What do Germans think about the USA? | Easy German 104 

my thoughts exactly...

The Lone Stone Being born into a country is no accomplishment. So being proud of some random thing doesn't make sense anything.

The Lone Stone But germans can be proud

Pretty bad answer actually. Both countries share the commonality of their historical genocides. No reason at all for Americans to feel better than Germans

The Lone Stone he has the same thought like me

+Amir Panah Saying that ALL Americans are fat, superficial, stupid and warmongering is not a good argument. It was quite rude. But I get what you're saying man.

+TM56 No one said that, actually. The woman who said something like that was more "the USA is a country of extreme. There are the fattest, the thinnest, the dumbest, the most intelligent and so on." It is quite different of what Amir summed or guessed what were said.

+Tobias Schwarz Hey Tobias, there were many more interviews that weren't shown (we walked around for almost 4 hours) and people said that a few times in those interviews. I understood what that women said.

Amir Panah Hey Amir, I can't speak for people that I have not seen/heard. In this episode, no one said something like US-Americans are fat and dumb. Anyway, I appreciate your own opinion about Germans. And in fact, we have many manners, that we should discuss. At last, nobody is perfect. By the way, where do you live in Germany?

Ich weiss schon, dass du nicht gewusst hast. Du bist nicht Schuld aber ich wollte einfach sagen, dass es gesagt war. Es ist keine grosse Sache :) Eine von den schönsten Städten dieser Welt... Marburg :) Ich liebe diese Stadt. und Ja die Deutschen sind wirklich toll, es ist leicht zu sehen. Schau mal wie sie den Flüchtlingen helfen, während manche EU Länder nichts machen.

Why do they hate us so much and we respect them so much? Like we have a lot of areas that have German roots here and people that speak dialects of older German here, like Pennsylvanisch, Amish Deitsch, Hutterisch, Texas Deutsch, usw , i love ur videos btw

@@jonathanemslander6896 I dont think they hate the people. They probably don't like the government and the way america handles national and international matters.

@@MainPlays99 Then why don't you europeans stop them from doing whatever it is you hate about them? You constantly complain about their wars and interference and foreign policy etc. but I have never recalled one single european nation standing up against them.

@@cashewnuttel9054 I am from Switzerland we are great at not interfering. And all I am saying is sometimes the interference of USA seems a bit arbitrarily. Btw I am talking about recent interferences not WW2, that one was definitely necessary.

@@MainPlays99 It doesn't matter where you come from. Europeans have been complaining about American brutality all over the world but not one European nation has ever stood against them.

+Usablefiber pussy and move to Canada

+Angus Nagle again with the pointless comments as well as another mute point. You give your country a bad name.

+Angus Nagle i dont know what we are talking about anymore

+Usablefiber Yeah, I met an American here who first told me he was from Canada. As soon as he realized that I was an easy guy to communicate with he admitted he was in fact American.

LOL just be yourself.

This. Should've asked in Bavaria and the responses would be better.

That was also primarily in reference of representing their own interest

That was done representing the Russian interest. Both wanted the best from Deutschland

Can you really blame the Russians though? Germany slaughtered the Russians by the millions. I think any nation would have reacted with retribution as did the Russians. It wasn't right, but remember, they came West to defeat a mighty aggressor. As Wilson said to the French after the first WW, "if you treat them like an enemy, they will not disappoint," meaning that although defeated, German military might was unparalleled. The Russians stayed in order to be certain that Germany wouldn't rise militarily again.

They castrated you in mental way. Ok? Now you are sodomits rather than Germans.

We “now” have it? Lol. We have had that reputation for a very long time.

The greatest countries in the world got that way by winning wars. Deal with it.

@@JK-iq9ni And others have a refugee problem through those wars.

@@JK-iq9ni We had no business interfering in Iran and Central America in the 1950s. We have meddled in other countries far too much, mainly in the name of greed.

The international world order and economy is maintained by American dominance of sea trade routes. You people have zero awareness of why Americans act like a "world police"

Leider Alabama ist nicht das beste Beispiel. Alabama ist der ärmste Staat in dem Land und auch ein Überrest der Konföderation

Marija Joksimović Amerikaner sind keine Patrioten sondern Nationalisten. Das bedeutet alles was NICHT Amerikanisch ist, ist minderwertig, egal ob es sich dabei um Menschen oder Materialien handelt.

Das ist einfach nicht wahr Swift.

HQsx SwiFtZz HD Das stimmt nicht !

