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For me, not from Germany, right hand rule is logical. US system is subjective and leads to arguing, who was first. Also lot of drivers will speed up, to get to crossroad first. Right hand is unbiased.

9:00 we don't give the machines a day off. Its for "noise polution" reasons. That is the reason why the disposal of used glass is prohibited on that days too. This does not apply to all machines by far. We give NOISE a Day off ;)

About the "Rechts vor Links" rule, (priority on the right side). This is kind of (at least) european standard, so no particular German rule. I just checked, it was invented by the vikings for their boats on the sea ! Why is it good ? It is mostly used in living areas where you have many intersections following one after another. The political goal here is to slow down the vehicules, to protect cyclists and pedestrians. If it would be priority for the first, everybody would speed up before the intersection to be there first, which would be more dangerous. Instead, you are supposed to enter the intersection very slowly and check if there is somebody coming from the right side.

The reason why you were not allowed to wash the car was not to give the machine a rest it was about the noise which would disturb everybody.

As a german myself, if I ask someone something I want a straight answer to my question and not an extended answer with tones of information I didn't ask for and that I don't need. Germans learn how some tricks to get the answer they want. As an example for the vaccination appointment question: "Do you have vaccination appointments free and if yes, then I would like to make an appointment. When would it be possible?" Most likely you would drop the first part an just start the conversation on the Phone like: "Hallo I'm xxx, I would like to make an appointment to get vaccinated, when would it be possible?" the answer you would most likely get is either "I'm sorry, but we don't have any free slots.", "I'm sorry, but we dont vaccinate here." or "We have free slots on xxx between yyy and yyy o'clock, when would it be possible for you?"

One Tip for asking questions in german: We seperate our question sentences. You asked him only "geschlossene Fragen", which only let them answer with yes or No. If you Take "offene Fragen" Like "Welche Termine sind frei" (=Which appointment slots are free?) You will get various answers. The last question type is "Alternativfrage": Welche Termine für den 05. oder 06. Mai sind frei? (= Which time Slots for the May 5th or 6th are free?)

Rechts vor Links gilt IMMER an Kreuzungen ohne explizit andere Vorfahrtsregelung durch Beschilderung. Darüber wer zuerst ankam kann sonst schnell Unklarheit oder Streit herrschen. Mit RvL ist einfach alles klar - IMMER. Außer es kommen an einer Kreuzung auf ALLEN Richtungsfahrbahnen Fahrzeuge an - in DEM Fall sieht die StVO vor das sich die Fahrer darüber verständigen, wer zuerst fährt.

Automated carwashes being closed on holidays: Holidays have at least the same regulations in regard to "noise polution" as Sundays and a carwash can be pretty noisy (using the high-pressure cleaner beforehand, people waiting in line playing loud music in the car, etc.) So those carwashes with people living close by wouldn´t be allowed to open! Carwashes still using manual labor and those with people living close by wouldn´t be allowed to open on a holiday. So remaining carwashes would have an unfair competitive advantage and therefor are closed too.

the thing with no. 7: Think of your call as an email you write. In an email, you wouldn't just ask a single question and then hope the other person understands and answers all the unspoken details. You explain a little more clearly why you are contacting this person. It should be no different on the phone.

Also interesting: There is a clear hierarchy at an intersection: right before left < priority signs < traffic lights < police officer on the intersection. Traffic lights will have priority signs too which become valid if the traffic lights are out of service.

To the last point where you ask for the vaccination: I really don't understand the US-way here. The German woman really just wanted you to say what exactly you were phoning for. I am pretty sure that she was annoyed as well because you just asked if they have a vaccin. Just as always: Say what you want - directly - and people will help you. The US way of giving further options reminds me a lot of chatbots or google - where no real person there. They give you strict options. But in fact this limits your options in the further conversation. The US-way would annoy me a lot - maybe I don't want to make an appointment right away but instead want other informations like what kind of vaccine or I want to ask for my children etc. I hope this makes makes it clearer for you :)

Hey, Talking about how Germans share Information - actually you get the amount of information depending on your question. E.g. If you ask using a yes/ or no - question: Do you have the Covid vacaccine? Then, you will get a yes or no as an answer. But if you would ask openly instead - e.g. How can I get the vaccine? Then you will get more information. That’s the way the structure of the language works. 😊You question implies the amount of information you will get as an answer.

considering right before left: two drivers may both "feel" they came first, but it would take a lot more reality denial to "feel" the other car is coming from the other side. So it is the safer option.

Asking a yes and no question at a time. Those are beginner moves. Call. Greet. Get Greeting back. Ask three questions and your intentions with the questions and wait for all answers and an appointment. Call done. :D

The intersection thing makes complete sense...I mean, if an accident does happen, there is no question who is at fault. In addition, due to both drivers (usually) sitting at the left side of the car, you can way better look into the streets at your right and see if someone is coming than the other way around. It's way saver than the whole stand-off thing which happens in the US. Also, how often do you actually go into a supermarket without buying something? And if you really do that, it is actually not that difficult to squeeze past the closed gate as a cash register. Nobody will bother to stop you.

