In India, while asking for permission to enter a class we raise our hand(parallel to the ground) . I don't think you should do that in Germany. Also- We use the swastika as a religious symbol.

I’m from Mallorca and I’m tired of seeing wasted drunk germans on the street. It would be nice that they follow their own rules anywhere.

Never jump the queue! Never! Ever! People stare you down till you’re dead. And rightfully so. It’s considered rude not to greet cashiers in a supermarket or a shop, government buildings, museums, other runners 🏃 when you’re a runner, dog owners, when you walk a dog or your neighbours.

Hmm, it is more an observation. A friend from the US told me once and now I can´t unsee it. We (germans) have a weird fascination with watersports. Sailing, Diving, Surfing and so on, test it ask german BFs family.

@@jancleve9635and winter sports, don’t you think?

I agree! I thought the green nail polish was super cute too 😊

It makes me want to have my colors done lol I want to know what pops like this on me!

Agreed, that colour really pops on her!

Agree. I mean it's just fashion talk, no reason to excuse

So true!

Yes. Thats horrible😅

stress!!

Same, it's so awkward

So we can never meet because i smile to everyone 😂

Thats really funny, as a Canadian that grew up in smaller towns and “cities” I feel rude for not giving everyone i pass a slight nod of acknowledgment or a smile. I find the larger the city the less welcome a passing smile is. I moved to a large (by Canadian standards) city a few years back and its been a weird adjustment for me lol. Thank you for giving me a different perspective!

Same. Often, the people who don't answer just nod or are just lost in thought.

Yes, absolutely my experience in rural areas and small towns, too. It would be rude not to say anything. And if you've lived there for a while it's also common that stop and chat for a little bit.

I guess for visitors/tourists, a good rule of thumb would be just to greet back when they get a hello or nod.

Yea, that rule is only for the cities. I grew up in a rural area in Germany and moved to Berlin and I still get wierd looks, when I say hello or smile at them ^^

I think the greeting when walking outside is normal, also in cities/town. Not in the central cityof course. Wouldn't make sense. 😅

Well, someone has to show how to do correctly, so just wait. 😉

For me as a German I never understood why anyone lets tell him what to do by a light bulb behind a red piece of glass. When there's no car coming and no children are watching, i always walked on red light and at night when there's nobody except me on the road, i even do it while driving a car. Even when I was a child myself I found this behavior to be extremely "NPC - ish" Following rules without any noticeable sense is what led us to the third reich.

​@@dorthesanchezz4227it's called discipline. Something Germans do have in advance compared to the French.

I always thought the correct procedure on red pedestrian lights in Germany was: 1. Check for cars 2. Check for children watching ("think of the children!") 3. Check if a police car is waiting in the other lane. 4. If none of the above: cross.

@@jcsjcs2 You forgot to watch out for germans that might be willing to hurt you (a lot) for going on red lights. Like me.

Found this to be the case. Small town everyone smiles and waves everyday. Even at the "rathaus".😊

When my grandmother (from a small town) would come to visit us in our big city and we'd go for a walk in our area, she'd greet everyone. People's faces were hilarious, not gonna lie 😂 And it took a few tries of explaining to her that you don't do that here, but nowadays she can do big cities without a problem (unless there's escalators...but that's a different issue 😅)

I read your response but it kind of stucked with me and can’t stop thinking about it so I thought I’d respond. I live in the city and I am moving into even bigger one. We have a bridge here that connects us with actually different country and it’s literally fields, roads and small villages. So it’s like a magic, you step from suburban life into absolute countryside with cows, horses and everything. Everyone smiles and says hi! I think I am actually going to miss this. I always took it for granted.

Yuuup. I sometimes miss that. But I realised myself after a while, that sometimes (or often) you have to isolate yourself in a city by wearing headphones for example because it is so stressful with all those masses of strangers, noises, smells. At least here in Berlin, that is what I am feeling after 7 years. I've had a few moments where a stranger (mostly elderlies) started talking, like "Oh what a weather." Then I think of my grandma and I would like to have people in public respond to her, and not think that she is crazy, so I respond to the strangers as well. Especially in a city, so many people are lonely and it gives me something too. Just a nice little moment with other people in a hectic and loud city. Also knowing your neighbours (at least by name) would be nice sometimes.

