German CULTURE SHOCKS as an American Exchange Student!
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- čas přidán 18. 11. 2019
- I’ve been studying abroad in Germany for 100 days now! My experiences here have been so amazing, and I wanted to make this video for people interested in the differences in German culture compared to the US. I hope the tone does not come across as complaining, because I truly love German culture and all of its unique aspects. My camera kept dying, so I apologize for the video cuts!
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American: *puts german in the title*
Germans: "Moin Servus Moin!"
Servus Grüzi und Hallo. Wobei sich das dann auch auf Österreich und Schweiz ausweiten würde.
Einfach nein
Moin servus Moin so reden vielleicht kleine Kinder aber kein Erwachsener
@@1312_Dkein Gurkenfreund hmm?
@@s1lky1337 jaaaaaaaaa
When you are in bigger Cities noones gonna say hi but if you life in a small village you greet everyone
Mostly because you know everyone.
@@HappyBeezerStudios It's really because everyone is German. Diversity destroys solidarity, sense of community and pretty much everything. Chances are this girl went to a big city (=diverse) and that destroys social cohesion. Everyone feels distant.
@@cbltrains1368 nope, diversity definitely does not destroy solidarity.
It's the mindset of people that destroys it.
Can't confirm. I live in a small village and everyone is minding their own business. The only sense of community exists among friends, similar to the city.
I live in a small village, everybody says hello.
If someone wouldn't greet me, I'd have concerns.
we also have a montana in germany but he is always in casino
😅
HAHA OMG
lmfaoooo
lolll monteeeee
in germany we say: an der Stelle freu ich mich für Memmet digga!
Bin ich die einzige gewesen, die nicht wusste, dass die Ampeln in Amerika dieses gelbe nicht haben??
Es gibt schon ein gelbes Licht bei den Amis aber es geht nur an wenn die Ampel von Grün auf Rot geht.
In Australien auch nicht:)
Ja
ja
Ich wusste es auch nicht, und ich bin auch ein Arianator !!
I love how these videos are directed towards Americans, but it feels like I'm the only American watching haha
hahah very true!
Nah, she asked people to correct her if necessary... Produced a lot of comments from germans. I mean, i don't have the viewer statistics (would be interesting though), but i think the ratio of german:american:others is higher for american watchers than for the american commenters.
Helooouu I was an exchange student in Amerika from Austria😂
So true!
I guess it's always interesting and funny to know how your own culture is perceived by other foreign cultures.
How manny germans does it take to change a ligtbulb?
One we are efficient and do not have humor
@daAnder71 Also who still has lightbulbs? It's all LED.
@@TremereTT Bulb socket types are standardized, see DIN 40400 for reference.
@@spitefulwar In my house I have 4 light bulbs because we have two kitchens one in the fridge and one in the oven of each kitchen.
The whole rest of the illumination is done by room lights that are led arrays or LED spots.
If you go to shop a room light today they are mostly LED arrays without any sockets. roomlights with standardized sockets for light bulbs are rare.
How dare you
@daAnder71 you must be fun at parties
You: shocked that German girls have a middle part
Me: wondering if US girls only consist of head and legs
🤣🤣Same!! i was sooo confused!
I also didn‘t understand this: what does it mean that German girls have a „middle part“??
She means the hair is parted in the middle of the head not slightly to the side.
😂😂😂😂
underrated comment!
"On Sundays everything is closed"
> Sad Pennymarkt auf der Reeperbahn noises.
😂😂😂
Actually it used to be that way in the US as well up-intl about the mid 70's, no gas stations or stores were open on Sunday. Also nearly everything was cash, very few people had credit cards, also many places only took cash, also debit cards were maybe 30 years in the future.
Und das ist auch gut so!
Die eins die drei und die sechs
Sad Ullrich noises
When she forgot that you can buy beer 5 years earlier...
I'am german and in german you can drink legaly alcohol with 16 but you can by it legaly with 18😉
@@izzememario2697 Nope, it's legal ro buy beer and whine even with 16.
@@izzememario2697 as an german you should know that. :D
@@izzememario2697 wrong information dude :D
@@izzememario2697 Sag ma hackts bei dir
The yellow light at the traffic lights have nothing to do with manual cars.
@@Holdy1991 There is also a yellow phase from red to green but way shorter. If they would not do that we would safe a huuge amount of energy ...
re4lize no there isn‘t
@@hughjass5034 there is.
@@hughjass5034 In Germany there is. It can go from red to yellow to green again.
Red - Yellow - Green ... Green - Yellow - Red. That’s it.
Das mit dem Fremden begrüßen: Ich glaub die junge Dame hier war noch nie in einem Dorf😂
Ja, da sagt man dann aber ja auch nur Moin, Servus oder wo man halt ist. Man tut aber ja nicht so, als würde man sich seit 20 Jahren kennen
Marcel X also ich weiß nicht in welchem Dorf du dann lebst, aber bei mir aufm Dorf is des schon so🤷🏽♀️
@@Yara-nb8so Ja, aber die Leute kennst du ja XD In einem Dorf würde bei nem fremden erstmal eine Telefonkette gestartet wer das ist und ob irgendjemand schon etwas weiß XD
@@marcelwhatever5638 ganz genau! 😂😂😂
Ich grüße in meinem Dorf einfach konsequent jeden, egal ob ich sie kenne oder nicht. Sie könnten ja MICH kennen!
Americans over there eating like they have free health care
Sofia schn 😂😂 Land of greedy and greasy here....just gotta find the right place....
@C J Japan has a 3% rate but the food is so good I don't get it at all
😂
@@bernges7228 the portions are much much smaller.
@@735337707 true it's more expensive per calorie
The things you find weird in Germany are basically pretty standard in the entire Europe.
