3 things that SHOCKED me about the US!

3 things that SHOCKED me about the US! | Feli from Germany

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There are a lot of things that I knew about the US before I left for my exchange semester. Things I expected. But once I was actually there, there were also a lot of things that shocked me. Things that I hadn't seen coming at all! Check out part 2: • Things that SHOCKED me...
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@FelifromGermany 2 жыл бұрын

What are YOUR thoughts and experiences with these topics? And which things do you think I'll mention in part 2? 🤔 ++Update: Check out PART 2 here ▸kzfaq.info/get/bejne/batoiNR3v5_Nd3k.html ++

@josueveguilla9069 2 жыл бұрын

What do you think about the World Economic Forum?

@captain_context9991 2 жыл бұрын

From Norway here. Just wanted to say, Feli... You have to be 21 to have a legal drink in the US. So people discover weed and all kinds of other... Chemicals before they get a more stabile relationship to having a beer. Because pills and drugs dont come with an age limit. Then this idea that everything the government says is wrong and evil. So if the government tells you to not do drugs, well then people want to do drugs. And finally... The lack of any real healthcare makes people self-medicate on whatever pills they can buy, find or get from other people. I remember the incident with your broken wrist. When you were given enough INSANELY HEAVY sedatives to kill a village. Because doctors actually get paid extra to push those incredibly strong, addictive pills on people. So maybe, like me, you take 2 and think wow, this is not for me... Then the normal thing to do is sell the rest. Or you use them all and get addicted yourself. Thats how it usually works. Plenty of documentaries have been made on this topic. And it certainly deserves to be heavily criticised as an american cultural thing.

@jimmihshs 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely a drug problem in the USA, but I have never been to a party with any drugs harder than weed. We must run in different circles!

@therealkoolbeans 2 жыл бұрын

God guns and guts Beer bud and bullets

@vicdiaz5180 2 жыл бұрын

Somethings are worse and somethings are better depending state to state and where you go. In Cincinnati where you live you’re going to see some of the worst especially in blue cities. There is a drug problem on the cartel side (fentanyl) and under pharmaceutical side. The pharmaceutical side they are quick to subscribe you a medicine that you can quickly get hooked on just because they make money. This is just how big Pharma works 🤷‍♂️ on your last topic about circumcision, most A first Latinos are not circumcised, then again most of us are Catholics. Christians from what I hear tend to be circumcised

@jimwatson7404 2 жыл бұрын

"It's OK to criticize things. Even if you like them or care about them..." I wish more people understood that like you do!

@stevecagle2317 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up as a child in the late 60s - early 70s, and I remember the slams against Vietnam war protesters of: America Love it or Leave It! Since then, that has been reworked into something I can get behind: AMERICA - LOVE IT AND FIX IT!

@austin4768 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like this sort of healthy mindset towards criticism is more common in Germany than in the US - one of the things I like about the country.

@WhackaWhacka 2 жыл бұрын

Commented about this before I saw yours. One of my biggest complaints about living in the US.

@matthewdunham1689 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@TMD3453 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely a European perspective but a healthy one. America being a newer country, criticism a little harder to take.

@philippprime6844 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video, Feli! As a German (not from Bavaria), watching your videos often gives me the feeling that I am learning as much about Bavaria as I am about the US.

@markbrown145 2 жыл бұрын

:-/?

@amusliminusa 2 жыл бұрын

That's really interesting.

@rocjackson5975 2 жыл бұрын

@@amusliminusa My exact thoughts! But there's always something new to learn!

@eloflaith7074 2 жыл бұрын

exactly my thoughts ;) - I´m from Westphalia. - but if you watch a TV show from BR, let´s say say about weed, you can get it that they think still of it as a beginner drug for a heroin or cocain career down there ...

@bloozee 2 жыл бұрын

Found a similar thing when I watch Americans and others comments on Australia... I don't really need to know about my own country that much but it tells you so much more about theirs.

@THuff808 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for being honest about the drug problem. It is a problem that gets treated as a joke or as an expected behavior if young/college age. Lives are ruined. Sad.

@treetopjones737 Жыл бұрын

Same for alcohol abuse.

@bobbyknight3589 11 ай бұрын

Fuck em it there own death ☠️💀 there causing 90% of the time 😂😂

@archangele1 Жыл бұрын

One thing that always impresses me about Europeans is how many are fluent in their country's native language as well as english. You speak English with absolutely no accent but are also obviously fluent in German. Most Americans are only fluent in English and know no other languages. One can go to a country like Bulgaria or Hungary and almost always find people who are fluent in English even though they have never been to the USA or the UK. I am always impressed by this since I have always found learning another language difficult.

@Outmind01 Жыл бұрын

That's because neither your culture nor your education system encourage exposure to other languages at an early age. And I'll admit that it does make sense given the global dominance English enjoys. I've heard from some Americans that they didn't get to study any foreign language until they went to high school, by which point it's already too late to be able to master that language at the bilingual level. Unless you're exceptionally dedicated. It's obviously different for kids of immigrants as they presumably regularly come into contact with their parents' mother tongue at home since birth. I'm from Croatia and have never been to either the UK, US, or Germany. However, I have watched far too much TV as a kid and have since expanded that foundation considerably by interacting with natives online and reading a lot. People like me have grown up in an environment where it's taken for granted that the younger generations know at least one foreign language at a passable level. Many know two like myself, and it's not uncommon for folks to juggle even more. On the one hand, it's a necessity since there are only like 25-30 million people who speak some form of Croatian or Serbian, including the diaspora, whom we'd have no trouble communicating with. On the other, American pop culture & entertainment are so pervasive that it's almost impossible not to pick some stuff up along the way unless you willfully block out any outside influences.

@archangele1 Жыл бұрын

@@Outmind01 You are correct. My mother was bilingual in Polish and English and my grandparents spoke many languages like Czech, Polish, Hungarian and English. But back then when I was a kid, most of the people in that city were immigrants from Europe. Mostly Polish, Hungarian and Italian. I still remember my friend's mother smacking him and telling him "Speak a da English,,, Dis is America!!!!" In her heavy Italian accent. And although my parents were bilingual, they spoke pretty much only English as did my grandparents when they talked to us. I know a little Polish and Hungarian but am in no way fluent in either language. I also learned a bit of French but again, I am not fluent. About all I can do is order something to eat or drink and ask where things are like a bathroom. But compared to most Americans I know a LOT more about the home countries my grand parents came from and the languages they spoke. USA does not encourage people via the education system to become bilingual. Well, unless it's Spanish.

@BrianJuntunen Жыл бұрын

Because English is the universal language we are not compelled to learn others.

@louisthehedgehog2005 Жыл бұрын

And because of that I am glad that English is not my native language.

@lelandunruh7896 Жыл бұрын

You find learning another language difficult because you likely haven't any incentive to learn a second language. Hungarians and especially Bulgarians have a huge incentive to learn English (or German). It really is as simple as that.

@michaelzoellner1143 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Feli. I have been a nurse in alcohol/drug rehabs for 13 years,. The drug problem has only gotten worse. You are speaking the truth. Love your channel!

@robertadams6606 10 ай бұрын

I think the Drug problem is more less an Innercity thing. Most of the Illegal Drugs in the USA comes from the Southern Border.

@Jess-Rabbit 2 жыл бұрын

I was born in America and neither me or my husband have ever tried drugs (other than alcohol which is a drug), not even smoked pot, and I think we are the only 2 people I know who don't. I always thought it was weird how everyone seems to have drugs on them at all times. I'm such a square I can't even imagine how people obtain drugs. If I tried I bet I would be tackled and arrested immediately

@JohnSmith-wx9wj 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've never been in a casual drug environment like she described.

@emjayay 2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-wx9wj Taking acid in the evening at a party is beyond casual drug use and more like just stupid. She needs better friends. Sure I and friends did it but planned with a whole day and in the woods camping, or ecstasy at a festival or rock show or something with recovery time or walking or transit home.

@JohnSmith-wx9wj 2 жыл бұрын

@@emjayay I meant where hard drus are everywhere as if it's no big deal.

@vidalrodriguez2001 2 жыл бұрын

I have a very square mindset when it comes to even alcohol, having sensitive eyes prone to irritation, I’ve always been averse to smoke, and I don’t enjoy being around an environment where many folks are smoking just naturally, so it definitely bugs me some with people so willing to just bust whatever drug at any time. I also just don’t really like the vibe at all that comes with potentially binge drinking and hard drug use so I just abstain from it all

@cariwaldick4898 2 жыл бұрын

@@vidalrodriguez2001 I feel the same. Most of these drugs--whether considered harmless or not--alter your mind for a time. I'm like....why? I can have fun without a "buzz." I like being totally present. I enjoy remembering things the next day. I like being in control. I need to know I'm not compromising my safety. I like dealing with people who are real, and not hiding behind something to make them feel good.

