🇩🇪 What Do Our American Kids Like About Germany so Far?

🇩🇪 What Do Our American Kids Like About Germany so Far? | Part 1 🇺🇸

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You asked, and we've answered! Here's how our kids are adjusting to life in Germany as Americans. We moved to Germany with our four kids in February of 2021, not knowing much German. The kids have adjusted SO well! This will be a two-part video. In this part, we talk about what they have loved here, from the bakeries to the ice cream, to the playgrounds, and more! And next week, it'll be all about how they're doing in school and a little bit about how the school system works here (it's a lot different than in America!). Hope you enjoy the clips in the beginning with clips from our daily lives and day trips in our region!
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0:00 - How Our American Kids are Adjusting to Life in Germany
3:00 - What our kids think of German food
6:40 - They LOVE German playgrounds!
9:30 - They love their extra freedom and bicycle riding
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@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

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@elenasabakuno6805 3 жыл бұрын

At least in my region, there are Freilichtmuseen (open ari museum??) Which are often more playful and frome time to time (I guess after covid they will come back) with people in costumes, showing you stuff and so on. It is really nice for kids and adults (The Römerkastell Saalburg in Hessen does it and the wiking Museum Haithabu in Schleswig-Holstein as well. But im sure that you will be able to find them close to you as well.) So just as a recommendation for the future.

@berndschaffmann8522 3 жыл бұрын

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@markusernst5170 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, In all citys in germany are lots of playgrounds, its regulated by law, but not all are as good as yours...this one is called "Abenteuer Spielplatz. I think the real advantage of an german little village is the oportunity that your kids go outside, meet friends an play the whole day in nature, absolute for their own, nobody looks after them an they come back when theit hungry....if covid will be gone. Have fun in Germany.

@RustyDust101 3 жыл бұрын

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@peterfischer7084 3 жыл бұрын

@@markusernst5170 "... an they come back when theit hungry......" Unless they invite themselves to their friends´s mom, that is :-)

@gedeuchnixan3830 3 жыл бұрын

Also, other people in the village will have an eye on your kids when you aren´t around and if a stranger would talks to them, you bet someone walks up and giving them hell. We don´t mess around when some stranger is talking to a kid.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! They watch out for each other.

@SABRINA.ARMY.BTS. 3 жыл бұрын

Hi I work in a bakery in Germany and a „Mischbrot“ is basically a bread which is mixed with rye and wheat flour but in school we learned that a Mischbrot is 1/2 Wheat and 1/2 Rye (or a different kind of flour but these two are the usually used for bread the other types of flour aren’t usually used) but you can also buy a Weizenmischbrot which is a bread with more wheat than Rye or a Roggenmischbrot which means that the bread has more Rye than wheat ! There are also different kinds of bread like a Vollkornbrot (whole grain bread) Dinkelbrot (Spelt bread) Roggenbrot (Rye bread) Weißbrot (Wheat bread) and so much more !

@dachecker79 3 жыл бұрын

Ich finde es gut dass sich jemand so viel mühe macht Aufklärung zu betreiben ! ...nicht Sarkastisch gemeint, wirklich cool.

@_SpamMe 3 жыл бұрын

In general it's good to know that most generic product names ("Verkehrsbezeichnung") are clearly defined. As you say a Weizenmischbrot must have 50+% wheat flour (but below 90% otherwise it's just Weizenbrot), for example, otherwise you aren't allowed to sell it as such. So in general you can google that stuff and get decently reliable information on what you can expect. Sometimes bakeries give their breads some fancy names, but the type should still be on a sign somewhere to check that. btw, seeing as I think you guys are living in Southern Germany, many call Mischbrot just Schwarzbrot. I wouldn't say it's guaranteed but if you just say "bread" people will probably take it as that; it's the "normal" common type.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Nice, thanks for your help! We’ve got a lot of bread learning to do! 🤣☺️

@sebastianl.1842 3 жыл бұрын

And it is usually a sourdough bread and not baked with yeast.

@spitefulwar 3 жыл бұрын

And not to forget Bernd das Brot (a sentient depressed loaf of bread that likes to memorize the pattern of his ingrain wallpaper)!

@petergeyer7584 3 жыл бұрын

My family moved to Germany (well, Berlin) when my daughter was 7. For my wife and me, the biggest challenge was learning to deal with our daughter leaving our direct sight lines to go play with friends or go to school on her own. Coming from a community in the US where leaving kids under 13 unsupervised is actually illegal, we had to completely retrain ourselves as parents. In turn, our daughter has thrived with this independence. She is now 15 and is able to travel all over the country on her own (by train 😋).

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Wow!! Travel all over the country on her own by train? That is so cool! Yes I think it's wonderful our kids can have more independence here. And you're so right - it takes some retraining. Only one of the kids is currently going to school and he still likes for us to walk him there and back. I think he likes the time one on one with mom or dad to get to talk to us by himself.

@petergeyer7584 3 жыл бұрын

@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife She plays on a sports team for a club in a city 200km away. Fortunately, she could take the ICE, so each direction only took about an hour (about the same time it takes to take the S-Bahn from one side of Berlin to the other). Still terrifying for an American parent. She loves it.

@neurocrafter2428 3 жыл бұрын

Don't underestimate your kids, assuming that they won't like visiting churches, museums, and such. Usually, typical kids here in Germany start visiting such places as soon as they can be safely carried in a wrap and they never stop (except for covid, sigh). Or rather they sometimes stop when they become bratty teens, but if they were previously used to that, they will soon enjoy it again. I mean my kids have a bunch of museums here in Berlin that they really, really love (dinosaur museum aka natural history museum, technology museum, sugar museum, historical museum, etc etc). They also love castles, churches, monasteries... The younger ones are 7 and 10 at the moment.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Oh good to know! We were keeping our expectations low but maybe we don’t need to!

@neeag4112 3 жыл бұрын

In a lot of castles they will also have guided tours for kids separate from the adults, and they tell stories interesting to the age group,. Sometimes they also let them dress up as ladies/knights, and the kids have things to tell you afterwards because you were not with them.

@barvdw 3 жыл бұрын

Baroque church number umpteenth might get your kids go *humpf*, as is a huge art museum after a few hours, but sure, take them there, too. If you mix it up a bit, they will probably like it.

@AKAHEIZER 3 жыл бұрын

All Museums with Knights and Princess works mostly well, only the timeframe should be short, because the are still kids.

@AKAHEIZER 3 жыл бұрын

Museums about science often include many experiments for kids to try out and experience science for themselves.

@alexpond648 3 жыл бұрын

Kids do have more freedom, but it's also common for kids to have their adress and or phone number written inside their rucksack, helmets and their jackets. So when the jacket,... get's lost it can be send back to you. Also if the kids need help, they can ask for it, but strangers can't adress them by their names by just reading their name tag on the outside. I was told and tell my children, to seek out an officer or a mother/family or go inside a busy shop and ask for help. In primary school, but mostly in kindergarten they have name tags inside their clothing and on their stuff, so it wont get mixed up during/after sport or if a change of clothing is needed,...

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Great advice, thank you!

@snowsnake1264 2 жыл бұрын

Where I live in the middle Thuringia (Thüringen) on stores there is a little sticker with a hand and a Girl and a little boy there. It is called die helfende Hand - the helping hand. I never used it, but if you have a problem you can go in there as a child and get help. They can call your parents or if you maybe need a band aid. That’s what in kindergarten or very early in elementary school.

