If the US have such strong religious beliefs then why aren't important religious days public holidays? I was shocked that Easter is just a normal weekend in the US, whereas everywhere I have lived we'd get Good Friday and Easter Monday as public holidays, despite there not being particularly strong religious beliefs.
@@paulocorreia7942 Christmas is the only public holiday they get for a religious day. They don't even get Boxing Day, so straight back to work the next day it seems.
Just shows the hypocrisy of some elements of US culture, I used to have American coworkers, at the time were based in Izmir, Saturday night they would be out partying and using the services of sex workers, Sunday they would be in church, not necessarily because they were believers but because they thought it looked good and may be beneficial to their future career.
@@rosemarielee7775 If you turned up drunk at a recruiting office you would be turned away fast. Even those who turn up sober aren't always accepted into the military - and we never offer the military as an alternative to jail.
Old enough to have the level of maturity required to decide that you would be prepared to die for your country, old enough to have the level of maturity required to enjoy a freaking beer when you feel like one.
True, we also get a lot of heat in Europe, which I used to think the latitude would suggest the US would be hotter, but a lot of places in Europe gets really hot in summer, especially down south and it surprises me because a lot of the times, it's hotter than the US even thought the US latitude is lower. Also, if I'm not mistaken, doesn't having a lot more clouds make winters warmer? Like it acts like an insulator? I'm sure in winter when there's little to no clouds, it feels colder than when there are clouds and the US does seem to get a lot colder than a lot of Europe does in winters.
That reminds me of a fun event I had 30 years ago in Scotland. We flew there from Amsterdam and had three great days, but three days with lots of rain. On the flight back, we got above the clouds and the sun was shining wonderfully. My manager who was sitting next to me looked out and mused.... What those Scots should do is raise their land 10 km, then they will have sunshine all day...
As with the rest of the world, we get our fair share of sun, wind, and rain, though I find it quite comical the narrator's pictorial graph indicates that we get no sun at all. That said, I am a winter person and wish we had our fair share of snow at wintertime too.
This, criminality, savings and debt are much more meaningful than wages, it doesn't matter if you make 4k a month if you pay 500 for a shitty insurance that will make you broke if anything big happens and on top of that you need to pay 3k a month if you want to live at less than 100km from a city where high paying jobs are. And it doesn't help that those cities have the criminality of a 3rd world country.
The older I get the less I care about the sounds we make to signify the root of the good and the more I am concerned with the good itself. Atheist, theist, whatever the ultimate truth is will work itself out without us, but in the meantime there are a great many people who could use a bit of help. I'm for that.
@@andrewbailey2867 Exactly. And, though Dane, I wouldn't say that this only is here in the North. Seemingly: the less people leave things to a God, we ourselves take more responcibility in choosing politicians to care for everyone in our societies. Or is it the other way around? As the social security net in the US is poor, more people need a God to hope for help :)
Religion is a big determining factor in my opinion. As it influences the culture and mindset of the people. Compare the US and NL on that level. NL is known to be very laidback, with one of the highest percentages of atheïsm and agnosts. I have yet to come across a Dutch person who does not have his or her heart in the right place. A very strange and interesting phenomenon. I've been living here for 33+ years. One thing you absolutely cannot accuse them of is being fake. That is not a given elsewhere. Food for thought.
So you're saying atheists and agnostics are good people ? But as a God believer will they be saved even if they are good ? Answer , no ! Being a good person will not save you if you don't believe that Jesus is your saviour and Lord if you are a Christian !
@@gregorygant4242 And people like you are the reason we believe that religion is evil... "I don't care if you are good or not, the important thing is that you bow down to me". A god like that is only worth contempt.
@@gregorygant4242 drop the god shit, the bible is pretty much proven at this point to be a very big fable. Atop of that judism, christianity AND islam pulls back to the same god and the three religions have attacked each other for millenia. Shouldn't you be more concerned about YOUR actions and how you can help others and yourself rather than how god is about to do it. ...food for thought
I'm just always told by my parents, that back in the days everyone wanted to go to the US. Right now this mentality is in my eyes tending to a rather US sceptic view. In general I believe the USA has lost a lot of its former glory in the last 20 years or so
Your parents were wrong. 'Everyone' wasn't busting to get to the US unless they were poor/displaced/dispossessed/hungry or perhaps from a violent, unruly country. The numbers who went for career reasons such as fame and fortune in Hollywood were a relative handful.
@@margaretcaine4219that is a very wrong idea. I know a lot of wealthy people who wanted to go to the US and some really did. Why, because your tax laws and the more Wild Wild West mentality that they have way less ethical rules to abide by in doing business. To move to a country you need money or a network. That is why people with money can get to safety and people without can mostly not.
