About the music thing: his point wasn't that American music is better than European music - he was saying that world's most popular genres like blues, jazz, rock, metal, pop, hip hop etc. all started in the US. The Beatles and Stones got their inspiration from American blues and rock musicians, Adele got her inspiration from American R&B singers, British grime got its inspiration from American rap etc.
He mentioned some American "firsts" but missed (at least) two very important ones, that had effects the world over. Namly, the US was the first to achieve powered, control flight (Dec. 17, 1903) and put the first human on the moon (July 20, 1969)
Third…with Fords invention of the automotive assembly line, the US revolutionized mass production in manufacturing. It sped production and made it more cost effective.
Music: The narrator was correct. Just about every genre of popular music dating back to at least the early 1900s originated in the USA. Jazz, Blues, Ragtime, the Big Band sound, Swing, Pop, Rock, American Country, Western, Skiffle, Metal, and numerous others. If you're hearing it on the radio these days and it isn't some nation's traditional folk music, chances are it was devised in America. And yes, that includes Adele. She sings American style pop. Something I've always found highly amusing is that British singers for the most part drop their regional accents when they learn to sing professionally. Instead, they sound like Americans. Adele, for example, has a distinct Cockney accent when she talks, but when she sings she sounds like a person from the American Midwest. I have yet to hear of anyone from the US who sounds like they're from the English midlands when they sing. 😁 One of my pet peeves is the history thing. I can't even count the number of times that Europeans -- or Asians, for that matter -- have said that the USA barely has any history or culture. That's because they apparently have a mental block that prevents them from realizing that the American continents have been inhabited for somewhere between 30 to 50 thousand years and American history didn't start when Europeans settlers invaded. As for culture, those same people who superciliously proclaim that the USA only has culture it stole from them are probably doing so while wearing blue jeans and a t-shirt, while sipping on coca-cola and eating fried potatoes, pizza with tomato sauce, or maybe even a hamburger and following it up with a dish of ice cream as they listen to American style pop music. After which they may go watch an American movie while munching on popcorn and chocolate.
I already gave your comment a "like", but on a personal level I just wanted to applaud you on your inclusion of the word superciliously. And yes, I am that boring.
Y'all missed the point he making on the music. He said every modern music STARTED in the US, not that we have better music or musicians. Rock, country, blues, rap, etc... all STARTED in the US.
@@donrainesoh nah I gotta give my white American brothers their credit for country, pop, and taking rock which was of course created by chuck berry and creating some amazing sub genre’s like metal, punk etc without whites rock wouldn’t have survived this long.
We moved to Brussels, Belgium for several years... and while I LOVED my time there.. I can say with certainty that Customer Service sucks! From buying furniture, beds, clothing, food, electronics, ETC!! It took us 3 weeks to get our mattresses! In the US it's same day delivery! And forget about trying to get help especially when buying electronics of any kind. Just my personal experience. (we had to buy everything)
The US invented Rock ( Rock & Roll) Blues Jazz Country Funk Pop Hip Hop Rhythm & Blues Techno Disco The Big three that has greatly influenced Europe were Jazz. First introduced by the Harlem Hellcats in WWI. Then Blues and Rock & Roll introduced during WWII. All of the biggest British Rock bands (AKA British invasion of the 60s) biggest influences were American Blues and Rock & Roll artists. Adelles Rolling in the Deep is inspired by Mississippi delta music.
Adele sings American style music. He didn't say that Americans have better musicians, which we do, then Europeans he said that modern music started in America.
I hate to bust your guys’ bubble but he is 100% correct about the music and it applies to pretty much all pop culture. The cultural melting pot of the US created pretty much every form of entertainment in the world that has dominated all of pop culture globally. This is especially true in music since the earliest days of the 20th century but the foundations of it go back to the early 19th century. The mixture of classical and folk European music with African rhythms created every form of mass popular music for the last 100 plus years.
