quite differently now. I see them as a dependable luxury worth every penny. They are far more safe than public washrooms in North America, and they are dependably clean - often with attendants who will clean after every use. In North America, it’s a big gamble if the washroom will be clean with big odds that it won’t be. If you remember to have a few coins in your pocket for toilets when travelling around Europe, I believe you will appreciate them too.

the weirdest thing with america is the amount of states who ban abortion and all but there's zero help for pregnant woman, maternity leave, free or affordable health care, affordable day care for when the mother has to go back to work immediately after giving birth,... As a Belgian, when I moved to Germany, I "scared" a few people by trying to kiss them hello, like they took a step back XD Now I'm good with just hugging. Tipping, I have a feeling it's more usual to tip in Germany than in Belgium, but it's not much anyway. Maybe because waiters,... are paid a living wage...

Years ago in France there was an interesting tv show about the European Union, Union Libre, and I remember that one thing that struck me a lot was that all the Europeans knew who Princess Sissi (or Sisi) was while an American guest had no idea who she was. It would be more interesting to test the popular culture of Europeans, you would find out how many historical events, actors, singers, traditions, etc. they share but are virtually unknown in USA.

As for many other topics the Italian girl wasn't accurate about maternity leave. In Italy the maternity leave is MANDATORY, and is 2 months before the birth and 3 months after. Or 1 month before and 4 after: You get the full salary and you cant' get fired. You can ask to add 2 months to this leave in some cases. Then there's an extra leave of 6 months and you get only the 30% of your salary. This is risen to 11 months if you're a single parent. The other topic about laziness was so wrong...

Hello. I am from Czech republic and here you can extend your leave up to 4 years. I find, coppied and google-translated this article about it: "The length of maternity leave is 28 or 37 weeks in case of multiple births. It is continuously followed by parental leave, the duration of which is up to 4 years, while the employee's protection is only 3 years (during this time, the employer must keep you in the position specified in the contract). In addition, parental leave can be used by both parents immediately. "

I'm German 🇩🇪, I would agree with most things. Except for the greeting. It always depends on who it is. If you don't know someone, you shake their hand. Or with young people. Friends/people you like are hugged. And when with family you hug and kiss left and right. So that's how it is with us.

(4) Greeting with kisses - I am so glad to be Scandinavian on this point, lol. Keep your distance, please! 😁

Most American can't drive a stick! I once worked on the Island of Crete and amongst about 15 American men, only a couple could. They faced a steep learning curve as no automatic cars were available on the Island.

Norway: 1. We dont pay for restrooms, in malls, gas stations along the way. I have only seen it in an underground public restroom, in metro or underground transportaitons. 2. Topless is considered NORMAL, you dont like it, stay off the beach. A boob isnt going to traumatize your kids, the guns will With that said, I see it less and less these days, maybe due to social media, where people arent scared to show boobs, but they just dont want to be posted that on internet 2. Maternity leave is one of the best. You get ten months in total (shared by mom and dad) at 100% of the salary or one year at 80% of the salary. Three of those weeks are before due date, so you can get some rest last weeks of your pregnancy. If your pregnancy has been hard, and you just cant work, you get paid sick leave, for as long as you need, the entire pregnancy if need be. You dont get to decide that for yourself, but its your doctors decision, that you cant/shouldnt work. 4. We hug if we meet someone we know after a long time, like its so nice to see you again... Other that we just say hi, or shake hands, if we someone for the first time. 5. We drive stick, but its possible to get drivers license for only automatic cars. Saying that, its getting increasingly normal that we have more and more automatic cars, since we have one of the biggest automatic car ownership. 6. Unluckily tip has come to Norway too, but we dont HAVE TO give it. They are given living wages, and any tip is just a bonus. Tipping in US is just getting out of control 7. We drink tap water, and in Norway its ice cold, if you let it run for few seconds. Norway has delicious water.

6 kisses ? Never seen than in France ! It is between 2 and 4

It was great to see a debate with an all females, no shouting and one person being allowed to speak without being interrupted by someone else. Lovely civilised debate. Please do more on different subjects. Now subscribed.