I wanted to flee Sweden to the US. spent most of my younger years realizing that goal. I had heard wonderful things and wanted to live in a place where i wasn't buggered down by taxes and inefficient health care etc. When i finally arrived in the US. i quickly realized that all of those things only really applies to the upper middle class and above, i for sure wasn't poor but i had to sacrifice a lot to reach the same standard of living as i had in Sweden... however some things can't really be bought, even in the US. Some people truly enjoy having more "control" of their spending, but at the end of the day you pay even more money to get insurances etc. the only positive thing about it however is that you made that "choice" yourself. So what's the biggest issue here; Well unless you have a really well-paid job(or company benefits) you will spend your whole life working just to have a place to sleep and eat three meals a day, not to mention a chance for a vacation ain't exactly a given. Just to take a week off to visit family at home felt like a massive investment since there's no vacation pay or even vacation days in many cases. I lived with a friend for over a year, so the cost of living wasn't too bad but we rarely got to do much together, usually we had Sundays off so he could show me around etc. the rest of the week was packed with other things to do... especially for him since he worked like 16 hours a day and yet he wouldn't be able to afford living on his own.. When mom got cancer and i wanted to return home to Sweden, he almost started to cry because it would mean he might not be able to afford rent... so i waited for some weeks until he could find a new roommate. My plan was to return to the US. but well once back at home i realized that even a sh*tty temporary job allowed me more freedom then i had in the states, so i decided to stay. It wasn't the only reason however, being around family is a nice thing... not even the best of friends can really replace that sense of security.
When I was a kid (90s/2000s) the US was still put on a pretty high pedestral in my country. I never cared much about it until I got a boyfriend from the US. When I was 19 I visited Florida, but the way of living and the way people treated me (including the boyfriend) was a very big turnoff. Their views, knowledge and living is sooo different. 😄 Now, years later, only bad news from the US reaches us (politics drama, mass shootings, racism, unaccessable healthcare except when you're rich, unaccessable schooling except when your parents are rich, very bad women and LGBTQ rights), so I'm pretty relieved I'm raising my children in Europe. But I'm sure it'd be just as a big culture shock for people who were raised in the US when they visit Europe.
The age limit for smoking in Germany has been raised from 16 to 18, but you can then also smoke marijuana ;-) Beer and wine consumption remains at 16, but hard drinks only from 18... And you can drive from 17, but with mom & dad. From the age of 18 you can drive alone.
In the UK, you can apply for a provisional licence & a driving test for a car at 17, but you can't drive solo until you have passed the driving test. I didn't have a provisional licence & driving test until I was nearly 30 years old (I didn't need a car until then, public transport served me well enough), while learning I had to have a fully qualified driver (qualified for at least 3 years & over 21) as a front seat passenger to supervise me.
If an american would use marijuana in germany they would break the law, the use of that drug only apply to people living in germany. Not tourists luckily!
The answer for the sunshine questions is clouds. The western parts of Europe get a lot of clouds from the warm waters of the north atlantic stream. In other words: in the UK you've got four seasons: rain, more rain, even more rain and fog.
Not quite true. We do get rain - but less than New York. We do get snow - but inches instead of feet. Without the rain we wouldn't have the flowers or the amount of beautiful greenery. I lived for a year in the Middle East and dreamed of grass!!!
I would say that whilst many British people are not churchgoers, many of us have a deep underlying moral code that lies in a looser kind of Christian morality. People here are mostly polite, helpful, gentle and tolerant, perhaps as a result. Funny then for us to see Mormon teens from the USA doing 'missionary work' in British towns though, as if we need 'converting'. A couple of very polite American teenage lads in Maidstone town centre a few years back engaged me in conversation, explaining their beliefs and answering my questions honestly as to why they volunteer for this. It all seemed very strange to me - I shouldn't imagine they were very successful in one of the least religious countries in the world, but live and let live.
Spot on, my Grandad always told me to treat others how you want to be treated and you can't go wrong. He was a lovely man and really kind. He only stepped into church on special occasions such as the obvious, Christening, Weddings & Funerals but he left all his Grandkids with a strong sense of Moral Fiber.
It could be worth mentioning that this "Christian morality" is pretty much exactly the same as in every civilized country in the world, no matter which religion they have/had there. Actually, I would not be surprised if North/Western european morality is closer to say Japanese morality than it is to deep south US morality. We don't put women who wants an abortion in prison...
"Funny then for us to see Mormon teens from the USA doing 'missionary work' in British towns though, as if we need 'converting'." Mormons are no more Christian than Jews or Muslims.
