I love the way that Dana looks at Stefan! It looks like she is falling in love with him with every glance. It is so sweet!!!

Wow she really walked him through that. I wonder what he ACTUALLY thought.

Loved your video. My mother was a German war bride. She is now with our Lord, so I always love hearing a German accent. My first visit to Germany was when I was 11 years old. I will never forget it. Our first night was spent at quaint inn in a small village near the Czechoslovakian border. My mother lived there and that is where she met my dad. My older sister and I had never seen or even heard of a feather tick before that first night. At first look we wondered how we could sleep on the bed without rolling onto the floor. Mom laughed and explained that it was not as solid as it appeared. She said to sleep under the feather tick. So we slipped under this massive mound and peered over the top. My sister said that now she knew how a hotdog felt in a bun! I got to meet all my German relatives including my “Omi”. She couldn’t speak English and I couldn’t speak German. But, I felt such a connection that before I knew it, I fell in love with her. I never wanted to leave and cried every single time I had to say goodbye. I will always treasure the memories of my trips to Germany. It is a really beautiful country.

I love that Stefan discovered how Southerners in Atlanta are so genuinely friendly. Yup. I was working at a hotel during the summer in college and checked in two young ladies from Germany who rented a car in New York and drove across the country to California. They took the southern route and were surprised how friendly people were in the Southern States. They said they were constantly being invited to the home's of people they'd meet for meals. Southern Hospitality is real!

What I want to know from Stefan is how he felt about things. What did he like and didn’t like? What was outlandish and different from Germany? What was the same? I need more details!

She’s like an over protective mom with nervous giggles

On my first trip to the US I was definitely overwhelmed by all the kindness. And the gas prices 😂

I never realized until I traveled to other countries, but americans are genuinely friendly and hospitable. I love this country.

20 years ago, I took my girlfriend (now wife) to the US for our first vacation as a couple. I had been an exchange student in the US before, so I new my way around, but I still rememeber that face of my wife as we pulled out of the rental car place at Miami Airport and where getting on the first 6 (or more) lane interstates. It was exactly this "i am in a movie" face. Today my wife is staying with my former host family for 2 weeks to improve her english and me and my 2 kids are preparing to leave for the US next week. I bet I will see that expression on my kids faces again :-)

Culture shock for a German: "People were friendly." XD I can relate!

I wish this one was longer with more stories of the things that most surprised Stefan about American culture on that trip. Good video.

I love how she is so bubbly and social and all over the place and him more quiet like so American versus European loveeee iiiiitttt 😍😍😍😍😍 I'm from E Europe and I'm in love with everything American ❤️

When I was at the Indianapolis Airport I saw cops on Segways. One cop seemed to still be learning how to ride it so I told him to be careful, because the guy who invented the Segway did on one. He turned to his partner and said, "You didn't tell me you can die on these."

Stefan's look of amazement was exactly how I was when I arrived in Germany...

I have no idea how I stumbled across this video. I’ve never watched your channel and don’t generally watch channels like this. You guys are absolutely delightful, and this made happy.

My first trip to the caribbean was pretty much like that. I'm a horticultural gardener and I was always super interested in tropical plants. Seeing them for the first time growing outdoors where they belong and not potted indoors was just overwhelming. I actually hugged a palm tree :D

nice one, really luv you guys. Stefan is much more self confident in front of the camera, thumbs up for that ! Oh and of course it´s ´luggage´ ;-)

Meeting the parents - always a tricky situation especially when it involves visiting a new place!

Dana, I really enjoy all your vids. You're great and I am really liking that Stefan has been taking a more active part in your videos. You guys play off each other really well and it is nice to occasionally get a native Germans perspective on some of the topics you talk about.