"Rechts vor Links" macht definitv wesentlich mehr Sinn als "Wer zuerst da war" 😂 Dann gibt es nur Streit, wer wirklich zuerst da war. Rechts vor Links ist eine klare Regelung.

About the last point... I remember when I was in school I only took my final Math exam for the Abitur and was still in my head about everything. A homeless person walked up to me on my way home and asked if I had a euro. I stopped, searched in my pockets, found one, and answered: Yes. Then I went my way and only one minute later I realized what I just did.(Or didn't do). I think the reason for this cultural quirk is that we are just not trained to anticipate what the other person wants. Especially in Healthcare, which is not a business like in america. Maybe you had some questions which vaccine they used or had a question about side effects. Knowing this German quirk you could just ask a specific Question: "I would like to get my vaccine shot, (do you have it?) can I make an appointment for that?" You have the responsibility to ask for what you want. It is you who makes it to an interrogation by failing to provide an specific enough question/ by not making your intentions clear

The rules about public holidays (and particularly about "stille Feiertage", when you are basically not allowed to do anything which might be fun) are set by the states and vary greatly. Here in Bremen only Karfreitag from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., Volkstrauertag from 6.a.m. to 5 p.m. and Totensonntag from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. are silent holidays, while there are far more days in other states, especially in the south. Apparently, in some states, Rheinland-Pfalz included (as you experienced), these rules even occasionally apply to days that aren't actually public holidays, such as the saturday between Good Friday and Easter (Karsamstag - does it even have a name in English?). And about the automatic car washes (and also those self service units you sometimes see): not all, but many of those things are in or close to residental neigbourhoods and can make a lot of annoying noise which people wouldn't want on a holiday. It might just be easier (and fairer) to close them all down than putting those near residential areas at a competetive disadvantage.

Bei der Impfung hättest du einfach so anfangen müssen "Haben sie den Impfstoff schon da und wenn ja wann kann ich einen Termin machen?", dann hast du alle Fragen auf einmal gestellt und die Antwort wird dann lauten "Ja wann passt es ihnen denn?". So hat man dann auch schnelle Konversationen in Deutschland. Wahrscheinlich war dieses Gespräch auch komisch für dich und den Angestellten vom Impfzentrum 😅

Perhaps the German perspective is more like when you already eating unhealthy at least make it more expensive to get even more unhealthy stuff. 😉 Fun fact: Pommes rot weiß are also called Pommes „Schranke“ in certain areas, because of the colors of a railroad gate. Gates at the groceries. Yeah, that‘s always awkward when you didn‘t buy anything and it always makes me uncomfortable too. When it comes to Germans only giving you the answer to what you asked, here‘s a tip. You have to tell a German what you want. A typical conversation would then go like this: Me: „Hello, do you have a new batch of vaccines?“, Assistent: „Yes.“, Me: „So then I want to make an appointment for getting the vaccine. Please tell me which day I may come?“ As you probably already have experienced, Germans need instructions not options. 😉

Ok I agree about most of these not making sense, but the right before left rule definitely makes sense. The whoever arrived first rule in the US seems crazy to me and like it would cause constant confusion and even longer delays. I mean sure it kinda sucks for the ones on the left, but on balance I am pretty sure the constant stop and go as a result of the first come first serve rule would be much worse. Also being from Germany I have to admit that I have never heard of the restrictions around holidays apart from businesses being shut down. I am pretty sure most of those things aren't enforced. The rules about no dance parties etc. seems just as crazy to me as it probably does to you.

On the other hand: even though you have to pay for sauces, other than in the USA they pay European workers a livable wage!!

3:15 "only get the minimal info to a question" That's a thing some Germans also do wrong. Change your point of view. Maybe YOU did ask the wrong question!? If you call for appointments ask for appointments and not something else. "Guten Tag, ich hätte gerne einen Termin für eine Impfung." I often see people struggle and wonder why they don't get the right answers and others do. You should not assume the other person can figure it out or should change. They may be stressed or busy. Or based on their experiences others really just called for that question. Always ask yourself "what can I change", because that's the only thing you can influence. Ask directly what you want and give a short explanation why and you will have way more success!

