I ASKED AMERICANS WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT LIFE IN GERMANY…WHAT THEY SAID SHOCKED ME!!! 

Americans love Germany more than the Germans do, haha ;) Great video, Trey!

As always, thank you for the great video and reminding me of things to like about my country ❤ Germans often forget these things or take them for granted or don't appreciate them enough

I just came back from visiting my Partner who's staying in the US for a year. It was not my first time in the US, but the differences really hit me this time. I've grown up in places where you can literally walk everywhere. And I do, most of the time. I was really taken aback with how in the bigger cities you are told not to walk, because it isn't safe - and how when in the countryside, you mostly can't. Because it's fenced in private property and car roads between them. And then you have specially designated forests to walk in, where you drive to by car. For me, freedom is walking on country lanes (those not for cars, "Feldwege", whenever and wherever I want, fall out of my front door and literally just have to cross the street and I am *in* the Black Forest, with its endless trails. And i don't live in a village. That for me is freedom, not this kind of shoe-boxed, fenced-in "this is my property and how dare you walk on it" everyone-has-their-slice-of-the-pie freedom

In Germany you are allowed to walk forests and fields no matter who owns it. There is no such thing as trespassing. Trespassing is a thing with your personal space around your house or with factory areas, but not with agricultural areas. This means you can walk and hike almost everywhere. Most of Germany is small towns and villages scattered around fields, pastures and forests. Larger cities use to have large parks. Generally communal space is more important than private space.

When my children were small, they always loved going to Kindergarten. The good thing about it is that they are also brought up to be independent that they can go to the toilet alone, tie their shoes, brush their teeth, share their toys with other children etc. I think your son will feel very comfortable there when he gets a place there and can play with the other children.

I have many American friends, some migrated, some come for a visit from time to time. All of them, literally 100% say that the feeling to walk without being scared is a thing.

Feeling safe is probably something very European. Knowing my native Germany, France, Britain and the Republic of Ireland pretty well, and having some knowledge of Italy, Greece, Scandinavian countries Poland and the Czech Republic, I can say that you are nowhere really unsafe! From what I hear (not experience) from the USA, it's quite a more insecure attitude to life! When trying bread, look out for something made from Dinkel (Spelt), not only wheat! All in all, this one is an amazing video! I was surprised about some aspects! And I never thought that Germany/Europe could be so nice of an experience. I am thankful I live here, have been before this video. But this bundle of positive stuff does blow my mind - and I am even more thankful to be able to live here!

Hi Trey, nice video. We visited Denmark, Sweden and Spain over the last 3 weeks and as soon as we arrived in Denmark, you thought you are in a different time zone. The airport was so new and clean, most things are automated, using facial recognition, the Metro was amazing, clean and every 3-4 minutes. Spain was even cleaner and CC touch everywhere, the parking garages did read the license plate and opened automatically when you drove out nearly 90% of the time. Restaurants CC machines are portable and nobody runs off with your card. Every country was so walk able and people were outside in droves. It was so nice seeing that again that live still exists. When arriving back in the US, the Airport was gray, old jet-ways and rundown floors, even the pictures of how a newly constructed area should look like was dreadful. I do not have any idea when and what went wrong with USA, but it clearly fell behind big time.

You have a really nice personality trey

Preparing Spargel ist a kind of religion😅 every family has its own reciepe

Since i am from Germany and i lived all my life here, these reasons are so common to me but i love to hear that people from the other side of the world appreciate these little things of life here so much and find a better life in our beautiful country. As for bread, i would recommend whole grain bread with seeds, as you can eat a fresh bread for 2-3 days before it gets dry, especially bread with poppy seed is the one i love most, or bread with baked in onions is totally my thing. Great video as always, take care of you and your family.

Regarding the Bread. My personal favorite is pumpernickel with butter and Nutella. In general any kind of black bread with fresh butter and Nutella is a thing I really miss since leaving Germany.

I wouldn't mind a part 2 :) Thanks for taking you time to show the differences and what stands out for you in comparision. Schönes Wochenende!

Thank you, Trey, for that video! It's good to get reminded from time to time that living here in Germany has a number of pleasant aspects which we're taking for granted easily - sometimes just to not let them get in our way of finding something to complain about 😅

Thank you very much for your videos! Your videos are always eye opening for what i am taking for granted. If i leave our house i am in the forest within 1 minute and a 30 minute walk takes me to a beautiful castle in my area. Great Videos!

