Thanks to Temu for sponsoring the vid! Download the Temu app to get the $100 coupon bundle @ app.temu.com/k/u7eqsyjkgi1 and search my code duw2577 in the app to snag the Black Friday Early Access deals. My kids love the shoes we got them! Anyway, do you know of any other “lost” languages in America like Texas German? And a special message from TGDP after they watched this video: Thank you for visiting Texas, @Xiaomanyc , and for highlighting the Texas German dialect! The Texas German Dialect Project (tgdp.org) has been working to record and preserve this dialect of German since 2001. We are always looking for more Texas Germans to interview, so if anyone has any suggestions, please send us an email
@@jodawgsup Yeah, they're going scorched earth, hoping pure force will get them to be the standard for cheap crap. They might be winning since people use Temu instead of Wish when they mean terrible knock off :)
Hey, Americans who have values are Subbed to you. Not sure if you were aware of that. Unsubbed “The threats China poses to the cybersecurity of critical American assets have been well established. In addition to operating the most advanced domestic surveillance apparatus in the world - thus, highly competent in poring over large sums of data that enable coercive action to shred individual agency and freedom - China has wielded the sensitive information of Americans to aid its traditional espionage efforts. Even if we cannot see the full effects now, come election season or the further escalation of geopolitical conflict, China is accumulating the exact kind of personal information through Temu it would need to wreak havoc at a moment’s notice. Earlier this year, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., articulated how Temu fits into this mix, asserting that it is “a threat to American producers, investors, online retailers, and every single American’s personal privacy.” He underscored why it almost assuredly poses an even greater threat to our national security than TikTok.” I’ll keep posting this is it’s taken down.
As a German, I am amazed to see this bit of german culture and language being still alive far abroad. A couple of years ago I was lucky to work in Houston for a while and could make it to Fredricksburg over a week-end trip. I really much enjoyed the hospitality and kindness of people living there, and, yes, their dialect is very well understandable for a native speaker. Ever lasting memories...
I had a neighbor once who was a Mexican-German. He looked 100% like a home grown German guy. His family immigrated to Mexico generations before. And, while he was part of the German cultural enclave, he very much identified as Mexican. Really interesting guy. They have their own schools in these enclaves. Like Colegio Alexander von Humboldt in Mexico City. They have the full range of education and they teach in German, Spanish, and English. Kids who go there come out speaking all three.
Listening to that old gentleman made me so sad. He is the last generation speaking Texas german. I'm the last Generation speaking transilvanian saxon. Another variety of old german. My ancestors left Germany in the 12th century, and returned back in the 20st century. Xiaoma, you are so impressive, learning so fast. Always a joy watching you. Best wishes from Bavaria
@cr1tx You have never walked in their shoes! My children understand every single word, but they refuse to speak. It's old and not useful in their eyes. Maybe when they're older they get it. Don't be so fast with blaming.
@@reddixdebbix6540 Could you make a recording of you speaking transilvanian saxon? How close is your transilvanian saxon to the orgional 12th century old german? As a German would I be able to understand you? I am very curious about the developement of Germanic languages. Is it just like modern German very influenced by latin? I am really curious about how people back than sounded and talked like.
@@nostalji93 A friend of mine and my husband understood pretty fast every single word, but they can't speak or repeat. It has nothing commen with latin, except we use most letters of the latin alphabet. You can hear it still in Luxemburg - if you like to Google.
As a German I can't describe how deeply interesting this is for me. This is one of the reasons why I like the USA so much cause it has so much diverse and complex culture from people who came from all these countries. Sadly this is all fading away since this all happened a long time ago but I'm glad that some of these people are still alive and have all of these stories, they're truly a treasure. I could literally move to these people and listen to their stories in German every day, it's just so wholesome and I just love old people and their stories. I have so much respect for these people, one day we will all go there. But let's cherish the last glimpses we have of these incredible people and enjoy every moment!
I'm Belgian, and as you know German is an official language in Belgium, like Dutch and French, i live in the dutch speaking region of Belgium aka Flanders, in those days we didn't learn German at school, i teached my self to speak german when i was around the age of 8. Didn't know about this German town in Texas, very intressting and i can understand them all. Bit of variations in their way of speaking german, but easy to understand.
I'm in a Japanese language class with a girl who spent the summer studying in Spain and when I asked her "スペインはどうだった？" (how was Spain?) she responded "¡Bien!" Lol
liebe "deutsche Gemeinde" in Amerika, ich bin so verliebt wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen nach all diesen Jahren ich bin sehr fasziniert, schönes Weihnachten und einen lieben Gruß aus "good old Germany",...Ray..
Hearing these people speak German is super interesting. They have a very unique accent (definitely American, but not like other Americans who are learning German) and I can hear hints of different German dialects, all randomly meshed together. And every single one of these people has their unique accent too, some speak more fluently than others, some with a more heavy American accent etc. Really cool!
@@jessali_ There is a TH-cam video called Speaking Texas German. Also the University of Texas has done a study and recorded the unusual Texas German accents. Lots of the stories have been recorded, and they will not disappear into oblivion...
We‘ve done it many times over but interest never gets to be too much so the collections sit in a museum. There is a preservation project run by Has Boas of UT that‘s working on preserving the dialect. We had lots of local German polka st one time. My dad would listen to „Texas polka time“ almost every Saturday morning and dance around the kitchen like a goon. Now, if it exists, it’s almost all Czech but we still love it.
German here. The accent sounds similar to the one that my grandparents use. They live in a small town called morro reuter in Brazil. Their ancestors also moved around the 19th century to Brazil from Hunsrück, which is close to the Westerwald.
We’re from Germany and traveled to Texas last summer and of course we did visit Fredericksburg too. we’ve had great conversations with the locals there. thanks for bringing back some good memories.
@@LeAbstracted It's a very common mistake to make for non-Europeans :D I'm from Germany but living in Austria now, I do have some austrian friends who ordered from outside Europe before and had their parcels take detours via Australia haha.
On my first visit to a German restaurant in Fredericksburg, an obviously Mexican man came in. He was a local and two of the American waitresses greeted him with "good morning" and "buenos dias." He responded "wie gehts?" This is what the USA is all about--many cultures. It's not just in the big cities like New York or San Francisco.
Yeah, sadly indigenous cultures were wiped out in both urban and rural parts of the US. Gave them these internment camps called "reservations" instead.
Does it? I don't know how ofter stuff like this occurs in the USA, but I vividly remember the video with a American drunk women antagonizing some poor German tourists for not speaking her language to each other. Meanwhile in German big cities you hear at least 3 foreign languages if you just take the bus for a few stops. My neighbours speak turkish and manderin.
I'm German and I can hear a north German accent especially from the gentleman. He said mudder ( Mutter) . The drinking song " Bier her, Bier her oder ich fall um" is a well known "Volkslied" from the olden days and sometimes is still used. One of my ancestors emigrated at the end of 19 century to Waco Texas.
Ich dachte kurz der andere Herr hätte als sie in der Gruppe saßen " mein muddern" gesacht. Wär schon interessant zu wissen ob deren Familie ursprünglich von Norddeutschland kam
My high school German language teacher, Herr Crosnow, taught us this song in his class. I have not heard that song in almost 40 years, but when this gentleman at 16:48 started signing I sang it with him instantly. He told us that the song would be sung slowly at first and would get quicker as the festivities went on. Thank you Sir for that memory.
My grandmother used to say ,,Kirchhof" instead of ,,Friedhof" for "cemetery". It is the dialect still spoken by elderly folks in the Rhine province in Western Germany, like in Cologne. Kirchhof= churchyard.
Ich habe Kirchhof noch nie gehört, obwohl ich nicht allzu weit von Köln entfernt im Münsterland lebe und aufgewachsen bin. Klar, ist nicht Grad um die Ecke, aber ich hätte erwartet, dass man sowas zumindest schonmal gehört hat. Sehr interessant 😊
As a Native German speaker living in the United States, I believe their German is pretty awesome, especially after almost two centuries of leaving their former home country! Some of those folks even got a boonie dialect, hilarious! 😅
True, definitely some direct translations from English phrases amd pronounciations but pretty understandable, especially after that much time and starting before German became a standardized language
@@maxschmidt9461 Sure; I visited an Amish market in Maryland near the Pa border and they only understood half of what I said in German even though what little school they have is still in German.
had to sign in just to like this comment. I actually stopped watching after seeing the Temu plug and scrolled the comments to see if anyone was rubbed the wrong way as well
@@Metalheadcantdifferthegenres The reason the goods are so cheap are not just because its coming straight from a factory in china, but also because they are selling your data. YOU are the product when you use Temu. I dont like that he had a Temu ad, but as other people said. Man's gotta get his money somehow, he's got 2 kids and 6.5m subs on youtube + travelling a bunch kind of sucks that up.
3:56 an appropriate response to "Wie gehts" would not be "Ich bin gut" but rather "Es geht Mir gut" our German teacher always told us never to respond with "Ich bin gut" because it actually means "I am good" as in I am a good person. Also another appropriate greeting would be "Wie geht es dir?" Which is the more formal version
OMG Xiaoma, my family is from Fredericksburg! I'm so happy you had a chance to visit and learn about Texas German. I can trace my ancestry all the way back to the original founding of Fbg, and my ancestor built a house that is still standing today in that town. Thank you for checking it out and sharing the knowledge of Texas German.