@jubbe1612 3 жыл бұрын

I loved your talk on the playgrounds. Growing up in Germany I never even thought of how cool they were. Especially having to interact with other kids is such a nice concept. How did I never recognise it as something special?

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad we could help you see your playgrounds from another perspective! They are really special.

@katharinar.4463 3 жыл бұрын

I always loved to ride my bike with my family to different playgrounds. And where ever I’ve been in Germany so far, the playgrounds always looked different, but kind of the same style, made out of wood and many little parts to interact with. I’be Never seen a playground similar to the style in the US. Everything you talked about, shows that your kids are well adjusted, and that they picked up lots of German behavior, for example, riding your bike around the neighborhood alone or with other kids. As a tip for the summer, to stay as cool as possible without an AC: open all your windows throughout your house, early in the morning, so that the cool or cooler air gets in and the used air out. Also keep all doors inside open, so the air gets much easier in every corner. After a while, close everything and if you have those blinds on the outside of your windows, put them down, almost all the way, so that there are only a few slots on the top open, for a little bit of light. In your case you should close your blinds outside your windows, it’s going to get pretty dark inside, but that’s much better than being all hot. You shouldn’t use curtains, because then the heat already got through your windows. The next step would be in the evening before you go to bed, open everything back up and during the night leave your windows tilted up and probably don’t shut your blinds, because then there is no airflow. The best way to get cooler air inside your bedroom and still have the darkness, is to get black out curtains. If you want to use a fan, probably the best time to use it, is when you open up your windows in the morning or during the night, to increase the airflow. I hope that can help you during this hot summer. ☀️💜

@IntyMichael 3 жыл бұрын

As for the "cold" Germans, there is a German saying: "Wie du in den Wald hinein rufst, so schallt es heraus" (like you are shouting into the woods, so it echoes it out of there). Meaning, you are so friendly and nice so you get positive reactions. :)

@j.a.1721 3 жыл бұрын

I think kids can be a great ice breaker. Many of the other youtubers I watched don't have kids, I guess it is more difficult to start a conversation with adults, kids start start talking :)

@grandmak. 3 жыл бұрын

exactly.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

@@j.a.1721 yes that is very true - it’s easier to talk to people when you have cute, young kids.

@willow9526 3 жыл бұрын

@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife or a dog!!! 😄

@richard--s 3 жыл бұрын

@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife and you two are very friendly and that helps too. So, when you struggle at the bakery for example, they will help you for sure :-) But yes, that are different things: Getting help and making friends.

@johnnybgood3252 3 жыл бұрын

Only one short comment from my side: At 09:34 you showed the bikes of 2 of your kids and it is quite obvious that both front wheels aren't mounted correctly. You'll have to turn the complete fork in which the front wheel is fixed by 180° degrees for operating properly. At the same time the handlebar must stay in the present position. There are mainly 2 reasons for it: 1) The fork is slightly curved and the tip of the fork has to point to the front of the bike. In this position the fork works like a small spring and is shock absorbing as it is elastic enough to be bent slightly upwards. 2) Driving behaviour of the bike is way more stable. Try to remove your hands from the handlebar while driving round a corner - you will feel the difference at once ... And besides that the position of the front fender looks weird ...

@d.7416 3 жыл бұрын

This is it. The most german comment ever. And Johnny might not even be german? Haha Well good advice nevertheless

@kevinmcfall5285 3 жыл бұрын

That's my bad. I had a 50/50 chance of getting it correct, right? 😜 This is actually old footage. His bike has been fixed for a long time already thanks to all your vigilant eyes!

@johnnybgood3252 3 жыл бұрын

@@d.7416 Sorry, I just wanted to write a helpful comment because there are some reasons for mounting a wheel in exactly that way it is usually done. And yes, I am a German engineer ...

@johnnybgood3252 3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinmcfall5285 I did not want to offend you but give some helpful advice in case you aren't that much into bicycles.

@kevinmcfall5285 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnnybgood3252 No worries! I appreciate you all looking out for us!

@Milchdieb 3 жыл бұрын

That Intro: I think your lifestyle has become more German than most German`s. :) You basically live in a German postcard!

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 more German than most Germans! My favorite comment yet.

@quo33 3 жыл бұрын

In summer, you'll probably forget you even have kids, you'll never seen them. XD But seriously, it's great they're adjusting so well and you all seem happy!

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 that’ll be nice...except that we have a pool so I think all of the neighborhood will be here! Which is fine with me, I love a good summer party!

@qualderwal4243 3 жыл бұрын

Ja, Ihr Garten wird bestimmt der Hotspot diesen Sommer bei den Freunden Ihrer Kinder. Wenn die ganze Bande dann noch ECHTE amerikanische Burger am Pool serviert bekommt, ist Ihnen der Titel "parents of the year" jetzt schon sicher.

@RustyDust101 3 жыл бұрын

@@qualderwal4243 Oh yeah, having a REAL American BBQ plus a pool in the backyard. Absolute kids magnet! Plus associated parents as well. Get ready to meet the whole neighborhood. :D

@julianyix 3 жыл бұрын

I remember that "do I have Kids?" thing. But it didn't last long. Only until they got hungry. Very hungry. 😁

@denniscryp2393 3 жыл бұрын

@@qualderwal4243 Stop !!! Ich habe Burger gehört. Ich lade mich direkt zum Burger Essen ein.

@kerstinklenovsky239 3 жыл бұрын

You are lovely. We are very happy when delightful people like you move to Germany and make this country a nicer place. ❤

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for being so hospitable! 🙏🏻

@pythagorasmathematik9585 3 жыл бұрын

On the topic of the kids getting lost: As a child I always had a certain Area I wasn't allowed to leave without asking that would grow as I did. It started as the garden and went up to most of town, so I always knew the area I was in.

@barvdw 3 жыл бұрын

They will probably search for the boundaries (and go beyond...) too, I wasn't allowed to go beyond the first lamp post when I was say 4, but would probably go to the third, a d when I was allowed there, go to the end of the street, always a bit further than was allowed ;) But just a bit, so yes, give them boundaries.

@BlissLovePeace 3 жыл бұрын

Playgrounds like that you will find pretty much all over Germany in every town and village ...

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

That makes me love Germany even more...

@FabFunty 3 жыл бұрын

I would say this is one out of the "very good" section, more type "adventure playground" you sure will find lesser attracting places esp. with not that much interaktive elements and in inner cities it looks very different and since the upkeep is mostly on the city or county it depends on how their budget looks. It could be much worse and there's always place for improvement and people who are interested in doing this.

@BlissLovePeace 3 жыл бұрын

@@FabFunty all in all, playgrounds in Germany are excellent ... even back when I grew up (and I am in my late 50s).

@mathildewesendonck7225 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely. In the town where I grew up there are three playgrounds within walking distance from our house

@Anson_AKB 3 жыл бұрын

when _"the kids are living on the street"_ has a completely different meaning :-)

@roesi1985 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that had me thinking for a moment, too .... I hope people don't get the wrong impression about South Bavaria from that. I mean, it's the wealthiest region in the whole of Germany! :D

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Wait what did we say? We said the kids are living in the street?! 🤣

3 жыл бұрын

@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife The timestamp is 19:42. You're welcome. ;-)

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

@ 🤣🤣🤣 yup that’s for us to share with all Americans that lots of German kids live on the streets. 😜

@nanai525 3 жыл бұрын

@@roesi1985zu welchen ärmeren Gegenden in Deutschland wäre das denn treffend 🤔

@theressamurphy2996 3 жыл бұрын

My ancestors came from Bavaria. They came to USA in 1600's. I plan to travel to my mother's roots in Barvari. Thank you

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that’s awesome! Yes to come back here and see your ancestral roots would be amazing. My heritage is Scottish and Irish and I’ll never forget the first time I visited Scotland. It was magical! I felt like I was walking with my ancestors - an incredible experience.

