To give someone access to a deadly weapon while simultanously not trusting the same person to handle a can of beer responsibly is something i´ll never get into my mind...
I was in Niagara and decided not to go over to the US partly because, as a Brit, i like a beer with my food (or without food) but compared to what im used to, i found american beer very much "like making love in a canoe"
@@nikkihayes5411 From England: I went to an off licence in the States and after looking at the % alcohol I decided on a "malt liquor". I asked why it wasn't called beer? I was told that anything called beer had to be less than 3% !!!
I'm 28 and I live in Eastern Europe. I have so far never ever in my life even seen a real gun up close in real life. I have never known anyone who owns a gun. I dont even know what a real gunshot would sound like in real life. I mean, I know some people who go to shooting ranges and shoot there as a hobby every now and then but thats it. Its really crazy to me what a huge part guns are in the everyday life of an american when tis something I rarely even have a rational thought about.
Incoming joke: A Texas rancher came to Australia to visit one of our cattle stations. The Aussie answered all of his questions but couldn’t help but notice that the rancher kept telling him that “everything was bigger and better in Texas.” So when the Texan saw a lot of kangaroos bounding across the fields, he exclaimed, “What the heck are those things!?” The Aussie replied, “Don’t you have rats in Texas?”
A Texan rancher was visiting Ireland and came across an Irish farmer leaning on his gate. "How big is your farm?", asked the Texan. The Irish farmer told him that he owned 100 acres of land. The Texan laughed out loud and boasted, "It takes me 3 days to drive around the border of my land". The Irish farmer said, "I used to have a car like that".
What blew my mind when I was in Virginia and stopped to get fuel, I found I could get fuel, alcohol, guns and ammunition all at the same store, that's one hell of a combination.
Shortly after I got to the US (I'm from Australia), I was at a cinema and ordered a small Coke. When the girl put it on the counter, I thought she had mistakenly got me a large Coke. I then looked up and saw the sizes of the drink containers and was shocked to see how big they were. The large size was bloody ridiculous.
9/10 of it is ice in America. If you ask for no ice then not only would you get a weird look but your glass would only be 1/10 of cola and the rest of the glass empty. Money is Money here Mr Australia.
Theater drinks are especially over sized. That's because they charge insane amounts of money for anything at a theater. They give you an additional five cents of drink to make you feel better about the extra $5 you're paying.
In the UK there aren’t pharmaceutical ads like in the US, the only things that can be advertised are over the counter medicines like headache pills, cold remedies etc. It’s seen as the responsibility of your doctor to provide what he thinks you need for your health.
Thank you guys for your effort! And don't apologize for talking much, this is literally the reason why I am here every week. There are far too many channel that would have watched that video silently and ended with a simple "wow that was interesting, thanks for watching, see you next time!". Well, that is not a reaction, that is not what I wanna see. So keep up the good work and thanks again!
Thank you very much for the kind words! We love to converse a lot while doing these videos to give our full opinions and to simply just speak what’s on our minds. We are so glad you enjoy it! ✌️
As you rightfully said, it is VERY hard to buy a gun here in Europe, and even if you had , for some bizarre reasons, the contacts to buy contraband guns, a kid couldn't afford to buy one anyway
I don´t know... But I also feel like here in Europe, guns are considered something that "weak" men use, or people who can´t defend themselves... And Ive seen this before: Like, if two guys have a stupid fight at a bar, and one of the two pulls out a gun.. All of his friends, classmates or coworkers, are ALWAYS going to consider that person a "half" a man. Or, to be more specific (and I NEVER use this word) he will ALWAYS be considered a "pssy" by other guys.
Re television adverts - just imagine watching (or listening on radio) to a channel on which the programmes are not interrupted by commercials. The BBC says hi.
i heard a suggestion once ... instead of using "what do you do for a living" as an icebreaker ... ask "what do you do that makes you happy" 🤯🤯🤯🤯 ... I started doing that and boy have my conversations changed and responses ... "that is such a great question" ... it really opens up the conversation and makes a person more than their job.
