I'm glad you guys are enjoying this video! Your positive feedback and reactions in the comments are also a great example for what I said about positivity/being happy for others/hospitality/enthusiasm in the video, by the way! 😊

As an American who is pretty used to having her country insulted by pretty much everyone, this was a real breath of fresh air. The US isn't perfect, and we have a lot to improve on, but it's my home and I love it here ❤

I bet that the friendliness you experience with Americans is in part a reflection of what they see in you.

I came to America sixty years ago and never left! Became a citizen, was drafted, educated myself, got a good job for 45 years, and am now retired. I've visited Germany many times but do not want to live there! I'm glad you are here too. You are a great asset for US!

American expats: "I left America because it sucks. Here's why." Immigrants: "I came to America because it's awesome. Here's why." You're lovely, miss Feli. We're happy to have you as a citizen and a friend!

It’s funny when I lived in Germany, I loved how Germans minded their own business, and were more reserved, it was an introverts dream. Lol .

Swedish woman in the US for more than 30 years, and I agree completely!!! Especially with not judging and letting people be who they are. love it!

People are friendly to you because you greet them with that beautiful smile.

Extremely refreshing to listen to you talk about America in a positive way. As a born a raised American, to hear what you have to say about our country, yes that’s you too it’s amazing. Theses times are becoming more troublesome. A breath of fresh air to hear folks speak positively about our home. ❤️

I do not speak for all Americans but I am glad you are here! You are a ray of sunshine!

I am an American of German heritage. I have lived in Germany. The comparison is accurate. Your English is great. No one would know that you are German. We are lucky to have you here.

It’s refreshing hearing someone discuss positive things about USA 🇺🇸. As an American, it’s appreciated.

I think that we as Americans hit the lottery when we have wonderful people like yourself move to our country!

Nothing warms my heart like a foreigner actually having nice things to say about the U.S.A. Edit: i hate how a positive, hardly offensive comment has turned into a bloodbath of overly political imbeciles arguing over a span of 100 plus comments. Thanks, KZfaq comment section!

I was born in New Zealand 🇳🇿 and LOVE this country for almost all the same reasons you love the USA. Best place on earth!

As a German I 100% agree to Feli´s Top 10. This is exactly how I see the advantages of the US. When I come to the US and have passed the immigration I almost feel like home.

It is interesting to see ourselves through someone's eyes who come from another country. Makes me appreciate this country more.

“Mind your own business, in a positive way.” That is a truly brilliant way to put it!!!

Thank you for your kind words about the USA. I’m sure Germany is a terrific place as well; it must be since you are from there. You are a great ambassador for Germany.

Kind of refreshing to see a video of positive things about the US instead of “10 things the rest of the world hates about America.”

Seeing a native German person with the American accent and smile, it is something unique.

I moved to the US from Australia and agree with everything you said. Americans are much friendlier to strangers and are happy to strike up a conversation with somebody they don't know. If you started talking to an Australian in an elevator they'd assume you were insane and would try to get out at the next floor!

We won the lottery when you got your green card.

I'm originally from Canada and I love the USA .... sadly Americans often don't realize how great their country is ..

Thank you for the kind words for our country! America is going through some very difficult times right now. People were not so divided not long ago. Hopefully this will change. Thanks for your positivity about us! You are an asset to our country. I love your videos!

I love ur thinking 🥺I'm Japanese but i love America too 🥺

Something nice and cheerful to hear besides Coronavirus 24\7 😀

Great video, I agree with everything you're saying. Here are a few more things I loved about living in the U.S. - Making a big deal out of things: graduation for example. Senior class activities, pranks, day off, prom, - who cares in Europe if you finish school? - Variety in clothes sizes: I'm short, so I appreciate "Ankle length", or shoes come in narrow, regular and wide - Sense of community. Due to a lack in healthcare, people help each other out and will raise money for their neighbor who requires chemo therapy, they will invite the kids over so Mom can rest,... - Jobs: it's more about your personality and attitude than diplomas. You can literally be / become anything!

