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Germany sounds chill. vibing with a vodka lemonade by the water.

Ja das Dorfleben. Ganz nach dem Motto "Wenn du in der Stadt 6 Bier getrunken hast, bist du der Alkoholiker. Im Dorf bist du der Fahrer"

Ach ja, das Dorfleben hat schon seine Vorteile! :D

I am from Germany and i started drinking with 13,14 years I think it's pretty normal here 😅

18 to buy a rifle and 21 to buy alcohol in the States! That's ABSURD!

When I visited Germany at 17 in high school, I was like "OMG, I can drink?" Lol. Our parents signed consent forms that allowed us in the presence of our German teacher. We went to the Haufbrauhaus (sp?) and had beer, and I had a screwdriver at some small restaurant in a little town. I thought it was great at the time. If you could see over the bar, you could drink. Lol.

Im missing a topic! The beer differences of Germany and the US. Stichwort "Reinheitsgebot"!

Drinking at 14? Hold my beer...

The drinking age used to be 18 in Wisconsin but 21 here in Illinois. SO, we would just cross the border (only 15 miles away). Needless to say there were a lot of fatal crashes along the border. I was in Utah a couple years ago and you had to go to a state liquor store to buy alcohol (beer, wine, booze). The grocery stores only had low alcohol beer. And then there are the "dry" areas of the country. NO ALCOHOL. Not at the store, not in the restaurants, no bars. Everything is taxed to death here in the U.S. I do believe the legal age should be 18. Old enough to register for the draft, join the military, old enough to vote but you can't have a beer. When I was a kid my dad would let us have a small glass of beer with dinner once in a while. His grandparents were born in Germany (hurray!). And as always, enjoy responsibly.

Sitting somewhere on the outside, enjoying the evening with some friends or family and some beer, wine or what else is so lovely, i prefer that a lot more than sitting at home and drinking there.

Thank y’all for these awesome videos. Please keep them coming

8:38 - Actually the rule says that there has to be at least one non-alcoholic beverage that is cheaper than the cheapest alcoholic one (usually beer). So, many restaurants and bars offer milk as the cheapest option, because nobody drinks milk at a bar.

I've been watching you guys forever now and i still really enjoy all the videos, eventhough most things aren't really new to me. You are just really entertaining and ... sympathisch :D

Here in Canada its 19 (18 in my province) but many of us start at 14 or 15. Many parents or older siblings buy it for them. As long as you are at someone's house and not wandering the streets the authorities don't do anything.

Ich liebe dein Video! Es ist sehr informativ. Vielen Dank!

huh it never happened to me that multiple people had to show ID's, even when it was obvious that the alcohol was for the whole group ... very unusual for germany, I'm just gonna say Phil's experience was a weird exception ^-^ Maybe because the oldest one was only 16, I highly doubt this would happen with an 18 year old

When I was born in Ostfriesland in 1963, it was common, that all children get a (miniature) spoonfull of tea as their first drop to drink right after their birth and before their mother's milk. Boys (like me) got a spoonfull of Kur extra ( schnaps from wheat with 32 0/00 ) to stimulate the circulation. Children became joungsters (pre-adults) with the "Konfirmation" at about 14, which included the right to drink anything with the adults.

I really love your channel! Your topics are great and, honestly, you're such a cute couple that just watching you interaction is a lot of fun! Best of luck, and please keep your channel going! 👍

I think the 16/18 rule is better because it teaches us how to handle alcohol and by the time we can drive, we`re already used to it and it is not as exciting anymore, so most people dont mind being the driver and staying sober for one night.

When I was a teenager, some states were 18 (NY was one example) but many had a drinking age of 21. My state, NJ, passed a drinking age of 18 that went into effect just 6 months before my 21st birthday, but since I went to college in NYC, I could legally drink during the school year.

Love that you're from Charleston, Deanna! I live in Columbia, SC. I go to Charleston quite frequently and I have had the exact same experience with alcohol on the beach! They're all theives of joy! 🤣

When you like Met so much, I‘ll recommend you „Beerenweine“ from Minden. They have lots of different spices fruit-wines and met. Like Strawverrymet or cranberrywine

I remember with the age of 20 I couldn't gambel in Las Vegas and couldn't buy a Playboy and couldn't drink alcohol ... Was very strange for me. Please keep going with the great videos...