Marija Joksimović Ja, denke auch so, wobei ich denke, dass Lateinamerika da noch ein bisschen anders ist

I love that about Americans but I do understand Germans when they say they don't like "small talk". Americans do that A LOT and for many people that feels shallow, fake...

@@Angela.o.b Well I get that and sometimes it does feel shallow but how are you gonna meet new people if you never make small talk? I mean it is annoying but sometimes it is essential. Sometimes you really just need to complain about the weather. And if someone greets you or talks to you however superficial it could still be well intended and bring a smile on your face just by being nice and positive.

@@redhat5384 yeah as an australian my lack of ability to just talk with people has stifled me a little socially. Much better now than I used to be but half the time I don't really care for talking to people unless I find them interesting haha. but then you don't know if someone is interesting unless you talk to them soooo

You certainly may, but I doubt there would be so much hatred and negativity. They all seem so angry and generally unhappy, with a few exceptions. I have a lot of German blood running through my veins, but it's hard for me to feel good about that after watching this video. I just feel sad.

what Americans will say about Germans: perfectionist, they love beer. well that's what I've heard.

Kara Me Do you feel threatened or concerned by who becomes Chancellor in Germany? I wouldn't think so. Do Germans feel threatened or concerned by who becomes American President? Yes, very much. There is your answer, Kara.

this is true Alexander. Initially I felt similar to Kara, having German ancestors. Even though some people in this video could be perceived as rude, or just honest the truth is our government does meddle is everything and everywhere. also Amir did not exactly answer the host (I think the host) at the end very honestly. No one said fat that I recall. one person said they have fat, skinny, smart, stupid, its a very big place. there were also quite a bit of positive and even neutral answers. interesting video though, I will return to this channel. good job "Easy German"

Chris Klemm Also, these interviews have been conducted in Berlin, by the looks of it Kreuzberg or Prenzlauer Berg. Those are very left-wing places. Not much love for America there. especially amongst the youth. A bit like if you would ask about the Vietnam war in Berkeley - San Francisco? Sure, people like lots of the American culture...but there is a critical view on American politics post-WW2. In Bavaria, Munich for example, my guess is, opinions would be more positive. Also because there is a presence of Americans due to the American bases.

Amr Elbannan I was looking for this comment. Same for me.

Amr Elbannan yeah it is really offensive. But people in Berlin are way too left and that's why they said such stupid things about the US. Go to Hamburg or Munich or whatever other city in Germany and you'll see the we Germans love the US. It is a long lasting friendship.

by the way, maybe its cliché, but the Berliners are known for their "unfriendlyness" and being very directly in speech. Its told, busdrivers on public transportation are famous for it :-) I can't see either, that the people in the video are offensive, they're just honest. Simply question, simple answer - deal with it. If you had asked elderly people about their opinion, who remember the Berlin airlift in 1948 or remember Kennedys Berlin visit in 1961 after the building of the wall, you perhaps might have got more positive reactions on usa.

Re Demption I am from Munich and I assure you, the people here would have said the same things as in the video

Amr Elbannan I find it somewhat offensive...theyre kinda ill informed and extremely biased

I don't get it - do they honestly think we just eat hamburgers and fries? I live in a little village in Germany that had its first McDonalds open recently. To my horror, it had the largest profitting opening day of any McDonalds in Germany as a nation. I'm almost sick to think of it, that so many of my neighbors lined up to have McDonalds food. Like you said, Germans have no idea about the diversity of restaurant cuisines we have to pick from in America. How many Germans know where the closest Ethiopian restaurant is to them, as an example. Ethiopia is way, way closer to Germany than America, but where am I supposed to find Ethiopian food here. (African, yes, but Ethiopian?)

@@LythaWausW McDonald's is the bottom of the barrel if you are looking for a burger and fries. Germany should boycott all those fast food restaurants and let them die slowly. I see the convenience of fast food, but when you start thinking about high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, etc. No one really wants those issues. Hopefully Germans will eat the crap in moderation if they do choose to eat it. They are best to stay away from it though.

Dude, I am from Freedom, NH. And there are a lot of fast food chains, easly accesible and cheaper than any restaurant. It is not a stereotype.

+Celeste Granillo I hope to return one day but I think I won't stay too long in Berlin. - I hope this is not because of this video ;) Don't worry, most people really like Americans :) Cari

I'll go to see you guys, to Brandenburg Gate and then head back to Bavaria. ;) Thank you for responding, Cari.

