I'm staying in south africa for half a year and i'm not learning afrikaans. I can say morning, and thanks and please. I already speak 3 languages and afrikaans is not gonna help me anywhere but here ^^ so i do believe it depends on the situation
Thumbs up. Giving straight forward honest answers may seem weird for some of the more polite people but it really helps getting to the point. Telling my wife that some dress doesn't suit her is just saving her a lot of time figuring out if it really suits her or not.
Regarding the heat, while yes it has gotten hotter in the summer compared to 10 years ago and yes german homes usually don't have airconditioning. Most homes are well enough insulated that as long as you open the windows for a time during cooler times, like early in the morning or late in the evening, the temperature can be kept below 30°C within the apartments. It can become a problem if it's very hot for several weeks since, but it's still managable. Of course that isn't true for every apartment or house, but I think it does for most. A good rule of thumb to avoid this is to make sure to avoid apartments in the uppermost floor of a building. Those tend to heat up the most, but as I said how bad it is depends on the building and some other things, like the direction the apartment windows are facing.
Antoinette Emily That is great!!! :-) Thank you very much Antoinette. 😊 I would love to visit New Zealand and I would love to visit Germany. You are always welcome here in Japan. 🤗❤️
@@TheMusicLauncher Japanese is actually like english. Easy in the beginning, but difficult when you want to deep dive into it. Ever gave it a try? If you find Japanese hard to learn then maybe you just haven't found your way to learning Kanji yet. If so, don't stress about them and don't even try learning them one on one. Always put them into context. Good luck!
@@missis_jo You do realize that Japanese is rated as one of the hardest languages to learn, while English is generally known to be easy to learn, right? Hell, I learned English on my own, without school or help. Try doing that with Japanese.
It's so kind of you share with us these tips. I've heard the same advices from people who live in Germany too. Wheater, language, german's behavior all of them must be considered to someone has the dream to live in Germany.
very important thing to do in order to not get depressed during the long winters: don't end your day when it gets dark. find activities to do after work no matter how cold and shitty weather is :)
Well, most people aged 80+ can't speak English but I suppose in my generation ( I am 60) many people do. My children started learning English in elementary school and my younger daughter even in kindergarten. At my school we studied English, Latin, French and some of us Italian and Russian. Almost every german with a higher education speaks at least one foreign language. So we are prepared for our visitors :) and love to practise our skills. Which does not mean you should not learn our language. It might be fun and rewarding.
Dear Antoinette, (sounds like a French first name) After 62 years (of which 5 years outside of Germany of which 1 month NZ) I would agree on EVERTHING you say. I would suggest to use one "target quotation" for each of your five findings to facilitate orientation ("management summary") 1. "Honesty" of Germans The finding you quoted is perfect "British are too polite to be honest; Germany are too honest to be polite" (my sister-in-law is British 2. Air Conditioner My proposal "(Some) Germans try to do everything to make AC a must in future buildings, i.e. increasing the percentage of SUV's" (you or your readers may find a better wording) 3. Wheather "Germany still does not have four season a day like the UK, but we are working on this, too" 4. Learning German "We can everthing except plain German /Wir können alles ausser Hochdeutsch" A very famous quotation from Baden-Württemberg, the economically successful south-west region of Germany. 5. Celebrating "Celebrating is a very serious affair in Germany" For organising carneval, you must be a member of one of the local "Karnevalsvereine" and must wear the "uniform" "Wo kämen wir denn hin, wenn jeder feiern würde wie er wollte `?- /where should we end up if everybody celebrates as (s)he likes?"
I am a Mexican how lived 3 years in Hamburg. I agree with all what you said but just one little point. I think Germans are not so patient if you are learning the German language. At least as far as you get some medium level. My first year I just got very basic German level so I couldn’t reach this advanced conversation level. It was until I could make a intensive Germán course for just one month when I could take off and started to improve a lot just by everyday conversation.
