I am from Taiwan and have been living in Germany for 30+ years. Honestly, I've never experienced any discrimination, as far as I can tell. Most Germans are shy and introvert, so sometimes I would make effort to initiate the small talk. If they feel comfortable, they would talk a lot. Most are friendly and straight forward, they tell you what they think. Not only the media, Hollywood has done a lot of damages to the image of the Germans, and the Russians. I have friends from both Germany and Russia. People are definitely different from what the media propagates. It is really a shame. Thank you for sharing your experience. BTW, Taiwan is not just some island which China is trying to take over. We are very friendly and helpful to all foreigners as well. I think being friendly and helpful is the true human nature given by God.
@@sandraankenbrand I'm glad you liked it. My German husband and I always enjoy our trips to Taiwan. There is always something or some places we haven't visited yet.
Germans, like most people worldwide, are very helpfull. Though unlike americans they are often not very extroverted. They will usually not approach you to offer help. But if you ask, they usually will be very friendly and help you right away.
American born German Citizen here. Germans help when asked. We are not extrovertiert or pushy. Being loud, except at Soccer Games😊, is not our thing. Just ask and you will be helped.
Peter from Germany: To all Americans who haven't been to Europe: Almost everyone here speaks English. Some better, some worse, but everyone will try to help. It's really easy to travel here. If there are problems, ask the nearest person, including the police.
Yes, especially the police in europe is nothing like in the US. Don´t be afraid to talk to them no matter your color, they will help you regardles. Of course there are bad cops too, but the difference is, they are trained to be your friend in need. Keep safe and have fun, wherever you are :)
@@randomdude2026 I can't confirm that. My school French is bad, but I still have no problems with English when I'm on holiday in France. And I've been there at least ten times.
@@Pehaba1961It is not so much a matter of ability, it is a matter of willingness, lol. You want to speak English with a French in Paris? Well better have the skills to be quite sympathetic to make them overlook your audacity, lol. At best start with an apology for not speaking French. And you know what? I can kinda respect that. But I might think differently if I weren't the petite woman that learnt to work with being that and weaponise it. I have no problem to look helpless and a little confused (although I don't need to act a lot for the latter). I can trigger the little protective mode in most men and many women.
We are all foreigners in another country. Helping each other should be a self-evident act of kindness. The world thus could easily be much more peaceful. We do not need hate and wars.
@@oskarchensvideos1227 was meinst du? Er lebt in einem Land, also ist er DORT eben KEIN Ausländer. In jedem anderen Land schon. WO er lebt - keine Ahnung, woher soll ich das wissen.
When I was in the US, my sister came to visit me. On the flight there (or Back?) she lost the connecting flight because of a misunderstanding. She was alone in the airport, at night, in a foreign country far away from home, frazzled to say the least (probably terrified) and in tears. She didn't know what to do. The Woman she met that night is still commonly referred to among us as "the angel". It was a nun, she sat down beside my sister, had a talk with her and handed my sister some cash. It still makes me choke up thinking about her human kindness and compassion just being there for my sister exactly when and how it was so, so desperately needed.
The "outside perspecitve" on Germany often evolves around ww2 and all kinds of stereotypes related to that time, which is not a pleasant perspective. Combine that with the language barrier and then it is easy to understand why a closer look on the reality today is much appreciated by many folks.
WW"? Well, I can tell you, that the American elite paid for the political career of Hitler. They also helped Mussolini, and Bin Laden put "the List" of all Islamic extremists, the US abused in their war against the Soviet Union. BTW The List= Al Qaeda.
Not my experience though only with aholes. The stereotypes are not that wrong but they are from none German perspectives. They think we are rude but we are just not open and into smalltalk, or better said our smalltalk is quite different. We are extremely direct and in America such directness is considered rude. The problem is more that people are not able to look at other cultures without doing it from their own perspectives. It is always the same when an American comes to Germany to live here for a while. For a while they think we are a bunch of m0r0ns until they figure it is not like that. We don't mean to be rude, we are just like that. And yeah, the language plays its part as well since it sounds more aggressive than English or French or well most other languages. In comparison to German Russian or Arabic sound aggressive. And it is not only from foreigners, we do have it inside of Germany as well. I am a Ruhrpott girl. Germans from other areas perceive us as rude and grumpy. Even a friend from Berlin once told me women from the Ruhr kinda scare him, lol. Germans from the North vibe the best with us, and normally from Berlin as well, that's why I said "even."
