These 8 Things Make Germans So Special 🥰
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2 жыл бұрынWhat makes Germans so uniquely German? Well, stereotype or not, there are 8 things that we find make Germans so wonderful German! What about you?!
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00:11 - Intro chats
01:03 - DCI Dedication
01:20 - Special Thing #1
02:08 - Special Thing #2
02:35 - Special Thing #3
03:35 - Special Thing #4
04:35 - Special Thing #5
06:03 - Special Thing #6
07:18 - Special Thing #7
09:04 - Outro chats
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Like many, I had a difficult time relocating - all the paperwork, making sure I wasn’t getting scammed, finding a flat, a phone plan, a job, etc. So, I took it slowly, documented all my learnings along the way, and partnered up with experts in every field to help others avoid making the same mistakes I did.
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@Bioshyn 2 жыл бұрын
We have one big advantage in Germany when going on an adventure, we don't get potentially eaten by a bear.
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 … but those Canada geese in germany are ferocious!
@anja6983 2 жыл бұрын
AND everyone has the right to go into any forest, even when it’s private property … But IF you see a sign, to keep away, stay away. And you should leave it, without any damage or rubbish left
@LarsEllerhorst 2 жыл бұрын
That's because we ate them all first. Unfortunately there are only a few in zoos left, so no more delicious bear steaks, bear sausages, baked bear ham and last but not least curry bear sausage and döner bear with garlic sauce.
@0binnamadeit808 2 жыл бұрын
but those boars are agressive s.o.bs
@torstenn.6913 2 жыл бұрын
The most favorite german bread is "Das da!" - "This, over there!"
@ockertbrits6907 2 жыл бұрын
You have to mention that that bread is accompanied by finger pointing. 😄
@KFrancisPower 2 жыл бұрын
Ich brech weg 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@Andifined Жыл бұрын
Und "Nein, das andere!"
@agn855 2 жыл бұрын
Germans: "We're World Champion beer-drinker's!" Czech: "Hold my beer."
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@jts2561 2 жыл бұрын
Well actually - The Austrians squeeze themselves in between at place 2, after the Czechs and before the Germans!
@jts2561 2 жыл бұрын
...in Europe!
@pebo8306 2 жыл бұрын
@@jts2561 Not a chance!Slovenians barely surpassed by Czechs!
@peter_meyer 2 жыл бұрын
@@pebo8306 I hope the EU doesn't end up in these types of competition.
@gabortoth3706 2 жыл бұрын
Bread is life ... and beer is liquid bread. :)
@OnwardMJ 2 жыл бұрын
We've been here (in Leipzig - moved from the US) since last summer, and I have to agree with most of what you said. The beer and bread culture here is awesome, the ability to get around on public transport is great. We experienced the nudity thing the first time we went to a nearby lake. We knew about it so it wasn't a shock, and I think you describe it well - it's just not that big of a deal to anyone and it's just ignored by everyone around (I won't be joining in anytime soon, but I can appreciate that part of the culture). I'd say another thing that makes Germans special (at least in our experience) is how willing they are to help you out when you need it. We've been blessed so many times by our German friends as we've settled in. Such wonderful people!
@gabortoth3706 2 жыл бұрын
The "nudity thing" is even bigger in the eastern parts. :)
@xxearlgreyxx_ 2 жыл бұрын
@@gabortoth3706 And as I keep hearing from people who have already lived in many corners of Germany, the same goes for helping, it seems. ;)
@CuChulaines 2 жыл бұрын
@@xxearlgreyxx_ Well, I would instead say that this depends hard on whom you ask ;)
@paddycore8985 2 жыл бұрын
You have chosen the best city!😁 As Goethe wrote in his Faust: „Mein Leipzig lob ich mir! Es ist ein klein Paris…“
@josiahrickens4556 2 жыл бұрын
I used to live in Heidelberg Germany 82-85
@martinjunghofer3391 2 жыл бұрын
That's all nice, but aren't there some other things? E.g. Germany has the highest density of opera houses per inhabitant of the whole world and one of the highest density of choirs (after Lithuania); In addition, decisive remnants of the fact that Germany was once the land of poets and thinkers and was also a leader in science are still preserved; nowhere in the world is so much classical music regularly heard as in Germany! Etc. This may not serve the majority of KZfaq users, but it is still a remarkable reality!
@Strathi1 2 жыл бұрын
Most typical German thing for me: You finish a break by sitting up in your chair, clapping both hands on your knees and saying "So!"
@hydralp2521 2 жыл бұрын
Karneval is not just one week in february haha Regularly its from the 11th of November until Aschermittwoch but with a small Christmas break. This "one week" starting on Weiberfastnacht is just the so called "Straßenkarneval" but the whole Karneval is way more than just this short part of having party on the street.
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha technically, yes you’re absolutely correct! 🤣 but can you imagine if the party festivities actually lasted THAT LONG?! I think one week is more than I can handle 🤣🤣
@Torfmoos 2 жыл бұрын
@@lifeingermany_ so come and visit Hamburg, here u don t have any of it
@tasminoben686 2 жыл бұрын
@@Torfmoos Gesicht mit Freudentränen Grüße aus dem stürmischen Ahrensburg! Mußte heut beim Einkaufen mit Tochter beim Einladen den Einkaufswagen festhalten, damit er nicht wegrollt! Aber hier is Wedder jo ers schlecht, wenn de Stinte op Augenhöhe vorbeischwimmen!
