Alcohol Culture GERMANY vs. USA

Alcohol Culture GERMANY vs. USA | Feli from Germany

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Do Germans really drink beer all the time? Do we actually start drinking when we're kids? Is German beer really that much better than American beer? I'll answer all of these questions in this video on Alcohol Culture in Germany vs. the USA. There certainly are lots of differences so let me know in the comments below what surprised you and what you think should be changed in the two countries!
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0:00 Intro
1:43 Drinking Age
6:07 Laws
11:25 Perception
14:05 Alcohol Consumption
14:44 Beer Culture
18:12 Fun Facts
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@FelifromGermany 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you guys so much for taking part in the KZfaq poll on which topic you want to see next. As you can see, I listened to you and made the video on alcohol culture in Germany vs. USA. I hope you enjoy it! 😊

@johnschrott2064 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. I am a home brewer. I would fit in. withe German beer laws because it is how I make my beer. I will be making a batch of German Amber Lager tomorrow.

@drdotter 4 жыл бұрын

@@johnschrott2064 Like Pavlov's dogs, I started to salivate when I read German Amber Lager. BTW, my old roommate used to brew and bottle copious amounts of of beer. Good Times!

@SticcyBRA 4 жыл бұрын

"We don't have that Bar-culture here"??? o.O I have 16 bars in a 2 kilometer perimeter and I live i a chill part of town. And yes, I'm talking exclusively of bars like Sportsbars, Irish Pubs and so on. No restaurants or cafès

@FelifromGermany 4 жыл бұрын

Meiner Erfahrung nach nicht so viel wie in England und in den USA. Aber vielleicht ist es in deiner Gegend anders? Wo wohnst du?

@SticcyBRA 4 жыл бұрын

@@FelifromGermany Hamburg. Ist aber auch in kleineren Städten wie Bremen oder Kiel so. Haha... vielleicht bin ich ja die Ausnahme und das ist nur hier im Norden so.

@Elitus 4 жыл бұрын

20 Year old American: I can't wait to drink Beer legaly Me a 18 year old German: Laughs in Jägermeister

@bubblegun6163 4 жыл бұрын

*15 year old bc who really follows the law when it comes to alcohol?

@Elitus 4 жыл бұрын

@@bubblegun6163 true

@dead_sheeshka 4 жыл бұрын

20 y.o. American: I can't wait to drink beer legally Citizens who are over 18 of pretty much all of the countries: *Laughing*

@acmenipponair 4 жыл бұрын

@@bubblegun6163 Yes, but that's the intention of the law: In Germany we learn to deal with alcohol when we are young - and most times still under the control of our parents. Who will give us a big talk after the first time they have to take us home by car (embarassing) because we have drunken too much. After that most germans tend to know, how much alcohol they can take.

@Kristhanos 4 жыл бұрын

Me, an Indonesian, when I was 13: sips Guinness and Heineken while watching cartoon.. Don't let anything hold you behind for enjoying the greatness of alcohol LOL

@SS-lp4lg 4 жыл бұрын

If you’re 21 in Germany you know your limits you start going out less and not getting totally waisted. Being 21 in USA you act like a 15 /16 year old German having there first drink

@Stillstanding1 4 жыл бұрын

isso. bin jetzt 22 und wo mit 18 ne flasche whisky drin war, da bin ich jetzt nach zwei bier und vier kurzen am auskatern

@l.a.3680 3 жыл бұрын

@@Stillstanding1 Glaub mir, das kommt alles wieder sobald sie mit 30 auf die Idee kommen das Sie das zeug auch selbst herstellen können.

@PoppyJone 3 жыл бұрын

We drink at 17 just not legally

@till3301 3 жыл бұрын

Henry Staggs real Gangster

@till3301 3 жыл бұрын

L. A. 17 wow you are so Crazy 😂

@docphoenix2619 3 жыл бұрын

If I was caught drinking while underage in the US, I'd probably be arrested. If I was caught drinking while underage in Germany, I'd probably get another beer from an elderly persom

@BadDayLp 3 жыл бұрын

Damn son, that aint right!!!! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING???!!! I CANT BELIEVE THAT!! YOU ARE DRINKING LITERAL TRASH! Go back in the house! For fucks sake the belt is coming off now! Its the same result for both of us, but for different reasons.

@tomokototo 2 жыл бұрын

Context?

@docphoenix2619 2 жыл бұрын

@Cat Vision I'm speaking from experience here

@helv2000 Жыл бұрын

@Cat Vision if you are 16 you can work, if you can work you can drink.

@treiberTV Жыл бұрын

@@docphoenix2619 In 99% of the cases, if you are a 16-year-old German, getting caught drinking alcohol, literally nothing happens. Because it's like to be 21 years old in the US and getting "caught" drinking. But if you are too drunk and underage in Germany, that's a hole other thing. That will in general escalate very quickly involving police, parents and even maybe school.

@micheletuesday 2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Switzerland and we have the same legal drinking ages as Germany. I have heard many parents (including my own) say they would rather their kid tried beer or wine for the first time at home with the family rather than outside where they can't keep an eye on them.

@masharosa5153 3 жыл бұрын

19 y/o American: Guys I got us a beer but don’t tell anyone 15 y/o German: LEUDDDE ICH HAB DEN KASTEN

@pippo6582 3 жыл бұрын

Den Kasten uranov!

@fenrir6470 3 жыл бұрын

JÄGERMEISTER

@daveswd6845 3 жыл бұрын

Mischiiiii

@Zueztea 3 жыл бұрын

So true

@kuessebrama 3 жыл бұрын

@@pippo6582 ich glaube fast jeder hat diesen Mist früher gesoffen :D Immer schön diesen 5€ Wodka der wie Desinfektionsmittel riecht und schmeckt, das waren noch Zeiten :D

@sanchesseli 3 жыл бұрын

There is a joke in Russia: Americans begin drinking alcohol at 21, many Russians usually quit drinking at 21.

@nikolaibaas2776 3 жыл бұрын

....and then what? Start doing heroin?

@OmikronZeta 3 жыл бұрын

@@nikolaibaas2776 Don't do heroin, Krokodil is cheaper

@NotAZombieDontShoot 3 жыл бұрын

Poland too

@durachoks 3 жыл бұрын

@@nikolaibaas2776 no, people there start drinking at something like 14-15 some even younger and its not just a few beers, its basically getting drunk every weekend or so, when I was in school, around 16 years old, it was super normal to get like 6 beers and go to park after school and drink all of that, by the age of 21 a lot of people have been drinking a lot for like 6-7 years, and at that age people become more responsible, start working, basically start adult life and slow down on alcohol, they still drink but just waaay less, not every weekend is a party where you get drunk or you dont get drunk on random Tuesday

@LeMuDX 3 жыл бұрын

@@nikolaibaas2776 in Russia anything under 10% alcohol was considered a soft drink until 2011

@shawncalhoun1363 Жыл бұрын

Sometimes I think a lot of the alcohol issues in the U.S. (aside from genetic) is that kids aren't taught how to drink responsibly and are not allowed to drink until 21, kind of the whole if they're not allowed to do it, it drives them to do it. The military in the U.S. will limit hours out in town (Overseas) thinking it will decrease alcohol issues, but in reality it just encourages people to binge drink in the limited time they have...

@teebes2009 9 ай бұрын

I have thought the same for a long time. My French great-grandmother family came to America from Switzerland when she was 3. She used to tell the story about her mother being upset that the lunch she packed her for kindergarten was rejected due to the wine she included (As I recall it was diluted). Her mom said 'How can the children eat their lunch without wine!'.

@pokezod7832 8 ай бұрын

Something you forgot to mention is that most people at the age of 16 are living with their parents so they have them to guide them while theyre first allowed to drink. By the time you reach 21 in a lot of cases youre out of your parents house or at least dont spend a lot of time there except sleep so your parents dont really have that guidance over you in that time youre starting to drink(legally at least)

@OAKHILLSDRIVE3344 8 ай бұрын

I think that this problem does not only exist with the topic "alcohol". Teenage pregnancy is an even bigger problem in the US. in other countries there are fewer bans but more education. Just because I forbid sex or alcohol for young people doesn't mean that they don't do it because of it. Instead, they do it in secret. And of course that has devastating consequences.

