Thank you Ashton and Jonathan for this inspiring video. Until now I've never heard about the Christmas market below the Ravenna Viadukt. The Ravenna Viadukt is part of the Höllentalbahn (lit. hells valley railway) which is connecting Freiburg and Titisee-Neustadt. It was designed and planned by Robert Gerwig - a well-known engineer. It has been opened on May 21, 1887 as a cog railway due to the steep slope in some sections. With more advanced designs of locomotives available it was turned into a standard railway line based on frictive traction. This railway connection was electrified for operation with 50 Hz alternating current which is different from the frequency of 16 2/3 Hz usually used at German railways. The frequency of 50 Hz is used for power supply to industry and private homes. However in the very first electric drives - particularly the ones used in locomotives - the higher frequency was likely to cause enormous sparks and hence strong wear at switches and the collectors of electric motors. In the 1960ies the power supply was changed according to the railway standard specification. Robert Gerwig also participated in the planning and construction of the north part of the Gotthard railway line in Switzerland. Additionally he also caused the invention of the original Schwarzwald Cuckoo clock. There are entries in Wikipedia for both, Höllentalbahn and Robert Gerwig. You may put your skills in German to the test since the english entries are really short lacking a lot of information provided by the German entries.
Thank you for your videos. As a German, it is always interesting to learn how people from other countries live with us. What they find great, what is a bit strange and what connects us. You can definitely be proud of what you have achieved. I wish you all the best for the future and stay healthy!
@@TypeAshton You're welcome. By the way, if you are looking for another nice destination and if you haven't been there yet, I can recommend the 'Rhine Falls' in Schaffhausen (Switzerland). That's not so far from Freiburg. One of the largest waterfalls in Europe and absolutely impressive, especially if you go by boat very close. All the best :)
What a beautiful Video. Everybody who has ever edited a Video knows, how much work it ist. Yours are always so perfectly edited and well composed. Thank you for sharing it. :-)
Glad you made it before the shutdown. Good tip for a winter trip. Will miss the Christmas Markets, they really help get through the dark winter. Loved the Crepé review. Interesting that in Germany Crepés are mostly made “fresh” and in France they pre-cook the crepé and just warm it up on the griddle.
Hahaha Jonathan's food reviews are certainly entertaining, I don't know how Food Network hasn't reached out to us just yet. 😂😂 The crepes do take longer with a much longer line but they are so so tasty!
@@TypeAshton Just curious. Does Jonathan actually like every single dish out there in Germany or is "delicious" just the only food related adjective he knows? ;)
I feel so sad for the vendors. Many have invested a lot of money in stock and now they can't sell it :( But this market is really beautiful! Greetings from Northern Germany (Ostsee), have a wonderful season!
I know!! We talked about this a lot after we left. It was so wonderful. The Hochschwarzwald Tourismus who put on the event did an A+ job at organizing all of the transportation, the vendors were spectacular, and it feels so sad that it has to close given the time and energy that went into it all.
You‘re absolutely right, Kiden. It’s so hard, preparing for seasonal work, investing money and time, and then it doesn’t happen. This happened to me last year- today I will perform a concert a year late, and we were on tenterhooks, rehearsing, not knowing if it would happen.
I just returned from what was supposed to Christmas market trip. We started in Nurnberg. Watching all the booths being taken down, all we could think about were the poor vendors.
6:39 Ich liebe es, wie der Mann auf englisch wechselt und "six euros" sagt. Sobald jemand nicht gut deutsch spricht, versuchen wir direkt ihm entgegenzukommen und englisch zu sprechen.
Wow I'm born here in the S/W near Freiburg and live here, but this beauty of a Christmas Market was hide from me, I don't know it exist. Thank you for telling me what I missed, I have to visit this Market, hopefully the effing pandemic will stop till next year. Thank you for this beautiful Video hope your voice will come back soon, stay healthy.
It really is so magical. According to their website, they will only close for 2 weeks and then *hopefully* reopen if the regulations in BW are not extended for another 2 weeks. So there may still be a chance that you could visit this year. But I would highly recommend going once the pandemic is over. This is our favorite Christmas market by far! ❤️❤️ Thanks for watching!
@@TypeAshton My father was stationed at RCAF Baden-Soellingen but I went to school in Bern, Switzerland. Instead of going back to Canada for the holidays, the family celebrated the season in the Black Forest. There is nothing more whimsical and magical than Christmas in Germany! Thank you again!
