15 Adorable Things About Germany
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- I'm really missing Germany right now and started to think about all the sweet and adorable things I love about it! Maybe this is when you find out how weird I am for thinking some of these things are cute or maybe you find them to be cute too!!
Hi! I'm Kelly and I am an American who lived in Germany for 18 wonderful months. While I lived abroad before in Turkey and had done quite a bit of traveling beforehand, those 18 months in Germany definitely broadened my perspective of Germany, Europe, and even the US in so many different ways! I wanted to share my perceptions with you guys through TH-cam so that maybe you can gain context to things you've heard about, or learn new information or a different perspective, or maybe this is everything you've heard before and further confirms your world view. No matter what the reason, I hope that you enjoy my videos! Don't forget to subscribe to my channel and turn on notifications so that you always know when I'm posting new content :)
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i'm here, waiting for all of the criticism of my German pronunciation and my heavy use of superlatives haha thanks for watching!! and feel free to comment with what you think is particularly adorable about Germany!
Kelly does her thing idk why I’m watching this I’m not german and don’t care abt or have any intention of going to Germany whatsoever lol
Like how’d this show up in my recommended
I like how u pronounce Trier, it sounded french when u said it:)
I'm German, so I never really thought about it... But I guess what I do find adorable is the concept of "spazieren gehen" - people in general but also many families going for walks outside, very often also in any weather. And it's done all the time (and not just at the moment)!
pleas let me know your star sign
Ich finde es super, dass sich Kelly an den kleinen Dinge im Leben erfreut! Wären mehr Leute so drauf hätten wir eine freundlichere Welt weiter so! =)
Aww that’s so sweet!! Danke schön! :)
Machen wir doch einfach nach der Krise damit weiter: Dankbarkeit, Achtsamkeit, Rücksicht und Freundlichkeit - es kann so einfach sein ...
@@felixb.3420 Nein! Ich brauche Hass!
@@Soldner41 Das heißt "Bass! Bass!" 😁
@@Soldner41 dann stelle dich vor den Spiegel und Hass dich bist du schwarzbraun bist 🤔
Of course the Mainzelmännchen do speak! Their famous trademark quote is "Gudnaaaaaaaamd!"
But that‘s the only thing :)
@@NoisyHill_ They're also able to say "Ende".
Oh my god, they still exist? I loved them visiting my grandmother back in the sixties.
@@Rea_List I like that :)
When you say this you should tell the people what is the meaning of "Gudnaaaaaamd". If you try to translate it it would say something like this "goodeeeeeeeevning"
You are the first foreigner who explains exactly why we are waiting at the crosswalk. Congratulations! Because we love our children.
Nein
lol, es gibt diese und diese.
es gibt auch sehr viele deutsche Familien, die einen fuck auf ihre Kinder geben.
weil die Eltern ihr leben selber nicht auf die Reihe bekommen und sich dann auch noch um Kinder kümmern.
da muss ich @hans Zimmer zusprechen "NEIN"
@@hanszimmer9224 Doch!
Es wurde Mitte der Siebziger die Kampagne "Den Kindern ein Vorbild" gestertet, weil damals so viele Kinder beim Überqueren der roten Ampel verunglückt sind.
Auch wenn es die Jüngeren nicht mehr wissen, ich hab es gerade noch so mitbekommen.
Also: Doch.
@@mijp Einer von den Jüngeren heisst wohl "Hans" ;-)....
It‘s also a nice gesture that when you take a kid to the butcher they mostly hand out a slice of „Kinderwurst“ to the kid as a snack.
"Eine Wiener auf die Faust" was what it was called when I was a child and you really would get a full sausage to go without having to pay for it. Now it's mostly just one small slice which is still nice of course. My older sister works in the butcher section of a bigger supermarket and still hands out either cheese or as you said "Kinderwurst".
@@DieAlteistwiederda I remember getting Wieners. By the way, I hope the Kinder the wurst is made from are organic?
I feel cheated! Here we always "just" got a free slice of Fleischwurst (similar to Mortadella) It was still great and the highlight of every shopping trip
@@boahkeinbockmehr I also 'only' got a slice of Fleischwurst but the bakery gave us half a Brötchen too. So you basically got half lunch for free each time you went shopping. :D
@Stool Gung Also hier nennt man die auch so... Voreifel zw Köln und Aachen
When we were stationed in Germany, we had this bakery on wheels stopping in our street twice a week and the kids would always get a free pretzel or some pastry right on the spot. They would always laugh and chat with us and quite often, we would find some "extras" in our paper bags when we got home. The whole town made us feel like we were part of them
I bought a t-shirt of the ampelmädchen in Berlin during a trip, not knowing they were so famous. A couple of weeks later, I was sitting in a park somewhere in Belgium and saw this group on a guided tour. The guide was speaking German, and as the group walked by me, he stopped telling people about what was around them, pointed at me and went “... and this guy went to Berlin”, and then finished his explanation about something else. He did not miss a beat... as if this explanation was part of the planned tour.