I guess the point with air condition isn´t really about Germany getting much hotter in the last years. There were 35+° Summers in the 80s, too. It´s more about most Germans don´t seeing the point in buying an AC which they only need like 10-15 days per summer, since excessive heat occurs every now and then but not all summer long. So it comes down to economics in the end.
Who needs air conditioning when you can be brutally honest? "You sure are sweating, my dear!" ^^ (And telling a woman she's sweating isn't considered polite in Germany, either. But you know us, children and Germans speak the truth. :D )
I'm with you in all of your points. In particular #1 and 2. I'm a German, living in the USA for three years. I was born in Berlin, people from that city are known as the most direct talking ones. After my complete assimilation in the States, my colleagues got used to my attitude and got even gratitude. They know that I just tell them the very truth about what I think and they can trust me. And I can also switch to a more American like behavior during supplier/customer meeting if necessary :-). We use this some times for "good & bad cop" scenarios. (as the German Quality guy in the team I'm usually the bad cop.) #2 the weather and normally no A/C in the private homes and public buildings: maybe, therefore, I can't stand here the common always and everywhere cooled rooms and in cars. It is so silly, in the summertime I have long sleeves or even a jacket with me in the office because I'm always freezing inside. And because of the poor insulation of the most buildings, everyone has a personal heater at his desk. / Have a great time in good old Germany!
Actually no matter where you are from, you should always learn the local language if you move somewhere elese. It makes life so much easier. If you don't know the language, people can rip you off so much easier
Exactly.I have a syrian acquaintance.His problem: As an Arab he thinks somebody smiling at him has good intentions.He signed a horrible mobile contract,but the salesman was very polite; in his opinion.
Wow, high temperatures. I honestly never thought that temperatures could get that high in Germany. I am Australian and have always considered Germany. I still would but I live in Aus, QLD and the heat is killing me ;)
Why would anyone ask a question if they don't want an honest answer? She has litterally said it: "peopel will tell you what you did wrong, then it is fixed and all is fine". Shouldn't this be the only way you handle things?
German here: 1. Germans hardly ever jaywalk. 2. No Aircon cause sense for climate and eletricity costs a shit ton of money 3. Sense for climate shuts down while driving 200 on the motorway. Don't come to Germany if you drive slow or on the left side of the road. 4. Germany is THE "Ron Swanson" of all Countries.
That's not really true germans are mostly shy in the way they don't know you. They need Time to get to know a person. That's one of the reasons why there seem Not so polite. Making friends in Germany: You put time in and they will stay your friends forever. And for me as a German I never forget a Person that I met.
And it is not that difficult. German and english are close relatives anyway. And you must not get stressed out about learning german. If you try you may get stuck somehow and you can very often get away with some english words and sentences. People in general will recognize your effort and kindly help you. And don't be afraid of mixing up the articles. People may smile but understand you. And accent is not at all a problem. People here are used to so many accents, may it be bavarian, saxonian, frankonian, colognian or all the foreign accents like french, english, turkish, italian, asian and what not.
@@stakeoutrockhound523 It's Hennebergisch which is a Franconian dialect which is spoken in the Southwest of Thuringia: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hennebergisch
Sure there are, but it also depends on where you live. Where I do live (a district of hesse with a lot of villages and a few small towns) you are considered a weirdo if you do not at least attend the Kirmes of the biggest town here (that's a special kind of festival in germany, one could say it is festival to celebrate the town/village where it takes place. So all non-germans can understand my comment as well)
@@joannahgn5678 Da frag ich mich aber, wo du wohnst. Ich komm auch aus einem kleinen Dorf in Hessen und hier interessiert es keine Sau ob du bei einem Fest auftauchst oder nicht. Dass es in einem kleinen Dorf immer irgendwen gibt, der sich über irgendwas das Maul zerreißt, das ist normal. Aber auch da sind andere Themen wesentlich weiter vorne.
