Hello Germany! This is our 2nd episode of our German education. We are so excited to finally learn about Germany. In this episode, he goes pretty quickly at the start but does slow down. There's SO MUCH to Germany! The History is MASSIVE! The Culture and differences to America, there's so much here! We learned A TON of stuff but what we learned the most was that we have SO much to learn about Germany! WE hope you enjoy this one and there's more to come! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
Sometimes we Germans forget what a great country we live in. But videos like this make us realize it again and again. We can be happy and proud to live in Germany!
As you have been tiptoeing around the Nazi topic it could maybe help to get this elephant out of the room. A great video to do that would be from Feli from Germany and it is called: "Do Germans Talk About World War II? What Do They Teach About the Holocaust?" Than you have an idea how this topic is handled in germany and can avoid traps. Btw "mein Kampf" is not illegal, but the nazi flag and other nazi symbols are. (they are allowed in the context of art and science). Waving a Nazi flag can get you up to 3 years in prison.
So true, I love her videos. And additionally to the advantage that she doesn't speak that quickly and is excellent at describing stuff, she also knows the correct pronunciation of german words/names. So Natasha and Debbie hear the correct pronunciation and can learn it that way 😊
"Mein Kampf" is not forbidden to own but after Hitlers suicide the state of Bavaria got ownership of the copyright and never allowed to reprint the book. The Copyright ended in 2016 and all puplishers agreed to only print commented versions (with scientific analysis of the meaning and the consequences of the different parts of the book) mostly for educational purposes. The Swastika flag is forbidden to show in public. Art 1 of the german constitution states that the dignity of humans shall not be violated. - Denying the Shoa would be slap in the face of the survivors and relatives of the 6 million killed jews (and 1 Million other people) therefore this would violate the dignity of the victims (and survivors) of the Shoa and cannot be allowed (additionally many other affected Nations like Poland, Czech, Greece etc. have similar rules).
Dito for the Nazi salute. Do what you believe you have to do in the privacy of your own home. Not that I condone such behavior, yet I still respect the sanctity of privacy. But insulting the memories of victims and survivors or their descendents by publicly displaying the Nazi salute, compounded with a "Heil Hitler!" is definitely worth at least a fine, in repeated or aggravated cases even a prison sentence, if combined with other crimes like insult or assault. Greetings from a German in Hamburg
If that was the reason why denying the holocaust was illegal, we could lift the ban soon, when the last survivors and relatives of people killed then have died.
I have a copy. It's unreadable. Maybe something was lost in translation, but I understand that he dictated it to a typist. As a consequence, it appears to be the random thoughts of a very troubled man. Who caused a lot of trouble. Impossible to fathom the man.
Germany is an amazing country and the German people are probably the friendliest in Europe. Fantastic scenery, great food and a rich culture make Germany a place to really make sure you get to know. It is very easy for English speakers to get around as English is very widely spoken except in the very rural areas. German people as well, really appreciate when visitors try to speak their language and will really help out. The adage about the Germans having no sense of humour is BS. They have a very keen sense of humour, but it is subtle.
I‘m a Spaniard in Germany and I agree 1000%!!! I’m glad that finally people find their voice and stand up for Germans. They have been slandered for so long
@@ImAmirus Almost every country in the world has a skeleton in their cupboard. Modern Germany has progressed way beyond what happened in the 1930's and 40's and remember as well that National Socialism was not a doctrine confined to Germany. Also, many subsequent Socialist regimes have been far more barbaric.
@@ImAmirus In my experience 'far right' and 'far left' are both terms used by extremists to describe anyone who has a view that differs from theirs. Now I do not hold much for the views of AfD, but to describe them in the same breath as National Socialists shows a lack of awareness of what these respective groups of doctrines stand for. Furthermore, if the so called 'progressives' are to be believed 'fascism' is almost everywhere and therefore, by their own definition, not a problem unique to Germany. Which gets us back to this thread. Modern day Germany has the among the strongest legislative framework and social structures against Fascism. You may point to AfD as evidence to the contrary, but you would struggle to find any policy of any mainstream political party in Germany that advocates either Fascist or National Socialist policies. Perhaps as a final piece of research, you might like to read a book by John Maynard Keynes, entitled 'The Economic Consequences of the War' (December 1919) The war in question was the first world war, and Keynes was arguing against the excessively punitive sanctions that America and Britain were proposing to (and did) enforce on Germany, would not only inspire extremism in Germany to resist the manifestly unfair terms of the Treaty of Versailles, but that also the dumping of confiscated produce from Germany to America (mainly) and to a lesser extent Britain, would result in a contraction in employment in those countries and economic depression. Of course what happened from 1926 to 1935 in the USA (stock market crash and great depression) again proved that he was entirely correct.
i´m german and i agree with almost everything except the friendliest people in europe...yes wie are kind and tolerant people but also pretty dead serious people who have no shame telling you if we don´t like something you do straight up, wich can sometimes come over as a little rude... to be honest, wich is another german trademark, germany is not even in the top 10 of the friendliest countries in europe...if you think we germans are friendly then honestly, yes we are and thanks for praises but then you´ve probably never been to ireland,greece,portugal,denmark, or the netherlands for example...there are countries in europe that are just on a nother level when it comes to friendly people!
@@pauls.8748 I have been to all of those countries, and each have their strengths and weaknesses. But the thing you said that I totally get is that German people tend to speak their mind. It is a characteristic I applaud.
I am Scottish but live in Germany. My dad worked and lived for a couple of years in Bavaria when I was around 7-10 years old and I always felt at home there. So glad circumstances have allowed me to live there myself. Great to watch you ladies learning about both of my countries!
I am German and your videos make me really happy. I like how you really go into debth and try to understand my country and culture. You are patient and kind and I cant stress enough how glad I am that you contribute to show my country in a fair but also positive light, without forgetting the bad sides. Well done, great job. Subscribed.
The eagle shown in the picture is a golden eagle (aquila chrysaetos). In German it's called "Steinadler", lit. stone eagle. Germany's national eagle ("Bundesadler", lit. federal eagle, as shown on flags, seals and coats of arms) is not a specific species, just a stylized general depiction of an eagle, although it certainly has been inspired by a golden eagle.
Good morning Ladies. As this was a "shorter" Video from him, he produced later another one to dig a bit deeper into Germanys states/Bundesländer. And we don´t have 300 types of bread,.....it´s over 3.000. And also you might be interested in the videos of DW Euromax, wo digs even deeper into Germany in a ton of videos and is better researched. ..and "Feli from Germany", who is also living in Cincinnati, Ohio...maby you know this town 😇And there are many more interesting youtubers to react to. As you mentioned the war it´s important to know: We germans don´t get offended if you ask us about that dark periode, we freely talk about it and there is definitly no "Don´t mention the war"-thing, which was true until the mid 60s and still is portrayed on american TV. And, by the way, I LOVE your reactions 🙂, Greetings from Kevelaer, Johannes
Counting local varieties of bread and bread rolls, it's actually over 6800 varieties of bread, last time I checked. I guess it always depends on how you count, so how different does a recipe/production process have to be in order for it to count as its own food item? For example, in my parents home town, the bakery sells "Zeltle", which is a variety of bread roll. It's very white, thin and crunchy in the middle with a ring of fluffy, light dough around it, covered in finely ground salt and chopped chives. It's delicious and I love it, but I never met anyone outside of a 10km radius who actually knows it.
10:36 - you hate bread because you have never eaten good bread before :p every german that migrates to another country really misses the german bread. if you ever go to Germany you have to ask locales about a real "Bäcker" (a baker that does everything with his hands) - you can go to "Kamps" or other "Bakerys" - but they are industrial and there is (often a huge) difference in taste if you compare it to a real "Handwerksbäcker".
Kamps is not bad because they at least sell mostly fresh Brezen all the time (due to the high fluctuation) which most bakeries can not do. It is NOT relevant if something is done by hand or machine, relevant is that it is fresh and the ingredients are good.
About the bread: You can't compare it to American "bread" 🤮 In the US, it has so much sugar and synthetic additives that you can't even legally call it "bread" in the EU. There was a court case in Ireland about it, and the Subway chain lost. Can't sell that crap over here, had to change the recipe 😂
@@edelgyn2699 Americans still can't bake real bread, partly because they don't have the same ingredients in terms of quality and taste. By the way, there are over 3,000 different bread products. It looks similar with the sausage products ;-))
After Austria, Germany is my favourite place to go on holiday. I love their music, culture, scenery, architecture, national dress, food, beer and people. So, everything really! I can’t wait to go back again. 🇬🇧❤️ 🇩🇪
Out of curiosity: Would you consider booking a kind of 2 weeks bus-tour with a tour guide that would show you places that are not the big 5 locations, instead taking you to little hidden gems, tell you which of the local food you should try and provides you with background information to enable you to plan a camper trip for the following year? Reason why I am asking is just to get an impression if there would be a kind of business model for me in the future. So, don´t worry, I don´t ask for investment.