@spvillano 2 ай бұрын

Much of the cultural bit behind alcohol forgets US history. Completely forgetting, the US was settled by religious extremists, extreme fundamentalists, who essentially rejected anything pleasurable as distracting from their religious practices. That's retained in some current sects, such as Seventh Day Adventists, who still prefer unspiced foods and no ethanol. For those wanting to dispute, do look them up and the origin of corn flakes. I only put up with them because of Desmond Doss (I strongly encourage you to look him up!) and that is, of course, a joke. The problem with prohibition is, it's been repeatedly proved utterly ineffective. Prohibition of sex out of marriage, yeah, totally doesn't happy, they're all virginal pregnancies and ignore the ancient US joke about shotgun marriages. Prohibition of alcohol, helped spawn organized crime. Prohibition of many drugs, see what happened with alcohol. Prohibition of fully automatic weapons, see the North Hollywood shootout - they obeyed the law on buying machine guns, they made their own by converting legal rifles. I'll not even go into ban evading that goes on just in firearms and designer drugs. As a child, when my parents had wine or a drink, curiosity was satisfied and I participated in a bit of wine with the meal (usually, undiluted in small quantities in an cordial glass) or was offered a sip only of a mixed drink and I do mean sip, Mom or Dad held the glass. Later, well, I can consume legendary amounts of ethanol, think Marvel superhero levels, something weird in my physiology and exceptionally high liver enzyme performance. I also don't go howling at the winds and moon, for garnering attention gets entirely undesirable attention, so I limit consumption and intoxication by a lot. I can also walk through a raging fire - I've done that as well, doesn't mean that's my first or even second desired course of travel. I can drink that 1.75 liters of vodka and be fine the next morning, I hydrate, so I don't get hangovers, again, not my first or second desired course of travel. And let's face it, nobody likes someone getting drunk and acting like a smacked ass. All because I was taught balance and moderation, not total and unrealistic abstinence. You know, education. In matters of sex, my parents gave the basics in appropriate educational detail, the schools actually gave quality instruction back in the late 70's and early 80's, until the amoral majority hijacked things and turned the classes into their political pawns and teen pregnancies and STD's skyrocketed - then they fell from grace, courtesy of all of their own sexual scandals.

@rushinroulette4636 3 жыл бұрын

German kids: Wow, Im 16.... now to get drunk like a skunk... OK, now Im 18 and have had so many hangovers that I cant see alcohol any more... wow I can now learn to drive. US Kids: Wow, Im 16. Best time to start driving a 2 ton Pickup. OK, now Im 21 and I'm an expert at driving, lets see how this Alcohol thing improves my skills.

@KRYMauL 2 жыл бұрын

The funny part is that the reason the drinking age is higher is because MAAD thought that raising the drinking age would discourage drunk driving when it just made it worse. Also, the lady clearly didn't think what she was like in her youth or look into what her parents did in prohibition. Wineries legally sold grape juice and yeast telling people to not combine them during prohibition.

@spvillano 2 ай бұрын

One difference is, an elder would usually accompany and supervise the first excursion. Keep the kid out of trouble and able to control themselves, while still having a good time. Did the same with my soldiers, if they were old enough to fight and die for their country, they're old enough to have a few brain grenades with their peers, regulations be damned, it's on me. My only requirement, if one gets into trouble, I expected to have to bail out the entire squad or the ones not getting caught were on the top of my shit list. Needless to say, never had to bail anyone out, although I did get a few calls to pick up an entire squad from time to time. Well, except when I was with them, kind of hard to call myself and I wrangled things under control or at least got everyone out the back door in time. Those guys would also shovel shit with a rusty spoon for me, both because I took care of them and they knew I'd be using the rustiest spoon right next to them. And if one got out of control, his entire squad let him know about it, correcting that behavior early on and reinforcing the lesson.

@stefanwolf963 4 жыл бұрын

Das deutsche Reinheitsgebot ist älter, als die Gründung der USA.

@uweernst7204 4 жыл бұрын

Stefan Wolf und das ist ein Grund mehr stolz auf unser flüssig Brot zu sein

@thepriestpucci4988 4 жыл бұрын

Its hard to argue with his assisment!

@TheAtllas 4 жыл бұрын

Das Haus von meinem Kumpel auch :D

@jurgnobs1308 4 жыл бұрын

und die USA sind älter als Deutschland. was ist dein Punkt?

@thorongil1065 3 жыл бұрын

@@jurgnobs1308 also sind unsere Bierregeln älter als unser Land...Prioritäten können wir xD

@philiprennert7730 4 жыл бұрын

„Wann soll ich zurück sein?“ „Um 11 „ Ok, soll ich Brötchen mitbringen?“

@jakobgutsche3656 4 жыл бұрын

Ehre

@ThortenThomas 4 жыл бұрын

xDD

@ravingpotato8339 4 жыл бұрын

Semmeln, zefix!

@emerikcirlig4481 4 жыл бұрын

@@ravingpotato8339 Franke 😄

@ravingpotato8339 4 жыл бұрын

@@emerikcirlig4481 na, Bayer (Bayrischer Schwabe auf der bayrischen Lechseite um genau zu sein 🤔) aber sagen die Franken ned eher Weggle?

@NOLAgenX 3 жыл бұрын

I spent my high school years in Berlin, Germany. My friends and I were at bars every weekend from 15 on. By the time I got back to the U.S. for college my tolerance was phenomenal.

@bastianlange6207 Жыл бұрын

That's cheating 😂

@NOLAgenX Жыл бұрын

@@bastianlange6207 LOL, yeah...I had quite a head start on my peers. I was legal to drink all 4 years of college in Vermont, too. In ‘85 (when I was 18) they raised the drinking age to 21, but they grandfathered 18 year olds, raising the age 1 year at a time until everyone was only able to drink at 21. Being grandfathered in was pretty cool.

@patriciarossman8653 6 ай бұрын

It's not about how much more you can drink, it's about drinking responsibly.

@NOLAgenX 6 ай бұрын

@@patriciarossman8653 LOL, as an adult I know this as well. Forgive me for describing something from my youth. Smh

@henrylee7852 3 жыл бұрын

Felicia, I would like to thank you for producing your series of KZfaq videos about German culture and the differences between mainly Bavaria society and the US. My father was an American soldier and stationed in Frankfurt and Heidelberg and we went with him in the 1950's and early 1960's so I was raised in Germany from the age of four until 13. Then in the 70's, and 80's I was in the army and had three three year tours in Germany myself. There were two tours in Augsburg (65 KM from Munich) and one tour in Bad Aibling, east of Munich. My last day in Germany was in 1990. So I now find myself thinking back very fondly about my second homeland since I lived a total of 17 years there. I only found your video series two weeks ago and I quickly fell in love with them. Whenever I watch one it almost feels like I am back home again. Just hearing your voice brings back the Bavarian accent that I loved in Augsburg and even in Bad Aibling. I just watched your video about the Alcohol Culture and I think I found one possible error. In the 1950's and 60's there was a special beer brewed which was called Kinder Bier which was only about 2.5 to 3 percent alcohol that children under 14 could consume if my memory is not faulty. I may be wrong but excuse me if my brain has slipped. I am now 71 years old so it is quite possible. But thank you for these videos because it really helps my old heart beat faster and better reliving the memories of my younger life.

@1luflo179 3 жыл бұрын

What a nice story. That's why I love Felicias videos: Because of this storys. I'm glad you had a nice time in Germany ✌️

@flipflip2590 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I think the world is so small, because I come from a small town only 10 kilometers away from Bad Aibling

@YeahButCanISniffUrPantsFist 2 жыл бұрын

geez i can actually picture that kinder bier being a thing now. I dont know about low alc kids beers, only nonalcoholic kid beers like Karamalz and vitamalz. They are still alive and well today

@fredlfesl6026 2 жыл бұрын

Does indeed exist. The official name is "Malzbier"

@Moni-lz4vp 2 жыл бұрын

That special beer you’re talking about is Malzbier and it is also called Kinder-Bier because there is nearly no alcohol inside (0.5 promille), not because it was specially made for children.

@gginso5512 4 жыл бұрын

Germany: No, you should consume alcohol responsible! Germans who just got 16: hahaha Biertrichter goes brrrrr

@mr_vinc_k2897 4 жыл бұрын

Abi ist vorbei: Die Alkoholvergiftung goes brrrr

@betterthanyourex6473 4 жыл бұрын

Bester Kommentar bis jetzt😂😂

@wolfgangdemmel3598 4 жыл бұрын

Germans grow up with alcohol and get gradually introduced to the consumption. There is never that dramatic moment, like in the US, when people turn 21. Some literally make a pilgrimage to Tijuana in Mexico, to have the waiter put the bottle of liquor straight into the mouth.

@mr_vinc_k2897 4 жыл бұрын

@Moritz Waldmann sich wieder schön dumm saufen

@thorongil1065 3 жыл бұрын

@@mr_vinc_k2897 Ich schlau mich trinken...:D

@pellevandalful 4 жыл бұрын

"Kein Bier vor vier!" bezieht sich nicht auf die Uhrzeit, sondern auf das Alter! ;-)

@Fighter7811 4 жыл бұрын

Und selbst wenns sich auf die Uhrzeit bezieht... "Vor Vier ist nach Vier" ;)

@harrydehnhardt5092 4 жыл бұрын

Der war gut :)

@dertolletup1230 4 жыл бұрын

Hast du schon mal was von Satire gehört?

