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Hundehalter: "Der will nur spielen!"
Also Hundehalter: "Das hat er noch nie gemacht!"
I live in Germany, nobody ever yelled at me for crossing a road. But, I am German, I have never jaywalked ...
Of course I did, more than once. But never in front of children. Never with a grumpy elderly person around. Never in front of cops.
I can confirm that
Many German rules are actually strong suggestions on how to behave and have to be taught to children. Once you are old enough to fully understand the consequences of ignoring the rule (like being a bad example) and consider the situation safe, we sometimes willingly ignore them. And accept the consequences.
Warum habe ich mit meinem Schul-Englisch plötzlich 75-80% verstanden???
Du sprichst so schön langsam und klar!!! Daran muß es wohl liegen.
Zum Thema Hunde: Bin viel mit dem Fahrrad unterwegs und habe immer ein mulmiges Gefühl, wenn mir auf kleineren Wegen Leute mit größeren, unangeleinten Hunden entgegenkommen. Aber in Deutschland tun die allermeisten Hunde nichts, sie wollen nur spielen😅😅
Unfortunately people with dogs say they love animals, but not all care for wild life. Dogs should be kept on a leash to avoid that they are hunting the birds, deer, hares, …
Die Menschen heute haben leider völlig den Bezug zur Natur verloren. Kaninchen Eichhörnchen Vögel, eigentlich fast alle wildtiere hierzulande sind fluchttiere. Es ist ihre Natur. Abgesehen von einigen wenigen Hunderassen sind wohl die aller aller meisten haushunde weder körperlich noch von der Geschwindigkeit her in der Lage diesen Tieren Schaden zuzufügen. Es ist allenfalls ein wenig Hit and Run Game. Nur weil einige wenige ihre ausgewachsene jagdhunde Kilometer weit durch den Wald laufen lassen muss nicht jeder Yorkshire Terrier immer und überall an die Leine. Sie können sich ja mal einen Tag an der Leine herumführen lassen um zu erfahren was das für eine demütigende Erfahrung ist
My dogs do not hunt of leash, they just play. Cats are worse, they kill tons of Wildlife.
Hello Lauren, may I remind you of the rule that super likeable American TH-camrs who lived in Germany for 11 years and in Malaysia for 5 years and are now back in Bavaria should use a "Pfannenwender" as a micro holder? 😂😂😂 Kind regards Thomas
🤣🤣🤣🤣 ok that is very cute. Also on the English Channel?!
@@Laurenangela_english yes, sometimes I also watch your English channel. Because you not only speak German very well for an American, but also English very clearly (in particular for an American). So, I can train my listening comprehension of the English language very well here.
I support the request for the Pfannenwender LOL ... this way it looks better than always holding the micro directly with fingers
🤡🥰Even Shakespeare let Richard III 's last words be "a spatula, a spatula, my kinhdom for a spatula"🤣🤡
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"Ein Auge zudrücken" ist die normale Redensart, aber "beide Augen zudrücken" gibt es als Verstärkung oder ironisch gemeint auch.
beideAugen zudrücken macht man bei Toten^^
@@hh-kv6fh Oder wenn man auf die drei Affen macht.
Und es gibt noch, als weitere Steigerung, "auch noch die Hühneraugen zudrücken". (Hühnerauge = calluses or corns on the feet)
Hunde frei laufen, pestet mich auch an. Genauso Radfahrer auf dem Fußweg, die dich halbwegs umnieten. Du siehst, so brav sind wir deutschen auch nicht.
Dear Lauren... about the "rule following Germans"
A film anecdote:
There is a great film, Victoria (2015). It's a thriller about a young Spanish women in Berlin nightlife. It's famously shot in "one-take", ie 138 minutes of a "single continuous take" with no cuts. I highly recommend it. Get yourself a copy. It's half English and half German.
35mins into the film there is a scene where the two "heroes" cycle, drunk, beer in hand, on a bike at ~6am. Victoria is standing(!) on the luggage carrier. He, Sonne, is cycling on the Bürgersteig. A grumpy local barks at them (mit "Berliner Schnauze") for cycling on the pavement.
