USA. Interesting Facts About America

in this video we're going to talk about the USA what is the u.s. like today it's the biggest economy in the world and the third most populated country with a population of 322 million people are you ready to learn some interesting facts about this country first climate and nature here you'll find that vers climates stunning and varied landscapes and fantastic wildlife interestingly most of the climate zones of the world can be found in the u.s. from tropical areas in the South of Florida and Hawaii to the desert climate of Arizona and coal winters of some northern states all in all the US is a very warm country did you know that New York is actually as warm as Roman Italy warm climate is the main reason that I Steve's so popular here next tourism more than half of Americans have never traveled outside the country there's more than enough facilities for excellent tourism here the US has got more than 250 water parks more than 400 amusement parks more than 50,000 hotels and countless number of beach resorts and great national parks and did I mention that making a road trip across the u.s. is so much fun most American cities have built for cars so to get around people need cars because public transportation is almost non-existent in most places so pretty much every member of the family has got to have a car traditional yellow buses carry most American children to and from school most cities have a downtown area and then suburbs that's Prall around the city what do the modern suburbs look like most suburbs are built according to the master plan and all looka like the infrastructure would normally include pedestrian zones golf and tennis courts kids playground with swimming pools and although many American cities in fact look like some definitely stand out let's see which ones New York world's financial fashion and business capital concrete jungle with a famous Central Park Las Vegas a city of casinos and entertainment where you can have the craziest time of your life win a jackpot a get married in less than 15 minutes Los Angeles here's where you'll find Hollywood's Beverly Hills and stars alley this is the home of American movie industry that is so popular around the world Miami combines the tropical climate and American luxury Y beaches and fabulous nightclubs you can hear Spanish just as often as English here San Francisco San Francisco is known for its cool summers fog steep rolling hills eclectic mix of architecture and landmarks including the Golden Gate and cable cars America's infrastructure is one of the best in the world the world's longest highway system with a total length of 6.5 million kilometers included in the interstate highway system with a length of 77 thousand kilometers longest railroad system in the world with a total length of 226 thousand kilometers air spaces one of the busiest in the world and the busiest airport on the planet in Atlanta at the same time there are a lot of drawbacks long a source of national pride America's infrastructure today is in critical need of repair but federal government spending on the issue has gone down 9% in the past decade also there is no high speed national passenger railroad as you find in Europe and there are no plans to build one most Americans are workaholics like they say here most choose to live to work rather than work to live most start working at a young age at fast-food places like McDonald's or Denny's any kind of work is appreciated often even the children of rich parents have to work their way up the career ladder on their own according to always City report the US can boast one of the highest salaries in the world with a gross value of 57,000 a year it's hard to believe but those who make less than a thousand dollars a month are considered poor in this country which at the same time is considered a decent amount of money throughout the rest of the world there are downsides of course short paid vacation time on the average it's only 10 to 20 days a year the US has always been famous for its entrepreneurial spirit small business owners of the embodiment of the American dream Americans like the gumption it takes to invest one's life savings to follow the dream of starting the company after all this is a nation of gold getting reefs takers living in the land of opportunity this very little bureaucracy and is very simple to get you company registered Americans are very mobile and ready to move across the country depending on the business opportunities the u.s. is all about innovation and creativity there is some sort of optimism in the Americans that make them bring the even the craziest the most absurd ideas to light just think about Tesla cars GoPro cameras YouTube windows Facebook spacings rockets and so much more many people around the world wonder why America is so rich it's because American economy is so diverse and not limited to iPhones and McDonald burgers it's an unrivaled leader in science medical research technology agriculture oil business music and movie industries in so many more fields there's very little red tape replacing your driver's license we'll only take 30 minutes most Americans never had to bribe an official to get something done against something approved debt is a fact of life more and more Americans and that may not be a bad thing new report by the Pew Charitable Trusts found that 8 in 10 Americans are in debt in some fashion most often because of a mortgage and that debt is not limited to young people starting out life increasingly people are carrying debt into retirements pew found that higher income people with more assets tended to have more earlier research by the Pew Research Center found a substantial wealth difference between white black and Hispanic households median debt for white households at 41,500 was more than double median debt for black and Hispanic households and white families median net worth in 2013 at 159 thousand four hundred was 11 times that of black families and ten times that of median net worth of Hispanic families an average American has a number of credit cards in their wallet and an average debt of 47 hundred the u.s. spends more per student on education than any other country in 2014 The Economist Intelligence Unit rated u.s. education the 14th best in the world just behind Russia and while high school education in the u.s. is not something to be proud of higher education is one of the best in the world thus 46 out of a hundred top universities in the world are American but higher education is not free and a four year bachelor degree program will set you back anywhere from a hundred and ten to one hundred and sixty thousand dollars one of the major