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Ignoring people when you‘re walking past them is very common in cities in my experience. In rural areas you‘re almost obliged to greet people, because otherwise your parents/grandparents are being informed of your bad manners. In Germany people in small villages most likely know which family you belong to🙈

Not being critical but yet again Antoinette the things you mention are not just typical German but European. In England we always wear slippers in the house, we would never great everyone we meet on the street in a town but, as in Germany, great people in rural areas or when out walking in the woods etc. The cooked meal time varies from family to family depending on their situation and I find that is the same here in Germany. Here in North Germany nearly every one I know drinks still water ( back in the 80s this was virtually unknown but not now) and the Kindergarten I work in offers tap water to the children as well as bottled sparkling water and the majority take tap water. I do however agree with you on the socks in sandals, I never saw that before moving here!!

Brits wear slippers too. Germany is a cold country in the winter like the UK so we like to have warm feet!

Fun fact: people are friendlier in the forest. While it is normal to ignore strangers in town, in my experience, strangers do say hello when you pass them while on a hike or in the forest. I am not sure why...

My girlfriend says on socks with sandles: "you have the warmth and comfort of inclosed shoes, but the freeness of sandals" - but I still don't understand how you feel free with socks on 😅

The underlying issue with ignoring people is that, especially in more urbanized areas people that approach you are automatically associated with someone who wants to sell you something or someone asking for money. Unfortunately this happens quite often so you just learn to ignore people as a form of self-defense

I would say that saying hello on the streets is something where you have to differentiate between countryside and city. I grew up on the countryside and I was taught to say hello whenever I pass a person. It always distresses me when someone doesn't say hello :D but in the cities it's not so common to do that. It's way too anonymous and crowded there

I’m german and i actually dislike sparkling water. I remember when I was younger and we were in a restaurant I ordered “Wasser” to drink and got sparkling water, although i didn’t say explicitly sparkling water. So i learned from that and now i always say I want “Stilles Wasser” 😀 And I also hate the habit of wearing socks in sandals! Never understood why people are doing it

Socks and sandals: Warmer feet No sweating directly on the sandals Most importantly - extra cushion to prevent blisters

The Hausschuhe thing is typical not just in Germany, but also in Eastern European countries. It makes a lot of sense in the cold winters. And so when you wear them all winter, you get used to it, and you continue wearing them all year.

House shoes actually make complete sense to me after my (german) city dwelling friend explained the whole logical thing of that, not only does it protect your feet from injury but also keeps the "outside" dirt from being trampled around your whole home. Now it has become a habit for me (along with airing my flat, turning back the duvet, not being loud on Sundays etc and everyone assumes it means I'm a german who speaks good english which I find quite amusing.

in german village its more like the Kiwi way. you will always be greeted back and mostly even be greeted with a hello and a smile. Great you keep up that tradition!

German tap water has in many regions a high level of calcium. As drinkable as it may be, it just doesn't taste very refreshing. Not pure in a glass, not in coffee, not in tea. It's what we call "hard water". And the difference to "soft water" is distinct. Sparkling water on the other hand usually has this light sweetness to it which I expect from "sweetwater", which is "fresh water" in English.

I am Norwegian and I do smile and say hello, in my more rural neighborhood I even waves a hi with my crutches 🤣 I do the same if I see people I know in town, the wave with the crutches that be, but I still give a smile and a hi to very many in town too. I also shout out “thanks for the trip” to the bus driver when going of back, even in a very full bus. This is NOT normal, but I think it is nice to say thank you, and the bus drivers have a hard work, so at least I could give them some appreciation. I had an old man thanking me in my teens for talking with him on the library. For me it was nothing special, I try to be polite and I really love older people, I have always done, and he was a very nice man. That thank you change me. It is 20+ years since then, but if I meet someone on my hiking that wants to talk and I can cash a later bus (they mostly go’s every half hour in the weekend, sometimes more frequently, always more often in the weekdays, so it is real not an issue) I do that. I know how good it can feel that someone gives a hi or a little talk. I have worked in nursing home for elderly for 13 years, so I really love the elderly, even though I don’t work now. Many I meet on my trips are elderly, since I often goes on weekdays, or early in the weekends. So many local waves at me, even in the cars, so I just waves back, even though I don’t always know who it is 😂😂 You get a little local fame if you use crutches for 4 years, and goes on long walks and hikes every day, in every kind of weather. I think it is nice of you, and sweet that your boy is caching up 😍 We drink tap water here in Norway, some use house shoes, mostly in the winter (we never wear our outside shoes inside), some wear socks in there sandals, but that is mostly seen as a joke, and we have 4 meals in Norway: breakfast: bread, porridge or yoghurt, lunch: mostly bread at work/school (there are some changes going on here, but most kids need to have lunch with them at school, and that is a cold one), dinner is often at 4-5pm, and is hot, and we have evening meal, that is more like breakfast, bread or maybe some leftovers, some easy. Thank you for sharing! Love from Johanne, Norway