You are so very blessed. I have passed through Fredericksburg twice, but only once I had time to stop and see a little bit of the town. I LOVE FREDERICKSBURG! I hope to one day go back and be able to stay for several days. I had worked with a group of Germans on 2 separate occasions many years ago and they were always talking about how much they missed German bread, that our bread had no flavor and it was too soft. So I have always been curious to try German bread. I am hoping one day to make another trip through Fredericksburg, but this time to make sure the bakeries are open so I can get some real authentic German bread and finally get to taste it. I do love the German coffee too, very strong, just the way I like it. I hope you will get to go back to Fredericksburg to make some more wonderful memories. You are very fortunate to know so much about your history and family.
@@tony_25or6to4 My father was born after WWII, at that time everyone stopped speaking German in the houses and shops. The only time my father heard his parents speak German was when they wanted to say something to each other without the kids knowing what was going on. I grew up in San Antonio, but Fbg was my "second home". My Oma (Yes, I called her Oma) lived there almost all her life. I didn't know she spoke Texas German until after she past away. They spoke in the video about words that evolved independently, when the Germans came over to Texas, they had never seen a skunk, so they called it a "Stinkkatze" or Stink cat. The word Airplane didn't exist in German at the time, so Texas German called them "Luftshiff" or Airship, while Germany called them Flugzeug or flight thing. I don't speak German myself but when I hear Texas German, it sounds like German that's been softened and given a southern twang.
@Falkore02 my grandparents didn't speak their parent's native language because, "You're in America now, speak English". So German and Italian was lost to my parents generation...and by extension, me.
@@ionecuff6323 I moved away from Germany a couple of years ago and my friends always have to listen to me joking or complaining about bread, I love how universal this seems to be :P The funny thing is you don't have to go far away to feel the effect. Even when you're still in Germany but get very close to a border, the bread gets softer and blander. No firmness, no crust, no taste...
This was the most emotional I’ve been watching one of these videos. Unfortunately these speakers are close to the end of their lives and the fact that they all fit around a table now is really sad. Hard to accept losing a part of history to time. Glad to have it somewhat preserved in this video for future generations. Thanks Ari.
True that. Only thing that makes this not as bad is that Germany still exists (Also Austria and with a little more effort parts of Switzerland) where at least the language and some aspects of their culture still exist on there indigenous grounds 🙂
it is very sad. it would be great if the local school districts would have German instruction alongside English to preserve the culture. and there are other communities in the area that supposedly still have Texas German natives remaining, but of course are quickly dwindling.
@ here in the US German is commonly an elective language class in high school and sometimes middle school. Sounds like it is being taught in the area as they mention in the video but the trouble is retaining the info taught in language classes as you cannot use it with family or the public every day/routinely, therefore slowly forgetting it
@@brianakelley123 use the TH-cam search "speaking Texas German" . There's another good video you can view from University of Texas German language project.
Fun fact: one of Fredericksburg’s most famous citizens is Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who commanded the U.S. Pacific fleet during WWII. Nimitz often joked about how he came to be in the Navy when he grew up in this small town hundreds of miles from a major body of water. He is depicted by Henry Fonda in the Oscar-winning film “Midway”.
The Lady sitting next to Ari... omg, her German is almost pristine 😲 At least from my point of view - I am German from the very nothern part in Germany and we speak the "High German" where I live. I guess it matters a lot when your parents speak a foreign language at home. It literally forms the language your child speaks. 😎
Agreed. The lady sitting to Ari's right has retained a nice accent. Many of the other folks speak German with what can only be described as a thick American accent. Ich spreche nur ein bisschen Deutsche, aber, mein Mutti war im Nuremberg geboren und aufgewachsen und so, Ich war aufgewachsen gut Deutsch sprechen zu horen!
@@billramsey8934 Omg, thank you for sharing a bit of your mom's story in Germany. Danke 😊 Dein Deutsch ist besser als das Deutsch vieler Menschen die in Deutschland leben. 😂
@@unguardedgenerosityyes you are right! But also makes sense because Dutch and English are very closely related languages just as Dutch and German are. So Dutch is really in between these two languages.
@@unguardedgenerosity For me, the woman next to Ari spoke German the best. I could understand everything, but it did sound like a Dutch person trying to speak German.
Ich lebe in New Braunfels, das von Prinz Solms gegründet wurde. Nicht viele hier sprechen noch Deutsch. Wir haben immer noch Schilder auf Deutsch und Geschäfte mit deutschen Namen. Wir haben auch Wurstfest und Wassailfest
I lived in LaGrange Texas for five years and my neighbors all spoke German. They invited my little daughter to join them and spoke English to her and German to each other. When we left there, 35 years ago, she spoke with a little bit of a German accent. Good people.
@askhedning4610 As funny as it is you finding it bizarre, I can't help but think about the big identity struggle. How people yearn to have one yet some attack other people's or let theirs dwindle with the passage of time. Selective pride?
I'm a Texas native living in Germany and love knowing that you have visited Fredericksburg. I am in awe to hear the lovely folk in our beloved Texas town speaking German and sharing their stories. What a great lesson. Thank you!
Wow, as a half German that grew up in the US and speaks German fluently, if I ever go down to Texas, I would really pay a visit to these people. I would think that it would make them very happy to be able to speak German, and it would make me very happy too. It's heartwarming that they hang onto their culture, and it's just as heartbreaking that it won't be carried on with the future generations.
@Zynthex as thier main language. Most of the settlers to America were German after the war for independence, and simply kept thier language. They mostly settled the Midwest. I have German in my background that were part of what they call "Pennsylvania Dutch-Irish" that is actually German and idk why they call it that. But also I have German ancestors that settled the Wisconsin Dells. For whatever reason people started switching to English around the turn of the century, right before ww1, and anti-german sentiment during ww1 likey ended most of the last few holdouts speaking German as thier main. But there are still lots of German founded communities still thriving around in Ohio, PA, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana ect. That have leaned back into that heritage and become tourism spots like this one.
More Americans have German ancestors than English or Irish. The only reason that the US is speaking English now, is that the English came first and the Germans came one by one and not all at the same time.
@@chrisdobbs9155 The term dutch was used for both germans and the dutch. This only changed when germany became a country in 1870, so now you needed to differentiate between people from the netherlands and germany. The term dutch stuck in america for longer than it did in europe, so it somewhat survived till today.
I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS AT A COFFEE SHOP THIS MORNING!!!! I’m a Texas Native and I’m currently learning German, have been for around 6 months now. So cool seeing my home state on here, welcome!
What helped me learn German faster was the You Tube Channel called Easy German..they have over 600 videos where they stop Germans on the streets in Berlin, etc. and ask their opinion on various topics. Cari and her husband Janusz live in Berlin and have so many entertaining episodes.
This episode was so beautiful. As an Italian I felt bad that when I visited little Italy, way too many Italian Americans couldn't understand Italian. To know these ppl are trying everything but still failing to keep their heritage alive, breaks my heart. Bless them
Exactly. This is what so many Europeans don’t get about us when they gatekeep things and tell us we aren’t ____ enough. It is HARD to hold onto these customs. I’m a third-generation American and all I have left of my Polish heritage is how to make pierogies and a few words and phrases. My great-grandparents passed when I was a toddler so I can’t ask them any questions. It saddens me greatly.
@@_marshaI_And even then it wasn’t Italian. Rather southern dialects. And some Italian dialects are basically their own language. An Italian from another region won’t understand Sicilian. Also their own traditions. This caused a very distorted idea in America of everything “Italian”.
Ich finde es so schön, dass die Leute ihre deutschen Wurzeln nicht vergessen haben und weiterhin die deutsche Sprache pflegen. Schade ist es, wenn die weitere Generation nicht viel Interesse daran hat. Mein Schwiegermutter war Deutsche und in den USA verheiratet, sie hat ihren Kindern leider nicht viel Deutsch beigebracht 😢 Was ist sehr schade fand. Deswegen Hut ab vor dieser kl Gruppe von Deutschen ❤
Grandad was in the USAF. Met my Oma in 61’ in Germany. They’ve been married ever since. While it is rare for me to meet a German speaker in the southeast US, it makes it even more the delight. What a beautiful group of people and a beautiful video Xiaoma.
Man, one of your best content yet. I am from Germany, and grew up speaking the Swabian dialect, had to learn High German at school. Love how those Texas Germans do grammar, somehow it feels like my grandparents doing sentence structure 😊. Keep the good content coming... ...Hope you're going to find better sponsoring.
I used to work for a company located in Tübingen where I travelled to often. They told me they spoke “Schwäbische” and was looked down upon by the more proper speaking Northern Germans. Kind of like the North here in the states looks down on the Southern dialect. My mother in law is from the North near the Rhine and they were very impressed with her “proper” German.
As a kid, I was told that there was "high" German and "low" German and that my aunt's husband spoke "low" German. Would that be like proper English vs common English containing slang and contractions ("wanna" vs "want to")?
