Visit Germany: What to Know Before You Visit Germany 

OpenGL4ever that is very true. and I think I should mention that in regards to reservations as that has been something tourists have asked me before. thanks for the heads up!

I think in the US, if you stay too long it says some thing like "this guy is not paying for his food". Thats why you get thrown out. Not really sure about that.

***** That's what I heard, no idea if this is true.

the main reason is, that german restaurants make the most money with the drinks, since you don't get free refills here and don't get tab water (not sure about the spelling). It's in the restaurant's interest that you stay longer and have a little talk, so that you'll have more drinks... You can have a meal for around 12-14€ where i live, but each drink is another 2.30ish€

Agreed OpenGL. That rush has become more evident in American restaurants, bars, over the past two decades or so. European cafes overall are much more enjoyable as a relaxing aspect of the various cultures. Of course, I've heard the salaries per hour are much higher in European countries than in some U.S. States. Some states like Florida pay servers only $3, or $4.00 an hour which should be illegal. Nobody can make a living on that and tips from tables will in many cases leave you still struggling. I've noticed younger generation of waiters/servers, don't even thank you and take even a generous tip as "expected". Places don't offer you, or buy you a drink anymore as they once did after so many. All the American establishments care about is the money and "turn and burn" the seat at the bar or the table. Don't think their staff meetings don't discuss this "time interval" before the doors open. It doesn't make me very happy at how my country has become. Of course, the real high end famous restaurants in various large American cities would be a much more refined, dining experience comparable to those in many European capitals. Many American waiters I've spoken to also bemoan about Canadians, or even some Europeans that can afford to come to the US on holiday, or rent or buy a condo but "pretend" they didn't know about tipping at a restaurant. RIGHT.

+zuckerschneuzchen she`s right with this fact. do not believe every fact

I like the service in Germany better than in the U.S. It's too distracting as they would keep coming back, asking me how's everything going. I was like fine, staring deep into their souls in the process.

+Walters World I do absolutely agree with zuckerschneuzchen. In Germany it's more a sign of respect *not* to disturb the guests smalltalk all five minutes. It is seen as being unpolite when you all the time pass by and ask "do you want to have some orders?" "No? Oh, I'll be back right in a minute...". This would be seen here as if you'd say: "Still no orders? Come on...?"... ;-) I think it's different understanding of service. If you do want to order something just have eye contact to the waiter or waitress and maybe do some shy wave and they'll pass by happily as soon as possible for getting your orders. But they won't bother you all the time by interrupting your talking with your partner or friends. Everything else here in germany would be experienced as "aufdringlich" or as you'd probably say "pushing". Just ask or give a sign so they can see you're ready for the service and they'll happily help you. Any bet!

+Cris Yorke ...the waitstaff at most chain or big restaurants in the United States, are instructed by the owners or managers to constantly make sure the customer is completely happy. For example...Olive Garden, the chain restaurant tells the waitstaff that if a customer has a soft drink, that it should never be empty sitting on the table. If the waitstaff don't meet all these requirements that these owners/managers have, they can get fired.

***** ... and that's the exact clash of cultures. In Germany most people would experience a waiter passing by all 2 minutes to see if you might want to order something being kind of touting. In Germany waitstaff is looking if you are showing them you really want them for orders or answering questions and so on. They don't want to disturb you (and maybe your guests).

It is not "fake-excited". From school we are taught the following: "That person has his own problems. Do not put your problems on them".. If we are mad when working, why will we be mad at the customer? Suck it up and be nice. Are you so mad you HAVE to be angry? Then be a adult and call to say "I cannot work today". Acting nice does not mean want to be friends or anything more. It means that you have control of brain and body to present yourself in a pleasant fashion. Being "fake-excited" means: "I know you are a person. You want to come here to have a good time and it is MY job and i am a ADULT so i will be happy for you" if you are to much of a child to control yourself then why the fuck are you working customer service?

The Service Personal don´t come around every few minutes like the US Service thats right. And they don´t have to because they´re paying more attention to the Guests. Normally they come to the Table and take your Order, when they´re see that you lay down the Menu Card.

