SPORTS in the US vs. Germany + Giveaway!!! | Feli from Germany
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0:00 Intro
2:15 Popular Sports
6:58 Sports Culture
11:57 Friends Interview
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ABOUT ME: Hallo, Servus, and welcome to my channel! My name is Felicia (Feli), I'm 26, and I'm a German living in the USA! I was born and raised in Munich, Germany but have been living in Cincinnati, Ohio off and on since 2016. I first came here for an exchange semester during my undergrad at LMU Munich, then I returned for an internship, and then I got my master's degree in Cincinnati. I was lucky enough to win the Green Card lottery and have been a permanent resident since 2019! In my videos, I talk about cultural differences between America and Germany, things I like and dislike about living here, and other experiences that I have made during my time in the States. Let me know what YOU would like to hear about in the comments below. DANKE :)
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I love Germany
Yeah it's a bog three sports in America we're as the great of the world leans to fit all/soccer.
You are so pretty
A fun fact for you, college football stadiums are the largest stadiums in the United States. In fact you have one that is just North of you in Columbus, Ohio that holds a 105,000 people and that would be the OSU Stadium where Ohio State Buckeyes play.
I am a recent subscriber and am enjoying this channel, in part because I lived in Ludwigsburg for two and a half years, which stirs up some old memories. The topics are fun and interesting, and the content is given by such a charming host.
You said you were curious about our sports interests, so here goes. ≡:o) ≡:o) ≡:o)
I'm not a big sports fan, with the exception of the Olympics (because of the human drama as much as the activities).
I am, however, a volunteer official for the Charlotte Roller Derby league (Charlotte, NC). I became involved with it by invitation from a friend, and I think my involvement has more to do with the great people than the sport itself. This doesn't mean I don't care for the game, I absolutely do, but I care for the team players more. You would think that a man working with a women's roller derby team would look out of place, but not so much. There are a number of us working as referees, as officials, or are just plain fans.
The Women's Flat Track Roller Derby is international. Munich has a team, _The Munich Rolling Rebels_
Their FB page:
[ facebook.com/munichrollingrebels/?_rdc=1&_rdr ]
Th Cincinnati team is the _Cincinnati Roller Girls_
Their web page:
[ cincinnatirollergirls.com/ ]
Pay a visit to a bout sometime; you might enjoy it, or at least wonder what is going on down there.
I was in marching band, so I just thought of the football team as our opening act.
By that logic wouldn’t the football team also be the closing act?
Ditto. Football exists so the band has a place to play at half time. :-)
This is the most Soy-Boy comment I’ve ever read.
Donovan Quesenberry III I don’t know what to tell you man. No need to tear down some kids playing ball or kids in the band. I’m guessing you either have some latent impulses you’re trying to suppress by your overly misogynistic rant or some athlete stole your GF. Plenty of athletes run businesses and plenty of musicians OD on heroin. A man doesn’t need to take advantage of a young girl with self esteem issues but it sounds like you have problems getting laid. Just know that no means no and being drunk or high isn’t giving consent. Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe you’re highly successful and you treat women with respect. I hope so. Otherwise, hide yo kids, hide yo husbands cuz Donny-boy be...
@@englandbengal Well, Soy-Boy, you reap what you sow.
The reason Hockey is so popular in the US, is because we love watching Canadians hit each other with sticks !! ;)
You might want to update your attempt at humour.
While what you said may have been true 30 years ago, in today's NHL only 46% of the players are Canadian.
So what do the other 54% of the players do while the Canadians are hitting each other?
If they were smart they'd take advantage of the best opportunity they're going to get all night to score a goal...
when all the good players (I.e. Canadians) are busy whacking the shit out of each other with their sticks.
Amen
@ukkr in addition to William Shatner there were Lorne Greene, Art Likletter, Arthur Hill, Allan Young, John Candy, David Steinberg, Giselle McKenzie, John Qualen, Alexis Smith, Margot Kidder, Rich Little, Rick Moranis, Paul Anka, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Jim Carrey, James Doohan, Celin Dionne, Justin Bieber.......
That's true!
