I never felt very German living at home. BUT when I moved to the UK I realised how German I am and I felt much more connected to Germany than ever before. That was quite a surprise to me. 😅
Same happened to me.I live in Germqny for some 12 years now and when i visited Manchester i realized i am fully Germanized already and i love it and proud of it.
My mother was German (having lived many years in the UK, but that didn't change her German character). I live in Paris where drivers don't know what zebra crossings are - street art ??? Anyway I was out with my mum and my 2 children and we wanted to cross the road. Nobody stopped, but my mum (tall and very striking) had her umbrella with her, just in case it rained. She just "marched" on to the crossing and as the first car didn't seem to be stopping, she whipped out her umbrella and hit the bonnet of the car. The driver looked so surprised as she walked majestically past - lol !!!!
🤣 I can't help thinking about the video that was taken by a traffic camera. Grandma wants to cross the zebra crossing but a car driver thinks he has right of way. She hits the radiator so hard with her handbag that the car's airbag is triggered.
@@juttapopp1869 That’s not wrong. I‘ve lived in Italy for years and while the italian bureaucracy isn’t as strict as the german, it’s chaotic. One hand doesn’t know what the other does and that results in longer waiting times and many more phone calls😂
There's another thing here in germany. Don't jaywalk infront of kids. In Germany kids walk to school and back home alone. You don't want them to pick up that dangerous habit at such a young age.
A drunk tall guy was jaywalking, I yelled and he came back quickly in shame. Jaywalking is very dangerous because of speeding cars trying to avoid a red light
On the subject of rules: 2 days ago I was riding my bike on a path that is signposted for cyclists and pedestrians and a grandma came towards me. I was on my bike and she was walking. And she yelled at me that I wasn't allowed to drive here and I yelled back: yes, I'm allowed to drive here, here's the sign. Typical German day :)
I once had pretty much the opposite experience, where the cyclist swore they were allowed to drive there, there was a sign! I was very certain there wasn't, but just to make certain, I later went looking. There indeed was a sign - for a way going off to the side, not for where they were.
I am German and very direct. My colleagues tell me that sometimes. Actually, it doesn't bother me, and I'm not afraid to confront someone if I don't like something. But sometimes I think to myself, why can't I just keep my mouth shut when people are offended by it? I don't want to hurt or offend anyone. But it slips out immediately. 🙈😁
I try to use a 3-filter method in communication, esp. online, but also in real life, when it comes to giving an (unasked) opinion or make a comment. 1. Is it true? (Am I sure/do I know that what I say is actually the case?) 2. Is it helpful? (Is there a benefit of me giving my 2cents?) 3. Is it kind? (Is what I have to say hurtful to the recepient/mean gossip?) If a comment doesn't pass all 3 filters, I take a moment to think again, if it's worth to be made in the first place.
Selbst wir Deutschen sagen "Deutsche Sprache, schwere Sprache." Muß also etwas wahres dran sein. Even we Germans say "German language, difficult language." So there must be some truth to it. Since my English isn't particularly good either, I'm happy when an English-speaking tourist here in Germany speaks/attempts to speak at least a few words of German. This lightens up the conversation and I no longer have to be embarrassed by my poor English.
Being direct and honest doesn't necessarily mean being rude, or impolite. As the German saying goes, "der Ton macht die Musik" -- it's the sound/tone that makes the music". And I can relate to feeling my nationality more strongly when abroad; I happened to be in the UK back in 1989, when the GDR (East Germany) collapsed: When Hungary opened the borders and East Germans who'd already "escaped" there could go to the Federal Republic without hindrance for the 1st time since 1945, I was far more emotionally moved than I ever expected to be.