@brandonmuller8228 3 жыл бұрын

That’s really nice Theresa, I’m also from Bavaria but I live and work in kreuzberg, Bavaria is really nice and fun place to be, you should try visiting sometime.

@annaluisevogler9175 3 жыл бұрын

@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife If you want to speak German mixed bread properly, it's like wishbrot without W but M at the beginning. Then it's perfect. 🥰

@thomasprehn9179 3 жыл бұрын

We mostly use veal instead of pork for schnitzel and we fry them in a pan in concentrated butter.

@karstenbursak8083 3 жыл бұрын

you called yourself immigrants ... finally someone admits it ! I see so many videos of Americans, Brits, Aussies, Canadiens etc. living abroad and calling themselves "EXPATS", while calling people from lesser advanced countries "immigrants", which always has a pejorative undertone for me.

@kevinmcfall5285 3 жыл бұрын

Using "immigrant" is definitely intentional! I know just what you mean that the words expat and immigrant have very different connotations. We are just so fortunate to have been in a position to make this move possible. And I imagine the warm reception we have received is at least partially due to our heritage and speaking English; I know not all immigrants enjoy that privilege.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! It’s wrong to call ourselves expats but people from non-Western countries immigrants.

@fmtk77 2 жыл бұрын

To be fair: There is a general difference in the definition of immigrants and expatriates. Immigrants come to a country to live there permanently while an expatriate (or expat) comes to a country to live there temporarily. So it's basically all about the intention and can change over time. By definition it das nothing to do with where the person comes from. Naturally the possibility of people leaving their country permanently is higher with people from poor or dangerous countries. Coming to live in another country temporarily by choice is a very privileged thing.

@thomasp.5057 2 жыл бұрын

I think the difference is the perspective. Both terms describe people moving from one country to another one. From the perspective of the country they are leaving they are called expats ("Auswanderer"), and from the perspective of the country they are entering they are called immigrants ("Einwanderer"). But as Karsten Bursak mentioned, the word "immigrants" has a pejorative undertone. Most of immigrants are refugees ("Flüchtlinge") for different reasons and not every german welcomes these immigants, perhaps because their culture is too strange for us krauts leading in some fear of these people. There is a big discusion about that in germany. On the other hand, Germany tries to attract higher qualified people like you because of the skills shortage we are suffering from. I, for instance, am not very lucky that even the "Tagesschau", the leading german newscast, uses the term "immigrants" instead of "refugees".

@candice2875 2 жыл бұрын

Expat and immigrant have different meanings not just positive/ negative connotations. Expats usually stay in a foreign country short term and then go back to their original countries. They are not immigrants. They just happen to usually be from wealthier or more developed countries and that’s how they can afford the luxury of living abroad. Immigrants move to a country to permanently stay and the new country becomes their new home. Immigrants usually upgrade their country to one they consider to be better and obtain a new nationality.

@outwardbound2241 3 жыл бұрын

I love that you actually let your kids out by themselves after such a short time in Germany. It must be quite an adjustment. Having them memorize your address and/or phone number definitely is a thing you might want to do. There are also stuff like emergency bracelets (Notfallarmband) that you can personalize (put your phone number or address or whatever you want on them) and order online for around 8 to 10 Euro I'd say. What are your family and friends back home thinking about your "free range" kids? :)

@ThePixel1983 3 жыл бұрын

Instead of the bracelet you can give each one a small Portemonnaie withe the name and address. And a few euros for the Eisdiele of course so they make sure they don't lose it. 😉

@CHarlotte-ro4yi 3 жыл бұрын

@@ThePixel1983 that’s what I always had 😅🙈

@stephanweinberger 3 жыл бұрын

@@ThePixel1983 plus: this also teaches them how to use and keep track of money. Free maths lessons...

@swanpride 3 жыл бұрын

@@ThePixel1983 Yeah, that's what I always had...with three "Groschen" in it, so that I could always call to home if needed (yeah, I am old).

@outwardbound2241 3 жыл бұрын

@@CHarlotte-ro4yi I had that too, but a wallet can be lost, a bracelet usually not.

@CHarlotte-ro4yi 3 жыл бұрын

So Schnitzel, if you want to do it really well, can become a real science 😅 The ultimate goal with Schnitzel is a „wellige Panade“ which means that the breaded part is nice and fluffy or wavy (which would be the literal translation). You wanna beat the meat (traditionally it is actually veal but pork is the everyday version) until it is thin, about half a centimetre in thickness (maybe you can buy the pre-beat meat at your local butcher or they may show you how the beating is done, ask for Schnitzelfleisch - Unterschale is a bit simpler, Oberschale is the nicer piece of meat). After it has the typical Schnitzelform you salt and pepper it, then you coat it in flour such that the beaten egg holds on well to the meat. After you coated the meat in a beaten egg mixture you coat it with breadcrumbs (Semmelbrösel). Use a pan which holds about one centimetre high liquid fat (butter oil/Butterschmalz is best), in there you „fry“ / bake the Schnitzel until golden brown. The fat should not be too hot such that the „Panade“ doesn’t burn before the meat is done. It’s a bit tricky but practice makes best ♥️ So glad your kids and you are adjusting well to Germany especially under these extra special circumstances!

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks for this! Now we gotta try making it ourselves! Maybe on a long rainy day...

@talesfromthelab 3 жыл бұрын

If the schnitzel is thin enough the oil can be hotter and should be for a more crunchy experience :)

@Jo_hanna_89 3 жыл бұрын

@@MyMerryMessyGermanLifeas an Austrian I approve of this recipe 😉and to get the "wellige Panade" you need to tilt the pan like a seesaw so the hot concentrated butter can flow over the Schnitzel. But it tastes good either way and it really is not that difficult to cook from scratch. Give it a try! 😊

@rachaelkramer9746 3 жыл бұрын

I learned from my mother in law in Berlin. In Berlin, I’ve never seen it baked- only fried. Other than that, the recipe given is spot on!!! Lecker!

@CHarlotte-ro4yi 3 жыл бұрын

@@rachaelkramer9746 Thank you so much for your nice comment! I guess the term baked originates from a wrong translation on my part, since in German "ausbacken" means to fry in a pan (such that the Schnitzel is not covered in fat but still swims in it) which I translated to "baking it" (backen = to bake; ausbacken = to fry), so my fault, I am sorry for the confusion caused by this.

@MrClivelupo 3 жыл бұрын

first of all, the kids should learn "Leberkassemmel" you can get that at the butcher. This is a baverian Breadroll with a fine pasted meat of pork out of the ofen. And for Kevin i would recommand "Weißwürste" . These special sausages you are only allowed to eat before 12:00 a clock. And give "Obatz´tn a chance. This is camembert with cream, butter, salt, pepper and paprika and onions.