Oh wow that sounds so lovely! We are looking forward to building more German holiday traditions here with Jack. I hope he has just as fond of memories of his childhood that you had. ❤️
Ja, das ist wirklich der schöneste Weihnachtsmarkt. Danke, dass ihr mich mitgenommen habt, dieses Jahr waren wir nicht schnell genug. Natürlich hebt er nichts zu essen auf. Mach ich auch nie. (Sorry Schatz.) Als Ausgleich machen wir uns gerne mal den Glühwein selbst. Das hat sogar den Vorteil, dass ordentlicher Rotwein drin ist.
@@TypeAshton (( Ich denke hier darf man jeden Dutzen. Oder man umgeht das Thema und schreibt: "Wir werden auf jeden Fall darüber berichten." - Bitte nicht falsch verstehen, soll keine Klugscheisserei sein. ))
Thank you! We feel VERY lucky to have gotten to go. With the corona situation we didn't think it was really going to happen. ❤️ By the way, we are loving your content and happy faces on RU-vid. Your family is adorable.
Greetings from Potsdam near Berlin.Ein sehr wunderschöner und bezaubernder Weinachtsmarkt.Die Feuerzangenbowle wird bei uns (Berlin/Brandenburg) auch zu Sivester (31.12.Party) mit Freunden und Nachbarn getrunken.Bleibt gesund und Frohe Weinachten.
Oh oh Josh, older native German here, I'm now more than 36 years married. So I would like to share one lesson with you. You can't repair that Crepes mistake but you could heel the pain a bit by learning how to make that stuff at least to the level you got it at this market. Good luck with that.
I have been to the Ravenna Gorge several times, but did not know that they had this incredible Christmas market. I have to see this maybe next year. Thank you for the tip.
Hallo Superfamilie! Da habt ihr wieder ein wunderbares Video gezeigt ! Danke dafür ! Ihr habt euch genau in der richtigen Gegend niedergelassen ,der Schwarzwald und Umgebung ist zu jeder Jahreszeit schön ! Man kann Sehen das ihr euch schon eingefühlt habt ,und euch wohl fühlt ,das ist ja auch das wichtigste ! Der Weihnachtsmarkt ist wunderbar ,komisch das dort immer alles besser schmeckt wie daheim 👌👌Eine schöne Adventszeit und gute Besserung ! ☘️☘️☘️☘️
Ehrfurcht vielen Dank! Das war so ein schöner Kommentar. ❤️❤️❤️ Wir fühlen uns hier wirklich zu Hause und sind so begeistert, dass wir so etwas wie diesen Weihnachtsmarkt im Alltag erleben dürfen.
@@TypeAshton Dresden has a lot of beautiful markets and one of the oldest markets in the world (Striezelmarkt since 1434). Dresden is the dreamful christmas capital ;-) (Dresden is absolutly amazing) (unfortunately the last two years everything was closed in the corona pandemic) And by the way Dresden is such a beautiful magnificent City !!!! (not only in christmas time!)
Ive been to a lot of Christmas markets and my favorite was Nuremberg. I loved the wooden toys, the sausages, the smokers and prune people, and especially the Lebkuchen!!
The Rawenna Schlucht is so beautiful and you are right, the Christmas Market is one of the most amazing one my wife and I visited so far. We were always looking forward to go there. Hopefully they get to open again before Christmas. Wonderful that you could go!
oh and to add one more thing ... the Hotel "Hofgut Sternen" is one of the nicest ones in the whole region (if you do not rely too much on having good internet ;) ) They have excelent food, very personal service and a very long history! They even claim that marie Antoinette herself stayed at the location once upon time! I always am looking forward to staying there when I visit my customer in Freiburg.
They are tentatively still hoping to open on the 21st again since the BW-regulations only call for a 2 week closure. So who knows! Nonetheless, once the pandemic subsides we do wish you and your wife are able to visit this Christmas Market. It is one of the very best in Europe. ❤️❤️
@@TypeAshton we used to live near Böblingen until March, so we came to the Rawenna Schlucht many times before the Pandemic 😅 you chose a wonderful place for your boy to grow up
I was intrigued when I saw this video of the beautiful German Christmas market. I lived downtown Chicago, IL, for quite a few years, and they have a German Christmas market every year in Daley Plaza. In the early years, they had a lot of space, and always had a large tent where a German man would demonstrate Glass blowing and it was so fascinating watching him make such beautiful blown glass figures. It was usually very cold so the warmth from his furnace was very enticing. He didn't speak English but they always had a sign that he came from the Black Forest area of Germany. The name of your channel caught my attention and am so glad to learn more about the Black Forest area of Germany. Glad I saw your channel and am looking forward to future videos that you post. Wishing your family the best for 2022 and beyond.
