00:00When an American plans to visit the other side of the Atlantic,
00:03he has to prepare more than a simple delay.
00:07According to the place where he will arrive,
00:09life in Europe will seem quite unique.
00:12And it is therefore preferable to do some research before traveling.
00:16Speaking of these little differences,
00:17one of the first things he could notice is the lack of climatization.
00:22We hope he is not too dependent on his comfort,
00:24because the central climatization is not as omnipresent as what he could be used.
00:29At the same time,
00:30it is not rare that an apartment, a office,
00:32or even a whole restaurant all over the world.
00:35According to the Americans,
00:37we most often count on our windows and our ventilators.
00:40However, the larger places such as the supermarkets and other commercial centers
00:44are generally broken up to be climated.
00:48The water in some restaurants in Europe is not always free,
00:51even if it is a current practice in the United States and in France since few years.
00:56Of course, most of the establishments will offer you an elegant bottle of glass,
01:00but you will also find it on the note.
01:03In addition to the note,
01:04if you are claiming of water,
01:05assure you to be sure if you want it flat,
01:07because you will be able to receive a gas glass in place.
01:10Our American friend would also be better to forget
01:13the idea of receiving a large glass glass.
01:16You can have cold water out of the fridge,
01:19but Europeans do not have the habit of serving tons of glass,
01:23as it is done in the United States.
01:25If you like to travel with a small budget,
01:28you know how many public toilets can be useful.
01:31After hours of walking,
01:32it is nice to fall into a place of ease where you can feel a little warm.
01:36Well,
01:37our friends from Outer-Atlantic would be better to have a small money in your pocket,
01:41because in many countries like Belgium,
01:44you have to pay for using these toilets.
01:47Even fast food can pay us this privilege.
01:50The best solution is to go to a cafe or a cinema.
01:54Their toilets are generally free.
01:56In addition, in the United States,
01:59the toilets cabinets often have a large space on the feet.
02:02Some say that this concept has been chosen for reasons of hygiene and accessibility.
02:07In Europe, however,
02:09these cabinets tend to reach the ground for more proximity.
02:13The associated celebrations are also very important in many countries in Europe,
02:18despite the fact that they are no longer so popular in the United States.
02:21Every day of the year is like a second anniversary
02:23for the person who has the name associated.
02:26Some Europeans,
02:28loyal to this tradition,
02:29they even take it even more seriously than their own anniversary.
02:32Even the way we perceive things can be totally different,
02:36depending on the place where we come.
02:38Take a old building of 100 years old.
02:40For us, it's almost all new.
02:42But in the United States,
02:43it's already considered very old.
02:46According to the person interrogated,
02:48some Americans could even be considered an old building of 200 years old
02:51as an antiquity.
02:52The Europeans use this term with more precaution,
02:56our common history going beyond the Middle Ages.
03:00However,
03:01in terms of the distances,
03:02it's all the opposite.
03:03The Europeans can't find that to drive 100 kilometers,
03:06so about 60 miles for our friend,
03:08it's already not bad,
03:09while for the Americans,
03:10it's a short journey.
03:12It seems quite logical when we think about it,
03:15because Europe is much more densely populated.
03:17In fact, the whole European Union represents only half of the surface of the United States.
03:24Whatever it is,
03:25the Europeans do not remain immobile for all,
03:28whether it's within their continent,
03:30or in the other side of the planet.
03:33It's probably because a large number of European countries are so small,
03:37it's easy to cross the borders all the time.
03:40Even the electric vehicles tend to be different when we compare the two
03:45thermometers.
03:46For example,
03:47the machines to wash.
03:49In Europe,
03:50most of them are connected to the cold water,
03:52and many have a trap in front.
03:54In the United States,
03:56it's common to have the machines that use both the cold water and the cold water,
03:59and which are covered by the above.
04:01In this case,
04:02make sure you look for the type of electric vehicle used in your country
04:06to arrive before you get there.
04:08You could discover that you need special adapters to be able to use your phone charger
04:13or your hair-to-de-dealer during your vacation.
04:16Fortunately,
04:17most of the hotels are parés at this event and can offer the adapters to demand,
04:22and free.
04:23The refrigerators can also seem very different to our American friends.
04:27It's because the most small are the norm in Europe,
04:30except for the large families who invest in refrigerators and refrigerators
04:34more efficient.
04:36It's not bad,
04:37especially if you like to share the courses with your collaborators,
04:40reduce the food gaspillage
04:41and get more frequently in the store for free food.