I don't know if you noticed , but the "Living at home stats", in America it was 18 -34 year olds, in Europe it was 25-34 year olds. As a lot of kids are still in some form of higher education i think that the numbers would look different if they were compared over the same age range.
There's also a difference in culture, there's far less pressure to move out in Europe and in many countries, especially the south, living at home is quite normal, regardless of economic situation, culture can play a big part on things like that.
@@paul1979uk2000 distances also matter. if your next uni/work is farer away then moving out is more a thing. if ppl get more married then you have one or both also more likely moving out.
It really depends on which country in Europe. In Finland you are considered a weirdo if you live with your parents at the age of 34. I think even 25 starts to get embarrassing. We are encouraged to be independent early on. That's why we think there is something wrong with a person living with their parents that late. We start to wonder.. are they lazy? Somehow unable to take care of themselves? Why are they being a burden to their parents? The average age here is 21.8 years.
Well I'm soon in my 40's and in practicality i live at home... just that we have built more houses on our land, my parents live across the yard and my sisters family live like a five minute walk down the road past the stables. Now we are considering building yet another house since my sisters 3rd kid have her 4th child on the way and want to move back out here. I don't think "living at home" is a good measurement, what's the more important statistic is 'if someone involuntarily live at home or not'. When i moved in with my parents after i returned from the states, i didn't do so because i didn't have options I did so because i wanted too and since i got married we instead constructed a house instead of buying one... just like my sister had done six years prior.
this is actually the crossroad, will we over come ourselfes and stop fighting to become one planet , or perrish with quarrel and combat to kill ourselfes we are the universe discovering itself .....think about it
Dude, you know, The God in US is The Money! But also, you will fit here in Europe very good, because you are open minded. I like the Type of person you are and you would have no Problems to find a Life and Friends here in EU. Love from Hamburg, GRMNY
The difference in sunlight hours is made by the gulf stream. It doesn't shorten the day, but brings loads of warmth and humidity (vapour) towards northwestern Europe, making it cloudier and wetter while also warmer.
That's part of it, the general distance to large bodies of water for European cities are lower than the average in the US, and the topology are less diverse in Europe, with more mountain ranges such as the Alps gathering a lot of moisture and creating clouds, on top of the Gulf Stream and Jet stream winds etc.
3:55 Yes. Excluding Alaska, the USA is much more south than Europe. Which also means, you should be much more worried about climate change, than you really are, because you will be much more affected than Europe.
11:20 Same here. Imagine what we could achieve as a species if we all work towards the same goals ... BTW, that's one of the basic principle of the Star Trek franchise "Eutopia" (I'm saying that as a long time Trekkie).
Percentage of people who are highly religious (who say that religion is very important in their lives) 1. Alabama 77% 1. Mississippi 77% 3. Tennessee 73% 4. Louisiana 71% 5. Arkansas 70% 5. South Carolina 70% 7. West Virginia 69% 8. Georgia 66% 8. Oklahoma 66% 10. North Carolina 65% 11. Texas 64% 11. Utah 64% 13. Kentucky 63% 14. Virginia 61% 15. Missouri 60% 16. South Dakota 59% 17. Ohio 58% 18. New Mexico 57% 19. Iowa 55% 19. Kansas 55% 19. New Jersey 55% 22. Florida 54% 22. Indiana 54% 22. Maryland 54% 22. Nebraska 54% 22. Wyoming 54% 27. Arizona 53% 27. District of Columbia 53% 27. Michigan 53% 27. North Dakota 53% 27. Pennsylvania 53% 32. Delaware 52% 33. Idaho 51% 33. Illinois 51% 35. California 49% 35. Minnesota 49% 35. Nevada 49% 35. Rhode Island 49% 39. Montana 48% 39. Oregon 48% 41. Colorado 47% 41. Hawaii 47% 43. New York 46% 44. Alaska 45% 44. Washington 45% 44. Wisconsin 45% 47. Connecticut 43% 48. Maine 34% 48. Vermont 34% 50. Massachusetts 33% 50. New Hampshire 33% And some of the countries in Europe, as a comparison: 1. Romania 55% 2. Armenia 51% 3. Georgia 50% 4. Greece 49% 5. Moldova 47% 6. Bosnia 46% 7. Croatia 44% 8. Poland 40% 9. Portugal 37% 10. Serbia 32% 11. Ukraine 31% 12. Slovakia 29% 13. Belarus 27% 13. Italy 27% 15. Ireland 24% 16. Lithuania 21% 16. Spain 21% 18. Bulgaria 18% 18. Netherlands 18% 20. Hungary 17% 20. Norway 17% 20. Russia 17% 23. Latvia 15% 24. Austria 14% 25. Finland 13% 26. France 12% 26. Germany 12% 26. Switzerland 12% 29. United Kingdom 11% 30. Belgium 10% 30. Sweden 10% 32. Czech Republic 8% 32. Denmark 8% 34. Estonia 7% (Source: Pew Research Center "How religious is your state?" (2016) and "How do European countries differ in religious commitment? Use our interactive map to find out". (2018))
yep but there are differences. while you have in some states the classic religious people the still relatively high amount in cities/states like NY is due to migrants from latin-america which are more religious than the Northamerican countries like the US or Canada. The nardcore religious in Europe are also usually not Christians but Muslims (stupid left wings, also antisemitic/antizionist, dont know that/try to ignore that)....