@EzioAltair1 4 жыл бұрын

@@nils5046Da hat jemand den Witz verpasst.

@ivankapetanovic4070 4 жыл бұрын

Darum ist ja auch bier ab 16 legal. Für die die im Schaltjahr geboren sind😂

@javaman2883 3 жыл бұрын

I'm of German background, and most of my extended family has no problem starting their beer drinking in the morning and all day.

@katij2554 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Germany and the most of the people only drink alcohol in evening hahaha

@charlesbukowski8751 3 жыл бұрын

Beer!

@BadDayLp 3 жыл бұрын

A german wont do that, because it would lower our efficency at work. Dont spread propaganda. REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

@charlesbukowski8751 3 жыл бұрын

@@BadDayLp ich trinke 24/7...

@afrarunduml1170 3 жыл бұрын

That is called alkoholism. Not German culture.

@benediktgaigl3040 2 жыл бұрын

She: You can buy beer at 16. Me and my friends at 14-15 years with bagpacks full of beer going to make a chill evening.

@ZybarTanova 2 жыл бұрын

Sure you can do it, you are just breaking the law

@Boehjaner 2 жыл бұрын

Nana lässt euch nicht erwischen "Corona party" lol🍻

@hackepeter.2567 2 жыл бұрын

Same

@benediktgaigl3040 2 жыл бұрын

@@Boehjaner ach das ist an einem Bach da fällt es schon nicht auf

@benediktgaigl3040 2 жыл бұрын

Und wir haben auch noch 3 Fluchtmöglichkeiten, Übern Bach, Weg vom Bach, oder in den Bach. Bei der letzten bezweifle ich ob man Später noch lebend heraus kommt.

@whade62000 4 жыл бұрын

Having a drink in public would destabilize society, can't you just play with a gun like all the other normal kids

@damonw2286 3 жыл бұрын

@whade62000, well played my friend,...well played..:)

@tamarameiwes4284 3 жыл бұрын

um excuse me ? pretty sure that thats a joke but .... wtf btw i am german if you didnt noticed yet

@Morphoidism Жыл бұрын

Public drinking laws depend on the state, as well as open carry laws.

@Mikkel-ws3gk 3 жыл бұрын

What ?? Clubs are closing at 2 am in the USA ?? At 2 am the REAL fun is just starting here 😂😂

@lousspacetolive3652 3 жыл бұрын

In our city in Germany Bars also close at 2 am.. like a real “Kaff“

@joschikoch1283 3 жыл бұрын

einsachtsieböööön

@js8430 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it sucks, my buddies and I love to “just get started” at 2 am, so we have to do that at one of our houses instead :(

@moritz6215 3 жыл бұрын

Laughs in tipping dixi klo

@vadimblin 3 жыл бұрын

@@lousspacetolive3652 im Kaff kann man sich aber auch irgendwo im nirgendwo hinsetzen, n Lagerfeuer machen und sich dann die Kante geben! Wenn dann noch einer ne Karre mit einer brauchbaren Anlage hat, ist's besser als jeder Kaffklub

@TobiasRohde 9 ай бұрын

I can confirm fun fact number 10. About 20 years ago, we had a company party here in Hanover to which our southern German colleagues were also invited. They had arrived at the venue a little earlier and had already secured all the wheat beer glasses while we were still working. Pragmatic as I am, I then simply drank my wheat beer from the bottle. In the best Bavarian dialect, someone was pointing at me and yelled across the room, "There! Blasphemy!"

@bvtnFutureCorpse Жыл бұрын

We had a German exchange student stay with us when I was a kid. She was 16 (my oldest sister's age), and she was so confused that we couldn't 1) go clubbing and 2) take a 'day-trip' to NYC (we live in Portland, OR).

@shannimonet Жыл бұрын

How far is OR from NY?

@tommoore2012 Жыл бұрын

@@shannimonet They’re on opposite sides of the country. The distance is 2439 miles or 3925 kilometers.

@OscarOSullivan 9 ай бұрын

Germany us quite a big country

@pokezod7832 8 ай бұрын

@@OscarOSullivanyeah but still taking a day trip is kinda popular there

@Winona493 4 ай бұрын

@@pokezod7832But not when it is nearly 3000 km away. Please...no one would do that.😂 Is it even possible? Don't think so.

@n.d.1846 3 жыл бұрын

"Bier ab 16" Dorfkinder: 😂

@timsauter_ 3 жыл бұрын

Das gabs schon mit 14 😂

@maren1238 3 жыл бұрын

Bei uns mit 13😂🍻

@KGV1871 3 жыл бұрын

@@maren1238 mit 13 bier und ab 14 gabs dann Jäger😂

@ggjoseph1922 3 жыл бұрын

12jahre normal

@ggjoseph1922 3 жыл бұрын

@@KGV1871 ach der Jägermeister

@ShadowMcSneaky 4 жыл бұрын

"land of the free" where you are not allowed to drink a beer at a park XD

@salehmaglam8584 4 жыл бұрын

@BestAnimeFreak 4 жыл бұрын

That is why I really think most patriotic arguments from Americans regarding "how free" they are, is bullshit. Their 'freedom' comes in other costs of being not free, which they are not even aware of or ignore, because they don't need that kind of freedom. Like a normal human being does not need to carry around a gun, so gun restrictions are irrelevant for them. While Americans love their guns and getting rid of them would be 'taking away their freedom' ... Yeah, sure ...

@Bauderjoh 4 жыл бұрын

Shadow McSneaky „land of the free“ wHeRe yOu CaNt TakE drUgs aLl tHe TiMe

@elijahehrisman9980 4 жыл бұрын

Trust me, a lot of Americans are already stupid, you do not want us to have alcohol in public. The country would probably be destroyed in a couple days

@michi3456 4 жыл бұрын

@@elijahehrisman9980 would be an improvement for the world

@ltmcolen 3 жыл бұрын

Belgian Navy dude here. Pretty much everything in Belgium is the same as you described besides the fact our crates contain 24 bottles. Secondly I would like to be a bit patriotic and mention that time when we were on a German navy ship having a party after coming from a Belgian ship. Practically everybody was drinking Belgian beer, including the Germans. Great people, I really like their diligence.

@mirkocolasanti562 2 жыл бұрын

I think that it’s an “European things” because i’m Italian and it’s the same things, it’a absolutly normal start drinking alchool (beer and wine) at home whin parents. In France it’s the same, Spain too etc.

@robertpatter5509 2 жыл бұрын

It's almost like Catholicism integrated the local customs and culture. Hmmmmmmm That's what connects them.

@friendofmara6298 3 жыл бұрын

USA: We drink at 21 Germany: We drink at 16 Balkans: We drink.

@stje233 3 жыл бұрын

as a croat i can confirm this

@kakashi288 3 жыл бұрын

In germany most starten at 12-14 no one cares

@milkpastasoup8960 3 жыл бұрын

The UK : wasted passed out drunk children in the middle of a field at 2 am.

@RalfD_R 3 жыл бұрын

Who cares the age. In the middle Age beer was the cleanest beverage you will find in a bigger city. So kids drank also beer. The beer had a lower Percentage of alcohol. So visit Nurnberg and a short trip in our „Historische Felsengänge“. You will get much more info about beer and the history. Beer brewery, Jail, Water extraction or Bomb Shelter. All in one under our Imperial Castle.

@xavierguerin1 3 жыл бұрын

Switzerland : YES!

@mikem1996 3 жыл бұрын

i'm really glad my 18 year old daughter is not allowed to drink beer. imagine how negative this could affect her career as a porn actress ..

@blaulichesblau880 3 жыл бұрын

You had us in the first half ngl

@AnImperialGod 3 жыл бұрын

You should get her a gun.

@derserioserkritiker9369 3 жыл бұрын

WTF I don’t understand why is gun allow before alcohol

@maten146 3 жыл бұрын

@@derserioserkritiker9369 Both shouldn't be limited to any age

@krystiankowalski7335 3 жыл бұрын

Mat en Yesss glad to finally see someone else with the same viewpoint as me

@drtrekwars Жыл бұрын

I'm from the UK and have visited the US a few times and their laws regarding alcohol can be similar to ours in some respects but also very different. Like the time I tried to buy a six pack of beer from a convienience store in Alabama and when the cashier told me "I can't sell you that, Sir." I proudly produced my British passport to confirm I was over the age of 21, he kindly informed me it was statre (or local law, this was 2015 so I forget) that alcohol couldn't be bought on a Sunday. Damn, really messed up my Sunday afternoon plans! Similar to this, I was surprised that I could not buy spirits (liqor) in Target in Virginia some years later and that I'd have to find a liqor store. There was one from the corner so I managed to stock up on a few bottles of some Rum that I was loooking for. I haven't been to Germany yet, but I'm planning a trip to Koln this year in April so I'm looking forward to many long nights in a bar or ale house there!