Socks prevent blisters on the feet when wearing shoes - or sandals.

The kindergarten my son is going to don't use sparkling water - they use tab water. My son always drinks tab water (or half tab water, half juice) at home - he literally hates sparkling water. I like to drink tab water or 'Stilles Wasser' as well. But sometimes I also like to drink little sparkling water (Glashäger sells one under the name 'sanft' - gently/smoothly). As a german, I don't like these unfriendly, not greeting behavior too. We live in a small city in the northeastern part of Germany, so it is a more rural area here. There are a few moms at my son's kindergarten, who can't get their mouth open for a little reply. But luckily the most of the parents are responding. Lovely channel btw :-)

The point of wearing socks not only in sandals but in every kind of shoes is - first of all its much more hygienic. But the main reason for me is that my feet get sweaty and slippery in Sandals without socks and i absolutely hate that feeling - and sometimes i even get blisters on my feet when i dont wear socks. So for me there is absolutely no point in NOT wearing socks in sandals. ;)

I live in Germany in a Village and practicly everyone greeds each other.Even Most young people do so. And even if I see a elderly person in a city ,I greet them ,if the Situation alows it.(even if IT IS Not comon ) You should come for a visit to Rheinmuenster in Baden Württemberg. I 'll greet you♥️🙋

Me and my parents always have a warm meal for dinner as my mother cooks them and she returns very late from work, so at lunchtime everyone prepares an own meal for himself :)

Whenever you're talking about typical German habits I always think to myself: yeah... we used to do that when I grew up, some 20-30 years ago, but completely ditched those habits. I can't remember the last time I drank sparkly water or Apfelschorle and I'm having my biggest meal in the evening for at least 15 years. Goes to show that German culture hasn't changed everywhere, it seems. This socks in sandals thing is something old people do, right? I would be really surprised to see it on anyone below the age of 40.

Yes, there is a reason for socks and sandals: normally when you leave the house early in the morning it is still cold outside, so you should wear closed shoes, but from about 10 - 11 o'clock it begin to heat up. As you will not have your feet cooked by noon, you leave the house with socks and sandals and by the time it gets to hot you just quit your socks. So this is the theorie. Practically the youth today plainly evoid wearing socks in the sandals, prefering frozen feet or perhaps they wear the sandals firstly in the bag and then later on switch shoes (what I do). But the over 45ish still cling with the bad habit of socks and sandals, as they where brought up.

I love walking without shoes in the flat in the summer. In the winter I prefer Hausschuhe

I'm one of the Germans who don't like plain water. I use tap water and carbonise it with a soda stream. I also wear slippers( Birkenstocks) inside to not get my white carpet dirty with my outside shoes ( due to age and arthritis I'm not comfortable with walking barefoot or in just socks. I HATE the looks of socks in sandals, lol, and tend to associate that look with a certain kind of people - don't know why though. Walking with your eyes open to people passing by and give them at least a smile or a 'hello' is the thing we do here in my little village all the time. Even teenagers do it when cycling by my house and see me in the front yard. It's different in bigger cities I think.

It makes sense to have the main meal in the evening when everyone is home. It took many years, but when I grew up there came a point when my parents finally decided to do it that way. Only on the weekends they still have the big meal at lunch time.

