*SUPER* Important Things Germany Taught Me 

it's so funny to hear someone saying that the Deutsche Bahn is on time because here they have a big reputation for always being late😂

You forgot the most important bus question :D If every double seat is used by at least one person and you enter the bus, you will sit next to a stranger. On the next bus stop other people leave the bus and there are free double seats but you sit still next to the stranger. Would you change your seat to a free double one or would you remain seated? Because if the stranger next to you switches his seat, you would think he/she did this, cause you stink or he/she just doesn't like you. So as not to sadden the person sitting next to you, you're bus buddies for the rest of the bus ride and you don't change your seats even if there are several free double seats.

The race between the cashier and the customer is literally a thing in Germany 😂😂😂

Even as a German, supermarkets are stressing me out

Wieso dachte ich, dass jeder „das Haus vom Nikolaus“ kann

Airwaves? You think that's spicy? Then try Fischerman's friends.

The Bus thing is real. Common sense rules of personal space and respect

"Das ist das Haus vom Nikolaus." Never thought that anyone would find that interesting enough to put it into a video. Your German pronunciation seems pretty good. Have you thought about making a video speaking German? I love the airwaves gums. My favorite flavor is cassis.

It‘s so funny to hear someone talk about german stuff like that because as a german you don’t really notice any of that but it’s actually so true😂

The Bus-logic is real: sitting at the seats in the back, like the 5 seats at the back is for wanna-be cool five to six-graders, sitting exactly in the front seats is for nerds or „unpopular“ people, sitting in the back, but the seats right infront of the last ones is actually the coolest. At least that was the bus-logic in our bus, but it could have changed already. :D

the bus thingy: yes. definitely. it’s unwritten law.

I can really relate to the bus-rant! For me, the order of where to sit goes like this: First, look for a free row. If none is available, look for a four-person seat with only one person in it. If that exists, sit diagonally across from that one person. If not, sit next to someone else in a row. AND as soon as you sit down next to a stranger, that is now your destined friend for this bus ride. You never move away from that seat, even if another row becomes free. Would look rude, I guess... even though you would avoid sitting next to them at the start... huh.

Most horrific moment of childhood: Your mom leaves you at the cash point because she forgot something and wants to get it. I was always like HURRY UP!!! I‘m German by the way. ✌🏻

Unsere merkwürdige Form von Nationalstolz, dass wir Personen anderer Nationen verfolgen müssen, die über unser Land reden...

"if you miss your bus you have to wait like 15 or 20 minutes for the next bus to come" me, living in the middle of nowhere: *waits 2 hours for the next bus*

thing about experiencing Germany: every place is different. Especially every region is much different. People and culture in in north differs so much from the south, same fro west and east Germany. So my advice for experiencing Germany is, visit vastly different geographic location, but also visit big cities and rural areas. Live in Germany is colorful and each part has it's own unique charm

Well the bus rules (or public transport rules in general) are simple: 1) Don't bother strangers 2) Don't fill up more seats than needed

the reason why the gum is so spicy to you, even compared to like hot asian food, is, that menthol spicyness doesnt hit your heat-receptors like chili, but the cold receptors instead. thats why your moth feels cold after the gum, like your mouth is hot after curry. basically, your hot receptors are tpretty tolerant, youre used to hot "flavor" in your mouth, but not to cold "flavor".

wie heißt Verspätung auf Chinesisch? Doi Che Ban

The trick at the register is to sort your items already while putting them on the conveyor thing. I usually put heavier things that can't break first and lighter or fragile stuff after - same order I'm packing them into the bag. It is also useful if you have more shopping bags to put stuff that they have to weigh - like fruits or veggies - as break items in between bags. Like this you have time to switch bags while they are weighing your stuff. Nobody is a born good shopper by the way, we all have to learn. :)

just something to add to your bus thoughts: the cool kids always sit in the very back of the bus

I love how you say "Kleider Kreisel" That's cutee. 🥰

Wie sie voll beeindruckt vom Kaugummi ist : )

"There's this logic to where you sit on the bus" Americans: sweating nervously

4:07 In Germany we say: SIEHT MAN DAS???