@ukkr A lot of famous actors and comedians were/are Canadians. We Americans love you for it. Jim Carrey up until he went off the deep end was another.
I saw a VLOG by a German foreign exchange student doing a year of high school in Alabama. She said she had seen in American movies and TV shows how big high school sports are (especially football), but just assumed it was an exaggeration. She was surprised to find out how much of a big thing high school sports truly is in the U.S.
Ben Rast Yes. Americans take sports seriously as a nation we are very very very competitive if only Germans could experience American football in HS. Or college as I did. The level of intensity of the people in the stands gives you this adrenaline rush as you run through opponents. Injuries such as broken bones, pulled tendons, head injury’s such as concussions are common it’s this competitiveness is what makes it so American we do not lose. Not an option. There are NFL players who broke there fingers and kept playing on because of the love of the game. And how much they were willing to risk to win that is why I take pride in America. God bless America 🇺🇸
Especially in Alabama
Shane Leonard sports is shit tho
@@UCallMeChef u dont know shit though. I played at a village with roughly 3k citizens and when we played the nearby village which was like same amount. shit went crazy at under 18 football event. Atmosphere in Europe is top level. Atmosphere in us is dogshit
@@UCallMeChef You never played our football at a high level if you think American football is tough,
I don’t think you are missing out on anything by not going to a Bengals game!
Lol. The poor Cincy Bengals
Bluegrass Kid Hey, if they get Joe Burrow, they might have something!
@@susanmaggiora4800 if I were a Bengals Fan. I would rather trade Borrows for a few solid offensive linemen. If Borrows is getting smeared play after play, his talents won't matter, he will never develope.
or a Cincinnati Bearcat game
@@surfingtothestars I'd rather go to a Bearcat game then a Bengals game hell even a Bobcat game over the Bengals. But the real football powerhouse of Ohio resides in Columbus anyway. Not even gonna mention the Browns other then don't hang out behind cheesecake factories or Baker Mayfield will expect a little something something.
It was hysterical a few years ago when VfL Wolfsburg's team manager's name was Wolfgang Wolf!! 😂
A little like Jim Brown (player) and Paul Brown (coach) of the NFL Cleveland Browns.
@@charlesstuart7290 Jim Brown is an amusing coincidence, but Paul Brown named the team after himself. They aren't just randomly named after the color.
@@alexanderroberts5223 Like the situation in Germany - just an amusing coincidence - though even more so. I am sure the Browns didn't draft Jim because of his last name.
When I was in Germany -- before Feli's parents were born -- the big names in Soccer were Franz Beckenbauer and Karl-Heinz Rumnenigge.
Hansi Mueller
A few years back I was traveling by Greyhound bus, and had a layover in Detroit. Joe Lewis Arena was just down the road from the terminal, and I noticed long lines of people entering the Arena. It amazed me when I found out the Redwings were playing on the road, and the Redwings fans were entering to see the hockey team play on a huge big screen. I think what it was, the Redwings were playing in the NHL post season at the time. Detroit has very serious, dedicated hockey fans.
My favorite thing about the Bundesliga is the 50+1 rule that keeps the sport and league supporting centric. It really makes the league stronger and keeps attendance high. Of course the major controversy now is RB Leipzig working around it causing outrage among other supporters.
One of my favorite German sporting memories was seeing Die Mannschaft play years ago against Liechtenstein.
In the US touching on college sports is great. Duke is one of the top basketball, but growing up in Kentucky UK is my #1 basketball.
I hope you get to a FC Cincinnati match either this year at Nippert or next year at new West End stadium.
The rule is great. It currently protects my club 1860 Munich from a businessman from Jordan
#neinzuRB #Bullenschweine
These cultural insights and comparisons are priceless. I have visited Germany & really enjoyed it. Thank you! Keep up the great videos...
I'm not sure who the governor of Ohio is right now, but I know John Tortorella is the head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets. I should know, I'm a season ticket holder.
Used to have season tickets for the jackets and the bengals. Finally got them for OSU so let the others go. Much less sadness
The govner of ohio is Dewine
Governor Mike DeWine
As a new subscriber, I have to say I am thoroughly enjoying your channel!!