@spvillano 2 ай бұрын

Well, the US inherited UK common law after the revolution, hence the similarities. We just lagged in some states as to relaxing religious based restrictions. Still, at least you were spared from a Sunday with weak, nearly tasteless beer. ;)

@christopherderrah3294 2 жыл бұрын

Years ago, I struck up a conversation with a German woman college student at a bus stop outside a grocery store in Washington State. As we were talking, she pulled a beer out of her grocery bag and opened it at the bus stop. I had to explain the laws to her, and she was quite surprised and confused, and thought that was a crazy rule.

@jens5906 4 ай бұрын

Congrats! Germans will often open a beer if they enjoy a conversation and want to keep it going, especially for women it could mean she felt comfortable around you!

@darkheart4726 3 жыл бұрын

American Teenager : Guys I got us some beer from my 21 year old friend , dont tell anyone . Every German 14 year old : Cheers Ill drink to that .

@sonnenblumenkerne2499 3 жыл бұрын

German 14 yo: nice mdude *proceeds to smoke cigarette*

@andrejalabama1204 4 жыл бұрын

*legt Handtuch hin* so die Kommentarsektion ist jetzt deutsches Staatsgebiet

@runtergerutscht4401 4 жыл бұрын

Das machen wir wenn wir auf der Sonne landen

@julien9998 4 жыл бұрын

@@runtergerutscht4401 die sonnen ist nur gas und hat keine feste oberfläche 😂

@runtergerutscht4401 4 жыл бұрын

@@julien9998 ja deswegen wird es ja auch was Besonderes sein wenn wir ein Handtuch entwickeln dass trotzdem da liegenbleibt :P

@stefanmayer3128 3 жыл бұрын

Grandios@@runtergerutscht4401 Klare deutsche Logik. Wir schaffen schon mal Lösungen für Probleme die keiner hat. :D

@Tomahawkist_ 3 жыл бұрын

ein volk, ein reich, ein kommentarbereich

@SoldierOfTheWay 3 жыл бұрын

I lived in Stuttgart for 3 years and it was the best time of my life. I miss it everyday!!!

@V.D.22 2 жыл бұрын

:))))

@Keepcalm-lovesports 3 жыл бұрын

amazing how much work you put in all of your videos. Respekt

@rast 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, if they would forbid public drinking in Europe there would be riots.

@thorodinson5034 4 жыл бұрын

Hmmm Biergarten Militias :D

@lauraa3395 4 жыл бұрын

Reaast it is forbidden in some countries in Europe. Went to Barcelona with our class as some sort of graduation trip and well, our teacher had to throw away his beer while there was a guy smoking a joint next to us who didn’t get in trouble at all.

@maximiliandeisz2961 4 жыл бұрын

Riots Pathetic

@albrechtbock8432 4 жыл бұрын

It's the same thing with guns in America.

@l3quack 4 жыл бұрын

It is illegal some places in europe

@1201suddenturn 4 жыл бұрын

Six pack beer in German = „Herrenhandtasche“

@Aurirang 4 жыл бұрын

a sick pack and a beer is a 6-course dinner with drink. :D

@ianzeitner9035 4 жыл бұрын

6 0,5l Flaschen (Kolben) = Sechszylinder

@lexlegis470 4 жыл бұрын

awesome! have to remember that one!

@JRBulliGoldwaschundDIYChannel 4 жыл бұрын

Dont forget the 10 pack = "Kofferradio"

@feuchtekehle 4 жыл бұрын

,,Randalierschachtel"

@MikeS29 3 жыл бұрын

That was great! Thank you, I love your channel. I am always amazed at the different attitudes for drinking and smoking in the U.S. vs Europe. I am a dual U.S./Italian citizen, and see an enormous difference in the practices.

@dongarrett5857 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome videos!!! Really fun and engaging to watch, keep them coming please

@wernerheisenberg1461 3 жыл бұрын

“ich sagte 3 Bier und um 10 solltest du zu Hause sein!!!“ “Ach so rum?!“

@Fabio-hc9bv 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@v-g-z3689 3 жыл бұрын

Haha geil, das hat ein paar Sekunden gedauert bis der Rechner im Hirn das geschluckt hat :D

@zahgurim7838 3 жыл бұрын

Geil^^

@niklashofer5279 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@Aralakh919 4 жыл бұрын

*Germany in video title* Germans: Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Kommentarbereich

@daniellenkl7511 4 жыл бұрын

*Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Kommentarbereich

@Aralakh919 4 жыл бұрын

@@daniellenkl7511 typo

@TheAtllas 4 жыл бұрын

nice

@derimperator9778 3 жыл бұрын

Aufgrund der Tatsache, dass wir als das Land der ''Dichter und Denker'' bekannt sind, wurde das jetzt umbenannt, da man nicht ''reich'' auf ''-reich'' reimen möchte. Die neue und verbesserte Ausführung lautet nun ''Ein Volk, eine Nation, eine Kommentarsektion''. Weiteres dazu finden sie im Rundschreiben B14-11, Guten Tag.

@Capt_Mortis 3 жыл бұрын

@@daniellenkl7511 Danke Captain Rechtschreibung, was würden wir nur ohne sie tun. (Glücklich sein?).

@paddymac4130 2 жыл бұрын

Binging your newly found channel tonight.. Friends of many old speakers. Amazed how well you speak new.

@harveyalan788 7 ай бұрын

One thing about your videos that makes them so engaging, in addition to your bright and charming personality, is that they are so very informative. Its like having a teacher who makes learning so much fun that one can't wait for the next class! At the same time you don't come across as a know-it-all. Thanks very much.

@baum4482 4 жыл бұрын

"You need to be 18 to buy hard alkohol" *laughts in Kiosk*

@disco.jellyfish 4 жыл бұрын

Ich weiß noch als der Verkäufer auf Kursfahrt in Barcelona zu uns gesagt hat: ,,Aber bitte nix 31er machen." Absoluter Ehrenmann.

@rado976 3 жыл бұрын

Laughs in Slavic.

@heibk-2019 3 жыл бұрын

Laughs in "Verkäufer kennen"

@c3o2osu43 3 жыл бұрын

Laughs in looking older than you are

@hermione124granger 3 жыл бұрын

Tanke

@EJ-tm1fe 4 жыл бұрын

I think Bud Light actually has less alcohol than water.

@jasonrodgers9063 4 жыл бұрын

Bud Light is the one and ONLY beer available in Hell! So REPENT NOW!!

@davidbibo5779 4 жыл бұрын

That's most light beer.

@SupaNami 4 жыл бұрын

It's called "Light" for a reason EJ!

@michaeld.uchiha9084 4 жыл бұрын

The real Budweiser comes from the country czech.🤷‍♂️

@BastianKoppenhofer 4 жыл бұрын

@@SupaNami The reason is calories. Not alcohol. Most light beers in the US still have 4,2% alcohol which qualifies as a regular beer.

@stepheniwundi9159 3 жыл бұрын

Watching you for the second time today from Germany. Great job.

@ScotsmanDougal 10 ай бұрын

When I lived in Gutersloh, there were a few pubs which had 24 hour licences. Good times.

@ilikeyourname4807 3 жыл бұрын

Her: "Wegbier" Me, an intellectual: "Fußpils"

@scarzboy9324 3 жыл бұрын

🤝

@TurKlack 3 жыл бұрын

Needs more likes XD Should be a damn official brand name

@t07minas 3 жыл бұрын

Wer trinkt denn pils Ihr komischen norddeutschen ey

@kommindiegruppe246 3 жыл бұрын

@@t07minas viel besser Weizen schmeckt teilweise echt komisch

@valentinschmid4975 3 жыл бұрын

@@t07minas Augustiner beste

@fakshen1973 4 жыл бұрын

Germany: Please drink responsibly. USA: Don't eat the Tide POD!

@dennisb6238 4 жыл бұрын

"Corona is not a problem, we got it perfectly under controle"

@TM-qi2xu 4 жыл бұрын

internet explorer?

@a5cent 4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@anotherabeer4341 3 жыл бұрын

Back in the day when I was young my friend had some equipment to alter ID’s. She made me 21 when I was 19. I used it in Las Vegas it looked so authentic. Guess what she became when we were older....a police detective!!!

@mickeylee2624 6 ай бұрын

Great insights, Feli! As a Korean American who grew mainly up in the U.S. but with a Korean drinking culture at home, I find lots of similarity between Korea and Germany in contrast to the painfully Puritan/denialist drinking culture in the U.S. That said, outside of the relatively young history of wineries (vs. Europe) and even younger widespread micro-breweries in the U.S., the suppressive drinking culture has kept both behind the times... a reason why Southern Germany has world-class macro-breweries and wineries while the U.S. has completely lacks in the former and generally uneducated public regarding the latter.