But in so many countries on Sunday the mall or something like that is open
In Antwerp some stores are open on a sunday, but only once a month, it's a special 'sale sunday'.
johan bauwens it’s also like that in bigger German cities but generally they are closed
That’s what she said though
Venlo is open every sunday for example which means there is a whole german invasion on sundays.
German is in the title
Every German: *ZUGRIFF*
S T Ö N K E
Halts Maul du KUGELFISCH!
Rein da bam bam zack zack yippie
@@e.l.b6435 rein in die olga
Launchpad_xVenom würde knallen
You: “people don’t really talk to strangers here”
Me with anxiety:😃
„German“ in the Titel every German:
„Diese Kommentarsektion ist nun Teil der Bundesrepublik. Bitte zahlen sie die Steuern pünktlich.“
Juzusa Helbig 😂
Juzusa Helbig und wer Schweizer Bank Konten hat darf nicht kommentieren nicht auch noch Steuerhinterziehungen
Kommentarsteuern werden eingeführt. 5%
🇩🇪 Damn, Was?? I've got some German in my titles and Germans haven't conquered that territory yet...
@@BrianTorrs Thanks for saying that, we will send in the Bundeswehr soon.
Oh, to be an Austausch Schueler! I remember my year abroad in Germany. This one time I tried to ask a friend for an eraser in class. I didn't remember the whole word for eraser so I just asked for a Gummi, not a Radiergummi. I suggest you don't do that.
same with Britain/US rubber
Oh no, you have not really asked that? :D
@@Rocky712_ i did. They didn't immediately understand what I meant too. It took us a minute to get to the bottom of my confusion.
Henry Yandun 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@hjyandun I hope you both had at least something to laught about in the end.
Just for others: Asking for a "gummi" means asking for a condom.
5:37 in Germany we say: DATENSCHUTZ
musti is life We say: DATENSCHUTZ GRUNDVERORDNUNG 😂
Ja echt haha
DSGVO we say. And you better never mention it when talking with entrepreneurs.
Datenschutz translates to Data-protection
Sonst:ANZEIGE
I am actually more shocked that the US doesn’t have yellow in their traffic lights
J Mar Wrong! We do have yellow in our traffic signs.
Um we do 🤨
Kimtaehyungstoenails N well, I’m just basing off what she said. Go tell her she doesn’t know traffic lights in her own country.
@@janninmarie8385 it goes from green, yellow, to red when its signaling to stop but after red it turns straight back to green for go. So unlike in Germany(I'm guessing based on what i understood) it goes both green,yellow,red THEN red, yellow, green.
while in the US its green,yellow,red THEN red,green.
Essie Salander Oh now I understand lol. Thanks
As a German girl living in the US I really miss these things 😂
Komm zurück. :)
@@weninteressierts1769 I feel bad for those who move here... I mean it's great if they're making 6 figures or more then I understand. Most don't. Economically, the US isn't so good. I know several Germans who got married and moved here... some met because of Military service.
Others just came here, found someone and got married.
And there's a few that decided Germany was where they wanted to be and moved there instead.
I liked Germany, they have their economic problems, but there's are nothing compared to ours in the US. Most people deal with it by over eating, abusing drugs or alcohol, blowing their money and/or time on cheap entertainment (I don't really get sports... okay a game your niece is playing in can be fun... people you don't know nor ever will meet... I can only watch balls being put down one end of court to another so much, like races).
I wish I was more easily entertained.
@C J tf do you mean? You obviously never went to Africa, which is a whole ass continent, btw.
@C J if you were aware of it, why the fuck are you generalising an entire continent that is so incredibly diverse?
@@jmitterii2I love going on vacation to my cousin in the US but I can’t imagine living there
As a German person I think it's weird your friend randomly said that they didn't like your pants😂
maybe the jeans were just really ugly :D
Me too.
I don't think that's honest, it's just rude xD
I would tell them if they ask ...
@@anja6983 Me too but not just like that. Because the way she tells the situation it sounds like he just said that without her asking
You are probably a snowflake. It is totally normal to tell people that they look shit when they look shit.
But I know that this is already too offensive for younger generations.
Having a stranger start a conversation on public transport sounds absolutely horrific hahaha. The only acceptable thing to say is “ tschuldigung, ich muss hier raus” when you are sitting on the window seat and are blocked in by another person and have to get off. Even then it’s very important to strictly avoid eye contact and try to make your desire to leave very visible before you talk, by, for example, shuffling with your bag.
I thought i was the only person who.. like lifts their bag veeery heavily while shuffling it to singnalise the other person i want to go, lol.
I feel attacked
Lorenz Koch :D That’s perfectly described. Even the part with the bag is exactly how I do it. It’s like giving the other person the chance to notice what I am up to. In that case i probably have to say nothing but Thank you to get out :)
its actually so crazy how we avoid conversations with strangers in public transportation. never thought about this but its so true. When i was visiting LA and i was taking the bus from LAX to another district in the city, people were enthusiastically talking with me what made me feel kinda awkward
and then pressing the stop button (if possible right infront of the other person) even though someone already did to show the other person that you want to get out
gosh so many germans in this comment section am i the only american here?
Spaß lololol
They had us the first half, not gonna lie
Hahahahahahha
lustig
ich bin amerikanisch aber ich spreche deutsch
Ich bin Deutsch, spreche Deutsch, schreibe Deutsch und setze deutsche Kommas.
XDXDXD
NEIN
To the Coffee thing: in Germany we have "Kaffee and Kuchen" (pie/cake and Coffee) at about 4pm. Most do it only on sundays tho. Maybe similar to tea time in britain.