This strange situation when you realise that you totally fullfill your national stereotypes happend to me as well, I always called myself an earth-citizen and had absolutely no national pride in any kind (maybe except football 😐). Then I moved to the Netherlands for almost ten years and I couldn´t believe how german I am. It was a true culture-shock for me but now I´m fine. I fully accepted my german behaviours 😂😂
Another great reaction video, thx Dwayne. You will be well prepared when you will visit Germany some day, I'm sure! And it will be much more intresting to follow your new experices in Germany in real life. Keep on going! Greetings from northern Germany ♥️🇩🇪
The German makes a strong distinction between friendship and acquaintance, "eine Bekanntschaft". An acquaintance is a friendly, positive, but very superficial social relationship. People know each other, interact frequently, maybe do something together or have small parties, but there are certain boundaries that are not crossed. Typically this includes work colleagues, parents of school-age children, club members who share a hobby, and perhaps the neighbors next door. Depending on how active you are, the number of acquaintances can be quite large. Ultimately, a friendship can arise from a first acquaintance. A friendship, however, is much deeper, it requires a growing level of trust, and you may share one or two mental abysses with one another. That's why friendship has to grow, it doesn't just happen suddenly. I can call a true friend at night with a problem, I can share the grief when a relationship breaks down or someone close dies. He comes when the basement of my house fills with water during a storm and helps repair the damage. Good friends pick you up when your car breaks down and they lend you a shoulder when you need to cry. Such good friends are few and far between and if a German accepts you as a friend, then this is an award of trust, a small accolade. Even though the term "friend" is now heavily diluted by social networks, where "friendships" can be activated or deactivated simply at the push of a button, the actual attitude of Germans has changed little. Maybe this will help explain a little.
Yes, German is hard to learn. I am German and I always state that, if it wasn't my native tongue I'd really have troubles learning it. It's not about the vocabulary, you know, but about the grammar. Just imagine to use three different words for "the" depending on the gender of the following noun and the number (plural or singular). Need an example? Okay here we go! In English you'd say "THE moon, THE sun and THE stars". In German it is "DER Mond (male article), DIE Sonne (female article) and DIE Sterne (one star would be DER, but as there are many it is plural, so you use DIE instead of DER)" And the third article missing in this example is DAS, for neutral gendered nouns. THE Water - DAS Wasser. Moreover you know whe have those two forms of addressing someone. DU for YOU in a familiar way of addressing a person and SIE for YOU in a formal way of addressing someone. And I could tell a lot more what is hard to learn for non native speakers, so........ yes, indeed, German grammar may appear complicated! (In my opinion only beaten by the French, 'cause they seem to have more exeptions to their rules than rules at all) :D I totally agree with his thoughts about the cost of efficiency and optimization. And no, it is not only concerning elder people, it is more caused by the thought of "we now finally found the perfect way to do something and since it is so perfect we won't change the way we do it. Because that will mean to lose this perfectness again". And this attitude really hinders people in their creativity and personal freedom. And it explains why, for example, German authorities are still using fax machines! "oh they have proved to be efficient and fast, and they protect data better than an email can". Well........ that may be right, but clinging on faxes is not the answer for future. The answer would be "just go ahead and find more secure ways to send emails, so your data will be highly protected" instead of "just keep to the fax machines".
While German is difficult to learn, at least there are spelling and grammatical rules that are pretty much set in stone. Heck there are even some patterns to knowing what the noun gender is. It’s almost comforting having those linguistic rules. I was on a medical leave of absence from my job November until February. To try and keep my brain sharp I decided to start a new language. Instead of working more on my German, I decided to learn Norwegian. Compared to German, it feels like there are no rules. The verbs don’t conjugate within each tense. It feels like there is no rhyme or reason to the three genders of nouns. However I come across words in the lessons where I know them because they’re similar to German words, so at least there’s that.
Regarding Brexit: I guess, Brexit is still completely incomprehensible to many, many people here in the EU. At least it is incomprehensible to me. It never made any sense. And the British people have let politicians lie to them bluntly all the time. Many seem to still let that happen.
