As a German I can confirm that these points you mentioned are true... One only realizes the difference when coming from another country, it can be quite a shock 😅
I can confirm this. I live in germany (not for much longer hopefully). German society is pretty much still stuck in the early to mid 90s. Most places don't accept credit cards, internet speeds are a joke in the country, and there is very little innovation in Germany. He is absolutely right, germans will hate you if you show any inkling of success. Its quite oppressive and you can feel it in the air. And yes, they will absolutely get on you for the tiniest thing. And if enough people insult you for small stuff, you start to become wary and feel like you are constantly walking on eggshells. Its very exhausting and depressing. Socially, germany is a very cold and stiff place. Making friends here is very difficult. ESPECIALLY if you are not white. If you are not white, you can pretty much forget being able to get into most clubs and lounges in Germany. Also, finding an apartment will be EXTREMELY difficult for you. Even if, like me, you make 6 figures a year. have great credit and are the first person to view the apartment. In addition to living in Germany, I have lived in Spain and the Netherlands, and NOWHERE did I have these problems. I found places to live instantly and was never turned away at the door of a club. Germany just makes basic things stupidly difficult. Finding an apartment shouldn't take over a year of your life (yes, i know people that have been looking for well over a year and a half!). Not to mention when you finally do find an apartment, it will be COMPLETELY empty. No kitchen appliances, no sink, no cupboards, just an empty room, with valves hanging out where you will attach your sink. Yep, you have to go to the hardware store and buy your own sink, coutertop, appliances...everything. And pay thousands to get it installed if you don't have the know-how to do it yourself. And guess what...when you move, your gonna have to take it all out and unless your new place has the exact same dimensions as the old place, you're gonna have to probably buy a new kitchen! You will even have to supply the light fixtures in your apartment. All you get is some wires dangling out of the ceiling. I am going back to the states soon and I can't wait. Germany is by-and-large not a happy or fun place to live. To visit, to get piss drunk at October fest one time, sure, why not, but to live here is genuinely not fun. Especially if you are industrious, innovative, and a free spirit. Germany will beat that out of you hard.
As a german I agree and see many of these traits on myself lol. As example I would never in my life cross a red light, even at 3am in the middle of the night when no car is nearby
I always blew through red lights at night. I never acted like a typical German in that sense. Funnily I ended up moving to America and a lot of my German friends from back then told me “ du warst doch schon immer fehl am Platz in Deutschland” lol
As someone who lives already 17 years in this country, I confirm that everything you just sad is absolutely correct and bothers me as well. Keep up the honesty! 👏👍
Amazing video man!! Very true to my experience as well othrr than the sueing part 😅. Thanks for discord notifications, they really help with updates. ❤❤❤
The only thing that is stopping me from comng to Germay is unfriendliness or cold attitudes that Germans have (according to the internet),What about the young generation of Germany, like college students. Are they possessed with those manners and personalities as well ? 😢
The young generation is pretty open to new things. And don't worry too much, there are also nice people everywhere. Not everyone is a stereotypical grumpy German
If you are conventionally attractive it won't be such a struggle for you. Saying that after comparing my experiences and other foreign friends. If people interested in you romantically they switch to much nicer mood
The jealousy point is one I had to learn the hard way. I’ve never met a more jealous group of people than Germans, and as a American leader at a German company, I experienced really toxic jealousy from people who went out of their way to try to destroy my reputation and to destroy my career simply because I made more money than they did and had a better job title than they did. I’m not a jealous person at all, and I really don’t have relationships with anybody who is, so this kind of behavior was not only surprising to me, but I was shocked with how pervasive and ubiquitous it is.
a nice example for the point that Germans love rules: There is §961 BGB in Germany, which describes who owns a swarm of bees that escaped from it's owner. As long as the owner chases the swarm, it belongs to him, and when he gives up, the swarm does not have an owner anymore!
I love it! 😊 Although German myself. I worked in a company which belonged to the civil service. That meant , if you did a business trip, you had to follow the strict rules of "Reisekostenrecht" , literally " travel-costs-law". I really felt insecure and wanted todo everything alright. Although not a civil servant myself. They had a library. I went to the library and told the nice elderly lady that I am interested in the " travel-costs-law ". She smiled and pointed to row of 2m of green books. I asked: Which? She answered: All! Got it? Our "travel-costs-law " alone means 2 m green books... and if you do a single mistake as a civil servant it may delay your promotion towards the next rank and cost you 10 thousands of € due to your lifelong pension!
I'm an Italian living in this Country since my Birth 45 Years ago and i don't agree to all Points. My biggest Disagreement with your Video (and many other similar Videos of this Kind) would be, that we're brutally straightforward. But let me ask you something. Isn't it better when someone is honest (even brutally honest) with you instead of straight up lie in your Face just to save his/her Face? That's what for example the Japanese are known for. They have Honne and Tatemae. Two Social Phenomenons that are so strongly incorporated into Society that they can't be separated from each other. For those of you who don't know those two Terms, Honne basically means your true Feelings which you only show to very close People and Tatemae is the Behavior that's accepted or recommended in Public. And i hate that about japanese Society. Because it makes Communication so much more difficult. You're complicating it while constantly beating around the Bush, when you could simply clarify it with straight up Honesty. Yes, Honesty can hurt sometimes. But it can also give you the Opportunity of Self Reflection. Did i do something wrong, now that he/she told me the Truth, that i don't like? If YES, then i go and apologize. Maybe even try to explain it a little bit. If i'm NOT wrong, then i stand on my Point. Even argue if i have to. But also try to come up with reasonable Explanations why i'm not wrong. That's what i call Conflict Solving. That's something i like about the German Society. It's honest, sometimes hurtful, straightforward, but also a quicker way to get to a Solution together. Something the Japanese still have to learn. Great Country and Food though...