@verySharkey 4 жыл бұрын

Channels meant for americans talking about germans: Germans: "UHM ACTUALLY"

@averagecommunist3456 4 жыл бұрын

Uhm akchually

@SwedishNeo 3 жыл бұрын

Since her reference is Bavaria and not Germany I guess there can be some differences. Isn't Bayern the odd state whose culture differ a lot from the rest?

@josi7618 3 жыл бұрын

Michael Ståhl Bavaria is sooo different, I feel like it unites the whole german cliche. They got a whole different culture and even speak differently than people in the north or the east for example. The rest of germany doesn’t really relate to that I guess. I live in the north of germany and I’ve never seen a breakfast with beer and we don’t really eat Weißwurst or pretzels. But the drinking laws are the same in all states, so drinking at 16(or even earlier sometimes) and drinking in public is very common everywhere I guess.

@verySharkey 3 жыл бұрын

@@josi7618 Bavaria is as different from northern germany as Saxony is from Swabia. We've got many local dialects, cultural differences and other specialties for regionalities. This is mostly owed to us being not one united country but a collection of many smaller independent states that in fact did not see themselves as one united german group only as far as 200 years back. Myself coming from the western end of the Rhineland. The matter of fact ends up being, on a germany wide comparison Bavaria is nothing special, the region is not massively different nor is its dialect a unique thing no other area in germany has. I challenge you to listen to a Saarländer talk in dialect and wonder what they are talking about. Bavaria being massively different is a misconsception being born out of Bavarian culture being taken as a symbol for german culture. They dont unite the whole german cliche, THEY ARE, the german cliche. This is due to the americans back after ww2 occupying the area of bavaria and thus mostly exporting the picture of the german culture they found there to the world. It in no way represents broader german culture :)

@sonnenblumenkerne2499 3 жыл бұрын

@@verySharkey as a German born in rhineland-palatinate, grown up speaking in eifler platt, eating Wildschwein on the Schützenfest and never even seen a real leather pants in my life I 100% agree and think more of the hirnverbrannte idiots that actually think that Bavaria is in any way special or reflects the typical german (which just doesn't really exist) should see this

@pokergroupdigital5290 3 жыл бұрын

19 year old wounded US soldier in Iran: I hope I survive that wound. I wanna buy a beer in 2 years.

@fjordweit6170 3 жыл бұрын

No, when he wounded in Middle East, he had good chances coming back to the US Army hospital in Landstuhl Germany....

@yannick245 3 жыл бұрын

Iran, did I miss something?

@user-jf8gd3lv7q 3 жыл бұрын

US soldier in "Iran"... ??? You are just another example for the infamous "US American level of education"... LOL.

@rogeriopenna9014 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-jf8gd3lv7q maybe he was thinking of the Persian or Parthian Empires.

@wannawatchu66 3 жыл бұрын

If I were a lawmaker of some sort, I'd author a bill that allowed anyone who's active military the right to drink. I think if you volunteer, and the government accepts you, to serve and defend the country, you've earned the right to consume alcohol.

@danielthompson5251 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a new follower. You are very fun to listen to, no matter which topic you talk about. I could watch and listen all day

@NataliaBolshakova 11 ай бұрын

Klasse erklaert, Feli! Danke.

@eistee5851 3 жыл бұрын

because we start drinking much earlier, most people know their limits in their twenties

@Duck-vd4tc 4 жыл бұрын

I like that part ,,... *nice english speaking*... APEROL SPRITZ"

@stefanwalfridsson5524 11 ай бұрын

Wow this was really interesting Felicia. Just found your channel today. I like it. Be safe.

@AvaniDK 9 ай бұрын

A few thoughts from a Dane (we have similar laws to Germany); 1: There are no minimum drinking age, but we do have minimum age for buying alcohol. This was not the case when I was a kid (late '80s), and I have been sent to a store to buy beer for my father as a boy younger than 10 years old. Even as late as the mid-'90s we could (as 14-16 year old school kids) rent a hall, buy a few kegs of beer, and have a party without adult supervision. 2: If a kid is drunk in public, though I said above that it is not illegal, their parents might face charges. This depends on if they are keeping their child safe, if it is a common occurrence, etc. 3: In Denmark, if you are involved in an accident, and have ANY alcohol in you system, you will shoulder some of the blame. Yes, even if you just got in the car, turned the ignition, and (before your car started moving) you got hit by another car. 4: The culture of drinking at your work is one place where Denmark differs from Germany. In the last 20 years, drinking at work has ceased to happen in Denmark. It used to be common, especially on Friday after you were done for the day ("fyraftensøl", litterally "quitting time beer"). It was even common for teachers to have beer or wine in the evening while on a schooltrip.

@machoone5346 4 жыл бұрын

Ha Als Dorfkind in Amerika wär ich nach einer Woche im Knast ...😂

@pyrosalathd6492 3 жыл бұрын

Haha bestimmt. Mich würde interessieren wie viel man von diesem Bud Light braucht um voll zu werden. Gerade 4% ist ja lächerlich

@streichel2589 3 жыл бұрын

Ich sing um 11 am Vatertag: Der Jägermeister ist Kalt der Speck ist warm so fängt das leben an.

@sirweebs2914 3 жыл бұрын

@@pyrosalathd6492 puh da säuft man sich ja arm bevor man einen Fetzen hat.

@Katharina-rp7iq 3 жыл бұрын

Gespritzter Apfelwein mit 10. Mein ganzes Dorf wär da Schuldig.

@jackriz7878 3 жыл бұрын

Pyrosalat HD haha jo unter 5% isch as ko bier

@folkehoffmann1198 4 жыл бұрын

When I was in the U.S. I did presentations about Germany at my high school. Within the presentation I also mentioned the drinking age. And at the end of the presentation someone would ask me something about water or tap water or something like that. And somebody else was like "Dude, they can drink alcohol at 16 and you ask about water?".

@Aeskulan 4 жыл бұрын

my guess, they asked about paying for Water/Tap Water at Restaurants. In th US u get it for free in any Restaurant.

@cinemaatrium3863 4 жыл бұрын

@@Aeskulan tap water is also free in german restaurants. But it is somewhat impolite to ask for it instead of bottled water.

@MrKaba1985 4 жыл бұрын

Was doing the Samen in my apprentice ship in Austria where are also different laws are around in the fact to go out. The laws about alcohol are the same but in Austria (for me in Tyrol) Teens at the age of 14 can go out until 1 am and with 16 open end. This was a really big argument and making some times my club touring a bit complicated with 21 in this time knowing ther are teens way younger than me.

@flob.1307 4 жыл бұрын

Cinema Atrium haha yes my grandpa does this everytime we Go to a restaurant together and we all want to sink into the floor but I think he‘s right

@mweskamppp 4 жыл бұрын

@@Aeskulan Yea, some specialities cost some money. With tap water you pay for the service since we dont tip. The waiter has a fix salary, tips are welcome, though.

@robulent0014 2 жыл бұрын

great insight on this video it was amazing recently found out im part german thank you for this information been looking for any and all facts about germany even improving my language so i appreciate when you translate to german

@keithschneider7716 3 жыл бұрын

I was stationed in the US Army in Bamberg, Germany from 1977-1979. I always preferred the weizen beer. I remember seeing small pieces of wheat floating in the glass. I remember the volksmarsches, that always ended at a beer tent or beer hall.

@cluppybug 3 жыл бұрын

Funfact: even tho 16 is the age where you can legally buy light alcohol, it's the age that most Germans already start drinking the hard alcohol

@sisuguillam5109 3 жыл бұрын

Nope... not a fact. Some do... most don't.

@pippo6582 3 жыл бұрын

Ich hab mit dem harten scheiß angefangen weil mir Bier net geschmeckt hat, erst mit 16 dran gewöhnt weil mans dann halt einfach kaufen konnte😅

@3-methylindole730 3 жыл бұрын

14,9 (15) years old I'd the average age of when the Germans start to get drunk

@matthiasschramm2144 3 жыл бұрын

Spate ich auch😂😂😂

@alexanderdunkel711 3 жыл бұрын

Sisu Guillam in my experience, most do, some dont

@timh6792 4 жыл бұрын

I‘m glad i‘m a German and can drink wherever I want whenever I want Prost!

@disco.jellyfish 4 жыл бұрын

Prost!

@dasd1am0nd 3 жыл бұрын

Mitte titte sack zack zack

@ggjoseph1922 3 жыл бұрын

Klixtra

@bllyz8037 3 жыл бұрын

Prost mien jung 😂

@maten146 3 жыл бұрын

I'm France we don't have drinking age at all for consumption, and I find pretty shocking that you can go to jail for that in the US and you're not allowed at all before 14 in Germany. In France you have legal age for buying (18) but for consuming you don't have any (even though in theory you can't in public place before 18 (it is still widely tolerated)) age, if I want to drink alcohol whatever my age in a private environment, any age is fine. And actually even in public, and even when you are in a restaurant if an adult buy for you (even if the restaurant see that it is you that drink, it remains fine))

@annej44 3 жыл бұрын

Hi I’m a new subscriber and I’m so happy to have found your channel I am second generation on my dads side American his mom was from Germany and his dad Poland I still have a lot of family in Germany and I actually recently got in contact with a cousin a few years ago and I really enjoy learning about about Germany compared to America thank you so much for your channel and all the information that I been wanting to learn for years!

