Not the German way. We are taught to think critical about everything, and that naturally means to always weight the advantages and the disadvantages against each other.

Which happens to be a reality reflected in the opinion polls too. You only thing that it is biased because you are in your own little bubble.

Actually, her approval ratings were lover when she got elected. And yes, I am well aware that the right wing of the CDU is worried about losing voters. We will see to what this kind of thinking leads in the upcoming elections in Bavaria. The CSU is currently bleeding votes, and not to the AfD, to the Greens and the Freien Wähler. Currently it wouldn't even get an absolute majority (something which once was a given for the CSU) in coalition with the AfD. Mmmm...maybe those politicians should stop blaming Merkel and instead realize that they stand waaaay more to gain if they worry about their moderate voters and not about the right fringe.

Irwin Crook The same happens here in Argentina, which is why we have something we call "the crack", "la grieta", between the left-wing and populist "Front for Victory" (FPV), and our current goverment. Hope your contry does better than us in the following years.

Seems to be the same in Murica, and that's just not healthy.

Jake Weil die meisten der deutschen Menschen eine Dialekte sprechen, das heißt, sie sind tatsächlich in dieser Dialekte mehr fließend „Nur eine Meinung 🤷‍♂️“

@José Hoppenstedt Der hat sich nur ganz kurz versprochen, sonst nichts. :) Ziemlich anmaßend gleich zu behaupten er sei ungebildet.

so it's really that hard huh

That is really comforting.vielen dank 🙏🏻

@José Hoppenstedt So anyone who disagrees with you is a blabberer? Way to go, dude.

On the other hand we have some parties who are clearly right-wing extremists and especially because of some scandals within our government mostly the poor people vote for them. In some terms, they remind me of what happend when the Nazis came to power. They say, what people want to hear, but only care for themselfs and make themself richer.

I don’t see any similar “man in the streets” in the news in USA. And the media only reports upon sensational hyper etc items. I think the average US citizen would be similarly reasonable if permitted to air their views. Perhaps we an Easy English” crew on the streets.

In the US, half the people you'd stop to ask wouldn't even make what you're talking about 😅🤦🏼‍♂️

what does it mean ?

@@buzifalus, it's a gesture, that Ms. Merkel applies, when stressed. Probably she tries to relax when she puts together the tips of her thumbs and her forefingers.

@@buzifalus She is making the shape of the pyramid, like on the back of the one dollar bill. Research how many other national leaders and powerful figures also make this hand sign.

@@silverbullet2008bb hahaha surely bra hahahaha

@@pacino9527 You're hilarious.

Weil Easy German in Berliner Bezirken dreht wo der größte Teil der Menschen, gutes Geld, gute Nahrung, gute Bildung, gute Erziehung haben.

Believe it or not India is more politically messed up than any other country I've observed till date.

@Ramadan Steve it seems more like a reflection than a jab. How is that a jab when even the majority of US citizens now realise it is true? I say that with no malice or negativity towards the American people, only concern and sympathy

Heimvorteil ist bei ihr auch in Hamburg

@@lost_places_global9008 nein, Templin bzw. ihr Wahlbezirk um Greifswald

Haha...you should see in Southern Asia

die Kanzlerin war am Donnerstag in Augschburg und die Stimmung war äusserst positiv, ich war 1 1/2 Stunden im Rathaus bei der Diskussion mit ihr dabei, sie ikst in Bayern viel beliebter als Söder oder gar Seehofer

West Patriot There is nothing wrong with giving up unhealthy food. Eat healthy....

West Patriot (your name sounds funny btw) You brought up (just like many people like you) the food thing. If drinking beer and getting drunk is your "way of life" then you better change it.

Matyáš Veselý Maybe because my English isn't as bad as yours? "Yet" is used with present perfect ;)

@@odaenathus7825 Maybe pathetic Gutmenschen like yourself are going to bring the far right back to power in Germany? Is my English understandable enough, you pedantic half-wit?

Naja ihrem Alter nach zu urteilen, ist das Positive was sie wahrgenommen hat wahrscheinlich der Umgang mit der Flüchtlingskrise und das Negative der Umgang mit der Klimakrise. Und ich finde es auch nicht verwerflich, wenn man in dem Alter noch nicht so gut seine politischen Gedanken in Worte fassen kann. Sie waren sicherlich nicht besser als die junge Dame ;)

Racist, she looks nothing like Beyonce.

