Why I came to Germany?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- Whenever I encounter new people, one common question they often pose to me is, “What brought you to come to Germany?” There is indeed a meaningful and special reason behind my decision to move to Germany.
In this video, I would like to take the opportunity to share not only insights from my childhood but also the deeper motivations that ultimately led me to make the decision to relocate to Germany. It’s a story that encompasses my history and the experiences that shaped my perspective.
0:00 The frequent question
0:38 Where I was born
2:16 School life in Germany
3:25 First foreign friends and memories
4:16 The changes compared to Japan
5:27 Time to go back to Japan
6:47 My realization after I left
7:71 My life changed
Today's kitchen: 【Pad Gaprao】
Thai Basil Stir-Fry. One of my favorite Thai food.
#germany#japan#life#food#cooking#culture#childhood#japanese#german#relocate
Du hast so eine schöne Stimme❤Wenn die Musik ein wenig leiser wäre, könnte man sie noch besser hören🙂 Ich freue mich zu erfahren wies weitergeht. Bitte ein Part 2😀
Vielen Dank für dein Kompliment und deinen Rat 😊 Ich habe es in meinem nächsten Video umgesetzt und hoffe, es gefällt dir :)
Thank you,Frau Samurai. This was very interessting and I wait for Part 2.
Thank you very much😊🙏
Thank you for being so open about your life experiences. I, and I’m sure many others, really appreciate it, as it gives us a new perspective on life through the eyes of someone with unique experiences-and someone who is simply an awesome person. P.S. You have a lovely voice, Frau Samurai! :)
Thank you for your kind words😊It means a lots to me!🙏
As a German what you mentioned is a reason why i wouldn’t like to live in Japan. I’m used to have more holidays and not too extreme long working hours and I really wouldn’t change that. Work is important, but if there’s nothing more than that in life for me it would be pointless.
You got the point. We all deserve time to enjoy our lives and not sacrifice for the company😌
@ i think so too but competition is hard these days and we need to find ways to keep up. Especially many people in China and Japan work like there is nothing else which is sad. I dont have family but still there are plenty of things i enjoy and they give me the strength to go on. If we lose those things we have no energy to do any better.....i am worried for such a future
Quite a story. Thank you for sharing it with us. I can relate to not seeing father enough. Mine worked rotating shifts at a chemical plant, so when I was at home, he would often be at work or in bed sleeping
My favourite childhood memory had a rather unfortunate reason: My mother fell ill when I was 6 and had to spend several weeks in hospital, so I came to live with my uncle and aunt for a while. There I was, a city boy who knew nothing else but the still very industrial Ruhr (it's the early 70s), suddenly living in a very rural area. My uncle kept cats and dogs and chickens, the farms next door had pigs and cows and horses and would raise different sorts of grain. I loved it and over the following ten years or so, I would often go back during the summer hollidays. Helping with the harvest, bringing the cows in at dusk, taking long walks with the dogs, learning to ride a bike, parties incl. getting drunk, country weddings, first kiss ...
To this day I can recognise wheat, rye, barley, oat and corn when I see them on the fields and know a bit about the wild animals living in the German countryside. OK, not exactly a lifechanging skill. But I am sure these experiences shaped me in some way that I couldn't describe in words.
I'm turning 60 this summer and have just begun writing invitations for my birthday party. Uncle and aunt have passed away, but I plan to have all my country cousins and their families with me that day.
Thank you for sharing your story😊
Growing up in the German countryside sounds wonderful!🌞
👋🏻Das war sicher nicht immer Einfach für Dich, andererseits hat es Dich zu dem Menschen geformt der Du heute bist. Du scheinst ein sehr Sympathischer Mensch zu sein und ich Wünsche das Deine Träume in Erfüllung gehen .
Meine schönsten Erinnerungen an meine Kindheit hängen fast immer
Mit den Sommerferien zusammen. 8 Wochen keine Schule und jeder Tag brachte neue Abenteuer, war eine schöne Zeit die ich heute öfter mal vermisse.