I served in Germany 1987 to 1991. Such a hidden gem destination. Since then I've revisited twice. The most recent was to see the Christmas markets in Cologne!
I worked all over Germany. I drove over in my right hand drive BMW lol. The autobahn's are incredible and German drivers have a very strict set of things to pass before they get their driving licence. The regional differences are wonderful and his description is quite correct. The German people are friendly and if I tried my limited German then the welcome was amazing. The food is superb and as well as beer, German wines are so good. My favourite area would be Bavaria, with its beautiful scenery, great food and such history. Added to that its easy to cross over into Austria where I used to spend a few weekends in between work. My advice ? If you can go there you will certainly not be disappointed Schuss von England!
Hello Natasha & Debbie, German here. Because you mentioned Cincinnati in your introduction, I was wondering if you already heared something about a congenial German female TH-camr from Munich, Bavaria who is also living in Cincinnati and also have a channel called "Feli from Germany". Maybe you would be curious to learn more about her Germany-US-comparisons and German culture contents and her thoughts? 😀
Morning lovely ladies , great video as always , i played it at 0.75 playback speed , it helped slow him down a tad so that my Brummie brain could try and process lol 😁🤣 xx
moin 😊!! dat weer mal wedder een super reaktschoon 👍👍❤ ik hoop jüm kiek mehr vun düütschland👍 allerbest ut bremerhaven vun de waterkant😊 hool jüm wuchtig mien deerns,👍 ( dat weer up plattdüütsch)
Moin mien goden, di dröpt man ja ok överall, wo dat üm uns schöön Heimat geiht. Schienst goot in dat nee Jahr kamen to hebben. Maak dat goot un wi leest uns ja mal wedder över den Weg.
@@michaelkuschnefsky362 moin mien keerl,👍😁... wo geiht dat as di, allens goot so wiet? wi sünd hier woll de hart Karn. allens goot un bet later👍😁 hool di wuchtig👍
Fantastische Videoreaktion, meine Damen, es hat mir sehr gut gefallen, alles Gute aus Australien (Fantastic video reaction ladies I highly enjoyed it all the best from Australia)
The German vocational school system, which is almost unique in the world, is regularly overlooked. Here the learners spend some time in a vocational school and some time in a company. This achieves a high level of quality in craftsmanship.
Rhinegeist The Rhine (which, to add to the confusion, is der Rhein in German) is the river that runs through some important cities (e.g. Cologne) in Germany and plays a big role in history and economy. Geist can be translated to ghost but in the context of alcohol it’s more like spirit. Also wit… Reinheit: purity. The Reinheitsgebot is a purity law. Beer can only contain the few ingredients he has named to be allowed to be called beer. If you love birds: the wadden sea- he said mud flats are an important source for food for migratory birds. And we have a huge zoo only for birds from all around the world.
Like the Danube river the Rhine river is a truely European river. It starts in Switzerland (in the Kanton Graubünden/Grischun). In the Swiss Kanton St.Gallen (named after an Irish monk Gallus who started spreading the Christian religion in that area; St.Gallen is also the name of the capital city of the Kanton St.Gallen) the Rhine river forms a natural border between Austria and Switzerland. East of the Rhine river is the Austrian country/state of Vorarlberg, the most western country of Austria. West of Bregenz, the capital of Vorarlberg, the Rhine river enters Lake Constance which it is leaving near the town of Konstanz. Untill Bregenz the Rhine is going to the north mainly. By entering Lake Constance the Rhine changes to mainly western direction. Konstanz like Bregenz were founded by the ancient Romans who conquered the south and the west of Germany (starting around 50 BC). Between Konstanz and Basel the Rhine river is the border between Switzerland and Germany. In Basel the Rhine is turning to the northern direction again. Between Basel and Karlsruhe the Rhine is marking the border between France and Germany, Alsace in France and Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Between Karlsruhe and Kleve the Rhine river travels completely within Germany passing along or through the German states of Rhineland-Pfalz, Hesse and North Rhine - Westfalia. Between Kleve and Zevenaar near Arnheim the Rhine crosses into the Netherlands where the river starts to split up and partially rejoin in more and more rivers forming a river delta near Rotterdam where it enters the North Sea. Please mind that the Rhine river is called Waal in the Netherlands. The Rhine river is an old and very important shipping route connecting ports between Rotterdam/NL and Basel/CH. There's a connection to the Danube river via the Main river starting near Frankfurt/Main and a shipping canal joining the Danube near Regensburg. Eventually the Danube will bring you to the Black sea. Hence it's possible to travel across Europe by ship using the rivers Danube and Rhine.
When I was 18, fresh out of school, working a summer job and looking for an apartment in the city I wanted to go to university in, I used my train ticket for a single joy ride (couldn't do more in an entire month, it was very stressful) to visit the Weltvogelpark Walsrode (literally translates to "world-bird-park" and is about the same size as the entire town Walsrode where it is located). I absolutely loved it and it was the first time I saw real life hummingbirds. The only concerning part was when eating lunch at their restaurants, there suddenly was an entire swarm of peacocks around my table, all looking at me. Seven of them.
Okay, had to check the "Rhinegeist". A literal translation would be "Rhine ghost" or "Ghost of the river Rhine" (river spelled "Rhein" in Germany). You mentioned "Heidelberg brewery" - Heidelberg being a very old city with a world renowed university (I studied there). No really famous brewery can be found there, the city is located really close to Ludwigshafen (home of the chemical firm "BASF" which is an abbreviation of "Badische Annilin und Soda Fabrik". And Heidelberg is located at the river Neckar, which goes into the Rhine river. Lovely city, to be honest.
Have a nice day you two. It is quite a lot he covers but sadly the video itself is already 7 years old and outdated, some things in it were not accurate even back then. But you get the general gist of it. Looking forward to more reactions from you to my home country 😊 Greetings from Bavaria/Germany
Not every meal contains Brötchen ;-). Brötchen (buns) is usually for breakfast or an inbetween snack. And even with breakfast many will choose bread over buns …
I spent a little time in Duisberg, Rheinhausen, and loved the place. The people I stayed with even took me to Rheindahlen military cemetery where my uncle is buried. It's a stunningly beautiful country and I'd love to visit again.
That was a fast peek at Germany 🇩🇪 but l saw and heard lots of interesting facts and figures . Now l can’t wait to look into Everything in more detail, 👍
The Cincinatti areas are named after the river Rhine while the reinheitsgebot is reinheit meaning purity. Their beer and bread are second to none. Don't take his pronunciation for gospel either...its quite Americanised.
Nice Video ladies . I have visited the Rhine many times. very informative and France has a long standing industrial relationship with Germany , Merci Jean-Marc
You should watch the Meet the Germans: Roadtrip videos by DW Euromaxx next. There are 4 of them and they catch the general vibe of the different regions very good in my opinion (and she explain things a bit slower and in a funny way 😂). Nice reaction, love to see more!! Greetings from Swabia (I’m from the city with the highest church tower mentioned in the video) 🥰
Frankfurt Airport is huge. One of the most connected airports in the world. It's the home airport for Lufthansa and is a hub for a lot of connections. It has it's own mainline railway station - you can get a flight into Frankfurt and then a train to most places in the west of the country. The services runes up to Hamburg in the north and even to Amsterdam. It runs south to Basle in Switzerland and also over to Munich. So within 1 or 2 transfers, pretty much the whole of Germany is connected by rail. One off journeys aren't particularly cheap, but they're usually still cheaper than here in the UK. The German rail operator introduced a monthly subscription service where you can get unlimited travel on the slower regional and local services for 49 Euro per month. And that's nationwide. One of the things I really like about Germany is that they encourage public transport use. I go over for hockey and soccer matches. Typically a match ticket includes public transport by bus, tram or local/regional rail service from about 6 or 7 hours before the game starts until the same period after it finishes. Fans are encouraged to get the train or the tram to matches and many soccer grounds/hockey rinks have either S-bahn or tram stops that are barely a minute or two walk from the ground/rink. You can enjoy a beer at the game without having to worry about driving home afterwards. Last time I was over was during the recent 6 day rail strike. So I ended up booking an airport transfer by car. The driver joined the autobahn and asked if we were comfortable if he drove at 150. Admittedly that was kph rather than mph, but it was still pretty fast.
