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.

Our supermarkets in a little fishing village at the Dutch coast have digital price tags on the shelves. Isn't that an option for the US too? Easy to update prices...

Sales tax where I live (Eastern Canada) is 15%, so it can definitely be a shock to visitors

I’d have so much anxiety at the check out

Fun fact: sales taxes, like all taxes, fees and tariffs , are ultimately paid by consumers, they're only collected by businesses. So please stop advocating for increasing taxes to "make the evil business owners pay their fair share." They either pass it off to the consumer or go out of business.

Everyone in America hates the way it's done here.

America was founded on a distrust of government, and that sentiment continues to run strong. Not “hiding” taxes in stores’ prices makes it clear how much more the government is taking from our wallets as we spend our “post-tax” income.

Included in Spain. Much easier to shop.

I honestly do not understand how people shop over there. It's hard enough having to check the price fobs for the price per L or Kg on smaller packages (trust me, there's a difference)

I pay what I see on the price tag.

Starbucks use to do this. Not sure if they still do. Only company I have patroned in the US to do this

India introduced this in 2017. Last year, however, some items were exempted without any reason or prior notification and we are back to square one.

Every time I think of this I start ranting. I shall spare you all this epic rant.

And you trust all those people to calculate the tax correctly ? And honestly ?

The bullshít excuses, why not in US, are giving more work, than actually including the state taxes in the prices.

It’s always sooo annoying when I’m shopping with my friends. Obviously we only have our broke teen allowances with us cuz none of us have applied for a debit card yet, so it’s always sooo annoying to have to calculate tax so I don’t go over my tiny budget of $15-

Urgh, okay, here goes... sales tax here isn't a federal tax. It can be applied at the state, county, municipal or local level (or a mixture of them). In my city, different STREETS have different tax rates which may or may not apply depending on the size of the business. So, a bodega will be 3.5% but the Burger King next door will be 6.375%. Cross the state line to NYC, and now the Burger King is 12% (8% state + 3% city + 1% local) and the bodega as well. Now, if the state, local or municipal tax changes, but the others don't it may or may not affect a given business, especially if it only changes on certain products or services (i.e., entertainment or prepared foods.) Now, besides the minor headache of trying to make national ads with no prices mentioned, there's also every small business that has to do this as well at the state level. A mom & pop shop would spend a lot of time changing price tags because local tax rates are volatile and state rates can change frequently, too.

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.

Okay - it should say "Up to" etc. - the timeframe differs greatly between the regions, thee workplaces, the disablement status, the age, the experience, the time of your employment....

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.

I live in Portland, Oregon and haven't driven a car in almost 20 years. I have a dedicated shopping bike I use one a week and all winter. It's the bike with fenders. I can carry two shopping bags home at a time and that's how I control my spending.

Many people in the USA take their own bags to the grocery store also.

I'm from the Netherlands and most people I know don't mind if you wear shoes in their homes. It's a personal choice, not a cultural thing.

For me as a Belgian, Dutch mayonnaise is way too sweet though.

YES!!! Seriously I am so sick of a two party system! Democrats and Republicans BOTH suck! How did we get stuck with this BS?

This is very noticeable. Most Europeans have a far greater respect of the life part of the Work Life balance, and so this is seen reflected in cultural norms and often laws. (For example, try to go shopping in Germany on a Sunday or see the consequences of non-emergency work-related 'phone calls outside standard office hours.)

We have trains. Yeah, this country is backward as f**k but we have goddamned trains.

Respect other peoples' property maybe?

You can get your phone unlocked if you've finished paying it off

I'm curious how this differs from eu legislation. For example, the app store must clearly state how data is collected and how it is used. Sites can be prohibited from collecting data and the use of cookies can be adjusted manually. Apps can be denied access to, for example, the camera, messages or gallery if you want.

Roundabouts are becoming far more common in the USA.

The United States has an extremely low population density. When you live 25 miles from the nearest Walmart and there's nothing in between except corn and soybean fields, you need a car.

There's a video currently doing the rounds on YouTube about UK police arresting an autistic teenager, respect is the last thing being shown.