@bigbadulf 3 жыл бұрын

In Australia we have Koozies (Stubby Holders, stubby is one of our names for beer bottles) but it's less to protect your hand and more to keep the beer cooler in the heat.

@Godlike250 3 жыл бұрын

Ich bin deutscher...ich weiß garnicht warum ich mir das angeguckt habe. Aber ich muss sagen, das war eine sehr ausführliche Abhandlung und da hat nichts gefehlt. Respekt.

@Hakunamataha 3 жыл бұрын

Ja dein Kommentar ist Alman hoch 10

@Godlike250 3 жыл бұрын

@@Hakunamataha nix verstehe

@shinizuko 3 жыл бұрын

@@Hakunamataha Alles klar...

@buschmenschhelmutderzersto9232 3 жыл бұрын

ich auch nicht

@oliverweidemann1553 Жыл бұрын

...stimmt Alt fehlt nie.

@cododerdritte39 4 жыл бұрын

"Wo ist denn das Wachtmeister, Herr Problem?"

@superbus8102 4 жыл бұрын

😂👌

@douwehuysmans5959 3 жыл бұрын

Isn't it 'Was' instead of 'Wo' ?

@Nina-ci4lt 3 жыл бұрын

Douwe Huysmans he‘s referring to where‘s the problem so what he said is totally right

@MadMusicNerd 3 жыл бұрын

Heißt das nicht: "Ich bin nock-stüchtern, Herr Machtweister!"? Also ich kenns nur so...

@lucian0221 3 жыл бұрын

@@douwehuysmans5959 He asked where the problem is. He's right, but "Was" is also correct.

@jonNH123 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid. thank you!

@calmnesschaos4290 2 жыл бұрын

oh boy what you said about the borders on restaurants clicked- just made so much sense.

@jakobachten 3 жыл бұрын

18 y/o in America: Can I have a Beer US: Best I can do is gun

@Juhani96 3 жыл бұрын

Little bit same in finland, 15 year old can own a shotgun but have to be 18 to buy beer 😅

@dienersamuel1 3 жыл бұрын

@@Juhani96 I think it’s 18 to buy a shotgun now in Finland.

@Juhani96 3 жыл бұрын

@@dienersamuel1 oooh

@dienersamuel1 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-tp8ht4xv6f Gun can get you into worse trouble than having a beer. However it could be better if you use it safely.

@dienersamuel1 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-tp8ht4xv6f With guns, you can injure a bunch of people in a short time where with alcohol, you can injure yourself over a long period of time. See the difference.

@keinlieb3818 3 жыл бұрын

When I lived in Germany when I was 19, I was invited to a high school graduation. I was surprised seeing a party in the school gymnasium and the kids walking around with buckets of beer with straws in the buckets and one person would hold the beer bucket up and people would grab a straw and drink beer... in the school lol.

@GreaterD 3 жыл бұрын

yeah, its quit nomral, i mean i dont know a singel german that drinks anything, that left the school at the day of gratuation without being quit drunk, just so they could go to the bar 2 blocks down to drink until they dont know their name anymore

@speedyspeedgirl1778 3 жыл бұрын

Also, at 19 you've already had 3 years to drink so you know your limits.

@starseed8087 2 жыл бұрын

Usually the teachers get drunk too then..

@keinlieb3818 2 жыл бұрын

@@starseed8087 yep, the teachers would be drinking right along side the students. It was a real culture shock to me. Had a ton of fun though!

@paprikalp7989 2 жыл бұрын

Are you sure it was beer and not sangria? Because I've personally never seen beer drunk out of a bucket (or with a straw) while serving sangria (a beverage mixed with wine and fruit) is commonly served in buckets with long straws

@catwoman_7 3 жыл бұрын

That was so interesting, thank you!! 😃😃

@stelzi290888 4 жыл бұрын

During my time at University in Bavaria I was a guide to exchange students from all over the world. They were aged 19-22 and you could clearly tell who was experienced with alcohol or not. The british and the irish people were well-mannered beerheads who tend to sing at some point of the night xD The eastern Europe crew (Czech Rep., Slovakia, Slowenia, Croatia , ...) was also used to drink, mostly vodka. And then there were the kids from the U.S. who had 3-4 beer and they were hammered. They just couldn´t drink peacefully while enjoying their beer. They tried to encourage others to down their beer as well. After about an hour or two they started wrestling on public streets and places. At that point the entire group of exchange students seperated from them because they were just obnoxious and annoying. It felt like americans don´t have a proper drinking culture and just see it as drug instead of something to enjoy while consuming it

@glacyneyla-lifestyle 4 жыл бұрын

It IS a drug but no reason to wrestle... ^^'

@whitneyg9150 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds pretty accurate honestly. I drink usually just to drink, and I tend to drink things that actually taste good versus things I find disgusting, like light beer (or beer in general, haven't found one I like) and those hard seltzers. I'm much more of a cider/wine/cocktail kinda gal. I do drink to get drunk sometimes, but that's usually over a course of time because I definitely find it awful to try to just down alcohol. I just end up feeling incredibly full incredibly fast.

@SeemsLogical 4 жыл бұрын

Everyone reacts to alcohol differently. I may be an American but alcohol just makes me relaxed and eventually sleepy. The most "belligerent" thing I do is stumble over my words. I never got rowdy or aggressive while drunk but I met enough people in college to say that there are enough people like that for it to be an accurate stereotype.

@bigwoody4704 4 жыл бұрын

Well it was 75 years ago this week for Victory in Europe - so evidently it's not just the Amis who act up

@lukasspindeldreher7743 3 жыл бұрын

@@bigwoody4704 how the hell is a Story about an Americans beer consumption and the way the act when drunk connected to the Second World War?

@mariusholten4740 3 жыл бұрын

Americans on their 21st birthday: ahh finally I can drink alcohol. 8 year old Germans: laughs in 80er Strohrum

@LL-ws8rz 3 жыл бұрын

Hoffe dass es ein Scherz ist

@icebee2429 3 жыл бұрын

@@LL-ws8rz natürlich ist das kein scherz

@_Spritt_ 3 жыл бұрын

@@LL-ws8rz wir sind deutsch, wir machen keine Witze

@niklaskern2524 3 жыл бұрын

@@_Spritt_ wir arbeiten nur

@TheWuschelMUC 3 ай бұрын

When I was on a school skiing excursion as a kid I expected the teachers to declare the chalet as "dry". They did not, but they said, "if you want to drink beer, take a seat at the teachers' table. We don't bite, but we don't want to see you drunk." It worked out.

@marthathompson2012 8 ай бұрын

A joke I’ve heard about the drinking laws in the USA is that when an underage drinker turns 18 they have to be really careful about it because they are still too young to drink, but old enough to “get busted like a man.”

@waylinar 3 жыл бұрын

I'm from Germany and when I got drunk for the first time, I was in a bar with my parents on my 16th birthday. I was so drunk that my parents had to carry me home. The very next day my mother started vacuuming my room while my father built a shelf on one of my walls just for my books with his drill. I cannot describe the severity of my headache! I learned my limits the hard way and I learned one very important rule. If you're old enough to drink alcohol, you're old enough to get up to work every day. even if it's just homework. Since then I have always been careful never to drink so much that it exceeds my limit. always drink with measure and aim and never carelessly. most Germans have their first experiences with alcohol in this way. For me, alcohol is a stimulant and never the goal of getting drunk.

@dundaravewine2390 3 жыл бұрын

Well said. I'm Canadian - when I was 15 my dad said "I can't stop you from drinking so I may as well teach you how to do it properly". That is passing down wisdom.

@privprav5815 3 жыл бұрын

Also in meiner Gegend (Dorf) ist die erste Erfahrung mit so ca 14 in der Feuerwehr. Und Leute aus der Stadt werden irgendwann auch mal in die Feuerwehr eingeladen und von den anderen abgezogen, in dem sie das doppelte zahlen

@lukasf2712 3 жыл бұрын

@@privprav5815 sehr gutes dorf :D

@dorianpochciol1319 3 жыл бұрын

in many germany families you are allowed to Drink with 13/14 teen with your confimation.. I got a bottle of Whisky with 13 teen 😈

@IsraelAintReal 3 жыл бұрын

Smoke weed=Profit

@keithpennock 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve studied in Germany and think that the Germans have the best attitude about drinking because it cannot be rebellious to drink as a teenager when you are kicking back a pint with grandma.

