I'm german and i (and my mom) love garlic. You don't? I apolegize for my english, i probalby made some miatakes.. (warum hab ich nicht einfach alles auf deutsch geschrieben)
I was in Germany for three weeks in middle school for a summer science camp. I stayed with a host family, and they managed to get me to ‘Heh’. It’s been almost twenty years, and the ‘Heh?!’ NEVER GOES AWAY. It’s like a retrovirus. Once you start, it stays, FOREVER.
Neither does "y'all." I have now made it my goal to live in many places with distinctive dialects or lingo so that I can develop the weirdest, most diverse, and quirky accent possible.
My boyfriend is Indonesian but he grew up largely in Germany and went to highschool in all German, then we met in Quebec as adults. He "hå?" Constantly and it's absolutely picked up into my vocabulary. My other partner (we are poly, they get along) is a francophone and gets so thrown off when I do that. He at first was confused if he said something wrong, or if I was mocking him or something. Comes off less as a hå? Or huh? And more of a HA!!! Like as in laughing at him. He is used to it now although even worse my own second language is Norwegian, so he gets ah? Ha! Instead of the typical English "mhm" to indicate following along. Both boyfriends only needed to hear me speak Norwegian once to learn why I never do so around non Nordic language speakers... All that combined but you speak on inhale rather than pause, just keep going through as you breath and pause later. It sounds really insane, although thankfully because it's so embarrassing the few times the speaking on inhale came through in English that the shame alone prevents it slipping out smh 😢
I started living back with my parents for a few weeks one time... and realized mine used to be way higher than theirs, and now theirs is much higher than mine 🔥 🥵 I was dying, and realized they've increased their tolerance to habenero lol, while mine dropped to light Jalapeño lvl
As an English girl with a German boyfriend of 6+ years, I feel this 😂. Except I started using more pepper since he loves pepper. The "Ehh?" is definitely a mood tho. Also "Ow-a" when you hurt yourself instead of "ow"
@@daeboilyoverhorse9026 Ich lernen Deutsch für eine Weile, und es bringst mir viele Freude ich verstehen dich! Bloß ein Moment von Glück für mich, lol. Entschuldigung, meinen Deutsch ist nicht das Beste (Besten? ;-;) XD
Her videos are hilarious! And she is so right in every point about Germans. I'm German but I love every short she makes about German behaviour and they are very good little lessons, as if someone is holding a mirror in front of your face and tells you "See? That's the way you are." Please continue!
A lot of Uyen`s videos are only possible because of her clichés and prejudices about “typical German” and have not had much to do with the current reality. But this is also the case with many other channels about Germany that are run by people from abroad who don't know much about Germany, especially Americans.
I was at a student exchange in Kassel last year. Thats exact what the germans thought us, the 'Hä'. After 4 days in germany. I used Hä for the first time. And i still use it from time to time even now
To be fair where i shop they never, NEVER take a look at the line to see if it is long enough to warrant a second counter. Seriously i've watched them frequently turn their head in every direction BUT to the left (position of the line from where they're sitting) and you can't tell me that shit's not on purpose.
😂😂😂 Can we acknowledge that the American "Karen" personality might just have its roots in the fact that US culture really is more German than British, and has been for a long time?
"Huh?" 😂 I had an Asian patient many years ago when I was in the military. I was carefully going through the pre op information and instructions. She nodded her head a bit and then smiled and nodded her head a lot. I said, ""You have no idea WHAT I was saying...do you??" She continued to smile and nod 😂...so polite. She didn't want to hurt my feelings by letting me know she wasn't getting any of it. Her daughter (married to a G.I.) got everything cleared up 😁.
Being polite is so important, I've met many people here in Thailand that does the same, but on the other hand they don't mind saying you're fat the first time they meet you, simply am observation that they share, not to hurt you 😅
@@dgeneeknapp3168 good to know Vietnam is the same, funny how they're saying something that would considered mean in other countries, but never to be mean or hurtful at all, same with sarcasm, I haven't met anyone here who understands the concept of saying things you actually mean the opposite of.
@@isanBen It's a dying art really. My mom was a master. I've worked my art all my life. My mouth is registered in several states as a lethal weapon 😏. My eyes are considered weapons of mass destruction the way they cut, roll, and side-eye.
Ausnahmen bestätigen die Regel. Und, glaubt man den Franzosen, erzeugen die Deutschen hin und wieder extreme Ausnahmeerscheinungen, wie Goethe, bleiben aber insgesamt unter dem französischen Intelligenzausstoss, der sich in regelmäßigeren Abständen in Verkörperungen geistiger Grösse manifestiert.
Your videos are so relatable in many ways, since I'm engaged to a guy from a different culture and I'm living in his culture. He's Brazilian and I'm from North America, but your videos make me chuckle a lot because the cultural differences are somewhat similar and it's getting more real for us now that I'm living in his house visiting for two weeks. I thought I understood Brazilian culture pretty well and it wasn't so different, but it's the tiny things and habits. We chuckle a lot about it. Your napping video really hit home 😂 Brazilians love naps and it's so strange that we visit someone and he asks if I want to take a nap and I'm like no, because that would be weird napping in the home of someone I don't really know 😂 guests don't nap, if they're just short term day guests.
