Bro if you have more stories to share about this same subject I would love to see and hear more! I recently spent 5 months living in Asuncion, Paraguay where my family is from and I am considering moving to and so much of what you mention here and other videos resonates tremendously! This video earned you a new subscriber! 🤝
Keep the content coming man! 💯

honestly, it sounds like the author of this video is simply complaining. I have a laundry list of crap that I find depressing about Colombia. Nirvana doesn't exist. People make mounds out of molehills

So sad about the Uvalde Texas school mass shooting in which 19 kids were killed 💔

I'm so ready to leave the U.S. behind. Not that everything here is bad. Very few things in life are ALL bad or ALL good. But the attitudes you described really are 'normal culture' here in the U.S. I see this first-hand more often than not. It is, as you said, 'shocking' more than anything else. Like, why do people feel so entitled to abuse others, whether verbally or, sometimes, physically, over what in the grander scheme of things is really inconsequential. Thanks for sharing all you do, David. Cheers!

I have the same reverse culture shock coming back to the US. Actually I get a headache for a couple weeks until I readjust.

I HATE when the waiters come mid conversation.

Yeah for a long time coming back from Cali. Since I am always there and come back several times a year the Customs would always mess with me. They go through through Rigmarole of questions and would always say " Whats your business in Colombia ". Getting tired of that I just got the point I would tell them Booze and Hookers and they would just wave me through.

Regular gas in New Jersey is $4.79/gal. And you’re right especially on the roads there is a lot of aggression people going through red lights, stop signs and passing you on a side street speeding, it has gotten crazy here. That’s why me & my husband who is originally from Medellin are planning to live 6 months in Medellin and 6 months in the US once he retires in four years. And I’m sure you heard about the mass schooling in Texas yesterday at an elementary school 19 children killed and two adults, so sad the world we live in now. You don’t argue with anyone like the crazy lady you encountered because they end up shooting you, it’s like the Wild West!

Every one of these points, I felt the same and had the same or very similar experiences. I definitely prefer living abroad, especially in Asia, but when I try to explain some of these points to my family, they look at me like I'm crazy for not wanting to live there haha.

OMG I miss walking to destinations. The US is so car centered and it sucks.

Make more videos of this topic!

One of the things that I remember I experienced when living in the U.S. is the long line in the drive-through in Starbucks, and when I got inside it was empty. Heheh that is just funny I know. But I think as a colombian-americans that both countries have pros and cons. What happens to me frequently is that when I was living in the U.S, I missed Colombia, and in Colombia I miss the U.S. I know is not right, but I now see the positive in both and enjoy the moment.

Yo bro did you get a hair plugs that hair line looks crisp 👍

Some are just way too entitled….gynocentric mindset, A la Johnny Depp and Will Smith Issues. In Africa, feminine and gender roles practice. When I got back to the states, here comes the neck snapping, mindless fear mongering and attitude! The world is large, Carpe Deim!

wow that camera quality, is that an iphone ?

American " exceptionalism". Exceptionally weird!!!!
Hahahaha

I've experienced culture shock from one state to another in the USA. I too played in the streets of upper Manhattan and many kids played stick-ball and other games. Today however, kids are in constant danger just going to the corner store.

I had culture shock going from Texas back to the Seattle area! I love the geography of the PNW. I no longer like 90% of the people and mindset of the PNW!!

Awesome video. I'm in Bogotá for two more weeks. Then back to Seattle for the summer for more travel funding. It's gonna be crazy in the u.s. when it gets hot. Much more dangerous than Colombia. Not close

Arriving at LAX from El Salvador no less than 15 uniformed police formed a line at the top of a very long escalator going into customs. It seemed we had landed in Nazi Germany 1939.

What part of the states are you from? It's huge here and every town is different.

In the Latin American countries I’ve visited, you can call on any waiter and they will bring you what you want. You don’t have to look for YOUR waiter or just sit there until they happen to come by again. I never noticed how ladilla the restaurant experience is in the US until I came back.

Sadly this is very common for ex-pat no matter where they are from when they return home, they typically see only the negative. Ex-pats from all over the world including Latin America have similar complaints when they return. After all if everything was so great where ever they were from they would have never left , for some this is also justification for their decision to leave. Interesting topic.

I'm Brazilian and I've visited the US more than ten times. I really like that country. But there are really annoying things. The fact that the waiters keep bringing the bill with each order, sort of forcing us to vacate the table, is a pain.

These "Karens" are really a kick in the ass.

