5 Things Germans HATE Hearing Americans Say 🇩🇪 - Don't Ever Say THESE Things in Germany! 

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You can say "Feier schön!" in advance to someone's birthday, by the way - thus, you signalize that you remembered but avoid an actual congratulation.

As a German living in the US, what irritates me the most is when people call a particularly strict or stern person a "Nazi". I feel that term should be taken seriously in its severity and not thrown around lightly. Also that Bavarian dance is called Schuhplattler and Polka is, as far as I know, a Czech dance :)

Yes, we get anoyed when all germans get called bavarians. But, asking for the best beer in the region is often gladly heard. Beccause the beer culture is everywhere in Germany. Somtimes stronger and sometimes fewer.

I think the problem with the claim of "I am German or i am 20% german etc" is that many people then don't have any knowledge about that country. Or if they do only stereotypes. In Europe it's more common to say "I have ancestors from xxx" or my family has roots in xx country. But we wouldn't claim to be part of that nationality/culture. I can trace my family back to spain, belarus and france but i wouldn't say i am part spanisch etc. since those contentions are generations in the past and i don't even speak the language an integral part.

I completly disagree on the "superstitious" thing. It's just superexactness. Germans don't wish a nice birthday, they congratulate for birthday. So congratulating early, is like congratulating for a marathon winning before it's finished. It just makes no sense. You finished your year of living at your birthday. This is completly conclusive. You can wih a nice birthday party in advance, though, same as you wish a nice weekend only in advance. Wishing is for the future, Congratulation is for the past. Very strict and simple.

Käsespätzle are a main course, while Käsekuchen is rather a dessert. You can't compare these two, but you can have both, right after each other ^^

Two additions here: Firstly: What you said about bread is also appliccable towards what americans tend to call "beer" - specifically stuff like Corona, Miller, Bud light, etc. Any German with but the slightest taste for beer is going to be disgusted to hear that dishwater called "beer". Secondly around 12:30 You CAN ask a German in northern Germany for the best beer. Chances are you are being directed toward the product of some regional brewery or other - which can be a worthwhile journey in itself: Travel Germany and try all the various different beers.

Fun fact regarding American bread in Europe: When Subway spread into certain European countries, they had to change the recipes for their sandwiches since they contained too much sugar to legally be considered bread.

on the birthday thing: yeah, never wish an early happy birthday. but you can absolutely wish a late happy birthday, I'd say for a good two to three weeks depending on how often you see that person

There is "Kastenweißbrot" (which is what Bernd das Brot actually is, by the way), that you don't necessarily have to toast - but it's way floofier and crustier than American bread or "Toastbrot".

We would handle the toast situation this way: Me: "What do you want for breakfast?" You:" Toast" Me:" Toasted or not toasted?" You:" Toasted" And then the discussion begins how much toasted you want it 😅 And yes in german we would say "ungetoastet"

On the claiming heritage thing: To me (Austrian), the reason why I think it is ridiculous to claim heritage based on DNA alone is simply because a culture (e.g. German) is so much more than just blood. Most Americans that claim to be "German" can barely remember what the capital city of Germany is, let alone name any of the Bundesländer. They do not know the language, the geography, the cultural icons, the things that move us and the things that have had a massive impact on us as people - and that goes for all nations around the world. We consider you to be American because that is the culture you understand best: it is the country that has shaped you and your values, the way you interact with others, the system you know how to navigate, the history you were taught. So for me, there are many many Austrians who may not have "Austrian" blood (which sounds pretty Nazi to me anyway), but are Austrian because they know this country better than any other place, because they consider it their home and because they would fight for it actively and passively if it came down to it. DNA in Europe is so arbitrary, people have moved and fought and ... have made love for 3000 years here. Literally every other European country would show up in my DNA, as would probably a lot of northern Africa and maybe even Mongolia. It means nothing. So really, what I hear when someone tells me they are 5% German and 18% Norwegian and 60% Irish, all you are telling me is that you are very white and very proud of that.