Fun fact: "Kaffeeklatsch" (gossip with Coffee) refers to sitting together, gossiping with Kaffee and Kuchen.
❓gossip over coffee
or
gossip with coffee?❓
(,':--))
just like "Fika" in Sweden, I'm norwegian and we do not have a word for it, but it's the same here
...aber bitte mit Sahne 😜
@@ralfburon6179 NEEEIRIEIRIEIEIEIIEIEIEIEIN
But Germans have "Morgens, halb 10 in Deutschland".
Btw: Chuck Norris isst sein Hanuta schon um 9!
I bet 90% of the people here are German.
Seid gegrüßt meine Kameraden.
Seid nicht mit seit verwechselt.
Weltklasse.
@@peterst1925 vielen Dank, junger Mann.
Tanjiro Kamado 👋🏻
Kameraaaaden
Hey kameraden
Why would you need Ice in your drink when the drink is already cooled down in the fridge!? Ice just dilutes the drink, I personally hate Ice in drinks.
Exactly. When I pay 3.60€ for a tall coke I don't want it served in homopathic doses.
Also, ice sometimes makes your teeth hurt, and your body needs to expend extra energy to warm the ice cold dring 'till it's got body temperature. Which is why you should drink warm drinks in Summer.
To keep it cold.
True
tbh I imagine it has to do with the huge size of drinks in america? I wouldnt be able to drink a whole liter of coke before it warms up
Just for people who need it
0:17 brief explanation on how she will explain
0:32 first difference
1:10 second difference(culture shock)
1:47 third culture shock
2:33 another culture shock
3:29 another culture shock
4:05 small difference
4:26 seventh difference
5:19 personality difference
6:32 ninth difference
7:20 interesting difference
But watch all because it's made with her efforts :)
i hate you
Video: about Germany
Germans in the comments: “it’s free real estate
The first real war for our army since Kosovo, yay!
Americans: Too polite to be honest, Germans too honest to be polite
Kevin Blankenburg i feel like americans aren’t polite, they’re just not as direct
Americans are not that polite, they’re just more friendly
Americans are not that polite, they are superficial and its hard to find out, whos really your friend
Surprisingly accurate comment.
@@janeyoutu1309 I think we miss a lot the subtle cues, there are codes that tell you "How are you REALLY"
You can legally drink beer and wine at 16 in Germany ie 2 years before you can drive.
This is the right way round because you got 2 years to get used to alcohol without unduly endangering yourself and others.
And when they have their licence they celebrate with a lot of alkohol!
@@ChristosTsotsoras they usually celebrate by going for a drive and knowing that the legal limit for those who had their license for less then 2 years the legal limit is zero and driving licenses are expensive they do not bother with the alcohol until they are home again.
@@gustavmeyrink_2.0 They set the limit to zero because they drunk. Few years ago it wasn't like that. And some are stupid enough to still do it. I have friends that are first responders.
It’s worth noting though that the brain is still developing often well into your 20s. Drinking (excessively) during this phase is more detrimental to your brain than it is to adults past this development phase. Ultimately it is culture that determines whether these types of rules/regulations work.
In the Netherlands the drinking age went from 16 to 18 because drinking alcohol can damage teenage brains.
Montana: no Ice in Germany
Justin: so nicht min Jung!
Ehrenmann
@@fernandoramostaveira407 🤝
jeder deutsche: mcdonalds ist kacke
auch jeder deutsche: ich habe keine zeit zum kochen
Es gibt ja Gott sei dank noch chinesisches, italienisches Essen und natürlich Döner.
I read german in the title..
EINMARSCH, KAMERADEN!
Leg dich lieber wieder hin...
@@Thomas-wo9ur xD
@@Thomas-wo9ur Das ist mein Spruch mit leg dich wieder hin 😎 das kostet was
JAVOHLL
@@entspannter Not Javohll of german Jawoll 🇩🇪
I would never come up to a friend or someone I know and tell them their jeans are ugly
And im from germany
you are right there. Maybe to a close friend you know for ten years already, but even then probably not.
Me and my friends do that all the time and we want an honest opinion. If I think something doesn‘t look good I tell them to ‚help‘ them. And I want that honesty back.
@@KaliFragi Yeah, but that's when you are asked to give your opinion. You wouldn't just go to someone and tell them that you don't like something about them without context.
I would do that actually... only best Friends tho
If it is a really close friend I definitly would haha.
Having a yellow light has nothing to do with driving manual. You start your car just as fast with manual as with automatic. (maybe even faster, depending on the car and your skills)
Ich verwende Google Übersetzer, um zu sehen, was die Deutschen im Kommentarbereich sagen. Ich weiß eigentlich nicht, wie man Deutsch spricht
Du bist ein Ehrenmann. Love you!!
If you didn't understand what the comment says, then be aware that "Ehrenmann" is similar to the internet's equivalention of "Queen".
Am I the only one who’s more weirded out by the American culture?
My dad would remark we have no real culture in the US.
I told him we do. It's just mostly really dumb.
@uzizoe 9 Health care in the US is so good. Homelessness in US is so great. How do you live with that now?
@@jmitterii2 nah your dads right America has no culture.
Traffic lights actually work a little different in Germany than you though.
Because when the only light you can see is yellow, you know it will turn red in a few moments. BUT if red and yellow light up at the same time the next signal will be green. The system is set up like this to achieve a better flow of traffic. Approaching a traffic light that is yellow and red at the same time for example, you know there is no need to brake cause it will turn green soon.
Thanks 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🇩🇪😎
Germany in the title
Germans: Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Kommentarbereich
Im Germany we sag EHRENMAN to something like that xD aber nicer Spruch
@@toastbeast1103 we SAG ehremann xdddd
It's not called Ehrenmann. It's called Schwachkopf.