As German I need to say, everything makes sense. The street situation you describe for example, there are 4 main rules who's allowed to driv or go. When there's a human (police officer, firefighter,...) showing you if you're allowed to go or not, the human counts, no matter if there are signs or traffic lights. The next high thing are traffic lights, if there are signs and traffic lights, the traffic lights are counting. Are there no traffic lights signs shoe you who's allowed to go or drive and of there's nothing it's always the right one goes first (that's in Italy, Austria, .....the same). It makes very much sense because for example in a street full of houses where families live and you should only drive 30 km/h you n es to stop at every street which comes from the right side, so you b es to be slow. Otherwise the one on the straight street would drive fast to make sure he's always first. That it isn't allowed to dance or to wash cars at Easter holidays is not that people don't work, it's to be quiet, to have time to think, pray, ..... And so everything which can be loud, music, car wash, cutting grass, making holes in your wall ......is forbidden . And the closed Sunday.....you will love it when your kid is about two years or elder because every day is a day you can jump to the next grocery store or think about if you n es something ..... And at Sundays you can't buy anything, so you have time to spend it with the family without thinking of something else. And that you can't go out to the entrance of supermarkets makes often sense because many supermarkets have entrance doors that only open from outside and exit doors that only open from inside so it could be that you have the chance to get through the inner door and then you stand there between doors till the next customer comes or till someone working there is helping you or you enter the shop again and leave it through the check out area - and yes, most of the g rmans feel like they would steal something when they need to ask if it's possible to get through, telling the person working there very quiet, um sorry, I didn't find anything, even it's not necessary 😂 And the yes, yes, yes at the phone..... Germans, especially the elder generation, don't like it when others think for themselves. You and no one else is making the decision. That's why many Germans don't like the restaurant culture in the US, where a waiter tells you hundreds f times you're welcome or als if you need something. If a German want something he says it and no one else need to think what decision someone could do. And when you ask if they have a vaccination, no one want to tell you that it would make sense to get a date for the Injektion, it's only your decision and you and no one else can tell the person at the phone, if you have a vaccination, get me a date please. I'm pretty sure that that's something which is really weird for foreigners but Germans (many Germans) do like thinking on themselves and thy don't want someone telling you, a date would be good or in a restaurant, mayb you want another drink or maybe you want to pay, we say if we want anything and no one needs to think for us (except while driving because there are situations where you need to communicate with another driver who's allowed to go first😂)

About the situation in the store: 1. Wait until another person enters the store, then you easily can get out trough the entrance. 2. Go the normal way, explain it shortly and go out the exit 💁

Hi, 1. it was always the case that you have to pay extra for Mayonaise in local "Frittenbuden" (as long as I remember) so I suppose that McD and Co simply adapted to the local culture. The Germans, especially the younger ones have a tendency to take what is free were the sauces free, the would take several ones and throw the rest away. There is also no refill in Germany. The costs should be paid by the one using it and not by everyone as it when you get them all for "free"-> everyone has to pay for it. (Verursacherprinzip) 2. I do not understand how you will prove that someone came first? Unless you have a Dashcam, how can you prove, without witnesses, that you were first when there is a crash. Also in the US, to my knowledge, you have to stop whereas with the right before left rule you do not have to stop or reduce your speed as long as you can stop in time (I personally absolutely hate STOP- sign, they make no sense in most cases (yes, there are some intersections where they are useful, but where I live, 90% of them are a waste of energy). Also it would not work in the German driving culture, as everybody will just insist that he was first you. The right of way is heavily defendet here with (light) honking and you need a clear rule. A lot of Germans are personally insulted when you take their right of way. Also, right before left is only used when there is not that much traffic or to make a road unattractive to transit traffic on purpose. 5. The car washing is forbidden so that the gas station does not have any advantage against the other car washes. By the book, on holidays or sundays, gas stations are not allowed to sell anything not related to travel, so alcohol and crushed ice really stretches it. 6. The shop owners have no interest in people who do not buy anything so they encourage you to buy something to not feel like a thief. ;-) It really makes me wonder that there are no such barriers in the US where they do not trust you to pay after filling up your car. (You can wonder the other way round as well, I suppose).

The reason that car washes are out of order on Sundays and public holidays is that they are often located in residential areas and the noise caused by these systems. So it's for the protection of local residents. In exactly the same way, you will hardly find a system in operation at 24-hour petrol stations after 10 p.m. in the evening. For this reason, the operation of the facilities on Sundays and public holidays is prohibited for the equal treatment of most gas stations and washing services.

About the gate thing in stores. The store i work at removed them some longer time ago but when we had them it was real easy to go past them from the wrong side. You just have to wave your hand over the sensor and they'll swing open. Or you wait for someone to enter the store. Also with the backpacks. Cashier aren't even allowed to check your backpack or purse so you are free to stash things in there and we can't stop you (please don't). However if a store detective sees you doing that, then you're screwed.

5:00 Rechts vor Links "right before left (right of way)" is a basic rule in the European traffic area, unless other traffic signs say otherwise. It may be that each regulation in different countries has its weaknesses, but on the whole it makes sense and works. The case you describe is also more likely to be a product of poor traffic planning. At an intersection with such a high volume of traffic, there are better solutions in germany.

"silent holidays": you didn't get the point with the car wash. Actually, gas stations should be closed on silent holidays including all of their accessories e.g. an automated car wash. They are open because buying gas or food might be essential (for an ambulance, police car, or fire truck). So gas stations are an exception and open only for their "essential" purpose. They are not open for "non-essential" tasks like a car wash. These silent holidays are days of rest, you should not work or do anything that might disturb religious people in their worshipping. Btw: when I was a child in the 70ies our (catholic) neighbor would beat his dining room carpet on Good Friday (every year) which was against the rules, but you wouldn't call the cops on such an infringement. So my father would do the same on Corpus Christi. You can open the gate on an empty check-out lane. They have a glider at the hinge that you have to move up, this unlocks the actual gate. No biggie at all. RQOTW: The birth of my twins (I had a caesarian, obviously)

for the vaccine story: as a german i would just hve asked for an appointment to get vaccinated on 5th or 6th, you would probably hve gotten all yr 3 question answered in one reply

The one to your right gets first should usually only apply for roads, where not endless amounts of cars line up on any of the secondary roads, so you never get your turn in a reasonable amount of time. If you still manage to encounter such a thing, you'll encounter bad traffic planning. Such an intersection should operate with a different solution then.