My overwhelming, but positive travel moment was when I was at Arches National Park in Utah this March (I'm from Texas). It was one of those things on my bucket list. My parents went to drive around the park and take photos and they had dropped me off at the Delicate Arch trailhead. It was not a very long hike, but there were some really challenging inclines and slick rock where I almost fell. And let me tell you it was worth every agonizing second. As soon as I rounded the last corner around a giant rock face, the landscape just opened up, almost like an amphitheater. The colors were amazing: vibrant orange and red, and the gorgeous snow-covered Manti La Sal Mountains in the background. I tried my best not to start crying as there were quite a few other people around. "Overwhelmed" is the only word I have to describe how I felt. I could have sat there forever. I knew I had to head back as my parents would be getting back to the trailhead soon to pick me up. It was the hardest goodbye and I would do it again a million more times if I could!

I'm active duty navy and a little over a month ago we got back from a long 7 month deployment. We had gone to Singapore, Malaysia, Israel, Dubai, Bahrain, and Guam. I think the place i had the biggest culture shock was Israel. It was awesome. Everyone was so friendly and sweet. In fact we had this random old couple come over and ask a group of me and my friends to watch their stuff while they went to play in the water. Another friend of mine had some random people ask her and her friends to watch their baby. They were so friendly and trusting. I loved Israel. I would defiantly visit there again if i had the chance.

Paris, France! I've been there with a friend and he was concerned that I might be disappointed, that Paris is a big, dirty, loud city with busy people and modern industry and not that pittoresque dream of bohemian lifestyle. But my friend was wrong, I was totally overwhelmed! Shipping on the Seine, eating crepes down the Eiffel tower, climbing up Montmartre, visiting Notre Dame or just strolling around the old city, I was in an constant dream seeing the city, I had so much heard of, I had seen in so many movies and talked about so much in French class. Paris got me, totally!

I grinned thru this whole video!! I love videos with both of you & relate to them so much b/c my husband is German (we live in Chicago). This made me think of his first trip to the States meeting my family & friends! ♥️

I visited Berlin, Germany a few years ago to visit some friends and family. It was one of the best experiences of my life! What a beautiful and interesting city! I loved every minute of it; the people were friendly and fun, and I had the time of my life! I live in a major city now that I love, but Berlin would surely be the city of my choice to move to☺️❤️👍🏻⭐️!

almost 20 years ago i went to florida as an aupair. i think i felt the same as stefan :-D and i enjoied it sososososo much!!!! later i was in india - that was a great experience, too.

I have felt overwhelmed and awestruck by travel before-- the first time I went to Disneyland. I'd been watching The Wonderful World of Disney every Sunday night all my life. Every year there was an episode about Disneyland, and eventually the construction of Disney World. Like all American kids in the 60s and 70s Disneyland was the holy grail of family trips. I was 12 or 13 by the time I FINALLY got to go. Thankfully, I found Disneyland lived up to the hype. I'd never been anywhere so _perfect_ in my entire life. Everything was immaculate, colorful and exciting. I didn't really see the artificiality of it as a child. It really was the most magical place on earth to me.

I enjoyed your video. I just came back from a trip to Banff , Alberta, Canada and yes, I was amazed at how beautiful it is there, how wonderfully cool it was for the middle of summer, how clean it was, how friendly everyone was, how well maintained everything was, etc. I loved everything about it and will return as soon as I possibly can.

You are great both as people and as a couple! Thumbs up for this, even if it's off topic.

This has to be my favorite Wanted Adventure video ever! I didn't want it to end. It's so interesting to hear what this is like from the opposite perspective. (I'm American.)

For those who don't know, the Intracoastal (Waterway) is the waterway that runs along the Atlantic coast of Florida behind the chain of long, narrow barrier islands that face directly on the ocean. If you're in a boat, to get into the intracoastal you have to sail through one of the (usually) narrow gaps between two of the islands. The water there is calmer and less salty. Manatees live there. To go to the beach, where the waves are, you have to use one of the bridges (some of which are drawbridges) over the intracoastal and then go to the east side of the island. Some parts of the islands are only a few hundred meters wide. It's not uncommon in Florida to have two sister cities or two parts of the same city, one on the mainland and one on one of the islands. Cocoa, Florida is the city on the mainland, Cocoa Beach is the city on the barrier island. Miami is on the mainland, Miami Beach is on the barrier island.