The key here is the cultural melting pot and you have to give homage to where it came from. You also have to realize history is told from those who wrote it and is way more complicated then giving credit to Europe and African beats. Start with the origins of the banjo and the have fun down that rabbit hole. And if you really want a mind f*ck then go look at how inaccurate your maps are. Africa is 14 times the size of Greenland but they are the same size on the map. Most European countries represented themselves bigger and it’s just as false as the music history you think you know.
@@hatleyhoward7193 Due to how the Mercator projection works, the more north or south a landmass is, the more deceptively large it appears. Learned that in 10th grade.
The best thing America has over Europe is space. Good lord, my time spent in Italy, Germany, and The Netherlands really opened my eyes to this. On the train in Germany, you would be leaving one city, see a couple small farms go by, and then you're entering the next populated area. Everyone is so jammed together, there's no room to breath. You can be on the train here, and it will be a couple hours until the next stop.
He didn't say better, he said modern music was Started in the USA, which it was. There's plenty of great bands and groups all over the world as far as I'm concerned, but 'modern music', was born in the USA.
plus the uk enjoys the US market for music and movies only because they also speak english , very few other euro music or movies make it into the us mainstream
@@ΒΞΔΝ ...when did Disco die?...I listen to disco music alongside other genres...daily! Actually you may just be failing to recognize what disco music was/is...basically, disco is just funk music with strings added. If it doesn't have strings it's not disco it's funk, and both of them are sub-genres of R&B...so is Hip-Hop, and with the magic of R&B music all are interchangeable, as we so often see and hear! There was a backlash against it(Disco, I mean) in the 80's but that was mostly from people like todays MAGA folks, the same type mentality is what I'm saying, and they're the same ones that hate Hip-hop also!...but if you go to any club that has a dance floor, then you're in a Discotheque, and they're playing Disco music, per se.
@@ΒΞΔΝ surprisingly so most modern rap is some of the worst music I've ever listened to but in the late 80s 90s and early 2000s hip hop was dope but shits changed
In retail, approaching a customer and asking, "Hi! How can I help you today?" is part being polite but more importantly, an anti-theft procedure. By acknowledging everyone who comes in and seeing them face to face lowered shoplifting by nearly half back in the 1970's.
Briggs is right about the music. Jazz began in the U.S., as did rock and now hip hop and rap. Along the way, you can add in blues, country, bluegrass, soul, funk, zydeco -- you name it. The UK pioneered, what, skiffle music? There is just no question that over the past 100 years, U.S. music has either dominated the world outright or influenced the fusion genres that came back to us through reggae, world music and even Latin styles. You have your K-pop, your J-pop, whatever. We invented pop to start with.
He didn't say America is the best at "Modern Music". He said All "Modern Music" and it's different genres where created/started in America. Old songs sang by former slaves created the Blues and Gospels music. Mixed the Blues and Gospel with brass instruments and Jazz is born. Jazz brings "Swing Music". Mix Swing and the Blues...you have "Rock and Roll. Blues born Country music. Rap and Hip Hop came from America. That is what is was saying. Without Blues and Rock and Roll, there are no Adele or One Direction.
Having worked in retail for years, companies want you to greet everyone who comes through the door within 30 seconds, and to offer help throughout the shopping experience, and the major reason is to discourage shoplifting! And of course to up-sell!
Gas prices is an Apple vs Oranges scenario..... Europe tax it much higher to discourage driving and pushes people into public transport. I'm never going to drive to Orlando Airport at a specific time, jump on a 'high speed' train to Miami and get there 4.5 hours later. I'll drive my car WHEN I want and take the turnpike, then have my car to get around Miami.
One thing I've noticed about most Europeans who visit the U.S. and then go on to talk about how bad things are is they base their entire opinion of the country on their experience in one city or at best, one state. It would be like me visiting Berlin and having a bad experience then telling everyone how bad Europe sucks. (For the record, I've never been to Germany and came up with Berlin by asking my bf to name a European city and used his answer for the example.) I'm sure many people who have only bad things to say about Europe do the same. In bigger cities your experience can vary quite a bit by what part of the city you visit. This is true pretty much everywhere. The fact is you can't really form an accurate opinion of such large and diverse places like the United States or Europe without visiting many times and going to different states or countries or spending at least a couple of months traveling around to see as many places and meet as many people as you can. I'm an American who has been to 42 of our 50 states and I still come across things in some towns on road trips that are surprising to me but completely normal to the locals.