@@Piretfreak87 Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Wer nicht zumindest einmal aufs Johannis-Fest geht ist einfach seltsam, selbst die weggezogenen kommen typischerweise zu diesem wieder zurück hierher
Ja obwohl ich sagen muss das ne Klimaanlage in einigen Sommern echt von Vorteil wäre. Wenn es mehr als 2-3 Tage über 35° ist bringt Stoßlüften auch nicht mehr viel ^^.
Darauf sollte ich mich vorbereiten. Ich bin ein Deutscher Amerikaner und plane, so bald wie möglich nach Deutschland zu ziehen. Ich werde eines Tages dort ankommen. Ich habe auch Deutsch gelernt. :)
Ahhh, brutal German honesty: We are just like "Why in hell would you ask me a question if you do not want a honest answer?! "🤔🤔🤔 No matter what the question is! Probably even if we are asked "How are you?" Okay if a non German person asks I might respond in the way the anglophone world would in a act of politeness -no matter how I am- but still be pissed that someone makes me lie for the sake of a kind of politeness that feels so wrong to me 😤 So, please do not use that as greeting in Germany, unless you really want to know how the other person is.
We were talking about icebreakers in English class and then we talked about "How are you?" and our teacher told us we always had to answer "fine". Our class was like:"Okay, I will probably die tomorrow, but I am fine.
Not a German but Danish (very similar culture and mindset). When I lived for a period of time in the United States in my younger years I found it very strange that unknown people wanted to know how I was actually doing. I just played along but never really got used to the fake politeness.
@@avatarjiyuna3159 Well I would say that many germans really answer "I'm fine" but mostly only to strangers. Or when they dont want to talk about it. But if a friend would ask me how I am, I would be honest and just tell her/him that I don't wanna talk about it😊
Jup, I hate it when someone asks "How are you" who don't cares about me. It is more for people who know each other better and it is an invitation to tell how your life is going. If I don't feel good and I don't know or like someone I feel uncomfortable to say that I feel bad oder to lie.
@@TheCimbrianBull Fake politeness or real politeness , you won't lose a kidney if you just say I'm fine or not fine & make a excuse and move away from that person. You people make it such a big deal out of it.
Of course it’s a sign of ignorance to not even attempt to learn the language of a country! I really don’t understand why you would even want to live somewhere for years when you can’t even basic conversations with people.
So glad that most of us have a talent for languages but not everybody does and even if you move to a country wanting to learn the language you might just never get it right. In Germany people tend to like speaking english and instantly switch if they feel you have trouble with German ( pretty much robbing you of an opportunity for the sake of efficient communication, I am guilty of this too) I am still struggling with certain turkish words, although I try to learn the language since being a kid and there are plenty turkish speaking germans and foreigners in the country, but I just seem to lack some face muscles to get it right XD
Well, I once had a discussion with someone on RU-vid who found it absolutely not necessary to learn the language of the country he was living in because he would get away with English almost every time and he said it was no longer up to date to have to learn that language.
Philemaphobia I’m a bit confused by your reply, but I just want to clarify that Antoinette and I were both clearly talking about people who make no effort, not people who try but struggle.
Being 55 years old, let me tell you: I remember VERY hot days and summers in Germany. We just didn´t EXPECT air condition, we DEALT with it, lol. It never lasts very long.
jutta popp Never lasts very Long ?! Don’t u remember the last summer which literally startet in April and ended in September with an average temperature of 37 degrees 🤔😂
@@liliblume5468 It's always only a couple of days with such extreme temperatures. I'd prefer air condition too but if there isn't any, so what? People are so whiny these days lol The bf of my niece couldn't even drive with his car when the ac didn't work. Like wtf? I just open the windows, end of story. smh
September Rain I live in Berlin and the temperatures are indeed very hot not only for a few days and nobody uses air conditioning, my car doesn’t even have it but still the summers are way hotter than they used to be.
Garage928 Who do you think you are to say what Germans complain about ?! The heat is dangerous, the forests are burning off and people are indeed dying so most people are happy about a bit rain after 40 degrees of temperature...U are just rude and don’t know shit. Google the fucking temperatures of last year and tell me again the heat lasts for only for a couple of days !
