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@@hanorabrennan8846 I assume you're American? If so I know the wide-spread stereotypes. Germans (and some other neighboring countries) eat raw ground pork (and beef) for centuries. I personally love it, too. Not every day but surely once in a while. It's safe if you use fresh meat. I never had any health issues with regard to eating a nice Mett-Brötchen. Give it a try if you ever get a chance for it! 😏

@@ЮрийБллер Schön, dass es dir gefällt. 🤣

@AlexTheGerman ja echt Danke. 🤝 Ich mag auch monumentale Gebäde.

@ЮрийБллер Das war die Karstadt-Zentrale, die zogen erst später nach Essen. Diese kleine Video ist eines mit den wenigsten Aufrufen, was mich selbst traurig gemacht hat. Darum vielen Dank für deine Kommentare.

@@AlexTheGerman 🤝💪. Ich wohne in Russland, manchmal spaziere ich hier in Vierteln, die komplett in solch einer Architektur gebaut sind. ( Wohnhäuser) auch.

@ЮрийБллер Ja, die Epoche, die stalinistischer Brutalismus heißt? 1930er-Jahre?

Yes, I can confirm 🙋🏻‍♂️ Guten Rutsch! 🎉

@@KFrancisPower Ebenso!

@@vyl4650 I've never tried them so I can't say anything about their quality or taste, to be fair.

this is not salami

@@SmokesDankInACave Do I? 😆 Well, 3% is better than 0%, isn't it?!

@ I see it much differently. My brain hears 97% not juice and probably has some kinda chemical in it. I ran across your video actually searching out a specific type of chemical in these wonderful Fanta drinks. The information is not on youtube or I have yet to find it. I believe its best to stay away from these drinks 🍻

@@PeUwe You didn't get the point of my clip at all ... and people should trust me, of course, on that one: Germans love meat and are masters of sausage making. Secondly, pretzels were not only invented in Germany in the 1470s but dunction as a sign for German baking goods. Therefore, a salami pretzel is theee most iconic German snack one can think of since it combines two things Germany is famous for.

so ein blödsinn die hab ich in WIEN gesehen hersteller liegt in DEUTSCHLAND

@ChaosAT ich habe die trotzdem noch nirgends gesehen. Und als gelernt Lebensmittelverkäufer geht man sehr aufmerksam einkaufen.

@@PeUwe Es ging mir weder um Popularität noch Verteilung, sondern darum, dass die Brezelform sehr deutsch ist und etwas aus Fleisch zu produzieren ebenfalls. Das waren die Punkte. Alles andere war nicht mein Fokus, aber um die Frage zu beantworten: In Norddeutschland sind die Dinger in jedem REWE, entweder als Quengelware an der Kasse oder wie in meinem Clip neben der Frischfleischtheke. Danke für deine Kommentare und ein gutes neues Jahr!

@@ChaosAT Und worauf bezieht sich jetzt "Blödsinn"? Hersteller ist in Deutschland, alles korrekt. Österreich importiert ja ohnehin sehr viel aus Deutschland. Ich bin jedes Mal entsetzt, dass bei Billa oder Hofer 95% deutsche Waren liegen, aber fast zum doppelten Preis. Ihr solltet Eure eigenen Produkte viel stärker fördern!

@@Redpoppyfieldsturnedwheatfield I have been to Mexico twice but haven't seen them. Thank you for your input and feliz navidad. 🎅🏻

@@julianshepherd2038 Oh, really, Julian! What regions does English wine come from? Is it tasty? - Merry Christmas to you 🎅🏻 and thank you for your comment!

You're welcome, and thank you for your question which is easy to answer. Legend has it that the first pretzel in this traditional shape was baked in 1477 in Southwest Germany. According to one legend, the shape resembles the folded arms of the baker's wife, according to another one, it symbolizes the folded hands for a prayer. People back then were highly religious. The three "wholes" could represent father, son, and the holy spirit, too. The only fact is that the shape was first produced in 1477. From the 16th century on, the pretzel became the symbol for all and any baker in Germany. Still today, bakeries use this logo.