'Hours of sunshine' has nothing to do with latitude. Hours of daylight are almost identical everywhere on Earth. The amount of cloud is the main determinant.
The religious bit is always kind of funny to me. I remember a talk I had with an American who visited and they were curious about religion in the Netherlands. For some reason she expected it to be around the same or even more. I'm not sure why. I told her it's at an extreme low compared to the US. She somewhat tried to claim the USA isn't very religious. I mean, I wish. But as long as the presidents swears on the bible and all the other religious shit happen at the inauguration... And it's not even required to swear on the bible so it just shows how important it still is for the majority. I think when they day comes a president will no longer do this, there will be outrage, lots of discussions, but eventually that might become more commonplace. We'll have to see,
In the US you will not become a president if you do not say you believe in god and be a christian. Whether it is true (for example Biden) or an absolute lie (Trump) it does not matter. As long as you say it and keep up appearances. So far the absolute sepperation between religion and government is just a paper reality, it has never been a reality for the US. So I always laugh when religious people in the US want to abide by the Constitution when they want, for example, guns, but they do not want the Constitution if it means that religion should not be part of the government.
Living at home seems mostly a culture thing imo. I feel a lot of people in the US move out in situations where over here that wouldn't happen because frankly, it's a bit irresponsible. Living in Belgium both me and my sister lived at home to nearly 30. We left home with over 100k and moved straight into a place we bought. Sister needed a big place(dog girl) and I bought myself a nice apartment. Renting over here is seen by many as wasted money.
Yeah, I'm from Italy and I have the same view. Why waste my money on a rent when I can just live with my parents and sister in quite a big house (my other 2 sisters and grandad are close to us as well), I help them with bills and groceries while saving a lot of money and staying with my family. It's only worth if you are moving with a partner or for a high paying job.
Love your reactions, you're such an erudite and tolerant young man, more power to you. I'm in London and I heard our army is down to approx 70,000 this year . I say let's put our weapons and our cars to one side, and put life on a sustainable earth at the top of our priorities. Keep it coming ❤
3:03 US: "Our military aircrafts can operate even during bad weather!" Europe: "We've made military aircrafts that can operate during bad weather, so they can operate."
I've always considered lower religion beliefs as a sign of being more enlighten, usually more developed, richer countries have less faith in religion compared to developing countries, the US is one of the odd countries out for a developed country, but they do push religion on the people hard over there so that's probably the reason.
regarding the climate maps - western and central europe are a global oddity with how mild the climate is, considering how north it is. this is a) because of an overall maritime climate (meaning less extreme temperatures) and b) because of the gulf stream, which sends warm water all up to the north of norway. that's also part of the reason why europe is so cloudy, combined with the latitude and the lack of north-south-mountain ridges that could act as weather barriers. as a german, i still was a bit shocked to learn how much more sunny even the infamous seattle weather is. winter depression is very real here - barely any snow, very short days and sometimes it's overcast for weeks.
I moved on my own at 17 when I started uni (France). But I was in a countryside area not a major city. Usually in France there are a lot of things to help move on your own when as a student (grants the gov give students if they study far sew from the parents, the parents would also tend to pay a pension to help the kid pay for food and stuff, if they can. And you have student accommodations at a cheaper price.). On top of that everybody in France can get some money from the government to help pay the rent (depending on their revenues and the situation - single parents, number of children etc. It’s called la CAF)
Hours of sun is affected by cloud coverage, which is much more prevalent in Europe for several reasons. A larger part of Europe has a maritime climate, and on top of that (and most importantly) the Gulf stream carries warm surface water from Mexico to the shores of western Europe, keeping Norwegian ports from freezing over even in winter but also causing lots of evaporation, which produces clouds, and rain. In the Netherlands, we had the rainiest winter on record in 2023/2024. It would basically be raining or a drizzle for 6 weeks straight, and even if it wasn't raining it was so thickly overcast on many days you would need to have lights on at all times of the day to be able to see what you were doing inside. I'm used to it and don't mind rain in general, but you can't escape the effect it has on your mood regardless.
