Get a 7-day free trial and 25% off Blinkist Annual Premium by clicking here: bit.ly/FelifromGermanyDecember23 👉Thanks so much to Steffi for sharing your thoughts and impressions with us! 😊Click here to watch them try Cincinnati Foods ▸kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rsqFlNl1y6iVm58.html (Both videos were recorded in May 2023!)

Feli's American English accent has been on-point for years now but hearing it concurrently with others that have a stronger foreign accent really makes you realize just how impressive Feli's accent is.

It never ceases to amaze me how easily the English language comes to Germans. They speak it and understand the inside jokes easily.

Feli, you are literally speaking english now with an American accent. Lol You are amazingly fluent, and english has a lot of nuances. Great video

So many German immigrants settled in Ohio. We're all connected. Growing up, and till today, my family has so many recipes and traditions that are German and my family came here from Germany in the 1770's. Amazing how we still honor that heritage through food and tradition

When our friend from Germany visited us in rural Kansas, we asked if he wanted to go clay target shooting. He couldn't believe that we could just do that whenever we wanted and he had such a fun time.

3 Bavarians all talking to each other in English😄

I have visited Germany many times mostly for business but on several vacations as well. I found the people to be friendly and I was amazed how many Germans speak English with many I would though they were British and I met several who I would have believed they were American. The food was different, but I liked it all. I never did get used to the price of gas or buying it by the liter. My favorite places were Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Amberg, and Heidelberg. Germany is very scenic. Amberg looked like it hadn't changed since the Medieval times. Wonderful people. Heidelberg was quaint with lots of out door dinning and lots of people. I was surprised to see several palm trees there because it seemed to be too far north, but there they were. I did visit a small town called Moosburg (not far from Munich) for sentimental reasons. My dad was a B-17 pilot during the War and was shot down over Holtland on July 26, 1943 by Senior Lieutenant Decker flying a FW-190. Five of my dad's crew were killed and five, including my dad, bailed out and were captured. My dad told me that when he landed on the ground, angry farmers with farm tools wanted to kill him, but a German patrol looking for the downed crew actually saved his life. Decker was shot down and killed on July 30, 1943 by an unknown American P-47 pilot. Such are the whims of war. The Germans kept very detailed records. The Americans not so much. My dad was in Stalag Luft III until January 1945 when the entire POW camp was moved to Stalag VIIA outside of Moosburg where he remained until liberated by the advanced forces of Patton's Third Army in April 1945. So I was visiting Moosburg to see if I could find where Stalag VIIA had been. I found the old train station and the camp wasn't too far from there but it wasn't obvious where the camp had been. I went in to a local bar and asked if anyone spoke English. To my surprise and old man with gray hair spoke enough to understand that I wanted to know where Stalag VIIA had been and he took me to where the front gate to the camp had been. I had a map of the camp from 1945 that showed where the different nationalities had been kept. There were Russian, French, British, and American sectors. There were enough streets and other landmarks remaining that I could identify where the Americans had been kept. It was a housing area so I only knew the general area. I paid my respects to my dad and imagined where in that area he had been. It was February and bitter cold that day and I knew the camp was very over crowded and there were not enough barracks to house them all and so many lived and slept in the cold. I can't image it. There was one other city I visited for a few days: Frankfurt. I happed to be there during Octoberfest and very much enjoyed the street vendors selling sausages and beer. Later that night I walked across the bridge to what was called "Old Frankfurt" because the Frankfurt in which I enjoyed Octoberfest looked like it had been built in the 1950's and 60's and I wondered what Old Frankfurt was like. I ended up in what I would describe as a small rustic beer garden where everyone was celebrating the Apple Wine Festival and so I enjoyed a couple glasses of Apple Wine. There was no evidence of Octoberfest that I could see in Old Frankfurt. It was an odd experience for me. And one thing I really enjoyed was the fact there seemed to bakeries and coffee shops along almost every street. I liked everything about Germany and I would like to return but I'm now 77 and age is becoming an issue with regards to travelling long distances. Get your adventures and fun done while you are young and healthy.