Underrated TH-cam channel thanks I don't know why but father have the exact description literally of everything you said btw he works 12 hours a day on a regular sometimes whole day just saying
All your videos are great, I'm moving to Germany this month, for University of applied science in Koln, and I'm learning a lot for Germany from your videos :D keep up the great work, and subscribed 💪
A large chunk of people still live in 20th century. I dont know why? But still I love Germany because it has given me a chance to study and research here.
FYI being frugal with money is spellend stingy but pronounced "stin-gee". A bee could be considered a stingy animal, if stingy (from stinger) is a real word, which i don't know.
I have been living abroad for many years now, but I must say you summarize the classic German characteristics in the midst of which I grew up very well. Some things change very little :). Despite these annoying traits, it is a great country. Funny videos, and very useful for international students! Keep going.
Die Sache mit dem Neid ist leider sehr wahr. Ich selber spüre auch Neid aber ich versuche es dann in Inspiration für mich selbst zu konvertieren. Deswegen aber missgünstig zu reagieren ist einfach nur schwach.
"Neid" ist immer ein sehr willkürlicher Vorwurf. Die Deutschen sind mit sozialer Verantwortung groß geworden und das hat nichts mit Neid zu tun, sondern ist ein wichtiges Standbein der deutschen Kultur und Wirtschaft. Es ist vielmehr sehr überheblich Leuten Neid zu unterstellen, ohne sich mit den richtigen Beweggründen zu beschäftigen. Aber die Unterstellung von "Neid" liegt ja gerade im Trend. Gibt allein dafür Klicks, leider.
Thanks for a great video, and I like how you use own experience as examples. You also explain these quite negative traits in a respectful way. I´m quite sure it would be possible to say a lot go good things about Germans as well. I´m from Scandinavia and recognise some of the same negative traits in my own country. I have been to Germany as a tourist a lot, and always found people generally quite reserved but never unfriendly or rude. I have been considering moving to Germany, Austria or Switzerland,. Now I start wondering if the same comments could be made about Austria and Switzerland.
Some of this is spot on, like the jealousy and closed mindedness. Others I'm not so sure about. Yes, German winters are dark, but have you met Sweden? Germans save quite a bit, but the Chinese save 3 times as much (as a share of household income), Switzerland twice as much. The part about big cooperations is something I really don't get. Germans aren't super excited about entrepreneurship, but the country is kind of famous for it's midsized companies. It certainly isn't anything like South Korea and its Chaebols. The directness is certainly true, though I think Israel and the Netherlands can give us a run for our money. To my surprise Germany really is the country with the most lawsuits per capita in the world. Maybe its because many have a legal expense insurance? The rule thing is a mixed bag for me. I don't think I have ever been yelled at for crossing a red light or paying with a large bill, but violating siesta certainly got me yelled at a couple of times, and numerous parties were disbanded because someone called the cops for violating nighttime peace.
Companies stay midsize, due to unrisky behaviour. Familiy business bosses know everything in their company. They stick in their hometown, don't like to have more than 500 people ... also there simply aren't more people to hire, so they get specialists in a very narrow field. Unlike Siemens, lot of capital is buying, buying buying companies. And employees ... either it's passionate engeneers looking for a challenge .. or it's safe well paid job searchers. Both exist, but people tend to "love" their jobs, they don't just work for the money, it gives them a meaning in life.
Me as a german almost living 17 years ( im almos 17 thats why ) in here ive never been able to visit an other country. I rlly want to do a Exchange Year after my Abitur (end of School in Germany). I really dislike the culture here it feels for me here like being stuck. I mean his point of complaining about thing is true just look at me complaining. But i love how this videos is just true. I really would love to go to japan but i cant speak even one word haha. Probably im going to the USA or try to get there just because i know i would be able to comunicate. I can imagine visiting Germany is all in all a worth try for Exchange for example just because of these different cultures but for me it feels like other cultrues are just bertter than the cultur in germany. Great Video and Great Points
As a german I agree with all of the mentioned facts. I have some as well, but I hate it and I hate germany for that. That is also one reason I want to leave this country in the near future
When it comes to companies it's not about stinginess. It's about pleasing investors, a global sickness. Everything else was spot on though. I might disagree with winter a little because it's all about what you make of it. I personally do enjoy it.
Let's start complaining: What I really dislike in Germany is the brake mentality of older generations. I am getting old myself, but there never have been a time where I didn't have to waste 99 percent of my energy to withstand these braking people. We really could have solved all actual problems in this country, if these majority would give up at least 50 percent of their braking force. But the bad thing is, older people don't give up braking, but young people give up to withstand at some point in their lives. And because Germans don't like if somebody is treated differently than them (even if it is by reason, like they really worked hard for it), the younger generation starts braking if they see much younger people who could have it easier than the new braking generation has had. I lived in Germany since my birth - for decades now - and I have never met anybody who sued anybody or got sued by anybody.
Well, about the traffic lights thing, you have to think about it that way: Only because you don't see a car doesn't mean there can't be one. Maybe you didn't noticed it. Cars got more and more silent and when they have a green phase, they might even accelerate to get past the traffic lights. Also it's the thinking that kids will just ran over the street because they saw other people do it. And imagine a car driver would do that just because "he didn't saw anyone".... We learn that all in a very young age. The waiting time for the traffic lights are not that long that the risk of getting into a car accident would be worth it. I also think the fact that we germans don't like to take risks belongs to the time after WW II! They had nothing and it was even harder in he GDR. Imo everyone who says that you have to take risks in context of money just want's your money! Saving money is the best! Taking risks can take you everything! And then? Then they say it was your own fault. So if I save my money it's "wrong" and if I loose it by investing I should have knon it in the first place... Makes no sense. As we in germany say: "Ich kaufe doch nicht die Katze im Sack!" .