11:33: "Earth is eventually going to blow up, so we'll have to leave..." Don't you worry about that, mate. The Earth will be here, safe and sound, loooooong time after we'll go extinct. We're doing all we can to make that happen ASAP. We won't go anywhere---except into oblivion.
Yous be glad to know that in terms of religion, the US compares favourably with India, Egypt, and Indonesia, and the southern US (where there is a public stigma against atheism and states have religious govt support) compares to Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Afghanistan.
in reality the US is less religious than the Latin-American countries/India. And countries like Egypt, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan or Afghanistan are even more hard core religious (due to Islam) then the US. Obvious if you just look at female or queer rights in law and everyday practice. Only idiots dont know that (usually lantisemitic/antizionist, antiwestern left wings who still are in the tradition of the nationalsocialists and other socialist dictorships and Islam)
Sunshine happens if there are no clouds. So it is no surprise that desert regions like the south east of the continental US has many hours of sunshine per year. BTW: Vostok station in Antarctica gets 3750 hours of sunshine per year.
Indeed, Europe has a lot of mountain ranges such as the Alps, general the US's topography is more varied with less of this issue. Also the Gulf Stream from Mexico carries the warm water to Europe which increases humidity in Europe and creates further cloud cover. Generally most of Europe are closer to large bodies of water compared to the average US state, which again means more humidity.
In Finland you can by mild alcohol drinks sold in supermarkets when you're 18 and stronger drinks when you're 20. Those are only sold in Alko which is the local alcohol store chain.
The closer to the equator, the more equal the day/night balance. The further north or south, hours of sunlight will change depending on season. UK daylight in mid-summer is around 16 hours, 7 hours in mid-winter. The week prior to and after the summer solstice, it never gets fully dark at night.
Yep, where I live in the UK, at peak summer, the sun comes out around 4am in the morning and last till around 10pm at night, whereas winter is far less.
That's not the reason as they were comparing apples to apples (latitudes to latitudes)... Actual sunshine hours aren't the amount of hours the sun is shining in general, but takes into account things such as cloud coverage, enough clouds and it's not considered a sunshine hours in this case.
There’s a ‘sunshine correction’ figure to be factored in because US meteorological stations add extra sun just after sunrise and just before sunset when the rays aren’t powerful enough to be recorded automatically. For example Windsor Ontario and Detroit Michigan stations are only a couple of miles apart and have identical weather but the American station officially records about 10% more sunshine. The USA in still undoubtedly a lot sunnier than Northern Europe nonetheless, particularly in winter away from the Pacific North West.
In Finland's case the stripes are there because we have different age for different strenghts of alcohol. At 18 you can buy anything under 22% from stores, and all alcohol from bars. After you turn 20, you can also buy the stronger alcohols from stores. It's because they want young people to practice drinking in bars where there are someone to babysit them. We have a pretty strong drinking culture and for many the sole purpose of drinking is getting drunk. Not like in Germany where they can drink one or two beers with a meal, or a glass of wine to relax. Finns tend to drink more at one go, although that culture has been slowly changing in the last decades.
In Sweden you can buy anything at the bar at age 18 but only 3.5% in the store until you turn 20. 20 is also the age for importing alcohol, so going to Finland or Denmark is basically going to the bar and it's cheaper, so worth the trip, lol.
I found it weird that Italy is only in the 10-30% range on the religious slide, with Vatican being there. Also the stripes on alcohol age limit in Sweden and Norway: you're allowed to buy alcohol from 18 in a club or pub, but have to be over 20 to buy a bottle at the (special government-owned) store.
In Finland, the alcohol thing is the same, except that you can also, starting at 18, buy alcohol at alcohol stores, but only stuff that has the alcohol content up to a certain Vol-% (I think around 20 Vol-%).
The map is "absolute certainty", I'm sure some faith is still decently high. And honestly, many use blasphemies on a daily basis and we are professionals at it (Porco Dio, Porca Madonna, Madonna portatrice di Aids, etc...), so it's not that weird. Also, a decent number of us hate the Vatican and its controversies (connections with Mafia, the state being an excuse to not pay taxes, etc...), just search "Emanuela Orlandi", that might be the biggest controversy of the Vatican, and it's actually a very sad story. The religious people are mostly 50+ years old.
Hello Joel. Interesting to see your take on this. I toured US by Greyhound and Dakota is empty in the most part. I bought a toy bison as a present to bring home, in part because it seemed the shop needed the business from folk passing through.
Stripes on the alcohol subject - usually it's if you can buy it in the store or at the bar/restaurant. Drinking in Sweden for example at the bar/restaurant etc is 18 but buying it in the store is 20.