+Celeste Granillo Yes, actually, the majority of US-American people are of German descent

+Daniel Léo Simpson Even Gore Vidal lamented that the United States has no culture. To me, that means more than buildings. And if we're truly Americans, then my opinion should just be my opinion without any shame or scolding. However, I do commend all Americans learning more than one language...that's exciting for me to see so many Americans learning something new...considering that our country celebrates sports, video games and reality TV.

+Mark Arucan Thank you for that! I love going to Germany too...it's a fascinating country and I always had fun there. Which is why I am trying my best to learn German. Good Luck with you studies!

Wer verbietet es Dir? Immer diese Deutsche Opferhaltung. Hör auf zu heulen!

Ja, das habe ich auch so empfunden. 5 Mio. Denkmäler erinnern uns immer daran.

***** Die Amerikaner haben keine industrielle Vernichtung einer Ethnie organisiert. Bitte keine Relativierungsversuche, auch wenn sie unbewusst sind.

warum sollten Deutsche bitte nicht stolz auf ihr Land sein dürfen? Hitler ist schon seit 70 jahren Geschichte. Die meisten Deutschen haben mit dem nix am Hut und in den letzten Jahren hat Deutschland viel gutes für die internationalen Beziehungen getan und sich stark für die Menschenrechte eingesetzt. Ich finde darauf kann man stolz sein

+lovelyyounggirl ja bruder ich bin mit deiner Meinung. ..Ich bin auch ein Syrer und lebte in Deutschland seit einem Jahr ...und die Deutschland wird besser und hättet die Vorurteile abbauen

If they USA had not done that, another country would have done it.

+plant mann All the good things your countrymen has given the world will not be forgotten, so are the bad things that will not be justified by any of it.

plant mann electric lights computers cars cellphones and everything had nothing to do with america who you Think america is ? a Country of Einsteins all this things is because of Germany russia Japan China europe greece egypt ans not america america only loves war

plant mann fact is tze World's most people Think Bad about amerikkkans

plant mann stfu

We are criticized this way by mist countries it seems. And even a lot of our people hate (seriously) literally everything about america just because trump is president.

imaprouduclabruin My friend from Asia said that most people he knew over there hated American Asians. But it could have been a joke.

American Writer maybe if you werent responsible for so many things you wouldnt get blamed. ..

That first guy definitely could've phrased his answer more politely.

@@InsulinAdikt he hates USA. It's simple and it's awful. Fernanda Garcia said that because the opinion were not about some brown poor country. If the guys said he had nothing ood to say about, let's say, Namibia, people here would be freakin out.

😅😅😅

America is becoming Godless and anti white

Agree. Today, borders only exists in people's heads. I am german and love american culture.

Honestly a lot of this is just inferiority complex.

Very true, indeed. The negative vibe is unfortunate and actually self defeating. The ignorant stereotypicality pervading some of their thinking is profound and blind. So many of the people gave answers that were so abjectly false or overly generalized it was fundamentally lacking in objective reason. But, I was refreshed to listen to clear-headed answers that provided an objective response. For someone to assert, however, that they cannot think of a single thing that could be good of a country that has over 320 million people and vast diversity across many states and geography, some of which are larger than Germany, is the height of ignorance. But that is just the thing...the probability is extremely high that if they would come and, for instance, do something like spend time with a family here and detach from the silly views learned from mainstream media, it would be nigh impossible for them to actually maintain their negative perspective for long, if they were honest.

@@Ardent-_-Jitsu Some of this is sheer envy. For example, the Berlin respondents have nothing negative to say about Canadians, yet I don't believe Canadians (who I often can't detect as such) eschew "oberflächliche Gespräche" any more than Americans do. Secondly, Germans, and I include my own German family here, strike me as kind of "autistic" in the sense of taking things too literally & struggling with (multicultural) social meanings that are NOT meant to be taken that way. Someone should remind them that "how are you" & other such greetings are not meant to be taken too seriously in many other cultures as well. (Though I doubt Berliners will call Japanese & Vietnamese "superficial" people.) Additionally, in extremely polite cultures, often the point is NOT to be clear. Of course, Berlin is not Bavaria -- that is, some of this extremely negativity is ideological as well. Anyway, I must say that this episode makes me less likely to visit Berlin.

I've been to Germany too and didn't think anyone disliked me however I'm stupid and likely wouldn't have known. I actually found German men pretty helpful. They carried my luggage for me in subway stations and often time the teenagers liked to strike conversations with me.