This is very fascinating and I can say that I've encountered some of these characteristics of Germans during my time spent there. Like you mentioned, the obsession with rules, being too straightforward where they come off as blunt and rude, the sad, dreary winter months, and being closed-minded. Like last year during my research grant, I remember taking my seat on the Deutsche Bahn one evening, and then this opa boarded and sat down next to me and scolded me for sitting in his assigned seat. I checked my seating assignment and saw that he had the window seat and I had the aisle seat, and I jokingly asked him if it made any difference? He wasn't rude or anything, but he firmly stood by his assigned seat and saying how he paid for it with his own money and therefore wished to have the exact seat which was assigned to him. 😂A very minor thing, but I thought it was kinda funny. On that note, during my bachelor's studies, I also studied Japanese and had the chance to spend a year studying abroad in Japan, so I can attest to your comparisons between the German and Japanese mentalities. I agreed about Japanese shops remaining open and just how convenient it was. Whereas I could never really get used to German shops being closed on Sundays, or major holidays too for that matter (plus they have so many holidays in Germany, and sometimes without my knowledge I'd go to the store to stock up on groceries, only for it to be closed). I always made it a point to load up on snacks, ingredients, and quick meals whenever I could just to ensure that I'd always have something to eat at home on the days when the shops were closed.
As an American, I think I would actually like more straightforwardness 😅 maybe not to the same level as the Germans, but in my opinion, Americans would solve so many problems if they were just more straightforward. A lot of people here will develop problems with you and expect YOU to know what THEIR problem is with you, without them explicitly saying it. They will smile at you, act all polite and respectful of you on the surface, but deep down they have so many problems with you and are happy to gossip and complain about it you behind your back until all their friends think you're a piece of shit. These things never end well, especially in relationships. So much drama is like this in the US and it's always irritating. People will do everything but say why they're annoyed or offended with someone. I've had people actually try to ask what to do with a "problem person" and often my blunt answer is just... "just communicate with them."
whenever i see one of these videos and hear the red traffic light thing i almost get an aneursym - its not true, guys. sure, its definitely less common here than elsewhere and some super old lady might shoot you a look but people do it all the time, me included. nobody's going to "insult" you for it.
True true true I‘ve been to Japan this summer and it was like visiting the future while Germany is still in the medieval times 💀 Just open the damn supermarket. They say: Oh but sunday is a special day for us catholic people. Well guess what. Currently living in Portugal (way more catholic than germans) the stores are open on Sundays. And many germans are so pressed and passive aggressive it’s unbearable. And disrespectful also. They are talking loud in trains and busses and eating and just throwing their trash somewhere. Just ignorant. I much preferred living in Japan. Normal people who are actually polite and thinking about others. And it’s true. The winters are cold, dark and depressing in Germany. I would suggest coming only in summer or just go to Japan if you want a nice time.
I’ve been to Germany several times, always enjoyed it. Yes, some traits I recognize here, but they were not too pronounced. Maybe because I like the rules and efficiency…In many ways, I think that European countries are opposite to the US in many ways. You just need to be prepared and not to expect people change their ways for a foreigner.
Also Winter wird unter Deutschen eigentlich nicht als depressive Phase angesehen, zumindest in meinem Umkreis. Auch das Einnehmen von Supplements kenn ich so nicht. Vielmehr passiert wieder die typische Projektion dieser Probleme auf nordischere Länder, wie Norwegen und Schweden,„wo alle im Winter depressiv werden“ xD. Aber sonst ne sehr gute Analyse unserer Gesellschaft hahaha
Ich kenn schon viele bei denen die Winterdepression kickt, im Oktober fangen viele Leute an miese Laune zu bekommen wegen dem Wetter und das zieht sich bis so Februar/März durch haha Aber kann schon sein dass das nicht überall so ist
This may be true but there's always a second interpretation: Germans are indeed straight forward but they're usually honest. There's no hidden agendas or double meaning. You can take most things a German says at face value. Yes, us Germans follow the rules but sh*t just works. It's consistent and predictable. German supermarkets are closed on sundays because everyone wants a rest day with their families.
I can't believe any of these. Or they must be old stereotypes. Germans seem very accepting of refugees. The police don't care about security, as you find young men loitering at night, harassing females, who aren't given protection. Germans never complain nor are straightforward with all these migrants who don't follow German customs. And the authorities very seldom follow the rules and deport those whose asylum applications have been rejected.
Complaining is the first step to improvements. It can be a good thing, to say "this could be done better". Except the second step, the improvement, often is omitted.
Being straightforward in germany is not meant to be impolite, we can and will be very polite and respectfull given certain situations. We, mostly, value the perspective and ideas of others and value honest reactions higher that fake politeness.
I like that about Germany (and other parts of the world). We all have our issues with others and pretending we don't just makes the problem worse. I think honesty is the best policy and can save people a lot of time and energy.
I lived in Germany for 20 years and it was the best 20 years of my life. I am English, and I lived in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria. Although I recognise some of what we are be told here, so what? Practice “amor fati” or just leave!
What you described is literally me, but I've never been to Germany. This qualities are considered antisocial in my country, so I'm struggling a lot😥 maybe I should move to Germany. I don't like super polite people, for me they seem fake. I don't like fakeness
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Learn to appreciate what you have. Living by rules and suing each other better than bashing someone's head by baseball bat over parking lot argument. Believe or not but people in some countries get killed because of it.