Ok if it isn't fake-excited, then it is masochism. No, we don't have to be angry. But sometimes people can make us angry, and we are honest. Of course if it is an achievement for you to be able to please and flatter insulting and arrogant idiots, so be it. We prefer to be direct and genuine. If we lose those guys, so be it, one idiot less to deal with. We spare real friendliness (apart from professional politeness) to people who deserve it.

Nazdreg1 So be it so be it lol. USA is the best. Get over it

Kaveman _ But isnt "sucking up your anger and be 'friendly' even though you are mad" the definition of fake-excited? :D

Peter Pepper I wanted to comment the same thing :) That's exactly how it works.

+Peter Pepper thats america too

right, the don't bother you until you close the menu.

This is really helpful! I was little nervous when he was talking about ordering in a restaurant, so I feel better knowing that I can take a little more time to look through the menu!

that's amazing, i will try that. (and i'm from germany, i just never considered that...) maybe that's why it takes so long sometimes. the thing is, i often keep the menu often because i point to it when ordering, because in my experience it all goes more smoothly that way. so from now on, i'll make sure to close it, and then be ready to reopen it in order to point to it.

Anni Daigini no. 3 is not true at all.

+Anni Daigini what is "out service"?

+Mc Kenna Our service! Sorry for my autokorrecture

Anni Daigini no problem. ... I didn't know if that meant take - out or eating out in a beergarden

+Cap America we atleast took em strong enemys not like the 3th world countrys like u, if u call that a win i feel sorry for u

Aber Trinkgeld nur für guten Service 😁

Funny why americans Think so germans tip 10-15%

Bedienung inbegriffen

@ Nope. If you do not tip you are either a jerk, or it is a signal that the service was extremely bad. Otherwise you tip by rounding up so that it is in the 5-15% range (4,30 EUR > 5 EUR, 23,60 EUR > 25 or 26 EUR).

Naja nicht wirklich lol Ich würde auf 19 aufrunden, aber ich denke da ist jeder anders.

+boredom tv bist halt geizig ;)

Malte Preißler nee ich geh nicht oft aus :3

+boredom tv Naja streng genommen ist die "gesellschaftliche" Regel 10% vom Preis :D

pufferkuesser97 um ehrlich zu sein pfeife ich auf solche Regeln. Ist mir ziemlich egal. Wenn ich ausgehe und habe keine Lust Trinkgeld zu geben, tue ich es nicht.

i don't know it iam from germany and this bus Tour musst be extra for tourist it's not normal!!!! normal prise for one adult person for 60min 18-30€ 20-35$

It appears he rented the whole bus (for a day).

lol those that don't know about euros are overpriced everywhere.

Mikosch2 haha...maybe a tour around Europe

he also has two kids and a wife. so 4 people...so about $200 each person

thank you for the 10% heads up. now if we could get German tourists to realize they need to tip in the US then all will be well :)

We ALWAYS tip in germany ! the waitstaff Not Friendly ???? really ? my take is just that they're not Fake Friendly like this guy basically says how it is here in the U.S. "because they don't get paid fairly so that for they have to kiss ass?'

Plenty of US waters are simply friendly people. Most aren't fake.

I've worked in the food service industry my whole life. Done everything from busses to owning my own restaurant now. It's not that were super fake or over the top. It's that we understand that there are so many options for our customers to eat. We realize the customer is the reason we have jobs and our reason for having that job.

Wolters World maybe they simply dont tip because people form the us are never tiping in Germany;)

***** Exactly this, nothing to add. Order drinks, order food when they deliver the drinks, so you have time to think about the food. You can tip more if you were really happy with the service, but around 10% is normal.

That's an entire month's salary for many folks in America!

Jeremy Thomas In Eastern Europe, it is, too, but in Western Europe, it's more about half a salary. Still, if you have to pay a tour bus, you are paying both driver and bus, and don't forget, driving is expensive in Europe, gas costs somewhere about double the US price and up. And if you're away for a longer trip, you quickly need 2 bus drivers, because of the legal driver's working hours. It quickly adds up...

barvdw That's insane! I'd rather just take a train and then walk around asking people questions, hahaha. I still can't wait to visit Europe some day.

Jeremy Thomas Well, if you can share the bus with about 40 to 50 others, it's only some 20 euro. Transport is expensive in Europe, luckily, distances are often not half of what you could commonly find in the US. Visit Paris, then Bruges? It's only 300 km... On to Brussels? Only 100 more. Per km, it costs a lot, but you don't have to travel far to get to the next interesting town or city. It also explains why small cars are so popular in many European countries...

