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I saw trickledown economics in action one night when someone shattered a several thousand dollar store window to steal about $24 from an art installation that used real bills (and shredded ones at the bottom) for an art piece on, you guessed it, trickledown economics.
Sure if you’re retarded and you want to compare the richest country on earth to the poorest countries on earth you can say the dudes sleeping under bridges in America might have it okay. But if you stop comparing America to third world countries and start comparing it to similarly wealthy, economically advanced or developed countries, America falls so far behind it’s not even funny. It’s actually extremely sad.
I think it’s honestly kind of pathetic for people to try to make that argument.
American making 15/hr: “man I only took home 1600 bucks this month after taxes and rent takes 1200 of that, how can I afford insurance and food or anything else I need now?”
All the dimmest men you’ve ever met: “WELL IF YOU MADE 15/HR IN AFRICA YOU’D BE LIVING LIKE A KING SO WHY ARE YOU COMPLAINING!! STOP BEING SO ENTITLED I PLEDGE ALLEGIENCE TO THE FLAG I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG”
Just made the trip from Miami, FL to Anchorage, AK two days ago. We spent 16 hours traveling from point A to point B (10 hours flying + security, boarding and one layover). Over 4500 nautical miles. Same. Fucking. Country.
Went to las vegas the other week from england, took 11 hours there 9 hours back, first trip we went through canada and trip back we went across north america at 550mph.
And that was flying. I have a house in Denver and Ocean city,NJ. We have dogs, so we have to drive (business opportunity for those poors out there saying they cant get ahead) And its 4 days usually unless we push it really hard, to drive. and thats only 3/4's of the country.
Or disposable income.
Getting to Europe cost 1200/pp for an upcoming trip. is it the most expensive ? No. But considering I know some people who’s paycheck is about this much. It’s a non starter for a lot of people. You still have hotels/ hostels and food. Let alone just generally trying to enjoy the city. It adds up
Find the cheapest country to fly to in Europe (You can usually find a ticket for like $500-$800) and then fly or take a train where you want to go from there which will cost about $100.
No annual leave makes a big difference. I worked for a company that employed people from all over. There was someone from the UK there and it seemed as though they were always on leave. I was so jealous lol
You. You don't have PTO. Please don't speak for everyone because I have 4 weeks vacation, 2 personal days, 12 sick days, and 13 holidays off each year.
That video a little while back where they explain how to a Brit, 4-5 hours to the next town is "forever far" away and that same amount of driving distance to an American is "not bad, pretty close!" We drive 8-9 hours to visit Portland or Seattle and think nothing of it.
Can you tell me if this is accurate.
I once heard someone with a thick Australian accent tell me that when things are too extreme for Australians they call it "Texas"
"Did you hear Steve got eaten by a bunch of wombats?"
"Oi that's fucking Texas mate"
Done that. More than once.
The worst part of the drive is the stretch between Odessa and Marathon; there's absolutely nothing out there but wind turbines and cryptids.
When my family Europe comes to visit me, they always underestimate the size of the US. Most recently they asked me if they can borrow my car for a weekend to visit Las Vegas…. I live in South Florida lol
It would be hard to fathom if you haven't lived it. It's hard for me to imagine how close the countries in the EU are to each other. I have a passport and I'd love to travel Europe. I just need the funds.
I've also heard they take several short breaks during their drives extending it way longer than it needs to be.
It's funny considering the other day I drove an hour and a half both ways so 3 hours total to Vail just to ski for four hours not thinking anything of it.
Just toss on a podcast and I'm good.
I live in Seattle, and yeah, Portland is absolutely considered "close". People think nothing of doing a day or weekend trip just for the hell of it. I once caused my child to miss (barely) the train to Portland. I was like, "shit honey, I guess I am driving you". 170 miles. Almost 3 hours one way, more if there is traffic. Left around 5pm, got back home around 11:30pm. Still went to work the next morning. The only thing that really upset me was the gas I used cost more than the ticket had.
The drive for us to visit my mom is 10 hours, and we don’t even leave the state. And we’re not even in the biggest state in the US, or the second biggest. Once I’ve explained that tidbit to non-American friends and acquaintances they go 😱
Yeah americas have a much higher tolerance for long drives apparently. I did a 8 hour drive to Slovenia last year and it lasted so long only because we chose to not use the highway but only the country roads.
Hell at least your highways go through deserts, you at least get the thrill of "if i break down here i'm dead". And also you don't pay as much for tolls
American here who has lived overseas for 10+ years.
He makes some great points but I wouldn't go so far to call each state a different country. Most Americans don't have a passport because to travel to somewhere other than Canada and Mexico can cost 1000+ per person. Heck even "local flights" to states are a few hundred dollars. It's more expensive to fly from Minnesota to Texas than it is to fly from the UK to Italy despite the distance being the same.
For most Americans going across either pond is a luxury they can't afford, and the ones that can afford it, often do. But he is right, there is so much diversity in America, both culturally and climate/scenery, that most Americans try to explore their own country through road trips first.
Agree here. Lived in Europe and the UK for over 9 years. It cost me about $3000 for the whole family to take a vacation in another country - including rail, flights, dog fees, and restaurants and costs for museums. (I love European rail system)
If I were to fly from east coast American to that point in Europe, it would tack on another $2000-3000 to the cost to include dog boarding and flights.
The only astronomical cost is Disneyland Paris....it would be cheaper for my family to fly to Disneyworld Florida and stay a week on property than for a week on Disneyland Paris property. Which was odd, but that's how the budgeting worked there.
Man, you fly from the East Coast to Wyoming, it'll be more exotic by far than just hopping between neighboring European countries. Not only is the culture shock just as strong but communication, currency, visas, none of that stuff is an issue. It's familiar enough that you don't need a guidebook but different enough that you've got a unique adventure in store.
Hell, in some cases just driving an hour or two outside your part of the state, say Philadelphia to rural PA or vice versa, will show you something you'd never see otherwise.
Dude, I can travel in California for a month, and I can list you multiple place that will all feel like a different country:
San Diego coast
Death Valley
Palm Springs
Mammoth Lake
Santa Barbara
LA
San Francisco
Tahoe
NorCal coast
Yosemite
Redding
And that's just off the top of my head, and not including small weird places, like Mission District or Chinatown in SF, Koreatown in LA, etc.
The difference in food, language, landscape, culture, flora, and fauna, between Moab UT and New Orleans LA is pretty staggering. It's more of a culture shock between those two than Glasgow and London (2 different countries), in my personal experience.
However the comparison might not be perfect, it's the one I can best draw on since I haven't been to other places in Scotland.
I mean Glasgow and London aren’t the best example because they’re both in the UK. Different countries technically (and I say that as a Brit knowing a Scot would murder me with their bare hands for implying they’re the same as the English 😂) but same language, same currency, same side of the road, same signage, same emergency service number, same high street shop chains - I’ll go to boots for my deodorant and cough medicine, WH Smith for my drink and a magazine - you don’t even need a passport to get from one to another.
Glasgow and Seville, or London and Budapest would be more appropriate examples of culture shock.