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I am German but I am not your typical German. I do own Hausschuh, but I usually just put them on when it is really cold and I am stepping out of bed to walk to the bathroom or something. In summer I walk around barefoot. I hardly ever drink sparkling water as we live on the very top floor of our building and I don't want to carry the bottles upstairs all the time. We have really great icy cool tap water and I much prefer that. Even in Schorle. I call it "Stille Schorle" . My kid doesn't like fizzy drinks. We sometimes cook for lunch, but mostly simple stuff. Most of the hot meals, we do eat for dinner, as the whole family is at home. We can cook together and it is much more relaxed that way... I would never wear socks in sandals...but in Hausschuh. But I sometimes use my Hausschuh in summer to step out of the apartment for a few minutes as you can slip them on and off much easier. They are the rubbery crocs kind. I basically only put shoes on, if I want to protect my feet from dirt, painful walking ground or cold. I also think I am a little more approachable than the average German person and find myself talking to strangers that look lost or in need of assistance somehow. I think that is something everyone should do! I try not to get into everybody's business but I am aware of my surroundings!

When shoes are to warm you wear sandals. Socks, to protect your feed, issues with sweating, leather / plastic irritating the skin wathever. There are different reasons possible It may sound strange but my feet swill sweat anyway. When I wear no socks, the sweat will be in the sandals on the leather / plastic of the shoes. Then you walk the whole time in this wet sweaty sandals, you have no grip to the shoe, it will irritate the skin, you will get blisters and so on. It is much more comfortable to walk with socks on your feet. And I really don't care if it looks aesthetic. Many people wear stuff that looks aweful, ludicrous or not suited for their age and nobody asks me for my opinion and I don't complain at them about their outfit.

I totally agreed with you until you were talking about shoes! I did go through a faze in the 90's when the grunge thing was to wear shocks with treking sandals. I wasn't a grungy person, but it was comfy. And I love, love wearing my birkenstocks in the house! They keep my feet from getting sore if I'm standing in the kitchen or cleaning. I still wear them after moving back to the states, so it's a German habit that I'm not letting go of.

I'm German and these are my answers: 1. sparkling water: I don't actually like it, I always go for still water and at home I drink it from the tab. :) 2. ignoring strangers: I come from a small village and it's totally normal there to greet anyone you come across. But I now live in a bigger city so I no longer do this. 3. having the main meal in the daytime: I often have my breakfast very late in the day (at 11 or 12) so I don't really have lunch at all. Or I guess I don't have breakfast :D In the evening I then have my big meal of the day. 4. wearing socks and sandals together: So I have a pair of Birkenstock sandals which I like to wear as regular shoes when I go out. But I also wear them when I just quickly go to take the trash out etc. because they are so easy to just slip on. Since I often wear socks when I'm inside it does happen that I wear socks and sandals to take the trash out etc. :) But I wouldn't wear it like that in public 5. wearing slippers inside: I don't own any slippers, I just wear socks or in summer I sometimes go barefoot.

I hate drinks with gas so it's not something I'd pick up either, I don't really feel comfortable talking or looking at strangers because I'm very introverted, the dinner thing I prefer to cook at lunch time because I don't feel like it in the evening :P ( I am from Spain so it's pretty much the same here , just like 2 hours later for us hehe) , I'd NEVER wear sandals with socks because in my opinion if it's warm enough to wear sandals it's too warm for socks, the slipper thing I totally get you! here in another person's house you do NOT take off your shoes, and if I'm at mine I'm barefoot too (which I've been told off for but I just hate slippers haha) loved the video!

I like wearing socks in sandals, but not those thick tennis socks. Instead I wear thin, colourful socks. I do this for two reasons: 1, my feet are not really beautiful, I don't like the look of feet, so I want to cover them. 2, I get blisters when I don't wear socks and I don't want that.

As a German I also don't do/like the first half of things but I can explain what the reason for the last two things is. I like wearing socks and sandels for the same reason I like wearing houseshoes. In Germany is often cold the most times, so your feet are a bit warmer, also both prevent yor feet/socks from dirt. I also don't understand why Germans being judged for that. Not everybody is a fashion person and nobody should be.

Hi I’m German and I don’t like sparkling water at all , I think it looks stupid to wear socks in sandals, we always cooked warm at home for dinner ( except my grandparents they always had a warm lunch at point 12 not a minute later ) , I do own some crocks for indoors but I almost always walk around barefoot at home , no street shoes allowed inside and for greetings people on the street when someone crosses my way I mostly say at least „hi“ ! But you speaking about house shoes reminds me that I have to buy a new pair because next month I’ll be in Würzburg at my best friends house and she insists on house shoes inside lol !

