What really hit me hard, as part of my unfortunately existing 'white privilege', was that lady traveling to Norway, and being called an American. The part that hit me was that I, as a 52 year old white guy from Germany first didn't understand the reason why she was so happy about 'just being called American'. Then it dawned on me that in the USA you are STILL seen as predominantly a skin color, not just another person. That was my 'reverse' kind of 'Europe kinda messed me up' moment. Not really messed me up, but messed up my perception that POC in the USA suffer simply for their skin color, and INSTANTLY get why that lady was so touched for 'just being called American'. That it took me several moments to actively THINK about such an incredibly outdated concept STILL being around, AND so predominantly enforced that someone from that particular ethnicity understands it without having to think about it, due to it being a problem they seem to face regularly (or dare I say, every day?!?). Whenever I get hit by another such 'unwanted white privilege' moment I proverbially slap myself. That some people still have to worry about such a problem is shameful. I am not ungrateful that I don't have to think about such a problem as a white guy. What I mean by 'unwanted white privilege' is that I am ashamed that I still have to explain that I'd rather have EVERYONE not have to think about such a problem, because the problem doesn't exist anymore. That I, simply due to being born with a different skin color, something I had absolutely no control over, that says absolutely NOTHING about my character, morals, abilities, skills, etc, have fewer problems than someone with a different skin color, is an absolute outrage in a modern society. I don't know if I explained my sadness, my 'Fremdschämen' / "cringe" moment in such a way that it doesn't come over as condescending or insulting.
The actor Idris Elba, was bring interviewed by an American interviewer, he asked him have you, as an African American had difficulty getting parts. He replied, No because I'm British?
Correct me if I am wrong, but the US is the only place that calls people afrikan americans. In other countries, for example, if you are from Sweden, you are swedish. We never put anything about race into it, even if they are from Africa. So I understand the woman that visited Norway. For me, you guys are just americans 😀
@@TheDemouchetsREACT start a trend to stop it. To involve race, does not help anyone. We are all human, skincolour or where people come from does not really matter. Our blood is red, and we will all die so we are all equals 😀
Right? Why would you add a race when you can clearly see the person? Like, why would that lady say "oh, you're African American?" Makes absolutely no sense to me. The only time it would make sense would be if police were chasing after someone and gave a description to their units like you see on crime shows. But otherwise... I'm quite lost here, to be honest.
Yeah, I've always felt as though saying anyone black is an African American is stupid af but mostly it annoys me because it seems to somehow drive home that they aren't really Americans, they're something else...
I'm a 67 year old retired Nurse in the UK and I believe that universal healthcare is a basic human right. We have it in the UK and most of Europe so how can a nation with the wealth of the USA fail to provide, it staggers belief.
@@TheDemouchetsREACT I guess healthcare in the US is based on the "freedom" to choose. Pharmacie and the whole medicine industry is in private hands. Like a big company ready to make a profit. Lobbyist inside the government make the politicians sell out, by making laws that benefits those companies, and there seems to be no limit to what those companies can ask for any medicine. It is a rotten system through and through, based on GREED. There is no government to protect the people or implement laws and regulations in order to keep the costs for the people affordable.
@@TheDemouchetsREACT That is just one of so many rights taken away from Americans, and some they never had unfortunately. But not having universal health care is just one of them. For example, I was staggered how they have no worker rights compared to the rest of the developed World, AND they don't even know that, not aware. US is practically a third world country by now and they are not even realising it so they are not doing anything about it. Just imagen a feeling when American is speaking about liberty, freedom and rights to someone from Europe for example. This is the first time in my life I've heard someone needs to pay for an ambulance to come and take you to the hospital. Never knew that was the thing. And to pay to have a baby, HELLL NOOOO! :D Where I live, not only that having a baby is FREE, you get 100% pay for a year to stay home with your newborn. I mean, the same goes for frickin Ethiopia, but not US, riches country ever!? Laughable and sad at the same time.
@@systematicjim9295 Actually, there are still union rights for workers in some areas/corporations. Voting outcomes determines what we have/don't have. We would looooovvveee universal healthcare, but there is a form of it for people who aren't able to purchase healthcare. The ambulances bills you afterwards. Paying to have a baby is the worst bill ever created.
@@TheDemouchetsREACT I know there are still workers right in US, more than many other countries. But, it's pretty much not comparable to Europe. For instant, there is no limit in sick days leave. There are mandatory number of day you must take for vacation, in most countries, minimum is 20 days full pay but I've never worked in a company that wont give you at least couple of day more, on top of national holidays and there are 12 of those where I live. Women gets 80% pay pregnancy leave for full nine months, and a year 100% pay for maternity leave. You get benefits the day you start working, like pension, universal health care or in case you loose your job you get a year minimum wage until you find a new job. There is also no such thing as working two jobs, that's unheard of. Wage for doing one job must suffice for modest way of living, like paying an apartment, utilities, food....And, I know Americans have an idea of Europe as UK, France, Germany, Norway... but that also goes for countries that US citizens have kind of prejudice about as undeveloped or something, so Romania, Slovakia, Serbia, Macedonia Poland... what is called Eastern Europe in your country even tho they often are not :D Cheers, love the video. Say hello to Deandre Jordan for me :D your man reminds me so much of him :D
I live in the UK and gave birth to my daughter last March. My mom offered to help pay with my hospital bills, which I told her “mom there are no hospital bills.” I had an emergency C-section with complications and the hospital staff were amazing. I also get free prescriptions and dental coverage for a year. I’m on maternity leave from my job for a year receiving pay for 6 months. I have also had midwives and health visitors come to my house for check ups on my baby girl for free. They have Surestart centers that also offer free classes such as baby massage and sensory play and have health advice on how to take care of your baby (dental care/reading development) FREE. As an American abroad I never understand why We are so focused on unborn fetus rights but don’t care about what happens after birth and the quality life for that future child.