@@leonik7152 That's very true. When I went to Berlin for a weekend, the first thing I said to my friends, when we were on the bus, was: "it's strange how people ignore each other" I caught myself doing the same after a while in the city but then I decided to not become like that. So I was the "weird" one who randomly offered help to elderly people at the supermarket. I wanted to keep the "countryside attitude". ☺

Another saying is "You can't teach old dogs new tricks."

​@@perrywilliams5407 They're comparable, but I wouldn't say they convey the same thing

I like the nail polish too that matches the sweater so well. She’s cool. 😊

It's from uniqlo, I have the exact same one. 10/10 would recommend

It's such a lovely shade of green!

You should form a band together. Call it...I don't know, The Cardigans maybe?

I don't even think it's a privacy thing but more of a control/consent thing. Like going butt naked into the sauna or (more rarely) to the beach or hiking is no problem for many Germans as you consented to be open about this. However having your face uploaded to the internet without you having any say in it is what rubs people the wrong way here.

You are "accidentally" filmed in all possible and impossible situations, e.g. in the gym, or worse: in the gym's locker room. This really makes me angry, German or not, such behavior simply shows a lack of vision, a lack of respect, a lack of education about the www.

Yes, privacy laws are non exxistent in the US. The fact that they can display your address to anybody just because you vote is just nuts. We 100% need strict privacy laws and control over our personal info.

said on a google owned website, maybe posted from your location sending smartphone, all your private moments uploaded to a cloud server. lol. no, germans do not care.

und erzähl mir keinen schwachsinn von "ja die diktaturen, wir sind ja die guten". schau mal nach was "rosa listen" "waren". und nur weil du nicht weißt was man über dich sammelt, wobei jemand so gutgläubig naiv gar nicht interessant sein wird, heißt es nicht, dass es nicht passiert.

Been to America last year as a German and it was actually not that extreme with small talk as I expected. We met a few wonderful people and the conversation just felt natural. - like we would do in Germany, too. I think it's not just a cultural thing, there are regional differences. In Munich it's soo hard to get to know new people while Cologne people are completely different and love to small talk.

Your comment was interesting to read. Thank you for sharing!

I am totally with you! As a German I do it the American way, chitchat with everyone, smiling and not being this anxious. You see, inside I am an American!😊

As a German living in America I'm used to both, and I can appreciate genuine American openness, while I would be more suspicious of someone doing that in Germany. The complaint about fakeness is due to a difference in expectations. If you're having a pleasant chat with a stranger in a German pub, you'd probably expect to exchange numbers or meet up again, so Germans think you're fake if they realize you were only being pleasant to pass the time or feel better about yourself. That's why Americans, especially from some parts of the country like LA, are often thought of as vapid and self-absorbed.

It really depends. Not everyone is an extrovert, some people don’t see the point in socializing with strangers they’ll never meet again because it drains their battery and they’d rather be left in peace. I live in both cultures (German and US) and while I love how friendly and open Americans are and wouldn’t want to miss the smiles and compliments in public, I dread the part where strangers will just talk to me and not leave me be, and I will never be able to get used to cashiers asking how I am. Cultures are different, but so are individuals and their needs.

So, do people have to go to a club or concert if they want to listen to loud music and dance? Partying at home seems to be common in many countries.

@@michelem226 yes, they do. Or spend the money to soundproof your house.

Maybe I am too old, with me not anymore 😹

It’s not common for me, my family or my friends. (I’m German 😅)

@@avartarjp im german as well. I think its just my social circle and not germany in general. I think its a cute tradition

My German family does this and many friends too ❤❤❤

@@sansnom77766 haha thanks for your asnwer i was starting to think my family and friends are the only ones who do this :D

Exactly! Our countries are so similar. Even our food. Svíčková is almost the same as our Sauerbraten. And so many more.