Very informative as always. Thanks!
Your Sweater looks warm & cozy Felicia! 🤗
FELICHEN!! Immer wunderbar von dir zu hören! Wie immer hast du ein sehr gutes Video gemacht!!
Before aging out @ age 23, I was a Junior National Wheelchair Championships athlete. I competed in Shot Put, Discus, Javelin, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 4x100m & Weightlifting. Now at age 37 i'm trying to get back into throwing the Shot. There's an adaptive sports team here in my city in Washington State i'm starting to work out with.
Felicia, I can only say how much I appreciate you as a foreigner in my country. You are awesome, love. Well done to you and all you represent. May God bless your in your endeavors here and forward.
As a Brazilian who watches a lot of Bundesliga, I can say that I know the name Joachim Löw and didn't even know that germany had a president untill watching this video 😂😂😂
The chancellor gets a lot more attention anyway.
Thanks, for making these very informative comparison videos!💯
I never was a sports person until I was unemployed during the 2010 world cup. I watched the entire tournament with my late father. We both got quite into it. He passed away a few years later, but I have that connection with him when I do watch it now. I do watch at least a few Bundesliga matches a week when I have the time.
This is a really nice video. For someone who isn't a sports fan you did a good job discussing the differences between the 2 countries. Thankyou.
Thank you :)
When I moved to Germany, I knew very little about soccer besides playing it in youth. When I watched Schalke 04 play for the first time, the atmosphere was amazing! Such a great time. NFL is still king to me but I definitely became a fan of Schalke 04 when I seen the team and the fans in person.
You've definitely made the right choice! Glück auf and greetings from the Nordkurve! ⚒
@@simonc2381 definetly not! Borussia Dortmund for ever!
I grew up playing soccer (and that was in the 70’s) and even got to play a little when I lived in Germany as a kid. I played through high school and into the army. I also played little league football and into high school. I’m not as much of a football fan anymore, I absolutely LOVE Ice Hockey! I actually play hockey now at 51 in what we call a beer league. Loved the video and your contagious smile 😊
I just found your channel a few days ago and I have to say I really enjoy listening to your opinion on the difference between USA and Germany. Watching these I find myself remembering the 3 years I was stationed in Baumholder Germany. Thank you for this.
I think the big difference comes in school. In America sports are a part of education, thus the quarterback is effectively the king of the school. Jocks are the ruling class. And that continues into politics. In Europe generally sports are part of the city or district. So that creates a very different culture.
Well, to be fair, let's say the jocks are the de facto ruling class. In certain charter and magnet schools, however, jocks are actually more the lower class guys, with roles completely reversed and mathletes and the engineers and programmers behind the robot wars competition (for example) are the ruling class. It does all center around competition, though, and those who compete and do well are the ruling class in whatever "sport" is most popular in said school.
I’m from New York. We fall in the latter category.
NYC lives and breathes sports. It’s been that way for over a century.
The rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox is incredibly fierce and transcends far beyond the sport into pop culture and politics.
@@hermunkulus Or, hey, I'm a Met fan, and we despise the Yankees too (we more hate the arrogance of Yankee fans than we do the Yankees themselves), giving us something in common with the Red Sox. ;)
My high school in rural Texas only had about 400 people total in its 4 grades. I think that's why I can't speak to the "jocks are the ruling class" concept, even though some people kind of held views like that, particularly in regard to the idea that the school spent too much on sports. There was some clique-ishness and intergroup conflict like that, but it was pretty subdued compared to the mythos I hear about large high schools, and I think it was because everybody knew everybody and was friends with somebody who was friends with someone in most groups because so many people were in multiple social groups. It also probably helped that we also focused on academics, including academic competitions, and some arts programs, most notably the band.
and .. What is confusing is that that Feli's 'high school' in Germany is called Gymnasium.
You picked a pretty good German-American city to live in.
Milwaukee is also very German, perhaps moreso, but she picked the better weather city between the two.
@@stakeoutrockhound523 Jewish is a religion.