Half my family is German, albeit not from Berlin. Trust me. The contempt is real. So is my determination never to visit Berlin.

@@dkim2011 🇦🇹❤️🇩🇪GOD BLESS GERMANY F america.

@Kathrin Schwarzbach That's it! I remember the time in Germany where it was hip to be pro-american, you were not allowed to critize whatever it was (Vietnam war for example) and now it's just the other way round.

@Kathrin Schwarzbach Danke dass Sie uns mindestens eine Chance gegeben haben...

This. Absolutely this. No I'm not american btw.

​@@ghostfritte4312and what made you think that? You cannot just make this baseless slander

​@@nahnahnah8184i disagree. Idiots who hate us shouldn't come..a lot of arrogant ppl will never get over their preconceived notions and inferiority superiority complex

Went der Interviewer hatten die Deutschen, was sie über die Kanadier denken, fragte, würden die Antworten sehr unterschiedlich sein können. Deutschen scheinen zu lieben Kanadier.

also ich bin von Deutschlandund kann nur sagen nicht alle Deutschen sind so ich zu meinen Teil Liebe alles bis auf Donald Trump an den U.S.A aber Tatsache ist ein Teil der Deutschen halten die Amis für fette dumme Oberflächliche Knarren Typen und ein Teil der Amis denken das Deutschlandein Land voller Nazis ohne Technischen Fortschritt ist wo die Leute alle lederhosen tragen und Bier trinken was ich auch doof finde ist das in einer Folge von den Simpsons die Deutschen einen Akzent haben denn ich nicht verstehe und der eigentlich nur in kleinen Teilen Deutschlands gesprochen wird und die Amis denken dass wir alle diese für mich schon fremde Sprache haben können die Menschen nicht ohne Vorurteile Leben

Ange Serena ich liebe Kanada💖

Ange Serena Das war ja klar das ein Kanadier sowas sagt. Kanadier sind auch nicht besser!!!

نور dümmste Aussage die ich jeh gehört habe

+Tobias Schwarz Eine gute Erklärung Tobias!

+dusternm Ich stimme zu mit Tobias. Viele Amerikaner glaube nicht im Kriegsführung.

+Tobias Schwarz Darf ich fragen, "Die Episode ist starker Tobak" - was bedeutet dies? Ich verstehe die Meinung nicht... Besonderes Verwendung von Wort "Tobak". Danke

MrArtpoet 'Tobak' ist ein älteres Wort für Tabak. Die Redewendung "starker Tobak" oder "Das ist starker Tobak." verwende ich meistens, wenn z.B, eine Meinung geäußert wird, die ich als unangenehm empfinde, die aber doch irgendwie berechtigt ist. Es gibt aber noch andere Bedeutungen der Redewendung. Zum Beispiel, wenn man sagen will, dass etwas provozierend ist oder etwas eine Zumutung ist.

schön

i think they are rather ignorant. there are many great things about usa which they know they like, movies, nature, positive thinking of americans etc

@@How.Dare.You. I as an german don't really like movies

If you consent to be interviewed, you are more likely to be honest. That is just a stereotype

That's actually the one thing I don't like about Germans. Everything else: schon. But Germans can be rude and crude. If they cleaned that up, it would help German culture.

@@-bx9sd smh

Ur german is good and I think u should never generalize people

Wow that’s soo cool! :)

I think Americans are less ignorant than Brazilians

As a German, I appreciate your enthusiasm, but you should be aware that as an American, you simply lack the cultural context for understanding how Germans relate to their own country. Germany has commited some of the worst crimes in modern history in the name of "national pride", "heritage" and "Western Civilization". To Americans, these idea may seem innocent, to Germans, they don't.

Yeah and they make good quality new skin lamp shades

as a german i have to say joel gerhardt is right but nevertheless we should not forget our history and what we have contributed to today's world, for better or for worse. as he said, we played a major role in the evolution of mankind. almost 3000 years have passed since the first germanic speaking people. yes we shouldn't forget our dark past and we won't, but we shouldn't forget that german history isn't just ww2 and nothing more. I think we can be proud if we make sure not to forget our dark past. and we should be proud. Yes, it is a coincidence that we were born in this country, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't be happy about it. i don't want to exaggerate but i think if ww1 and ww2 wouldnt happened, germany would be today's america based on what our ancestors had done before 1914.

@@tj4533 🇦🇹❤️🇩🇪GOD BLESS GERMANY F america.