You moaned about Artificial sweeteners in food ! When the commentator told about the amount of sugar in ALL USA food! You know your diverting the conversation as though your agreeing with the massive sugar poisoning of the people. I freely admit I am fat and a diabetic in the UK but it’s my own fault I know it’s not the hidden sugar in the food and I’m not apologising for it.
Thanks for the content. I'm really enjoying your channel. I'm from Canada and I feel like we fall in the middle - Many things here are similar to countries in Europe but many things are closer to how you do things in the US. For example, we do have pharmaceutical ads, our taxes aren't included in the price on the tag, some of our bathroom stall doors are like yours, and our obesity / portion size / sugar issues are similar to the USA. We also tip here but all jobs are required to pay at least minimum wage whether they get tips or not. In my province (Nova Scotia) I believe minimum wage is between $13 and $14 / hour. We don't have home owners association fees, we have paid vacation (I get 4 weeks paid and I have the option to take up to two weeks unpaid if I want but I think the minimum is 2 weeks paid for any job), and our gun laws are much more strict. You can't just buy guns at a store like Walmart, there are vigorous background checks. and most guns are illegal. I find these videos really informative on how many differences / similarities there are between different countries.
I've yet to visit a country in Europe that shows adverts for pharmaceutical companies. It doesn't happen in England where I live. When I visited America in 2012, I found it almost unbearable to watch TV especially sports. Americans must be extremely patience to put up with that.
In Germany, we have something similar like the homeowner association pay in some suburbs. Let's say someone builds 20 houses that are somewhat connected and sells them to 20 families. Every family that buys a house in this complex agrees the house is part of the complex and has to follow the rules that are regulated by a meeting every year of the 20 owners. And they also pay to a fund that pays for things like waste disposal, Street cleaning, snow cleaning, beautification of landscapes or maybe facilitiemanagement when no one of the 20 families does it. So it does exist, just not that high.
Please react to danish forest kindergarten, i would loooove to see your opinion on that, cause what I've seen it's Soo different between Americans getting really worried for the children and others just think it's cool. I promise to watch it three times if you react! ❤️btw love your videos, found your first video and where so confused I couldn't find more, cause you seem so comfortable infront of the camera, have watched ever video ever since and love your channel. Keep it up and never change your style! It's so relaxing!
Friendliest country ive visited. Tipping unusual and most conversations started with me tryng to say something in Danish followed by the phrase HELLO ENGLISH...it was like being mauled by a large friendly dog...always a good experience🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🍟🍟🍟🍟🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩👍😁🇩🇰
I don't understand why American workers aren't all in a union, to ensure they have a mandatory living wage and paid holidays. I also don't understand why decent people would patronise companies who don't meet these basic conditions. Slavery is illegal there, right?
Your military budget is huge. 70% of all global military budgets comes from the US. While the US has 4% of the global population. So I guess that's an indication where your taxes are going.
It isn't gun ownership that is your problem, it's responsible gun ownership. How many shooting were done by people who a actually bought the gun they used? It's people who don't secure the gun they own that makes gun ownership a joke. In the UK (where you can buy guns when licensed) you are REQUIRED to provide a secured gun safe and prove it before you can even get a license from the licensing authority - which is the local Police, so they know "you", and actually visit your home to determine it will be stored securely - again before you are issued a license. How does that infringe someone wish to own a gun if they're responsible enough to deserve one? If your argument for gun ownership is self defense and protection then your problem is the reason! If you don't feel safe then your policing has failed and you have a different much bigger problem, because your entire infrastructure and society is failing if you aren't safe enough to live your life without contemplating a shootout with some criminal or crazy governmental regime... Take a look at UK gun licensing laws, there's plenty of RU-vid videos. Guns aren't illegal as is reported and repeated way too often. But private gun ownership is a privilege not a right, and you prove yourself "fit and responsible" enough to to own one, and of course must have a good reason to own one too.