Lol!! That’s a good story :)
Thanks for this story 😅😂🤣!
C A He really made it sound like “The buildings around the park were built in the 18th century, this guy went to Berlin, and what they created in this area is...” 🤣🤣
@@martinc.720 Exactly what I thought 😀!
The Berlin Ampelmänchen are „Ost Ampelmänchen“. There are „West Ampelmänchen“ too.
What I love the most are the stickers you see in private stores and public institutions that show children that this is a safe place. You can find them along common ways to schools & kindergartens as well as along crowded areas like inner cities. Children who feel endangered in any kind of way or even lost their parents while shopping or whatever know they can go there & will be helped by the people working there. 🖤
I live my whole live in germany and i didn't see the "Brillentrockner" yet :D
Maybe you should visit a zoo with a tropic house.
Same I am german too and I have never seen this bevor😂
Same, what's that XD
Ich glaube Köln hat die auch...
In every Zoo with tropical areas, look at our famous Gelsenkirchen Zoom Erlebniswelt. Best zoo ever!
Emden has also its own Ampelmännchen. It's about Otto Waalkes (a well known and popular comedian) and his Ottifanten. Otto has its origins in Emden.
I just looked them up - very cool!! Thank you for sharing!
Yeah Ottifanten super cute
Funny how the automatic subtitles crashes in bilingual sentences: "I also really love how Germany has its own traditional welcome drink which is sex or sparkling wine..." Hold my Sekt.
Bahahaha!! Now that’s funny!
@@Kellydoesherthing Litterally I heard sex. The word ... Maybe I was a little distracted as like on that other rodent channel.
Nevermind that, reading the subtitles already feels verboten on account of where they lead the eye O_o
@@2nd3rd1st Hehe yes sometimes there need to be an option, were they aren't supposed to be. Llike safe area in rendering or if footage needs to be centered awaring of importand stuff if output on different distripution material is not known beforehand.
@@wernerhiemer406 Rodent channel - sex distracted? Sounds like you look ZeFranks "True Facts" to often..... 😂😂😂
5:00 Die Taschentücher gibt es in Apotheken kostenlos wenn man ein rezeptfreies Medikament kauft. Deshalb hat die jeder in der Tasche.
No Ma’am I forgot to say that! Another adorable and thoughtful thing. We def don’t get that in the US.
@@Kellydoesherthing most people buy it the most time. But yeah its a true fact
Don't forget to take the Apothekenumschau, or in colloquial speech "Rentner-Bravo" (Bravo was a popular magazine for teenagers)
Echt? Wusste ich nicht mal😂 Also ich kaufe mir die immer selber und pack in jeden Rucksack, Jacke, etc. 👌🏻😂
To see and hear you talking about the 1cent coin was just like a cuteness overload to me 😂
HermannderRiese Lol!
Fun fact: In the City of Essen in Germany there are also the Berliner Ampelmännchen as trafficlights but only near by the Berliner Platz. A funny easter egg i think
in Hameln it's the Same :) near the 'Berliner Platz'
North Essen is also a shithole like Kreuzberg, Berlin.
It is NOT the Berlin Ampelmännchen. It is the shape which was common in former GDR (DDR).
The most adorable thing is hearing you saying "Mainzelmännchen". That's so cute. 😁
I, as a german girl, like your charming Video about my Country 🥰😗👌!
Li F. Aw thank you!!
Thanx Kelly for making me smile! 🤗 We do indeed need to embress the fun, cute and happy things in our lifes. Not only at these times, but any time. ❤️
I agree! Thanks for watching ☺️ I’m happy you liked it ❤️
🤔 you’re true. But that merciless pure capitalism in Trump's country 🤔 Golf place does not let to even think about anything which is beyond interests and dealz.
I study in Friedberg and i didn't about that Elvis light.
Side fact my Grandma still tells the Story, about the day she danced with Elvis
schenkov oh wow!! What a story
I live in Friedberg since over 20 years now and I think the Elvis lights are there since 2013 and only 3 traffic lights have this feature. In Bad Nauheim there are more Elvis lights, which look a little bit different, but elvis lived there while he was in the army in friedberg. ^_^
there should be a johnny cash light in landsberg am lech as he was stationed there in the early 50's. maybe johnny wasn't as popular as elvis!!!
