American reacts to Best German Videos Ever Part 3 

Calling a plastic bag from Penny "fancy" is the funniest thing ever !!

The Wife-swap guy is an absolute classic. Whenever i have to say "Halt! Stop!" i have to force myself to _not do an impression_ of this guy....and sometimes i get weird looks because I slip up....and the clip is so old that some people don't even know it anymore.

Bro, to translate "Leck mi doch am Zückerli" with "f*ck you" should be a crime

As for that Indian "student" who almost drowned: He obviously did not understand the question due to is lack of German skills, so he gave a standard reply like "yeah, it's very nice" to appear as if he did in fact understand what he was asked... which is what makes this clip so funny :)

The funny thing about the cola sketch is not that the guy was wrong... Coke Zero is basically pronounced the same in german as it is in english... the funny thing is the grandma being like "TSERRRRRRO" XD

I wouldnt take "Psycho Andreas" as a rolemodel for parenting.😂

He said “fancy plastic bag“ …..that’s literally one of the more cheap ones you get in Germany if it isn’t a plastic bag from a food delivery service xD

The thing you have to understand is: Canabis is no broccoli!

I feel like I have to clarify the "make yourself dinner" part. In Germany "dinner" is called "Abendbrot" (evening bread), and it's usually bread with butter and slices of cheese or meat on it. Our lunch is usually the elaborate meal of the day. At least it was back when this clip was made.

Wife Swap is originally from the UK, not the US (and the German version is even older than the American one). Actually, quite a few shows you probably think originated in the US are adaptations from Europe (The UK and Netherlands, mostly).

The official drugs commissioner saying "Cannabis is illegal because it is illegal" is the best example of how much we think of our politicians. xD

"leck mich doch am zückerli" still the best thing you can say when you receive annoying information

He didnt include some of the best parts of Farid's (the first rapper) interview, where he said "you're not suppose to joke about this" and then breaks out into laughter. Or the Wife-swap clip, where Andreas goes into the kitchen and points at a bowl of fruit and proclaims "As you can see, there are fruits in the house".

Dongsi Döngsi gets me every time

The guy is not a “country boy” but a tradesman on “Walz” - meaning he has finished his apprenticeship and now travels the country and internationally to learn his trade with many other businesses wherever he finds short-term employment. Within the “Walz” - three years and a day - he is banned to enter his home (there is a curfew of a radius of 50 km around his home) and he travels with the bare necessities and tools only, wearing this traditional costume. Many people give them rides while hitchhiking the country. They’re always very interesting to talk to. They learn many new techniques in their trade that way. Great tradition among carpenters, masons, ship builders etc. - in former times, even many other trades, such as tailors etc. would partake in this tradition. Today, it is mostly, as said, masons and carpenters, who still do this.

Non-reusable plastic bags don't get provided or sold in Germany any longer - you can either choose a reusable made of plastic or canvas, or you can decide for bags made of recycled paper if you have enough reusables piled up at home already.

18:27 That got lost in translation a bit. The German word "alle" in this context means "empty" like in all the food was eaten, all the beer was drunk and now it's "alle". The better translation might be "gone". The word you use for an empty space like a room or in this situation a stadium is "leer". A bottle or a table can be "leer" too - because it's a defined space - but if you refer to a undefined amount of something that's been emptied, a pile of stuff that's been removed through consumption you rather use "alle". "Das Fass ist LEER." (The keg is empty.) "Das Bier ist ALLE." (The beer is empty/all gone.) "Der Wühltisch mit den Socken ist leer." (The rummage table for the socks is empty.) "Die Socken sind alle." (The socks are empty/out of stock.) Not to confuse you but in another, more common context "alle" can mean "everybody" or "all" (Yes, those words share a Germanic root). Like in the children song "Alle Vögel sind schon da" (All the birds have already arrived) or the kindergarten teacher's request "Alle mitsingen!" (Everybody sing along!) That double meaning can make it confusing for people learning German.

Was machen Sachen? > What things do? She wanted to now what the interview is about, she became a legendary meme for the words used ;)

11:15 she also said that you should not confuse marihuana with broccoli

Obviously it doesnt make much sense to watch it if you dont know german. Because most of the time the joke is, how their german sounds in addition to what they are saying. And its just in general awkward situations which you wont notice because of the translations

"Wife Swap" is based on a british TV show. It aired first in UK, 2003 in Germany, and in 2004 oder 2005 in US

The thing with difference in parenting is, he said „Abendbrot“ (evening bread) which in some parts of Germany refers to dinner as an exact translation, while in other parts „Abendessen“ (evening food) includes all kinds of dinner and „Abendbrot“ only is like bread with jam or something like cereal because they don’t wanna cook that day.

the Schalke guy has listened to his inner voice 🤣

Memes aren`t just pictures with titles and words. They`re the DNA of the soul

Btw: Just looked it up. Wife swap was a british TV invention in january 2003. Germany seems to be the first country who immediately adopted the concept within the same year in July 2003. Denmark followed in October 2003. The US adopted the idea in September 2004 according to wikipedia. Many other countries followed the years after. Though I never watched that show ^^. It's just "scripted reality" and we already had too much of that crap :D Actually there was a lot of controversy here in germany because one of the first participants got humiliated by the production team so they filed a lawsuit as they violated her human dignity. Those first episodes are no longer allowed to be broadcasted.