Because our food supply is corrupted unlike in Europe by many factors, failings on the government's part largely

+Feng Gu That's a lovely saying and a great post. Thank you Feng Gu :)

+Easy Languages bitte schön, Cari :)

+Easy Languages It's kind of surprising how that the lady at 4:18-4:23 was able to smile while being so oblivious to any aspect of the US that isn't negative...especially when the interviewer is American and being so kind to you.

Gracias Feng

Wow four characters for this whole sentence hehe Nice :)

europeans are chauvanists, they think they are better than everyone else

@@JoshimUddin-lg1jd true. they think they’re the best at everything.

Americans are friendly and outgoing by nature

@Léhane SAINT-ELIE maybe. Western People are generally arrogant. Eastern European have a persecution complex. Indians and EastAsians have desire to please westerners but are rcst to Africans. see one can make alot of generalisations. but my original comment was made in jest.

I think it's a cultural thing in English speaking country's in general like Canada the USA or New Zealand it's easier to make friends with the locals. In the western world I think the English speaking country's with the except the UK has the nicest westerners PLUS Americans are less direct and less honest than Europeans which also makes Americans seem nicer and more friendly.

Yep. I live in NRW and I've been treated with nothing but respect. I feel like I've been treated better here than I ever was in the states but that feeling comes from more personal reasons and has nothing to do with culture . It's kind of weird to experience this and see all the "hate" (apart from legitimate criticism of the government) online.

@@nahnahnah8184 Stereotypical responses aside (which all cultures unfortunately do when asked questions like this), there is usually a difference between how an individual is treated versus a general response to a country.

You don't get holydays right?

deutugal what’s a holiday? Lol I’m kind of joking but kind of not. My place of work for example, the ONLY days of the year we are closed are Christmas Day, and thanksgiving day.

An excellent point. Many Americans, myself included, agree with the observations of the German folks here. It is increasingly a country that is foreign to us - and we were born here in the US.

Michelle Kalaz trotzdem besser als im Amiland

LOL

Eric Ammenhaeuser ganz sicher nicht

LiKE l6 doch..

Michelle Nah liegt aber Größtenteils an der deutschen Mentalität und dem Umgang miteinander.

I agree completely. I own an American flag, in Germany. I used to hang it on 9/11 or Memorial Day. No longer. One day my German sister-in-law saw me bring it out and said, with no hesitation, "Are we having a flag burning party today?" Seriously, she said that. German honesty. Her first reaction was pure hatred of my country. I don't know any Americans back home who would see someone holding another nation's flag and say, "Are we burning it?" (Though these people probably exist, I don't know them.)

Sry ich kann kein english

@@LythaWausW that is so horrible, you should keep the flag flowing in the wind. Do not let negativity win!

@@sikusuyu yep, those Germans are most likely modern day nazis, they love to live in the past

@@LythaWausW Do you still wave it?

+Jmo There shouldn't be a next time. There was a period of time when I often watched such videos "What do you think about Germany?" or something similar. It gets really fast pretty boring. Because there will be always some stereotypes. So, once it is nice to hear good things and you'll get upset about wrong things, but after a while it's just the same. Anyway, one point that you made, I have to disagree. You didn't have to be in another country to have an opinion about that country. You know it by yourself and it's only an argument from you to invalidate the other opinions. That's reasonable, but you are changing not any single opinion with this argument. It's the easiest way to win an argument when you try to invalidate opinions. But again, you don't change any opinion while doing it. I can even use your way to invalidate your argument. One single trip, even two do not give you the insight about how Germany is, neither would it, if I would visit the USA. To get a differentiated comprehensively educated opinion about a country, you have to live there for quite a while. Maybe you'll see this way doesn't work as you might wish. So, what's the conclusion? First, people have opinions, accept it. Second, there are many opinions, some are good, some are bad, some are exaggerated, some are differentiated comprehensively educated. If you don't like an opinion. That's ok. You are on the internet, click thumbs down, write a comment and try to change other opinion by your view. But don't blame other people for their opinions. Again, it's reasonable, but it doesn't work.

Most usually don't many people do this online even though they have never experienced it.

Leider denken dia Amis dass sie das beste Land in der Welt sind und haben keine Ahnung was die Regierung alles in anderen Laendern einrichtet so dass die USA so verhasst werden und deswegen ueberraschrt es sie hearaiszufinden dass sie nicht soooo cool sind wie sie meinen

Omg sehr komisch hahhahaha

As a GERMAN🇩🇪 who lives in GERMANY 🇩🇪 and love clocking american girls. I appreciate american women.