The Käsekuchen vs Käsespätzle question is frankly ridiculous. Of course, you have Käsespätzle first and then you have some Käsekuchen as desert. I don‘t see the problem ;-)

On the Lederhosen topic, i try to put it the other way round: Imagine we germans built our US picture around Western movies. Some people live this way, may changed horses for trucks. But to say all do so, would be totally wrong. I see folks from New York, California etc. shake their heads. Both countries are much more diverse and modern than old movies suggest.

Being German and having lived for the last 30 years in the US, I vividly remember my first encounter with a coworker announcing proudly that they were German as well. I was stunned. While I naturally understood that this was all in support and good humor the sheer ridiculousness of the statement baffled me. I’ve certainly learned to go along with these proclamations, they are so common and they often also make me laugh when they refer to certain attributes as well i.e. temper. I’ve had lots of good conversations about ancestry in the process.

We have been healed from this race/blood obsession some time ago and are pretty estranged by other people's obsession with it nowadays.

Untoasted (cold/raw) it is Toastbrot, once toasted (hot and brown) it becomes Toast. Toastbrot is the bread you use to make Toast.

I'm from Italy and those apply to italians as well 😅 football instead of soccer, the different bread, the congratulations before your birthday ( it's bad luck 🙈) etc.

I'm from western Germany and let me tell you: you would seriously offend (some of) us if you expect us to be like Bavaria (Lederhosen, Dirndl, Weißbier, ...) :D After the formation of our new government, a popular satire news show (you could compare it to The Daily Show) even celebrated the fact that there are no bavarian ministers in the new government ^^

I lived with a German family when I was 17 (1980), and I sliced a piece of bread and put it in the toaster, the family just looked at me and watched me try to eat it. It was like a brick! Germany has the best bread! I really miss it!

Besides the fact that Käsekuchen normally contains Quark, not Käse, I personally love them both. Käsespätzle are great for Mittagessen, Käsekuchen is great for Vesper.

The "I am [nationality]" thing is not only a German thing. It's normal all over Europe. I know 3 generations back my ancestors were partly Romanian, Italian and Czech. But I would never ever tell anyone that I am any of these. I am 100% Austrian. I was born, raised and still live in Austria. There is only one chance for Americans (and Europeans of other nationalities) to call themselves part of a nation: Get the citizenship of that country. There is even a subreddit almost exclusively dedicated to that topic of Americans calling themselves part of a nation: r/ShitAmericansSay.

First Käsespätzle as main course, second Käsekuchen for Nachtisch. There is no need to make a choice. 😉

To clarify the football problem: When I'm talking English with an American, I expect them to use the term soccer and I will use it, too, because it is the correct term in the language we're speaking. When I'm talking German to an American, I expect them to use the term "Fußball" (same reason as above). It just depends on the language we're speaking at the moment. When we refer to football in German, we use the term "American Football". And yes, we use exactly that term, not the german translation. Translated to "amerikanischer Fußball" it would mean exactly what was said ib the video. On the "football map": you may be not the only one referring to it as soccer. But it's funny enough to see what all (almost) the countries using "soccer" have in common :D (Japan's サッカー (sakkā) is borrowed from American English)

The reasoning behind the happy Birthday thing for me is just that it seems kinda lazy, because most Germans appreciate it when you take time out of your day on their birthday to congratulate them instead of wishing them happy birthday when it‘s convenient for you

Wenn jemand von einem ungetoasteten toast spricht, guckt kein Deutscher komisch. Das sind normale Wörter.

You can't compare Käsekuchen and Käsespätzle. For once, cheese is not like cheese. Kaesekuchen is made with Quark or curd cheese, which come into the cake's topping. Kaesespaetzle are made from eggs and flour from wheat and spelt (and some water, but not more than the half volume of the eggs), which are sprinkled after cooking with a mixture of grated Bergkäse (mountain cheese) and Emmenthaler (which melts on the hot Spaetzle). Even if both is called cheese, it's totally different. And Kaesspaetzle are a meal, while Kaesekuchen is a dessert (for which your stomach will however not have any room left after eating a full portion of Kaesspaetzle).