@@maxyokoThat's because of Tatemae. They would never tell a totally strange Person straight up their wrongdoings. They would probably talk about it to their closest Friends. There's only a tiny Fraction of People who would go directly up to a Person and tell them their wrongdoings. The Rest sticks to their Affairs.
But you already know that Germany's economy consists mainly of medium-sized businesses!? I think it's great that the shops are closed on Sundays. Most of the people who work there are mothers!
So he is complaining about complaining Germans - that's funny. Why doesn't he just leave the country he doesn't like? Does anybody force him to stay? By the way, Greta Thunberg is Swedish, not German ...
Hi! Well, being straightforward is not a bad thing, it`s not something to digest easily either, but it can work very well especially when you deal with stupid and annoying people, which you can find quite easily in most Balcanic countries, for example, often their percentage can be higher in smaller cities. Of course, not all people are the same and I must say I`ve also encountered a less direct approach in China, I guess if a Chinese guy/partner tells you: "It`s gonna be very difficult..." you f... know he/she is not going to do business with you, academic exchanges or whatever. It`s his/her way of telling you "Ich habe satt mit dir, du Ar..ch.". Complaining can also be good, I guess, if it involves the quality of service, punctuality, seriousness, diligence, obeying civil rules and legislation, where Germans can funk someone pretty well if that person tries "jaywalking" in their culture, but, of course, it can be tiresome if it involves the color of one`s T-shirt, and so on. I am a great admirer of Germans as I`m partly from Transilvania, which was for a long time under Austrian-Hungarian rule (the Austrians "played the first violin", anyhow, and modern-day Hungarians may well be at least 40% German), and... now it`s been going down for the last 100 years and so on... But, of course, no matter how you like a country (it can be Germany, Japan, Canada), there is no perfect country.
As a German I can confirm that these points you mentioned are true... One only realizes the difference when coming from another country, it can be quite a shock 😅
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@@maxyoko say something in Germany
Hey in German as a German
I can confirm this. I live in germany (not for much longer hopefully). German society is pretty much still stuck in the early to mid 90s. Most places don't accept credit cards, internet speeds are a joke in the country, and there is very little innovation in Germany. He is absolutely right, germans will hate you if you show any inkling of success. Its quite oppressive and you can feel it in the air. And yes, they will absolutely get on you for the tiniest thing. And if enough people insult you for small stuff, you start to become wary and feel like you are constantly walking on eggshells. Its very exhausting and depressing. Socially, germany is a very cold and stiff place. Making friends here is very difficult. ESPECIALLY if you are not white. If you are not white, you can pretty much forget being able to get into most clubs and lounges in Germany. Also, finding an apartment will be EXTREMELY difficult for you. Even if, like me, you make 6 figures a year. have great credit and are the first person to view the apartment. In addition to living in Germany, I have lived in Spain and the Netherlands, and NOWHERE did I have these problems. I found places to live instantly and was never turned away at the door of a club. Germany just makes basic things stupidly difficult. Finding an apartment shouldn't take over a year of your life (yes, i know people that have been looking for well over a year and a half!). Not to mention when you finally do find an apartment, it will be COMPLETELY empty. No kitchen appliances, no sink, no cupboards, just an empty room, with valves hanging out where you will attach your sink. Yep, you have to go to the hardware store and buy your own sink, coutertop, appliances...everything. And pay thousands to get it installed if you don't have the know-how to do it yourself. And guess what...when you move, your gonna have to take it all out and unless your new place has the exact same dimensions as the old place, you're gonna have to probably buy a new kitchen! You will even have to supply the light fixtures in your apartment. All you get is some wires dangling out of the ceiling. I am going back to the states soon and I can't wait. Germany is by-and-large not a happy or fun place to live. To visit, to get piss drunk at October fest one time, sure, why not, but to live here is genuinely not fun. Especially if you are industrious, innovative, and a free spirit. Germany will beat that out of you hard.
As a german I agree and see many of these traits on myself lol. As example I would never in my life cross a red light, even at 3am in the middle of the night when no car is nearby
years of German conditioning haha
I always blew through red lights at night. I never acted like a typical German in that sense. Funnily I ended up moving to America and a lot of my German friends from back then told me “ du warst doch schon immer fehl am Platz in Deutschland” lol
It's different in Berlin, did you know? In the metropolis the red lights are ignored by pedestrians as long as there's no immediate danger.
Speak something German dude 😂
As a German i would cross a red light at 3 am in the middle of the night with no car in sight cuz it´s efficient
As someone who lives already 17 years in this country, I confirm that everything you just sad is absolutely correct and bothers me as well.
Keep up the honesty! 👏👍
Very interesting to hear that 👀
Wish you the best man!
an actual informative person covering everything about a topic, another banger vid!
Thank you, really appreciate it!
So war! I’m half German too and getting told to ‘gib gas’ when I’m riding the bike calmly in Germany makes me sort of happy to live in Spain…
Uff yeah haha feel you!
Typical german talking about war under a criticising video
Wenn du schon auf Deutsch schreibst, dann bitte richtig… „wahr“ (true) schreibt man in diesem Fall mit einem „h“.
@@whitekek9020and thus the point is proven! Vielen Dank für den Tipp :)
@@emiliohadjisotiriou1676 Gerne! 👍😂
- guy tells us germans complain too much
- reveals as german a minute later, then goes on to complain about germans
Ah, yes.
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A differnt perspective than the ones I've been seeing online. Good vid! 🔥Love this.