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Excellent informative video! Well done!
I love these videos you make! If i ever get to accomplish my dream of traveling to Germany one day all your videos will be such a big help! Keep up the great content!
Living in the States now since a couple of months, I can confirm that sports here is huuuge. Even bigger than I thought it would be. There is always some game on. 😄
@SLAMO Agreed and definitely will check it out! 💯
Americans need their boredom amused, and they find sports the most convenient way to do it.
That is the joke with my VERY religious Catholic Wife. I'll go to church with you when there's not a game on. LOL! I still go out of respect, but to me the joke never gets old.
I grew up in a small village playing football in germany. Like we had always games aswell. whole weekend was basically just football.
ich liebe deine Blogs - sie sind informativ und charmant - danke für den schönen Zeitvertreib.
Toller kanal! Macht wirklich spass zu sehen und ist zu dem auch noch sehr intressant.
what about the 2013 Champions League final ? Fc Bayern München v BVB? thought that may have more viewers since it was a whole German final. hmmm
One of the items on my sports bucket list is to see FC Bayern München play a home game at the Allianz Arena. I’ve been a fan of the club for many years. It goes back to watching World Cups and seeing how many of my favorite German players also played their club soccer at Bayern.
I got into goalkeeping because of Oliver Kahn.
As always, your presentation is very enlightening!! It seems like your a Bearcat for life!
Beautiful! Great video as well.
i am a football fan. you are an awesome person. I like these vids and keep them coming, its great to hear about differences. i been learning german slowly for 22 years.
That giant smile draws you in. :)
Good job, your videos are always entertaining. Glad you are in Cincinnati and a fellow Bearcat!
Yes, your pronunciation is perfect. Vee Eff Ell Wolf's berg(like iceberg). But I'm pretty sure that stock car racing is among the top 5 sports in the USA.
Kiddo, you speak American English like a native speaker. Good Job.
German school kids are obligated in learning english as first foreign language. It depends on the schooltype how "intense" the schooling is, but someone with an Abitur speaks pretty good english. Also, when you attend a Realschule or Gymnasium, you also have to learn a second language, but this time you can choose. At my school you had the option to learn french, latin, russian or italian.
Also, some universities in germany began to teach in english (because of the mass of foreign students thanks to free education).
ulli_ulli Examples of ones that teach in English? I live and am from the US, and with college coming up in a year or two I want to have all options open.
@@iamwhoiam8486 www.studying-in-germany.org/study-in-english-in-germany/
Usually most people in Germany learn British English, but it's pretty easy to adjust to the American English i guess. Just watch some American movies and that's it 😂
I so agree. The lack of accent is a phenomenon. And I've known a few. And the other woman, who spoke is also a native German? Wow there are two of you who can speak like that? Lol.
Great video ithink the kit would look nice next to my Sheffield United one😉
I was in Germany almost 19 years ago and learning about the culture there was not difficult if one attempts to acculturate. I found that most Germans will help Americans in many ways, I appreciate that you provide people an insight as to the variations and what to expect and how to adapt.
This was great. Thank you.
I want to clarify a few things that were wrong or I just want to add :D The first and second division are called Bundesliga, however the third division is not. It is actually just called "dritte Liga" or "third divison". Every divison below "Liga 3" is a non professional one. And every club is able to participate in the DFB Pokal in theory. Clubs from the Bundesliga (either one or two) are automatically qualified but below that you need to win your regional pokal. Furthermore you mentioned Hooligans but you missed to mention the "Ultras" who are the people that are responsible for the great atmosphere and colourful grandstands. And by the way flares do not have anything to do with Hooligans. Sometimes they are but not in general. Moreover some people may be offended if you use the term "soccer", because the original term from England was "football" :D
Obviously you do not need to know these things because you are not in sports that much like you told us. I just wanted to add some facts, because I think that people who want to know more about football should be able to :) Greetings
The original term in England was actually soccer, it is where we get the name from.
Soccer is derived from Association football.
@@biggiec8933 thats actually not true. It was called football association. So the short therm "soccer" was introduced by the americans.