Donnie, I see what you did there with regards to soccer and football -- very clever! I noticed that the video footage you showed for American Football only showed players kicking the ball, and the video clips you showed for Fußball only showed players using their hands for throw-ins or goalkeepers using their hands to block a shot on goal. Clever! Funny! 🏈⚽

Well, I'm one of the very few Germans who did a DNA test (actually giftet by an American). My German friends were "what? why? just to find out you are German?" And I wanted to challenge that, because I thought we are more mixed than that. I regret to say that I really am very German (or German and French - as it says in the results). BUT was thrilled to see that I was 8 percent English or Irish. So I rang my British friends to tell them "I'm part of you!" And they were trying to be polite, but obviously thinking, this is absurd. lol

Hi! 1) I'm totally ok with the term soccer for "Fußball", and I would call Football "American Football" as well. "Amerikanischer Fußball" would confuse me though because it could be both in my opinion. 2) "Ungetoastetes Toastbrot" is what would I say, if I would ever need a word for it, which won't happen, because it makes no sense to eat "Toastbrot" untoasted. (Also, "Toast" for me means that it has been toasted, while "Toastbrot" could be both, toasted or untoasted). Any other toasted bread would not be called "Toast" tho. 3) Yeah, no, that makes no sense. But I think that's just a very different way of what being german (or whatever) is considered to mean. 4) In German, we don't "wish a Happy Birthday", we "gratulieren zum Geburtstag". These are two very different concepts if you think about it. To wish for something to be happy makes totally sense to be done in advance. But "Gratulieren" (congratulate) is something that has to be done when or after something is achieved. I mean, you wouldn't congratulate a football team on their win before the game is even played, would you? But we do wish coworkers Happy Holidays before they go on vacation. 5) I don't even care anymore. ;-) Random) Käsespätzle. Whatever the question is, if Käsespätzle is an option, then it's the answer.

Hi there....please go to a Bakery and ask for a "Weissbrot" - just to become totally confused :-) I put Weissbrot above Toastbrot and it is not made for toasting, but I guess that you may toast it. Weissbrot is only available at Bakeries not in a supermarket and I am not sure if it is a regional thing. If so, you may buy your Weissbrot almost anywhere in NRW, Northrhine-Westfalia. Enjoy! :-)

I think the most annoying thing about the heritage thing is that many then throw that around like it's a prize. Congrats, your great-great-great-great-grandpa was born in Germany. Do you know any of the language, history, culture, the first thing about the country? Has that heritage impacted your life, have you been around it at all in your community perhaps? No? Then maybe stop calling yourself German-American. (Substitute any other country for Germany here). If you have zero clue of the place you claim, maybe just don't. Use it as a starting point to GET to know the place.. cool! But don't just go "yo, I'm Irish, let's go to Dublin and DRIIIINK", see 10 pubs, leave and say "well I went to my HOME country and I am fully Irish now.". I am also always quite amused with some Italian-Americans calling themselves pure Italians.... but exhibiting only traits that have been established in the Italian-American communities. Pronunciation is a big one, but a lot more, too... and then they are surprised when meeting actual Italy-Italians, and finding out they are different. Of they are, the cultures developed separately for decades and centuries after splitting, and one had contact with lots of other immigrant communities.

For the "being German" thing: there is this old song "Was ist des Deutschen Vaterland?" from the time of German unification, you can watch it here on RU-vid. It pretty much sums up how the "German idea" is not about "blood", it is about common culture and language. The spirit of that survived somewhat. I don't care about your blood heritage. I don't even care about your passport. You are German to me if you act like one. Since I am interest in family research, I still think it is cool that you could trace your ancestors to Germany. ;-)

Zur Liste der Dinge, die ich nicht gerne höre, gehört noch: "Wir sind nach Deutschland gekommen, weil man von da so schön schnell in andere Länder reisen kann" 😉 Käsespätzle? Ja, klar, vor allem in der kalten Jahreszeit. ...Und Käsekuchen geht immer! Macht weiter so!