The whole of the USA is crazy but you only hear about Florida on TV. The reason Florida residents land in the headlines has to do with the state’s Sunshine Law, which makes official records related to state governing agencies accessible to the public. Florida’s position is that the government is a public business, and its leaders have stuck to that belief with this law. Established in 1995, the Sunshine Law ensures everyday citizens can easily access public records. This includes any document related to official government agency business, like photos, emails, maps -and of course, arrest reports and mugshots. Of course, some information is redacted or kept private, like victims’ names and residential addresses. In Florida, access to these documents and photos is fast - therefor journalists have access to daily booking records, so they can get started building their stories almost immediately. Florida is the only state in the US that has that law, thats the only reason why you only hear about Florida .
Llke your T-Shirt!! I, m from the high north of Germany, the Viking - Area, next to,, Wacken,, (check Wacken Open air.) we more Scandinavian, than,, Lederhosen-Germans😁😁🎸
I thought there was a universal guy code at the urinal. It seems to apply in all the countries I've been to. You always leave one free inbetween whenever possible and you only look straight ahead or down and not left or right.
Yeah ❤️ In Sweden at the 70s in school we make things and going around and sell this on door belling but the different is that this was money for a wood hiking in the forest 🌍👀 or a ski tripp to mountains 🌍👀 or a good boat tripp in the Swedish archipelago at the sea and we get many of this traveling as kids and its because the naturlife is very important in swedish life 🌍👀 And was i realice year after was that the money we children bring to the pott was maybe 10% of the real cost.🌍👀 And something as was important was that the teachers always say that it was because we sell this things 👍🏼🌍👀And my kids doing the same in their schools 🌍👀 And somethings as are really good on this 2 or 3 days tripp is that you as a parent can see the difference from before and after the tripp 🇸🇪❤️🇺🇲❤️🇸🇪 And you 2 are awsome persons to listening on 👍🏼👏As my old Grandma always say (Its hard to see the shit if just standing in it every day) i think u 2 are smarter and wiser then a ordinary US people ❤️🇺🇸You 2 are more down to Earth people 🇸🇪❤️🇺🇸❤️🇸🇪 And i love the old Swedish guy you have on your Tshirt.❤️🇸🇪❤️🧬
on the topic of what you were speaking about right at the beginning, i just like hanging out and you guys are amusing to me and crack me up. I love podcasts and reaction videos and that's the vibe i get from you guys, mix of both.
Just found you guys, I can tell you, I can't think of a country I would rather live in less than the United States, There are so many free countries where you can live in and have a lovely work life balance. I'm UK based.
only reason for not including tax in price is marketing - after all the cashier has to add the tax at the register. Closest thing to beauty pegant we got in Poland are TV takent shows like Got Talent with kids, The Voice Kids etc
Not the only reason in some States it is illegal to include the price. Others can for specified products like fuel. Some for street vendors. It is easier to not include it anywhere.
We don’t have HOA in the U.K. but we pay rates to the local council, which covers that type of thing as far as I know. There are some other setups like “private estates” etc. which have their own rules also various types of residents associations. however most have to pay rates to the local council or body for street cleaning lighting parks etc. Like your channel all the best from Scotland. Now living in London it is pretty much the same. Subscribed
Australia - tax included in price. It’s called GST (Goods & Services Tax) and it’s a flat 10% nationally with some basics excluded, such as unprocessed food.