As a native British citizen I'm always pleased when people from other countries are treated in a positive way and shows that despite it's faults and there are many , we in Britain do have most of the basics right most of the time .
You are lucky you are in an area with Surestart centres. When I had my daughter it was Churches who ran the parent and child groups in my area for the council.
Natalie, These conservatives are really something, aren't they? They're all in favor of the unborn. They will do anything for the unborn. But once you're born, you're on your own. Pro-life conservatives are obsessed with the fetus from conception to nine months. After that, they don't want to know about you. They don't want to hear from you. No nothing. No neonatal care, no day care, no head start, no school lunch, no food stamps, no welfare, no nothing. If you're preborn, you're fine; if you're preschool, you're fucked. George Carlin.
On the reverse side. I remember a news story from a few years ago. About a British couple who went on holiday in the US. The woman was pregnant and went into premature labour. What should have been one of the happiest moments of their lives, left them scared after receiving a bill of $200,000. It was partly their own fault because they didn’t get insurance. Because it was £4000 for their 5 day vacation, and she was only 6 months pregnant.
When I hear americans saying land of the free….. I’m shocked that so many americans believe that the US is the freest country…. Most european countries are actually more free then America Btw…. Loved your reaction 🤗
in France, it's illegal not to help someone in danger ("non-assistance à personne en danger") so you won't get sued for not helping properly someone, it's the contrary
same in Spain: Article 195 of our Criminal Code is very clear in this regard: "Whoever does not help a person who is helpless and in manifest and serious danger, when he could do so without his own risk or that of third parties, will be punished with a fine of three to twelve months.
I believe it is the same in all EU countries, I even had a 3 hour lecture on first aid before getting my driver's license. Not that I remember much other than to see if the person is conscious by asking, if they respond they'll tell me what hurts, if they don't... That's a 112 call with tears and snot and hysterics. Plus it is really fun trying to explain where you are right now to an operator that is located in a totally different city. Fun times 😁 and if there is blood they'd be picking up more unconscious people than they expect.
I was really shocked about the threat of being sued for administering CPR. I'm a Brit. You would get laughed out of court if you tried to sue for that. If your in cardiac arrest your heart has stopped. with out any intervention you are guaranteed death. Nothing anyone could do could make the situation worse for you. That's utter madness someone could sue for that.
Here in Germany NOT rendering CPR if you are trained in it is considered the reason to be sued. It is called "unterlassene Hilfeleistung", "neglect to administer help", and is even enshrined in the German law. I believe it is similar in many other European countries. Sure, you don't have to shoulder-tackle aside someone who is already administering CPR, but if you find someone in need of CPR, you go and do it. Period. If you can render other aid, such as making a phone call to 112 (the equivalent of calling fire or trauma services) here in Germany, do it. Or making sure that first aid can be applied without interruption by gawkers and hassling people.
It's actually worse than that: In america is you were trained (have EMT training etc), but you are retired, it is illegal for you to help someone in need. But if you have NO training, they you might be covered from the "good samaratin" law. Just think about how dumb that is. If you have zero training you are allowed to help, but if you have had training in the past, but your certificate has lapsed, etc. You can go to jail.
@@RustyDust101 In america, the police are not even required to help, defend you, protect the peopl, etc. It is not in their job description. Imagine that. They can shoot you for any reason, but they are not actually obligated to help you
America is far too self-centered and sees itself less and less as part of the world. So it does not learn from mistakes, but reinforces them more and more. Please look around the world, travel and experience other countries. Show your children this world and its incredible beauties.
Agreed. Sadly American education is focused almost entirely on America and American history and exceptionalism. The news is entirely focused on American stories, often at a very local level. If Americans ever travel their main destination is Hawaii. Only a third of the population have a passport whereas its 60% in Australia. When travelling to America its very hard to get any overseas information and when it does land it is filtered through American viewpoints. I think because immigration to America is so sought after they think that means its the best nation to live in. That may have been the case once (as long as you were anglo saxon) but it certainly isnt now.
Exactly, to the point that they have gotten everyone in the world to call their country "America" and to call their citizens "Americans" when America is a continent not just a country. They have appropriated that name and ignored that there's tons of other countries in North, Central and South America besides theirs. If their country was in Europe and was called "The United States of Europe", everyone would be calling them exclusively "Europeans" and their country would be "Europe" ignoring all the other countries in the continent of Europe 😭.
There are only two countries left in the world that require the "Pledge of Allegiance" from their kids: North Korea and the USA. Even Cuba abolished it long ago.