A small trick about Airwaves: The airwaves packs all have a little flap sticking out at the top (not the actual top but a little underneath it), if you pull it "around" the pack you can easily peel off the outer blue layer without harming the inner silver layer and it's easier to "seal" it again after taking out the first gum :3 The speed in which products get scanned at stores definitely insane xD

The bus thought is like urinals. Always leave enough space for everybody else but never sit next to someone stranger if you don’t have to

typical german things to say/think: - an der kasse: omg beweg dich einen schritt weiter dann kann ich meine sachen auch aufs band legen! - an der ampel: grüner wirds nicht! - "kann ich aufs klo gehen?": ich weiß nicht ob du KANNST aber du DARFST - TSCHÜSSIKOWSKI - beim essen: gib mal salz - das heißt nicht HÄ das heißt WAS das heißt nicht WAS das heißt WIE BITTE - wenn jemand geld fallen lässt: wers findet darfs behalten! - wenn du am wochenende länger schläfst: ah sie lebt! - ich hab heute geburtstag: alle anderen: hAsT dU wAs Zu EsSeN dAbEi - kassierer/in: haben sie eine payback karte? JA HAB ICH!!1!1!1!1! - wenn man zerrissene hosen trägt: iSt DiR nIcHt KaLt?!

"You have to wait 15-20 min" Ich wohn ufm Dorf do muss ma 2 stunne warte

You are NOT the only one getting all stressed at the supermarket (I grew up here). Some tricks: * Open your bags in the moment you walk past the cashier, so you are ready to throw stuff inside. * Pay by card, thus keeping the cashier busy for some time (they have to press a button, card goes in, waiting, ...) * Most important point: Already sort your groceries on the conveyor belt in the order you want to put them in your bag (preferably heavy and solid things up front, lettuce and bread at the end) * aaaand: don't get nervous when letting the people behind you wait. Finish packing your stuff, then pay. If it takes a while, so be it. If you skip this you end up mixing up all your stuff with that of the person behind you and they won't be happy either.

Im German and your Bus thoughts are so right 😂 were just weird 😂

Bamberg is one of the prettiest cities in Germany, small but it wasn’t destroyed during WII and has an amazing old town.

Haha I laughed so much when you talked about how you get stressed at the checkout in German supermarkets, because during my semester abroad I noticed that it is so much more relaxed in other countries, so that you even have time to pack your things xD but as soon as you enter a Lidl in another country it feels like your in Germany again and the cashiers nearly throw your groceries on the floor because they hurry so much haha

You avoid sitting next to another person on the bus as long as its possible... if there is any empty row left, you take that first... only once there are no empty rows left, then you can sit next to another person... usually you pick a skinny person, so there is still some personal space left... or you just stand instead, there are people who rather stand then sitting next to someone else... personal space is a real thing here. I know it might sound crazy but that is now it works here from Flensburg to Freiburg. Only some people don‘t follow those unwritten rules: 1) crazy strangers who want to talk (hope that never happens to you) and 2) old people that have a favorite row, usually next to the exit... if an older person wants to sit next to you, you will accept that with a smile or even offer to leave the row if that senior citizen has shopping bags. But other than those two exception, pretty much everyone follows those rules described above.

0:43 next level: Das ist das Haus vom Nikolaus...und nebenan vom Weihnachtsmann. :)

I’m a mexican living in Germany since 13 years now. It’s still stresses me when packing my groceries in the supermarket. I laughed when you described your thoughts 😊

I think the North of Germany is also beautiful. Like "Warnemünde". But one of my favorite city in Germany is definitely Hamburg! Hope you have a great day❤️

Schloss Neuschwanstein, it's the inspiration for the disney castle in their logo :)

It's hilarious how we did the "Das ist das Haus vom Nikolaus" 20 years ago in school as well. Is the "cool S" also still a thing?

I love how you've been so long in Germany that you're already randomly using german words in english sentences :D

Life hack:put all the vegetables and fruits at the and of the things you've baught at the grocery store. While they are weighing it you have Time to Pack the other things that they already have scanned

1. There's no airwaves in america? D: I'm shocked because it's from Wrigley's, an american company. :D 2. Congrats, you now have the same bus thoughts as every german ^^

Am i the only one who thinks that most of the viewers are Germans? Deutscher hier.

I think the islands in the Wattenmeer are nice to visit, because it is very different to where in Germany you are living at the moment.😊 So you could see a very different side of Germany🙂

If you want to travel in Germany, I really recommend you to travel to Hamburg It’s a beautiful city, as far as I know it’s the 2nd biggest city in Germany... it has a great downtown area, nice museums and also a lot fun stuff to do. And since you like Kleiderkreisel, there is a whole part in Hamburg with a bunch of thrift stores, it’s really worth a visit

The thing with the bus is: There are unofficial rules... You have to know them and then you get used to it😂