You are genuinely funny ( your comedy timing is perfect ) I have never been to Germany..It’s Unfortunate for me ( you have me really wanting to visit , it’s beautiful, people have nice manners, you don’t have to worry about anybody taking your baggage and the streets are clean) that’s just a few things I’ve learned from your videos. Your Boyfriend is a Gem 💎 but so are you 💎 I wish you both very much happiness, Love and wonderful adventures to come in you lives together 🩷
@@fukpoeslaw3613I’m American (I’m pretty sure op isn’t) and while vocalizing confusion isn’t unheard of, it’s usually just kinda soft and to urself. Generally I feel like I’m more likely to just pretend to understand what the other person is saying instead of vocalizing that I don’t understand it. But maybe I’m overthinking it
@@acoelomate2984 yeah so, I'm Dutch*, so yeah *Frisian even; the other Dutch, (who we call "Hollanders" even if they aren't from those two provinces), think we are kinda "bot**", overly direct; basically what the Dutch are in the eyes of the rest of the world. **'Bot' is say, 'rude', sort of
@@baul997 I mean when we’d get a pizza to go and be out on the town we ate it by the slice like normal people. But pizza for dinner at home or a restaurant yeah Germans tend to use a knife and fork🤷🏻♀️😂
My spice tolerance went up by like 80% ever since I met my new boyfriend. I was used to typical German and Polish cuisine but my partner loooooves chili, different peppers, curry, … and he cooks like an angel. We initially met at a Korean restaurant and ate fried kimchi with pork belly 🤌🏻 it was a given 😂
The iPhone insurance is no joke. My company repairs dozens of iPhones daily. So many customers regret not having an insurance plan. It is unbelievable how many people drop their phones or their small kids knock it off a table etc etc.
@@Faeriiexx this insurance companies will do everything and then some to never give you a cent. Freaking Workman's comp is shitty on purpose to make you suffer. Ong the US is a trash fire
"just a little pepper, otherwise it'll be too spicy" I feel your pain. I miss spicy. ever since my husband got COVID he can't handle the spice anymore 🥵 😩 what will my children do? how will we live like this?? no spice?!?
Remove the person’s food who can’t have into a separate dish and season it with what they can have and then finish the other servings in the main pot. My Mom has used this method for years to work with my allergies.
As a supermarket employee, I'm just here to let you know that if you talk to us like that, we will most certainly open another counter.. as soon as you've finished waiting in line and are about to pay :)
@@philippdrescher6012 Nah, she just doesn't take attitude and only goes off when the time is right; as someone who worked in retail for many years, I can personally say that some retail workers fully deserve the berating they get.
@@-a-s-a-s- The courtesy clerk kids who would assist the older German ladies (complete with accents) who'd come in the store I work at, 'OMG She's such a bitch, she's so mean', I would simply ask 'So what'd you do? How were you inefficient and incompetent in that exchange? They just don't have time for your American shenanigans, Bro.'
I moved to England from Denmark. No where near as extreme as with you, but it still changed me. It both makes you appreciate the true values of your home country and also question many other views you had. In defense, pepper corns and mustard seeds CAN be spicy. You need a lot of it, but it can be potent. I dunno what happened, but I bought a cinnamon that was spicy (spicy like pepper can be, but couldn't get enough cinnamon flavour without the sneezy pepper effect). I wouldn't mind if it was for something Greek inspired but used it for a rice pudding and it was a weird experience. Do remember though, that wherever you lived outside of the Americas never saw a chili before Columbus brought it back to Europe. And that's not that long ago. No tomatoes, peppers, potatoes. None of that. And it's not THAT long ago. What was vietnamese food like before that?
Actually, German cuisine uses a lot of spices and herbs, just not that many hot ones. Cloves, bay leaves, pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, cardamom, saffron, cassia, ginger, galangal, melegueta pepper, paprika, mustard, juniper, caraway, horseradish, borage, dill, capers, chives, onions in many varieties, parsley, mint, lemon balm, marjoram, fennel, sorrel, burnet, lovage , even violets, daisies and dandelion flowers. However, Maggi fondor and Maggi spice extract have replaced many of them. I just looked through my enormously large spice and herb shelf and counted at least 120 spices that are native here and have been used at since the Middle Ages. And I didn't even count chamomile, lavender, fennel, mint, etc., because they're in big tins on the tea shelf. Actually that is the pecularity of Central European cuisine, which uses spices so carefully that the finest nuances of flavor can be detected and the spiciness does not paralyze all taste buds. Similar to Japanese cuisine.
In school I say hä and it's normal but at home when I say it my parents get angry and tell me if I say it another time they will take my phone... Cuz its Disturbs
When I was in Germany many years ago, a man in front of me stepped out of the queue we were in, and 10 minutes later aggressively told me to let him back in. I was so shook by his assertion that I complied.