@@s.rmurray8161 Yes, but we all know what the system was like back then and isnt it sad that in 2022 the US still has such thing that reminds us of such regimes???
To give you a proper idea of the health service in UK; My cousin is very ill, he went into hospital in October 2021. he is still in hospital now (July 2022) he will probably still be in hospital for at least another four months. When he leaves he will not get a bill. UK has a health Service, US has a health business.The UK system looks after people, yours looks after profits.
Sadly the US is slowly worming it’s way into the UK system. We really do need to hold the politicians at knife point to get them to do right for the country
As an aussie I have always wondered about the prevalence of the use of "african-american", "asian-american" etc as it just seems that sort of distinction over just calling everyone American is one of the things that keeps the divide between everyone open.
This was a cultural shock for me. When I came to US and stayed here I was blown away by the fact that everything and everyone is about race. Like the division between people is so visible and real, like why
It's a question that someone of younger age and not of us origin would not get. This is NOT an attack on anyone. Just an explanation of why. When you haven't experienced what the native folks or older generations have, you can't ever really truly get it.
@@mizbootsie8175 you’re right I don’t get it. I don’t know why I can be walking on the streets and be called yellow, chink, ling ling, slanted eyes, and my hair gets pulled cz it’s long black and straight. Also I don’t get the fact why American jobs have to put race check in it, they say it’s for statistics… hmmm rhetorical but ok. Also I don’t understand why Americans call themselves African American, Asian American or Hispanic American but white people just American when for the rest of the world you all are just Americans. I don’t get why people hate on someone else’s beliefs and burns their sacred temples or mosques or churches. I don’t get why adults don’t teach their kids since they are little kids to be a decent human and divide people only by good and bad intentions not skin color or face shape. I’m not from US but I somewhat know the history behind all the whys.
Hidden, someone from the Caribbean was visiting the Midwest where my sister worked at a university. She said the same thing that everyone talked about race. She was not into it, and did not like her stay in the US. She left Midwest a week too early because she could not stand it. Divide and Conquer.
I really like your reaction. I just have to say. When i listen to you guys i get the feeling U.S. is destroys itself by ignoring the needs of its citizens. Espacially when it comes to healthcare or gun policy. Greetings from Switzerland
@@TheDemouchetsREACT we have democracy too. Free universal healthcare is our most sacred public service. Yes we have taxes but we pay less than half what Americans pay. Granted it could have more funding and shorter waiting times as the right like to cut funding. So it's not perfect but I'm proud we have it as even the homeless can have healthcare whenever they need it.
In Ireland we refer to police from the Irish language phrase Garda siochana which means guardians of the peace ( not law enforcement), therefore we call them guards for short, no guns and if you ask they will tell you they police by the will of the people. Nothing is perfect but it just starts the conversation from a different perspective, also two years in college to qualify.
Éire is such a fantastic, amazing place. for me the most incredible on Earth ❣️ I've been dreaming about move to there since my teens, now I think I'm gonna get it soon ❤️ Slainte !
I did a couple of first aid courses for my job, and to the question: "what if I do something wrong? I'm not a doctor", the answer was simply: nobody expects you to be one, they will consider your intention to help in an emergency.
About the health insurance topic: I remember going to watch the movie "John Q." when it came out some 20 years ago. (For those who haven't seen it, it's a Denzel Washington movie about a father being denied insurance coverage for his son's life-threatening condition surgery.) I can't even say if I liked the movie or not, because I came out of the theater very, very confused. My simple European (Italian) soul could not comprehend what the heck money had to do with anything, I really thought Americans enjoyed the best of the best, when it came to medical issues (oh, to be so young and naive...)
Best example of this is the show Breaking Bad. In Europe, it has one episode: Dude is diagnosed, get a free treatment and is fully paid for the full duration while the state guarantee him getting is job back after. Show's over.
The National Health Service in the UK is totally non profit…The average Brit pays around the equivalent of $1800 a year out of their taxes into the National Health Service…this payment means that everything is then free at point of use.No fees to see a doctor,no fees for ambulances,no fees for ER visit,no fees for operations,no fees for Physiotherapy,no fees for scans,X-rays etc,no fees for anything except for medication and that’s a fixed cost regardless of the drug…£9.50 per prescription.If you’re under 18,unemployed,in school or over 65 all the medication is free as well.If you’re a diabetic all your insulin is free…for life.If you need ongoing medication then you can pay £109 prescription fee for the years worth of drugs.There are no such things as Co pays,pre-existing conditions,deductibles etc…the $1800 that you pay from your taxes yearly is the only thing that you pay for all this free at point of service care…not too bad if you ask me.
Everyone pays for everyone, like fire service, isnt that socialism, everyone pays for the safety of others, the police.. isnt that socialism (i am a brit ) it angers me that they pay more in Private insurance than we do for the government, yet its wrong
@@lastfirst5689 I have to be honest,I’ve always been very pleased with the care I’ve received and I’ve always been treated with care and kindness by the staff…Last year I had a car accident and from the paramedics to the nurses and doctors I only received kindness and encouragement for the month I was in hospital,I’m sorry that you had a different experience.
@@sidrat2009 The NHS is placed 10th in the world health rankings this year,it’s position has fluctuated between 4th and 14th over the last 12 years.Hopefully it will continue to improve its ranking once we get a new government sometime in the next couple of years that will invest some cash in it rather than starving it of resources like it has been over the last decade.
