GERMAN CULTURE SHOCKS AS AN AMERICAN 🇩🇪🇺🇸 | PT. III
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- GERMAN CULTURE SHOCKS AS AN AMERICAN 🇩🇪🇺🇸 | PT. III
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Im in south Germany and yes, there is construction everywhere, quiet hours are 10pm to 7am, yes you pay to use the restroom! I learned that when i went to the mall...they have an attendent sitting there all day.
I’m here for 14 years and I still feel like I don’t know how to live here honestly.
I was super lost for a while here too but I think changing my environment to a more metropolitan area was a game changer and finding some friends who have simiar experiences than me was the cherry on top
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I agree with you. I will never go back to the US. I left for good in 2019. You keep living your best beautiful life!!♥
Yes, I love the work ethic if 30 days minimum vacations in Europe. I also love the work ethic of working for a company where they absolutely will finish work and not work over the scheduled EOD. I was also surprised to hear that, along with what you said about firing, there are laws in place about bullying, if a person is found (in Spain) to bully you or commit defamation of character, or lie about you, proof has to be shown and it is illegal. People can go to jail for it! Thank you for your post. Love your channel!❤
I guess it's European standards. Here in the Netherlands, we can't be fired so easy, and YES, we also get paid vacation, and yes, we also pay to use public toilets. But when it comes to office documents, they are done electronically. I was born in Jamaica, but I LOVE my husband's country.
Was für ein kultivierter Blick auf deine Erlebniswelt. Interessante Einblicke, die durchaus helfen, die eigene Perspektive zu wechseln. Danke
So, every thing is fine in Germany. Even foreigners have constitutial rights. All are equal.
I gotta say that many us companies are catching up with longer vacation days. Some (rare but they exist) even started with unlimited PTO.
I don't have TV yet so wow to that! I don't turn on the TV too. Im mainly on CZcams and working on my business
Can you create a video for those wanting to find a job here knowing English? Like industries.
Shock 4: You should be glad about paper! :D Imagine you would have to bring a cattle to the office for the parchment!
Hi Zoie: That was an interesting vid. I am a U.S. citizen living in France with my French wife. There are a few things that you mentioned that I've experienced here. I must say that I am extremely disappointed by the lack of efficiency here, especially by the French government. Being a silicon valley veteran with 6 start-ups on my resume I'm having a difficult time with some of the passiveness embedded within the culture. I understand the work balance elements, but it's so very clear that the economy, transportation, healthcare systems, and much more suffer because of it.
I had very similar experiences when I moved to Switzerland in the 90's
I'm retired now and have absolutely no intention of leaving
Glad I am not alone in my experiences! And I've heard Switzerland is an amazing place to live. I hope to visit one of these days!
Correction.. You are not old enough to remember , however, there was a time in NY when you had to pay to use public restrooms. I am speaking of the late 60’s. I was a small child and remember going shopping with my mother on Jamaica Avenue. There was a store called “Gertz” and they had “pay toilets”.
The administration is improving slowly. I needed a passport, went to the town hall with a photo , my old passport and my idendity card, they took my fingerprints, I paid 69€ instead of 35 and three days later I could pick my new passport. The data was sent digitally to the "Bundesdruckerei". This happened in Baden-Würrtemberg, not in Berlin.
Funfact to shock 2: In Switzerland you are not even allowed to flush the toilet during night hours.
WHAT?????? What about sickness like diarrhea????
@@nothingspecial123Q There is enough liquid in diarrhea, why waste water? :D The problem is that in old houses you can hear *everything*.
It's so odd that you have to pay for restrooms in Europe, but I have also seen this during my travels in South America. I wonder if you are doing a road trip in Europe by car if they have public restrooms/rest stops off the freeways that you have to pay for? 🤔
I've been toying with the idea of moving abroad and Germany seems like a great option regarding work-life balance & job stability. I worked at a tech company for almost 3 years and they let go of over 1,400 employees including people in the C-Suite. This has become more of a trend in the US and it is very scary because even if you do a great job or if you have years of tenure at a company it doesn't matter. The other thing you didn't mention is that in the US insurance is reliant on where you work, so you lose your livelihood and insurance, which isn't the case in Germany from what I understand.
There are some public toilets in Germany that are free but these are few and far between, even those off the freeway. However, paying for restrooms will hardly break the bank since most cost somewhere between 50 cents to 1 Euro.