I spent a little time in Germany some years ago and I really enjoyed it. What really struck me was the fact that other than local customs, people around the world are pretty much the same. I loved discovering that.

Here in Arizona, it's the law for an establishment to give free water to someone who asks for it. Anyone who has spent five minutes here during Summer, will know why!

When she was talking about bears and nothing being all that dangerous in Germany, I am reminded of my frequent encounter with boars while we were in the field in Germany when I was in the US Army.They used to chase us up onto our vehicles to get away from them! LOL.

The wild boars in Wildflecken, DE are pretty intimidating. When I was in the U.S. Army we used to go there for weapons ranges. And at night we had to pull guard duty on the shacks where the ammo was stored. We'd regularly see 200-300lbs boars passing by within 5 or 10 feet.

You're speaking American English like a true native now. You should be proud of what you've achieved in a relatively short space of time. Also, Steffi is such a lovely, sweet girl. She brings a lot to the channel and Timo is a VERY lucky guy.

Feli, I have to salute your absolute mastery of the English language. I am a retired college professor who taught foreign languages, and I have many foreign friends. I am always shocked that people who have lived in this country for 20 years or more can barely put together a sentence in English, and even then they might not be understood. Others got to a certain stage of English, and since that seemed to work for them, that's where they stayed. I have been subscribed to your channel since you began, and your English was already very good, but now it's perfect, in both fluency and pronunciation.

As an German American as well, born in Munich. I prefer the skyline in Munich, so much more pleasant! I brought some cousins over to Tennessee, and we visited a casino in Tunica, Mississippi. I told the bartender that we were visiting from Germany and would like to try American beers He brought us Sam Adams, Yuengling (yes American) and Budwieser. Gave us them all for free, you get free beers if you play in the casino, but we were not playing, but he said, I think you are! We liked the Yuengling the best. Visited all over the south. Had a great time.

I am a truck driver and have seen the skyline of many cities. The Cincinnati skyline is by far my favorite.

Feli, you are *SO* perceptive!! Thank you so much for pointing out the often-missed aspect of American poverty: many of them own their own homes, or live with relatives who do, so it's much easier to SEE the poverty here; as opposed to many European countries (and especially their cities), where people living in poverty often dwell in apartments. (Of course, there is practically no such thing as "suburbia" in most of Europe, so it's pretty understandable.)

As an American, I would NEVER consider walking to any place that is an hour’s walk away. And, I’m not proud of that. But, it’d be hard, also, because most ways would be highways/interstate with no sidewalks.

The free tap water experience made me laugh because that was my biggest culture shock in reverse. As an American in Germany, I asked for a glass of water with my meal at a restaurant and was given a bottle of sparkling water. It cost as much or more than the soda my mom ordered, and I had never had unflavored carbonated water before (I didn't like it). I just wanted plain old water. LOL!

Outstanding. As a former Cincinnatian of German descent, loved this video! Living in Texas now.

As to parks, that is, obviously, in your city. Here, in Minneapolis and area, there are parks within walking distance of most houses. 5-6 blocks at most. Living nine miles from the downtown area we are likely to have coyotes, deer, wild turkey, eagles, hawks, opossums, and even, though rarely, cougars

I am an old woman and we used to walk to schools, stores, etc...Yes sometime the walks were an hour long. American stopped doing that in the early 80's. It was a pleasure watching this video and how much you all enjoy each other. Thank you for sharing and I have subscribed and will continue to watch your videos.

Blows me away how well they could speak such fluent English!

Hello Feli and family. My first memory, here in UK, was seeing on TV my dad kick in the door at an armed siege for armed officers to storm in. He was a police officer for thirty years without having a gun. After arriving in US, the open carry was really a shock. I saw someone in a baseball cap with a gun through the motel window in Nashville. My friend laughed and pointed out it was the security guard. Later, in Texas, it was clear that out in the desert, far from any help, you might want a gun, if only because there are huge animals, unlike UK. I was taken to a gun fair and offered a Chinese made kalashnikov cheap. When I said I was from UK, I was offered a hand gun on private sale even cheaper and with no documentation, which it was up to me to get later. The family in Texas had ancestors there before the English speakers. They taught me how to cook their "Tex Mex" food, that was more "Mex" and really good and not like the fast food version. In Canada, my friend's sister in law just stood taking photos of a huge brown bear, whilst we British sat in the car shouting "bear". She said they had large animals on the family farm all the time as kids. In the north of California, I skipped over to a lighthouse, from where I saw fishing with very large rods on the shore. I looked in the water, over which I jumped to see a huge fin. The "jaws" music started inside my head, like the loudest of earworms.