drawbacks in the u.s. is that there is no universal health care the u.s. is the only industrialized nation that relies heavily on a for private medical insurance industry to provide basic health care in 2009 the Kaiser Family Foundation and the health research and education trust survey found that employer health insurance premiums were 13,000 for a family and 4,800 for a single person nationally an average of 16 point 2 percent of Americans did not have health insurance when Gallup interviewed them in 2009 many people with pre-existing conditions such as cancer and depression are turned down for coverage denied coverage of those conditions and are charged higher prices for coverage the nine million self-employed workers have a greater challenge than many people to find affordable health insurance and they represent 8% of the US labor force sadly the US has a third-world crime problem crime rate is considered to be really high compared to other civilized nations especially from Western Europe there are some crime-ridden neighborhoods mostly inhabited with minorities where drugs and crime violence are abundant so-called ghettos just a system is very severe and criminals can face capital punishment interestingly how according to the US Department of Justice African Americans while only constitute in 13% of the population accounted for 52.5 of homicide offenders from 1980 to 2008 people dress very casually and the u.s. you'll never know if someone's a millionaire or if they're broke it was Americans who first introduced a casual style into everyday business world when CEO started showing up dressed in jeans in the sweater instead of an expensive suit at the same time there are still many places where dress code is still enforced like churches expensive restaurants theaters and such the u.s. is a popular shopping destination prices in the u.s. are normally lower than in Europe especially on cloven cars and gas there are constant sales many people come to the US with the sole purpose of shopping Americans worship their celebrities and are just obsessed with them at the same time the lack knowledge of and attention to celebrities from non-english speaking countries and the u.s. you won't die of thirst waters free in most restaurants you can even walk into Starbucks and ask for water waiters are friendly and will ask you how your day was you'll see smiles in the hospitality pretty much everywhere tip and culture is everywhere in the taxes restaurants hotels standard is 15 to 20 percent sometimes tips are included in the check already it's impossible to imagine America without its fast food but it's not just fast food in major cities you can find every cuisine on earth the only theme that you can complain about is the size of the portions which makes it easier to understand why 35% of the population is overweight breakfast in the US is ridiculously awesome it's a car based society with little alternative in terms of efficient available and cheap public transportation cars are cheaper than they are in Europe most Americans love big trucks SUV's and minivans muscle cars are really popular among younger people although energy fuel-efficient cars are becoming more popular now and lots of people are into collecting retro cars and there are constant car shows and lots of racing tracks around the country there are as many as 9 million motorcycles and California has got more than any other state most populous ports in the US are football baseball hockey and basketball sports is also big business price of a basketball team can reach three billion dollars Americans are a lot more religious than Europeans go into church and Sunday is a lifestyle for many over 70% are Christians in everyday life Americans often mentioned God America is not just about highways and big cities there's plenty of countryside as many as fifteen percent of Americans live in the countryside and some families have their own cattle and sometimes really impressive amounts of land with lakes and forests the rural population of America has declined from 2010 by about 30,000 people per year by contrast the urban population has grown by more than two million annually as of 2007 there were 2.2 million farms physically challenged people can feel like regular people in the US everything is made friendly for them automatic doors elevators parking spots and assist buttons when entering a restaurant in major cities you will see a lot of homeless people on the streets especially in cities like San Francisco and San Diego according to different sources there were as many as 600,000 to 1.5 million people but nobody has the right to kick them out and beat them up here on the contrary most people try to help them by organized mobile showers and conclude delivery you'll be surprised to see how many elderly people you find in various resorts in expansive casinos in Las Vegas and elsewhere the thing is most of American retired people were able to save up an impressive amount of money and they prefer to travel the world rather than stay at home Americans very patriotic you will see national flags in many houses also Americans are gun lovers some keep a whole Arsenal at home unfortunately every year they have more than 11,000 fatal accidents related to gunshots people are indeed friendly and smile a lot most are sincere about it and wherever you come and whoever you meet eyes with you'll most likely see a smile on their face and they're asking how you're doing this is something that learned from childhood American hospitality might be the best in the world and you can start a conversation with anybody anywhere at a coffee shop in a bar at a baseball match and it feels like you've been friends forever the u.s. like any other country has its upsides and downsides there are a lot more upsides in this case what's the American dream the American Dream is that anyone can succeed and this is technically possible and more upheld as a value in the u.s. compared in many other countries but it is also true that certain groups of people are more positioned than others for this to be easier whether it be because of the race gender economic status or people they know there's no way to describe America in one video there are too many different subcultures and towns life in the countryside in Tennessee will be a lot different from living in LA and this brings us to the end of the video thank you you

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Keywords: USA, America, tourism, new york, chicago, crime, weather, american, los angeles, atlanta, the US, miami, homeless, tourist

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Length: 15min 26sec (926 seconds)

Published: Sat Aug 20 2016