Sekt knallt auch immer direkt 😂
Egal was ich getrunken hab Sekt gibt mir den Rest😂
Der Moment wenn man als Dude von Rotkäppchen geknallt wird
i almost cry everytime, seeing videos like this. The feelin of being proud of your country is a bit "subliminal disabled" for most of us.
We Americans admire the hard-working, honest German culture. Germany has a reputation of outstanding craftsmanship in the USA. When I see "Made In Germany", I always buy the product even if it is more expensive. Science, music, culture etc.., Germans have every reason to be proud of their nation. :)
Thank you for this heartwarming topic in these difficult times.
I'm pretty sure its throwing a smile on many faces
Eagle1de I hope so!! Thank you for watching :)
And now i look extra forward to visit Germany for the first time when this whole thing is over.
If i only see half of this things, it will be a great visit. :)
Thank you. :)
Aw you’re welcome! Happy it gave you a little extra to look forward to :)
From such videos I learn how boring the culture in the USA is...
@@dirkbecker2961 Often when you are born in a country, you don`t notice the funny things as easy as those that visit it for the first time.
All countries have their own charm. :)
@@dirkbecker2961 I think every country has its little hidden quirks that aren't obvious to citicens. I mean we barely notice 90% of the things she mentions in the video, do we?
For example I was of the opinion that sparkling wine as welcome drink is common everywhere say in the so called western world. Interesting to learn new things :D
@@robertnett9793 Yes, i was surprised about that one too and even more the Welcome signs. Maybe she just lives in a very unfriendly place?
The Berlin Ampelmännchen-Thing is highly political:
From the day the eastern states joined the western federal republic after the iron curtain fell, eastern states had to use the western road code (StVO - Straßenverkehrsordnung). In this code it's also laid down, how road signs look - and this would have been a death sentence to the eastern Ampelmännchen. Many people from the east didn't like the shape of the western Ampelmännchen and wanted to keep their familliar ones. As this went viral, the road code was changed to allow differing shapes. As there where no safety issues, even western cities wanted their own Ampelmännchen now and Mainz with it's Mainzelmännchen became AFAIR the first western city with own Ampelmännchen.
Last year, my hometown Emden joined those cities with local Ampelmännchen. The city is the birthplace of German comedian Otto Waalkes, who created cartoon elephants called "Ottifanten", which are nearly as iconic as the Mainzelmännchen in Germany. But as the city of Emden planned to install Ottifanten-Ampelmännchen, this was verboten: Ampelmännchen have to be anthromorphistic - so now Emden Ampelmännchen show Mr. Waalkes himself. Germans obey the rules - exspecially at traffic lights.
MrDonRazzi jesus get over it, highly political is a huge exaggeration. Basically everyone has accepted that there are 2 versions of it. period.
@@Orbitalbomb I think you missed the point. They are not political today but they were back when the wall fell. Even at that time, when news wasn't full of hype, this topic was everywhere... and I'm saying that as a Swiss.
Germans don't just change their laws because three people in a village somewhere don't like them. For this to have come through back then, you can bet your ass that there was a lot of political furor going on.
MrDonRazzi Thank you for your insight very interesting. Different but the same so nobody is offended! 👍
@@RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse germans changing law Timeline.
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@@Orbitalbomb Now... it was political in a way - a lot of people got pissed that something familiar and nice should get canned for no obvious reason, resisted and led to a change in law. Surely it wasn't was impactful as peacfully dissoliving the GDR regime but it was still a thing.
I love how you are so positive and heart warming. If everybody would watch your videos, there would be no more wars at all, I am pretty sure about that. ;-) All the best wishes from Mainz.
Torsten ha, noch e Meenzer
It is so heart-warming to listen to people who enjoy all the little things we all here take for granted. Your point of view helps to change our own points of view on our land. When I was in Washington DC some years ago, I also enjoyed many things that are common and maybe not worth mentioning for you. It is good to travel. I send best wishes over the Atlantic.
I agree with you - it’s very good to travel :) it certainly has opened up my thinking. Thank you for watching and best wishes to you as well!
Yes right, just travel then you realise the difference!LG aus England
ah, the famous mustard-udder... invented by an ingenious farmer while milking his cow ;)
Lol!
Interesting how alot of things I take for granted seem so interesting to other people.
Right. I never throught that us helping an old customer with the paying would be special. Its something i had to do like every day (befor all of this, i worked at a backery and we had a lot of older customers).