Jeremy Thomas a normal bus drive cost between 1-2€ (bills)

most Americans are just used to smiling, friendly formalities etc. I like the German set up for dining and the American for different reasons. I definitely will say, if you come to America, you will notice the servers are super friendly, but Germans are made nervous by that and aren't able to react well to it socially. That and the American servers refill waters and drinks without asking.

Ian Wehmeyer what? So they don’t even ask you? Is that even allowed? I mean they are literally ordering and buying something without your permission. I don’t know how it works in America but in Germany they make money usually off of beverages and not particularly of the food. So the drinks will cost more and then some waiter will (a German expression for spending money recklessly) throw your money out of the window!

JC130676 Thank you, this was extremely helpful information.

@@windshieldlaugh7411 no, refills are almost always free. In US they make money from the food, and then underpay their staff

@@windshieldlaugh7411 Refills tend to be free at least for water and soft-drinks.

+Gabal W. and or higher (10 to 16%). that also doesn't stop at high class restaurants. regardless, the tipp in europe is smaller because the waitresses are way better payed (at least that's what i've been told). so don't have hard feelings tipping us lower

+Gabal W. In which part did you grow up? Cause I know places where no tipping is the norm.

+MaleficaWitch Tipping with about 10% of the bill is normally expected i all parts of Germany.

+Gabal W. oder man rundet den Betrag auf. Das passt auch. Wird in anderen Videos alles viel besser erklärt, aber jede Info hilft Touristen.

Die 10% regel gibt es in deutschland nicht hör auf scheisse zu labern

Vertikalo high on point.

The last bit is very important. If you want something extra ordered, call them. It's not embarassing like they provide poor service as in the US.

wow that's a culture shock for me.

The "Köbes" is culture shock for you? That's why it's funny to go to a cologne brewery house with people from outside from cologne. :-) Is a kind of shock even for germans outside from cologne. Usually you don't even order your drink. The "Köbes" comes to you... not exactly comes to you... he is going through the pub with dozents of beers and at some point he passes you. By passing he assign one beer to you. If you don't have a glass you get one. If your glass is empty you got a new one. You came to a brewery house you get a beer. No questions asked. That's also the way he leaves you. You come in, get beer, that's it. So if you speak to the "Köbes" and order something different it's a kind of protest. They don't like it. ;) If you order a coke, they have to go back to the counter and get you a coke. They have plenty of beer with them. It's a brewery house not a candy bar. You don't have to go to a brewery house to protest - you're there to drink beer. So shut up and drink your beer - or beg for a coke. If you want to order food you interrupt the Köbes from assigning beer to the people. They don't stop assigning just for you to ask for your wishes. They might come back if they don't have any beer anymore and the guy behind the counter is cleaning and refilling the glasses. Be so be quick - the guy behind the counter is a professional. If they have time to listen to your wish they usually they are kind enough to ask you what you want to eat. Or at least to ask you if you want to eat what they assign to you. If you brave enough you can negotiate to get a menu and hope that the köbes comes back before he get fresh beer to assign. ;) A Köbes is straight. VERY straight. Offensive. Imagine the Köbes recognizes something special on your shirt and tells you that he likes it and that they use the same rags to clean the kitchen. But it always comes with a wink. And it's funny to see foreigners who expect waiter who showes interest in your wishes. As a native you expect what you get. And you're disappointed if the Köbes is too friendly. You don't want a waiter in a cologne brewery house. That's a special kind of entertainment. As a native it's fun to see the WTFs in the face of the neighbor table. Did the waiter really just said what I heard? In the first place the Köbes was not a waiter, it was an apprentice in the brewery. So he was not teached to be a professional waiter. It was just a young man who had to sell beer at the end of a long working day. So he was tired and not to much enthusiastic and usually not the kind of friendly smiling waiter you expect today. Today they are professional waiters with a special sense of humor. Not every waiter is able to become a Köbes because you have to be quick at repartee and to know how far can he go and to be able to go far enough as the people expect from a Köbes. And it is a hard job to run around in the pub with dozends of beers in one hand. In cologne the Kölsch is served in 0,2 liter glasses. So the waiter must be quick.