Sonne rebuts him firmly, just brushes him off, and then explains to Victoria... "Nein, stupid guy, he is just angry, because he has no wife"...
That's how many Germans experience the "rule following" and the "rule breaking", and the "angry complaining".... It doesn't matter. You can do almost anything you want in Germany, within reason of course, ie not committing violent crimes etc. Maybe someone will complain. Who cares. Be free. Don't let it bother you. All Germans break rules at different times. There is always a flexible way to get things done, even with the authorities. You would be amazed.
And make sure you also try outside of Bavaria, which is famous within Germany for being the most "conservative" state.
The remainder of the plot of the film is an interesting experiment of stretching the rule breaking, and it's very clear when it goes too far.... but I don't want to spoil it.
"Why don’t Germans follow this one rule?" In Germany there is no general requirement for dogs to be kept on a leash. Every federal state and every city has different regulations.
In Österreich schon.
Hey Lauren 🤗 I'm from Germany, and I can totally understand your point. I have a huge dog(German Shepperd/Siberian Husky mix), and I always keep him on the leash because I don't want that he runs to other people or their dogs, because I think it's too dangerous. But it seems like others dont care about that😂
There are always dogs running free, even on the Playgrounds(where it is strictly prohibited), and no one cares.
One time, a dog attacked my dog, and his owner was like 200 meters away 🤯 I screamed at that dog until his owner came, and the owner was absolutely shocked why I'm mad at him!
Something like that happened a few times, and I still can't believe why the people do not follow that rule because that is one rule that absolutely makes sense!
Great Video 👏
Have a nice day 🤗
Hey silva.
Many people trust their dog. And when dogs fight each other, it usually sounds worse than it is. The loose dog is usually socialized and avoids such situations anyway.
That shouldnt be an excuse (I know you're right), but a lot of people think that way. They simply wanna give the dog a kind of freedom. Sometimes these people dont pay attentation or they are just wrong. :)
I know dogs, that do not have to be kept on a leash, but they are as well trained as a service or a serving dog (as in police or border control). But most dogs should be kept on a leash.
And why don't you train your dog to walk without a leash? This one rule don't make any sense if the dog isn't a danger to anyone. Yes it's a animal and so it's not fully reliable.
By the way I manage dog encounters for my dog if I'm not sure about the other dog and I can be very impressive to the other dog. So you should train your dog to walk without the leash (most problems arise from leash contacts because of suppressed body language of dogs) and you should go and manage dog encounters for your dog if you have a bad feeling about the other dog.
@@peterl0815it's one thing, if the dog is well trained but that isn't always the case. A dog should be called back when approaching people as there are those that are scared and the owner of the dog should be able to intervene in case the dog or the people react in an unexpected way.
And in areas with signs either because of many children or nature reserves dogs should be on a leash. It can be fined with up to 5000€.
Dog poop may be detrimental to rare plants and a dog just going down to a stream to drink or bath may scare protected animals of this area. The leash rule isn't always about the dog being potentially aggressive.
@@Coco-oz4sy Yes 5000€ but fckit :) There are real problems out there.
You sound like a Spießbürger and Bedenkenträger. ;-P
I am actually convinced that all you North American expats got together and focused on that one thing 😂 that's how unrealistic it is 😊. The only time people complain about that is when you interrupt traffic by doing it.
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❤Immer spannend deine Videos und deine Perspektive 😊
Our dog is a German Shepherd, really well trained, but a considerable big guy, and as my wife means, "i would not like to meet him in the wood alone"! But the only thing he battle with is the homelike sofa. And when we meet strange people, he is so sad, because nearly all are afraid of him, what he does not understand of course. But nevertheless we constantly keep him on the leash because nobody can know that he is a "sofa fighter" only.