1:45 that law in america never sat right with me as a British citizen. If you learned CPR at any point you’d learn that you have to damn near break the ribs just to get enough pressure to the heart…it’s inevitable that the person that nearly dead be bruised up a little bit. You’re telling me a person in America would rather sue for damages after having the heart restarted than be thankful to the person because they’re alive? Also; how the FYUCK can you get consent from an unconscious/dead person? Edit; I’m so bad at understanding I forgot there’s also “sexual assault”.
Ohhhh boy, if you guys are going down this "rabbit hole", be prepared for some harsh truths, try reacting to "AMERICA COMPARED" or "WHY AMERICA TREATS ITS PEOPLE SO BAD" your eyes will be opened to more that you ever wanted to know, but really need to know.....Good luck. P.s. you guys are great
"Why can't we all just be American?" Because it is the easiest way for a government to divide and rule. If a population is unified and there is equality (as human beings all having the same rights, responsibilities, and respect for each other), the government has less leverage for control. This can can happen anywhere, using different methods.
In Norway it is illegal to to NOT help people I need of help. Say if you witness a car crash. It is illegal to not stop and help the people involved or injured.
In the UK (and probably most of Europe, not sure) there's something called the Good Samaritan law. If you act to help those in need, you're protected under the law. The UK highly regulates the guns. The police check everything, including history, medical history, mental history, social life, where you're going to keep the gun and ammunition, and much more, before handing you a gun licence.
To further explain UK gun laws: if you have so much as a single bad mark on your record be it criminal history or a mental health problem, you have no chance at all of getting a gun license. And it has worked
Hi guys from the UK. Living in the UK I've never had to worty about being shot, ive never had to think about how im going to afford medicine or medical care and its never crossed my mind to worry because somebody who isn't the same colour as I am is walking towards me. I didn't understand why you were so suprised the lady in Noway was called an American, she is American like you guys!? You can tell by her voice. I'd like to visit the US but with all of the news I see every day I'm not sure I would wan't to stay for long unfortunately. Also often laugh when I hear some Americans talk about evil socialism that we have in UK/Europe. Thats what makes our free national health service is, a product of socialism. Everyone gets help if they need it and huge insurance companies dont get to make a profit from people suffering 😊 I hope you can make it over here one day.
Just to touch on the guns/cops thing, in the UK, you'd be hard pressed to find a cop that's carrying a taser, even then, that person will be specifically chosen and trained to use it and can only use it under specific circumstances
I've also heard if an armed police officer actually fired his weapon on duty they get absolutely scrutinized about it to the point most police don't want to carry guns.
@@Neva2high yeah they have to account for every bullet fired, in which direction, for what reason etc etc and it all goes in a report for every engagement that requires the armed officers
@@ys.v1 While there are more cops with guns in Germany, not every cop here carries a gun. But in case a gun is fired, even if it is to put an injured wild animal out of its misery after a traffic collision, then any bullets fired have to be accounted for in an excruciating report.
5:56 FYI: This doesn't mean go play in the front yard. This actually means kids walk around the whole town alone or with their friends. They can go play for kilometers and nothing happens
Tiktok is honestly so important because it spreads information like crazy and it’s finally letting Americans realize how brainwashed they are. The fact that so many Americans have been tricked into thinking that socialism and universal healthcare is a bad thing breaks my heart. Great reaction, love from Sweden ❤️
Much love to Sweden! I don't think most Americans believe universal Healthcare is a bad thing because although it isn't available to everyone, we do have it. Also, we aren't "brainwashed", this is just our way of life. It is great to see how citizens in other countries live.
SOMEONE PAYS FOR THAT AND IT ISNT THEIR GOVERNMENT. CHECK OUT HOW MUCH TAXES PEOPLE PAY I BET ITS HALF THEIR PAYCHECK. NOTHING IS FREE OTHER PEOPLE ARE PAYING FOR IT.
@@darlenegoldberg5645 The government is funded by tax payers and corporations, without taxes the government has no money. Therefore it makes no sense when you say “someone pays for that and it isn’t their government” because there isn’t a country in the world where the government has its own money. Also, in Sweden 30% of our income goes to taxes, not half. And we get good salaries.
@@darlenegoldberg5645 what's wrong with me paying for healthcare, schools, infrastructure etc that benefit my fellow humans? we pay for eachother with taxes. maybe you've never been part of a community? seems like a sad existence...
I lived in Eastern Tennessee for 4 months for work (I’m Australian). I was astonished at how much skin colour is blatantly used to discriminate. It was truly shocking and I was appalled. That there are black neighbourhoods and I was advised to stay away, when I noticed people giving POC a wide berth at shopping malls or when walking on the same foot path. I did find it incredibly difficult to reconcile many of these incredibly generous, welcoming white people with some of the racist bulldust that came out of their mouths. We still have issues with racism in Australia, and particularly systemic racism. However our First Nations people are not treated with anything like the same amount of racism and fear as POC in the USA - at least from my experience in TN. No-one should be treated as a second class citizen to be feared in their own country on the basis of skin colour.
