How to deal with money like a German | Meet the Germans

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  • While other European countries make the transition to cashless societies, Germany still has a stubborn affection for a pocket full of loose change. Rachel Stewart investigates the very specific German attitude to money.
    Rachel Stewart is on a mission to investigate the quirks and idiosyncrasies of daily life in Germany. Every two weeks she explores a new topic - from beer to nudity to complicated grammar - and heads out to get some tips from the Germans themselves.
    Rachel moved from the UK to Germany in 2016. As a relative newcomer she casts a fresh eye over German clichés and shares her experiences of settling into German life. You'll find more from Meet the Germans on TH-cam or at dw.com/MeettheGermans.
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  • @pavel5252
    @pavel5252 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5607

    Just a little Hint :
    Nobody says pinkepinke

    • @pavel5252
      @pavel5252 5 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      Ja leute;es gibt 1 aus 1000 Leute die es sagen

    • @pavel5252
      @pavel5252 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @ʀᴀᴢᴏʀʙᴀᴄᴋɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴɪᴀ meine Urgroßmutter hat immer so ein Spiel gespielt,und damals auch immer pinkepinke benutzt...Allerdings sagt es heutzutage echt keiner mehr(ob man es kennt is was anderes, es geht ja ums benutzen)

    • @kiwi9473
      @kiwi9473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@pavel5252 m8 vielleicht einen aus 10.000.000

    • @kiwi9473
      @kiwi9473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @ʀᴀᴢᴏʀʙᴀᴄᴋɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴɪᴀ sorry aber ich kenne echt viele leute aus vielen Bundesländern und ich kann mit dir um 100€ wetten das niemand von denen jemals das wort pinkelpinkel gehört oder gesagt hat

    • @BerndVonTrollhausen
      @BerndVonTrollhausen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Das Wort ist alt und wird eher von älteren Semestern benutzt, aber benutzt wird es definitiv. Kennst du "wer soll das bezahlen" von Jupp Schmitz? Ein absoluter Hit der '50er. Wenn nicht: th-cam.com/video/uQQm7bKJskM/w-d-xo.html

  • @paulabauer6937
    @paulabauer6937 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4023

    Im from Germany and I never heard pinkepinke

    • @imfr3azy691
      @imfr3azy691 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Paula Bauer I just heard Pinte

    • @sarac178
      @sarac178 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I'm from Switzerland, but I heared it in Germany.

    • @paulniester6804
      @paulniester6804 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ImFr3azY
      Pinte is not a slang word for money but, it is a slang word fir a saloon, a pub. Another slang word for a pub is a Kneipe. Unlike as in English the letters Kn are pronounced . K n eipe

    • @edek13371
      @edek13371 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      i heard that too, aber selten ;D

    • @midnightmarauder2117
      @midnightmarauder2117 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      same

  • @MrNoname36
    @MrNoname36 3 ปีที่แล้ว +946

    According to this topic, one should mention that Germans have insurances for almost everything we own to cover the costs if anything gets broken. But when something actually breaks, we pay the repair with our savings so that the insurance fee won’t increase 😂

    • @christinagobel8968
      @christinagobel8968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Oh my god you're right... we do that

    • @Jjf109nine
      @Jjf109nine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Yes, and when it comes to claiming a case, the insurance company won’t pay because the sum is too high...

    • @Eldare
      @Eldare 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Truth!

    • @hydreigon2709
      @hydreigon2709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Jjf109nine why do we have insurance then anyway 😂

    • @BT.ed9
      @BT.ed9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      could not be more right

  • @ElGuerreroMaya
    @ElGuerreroMaya 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1550

    1% of people: learned how Germans use money
    99% of people: Pinkepinke!

    • @limawhisky
      @limawhisky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bro me hiciste morir de riza!!! Voy a pinke pinke la próxima vez.

    • @julius3868
      @julius3868 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Guess I'm that 1%

    • @sakhawathossain2481
      @sakhawathossain2481 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      U

    • @swathyjayaprakashreddy5299
      @swathyjayaprakashreddy5299 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Even me too learnt pinkepinke 😄😄

    • @thatguy8869
      @thatguy8869 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      All the rest were too busy groovin' to the opening soundtrack!

  • @hanshartfiel6394
    @hanshartfiel6394 3 ปีที่แล้ว +340

    I'm a 71 year old German and never heard of the term "pinkepinke" for coins. Kleingeld would be more correct.

    • @holli5844
      @holli5844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Hören Sie sich das Lied „Wer soll das bezahlen“ von Jupp Schmitz aus dem Jahre 1949 an. Dort kommt im Refrain „Pinkepinke“ vor.

    • @danaschmidt8990
      @danaschmidt8990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Pinkepinke ist ,so tippe ich,mehr aus dem Berliner Bereich

    • @hanshartfiel6394
      @hanshartfiel6394 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@danaschmidt8990 glob ik nich denn ik bin da uffjewachsen. Was ich bis jetzt heraus fand, soll das aus dem kriminellen jargon stammen.

    • @Ricy013
      @Ricy013 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      da hast du was verpasst

    • @5utibun
      @5utibun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kann nicht bestätigen, habs auch nie gehört hier in Berlin (aber bin auch nur 23), aber vielleicht ist es auch einfach nen sehr altes wort, oder eins was aus nem nichen-slang-bereich kommt

  • @hendrikreimann9902
    @hendrikreimann9902 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2909

    As a German I love cash. Taking cash out of the wallet to pay stuff induces pain. It really makes you think twice and helps saving. When I pay with the plastic card there is no pain. That's the true cost of going cashless.

    • @leDespicable
      @leDespicable 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      I'm sort of torn...On one hand, I am pretty cautious when it comes to using my giro card...but on the other hand I absolutely hate having to shove the change back into my wallet while the people in the queue behind me are waiting...

    • @HalfEye79
      @HalfEye79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Wie heißt der Spruch von den Ferengis? "Gold und Geld, das lieb ich sehr. Und hab ichs erst von andern, geb ich nicht mehr her."

    • @AleR842
      @AleR842 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Indeed you are right but your comment reminded me something "similar" one of my aunts did to lose weight. She affixed her own photo naked on the fridge's door to avoid eating so much and gain weight. It worked but it was so scary for us her nieces. Lol XD

    • @flerri9093
      @flerri9093 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Das ist halt wirklich der einzige Grund, warum ich Geld mehr liebe als eine Kreditkarte...

    • @maxribeck6294
      @maxribeck6294 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      depends on amount of cash :D

  • @Deniera
    @Deniera 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1788

    GILR I HOPE YOU PICKED THAT PINKEPINKE BACK UP AFTER THE VIDEO

    • @HagenvonEitzen
      @HagenvonEitzen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      If not - I know exactly where they filmed that :)

    • @Battlestar540
      @Battlestar540 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@HagenvonEitzen Bonn :D

    • @rullmourn1142
      @rullmourn1142 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      someone did.