I remember being stuck in traffic once because the Autobahn was closed due to an accident about a kilometer further down, no way for us to move anywhere. Luckily we were on our way to a festival, so we packed a ton of stuff. We turned up the music, got out of the car, set up the chairs, opened a beer and ate some Ravioli just chilling because there was nothing else to do anyway. And another time someone from the car next to me shared some of his food when he noticed me staring at him snacking at the wheel. Being stuck in traffic sucks, but at the same time it often ends up being fun.
Thank you Kelly for summarizing things so beautifully. Makes me look at my home country from a different perspective. Take care and stay safe 😊
Bärchenwurst 😃 How I missing the Bärchenwurst....
Yeah, i think i have to buy one tomorrow....
Trotz all den schönen Dingen hier bei uns, sollten wir nicht vergessen, dass Al Bundy vier touchdowns in einem Spiel hatte 🇺🇸 😉😉😉
Sehr richtig! Gut,dass das erwähnt wurde, danke dir :D
Polk High forever *faust
I was so sad to leave Germany when my husband’s tour at Rhein Main was up. I tried talking him into staying . Germany had become home to me, but not for him. I love watching your videos and your perspective. Things that didn’t make your list that always made me smile: Kinder-eggs: illegal in the US, but a joy for children in DE, Fresh flower shops everywhere , and all the flower boxes from almost every window, horses traveling from their barn down cobblestone roads to the Reithalle, walks in the Gelande, amazement at the amount of traffic traveling in under the bridges near the intersection of A5 and A3 and many many other things. Thank you for sharing your videos with clips from an amazing place reminding me of an amazing time.
Es waren bloß drei, der Vierte war eine Fehlentscheidung vom Schiedsrichter.
walkswithsword Aw you’re welcome!! :)
Thank you for your video! It's really nice to see some of the things we take for granted or don't even recognize anymore being appreciated like that!
Your positive attitude and video brightened my day! It's such a sad and dark time and seeing people focusing on good and positve things helps not giving up hope completely. Stay safe, Kelly. Pass auf dich auf!
Ckrae Dunko aww I’m happy to read this :) glad you enjoyed the video and safe wishes to you too!
3:40 When you have English sutitles, it's an other welcome drink :D
Aaaaah, yes, the good old German welcoming traditions ;)
Thanks for that lovely adorable video. Seeing you smile like that warms my heart so much it's fantastic and I can't stop anymore Hihi😊😁😄 thanks a lot very entertaining as well.
Hopefully we will see you again in Germany, because with a smile like that we need you of course!!
Please stay safe, stay at home and take care of yourself and your family!!👏🥂
Aww I’m happy to hear that you enjoyed it :) thank you! And safe and healthy wishes to you and your family as well! ❤️
@@Kellydoesherthing we need us a lot more than we believe, situations like these showing us that and doing something positive can help somebody else in the moment a little bit. So thanks a lot!!
I've been watching your videos to help me plan my trip to Germany! This video made me more excited! :)
I love the glass dryer! So useful! Never seen it anywhere in Germany though. Now I need to get to Munich Zoo to try it :)
Hey Kelly! This was so much fun:) I literally had a smile on my face pretty much the whole time, in fact, I'm still smiling. I love Germany, was an exchange student and lived with a German family for a year at the end of which I really felt more like a German than an American! Tell you the truth, I honestly rarely think of German things as being "cute." But you're right! The Ampelmaennchen are so cute. I only thought they were in what was East Berlin. My "cute" recollection, now this was like 50 years ago, was of a being introduced to a brother and sister, they would have been eight and ten years old, and of course, with the introduction they shook my hand. But the boy shook my hand and did a sort of half-bow and as the girl shook my hand she curtsied. That was unusual even at that time, but I never forgot it and thought it was so cute. I also think it's sort of cute how Germans won't cross hands when they're greeting each other and are say, in a group of four. So they'll shake the hand of the person in front of them but will take turns shaking the other person's hand because to cross hands/arms is bad luck.
Anyway, thanks for doing this--it really made my day. Stay safe!
Chuck Strasbaugh aww thank you for such a sweet compliment and for sharing your experiences living in Germany! I’m happy you liked the video and that it made you smile. Best wishes!
You're really making me wish I could go back to Germany! Something else I think is kind of charming - at restaurants, people tend to want to sit near each other. Caught me off-guard and seemed strange at first, but I had many enjoyable conversations with the locals who sat at the same table as me. Sure beats eating alone (and fiddling with my phone to make the fact that I'm alone feel less awkward).
Ooh yeah that’s a good one! Thank you for sharing and for watching :) I wish I could I back to germany too!
Oh that's not the case in the north though
Danke, Kelly, dass Du uns auf ein paar gute Sachen hinweist, die uns selbstverständlich erscheinen, weil wir sie kennen -- und auf einige, die wir nicht kennen: Der Brillentrockner ist wirklich gut! Ich hab noch keinen gesehen.