The sunligth is weather dependent. I live in Norway....we have a lot of cloudy days here, as do the UK. Hell, I haven't seen the sun for weeks. Exept for a few hours a couple of days ago.
indeed, all over Europe, we have more rain and clouds due to the Atlantic winds. Americans often forget that weather is made by the wind streams, how mountainous areas are, etc. not just sun exposure…
@@Attirbful Yes, you can clearly see it on the map of Europe. The Bergen area have less sun than...say Røros. They are pretty much on the same latitude. And Finnmark have less sun, not due to that it's dark all winter, because it's sunligth during all 24 hours in the summer. It's just the weather.
For the difference in income, you mustn't forget that most of the European countries also have mandatory insurances. I don't know if that is already factored into the income, but health insurance, unemployment insurance and long term care insurance costs for example in Germany are half payed for by the employee, half by the employer. So my gross wage is (effectively) actually higher than what is printed on my tax form.
Statistics can kinda trick you, as they are far from what is shown...as example avarage salary in norht macedonia is 600-800 euros, but those are like supermarket jobs, majority of the population is 1000-1500 euros a month...again the bigger the number is doesn mean more money or better live, germany kinda proved that, with 3000-3500 euros, 1500 euros clean after tax and everything you can live good whole month, have food, travel expenses, bus, metro, education ect ect...germany is very stable counhtry with stable economy
@@ivangalovski4190 The current monthly average income in North Macedonia is $1,065 (as of 2023) and is constantly increasing, which is actually a good sign. But like everywhere else, what you said applies: Statistics can be deceiving. For example, if the cost of living rises faster than salaries, you would be at a disadvantage despite nominally rising incomes. However, I don't know what the situation is in North Macedonia in this regard. And of course it also depends on the distribution of income. If a part of the population has very high incomes, this increases the average income of a country, but does not benefit low earners. On the contrary, the market bases the pricing of many products on wealthy customers, which makes the situation worse for everyone else.
Statistic are kinda tricky as these are averages. Also, one should not only consider income but also cost of living. However, in general it is true that in average the Americans are richer than the Europeans. To me, the higher income is justified. On average, an American worker works some 350 hours per year than a European worker. Simple logic: if you work more, your income is higher. Each person has to decide for himself which of the 2 options he prefers.
It’s also cheaper to live in most European countries than in the USA. I doubt there’s much difference in actual disposable income between the USA and Europe.
That part of the UK you pointed to was where Andrew Carnegie chose for his highland home. It has a sunny microclimate, a healthy green landscape and is quite productive without extensive irrigation...
9:30 not sure about the other striped ones, but for here in Sweden its that you’re allowed to drink and buy alchohol when at a retaurant or pub. However you’re only allowed to buy alchohol at systembolaget (store where all higher percentages of alchohol is sold) once you’ve reached the age of 20.
In The Netherlands most people are something called ietsism. It means we believe there is more than we can see, but we will not give it a name or say how that works. That is that you are not sure. Finding that religious rituals are important does not mean you know for sure that there is a god. For example, my husband has a Danish godchild. We went to the baptism, but nobody in the family believes in god. As they say it, "it is tradition". It has absolutely nothing to do with a god.
5:18 “Oh My God!” your reaction to the religious map :) even though you’re intelligent and open minded enough to be more atheist than most Americans :)
For info, in Ireland the age limit for driving a tractor or motorbike less than 125cc is 16. For flying a light aircraft unaccompanied the age limit is 17
Ocean currents impact cloud formation that effect daylight and temperature. There is concern that the north Atlantic drift which cools the European western seaboard might stop as it has significantly slowed down in recent years.
The question at 9:40 about the stips in Sweden is that you can´t buy alcohol at the store before you turn 20, but you are free to go to bars and restaurants. This is paired with a law that says that one can´t serve someone that is over intoxicated, I´ve worked in a bar and the rule isn´t that harsh, but you can´t sell alcohol to a person at a bar that can barely stand up. So Swedish 18 year olds drink a lot, but they do so at a bar, usually a bar selling cheap alcohol :)
It's comforting to hear a young person like you, Joel, continue to have the same idealistic, naïve hopes which I had at your age, during the Age of Aquarius. Unfortunately, reality rapidly knocks on the door and the necessity for national defence becomes practically inarguable. 😢
Talking about what is and what ought to be are different. I have military training and I'm probably almost twice his age and I still wish we could just use all our collective resources to build everyone up instead of the readiness to kill each other..
I love how JP always strives for pro humanity and equality ideas and you can literally feel through the screen how his ideas so closely resemble socialist/communist ideals. Money isn't everything. Life is
3:44 The map is based on reported sunlight hours geographically. A place further south with less sunhours has more overcast and rain than a more northern place with more sunlight hours.