Do you remember the documentary called supersize me where the journalist went to McDonald's for breakfast lunch and dinner and if he was asked if he wanted supersize! he had to have it. At the end of a month! he had put on significant weight but also had heart issues.😢
In Poland we have some commercials of drugs and it always ends with 2x speed "Before using read the piece of paper attached or reach a doctor or farmacologist (idk how to translate farmaceuta??) because not-correct using may cause health issues or death". It's always the same text, it never mentions any details. Vacation - we have 16 holidays I believe (easter, christmas, independence day, all saints day, etc.), each of these days is day off, PAID time off (PTO). We also have different types of contracts, but the most basic one gives you around 20 days off (first 2 years I believe) and after that time you get 26 days off per year. And what's more interesting - there is a requirement that each employee (on that specific type of contract) needs to have at least one PTO which lasts 14 days in a row or more, because that's the period of time which is considered as good to forget about work and recover fully. The rest of those days we can use however we want - single days, two days, use all of them at the same time, whatever. And american cars - in Poland we sometimes see people having such cars, but most people would think "why would he need such a big car, it's parked and still sticks out on the road, it's inconvenient, it probably needs a lot of fuel, why, is that car owner an idiot or does he have small pp?". That's because we don't need to use a car to buy 5 tons of food supplies. In our culture it is normal to just take your bag, walk 1-3km to a shop, buy stuff and make dinner for 2-4 days. Then when everything is eaten, we can go there again, and when there is something specific to buy, we can use our convenient-size cars to drive, park easily, buy whatever we need and continue our normal lives. :) We also have a lot of walking lanes, cycling lanes, basically we can move around our cities and villages without having a car which is great for kids.
Yep, commercials or any public wides-spread communication about prescription drugs is illegal in PL. In the US you can have a commercial for e.g. psychotropic medication, which seems wild.
Well in most countries here in Europe, if not all, as far as I know it is illegal to do commercials about medicine that you can only got with prescription. Other than that you will see some commercials about pharmaceuticals, but only those you can buy without prescription. They arent as silly and weird as the US commercials.
I suggest you watch a RU-vid video by Second Thought called 'Why The United States Can't Handle Crises' to see why the US has so much sugar in your food and drinks. The title might seem a bit misleading but if you watch you'll understand. There are 3 topics covered and all 3 will be relative to things you've talked about in this video and others you've done before and things you've also talked about. Second Thought are a great channel and probably have many videos for you to cover and create content about the US. The answer is NO to all your questions, these certainly don't happen in England or the UK. Love your channel BTW, you two are funny! 😜🇬🇧
Belgium, here.. every year there's an action for the elementary school to raise some money. The children sell cookies and the one with the biggest sell gets a price. The money is used to lower the price of field trips, so everybody can join.
From what I know, only New Zealand has prescription drug advertisements the same way the USA. Other countries, like here in Norway, may only have ads for vitamin supplements or other over the counter items. As for food and drink, the differences between the USA and European countries are bigger than just portion sizes and sugar content. European countries have banned a lot of harmful chemicals that the FDA permits. It seems that the way Americans think about guns is different compared to many European countries, because here we generally only use guns for hunting or sports (competitions). Gun laws differ from country to country, but generally speaking European countries tend to be stricter in terms of background checks, shooting practice, safe storage, magazine capacity and what guns are allowed for purchase. For example, here in Norway the limit is 10-round magazines, and you won't find any fully automatic weapons. Switzerland is probably one of the most permissive European countries regarding guns, and yet their gun homicide rate per capita is way below the US, because they have a different gun culture and still some stricter laws.
In Germany there are advertisments for basic low risk pharma products. Like coughing syrub, Aspirin, Some Vitamin and Mineral supplements and ointments. But if you need a presdriscription to get it, it doesn't get advertised ( I think it is even forbidden)
In Sweden we have a law ”offentlighetsprincipen” (the principle of publicity), that make it possible for any citizens of Sweden to request documentation, further any decision that the government or other public institution do must by law be documented. Exceptions are when it comes to national security, and sensitive topics that affect an individual (health/social problems, etc.), those are not public. Therefor the authorities cannot hide anything. The we also have a law regarding freedom of the press, that make it forbitten for the authorities to investigate how the press got the information. It is easy to be a whistleblower in Sweden. For example our prime minister’s declaration is a public document that could be requested, in the same mine. I request of public documents must be managed by the authorities within three days. Those laws are primary made for making it possible for everyone in Sweden to control and check, in detail, what the authorities do and for what they spent our money. You can call those laws a control function for the democracy and prevent the possibility for corruption.