And i really don't understand dog owner who refuse unwaveringly to do so, though knowing that a lot of people palpitate with fear when even meeting a dachshund. And when i hear the famous "der tut nichts, der spielt nur" (All he does is playing) my crest is rising! There are enough places where dogs are aloud running free. Lonely spots, sequestered meadows, or perhaps the garden at home. After all dogs are staying animals, and nobody can unconditionally guarantee their good behavior!
Beste Englischlehrerin 😎
Wo ist der Pfannenwender als Microholder ?
Our dog always stays on the leash, not only he's a bit of a scared cat, but also because I don't want him to run into traffic or harm others or hunt like mice or birds or anything. He's a well-behaved good boy, but you never know people or other dogs react, if there's people with female dogs about that might be in heat or if anything might startle him.... I'd rather be safe than sorry (especially since he's a big black boy and people often have some real negative prejudices about them) and he's got our big backyard to run free in, so...
Herreninsel lässt sich am besten zu Gentlemen Island übersetzen, würde ich sagen.
And Fraueninsel is Ladies' Island? 😊
Being a local from around there, I think both islands got their names from the convents which used to be / are located there. Monks on Herreninsel and nuns on Fraueninsel. So it's more like monks' island and nuns' island, I guess. As far as I know, there are still some nuns living on Fraueninsel.
or Master's Island
Das ist lächerlich. Es ist ein Name. Wer übersetzt Namen? Wie ist die Übersetzung von Ludwig van Beethoven? Oder von Minnesota?
@@GrouchoEngels Eine Übersetzung von bspw. Minnesota bekommt man im Alltag tatsächlich nicht angeboten, eine ethymologische Erläuterung im Lexikon aber sehr wohl, z.B. " 'klares, ruhiges Wasser' aus der Sioux-Sprache Dakota". So ein Übersetzungsversuch ist also eine etwas direkter eingefädelte Erläuterung der Wortherkunft. Ausflippen muss man deswegen nicht.
@@GrouchoEngels Und wer ändert Namen? Warum hast du mit deinem Nickname den armen Groucho Marx einfach umbenannt? Was erlaube!? Beethoven heißt auch Beethoven ... und ... nicht ... ähm Mozartherd.
Hi Lauren, it was a special pleasure to hear you in your native English for a change. I felt you were a bit more relaxed than in your German speaking videos. Given your fluency and the long time you have been living in Germany, why do you still call yourself an outsider ? And wow ! The Chiemsee area must be one of if not THE nicest area in Germany. We stopped there last year driving to Munich from Austria...😊
I still feel like an outsider!! And Chiemsee is so incredibly beautiful. I think I need a Jahreskarte for the boats
And I actually feel much more relaxed in English at the moment. I will concentrate on posting videos here I think
@@Laurenangela_english Lake Chiemsee is a nice spot with water, islands and alps in the background. Fraueninsel contains a convent of nuns. At the most north spot you can go swimming. For Bavarian castles: Not as big as in Paris or Vienna (Bavaria's kings were not rich enough) but inspiried by them.
When it comes to dogs, bicycles and e-scooters rule following is not what germans do. Rules are advices only.
Well, actually the stereotyp saying is a bit longer: Follow the rules & and know when to break them....
Kenne die Regeln und wann Du sie brechen darfst... 😉😈
Schönes langes Wochenende ("bridge day" / Brückentag -- closing the gap between today's holiday and the weekend)
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German mindset is complicated, like everything in germany....
Of cause we Germans like to follow rules. However we do not follow all rules at any time. Most of us will interprete certain rules and adapt it in specific situation to our actual needs. For example, more or less nobody adheres to the speedlimits. Cyclist often will somehow manage to get around a red traffic light or simply ignore it. And of cause we will even jaywalk when nobody is around we should be a role model for. And of cause some of our fellow citizens will call you out when you act in a way they believe you shouldn't do. But trust me also these ones, mostly belonging to the elder generation, will frequently adapt the rules to their own advantage.
Exactly, the "rule following stereotype" is totally overhyped.