I mean a big part of modern Czechia was German before WW2, actually half of my family comes from this area, so I'm not suprised that the cultures are very similar

I am not German nor Czech but have spent some time in both countries… yes, Czechia is becoming basically more magical and whimsical Germany. And also soon you will have better train service lol.

Except for the very confusing traffic zones, these are just normal things everywhere in Europe.

@@petraw8538 Can you maybe explain to me which part of the history you mean? :) I´m kind of confused, because to my knowledge, we were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire till 1918, then it became Czechoslovakia. After the Munich Agreement Germany annexed part of Czechia and that was only in 1938 - one year before WW2. But there were always big German speaking groups, so maybe that is what you mean?

Would love that!

I want this!!

I want it too!❤

But have german fiance do the voice over!

I agree with that in being in the larger cities in the US. In general people are willing to chat more.

Yes, it isn't this way in villages

In UK, people greet everyone they see. When I moved here, I was so confused but got used to it.

@@nipurndusad4136 Depends on where you are. Some places are friendlier than others.

Especially in the North

I conversed with Germans walking their dogs or sitting outside in a cafe with tbeir dogs. A good ice breaker either way.

A red traffic light that doesn't turn green does also do the job! It would have been a bit awkward standing there next to each other for five minutes... 😂 Whereas... In my home region (Ostwestfalen) people would have totally ignored each other but the Rheinländer are way too bubbly for that to happen... I love it here❤

Or go to the west, Rheinland and Mosel region as people are pretty much the antithesis of the German stereotype here. Lazy, disorganised, corrupt, outgoing, community driven, rule bending, constantly bantering, life enjoying and very open to strangers

What's an oder

Sounds like a library situation. A little crazy sound is nice. Wonder how quite is Berlin 🤣?

I guess it depends on the neighbourhood, too. I live in a village with a lot of "one family" houses. So if we'll have a ( noisy) party till the morning, we tell the neighbours some day before. And mostly it's fine. One family even "moved" for this night to their grandparents because of their child (9!) . And believe me, that's crazy. Even for Germans... .

Rules like the "quiet time" follow the principle "Wo kein Kläger da kein Richter" ("where there is no complainer/plaintiff there is no judge"). So if somebody is loud but no one minds it's okay. If someone does mine, they first have to complain directly to the person, only if the don't react you can call the police. In our small town, the neighbours often tell each other a few days before they have a big party, often giving out their cell phone number in case it's too loud. That way everyone is informed and knows what to do if it's too loud.

My parents always tell the neighbors when we plan a big party. And when it’s like a big birthday or a wedding party they invite the neighbors so they don’t complain ;)

@@Duedluep It feels to me that in USA, something similar occurs especially in small areas. Of course, this is definitely try if a family wants to throw a street fair-type celebration. In US, we have laws against loud noise too. I guess though it depends on people and them being nice to their neighbors but not a requirement. 😁

Since the 70’s in Michigan ❤. I remember the can-a-thons to get us kids to pick them all up before it started

Same in Australia. We get 10c on bottles, but not all bottles.

i was about to comment this!! my detroit-raised granddad used to save them up to buy himself cig packs for 50 cents back in the day... 😅

In Oregon as well.

@@brismith9506 50 cents? Wow! At the moment in Australia a packet of 20 cigarettes costs around $50.

I’m Latin American, raised in the United States. I cannot imagine living somewhere where being friendly is seen as a negative. That would just suck the life out of me. I like it when people say good morning or simply smile to acknowledge each other.

@@mariacastillo5625in Germany, it really depends on where you are. If you’re in a village, NOT greeting everyone would be considered rude. If you’re in huge cities, people tend to ignore strangers more often than not. I’ve lived here most of my life and I smile a lot. It’s never been considered rude. What can happen (mostly in cities) is people not smiling back at you. But that’s because honesty is considered to be above politeness (which often annoys me). There are also regional aspects you can consider, if you want a specific type of people to surround yourself with. For example, you visit Germany and want to talk to strangers: go to places like Cologne - they are very chatty. If you want a lot of quiet or find friends to be mostly silent with, go to the far north.