@@carlsm95 i think it was a compliment...

@@diegogervasoni3432 lmao calling a random black woman beyonce is a bit racist. like if i called a random korean person jungook from bts, it'd be akin to that. called a microaggression, considering it's veiled as a compliment but the reality is stereotyping someone based on ones race.

@@erosbutyassified still it's no insult:/

She also dances a bit

Angel Merte

that's because it's not so easy to place her in the left-right spectrum. basically she's a centrist, but a member of a conservative party

What policy of hers in particular made you think of her as left wing, would you say?

you make no sense

that would be interesting to hear but some people might feel very awkward to be asked, which would be awkward to watch. but every country has a big part of their history they would rather learn from and move on. new generations should always be allowed to learn and move on from the bad history of their parents, as it's not their shame to bear. furthermore, all the big colonial and imperial powers (britain, spain, france, italy) were vile bullying bastards in their empire days, usually to defenceless africans or asians. as for national anthems, they are almost all offensive nationalistic rubbish. variations of 'we are the best and we will kill everyone else'. i never sing mine (britain). i think they should be banned at political rallies, the olympics etc and the orchestra should play 'twinkle twinkle little star' or 'chopsticks' instead. make everyone smile.

@@francescadibologna4143 from what I can see, Janusz likes asking awkward questions and surely gets different answers. Their secret is, what kind of answers they show. As the goal is to teach people German, I think they show the best (longest) conversations with people, aiming to be objective. What I am interested to see is what German people think about their present-day anthem, not the Nazi one. However, it is a common idea that the Nazi stanza is forbidden in Germany but in fact it is not. It is controversial, indeed, but not legally forbidden. Now my question would be similar to the episode: ‘Are you proud to be German?’, since, perhaps, bearing in mind the Nazi stanza, people choose not to sing the official anthem. I am also aware of the worldwide debate: ‘patriotism or nationalism?’; ‘Pride or vanity?’; the relation to the anthem depends on the nation. I just personally noticed that Germans tend to sing their anthem less eagerly than people from the U.S., Brazil or Italy.

it's an interesting question but i feel the easy german team may be observing the possibility that the anthem question may be percieved by some as provocative in a negative way. while answers in depth are often the most useful for language learners and those with an interest in the country and culture, grading topics for voxpops carefully (to avoid very heavy or contentious issues) is a judgment call that has to be made. similarly sending someone around asking about immigration or abortion etc. obviously there are important debates to be had about those issues, a time and a place, but i am not sure a youtube beginners german course is that time or place. at college or degree level german study, yes. but i think the (already posed) question 'are you proud to be german?' addresses aspects of the same issue, in a more ambiguous and sensitive way. a way that allows people to bring those issues into their answer if they want to address them, but doesn't focus on them. but it's a judgment call really. generally speaking, i think the easy german team do really well matching discussion topics to target language. i struggle so much trying to learn german (i found french and italian easier) but i love the language and culture, so i absolutely have to learn. to that end, finding learning resources that are living and insightful (rather than sterile and dry) really helps keep me interested.

ps. re "Janusz likes asking awkward questions and surely gets different answers". i totally agree with you there. i like his interviewing style a lot. rather than ask everyone the same question and just passively record the answers, i think he makes a 'rolling assessment' of each candidate as they give more information, and tailors his follow up questions to draw most from those he feels have most to give. hence the bavarian gentleman being very frank and open in his opinions, and others also being very open. i think they appreciate that janusz is a respectful interviewer and trust him with their sincerity. i hope we see more voxpops with him. he does them well.

Patryk....No, because all the real Germans are gone.

my confusion reading this comment while playing post scriptum

I think is a little noise, like ach, without meaning

@@poppyseed8557 yeah what about sowohl als auch? Doesn't make much sense to me...

Ah ok, she means that her work is as good as it is, not perfect but not bad

It is Bo Bo .. mean omg wtf

Merkel is as good as she is bad. I know, a strange way of saying it, but in Germany it's pretty common.

Die meisten, die Missbilligung hätten ausdrücken können, werden "No comment" gesagt haben. Viele Deutsche sind ja recht zurückhaltend in der Öffentlichkeit.

Ah so Jan hat dieses Video knapp früher aufgenommen , so ist Alles OK

And you where on the road/ in town/ among people/ at spots today.

HA, HA, ...

