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I think it's great that Americans make videos like this about Germany. Unfortunately, many Germans forget how beautiful and interesting our country is. Your videos make some Germans realize again how lucky we are to live here. We are a relatively small country and we have: Beaches, islands, forests, mountains, palaces and castles, churches, etc.
US teenagers only gain a bit of freedom from their parents at the age of 16, at least in many areas. Children here are freer and more independent than teenagers in the US.
as natural born Hamburger: with around 14+ you can do most things, with 16 you can buy beer & get drunk & with 18 you are basically "grown up" hard liquor/drivers licence&such & 21 you are legally fully grown under the law! and the US kids get trialed as grownup when entering teen-age , can drive&go to war with 16 & drink at 21....its weird & twisted, over the pond xD
Correct. Riding a motorbike is allowed at the age of 16, to ride the smaller "Mofa" ("Motorfahrad" = bicycle with a motor, it's hard to translate) you only need to be 15 yo.
When it comes to driving in Germany comparing to driving in US there is one major difference; the way how they are educated to drive. In US you learn this with other adults or at school in some lessons. In Germany you have to go to a specific "educational company" called driving school (Fahrschule) where you're going to be teached in theoretical and fundamental principles of driving and afterwards you need to have a minimum of training driving hours divided into Autobahn, City, Landscape, night, etc. so that for difference situations you are already a bit aware of. Additionally the used cars need to have a higher standard to pass the technical inspection. That's another reason why the first year of driving is not directly comparable.
and you got these 2 years where your drivinglicense can easylie taken away for small mistakes.so because of the high costs of your drivinglicense you will surely take care not to risk it by for example drink and drive
Such a good summary, als Berliner I feel after these all driving lessons very safe in our capital city between a lot of assholes and incompetent drivers
Also, we have the option to get the license at 17 and be allowed to drive under parental supervision until your 18th birthday. Trust me, after a few months driving with your panicking mum beside you, there is nothing much to easily irritate your driving skills 😀
I am from Hamburg and we are every other weekend in danmark in summer, their beaches are amazing and can be kilometers wide and it’s just few hour trip from us. And even the fauna there is different! And danmark has nice small islands.
@@melchiorvonsternberg844Stimmt so nicht. Meine Geschwister hat es beide ganz in den Süden verschlagen, was mich oft das aktuelle Wetter dort wahrnehmen lässt, als Gemotze, im Status usw. Und wie oft hocke ich in Ostholstein und höre, wie kalt, bäh usw das Wetter am Bodensee ist. Oder unerträglich stickig und heiß. Bei uns ist es nicht ständig kalt. Auch nicht das Wasser. Weder die Ostsee noch die Deutsche Bucht. Der Bodensee ist nicht wirklich wärmer. Und in der Dänischen Südsee ist das Wasser oft relativ flach und die Strömungen auch nicht sehr kühl, sodass man durchaus mal schön vom Boot aus baden kann, wenn man mal segeln geht. Du tust ja fast so, als ob alles nördlich von Hannover Lappland wäre. 😂
@@katrincarstens5125 Bodensee... Aha... Schon mal was von der Insel Mainau gehört? Und ich war im Winter auch schon an der Küste, oder auch in Berlin. Da kann es saukalt werden. Aber was soll ich da groß sagen... Der Frühling, beginnt in Freiburg und den ganzen Rheingraben hoch, bis nach Hanau, 4 Wochen früher als in Hamburg. Das passt auch perfekt, zur Dauer der wirklich kalten Periode. Bei uns, sind es 80- 100 Tage. Für Hamburg, stehen 120- 140 zu Buche. Dabei handelt es sich um langfristige Daten. Und natürlich meckert deine Verwandschaft! Die liegen ja auch wesentlich höher, als z.B. Mannheim und dann wird's schnell frisch. Und das es an den Alpen rück- staut und ordentlich abregnet, ist auch keine ganz neue Erkenntnis. Ich war mal in der Nähe von Tuttlingen, auf einem Festival. Sonntag Nacht, gab es ein Gewitter vom Feinsten! Ich bin Gewitter- technisch auch einiges gewohnt, aber da ging's zur Sache... Und natürlich habt ihr zum Ausgleich für einen späteren Frühling, 3 Wochen früher Herbst. Und diese Daten habe ich, man glaubt es kaum, aus einem Schulatlas der in bayerischen Gymnasien in der Mittelstufe verwendet wird...