4:25 There are specialized shops in Germany too. We have for example a wine shop, a beer shop with beers from all over the world and a whiskey shop.

My dad was in the military in the 80s so then if in the military you were allowed to drink at 17. So he drank at 17, 18, 19, and 20 years of age. The year of his 21st birthday they changed the law to raise the drinking age to 21 so for a couple months he couldn't drink. My mom on the other hand lived in Pennsylvania but would visit Virginia a lot and eventually moved there. Pennsylvania changed their drinking age to 21 before Virginia did so my mom couldn't drink in Pennsylvania so she would just go to Virginia and drink there. But Virginia did eventually change the age to 21. My mom is a couple months older than my dad so I think she turned 21 before the whole country changed the age so it didn't really affect her.

Fun stuff! I miss Germany! Thank you for the video!

I wish that law Phil described at 5:50 was the case here. I remember a weekly trip with the school. Someone else and I were the only ones who were 16 already. I didn't drink at all, so I refused to buy any alcohol. The other guy of course bought all he could. At least I felt great the next day, unlike the others.

I'm from Wisconsin, which has a heavy German influence. Most stores and gas stations have all type of alcohol. The drinking culture here is rather lacked.

What a differences, amazing ❤️😘

Remember: It is the the privilege of the youth to go against the rules ! In my opinion it is their duty. So the harsher you start banning stuff, forbid the use, raise the age of alcohol consumption, the more the youth will disregard... and they will do it in an uncontrolled enviorenment. The goal should be to teach the young a reasonable handling of consumption. I am an old fart and therefore adress this matter, prohibition doesn't help the least bit ! As Phil stated, he was 13 and started drinking, which I personally think is exactly the critical age in puberty and the developement of the brain and the body to do so ( quite the same age I started drinking and discovered the 'thrill' of being drunk. I I got it into control within my teenage times, but in a rerorspective view, I wished for the sake of a few friends, there would have been some help ). Very difficult topic and many parts are to be thought about and discussed here.

I started drinking legally at the age of 13 in Germany

Uhh a dark mode friendly background... nice.^^ I never really "started" drinking. The first time I drank more than a sip, was at a friend's barbecue at age 17 and it was 2 Radler(s). But besides Beer+Limo, there is nothing I really like tastewise, so I stick with that (usually even with alcohol-free beer).

Deana, I have family that were born, raised, and still living in Charleston, SC and I remember the time of the “tiny bottle law” there in the “Holy City”. You are maybe too young to remember, but there was a time in Charleston when bartenders were not allowed to mix drinks. They could pour a glass of wine or draft beer, but if you ordered a scotch on the rocks, a glass of ice and one of those tiny airline bottles was delivered to you. My brother once made the mistake of ordering a Long Island Iced Tea, his drink was four times more expensive than anyone else’s because each of the individual little bottles was charged separately. I am also familiar with the beach patrol looking for open carry violations, but know that that law can be waived for special events. I have attended “Art Walk” evenings in downtown Charleston where art galleries would be open, serving wine and snacks, and people could walk between the different galleries carrying their glasses of wine. I think the city also suspends the law during the Spoleto Festival.

Sehr beliebt in Köln: das Wegebier (der Drink für unterwegs, auf dem Weg zur nächsten Location, gekauft am "Büdchen" = Kiosk)... 🍻

Two things: First, 21 became the drinking age in the US in 1984 due mainly to MADD (Mothers Agaisnt Drunk Driving) convincing the Federal Government that it would reduce DUI-related fatalities (the data on this was, and remains, dubious). States had to fall in line with the new law because the Reagan Administration tied compliance with it to federal funding of highway projects. In other words, if a state didn't make the drinking age 21 it could lose up to 10% (I think) of the federal money it got for road repair/construction. Second, I grew up in NH in the mid-80s when the drinking age in NH was 21, but it was still 18 in VT. To say the least, Friday afternoons were a circus as anybody with a van, pick-up, station wagon would take orders from their underaged friends and head for the border. Stores in VT would literally have handcarts waiting because they new what was coming!