So, I''m very content beeing a German and living in Germany. I honestly thtink that it's not a bad place to live. Listening to you and those responses it sounds like Utopia here. But I don't have anything to compare as I haven't live abroad. I couldn't imagine living in a place where I would live in fear on a daily basis of getting shot , e.g.I think not everything is that great here - speeding is a thing. Most other countries have speed limits, not here.

Have a wonderful time in Denmark with your family, Trey, I know, it will be amazing, especially in Copenhagen. I'm living near Hamburg and love Denmark so much! Completely different to the countries in the south of Europe. Can't wait to see your next video of your trip 🙂

Teaching kids in school how to swim has, very unfortunately, declined in the last years. Many public pools have closed, some because maintenance was getting too high, some because there’s a dearth of “Bademeister” responsible for a pool, especially safety. The Covid 19 pandemic has worsened the matter, mostly children had no formal swimming instructions for some 2 years. The availability of local fruits and produce is depending on the growing season. And what can be grown here respectively in other parts of Europe. Our oranges come mostly from Spain, so of course they’re depending on the growing season there. Anything grown in greenhouses is available year round, you’ll notice the “out of season” when you look at the prices. Some exotic fruits (Südfrüchte) come mostly from Africa, South America and the Caribbean, bananas can be had year round. Of course the growing seasons are somewhat longer in Hawaii and Florida …

The Health insurance will even pay for a several week long 'Kur' in such a Wellness institution.

This makes me smile so much that many americans love it here so much. We welcome you here with open arms. And I love to see such videos that makes you appreciate your own country once more again. All germans should see videos such as yours to get a different perspective on things once again.

You just got with me a new follower ;-) it's so funny. I'm a german from Hamburg. And i moved last year to maui, hawaii. So i kinda experience the opposite 😀 i really connect with your content!

Is it a issue to can´t buy every thing 24/7??? Great Video, I as a native German can say, after see so many and different videos of americans in Germany, I see a lot of things with a new view and not so for normal.

(German here) We have been holidaying on the north coast for 30 years (much in ST. Peter ording) Our gifts for friends and family when we return, "Friesengeist" literally translated as Ghost of the Friesians is a schnapps make of rum, sugar and milk that farms in the area sell, there are bottles in a small stand with a small box for the money, theoretically you could take 100 bottles without paying, guess why the farmers do this. Literally, because most of the visitors are German and would rather round up than steal its

I’m in a few of those groups and it’s cool to see what people love about living in Germany

17:37 Katzenbacher Hof! I haven't stopped there to eat or drink so far, but recognized it immediately because I went by lots of times on bike trips.

Was just in Esslingen today xD, quite gorgeous

watching tv, reading a book, or using your phone is not allowed while driving. why should reading billboards be allowed ? they are forbidden in germany next to the autobahn and roads where they might distract drivers or make traffic signs less visible (not only as "stand in front of them", but making them or traffic lights no longer stand out)

The correct name for windows German style is "Dreh- und Kippfenster". Not all windows are able to be opened bottom-hung, though. It is often just one part, and if you have a window consisting of two different sizes, it usually is only the smaller one with this function. For balcony doors it is popular to have sliding doors, but it also is not uncommon for doors Dreh- and Kippstyle, especially if they are up to around 1m in width.

Kaba is a great beergarten. I don't know, if you know, but we shorten Katzenbacher Hof to Kaba. ^^

Hahaha omg can I come eat the bread with you? That's an epic video!!

Hello, Trey, with regard to pothole, I've read that the damage to the road is proportional to the fourth power of the mass ( weight in common parlance ) so cereris paribus a car that weights two tons causes as much damage as 16 cars of one ton. Given the preference of the USA public for heavy vehicles like SUVs that might explain the difference in the state of the roads, then there is the quality of the materials used to build the road, given the phobia to rules, and taxes, so common in the USA and its strong pursuit of profit no matter what.

