I'm Happier Living In Germany Than In Canada 🇩🇪 🥰🇨🇦 (LET ME SHOW YOU WHY)

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Күн бұрын

Whether you’re moving to Germany for the first time or you’re just interested in hearing my stories as an immigrant living in Germany, this is going to be the one video you need to watch! 🥰
✅ Take a tour of my German apartment
✅ Get some awesome tips for landing your dream apartment
✅ Listen to me get real about where it all began and if I’m planning on living in Germany forever
✅ Learn about the cost of living in Germany in 2024
✅ What I love the most about Germany
✅ Where to furnish your apartment for a fraction of the cost
✅ And so SO much more 💛
Here are some of the links to some of the tips I’ve mentioned in the video ⬇️
- Wunderflats (for your first apartment): bit.ly/wunderflats-de
- Lingoda (learning German): bit.ly/lingoda-german
- SmarterGerman (learning German): bit.ly/smartergerman-homepage
- Rocket Languages (learning German): bit.ly/rocketlanguages-de
- Babbel (learning German): bit.ly/babbel-app
- HUK Coburg (car insurance): www.huk.de/
- GetSafe (home contents, liability): bit.ly/getsafe-contents
- N26 (English banking): bit.ly/N26-WEBSITE
- Wise (English banking): bit.ly/wisebanking
And of course, you can always write me or comment below if you have more questions! 🥰
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MY TIPS FOR LIVING IN GERMANY ✅
💵 My Bank: bit.ly/3JczUH7
📱My Phone Plan: bit.ly/3ykBSPr
💡My Electricity Plan: bit.ly/3J5idcp
🏠My Liability & Contents Insurance: bit.ly/42Plnsr
🏥 My Health Insurance: bit.ly/306x1jZ
📚How I Learn German: bit.ly/3XtuwmL
DISCLAIMER: Links included in my descriptions are sometimes affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission - which helps me continue to build the platform & community. There is no additional charge to you!
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00:00 - Intro chats
00:48 - What my apartment search in Germany was like
04:05 - How my life started in Germany
04:50 - What happened when I moved to Dusseldorf
05:55 - Is Germany really as beautiful as tourists say?
06:17 - How much does it cost to rent & buy an apartment in Germany?
09:50 - What was my life like before Germany?
11:40 - What do I love about Germany?
14:30 - What are the costs of living in Germany?
17:28 - My tips for furniture shopping in Germany
18:15 - Come take a tour of my apartment
20:38 - What will life look like for me in the future?

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@renerieche6862 Ай бұрын

Habt Ihr gut hin bekommen, Ihr wohnt schön. Daumen hoch, für das upcycling. Gut gelungen.

@lifeingermany_ Ай бұрын

🙂🥰 vielen lieben Dank!

@Jochen.Lutz-Germany Ай бұрын

"In comparison with canadian kitchens my kitchen isn't that big." ??? 😮 Unbelievable. But by the way - every room looks great.

@lifeingermany_ Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 🙂💛 And I know, insane right?!

@Summer-ov6kj Ай бұрын

I love your videos love your energy your house everything about you gives such an amazing vibe and makes me feel a lot better about my future move to Germany ❤ lovely house 🎉

@lifeingermany_ Ай бұрын

Aww thank you so SO much! 🥰💛 I’m always here if you ever have any questions for your move (though better to email me - I’m much quicker to respond there)

@kaylalindstedt6887 Ай бұрын

We are so similar, I didn't realize. I recently moved from a short term furnished apartment in Munich to a rental house that is four floors as well and we had a week to furnish it. We got a 100 euro 25 year old leather sectional from kleinenzeigen that I refurbished. I love it so much! I also bought that exact same cup for 1 euro at a thrift store. 😂

@joannunemaker6332 Ай бұрын

I'm glad life is working out for you in Germany. I do enjoy visiting and trying out German food and shopping when I'm there. I really miss the bread when I go back home to the US.😊❤

@eisikater1584 Ай бұрын

Love the upcycled things you made, they really look good. I'm doing that myself sometimes and meanwhile have quite some experience when walking over a flea market to recognize what's worth it and what not. There's only one problem I have: I always start renovating things with the intention of selling them. But when I'm finished, I like them so much I can't give them away.

@lifeingermany_ Ай бұрын

Hahaha I have the SAME issue 😂🫶 you put so much work in and fall in love

@lynnm6413 Ай бұрын

Yep, same here….the work you put into furniture will not be paid by usual eBay Kleinanzeigen customers….for the little they offer I might as well just keep my special project 😭

@lifeingermany_ Ай бұрын

@@lynnm6413 exactly!!! 😫

@eisikater1584 Ай бұрын

@@lifeingermany_ Shortest message I ever received via ebay Kleinanzeigen was "25?". Hell, no, I offered the item for 60, non-negotiable. But Kleinanzeigen, at least in my area, has become a total mess. Babies' clothing and rotten car parts, that's about all you can find here. I kept my account but don't use that site anymore. (edit: grammar)

@LiebeNachDland Ай бұрын

One of your better videos. Was cute for you holding the fluffy mic the whole time. I liked you changing the scene for each chapter or topic. You’re a good and helpful woman.