Well that was fun and fast good history on it to much to take in one go nice to see a part 2 I always fancy going to Germany 🇩🇪 I believe it's stunning
I love your channel!As a German, I love people from the USA. I have had a pen friend from Texas since last year.And my wife is half American. Greetings from Germany ❤
Bread: We LOVE our bread, and when we are tourists in other countries ... we will miss it sadly soon, esp. whole-grain bread (Vollkornbrot). On the other hand: As I a young man I was working in Berlin (West!) in an international hotel at the breakfast buffet, and got a lot of commendations by our international guests about our bread. Germany: The country of the bread and the wurst (sausages) ... let others eat eggs, bacon & beans for breakfast, but here it is bread and cold cuts - and all of it will be in superior quality. BTW, bread: Butterbrot: "Sandwich", mandatory made of whole-grain bread, at least with butter, usually with sausage or cheese. Regionally named "Stulle" (Berlin) or "Bemme" (Saxony). Popular as a take-away snack for work or school, "Pausenbrot" Brötchen: "Bun", usually made of wheat, but there are rye or whole-grain versions as well. Many variations with additional ingredients: Poppy (!), sesame, pumpkin seed ... many regional names: Schrippe (Berlin), Semmel (Bavaria), Wecken or Weckle (Schwaben) ... The (2) end parts of a bread may be hard, but as well crunshy and aromatic (and therfore loved by s.o.): Scherzl (Bavaria), Knuust (Berlin) Schwarzbrot: A specialty of north east Germany is a "black" bread, made of 100% rye: The Pumpernickel. Pumpernickel is especially tasty with cheese or smoked or "raw" ham.
Actually the point with 300 kinds of bread is actually a typo. It's more about 3000! And we can forgive you, don't liking bread, if all you know is american bread, cause this wouldn't even considered as bread in Germany. Try german bread in Germany and then we talk again 😉
There are numerous videos from people who lived in Germany for a while, studied here or were stationed here on the topic "What do I miss from Germany". German bread is always included in these top 5 or top 10 lists, very often if not most often in first place!
Your comments about the German military? My parents served in Germany until I was 13. The German Army worked really closely with the British Army in those days. It was the “Cold War” after-all. My memories of our parents’ German military friends are really positive! I remember happy summer parties and parades and celebrations. I remember the officers’s grey uniforms being really smart. Looking back, I remember my father saying how professional and good to work with they were. Happy days as a British Army Brat living in Germany!!!
Thank you for being considerate about Germany and their past. So many people in the world currently view Germany in a negative light because of the past and I think that should be cleared up
There is a good 15 minute video here on TH-cam that does not limit the time frame of German history to WWII: Facts about Germans never taught in School | Thomas Sowell
I can´t say enough about how beautiful Germany is. The best way is to say I came here thru the army back in 1983 and I loved it so much I stayed and have no regrets. I visited my home in Seattle one time in1999 and could not get back to Germany fast enough. The tornadoes in Germany are nothing like the ones in America. I also did not like bread when I lived in America but I love the different German breads.
11:40 the Rhinegeist might rather have to do with the river Rhine. The "Reinheitsgebot" (established 1516, btw) might be freely translated into "Purity Rule". It defines the very few ingredients allowed to put together to be allowed to call the result "beer" - like the scottish regulation regarding whisky
The flags colors actually had a meaning. It was from napoleonic days. I think it actually came from a german Freikorps it meant somethig like from the darkness, through shedding blood, into the light. Black, red, gold
living in Ulm/Donau and never seen a Tornado. We have more than 3000(!) types of bread. Cuckoo clocks do not come from Bavaria, but from the Black Forest (Baden_Württemberg)
On New Year's Eve up to half of Germans (and those other European countries) traditionally watch the British film 'Dinner for One'. However, weirdly, this film is almost entirely unknown in the UK!
This is the New Jean-Marc my computer got stolen so had to start over again managed to recover some files. Sorry for the inconvenience ladies and I subscribed again for you. Great video as always I have visited the Rhine land many times, and I do love traveling , Merci Jean-Marc 😀
He did good even some things aren’t right. One example, me as a Swabian want to mention that the Kuckusuhr isn’t from Bavaria it is from Black Forest in Baden Württemberg. I like your reaction You are a likeable couple 👍
Another fascinating day learning more about Germany! I'd love you to take a look at the Autobahn if there is a suitable video. I'm surprised such a thing is allowed these days!
14:14 general rule: All of continental Europe drives on the right side. Even Gibraltar, which has political ties to the UK. Those European countries that do drive on the left are all situated on islands.
Fun thing when driving from the UK to Germany. Motorways in Britain have a maximum speed of 70MPH (110KmPH), through the tunnel and in France the limit goes to 80MPH (130KmPH), then into Belgium where the limit goes down to 70MPH (110KmPH) and then finally, into Germany, the autobahns have no upper speed limit (unless explicitly restricted) This makes the segment of the trip from Aachen (border with Begium) and Frankfurt am Main, very quick indeed. Swapping sides of the road is no big deal, and not to be feared. I think the greater challenge for US Citizens is that in Europe, 'Stick Shift', still rules. we love our cars and the control that a manual gearbox provides.
To us Germans, Americans feel like our distant family..we have not seen each other in a while, but we are still family and we love you guys no matter how far away you´ve gotten. Also little funfact. Adidas and Puma were founded by brothers
14:38 close enough. What is important is that the stress is on the first syllable. Ádidas, not Adídas. If you get _this_ right, then getting the vowels slightly wrong is no big deal at all.
Did you know a German nickname for English people is Inselaffe which translates as island monkeys! 🙈😂 I am English and it makes me chuckle - reminds me of our old PG tips tea drinking chimps adverts!
16:40 not exactly. „auf Wiedersehen“ doesn’t mean „goodbye“. It can’t be translated into English. In French it would be „au revoir“ and in Italien „arrivederci“. Goodbye means „tschüss“. It’s standard German and not „Kölsch“. By the way, „auf Wiedersehen“ is rather formal. Everyone says tschüss
@@KirstenJoergYes it dont translate to goodbye because goodbye can be for ever. Auf Wiedersehen means see you later or see you again. Normally when i go i say tschüss which means just bye.
The ´DW´ channel has interesting content for English speakers about Germany, e.g. the series "Meet the Germans" where they explore the different regions. The channel ´Walters World´ is quite good about traveling to Germany and exploring culture and food. And the channel ´Cooking the World´has really good videos about traditional German dishes.
Natasha & Debbie, another good reaction video, a channel you may find interesting is Feli from Germany, she is a lovely German girl now living in Cincinnati and covers many topics about Germany and comparisons to the USA. I think you would find her channel interesting.
Hello there, east German guy here. He's right with that "not as well off economically as the rest of Germany" but then using housing blocks as an example is somehow weird. These kinds of housing blocks are just common all over europe, east and west... 🤷♂️ And the reason why we're not as well off economically also has more to do with how reunification was done than anything else. But that would be a really long story. 😅
Dasselbe habe ich auch schon kommentiert. Plattenbauten sind kein Indikator für Armut. Das ist diese typische westliche Ignoranz. In allen westlichen Ländern gibt es auch massenweise Platten, nur dass die dort Ghettos sind, während im Osten alles saniert ist
I find that horrible that you learn only WW2 about Germany in school. If I image they would teach us only slavery about the US would be be very strange.
'and the national animal the eagle' -me looks up to the right like i would be able to look through the ceiling: 'yeah, up there, that's where they are doing circles.' 100-150m from my garden, right over the edge of the forrest, there they often enjoy upwinds and a bit of hunting ground on both, open fields and the forrest. Pure beauty.
Hey you two. It's cool to see how excited you are watching these videos =) Quickly on the topic of highways. Yes, we have sections here (not everywhere) without a speed limit, but also many traffic jams and a lot of construction sites where it's sometimes not even possible to drive fast. Yes, we have a rule to keep right, which is actually mostly followed, and it's not really enforced, more of a "virtue" =) I'd like to give you a brief insight into the topic of driver's licenses: For us, a Class B license (for a car) costs between €1500 and €3000+ depending on the region and location. This also means that you have to take 14 double lessons of 90 minutes each in theory classes 1-2 times a week. Then practical lessons, which include 14 special trips (rural, night, highway), and there are also regular practice trips through the city. Then there's a theory test with 30 multiple-choice questions that you have to answer. These 30 questions are randomly selected from 1486 questions, which means you have to learn them too. You're allowed to make only 9 mistakes (different points are given for different question categories). The practical part is usually relatively easy in terms of effort, and it takes between 30-45 minutes. The duration until you get the license, if everything goes well, is usually between 3 and 5 months (there are always exceptions). How is it in America? ;-) Google "German Driving License Test Online" in your language. Would you pass? Just a tip, theory is 99% logic =) Have fun and See you =)
To clarify his attempt to correct about Beethoven. He was born in Bonn, which lies on the Rhine (Rhein). I love how you are interested in gathering knowledge about other nations around the world.
