What It’s Like Dating in These EUROPEAN Countries?
What culture is most compatible with you? (Quiz)
I felt it was time to share what I've learned about dating in Europe since starting the channel. What countries would you like to see featured next?
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Marina Iakovleva (directing/video)
0:00 Intro
2:17 France
5:26 Belgium
6:51 Germany
8:27 Austria
9:52 Spain
11:48 Portugal
14:32 Netherlands
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Toronto, Canada
Interesting how the guys from The Netherlands , Germany and Nordic countries don’t make the first move , but when they are around each other they seem extremely comfortable and extroverted 😂 , i mean , they get along really quickly , especially when the beer shows up
True. That is why is more and more common for women to be the one who approach the man.
They were castrated
@@Juniperus_GodegaraI agree. And I am German. Many of my fellows are castrated
@@Juniperus_Godegaraby who tho
@@marvin2678the government
I’m from Spain and you nailed it 🤗. Especially the screaming at 3 in the morning 💀
I have personally been a victim.. (Still recovering)
Hahahahaha…… Marina you my crush, i fkn love you.
I really enjoy watching your videos because you give great content and advice about dating people from different backgrounds.
Thanks!
@@DatingBeyondBordersKindly share with us your quiz once you finalize it, and I wish if you could establish a marriage website to increase the number of stable relationships. I regret to say that loneliness is the stigma that we have in this decade, although availing all the internet and outsourcing ways of communication, which have never been found in the mankind history.
North Europe = cold. Introverted . Hard to make friends. Requires a lot of alcohol
South Europe = social. Loud . Easy to make friends . Food required
no real friends tho, and in northern europe they are liflong if you win them
It’s equally difficult to make friends all over Europe and I’d say the closer the family ties, the more difficult to make friends, because people aren’t as interested in having friends. I found it far more difficult in Greece than in Germany to make friends.
When it comes to finding company, that’s more easy in southern Europe, because it’s more common to hang out in big groups and to spend much time outside and because hospitality is seen as extremely important.
But then you also have places like Scotland that are quite up north, but people are very much into hospitality and company.
South europe: more superficial friends but only if u are a national of that country. Try to mingle into circle of italian or spanish friends when u are the only american – wont be possible. They stay closed among themselves. Also of course they dont know english
@@marvin2678bullshit, you have to win lifelong frendship everywhere, but Southerners are easier to approach
Because Greeks, Italians, Spanish and Portuguese normally we get along with each other more than German and English speaking country. In the south of Europe we don’t really trust the northern. The abuse of alcohol here is a thing. Generally speaking in our colture a person who is over drinking is not trustworthy. So the people from US usually we don’t trust them in the long run because we see that they don’t have self discipline with alcohol or other stuff, everything must be done to an extreme level. We don’t like that and is funny to hang around for some time but not to be life long friend because: “how I am supposed to trust you if you behave like that?”.
This is for sure a generalisation but is deep rooted.
8 years, time has flown.. Always worth a watch.. A lot of hard work by you 😍
It never stops 😂
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I used to watch your older videos and found them entertaining, but your newer stuff is so more rich and interesting! Congrats!!!
I’d love to see 🇨🇭 included, and I’ll keep my eyes open for the quiz!
German Swiss is like Austria.
French Swiss is like France
Italian Swiss is like northern italy.
@@TheThingIs415I’d say they’re even more conservative and close-minded than Austrians.
Italy, Poland, Ukraine, Czech Republic, and Croatia. Thx for all the great video’s over the years!
Thank you!
I absolutely Love love love this video. It’s a beautiful summary of observations. Thank you.
Thank you Julia ☺️
please summarize Italy. I’ve been married to a Sicilian man for almost 40 years, and I’d be interested in your observations.
I love how you guys make a very complex topic into something simple and straightforward. I personally don’t know if I’ll ever get married, but now, thanks to your channel, I have a much better idea of how to approach these certain groups of people without coming across as creepy. Thanks so much 🙏 😊 ☺️ 😀 😄
Thanks! Happy to hear!
People?
On Italy, Switzerland, and Eastern Europe, please 😊
Marina, please can you shoot the second part of this video? İt is very interesting❤ You are a gem on YouTube
Love your videos about European dating! I watch every single one of them. Would love to also hear your observations about dating in the UK especially British men, Italian men, and Eastern European men!
In Slovenian we have a word for a date. ‘Zmenek’, it comes from ‘zmeniti se’ (=to arrange). However it has been used forever just for a date. It really surprided me that they actually have no word for that.
Hi Sara how are you. Greetings from Ireland. It’s a good video. Best wishes for a lovely day 👍🙏 Michael
Thanks Marina!!! This really highlights the differences between the dating scene in North America and Europe. Being a Portuguese/Canadian citizen this kinda hits home in why it feels odd to me how things in North America work.
You are welcome 😁 Wish I had made more videos about Portugal when living there actually
In southern Europe people live more on the streets than in northern Europe, for one simple reason: the climate. However, in the United Kingdom something very similar happens to what happens in Spain, we spend a lot of time in bars or pubs and it is easy to make friends there, but of course you have to speak the language of the locals. In any case, people from outside Europe must understand that except in large cities where there is a large internal immigration, it is normal for groups of friends to be made at school or in the park where we play when we are small children and We usually maintain that group throughout our lives, although new additions are added, the partners of the original members and their new friends. In an average Spanish city, coming not only from another country, but from another place in Spain, it is difficult to join a group of friends, except as a couple or as a work friend.
It’s the same in Greece.
@carlos: there is also another difference. the Southern are more on the street yet doing less, while for instance if a German or Central European is there then they are more active doing and organizing different stuff. Most Southers are more ‘hanging around within their rituals’ (in tourist regions often also depending on the season) …
Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Albania and Greece are some European countries I’d love to learn more about!!
Don’t you learn enough by living there?
You have such a wealth of knowledge on these topics…thanks for sharing and teaching!
I would love to learn more about Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Norway, Estonia, and Sweden
Would like to see one about Balkan, Slavic, and Baltic countries 😊 Croatia, Lithuania, etc.