I`m German and a really love my Hausschuhe ;-). I even know some families, that have a bunch of houseshoes in common sizes for guests. I agree that the sandals-and-sock-thing is an absolutely no-go. It's so ridiculous but my daughters (17 + 22) also told me that it's becoming kind of trendy (we were all shocked ;-) ). Perhaps people do it because of blisters? Ignoring people you pass by is "mal so - mal so". I often walk the dog and it is very common to greet people you meet during the walk. I also love sparkeling drinks - in my opinion you still stay thirsty if you drink sth not-sparkeling - but my sister thinks just the other way round. I know a lot of people who like "stilles Wasser". At home we use a soda stream with tap water which is very tasty in our region. We have our warm meal in the evening because every family member is at home then. During the weekend we always sleep very long and have a "gutes Frühstück" at lunch time and cook in the evening.

Kid who got still water: My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

Dear Antoinette, as a German, I always wore socks in my sandals and esp. sandals with straps because I always developed blisters after only a short while above my heel and across the basis of my toes. This only changed after my pregnancy. I don't get cold feet anymore and hardly any blisters. And I don't wear houseshoes, because we have floor-heating. The floor is that cosy and warm in wintertime, I only wear socks. And in summer I'm barefoot at home. I dislike sparkling water on its own. It's okay when mixed with fruit juices. The only brand of sparkling water I can tolerate is a famous and rather expensive Italian. I prefer non-sparkling water. t I'm guilty of ignoring people I don't know, but I always answer a greeting or a nod. Cooking is my nemesis. And as I have to care for my widowed father-in-law I'm forced to cook for lunch. I'd go for cold meals only if I could. CU twinmama

I live in northern germany and in villages it is absolutely a thing to greet everybody. I live right now in a small town and it depends on the situation: in the inner city greeting people, you do not know, is not a thing, but if you are on a walk in the fields or forest most people greet each other.

An nice and entertaining video! :)

German here: I don't drink sparkling water. In fact I hate it. It is regular water or some other drinks for me. Socks and sandals? I don't do that either ... anymore. I did sometimes when I was much younger but I stopped doing that at some point. Wearing house shoes is also something I don't do. Unless I know I have to go down to get a parcel (I live in a block of flats so when I expect a delivery, I wear house shoes so I can go downstars) or when I bring laundery upstars to the attic. When I feel sick in winter or something like that, I prefer thick socks at home. Other than that, I am barefoot at home almost all of the time. Main meal at lunch. That depends on the situation. When I'm off duty, then yes, weekends my husband and I have our main meal in the evening. I do greet people in the house, but on the street not that often because I live in a big city. Also I'm an introvert and when I'm alone, I listen to music or a podcast when I run some errants so I keep all other noises away from me.

Iehr interessant, Antoinette und auch teilweise amüsant, was du nicht übernommen hast. Dir und deiner Family ein schönes Weekend! Greetings aus Hamburg Ben

I do know all these habbits but besides the sparkling water I try to avoid the rest . I try to be friendly on the street ... sometimes you get ignored though. It didnt used to be like this. 20 years ago i clearly remember people being friendly most of the time.

I just remembered another German habit that I could never get my head around. During my first couple of years in Germany, as a Gastarbeiter, I worked for a large car company in Cologne. The lunchtimes were fantastic and heavily subsided to deter workers from leaving during the 30 minute lunch break. We got a variety of wholesome meals for 90 Pfennige each. It was Eintopf, or Kasseler mit Kartoffelklößen, or Hähnchenschenkel. But on hot days in the summer we got "Kaltschale" aka kalte Schale, which I hated. Dunno whether this is a German thing, but I need something more substantial for lunch!

I'm not German and don't live in Germany, but with the exception of acknowledging the people passing by, which I do, I have all other habits. I only drink sparkling water. I use a pair of sliders at home. I grew up eating the big meal for lunch, these days it varies. Now is more like week days light for lunch, but weekends back to light at evening. Finally the sandals with socks. I use sandals for the comfort, so sometimes when I want to use it and is cold, I might use with socks. Like when I was visiting Iceland. It helps packing light too on trips.

You are so right about German's ignoring you. I still say hi to people if I catch their eye.