@@doenermitallem schnauze
@@mattis6224 Dei Mudder!
I find it so weird that everything is open on Sundays. It is just so weird
I had a culture shock in the States! First lesson I learned... "Hey, how you doing?" Means... Nothing! People look at you quite irritated when you start talking about your feelings instead of just "Fine! You?" Which felt quite odd to me! Same goes with contacts and phone numbers. Very easy to get them in the States, means not you are invited to actually use them! When people say girls in Germany can be bitchy, they have not experienced US girls! To your face.. "Hey honey, so nice to see you!" Behind your back: "Gosh, I hate this bitch!" And yes, we sign with first and last name as well! ;) Have a great time here!
I’m sorry you experienced that, but I’m laughing at how true it is! Thank you so much
@@MontanaShowalter Ohh, please don't get me wrong. I had a blast and lots of dear memories! But since you talked about culture shock.. ;)
Sue Sun I translate “how are you” to “hallo”.
But if Americans want to ask you how you are, they usually ask “how have you been” and more than once if they want to hear more. Perhaps that helps you?
i had the exact same experience in the US 😂
everyone doesn't truly expect an honest answer or any answer ar all. and if you answer it should be "great. and you?" ... which still isn't sn invitation to an actual talk... that was realy wired and took me 2 days to get a hang of it.
@@anikatri Now you get me wondering what "Hello" means! ;)
Wait, a small soda in the american McDonalds is 0.5 liter??
Ja.
Im TV gibt es einen Sender namens "TLC" Die Serie ”Mein Leben mit 300 Kilo“ zeigt, was für fette Portionen es dort eigentlich gibt. :0
Als ich in den USA war gab's im Kino 2 Liter als ein normales Getränk 😂
@@gothicgirl8154 😱
Eine halbe Gallone ist für gewöhnlich der große Becher, das sind ca. 1,89 Liter
Jan Niklas Grebebenstein warum sollte man zu nem big mac oder so fast zwei Liter von irgendeiner Flüssigkeit zu soch nehmen? Das ist doch verrückt
It's so interesting to hear what americans think when they visit germany
I like your video (:
the way they dont teach you stick shift in US is mindblowing
Wer ist auch nur da, weil er „German“ im Titel gesehen hat? 😂
Hi^^
Ich hahaha
Ikke
Hiii
Das is wie bei Erwachsenenfilmchen
America's still figuring out, what the metric system is xD
They even have different gallons compared to GB...
if God wanted you to use the metric system he wouldn't have given you feet!
@@maxpower3206 As a european metric user, I know there is no god. :)
we just don’t use it
UK still learning how to brush their teeth
"Gas is so expensive in Germany"
Maybe we dont have a thousand nations to steal oil from. We dont even have oil in our own country soooo...
Yeah that makes it expensive 🤣
French Bro und nicht zu vergessen, wir haben hochwertigeres Benzin, sprich höhere Oktanzahl
Max Bürger Die octanzahl hat nichts mit der qualität zutun.
QuestyPlay du hast doch Google oder? Schau einfach nach was diese Zahl bedeutet. Dann weißt du auch, warum eine höhere Oktanzahl bessere Qualität des Kraftstoffes bedeutet
Das Benzin ist nur so teuer, weil wir pro Liter 90 Cent an Steuern dem Staat in den Arsch schieben. In Amerika wird man halt nicht so abgezockt wie hier
@@chrkir626 Ja stimmt schon. Wir kaufen das Öl, wenn wir es importieren. Amerika geht nach Nahost, stationiert ein paar Truppen und zapft sich von da das Öl ab. Noch dazu hat man dort eigene Ölreserven, die haben wir nicht. Daher leider auch höhere Steuern 😥
Ayyyyyy a fellow CBYXer! I'm in the YP program right now - glad to see you and your content doing so well!
What I love about german honesty, is that they mean what they say. When they say they like you, they do
nope, it's not this way...
Same
Hahahaha No we don’t. We have so many fake people in Germany it’s crazy.
@@linak2922 dann kennste die falschen
Not always
Who would go up to someone and just say: "I don't like your pants". I think this is not really commen lol
Well if he's a friend of you that a thing that some Germans do, but I'd say it's mostly boys, girls often try to be less direct
And even if that sounds strange, it also reflects the opinion of ppl to what you wear very well so you know bout what they think of you (which is good in my opinion!)
Manchmal
I would do this to someone in a skirt.
id slap that person for such a comment even as a german XD
i would if its my friend
America: Our gas is super cheap
Also America: Let's steal all fossil fuels from the middle east
...and if this gets too expensive, start fracking your own countryside. Your grand children will be very happy about it.
@So Who's the Dummy Now? // Energy independent, yes. But Big Oil makes a lot of dollars worldwide extracting, refining and selling oil from middle east. This explains the strong support of the US government to the radical Islamist regime of Saudi Arabia.
Muc SALTO We would leave if we could...
@So Who's the Dummy Now? // may I be allowed to set a small error straight? It has to be " we pump oil INTO the Gulf of Mexico" (deepwater horizon).
@So Who's the Dummy Now? thank you for a kinda polite answer, but this is a perfect example for whataboutism. Anyway, it is ok when the US pay for the waste-treatment plant as Mexico is paying for Trump´s wall. So everyone has his turn.
"Everyone here lives McD" and everyone greets eachother... She must have been in the german 80s
So, here is the thing: we probably are more direct. But honestly, that stuff about your pants or handwriting is just rude. Like, in my social groups we don't say these kinds of things...
Maybe she misunderstood it, but yeah it is rude
That kind of stuff is always in dependence of what kind of relation u have with someone
It always depends on the age of someone. It is obvious that you do not tell your 51-year-old friend that his/her pants look ugly, but when you are still attending school I think it is pretty normal to say something like this.