It doesn’t matter what your preference is. Almost all modern music on most radio stations and streaming platforms globally is an outgrowth of American music styles. He’s not talking about who did it best; he’s talking about who did it first.
Yeah, but it's where you end up that matters. British bands like The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin definitely took it and ran with it. Also, there are incredible blues players from all over the planet, these days. Cheers to those who started it all, and to those who carry on the legacy. 🥂
The whole basis of music history in America stems from the African drumbeats and the Irish strings rhythm. You can hear it in old American folk and bluegrass.
When European people talk about the USA they mostly talk about how bad our education system is and guns. Yes, most of that is true but there’s a reason why we have some of the best Universities and colleges in the world. Yes guns is a problem but if you are a drug dealer you are in a higher risk of getting killed. Normal people don’t have manny issues with guns. There’s not a country in the world that doesn’t have any problems.
The education comparison has annoyed me for decades. When we report to the world our testing results, we have a "Failing" line of a grade of 70. In America anything below 70 is considered "Failing." In Europe, the "Failing" line is 50 (!!). Of course it looks like our scores are lower because the US and Europe are reporting data differently. How would Europe stack up needing a 70 to pass? How would the US stack up needing just a 50 to pass? The data points need to be the same for an accurate comparison.
The thing that drives me crazy is that the people who complain about the US getting involved in other countries conflicts, are the same ones who complain when we don't. Escentially, US gets involved: "WhY DoEs AmEriCa gEt InVoLVEd iN eVerY WaR?" US doesn't get involved: "oMg WhY IsNt tHe Us HeLpInG?"
My German friends were shocked at how cheap jeans were in the states. I did not shop in Germany partly because the prices were so high but I also did not understand the sizing. They were also surprised by the price of cars and our choices of food. I did like their small boxes of milk. It did not have to be refrigerated until you opened it. I loved that.
Years ago I worked at Target and one day I ran across two guys from England and we chatted for a couple of minutes. They said they came over to the US twice a year and stocked up on jeans to take back to England. The size and variety of jeans simply wasn't available in Europe then, don't know about now, so they made a considerable amount of money selling them when they got home.
Yes Cynthia, we have English relatives that visit twice a year. They ALWAYS bring two empty suitcases with them to shop and take home! Some stuff to keep, some to sell to help recoup their expenses (like Levi’s jeans,sunglasses,etc).
Haha. I like how you slipped in, right at the end, that it was about $. My initial assumption was that they just wanted to have enough pants for the next few years, and not have to pay so much. Realizing how silly that was, gave me a good chuckle. 🙂
That's because the quality of the denim isn't durable. Our Levi's and even the knockoffs sell for a pretty penny in Europe. Some dude in Finland offered me 200 USD for the Levi's I was wearing.
I was in Europe earlier this year, and was so shocked by some of this! We were in Paris, and my mom called me to say they had a Carhartt store in the mall. Blew my mind, since it’s something every man I knew growing up had as a jacket. And then we were in Copenhagen, and I saw Levi’s at the stores, which is another rather dated company in the US (still a staple for a certain older demo from the past), and the employee at a store told us how it’s all the rage in Europe now. As a Texan that grew up with Levi’s and Carhartt as a pastime that I relate to dads in America, it made me chuckle that it’s somehow “trendy” for Europeans. Loved it. 😂🥰
“The squeaky wheel gets the grease”If 99 out of 100 people think like normal people and understand everywhere had problems, but that one little pain in the neck that won’t shut up keeps talking that’s what people notice.
The driving courses at Legoland are the best!! So much fun watching them out there! My son got his license initially at the California park, and again in Florida once that park opened. As an adult, I enjoy the parks also, especially miniland.
