Has GERMANY CHANGED me? Feat. Langeoog ! 

Yes, Langeoog is quite special. And your comments about the character of the news are just true. But the Germans took it over from the old BBC, as after the war German media in the North was controlled by the British army, guided by BBC officers. They established rules and these rules are conserved in the public run media, which are dominant in Germany.

Hi everyone! I was feeling a bit fed up with how many people in the world are behaving badly right now, so I made this light-hearted look at the effects Germany has had on me. I hope it’ll give you a few moments of pleasure, too! Have a lovely Sunday, sending love to you all!

Finally a RU-vidr shows/likes the northern part of Germany.🤩

Hi Lauren, it’s always a pleasure to watch your views on Germany and listen to your storytelling. I love your sense of humour with a twinkling eye and the way you emphasise the good little things in life. Ich wünsche euch einen schönen Sonntag 🌷

Loved it. And we British and German have so much in common that it should be alloud to change a little in the one or the other direction. And sometimes both of us go in the wrong direction, temporary.

Not only the air is sweet and clean and light, that somehow also applies to Lauren's voice in her videos.

Der Norden ist einfach schön. Bin über´s Wochenende bei meinem Bruder, wohnt Nähe Neumünster in einem kleinem Dorf, gewesen und auf dem Rückweg nach Lübeck eben einen Umweg über viele kleine Dörfer Schleswig-Holsteins gefahren (hab ich schon lange nicht mehr gemacht). Wunderschön. Die alten Bauernhäuser, die blühenden Rapsfelder, der Geruch frisch geschnittenen Grases, die ganzen Traktoren und Landmaschienen....ich liebe meine Heimat so sehr. Wieder ein schönes Video von dir, Lauren.

Now this is the best way to start a Sunday morning in May.........

Germany change me. Wow..beautifull sharing myfriend. I will wait your new video anymore. Greatings from Indonesia

Nice, best regards from the Baltic Sea, I also always enjoy walks on the beach, letting my soul dangle and switch off and enjoy life👍👌

Thank you for sharing the beautiful view of this picturesque island.

What a beautiful island, everything looks so nice and calm with this lovely nature around you. Perfect to find some rest to recover a bit. Love it to have you in Germany and seeing you making all the experience. ❤

Haha, that was so sweet and humorous (is that right??) - and again the most beautiful filming quality and brilliant sights come together with it. Thank you for another beautiful piece! 😀 Such white sand on the strand! Do people in the world even know that we have this here in the north? And those peaceful and quiet little villages with gardens and simple but gemütliche architecture .. and ordinary people chatting on the sidewalks, on bus stations or over the garden fence: That`s how many of the smaller areas on the edges of our cities do look and feel. I also live in such an area, on the "rear" of Bremen, I can walk on foot over the border between Bundesland Bremen and Niedersachsen, where I grew up on the edge of woodland and fields. Well, the style of news ... I like it here. To learn more of what is going on in the rest of the world I also listen to - or watch - american and british news and I notice the difference. Especially the US news seems to be more like a "show", informative somehow but at the same time entertaining with its more dramatic way to mix up pictures, music, facts and "meaning", and: it is so very politically influenced. Maybe Germany never gave up that very "serious", neutral and "clean" style of news because Germans like to distinguish facts and data from personal feelings and drama so very much, also in many other areas. After WW II as a time where propaganda and ideology had ruled every news, happenings and even cinema so very badly people longed for truth and clearness without drama and manipulation.But that also brought us the deadly "blossoming " of a bureaucracy which kills us all now, haha! ;-) Rules and regulations for simply everything - except the grains of sand on the coast: They (still) are allowed to lay (or blow) wherever they want to. But maybe it is not really "German" sand - and behaves like the people in that famous little Gallic village where they have Zaubertrank and a dog that`s called Idefix, who knows. The Fresians once were quite a rebellic and peculiar people. Maybe that`s why their sand blows here and there and everywhere all the time - and when we smile about the loveliness of the landscape also between our teeth. 😀.

You'r welcome. Fühl dich hier zu Hause. Und erhalte Dir den Blick für dass, was sein muss und das was möglich ist. Mit Perfektionismus kann man sich manchmal auch hervorragend selber im Weg stehen. ;)

I love the anecdote from Richard Feynman (who spent some days on Wangerooge shortly before he passed away) where he was amazed about the existence of german Quark in the shop that he mistook for the "quarks", which had not yet been discovered at the time

Hallo Lauren, wieder einmal ein tolles Video von einer Nordseeinsel. Vor langer Zeit war ich auch einmal auf Langeoog und mir sind besonders die langen Strandspaziergänge immer noch in sehr guter Erinnerung. Durch den Wind und das Meeresrauschen ist man wieder richtig schön geerdet worden. Ich liebe solche Spaziergänge, bei denen man total abschalten kann. Bleib so wie du bist, von beiden Seiten etwas. Wünsche euch noch einen schönen Sonntag.👍