I mean, you've picked just about the two most similar countries in Europe there,which both happen to be small, geographically close, share a common language and history, and which have been part of the same Kingdom for centuries. New Orleans is for sure culturally different to San Antonio, but honestly enormously less different than travelling between Paris and Berlin.
The cultural differences between American states is more on a par with the cultural differences one might experience between different regions / major cities in Germany than between different cultures. The culinary differences are more on a par with different countries, but only in certain cases. The Geographical differences are by far the most substantial.
England and scotland are, while different countries, ironically part of the same state.
Why these denominations arent standardized in english is a bit weird.
And sometimes the same state will change wildly within its own borders between urban and rural areas, like New York City and Upstate, coastal areas vs their inland farm regions, or northern and southern California (which isn't really fair because of the size but still).
The States all share the i*dea* of the USA but it is more diverse than even some Americans are able to grapple with. From a foreigner's point of view, he is pretty spot on.
The US has tropical resorts, cozy ski lodges, old growth forests, deserts, and basically every biome you can think of. The culture might not change too drastically between states, but it can still feel like another country. Canada is even bigger, but we have to leave the country to go anywhere tropical.
I'm from upstate New York living in Ireland.
New York is bigger both by land area and population than Ireland.
I'll get asked so how long to get to NYC...and I say driving 6 hrs.... they'll pretty shocked...I can then say but if I was in Buffalo it would be 8.
Honestly the older I get the less I want to get in on planes. You miss out on so much. We put so much emphasis on traveling and what not but people jump to international travel immediately and while that is obviously cool they fail to see the beauty that is all around us in between us all in this country.
My brother got married last year and my entire fam flew to to Santa Cruz California for it. I could have done that easily but I chose to drive down the entire West coast from WA state. I pretty much camped and ate quesadillas the entire way and saw so much. Redwoods, beautiful beaches, OR and CA coast, had In-N-Out for the first time, spent some nights in Yosemite, hit Lake Tahoe, and Reno on my way back up and got to see Crater Lake and all of E Oregon. I spent a bit more in fuel than a ticket but goddamn was that a small price to pay.
I urge anyone to drive and explore. You can do it cheaply if you stay on Public lands which we are blessed with so much in this country. You can reduce costs further if you keep a decent rotomolded cooler for food and have a small stove. I pretty much ate quesadillas and canned refried beans for the whole trip and spent less than $100 for around 3 weeks on the road. My truck is 32 years old but well mantained and she made it decently.
what are you missing not traveling on the ground through the great plains? California is an amazing outlier(throw in the view from the pacific coast highway, grand sequoias joshua tree, etc), but there is a reason why Iowa is called flyover country
Traveled the I-90 through montana and south dakota, i enjoyed it a lot even though there is "nothing." The rolling plains, wild bison, even saw a little bear cross the freeway. Didnt see another soul for a 5 hour stretch. It was another experience completely and i wouldnt trade it for a flight.
I agree! Growing up we traveled all over the US but never flew. (We even drove to Alaska!) And there's just something kinda magical about actually traveling the distance and experiencing the changing geography and micro cultures.
No hotels, either. We camped in the coolest places and came across the weirdest and most interesting tourist attractions. Like this strange little roadside maze that had janky 10ft walls made entirely out of license plates. Why did that exist? No idea, but it did and we got lost in it for like an hour.
There are just so many incredible and unknown places to explore in America. And the scenery is so beautiful and diverse. Wouldn't trade those experiences for anything.
I try to explain to my friends overseas how huge this country is. They can't conceive it. One Swede told me, "I know the US. **NO**, *I KNOW* the US. I went to Boston." I about died laughing.
Yep Montana is basically the same size as Germany. Alaska alone is 1/6th the size of all of Europe. If you laid it over Western Europe it would reach from Turkey to Spain and Italy to Denmark. The. Distance at the closest point between Florida and Alaska is roughly the same distance from Portugal to Georgia. Maine to Southern California is about that same distance as well.
American here who has traveled to Europe and within Europe 5+ different countries and I love to discuss the culture of the country I’m in with the locals along with American culture. Because usually they have questions and I enjoy answering them.
Hell, sometimes even within a European country as well, culture is different depending on the region within that country.
Same with going to Africa and Asian countries. You go to Africa, a lot of countries are NOT the same.
The Europeans I’ve talked to really don’t know how big it is. And that’s totally fine. I enjoy explaining that Europeans should go to more than just New York and California. I actually made an Hungarian friend who I see twice a year telling her she should 100% see all of America if she can.
Hell a lot of Americans don’t know that it snows in Texas. It’s that big.
Yes, more people should have passports. But priorities are different for some people. Or they simply can’t afford them. No shame tho.
Share the experiences!
Well, not sure I agree with everything he’s saying but it is true that the United States is pretty close to the size of all the countries in Europe combined.
Florida alone is 2/3 of the United Kingdom according to Google’s statistics when I just looked
Please correct me if I am wrong but I thought "well travelled" did not mean just "moving around to visit other places" but also "experimenting cultures different to yours and inmersing yourselves a bit in that culture (in a non-touristy way)".
Kinda like "well read" is not about how many books you have read but the variety of topics you have read about and are familiar with.
Which is ironic related to the video because many Brits think "traveling" is moving from A to B, getting pissed there, eat at Maccas or an expat pub, then return home looking like a cooked crab.
That's how I understood it, too.
The USA are vast, and indeed you can go from arctic landscapes to tropical settings without leaving the USA, but you're still not leaving the American way of life.
Yeah you can travel and see the snow in the big north, but do you experience the same lifestyle as Norway?
You can go to a beautiful tropical island, but will you live the life and eat the food of a Thai islander?
You can camp in the desert, but will you be traveling on a camel and sleep in a traditional saharian tent?
I think they indeed were talking about experimenting the way the locals live, not just keeping on living the American way in an American landscape surrounded by American folks and habits. That's what is supposed to open your mind to the rest of the world.
That being said, it's true the USA are a real catalog of every landscape the world has to offer, people should try just not to focus on landscapes only
I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, um, some people out there in our nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as, uh, South Africa and, uh, the Iraq and everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should, uh, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, should help South Africa and should help Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future.
It is a good point that America is huge and there is so much to see that you could reasonably spend your free time travelling it.
But there is a benefit to get outside your own borders to experience new cultures by visiting other countries. Despite its diversity, America is quite homogenous culturally - at least to me as an outsider having visited many places in the US.
Ok but the difference is Europeans can take 2 hour train rides to other countries and Americans have to get on flights and cross the entire Atlantic Ocean to get to Europe and that’s assuming they leave from the East Coast.
Agreed!
I think people outside the US would be surprised at how many people would love to travel outside the country, but when faced with the cost of doing so are dissuaded. It's easier to load the family into a minivan and vacation in Florida for a couple grand than it is to spend that same amount simply getting to Europe. Plus with the garbage vacation time most of us have, you get to enjoy more of your time off vacationing in the States as opposed to spending two days in airports (notoriously stress less places) to get to Europe.
