7 Annoying Things about Living in Germany | Is Germany Living up to my Expectations?

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  • @chrisstahl2653
    @chrisstahl2653 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    If you think using cash is annoying, there is also "passend zahlen", which means you have to pay the exact amount in cash and they won't give change out.

    • @OshandoJohnson
      @OshandoJohnson  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh wow that would just drive me crazy! 😂 But thanks for preparing me just in case I stumble on that!

    • @alexanderantoninsommerkamp4714
      @alexanderantoninsommerkamp4714 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah but thats almost nowhere. Only very rarely on parking clocks or public bathrooms that require 50 cents or so

  • @CaptainCL
    @CaptainCL 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    7:35 Hahaha Denglisch "Meckering" :D

    • @OshandoJohnson
      @OshandoJohnson  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha turns out „meckering“ it’s not an English word. 😂 Now I understand why people speak Denglisch. It’s just confusing to be bilingual 😂

  • @dakg8034
    @dakg8034 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My only comment is concerning the 5-minutes appointment to present paperwork that you mentioned. You said you could have easily sent them by email, but email does not allow for them to authenticate documents. Those have to be handed or mailed in.

  • @lukascph
    @lukascph 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I've lived in Germany and Denmark, and I can say that in terms of digitalisation, Germany is a good 10-15 years behind its neighbouring countries. It's annoying to quite a lot of Germans, too.

    • @alexanderantoninsommerkamp4714
      @alexanderantoninsommerkamp4714 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Very annoying

    • @OshandoJohnson
      @OshandoJohnson  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sadly that’s true. I’m surprised by very simple things in other countries because it’s not available in Germany and it will most likely take many years before it happens here. But hey at least it means there will always be work for me as a computer scientist. 😅

  • @HarleyAMV
    @HarleyAMV 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That went from 0 to trauma dumping real quick!

  • @Grimscribe732
    @Grimscribe732 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Denglish is on the rise because many native speakers consume international, mostly english speaking, media, and many young professionals work for international companies or in an international context. Happens to me all the time. I read more English than German and listen to more English than German media almost every day, both because of my work and because of my interests/hobbies - to the extent that depending on the topics, I switch between thinking in English or German in my head. However, I have to speak German more often than English, which makes it difficult to think of the correct word in German sometimes. As for digitalization, it is so challenging because of bureaucracy - has been driving me crazy for over a decade now.

    • @OshandoJohnson
      @OshandoJohnson  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s also happening to me when I speak English too. Most times I have to be translating German words because the English word is just not on the tip of my tongue. What’s confusing about Denglish is that I no longer know which words are truly German. 😂

  • @BartimaeusHansen1963
    @BartimaeusHansen1963 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I know That, You have to Search for This Points, because your heart is already here❤❤

    • @OshandoJohnson
      @OshandoJohnson  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha you’re definitely right about that! 😅

  • @moc6897
    @moc6897 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    what about 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 in English language? You don't use these numbers?

    • @OshandoJohnson
      @OshandoJohnson  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Okay you just blew my mind. It’s a similar pattern indeed. 😃

  • @checkcommentsfirst3335
    @checkcommentsfirst3335 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    English words are thrown in because everyone speaks them, at least to a certain degree, and it's somewhat fashionable. In the past, it was French, and you can still see French's importance in many languages (including English). If, for instance, German were the lingua franca, and everyone had to learn it, then you would do the same. :)

    • @OshandoJohnson
      @OshandoJohnson  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You’re right about that. It’s fashionable and sometimes just the result of an international and interconnected world. But at this rate I guess in the future German as we know now it might not be around.

  • @lynnsintention5722
    @lynnsintention5722 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I loved Jamacia when I visited their twice....YOu must be going crazy about the German unhappy, grumpy, pesimistic, negative attitudes...It brings me down every day. Germans are angry about things that no one else in any other vountry would be upset about..and the things that they should be angry about they don't even notice.😂

    • @OshandoJohnson
      @OshandoJohnson  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha I blame it on the weather most times. When the weather is good, the people seem to be much happier and more positive. I guess it’s not completely their fault. 😊

  • @floriandietze-romkens1718
    @floriandietze-romkens1718 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm German but I grew up bilingual with Americans here in Germany. I'm also annoyed by the non-existent digitalization here in this country. It's really frustrating...

    • @OshandoJohnson
      @OshandoJohnson  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I guess the leaders just have other priorities or interests. It’s really unfortunate though.

  • @christianewoltersmd
    @christianewoltersmd 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    hehe ...first time i heard the word meckering :)

    • @OshandoJohnson
      @OshandoJohnson  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha that moment when you’re complaining about something that you don’t like and you go ahead and do the very same thing! 😂 I don’t know why I thought it was an English word! 😂

  • @rainerzufall42
    @rainerzufall42 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cash is king!

    • @OshandoJohnson
      @OshandoJohnson  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I need to just obey the king’s decree. 😀

    • @rainerzufall42
      @rainerzufall42 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@OshandoJohnson Okay, you got me, that's an awful saying...
      But be aware, non-cash paying is a for of corporate or government control, that is futile.
      I'm just okay with it, limiting the use of cash for crimes or worse (e.g. limiting cash for just little amounts, useful for day-to-day operation). Noone needs 5.000 €/$ for his local bakery! But are you really comfortable with anyone (especially companies with commercial interests) knowing all of your spendings (including the details)?

  • @Why-D
    @Why-D 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hate Denglish.
    You constantly have "Meetings im Büro" or "Meeting im office und ein Come Together". Rarely somone has eine "Besprechung im Büro" and a "Zusammentreffen oder Kennenlernen bei einer Feier".
    But it not unusual the other way round.
    Kindergarten, Blitzkrieg und Weltschmerz came from German into English.
    And there are several pidgin languages, where they mixed up a local language with English.
    You just complain about complaining? You got germanized!
    What is the problem with the number 42?
    It is the same like 19.
    In German zwei (2) und vierzig (40) as neun (9) zehn (10).
    In English it is much more complicated.
    19 is nine teen and from twenty onwards you change it. Instead of still using one and twenty you say twenty one. In German you just stick to the system.
    So if you want to to it strict, you should also say teen-nine.

  • @mariobuddendick9184
    @mariobuddendick9184 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😂😂😂😂 Ich hab deinen Post sehr genossen! Du solltest das Video an unsere Regierung schicken! Das beschreibt unsere Situation in Deutschland sehr gut!
    OK, das mit den Zahlen wird sich nicht ändern. Kenn das aber, wenn ich Preise in Englisch sagen muss.....immer kurz überlegen! 👍😂

    • @OshandoJohnson
      @OshandoJohnson  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Haha ich glaube die wissen schon Bescheid. Sie drücken die Auge einfach zu… habe ich das Gefühl. 😂 Schade die Zahlen sind aber mein größtes Problem. 😂

  • @Dj-Rane
    @Dj-Rane 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My problem with German. They complaint too much. I don't think 🤔 they gives thanks for what they have.
    The next thing. They full of badmind.

  • @NahNah-xg5wv
    @NahNah-xg5wv 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Leave.

    • @checkcommentsfirst3335
      @checkcommentsfirst3335 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why? That's fair criticism and not one of those who blatantly hate the country.

    • @OshandoJohnson
      @OshandoJohnson  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I could but my train is delayed, so I will just enjoy the time in Germany until the punctuality is improved. 😉

    • @NahNah-xg5wv
      @NahNah-xg5wv 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@OshandoJohnson Cope

    • @amralhayek6829
      @amralhayek6829 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@NahNah-xg5wv he actually destroyed you, now stfu and leave the comment section.