I've lived as a civilian in Germany for over 25 years, and for 10 years before that in the Army. The video is good, but not everything he says applies to every region. You have to remember, Germany only became a unified state for the first time 150 years ago, and then had a 45-year period being separated east and west. Bavarians, Saxons, Frisians, Westphalians etc. etc. are all very different peoples, please don't make the mistake that they all going to react in the same ways. He also sort of contradicts himself, at the start he talks about the high amount of people who live in sub-cultures or alternative lifestyles, then at the end he says that stereotypes still apply, that doesn't make sense, not to me anyway.
Dear Dwayne, I think you are absolute right with your quotation about to waffle. 😂 Because... Originalvideo from a britain with a list of ten things: ~18 minutes [which is actually good] + a british reactor to the originalvideo = ~35 minutes 🤣 Please, don't get offended. I got your quotation with humour and enjoyed your content. Keep up your nice videos and don't let you get deterred by us harsh Germans or anyone else. 😉
11:04 I’m confused about this part. I life in Berlin for 26 years. Big city and a lot of traffic. I’ve never in my life witnessed a situation like this or heard about that being a big thing here. Also I’ve been in 2 car crashes myself (as a passenger) in wich both times, the involved persons acted calm and collected. We shout if we get road rage… sure. But hitting or kicking another person’s car? We Germans love our cars. It’s a cliche but it’s true. So kicking another person’s car would escalate a verbal argument very quickly to a fist fight haha. So nah… can’t confirm that part whatsoever😅
He kind of garbles the 'imagine you're _cycling_ through the city". Don't have personal experience with that, but I can imagine somebody slapping or kicking the car that nearly killed them, especially since with a bike you can easily outrun the other person before they get out of the car.
I agree - he has a beautiful deep voice, I like to watch his videos and listen to what he has to say. His pronunciation is very clear and me as a German I can understand almost everything he says.
20:00 I can feel that. I dont feel at home here while also feeling at home. Cologne is one of my home towns. But at the same time, i dont like soccer, beer and cars and not even sausages. Culture is a weird thing since its so fluid. I think culture is highly individual and mixed a lot no matter where you are. The more people live in one place, the more subcultures are gonna form naturally. Just like earth. Even though we are different, we are closely connected.
He´s got many quality videos you should watch. Many might not be suitable for a reaction video, but they for sure will be worthwhile, because they are thoughtful and meaningful almost philosophical.
If you visting Germany and do somethimg wrong, don t be afraid someone will tell you. But keep in mind they only teatch you the right way. So don t take it too personal.
Preconceptions evolved for a reason. They help us be prepared instead of walking into a situation blindly. It''s just important to know that not all of them are accurate and even if they generally apply to a culture, individual differences can be vast. The word stereotype just has some negative connotations. General assumptions would be more fitting imo.
My stereotypes aboute the UK/-people: They do speak english! They eat stuff like fish and chips - with vinegar! They drive on the "wrong" side of the road! They are interested in the Royals! They wear uniforms at school! ... well, something like that! But I might be very wrong, of course! :(
Hello Dwayne's Lens, you said "... feel like just in that confrontation ..." and I think that is not even strong enough. It is not "just" but it is the deuty of every upstanding citizen to speak up. If you see someon walking on a red light, you tell them and any children not to do so, because all of us doing so will save at children's lives! If you see someone breaking the house rool of a (amusement-)park, you still tell them. It's not a law but all people in the park agreed on the terms of the park. It is a promis and a contract. If you see someon breaking the law (I'd like to give some youtube-unfriendly examples), you report them - if you are unable to stop them yourself (don't get yourself in danger). It is a quick and steep slide from small things to big things - we all can help each other to not slip, not even at the top. Greetings Juy Juka
he's totally right about lesson no. 7. there's a lot of things Germany has not managed good to meet future problems bc things are so stiff and stuck and a lot of people avoid change and leaving their comfort zone bc "das haben wir schon immer so gemacht" 😑
Well yes, we are very honest. But we also have a saying "Der Ton macht die Musik." (Literally translated: "the sound makes the music") which means that there is a diffence in saying "oh you did this wrong" in a hard manner or with softer voice and nicer words. So you can be honest in a way that you don´t hurt the other one but he/she still gets what you mean and what happened.