Thanks a lot! Love u 🫶
Amazing video man!! Very true to my experience as well othrr than the sueing part 😅.
Thanks for discord notifications, they really help with updates. ❤❤❤
Happy to hear that! You're very welcome :)
Holy... that was very informative video! gotta say man you are very underrated, Keep up the good work!
Much appreciated! 🫶
The only thing that is stopping me from comng to Germay is unfriendliness or cold attitudes that Germans have (according to the internet),What about the young generation of Germany, like college students. Are they possessed with those manners and personalities as well ? 😢
The young generation is pretty open to new things. And don't worry too much, there are also nice people everywhere. Not everyone is a stereotypical grumpy German
If you are conventionally attractive it won't be such a struggle for you. Saying that after comparing my experiences and other foreign friends.
If people interested in you romantically they switch to much nicer mood
In Germany we don't say... we make friends... that means.... we find friends. :-)
The jealousy point is one I had to learn the hard way. I’ve never met a more jealous group of people than Germans, and as a American leader at a German company, I experienced really toxic jealousy from people who went out of their way to try to destroy my reputation and to destroy my career simply because I made more money than they did and had a better job title than they did. I’m not a jealous person at all, and I really don’t have relationships with anybody who is, so this kind of behavior was not only surprising to me, but I was shocked with how pervasive and ubiquitous it is.
a nice example for the point that Germans love rules: There is §961 BGB in Germany, which describes who owns a swarm of bees that escaped from it's owner. As long as the owner chases the swarm, it belongs to him, and when he gives up, the swarm does not have an owner anymore!
duuude you made me laugh haha
Better than in UK law, where the logic is "when this happened last time, how did the court decide on the subject, we just do it the same way now".
I love it! 😊 Although German myself. I worked in a company which belonged to the civil service. That meant , if you did a business trip, you had to follow the strict rules of "Reisekostenrecht" , literally " travel-costs-law". I really felt insecure and wanted todo everything alright. Although not a civil servant myself. They had a library. I went to the library and told the nice elderly lady that I am interested in the " travel-costs-law ". She smiled and pointed to row of 2m of green books. I asked: Which? She answered: All! Got it? Our "travel-costs-law " alone means 2 m green books... and if you do a single mistake as a civil servant it may delay your promotion towards the next rank and cost you 10 thousands of € due to your lifelong pension!
this law was made because when the civil rights book the BGB was made all branches were able to add there input, so did the bee and honey lobby
Sonst würden zu viele Herrenlose Bienenvölker marodierend durch die Heide schwärmen! Alles muß seine Ordnung haben. Echt jetzt mal.
I'm an Italian living in this Country since my Birth 45 Years ago and i don't agree to all Points. My biggest Disagreement with your Video (and many other similar Videos of this Kind) would be, that we're brutally straightforward. But let me ask you something. Isn't it better when someone is honest (even brutally honest) with you instead of straight up lie in your Face just to save his/her Face?
That's what for example the Japanese are known for. They have Honne and Tatemae. Two Social Phenomenons that are so strongly incorporated into Society that they can't be separated from each other.
For those of you who don't know those two Terms, Honne basically means your true Feelings which you only show to very close People and Tatemae is the Behavior that's accepted or recommended in Public.
And i hate that about japanese Society. Because it makes Communication so much more difficult. You're complicating it while constantly beating around the Bush, when you could simply clarify it with straight up Honesty.
Yes, Honesty can hurt sometimes. But it can also give you the Opportunity of Self Reflection. Did i do something wrong, now that he/she told me the Truth, that i don't like? If YES, then i go and apologize. Maybe even try to explain it a little bit.
If i'm NOT wrong, then i stand on my Point. Even argue if i have to. But also try to come up with reasonable Explanations why i'm not wrong.
That's what i call Conflict Solving. That's something i like about the German Society. It's honest, sometimes hurtful, straightforward, but also a quicker way to get to a Solution together.
Something the Japanese still have to learn. Great Country and Food though...
Underrated TH-cam channel thanks I don't know why but father have the exact description literally of everything you said btw he works 12 hours a day on a regular sometimes whole day just saying
I feel like many people feel the same way I did
All your videos are great, I'm moving to Germany this month, for University of applied science in Koln, and I'm learning a lot for Germany from your videos :D keep up the great work, and subscribed 💪
That's dope! Wish you the best man
@@maxyoko Thank you mate, wish you all the best as well, and I hope your channel has a lot more subscribers in the future!
A large chunk of people still live in 20th century. I dont know why? But still I love Germany because it has given me a chance to study and research here.
Fair, the system also has its benefits!
@@maxyoko Certainly. It has benefits too.
As someone who lives in Russia complaints about German winters dont intimidate me
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I've lived here less than a year and I confirm your points.
FYI being frugal with money is spellend stingy but pronounced "stin-gee".
A bee could be considered a stingy animal, if stingy (from stinger) is a real word, which i don't know.
ohh hell nah mate you're doing so good keep up💪
I had to get this video out haha
It has been bothering my soul for too long
I have been living abroad for many years now, but I must say you summarize the classic German characteristics in the midst of which I grew up very well. Some things change very little :). Despite these annoying traits, it is a great country. Funny videos, and very useful for international students! Keep going.
Die Sache mit dem Neid ist leider sehr wahr. Ich selber spüre auch Neid aber ich versuche es dann in Inspiration für mich selbst zu konvertieren. Deswegen aber missgünstig zu reagieren ist einfach nur schwach.
speaking facts!
Consider somebody an idol, would be the positive thing.