Most surprising/shocking thing for my wife (American) in Germany was the German aproach on friendships. Almost all her German coworkers seemed to be reserved, no big smalltalk or real bonding. But all of a sudden, a simple "how are you?" to one of her coworkers turned into some sort of a 2 hour therapy session... I belive, this goes along with your point of brutal honesty. First people tend to be very reserved, but if they let you get closer, you can get overwhelmed with how open Germans can be, when it comes to their personal problems. She felt, there is no inbetween, just "mutual respect" that turns into "trustworthy person".
Yeah, in Germany "how are you" is a real question that will get answered, it always confuses Non-Germans immensely. I guess we are really pretty weird.
"How are you?" can be a bad question to ask in Germany especially to an older person because chances are you'll spend the next hour hearing about their hernia, their kidney stone operation, the times they need to get up at night to pee and how everything compares to the time they had really bad hemorhoids that they needed to have cut open (will be described in detail with the sounds it made and the colour of the fluid.)
Maybe it's because we are not as superficial as the let's say average white US Citizen. From an early age onwards we are told that you don't learn about the true character of a person during the first but rather during THE LAST meeting.
complete bullshit. i come from the countryside and i absolutly hate it there. the people are just closed minded and just want to get drunk while the guys think a dancefloor would be a great place to drink and try to act cool to get a girl but they won't dance and just stare at every guy who is just trying to have a good night and fucking dance ! Schützenfest and Dorffeste just suck.
People being brutally honest and telling you what they think is a good thing, unlike Britain where they're super friendly but actually can't stand you.
Black Water - they’re not brutally honest in those places, they think brutal honesty is haughty or being “up yourself”. If you offer your honest opinion about someone’s outfit, or opinion on a personal matter, or correct someone’s grammar/spelling mistake in Wales and Scotland there’s an 80% chance that the Welsh and Scots would be offended and think you’re being rude.
@@abcxyz-cx4mr If I had a pound for every time that I was called up stuck up bitch when I thought I was being polite. Lol. Thanks - I'll take that into consideration.
I am german and i like to watch this kind of Videos👌 its interesting to hear whats special in germany what we not realy recognize ( hope my english is not too bad 😂)
@@AntoinetteEmily oh thank you😊 what do you think about that germans like to come on point * better come 5-10 min earlier* to a date or apointment. I heart that we are really crazy 🤔
Having grown up in germany I never felt winter much of an issue.. Until I spend my first winter in Finland. From that experience: vitamin d supplements will help a lot.
reasons to celebrate: 1. first monday this week. 2. first tuesday this week. 3. first wednesday this week. 5. first thursday of the week. 5. first friday of the week. 6. first saturday of the week. 7. first sunday this week. 8. BONUS REASON: I have a birthday this year!
I always thought it's normal and actually a good thing, when people are honest. Instead I found that many American people appear kind of unauthentic. Not in a very bad way, but just a bit too friendly.
As a German who gets irritated looks for his honesty sometimes by other Germans I don't think I'd enjoy the US or New Zealand in that matter. 😅 IMO especially if someone is important to you he/she deserves honesty... I'd feel bad for lying, even if it were just about someone's weight, haircut or cooking.
Exactly what my eavesdropping son thought also. I didn't catch the word at all and couldn't figure out what word was said but he said "What? Hate?, Did she say "hate"?
these videos always make me happy I'm German :) being proud of our nationality is not very popular I feel like, but I think it should be. It's a great country!
- Foreigner: "Hello, Fritz! How are you?" - Fritz: "Well, not so good as last week. I have hemorrhoids and the doctor prescribed this ointment that I must rub my anus with three times a day. But it really itches and burns!" - Foreigner: *speechless* 😳🙄😶
I never understood it. I moved away 6 years ago and right now I am back for a visit for 2 month and honestly, it's the weirdest thing ever. I'm so uncomfortable with it now, that I'm seriously socially awkward in Germany.