You usually just go in shops with these barriers when you want to buy something there. I think i never seen the barriers at clothing, deko or smaller shops (like in a mall or something).

As a little child my mom explained to me, that if I want or need something I need to tell them right away. They are working, tell them what you want. My conversation was something like that. My name is.... I want to get vaccinated with biontech. Can I get an appointment? - yes, I will set your name on the waiting list, we will call you in the next 3-4 weeks. - thank you. IThat is what's taught related to me wanting something. "Bringschuld" would be a typical german word. And even in conversation it is not normal to just answer that shortly. "Lass dir nicht alles aus der Nase ziehen" is a staying, that most German teenagers know.

the one thing I absolutely love in Germany is the one day of peace and quiet in a week.

I've lived in Vietnam for a while ~12 years ago and the supermarket rules there were much more extreme... Backpacks / hand bags etc. either had to be left in a locker when entering or - and I am serious - they offered to put it into a machine that sealed it in a plastic film that needed to stay sealed until you left the market. And after checking out and paying at the cashier you had to present the receipt to a security guard that made a quick / superficial check if the content of the cart you were trying to leave the market with are matching your receipt.

The reason for the short answers could be, because it's more often that you'd ask more questions at once. For example I would probably say something down the line: hi, im xyz and I have heard you guys have COVID vaccines. It'd Ike to get an appointment for a shot if possible.

There are two reasons I can think of why car wash is not allowed on Sundays and some holidays in Germany. First there might be regulations on noise pollution. But second and more plausible for me. If all the big car wash facilities are closed due to employment regulations you don't want to have all people go to the all automatic car wash facilities because they would have an unfair competition advantage and it could threaten jobs in the car washing industry.

As a person workin at the check-out in a store, I absolutely rely on these little barriers. You wouldn’t believe how many customers this actually stops from stealing. In small stores like Lidl, Aldi ect. We let people through these barriers if they need to, but honestly how often do people even go to a Discounter without buying anything? In bigger stores you always will find a Helpdesk at the entrance, that will let you out of the store without any problems.

The last thing actually makes sense (of course they overdid it): If I ask for a specific topic, I don't want the information to be hidden behind other, maybe unrelated, stuff.

To say "rechts vor links" doesn't make sense does not make sense. This rule is not without sense only because you feel disadvantaged. The US rule leaves room for interpretation and requires cooperation. "Freedom at last!" Given the human character as you explained yourself, or unclear situations it does not make sense. But then we have this rule where "Reissverschluss" is mandated on the Autobahn. It is there exactly for the reason you mentioned: to keep the traffic flowing. But at an intersection there is eventually your turn coming. And where this presents a problem the authorities will put up signs to govern traffic. That is at busy intersections there will be signs or traffic lights. So the rule of right over left applies only (or should be set in force) at less traveled spots. Perhaps your theoretical exercise could be checked vs. reality: How often did you encounter such asituation where you have to wait for more then, let's say, 10 cars which go before you?

Great video! I always enjoy them because they’re very professionally done.

I worked at a gas station in Germany and the car wash being closed on sundays and holidays is because of the noise they emit especially during the drying phase. This noise can disturb people living nearby. Car washes in industrial areas are sometimes open because they don't disturb anyone there.

German here, living near Aachen. For the Mayo: one package is more than enough for me, I‘ve always got something left. If they give you a handful it would result in more trash. The „right before left“ rule: who remembers who was there first? With our rule it’s a clear regulation. Holiday regulations: those in Rheinland-Pfalz seem to be rather harsh. In NRW it’s from Maudy Thursday, 18 h, until Holy Saturday, 6 h.

11:50 When you take your bag in the store, you usually have to show its content before you leave, but sometimes the cashier doesn't care about that. Also, these gates normally are just in places like grocery stores, where you only go if you 100% intend to buy something. For example, the most fashion stores have these gates that track the chip card on the clothes if you try to steal it, so if you don't find anything you want to wear or are just went to check out, you can simply leave without problems.

Communication 101: Ask open questions to gain information while ask closed question to confirm understandings / situation.

Regarding "Pommes rot-weiss", every run-of-the-mill hamburger or cocktail sauce is just ketchup and mayo with sometimes some added other condiments like pickle relish or mustard, so if you ever have eaten fries with burger sauce, you can't condemn eating ketchup and mayo mixed on your fries. Also about the germans not giving information thing, I think that stems from a difference in general conversation style between americans and germans, from your example, I would have opened the whole call with "Hi, I'm NTN and I would like to make a vaccination appointment." You give your main intention at the beginning so the other person know directly why you are calling and doen't get the impression that you are beating around the bush.