@alanweinman1081 2 жыл бұрын

Feli you are a very logical and practical thinker. I like to hear what others think about the U.S. Also, you and your boyfriend seem great together from your past videos. Wish you both all the best. This is definitely an interesting and fun channel! Good job!

@alabama1413 2 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful & sunny disposition! Loved your enthusiasm for the subject matter. Best wishes 👍

@alancranford3398 2 жыл бұрын

My first visit to Germany from the USA was when I was four--and I didn't have any expectations. Dad was in the America Air Force and so there was minimal culture shock. Then I went to Germany as a member of the US Army and was isolated from Germany--except when off-duty or on maneuvers. I even spent more than a year living off-post in a German apartment because I was a senior NCO and they wanted the barracks space freed up. It worked out. My German is rusty but I had four years of German language in high school.

@nitrofanone 2 жыл бұрын

I'm an Advanced EMT and in the last 5 years we have had to triple the amount of Narcan we keep on the Ambulance due to fentanyl overdoses.

@LythaWausW 2 жыл бұрын

Is that Nalaxon? I took my EMT training in Germany and heard that it is the only drug that police in America are allowed to carry. Not so in Germany, these cops have to wait for the medics/Notartzt to arrive.

@robletterly6679 2 жыл бұрын

what part of the US are you in? Now, fentanyl is not limited to the Appalachian Opioid belt, that's a problem we all share

@douglasbelasco9773 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your help EMT'S are the lifeline for some people

@christophermoore9436 Жыл бұрын

I had a close friend of mine die just the week before last because she OD’d when she took some Adderall she bought off the street. It was fentanyl. I have a lot of respect for you guys. It’s unfortunate how necessary it is, but I’m glad you guys exist. Nobody knew she was even buying Adderall and Heroin.

@richardburke6902 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Feli. I found this video fascinating and interesting and I cannot wait to see part two and part three. I like the way you address controversial subjects without getting emotionally involved and keeping a positive attitude. By the way, I think your liter and half liter mugs would be perfect for kids to use for root beer floats. It might even be a selling point!

@KilledKenny01 2 жыл бұрын

I was an expat in knx Tennessee…I also recognised the opioid issue. Highly educated staff just disappeared regularly and some even died. First they cover it successfully. I was not so deeply integrated, cause I stayed less than one year and had long working hours. But I can definitely see why you are so shocked by this. I am too.

@vrenak 2 жыл бұрын

I'm danish and we have some of the highest consumer prices in Europe, including groceries, and frankly I was surprised to find that most grocery prices in the US was the same or higher than at home, and the US prices doesn't even include taxes, a few items were cheaper, like soda, a few items that actually were cheaper in the US was also of so low quality it couldn't be sold in Denmark legally. Americans are definitely getting ripped off big time when they go shopping.

@prussiansocietyofamerica 2 жыл бұрын

I completely agree with you also. The majority of food in American Supermarkets is fake and of utterly low quality by far, yet sold at such higher prices, so you are definitely right about it. Have you tried buying any kind of Tomato in the US to see what they taste like compared to any you'd buy in Europe!? Almost all of them are fake.

@david-1775 2 жыл бұрын

What items are you referring to?

@vrenak 2 жыл бұрын

@@david-1775 a few canned goods, soda, some candies, of course there are items where it's hard to make a comparison, because either Denmarl or the US simply doesn't have a product or the difference between them is too great, like two cheese aren't easy to compare if they're not both produced fairly equidistantly from the store, and have the same properties roughly, like it's not really fair to compare the price of a french brie in Denmark to the same brie in California, the cost of transportation is much higher for the california one.

@jeanjohnson8492 2 жыл бұрын

@@prussiansocietyofamerica Not really true about the taste of tomatoes in the US; you need to buy in season or grow your own. I am from the South and tend to eat in season. I also buy organic tomatoes a lot. I also do not buy packaged food like potato mixes, etc., for the most part. I cook most of the time from scratch. I believe that the German government also subsidizes the price of certain food items in Germany also. We have wonderful cheeses, vegetables, organic meats and poultry, etc., in this country.

@JohnSmith-wx9wj 2 жыл бұрын

US has a high corporate tax rate.

@pierreabbat6157 2 жыл бұрын

I went to Case Western Reserve University and specified a non-smoking room. I was placed in a suite of six rooms in Howe House (another dorm nearby has the same structure). Three of us didn't smoke - the other three smoked pot. The three who didn't smoke moved to other suites, and a fourth pot smoker moved in.

@qedsteve Жыл бұрын

Our family first came to America (Wisconsin) in the 1850's as farmers from Germany. The connection to our origins from Nierstein and that region has been researched and a few connections have been made with our/their descendants still in Nierstein. We plan to visit before long and started looking at cultural differences. It was my research that kept pulling me back to your youtube channel! Yes, I can learn conversational German online but it's the subtle (and not-so-subtle) differences that do not always come out when I am attempting to be self-taught in German (by an un-named language program). Growing up, I learned a lot of "Milwaukee Deutsch" slang from the family which was a mix of German and yiddish but also learned a few German nursery rhymes (Mom's first language was German). Your channel here is fun, and EDUCATIONAL and very helpful in orienting me to subtle differences that can make my eventual visit to Nierstein and travelling in that region and Germany in general - FUN!!! Looking forward to be a less-ignorant tourist! (and yes, we will be travelling with a native German friend)

@markedwards3647 2 жыл бұрын

Very, very interesting! Will definitely look at your other videos.

@paulk.6969 2 жыл бұрын

Feli; this was your usual great video. You gave good insights on these problems without getting opinionated, and that is not easy to do. Very well done. What made me a little sad about the segment on drugs was how quickly you found out this country had a big drug problem after being here only a short time.I can truly attest to this because I just retired as an EMT after working for 30 years, and have seem quite a few people either suffer life long defects from drug use, or worse yet , die , despite all our best efforts to save them. As for the high grocery prices, While I don’t like the price increases, (who does .)it’s actually helped me to lose weight because I can’t afford to buy as much food as before ( I did give up fast food).😂😂😂.I so enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.😎👍👍👍

@waynemiller2090 2 жыл бұрын

When I lived and worked in Germany 25 years ago, I went to a steam bath and started to go in with my shorts on. The attendant stopped me and said kien kleiden (sorry for the spelling). So I had to go in completely bare. OK, that was a moment of shock. But then, the room was full of people, a mixed group. Suddenly I realized I was being "observed", but not at the face level. They were looking at the mid section. I was not comfortable about that. The next day I asked my office mate why people looked at my mid section. He laughed and laughed and almost fell on the floor laughing. Finally after getting control of himself, he told me probably no one in the steam bath had seen a penis skinned. I didn't go to the steam baths too much after that, and usually early in the day when no one was around.

@rockymtn1291 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, 😬that would be really uncomfortable.

@LeeFKoch 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Feli, I remember growing up in a large city in Texas that drugs were a problem, and at my high school they did regular canine drug searches (we're talking about the 1980s). But we were close to the Mexican border and had hundreds of miles of open coast on the Gulf of Mexico, so drug smuggling was pretty common. Drug use (including weed) was limited to a small minority of students, and none of my friends used or even tried drugs. The worst we did was drink (beer, wine, occassionally hard liquor), though I only ever drank if I wasn't driving (honestly - I was a founding member of our school's chapter of SADD - Students Against Drunk Driving). I usually drove everybody home after the party. College was pretty similar. Sad to hear that the situation has deteriorated so badly in the States, though Bavaria is gaining a bad reputation for Crystal Meth due to its proximity to Czechia. A friend of mine works for German Customs (Zoll), and he says he is glad that he was transferred from the anti-drug-smuggling unit to the illegal immigrant employment unit because of how dangerous it has become for the officers.

@slayer8actual 2 жыл бұрын

I've been following your channel because I enjoy your content. You always come across as honest and considerate. I stuck with you when you had the channel name incident and was so happy when you found your own brand nobody could steal from you. Being cute as hell also helped. But I never subscribed because I agree with everything you've said. I appreciate your honest opinions and the way you present yourself. You have class, maturity and a level of intelligence that so many other KZfaqrs could learn from, and that allows you to say things I don't agree with and still have my respect. Keep doing what you do, Feli, and I'll keep watching. You're awesome.

@ruralrebeltory7474 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video as always!!!! I am always learning about America from my husband, from my in-laws, and from friends. I just knew I knew about America before I met my husband, here in the UK, but I swear I started learning just how wrong I was even before we started dating, let alone after our first visit to meet his family and a few friends. The size of the States is unreal. We drove from Boston to Dallas just so I could see part of the country. The size of the highways themselves is unreal. I got a crash course in America on that first trip! I love hearing how you feel about America!!!!