I spent the first 7 years of my life growing up in Germany. Loved it, would live there now if I could. 47 now and miss the place to bits. I am English btw but Germany? it's my home and since culture is an individual thing as in person, it's part of my culture.I lived in Westphalia which is beautiful. The people are nice, the place is nice and actually puts England to shame in many ways. England and it's streets etc are far more dirty than in Germany, in fact, it's hard for me to remember any dirty streets etc. It's just better, sorry England, it just is. NOT looking at it's current government of course. This coming from an Englishman as well. I love England don't get me wrong, it just has a lot to sort out in comparison. My family surname also heralds from an old Germanic tribe back in Westphalia, a place name that became a surname. That name is also a place near London. Not saying what it is, just saying. The name goes back to over 2,000 years as it was found on a Roman Tablet in England. This on my Dad's side. Ther reason many Germans have a sense of guilt over the 1940s is because many from outside of Germany won't let it alone and move on and keep dragging it up on them. They are not allowed to forget because of outsiders. I even got called a NZi just for living in Germany by kdis in secondary school in England. Sad trhat I had to keep it quiet in England for so long. I wish outsiders would just drop the 1940s thing, it's in the past damn it. Let them be and move on.
This is the most interesting thing i've ever heard about Germans and the 'pride-thing': "they are not ALLOWED to forget because of outsiders"... Never thought about it this way... Thank you very much for this new point of view - have to think about it. I'm pretty sure, NO ONE had seen it in this way before...
I realized this too. Look at YT comments to videos about war, flags, maps, Europe, Germany or any other topic where Germany or German behavier is mentioned. You will find a lot of comments or jokes like: Germany today bla bla, Germany 1939 bla bla Germany, I get flashbacks the funny moustach guy the Austrian painter No No Germany and so on.
Did you know that from 1714 until 1837, the British monarch was also the Elector of Hanover? This ceased when Victoria became Queen because a female could not inherit the title of Elector of Hanover.
The English royal family has a number of family relationships with former German principalities, for example in Hesse. The First World War first caused the name to be changed to Windsor; previously the name of the royal family was “Saxony-Coburg-Gotha”! Charles can never deny his German roots ;-))
Prince-Elector of Hanover. But only till 1806 when the HRE (Holy Roman Empire) finally dissolved itself. Thus no "election" anymore. From 1814 to 1866 the former electorate Hanover became its own kingdom. The personal union between the United Kingdom and Hanover did end in 1837 for the reason you stated. The German King was elected by the prince-electors. 3 ecclesiastical electors (archbishops of Cologne, Mainz, and Trier) and 4-6 further secular electors. The King of Bohemia, the elector of Saxony, and the elector of Brandenburg. Plus following which changed over time: electors of the Palatine, Bavaria and Hanover. At the beginning of the HRE the German King had to be appointed by the pope to Roman Emperor. Only after the reformation this did change and the German King became automatically also Emperor. Still a procedure in 2 steps.
Hallo Natasha and Debbie. I resently found your channel and I like it! Probably you visit Germany in the future. Have you met Feli? You mentioned her in another video. Greetings from Germany, were spring ist taking over.
9:45 The Tornados are quiet new (25 -30 years)for us. One of the reason we have so few people who don´t "belive" in climate change. Or to phrase it this way: I had a sled, my kids don´t need one because real snow left my region 20 years ago.
Fun Fact: The Reinheitsgebot was mostly a PR-move. Yeah, there where some old rules for brewing beer, but they differed a lot from city to city. The first time it was actually mentioned was in 1918. And it didn't really became a thing until the 1960 when brewers had problems competing with beers from outside Bavaria which often contained sugar.
Very nice video. You are very likeable. You really show your interest in Germany. Unfortunately, it is sad that in many countries knowledge about Germany is limited to the two world wars. But you are wonderful. More of it.
I've watched a few of your videos and I love your open mindedness! 💕I hope you will also look into other parts of Germany than just the south. Just like in any other country there are so many differences between the German regions (landscape, culture, language etc.). Much love from a North German. 😊
The Gold in the German flagg will most likely derived from the Lüzow Voluntier Corps, because the 1848 revolutionaries came from the time of the battles aginst Napolen where German nationalism first time rose. Therefore it makes a lot of sence that they chosed the colours of those uniforms. black, red and gold.
Rhinegeist refers to the river Rhine. Reinheitsgebot means purity law. It was established in 1516, still in effect today, making it the longest standing law regarding a food / beverage.
Hello Germany! This is our 2nd episode of our German education. We are so excited to finally learn about Germany. In this episode, he goes pretty quickly at the start but does slow down. There's SO MUCH to Germany! The History is MASSIVE! The Culture and differences to America, there's so much here! We learned A TON of stuff but what we learned the most was that we have SO much to learn about Germany! WE hope you enjoy this one and there's more to come! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
You made me smile when you said “I like to know the weather” you’re more British than you know😁
Hi, was the Adidas🇩🇪 shirt a coincidence? 🇩🇪🙋♂️
You should watch "This is Germany" by Dr.Ludwig. 🙂
I remember when i left London 1974 to live in Bavaria my First thougt was
Woow Its so Clean and tidy
Hi, I am German and I must say that the guy from "geography now" is describing us in a fascinating way. Very good.
Sometimes we Germans forget what a great country we live in. But videos like this make us realize it again and again. We can be happy and proud to live in Germany!
Absolutely!!
happy absolutly xD but as a good german ... pride ? meh
@@ImAmirus just the "could be better" part of your comment is soooo german :D love it
That's why I love to watch such videos
5% Muslims is a lie!
i was stationed there in the 70s & loved every minute, the food, the people the lifestyle, i loved everything about it
We were stationed there in the 80s, loved everything about Germany and made so many friends.
My family was there from 79 = 84. The country is so beautiful
And today's Germany I promise you, you would hate it
@Mister__Jey it depends where they wanna go
@@Mister__Jey No.
German Patriotism: Watching Americans watching things about Germany
Underrated comment.😅😅
TRUEEE
Yay, and it's funny ... I like Natasha & Debbie
As you have been tiptoeing around the Nazi topic it could maybe help to get this elephant out of the room. A great video to do that would be from Feli from Germany and it is called: "Do Germans Talk About World War II? What Do They Teach About the Holocaust?" Than you have an idea how this topic is handled in germany and can avoid traps.
Btw "mein Kampf" is not illegal, but the nazi flag and other nazi symbols are. (they are allowed in the context of art and science). Waving a Nazi flag can get you up to 3 years in prison.
Banning AFD would be another huge step to take ! Just my two cents ! ...
Good idea - absolutely worth watching (like any of Feli's videos) - also she does not talk that fast 😉
So true, I love her videos.
And additionally to the advantage that she doesn't speak that quickly and is excellent at describing stuff, she also knows the correct pronunciation of german words/names. So Natasha and Debbie hear the correct pronunciation and can learn it that way 😊
@@celinerippl6466i was also thinking that it might not be the best idea to "copy" the wrong pronounciation of the guy :D
@@DadadinAre typical Americans able to pronounce them right?
"Mein Kampf" is not forbidden to own but after Hitlers suicide the state of Bavaria got ownership of the copyright and never allowed to reprint the book.
The Copyright ended in 2016 and all puplishers agreed to only print commented versions (with scientific analysis of the meaning and the consequences of the different parts of the book) mostly for educational purposes.
The Swastika flag is forbidden to show in public.
Art 1 of the german constitution states that the dignity of humans shall not be violated. - Denying the Shoa would be slap in the face of the survivors and relatives of the 6 million killed jews (and 1 Million other people) therefore this would violate the dignity of the victims (and survivors) of the Shoa and cannot be allowed (additionally many other affected Nations like Poland, Czech, Greece etc. have similar rules).
Dito for the Nazi salute. Do what you believe you have to do in the privacy of your own home. Not that I condone such behavior, yet I still respect the sanctity of privacy.