@KRYMauL 2 жыл бұрын

I agree by creating taboos around things all you do is make teenager want to learn it the hard way.

@19KeineGnade87 2 жыл бұрын

Some years ago my Grandma asked me and my friend "are you guys drink Alcohol or just Beer?" :D

@s0hn_des_suedens247 2 жыл бұрын

absolutely. I'm 22 now and even as a Teenager or when I was 15 years old, I learned how to drink responsible. Now I'm 22, living in Berlin (Capital of Germany) and almost never drinking Alkohol. I'm over it, and it's not so interesting anymore. I guess it's exactly the right way to handle Alkohol in the country.

@Ginny855 2 жыл бұрын

I wish this was true 😅

@biggibbs4678 Жыл бұрын

Lol only Americans believe that. German kids party plenty.

@billhrsn 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyable! “Perceptions” is a good way to describe it. The expression “When in Rome…” would apply. I rarely drink German beer, but in Munich, I would do as the locals do. Cans are for ice chests, the beach, and recycling. In North Carolina, we have state-run ABC stores for liquor, and in some grocery stores we have “sip-and-shop” with beer or wine. My favorite store has a bar where you can also have dinner. By far, Bud Light and Modelo are the most popular beers here, but I have enjoyed the explosion of craft beer breweries (over 300 in NC), so I have those almost exclusively.

@corbingarrett1206 3 жыл бұрын

I spent my 21st birthday inviting all my friends underage or not to a party out in the the mountains outside town. Only one showed up and we spent the night drinking beer and passed out in the bed of my truck 30 miles out of town on the side of a mountain. It was great.

@mimi.weasley9991 3 жыл бұрын

There are also "Muttizettel" (Mom Paper) here in Germany. Your parents sign it and name someone who is already 18. Together with this person you are allowed to stay longer than 12 pm on a party even if you're under 18 years old.

@schellargschichta1638 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaah ich bin 14 und wohne auf dem Dorf und wenn ein Dorffest ist bleib Ich meistens bis um 2-3

@sandror.4927 3 жыл бұрын

@@schellargschichta1638 weird flex but okay🤷‍♂️

@ulmo9838 3 жыл бұрын

Right. With that "Muttizettel" the person with the allowance is the legal custodian.

@tjarkf 4 жыл бұрын

Who feels lucky to live in Germany too?😂

@doggedoge6663 4 жыл бұрын

•Tjarrak• man findet die pc Community von Klixtra mittlerweile überall😂

@TremereTT 4 жыл бұрын

Let's be real, we are just the geilest country of the world. But I'm thinking about becoming a Swiss citizen. The place it-self is ok, but the people are realy nice and they have a better sense for well thought out institutions.

@jerrettbarkley456 4 жыл бұрын

American born here and Its pretty dang sweet. I’m a pretty positive person though.

@harrydehnhardt5092 4 жыл бұрын

Aber dermassen! Hab mal ernsthaft darüber nachgedacht in die USA zu ziehen, weil ich oft gerne dort war. Hab's zum Glück gelassen!

@ArthurMottergan 4 жыл бұрын

@@TremereTT Swiss people are overall very friendly. But not in Emmental. Many Emmentaler people are very dismissive, ignorant and entitled. So better exclude that region from your moving list. French speaking swiss people are the most wellcoming of all.

@dennislaw8097 Жыл бұрын

your channel is a great find…you remind me of home 🇩🇪

@PossTv2000 3 жыл бұрын

War klar das wir Österreicher nochmal mehr trinken haha ... Nice Video!

@hyenalaughingmatter8103 2 жыл бұрын

nicht immer ;)

@amon_san 4 жыл бұрын

my friends and I call the "Wegbier" a "Fußpils"

@jonahhumkamp1032 4 жыл бұрын

😂

@patrickhein6986 4 жыл бұрын

Na ganz lecker! :-D

@Blankasbeast 4 жыл бұрын

pff wegbier :D man trinkt ne wegmische und kein bier xD

@mats7492 4 жыл бұрын

@@Blankasbeast man fängt ja wohl mit Bier an und arbeitet sich dann hoch..

@Blankasbeast 4 жыл бұрын

@@mats7492 wenn man von daheim losläuft auf dem weg zum club sollte man schon nichtmehr bei bier sein :D

@annavogel2936 4 жыл бұрын

America: alcohol with 16?! America: driving license with 16😉

@ugabuga3299 4 жыл бұрын

U can get a Motorcycel licens with 15 here in germany :D (with speed regulations)

@christian-vf3df 4 жыл бұрын

Wow ich geh davon aus das du deutsch bist... Also ich gehe davon aus. Ich fahre lieber 1 Jahr später als 5 Jahre später lac zu Saufen 😂😂

@ugabuga3299 4 жыл бұрын

@Bernd DasBrot genau

@disco.jellyfish 4 жыл бұрын

Well in germany: Motorcycle (125ccm, 15hp) license with 16. (This does start the 2 year probation phase, btw.)

@disco.jellyfish 4 жыл бұрын

@@ugabuga3299 Nope, speed regulations have been removed from the A1 license in 2013. Now its only engine size and power limit. But many remove their catalyzers and DB-eaters to become loud af and gain like 2hp and some tourque. Them 2-stroke boys obviously gain far more performance.

@DudeSirMark 3 жыл бұрын

Hugos! I have been trying to get our local bars and club to make these in the summer!

@sarumanork-orphanage5612 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Felicia, regarding the non-alcoholic beverage that's cheaper than alcoholic beverages: perhaps per litre, but imho especially water is usually a lot more expensive per unite sold. 1st: In my favourite club in Würzburg, the Laby, you would pay 2€ for 0.2l of water, whereas you got two equally sized Desperados for 3€. That said, this was a specially for Friday nights, so the keyword might be the special. 2nd: In most Restaurants you pay 4,90€ for a bottle of water, because for some reason mineral water is still such an overpriced, yet under-regulated and universally accepted beverage. In France, you are entitled to free water at any restaurant, which you order as "une carafe d'eau". It usually comes as cool tap water in a jar, and it's just universally accepted to order them. In Germany you can order tap water, but it's weird to ask. I don't know why we can't grant access to free drinking water at any restauration place as a human right. In France you can even walk up to any baker and demand bread, even if you can't pay for it, and they have to feed you. We seriously should have kept a lot more of their revolutionary ideas. Mineralwasser ist Abzocke.

@user-xq9wt3sp5m 3 жыл бұрын

Europeans at the age of 16: Start drinking alcohol. Russians at 16: Well, I think it's time to give up this. Too many embarrassing stories.

@kairosan5483 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah russians drink crazy but most europeans don't start drinking at 16 buddy ;) I'd say it's more around 13-15 that people start drinking and I've had enough friends who really stopped drinking shortly after their 16. or 18. birthdays.

@TheAgentAssassin 3 жыл бұрын

American at 13 : Drinking 151 Bacardi Rum and chasing it with beer.

@domonkoslakics8060 3 жыл бұрын

Im Hungarian and did the Russian thing

@popokaka8213 3 жыл бұрын

@@kairosan5483 im german I live here me and my friends started drinking with 13-14 and most people at 15-17

@alexs5744 3 жыл бұрын

I’m reminded of a joke, at 21 Americans start drinking but Russians at 21 try to stop drinking.

@mr_vinc_k2897 4 жыл бұрын

Ich: Dieses Jahr wirds wieder übel aufm Wasen Corona: Plitsch Platsch deine Pläne sind Quatsch

@pyrosalathd6492 3 жыл бұрын

Ja, hat mich voll angekotzt. Erst musst ich aufs Frühlingsfest verzichten und jetzt auch noch auf den Wasen

@dasd1am0nd 3 жыл бұрын

FUCK NABADA FÄLLT AUS AMK

@robfriedrich2822 3 жыл бұрын

Die Leute, die sich sonst aufregen, dass Karfreitag keine Partys sind....

@stevemcelmury4618 3 жыл бұрын

I was an 18 y/o high school senior at Berlin American High School in 1965/66, newly arrived with my family from the States. One evening, my buddies & I walked into a nice German bar. Imagine my surprise at seeing my fourteen y/o sister seated at long table with all her ninth grade girlfriends, each with a tall stein of beer. We sat at their table, ordered the same, & let the good times roll. I quietly asked my pal about the local drinking age. He assured me the bar girl would come around at 10 pm & ask anyone under 18 to leave. I found myself hoping my sister could get a ride home. The barmaid came, big flashlight in one hand, checking our IDs. "Ja, gut!" she exclaimed, shining her light on the ID cards of the young ladies. I looked at my sister, who, at that moment, looked fabulous and entitled. I'm certain some local made a good living crafting fake IDs for US Military kids... Ich liebe Deutschland!