Very interesting! My daughter is now living in Germany, teaching English and married to a German, and although she loves it there, she has pointed out some of these things, in reverse! She is a very open and friendly person, so the general 'reserve and directness' of most Germans she meets has been a difficulty for her and she's had to 'toughen up' and try to accept it, even though she understands it is just a cultural difference of how we are raised. - Thank you for your insightful videos, and Happy New Year to you ~ Susan

I am really glad you enjoy living in the USA. Also I am really glad you are open in experiencing it rather than talk down on it. I see so many comments and interviews of Europeans talking crap on the US and Americans in general.

That’s the truly great thing about America it’s a country where anyone can become an American. Not everyone can become Japanese, or Italian etc.

Im an american who feels like i might fit better in Europe. But i love the wide open spaces of the west too much

This is exactly how I felt when I first arrived in the States some 30 years ago. When I go back to Europe to visit, everything seems so unusual there 😊 Anyway, I love this country and I don’t think that I would live anywhere else.

Aw. She's adorable.

I think your American experience is a reflection of the energy you put out into the world. You are friendly, positive, and enthusiastic and people tend to respond favorably to those characteristics. I know the reason I started watching your videos (along with being a local to tri state area) was you are upbeat on a platform that too often is filled with anger. It is great to see your success and I hope you get to 100K subscribers by the end of 2020.

As an American who spent time with my German (host) family, I must say, the love between our countries is mutual ♡

This is making me realize I need to move to Germany. I am entirely too introverted for America

Thank you for moving here! You bring a lot of sunshine and taught me a lot about German thought and culture. What we have here is diversity. You have the spirit of our forefathers. You're a rising star here :-)

Thank you, Felicia! Your presentations are so upbeat and positive. As Americans our biggest weakness sometimes is in failing to realize just how good our lives are. You bring some much needed perspective! Keep posting!

We take for granted all that we have here. Its so nice to hear someone from another country say how good it is here. Thank you. Glad your here.

I needed this dose of positivity. Thank you!

I stumbled onto your YT videos when you gave your response to Briggs, and I’ve been your avid fan ever since! Being of German heritage myself, I’m just fascinated w/ everything that you have to say. You are so well spoken and articulate in English, that I would never have guessed that were born elsewhere! Welcome to the USA, and I hope that you never leave! 🌹 😀

I came across this video only now, and…. I couldn’t have said it any better. 100% agree with everything you have said. Because I am feeling exactly the same way! I came to the US for the first time in 1992, loved it so much that I was determined to find a way to stay. And I did! At first going back and forth more, and then in 1997 I got my Green Card. I have been happy here ever since, although deep down inside I will always be German one way or another. I don’t regret coming here at all, and mostly because of all the reasons you mentioned in this video. Danke, Feli, daß Du meine Gedanken und Gefühle so gut in einem Video ausgedrückt hast. Ich bin aus Heidelberg und meine zwei Lieblingsstädte in Deutschland sind Heidelberg und München, die ich beide hin und wieder besuche. Hier in den USA lebe ich in Marietta,GA , einem Vorort von Atlanta On a different note, all your videos are awesome!!

Your enthusiasm while telling everyone why you chose to come here _shows through_ in every statement. I would love to visit a European country someday to experience some of the culture. but your descriptions remind me of why we love it here. We tend to take it for granted and maybe your viewpoint gives us a refreshing reminder. Danke!

Im glad you've had a great experience here in the US so far. Edit: Sometimes America dont realize how good we got it.

We're happy you're here :]

I love that you mentioned the biodiversity in the USA - I think most of us take this for granted. My wife and I are of the opinion that there is enough to see in the USA to keep our vacations interesting for a long, long time. We both have spent time in Europe (she in Poland and me in Gemrnay) and really appreciate the historic backgrounds of the countries, but felt that the landscaped were lacking. We'd love to visit Scandinavia at some point :).