@maryalicemeaneymeaney4551 2 жыл бұрын

You drove from Boston to Dallas?? Not only a huge amount of land to cover, but a huge difference in the people as well, not to mention two very distinct accents. Hope you enjoyed seeing some of our beautiful country.

@grassytramtracks 2 жыл бұрын

Safeway has now been taken over by Morrisons and there is a real cost of living crisis in the UK at the moment. Inflation is at 7%, energy costs are zooming through the roof and the inflation figure is in some ways a bit misleading because the basics like food, rent and energy are generally hit the hardest, some basics like pasta have gone up by about 50%

@billjasman2613 2 жыл бұрын

Feli, Very interesting to hear your perspective on things. The Opiate thing took all of us by surprise and how widely they were prescribed. Also, The company I retired, drug tested and never have taken them. I studied German language and culture in College 35 years ago. I went to Hamburg and fell in love with the culture once again.

@thomaskalbfus2005 2 жыл бұрын

The problem with drugs is people live long enough to spread those habits to other people. I never was good with people so I never picked up the social disease of smoking and doing drugs!

@archangele1 Жыл бұрын

@@thomaskalbfus2005 There is another problem in that people do live longer and unless you are older and have issues with chronic pain, you don't understand how you will do absolutely anything to get relief. I know because I am old enough to remember our president being IKE when I was a kid. I have some spinal issues and opioids are the only thing that keeps me going. Hydrocodone relieves enough of the pain so I can get up and actually exercise and do things. Without it I would just lay in bed in agony. And yes I tried every alternative and nothing works shy of a cortico steroid like prednisone. But prednisone causes massive weight gain and other real bad side effects where as opium relieves the pain somewhat and actually gives me a little energy boost which at my age is really welcome. I am one who actually needs the stuff but all too many people use opioids initially for pain then recreationally and finally become addicted. Also, I do not have an addictive personality. So, I can take a drug, then stop it with no ill affects where as many can not do that. But, any good doctor can usually see the signs of an addictive personality in a person. My friend is that type. He will actually get all huffy and confrontational with a doctor if he can't get a prescription for a pain medication. Most doctors refuse him and that is how it should be. Habits are a personal thing. Some people have addictive personalities and others do not. It is more of a genetic thing. Much like smoking. Some people have no problem quitting and just smoked because it was fashionable. Others try to quit all their lives and just can not no matter how many aids to quitting they try. But those types of people become addicted to just about anything. Two people I know who did become addicted to opioids after only a couple weeks were also smokers who could not quit. Basically people with addictive personalities who can not seem to quit anything. I firmly believe addiction is a genetic thing.

@tyoung3982 Жыл бұрын

American have always been disproportionately enamored with. drugs. Opioids just another drug that’s more addictive.

@archangele1 Жыл бұрын

@@tyoung3982 You are correct. Americans tend to be all about the quick fix, living large and the saying 'if it feels good, just do it'. The final nail in the coffin is that the USA has a lot of freedoms and unfortunately all those freedoms afford people to be free to be idiots and arses. But, another strange statistic is that even though the USA is thought of as a bastion of freedom, it has one of the highest percentage of it's population in prison and jails of any country on earth.

@gracec.vincent5809 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy your videos very much. In this video, you are right on point with your thoughts and opinions. I like how you communicate these issues-right to the point but without hate and judgment. *I have shopped at Aldi and have been happy with the quality of product and the prices* 🙂

@matthewgrumbling4993 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your perspective.

@andrewbeiler615 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Feli. Thanks for doing these videos. I really enjoy them. My family was Amish 9 years ago so I know Pennsylvania Dutch, which is similar to Niederdeutsch. I'm also learning regular German, or Hochdeutsch.

@tosa2522 2 жыл бұрын

Ich wünsche dir viel Erfolg!

@matanadragonlin 2 жыл бұрын

Ich mag Niederdeutsch sehr. Meine Mutter kommt aus den Niederlanden 😃 In my opinon, Amish people live in a very interessting society. I usually buy goods at the grocery store, but I'm educating myself to make them by my own. I apreciate this.

@andrewbeiler615 2 жыл бұрын

@@matanadragonlin that's great. Self sustainability will be much needed in the near future

@matanadragonlin 2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewbeiler615 I believe that, too. "Self sustainability"? Great. Thank you. I learned a new word 😃

@cahinton. 2 жыл бұрын

Wait, _was_ Amish? Did your family get banished from the community?

@Angelus13AOV 2 жыл бұрын

You’re 100% right on grocery prices. I’ve lived in the U.S. all my life & food prices are crazy. There were many times I had to resort to getting cheaper, unhealthy options since it was cheaper. As far as drugs go, yeah, it’s everywhere. Even weed. Everybody I know & their mother does it. I came from a family of drug addicts, drug dealers & alcoholics. From a very young age I swore I would never touch any of that & I never have. It is often disheartening & demoralizing to look around & see how many people consume all of that but then it ends up reinforcing my strength & principles to never use & focus on supporting my wife & daughter.

@redrick8900 2 жыл бұрын

That isn't strength. It's your weakness.

@Angelus13AOV 2 жыл бұрын

@@redrick8900 Yeah, okay. 👍

@isaiahparis 2 жыл бұрын

@@redrick8900 You know what they say about opinions

@redrick8900 2 жыл бұрын

@@isaiahparis Not an opinion.

@masunrise7471 2 жыл бұрын

@@redrick8900 Troll alert!!!! 🤣got to be as this d-bag has zero reasoning. They just want to fight or start shite.

@thebigfreakingcat4292 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, I really like all of your stories and videos.

@LordLaroyalty 2 жыл бұрын

The price of everything here, including groceries, literally depends on many things. Especially: Where you live and what store you shop at. For example, buying groceries from a Discount Grocery Store, like Aldi or WinCo Foods, will usually cost you less money than buying the same items from other stores like Walmart, Conveneience Stores, or Truck Stops. Convenience Stores and Truck Stops raise the price, sometimes doubling the price, because the store is easier to get in, get those items, and get out quickly. Plus, Truck Stops are one of very few places where truckers can stop to get some of this stuff and they know truckers will pay a hefty price for them.

@ebouwens 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being honest. Experiencing different cultures can widen your perspectives and world view so much. I'm thankful for my college exchange program in Germany.

@thehoneybadger8089 2 жыл бұрын

Take it from a retired firefighter; breathing any kind of smoke, especially heavily concentrated smoke from tobacco and marijuana, will eventually cause serious lung problems.

@timesthree5757 2 жыл бұрын

Yea but we built the a powerful country smoking. So stop. It would be like me saying as a mechanic if you keep driving you will be injured.

@foobar6194 2 жыл бұрын

The least of the problems. The bigger one is delusional thinking among people who vote.

@TalibanSymphonyOrchestra 2 жыл бұрын

@@timesthree5757 That is kind of stupid, don't you think?

@timesthree5757 2 жыл бұрын

@@TalibanSymphonyOrchestra Be more specific.

@TalibanSymphonyOrchestra 2 жыл бұрын

@@timesthree5757 One day you're on top of the world; the next you're gasping for breath through a tube. Is that specific enough for you, stupid?

@wytemamba9219 2 жыл бұрын

Here to support ur channel n u hope u get everything u want

@pastorgarymcmanu2107 Жыл бұрын

You're very good at this so thank you for sharing your gift. This is my first visit/video. I'll be back for others on the channel.

@shubinternet 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, drugs in college is not an uncommon phenomenon, especially depending on the college. Some are well known as "party schools", and that sort of thing will be more common.

@TwoAcresandaMule 2 жыл бұрын

Cincinnati is a notorious party school

@matanadragonlin 2 жыл бұрын

I (Germany) noticed in US movies, if someone mentions his college, immediatly they all nod or roll their eyes or grin 😏 Everybody in the US seems to know this one particular college is a "party college" or or not 😎

@TwoAcresandaMule 2 жыл бұрын

@@matanadragonlin all colleges have parties but some of them are nothing but a party

@shubinternet 2 жыл бұрын

@@matanadragonlin -- well I sure as hell didn't. Not when I was in college, and not at any time after college. I still don't.

@matanadragonlin 2 жыл бұрын

@@shubinternet then it was just for a good script 😁

@seeblue5490 2 жыл бұрын

The urban poor may live paycheck to paycheck. They may work long hours at low pay, and multiple jobs. No time or energy to cook. They also may not have $200 for a family shopping run. They may rely on lousy public transportation. They also may live on a food island; that is, there are no grocery stores near their economically disadvantaged neighborhood. Instead, only fast food or convenience stores (if any).

@Lorena-tx8yy 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. :) I was impressed with how thought out your subject was. Most videos like this focus on our stereotypes, but you pointed out things that are true and that most people don't know. Drugs are a really big problem here. Even in my tiny rural county, most of our arrests and social problems result directly from drugs. It's a shame. Grocery prices are definitely a pain, no matter where you live. And, yes.... in America it is actually kinda strange for a man not to be circumcised. I worked in childcare for years and have diapered many baby boys and to this day I have no clue what it looks like to not be circumcised, because all the boys I have cared for were circumcised.