So soccer is meant to be a short term of a association and football is the term of the sport.
It's like starting to call football FIFA instead...
Their were actually two terms for football. Association football and rugby football. One became football and the other one became rugby. The term soccer was used in the UK in the beginning as well as football. In many other English speaking countries i.e. USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand football is still called soccer until today.
well she got that atmosphere thing messed up. like did she ever visited dortmund or frankfurt or watch some videos? the atmosphere in us sports is nothing compared like europe
Schalke en 2.Liga 😢
I just got to say this...the US and Cincinnati in particular are very fortunate to have you in the community....✌💗🍻 from fla usa
i only live like an hour from Cincinnati and I haven't got to see her, so i'm not very fortunate sadly....
Love this channel! Thank you for answering my questions about Wurttemberg.. drinking beer today and the winner seems to be "spaten" optimater...thanks for your the hai me !!
Long ago I was in Belarus with a German diplomatic team and Germany was playing a World Cup game. We got a TV, a truck load of beer, and had a ball. I have never seen such fanatics.
Interesting insight.
Here's something I experienced while on a road trip in Florida. It was the off season tourist-wise, -meaning we didn't book accommodation in advance. We would drive, arrive at a town around 5 or 6pm, pull into a hotel's parking lot, check in, go for dinner, sleep, check out, move on to the next attraction.
So one afternoon we were stuck in the worst (what we thought) Friday rush hour. When we finally arrived in downtown Tampa, we noticed quite a few TV camera trucks. The hotel we tried to get a room at, was fully booked. OK, no biggie, on to the next one. This was the year 1999 or 2000, not sure. So we didn't have smart phone or apps, mind you. Not even a car GPS. How we managed is beyond me. So as it turned out, it was the night of college basketball finals, and every room within a 50 miles radius was booked. Oh boy. A super nice desk clerk took pity in us and started making phone calls to fellow hotel receptionists. They were all like "sorry, absolutely no room available, not even a broom closet."
This went on for a while, we already pictured ourselves sleeping in the car, when the guy went "Really? Can you hold it for them? They will be over in like 20 minutes!"
So, by then it was about 11pm, the game was over, and some of the players did not claim their rooms, probably because they were out, celebrating all night, and the hotel was starting to give away their rooms. Lucky us. It was one of the priciest suites I ever spent a short night in, and the breakfast was memorable, because the team was there, and we told them we slept in one of their teammates' room.
Long story short, in the future, we always checked for ANY events going on in a city so we could avoid repeating this scenario. I had NO IDEA college sports was such a huge deal!
Many years ago that happened to me. We got caught in the traffic ot the Kentucky Derby on Watterson Expressway in Louisville, Kentucky. Hours-and-hours, in bumper-to-bumper traffic the evening Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby. My little nephew was just a baby which made it worse for us all.
What a fun video. You are a delight. For the Europeans watching this, if you look at a list of the largest sports stadiums in the world, the biggest majority of the top 20 are all American University football stadiums, and they fill those up every game. :) Thanks for the video. I wish I was on twitter that is a nice shirt.
Felicia, I think you're awesome! Your content and perspective is very interesting. I have been an avid NFL football fan since 1985 and am a Pat's fan ever since the Grogan years. Did watch before that, especially remember the Steelers Iron Curtain defense, but as far as I recall, I became a serious fan in '85 (Chicago vs New England in Superbowl)
Had a French exchange student stay with us a several summers ago, and we took him to a Baltimore Orioles (vs. Red Sox) game. He was very surprised that all the fans of both teams intermixed in the seats, and no fights broke out. He said that would never happen in France. The Baltimore ball park is lovely and he really enjoyed the evening.
no there usually a "auswärts" section, fans who support their team in another city have their own section
@@lp.shakur I think whoever talks about sports culuture in US vs Europe should always mention this. In Europe sports have long been a masculine preserve, not only playing, but also watching. This is changing a little towards girls/women in sports in recent years, but slowly, I think. Whereas in the US, for women in sports, although always an uphill battle, there has for a long time been greater progress than in Europe. And sports teams in the US in every sport and at every level have long encouraged family participation, men and women, as well as little children, both boys and girls. In Europe, many men see sports as a time to be with other men, away from their families. For some reason Europeans believe that's a sign of superior sports fandom.