@@DarkandStormyNight01 High German and Low German doesn’t have anything to do with one more proper than the other. They are just linguistic terms. High German languages were originally spoken in the southern half of Germany whereas low German was spoken in the north.High and low refers to the altitude of the country where they are spoken, not to one being more sophisticated than the other. Plattdeutsch is an example of a low german language, but also Frisian and Dutch. The confusion comes from the fact that people call „proper“ German High German today, which doesn’t really make much sense, because all German dialects, except for the remaining low german ones in the north are in fact high German. Also or even especially the dialects in the south like Swabian and Bavarian.
it makes me so happy to see these sweet people so far away from where i live speak the same language i do. And great job attempting to speak german with them too! Thats very wholesome
respekt, dass du deutsch lernst und generell auch wie viele Sprachen du schon kannst!. Schön, dass du Kulturen und menschen verbindest. Weniger schön ist, dass du Werbung für Temu machst..
Keine Firma ist besser. Auch nicht die teueren. Alle schießen sich auf temu ein. Aber keiner lässt in Deutschland produzieren sondern immer im Ausland unter Qualbedingungen. Alle
I'm a descendant of Germans who went to Texas via the Deutsch verein but my ancestors didn't go to Fredericksburg, they went to Galveston and Indianola and then to New Orleans and then up the river to St Louis (one of the German Triangle cities) vielen dank.. this video brought back memories of my Grandma Becker.
It’s so weird how there’s actually two groups of people who speak German in the US, I live in west Texas and there are thousands in my town who speak low German and moved here from Mexico
@@captainobvious8037 I've had several German teachers over the years. I had two in high school, and those high school years got me on the road to living and working in Germany when I was 18/19. Learning German really had a long-lasting impact on my life. It allowed me to explore the world and meet people from around the world. I even spoke once with a Chinese man who knew no English and I knew no Chinese, but we were able to converse well in German while both of us casually met on the street in Paris!
My grandmother was born in Germany and I always sat with her when she was on the phone with her family back home we are also from Texas and hearing this brings back memories thanks for this.
Kirchhof ist der veraltete Begriff,bzw Friedhof ist umgangssprachlicher( enspricht der historischen Entwicklung).Der Begriff Kirchhof entsprach der früheren Realität,dass Gräber im unmittelbar an Der der Kirche grenzender Kirchhof errichtet wurde. Aufgrund der Platz und hyg. Wurde dann angefangen eigens ein größerer Platz zu errichtet- Friedhof. Ich meine es so verstanden zu haben..Proof me wrong :). But I dont is that an Accent regional Thing too Churchyard is the outdated term, or cemetery is more colloquial (corresponds to the historical development).the term churchyard corresponded to the earlier reality that graves were built in the churchyard immediately adjacent to the church. Due to the lack of space and hyg. A larger square was then built - a cemetery. I think I understood it like this...Proof me wrong
@@Cfmindwanderer Theoretisch beschreibst du also, dass beide Wörter noch eine Daseinsberechtigung haben, ich kenne einige "Friedhöfe", die auf dem Gelände einer Kirche oder eines Klosters liegen, welche somit ein "Kirchhof" wären. Gleichzeitig sind Kirchen- unabhängige Grabstätten somit ein "Friedhof". (Aus Erfahrung nutzen im meiner Region (RLP) ältere Menschen jedoch das Wort "Kirchhof" für jeden Friedhof, unabhängig von kirchlichen Einrichtungen)
I might have missed something, but im native german and the way you said "wie bist du" instead of "wie geht es dir" along with the person made me spit my water.
Jedes video was irgendwie deutschland oder deutsche sprache erwähnt MUSS diesen kommentar haben. with that being said: Diese Kommentarsektion ist nun eigentum der Bundesrepublik Deutschland!
As a German I had no problem understanding the people from Fredericksburg. Their german sounds a bit different like a local dialect but it’s totally fine to understand. Props to you Ari for trying to keep the conversation in german as much as possible. Glad to see you are working on your german.
I've seen quite a lot of your videos and i'm really happy to hear your german - that gives me a lot of perspective. What you're doing is beyond impressive! Viele Grüße aus Deutschland!
I am a Croat that was born in Germany and I went to school there. This is so interesting to see how you took the language and how you put your own accent to it. That one lady had a very, very clean accent, almost like a regional German accent. I am also sad to see that it is dying. I unterstand that you are American but having this heritage and this language is a gift that should be passed to the next generations. I hope that some younger people still can learn it. Greetings from Croatia
Ich lebe in New Braunfels, das von Prinz Solms gegründet wurde. Nicht viele hier sprechen noch Deutsch. Wir haben immer noch Schilder auf Deutsch und Geschäfte mit deutschen Namen. Wir haben auch Wurstfest und Wassailfest
Hello from America 🇺🇸 my Wife is German and she is the best thing to ever happen to me, she came here next month in December, will be 3 years, and she loves America 🇺🇸
Very interesting episode. I’m glad they were able to preserve the language for this long. Ari learned German a month prior to visiting. That’s really impressive.
What I noticed was that the Americans had a American accent speaking German, but I can clearly understand what they’re saying. The only American that had an actual German accent was the woman at 9:10 , she also appears to be slightly older then the other people there which is quite interesting to see
Listening to their tones is mindblowing, they speak fluent german but with the american accent and speed AND the american mentality. As a french that has 10 years of german classes behind me hearing those two mix is so interesting, feels like a culture clash
@@JC-zg4xe yes!!! I've actually lived in Quebec for a 1y and a half, this is much more different than I expected. It's an entire new french with different social codes and cues. Culture clash apart it is very interesting to see the language evolve or sometimes stays in the ancient times. Great question you asked!!!
I’m from Wisconsin where there’s heavy German influence in our culture. From my understanding German used to be spoken much more around here as well but because of the wars many things were Anglicized including names. My friend’s original last name starts with a Von but after the First World War his great grandfather dropped the Von part. They touch on it a little in the video but there was heavy persecution within the states here of German speaking Americans during and after the world wars and it truly is a tragedy because German culture is so cool. Also German used to be the second most spoke language in this country during the late 19th century. Obviously today it’s now Spanish as the second but at one point it was German.
@@ILoveYellow.incorrect. Selling data is their principle market. They make more revenue from selling data and learned behaviours than they do from products. Please read their company report and end of fiscal year documents before leaving misinformation.
I was born in Mason, and started school with kids whose grandparents still preferred German at home. Thanks for putting a spotlight on a rapidly fading phenomenon! 👍🏻
Is it really a good idea to take a sponsorship from Temu? It seems like everyone knows the shady things they’re doing by now. Do you really want to promote them? I think many people might lose trust in your judgement when you promote companies like that.
Imma be real here, for a good 99.99% of things, I just don’t care, especially if it interferes with my entertainment. I want him to be sponsored by Temu, i cannot really change what they do shady as a corporation
HE ACTUALLY DID IT. HEILIGE GOTT VIELEN DANK XIOMA. I have infinite respect for you friend, you have shown light on out dying culture here in America. Mögen Güte und Glück dir folgen, wohin du auch gehst, durch der Country-Weg und Stadtstraßen und vom Fremdenland nach Hause, Gott segne dich
More ...burgs and ...bergs in the USA ( placenames) then in the whole of Germany, Austria and Switzerland combined I swear😅. We have in Australia though the famous Silesian village of Handorf in the Adelaide Hills which is so German still after the original settlers arrived there in the 1850s.
German flags in German only come out during international soccer games. For all the other days of the year Germans identify much more with their state than their country.
Other German here 😊 Love this Video. Since the Internet became a thing the spoken german language is becoming much more intertwined with english. So it really is so facinating to me that they kept their German so clean sounding. Even after generations. Also, I do belive you even can hear nuances of different German accents in their German, that's so cool. Pretty sure the lady that showed you around has swabian ancestors - like me 😅
Love your videos dude. But Temu ain't the way to go. I get the same feeling like when i see some youtubers still using "Better" Help sponsor. My advice, quit Temu fast
“Temu’s goods are cheap not because of fair competition, but rather because of China’s familiar combination of intellectual-property theft, government subsidies, and human-rights abuses,” Cotton’s letter reads.
ich habe mich sehr über dieses Video gefreut. Richtig feine Sache. Ich habe das Video direkt einem Freund in Amerika gesendet und ihm mitgeteilt, dass er dorthin ziehen muss. Er liebt Deutschland. Bleibe fröhlich, gesund und munter, mein Bester! Viel Liebe, s.p.
My state of Minnesota still has some German speaking towns, as well Hutterite colonies Hutterite German is spoken in Minnesota and other states by the Hutterite community. Hutterite German is an Austro-Bavarian dialect that is not written down. New Ulm New Ulm is considered by some to be the most German town in the United States. The town has a German-American history collection in its public library. While the number of people in New Ulm who speak German is declining, some say the town still has a special atmosphere. Waldsee German Language Village This village in Bemidji, Minnesota offers an immersive experience where visitors can learn German through activities like sports, cooking, and arts.
Greetings from germany! Ich verstehe euch alle sehr gut, es ist schön zu sehen, dass ihr nach all der Zeit noch deutsch sprechen könnt, obwohl dort kaum noch jemand deutsch spricht.
I taught one of my watercolor workshops in New (Neu) Braunfels a few years ago. Read the New (Neu) Braunfels Zeitung and visited Greune Hall, an old country western dance hall.