But insulting the memories of victims and survivors or their descendents by publicly displaying the Nazi salute, compounded with a "Heil Hitler!" is definitely worth at least a fine, in repeated or aggravated cases even a prison sentence, if combined with other crimes like insult or assault.
Greetings from a German in Hamburg
If that was the reason why denying the holocaust was illegal, we could lift the ban soon, when the last survivors and relatives of people killed then have died.
I have one at home from the 1933ff.
schlaule
I have a copy. It's unreadable.
Maybe something was lost in translation, but I understand that he dictated it to a typist.
As a consequence, it appears to be the random thoughts of a very troubled man.
Who caused a lot of trouble.
Impossible to fathom the man.
Germany is an amazing country and the German people are probably the friendliest in Europe. Fantastic scenery, great food and a rich culture make Germany a place to really make sure you get to know.
It is very easy for English speakers to get around as English is very widely spoken except in the very rural areas. German people as well, really appreciate when visitors try to speak their language and will really help out.
The adage about the Germans having no sense of humour is BS. They have a very keen sense of humour, but it is subtle.
I‘m a Spaniard in Germany and I agree 1000%!!! I’m glad that finally people find their voice and stand up for Germans. They have been slandered for so long
@@ImAmirus Almost every country in the world has a skeleton in their cupboard. Modern Germany has progressed way beyond what happened in the 1930's and 40's and remember as well that National Socialism was not a doctrine confined to Germany. Also, many subsequent Socialist regimes have been far more barbaric.
@@ImAmirus In my experience 'far right' and 'far left' are both terms used by extremists to describe anyone who has a view that differs from theirs. Now I do not hold much for the views of AfD, but to describe them in the same breath as National Socialists shows a lack of awareness of what these respective groups of doctrines stand for. Furthermore, if the so called 'progressives' are to be believed 'fascism' is almost everywhere and therefore, by their own definition, not a problem unique to Germany. Which gets us back to this thread. Modern day Germany has the among the strongest legislative framework and social structures against Fascism. You may point to AfD as evidence to the contrary, but you would struggle to find any policy of any mainstream political party in Germany that advocates either Fascist or National Socialist policies. Perhaps as a final piece of research, you might like to read a book by John Maynard Keynes, entitled 'The Economic Consequences of the War' (December 1919) The war in question was the first world war, and Keynes was arguing against the excessively punitive sanctions that America and Britain were proposing to (and did) enforce on Germany, would not only inspire extremism in Germany to resist the manifestly unfair terms of the Treaty of Versailles, but that also the dumping of confiscated produce from Germany to America (mainly) and to a lesser extent Britain, would result in a contraction in employment in those countries and economic depression. Of course what happened from 1926 to 1935 in the USA (stock market crash and great depression) again proved that he was entirely correct.
i´m german and i agree with almost everything except the friendliest people in europe...yes wie are kind and tolerant people but also pretty dead serious people who have no shame telling you if we don´t like something you do straight up, wich can sometimes come over as a little rude... to be honest, wich is another german trademark, germany is not even in the top 10 of the friendliest countries in europe...if you think we germans are friendly then honestly, yes we are and thanks for praises but then you´ve probably never been to ireland,greece,portugal,denmark, or the netherlands for example...there are countries in europe that are just on a nother level when it comes to friendly people!
@@pauls.8748 I have been to all of those countries, and each have their strengths and weaknesses. But the thing you said that I totally get is that German people tend to speak their mind. It is a characteristic I applaud.
I am Scottish but live in Germany. My dad worked and lived for a couple of years in Bavaria when I was around 7-10 years old and I always felt at home there. So glad circumstances have allowed me to live there myself. Great to watch you ladies learning about both of my countries!
I am German and your videos make me really happy. I like how you really go into debth and try to understand my country and culture. You are patient and kind and I cant stress enough how glad I am that you contribute to show my country in a fair but also positive light, without forgetting the bad sides. Well done, great job. Subscribed.
Thank you so much!! ❤️
Have you seen Feli from Germany yet ? She lives in Cincinnati and does some great videos that would help you out 👍👍
The eagle shown in the picture is a golden eagle (aquila chrysaetos). In German it's called "Steinadler", lit. stone eagle.
Germany's national eagle ("Bundesadler", lit. federal eagle, as shown on flags, seals and coats of arms) is not a specific species, just a stylized general depiction of an eagle, although it certainly has been inspired by a golden eagle.
that eagle on the picture is not an eagle found in Germany and not a golden eagle.
Good morning Ladies. As this was a "shorter" Video from him, he produced later another one to dig a bit deeper into Germanys states/Bundesländer. And we don´t have 300 types of bread,.....it´s over 3.000. And also you might be interested in the videos of DW Euromax, wo digs even deeper into Germany in a ton of videos and is better researched. ..and "Feli from Germany", who is also living in Cincinnati, Ohio...maby you know this town 😇And there are many more interesting youtubers to react to. As you mentioned the war it´s important to know: We germans don´t get offended if you ask us about that dark periode, we freely talk about it and there is definitly no "Don´t mention the war"-thing, which was true until the mid 60s and still is portrayed on american TV. And, by the way, I LOVE your reactions 🙂, Greetings from Kevelaer, Johannes
ahh glad to see you recommended Feli's channel to them! I did it a few days ago via Facebook, so now we are two! :)
Counting local varieties of bread and bread rolls, it's actually over 6800 varieties of bread, last time I checked. I guess it always depends on how you count, so how different does a recipe/production process have to be in order for it to count as its own food item?
For example, in my parents home town, the bakery sells "Zeltle", which is a variety of bread roll. It's very white, thin and crunchy in the middle with a ring of fluffy, light dough around it, covered in finely ground salt and chopped chives. It's delicious and I love it, but I never met anyone outside of a 10km radius who actually knows it.
10:36 - you hate bread because you have never eaten good bread before :p
every german that migrates to another country really misses the german bread.
if you ever go to Germany you have to ask locales about a real "Bäcker" (a baker that does everything with his hands) - you can go to "Kamps" or other "Bakerys" - but they are industrial and there is (often a huge) difference in taste if you compare it to a real "Handwerksbäcker".
Kamps is not bad because they at least sell mostly fresh Brezen all the time (due to the high fluctuation) which most bakeries can not do. It is NOT relevant if something is done by hand or machine, relevant is that it is fresh and the ingredients are good.
About the bread: You can't compare it to American "bread" 🤮
In the US, it has so much sugar and synthetic additives that you can't even legally call it "bread" in the EU. There was a court case in Ireland about it, and the Subway chain lost. Can't sell that crap over here, had to change the recipe 😂
I think until N&D eat German food in Germany they won't know what they are missing!
@@edelgyn2699 Americans still can't bake real bread, partly because they don't have the same ingredients in terms of quality and taste. By the way, there are over 3,000 different bread products. It looks similar with the sausage products ;-))
It's wonderful to see what impressions you were able to gain about our country. Thanks for that.
With greetings from Germany.
After Austria, Germany is my favourite place to go on holiday. I love their music, culture, scenery, architecture, national dress, food, beer and people. So, everything really! I can’t wait to go back again. 🇬🇧❤️ 🇩🇪
Nice to hear. Greetings from Regensburg, Bavaria 😊!
@@evilash419 You are so lucky to live in Bavaria. It’s absolutely stunning 😍
Great Oida, greetings from Graz/Austria 🇦🇹
@@79Testarossi Austria is my happy place ❤️☺️
Out of curiosity: Would you consider booking a kind of 2 weeks bus-tour with a tour guide that would show you places that are not the big 5 locations, instead taking you to little hidden gems, tell you which of the local food you should try and provides you with background information to enable you to plan a camper trip for the following year?
Reason why I am asking is just to get an impression if there would be a kind of business model for me in the future. So, don´t worry, I don´t ask for investment.
Greetings from Wilhelmshaven in the State of Lower Saxony, Germany, to Cincinnati!
Hello!
hätte ja nie gedacht dass ich hier mal whv zu gesicht bekomme :D ich komm auch aus whv daher der kurze wow moment :D liebe grüße
Please react "Volker Pispers-America and Terrorism" great...
You dont actually hate bread, you hate american bread. trust, there is so much variety here, you WILL find one that you would like too.
I served in Germany 1987 to 1991. Such a hidden gem destination. Since then I've revisited twice. The most recent was to see the Christmas markets in Cologne!
I worked all over Germany. I drove over in my right hand drive BMW lol. The autobahn's are incredible and German drivers have a very strict set of things to pass before they get their driving licence. The regional differences are wonderful and his description is quite correct. The German people are friendly and if I tried my limited German then the welcome was amazing. The food is superb and as well as beer, German wines are so good. My favourite area would be Bavaria, with its beautiful scenery, great food and such history. Added to that its easy to cross over into Austria where I used to spend a few weekends in between work. My advice ? If you can go there you will certainly not be disappointed Schuss von England!