I think, by watching all those videos you will know enough when you actually visit Germany, So don't worry about it. And people normaly are more aproachable in the south than in the north, so you might consider this fact when you visit the first time. Well, the German vocabulary is quite easy for an English native speaker and vice versa but the Grammar is something else. That's the difficult part.
So people always complain about the "evil german STARE" .. but what you told here about what brits would do in the train story very much sound like you do exactly that .. give them the "evil german stare" instead of discussing about it. And in the end, thats also what germans do a lot, if they are annoyed over some things but don't really want to go through the hassle to discuss that with those people, you give them at least just a glance that should show them how annoyed you feel.
No, the German stare that people complain about has nothing to do with being angry or evil. It's just a continuous focus without any specific emotion. I stopped noticing it when I lived in Germany because it happened all the time and I realised how normal it was and stopped being bothered by it but when we had friends visit us from England, they kept asking things like "why is that lady staring at us?" and I would say "who? Oh her? Oh yeah, I don't know why she's staring", but if he hadn't pointed it out, I wouldn't have noticed. Now I've been back in the UK for many years, I do notice it when I'm in Germany. In the UK, most people would catch themselves looking at someone if the person looked back and then they'd look somewhere else, or if they're on a packed train, they'd look at the ceiling or the floor, but many people in Germany just seem to be comfortable with continuing to stare. That's what people mean by the "German stare". I don't mind it but people who aren't used to it might think they're being stared at for a reason and wonder why they've drawn that person's attention.
If you want to get a little introduction to the very different german sentence structure, there is a video by NALF called IF ENGLISH WAS SPOKEN LIKE GERMAN .
Well... I think stereotypes are there for a reason.. and it's mighty okay! I know I would try to be extra polite when I might travel to the UK because the stereotype is that in the UK everyone is super polite. I think what he meant is that, to get a first look on a culture you can check out the stereotypes or google what might be okay or not okay to do in an other country but of course you have to keep in mind that there will be a lot of exceptions to them stereotypes ^^ it's kind of a guide line. And if you are really interested in the culture you'll find out which stereotypes are true and which are not ^^
16:30 I don't take it personally in relation to the people in the UK. But I'm a bit annoyed with British politics for even considering something like this. And in my opinion, a real exit should only have taken place if the result was clearer. So something like a 30/70 vote!
German is difficult to learn for people who do not know grammatical gender in their language - but the answer to it is just to learn the article with the word the moment you learn the word. The flexion will come, or usually don't matter that much, as will the pronouns. Tenses might be a bit tense, too, but usually they should be manageable. I think the other big challenge are the sounds that don't exist in English - the ch (both variants), ü, pf, r. But you will love our proverbs, many of them are just so silly.
Of course your Britishness is not something you would notice living among other British- Germans think that the stereotypes that come with being German aren’t true until they find themselves putting a towel on a lounger two hours before breakfast begins 😂 I- myself being German would identify you as British within seconds by the many times you said sorry within a few moments 😂
When I started living abroad, I didn't feel very German from my perspective. I felt that I no longer fit into that system. Everything constrained me and practically forced me into the German efficiency working system, where every little honeybee collects its nectar ´til they finally dies. There's no room for personal development. However, if you just want a secure 9 to 5 job and feel comfortable in this supposed safe bubble, please stay in Germany. You would only become very unhappy. But if you're a free spirit, like I am, and you want to stand on your own two feet, don't do it in Germany. You no longer fit into the hardworking honeybee system, and you'll only encounter obstacles. I don't want to be ungrateful to Germany. I really owe a lot to Germany, but I literally paid with blood and my health. I've been living in Australia for 10 years now and have developed a business concept in the tourism industry from scratch. I now have 35 employees, and each season there becoming more. Why? Because I treat my employees fairly, honestly, and directly. Just like typical German virtues. The next generation that wants to expand the business is already poised and ready to take over. They also love the freedom here. They had this in Germany too, but they don't fit into the system because they have the same free spirit and drive as I do.
