Hehe, this was one of their earlier videos, where you can tell that they are still quite unsure and keen to make no mistakes etc. Meanwhile they are far more confident and settled. I love them and I'm so glad they still like it here.
I grew up in a suburb of a larger city and the shops had different opening hours, but in big cities like Berlin or Cologne there are grocery stores that are open from 7 a.m. to midnight.
here in Saxony where I live they open differently. some at 7 (netto) some at 8 or some at 9. And they close differently too. Some close at 19 already and the latest at 22.
""My Merry Messy Life"" is a absolutly great channel with a amazing Family !!! You MUST follow them on YT !! You (americans) can learn so much from them !! And this vid is one of the early prodused vids ... They are in the ""finding- and exploring- phase"" ..... It´s so nice to watch how they find their place in our Community !!! We need more nice American people like THEM here !! Greetings from an Old Bavarian German :-)
I have been watching their videos for some time now. I really like them and their videos. They are a lovely family and the videos are really interesting. Glad you found them.
Yes, you ride in bike lanes, no matter what age, BUT: if there is no bike lane, then children up to 10 years of age can ride on the sidewalk, which is usually only for pedestrians, and if they are older they should ride on the street. But most of the time you have bike-lanes, or shared bike/pedestrian lanes, so it does not happen too often. In regard to "TRACHTEN" (which is pronounced completely different from what they say, so don't be surprised if (even English-speaking) a German does not recognize the word). But also in Bavaria people don't walk around in their Trachten on like any old day. It is basically a traditional clothing that will only be worn around Oktoberfest time or on high holidays or events. I've been living in Bavaria for over 30 years and I have rarely seen them worn on any other occasion (maybe a wedding or christening). And you can wear it when you want, but then make sure it is not from a fashion store - which makes for some "idea" of Trachten, but if you want it go to a proper Trachtenladen, where they will have good service and they will let you know what is appropriate. But you should also be aware that it will take some time for them to customize it for you and it will also cost a good penny. These special opening/closing times are only to be found in small towns/villages. This is not the same in (larger) cities.
usally we don´t have to wear houseshoes in school, maybe in the south of germany where u have regular snow in the winter. 5-15 min in the morning and in the evening for airring out the house
I left School 14 Years ago, but we never had anything stating we have to use Hausschuhe here in Rheinland-Pfalz in Schools, all we needed was a Pair of Shoes for Sports Class, but you were allowed to bring to bring a Pair of such Shoes in Winter and your Boots were Wet, but neither in Elementary nor in Hauptschule was it a Mandatory Thing.
We love baking! Here in Karlsruhe, we bike all the time ( this part is called German Toskana, so we don't have harsh weather) we just moved here a year ago, and I love it!!! ❤️
Yep.. definitely. In the Czech republic one must take off their shoes as well.. Guests either walk in their socks but households usually has 3-4 extra pairs of those fluffy slippers so the sizes are arbitrary and usually fits... So always check your socks before paying someone a visit :))))))))))))))))))))))))))
As I grow up here in Lübeck (Schleswig-Holstein) shops opened in the morning, closed from 12 am to 2:30pm and opened, exept on Wednesday and saturday, again untill 6 pm. Things have changed. Only banks are closed on Wednesday afternoon, and of course "my" Bikeshop closes the whole Wednesday, shops are opende untill 8 pm, ...
Like your reaction. Listening, taking it in, then some thoughtful comments. You were interested in the school live. They (My Merry Messy Life) have a few videos about that. I recommend the German school, independence for children, playgrounds, Ella in kindergarten, ….
There are sets of very simple felt slippers in varying sizes that some people get for their guests to wear in the house. The most common set is actually stored in a huge felt slipper that is hung on the wall in the entrance area and then you try to get a pair that kind of fits ok. that very much exists but it is also not a strict rule and you won't see it often. there is also no important spiritual meaning behind bavarian Trachten. they are catholics. We are just fed up with people thinking that Bavaria = Germany and limiting our culture to that. Its more as if we imitated rednecks every single time we spoke about americans, as if that was all there is to America
The whole thing about the house shoes is kind of new to me as a German. I remember I had to wear a pair in kindergarden but never at my school. And I've also never seen households here who give you sandals or something when you enter their house. Some say: "Just take your shoes off and walk on socks". In other houses and apartments they don't care if you wear shoes or not. However there are houses where the owners want you to leave your shoes on. The providing of "guest shoes" is mostly common to Japan. Maybe some people here obtained that gesture. But that seems very very rare. (At least to me)
@@wer-hat-es-gedacht Kenn ich nicht. Bin in Hessen aufgewachsen, lebe aber jetzt auch schon seit 14 Jahren in NRW. Hab das in der Zeit hier auch noch nie gehört und gesehen.