We have heard several people talk about the Chicago Christmas market and how great they are. Apparently they are an accurate representation of the German ones. Maybe next year we should try and arrive a little bit early (for our Christmas trip home) and make a visit. That would be a fun video! Thank you for watching! We hope you have a great and healthy 2022!
Hallo und einen schönen 2. Advent! Ich habe heute das Gefühl euch sagen zu müssen das ich mich sehr freue das ihr nach Deutschland gekommen seid und euch sogar ein wunderschönes Haus baut! Ich heiße euch ❤️lich willkommen und wünsche eurer tollen Familie ein gesundes, erfolgreiches und glückliches Leben in der neuen Heimat, der Bundesrepublik Deutschland!
I just found your channel. I'm 5 minutes in to the video and I'm already hooked! Jonathan owes you a crepe!!! This was a wonderful video!! I can't wait to see the rest of your channel.I hope you enjoy the 12 days of Christmas! Merry Christmas from Vermont
We had tickets for the 18. december for the Ravenna Weihnachtsmarkt, but it is now closed as we expected when booking it two weeks ago. It was a nice try and next year will be a new chance. The Xmas market in Colmar or Strasbourg a very nice and definitely a recommendation for visiting. Maybe not this year in case of the pandemic but next year.
Awe bummer! Like we said in the video, we really only gave this a 5% chance of happening, but really just lucked out. Colmar is STUNNING but we haven't been to the market in Strausbourg. We definitely have it on our list for next year's content.
I do have to agree on the disappointment concerning the closures of all the Xmas markets and lockdowns! We were able to go to the one in downtown Frankfurt during thanksgiving time and we made it to Heidelberg right before they closed theirs down. Irregardless we enjoyed it while it was open concerning the fact this was my first Xmas market I’ve been to in Germany 😑 I hope you feel better Ashton
Yes, it really is sad. But we also fully understand why the government has made the decision to close the markets state-wide. It is very difficult to govern while also making exceptions. But the Hochschwarzald Tourism Board did everything possible to make this event as safe as they could and still allow the vendors and artisans to participate and raise money. Hopefully next year we can all finally celebrate without pandemic concerns. Until then, we are happy for these special moments. We certainly got lucky. Also, thank you for the well wishes. I hope my voice will return for the next video. ❤️
You were so lucky! And we are too, to be able to see your beautiful video of it..! I’m hoping to get hot chestnuts next weekend in a pretty Bavarian town near where I live. They have decorated and there are a couple of „to-go“ stalls, to give a safe Christmas market feeling. Fingers crossed.
Yummmmm as you saw, those are Jonathan's FAVORITE at the Christmas market! We hope to visit Bavaria soon! I'm sure it is beautiful this time of year (and all year for that matter 😉). Thanks for watching!
@@TypeAshton yes, I would have pinched one off him. Or two… They’re my favourite thing about Christmas in Germany. I feel like I‘m abroad. I only ever had them in covent Garden in London or Vienna- or Germany. I just was in the Black Forest, a couple of weeks ago, but not near you. Let the situation calm down a bit, then come and enjoy beautiful Bayern, too. There’s not enough free time for all the beautiful places in Germany!
Nice to have you in Germany. I just stumbled upon your website, and I think the vast majority of professional recreational websites in your area could learn a lot from your website. Keep it up! As someone who also lives in this part of Germany, here are one or two tips for you - if you haven't already been there. Dorotheenhütte, Wolfach German Clock Museum, Furtwangen Restaurant: Hexenlochmühle, Furtwangen Restaurant: Ackerloch Grillschopf, Unterkirnach
my sympathy for the loss of the fantastic delicious Nutella Crêpe experience! Never heard about this christmas market before even living just 65km (40mi) away. Marvelous! Thank you for sharing! And "Gute Besserung"!