This is a great video. Even though I never lived in Texas, this brought back memories of when I lived in Germany from 1976 to 1979 (my dad was in the US Air Force and was assigned to Hahn AFB for 3 years). I was in elementary school then and we attended school on the air base but we lived off base for a while. I found the German people to be absolutely lovely and welcoming. We made many friends in the local area and I learned some German in 6th grade, which I continued into high school and college. Unfortunately, since I’ve had no one to speak with, I’ve all but lost my German speaking skills. Still some great memories in Germany and so glad I had that rare chance to live there.
I lived and worked in Germany in 1973/74 while I was still a teenager. I took German in high school and one year in college in California. I met a German exchange student in college, and also met other students who had been to Germany, and that really got me excited about going to Germany, to explore, and to improve my German. I'm 70 now, and have been back to Germany twice. I hitchhiked all over Germany, and took trains all over Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Portugal, and Italy as a teenager, and then again as a middle-aged adult. I had so many opportunities to use my German everywhere I traveled. German and my native American English gave me access to the world. John, California
My grandpa came over when he was 3 years old I’m 60 I grew up on liver sausage and blood sausage beer and peppermint and blackberry snaps. He started his own butchers shop up here in Wisconsin. Memory’s of making sauerkraut and dandelion win in their basement. Had a family down the road that had a exchange student from Germany it was crazy seeing me grandpa talking to her he was in heaven and I was flooded 🙂
This episode was extra fun to watch. I am Dutch living in the US but can understand German and my daughter goes to college in Texas. Lots of connections to this video. Danke!
the lady right beside u actually speaks really good german sounds a bit like a nativ speaking german some others wist the words or got some other meaning to words we usually do loved it peace
@@Brotherline Once downloaded, Temu can access almost anything on your phone - the camera, internet, audio recordings, and more - according to one study.
I’m planning to use this video in a class on culture about immigrants and assimilation. The emotions are very raw - it is difficult to watch the disappearance of heritage. Thanks so much for doing this one.
I’m still learning German, this is so amazing being able to recognize what they’re saying I haven’t really just sat and listened to German conversations before!
Fredericksburg is a beautiful town in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. If any of you ever find yourselves in that part of Texas I’d recommend stopping by!
I only spoke German as a child many years ago and used subtitles to follow but I understood about 70% of what you said & asked because it was simple. I appreciate you bringing this forward. Such a lovely town and towns peoples and sentiment.
I’m so happy to see this video because I’ve heard of this town before and as an American who lives in Germany taught myself German, I have been dying to visit when I come back. I cannot wait to check it out and hopefully speak German with some of them.
@@MoHammed-rr1bkleider wahrscheinlich nicht Viele von uns „lernen“ heute Deutsch in der Schule, aber nur sehr wenig von dem Dialekt wird weitergegeben. aber wenn das nächste Mal jemand aus Texas sagt: „I‘m Texas German!“, wissen Sie, was er meint.
Really cool episode about German in Texas. I lived in Germany for 2 years and to see a small town in America that still speaks the language is really neat! Thanks for sharing Xiaomanyc! I had an experience in San Francisco CA a year ago where I was waiting to get a rental car, I heard a father and daughter speaking German then I suddenly started speaking to them. The dad rolled his eyes initially because he thought I was an American who could say a few phrases or words. Once I started speaking in full conversation he was like, "Woah! You do know German!" We had a great conversation and I think they were impressed to find someone who could speak their language half-way around the world.
I really wish you wouldn't promote Temu. Its a terrible company and it promotes an unhealthy and exploitative business model. Please reconsider! The vid was awesome, though. I am so happy to see you here in Texas!
Thanks to Temu for sponsoring the vid! Download the Temu app to get the $100 coupon bundle @ app.temu.com/k/u7eqsyjkgi1 and search my code duw2577 in the app to snag the Black Friday Early Access deals. My kids love the shoes we got them! Anyway, do you know of any other “lost” languages in America like Texas German? And a special message from TGDP after they watched this video: Thank you for visiting Texas, @Xiaomanyc , and for highlighting the Texas German dialect! The Texas German Dialect Project (tgdp.org) has been working to record and preserve this dialect of German since 2001. We are always looking for more Texas Germans to interview, so if anyone has any suggestions, please send us an email
temu must be paying big huh
@@jodawgsup Yeah, they're going scorched earth, hoping pure force will get them to be the standard for cheap crap. They might be winning since people use Temu instead of Wish when they mean terrible knock off :)
Isn't there a German town in Washington state as well.
This is a really morally questionable sponsorship. You can do better than that.
Hey, Americans who have values are Subbed to you. Not sure if you were aware of that. Unsubbed
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Earlier this year, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., articulated how Temu fits into this mix, asserting that it is “a threat to American producers, investors, online retailers, and every single American’s personal privacy.” He underscored why it almost assuredly poses an even greater threat to our national security than TikTok.”
I’ll keep posting this is it’s taken down.
As a German, I am amazed to see this bit of german culture and language being still alive far abroad. A couple of years ago I was lucky to work in Houston for a while and could make it to Fredricksburg over a week-end trip. I really much enjoyed the hospitality and kindness of people living there, and, yes, their dialect is very well understandable for a native speaker. Ever lasting memories...
I had a neighbor once who was a Mexican-German. He looked 100% like a home grown German guy. His family immigrated to Mexico generations before. And, while he was part of the German cultural enclave, he very much identified as Mexican. Really interesting guy.
They have their own schools in these enclaves. Like Colegio Alexander von Humboldt in Mexico City. They have the full range of education and they teach in German, Spanish, and English. Kids who go there come out speaking all three.
New Braunfels is another good town to visit. There used to be German speaking locals there. Maybe some are still around.
This is a middle high German, ja?
@@FPSChef i am from North west germany i think , that this dialekt tits to the North west .
I live about 5 hours south of a city names Frankenmuth Michigan. It's awesome.
To those elderly people, im german and i can understand 99.9% of what they are saying without even trying hard.
Same :)
Same!!
Das kann ich bestätigen. I can confirm that.
Same :)
Well they're speaking German so congrats for understanding your own language
Listening to that old gentleman made me so sad. He is the last generation speaking Texas german. I'm the last Generation speaking transilvanian saxon. Another variety of old german. My ancestors left Germany in the 12th century, and returned back in the 20st century. Xiaoma, you are so impressive, learning so fast. Always a joy watching you. Best wishes from Bavaria
They say that their children don't speak German... so who is to blame? They didn't teach the language, they killed it themselves.
@cr1tx You have never walked in their shoes! My children understand every single word, but they refuse to speak. It's old and not useful in their eyes. Maybe when they're older they get it. Don't be so fast with blaming.
@@reddixdebbix6540 Could you make a recording of you speaking transilvanian saxon? How close is your transilvanian saxon to the orgional 12th century old german? As a German would I be able to understand you? I am very curious about the developement of Germanic languages. Is it just like modern German very influenced by latin? I am really curious about how people back than sounded and talked like.
@@nostalji93 A friend of mine and my husband understood pretty fast every single word, but they can't speak or repeat. It has nothing commen with latin, except we use most letters of the latin alphabet. You can hear it still in Luxemburg - if you like to Google.
Wie schwer ist es für dich Texas German zu verstehen und wie gut verstehst du "deutsches Deutsch"?
As a German I can't describe how deeply interesting this is for me.
This is one of the reasons why I like the USA so much cause it has so much diverse and complex culture from people who came from all these countries.
Sadly this is all fading away since this all happened a long time ago but I'm glad that some of these people are still alive and have all of these stories, they're truly a treasure.
I could literally move to these people and listen to their stories in German every day, it's just so wholesome and I just love old people and their stories.
I have so much respect for these people, one day we will all go there. But let's cherish the last glimpses we have of these incredible people and enjoy every moment!
Go visit with your family
@@John-5737 My ancestors in the 1800's moved to the United States from Germany to Minnesota and then to California and then I was born.
I believe there is a German town in the mountains of Patagonia, Chile. Forget the name but they still speak German there.
as a german, sprich deutsch du hu..
I'm Belgian, and as you know German is an official language in Belgium, like Dutch and French, i live in the dutch speaking region of Belgium aka Flanders, in those days we didn't learn German at school, i teached my self to speak german when i was around the age of 8. Didn't know about this German town in Texas, very intressting and i can understand them all. Bit of variations in their way of speaking german, but easy to understand.
"Sprichst du Deutsch?"
"Si!" 😂
🤣
Geile Antwort XD
yeah we watch the same video with you
I'm in a Japanese language class with a girl who spent the summer studying in Spain and when I asked her "スペインはどうだった？" (how was Spain?) she responded "¡Bien!" Lol
Lmao😂😂😂😂😅
liebe "deutsche Gemeinde" in Amerika, ich bin so verliebt wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen nach all diesen Jahren ich bin sehr fasziniert, schönes Weihnachten und einen lieben Gruß aus "good old Germany",...Ray..
Hearing these people speak German is super interesting. They have a very unique accent (definitely American, but not like other Americans who are learning German) and I can hear hints of different German dialects, all randomly meshed together. And every single one of these people has their unique accent too, some speak more fluently than others, some with a more heavy American accent etc. Really cool!
For some it sounds like there is not much left.
@@jessali_ There is a TH-cam video called Speaking Texas German. Also the University of Texas has done a study and recorded the unusual Texas German accents. Lots of the stories have been recorded, and they will not disappear into oblivion...