@@TheVirdra Bin 23 x umgezogen und sowohl ich hatte das in der Grundschule als auch meine Kinder. Meine Kinder sind auch nicht in dieselbe Grundschule gegangen.
I am German. My grandmother has slippers ready for every member of the family, but the younger generation has not taken this so seriously for a long time. I myself (48 years old) have not had slippers since I was a child, and my friends and acquaintances think the same. As a rule, you ask if you're allowed to go into the apartment with shoes on, and if not, you just take your shoes off and go in on socks, e.g. if it's raining outside. Nowadays, the slipper thing is more of a stereotype.
In Canada you have the same thing with regards to extra shoes and spare clothes we live in Vancouver rains 50% of the time, you live where it rains/snows/sun your kids should get used to it and you will get notes from school if your kids show up without it.
In elementary school, all children in grade 3 have to take a bicycle test, similar to a car driving test. We had several weeks of driving lessons, had to do a writing test and then had to take a driving test on the road, where some police officers watched you. After that, you were allowed to come to school by bike.
Don't worry about cultural appropriation when wearing "Lederhosen" or "Dirndl". It's not that serious. Those remarks are mainly because Bavaria isn't that well liked by most of the germans. They're making much too much fuzz about themselves to be taken seriously.
It’s illegal for kids to bike on the sidewalks in Denmark. They have to learn how bike on the streets and bike lane according to to area. Also the house shoes here are just slippers. It’s not difficult.
Hausschuhe lol i think the most famous ones are Birkenstock, Montana Black is one of the most known wearing them in Germany as a TH-camr (in his short clips).
We dont use house shoes at home or in school here. We provide house shoes for guests that stay over night, so they can slip into them at night time when going to the toilet or kitchen. Or to take them with them when going to take a shower, so you dont have to stand on the cold floor after showering. Inside our houses you usually walk with socks and never with shoes. And for me personally (so not what everyone does) when i stay over night at someone's house i like to take a pair of socks with me along with my own shampoo, toothbrush and such things. Simply because i like to wear socks in bed after i showered before bed. And you dont want to go in bed with dirty socks do you?
if you go around 20 km per hour 10 kilometres is half an hour .. its not that much really. the first time will be harder but you will be used to it very fast
"Cultural appropriation" is really not a big thing in Germany, and in my view only makes sense when talking about minority groups whose culture is being, or has long been, suppressed somehow. This does not apply to Bavarian traditional garments. Nobody cares if non-Bavarians wear them, just like the Japanese don't mind when tourists wear kimono.
Well, as a Bavarian I have a bit mixed feelings about this, I have to say. On one hand, I love, that young people enjoy our national costume. But the trashy plasticky Halloween-versions of dirndls just make me cringe A LOT. Just educate yourself a little bit about the culture behind it, that would be lovely.
@@katinsu7700 kinda understandable if you consider how expensive high quality dirndls can get, not something your average tourist would want to spend a lot of money on. As a fellow Bavarian I don‘t care who wears a dirndl, I‘m more annoyed at the people who think we wear nothing else🤣
12:10 It is, however that's not what they're talking about here. Bice lanes are not the same as the side walk which is for pedestrians. The age where kids are allowed to use the sidewalk is not 10 btw, its 8. If there is a bike lane bikers are of course supposed to use that, however in cases when there's no bike lane people have to use the streets. Side not: People using bicycles are not allowed to us the autobahn. 18:20 There's no fixed time for that - and in fact it doesn't need to be long. 10-15 minutes are enough. If you want you can go for whatever amount of time you want of course, up to 24/7.