@kevinpowell7435 2 жыл бұрын

Feli, To be honest, I know nothing about Germany, and have no connections to there, but I love your videos!! They are always very interesting and entertaining. I love your personality!!! Thanks to you, I have learned a lot, and dispelled a lot of stereotypes, about your homeland. God bless you! 🙏😁

@HeWhoComments 2 жыл бұрын

Drug testing for athletes seems to be really common in the US. I got tested every two weeks even though I never used anything.

@matanadragonlin 2 жыл бұрын

In Germany, if you are professional player are tested regulary, but mostly bc of athlete doping like anabolic steroids / testosterone etc.

@unityostara6380 2 жыл бұрын

I get drug tested every year regardless of decriminalization.

@gawainethefirst 2 жыл бұрын

How would anyone know that you weren’t using if you were never tested?

@TalibanSymphonyOrchestra 2 жыл бұрын

I never got tested for anything and I smoked pounds of weed, but I could also run a 10-minute 2 mile, which is nowhere near a record but these days (years later) it seems impossible to even consider.

@susannorthcutt7411 Жыл бұрын

I think they test to make its fair. If your taking steroids its not fair for the ones competing.

@jimberg4917 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Felicia, I'm a half German Yank. My Mom grew up in a small village west of Munich called Leder. And the German Grandfather clock to my left came from the Black Forest at the House of a Thousand Clocks. I love your channel...

@tinaschafer7780 2 жыл бұрын

Leeder with two ee ;))

@52156drj 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Feli (love your nick name), You go right ahead an comment on anything you want to. I had the good fortune to work at a company who employed a number of Asians and Europeans and found it endlessly fascinating talking about world issues and current events. We Americans can learn a lot by listening to other viewpoints and seeing other perspectives. Undoubtedly you'll hear from people who seem to be perpetually offended but who cares. Anyone who follows you knows that you're not spewing animosity but rather offering a constructive critique. I for one welcome your observations and look forward to what you have to say.

@peterdawson2403 2 жыл бұрын

It is interesting to see how someone new to the U.S.A. sees things. Thank you for your insights and opinions.

@soloman30 2 жыл бұрын

I am originally from Cumberland Co. Ky. A few years ago the FDA audited the pharmacies in Cumb. Co. (Population 7700) and reported that enough prescription painkillers were sold to medicate every man, woman, and child in the county.

@gemoftheocean 2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@ShadowRaven66669 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in the bluegrass region and I totally believe this about Cumberland Co. Kentucky in general is pretty awful when it comes to drugs. I'm a transplant from Chicago and it's worse here than anything I saw in Chicago (15 years ago, mind you, I'm sure it's worse now than it was when I left).

@riccardomallardo7779 2 жыл бұрын

7:53 police doing k9 drug searches in high schools is very common here in Italy, I don't know why tbh. And plenty of private schools warn the students the previous day in order to save the school's reputation, comes up in the newspapers at least once a year

@kjs4886 2 жыл бұрын

Does Italy have bad drug problems like America? The substance abuse problem in the U.S is off the charts.

@icerepublic 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. Didn't know that. That would be totally unthinkable here in Germany. I can imagine this would cause a major uproar by parents if the police came with dogs and searched every student. Insane.

@riccardomallardo7779 2 жыл бұрын

@@kjs4886 today I don't know, in the late 70s the percentage of heroin addicts in Italy was higher than that in america, smoking weed during breaks is common in almost every school, I don't think I ever met someone who hasn't attended class while bring high at least once. There's been a news report back in 2010 in a milanese high school with hidden cameras and stuff that showed that buying not just weed but also coke, ketamine and ecstasy on school ground was extremely easy and common. The journalist managed to interview a 17 year old girl who was dealing and she said that they get warned by the teachers the day before police searches

@riccardomallardo7779 2 жыл бұрын

@@icerepublic kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fKpdo8eK1Jencmw.html here's some footage if you want to know how it looks like

@jimturpin 2 жыл бұрын

As a lifelong citizen in the US, frankly I've been shocked for years that people feel the need to do drugs, including things like alcohol. I do understand younger people often succumb to peer pressure, and some people have to deal with issues such as depression and get hooked, but I never understand why especially when there is so much information about the negative side of excessive use. Oh well. Regarding the circumcision, bear in mind for many of us that decision was made for us when we were babies so we had no say in the matter. It probably has more about the hospital making an extra buck after the baby is delivered so a lot of parents get talking into it as being the "right' thing to do. When my cousin had a daughter she got charged for circumcision, which obviously she got refunded when she complained that she had a girl, and was going to be pissed if it was a boy before hand, but that kind of illustrates how gung-ho the hospitals are when it comes to making money.

@mikechurchward9749 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! I am new to your channel and find your videos very interesting I tried learning German a few years back and I would have benefited more with a teacher like you I am picking up more from your videos!!!

@FelifromGermany 9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind feedback! 😊

@ahwhite1398 2 жыл бұрын

My grocery bills in Germany were always higher than anywhere I lived in the U.S. - and that experience included a move straight from Germany to Indiana, where Kroger was our local grocery store. I would never claim to be an "average" shopper, however. Restaurant prices for beer and wine in the U.S. are what I always find absurd. Germany was definitely cheaper than Austria, where I found myself immediately following Indiana.

@stevecagle2317 2 жыл бұрын

Wish I could follow you out of this "Terminally Red State!" My Kroger bill for this week was over $70 for fresh fruits, veggies, and a few pantry items - NO MEAT (my freezer is full of vacuum sealed meats I got on sale before the latest price hikes).

@Anon54387 2 жыл бұрын

I think the taxes on alcohol are much greater for buying and drinking them on site rather than picking them up at a store.

@vortex2598 2 жыл бұрын

My friend in Australia is absolutely shocked every time by how low the prices of food, alcohol, and gas are here in Ohio. So it's definitely not as simple as "the US has high prices"

@richh1576 2 жыл бұрын

The US had a 'Fundamental Transformation' of everything beginning in 2008 of which the resulting & following profligate government spending (through the printing of 'imaginary' money & expansion of the money supply) caused the 'purchasing power' of the US dollar to drop by about 45% during the following 8 years !!!! .... This was later followed by another 14-15%/year drop beginning in 2019 (when the US congress again changed and then 'over-spent' as it did in 2008) ... and 'the dollar' has resumed its continued purchasing power decline as of today, especially in the artificial higher cost of fuels due to the artificially imposed reduction of its supply, which affects the costs of nearly 'everything' purchased. The purchasing power of the US 'dollar' is now down to about 1.7 cents per dollar in comparison to its purchasing power of the early 1970s (100¢/$) - a debasement of the currency by 98% !!! Even individual people cannot continually spend more than their income without severe consequences. Such is not only happening in the US but is worldwide, less so in nations that have 'careful' spending policies. I would NOT want to be a 'young' person in light of the inevitable dire consequences of the 'unstable' value of money, ... worldwide. BTW - I was/am an 'ardent' lifelong student of "the Austrian School of Econmics" (stability of money) ... very rarely applied in the USA.

@richh1576 2 жыл бұрын

@@stevecagle2317 Terminally Red States remain in a far better monetary position than those states that are deeply engaged in profligate spending ... spend well beyond their 'income'.

@charlesmacgill2653 2 жыл бұрын

I always enjoy your videos. I am a American that lived in England for two years so I enjoy your views. The only comment I would say is unfortunately the mid-west does not have as much competition when it comes to super markets. In the north east you have more compilations so food prices are less.

@brians2733 2 жыл бұрын

The grocery issue is one of the most frustrating parts of living here as an American. I frequently travel to Europe and when I return to the US, I get pretty irate at the grocery prices. It seems we’re being robbed. I also shop at Aldi almost exclusively for groceries.

@davidlium9338 2 жыл бұрын

“Living here “; where is”here ?”, Germany.

@bloozee 2 жыл бұрын

Are you saying groceries are more costly in the US? Are you judging against the minimum wage? ( that it pretty low, sometimes nonexistant) in the US).. or are you using the current exchange rate? ( in the past few years the AU$ has varied between 50cUS to $US1.05 or more) .

@robertknight4672 2 жыл бұрын

In the New England states the cheapest standard Supermarket we have is a company called Market Baskets. Ironically enough a few years an Aldi opened up right next to the Market Basket in Brockton Massachusetts.

@bloozee 2 жыл бұрын

Aldi is cheap in parts of Australia also ( I have only been to about 0.1 percent of my own country). But I though the EU made stuff expensive over there? Perhaps cheese and wind were cheaper than they would be in Britain. A lot depends on international exchange and perception of monetary value... Roubles are best used to buy Vodka and Caviar right now 😉 .