I am french and I didn't understand what the girl saying she was simply called an American meant until you guys explained it.... that speaks for itself
In the U.K. we do have cops that are firearms trained. They do carry a hand gun with them in their patrol car, put never on their hip. They only use their guns if the criminal has a gun or sometimes a blade. Guns are very few and far between in the U.K. We have very strict gun laws. Or cops carry pepper spray, a metal collapsable baton, and a taser.
To put things into perspective, in the US in 2021, there were some 20,400 gun homicides. In the UK where strict gun controls exist, there were 33 gun homicides for the WHOLE YEAR! More people die from guns in a day in the US (average 55/day) than for a year here in the UK. Frightening!
@@whatwhatinthewhat4400 I've just looked up the *rate of firearm homicides per 100,000* and, I'm sorry to say, some of your numbers are way off... - US = 4.12 - AUS = 0.18 - UK = 0.04 - JPN = 0.02 Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) May 2022 Your numbers are for "murder rates", and I realise that may be different to a "firearms homicide rate".
There are *120 guns per 100 people* in the US. That's almost *double* the number of the next highest which is The Falklands Islands (62.1); and *more than double* the third highest, Yemen (52.8). *Yemen!* A country which is actually engaged in a long-running *civil war!* Source: World Population Review "Gun Ownership by Country 2022"
@@debbiehealy1783 You look up, and get back to me, about the time 19 school children and 2 teachers were stabbed to death in their classroom in the UK; and when 50+ people were stabbed to death at an outdoor concert in the UK. I'll wait... By the way, there were *235* homicides committed using a knife or other sharp implement recorded in the UK for the year ending 31 March 2021. *A decrease of 13% over the previous year.* There were *19,384* firearm murders in the US IN 2020. Have a word with yourself!! And do even a minimal amount of research before regurgitating the FOX so-called-news word-vomit you've swallowed.!
Never in my life here in Sweden 🇸🇪 have I referred to any of my friends as Croatian Swede, Albanian Swede, Syrian Swede, Iranian Swede, German Swede, Danish Swede, Ukrainian Swede, Israeli Swede, British Swede or anything like that… 🤷♀️
Americans are obsessed with labelling everyone. African American, Irish American, Republican, democrat, Hispanic, etc, etc…. Here in England, EVERYONE is ……English, that’s it, no more labels needed.
I am English and live in England, I have been to the US twice. Here in the UK, I have been stopped by the police a number of times whilst driving (DWB), although have never been threatened or even felt threatened. The police here are very approachable and not hostile as can often be the case in the US. More generally, people in the US really should travel more, see for yourself that people in the developed world have a good standard of living and don't have to worry about the things US Americans do (i.e. Guns, healthcare, paid time off work, paternity/maternity leave, food standards, etc). Oh and Abortion is legal here.
I am Canadian, I had a health issue. I had surgery, both x-rays and a CT scan and several blood work ups, I spent a week in the ICU, several casts and 5 weeks in hospital and 6 months physical therapy as well as meds.....I paid ZERO dollars.
You’re both beautiful people and I love your posts. I’m from Australia and have lived in the Uk for a few years and have travelled to close to 30 countries in my long life…so I have lived “outside of the bubble” of my upbringing (that we all take for granted as ‘the way life is everywhere’) and therefore I got a glimpse of other countries ‘realities’. . Every country has its issues. No country is perfect and none of us are really “free”. There are a-holes everywhere! Also, the personal traumas we each face growing up have such a huge impact to our perceptions/reactions to future situations and the potential outcomes of same. Just know your beauty, the miracle of life and try to see the good in people who are good. America is not perfect, no country is, but it’s not hell. Blessing from me to you and yours. XXX
Everything you've said is 100% correct. The amount of people who are trying to get us to move is crazy lol The grass isn't always greener. Life is what YOU make it. Bless you! & thank you for seeing our heart.
The healthcare state in the US is honestly one of the sadest things I've ever heard. I moved to Portugal 2 years ago, just as the quarantines started worldwide. My husband couldn't follow for more than a year, but finally managed to come 2 years ago. His health was pretty bad, and a few weeks after he arrived, I had to call an ambulance in emergency. He was taken to a large hospital, stayed over a week in intensive care and like 2 weeks in normal care. He wasn't yet registered in the healthcare system (though I am) as things happened to fast for it. I haven't paid A SINGLE CENT for the care he got, in the subsequent visits either (he sadly didn't survive the last). I only paid for 2 ambulance calls that were not emergency ones, and the total was 100 euros (which is a lot). I have the reguar social healthcare coverage, but it doesn't incude dentists here. I went to a dentist (private, single dentist cabinet) recently. I paid 40 euros per consultation. That can include refilling a tooth that lost its filling and getting an X-ray, or getting a full cleaning and check. People here tell me going to the dentist is expensive 😂 I might need a crown work done on a tooth. I'm being told this will be about 400 euros....yes, that's expensive, I have to save up for it, but it's AFFORDABLE! The US prices, it's not service, it's highway robbery!!