"If you've forgotten, 2016 is the year when Brexit happened." Brexit happened so slowly, I have a hard time associating it with a single year. On the other hand, much more present in my mind is that 2016 is when Trump happened. (Which always irritates me when I hear Feli lived in Cincinnati "since 2016" - surely I knew that channel before Trump?! Memory can be strange.)
I like to be as polite as honesty permits. On the rules following, I think it's also important to note that Germany tends to put a lot more effort into having rules worth following. Common law tends to be a bit of a mess of rules never deliberately put in place, so you're stuck with unenforced laws that are still on the books and were never really abolished (see Arizona/abortion or Comstock act), so a certain amount of not following rules is already baked into the system. As to putting people in boxes, spending an entire life in a box people put you in because of what some deranged Austrian did 80 years ago would do that to people, wouldn't it?
18:58 Sometimes I don't know what to think about the English language. “Race”? In German this applies to some animals (e.g.) but not to people. Anyone who uses this word for people in this country is clearly a racist! What's disturbing to me is that we use almost the same word for people in English but we use this word for animals. In German, “race” always means “breed”. There is only one word. 22:58 Ich höre von Briten und Amerikanern oft das es schwer sei. ( Try to guess what it means.. Was it hard?) 28:15 I think what he says here is very important. Anyone who forbids any kind of interpersonal communication (depending on the job and the extent of it, of course) should not be surprised if the mental health of their employees declines and thus their overall productivity. Productivity in general is not what is often taught in business administration, as the human factor is/was often completely neglected! You also can't follow the American principle: fire and hire. This reduces overall satisfaction. And the number of employees is in principle limited. (Again, it really depends on the industry). There is also a tendency for narcissists to be chosen as superiors. (Unfortunately this is scientifically proven). Conversely, giving employees maximum freedom can also lead to excessive demands. (It is the job of the superiors to keep everything economical and to communicate this clearly). In short: you should see people as a whole. “Efficiency” has been the buzzword over the past few decades to gain an advantage in the market. However, the topic of mental health only seems to be getting into the heads of decision-makers very, very slowly. (And I have the impression that it will ultimately reach politics... as is often the case with "new" findings in conservative societies). 31:57 But the problem is also that since the cheap abundance from Asia, the throwaway mentality has also been enforced here. At the expense of the environment and site safety. One problem is branded products, which once stood for quality, but then dropped in their standard to supposedly keep pace. (Instead of promoting longevity!) 32:40 Exactly as he said. You have these stereotypes anyway, you just have to be aware of them! 33:08 I don't think he meant it that way.. He explicitly spoke of moving.
He does have a German accent. Maybe he has double nationality and his mother is German. I saw another video with a guy who said he was American, but he also had such a strong accent I thought maybe he lived in the USA for some time and got US citizenship.
you could often win (at least in my youth) the feet on seat argument if you just put something under your shoes.. like a plastic bag,.. your backpack.. you get the idea.. so most people didnt say anything then.
bout the stereotype topic, i think he was talking about, what German thinks about BRITISH stereotypes, so you should dig in to be prepared when you move there
11:40 I haven't really seen anywhere that cyclists argue with drivers or hit the car. Not even in big cities like Berlin, where I spontaneously went yesterday and walked around for 1.5 hours... so I don't know what he's talking about!