@urmchu78 3 жыл бұрын

If your kids are still into the train rides by the time the pandemic is over, you could take the train to Nürnberg and visit the train museum there. It has a historical exhibition but lots of interactive fun stuff to do. Nürnberg also has a big castle and an midieval city wall, and if you go in December, you'll get to visit Germany's largest and most famous Christmas market. But based on your other videos I'm guessing that was probably already on your list! 😊

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!! I didn’t know all of this about Nürnberg, so thank you for sharing!

@petereggers7603 3 жыл бұрын

@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife ..and if one knows that the first train ever in Germany ran between Nürnberg and Fürth in 1835, the train museum in Nürnberg makes totally sense ;-) For more on that historic event: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adler_(locomotive)

@flothchtronk2068 3 жыл бұрын

And while you're in Nürnberg, you should also visit the toy museum, it's absolutely fantastic.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

@@flothchtronk2068 Oh cool! A toy museum!

@tanjamo4264 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, the Train Museum in Nürnberg (DB Museum) will be like heaven for your kids, it's fabulous. It also has a very big outdoor area. Hopefully it won't be too long until it can reopen.

@maryymendes 3 жыл бұрын

As I know, schnitzel is usually fried, not baked. The oil gives that extra taste 😋

@emjayay 3 жыл бұрын

Baked would be healthier.

@tanjamo4264 3 жыл бұрын

In Bavaria a Schnitzel is traditionally fried in clarified butter (Butterschmalz). I admit, it's not a diet meal. When you are having it every week you might have to think about alternatives too 😀.

@Markus-zb5zd 3 жыл бұрын

Pan fried! not deep fried :)

@grandmak. 3 жыл бұрын

Sara and Kevin, thank you for sharing your new life experiences with us ! No wonder at all that you are making friends easily being so friendly and open . Of course adjusting to German life and getting to know people is harder in a big city but still some foreigners might also find it hard in a little village but your smiles will 'crack the ice' anywhere. As to your cat not wanting other cats around the house : cats are territorial animals and hardly any cat will like that. That's why tom cats usually get into bloody fights with other tom cats coming into their territory. But it's great that you cat always returns home safely. I also love that you always take into consideration what your kids like and want to do on your trips. I've watched numerous parents dragging their kids along to look at places that were boring for kids. It's never fun to have frustrated kids in a poor mood crawling behind you. There will be enough time to get them interested in cultural and historical places when they are older. I'm already looking forward to your coming videos !

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you always for your kind, friendly and informative comments, Grandma K! 💖💖

@jan-peterbrodersen3302 3 жыл бұрын

In my childhood I went by bike to visit my school friends and one of them was living 15 km away. I was twelve at the time and did that all of my own.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Wow 15 km is pretty far! You were strong.

@petrabeschorner459 3 жыл бұрын

I am almost tempted to say, that german parents don't mind their children to break their bones, but - actually - we do trust in them to NOT break their bones, and most of the time it will work out that way!

@johannesschiele8034 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha ich habe jz meinen Arm schon 2 mal gebrochen, einmal in Kindergarten und dann in der 2 Klasse😂😂

@Ashariel25 2 жыл бұрын

And if they do break something, you won't be bankrupted by the medical bills. Yay for 'socialist' Health Care ;-)

@holgerlanz1431 3 жыл бұрын

Kids are never too young for museum! Ask me - I know it! So my fascination for ancient cultures started with 9.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Love it!!

@rasmusgornandt7062 3 жыл бұрын

There are small little Badges you can sew into your kids jackets, where you can Fill in Adress, Name, Phonnumber! A lot of Kids jackets are also delivered with badge already in, so you just need a cloth pen to fill them out! They look a little like the badges for suitcases, but are on the inside! 😉

@antongreimel8437 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad for your kids. It's maybe the best place in Germany to grow up. Nature is great here and kids can explore so many things here. And when Covid is passed and you have a car you will realize how great this area is. So be prepared for your best experiences to come 👍😊

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

We get our VW van next week!!! So yes, our future videos will have more car day trips.

@builttoresist225 3 жыл бұрын

You should definitely visit the "Haus der Natur" in Salzburg one day, your kids will have a blast there. I used to love that place so much when i was little.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Oh that sounds right up our alley!

@moehrenfeld 3 жыл бұрын

Your kids might be too young for normal museums but after COVID go to Munich and visit the Deutsches Museum. I can guarantee they won't be bored there. :)

@scratchy996 3 жыл бұрын

Deutsches Museum is better than Disneyland for kids who are 10 and older.

@nigelmchugh5541 3 жыл бұрын

I second that, team ride from the centre and a superb technical museum to explore. Where else will they find a U Boat split down the middle? Or a Me 262 hanging from the ceiling...

@Andrei2patrU 3 жыл бұрын

There are quite a lot of cool things the kids can see and experience around Germany. I'm guessing there will be some interesting videos about trips to one of the Legolands, to Phantasialand, to ride the Schwebebahn, to take the cable car up to the Zugspitze, to the Chocolate museum and cathedral in Cologne, to the awesome technical museums in Sinsheim and Speyer, walking to Neuwerk island, taking the ferry to Helgoland, the many festivals in each and every town, village and city, the atomic bunker in Ahrweiler, a small cruise and walk through the Mosel valley winelands, a small cruise on the Rhein, Keukenhof in the Netherlands, the canals in Amsterdam, to Luxembourg to see the fortress walls and changing of the guard, to Metz, to the Dreilandpunkt where Belgium, Betherlands and Germany meet, to to to etc. etc. etc. All you need are vacation days and the will to travel, there are plenty of opportunities all around. All these would be weekend trips from Friday to Sunday, for true vacations all Europe is open with low cost flights from Iceland to the Danube delta to the Canary islands. Looking forward, I see that by the end of the year, travel will be open again (fingers crossed)

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! This is one of the biggest reasons we wanted to move back to Europe - there are so many travels we can do with our kids and so much history we can all learn together. We used to live in Metz and went to Luxembourg all the time since it was so close!

@bertholdstefanie6175 3 жыл бұрын

Aachen and Nuremberg and all that history about the early German emperors, Trier, Köln, Xanten about the Roman empire, but don‘t miss out on the Ruhr region with the impressive cathedrals of industrial history and lovely Münsterland with hidden water castles and bike paths. Münster being where they ended the war of 30 years in 1648, Visit one of the car-free Watteninseln, you know you can take your bikes on the trains! There’s so much to see, and Corona to stop you, ugh!

@alphonsbretagne8468 3 жыл бұрын

"TY" for mentioning the western part only ;P

@Andrei2patrU 3 жыл бұрын

@@alphonsbretagne8468 hehe, anything in the east is actually more rich in experience than in the west but you need someone to show it to you and take you to places to get those experiences. If they do get the chance to meet someone that lives in eastern Germany or eastern Europe for that matter, they should definitely go there.

@PalmyraSchwarz 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that sounds like a small part of your vacation live, because I suspect you know all of the excursion destinations mentioned from your own experience.