Sorry, but for all the faults Germany has, the "right before left" rule does make a lot of sense. It is a simple rule that makes driving safer. Your specific intersection may be an extreme case, but there are exceptions to every rule. And this rule makes sense.

if there is an accident then one can easily determine who came from the right side but how can one figure out who was there first if both drivers claim they were there first? You describe the problem that the cars coming from the right in Germany can all pass endlessly while the car on the left has to wait. How does that work in the US? If the car has arrived first is coming from the right, the next car that arrives at the intersection comes from the left, and the third car from the right, does that mean that only one car from the right can drive through the intersection, then one car from the left, then one car from the right again? If you arrive at an intersection with 4 cars in front of you, 3 cars wait on the right side, 5 on the left and 2 on the opposite side, do you have to count to find out when it is your turn at the intersection? What if you are unable to see exactly how many cars there are on the other sides? It would be great if you could dive into how that works in the US, thanks!

another great video. keep up the great work!

10:20 Those gates have two functions: It prevents theft, and the entrance gate is mainly for counting people going in, as that is important to calculate the costumer flow and such. If people could walk back and forth, it would temper with the numbers. Also, as someone who works in that field, let me tell you: Every costumer is a potential thief. Yes, it sounds harsh, but that's seriously what we have to consider. No one calls someone out for that, like that comment mentioned (mostly because accusing someone of a crime they did not commit is itself a crime here, and theft has to be done with intent, meaning accidentally forgetting something in your bag is NOT theft), but the risk is always there. Gelegenheit macht Diebe, after all.

The 2nd thing is simply a rule to avoid exceptions form general rule. The general rule is right before left and to avoid exception or special cases these come into usuage even in these cases. From a law perspective if there is an accident it is formerly clear who has the right to cross first. If you say that the person who is first at the crossroad has the right to drive first, there is constantly the problem to prove who was first at the crossroad especially when both drivers think they are the first. Going with the general rule it is all clear, who has in every situation the right to drive.

#1: People use this method to get hold of a lot of sauce. The sauce is expensive, coming from Heinz, so they regulate it in Germany. I never had a problem with that. A good trick is to eat one fry with sauce, one without, and so on. I usually avoid this problem by taking curly/other seasonal fries, cause I eat them with BBQ sauce. BTW, a red and white car is called "Pommesauto" in Germany. #2: As stated by others - rechts vor links (revoli) is key at those intersections. The person to your right goes first. If all roads have people waiting, you have to communicate with signs. #3: Makes for a great tongue twister xD #4: Pepper is never used to make things spicy, you need (a lot) of Skoville for that xD I get the point of the pepper mill though. #6: That is mostly a defense system against thiefs. It can also be used to deny certain areas. It might also be useful as a teaching tool for children cause those like to run away sometimes. It could also be used to reduce chaos. Imagine if almost all people come in and then turn around and storm outside again. This would cause a huge clutter at the entrance gate :/ #7: Others have already said this too: The questions limit the person at the other line to only answer with "Yes" or "No". You need to ask more open questions for more open answers. Like: "What Vaccinations do you currently have in store?". "When do you have some free appointments?". That way they can answer you much more freely.

The guy in our local gas station once explained to me that they weren't allowed to operate the automated car wash as well as the vacuum cleaners due to protecting the neighbours from the noise on a sunday. Surely the same applies for such important holidays.

It's about the noises which comes from the automated car wash machine Sometimes when I'm in stores I get asked to leave my backpack outside.

About #6, in most cases there is no security guarding the entrance. When I was in the US that seemed to be a usual thing tho. Two ways to combat the same issue.

Rest days: The fact that the automatic car wash is not operated on holidays is for your mental health, Danny. Maybe it annoys you, but there are times when your mind needs rest. That's what holidays are for. Calm down, you don't have to wash your car today. If we have to be a little lenient with our rules, it's because we care about you.

loved this video :D The animations, the phone call at the end xD who goes first if you arrive at the same time? Well you jump out of the car and duel of course :D awesome, keep up the good work^^

The car wash is loud when its operating. To keep those days silent and with as few noises as possible it is no wonder that an automated carwash are not allowed.

I feel you about the store gates. At least these are mostly only in grocery stores and some others. Stores for clothing etc. where you often just look around and regularly buy nothing usually don´t have those in my experience.

We Germans like efficiency, so we even do unefficient things very efficient aka incredibly inefficient. Of course, nothing beats American suburbs when it comes to inefficiency. Also: FIrst!

Paying for extra packages of sauce (kinda?) makes sense. As you said, in the USA you get a bunch of packages, which will be thrown away, opend or not. This is wastfull in regards to plastic and food. If people are charged a minor fee, they'll think twice about it. People are more likely to be pro environment, if they have to pay extra if they are not. I'm not sure about that one, but turning automated machines off during holidays might have to do with noise polution. Banning public dancing and other fun activities during easter makes sense because you are supposed to be mourning the death of jesus, not celebreating it. Blocking the entrance makes sense (at least from a shop's owners perspective) because you have to walk through the whole shop to get out, and see all the sweet deals ("oh, cheese is 10% off today", "they have lawn mowers as this weeks special?"). for the same reason the aisles are build and filled the way they are... to maximize your time in the shop, so you buy more.