I've only been once to Norway, ten years ago, and already back then I had no cash at all but only credit cards, ha ha.

Oh, Thank you for this valuable input. I love learning about such details.

@@AlexTheGerman No problem - i know quite a bit about reverse vending machines (Leergutautomaten/Pfandautomaten)

@@matthuntelaar8486 Why do you say, please enlarge. Actually, the system works pretty well. I love to hear what exactly you consider to be a scam.

@AlexTheGerman they are betting on people not bothering getting their deposit back. They are making a shit ton of money. It's just business.

@@matthuntelaar8486 First off, Thank you for your reply. I really enjoy discussing criticism and negative remarks. Who do you mean by "they" though? The deposit system was invented in 2005. Back then, you saw bottles and cans all over the place in the streets and in parks. It was a mess. Today, only 1.5% of all cans/bottles are not returned via the machines at any grocery store. Usually, families collect them at home and take them back at their weekly shopping visit. It's worth it since Pfand can easily add up to like 50, 60, 70 dollars equivalent in Euros. Those 1.5% of cans and bottles that are not being returned or either from lazy but dumb people (You lose cash money!) or tourists who don't care or are just ignorant of the system. But those cans and bottles don't lay around in public spaces for long anymore since they get almost immediately picked up by homeless people or people in need. Frankly, I don't have a problem with that. Recycling works. The number of not returned bottles and cans ist very low with 1.5%, and if people in need collect them and get some coins for it: Fine with me. Thank you again for your input. As I said, I especially enjoy critical remarks.

@@samimalsiu8461 Very interesting to hear that! Collectors in England pay a bit more while Germans and Austrians a bit less. But it's safe to say that it's not a big fortune. 😉 Thank you for your comment and greetings.

@@Tirana112AL It is free in the sense that the patient doesn't have to pay himself but of course there are costs. These are covered by the comunity of all insured people then.

Isn't it obvious? The purpose of my channel is to provide an authentic picture of Germany. Many people state in clips about Germany that there are no gluten-free products available here which is simply false and misleading. My mission is to debunk that. Simple as that.

@@journeyman6752 Oh, Thank you for the very kind compliment and greetings to Down Under. 👋🏻

Chicken meat is the most expensive ingredient, so there is only little in it, ha ha. As I said, it was better than expected for a microwave dish.

There are MANY Indian restaurants in Germany, at least in all major cities. Germans love Indian food. The Indian cuisine has nice dishes for both meat lovers as well as vegetarians and many Germans love spices, too. My favorite Indian restaurants are a chain in Berlin called "Amrit". If you google "Amrit Berlin", you'll see their menus. They have reasonable prices, large portions, most staff is from India (Sri Lanka, Pakistan), and their Mango Lassi is awesome. I have often been to Southeast Asia but never to India, I'm afraid.

Thank you for your kind comment and that you follow me! Yes, (almost) all kitchens of my classmates had such a slicer - and they used. I asked my parents why they stopped using it and they couldn't really answer it, they just use a long knife for cutting bread or sausages. Weird and funny.

@@augenauf6790 Yes, but people shouldn't just throw their trash into the landscape. There are plenty of public trash cans.

@@theboringchannel2027 Everything under a buck sounds more or less reasonable to me (if they're tasty at least that is). Were they more expensive in the past three or two years and dropped in price? Compare that to the other comments here. Thanks for your remark.

@@AlexTheGerman I am comparing supermarket to supermarket for you. Others are telling you prices from stores that serve hot to eat immediately at an event or like at a mall. In that situation they are $3-7 or more depending on what toppings they put on pretzel. In supermarkets to take home, under $1, but not many actually sell soft pretzel fresh. Most often sold frozen and you bake yourself, 6 pack is usually $3-5

@@theboringchannel2027 Thank you that's very interesting indeed. I went shopping at Aldi and Lidl in the US myself several times, just to see how the shopping experience compares to go there here, and found both chains very similar actually in the US and Germany.

