How are Europeans different from Americans?

Brits are poorly dressed. Have you been to Marks and Spencer? German speakers have no taste. Eastern Europeans wear jeans. French, Italian and Spanish city dwellers dress well but not so in the countryside.

Western Europeans tend to eat better food but middle-class Brits don't and East Europeans only eat cabbage.

Bars have much more character and the beer and wine are better.

Europeans go topless on beaches, German speakers have no qualms about going naked, even in coed locker rooms.

Dental care is much better in Britain than it used to be but Europeans aren't obsessed. Immigration is more common since there are no work restrictions within the EU.

Most Europeans are atheist of agnostic, with France having the highest % of agnostics.

Brits are popular among Europeans for some reason and everyone hates Germans.

Europeans are soccer crazy.

European men wear short shorts and carry purses. Otherwise they're pretty much the same.

They have really bad breath and BO.

don't completely accept the OP premise. Yes, Americans are more inclined to allow gun ownership but I wouldn't say the typical American is "obsessed with guns". Also how well Europeans dress compared to Americans is something from the past; in recent years, the gap has narrowed as Euros have also become increasingly casual and like Americans now frown on smoking in public. So the answer is not that much different (unlike in the past) - language probably the key thing and yes less likely to drink multiple sodas and get fat due to lack of free refills. Also more likely to bike than to drive.

Most Europeans are lazy.

One big difference is that Europeans live in Europe and be citizens of European countries, while Americans tend to be born in the US and be US citizens.

salzburger wrote:

I know Europeans speak more languages and seem more cultured and worldly. They are also generally not as fat, poorly dressed and as obsessed with guns as Americans. Other than those things, what are some of the key differences between Europeans and Americans?

Go away, hasbarat troll.

I forgot to mention the self-deprecating jokes and irony.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GXbuTS0ni4&list=PLCBACDA6ED301E353

European cities are designed for pedestrians rather than cars. Hence Europeans walk a lot more and have more incentive not to get fat.

Europeans don't shop at giant superstores like Wally World and don't buy a week's worth of groceries at once. They go smaller stores more frequently and buy lesser amounts.

Europeans live in places with rich histories which are very diverse. The town a few kilometers down the road may speak a different language or dialect, and have different stereotypes and traditions, even though they're in the same country.

Europeans are practical and efficient. If they want to adopt a new system of measurements, a new currency, or a new technology, it catches on very quickly.

Europeans take a year off between "high school" and university studies, usually to travel. They take long vacations and live within their means.

Europeans are very direct. When they smile, it means they are actually happy. When they laugh, they thought your joke was genuinely funny. If they wonder what religion you are, they'll ask. If they say something was "awesome" or "amazing," it actually means it filled them with awe or amazement.

Europeans don't hate Americans, but they also aren't constantly amazed or impressed by them either. In fact, they actually don't think about America that often, just like you probably don't think about Portugal that often. They have their own jobs, families, and hobbies to spend time on - just like you - before thinking about comparing and contrasting themselves with America, or Morocco.

Europeans don't waste things. For example in my family we all take turns taking a bath before draining the water.

salzburger wrote:

I know Europeans speak more languages and seem more cultured and worldly. They are also generally not as fat, poorly dressed and as obsessed with guns as Americans. Other than those things, what are some of the key differences between Europeans and Americans?

Dear troll, there is no such thing as "Europeans" when defining a culture.

As for "poorly dressed", have you ever crossed the Atlantic?

Who is defining a culture? The OP stated Europeans as opposed to Americans. Everybody else seems to have understood without any problems. Yes, I have crossed the Atlantic, and Europeans, on average, are better dressed than Americans. That's subjective, so you're entitled to your opinion, but I know which one of us most people would agree with. Hint: It's me.

In Europe they primarily run the 1500, in the US the mile and 1600m are more common. This is not a hard and fast rule. A 3200m race will only ever be run in the US and 3ks and fairly common in both. 2 miles is a distance rarely run on either continent.

In Europe a marathon is 42.185 km and in the US a marathon is 26.2 mi.

All other racing distances are the same.

Europeans (and the rest of the world) say table tennis. Americans say ping pong.

Europeans (and the rest of the world) say football. Americans say soccer.

European cops do not shoot their citizens. American cops do.

Europeans believe all high school kids can do calculus. Americans think calculus in high school is for kids who want to cure cancer or go to MIT.

Europeans travel abroad and visit museums or go to concerts. Americans stay at home and go hunting or watch baseball.

salzburger wrote:

They are also generally not as fat

They're not far behind.

The United States is only 18th at 33% obesity, behind a lot of pacific island and Arab countries. But the Europeans are pretty fat too at around 25% for most of them.

Kenya has only 4.2% obesity and Ethiopia is dead last at just over 1 percent. That's why they are so good at distance running, so many skinny people.

of course the CIA lies about a lot of stuff.

As for the languages, if they go 100 kilometers in any direction they're in a foreign country with a different language, of course they speak a bunch. All Americans need to know is Spanish and occasionally French.

I really love how Americans generalize about Europe. Norway and Albania have about as much in common as USA and China.

Europeans lack self-esteem, are much more apt to view themselves as the property of the state, and are much more prone to envy. This is a place where full-blown communism and fascism have taken hold in various places repeatedly. It's basically a whole continent full of leftists. Most Europeans are not happy. And if you are dumb enough to cite some "study" designed by a liberal sociologist that purports to demonstrate statistically that people in communist countries are the happiest on Earth, you would fit in great over there.

Bad Wigins wrote:

salzburger wrote:

They are also generally not as fat

They're not far behind.

The United States is only 18th at 33% obesity, behind a lot of pacific island and Arab countries. But the Europeans are pretty fat too at around 25% for most of them.

As for the languages, if they go 100 kilometers in any direction they're in a foreign country with a different language, of course they speak a bunch. All Americans need to know is Spanish and occasionally French.

The Europeans?

Oh the ignorance on display here...

Do you want to compare the obesity statistics for the UK and Moldova? You will get totally different results.

100 km to be in a foreign country?

hahahaha

Seriously... But it's been clear for a long time that you think you know what you're talking about when in fact you are an ignorant.

don't spam up a good thread, kid