+Sergei Averkiev good idea :)

er hätte nach der Meinung zu Amerikanern fragen sollen und dann auch neutrale Fragen verwenden sollen. Bei so ner Frage wirkt es als wenn er sowieso denkt, jeder möge die USA. Dass da ne Abwehrhaltung kommt ist klar

Sansen 1408 you meant cities not countries:)

My Name yes, i‘m sry👍🏼

+Gabriel Ruiz de Almodóvar Gute Idee!

+Gabriel Ruiz de Almodóvar Ich würde gern ein Video über was Amerikaner uber Deutschland denken, wenn die Amerikaner in Deutschland finden könnten. Ich weiß dass die Deutscher gute Fußballspieler sind.

+Gabriel Ruiz de Almodóvar Aktuell? Ich mag in Deutschland als Reaktion auf die syrische Flüchtlingskrise. Deutschen sind weltweit führend in einer sehr positiven Art und Weise jetzt. Ich bin stolz auf sie und Deutschen sollten stolz auf sich und ihr Land zu sein. Dort, einem Amerikaner Meinung. ;)

Wie kann man denn bitte zu ehrlich sein? Wenn die Meinung von einem gefragt wird dann äußert man sie nunmal ehrlich

Bemerkst du nicht, dass Amir im Video sehr oft unhöfflich beantwortet wurde? Man kann ja eine Meinung haben, aber es ist wichtig, nett mit einem Ausländer der deine Sprache lernt zu sein. Im diesen Video war es klar, dass es vielen Leuten egal war, wie Amir sich fühlte. Ich sage nicht, dass man lügen sollte, sondern einfach dass man seine Antwort mindestens ein bisschen "schminken" sollte, damit er sich nicht schlecht fühlt.

Das kann ich mir kaum vorstellen XD Fast alle Engländer, die ich treffen durfte, waren sehr unfreundlich, aggressiv und überheblich und kein bisschen weniger direkt! Im Übrigen ist es interessant, wie empfindlich die Leute auf dieses Video reagieren. Es gab eigentlich keine oder kaum Beleidigungen, nur nüchterne Betrachtungen. Es ist ja logisch, dass man auf die Frage: "Was gefällt dir an Amerika am wenigsten?" etwas Kritisches, Negatives zu hören bekommt. Die Deutschen dagegen werden von sehr vielen anderen Kulturen ständig beleidigt, verhöhnt und beschimpft. Wenn das nicht direkt und unfreundlich ist! Im Übrigen gibt es ein Video darüber, was Engländer über Amerikaner denken...ist auch nicht wirklich viel netter ;)

Ich frage mich, was diese Leute wirklich von Amerika wissen. Waren sie schon mal dort? Kennen sie Amerikaner?

I think its the other way around. In the States i lived for 2 years and I feel that everybody has the same life, just on different financial levels. You go to High School , College and then you get a house in the suburbs of a big city. Everybody has those wood houses- mostly. In Germany you have more people following talents like writing a book, painting or music. In America the most adults concentrate only on family and job. In Germany people speek 2 , sometimes 3 languages, in the US mostly just 1. Germans travel more and are sorrounded by different cultures. Its normal to study or live abroad for a while. Americans very often have no clue of a different cultures or living abroad.

The US-Americans have, as you said, very different and more expanded laws as in Germany. The US-Constitution for example, is in the first place the oldest democracy in the world, but of course there are pros and cons on both sides, secondly that freedom of speech in the USA includes hate speech what in certain european countries like in Germany is hate speech forbidden, because it is against the first paragraph in the German Constitution "Human dignity is inviolable. It is the duty of all state authorities to respect and protect them." Also the USA, correct me if I am wrong, doesn't prohibit that everyone can be recorded/photographed without having expectation of privacy in public (e.g. 1st Amendment Audits on RU-vid) and not so restricted like it's in EU (European Union), what would be against the data protection in the first place (depends on the situation). The UK is one of the countries in Europe (even before exiting the EU, so Brexit) where people "do not need a permit to film or photograph in public places and police have no power to stop them filming or photographing incidents or police personnel." neither, like in the USA. So I think, the laws in the USA are more relaxed than in Germany, (restrictions there and there, if good or not) that makes it for sure, but the obtain of free health care in Germany and many other things we are more further is a good thing to express theirselves better. As I already have written, it depends much more on the laws on the certain country.