The problem with events that are held outside is that many people go there by public transportation. So to break this fourth wave, contacts need to be massively reduced, especially indoors like, of course, public transport. As always an excellent video
Yes, we also respect and understand why the decision was made. We feel very lucky that we were still able to go and experience it before it closed. I hope it can open again on the 21st so the vendors can make more money to cover all of their expenses and work.
Not only the public transportation is the problem, also gatherings without social distancing build a breeding spot (with Delta it's 2m), even outside. I know cases, which solely spread in the open, without sharung any indoor spaces.
Ashton: Ich hätte gerne eine Feuersangenbowle. Rudi: Six Euros. Ashton (shoot, he's recognized me again. But next year. I promise. Ts-angen, ts-angen ...)
Everything ist closed. I am a freelancing artist and now I have only my cut off fingernails to eat. BUT I look Forward and I promise that there are better days to come. Keep the fire burning and a great Christmas to you all❤️
I'm so sorry. I can only imagine the stress that the pandemic has put on you. I really hope things improve so you can share your art. ❤️ Cheers from the Black Forest.
Those crêpe stations at markets are a trap ;). Our children always wanted to stop there and usually we did. So as a kind of defense we started making them at home. That didn't turn out as planned either, as these little devils somehow managed to turn that into a tradition and now we're having crêpe for lunch pretty much every single wednesday. And all hell breaks lose, if we skip that. ;)
I was there on the 27th of November. With the snow, it is magical, one of the most beautiful Christmas markets I have seen (and I am german, so have seen quite a few). The one in Konstanz next to the lake of Konstanz is amazing too, but not happening this year.
Yes! For us too... after we were at the market for an hour, just the lightest bit of snow started to fall. It looked almost fake because it was so pretty! Almost like a snow globe.
But hey, at least your loving husband filmed the whole process in detail so editing Ashton can enjoy the crepe the way we viewers do. That's so considers of him. ;)
To answer your question, Ashton: Yes. Jonathan would have to buy a fresh new crêpe just for you, take Jack and let us watch how you enjoy . . . 😊 because these Nutella Crêpes are especially designed for initializing a sudden kind of greed, no one is able to resist and stop eating before the whole piece is gone !
No way he wouldn't eat that and it's crazy of her to even feel bad about it. Also i'm sure he would have went to get another but she said she wouldn't want him to wait in line for so long . Next time, just do the review while already standing in line again ;)
Hallo Blackforest Family! Thanks for that video. But did you hear about the Weihnachtsmarkt in Schweinhütt? That is close to Regen in the Bavarian Forest. The huts are build permanent by the Schweinhütt people in the forest up a hill and there are only sellers from the region. But you „must“ stay a weekend and enjoy a walk through the winterforest! Stay healthy!
Although it is on the "fringes of Kitsch" and really a bit expensive I like this Christmas Market the same way you do. By the way cold crepes don't taste that good; so your husband did you a favour, not forcing you to eat a cold crepe and giving you the opportunity to get a fresh one!
@@grandmak. I can't agree: Not Christmas is Kitsch; Kitsch is, what some make out of it. And most Christmas Markets are on the fringe of Kitsch, and you are right, that is why we like them. Every logical analysis proves they are overexpensive, the products are useless, Bratwurst and Glühwein do not go together well and cause stomach problems. I agree, we do like these things.
OOOPS , serious Weihnachtsmarkt marriage crisis ! 😬 You better think of something VERY nice VERY soon, Jonathan ! 🤭 On the other hand, Ashton , isn't it the best excuse ever to order a Feuerzangenbowle for medical treatment ? 😜 But seriously this market looks like a fairyland and I'd love to see it some day - how lucky you were to get there before it closes ! Excellently edited video, thank you for sharing !
Hahaha thankfully he treated me to my favorite dinner tonight - so I think I'll keep him around 😉😉 And thank you so much for the compliment. We are really happy to hear you enjoyed the video.
Ich muss gestehen, bisher bin ich immer nur durch den Schwarzwaldraum über die Autobahn gefahren oder mit dem ICE durchgerauscht, auch schon mal darüber hinweg geflogen, wollte immer einmal Freiburg besuchen, bin dann aber bisher nie in den Raum wieder gekommen - na ja, Ihr zeigt mir ja immer, was ich so alles verpasst habe! 👍🤦♂️👍✔
We were planning on going later once our kids arrive from the States next week but that's not going to happen now. I feel so bad for all the vendors. At least we got to go to the Freiburg market before it shut down.