@jglencarr5390 2 жыл бұрын

@@bloozee Pay attention to what she said. 😁🤣

@grif13 Жыл бұрын

Very entertaining. Thanks for the vid. I've seen many comparisons in print and online but the circumcision comparison was a first. How did you gather your data?

@EvandaGman 2 жыл бұрын

Every country has good and bad things I love hearing opinions form people who visit the US and new Americans

@benjackson7872 2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@pwoody9416 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting about groceries. My wife and Honeymooned in the UK. We had a low key trip where we prepared our own meals quite frequently. We found groceries in a normal Safeway store to be about twice as expensive as in the US. Much of the low income reliance on fast food has to do with “food deserts” in poorer areas. Quite often no grocery stores exist. Right on about the drugs issue.

@slackerjo 2 жыл бұрын

I would love Feli to do a video about the challenges of buying groceries in a food desert. Until you experience it, it's hard to understand.

@pwoody9416 2 жыл бұрын

@@slackerjo thank you for the reaction. I bet Cincy has food deserts, and I’d be interested in what Feli recalls or can find out about Germany in this regard.

@modemacabre 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I have to say that I don't feel I've lived such a sheltered life, but in 45 years or so living in the U.S. I only actually *saw* people usomhg drugs harder than pot once. I definitely heard about things and I guess if that would have been a lifestyle I desired I could have seen a whole lot more. So I do not for a second disbelieve the numbers presented here, but I really wonder if you didn't just have a run of bad luck in your drug experiences. Or perhaps it's just that partular region of the country at this particular time. By the way, I still think of alcohol as the :gateway drug". I know very few people who have tried marijuana who did not get drunk first. Even more so that tobacco. But hey everyone has their recreational drug of choice - mine's music!

@stevelangstroth5833 2 жыл бұрын

"Food deserts" exist, because too many inner city single mothers give birth to boys with 16 different possible fathers for each one. No father figure in their life means that they join a street gang who then....rob existing stores, shoplift the hell out of different stores and murder innocent people who work in those stores. The store finally gives up and closes, then "mama" complains that she lives in a "food desert". They made (screwed in) their bed. Let them starve in it, while the rest of us laugh at their wicked foolishness and self-inflicted wounds.

@JohnSmith-wx9wj 2 жыл бұрын

I worked security in an area that normally would be food deserts. All the stores were loss leaders, and the company kept them open only because the city was their HQ. People tended to buy garbage instead of fresh food. Before ghetto riots food and drug stores were plentiful in inner cities.

@scottfineshriber5051 Жыл бұрын

I love your intelligent, insightful channel! 👏👍✌️❤️💯

@matthewdunham1689 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent cast btw you got a new sub.

@TabithaElkins 2 жыл бұрын

I've studied in the US and Germany, and notice that German students are much more mature, studious and less prone to the college-party mentality. Universities in Germany are basically about learning, and all of the other things, like sports, clubs and parties take a back seat. Also, the public unis in Germany screen people based on grades, so the people who want to party just don't go (or drop out after one semester). In Germany, coursework is MUCH harder (in the US, there are "easy-A electives for pumping up your GPA), and the exams are IMO MUCH more stringent, even in an introductory course. This eliminates the possibility of being a junkie or drunk during the semester LOL. In Mainz, the big student parties were at the beginning and end of the semester (after finals week).

@inotoni6148 2 жыл бұрын

And in Germany, in technical courses such as mechanical engineering, there is usually an extra difficult subject to screen out weaker students in the first two semesters. It's mostly math or physics

@TabithaElkins 2 жыл бұрын

@@inotoni6148 Right. In Social Studies, it was statistics. You study like mad, and hopefully, you don't flunk, so no time for partying.

@ShadowRaven66669 2 жыл бұрын

I think this has a lot to do with the No Child Left Behind Act. It was passed with good intentions, but had the unintended consequence of dumbing down our entire education system so that the kids at the bottom of the class can still pass. Pre requisite/101 classes in college now teach stuff that used to be taught in middle/high school. Also, most of our colleges are for profit so they don't care if you graduate or not.

@jefflewis4 2 жыл бұрын

Yes the Universities in Germany and Europe are better and more challenging than in the US. But its the American companies full graduates from American Colleges and Universities that lead in technology and innovation over Europe. Success is not all about classwork.

@inotoni6148 2 жыл бұрын

@@jefflewis4 It's not that easy to say. As US companies and universities invest more, many engineers and scientists are lured away from other countries. Thousands have therefore also come from Germany to the USA and work and research there. The achievements are then booked for the USA. For example, NASA's space program was set up by a German and Tesla's technical manager is also a German. The University of Munich (TUM) won Tesla's Hyperloop competition. There is also a lot of misinformation about innovations and inventions, for example that the telephone, the lightbulb or the computer was invented in the USA. which is wrong. Where the US has advantages is in chip technology.

@Trifler500 2 жыл бұрын

Speaking of the groceries costing more than restaurant food, it's similar to the clothing industry. Decades ago it was cheaper to buy fabric and make your own clothes, but it has become far cheaper to buy mass produced clothing. Fabric prices have unfortunately also skyrocketed as few people sew anymore.

@emjayay 2 жыл бұрын

That's because manufacture of clothes first moved to the low wage South and then to really low wage Bangladesh etc. Container shipping costs a fraction of what old style ocean shipping did plus low tariffs, internet etc. Fast food was invented to reduce restaurant labor to a minimum so not much choices, but it is still never cheaper than cooking at home. Try to get some broccoli or green beans at McDonald's. Or a slice of anything resembling an actual apple pie for that matter.

@alesiaparis792 2 жыл бұрын

But US-Americans are still used to throw around money, they don't have, if they would not do that animore the prices would come down, that is the law of the market. How to save money. Do you realy need consume articles, read used books, you do not need a new phone every year or TV-Set, use your car longer, drive a smaller car, go by bike, go fishing, do a little farming-tomatoes, beans etc. . If you have a house think about thermal insulation, photovoltaic, burning wood insted of electric heating and in the summer think about what is cheaper sweating or airconditioning. Pay cash and use only the money you have. DIY clothes - if it is more expensive to sew than to buy, repair and modify, buy second hand, give a fuck on fashion stay conservative, that fashon changes way slower, wear workers fashon. Build and invest in your own "social network", neighborhood, friends relatives, volunteer fire departments, repair cafes, church etc etc

@TMD3453 2 жыл бұрын

Well handled on sensitive topics!

@hanneweber4246 Жыл бұрын

I grew up witha German mom. Your explanations explain so much of my thinking. You are amazing.

@zhampfu 2 жыл бұрын

I've Had my first experiences with drugs when I was 19 and going to university (I'm German). My friends from uni smoked lots of weed and it was not an uncommon thing at all to smoke weed during the week. I got into heavier drugs pretty rapidly, doing acid and MDMA and also started doing Speed and ketamine when I was 20. Of course I also smoked weed and cigaretts and drank lots of alcohol. Now I'm Clean for more than 3 years. Occasionally I drink a Glass of wine but I actually keep my distance from all substances now.

@roseg1333 2 жыл бұрын

Wow congrats for getting off drugs. That’s an amazing accomplishment 👏🏼👏🏼 🎉 I pray all the best for you as you continue your journey 🙏🏼💕

@zhampfu 2 жыл бұрын

@@roseg1333 thank you very much. Your comment means a lot to me:)

@roseg1333 2 жыл бұрын

@@zhampfu No problem ☺️❤️😊

@Nghilifa 2 жыл бұрын

Good for you, I've tried weed a couple of times (less than 20), but that was it for me. I was offered coke once, but I politely declined haha. Glad that you managed to get out of it, here's to another 3 years and more!

@zhampfu 2 жыл бұрын

@@Nghilifa thanks mate, I only did coke once and I think it is pretty overrated. It gives you a feeling of false confidence like you can do anything but it only lasts 45 min.

@blotski 2 жыл бұрын

I hope a lot of Americans watch your videos. One thing that 'shocks' me about America is how often the Americans seem to be totally unaware of how and when they are different to the rest of the world. One small example, yesterday I read a thread of comments on YT from Americans commenting how a Canadian in a video had called the letter Z as zed. Many were calling it weird. Some said they had literally never heard it pronounced like that and some were saying it was just a British thing. In fact, in the English speaking world only the Americans call Z zee. Brits, Irish, Australians, New Zealanders, English speaking Africa, Canadians all say zed although I've read that zee is 'acceptable' in Canada. But Americans just don't know this. How many American men know that being circumcised is fairly unusual in the rest of the world unless you're Muslim or Jewish or have a specific problem requiring it? So many things which are pretty unique to the USA that many Americans are unaware of. I guess it's at least in part because it is so much harder for Americans to travel to other countries than for Europeans.

@fermisparadox01 2 жыл бұрын

zed makes no sense. No other letter has a sound different from what it actually is.

