🇩🇪NORMAL EVERYDAY GERMAN THINGS THAT SURPRISED MY NEW ZEALAND MUM🇳🇿

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@jensgoerke3819 Жыл бұрын

Here in Schleswig-Holstein gardens are sometimes separated by a "Knick", an earth wall with bushes and trees on top, home to insects, spiders and a variety of animals, each Knick a small ecosystem. Those are more common between fields to keep off the wind.

@rolfgarske8174 Жыл бұрын

The houses you showed in your video are probably a few hundred years old. They were build when cars where not invented yet. Because there were no cars, people walked on the streets, there were no sidewalks. Only rich people could afford horses or carriages drawn by horses.

@KrischanPLatt 22 күн бұрын

I am so sorry to say that to you, but I have to stop a lie here! Only ‚cars or coaches and walkers‘ haven’t been a reason ever let houses did become so close to the public. - It is a mix of historical elements! 1. When New Zealand became part of the British Empire: No car has been invented before, that took place decades later. - So if the reason should be that the lack of cars created that fact No it doesn’t! That is not the reason! 2. In mediaeval times when the houses were built people had to walk on streets because there was nothing except rammed mud and a faecal gully. - Paved streets emerged centuries after that and even than the car was invented, no one cared about sidewalks (afford A funny fact: www.bund-berlin.de/themen/mobilitaet/fussverkehr/buergersteige-und-fussgaengeruebergaenge/). 3. Most of the cities where founded in mediaeval time. In that time towns/settlements were surrounded by town wallst to be protectet. - Over the centuries the population increased but not the space inbeetween the town walls - Every square meter had to be used. - One fact that we have narrow streets and this kind of alleyways in Germany. 4. Just to afford horses or coaches seems to be the result, has nothing to do with the houses standing there. - it is a mix and an infrastructual , historical issue.

@michaela114 Жыл бұрын

The houses are build as close to the street as possible (at least were I am from) because people needed their gardens behind the houses for fruits and vegetables, maybe chicken... anythink that brings them through the winter. The garden in front of the houses (if there was one) was just for decoration, more or less unproductive and therefore as smal as possible.

@neurocrafter2428 Жыл бұрын

Actually, those "unkept" lawns and gardens are pretty new. Before, the short, tidy "German lawn" was a standard, but because they are very, very bad ecologically speaking (nothing to offer for insects, they promote drought because they don't retain water, need a lot of watering because short grass cannot survive even a short period of time without, etc etc) so people started to be mocked for having "German" lawns LOL. that's why many have turned to wild lawns and gardens, also public areas followed (those lawns get mowed after the seeding and nesting period).

@christinestrohmeyer1701 Жыл бұрын

Also keeping the wild grasses longer before mowing the first time in May/June will retain the seeds for keeping this part of the nature diversity going strong the next year 😊

@schattensand 11 ай бұрын

One not so nice aspect, much more ticks out there now with the high grass. It is natural, but it is dangerous, specialy in south Germany.

@mattesrocket Жыл бұрын

depending what hedge you choose for your garden, you will add a very unique atmosphere to it. So the gardens are very, very individual.

@Attirbful Жыл бұрын

here in the Rhineland, church bells usually ring as many time as the full hour has been reached. So, it rings once for x and 15 minutes, twice for x and half an hour, three times for x and the three quarters of an hour and four times for the full hour. Then, with a different bell, it rings as often as the full hour reached.

@natashaw401 Жыл бұрын

love love that ur mom writes a diary of adventure

@jhdix6731 Жыл бұрын

Instead of hedges, you also often see metal fences with ivy, wine or similar plants entwining around that fence, especially with row houses with limited garden space.

@philippschellhorn3473 Жыл бұрын

Hi, ich komme selbst aus einem kleinen Dorf im Landkreis Kitzingen und finde es immer wieder spannend, was du so über die Eigenheit der Menschen und den Unterschieden zu Neuseeland erzählst. Gerne mehr 🙂

@peterdoe2617 Жыл бұрын

Still, after some years: a new video from you: I'll watch it. Just great content, comparing our nations. (My wife was american.) A lot to learn for a german.