Schön Deine Stimme zu hören, bin gespannt auf die Fortsetzung, wünsche Dir eine schöne Woche 👋🏻
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Vielen Dank für deine freundlichen Worte😊
Viele Abenteuer in den Sommerferien, das klingt fantastisch!
Danke, dass du deine Erfahrungen und Gedanken geteilt hast.
Ich wünsche dir sehr, dass dein Ideal einer Familie sich erfüllt!
Vielen Dank für die netten Worte😊🙏
Reminds me of my childhood - after my parents divorced my mom moved multiple times with me in tow before finally settling down in a coastal town in Schleswig-Holstein. The regional dialects along the way were like language barriers at first, but helped me develop an ear for languages.
I know the feeling of struggling to get used to the regional dialects😌
I really enjoyed listening to your story and watching you cook a meal. Very relaxing, and thank you for sharing. Looking forward to your next video! Arrigato gozaimasu.
Thank you very much for your compliments😊🙏
Thank you for sharing your story! It’s fascinating to see how childhood experiences can shape our life decisions. I found the contrast between the work culture in Japan and Germany, and its impact on your family, particularly touching. I can completely understand why you find life in Germany so enriching. Unfortunately, my own childhood memories are very fragmented due to an 'accident'-I can only recall things more clearly from around the age of 13 or 14.
Thank you very much for your kind comment😊🙏
I am really enjoying your videos. I’m learning a lot, thank you. I’m not sure what my favorite memories of my family are. It was not a happy experience.
Thank you for your lovely words😊
I'm sorry to hear it wasn't a happy memory for you. I hope you’re making many joyful ones now:)
Every summer going to my grandparents in Ston/Croatia for six weeks of vacation.
If you search for it you will instantly know why this place was the best that could have happened to a growing boy.
It looks like straight out of a fairy tale. ^^
I've been to Croatia, but didn't know about this town!
Looks cute, and it must be nice to play around the area☺️
@@FrauSamurai That's the neat part. It's small and not so touristy.
There, you can really have a relaxing vacation with all the good seafood.
こんにちは、侍さん。はじめまして。😁 Andiです。🇩🇪 I feel like you have what we call ,,an international heart". I can imagine that feeling, especially if you've already traveled or lived around the world and went back to Japan. 出る杭は打たれる。😏 I also stayed in Australia and Japan (3x) and other countries, even if it was just for holiday or business 😁. Thx for choosing Germany 😂 いつもありがとうございます。 Viele Grüße und またね❗😊 PS.: You're not alone❗ If you feel lonely just let us (or me) know. There is always a solution 😉
Thank you for your lovely comment😊
Very nice to hear that you have visited Japan so many times! 😌
@@FrauSamurai you're welcome. I love nature and old traditions (many countries already lost them)... だから日本が好きですね。 😉 In Germany I prefer mountains while living in the South. 💪🏔
Du hast eine sehr spannende Geschichte , als junger Mensch schon soviel zu erleben muss prägend gewesen sein .Freue mich darauf wie es weitergeht ! Ich erinner mich an ein Turnier bei dem ich gegen ein Profi - Torwart 4 von 5 Elfmeter getroffen und einen Pokal gewonnen .. War viel Druck große Aufregung und dann viel Freude 😅 für mein 13 Jähriges ich . Dankeschön Frau Samurai
Das klingt nach einer tollen Kindheitserinnerung!😊 Ich kann mir vorstellen, dass es aufregend sein muss!⚽
I would never dare to move to another town, let alone country. 😅
I think it's very cool that you did, to me that's super impressive.
I mainly miss the carefree feelings of my childhood, just getting up and see what the day will bring. Less worries and less thoughts about myself. That was cool.