We have an American who plays Fussball. He's from Pennsylvania actually I just found out there are 3 American players. I was thinking of Christian Pulisic who now plays for Chelsea In England
More travel vlogs please !
Where I live in Portland Oregon, we have a professional soccer team that is very popular and the stadium is centrally located. I love driving by and seeing soccer fans wearing their team scarves, plus the MAX light rail will be full of soccer fans as well. I am so charmed by it because it makes me feel like I’m in Europe! It does help that our climate and scenery are very similar to Northwestern europe
Just like a good German you break it down elegantly and comprehensively. I learned a few things as well.
My wife's family is from Mannheim, and my dream is to get her back to Deutschland and see a Bundesliga match with her. What an experience that would be! Great video - new subscriber here.
Hopefully Mannheim gets to promote to the Bundesliga until then 😉
@@luis15317 Sadly i dont think so.
Thought I would like this channel but then you said you liked Wolfsburg instead of Dortmund!
I’m kidding. This is a really intriguing channel. Hope to see more!
Coming from Munich maybe she's an 1860 fan - someone must be...
Your smile gives me energy
Welcome to Cincinnati! I wish you could experience when one of our local teams does well. The city becomes electric!
Another cool video, thanks Feli. I do have to disagree with your friend from Duke though. The greatest college rivalry is Michigan/Ohio State. Not only is it huge in football but also basketball, hockey, baseball, etc. Don't forget that some high schools in Texas have bigger football stadiums than the University of Cincinnati does. Crazy!
Bayern, Bayern! Enjoyed the video. 👍
I were at same place for the World Cup Final 2014 *-* will never Forget the atmosphere in the Olympiastadion
You need to come experience college baseball in Starkville Ms. The left field lounge is the best.
Unfortunately, Grayson Allen is one of the best known college basketball players for how dirty he played/plays, not for how good of a player he is. Multiple times he has tripped people, pushed people, used unnecessary amounts of force, etc.
I'm a Chelsea fan and that night was one of the best of my life. Never forget ;)
One of the worst for all Bayern Munich Fans. I watched it with like 15 friends and someone's house and after the game, everyone just got up and left without saying a word. When I came home, my little brother cried in front of the TV.
@@FelifromGermany it was just our destiny that year. I don't believe in fate but our journey was nothing short of extraordinary. Bayern won it the next year and former Chelsea boy Robben got the winner so 🤷♂️
oh, this was FUN! Thank You for this one!
Your smile in that thumbnail just made my day !
In many places in the U.S., youth play both in clubs (recreation leagues and travel teams) and school teams. In fact, for most sports, if you don't start in recreation leagues and develop your skills at a certain level, you will never make the school team in that sport. So, American kids commonly start playing sports as young as 5 or 6, and if they are talented, they are on travel teams by 11 or 12. If you aren't on the development conveyor belt by then, you simply won't catch up. Sports are serious business in the U.S., and many parents hope their kids will earn college scholarships or even turn pro, despite the fact that, inevitably, a teeny fraction of kids ever play beyond high school.
Yep. That was me. Started playing soccer in 2nd grade. Made the City Travel Team in 7th. Made the District Select Team in 9th. Made the Varsity team in 10th (3yr high school). Got an offer from the local junior college, but no scholarship available, and I needed to work by then to pay for life, so once I aged out of the youth leagues at 19, that was the end of my soccer playing days.
I was born in Italy and when I came to the Us nobody played soccer. I played for my high school and the US Navy . Now soccer is becoming more and more popular in the US and one day the US will win the world cup
Hopefully in my lifetime. Soccer like all sports is now a big business...during the Roman Empire businesses that were successful would sponsor a school of gladiators and you Volkswagen shirt proves my point..when gladiators would fight in the arena they would say : ' Ave Caesar moriturint salutant' or something like it...but now days when I see European teams line up before the games start some like the Italian team has started singing the Italian national anthem but they ,and all other teams should shout ' Ave publicus,calciaturi salutant' .My Latin may not be correct but you get the idea... By the way we all know what happened to the Roman Empire...
