@@DesaitYT wieso = warum, colloquial -> howcome. wherefore is literally "weshalb". The triad just doesn't make for a nice 'Sendung mit der Maus' alliteration as "Wieso? Weshalb? Warum? Wer nicht fragt bleibt dumm!"
I'm German and I don't feel uncomfortable if someone asks me about Nazis, or if my Grandparents were Nazis. I just answer with the truth and without any shame, because it wasn't me who committed these terrible crimes, neither did my parents. You can ask me everything and I don't mind. I'm really open minded. Have a nice day everybody!
Germans seem very uncomfortable with comments about how lovely things are here. If I say, "Your playgrounds are so much better than the ones in the US" everyone says "Oh they aren't so great. Yours are lovely too."
Yes, I have had this same experience. Obviously there are differences in what people constitute as "nice" but in Germany things are much better in many areas. However, it seems like Germans have this idea about how the States are that is pretty objectively false.
As a French living in Alsace and having many German friends (from different parts of Germany), it always strikes me how they feel a deep guilt about themselves at a point where i know their history better than them. I remember when we talked about something of French history with friends, my German friend at one point said "omg you're so patriotic" as it was a reproach while it's not something you're supposed to be ashamed of...very very sad situation for them.
Thats something I truly mourn for as a German. A lot of Germans are ashamed of being patriotic. The word alone leaves a bitter taste in the mouth of a lot of people, although it is as you said nothing to be ashamed of. In an ideal world every person of every country would be a Patriot. Most people (in Germany at least) tend to confuse Patriotism with Nationalism or even Chauvinism,
TsukiKabanoki aber ich denke, dass es gerade unter den jüngeren Leuten nicht mehr so ein großes Tabuthema ist. In meinem Freundeskreis z.B. reden wir oft über Geld und auch Geldprobleme, aber ich denke die ältere Generation redet nicht gern darüber.
Mit Arbeitskollegen spricht man selten übers Geld oder auch zum Beispiel welche Partei man wählt, wenn wieder Wahlen sind. Ich rede da immer ganz offen und schamlos darüber und die Blicke sind manchmal Gold wert.
As a Romanian, more specifically coming from Transylvania, I would advise foreigners to stop asking us if we are vampires. Not a tabu but we are tired of this question. It would be like saying: Hey, you're German! Why aren't you wearing Lederhosen and drinking beer !?
Ana Cosma As a German, I really want to go to Transylvania someday, since my maternal ancestors lived there as a German colony since the 12th century until they came back to Germany in WWII. May I ask if you have any recommendations on where to go to and what to see there? I'd be delighted. Greetings
Christian Dürnberger ...most US citizens don’t have an issue with talking about 9/11. But if you ask them questions, questioning the story that was sold to them by the US gov and the media, then most will get really bent out of shape. The truth hurts. For example, ask them how many World Trade Center buildings collapsed on that day, and most will *_only_* say two. Two planes, two buildings...right? Nope, three buildings. Building 7 collapsed without being hit by anything, but had a small fire on two floors, yet it magically collapsed in a very controlled manner, just like the twin towers collapsed in a very controlled manner. And why did building 7 even have a fire if it was not hit by anything? And why did the owner of the World Trade Center, Larry Silverstein, put an additional insurance policy on the property specifically covering terrorist attacks by airplane, worth $7 billion dollars just six weeks prior to 9/11?
Mann kann über alles mit der Leute die er gut kennt über alles sprechen wenn es eine Chance gibt. Aber mit diser Leute der Fremd sind gibt es einige Thema dass muss vermeiden werden. Zum beispiel negative Themen wie Krankheiten, Tod, Krieg usw., und auch private Thema wie monatlich Gehalt, eigene Gesundheit, personal Planen usw. Dieses Themen sollen besser vermieden werden. Das ist zu sagen, Small Talk mit fremden Leute soll immer positive und nicht privat sein. Themen wie Wetter, Sport, Verkehr, Hobbies sind zum beispiel sehr geeignet für Small talk. Mann kann auch über Familie reden wenn das nicht privat oder negativ ist. In einige Kulturen oder Ländern gibt es absolut tabu Themen das Mann soll gut kennen und vorsichtig darüber reden. Wir bedanken uns für dieses Video! Tschüss!
@@ezekiel3791 Probably because your whole profile is about Strict Christian religion and I can't imagine what your message might've been about, it probably wasn't welcoming towards immigrants, was it?
Cari, thank you so much for these videos. They are extremely helpful with my Deutsch Sprache Lernen and you make it so much more fun. I'm addicted to your videos!