I think our German laws around drinking/alcohol are quite ok. Responsibilty has to be leached/learned, but at 21 not many will still take advice. If someone wants alcohol, he will get it somehow, be it by a fake id or from a friend over 21. My parents drank one glass of wine or beer pretty much daily (they were/are from a time where this was totally common), so I tried each of which very early, maybe around 5 or 7 (just one sip). Dry wine or a Pilsner for a kid who´s used to sweet stuff? That left a mark! Guess what - there are not many beers or wines I like and I´m 51 now.. An occasional glass of Sekt if someone´s celebrating or a shot of something just for taste is pretty much all.

If beer it is you like, do a video in Belgium. Beer under 8% we consider light

8:54 yes, always! its much safer too

I was told, my brother drank his first Schnaps, when he was just 3 years old. It was an Sylvester-party and one guest had left his Schnaps on the table and didn't look at it. And he forgot, that my brother grabbed everything he could in this age.

I’m from Vegas, and yes, you can carry open containers of alcohol and drink in public. There are a few exceptions, but for the most part, it’s fine. Love your videos.

Here in Bielefeld - the supermarkets all have sections where the alcoholic drinks are. There is no barriers but often it looks as if there were laws that controlled the times that you could purchase alcoholic drinks - not sure if this is a NRW issue. The layout of the supermarket is the giveaway to the possible situation.

There isn't a "drinking age" in Germany. There is at most a "selling age".

when i was in murica for a roadtrip visiting my aunt and onkle there, we where at Walmart to buy stuff. Like the 24can pack of Bud. Back on the way to check out to pay, I "physicaly carried" the pack of beer on to the cashier moving belt thingy, with all the other stuff we bought... : the cashier asked for an ID, my Dad showed his ID but at the same time she was reffering to me , I was at the Age of 19 back there. She said its not allowed to sell this right now, because I was putting it down on the moving belt thing. Alot of talking later .. like how stupid it is /was ... my Dad walked back to the fridge, took another one and payed .... that was pretty ridiculous at this time. but yea, thats murica. + there was an pretty much old man right infront the lane to buy a six pack of beer, grown man with beard in his 50´s. Even he had to show his ID to buy a pack of beer. pretty funny, we laughed the whole night about that ... idk how to describe that situation kinda sad. For the ones who want to visit the US. Make sure to take your Passport (Reisepass) with you all the time, not just your ID. for example in LasVegas they wont sell anything alcoholic without a Passport.... ID wont count. pretty strange

I drank regularly when i was young with my parents and grandparents, especially on special occasion, and i was more responsible when i became 21.

the crazy thing i hate in the US is it varies state by state on what TIME OF DAY you can even buy alcohol at the supermarket.. like lots of places you can't buy alcohol before noon which sucks!

I like Phil’s hair a lot. But I like his hat also! Super nice! ( bold and beard man speaking)

Geman Retail Store Worker here, sometimes on the cashier: I was always told to go with my gut feeling when a group of young people tries to buy alcohol, but a good checkmark is: How many bottles of WHAT do they try to buy, or would you sell a group of 15 to 17 year olds 20 bottles of cheap vodka because ONE of them is 18? I didn´t and when they had the fucking gall to complain to my manager, she basically threatened them with giving them a ban from entering the store for a while which would have included calling their parents over. Never seen a bunch of rowdy teens shut up so quick. They didnt even take the one bottle she allowed the 18 year old to buy. Regarding locking up fancy stuff: That depends HEAVILY on how many cases of theft you historically had Some stores (mine included) secure every single fucking bottle of popular heavy liquor with a mechanism only a few people can actually unlock, and every other bottle above a certain price point, usually once you pass the 15 or 20 euros mark For example even though Jack Daniels is only about 15 bucks, you´d still see them secured in most places, just because they tend to be the target for thefts

Key West, Las Vegas, some of the places in the US, that, allow you to walk with a drink in your hands.