Many kids start playing organized sports in youth leagues before they start attending school. 3 and 4 year olds playing soccer and baseball is quite common. For basketball and flag football they usually have to wait until they are 5. Tackle football typically starts at around 6 or 7.
The best part about all of this is that tons of kids play. Most of them will never play on a competitive or a school team, but they are just out there having fun.
Thank you for talking about our sports like basketball and American football
Duke girl: "duke vs unc is the biggest rivalry in college sports" *laughs in Ohio St. vs Michigan*
That is funny, Alabama vs Auburn the whole state gets involved.
zhp500 also another good one!
Laughs in UT vs Oklahoma
Andrew Wittwer laughs in USC vs UCLA
Georgia vs Florida
You are beautiful and delightful to listen to....!
9:48 true! I've studied in Germany 5 years ago and I've seen Dortmund fans screaming & chanting super loud while holding their beer, so loud that the train is crowded & announcement of the train station is inaudible at all when die Schwarzgelben plays vs Liverpool in their home turf!
I went to a galaxy football game in Germany while my dad was stationed in Würzburg and I had a good time. It felt like just going to a game back here in the states. Just no tailgate party.
Concerning TV ratings in Germany you forgot to mention, that Formula One is actually the second most watched sports broadcast in Germany behind soccer.
I love watching the Bundesliga when I can on the FOX Soccer Channel. I'm also a huge Bayern München fan
Secondary sports in the UK are Rugby and Cricket.
US Footy is catching on = 70 teams in the BAFA NL.
Dein Statement zum Sport gleich zu Beginn macht dich mir noch sympathischer.
I've never been a sports fan or spectator, but I loved playing football, basketball, baseball, wrestling, motocross in school then went more into off road racing. Awesome video!!! Your German friend's sounded 100% American, I couldn't hear any German accent at all.
Lol the birdwatching autocorrect is pretty hilarious.
@@johnglue1744 haha... didn't even notice it. Guess I should read after typing.
I think many Germans say "soccer" NOT because 'we are very americanized', but because the word "football" is already taken in the German language.
In German, the game that you play with your feet for 90 minutes is called "Fußball", whereas the game that you play with your hands and feet for 60 minutes is called "Football".
So when English, our German brains often prefer the word that we never use in German (which is "soccer"), in order to prevent any confusion.
I would agree with this, because even the English know what "Soccer" means and it helps to prevent any confusion. Confusion can come from many things...
A) A female friend said "i wil bing dates for both of you", but she was talking about the fruit....so no "date" for me and my friend.
B) A non german native that says "mein Freund/Freundin" and means A FRIEND (1 by 1 translation) and not "boyfriend/girlfriend".
Nutzername92a I agree, I mentioned that too! But American football being a thing is kind of connected to us being Americanized in my opinion.
@@FelifromGermany Fußball/Football - same literal meaning, that's why many think the Germans called it 'Football' because your people (also including Austrians) literally do.
Soccer is a term from Britain and is popular in many former British colonies, such as Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica and South Africa, not just America. Many English speaking countries.
CORRECTION: Football is actually only played for 10 minutes. Stoppages account for two hours, half time is an hour, and commercials take up about 4 hours. What a lovely grift I mean sport.
Good job explaining all. You did your due diligence on researching this. Hockey is very popular in the northern states especially, the original six cities, in the pro game and from Maine to North Dakota across the top tier in the college game. Keep this up. You will become an active sports fan.
I didn't have to do too much research on this, only the statistics really. The rest was my own knowledge - just because you don't follow sports doesn't mean you don't know anything about it haha. My family are all hardcore soccer/Bayern Munich fans, so I grew up around it.
@@FelifromGermany It does seem weird for you to talk about sport. I already thought somehow you might not be a sports fan even before you made this video.
However, watching these sports matches is sure to be more captivating than waiting for one of those end-of-clause verbs.