It seems like I’m not a typical German. We eat our main meal in the evening, I don’t drink sparkling water and I never ever had a glas of it in my life. I hate it. Sandals and socks are a no go. I say hello to everybody I see except in the Fußgängerzone or places like that.

Lol. My daughter judges people on whether or not someone says hello. My daughter actually despises people who dont say hello. She's 2.5 and she'll say Arschloch loud enough for them to hear 🤦‍♀️. My wonderful husband taught her that word and I have to deal with the repercussions. If you're in Basel Switzerland you better say hello to my daughter.

Very very interesting video. Here in the US, acknowledging strangers can be a regional thing. In the south, people tend to be a more open. Where i grew up in New york city, people are more reserved. I know this a generalization.

I don‘t live in Germany but in Austria it is considered really rude to not say „hello“ when you walk past or meet someone on the street. (not in big cities, but in towns and villages). When I was a kid people would even tell your parents if you didn‘t greet them and they would also gossip about other people‘s bad- mannered kids 😅

zum Thema "Socken und Sandalen": Ich auch. Immer! Ganz einfach deswegen, weil es mich völlig "kirre" macht, wenn ich ansonsten quasi barfuß in Sandalen laufen würde ... und irgendwann zwangsläufig Sand (oder Schmutz) zwischen meine Füße und die Sandalen käme. Das scheuert dann und ich will es ständig einfach nur "weg haben". Habe ich hingegen noch Socken dazwischen, stört mich ein bischen Sand zwischen den Socken und der Schuhsohle oder den Riemen überhaupt nicht. Das mag gerne unmodisch sein... aber ist mir egal. Schließlich will ich mich doch primär wohlfühlen.

you know you're accepted in a german family if your s/o's parents or inlaws get you your own house shoes

Hello Antoinette, I went to the nutritionist here in Germany and she confirmed us, that it is better to drink still water. Your body works better and faster 💁🏽‍♀️

I have lived in big cities, Hamburg, Munich, as well as in a small village of just 200 people. In cities you don't greet, in villages you do, it's as simple as that. Personally I prefer not to talk to anyone as I'm quite introverted and like to keep to myself, but I do respect the expected manners in rural areas. The bigger the city the more it seems awkward to greet strangers, which makes sense since you can't greet thousands of people every day. Currently I'm living in Munich and you know what, if I meet an old lady in my street and we're alone, I will greet her anyway to give her a good feeling; they seem to appreciate it, probably because they remember old times when things were different.

Eigentlich ist die Socken, Sandalen und Hausschuhproblematik einfach erklärt! Tragen Sie Unterwäsche unter ihrer Kleidung? Wenn ja warum? Andere Frage: Wann und warum tragen sie Socken/Strümpfe? Die meisten Deutschen tragen Socken/Strümpfe unter anderem aus hygienischen Gründen in Schuhen. Sandalen sind auch Schuhe!! Im Haus trägt man keine Straßenschuhe um nicht Teppiche und Boden zu verschmutzen. Man zieht also die Schuhe aus: Wenn man die Schuhe auszieht, hat man wie vorher erklärt Socken an....diese sind oft feucht oder verschwitzt, bzw oft rutschig auf glatten Böden, außerdem sind Böden oft kalt und DESHALB zieht man Hausschuhe an. Ein weiteres Problem ist es wenn man eben keine Socken an hat und die Schuhe ausziehen soll. Es ist also eher eine Hygiene/Wohlfühl bei Gast und Gastgeber! Aber das mit dem Hygienegefühl ist ein eigenes Thema!

I live on the countryside in Nordrhein Westfalen and here it is very common to greet a passing stranger. I feel like it‘s only common to ignore them in bigger cities.

LoL I'm very German and I don't do most of these things either. Hate Hausschuhe, I just prefer being barefoot in the house; hardly ever drink sparkling water; socks in sandals is a big no no, I think that goes without saying 😂 but many people of the older generation still do that; I prefer having my main meal at lunchtime and used to when I was a kid, but unfortunately my schedule doesn't allow it anymore; but I'm guilty of the not saying hello thing, but I'm from Hamburg so I feel like that kinda counts as an excuse haha. But in the countryside it's definitely a bit more common to say hello to random people on the street :)

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@2:43 I prefer filtered tab water. So called drinking water is stricter regulated than bottled mineral water and if you use a carbon filter or reverse osmosis you have even cheaper and cleaner water. 👍

Other than fashion, why not socks and sandals? It´s a little lighter and better ventilated then socks in closed shoes and there is no risk of sunburn on for the feet and it you don´t get cold feet, as soon as the weather changes slightly. Personally, I very rarely wear sandals anyways, but I can totally see the point, why it might be favourable to combine sandals with socks, depending on the weather conditons.