It's interesting though, how easy us Romanians talk about Communism, which is a big trauma in our collective mind, and much more recent than WW2 (in which we were also on the Nazi side). We joke about it, laugh about it, argue about it, but it's definitely discussed. I think in Romania, even though it's considered a backwards country in the western world, people speak OPENLY about almost everything, wether they agree or not with one another. In Germany, not so much. As you can see from the video too, Germans are much more reserved, they like to keep a distance, even from their friends and family. For example, when i was living in Romania, i was riding the bus from work one day and the lady sitting beside me striked up a conversation. She told me how hard her life is, that her pension is too small, that times are hard and our country is going to shit, she asked me how old i was, where i worked and how much i earned. And i told her. And it was fine, just a discussion on my way home. I miss the transparency and warmth of the people back home.
Naja in Deutschland redet man halt nicht gern über Themen die die Stimmung runterziehen könnten und Emotionen zählen halt dazu,sind jedenfalls meine Erfahrungen.
It is not a taboo, but Colombians are tired of those offensive jokes about cocaine, drugs, Pablo Escobar, etc. Maybe it is funny to the rest of the world, but for us it is still a hard topic ,just if a foreign person wants to add jokes to the conversation.
Totalmente including all of us latinos, i am a Venezuelan and every time people ask me about Pablo Escobar (as if i was Colombian and all latinos are the same) or about Nicolas Maduro, like man these people and these events are sooo recent to talk and joke about it, it is fine talking about ww1 and 2 because that was veery long ago but what Escobar did in the 80s till early 90s that was practically just yesterday and what Maduro is doing is still going on and its not a fun subject to talk about.
Your vedio is the best way to learn deutch its amazing. English and German subtitling it help me a lot and it help all of my classmates 😘😘😘Keep doing it we love u and support from tunisia
In Ungarn ist physicher Tod und Gesundheit nicht ein Tabu. Ich bin überrascht, dass es anderswo ist. Na ja, mit einem sterbenskrank Person spricht Man über es nur wenn ihn/sie sehr gut kennt. Liebe nach Tod ist ein religiös Thema und die meisten von Ungarn sind nictht gläubig. Darüber spricht man hier mit Fremden auch nicht.
@@EasyGerman Nein in vielen Ländern zum Beispiel in vielen afrikanischen Ländern kann man sich darüber ganz normal unterhalten. In arabischen Ländern werden die Toten mit einer Sirene a geholt ,damit jeder weiß, dass jemand gestorben ist. In Deutschland werden Leichen extra in der Frühe abgeholt damit es möglichst niemand mitbekommt.
Michael Mueller : Maybe not in everyday interactions but in October 2017 I was asked that question by my Bavarian friend. But obviously that this doesn’t necessarily reflect how the rest of the people behave. Maybe it was just an isolated case. I wasn’t shocked by the question and answered it promptly. At the time I thought it was just the typical German directness.
Racism or even tiny negative comments about other foreign groups of people here in Germany. I'm 100% sure if someone would say anything like that here in Berlin out loud on the street, at least 1 person would confront them, and not in the kind way.
Bei mir ist Arbeit, Geld , Religion und Ehe und ob ich Kinder habe ein Tabuthema. Und über Politik spreche ich nur mit Gleichgesinnten. Tod oder Emotionen ist kein Tabuthema sondern mein Lieblingsthema, daran denke ich oft und möchte mehr darüber sprechen.
I don't exactly feel comfortable asking Germans or Austrians (z.B.), "So, were your parents/grandparents Nazis during WWII? Did they know about the concentration camps?"
If these questions came out of nowhere you are right to feel uncomfortable. It's like asking how often do you poop. You have to set up questions like these, that's all. If you set it up right, you can ask and talk about everything.
+lindaandcara - That's a good question. I think you can ask these questions with good friends or people you know better. In general I think it's a common misconception that Germans don't like to talk about this topic. This was true for the generation of our grandparents and was for a good reason. However for the generations after it was an important topic to talk about (and still is). You would probably be surprised how much Germans talk about it. Germans have found quite a special way to deal with their past and that usually doesn't include keeping calm about these topics. I think we should do an episode about that soon.
Nowadays I think one big topic you refrain from talking open about (even with friends and family) is politics and certain social issues, because the discussion gets heated, emotional and personal very fast. Of course that always depends on the people talking to each other. And that's a bit of a shame since I love to discuss stuff and simply hearing different opinions - even if I don't agree.