"Neid" ist immer ein sehr willkürlicher Vorwurf. Die Deutschen sind mit sozialer Verantwortung groß geworden und das hat nichts mit Neid zu tun, sondern ist ein wichtiges Standbein der deutschen Kultur und Wirtschaft.
Es ist vielmehr sehr überheblich Leuten Neid zu unterstellen, ohne sich mit den richtigen Beweggründen zu beschäftigen. Aber die Unterstellung von "Neid" liegt ja gerade im Trend. Gibt allein dafür Klicks, leider.
November and December are fine with the christmas season. January and February are really depressing (at least until Karneval starts).
Thanks for a great video, and I like how you use own experience as examples. You also explain these quite negative traits in a respectful way. I´m quite sure it would be possible to say a lot go good things about Germans as well. I´m from Scandinavia and recognise some of the same negative traits in my own country. I have been to Germany as a tourist a lot, and always found people generally quite reserved but never unfriendly or rude. I have been considering moving to Germany, Austria or Switzerland,. Now I start wondering if the same comments could be made about Austria and Switzerland.
OMG! Everything he said is so true!
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Some of this is spot on, like the jealousy and closed mindedness. Others I'm not so sure about.
Yes, German winters are dark, but have you met Sweden?
Germans save quite a bit, but the Chinese save 3 times as much (as a share of household income), Switzerland twice as much.
The part about big cooperations is something I really don't get. Germans aren't super excited about entrepreneurship, but the country is kind of famous for it's midsized companies. It certainly isn't anything like South Korea and its Chaebols.
The directness is certainly true, though I think Israel and the Netherlands can give us a run for our money.
To my surprise Germany really is the country with the most lawsuits per capita in the world. Maybe its because many have a legal expense insurance?
The rule thing is a mixed bag for me. I don't think I have ever been yelled at for crossing a red light or paying with a large bill, but violating siesta certainly got me yelled at a couple of times, and numerous parties were disbanded because someone called the cops for violating nighttime peace.
Companies stay midsize, due to unrisky behaviour. Familiy business bosses know everything in their company. They stick in their hometown, don't like to have more than 500 people ... also there simply aren't more people to hire, so they get specialists in a very narrow field. Unlike Siemens, lot of capital is buying, buying buying companies.
And employees ... either it's passionate engeneers looking for a challenge .. or it's safe well paid job searchers. Both exist, but people tend to "love" their jobs, they don't just work for the money, it gives them a meaning in life.
Yes, but the Chinese don't have a pension system! Got it?
@@holger_pYes, Germans love their jobs! A German Ingenieur (for example) does his hobby and is happy to be paid for it.😊Even on regulary terms!
Me as a german almost living 17 years ( im almos 17 thats why ) in here ive never been able to visit an other country. I rlly want to do a Exchange Year after my Abitur (end of School in Germany). I really dislike the culture here it feels for me here like being stuck. I mean his point of complaining about thing is true just look at me complaining. But i love how this videos is just true. I really would love to go to japan but i cant speak even one word haha. Probably im going to the USA or try to get there just because i know i would be able to comunicate. I can imagine visiting Germany is all in all a worth try for Exchange for example just because of these different cultures but for me it feels like other cultrues are just bertter than the cultur in germany. Great Video and Great Points
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Maybe you don't wanna come back after the exchange year haha, most of the people I know felt that way 👀
As a german I agree with all of the mentioned facts. I have some as well, but I hate it and I hate germany for that. That is also one reason I want to leave this country in the near future
You should move to Berlin. Less rules, more chill. 😎
It seems like this video was made by your German half, as you are quite straightforward in it. 😀Keep it up!
Keep it up
ayo definitely!
bro make a series on counties compression
Good idea, I might compare Japan and Germany in the future, since I have lived in both of them
5:26, the brackets, brilliant 😂
When it comes to companies it's not about stinginess. It's about pleasing investors, a global sickness. Everything else was spot on though. I might disagree with winter a little because it's all about what you make of it. I personally do enjoy it.
Everything what you said is on point. But also many Germans are very sweet at the same time. ❤
German winter....as an African, i think you judt described my personal favourite weather. Strange, right?
I also love winter haha 🤝
Let's start complaining: What I really dislike in Germany is the brake mentality of older generations. I am getting old myself, but there never have been a time where I didn't have to waste 99 percent of my energy to withstand these braking people. We really could have solved all actual problems in this country, if these majority would give up at least 50 percent of their braking force. But the bad thing is, older people don't give up braking, but young people give up to withstand at some point in their lives. And because Germans don't like if somebody is treated differently than them (even if it is by reason, like they really worked hard for it), the younger generation starts braking if they see much younger people who could have it easier than the new braking generation has had.
I lived in Germany since my birth - for decades now - and I have never met anybody who sued anybody or got sued by anybody.
Good thumbnail
Thanks a lot 🫶
Well, about the traffic lights thing, you have to think about it that way: Only because you don't see a car doesn't mean there can't be one. Maybe you didn't noticed it. Cars got more and more silent and when they have a green phase, they might even accelerate to get past the traffic lights. Also it's the thinking that kids will just ran over the street because they saw other people do it. And imagine a car driver would do that just because "he didn't saw anyone".... We learn that all in a very young age. The waiting time for the traffic lights are not that long that the risk of getting into a car accident would be worth it.
I also think the fact that we germans don't like to take risks belongs to the time after WW II! They had nothing and it was even harder in he GDR. Imo everyone who says that you have to take risks in context of money just want's your money! Saving money is the best! Taking risks can take you everything! And then? Then they say it was your own fault. So if I save my money it's "wrong" and if I loose it by investing I should have knon it in the first place... Makes no sense. As we in germany say: "Ich kaufe doch nicht die Katze im Sack!" .