@@meerespelikan that's pretty much true about the small towns or cities here in the US as well. I grew up in a small town where everyone greets each other, even if just passing by. Cities, most people ignore you, but if you're in the south, you may still have a random person strike up a quick conversation with you. I'm extremely introverted and hate most of these unless I'm in a rare mood to chat strangers up.

It's a good habit imho, even if being friendly is superficial. Still better than angry face. Keep it up, Americans 👍

As an immigrant to USA, it was sort of scary at first. But now I appreciate the friendliness. Because I realize it’s meant to be sincere. And that’s a nice feeling. And I’m Canadian. We are polite, yes, but we have a sense of personal space and standoffishness that does not exist in the USA.

Except in South Australia or regional areas

@@penelopemain5501 I forgot regional areas. I still find it strange.

Oh boy, mowing the lawn on Sundays.. even typing the sentence out, I can feel the German judgement on my soul. x') In my small village you even have to be mindful of the bloody hour, don't you DARE touch your lawnmower at noon!

@@jessica_schrecklich we are not allowed to burn off in rural areas on a Sunday

@@jessica_schrecklich Schrecklich? I'm sure that you're not :P

Excellent advice🎉

Totally agree. And I'm German. I used to live in Berlin and then moved to Cologne and here it's even worse, especially if you hop from neighboring city to neighboring city! I swear, I mostly only buy the Deutschlandticket, so I don't have to deal with it. Not because it actually saves me money. Oh and yeah. Of course you can't just buy that for one month as a visitor. You need a subscription and German bank account. It's absolutely insane and makes me so angry 🤬

I didn't visit Berlin, but I was in a few other cities last year and also tried to really prepare myself regarding their public transportation system (I kid you not, I have a doc several pages long with images on navigating platforms, reading the boards, finding the right coach, etc.). I found using their regional apps when available was the best for me. Made it very easy to buy the ticket and most would calculate automatically the type of ticket I needed based on my destination. But days where I didn't know where all I'd be going within a city, definitely stuck to an all-day pass to make that easier.

I'm German. I would be lost. Every place has their own stupid system. I'm glad the Deutschland Ticket exist since last year so I don't have to bother with stuff like that.

Reminds me of the reverse. I lived in the "Great Stockholm Area", "08", where everything is a lot of zones, everytime you crossed a zone line, it was one more ticket, so you always had to tell bus chauffeurs or train ticket sellers where you were going. Then I moved to a smaller town where everything was one zone, the same ticket everywhere and nobody cared where I was going, and noone of my new friends understood why I stressed about what to say to the bis drivers. Those also where in the habit of assuming that everybody knew where they were to get off, and push the stop button in time, so they never announced the stops on the speakers. Every place has their own system.

yes. also, once you finished putting all your items onto the conveyer belt, step away from it, so the person behind you can start putting their things on. i am always so annoyed by people leaning on the thing and blocking it in front of me.

Probably the best option if you can't keep up (or let's be honest, really can't be bothered to work out how to optimally space out your by weight items to regularly slow the cashier down) is to toss everything back in the trolley or basket as fast as you can and go to the repacking area.

Just seems like a good rule in general. Im in the US and very rarely do cashiers or baggers bag things correctly. They know to not put eggs on the bottom, double bag heavy things. But I make sure I sort things together, I dont need my cold products scattered about when Im driving home in 120F/40'sC weather and I DEFINITELY dont want bleach next to my produce

​@@mattrose99I'm German. My mom told me about one supermarket chain who tried to introduce the bagging person system in Germany. It failed completely, of course. Germans didn't like it at all, they all wanted to pack it themselves. Also, the packing person always packs everything into a bag, what if you brought your own basket/backpack? My mom said when the bagging person tried to bag up her stuff she just took it quickly and packed it herself.

@@Tessa_Gr that would be my total nightmare. starting with people touching my things and possibly squeezing them. i have so many rules how i pack my bag optimally. i wonder how i could deal with that should i ever end up living in the us.

That IS really funny.