In every city in Germany which start with Bad or Baden are mostly Thermencitys (baths). There are plenty of these Thermenstädte in Germany. Like Bad Steben, Bad Staffelstein, Bad Homburg and many more

cherry season is just about to start in Bavaria... :-)

We Germans can be very negative about ourselves and our country. It is nice to hear that we are not that bad. Wenn ihren nach Dänemark fahrt, esst Smörrebröd und vor allem Wienerbröd!

What you're talking about is so interesting. Since my adolescent and since I studied american studies and geography I agree with you about the driving situation 😉 By the way, your accent is one of the greatest, honestly 😊

How did you find yourself in Germany 🇩🇪, How did you make your way there ? Without any connections ? Like family being present, jobs culture? Transferring jobs ? Citizenship? Please explain, I truly am seeking to make that move . Your input is highly valued.

2:14 "Island-Mode" we germans, ofc we have, *a own term for it,* which is *"Sonntagsfahrer"* > Smo who either can not drive very well oooor *drives very slow, bc Sunday is "Relax-day" in Germany & as you know "Slow-Pace" at this day...* So if you see smo driving *barely* the limit like 50km/h within town and keeps acc. realy slow after green at Traficlights,... THIS is a *Sonntagsfahrer* ;) Mostly elderly person happens to drive that way, taken "their" time.

33:59 enemy detected !

Have a look into car-sharing. Stadtmobil is a common one in Stuttgart. If there’s a car park close by where you live it is really convenient to book and pick up a car for a day or so for a bigger trip :)

Man! Strawberrys or cherrys in season! 🤤 About the bread: Get a good "Körnerweck", also I recommend "Laugenweck" or "Laugenknoten" which is basically the bread roll form of a pretzel. (Though, you probably have those on your list already)

Maria Montessori was a german women who developed pedagogical methods, that influenced german public education's very much. Some way that spread out to may countries. There Montessori schools here too, more strongly referring to the original Montessori concept

Good work Trey!

You forgot to add a very important one if not the most for me. Children are free to go to school on their own since the age of 8yrs more or less. Even in a big city like Berlin. They can take public transportation or their bike and everyone watches out for them and knows not to talk to them. I can send my 8yr old to get me a stick of butter at grocery store in the corner and she feels so safe and loves it. My 10 yr old loves to visit her friends who live in a different neighborhood on her own on her bike. My 13 year old is able to travel on her own to most places in Berlin using public transportation. She loves this freedom. Last time we were in the US she was upset b/c her younger cousin was already wearing makeup but we could perfectly explain that different people get different freedoms. Your cousin gets to wear make-up b/c she gets to be chaperoned everywhere but you get to travel everywhere on your own and therefore you must be street smart and dress adequate for that. I am sure we will not be able to keep this argument for longer but it worked. Kids love this freedom and it is so important for their growth.

Great Video Trey. By the way Denmark can be very chilling and you can feel it already crossing the border on their highway. Everytime, when I travelled to there, all that haste was falling off me. So I wish all of you good travel, good stay and well coming home. 😄 One more thing, don't get offended by their kind of humour aka by their joking around, it's just a cultural thing and makes the day to day life more relaxed to them. 😅

Trust system when selling goods: True. But the "trust system" isn´t just with selling. It´s with everything. When I see someone walking on the street, or along my garden ... I trust them at first place. And they can trust me. This makes it so much relaxing. I don´t have first hand experience about the US, but from what I read ... it seems to be the opposite in the US. There is scepticism against all and everybody. Again: just my unfounded opinion. Hope someone can prove me wrong in this.

Greetings from a random guy from Ostfildern:) Nice that you like Esslingen, this beautiful small city. If you need a Tipp for a new trip, … there are so many, just ask for what you want a Tipp for

I think there's another reason for the first aspect (driving skill & behavior): as Germany is quite bike-friendly and has public transportation, the people can use an alternative if the dislike driving a car or are not good or insecure at it. In the US, all of them have to drive so they're all on the road.

Lok at the roof windows.loklik a Balkony.

I have to admit that people (that includes me too) tent to take a lot of things for granted if they dont know other places. Then again when you are watching the news ...hmmm ... you really dont wanna go other places as the problems are getting worse and worse in so many places. I admire all people who still have the guds and nerves to still travel

You can get Spargel in glases the whole year. Bit it is not as good as fresh in the Spargel Season

Best travel tip for Germany: the smaller the town, the prettier it gets. Many big cities got destroyed during the war and are not traditional beautiful.