The football stadium at Texas A & M holds just short of 103,000 people. It’s really fun when it’s full!
Good video!,Another popular sport, that a lot of people regard as, is Nascar and they have a big tailgate experience. Would you like to see more bars and restaurants show regular season soccer games when you visit them? I see Hockey becoming the third most popular sport here with the minor league expansion going on. Looking forward to your next video
I personally don't really care which sports they show to be honest, I don't look at the TVs anyway 😂
@@FelifromGermany Lol, when a game is on at a sports bar or restaurant I can't help to watch, if i was a waiter at a sports bar and a big game was on my customer's would not get their food or drinks as i would be watching the entire game, that is probably why I don't work at any sports bars.
Americans invented their own sports..Football,baseball,basketball
Actually, football is a version of British rugby.
@@The_Dudester Also, baseball is based on the less-known game of rounders, which has four bases and people trying to run around all four of them to score. It has several significant changes though, but that's also true of US football vs Rugby football. Basketball is probably our most unique sport, though it shares some characteristics with many goal-oriented games.
Basketball was invented in Massachusetts, but the inventor was Canadian.
@@jc3drums916 A bunch of the players on the Cincinnati Reds are from the Dominican Republic, but on the off chance that they ever win a playoff game again, we'll be celebrating on Fountain Square.
@@The_Dudester Football and soccer evolved at the same time and both evolved from the original soccer, unless you're calling that "British rugby." If you look at the differences between American football and British rugby, every rule is different down to the helmets and "timeout" between every play so neither is a version of the other.
College sports is a world of their own.
I've been to University of Cincinnati a couple times for games. The last time was when my school, Marshall University, played em a couple years ago.
If you get the chance to go to a Bengals game, they're a lot of fun too. My buddies a Pat's fan (I'm diehard Cowboys), but I went to a Pats/Bengals game and had a blast!
Felicia,
Your a winner in my book.
Ps your catch lights our perfect
MN. 🙂
Welp, I'm out of the running. I don't use Twitter.
Same. Sucks that pretty much every online contest requires Twitter, or Instagram, or Facebook, or agreeing to receive spam.
Mich auch
TH-cam is the only social media site I use.
So,make a Twitter account just for contests.
Same as everyone else here. I refuse to tweet (or as Miranda Sings would say, I don't use Titter). Twitter lost me the day they banned Milo, but allowed Leslie Jones to say incredibly racist things. I'm not a fan of Milo, necessarily, but you gotta keep it fair.
I'm glad that association football is catching on here in the US. I remember the 1994 World Cup. It was fun to watch. Maybe one day, the US men's team will be as good as the German national team. Probably not 😂
Soccer is really growing in popularity in the U.S. I live in the Atlanta area and since our team started in Major League Soccer a few years ago the city has gone soccer crazy. I actually got to see Cincinnati's first game in MLS since they played at Atlanta.
The US on top of college, hs and pro sports also has numerous amateur teams in basketball, baseball and other sports. You have summer leagues, age groups, farm systems etc. Baseball really takes it to new levels.
In the US we get the Bundesliga and Premier League for free on various satellite TV channels.
Because your TV channels earn more money with more advertisement and more viewers. In Germany we can only watch the 1./2. Bundesliga with Sky/Dazn or illegal. That's why the stadiums are big and modern so you can watch it live. But they are many othe sports you can watch free: F1, Tennis, Wintersports( Biathlon), College Football and American Football, all Athletics, Rugby, etc
Wait what, I'm moving to the US!!
You're so cute!!!
Opening Day - Felicia "Yay, Sports Ball!"
"The whole experience surrounding it". Best line i've ever heard about sports in the US.
go steelers. love the christmas lights. i leave them up as long as possible. i have a kicker table, pretty fun times.
I have them up all year! And I have a kicker table as well, it's so much fun
Futbol!
Immer wieder, immer wieder VfB. I had season tickets when I lived in Stuttgart
Guten Tag Frauline! Keep up the great work.
Funny, spell-check keeps wanting to say “Gluten” tag!😂
Auf Wiedersehen!