Never rly noticed the sector thing. Enlightened!👍

Great content as always, but my highlight of this video is getting a Kickstarter ad for a product called Passport Iii (Passport 3) on a Passport Two video 😂

Saying 'Toastbrot' is bread in front of a German is like saying 'That is a knife' in front of an Australian, while you know oh-so-well, that THAT is a knife. It's kind of an insult. Untoasted toast is 'Toastbrot' or 'wabbeliges Weißbrot'. There you go ;)

Käsekuchen is a dessert or something you have for coffee - Käsespätzle is a main course. The answer is, therefore, yes.

that videos when u talked about football killed me man, good job haha

Love your delivery!

There is actually a clear distinction between "Toastbrot" (yes, that's bread, too) and ordinary "Weißbrot". Toastbrot has added sugar and fat, such as 10 % butter in an earlier version of the popular brand "Golden Toast". Nowadays, they use rapeseed oil. Eating Toastbrot untoasted is rare. I vaguely recall it doing occasionally - maybe because there was no toaster at hand. Weißbrot usually has a crust. Unlike in English speaking countries, people rarely cut off the crusts but enjoy it. Makes for less food waste as well. You may cut them off for very small children.

Easiest solution to the "Football/Soccer" problem: Just say Football if you mean American Football and "Fußball" when you rever to Soccer. This way you don't confuse anyone, and nobody is annoyed. Honestly, this is the best solution anyway if something translates hard. Just use the local term. Even if you have to ask for ungetoasteten Toast as a result. And yeah, the whole "I am American-German" thing really annoys me when it comes from people who don't even speak the damned language! Not an unusual attitude for other Europeans either. In order to be part of a culture, you have to actually live it, and the language is the core ability in order to claim it. Btw, I think the other thing regarding not wishing a Happy Birthday early is that it is kind of lazy. If you really care about the other person, you bother to pick up your damned phone and CALL on the birthday itself, or at least sent a message. If you forget, or are genuinely too busy, it is okay to congratulate after the fact, and naturally if you are not that close, you are free to do so after the fact if you are inclined to do so. Also, if you congratulate in advance, well, that is kind of like fishing for an invitation, isn't it? And that is not a good look.

Every language and culture is special in its uniqueness.

Regarding the question what you would order, when you want untasted toast. You would most likely just ask for „Weißbrot“ or white bread. It is a separate thing from the raw toast you buy in the supermarket, but it is quite similar.

It’s pretty much the same in Russia🇷🇺 We call normal football - football and American football- American football. And I actually used to think that soccer is American football just ‘cause Football is used by so many people in so many countries. And American football is mainly played in the US so I thought that they invented a new word for this new game😂 We also call toast bread a toast bread. It’s mainly used only for toasts. In day to day life we use normal bread just like Germans do. And it’s also the same with us about Birthdays. Nobody celebrates it beforehand and it would be just weird if someone congratulated me before my actual birthday✌️it also brings bad luck About this “I’m German thing”! I think that Germans don’t really like it when Americans say that they’re Germans because Americans probably (stereotype) don’t really know anything about Germany. They probably know nothing about the culture or the country, nor can they point at Germany on the map. They just say ‘cause their mom said that 100 years ago they had a German ancestor. The last part is totally my opinion and doesn’t cover all of American people. P.S: sorry for any mistakes

NOOOO Käsekuchen and Käsespätzle are both awesome! One is a cake/sweet/dessert and the other is a main dish! Not comparable, I refuse to choose lol

I think it has to do with the Nazis, that modern Germans have bad feelings about any kind of biological or historical definition of nationality. For many Germans your nationality is a cultural thing. For others it is just the question of what citizenship you have by law. I tend to the last definition. For me nationality is nothing more, than a bureaucratic act. And as such it is not a big thing

Many thanks for this Video, guys! I had a great time, recognizing myself 🤣

The most annoying thing for me to hear is actually “Are you a nazi?” or people assuming all Germans are Nazis. 🙄

Untoasted toast is called "Toastbrot". It becomes toast when it is toasted. 😉

You are so right about the Bavarian stereotype. You explained that with the occupied area after the war, but British people make the same mistake and they occupied an area in West Germany. Most countries I've come across have different regional dialects, customs and traditions and different local food. That applies to the US as well. And beer is drunk in Northern Germany as well. Its more a coffee and tea difference as Germans at the coast are drinking more tea.