@LoxTheEye 2 жыл бұрын

@@fermisparadox01 What about double-u?

@arleccio 2 жыл бұрын

@@fermisparadox01 so you always pronounce every letter in every word like you would when naming the letter? Bee, Cee, Dee, Eff, Dshee, Aitsh, Jay, Kay, El, Em, En, Pee, Queue, Are, Es, Tee, Vee, Double-You, Ex, Why, Zed. Vowels are the only "pure" sounds. Except for Eye. Zed from Zeta. It's not unreasonable. Pronounce it how you want, but don't claim it's some weird outlier with no reason why it should be named as it is.

@blotski 2 жыл бұрын

@@fermisparadox01 Well, I don't understand your judgement there. Of course, it is quite an 'exotic' letter but the name in fact DOES contain the sound as it starts with it. You could argue that H and W are not exactly phonetic and of course G is only pronounced like that part of the time. It is just as often pronounced as a hard G as in garden, God, great. Whether or not it makes any sense though is not the point, which you seem to have missed. My point is not that zed is better than zee. I don't even think it is. My point is that Americans are unaware that zed is more common than zee. It is the lack of awareness that is my point. Not that zed is better.

@celeboria 2 жыл бұрын

Your last point about traveling is correct. Most people from European countries are just so ignorant regarding how tiny Europe is and how fast you can travel it by car as opposed to how gigantic the USA are and how much infinitly more time consuming traveling here is. For example: You can drive from Germany to Switzerland in 8 hours. By comparison: Get in your car in Amarillo, North Texas, and start driving south. You wanna take a guess, where you are after 8 hours of driving? Still in Texas! 😁 In Germany you have "Last Gas for 50 km signs on the highway." In the USA, it's not uncommon to have them say "Last gas for several hundred miles." And in States like Kansas, Texas or Alaska , there are areas where you not only don't find a gas station for that long; There is nothing and noone! There are towns in the North of Texas that are closer to several other bordering States, than to the southern border of Texas. That's why it's always easy for people from European countries to say: "We travel more and know more about the world", which is also an unrealistic comparison, since the international importance of a country is key factor. Ask someone in South Italy, what's going on in North Italy. They are entirely different areas and cultures. It's more common that someone in Tennessee knows what's going on in Maine.

@theoneandonlyCatseye 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Feli, I really enjoy your videos and, especially since I have German ancestors, find it fascinating to learn about the differences in our culture! I know you have said you've traveled to around 20 states in the US so far. Have you ever been to Minnesota? If you ever travel there to explore, you should make a stop in the little town of New Ulm. They are extremely proud of their German roots so much so that they have a giant copper statue called Herman the German, they have a glockenspiel clock tower downtown, and the welcome and goodbye signs are also written in German. In the summer, they have a small festival called the Bavarian Blast, in the fall an Oktoberfest celebration, and in the winter the local Schell's brewery has a Bockfest. Granted, these celebrations usually have a lot of young people getting really drunk, but they are still interesting. It's also fun that at these festivals their are people dressed as the norn in traditional wooden masks. I think they look delightfully creepy. lol. Once, in elementary school, our teacher was hosting 2 German police officers and they came to speak to our class. Since my teacher lived in New Ulm, they commented on how New Ulm citizens were way more German than they were because they'd never seen anyone put sauerkraut on their pizza before. I agree that's a step too far for me as well. lol

@johnwhitley2898 2 жыл бұрын

Hey there! and welcome to America! Lol! Great channel!! Love and applaud, your measured brutal honesty and candor, this vid, as well as your others I have watched! Kudos to you!! These are interesting topics for shocking someone.... I can't wait to hear about the others!! I have broad shoulders, bring it on!! 🤣🤣🤣!

@lucieherrick6934 2 жыл бұрын

My husband is from Southern Ohio on the OH and KY border. Home of the pill mill. Heroin is a huge problem. There is a book called Dreamland written about this area and the beginning of the pill mills.

@bobsacamano2948 2 жыл бұрын

I know Kentucky has severe penalties for these drugs, not so sure about Ohio. In the part of Oregon where I live, the penalties are minimal and most people I know don't do drugs. Of course I live in the high tech area and their are many people from all over the world living here.

@Iron-sy4yp 2 жыл бұрын

I’m from Cincinnati and have no idea what your talking about ? Pill Mill ?

@Iron-sy4yp 2 жыл бұрын

Drugs are a problem everywhere

@pendragon2012 2 жыл бұрын

Yay, a new video! Loved the introduction--made me chuckle! I'm sure that shocked faced is on many immigrants' faces when they get here. It would be interesting to know more about why the drug scene is different. I know my kids' suburban high school is suddenly having tons of issues with it too. Can't wait for part 2--maybe some more about guns? Have a great week, Feli!

@roseg1333 2 жыл бұрын

Please no more about guns. So controversial 🙈

@mirajolinardiaglionis399 2 жыл бұрын

@@roseg1333, any gun is made to, at least, harm another person. That's the reason why they are produced.

@roseg1333 2 жыл бұрын

@@mirajolinardiaglionis399 I’m talking about the topic not the justification

@roseg1333 2 жыл бұрын

@@mirajolinardiaglionis399 for protection. Your only harming the one that means to do you harm. Is your life not worth protection? Besides that is why there are classes and tests to weed out certain people.

@elopix234 2 жыл бұрын

@@roseg1333 and that’s why it’s ONLY prominent in the US. So yes this should definitely be a topic.

@richlaue Жыл бұрын

I do most of my shopping at Lidl, because of the prices, the smaller size and it is the most convenient one to get to. There is an Aldi across the street, but that requires going through a stop light

@mar4kl Жыл бұрын

I recently discovered your channel. I'm of German/Jewish) descent on my mother's side, and I find your perspective very refreshing, your analyses very astute and I really enjoy your playful and engaging delivery. BTW, we have Aldi stores in Chicago, and my wife and I shop there regularly.

@radioboy75 2 жыл бұрын

I think the drug thing is more about which region of the US you are in, what kinds of people you hang out with or what kind of parties you go to. I have lived in the US my whole life and have never gone to any parties where people were doing drugs besides alcohol, nicotine, or caffeine. I know that people I used to know have gotten in trouble for drugs (meth, marijuana), but they weren't doing them (that I know of ) when we were friends. Even if I wanted drugs (which I don't), I have no idea where I'd even start. I think peoples' experience with drugs depends a lot on the individual and the kind of friends they have.

@StandStrong614 9 ай бұрын

You can get drugs if you wanted in any city in America pretty easily. Drugs here effect rich people, poor people, all races of people, and are pretty much everywhere sadly.

@dkim2011 8 ай бұрын

I grew up in NYC of the 1960s and 1970s and I've never gotten over my shock and dismay at American drug culture (and relatedly, our diseases of despair - in large part a product of our inadequate investment in poor and rural areas). Yes, Feli, I'd love to see a whole episode devoted to this. ( Ofc, I'm also shocked and dismayed by the prevalence of smoking in Europe, along with drinking to excess, just not to the same degree.) - I'm curious to know why German produce is cheaper. Does it have anything to do with Germany having a lower per capita income than the US? - It's absolutely WRONG for fast food to be more affordable (and often more accessible) than fresh produce and healthier forms of protein. - While there are pros and cons to circumcision, from a *medical* *standpoint* the whole subject has been vastly overblown. Personally, I find the uncircumcised penis unattractive. It looks like a tunicate worm.

@guidosarducci209 Жыл бұрын

You support your opinions very well. It's refreshing.

@tomfrazier1103 Жыл бұрын

We had a beer garden around here 100 years ago, in town Wolters & Klemme. About 2 miles away a large beerhall/ dance pavilion was around in the 'teens & twenties.

@christianoliver3572 2 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised that groceries in Germany are cheaper than here in the USA. It's been my experience that they were extremely more expensive in the UK and France but about the same price in Italy and Greece. I was in most of the countries that used to make up Yugoslavia during the time the Yugoslavian Dinar would lose something like 80% (summer of 1990) of it's value literally daily but in the morning it seemed like $20 worth of their currency would buy quite a bit of food at least at restaurants but by dinner it wouldn't buy you a beer!

@BifMcAwesome Жыл бұрын

When was there later on (in Bosnia) the custom was to pay in Konvertable Marks (KM) and you would get your change in krona or dinar, depending on where you were in country. As Americans we would just leave the change as a tip.