@d.7416 3 жыл бұрын

Germans are usually not unfriendly, only more reserved in the beginning

@duplo-rq8ni 3 жыл бұрын

Not all Germans are reserved. Have you ever met people from the Rhineland? :-)

@ja_u 3 жыл бұрын

@@duplo-rq8ni Was soll das jetzt heißen? Wir sind ganz nett =)

@guyro3373 3 жыл бұрын

@@ja_u he probably only wanted to point out that people from the Rhineland area can be (some more, other less so) more outgoing than from some other regions :-)

@lorep7412 3 жыл бұрын

I've lived in Stuttgart for the last 3 years snd found no German friend. Maybe other regions are better... 😧

@guyro3373 3 жыл бұрын

@@lorep7412 I can‘t judge people from that area. Of course, it will also depend on what you did to get into contact with people; in general, becoming friends with a German is a longer process, but ends with something more meaningful than in the US (where the term „friend“ is used far more loosely than in Germany). In Germany, a „friend“ is somebody I like and trust (a lot), and would for example would not worry if I gave him/her the keys of my house for housekeeping if I am on vacation. In my opinion, there are two helpful „shortcuts“ for making friends in Germany (one of which is currently not really possible): having kids of a similar age that play together - it is far easier to start chatting and become familiar with somebody who has kids of (roughly) the same age, or the parents of one of your kids‘ friends; and sharing the same interest or hobby. For example, going to soccer matches of the „home team“ (VfB in the case of Stuttgart), becoming familiar with the team, standing in the same place each match and trying to strike up some short conversation will help. Both still mean „friendship“ is more a long-term project than something that happens fast, but you will find it easier to use such things as a „door opener“.

@Danisachan 3 жыл бұрын

Cat rivalry is pretty common when cats live close together. Every cat has it's own territory and your Peanut is basically an "intruder" in an already established cat neighborhood. It will take time till the new status quo is established, but she will get there. ;)

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah true, she’s the newcomer!

@lenaneudecker8849 3 жыл бұрын

Im From Germany For Schnitzel you need: Schnitzel pork Egg Flour Mixed bread (Paniermehl) Salt and pepper Butterfat At First you ned to hit the pork with a Kind of Hammer (Fleischklopfer). At next put salt an paper in it. After this you ned three dishes. Put in one the flour. In the next one the eggs and in the last one the "Paniermehl" Put the pork First in the flour turn it around. Do this also with the eggs an the Paniermehl. At Last put mutch Butterfat into a pan. When the fat is hot put the Schnitzel inside. Turn it around when ist is goldbrown an wait subtil the other side is also brown. I hope i could help you

@Beatboxrocka81 3 жыл бұрын

This move sounds like a jackpot for your kids, congrats :)

@ravanpee1325 3 жыл бұрын

Also every playground has to be certified by the TÜV for safety and insurance reasons. So they are indeed safe.

@RustyDust101 3 жыл бұрын

Hehe, yeah the TÜV, the bane of every inspection lazy car driver like me. I usually have to pay lateness fees for my TÜV. Yes, you have to get your car through the TÜV technical inspection every two years. It's not too strict for German standards but waaaaay stricter than anything in the USA. If the car doesn't amount to specs they have the legal power to prevent you from legally driving your car. Same goes for all other technical objects intended for direct human use, including playground construction.

@reginabrugger992 3 жыл бұрын

Love your positivity.

@paolopoempel3048 3 жыл бұрын

A little story from 1992 - we have been in Tuscany on vacation - our son was 8 years old. some times the daughter of the landlord showed up with her 8 year old son Paolo Our son and Paolo connected immediately and seamlessly One day my son came to me and told me: Dad Paolo has said that...... (can't remember what) i was flabbergasted - just some few hours of beings together and they understand each other in Italian/German Damn - don't underestimate kids

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Wow!! Amazing.

@muchpaperwork 3 жыл бұрын

Germany is full of museums made for kids, just google before travelling. As far as I know there is a certain percentage of playgrounds per neighborhood, so for example: in Berlin you can find one on every corner and they are surprisingly unique.

@JH-xo9sy 3 жыл бұрын

In our town we got a special pass for our 4 children that allowed us to visit museums etc. for free. Maybe you have something like that in your place!

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Wow okay! I had no idea it was full of museums for kids! We actually do have 2 museums in our tiny villiage here, come to think of it. Once they open, we will start there!

@anorethil2 3 жыл бұрын

On day, post covid, you need to take your kids to the technorama (www.technorama.ch/en/home) in switzerland. As a kid I LOVED it and as an adult I still do. I am located at lake constance and it's not far away from here. So maybe, one day, you could make a weekend trip, maybe see the castle of Meersburg, the Pfahlbauten in Unteruldigen (an actual, partly reconstructed stone age village) and the technorama. Btw, I really enjoy your videos! Thanks!

@simonebalkenhol1206 3 жыл бұрын

I'm curious.... I was born in German but my parents brought me to America as a small child so I don't remember much. I went back for high school, so I never had the inclination to look for either museums or playgrounds for kids. When you say, there's a certain percentage of playgrounds per neighborhood, does that apply for lower income neighborhoods as well? Because in the USA that does not seem to be the case. In fact, in lower income and minority neighborhoods, playgrounds, parks and libraries are seen as wasteful use of tax dollars, and are opportunities for crime and are often shut down. So spaces that were formerly playgrounds, have been bulldozed and fenced, leaving few recreational opportunities in most cities. Except for the suburbs. But in cities containing mostly apartment residences, I think playgrounds are mostly non existant.

@muchpaperwork 3 жыл бұрын

@@simonebalkenhol1206 It doesn't matter if low or high income, It depends in the amount of residents in a certain Ares. In big cities are apparently more than in small towns....

@Turbo-ic8lw 3 жыл бұрын

I know some small cities or larger villages here in northern Germany where kids are involved in planing new playgrounds.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Now that’s smart!

@jauntyone 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, a few years ago people from the city's planning office came to the elementary school I'm working at and they asked the kids about their experiences, took them on a walking tour through our part of the city and listened to their suggestions and also built models. Some things were realised.

@christaneckermann3704 3 жыл бұрын

During the pandemic I wrote a series about the playgrounds in our town (46 public playgrounds, population appox. 30 000 citizens). I had two groups of children "test" the playgrounds and then grade them by awarding "Gummibears", 3 for top, 2 for average, 1 for last. The playground-series prompted the city to make some adjustments to the playgrounds, taking the kids recommendation into account. It was fun! 😄

@sisuguillam5109 3 жыл бұрын

@@christaneckermann3704 well done!

@jobi9746 3 жыл бұрын

I think "Mischbrot" just means means that it is made from a mixture of wheat and rye flour.

@awake1282 3 жыл бұрын

Yes Mischbrot is in 95% of the cases wheat mixed with rye flour. You can also call it "Graubrot" grey bread

@NeinDochOhh 3 жыл бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mischbrot

@boyanfg 3 жыл бұрын

You have such a beautiful family that you can really be proud of. I feel so sorry for you being here in the middle of a pandemic when everything is closed and little possibly to travel. I hope this will soon change and will give you more opportunities to travel across Europe!

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Yes that has been a shame! I wish restaurants and museums and hotels - okay, everything, was open!

@beadus3512 3 жыл бұрын

So much fun watching your videos 🥰 I‘d love having you and your kids as my neighbors!

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Awe thank you, Bea! I'm sure we'd love being your neighbor, too!

@ReinholdOtto 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome in our country! You seem to like it (small wonder in that area!), and I like you spreading so much good vibes in your video.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Vielen dank! 😍😍

@furzkram 3 жыл бұрын

Man, every time I see your surrounding I'm so envious! This is paradise! Don't you ever give it up!