Cultural appropriation is such an American BS. I can wear any ancient or traditional outfit because I think it's cool for my own purposes. Like in UAE I was trying on their traditional white dress for men and nobody was complaining about such liberal nonsense as cultural appropriation. I've even read that they would be happily surprised someone wearing their traditional clothes as a tourist.
Nah, that's simply not true, to wear "Hausschuhe" in the School and at home. The Students an pupils would riot.. May be in in Bavaria, but it's not common in Germany. Perhaps in the "Kindergarten". I guess, the German "Kindergarten" is in the US the "primary school"..
In Bayern tragen die Kinder in der Grundschule tatsächlich noch Hausschuhe. Die GS geht hier ja nur bis zur 4 Klasse... ab der 5. Klasse werden dann die Straßenschuhe angelassen.
I am not Bavarian, I lived in several bigger cities and everywhere we had to wear Hausschuhe at school, even at High-school and it wasn't such a drama, lol
Lemme tell you something about "cultural appropriation". It is outlandish to hear that phrase with a negative connotation. Really, think about it. Adopting a custom from another culture is a good thing. It's a form of cultural exchange and respecting that. While I hear it is a form a parody or even more nefarious -> racist to look a like some other ethnicity. Isn't it for example more segregating to tell someone you cannot wear this and that, because your not the right skin color or being from the correct ethnic background to have that hair style or whatever? Please Americans get your label right.
Alot of the things you mention aren't acually true.i am sorry. You don't really get "houseshoes" when you stay at someone's place,i have never heard that before. Maybe the people told you because they don't like people wearing shoes,i have visited someone where i had to take my shoes off,but i had no "houseshoes"...We are barefoot at home or we wear socks... kids in the kindergarden have backpacks or little bags but don't have to have belts around the front(belly).maybe that is something in your kindergarden🤷🏼♀️ The bike thing you have mentioned is very strange. Kids don't have the permission to drive on the street with their bikes unless they are able to drive properly with all the special rules. Even people who aren't very safe on the bike can drive on the pathway,well at least they do....They have very nice special pathways in North germany,just for bikeriders. They are beside the pathway,beside the streets. Northgermany has nice oportunities for bikeriders. They are some very strange things i never heard of. You asked about airing out the house,that should be done once or twice eveyday. It should be done for about10 to 20 mins. I do that 10 mins in the morning,because i have to leave early...airing in the evening may be longer on day offs or evenings,about 20 mins. Winters can be cold so you shouldn't air the house to long otherwise it'll get to cold,20 mins max.
Hehe, this was one of their earlier videos, where you can tell that they are still quite unsure and keen to make no mistakes etc. Meanwhile they are far more confident and settled. I love them and I'm so glad they still like it here.
Yeah, they're nice people. 👍
yes they are wonderful people
And with their hamster they already have a German family member.
Lmao so funny that you said "Aldi is the only one to Do that" because Aldi is a german grocery store chain
Ich musste auch lachen 😂
I follow some American families who have moved to Germany. It's just nice to see how they settle in better and better and feel more and more at home.
Almost every store here have a toilet, but in some you have to ask for the key. No paying.
I grew up in a suburb of a larger city and the shops had different opening hours, but in big cities like Berlin or Cologne there are grocery stores that are open from 7 a.m. to midnight.
Since the pandemic started, when the elderly could shop earlier in the morning, the bigger supermarkets here often open 6 am and close 11 pm.
Not in Bavaria. They close at 20:00 latest.
here in Saxony where I live they open differently. some at 7 (netto) some at 8 or some at 9. And they close differently too. Some close at 19 already and the latest at 22.
Germans and Germany are great. I'm Scottish, but have had a lot of good times in Germany. Anybody who hasn't visited Germany is missing out.
True,we are amazing!😉🥰
👍
Thank you for your kind words.
Greetings from a German in Hamburg. Love me some amazing Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
scotland and the Scots are great too.we miss you in the EU
@@westfale520 so true
""My Merry Messy Life"" is a absolutly great channel with a amazing Family !!!
You MUST follow them on YT !!
You (americans) can learn so much from them !!
And this vid is one of the early prodused vids ...
They are in the ""finding- and exploring- phase"" .....
It´s so nice to watch how they find their place in our Community !!!
We need more nice American people like THEM here !!