@@evilstermegaman I live in Australia and used to live in New Zealand as well. People there are not superficial! It's just a different form of interacting with each other. And yes, I would rather be surrounded by positive people instead of constantly complaining people. It has a huge impact on your mental health!
I think learning the language of the country you want to live in is a sign of respect. No matter if you come to Germany or any other country in this world. Here in Germany we know that our language is not the easiest one to learn and me personally, I have a lot of respect for everyone who does learn our language. But I have to say, I do not agree with the last point on your list. I don't think that you have a problem if you don't like to celebrate in Germany. Especially if you live in a big city. Noone will care if you go to a festival or not. But even in small villages you are not forced to go to any kind of festival.
You are right that we do not force anyone to celebrate with us, but as we have these cultural barriers (no polite small talk or shit chat with strangers) it will be more complicated to build up any friendship here with us. But there is another way to do that, that Antoinette never had mentioned but I guess she will in the nearer future. Join a club and engage yourself in that club. Her daughter is now close to the age where she will move her attention more to her peers than to her family and at that point, it could be her wish to join a club. Often this is the moment when the parents did take some responsibilities for the club and with that, you must and will build up some new relationships.
The real vicious cycle is climate change makes the air hotter -> spends tons of energy to cool down buildings -> CO2 used to produce that energy causes climate change
Just lurking yes but it is more important to protect from cold climate than from hot climate. Sure both is dangerous in there own ways, but the change to survive hot weather is higher than cold weather. I am against air conditioners too but I am not against heater there are so many environment friendly methods if you inform yourself decent.
@@andreawirtz2728 Weather isn't climate. The heat of the past few years has led to draught, we now have the biggest ever recorded fire in the Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern thanks to last summer's heat. We also have dust storms in Brandenburg. We have dying forests and wetlands. This is not about feeling well in summer. This is about our country rapidly changing.
Such a true video. Yes, it was hardly ever over 30 degrees when I grew up. 26 were the warm days. If someone does not like Fasching, they should move to Niedersachsen. It often happened that I only remembered it is Fasching when suddenly seeing 3 dressed up elementary school children, as where I grew up, Fasching was not celebrated that much. You have to search for an event. But we have Schuetzenfest, Jazz Festival and all the other things that feel like straight out of GIlmore Girls
"It is a sign of ignorance if you live in Germany without learning the language." - I think that sentence holds true for everybody living in any country around the world, not only in Germany.
"jaywalking is a huge no-no" really only when theres kids around. you can really just go if youre in a hurry and if someone goes up to you ignore them theyre being rude tbh. but dont jaywalk if there are children watching, especially very young children.
Antoinette, I am a German woman, who has lived in America for the last 33 years, where the culture is apparently similar with regard to people never saying what they really mean. Even after 33 years in the USA, I can not get used to people constantly saying things they do not mean. I think it is healthy to be honest with one another, of course, in a tactful way. Glad you like it in my country. Thanks for the video!
I'm a native German, living in Germany, and I don't particularly like to celebrate anything. I guess I shouldn't live here according to Antoinette's criteria :-)
Haha, is that Kiwi dialect? Me hearing: "Don't come to Germany if you don't stand the hate".... Me: "Whatwassat?" --"...because it can get really hot here..." 😅
I did get it after a second... But yes, I have frequent problems just acoustically decoding what native english speakers say... But my comment about kiwi dialect had no mean intent, I find such dialects sweet to listen to actually😊
I don't think ac is the cause of global warming... it is actually a combination of many bad human habits. If energy is produced green (solar, wind, ...), then why is ac so bad? (asking seriously, not sarcastically)
@@JBru1978 AC creates heat. It takes energy to cool something, and it creates warmth. Plus we don't have 100% renewable energy, which means AC adds to the general output of problematic substances.