Heyy im from Germany...and now in german...ich finde es cool beziehungsweise süß wie sich Kelly an Dingen erfreut die in Deutschland so normal sind das wir sie gar nicht mehr wahrnehmen...cool Video kelly👍
Kelly, did you know that the "Ampelmännchen" are an "rudiment" of the DDR (GDR)? In east Germany all traffic lights had these Ampelmännchen. Berlin "rescued" them and made some "memorial traffic lights".
Yes :) I think it’s really cool that they adapted something like this from the DDR
@@Kellydoesherthing :-) de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampelm%C3%A4nnchen#Ost-Ampelm%C3%A4nnchen
You made my day, girl. Thank you. I smiled through the whole video. I needed it right now. 🤗
Aw that makes me so happy! I’m glad you enjoyed the video :) thank you
Thank you for the positive vibes, Kelly! Stay safe and healthy!
You’re welcome!! Thank you for watching and safe and healthy wishes to you as well!
I looooveee the "Mainzelmännchen", cause i live in Mainz and it's kind of rare to hear "Mainz" in a Video😂😂
Greetz from germany🇩🇪
I love and miss Mainz every day ☺️ perhaps you would like to see this video where I walk around the city of Mainz and talk about things I love about Germany th-cam.com/video/ts9X7icOk_o/w-d-xo.html
I was in Germany years back talking to my other half (she was German) and I crossed the road, still talking but when I was on the other side I realised she wasn't by my side. I looked round and saw her across the street. She asked why did I crossed the street. I said,well there's no cars coming. She pointed up at the traffic sign - red man light on. Germans obey their laws strictly.
When i was driving her car she would often say " go faster.." as it was the autobahn. So I did 120mph. Not had a woman telling me to drive faster. " Ok you can slow down now it's not high speed section".
Germans multistorey carparks don't smell of toilets like in the UK. The carpark office has filing cabinets, computers just like an office.
Having a "platform shelve" in the toilet bowl. She explained that one to me, that was interesting from a practical pointy of view.
TOTALLY NOT !
We dont obey all laws!! - LOL
most of the time, only WOMEN do that. but there are only a few they stop by red light.
if there is no Car, ofc i cross the street! - i can tell that from my view, "only when no children are near by". but there also people they give a damn fuck about, crossing the street by red light, even if children are near by.
I dont understand that people they arent risin in Germany, they believe, germans obeying all LAWS which exists. - BIG LOL.
you people dont understand our LAW SYSTEM.
@@yasobabo
Yes we do obey laws, in general and in comparison to other countries. Maybe you are a teenage revoluzzer trying to be a badass. Or a migrant.
@@BewareOfTheKraut lol, so your last statement is realy racism like.
Well done, you are the kind of German people, we don't need.
And BTW, I guess u don't got it what I mentioned.
Furthermore Im tired of having a conversation, which leads to nowhere.
That the kind of attitude u have.
Good day sir.
@@yasobabo
I don't get the racism part of your comment. Are you trying to hide your intellectual deficit in logical thinking by drawing the racism card? People from outside Germany (French, Italians, Americans, etc.) don't care about jaywalking, a known fact. The point of the main comment is exactly about that stereotype - Germans do care about and the rest of the universe does not. If you're too dull to get the topic straight - okay, no problem. But you are not the one to decide which kind of people Germany needs, little fascist.
@@yasobabo Why are you yelling?
Germans -in general- are suckers for obeying rules. My mum always said "In France, everything is allowed until someone forbids it. In Germany, everything is forbidden until someone allows it." I think there's some truth to that. Many Germans get almost anxious when no clear rules are defined. Now, of course there are always exceptions. I'm not sure why you're trying to push the idea that we're all running around without following the rules.
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It's so heartwarming hearing you talk about Germany (my country). I appreciate very much your great heart for our special way of life. Greetings from Westphalia!
hehe..traffic jams can be soo long and boring..but during vaccation time you might find yourself lucky. We got stuck on the way to france for camping for about 4-5h. Lucky us..in front and in back of us big RV's. Dads got along, moms got along..and us kids had fun. Good times.
I guess number one makes me an older German lady, because I do the very same thing here in the States when paying with cash. I can't figure it out fast enough, and the cashiers are always so nice about helping me.
Out of curiousity: Have you ever encountered "Bernd das Brot" while in Germany? It's one of the mascots fro the german tv broadcaster (for children) KiKa.
And, yes, Bernd is a bread. A depressed one. It's hilarious. (Mot of the humour cmes from him being surrounded by idiots and/or having to test some... questionable products.)