They have a southern accent
yeah, when she said "Mein Vadda un seine Brieder" i was like "yeah, I know where their ancestors came from" :D
@@razet I know right 😂 Literally sounded like my own German grandma
They need to get together and publish a book of all those German songs and customs before they are forgotten forever!
Absolutely. It is so unique how German emigrants created their American settlers culture.
cringe
We‘ve done it many times over but interest never gets to be too much so the collections sit in a museum. There is a preservation project run by Has Boas of UT that‘s working on preserving the dialect.
We had lots of local German polka st one time. My dad would listen to „Texas polka time“ almost every Saturday morning and dance around the kitchen like a goon. Now, if it exists, it’s almost all Czech but we still love it.
They won’t ever be forgotten because this video is out
@@iamapokerface8992 Grow up.
German here. The accent sounds similar to the one that my grandparents use. They live in a small town called morro reuter in Brazil. Their ancestors also moved around the 19th century to Brazil from Hunsrück, which is close to the Westerwald.
Grüße aus Koblenz 😊
Grüße aus Stromberg.
@@botanik5866 Grüße aus Koblenz zurück. Klein ist die Welt. 😀
We’re from Germany and traveled to Texas last summer and of course we did visit Fredericksburg too. we’ve had great conversations with the locals there. thanks for bringing back some good memories.
I'm from the US and will never step foot in Texas.
@@anonymouse0221 Nobody asked brother
@@anonymouse0221 bozo
@@anonymouse0221Your loss. Great state ❤ been there many times.
Did you understand them? Their German not an old version. Also, I like Xiao, but his German is awful. Sorry!
I’m from Austria and I understood everything what they were saying in German. What an interesting and emotional video. 🇦🇹
I had to double take that because I thought you said "Australia". What a Rollercoaster of emotions I just had. 😂 I'll remember my glasses next time.
@@LeAbstracted It's a very common mistake to make for non-Europeans :D
I'm from Germany but living in Austria now, I do have some austrian friends who ordered from outside Europe before and had their parcels take detours via Australia haha.
@@LeAbstractedit's like Latvia and Lithuania and Slovenia and Slovakia😅
You will be german soon ❤
@@Ballzac32 well I'm from Europe and I often miss read Australia and Austria 😅
On my first visit to a German restaurant in Fredericksburg, an obviously Mexican man came in. He was a local and two of the American waitresses greeted him with "good morning" and "buenos dias." He responded "wie gehts?" This is what the USA is all about--many cultures. It's not just in the big cities like New York or San Francisco.
Yeah, sadly indigenous cultures were wiped out in both urban and rural parts of the US. Gave them these internment camps called "reservations" instead.
Does it? I don't know how ofter stuff like this occurs in the USA, but I vividly remember the video with a American drunk women antagonizing some poor German tourists for not speaking her language to each other. Meanwhile in German big cities you hear at least 3 foreign languages if you just take the bus for a few stops. My neighbours speak turkish and manderin.
I'm German and I can hear a north German accent especially from the gentleman. He said mudder ( Mutter) . The drinking song " Bier her, Bier her oder ich fall um" is a well known "Volkslied" from the olden days and sometimes is still used. One of my ancestors emigrated at the end of 19 century to Waco Texas.
Waco, Texas 😊
Classic German Volkslied 🤣
There is also a nearby town called New Braunfels that has a strong German culture.
Ich dachte kurz der andere Herr hätte als sie in der Gruppe saßen " mein muddern" gesacht. Wär schon interessant zu wissen ob deren Familie ursprünglich von Norddeutschland kam
@@gypsy1962 The Branch Davidian event did not occur in Waco. It occurred in Elm Mott. People make fun of Waco for an event that did not occur there.
My high school German language teacher, Herr Crosnow, taught us this song in his class. I have not heard that song in almost 40 years, but when this gentleman at 16:48 started signing I sang it with him instantly. He told us that the song would be sung slowly at first and would get quicker as the festivities went on.
Thank you Sir for that memory.
My grandmother used to say ,,Kirchhof" instead of ,,Friedhof" for "cemetery". It is the dialect still spoken by elderly folks in the Rhine province in Western Germany, like in Cologne. Kirchhof= churchyard.
Old English is pretty close to German and the old English word for church is 'kirk'. Funny how you can see connections there
Ich habe Kirchhof noch nie gehört, obwohl ich nicht allzu weit von Köln entfernt im Münsterland lebe und aufgewachsen bin. Klar, ist nicht Grad um die Ecke, aber ich hätte erwartet, dass man sowas zumindest schonmal gehört hat. Sehr interessant 😊
Ich bin aus der Schweiz und meine Grosseltern sagten auch oft Kirchhof.
As a Native German speaker living in the United States, I believe their German is pretty awesome, especially after almost two centuries of leaving their former home country! Some of those folks even got a boonie dialect, hilarious! 😅
Die reden auch untereinander
True, definitely some direct translations from English phrases amd pronounciations but pretty understandable, especially after that much time and starting before German became a standardized language
Und unsere Immigranten kriegen es seit über 40 jahren nicht mal guten tag zu sagen.
@@maxschmidt9461 Sure; I visited an Amish market in Maryland near the Pa border and they only understood half of what I said in German even though what little school they have is still in German.
Don’t push temu man, you’re so much better than that
had to sign in just to like this comment. I actually stopped watching after seeing the Temu plug and scrolled the comments to see if anyone was rubbed the wrong way as well
Whats wrong with temu?
@@Metalheadcantdifferthegenres it’s a pyramid scheme
@@Metalheadcantdifferthegenres The reason the goods are so cheap are not just because its coming straight from a factory in china, but also because they are selling your data. YOU are the product when you use Temu. I dont like that he had a Temu ad, but as other people said. Man's gotta get his money somehow, he's got 2 kids and 6.5m subs on youtube + travelling a bunch kind of sucks that up.
I dont think he cares.
3:56 an appropriate response to "Wie gehts" would not be "Ich bin gut" but rather "Es geht Mir gut" our German teacher always told us never to respond with "Ich bin gut" because it actually means "I am good" as in I am a good person. Also another appropriate greeting would be "Wie geht es dir?" Which is the more formal version
His German is still very basic, maybe A1-A2 level
@Kaiser58 mine is too. I'm in my 2nd German class, but this is all very basic information.
OMG Xiaoma, my family is from Fredericksburg! I'm so happy you had a chance to visit and learn about Texas German. I can trace my ancestry all the way back to the original founding of Fbg, and my ancestor built a house that is still standing today in that town. Thank you for checking it out and sharing the knowledge of Texas German.
Do you speak German?
You are so very blessed. I have passed through Fredericksburg twice, but only once I had time to stop and see a little bit of the town. I LOVE FREDERICKSBURG! I hope to one day go back and be able to stay for several days. I had worked with a group of Germans on 2 separate occasions many years ago and they were always talking about how much they missed German bread, that our bread had no flavor and it was too soft. So I have always been curious to try German bread. I am hoping one day to make another trip through Fredericksburg, but this time to make sure the bakeries are open so I can get some real authentic German bread and finally get to taste it. I do love the German coffee too, very strong, just the way I like it. I hope you will get to go back to Fredericksburg to make some more wonderful memories. You are very fortunate to know so much about your history and family.
@@tony_25or6to4 My father was born after WWII, at that time everyone stopped speaking German in the houses and shops. The only time my father heard his parents speak German was when they wanted to say something to each other without the kids knowing what was going on.
I grew up in San Antonio, but Fbg was my "second home". My Oma (Yes, I called her Oma) lived there almost all her life. I didn't know she spoke Texas German until after she past away.
They spoke in the video about words that evolved independently, when the Germans came over to Texas, they had never seen a skunk, so they called it a "Stinkkatze" or Stink cat. The word Airplane didn't exist in German at the time, so Texas German called them "Luftshiff" or Airship, while Germany called them Flugzeug or flight thing.
I don't speak German myself but when I hear Texas German, it sounds like German that's been softened and given a southern twang.
@Falkore02 my grandparents didn't speak their parent's native language because, "You're in America now, speak English". So German and Italian was lost to my parents generation...and by extension, me.
@@ionecuff6323 I moved away from Germany a couple of years ago and my friends always have to listen to me joking or complaining about bread, I love how universal this seems to be :P
The funny thing is you don't have to go far away to feel the effect. Even when you're still in Germany but get very close to a border, the bread gets softer and blander. No firmness, no crust, no taste...
This was the most emotional I’ve been watching one of these videos. Unfortunately these speakers are close to the end of their lives and the fact that they all fit around a table now is really sad. Hard to accept losing a part of history to time. Glad to have it somewhat preserved in this video for future generations. Thanks Ari.
True that. Only thing that makes this not as bad is that Germany still exists (Also Austria and with a little more effort parts of Switzerland) where at least the language and some aspects of their culture still exist on there indigenous grounds 🙂
it is very sad. it would be great if the local school districts would have German instruction alongside English to preserve the culture. and there are other communities in the area that supposedly still have Texas German natives remaining, but of course are quickly dwindling.
@ here in the US German is commonly an elective language class in high school and sometimes middle school. Sounds like it is being taught in the area as they mention in the video but the trouble is retaining the info taught in language classes as you cannot use it with family or the public every day/routinely, therefore slowly forgetting it
@@brianakelley123 use the TH-cam search "speaking Texas German" . There's another good video you can view from University of Texas German language project.