And let me explain that helicopter transfer - all of, entire Europe (not only EU) contribute to health and pension insurance in percentage based on your gross income, but only freelancers do by ourselves (for rhe employee, the company does). So, non of it is free, but when you have entire working force contributing, you have money for these expenses...so, goverment is not paying, it's just allocating.

In US you'll see drug deals on TV, heads split open, thefts, people riddled with bullets, but God forbid if they show a nipple in the media. As an European, I always found this weird.

In Sweden, water has to be free in restaurants by law. The only water you pay for is brand name water and fizzy water. They might ask if you want to buy that (and they usually mention brands by name) or if you want tap water. You can also specifically say: "just water please" and you will always get tap water. Everything that costs are clearly stated in the menus. It differs per restaurant if they have ice in the glass but it's definitely more common in summer. Sometimes they ask and sometimes you have to ask for ice or not ice, it also depends on the restaurant.

Parental leave in Germany is complicated. When your job endangers the pregnancy, your doctor may put you on medical leave immediately. Everyone gets 6 weeks before the due date of optional maternity leave and eight weeks (usually) after giving birth of mandatory maternal leave. Parental leave is up to 14 months at 65-67% (capped) for both parents combined with a minimum of two months per parent (or certain variations). Parents can take up to three years of parental leave until their child turns ten (without pay after the first year of life, but with full job protection).

In Portugal, the waiters always ask what temperature drinks we prefer before serving it, (red wine is the only exception, has to be room temperature) The only cars available are stick shift and we pay a lot to get a drivers licence because we can only pracrice on the drivers school cars with the drivers school teatchers always and only after passing the written exam for the driving rules. Maternaty leave is between 3 months and a year after birth which will affect the amount of montly payments but basically, it's the same amount of money, only the time off is different, most people chose either 6 months off for the mom, or 5 months off for the mom and one month off with the dad, and nowadays can can even split 3 month each, but those are rare. Bare in mind, in Portugal, the social security/wellfare/benefits start paying monthly amounts to the woman as soon as she gets preagnant. Most bathrooms are free of charge as well as asking for a glass off tap water in cafés or restaurants, we have a saying "nobody should ever deny water to another human/creature" nobody would ever dare to refuse to provide one or more glasses of tap water free of charge. But some transport stations already have those paid bathrooms as well, they are usually between 10-50 cents and they don't get used as much, because I would much rather go to a nearby bar, have a beer and a tinkle, than have to pay just to take the tinkle, it's just maths... High schoolers and family members still kiss twice on the cheecks, , I personaly prefer to bear hug my friends but in a work enviroment it's rare for the kisses on the cheecks, perhaps on team building dinners and only the first guests to arrive, if I arrive last, I'm not gonna waste half an hour of life kissing 40 people twice on the cheeks while everybody else just sits there and looks at it waiting their turn, it would be insane. Tipping is unthinkable in fast food, in normal restaurants we usually leave the change in our pocket (between less than 1€ and usually up to 5€) or ask to round up when paying with cards. I worked at the hard rock café and a colleague of mine had a 10 person table, the bill was 150€ and they tipped her 50€, she cried that day, she was about to quit and got a 50€ tip, obviously Americans, nobody there had ever seen a tip like that before, EVER. Portugal has nudist beaches but nobody cares anymore, if you wanna wear a swimsuit you can, if ladies want to loose the top it's ok, it's completely unacceptable for duds to go nude in areas with kids playing on the beach, grown ladies will be bothered but keep it to themselves, if kids are arround, mob mentality takes over and the naked dud cannot be naked anymore, or has to leave. Paid beaches have similar built in places to chill but mostly people just bring the shade and chairs and the food and drinks from home, beach days are very exausting, but no matter where we are in the country, we can be at a beach in less than one hour, so that's pretty much our whole summer. Bare in mind, it's January now and the temperature in the afternoons is already 21⁰ Celcius... I bet the beaches are already packed 😅😅😅 And this has been my perception of Portugal in my humble experience.

I’m french and the must popular is 2 not 6, I never see 6

As an American, this was such an educational and fascinating video. I learned so much about European customs

as a european, I can say that in the case you are in your home, water is not stored in the fridge, but outside it on the kitchen, and we normally cannot afford the heating so our houses are mainly at around 18 celcius, sometimes even at 16 in my case, so we normally have fresh water, not cold but definatelly not warm or whats considered room temperature, but lower.