Ich finde ihr macht das sehr nett, unterschiede zwischen usa und germany, keiner is perfekt

There are several cities where bans on alcohol in public have been implemented (in certain areas or at certain times) or at least proposed because things get a bit rowdy. But it's controversial. In Freiburg a court overturned a ban. In the US it used to be that being drunk was criminalized. But then people argued that being an alcoholic is a disease and that you shouldn't be punished for being sick. That was well intentioned, but it backfired spectacularly.

In Pennsylvania you can get beer or malt beverages at a beer distributor or a 6 pack at a bar. For wine and hard liquor you go to a state store or a winery for just wine. They just started offering wines and beers at grocery stores in the last few years. When I was a kid we also had what was called the blue law where alcohol could not be sold on Sunday, but that's long gone.

If you want to see expensive alcohol prices, come to where I live - Canada. It's so depressing when I go to the States or visit relatives in Hannover. Prost !!!!!🍻

Hey, very nice video (like most of you're videos)^^ Maybe you can make a video about the legalization of weed in the USA and... well more or less prohebition in Germany too:D

Gluten Tag Deana and Phil Here in Kanada(Canada), drinking age is 18 in 3 provinzen(provinces) and 19 in the rest of the 7 provinzen(provinces) and the 3 territorien(territories).

I had the Getränkenman experience in München. How great is a beer, wine and liquor delivery to your door on a dolly? Ok, it was a lg order for the duration and might only be available in larger cities.

There are such weird differences between the states! In Maryland alcohol can only be sold in liquor stores and a select few supermarkets, so people will go to the Washington, DC Costco to get their huge bottles of liquor. It was really weird for me when I lived in NYC for a summer in college to see alcohol being sold at CVS (which is a pharmacy). And then some states like West Virginia sell some types of alcohol in supermarkets but you cant buy it on Sundays so that section will get blocked off. The county my grandmother lives in in rural Arkansas is a dry county, so there's no alcohol sold there at all. But that really just means that everyone went to the bar right across the county line instead.

Ich war in Köln zu einer Firmenfeier in einem Brauhaus. Da ich mit dem Motorrad dort war konnte und wollte ich kein Bier trinken. Das günstigste Getraenk auf der Karte war ein Glas Milch, was ich auch prompt bestellte. Das Gesicht des Kobes ( Kellner) haettet ihr mal sehen müssen 🥴

5:48 never experienced that

I know growing up on Long Island NY, in 1981 at the age of 13 I was drinkin.

in Denmark aall sueermarkeeets hve aat leaast aa small seleection of haard liquor(Usuaally the ccheaest kind), while larger suppermarkets with a specificc counter for maaggazine, ccigareetts and liquor. and then there are secial shops where exclussive liqour/wine ccaan be bought

What I like about Alchahol Drinking Ages is that It Will Be A Special Moment When You Reach The Leal Age To Drink, unlike like Sodas where you grow up Drinking m.

In the US there are some dry counties where you can't buy alcohol on Sundays

You can always save a soda can and pour the beer into it.

Deana, Do they still use the single serving bottles for mixed drinks in S.C.

In Florida and Alabama you have to use a id and dont touch it only if you buy it in the U.S.

I don't think in Germany there are liquor stores in the US sense because there is no special license needed? But there are some specialized wine and liquor stores with a large selection of expensive liquors. I think the US is crazy with their remainders of prohibition. Germany is maybe a bit too liberal because as you mention there is too much drinking at 13-15. But I don't think stricter laws are the best way to change this. And overall there is less drinking in Germany than in the 70s or 80s I believe. Partly because change of culture/health (and others drugs getting more popular?!), partly because the laws did get more strict wrt to DUI

As for Russia, we are permitted to buy and drink any kind of alcohol at the age of 18, but one ought to always be ready to prove their age by showing their passport or driving license.