I feel so bad for them as well....They probably invested in inventory and materials to be able to provide food/materials/gifts for the entire Christmas Market season, and now they just have to sit on it. We could tell that they put so much work into making this seasons special since the closures last year. 💔
I dunno if that Christmas Market has "Flammlachs" which is salmon strapped onto a piece of wood put directly onto the fire and then stuffed into a bun. its so delicous, yet pricy
Oh man that sounds AMAZING. Had Jonathan known about it or saw it at this Christmas market he would definitely have ordered it. That is right up his alley!
It is easy to make. You get those flat wire "cages" for putting fish on the BBQ in camping and outdoor stores. All you need then is two lengths of hardwood, hinges and some hooks. You fix the hinges between the pieces of wood so that you can put them up like a big A over your BBQ. Screw the hooks into the wood so that they can hold the wire cages for the fish. When the fish is done from one side, pull the cages out, turn them over and slide them under the hooks again so that the other side gets the smoke and heat. When you add hickory or oak flakes to the glowing coal you get the fine smoke flavour as well.
Ihr habt wirklich tolle Aufnahmen auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt in der Ravennaschlucht gemacht. Schade, dass nun alle Weihnachtsmärkte geschlossen haben. In Stuttgart wurde er zwar aufgebaut, aber erst gar nicht eröffnet. Weiterhin viel Spass beim Deutsch lernen und Ashton wünsche ich gute Besserung für Ihre Stimme.
When we got food delivered in a special kind of setting one of my friends always got a Nutella Crepe (or one with a Kinderriegel), while others got sugar and/or cinnamon ones.
The thing with Grog is: you should have only one, before the cold breaks out… immediately go to bed and sweat the hole thing away. That is just the idea ;-) Or, just to prevent, when it’s nasty weather (cold, rainy, windy; Shietwedder at the North Sea coast…) By the way, the best northern recipe for Grog goes: „Rum must, sugar can, water not needed“ :-)))
Mulled wine or Feuerzangenbowle is the best medicine if you have problems with colds. After the fourth drink at the latest, you don't care about the cold or anything else, you have completely different problems. Namely with walking, seeing and speaking clearly ...
Looks very nice. If you into romantic Xmas market locations you should next year when hopefully all of this pandemic is gone try to visit Eisenach and the medieval Xmas market on the Wartburg. You won't regret it. When the frost reaches your bones you can get inside and warm up while watching a puppet show in the famous Palas. No offence to your local butcher, but a real Thüringer Bratwurst can only be found in Thüringia ;-)
@@TypeAshton it’s a really special one because it is within a small old fortified city core that looks like fortress. There used to be always one guest country per year featured with a special area and country specific food etc.
That sounds amazing! Do you have a favorite memory of one of those guest countries? I can imagine that really added a lot of surprise and intrigue to the Christmas Market.
Awe that's too bad.... In Freiburg they had about a week of "normal" 3G, then they moved it to "artisans only" with no food or drinks.... but I think it is probably just shutting down all together now. Really unfortunate for all of the vendors who put so much work into it all.
@@TypeAshton right,takes a while and some money to organize the whole thing...Hessen decided to let the markets open.so will go again for sure.A Antigen test is quickly done and also for free
You can make crepes at home. You don't even need that little tool that looks like a T. And if you do it at home, you can add banana slices to your nutella crepe.
We were hoping to get more as well, but our little one took priority and we had to cut our time a bit short. We hope you enjoyed the video nonetheless.
Great vid! I wonder how the other markets are doing, specifically going to cologne and Frankfurt in a week since supposedly they are open but also considering cancelling my trip because others are saying they are slowly being cancelled and I unfortunately cannot find any recent news about it 😥
In past years, we never had to buy tickets in advance, only at the door. But this year they were controlling the crowd for COVID. I should also mention, because I commented on another: This particular market, the entrance fee is just 5 euros, but that also covers your "free" shuttle back and forth from either Hinterzarten or Himmelreich to catch the train. And we have to say - this market is EXPERTLY put together. Excellent facilities (free, clean attended bathrooms, beautiful music/lighting, and multiple bonfires and sometimes even live music). Really a beautiful experience.