Germans also smoke at a lot of places where they're not allowed to like on subway and train platforms, at bus stops and in front of building entrances where there are signs saying it's not allowed. Italki is great. I've had around 190 lessons in many languages for a fraction of the price of local tutors. Anyway, German dogs are usually well-trained, so that might be why people don't make a fuss. And the Germans like dogs more than kids. Fact.
Try to adhere precisely to the speed limit and you will see how upset germans can be when someone is following the rules😂
i'm surprised and can't believe it 😯 in Vienna where i am from, people immediately complain to put the dog on the leash angrily ☝️🧐 (unless it's a 'Hundezone') and i was sure in Germany it would be the same 😝🤪
ich kann deine Reaktion so gut verstehen. Ich mag Hunde, habe aber auch große Angst vor ihnen, besonders wenn es fremde Hunde sind. Es wäre mir so viel lieber wenn Hundebesitzer dafür mehr Verständnis hätten und Rücksicht nehmen würden. Aber wie du schon sagst, viele können das nicht nachvollziehen.
Ja, ich kann das auch gut verstehen! Deshalb lasse ich meinen Hund nicht zu jedem hinrennen, rufe sie zu mir, lasse sie bei mir sitzen bis Radfahrer (auch auf dem Fußweg!) an uns vorbei sind.
Und ich habe ein recht kleines Exemplar, was alle immer total süß finden. Ist sie auch, aber es gehört m. M. n. zur gegenseitigen Rücksichtnahme im Zusammenleben. Kein Hund sollte andere Menschen oder Hunde belästigen.. Gibt aber leider echt viele, die ihre Hunde nicht erziehen. Wir begegnen leider auch häufig solchen...
Oh, be sure to visit the Christmas market on Frauenchiemsee!!
At the moment it could help to yell: "I'm from Haiti! I'm from Haiti" and all dogs are on the leash in the very next moment. But, on the other hand, maybe not. Just kidding!
The funny thing is that all the small dogs are always on a leash, it's the big one's that aren't. I guess the small one's more likely tend to run away, and "Auf Wiedersehen!" in another life, they're gone. 😀
Don´t be afraid of Dogs. Just stand still, be calm and everything is alright. Mostly. 😅
Oje .. Lauren, emergency help for you is needed: get your own dog. Beware: the smaller the dogs are the more hostile they are. Bigger dogs are often very calm.
Indeed some people are in fear about dogs - sorry for you and them.
One reason this rule is broken is that there are just a very small amount of problems with nice dogs. The more rural the scenery is the more freedom for dogs is practised. But owners have the leash with them and will stop the dog if necassary.
For people with dog fears: Make friendship with some dog and try to fight your fear
Da haben Sie vollkommen Recht. Mein Hund hat schon 3 Personen von ihrer Angst vor Hunden befreit.
I think the germans treat their dogs almost like a human person.Maybe because you have to announce your dog in
the district you live in and pay the "Hundesteuer"
In fact,20 years ago many people argued with this "taxes" as they were critiscised when they let their dog 💩 around
in parks or on the streets withuot carrying away the dirt.
The problem seems to be, that German dogs cannot read the signs. I apologize for my country. Or, to be more serious, it's not about the dogs running free but about what they leave behind (some call it "Tretminen" - "treadmines?"). I see no difference, weather this is from a dog or from a human being - I don't want to have it on my shoes, particularly not in a tourist place. Dogs on the leash! In the country it's a different story.
Hallo Lauren, liebe Grüße aus Hamburg an den schönen Kiemsee! Tja, die Deutschen und ihre Hunde 🙄 😅
Die allgemeine Leinenpflicht besteht in Deutschland noch nicht sehr lange. Und gilt auch nur für Hunde die nach 2016 angeschafft wurden.