Charming couple . This type of relationship makes the world smaller and brings people together I think. What I’m meaning is your sharing your experiences.

great video! I had that experience after a dive in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.. the enormity of the ocean made me feel very overwhelmed and humbled..

I experienced quite some culture shock when I travelled to the US when I was just 18. I started in familiar old Germany at 5am and at 4pm local time I already stood on top of the Empire state building. It was so surreal. I had never seen a Skyscraper before in person and suddenly I was on top of probably the most famous one. Yeah that first weekend in Manattan was like stepping into all the movies I had seen as a child...

Oh, and you are such a sweet couple!

I've travelled to many countries and I think my biggest culture shock was Japan. So many people looking similar, similar heights, and business clothing so similar and so many people it was impossible to cross the train station. Also service being relatively poor. I remember the taxi driver pulling up to our hotel. It was raining and he just popped the trunk and sat there. We had to get out and get all our luggage. Everywhere else I've been the taxi driver helps you with your luggage. Probably the culture of no tipping reduces service value. I remember in London the taxi driver was so entertaining. He had us in stitches all the way to our hotel. I gave him more than a 20 pound tip, he asked if he could marry me. The guy could be a stand-up comedian.

I wonder why I accumulate mental baggage and not mental luggage

When I once had travelled through Canada for 6 months I had a similar experience, but I arrived very late in the evening during winter at the Totoronto airport which alone wasn't as welcoming as your experience in Atlanta. Moreover I had to explain myself why and how I was going to stay for such a long time in their country, which was very intimidating! The friendliness and openness in Canada was definitely there but I took it for granted fairly soon. It was upon my arrival back in Germany that I realised what I had left behind. I remember saying to somebody who was working in the hotel in Vancouver that I had been staying at for the remaining 2 nights: It has been a great stay, and whenever I'll come back to Vancouver I'll come backt here. And he replied: I won't probably be here by then but I wish you all the best my friend. This still always brings almost tears to my eyes. P.S.: Sorry for the grammar mistakes. I still have problems with the tenses.

Singapore was overwhelming for me. So different from Germany. Love your channel!

Stefan is such a good guy and he is very respectful.Dana you are very blessed with a kind loving husband. Have a great time in America Stefan !!

You two seem like a genuine and very Happily married couple.wish you both the Best years to come.from the USA.

I'm from germany anf have a vietnamese Girlfriend. Some weeks ago we visited her family in vietnam. The first day in hanoi was just crazy. I recommend you watch some Videos about "hanoi traffic". For a german, who is used to organized traffic, it was hell on earth :D . There were more moments of culture shock, but the traffic was the first and worst ;)

I've dealt with my share of big airports, but have either of you ever been to one that was just a little on the _small_ side? When I graduated from Navy Boot Camp, in April, 1999, they sent me to submarine school, in Groton, CT. The airport there only accommodated (at the time) _four_ airlines which meant _eight_ employees. There would be one to check your ticket, and then run the x-ray machine at the security checkpoint, and then work with the security personnel to load the bags into the plane, and then de-ice the wings, and then direct the plane out to the runway, and the _other_ guy would be the copilot from the plane. We (the passengers) joked that the other guy was now going to go to the control tower. And the planes _themselves_ would be these dinky, little _Christmas_ ornaments that made you wonder why the ticket agent asked whether you preferred an aisle seat or a window seat, since every single seat on the plane was _both._ There was no lavatory, since the plane would not be in the air long enough to _need_ one. Accordingly, there would also be no _flight_ attendants or _refreshments_ served. Any incoming flight is coming from Philadelphia. Any _outgoing_ flight is going _to_ Philadelphia. At one point, every single seat on the _left_ side of the plane was occupied, but only _two_ seats on the _right_ side were. We joked that the plane was going to fly in circles.

Nice to watch, great couple, all the best for you two!