That Schalke 04 fan probably has one of the highest IQs within his club - Lovely Greetings from Dortmund

OMG, I never knew that the "HALT STOPP!"-guy was from Frauentausch

13:00 actually the first german Wifeswap episode was broadcasted in 2003, the first american wife swap episode was broadcasted in 2004

The guy who used his belly as a weapon knew why we also call a beer belly a Biermuskel (beer muscle)😂 As a Bavarian I felt exposed, he's sooo Bavarian in the worst sense.

Ohhh my goodness I’m dying of laughter! My dogs are confused- I guess they have never heard me laughing like that ! Thank you from Germany for that hilarious video reaction!

Fun Fact: Cannabis is legal now in Germany😂 since this month

Out of curiosity, Ryan. What's the reason why you started your reaction on German videos in the first place?

11:15 even better: one politician said weed isn’t to be taken too lightly cause it’s not broccoli.

12:28 german "frauentausch" was first aired in 2003 american "wifeswap" first aired in 2004

15:42 This is the entertainment program here in Germany, especially on Sat1. Antisocial people who shout at each other. This runs all morning in various formats in a continuous loop with commercial breaks. Sat 1 - program by anti-social people for anti-social people.

"The cannabis is forbidden because it's illegal" aged like really fine vinegar

8:22 This is the traditional clothing of Carpenters. I am From Austria and it's the Same clothing. (There must be a training course or a vocational exam)

The ancient German beer belly fighting style

Greetings from Sebastian, the german-american in Südhessen 😂🎉

Watching Ryan's first step into the Drachengame... oh no, here we go again.

The quote from Andreas from Frauentausch (Wife swap) is actually more like : "Everything stays as it is. There will be no changes! If you are here, and not!"

17:20 -> This public swimming pool called Grugabad is in my home town! And the water is so "choppy" because it's a wave pool. It's now so unsafe due to aggression among rebellious young people that extra security patrols keep watch there.

Ein kleiner Spacki xD Das hat mich gekillt. 😂

3:52 TV Total - Memes before the Word "Meme" was invented

Dongsi-Döngsi 😂 best one

In Germany if someone says "Ja ja" we answered "Ja ja means lick my ass" it comes from a germany comic movie

Best German Videos? I doubt that. But good reaction, Ryan

Idk if wife swap is originally german, but the first episode came out in summer 2003 whilest the american equivalent came out in fall 2004

"well known german rapper" ? I have no clue who that is.

i normally don't like reaction videos that much, but you watching those vids makes it way more entertaining

I always feel a bit bad for the drug comissioner...she's not making the laws, and what she essentially tries to say in a very diplomatic way is she doesn't know either...

The guy from wife swap and his real wife - they got a complaint filed against them (or several IIRC) for having "fun" on their 1st floor balcony in broad daylight. So they live in an appartment complex with 5 stories buildings all around, so basically every neighbor was able to see them. Think of the song Bad Touch from The Bloodhound Gang for details.

That was a nice bavarian-beer-belly. So called "Waschbärbauch instead of "Waschbrettbauch". classic.

Ich hab so sehr auf das "SPRENGTS EUCH WEG" video gewartet und ich wurde nicht enttäuscht 😍

The one with son of a who…is because there is a german song called „henri henrison der bruder von jürgen hu…sohn“ (Henri Henrison the brother of Jürgen son of a who…)

He definitely missed the "Ich muss rauuuuus!" XD

The forza guy, was the legend streamer drachenlord. He also has a few episodes about him in Southpark

The Dongsi Döngsi lady actually worked at my employer's cafeteria when the video was made. Although I didn't start there until much later, it's still a running joke there. On the other hand, she was mocked so much for it that she quit. A constant reminder not to give interviews on the street... especially not for TV total!

Dongsy Dängsi. One of the most iconic movie "only known in germany" xD

„Was machen Sachen?“ aka „What do things do?“ is german slang for „How‘s it going?“

*Dongsi Dängsi* - 😂 lol...lol...lol. Where ist my oxygen mask?

cool it takes quite some time and effort to come up with proper working translations for those clips, so well done.

As a german i love your videos pls never change. Have a nice day!:]

"What do things do" is "was machen Sachen" and it's a form of greeting. Like asking how things are going.

15:50 This translation is wrong. It's "No matter you're here AND not". That's the most important part of this.

Fun Fact: The wife swap guy is also a fan of Schalke.

Drachenlore (the streamer in the last clip), is a whole rabbithole of himself LMFAO

In the evening germans eat normally bread with sausage or cheese. Warm food is usually served at lunchtime.

Loveparade video was from like 1998 - 2000 but before 2005 because the Police wears green Uniform not Blue

13:45 this is definitely not the standard that guy is infamous for being god damn insane

17:56 That's wrong he said the team will be on "all" places. Or he said it's empty.