@@ghostfritte4312 actually they are right Americans want to stand out they are more easily to spot than most others plus the usa free speech law allows for extreme political division and hate speech as well.

🇦🇹❤️🇩🇪GOD BLESS GERMANY F america.

​@@killer_of_PolesBE QUIET SATAN

You're Right, very superficial statements.

I Spend 2 years in the states. And I agree with most people in the video.

That's not really honesty, that's just ignorance. You could find many things to like about virtually any country, so it just speaks to their lack of knowledge of the US.

@@RealEllenDeGeneres 🇦🇹❤️🇩🇪GOD BLESS GERMANY F america.

@@killer_of_Poles Are you mad that Germany is America's bitch? lol

Younger Americans would maybe see working on Sunday that way, but I wasn't raised like that. Also, I'm Southern. There's no prohibition against working on Sunday now, but when I was younger (born in 74) everything was closed on Sunday. I liked it better then.

Das Internet und Smartphones wurde von verschiedenen Leuten aus verschiedenen Ländern entwickelt, darunter auch Deutsche. Facebook, Google und RU-vid hätten auch in anderen Ländern entwickelt worden werden, die Amerikaner haben es aber am schnellsten weltweit populär gemacht. Alles was mit Spaß, Unterhaltung und Kultur zu tun hat kommt aus den USA ??? Was meinst du? Museen, Bücher, Spiele, Musik, Filme ???? Alles Dinge die es vorher gab. Man kann USA danken, dass Sie vieles miterfunden haben und jetzt noch herausbringen aber nicht so tun als wäre es ohne die nicht möglich gewesen.

@@cutlers3618 The Internet goes to the USA: Arpa Net. The WWW goes to Switzerland. Spotify to Luxemburg. You wrote: "Facebook, Google und RU-vid hätten auch in anderen Ländern entwickelt worden werden" ? Microsoft, Amazon auch? Germany has a lot of things to be proud of, that you mentioned. But the technology that we enjoy at our devices/computers is mostly from America. Like you said, the web is nothing without the internet, but where did the internet come from, actually? And the GPS device in your car/phone? In 1959 the US Navy built the GPS system. In 2000 they let the rest of the world use it "for free." Everytime I use my Garmin I'm using American military technology. And I must admit I use my Garmin more often that I attend the German opera and visit the museums and castles here. Although I do that too.

Cutlers: Update: My German husband agrees with you that Germany would have come up with those technologies. "Maybe way later," he said.

@xellossaxon you mean the same Einstein who fled the persecution of his countrymen to the USA? Yeah, that's a hella of an example. This just proves my point. Just another reason to be grateful for. If it wasn't for the USA those great minds would have been found dead in the most humiliating way possible and the world would lag behind in technological process. While Germany did had a great potential at the beginning of the 20th century of becoming the scientifical, technological and cultural center, they pretty much ruined it with their backward political system, similar to what has happened to Russia. But my point was that all major inventions and innovations which influence our MODERN way of life ,as a matter of FACT, are coming from the USA. Just look at the list of the nobel prize winners. You will find hardly a German anymore. With that in mind, saying that there is "nothing" Germans can like about the USA is purely ignorant and a result of contempt and not objective judgment.

@xellossaxon Really? Internet, smartphones, tablets, laptops etc. are German inventions? That's new to me. "This is not 100 years ago where the best of the best were awarded the prize." Of course it isn't. It is all just an huge antigerman campaign attempting to annihilate the german influence and culture. And just like that, the world was dropped into the most brutal war in history. "He reveals that he doesn't know much about the scientific community." Well, I am medical student and if there is something I know from my field of expertise with high certainty then that by far most publications in medicine nowadays (and this has been going on for decades) are being done by either North Americans or East Asians, Europe and especially Germany, (compared to 100 years ago) is losing more and more the plot.

I doubt that.

Not only do I doubt that, I would bet most of the people you would encounter in Florida even own a passport or know anything about Germany beyond WWII-based generalizations and similar tripe.

+Hannah Orellana Im German and I think this video is very offensive.

Sure we are honestly but the answers and the react of the people (especially the old man with the colorful shirt) are offensive and rude

Trompenzo vor allem als Mexikaner oder schwarzer

Ja dort gibts mehr Freiheit als hier leider

@@majdeddin8547 Was denn für Freiheiten? Das man seine Arbeit verliert wenn der Chef einen nicht mag oder das man in der Öffentlichkeit kein Alkohol trinken darf oder das Prostitutionsverbot, welches gegen die Selbstbestimmung über den eigenen Körper ist oder das man auf der Straße landet wenn man seine Arbeit verliert und nicht schnell genug eine neue findet? Es gibt noch viel mehr was die Freiheit in den USA einschränkt. Wir haben da deutlich mehr Freiheiten.