Hello Felicia, I’ve enjoyed watching your videos on KZfaq. Like you, I’ve lived in other countries. My dad served 28 years in the US Air Force, I served for 26 years in the Air Force. Many of the things you have mentioned in this video I would have to say are the reasons I enjoy being an American and I would agree with you, you find different here in the US than many of the other western countries I’ve been to. Growing up, I went to High School in Wiesbaden Germany. I was also stationed in Ramstein Germany when I was in the Air Force. I remember going to Berlin as a child during the Cold War, and after the fall of the DDR. It’s amassing to see how things have changed so much in Berlin. You mention the diversity of the scenery, climate, and the populations here in the US. I recommend you visit Canada also. If you think there are lots of wide open spaces here in America, you will be dazzled at how open and diverse the scenery is in Canada. The population of the US is 350 million people. While Canada has only 35 million people in a land mass larger than the continental US. However, most Canadians live within 200 miles of the border with the US. Much of northern Canada is tundra, thus it is difficult to live there. However, Quebec and the Maritime Provences are beautiful and have much scenic beauty. You probably can’t find a more beautiful place to visit than British Columbia. However Canada does lack warm places to visit, especially warm beaches. That’s why most Canadians will travel to the US for their beach holidays. It is nice that you have two countries that border each other with similar cultures, values and language. It makes it very easy to visit and spend time in both countries. While I loved living in Europe, it is hard to find the convince and other positive things in Europe as you have in the US. I can also say that about Korea and Japan. I love both countries. I loved living in them for short periods of time. But I still prefer the US to those other countries. I’d love to travel to Australia and New Zeland, as I’ve not traveled there and I’d love to experience their culture and scenic diversity. Australia is about the size of the continental US, but has only about 25 million people. Talk about wide open spaces, Australia has them. Felicia, I’m glad you are here and enjoying living in the US. I love the Cincinnati area. I’ve been there often. I live in Louisville Kentucky, but think I would prefer living in the Cincinnati area. Cincinnati is a great place to live. I’ve traveled to every state in the US. There are things to enjoy and dislike about every state. I lived for 10 years in different parts of California. It’s hard to beat California for it’s weather and the varied amount of activities to enjoy there. The expense and the taxes there will kill yu though. But I do enjoy traveling back there and visiting. I look forward to seeing more of your videos. I find the differences you point out spot on from my own experiences in both countries. Your videos remind me of what and why I love Germany and want to go back there. They also remind me of what I love about America. I hope you can find a career here you love and want to pursue here in the US, and can find great success in your life. I hope your family will be able to come often to visit you. Your family have a wonderful daughter living here in the US.

Hope we never let you down. Your presence makes (US) a better place. 🇺🇸🇩🇪👍🏻

Thank you for loving my country! It’s so refreshing to see a foreigner enjoying America instead of bashing it. We’re truly lucky to have u! Congrats on ur green card and many blessings and fortune to u! Your positive outlook and outgoing attitude will go far for you here! Welcome!!!

German girl; Your English is flawless and if you hadn't said you're from Germany, I'd never know the difference.

Love her voice, inflections, accent, and personality.

The friendliness you’re observing - a good part of that is living in the Midwest.

My theory is that it is good to congratulate others on their success. This increases the amount of positive energy in the atmosphere. The more positive energy there is in the atmosphere, the higher the chances are that more positive positive energy will come back around to me and give me good luck.

Sounds like you’re an American (at heart) that just happened to be born in Germany.

God Bless America and the lucky bastard that marries this woman.

Congrats on 50K subscribers! Wow, I discovered the channel just in the last week and binged every video. Glad to see you are being rewarded for your hard work

Congrats on all of your new subscribers. Your channel is really taking off and you truly deserve it. Your smile and positive attitude brightens my day as well as many other people's days.

Met my best friend the first day at a new apartment complex. Guy walked by on the way to his apartment and said, "Hi, I am Jim, want a beer." Three seconds.

We are glad to have you! I love your channel! I studied German in college and am fascinated with the cultural differences between German and the USA.

I really enjoy watching your channel during the quarantine. I've lived and traveled in multiple countries (Europe, Asia, and the Middle-East) the past several years and have seen and reflected on different cultures that have left meaningful impressions on me. Ultimately, the truth is we almost always share the same love: family, food, country, and sports. Anyway, I really enjoy and appreciate your fresh perspective of living in the US and sharing your thoughts on Americans.