Greetings from an Old Bavarian German :-)
I have been watching their videos for some time now. I really like them and their videos. They are a lovely family and the videos are really interesting. Glad you found them.
"My Merry Messy Life" is a great channel. It's worth to check out more of their videos.
As kids when it was raining we aalll went out!!!
We do not have bad weather in Germany, but some people wear the wrong clothes.
Yes, you ride in bike lanes, no matter what age, BUT: if there is no bike lane, then children up to 10 years of age can ride on the sidewalk, which is usually only for pedestrians, and if they are older they should ride on the street. But most of the time you have bike-lanes, or shared bike/pedestrian lanes, so it does not happen too often.
In regard to "TRACHTEN" (which is pronounced completely different from what they say, so don't be surprised if (even English-speaking) a German does not recognize the word). But also in Bavaria people don't walk around in their Trachten on like any old day. It is basically a traditional clothing that will only be worn around Oktoberfest time or on high holidays or events. I've been living in Bavaria for over 30 years and I have rarely seen them worn on any other occasion (maybe a wedding or christening). And you can wear it when you want, but then make sure it is not from a fashion store - which makes for some "idea" of Trachten, but if you want it go to a proper Trachtenladen, where they will have good service and they will let you know what is appropriate. But you should also be aware that it will take some time for them to customize it for you and it will also cost a good penny.
These special opening/closing times are only to be found in small towns/villages. This is not the same in (larger) cities.
usally we don´t have to wear houseshoes in school, maybe in the south of germany where u have regular snow in the winter. 5-15 min in the morning and in the evening for airring out the house
Or only in the Kindergarten and maybe in little elementary schools/ Grundschule in a village.
I grew up in Munich and we wore houseshoes in elementary school, i thought it was common.
NRW- we had them in elementary school too
I left School 14 Years ago, but we never had anything stating we have to use Hausschuhe here in Rheinland-Pfalz in Schools, all we needed was a Pair of Shoes for Sports Class, but you were allowed to bring to bring a Pair of such Shoes in Winter and your Boots were Wet, but neither in Elementary nor in Hauptschule was it a Mandatory Thing.
We love baking! Here in Karlsruhe, we bike all the time ( this part is called German Toskana, so we don't have harsh weather) we just moved here a year ago, and I love it!!! ❤️
I don't know why, but after watching this video I feel a strong urge to watch National Lampoon’s Vacation...😄
Of course ALDI does it ... it's a german company 😉
Yep.. definitely. In the Czech republic one must take off their shoes as well.. Guests either walk in their socks but households usually has 3-4 extra pairs of those fluffy slippers so the sizes are arbitrary and usually fits... So always check your socks before paying someone a visit :))))))))))))))))))))))))))
As I grow up here in Lübeck (Schleswig-Holstein) shops opened in the morning, closed from 12 am to 2:30pm and opened, exept on Wednesday and saturday, again untill 6 pm.
Things have changed. Only banks are closed on Wednesday afternoon, and of course "my" Bikeshop closes the whole Wednesday, shops are opende untill 8 pm, ...
Like your reaction. Listening, taking it in, then some thoughtful comments. You were interested in the school live. They (My Merry Messy Life) have a few videos about that. I recommend the German school, independence for children, playgrounds, Ella in kindergarten, ….
There are sets of very simple felt slippers in varying sizes that some people get for their guests to wear in the house. The most common set is actually stored in a huge felt slipper that is hung on the wall in the entrance area and then you try to get a pair that kind of fits ok. that very much exists but it is also not a strict rule and you won't see it often. there is also no important spiritual meaning behind bavarian Trachten. they are catholics. We are just fed up with people thinking that Bavaria = Germany and limiting our culture to that. Its more as if we imitated rednecks every single time we spoke about americans, as if that was all there is to America
The whole thing about the house shoes is kind of new to me as a German. I remember I had to wear a pair in kindergarden but never at my school. And I've also never seen households here who give you sandals or something when you enter their house. Some say: "Just take your shoes off and walk on socks". In other houses and apartments they don't care if you wear shoes or not. However there are houses where the owners want you to leave your shoes on. The providing of "guest shoes" is mostly common to Japan. Maybe some people here obtained that gesture. But that seems very very rare. (At least to me)
Wir hatten in der Grundschule Hausschuhe. Außerdem müssen sie bei manchen älteren Herrschaften angezogen werden. Wohne auf dem Land in NRW😅
@@wer-hat-es-gedacht Kenn ich nicht. Bin in Hessen aufgewachsen, lebe aber jetzt auch schon seit 14 Jahren in NRW. Hab das in der Zeit hier auch noch nie gehört und gesehen.