Außerdem kommt der Hund (bzw. die Katze) gleich nach des Deutschen liebstes Kind, dem Auto. Was glaubst du, warum wir immer noch keine Höchstgeschwindigkeit auf deutschen Autobahnen haben? 😂
Ja, da lassen wir uns nicht gerne bevormunden 😅
Dazu sei aber gesagt, dass die meisten Hundehalter ihre Tiere sehr gut erziehen und es sehr selten zu Angriffen auf Menschen, oder den Hunden untereinander kommt.
Wenn, kommt das eher in Städten vor, wo viele Hunde auf engem Raum unterwegs sind. Da stören mich persönlich die sogenannten "Terminen" mehr, wenn die Hundehalter nicht nach ihren Lieblingen aufräumen. 😅
Natürlich heißt das nicht, dass überhaupt nichts passieren kann, und falls doch mal etwas passieren sollte, helfen dir vielleicht folgende Tipps:
Ruhe bewahren: Am besten sofort stehen bleiben und keine Hektik verbreiten.
Blick abwenden: Den Hund auf keinen Fall anstarren.
Keine Angst zeigen: Tritt selbstbewusst auf.
Langsam wegbewegen: Entferne dich vorsichtig vom Tier.
Das habe ich damals auch meinen Kindern beigebracht. Völlig unnötig übrigens, es ist ihnen und in meinem Bekanntenkreis nie etwas passiert.
Also: Ceep calm 😅😂
Chiemsee, not Kiemsee, sorry, can't ignore that as a Bavarian 😅
Leinenpflicht oder nicht, ist eine Entscheidung auf Gemeindeebene, das war zumindest meine letzte Info dazu. Korrigiert mich, wenn ich falsch liege. Im Wald ist es so eine Sache, sollte der Hund von einem Jäger ohne Leine gesehen werden, dürfte er ihn theoretisch sogar erschießen, Stichwort Wilderei. Obwohl vermutlich die meisten Hunde dort nicht wildern.
Ich kann es verstehen, dass du dich gerade vor großen Hunden fürchtest, ich fühle mich da auch nicht so wohl, und bin der Meinung, dass man sich als Hundebesitzer nach so einem Zusammentreffen, wie du es beschrieben hast, zumindest kurz entschuldigen kann. Das verlangt der Anstand.
Manchmal habe ich das Gefühl, dass wir Deutschen vielleicht mehr, ich nenne es jetzt mal Naturverbundenheit haben, als du, oder die Amerikaner allgemein? Tiere scheinen bei dir immer Vorsicht und Angst hervorzurufen, oder auch Raupen oddr Kastanien, die auf Bänken liegen 😉 Oder es gibt einen persönlichen Grund dafür, bin gespannt wie es deinen Kindern gehen wird, wenn sie hier aufwachsen. Hoffentlich kannst du unsere wunderschöne Natur mit all ihren Einwohnern noch besser und ohne Angst genießen lernen, es lohnt sich. Nix für ungut!
* Terminen - sollte sicher Tretminen heißen 😂 Autokorrektur
@@stephaniedannecker9191 Stimmt! 2x gegengelesen und trotzdem überlesen🤦🏻♀️😂
@@KerstinHu-s1z Danke für den Hinweis! ❤️ Dachte noch, das sieht irgendwie komisch aus. Da hätte ich doch lieber noch mal googeln sollen 😅
You should get your children and yourself used to dogs, because some dogs become aggressive when they smell fear. Most dog bites, even among conspecifics, come from insecure, fearful dogs, which is why normal dogs become aggressive.
I also let them run on country lanes or in the woods, but not in a park or anything like that.
Most dogs in Germany are well behaved.
We also take them with us almost everywhere, unlike Americans, and others. There are also puppy schools here so that they can get used to all situations early on.
Try to get a dog from a shelter, you will have to answer a lot of questions first.
German Dogs 🐕 are free 😂
Still, Bavaria is not Germany.
And not to cross the street at red light is not a rule, it's a law. U can find it in the StVO.
The island mainau, the flower island, is private property, it's up to the owner to control the dog owners. But in most counties around the Bodensee it's not allowed and some force u to "install" a muzzle at ur dog. In case the ordnungsamt catches u will have to pay....