I am German but can totally agree with everything you said about Americans vs. Germans and I really do like it the friendliness and openness a lot! What I prefer in Germany though is our bread and health system. If I could move to another country, the Netherlands would be my choice. I have been there in different parts a loooot of times and experience that people are so much more open and easy going than here as well. Their social system is pretty stable and I like the wideness and mostly green landscape there a lot.

As someone who spent ~ 4 plus years in what was West Germany and Austria 1980 to 1990, you really explain the differences and similarities as well as anyone between Germany and USA! Yet you remain tactful and positive! Ausgezeichnet!

The fact that you are beautiful and very charming isn’t hurting your chances of meeting friendly people but yes we are friendly.

We like having you here too.

It's refreshing to hear someone from a foreign land to have such nice things to say about the U.S. Happy to have you here and glad you like it.

It's not mind your own business, it's to each his own , or in other words live and let live

I loved all your comments and your attitude. You did ask at the very end what Americans might have liked about other countries so here goes. I have lived in Europe, mainly Switzerland, and the things I like best are: There is an incredible respect for beauty. There are usually laws restricting the size of signs and you don’t see a lot of ugly minimarts and such. The food servings are based on quality instead of quantity and local ingredients have been prized way longer than here. I like that people generally can speak several languages, although I’m not faulting America because Europeans have so much exposure to other languages because, as you mentioned, America is huge. You can drive for five or six days and you’re still in the same country lol. I happen to enjoy the smaller scale of cities and towns in Europe because for one, it encourages walking and not always having to use a car. I’m sure that’s partially why Americans have a tendency to gain weight. I like that stores tend to close for a few hours in the afternoon because it helps slow things down. I think if you have an open heart and love traveling, you always tend to enjoy what’s different about other countries because it’s fresh and new and makes you feel like a child again. At least that’s how it was for me. I also appreciate what you said about America and missed our friendliness when I was abroad as well as our music.

These videos always add a little ray of sunshine into my day. Invaluable especially during these worrying times. Keep them coming! 😊

Hey there, Love your videos especially during these dark times. Keep your positively going. It is a joy to watch.

So good to hear these positives in this social atmosphere today, thanks for that!

I lived in Germany for two years and while it was a great experience, I definitely felt the "uptight" atmosphere.

You are definitely correct on a lot of these! I've lived in Michigan most of my life, and people are very friendly and helpful. I have friends who are in different circles which makes things really exciting. I'm not that spontaneous however as I usually like to plan things, but it can be fun every once in a while for me! I am happy that you have been loving life here in the United States. People are so friendly here, and customer service is fantastic especially when you go to some of the more local stores and restaurants. Awesome video, and I love the positivity you bring in the video!

Finally a number I'm happy to see skyrocketing these days: Felis subscribers. Cheering us up on both sides of the pond 😀😀 Mach weiter so 👍👍👍

Glad you like it here in the USA. Yes we are totally spoiled in the US. Great place to live. I visited a lot of places around the world and always feel happy when I get back to the US.

I enjoyed hearing the things that you enjoy about living in the United States. It is often easy for us who live here and have grown up here to take the good things about this country for granted and to exaggerate the bad things. I think videos like yours help put our own feelings into much better perspective.

I'm glad you enjoy living in our country! It seems you are more in tune with how we actually live and get a long with one another versus how the media would like to portray American Life. I think it's terrific that you are broadcasting to others around the world to your experiences which we all appreciate hearing. I enjoy watching Bundesliga and have become a Schalke fan all from just playing FIFA. Lol. I would love to visit Germany one day and attend a match. Thank you for your insight into your country!! 🙂

I must repeat what a lot of others have said: Your attitude and personality go a long way toward how people interact with you. Most people like to be around positive, happy people😁

I have spent a fair amount of time in Germany and absolutely love it! I think more than anything if you enjoy traveling and experiencing new and different cultures it can make it so much more enjoyable to be there. It is totally enjoyable to see your excitement in your videos. Thank you for sharing and keep it coming. Tschüs my friend!