Wen i Lok Out the Windows all 4sides i See wod two mils away and mountens.

The reason why Europeans can maintain their roads and infrastructure better is population density. The US likes sprawl a lot - single home suburbs, strip malls etc. This means you have to drive everywhere by car, and you're wearing out the infrastructure that you are not paying for, and realistically can't pay for. A street in an US suburb might serve a couple of homes and as many families, while a street in an European city or village may serve hundreds of houses and several hundreds of families. The tax revenue in such a place easily pays for maintaining pristine and beautiful roads. And if you don't have to drive everywhere, you probably won't, so the wear and tear on the infrastructure is far less. You can't live in a sparsely populated place and expect infrastructure like in a densely populated place, it is just not economically viable.

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1:48 Beautiful color of your Model 3. Is it foiled? I have the blue one.

What do they mean???? It's mandatory to let someone "zip in". You will get fined if you don't let people in.

(Me German, 59) Safety: Our safety does not come for itself, or because we are Germans. It is a result of a mixture of a working social state, employment, education, health care, tolerance and many other factors. There may be Americans who will call this "socialism", but if so: What is so bad about "socialism" (if it is that at all) - when a society lives better, safer, with a better work-life-balance ... for everyone ... and if You mentioned, even with more freedom? Racism: Racism is existent in every country of the world, to a more or less degree. Regarding to my life experience, Germans, even in the proletarian subculture, aren't racist at all. They will respect You and will accept a lot of differences in culture, language difficulties, missunderstandings a.s.o., and in the end, regardless of some "dos" and "don'ts" there is in the end only ONE rule in Germany, You must not violate: Be reliable. Stand by Your promises, that's all. The rest goes without saying. Or as a portuguese, living in Germany, once told me: You will get Your chance, and if You flunk it ... Germans will give You a 2nd chance. But anyone will give You a 3rd chance.

Hier in Deutschland sind wir meistens genau, aber manchmal drücken wir auch beide Augen zu. Letzte Woche war ich mit meinem zehjährigen Neffen im Phantasialand. Bei der ersten Achterbahn haben ihn die Aufpasser (mit Bedenken) passieren lassen. Bei einer anderen Achterbahn durfte er nicht mitfahren. (Und ich musste ihn zum Glück nach außen begleiten.) All in all: good German sense of proportion.

As far as I know the German type of blinds are considered a fire hazard in the US and therefore are not common (or even forbidden in some states). Since American houses are much more likely to burn down (more extreme weather, above ground power lines, wood construction, gas stoves etc.) I would say that makes sense. After living in the US for four years, in which I have had many more houses burn down in the neighborhood than in 40 years living in Germany, I am now even a bit worried about closing the blinds when I am back home. It really cuts of a lot of potential exits.

To the fast driving , check out how cars are allowed on street after mandatory safety check every 2 years. My estimate is 70% driven cars in the US would never pass the safety test. Also cars have higher safety features than US cars especially for high speeds. I/am an an elder German living in the US now and missing everthing he is listing, Thanks

Germany: 238 Menschen pro km². 357.588 km² Landfläche. USA: 32 Menschen pro km². 9.834.000 km² Landfläche. Think about that...

Wir wissen wie man fährt :D but im still a LA boy.

i got ask if i have electricity in my village here in Germany... 2 minutes after i told him i am from a town of over 40.000 and being electrician by profession...! hey , i drove also on the I-95, from Philly to MA

The windows are called "Dreh-kipp Fenstern"

Man it kinda sucks that I just discovered your channel and happened to watch the video about your wife first so now every time she is mentioned I cringe a little bit lol. Anyways love your content really thinking about making this move!

Mhmmmm... Hawaii...🤤😍

What hoodie you are using in your video, what type of windbreaker brand is this?

Have you ever been in Therme Erding?

7:20 No, there are not many! Stuttgart has second most mineral water (after Budapest, Hungary) in Europe!

We do great with just 1 car!!

Don't know if I agree with this pothole thing. I live in Bochum in the middle of the Ruhrgebiet and many, many roads are in a bad condition. Usually these are smaller roads but even some bigger roads are terrible and I try to avoid them if possible. Yesterday I did a cycling tour in more rural parts of Bochum/Witten/Dortmund and most of the small roads were terrible to ride on which is a shame because the landscape was really nice but you can't enjoy it because you always have to look for potholes.