Hi Cari. Can we have another episode with Janusz about a philosophical question? Like the question of consciousness, what is morality or the future of AI. DANKE!
In my case(im from México) when I am asked which religion do I follow I have to lie because people get very uncomfortable and upset when I say Im an atheist
My brother in law is also Mexican de michoacan especificamente and he is also and atheist but nobody in his family gives a crap maybe cause part of them live in the states and the other part in Mexico lindo y querido. Pero si los Mexicanos son muy cristianos y creen mucho en la virgensita de guadalupe y tienen muchas tradiciones bonitas y todo pero si creo que es un tabu hablar de ser ateo, la homosexualidad y hasta del increible machismo q existe en ese pais.
Ich habe gerade mal darüber nachgedacht und diese Einstellung ist eigentlich gar nicht schlecht. So konzentriert man sich eher auf seine Fähigkeiten und auf den Beruf selbst.
I'd rather say: There are opinions that will be challenged by the majority of people you voice them to. It's unlikely that they'll judge you as a person for having one of those opinions - but they will keep questioning and critisising until either of you sees the other's point of view or you agree to disagree. People not agreeing with you doesn't make it a taboo - it just means you don't fit the opinion of the majority.
I live in Kazakhstan and here are many taboo topics. For example we don't like speak about The great Patriotic war (WW2), because a lot of people died because of this. Or about repression which Stalin carried out in the territory of Kazakhstan, because the Kazakh people suffered from this. And of course we don't prefer to speak about money, politics, health.
Maybe they just cut these scenes out because it's too obvious and not even a taboo. But it is indeed a taboo to question the official narrative of the third reich (given by the allied forces). But hardly anyone questions that...
Sehr interessantes Thema, danke Cari! Heir in China Ich denke, wir reden auch nicht viel über Gehälter zwischen Kollegen, aber wir teilen es mit Freunden, Familien und manchmal teilen geschlossene Kollegen auch ihre Gehälter. Aber es gibt aber auch viele andere Dinge, über die wir nicht sprechen, zum Beispiel, Politik (😂natürlich), sex in generell (so traurig), Sexualität, häusliche Gewalt, Drogenkonsum, Abtreibung, Tod... viele Themen! Aber mit engen Freunden kann man normalerweise über alles reden;-D
Kurz gefasst ist ein Tabuthema alles was dem Angesprochenen nicht gefaellt. Somit faellt es in der selben Reihe wie 'das Gute', 'das Schlechte', 'das Boese', usw. Im Grunde sind sie Urteile ueber das Verhalten Anderer.
Irgendwie habe ich das Gefühl das bei dieser Umfrage einige Leute die Fragen nicht verstanden haben oder nicht verstanden wollten obwohl es in Deutschland Tabu-Themen in Massen gibt. Es kommt natürlich auch auf den jeweiligen Standpunkt an!
Many interesting comments. I would like to see a live conference with some of the people who wrote interesting comments. Maybe you can make a live discussion episode about religion.
It's a taboo topic in Germany to talk about Zionists and their colonization of Palestine, but I seriously don't understand why, considering that Zionism and Judaism are not the same, so critique of Zionists' ferocious crimes against Palestinians should not be conflated with anti-semitism.
@@criticman123 "Judea declared war against Germany in 1933" Yeaaaah sure! A British colony which was btw called Palestine during that time declares war against Germany. Sure.
You might not imagine but we also have to listen to scenes like these 4-5 or even sometimes 10 times to get every single word correctly. It is only since regularly working on Easy German transcriptions that I understood our ability to listen to and understanding fast speaking people without actually understanding every single word 😂
Ich denke 'Kolonisierung' und 'Kapitalistische Demokratie' ist eine Art von Taboothema in Deutschland. Man sagt es nicht dass es Taboo ist aber es wird kaum geredet über 'Kolonisierung', seine Auswirkung und seine neues Art.
I am Ukrainian. I lived in Canada for a while and felt quite offended when people were asking whether we are so much different from Russians. Yes, we are :) or even there were guys who thought Ukraine is a part of Russia ... No, we are a separate country with our own culture, language, and history even longer than Russians one. And the USSR doesn't make us the same, as the EU doesn't make Italy and Germany the same, or Chezh and France))
In Bezug auf das Thema der Nazizeit und Gespräche - eine solche Frage ist nicht nur für den deutschen Sprachraum - z. B. die Verbrechen des Britischen Weltreichs von Irland nach Indien sind ziemlich tabu in England, besonders in den Medien.