04:45Our tourist will also have all intérêt to perfection
04:47his knowledge of the metric system before getting in Europe.
04:50Here, we all speak in meters, in grams, in liters and in degrees Celsius.
04:55Of course, Americans are supposed to learn the metric system at school,
04:59but they hold it to another system for their daily life,
05:02with its yards, its miles, its books and its Fahrenheit degrees.
05:07It must also be able to verify two times the dates and the hours
05:11before effect any reservation.
05:13We write the most often our dates in the format
05:15day, month, year,
05:17year,
05:18while the Americans are the opposite to write the month,
05:20then the year, then the year.
05:22In other words,
05:24the week begins generally on Sunday and ends on Sunday.
05:28But in Europe,
05:29it begins on Sunday and ends on Sunday.
05:32Our hours hours are also different.
05:35When we say it is 14 hours,
05:38it is not obvious for everyone that we talk about 2 hours of the afternoon.
05:42Even the advertising can seem quite different when an American
05:46person gives us visit us.
05:47In the United States,
05:48it is not rare to meet people who déambule in the streets
05:51with costumes of mascots promoting the local businesses.
05:54But it is a very rare view in Europe.
05:57In addition,
05:58these large images of images that we often see along the American cars
06:01do not exist in most of the European countries.
06:04They are generally forbidden by the law,
06:07because we assume that the drivers should be more focused on the road
06:10in front of them,
06:11and that such techniques of advertising can seem too distracting.
06:15Now we have the names of the streets and the hours of opening the shops.
06:19In the North America,
06:21especially in the United States,
06:22it is likely to attribute simple numbers to the big arteries,
06:25such as the 5th Avenue or the 16th Avenue.
06:28But in Europe,
06:29the streets often have real names.
06:32And in some places really dark,
06:34we can even jump on roads that do not at all.
06:36Through Europe,
06:37there is also a tradition that consists of
06:39the roads that link the cities
06:41according to which they lead.
06:42The shops of shopping in Europe
06:44can sometimes be a bit déroutant,
06:46even frustrating for our friends.
06:48You have surely already heard of the siesta in Spain.
06:52Some Mediterranean countries have similar customs.
06:55It is when the shops and companies
06:57make a small break the afternoon,
06:59the small shops of European countries
07:01the most hot ones
07:02can close during the luncheon
07:03during the luncheon
07:03or have shorter hours
07:05the weekend.
07:06Some even can stay closed
07:08throughout the day during specific days.
07:10It is therefore preferable to verify
07:12these hours
07:12if we expect to do shopping
07:14through the South of Europe.
07:16These hours
07:17can really affect your plans
07:19and the facilitation
07:20with which you can get
07:21what you need.
07:23Although the Americans tend to smile
07:25all the time,
07:26even the unknown,
07:27it can seem quite unusual
07:29for people from other countries.
07:31However, there is also a reason behind that.
07:33You see,
07:34over the years,
07:35the United States are becoming
07:36a big melting pot
07:37welcoming people from the whole world.
07:40Being warm and nice
07:41is becoming crucial
07:42to solve the gaps
07:43created by these different languages
07:45and cultures.
07:46Sometimes,
07:47it is more useful
07:48to be proven
07:48than brutally honest.
07:51Our TV preferences
07:51can also seem
07:53very devastating
07:53for an American.
07:55Take the Norway,
07:56for example,
07:57where we find
07:57a concept called
07:58slow TV.
08:00Do you know
08:00how we sometimes tend to
08:02let us
08:02hit by a show
08:04for hours?
08:05Well,
08:06the Norwegians
08:06have done a national sport
08:08for so to say.
08:09See this
08:10as the visual equivalent
08:11of the music
08:12of an ambient music.
08:13No one is really
08:14scotched at the screen
08:15looking at wood
08:16or a tricot
08:18for hours.
08:18But you could want
08:19to try
08:20when you need
08:21a fun fun
08:22that does not
08:23take your attention.
08:25In talking about
08:26things slowly,
08:27you may have also heard
08:28speak of a concept
08:29called IG.
08:30It's a true philosophy
08:32of life
08:32in the Scandinavian countries.
08:34Some think
08:35that simple principles
08:36could be the secret
08:37of happiness.
08:38It is to create
08:39a life
08:40for example
08:40of things
08:40but also
08:43to give a central place
08:44of our relationships
08:45and to always
08:46have a positive attitude.
08:47positive.
08:47.
08:48.
08:48.
08:49.
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