@@AlexTheGerman Aldi and Lidl have been opening many stores in the US in the past 5 years. They are more budget price than regular supermarkets. I find their quality to be a little lower as well on their branded products. Pretzel is US is generally not good, unless at a real speciality location for them. Most do not dip in lye, they use baking soda and water. Many do not even do this, and pretzel is more like white bread than pretzel. We have a German company called Ditsch that makes german style pretzel in the US. I can find frozen in some supermarkets.

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@@lifelately9 You're very welcome!

@@omerdogru8280 Yes, The modern-day Döner was invented by Kadir Nurman in the early 1970s in then West-Berlin (Source: The Association of Turkish Döner producers; cf. Wikipedia artice "Döner Kebap" - read it yourself!). Before you type a rant, you better check out the differences: The traditional Döner in Turkey is only lamb meat in bread. Kadir's invention in Germany consists either of chicken, beef, or only rarely lamb meat together with iceberg salad, tomatos, cucumbers, white onions, and kale plus you usually have a choice of three sauces (garlic, cocktail, hot chili). All this is unknown in Turkey or at least not part of their authentic cuisine. Therefore, the Döner you usually get in Germany is a German invention. I wouldn't argue with the Association of Turkish Döner producers if I were you.

@@AlexTheGerman I read the article and sentences are "While the claims of multiple persons to have "invented" the döner may be hard to prove, the further development of modern döner sandwich is connected to the city of Berlin." . So, we can say its Turkish. On the other hand I have been living in Turkey for 25 years. Since the Ottoman Empire, doner kebab in Turkey has been divided into two categories: chicken and meat. Meat doner can be beef or lamb/mutton, depending on the style of the doner shop. Or it can be made with a mixture of lamb and beef. You can serve it with onion, tomato, lettuce/ıceberg. Tomato paste sauce is also widely used. When we look at the difference, its nearly 3-4 vegetables and 2-3 souce. From this information not "invented" , just "developed" because base of the meal is Turkish. I use a few different material doesnt used by Italians when making pizza. Does this make the pizza not an Italian product?

@@omerdogru8280 Listen, Nurman developed the Döner and his invention was recognized as such. I'm just repeating what is common sense and the official statement of the mentioned Turkish Döner producer association. The Wikipedia article in German mentions that no sauce or vegetables were part of the Ottoman empire style Döner. Today, you can get it all in Türkiye, of course. May I give you another example? Do you know sweet and sour sauce? It was invented in Germany by a Chinese immigrant. That sauce is totally unknown in China, and Chinese tourists find that sauce very weird. So, is it German or Chinese? It's a German invention, inspired by Chinese traditions. The same is true for the Döner Sandwich in Germany, I would say.

Hello and thank you for your question. Please read my answer to almost the exact question posed two months ago. 😏 Currently, You'll find it right under your question.

Oh, ich denke, dass diese Autos nicht "vergessen" wurden, sondern extra irgendwo abgestellt werden (oft mit weggekratzter Umweltplakette, damit man das alte Kennzeichen nicht ermitteln kann), damit diese Fahrzeuge dann auf Steuerzahlerkosten entsorgt werden. Die fachgerechte Verschrottung kostet nämlich richtig Geld. In Hamburg kann man solche Fahrezuge bequem über den "Melde-Michel" online melden. (Ich hab gar keine Benachrichtigung bekommen für den Kommentar, aber vielen Dank für die Anmerkungen!)

@@AlexTheGerman Muss ich mal testen. Ich fahre auf meinem Arbeitsweg (Nähe Moorburg) täglich an einem Opel Astra mit lettischen Kennzeichen vorbei, der da sicher schon zwei Jahre steht. Als kürzlich die Straße neu gemacht wurde, wurde er sogar eingezäunt, aber um die Entsorgung hat sich niemand gekümmert. Gute Gelegenheit, den Melde-Michel zu testen.