Allegedly, Germany is one of the European country where most Americans have the least difficulties adjusting to the European lifestyle. Mind you, Germany is no paradise and has, like any other country, its pros and cons.
Indeed, in Germany - as in most other European countries - your health insurance does not depend on your employer. If you lose your job, you don't lose your health insurance.
I was let go at a mass layoff sucks thanks for sharing
The Construction sounds like my state of Texas in the whole DFW area
Germany oldschool ? But most of us don't even remember checks or have actually used one. That is a thing of a long gone past. As a private person you don't get checks anymore.
Censorship is found for violence sometimes. If you know the original film you can observe where parts are missing. On the other hand swearing is not a problem. There was an outcry in 1981 when a Tatort Kommissar used "Scheisse" in a crime series. But it never was censored. Similar to nudity. You can watch a movie about a FKK campsite with lots of tits and asses in the afternoon program.
"Under construction," we call that maintenance.
Its annoying with all the paper documentation. It takes forever to do everything!
It's still possible to get laid off if the company sizes down (though then they usually have to give you compensation), and many companies will initially only hire you on a temp basis.
But yeah, _not_ having to worry about whether you will still have a job a few months down the road does wonders for your mental health. And I can tell because, despite working in Germany for most of my career, I had long-running experiences with the major exception to these laws: Scientific workers at public research institutes (including but not limited to universities).
Here, employees are _expected_ to leave after a few years, and pretty much all contracts are on a temp basis - and unlike the private sector, they can give you as many temp contracts in succession as they want (once, my temp contract was extended by a mere month!). However, there is also an ultimate limit to how long you can stay on a temporary basis - back in my time it was up to six years before you get your PhD, and up to six years after your PhD. And that limit goes for _all_ German employers in that sector - so if you switch to a different institute after three years, you can only work at your new employer for a further three years. After that they either have to give you a permanent contract (which happens almost never) or let you go.
Moral lesson: The "academic career path" is its own special type of hell, so always have an exit plan and get out after finishing your PhD at the latest.
Love your comment! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences. And to your first point, yes there are still cases of being laid off, I have a friend who actually was here in DE but she had to receive a compensation package which again, I think, is a much better scenario than in the states.
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Hi ,thanks for the video. As I German I would to comment on that infamous toilet trope. I speculate that Americans drink more per day than Germans due to outdated health advice: The water myth, i.e., you have to drink at least 3 liters of liquids a day. If you "over-drink", you have to go every 3 to 4 hours to the restroom. During normal work days that would happen at home or at the work place. In other situations you would have the opportunity to go to the restroom for free while being at a restaurant or visiting a museum, cinema etc. However, sometimes you see a "toilet attendent" collecting money even at a restaurant. Paying in these situation for going to the restroom is IMHO not okay. The only situation where I am paying for the restroom is when I have long trips by car or by train (interestingly you don't pay at airports). That happens rarely, so it is not a big problem for me.
The lack of digitization, however, is a big issue in Germany. This is particularly annoying in combination with the German addiction to regulate everything. Immigrants will suffer more because they have to deal more with public offices. I hope this will be resolved when the non-digital native decision makers leave their positions. Sadly this will take another 10 to 15 years.
They do not have good data protection. It is not like in the States where there is little protection and people do not care. Identity theft is very low in Germany. Therefor there is still a lot done by paper. This is also the reason why cash money is still so popular. Privacy has a different meaning in Germany.
German here. Toilets. There are many restaurants where the use of toilets is free. I agree that when I have to pay for the toilet then I expect them to be clean. No flower smell (it usually is artificial/chemical and just covers the bad smell). No smell at all is best.
What I don´t understand: Some people complain about 50ct for the toilet, but are fine with paying $20 or more as some kind of "forced" tip.
Let´s turn your story around: If I go to the US ... refuse to pay the tip ... and get an angry feedback .... then I call it: expectable. Different culture = different habits. Adjust to them or you are the odd one out. Everywhere in the world.
Wow. I´ve just learned that "everything is censored" in the US. Is it really the case? How does this fit to the "land of free"?
Nudity is censored? The most basic nature is censored? What? Why?
How i can surviiiiiiiiiiiive in this country my heart hurt every day I’m tremendously Homesick😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥 i don’t want to go back to the states after one month here & everyone will see me as a looser but its rough
I won’t lie Germany is not an easy place to acclimate to and while that’s the case when you find your niche, your friends start to learn the language and people a bit more it gets better I promise
Austria is very similar to Germany. But we are more relaxed.😁
When I lived in Austria I felt the same! lol
5:45 Welcome to the free world!