    • @Ironbroker189
      @Ironbroker189 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist den Taler nicht wert.

    • @alle_namen_schon_vergeben708
      @alle_namen_schon_vergeben708 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      probably a crowd of german students suddenly came and picked everything up :D

  • @northmanscall
    @northmanscall 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2046

    As a german who never heard it before, "PinkePinke" is my new favourite word

    • @thorstent2542
      @thorstent2542 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      We use it in Berlin.

    • @ExiSpawnferkel
      @ExiSpawnferkel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ich sage das immer. Kann aber auch nur aus Berlin sein. kp

    • @individuum4494
      @individuum4494 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      There's this one famous song with the lyrics "Wer soll das bezahlen, wer hat das bestellt? Wer hat so viel Pinkepinke, wer hat so viel Geld?"
      It's often sung during carneval.

    • @w4y_h0me
      @w4y_h0me 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know what you mean. 😁

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      @ruggerikathy3282 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @zexxonije
    @zexxonije 3 ปีที่แล้ว +344

    That last bit is the most un-german thing I've ever seen. I doubt any german would throw away even 1 cent 😁

    • @tristanmoller9498
      @tristanmoller9498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Wer den Cent nicht ehrt, ist den Euro nicht wert 😄

    • @diekarotte661
      @diekarotte661 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@tristanmoller9498 Eigentlich heißt es “Wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert.“ xD

    • @lexmole
      @lexmole 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      ​@@tristanmoller9498 Wenn, dann schon „des Euros“ (Genitiv).

    • @_boney
      @_boney 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      wenn man das 10 mal macht hat man nen center shock weggeschmissen

    • @joachimhupe4018
      @joachimhupe4018 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Why would you throw away money?
      It onely costs you time and money.

  • @sintiaec9661
    @sintiaec9661 5 ปีที่แล้ว +961

    So basicly you work hard, pay your taxes, save more, pay everything in cash and avoid debt like the plague. Duly noted!

    • @tadashiokazaki951
      @tadashiokazaki951 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Sintia Pariantini germans are usually very disciplined

    • @DBT1007
      @DBT1007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      YUP. AND THAT'S HOW THE RICH PPL WORKS. THEY ALWAYS TRY TO AVOID THE DEBTS.
      Unlike our governments and some human out there that always depends on debts. That's why they're poor n corrupted.

    • @ozymandias8523
      @ozymandias8523 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      And then you come home after work and play truck simulator 2018 all day.

    • @Freddy-dj9pk
      @Freddy-dj9pk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@tadashiokazaki951 Nah, I am german and I'm so undisciplined. I always procastinate. And tbh. everyone in my class does (I'm 12th Grade). I think thats just a stereotype, at least in Berlin. In munich or somewhere more western it could be a bit different.

    • @tadashiokazaki951
      @tadashiokazaki951 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Fred R well not every German there are always exception in every ethnicity

  • @anniehallmartin995
    @anniehallmartin995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1641

    As a German-American, I've found that Germans are less interested in sales and bargains than US Americans are. Germans tend to value quality and are sometimes wary that sales or bargains indicate lower quality.

    • @jamillx
      @jamillx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +208

      not really, germans rather understand that you dont save money by buying something you dont need just because its cheaper, its just wasting money.
      in the US people define themselves more over the things they own, the more the better, money is for spending, not saving. became visible when the federal employees had to wait in line for free food just because they didnt receive their biweekly paycheck

    • @anniehallmartin995
      @anniehallmartin995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@jamillx being in trouble because you missed a paycheck isn't necessarily an indicator of financial irresponsibility... it's a sign of a messed up financial system. Germany's social/economic system is much stronger and better at meeting real needs.

    • @anniehallmartin995
      @anniehallmartin995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@jamillx also, I agree that Germans are often less materialistic like you said, but that isn't mutually exclusive with valuing quality over a bargain.

    • @Glorious_Kim_Jong_Un
      @Glorious_Kim_Jong_Un 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Aldi is Germany's #1 food chain, it's all about sales..

    • @nGAhGENVH0Ul
      @nGAhGENVH0Ul 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      In this video they showed a bunch of 70% off posters, looks like the Germans aren't immune to the same BS marketing Americans have to put up with. The prices are ridiculously overinflated and the discounted price is a standard price, not even a sale price! I sometimes wonder why bother with the stupid charade, but i guess sadly these tactics are still effective or they wouldn't do them.

  • @boydwhite3708
    @boydwhite3708 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1125

    Debt = Guilt. RIGHT ON!

    • @tkautzor
      @tkautzor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      At least it makes them willing to repay. In other countries, there's no guilt, you just claim personal bankruptcy and move on.

    • @Mira_linn
      @Mira_linn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It is The same In other Germanic languages like Danish or Swedish however this is where you find ppl have the highest debt in Europe however it is mostly do to the housing prices being unrealistic do to the shortage on the market and the stupidity low interest rates in the negatives for banks...

    • @thomash1576
      @thomash1576 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Best summary ever read

    • @x50nathan
      @x50nathan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Well, debt isn't always a bad thing. Unfortunately, society convinced us to not go into debt and save all your money and to live like the average Joe. In schools, they don't teach you risk management, debt consolidation, and management and investing your money to make it grow for you. So to think debt is bad is the mindset of the average person has or at least been taught to stay either poor or making just enough to be comfortable. Also, it brainwashes us to think to have too much money isn't good either, for some people. This is exactly why we have that elite 1% that are insanely wealthy which some people hate on them and 99% of the world is in the midst of blowing every paycheck, not making enough, working too many hours just to get by or living too comfortable with what they have and not taking the risk to make more. In a way it makes the world go around because if everyone was really smart with their money, nothing would be profitable. Oh, and using cash for everything has its downsides too. Another fear that people live by is using credit cards is bad when really it's the best thing you could ever do with your spending habits. Credit Cards have insurance, security, protection, anti-fraud, warranty and other perks that could potentially save you financially or help you reduce your spending. That is IF you're disciplined to not spending more than what you have.

    • @juliejay5436
      @juliejay5436 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Debt and guilt are one and the same. That is genius!
      The word "mortgage" could be translated as "debt till death".

  • @lincolnclay898
    @lincolnclay898 3 ปีที่แล้ว +425

    In Germany we say "Bares ist wahres" which means "cash is king"

    • @christianmarx3249
      @christianmarx3249 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      cash is real

    • @Toni-ze6no
      @Toni-ze6no 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Und ganz wichtig: NUR bares ist wares😂

    • @krito5832
      @krito5832 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      deswegen heißt es ja "Bares für Rares"

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    • @ph11p3540
      @ph11p3540 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's because there is no such thing as rights, only privilege. Of course cash screams like a drill instructor about to murder you.