David, this is normal, but you need to understand that God wanted you to be a Mexican-American and not a Colombian -American or just Colombian. You need to accept the fact that you are Mexican or Mexican-American. You cant be dreaming of being Colombian because guess what? You will never be a Colombian even if you become a citizen. Maybe if you dont have family ties with USA and Mexico, you can adapt Colombia as your country. But again, you understand who you really are. Pretending is not a good thing because it get you depressed. See yourself as a happy Mexican ( and by the way) you almost never never never acknowledge your Mexican heritage, that is not good. Be proud of who you are. Mexico is a beautiful country too as well as Colombia, Dominican Republic or Brazil.

Be grateful while on your walk to Dennys you didn't trip and fall on your face from the sidewalks that haven't be maintained since they were installed. Or fall into a hole that was uncovered and didn't have the cover replaced.

Hey David, I am a Jamaican, living in Tanzania, and spent the good part of my adult life in the USA while traveling extensively. you are definitely on point with all your observations and I know and understand the Tension you are speaking about because America has not had the best interest of men of color at heart, so I hear you but this is how I deal with the immigration/law enforcement : I see them as humans first, when its my turn in line, I have the biggest genuine smile on my face, I'm absolutely beaming I greet them and ask them how THEY ARE..in my eyes he is my first contact and the welcome wagon home so im as excited to see him as my loved ones. They ask me where I'm coming from, I tell them it's beautiful there but I'm happy to be home. They still have their stonewall facade but it cracks just a little by the time I step off. I remember once many years ago at JFK seeing the automated kiosk that sent me to the officer anyway. I asked him, what was that machine and if his union had anything to say about it…I related to him as a human and had very little resistance my entire traveling life which stems from the time I was 8 year old..because my energy does not meet their resistance. Same with the police, I greet them, Thank them for their job, ask them their name, tell them I'm lost, if I'm not in my own neighborhood, tell them where I live if I'm in my own neighborhood, give them what they ask for and keep moving….but again I am in the body of a Jamaican woman maybe that helps. Everything else you said is gospel and I wanted to support you on your journey. Be well!

Olá, eu tenho um plano de promoção de plataforma aqui. Você gostaria de anunciar para a nossa plataforma? Está interessado? Pagaremos-lhe bem.

David , America has gone to Shit! Im looking to get out myself if it get anymore worse. I will be searching other countries starting in January when I travel

I notice how cold and distant close relatives are in Canada and the U.S
Iike casual distant strangers.

I have also experienced this coming back from Colombia! I love it here, and when I return “home”, it’s almost always negative right off the bat, which is quite unfortunate. I relate to every single point you made!

Yeah, America's kind of like a gold ring in a pig's snout (Prov. 11:22).

Loved this video! I totally agree with everything you said, and I would say this is true not just from living in Latin America but also in Europe. In fact I need to check my sense of entitlement and pause often when I leave the US, but at least I'm aware of my entitlement and tone it down.

I find odd in USA the waiters keep offering water (with lots of ice). Why?

Welcome back to The matrix

Lived in Houston for 3 months absolutely hated the mega parking lots

The aggression in the states is on an astronomical level .

America is a very cold and detached , weirdo introvert place to be. And I'm none of those things

I was staying in Croatia for 3 months and for the first time I didn't experience any racism, didn't encounter any pretentious hateful people, no cops being called on me or following me around , no racial caste system where white dudes get treated like kings and everyone else is nothing, just loving, gregarious people. Also the women were on me HARD and I mean chicks I would never get in the states unless I was a millionaire to get as a black man . I can't wait to get out of America for good, it's so depressing out here and once I came back I nor lie dealt with racism and hate the next day 🤦God I hate this place.

The entitlement culture comes directly from the massive government expansion of the civil service and welfare state. Government workers and welfare recipients get paid well for doing nothing. Others see that and say why should I work hard for a living?

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL sky! When growing up we were always outside, stick ball, hide and seek, climbing trees. Europeans have a small fraction of the possessions we have. You met a crazy Karen who started cursing 🤬.

i don't understand paying extra for priority boarding – the plane isn't going anywhere until everyone has boarded.

I agree with you, people in America are SO ANGRY its sad but true. They have gotten worse since the pandemic but they seem to lack any compassion ,patience or even just common courtesy towards one another. I live in NYC and its become a scary place to live. You are constantly under stress just leaving your apartment with all the shooting and robberies going on. Yet they still tell you its the greatest city in the world when in fact its the most unsafe, most expensive, dirtiest and has the rudest people you would ever meet. I enjoy your videos there a breath of fresh air and shows the natural beauty and culture of people in other parts of the world. Thank you.

Best channel on here!! Keep it up David!

You really hit the nail on the head regarding people from here in the States enjoying making a scene over the stupidest things. A lot of them are just waiting for the perfect opportunity to do that regardless of where they are!