@lifeingermany_ Ай бұрын

Thanks so much 🥰💛 post production definitely takes longer when I’m moving around, but I need to change things up a bit 😝 I like taking people around and showing them my world here in Germany so I think it’s time I slow down on the sitting in a chair and filming all the time 👍

@Rolf-Dieter_Damm Ай бұрын

A (more or less) cheap version of learning the german language: take a german newspaper with a text-to-speech function. There are also Apps for PC and Phone available.

@juricarmichael2534 Ай бұрын

Germany took you? Well, da hat Deutschland sich doch sehr gut entschieden......🙂 Gruß 👋

@arnodobler1096 Ай бұрын

Wollt ich auch sagen!👍 Mal (wieder) was richtig gemacht.

@wtsalive8210 Ай бұрын

@@arnodobler1096 Nicht nur Du. Deutschland braucht solche positiven Menschen!

@lifeingermany_ Ай бұрын

Hahaha 🙂💛

@tasminoben686 Ай бұрын

@@arnodobler1096 hey, hallo! Das wollte ich auch sagen! Du warst bitte einmal schneller! LOL! Liebe Grüße an den Bodensee, ich hoffe, ihr habt dort trockene Füße!❤😅

@arnodobler1096 Ай бұрын

@@tasminoben686 Wasserstand ist sehr hoch, aber noch nicht dramatisch. Liebe Grüße

@thetabulator851 Ай бұрын

Ich höre Deine deutsche Aussprache und sie klingt akzentfrei. Respekt!

@thomas2425 26 күн бұрын

I feel like any country can be for you, if you are happy and have dreams/ideas to pursue. Btw. I just searched the statistics and 28.7% of germans have a migration background. Did not expect it to be that high. Must be a fun place

@flamedealership Ай бұрын

Wow, that quite certainly was a LOT and you managed to squeeze an hour's worth of information in a 22 minutes video - so, it was fast as well, even by your standards... But I'm also relieved that my fears about what's going to happen in this video didn't come true🤡😁🫶. After letting all of the info sink in, I'm still left with two questions, though: 1) You said you have a three car garage. Why are you paying the additional fee for a parking place in front of your house? 2) Whatever happened to my two buddies that you introduced a while back - the robot vacuum cleaners? We haven't seen or heard from them in a while...😁💛

@lifeingermany_ Ай бұрын

Hahaha I’m also quite shocked I fit it into 22 minutes! 🙈🤣 sorry for the speed talking! I always get too excited! And I don’t pay for street parking anymore 😉 in our last flat we did! And the vacuums are still great pals of mine 😝💛 .. honestly! They’re amazing! BUT they didn’t make the cut in today’s video because they aren’t second hand or upcycled! 🤫

@drydessert4198 20 күн бұрын

Electricity is a more significant factor in Germany than in other countries. I got a new computer which was more power efficient. The saved cost in electricity within 20 months was so high that I basically got my Apple computer for free. Yes,, the cost for electricity in Germany is that high.

@Bii_Dates 20 күн бұрын

Ohhhh...my Jenna i love love your content. Am equally a mom of 2 moving next year to Leipzig Germany for studies. My question is where do I stay when I land, can I pay for a flat in wunderflat from my home country? Will I not be duped. Or can i get an hotel when I land then check the wunderflat. Also please do you know anything about Leipzig?

@WorldisArt Ай бұрын

"don't be surprised if your first legal dispute..." .... anxiety building lol. I'm trying to move over in a month or two so yes I absolutely will check your site!

@knusperhirsch7056 Ай бұрын

Your husband is a very lucky man to have you on his side. Not only because of your looks but your personality is Grade A maple syrup 🍁❤

@rosshart9514 9 күн бұрын

Strange that as a dentist with German licence you need new examination in Canada. Some adjustments... yes. But start most over again?

@siddharthanaskar5919 Күн бұрын

Hi Jennah..! Siddhartha here, greetings from India 😊. Well, I found your vlog are really informative and very helpful too. I'm planning to move into Germany in coming days to find a suitable job which matches my profile. But not able to figure out which will be the best time to move into Germany and specifically which city would be the best. As I do belong to healthcare industry, have also experiences of more than 6 years in management / administration role. Just need to about the timeline when I can access German job markets with lots of options as well as the city too. Please let me know Jenna. Regards.

@pipobscure Ай бұрын

It’s so funny listening to you: there are words (mostly names of companies) that you obviously learned in Germany (Lingoda) and pronounce just like a German would even though they are common in English as well but with a slightly different intonation. It reflects on your level of German when your English takes on a German intonation 😉

@wtsalive8210 Ай бұрын

Du bist schon immer in Deinen Videos locker und fröhlich, aber in diesen besonders. Es scheint als würdest Du vor Glück schweben. Schönes Video Eine Frage über Dich habe ich doch noch. Denkst Du die doppelte Staatsbürgerschaft einzugehen oder gar „nur“ Deutsche zu werden?