If you also include the maritime borders with Sweden and Great Britain (UK), there are even eleven external borders (there are ferry connections). And if you want to go to Italy, you can cross Austria (at its narrowest point) within 1 hour.
@@walkir2662 yes, but if you want to go to Norway from Germany by ship you have to cross Danish or British waters. Therefore, Germany only has 2 purely maritime borders: with the UK and Sweden.
@@nettcologne9186 Äh, nö... 12 Meilen Zone. Danach sind internationale Gewässer. Anders verhält es sich mit den wirtschaftlichen Nutzungszonen. Da ist die Nordsee völlig aufgeteilt...
It’s actually legal for kids aged 14 and over to drink light alcohol with their parents. In many Protestant families, children drink their first beer at this age after confirmation. It’s a common thing to go with your friends from family to family and drinking beer. At the end most of the children are drunk 😅
My thoughts about "beer before steer": Imho it depends on where you live. In the US, where 16 year olds need cars much more than they need them in Germany, because here in Europe they can count on public transportation and walking is much safer..... well it is obviously a pro to be allowed to drive with 16! On the other hand, here in Germany, where people drink in public, (and not with the aim to get drunk on parties but to develop a reliable way of drinking), - consuming alcohol is something each and every 16 year old German is permanently confronted with. How to consume alcohol in a reliable way is something teenagers have to be taught! So it is a pro that Germans are allowed to drink at age 16 (at least "smooth stuff" like wine and beer). And when they go over the top and feel sick with a hangover or even have to be taken to hospital it is a lesson which no kid will ever forget. Most of them (as long as their family uses alcohol in a reliable way instead of suffering from alcoholism) will not be keen on experiencing this again! So I guess what makes sense or not is strongly dependent on the environment and social life you grow up in. And as we know, there are pros and cons to EVERYTHING, nothing in the world is only good or bad. :)
i agree in most parts, but i dont think 16yr olds need to take moms suv. in germany you are allowed to drive at 15, but only very weak motorized bikes (up to 45kph). at 17 youre able to get a "pre-divers license" which allows you to also drive cars, but only under the supervision of chosen adults, at 18 youre free to drive alone then. this allows teens in remote areas to get around by themselfs at a young age too, but with reduced risk of accidents. it also benefits the later driving if one expierienced road traffic in this "light" way instead of just taking off with a vehicle that can easily turn into deadly wreckingballs.
@@Xerlash I never claimed that 16 year olds must take Mom's SUV! LOL, I said most of them have enough access to public transportation. And yes, you are right, there are exceptions to the rule. I know about them but they are not often used and I did not dive so deep into the topic to explain that. By the way, children of farmers may also drive agricultural machinery such as tractors to help at the farm, when they are 16.
@@Herzschreiber exactly. my point was, that imho its unnececary to start driving in cars. you can get around in smaller vehicles too. wasnt a direct criticism towards your statement, which i agree with. ..aber damit wir uns verstehen; ich wollt nur klarstellen, dass sowohl hier auch ab 15 gefahren werden kann, als auch, dass ich es nicht nötig finde, dass US teens mit 16 auto fahren, wenns alternativen gibt, die sie weitsichtiger und risikoärmer in den straßenverkehr einführen.
I also love the fact that we live in the heart of europe and sometimes you think, you even are able to walk to another country ;-) and I love the fact that we have this beautiful range of landscape and people.