+Sascha gut das ich aus Berlin und nicht Köln bin und Kölsch ist besseres Spühlwasser kein echtes Bier

Mike NullAchtFünfzehn: :-D Das mit dem Kölsch habe ich schon häufiger gehört von Leuten, die anschließend von Spülwasser besoffen waren, obwohl das ja eigentlich gar nicht geht... Ansonsten ist Kölsch tatsächlich ein leckeres, süffiges Bier, das ich schon durch die halbe Welt exportieren musste.

Sascha Atrops yeah the köbes was a culture shock but I was more shocked that you like that, but then again its probably a culture shock to you why I like the waiters here in the US, so I can't judge.

+Larissa Schiefer I work in the same industry and she`s right

+Larissa Schiefer And even with bad service you should give 3% except you really want to be rude. At the same time giving no tip used to be the worldless sign that you do not intend to ever come back because the service was that bad. Wait that works for those pesky american tourists ;-) Anyway even 15% should not be that unusual if the service if above the expected standard.

Exactly. There are only two reasons not to give a tip: 1. Your order was very small (like, you only had a cup of coffee somewhere) or 2. You felt that the service was bad. So if you don't tip you basically tell the waiter that you think he didn't do a good job. What is correct is that our waiters actually get paid, so they aren't as reliant on the tips as the US service staff usually is. But at the very least round up the sum, and if you spend a lot of time in a restaurant, go for the 10%.

wtf is wrong with you?

swanpride i think there is a third reason: if the prices are really high already. sure, it's not that waiters' fault, so it feels not so nice. on the other hand, if the prices are that high, hopefully the waiters get paid well already. if someone has any hints on how to do that well, i'd appreciate it... of course you could come in, look at the menu and just stand up and leave again if the prices are outrageous. i recall doing that exactly once, i was with two friends and we all left, but usually that goes a little too far.

not true at all.

100% true

yeah then u dont tip but otherwise you usually tip 10%

Dr. KoNfLiCt thats true in Germany! you are right on the money!

Well, you don't have to tip, but everyone I know here in Germany considers it extremely rude not to tip. And yeah, it should be 10 %, but if you're a student (or look like you could be), it can also be okay to tip less, because the waiter will assume you don't have more money.

mroneraven Danke Schoen! We started making these last year and have Germany, Belgium, Malta, Spain, Austria so far up. I just got back from Italy and France so those will be up in the next month or so. Glad to hear they are helpful! THanks for watching and all the best on your travels!

+drembo i thought the exact same thing! my grandma insists on using the fluffy towles and it just kind of feels like you're getting yourself wet all over again with them?!?

+drembo You are excactly right. This is why you don´t use softener on towels.

I’ve noticed the same thing! Fluffy for my body and something a little less nice for my hair to actually soak up the water

+Rising Sun Also German waiters look for clues, if you put down or close your menu they know youre ready to order. If your glas is empty the ask if you want some more, notice here: its common to leave little bit of liquid in the glass to signal that you dont need a new one. If you need service you signal your waiter, but he/she also may come sometimes (depends on workload) and ask you if you need something.

+Destroyedearth True! Wolter is talking shit...

+Rising Sun I think it changed rom restaurant to restaurant, but in 2016 the waiters come very often an ask what you want..

+Destroyedearth Americans lack of culture which manifest itselfs in food culture aswell. It's actually easy to get a waiter to come, just close your menu. Many of my american friends didn't know that this is a clear sign here that you want to be served.

You´re right. As soon you (and anyone accompanying you) close the menu a waiter/waitress will consider this as a clear message: "we´ve made up our minds what we want". This is a universal custom all over Germany.

yes us guy here, about the Walmart thing. its actually one of the less helpfull stores. they might as if there is anything they can help you find. but probably 90% of people who walk into a Walmart are not asked if they need anything. but one difference is that sometimes I will immedietly go ask someone where the whatever is paper towels etc. as far a tipping 15-25-30% depending if they pour a good drink, if its a place that you frequent and of course it would have to be good Service

+TurKlack i heard they failed because the price competion in germany between them and other "diskonters" like aldi was way to over the top for them

I´m a european myself. I went to a Walmart in Florida, asked for help, but all the help I could get was in spanish. So much for service though.

+Phil Jones no habla Español.

Cheers!