My friends tell always tell my how bad my handwriting is and to be honest I have a really bad one. It is no problem for me cause they are friends and I act the same with them is is just meant to be funny and I actually think it is. I live in germany.
@@yannianni7259 If you can't tell a friend that his pants are ugly you are not real friends anyway
i was waiting for the gun thing, but it never was mentioned.
Hahaha, yes culture shock, I was suprised guns are not allowed in germany, people do not get shot in public, that feels so weird, I never had a day in my life when someones is bleeding to death right next to me, I got homesick.
I wonder why the gas in germany is so expensive can they not rape a country and steal it, like we do in the US.
The gas prize has nothing to do with stealing or not. There are just higher taxes. The gun stuff strongly depends on the environment. In Bavarian countryside quite some people have guns for hunting, while this is not the case in New York City. The US are big.
@@user-cp3ju2fz4z Its not allowed to carry a weapon. Owning its different. For hunting and sport yes you can own a gun.
@@ChristosTsotsoras To have gun is not allowed as long as you do not have a licence and not lock everything away and weapons seperated from ammo and you are not allowed to load the gun for transport, it has to be locked and seprated from ammo and you are ONLY allowed to transport your weapons to the spot you hunt or making sport or you will find yourself in Jail for the rest of your life. You have all the time make your purpose of the weapon clear not by words by evidences, every sec. the weapon does exist in your hold.
Even when its not a weapon, when you carry a chainsaw, your not allowed to do so at all, in respect you can poof all the time that this chainsaw has the only purpose to cut wood and you can proof by evidences that you are moving the chainsaw only to cut wood, this is for every object can be missused as a weapon even Nails or a Stick picked up in the forrest you have to proof its porpuse not to be a weapon by yourself.
When you got a weapon illegal you will be swat down and get into jail for the rest of your life.
Also there are very strickt rules for knives and non-leathal weapons, you are not allowed to carry this at all in public and even some knifes you do not better have at all, or you are a criminal.
Every legal weapon has to be registrated and can be identfy to its owner and is controlled to be save locked away.
@@user-cp3ju2fz4z I know that. i just left out the many details.
PS: No you are not geting in jail for the rest of your life for a loaded weapon.
What you said about germans not saying hello to strangers on the street holds true for cities. But if you are in a village it's considered very rude not to say hello to pretty much everyone you meet on the street ^^ I grew up in a very small town and live in a city now. Where I live now I don't say hello but as soon as I'm "back home" I greet everyone because it's normal there.
Thank you for sharing your impressions with us! Very very helpful 😊
My wife and I are often sitting in a cafe for several hours and reading some books. The cafe is just 50 meter away from our home, but just sitting there is so relaxing for us.
Fun fact if your learn to drive automatik in germany , in driving scool your even not alow to drive stick shift, its then driving without a licence and another fun fact that a sentense like "How are you?" is in germany more like real serious qeustion, so you get an really personal answer like "Oh dont ask, my back hurts , my left kidney dont work well, my right knee makes problems too, i think i have cancer" :)
daAnder71 shut up
more like: falsche Zähne, die nicht beißen, Hämorrhoiden, Schmerz beim Scheißen, lahmer Pinsel der nicht steht...- da fragst du Arschloch, wie´s mir geht? ;)
@@peterkoller3761 Oh mann :)
I think you should use Google Translate.
Oder schreib einfach auf Deutsch, dann verstehen dich mehr. Dein Englisch is Scheiße ;D
Es gibt Leute die können mir den Buckel runterrutschen, du gehörst eindeutig dazu :-P
4:10 You can sign with whatever you want. You can draw something.
My signature is Abi in cursive and I usually draw a fish if it’s a school paper
American: "Burp"
German: SCHULZ!!!
*klatscht den Ami der Rülpst ein auf die Stirn* hast net SCHULZ gesagt
@@deathtrooper7760 HAHAHAHAHA
I’ve been studying in Germany for 8 months now and I can’t relate to your experience in every respect.
While Germans mind so much their privacy, (I even find them cold at times), they are crazy about taking pictures! I’ve been many times with German and foreign friends and we asked random people on the street to take a picture of us and in 100% of the cases they expressed pure enthusiasm. They felt as if they were on the picture, not us. However, they mind their privacy so much; this is true. In some instances, they make some questions that make me really laugh. One thing is true of Germans without any exception, from south to north: if you get to be their friend, you are their friend, you remain their friend, and you mean so much to them, and the privacy they mind so much immediately disappears. A few months ago, I knew a girl who was so cold in the first two weeks, but then when she realised our personalities matched, she just opened to me.
I think the point of talking to strangers varies from city to city. Generally, in the bigger cities, you will get few people greeting you. Then if you go to towns and small cities, it’s typical for locals to greet you and talk to you on the bus or train or supermarket or hospital or farmacy or anywhere.
The café culture is moderately popular in Germany. While they love to sitt down and enjoy a coffee with a friend, they don’t do this everyday. With this I would like to say that the café culture is far crazier in some European countries.
Thanks for putting up this video and best of luck on your studies in Germany!
Yes, like go to Italy or croatia, they sit in the cafe like every day and drink their coffee. What I like the most about the cafe's is the bakery stuff, cake, pastries etc. sometimes even omelett etc. - in a Starbucks you can only get like donuts or muffins, everything is meant to be to go.
Hey, I really like your answer, I think it is further more reflected and mindful than the video! Thank you!