You forgot another weird state difference in the US - a few states are "State Stores" where there are no private liquor stores. You have to go to a state run store which means when you show ID you are doing it to a state employee. Lying about your age to them is HUGE because it's not just a local ordinance at a store, it's equal to perjury in a court. Pennsylvania is the largest of those states. Because of their size the government of Pennsylvania itself is the world's largest purchaser of alcohol.

The prices for Wodka usw. are not higher here in Austria!!

Hallo, eure Videos sind sehr interessant. Ich wünsche mir einige Videos auf deutsch, da ich nicht so gut die englische Sprache beherrsche. Interessant wären für mich auch Videos über die USA auf Deutsch bezüglich einkaufen, Autofahren, Tanken, Mautsystem, Trinkgeld , Wie man sich richtig gegenüber einem amerikanischen Polizist verhält, vielleicht könnt ihr da ein paar Ideen umsetzen, liebe Grüße

What a small world...fellow Charlestonian here. My husband and I are working on moving to Germany in the next few months.

We drink beer instead of water😆 just kidding, it's cheap and very very good quality. I would recommend, always get a beer which is made by local brewery. Every region has it's own brewery and we support out local businesses, so if you are for example in Berlin, buy a local Berliner, or if in München, get a Augustiner, in Braunschweig get a Wolters and so on. I've been on US, and no american beer can even compare to german beer.

Hello, yes you can openly drink on the strip in Las Vegas 🍹🍻

2.00$ in 1980 for a 26er(750ml)in germany when i was there for smirnoff vodka

Vodka is even cheaper in poland. There you can get a standart bottle for around 3.70€

I stopped drinking at the age of 10. My parents never really drank alcohol so plenty of stuff down in the cellar. At the age of 7 I discovered that were no dragons and witches down in the cellar so every now and then I went down and took a sip. Usually I didn't liked the taste except Eckes Edelkirsch ( some cherry cream liqueur). When this bottle of liqueur was empty, I was 10 years and I didn't drink any more alcohol until I started university. And still today don't drink sooOO often.

Odd story, but true: When we were around the age of 8/9 (Germany) near our flat was a playground with a little bench sourrounded by some quite dense bushes. As kids, we were of course sticking our noses everywhere, and we regularly found those mini liquor bottles around there. We did not even know what it was, but there was always a small amount of liquor left in the bottles. It tasted sweet, so we drank it, quite often. Luckily we moved house after a year or so, and I only remembered that incident many years later. That was when I realized that this had probably been the gathering place for some homeless people or people from the nearby psychatric hospital, who left the stuff there. Thanks for asking, yes, despite my "early drinking habbits" I have grown up to be a healthy person :-) Hope those guys are fine, too.

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Omg you where at the Apollo in Duesseldorf and I didn't see you ☹

The legal age in Louisiana was 21 when I was coming up, but they really didn't enforce it. So I was drinking in bars at 18. I joined the Air Force and was stationed in South Dakota. The age was 21 there also, but they strictly enforced it. I got kicked out of the military for underage drinking. What's crazy is I stayed in the dorm and my supervisor heard about it from word of mouth... from a guy who was old enough but called in to work once because he was so drunk he didn't even know where he was! Nothing happened to him! My supervisor even bought me and a guy a few years younger than me beer before, but I hung around other people in the dorm instead of with my coworkers like they did, I'm pretty sure that had something to do with what happened. Yeah, New Orleans is more like a European city than an American one, lol!

A lot of American liquor laws were written to suck up to prohibitionist church groups, which was the origin of the 1984 uniformity in age 21 as the drinking age.

The problem i started drinking in germany at 14 ofcourse i couldnt buy alcohol but you always had one or two friends who were 16

Here in Australia the drinking age is 18....

In USA you can find many manofactories which make excellent beers.