Couple thoughts from someone who has American roots that date back to 1740's. America has been the most stabilizing entity in the history of the world. Are we perfect no but frankly who else do you want as the superpower trying to keep peace and allowing global commerce to happen? Russia? China? Nope. No one else has the ability to do it and frankly I don't think there are any who would be as open. We for the most part are really nice and accepting to all cultures. Heck our country is a country made up of all faiths and cultures and our constitution was based on everyone's right to be who they want. As for Europe all the countries have good and bad as well. Basically if all countries pull their weight in common defense etc. We are happy.
For anyone at all interested in amusement parks, you definitely should give cedar point a go. I live about 30 minutes from there and grew up going almost every summer. If you're a fan of roller coasters you really need to check it out. Not much else compares to it.
Yeah, I've been to too many amusement parks to count and in multiple countries but nothing compares to Disney World in Fl. I've been to it 3 times and stayed about a week each time and still have probably only seen less than half of it. It's the size of a damn city, and it has its own highway.
I've been to China and Asia a bunch of times and I know a lot of people who live in China and all their favorite music artists are American, and not always just recent artists, also older artists like Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston and Michael Bolton and older hip hop artists like Nas and Tupac and Biggie Smalls (Notorious BIG).
We have a Bill of Rights and a Constitution. Due to that, so far, we still have freedom of speech. And unless you live on either coast, we still have the right to bear arms and have a right to self defense.
Beatles always talked about Bob Dylan and Elvis being their heroes.. and how people in Liverpool got US music in on the ships.. that's how the Beatles came across American music
@@timothyreel716 I was around when the beatles came out. and read everything I could get on them.. yeah at age 9. And I forget which one it was. but one of them talked about various influences, including rockabilly, etc.. John started in a skiffle band
@@sallyjopatriot Yeah, it really grates my nerves when Europeans say we didn't invent anything & just copied or made it suck!🙄Not all Europeans of course!😊
@@timothyreel716 I tore into some guy in a scottish bonnet who said something similar about starting wars.. yeah.. not a good thing to do to anyone with any knowledge of history.. I rattled off all of Britains imperialist wars, the opium trade, slavery. and really ripped him a new one on the war of 1812. Also reminded him that brits are known for their horrible cooking and asked him why, if America was so damn bad, we had so many Scots come over here after Bonnie Prince Charlie's failed revolution. Which, of course, cleared up his comment that Americans don't know anything about world history(I'm 68, so I do) I ended by saying there was less in his head than was behind his 'sporran' .. never heard from him again.
Rap and hip hop maybe considered as modern blues because it speaks to the hardships of below poverty and barriers of African Americans. Systemic racism is real. Public education is based on the taxes paid in the area the school is located. Lower pay lower tax responsibility, lower funding. If you get a low quality education, how are you expected to compete with students who benefited from better equipped schools.
Area and financial class are key determining factors. I've lived in multiple areas as a kid and seen how others had to grow up and lived. Basic example is how a few public parks i played at with friends would be closed when drugs and needles were found with homeless drug addicts being a real issue. Then after moving to a "nicer" middle class area when my dad got a new job we had no similar issues. There were public evens and celebrations without the fear of someone assaulting or taking your kid.
When it comes to music... ALOT of my preferences came from Europe. However, the video is mainly talking about the genesis of modern music has been predominantly from the US and then Europe (Mainly Britain and Ireland) being heavily influenced by the US. Rock n Roll, Country, Punk, R&B, Alternative, Hip Hop and Jazz all came from the US. (Not sure on Electronic). As stated, I much prefer what came out of England/Ireland later, but that all stemmed from what started in the US. Quality is more subjective and preferences.
I’m a music teacher. I just want to say that modern music is the way it is today because of jazz. If jazz didn’t exist, rock music wouldn’t exist and every pop style in America except country… wouldn’t exist. So if you enjoy hip-hop, rap, pop, even edm (although there’s a strong European influence..), or even older styles like disco or soul… it ALL can trace its roots to jazz or rock n roll (which came from jazz.) If it wasn’t for jazz, we’d still be listening to symphonies for fun.