This is very fascinating and I can say that I've encountered some of these characteristics of Germans during my time spent there. Like you mentioned, the obsession with rules, being too straightforward where they come off as blunt and rude, the sad, dreary winter months, and being closed-minded. Like last year during my research grant, I remember taking my seat on the Deutsche Bahn one evening, and then this opa boarded and sat down next to me and scolded me for sitting in his assigned seat. I checked my seating assignment and saw that he had the window seat and I had the aisle seat, and I jokingly asked him if it made any difference? He wasn't rude or anything, but he firmly stood by his assigned seat and saying how he paid for it with his own money and therefore wished to have the exact seat which was assigned to him. 😂A very minor thing, but I thought it was kinda funny.
On that note, during my bachelor's studies, I also studied Japanese and had the chance to spend a year studying abroad in Japan, so I can attest to your comparisons between the German and Japanese mentalities. I agreed about Japanese shops remaining open and just how convenient it was. Whereas I could never really get used to German shops being closed on Sundays, or major holidays too for that matter (plus they have so many holidays in Germany, and sometimes without my knowledge I'd go to the store to stock up on groceries, only for it to be closed). I always made it a point to load up on snacks, ingredients, and quick meals whenever I could just to ensure that I'd always have something to eat at home on the days when the shops were closed.
So true!
Good stuff ×13
Big thanks :)
As an American, I think I would actually like more straightforwardness 😅 maybe not to the same level as the Germans, but in my opinion, Americans would solve so many problems if they were just more straightforward.
A lot of people here will develop problems with you and expect YOU to know what THEIR problem is with you, without them explicitly saying it. They will smile at you, act all polite and respectful of you on the surface, but deep down they have so many problems with you and are happy to gossip and complain about it you behind your back until all their friends think you're a piece of shit. These things never end well, especially in relationships.
So much drama is like this in the US and it's always irritating. People will do everything but say why they're annoyed or offended with someone. I've had people actually try to ask what to do with a "problem person" and often my blunt answer is just... "just communicate with them."
Same here in India 😅
Is the same in Poland , complaining and cold winters.
I thought those things were just stereotypes, but they turned out to be true lol
pretty much haha
As an indian living in india never gone to Germany , i CAN CONFIRM THIS THINGS ARE TRUE IN GERMANY
haha if you know you know
@@maxyoko 😂😂
Ha, ha.... in India you are treated like shit... if you belong to the wrong "Kaste "? No?
Stay there
Hi bro love From Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Much love ^^
@@maxyoko Love you too🤗
Next video talk about what you dislike about Japan I'm waiting for it
great idea, is definitely coming in the future
Brother which city has more business startup culture after studying Berlin Frankfurt Hamburg Munich?
Berlin and Munich
@@maxyoko So What is the importance of Frankfurt people say it's a business city big buildings etc?
@@SulmanMalik yes a lot of banks, investment firms, etc.
whenever i see one of these videos and hear the red traffic light thing i almost get an aneursym - its not true, guys. sure, its definitely less common here than elsewhere and some super old lady might shoot you a look but people do it all the time, me included. nobody's going to "insult" you for it.
I hate living here in all aspects
True true true
I‘ve been to Japan this summer and it was like visiting the future while Germany is still in the medieval times 💀
Just open the damn supermarket. They say: Oh but sunday is a special day for us catholic people. Well guess what. Currently living in Portugal (way more catholic than germans) the stores are open on Sundays.
And many germans are so pressed and passive aggressive it’s unbearable.
And disrespectful also. They are talking loud in trains and busses and eating and just throwing their trash somewhere.
Just ignorant.
I much preferred living in Japan. Normal people who are actually polite and thinking about others.
And it’s true. The winters are cold, dark and depressing in Germany. I would suggest coming only in summer or just go to Japan if you want a nice time.
Hope you are enjoying Portugal!
Future plan is to spend the summer in Germany and the rest of the year in Japan :)
Please make some videos about the humanity courses like sociology or social Science
no cap no cap! keep it up!
Appreciate it! 🫶
I’ve been to Germany several times, always enjoyed it. Yes, some traits I recognize here, but they were not too pronounced. Maybe because I like the rules and efficiency…In many ways, I think that European countries are opposite to the US in many ways. You just need to be prepared and not to expect people change their ways for a foreigner.
Also Winter wird unter Deutschen eigentlich nicht als depressive Phase angesehen, zumindest in meinem Umkreis. Auch das Einnehmen von Supplements kenn ich so nicht. Vielmehr passiert wieder die typische Projektion dieser Probleme auf nordischere Länder, wie Norwegen und Schweden,„wo alle im Winter depressiv werden“ xD. Aber sonst ne sehr gute Analyse unserer Gesellschaft hahaha
Ich kenn schon viele bei denen die Winterdepression kickt, im Oktober fangen viele Leute an miese Laune zu bekommen wegen dem Wetter und das zieht sich bis so Februar/März durch haha
Aber kann schon sein dass das nicht überall so ist
In this aspect I won't get any culture shock lol I'm from Sri Lanka and jealously is top notch over here😂
haha then you'll do fine here ;)
🤣🤣🤣🤣 the stories in this video
you might have experienced that as well haha
I'm in last smster of my degree so ppz tell me when i'll start my process for germay study visa
I would say as fast as possible
This may be true but there's always a second interpretation: Germans are indeed straight forward but they're usually honest. There's no hidden agendas or double meaning. You can take most things a German says at face value. Yes, us Germans follow the rules but sh*t just works. It's consistent and predictable. German supermarkets are closed on sundays because everyone wants a rest day with their families.