In Vegas aber nur auf dem Strip (und nicht in Glas) - auf der Freemont trinkt man schon wieder aus Bechern und Beuteln 🤨

I never had this problem. Even when I was underage and adult friends of me bought alcohol with me they didn't check my ID as well. It also happened once or twice that I forgot my ID and my friend showed his ID although I was the one buying the stuff

Hey deana, when you are back home in the U.S., is rodney scott your Go to spot for a proper bbq😄

This may not be a popular opinion but I am in favour of a younger drinking age. The reason being. In States it’s 21. By that time you can vote and you have drivers license. The automatic assumption being your responsible enough to drink. Unless you drank illegally you have no idea how to drink responsibly. Better to learn from parents at a younger age. With people who have your best interest at heart. Instead of being subject to peer pressure. Drinking illegally and quite frankly making mistakes that could have been avoided with parental supervision

dont know if its be written already, but i just wanted to say it. and I write it in german because its to much and I don't know all the words, and it's for Phil´s storry. und zwar, Verkäufer an Tankstellen order in Kiosks dürfen Bier und Weine nicht an 16 Jährige verkaufen, wenn man eindeutig erkenne kann, das der Alkohol nicht ausnahmslos für den 16 Jährigen ist. also durfte der Verkäufer bei der Tankstelle das Bier nicht an deinen freund verkaufen, weil die anderen offensichtlich 15 wahren. würde er alles Verkaufen, kann das schlimme folgen für ihn haben, da es gleich, oder ähnlihc schlimm, geahndet wird als würde er es an die 15 jährigen verkaufen. Falls man das versteht. ein anderes Beispile ist: wenn zwei 15 Jährige kommen und n Bier kaufen wollen, und es nicht bekommen, dann einen 16 Jährigen der vorbei läuft fragt ob er es ihnen kaufen kann, und der Verkäufer das sieht oder bemerkt, darf er es auch diesem nicht Verkaufen.

In Germany, beer is declared food. That means you can drink it on the job, there are vending machines with it in the work place, AND there is no tax on it which is why it is cheaper than water.

Hey you all might react to the Prohibition youtube video from Oversimplified. Just a heads up.

Was gar nicht geht, ist betrunken in der Öffentlichkeit. Dass sollte wie in einigen Bundesstaaten (USA) verboten sein (unter Strafe stehen) Ich meine jetzt nicht besoffen von der Party nach Hause gehen, sondern schon vormittags auf einer (Park)Bank sitzen und voll sein... 🍺

the reason alcohol is more expensive in the U.S. is politician are fond of sin taxes. There are both state and federal taxes which often mount to 40 percent of the advertised prices hidden in the price itself , plus sales taxes -- like German's VAT. In Texas for example if order a mixed drink in a RESTAURANT YOU PAY SALES TAX on the drink, plus an additional beverage tax. Posit!

There are also dry counties in the USA where you cannot buy alcohol. : /

You can buy alcohol cheaper in poland. Just saying if you wanna do trip, do it to Breslau/ Wroclaw and then to Warschau/Warszawa and then back. ( If corona don t kick anymore so hard)

Ich kenns komme auch vom dorf und wir haben zwischen 12 und 13 angefangen zu trinken. Vorallem haben wir meistens schon alles verkauft bekommen.

8:36 Es gibt die Regel dass das Billigste Getränk auf der Karte immer alkoholfrei sein muss. Ich schätze, damit jemand, der durstig ist und kaum Geld zur Verfügung hat, sich nicht dehydriert oder angetrunken hinters Lenkrad klemmt... Also ja, es gibt immer ein Getränk, das billiger ist als Bier. Außer vllt es ist alkoholfteies Bier aber ich glaub das ist eher selten bis nie der Fall...

Australia back in the day drinking age was 21 but dropped to 18 ID's can be asked for at any time for proof of age in the Northern Territory there is the banner drinkers register you are on this because you have been to court for something you did while drunk so everyone must produce their license or some form of ID for it to be scanned. Some of the small communities can only sell light drinks for a period of the day then full strength later in the day Sunday is no sale of takeaway alcohol. I do remember while at school the small bottles of spirits where good for when we went to the movies they fit in your pocket and then at the movies you could empty the spirits into your soft drink cup. Walking the streets in Aussie drinking alcohol the cops will stop you a few drinks is good drinking until you can't walk not a fan nor am I of angry drunks they ruin a good night out DUI no one should do that and should be stopped I think the laws where I live are fare.