@@motionpictures6629 Here on Lake Constance, you can (experienced) bikers: Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Austria and Germany by bike in one day. I needed 3🤣
in a walkable city with public transit, having as a child already went through mandatory cycling lessons to get cyling licence in elementary school (which gets real practical test by real traffic police), teens have a sense for responsibility in traffic and learned basic rules. As teenagers who will always tend to do something challenging, testing borders and do forbidden stuff, its better to allow at least beer to prevent secret drinking and driving before learning how to deal with alcohol while being lets say on parties where teens could drink (even by peer pressure or to impress other teens) in secret alcohol and drive, cause accidents and death. usually teens in germany learned what alcohol is before age of 18 and before getting driver licence, get curiosity out of their system and do not have to hide it from parents. if they go lets say to a party and if they drank alcohol, like beer, they would call parents to pick up or call taxi paid by parents to avoid teens driving themselves home while drunk. There is no pressure to get a licence at 16 when public transit , walkable cities, and honesty and trust toward parents are there to pick one up. the roads are for american impression well maintained because it is paid or funded by the gas costs for trucks and cars, which is tripple expensiv than in usa. the gas prices are high because of this. public space is not just a privilege for adult males only. it should be safe for everyone in the whole society, like children, women, girls, seniors, disabled, blind. this is what european people fight for, while in USA they have tend to lock kids up at homes and not allow on streets and leave city centers for male gangs and criminal activities, which europeans dont understand. the approaches , responses and rules in USA are a failure, not solution to a problem or challenge. there is a difference in mentality.
There is tendency amongst young people to trink less and less alcohol on a regular basis. Maybe a beer or two when you go out on weekends. That’s pretty much it. The variety of soft drinks significantly grew over the last years. Drinking nonalcoholic beer has become very acceptable as well. When I was younger it happened drinking ended in vomiting and passing out. We were all too used to, that some of us made an experience like that. That changed drastically.
The thing about alcohol is that at 16 you can do less dangerous nonsense when you're drunk and they're also easier to handle. You can punch down easily a 16-year-old if he's aggressive, but it's more difficult with a 21-year-old one and at 21 they already have 5 years of drinking experience and know their limits. When I was 17, I had an accident on a moped when I was drunk. Nothing much happened and since then I have never drunk again when I drive. Imagine what happens if I had drove a car.
trier City of Trier, in 16 B.C. Founded in the 1st century BC under the Roman Emperor Augustus, it is not only known as the oldest city in Germany, but also as an important center of ancient art treasures and architectural monuments, such as the Porta Nigra, the best-preserved city gate in the ancient world.
It's also worth mentioning that insurance premiums for teenagers/rookie drivers are close to 200%, until they're in their early twenties. If they have an accident, the premiums will either go up or stay high much longer. Even if you just add your kids to your own insurance (which is mandatory to have for each car), it's a pretty penny at first. (Not sure, but possibly even the time of how long someone has had their license may be considered.) The premiums get lowered each year to as low as 40% of the original premium as long as you drive accident-free. That's not counting minor fender benders or dents you may choose to pay for out of pocket rather than rack up the premiums again. Basically, it's "don't use the insurance, pay less over time".
Although here where I live in in northern Germany (in Lower Saxony) it would take me less time to reach the border to Poland in a car than it would be to drive to Munich in Bavaria (which would take a good 6-7 hours, depending on how many construction sites there are on the Autobahn south). And reaching Switzerland in the Alps mountains would be a full day trip.
Germany has 9 neighbouring countries. Swizerland, Austria, Checz Republic, Poland, Denmark, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France. Thats why the different regions of germany also have culinary differences, dialect differences and so on.
alot part of today other countrys was centurys ago part of germany,, but over time they get change by war or independenc and so on...... but to understand it u must go deeper into European history
Emergency lane is not made for altruistic purpose only. It is not only the ambulance car that moves through the emergency lane, it is also the towing car that makes the road free after the site of accident is cleared. Therefore it is very advisable to respect the emergency lane.
you are able to drive at the age at 16 but it´s not a car. you are able to drive something like a little motorbike (I don´t know the english name for it) and in most states you are able to drive at the age of 17 a car if you have an adult, that sits next to you than.
when we were kids we were always running around in groups riding bikes when we were at vacation we where in the nature the entire time, at the lake or climbing trees, on the fields stealing strawberries. Our parents were worried that we dont drink and eat enough
What Americans didn't experice, when they hear the drinking age is, that usually the kids learn/be taught how to drink responsible, of cause at first you have hangovers...😁
When I was a child (in the early 80s), I had my first front door key at the age of six and could go in and out whenever I wanted. We children went to the playground on our own, to school on our own and into the woods to play on our own. Adults weren't around 95% of the time. My father only gave me five rules back then if I wanted to go out as a kid: 1) Don't go with strangers and don't accept anything from strangers. 2) Be polite to older people. 3) Don't break anything 4) Don't hurt anyone (neither people nor animals). 5) Be at home when it starts to get dark. We had a LOT of freedom as kids.