@hansjanko7966 2 жыл бұрын
Go deep south to the Black Forest Area, German speaking Switzerland and around the Lake of Konstanz. There you will find the 'Alemannische 'Fasnet' which is totally different, but the idea is the same - get rid of the winter ;-) . Here in the south it is more native, much darker drive out the bad witches and ghosts - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jbhxnqeqvNS4maM.html
@hansjanko7966 2 жыл бұрын
Or take this one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h7qRoKyfmd-mnmQ.html
@kurtrohlfs6570 2 жыл бұрын
I am so glad you mentioned the bread and specifically the issues you'd had in Canada. Not uncommon at all. In most cases in US/Canada, they use excess amounts of yeast and flours with additives and preservatives, yes even in Canada. There are great quality flours out there but most US/Canada bakers are focused on high volume, not quality. What you have in Germany are artisan bakers, it's awesome. German bread volume and consumption means it does not need a lot of shelf life and regulations ensure the flours and ingredients are better quality than US/Canada. Canada is better, but lowers standards to open up to US product manufacturers. My wife ran a home bakery and followed traditional European artisan methods. We had many customers that thought they were gluten-sensitive, but after eating artisan bread and not having any issues, they loved it and became regulars. The flour with minimal additives and artisan methods produce a bread we can digest easier. You can freeze and thaw quality breads and reheat them for fresh bread when you want it. Thanks for your videos, they are nostalgia and educational. As the name gives away, I have German heritage, all my relatives live there; I have lived in Canada almost my whole life.
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
You pretty much summed it all up perfectly! ✊ My aunt is severely gluten intolerant in Canada … hives all over! But in germany she ate pasta, pizza, bread, pastries everyday with no issues! She actually brought some sacks of flour back to Canada with her 🤣🤣
@FranziskaNagel445 2 жыл бұрын
I would not call all bakers in Germany artisan bakers. There are many chain bakeries that produce bread on a industrial scale with industrial methods.
@hansberger4939 2 жыл бұрын
@@FranziskaNagel445 right. But compare that with north america!
@jolioding_2253 2 жыл бұрын
@@FranziskaNagel445 yes but even huge chain Bakeries like Merzenich still use good quality basic ingredients and good recipes. The bread from said bakery is the best bought bread I've had. I've also been to the manufacturing plant in köln Niehl so I know what it looks like being made and have greater trust in their bread than that from other chain bakeries but I don't think they vary wildly.
@FranziskaNagel445 2 жыл бұрын
@@jolioding_2253 You are right. My point was not that chain bakery bread is bad. I buy my bread from Badische Backstube and I am happy whith their bread. It was that the quality difference between US and german bread is not a result from artisan vs industrial baking but rather focusing on quality or mimizing costs and maximizing shelf life.
@ajinkyamehere5365 2 жыл бұрын
The German culture is so so fascinating to me! Hope to get there soon to experience it myself.
@Slippy6582 2 жыл бұрын
Another channel mentioned: Lüften! I found that really funny and interesting, especially i thought EVERYONE is doing it doesnt matter where you are from... But we germans are really serious about it and we have no AC, so it makes a lot of sense... AND it is fresh air in your house/appartment it is healthy unless you are living directly on an Autobahn or main street in the middle of an city of course :) Nice video and YES these are typical german things!
@lumina9995 2 жыл бұрын
I can't believe that people in other countries where they don't have much AC (most of Europe in fact) don't open their windows! Silly cliche
@hansberger4939 2 жыл бұрын
@@lumina9995 the AC is not changing the air. So, you still should let some fresh air in, from time to time.
@antitoast4143 2 жыл бұрын
Especially during the pandemic us Germans have become even more obsessed with Lüften :D
@pfalzgraf7527 2 жыл бұрын
Well, there you open a whole ‘nother can of stuff, like: German windows with the tree way handle (closed/leaning/open) and generally heating systems and stuff … Have a look at “The Black Forest Family’”s video about that!
@heikeh.9977 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, I liked it so much, when you say that Germans don’t care about what others think might relate to us running around nude - good conclusion! One special thing in Germany is also the textile-free Sauna. I went there once with a Californian friend and she was totally unprepared but handled it greatly. Since then, whenever foreign friends ask me to go with them to a wellness or spa bath, I always make sure that they know, we are not wearing clothes in the sauna and that it´s often a mixed sauna. Most of them are very excited first, but once they´re in it, they experience the same as you did: nobody cares and it helps to focus on people`s faces when entering ;-)
@JouMxyzptlk 2 жыл бұрын
For the train system bubble: The reason we complain so much about it is: It was better 30+ years ago, trains were punctual down to less than one minute off. Busses were punctual on the same level. There were always people at (medium+larger) train stations helping you with problems. We were on level with Swiss, Austria, japan and all other which are now so much better than the German DB. But then "privatization" trend kicked in. Privat-public partnership. Which means: Winning were privatized, but losses are still up to the country. Result: The quality has been going down, a lot, really a lot. So we complain 'cause many many many still remember how much better it once was in Germany.
@pfalzgraf7527 2 жыл бұрын
sums it up quite well, I think!
@Panbaneesha 2 жыл бұрын
Same with the health and education system. Were great once, now they're just going to seed. I'm usually not one to cry for the "good old times", but undiluted capitalism is not doing the populace any favours at this point.
@siblinganon66 2 жыл бұрын
DB is still completely owned by the German state. The winnings aren't going into private hands. There are still a lot of people at train stations helping people. And if you call ahead they'll wait specifically for you.
@JouMxyzptlk 2 жыл бұрын
@@siblinganon66 It is way more complex . the short version is here (if you can read German) de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnprivatisierung - The major problem: Those who warned about the bad effects are right - way too right, sadly. The amount of weird stuff is unbelievable...
@pfalzgraf7527 2 жыл бұрын
@@siblinganon66 It is about making profits now. Things did work better when the railway system was part of the state funded infrastructure.
@muddyfeet69 2 жыл бұрын
you have to mention that nudity in public is not allowed everywhere - we have special "nudity zones" on lakes, rivers and the ocean. If you run half-naked or naked through a city you get company by the police and a ticket for being a public nuisance (Erregung öffentlichen Ärgernisses).