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    @antoniahope7254 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    SUCCESS IS NOT FINAL;FAILURE IS NOT FATAL :IT IS THE COURAGE TO CONTINUE THAT COUNTS. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ARE LIKE BUSES, THERE’S ALWAYS ANOTHER ONE COMING

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  • @PCLHH
    @PCLHH 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2246

    Paying in cash also helps you to keep track of your spendings. It really makes you think twice before spending. also you can SEE how much is left in the purse.

    • @mrcvry
      @mrcvry 5 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      I see it the opposite way. With cash I would have to note every transaction manually. With card I can check everything in the account and easily tag and comment it.
      One click to see in example how much the car has cost me in the last year or the last ten years.

    • @agn855
      @agn855 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@mrcvry - Yep, never too late getting broke but get a nice fancy statistic showing how exactly you went bankrupt. So here we go ...
      www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/02/12/record-million-americans-are-months-behind-their-car-payments-red-flag-economy

    • @leokr4877
      @leokr4877 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@agn855 Well - I can check my balance within seconds, I know when I'm getting money and I can count so I approximately know how much I spent.

    • @nitin577
      @nitin577 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@leokr4877 Yeah but after sometime it becomes impossible to know on what things you spend your money most. With card you can track where you spend recklessly and can cut back. With Cash its just a guessing game.

    • @rkenny1887
      @rkenny1887 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello friend

  • @GoogleUser-wp6sg
    @GoogleUser-wp6sg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    Born and raised in Germany and never heard of pinkepinke

    • @helletenbrix9614
      @helletenbrix9614 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Wer soll das bezahlen, wer hat das bestellt,
      wer hat soviel Pinke-Pinke, wer hat soviel Geld?

    • @Stephanthesearcher
      @Stephanthesearcher 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      its older, now mostly extinct, phrase

    • @ZelltisExx
      @ZelltisExx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Die jüngeren Generationen werden das auch nicht kennen.

    • @anja6983
      @anja6983 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ZelltisExx doch. Alle die zum schützenfest gehen ... Da alt und jung dort zusammen feiern kennen wir den begriff

    • @ZelltisExx
      @ZelltisExx 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@anja6983 Schützenfeste finden (meistens) nur noch in Dörfern Tradition, selbst Senioren benutzen den begriff nur rar, Schützenfeste/Vereine sind glaube ich auch nur noch sehr rar(leider).

  • @D0d0Dada
    @D0d0Dada 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1108

    I always say pinkepinke...
    just kidding, never heard of it

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I only knew "Pinke" and never heard someone actually use it, only know it from fiction, like bank robber clichées and such.

    • @guestuser1671
      @guestuser1671 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I heard that one a few times in Berlin but mostly by elderly people who experienced the Wirtschaftswunder and possibly even the post-war years.

  • @s.z1482
    @s.z1482 4 ปีที่แล้ว +472

    "Never spend more than you earn"
    "Always put a little bit aside, you never know whats around the corner"
    Daaamn that is so 100 percent me, never knew that this is considered to be typically german.
    -Again what learned-

    • @Artem-te1xn
      @Artem-te1xn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      S. Z it’s not, it’s just that lots of poor Americans go into massive debts to get the newest car or phone

    • @finalstandchannel3226
      @finalstandchannel3226 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They hardly invest

    • @ph11p3540
      @ph11p3540 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Then don't get sick, injured, lose your job or a post secondary education. All those items cost lots of money out of pocket

    • @Soordhin
      @Soordhin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@SpecialSalads That depends. Got knocked of my bike by a car, now i have to pay €2,200 for 2 nights in the hospital and €600 for the paramedics... Well, at some point hopefully the insurance of the driver of that car will reimburse me, but until then... As, of course, my health insurance refuses to pay since it was not my fault.

    • @rolandscherer1574
      @rolandscherer1574 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Soordhin You have the wrong insurance. I know, that they have to pay and get it back from the driver, if it was his fault. May be private insurance act different, because they are for rich people.

  • @MulvDulv
    @MulvDulv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Nope. “Pinkepinke” is not really a German slam word for ”money”

    • @marlon7555
      @marlon7555 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it is a regional slam

    • @xtc686
      @xtc686 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      in meiner region ist es so lol. Lebe in kölle

  • @DestinyX42S1
    @DestinyX42S1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    greetings from Japan!
    I see we share a lot in common!
    love paying in coins and notes.👍

    • @linajurgensen4698
      @linajurgensen4698 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      yolo 3791 Germans and Japanese brothers in heart😊👍🏻

    • @dhruvit2408
      @dhruvit2408 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You guys were teammates in WWII

    • @hauptmj1634
      @hauptmj1634 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Soon, there'll be the anniversary: WWIII: The ol' switcharoo

    • @FAL87
      @FAL87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@hauptmj1634 germans are cured of war ;)

    • @triforce_xiii
      @triforce_xiii 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@Kungpao Kitty you did the right thing ^^

  • @tstrrtstrr745
    @tstrrtstrr745 5 ปีที่แล้ว +401

    I am German, 28 years old, and I pay everything below 5000EUR in cash. Above that (car, etc.) with SEPA bank transfer.
    Cash is king.

    • @NoctLightCloud
      @NoctLightCloud 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      mein Vater hat 2016 seinen Gebrauchtwagen (9600€) in bar bezahlt. Und nun halt dich fest😂 2003 hat er sogar einen Teil unseres damaligen Wohnungskredits, nämlich 30.000€, in bar zurückgezahlt. Der Angestellte in der Bank konnte seinen Augen kaum trauen. Mein Vater ist zwar ein ehemaliger Gastarbeiter und lebt seit 1992 nicht mehr in Deutschland, aber die Deutschen haben ihn definitiv zu einem typischen "Sparmeister" erzogen.

    • @hannahk9712
      @hannahk9712 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@NoctLightCloud Meine Eltern haben ihren Gerauchtwagen für 10000 auch in bar bezahlt :D ich durfte dann die 20 500er in der Hand halten, das war ein sehr seltsames Gefühl :D

    • @NoctLightCloud
      @NoctLightCloud 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@hannahk9712 Nur Bares ist Wahres!!😂🤣

    • @sleepysera
      @sleepysera 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Ich zahle meine Computer, Möbel und Smartphones auch immer in bar (bisher meine größten Anschaffungen). Der Computerladen kennt das schon, die zucken nicht mal mehr mit der Wimper wenn ich da mit 4000€ in bar aufkreuze, aber der Telekomladen ist letztes Jahr ein "wenig" durchgedreht als ich mein neues Smartphone in bar zahlen wollte 😂

    • @NoctLightCloud
      @NoctLightCloud 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@sleepysera Warum "wenig" in Anführungszeichen? Jetzt bin ich neugierig😂😁

  • @mhfusuchtie
    @mhfusuchtie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +331

    Damn Rachel, i couldnt even tell if you are a native german or english speaker

    • @NewDave94
      @NewDave94 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Julius Schlotterer i thought the same but if you listen carefully you can spot that she is no mothertongue

    • @ipoiis0nz219
      @ipoiis0nz219 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      You can definetly hear an accent. But that is ok. The goal is not to sound like a native speaker, but to communicate in the best way you can.