I think first you have to learn to take care of youtselfe after that you can learn to take care for others. With drinking you may hurt youtselfe but with driving on the other side you may hurt people around you. So I think it is better to start with drinking, getting a really bad headache and learn what your behavior can cause and after that learn driving and taking the responsibility for others.
About the Denmark-Germany neighborhood: There is a very nice Netflix series “1864” Maybe this will be interesting for you too. Kind regards from Northern Germany
@@giobozzde Oh, me too! I was lucky enough that the series was shown here on the public broadcaster a few years ago. It's a shame - thank you for your answer!!!
Danish is actually a kind of 'offical'language in northern Germany and the Danes have there own party. They have Kindergarten and School in Schleswig -Holstein, where German kids can go to, because my niece went with both parents are German. When I visit we talked in :she Danish, I Norwegian 😄 ot in German.
The German usually did not buy a house, they build one according to their expectations and wishes. A (newly built) house is often also bought from a catalog. Construction companies sometimes offer up to 40 different types of houses, which can also be customized.
Alcohol: my experience: I was really very drunk maybe three or four times in my life ( and I am over 50). Once with 16 and two or three times with 18/19. That‘s it. I learned several things from it: I don’t like beer and it is better not to mix alcoholic drinks on a party (and Tabasco is no alcohol 😂…I really drank some on a party, believing it was a drink 😂). But how teenagers cope with alcohol is also dependent on the use of alcohol in their family and what kind of friends they have.
The US is also waaaaay bigger than Germany. I mean the US spans a whole continent from east to west. But Germany is just a small country within all of Europe. We even don't have any islands far away that count to Germany. So it's really cool to have all those landscapes within one small country and yes, it's definitely underrated even if there are many Germans that just go on vacation to another part of Germany.
For us Germans, the distances in the USA are inconceivably. In Germany, you can travel by car from the most north city, Flensburg to the Austrian frontier, to one of the most southern mos town Füssen in 11 1/2 hour. That's are 966 km over the A7 Autobahn. Is there a US state you can travel through in this time?
The infrastructure thing is EXTREMELY visible when going on vacation... the moment you cross the border and end up in a country with lower quality infrastructure is kinda shocking at times.
In Germany we are only learning what effects alcohol has. And with this knowledge, when we learn to drive, it is already clear to us that the combination of driving and drinking is not that good.
Maybe I am wrong, but as far as I remember all European places I have been to are walkable. I would not think that it is underrated, but that something is wrong with the US city planning. I don’t have a driver license and therefore walking and public transport are my common way of getting around. Even in Brazil that was no problem. I really believe it is normal.
Ja, wir haben (noch) Strände. Im Sommer wird dort die Wärme gespeichert. Im Winter buddeln wir uns dann in den Sand ein, um mit der Wärme des Sommers unsere ausgekühlten Körper wieder aufzuheizen.
You learn about the emergency lane in driving schools in Germany and parts of Europe! If the USA had driving schools, then she would learn that too and how to drive “GOOD”!!!
I agree, but I am afraid that you can’t even get a nation wide standard for driving rules or safety inspections established in the USA without being called communist (because people in the USA often think all government influence is communism…) or dictator.
@@jennyh4025 Why actually? In the 1860s, the US federal government was not so squeamish about enforcing federal law by force of arms. And the guy who did it, partly in violation of the Constitution, got a huge monument in the capital for waging the war in which the most Americans ever died...
@@melchiorvonsternberg844 why should I know that? I just know things I learned from family and friends in the USA and some news. And I didn’t get too many reasons for the dislike for federal government.
@@jennyh4025 Sorry... I forgot about your educational system. Well... If you wanna know thruth, you have allways to dig deeper. Then you get answers! For a first stop, I would suggest a look at the "Pentagon Papers"...