I really like the Spainish and Italian girl the Mediterranean temperament shines through! All the girls where super polite !

As a German I have to say it’s pretty common that every small Village has their own traditional rifle club. When I was a kid I did this as a sport, cause my parents and grandparents did this too. “Short” guns are not as common as the “long” gun (those to hunt with). Every year in the summer time most villages has a “Schützenfest”. So all in all it’s very very different from the American gun culture.

I lived in Germany near Bremen and Berlin Prior and Post the Wall Fall. Nobody except the Tourists had bathing suits at the beaches. Back home, most families were multiple generations. In Cities, there was 4-5 Level Brownstones. With usually differing generation's sharing floor's. And this includes Aunt's/Uncle's and Cousins, Nephew's, etc. Huge Meals were made, but not all eat together. Lazy Susan's or Serving Dollies are built-in Walls. Very convenient for lot's of stuff. Also, my GF's family had Owned their Home since the 1500's

As a Brit I see much more in common here with the European customs than the American way. Which was a little surprising considering there has always been a sentiment of seperatism from Europe even before Brexit. Of course this isn't everyone but it was enough of the population to notice the "one foot in one foot out" attitude of mostly older generations and certain politicians.

I noticed 2 of belgium contestants I've seen in these channel are really sweet, they so lovely for their looks.

American here and tipping was a sign of gratitude, but now the "rules" on how much we have to tip are just ridiculous!

I’m Italian and about the kisses part: just the cheeks touch, sometimes just the motion counts. It’s true that if you only “Kiss” one time (and I’m not talking about close friends here, we usually don’t kiss our friends’ cheeks, we usually one arm hug them or say Hi! with no touching involved) it’s weird because we know that once you kiss one cheek the other person will automatically turn their head for the second one, and unless you know, like, “oh this person only kisses once” you’re left with your head tilted and waiting for that second kiss that will never come. It gets awkward very fast. If we don’t know the person, if it’s the first time meeting them we don’t kiss them and we don’t hug them as a greeting, it would be very weird otherwise because we don’t know each other, why would we want our cheeks to touch? It’s creeeeeeeepy.

the Sanifair pay-to-use public toilets are almost always really, really clean, so I believe paying for them is acceptable. At times it can be a bit too expensive since bringing your drinks back to the return station is a natural necessity, but it’s never an insane amount. I met some distant US relatives, one of whom recently had a baby and another who was in her 8th month. No TV HAD to work until the day before they delivered. I’ve heard that, in Germany, a to-be mother isn’t ALLOWED to work. There’s a difference between maternal leave and maternal protection and yes, paternal leave also exists as an option. Another different relative of mine in the US drove literal 5 metres down the road when we went shopping. We could’ve just put the shopping in the back, then walked and the way would’ve been shorter, but nah. We went ahead and made the car spit CO2-emissions into the environment. Luckily in many countries of Europe or the EU, the waiter/ waitress is paid in a way they don’t have to live off of tips.

In Poland maternity leave is 20 weeks - this is mandatory and relates to pregnancy. After this you have parental leave and this is 41 weeks. There is something about 9 weeks on top of that but I can’t figure out how it works. The 41 weeks you can split with your partner but only one gets this 9 extra weeks. As a mother you can gave away 6 of 20 weeks from your maternity leave to your partner. On top of that there is another kind of parental leave you can take, which is unpaid, and it’s about 36 months - valid until end of calendar year in which your child ends 6. It’s basically to keep continuity of employment for later retirement etc.

I'm from a beach state in America. If you are naked on a beach you will be arrested for public nudity. If people skinny dip it is in a private pool in their yard.

Ah, I love the Italian girl. So beautiful and good character shines through.