@Damian.D Жыл бұрын

I love church bells! And yes... We are sometimes like "zombies" with our phones! I can't stand it when people assume you are always available and are mad when you don't respond immediately... Messaging and social media are becoming a sickness

@aglaurendance Жыл бұрын

My American military family lived on a 400-year-old manor farm in rural England when I was in middle school (ages 12-15). The manor farm property included the village’s Church of England church (classic large, especially for a small village, old style church), so my room was pretty close to both 200 cows, 150 sheep, a dozen chickens, as well as frequently ringing loud church bells (the church was probably 150-200 feet from our front door). I’m back in America now and really, really miss all of the farm sounds and church bells (well, I don’t mind not living 25 feet from cows and their babies during separation season, which was always hard to sleep through, but I miss all of the other sounds!).

@purpledeer1 Жыл бұрын

Loved your info about german gardening. Can you do a video of german 'wild' gardening? The part about the hedges was interesting. We had a cedar hedge bordering our back yard and the neighbours. No one else did. It was nice having a 'private' yard. There is a chain link fence behind the hedges but you can't see it most of the time. Being 'different' wasn't as much fun as a kid, so i didn't appreciate all the little 'german' touches to our life. My garden is kind of a wild one, an d i'd love to see how they do it in Germany.

@duit111 Жыл бұрын

the reason that the houses are so close to the street is that in the past, all larger cities had a city wall that surrounded the city. this naturally means that there is less space available. even if the house has been replaced by a new one, the same building site remains and little changes. especially since germany is a rather small country in relation to the number of inhabitants and people don't go for high-rise buildings, but rather for flat development. in addition, people try to preserve old buildings through monument protection.

@wakeupcall2665 Жыл бұрын

In general, those houses with a public area right in front have often very nice back yards and gardens.

@Never_again_against_anyone Жыл бұрын

Church bells are more prominent in catholic areas. Not at all limited to Franconia. I'm from near Freiburg (very southwest Germany) and my mother has grown up in an all catholic village. There are bell codes for "Mass is upon to start.", "Eucharistic celebration starts." and "A funeral starts." In my mother's home village there are even still church bell codes for "Someone has died.", that allow to tell if it is a man or woman.

@meinich5488 Жыл бұрын

Not true. Protestant Schleswig -Holstein has its church bells too. In every village, and in the two most wonderful towns Lübeck and Flensburg. But after 6.pm until 7 am they have to be silent. Houses in older German cities and villages were built when no cars and no just for fun walkers were to be seen, working and living in the same place You might find this all over Europe. Wild garrdens are quite new, ecological, 20 years ago we could see " Nagelscheren -Gärten. It is very interesting to know your mother describes the differences which you don' t notice anymore! Have a nice time together!

@Never_again_against_anyone Жыл бұрын

@@meinich5488 Maybe I was not precise enough. My notion "more prominent" also included the share of the day in which it is socially accepted that the church bells ring. And that seems to be larger in traditionally catholic areas. For example in the before mentioned village they do ring 5am-10pm. And I was referring to the use of the church bells on which I commented. I never heard of such codes still being a thing in protestant areas. Sure there might be remnants in some bigger cities, but holding those as an example when this tradition can still be found in

@rairei Жыл бұрын

Please more more more from your mom's experiences :-) .. so lovely Church bells are a tradition from times ago (>100 years) where nobody had a clock Grass in public spaces sometimes it's cute just a few times a year (maybe 2 times) and the other time it's growing in a nice way Some people put a lot of attention to their gardens ..and you might remember beginning from spring additional a lot of groceries shops try to sell garden flowers. For some people it's quite hard to pass by these offers :-)

@Muriel20091 Жыл бұрын

It's a little longer than 100 years ago that people didn't have clocks. More like >600 years 😂

@natashaw401 Жыл бұрын

playing uno so darn cool, fun w grandparents

@Opa_Andre Жыл бұрын

I think it's really good that you're using your time to be in the present with your mom instead of creating YT content. You can create these videos later, no problem. I noticed something in this video. In the last videos you were pretty, friendly, etc. as we are used to, but sometimes I had the impression that you were a bit stressed or sad, even if I can not define it more precisely. It is more a feeling. Today, however, you were beaming with the sun. One could see how happy and content you are. It seems that the presence of your mother helped to recharge your batteries of happiness. Keep it up.

