REVERSE CULTURE SHOCKS returning to Germany 🇩🇪 from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 

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aww that's really a nice memory! and yes, it's true- such a little thing means a lot to us. He was happy that an American said "thank you" to him in German. It means that someone takes the time to be nice in a foreign language. And that makes us happy! 🙂🙂

Poor thing was probably stressed out of his mind...

Always learn please and thank you words of country you are visiting. Goes a long way.

@@user-ks8wh5oz5pyes, and I try to learn “excuse me” or “pardon me” as well- for when I make a boo boo.😂

Love this! Of course, you can't always generalise and it was an oversimplification. We know and meet many amazing Germans in Germany.

Thank you

Wasn't there a German TV soap filmed in Cornwall?

@@marflitts No, we never had a soap set in Cornwall. A lot of things from the author Rosamunde Pilcher were filmed in Cornwall for German TV but that wasn’t a soap.

@@marflitts Yes, it has been a long running TV serial based on the stories of Rosamunde Pilcher

😂😂socially awkward…..nobody beats the British sense of humour! Hang in there❤and take a break from the news

❤I AM FROM THE USA AND I LOVE EVERYTHING ENGLAND ITS AMAZING.

Thanks so much! Hahah yes, this is the real Jörg and I love it.

@@KirstenJoerg Please encourage him to talk more, he's so good on these topics. Part two would be welcomed. 😊

Yes, Joerg was full of life and wit today! Lovely to hear.

You're both so lovely, really sweet people.

@@KirstenJoerg Keep being real Joerg & Kirsten will keep on loving you forever! Hehe :)

Thank you! We want to stress again that it’s less about praise and what is good or bad about a country which is why we mentioned again that we love Germany so much. It’s just a reverse culture shock video which happens to everyone living abroad for years. We also had the very same living in Egypt and visiting Germany twice a year as you simply become so immersed in the culture of another country.

Absolutely! You can be! I have to visit UK again just for feelgood 😊

Makes a change from those UK loathing remoner RU-vid sites who remind us how terrible we as a country are.

Your grasp of English is brilliant ! It is marvellous to see you are relaxed and enjoying your time living in Britain as we have been hearing so much negativity from people born here saying that EU countries are so much better. That wasn’t the case before the Brexit vote of course. 🇬🇧🇩🇪

@@anthonyferris8912 Yes, I've got really tired of the bashers who boast of having escaped years ago and would never set foot here again. Good riddance, I sez

Vielen lieben Dank!

There is an indefinable inflection, that if you didn't know she's German, you wouldn't easily guess where she's from

Kirsten has a lovely gentle voice,very pleasant to listen to!

@@ninamoores Yes she could speak audiobooks.I would love to listen to her voice.

Yes that’s also the case in German villages of course - everyone knows each other and the shop assistants will always talk to you. I so agree about your last point.

Thanks so much - yes, that's definitely true.

Yes, I would say you have become an hybrid

Ich bin wirklich schockiert soviele Kommentare zu lesen in denen von "deutschen oder englischen Herzen" die Rede ist. Hier sogar von "deutschem Blut". Und ich dachte oder hoffte zumindest es gäbe nur " menschliche.Herzen" und "menschliches Blut" Wie naiv von mir. Ich bin, seit ich dieses Video und all die Kommentare (von ein paar Ausnahmen abgesehen) gesehen und gelesen habe, sehr deprimiert. @@beverly9

@@rheingold2000 es gibt eine tiefe seelische Verbindung zwischen den Angelsachsen und den Deutschen,zumindest aus dem Norden.Das ist auch an den Dialekten zu erkennen.Vor der Eroberung Englands durch die Normannen aus dem heutigen Frankreich sprachen die Engländer einen Dialekt,der eng verwandt war mit Friesland und den heutigen Niederlanden.

Dear jasonsmart. Vielen vielen lieben Dank für diesen Kommentar. Er macht mein Herz ein wenig leichter nach all dem, was ich über Deutschland hier erfahren mußte. Ganz herzliche Grüße aus Deutschland verbunden mit dem Wunsch, dass deine Empathie und Freundlichkeit dir erhalten bleibt. 😘

You will love it so much - have a great time!

Go and enjoy Germany! It is always so lovely to go back and the history is tangible! They, unlike the U.S., have great respect for elders!