Love the music at the beginning 🤩🎵

Atleast up north in Friesland, I've most often heard "American Bread" simply as "Sandwich Brot" or "American Sandwich Brot". It's available as White or Vollkorn (basically Wheat)

The correct question about untoasted toast is - WHYYYY?! :D It's actually kinda cute, when strangers in the US tell you about their German heritage IMO.

I love the burn when you showed only foot-related footage for American football and hand-related footage for English football/ American soccer.

I think the thing about claiming to be german because of heritage is more of a strange american thing than the other way around. In America of course most people have some kind of heritage like that so it might become normal to talk like this. From a German (or surely most other countries ?) perspective: Having ancestors from one country can be interesting but, it just doesn't mean much? Apart from that it makes conversations confusing. If someone tells me he is french, I suspect he was born there or at the very least his parents were raised there or something like that, since this is a very real possibility here, meaning we could talk about things like how life is in both countries or it may explain why he may make mistakes with the german language. It can be helpful but especially be just interesting for the conversation. Like we like to compare America and Germany in many aspects here on this channel. In that context, claiming to be german to a german is just weird. I mean we don't tell each other all the time that we are german either, right? And then you may actually be from America instead? Of course you mean your heritage but that is just not how it would be interpreted. I guess you could say a phrase like "I am french" is more interpreted as "I am part of the french culture". More about culture, less about heritage. If you specifically say "I have german heritage", that would be seen as much less strange/confusing, guarantied. Now whether the other person really cares about that is another question, of course. Of course if you gain citizenship then that is fine as well, you ARE in fact german then, but may still be confusing depending of the situation, because it may still just be a strange thing to bring up like that. Saying "I have german citizenship" or something as exact like may makes it more obvious what your point is. But be it talking about matter of fact citizenship or culturally, those are the things people think about with a phrase like that. Not heritage of several generations. It's more about the confusion than about hating it, I would say.

re. the "Bread vs Toast" issue: Judging from my observation, "Toastbrot" is the word used by the big bakeries supplying supermarkets with prepackaged sliced white (or whole grain) bread variants with a soft crumb and soft crust. Aside from that, most of the bakeries in my area also sell white bread with a soft crumb and a relatively soft crust which is suited for toasting, closely resembles the white crumb "Toastbrot" and is referred to as "Kastenweißbrot".

We NEVER eat untoasted toast. That's really NOT something we find yummy to eat. So the question for untoasted toast would not come up. I'm not back in Deutschland after having lived abroad for ten years. The only item of food I missed was bread. Luckily I found a German bakery in Minnesota. The bread there was mostly white bread, but at least better then the toast bread in the US.

1:07 I love how Bert das Brot aka Bernt the Bread is just in the video

the clip around 2:05 i laughed my ass off xD could have been me as a child tanking the ball with my face lmao :D

I think your explanation of how Germans refer to "Fußball" and "American Football" is totally spot on, even though most simply say "Fußball" for soccer and "Football" for, well, football. Adding the "american" in front of football was something Germans used to do, but with the growing popularity of football, it is used less nowadays. Also, I laughed very hard at your choice of sequences for football, showing only kicks, and soccer, showing only throws and goalies using their hands. The part about the toast is so funny, never thought about it before. But I immediately had one thought in mind: "why would you even want untoasted toast? And Käsekuchen is not even cheesy, so it has to be Käsespätzle. No, actually it has to be Kaasspotz'n in my case.