Spring-mania ⚘️🌱 very nice! 😊 also making everything ready as we have a second hand coffee shop where I life and I think I'm slowly getting into it what I can bring there and they'd actuallh take 😁😁

French guy here ! 1 - Never seen restroom you had to pay, only once seen a restroom that had a bathroom attendant, or as we call them "Madame pipi" ("Madam wee-wee"), that you could tip. 2 - Public nudity is illegal in France, the only places it would happen are a few areas like nudist beach or nudist camp (which are super rare). 4 - Live in the north of France, we use two kisses on the cheeks to greet (sometimes three or four depending of the person). And men do kiss if they are family or close friends (or it sometimes just happen when greeting a group). We say kiss but it more like touch cheeks or just move face close to each other. Since covid we don't do the kiss as much, now it's mostly a fistbump or a handshake. We only hug lover or family if we haven't seen in a while. 6 - We don't tip unless the service was worth of first class, the tip usually is under 5 euros. For me, a normal meal is 15 euros for lunch at a casual restaurant, if you pay more it's not a casual restaurant or you ate a LOT.

I am from Germany 12:07 I would rather say kissing on the cheek would be a weird greeting considered here in the part where I live, it could differentiate between regions but yeah, we rather just tend to handshake, hug or just straight up say “Hi/Hallo/Guten Tag/Moin/Juten Tah/ Guten Morgen/etc.” and not have any physical contact.

12:05 I’m from Spain I think she referred that we do 1 kiss in both cheeks not 2 on the same one. I wrote this because that’s what I understood and the people that don’t know could also understand it like this so, that’s basically my reason.

Hi !! From France here. First, this video is so great, loving this kindness between each country. Just want to say, the kisses in France, I've never seen 6, it's probably rare, 4 it's just so long already !!!! Also, that depends on where you are in France, but you can kiss cheek to cheek and not necessarily mouth with saliva on cheek. I really hate that personally, and Covid-19 kicked out a lot that kisses tradition ( thanks god !). I prefer to give a hug when it's someone I really care about.

in france most of the bathrooms on the highways are free though. I travel a lot and that's more common to have them free than the other way around. And in the highway stations, the bathroom are generally quite clean even without paying. Then you have some stops on the highway where it's just a parking and no shop, and you have bathroom and they're a little less clean, but generaly ok, cause they're probably cleaned a few times per week and they're also free. it's more difficult to find clean bathrooms in the big cities though (in villages or really small town, it's often okay and clean) but in big cities, the best bet is to go to a coffee shop or a mcdonalds/kfc...etc (where it's free, but some mcdonalds have a barre code scanning device at the door, so you have to order before you can go to the bathroom and then you scan your receipt. it's not often the case though. maybe it's more common in bigger cities as well)

In Belgium for maternity leave we have around 15-17 weeks, but most people I know got a whole year

I lived in Greece for 2 1/2 years and England for 4 years. Each time we came back to the U.S. I felt like someone had dropped me a fast running treadmill. Europe was much more laid back than America.

Growing up, I have heard basically every person who ever spoke about it say that automatic cars have horrible gear boxes that needed a lot more regular, expensive maintenance and repair than manual. I'm sure the tech has advanced, but the rumours persists. Also, taking a driving test with an automatic goes on your licence as a disability, same as driving with glasses or contact lenses; you are limited forever.

I live in and am from Valencia, east coast of Spain... and holy... saying it gets really crowded in summer is just half true... just more

It is really intersting. It would be cool to have other Americans too, like Canadians, Brasilians and so on, to see the differences. My cousin is from Argentina and he tells other things. In Switzerland we usually have to pay for ambulance and helicopter if something happens, (at least that happended to me) even if we pay health insurance. In Tessin kissing is more commun, in the central part you usually don't do that. We usually get room temprature water, but I made the experience that in sommer they ask if you want cool water. We have to pay fort the water, too. Some restaurants give tap water for free

I am always amazed that people talk about "Americans" here. In America, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and the languages of the indigenous peoples are spoken. You are also comparing America with Europe. America is a continent like Europe with many countries. That would be correct. But you actually mean the USA and Europe. Comparing a country with a continent makes no sense

Should've included someone from northern and eastern europe as well to compare with!

I like how the American is all: So it's like FREE--RIGHT??? And the Euros are like: No, you have to pay.

About tipping in the US, it’s important to note that it’s not that “the employees” want you to tip them more, so much as it’s needed to reach a living wage. The “service” minimum wage is just terrible, and hasn’t been raised in over 20 years. It’s really the employers underpaying and guilt-tripping the customers into paying what they should be providing; in addition they have a campaign painting the employees as being the greedy ones. Victim-blaming culture, unfortunately.