First time I visited Bavaria, it was winter, with at least some snow daily, rain, and cold. As Im driving through the countryside and near forests, never failed to see germans (families and singletons) going for a walk on the forest trails. In the cities, outdoor restaurants and cafes full of diners enjoying as if it was 80° degrees outside...instead of pouring snow (at one point). Eating a sandwich and drinking hot chocolate at an outdoor cafe, next to a fireplace, under an umbrella while its snowing...a cherished memory!

[Walks] "Are we doing this right?" 🤣

so interesting! also, not only is their english really good, they use a lot of colloquialisms that a lot non native speakers dont get right. And they are quite expressive! i hope we get to see them again!

When I was in Bavaria 30 or so years ago, I remember noticing that there were a lot of green spaces within cities. I'm a country boy, so at the time I didn't really make a note of that in my brain. After watching this video, I can understand and respect the planning that the government did to make those spaces available.

I live in Vegas "Sin City" and I frequently come across coyotes. They are pretty chill creatures as long as you don't corner them. In fact there was a time when i was going to work at 3 am on an electric scooter and they would run alongside me for a bit before going back to finding food. I wouldnt advise getting near them they are very feral, but also very curious

Ich bin alt genug um mich noch an Kneipen zu erinnern in denen man Arcade Spielautomaten hatte, oder auch jede Menge Flipper und so weiter. Seltsam, dass das in Deutschland so sehr aus der Mode gekommen ist!

Not only is their English really fluent, they are totally able to express very complex thoughts and ideas. I'm so impressed. Even though they seem timid about speaking English, they're really pros at making their complex thoughts understood. Prost!

Every time I hear someone had a good time in the US I feel proud! Great hearing about your adventures here!

Heh, I'm 62 and still walk to and back for my shopping, it's only a couple of miles or so. If I have something that I want from the larger supermarkets, I'll take a bus. Got a nice riverside park right across the street from me, complete with a running trail. One big difference, in the towns, the roads in Germany are much narrower. Makes sense, as many such streets and roads were originally made for horse and horse carts (we shared that in downtown Philly and a few other older cities in the US). Pennsylvania has always been an open carry state (save in Philadelphia, where it's concealed carry with permit only). Few ever bothered. Louisiana was also open carry, the only time I did was when there was a cottonmouth moccasin in the yard - a highly aggressive venomous snake. Thankfully, never needed my gun, just being around 10 feet from the snake and not leaving convinced it to move off of the property. Found a molted skin from it in the garage, so I secured that a bit better afterward. A pro tip, if you want a more balanced diet or at least your greens and well, more than chicken or burgers, go to a diner. If you see one with plenty of elderly folks there, the prices and good are typically good. Before my wife died, we used to go to a local diner that had a wonderful fruit and salad bar, I terrorized the poor staff at that, as I can graze a *lot*. ;)

The ironic thing about the guns, even though it seems a bit counterintuitive and it can feel uncomfortable seeing someone walking around with a gun, is that the people open carrying are actually the last ones to worry about - the fact that they are open carrying indicates that they are (very likely) law-conscious. They might believe in carrying to protect themselves, their family and the general public if needed but they are doing it the "right way." The people up to no good don't care about that and I would bet you guys have all come across more people secretly carrying illegally than open carrying and that's the more scary thing IMO

Once I went to the Okefenokee Swamp which South Georgia. You’ll see alligators almost every 20 feet or so. Plus you have black bears and countless snakes. It’s a nature site where it’s not “you might see dangerous wildlife” it’s “you will see dangerous wildlife” really cool place in my opinion.