@rolandropnack4370 2 жыл бұрын
Hee hee hee true story, happened in the Harburg district of Hamburg, south shore of river Elbe: two guys from the music scene decided to "flitzen" (undress completely and then run through public space as fast as you can so no-one will catch you). They were caught and brought in by the police, to a station on the opposite side of the district. After their identity was confirmed, police released them, free to go home. Still nekkid, with no money on them to call a friend (where would you put your purse in your birthday suit? Also mobiles weren't a thing yet) their clothes still waiting for them (or hoping so) on the other side of the district, where their flats happened to be, too. A looooooong walk, suddenly...
@eagle1de227 2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: the severe case (exhibitionism) applies only to men ! So ladies feel free 😊
@d-docnemesis7925 2 жыл бұрын
Naked, yes. Half-naked? Idk, maybe I live in a too rural area, but I see people in, let's say very few clothes all the time during summer. There's this one neighbour - whenever I see him outside during summer I think 'can someone PLEASE give him a shirt?'... But also police isn't present here... in the last 12 years I've been living in this town, I've seen police about twice. At all.
@DougFunnyJunior 2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact is, when you think you are safe somewhere on the other side from germany to go nackt swimming or stuff, you can be sure that when you come out of the water someone you know is waiting there for you and say "hi du machst hier auch urlaub und wie ist das wasser"
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@chrisrudolf9839 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, and if you are male, instead of asking how the water is that someone you know will probably crack the old joke: "Oh, the water sure is cold today, isn't it". ;-)
@eagle1de227 2 жыл бұрын
just to correct you a little: there are more than 3000 registered types of bread in germany. We even call our beer "liquid bread". So don't mess about bread with a german... Fun fact about moving: Germans do not move that often. On average 4,5 times in their life (the half time is important!) It's not rare to find people living for decades in the same apartment. But i cannot deny that WHEN we move we're usually quite organized. Even when a german saying means "3 times moved is like one time burnt down"...
@dee-exotica 7 ай бұрын
You just made sound fun for me to move to Germany, at first I was considering Scotland. 😎😋
@knusperhirsch7056 2 жыл бұрын
Love your positivity and enthusiasm! 😊 Such a breath of fresh air, we need more of that in Germany (which is why I moved to Baden-Wurttemberg from Bavaria as people in Baden-Wurttemberg are more light-hearted than Bavarians who tend to be more grumpy)
@janpracht6662 2 жыл бұрын
The emotional outburst of a Hamburgian when he gets the best meal of his life: "Jo. You can eat that". Yes, we are so talkative here in the north... 😅
@PalmyraSchwarz 2 жыл бұрын
As always a nice video. I was amazed by your supposedly recognized talent of the Germans for removals. I had read about "Moving Day" in Montreal and was therefore a bit surprised.
@adamkreuz9068 2 жыл бұрын
I think you're the only channel that has a checklist. I so so so so hope I get to use it in the next few years!
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely the first channel to come up with this simple yet so so so helpful idea! 🥰✊ and I’m constantly building it up and making changes! I hope you get to use it too one day! 🤗🤗
@frankderessener4477 2 жыл бұрын
Carneval is celebrated in many more areas in Germany, but they call it differently (Fasching, Fastnacht and so on). Very good video. Respect. ❤❤😉
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
Not everywhere though, right? Just some areas? I’d love to know how they celebrate! Any ideas? Maybe I can visit a celebration one year 🤗
@frankderessener4477 2 жыл бұрын
Not everywhere, right. In many parts of northern and eastern Germany it is not or hardly celebrated. It is originally a Catholic custom, so it depends on the people living in the area. But in some evangelical areas they celebrate it too.
@pppetra 2 жыл бұрын
Carnaval.. IT is a catholic thing in the Netherlands. Carnaval is followed by a 40 day fast (Lent) till easter. Dutch carnaval.. they trow stuff of a car while Wearing a costume. They go home drunk enough to Piss in someone garden and like on the parked car they drove their bike into. I think everybody that does carnaval shoeld be cleaning the town for a week as well. And they must do the 40day fast as well. (Not a fan) Beer..hate IT. Whisky and wine. Trains.. so inconvenient. I drive a car. Watersports;) the Netherlands. We even have fun on Frozen water. The beach.. not into nudity. Not being nude myself, not like IT if someone else is. German Bread, good. Dutch Bread.. better. Northamerican Bread laste weeks on the counter i heard. Dutch Bread Will grow mold in a week. Skills for moving? We are to cheap to pay 4000 euro to a company do we have practised a lot. Kitchens are not to hard to put in.
@reverendbecker 2 жыл бұрын
@@lifeingermany_ Hesse, Rheinland (Mainz) Parts of Thuringia and surely some more areas I do non know.
@a.b.w.h.3151 2 жыл бұрын
@@lifeingermany_ DW, Deutsche Welle, did an excellent video on the topic.
@josiahrickens4556 2 жыл бұрын
I spent 3 yrs in Germany from 82-85 I would love to live in Germany again
@holgerrumke6244 2 жыл бұрын
9. It´s a special privilege to have you and your family here :)
@Muriel20091 2 жыл бұрын
Germany even has two coastlines apart from the lakes 🏖
@susannabonke8552 2 жыл бұрын
That's the region I came from!
@muhammedsalman4021 2 жыл бұрын
@@susannabonke8552 where is it ?
@Wewsourka 2 жыл бұрын
,,Hold my beer" The ten countries with the highest beer consumption per capita (in liters) are Czech Republic (143.3 liters) Namibia (108 liters) Austria (106 liters) Germany (104.2 liters) Poland (100.8 liters) Ireland (98.2 liters) Romania (94.1 liters) Seychelles (90 liters) Estonia (89.5 liters) Lithuania (88.7 liters)
@susannabonke8552 2 жыл бұрын
Good to know. I like Flensburger Pilsener.