Facts! 😁👍
As a German i agree that I hear people complaining about smt
Complaining is a national sport in germany. Also the straightforwardness is the thing that I like about germany.
haha that's great 🫡
I can't believe any of these. Or they must be old stereotypes. Germans seem very accepting of refugees. The police don't care about security, as you find young men loitering at night, harassing females, who aren't given protection.
Germans never complain nor are straightforward with all these migrants who don't follow German customs. And the authorities very seldom follow the rules and deport those whose asylum applications have been rejected.
Complaining is the first step to improvements. It can be a good thing, to say "this could be done better". Except the second step, the improvement, often is omitted.
Hi , you can help me about apply in any university there in germany !
I can recommend you join our discord community, there are many people who are talking about studying in Germany
I think that the video will be better without music
I agree , i live in germany since my birth
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7:40 gave me mini-heart attack
we all have PTSD from this
@@maxyoko Yep. I was watching the video on PC with full screen. It felt so real.
Being straightforward in germany is not meant to be impolite, we can and will be very polite and respectfull given certain situations. We, mostly, value the perspective and ideas of others and value honest reactions higher that fake politeness.
Has it's pros and cons :)
I like that about Germany (and other parts of the world). We all have our issues with others and pretending we don't just makes the problem worse. I think honesty is the best policy and can save people a lot of time and energy.
Straightforwardness seems refreshing as an American
I lived in Germany for 20 years and it was the best 20 years of my life.
I am English, and I lived in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria.
Although I recognise some of what we are be told here, so what?
Practice “amor fati” or just leave!
Another German confirms: True.
I would say, almost everything. And I am so glad that I am leaving very soon. Yay.
What you described is literally me, but I've never been to Germany. This qualities are considered antisocial in my country, so I'm struggling a lot😥 maybe I should move to Germany. I don't like super polite people, for me they seem fake. I don't like fakeness
How are the men towards women ? And how is dating in Munich?
Depends on the generation but in my generation dating is very modernized (dating apps, hookup culture, etc.). The same goes for Munich
Pls,is there any African schooling in TU Munich,free university of Berlin or University of Freiburg,if you are one or have contact with one(any African),I will need your help to prepare myself,I'm looking forward to study mechanical engineering.
Thank you.
All absolutely true!!!!
you must be living in München....try Berlin for the better LOL
I feel like the jealousy thing is everywhere
Learn to appreciate what you have. Living by rules and suing each other better than bashing someone's head by baseball bat over parking lot argument. Believe or not but people in some countries get killed because of it.
I like brutally honest people over polite.
Japanese are angels compared to Germans.
And in case you are not a Japanese Person then let me say that you don’t know much about Japan’s history.
I want a video about German language
Coming soon!
@@maxyoko thank you
I am glad i dont live in Germany i live in Indonesia
Mmmh. I'll probably sue you ;)
In the end, the lawyer fees are on you ;)
@@maxyoko :D
Bro Entschuldigung für die Störung
Bist du in Deutschland geboren??😊🤔😁
yess so ist es
If you look different you‘ll always get this question
7:30 but isnt it the same in japan?
people are gonna stare but won't insult you
@@maxyokoThat's because of Tatemae. They would never tell a totally strange Person straight up their wrongdoings. They would probably talk about it to their closest Friends. There's only a tiny Fraction of People who would go directly up to a Person and tell them their wrongdoings. The Rest sticks to their Affairs.
For this video, you being German, complaining about German people.😂
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Du siehst nicht halb deutsch aus eher halb ost europäisch
But you already know that Germany's economy consists mainly of medium-sized businesses!? I think it's great that the shops are closed on Sundays. Most of the people who work there are mothers!
Yeah I think there is a deeper reason why they are closed, I just had to get used to it :)
Since it's also mothers who do the shopping, this really can't be a reason. Who has time to shop, also has time to work ;-)
@holger_p You know that children don't have school on Sundays? Parents should be able to have time with their children.
That was one big straight forward complain😅
You are a typical German, with a German accent and complayning all the time about Germany. 😂😂😂
So he is complaining about complaining Germans - that's funny.
Why doesn't he just leave the country he doesn't like?
Does anybody force him to stay?
By the way, Greta Thunberg is Swedish, not German ...
Relax my friend, I like Germany
My friend, I would choose Japan over Germany ANY TIME! I can't even tolerate a two hour layover in a German airport.
Hi! Well, being straightforward is not a bad thing, it`s not something to digest easily either, but it can work very well especially when you deal with stupid and annoying people, which you can find quite easily in most Balcanic countries, for example, often their percentage can be higher in smaller cities. Of course, not all people are the same and I must say I`ve also encountered a less direct approach in China, I guess if a Chinese guy/partner tells you: "It`s gonna be very difficult..." you f... know he/she is not going to do business with you, academic exchanges or whatever. It`s his/her way of telling you "Ich habe satt mit dir, du Ar..ch.". Complaining can also be good, I guess, if it involves the quality of service, punctuality, seriousness, diligence, obeying civil rules and legislation, where Germans can funk someone pretty well if that person tries "jaywalking" in their culture, but, of course, it can be tiresome if it involves the color of one`s T-shirt, and so on. I am a great admirer of Germans as I`m partly from Transilvania, which was for a long time under Austrian-Hungarian rule (the Austrians "played the first violin", anyhow, and modern-day Hungarians may well be at least 40% German), and... now it`s been going down for the last 100 years and so on... But, of course, no matter how you like a country (it can be Germany, Japan, Canada), there is no perfect country.
I hate to complain I get annoyed from myself lol
Really feel you!