I found it interesting that you, Feli, don't have an accent and speak English very fast! While your brother and his GF sound like typical Germans speaking English. It seemed they had to think about what they were saying, but had no problem understanding your fast English. I spent almost 4 years in Germany while in the U.S. Army and have been back a number of times since to visit. Danke for the excellent video!

😂😂😂I loved this interchange between you all. The differences between the two cultures. My wife and i just spent two weeks in Germany. We were visiting our son in the army stationed in Ansbach. We went all over the place and really enjoyed ourselves, thank God our GPS worked everywhere we went because otherwise i don't think it would have been as good. We were in small towns, also Frankfurt, Nuremberg, and Munich. Most Germans spoke enough English for us to survive. I would go back again. The country areas reminded me of Tennessee around Chattanooga into Nashville. Munich was beautiful and the old park with the river running through it. We felt safe where went in Germany. I rented a car it was fine driving esp on Sunday s.

I remember when I was stationed in Northern Germany, just East of Hannover between Rinteln and Hameln in a little town called Hessich-Oldendorf, we used to see these little rat-like creatures we called Hedgehogs. We'd never seen them before and thought they were cute. Loved my time in Germany, especially when we got to go to Bavaria! I love the houses with the painted scenes on the outside walls and the windows with flower boxes. They're so Bavarian! Especially around Garmisch and Oberramagau. Absolutely beautiful country!

I loved this video Feli! It was interesting hearing your brother and Sister in law’s impressions on America.. seems like they enjoyed themselves!

I went to Cincinnati a few years ago to see the Reds play the Diamondbacks. The city was almost like those classic cartoons where you look down one road and see the sun, great weather, happy animals, etc.... and then look down the other road and it was dark, lightning, with scary eyes in the dark. From the river to the middle of the city was COMPLETELY new and updated. The other side of the city looked like pre-1970's and run down.

It’s always fun to hear travel stories, glad they had a fun time.

I always wonder how Germans would react to some of the things we experience every day. Thanks for this!

I live in Vegas and struck up a friendship with a visiting English girl. One day she walked in on me cleaning my pistol on my kitchen table and did a mild freakout. It took some words to calm her down to the point where she was more curious than afraid.

This was SO fun listening to you folks talk about your experiences here. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for sharing your family's experience visiting you in the US. It is always informative and entertaining to hear others' experiences here. Great video!

About 1 year ago there was a young american influencer complaining about the fact that in the Costiera Amalfitana ( Amalfi coast in Italy ), which is very steep in certain places with amazing and typical little towns with great landscapes over the sea, you have to walk a lot and step up and down to reach the town center and other characteristic places. She was angry because there were no escalators and she warned the potential american visitors not to go there. For us italians is sounded so weird that they spoke about that in the news. Apart the fact that it would be impossible to build escalators in some places , probably it would also destroy the beauty of that little towns. Walking through such old towns and reach hidden little streets and discover special places is part of the experience. The complaining influencer was young and healthy and the places she was talking about were not the mount Everest but reachable by a 10 min walk or so. I love to use my bicycle to go to work for example, which is a 15 min ride. It would take me more time if I had to use my car , park and so on. A daily1 hours walk should be a normal and easy ( and very healthy ) activity for almost everybody. My mother is 85 and she still walks every day to town center. She is slow, but still walking.

Wow! Maybe this is in comparison to your family, but it really seems like you don't have an accent any more Feli. Amazing!

You guys make me miss Germany! It's neat to see my country through the "fresh" eyes.

Crazy, wish I could listen to you @FelifromGermany and your brother and sister for much longer.

Sounds like you and your family had a lot of great fun. Glad that they could experience some good times in our beautiful country.

Such a fun video!!! Love hearing the perspective.

Hi, Feli! I really enjoy your videos. I live in Greater Cincinnati as well, and I learned German for 4 years in high school. Thank you for your content.

This is my first time to one of your videos. I really enjoyed it. Thank you.

Love your family joining you!

Feli, you never run out of things to talk about. This was a good video to share.