About the beer before steer aspect: I guess it's much less dangerous to learn how to drink/ handle alcohol responsibly at a young age than driving a car without a proper education at 16 or being allowed to own/ use guns or apply for the armed forces at 18. Many Germans do even start alcohol before they turn 16, under parental surveillance and guidance. Some will of course overdo it, but the most of us have in mind that alcohol is still a drug and is to be handled with care. We rather drink for enjoyment than for getting drunk. Btw, you can start taking driving lessons at the age of 16.5 years and get your licence when you turn 17. It's called "begleitetes Fahren mit 17" (accompanied driving at 17), which means up until your 18th birthday you must have one adult accompanying you whenever you're driving. That special adult needs to be at least 30 years old and it's required that he or she has a driver's licence for cars up to 3.5 tons maximum total weight for at least 5 years without interruption. Also, as a companion, you aren't allowed to drive with more than 0.5 per mille alcohol in your blood. It's possible to have several companions, but they all need to be registered at the driver's license office and you can't just be accompanied by some random person. Whenever you get your driver's licence in Germany, you automatically start with a "Probezeit", which means you're on trial for 2 years. During those 2 years, you aren't allowed to drive with any alcohol in your blood, so literally 0.0‰. Also, fines on speeding, driving over red etc. are higher and insurance is more expensive as you don't have much driving experience yet. Violating the law, endangering others or getting involved in car crashes might lead to a prolongation of the trial or you might lose your licence.
So he would have to represent the travel times to our neighboring countries differently! He says 1 hour to Switzerland, which is only possible if you live near Switzerland. From Berlin it can be 10 hours and to Paris 11 hours, depending on traffic, construction sites and time. The center of Germany is about 500 meters north of Niederdorla and 1,000 meters east of the former Oberdorla train station. From there to the capitals of the neighboring countries it takes an average journey time of 5 - 10 hours by car.
4:28 There is Danish history in north germany and even a Danish minority living there. They do have their own political party participating in elections in north germany.
Children are allowed to drive at the age of 17, but only when accompanied. Driving school is much more difficult and extensive than in the USA. Since the driving license is very expensive (€3000-4000) and difficult, people try hard to drive properly. It's really stupid to lose your driver's license.
Hey, i'm a german and i can say, why kids ( today with 16 jears) are allowed to drink beer. It is a historical thing, because in the middle Ages the drinking water was dirty. The citizens got ill from it. 1556 the bavarian King let it be told that in the north of the German Empire in Einbeck there brewed People a healthy beer and its taste was like we today know it. So this bavarian king passed the law named "Das Bayrische Reinheitsgebot zum Bier brauen". at this time the beer must be brewed at this way. some brew master were going to bavaria and some different beer styles were born also light beer for the workers und for kids. this beer caused by the alcohol was safe and not so much people gets ill any more. of course gets the "Das Bayrische Reinheitsgebot zum Bier brauen" to our best known: "Das Deutsche Reinheitsgebot zum Bier brauen".
DRINKING ... RESPONSIBLY ... has to be LEARNED / EXPERIENCED ... and if you start young (with parental supervision/limiting of supply) you learn how much you can take AND if you even like the stuff. DRIVING ... RESPONSIBLY ... requires a HARSH TEST and LESSONS FROM TEACHERS ... *_The USA chooses the WORSE OPTION for both ... NO driving lessons/HARD tests and DELAYING DRINKING to a point where the "adults" will then OVERINDULGE and get addicted quickly / learn to "drink to get drunk"._*
Something else that should perhaps have been mentioned. (Sozialversicherungen) Social insurance (long-term care insurance, unemployment insurance, health insurance) Greetings from Bavaria. :)
The Prussinas fought different wars against Denmark about the areas in Schleswig-Holstein. There is also a Danisch minority in the North of Schleswig-Holstein.