@@lubomirchlebek4960 ?

Ja, ich weiss auch nicht, ob ich nicht lieber "no comment" gesagt hätte, als meiner Missbilligung freien Lauf lassen.

Да, по моему тоже

english, spanish or german, bitte.

@@BETOETE Russisch, bitte!

@@ericwood3709 ich kann kein Russich

@@gamerdrache6076 Na, dann mal Russisch, Bitte! mal anschauen ;) Ist eine alte Sendung, die Russisch lehrt. Die Sendungen gibt's auf KZfaq.

He is a german having no accent whatsoever 😍

Yes he is 😃

Of course, the best Pole in Berlin. Remember, his name is Janusz.

Janusz is the best.

That's what I thought as well. I am American and the cultural difference is shocking. American people want to be loud and heard by as many people as they can.

@@theeducatedmoron3125 now that sounds more like the racist America that I know.

@@theeducatedmoron3125 and don't worry. Your English is good!

@BattleTank 69 Very unlikely nationalism is on the rise but compared to most other europe countries it's still relatively harmless.

@BattleTank 69 In recent polls they have lost at least one percentage, if I remember correctly, they are back to a one digit percentage, but it's hard to say what will happen till the election in 2021. I just hope they don't gain again.

More like: There were no alternatives

@@Anthyrion four times though?

Es gibt in Deutschland ein Sprichwort: "Deutsche Sprach, Schwere Sprache". Und die meisten von uns lernen englisch als erste Fremdsprache, danach Französisch oder Latein, danach ist Spanisch eine Option. Hängt aber von der Schule ab..."humanistische" Gymnasien fangen mit Latein noch vor English an und bieten auch so etwas wie alt-griechisch, und es gibt Schulen die z.B Russisch anbieten.

@@swanpride aber würde man sich als eine Muttersprache aussuchen? (Es ist ein Unterschied zur Fremsprache)

@@hedvikadobrozemska4430 Manchmal wünscht man sich Englisch als Muttersprache zu beherrschen, um besser auf internationaler Ebene agieren zu können, aber nichts desto trotz liebe ich die deutsche Sprache, weil sie sehr umfangreich ist.

@@swanpride Deutsche Sprache, schwere Sprache? Kein Problem, man kann immer gebrochenes Deutsch sprechen. Ich bin Brasilianer und freue mich sehr ein bisschen Deutsch sprechen zu können.

​@@philipschroeder5427 Wirklich? Ich bin Brasilianer und freue mich sehr, Deutsch zu lernen. Übrigens, ich habe nicht die Absicht, in Deutschland zu wohnen. Die Sprache gefällt mir einfach.

Well we haven't seen anyone in the streets who had fears to express anything.

Besides, why should they fear to express it?

I was *IN Germany.....but (they) *HAVE....

thank you

Agreed. Ask them without camera in front of them. I bet their opinion differs.

He is from poland i think but he's been living in germany i think for more than 15 years, i would say at least 10 for sure. He said it in a Video

@@oberfrange Yeah, I'm a Pole myself, I was just interesting in Janusz's history. As a matter of fact loads of Polish people migrate to Germany.

@José Hoppenstedt so could you explain me why is Germany the strongest economy in Europe?

@José Hoppenstedt haha are you actually living in Germany? hahah Germany is the strongest economy in Europe. Maybe you can go out a little bit more often out of Germany (of you really live there) and find out for yourself in what conditions other countries live, but well if you say so , then you're ok

@José Hoppenstedt my point was that Germany have a higher quality of life rather than other countries and you shouldn't complain that much, but you know what? You're right, just that as you tell me I have no idea of the entire politics situation in Germany, you have no idea of the situation in other countries. Stop crying and complaining 😉 peace ✌🏼

si dicen

which country in Amerika?

👍

Haha ... that's a good one :D

@@freckleheckler6311 It's not so funny when explained. However, I'll do it: Following the Refugee Crisis, the politics of open borders and the welcoming of refugees was mostly associated with Merkel. That brought right-wing voters in Germany on the streets to demonstrate against these politics and particularly against Merkel as a politician. They saw her as a betrayer of the nation. Thus, their loudly screamed slogan was “Volksverrräter” meaning “Betrayer of the People”. The people in East Germany have a particular accent where “Volksverräter” sounds like “Volks-Fahrräder” meaning “Peoples Bicycles”. So when the right-wing voters in East Germany demonstrate against the refugee politics it sounds like they are begging Merkel to give them bicycles.