How refreshing to hear from you and your family experiences

Great video. I love hearing their impressions of everything.

I really enjoyed this. Their reactions to everything and the banter was good fun. Thank you for sharing. 🫶

Thank you to Steffi and Timo for an entertaining video. This was fun.

I enjoyed this one a lot thank you!

I'm sure it was so nice to have ur brother & sister-in-law come to visit u! How lovely!

Very cool video, nice to see when people visit you guys. I personally have never been one to walk places unless I really know the area. I still would love to visit Germany to see what it is like. It sounds like your family had a great time.

I’m from Columbus,OH but have lived in the UK, France & even took a month-long stay in Germany. I wanted to say Ohioans love being outside when the weather is nice because we typically have unpredictable weather. We have some amazing metro parks and national parks (Hocking Hills, Wayne) here. It may have just been the time of day.

I love your channel, Feli! I had the extreme pleasure of visiting Munchen, Frankfurt and Austria so very long ago (in 2000) and, I would absolutely LOVE to go back and visit Germany and Austria again. Your Country is absolutely beautiful and, I just remember the people being so friendly. 23/24 years is a long time and, I'm so sure so much has since changed.

Excellent show. Great interview. - Carl from Canada

Love when the family joins in! Hopefully the first of many times! :-)

Thanks for sharing, Feli! It's always fascinating to see someone experiencing a new culture for the first time. Your sister-in-law's reactions were so genuine, and it's cool to get a fresh perspective on things like cars and guns in the USA. Looking forward to more videos and insights! 🌍🇩🇪🇺🇸

Always enjoy your family vids. Merry Christmas.

Glad you you all had a great time

I love the references to wild life. I grew up in Boulder CO, so bears and mountain lions were the occasional (but still rare) backyard visitor depending on which side of town you lived in. Pay attention to where your pets are!

A really informative video, Felli. So many takeaways about our culture. One thing not mentioned, but was ever present and that is that Germans speak English nearly as well (sometimes better) than us Americans. Thank you for this format.

First time in Germany for work and I can attest to everybody being out on Sunday. The train from Frankfurt to Nuremberg and then Erlangen was frigging packed.

You are all adorable! Really enjoyed this! We are proud to have you in America!

Loved this video. You and you brother look alike. It was also really enjoyable listening to your brother's and his girlfriend's accents. Sure enjoy your videos. You do a great job with them.

I really enjoyed this video Feli. I'm glad that your brother and his girlfriend had a good experience. I live in a part of California that attracts people from all over the world. I always do my best to welcome them and give them tips as to what to see in this area. Macht's gut!

I was surprised when I had to pay 1 euro to use the restroom at Munich’s main train station…it was the cleanest restroom I’ve ever used….workers were constantly cleaning it…well worth the money! It was also a surprise to have to pay for ketchup…i found that out grabbing a burger and fries at the same train station on the way to Fussen…good burger, very clean Burger King…appreciate the cleanliness of the Germans and Germany…

Loved this video!

I love this video! Your brother and his girlfriend visit the USA and comment on their feelings about the culture. I am an American (Swedish decent) and have been to Germany many times to visit my wife’s family in Germany. “This is really cool” as her family would say

Great content. I like knowing the differences between countries and cultures, so I love hearing their experiences

absolutely delightful video!

For the life of me I cannot imagine why an empty park would be considered a negative. That made me laugh out loud. Loved the additional input from your brother and sister-in-law. Very interesting!

I'm impressed with how fluent your brother and his girlfriend are in English.