Good translations, good video, good reaction.❤

The guy @08:13 isn't a "country boy" but wearing the traditional carpentry attire of black corduroy fabric accompanied with the typical hat - you can see these guys sitting atop in-build houses across central Europe constructing roof trusses. After their successful apprenticeship period they become journeyman craftsman, walking from one construction site to next to further learn and improve under different masters. This journeyman period takes three years if I remember correctly and requires them to follow a traditional code. Before leaving their home they'll have a party getting drunk, culminating in the great finale of having a carpenter's nail hammered right through one earlobe to wear an earring. If the journeyman carpenter would break the code by behaving in a way which would damage the guild's reputation other journeymen carpenters would confront him, rip off the earring and kick him off the guild - for this reason "Schlitzohr"/"slit-ear" is an expression for a person of questionable reputation and morals in german. The traditional code consists of coming your home place no closer than a certain distance at any given time during their three year journey, never sleeping under the same roof more than once (In a row? Not sure about the specifics. 😅), only taking free accomodation provided by generosity or in exchange for work but never paid for, and I think they aren't allowed to travel using motor operated vehicles - that's why a gnarled rootstock is an indispensable component of their attire. When a tradition like this is going on for centuries the emergence of certain networks, some form of infrastructure becomes inevitable - and it shows in carpentry journeymen associated "Kneipen" (a "Kneipe" being the germans' analogue of the irishs' pub) which are normal locals open to anybody but granting privilegues like free drinking and in case of no accomodation available letting journeymen sleep right there after closing - and having a carpentryman fueled by honour over at your local every now and then probably turns out quite helpful oftentimes..

It is much more fun when you understand german

I still think "Ich mochte spiele" is the most funny german video. And also those short ones with "10 things you shouldn't do when..."

00:25 You're right. Memes started as still images with a caption making fun of a specific situation, like a caricature. Once only used by nerds on their favourite internet forums they developed by time to become this massive meme culture we now have. 02:14 These were standard plastic shopping bags back in the days. Every shop had their own with their logo on the sides. To reduce littering and pollution plastic bags are kinda banned now and have been replaced with either paper bags or more durable re-usable ones. According to the question if zero or light is better: None of them! If you're struggling with either your sugar consumption or your body weight be assured that thinking about what to drink is just another indicator that something else is horribly wrong. Balance is key! 08:30 Classic, but unfortunately the joke got lost in translation. He's too drunk to even know his own language and although it might seem correct on first look, he answered the question what he did with something like "I have dancinged." 20:07 Drachenlord is one of the most famous lolcows in germany. Him struggling with his haters made it on public TV, bc he kept engaging and inviting them to his place. Not accepting any help it got quite dramatic. In the end the whole village he lived in got upset, he lost a court case, his yt channel followed and he sold his house to move on. He didn't learn or changed his behaviour, nowadays he's streaming on another platform.

19:00 That´s "Der Drachenlord". Everyone knows him in germany and just a few poeple like him. Sad story.

Was machen Sachen?

You're wearing a freaking Fall Out Boy - So much for (Tour)Dust shirt! Just the fact absolutely made my day, never would've expected this :D Loved it even more as I own the same one, bought directly at the concert :^)

most plastic bags (when they were allowed back then) had the advertisement of the supermarket printed on and were reusable up to 3 times

Yes we all got wife swap but I've watched those from New Zealand and Australia and they're kinda wholesome. Our German version is....angry.

This Farid Bang interview is so legendary

All translations are perfectly fine. I love this videos

Thanks for all your great videos! I'm from germany and I like your style of reaction. All the best for you! ;-)

Ryan, I am impressed how much you understood and got right!! I wouldn't, if I weren't German. 😂 But please be aware, that these were the dregs.😢

10:29 this one really made the rounds. a lot of these vids are quite well known, but this one reached another level

8:08 the feeling you feel is called FREMDSCHAM in German.

Dirty Dingsi is also mein favorite movie.

19:52 hahaha this guy is called Drachenlord

12:05 Why did I never knew that there was a second part. It’s almost better😂

Wow, you actually saw it!! Thank you!!

Most of these "Memes" became popular in the early internet upcoming era and are mostly out of time, even for Germans. Also they are often based on culture and pronunciation.

when u bored u should react to "pennymarkt an der Reeperbahn" it shows the other side of germany and hamburg.

😅😅cowboy from indiana😂 this guy is a german carpenter, the clohting from the german carpenter called ZUNFT, this clothing is the traditional german worker outfit. other worker, roofer, housebuilder, smith and more has similar clothing with other color👍 zunft clothing gives over 500 years in germany. check german zunft/ walz and his culture👍

As a former 6 year old in germany I can say I also made myself my own dinner sometimes

„Vallah, der Bürger hat nicht geschmeckt“ just hit me everytime i see this Meme

10:43 not anymore lol

Because a year has 364,2425 days,that's also why you drop the extra day every 100 years.every 400 years,the calendar repeats,which is why most 13.fall on a friday.(400 ×12 can't be divided by seven)

The bellyboxer is the best 😂

2:16 imagine that being a fancy plastic bag xDDD