There is no way to know what would have happened if jazz didn't exist. I find it unlikely that something else wouldn't have come about that serves as the basis for derivatives and we would presently be stuck with symphonies. We might not have rock, pop, etc. exactly as we know it, but we would still likely have a bunch of alternatives via some path. Some people would probably like those alternatives more than those that exist today and some other people would like them less. I would extend this to many things in any part of life that have been derivatives of previous inventions. With billions of people on the planet developments are inevitable.
@@brianh6 that’s fair! But you have to admit we more than likely wouldn’t have had the “band” format we do now with guitars and drums being the core. It would more than likely be something else. Perhaps even musicals would be the dominant popular style (because opera was really big around the turn of the century 1899-1900.)
Yes, the Trump people like to say (because of Trump saying it) that gas in California is six, seven, $10 a gallon but our gas here (and I live very close to Washington DC) right now it’s $3.11 a gallon which is awesome and getting cheaper every day
You say "depends on the genre" his point was USA basically created all the Genre's now granted some did them better in foreign countries, but where it was created is key. Europe's Genre's it created is Black/Death Metal along with Punk which many debate about but if going by first big hits that is Europe's. He was literally stating how majority of Genres was created in USA and adopted elsewhere. I myself would say USA. is number 1 on Human rights like free speech and the right to protect yourself your Family and your land, granted recently all of that has fallen into attack. in the UK a distasteful joke can land you in prison such has already been proven. Heck in the UK you might even go to jail for misgendering someone who looks like a Huge Bruiser of a man, but if you call them a guy you might get arrested even if they have a full beard and act like a man. I grew up feminine looking but was born with X and Y chromosomes I had long hair and everything, when ppl called me a she I took it in stride understanding why even when I turned around and they saw my beard they got utterly embarrassed I told them its cool because even I could accept from the backside i looked like a woman, today people have become snowflakes and refuse to accept facts and want people arrested for such.
I am no expert on economics and taxes, but it seems to me that when we compare taxes from one country to another it is like comparing apples to oranges. My guess is that people in many of those countries with high taxes don't have to go into deep debt or go bankrupt to have a child or to deal with a major illness. The U.S. may have a low federal tax rate, comparatively, but we don't have the safety nets, and since the '80s, the "middle class" has sunk further and further into debt, while the excessively wealthy have paid less and less taxes.
Well I think so but that’s because Europe tried to behead my family. So, Europe didn’t work out well for my family. However, for those that didn’t have to worry about it , I’m sure Europe is just fine .
Heart-lung bypass machine incubators and caring for preterm infants (which started out as a coney island side show, but many babies were saved.) West of the Mississippi, cities are much further apart and the only way to get around is by car.
I fill up my GMC Yukon two times per week and sometimes more. The gas tank is 26 gallons/98.42 liters. I can't speak for everyone, but for myself and the Americans I know, we drive a lot, daily, and long distances.
Every theme park is different but most of them tend to be company owned although there are two outliers knotts berry farm which is owned by the Knotts family for generations, and Knobels up in Pennsylvania. Knobels is a huge family owned park up on the mountains of Pennsylvania which has mostly old rides that are completely refurbished from the ground up and simply rebuilt better. The golden ticket award winner for two years running Phenix the airtime beast of a coaster still runs as smooth as ever. The knobels park does have one original coaster and that’s the bobsleigh coaster at the front of the park. It’s a completely original design that took ten years to fully figure out due to testing and adjusting every bit of equipment to get it running right and perfect, heck they went through eight sets of different wheels just to figure the the speed they wanted, one test the cars literally flew off the track and hit a building but fortunately it’s the right speed now. Knotts berry farm started as a literal berry farm but the owners wanting a little more business added various rides and things to do over time that the berry farm only operated as a food provider to the park itself. Knotts rides are themed to the farm and the products it sells, although the coasters are themed to more western themes like mine carts or old west things. The old mine ride is the oldest at Knotts and is just a trip through a mine full of animatronics that have seen better days but big Thunder mountain took inspiration from Knotts’ mine ride just it’s much faster.
