Jacob Templar is an Australian athlete playing American Football in Germany’s top league and the top league in Europe.. the GFL! Take a trip through the season with him and see the ups, downs, high and lows of what an import goes through while living, breathing and playing football!
As a person who has spent a lot of time with Germans they are direct and some are down right rude. The way to deal with this and I am British for context is to express your opinion. They are used to it as they are very direct ( hence they will not take offence) and secondly you could put these children in their place. Be more assertive is the only way with Germans. The upside of this is that you will never have to wonder what a German thinks , they are perfectly capable of voicing their opinions and in my experience this is helpful in two ways. One you never have to worry if you have offended them, they will straight out tell you. Also, the prefer saying things to your face rather than behind your back. This is also useful because depending on their intentions you can tell whether this is an honest or rude person.
This makes me so sad. I'm from South Africa and my ancestors came from Germany in the 1800's as missionaries to South Africa. No one on the German side of my family is rude. Especially my Mom, who is an angel! My German family are more warm and friendly than the other family I have that are not German. It is so strange. My Mom taught me that we do to others what we want them to do to us. To be kind and friendly to strangers in the street. To let others go before you in a queue. To help. And always be friendly. A smile goes a long way.
Question? How many of the fans are there for the curiosity factor vs the amount of fans that have a definitive understanding of the game/rule, etc? NFL Football can get confusing w/ all the penalties and such, Really enjoying your" journal" THANKS
Looks exactly like a NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES NFL Football morning where you are - perfect! The "VIBE" is REAL. I love Saturday Mornings PREMIERE LEAGUE Football here in NYC, but I do feel like the ALMIGHTY UNDERDOG when compared to the Continental teams here, obviously, but if you girls and guys get as excited as I do, then you've really got a good thing going - at least that's how I feel watching Arsenal or Chelsea/Manchester/whomever!!
Searched this video title after talking on a German forum asking about life in Germany, they were so incredibly nasty I was appalled. They weren't "being blunt" or "being honest." They were hateful and nasty. Disrespectful.
G'day, Jacob! Kudos to you for being considerate, polite, and for this video bringing to light the social rudeness of some in certain public situations. I don't take you for a people pleaser at all. You're just a kind man who thinks of others and their plight. It's also a reminder to all of us viewers to pay more attention when out in public to the needs of people in general, especially mums with prams and the disabled.
Germans have a long history of militarism since the period of the Holy Roman Empire. So it isn't surprising that they had that commanding voice. Doesn't always mean that they're harsh and aggressive.
QUARK is a very low fat cream cheese type. Most of our traditional cheesecakes and other pastries are made with Quark. You sure picked a lot of fried baked goods...LOL there is so much more of a variety to try! Sorry, but the way you eat these with the fork and "cut" the fried pastries makes me wanna scream‼️‼️ those are fingerfoods. Clearly you missed your sessions at Finishing School‼️😉🤣 We Germans are quite fussy about our table manners, as most Europeans are. 👍
today weather was changing like hourly. Snow in the morning, then rain, then sun, then snow, then sun, then amall hail, snow, sun, nebula, clear,... All on one day. Cant even remember every weather of today.
Loved this so much! Common sense and common courtesy!!!! I remember being at Rewe and did not know how to scan their customer card. I tried many different ways, and the cashier and the long line of people just watched me. Cashier yelled at me and didn't help me or teach me how to use it. My first experience with rudeness in the country. Another person yelled at my daughter in the train--to this day, we still can't figure out what she was doing wrong. It broke my daughter's heart as she is always so kind and is a rule follower. Not saying, "Excuse me," when bumping into you. Not moving out of the way when you're obviously blocking the path. Moved here after Japan... ugh! Total shock. I need to make sure I 'kill people with kindness' or I'll eventually be like them...