In Germany, for a few years now, it has been possible to get a driving license at the age of 16. However, this is a provisional driving license and driving is only possible with previously registered people (accompanying person). These people must have had their car driving license for at least 5 years and may not have more than one point in the driving license register. On your 18th birthday you will receive your final driver's license, without any additional costs or requirements, if you have not committed any serious traffic violations yourself. New drivers have a 2-year probationary period, during which time the alcohol driving limit is 0.0%!
in germany you can drink beer and wine in pups with age 14 with your parents or grandparents 😊👍 in germany you can drive a car with age 17 with a other person.they must have a driver license. with 16 you can drive motorcycle 125ccm with 100 kmh and cars with highspeed 45 kmh😊 15 you can drive motorcyce( mopeds, scooter, mofa) with higspeed 25 kmh😅
@@heinzwernergrunewald4104 Die Dinger werden doch mittlerweile immer Moped genannt. Egal ob's ne 1200er ist, oder ein Roller. Fing vor etwa 40 Jahren an, dass das so verallgemeinert wurde...
The border between Germany and Denmark is one of the best I can imagine. The region of Schleswig has a mixed population, more Danish in the north, more german in the south. After WW I there was a poll, to which country they want to belong. And Schleswig was divided. But the minority has some extra right as to vote or the own language. There are some danish MPs in the parliament of Schleswig-Holstein (like an US-state) and even 1 in the federal parlament.
Kids are safer, when their parents are with them, when they take their first sip of alcohol. This normalizes the whole thing and they will not be as tempted to drink excessively, when they grow up. It’s the same with sweets. The only kids I have seen binging on chocolate at birthday parties are those that never get sweets at home. The others don’t care. 😂 And since cars are really dangerous, better wait until the brain is more developed if possible. Fun Fact: Both teenagers and grown ups know that it’s a bad idea to put your hand into a fire. But grown ups know this instantly, while teenagers have to think about it. Thats why they can’t react that fast in dangerous situations. They take too long to recognize it as dangerous. 😳
I think it is better to the german rules of drinking and driving because they are much more responsible about drinking the in the states and the most accidents in the states are with young drivers. and in germany you can go by bus and trains nearly everywhere, you don't have to drive to get somwhere
The USA wasn't always like this. Many aspects that Americans now envy Europeans for were once reality in the USA, but only the older ones remember. For example, the freedom and independence of children in Germany. This works less well in the USA because 1. the distances are greater and therefore walking and cycling are impossible and, above all, 2. parents have safety concerns. But there were times in the United States when children could play on the streets without concerns. President Reagan in particular made reforms that made family life more difficult, indirectly: his capitalist politics have promoted 1. impoverishment of large parts of society and with it as a logical consequence: crime. This made the streets less safe so children had to play inside. 2. Due to the financial pressure of the changed reality of life, both parents soon had to work, which was not absolutely necessary before. The fact that both parents work full-time has also put a strain on family life. Divorce rates increased. At the beginning of the 20th century, public culture in the USA was not as different from Europe as it is today. However, the first major turning point that had a lasting impact on culture came soon: Prohibition.
there is a monastery in the county of Deggendorf (Landkreis Deggendorf), from which a Fathers (? in german it's called Pater, which is latin for father) was the one who founded the first benedictine monastery in the United States (Saint Vincent Archabbey is a Benedictine monastery in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the city of Latrobe. A member of the American-Cassinese Congregation, it is the oldest Benedictine monastery in the United States and the largest in the Western Hemisphere*1). The Mother house of the Saint Vincent Archabbey is Metten Abbey (or St. Michael's Abbey at Metten (in German Abtei Metten or Kloster Metten) is a house of the Benedictine Order in Metten near Deggendorf, situated between the fringes of the Bavarian Forest and the valley of the Danube, in Bavaria in Germany*2). The Metten Abbey was built back in 756 but was officially founded in 766. I visited the festival for the 1250th year since its founding. The legend of it's founding is, that a hermit named Utto showed the King Charlemagne out of the bavarian primeval forest, when he got lost and as a thanks for showing the King the way out the King asked him what he wanted in return, Utto being a man of great faith said he wanted to built a monastery, so Charlemagne told him to throw his axe and whereever it landed that would be the place where he could built his monastery.*3 For the festival there had been a lovely play by the primary school children from the adjacent elementary school, they played out the legend of the founding of the Metten abbey. :) *1 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Vincent_Archabbey *2 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metten_Abbey *3 it was told to me by one of the Fathers (?) of the Metten Abbey (fun fact, that same one was voted as abbot last year on June 5th and was ordained abbot on September 15, 2023 [Athanasius Berggold] however it seems as tho there isn't any information on him in english so here's the german one: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athanasius_Berggold ) Yes I know, I don't have a life
Meanwhile, there's guided driving which allows driving at the age of 17, if a person with drivers license is around. Alcohol: you can buy and drink beer and wine at 16, liquors and spirits are prohibited under the age of 18 years.