It's notify

Yes, flaking out is very frowned upon. Related to that, it's also considered rude to leave a party without personally saying goodbye to the host, no matter how big and busy the event may be.

Eis im Bier???? Whyyyyyyy????😭😭😭😭😭

@@anninadu932 dann ist das nicht so herb, dafür aber gleichzeitig erfrischender und alkohol entzieht dem Körper ja wasser, so führt man dem Körper gleichzeitig wasser zu :D

My son and his German wife were very disapproving of how friendly I was to strangers in Berlin. I live in South Africa and greeting passers-by is common courtesy.

@@gabymeyer8003 good on you! This world needs more kindness.

Looking friendly is OK, on a hike in a mountains, or in rural villages where you meet 3 persons per day, it's also OK to say "Hi" (also to strangers), but imagine you do this in a Metro station, people would think you are completly nuts. That's about the two extreme spots. And it's not so different in other countries, if you enter the subway NYC you also don't greet everybody.

@@holger_p Yes, like in Germany there is a big city/small town difference. Also a South (meaning basically the Confederate states) vs the rest difference. People in the Confederate states are often into wasting time chatting with some stranger putting fuel in their car or walking down a street. The worst is a cashier chatting on and on with a customer when there are people in line behind them. Elsewhere we want to get things done.

@@emjayay sorry , thats Nonsense from begin to the end. There is nothing like confederate states. I think you talk about USA.

Wha? You speak English 🤡?

Ich auch. Mittagsruhe hat sie vergessen😂.. bayern

@@lilli3121 Die Mittagsruhe hat sie ganz kurz erwähnt, als sie im Nebensatz "noon" erwähnt hat. 🙂

Feel free to look into it ❤ I've wanted to leave Germany for most of my life but I'm glad now I stayed because I've learned some really surprising things about this country: Friendships tend to be very sincere and loyal in the best sense of the word. Friends are open and honest (even brutally honest) but they do it because they love you, want you to succeed and tend to stick with you even through differing opinions and hardships. Also dating is very special in Germany, the Netherlands and similar countries: Mostly there are no specific dates, you just agree to go to places with people and spend time with them. In the beginning you don't really know whether the other person sees you as a potential romantic partner or not. It might be confusing in the beginning but you get to know others in a very relaxed kind of setting, you can be very natural and your authentic self. Also it's quite freeing that a relationship is not just put in a box right from the start like "Either we work out as a couple or we're doomed" but something will develop naturally just as it fits the both of you. So it's kind of smoother to navigate friendships and romances 👍 Also dating tends to be more equal in Germany: It's more common to split the bill on a first (second, third, ...) date or that a woman might pay for a guy she's interested in. Even though I need to admit that most people still tend to just expect that the man buys drinks for the women he's into. But it's a bit more equal 😉

Totally illogical! 😅

@@vaska1999no, totally logical. A red light is an official signal/rule that you have to follow. When there’s no signal, there’s nothing prohibiting crossing. And children are first taught to cross in safe areas like pedestrian crossings, traffic lights, etc. They know that it’s more dangerous to cross outside of those safe places and that it takes more/better traffic smarts. But if you set a bad example at the safe places, they might combine less looking with red lights and be run over by a car, because driver here expect others to follow the rules as well.

not to be that person but its actually 50m and then you are safe :)

still watch out for children though. if they see you doing it try to set a better example

Safely crossing a street is also something Germans learn in kindergarden/pre-school. Links, rechts, links. Und los. (left, right, left. Go!) Small towns rarely have any lights and just a few marked crosswalks.

yes, definitely!

Yeah, the people here in the South are generally more friendly and open to small talk than further North. In my corner it's pretty normal to greet people while talking a walk. Just a quick "Guten Morgen" or "Hallo" while passing them by. And once the Besenwirtschaften are open, it's pretty common to share a table with strangers and you sometimes end up talking to them.