@lifeingermany_ Ай бұрын

Aww vielen Dank für den lieben Kommentar! Und ja! 100% Ich bin gerade dabei, meinen Antrag auf doppelte Staatsbürgerschaft auszufüllen 🥰🫶

@lazyhunk2 Ай бұрын

Just heard about the incident in Mannheim where a police officer died in a terrorist attack. Is it safe to move to Germany?

@brigittegleiser-muller2513 Ай бұрын

Compared to which country? You can ask Google for crime statistics!

@lifeingermany_ Ай бұрын

I posted a video about safety here too: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r7uSaM56vbGun5c.html I personally find Germany very safe!

@klaus2t703 Ай бұрын

What´s your current standard? Americans often call the USA "safe". From an European perspective a 25(+) times higher killing rate is called rather unsafe. As already mentioned: look up numbers from independent sources. As a comparison: in the whole EU the chance to be killed is about the same as being killed just by an US POLICE OFFICER. Germany is one of the safest contries in the EU.

@lifeingermany_ Ай бұрын

@@klaus2t703 I’m always comparing my previous experiences in Canada to my new life in Germany - both very similar and also both feel very safe for myself and my kids

@mattesrocket Ай бұрын

wow, there are also very bad stories about education or kindergardens in Germany, very rapidly it's getting very bad (most of the teachers want to quit the job and stop to work in the public schools or kindergartens) and the same with employer that have no understanding for mothers with ill children. And you didn't mention the petrol prices, that are a big block of monthly costs, and that Germany is one country in the world with the highes taxes, if you put all taxes together, for example Grundsteuer or Gebühren if you are self-employed (outside of art or content creators)...

@lifeingermany_ Ай бұрын

You’re definitely right! I have issues with our daycare quite often … closing down for reasons that aren’t actually legally valid, etc. but I have Canada prices to compare to. They are as flaky as they are here, but we also pay a lot less. Although I find many employers very flexible for parents with ill children, just depends I’m sure! And gas prices are high but we manage our usage well 🙂 and take public transport whenever possible!

@littlebrit Ай бұрын

Amazing work ethic! Hope Germans could get at least 1% of the Canadian work ethics.

@vasylkuzmenko5180 Ай бұрын

Thank you for your helpful video. We are in a similar situation, but the other way around. There is a chance for us to get a Canadian Open Work Permit, and I am personally very confident that my children will have a better life in Canada compared to Germany. One reason is the greater responsibility placed on citizens. There is no segregation. I am not sure about Canada, but right now in Germany, 10% of people are voting for AfD, which means 10% hate all foreigners. German education is not recognized in Canada. Actually, this is one of the reasons you live here. Yes, we will have to work harder in Canada. Canada has problems with housing, but I think this is temporary. Overall, Canada has a future; Germany does not

@martin22336 Ай бұрын

Am so moving the US which claims to be the best in the world cant offer me a guy which has lived here for 16 years paid tax for about 12 of those years decent healthcare of even a job in my field which is Biochemistry with decent pay not even experience matters. Its crazy am losing my mind time to call it quits am so done the stress alone is killing me.

@nikolak949 Ай бұрын

"Maggi - začin za juhu koristan svakom kućanstvu" - you stole that from balkan neighbour? :D

@1958zed Ай бұрын

I've applied for a certificate of German citizenship by descent, and it’s making its way through the BVA. If it is approved, I'm not sure that i would move to Germany from the US, but it would be nice to have the option in my hip pocket. A complicating factor would be that I'm retired, so proving income streams for renting and buying into health insurance having never worked in Germany would be a challenge.

@lynnm6413 Ай бұрын

German decent?! From the US…mmmhh…that would be about a tenth of y‘all….don‘t know how I feel about that?! Sprechen Sie zumindest Deusch?

@1958zed Ай бұрын

@@lynnm6413 Understand. From what I was able to tell during the application process, there were strict eligibility requirements and I could only go back two generations to establish my citizenship. (My grandparents emigrated from Germany in the 1920s. They were still German citizens when they had my father.) I took three years of German in school and understand more than I can speak/write.

@lynnm6413 Ай бұрын

@@1958zed Ok, fair enough…your grandparents aren’t as far removed from Germany as I’ve had most of the folks I met in Michigan in 98 claim…so… I hope you’ll succeed in your relocation and I welcome you finding your roots here with us… Better take a few language classes, tho, German can be quite tricky… Love, from 🇩🇪

@kaleeysmith8801 Ай бұрын

do europeans push asians in front of subway trains like how we do it here in amerikkka?

@martin22336 Ай бұрын

No pretty sure you cant insult people without getting rekt in court or getting a fine. People dont like to break the rules rather go around them. So they wouldn’t do something this extreme rather they would say something offensive instead