Thats so true :C
The lady who has sat on your left was so fluent so impressive! You could definitely tell her family was talking always German in their house hold
Fun fact: one of Fredericksburg’s most famous citizens is Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who commanded the U.S. Pacific fleet during WWII. Nimitz often joked about how he came to be in the Navy when he grew up in this small town hundreds of miles from a major body of water. He is depicted by Henry Fonda in the Oscar-winning film “Midway”.
The Nimitz Museum is a fantastic site to visit.
Nimitz himself spoke German as much as he spoke English as a child.
There is a joke in Germany. If you far away from the water you can't swim good. And someone who can't swim defends the ship longer
The Lady sitting next to Ari... omg, her German is almost pristine 😲 At least from my point of view - I am German from the very nothern part in Germany and we speak the "High German" where I live. I guess it matters a lot when your parents speak a foreign language at home. It literally forms the language your child speaks. 😎
Agreed. The lady sitting to Ari's right has retained a nice accent. Many of the other folks speak German with what can only be described as a thick American accent. Ich spreche nur ein bisschen Deutsche, aber, mein Mutti war im Nuremberg geboren und aufgewachsen und so, Ich war aufgewachsen gut Deutsch sprechen zu horen!
@@billramsey8934 Omg, thank you for sharing a bit of your mom's story in Germany. Danke 😊 Dein Deutsch ist besser als das Deutsch vieler Menschen die in Deutschland leben. 😂
Schleswig Holstein hier ❤😊
the one older lady reminds me a little bit of "Hamburger schnack" in the emphasis :D
@@_K.A.R. Ja, die ganze Art ist total norddeutsch.
I'm South African and I can understand this better than modern german, this sounds almost closer to dutch.
Was thinking the same, their accents really make it sound like Dutch, especially the lady next to Ari sounds like she's just speaking Dutch
@@unguardedgenerosityyes you are right! But also makes sense because Dutch and English are very closely related languages just as Dutch and German are.
So Dutch is really in between these two languages.
@@unguardedgenerosity For me, the woman next to Ari spoke German the best. I could understand everything, but it did sound like a Dutch person trying to speak German.
As a Dutch person, I have to say: no. It sounds more American, with a slow, Southern drawl.
@@Lord_Ralph The accent yes, but the words themselves remind me more of Dutch than the German you hear today. Entirely subjective, though.
Es ist schoen zu erfahren, dass die deutsche Kultur und Sprache solange aufrecht gehalten wurde. Hut ab.❤ Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland
Ich lebe in New Braunfels, das von Prinz Solms gegründet wurde. Nicht viele hier sprechen noch Deutsch. Wir haben immer noch Schilder auf Deutsch und Geschäfte mit deutschen Namen. Wir haben auch Wurstfest und Wassailfest
Na immerhin wird außerhalb von Deutschland noch deutsch gesprochen, wenn hier unsere Sprache schon längst hinüber ist.
@@mompere 👍🏻🙂
Viel deutsche Kultur, Sprache usw. auch hier in Südafrika, Namibia. Auch in Brasilien noch viel. Blumenau usw.
gerade in zeiten in denen deutsch in deutschland immer mehr zur fremdsprache wird
I lived in LaGrange Texas for five years and my neighbors all spoke German. They invited my little daughter to join them and spoke English to her and German to each other. When we left there, 35 years ago, she spoke with a little bit of a German accent. Good people.
Thats cute :)
Is that the same city ZZ Top sung about?
@@EhsanVessal yes indeed
We need to unite and keep this tradition alive! God bless America! God bless our diversity!
I'd likie to confirm that the "Bier her"-song definitely survived in Germany.
Haha schön zu lesen, ich habe wohl Bildung nachzuholen :D
@@annmut5038 Das lass mal besser bleiben 👼🏻
As a german speaker, I didn't even read the subtitles. Just fascinating.
@askhedning4610 As funny as it is you finding it bizarre, I can't help but think about the big identity struggle. How people yearn to have one yet some attack other people's or let theirs dwindle with the passage of time. Selective pride?
I'm American and speak German. Perhaps I should go see these folks and make them happy that another young American speaks German!
I'm a Texas native living in Germany and love knowing that you have visited Fredericksburg.
I am in awe to hear the lovely folk in our beloved Texas town speaking German and sharing their stories. What a great lesson. Thank you!
I’m with dude. Don’t push TEMU…
AliExpress is ok but TEMU scares me.
hasn't temu been investigated by the officials or something
@@menacetosociety-y9vare the sweat shops true?
@@TopatTom what
especially after that Croissant lmao
Wow, as a half German that grew up in the US and speaks German fluently, if I ever go down to Texas, I would really pay a visit to these people. I would think that it would make them very happy to be able to speak German, and it would make me very happy too. It's heartwarming that they hang onto their culture, and it's just as heartbreaking that it won't be carried on with the future generations.
Fun fact: German was the most widely spoken language in America up until right around WW1.
As a minority language or main?
@Zynthex as thier main language. Most of the settlers to America were German after the war for independence, and simply kept thier language. They mostly settled the Midwest. I have German in my background that were part of what they call "Pennsylvania Dutch-Irish" that is actually German and idk why they call it that. But also I have German ancestors that settled the Wisconsin Dells. For whatever reason people started switching to English around the turn of the century, right before ww1, and anti-german sentiment during ww1 likey ended most of the last few holdouts speaking German as thier main. But there are still lots of German founded communities still thriving around in Ohio, PA, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana ect. That have leaned back into that heritage and become tourism spots like this one.
That makes sense
More Americans have German ancestors than English or Irish.
The only reason that the US is speaking English now, is that the English came first and the Germans came one by one and not all at the same time.
@@chrisdobbs9155 The term dutch was used for both germans and the dutch. This only changed when germany became a country in 1870, so now you needed to differentiate between people from the netherlands and germany. The term dutch stuck in america for longer than it did in europe, so it somewhat survived till today.
"Sprechen Sie Deutsch" - "Sí :)" destroyed me 😭😭😭
I did that when I was in France.
@@l8tapex hm "Si" that is I guess spanish?
he wanted to "Sicher(lich)" but stuck at Si😂
@@TophatOrange I had before i wantched written..
Das Deutsch der Fredericksburger ist sehr gut und super zu verstehen. Kirchhof, das Wort gibt es immer noch.
I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS AT A COFFEE SHOP THIS MORNING!!!! I’m a Texas Native and I’m currently learning German, have been for around 6 months now.
So cool seeing my home state on here, welcome!
Viel Erfolg beim Lernen!! this random German gal be rooting for you 🥳 you goooo
What helped me learn German faster was the You Tube Channel called Easy German..they have over 600 videos where they stop Germans on the streets in Berlin, etc. and ask their opinion on various topics. Cari and her husband Janusz live in Berlin and have so many entertaining episodes.
This episode was so beautiful. As an Italian I felt bad that when I visited little Italy, way too many Italian Americans couldn't understand Italian. To know these ppl are trying everything but still failing to keep their heritage alive, breaks my heart. Bless them
A lot of them would know it probably like 100 years ago
Exactly. This is what so many Europeans don’t get about us when they gatekeep things and tell us we aren’t ____ enough. It is HARD to hold onto these customs. I’m a third-generation American and all I have left of my Polish heritage is how to make pierogies and a few words and phrases. My great-grandparents passed when I was a toddler so I can’t ask them any questions. It saddens me greatly.
@@_marshaI_And even then it wasn’t Italian. Rather southern dialects. And some Italian dialects are basically their own language.
An Italian from another region won’t understand Sicilian.
Also their own traditions.
This caused a very distorted idea in America of everything “Italian”.
Ich finde es so schön, dass die Leute ihre deutschen Wurzeln nicht vergessen haben und weiterhin die deutsche Sprache pflegen.
Schade ist es, wenn die weitere Generation nicht viel Interesse daran hat. Mein Schwiegermutter war Deutsche und in den USA verheiratet, sie hat ihren Kindern leider nicht viel Deutsch beigebracht 😢
Was ist sehr schade fand.
Deswegen Hut ab vor dieser kl Gruppe von Deutschen ❤
Grandad was in the USAF. Met my Oma in 61’ in Germany. They’ve been married ever since. While it is rare for me to meet a German speaker in the southeast US, it makes it even more the delight. What a beautiful group of people and a beautiful video Xiaoma.
Man, one of your best content yet. I am from Germany, and grew up speaking the Swabian dialect, had to learn High German at school. Love how those Texas Germans do grammar, somehow it feels like my grandparents doing sentence structure 😊.
Keep the good content coming... ...Hope you're going to find better sponsoring.
Des gute alte Schwobeländle! Grüße von der Ostalb
I used to work for a company located in Tübingen where I travelled to often. They told me they spoke “Schwäbische” and was looked down upon by the more proper speaking Northern Germans. Kind of like the North here in the states looks down on the Southern dialect. My mother in law is from the North near the Rhine and they were very impressed with her “proper” German.
As a kid, I was told that there was "high" German and "low" German and that my aunt's husband spoke "low" German. Would that be like proper English vs common English containing slang and contractions ("wanna" vs "want to")?