After 20 years in Germany my english spouse picked up the water habit - all 4 children drink sparkling water. )btw - Apfelschorle is better done yourself - you can put less juice into it, make t healthier (ups - so german), don't like socks in sandals (but is USED to be a thing when I was small in the 70/80 - Skirt, long stockings to the knee and sandals...feet where thought od a gross. and we do not own house shoes, unless school demands it. And we eat hot whenever. Don't like Abendbrot as I don't eat bread anymore. Ignoring people is not meant as rude. It is just that you intrude into their personal time/space/headspace. I do not greet strangers, I might smile. But I chat it the dogs meet, or in the supermarket. Offer dog bags, tissues. Just different upbringing. I do greet back though.

She insulted the holy socks and sandals! Where are my torch and pitchfork?! 😉

1. I drink sparkling water and still water, but I don’t have a preference 2. I greet people too 3. We always eat a cooked meal in the evening, most days we don’t even have lunch 4. I NEVER wear socks in sandals 5. I don’t wear slippers inside, we have floor heating :))

Here I am explaining why I used to wear sandals with socks 😁 My hands and feet are cold all the time, even when it's summer. It may be hot as hell outside but inside the building I may have cold feet. When I was a student I used to wear sandals with socks inside, and when I went outside I just took them off. Also, my toes are quite long and sandals were really comfortable. Why not to bear when I have cold feet? Idk. I never bear neither cold feet nor being hungry/thirsty, whatever. When I go outside when it's hot and I know I get back late, I take a hoodie for the evening in my bag. As well as water. Now I don't wear sandals with socks cuz I realized if I wear summer type of sneakers, I don't even need to take my socks off 😁 Interesting to read other people answers.

The best compromise is to have a main meal at lunch and a main meal in the evening ;) When I'm jogging in the farm fields during the day, I usually say hello to the people I pass, and more than half of them return the greeting. I guess someone in the middle of nowhere and looking like he is near death isn't much of a threat. Either barefoot or in socks in the house ... scandalises the friends and family.

I wear houseshoes in Winter and in the spring/summer I walk barefeet. We also walk barefeet in summer when we were kids. That was and is pretty normal were I live. I love youre haircut!

What i do is: I fill water from the water tap into my water glass and drink it. What water selling companies do is: they fill water from the water tap into bottles, carry the bottles with heavy trucks throughout the country to the grocery stores and sell it for a big amount of money and line their pockets nicely. To me it makes no sense to buy water from the water tap in bottles, produce a lot of plastic waste, spend much money and have at least the same as I can have from my own water tap. Be assured, the water quality is fine, you can drink it without any concerns. I once made an insurance survey in such a company which fill water in bottles. Be assured they DO fill water from the water tap in the bottles.

I would not confuse respectful acknowledgement and leaving them their privacy by not "talking" to them with "ignoring". There is a distinct difference. Ignoring means that you will act as if they don't exist even if they say "hello" to you. Not saying "hello" to everybody just means that you leave them in peace, respect their privacy and leave them to their own thoughts. Many Germans eat a warm meal in the evening, especially those who work. Socks in sandals, I am always confused about this, as I have barely seen anyone do it. But maybe I am just not in places where it's done. Hausschuhe ... I am almost 60, never head Hausschuhe and doubt I ever will. I am not sure if that is really so common, as I don't know this from any of my relatives or friends. Maybe it's something older generations do (I am realizinfg the irony, as I now belong to the older generation - I guess I mean even older than me) :-)

Great video, would like to try the water. Here in America people wear socks with sandals, I think it is so wrong.

Wearing slippers is not only german, I guess it's at least european (don't know about the US or Asia). In every country I know - Hungary, Romania, UK, France, Germany - people are wearing slippers, or in some cases shoes/sandals at home. This might depend among other things also on the climate. I personally would find it awkward to be barefoot inside and then having to take some shoes or slippers every time I need to go to the basement (AKA cellar) or the mail box or bring out the waste or such. Plus it would be too cold most of the year to walk barefoot. And we have the main meal in the evening since ca. 35 years, we're keeping this habit even now, as pensioneers. When we were employees, we both came home somewhere in the afternoon, so there was no possibility at all to have the main meal at noon.