    • @johnrogan9420
      @johnrogan9420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Think she was raised in Germany...no 2nd language learner is so smooth and quick.

    • @Currentfavlist
      @Currentfavlist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Even if german is not her mothertongue she sounds better then lots of germans. Love her videos.

    • @lotharschepers2240
      @lotharschepers2240 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      She is a Brit (I guess southwest England) but she has a German friend and as we all learn better when emotions are in play, she made it to an incredibly high level.

  • @theSupercasa
    @theSupercasa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    “Don’t spend more than you earn.
    Always put some money aside.”
    That literally just sounds like common sense. Unfortunately, I do know plenty of people who don’t do it at all and are absolutely reckless when it comes to managing money.

    • @limawhisky
      @limawhisky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Average American spend more than what they earn! It’s cultural, as they’ve had always a strong economy backing back, I am from Argentina, and everything is pay cash as you don’t want to hold any peso in your hands, tomorrow could worth nothing. At least a pack of milk will always cost a pack of milk.

    • @erturtemirbaev5207
      @erturtemirbaev5207 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right

    • @somannacs
      @somannacs 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      exactly!! when someone see a nice car on the road, their common sense hangs on to the tail pipe.

    • @moos5221
      @moos5221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I know, right? I'd feel bad if I ever not have enough money to pay for something I need, for example if the washing machine breaks down. I always make sure to have around 1/2 years earning on my bank account, just in case. But I've also lived in the USA two decades ago and I was baffled by their use of credit cards and debt. It really makes no sense to amount a huge debt on your credit card with the kind of interest the companys charge, but yet most of the americans that I got to know lived that way nevertheless. They will probably end up having half a million in debt by the time they die, not because they spent that amount but because the interest rate is so high on credit cards and it keeps piling up. But they even have a special insurance which covers your credit card debt in case of death. It's against all common sense to handle money that way, but I guess that's america. Not sure if the people don't understand or ....yeah, I don't know.

    • @jam-hu
      @jam-hu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      laughs in American

  • @anitajack7193
    @anitajack7193 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    If only you know the future says, you, I'm know that indeed crypto currency is the future, investing in it now will be the wisest thing to do.

    • @norajack2139
      @norajack2139 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello, I'm new to bitcoin trade and I've Bean making huge losses recently I see a lot of people earning from it. Please can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

    • @susankayleigh5845
      @susankayleigh5845 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@norajack2139 All you need now is a professional trader else you will continue making losses

    • @andrewleigh5394
      @andrewleigh5394 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@susankayleigh5845 That is true, you need an expert broker and account manager to make good profit from Bitcoin trade

    • @lewisjames1189
      @lewisjames1189 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andrewleigh5394 As a beginner who don't understand how bitcoin trade really work and you really want to make profit from it. I will advise you to first start working with a professional broker

    • @wirevincenta202
      @wirevincenta202 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lewisjames1189 How can someone know a professional account manager that is trustworthy when legit ones are hard to find this days

  • @lybanhamar6230
    @lybanhamar6230 5 ปีที่แล้ว +570

    Moved to Germany recently from Netherlands and as I was paying with my phone for some new headphones, the lady at cashier panicked and demanded my passport to verify. She thought I was some kind of fraud and asked me not to do it next time..

    • @sebastianr1204
      @sebastianr1204 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Lyban Hamar: When I went to the supermarket I wanted to pay with card, they told me, they would accept cards only for spendings over 5€. So I had to leave the stuff their, as I didn’t had Euro.

    • @tanmaybahl
      @tanmaybahl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@sebastianr1204 well, I have even paid less than an euro with card. Don't know which Supermarket you go

    • @sebastianr1204
      @sebastianr1204 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      tanmay bahl: It was Penny I think. Back home i don’t carry cash at all. I‘ve got an application from Banca Transilvania and pay usually everything with my mobile. If that’s not possible I am using the credit card. Funny thing, here in Romania your able to pay even 20 cents gum at Penny Market with your mobile device.

    • @jagdishvarma1506
      @jagdishvarma1506 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      S R not all but yes in some Supermarkt Minimum Transaktion will be from 5 to 10 €

    • @lybanhamar6230
      @lybanhamar6230 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was at Saturn, the big electronic store. Had a similar experience at a budget gas station too.

  • @kevin080592
    @kevin080592 5 ปีที่แล้ว +276

    I'm filipino. I need to summon my inner german to get through to my financial issues.. german word for debt is also a word for guilt!-that's just hands down priceless!

    • @suushhii
      @suushhii 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kevin 080592 always keep your back-up 50 peso bill just incase, you never know what’s in the corner 😎

    • @All3me1
      @All3me1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's not a word, it's the word

    • @juliejay5436
      @juliejay5436 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Those were my same thoughts. Genius!

    • @janen1120
      @janen1120 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your filipino... You should summon your inner Ilokano/Pangasinense instead... Be KURIPOT!

    • @derjasager86
      @derjasager86 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@All3me1 No Kevin 080592 is right, it`s not the same word. The word Schuld = fault / Schulden = own/debt (you own someone something)

  • @kennichdendenn
    @kennichdendenn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    There is another reason why cash is so popular: if you spend it, you give something away physically and see the amount in your pocket shrink, while the amount on a bank account is just an abstract number. It helps to save money because it brings the shrinking amount to the mind.

  • @d3r4zz
    @d3r4zz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I live in Germany since 25 years and never heared "pinkepinke"

    • @chrisrudolf9839
      @chrisrudolf9839 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Frauenarzt Dr. Stefan Frank In der Land- und Forstwirtschaft benutzt man noch ganz gerne Ar und Hektar im Sprachgebrauch, aber im Grundbuch und im Vertrag stehen Quadratmeter.

  • @martinbohl8732
    @martinbohl8732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Today's lesson on "germans learn german": pinke pinke

  • @harunaaminu6814
    @harunaaminu6814 5 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    Did she learn the German language in just two years? This is incredible, and nice presentation. I like her accent-British.

    • @ChristianDoretti
      @ChristianDoretti 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Meh, it's easy if you have dedication and a lot of free time.