Hi Lauren, thanks again for your wonderful views on Germany and my beloved North Sea in particular. Well, in Germany you can serve yourself from a buffet of various landscapes, foods and even tribal cultures. You have a look on the essentials, your videos show this very well. Regarding news and work/life balance, we have to be careful not to jump train regarding commercializing news and squeezing out the last energy from people to keep them in a rush hour modus, even in so-called leasure time. This makes people feel that they miss something and reach out for more and more without any reflection. This leads to an ill society and a loss of democratic and civilized behaviour. Sometimes it appears to be on purpose to prevent people from thinking at all. Enjoy the wonderful island. A good north sea breeze refreshes heart and mind. 😻

We really enjoyed this Lauren. Glad you’re keeping some of your welshness. We loved this look at Germany! Love your sense of humour 🍻

I`m happy for you dear Lauren, that you had a few nice days on the East Frisian island of Langeoog. As you know East Frisia is my home and we also love the North Sea. My husband and I also went to the North Sea coast yesterday and went for a nice walk, had enjoyed the sea air and eaten delicious fish. I wish you a lovely Sunday too. Lovely Greetings from East Frisia and the North Sea coast.☺💙

What a wonderful video!!! Thank you and lots of love!❤

It's so refreshing and inspiring to see you feeling happy and at home in our country!

That was touching

Love this white Sandy beach

I love northern germany, it´s really underrated outside of germany

When I was a child I was several years in a row on Langeoog. It is really peaceful especially without cars ;-) It was intersting what you pointed out about the Ostsee in your recent video. Your narration is very pleasent. I would comment on much more things I like about your videos but wanna keep it short (commenting in english on youtube kinda feels like work for me xD) Greetings!

The Wadden Islands are beautiful and gives me a feeling of being at home. The name Langeoog comes from the Dutch/German word Lange (long) and Oog which also means Island in Dutch.

Die Lauren ist göttlich! 🌹😄❤️

I don't think our Welsh beauty needs any germanization. ;-) You've just grown as a person by getting a different perspective. I think this would have happened in France or Italy just the same. On the other hand, as the Borg say, "Such a noble creature. A quality we sometimes lack. We will add your distinctiveness to our own." Welcome in the collective!

On the graveyards of the Frisian Islands the men are missing. Because in older times they all were seafarers who not always made it back home.

Oh you have been on the north! Greetings from yours "Denmark" Anna 😅

Visually stunning (as always) love poem to Langeoog! 🥰 And well observed comment on german and british news. I blame Murdoch for the deterioation of british media... and Thatcher (but when do I not?). Poor Franz... being kicked out of the comfy bed for a spot at the pool 😂. You are uniting the best of Wales and the best of Germany in one lovely Lauren!

Dear Lauren, I just discovered your channel a few days before and honestly, I need to confess, I love it. You're such great storyteller, listening to your voice makes me feel cwtch'ed by a warm, loving person😚 As you're an artist, is there any chance to get a tourplan, or do you have a fix engagement in a theatre or opera? I really would enjoy to experience how you perform on stage, may it be opera or maybe Welsh folk😊

What a lovely way to expressing your feelings towards our country. And welcome to the final stage of becoming German yourself... die Lauren 😁 There may be strange behaviour to see in us Germans when you visit this country but the fact that we established a work-life-balance before the word was even invented... must be one of the rare occasions when we were ahead of the time. 😂

Hey Loren! Been following your videos for quite some while now (mostly thanks to the algorythm) and I really like your content. It's always refreshing to have a polite voice talking about interesting things. Really, really like it. Well, in a nutshell - thanks for all the work you do and the content you provide to us. Keep on!

DIE NUR Lauren, schön und süß 🥰

I like the moving pictures! So beautiful! Next time, drive to the northst of Germany! Just for documentation

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Welt is my news channel of choice. I love Germany aside from the bureaucratic pressure of not being an EU citizen. Since my ancestors come from Germany and not Africa (where I was born) I finally feel at home.

