Meet the Germans: Prost! How Germans Drink

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There are many stereotypes about Germans and their affinity for alcohol - and particularly for their world-famous beer. But is anything about their drinking habits changing? You could be surprised!
In this episode of Meet the Germans, Shabnam takes a deep dive into Germany’s drinking culture. Having moved to the country from India in 2017, Shabnam has meanwhile discovered various German drinking rituals. But there are still a few drinks she hasn’t tried yet. In this episode, she bravely tests a selection of classic German liquors.
Do you have any drinking rituals in your country? And which German drinks would you like to try out? Let us know in the comments!
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:18 Drinking culture in Germany
01:15 German wine
01:46 Is alcohol a "Kulturgut"?
02:31 On which occasions is alcohol an integral part?
02:56 Statistics about alcohol consumption
04:36 Sober Sensation
05:37 Shabnam’s liquor tasting
06:49 Outro
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@hape3862 4 ай бұрын

Fun fact: The oldest wine bottle that is still sealed and retains its original contents can be admired in Speyer, Germany. It was a burial gift for a Roman (legionary?) 1,700 years ago.

@saba1030 4 ай бұрын

And the worlds oldest drinkable wine in a barrel, is stored in the Bremen town hall, in the huge wine cellar (5.000 sqm) of the Bremen townhall, where high up visitors (Queen, PMs etc) are allowed to have a small sip of, is the "Rüdesheimer Rose from 1645" and the major and cellar master are the only ones, which have access and are allowed to drink it. 😊

@ShabnamSuritaMTG 4 ай бұрын

Wow! That sounds like a REALLY exclusive wine!@@saba1030

@FergBent2.4 3 ай бұрын

Wow! Vielen dank!😮

@FergBent2.4 3 ай бұрын

@@saba1030wirklich?

@saba1030 3 ай бұрын

@@FergBent2.4 Yes. Just look up for it, Bremer Ratskeller...😊

@Asad_Noor 4 ай бұрын

Excellent presentation, Surita!

@ShabnamSuritaMTG 4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@AB-kc2wm 4 ай бұрын

Hallo Shabnam! I really like you as a host here! I am a Brazilian married to a German and we live here and in Germany. I love the Bavarian beer and the huge selection. Sparkling wine is really good and cheaper compared to Brazil.Drinks like Aperol spritz it’s bitter and not an option for me, while my husband loves it! I am always in shock when I am there and during festivals,they start to drink at 9,10 a.m ,something that it’s not common in Brazil. Prost!!🇧🇷❤️🇩🇪

@bearcb 4 ай бұрын

Brazilian white wines, including sparkling, are really good though.

@AB-kc2wm 4 ай бұрын

@@bearcbYeah! We have great ones ( south Brazil ones are awesome!) but we have to pay more than in Germany.Unfortunately.

@ShabnamSuritaMTG 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support!

@skagainstracism2 Ай бұрын

Hey DW, i have an idea for a future episode: exploring the mediaeval history of Germany? I just saw an old episode where Rachel visited a castle and thought perhaps how mediaeval practiced and customs can be seen in today’s Germany?

@towardsexcelsiorwithsumit2361 4 ай бұрын

অসাধারণ উপস্থাপনা। দারুন লাগলো, অনেক অজানা কথা জানতে পারলাম। ধন্যবাদ।

@ShabnamSuritaMTG 4 ай бұрын

অনেক অনেক ধন্যবাদ পাশে থাকার জন্য৷

@Andreas_Cologne 4 ай бұрын

Great how the translation works. Well done Google!

@GUTOMOFFICIAL 3 ай бұрын

Very interesting. Thanks Shabnam!

@ShabnamSuritaMTG 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your support :)

@nikafo3452 4 ай бұрын

Thanks to Shabnam, I first learnt about egg liqueur. And I tried it. The gluwein with egg liqueur at the Christmas fair was delicious😍. And the liqueur itself... I made the same face as Shabnam🙈.

@AL_THOMAS_777 7 күн бұрын

Isn´t glueh-/glow-wine and egg liqueur only for k i d s ?

@srs.shashank 4 ай бұрын

Radler and Gluhwine it is !! Radler is a savior while socializing (ie you dont want to have beer but need to, just to socialize ;)

@Andreas_Cologne 4 ай бұрын

There's something wrong if you feel, that you need to drink alcohol. Besides that, you could drink alcohol free beer or cocktails.

@atroyz 4 ай бұрын

Ein helles Lager im Sommer kann man nicht schlagen.

@tomlineberger 4 ай бұрын

I grew up in Argentina and wine is served with all meals. The parents would serve their kids a little wine and fill the rest of the glass with soda water. Apart from that, I learned how to drink Beer at a very young age in Argentina. The laws of the 1970's (ja ich bin alt) allowed teenagers to buy beer. I love the German wines and the German Beers! I found out that if you drink too much Jagermeister, you will eventually go outside and howl at the moon, like a wolf! Hahaha!! :)

@gloryikuku8621 4 ай бұрын

In Nigeria, the Schnapps is the most popular German liquor while Heineken is the most drunk German beer

@franhunne8929 3 ай бұрын

Heineken is not from Germany, though. It is a Dutch brewery.

@TomWaldgeist 4 ай бұрын

Ich bin auf alkoholfreies Bier umgestiegen. Schmeckt mir genauso gut und mir geht’s besser.