In Finland when I was in elementary school at late 90's or 94 ,95. We did collect funds but those were for last year's vacation we did with the whole class, some parents volunteered as eyekeepers so we didn't run away.😅
Wait a second... what does "minimum wage" means to the US??? weighters are legaly payed below minimum wage??? BUT it is in it's name! Minimum = smallest ammount Another thing : Could some US american find out what the real reason for the gabs in US toilets are? Because the explanation "it is easier to clean" does not fly... at least if the people who clean it are not very small midgets, who just walk under the walls while cleaning. When we clean toilets in the rest of the world, we just open the door.
The most positive about this format I can tell is: this two fellow “muricans” are not screaming all the time. HOA-fee is covered and called different but it is a thing. We pay a “rainfall-tax” pending on the area of roof surface and how much rainwater in average gets drained into public drainage system. 🙈 All that besides the property tax and so on. Assault rifles are for protection against tyranny. Alcohol is definitely killing more people annually than firearms.
government can Force people (by law) to buy + consume + work da biggest size as minimum, n eat all da scam like homeowner fee, n pay taxes... dat governmnt was created by the people... what?
16:30 Here in Poland unless it's something that requires building new building or change integral structure of existing building for which you need to get permission you can do whatever. Unless you live in old building that needs to have some elements like wooden window frames in set style to keep historical value of the place. Places like that has designated restorers you can ask if you can do something if you're not sure, but if you do something without their permission you can be fined.
If you pay a waiter 2.30 $ an hour it's easy to have free water and refills. If they had to pay the German minimum wage of 12 € they might think twice about giving anything freely!
"For risks and side effects, read the package leaflet and ask your doctor or pharmacist. " In Germany his sentence is mandatory under drug advertising. No need to list aaaaaall effects.
This is because prescription drugs are not advertised in Germany. In the United States, the law requires that contraindications be stated, but does not specify the speed of the audio on TV. Therefore, they comply with the law by placing the contraindications in a way that no one can understand.
On the topic of food portion sizes - I suspect that portion sizes are not the only reason for obesity. I like the channel Not Just Bikes and his video titled "The Gym of Life" explains the other side of the same coin - lack of daily activity. Direct lik to the video for those interested: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KPUlgSRn6e0.html
In Germany you can not carry a gun (unless it is your profession) but you can carry a beer in the open. Since we have a mandatory broadcasting fee for the state owned tv/radio etc., this comes nearly without commercials and is not much biased. The private broadcasters rely on advertising. Without enough viewers some stuff is not shown or gets cancelled and others gets prime time. But advertising for prescription drugs is not allowed for any.
About the VAT excuses. If the vat is known in checkout, it can be added to the price tag. I understand that national TV commercials can't add all the different vats across the country, but then you could add on the price tag something like "+ $1.00 vat" in small lettering.
I quite like your rambling style of talking whatever you want to talk about because this way at least I personally get to know what the life is like there instead of the glamorised or infamous things that are shown on TV - reality is more interesting than fantasy, at least from it you learn more useful information. It is quite weird that the teachers sometimes have to fund the basic teaching materials themselves, it brings to mind this movie I love called "Freedom Writers" which is kind of based on true story and the teacher has to spend her own money on novels (she teaches English or literature or however you call it in English) because the school only provided her with abridged, tatty versions of the originals for the students. Her own money! It would be so weird if the teachers in Finland would do that because the school provides us with the exercise books from elementary to middle school and in high school you have to buy them by yourself because of all the different courses you want to take (imagine the amount of money the school would loose if it had to fund all the hundreds of thousands of books we use for three years, especially when one subject could have like ten courses (like we had so many history, philosophy and psychology courses in our high school) and then renew them because they would get ruined quite quickly and get new editions to boot). So yes, teachers should be more highly regarded as they are because they have to go through all this never ending stupidity that is ignorant children who should be taught how to be proper functioning future adult. But as they are not regarded highly, the end result is ever disappointing end result which is humanity. Sorry, I personally don't regard people highly, so my comments are kind of... dissing our whole existence in general. The only medicine they advertise in Finnish or Estonian TV (I'm Estonian, that's why I mention it) is just basic allergy, indigestion or pain medicines, be it in tablet, gel or medicinal patch form. And they never tell you the side effects, only that if you get any, turn to your family doctor or the apothecary. No brain tumours, collapsed lungs or bloody nose mentioned. But the VAT! Holy shit it is confusing. I once was in San Fran for a week and it was so confusing when I thought I had to pay something around certain sum and when I went to pay it, it was totally different price. You'll get used to it but it still is weird that it is not automatically included in the price, like certain percentage for a certain product groups, like in Finland there's like 24% VAT for clothing, etc. 14% for food, liquids, etc., 10% for medicine, books, etc. and so on and so forth. All included in the final price, no need to rack your brain with all the math you're not even good at (I'm talking about my lack of math skills). And speaking of San Fran, the food portion sizes really were very huge compared what I'm used to see in restaurants in Europe, like double the amount. I barely could finish the food over there which was a pity as it was quite delicious.