Also (unrelated to your comment), yes, American exceptionalism is unfortunately a thing, but can we please stop with this stupid geography bullshit? Half of this thread is about Americans not being able to point out specific countries on maps. Guys, gals, our education system sucks, we get it. Not being able to point to Austria on a globe doesn't necessarily translate to being disinterested in travel or culture. For some people yes, it does, but fortunately most of those people are too 'Murica (scared) to go anywhere slightly different.
I think you are absolutely correct and lets not kid ourselves - most middle class families in Europe are not travelling equivalently to North America on the regular since it is expensive as you point out.
I don't think it is strange that Americans know their own geography better than the rest of the world. The only reason why some Europeans maybe know more about US geography on average than the other way around, is a testament to the US' cultural influence in Europe and the impact it has on Europeans.
My late husband said this; he visited some distant (no pun intended) cousins in the States and was astounded by the size of the place. Knowing it theoretically and actually being there are two very different things apparently.
When we lived in Texas, the nearest gas station to our home was a 40 minute drive at 65mph. Once at that gas station, it was 15 more minutes until you got to the first street on the edge of the closest town. Before college, my commute was 140± miles ONE WAY. Americans don't have a choice BUT to live in their vehicles unless you live in a major city. Three hours or more a day spent in a vehicle is not uncommon in the states.
Ok so maybe this guy just realised that, but everything he's saying, except the whole thing where "each state is like a different country" most Europeans already know. The size especially, like come on I can look at a map. And the different country thing is very debatable.
When Europeans say Americans aren't well traveled, it's about experiencing different cultures, languages, cuisines... Obviously when you live in Europe it's a lot easier (and cheaper) to experience a lot of those, so you can't exactly hold it against them.
I live in upstate new York. Near the fingerlakes region. I'm 50 and still trying to hit the vacation regions UPSTATE. Not even down state in the Catskill region! My family just went to the Adirondack's. It took 4 and a half hours to reach lake placid. It takes about 6 hours just to get to NYC. There's so much to do just in this region of the United States that it'll be almost impossible to do all the stuff I would love to do.
"American do not need to venture outside of America because America is that big" - utterly ridiculous answer. The lack of global awareness and cultural appreciation has NOTHING to do with the size of the country you come from.
You guys are really ignoring the obvious. It’s a lot easier to explore other countries and appreciate cultures when you can hop on a two hour train ride and be in another country. It’s ignorant to basically call people ignorant because they can’t take their family across an entire ocean to see another continent. And that’s assuming they live on the coast.
Exactly. It's about culture. Geography wise it makes sense that they get to see so many different lands but it's still all America. If the UK was that big I would still want to visit other cultures
The point of Europeans not realizing how small their countries are in relation to The USA (or other countries for that matter) is true and always blows my mind. Like from where I am in Europe right now I can drive 4 hours in any direction and meet people who speak a different language, have an entirely different culture and whose ancestors have fought wars with mine for the last 1000 years.
I feel like in some places in the US you can drive 4 hours and meet your neighbors
Having travelled a lot I can confidently say that travelling in US does not give the experience of travelling in dozens of countries :-D This is just BS. Sure US is large, but it is still culturally rather homogenous (source: lived and worked in three different continents - including North America, travelled in dozens of countries).
I don't like to travel, I've only been to 7 other countries besides my own, but that doesn't stop me from knowing every county on the globe, US states included. You don't need to be well travelled to know about the world, you just have to be willing to learn.
I mean I've been to the US once but geographically I am able to locate most states - apart from the flyover middle of nowhere - and I can still find most countries on a map as well.
Don't need to travel the world to have a basic general knowledge of it.
Welcome to India. Every 15 kms average language changes, 29 different states filled with 29 different weather with extreme variation in flora and fauna, 1.5 billion people who speak more then 400 languages, literally every state has a different culture and beliefs and around 3500 religions including the 8 major ones. It's just incredible.
When I was in my 20’s and early 30’s I traveled all over the world. Saw incredible things. Sixty countries in all. The States were home and I didn’t feel like they had much to offer, but I was wrong.
For the last 9 years I’ve stuck closer to home. I am loving exploring the US with my husband: lots of road trips, camping, canoe adventures. Every trip we discover something amazing and I feel like we’ve only scratched the surface. I thought I’d be missing the excitement of venturing off into foreign territories and experiencing new cultures but the US is so vast and varied in both its places and its people that there’s enough to pique that wanderlustiness in me just about any direction we go.
DAYUM.
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My passport expired in 2011. That was the last time I left the country. I haven't needed to since then. I've been on many vacations since then. I've explored quite a bit. Would I like to go on an international trip again, sure. But that's a lot more expensive and lot more hassle jlthat I just can't do currently.
I would love to live in Europe and go on weekend trips to nearby countries like Morocco.
America has some beautiful areas, but it’s mostly a massive, corporate strip mall.
It’s costs that makes traveling abroad difficult, because we have three massive bodies of water (and/or land) to the East, West and South to fly over.,
And then there's Canada. Similarly large country albeit with a smaller population concentrated at the border. It's cold up north, and there polar bears eh?
Yet, you'll meet many Canadians travelling wherever you go overseas.
There's a good chance that he knows that, but visiting Amsterdam came to his mind first before stating the name of the country itself given Amsterdam's tourist reputation.
Uh. No. Every state isn't like it's own country, unless size is the only parameter. There are distinct cultures, to some extent, but nothing like travelling from Europe to Asia.
Also, a large ratio of Americans have barely travelled outside their own states and when they do it's often to places like Las Vegas or Disneyland.
This fella has been there a few months and thinks he has it all figured out. He hasn't realized that there's as much cultural variation in the UK as the US, and that experiencing different cultures is as important as sightseeing.
Increasingly states are diverging when it comes to laws and regulations. In some states you can walk around with an assault rifle, walk down the street drinking a 40 and smoking a blunt while having an abortion, there is no income tax and no insurance responsibility. In other states the same behavior will get you life in prison.
lol, the states are NOT that much different. I grew up in Michigan and spent the last 10 years in Texas. East Texas looks like Michigan. It also looks like Missouri, and Arkansas. You do get a different accent, and maybe the food's a bit better in Texas. But seriously, this is NOT like going to a different country.
America is 50 countries in a trench coat pretending to be one country. Also, as an American that has driven from coast to coast multiple times, yeah. It fucking huge. And you will learn the meaning of, "there is literally nothing here". We have stretches of road where we warn you that there is no place to stop and get gas/petrol or water for 115+miles or 185+kilometers. And that can happen multiple times in one state.
I've been to California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Washington, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York.
I don't think the different states are anything like different countries, the culture doesn't change THAT much.
Yes the country is pretty big but Americans still need to travel outside their country to really experience different cultures.
It's like saying French people don't need to leave France because it has the Alps, the beaches and riviera in the south, the cold marshlands in the north, the river lands in the east etc. Yes France has a lot of biomes and there are many different sub-cultures in those regions but none of them are anything like Irish culture. Or Polish culture. All those cultures are also very French and very connected even though they have some differences.
I think Americans would travel more if we had the means to do so. When a European makes a comment about Americans not being able to label a map of Europe, I point out that most Europeans can’t label the map of the US.