@atroyz 4 ай бұрын

Welche Marken schmecken genauso gut? Bin neugierig. Jever „fun“ finde ich nicht so fun.

@Andreas_Cologne 4 ай бұрын

@@atroyz Viele Norddeutsche werden protestieren, aber Jever schmeckt weder mit noch ohne Alkohol. Ich würde Schöfferhofer oder Franziskaner (beides Weizenbiere) empfehlen. Sorry, liebe Norddeutsche und Nachbarn!

@TomWaldgeist 4 ай бұрын

@@atroyz Wie Andreas schreibt, mag ich auch lieber alkoholfreie Weizenbiere und das obwohl ich aus SH komme. :)

@OutOfHomeHere 4 ай бұрын

nice video, but there was absolutely no need and reason to put Indian context that's like saying we don't need bananas in egg fried rice. we know it, never needs a mention

@gloryikuku8621 4 ай бұрын

However, consumption of alcohol has plummeted for faith and health reasons

@ShabnamSuritaMTG 3 ай бұрын

And the German market's variety of nonalcoholic drinks is wide enough to attract even a few regular alcohol drinkers, right?

@nannakurzhaar 4 ай бұрын

is it a drink or a pudding - Thants a good question 🤣

@ShabnamSuritaMTG 4 ай бұрын

I found the taste to be similarly confusing too!

@jannetteberends8730 4 ай бұрын

My favorite is white beer. Unfortunately I developed an alcohol intolerance.

@ShabnamSuritaMTG 3 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear about your intolerance. What's your favorite nonalcoholic drink?

@jannetteberends8730 3 ай бұрын

@@ShabnamSuritaMTG energy drink.

@JostSchwider 4 ай бұрын

👍 - also for the YT algo! 😊 👍 - auch für den YT-Algo! 😊

@muhammadrehanmubashir1363 4 ай бұрын

Jagermeister is really nice 😊

@ShabnamSuritaMTG 4 ай бұрын

I kind of agree! :D

@muhammadrehanmubashir1363 4 ай бұрын

@@ShabnamSuritaMTG nice to see Indians on DW after Dhruv Rathee and now you. Hello from a Pakistani 👏

@ShabnamSuritaMTG 4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, Mubashir!@@muhammadrehanmubashir1363

@Andreas_Cologne 4 ай бұрын

A couple of years ago I read, that 75 percent of Jägermeister is drunk abroad.😮

@ShabnamSuritaMTG 4 ай бұрын

Could be true! I found Jägermeister being sold in my neighborhood shop in India last month😂

@Andreas_Cologne 4 ай бұрын

The taste is Afri-Cola and Fennel and not Coca Cola😂

@bababoey8204 4 ай бұрын

Bierjunge

@23d23d 4 ай бұрын

What happend to Rachel? 😢

@hanipasha8859 Ай бұрын

Life happened to Rachel

@ladypreddymadders 4 ай бұрын

Has to be eggnog.

@ShabnamSuritaMTG 4 ай бұрын

Eierlikör tasted better than I expected! Still not sure if I will buy that again...

@zigvoneisherz2545 4 ай бұрын

Come on... jägermeister ist top!!!!

@ShabnamSuritaMTG 3 ай бұрын

Hahaha tough call!

@hanschristianwolffdr.1635 4 ай бұрын

Bei 4:50: der Interviewte hat wohl die Deutsche Sprache zu Hause gelassen: man sagt im Deutschen: "ich habe einen siebten Sinn für etwas". Der siebte Sinn ist also etwas Übernatürliches. Die sechs Sinne sind: 1. Gleichgewicht 2. Geschmack 3. Gehör 4. Tasten 5. Sehen 6. Riechen Deshalb spricht man im Deutschen vom 7. Sinn. Medizinsch gibt es natürlich noch mehr Sinne. Warum äfft er hier den Angelsachsen mit seinen "5 Senses" und dem "sechsten Sinn" nach? Der Angelsachse kann eben nunmal nicht zählen. Ich bin selbst US-Amerikaner und mir ist die Anbiederung der deutschsprachigen Europäer an die englische Sprache peinlich.

@atroyz 4 ай бұрын

And what’s the title of the 1999 Bruce Willis Ghost movie in Germany?

@Andreas_Cologne 4 ай бұрын

@@atroyz Did you read his comment?

@atroyz 4 ай бұрын

Ich frage nur, heiss der film "Siebte Sinn" der "Sechste Sinn" auf deutsch? Laut Wikipedia: "der Ausdruck „sechster Sinn“ wird verwendet, wenn jemand etwas bemerkt, ohne es (bewusst) mit den bekannten Sinnesorganen wahrzunehmen, was manchmal im Sinne einer „außersinnlichen Wahrnehmung“ (Psi-Fähigkeiten, Telepathie, Hellsehen, Präkognition) empfunden oder imaginiert werden kann.@@Andreas_Cologne

@ardiris2715 4 ай бұрын

I don't drink alcohol much. I much prefer weed. (:

@patrickfitzgerald2861 4 ай бұрын

I'm surprised and pleased to hear that Germans are cutting back their alcohol consumption. The industries that peddle this stuff are experts at covering up the negative effects - especially the wine makers. A little bit of alcohol may not ruin you, but zero is best, and those partygoers in the video prove that you can still have plenty of fun without it.

@ShabnamSuritaMTG 3 ай бұрын

thanks for that thoughtful comment!