@@DarkandStormyNight01 High German and Low German doesn’t have anything to do with one more proper than the other. They are just linguistic terms. High German languages were originally spoken in the southern half of Germany whereas low German was spoken in the north.High and low refers to the altitude of the country where they are spoken, not to one being more sophisticated than the other. Plattdeutsch is an example of a low german language, but also Frisian and Dutch. The confusion comes from the fact that people call „proper“ German High German today, which doesn’t really make much sense, because all German dialects, except for the remaining low german ones in the north are in fact high German. Also or even especially the dialects in the south like Swabian and Bavarian.
it makes me so happy to see these sweet people so far away from where i live speak the same language i do. And great job attempting to speak german with them too! Thats very wholesome
respekt, dass du deutsch lernst und generell auch wie viele Sprachen du schon kannst!. Schön, dass du Kulturen und menschen verbindest. Weniger schön ist, dass du Werbung für Temu machst..
Keine Firma ist besser. Auch nicht die teueren. Alle schießen sich auf temu ein. Aber keiner lässt in Deutschland produzieren sondern immer im Ausland unter Qualbedingungen. Alle
i was born in fredricksburg! I live about 30 minutes away now, and my best friend lives there. this is really amazing to see. thank you xiaoma
Can you speak German?
It's wonderful that these people have maintained their language after so many generations! Congratulations!
I'm a descendant of Germans who went to Texas via the Deutsch verein but my ancestors didn't go to Fredericksburg, they went to Galveston and Indianola and then to New Orleans and then up the river to St Louis (one of the German Triangle cities) vielen dank.. this video brought back memories of my Grandma Becker.
It’s so weird how there’s actually two groups of people who speak German in the US, I live in west Texas and there are thousands in my town who speak low German and moved here from Mexico
@@Industry-insiderlow German is known as plattdeutsch
hey, my grandparents' last name is also becker :) (yes, it's incredibly common but still)
I took German in high school 15 years later I can still pick up most of what they are saying. We had a really good teacher from Germany.
Did she smile at all? What about jokes?
@@captainobvious8037 I've had several German teachers over the years. I had two in high school, and those high school years got me on the road to living and working in Germany when I was 18/19. Learning German really had a long-lasting impact on my life. It allowed me to explore the world and meet people from around the world. I even spoke once with a Chinese man who knew no English and I knew no Chinese, but we were able to converse well in German while both of us casually met on the street in Paris!
My grandmother was born in Germany and I always sat with her when she was on the phone with her family back home we are also from Texas and hearing this brings back memories thanks for this.
I am german from Baden and we say Kirchhof too. In Rheinland Pfalz the word Kirchhof for the word Friedhof is existent too.
No we know where there ancestors came from 😂 😂
Wieder was gelernt 😅
Kirchhof ist der veraltete Begriff,bzw Friedhof ist umgangssprachlicher( enspricht der historischen Entwicklung).Der Begriff Kirchhof entsprach der früheren Realität,dass Gräber im unmittelbar an Der der Kirche grenzender Kirchhof errichtet wurde. Aufgrund der Platz und hyg. Wurde dann angefangen eigens ein größerer Platz zu errichtet- Friedhof. Ich meine es so verstanden zu haben..Proof me wrong :). But I dont is that an Accent regional Thing too
Churchyard is the outdated term, or cemetery is more colloquial (corresponds to the historical development).the term churchyard corresponded to the earlier reality that graves were built in the churchyard immediately adjacent to the church. Due to the lack of space and hyg. A larger square was then built - a cemetery. I think I understood it like this...Proof me wrong
@@Cfmindwanderer Theoretisch beschreibst du also, dass beide Wörter noch eine Daseinsberechtigung haben, ich kenne einige "Friedhöfe", die auf dem Gelände einer Kirche oder eines Klosters liegen, welche somit ein "Kirchhof" wären. Gleichzeitig sind Kirchen- unabhängige Grabstätten somit ein "Friedhof".
(Aus Erfahrung nutzen im meiner Region (RLP) ältere Menschen jedoch das Wort "Kirchhof" für jeden Friedhof, unabhängig von kirchlichen Einrichtungen)
I did suspect when I heard it that it is southern German lingo.
''ich möchte ein wasser''
kriegt bier
Muss Kölsch gewesen sein, das geht runter wie nichts.
Keeping the culture alive
Deutscheste Handlung überhaupt.
Most German Thing 😂😂😂
Order Water get water (with Barley and some other ingredients)
"Wasser? Ich will mich nicht waschen, ich habe Durst!"
@@atstrollz6875 Bier >> Kölsch > Wasser > American Light Beer (z. B. Bud Light)
I might have missed something, but im native german and the way you said "wie bist du" instead of "wie geht es dir" along with the person made me spit my water.
I wish they could keep speaking German and keep their culture alive
They are!! Listen to them!! They’re speaking German!
@@johnnylongfeather3086 true but the influence of english is very very noticable - its not the german we speak in germany
„Diese Kommentarsektion ist nun Eigentum der BRD“
Wird auch mal Zeit😂
Jedes video was irgendwie deutschland oder deutsche sprache erwähnt MUSS diesen kommentar haben.
with that being said:
Diese Kommentarsektion ist nun eigentum der Bundesrepublik Deutschland!
Hope for AFD!!!
@@JuanRodriguez-tf7fh halt dein maul
Na das riecht aber nach Weltherrschafts-Fantasien...😂
As an Austrian I love this Video and its interesting to see Americans speak german, I love it!
I've been waiting for someone to make a video about these folks as a german learner and Texan who is based in Austin. Glad it was you!
As a German I had no problem understanding the people from Fredericksburg. Their german sounds a bit different like a local dialect but it’s totally fine to understand. Props to you Ari for trying to keep the conversation in german as much as possible. Glad to see you are working on your german.
I've seen quite a lot of your videos and i'm really happy to hear your german - that gives me a lot of perspective. What you're doing is beyond impressive! Viele Grüße aus Deutschland!
I am a Croat that was born in Germany and I went to school there. This is so interesting to see how you took the language and how you put your own accent to it. That one lady had a very, very clean accent, almost like a regional German accent. I am also sad to see that it is dying. I unterstand that you are American but having this heritage and this language is a gift that should be passed to the next generations. I hope that some younger people still can learn it. Greetings from Croatia
Gruß aus Deutschland ❤ das ist so toll. Die Leute haben sich sehr gefreut dass sie ihre Geschichte erzählen durften ❤
Ich lebe in New Braunfels, das von Prinz Solms gegründet wurde. Nicht viele hier sprechen noch Deutsch. Wir haben immer noch Schilder auf Deutsch und Geschäfte mit deutschen Namen. Wir haben auch Wurstfest und Wassailfest
Hello from America 🇺🇸 my Wife is German and she is the best thing to ever happen to me, she came here next month in December, will be 3 years, and she loves America 🇺🇸
She is my Angel 😇
Very interesting episode. I’m glad they were able to preserve the language for this long. Ari learned German a month prior to visiting. That’s really impressive.
Great episode for a German. Lovely people, and even the surprise appearance of a German journalist. Just great!
What I noticed was that the Americans had a American accent speaking German, but I can clearly understand what they’re saying. The only American that had an actual German accent was the woman at 9:10 , she also appears to be slightly older then the other people there which is quite interesting to see
It's not an "american accent", it's just their Fredericksburg dialect speaking with that american influence
Ja, ich kann euer Deutsch gut verstehen. Genauso sprachen unsere Großeltern.❤️
Listening to their tones is mindblowing, they speak fluent german but with the american accent and speed AND the american mentality. As a french that has 10 years of german classes behind me hearing those two mix is so interesting, feels like a culture clash
Would you say the same thing about french Canadians?
@@JC-zg4xe yes!!! I've actually lived in Quebec for a 1y and a half, this is much more different than I expected. It's an entire new french with different social codes and cues. Culture clash apart it is very interesting to see the language evolve or sometimes stays in the ancient times. Great question you asked!!!
hey, please don't take temu sponsorships.
Left a like for the hilarious beer foam story and the face you made 😂
Temu is a no go though
The Schrotflinten story even better! 😂
11:19 you and the woke German journalist faces were just hilarious
I’m from Wisconsin where there’s heavy German influence in our culture. From my understanding German used to be spoken much more around here as well but because of the wars many things were Anglicized including names. My friend’s original last name starts with a Von but after the First World War his great grandfather dropped the Von part. They touch on it a little in the video but there was heavy persecution within the states here of German speaking Americans during and after the world wars and it truly is a tragedy because German culture is so cool. Also German used to be the second most spoke language in this country during the late 19th century. Obviously today it’s now Spanish as the second but at one point it was German.
My mother’s maiden name was very German and after the war they chopped part of it off so it was less German
The reason Temu is cheap is because what it does with your phone, please look up it's behaviours, I literally blocked them on my network.
Why dont you tell us
@@ILoveYellow.incorrect. Selling data is their principle market. They make more revenue from selling data and learned behaviours than they do from products. Please read their company report and end of fiscal year documents before leaving misinformation.
We don’t care. It’s cheap stuff that people can afford. Better than overpriced corporations.
It doesn’t/can’t do anything with your phone. They merely sell the data to third parties so you get more spam email and texts.
Cheap garbage that doesn't last.@AtheismScientism
Very awesome video, the German in Texas is something I have been fascinated by. Glad to hear the American accent coming through speaking German!