It would have been a fairer representation on the stats to use the EU, not Europe as a whole. It skews the numbers because the EU has 27 countries, and Europe 44. Furthermore, EU population is 440M, and Europe is 780M. He also mixes stats such as currency, which not all the EU uses the same, and completely leaves off Russia when talking about various things too.
I was wondering the same points, pretty much, but regarding Russia I was confused: 780M is not possible without Russia. As the video counts 44 Europe countries my math says 45 (with Russia). So is there Russia counted in or not?
I really appreciate your quest for understanding and knowledge of your own country and others. I have to say though that, in reference to these comparison graphs, there are so many historical factors that affect these countries. You have to remember that western Europe has been influenced by everything from norse traditions to catholacism and heresy. Diversity is what makes Europe so wonderful. Sooooo much history and experience sits behind Europe, America is very limited in comparison.
You hit your afterthoughts right on the nail. It all depends on some form of perspective. Countries, borders, customs, ethnicity, they seem more defined in Europe and less so in the US, but overall the majority of people just want to live a fulfilling life without complications. Our current prosperity can actually cope with this. But we are severely held back by statistics, they sometimes confirm a bias when there isn't one. ..statistically, how many statistics are biased?
According to my statistics research, none of the statistics are biased. They are just numbers. It is the statisticians interpreting and labeling numbers that are biased. And heavily so at that. Many of the so called existing statistics are more akin to kaballa and astrology then any form of science.
Where i live.. religion is basically gone for good. Sometimes you meet a religious person, and its always a odd and cringy feeling.. Since 2015, many muslims came, millions of them.. And there is a huge clash.. its hard to mix developed people with people who are basically stuck in the middle ages, when it comes to Religion..
A quick note regarding the HDI and GDP. In europe a bunch of essential life costs are way cheaper than in the US. Also the need for cars is way lower. I don't own a car, because I don't need and I don't want to. I pay a fraction in healthcare compared to the US. This results in a significant higher quality of life for the poorer half of the population. From a moral perspective this is a way more important key indicator than the average wealth.
About the question you ask at around 11:40 a lot of the money tagged "for defence" goes in fact in research and Science, mostly in the US where DOD is the biggest sponsor of public and private research centers in the US. You must also take into account that some of that money comes back to people like internet or GPS or GSM technology that were 100% military funded at the origin.
Exactly, I had same thought. Canada, Mexico, Latin America in general ... would perhaps not add that much in population, but would drag down the averages for GDP etc. In same way as former Eastern bloc countries (still) affect in Europe.
Would be fun to compare paid vecationdays usa vs europe or full paid parental leave. I think most of europe has 1 year paid parental leave and 5 weeks paid mandatory vecation
It’s an accurate comparison considering the travel distances involved. People from the Southern and Western US have as much cultural distinction between them as Poland would to Portugal.
@@razorburn7745 Aaaah, I've travelled enough in the US to say, yeah, there are definitely large cultural distinctions, but I wouldn't put it at the level of for instance Poland vs Denmark vs Portugal. But if people think that the US is just one uniform culture or close to it, then they are definitely sorely mistaken.
I'd say comparing USA to EU makes much more sense than to individual European countries. EU is not "one united entity" (country) yet, but we're on our way. On the global scale, it definitely makes sense to compare USA, EU, India and China.
Not really, at least in Spain case, this is just an outdated stereotype. Most spaniards are secular, and practicing catholics are mostly old, and looked down as kinda cringe. That being said, a lot of folklore, popular festival and traditions, are rooted in religion. However those traditions are celebrated mostly for cultural preservation, heritage and overall partying. Being outspokenly religious in Spain, would lead most people to think that u are some sort of ultra-conservative fascist.
In Spain we are "so Catholic" that a vast majority of the population is in favor of laws that allow divorce, abortion, euthanasia and homosexual marriage and adoption. Add to that the percentage of the population that goes to mass or religious ceremonies regularly is less than 12%. Religion in Spain is a question more of culture, tradition or festivities than of beliefs.
The hours of sunshine depend heavily on the general weather situation, and the northwest of Europe receives a lot of rain clouds from the Atlantic due to the westerly jet stream.
My four year old son and his seven year old cousin once came back from the store with a two liter bottle of beer for their grandfather in Serbia in about 2008.