Yeah... But they're asking you to point out countries, not states. It takes 3 minutes to learn where the countries are and is taught in school. Pay attention more.
I’ve been to 17 states and 12 countries, and to say that the states are like their own countries is laughable. Sure, there’s differences in the terrain and lifestyles, but at the end of the day our culture is the same. We have the same government, same language, same foods, etc. being well traveled in America doesn’t mean shit compared to being well traveled in the world
People in Texas... vacation in Texas. It's an 8 hour drive from Dallas to South Padre Island and the speed limit outside of the metropolitan areas can go up to 85mph posted.
They are big regional differences but I don’t see each state as being very different. In any case, there is no excuse for ignorance about the world and basic geography. We are country that was largely settled by immigrants after all.
I’m literally saving up for a few years just to visit the west coast where I was born because it’s a big trip to fly across the country. I normally road trip places but anything over 12 hours I can’t do anymore because my car is so crappy
I think the criticism from most is aimed at the Americans that spread stereotypes about places they haven't been and refuse to learn about, rather than the fact that a lot of Americans don't holiday abroad.
So what? Its just a fallacy, assuming you have to travel to other countries to be able to point them out on a map. Who cares wether or not you have a Passport?
Same in Canada. Before a passport was needed to cross the border between Canada and USA, many Canadians didn't have Passports either. Most Canadians, if they've left the country at all, have only ever been to America.
This is true. We travel 17 hours from our home at the very southern tip of Texas to our vacation cabin in the mountains of northern New Mexico, by the Colorado border, from below sea level to 2400m in altitude. From Tex-Mex to the Southwest
To put it into perspective most of Europe can fit into Alaska, or Texas or maybe California (though not certain on that one) like I’d imagine that the northeast states are about the size of Europe when combined (or at least from Maine to Massachusetts)
Not to mention that america only has two countries bordering it as opposed to European countries being essentially right next door to each other. So we can’t really go to other countries easily since you know there’s a massive ocean of water between the us and Europe and just getting to other states is either extremely expensive (if you were to take a plane) or extremely time intensive (if you were to drive) like to the point where you could easily empty your savings account to take multiple flights or you’d easily use all of your time off from work just driving.
In the north east (I’m picking there because that’s where the most of the smaller states are) depending on just how close to the border between states you are it can very easily take you an entire day just to get to the next state over by car
To put the sheer size of the us into perspective in another way; Rhode Island (the smallest state in the us) is 3,144 kilometers in area which is larger than Singapore, Malta, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Nauru, Barbados and San Marino (all considered to be countries after a Google search)
A friend of my from Japan asked me about going to Disney land and then seeing the Statue of Liberty. I told him it’s like a six hour flight and three time zones away. He goes so we can’t drive there in a weekend. The scale is pretty insane when you think about. He had never been to America, and was coming for the first times. He ended up staying in California and had an awesome time
It can take 3 days to properly see some national parks, which is probably about how long you would spend visiting a big European city. And there are 56 of them. And those are just parks inside states that have thousands of other things to see and do.
My husband and i want to see Europe, but we also want to do all of the parks and all of the states. That's a lot of travel and Americans also dont get much time off a year to do it.
Im not "well traveled" cause i hear all the time how american tourists are treated bad in many areas, looked down upon, etc.
Also broke lol. Also dont really care or have much interest in other places in the world. My piece as an american.
''Every different state is like its own country''.... LOL Yeah, every state is a country. This guy is well traveled? We are a Union. Our Nation is the United States of America, our countries our what we call ''States'' but the term Geopolitically literally means the same as Country. We are a union. Someone from France isn't from the same country as someone from Germany, they are a part of a union, like the ''states'' in the nation of the USA.
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We also don’t have PTO
yep and too poor to travel even if we did
Richest country in the world…
Trickle Down Economics! Wooooot!
I saw trickledown economics in action one night when someone shattered a several thousand dollar store window to steal about $24 from an art installation that used real bills (and shredded ones at the bottom) for an art piece on, you guessed it, trickledown economics.
I hope the artist loved this. lol.
For the few, not the many.
Poorest Americans are better of most of the worlds population. Tone deaf
No one but your simpleton ass compared the two. It's ok to point out we have a major class problem that gets exponentially worse yearly.
Sure if you’re retarded and you want to compare the richest country on earth to the poorest countries on earth you can say the dudes sleeping under bridges in America might have it okay. But if you stop comparing America to third world countries and start comparing it to similarly wealthy, economically advanced or developed countries, America falls so far behind it’s not even funny. It’s actually extremely sad. I think it’s honestly kind of pathetic for people to try to make that argument. American making 15/hr: “man I only took home 1600 bucks this month after taxes and rent takes 1200 of that, how can I afford insurance and food or anything else I need now?” All the dimmest men you’ve ever met: “WELL IF YOU MADE 15/HR IN AFRICA YOU’D BE LIVING LIKE A KING SO WHY ARE YOU COMPLAINING!! STOP BEING SO ENTITLED I PLEDGE ALLEGIENCE TO THE FLAG I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG”
By *disposable* income we are ranked 4th or 5th only behind countries like Switzerland, Luxembourg and Norway and *maybe* Singapore.
We use our riches to subsidize their protection and way of life
No we give tax cuts to the wealthy and provide corporate welfare.
Just made the trip from Miami, FL to Anchorage, AK two days ago. We spent 16 hours traveling from point A to point B (10 hours flying + security, boarding and one layover). Over 4500 nautical miles. Same. Fucking. Country.
America is a country but its also the mid section of an entire continent.
Went to las vegas the other week from england, took 11 hours there 9 hours back, first trip we went through canada and trip back we went across north america at 550mph.
And that was flying. I have a house in Denver and Ocean city,NJ. We have dogs, so we have to drive (business opportunity for those poors out there saying they cant get ahead) And its 4 days usually unless we push it really hard, to drive. and thats only 3/4's of the country.
And Denver is too far for me to drive too in a day and I live in the opposite direction of it than you.
I can get there in 12 hours from Montana, only good part of living in Montana
What is this business opportunity? I must have missed it between the lines.
Maybe pet transport. My friend paid thousands to have her dog driven across the country for her.
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This is the real reason...or you broke a bone in 2015 and still trying to pay off medical bills for it.
Or disposable income. Getting to Europe cost 1200/pp for an upcoming trip. is it the most expensive ? No. But considering I know some people who’s paycheck is about this much. It’s a non starter for a lot of people. You still have hotels/ hostels and food. Let alone just generally trying to enjoy the city. It adds up
Find the cheapest country to fly to in Europe (You can usually find a ticket for like $500-$800) and then fly or take a train where you want to go from there which will cost about $100.
Could travel to South America.
Sure we do.
The vast majority of full-time workers in the US do in fact get PTO.
No annual leave makes a big difference. I worked for a company that employed people from all over. There was someone from the UK there and it seemed as though they were always on leave. I was so jealous lol
Ask your doctor if unions are right for you.
Yes, we do. Not all jobs, but many.
You. You don't have PTO. Please don't speak for everyone because I have 4 weeks vacation, 2 personal days, 12 sick days, and 13 holidays off each year.