Nice text
Hello there, it's not the German not wanting to take a photo of you for you, it's the German not wanting to be in the photo you are taking. I think you missed the point she tried to explain xD
Cold water isn't good for the stomach anyway
LexT this is the Most German comment 😂
coffee addiction it’s true tho. I guess ur uneducated American ass doesn’t believe it tho
@@VorTexow heul mal nicht gleich er hat ihn nur gememet und nicht beleidigt und trink mal mehr Wasser anstatt Cola
@@VorTexow lol i am from Germany
@@kommentarschreiber1611 u d kannst offensicjtlich nicht lesen
Omg I've just found your account and let me tell you - I'm in love hahah! I'm from Germany and honestly it's so interesting to find out about the differences to the US & I think there are so many really small things or personality traits that I didn't even notice Germans have! (Or at least I didn't think it was typical for Germans/Europeans) keep doing ur videos, I love listening to you!💖
Hey, just wanted to tell you that I love your videos. I watched a bunch of them so far and I really enjoy listening to all of your experiences. I'm German and I was also an exchange student until I had to return because of Corona, so I can relate. Keep on doing this stuff it's really informative and you're really charismatic and have a cute personality😊
I love how respectfully you tell about your impressions and experiences. I think many people would hava a pejorative or uncomprehending undertone talking about foreign cultures.
She ist not talking very respectful. She should have had a cultural training on Germany before coming here. IT IS FUCKING OBVIOUS that there aremany cultural differences between many countries.
Cultural theories e.g. are not completely true but give a great hint about cultures e.g Klischees have some truth in theirselfes but must not be true for every individual in a society!
Some theories and models on culture are: Hofstedes Cultural Dimensions, Cultural Onion, Americans as a Peach: soft on outside but hard on the inside, and Germany as a Coconut, hard on the outside but soft inthe inside. Etc. Etc. Etc.
When you are in a village in Germany you HAVE to say hello or good morning to a person when you see someone. But when you are in town there are too many people yk..
In my village we all have a key to each other’s houses and we all go on vacation at the same time because there is only 9 family’s and to go to school we take turns waking the other kids up so the adults can sleeping and every Sunday we go out and play with each other from when we wake up until dinner, but when I lived in my town there was 13 thousands people and I didn’t even know anyone.
@@idkwhattoputhere8575 wow that's interesting
Thank you for having the courage to make these videos . People who are kind and respectful will appreciate your work . I hope one day to visit the beautiful Alemania. . Here in the states , I have had nothing but wonderful experiences with Germans who live here now or are visiting . Anything we can do as Humans to bring our cultures together is a great work .
Keep up the good work .
You're SO right about the middle parts thing I've been here for two months and didn't realize. Also being in a room where everyone's Kurzname ends with i was surprising to me when I realized for the first time
For a "case of emergency": on sundays gasstations are open and they have a small amount of grocery goods. Many Germans use this possibility.
I hope your German gets better. Knowing the language will "open up doors". Have a nice time!
gerda hessel yes omg! we went to a gas station to buy milk once :) und ich hoffe es auch💓
You can also go to train stations, shops there usually are open on sundays as well
@@caccioman But only in bigger citys :D
@Hauke Holst It's super expensive in Germany! I noticed when travelling around other countries are WAAAAY cheaper on gasstations, like in Czech you pay like 10-15% more than in the regular store, in Germany it's like 100% more than in a regular store.. 0,5 l water costs like 1,50 €
@@MontanaShowalter Here you see an American girl who can, and who did change to a °middle part° >>> czcams.com/video/FSDzuz7aFL8/video.html with °middle part° on 2021-08-28
czcams.com/video/V8j7B_BfpJA/video.html the same girl without °middle part° on 2021-05-07
Ich habe es Gefühl, dass die Maßeinheit, die wir hier nutzen, irgendwie mehr system haben, oder irre ich mich? Also z.b. das mit DIN A4 ist das doppelte von DIN A5 und auch dass 1kg Wasser gleich 1L sind. Gibt es in Amerika denn noch eine kleinere Maßeinheit als galleonen?
Jop. fl.Oz. "Fluid Ounce" = "Flüssigkeitunzen". Die genaue Umrechnung kenn ich nicht. Eine Gallone ist ca 4 oder 5 Liter glaub ich
Manchmal steht auf ner Cola Dose beispielsweise 8 oder 16 fl.oz
Nein du irrst dich nicht haha
Ja obwohl das nicht mit jeder Flüssigkeit funktioniert 😅
Ja - die Masseinheiten sind gewöhnungsbedürftig, aber absolute brauchbar: 1/4 gallon is ein QUART, und entspricht etwa 1 Liter, die Hälfte ist ein PINT (Aussprache Peijnt) - rund ein ½ liter, und ein CUP (Tasse) ist die Hälfte des Pints, also ca 250 ml. Ausserdem sagt man "a pint's a pound, the world around", da ein PINT Bier oder Wasser ein POUND (454 g) wiegt...
It's so interesting to hear your thoughts on germany!
I like it that the Americans are so friendly to strangers. In my US vacations the people was so nice to me and speak with me. I tried a lot of to bring something of this culture to Germany. But the most Germans look confused when you do that. -.-
The kindness in the US isnt real i hope you know that. US people got no own culture😂. Their culture is stolen from Europe mixed up with south and west america
@@ernstzorn5619 It’s not stealing when your descendants brought their culture with them.