Exactly, you don't go to the restaurant only for the food, but to enjoy time with your family and/or friends and not to chat with the waiters. That's why germans often spend a couple hours in a restaurant, even if they've finished eating. And as for the tipping: it is ok not to tip a waiter if you can't afford it or you "only" tipp 50ct... just as it is ok to tip more if you thought the waiter earned it. No one will bat an eye, not even the waiter.

JaniceHope So a 10 seconds "Yes everything is perfect" will make you forget your mother or father in front of you? I guess you are not like this, but in the US families love each other and will always love each other even if someone makes us stop talking for 10 seconds. When you love someone, a restaurant is the best place you can take someone to talk to them?.. Americans do not cry about stupid things like 10 seconds of a waiter coming to say "is the food good?" so they will not cry if you say "Please don't come back unless i call you" but maybe it is for business? But will 10 seconds make you lose 100 billion euros? If yes then why go "talk" at a restaurant? The truth is you are looking for a problem.

well that's a cultural difference. If in germany something isn't right you can bet that people will tell the waiter. If i am not giving the waiter a signal that i am in need of his service, i don't want to be bothered by him/her. Privacy is regarded a lot different here compared to the us and we do not enjoy/do small talk. A good server takes your order, brings you the food, stays within contact reach and comes to your help, when you signal him/her to do so. Why would i want my privacy disturbed and intruded by a complete stranger? I want to relax, spent time with the people i am with and enjoy myself, almost like in a small bubble and not be bothered by the suroundings. That's also why it can take hours before we leave, because we are enjoying company in a private space. The best waiters are those, who take care of all your wishes and at the end of the evening you don't even know their face, since they worked so subbtle.

Look. If a waiter coming to ask "is everything okay" ruins your evening. Maybe look into yourself before going out. Are you happy? Are you upset? Do you really want to spend time with these people?.. Otherwise who gives one fuck that a STRANGER is working for you. No mater what culture you are ftom, I don't think that culture means to give one fuck about a SERVER and how he/she serves.

Lol I could have a absent waiter or one in my face. I love my mother and I love my girl. Telling a waiter to go away won't ruin my life. Like serious? Mother fuckers are eating mosquitos in Africa. Get over it

thank you. you will have a fun time. I love visiting Germany and Italy. anytime I can visit them I go :)

Wolters World , may have missed them, do you have any videos on visiting Hungary? That is one of our destinations as well.

then why do Germans tip so little when they visit the US ;) (that is from a waiter that deals with a lot of German tourists, not me)

Because people don't know that the usa companies don't pay their employees enough to live from

He's a moron it's nothing like that here in Westfalen. And the coins are worth something COZ INFLATION KILLED US! Besides that why is he talking about money Americans live on plastic money its why they are fuckin BROKE!

10% is the minimum.

Always tip in Germany. Always.

intelligent - they started TWO world wars!

@ intelligence can be used either for the betterment of common health or for the worse, although Germany is imperfect, it looks like they have learned from what they fell into 89 years ago as a past nation. And now, I hope that Mexico and other countries can be humble and comprehensive enough to do the same.

Thanks Paul!

SImple fact: US-American servers in most restaurants wait on 5-10 tables. In Germany, make that 10-25. We just don't have the same amount of time for our customers. It may end up being less personal, but it is more efficient and more in tune with the German culture.

Lisa La Also: Germans feel annoyed when the waiter comes over every minute to ask if you need anything. We just want to eat our food. We can't answer with food in our mouths anyway.

Hi Gabo. I didn't know that the 10 Shocks video would get so popular otherwise I would have made a 10 shocks of Germany when I was there last month. I will be doing them from now on in the countries I go to so this summer new shocks will be coming

Thanks again :)

Germans tip basically nothing in the US. Waiters in the US hate German tourists because of it. It literally came up in dozens of conversations with waiters in US tourist destinations.

Ok. I am really sorry about that. My Family, my friends and me always tip 20 % when we are in the US.... But nevertheless just because some Germans don´t tip American waiters, doesn´t mean to tell Americans you don´t need to tip in Germany...

+Charlotte Nielsen That ist right her are 10 till 15 Porecent are Normal, But you havnen´t to..but ..don´t give a TIP here ist a little bit rude.