Wirst du immer mehr Deutsch? Ich denke,dass du es immer mehr verstehst das Beste aus beiden Kulturen dir zu Eigen zu machen. Dabei verlierst du aber nicht deinen 'britischen' Humor. Ich wünsch euch einen schönen Sonntag und eine Stressfreie Woche. 👋

Haha Lauren, seems today is another day of "culture shocks". First the video from Bennekon aka. Brit in Germany and now your take on. Lets see :) First indication of you being germanized I noted when you specified the exact moment - not just the day but as well the hour AND minute. German accuracy and precision. Talking about sensationalized messages, you are so right. Seems to be the same as well nowadays for nost new videos on RU-vid, especially english ones to grab attention. Seems something I will never really getting used to. I had to laugh very hard when you said that the Bavarians speak so clearly, but your facial expression showed the exact opposite. Some of your statements brought back memories, like the one when you said you would like to bottle the sensation of Langeoog to take it with you. When I was a kid, we literally did this during vacation at the Baltic Sea. Grabbing a nice bottle, fill it with fine white beach sand, a few small shells and a few small pieces of amber. Sealing it and put it for display on the shelf at home. Or the German way of vacation. I still remember one of my last vacations together with my granddaughter a few years ago. On "normal weekends" I was used to her still sleeping until at least 10:00. On our vacation, however, she woke me up every day at 6:30 to 7:00 because she wanted to be one of the first at breakfast in the hotel, so that afterwards, as one of the first guests, she could also get the best seat in the front row at the pool. Anyway, stay as you are - a little German, a little Welsh. That's what distinguishes you, makes you unique. I love your way.

Thanks a lot Lauren for this nice video. You made me smile, how you got germanized. Are we Germans so different. Have a nice time dear Lauren.

Hello Lauren, again a wonderful video. It´s not a light-hearted one, but an inspiring one. Thank you for your videos, i often view, and sometimes review them, when i need some relaxation from the stress of daily routine..cwtsh Martin Have a splendid, relaxed Sunday. 🌞🍰 PS: The news on ITV are sometimes a bit over top, but the BBC is still a good, reliable source for information (especially on radio)

Keep some Welsh in you - I love it so!

Boy, you made me laugh! You want your value for the money, i.e. front row of the pool! Yes, you are fully germanised. Of course, all your good mood and the smiles are very un-german yet, but please don't loose these lovely welsh traits. Maybe you will infect a German or two with it ... we need more of that here. Thanks for yet another lovely video! Have a nice Restsonntag! ❤

I don't know if you have this phenomenon across the pond, but here, in the US, we have a 24-hour news cycle which I don't trust. It's not healthy for a human being to be obsessed with hearing news, 24 hours a day. Two hours a day at the _very_ most is, I think, all around, a good idea, but we tend to mistake the state of being more _informed_ with the act of hearing more _news._ To compound it, though, I don't trust _cable_ news. I mean, in particular, I don't trust _cable_ and _satellite._ It doesn't make sense for TV networks to rely on revenue from _subscribers._ Isn't the revenue they get from their _sponsors_ enough? Thus, for my news, I turn to regular, network TV. But even there, one or two hours a day is my _absolute limit._ I tell you, though, in my days of turning to the _radio_ for news, I was quite impressed with National Public Radio which, overnight, piped in the BBC. I heard news there _about the US_ that I wasn't hearing on _US_ news networks.

Even i used to think about the news and wonder about between left vs right views of the same incident. Then NA happened to me and suddenly i discovered the third option - the comedy. In usa they turned news into comedy. The way the world media us going it sermed comedy is the best place for news

I think Friesland and the Friesische Inseln are somewhat similar to Britain (for someone from southern Germany at least). The TV news may come more serious, but there is also massive biased reporting.

Dear Lauren, i'm sorry to disappoint you, but your way of setting up the water supply for a cute little cottage was exactly what i had in my house in the London suburbs some 20 years ago. It seems you have become a bit more anglo-saxon. But in the end those Angeln and Sachsen came from northern Germany anyway. I don't have a clue if their way of living is responsible for the weird presentation of news on british TV nowadays or if german TV has more roots in the prussians. We might never find out. So, maybe you're on a good way to become a real german sooner or later. However, the beginnings are clearly visible. But please, keep a bit welsh.

If you can joke about the intelligibility of Bavarian German, then you are definitely 90% germanized. The remaining 10% would be bavarianization. Not sure if I should recommend that.

Auch in Deutschland gubt es sensationspresse

I'm mostly German and don't like most of my ugly German roots, but your beauty and admiration make me find those weird and ugly parts attractive. That's a strange feeling.:)

Die deutschen Medien nutzen genauso das Framing wie auch die britischen, aber halt auf andere Weise.

All well made and thought as every time ; except-- no German would adopt your name to German pronunciation, don't do that just for us, keep it original. I appreciate very much your noticing about the German news, would you even notice that without a German husband?

If I get the grand commentary I might as well watch political satire. Nothing beats the feeling of sand and the North Sea around your feet and wind in your face, we visited another car free neighbor of the island and they have this Motto Entschleunigen. I ate fish, curls are naturally gorgeous there because of the salty air and the frisian tea tastes extra amazing. Not to mention the cheesecake we got in this old frisian house from the 17th century, they had embroidered head protections warning to duck above the doors and everything was a little crooked. I love the serenity of that region, let’s not rush or stress unless we really have to, true quality of life.