Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
I moved to Germany 7 years ago, and after the longest time ever away from the USA - here is how my views have changed. Go to surfshark.com/typeashton or use code TYPEASHTON at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!
Cultural shocks? Differences between Europe and the USA? Stereotypes or Truth?
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:42 Capitalism and Consumer Culture is Relentless in America
05:36 Life Felt Louder
09:56 Tools for Traveling to the United States
11:27 EXTREME Costs, Consumer Debt and "Funflation"
15:53 Convenience Over Everything in the United States
18:12 Has the US lost the good kind of โfrictionโ?
19: 21 Final Thoughts
*All Sources at End of Video to Read More*
Other Videos & Creators You might Enjoy:
On TikTok: Jamaal Burkmar tiktok.com/@jamaalburkmar
I watched European news and it changed me as an American
youtu.be/DI7b9UcgQjw
The European Freedom that's Illegal in the USA
youtu.be/RENuxBJy7Gw
Episode No. 188
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Attribution:
Music by Epidemic Sound: nebula.tv/epidemic
Thank you to AP Archive and the Library of Congress for access to their archival footage.
Stock footage and others clips by Getty and Envato Elements
Narrated and produced by Dr. Ashton Schottler
#europe #usa #eu #economics #europeanunion #US #americaningermany #germany #consumerism #advertising #money #debt #culture #language #freedom #community #wealth #worklifebalance
I moved to Germany 7 years ago, and after the longest time ever away from the USA - here is how my views have changed. Go to surfshark.com/typeashton or use code TYPEASHTON at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!
Cultural shocks? Differences between Europe and the USA? Stereotypes or Truth?
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:42 Capitalism and Consumer Culture is Relentless in America
05:36 Life Felt Louder
09:56 Tools for Traveling to the United States
11:27 EXTREME Costs, Consumer Debt and "Funflation"
15:53 Convenience Over Everything in the United States
18:12 Has the US lost the good kind of โfrictionโ?
19: 21 Final Thoughts
*All Sources at End of Video to Read More*
Other Videos & Creators You might Enjoy:
On TikTok: Jamaal Burkmar tiktok.com/@jamaalburkmar
I watched European news and it changed me as an American
youtu.be/DI7b9UcgQjw
The European Freedom that's Illegal in the USA
youtu.be/RENuxBJy7Gw
Episode No. 188
๐ท Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/typeashton
๐คณ๐ป TikTok: tiktok.com/@typeashton
๐ฅ Website: blackforestfamily.com
๐ง E-mail: typeashton@gmail.com
SUPPORT ME
๐ Patreon: patreon.com/TypeAshton
Attribution:
Music by Epidemic Sound: nebula.tv/epidemic
Thank you to AP Archive and the Library of Congress for access to their archival footage.
Stock footage and others clips by Getty and Envato Elements
Narrated and produced by Dr. Ashton Schottler
#europe #usa #eu #economics #europeanunion #US #americaningermany #germany #consumerism #advertising #money #debt #culture #language #freedom #community #wealth #worklifebalance