I agree with Ria 🇩🇪 about the bathroom , 🚻 at least paying you expect the bathroom is clean

Americans having convo in europe... "Hi" "Oh youre from america?" "Yes" "How do you people allow guns?".

9:13 The Spanish girl really killed me with the "After then, canoe"

The paid restrooms used to be 50c and you got a 50c coupon, then they raised it to 70c, then 1€, but you still get just the 50c coupon. It's ok I think. Nowadays the machines give change, it used to be so much more complicated when you were not prepared. At department stores or malls the restrooms are usually with the cleaning person outside, with a plate for money and a suggested pay displayed. It's more of a trust/respect system though.

Off topic, these girls are BEAUTIFUL

its true and not true, yes in belgium we give 1 kiss on the cheek, but we also do 3 kisses, it depends on the situation, meeting someone you know its 1 kiss, congratulating someone or meeting people you didnt see for a long time like at occasions, like weddings etc is 3 kisses

8:16 So in Germany ypu actually have Mutterschutz (mother protection) that's before you give Barth and the Elternzeit (parenting time) that is after the birth. So you can have up to 12 months of paid leave and your Partner can get an additional 2 months of paid leave so in total 14 months of paid parenting leave. And you get it per child. So if you get a second child, you get new 14 months off.

For the driving test in the US, it depends on the state. Some states you drive to the licensing office and use your own car. I n some states, you can do that or you can go to a licensed driving school and take the test in one of their cars with one of their instructors. If you take the dtriving course at the driving school, after your last class, you can take the test with the same instructor you had in the classroom

This German girl probably lives in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere, because in Germany you see naked people in public everywhere. In parks, on the river or lakeshore, on the beach, and of course in the countless saunas that are everywhere. It is also not right that almost only older people show themselves naked in public. For example, I was already sunbathing naked in the park at the age of 15, and that's what a lot of young people in Germany do.

I think the shake hands 🤝 is the better way to salute and greeting someone , since both hug and kiss can be uncomfortable or cringe to some people

love the format! Next time invite someone from Ukraine, we've got a very profound, weird and at the same time spectacular culture and traditions :P

On maternity/paternity leave...In Canada (BC at least) both partners can get up to a max of 18 months of maternity/paternity leave. You won't receive a full pay but you do receive some 60-70% of it. I as a first time dad took 5 weeks off.

The belgian girl is so pretty 🩷

In Slovakia materernity leave is 3 years and if your child has issues (health ptoblems) you can extend it to 5 years. I was very suprised by the short maternity leaves mentioned in the video.

Paid maternity leave in Germany is 6 weeks before birth and 8 weeks after. But there is also unpaid paternity leave which can go up to 36 months. But you can get Elterngeld, parent's money which depends on your income. It is between 65% and 67% of the netz income with a maximum of 1,800 EUR.

I’m from Slovakia and I’ve only ever seen paid public restrooms in gas stations or big tourist cities when the restroom is on the street

Find yourself a girlfriend that looks at you like italy to germany at 1:56 lol

What is the name of the Belgian girl? She’s so beautiful 😍

US cities are a nightmare regarding walking. Urban planning in the US is basically "how can we add cars to everything"

In 🇬🇧 you can do a manual test or automatic test, if you do a manual test you can drive both gearbox types and automatic test restrictions to that type only

Why is everyone so gahdamn beautiful- :0 I'm shocked

I don't get along with the greeting kiss rules in France, because it's always different from region to region. I have acquaintances in Paris, Normandy and Alsace, so as not to do something wrong all the time. I always do one in typical German and only give everyone the hand in a distanced way. We men from Westphalia only kiss our own girlfriend or wife anyway 😄

OK so the greeting kisses in France don't only depend on regions apparently because I'm from Normandy and I've NEVER heard about doing 4 kisses! We do 2 and that's enough! I know that I've been in some areas where the starting point can be different and sometimes it's 3 but that's all! I would be curious as to where she stumbled on the 6 kisses situation because that's the first time I hear that, as well as where in Normandy people kiss 4 times!

i wonder why the german girl never mentioned this on point 5 the manual car stick. Back when i did my license they explained to me in the driving-school that its better to learn manual gear shifting than automatic, because after finishing the manual license you're allowed to drive both. but if you only did Automatic you are "Not" allowed to drive manual.