We don't have HOAs in Austria in generell. There are such things as Bauschutzzonen, protected building areas, that are supposed to ensure that newer buildings match to older, historically built ones aesthetically, though they have -sadly- been made much less severe. The idea was to protect older/historical areas eg. in the outskirts of Vienna. Of course companies found loopholes and ways around them, such as purchasing an old building, letting it rot till it was no longer deemed reparable, then bulldozing it. There are also such things as Klaingartensiedlungen, conglomerates of small gardens with usually very small houses, that are not necessarily inhabited constantly. Those are usually societies with their own rules and, afaik, building restricitons that come along. But they are more likely the exception than the norm, and a lot of them are actually disappearing.
In the Netherlands McDonalds and burger king have sodadrinks like 0,20 0,33 and 0,50 L no free refills,... in the US starts with the 0,50, 0,75 or 1,00 L and free refills...we pay 140,00 p month health care insurence some more and some less depends on coditions, only above 375,00 you get a return in one year spend....give or take... Basic schools and teachers are payed by the gouverment funded by taxis we all pay
Did a quick search re France starting the Home Owners Loan, nothing. I found a few about America starting it. * It is believed that HOAs were first established in the US in the mid-1800s. Over the course of the first hundred years the number of HOAs was relatively small. (needs more research)
The tipping culture in America honrstly is outrageous - especially given that it's used by store owners to pay even less wage. Like: Dude, I'm already paying your employees by paying for the food you sell. I'm not going to directly pay them their wage. That's your job.
Agree with most of these things. You guys also filling in tax forms gets me - 66 now and worked all my life, never filled in a tax form. Last few years of working below the tax threshold has always seen my tax rebates pop up automatically. Hated the "tax" on purchases and think your tipping culture is horrendous. A business that cannot pay its staff a living wage really should not be in business. I do tip here, because I am happy with the service or the waiter - and an VERY happy not HAVING to tip. Did do that in the US, and got shouted at a few times - but walked out anyway - since I had no intention of going back. Also noticed the attempts to "short change" me whenever I had to pay with or break a larger bill. Got very used to counting change carefully, and nearly every time got an apology and the correct amount. Your drinking laws seem crazy too.
So homeowner associations do the job wich in Europe (including France) is supposed to be done by the local govt, right? Beauty pageants with minors are just illegal here. Period! In the UK they have a sugar tax. Helped alot ! Protection is just an excuse for having a gun. It's the country's job to protect you. No need for private gun ownership!
The sales tax thing is just dumb. The store has to work out the tax at some point. I can't think of a reason why it would be any harder to do at pricing up than it is at the till.
Co-ownership exists in France but we know it before buying, not after. The amount of the costs must be communicated to the buyers otherwise the deed of sale cannot be signed. Our servers are paid by their employer, so the cost of the service is in the price of the dishes, including taxes. We don't trap the consumer in Europe, it's always tax included (everywhere) and service included. If a meal is displayed at 50€ we pay 50€. You can leave one or two euros if the service was good but no obligation.