Boah, I hated Bernd das Brot as a kid 😅, I thought it was the worst way of "Sendeschluss" (end of program at kika) but it worked in that way that you really didn't want to continue watching TV😂 But that's just my opinion.
@@zoesofiemuller2320 I didn't like him as a kid but found him really entertaining when I happened to come across him more resently. I guess that's kind of the point of it, a harmless little show that adults can enjoy watching but that small children just won't really get.
The way you are doing your videos is so adorable and sweet. Thank you so much, Kelly.
Aw thank you!!
Ich finde es toll wie Du Dich über die kleinen Dinge im Leben so sehr freuen kannst. Die Art und Weise wie Du es beschreibst ist sehr nett und emotional. Ich habe beruflich viel mit den USA zu tun und bemerke, es ist eine typisch amerikanische Art Dinge zu beschreiben die einem selbst positiv auffallen. Es klingt richtig sympathisch. Schön, dass Dir unser Land so gut gefällt.
Liebe Grüße Gaby und JB
I loved the Ampelmännchen in Berlin! I also really liked the strawberry stands that (I assume) popped up all over the place, they were super cute and not something I'm used to seeing in the U.S.. It made me wonder if there are different shaped buildings they bring out during the rest of the year?
James Murphy Aw you’re right! the strawberry stand I remember seeing wasn’t a specific shape and they would sell white asparagus, and pumpkins, and then Christmas trees out of it
The Ampelmännchen with the hat is common in the former GDR while the skinny one is the standard in western Germany
Yep! But it’s all over Berlin now
Kelly does her thing yes :)
Genau, dass wissen die Wenigsten im Westen. Hier verstehen Sie nicht Mal den Rechtsabbiegepfeil
@@m.l.3917 ich schon ^^ und wir haben mittlerweile ne ganze Menge Rechtsabbiegepfeile im Rhein-Main-Gebiet
@@m.l.3917 In bayerischen Fahrschulen bekommt man dieses Verkehrszeichen grundsätzlich als "blechernen Ossipfeil", "DDR-Pfeil" oder "Rechter Ossi" vorgestellt.
Clever, da die Richtungsangabe in diesem Fall politisch wie geografisch weitestgehend korrekt ist.
Very cute and charming video. I'm German, but living abroad and it was so refreshing and heart-warming to see the video and to get reminded of the little thing you might encounter in Germany. Thank you Kelly.
mikkeli02 aww thank you! I’m happy you enjoyed the video and that it brought you some joy :)
Thank you, it was very fun and diverting.
Happy to hear it! Thanks for watching :)
You're adorable Kelly for seeing all these small things :-) I'm German myself but I guess you lose track of these things and need somebody else to tell you about them. Thanks
You’re welcome :) I’m happy to have reminded you of some things from my eyes!
Mainzelmaennchen used to come on at 6:45pm so kids would know afterward bedtime was coming.
I think what you mean is the Sandmännchen. Mainzelmännchen spots are inbetween the advertisments.
Mainzelmännchen are also still running on ZDF even with special "Corona Information" telling you to keep distance and wash your hands. Love them :)
You are amazing. Keep up the good work!
I'm impressed Kelly. Loved the video. Love your content. You are by far my favorite youtuber.
Bubba Williams awww thank you so much!! That’s very sweet and I’m happy you liked the video
this video has some cute points! two things:
5:31 as far as i noticed, that's not supercommon here, we usually have the ones that are standing on the barwood i think -
and i wanna share sth that i am glad about: vegan-vegetarian is.. like still controversial but all in all considered kinda "a good and somewhat necessary thing to do" in germany - the way that animals are held here and in probably most other industrialized countries, is frightening to many and we have quite a high percentage of vegans and vegetarians compared to our european neighbours (not superhigh in general but in comparison).
vv thank you for sharing :)
@@Kellydoesherthing u welcome! :)
Yes. Yes. And yes. Here, for once, you've dug deep into our culture and found the pearls.
for once?
@@Kellydoesherthing meaning that I haven't heard the very same things in like 20 other expat videos before
Ah I see! I really try to find some unique differences for my videos for exactly that reason :)
@@Kellydoesherthing What really surprised me is that thing about elderly people giving their wallet to the cashiers to have them pick the change they can't make out without their glasses... how do people do that in the US?
@@Baccatube79 Good save! Kelly's observations are always spot on and indeed do go much deeper than the usual YT fare.