@cluelesssimmer5856 2 жыл бұрын

18 year old american: "can i have a beer?" U.S. Government: "Best i can do is war."

@sylvaindupuis5595 3 жыл бұрын

Considering the age of drinking, I'm Canadian and the age to drink here is 18, I think that pushing the limits to 21 in the States has the opposite effect than what is wanted. Young people will still finds ways to drink, the difference is that they will do it unsupervised and so will do a lot more of binge drinking and more DUI. Being able to drink at a younger age under supervision let you learn how to control your drinking and be more responsible.

@catgirl6803 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. They’re going crazy to rebel. You just reminded me of that episode of That 70s Show after they change the drinking age so they go to Canada to buy beer but have to smuggle Fez through the border. “What is YOUR business in Canada?” 🤣🤣🤣

@shelbypierce3904 3 жыл бұрын

I never thought about that but I totally agree

@adventuresinlaurenland 3 жыл бұрын

Something around 30 states have laws where minors can drink legally with parental supervision. Not really sure what you're talking about.

@christopherzapata1728 3 жыл бұрын

German Drinking just makes sense.

@marcelberry784 3 жыл бұрын

@@adventuresinlaurenland i know that when i started drinking im glad i didnt need to be under parental supervision. mostly because of the way my mom is, but also because its just extremely akward.

@tom6294 4 жыл бұрын

When I was in Army basic training in 1971, there were beer tents for the troops. If you were wearing a uniform, you were old enough to drink. That changed a few years later when it became 21 unless you were close to the Mexican border like San Diego or El Paso. I've always thought if you're old enough to carry a rifle, you're old enough to drink a beer.

@kstreet7438 4 жыл бұрын

@Zachary Rugar eh i grow up somewhere with countless teen duis and what not glad its not that low

@michellowe8627 4 жыл бұрын

When I was in college in the ‘70s about half the states had some sort of legal drinking at 18, usually beer and wine, liquor at 21. In St. Louis we drove across the river to Illinois where 18-year-old beer/wine drinking was legal. I think the federal government forced all the states to 21-year-old drinking age by threatening to withhold highway funds. It was claimed that restricting drinking to 21 year-olds and older reduced wrecks and fatalities. I never bothered to check the statistics so I don’t know for sure.

@DoktorIcksTV 4 жыл бұрын

In my opinion, carrying a gun when drinking alcohol should be absolutely forbidden. However, as a German I tend to generally ban the wearing of weapons. Even if 999 out of 1000 use it responsibly, there is still 1 idiot left. But that's another discussion.

@RacTac 4 жыл бұрын

@@kstreet7438 Then don't let 16 year olds on the roads lol

@Blankasbeast 4 жыл бұрын

@@DoktorIcksTV it is forbidden, BUT you are allowed to serve into the army and fight for your country, but it is not allowed to drink alcohol ;)

@andreaskarl182 Жыл бұрын

Grüße aus Österreich Feli ;) du machst echt tolle videos! deine sympathische Ausstrahlung ,extreme Natur Schönheit und unglaublich schön klingende Stimme verzaubern einen richtig! Aber der Inhalt deiner Videos ist ebenso Interessant! Naturschön und Intelligent! :)

@johnnycondor 3 жыл бұрын

When I was living there in the early '90s, I found many great beers there. Because in general, the beer in your country is so very good, it has been for centuries one of the things that Germany is famous for. Here is something I found different that I often saw at local festivals in summertime: the older, teen-aged Kinder drinking beer and cola half-and-half (Das Kolabier), which cuts the alcohol content in half and also makes the beverage more palatable. This made me curious so I tried it and really liked it! It has a good taste which was enjoyable to drink in the midst of all the public fun going on, and often became my go-to at many of these festivals.

@flipflip2590 2 жыл бұрын

A Kolabier is good but a Goaßmaß is much better. The Goaßmaß is also made out of half Cola and half beer, plus a shot of cherry liquor

@johnnycondor 2 жыл бұрын

@@flipflip2590 I need to try that! Thanks for the tip!

@lara_8736 4 жыл бұрын

i think younger americans like drinking beer because it's forbidden or to get drunk. I've noticed that since many kids (14-15 y o) are allowed to drink they don't see the reason to, because "why would i drink a lot and hide it when i can just grab a beer or radler anytime when i just ask my parents",where as americans i think are like "I have the opportunity to drink now or never so i drink as much as i can"

@TheRealJohnHooper 4 жыл бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_consumption_per_capita

@ronnitschka 4 жыл бұрын

Its the same in Germany, but only if you have strict parents, which dont allow you to drink. Or with the other Alcohol, like gin, vodka or something like this, thats the reason why we still have a lot of underage drinking which resolves in alcohol posining. But i think aroung the age of 18 most people get to their sensens. Its just problematic bc ( in small villages) even if your parents dont allow you to drink, if you are in a Sportsclub or Music band or something else, its totally normal that you can drink even bevor you are 16, sometimes its even mandatory! In a sense that if you dont drink, you are not 'one of them'. So the problem i see is that we learn to drink bc its culture, we can get all sorts of alcohol, without problems ( through this official clubs), and the parents trust in this Clubs to take care, which they not always do. For my experince it was fun, but i know other people, who didnt like alcohol or especially the taste of beer, who were bullied for it or even quit a club or sport bc of it. Like our football squat in Waibstadt, every time a goal gets scored ( not important which team), one of the teams had to buy a 'Kasten' beer which means 20/24 beers, for the after game party, and what was there had to go down that night. The friend of mine tried to say that he doesnt want to drink, but then he was ' not a team camerad' bc 'he didnt want to help'. The guiardians just watch and sometimes even stood on the sides of the team, bc they also see especially beer as a sort of cultural thing.And im talking about boys around the age of 14/15/16. Most of them a alcohilics nowadays, but its not bad as in they are constantly drunk more like they need 1 or 2 beers in the evening, to keep calm, their are around my age (25 ) now. So its sometimes a little problematic,not the drinking age per se, more the cultural aspect and ( especially in small villages like mine with svout 5000 citiens ) the whole structure of sportsclubs or Music bands or hell even the firemen, and Deutsches Rotes Kreuz, which are voluntary first aid clubs, where drinking is often mandatory, if you want to feel like you really belong.

@froZn991 4 жыл бұрын

@@ronnitschka with all the fitness and health madness going around in the recent years the "not one of us" if u dont drink is not really a thing anymore

@ronnitschka 4 жыл бұрын

@@froZn991 I have a feeling its the same with cigarettes ? I do have to admit, smoking were, even when i was young, never really pressured on anybody, but overall it seems like the youth today doenst smoke like the youth from my age. On the other hand, i do have the feeling that the age of drug consumers( like Mdma, Speed or Lsd )are getting lower. ( most people my age, that i know started around 18/20, but i know alot of younger ones, around 15, nowadays who are already in that buisness ) But mabey thats just a coincident,and its definitely just my subjective Vision of Reality. But altogether, its good to hear, that health plays an bigger part know in "Group Pressure" Problems.

@johnsbanana7246 4 жыл бұрын

@@ronnitschka I think the reason why cigarettes are less common now is because teenagers wanna have the effect. Nicotine doesn't make u high(or gives u the effect like alcohol) and teenagers doing drugs is still common but nos as common as alcohol because it's harder to get and more illegal plus many teenagers are afraid to overdose

@MJIAG 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like in Europe while we‘re teens we drink so much that we get sick of it and as we get older we drink for enjoyment

@kimbojimbo1892 2 жыл бұрын

Or getting drinking problems...

@user-nk5es9iy8i 2 жыл бұрын

@@kimbojimbo1892 Americans are so much about personal responsibility and individualism so I dont see why on earth they would care. I mean if they really did they would have free healthcare too.

@YeahButCanISniffUrPantsFist 2 жыл бұрын

eh, something like that. I think we learn our limits earlier on.. while everyone drinks in groups and embarass themselves in front of each other, hah

@robertrodriguezharo1906 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed I think this is accurated. Between 15 and 19 in my case, I usually drank about 10 to 12 liters of beer per week, not even counting illegaly purchased hard liquor. Eventually I realized I was starting to have problems associating alcohol and enjoyment, so I started to take it with much more temperance. Nowadays I'm 28 and I only want to drink a good cold beer when I don't even remember when I had the last one.

@irgendeinname9256 Жыл бұрын

Or to get rid of these withdrawals

@CowboyStag 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing information

@Glicksman1 2 жыл бұрын

Those lovely times when I lived in München, I would often go to the nearby Hauptbahnhof (main train station) for breakfast. There was a particular little place that served excellent, freshly made and grilled Leberkase (sausage loaf), bratwurst, rote wurst (my favourite) and Hacker-Pschorr Bräu. It was a common sight to see travelers having their breakfast along with a liter of beer before boarding their trains. No such similar thing exists in America that I know of.