Such a great video guys!!! So very interesting of what that was like for Stefan coming to America the first time. Oh, it's luggage of course!

Biggest culture shock for me(California) was when I visited Sevilla, Spain; the Spanish people were eating dinner at 9-10 pm in droves. The night life is out of this world.

Frankfurt Germany 1997. My first business trip to Europe and there are armed soldiers with large guns patrolling the airport. Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore.

I spent two year in Germany and really loved it! There were things I missed of course, but there were so many new things to experience, that compensated, and more!

Nice Video. When I visited Cuba for the first (15 Years ago), I was very overwhelmed, about the country, the culture and the people. It was also my first trip to another continent. When I visited China (for working purpose) two years ago, I was overwhelmed most of the time, but some times also totally shocked...

Baggage is what all you travel with....literally or emotionally....this could include a musical instrument, or sports equipment, an animal, AND your suitcases. Luggage is what you put your stuff in; aka suitcases.

Stefan's reaction to America's was like my first reaction to England. After having read Dickens and Shakespeare and watched various shows like classic Dr Who, I got to go to England (and London especially), and see not just the Globe and the British Museum, but also just regular streets. And everyone spoke in a British accent and there were pubs with quaint names. It was very neat.

I keep watching u guys and cant stop. Lovely couple you are. I completly understand your struggles as I am half German half English

What I miss most about in the US and was super confused at for the first two weeks was how polite and friendly everyone is and especially the small talk with random people!

Makes me wonder what cultural shock my dad's grandparents and parents went thru when they came over from Germany. At that time it was Prussia when they came over. One town was Penkhul. The other was Stanzig. Both now have Polish names.

When we came home from a student exchange in Cyprus, me and my friend sat in an airport café at Frankfurt Airport, just waiting for check-in to out next flight to Hamburg. My friend had just bought herself a plush dog, which was a Husky, and we were playing with it. Suddenly, a lady came up to us, showing us pictures of her baby husky Henry that looked JUST LIKE the plush toy we had. We didn't really understand her speaking (we were like 9 years old), but she was really nice and proceeded to chat with our teachers for a bit. She was either from North America or Australia. We were really taken aback by her friendliness (all the other people in the café were businessmen hiding behind newspapers and giving us disapproving looks) and my friend named her plush dog Henry afterwards.

I loved this my experience was like this when I first got stationed in Germany. My wife(German) had these same experiences as your husband visiting me here when I was stationed in NJ

oh i also had such a culture shock when i first visited the usa!!! i couldnt believe what i was seeing most of the time, and its really weird at first that the people over there are so nice. i also constantly felt like i was in a tvshow/movie the whole time

It is so funny that stefan mentioned the friendlyness in english speaking countries... I alway thought like "oh okay, they are just a little bit more friendly than in Germany/central Europe"... And now I live for three weeks in Ireland and the people are SO FRIENDLY here... it's crazy :D And I also experienced the "hey how are you?"-question you mentioned in earlier videos... as a German I suppose you never know what to answer exactly :'D

In 1975 when I was 12 years old my stepfather was transferred to Germany. Upon arrival and after we collected our luggage and passed through customs at the Frankfurt airport, we headed up an escalator. While ascending, I glanced to my right and in very large letters over a store front were the words SEX SHOP with their wares prominently displayed in the store window.

That singing was also last yearrrrrrrr when I had to do the layover in Atlanta (to Germany) but he was in migration! He was so awesome he lighted up the mood a lot. There were a lot of people!

Saw the same guy singing in ATL when I flew home from Madrid in October 😂.. None of that at LAX lol 🤣

I spent 9 weeks in Nigeria years ago. No running water, no phones, no TV, no electric... Yes, culture shock.

I was born and raised roughly 90 miles from the Atlanta airport and I experience culture shock every time I go there.

i was definitely overwhelmed when we took the train through wales. just because of the stunning beauty of the nature.