I can understand that any stranger is asked where he/she comes from. Well the English talk about the weather and other people want to show that they are interested in you without breaking your personal sphere too much. What should be wrong Bout that ? With the exception of „Nazis“ we already the least racist people I know, and I know a lot of them.
but one thing the Programmers had forgotten:blind/ people with poor eyesight: Windows as an example:some things , frames, you can't make larger, inside, yes, but outside no. Why?Because there are not much costumers? With all the elderly , say 55+?
for english speakers german is a TIER 2 language, the only Tier2 language btw :) Tier1 and easiest to learn are Dutch Porogese, Italian, Romanian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, that are the languages english has most in common and you can learn in 24 weeks or 600 class hours. Tier1* is French and Spanish who you can learn in 30 weeks or 750 hours. German than is the only Tier2 language with 36 weeks or 900 hours to learn. Overall Roman languages are a bit easier then Germanic languages for english which is a mix of both. Everything eastern of that the slavic languages and islandic is T3 with 44 weeks or 1100 hours. All this languages have the same alphabet or in case of the slavic languages a slightly changed cyrilic alphabet. Arabic would be T4 with 88 weeks or 2200 hours because you have to learn a whole new alphabet and all thats the "official" numbers, personally i think it depends, if your intrested in "old english" learning german will be a cakewalk as old english and german are very very similar. modern english is way more romanised and has more words from the roman languages then the germanic ones.
I would say as a native English speaker learning German first and then starting Norwegian later has made things a bit harder in a supposedly “easier” language. It feels like there are really loose grammatical rules in Norwegian. For example, verbs don’t conjugate within each tense, so that threw me off. There feels like there’s no rhyme or reason to the three genders of nouns. German pronunciation is also very rarely varies. Honestly it’s a very phonetic language. But in Norwegian I find sometimes the vowel sounds aren’t what I expect them to be, and hearing the difference between o and å can be difficult. The letter y also gives me some grief as well. Don’t get me wrong, both are fun languages to learn. But each have their issues when it comes to learning them.
Dwayne, you commenting about this "Brit in Germany" having a German twang is so weird. He doesn't have a German twang at all. He doesn't have a British twang at all either, in fact he doesn't sound either British or German.
Dwayne, you are aware that your channel runs on reacting to stereotypes? 😉 They are not bad per se, but a means to quick and basic orientation in the world. Everybody has and needs stereotypes and even prejudices. Then to be aware of that and to know that a stereotype does not apply to every person is equally important.
German is quite the difficult language. Especially for British people. Words will be easy to learn - but to pronounce them is the first obstacle. The biggest problem, however, is grammar. English grammar is very straight forward, but German grammar is quite complicated: start with the three genders and every noun has one of them. These influence the four cases - which yes, do exist in English but most of the time do not result in big inflections. But they do exist in German. And speaking German properly - that is grammatically well enough that native speakers don't need to concentrate to realize what you're talking of, is quite difficult.
I like "our" honesty... but sometimes certain directness is too harsh for me! Paying attention to mistakes is important, but it depends on the way you do it. For example with the girls and their feet. Yes, it is right to talk the girl in this situation. But I think it's exaggerated that an entire compartment has to deal with it for minutes at a time. That could also have been turned into compromise. It could have been explained to her that she can put her feet up with stockings on. (which is allowed on trains without any problems) But the German also has a wonderful trait: “stubbornness”. For inner personal growth, stubbornness is fine... but in relation to one another, stubbornness is inappropriate. Oh, I remember, we also like to be dogmatic. Therefore, in some situations it is better to really think about whether what we are now so stubbornly trying to draw attention to is so important. (I'm trying to learn this myself..) However, I would like to see a certain amount of appreciative cooperation more. (I wanted to write "again" at first, but appreciative cooperation didn't exist yet; politeness used to be the order of the day. I think mutual consideration, knowing why it is so important in cooperation, is more appropriate) Because honesty can also be conveyed in an appreciative tone. (I am a big fan of non-violent communication by Marshall Rosenberg) Thank you for using the old video format..☺
But the nice thing is, sometimes all you need is a somewhat direct look directly into the eyes of the person who is behaving inappropriately and for the most part these people correct themselves on their own without there being any need for a big discussion! ;)
Hi, Dwayne! Are English people very “emphatic”? Or maybe they are just a little bit too “shameful” to say what they think because it might seem somehow “indelicate” to be too direct? Maybe the nobility had something to do with this, right? Drunk hooligans are of course exempt from this! Maybe they want to clearly differentiate themselves from this reserved nature!? 😆 On a side note, I just want to say that I like English people. OK? I've already met a few English people in my life!😊 5:37: "The Germans are to honest to ......./ the British are to polite to...." . Aha! Well, that might be the reason why we both drive on different sides of the road! 🚙🤣 Yes, I also thought of Prince Harry when I first saw this guy!!! Learning German is not easy. There`s a saying: "Deutsche Sprache - schwere Sprache". But if you first of all internalize the german alphabet and learn to pronounce the letter-combinations "sp", "st", "sch" and "ch" ("ch" is pronounced different, depending on the word) you can partly see the similarities between english and german! It`s interesting. Another thing: the almost "famous" long german word combinations can be splitted off in it`s parts. You just have to see what`s in this word. You know what? I think, french is also difficult to learn, at least! Maybe more difficult, because of "weird" spelling and letters you hardly speak! In german you speak what you see. The sentence structure may be unusual.