8:20 as a person who worked for like 2 weeks in total at the checkout in an austrian store: we're scanning as fast as possible because if there are more than two people in the line, the third one is gonna ask “why don't you open another check out?“ or “why are you so useless“ or “Ich hab ja zum Glück sonst nichts vor“ in a real sarcastic voice and it makes me anxious thinking about this and I don't know if people in other countries are more polite or something but I think that's why we're scanning the items as fast as possible

Hi, I am German an I want to explain sth.: Some shops have rules how many products the cassier must be able to scan, otherwise the staff can be fired. I have never thought about the whole bus ritual logic but now, I see this too. But in my train rudeness became a thing lately: When you need to leave the train at your station and you have the window seat, many people won't stand up for you but you have to "climb" over them! It's so nasty I live in Dresden and I can definitely recommend the city to visit ❤

One place in germany i can definetely recommend traveling is the Black Forest (southwest), it's a beautiful place where there's a lot of nature (much more than in big cities) and there's pretty much only small towns/bigger towns and no real city (except 1 near it, Freiburg) and it's calm and peaceful here :)

could you try to do a video on german?

Niemand: Sobald nur "Deutsch" im Titel steht wir so: Hippety hoppety this Kommentar Sektion ist now our property

Omg i get stressed by supermarket everytime😂 I'm always feeling like having a race with the cashier

Travel advices (Bavaria): 1. Nuremberg (medieval city + castle, Doku-Zentrum…) + one day trips from there: Bamberg (!), Fürth, Lauf, Altdorf, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Ansbach, Weißenburg (city center + town wall + Brombachsee), Eichstätt + Jura Museum, Amberg 2. Regensburg (city + Walhalla Monument) + one day trips from there: Burglengenfeld (town + medieval castle), Kehlheim (Brewery Schneider), Landshut (!) 3. Munich + one day trips from there: Bad Tölz, Füssen + Castle Neuschwanstein, Kempten, Landsberg am Lech, Mindelheim, Hersching am Ammersee, Freising + cathedral hill (Domberg), Schönau am Königsee Check out the orange marked city centers via Google Street View ;-) or google them and click the picture menu

she's interpreting so much into that bus seating system,, like i just sit wherever lol

you are literally so cute! I'm German and I can relate to all the aspects you mentioned!:)

Im Bosnian, and i dont know why am i watching this :D I recommend travel in Bosnia, beautiful nature, and everything is cheap, 10 times cheaper then in germany or usa :D

Vienna in Austria is great to travel to It's even great for me walking around here and I've been living my whole life in vienna

I think Dresden is nice to visit because there are many historical buildings, very good and cheap restaurants (I recommend "Burgerlich") and you can go evrywhere by foot or you take a lime or something like that.

I liked the moment right at the beginning when you were looking for the correct English word and used the German "umsteigen" before you thought of the English word.

6:23 i alsways wonder about those large seats too! And i have lived all my life in Germany :D

And then there are places where you have to wait 3 hours or more for the next bus and not 15 minutes 😣😶😑 That is so annoying!

The „Elbsandsteingebirge“ in saxony and german castles. I think they are really beautiful : )

„Airwaves in the jeans and trikot from zizou“

So in the US, on a bus... if there is 1 person in it, you sit next to them and not in a free double?

BigcCitys that are worth visiting in my opinion in the east of Germany are Berlin and Dresden, if you are more into small citys, deep in the east there is Görlitz, its a beautiful town. Really beautiful nature you can see in saxon switzerland, google it, the rocks look incredible👍 That are just areas in the east worth visiting in my opinion, but there are many others too :)

I live in the very south of Germany in a city called Konstanz. It's famous for being the biggest city at lake Constance or Bodensee in German which is the biggest lake in Germany. Konstanz was a roman city and you can do great city tours. The swiss border is only minutes away from the city center. In the summer you can go swimming in the lake which is really cool because it's in the middle of Konstanz, and there are a lot of beautiful castles and churches around this area. (Also some old volcanoes with castles on top) On February 20th there is carneval or Fasnacht as we call it, its super big here in Konstanz and in Köln or Aachen. There is a huge parade and everyone is wearing costumes, i would definitely check it out if you have time.