I love that running gag you do every time with that extremely pronounced „That’s what we talk about in our WIDEEOOOOOUUUUUUWW“

The right hand rule seems simple :) Most things are about insurrance ... when you crash in the US and both say "I was first" - Who pays the crash ? Here it is always clear who had "Vorfahrt"

Re "Umfahren": The difference is in the pronunciation. If you stress the "U", you drive over something. On the other hand, if you stress the "A", you drive around it. My dad was a tank driver in the army. When they had to do the drivers licence for the tank, one of his comrades was told "Umfahren Sie den Baum!", i.e. "Drive around that tree". He misunderstood the command and felled the tree with his tank. Though in that context, he also was simply stupid. Grammatically, it could only have meant to drive around the tree.

For the Store Part, Normaly, if you want to go out of the Store empty handed: Simply ask the person in lane if you can get threw( dürfte ich bitte durch), or a simply :"Entschuldigung" In 99% of the cases they make Room to let you threw, simply say "Danke" after. Nobody will think that you steal something

For the seventh thing, we even have a word for that (: „Die Würmer aus der Nase ziehen“ means something like trying to get the information you want from someone if they aren’t getting to the point with it.

Sprache erzieht Menschen. Wenn die Deutsche Sprache uns ermöglicht Abläufe exakt zu erklären, warum sollten wir versuchen die Absicht in einer schwammig gestellten frage, "herauszulesen"? Ich meine, wenn die Frage genau das beinhaltet was du wissen möchtest, weiß der andere was du möchtest du antwortet demensprechend. hat nichts mit faul sein zu tun. wenn sich 2 Deutsche Ingenieure unterhalten verstehen die zu 99% was der andere meint. bei 2 Italienischen Ingenieuren bin ich mir nicht so sicher...dafür hat die italienische Sprache viel mehr Wörter um Emotionen auszudrücken. Spannend zu forschen wo solche unterschiede sind :)

I lived near a gas station (150m) with an "Autowaschanlage" and I can tell you it makes more than a lot of sense to close them on Sundays and holidays! That noise was soo annoying even on normal and "loud" work days...

The bomb lol 😂. Waiting on the car on the right is so annoying. Great video 👍

It's not about the car wash machine getting a day off, it's about the noise that this system emits.

Charging for extra packages of ketchup makes sense to avoid trash and waste. "Rechts vor links" makes sense in case of an accident. You don't need to guess who was first. it's clearly obvious with this rule! It makes sense the car wash does not work on holidays because the people servicing the car wash or people in charge in case of a defect or an emergency are not working that day! (also insurance and overtime pay would be horrendous, not to mention the noise pollution...) The oneway entrance in the grocery stores make sense to avoid fraud or robbery and the reduced stuff is not able to keep an eye on everybody. germans hate smalltalk, are efficient and precise. So makes total sense to answer exactly what you asked. Where's the problem?

Regarding Umfahren: Search for "Januswort" and have fun. I discovered this topic after a drunk conversation about the word "Untiefe"

Hello. The automatic car wash is not allowed on public holidays due to the noise of it, which may be an inconfinience to the neighbours. However this applies even to areas striktly comercially used. Noise is considered unwanted on sundays and holidays.

I think the barriers in the stores are to make you buy more because you have to go through the complete store and look at everything on the way.

If you have an intersection like this, you should either enter the road you want to enter from another road and not at this particular one. Or if this is your "only" or "only reasonable" access point and this frequently happens and sees a lot of traffic, you should go to your major for example and complain about it. These intersections should only exist, if the smaller roads see little to no traffic. If they actually start backing up and lines are forming a roundabout or traffic lights might be in order. regarding the carwash. You are also not allowed to wash your own car on sundays. While you are generally very restricted how you are allowed to wash your car in Germany, to avoid excessive amounts of soap and soil pollution. On Sundays in particular in most states there is no car washing at all (including by hand), because it is considered "disturbing the peace of Sunday". The machines are not allowed to operate because it is a car washing machine, it does not get a day off because the robot union demands it.

Rechts vor links ist einfach. US four-way stop rules are bizarre and frightening.

We don‘t have those gate thingies in Austria and the worst case scenario is having to show the inside of my backbag when the alarm went of because a product wasn’t registered as bought or I forgot to buy it but I can’t remember that ever happening. Also having to showing the inside of my backbag when the cashier doesn’t know I‘m a regular or when I‘m not a regular at that store.

Right before left gives you legal certainty. With the US system, in the event of an accident, everyone can say that they were first at the intersection and had the right of way. Then it becomes extremely difficult to clarify the situation. In the case of right before left, the situation is clear: if an accident occurs, the one coming from the left caused the accident.

You asked the appointment question simply the wrong way. You want a vacination appointment? Ask for it. They will answer you then if they have spots open, or any vacination at all. I personally, and I'm very german in this regard, don't like answers to a questions I didn't ask :) Just get into the habbit of being direct with your inquiry yourself. You want X ask for it. Like you want to buy a pair of pants. If you have all the details: "Ich suche eine Jeans in der größe X-Y in Skinnyfit. Way faster than playing the back and forth. Well that is coming from a person that will ask another person only when absolutly nessecary hrhr.