@eagle1de227 2 жыл бұрын
Well bronze in European championship is not so bad
@fromgermany271 2 жыл бұрын
Who’s drinking 100l of my 104l? 😎
@juergenwolf5476 2 жыл бұрын
No wonder , if you think about the “Kölsch “ for example . It’s a very nice beer , only this damn small “Probierbecher” ( test tubes) they have ;-)
@Morellas4 2 жыл бұрын
Nice Vid :-)) It's funny how you describe carnival as a time of change between winter and spring - because in Germany carnival is also known as "the 5th season", and maybe that's the reason...
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
Hahha right?! I think that’s exactly why 🥰
@mirainijino9228 2 жыл бұрын
My cousin who lives in Nordreinwestfalen near Dortmond said that at the carnival Umzug they trough sweets on the street
@simonbe 2 жыл бұрын
Such a kind video about my home-country! Pressed thumbsup and then there came... carneval... well 7 plus one minus doesn't make it a thumbs down, but I was thinking about it :D
@dukeofspeed2072 2 жыл бұрын
Why you can't eat bread in North America is not because of Gluten. lt's because of the fermatation respectively the lag of fermatation. Good bread should ferment for at least 4 hours, but industrial bread ferments an hour or less
@konradmichels1362 2 жыл бұрын
Respectively in regard to what?
@togalu Жыл бұрын
The bread here in G ripenings 10 hours and more up to 24 hours.
@hillc2 2 жыл бұрын
You should try a vacation in Bad Füssing! The spas are amazing!!!
@martinv.352 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, a lot of Germans are there own handymans in their own house. I have built my Ikea kitchen by myself und I even renewed the electricity in my old house. Some people like to do it, but the main reason is that handymans are very expensive because of the high taxes in Germany. Even if you are academic, you have to work 3 hours to get 1 handyman hour. And, there are no allrounder handymans in Germany. For every subject, you need a specialized one. Germany has got a big "Baumarkt" culture where you can buy all stuff you need to "do it youself". "Do it yourself" is an english expression which is directly used in Germany.
@indiramichaelahealey5156 2 жыл бұрын
The good thing about moving is finding all kind of unnecessary stuff you have hoarded but not used for ages and which now finally gets thrown away.
@Spikebhaal 2 жыл бұрын
You throw that away?! But then you will need it a few weeks later XD
@user-sm3xq5ob5d 2 жыл бұрын
5:37 The warm meal for supper/dinner makes me visualize the cowboys assembled around the fire for the night and getting their baked beans. Same for the settlers on the march. Only opportunity to really cook. Perhaps that's how that difference developed?
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
🤣 it’s so neat to see it from others point of view. I remember my first Abendbrot was in the hospital when I gave birth to my son and I was so confused! One slice of salami, one slice of cheese and one slice of very dark and dense brown bread. I think I cried 🤣🤣 … blaming it on the post-birth stress, but I remember thinking “do I have to pay for the real dinner? And no one informed me” … but then again, the lunches were incredible there! We even got cake for dessert at lunch! 🤣
@user-sm3xq5ob5d 2 жыл бұрын
@@lifeingermany_ Must be a real shock to expect and nothing delivered! The hospital in my town serves an additional peace of cake in the afternoon. But there is also dessert with lunch.
@johnveerkamp1501 2 жыл бұрын
NOT ONLY GERMANS EAT A LAT OF BREAD ,IT IS EUROPEAN
@ockertbrits6907 2 жыл бұрын
That is true. But the Germans made bread baking and eating an art.
@tasminoben686 2 жыл бұрын
Hello 2 Million Views Baby! 🤣 Zur Freikörperkultur in hab ich noch etwas amüsantes zu erzählen: Wir waren vor langen Jahren in im Waldbad eines FKK-Vereins in Hamburg.. Wir, meine Frau, die Patentante meiner Tochter, mit meinem Patenkind, unsere Tochter und ich lagen, wie die Natur uns erschaffen hatte auf eines Decke, sonnten uns entspannt.. Plötzlich passierte uns von hinten ein, gleichfalls naktes Paar.. Der Mann drehte sich kurz um, lächelte erfreut und meinte, wie groß doch unsere Kinder schon geworden seien.. Wünschte einen schönen Tag und eilte mit seiner Frau davon.. Fru und Patentante schauten ihm irritiert hinterher.. Bis die Patentante lachend herausplatzte: "Himmer, das ist ja unserer Gynokologe" Woraufhin meine Frau nur lachend erwiderte, daß es ja nur fair sei, ihn auch mal nackt zu sehen! Jaja, manchmal ist das Leben eines der lustigsten! LG aus Hamburg - Ben
@grandmak. 2 жыл бұрын
Hallo Ben, zieh dich mal lieber warm an, draußen ist Winter ! LG Tine
@tasminoben686 2 жыл бұрын
@@grandmak. 🥲 Weiß ich Tine, war mit Tochter, die z. Z. meine BUFDINE ist, inköppen! Außerdem ist diese Jahreszeit meinem Namen gewidmet.. Also kann mir dat Wedder ganich so blöde, als wie ich's grad brauchen tu! 🤨 Jetzt mit der JOLLE auf'm Ratzeburger See! Da kommt Freude auf! XD
@grandmak. 2 жыл бұрын
@@tasminoben686 jau, da kommst du schnell voran !
@tasminoben686 2 жыл бұрын
@@grandmak. btw: Hast du schon gesehen, daß WITH OLIVIA schwanger ist? Deswegen hat sie sich am Jahresende so emotionell über die Trolle auf ihrem Kanal aufgeregt! 😉
@grandmak. 2 жыл бұрын
@@tasminoben686 ja, hab ich, sehr niedlich !