I mesn i wont beat around the bush but i also wont be to rude If someone has to much parfume on i say it like this Sir well ment advice u got to much parfum on bit less next time I do t tell em they stink and they give an headache. There is a difference between being direct and being rude or mean Also about the customer is not king thsts not true jeh we are less patiant about dumb carens demanding dumb shit But most germans simply prefer to not have staff coming at them Means as a customer u ask the staff or waiter if u need something and they will be verry friendly and professional at helping u Little storry of when i went to a supermsrket some years ago i got dissy and my fision was all muddy and fading i was about to pass out and a staff member regioniced thst i was ot feeling well and emidietly got me a chair and some water they even payed the water for me I dont know why i was passing out but even the shift manager came to help 😊so i csnt say thst hes right Hes verry wrong well u might be not treatet like a king but like a human being and thats enough dont u think?
Agreed. French, Spanish is a different language group, while English is germanic. 😅 German should be easy to pick up for a native English speaker, but the difficulty arises from german grammar and articles. If one ever took a look at Old English, that helps, as that is much closer to German. And then there are the regional German Dialects.... 😂
@@matt47110815 for me - as german i have to agree to the part with the dialects. There Parts of Germany where i wouldnt understand a Single word. Everything else is easy to me😂 Luckily there is high German which is understood and spoken everywhere through Germany.
I don't know if it's because I'm German or if it's just me. While I do have a black (as in half-Sudanese) adoptive brother, when I look at you, nothing screens "black" to me. You look ... hmm. I think, for whatever reason, you look British to me. I don't know why that is. And it's certainly not really important to me. I wonder if I've just seen a number of black British people (like actors) before? Because you certainly don't look like @rewboss, who really looks almost stereotypically British, even after living in Germany for at least half of his life. I don't know.
Do you actually perceive and reflect the "stereotypes" other people have about the British? Instead of just admitting you had/have stereotypes about Thailand ...
If u ever moove to germany u might want to concoder east germany u need to be a bit carefull if u choose a village or smal town some are infestet with right winged people but the majority is greate And its cheep and our westher is less extream than in the south west By wich mean peak temprazures dont go over 38c while south west sonetimes gets even 44c And also rain floods Why is it cheep becouse the people are mooving out for tve big citys and tvr west snd we really could use sone nice people over here to bslsnce out the hatefull doesnt need to be saxony if british weather is more ur thing u csn be moobin to mecklemburg vorpommern Verry ni e there as well and as i said much vheeper and calmer and also not as hecktic as the west Just do t oove to berlin its a mess its overpriced overcrouded kots of crime 😅 i do t get people who choose to live there
Since I'm watching your Videos, I recognise, my English Family really speaks just like shit! 😅 Its not my fault I don't understand them or even one of me friends or English teachers 😂 Kent is nice, but not the people and not the "language" ! The guy in the video talks way more German sounding English then I do 😅