Since you mentioned the surrealism of these travels, I have that all the time in the USA. Grown up in West Germany, left for USA at age 40 in 2003, now I am traveling to places I know from very old songs (70s). Sacramento, Philadelphia, New York City, Reno, Chicago, I walk the streets and the songs are in my head (and on my playlist, haha). Or I am in a place nearby from places I heard in songs, so I look up the map and I understand the meaning of "so here we go to Amarillo" (meaning from Lorado). I understand now the trip they planned. Before that these were no places to me on a map, they were just words in a pop song. My best is always when I tease my Boney M friends while I am in Reno. There is a BM song starting with "in the hills above Reno", and that is where I am staying (for work), exactly there, in the hills above Reno. Not in Reno, but in the hills above it. The song is titled "Consuela Biaz", and I am sending my friends notes like "I'm with Consuela Biaz again", then they know where I am. It is totally surreal when you walk places physically that you have heard in pop songs decades before in other parts of the world.

I'm going to Ohio this November and i'm really nervous but excited about it. First time flying alone, first time traveling to America, first time meeting my GF irl, first time meeting her parents, first proper thanksgiving, first everything oO

Sweet video ! I actually started liking your videos to learn what might be likable about Germany ^^ I used to hate Germany a lot, but you made me see it in a new and sweeter way ^ ^ Thanks for that ! I’m German (from Münster, lived 6 years in Düsseldorf) but I’ve studied 1 year in Japan and am now moving to L.A. for good. It was quite interesting to me that Stefan had such a big culture shock & I heard the same from many of my German friends visiting the US. I kinda expected to have a bit of a culture shock too, but I didn’t have any so far in the US (L.A and San Francisco) but I think that comes from living in Japan maybe , it being so much more different from Germany than the us. I was even a bit sad that it was so small compared to what I expected- but I guess compared to experiencing Tokyo city life, L.A. is super chill :D I think the chill & outgoing types of the young Germans fit very well into California and the like :)

I've been to Nepal in October 2018 and I walked around like Stefan all the time! I guess I didn't stop smiling and being shoked and overwhelmed for all the three weeks! It was my first time out of Europe and I was just soooo amazed by the culture, the language, the nature, the people, the food, the traditions.... On the last day I couldn't believe to just leave and be back in my old life and actually I still feel like this trip made a huge difference for me! It changed my way of thinking and acting and I really hope to go back to that wonderful place one day! Until then I'll carry Nepal with me in my heart

baggage and luggage both work in this context but I'm with Stefan and would use luggage only because baggage also has a different (negative) meaning. The things people went through usually in relationships that may affected their current disposition is what I think off first when I hear the word baggage.

First: Stefan needs his old hair style ^^ he looked so much better back then Second: Dana, I saw you yesterday on ARD alpha :D You did an awesome job Third: I once had a trip to Italy by bus and we drove through Switzerland. Everything looked like a postcard just by watching out of the window.

You should tell us about the food and more stuff about your visit. I'm glad you were there in the winter, that place can be hell in the summer !

„I was shocked...everyone was so friendly and happy.“ 😂😂😂 Same exact feeling when I first visited the US. I was totally weirded out.

In 1971 I was stationed to Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany. I arrived on Saturday morning at the base. Found my barracks and put on my civilian clothes. I caught a local bus to take me to the nearest town. I wanted to walk around and eventually have dinner and drink at a local restaurant. Since I spoke no German I had to look carefully at the signs. Not just road/street signs, but also the business's signs. I was surprised to learn that I could figure many out. The meal was fantastic and so were way too many beers. When I got on the bus to return to the base, I ended up paying for everyone on board. One of my best memories of going to Germany for the first time and by myself with a guide or interpreter. Years later I was working for a German company here in the US. I was traveling with a couple of our German engineers and we found ourselves at the Seattle airport. While waiting for our flight I noticed that one of the guys had a kind of anxious look on his face, similar to a six-year-old that has to hit the john. When I asked what was wrong he was at a loss for words. I asked him if he needed the wasser closet? Yes he said with relief. I pointed to the "Men's Room" and off he went. Upon returning he asked what do you say in the US when asking for the location? I started listing the different ways that we use, "where is the john, I need to take a leak, I need to drain the lizard, and so on". When he was finished I asked him what would be the same answer in Germany? He responded, "I must leave a column of water in the corner" at which time the other Germans all nodded in agreement.