@@shadowfox009x yeah true. I feel like it's the nordic "mind my own business" mindset xD I saw such behaviour a lot for scandinavian people, maybe that's why. It's just not comon to 'small talk'. but in bavaria or other similiar states people seem to enjoy it xD

@@DepressionOfMyCat As someone who's originally from NRW and grew up in Berlin (talk about grumpy, unfriendly people) suddenly having to deal with this Southern friendliness was a bit of a culture shock.

@@shadowfox009x I knoow it's too funny isn't it. Like it's the same country but why are the people so very different lol

She did mention that. That’s a great idea!

I love that so much!

We have that in America. So when you buy a soda you will pay extra for the deposit and extra for tax. Americans have a bad attitude about "recycling". I don't understand the reason but a lot of recycling ends up in the trash anyway.

I'm in Thailand and every single German person is doing it here, as well. There are collectors roaming the streets to collect plastic and glass bottles and cans and get small money by selling them. We don't like the idea that these collectors have to search for them in the normal trash bins or bags and put them extra. That's quite nice.

​@@rwitter5333it's because most Americans don't give a crap about anything but themselves. Their garbage ends up in another country so they don't care. If their garbage was polluting California's or Florida beaches the same then they would care.

I think it is great. Yad Vashem gives a name to everyone who was murdered. Everyone I know in my country has been affected by the regime, war or holocaust. I have learned a lot from holocaust survivors. They are nearly all gone, but their wisdom can be continued to be shared and the victims never forgotten.

Links geht, rechts steht!

Which country do you stand on the left? I only know that Osaka stands on the left.

40 years ago in a hot summer I put ice cubes in my beer in the pub with the I just had played volleyball with. They said like: Are you crazy? What are you doing? But then 2 others tried it, more next week and in third weekvmist did. There is beer with sprite, fanta, coke, lemon etc. So why not with water ( ice)? It is like women wearing trousers. For most it is more and more normal, but some still glue to traditionel stuff beyond logic. It just is far more refreshing. 😄

A Radler is also Mixed with lemon in Bavaria :)) But those are Great ideas - will try the cubes 💪

Radler and Alster are the same thing

@@maja5390 Not in every Region. But I don't care. I drink Krefelder.

​@@maja5390 Right. Beer and lemon lemonade is called Diesel. And there's also "BMW" = beer with sparkling water

​@@sylviav6900 In the north in my youth Diesel was beer+coke.

Die meisten Ausländer starren extrem unangenehm. Und ich kann leidlich französisch und verstehe etwas italienisch und spanisch, also entgeht mir die (ab-)wertschaetzende Unterhaltung auch nicht.

Hilarious, and true.

Wearing a mask is not an obligation anymore. The laws concerning Covid 19 are over now :)

Nowadays Germans don't stare that much anymore because they are busy looking at their phones xD

It's just different courtesies. Things like "oh I love you", being called "honey" by a stranger or the "oh yeah we should definitely hang out sometime" and personal questions like "how's your day?" really can confuse us Germans as at first Americans seem to know and respect no boundaries and become waaaaay to quick way to familiar - and then don't follow up with what was meant as a pleasantry but perceived as a genuine invitation, which is one of the main reasons i believe Germans in particularly can often perceive Americans as fake and deceiving - as when you e.g. say "oh we definitely should hang out sometime" that means to me we will meat up for coffee and cake within the week

I don't even know what would be fake about talking to somebody. How can that be fake???

I don't think they are fake, just very friendly.

I'm an Australian. I LOVE talking to strangers. I like to know their stories. Australia is a country of immigrants and people's stories range from interesting to totally inspiring. But I understand it can make some people uncomfortable.

​@@kenbehren6119I'm from latin america, I love to talk to strangers and know them well, not just for curiosity or small talk. But yeah, I can understand that some people get annoyed by that, I can see that in their faces sometimes

I'm sorry!!!

With Abo ( name) to loose it costs only 5€ for administration, but you do not pay 60 when you forgot ist.

In some European countries in the South the bars freeze the glasses. That works well, too.

Metal ice cubes work too, stay cold and don't melt/dilute

@@MorikoEffy Yeah, but they're not very accessible and cost quite a bit. Personal use should be fine but not for, say, a party.