Driving a complete stranger to a place that's like 1/2 hour away where he want to go, in the middle of the night IS something not everyone would do. Not even a person who nornaly is very generous. Credits to her for what she did, but also to you mentioning it and giving credits to her in a video. Also in the middle of the night, where you maybe could already be sleeping in your hotel room, instead of recording a video for youtube.
Well, it dépends also. I do understand that some people have to get up in the morning it's for sure not a thing they would do.... I'm in a comfortable position, can get up when I want, i love to go out partying but don't drink, i usually drive home everyone around and sometimes even strangers - met one of my now best friends like that, we even stayed in the car at Munich airport (60km away) for about another hour.. I'm about 4 months in the country, love driving especially at night
German here. Almost two weeks ago we saw a few girls with their luggage in front of a train station. They asked for directions to their hotel. The hotel was a bit remote, we tried to call a taxi but they were all busy. So we took them to their hotel in our car.
Because the buses were late again, as usual or mostly so, I took a young woman with me so that she didn't have to walk the long way to her work. She was so grateful and asked if she had to pay for it. I said "NO" and explained that I had to drive up this road to get home. I would have driven past her workplace anyway. She was incredibly relieved, pleased or simple happy not to have to walk this long way. The young woman spoke very bad German because she had certainly not been in Germany for long and folded her hands and thanked Allah. She works in a German facility run by a sister organization (Catholic). Unfortunately, she couldn't speak English either, but we still understood each other. There is always a way to communicate.
Hi Conner, 85 year jung here from Florida and I enjoyed your videos for many years but have not seen you for awhile. Really like your new look without the beard so very handsome 😂👍🌴😎. I’m originally from Schweinfurt Germany 🤗
Yes and he is a nicht guy without bad intentions. But how do you know that, if you don't know him? Ted Bundy looked also harmless and friendly. Nobody would have thought of him, that he was a serial killer. It was nice that he was helped, but for the girl it was a high risk. I'm always very helpful. But this I wouldn't have done it, as a woman alone.
my old roommate and I once were traveling with a bus from germany to bulgaria which is a crazy long bus drive of like 30 something hours. I think in Serbia the Bus broke down and it delayed us so much that we missed a connection we were supposed to get in Plovidiv to get to the Mountains at the greek border. A man and his son took us to their families place, let us stay with his family and then proceeded to drive us halfway across bulgaria to get us to our final destination. It was incredible. I traveled a lot in my 20s. Bulgaria is one of the most friendliest countries i had ever visited. I have a couple more stories, similar to this from this country.
My wife and I were driving home on the autobahn at night and saw a British car with people near it on the hard shoulder. As they were foreigners I realised that they would have problems communicating (this was before the days of smartphones), especially at night, so I pulled over. It turned out that their tank had run empty. As there was a petrol station three kilometres further on, we took one of them there and drove him back again. On the way, I explained to him how he had to drive on to get to his destination in the Black Forest, which he didn't know. I found the lack of a plan and the trust in God to just drive off charmingly un-German.
Bettina from Germany: what Pehabe1961 said is true. Only a few would not try to help or offer to help. When they see someone in distress, not always help is welcome .. so they wait for being asked. I - for my part - approach foreigners & offer help gladly as I travelled the world & encountered lovely, heartwarming friendship not only in the USA (beloved USA ♥) but also in Great Britain (we had extraordinary moments with lovely, lovely Brits), France (the same .. ) . I agree with you, Conner, there are wonderful human beings in this world who will do random acts of (extraordinary) kindness. God bless you all.
That's nice , you only ever hear of how "harsh, and rude" Germans are, but i still believe that kind and harsh people can exist anywhere, and Germany shouldn't be no exception for good hearted people. Glad you were able to catch your train thanks to Anna.
We aren't harsh or rude. We are just to honest to be polite, most of the time. Nobody has time to beat around the bush for hours, just to try and soften the blow. If we got a problem, we just say it. It's that simple.