    • @somerandomnon-importantper3219
      @somerandomnon-importantper3219 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ChristianDoretti I also did it in one year, but I went to a Gymnasium after learning B1 on my own, so I had a huge advantage

    • @somerandomnon-importantper3219
      @somerandomnon-importantper3219 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Hoàng Nguyên They really aren't as similar as people say

    • @Mohatheking19
      @Mohatheking19 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i went to a german language institute in germany for 7 months and it was enough for me to pass the DSH which qualifed me to study in german universities in the german language . it's not hard if you are good in english and have a mind that can understand and analyize grammar . i fell in love with the german grammar

    • @val-schaeffer1117
      @val-schaeffer1117 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She is Caucasian, you on the other hand ...

  • @celebstagram
    @celebstagram 5 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    Dear Rachel, you are the best presenter and editor. Funny, ironic and your editing style is classical and not too youtuby. Please do more videos

  • @ultramarinetoo
    @ultramarinetoo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    Pinkepinke is slang of 50 or more years ago, I know it, but don't think I've ever heard it used irl. Kohle is probably the most common term, also Mäuse, Kröten (this may have gone out now).
    Schuld = Guilt, fault (uncountable). In jmds. Schuld stehen = to be indebted to someone, usually not for money. Schulden = Debt (always plural). Schuld haben (to be at fault), Schulden haben (to have debts).
    Grüsse nach Bonn!

    • @ad220588
      @ad220588 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      jiddisch moes = ›Geld‹), Pinke und Pinkepinke, was wohl auch hebräischen Ursprungs ist: Pinka ist im Hebräischen der ›Geldbeutel‹.

    • @wavyy
      @wavyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      das aktuellste ist Para oder Flouz

    • @nikolaimoll9839
      @nikolaimoll9839 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Flönz ☝🏻

  • @jejan2261
    @jejan2261 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Why does it sound like saving money is a bad thing?

    • @IsomerSoma
      @IsomerSoma 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      inflation

    • @lordanonimmo7699
      @lordanonimmo7699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@IsomerSoma Is also bad for the economy.

    • @samrowell2418
      @samrowell2418 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not good for economy, so consequently not good for society.

    • @christopherstein2024
      @christopherstein2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@samrowell2418 Very simplified logic.

    • @samrowell2418
      @samrowell2418 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@christopherstein2024 Yes and no.

  • @germanshepherd6638
    @germanshepherd6638 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    My parents made me take financial literacy in school. It helped a lot , while going to college.

  • @hotoneten4655
    @hotoneten4655 5 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    I went to Japan recently and most shops still only deal in cash. Credit cards are not widely accepted (other than those catering to tourists). I think that businesses do not want to pay fees to the Credit Card companies which is like a form of tax. Also Japan is really safe unlike America, so the shops are not afraid that their cash takings will get robbed.
    The Japanese are also careful with their money and have a high savings rate. I was shocked recently watching news about American government workers (considered a steady job) living from paycheck to paycheck with almost no savings. No wonder Credit Cards are an American invention

    • @e.tressag4143
      @e.tressag4143 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      hotoun tan german and japanese culture are actually insanely alike, especially considering the large geographic difference between the two. The modern japanese governmeny even took the german constitution as basis for their own when they created it. And i dont think its an accident that many germans are fascinated and drawn towards japanese culture and vice-versa. Its no wonder japan and the eu now have a common market, merely the logical next step of our spiritual kinship.

    • @amduser86
      @amduser86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      ​@@e.tressag4143
      Japan and Germany are to side of a coin. Germans are direct and with japanese people you never know what is going on in their heads. The second part is, that contracts in Germany are a pretty serious think, while in Japan they are quite lax. The only think that bounds german and japanese people, is the attention to detail and the love for nature. Otherwise germans are the masters of efficiency, while japanese people are the master of attendance and commitment.

    • @e.tressag4143
      @e.tressag4143 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      amduser86 intersting, but i wouldnt say attention to detail and love for nature are "only" as those two things are literally at the core of our german culture at least.
      I also do think there is more, such as the dislike for "shiftyness" for a lavk of better words and the emphasis on honor, repaying debts and self-betterment. Then again im not an expert on japanese culture, so i might be wrong. Thats just what little i have gotten from reading up in the japanese culture and their depiction in media, manga anime, what type of values their preffered protagonists showcase and historical information etc.

    • @Yotanido
      @Yotanido 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      and enemies in world war 1. I don't think it's significant.

    • @astrofan8775
      @astrofan8775 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Yotanido Not quite correct. Prussia and Japan had signed a formal friendship, trade and naval treaty in 1861, which was later kept by the German Empire, and both upheld as well as not violated in WW1, despite beeing on different sides of the war, as they agreed that a military conflict is too unlikely to give up this friendship over the war. This is the to this date oldest still active friendship treaty between 2 nations, so it actually is significant.

  • @dracovirals7705
    @dracovirals7705 5 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I agree to germans. I hate online transactions and bank cards.

    • @epg96
      @epg96 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      So what are you gonna do with online transaction?

    • @amirmohammadjalili2676
      @amirmohammadjalili2676 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then you need to read on online transaction and get a giod grasp of this beautiful concept.if you learn more about data and its means of transmition you wont be as conservative

  • @d34d10ck
    @d34d10ck 5 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    Not using normal credit cards doesn't mean, that we don't pay electronically.
    We just have our own system, which German banks invented back in 1991. So saying, that we are refusing to step into the 21st century is not really accurate. 95% of all Germans do have a GiroCard (75% use them in retail transactions) and therefore we don't really have a need for normal credit cards.

    • @Kingofmolotov
      @Kingofmolotov 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      No, majority of people in Europe use debit cards i.e. Girocard (e.g. Maestro, VPay) etc.
      However, those will get transformed into Master cards and Visa with no lines of credit in the future.

    • @TBasianeyes
      @TBasianeyes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Kingofmolotov Schwachsinn, the German payment system will stay because credit card fees are way too high (for vendor and client). Lots of stores don't even accept credit cards.

    • @Kingofmolotov
      @Kingofmolotov 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@TBasianeyes they're not Credit cards 🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @feelinggrape
      @feelinggrape 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      EC cards have not been „invented“. They are inherently crippled MasterCard-Debitcards (Maestro or Vpay). It’s insanely stupid and shows the power of Sparkassen.

    • @arvedludwig3584
      @arvedludwig3584 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@adamrose909 you can troll away now you dimwit.

  • @dousally
    @dousally 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I live in the city where this is filmed !
    I recognized it to late in the video.
    She is in Bonn!