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

We are so grateful and wish everyone in the world could live in places they love, too. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

@chkoha6462 3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear that your kids are getting settled in so quickly! Making friends in a new environment is a huge step forward! And one point about the Schnitzel;) When it's called a Wiener Schnitzel it's made of veal,that's the original version. If it's just Schnitzel it's pork, you will see this distinction on menus in restaurants.The veal version tends to be a bit more pricey

@KaySan666 3 жыл бұрын

I think the most playgrounds i have experienced were mostly made of wood and metal. like you've mentined. usually very mechanical and inviting. I grew up in the bavarian national forest (at the border to the czech republic) where we had a "Wald- Spielplatz" a Forest playground with different stages and areas. And if i walked long enough i reached the wild animal enclosures with wolves, bears and lynx. Should you ever want to explore more of Bavaria, i can definitely recommend that area around the Lusn, bayerischer Nationalpark and so on. About the bicycle thing. I wonder. do american kids get taught bicycle training by police officers? because that is what german kids often get when they're in first grade (6-7 years old) they get taught the basic rules of the road, to look left and right, how to properly indicate their turns and so on and so forth. all that is done usually by local police officers. Thats why I nearly had a heart attack when i saw your kid enter the street without properly looking first.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

No we are not ever taught bicycle safety at school - only parents at home would teach that. But bicycling is not common in the US except for sport. Rarely is it used for transportation.

@olivermd8911 3 жыл бұрын

About the playgrounds, in our town most of the playgrounds were rebuild over the last years, and everyone is different, they build around a special "theme" for example "pirates", castle, dwarfs, ships, dragons and so one, it´s really nice. One is packed with slides in differnent hights ina tower wich is 18m high

@THomas_HH 3 жыл бұрын

When I grew up here in Hamburg (that was in the 70’s) we also had playgrounds made out of wood 🪵 It never crossed my mind that it could be otherwise 😊

@vanwesthuizen7427 3 жыл бұрын

Steffi was there, loved it! I'm so happy for you being a child of six too :)

@kataka7232 3 жыл бұрын

In some towns there are also water playgrounds or a playground where you learn to build whatever they want to with und, wood and so on

@Groffili 3 жыл бұрын

2:12 Thank you for that! There are several other "foreign" KZfaqrs that I follow, many of whom have been living in Germany much much longer that you do, who have families born and raised here... and who prefer to call themselves "expats". People out of their home. People who live in a foreign land. To each their own... but I always found that a bit sad. Home is where your heart is... and it's heart-warming to see you making Germany your home. It's worth it! And, yes, please fix your kids' bikes. ;)

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's so true. We are all either expats or immigrants, we need to all pick one!

@jankrusat2150 3 жыл бұрын

As some others have already noticed: The forks of the front wheels of your children's bikes are the wrong way around. You'll have to loosen the handlebar and turn them around by 180 degrees. Of course, you will have to re-rout the push pull cable of the hand brake for the front whell as well. It is intentional that the fork points a little bit forward to allow for automatic centering of the front wheel to improve steering and stability. See here: Picture from Wikipedia

@kevinmcfall5285 3 жыл бұрын

That's my bad. I had a 50/50 chance of getting it correct, right? 😜 This is actually old footage. His bike has been fixed for a long time already thanks to all your vigilant eyes!

@akl9354 3 жыл бұрын

What a nice and positive video! Nice you like it here! Welcome and enjoy!

@michahuenten1004 3 жыл бұрын

My KZfaq shows your video as a "Hey, look into that" and I'm amazed how you discover Germany with your kids. Great. Love your videos and subscribed to your channel. Looking forward to the next videos.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your support, Micha!

@klauskleber5154 3 жыл бұрын

City and village life is very different, so it's possible to make faster friends in a village. ;) Our cats also don't like other cats, i think it's normal. ;)

@winterschmied4583 3 жыл бұрын

You mentioned, that you're thinking about sewing the Name and Adress to the clothes of your children. That is common for clothes in Kindergarten, because sometimes the little ones change their clothes by accident, mostly the winter-wear like Anorak or Raincoats. So the Parents can rechange the right clothes. But the other idea Sara mentioned about doing it around the neck, exists already. It is called a "Brustbeutel", made for Money and/or Adress. If you pack the Adress in it, laminate it in case it gets wet due to rain or in Summer at playing watergames. You will wonder how much people already know your children. May it be as "the american Kids", "the new ones" or maybe even by Name. You never know who your Children talk to while out. We live in a village in NRW an we were mentioned often by other people we knew where our Children had been seen while playing. That alone gave us a feeling of security you never will have in a bigger town.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah true! We might be known as the American family. And so funny that we joked about seeing their names into their underwear but it’s actually done here!

@matanadragonlin 3 жыл бұрын

We decided just to put on the mobile number of us. It depends for what case you want the information wrote down. Mixed up clothes, lost kids, found backpack etc 😃

@nitka711 3 жыл бұрын

@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife well... it is not done in the underwear. But you can even get premade sort of like stickers with your childs name (first name is sufficient) on it for their Kindergarten clothes. You can find them on Amazon and the internet. You will find some under „name tag“ but you will get more under „namensetiketten“. By the way: Kindergarten in Germany is free in some Bundesländern. Don‘t know how it is in Bavaria. You can start with only 1 year of age but most people start with 3 I think... if they even let their kids go at all. You don‘t have to. And that‘s perfectly all right. Although as foreigners it might benefit your children. They can learn more German and find friends before they start school. (The younger ones obviously). What else? Oh yeah... obviously some of your children already go to school, but for the other ones: get yourself acquainted with the „Schultüte“. Its a big big cone children get from their parents filled with sweets, school stuff and maybe some toys. Ask around what is the norm where you live. Children all start school on the same day. And everyone of them will take their Schultüte to School. On the first day only. It‘s like a rite of passage. 😂

@matzek.3220 3 жыл бұрын

We spice up the meat for Schnitzel with salt and pepper. Then we prepare three plates with flour, stirred egg with a splash of milk and bread crumbs. In that series you turn over your meat on these plates and then put them into a frying pan with melted butter. The side dishes may vary. One of our favourites though is with potatoes, asparagus and sauce hollandaise 😋. Yum.

@franhunne8929 3 жыл бұрын

Breaded Schnitzel into a pan in which you have heated up oil with a glug of butter (for the taste) - and then you fry it and keep pouring some of the butter/oilmixture on top, to stop it from getting too dry.

@millionsparks96 3 жыл бұрын

Schnitzel is usually sautéed or fried, but baking it in the oven is definitely healthier and less fatty! We often bake things that are supposed to be sautéed, too!

@TheEnderpearl1 3 жыл бұрын

But like everything that is fried, it's tastier to fry it, baking makes it a little bit to dry most of the time

@Rhabarber54321 3 жыл бұрын

About rude and unfriendly Germans: This part isn't completely untrue. Many people from other countries struggle with Germans being a bit reserved. Being overly friendly is considered intrusive in our culture; sometimes we exaggerate this. But there are other aspects: Having kids makes the contact much easier in many ways. First, many people complaining about german unfriendliness don't have kids. That means, they have lots of time and nothing more to do than to contact Germans - which the German quickly finds overwhelming. Your kids give you so much to do that you just don't have the time to go on German's nerves. Then, you have common ground with German parents. Reluctance often has to do with a lack of knowledge and confidence. For Germans, you always are something like a puzzle - and before they say something dumb, they don't say anything. But having kids is international, it is something you both can deal with. Last but not at all least: For a German, being reluctant and even a bit rude is fine - but this ends, when someone could use their help. And since everybody either has kids or at least was one once, they know that the moment when help is needed can come every second.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Having kids makes it easier to meet people.

