I love Germany, but there are just some things that I think the USA does better.
Hey everyone! I'm Dana and you're watching Wanted Adventure Living Abroad.
Now before anyone gets upset, I'm also making a video about some of the things that I think Germany
does better than the USA, and so then it will all be balanced again.
That video is coming on another Sunday.
But one of these videos had to come out first and I picked this one.
Let's start with an easy one. Customer service.
Come on, the USA is practically known for its customer service.
I talked about this in the grocery store video, customers in America are king.
They can almost always return things, a lot of times even without a receipt.
Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back is a phrase that is often used in the U.S.
And there's just this over all care and concern given toward keeping the customers happy.
Sometimes customer service in the U.S. does even go a little bit overboard.
I worked in the service industry in the U.S., and sometimes it was really annoying when we had
to be super, super polite even to the most pain in the butt customers.
But on the other hand I, as a customer, really do really appreciate that level of customer
support and in general enjoy being a customer more in the U.S. than in Germany.
In the U.S. I don't think I've ever had to pay to use a restroom, and I gotta say,
I definitely appreciate that.
I actually had no idea while I was living there that it was something that I needed
to appreciate.
I took it for granted, but now whenever I go back to visit the U.S., I appreciate it.
I definitely think that free toilets is the way to go.
In the U.S. they're even free on the highway.
Which totally makes sense, because I mean, yeah, I usually spend money there at the rest
stop anyway on gas and food and drinks.
Sometimes a lot of money.
So I think that having to pay to use the toilets on top of that is really just too much.
Here in Munich, I've seen it that sometimes even at restaurants I am eating at there's
a plate out there in front of the restroom for you to put money on.
No. Just no.
If I'm eating at your establishment, the restrooms should be absolutely, positively
free, with not even the slightest bit of pressure to pay.
That means no plate by the door, nothing.
No pressure. Absolutely free.
The national parks in the U.S. are amazing.
I've only seen a handful of them so far, but I'm really looking forward to getting
to visit more of them.
What makes them so amazing?
Well, first of all it's the nature in the parks itself.
The flora and fauna and geological formations in the national parks in the U.S. are just incredible.
Absolutely breathtaking views and amazing diversity around the country.
Just so many different kinds of things to see.
But then there's also what the national parks have brought to the park experience,
namely the rangers in the parks who are to very happy to answer whatever questions you
might have.
And there are also tours to go on.
And just lots and lots of information about what you're seeing.
There are often evening talks, interactive presentations, star-gazing at night with telescopes
that you can look through and again information about what you're actually seeing up there.
So just really a lot of resources and very interesting hands-on stuff to experience.
I don't know...I think this one might be the most controversial one of this video, actually.
I hear so many people in Germany saying that America only has fast-food, there's no good
food in America.
I was actually really stunned the first time that I heard someone say that.
Because, yeah, okay, the U.S. definitely does have fast-food places, but it's also home
to lots of other kinds of food.
Food from all over the world, all different kinds of flavors and tastes and styles, and
new creations and combinations and innovative ways of preparing those foods popping up all
the time.
I would say that at least 95 percent of the best meals I can ever remember having in my
life, happened in the USA.
So, yeah, I'm saying it, I'm sorry - I like the food in the USA more.
There. I've said it.
I've talked about this one in a lot more detail in several Ask An American videos,
which I will link to down below, but yeah, in the U.S. I learned from an early age to
try to be optimistic.
That it's better to be optimistic than pessimistic.
See the bright side of things, look for the silver lining in a bad situation.
And while I have grown to realize that sometimes it is very important to allow yourself to
feel sad or other "negative" feelings, I do overall, in general appreciate this optimistic
outlook on life.
And as far as being friendly, in the U.S. it is definitely common for people you don't
know to give you a compliment, make small talk in the grocery store,
make small talk in general.
One example for this that Mr. German Man always likes to give is that when we went to Yellowstone
National Park a few years ago, there was this cute little chirping squirrel in the bushes
that Stefan and I went over to check out.
And then another woman also came over to check out the same squirrel and somehow the three
of us started chatting.
First about the squirrel, then about the fact that Stefan and I lived in Germany, and before
we knew it, she was telling us about her kids, and sharing stories with us, and showing us
photos of her son who, if I remember correctly, was studying in Europe.
And an example for this that I like to share is the first time that Mr. German Man came
back with me to the U.S., we drove on a highway with my parents, and we had to stop to pay a toll.
We pulled up to the toll attendant and he was smiling at us, he greeted us really warmly
and asked us how we were doing, made quick little small talk as we paid, and then my mom, who
was driving, said goodbye to him using his first name.
Mr. German Man was stunned.
He was like, who was that? Did you know him? Who was that guy? No. We didn't know him.
My mom just read his name off of his name tag, and the rest of it was just kind of
normal friendliness.
Yeah, Mr. German Man was pretty shocked.
So my question for you is: What do you think of these items, do you agree, disagree?
And what, if anything, do you think the USA does better than other countries?
Please let me know in the comments below.
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Yay! Okay!
Make small talk with you in the grocery...
But then there's also the national...what?
Good? Did that make sense? Somewhat? Okay.
Action. Action. Let's go. I'm ready.
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