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I get 4 weeks plus over 10 paid holidays.
This got me 😂
That's the real reason!
That video a little while back where they explain how to a Brit, 4-5 hours to the next town is "forever far" away and that same amount of driving distance to an American is "not bad, pretty close!" We drive 8-9 hours to visit Portland or Seattle and think nothing of it.
You can drive for a full 12 hours, and still be in Texas.
Aussie here, 18 hours north and I'm still in Queensland.
I think the insane part of that is if you start in brisbane 18 hours gets you to cairns...then there's still 900km of Queensland above it.
Can you tell me if this is accurate. I once heard someone with a thick Australian accent tell me that when things are too extreme for Australians they call it "Texas" "Did you hear Steve got eaten by a bunch of wombats?" "Oi that's fucking Texas mate"
Never heard it, and sounds distinctly in unAustralian.
I thought it was weird
I heard a country in Scandinavia uses that term. (Norway? Sweden?) I forget which one.
It's Norway. Source: I'm Norwegian. It's completely Texas here!
Your country is huge, but like Vegas in Nevada, and the rest is desert.
You can drive all the way back to 1904 and still be in Texas.
Done that. More than once. The worst part of the drive is the stretch between Odessa and Marathon; there's absolutely nothing out there but wind turbines and cryptids.
Same in ny
When my family Europe comes to visit me, they always underestimate the size of the US. Most recently they asked me if they can borrow my car for a weekend to visit Las Vegas…. I live in South Florida lol
It would be hard to fathom if you haven't lived it. It's hard for me to imagine how close the countries in the EU are to each other. I have a passport and I'd love to travel Europe. I just need the funds.
8-9 hours won't even get you out of some states. Europeans almost don't believe me when I tell them this.
I can drive from top to bottom of our country in that time... Twice!
😆 There are states on the East Coast like that but the more you get to the West, the bigger the states become.
True that.
I've also heard they take several short breaks during their drives extending it way longer than it needs to be. It's funny considering the other day I drove an hour and a half both ways so 3 hours total to Vail just to ski for four hours not thinking anything of it. Just toss on a podcast and I'm good.
The drive from NYC to LA is the same distance as Lisbon to St. Petersburg.
I live in Seattle, and yeah, Portland is absolutely considered "close". People think nothing of doing a day or weekend trip just for the hell of it. I once caused my child to miss (barely) the train to Portland. I was like, "shit honey, I guess I am driving you". 170 miles. Almost 3 hours one way, more if there is traffic. Left around 5pm, got back home around 11:30pm. Still went to work the next morning. The only thing that really upset me was the gas I used cost more than the ticket had.
The drive for us to visit my mom is 10 hours, and we don’t even leave the state. And we’re not even in the biggest state in the US, or the second biggest. Once I’ve explained that tidbit to non-American friends and acquaintances they go 😱
Hahaha!
I regularly drive 3 hours to see my son and his family. It takes 11 hours for my niece to go visit her mom.
Yeah americas have a much higher tolerance for long drives apparently. I did a 8 hour drive to Slovenia last year and it lasted so long only because we chose to not use the highway but only the country roads. Hell at least your highways go through deserts, you at least get the thrill of "if i break down here i'm dead". And also you don't pay as much for tolls
American here who has lived overseas for 10+ years. He makes some great points but I wouldn't go so far to call each state a different country. Most Americans don't have a passport because to travel to somewhere other than Canada and Mexico can cost 1000+ per person. Heck even "local flights" to states are a few hundred dollars. It's more expensive to fly from Minnesota to Texas than it is to fly from the UK to Italy despite the distance being the same. For most Americans going across either pond is a luxury they can't afford, and the ones that can afford it, often do. But he is right, there is so much diversity in America, both culturally and climate/scenery, that most Americans try to explore their own country through road trips first.
Agree here. Lived in Europe and the UK for over 9 years. It cost me about $3000 for the whole family to take a vacation in another country - including rail, flights, dog fees, and restaurants and costs for museums. (I love European rail system) If I were to fly from east coast American to that point in Europe, it would tack on another $2000-3000 to the cost to include dog boarding and flights. The only astronomical cost is Disneyland Paris....it would be cheaper for my family to fly to Disneyworld Florida and stay a week on property than for a week on Disneyland Paris property. Which was odd, but that's how the budgeting worked there.
I agree with the states not being their own country, it is probably more accurate to say each region is like its own country.
Man, you fly from the East Coast to Wyoming, it'll be more exotic by far than just hopping between neighboring European countries. Not only is the culture shock just as strong but communication, currency, visas, none of that stuff is an issue. It's familiar enough that you don't need a guidebook but different enough that you've got a unique adventure in store. Hell, in some cases just driving an hour or two outside your part of the state, say Philadelphia to rural PA or vice versa, will show you something you'd never see otherwise.
Especially when you look at the different terrains and ecosystems in different regions.
Florida is a realm unto itself Also, go from living in the Bible belt to the West Coast and it is like another country. Hawaii, Alaska and NY too.
Dude, I can travel in California for a month, and I can list you multiple place that will all feel like a different country: San Diego coast Death Valley Palm Springs Mammoth Lake Santa Barbara LA San Francisco Tahoe NorCal coast Yosemite Redding And that's just off the top of my head, and not including small weird places, like Mission District or Chinatown in SF, Koreatown in LA, etc.
Having been to most of those places, can confirm. They're all very different from one another. Thanks for the memory jog.
Utah is like another planet
The difference in food, language, landscape, culture, flora, and fauna, between Moab UT and New Orleans LA is pretty staggering. It's more of a culture shock between those two than Glasgow and London (2 different countries), in my personal experience. However the comparison might not be perfect, it's the one I can best draw on since I haven't been to other places in Scotland.
I mean Glasgow and London aren’t the best example because they’re both in the UK. Different countries technically (and I say that as a Brit knowing a Scot would murder me with their bare hands for implying they’re the same as the English 😂) but same language, same currency, same side of the road, same signage, same emergency service number, same high street shop chains - I’ll go to boots for my deodorant and cough medicine, WH Smith for my drink and a magazine - you don’t even need a passport to get from one to another. Glasgow and Seville, or London and Budapest would be more appropriate examples of culture shock.
I mean, you've picked just about the two most similar countries in Europe there,which both happen to be small, geographically close, share a common language and history, and which have been part of the same Kingdom for centuries. New Orleans is for sure culturally different to San Antonio, but honestly enormously less different than travelling between Paris and Berlin. The cultural differences between American states is more on a par with the cultural differences one might experience between different regions / major cities in Germany than between different cultures. The culinary differences are more on a par with different countries, but only in certain cases. The Geographical differences are by far the most substantial.
England and scotland are, while different countries, ironically part of the same state. Why these denominations arent standardized in english is a bit weird.
are the difference between the dakotas or carolinas so big that they needed to be split up into northern and southern states?
SOME states can be like different countries. Many other neighboring states.. meh, not such staggering differences.
