Nobody in Germany will ask a person he is not familiar with "how was you day?" 😂😂😂 This idea is very funny for Germans because it's a very American kind of small talk that doesn't exist here. So better don't expect such a question. Instead of smalltalk ask questions about things you need to know. Wether it is better to go by bike or by bus to school. Where is the best ice cream shop in town, is there a café or kiosk near the school. Which baker is good? What can you do on Sundays? And so on. Most Germans are helpful and grateful when they can talk to you about factual topics and when they are not asked such intimidating small talk questions like about their right to live, or "how their day was", 😂😂😂 .

First comment 😊 Like your „Alles hat ein Ende, nur die Wurst hat Zwei“ sign in the background 😍

"Alles hat ein Ende nur die Wurst hat zwei" 😂😂😂

Montana, you nailed it!

Hi lots of love from Germany ❤❤

You have a million dollar smile and you seem so friendly.

You said it yourself, once you get behind the walls, you see the person. So we Germans aren't cold, we are reserved. Being over friendly like you Americans seem to us, is something we sometimes find to be an ugly trait. It gives us a feeling of dishonesty, while our walls are as we are: direct and for strangers sometimes painfully honest. Does that make sense?

Such a good video!

I like your Videos in English and in German 👍😊

Just found you're channel and i thought you were german when i came across your channel but i realized you were an exchange student you're beautiful love you and Love your honesty awesome video

Hope we can keep the numbers down till Autumn, so that you don‘t have to cancel your travel plans.

Thank you for your insights. I’ve never experienced it for myself that some exchange students like you came into my class. I’m going to study in 2 months and then I definitely have to meet new people. I would love to meet exchange students etc. because I love to hear about different cultures and build up my english skills…

Hi Montana, es liegt aber auch an einem selbst. Ich bin sehr introvertiert, habe 2 oder 3 richtige "Freunde", Für die würde ich alles tun, ja, alles, solange es erlaubt ist. Alle anderen in meiner Freundschaft sich dann doch eher "gute Bekannte", mit denen ich zwar gut auskomme, die mich aber nicht für irgendein Problem nachts um 3 Uhr wecken dürfen. Meine Schwester ist anders. Extrovertiert. Die wird von wildfremden Menschen angequatscht, die trinken ein Bier zusammen und schon ist es der/ die "neue" beste Freundin/ bester Freund.

Hi Montana, I finally visited your German home base in Passau a few days ago. You were really lucky because the old town of Passau is really very beautiful and unique. On the one hand, Passau is also a typically German (smaller) city with a historic core and many beautiful churches and castles all around, quite similar to Heidelberg by the way. On the other hand, Passau - at least when it's sunny - also has a rather Italian flair, which is due to the fact that there is so much water all around, but mostly due to the architectural style, which is very Mediterranean and unusual for Germany. Except maybe in Wasserburg, which is a kind of miniature Passau... When you come back to Germany, I'd recommend visiting such smaller cities with historical sights or going hiking in the Alps. Bigger cities like Berlin, after visiting the main sights, which is done in a few days, are really only worth it for partying in clubs or festivals, but you can forget about that at the moment (or forever?) because of Corona...

Can you make a video about how you arrived and what the check in was at the airport?

Lovely video and cultural insight as always ;)

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You must be a truly optimistic person launching a video right before the soccer final 😀

I don't know If you did this already, but how about a Video about things that you expected about Germany before you went there and If they were true or not

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Ich unterscheide auch sehr strikt zwischen Bekanntschaften und Freundschaften. Just for safety reasons not to get hurt.

I live in germany for 11 years now. If it was the only country in the world, I don't know if I'd still be motivated enough to stay alive. I wanna move out SO BAD...

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I know from a old Video that your mum ist vietnamese. i found a interesting KZfaq Channel with a Guy who walk the streets in saigon at night and this was pretty interesting how much life is in every smallest Hidden street. I would really like to see it one day. Do you think to visit it one day ? Can you speak a little bit ?

Have you visited some Austria Places?

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Hi. Being open for everything should be a basic for your whole life, stay curious. For exchange or life: it is, what you make of it. If you suppose some people don't know their impact on your life: Tell them!! Life's too short, to wanna be everybodie's darling. But it would be nice to tell the poeple you like or love, about your feelings. Not only on Valentine's Day, Mother's Day or Christmas. Sadly i realised that at an much older age than you now. But who am i, telling you these things, maybe i'm wrong. Try to talk with a "Vertrauensperson"/ person you trust completly about that. Bye

I'm German and don't know how to do it myself ...

Being put in 10th Grade at age 17 isn't even all too bad. A guy in my class (10th Grade) is actually close to turning 18. Also one of my friends was put in 5th Grade and lived with a 5th Grade Exchange student in France once. Idk how she did that or how that happened but it did lol. Interesting Video as always, keep it up!

It´s nice and charming if a unknown friendly dog caresses you legs, until you notice that he just lifted his leg and pissed on your shoes. So Germans usualy keep unknown people in a safe distance, until they knew them and their intension better.

I have no friends

Hey :) First of all its interssting to hear this topic, I live in Germany at the northsea. I could say it strongly depends on the people. Im studying now and I had very good friends from the 2 to 5 Semester, but as they all where gone or finished, I did get new friends but they betrayed me and so I now have nobody left...yeah. They say all I'm too friendly :/

do u like living in germany more than US??

If an US student studies in Canada..........ist Canada "abroad"?????

Bin ich die einzige Deutsche die sich solche Videos anguckt. Indenen Amerikaner über Deutschland sprechen? 😂

Making friends in Germany is hard indeed ~A 20 y/o German 😅😂

auf deutsch Freunde finden auf englisch Freunde machen :D

imagine that little 10 years old girl you mentioned watching this: 👁👄👁

Ich dachte immer, dass Austauschschüler mit ihren Gast-Geschwistern zur Schule gehen. Das war bei dir wohl nicht so,oder? (I always thought exchange students share class with their host siblings. But you didn't ?

Dass Deutsche kalt sind stimmt. Habe gerade nachgemessen: nur 32 Grad Körpertemperatur!

It would be helpful if you could talk a bit slower!!!! Not all your viewers are native speakers.

Oh, Montana, please come Back to Germany

Germans should learn more english !! We need the americans!!

warum du kein deutsch sprechen

1st we have to talk about the steps of a relationship and the deep meaning of the steps and their words. Here the German list of relationships: Fremde, Bekannte, Kameraden, Freunde and beste Freunde The translation: Fremde = foreigner, stranger(same meaning) Bekannte = acquaintance, friends(and here is the big difference) Kamerad = companion, fellow, mate Freunde = Friends Beste Freunde = best friends The deep meaning: Foreigners, it’s the same meaning acquaintance, friends and here is the big difference! The meaning of friends is very different! Mate/fellow it could be a room mate, class mate or club mate….you have one or a few same interesting and you work together Freunde/Friends this is a deep long time relationship. You share secrets, help each other and you spend much time together. Therefore you need a deep knowledge of each other and that take a longer time. Best friend, well that is a person you can walk together through fire. She/he is always there, when you need really help, keep the deepest secrets, say the truth in a positive way, share joy and sadness, too. So it will take a time to become really friends and it’s serious thing for Germans. An other reason, Montana told it already, is the group bubble. In Germany we have an other school system. Each pupil has their own classroom. The teachers come to there and not the pupils to the teacher. So in every stage the same pupils are together the whole time when they were in school( that can change a bit in the higher grades) The mentality of Germans are like this: There is a stranger, let’s check him/her what kind of person he/she is. And if the person is ok: "Come close, guy.“