Hello Natasha & Debbie, German here. Because you mentioned Cincinnati in your introduction, I was wondering if you already heared something about a congenial German female TH-camr from Munich, Bavaria who is also living in Cincinnati and also have a channel called "Feli from Germany".
Maybe you would be curious to learn more about her Germany-US-comparisons and German culture contents and her thoughts? 😀
Ja würde ich auch empfehlen Feli ist super und macht gute Videos 👍
Das dachte ich auch 😂
Morning lovely ladies , great video as always , i played it at 0.75 playback speed , it helped slow him down a tad so that my Brummie brain could try and process lol 😁🤣 xx
moin 😊!!
dat weer mal wedder een super reaktschoon 👍👍❤
ik hoop jüm kiek mehr vun düütschland👍
allerbest ut bremerhaven vun de waterkant😊
hool jüm wuchtig mien deerns,👍
( dat weer up plattdüütsch)
Danke schön! Jeden Mittwoch weitere Deutschland-Reaktionen! Nächsten Mittwoch ein besonderes
Moin mien goden, di dröpt man ja ok överall, wo dat üm uns schöön Heimat geiht. Schienst goot in dat nee Jahr kamen to hebben. Maak dat goot un wi leest uns ja mal wedder över den Weg.
@@michaelkuschnefsky362 moin mien keerl,👍😁... wo geiht dat as di, allens goot so wiet? wi sünd hier woll de hart Karn. allens goot un bet later👍😁
hool di wuchtig👍
Sprechen Sie regelmäßig Plattdeutsch?
@@afjo972 moin, 😁, ik snack faken plattdüütsch. bin darmit opwussen. liggt in de Familie.
allerbest in den süüden un halt di wuchtig👍
Fantastische Videoreaktion, meine Damen, es hat mir sehr gut gefallen, alles Gute aus Australien (Fantastic video reaction ladies I highly enjoyed it all the best from Australia)
The German vocational school system, which is almost unique in the world, is regularly overlooked. Here the learners spend some time in a vocational school and some time in a company. This achieves a high level of quality in craftsmanship.
Yes. It's much better than our system in the UK.
@@djs98blue Yes, much better than our current system, but our old apprenticeship system was comparable 50 years ago.
Rhinegeist The Rhine (which, to add to the confusion, is der Rhein in German) is the river that runs through some important cities (e.g. Cologne) in Germany and plays a big role in history and economy.
Geist can be translated to ghost but in the context of alcohol it’s more like spirit. Also wit…
Reinheit: purity. The Reinheitsgebot is a purity law. Beer can only contain the few ingredients he has named to be allowed to be called beer.
If you love birds: the wadden sea- he said mud flats are an important source for food for migratory birds.
And we have a huge zoo only for birds from all around the world.
Thank you, @winerlimde5395 for all the information.
Like the Danube river the Rhine river is a truely European river. It starts in Switzerland (in the Kanton Graubünden/Grischun). In the Swiss Kanton St.Gallen (named after an Irish monk Gallus who started spreading the Christian religion in that area; St.Gallen is also the name of the capital city of the Kanton St.Gallen) the Rhine river forms a natural border between Austria and Switzerland. East of the Rhine river is the Austrian country/state of Vorarlberg, the most western country of Austria. West of Bregenz, the capital of Vorarlberg, the Rhine river enters Lake Constance which it is leaving near the town of Konstanz. Untill Bregenz the Rhine is going to the north mainly. By entering Lake Constance the Rhine changes to mainly western direction. Konstanz like Bregenz were founded by the ancient Romans who conquered the south and the west of Germany (starting around 50 BC).
Between Konstanz and Basel the Rhine river is the border between Switzerland and Germany. In Basel the Rhine is turning to the northern direction again. Between Basel and Karlsruhe the Rhine is marking the border between France and Germany, Alsace in France and Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Between Karlsruhe and Kleve the Rhine river travels completely within Germany passing along or through the German states of Rhineland-Pfalz, Hesse and North Rhine - Westfalia.
Between Kleve and Zevenaar near Arnheim the Rhine crosses into the Netherlands where the river starts to split up and partially rejoin in more and more rivers forming a river delta near Rotterdam where it enters the North Sea. Please mind that the Rhine river is called Waal in the Netherlands.
The Rhine river is an old and very important shipping route connecting ports between Rotterdam/NL and Basel/CH.
There's a connection to the Danube river via the Main river starting near Frankfurt/Main and a shipping canal joining the Danube near Regensburg. Eventually the Danube will bring you to the Black sea. Hence it's possible to travel across Europe by ship using the rivers Danube and Rhine.
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When I was 18, fresh out of school, working a summer job and looking for an apartment in the city I wanted to go to university in, I used my train ticket for a single joy ride (couldn't do more in an entire month, it was very stressful) to visit the Weltvogelpark Walsrode (literally translates to "world-bird-park" and is about the same size as the entire town Walsrode where it is located). I absolutely loved it and it was the first time I saw real life hummingbirds. The only concerning part was when eating lunch at their restaurants, there suddenly was an entire swarm of peacocks around my table, all looking at me. Seven of them.
@@midnight8341 Exactly what I was thinking about!! 😃👍🏻🦚
Okay, had to check the "Rhinegeist". A literal translation would be "Rhine ghost" or "Ghost of the river Rhine" (river spelled "Rhein" in Germany). You mentioned "Heidelberg brewery" - Heidelberg being a very old city with a world renowed university (I studied there). No really famous brewery can be found there, the city is located really close to Ludwigshafen (home of the chemical firm "BASF" which is an abbreviation of "Badische Annilin und Soda Fabrik". And Heidelberg is located at the river Neckar, which goes into the Rhine river.
Lovely city, to be honest.
Germanyyyyy my love ❤❤ great show, girls! Sending love from Latvia.
Have a nice day you two.
It is quite a lot he covers but sadly the video itself is already 7 years old and outdated, some things in it were not accurate even back then.
But you get the general gist of it.
Looking forward to more reactions from you to my home country 😊
Greetings from Bavaria/Germany
We look forward to seeing more, @anastasiauhlhorn9081.
Not every meal contains Brötchen ;-). Brötchen (buns) is usually for breakfast or an inbetween snack. And even with breakfast many will choose bread over buns …
I spent a little time in Duisberg, Rheinhausen, and loved the place. The people I stayed with even took me to Rheindahlen military cemetery where my uncle is buried. It's a stunningly beautiful country and I'd love to visit again.
I am glad that you like my hometown :)
Our tornados are so small they cause no damage. I live in that "tornado area" and never experienced one.
That was a fast peek at Germany 🇩🇪 but l saw and heard lots of interesting facts and figures . Now l can’t wait to look into Everything in more detail, 👍
The Cincinatti areas are named after the river Rhine while the reinheitsgebot is reinheit meaning purity. Their beer and bread are second to none.
Don't take his pronunciation for gospel either...its quite Americanised.
Nice Video ladies . I have visited the Rhine many times. very informative and France has a long standing industrial relationship with Germany , Merci Jean-Marc
Good Morning from Germany!! Great seeing you again.
Hi Brain!
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Wow, nice typo :-)😂
You should watch the Meet the Germans: Roadtrip videos by DW Euromaxx next. There are 4 of them and they catch the general vibe of the different regions very good in my opinion (and she explain things a bit slower and in a funny way 😂). Nice reaction, love to see more!! Greetings from Swabia (I’m from the city with the highest church tower mentioned in the video) 🥰
Great video. I will need to watch it again. Thank you
Frankfurt Airport is huge. One of the most connected airports in the world. It's the home airport for Lufthansa and is a hub for a lot of connections. It has it's own mainline railway station - you can get a flight into Frankfurt and then a train to most places in the west of the country. The services runes up to Hamburg in the north and even to Amsterdam. It runs south to Basle in Switzerland and also over to Munich. So within 1 or 2 transfers, pretty much the whole of Germany is connected by rail. One off journeys aren't particularly cheap, but they're usually still cheaper than here in the UK. The German rail operator introduced a monthly subscription service where you can get unlimited travel on the slower regional and local services for 49 Euro per month. And that's nationwide.