It warms my lil' American heart to hear that you love living here! I know not everything about the U.S. is all sunshine and rainbows, but I've gotten so used to people from other countries speaking negatively about us or the country, itself, that it surprises me to hear of a foreign person genuinely enjoying themselves here. I hope you continue to have positive experiences in the USA! I found it funny, in watching, that I may actually prefer or identify better with many German societal/social attributes. It can be really easy to make friends and/or approach strangers here, but most of the time, I would definitely prefer people not to approach me in public, even if I know them! (LOL) That may be more related to anxiety than to anything else, but no matter the reason, the result is the same. Another great video! I'm so glad I found your channel, you betcha I hit that subscribe button so fast!

I'm not surprised you made friends super easy. You're gorgeous, smart, have tons of positive energy all around you!

In these troubled times in the US, it's refreshing to hear your positive comments.

So glad KZfaq recommended you! Wasn’t looking for this, but really enjoy you and your content!

Here in America sometimes it's hard to intertwine friend circles with certain people. I feel like it's more fun that way. People need to meet other people that are different from them. You learn a lot when you're out of your comfort zone.

Thank you for your kind words. Growing up I dreamed of moving away and living around the world. I did and then one day standing in the ocean far away from home I suddenly realized how much I missed home. Been back 36 years and I'm daily reminded of why I missed it. I loved seeing the world but it made me appreciate home finally. Your a special blessing, beautiful, smart and a very good communicator.

I have heard from other channels that Europeans find Americans to be very optimistic. I think this is something that is very different in the larger city areas because there is more constant movement. In Nebraska (where I live), people tend to be more reserved and modest in the country areas. Thank you for the video.

I love watching your videos! You have such a friendly, outgoing personality and your observations are spot on, in my opinion. Your pronunciation is nearly perfect. I have lived in Germany, and can relate to much of what you say.

Life is so comfortable over there! I'm a teacher for Elementary school in Germany but taught in Nebraska for 3 years in the past. Start at 9 instead of seven means to run in the sunny morning, have a shower, a coffee, an Boston Cream 🍩 and the day gets wonderful! Teaching is way easier too. And the afternoons are free!!! All what you said is an positive extra but so great! Love this country!

I love your vids - you have a joyful way of communicating

I notice how "positive" (optimistic) you are as well. I'm curious if this was your personality prior to moving here (USA)? It's great that you post these videos, they really are informative and enjoyable to watch ... Thanks 👏👏👏

Thanks for posting . Your personality is like a ray of sunshine

Thank you for the things you mentioned here, regarding the positive aspects of America! As an American, I feel bombarded by the media about all the things wrong with America. After everything I've learned in the past 15 months, I now think they say such things to undermine our country! But I appreciate the things you listed. These are all things I know are true but haven't thought of in a long time. Furthermore, these are all things I enjoy about living here myself. I was raised to respect and love my country. Now I remember why! Thanks again!!!

Love the video. Keep up the great work.

I love you being here, I need to send two of my privileged sisters in America to Germany for an attitude change. I could write a book on the subject.

Very nice. Thank you for noticing, and pointing out, the positive things about Americans and our country. I feel that we often get a hard time from a lot of Europeans, who can't seem to see past the negative stereotypes. Don't get me wrong, many times the negative stereotypes can be justified, but overall, I feel that Americans really are a super friendly and helpful bunch of people. Thanks again! You seem pretty awesome yourself. ;-)

Thank you Felicia! I'm glad you have all these nice things to say.

Congrats on 50K!

Idk why I got this video recommended to me, but I'm glad it did.. this girl is absolutely gorgeous!!

This was such a positive perspective I’m not used to hearing about my own culture. I learn a lot of helpful info about Germany from her videos, but these positive German-looking-at-American-culture perspective videos frame things in a way I’m not used to hearing about America from a transnational perspective, which is pretty interesting, and strange, but also a good thing I feel like

Thanks a lot for your candid testimonial, Felicia.