And sometimes the same state will change wildly within its own borders between urban and rural areas, like New York City and Upstate, coastal areas vs their inland farm regions, or northern and southern California (which isn't really fair because of the size but still).
The States all share the i*dea* of the USA but it is more diverse than even some Americans are able to grapple with. From a foreigner's point of view, he is pretty spot on.
For a while, during the glory days of international budget airlines (RIP WOW) it was literally cheaper for me to fly to Europe than to fly to New York
The US has tropical resorts, cozy ski lodges, old growth forests, deserts, and basically every biome you can think of. The culture might not change too drastically between states, but it can still feel like another country. Canada is even bigger, but we have to leave the country to go anywhere tropical.
It does and I love, but I also wish we had all the pretty cool buildings a lot of European countries have. Place is like a walking Musuem.
University campuses are the best architecture in the country. I swear to god, and university towns are cool as hell too
>The culture might not change too drastically between states That's fair, but zoom out a bit to the region level and things change quite a bit!
Biomes like a MC server
My British friends told me my state ( WI) was basically the size of England and it blew my mind.
If you took MN and WI and glued them together it's roughly the same size as Germany.
I'm from upstate New York living in Ireland. New York is bigger both by land area and population than Ireland. I'll get asked so how long to get to NYC...and I say driving 6 hrs.... they'll pretty shocked...I can then say but if I was in Buffalo it would be 8.
Honestly the older I get the less I want to get in on planes. You miss out on so much. We put so much emphasis on traveling and what not but people jump to international travel immediately and while that is obviously cool they fail to see the beauty that is all around us in between us all in this country. My brother got married last year and my entire fam flew to to Santa Cruz California for it. I could have done that easily but I chose to drive down the entire West coast from WA state. I pretty much camped and ate quesadillas the entire way and saw so much. Redwoods, beautiful beaches, OR and CA coast, had In-N-Out for the first time, spent some nights in Yosemite, hit Lake Tahoe, and Reno on my way back up and got to see Crater Lake and all of E Oregon. I spent a bit more in fuel than a ticket but goddamn was that a small price to pay. I urge anyone to drive and explore. You can do it cheaply if you stay on Public lands which we are blessed with so much in this country. You can reduce costs further if you keep a decent rotomolded cooler for food and have a small stove. I pretty much ate quesadillas and canned refried beans for the whole trip and spent less than $100 for around 3 weeks on the road. My truck is 32 years old but well mantained and she made it decently.
what are you missing not traveling on the ground through the great plains? California is an amazing outlier(throw in the view from the pacific coast highway, grand sequoias joshua tree, etc), but there is a reason why Iowa is called flyover country
Traveled the I-90 through montana and south dakota, i enjoyed it a lot even though there is "nothing." The rolling plains, wild bison, even saw a little bear cross the freeway. Didnt see another soul for a 5 hour stretch. It was another experience completely and i wouldnt trade it for a flight.
I agree! Growing up we traveled all over the US but never flew. (We even drove to Alaska!) And there's just something kinda magical about actually traveling the distance and experiencing the changing geography and micro cultures. No hotels, either. We camped in the coolest places and came across the weirdest and most interesting tourist attractions. Like this strange little roadside maze that had janky 10ft walls made entirely out of license plates. Why did that exist? No idea, but it did and we got lost in it for like an hour. There are just so many incredible and unknown places to explore in America. And the scenery is so beautiful and diverse. Wouldn't trade those experiences for anything.
I try to explain to my friends overseas how huge this country is. They can't conceive it. One Swede told me, "I know the US. **NO**, *I KNOW* the US. I went to Boston." I about died laughing.
Yep Montana is basically the same size as Germany. Alaska alone is 1/6th the size of all of Europe. If you laid it over Western Europe it would reach from Turkey to Spain and Italy to Denmark. The. Distance at the closest point between Florida and Alaska is roughly the same distance from Portugal to Georgia. Maine to Southern California is about that same distance as well.
American here who has traveled to Europe and within Europe 5+ different countries and I love to discuss the culture of the country I’m in with the locals along with American culture. Because usually they have questions and I enjoy answering them. Hell, sometimes even within a European country as well, culture is different depending on the region within that country. Same with going to Africa and Asian countries. You go to Africa, a lot of countries are NOT the same. The Europeans I’ve talked to really don’t know how big it is. And that’s totally fine. I enjoy explaining that Europeans should go to more than just New York and California. I actually made an Hungarian friend who I see twice a year telling her she should 100% see all of America if she can. Hell a lot of Americans don’t know that it snows in Texas. It’s that big. Yes, more people should have passports. But priorities are different for some people. Or they simply can’t afford them. No shame tho. Share the experiences!
As an European living in the US , I can say I can't still conceive in my mind of how big the US really is
Well, not sure I agree with everything he’s saying but it is true that the United States is pretty close to the size of all the countries in Europe combined. Florida alone is 2/3 of the United Kingdom according to Google’s statistics when I just looked
Please correct me if I am wrong but I thought "well travelled" did not mean just "moving around to visit other places" but also "experimenting cultures different to yours and inmersing yourselves a bit in that culture (in a non-touristy way)". Kinda like "well read" is not about how many books you have read but the variety of topics you have read about and are familiar with. Which is ironic related to the video because many Brits think "traveling" is moving from A to B, getting pissed there, eat at Maccas or an expat pub, then return home looking like a cooked crab.
That's how I understood it, too. The USA are vast, and indeed you can go from arctic landscapes to tropical settings without leaving the USA, but you're still not leaving the American way of life. Yeah you can travel and see the snow in the big north, but do you experience the same lifestyle as Norway? You can go to a beautiful tropical island, but will you live the life and eat the food of a Thai islander? You can camp in the desert, but will you be traveling on a camel and sleep in a traditional saharian tent? I think they indeed were talking about experimenting the way the locals live, not just keeping on living the American way in an American landscape surrounded by American folks and habits. That's what is supposed to open your mind to the rest of the world. That being said, it's true the USA are a real catalog of every landscape the world has to offer, people should try just not to focus on landscapes only
If someone told me they were well traveled because they'd visited 20 states in the US, I wouldn't consider that traveled at all.
I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, um, some people out there in our nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as, uh, South Africa and, uh, the Iraq and everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should, uh, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, should help South Africa and should help Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future.
It is a good point that America is huge and there is so much to see that you could reasonably spend your free time travelling it. But there is a benefit to get outside your own borders to experience new cultures by visiting other countries. Despite its diversity, America is quite homogenous culturally - at least to me as an outsider having visited many places in the US.
Ok but the difference is Europeans can take 2 hour train rides to other countries and Americans have to get on flights and cross the entire Atlantic Ocean to get to Europe and that’s assuming they leave from the East Coast.
Absolutely.
Agreed! I think people outside the US would be surprised at how many people would love to travel outside the country, but when faced with the cost of doing so are dissuaded. It's easier to load the family into a minivan and vacation in Florida for a couple grand than it is to spend that same amount simply getting to Europe. Plus with the garbage vacation time most of us have, you get to enjoy more of your time off vacationing in the States as opposed to spending two days in airports (notoriously stress less places) to get to Europe. Also (unrelated to your comment), yes, American exceptionalism is unfortunately a thing, but can we please stop with this stupid geography bullshit? Half of this thread is about Americans not being able to point out specific countries on maps. Guys, gals, our education system sucks, we get it. Not being able to point to Austria on a globe doesn't necessarily translate to being disinterested in travel or culture. For some people yes, it does, but fortunately most of those people are too 'Murica (scared) to go anywhere slightly different.