If I had to greet everyone I walk past in the street, I'd feel like a Wackeldackel, endlessly nodding right and left. In a city, no one does this. In the country, OK...

I am German and I walk around barefoot at home. I only take on the house shoes to go outside for the trash or so. I've really tried, but I will just forget it and then they are lying around somewhere in the house.

I have been living here 20+ years and I alternate between tap water and Sprudel. Each has its spot in my life. In my Ortsteil, we greet everyone we pass. However when downtown in the city, I can’t possibly greet everyone! However, if someone makes eye contact, holds a door... I always/greet acknowledge the person. Naja, I have two teenage boys. We eat full, huge meals always including breakfast. So I cook twice a day. But my boys (including my husband) all help cook and clean-up. Socks and sandals! 😂 No, just no! Never! If you need socks, you should not have sandals on. I grew up with Italian parents and they always wore Hausschuhe. I never did. Either just socks or barefoot. My kids hate Hausschuhe as well even though my German husband tries to convince them.

Haha I'm german and I used to only drink sparkling water. Then I started studying and became too stingy to buy water, plus I didn't want to carry bottles all the way home with no car. Now I only ever drink tap water 😂

Ich bin kein Deutscher sondern ein als Südtiroler, trinke aber immer Tafelwasser oder stilles Wasser, wir sagen auch Grüß Gott wenn wir bei Wanderungen jemandem begegnen (einige Wege heißen bei uns Grüß-Gott-Weg XD)

i think the thing withs tuff like "socks and sandals" is really whether it looks "on purpose" as a fasgion statement. then ti can look kind of cool. but that makes it hard to pull off and i would never do it haha

One time my grandson was in a hurry and put sandals on with his socks instead of shoes. When I saw him I said he looked like a German. He didn't know what I meant. It sounds like your culture is very similar to American. I never wear shoes in the house and only wear slippers in the winter.

Fun cool video

As a German I have to say, that I can't exactly understand why I should greet a random person I have never met and will probably not meet ever again, just because he or she walks past me on the street. I mean if I'd meet you and you would say hello and smile at me, I would greet back but after that I would wonder why a complete stranger is greeting me out of nowhere. And I would probably ask myself if we've met before and I just forgot about it.

I'm a german who definitely wears socks in sandals because I get blisters on my feet every time I don't wear socks. Is it something that happens only to me or is it just a german "training" and when you do it long enough to walk without socks your feet will eventually get used to it? And I never wear house shoes. My grandparents did, but not me :-).

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Liebe Antoinette, Du bist so liebenswert, ich schaue Deine Videos so gerne ☺️ Mein Sohn hat als Kind so auf stilles Wasser reagiert: ih, das ist alt! 🤣 Schöne Grüße Claudia

I only greet people in my street or t those I know. And I don’t want to be greeted by random strangers, I prefer to be left alone.

As someone from the UK, I would only greet people in sparsely populated places or times like the early morning or late evening. I'm sure it must be the same in Germany or NZ, it would be weird to say hello to people in busy populated cities no?

Moin😁 Like you I just hate sparkling water (although I'm German). And: 4 years ago I went from the Ruhrgebiet to Friesland (northwest-coast) to live in a small town. Here everybody greets "Moin" if you meet at street or park or else, even if you have never seen you before. I always enjoy your videos.

Hallo Emily, Du machst es ganz richtig und liebevoll, wenn Du in einer kleinen Stadt, oder auf einem Dorf alle Personen freundlich grüßt, wenn Du ihnen begegnest! Nur in einer größeren Stadt macht man dies nicht mehr, weil es dort einfach zu viele Leute gibt, aber in Dörfern oder in Marktflecken mit einigen tausend Einwohnern, oder auch im persönlichen Wohnviertel einer kleineren Stadt grüßt man sich durchaus in der Regel sehr freundlich und regelmäßig, insbesondere, wenn man sich wenigstens von Sehen her schon ein wenig kennt! Ich gehe auch immer mit gutem Beispiel voran und grüße alle Leute in unserem Markt mit ca. 2800 Einwohnern und werde von diesen auch immer gegrüßt, oft auch mit einem freundlichen Winken der Hand. Sorgar Schulkinder - die mich nicht kennen - grüßen mich regelmäßig, denn sie werden von den Eltern dazu angehalten. Dies ist doch sehr schöner, menschlicher und warmherziger Brauch! - Nicht wahr?