Heyho, German here. Thing 1 Gotta be honest. Non Fast-Food-Giants Branches do hand out more if you ask for it. Every Dönerladen who knows its worth will give you extra sauce if you tell em you love it and need more. In my experience, most Germans just dont need to drown every Bite in Sauce. 3 Packs of Sweet and Sour is way too much for 20 Nuggets. There. I said it. Thing 2 Its not about fairness, its about avoiding people punching each other in the streets. That particular scenario is quite rare in normal everyday life but it can be frustrating. Germans are relentless and if both think they got the bigger package they can and will start going at each other whilst everyone will have to wait it out. What even is "I was first" for an argument in court. Holds no water and more often than not, cant be proven. Id rather have an actual rule. Thing 3 Its just basic grammar at this point. There is little confusion in a conversation about "umfahren", as most people dont say "umfahren" but say "überfahren" and even when you say "umfahren" you will say "um-ge-fahren (umgefahren)" so in reality, its really easy. "Digga ich hab den Sack überfahren" means I drove over that guy. "Digga ich hab den Sack umfahren" means I drove around that guy. If you really wanna push the "umfahren" point you can say "Digga ich hab den Sack um-ge-fahren" which means, I rammed that guy. Feels like a filler point. Why do British people call Pommes, Chips and why do americans think that belgian fries are from france. Thing 4 Pepper is not spicy. could have used chiliflakes for that skit. It really depends on the Dönerladen of your choice. If you really want it spicy, say extra spicy. Richtig Scharf. They can and will make that thing burn like hell if you make it very clear that you can handle it. Just switch to a different Dönerladen my man. Thing 5 Machines not being allowed to work on holidays? haven't even encountered that stuff in Bavaria or any State I have been to be honest. It might just be a regional thing. Sounds pretty stupid though, one less reason to move to the Pfalz. Thing 6 The Gates are for theft protection. We can trust each other with our personal bags BECAUSE it would be harder to steal stuff. I never heard any complains about these gates nor do I ever notice them on a regular day. You are overdramatizing this point way too much. Squeezing past a line at checkout is as easy as "Entschuldigung, dürfte ich kurz vorbei?". Is it a bit narrow? yes. But lets be real, its a once in a year ocasion if even that. I can only remember one time i went into a store and didn't buy anything. Thing 7 Smalltalk is overrated. Germans love being direct because anything else is wasting time and money, plus the people at receptions more often than not have their hands full and juggle three things at once. I get that it might not be "flowing" as well as an american conversation but I take a german 20 Second call which goes "Hallo, ich hätte gerne einen Termin für die Impfung, bitte." "Wir haben noch was am Freitag frei" "Das passt, was gegen 10?" "Nein, leider erst ab 14:30" "Dann um 15:00 bitte" "Ok, ist eingetragen, schönen Tag" over an American "I would like an appointment for a vaccination for my daughter" "ah I also got a daughter, she is turning 10 this week, did you know.." hour of a time waste any day of the week. I am not calling you to make friends, I want to be on your companies excel spreadsheet.

In Germany we have a saying: You ask a stupid question you get a stupid answer. My English Literature graduate friend hates when people use would like when ordering food in a restaurant. That leaves the staff open to reply: I am not accepting that. I work in hospitality and I hate Can I get. No, that's my job, I get the stuff you order for you! And: Yes, my job depends on you buying stuff, so of course you can have something!

@11:38 German ex retail worker here: while it's certainly not illegal to put your goods into a backpack whilst shopping it definitely makes you a suspect and you can be sure that you are being actively watched through the security cameras as soon as somebody notices your backpack stuffing behavior. If they have the slightest doubt that you have paid for everything you've put in your backpack they'll take you to the back office and search your stuff.

4:33 Its always "rechts vor links" :) Its a rule and it makes perfect sense. Much better than "the first one at the intersection can drive first" Who exactly decides who was first? What if I persist that I was first? What if both came nearly at the same time? There is way too much room for debate. With rechts vor links there is no room for debate. Its clear and thats good :)

well, in order to avoid these typical yes/no long term dialogs ... I suggest you to formulate more precise questions asking for the actual information you're seeking for. Job done 😇 it's like with asking two questions with one sentence and people just answer no or yes instead of relating to one of the asked topics.

LOL! Asking questions is some kind of arts 😁 If you ask ‘leading questions’ (where the answer is ‘yes’ or ‘no’), you will most likely get precisely the one or the other answer. If you ask an open question (what, which, where, who, why) you will receive a more detailed answer. It’s quite normal for north Germany (where I come from). Once in a bookshop a boy has asked me: “Sorry, do you know what time it is?” (leading question 😁) I have answered (smiling): “Yes! Do you want to know it, too?” 😄 The boy smiled as well and I gave him the time. See? 😁

3:51 Both cars aren't on a main road and on roads like this, it is usual, that the right hand car has priority and the left hand car has to pass me first. It's simply a consequence with the exception that cars on the main road has priority.