You should definitely visit Heidelberg if you haven’t already!!! It’s one of the most beautiful cities in Germany in my opinion

If you want to see a bit of the roman culture you could visit Trier. Trier is in Rheinland Pfalz and it is the oldest City in Germany😁

yes, grocery shopping is really stressing😂 I always use a calculator while shopping so that I know the price before the person in the cashpoint tells me so I can put the right money in my hands already (this sentence does not make any sence, I hope yk what I mean😂😂)

Bremen is quite nice tbh... It’s really small though but it has a lot of culture and it’s just completely different. Like the people there are just kinda free spirited.. idk how to explain but it’s actually a cute little town.

everyone knows that the purple airwaves are the best

I suggest you visit the alps while you’re here. It’s breathtaking even for me living close to them all my life. Maybe you can even go skiing or on a hike or climbing. It’s reallyyy beautiful and rewarding once you’re on the top of the mountain. ⭐️

there is a actually a way spicier version of the Airways called "Airways super strong"

You have to visit: Baltic Sea (especially Hiddensee; Fischland-Darß-Zingst), Schwerin Castle, Potsdam Palaces, Bastei (and nearby Königstein Fortress)

Best way to discover Germany is, to have a bicycle trip along rivers: Tour 1: Nord-Ostsee-Kanal-Tour von Brunsbüttel nach Kiel / 325 km Tour 2: Wümme-Radweg von Schneverdingen nach Lemwerder (bei Bremen) / 250 km Tour 3: Havelradweg von Neustrelitz nach Havelberg / 371 km Tour 4: Oder-Neiße-Radweg von Zittau nach Ueckermünde / 465 km Tour 5: Ems Radweg von Hövelhof nach Emden / 375 km Tour 6: Weser-Radweg von Hannoversch Münden nach Cuxhaven / 500 km Tour 7: Aller-Radweg von Verden nach Eggenstedt / 328 km Tour 8: Elberadweg von Bad Schandau Cuxhaven / 860 km Tour 9: Spree-Radweg von Bautzen oder Eibau nach Berlin / 410 km Tour 10: Flusslandschaft Achterhoek von Gescher durch das Münsterland / 129 km Tour 11: Emscher-Weg von Holzwickede nach Dinslaken / 101 km Tour 12: Römer-Lippe-Route von Detmold nach Xanten / 295 km Tour 13: Rhein-Radweg von Konstanz nach Emmerich / 870 km Tour 14: RuhrtalRadweg von Winterberg nach Duisburg / 230 km Tour 15: Eder-Radweg von Hilchenbach-Lützel nach Guxhagen / 183 km Tour 16: Unstrut-Radweg von Kefferhausen bis Naumburg / 191 km Tour 17: Saale-Radweg von Zell nach Barby / 427 km Tour 18: Mulderadweg von Zwickau nach Dessau / 286 km Tour 19: 3-Flüsse-Tour Rundtour von Köln an Rhein, Ahr und Erft / 300 km Tour 20: Lahntalradweg von Bad Laasphe nach Lahnstein / 245 km Tour 21: Fulda-Radweg von Gersfeld nach Hannoversch Münden / 194 km Tour 22: Werratal-Radweg von Eisfeld nach Hannoversch Münden / 300 km Tour 23: Mosel-Radweg von Trier nach Koblenz / 301 km Tour 24: Saar-Radweg von Sarreguemines nach Konz / 118 km Tour 25: Nahe-Radweg von Selbach nach Bingen / 128 km Tour 26: Main-Radweg von Bayreuth nach Frankfurt / 475 km Tour 27: Fünf-Flüsse-Radweg von Regensburg durch Jura und Frankenalb / 294 km Tour 28: Neckartal-Radweg von Villingen-Schwenningen nach Mannheim / 358 km Tour 29: Kocher-Jagst Radweg Rundtour von Aalen entlang der Flüsse Kocher und Jagst / 332 km Tour 30: Liebliches Taubertal / Altmühltal von Wertheim nach Kelheim, bzw. von Main zur Donau / 353 km Tour 31: Donau-Radweg von Donauschingen nach Passau / 593 km Tour 32: Isar-Radweg von Scharnitz nach Deggendorf / 288 km Tour 33: Inn-Radweg von Kiefersfelden nach Passau / 240 km

Beautiful city in Germany: Heidelberg

Yeah its pretty normal in germany to not sit next to another person when there is a free row

An expat's tips for handling grocery store checkout in Germany: 1. Keep 1€/ 50 cent coin with you before you got to the store. Take the trolley for shopping. In case you don't have it, at least take 2 store provided shopping baskets in your hands as you enter. 2. Keep your shopping basket/ trolley with you while checking out. Just throw in each item as it gets scanned into the basket. Transfer it to your bag in peace later. That way, you can sort properly like keeping the refrigerated items together and don't end up putting the grapes or tomatoes at the bottom of your shopping bag. 3. If possible, pay with debit cards (Credit cards are still not accepted in some of the low cost stores.) 4. Try to keep the cost of checked out items below 25€. With modern contact less cards, it would not ask for a pin that way. You can just flash it close to the payment machine and move on.