@brigittepaul6042 2 жыл бұрын
You have never been to the South of Germany during karneval. It is so much fun in the „5th season“ from 7th to Faschingsdienstag 💃🕺🎉
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
I haven’t! Where in particular is worth visiting for Karneval?!
@uncipaws7643 2 жыл бұрын
Since you mention moving ... note that some of the cardboard boxes used for that have the inscription UMZUGSTAG FEIERTAG ... like your moving day is a holiday, a celebration. I personally consider moving to be quite stressful and not what I'd love on a holiday, though.
@iamcsr 2 жыл бұрын
I'm just commenting to tell you how much I appreciate the title to this video isn't in ALL CAPS
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
Haha I thought I would try out something different 🥰 I think I like it much better too!
@tasminoben686 2 жыл бұрын
@@lifeingermany_ 😉👍🏻
@jancleve9635 2 жыл бұрын
2:40 OMG, I just realised I never questioned it. That blows my mind. Wir sind wirklich Wasserratten,🤣 #diving/sailing
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
Hahahah ja, ne?! 🤣♥️
@DLT-po6to 2 жыл бұрын
You are absolutely correct about the bread thing. The bread in the US is disgusting apart from what you get in some small town bakeries. Everytime i get home from a vacation i'm looking forward to finally get some fresh german Brötchen again.
@Mischnikvideos 2 жыл бұрын
Beer belongs to Germany like wine to France. It's part of cultural identity. Deutsche Bahn's biggest enemy is the love that Germans have for their cars. The Germans are proud of their car brands and the engineering they represent. The financing of the railway is suffering as a result. In the past, the railway had the position of the car. Water sports are not such a big thing in Germany. The Germans were never a great seafaring nation. But every German is a little Stone Age warrior who wants to live in harmony with nature. Industrialization has reinforced this feeling. Germans love outdoor activities and fight to preserve them. Water sports and nudity are part of it. Because of the different climatic conditions, different types of grain have always been cultivated. But it wasn't until the 1980s that people became aware of it. Since then, the bakers have used the possibilities for ever new creations. Germans are not really mobility specialists. But as always, they make a plan first and then act. Actually, more people want to own a house. But the houses in Germany are more expensive than in North America because of their architectural style. But renting also has the advantage of being more mobile. But there are permanent campers who live in the city during the week and want to be as close to nature as possible at the weekend. Remember: every German is a little Stone Age warrior. Carnival varies from region to region. In some places nothing happens, in Cologne the whole city freaks out. In southern Germany you can feel the pagan roots. The origin of the carnival is the idea to magically banish the winter.
@wolf310ii 2 жыл бұрын
The biggest enemy of the DB is the DB itself, closing train stations, routes, reduce service to a minimum and is way too expensive
@olafgogmo5426 2 жыл бұрын
OK, if you want to escape the famous 'German stare': get naked.
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂 so ironic, right?
@aliceDarts 2 жыл бұрын
I miss Karneval so much. I will never forget being a toddler in the middle of it.
@j.a.1721 2 жыл бұрын
Mhm I have always read that (US) Americans move more often than Germans. I just looked it up for Cananda and seem like Canadians move about 5-6 times in their life, while Germans move about 4-5 times. Maybe there is just more of a DIY culture, esepcially when it comes to kitchens and you often help out friends when they move as well, so we gain experience througj that?
@kolli7150 2 жыл бұрын
I am German and almost 30 years old. I moved 10 times in my life up to now. In the majority of times I moved within the same town/city. In total I lived in 3 different cities (not counting limited periods of months I lived somewhere else for an internship). I believe here in Germany you can really rely on family and friends when it comes to moving. As long as there is enough food and beverage to keep the helping hands at strength everyone is happy to be together. I moved a lot during my young adulthood... And to be honest I was kind of relieved when I settled in my current apartment because I knew its going to be long term this time. :D
@manub.3847 2 жыл бұрын
@@kolli7150 Usually you are right. However, when my parents moved from one part of the city to another, they hired a moving company. The advantage-> the gentlemen packed everything, really everything, themselves and the items were fully insured. We had offered help, but at the time we were "rudely" turned away with the reference to our small children. We organized the last move of my parents (in the same street) with the grandchildren and their friends. Oh yes, and our only move together so far was a disaster for the "Freundeshilfe" because they suddenly all (5 people) had to do something else, my family was left to help.
@kolli7150 2 жыл бұрын
@@manub.3847 we did never hire a company for moving as far as I can remember. There was always my relatives or our friends to help. 😅 It's bitter to have "friends" like you have experienced. I mean it's totally alright to have no time. But you should say so in advance....
@Trollmulle 2 жыл бұрын
7:55 There is a sign: Ammerländer Radfahrer ! I am living in the Ammerland near Oldenburg! Wonderful area! But i must say, I am not so into Karneval :)
@christophfacebooker2618 2 жыл бұрын
Es heißt ja nicht umsonst: [...] Unser tägliches Brot gib uns heute [...]