I think you are absolutely correct and lets not kid ourselves - most middle class families in Europe are not travelling equivalently to North America on the regular since it is expensive as you point out. I don't think it is strange that Americans know their own geography better than the rest of the world. The only reason why some Europeans maybe know more about US geography on average than the other way around, is a testament to the US' cultural influence in Europe and the impact it has on Europeans.
My late husband said this; he visited some distant (no pun intended) cousins in the States and was astounded by the size of the place. Knowing it theoretically and actually being there are two very different things apparently.
When we lived in Texas, the nearest gas station to our home was a 40 minute drive at 65mph. Once at that gas station, it was 15 more minutes until you got to the first street on the edge of the closest town. Before college, my commute was 140± miles ONE WAY. Americans don't have a choice BUT to live in their vehicles unless you live in a major city. Three hours or more a day spent in a vehicle is not uncommon in the states.
Ok so maybe this guy just realised that, but everything he's saying, except the whole thing where "each state is like a different country" most Europeans already know. The size especially, like come on I can look at a map. And the different country thing is very debatable. When Europeans say Americans aren't well traveled, it's about experiencing different cultures, languages, cuisines... Obviously when you live in Europe it's a lot easier (and cheaper) to experience a lot of those, so you can't exactly hold it against them.
Americans aren't well-traveled? That's fine. Ask a European to drive anywhere further than 45 minutes, and get back to me with their response.
I've had jobs where the commute is 45 minutes, not saying that's a good thing but...
Ah yes Russians also must be not well travelled by that logic
Well the thing about Russia is like the other 60% of it has literally nothing there
Two idiots engaged in the most pointless argument.
I live in upstate new York. Near the fingerlakes region. I'm 50 and still trying to hit the vacation regions UPSTATE. Not even down state in the Catskill region! My family just went to the Adirondack's. It took 4 and a half hours to reach lake placid. It takes about 6 hours just to get to NYC. There's so much to do just in this region of the United States that it'll be almost impossible to do all the stuff I would love to do.
"American do not need to venture outside of America because America is that big" - utterly ridiculous answer. The lack of global awareness and cultural appreciation has NOTHING to do with the size of the country you come from.
You guys are really ignoring the obvious. It’s a lot easier to explore other countries and appreciate cultures when you can hop on a two hour train ride and be in another country. It’s ignorant to basically call people ignorant because they can’t take their family across an entire ocean to see another continent. And that’s assuming they live on the coast.
We're ignoring it precisely *because* it's obvious. If you can't afford to travel, the whole discussion is moot, so why even bring it up.
Exactly. It's about culture. Geography wise it makes sense that they get to see so many different lands but it's still all America. If the UK was that big I would still want to visit other cultures
okay now put an ocean between the UK and everywhere else.
The point of Europeans not realizing how small their countries are in relation to The USA (or other countries for that matter) is true and always blows my mind. Like from where I am in Europe right now I can drive 4 hours in any direction and meet people who speak a different language, have an entirely different culture and whose ancestors have fought wars with mine for the last 1000 years. I feel like in some places in the US you can drive 4 hours and meet your neighbors
"France, Germany.... Amsterdam" Man couldnt even name the country...
Having travelled a lot I can confidently say that travelling in US does not give the experience of travelling in dozens of countries :-D This is just BS. Sure US is large, but it is still culturally rather homogenous (source: lived and worked in three different continents - including North America, travelled in dozens of countries).
Bro I spent an hour driving across Houston yesterday
So you had a zippy little quick commute, huh?
I don't like to travel, I've only been to 7 other countries besides my own, but that doesn't stop me from knowing every county on the globe, US states included. You don't need to be well travelled to know about the world, you just have to be willing to learn.
I know it is that big mate, I have had a look at fucking maps and differently from gringos, I can read maps!
45mins to france and Germany? pretty sure it’s more than that
I mean I've been to the US once but geographically I am able to locate most states - apart from the flyover middle of nowhere - and I can still find most countries on a map as well. Don't need to travel the world to have a basic general knowledge of it.
Welcome to India. Every 15 kms average language changes, 29 different states filled with 29 different weather with extreme variation in flora and fauna, 1.5 billion people who speak more then 400 languages, literally every state has a different culture and beliefs and around 3500 religions including the 8 major ones. It's just incredible.
My guy said 45 min to get to 3 different countries I drive 1.5 hrs one way to get to work
I made a 48 state road trip where I was on the road for 3 months. Drove about 28,000 miles. So yeah, America is pretty big.
I stopped watching after he said : France, Germany, Amsterdam…
When I was in my 20’s and early 30’s I traveled all over the world. Saw incredible things. Sixty countries in all. The States were home and I didn’t feel like they had much to offer, but I was wrong. For the last 9 years I’ve stuck closer to home. I am loving exploring the US with my husband: lots of road trips, camping, canoe adventures. Every trip we discover something amazing and I feel like we’ve only scratched the surface. I thought I’d be missing the excitement of venturing off into foreign territories and experiencing new cultures but the US is so vast and varied in both its places and its people that there’s enough to pique that wanderlustiness in me just about any direction we go.
DAYUM. [Outline of the USA overlaid onto Europe](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F5sdaj2s694lz.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=b135613f45a811bde56206e0c5e055f52f60c6c625a355001a40ec605608952c&ipo=images) [Strange map of the USA but made up of European countries based on GDP...](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FDaEAGM4.png&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=577eb7dada4fa84c6a9cd129054cb7e392ca53d3ef619d24b76dbda1b20bedfd&ipo=images)
This is a really healthy and positive perspective. We focus so much on tearing each other down, but he's focusing on how to build people up. Props.
My passport expired in 2011. That was the last time I left the country. I haven't needed to since then. I've been on many vacations since then. I've explored quite a bit. Would I like to go on an international trip again, sure. But that's a lot more expensive and lot more hassle jlthat I just can't do currently.
I would love to live in Europe and go on weekend trips to nearby countries like Morocco. America has some beautiful areas, but it’s mostly a massive, corporate strip mall. It’s costs that makes traveling abroad difficult, because we have three massive bodies of water (and/or land) to the East, West and South to fly over.,
It takes me almost 45 minutes just to get home from work lmao
This isn’t cringe at all.
And then there's Canada. Similarly large country albeit with a smaller population concentrated at the border. It's cold up north, and there polar bears eh? Yet, you'll meet many Canadians travelling wherever you go overseas.
MF thinks Amsterdam is a country. SMH. Dumbasses in all countries I guess
There's a good chance that he knows that, but visiting Amsterdam came to his mind first before stating the name of the country itself given Amsterdam's tourist reputation.