@lorep7412 3 жыл бұрын

Yes... Life as a single in Germany is really sad. Especially now during pandemic with work for home. I even decided to come back home till things get better there. 😕

@IngebhorgdPizarroKrause 3 жыл бұрын

"Germans being a bit reserved" xD The most toned-down description about mean, bitter and angry people hahahah

@soanalaichnam344 2 жыл бұрын

@@IngebhorgdPizarroKrause I won't say bitter and angry, a bit reserved is fine as a description, because most of the people I know are really friendly and outgoing, unlike me, I'm a bit reserved, but not because I'm angry or bitter, but because I'm introverted and a little cautious about new people. I need to know them a little bit, before I can relex

@aglaiacassata8675 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that lovely update! About cell phone numbers on kids: In the summer, I sometimes wrote my cell phone number on my daughter's arm, in crowded situations like a fair or something...

@NotUnymous 3 жыл бұрын

It's nice to hear that your kids have some enjoyment in such grim times :-) Playgrounds here in Hamburg are pretty much the same. Lot of woodworks, mechnical stuff and such. We got playgrounds every 300 meters :-)

@Ochnoe123 3 жыл бұрын

9:44 I am pretty sure the forks of the bike should be the other way around. It obviously seems to work but the fender is not very useful this way as well and the brakes may not work as well as they are intended.

@kevinmcfall5285 3 жыл бұрын

That's my bad. I had a 50/50 chance of getting it correct, right? 😜 This is actually old footage. His bike has been fixed for a long time already thanks to all your vigilant eyes!

@Ochnoe123 3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinmcfall5285 I was afraid that my comment was maybe too direct^^ and I totally forgot that bicycles are not that common in the US. I guess people are not used to setup/repair bicycles as much as in Germany. I enjoy your videos so far and have a nice time exploring my home country.

@kevinmcfall5285 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ochnoe123 No worries! I wasn't sure when I assembled it. But was grateful for everyone pointing out my mistake. I even had people on the street stopping to tell me!

@sleepysera 2 жыл бұрын

There are actually a ton of child-targeted museums and tours of historical places here :D They tend to be very interactive and focused on things that children are interested in, while sneakily teaching them about history, nature, technology and the like. Covid definitely put a damper on things, but by next year at least, I assume those should all be available again :)

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын

We are excited to check those out!

@Luredreier 2 жыл бұрын

6:14 That looks jummy. ^^ We don't really have that well stocked ice stores here.

@oschilli 3 жыл бұрын

I think, the cats in the area just have to arrange the territory. A New cat messes up everything. After some time they will get to an arrangement which is ok for all.

@o0KugelkaktuS0o 3 жыл бұрын

The Austrian point of view on the the schnitzel situation: schnitzel is basically a thin sclice of meat that is then either cooked, fried in a pan or breaded and baked, depending on which kind of schnitzel you are cooking. for example: 1) wiener schnitzel veal - gently clobbered flat with a kitchen-hammer (you do that genereally with schnitzel) - floured - dunked in egg - coated thinly in breadcrumbs (with salt and pepper in it) - fried in a mixture of butter and schmaltz, served with eitehr potato salad (NO MAYONAISE) or with rice and lingonberry jam. Never ever serve it with gravy! (Why do some Germans do that anyway? The crust will get disgustingly soggy) 2) schnitzel nach wiener art: basically pork or chicken prepares like above, served with whateve you want (except gravy), for example eaten in a whit bread bun with a slice of tomato, a salad leaf and mayonaise ans ketchup; 3) Champignon schnitzel: this is pork grilled in a pan (not breaded!) with a homemade chamignon-sauce - this is just an example there are many different kinds of "naturschnitzel" (= the not breaded variant of Schnitzel) 4) there are a lot of Italian recipies for different kinds of schnitzel (because that is where it originally came from)

@roymarshjiujitsu 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Germany. Fellow Southerner here (North Carolina) living in Baden-Württemberg now and raising my daughter here. I enjoyed the video very much

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Oh no way! How cool! Sounds like you’ve been here a long time?

@philipkudrna5643 3 жыл бұрын

Playgrounds in Austria a similar to the ones you showed in the video. They have always been like this, at least since I was a kid 40 years ago. The pulley chain things are newer, but the wooden log design is rather „standard“, I would say...

@verenak2158 3 жыл бұрын

Schnitzel is not necessary breaded. I think it just means that it is thin sliced meat. I usually use chicken and sometimes veal (I don't like pork). To be honest, this is the first time I hear that someone bakes a Schnitzel. I cannot imagine that that works particularly well. How to you get it crisp but not dry? I pan fry mine with lots of Butterschmalz/Ghee. So, I beat the meat until it is thin enough, salt and pepper it, rub it with flour, then cover it with the egg and lastly the bread crumps. And you should fry them immediately. During this season (white aspargus season) I make it once a week.

@thorstenfrings560 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, welcome to Germany. When i watched your video i noticed that there is something wrong with the Bicycles of your Kids. the frontwheel of both bikes seem to be the wrong way around.This can cause problems and maybe even health hazards. For one the fender is on the wrong side, not properly protecting the driver from mud and water. More serious could be that the breaking forces in the brake come from the wrong side. The fork that holds the front wheel also is curved and normaly the other way around.

@Anson_AKB 3 жыл бұрын

the curved fork causes the wheel to stabilize itself and automatically go straight because of the difference between the spot where the wheel touches the street and the spot where the axle of the handlebar points to. then you even can (but should not!) drive without holding the handlebar tight or at all. but when those two spots are exchanged by the fork curving the other way, the wheel automatically tries to turn to either side and you have to fight the bicycle to go straight.

@dirkbeque4965 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the wheel of the kid was "inverted". Driving it like that makes the front wheel react far more instantaneously. I would not like to drive my bike like that. Your kid seems to be a very good driver though ...

@peterkatow3718 3 жыл бұрын

Bread: Frankenlaib der Hofpfisterei! I miss it sooo much.

@chrismunz8127 2 жыл бұрын

Letting kids explore and think on the playground is how we „produce“ our engineers of the future.

@DeusMogon 3 жыл бұрын

As soon as Corona is over there are so many more opportunities for you and your kids like knight festivals, you could explore mines (e.g. ice, crystal or iron), many skiing resorts offer summer activities on the mountains with playgrounds, animals and so on

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Oh that all sounds like so much fun! Can't wait for the c-virus to leave us all alone.

@Torfmoos 3 жыл бұрын

It s so nice to see your enthusiasm. Love it.

@Torfmoos 3 жыл бұрын

@My Merry Messy Life sorry im not intressed in too much money. Too much Money only made too much Problems. If u meet a new Person u don t know if he likes u or ur money. If u got a lot more u fear to loose it and if u got even more u build ur own Jail to not get harmed robbt or get ur Children been kidnappt. So no intress in getting ritch. Had meet a lot of very ritch People and would not change with them.

@berlindude75 3 жыл бұрын

@@Torfmoos You're responding to a fake account of the same name that is spamming the comments here to scam people into "investing" money. Note the missing checkmark after the name. Ignore and report for spamming.