I have the bus thoughts too and it's so complicated 😂😂

A city worth to see in Germany : Trier. The oldest city of Germany

I work at lidl and the reason we scan the items so fast is because they take our time while we do it (iteams scanned per minute) and if you are to slow you get fired and lose your job. I dont think there is a single person in Germany who likes that we have to go so fast but we just dont have another choice. I hopes that helpes to understand. :)

U have to visit Hamburg.. I live in this beautiful Town and the Harbour, Alster, Schanze and downtown are just great. There are also much more interesting things. If u come here, plan to stay for at least a weekend or so, to have enough time to see everything😊

While visiting NRW you should go visit the cities of Aachen, Köln (Cologne), Düsseldorf and Münster.

this thing with grocery stores is so true haha, I’m german and once I was in Canada and everything was much slower and chilled

I can definitely relate to the whole bus and grocery store thing! I really like Hamburg cause its just beautiful, you are close to the sea and they have this place called Speicherstadt which is also interesting. it looks a bit like Amsterdam but with bigger buildings. Outside from Germany I can recommend you Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Den Haag in the Netherlands cause its close to Germany and they are also close to each other. Also if you should get the chance to go to Italy, use it! For me its one of the most beautiful countries in the world!

I think Dresden is worth a visit, I love the old buildings and Dresden also has many castles. I just love how this city looks and feels. Also you can get the best chocolate ice cream there☺️

i moved from germany to sweden and for the groceries they have two separate “scanned” piles so that you have more time to pack your stuff while the next persons stuff is going to the second pile

I always take it as a challenge, when im at the store: Who is faster?

Cities to visit in Germany -Berlin: It´s so not representative of the rest of Germany BUT its very multicultural, the art and music scene is good and it´s just a fun time! -Dresden: They don´t have much but visit the "Liebfrauenkirche am Markt" and eat at the italian Restaurant that has direct view on the Church (yummy!). They also have really nice art galleries (one of the most known art colleges are there). -Bonn: because it´s the old capital and really: it´s such a small an nice city! If you´re there visit the Cafe Varitee (they have super nice tea and cakes) and I can also recommend Tuscolo (again: italian restaurant). From there you can visit the university (which was once a castle) and other historical buildings (e.g. birth house of Beethoven). -Hamburg: it´s another very big, very classy city with beautiful restaurants, nice architecture, great musicals and amazing shopping opportunities (it´s expensive tho). Hamburg is one of the wealthiest cities in germany and you see quite a lot of luxe there, but I promise: the people are usually super friendly! That´s it! There are many more places to go but I think those really have a nice european flair and are enjoyable.

I am 100% familiar with the bus seat heuristics. 😉 There is a German joke about the differences in attitude between the north and the south, which is sometimes told with pubs, and sometimes with trains or buses; it goes like this: “If a Bavarian gets on a bus and there is one single other passenger on it, the Bavarian will sit down on the seat next to him. If a northerner gets on a bus and there is one passenger in each row of seats, he'll get off again, because clearly the bus is full.” 😁 The trick to avoiding stress at the super market checkout is to throw all the items back into your basket, as soon as they whizz through the scanner, then pay, then take the basket off into a quiet corner to pack your bag at your own speed. In some super markets there are even tables or counters just for that purpose.

"Schloss Neuschwanstein" This Castle is crazy

How to defeat the algorithm: make a "x things" video about a foreign country and all the people will storm the comment section

Koblenz and all the small cities around it. Definitely so great for a hike, it’s really beautiful.

I didn't know menthol was considered to be "spicy" in English. I thought that always referred to black pepper, chilis and similar.

Since you’re staying in the south of Germany, I’d recommend going to the north of Germany . To cities like Kiel and Flensburg and also to the Ostsee and Nordsee.

Glad you have learned your bus etiquette:) Germany and England similar for that. Find in small town all the old people and anyone not a kid will often say hello as you walk but not to chat. Big city not as you likely don’t see the person again.

youre so adorable ngl xx i'm living in bavaria btw and i absolutely ADORE Kleiderkreisel but Airwaves is wayyy to spicy for me qwq

These Bus thoughts, literally every time when I'm on the bus 🤣😂

Hamburg is definitely worth a visit! It's my favourite german city because there are a lot of new houses and neighbourhoods but also old ones. It has a huge harbour and walking along the pier at nighttime while eating some ice cream or street food is my favourite thing to do.

You know, that there is an Airwaves stong version, right?