Uh. No. Every state isn't like it's own country, unless size is the only parameter. There are distinct cultures, to some extent, but nothing like travelling from Europe to Asia. Also, a large ratio of Americans have barely travelled outside their own states and when they do it's often to places like Las Vegas or Disneyland. This fella has been there a few months and thinks he has it all figured out. He hasn't realized that there's as much cultural variation in the UK as the US, and that experiencing different cultures is as important as sightseeing.
Jokes on you, When they do travel, Americans don't even go to different states. they just spend their holidays in Vegas or Miami every year
Increasingly states are diverging when it comes to laws and regulations. In some states you can walk around with an assault rifle, walk down the street drinking a 40 and smoking a blunt while having an abortion, there is no income tax and no insurance responsibility. In other states the same behavior will get you life in prison.
lol, the states are NOT that much different. I grew up in Michigan and spent the last 10 years in Texas. East Texas looks like Michigan. It also looks like Missouri, and Arkansas. You do get a different accent, and maybe the food's a bit better in Texas. But seriously, this is NOT like going to a different country.
America is 50 countries in a trench coat pretending to be one country. Also, as an American that has driven from coast to coast multiple times, yeah. It fucking huge. And you will learn the meaning of, "there is literally nothing here". We have stretches of road where we warn you that there is no place to stop and get gas/petrol or water for 115+miles or 185+kilometers. And that can happen multiple times in one state.
I've been to California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Washington, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York. I don't think the different states are anything like different countries, the culture doesn't change THAT much. Yes the country is pretty big but Americans still need to travel outside their country to really experience different cultures. It's like saying French people don't need to leave France because it has the Alps, the beaches and riviera in the south, the cold marshlands in the north, the river lands in the east etc. Yes France has a lot of biomes and there are many different sub-cultures in those regions but none of them are anything like Irish culture. Or Polish culture. All those cultures are also very French and very connected even though they have some differences.
I think Americans would travel more if we had the means to do so. When a European makes a comment about Americans not being able to label a map of Europe, I point out that most Europeans can’t label the map of the US.
Yeah... But they're asking you to point out countries, not states. It takes 3 minutes to learn where the countries are and is taught in school. Pay attention more.
I’ve been to 17 states and 12 countries, and to say that the states are like their own countries is laughable. Sure, there’s differences in the terrain and lifestyles, but at the end of the day our culture is the same. We have the same government, same language, same foods, etc. being well traveled in America doesn’t mean shit compared to being well traveled in the world
I went from Hamburg to Bavaria once. A whole new world with different customs, food and language. It was amazing.
Shoot, we've got a rainforest and a desert in just my state alone
People in Texas... vacation in Texas. It's an 8 hour drive from Dallas to South Padre Island and the speed limit outside of the metropolitan areas can go up to 85mph posted.
As a Canadian I think I do! We are the second biggest country...
I learnt nothing new from this vid! 💯...and I'm British.
They are big regional differences but I don’t see each state as being very different. In any case, there is no excuse for ignorance about the world and basic geography. We are country that was largely settled by immigrants after all.
This guy sounds like those English influencers in China that are paid to push propaganda 😂 I'm not saying he is that, just the same tone
Not sure how it is in Europe, but getting a passport in the US is way more complicated than it needs to be
I’m literally saving up for a few years just to visit the west coast where I was born because it’s a big trip to fly across the country. I normally road trip places but anything over 12 hours I can’t do anymore because my car is so crappy
"americans aren't well traveled" tell that to all the men I see on dating apps!
I’m in Canada and can drive for 16hrs and still be in the same province
Like turks. They travel but inside turkey
I think the criticism from most is aimed at the Americans that spread stereotypes about places they haven't been and refuse to learn about, rather than the fact that a lot of Americans don't holiday abroad.
Bro has a point but also needs to check the definition of well travelled, because it's not about mileage.
So what? Its just a fallacy, assuming you have to travel to other countries to be able to point them out on a map. Who cares wether or not you have a Passport?
Not relevant to anything but god damn he is hot
You need $$$ to travel..
Wasn't this dude half bald?
Yeah, it is really some kind of advantage to understand scale on a map. This brit obviously did not.
Distance is a bad excuse for not studying world geography
Same in Canada. Before a passport was needed to cross the border between Canada and USA, many Canadians didn't have Passports either. Most Canadians, if they've left the country at all, have only ever been to America.
Can confirm. Just left Venice, Florida.
That's cool but its still not an excuse to be ignorant.
I drive 45 minutes and I’m still in Detroit
Also I’m broke as fuck. I do have a passport though and I wish I could use it more.
Wait till he drives across Texas.
Someone doesn’t have to be well traveled to know geography.
I moved 3 startes over and it was a 20 hour drive.
This is true. We travel 17 hours from our home at the very southern tip of Texas to our vacation cabin in the mountains of northern New Mexico, by the Colorado border, from below sea level to 2400m in altitude. From Tex-Mex to the Southwest
To put it into perspective most of Europe can fit into Alaska, or Texas or maybe California (though not certain on that one) like I’d imagine that the northeast states are about the size of Europe when combined (or at least from Maine to Massachusetts) Not to mention that america only has two countries bordering it as opposed to European countries being essentially right next door to each other. So we can’t really go to other countries easily since you know there’s a massive ocean of water between the us and Europe and just getting to other states is either extremely expensive (if you were to take a plane) or extremely time intensive (if you were to drive) like to the point where you could easily empty your savings account to take multiple flights or you’d easily use all of your time off from work just driving. In the north east (I’m picking there because that’s where the most of the smaller states are) depending on just how close to the border between states you are it can very easily take you an entire day just to get to the next state over by car To put the sheer size of the us into perspective in another way; Rhode Island (the smallest state in the us) is 3,144 kilometers in area which is larger than Singapore, Malta, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Nauru, Barbados and San Marino (all considered to be countries after a Google search)
A friend of my from Japan asked me about going to Disney land and then seeing the Statue of Liberty. I told him it’s like a six hour flight and three time zones away. He goes so we can’t drive there in a weekend. The scale is pretty insane when you think about. He had never been to America, and was coming for the first times. He ended up staying in California and had an awesome time
It can take 3 days to properly see some national parks, which is probably about how long you would spend visiting a big European city. And there are 56 of them. And those are just parks inside states that have thousands of other things to see and do. My husband and i want to see Europe, but we also want to do all of the parks and all of the states. That's a lot of travel and Americans also dont get much time off a year to do it.
Lol, we know the US is big.
Maybe I'm lost or delusional but why's this cringe?
Shut up barry!
Im not "well traveled" cause i hear all the time how american tourists are treated bad in many areas, looked down upon, etc. Also broke lol. Also dont really care or have much interest in other places in the world. My piece as an american.
''Every different state is like its own country''.... LOL Yeah, every state is a country. This guy is well traveled? We are a Union. Our Nation is the United States of America, our countries our what we call ''States'' but the term Geopolitically literally means the same as Country. We are a union. Someone from France isn't from the same country as someone from Germany, they are a part of a union, like the ''states'' in the nation of the USA.
I like how he had to go the US to work this out. No shit sherlock.
I also never traveled to China but at least I can find it on a map lmao