@@TheVirdra doch auch in Hessen. Beide meiner Kinder in der Grundschule ist es Standard Hausschuhe dort zu haben
@@hasekage725 Dann ist das relativ neu oder nur in bestimmten Bezirken der Fall.
@@TheVirdra Bin 23 x umgezogen und sowohl ich hatte das in der Grundschule als auch meine Kinder. Meine Kinder sind auch nicht in dieselbe Grundschule gegangen.
Great reaction again 👍🏻👍🏻🇦🇹🇦🇹
aldi is from germany, thats why
I am German. My grandmother has slippers ready for every member of the family, but the younger generation has not taken this so seriously for a long time. I myself (48 years old) have not had slippers since I was a child, and my friends and acquaintances think the same. As a rule, you ask if you're allowed to go into the apartment with shoes on, and if not, you just take your shoes off and go in on socks, e.g. if it's raining outside. Nowadays, the slipper thing is more of a stereotype.
In Canada you have the same thing with regards to extra shoes and spare clothes we live in Vancouver rains 50% of the time, you live where it rains/snows/sun your kids should get used to it and you will get notes from school if your kids show up without it.
In elementary school, all children in grade 3 have to take a bicycle test, similar to a car driving test. We had several weeks of driving lessons, had to do a writing test and then had to take a driving test on the road, where some police officers watched you. After that, you were allowed to come to school by bike.
Don't worry about cultural appropriation when wearing "Lederhosen" or "Dirndl". It's not that serious. Those remarks are mainly because Bavaria isn't that well liked by most of the germans. They're making much too much fuzz about themselves to be taken seriously.
Nur kein Neid, mein Lieber😉
true that, it's kinda like the texas of germany xd
Hair dressers are mostly closed on monday and sunday.
It’s illegal for kids to bike on the sidewalks in Denmark. They have to learn how bike on the streets and bike lane according to to area. Also the house shoes here are just slippers. It’s not difficult.
In Germany, there is bike-mania everywhere. It is crazy.
In switzerland we take our shoes off before enter the apartment or house
You defo should watch their video on recycling. I found it really entertaining and informative.
Hausschuhe lol i think the most famous ones are Birkenstock, Montana Black is one of the most known wearing them in Germany as a TH-camr (in his short clips).
That family does the most awesome videos, subscribe and watch the previous videos too!
They talk about cycling on the sidewalk.
We dont use house shoes at home or in school here.
We provide house shoes for guests that stay over night, so they can slip into them at night time when going to the toilet or kitchen.
Or to take them with them when going to take a shower, so you dont have to stand on the cold floor after showering.
Inside our houses you usually walk with socks and never with shoes.
And for me personally (so not what everyone does) when i stay over night at someone's house i like to take a pair of socks with me along with my own shampoo, toothbrush and such things.
Simply because i like to wear socks in bed after i showered before bed.
And you dont want to go in bed with dirty socks do you?
I don't know if you know that Aldi is German.
and Trader Joe´s (Aldi Nord)
if you go around 20 km per hour 10 kilometres is half an hour .. its not that much really. the first time will be harder but you will be used to it very fast
"Cultural appropriation" is really not a big thing in Germany, and in my view only makes sense when talking about minority groups whose culture is being, or has long been, suppressed somehow. This does not apply to Bavarian traditional garments. Nobody cares if non-Bavarians wear them, just like the Japanese don't mind when tourists wear kimono.
Well, as a Bavarian I have a bit mixed feelings about this, I have to say. On one hand, I love, that young people enjoy our national costume. But the trashy plasticky Halloween-versions of dirndls just make me cringe A LOT. Just educate yourself a little bit about the culture behind it, that would be lovely.