    • @maryfay3083
      @maryfay3083 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      then you should stare rarely on your smartphone when you're in town.. It was so obvious.. 😂

    • @mrwut2902
      @mrwut2902 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bonn? Seid ihr zurückgeblieben? Ohne Karte zahlen und son Zeug ;D sagt man bei euch Pinkepinke? Man könnte meine, dass Bonn im tiefsten Urwald versteckt ist.

    • @gubblfisch350
      @gubblfisch350 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@maryfay3083 The sculpture at 0:21 is very recognizable

    • @maryfay3083
      @maryfay3083 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gubblfisch350 i know 😂 and also the "Münsterplatz" few seconds later

  • @Jakeylicious7891
    @Jakeylicious7891 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Goes to BMW with 2 attache cases: "I'm here to buy a car."

    • @peter_meyer
      @peter_meyer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      A friend of mine did that - at a VW dealer.

    • @---zx9zf
      @---zx9zf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My dad did that. For real.

    • @xtn_2014
      @xtn_2014 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      my husband did that but bought toyota 😅

    • @GivenNotStolen
      @GivenNotStolen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tried that a few months ago. Nowadays they sometimes actually have a limit for accepting cash or not accepting cash at all so I had to pay most of it by bank transfer.

    • @pami333
      @pami333 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Depending on the car aka price it might be illegal as there's a legal limit for payments in cash (which of course is still way higher than in other countries).

  • @Rahjhh5
    @Rahjhh5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    I'm German and I've heard the word pinke pinke before. Guess I'm special.

    • @oktopussy9628
      @oktopussy9628 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, you simply have a limited vocabulary 😏

    • @ph11p3540
      @ph11p3540 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe, it's a specific dialect of German and you are not living in that region. Special is a pretty negative word to use on yourself.

    • @ad220588
      @ad220588 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ph11p3540 Yiddish moes = ›money‹), pink and pink pink, which is probably also of Hebrew origin: Pinka is the ›purse‹ in Hebrew.

    • @auricom24
      @auricom24 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      #metoo

    • @blackforest_fairy
      @blackforest_fairy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ph11p3540 it is not dialect it is just plain and simple outdatet and is not used anymore. The word was used by grandmother a lot but younger people do not use it anymore.

  • @tontek
    @tontek 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Whoever edited this video: Props to you ! 😂

  • @landlord5552
    @landlord5552 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Now wonder, am I german too? Greetings from Finland!

    • @linajurgensen4698
      @linajurgensen4698 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Land Lord wait but do also pay mainly with credit card?🤔

  • @YukiTheOkami
    @YukiTheOkami 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Problem with Visa is
    you dont have much control over it ..same with your bank card
    if you carry cash you cant spent more than you have
    its a easy way to keep your money together

  • @izzatfauzimustafa6535
    @izzatfauzimustafa6535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Many countries with really well-developed banking services, accessible ATMs, high purchasing power and long-lasting economic boom during the pre-digital/pre-internet era will have more trust in cash rather than the use of debit cards or QR code payments.

  • @jacquedelest
    @jacquedelest 5 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    I agreed with the old man.
    I don’t wanna use my card for payment because my privacy data. I prefer cash.

    • @superduperfreakyDj
      @superduperfreakyDj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Bruh your data is already known, don't fool yourself

    • @ladyvampire4979
      @ladyvampire4979 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@superduperfreakyDj this way they dont know what I buy

    • @PK-pd9oy
      @PK-pd9oy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@ladyvampire4979 What are they gonna do with it?

    • @lotharschepers2240
      @lotharschepers2240 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      If the NSA is interested in where I am, they should move their butt.

    • @lele199926725
      @lele199926725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I don't care if someone knows I'm buying bananas and milk at ALDI :D Furthermore I think the things that people most likely don't like other people to know they're buying are usually things that often cannot be paid with cash anyway. For example buying a new car from Volkswagen ... they will mostly likely solely accept card payment.

  • @alimegaa
    @alimegaa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Lesson learned.

  • @fulgenciofactor7454
    @fulgenciofactor7454 5 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    Germans are very tough people! My full respect!

    • @dond499
      @dond499 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@semsemeini7905 tell us more

    • @tkautzor
      @tkautzor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Germans tough? Just have a look at how the German police handles real crime compared to minor offences such as drivin without a seatbelt or jaywalking.

    • @DerHalbeEuro
      @DerHalbeEuro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Tough? *Most Germans are weak and scared people* Being tough is not the same as being close-minded and attached to a traditional paying-system. Tough... these people are shitting in their pents and won't even stand up for their own rights when the goverment raises taxes by 10%, suddenly ban their legally bought diesel cars or says everyone must work untill 70 🙄
      If someone is in need or getting in serious trouble these cowards will look away but won't help you. Only migrants will probably help but white germans? Never ever. This is the reality of Germany. You foreigners think way to highly of this Country.
      - A German Citizen

    • @dilbaum
      @dilbaum 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@DerHalbeEuro you're nuts

    • @spencerh
      @spencerh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@dilbaum He is.

  • @MrDraacon
    @MrDraacon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    2:45 When you're on a date, talking about the price of vegetables 😂

    • @vornamenachname3556
      @vornamenachname3556 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      In a video about dating she said she married him though

    • @yuvarajpremkumar5742
      @yuvarajpremkumar5742 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vornamenachname3556 which video?

    • @aramisortsbottcher8201
      @aramisortsbottcher8201 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, why not? If this is your personality you shouldn't hide it.

    • @koeniglicher
      @koeniglicher 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@vornamenachname3556 Maybe after Brexit, Rachel needed some husband for a permanent permit of residence. :-)

  • @joefurious732
    @joefurious732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A very big reason for the cash culture we have, atleast nowadays, is the fact, that it lets us avoid or atleast lessen the sinister fees and charges you now more and more have to pay when having your money in a bank account. Those fees are slowly and steadily creeped on us and of course are being raised almost annually nowadays. Having a cash free economy would mean that the banks could basically do whatever they feel like without one being able to do anything against it, because when it comes to subtracting money from the clients all banks are pretty much the same and a swap of institutes wont do you any good. So right now, with the cash still going strong, if a bank forces us to pay a certain percentage of what we have in the accounts or charges fees if there is more than a certain amount of cash in it, we just withdraw the money from the account the keep costs as minimal as possible.
    Basically we are dodging unjustified costs with the usage of cash instead of plastic or similiar.