In the USA you cannot see a female in television but extreme violence is not a problem. In Germany things are changing, too. In 1977 I watched the TV series "Tatort" and the breasts and bush of the main actress Nastasaja Kinski could be seen. She was only 15 during that time. This is unthinkable today.
I love all your videos so thank you so much for posting.
I was curious how good your German is now? I may be moving to Germany in the near future, and while I plan to start studying now, atm I am A0.
I am super intimidated to start as German grammar is notoriously difficult.
I know you've made a video about learning German in the past, but I'd love an update if you find the time.
Old school? Also society-wise? Because I think we have higher social standards than the US will probably ever have. And yes ... 10pm ... I mean it has to do with living peacefully with one another and showing consideration. Never in my life I saw people expecting you to pay in a restaurant. Never ever happened to me in all the decades. It obviously happened to you but be assured that it's not typical for Germany. Well, I think you have a point there when it comes to bureaucracy and paperwork but let's talk about how Russia influences your presidential election by hacking your systems. So there are pros and cons I guess. Censorship in the US ... we are not prim and we tend to be very honest and direct whilst in the US people beat around the bush smiling to your face and talk bs behind your back. I don't want to generalize but overall this definitely is a difference in culture. In case I came across rude I wanna mention that I defended my home country, haha. Not guilty until proven guilty. öÖ
I remember free public toilets in the 70s and 80s. I think they closed them because too many dead drug addicts were found there.
I never paid for public toilets - even on the Autobahn. But you have to know which are from a private company who wants to make money and which are seen as free service.
Germany is known for horrible bureaucracy in all of Europe...I think they like keeping it that way.
I wonder why though 🧐 like why not upgrade ?
I think it is a bit riduculous that you censor everything in the US because outside you hear people swearing at each other all the time. So it apparently doesn't have any positive effect that you grow up with censoring so many things 😜
I agree to the nasty toilets - altghough the ones you pay for (on highway service stations for example) I experienced to be very clean.
The paperwork thing is also changing - thank God - it was about time!
Yeah I agree, it’s a bit strange to over censor but the world outside is very much giving everything media is trying to hide 😵💫 I think this rule must date back some because it doesn’t make too much sense to me
was ist denn mit Eurer Hochzeit los. Seid Ihr inzwischen wieder getrennt?
Hi, I don't think she speaks German.
@@Here-123 gehe davon aus, das Zoie auch deutsch kann, es gab so lang Vorbereitungen und dann hat man nichts mehr gehört
Hey, ja ich kann Deutsch sprechen ;) Die Hochzeit läuft noch und meine Verlobte und ich sind immer noch happy zusammen 🤎
There are some very simple explanations for all your culture shocks. You"ve been living here for a few years and you must know them, which leads me to believe your video is a bit clickbait-y.
Re: paying to use the bathroom. You obviously havent seen how nasty toilets where you dont pay can be! 😂 you pay 1 euro or whatever so you can have toilet paper, soap, drying paper and also that there is somebody regularly cleaning it (I think they're supposed to clean it every 2 hours or so). That cleaning crew is paid from these fees. Same with restaurant toilets: that manager you talked to doesnt pay his cleaning person out of restaurant money. She/he are paid from the coins customers leave on the tray. Here I agree that it doesnt make any sense if you're a customer, but it's the manager's fault not hers.
Re: old-fashioned paperwork. It's got nothing to do with Zeitgeist, but with data protection. It's annoying and slow, but you cant have both at the moment.
Re: censorship or lack of on TV. I thought you said Germany is old-fashioned? 😅 the reason for that is that they're not as prude as other nationalities and dont see the human body as something to be ashamed of.
Re: vacation days. You forgot to mention the sick days that one can take in a year in addition to those 30. Standard is actually 20, by law, I mean. But many companies offer 30. Not startups in Berlin though, where the 'standard' would be 25 if not less.
Re: not being able to get fired. You mean legally. Again in Berlin, in those startups here, where many expats work, that is not the case. They will fire you, many people dont fight back as they dont know any better. You can sue them and get money for wrongful termination, but what foreigner will do that?!
I would disagree on this video as clickbait-y because my subscribers are always asking for more Germany content as they have no idea what it's like living here. In addition, they prefer more German culture shocks, Germany info videos to my vlogs because some of them even want to move here but want the full picture. I am giving my viewers what they want which is insight. So would highly disagree with your statement.