New subscriber here, I'm German and live in the near of Ulm. In Deutschland gilt generell rechts vor links. Allerdings in dem hier gezeigten Fall ist es doch normalerweise so, daß der, der rechts abbiegt vor dem kommt, der links abbiegt. Hatte das mal so gelernt ist allerdings schon ein paar Jährchen her😏. Ich finde das macht schon Sinn wenn man direkt auf die Frage antwortet und nicht noch eine Story drumrum aufgedrückt bekommt. Wenn ich z.B. nach dem Ausgang frage möchte ich nicht noch wissen wer ihn gebaut hat oder ob er evtl. besonders schön ist ect. Wir haben doch alle keine Zeit😂. Zeit ist Geld! Das mit Ketchup ect. war nicht immer so. Früher gab es das immer umsonst dazu. Erst später (ich glaube so in den 90ern) wurde das vereinzelt eingeführt, dass es extra kostet. Mittlerweile kostet es fast überall extra. LG

Here’s the thing about the mayo and ketchup packs. Someone has to pay for them, in Europe it’s the consumer. In America it’s the fast food employee. So instead of feeling stingy about paying the 30 cents, rejoice in the fact that the people serving your food is paid a living wage. Isn’t it wonderful that a fast food employee doesn’t have to have a second or third job to make ends meet. Same goes for the other “free” stuff, refills and what not. Nothing is free - someone has to pay…

Thing #6: 1. This is different from store to store. Supermarkets usually do this, though. 2. What you can do to get out more quickly, if you really don't have anything to buy on you, is to politely ask the customers in front of you and the cashier to let you through, as you have nothing to pay for with you: "Entschuldigung? Darf ich bitte durch? Ich habe nichts, was ich kaufen möchte." in a kind, calm and patient tone. 3. Sometimes people will also let you pass them in line, if they have a lot of things to buy, and you only have one or two.

Father's Day in Germany is actually a public holiday because of a religious background. It's called Ascension Day or Christi Himmelfahrt. Father's Day just hopped on that in order to be able to celebrate on a regular day off.

@best memory…growing up in the US for a couple of years back in the 80s😌 Actually the automatic carwash having closed on sundays makes sence (although I admit only indirectly). The gasstation with an automatic carwash could have a competetive advantage to a gas station with a manual washing service if the automatic washing station could offer their service on sundays. So to make it fair every car wash is just closed.😉

Ketchup packages: I am definitely with you on that one, Donny. Was in a Chinese restaurant yesterday, and although the chicken (with veggies & rice) was well seasoned, I added several squirts from the ketchup plastic bottle (freely available on the table). One of those ketchup sachets is definitely not enough for fast food French fries (should be called Belgian fries, incidentally). I would really have appreciated the US system as a kid BUT everything comes at a cost. No such thing as a free lunch or free bag of ketchup, ultimately. They factor in the cost. A US Big Mac is slightly more expensive than one bought in Germany. Also, the US fast food chains cut down on labor cost with a strong tendency towards exploitation. Yes, not every fast food chain is the same and there are differences between various states. But an ordinary worker is often poorly paid at McDonald's etc. and they usually don't get many sick days, and so sometimes people have to show up for work even though they're sick (or else they won't get paid). So that's why you can have so many "free" packages of ketchup. Still favor the US system then?

I'm from Germany and the thing with the machines is not for the machines to have holidays it's because of th noise the machine is making.

Whith the pandemuc and all it's a bit harder, but usually you could simply ask the people in the line if they could make you a bit of room so you don't have to wait while not buying anything. Some shops (like the E-Center and a Markauf near me) also have an "information desk" where you can (apart from asking questions) go if you only have 1-4 things you're buying and the lines are relatively full. You can also leave that way if you don't buy anything.

it's not about the mashines getting a day off.. it's more about the noise ! They also dont do it on Sundays and after 22.00 ;)

Vielleicht sind wir Deutschen etwas mundfaul, ja. Ist echt immer wieder mindblowing, was für Amerikaner in Deutschland nicht normal oder überhaupt gar keinen Sinn macht, was für Deutsche einfach selbstverständlich ist und gar nicht hinterfragt wird. Bei mir war es die Sache mit den kleinen Türen am Supermarkteingang. Nie drüber nachgedacht und auch nie gewusst, dass das ein deutsches Ding ist.

I remember when i Was in the uk. There you drink tea but for sugar you have to pay extra 15 pence. And if you want some milk it cost you again 15 pence. In italy you go to a Restaurant and you pay a cuperto of 2. 50 Euro for the use of plates and Glases.

Giving way to the car on the right side makes sense to clear traffic faster because of in your example for instance, if the car on the right wants to turn right, the lower car can then just go as well, since we have turn lights that are easily visible from the sides. Machines not running on holidays is a measure of noise reduction, as well as all the entertainment bans. The gates in supermarket entrances are there to control the flow of people, so everybody moves the same direction and nobody gets in each others way, the ones at the check-out are often open, but are there as theft prevention as you stated.