What a nice experience! :) If I might add, if you are a woman alone at night, try to not appear helpless because it might attract the wrong type of people offering help who might have an ulterior motive. Try to proactively choose your helpers yourself, if possible women or families, in order to avoid being taken advantage of.
Yes, most ppl love helping others. Makes me sad that some ppl are too scared, cynical or closed off to do so. I have had so many lovely experiences on being helpful as well as being helped. Try relying on your instinct sometimes instead of always mistrusting others. It makes life so much more interesting!
Within just one second I immediately recognized Aschaffenburg. Glad you had such a great experience in the city I grew up in, even if it's been 7 years. Sad that you weren't able to visit the city - we claim to have the highest pub density in all of Germany and I genuinely do believe that the people here are very friendly and open to foreigners :)
You are on a good path, Connor! You have the right attitude and you will learn tons about others and yourself. I am impressed. I myself am German and I have lived in Canada for 17 years. Priceless experiences that I would not want to miss for one minute. To see your own country from the outside is highly important, just as you say. Enriching for sure!
Danke Dir Anna! 🙏🏻 Ja, alle Menschen, welche ich auch auf meinen Reisen getroffen habe, haben mir geholfen. Die Menschen sind gut! Thank you Anna! For this. Yes, all the poeple which I met during my travels did help me, if needed. 🙏🏻 The most of the people, the humanity/mankind/brotherhood are good!
I appreciate your Perspective. We are surely an reserved Community in many means, but also open and eager to know how we are seen by others, Anna is right:) have an good Journey, Young Man.
I'm 65. I've experienced a lot in my life. And I fully second that: most people are nice and try to help, if they can. Another large group is simply indifferent and try to ignore what's happening around them. They don't help, but they also don't do harm. Bad and evil people being out to hurt you are actually quite rare. The strange thing is, that those people somehow often manage to come into positions of more or less power. They seem to actively try to look for means enabling them to hurt not just an individual, but as many people as possible. So you often find those bad people on boards of directors, as politicians or in the clergy. Read Machiavelli if you want to understand that. But the everyday guy on the streets, they are generally helpful or harmless.
Greetings from Aschaffenburg! 👋 keep your positive attitude, makes life better for you and everyone around you imo. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to doing German things.
There are many women of honor = Ehrenfrauen, but some don't get the honor or the respect. Help is often trampled under (German) feet. Then people prefer to help foreigners and this is highly praised and appreciated. The gratitude and smiles are even more honest. Es gibt viele Ehrenfrauen, nur manche bekommen nicht die Ehre oder auch den Respekt. Oftmals wird die Hilfe auch mit (deutschen) Füssen getreten. Dann hilft man lieber Ausländer und dies wird sehr gelobt und sehr geschätzt. Die Dankbarkeit und das Lächeln sind sogar ehrlicher.
"...and that kids, is how I met your mother." Nah I'm just joking. I've been following you since your first few videos in Germany but I haven't heard this story yet. Shoutout to Anna. 🔥
You are so right. Social media let us think, that the people on this planet gone crazy, but the reality is still different. Most people are good people.
OMG what are doing in Aschaffenburg?😂 And of course I have to admit that we are a bit stubborn and have never left our villages! So we are extremely happy the get some information about what’s behind the next hill! Thanks Connor!
In my experience I had overwhelming positive reactions and very few fails! When I compare, the fails are a mere blip! Now I ask myself if Anna would have reacted the same way to a middle Eastern looking man? Positively thinking, Anna would have! And I mean the Anna who could have been Marie or Sarah or Betsy. Good will out! I' ve been helped by an old woman in Mexico with nothing but a live chicken under her arm! In general, rich ppl are fearful of others and the poor or not so rich can see the need in another person!
*Aschaffenburg* (a town that historically belonged to Mainz/Rhein, and therefore its citizens have a quite Rhein-Hessisch dialect) - so we (that we're living close to it) mocking them as _Aschebescher_ , which literally means ashtray (instead of correctly calling them Aschaffenburger) - simply for the reason that they nowadays belong to Bavaria Nix für Ungut liebe Lieblings-Aschebescher!