I‘m German living in New Zealand and I really enjoy the friendliness of the people too. Even just wishing people a good day, looking into peoples eyes, smiling at people you don’t know, saying thank you to the bus driver etc. It can really make my day if I‘m having a bad day. I also find people will be more likely help you. In Germany One time I was 15 years old, going home late at night by bus and my friend took my wallet in accident. I didn’t have any money and also didn’t have my student bus ticket. It was probably around 9 at night and pitch black because it was winter. The bus driver wouldn’t take me even though I had a photo of my ticket on my phone, nobody on the fully packed bus helped me or paid the 1,20€ for me. Instead the bus driver kicked me out of the bus and i had to walk for 45 minutes through the empty neighborhood so I could take the train home instead (they don’t check the train that often). it was freezing and cold and my phone died so I couldn’t call my mum. That wouldn’t have happened in nz. Also one time me and my friend were being screamed at by a crazy man on the train when we were 10 years old and nobody helped us. I know not every German is like that but at least in Hamburg it often feels like everyone is sticking to their own business and you have to take care of yourself. That means young people are very independent from a young age which is beneficial, but it also means often you really have to actively ask for help otherwise people will turn their eyes away.
@@ernstzorn5619 no culture? The arrogance, it might not be centuries old but it still has it's own culture. Every culture steal culture from everyone else. When you come from such an unfriendly place, all friendliness seems fake.
1. Gas stations and pharmacies are open on sundays, also you have open sunday events, shops will be open before christmas, eastern or another time they can make significant more money.
2. Starbucks is not a real cafe. You have a whole cafe culture in europe ans everybody has his type. From brasserie culture in vienna to cafe cukture in paris or cafe culture on the balkans.
Uhm... i don't know where you are living, but in my city pharmacies are closed in sunday and there is only one pharmacy, which has an "Apothekennotdienst" - the pharmacy which has open in sunday changes every week...
Before christmas and easter everything ist closed on sunday as well😅
So we have a starbucks store which has tables and seats, so i'd call it cafe🤔 like a cafe is a place where you can sit and drink something..
@@hannahb.4287 So a pharmacy is open in your area. That is called Apothekennotdienst. You have the opportunity to go there and get your stuff.
Most shops like supermarkets are open till 12:00 on christmas and there are even some which work till 14:00 or even 16:00.
I did not say that they are open on christmas sunday. I said they are open on sunday and before. The only holiday where all is closed is eastern, but gas stations and pharmacies are open (apothekennotdienst)
I wrote european cafe culture. That fo not relate to everyone but it is commonly available. Only because you call it a cafe it is not one in relation to european cafe culture and it cannot be because it follows US standards. Tell a person from Vienna with its Brasserie something, Italians with their little cafes there you stay and drink fast your cafe, Parisian whose sitting 2h in there or someone from the Balkans who is literally living in the cafe that a starbucks is a cafe and he will laugh at you.
For me a cafe is a place there you drink, maybe eat, met new people, yell, laugh, love or plan a revolution. For you it is a soulless place like starbucks.
I am from the Rhine-Main area with a normal population size.
Lol not every girl in Germany has a middle part😂
But many have. I see them a lot... Especially younger girls at the age of 13-16 (including my sister and all of her friends)
Baby&Johnny you can’t generalize an age groups hairstyles 😂 I haven’t seen a middle part for a long time here haha
But I'm a teacher in a German school and I see them every day... 😅
Baby&Johnny well you are a teacher in one school but one school doesn’t define a whole country right?
@@yeontansleftpaw2018did I say that? No! omg what a discussion...
In fact, the amber light has a different function. Driving over a red light is an administrative offence. If the traffic light would jump from green to red immediately, it is not possible to brake in time. Furthermore, the yellow traffic light indicates whether the traffic light is currently changing to red or green, even if you have not seen the situation before. This is because the switching from red to green looks different than the switching from green to red:
Red -> Red&Yellow -> Green
Green -> Yellow -> Red
Picture driving around a corner and you see that red and yellow light up at the same time, you know don't have to brake, because the traffic light turns green soon.
I really like you’re sincerity and the really open view you have. It is a joy to get to know you through these videos. Though I’m Dutch and I think you’d have more or less the same experience here.
The changing of the traffic lights has nothing to do with the car its just for orientation. It wents from green to yellow and then red, and then from red to red+yellow and then green. Imagine a traffic light in a place where you cant see it from a larger distance, because compared to Amerika most streets, even in big cities, are curved insted of just straight. So you know when the light is just yellow you need to stop or when its red+yellow you can just drive because it will turne green in just second.
Dear Montana. I'm glad you are visiting Germany.
I would lile to address some of your cultural experiences.
the gas prize in Germany is much higher because there are no natural oil recourses in Germany.
regarding the personal signature, this seems a bit unusual. it is up to everyones personal preference and it seems coincidentally.
yes we germans are a bit cold. and it is very dependent where you are. but if you are polite there should not be a problem with starting a conversation. But i must say: even as a native german, living in Hamburg, i was so shocked how self centred and unhappy people looked in public transportation there.... i couldn't convince myself to start a conversation with them.
i truly hope you enjoy your stay. i don't think you explained something wrong. it comes down to "what is normal for you" and "what is normal for others". It depends on your experience, your education, your history. I'm glad that you are open to new things and have a great experience.
my most beloved "joke" about germans:
How many germans do you need to change a light bulb? One! We are efficient and have no humor.
Thank you!! I liked that joke :)
Well, actually German oil refineries pay the same for gasoline as the US - it's a world market, you know? The difference is that gasoline is heavily taxed in Europe in general. The idea is to make you use public transportation - something that doesn't exist in the US outside of large cities. The price increase came after the first oil crisis in the 70s when multiple governments decided to become less dependent on oil - one result of this is that European cars use less gas/mile than their US counterparts.
Given how tighly packed most of Europe is (imagine scooping up all US citizens and dropping them into Texas) it makes sense to lower the amount of cars. We just cannot afford all those roads and big parking lots that are common in the US. Rush hour in any major city is as crazy as it is in the US. And that is with thousands of commuters arriving by train. Without those trains ...