@brendamoody4829 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Feli, my husband and I hosted a girl from Saarland back in 1993. through our local High School Foreign Exchange Student Program. Bianca seemed to fit in very well and accepted our family life style very well. So a couple of months before she returned to Saarland, we decided to take a trip to Gatlinburg, TN. We went to Dixie Stampede for the Dinner Show. Well she really liked it until the food was brought out. As part of their dinner ritual, it was eaten using your hands. Bianca was TOTALLY appalled with this because of her German upbringing. We asked several waiters about getting some utensils for her and they literally had none in the whole building. Finally she did eat the food but with great reluctance!!!!!! As soon as the show was over and we could actually talk outside, she said that if we had taken her there when she first came, that she would have called her parents and went home. So lesson learned, if you ever take someone from Germany/ Europe make sure they are FULLY aware of this. I guess you could actually sneak in some plastic ware for them. Also right before she left a few months later, she apologized for her actions saying that she shouldn’t have got so upset. Her mom did try to tell her that our restaurants might be different than the ones they frequented in Germany. But we still miss her and we really did have a great time together that year.

@gemoftheocean 2 жыл бұрын

I'm American and I'd have been shocked. I've never been to any restaurant that didn't have utensils. Seriously, wtf?! Is that common in your area?

@jefflewis4 2 жыл бұрын

We had a friend over from Germany last month. He'd been to the US before, but he wanted to have a really good burger. So we went to a good restaurant and he ordered his burger with several toppings including avocados. He tried to eat it with a knife and fork as he had done before, but all the toppings would fall off every time he tried to cut into the bun. He finally had to relent and grab it with his hands to keep it stable ,and eat it the American way. We all had a good laugh watching him try and figure out how to eat it though.

@sueferguson7288 2 жыл бұрын

Of course you can be very critical of things here.... it's part of our culture. Took 3 years if German in high school...soooo many years ago, still remember many words! Danke!!!

@michaelbcohen 2 жыл бұрын

when I was in France I found on average the groceries were more expensive in Paris than NYC where I am from, but found Warsaw in Poland much cheaper. In the US is knowing where to go, how to shop, sales, coupons, etc. You just need to budget and know what items and how to purchase. Also lower income in the US gets govt subsidies like SNAP and WIC which provides a lot of food for little or no cost

@sassy0010 Жыл бұрын

Michael, the challenge for low-income people in the U.S. is that the income limit for subsidies is so incredibly low that there are many more low-income people who don't get any help. The challenge for many is not those on subsidies but those who just barely don't qualify for help.

@books4_kids 2 жыл бұрын

The drug situation you're describing is shocking to me too. And although I am older (49) I grew up in Chicago and did a LOT of partying in my youth and never saw anything more than marihuana and liquor at parties. It's sad to hear it's so normalized amongst so many young people.

@JBuchmann 2 жыл бұрын

Same here... only see people drink alcohol, and on rare occasion marijuana. I was shocked to hear her talk about how common she saw the hard drugs happening around her. Honestly I had previously thought it was only like that in movies.

@AllenGarvin 2 жыл бұрын

Same! At 53, I've never seen actual cocaine outside of the movies. I was aware of people in college that did ecstasy and acid, but I never actually saw anyone doing it--it was not something done in plain sight.

@JBWinter 2 жыл бұрын

I've worked in bars and nightclubs my entire adult life, and I've never not been able to find a substantial amount of cocaine or pills any time I wanted if I searched a few patrons. I remember my childhood 20+ years ago being similar. It's largely based on social circles you're around.

@bobkovacs2206 2 жыл бұрын

I shop at Aldi and Lidl all the time. I do most of my grocery shopping there because, you're right... they are less expensive than most of the alternatives. That said, Walmart is close to Aldi/Lidl prices, and mainstream stores (like Kroger) are much more expensive. If you know where to shop, there are sometimes small discount chains that have great prices, such as Sharp Shopper, which is based in Pennsylvania and has a store that I shopped at in Winchester, VA. Bottom line is that Aldi and Lidl are great for groceries. Trader Joe's (another German store) also has some good prices on excellent products.

@cjsm1006 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Walmart has for the most part much better prices than the big mainstream stores, and it is all brand name stuff, along with some house brands. Not as cheap is Aldi, but better quality on some stuff, and you can find a lot of things you can't find at Aldi. Walmart's over the counter drug prices are also a lot cheaper than places like Walgreens.

@btetschner 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video and I totally agree with you. Prices on groceries are so high because we are being overcharged. If you ever get the chance, ask about the "Just Say No" movement in the past, it focused on drugs. Thank you for the video.

@ZippityDont 2 жыл бұрын

Grocery prices in the U.S. depending on location, and if year purchased. Here in Calif produce prices are lower than elsewhere as much is grown here. Blueberry’s in February are likely from Chile, and thus more expensive. Same with other off-season items as well. I saw a Safeway ad the other days are for avocados 10 for $10.

@rebelrailroader 2 жыл бұрын

Grocery prices do vary depending on what part you are in. In my experience I shop at various stores for my grocery needs. Items that I use often and in large quantities I do buy from a discount store like Aldi, Sam's Club, Costco, etc.. quite often my local grocery store is cheaper on many things compared to the larger national chains like Kroger, Walmart.

@poopymcface9792 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Missouri in the 80’s and 90’s. I spent most of my adult life in the American Southeast when I wasn’t living abroad in Germany and various places in the Middle East. I have never seen anybody do drugs. I’ve never even been offered drugs in the U.S. I don’t think any of my friends do drugs. This epidemic seems to vary by social group and region or city.

@Winterfell1066 2 жыл бұрын

I live in MS. I am 58 now, but growing up, I was never offered pot or drugs of any sort. Maybe the rich kids had it, I don't know. Pot is still illegal in MS, but there is a move to approve medical marijuana. However, I very rarely smell pot anywhere. Colorado is totally different. Every time I travel to Denver, pot is everywhere.

@jamesbinns8528 2 жыл бұрын

I know many who people who smoke pot--including professional people over 50 years old.

@mirandarobinson6005 2 жыл бұрын

Where I'm from the discount grocery store is called Grocery Outlet. Sometimes the Farmer's markets also have cheaper produce than regular grocery stores. Food Maxx or Food 4 Less are also low cost grocery stores where I'm from. I don't live in a big city like Cincinnati and we don't have an Aldi.

@thomaskeil1437 2 жыл бұрын

Good video. Fair video.

@Michael-eh8qm 2 жыл бұрын

I studied in Germany a long time ago and was shocked at how much I spent on groceries in a standard grocery store. I eventually found PennyMarkt, which had much better prices, but the quality was something to be desired. Grocery prices in the U.S. don't bother me too much as long as I shop somewhere reasonable like WinCo.

@annaclarafenyo8185 2 жыл бұрын

US prices are inflated by complete corporate control. In Europe, they are stabilized by government price-controls.

@mirkokaluza7467 2 жыл бұрын

@@annaclarafenyo8185, who told you prices in Europe are stabilized by the government? They definitely not. This was tried out for 40 years in the GDR and, as we know, went terribly wrong. What affects production and therefore prices are, for example, fertilizer regulations, packaging regulations and so on, but that also exists in the USA, right?

@annaclarafenyo8185 2 жыл бұрын

@@mirkokaluza7467 Prices for goods such as eggs, flour, bread, milk, and certain types of produce are controlled by the government not only in the UK and parts of Europe, but in nearly all countries on Earth. This means that the prices of necessities never become unaffordable, as they are in the US. These price controls are limited to core goods, so they don't impact economic activity. You are so wrong, and also so absurdly confident in your ignorance, that you must be American.

@mirkokaluza7467 2 жыл бұрын

@@annaclarafenyo8185, thank you for insulting me for disagreeing with you. I suspect you're not an American, because there I've never seen people get rude even when they disagreed with me. In general Americans are extremely polite. As a German, I can tell you that you are simply wrong. True is, some staple foods, or the raw materials for them, are subsidized from time to time - which is a bad idea in my opinion - but again, that exists in the US as well. But definitely there is NO regulation of staple food prices in Germany. Therefore not in the EU either, because our neighbors would definitely object to Germany going that special path. What it's like in the UK? I have no idea, but the Brits are usually pretty smart, so I doubt that they would come up with such a stupid idea. After all, it is precisely because of this that there is always enough affordable food available. Wherever the government regulates prices, even the most basic things become expensive and scarce.

@annaclarafenyo8185 2 жыл бұрын

@@mirkokaluza7467 I am indeed an American, and I can guarantee you that a select basket of staple foods is price-controlled in Britain (and in most other countries), you can see the ridiculously cheap subsidized British prices at "Atomic Shrimp" on KZfaq. This does not cause shortages, when the controls are done appropriately. Price controls can be done badly, by just imposing a mandate on businesses, or they can be done well, using incentives and compensating subsidies, to ensure compliance and sufficient supply. It's not expensive, and it ensures that even the poorest can cook their own food There is no excuse to leaving food distribution up to capitalists. If you actually are German, there is a somewhat less cutthroat corporate culture there, and corporates are run as aggregate entities by boards with consultation with labor, rather than as fiefdoms of big-man chiefs as in the US. Your economics 101 ideas are absurdly naive. The world doesn't work as in economics textbooks, it is vastly more complicated, because idealized markets are as rare as frictionless planes in physics.