One of the things I really like about Germany is that they encourage public transport use. I go over for hockey and soccer matches. Typically a match ticket includes public transport by bus, tram or local/regional rail service from about 6 or 7 hours before the game starts until the same period after it finishes. Fans are encouraged to get the train or the tram to matches and many soccer grounds/hockey rinks have either S-bahn or tram stops that are barely a minute or two walk from the ground/rink. You can enjoy a beer at the game without having to worry about driving home afterwards.
Last time I was over was during the recent 6 day rail strike. So I ended up booking an airport transfer by car. The driver joined the autobahn and asked if we were comfortable if he drove at 150. Admittedly that was kph rather than mph, but it was still pretty fast.
Hello! Great video like always.😊
So much fun watching your reaction video 😍 Thanks for being so sympathetic and open-minded, I really enjoyed it.
Thank YOU so much for watching & your kind words! ♥️♥️
Tis Ange
Man that was fast....
really interesting cross section on a LOT of topics. Cant wait to see what comes next.❤❤❤❤
Take a look at "This is Germany" by Dr.Ludwig, best video ever made if you want to see the beauty of germany.
Well that was fun and fast good history on it to much to take in one go nice to see a part 2 I always fancy going to Germany 🇩🇪 I believe it's stunning
I love your channel!As a German, I love people from the USA. I have had a pen friend from Texas since last year.And my wife is half American. Greetings from Germany ❤
The tornado thing is totally new for me as a German - and I'm turning 60 this year.
Bread: We LOVE our bread, and when we are tourists in other countries ... we will miss it sadly soon, esp. whole-grain bread (Vollkornbrot). On the other hand: As I a young man I was working in Berlin (West!) in an international hotel at the breakfast buffet, and got a lot of commendations by our international guests about our bread. Germany: The country of the bread and the wurst (sausages) ... let others eat eggs, bacon & beans for breakfast, but here it is bread and cold cuts - and all of it will be in superior quality.
BTW, bread:
Butterbrot: "Sandwich", mandatory made of whole-grain bread, at least with butter, usually with sausage or cheese. Regionally named "Stulle" (Berlin) or "Bemme" (Saxony). Popular as a take-away snack for work or school, "Pausenbrot"
Brötchen: "Bun", usually made of wheat, but there are rye or whole-grain versions as well. Many variations with additional ingredients: Poppy (!), sesame, pumpkin seed ... many regional names: Schrippe (Berlin), Semmel (Bavaria), Wecken or Weckle (Schwaben) ...
The (2) end parts of a bread may be hard, but as well crunshy and aromatic (and therfore loved by s.o.): Scherzl (Bavaria), Knuust (Berlin)
Schwarzbrot: A specialty of north east Germany is a "black" bread, made of 100% rye: The Pumpernickel. Pumpernickel is especially tasty with cheese or smoked or "raw" ham.
Actually the point with 300 kinds of bread is actually a typo. It's more about 3000!
And we can forgive you, don't liking bread, if all you know is american bread, cause this wouldn't even considered as bread in Germany. Try german bread in Germany and then we talk again 😉
There are numerous videos from people who lived in Germany for a while, studied here or were stationed here on the topic "What do I miss from Germany".
German bread is always included in these top 5 or top 10 lists, very often if not most often in first place!
Your comments about the German military? My parents served in Germany until I was 13. The German Army worked really closely with the British Army in those days. It was the “Cold War” after-all. My memories of our parents’ German military friends are really positive! I remember happy summer parties and parades and celebrations. I remember the officers’s grey uniforms being really smart. Looking back, I remember my father saying how professional and good to work with they were. Happy days as a British Army Brat living in Germany!!!
Thank you for being considerate about Germany and their past. So many people in the world currently view Germany in a negative light because of the past and I think that should be cleared up
Hallo, alles Gute für euch beide 🧡🧡🧡
There is a good 15 minute video here on TH-cam that does not limit the time frame of German history to WWII:
Facts about Germans never taught in School | Thomas Sowell
I can´t say enough about how beautiful Germany is. The best way is to say I came here thru the army back in 1983 and I loved it so much I stayed and have no regrets. I visited my home in Seattle one time in1999 and could not get back to Germany fast enough. The tornadoes in Germany are nothing like the ones in America. I also did not like bread when I lived in America but I love the different German breads.
11:40 the Rhinegeist might rather have to do with the river Rhine.
The "Reinheitsgebot" (established 1516, btw) might be freely translated into "Purity Rule". It defines the very few ingredients allowed to put together to be allowed to call the result "beer" - like the scottish regulation regarding whisky
The flags colors actually had a meaning. It was from napoleonic days. I think it actually came from a german Freikorps it meant somethig like from the darkness, through shedding blood, into the light. Black, red, gold
living in Ulm/Donau and never seen a Tornado. We have more than 3000(!) types of bread. Cuckoo clocks do not come from Bavaria, but from the Black Forest (Baden_Württemberg)
On New Year's Eve up to half of Germans (and those other European countries) traditionally watch the British film 'Dinner for One'. However, weirdly, this film is almost entirely unknown in the UK!
Link to the original video would have been nice (because it's good).
Otherwise a good video, I really enjoy watching you!
This is the New Jean-Marc my computer got stolen so had to start over again managed to recover some files. Sorry for the inconvenience ladies and I subscribed again for you. Great video as always I have visited the Rhine land many times, and I do love traveling , Merci Jean-Marc 😀
He did good even some things aren’t right.
One example, me as a Swabian want to mention that the Kuckusuhr isn’t from Bavaria it is from Black Forest in Baden Württemberg.
I like your reaction
You are a likeable couple
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Thank you! And thanks for watching ♥️
Another fascinating day learning more about Germany! I'd love you to take a look at the Autobahn if there is a suitable video. I'm surprised such a thing is allowed these days!
14:14 general rule: All of continental Europe drives on the right side. Even Gibraltar, which has political ties to the UK.
Those European countries that do drive on the left are all situated on islands.
Fun thing when driving from the UK to Germany. Motorways in Britain have a maximum speed of 70MPH (110KmPH), through the tunnel and in France the limit goes to 80MPH (130KmPH), then into Belgium where the limit goes down to 70MPH (110KmPH) and then finally, into Germany, the autobahns have no upper speed limit (unless explicitly restricted) This makes the segment of the trip from Aachen (border with Begium) and Frankfurt am Main, very quick indeed. Swapping sides of the road is no big deal, and not to be feared. I think the greater challenge for US Citizens is that in Europe, 'Stick Shift', still rules. we love our cars and the control that a manual gearbox provides.
7:46 Berlin-Tegel airport was closed years ago! Berlin has a larger airport now
Cuckoo Clock is not from Bavaria but form Baden (black forest) which is part of the state Badenwürtemberg.
To us Germans, Americans feel like our distant family..we have not seen each other in a while, but we are still family and we love you guys no matter how far away you´ve gotten. Also little funfact. Adidas and Puma were founded by brothers
There is a great video about Puma, Adidas and other German brands explained for Americans: th-cam.com/video/PGx5lEDLC4Q/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HIuf9vCR3cjoucSI
14:38 close enough. What is important is that the stress is on the first syllable. Ádidas, not Adídas.
If you get _this_ right, then getting the vowels slightly wrong is no big deal at all.
Did you know a German nickname for English people is Inselaffe which translates as island monkeys! 🙈😂 I am English and it makes me chuckle - reminds me of our old PG tips tea drinking chimps adverts!
and germans are kartenkopf sometimes pronounced kartofenkopf, Box heads
Pah, us island monkeys will laugh at anything!
@@joncawte6150 here in the UK we also have our 'round heads' - they won our civil war!
Oh, we have some great nicknames for our neighbours. My favourite actually is "Schluchtenscheißer" aka canyon sh***er for our austrian friends. 😂
Dont forget, we bavarians have our own flag. 😅 and our own hymne as well!
16:40 not exactly. „auf Wiedersehen“ doesn’t mean „goodbye“. It can’t be translated into English. In French it would be „au revoir“ and in Italien „arrivederci“. Goodbye means „tschüss“. It’s standard German and not „Kölsch“. By the way, „auf Wiedersehen“ is rather formal. Everyone says tschüss
It actually can! Here in the UK people say ‘see you later’ which is the equivalent to ‘Auf Wiedersehen’.
@@KirstenJoergYes it dont translate to goodbye because goodbye can be for ever. Auf Wiedersehen means see you later or see you again. Normally when i go i say tschüss which means just bye.
@@KirstenJoergI would translate see you later with „bis bald“…
@@afjo972 Perhaps a difference in literal translation as opposed to meaning...
The ´DW´ channel has interesting content for English speakers about Germany, e.g. the series "Meet the Germans" where they explore the different regions.