Neilson, I lived in Germany for 10 years then I moved to America, ugh, and they expect to be tipped from 1-10 euros a tip. My dad always over payed because he's rich.

+Charlotte Nielsen 3:05

Seyhan Ceyhan thank you seyhan! all the best to you

then why do germans not tip when they go abroad if they tip at home? ;) just wondering

woltersworld well... maybe they were from Swabia :))

heheheh ;) love it!

woltersworld A BBC worldwide survey has shown in 2010 that the Germans abroad are the most tip giver just behind the US Americans. So that the Germans dident give no tip is more a rumor spread by the German service personal. In Germany many branches have a also special tip flat rate tax for service personal to include their tip income with taxes.But actually the worst tip spender in Germany are US visitor, because the most of them interpretate the 19% MwSt. on a service bill as a tip fee. So I a knew a waitress in Berlin who has bought a red stamp with the text: MwSt. is V.A.T. - and it worked, as she told.

woltersworld Germans won't tip if the service is shit. So if we don't tip in the US, that might say more about you than us. ;)

Do you pay the rooms for yourself? Good service is quite expensive in germany and I only got good beds and fluffy towels in hotel rooms for 130euro and more per night. And who wants to spend 2000euro or more just for the hotel on his 2 week vacation trip in germany?

Lars Allermann Believe me, the tourists do this rather than the companys ;)

it was a tour group

That seems incredibly illegal and I've never heard of it. What does happen a lot is that tips are shared between the staff, which only seems fair. Afterall people will not only tip for good service but also for the food ahving tasted good, so the cook should get some of the tip, too.

***** That is highly illegal.

***** Yes, very much so in germany. Restaurant owners can't just take tips from the service personal. That is theft.

I agree there are restaurants where this happens. But instead of just not tipping anywhere anymore, you can just asking your servers whether they will receive the tip or whether they have a tipping pool. They will generally be happy to tell you and you can then tip accordingly.

Marcel a.k.a. Marcivo Thats not correct. Some restaurants throw all together in a pot and then the chef and his helpers in the kitchen get a part of that tip too. But thats not regular. Its just in some restaurants. In Germany tip is for the employee...if the boss take 80% you can go to court and make a report against him. Its illegal to do so. ;)

Awesome

+Urahara12squad cash is king in Germany.

I live in germany. I think you got riped off mate :) I just came across your channel yesterday. It's very informative for travellers. I like it.

+Urahara12squad I think the 800€ is fore the whole tourbus. So about 20 to 40€ per person. That would be a normal price.

+Urahara12squad "hardly speaking english" I don't know where in germany you live, but except for older people who did not learn it in school, many Germans have some level of fluency in English, young adults probably the most. And in any German major city there'll be staff able to serve you in English.

+ledzepgirl92 im dutch but live in germany. i have lived in warburg for about a year but the people at school had a hard time speaking english to me. i can understand that because everything is in germany on tv.

Massaker 96 probably from my 3 years living in Berlin ;)

woltersworld So now you are still wrong

woltersworld To be fair, and I say this as a german, most places in Berlin are below standart. The times I went to places in Berlin were generally dissapointing and worse than for example my hometown or Frankfurt, Heidelberg etc. in regards to food aswell as friendliness and service. I guess its a regional thing.

woltersworld Depends on the restaurant. I am from another city in Germany, and by far the friendliest waiters in all of Germany can be found in Asian restaurants, espiacially in Vietnamese restaurants.

dani sechzehn Oh ja

Just not very well ;)

+woltersworld true, but they do not rely on this money that much than in the us :)

+woltersworld it is something special :)

+Abu Manfred Thats right Manfred! I dont know how much it is in other regions, but here in Hamburg it is normally approximate 10% from the bill.

+woltersworld Certainly less than in the U.S., but the norm if you're satisfied with the service really is 10%. Exceptions are some cheap restaurants around universities where they don't really expect a tip from all the students coming there, but they still appreciate it. The one region in the world I know where you don't tip (don't even try to, it's actually considered offensive -- BTDT) is China ;)

Europe in general is very much safer than the US.

Rishab Dhar like white people in the third world are treated well. We are robbed, beaten and cheated all over the third world so take your bullshit and stuff it.