  • @hanhan2360
    @hanhan2360 5 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    consevative but sustainable

    • @saltysoysauce954
      @saltysoysauce954 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Juden Arier Except the world is changing and living like a cowboy reaaaally doesn't work

  • @viktorandrej1303
    @viktorandrej1303 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Very accurate, I think. Germans are careful, pragmatic, and concerned about what may be around the corner, financially and economically

  • @richardgude
    @richardgude 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I just found so much about myself... Thank you
    PS. Yes im German

    • @richardgude
      @richardgude 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And yes my English sucks

    • @geocina7
      @geocina7 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yay

  • @mattislennArt
    @mattislennArt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Watching this as a german is so much fun😂

    • @jeanreynolds5003
      @jeanreynolds5003 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am not German BUT have lived here many years,l am not keen on ANY BODY spreading things about ANY COUNTY that are not fact

  • @mehrdadjimboudi2891
    @mehrdadjimboudi2891 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have absolutely never heard of Pinkepinke

  • @RidvanGER
    @RidvanGER 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Never heard of the word pinkepinke 🧐

    • @paulniester6804
      @paulniester6804 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ridi
      Pinkepinke is Berlin slang for money

    • @eliczyk
      @eliczyk 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Weed Eater im a north-german and never heard of it too

  • @annagajda5079
    @annagajda5079 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This film is so good :) I've been living in Germany for around 4 months now and while in my home country it was rare for me to carry cash around, now I can't imagine not having 50-100 euros in my wallet. When it happens that I have only 20 euros I get a little bit paniced xD

  • @erikaama7373
    @erikaama7373 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Hahaha that's true and if you say "pinka pinka" or the word PINKA in Swedish it means pee or go for a pee, in street language/slang.

    • @swanpride
      @swanpride 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's "pinke pinke". Some Germans just have the tendency to pronounce an "e" at the end of a word nearly like an "a".

    • @erikaama7373
      @erikaama7373 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@swanpride hhha ok 😂

    • @ItsNikoHIMself
      @ItsNikoHIMself 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ama Erika B
      We say "pinkeln" in Germany, if you want to go for a pee.
      I rather use the normal word "Geld" for money, btw. 🙋

    • @ItsNikoHIMself
      @ItsNikoHIMself 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      swanpride
      Seltsame Menschen tun das. 😊

    • @k.m.9418
      @k.m.9418 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      really? I think I'm gonna use that from now on.... "I've got to pinka pinka!"...

  • @loganmathins9059
    @loganmathins9059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Despite the economic crisis, this is a Still a good time to invest in Gold and Crypto

    • @chrystak.tibbets3193
      @chrystak.tibbets3193 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Investing in these economic crisis will be one of the best thing to do

    • @anasteciavictory2145
      @anasteciavictory2145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@chrystak.tibbets3193 You're right I think Gold and Crypto are the best to invest right now☺️

    • @rooseveltgideon44
      @rooseveltgideon44 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gold's are good but crypto is better

    • @louisfranklyn9040
      @louisfranklyn9040 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rooseveltgideon44 I wanted to trade crypto but got confused by the fluctuation in price

    • @rooseveltgideon44
      @rooseveltgideon44 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@louisfranklyn9040 That won't bother you if you trade with a professional like Eric Mic

  • @srdjanvujicic2329
    @srdjanvujicic2329 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I used to live all across Europe. Not only the Germans like cash. Cash is king almost all around Europe.

    • @johanna2690
      @johanna2690 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not in scandinavia! I'm German and was suprised when I visited Denmark and Sweden. People would pay a single beer at a bar with their card. Noone would do that in Germany.

  • @pkl8811
    @pkl8811 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Cashless society will be an Orwellian nightmare! I urge all my friends in Sweden, Netherlands, UK to start using cash again!!!

    • @erikpoephoofd
      @erikpoephoofd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why do you feel that way?
      What's the difference?

    • @cheftipp
      @cheftipp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If we get rid of cash it will be a lost of freedom. Our society would get much more transparent.

    • @NabekenProG87
      @NabekenProG87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cheftipp Don't worry. We already sell our souls to Payback

    • @RandomGuy-nm6bm
      @RandomGuy-nm6bm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's why aliens dont visit

    • @pkl8811
      @pkl8811 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RandomGuy-nm6bm aliens don't exist.

  • @flubadubdubthegreat1272
    @flubadubdubthegreat1272 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I think Germans have the right idea about paying with cash rather than cards.

  • @philippk736
    @philippk736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As a German who lived in England for 4 years, I have to say I am a great fan of not having to carry cash around and being able to pay by card for 4 tesco value doughnuts. People complain about privacy issues, however, when paying by card, the privacy standards are incredibly high in Germany. Walking around with lots of cash is much more unsafe and a few of my friends have actually been robbed all their money they carried around with them.

  • @jameswerner641
    @jameswerner641 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Who still walks around with cash when there is credit card, Now there's crypotocurrency with bitcoin being the best investment anyone can make at the moment. Bitcoin trading is far better than stocks or anything else and I'll advice everyone to invest in it.

    • @jameswerner641
      @jameswerner641 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Personally with 23.000€ i have been able to accumulate well over 3.9BTC currently worth over 167,500€ in my last two months of trading.

    • @jameswerner641
      @jameswerner641 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Although i am able to achieve that by investing with Brenda McLean a Professional trader

    • @andreijikh8576
      @andreijikh8576 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cryptocurrency is gradually being entrenched into the financial mainstream

    • @smithmongkut5515
      @smithmongkut5515 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bitcoin trading nowadays is a big chance to make money

    • @andreijikh8576
      @andreijikh8576 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Ryan Scribner Stock are good crypto is better and more profitable

  • @BigWarlyn
    @BigWarlyn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Somebody fooled her with the Pinkepinke :D

  • @MrDaves89
    @MrDaves89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I'm Dutch living in Germany and I was surprised how much cash our neighbours still use and how many places don't accept debitcards. When I moved here I was very much used to paying with Apple Pay (and before that by contactless card payment). In Germany contactless card payment is possible at most places that accept card payment, but Apple Pay was not even supported by most large banks. Just recently one of Germany's largest banks opened up to Apple Pay. Also, German banking apps are very outdated. They also don't know methods for direct online payment like iDeal or Tikkie in the Netherlands. When I order something online I have to use PayPal or I have to transfer it afterwards (which takes more time because you have to fill in order nummers etc). Guess the Germans are still a bit oldfashioned, like they are in a lot of other area's ;)

    • @salomereichel3265
      @salomereichel3265 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In my opinion oldfashion is better for our invironment. Look at now what happened of the Earth plenty of Electronics and plastic Garage. Try to trink of it.

    • @saumyaditya
      @saumyaditya 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@salomereichel3265 The next gen of people (including me) love technology. I always prefer online payment cause I don't have to care about counting money. I know it's difficult for the previous generations, but I think in the next 10-15 years, everything will be cashless in the entire European continent.

    • @kampfmuffin3535
      @kampfmuffin3535 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@salomereichel3265 i would argue that a few server are far better for the enviroment, than the constant production of banknotes and coines.