I’m german and I only drink normal water, i don’t like sparkling water. But I love Apfelschorle. I don’t wear socks in sandals, i think it looks ugly. 😄 And of course I have house shoes and can’t live without 😊

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i only drink tab water,,whitout gas...in my area we have such a good water 😋

My dad did the socks and sandals thing lol. (He was American btw lol).

It's funny I am German but eating a bigger meal at lunch is the only "German thing" I do from the ones you mentioned. But like you said everyone is different anyways!

i can't have my main meal in the evening, because I cannot sleep after. Last moment I eat in the evening is 6 pm.

What's more, Birkenstock sandals are German and they are SO comfortable, you never get blisters wearing them... and still, they wear socks 🙈

Hi, I'm Korean and, it's just my own point of view but, I reckon, in Morden world it's totally fine to show your legs and feet and whatever but, in the old time like Joseon, people believed it's inappropriate to show your bare skin like feet, legs, chest area etc. and I guess this is the reason why still some people think it's not too polite or, found it uncomfortable to show their bare feet. And I also think it's a little bit too embarrassing. Hope it helped ;)

at 1. I lived 8 years in Thailand and after returning to Germany I never touched sparkling water again

Kann ich alles gut nachvollziehen! Ich vertrage Kohlensäure sehr schlecht und habe nur gelegentlich eine Flasche Mineralwasser MIT zuhause, für Besuch. Ich trinke fast nur Leitungswasser, mit einem 'Schuss' Obstsaft oder Rotwein Wasser ganz ohne einen Geschmackszusatz löscht leider meinen Durst nicht. Ich grüße auf Spaziergängen auch die Leute, die mir begegnen, mit "Guten Tag". Das haben früher vor allem auf dem Land fast alle so gemacht. Aber meistens kannte man sich sowieso. Sandalen ohne Socken sorgen für Druckstellen und Blasen an den Füßen. Ich müsste dann unbedingt Blasenpflaster mitnehmen. 😨 Da ich aber sowieso stets Angst vor jalten Füßen habe, trage ich fast nie Sandalen. Es stimmt ganz und gar nicht, dass das Tragen von Hausschuhen eine deutsche Gewohnheit ist! Das macht man in fast ganz Europa und in Russland bis ins hinterste Sibirien, China, Japan und anderen asiatischen Ländern! Bei uns zuhause brauchte niemand die Straßenschuhe ausziehen. Ich trage immer Hausschuhe, wenn ich zuhause bin und die Wohnung nicht verlassen muss. Wenn ich aber außer Haus war und wieder zurück komme, wechsle ich wieder die Schuhe noch die Kleidung. Ich weiß, dass viele Leute gern zuhause bequeme, aber wenig schöne Klamotten anziehen wie z.B. Jogginghosen. Ich würde mich in solcher Kleidung extrem unwohl fühlen. Und Sportkleidung trage ich nur, wenn ich auch Sport treibe. Schau, und ich hatte mein ganzes Leben lang die Möglichkeit mittags warm zu essen. Daher ist mein Organismus das so gewöhnt.

Hi, I´m German and live in a village in the country. I would say ignoring people is just a habit in German citys.

I live in hot climate country and I can never walk around the house bare feed it just feels wrong to me and we also have our main meal in the middle of the day

Instead of buying bottles of normal water get Soderstream you uses tap water with a cylinder,it's instead of the bottles of sparkling water,I 've been doing this for 3 years and my children do it also😙

The bottle you showed will not really be fully recycled. You can Google about the topic if environment and climate is important to you (I guess so, because you pointed out that it could be recycled). There is a lot of confusion about it, because there are "Mehrweg" and "Einweg" bottles. People often think it is environmental friendly to buy these bottles because you pay "Pfand" and it's true that there is something like "recycling", but it is still huge waste of resources. There are other PET bottles which are truly recycled & resused (Mehrweg bottle).

How can you tell its a kiwi when overseas Barefoot at the supermarket