@mattkuhn6634 2 жыл бұрын

The groceries being cheap in Germany thing definitely was a shock for me! I was used to US prices, but when I moved to Germany my estimated living expenses ended up being way higher than what I thought! The drug thing seems to be very much a result of where you ended up in the US, but I think overall you're right: opioids are a much bigger problem in the US than Germany. I'm from Houston, Texas originally, and while I knew several kids who smoked cigarettes and weed in high school, I only knew maybe 2-3 kids who did harder drugs at all during that time. Several people I knew did run into trouble with those later, during college, but when I was in undergrad I didn't encounter hard drugs in anywhere near the frequency you did, and I don' t personally know anyone who has died as a result of drug abuse. Also, spending 2017-2021 in grad school in Germany, I knew a lot of people who habitually smoked weed and several who did hallucinogens, but I never ran into party drugs because, like you, the EDM scene wasn't for me, but I certainly knew it was a big deal there, and frankly there wasn't much of a "scene" in my city other than EDM.

@StandStrong614 9 ай бұрын

Drug overdoses in America kill more young people now than anything else. It recently passed accidents as the number one killer of young people.

@FSWMRG Жыл бұрын

I like your ability of handling this difficult topics on public Good abilities of speech Smart girl

@jk180 Жыл бұрын

I grew up with Aldi in Central Illinois. I think it was about 40 years ago when they came to my hometown. I now live near DC, and we have both Aldi and Lidl. I like both.

@user-dr2js7bv2i 2 жыл бұрын

Yes Feli our drug problem is shocking here in the US. It's very tragic and I'm happy to know that not all countries are plagued as we are. I don't know why there is so little attention paid to it. I can only hope and pray people find happiness so they don't need to numb themselves as they are doing now. I liked your video, thanks!

@777rogerf 9 ай бұрын

...and Germany does not share a border with Mexico.

@redfishradical 2 жыл бұрын

Grocery prices have exploded the past couple years-also, the cost of living differs DRAMATICALLY from state to state!

@susannorthcutt7411 Жыл бұрын

Gee I wonder why that happened.

@kkendall1964 2 жыл бұрын

My nephew grew up in Newport Ky( right across the river from Cincinnati). He ended up on heroin. Bummer. I have 3 young grandchildren . Though we live in Indiana, I worry about their exposure to that horrible drug. Also, you're right about the groceries prices . A very large portion of my income goes to buying groceries every week. It's crazy.

@EasyEd1955 2 ай бұрын

Hi Feli, I'm an old guy, closing in on 70. Back during the true summers of love from 69 through 75 pot was huge. However, the active ingredient, THC, only had a concentration of 5% to 7%. I've recently found out, through selective breeding, the concentration has increased to a whopping 95% to 98%. A friend offered me some a few years ago (I hadn't smoked since 75) and became very paranoid since I was unprepared for the increased power of just a few tokes.

@sm5574 2 жыл бұрын

Speaking generally, not so much about this particular video. I think the important thing is to get rid of the "[Country] is perfect!" or "[Country] sucks!" mindset that seems so prevalent these days. There's so much "America is stupid for doing this" or "the USA should be more like this other country" or "America -- love it or leave it", that it's infuriating. There are things about every country that are good and things that need improvement. Comparing one country's trash with another's treasure is a disingenuous way to effect change.

@multilingual972 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Scott. Did you read his remark Feli? Hast Du es gelesen u.a. verstanden?

@ColtonioBanderas 2 жыл бұрын

It’s funny I had to opposite experience! Going to USA from Canada I thought groceries and food was so so cheap over there! 😂 looks like I’ll be eating well if I visit Germany!!

@toribern816 2 жыл бұрын

That’s true, growing up in US all my life we were always told how expensive everything is up in Canada, and super cheap in Mexico

@n.b.3521 2 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this. As a Canadian who grew up in a border town, I knew plenty of people who did their groceries in the US because it was cheaper (even though it was illegal to bring many fruits and veggies across the border).

@richrogers299 2 жыл бұрын

I shopped at Lidl all the time when I lived in Italy. Unfortunately for me, I live in the Rocky Mountains, and Lidl hasn't expanded into my region of the country. From what I understand, it will be another 2-4 years before Lidl will arrive in my section of the country. I can't wait till they get here.

@paulceglinski3087 Жыл бұрын

Loved it. I'm quite a bit older, but I absolutely loved my time in Germany. West Germany at the time. There was a nasty inter-German border. But, there were a few things that shocked me also. Not in a bad way nor in a good way either. My German friends chuckled about it and usually commented it's my American coming out. Biergarten, what a concept. Gemutlichkeit indeed. Viele danke for your vids. Tchüss.

@paulstan9828 2 жыл бұрын

That was really interesting. I always wondered what the differences were between American lifestyles and European lifestyles. America has definitely turned into an “I’m fine your fine we’re all fine” society. The reality is that we are not all fine over here. I think it all goes back to Parents no longer teach their children there are consequences for their behavior or teach them values or give them responsibilities. It’s so much easier to let the children run the show than to argue with them.

@SSanatobaJR 2 жыл бұрын

I was born and raised in Colorado, USA, and I can genuinely say there are lots of things I love and lots of things I hate about the USA. So, welcome to the club! Yeah, drugs are really bad in some areas. Its so sad to see so many young people throwing away their health and lives due to drug addictions. I have thankfully stayed away from them all, except for Caffeine, which I get in tea, coffee and a few of my pain meds. I don't want to risk being addicted to anything else.

@michaelparkin6974 3 күн бұрын

Cari from Easy German's sister has lived in the UK for a few years and is still surprised people serving you in shops make small talk and ''common'' (working class) people often address complete strangers as ''dear '' or ''love' or ''darling'' which would be unthinkable in Germany !

@pkilcarr 2 жыл бұрын

I am glad for your humorous and outside perspective on American foibles. I was wondering having thought comparing regions of Germany. I would like hearing about Landstuhl, Kaiserslautern ( Born there) or recommend a good resource.

@pauld6967 2 жыл бұрын

The first time I was stationed in Germany, I was surprised to see cigarette vending machines on street corners and in ubahn stations. What was really shocking though was that hashish was being openly peddled downtown on the streets. Of course if you pointed out the gentleman to one of the polizei then a green and white would roll up and take him away.

@tubekulose 2 жыл бұрын

Not only in Gernany. There are cigarette vending machines all over Europe because kiosks are closed in the evenig. So your only chance to get tobacco products at night is driving to a petrol station or using one of the vending machines.

@pauld6967 2 жыл бұрын

@@tubekulose Ah yes, the question of when a shop would be open never occurred to me. Not even when I lived there, shops on base/the kaserne tended to follow typical American hours of operation and here Stateside it isn't too difficult to find a place that is open 24 hours.

@tubekulose 2 жыл бұрын

@@pauld6967 Oh, I see!

@thebudmeister8840 2 жыл бұрын

On the food topic: I guess Kroger is big in Ohio and Upper Midwest. But they don't exist out west and they would never make it here because they are TOO expensive. There are more farm subsidies in the EU which keeps prices down and furthermore, prices reflect geography (markets are more spread out) whereas the location choice of retailers in Europe gives lots of choices in a narrowly defined area. Those strawberries you buy are likely grown in California and put on a truck and driven to Ohio. That's extra cost and no subsidies.

@electronics-girl 2 жыл бұрын

Kroger is all over the country. In California they are known as Ralphs.

@emjayay 2 жыл бұрын

@@electronics-girl Baker’s, City Market, Dillons, Food 4 Less, Foods Co. Fred Meyer (big in the NW), Fry’s, Gerbes, Jay C Food Store. King Soopers, Kroger, Mariano's, Metro Market, Pay-Less Super Markets, Pick’n Save, QFC, Ralphs, Ruler, Smith’s Food and Drug.

@Rocketsong 2 жыл бұрын

Kroger = Fry's. I remember they tried changed the branding to Kroger 10 or so years ago, and changed it back to Fry's very quickly.

@aspieatheist6040 Жыл бұрын

I just thought of something you said about expensive grocery stores: You mentioned that there were German grocery stores like Aldi's that are cheaper than places like Kroger's or Giant Eagle. Right, Aldi's isn't the only cheap place to get groceries. In the USA, there are expensive, fast grocery stores, and there are cheap, slow grocery stores. There are places like Marc's, Aldi's, and Save-A-Lot that are cheap, but the shopping experience isn't as good. The stores aren't as clean, and there aren't as many cashiers so it takes longer to get in and out. Then there are expensive, fast places like Giant Eagle, IGA, and Acme that have a better shopping experience but are more expensive. So, when you go grocery shopping, you have to ask the question, "What do I want to save, time or money?" If you have to save money, go to Marc's or Save-A-Lot. If you have to save time, go to Giant Eagle and they'll get you in and out fast.