Rishab Dhar That "eye-doctor-problem" is very typically for Germany and has nothing to do with your skin color... I'm white and I had to wait a half year untill I get an appointment... (and that was at the third doctor I've asked for one) Two others rejected doctoring me. (because they had too many patients) (sorry for my bad english) but I agree with you that Europe had done bad things in the past (and still doing today) to other parts of the world... For example, colonization...

Rishab Dhar As they will tell you in EVERY country in the world... don't like it.. leave !

actualy in 2007 the german po po shot 97 times or so in the entire year in the us there was a cop shooting 100+ bullets at 1 person

We are doing a trip from Chicago up to Prince Edward Island in Canada, Canada side there, US side back and we will be making a lot of videos on issues like Amtrak and other options. Thanks for the heads up. I was not sure if people were interested in knowing about it. Thanks!

woltersworld I just thought any travelers from abroad should be apprised of the rail-travel option. You do a great job in your videos & we really enjoy your insights! Thanks for the information!

Last time I priced Amtrak (Washington State to California), it was slightly cheaper to fly, and flying was a 2 hour trip instead of a 2 day trip.

Read Shrill Yes, but appart from your destination, you only see the inside of some random airport. That's why I prefer train travel, plus, it's a lot more comfortable.

woltersworld I know at least in the NYC-Metro area there are a TON of options for public transit. NJ-Transit, Metro-North Rail Road, MTA (busses and subways), amtrack, Greyhound buses, Ferry boats (3 companies operate ones), plus the plethora of private services like yellow cabs, livery cabs, Uber, and even the bike cart guys.

+jmkbartsch In big cities like berlin, hamburg or düsseldorf many people cross the strett while lights are red :D

+jmkbartsch In big cities like berlin, hamburg or düsseldorf many people cross the strett while lights are red :D

+8thHorcrux street*

+8thHorcrux street*

+jmkbartsch plenty of fools cross on the "red man" but yeah as a general rule of thumb it is ALWAYS best to wait for the "green man". Especially when there are children waiting with their parents for the light to change (nothing worse than setting a bad example). I have heard some harsh words spoken to the law breakers as they arrived on the other side of the street condemning their reckless ways.

Ja, der hat ne Macke!

DerPsychotiker Also in Hamburg gibt es da schon echt billige Hotels

ibis budget are pretty good

***** da kriegt man dann auch Herpes und Pilzbefall inklusive zum Preis dazu^^

Island Sione Nice, but make sure to read some more comments because while most things in the video are correct, there are some things slightly off. Especially the tipping part. Tip whenever there was service involved, like restaurants, bars and the like. You won't get your hand chopped off if you don't but it is just what people do, really. Just round it up at around 10% and you'll be golden.

Edward Kenway Thank you for the heads up Edward, have a fine time.

@@islandsione7689 According to my experience, most people in France aren‘t able to speak English.

kikifcb31 then why don't Germans tip so much when they travel?

A small tip is ok but not not like in the US. I am an American in Belgium/Holland and was just in Germany. No way is a tip expected.

woltersworld ignore her

woltersworld I guess it's the different amounts, like you said. In the US, you'd leave about 15-20%, which would be considered a bit excessive over here. But usually, you do tip in Germany (rough guideline is about 10% or less). But it also depends on the quality of service.

raleighman3000 Just because I don't make my customers feel like a tip is expected (because that would be rude), doesn't mean it isn't. Most servers in Germany work for 5-8 euros an hour, so tipping is a big part of their wage. If the service was good and so was the food, I think 10% is fair and so do most of my customers apparently.

Sypaka we do have a $1 coin but they just never caught on for some reason

We do have $1 coins but you only get them from machines or road tolls usually. Personally I hate carrying heavy coins when I can put a few $100 dollars in my wallet.

deadbolt9019 I think, it doesn't hurt to carry like 5 dollars in coins around. You never know when to need it... except you can pay with 1$ bills everywhere... I dunno o_o

Credit cards are acceptdd so easily in US. Cash is becoming ghetto.

raleighman3000 Its the other way around, no one likes to carry cash. Because of some dudes yelling "HIJACK; GIMME YO MONEY"

That can be true in many countries. Usually in the larger cities or metro areas, English can be very common, but in the rural areas the locals may only know their native language. In any event, it's always best to be respectful of everyone you encounter and not necessarily expect (and certainly not demand) that they accommodate the tourists by speaking in English.