Have you heard about the 49 Euro ticket? You can travel for one month in Germany

8:30 I laughed so hard! "Drive like their hair is on fire!" I suspect you knowing the german saying "Rasen wie eine gesengte Sau" (Race like a singed pig)

Very long vid - too long to react to every point you made. Just want to say nice to have you here. ♥ Greetings from Germany (Thuringia).

34:00 Most people in Germany hate speed cameras because of the expensive photos they take from your car and your face while casually cruising over the legal limit. 😂 But if the alternative is getting stopped by police, I see why people prefer the speed cameras. I think it is worth mentioning that there are speed traps where police uses a laser device to measure your speed and stops you at a checkpoint behind the next corner and that German police has unmarked patrol cars with video cameras to catch people who know the places where speed cameras are installed. I saw one of these unmarked police cars in action just recently on A7 in the north of Germany. There is a bridge crossing the Kiel Canal that connects the baltic sea and north sea. Due to crosswinds there is a 100 km/h limit on the bridge and speed cameras at both ends. On driver thought he was smart by slowing down for the first camera and speeding up to roughly 130 km/h on the bridge right after the camera and slowing down again for the second camera. But there was this inconspicuous black station wagon following him at the exact same pace. Once they were at the other side of the bridge blue lights flashed from the station wagon and he was pulled over at the next exit. So better don´t feel too safe when you think you are familiar with the road you are travelling on. Even if you know all the speed cameras you are not safe from getting caught speeding by police. But even if they catch you speeding they will most likely just give you a ticket and let you go without you having to deal with various other accusations they bring up or with them trying to search your vehicle. Unless you are obviously impaired by something (alcohol, drugs, etc.) of course.

Funny. Americans want to relocate to Germany. And Germans like me want to relocate FROM Germany. ;-) You overestimate German drivers, though. German drivers cannot even do the "Reißverschlussverfahren" (Zipper method) [Edit: edited to fix a mistake. Formerly, I said "Rettungsgasse" (rescue lane) which is not true, I meant the zipper method. That's why traffic is often slow in Germany] Oh, I once lived in Esslingen. Nice city, but there are a lot of other nice cities. But I agree, the bread in Germany is much better than in some other countries. Well, I wouldn't feel safe in some areas in Germany, especially during the night and in areas around train or bus stations for example. It might not be an issue for you as your skin is darker than mine. But I would never recommend any woman (especially white women) do be outside alone during night time. The events during new year's eve and some other festivals are all over the news on a regular basis. Several years ago we also had a school shooting. As far as I remember we even had several. But overall you're right, this isn't very common here. I always wondered that this "trust system" really works. I never experienced Germans as very open, myself included. I guess many would consider me cold and unfriendly. And that's what I experience with others as well. So maybe you were lucky. Or it is just me. Don't know if your opinion changed after the terrible things you went through, even when it isn't really Germany's fault what happened.

Do you know what a Karen/Kevin is? You can see them all over America there are literally 100 million vids of "Karens" and their behavior. Have you ever seen a German Karen video? No? Why? A German woman/man would rather die than show himself without dignity. That's the biggest reason

Hey Trey so are you guys digital nomads and did you get an extended stay visa to stay there or how did you manage to stay pass the 90 days tourist visa?

You can name every types of bread in the bakery by just say 2 words. Das da, while pointing to the bread you need. That’s almost every Germans trick.

You better not have your blinds closed at 10am in Stuttgart! Your neighbors WILL call the police!

wtf is a "saunagarten"? An outdoor sauna? how does that work? xD

I hate speed cameras. What if you're not the driver? Do you still have to pay the fine?

You would not get your car searched if a cop in Germany stopped you for speeding. Why would they search your car for that?

Healthcare

Something missing here😂 since my adolescence I wanted to live in the US for at least one jear

It would be better if you asked them also what they dislike, because its obvious that in all Big Countries there als Bad sides.

I'm VERY sure that no German will waste a moment thinking about "how Americans feel about life in Germany"! If Americans don't like our way of life, they are free to leave our country!!! It's a worldwide known fact that Americans aren't the brightest candles on the X-Mas tree!

By yhe way; how many t-shirts does a person need?