She has just mentioned, that there is no air conditioning in Germany, which is true...where is your problem? Surely you are aware that air condition is very common in other countries? Manche Leute müssen sich einfach immer wichtig machen....🙄
@@AntoinetteEmily oogh, look out for good schools. Otherwise your daughter could get bullied cause she's a "white unbeliever, and female". Sounds like 1940, but is actually true...
Tolles Video. Ich bin deutsche und erst seit deinem video fällt mir auf das deutsche so viele Feste feiern..in unsere Stadt sind zwischen April und oktober bestimmt 5-8 Feste 🙈. Man muss ja nicht zu allen Festen hin aber es ist eine schöne Abwechslung.👍
Great video! I've been living in Germany for 2 and a half years now and I'm leaving soon, because it's the worst country I've ever been in, hands down. For many people that want to move to Germany, please reconsider and do a lot of research about the country before. A couple of reasons why I'm leaving are that people are rude, not funny, boring and the life here is very boring, the language is not fun to learn at all, I learned it pretty fast but I began to hate it, people judge a lot (they are using the direct approach as Antoinette said in the video).
I find in the little village I live in most people don’t speak English. I’m ok with that because I’m trying to learn the language. I think it’s beautiful. I was surprised on how many holidays they have here. My husbands like oh I have a three day weekend and then like the next week like a have four day weekend. I asked him what was the holiday and we both didn’t know. I love that Germans respect family time.
If you live in the eastern part of Germany the people most likely studied Russian instead of English at school. Everyone in Germany with a not just basic education speaks at least one foreign language. In Saarland this might be French, but in the most areas it will be English. Maybe in your village people just feel they are not skilled enough or they might be too shy to speak English with a native speaker.
Lavender Luna when they do speak English they told me to slow down because I’m talking too fast. My neighbor had said the same thing and I of course slow down but I also had told her that I’m actually speaking slow and most talk faster than I do. She was like wow that is crazy!!
it's part of the experience of living in a different country to learn the language. I'm a native English speaker and I find my fellow native speakers to be most ignorant and feel they should not learn the language of their host country.
I know US- Americans (like BuueyTribe and Jodis Expat Life on RU-vid) who find southern England brutally honest/harsh/critical which is shocking, they’d be in for a surprise if they saw the brutal honesty in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands etc.
That’s true, in Germany we absolutely LOVE to celebrate and also to get crazy and drunk. Especially in the little villages, everyone celebrates on Saturdays and Fridays, every weekend! Almost no one is at home in the evening at the weekend which I think is great bc I love to celebrate :). I‘m german and I think your facts are true! Lots of love from the Northcoast
K/DA Kai‘Sa wassss echt? Es gibt natürlich immer Leute die nicht gerne feiern gehen möchten und das ist auch volkommen ok, aber bei uns aufm Dorf gehen alle am Wochenende feiern haha :).
Iam from north east germany and i never was on a festival... Never drank any wine... never had fasching... Never any party... Only vodka with real boys.. So iam russian?????
Oh, there are so many other reasons, for me, even after 3 years here, I still can't get used to these things: - slow internet - bureaucracy - communication via post (are we in the middle ages!?) - superficial approach from Germans in a lot of situations
Living in Germany and I think, this summer is not that bad. Yes, there are some days with the temperature above 30° C, but at least only for a few days. And you can let in some cool air around sunset. Last year, the hot weather started back in mid to late April and stayed that way until September, if I remember correct. And even the nights were so hot, that you coudnt sleep.