Thank you for your kind words☺️It's true, we didn't need to worry much about the future when I was a child😌
Its good to hear your voice, gives the video a more personal atmosphere. Do you like corriander ? I put it often in meals with minced meat. I am glad you came back. Maybe when you are in Hamburg give me a ring :D Not sure what my best experience was from my childhood. I looking back my childhood for many would have been boring but i think to not worry too much about stuff and knowing you have plenty of time to sort out your future is quite something. Depending on how you grow up there is plenty of freedom especially when you are in your early teens....later responsebility catches and time flies. Maybe going to the cinema was nice on weekends. I dont go there often anymore these days. I think your dad might be happy you sometimes woke him up. I think he knows that is worth the effort and i also think its wise you spend the time together as much as possible since its often short and therefor precious.
Thank you for your compliment😌And yes, I like coriander😋
For sure, as a child, we had enough time to think about the future, and that's an amazing feeling:)
Thank you for this very personal video.
And again I love the dish you are preparing! And I have a question: how do you season the rice? In all your videos I could not find out.
Thank you for your compliment😊
It is just mixed grain rice. It gives a bit of flavor but not much taste. I add them because it is healthy😌
@@FrauSamurai ありがとう
I can’t tell if you are single, are married, if your dad and mom live near or even with you in the same household in Germany. Interesting videos, wish I knew more. Would like to see photos of you as a child in Germany. I lived in Munich as a four year old..my dad was a US Army NCO. We left after just one year, so I never experienced the US Army school system in Germany. But I had wonderful memories, and like you, was curious about the world and other cultures. By God’s grace I was able to live in Germany for three years as the wife of a defense contractor. I loved all the amazing European travel adventures we had. Wish we could have stayed longer, but I’m terrible with languages and would never have become fluent. Still, I’d have loved to have stayed a lot longer. Enjoy your European life! Japanese work culture is very harsh, maybe even cruel. So hard to be separated as a family.
All of my family members are living in Japan😌It's great to hear you had a wonderful childhood in Germany too!
Danke, dass du das mit uns hier geteilt hast. Meine wertvollsten Kindheitserinnerungen waren als ich ganz hoch in den Baeumen sass fuer viele Stunden. Der Wind wog mich und die Bewegungen des Baumes waren wie eine wundervolle Umarmung einer Mutter. Niemand sah mich da und ich war teil des Baumes. Es gab nichts schoeneres fuer mich. Wuerde ich das heute machen, muesste ich mir schon eine ordentlich dicke Eiche suchen 😂😂😂
Ohh, das habe ich auch in Deutschland gemacht und es ist immer noch eine meiner schönsten Erinnerungen😊
haha Ich glaube, dass es in Deutschland viele große Bäume gibt, die dir ausreichend Halt geben🙈
What you discribe seems to be a very common problem with japanese work culture. I see why germany must feel like paradise in comparison, especially as an independent woman. Let's hope germany can keep up its highly valued labor laws in the future. There are not many countries in the world where working class people can enjoy that much freedom. Germans often forget that because they take it for granted, but it's definitely not.
I'm not sure if I understand your ideal vision of family. Do you also have a career goal or do you prefer to become a housewife? Either way i sincerely hope you find what you are looking for. 🙂
I can't see myself as a housewife, but family time is important to me😌Ideally, both parents would have enough time to spend with the children:)
Very nice to hear your voice!
Can you make it a bit louder?😅
Thank you very much😌
Depending on the device, the music sounds a bit louder and the voice quieter. I will try to adjust that in my next video:)
@@FrauSamurai thank you ❤️
What do you mix into the rice? Is it some other grain with dried vegetables?
I'd like to know that as well!
Hyundainongsan Getreidemischung
You could use barley grains as well.
It is mixed grain rice😊I buy them from Korean or Japanese supermarkets :)
your videos look intresting, but i cant watch them. that background music is annoying. is it just me?
Thank you for your feedback.
As I have tested, depending on the device music sounds somehow a bit louder. Still, I will try to adjust that in my next video:)