@@michubern1444 I am drunk since i was 12 and i am doing well 🤷♂️ Only when i stop drinking for 6 hours it starts getting worse 🤷♂️ You see? With alcohol a winner and without a….help, help me 😨
Regarding drinking and driving: in the US you simply cannot move without a car AFAIK, so there is a need to drive if you need to go somewhere. In germany that is mostly not the case. Drinking alcohol (resp. beer) on the other hand is just a cultural habit to allow it at 16 here. In germany, probably europe, it is from old that beer was more readily available than drinkable water. Things have changed ever since, but bad habits die hard, as the saying goes. 😆
A flight from Helsinki to Berlin is about probably 100€ to 300€. We talking to Berlin and returnto Helsinki! This isn't expensive! Since you live in Europe it's far less expensive to travel!
We are from the North of Germany. Hamburg, Lübeck, Flensburg. We feel "nordic", have much more in common with our nordic neighbours from Denmark and Sweden. And NOTHING in common with the bloody rest of Germany, which already starts south of Hamburg.
Hi bro😊 The biggest different is in Germany you learn! to drive, include Autobahn with 160kmh, parking, sign watching, and about the car technical, +Theorie at all of it. In US you get your licence😅
A car is as dangerous as a weapon. In Germany you have to practice well to get permission to use them. Alcohol consumption is permitted at an early age, but most parents usually have control over it. It's legal to drink in public and you'll rarely see young people doing it.
And on the first of April smoking weed will be legal in Germany (New thing for Germany) You can drive in Germany six months before your 17th birthday, but only when accompanied
I like that you can see both sides and have no definite answer when it comes to this drinking/driving thing. As you said, there are many pro's and con's for both sides. Also so many factors that play into this, like public transportation, demographics, tradition, and stuff. I was a little confused though that you didn't know where Denmark is located. Aren't you in Finland right now? You must have looked at a map of the Baltic Sea.
I dont think that we have stricter rules that applies to traffic in germany, but we germans love to follow rules and hate when someone breaks them. And we'll let that driver know 😂 But also the fact that the german driving license is way harder to get in comparison to the American. It takes months and hours of classes and driving and is very expensive. My youngest brother just passed his exames (theoretical part and driving exam), all on the first try, no extra driving hours, and he payed, sit down, 4100€. That was is January 24. Prices are crazy
The one point I don't agree with is the quality of the highways. I live now in the Netherlands for almost 30 years, drive very often in both countries and compared I consider the Dutch highways in a much better condition than the German ones. And the speed of repairing is worlds apart in both countries. In Germany it takes forever while here in NL they almost do it overnight (a bit exaggerated but you get the point 🙂)
In Germany, there is a stringent law to protect children and minors, including rules about alcohol and smoking as well as working hours during practical job education. Parents and adults are responsible for sticking to that law to protect young people. The allowance to drink alcohol is not only based on your age but also on the type of alcohol. at the age of 16, you are allowed to drink beer, wine, and sparkling wine - which all contain only a meager amount of alcohol. To have a drink with a high level of alcohol like liquors, vodka, whiskey, and so on you need to be legally adult - that's 18 yo in Germany. Grocery stores, restaurants, bars, or any other shop have to check the age of young people before selling them alcohol by checking their ID. If you sell minors alcohol that they are not allowed to drink, you can get sued and the sanctions are heavy up to going to jail, if a minor got endangered. Vendors who repeatedly ignore the law and sell alcohol or cigarettes to unauthorized persons risk losing their business licenses.