Germans get their "need" for driving fast satisfied on certain part of die Autobahn and everybody knows their personal "speed limit" (mine is 180 k/h 😆)

Man geht zur Bäckerei undd kauft dort einen Amerikaner!

violence hapens when people with no or little education are confronted with situations they can not handle. If it happens to be a timecritical situations like driving a vehicle it becomes even worse. If they then own weapons ... go figure

if parents have the mental and financial opportunity and are aware of their resposibility they will raise their kids to become good adults as aposed to having a kid due to a "fast fuck accident" and practicly leaving it to itself all the time because you have 3 or more jobs to feed them and pay the rent

somebody must have paid you a fortune for this video. As we say in germany “Where do i put the bucket for the Grease"?

After watching this very interesting video, thank you very much, I have the feeling that most Americans only know Germany either from stories from their own army days in Germany or from friends, or from visits to the typical tourist areas. However, today's Germany has very little in common with the Germany of the 1960s, 1970s or 1980s, when the world was still fine there when I was a child and youngster. Today Germany is a deeply torn country, populated by millions of so-called "refugees" who can be observed in every major inner city at midday, while the German is still working to pay high taxes, levies, rents and energy prices can pay. No wonder that more and more well-educated Germans, like myself, emigrate and go to other countries that are not so "broken" socially, economically and politically. The education completely "ideologized" and corrected downwards, so that even the last one still manages to graduate from high school, the streets are often overlooked with potholes, the bridges are very dilapidated and the cities of the big cities are more reminiscent of Calcutta than of Germany. Most Germans don't even notice this decline that has gradually taken hold of the country and only if you're like me as a German once a year for a short time in the former homeland comes back, you notice this crash, especially in the cities... But all fairy tales like to start with "Once upon a time..."

we have all the wellness stuff to keep our wife busy so we get time to have an affair with our Car... ;)^^ greetings from Aachen

Why do you wear that silly cap?

do you know that not only Americans want to leave America and move to Germany, but also not few Germans leave Germany because many things (you don't see yet) got much worse in Germany within the last 20 years, like the education system and working in certain professions like in the health system. The health system in some parts got extremly bad, you just don't notice it until you have to deal with this parts of the health system, as long as you are fit except very few things. All that is still better than in the US but getting significantly worse and worse here too. There is a "brain drain" going on in Germany at very well educated, highly qualified people, who can't stand the circumstances anymore in Germany. Many companies flee Germany right now because of the bad politics. I also disagree that the Germans behave so well in traffic, I'd say 50% yes, and then really well, but if you drive more on Autobahn, you see a lot of very bad or dangerous situations and in many traffic jams people keep the emergency lane, the "Rettungsgasse" NOT free. That's a clichee that here the Rettungsgasse is always free, maybe around Stuttgart it's rather good, but not all over Germany. It's absolutely not true, that you can get along in Germany without a car. That's only true in the big cities. As soon as you live in smaller towns (and I don't mean only really small towns but also mid size towns), you need to have a car, you could not run a normal live without a car! There is also not a farmers market in every town. There are areas (but few compared to the rest of Germany) where it is not safe to just go out, especially if you are not a local who grew up there. And there are bareley shootings at German schools but a lot of schools have also violence problems. Also decades ago. I knew a (female) teacher (long time ago) who worked at a school in Stuttgart and she said, from a certain point on she didn't dare anymore to go to school without carrying secretly a weapon, cause she feared the youngsters. I grew up near Stuttgart and the rudest and most unfriendly people or neighbours, many, I had to bear was in Baden-Württemberg. And I know others with the same experience. Stuttgart though is a bit better because of the international influence. Baden-Württemberg and Bayern are the riches Bundesländer in Germany, so outside them some things like roads and many other infrastructures and public ... whatever are not so well maintained like where you live.

I am German and don't recognize these fantasy they all build up in this kind of videos...

Ooh, i am from Germany. I think i am living in a different country than your Commenters........................................... Maybe they should visit Cities like Berlin, Cologne, Duisburg, Dortmund to get a different view (and suddenly all of your safety is gone!), sadly.

This guy is far to overexited, he will have his bad days and weeks, where he meets people, that are not so lovable and situations that are jacky German and not understandable. So all of what he says is true, just not always.