Btw, Malaysia is a muslim country and the muslim ideology doesn't really like dogs.
Yea Germans see dogs like there children but children who seems to be easier to take care of (which is obviously not true)
I'm German living in Bavaria and I tell you: foreigners have a lot of prejudices about Germans. I do a lot of jaywalking and was only once yelled at me for that - by a foreigner.
Bavarians are special. They are kind of anarchist and Bavarian dog owners even more regarding their dogs. But they risk a Bußgeld if they let run their dogs freely.
You should never visit Turkey. There are millions of wild dogs in Turkey, roaming the streets everywhere. Some are really dangerous.
jaywalking? Bei Rot über die Ampel?
Even if German dogs are well trained, many dogs cannot read!
😂 Das machen diese Hundebesitzer extra. 🤗 💞 👍
Hallo Lauren, ich glaube Du hast da schon ein wenig überreagiert. Aber ich habe natürlich Verständnis ,wegen der Kinder. Ich hatte auch immer Hunde (auch jetzt) und der ist auch nie an der Leine, außer in der Stadt. ABER meine Hunde sind sehr gut erzogen. Außerdem wohne ich in einem kleineren Ort in Österreich und wir haben nicht überall Leinenpflicht und das ist gut so. Für mich ist ein Hund der immer an der Leine gehen muss ein sehr armer Hund. Aber natürlich wenn jemand zu mir sagt er hat Angst , nehme ich ihn selbstverständlich an die Leine. Alles Liebe und sei nicht zu streng mit uns Hundebesitzer. Ps noch eine kleine Geschichte. Mein Hund liebt Kinder über alles. Wenn wir eine Schulklaasse treffen dann muss er mitten hinein und so viele Streicheleinheiten abholen wie es nur geht. Lehrerin muss natürlich einverstanden sein.
Hi Angela, I live at (on...?) Chiemsee. Actually I'm in Colorado for three month. Greetings to you ❤
Omgggggg amazing. My dream!!! Enjoy Colorado, it’s also so beautiful there! You are doing something right 🤩
Hallo Lauren! Ob so etwas in Deutschland die Regel ist ;-)), diese Regel zu brechen, wage ich zu bezweifeln. Wo ich wohne, ist es die absolute Ausnahme und es gibt hier sehr viele Hundebesitzer. Auf der kleinen Insel fühlen sich die Hundehalter wohl vor dem Gesetz (und schreienden Nichthundehalter ;-)) offensichtlich sicher und es hat sich dort so etabliert.
😂 Und es gibt keine Postboten
Da kann man mal ein Auge zu drücken das du nicht genau weisst ob ein oder zwei Augen =)
Untrained dogs are bad both on and off a leash. Trained dogs are more peaceful and friendly off a leash than on a leash. This has to do with the fact that without a leash the dog can literally avoid situations that he doesn't like or that frighten him, which a leash prevents him from doing.
What is also observed again and again: the smaller a dog is, the more aggressive and unmannered it usually is.
Yes and and on leash you often cultivate a frustration and with that bad behaviour and aggression and also you suppress a good body communication between dogs.
@@peterl0815 Exactly - that's how it is...👍
das liegt aber nicht am Hund sondern 99% an den Haltern.
Liebe Laureen , komm auf den Punkt.....
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lol Hello Astrid, I like tangents!!!
Liebe Lauren, in deinen anderen Videos kommst du auch straight auf den Punkt......❤@@Laurenangela_english
Das dauert mir zu lange bis Sie auf den Punkt kommen.
That’s ok!
Oh, du klingst etwas erkältet. Falls es so ist, direkt mal gute und schnelle Genesung. Und danke für das tolle Video
1 Auge zudrücken
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The point is that the explanation of the whole topic is at the end of the video. A dog which is well behaved can walk free. You just didn't see the invisible leash :-P . The dog is under control and that's the whole thing.