Your video made me smile :) very charming! Thanks
Thanks! The perfect video at the right time! Utterly delightful and adorable :-) I loved the many synonyms of "nice" ;-)
Aw thank you!! I was worried about saying the same words over and over too much haha
That Elvis made me laugh (not in a mean way). I never knew that cities other than Berlin (or the former DDR) had different people on there. That's really sweet :)
Everybody, stay safe! :)
Thanks!! You stay safe as well :)
there are lots. The bremer Ampel Musicians. the rat Ampel player in Hameln. The Ampelgirls in Zwickau.
The red Elvis one kind of looks like he's peeing.
Vienna has traffic light pairs (two people together in love) in all combinations: m/f, f/f, m/m.
We've got an entire movie about Traffic Jams, it is called "Superstau". Quite funny comedy flick.
I’ve never heard of it and now I’m curious! Thanks!
@@Kellydoesherthing Please let us know, when you watched it. It's not even good, but full of stereotypes and crazy persons, what makes it worth watching this part of German cinematography.
PS: 👷 "Ich bretter durch!"
It’s a good old classic.
@@Icewolf81 It's mostly old....not good. But worth watching .
TremereTT You’re Right. I think, its funny. You can watch it all about 10 years. 😂
Thank you so much for this video! Made my day a little better
Aww I’m happy to hear that!!
All the little things we are noticing no more, are so adorable for her. It is really sweet :D Thanks for your videos.
You’re welcome :) thank you for watching!
The "Ampelmännchen" originated in the DDR, not just Berlin.
True. I believe they started to change it after the reunification, but then there was so many protests that they kept it. Not the worst thing to keep either...
It's called GDR in english. Not DDR 😉
Video: * hat irgendwas mit Deutschland zu tun *
Almans: "Das ist jetzt unserer Kommentarbereich!"
Du hast ja Recht, aber was soll das dumme Wort "Almans"?
@@aseriesoftriangleswecalltr6065 is so n reddit ding (r/ich_iel)
@@aseriesoftriangleswecalltr6065 so aber nicht mein Freund
Oh this is beautiful! ❤ i totally can feel this things, if you talking about them. It is so lovely how we can see existing things new, through someone else's eyes. you are beautiful! ♡ ♥💕❤
Aw I’m happy to have brought you some joy ❤️ thank you for watching
You are the first I've ever seen who says positive things about the german traffic problems.
Haha I guess when your baseline is traffic in the US, it’s easier to stay positive
Since I use lots of cash in Germany, my coin purse is full of 1 and 2 cents... haha I also find it adorable, but it's gonna take forever for me to use them all lol
Buy a big bottle of Asbach Uralt or stuff like this. Drink the content and then fill it, step by step, with cent coins. It looks nice. And then, when your bottle is full, you bring the coins to a bank, change them for bills and buy a new big bottle of Asbach Uralt or stuff like that.
@@Aktivist1000 Ah yes, the big Asbach Uralt bottles :-D I have one that I inherited from my grandparents. Back in the DM days, it was a tradition to collect 1 and 2 pfennig coins in them and then buy your wedding shoes with them. Today, they'd probably refuse counting them.
@@catseyesiron1 They have of course machines to do it but you have to choose the right bank to omit the fee. As far as I know, the Deutsche Bundesbank is obliged to accept any form of money without fees.
I’m glad we got rid of those 1 and 2 cent coins in NL. A couple more years and we’re finally freed from cash money. :)
@@hansc8433 Well, I live in the Czech Republic (though I've been thought to arrive in Portugal during March, damned virus) and my original compatriots here are pretty IT-friendly (*and like cashless payments). But I see - together with the Germans - that a cashless live grants the state a very powerful mean. And the state is not our friend.
Your "Tri-er" and "praktiische" sounds surprisingly French. ;-)
I agree with you on all points, except point 1:
it's just annoying when the grandma develops the ambition to pay the 18.79 euros appropriately instead of giving the cashier a 20 euro bill right away.
Especially funny at lunchtime and in the evening, when the supermarket is full and 10 other customers stand behind her at the cash desk ;-)
"Warten Sie, ich hab's passend."
Literally everyone behind her groans, haha.
Thank you Kelly!
You’re welcome! Stay safe and healthy!
Hey Kelly, may I introduce you to the "Ampelmädchen" of Dresden?
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Ampelm%C3%A4dchen_-_Dresden.jpg
Thanks for your channel! I like it alot.
I saw some female versions but not this one
And I'm from Dresden
That is so cute!
Wo gibts die denn in Dreden?? Ich habe die dort noch nie bei meinen Besuchen gefunden?
@@ilkahellerling2345 entweder an den Übergängen bei der Haltestelle Prager Straße oder vom Altmarkt Richtung Kulturpalast, bin mir gerade nicht sicher.