Also the first techno.. and techno is also worldwide. I used to hang out with a lot of the creators of electronic music… until fentanyl hit the country, thus depriving me access to safe opiates… and making me agoraphobic🤷♂️🤣🤣
As a veteran, I joined for the sole purpose of protecting others, that was my career I was a police officer & medic for 25 years. American's like to protect and we are bread that way, let no nation take away another countries soviernty. I'm sure we do it in excess, but if we didn't- you would be speaking german. Wasn't something that was planned, but was needed.
He's right about the music. Jazz, rock , hiphop and blues all originated in America, from American culture. It is sad that he didn't mention the African-American roots of those genres though.
Briggs states Hitler was German but he was in fact Austrian. He was a wanna-be German, and he renounced his Austrian citizenship, but yeah, no, he was an Austrian.
Even the bands like Led Zeppelin and the Stones say they would not have existed without hearing the Rock and Roll of Elvis, and the Blues of Muddy Waters. I love Cedar Point Amusement Park. Great Coasters and its 45 minutes from me!
I kinda dislike the things that taunt the USA a better than everyone. As an American I would like like to think our greatest asset is our humanity and humility. Just saying
OK, here's my take on Rock music... America truly invented it (particularly through African American Blues and Country music genres). The Beatles were inspired by, and greatly admired many American rock music artists (Buddy Holley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Elvis, Carl Perkins, The Everly Brothers... etc). However, when it comes to European Rock music, NOBODY did it better than the Brits! There seemed to be a connection there with American rock that no other European country could claim. I mean, come on... The Beatles, The Stones, The Animals, The Kinks, Elton John, The Who, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, all of Eric Clapton's bands, all of Steve Winwood's bands, Moody Blues, David Bowie... the list of British Super Bands is endless. The Brits GOT IT when it came to rock and roll! The rest of Europe... not so much.
I went on a cross country road trip last year from Florida to California via Idaho and back that totaled 9337 miles in six weeks. I heard that people in the UK only visit relatives that are a 45 minute drive away about twice a year.
The United States is an amalgamation of world cultures. Every region has it's plusses and minuses. I wouldn't live anywhere else. If I want cold, we got it. Hot, we got it. Beaches, got em. Forest, mountains, deserts.... Check ✔️.... Anything you could want we have in the US of A. Sure, culturally, we're not so united right now. But I still have hope we can steer this ship back on a good course. In any event, America is worth fighting for. ❤🇺🇲
The only modern music tyep Europe can actually take credit for is probably techno. Rock, pop, wrap, r&b, country, blues, jazz, and others all originated in America.
@@gotham61 Iraq we started 100%, but you could argue Al Qaeda started the war in Afghanistan via 9/11, we just prolonged it by deciding to occupy, overthrow, and replace their government.
@@lifesajoke6965 There were 19 hijackers on 9/11 15 were Saudis, 2 from UAE, 1 from Lebanon, and 1 from Egypt. Zero were Afghans. Osama bin Laden was a Saudi. Yes, he set up operations in a remote corner of Afghanistan, but there was never any reason to try and take over the entire country.
But you were a bit late in those wars lol you only fought for 1 Yr in the first and 3 Yr the second ..frist world war 1914 - 1918 second world war 1939 - 1945 . Yes you were helping suppy us with weapons etc but by no means did you ultimately win the war on Europe's behalf .
Guess what? One direction and Adele make music birthed from America. The music they make all originated from the USA baby. We are the goat when it comes to modern music
when you decide to visit Disneyland and disney world in the usa you need to be prepared to stay from open to close and probably wont see all of either in one day
The video is saying all the modern music began in the US. Rap, Blues, Country, Rock and Roll, Jazz and pop music all began in the US. Without the US, the Stones and the Beatles never would have existed.