That sunshine map is the definition of using statistic to manipulate , it's based on sunshine when you take out overcast/rainy days etc, the sun stays longer on the sky in scandinavia than it does in California feks it just have way more rain and clouds, in june the sunrise to sunset time in Los Angeles is 12h.45min, whereas in Copenhagen it's 17h 08min
Born and raised in France. Been living inn Canada and the US for the past 11 years for work. Where is life better (in my humble opinion) is where ever you can afford a good life (I know, mind blowing lol) You can have a shitty life and a great life anywhere 😌 That said, I’d rather be broke in Europe than the US lol
Yes. My exaggerated summary: In the USA you have the chance to become super rich, but it works out only for few people. If you don't put in enough work, you might end up on the bottom. In Europe, perhaps it's unlikely / more difficult to become rich, but with moderate effort you have a good chance to have a decent life. That applies for the Nordic countries double.
@@ClemensKatzer totally agree. Except for one little detail : The idea of “in the US, if you put in enough work you’ll make it” is (again il my opinion) complete BS and way too simplistic. It’s not that binary 😏
IDK if my sons were expected to move out the month they became full adults (age 18) but they did. I never forced them either way or questioned them on the matter. They just moved out, and it felt right.
Since you were asking about the stripes by the minimum drinking age. I asume that's meens that the age is different for some drinks. For example in germany and schwizerland you can drink beer or wine with 16, hard alcohol, like vodka with 18.
Small note about sunshine hours, this seems to be outdated (for Vienna at least) as it says 1800ish hours whereas the last 10-20 years seem closer to 2.0-2.2k hours which is almost a 20% increase (this year has been esp. sunny with a 40% increase during the first 4 months over that period but that is probably just an outlier, though scientists generally don't really know wtf is going on since last year's sudden ocean temperature anomalies) acc. to the national meteorological site. Still kinda bad between Nov-Feb though.
@I think Europe gets a lot less sun-light than regions in the USA located on the same latitude because of the weather effects of the 'Gulf Stream' which brings lots of clouds or cloudy-days to The British Isles, Norway/Scandinavia, Northern Europe. So, constant cloudy days over Europe makes it feel like it is constantly in semi-darkness. The Gulf stream is defined as "a strong current of warm [Atlantic] water which move over the Atlantic Ocean", roughly from The Gulf of Mexico/Florida in the South-west ..to Northen Europe in the North-east.
It's not about cherry picking different countries that have a better system than the US in different areas. It's about the fact that no European country is as far behind as todays America in more or less all areas.
Nah, here in Portugal at parties (and in some bars) they let you buy beer, vodka, and essencially anything even if you're under 18 and a lot of young people smoke (it's normal to see 13 year olds drinking or smoking), we have a massive tobacco and drinking problem Legally tho I think that the age for soft drinks is 16 and stronger ones is 18
Hours of sun in Europe are higly influenced by the warm sea currents, pushing from the south towards the coasts of Europe. Main wind direction is coming from the west going east, bringing warm moist air which pruduces lots of clouds and rain. Cloudy weather means less or no sunshine.
At 9:30, the striped parts of Scandinavian countries like Sweden are because that we have a general age limit to consume alcohol, which is at 18. However, if you would like to buy alcohol from the state-run monopoly, Systembolaget (which is the only store allowed to sell alcoholic beverages with an alcohol rate above 2.5%), you need to be 20 years of age. To sum it up - going out to restaurants/clubs/etc you are allowed to buy alcohol from the age of 18, but to buy from store you need to be 20.
The big difference in the duration of sunshine is probably due to the different ocean currents. The world is dominated by westerly winds. On the US-Pacific coast there is a cold ocean current from which not much water can evaporate, which means that few clouds form. Few clouds = lots of sunshine. (This can be seen particularly well on the African west coast (Skeleton Coast), for example, where the desert extends to the beach.) It's completely different in Europe, where the warm Gulf Stream causes much more cloud formation. This is simple physics...
In Belgium and Germany the drinking age is 16 for beer, wine, champagne and such things, but 18 when buying anything containing liquor (so cocktails and Breezer are 18+). That is why there's stripes on the map.
What really concerns me when so much of the government budgets goes to the military (about 50%?) the government itself can turn into something like the aristocracies of the past where the main role was war related making the elites a circle of military\war minded powerful individuals in control of the government
It's always interesting to watch any kind of award ceremony from the states. „First, I want to thank God…“ is something you basically never hear in Europe.
Very nice video. I agree with you on your military view. It would be nice to use military for other use. Here in Spain there is a military group for disasters and emergency. La UME unidad militar de emergencias. House prices are almost impossible to pay. I personally love the smal villages. I'm Belgian born duch mother living in Spain and working as a truck driver in South Europe. The big difference is that here in Europe the language barrier is to big. And European don't see Europe as 1 state. I would love to see it like that. But people are to proud of there lands and that gives Europe no chance to be bigger like 1 state. Greetings from Huesca Aragon.