The channel ´Walters World´ is quite good about traveling to Germany and exploring culture and food.
And the channel ´Cooking the World´has really good videos about traditional German dishes.
hi ladies great video
16:17 half-timbered houses aren’t that common in Bavaria, but in Central Germany. Also, cuckoo clocks are from Baden-Württemberg, not from Bavaria
Natasha & Debbie, another good reaction video, a channel you may find interesting is Feli from Germany, she is a lovely German girl now living in Cincinnati and covers many topics about Germany and comparisons to the USA. I think you would find her channel interesting.
They should meet up? That might be an interesting video to watch!
Hello there, east German guy here.
He's right with that "not as well off economically as the rest of Germany" but then using housing blocks as an example is somehow weird. These kinds of housing blocks are just common all over europe, east and west... 🤷♂️
And the reason why we're not as well off economically also has more to do with how reunification was done than anything else. But that would be a really long story. 😅
Dasselbe habe ich auch schon kommentiert. Plattenbauten sind kein Indikator für Armut. Das ist diese typische westliche Ignoranz. In allen westlichen Ländern gibt es auch massenweise Platten, nur dass die dort Ghettos sind, während im Osten alles saniert ist
Love your video and humor - subscribed 😃
The german eagle is a Stone Eagle (Steinadler).
Steinadler in English = Great Eagle
hi debbie and Natascha, I'm glad you like my country. I hope that you will visit Germany at some point. Many greetings from Germany
Thank you for Look on our present culture. 😊 WE have much more to offer than the past. ❤
13:33 looks like somebody watched "Inglorious Basterds", where this difference in the sign for 3 plays a part in identifying a spy.
Berlin Tegel is closed, now we have Berlin Schönefeld.
Please take into consideration that this video is outdated and there are many misinformation as well as spelling errors
what kind of misinformation did you spot? i felt most of it was pretty accurate
@@ItzSmil3xThat whole Western Germany is equal to the Rhineland. Whereas Southern Germany is divided in RLP and Bavaria 🤔
I find that horrible that you learn only WW2 about Germany in school. If I image they would teach us only slavery about the US would be be very strange.
'and the national animal the eagle' -me looks up to the right like i would be able to look through the ceiling: 'yeah, up there, that's where they are doing circles.'
100-150m from my garden, right over the edge of the forrest, there they often enjoy upwinds and a bit of hunting ground on both, open fields and the forrest. Pure beauty.
Hey you two. It's cool to see how excited you are watching these videos =)
Quickly on the topic of highways. Yes, we have sections here (not everywhere) without a speed limit, but also many traffic jams and a lot of construction sites where it's sometimes not even possible to drive fast. Yes, we have a rule to keep right, which is actually mostly followed, and it's not really enforced, more of a "virtue" =)
I'd like to give you a brief insight into the topic of driver's licenses:
For us, a Class B license (for a car) costs between €1500 and €3000+ depending on the region and location. This also means that you have to take 14 double lessons of 90 minutes each in theory classes 1-2 times a week. Then practical lessons, which include 14 special trips (rural, night, highway), and there are also regular practice trips through the city. Then there's a theory test with 30 multiple-choice questions that you have to answer. These 30 questions are randomly selected from 1486 questions, which means you have to learn them too. You're allowed to make only 9 mistakes (different points are given for different question categories). The practical part is usually relatively easy in terms of effort, and it takes between 30-45 minutes.
The duration until you get the license, if everything goes well, is usually between 3 and 5 months (there are always exceptions).
How is it in America? ;-)
Google "German Driving License Test Online" in your language. Would you pass? Just a tip, theory is 99% logic =) Have fun and See you =)
To clarify his attempt to correct about Beethoven. He was born in Bonn, which lies on the Rhine (Rhein).
I love how you are interested in gathering knowledge about other nations around the world.
I spent the first 7 years of my life growing up in Germany. Loved it, would live there now if I could. 47 now and miss the place to bits. I am English btw but Germany? it's my home and since culture is an individual thing as in person, it's part of my culture.I lived in Westphalia which is beautiful. The people are nice, the place is nice and actually puts England to shame in many ways.
England and it's streets etc are far more dirty than in Germany, in fact, it's hard for me to remember any dirty streets etc.
It's just better, sorry England, it just is. NOT looking at it's current government of course. This coming from an Englishman as well. I love England don't get me wrong, it just has a lot to sort out in comparison.
My family surname also heralds from an old Germanic tribe back in Westphalia, a place name that became a surname. That name is also a place near London. Not saying what it is, just saying. The name goes back to over 2,000 years as it was found on a Roman Tablet in England. This on my Dad's side.
Ther reason many Germans have a sense of guilt over the 1940s is because many from outside of Germany won't let it alone and move on and keep dragging it up on them. They are not allowed to forget because of outsiders. I even got called a NZi just for living in Germany by kdis in secondary school in England. Sad trhat I had to keep it quiet in England for so long. I wish outsiders would just drop the 1940s thing, it's in the past damn it. Let them be and move on.
This is the most interesting thing i've ever heard about Germans and the 'pride-thing': "they are not ALLOWED to forget because of outsiders"... Never thought about it this way... Thank you very much for this new point of view - have to think about it. I'm pretty sure, NO ONE had seen it in this way before...
I realized this too. Look at YT comments to videos about war, flags, maps, Europe, Germany or any other topic where Germany or German behavier is mentioned. You will find a lot of comments or jokes like:
Germany today bla bla, Germany 1939 bla bla
Germany, I get flashbacks
the funny moustach guy
the Austrian painter
No No Germany
and so on.
Did you know that from 1714 until 1837, the British monarch was also the Elector of Hanover? This ceased when Victoria became Queen because a female could not inherit the title of Elector of Hanover.
The English royal family has a number of family relationships with former German principalities, for example in Hesse. The First World War first caused the name to be changed to Windsor; previously the name of the royal family was “Saxony-Coburg-Gotha”! Charles can never deny his German roots ;-))
Prince-Elector of Hanover. But only till 1806 when the HRE (Holy Roman Empire) finally dissolved itself. Thus no "election" anymore. From 1814 to 1866 the former electorate Hanover became its own kingdom. The personal union between the United Kingdom and Hanover did end in 1837 for the reason you stated.
The German King was elected by the prince-electors. 3 ecclesiastical electors (archbishops of Cologne, Mainz, and Trier) and 4-6 further secular electors. The King of Bohemia, the elector of Saxony, and the elector of Brandenburg. Plus following which changed over time: electors of the Palatine, Bavaria and Hanover.
At the beginning of the HRE the German King had to be appointed by the pope to Roman Emperor. Only after the reformation this did change and the German King became automatically also Emperor. Still a procedure in 2 steps.
I have worked in many European countries, unfortunately not Germany, so loving learning about it, thank you for another great upload 😊
Hi everyone
Hallo Natasha and Debbie. I resently found your channel and I like it! Probably you visit Germany in the future. Have you met Feli? You mentioned her in another video. Greetings from Germany, were spring ist taking over.
Interesting stuff
9:45 The Tornados are quiet new (25 -30 years)for us.
One of the reason we have so few people who don´t "belive" in climate change.
Or to phrase it this way: I had a sled, my kids don´t need one because real snow left my region 20 years ago.
Does he mean tornados as in the picture or as big storms? I have never seen a tornado like that.
Fun Fact: The Reinheitsgebot was mostly a PR-move. Yeah, there where some old rules for brewing beer, but they differed a lot from city to city. The first time it was actually mentioned was in 1918. And it didn't really became a thing until the 1960 when brewers had problems competing with beers from outside Bavaria which often contained sugar.
Very nice video. You are very likeable. You really show your interest in Germany. Unfortunately, it is sad that in many countries knowledge about Germany is limited to the two world wars. But you are wonderful. More of it.
Thank you! 😃
I've watched a few of your videos and I love your open mindedness! 💕I hope you will also look into other parts of Germany than just the south. Just like in any other country there are so many differences between the German regions (landscape, culture, language etc.).
Much love from a North German. 😊
The Gold in the German flagg will most likely derived from the Lüzow Voluntier Corps, because the 1848 revolutionaries came from the time of the battles aginst Napolen where German nationalism first time rose. Therefore it makes a lot of sence that they chosed the colours of those uniforms. black, red and gold.
Rhinegeist refers to the river Rhine. Reinheitsgebot means purity law. It was established in 1516, still in effect today, making it the longest standing law regarding a food / beverage.
I love watching your Videos. ❤ All the best for you from Germany (Nordrhein Westfalen).
I am originally from Germany and I love your videos thank you very much❤