1994 I was in the USA for the first time. When I woke up the first morning, I heard about LA the typical howling of American police cars and saw the words"Hollywood" on the hills behind the city. That really didn't feel real. It was very easy to make friendly contact with almost everyone. Very quickly very personal things were exchanged, but at the same time I quickly realized that this did not mean that such a relationship is permanent. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator

I can SO relate to Stephan, it has been the same for me and my American ex-wife. Still love the country and the people so much. Always great to watch your videos, Dana. You are somehow a picture book example of an American, and I mean this in a very positive way. Open mind, open heart. Stephan is a lucky guy. 😊 You are also always referring to things which seem to be little, but mean a big deal to ppl.

lovely story! It was a pleasure to watch.

As i was taught as a child in the 1960s in Australia: luggage is the suitcases and trunks themselves, baggage is your belongings packed in them. And indeed that is what the Concise Oxford says. So, you store luggage empty when it is not being used, and you are carrying baggage at the airport. Maybe this has drifted, or is British English, but it seems to me they really are different things.

The signs at every airport in the USA I've been to has had signs that say "BAGGAGE"

Yes - I have also had the same overwhelming feeling. It was when I was travelling to Korea to pick up my son (14 years ago now! Time flies!). Going from a small town in Sweden to big city Seoul was really, really a big shock. I had never before experienced sky scrapers and that much people. But I fell in love with the place and I really want to go back there.

I just love it when you do videos together. You are such a cute couple! The Atlanta airport is absolutely awful in my opinion...no wonder Stefan was overwhelmed.

Buenos Aires was my first culture shock. But I just went with the flow and I loved it. Three months in, and a Bonairense local mistakenly guessed I was from northern Argentina. I. WAS. ECSTATIC! Ultimate cloud-nine experience being mistaken for an almost-local. They were shocked when I said, “Nope. California. But you were close!” BTW, guys, for me, luggage is the bag all by itself (empty) and baggage is luggage that’s been filled with all your crap. Tschüss! -Phill, Las Vegas

Don’t forget, also, the first trip to a region with drastically different weather! By the way... how was the weather?

I enjoyed this so much. My first international trip was to Dresden Germany to visit my boyfriend's family (Americans) that I had never met before and who were living there at the time. So we were also tourists but kind of not. I didn't feel the same sense of culture shock but really enjoyed Germany. When we went to London many years later I had that feeling of "Wow! This is a real place I've been seeing on TV my whole life and I'm actually here!" It is kind of mind-blowing. It can be baggage or luggage, but I think luggage is winning out and baggage is now more metaphorical as you pointed out Sefan. You have a very good grasp of the English language Stefan.

For one glorious year I had the privilege of living in Clearwater Florida. Grew up in Michigan. The look on Stefan's face is VERY familiar! Did my dishes while watching white herons land in the pond outside, every other weekend at sand key, madeira beach walking and walking...those little lizards that scurry about...bugs the size of cars....IT WAS WONDERFUL! Cried all the way out of the state when I had to move back. Thank you for bringing back wonderful memories. God bless. :)

6 years ago i went back to hong kong by myself for the first time so i dicided to go to hong kong island by ferry when our ferry were getting closer to the island i realize how huge the buildings are and so packed and it seems like most of the buildings are connected by bridges or tunnels i felt like an ants xD

I noticed that you interrupt and talk over Stefan a lot. I think it would be nice, if you leaned back a little and let him talk freely. It was distracting when I was trying to listen to what he was saying and you would cut him off.

Welcome to the states. Hope you had a wonderful time.

First video I have seen of yours. I thought it was great :)

This year was our first trip to America and then directly to NYC. (my husband and I) We had no culture shock. We felt very well. In the future, we would like to travel to Chicago. My biggest dream would be to travel to LA. My English is not the best, but it´s enough to answer someone or to order something for me.