@@fehler798 Cool, vielen Dank für deine Antwort. Ich werde beim nächsten Trip nach Dresden die Strecke mal abgehen und die Ampelmädchen suchen. Die sind ja zu niedlich. Kennst du vielleicht die Geschichte dahinter?
the gras is always on the other side more green 😅. In the USA your have other nice things, that we have not in Germany. I live in munic 😉
I certainly did not intend to express whether I prefer one country over the other :)
It is interesting what things you see as a foreigner. We overlooks many everyday things. The great side effect of your video is that you point it out to us. Thank you!
(However, I have never seen some things myself, for example pretzel sausage and glasses dryer).
I had to think of this words from Marcel Proust:
"The best voyages of discovery are made by looking at the world with different eyes"
You’re welcome :) I’m happy that you enjoyed it!
Many smiles! This was indeed very cute
Cheers
Thank you!!
Besides:
You pronunciation in English is astonishing clear for my ears more used to cope with British English.
Your German pronunciation is quite good as well. Sure, it is still easy to hear German is not your mother tongue but every single word is pronounced correctly and unmissunderstandable. :-) Pretty good.
Last thing suits your personal presence as well. ;-)
The cold cuts with faces are called GESICHTSWURST.
Well I guess you can call them like that but I think many people also call them Kinderwurst.
@@folkehoffmann1198 And then comes the "Babyöl" and how one extracts it.
Das ist ein Wurstgesicht 😊
1986 Die wilden 80ger Du ist Wurdtgesicht! 🥵
Kelly,das ist schoen gemacht.Sympatisch.
I actually always look around if there are any children when I'm waiting at a red light. If I see children (or police) I wait, and if I don't, I'll just cross the street.
I'm probably not the only one doing it that way?
It is not all that bad, apparently. Thanks from the cave of my self-isolation.
Thank you for watching!
If you find the behavior of Germans in a traffic jam adorable, then you perhaps should watch the movie „Superstau“. 😉
Bei uns in Recklinghausen haben wir sogar ein Eisbahnzelt im Winter zur Weihnachtszeit bis ins neue Jahr.
Kelly, i have seen many of your videos. I really love them and you are so many times (not always) right on. I live in the USA for 16 years now and really can compare both countries and get it. I am amazed though to see things with your eyes and learn things about my mother country (in German VATERland) that I never realized, maybe not even knew. Keep it up!
Aw thank you :) I’m happy to hear you enjoy my videos! Thank you for watching them
6:04 they are called "Gesichtswurst" and "Bärchenwurst" 😂😂 I loved these as a child.
Nothing better for the kids than funny animal faces made from ground up animal faces xD
Jo, meine Töchter auch.. als sie noch klein waren..
Jupp, die Welt ist ein Dorf und auf YT trifft man sich immer zweimal! XD
@@tasminoben686 Haha stimmt.😄 Check doch mal meinen Channel aus 😃
Jay in the USA - Mein Leben in den USA
Warum,? Was find ich denn da?
Meinfrau sagt, ich soll nicht mit fremden Frauen reden.. XD
Nach dem TATORT tu ich's mal machen.
Grüße an die Ostküste..
@@tasminoben686 😄
Please brainwash me to love my Germany like you do....:-D
Lol!!
And there is also Misha 😁
Thank you for making me smile, Kelly!
Yes, of course there’s Misha! Haha I’m glad you liked it :) thanks for watching!
Danke für das Video! :)
You’re welcome!!
In some cities there are gay Ampelmännchen and -Frauen. So nice!
Es ist so herzerwärmend, Dich über solche Dinge zu reden zu höhren. Need a translation?
To 6:04 I want to add that if you go to a store that only sells meat with a kid and you buy these faced slices or just sliced meat it is common for the ones selling to ask if the kid can has a slice just like that. And i really liked that as a kid
That’s very sweet
Ah, nice to see pictures and videos from Mainz! Lived there for many years, still miss it sometimes :)
Oh that’s so great! I miss it too :) happy I could bring back some memories
Regards from Mainz! 👋🏼 Grüße aus Mainz!
Just stumbled across your channel and this video and of course I immediately recogniced Mainz in your video:)
When i am thinking about all the bad things of and in our country and begin to feel sad about it... i just watch one of your videos and change my mind with the thoughts, that it couldn't be that bad... shot's a smile in my face.. ;) thank you ;)
Aw this warms my heart :) I’m happy that you enjoyed my video and that it brought you a smile! Thanks for watching!
It's so cute how you find some of these things adorable. 💖
Thank you! 😊
One of your best videos
Really sweet video. In Dresden are Ampelmädchen, girly light sign figures with a skirt. I really love them. 😊