About the ice dilemma, here’s an idea. There’s a cylinder shaped product that you can fill with water, freeze it, then place it in the beer glass. It’s made of a plastic material.

What is puzzling to me is that cash is the more acceptable way to pay. In the US, no one deals in cash; it’s pretty rare.

They checked only you guys? :0 In my experiences they come through and check the whole train. But I live in west Germany

i have a dark skinned friend and he always gets checked when he is flying to germany. they always check him and his bags thoroughly.

@@5GcE Since checking a bus can take 15minutes or so, they try to hide the checking process from others, cause during these maybe 5 stops the train or bus is going, people without ticket just could leave the vehicle. So there is an intention nobody notices the checking from far, hence people saying "only we were checked", might be wrong.

i agree totally with your sentiment and all, just: does knowing only 2 foreign language make person a polyglot...? i think it depends on, how big is your own nation. for small nations, i don't know how many vietnamese are there, but def much fewer than english-native-speakers. so, might be no big deal to speak 2 foreign languages for a vietnamese person, but for english-speakers it seems big deal? sure it is not considered polyglot in my nation, barely 1 million native speakers, when we speak 2 foreign languages, it is just being literate.

Although as someone who grew up in NYC before the pooper scooper law, there really is not much poo on the street. If you see poo, it's probably not from a dog

⁠@@christinavlachos2616I live there now and see dogs poop and people not clean it up… oh, and people, too. I work I West Chelsea and it’s a dog poop mine field on the sidewalk. And don’t get me started on the pee 😂

@@christinavlachos2616 🤮

And never ever ask for a „Alt“ in a bar.

That is because Cologne has an old connection to France, where being 15 minutes late is normal if not expected, and jaywalking a national sport

It depends on where in America really, here in New England we're the same way of if a stranger smiles at you it's weird for us.

American here: I always say have a nice day, if I'm leaving someone, even if it's in an elevator and we never spoke. Unless, of course, they gave me a reason to not wish them a nice day. Guess I'm weird.

@@Cerana1182 True! I grew up in New England and moved out west as a teenager, I didn't realize how everyone is much friendlier here. I'll totally chit chat with anyone - and I do care! When I went back "home" a decade later all excited to visit "my people" if I wasn't with my friends I felt I was absolutely an "outsider"!

This is normal behavior all day every day in the south (the southEAST) part of the US. I would find it weird if a stranger got on an elevator with me and didn't at the very least nod to acknowledge another human. We just always greet people, even if it is just briefly, and always wish them a good day. And this is from someone who grew up in the ATL, not a small town.

Chicagoan here. Friendliness is kind of 50/50. Sometimes people just start talking like they've known you forever, sometimes it's more formal, and sometimes they act like you're going to mug them any second.

This information is so useful and interesting!

Lol. It’s my favorite traffic signal.

As a New Yorker, IT’S NOT a common thing ….🤣

Standard greeting - 😂😂😂

If you show another road user the middle finger in traffic, it´s against the law. This is punishable by a prison sentence of up to one year or a fine. It can kost up to 4000€.

@@sinazimmermann8179 😱 Damn. Then, I can’t be driving in Germany with such laws 🤣

The system is used in more European countries. I’m from the Netherlands, and we also have it. We also use it for drink cans. The amount of money is higher in the Netherlands, and it will be raised soon, because the return rate is still to low.

We used to have that in America. I remember taking bottles to the store for the deposit. It was more of a thing here when most drinks came in glass bottles.

German boyfriend?😂

I do the same when I have my nails done. I think it's just a switch that happens in our brains to use our hands more, so we can see our own beautiful nails 💅😍

I love her nails!

@@barbarasch6611 me too!

Green nails?! Ugh! 😅

@@vaska1999 Look nice with the green cardigan. 😍

Most hotels in California now have trash and recycling bins in the rooms.

@@sevenandthelittlestmew That's good. My mom passed on 2008. There were no recycling bins anywhere I went at the time. My only choice was a trash can, leave somewhere in hopes that someone will find it and recycle it, or offer it to someone who recycles.