I made the same experience while traveling. 95% of the people on this planet are wonderful beings. Problem is that the rest 5% are idiots, and they are louder and act more visible so many people think that there are more of them. But that’s not true. 95% are fantastic. Greetings from Germany
You're traveling to Munich!? 😃😃 Here's a quick tip: don't only visit the main tourist attractions and the city center, I suggest going a bit off the beaten track! Anyways, have a great time!
Sounds like every sleepless night when I ramble in my head about the good and bad in people… Love your content, hearing about your lived experience in our country and the kind people out there…
Us Germans don't do small-talk, but we are friendly and helpful. And if you make friends with a German, you have a friend for life. It's not unique to Germans, not by a long shot but, contrary to some belief, we are, at heart, good people.
i have asked people for advice in several countries. not for money, just for help. usually something car related. in Milan i asked for directions (think 80s before cell phones and GPS) to a warehouse to deliver a truckload full of goods to. They said it was to difficult to explain. They said to follow them. maybe a 15 minute drive. when we got there they just honked, waved and drove off. Similar experiences in Spain, France and Holland. I used to travel a lot.... Now, in 25 years of now living in the US i have had people help me, pushing my car into a parking lot, or jump start it, or whatever. People do help, everywhere i have been. have a reasonable ask, and ask nicely. Funny anecdote, i got pulled over in my split window VW bus in germany, i was speeding, they said.... very funny... anyway, afterwards the bus did not start, so the cops push started me and off i went. People are helpful. Of course, if someone asks me for help, i do. Jumped quite a few cars and trucks over the years.
We always help where we can. You just have to open your mouth. And the great thing is that 85% of all Germans under 50 can speak English pretty well. But please - don't talk too fast. We need time to translate. And remember that listening comprehension is based on Oxford English or "Atlantic". Please, no "Texas slang"!
I would always do that! I live driving and 45km is like 30 minutes, so an hour chatting and music. I drove hundreds of people home at night in the last decades - and I'm like 8 months out if the country
A good heart alone is not enough. I had several situations in China, when people saw me in a dangerous situation and turned away and refused to help. A Taxidriver who refused to take my little son and me inside at 11pm because we were foreigners. An old man is Shanghai, in pouring rain, who slipped out and get a head injury, was down at the sidewalk, bleeding- nobody stopped, nobody came to help, me, the stupid foreigner was the only one…
As you say seeing different perspectives is very nice. That‘s why I also watch Channels Like AshtonType and Ryan Was. We all grew up in different cultures. I don‘t judge cultures right or wrong but simply different.
Germany is safe, nobody have guns, like the Netherlands, so she has no problem to help someone out. 🇩🇪 We Dutch and Germans like to see our country through eyes of foreigners, because you show us something we find normal, until you show us.
It kinda is, can't really complain. But I would say Japan it's even safer. I mean that at any time at any place, in that country. Im Germany there can be places where you should not be that late at night. Not as a man and maybe even less as a woman.
@@boraonline7036 depens im german 2 but you know people who see me at the night mostly look scared, long dark beard big guy but im kind. so for me going to those places isnt scary since im the reason why you think its scary but it mostly isnt. however i would argue against the jaüan thing since you shouldnt use public transport there as a women, you can do it in germany tho, and yes obv there are sqetchy streets you might not want to walk on alone, those exist everywhere tho and id say japan atleast for women is far more dangerous than germany. for men idk probably germany but not rly like as said people tend to be scared of a big bearded guy in the dark and most of the times its just needles fear, most of the times obv some guys are bad.
@@WeedmanSkirr Hallo 😁, i need to make a little joke, sorry. I am a female german Metalhead. To me you don't look scary, but familiar 🤣😉. 😑 It's important to see yourself through the eyes of others. This refexion is the most honest. It doesn't only show the differences but also all we have got in common. From that point it isn't so far to reach out for another who is in need. Only a mirrow. Greetings from Germany 🤗 alex 🤘
I always just want to make sure people don’t get a bad impression from Germany and don’t hate us because I am always so worried of people still hating us because of the holocaust and WW2. I don’t want them to think we are still xenophobic
An old woman wanted to drive me and another person home because there was a huge storm i waited until it was gone at the bus station. she was so nice and even came back but we kindly rejected the offer 😂❤