I guys. I was a London Police Officer and we were not routinely unarmed. We did have Armed Response Units and specialist firearms units. We called on them as back up when necessary and they carried out operations where firearms were needed. When I served we had a vote about whether or no officer serving them wanted to be routinely armed. Overwhelmingly the vote was NO. In fact, I worked with many officers who did not want to be armed. We had high quality training particularly in defusing situations and we quality in hold and restraint twice a year.. or did when I served. I have heard that many Black people in the USA live in fear of being pulled over by the Police and cannot understand this about being shot in the back even when no member of the public is at threat.. or an officer. things have got worse here since my years of service but we do have very good gun controls here and have for decades. Wishing both love and happiness. Maria
We, in the UK, just think you're American. End of. Your healthcare system is messed up. Its not "free" here because we pay taxes & national insurance. But you won't get turned away. Its not perfect here, but its not bad.
Not strictly true. Even if you have never worked an hour in your life, or earned a single penny, you will still be treated in hospital or be seen by a doctor. The slack is taken up by the rest of us who pay tax and National Insurance. I would say that the system works very well all things considered...
God bless you guys, you don't need to verballise the experience of living in the US with guns and racism, the look on your faces and the way you looked at one another with your voices breaking say it all. Love to y'all . BLM.
I've been living in Quebec, Canada for almost 3 years now. Sure Canada has its share of issues too, but it's a far cry from all the problems that America has. I got tired of working my behind off just to barely survive, and I work in a specialized field, and I got so tired of a lot of other things as well with America. My field of work is pretty big in Canada and I had been looking for years for my break there, and I finally got it about 3 years ago and took it. Best decision I ever made. I'm in a union now, have life, medical, dental, pharmaceutical coverage, have worker protections, and the list goes on. I'm doing better now here in my field than I ever did back in my home country. Going to go for my Residency soon and don't plan on ever living in America ever again unless they finally get their garbo together and fix a lot of the problems it has.
In Australia I was brought up to see the person not their colour and shocked my late father’s social worker, an American lady who had moved to Australia with her husband, when I clasped her hand to thank her for all her help with my dear old 90 year old father who was destined to never come home from hospital. She got upset because people didn’t touch her because of her colour! She showed me a photo of both her husband (in his US Navy dress uniform) and herself on their wedding day and we sat around having coffee and a biscuit (that’s a cookie to you) and I wished her well in her integration into Australia. I just don’t understand what is in some people’s hearts.
I'm not sure this is accurate for all native australians unfortunately. I've heard many racist comments about them from Ozzies visiting the UK. They certainly did see colour. So sad that shaking hands and having a chat with someone is such a big deal.
I am from Scotland and I can confirm that our prescriptions are free at the point of need. However, it is the taxes that we raise that actually pays for them. We just make different choices on how we spend those taxes and health is important to us
When I was in America I ordered a pizza and it was over thirty minutes so the delivery woman told me it was free. I had my twenty dollar note in my hand ready to give her so was like “okay well take all this, more tip for you then!” And she cried. Like she drove all the way to me of course I’m still paying her. Btw you order delivery pizza in Australia you can be waiting like an hour (at least in my town it’s a small town). Minimum wage in Australia is $25 (about $21 American dollars) so…idk $20 doesn’t seem like that much to me.
Prescriptions are free in Scotland. Eye tests are free for everyone, eye care and glasses are free for the unemployed and under 16s. Dental care is free for under 26 y/o, retired people and the unemployed. Is to be made free for all within this parliament. Although dental check ups are free for everyone now. We also have free personal care, nurses and nursing homes, for the elderly and disabled. Check ups, for dental and optical, were the first. They can detect other health issues early on that can be treated better and cheaper the sooner they're diagnosed. This was to save the SNHS money. Then it was realised that with the reduced admin and billing costs, it wasn't really costing anything. So we kept going.
With regard to funerals - I would say there is a huge range of costs depending on what you want. We don’t have the hugely ornate caskets that you have though- we usually have standard wooden coffins. We don’t generally embalm bodies either because why does it matter what they look like a year after being buried? We don’t have open coffins for the majority of the time (it’s fairly rare to do that) so we don’t have the visitation before the funeral and that means less need to make them look alive. Both of those things cost you money. I would say that pretty much all funerals we have done have been about £3500 so still crazy expensive. When I lost my daughter the funeral home didn’t charge me anything because she was a child - the coffin, cars, everything was free. The only thing was that the council don’t care about her being a baby and charged me £600 for her plot to be buried and the headstone cost me £1100. I have no idea how much you pay for funerals there - I would be interested to see how they compare.
I have two sons. Both were delivered by c-section, one emergency, the second planned. I stayed with the first child at neonatal care for three weeks. I stayed in regular hospital for three days with the second one. I’ve had a breast reduction. I’ve had a broken arm. I’ve had back surgery bc of a herniated disc and I’m having a spinal fusion performed on me this fall. I came into this world very dramatically and came close to dying, I needed a blood transfusion. No bills.
It was so nice to see, that this video hitted you hard. You americans can do better, than you're currently doing. Please, do? Thank you for a great reaction and greetings from Helsinki, Funland (Finland)!