The alcohol limit for teenagers is explained a little too simply! From the age of 16 you can consume and buy light alcohol, such as beer and wine. High-proof alcohol only from 18 years of age. The aim is to ensure that it is handled responsibly.
The drinking age in US is to high! That said, I think it's hard to compare it with Germany. As mentioned german cities are very walkable and public transportation is decent. But you can have a licence for light motorcycles under 50 ccm displacement at an age of 14 and get a car licence at 17 under the restriction to only drive with an experienced driver (having a licence for 3y or so) on board.
So in Germany ther are MANY drivers license you can make. But it depends on your age and how fast you are allowed to drive. Age 15 - Mofa (little scooter) 25km/h Age 16 - Scooter 50 km/h, little Motorbike 120km/h, car power reduced and tractor i think 40 - 60 km/h Age 17 - car unlimited km/h BUT with a parent or legal guardian Age 18 - every car, unlimited km/h, Motorcycle an average of 160 km/h depends on type Age 24 - 'big' motorcycle with unlimited km/h So most of the teenagers already have a license before the age of 18 so that they already know all the rules and traffic and so on. They are already "experienced" drivers. And also in Germany you have to pass a test for every license. It depends on what license you already have if you need to pass theoretical and practical tests or just practical. For example the different motorcycles. So not that you are confused we only have one license but on the backside is a list with every vehicle you can drive and there is a little date behind it when you make your license so for example I got my bike license in 2013 and my car license in 2015. And that we can drink beer, wine and sparkling wines at 16 is just a little bonus 😂😂🙌🏼
This would NEVER happen, if you want or have to vote by mail in Germany. You ALWAYS will be informed about every election and asked if you want to vote by mail and how it works. You will ALWAYS get your voting letter WAY ahead of time. The voting system in the USA is anything else as democratic and absolute outdated, like in a 3rd world country, maybe worse than that.
Do you know that the drinking water today in Germany is very clean? Drinking water from the tap with taste of table water? and that many citizen carbonates their drinking water at home?
The quality of tap water is very high in Germany. The water is strong controlled. I can imagine that German tap water is better than bottled water in other parts of the world.
You having a beer might kill you. You having a car might kill me. The real problem is that in the US you MUST have a car. And that basically makes every discussion useless, unless you want to talk about changing that and that would mean to undo 60+ years of building for the car and WILLING to start building for people. One step might be that there must be a store for X amount of houses, so you can bike to the store in your suburb area. Second is to have more variety in housetypes. So not just apartments or single family homes, but 2, 4 and more family homes. But all that would need a serious change in the mindset of the people. Not gonna happen.
Yes, we take out old culture for granted, that is true... The village I live in is more than 1000 years old and the compartment for my motor cycle was in a stable which was build in 1640. The oldest house I was living in was built 800 years ago. For us it is hard wotk keeping this, a lot of laws and rules and a stinky motor cycle which smells like a dirty potatoe .🙄🤷🏼♀️
13:07 Well alcohol is messing with your development and in europe being able to drive a car isn't tied as much to the question of independence as it is in the US. Regarding to the quoted statistic it would be interesting top know in how many car crashes germans/europeans get in their first two years of holding the license. Just because the age shifts from 16-18 (US) to 18-20 (Europe) you're not having a point. There will always be the period of taking your first moves on the roads out there. It's just two years later with usually mean: less learning ability, but better awareness of nagerous situations and responsibility. Anyways I agree with the gerneal idea: having a beer with 16 (one, or two) should be fine. And driving at the same age should be finde too. By the way: In some parts of germany it is allowed to drive in the age of 16, when your parent or another adult is together with you in the car. And you're allowed to drive mopeds and scooters in all parts of germany, after getting the license for those vehicles. The lessons you have to attend to get ready for the streets are far better in germany than in the US and there is a wriiten test and a driving axam on the road before you get the license.
Ah.... anyways there is no natural connection between the questions at what age you should be able to get your license and at what age you should be allowed to have your first beer. So it could be both at 16 or botth at 21 or one at 16 and one at 18...... one things has nothing to do with the other and have to be discussed independently.