I'm from South FL, too. I was in the USAF and was stationed in Germany (Sembach). I was picked up right away at Frankfurt by another military member and so I didn't get to interact with Germans for the first hour in country .... but I remember my first culture shock. I just got on base and was talking to the person setting me up with base housing. She spoke perfect English with zero accent, and we were on base so I assumed she was American ... but then she turned and started talking in German. I guess the shock was that it came out of nowhere. My next culture shock was when I went to a restaurant and had to go to the bathroom. I stood in front of 2 doors .... one had an "H" and the other had a "D". Thankfully I guessed correctly, otherwise I might have had another kind of shock. ProTip: if you're a guy pick the door that has an "H" on it.

My family and I traveled to the US when I was 15 years old. I was also very positively surprised by the kindness of the people but even more by the vastness and beauty of the nature. It was overwhelming. One day we visited a beautiful place which is also a sacred site for Native Americans and I had a spiritual experience there. I suddenly got a lot of knowledge. This knowledge is more certain than anything I have learned in life and it is totally undisputable for me. Anyway, it changed my whole attitude and has given me a lot of strength in difficult situations throughout my life.

My husband is German. I loved Germany when I went there. Loved it so much I wanted to move there! My favorite place is Fuesen even though my husband is from Bremen. We´ve been living in my native country of Panama for 17 years. We met in Florida. We have been married for 24 years.

The first time I went to the U.S., I stayed there for a year, so I had to look for an apartment. I stayed at a hostel for a couple of days, and a colleague had arranged for me to house-sit a friends' place, who were going on vacation for a week. So we met beforehand and they explained the most important things to me and gave me a key. But when I actually "moved in", I couldn't figure out how to actually unlock the door. So I kept trying for maybe 15 minutes and then all I could think of was to ask the neighbors. So I went to the next house, rang the doorbell and explained my situation. I think I had never been that nervous before. It was raining cats and dogs and here I was, some strange guy they had never met with a foreign accent trying to get into their neighbors' house using a key that doesn't actually work. But the guy didn't even bat an eyebrow, smiled and went over there with me. He had a short look at the door and then calmly explained to me that - because it was an oldish kinda lock - it might be slightly tilted and all I had to do was pull the door a little while turning the key. That actually did the trick. I can't really say it was a culture shock as I had never been in a comparable situation before or after, but this guy's reaction was definitely very different from what I'd been expecting. Unfortunately, I never met that guy again. I don't think I thanked him enough, I was just too overwhelmed.

I really like this channel, i should watch more videos. Go Germany ^^

I had the same experience your Husband had if not multiplied when I went to Japan. Me, being from Eastern Kentucky, from a small town, taking my first trip overseas. First time time on a plane and on the plane for 22 hours straight. The culture shock was real. I spent over a month there.

Yes very over whelmed when I went to Rome. I need to get back loved Italy. I love traveling so much have a very happy life together.

My biggest dream, for almost my whole life, is to visit America and I know I'll have that "movies" surreal moment...

I remember being in a German Walmart as a 7 year old American and I was terrified. It was so strange being in a place that seemed so familiar but nobody was speaking my language.

great video guys!

I felt that when I went to England when I was in college, as I went with my college wind ensemble. We flew from O'Hare in Chicago, IL as a direct flight to England. We had just landed in Heathrow, went through customs, got our bags, and had to wait a while for our tour bus to arrive. I swear, I could not get enough of the new sights and sounds during that time. I absolutely loved it!

30 years ago I travelled to LA. It starts in the plane while landing with that mouth-opened "I am in an american movie" feeling. 8 lanes highway IN the city of LA - wow. Each lane wider than any lane in Germany - wow. Friendly smiling smalltalking custom assistants - wow. Silent angry-looking custom assistants back in Germany - ouh, wait there is a huge potential :-) Are not luggage and baggage synonyms?