@Lee Guadana No, they are not. They currently have 10% (plus minus 2%) in the polls. So, they are much less important in Germany than the right wing parties in other countries (27% in France, 26% in Switzerland, 18% in Sweden, etc.).

@@nathanhirsch5598 less important than*

@@ericwood3709 I corrected my comment. I'm not a native speaker, so excuse possible mistakes.

Genau jetzt, wo Merkel sich wieder einmal als absolute Krisenkanzlerin bewährt. Sie und ihre rationale ruhige Art hat das Land durch so viele Krisen geführt. Daran wird man sich erinnern, nicht an diese Macho Mans wie Trump, Putin etc.

Jetzt 12.2020 Merkel wird nur noch als Schimpfwort genutzt.

Wdym? The most had clear ideas

@@sensenmann2531 They say she has pros and cons. In Turkey opposite party people hate each other, Erdoğans party doesnt even think people who dont support them are human. They hate us.

Are u high ?

Dort sind viele Ausländer

@Fire Macnom Dankeschön für dein hilfe.

It is not a real word. Nobody uses it. It was just an expression of her

It.s in her blood 🖤🖤🖤

Sehe ich - fast - genauso - opportunistisch, kalkulierend, indifferent. Grüße, Olli

Warum?

It doesn't matter what they say in front of a camera. They vote for her, that's why she is the leader.

fiod has a good point 🤓

Entweder Punker oder Neonazi. Kein Mittelpunkt erlaubt. Multikulti super! Mehr bitte!

@@jamescook2412 Ne

Ihre Dissertation war ein Witz und sie durfte wahrscheinlich nur studieren wegen der politischen Ausrichtung ihrer Familie.

She should have left a long time ago. Power grabber...

Das war auch meine Lieblingsantwort :)

Ivona flakus .....Soon in a decade or maybe less time there will be parallel ideology and visions confront each other and security will be at risk and it is a perfect recipe for civil war most people are not that sharp enough to see the consequences of mutti's actions of present will bring in future !! 30+ terror attacks have already happened in western europe since 15 when this childless whale invited low IQ inbreds !!

It depends. They like everyone who is educated, well maniered, has a will to learn and work good. Lazy people, notorious drunkers, criminals etc. are perceived badly no matter what country they came from. They will appreciate black man from Ghana if he is integrated, is a doctor, speak fluent German. And will not appreciate a criminal from France even they admire France as a country.

I spent 2 years in Germany and can say most germans don't like foreign people. But they mostly won't tell it in public. I always heard Germans talking when they are with friends or at work bad about other countries. They are very racist minded but too afraid too tell you

@@philipschroeder5427 see how ridiculous that sounds? That's not how the human brain works, that's just flat out racist. That's not judging someone by his/her character but rather the color of his/her skin. I always make an effort to show that I have good character and values, but based on your opinion, there's no effort on the other side

Haha his comments got removed for hate speech. Poor Phil.

@José Hoppenstedt you sound like someone who easily gets sunburned and thinks mayonnaise is too spicy

you're right.

Why?

also depends on your nationality, some people find politics sensitive, some don´t

Why? its interesting.

I'm not agree with you, this topics could improve our vocabulary in politics

If you remember Gerhard Schröder, you might remember his Agenda 2010 - these unpopular economic reforms made Merkel chancellor and inherited a long time booming economy to her, that has covered her political weaknesses since then.

"unsere" Meinung Bayern reden immer von sich im Plural. Das demonstriert Abgrenzungsverhalten durch Gruppenzugehörigkeit. WIR, UNSER

@@ausdemruhrgebiet8782 Ja, is auch so. Es gibt keine gesamtdeutsche kulturelle Identität. Ich fühle mich einem Österreicher deutlich verbundener als einem Norddeutschen.

@@ausdemruhrgebiet8782 In München hast du recht. München empfinde ich nicht mehr als besonders bayerisch. Die Kultur überlebt aber durchaus noch in ländlicheren Gegenden. Aber klar, alles ist immer im Wandel.

Das wissen wir auch nicht 😂

CS:GO сФинщини No homo

@CS:GO сФинщини handsome=gay? Naa I don't think so

"Leader" is a fitting term for Merkel. The last German "Leader" already left a destroyed Europe.