I came from France to UK in 1967 and left in 2011, but I am to go back soon as I miss 'home'. When I arrived it was a very different England, very British in its traditions and culture. Everything was 'dead' on a Sunday....I loved the traditional Sunday lunch and high tea later after walking the dogs of my then boyfriend...By Kirsten & Joerg account Germany is very similar to where I now live in France, villages are shadows of their former selves, people shop in soulless out of town shopping centres. I loved Yorkshire, the Dales, the moors, the villages...Hope it all remains the same for a long time?

@@lisejacquelinerigault2575 That is so true and very sad. Times have changed so much and, in my humble opinion, not for the better. The Yorkshire Dales are beautiful as are the North Yorkshire Moors. Sadly we are losing a lot of our British traditions but I hope when you return you can enjoy life here again. I live in a village. We don’t have many facilities, only a village shop and post office but we have a lively community who organise lots of typically British events, annual bonfire, flower show, summer gala, Christmas carolling etc. I hope it can continue. We must preserve our traditions. Sending you greetings from Yorkshire.

Totally agree with you regarding Yorkshire. In my next life I'm coming back as a Yorkshireman.

I’m sorry to hear abt the graveyards, being from Australia we love the old (comparatively) graves. I love seeing your videos @ it was interesting to hear the differences you find. When I went to Japan I understood why a lot of germans went to work there as everything was so exacting @ ran like clockwork.

Here in many Yorkshire villages, we still go to the Church, eat full Sunday Yorkshire pudding dinners, and take the kids for walks, or to the park. Our local church and club means we have a community. Plus a small busy high street.

Haha yes Germans are quite efficient and this is definitely something we miss but we wanted to talk about reverse culture shocks but you can trust us there’s a lot of German in us lol.

That's a lovely way to put it, Carla.

PERFECTLY EXPLAINED - I say this as a German.

We have definitely gotten used to New England being now here longer than we had been in France. Though I was born in France and lived there most of my childhood, when I went back it wasn’t as comfortable. I think that going back is very difficult for most people. Though I thought I would always go back, we are now at the conclusion that perhaps we will stay in New England because we’ve gotten used to the ways and the good things that are here. Thanks for a great episode explaining bi cultural differences and why you prefer England.

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Thank you, lovely comments.

I wholeheartedly agree especially in this world where everything is accessible all the time and we are constantly on our phones, a slow and quiet Sunday is more important than ever.

A w Polsce dzień święty się świeci .

❤ yes, remembering slow Sundays. A fire in the livingroom a roast in the oven after church.

I live in Texas and our stores were also closed on Sundays until 1990 or so. We also had what was called blue laws and if a grocery store was open, you could only buy food. Nothing else. That changed to. And almost all stores are open 24/7 now.

Thank you both for sharing your Contrasting views. Most interesting to hear Mary Canada 🇨🇦

Haha thank you! Of course it was a total exaggeration!

@@KirstenJoerg I know but that's what makes it so funny! 😂

I got tickled at that part too, I loved seeing Joerg's funny side shine through. Love them both so much!

So glad to hear and that’s really true! If you make friends there, you will have them forever.

As a German, I do agree, it’s not so easy to make friends, but they are mostly friends for life❤️

Thank you so much Tonya!

Mensch ist das lieb, dankeschön! Ja, ist das Burleigh Geschirr nicht toll? So schön, dass es euch auch gefällt und ihr es zu Hause genießt. Ganz liebe Grüße

Yes though I really think it depends on where you live - usually in smaller villages where we come from (in Germany) everyone knows each other. It actually can be a big problem in the UK because people move so much whereas in Germany people tend to stay in their homes. Yes, sadly more and more German villages have few shops.

There are fewer small shops, because everyone is shopping on Amazon. I boycott it.

Same over here in the Netherlands.