@@katinsu7700 kinda understandable if you consider how expensive high quality dirndls can get, not something your average tourist would want to spend a lot of money on. As a fellow Bavarian I don‘t care who wears a dirndl, I‘m more annoyed at the people who think we wear nothing else🤣
12:10 It is, however that's not what they're talking about here. Bice lanes are not the same as the side walk which is for pedestrians.
The age where kids are allowed to use the sidewalk is not 10 btw, its 8.
If there is a bike lane bikers are of course supposed to use that, however in cases when there's no bike lane people have to use the streets.
Side not: People using bicycles are not allowed to us the autobahn.
18:20 There's no fixed time for that - and in fact it doesn't need to be long. 10-15 minutes are enough. If you want you can go for whatever amount of time you want of course, up to 24/7.
U pay for restrooms.....but they are clean!
Cultural appropriation is such an American BS. I can wear any ancient or traditional outfit because I think it's cool for my own purposes. Like in UAE I was trying on their traditional white dress for men and nobody was complaining about such liberal nonsense as cultural appropriation. I've even read that they would be happily surprised someone wearing their traditional clothes as a tourist.
My nice comment is gone... ^^ Maybe it was bc of the link to "Germany second"?
Nah, that's simply not true, to wear "Hausschuhe" in the School and at home.
The Students an pupils would riot..
May be in in Bavaria, but it's not common in Germany.
Perhaps in the "Kindergarten".
I guess, the German "Kindergarten" is in the US the "primary school"..
In Bayern tragen die Kinder in der Grundschule tatsächlich noch Hausschuhe. Die GS geht hier ja nur bis zur 4 Klasse... ab der 5. Klasse werden dann die Straßenschuhe angelassen.
@@Krokostad Same hier in NRW
I am not Bavarian, I lived in several bigger cities and everywhere we had to wear Hausschuhe at school, even at High-school and it wasn't such a drama, lol
11:24 Oh oh, big helmet but no view to the right?
But Audi is Jerman shop
Tracht, pronounce "truh-cht" ... Ahhhh.
Planning to go to the restroom? Really? You can use any cafe or bar or restaurant restroom! How is so difficult to understand?
Maybe because were living in a Bavarian village when the video was made... 😉
@@marcomobson I travelled all over Europe and, personally, I never had this kind of problem!
Hahahahaha, cultural appropriation..... xD only americans use that vocabulary.
Sicher, das kann es in Deutschland gar nicht geben, weil Du davon noch nichts gehört haben willst...!
Lemme tell you something about "cultural appropriation". It is outlandish to hear that phrase with a negative connotation.
Really, think about it. Adopting a custom from another culture is a good thing. It's a form of cultural exchange and respecting that. While I hear it is a form a parody or even more nefarious -> racist to look a like some other ethnicity.
Isn't it for example more segregating to tell someone you cannot wear this and that, because your not the right skin color or being from the correct ethnic background to have that hair style or whatever? Please Americans get your label right.
How to be a racist, whilst apparently holding the moral high ground?
Simply call those who engage with other cultures racist!
Alot of the things you mention aren't acually true.i am sorry.
You don't really get "houseshoes" when you stay at someone's place,i have never heard that before. Maybe the people told you because they don't like people wearing shoes,i have visited someone where i had to take my shoes off,but i had no "houseshoes"...We are barefoot at home or we wear socks...
kids in the kindergarden have backpacks or little bags but don't have to have belts around the front(belly).maybe that is something in your kindergarden🤷🏼♀️
The bike thing you have mentioned is very strange. Kids don't have the permission to drive on the street with their bikes unless they are able to drive properly with all the special rules. Even people who aren't very safe on the bike can drive on the pathway,well at least they do....They have very nice special pathways in North germany,just for bikeriders. They are beside the pathway,beside the streets. Northgermany has nice oportunities for bikeriders.
They are some very strange things i never heard of.
You asked about airing out the house,that should be done once or twice eveyday. It should be done for about10 to 20 mins. I do that 10 mins in the morning,because i have to leave early...airing in the evening may be longer on day offs or evenings,about 20 mins. Winters can be cold so you shouldn't air the house to long otherwise it'll get to cold,20 mins max.
You should always air out your house. Picture not getting out of your shoes for days. Not good for your foot nor your shoe I tell you.
Cultural appropriation no such thing in Germany..