Every dog owner knows that dogs should be without any leash as often as it's possible because leashes are not natural for a dog. The alternative would be a long leash but they pose a danger for ppl.
By the way ... I walk over red traffic light if it's not dangerous ... fck it ;-)
And don't forget the heavy panting Germans running after their dogs exclaiming a desperate "der will nur spielen!!"😁🥰
Your comment a little earlier just confirms that even as a Geezer I still can't grasp the first thing of how you women tick. For months and months you post videos in German while not being in Germany. And now that you're finally back over here again you feel more comfortable making videos in your native language? Is it Natalie all over again, my friend?
PS: very cute picture, btw. Wich one? Well, the one in the picture I mean by that doesn't wear a recently obtained 10 foot long vest...🤡😁💛💛
PPS : that was a comment from my evil twin who wrote that while I was distracted for just one second, I apologize on his behalf...😁
GIBL65
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you are so funny. going to reply to your email soon.
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"Herr" and "Frau" are not really translated into man and woman, because that would be "Mann" und "Weib", but because of many think "Weib" is negative, they use the wrong word "Frau". "Frau" is the word used to adress high born women - from nobility. Same for "Herr". After democratization it was used to put everybody on the same level in society to make everybody equal, that is why "Herr" and "Frau" is used since then to adress everybody formally. That is the information to understand "Herren" and "Frauen" as plural, to name the islands Herreninsel und Fraueninsel. So in English it might be lords island and ladies island.
"Weib" IS a derogatory term for woman in modern German! It would be offensive to use it or (at best) sound very dated (depending on the context). It used to mean just "woman" (up until the late 19th or early 20th century), but its meaning deteriorated. "Frau" (or "frouwe" in Middle High German) was indeed a term to address a noblewoman, nowadays it means "woman" (in a neutral way; opposite: "Mann" - "man") or "Mrs/Ms/Miss" when combined with a woman’s last name ("Frau Schmidt", no matter if she is married or not; for a man it would be "Herr Schmidt"). If you address a crowd respectfully, it’s "(meine) Damen und Herren" (= "ladies and gentlemen").
@@mariusa.5863 I don't say you should use it, but it is the right term and is not derogatory as such! We still use it as derivation "weiblich" and in other forms. You couldn't even use or understand these derivations or flexions without knowing and understanding the noun.
What you obviously don't understand the difference between meaning and connotation. When people use it in a derogatory way it appears derogatory. The issue is not the term, but the intention. I never heard this term being used in a derogatory way and from older generations I still remember them using it in a non derogatory way. I never ever heard anybody using it in that way, so the connotation exists, but on a wrong reason.
There are people talking in a derogatory way about women, but they do it, no matter which words they use. To conclude a term is derogatory because some people use it that way, doesn't change the meaning of it as derogatory.
And I don't say you should use the term "Weib" on a daily base, but you have to understand the term to understand many more words used on a regular base! That is my point! You wouldn't know what "weiblich" means, what a "weibchen" ist or what "Weiberfasnacht" and so on. Sure, you could guess, but guessing doesn't make understanding! And you already have seen in the video, how Lauren didn't know how to proper translate the meaning, because we stopped using the correct terms and people who didn't grow up in Germany won't understand the meaning of some words, without understanding the reasons!
... or master's island ...
@@mariusa.5863 And by the way: "Dame" has a different etymology and to use it in this context is a problem, because the English "Dame" would be the German "Frau". There are many missunderstandings between languages, because many Germans think there is no "Sie" in English language, but the English "you" is actually the same as the German "Sie". The English expression for "Du" is actually "thou", but that is not used any more, because English speaking people seen it as too direct to use it publicly. But at the other hand they wonder, why we not call everybody with the personal "Du". They inflated our language and made us using "Du" on a regular base, while they themselves still use "you" what in fact is exact what the German "Sie" means.
@@gast9374 No, because that has a completely different meaning.
Die Ausnahme von der Regel.
Oh, be sure to visit the Christmas market on Frauenchiemsee!!
I cant wait for it!!!!