explaining europe to americans

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Published 2023-12-21
Europe. Where you might have to pay for public toilets (not everywhere), where eggs are stored on shelves, and where chocolate is actually good.

I think this is a fun basic crash course of how 'europe' is. I mean each country has its own quirks, but this is my general overview of the place. If you have anything to add let me know in the comments.

I'm not an expert and I don't know everything, so if you know more about something I dont, feel free to let me know :))

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00:00 europe
00:20 geography
05:18 history
08:00 economy
10:23 culture
13:13 food & restaurants
16:44 also europe
17:20 final thoughts

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Sources:
Geography
open.lib.umn.edu/worldgeography/chapter/2-3-region…
www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/europe.htm#:~:text=….

euro
economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/eu-countries-and…
   • Twenty years of the euro: a brief his...  

Eu
   • The European Union - Summary on a Map  
european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-hist…

European currencies
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_currencies_in_Europe

Sweden history
   • The Territorial Evolution Of SWEDEN  

Evolution of europe
   • The History of Europe: Every Year  

Europe vs usa size
www.worldatlas.com/articles/usa-europe-same-size.h…

Some countries not in the eu
   • Switzerland, Norway and Iceland REFUS...  

Typing in europe
www.ricksteves.com/travel-tips/money/tipping-in-eu…

Shopping on sunday
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_shopping

Racial discrimination
www.euronews.com/2023/10/25/shocking-levels-of-rac…

Crimes in sweden
   • Why is Sweden’s Crime Rate Soaring?  

Tipping in europe
lovethemaldives.com/faq/do-waiters-in-europe-get-t…

Italien meatballs:
thecookful.com/meatballs-really-italian/#:~:text=T….

additives:
wellwithrae.com/food-chemicals-in-america-vs-europ…

Funny maps from reddit
www.reddit.com/r/memes/comments/klhvm3/how_america…
tosabarbell.com/2013/03/27/americans-vs-european-g…
www.reddit.com/r/mapporncirclejerk/comments/rhquxn…



Disclaimer: Sorry if you see misspellings, it happens more often than i notice. Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video!

✨ And see you soon! ✨

All Comments (21)
  • @Kizilkumka
    As always happens in such videos, only Europeans will watch it to listen to what she said about their country
  • @readytogo52
    Nobody likes to be called Eastern Europe except Turkey because that means we're in Europe 😌
  • @ananas_6029
    I felt so called out when she said "I do not even expect people from France to know the capital of Latvia", because I am from France and can confirm I don't know it. Searched it, it's Riga
  • @stuartnewman7068
    " Maybe we are not even better than you but we certainly think we are." Thank you for that
  • Just a little correction; currency you’ve shown with tag of Poland is actually Czech. But hey, we’re still bros, so close enough 😊
  • @Huaerel
    I like how Americans saying Europe has bad Mexican food really stuck a nerve for her😂
  • @Maryinka94
    Great video, just a small correction: United States is approximately 9,833,517 sq km, while Europe is approximately 10,180,000 sq km, making Europe 4% larger than United States.
  • @blakes_flakes
    I love that about Youtube that a random person can make a video essay about anything in their attic or wherever and follow their passion and it gets shown to other random people via a complex algorithm that nobody really seems to fully understand. I really loved that video and the energy that was given of. Very fun to watch. Also I, as a German also want free public bathrooms, not Sanifair.
  • @Nickbaldeagle02
    I got into a Facebook argument with an American about Europe. He thought you could drive one side of Europe to the other in 2 hours.
  • @TheCherrykye
    There should also be one about Africa. The lack of knowledge in western society about African countries is crazy and I myself am included on knowing nothing.
  • @kiwimiwi5452
    Even just in Germany every state has its differences. My family originates from two different states and we moved down. Basically my life has the worst combination of the most joked about dialects there is. My moms side is from Berlin and REALLY sounds like it, my dads side is from saxony and we moved down to bavaria. I consider myself resistent to any dialect barriers lmao I grew up with SO many different words to refer to Semmeln.
  • @the_arcanum
    Word of warning, Erika. Your introduction to Southern Europe saying these countries that are not doing well economically (compared to the rest of Western Europe) made me scoff a lot. Spain and Italy may not be economical powerhouses like Germany but Spain has a decent textile industry, lots of agricultural exports as well as Italy and that latter has managed to safeguard more factories than its french neighbour (just saying this as a french btw). And both Spain and Italy are major touristic destinations with the hospitality industry to support it.
  • @JirkaHeyduk
    No matter if you count the UK a "separate thing" it is still western Europe. The fact that UK isn't part of European Union anymore doesn't mean it's not Europe or western Europe.
  • @piurusmax3610
    I see a small mistake: Královec is annexed to Poland when in reality is a part of Czechia since 2022 referendum
  • If you are confused, this is not because of her explanations, but because of Europe. 😄
  • @ptitkonrad
    I love how raw it is ! Continue creating amazing content !
  • @farvktyalcin
    You might wonder why Turkey is considered European on some maps but not others. This is because Turkey has some unique quantum properties. When you're looking through a raki glass, you will see it on the map. But when you're looking through a glass ayran bottle, you will not see it--it will reappear if you look at a map of the Middle East.
  • @liisuaunver6120
    we're so lucky to have so much cultural diversity. Like, Estonia is SMALL (smaller than most states in the USA) but the south, north, west and east cultures are soooo different from eachother. We have so many dialects and i cannot understand some.
  • @itsmelyssareal
    I'm from asia and this video is very helpful, i love the way you present it 👍👍