Zwei Jahre schon? Ja, einfach beim Melde-Michel eintragen und dann kümmert sich das Bezirksamt, holt das Teil ab und wir Steuerzahler bezahlen dann die Entsorgung. Anders geht's ja nicht. Aber sie versuchen auch, alte Halter zu ermitteln und wenn sie Erfolg haben, dann gibt es eine richtig hohe Rechnung. Das PK42 sagte mir, dass das zwischen 8.000 und 12.000 Euro sind (Abschleppen, Entsorgen, Ermittlungskosten, Verwaltungsgebühr, Strafe). Ehrlich gesagt hab ich damit kein Problem. Wird auch ins EU-Ausland zugestellt.

Wie sich herausstellte, gehört die Karre einer Nachbarin drei Häuser weiter, ha ha ha. Die schert sich eh nie um Verkehrsregeln und parkt auch immer direkt auf dem Gehweg ...

Oh, I have no doubts that you're an expert of sticker removals but those stickers are like official seals. Removing them is an offence. And driving with such a car then is not a good idea since the missing approval sticker at the license plate can easily be spotted by patrolling police cars. It just sticks out. The fine would be € 70.00 and 1 point if you're familiar with the German point system for traffic offenses.

Ha ha, great. Take a guess, it's a public space.

@@molok1480 Falls das eine kritische Äußerung sein soll: Die Bundesregierung legt nicht die Sprechzeiten für den Publikumsverkehr im Landesbetrieb Verkehr in Hamburg fest. Außerhalb der Zeitspanne arbeiten die Behördenleute die Anliegen und Aufträge ab. So oder ähnlich ist das seit Kaisers Zeiten geregelt, zudem auch in Behörden anderer Staaten. Wie sollte man das auch sonst regeln?

@@AlexTheGerman Es findet sich immer irgendein Hirni, der solche Kommentare verfasst. Erst gestern durfte ich lesen, daß Olaf Scholz an der weltweiten IT-Panne schuld ist.

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@@diegoferreyra6852 what do u mean with your last sentence? That they are not allowed to remove the Sticker? Yes, they are and do so. That they cannot remove the car? Yes, they can and do so and impound such cars. So what does "change the state of a personal belonging" refer to?

@@diegoferreyra6852 That's not true. If the owner doesn't tow the vehicle within a fortnight, the traffic authorities will have it removed from that public parking space. On the owner's expense that is, of course.

@@ralphpotowski-pn5hn Actually, these stickers use a hard-to-remove glue. They can and should only be removed after the vehicle passed the safety inspection "TÜV" and/or the taxes and insurances were paid. The idea of the sticker on the wind shield is to stop the owner from driving the car.

@@AlexTheGerman richtig

@@LK-dc8dd Correct 👍🏻 that's why I mention it in the description since this clip must not exceed 1 minute and I wanted to show different angles. Thank you for your remark though.

Awwwwwwwww! 💶

UPDATE: I actually have them both now!

@@HenriSicklinger-nx4hd Thanks for your lovely comment ... but this offer wasn't at LIDL but at "netto", another German supermarket chain. 😏

Ahh, it looked like Lidl, I believe it may actually be cheaper there at about 25-33ct per pretzel (I am German myself lmao)

@@HenriSicklinger-nx4hd Prices may vary but here in Hamburg, a pretzel costs 39 cents at LIDL, and I haven't seen any discount like the one at Netto. But yes, LIDL's pretzels are tasty and sold for a reasonable price.

Wow I would be lucky to get 1 for $5 in America

Actually, it predates that period of history. Please read the explanation to this video.

@@vurmitza Kann man so sehen, andere empfinden das als hilfreiche Hinweise.

@@vurmitza When I started filming, and it took me 4 attempts, it showed 43°. 🤣