@Opa_Andre Жыл бұрын

@@tasminoben686 👋🏻😉

@juricarmichael2534 Жыл бұрын

We are flower power Garden - Hippies in germany. 😉🙃

@natashaw401 Жыл бұрын

Church bells 🔔 r beautiful to hear

@John-vd6cd Жыл бұрын

Loved this video, great concept! :)

@AntoinetteEmily 11 ай бұрын

Yay, thank you!

@natashaw401 Жыл бұрын

really like even though added a heart over ur kids faces but u shared some pictures of adventures thanks to see the fun

@JouMxyzptlk 11 ай бұрын

This is your second video I watch, and you already apologize for giving your family more priority than youtube :D - no need to apologize here!

@worldhello1234 5 ай бұрын

@3:11 I rather live nearby a main road with lots of traffic than having church bells wake me up in the night. Disruptive noises are more unpleasant.

@arnodobler1096 Жыл бұрын

You and your mom ❤

@Opa_Andre Жыл бұрын

😉👋🏻

@arnodobler1096 Жыл бұрын

@@Opa_Andre Hi Andre

@hansmolders1066 Жыл бұрын

Depending on where you are in German, here in East Germany you will see more walls than hedges especially in villages!

@alexanderblume5377 Жыл бұрын

I need a part 2, 3, 4 .........

@TheSolvenceny 11 ай бұрын

Bavarian Houses are beauty.

@jeannettewilke205 6 ай бұрын

I see a lot of young parents glued to the phone in Germany and not interacting with their babies. This is a new development which is causing a backlash. More and more children are in need of speach therapy.

@karingoerke7264 11 күн бұрын

To be honest, very much Germans which are used to visit Holland, DO speak german AND assume to be understood and get a response in quite perfectly german with a very cute accent! Why? It's used to be and work like this over centuries! Which also based very much, even the change that it doesn't work well anymore, was the TV! Netherlands imported the most tv from Germany over Centuries and did not translate it! They watched it in german, especially the Kids Shows like Sesamstraße, Sendung mit der Maus.. but they don't do it anymore, make more their own TV or import it directly in original english language and subtitle it. So, they stopped speaking german, but Germans don't change their holiday behaviour.! But everywhere else, yes, Germans try to hide beeing german and speak english in first contact. And, I would agree with the Point that Germans walk everywhere like its their Place! We Do! We even do think that!😅 mostly because we pay But we all know, it's not the only reason

@vbvideo1669 Жыл бұрын

Super Video! :)

@AntoinetteEmily 11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@alinaalina8335 Жыл бұрын

I live next to churh In a german Village next to Trier

@bluebear6570 11 ай бұрын

I am always amazed how quickly those often minute differences in the way people live are labeled "culrure shock". The only real culture shock I ever experienced is when I traveled to Calcutta and saw people spending their entire life on the streets, from birth to death, having literally no worldly posession other than the dhoti they were wearing an a bowl to collect food or money. The poverty was shocking - and heart breaking.

@martinbruhn5274 Жыл бұрын

When it comes to gardens, fashion, furniture, home decoration, etc., we in Germany, actually get a ton of our inspiration from the netherlands. Denmark, Sweden (but Denmark in particular) are also really important countries in that regard, but I think the Netherlands really is the style capital in Europe.

@andrep4608 7 ай бұрын

This is nonsense. In Germany, a maximum of 40 to 50 percent drive with a manual transmission. New cars such as Mercedes E Class or electric cars do not have the option of being delivered with a manual transmission. I hardly know any people who drive manual transmissions anymore. Greetings from Hamburg, Germany.

@stefanfrank4054 Жыл бұрын

Sorry, there's one point I disagree. I often see mothers/fathers just stare at their cellphones and doesn't care about their children. So, in my opinion women should give theitr cellphones to the doctor if they going to delivery room and first get it back, when their kid go to elementary school 😂😂😂