I live in Germany for many years now, well I'm German so nothing special about that xD The funny thing about it is, that some of those points you had are actually things I don't like. The worst of them is heat. I'm melting the last couple of days.😭 But I love Autumn und winter doesn't bother me at all. I love snow😍❄ What you said about learning German is totally true. When we see that someone is trying to learn German we appreciate that a lot. But you should prepare yourself for a few giggles. Personally I think every person who tries to learn German has my respect. It's a really difficult language (I think I could have never learnt it when I weren't born here😂). But every time I hear someone attempt to speak German I need to laugh or giggle, not because we think it's bad, but it sounds way to cute. ❤😂. You should definitely prepare for that. I actually didn't notice, that we party a lot, but now that you mention it🤔 we even have specific music genres just for partying 😂 so yeah apparently we party a lot 💃😂
Get enough bright lights in the house for the time until you move... (several 1500+ lumen bulbs per room!) It seriously makes a huge difference when your room is brighter than the winter-daylight :P
Another point is if you are a non-smoker, Germany should be avoided. There are soooo many smokers in Germany and they light up everywhere! It's especially weird to see so many women light up in the streets and people smoking in their cars. I even saw a public bus driver smoke in the bus - yes the window was open but that's disgusting. Most smokers are way to ignorant of everyone else around them
Yes there are definitely way more smokers in Germany than in NZ! In the last few years I’ve noticed less smokers in Germany though. My husband actually quit smoking in New Zealand not long before I met him.
@@AntoinetteEmily we are in Germany at the moment and have both said that we feel it has increased again. As with everything - it's perception - but definitely way more than in NZ
If you ask something be sure that you don't because you want to polish up your own personality with a comfortable answer. In Germany we take you seriously and you will get a polite but truly answer. On the other side, when we made a friendship, it is a friendship with all the highest moments and the deepest moments. That is the German way of honesty.
I absolutely love the German culture and have been watching your videos a lot lately! Hopefully one day I will be there as well. Lots of love from South Africa😁🇿🇦
As a South African that has lived in the UK and Australia, I find that I'm too brutally honest for those places. I have offended many by pointing out problems so that they can be fixed. I don't recommend either of these places, particularly Australia where they are very thin skinned and the dominant culture is a payback culture for imagined slights.
Learning a language is a sign for us that someone is truly is interested in being part of Germany and that they will "follow our rules". Not learning the language was actually a point which was highly criticized in the refugee debate. Which is by the way another point: We love debating. I think air conditioning are good, but there are not enough days that are worth it. I mean it is freezing again just one week after you posted this video XD And being honest is just the most efficient way. And Germans always try to be efficient and practical.
Interesting video it is always fun to see oneself through someone else's glasses but I don't agree with those Germans who told you that it was not that hot when they grew up. I was born in 1961 and there has always been heatwaves throughout my childhood. I don't recall a single summer without temperatures above 30. Summer 1976 was extremely hot and dry with temperatures of 37 C e.g.... so it might be that we beat some records the recent years but to say that it was not hot, seems to be wishful thinking of some..
@@berndhoffmann7703 it is not exceptional that some years have longer summers than others. This May e.g. was exceptionally cold and rainy. The next two weeks we will have 20 degrees in Berlin which is exceptionally cold for july. Whenever the temperatures rise above 30 nowadays people think that this is abnormal. it is not. In 1473 there was an extremely hot summer which lasted 4 months. People could cross the Danube by foot because it had dried out completely. If this happened today people would panic.
Also the days with high temperatures above 30 C in 1976 were not many. Most was in Rheinstetten with 17 days. Don't trust memories, it's always better to look at real statistics.
@@katibarrett8779 Pls give me an email addy if you consider working as an au-pair for 4-6 weeks next summer in Germany! My then thirteen-year-old son would love to have somebody to talk to in English and show him/her around and you could earn some money.
Germans ARE NOT brutally honest, they need real friends. I remember the first time a person started a "Deep conversation" with me it was literally someone that needed a friend to listen about his problems. That's why I don't ask "how are you" because I don't really care if you are not my friend.
If you wanna move to germany, live and work in this country than you should better have somewhat solid german. If not you'll probably have difficulties getting a job. For most companies being able to speak german decent is a necessity.
I'm German and I'm really annoyed by people who tell you what you've done wrong. Especially elderly (bitter) people do that A LOT even though there's nothing really to complain.... they complain.. 🙄 That never happend when I spent some time in the US and Australia. People are more chilled there.