Go Dolphins! For me going is just for the experience and it's great having all the teams we are all just fans. But it gets better when it is your team :)
If there was one place that you could go to in Germany and that’s Lubeck I love Lubeck it’s one of my favorite places in Germany I actually been to Lubeck back In 2019 to visit the filming locations from my favourite film of all time Nosferatu A Symphony of Horror which was one of the greatest films of all time so that why I love coming to Lubeck not just to visit locations from Nosferatu but wondering around the most incredible town of all time I be definitely be coming back there again around February this year of 2024 and walking around the town and visiting the filming locations for Nosferatu again
I am german and I've encountered so many rude people in Germany. I also come from Paris (I grew up there) which is known to be a place full of french rude people but it never compared to Germany. I've lived in Berlin and in Leipzig. I've never been yelled at in France for anything, well I guess scanning your supermarket point card wrong at the cashier is reason enough in Germany to get yelled at... Or making space in the tram to let a woman with a stroller get down the tram is reason enough to get yelled by an other one who was mad that I was not letting her get through... They really have no patience, it's horrible. They are a lot of people talking to you in a condescending way, as if everything is self-explanatory which is in most cases (especially in the "Bürokratie" side of things) absolutely not. Yes, germans are rude, as a German myself I think that.
Tote Oma is really more an Ex-GDR thing, but Blutwurst is common allover in Germany. I live in the North and here a combination with heated Blutwurst in thick slices with a combination of apple and potato mash is something traditional. The name is also poetic - Himmel und Erde - heavens and earth (the appless growing high above 'heaven and the potatoes growing in the earth). BTW - huge consumers and fans of blood sausages are the French, they call it Boudin and have even an organization with several thousand members, which looks after the traditional production and elects the butcher which produces the best version each year!
Realize this video is a few years old but what you said "I had to have a beer in the stadium 🏟 " makes you an true/official NFL fan!! 1 pint - 2 pints = cheers 🍻 ! 🇬🇧🇺🇲🇭🇲🇩🇪
Sind Deutsche unhöflich? Vermutlich. Bekanntlich lügt man ja im Deutschen, wenn man höflich ist. Aber sie sind durchaus zugewandt und hilfsbereit - meistens. Bei Bayern oder Sachsen kann es tatsächlich schwierig werden, sogar sie mißzuverstehen kann zum Problem werden. Aber - insgesamt dürfte es so sein wie überall, nur die vielen verschiedenen deutschen Sprachen (das Wort "Dialekte" ist eine leichte Untertreibung) wirken wohl verunsichernd.
I hate living in Germany, too. You are absolutely right, many people here are horrible: Rude, aggressive, cold, selfish and often racist. I experienced that in no other country, quite the opposite. I don't know what's wrong with Germany... why are people here like this?!
Managed to get tickets for Jags vs falcons in October, buzzing! Also a fins fan but will be good to watch a game of nfl live! Is it still ok to wear other teams jerseys other than the teams playing ? 😅
If they are mean and rude to me, I would treat the same way back to them or avoid them. Who do you think you are?! I don’t need to kiss your ass. Of coz some German are friendly, but not most of them.
this video might be 3 years old, i saw it the first time, apologies. i don't know if you are still in germany, if not, i hope you liked it. your mum visiting you is always something special, because the son is special. appreciate that. i know you do, but realise, not everybody goes half the world to visit their kids. so, you must be special. i cannot say anymore then i just loved you wonderful video. thank you. bavaria here, btw.
I think for many Germans it’s a subconscious defence mechanism. Germans, who are generally a proud non self deprecating people, value collective identity over staunch individualism. And for many Germans they wrongly assume that their collective identity, as perceived by foreigners, is based on their past mistakes. Brits, for the most part, will usually try and gauge someone through observation and interaction regardless of your religion, appearance or demeanour reserving judgement until the aforementioned actions are completed. We tend to base judgement solely on the individual rather than making sweeping assumptions based on stereotypes. In my experience If you look flowery and “up in the clouds” so to speak Germans will judge you harshly and will take advantage of what they perceive as weakness. They value practicality over deep introspection. Look miserable and you’ll be fine.
Germans are the worst. They calm that everyone from the Americas are fake. Whether from Brazil, Mexico, USA, Canada they look down on all American cultures. Just because we are all nice they take that as weakness
YES not only rude but I have found they are actually hostile. No? Go to a small town restaurant and see what happens. First the other diners will not stop staring at you; as if they are seeing if you steal a fork. Secondly you will wait a very very long time before your meal is served. Almost as if they hope you just get up and leave. I find that as little time I can spend outside a large city the better.