@Torfmoos 3 жыл бұрын

@@berlindude75 yes, i thaught the same. I m just intressed in the reaction to a respond like that. And hope Kevin won t get trouble from that fake acc or get hacked. So i send no Spam mail and chose that way.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

@@Torfmoos sorry!! Someone created an account and impersonated me and is leaving comments all over my channel! It wasn’t me, sorry about that.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 💖

@stefan6412 3 жыл бұрын

Schnitzel are usually sauteed in the pan. Frying/baking them mainly used in an Fast Food Imbiss. Trust us sauteed they taste even better.

@Nicolaaaah 3 жыл бұрын

Oh lovely u speak about ur time here! Schnitzel is often made by pork but classcial its calf beef. U can also get it as chicken schnitzel. And u fry it in an pan with butter or classical Schmalz :) Thx for ur video :)

@nasob6997 3 жыл бұрын

In my experience (bavarian, grew up late 90s and 2000s), most playgrounds are open for everybody and publically accessible (but it's kind of cultural code to go home around 6 pm i find) and most playgrounds are made from wood and metal lovely that you're exploring so much, despite covid - if you travel a lot by train, you should look into getting a BahnCard (cause i think kids under 12 can then travel for free or something and you get a reduction); i think you can even get a reduction for the BayernTicket with it regarding museums: if you go to munich, theres an awesome museum called the KIndermuseum, i really recommend it wow this comment is a lot longer than i anticipated lol

@eric-ig7no 3 жыл бұрын

Nai Sop...You are right on point with the train travel info...

@MissToDo 3 жыл бұрын

Austria is very known for the „Wienerschnitzel“ ! The original recipe requires veal and frying in clarified Butter. The taste is much better, and I‘am not Austrian😉 But for every day, pork is fine, turkey is also a possibility 🙋🏼‍♀️

@szonjamarko4445 3 жыл бұрын

School video! I am looking for next week's video since you mentioned it the first time. I am really curious how are your kids adjusting especially in covid times.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being so patient! 💖

@ninagrace152 2 жыл бұрын

I just love your energy as a couple tbh #goals

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ❤️

@ThePixel1983 3 жыл бұрын

"How far do you want to lay back on this ride?" - "Yes."

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Zip lines are TOLL 😎😎

@vickenkodjaian5265 3 жыл бұрын

Hi guys. I have just subscribed. You guys have very nice sense of humor. And how you Finnish each others sentences.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Vielen dank! We appreciate you watching and subscribing. And yes, when you’ve been together a long time you can finish each others’ sentences! 🤣

@derGraf-ys3xc 3 жыл бұрын

Super Video 💙💙💙💙

@alexandernordic8551 3 жыл бұрын

yes the playgrounds are pretty much the same in all Germany, I live in the very north and the one you are showing reminds me a lot of my childhood :)

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Makes me love Germany even more!

@estherheskamp 3 жыл бұрын

The cat on the background just when you mentioned her 🤣🤣🤣

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Yes that’s right! 🤣

@Alexander-dt2eq 3 жыл бұрын

Overnight trains should soon be back going to Venice/Triest or Croatia. That could be a nice summer trip for parents (mediterranean culture) and kids (sea)

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Oh that’s great to hear! Yay! We really want to take the kids to Croatia!

@Anson_AKB 3 жыл бұрын

Venice is a nice town (i was there a few times over the last decades) and you adults might like to go there sometime, but at least in the hot summer and with millions of tourists (and also lots of people from cruise ships) in the narrow streets it probably would be a torture for young kids. Maybe this year it won't be so bad and crowded because of fewer people traveling, but then why would you want to travel to one of the tightest packed overcrowded tourist destinations ?

@Alexander-dt2eq 3 жыл бұрын

@@Anson_AKB they want to visit Croatia anyway. Traveling to Croatia with a camping car is an option as well

@peterrabbitn787 3 жыл бұрын

I am from Northern Germany and we have those kind of playgrounds all over lower Saxony

@Kazuya720 3 жыл бұрын

I guess having kids makes it also easier to connect to other people with kids. The "working" like an ice-breaker, between the adults.

@miadifferent7306 3 жыл бұрын

I was born in the early 1980s and I actually had a „dog tag“. It was a round silver plate with my name and my parent’s landline on the back. I wore it 24/7 on a loose silver chain around my neck until the age of 6/7. - so you might not get the side eye form locals. 😁

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Good to know!

@sisuguillam5109 3 жыл бұрын

@@ohjeh7388 Brustweite? At least that's what we called it.

@sisuguillam5109 3 жыл бұрын

My parents put those little metal capsules around our necks that people used to out on dog collars. Do those still exist?

@S_Black 3 жыл бұрын

The 'i' in "Misch" is the same sound as in "Mix". It's just "mish", not "meesh" Rye has a very different chemistry than wheat. If you try to bake rye the same way as wheat you don't get a proper structure as it doesn't have enough of certain proteins like gluten. So unless the baker wants to use sourdough (which is an option, but more work) the easiest is to just add some wheat flour. The ratio of rye and wheat is a matter of taste, but on a basic level combining the two is necessary.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Wow cool! Thanks for sharing!

@petrairene 3 жыл бұрын

Schnitzel can also be calf or turkey. It's more the cut (out of the ham) and the way you prepare it in a frying pan.

@larsschiefelbein2868 3 жыл бұрын

When all the restrictions are lifted you might go to Copenhagen. The city is great for kids AND you take the train into a ferry. So it is boat and train at the same time. Was a miracle for my kids at least.

@talesfromthelab 3 жыл бұрын

Kids have friends, cats have territories :)

@ad220588 3 жыл бұрын

in the Ruhr area in the German industrial area, they eat french fries with ketchup and mayonnaise. The people there call it: 1 x Pommes Schranke bittäää 😂 (Schranke- Gate/ Barrier)

@johannesschiele8034 3 жыл бұрын

Echt jetzt? Wußte ich garnicht, bei mir nennt man des einfach Pommes rot weiß

@ad220588 3 жыл бұрын

@@johannesschiele8034 Pommes Schranke: Mit dieser poetischen Metapher bezeichnet der Ruhri Pommes frites mit Mayonnaise und Ketchup. In Anlehnung an den örtlichen Fußballverein spricht man - nicht nur in Essen - gelegentlich auch von Pommes Rot-Weiß

@elkemichael6699 2 жыл бұрын

If you are on you way to get to know Germany I highly recommend visiting Bubenheimer Spieleland and Tolkschau. The first is in NRW and the other one in Schleswig-Holstein. Both are great for kids in different ages.

@madmike2498 3 жыл бұрын

I recommend the following video: "Raising Self-Reliant Children | Sara Zaske | Talks at Google". She compares german to american playgrounds. Really interesting.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 3 жыл бұрын

Oh cool!! Thanks for the suggestion.

@danahoze9716 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, that video is great. And i totaly agree with her.

@philippbrogli779 3 жыл бұрын

This is the first video I saw of you and I love watching you two. You seem to get along very well. I'm your friendly neighbor from the South. Switzerland and Germany have quite a bit in common. So most of what you noticed will apply here as well. If you want to have Swiss food I can recommend Älpler Magronen. It's a bit of a unique combination of food, but it tastes great. And it's very normal for kids to like schnitzel. The good old times where trains where that fascinating. My grandparents have a house in the mountains right above the trainstation. And whenever a train passed we used to run to the window to see which kind of locomative it was.