Here in the USA political conversations are difficult, especially in the current political climate. In the liberal parts of the country, if you are conservative or religious you can be shunned. Sex is talked about pretty openly with friends, but not at work obviously. I wouldn't bring up Hitler or WW2 with Germans unless I knew them well. I think it would be rude.
I think generally topics of politics are more private in the US than in Germany. At least that's what I heard from many Americans. Whereby in Germany you could meet a new person and discuss about political topics right away.
+Barbara Ann _Here in the USA political conversations are difficult, especially in the current political climate._ It could be my corrupt memory, or maybe I was too young and naive to read into all of the political subtext, but it seemed politics used to be an EASY topic to discuss maybe twenty years ago. I believe the current divisiveness originated in Bush's statements post-9/11 with his, "you're either with us, or against us" slant on patriotism. With the current administration I don't know if "conservatism" or "liberalism" is really even the discussion anymore. It's now a struggle over whether we get our facts from reality or from Trump's mouth. +Barbara Ann _In the liberal parts of the country, if you are conservative or religious you can be shunned._ I don't agree with this. There are both Christians and conservatives that coexist just fine in "blue states". It's more a matter of the specific opinions you hold. Or whether you think your opinions should be forcefully applied to everyone else.
Well, if anyone lacks Americans discussing politics in their lives, they should read the comments section of British newspapers. Any article in the Guardian about corporate tax will very quickly deform into 'poor innocent babies' being ripped out in America or Obamacare. People actually forget where their own womb and backyard ends.
I remember someone saying that you can be great friends with almost every American as long as you don't discuss politics and religion. Would you agree?
Regisseur95 - No, that's not true. I talk about religion and politics with a lot of people, but you have to be careful to be respectful of other's opinions. Americans have very strong positions on both politics and religion, generally. I don't think that's the case with most Europeans.
Oh God! I wish I had seen this before! Last year during a holiday trip, we met with a very nice elder couple from germany and their other european friends. We became friendly after a while, but there I made the big mistake: I jokingley asked them about Hitler, while around the coffee table! And instantley I could feel the change in the atmosphere. Although we all went by and remained friends, but I learnt a big lesson that day!
HI Cari Im a new subscriber. i love your show. It has taken me quite a while to get to the point where i and appreciate the dialogue. I have had to do some other programs for beginners first, such as Linguaphone Deutsch. i wonder if you thought of sometimes repeating some key words that people say. you do it sometimes and it is helpful to be given a second chance to hear some words. thanks for the great videos.
Ich glaube, in diesem Era mit TH-cam und Social Media und sowas kann man über fast alles reden, weil jetzt mehr als je zuvor Menschen miteinander sprechen können. Das heißt, man erfährt viele unterschiedliche Meinungen heute und deswegen spricht von viel mehr als früher, als es bestimmt Tabuthemen gab.
ich bin zwar marokkaner und stelle meine kurze reflexion vor, im deutschen gibt es viele ausgestorbene und ausgerotete wörte (wörter) und ausdrücke, die tendenziell einiges tabuisieren könnten... und deswegen gibt es terminologisch auch im deutschen ein krasses wort : "die schmach" ...ausserdem es ist egntl ganz menschlich & normal, dass man sogar mit sich selbst tabus haben kann wo man vermeidet, an ein paar dinge zu denken und das ist schon ein tabu...danke fürs video jedenfalls!
Ich komme aus der Ukraine und jetzt Politik ist ein großes Tabuthema hier, besonders Beziehungen zwischen Ukraine und Russland. Und auch wenn meine Freunde aus Amerika Witze darüber machen, ist es ziemlich peinlich.
I live in The Netherlands and I think we have the same taboos as in Germany. Last year I visited Brandenburg. For me it was the first time I visited a part of Germany that had belonged to the DDR. I was very curious how it was to live in Germany during DDR. I wasn’t sure if people liked to talk about this but they actually appreciated to tell about this to a Dutch person.
I think that in Germany is a taboo simply the truth over every argument, like all around Europe. But the wind is changing, this is good. We are in 2020, we can't don't say the truth :D
ich hab gemerkt, dass das Gehalt in Jobanzeigen im Internet oft gar nicht steht. Das finde ich ganz merkwerdig, denn in England/USA, wird es fast immer da geschrieben.
In some parts of Mexico, we can't talk about narcos, because if one of them hear you can hit you or something like that, also the sexuality is a hard topic and some people hear the word vagina and get scared .