I dont care about "Fußball", so I dont care about you calling it Soccer. So for the second one, I would buy "Weißbrot", as a loaf which you then can cut yourself, which most of german would consider "real bread". It might be a little less squishy, but you can eat it untoasted. On the third point, most of the "Germans" in the US were not Germans, when they moved there, they were Bavarians, Hessians, Prussians and much more. They didnt went through the struggles of the recent german history. While some people would consider someone whose grandparents were German, and the parents were born in america, more german, than someone who was born in germany and lived here, his whole life. I dont care about, if you wish me a happy birthday early, but i think its the most natural to just wish them a happy bday on their bday. For the last one, thats totally true, even though there is some really nice bear and local breweries in north Germany as well. I prefer Käsespätzle, since I am not a huge fan of sweets in general

We at home say either ungetoastetes Toast, or just the soft toast. That works great.

5:57 You simply ask for a slice of plain white bread ("eine Scheibe Weißbrot"). Or Kastenweißbrot which would have the same shape as toast. You could also ask for "Sandwichbrot".

As a German I feel that if you crave ungetoastetes Toast you should better leave Germany because clearly it isn't a great cultural fit. 😉

The thing with "I am (part) German" is that even if their is some heritage, it is based on a culture hundreds of years away and all your own behaviors are US American. So culturally you are not German and by law you are also not a German. The same goes BTW for all other European countries. This trait of some US citizens coming to Europe proclaiming themselves to be from a particular country is a big no no and it is invasive. It has cultural appropriation vibes. Same goes to comparing everything in the visited country to the "higher" standard at home (Germans do this also when abroad).

The best kässpätzle you can find are in the Rhinevalley (the border between Switzerland and Austria. We use something called Räskäs (very condimental cheese) that just elivates the dish to something else.

Wishing an early happy birthday is like wishing an early happy new year ;)

Käsekuchen has nothing in common with Käse! Käsespätzle are really delicious but very different from region to region (ask at your farmers market for the correct selection of cheeses to make the dish)

hahah 😂 In my family we actually do say "ungetoastetes Toast", but usually we expect the toast to be toasted in near future. So if we do not want it toasted we would specifically ask for that. I mostly like it as a child, now I prefer the hard and chewy bread.

I've had the discussion with my German friends about Americans claiming 'German nationality', when they aren't German nationals. Most Americans are very aware of their ancestry, even if they don't know many details. This is true especially of the generations that followed the great immigration of the late 19th and early 20th centuries from Europe. In English, I might say my mother's family is German and another American would understand that to mean of German ancestry, but it doesn't make much sense to a German. When speaking German with Germans, I use the word 'deutschstämmig' and not 'deutsch', or I might simply say 'Meine Vorfahren stammen aus Deutschland', and I might even be very specific and say 'aus Elsass und Baden.' Sometimes I've been asked if my family spoke German, which seems to be an important difference as well. Yes, my grandparents and my mother spoke a German dialect (Badisch/Pälzisch). My great-grandparents immigrated in 1888 to the U.S. and my grandfather was a child then. But he also married a German immigrant from the Mannheim area and the family maintained much of their German culture from language to food to holidays. Once I explain all that, then my German friends understand why I say the family is 'deutschstämmig'. But it did take some explanation to make my German friends understand why, as an American, I say 'I'm German' or 'German-American'. It isn't just about the DNA results or 'blood', it's family history and family culture that is maintained. And that is common among Americans no matter where their ancestors are from. In most American towns and cities there are German, Polish, Russian, Greek, Italian, Chinese, etc., festivals that celebrate their heritage. I live in a traditional Polish neighborhood in my city that goes back to the early 20th century. There are Polish churches, a Polish library, a Polish community center and a Polish language school. Every year, there's a Polish Festival. You would be hard-pressed to tell these people they aren't Polish, but Americans. Of course, they're Americans, but they are also Polish by language, history and culture. There are also in my city German schools for children, community centers and social organizations that promote German language and culture. These people are, in fact, German-Americans who maintain their language and culture and celebrate their heritage. My neighbors speak German and she is of German ancestry. Her husband is Mexican-American. They send their son to a Spanish immersion school during the week and a German school on the weekends. I've found that most Germans don't know or understand this.