@hansgrehoner9847 2 жыл бұрын
all people worlwide are special 😊
@K99349 2 жыл бұрын
I think it’s not only the excellent floor, it’s also that the bread here is mostly sourdough and is not rushed. I read that if bread is made the old fashioned way with proper time to rise, the gluten strands are broken down and therefore more easy to digest! It’s the factory bread that has caused the massive rise in gluten intolerance. I’ll take any excuse that allows me to ear as much German bread as I want! 😜
@alpenroseable 2 жыл бұрын
i have italian friends they eat chiabatta in addition to every meal and chiabatta is a good bread i like your videos especially your voice
@MonsieurToffeln 2 жыл бұрын
As a German, these videos are so flattering and awkward at the same time :D
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣♥️♥️
@johannesmeier7067 2 жыл бұрын
Hallo Jenna, it is nice watching your Videos. Here some Background informations for you about Germany. 1. Das Reinheitsgebot für Bier. It was Witten in the middelage, to keep all rivers in those dass Clean, when Beer was brewed. Because Esch River in that time was a cloake with much dirt, dead animals and such Things in it. Not tasty. 2. Nudity: in the east German beaches there are 3 areas you can visit: a) with swimming clothes, the textile beach; b) without any clothes, the nudity beach; c) the Natural beach, you can bevthere ad you Like, with or without clothes. You only have to Clean Up your little area of beach by yourself. Mostly, Natural beaches are a little far away from the parking spaces. 3. Bread: If you have difficulties with your stomach, Look for bakeries, who give the bread time to become bigger, Minimum 24 hours. Slow baked bread disturbs gluten
@enerpro2955 2 жыл бұрын
The top 5 beer consuming countries per capita are Czech republic, Namibia, Austria, Germany, Poland
@sidoniel.8304 2 жыл бұрын
I think the movin part is just a combination of laziness and effectivity. The more efficent you work, the faster you are done ^^ and btw Karneval starts on the 11th of november at 11.11 am and not on Weiberfastnacht. I personally don't like Karneval at all and I grew up and live at the area. That's just personal preference
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the efficient Germans were born for the sport of moving then! 😝✊
@uncinarynin 2 жыл бұрын
Wasser predigen, Bier saufen, Rum jammern.
@tasminoben686 2 жыл бұрын
Wasser lassen.. Bier saufen - Wasser lassen lassen lassen...
@tatianamalinowska504 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Jenna, can you please add the link about buying a property in Germany, you have mentioned? Thanks :)
@hansberger4939 2 жыл бұрын
We even consider bread for something holy.
@petebeatminister 2 жыл бұрын
I must agree on the bread and beer part, but other things.... Moving house for example is hell. We have a saying that goes "2 mal umziehen ist wie 1 mal abgebrannt." So I try to avoid it if ever possible. I live 12 years in my current apartment, and lived 27 years in the previous one. I think mostly people move because of a job, or if they get children and need a bigger place. And about the "going naked on Rügen, because nobody knows me there..." - good thing you are the only tourist who comes to Rügen... :)
@RoachKitty 2 жыл бұрын
That is one reason why Karneval is often called here the 5th season xD
@coopi1481 2 жыл бұрын
Well, I always hated Karneval, even as a kid I wasn't really into it. Und deshalb möchte ich dir wirklich für die Sichtweise danken, die du mir hier gerade auf Karneval gegeben hast. Der Gedanke, es als eine Art Einläuten des Frühlings zu sehen, ist total schön und ich glaube, um es besser auszuhalten, werde ich ab jetzt versuchen, es auch so zu sehen 😅 . Danke dir dafür!
@eagle1de227 2 жыл бұрын
Aber, aber aber, vielleicht ist das bei Karneval anders, aber zumindest bei Fasent/Fasenacht/Fasching ist genau das Austreiben der bösen Wintergeister der Grund warum's gemacht wird
@coopi1481 2 жыл бұрын
@@eagle1de227 Dennoch mochte ich es schon als Kind nicht. ^^
@dr.pingel2447 2 жыл бұрын
1. Discounters,. supermarkets and chains (like Kamps): I never buy bread or Brötchen (little breads) in these shops. The price sometimes is cheap, but the quality is poor, because they are made by machines. No baker´s hand ever touch them. So look for a local baker! 2. If you go to England or he USA: if you don´t speak or understand some English, you are lost. In Germany, English is taught in all schools, beginning in the primary school 6-10 years. When you are lost, for instance in a shop, you only have to ask "is anybody here who speaks English?"
@horstsvideoecke 2 жыл бұрын
In the Middle Ages, there were areas where the bishop was very strict and people had nothing to laugh about. Except on the days before Lent, it was a bit more relaxed. Then, of course, people overdid it and carnival was born out of this celebration. In other areas, where people had fun all year round, there was no need for that.
@Dr_Klops 2 жыл бұрын
Well the thing you'd expirience with bread in Canada might not be related to gluten but more to the way wheat is treated shortly before harvesting with glyphosate.
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
That very well could be! I think you’re right
@peter_meyer 2 жыл бұрын
@@lifeingermany_ Um, that is done in Europe as well. The amount used might be smaller, but it is enough to kill the plant itself. Harvesting is just easier that way and there is no other way to achieve this, yet. Doing it not at all would result in, well, let's put it in straight words, fewer food. We're working on it. Greetings from Germany.
@Dr_Klops 2 жыл бұрын
@@peter_meyer Well Glyphosate is used in Europe as well, but not as in Northern America as a means of ripening of the harvest.
@jensphiliphohmann1876 2 жыл бұрын
About 05:00ff: Yes, our bread culture is rather rich - it resembles our beer culture for beer is considered liquid bread.
@ManuelSchneider94 2 жыл бұрын
Wasn‘t Karneval meant to drive out the ghosts of winter and to welcome spring and summer…?
@togalu Жыл бұрын
Yes. :)
@David_Baxendale 2 жыл бұрын
I was at work a few years ago and a german colleague was complaining about the the DB. I said he had nothing to complain about compared to the state of the trains in the UK. Indian colleague just looks over, shakes his head and said "you both have no idea".. Trains, bringing people together :-) FKK culture takes some getting used to, you can be walking down the beach, you see people, further on you see people with dogs (dog beach) then you notice people naked.. Same thing happened in Holland.. Bread, why do the people serving the bread always stand in front of the bread and then ask you what you want.. "I'm not sure, I can't see what you have"..
@chutspe Жыл бұрын
Fresh bread is better than cake.