After I had my second baby, on postpartum day two (or was it three) I felt like I should maybe be getting home. The sweet nurses actually said “oh no, you really don’t need to rush home. Stay for another day, we have two or three other mothers leaving today so it would even save us some paperwork.” Final bill - 300 SEK (abt $30), which wasn’t even for me, but for my husband staying with me, in our private room, for the three days. Sweden. In Sweden, you almost never pay more than $20-30 for a visit to the doctor. I think my step mom payed $70 at one point at one of the biggest hospitals in the country during her cancer treatment, but that’s the highest I’ve seen for a single visit. And there’s a price cap too, if you reach $150-200 (can’t remember the exact amount) within 12 months, the rest of that year is completely free. There’s a similar price cap on prescription meds as well.
Here is something else, vacation days, paid vacation days, In Europe we have a minimum of 28 paid vacation days, and our bosses encourage us to take them, my current company that I work for gives me 35 paid vacation days plus public holidays. Then there is paid maternity leave, It varies across Europe and the developed world but 6 weeks is the absolute minimum, and a full year with pay is very common, in the UK by law the mother must take 2 weeks off after the birth of a child.
I am Australian & 2 years ago I had a heart attack. The whole experience, including the Paramedics, the ambulance, the hospital stay, the emergency surgery AND the first months supply of 7 different drugs cost me just under $40.
I’m an American woman who has been living abroad for the last 34 years. I spent the first ten in Northern Germany, where I met my Swedish husband due to work. Now I have been living in Sweden for the past 24 years. We had five male teenage refugees from Afghanistan living with us for five years. During this time, they constantly forgot to take their house keys with them. Eventually we just stopped locking our front door. We never had a problem even when the house was empty for hours!
02:35 Many europen countrys have a so called "good Samaritan Law" meaning when somebody did something to safe your from injury or death, they can not be sued for it, even if they fuck it up. Because they were doing it with good intent.
Hi :-) Great channel, you both seem very kicked back and relaxed. Regarding cost of health here in Australia. Half way through COVID I had to go in for surgery, Carpal Tunnel and Cubital Tunnel release at the elbow. The most expensive cost for me was the post surgery consult 2 weeks later as the Surgeon had a private practice. Total cost for the surgery, consult and pain medication was $80. The year before I had surgery to deal with a Pilonidal Sinus. The surgeon wanted me to have a second surgery to prevent it coming back. For the first week I was off work, a nurse came to my house to clean and pack the wound. For a week or so later I dropped in before work for that. Those 2 surgeries and the care did not cost me anything.
About public health, here in Brazil we can be a mess about some stuff, but we do have a thing called SUS (which is unified health system) and what the guy described from his experience in Scotland is pretty much the same here. If I get sick, I just go to the public hospital and they treat me, give me medicine and no bills whatsoever (people here can get treated for cancer or a transplant without spending any money on it).
You asked about funerals! I haven’t read all the comments so am not sure if anyone answered. But here in the UK if a family is on a really low income or receive disability or social security and they need to pay for a funeral. The Government helps out with about 70-80% of the cost. Sometimes 100% depending on circumstances. (Someone dies with no family, no money) It used to be called a paupers funeral but they still get some kind of burial plot and small headstone/cross. Love your video’s by the way!!👌🏽🤓♥️
You guys would be most welcome in Canada. There is no need to fear pretty much anything. You are a person and that makes you automatically something that should be cared about. If you get sick, that's taken care of, if you need a friend, smile and you will find them.
The lady that went to Norway brought tears to my eyes. I am a 'white' South African and I'll be the first to say that "yes, we still have racism among the different cultures", but whether you are black, white, asian, indian etc...you are aand always will be South African. It makes me so sad that only 'white' people in the USA are American whereas even the proud Indian people are Native-American. What's with the prefrixes? I am just glad that not all Americans think that way. Lotsa love from South Africa💜
As an Aussie watching this we would only know what country your from by the accent . We have everyone from around the globe here and if we met you would be American and welcomed to our homes . The kids would be excited to play with your kids and they would leave the adults to it and have a great time . Freedom is everywhere and it is normal to many Countries .
I'm finish and it is really great to see all these eyes starting to open over there👌🏻. That is going to be the first thing to a better country fot you❤️🇫🇮 We should all be aware of the good AND the bad.
I live in the Uk and had a biopsy yesterday and a ct scan . No charge although I am a tax payer so I do pay into the national health service. People who don’t work also get free health care amongst other free things .The consultant wanted to rush the ct scan through as we’re going on holiday soon . He said he didn’t want me to leave the hospital until I’d had the scan so my results were ready on return . Told me to go and enjoy my 15 night holiday in the Gran Canaria. Annual leave is another story in the UK compared to the US . My husband and I get 8 weeks paid leave per year 😊
We're all the same. I'm an australian who's travelled a fair bit and the more i meet new people and connect with them the more i understand that we are all the same. We all want to be able to live free lives full of adventure and laughter, love and challenges. We all want to be able to work good jobs, have good healthcare and provide a good safe happy life for our families and children. That's it, ever. For everyone. Skin tone, culture language blah blah under the surface we are all the same. Don't let anyone tell you different. They do not have your best interests at heart.