Oh that’s so sad 😞

Hallo ihr Lieben, ich lebe anscheinend in einer rosaroten Blase. Ich bin rundum glücklich und zufrieden. Ich habe einen wundervollen Lebenspartner, eine tolle Familie, unterhaltsame und gute Freunde. Ich bin soweit gesund, kann meinen Hobbys nachgehen. Ich bin nicht reich, muss aber nicht jeden Pfennig umdrehen. Ich freue mich auch an Kleinigkeiten, es muss nix Großes sein, es darf auch mal ein wundervoller Sonnenuntergang oder schön gefärbte Blätter im Herbst zum Erleben sein. Ich bin jeden Tag dankbar, gesund aufstehen zu dürfen und einen neuen Tag zu erleben. Das Leben kann kürzer sein, als man denkt. Ich habe einen sehr engen Freund an Krebs verloren und er war noch nicht einmal 30. Ich glaube, wenn man seine Mitte gefunden hat und mit sich zufrieden ist, sich realistische Ziele steckt, niemandem etwas missgönnt und auch mal fünf gerade lässt, was sich nicht ändern lässt, dann strahlt man das auch aus. Ein freundliches Lächeln auf dem Gesicht hat auch noch nie geschadet. Ich komme aus Franken, die sind als nicht so freundlich oder kommunikativ bekannt. Offen gesagt, kann ich mich nicht beklagen, dass mir Menschen oft ruppig oder unverschämt kommen. Klar gibts auch mal einen Ausreißer (sehr selten), ich denke mir da nur, wer weiß, was diesem Menschen gerade für eine Laus über die Leber gelaufen ist. Ich bin da großzügig und gestehe meiner Umwelt auch mal einen schlechten Tag zu. Ich genieße den Sonntag, wenn ich etwas Schönes mit meiner Familie oder Freunden unternehmen kann. Ich glaube, das Vorausplanen nimmt man in Deutschland mit der Muttermilch auf. Es kommt selten vor, dass was fehlt und sonntags der Wunsch besteht, was einzukaufen. Ich habe immer Vorräte und bin da flexibel. Mittlerweile gibt es bei uns bei Bauernhöfen Automaten, wo man ihre Selbsterzeugnisse kaufen kann. Ich zahle gerne einen kleinen Beitrag, wenn die Toilettenanlage dafür sauber ist. Früher waren die Toiletten einfach widerlich auf Rasthöfen oder Parkplätzen. Ich wohne am Stadtrand von Nürnberg in einer Marktgemeinde (Feucht) und wir haben Gott sei Dank noch viele Geschäfte und Ärzte in ausreichender Menge und Vielfalt. Ansonsten ist Nürnberg nicht weit, 11 Minuten mit der S-Bahn. Für mich hat unsere Landschaft auch Ihren Reiz. Ich brauche nur in die Fränkische Schweiz zu fahren. Auch in meiner Heimatgemeinde, die Schwarzachklamm www.schwarzachklamm-nuernberg.de/ ist für mich sehenswert. Trotzdem fahre ich auch gerne woanders hin, um Eindrücke zu sammeln. Leider kann ich nicht überall wohnen, wo es schön ist. Deswegen genieße ich Urlaub und zu Hause ist zu Hause. Und öfter gehe ich auf Reisen, wenn ich Videos von Ihnen oder anderen RU-vidrn sehe. Vielen Dank für Ihre Mühe dafür, uns an Ihr leben teilnehmen zu lassen. Ich wünsche Ihnen eine gute Zeit und danke. Viele Grüße aus Franken Alexandra

I am Franco/British and agree entirely with you. Kirsten & Joerg's description of Germany reminded me so much of the Normandy where I live now.....I miss not living in UK after 50 years there....

Oui, j'y ai vu beaucoup de similitudes, je suis franco-canadienne et j'ai moi aussi ces chocs chaque fois que je vais en France ce qui n'est pas le cas lorsque je suis en Angleterre mon pays préféré entre tous en Europe.

I know!

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​@@faiththrower7951 ...liebling means darling ...

I share your love of the UK and feel very lucky to live here. Kirsten and Joerg highlight so many of the charming things that I love about England.

Come live in NW Philadelphia!!

I don't know if there is such a thing as reincarnation but if there is I want my second life to be in england. I just love the scenery and the homes and the culture. I am 81 but if I was younger I would definitely be moving to England and you guys made it sound even more attractive I live in the United States and things are so different here than when I grew up and it is not a happy place to live anymore. You have to make your own happiness and not be bothered by some of the difficulties. I have been both to Canada and Israel but I have also lived in Hawaii and it is a very different culture than the mainland USA. I love being immersed in different cultures

@@lawriefoster5587 I live just outside Philadelphia, actually....

@@judiemjacobson4613 The US is huge--and it depends on where you live. I've been living in North Central Texas for the past few decades, and people are very happy here. It's a nice area with very friendly people--life is good here.

I moved from the Chicago area to Southern CA 12 yrs ago and have given up hope of ever adjusting! 😊. I guess The U.S. is so huge it really depends where you live, but I don’t think there is a more friendly place than Chicago (though tragically changing fast.) I’ve loved everything about The U.K. My whole life and love Kirsten and Joerg so much! Both times I way fortunate to travel in England I adored it and didn’t want to leave. If not for family, I would have loved to stay. I think my love of England began as a child hearing my dad’s stories. He was stationed in England with the Air Corp during The War and loved it too, kind of unusual given he came from an Italian family. He did a gorgeous oil painting of an English village I’ve always treasured. Maybe deep bonds were formed in those days when their lives were constantly at risk for one another. ❤️🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧

Dankeschön! Liebe Grüße

I enjoyed your chat and had to smile quite often. Here in Australia you can shop 7 days a week and often till late at night, especially, as I live in a tourist area. Aspirin etc. also available in our Supermarkets. I find life is more relaxed. Germans in Germany seem to be always stressed. They’re so, shall we say, orderly. I missed Curry Wurst. Konditorei and Baker. The cakes here have improved over the years but but when I see pictures of German cakes, I miss them. Love your videos, you’re doing such a fantastic job.