@dus40468 2 жыл бұрын
Liebe Grüße aus Düsseldorf 🙏🏻
@hjhuber7929 2 жыл бұрын
Germany is only 5th in European beer consumption. And i haven't seen a naked person sunbathing or whatever. I'm 46 😂😂
@shrmpnyoung 2 жыл бұрын
i've been born and raised in Germany, but i've never been to a kayak-trip or went to a nuditiy-free beach. idk where you are living rn, but these things aren't very common in the parts of Germany where i live or have friends, so yeah.. speaking of "the Germans" may be a little generalizing here
@yasminstratmann4877 2 жыл бұрын
Ich schätze, du bist noch nicht viel rumkommen in D
@rashomon351 2 жыл бұрын
sry to have to correct you - but according to the latest "official" statsitics on beer consumption, germany is only placed third, right behind the czech republic (first) and austria (second). This statistic, of course, is only for 2020, but there doesn't seem to be newer ones, at least not for whole years. ... and if you ever needed proof that germans are knit-pickers and know-it-alls ... I think i just confirmed that ;)
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha ♥️ I wouldn’t be surprised if the latest stats were true! I actually think that we now have more wine drinkers than beer drinkers in Germany 🤣
@uschil228 2 жыл бұрын
Me as an austrian. Wait, hold my beer.
@sisuguillam5109 2 жыл бұрын
@@uschil228 🍺
@NicolaiCzempin 2 жыл бұрын
Nitpickers* Yes, this is ironic, but also true 😉
@NicolaiCzempin 2 жыл бұрын
About 20 litres of wine per capita, almost 100 litres of beer per capita. Doesn't necessarily say anything about the numbers of x drinkers, but I don't think an average beer drinker consumes 5x the amount of the average wine drinker. Also: Why not both?
@waltobringer2928 Жыл бұрын
Hello again!
@DaveXYZ369 2 жыл бұрын
Foreigner: Your train system is kinda cool" Me: "If it would be working as intended, it would be the future" ;) There is a motto that we germans have: "Leben und leben lassen" wich means "Live and let live". When you hear someone saying "Feierabend" you know that this person will now relax, drink a cold beer or get something nice to eat and just want´s to relax, calm down and enjoy the few hours this person has before going back to work tomorrow.
@Konleb 2 жыл бұрын
I love to watch her little vampire-teeth, when she is talking.🧛♀
@haroldzentner2663 2 жыл бұрын
Well, in 2021 ~ 82% of all trains were on time, and in December 93,5% of trains were on time. The max delay was 5,59 min. I am not a fan, but I think that’s pretty good.🤔
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
What?!?! That’s incredible!!!!! I’m a huge fan of train travel in Germany. 🥰 Would take that over a long car ride any day!
@user-sm3xq5ob5d 2 жыл бұрын
I beg to differ: Those statistics are misleading. Deutsche Bahn defines a train as on time even if it is 5 minutes late. And that can cost you your connection. I had to put up with this for 30 years and I am fed up. I don't mind to be late at my final station. But to see a train slam shut the dorrs right in your face and make you wait for another hour, or more due to a late next train, then you will see it in a different light. What really would count as a benchmark is how many journeys are on time. Give or take those 5 minutes. There was once a time when one train would definitely wait for the connecting to arrive and have the passengers change over. But those are long gone.
@christophfacebooker2618 2 жыл бұрын
Perhaps they we're in time because Something was Missing.....Passengers😉
@hape3862 2 жыл бұрын
@@user-sm3xq5ob5d Wenn die Anschlusszüge warten würden, wären sie selbst ja wieder zu spät und irgendwoanders würden noch mehr Anschlusszüge wieder auf diesen warten müssen etc. Letztendlich verästelt sich das dann bis in die letzte Regionalbahn oder bis ins Ausland. - Fazit: Meckern ist leicht, aber Verständnis für die Komplexität des Fahrplans aufzubringen, da sind viele intellektuell überfordert, weil sie nur sich selbst sehen. Und dabei haben wir noch gar nicht über Baustellen, Pannen und andere Komplikationen gesprochen …
@sisuguillam5109 2 жыл бұрын
@@user-sm3xq5ob5d your points are perfectly valid. Missing your connection is a pain. Just would like to add something: look at how some airlines calulate delays. Quite a lot of them call 5, 10, 15 minutes late on time.
@waltobringer2928 Жыл бұрын
Greetings!
@jackybraun2705 2 жыл бұрын
Fasching is not just a week - and surely you have noticed that particularly in Dusseldorf!
@jensschroder8214 2 жыл бұрын
In the Middle Ages, beer was healthier than water. At that time the water quality was miserable. But today we have both good beer and water. I don't like beer myself and unfortunately the doctor recommended that I drink wine only rarely. water and rivers. Traditionally there is hardly a place that does not have access to a stream, river or body of water. That was and is important for settlement and agriculture. But also water sports or a holiday at the sea is very popular. Nudity, I think Germans are relaxed about doing that in permitted places. I only remember the attempt to monitor and regulate everything in the East. Until people insisted, this is a nudist beach and if you are a general with many medals, you must be naked here. And then we only address you in the non-polite form like everyone else. When it came to sexuality, the non-American influenced East was even more relaxed than the West. But that's mixed up today.
@NicolaiCzempin 2 жыл бұрын
That beer was safer than water is a myth.
@Cadfael007 2 жыл бұрын
You forgot to warn foreigners that on "Altweiber" (Thursday before "Rosenmontag") women might cut of your tie or shoelaces in the Rhine Area!
@TheWalonja 2 жыл бұрын
sometimes i eat pasta/rice dishes with bread 🤷♂️ its that good!
@martinloss4171 2 жыл бұрын
If i have to choose between car and train I would mostly take the car. The DB is still too expensive and is not always good connected, especially in more rural areas (the car is twice as fast and cheaper). I comparison with American trains it looks good. For Germans, it's ok.
