40 Normalized Things In Europe That Are Unknown In The US, According To The Internet

If anyone tells you how difficult Universal Health Care is to do, remind them that only 35/36 of the largest economies can make it work.

Should be this way everywhere, so no one's surprised by the full cost. I know what is taxable and how much tax where I live, but not where I travel.

The US never outgrew the original puritans.

That is soo behind...

SO sensible and completely logical. Also, meters, kilometers, degrees Celcius. It is just plain stupid that the US clings to imperial when nearly all the rest of the world is on metric!

What is weird is naming a room without a bath, a bathroom. That's not standard in Europe.

Safe public transportation!

Tips in the USA have gotten way out of hand. Even if you are picking up carry out, many places still expect you to tip.

Portland, Oregon, Boston Massachusetts, New York City. There are a few who have it figured out. The rest of the country is living in the dark ages if Mid 20th century car centered life.

I'm pretty sure anyone taking an ambulance ride has at least one thing to be worried about

We can send money from our banks via Zelle.

Cashiers in the US stand all day? I had no idea. What do the trade unions have to say about this?

Not everywhere.

UK NHS worker. I get 30 paid annual leave days (when I started it was 20, but you get additional days added depending on years of service). Plus bank holidays-christmas, boxing day, new years day, spring and summer Bank Holidays, 2 days at Easter. If I'm on call during a Bank Holiday, I get a day in lieu. Sick leave-6 months at full pay, 6 months at half pay, then onto statutory sick pay. Discretionary compassionate/family leave (if someone suddenly drops dead, family crisis etc, at the discretion of your line manager). There's a lot of research showing that shorter working weeks are actually more efficient and productive. Then there's maternity leave (a year) and paternity leave, and also adoption leave (if you adopt, it's considered similar to maternity leave)

The issue isn’t the US’s military budget, although this is higher than is typical in Europe. The issue is that US government is hamstrung by ‘conservatives’ who are simply misogynists who won’t recognise that maternity leave is hugely beneficial for mother and child, and that supporting mothers results in better long-term economic outcomes.

Sweden here- 480 days in total of wich eatch parent have to take at last 90 days.

Does the US military need to be paid for? The USA seems pretty good at not paying for a lot of other things. Just saying.

Men in Iceland, Norway and more nordic counties have mandatory months and it would be bad seen in society and friends If men refuse to take care of wife and babies

US having astronomical military budget has absolutely nothing to do with things like us having maternity leave.

This also differs a lot between each country. In Norway it's 12 months (49 weeks) split between both parents (the parents decide who cares for the baby, and when). The pregnant woman gets 3 weeks in addition; the weeks leading up to the predicted birth date. The other parent gets 2 the weeks leading up to the birth off. It is possible to do part time parental leave (80% off) for up to 59 weeks. The first 6 weeks are mandarory leave for the pregnant woman. Each parent has to have a minimum of 15 weeks of (individual) parental leave. This is bluntly and frankly a tactic to force men to bond with their child, and has statistically been very successful. 16 weeks are shared time off (both parents home at the same time). It's kind of complex so I may have gotten something wrong. 😅

Fun fact: If your workplace is under a certain size (20 employees, I think) they are not subject to the Family and Medical Leave Act. I got two weeks, one week paid and one taking all my vacation time. Then they "let" me come back part time for another two weeks, but started pestering me to return to full time after the first day.

A least here, you can have a baby at hospital and leave without a bill.

This is not quite true for the UK. We get up to 39 weeks maternity pay. The first 6 weeks we get 90% our average weekly earnings, then for the remaining 33 weeks we get £172.48 per week. Yes it’s better than the US, but generally we get lower salaries / less disposable income, and for most people it’s impossible to save up for any kind of unpaid leave. The majority of our maternity leave is £172.48 per week - not exactly liveable.

Thats kind of the most american things i read in a long time. Thinking millitary needs are is as important as childcare, sorry thats just stupid. Nearly as stupid to believe as "more guns in schools will lead to more savety". Guns will never bring peace, kids will.

In Bulgaria you choose- 1, 2, or 3 years

In Canada mothers get 1.6 years maternity leave. The mindf**k for me is going back to work 6 weeks after having a baby and sending your 6 week old baby to daycare!!!

If the the parent or baby have problems, it could be up to two years paid maternity leave. We know in the US we has miscreants who would never go back to work. Then again, they preach "Education, Contraception, Responsibility" to everyone starting in childhood. Unwanted pregnancies are seen as highly negative for the most part but not always.

In my country it is 3 paid years for 75% of your income slowakia

Do people really think that European countries don't pay for their military? it magically funds itself!!!

3 years of maternity leave in Hungary, and by law the company you are working for is obliged to take you back in part-time til your child turns 4 years of age.

3 paid years in Hungary

It should be noted that this isn’t necessarily due to an entitlement issue, but rather an incentive by governments for people to have children. Birth rate in many European countries is extremely low and since many people in Europe will live in another country at some point in their life there is a realization that Birth rates need to increase or countries could face economic disaster in a generation or two. America has a relatively high birth rate, most Americans will live their entire life in America, and we have a lot of immigrants. There simply is no incentive for encouraging more children.