Käsekuchen was made from Quark and it is very good with Coffee at the afternoon. (Especially Stefan's Käsekuchen from the Münstermarkt in Freiburg i.Br.) And Käsespätzle are good for lunch. I Love both.

most of the words you discussed I will not „HATE“. What I find really stupid is the admiration of a foreigner for Mr Hitler. This can be enhanced if he or she asks how a German salute is performed. This is something forbidden by law, as is the swastika.

5:15 it is usually not even found on the same shelf. Have you ever tried to walk in a bakery and ask for Toast? Tell us what happened :)

05:40 ...or order a "Sandwich". Its is made with untoasted American style "toast bread". You can get such pre-made sandwiches at grocery stores or gas stations.

If someone from America said to an English person "my family have English roots from 150 years ago so I'm English, you'd get a "no, you're fucking not..."

Americans often have conversation starters like "oh, I'm Norwegian, too." or "I'm half Italian". For Germans that suggest you either born in Norway, have a Norwegian cititzenship or speak Norwegian. (same with for Italy ...) It is irritating for the them to find out that theses American from the beginning actually mean: my grandparents came from Norway to the US (but I don't speak Norwegian and I've never been to Norway). Or in the other case it does not mean that either my dad or mum is from Italy. It could just mean roughly 50% of my ancestors 4 or 5 generations ago came from Italy to America. To the question: Käsespätzle is made with real cheese, but it is a South German thing and not an option for the rest. On the other hand Käsekuchen ist not made with (matured) cheese but rather with Quark (german style curd (cheese)). I believe, Donnie just asked this question to test the German audience if they get mad about this, too... ;-)

5:40 You can try it with "Sandwich-Brot" or "Toastbrot für ein Sandwich". If Germans hear "Sandwich" they think of the American sandwich with white bread, rather than of their own German sandwiches with "Graubrot" (because that's called "Stulle", "Schnitte", "Butterbrot", "Wurstbrot" or "Bemme", or whatever, but not "Sandwich"). So they would know that you want to have "ungetoastetes Toastbrot". No guarentee, of course, but worth a try. in addition: "ungetoastetes Toastbrot" -> more easy to say -> "Toastbrot, nicht getoastet"

You really got us, this is soooo true 😂

As an austrian I find your guide intriguing... And to all my german friends out there that actually don't have birthday: happy birthday.

Definitely Käsekuchen…NRW, the region I come from, we traditionally don’t eat Käsespätzle…or Spätzle at all…😉

"german ancestry" in itself is such a funny construct, because there is no such thing. take a quick walk back through history and you'll notice quite quickly, that the greek (and their mercenaries and slaves), the romans (and their mercenaries and slaves), the vikings/celts, half the middle east, and genghis khan and his boys marched all over place we now call germany. so if there was such a thing as "german ancestry", it would be a deliciously long cooked stew of ... well... quite a lot :)

@4:10 well bread can be i dno several 100 styles, you rightfully say brot (und fleisch) kultur, theres a many...typically i thought of a Kaiserbrötchen, one of my favorites with Egg-salad and bacon (and a bit of leek) yum

Käsespätzle, cause there's no cheese in cheesecake 😄 As a German, I've been confused about the third thing. I mean, yes, I'd agree that americans with german heritage aren't automatically german, but germans also do make fun of americans calling themselves americans. Some popular german newspaper cartoons show americans living on a native american graveyard, meaning that only native americans could truly call themselves "americans". But that's a different topic, i guess 😅 Thanks to Karl May we are very fascinated by the wild, wild west.

10:03 I would rather say that is the majority, one is poking fun when saying it is superstitious. I guess that was made up along with others for a reason to change people's behaviors. My gran usually said washing clothes on high public holidays is forbidden / brings bad luck - she did never believe it - it was just her reasoning to not be bothered with common chores on these special days.