Love your commentary and just fun little stories that you guys share. Hi from Vancouver, Canada. Check out some “What’s something that Europe has changed in your mind as an American.” Videos. For something a little different, would love to see you react to some “Not Just Bikes” channel videos about the contrast of European and North American infrastructure. His channel is amazing. He’s a Canadian from Toronto that has now moved to the Netherlands with his family.
Voting in a president election in USA is absurb! It is confusing and difficult multipal choice task. I've read that one needs instructions of 67 pages to be able to figure out how to fill the blanket. In europa you vote only a person. Not any issues. We also have from 5 to 9 parties to vote for. Parliament will be formed usually with 3 even 5 parties. That is democracy. USA is not democratic country.
our waterworks, roads and many lawns are public - they are mainained with public money - that's what taxes are for. What I can't grasp is why do you pay somone to maintain those (HOA) and ALSO pay taxes on your properety - that's basically double taxation! :O
Imo it is just shocking and illegal to have someone earning $2.13 per hour in any kind of a job as a minimum wage, in a country that calls itself a "1st World-Country"! It's just crazy!
The guy was wrong about semi-auto guns in EU. They are not illegal, but owning ANY gun requires one to take safety classes that include first aid and laws-regulations. And guys, i don't think that an assault rifle is actually what you think it is. Things that are often called assault rifles in media, are actually rather semi-automatic sprorting rifles. An assault rifle is fully automatic military weapon. Owning one of these in US is also taxed and you have to wait a really long time for it to clear. Yes, even in Texas. Toilets are weird topic. Regardless of doors they can clean toilets around here. "Here" is Estonia, EU (a small state in NE Europe, south of Finland, west from russia).
No, we don't have HOA, and everytime I hear about it I'm filled with rage. If I had to confront one, about something I've done in my yard and they don't like, I would genuinely star punching them unconscious. If I want my house candy pink and my fence as a wall of 2 meter tall of concrete purple, I will very much do that. City maintenance is townhall's problem, with the money from the government from taxes.
I think the question "what do you do?" is just a conversation starter. Most people have some kind of job, so you have a good chance to start with something and go from there. Yeah, there might be some "judging" but often its just that some jobs are more interesting to talk about than others. I don't mind people to ask, and I don't mind to ask either. If you are worried that people might judge you about your job, then get over your insecurity. Or find a different job. Or just move conversation to something different that you are more comfortable with. Take the question about the job as what it is: a question about your job. Assuming that others will judge is basically judging on its own. 😜
Beauty pageants in the UK were mostly broke up by feminists in the 70 s. The last televised one turned into a riot! We had two mass shootings ,Hungerford and Dunblane. Guns were banned. End of problem. But we never had your love of guns in the first place.
Americans have a bad reputation for their math skills but oh boy NOONE beats an american in calculating the 18% tip (or what ever the percentage is at the moment). I bet you could make them do lightning fast percentage calculations just by saying "imagine it's the tip".
the tipping thing is so ridiculous... why the hell should the guest co-finance the waiter's hourly wages, that's the responsibility of the restaurant owner... that's so fuxxed up. tipps should only be recognition of good service
It would appear to me the vid is narrated by someone from the USA. And yes, Mexicans, Peruvians and the rest of the 33 countries in America are Americans, whether US-Americans like it or not.
When watching American crime TV, it becomes very apparent that handguns are used in a vast majority of murders. Especially between partners and close relationships. They are far too quick and easy to have at hand in the US it seems and they are final. Everyone has arguments, even rage at times, whether its through mental health or any other reason. Handguns are final and the laws changed in the UK after one was used in a multiple homicide. Of course, assault rifles should be outright banned for public and gaining a gun license should be very hard in the first place but that would be too much like common sense. As should beauty pageants be banned in whichever country they are still happening. They are just creepy and wrong.
In Portugal you can only get most of the medical "drugs" if prescribed by a doctor, only pills for small health problems like headaches, colds, cough, etc. with 0 known side effects or at least not health hazardous are not prescribed and sometimes advertised.