@@ESUSAMEX Ni need, I already know it. A lil history for you, Jerry Lordon (From the UK) 1960’s Apache was covered by Michael Viner Incredible Bongo Band which included a long drum break. DJ cool Herc took Bongo Band Apache’s cover which is a cover of Jerry Lordon and put it on two turn tables to extend the drum break and that became Kool Herc’s Merry go round. Merry Go around is one of the blue print of Hip Hop
The part about war being in the U.S, in Hawaii is actually not true. Hawaii was not a U.S. state until 1959 (it was only a U.S. territory before that).
Never been to Europe, but I can say that there are a few reasons we're better, not listed there: The Constitution and Bill of Rights. These two things have made America one of the greatest and freest countries in history. Capitalism. This is why we're rich. Popular sovereignty. The government does not reign supreme, the people do. And our Declaration of Independence made the point that the people will always reign supreme. First past the post voting. European voting systems suck. Green parties should not have any elected members. Three branches of government. Making the legislative and executive branches the same as the parliamentary system does is a recipe for disaster.
As for Rock Music, I learned the inventor of the transistor, William Shockley (an American), was quoted as saying if he had known they were going to make Rock Music with the transistor, he would have never invented it.
back when i was able to and working they would take about a quarter of my check for state and federal taxes but at the beginnng of each year we file for taxes and get most of it back
I love Europe and America for so many reasons. Being that I live in California and love amusement parks...I agree. I absolutely love that Europe doesn't bring you a check until you ask for it. Gas prices are just like you said...how far do you drive....and avoid LA. Driving...uhg. Love You Guys...❤❤❤
@@ThojifadMain probably a higher end one... Do you want to get in a naming war? You don't dine until 8 or later... And THEY DON'T BRING YOU A BILL UNTIL YOU ASK FOR IT... GO TO A GREAT RESTAURANT...👍
I beg to differ… the first true rock band was Black Sabbath… Ozzy will always be the Grandfather of rock. There will never be another Ozzy!!! IMO he will forever be immortal in his music. Thank You England!!!!
The "rock" in the Bering Sea near Alaska is Attu Island. It was, and is, American soil. "We didn't even try to chase them out" is BS. In the Battle of Attu, the US suffered 549 dead and 1,148 wounded, while the Japanese suffered over 2,800 dead.
rude - arrogant etc. I worked in the UK and EU for and they always said that, along with no history - Seems EU forget we were the reason the two world wars were won by the west. Let alone rebuilding Europe twice. We also kicked British butt twice.
My Daughter went to Europe for two and a half years. She says Europe smells like a toilet, and the only places she went where she was treated well was England, and France. She said she wasn't treated well anywhere else, and that European men weren't worth the sweat off an American mans balls. She said the Swiss were the absolute WORST, most ignorant people she'd ever met. HER words, not mine.
No combat on US soil, however we were in the world wars. My father was in England in WW2 in hospitals and such and my uncles were drivers of gas trucks and supplies.
They're right about the Landscape: everyone should drive across the US at least once. What they forgot: the US Constitution: it's almost a divine document and something you don't miss until you maybe get in trouble in another country, Secondly, the incredible amount of Freedom we have. European countries are also "free" but not to the extent that we are. Back in the day, the US used to have the best infrastructure and Europe didn't. Now that's reversed and we've fallen behind the civilized world.
I'm pretty sure that part of what the UN considers taxes is the all important sales tax and while we definitely have state sales tax and in some cases city sales tax we do not have VAT added to the cost, I feel that many Europeans (especially those not self employed who may be paying more attention to the VAT for tax purposes) have no idea how much more they are paying for some non grocery items as that VAT price os included in the total price sticker....I get that this can make things easier as far as figuring out if you can afford everything before getting up to the register however this is a massive hidden tax that virtually all of Europe pays... In some cases as much ss 23% which is insane. Our State sales tax is no higher than 7% add to that city tax potentially in some cities and you sre looking at perhaps another 2% ... So yeah I am pretty sure that using hidden taxes like the VAT most Europeans don't realize how much they actually are paying compared to the US and that I guarantee is by design... On the plus side at least those extra taxes go to pay for "free" healthcare, lower education costs etc...free is in quotations marks as nothing is truly free in life, someone always pays for it be it through taxes or labor or both.