I don't agree with what you are saying about toast. I've always included toast in the term bread. Nevertheless, I'd call it Toastbrot to distinguish it from good quality bread or just Toast - it doesn't matter whether toasted or not.

3:25 You nailed it

Hi, we do not specify the "Toastbrot" in toasted or not. When you say "Toast" or "Toastbrot" we ALWAYS refer to the NOT toasted sort - especially when you like to BUY it! ;-)

Käsekuchen or Kässpätzle? Hmm, I'll take both 😋 Thank you for this great video! But what I noticed: Where's Aubrey? Haven't seen her in a while. And the birthday - thing, well I think that's just a cultural difference between the US and Germany. I personally don't believe that anything bad could happen because someone told me "Happy Birthday" before my actual birthday. It's more the question of why anybody should do it. Americans expect you to, if you can't see the person on their birthday. Germans expect you to congratulate afterwards.

Käsespätzle or Käsekuchen? Well, as you asked about the best CHEESY dish, it has to be the Käsespätzle. Käsekuchen is not really cheesy and some refer to it as Quarkkuchen too. I also know someone, who don't eat it, when its called Käsekuchen, becuase he doesnt like cheese. Call it Quarkkuchen and he is fine with it :)

LOL. The way you said "Fischbrötchen" made my day😂

Yes, "being German"... For Germans this means you are part of the culture, where you grew up. If a German has mixed heritage (genom), they would say something like "I'm German and also have some Spanish genes" or something like that. Even if you were born in Germany but grew up maybe in the US, Germans also would say you're an "American" (US), not a German. In Germany it always refers to the culture where you grew up.

As for the "I am [nationality]" thing, please keep in mind that most people in Germany and eventually in Europe won't refer to you as just being "an American" but rather as being *"an US-American"* (US-Amerikaner) because people over here know America isn't just the United States! 😎😉 Canadians are Americans too, and Mexicans and so on! 😂

Gegenfrage, was würdest Du Aubrey sagen, wenn Sie aus dem Supermarkt ein Toastbrot mitbringen soll? :-) . Für mich ist Toastbrot eine Bezeichnung für ein Brot. genau wie Schweizer, Vollkorn mit und ohne Kruste, Mischbrot, Stuten, Weißbrot etc. Alles ist Brot aber Toastbrot ist halt ein Brot welches sich besonders zum Tosten eignet ;-)

Correct. It is called toast"brot" here, because it is unedible or at least unenjoyable to most germans without toasting it.

You would ask for Weissbrot. It is mainly eaten untoasted with some Quark and Jam or just jam or honey or Ruebenkraut, which is similar to American molasses but made from sugarbeets

from my experience the only one that would get a big reaction would be the "Happy Birthday". The others are quite notably cultural and/or stereotypical. American Football is becoming such a big thing here that even while speaking German you don't need to translate it, as with many other names. And most likely anyone into American Football will love to speak english with you so don't stress it. Regarding the other.....I refuse to say "soccer" to a german. If i say "football" they will catch on quickly what I mean. The ancestry thing.....the controversy, Germans don't care if they are or anyone is German. There are clearly problems with Germans who are not German but that is a very spicy different topic. Back to point....I have had a greatly different experience from you and the people here seem to love the fact that I have German roots! Within my own videos (including Krautsalat) I have had people say things like "its so obvious you have german in your blood, welcome home!" to even arguing if I am really from the US and not a German pretending to by Ami. (no joke there, they did) But, that could also be a reflection of ourselves. Like, I have a greatly different personality than you guys and others, am here for different reasons and in a different area of the country...you guys fit the expat "stereotype" much more than I do so I can easily see how there would be different reactions there. I think if i made a similar list it would include calling Kölsch "beer" ....don't do it! hahahaha

The ancestry thing, i think Germany had enough trouble with this about 80 years ago. We are all from one world.

If you pre-congrat someone for his/her birthday before doesn't make sense. He/She could die before the b'day (e..g. of a heart-attack), so he/she won't become that old. It's like congrat someone to his/her passed test before it actually happened.