Ich lebe jetzt schon seit fast 10 Jahren in Australien und hab als Teenager ein Austauschjahr in den USA gemacht. Ich versteh gar nicht mehr, wo diese Idee herkommt, dass Aussies oder gar Amerikaner "chilled" oder "laid back" sind. In beiden Ländern sind die meisten Leute stockkonservativ und oft rassistisch. Die regen sich über viele Sachen auf.
@@gulliverthegullible6667 die Australier, die ich erlebt habe, waren cool drauf. Okay, die alten Farmer im Outback waren etwas knöchern, aber ich hatte keine Probleme. (Wie mit den Ureinwohnern umgegangen wird, ist nochmal n anderes Thema, aber da darf sich sicherlich keine Nation aus dem Fenster lehnen.) In England habe ich 4 Jahre gewohnt und um mich kurz zu fassen... da will ich nie wieder hin. (Ja, ich hab da auch nette Freunde gefunden, aber trotzdem.) Und mit den Amis hatte ich auch nicht so viele Probleme. Die sind halt bissl dumm, aber ansonsten bin ich mit denen klargekommen. (Thema Ureinwohner/Schwarze, siehe Australien.) Fest steht aber, dass der Begriff "Deutsche Meckerkultur" durchaus seine Berechtigung hat!
Didn't remember the early bird being such a pretty one. ;-) Anyway, it is of quite some interest to listen to your personal experience with German habits. Seems people here are not as bad as some other foreign people think. :-) Lower Frankonia is as any other region a fairly special one to live in. Sure, they do Fasching there not knowing the true festivals name is Karneval, but they are still friendly people there. :-) Have a good day and thank you for your interesting videos presented in this calm and understandable way. :-)
several times some german did not believe what i said. One day i had a toothache, so that i had to excuse to my boss to leave the office. Then, my colleague asked me repeatedly the same question why i had to leave as if i had lied. Another time, my other boss asked me whether I had read the message he sent. I had not opened my email and he asked me to open the email because he wanted to know whether I lied. Another occasion, I just served a n old frail patient and then her daughter came in. afterwards, she accused me that i had stolen her father's armwatch and reported to the doctor in the ward. I felt exploded with that stupid nonsense. the next day, the paramedic, who brought her father, gave the ward the armwatch. I understand it is necessary to have a proof to believe someone. On the flip side, it shows also a stupidity and hypocrisy if it pointed out to the wrong person.
Of course you should learn the language, no matter what country you live in. This is a sign of respect. Actually that should be self evident. But it is true, Germans will be kinder if you speak German with them. Even if it is bad German. :)) In the countryside, the tradition is usually even more represented than in the city. There are also significantly more festivals. By the way partys are much better in small villages. :) Alle die Bauwägen oder Buden anstatt Clubs besuchen wissen was ich meine haha.
I lived in Germany for 9 years and Yes, German people are very direct and speak their minds. It would be nice to find a culture that is in the middle not too polite and not too direct🤣
2:35 I know I'm nitpicking, but just because someone put on weight doesn't mean they don't look great or that you have to lie about the answer. Even if you put on weight, you can STILL look great. Or you can look great BECAUSE you put on some weight.
Whenever I see your videos I have to think of my mother, who came from Ireland to Germany with my father at the age of 21 years. At the beginning the German language was very difficult for my mother but now after 56 years in German today she speaks accent-free German and I am really proud of my mother because German is a difficult language. everything you said about Germany and us Germans is so true no matter what it is. Germany has great people and we have a beautiful country. I am German and Irish myself and have lived in Australia for 2 years and had a lot of New Zealand friends there. I found New Zealanders incredibly nice and you can be proud of your country and the New Zealanders speak much better English than Australians.By the way, your German is really good. I wish you and your family good luck here in Germany and a lot of blessing. Seàn
The honesty is great in my opinion, if i do something wrong i want to be told he yeah dont do that so i know not to do that, and when i ask a question i want an honest answer i dont want people to say what they think i wan to hear