Oh no! But thanks for the laugh 😅

Something similar happened to my son. I sent him back to Mexico from New York with pizza and Entenmann's chocolate chip cookies. When he got home, his beagle managed to get into his luggage and ate the pizza (and the aluminum foil wrap) and the cookies!

I haven't lived in the UK since the early 2000's,but still greatly miss Jelly Babies! And the tea.

It seems many of us have a dog story concerning sweets. One Christmas vacation my four siblings and I went home, and I brought my collie/German Shepard mix dog. On Christmas Eve we baked a huge plate of cookies, and because they were still hot from the oven, we left the plate on the kitchen table and went to bed. When we got up on Christmas morning, no one could find the cookies, and we finally realized my dog had eaten them all without ever disturbing the plate!

I would have been scared too on the autobahn. I really don't like driving on our freeways here in America.

Thanks so much!

Haha danke! Wir haben keine Regie und haben dieses Video einfach in einem Take durchgefilmt. Liebe Grüße

Was sind die Unterschiede in Austalien und USA? What is the different beetween Australia and USA?

Thanks so much! Yes, I think if you're celiac and highly allergic it might not be a good idea to eat at a restaurant where they serve all kinds of food. Yes, sadly the bread in the UK is not to our taste.

I agree that bread in the USA is pretty grim, but bread is wonderful and wholesome in Germany. I'm Canadian and when I vacation in the USA, I take yeast with me and bake my own bread, because that is the only way I can get a good loaf.

If you want good bread in the USA, you have to go to a dedicated bakery. Although my grocery store does carry La Brea bread, which is very good.

Thanks so much! 😊 Yes, it’s so fascinating. We really love meeting people from all over the world and at the same time we LOVE Germany too.

Thanks so much!

Hahah that's a saying we grew up with.

Thanks so much! Yes sadly the bread in the UK is not the best so we definitely don't have a reverse culture shock in Germany in that area lol.

You can buy lovely artisan bread in Britain but you have to go to proper bakeries. The supermarket bread is awful. I call it tennis ball bread because it's so doughy that if you roll it in a ball I'm sure you could bounce it. I make all my own bread because of this 😂😅. Nice chatty video xx❤

Thanks so much!

Thanks so much! Aww as mentioned please don’t take it too seriously, Germany is a gorgeous gorgeous country.

I find Dutch people nicer.❤❤We often not smile and say hello and goodbye when we left a Shop.

Thank you so much!

Thanks so much!

Thank you so much Marcia! Hahaha yes! My, we LOVE Germany so much too. Sending love.

We are so so happy that you enjoyed it - we ADORE An old fashioned German Christmas that's for sure.

It was less about a difference video but just a reverse culture shock video. We love Germany, it’s such a beautiful country and we can see ourselves returning but every country has good and bad. We love both Germany and the UK.

Oh yes, the bread in the UK is so bad. We absolutely LOVE Germany. Every country has good and bad.

@@KirstenJoerg More independent bakeries/shops that sell wonderful artisan bread are popping up around the UK

@@gdok6088 Many have never gone away. I get fabulous bread in my small town from the baker on the High Street who proclaims to have been baking on the premises since 1879.

@@KirstenJoerg This is such a vast generalisation. You are probably right if you just pick from a supermarket shelf any of the mass produced stuff from mass producing bakeries. The small independent bakeries produce bread as good as anywhere in my experience.

Of course - sadly it's not accessible everywhere.@@robertwilson738

Thanks so much Sharon!

Hallo liebe Anita, dankeschön! Wir haben natürlich sehr verallgemeinert - wir lieben Deutschland auch über alles aber wenn man länger in einem anderen Land lebt, fallen einem doch Dinge auf. Viele liebe Grüße

​@@KirstenJoergja, das stimmt. Es gibt immer Unterschiede, die einem auffallen und es ist interessant darüber zu sprechen 👍

Aww hahah we don't know yet but we LOVE Germany and will forever love it.

Thanks so much!