    • @davidsiegfriedklinger2422
      @davidsiegfriedklinger2422 ปีที่แล้ว

      Being in love with cashless payments is not necessarily a good thing! I am not going to applaud or encourage it! I also dislike self checkouts! I would like to be served by a real person not a machine!

  • @evethedwarf
    @evethedwarf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Don't forget the ever so popular "Preis-Leistungsverhältnis", basically meaning price-performance ratio.
    While Germans do not tend to cheap out on goods and services, they do thouroughly compare different options to find the one that offers the most bang for your buck. German efficiency, I guess... :-D

    • @5utibun
      @5utibun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "yes this bag of cereal has 50g more content for the same price, ill pick this one since i like both anyway" ahh the struggle at each end of the month hahaha

  • @lookatme4927
    @lookatme4927 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I like the host in this video she has the swag

  • @1972myk
    @1972myk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    what a great series. one of the best yet

  • @johnraggett7147
    @johnraggett7147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's the language: debt and guilt are the same word. If you have a debt, you are schuldig, guilty and if you are guilty, you have done something wrong. That's why no one uses credit cards and we all pay by cash.

  • @maryc.garrison
    @maryc.garrison 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Watches the first 8 seconds: "Ha!... I love this woman"

  • @magicfriday9390
    @magicfriday9390 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is a short list of German words which can be used to refer to money. I wrote the English translation behind them.
    Kohle(n) - coal
    Asche - ash
    Kröten - paddocks
    Moneten - from Latin "moneta = money", in Italian it means "coin" and also English "money" is related to this one
    Mäuse - mice
    Moos - moss
    Piepen - beeps (??)
    Schotter - gravel
    Kies - also gravel but finer
    Öcken - ???
    Knete - plasticine
    Zaster - this means actually money
    I'm sure there are a lot more...

  • @candogan8049
    @candogan8049 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    good part of this video is that how relaxing is living conservative with saving rather than luxury in debt.

  • @BenjaminGolding
    @BenjaminGolding 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Went to Berlin and tried paying in cash. People looked at me as if I was an alien.

    • @thomassobel2332
      @thomassobel2332 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can' compare Berlin to the rest of Germany. Many things are different there.

  • @AlisaPreviero
    @AlisaPreviero 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yeah, cards are insecure, that's why people keep cash under carpets, vases and aquariums. It's very secure)))

  • @lukassbeataddicts
    @lukassbeataddicts 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Now I understand why Aldi was cash only few years ago.

    • @swanpride
      @swanpride 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The actual reason is that in the past, processing a card cost more time than paying cash. That would have held up the line (and we all know that there is nothing more important than a fast line for Aldi). Once the processing machines became fast enough they introduced them - though most people still pay cash.

  • @DeeptalkDosis
    @DeeptalkDosis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I bet the "Pinkepinke" thing is just to boost comments for the algorithm.

    • @thestoicwitch4276
      @thestoicwitch4276 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nah,, it's a thing. My grandparents still say Pinkepinke. :D

  • @egidefiska
    @egidefiska 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    " The word for debt is the same as the word for guilty " I can totally relate to this by feeling guilty of stacking debts every single month💀

  • @eliashm9809
    @eliashm9809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have literally never heard Pinkepinke in my life and I’m German

  • @linajurgensen4698
    @linajurgensen4698 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    *Bares ist Wahres!*

  • @rameshhansaravendra
    @rameshhansaravendra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    The Germs know that going cashless is giving up one's control over one's money.

    • @quietcorner293
      @quietcorner293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cashless means Big Brother is watching!

    • @moos5221
      @moos5221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't say Germs please, have some respect.

  • @Metternich_Enjoyer
    @Metternich_Enjoyer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As a neighbor of Germany, (Austrian) I still say cash is king!

  • @forswan1503
    @forswan1503 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm 19 years old, a German native. I own a debit and a credit card. I used my debit card 2 times in 2019 and my credit card 1 time (for purchasing concert tickets on a UK website)
    I don't like it if I can't see how much money I already spent so I stick to cash 😂

  • @naserf.3188
    @naserf.3188 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love Germans - they are the smartest! You don’t need cashless economy to be civilised

  • @ph11p3540
    @ph11p3540 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Germany is like Japan. No civil forfeiture laws for carrying huge amounts of cash.

    • @joycemeyerministries7669
      @joycemeyerministries7669 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@Austin Quinez i see honestly am a germany for 2 years now i have been in need of investing my money
      Do you know where i can do that

    • @joycemeyerministries7669
      @joycemeyerministries7669 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Austin Quinez am really so sorry pls how do i contact her

  • @alphafox1307
    @alphafox1307 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    rap name:
    Lil pinkepinke

  • @c.l.6523
    @c.l.6523 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This journalist is hip.

  • @dd-nm7nu
    @dd-nm7nu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bargeld ist ein Stück Freiheit und Anonymität.

  • @janheinbokel3969
    @janheinbokel3969 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool opening - please more of that

  • @thepriyadarshi997
    @thepriyadarshi997 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fun fact: I live in germany but never heard "Pinke-Pinke" 😆🙉

  • @waltersimmons9512
    @waltersimmons9512 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Same as japan

  • @johnpereira9755
    @johnpereira9755 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Cashless transaction makes me realize George Orwell's 1984 has finally arrived.

    • @livingartdesigns06
      @livingartdesigns06 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The YouAreFree TV channel talks a lot about that.

  • @julianschlachter1428
    @julianschlachter1428 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    i like cash because you can clearly see when its over. paying by card is so unreal that you tend to spend more then with cash.

    • @poochesworld
      @poochesworld 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same, I never use credit card.

  • @DrWickermoon
    @DrWickermoon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's so nice of Rachel to make me realize that I'm absolutely not German at all... T_T

  • @shyamasree20
    @shyamasree20 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Omg!😲German people and Indian people are the same mentality about being "cashless". We Indian also do carry money instead of cards😁 and the bargain part,we also do the same when it's come to "Bergain"😬😬

  • @markcarey8426
    @markcarey8426 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Brilliant. I like the guilt=debt thing.

    • @cidibiful
      @cidibiful 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It s actually not correct
      The german word for debt is Schulden. There is no singular form for that. Whereas Schuld means guilt.

    • @agecom6071
      @agecom6071 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cidibiful Doch, der Plural von Schuld ist Schulden!

  • @zackc2857
    @zackc2857 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I have control over the money when I pay it in cash and it makes me more wise on my purchases, not so in the case of paying with card.

  • @richmol67
    @richmol67 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It amazes me that alot of Germans never heard the word pinkepinke before. I'm 24 years old and heard it alot.

    • @anja4790
      @anja4790 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is even a song about it

  • @Spartakus112112
    @Spartakus112112 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    No German says pinke pinke