@@Darkporus Dass der Chef jederzeit kündigen darf ist doch genau so sehr seine Freiheit. In den USA bist du einfach weniger dazu verpflichtet etwas zu tun/zu lassen als hier. Ob das gut ist sollte jeder für sich wissen.

@@kmit9191 Gewisse Einschränkungen gehören dazu um mehr Menschen Freiheiten zu gewähren. Wenn mich mein Chef kündigen darf, wenn ich krank bin, nimmt mir das die Freiheit krank zu sein. Da es aber mehr Angestellt als Chefs gibt, würde das mehr Leute einschränken. Somit bedeutet ein Kündigungsschutz mehr Freiheiten für mehr Menschen.

Es gibt auch viele Amerikaner in Deutschland.

+Tobias Schwarz I saw a bird crap this morning...It was also very controversial.

jakatom Really? Tell me more.

Tobias Schwarz Well, aren't birds supposed to just sing?...the controversy of it all ! ,,,my lord!

jakatom You've tried a philosophical metaphor. Nice one. :D

Adam Hamara Was verstehst du denn unter "kontrovers"?

Don’t be sad. Go enjoy your life.

jumpman1306 tru dat

I love the USA best country in the world in my opinion.

Erica Deutsch He's Germany's version of a douche.

Well, he didn't really say he hated America, He stated both are crazy. I think the whole world is crazy in some sort of way

I live in berlin and The questions are recorded only at Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg (thats destricts of berlin) and most of the residents from these destricts are Politicall ultra left-oriented and most of the German-ultra-lefts have nothing good to say about America or Germany (best examples: the older man in the colorful shirt, the pothead (the weed and ice cream girl) and the hipster (dark shirt and sunglasses with austrian accent)

If the question were about some poor brown country, the balded idiot would even cry talking about how much he loved the country.

🤮

@@almanmitherz hahaha

@@almanmitherz hahaha

Mimimi cry some more

Right! It's the same for all countries. Not everyone likes countries in Europe or anywhere and that's fine.

+Aga Leszczynska ja tesz :D

+Easy German 👌😍

And we love you!

TaylorThatWriter your german is very good.

wafwrap du freust sich über überteuerte stark bezuckerte kaffees and fast food Ketten die dir minderwertiges essen für im Gegensatz teures Geld anbieten ? ( Menü kostet 6-7€ und dafür gibt es nährstoffreiches , leckeres ,frisch zubereitetes essen im Restaurant ).

Ja, ganz toll haben die die Welt bereichert mit ihren substanzlos-platten, unlustigen Trash-Serien und ihrem verfettenden Fastfood. Können stolz auf sich sein, hahaha

Oh my God! Are you feeling better now?

They might be the German-Americans 😂

They asked people in Berlin, the German equivalent to New York

Well Germans aren't wrong when they say that. To compare "Germany 2020" to :"1939 Germany" as you do isn't fair at all given that pretty much no one in this interview and very few Germans now were alive or had anything to do with that era.

@@NickVennlig The only reason Germany changed their ways was because they were stopped by the World Police. I'm sure the world is thankful that they have someone there to protect them from evil people.

@@Time4aKiss Hahah, I don't think anyone cares that the USA think it's the world's police. I think Germany as well as many other countries would really appreciate the US not meddling in their affairs or elections.

Wow dude, you're so much better than these people by generalizing everyone

@@leobe2104 That's very sweet of you to say. You did not have to say that.

+FYProduction Brushing of negative opinions as prejudice is an excellent way to avoid self-reflection.

+Akhilleus Perhaps you should look up the definition of prejudice as it is exactly what he is describing in his comment.

@@Grave187RIP13 but that has little to do with the video. Most dislike US foreign policy and narcissism, which you can blatantly see everywhere even from across the atlantic. US foreign policy also drags us into wars, and brings refugees to our doors. how is this stemming from ignorance? it is an opinion based on facts. The fact that Canada does not have these two characteristics makes them more likeable from a european standpoint.

Texans are awesome. I've been all over the states, and Texans are just really friendly...even in the country. I went to New York City, and they just ignore everyone (not overtly rude, just into their own stuff). But, if a Texan finds out your from another country, you're going to get asked a lot of friendly questions.