So, I lived in Japan for four years. I wish I could move back. But, yeah, I am in the USA again, and when my daughter was ran over by a vehicle in May of this year, in the hospital they made me fill out paperwork on my insurance as they sedated her for emergency surgery. My other daughter is the paramedic for our town, too. Even though it was my older daughter who was working in the ambulance to stabilize her 10 year old sister, it was me who sat there wondering if my insurance will cover this five block hospital ride. We are submitting bills even now (tomorrow she goes back into the hospital to see if she will ever walk again). We just have to hope that this will all be covered since this is a no-fault state, and the guy who ran her over is not meant to pay for any of this. Literally ran my 10 year old over while she was crossing the street, but I am paying her medical bills. I miss Japan so much. I passed out from heat exhaustion, and didn't have to worry about the ambulance or hospital when I lived there.
Outside of the US everyone refers to black , white, Asian ect Americans as Americans . We do not differentiate according to ethnicity. Hi from Europe .
The thing that bothered me while visiting the States is not incorporating taxes into the final price. What you see is what you pay, like the rest of the world. Regardless, I thought America was a great country to visit. Met a lot of wonderful people . Cheers from Norway.
The funny thing is that you learn those things only in the US, because I’m from Puerto Rico which is part of the US, but we never referred to people like African Americans, white, Caucasian, Asian, latino. All these terms for people that for me are all the same. Heck! There in PR we don’t even know what we are exactly because we are so mixed and diverse, we are every range of skin colors. Everyone there is a Puertorrican even if your descendants came from Africa, Spain, China, Japan, Australia, Peru, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Colombia……If you are raised there or spend some years there you are one of us.
I really was caught out by the 'you're American' comment from the Norwegian story too. I could not imagine it going any other way. You're an American, I can tell by the accent. What else would they call you? Clearly I have led a sheltered life. I hope she moved to Norway and is living her best life now.
Same here! I clicked on after a couple of seconds that she must have meant being referred to as “African American” instead of just “an American” - and realised like, yes wow, it is weird that they do that.. I have never heard anyone referred to as “African British” in my life
@@TheDemouchetsREACT To me, as a Brit, that's mad. You guys are Americans. You were born there. You went to school there. You live there. That's all it is. Why should you be anything other than American? To me, labelling everyone as being from a different continent is just wrong. In the UK, we might call a black person Black British but that is more of a descriptor like White British, etc. African-American which just sounds like you're all being singled out and somehow separate from other Americans. At most, we might say someone is of Jamaican (or any other nationality) descent but that's no different to me being a Brit of Irish descent.
@@joshuabruce9599 Yet if you ever visit the US as a European. Every American you meet will insist that they are "Irish", "Italian" or "half German, half Swedish". This usually happens when they find out you are from Europe. Really annoying. "You are American! - Own it!".
I always laugh when Americans go well "I'm Italian American" Yet they don't speak Italian, know very little about the country and have never been there. But their great great grandfather was Italian.....so they are still Italian American 🤣 Americans must really dislike being Americans if they have to resort to skin color and heritage for an identity
I am so sorry that you guys have to deal with so much fear. I don't know what you've been through, as I'm pale as a ghost and don't go through anything like that myself. I wish it was different here in America. I've wanted to move out of the US for years now, I only wish that we could afford it.
I had a major car accident years ago which put me in a hospital for 2 months and my only cost was having a private room in the second month. Our government insurance sends out an itemized list of costs to show no hidden costs. My bill covered by government insurance $145,000 in 1990.
Great reactions ! I hope one day America can free itself from it's own demons but for that....it will take people to truly care about each other and fight. I'am french, and even though the 1789's revolution when they killed royalties didn't really fix anything, it gave the citizens an understading that WE should fight for our rights because we deserve them. Please more reactions on thse subjetcs !
Love watching these types of videos. Americans taking an interest in how it works in other nations and their impressions of seeing how it is here. I am Swedish and it is very different in America from how it is here. It is surprising for me too to see how it is in America. It is a general learning experience.
We don’t need consent to perform First Aid and CPR in the UK but we are recommended to use safeguarding procedures to prevent giving the wrong impression to the casualty or any passerby’s such as telling the injured person what you are doing to help them or getting someone to oversee what you are doing if you are on your own.
The thing with CPR is not even that people aren't going to sue you ( I doubt they would) but it's more like, at least in most European countries I know of, you're legally protected from getting sued if you were trying to help. On the other hand, not helping someone in need is a crime in most places. Unless you would have to put your own life in danger but even then you have the legal obligation to call for professional help. You can't ignore someone in need.
I broke my collarbone a couple of years ago. I live in Scotland, ambulance arrived 20 mins after I had done it, took to hospital, gas and air on the way to help with the pain, X-ray and seen by a doctor 25 mins after arriving, prescribed painkillers and they were free. Broke it at 8am left hospital at 11. Off work for 12 weeks, full pay. All this is taken for granted by many Brits, in America, can’t help but they this would be an absolute dream scenario after an incident like that
I lived in London and never ever let my kids play outside, but now I live in Cornwall my kids are free and do what they need too 😁 my 15 yo comes home at 3am and I'm not scared by it at all 😘
Also,all of Europe and almost every other countries have mandated paid vacation days, around 28-30. And mandated fully paid maternity leave around 9 months +, and paternity
@@TheDemouchetsREACT It is law, employers have to give you this vacation time, and fromDaay1 of employment, you don't have to earn it. Also sick days are seperate, if you are sick you don't lose it off your vacation days, and you cannot lose your job through it wither. THe U.S is the only deve;oped country that does no have this as an mandate.