I was born in Mason, and started school with kids whose grandparents still preferred German at home.
Thanks for putting a spotlight on a rapidly fading phenomenon! 👍🏻
Well put.
Is it really a good idea to take a sponsorship from Temu? It seems like everyone knows the shady things they’re doing by now. Do you really want to promote them? I think many people might lose trust in your judgement when you promote companies like that.
Chill brah
Imma be real here, for a good 99.99% of things, I just don’t care, especially if it interferes with my entertainment. I want him to be sponsored by Temu, i cannot really change what they do shady as a corporation
Brah. Bro, brah brah bro!🙄
he's just trying to make some money he can't control temu's decisions
Shady things huh. Like Walmart shady or Hobby Lobby shady?🙄
There’s a town in Michigan called Frankenmuth and something like 800 of the 4,000 people in the town speak German at home
Bavaria hence Bavarian Inn.
I'm from Flint we went to Frankenmuth every year!
Germany was once the holy Roman empire, and had elector counts as princes of many places. Bohemia, Luxemburg Bavaria, etc etc
HE ACTUALLY DID IT. HEILIGE GOTT VIELEN DANK XIOMA. I have infinite respect for you friend, you have shown light on out dying culture here in America. Mögen Güte und Glück dir folgen, wohin du auch gehst, durch der Country-Weg und Stadtstraßen und vom Fremdenland nach Hause, Gott segne dich
More German flags than I've ever seen in Germany.
In Deutschland gilt man heutzutage als rechtsradikal, wenn man die Deutsche Flagge raus hängt
More ...burgs and ...bergs in the USA ( placenames) then in the whole of Germany, Austria and Switzerland combined I swear😅.
We have in Australia though the famous Silesian village of Handorf in the Adelaide Hills which is so German still after the original settlers arrived there in the 1850s.
The only other time I saw so many German flags was when the euro cup happened in Germany
German flags in German only come out during international soccer games. For all the other days of the year Germans identify much more with their state than their country.
You should see wisconsin
I am Polish and I react the same way when I hear foreign born speakers using Polish. It is very sweet!
Other German here 😊 Love this Video.
Since the Internet became a thing the spoken german language is becoming much more intertwined with english. So it really is so facinating to me that they kept their German so clean sounding. Even after generations.
Also, I do belive you even can hear nuances of different German accents in their German, that's so cool.
Pretty sure the lady that showed you around has swabian ancestors - like me 😅
Love your videos dude. But Temu ain't the way to go. I get the same feeling like when i see some youtubers still using "Better" Help sponsor. My advice, quit Temu fast
“Temu’s goods are cheap not because of fair competition, but rather because of China’s familiar combination of intellectual-property theft, government subsidies, and human-rights abuses,” Cotton’s letter reads.
I'd rather see Temu instead of Better Help.
@@stealthiswhat’s wrong with them?
ich habe mich sehr über dieses Video gefreut. Richtig feine Sache. Ich habe das Video direkt einem Freund in Amerika gesendet und ihm mitgeteilt, dass er dorthin ziehen muss. Er liebt Deutschland. Bleibe fröhlich, gesund und munter, mein Bester! Viel Liebe, s.p.
Don't hustle for Temu, major red flag 🚩
Interesting. What do they do if you order an item?
The quality is lower than Ali express. Don't buy that stuff there, it's a lot of scam products too.
Was ist dies ,,Temu''?
@@rvrmn2682Stellen Sie es sich wie „Amazon“ vor, nur billiger und mit Kinderarbeit betrieben.
My state of Minnesota still has some German speaking towns, as well
Hutterite colonies
Hutterite German is spoken in Minnesota and other states by the Hutterite community. Hutterite German is an Austro-Bavarian dialect that is not written down.
New Ulm
New Ulm is considered by some to be the most German town in the United States. The town has a German-American history collection in its public library. While the number of people in New Ulm who speak German is declining, some say the town still has a special atmosphere.
Waldsee German Language Village
This village in Bemidji, Minnesota offers an immersive experience where visitors can learn German through activities like sports, cooking, and arts.
Thats really interesting, one day i will visit when i make a tour through the US, especially the german towns and villages. Thanks for the infos bro.
Greetings from germany!
Ich verstehe euch alle sehr gut, es ist schön zu sehen, dass ihr nach all der Zeit noch deutsch sprechen könnt, obwohl dort kaum noch jemand deutsch spricht.
Welcome to Texas from San Antonio. There's German speakers just over in New Braunfels as well.
I lived in Austin but I have german heritage so I'd got to New Braunfels all the time. Lol Schlitterbaun and the bakeries were always favorite stops.
I taught one of my watercolor workshops in New (Neu) Braunfels a few years ago. Read the New (Neu) Braunfels Zeitung and visited Greune Hall, an old country western dance hall.
This is a great video. Even though I never lived in Texas, this brought back memories of when I lived in Germany from 1976 to 1979 (my dad was in the US Air Force and was assigned to Hahn AFB for 3 years). I was in elementary school then and we attended school on the air base but we lived off base for a while. I found the German people to be absolutely lovely and welcoming. We made many friends in the local area and I learned some German in 6th grade, which I continued into high school and college. Unfortunately, since I’ve had no one to speak with, I’ve all but lost my German speaking skills. Still some great memories in Germany and so glad I had that rare chance to live there.
I’m glad you liked my Home Country. I do work with the folks stationed at Ramstein AFB and in the K`town area :)
I lived and worked in Germany in 1973/74 while I was still a teenager. I took German in high school and one year in college in California. I met a German exchange student in college, and also met other students who had been to Germany, and that really got me excited about going to Germany, to explore, and to improve my German. I'm 70 now, and have been back to Germany twice. I hitchhiked all over Germany, and took trains all over Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Portugal, and Italy as a teenager, and then again as a middle-aged adult. I had so many opportunities to use my German everywhere I traveled. German and my native American English gave me access to the world. John, California
I appreciate how you bring people together to remember who they are through language.
My grandpa came over when he was 3 years old I’m 60 I grew up on liver sausage and blood sausage beer and peppermint and blackberry snaps. He started his own butchers shop up here in Wisconsin. Memory’s of making sauerkraut and dandelion win in their basement. Had a family down the road that had a exchange student from Germany it was crazy seeing me grandpa talking to her he was in heaven and I was flooded 🙂
This episode was extra fun to watch. I am Dutch living in the US but can understand German and my daughter goes to college in Texas. Lots of connections to this video. Danke!
the lady right beside u actually speaks really good german
sounds a bit like a nativ speaking german
some others wist the words or got some other meaning to words we usually do
loved it
peace
Bro, temu, really?
Explain?
He has kids to feed Bru chill
@@Orangeninja5000straight up ass, mass-produced & dirt-cheap products plus there are privacy issues with the info they collect.
Lower than RAID shadow legions or whatever. We go from the epic sign language video to a temu sponsored video of a great part of Tejas? Ack
@@Brotherline Once downloaded, Temu can access almost anything on your phone - the camera, internet, audio recordings, and more - according to one study.
I’m planning to use this video in a class on culture about immigrants and assimilation. The emotions are very raw - it is difficult to watch the disappearance of heritage. Thanks so much for doing this one.
75% of my town speaks low German, so it’s not all dying
Like l
I’m still learning German, this is so amazing being able to recognize what they’re saying I haven’t really just sat and listened to German conversations before!
Great Video man, but don't push temu. You deserve better. All the best from europe.
Fredericksburg is a beautiful town in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. If any of you ever find yourselves in that part of Texas I’d recommend stopping by!
I only spoke German as a child many years ago and used subtitles to follow but I understood about 70% of what you said & asked because it was simple.
I appreciate you bringing this forward. Such a lovely town and towns peoples and sentiment.
I’m so happy to see this video because I’ve heard of this town before and as an American who lives in Germany taught myself German, I have been dying to visit when I come back. I cannot wait to check it out and hopefully speak German with some of them.
As someone from Texas of German descent I love seeing this
Sprecht ihr noch deutsch zu hause?
@@MoHammed-rr1bkleider wahrscheinlich nicht
Viele von uns „lernen“ heute Deutsch in der Schule, aber nur sehr wenig von dem Dialekt wird weitergegeben.
aber wenn das nächste Mal jemand aus Texas sagt: „I‘m Texas German!“, wissen Sie, was er meint.
As a German, this is the only video I was looking for. Ich liebe deine Videos!
Really cool episode about German in Texas. I lived in Germany for 2 years and to see a small town in America that still speaks the language is really neat! Thanks for sharing Xiaomanyc!
I had an experience in San Francisco CA a year ago where I was waiting to get a rental car, I heard a father and daughter speaking German then I suddenly started speaking to them. The dad rolled his eyes initially because he thought I was an American who could say a few phrases or words. Once I started speaking in full conversation he was like, "Woah! You do know German!" We had a great conversation and I think they were impressed to find someone who could speak their language half-way around the world.
There’s a huge German speaking population in Texas, 75% of people where I live speak low German
I really wish you wouldn't promote Temu. Its a terrible company and it promotes an unhealthy and exploitative business model. Please reconsider!
The vid was awesome, though. I am so happy to see you here in Texas!
Much love from Germany to you Ari , wish u the best for u and ur family for the new year ..