@wora1111 2 жыл бұрын
Since I never had to buy a train I can not tell, what is cheaper. But it certainly is easier to read, write, eat or sleep on a train than in a car.
@sarumanork-orphanage5612 2 жыл бұрын
DB - you forgott expensive. we pay triple what we pay in France for the same distance in an RER when we take the RE (equivalent train types) Bread - yeah and about 50 words for breadrolls. No probably not, but there are many! And which word is used is partly up to location, partly up to personal preference. Examples: "Brötchen", "brötli", "Bürli", "Semmeln", "Semmerl", "Weck", "Weggle", "Wecken" - the latter three all being plural of "Weck"-, "Laibchen", "Laabla", "Kipf", "Schrippe", "Rundstück" There are at least four of these, which I have never heard to date, but as I said- it mostly depends on location and perswonal preference, point when in doubt.
@mephistomaul 2 жыл бұрын
Bier Konsum 1.Tschechien,2.Österreich, 3.Polen,4.Rumänien,5.Deutschland
@BlissLovePeace 2 жыл бұрын
Depends on which source one quotes .. i.e. see above ... Die größten Suffköppe sind also?
@Jess_96 2 жыл бұрын
"Karneval" in Cologne is like "Fastnacht" in Mainz 😁
@EpicNova311 2 жыл бұрын
I thought I saw a statistic somewhere that said it's Canadians or north Americans who move more often than Germans?
@MisterJingo93 2 жыл бұрын
I'm always confused when people don't take their kitchens with them. It's mine. Also, being handy and doing renovations and building furniture and electronics is just so convenient!
@ockertbrits6907 2 жыл бұрын
It is a German cultural thing: Every German is a DIY-junkie. We just LOVE to do things ourselves. Which is why the builders warehouses (Baumärkte) are doing so well. 😊
@manfredmaximus2546 2 жыл бұрын
@@ockertbrits6907 ja, so einfach ist die welt. lch als österreicher kann ich dir sagen: ich kenne nur 2 deutsche und die haben es nicht "selbst" gemacht... was das bauhaus angeht: geh mal nach kroatien und co! diese leute lieben das bauhaus und machen viel selbstXD
@wesprog9809 2 жыл бұрын
Germany is definetly not the number 1 in beer consuming per capita it's the Czech Republic.
@SweetAnimeKiss 2 жыл бұрын
Punctuality xD
@Lilalaunebaerin 2 жыл бұрын
Well about the bread situation...I certainly am German, but never bought Bread in my life! At my parents I do enjoy it though... weird enough lol
@muhammedsalman4021 2 жыл бұрын
It's good I am new here in berlin. Wandered about different types of bread
@Andreas_Cologne 2 жыл бұрын
You forgot our great sense of humour 😂😂😂😂
@JohnHazelwood58 2 жыл бұрын
lol XD
@anja6983 2 жыл бұрын
You don’t need a moving company. Just some friends (preferably handymen) and a rented van. you pay them with beer and delivered food.
@jaysigma 2 жыл бұрын
Coming out of a wine-region... I look at the beer-comment and ask "Wot"?? I raised up with wine, green- wine (Most) which we make on our own (my grandpa). So beer is not everywhere No.1!
@scharnhorstkaisarbeethoven 2 жыл бұрын
You look soo much like Rachel from Meet the Germans
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
😂 haha really? Well thank you! I definitely take that as a compliment 🥰 she’s super sweet!
@Dugaty100 2 жыл бұрын
I 'm curious about why so many Americans canadians and even british people find germany so appealing to live here i'd really like to know can you tell me how it was for you and why did you made that decision to move here ?
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
Would make for another good video! 🥰🤩 Ultimately, my German husband was the reason for the move entirely. However, it’s the cost of living, the opportunities to travel, the weather, and work/life balance that keeps me around. 🙃 All which in my opinion are much better in Germany than in Canada!
@Dugaty100 2 жыл бұрын
@@lifeingermany_ Well that sounds reasonable to me is it really that big of a difference i knew that the Over all Work/life balance in germany is better than it is in America but i thought Canada has a good and strong system too. Well i'd like to see a video about it i'll subscribe now and i-m patiently waiting for this or other videos about the differences in our Main countrys
@lifeingermany_ 2 жыл бұрын
@@Dugaty100I think it’ll depend on who you are and what life you want to live. For me it was a huge difference! 🥰 Will create some more comparison videos soon! 🤩🤩🤩
@EK-gr9gd 2 жыл бұрын
When I was at school it was the other way round. At least in the US.
@nijinoshita3301 2 жыл бұрын
Where I am in Germany we don't have Karneval, just Fasching (like a very diet version of Karneval I would say) and I know literally noone who likes it D: I love the idea of dressing up in fun stuff but I never do anything because I don't have anyone who is in anyway interested D: at least they dress up for Halloween... not sure where the difference is? no clowns? (didn't work out my one friend went as pennywise a few years back...) idk what everyones problem with Fasching is...
@Supernova-iz2qo 2 жыл бұрын
Bread you buy at the bakery contains a lot of crap thats allergy triggering only a few do watch what they put in and some products are better thdn others but organic stores are often the better choice
@bingostar1615 2 жыл бұрын
They don’t have thousand’s types of beer. Most of them are lager, so they have more than thousand lager brands. Belgium do have hundreds of different types of beer.
@weisthor0815 2 жыл бұрын
9:02 and that is the original reason for karneval/fasching, to cast out the winter and welcome the spring. this tradition is at least 5.000 years old.
@dirkgaffron5456 2 жыл бұрын
Karneval or as we say in Hamburg Fasching is a kids event in the primary school and kindergarden. The people in western Germany aren´t tippical German. They are some special kind of German. From my perspective it is a little bit of never get grownup.
@gabortoth3706 2 жыл бұрын
In fact, czechs drink more beer per capita than germans.
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