00:00 🚶 Walking around in the US felt different; driving is more common, and the visible variety of cars was surprising. 01:21 🍔 They explored Cincinnati extensively, visiting various places from amusement parks to baseball games, trying local foods and activities. 02:45 🚗 Walking long distances felt odd; free water in restaurants was a pleasant surprise, a contrast to German practices. 04:07 🌆 Cincinnati's skyline impressed them; visible disparity between wealthy and poorer areas stood out, a contrast to German cities. 09:08 🍻 The nightlife experience in American bars felt more club-like compared to Germany; no entrance fees at bars in Cincinnati surprised them. 11:34 🕹 Enjoyed the presence of games at bars, finding it a unique and enjoyable aspect of American nightlife. 12:16 🌳 Noticed fewer people in public spaces and parks, indicating a difference in outdoor culture compared to Germany. 15:19 ⚾ Baseball game experience compared to European soccer games; noticing differences in fan culture and atmosphere. 17:22 🔫 Felt more safety concerns in certain situations due to the potential presence of firearms, a contrasting experience from Germany's safety norms. 19:02 🐻 Encountering wildlife like snakes and bears during hikes, contrasting with Germany's less dangerous fauna. 20:38 🦝 Feli compares wildlife in Germany to the USA, mentioning encountering raccoons and possums, which are uncommon in Germany. 21:47 🐱 Feli explains animals visiting their porch due to feeding a neighborhood cat, sharing experiences with raccoons and possums around the house. 22:28 🥗 Difficulty finding healthy food options on the road in the US is highlighted by Feli, especially for vegetarians or those preferring lighter meals. 23:53 🍔 Limited healthy food choices during road trips in certain US areas compared to more options in city centers or coastal regions discussed by Feli and Teo. 24:33 🍔 Indulgence in different restaurant experiences during their stayin the US, acknowledging a desire to return to healthier eating habits in Germany.

Great video as always, it's always wonderful to hear how other people see things here in the US and their comparisons. I was stationed in West Germany many years ago and spent 5 years there. Fell in love with the places, the people and atmosphere overall. Have been to Munich many times though I'm sure it's changed a lot since I was there. I was in Crailsheim and Ansbach. Would love to see how everything is different from the '80's when I was there. LOVE your content. Take care and stay safe. Happy Holidays!!

You guys are so fun to watch. I'm glad that you enjoyed America.

Steffi is so beautiful! I also watched the previous video of yours featuring her as well and thought the same thing back then. Gorgeous girl! Your brother is lucky 💖

Comparing cultures is so interesting. ❤❤❤❤✌🏼💜

You are amazing...loved the video!

Loved this video

Hello from Lower Saxony, Germany, thanks for this interesting insights. Here comes the German know it all 😅: we have racoons in Germany. Not naturally since they were imported some decades ago. Some of them fled and know there are more and more and it starts to develop like in the US where they comp the trash 😊. Then we have more and more wolfs. Here are some around the village where I live and they sometimes walk through the streets. It's not such a nice feeling when they follow you.

Most of those younger germans. Landing in florida. Love the sunny warm beaches, clubs in miami and then going to outdoor festivals like edc in vegas or coachella in california.

Thanks for this video, it brings back memories when my 2nd cousins from Germany visited us in Michigan in 2016. We waded in Lake Michigan in May, very cold, up to our knees. They were very scared, but I told them that there are no sharks in Lake Michigan. Afterwards, we raced back to the car and shivered for the next few hours!

As an American with German ancestors, its great to see these videos. The older I get, the more I am impressed by the German people and their perseverance. Not many nations have as much influence on America as Germany has/does, despite our hostilities in the 1910's and 40's.

You have a wonderful brother and sister-in-law, Feli! And they speak English perfectly! I agree with them 100%. Dave in Lexington, Kentucky

How far you gave to go to find greenery or a park will vary WILDLY depending on where you are in the US even with medium to large cities. Some like LA or New York are massive concrete jungles with only a few parks and other cities have streets lined with trees and small parks all over the place.

Welcome to the US! Hope you had a wonderful time!!

I've been seeing your videos off and on for a few years and it's incredible how much your accent has changed! I guess it's pretty normal but it's a bit of a surprise to me

Both very nice people and their English is great.One time your brother's girlfriend used "driveway" wrong.That's something that always confused me too, that you park on a driveway but drive on a parkway.😎

Very nice video... Life in Germany seems to be more 'down to earth' than in the USA. I am not saying anything bad about the USA but the culture is so much different in Germany. It's more relaxed.

So strange being a Cincinnati resident and hearing you talk about places I know and have been to (almost all of them, literally”. We don’t get talked about a whole lot. Glad they had an experience here.