The reason we pay more for gasoline is because of crazy greens and leftists driving up taxes and regulations.
@@haraldschuster3067 the idea is to get money for the state's budget.
@@kukuc96 - That's right, of course. Just take sales tax from 0 to like 7% in the US vs our 19% VAT (7% on food). On the other hand the cost is weirdly split. Some items like meat are cheaper in the US (the better quality stlye) but other things are WAY more expensive. So you'd have to do the standardized shopping basket to assess living costs in US vs Germany including rent, home ownership, gasoline, etc.
My general assessment would be: If you have a normal to medium income, you'd be better off in Europe, as medical insurance and college/university fees are high compared to your income. If you are in a higher income bracket, these costs do not have quite the impact and thus the reduced tax will benefit you more. So the US is a nice place to live for rich people, Europe is a nice place to live for average and poor people.
loved the video! i think you are really perceptive and curious about german culture that's so great
I am german and when I was in Canada, where every store has open on sundays, there was one store that was closed on Sunday and my teacher said : “you have to go there on Saturday because the store is closed on Sunday. so weard why would you close on a Sunday.” And I thought that it is usual in Germany and wondered why you would open your store on sundays
We do smile and talk to people, but especially in big cities it’s usually just smiling bc it’s just so many people
big cities... lol, compare Berlin to NYC, then you know what a big city looks like... I'd accept "full cities", you can't tell an American what big means, they know already.
grimm auld fuck off
Germans don't like city life. Even Berlin is just a big town.
They love having a house, driving on the Autobahn, and Trees. Tree's are the best ;D
True. I think it really depends on where you live. I think that she kind of generalized her bad luck of not meeting many open and friendly people. I think you can’t generalize people’s behavior that much. It might be true that we don’t shake hands with every single person we meet but we aren’t as cold as she said haha
Luna Olivia You can never generalise. But indeed I think we Germans are less open than other cultures. It’s not like we never talk to other people. But it probably happens less. For my part I am not rude but I don’t really like to talk to strangers or being approached by someone I don’t know.
someone just randomly told you they didn’t like your jeans? that’s super rude,, i can assure you us other germans don’t do that omg
The middle part looks really good on you ☺️💕
You observed a lot of things that I wouldn't have thought of, thanks for sharing!
I wouldn't even say Germans were rude but they just aren't superficial
Germans are super rude! And I know that. I am one :D
@@TheSweety200 Only because you are, doesn't mean everyone is.
@@TheSweety200 Germans are rude, not all are rude. Im fron Germany.
Samy Eucliffe You‘ve never met an Austrian then. ;-)
@@TheSweety200 "Du Fickschitzel!" -New Kidz ;)
Sehr sympathisch. Tolles Video. Ich hoffe, dein Kanal wird weiter wachsen. 👍
I really enjoy watching your videos😌
Thank you so much for sharing!
Well, in Germany we have a saying: „Das Kind beim Namen nennen.“ (Call the kid by the name) and it means like being direct and not talking around a thing, and that is a common thing here in Germany so don't be scared of the honesty...
in France it's "appeler un chat un chat" = call a cat a cat.
I’d never tell you that I didn’t like your jeans only if you asked me how they look 😅
I think that we’re more direct than Americans - we just leave a lot of set phrases out if we don’t really mean them, if you get what I’m trying to say 😅 but I also think that your friend is particularly blunt if he tells you that without you asking.
Manual cars dont shut off when you stand still. The yellow light is there to basically make you ready to drive (when it's both the red and the yellow light) or to signify that you should slow down because the light is about to go red (when it's just yellow)
The sunday closure is very useful for chilling and resting
Agree. Same here in France... where do you live?
The lights don't go yellow and then green, it's first red, then red and yellow together, that means you still have to stop but should get prepared to drive, then green.
Also in Germany it is standard to sign with first and last name.
German culture is all about respect, so without something meaningful to say there is no reason to talk to others and bother them.
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Now that you said that about the lights, I noticed I was wrong! Thanks for pointing that out :)
@@MontanaShowalter And the other way around it is like Green, than yellow, than red. Because while it is green you could drive. When it gets yellow, you also could drive through, but know, that in a few seconds, the light would get red.
So, actuelly, the yellow light is a warning. You are only llowed to cross on yello, if stopping is not secure. Like if you are already too close. So, you should stop, but it i not fined by the police if you don't.
In many situations, especially when signing debit or credit cards or large contracs and so on, it is neccessary to sign with first and last name.
The Stonegate Roadrunner that System was implemented to help colourblind drivers I think
@@kathleenochs208 I don't think so. It is rhe result of a distinct legal concept, that introduced additional meaning to traffic light combinations vs. the single lights.
Color blind people can still understand the lights by their position even without seeing the colors.
6:50 In the countryside we do this too. You nod and smile at the other person by passing by.
I dont want to talk to strangers. I dont want to waste my time and energy on smalltalk.
If I had to talk to strangers on public transportation I wouldn't use it as well.
as a german student currently living in the US, your videos are super interesting and extremely relatable ☺
got great respect for you doing this whole abroad thing. for me as an european it's very interesting to hear what you think of our culture and what seems strange or different to you.
would love to see more videos like this one. you doing really good.
What does Starbucks have to do with coffee …. exactly nothing
I don't think the yellow terrific lights are supposed to be there to start up your car, it's therefore that you can either break. Also if it'll be red only yellow will light up and if it'll turn green it's red and yellow. Btw manual shifting so way more fun!
:) It was a very interesting insight into cultural differences, thank you! Actually, cinemas and many recreation facilities (swimming pool, gyms, bowling, trampolin park, exit the room,...) are open on Sundays :) And many people love to hike on a Sunday. Greetings from Munich!