First of all, dont get me wrong. I love your videos and your cute lil family, but there is one thing you have to explain to me! There is a christmas market that is closed from tomorrow cause of a deadly pandemic that killed over 5 million people so far, and that means i have to go there TODAY? I dont get it, maybe im a bit stupid , pls help me out!!!🤪🤪🤪
You bring up a very fair point and we are also very sensitive to the very serious toll the pandemic has had. Just to be clear - we did not rush to the market to beat the deadline. We had booked these tickets 2 months in advance - while the virus numbers were low. We had only given it a 5% chance of happening but we kept our fingers crossed. We also specifically chose this market because all tickets must be purchased in advance so they could control the crowd numbers. In addition, every single person who was in the crowd must also have been fully vaccinated AND tested within 24 hours of attendance. We fully understand why the government has made the decision to close the markets state-wide. It is very difficult to govern while also making exceptions. But the Hochschwarzald Tourism Board did everything possible to make this event as safe as they could and still allow the vendors and artisans to participate and raise money.
@@TypeAshton Yup, this christmas market must be the safest place on earth, much safer than staying at home! Maybe we should all live on this christmas market to lower the exploding Covid numbers. Now i get it, thx for your detailed medical expertise!!!
Ashton your cold for me as a father is very normal: - first the kid, when it recovered - then mom, when she recovered - the dad might be after that the circle again 😏😣
Yes, just as you said - it feels like it has been a revolving door of colds and sicknesses since Jack started at Kita. Everyone at our house is in some stage of illness (either starting, fighting or recovering). Although... at the rate things are going, Jack is going to have one strong immune system.
I bet Jonathan would enjoy that very much! Marizpan is an ingredient I have not grown to love, despite living here for so long. But I would add a banana to my nutella crepe any day!
Jack Jack was a very good boy. We made an exception and kept him up well past his usual bedtime. Although he hung in there for the first hour, by the end of the Christmas Market he was ready for bed. ❤️
@@TypeAshton we were 3 brothers and a sister all just 1-2 years apart.. imagine taking such a "Rasselbande" to a christmas market like that xD you are so lucky to make all these wonderful experiences and sharing it with us. Wish you the best. Greetings from Northern Germany :)
Jonathan is required to consume all of the crepe immediately, isn't this stipulated in the vendor's contract and state regulations? The crepe provider should have a similar crepe available to support another keen crepe tester like Ashton, pity the queue was too long, the queueing rules need updating. Secondary tasting is not equivalent to the consumption of a fresh crepe. Now, I must disclose my crepe era expertise is a little out of date as I have shifted to a low carb / keto diet. However, I can confirm many previous delicious Crepe experiences in the ~French~ Alps, um, I'm not good at disguising the location here, apologies Freibugians, etc. Now, that cosy french Creperie was called.... I must go down to the val again..
I don't know, maybe I am getting old, but I cannot associate neon lights with christmas. I associate them with disco, or Time Square, or something like that.
We get this question quite a lot from friends and family back home as well... our standard answer is "We will move back when the hardships of living abroad outweigh the fun". We just bought a house, so we are definitely invested in staying in Germany for quite some time. And we both have very good job opportunities in Germany. But it is hard to predict the future. As both of our parents get older, it is likely that the weight of responsibility and being so far away could become too much. Maybe if/when that happens we will be in a place where it is feasible to travel back and forth more to make up for the distance? But it is hard to say.
6:45: "Hallo, Ich hätte gerne eine Feuerzangenbowle" (with an accent, but still: in perfect German... absolutely no English) - vendor answers first by asking - in German- for confirmation of what he understood, and then by saying *in English: "six Euros"* ;-)
@@TypeAshton If this was "trying", then it was very successful :-) ... as I wrote: perfect (standard) German, just enough of an accent to recognise that German is apparently not your native language. ... just 2 small differences: 1. I can't really describe the difference, but your pronunciation of "ich" showed a bit that you may not be a native German speaker, and 2. the more noticeable difference was your pronunciation of the letter "z" in the word Feuer[z]angenbowle ... you said "s", while the z in German is rather spoken as "ts" (like in the word Tsunami) ... so, maybe just practice a bit more the German pronunciation of some words with "z" - and then nobody will assume to speak with an American when you order your Feuer[ts]angenbowle next year ;-) (... or maybe the vendors at this Weihnachtsmarkt are just very experienced with English speaking tourists? I don't know - are there many foreign tourists?)
I know - it is especially pronouced with our midwest accent. 😬😬😬😬 I am sure the French speakers were screaming but it is how we say the word in the US.