Jeanine Soto Graciano wtf scared of the word « vagina »?!! Wtf most of us came out of one! Not me. I was 🐣 hatched from an egg 😆! Joke, I was a C-section baby
Hallo Cari, Zuerst danke ich Ihen für Ihre Mühe und Hilfe, um Deutsch zu lernen . Bei uns in Marokko kann man überhaupt nicht mit der Familie über Sexualität im Allgemein sprechen .Obwohl man in seiner Religion sehr wichtig darüber sprechen soll. Aber diese heutige Generation sprechen mit ihr darüber . ich wünsche Ihnen eine gute Gesundheit. Aimad
Ich lebe seit 13 Jahren in Deutschland und muss tatsächlich zustimmen: auf der Arbeit ist es ein totales Taboo Thema, über den Gehalt zu reden. Hab Anfangs mal eine Kollegin aus Neugier gefragt, ihre Reaktion war ein azf ein mal sehr starres Gesicht und der Satz: über Geld redet man nicht. 😅😅😅 sehr verkrampfte Sicht, finde ich... ich könnte jedem erzählen, wie wenig ich doch als Azubi verdiene😁 mach kein Geheimnis draus
Ich habe auch jedem aufs Butterbrot geschmiert, dass ich als Fachkraft (die ja ach so händeringend gesucht werden) mit dem Mindestlohn abgespeist wurde. Tatsächlich können das viele Leute nicht fassen. Der Mindestlohn (und seine geringe Höhe) ist je nach Umfeld auch ein Tabuthema.
In russia for example when you tell others whats your job is - in 99% ull get asked - how much you paid and its ok. Ich starte Deutsch lernen. Vielen Dank fur Ihre videos ;D
should be a taboo like ya member those darn fitties from da pastt??? uuugh don't bring dat shiz up, I like em walls nice n clean, merkel did nice job chopping hands to everyone who did grafiti
Wikipedia writes about taboo: "The meaning of the word "taboo" has been somewhat expanded in the social sciences to strong prohibitions relating to any area of human activity or custom that is sacred or forbidden based on moral judgment, religious beliefs, or cultural norms.[3] "Breaking a taboo" is usually considered objectionable by society in general, not merely a subset of a culture." So anything that is "based on moral judgment, religious beliefs, or cultural norms." is "ein Tabuthema". Now because religious freedom, freedom sexual orientation and beliefs is guaranteed and protected by the constitution those are no more taboo. Though from my personal perspective parts of german society is still very very conservative and there one would find many taboos. And also I am sure that many of the people who said that do not have any "Tabuthema" actually have at least one :) My personal opinion though :)
I'm from the States and have lived in Germany for over a year now. My students ask me and talk about Trump the same way you stated that foreigners talk about Hitler. They joke and laugh about his latest mistakes, but as an American who does not and will never claim Trump as president, it is painful to talk about him or even hear his name. So "Trump" is a Tabuthema for me, but not for my German students. A similar experience happened when talking about the Ku Klux Klan, and I had to use the Nazis as an example of how talking about the KKK is not a humorous topic (b/c he was laughing about their clothing and didn't know all the heinous crimes they did (and still do)).
+Memoria James By your statement i can already guess in what kind of environment you lived in and taught in Germany. Most germans think Trump is stupid and awkward, but (so far) see him more positively compared to George Bush for example as we Germans don't like warmongering and war in general. If Trump should ever act like a neo-conservative and invade or destabilizes countries (like President Obama and Secretary Clinton did with Libya as well), then most germans will think just as negative about him as George Bush. Something americans need to realize about Germany is that asking questions on the street of left-wing cities like Berlin or well.. many big cities in general don't show "how germans think". This is just as biased and silly as if someone presents the opinions of rural bavarian villages as "that's what germans think". Too bad nobody in the media realized this yet eventhough it's common sense.
I think in england, unless you know the person youre talking to has the same political opinions as you, you don't bring up politics (definitely not Brexit!) however if you do know for certain youll agree, its openly talked and complained about.. mental health though recently has become less of a taboo, and we have sessions in school about how to cope with depression etc or if a loved one suffers from mental illnesses
Those are taboo topics in almost every culture. But people from Chinese cultures don't hesitate to ask about salary or how much your house cost, in my experience.
as Iranian I have to say we talk about politics everywhere,we love to talk about it and get new information... German people also don't talk about how many house or car they have .. but Iranian tell you very easy what they have and how much money the make ..i don't know it's good or bad but we do it and we don't care 😀
Vielen Dank, dieses Video regt zur Selbstreflektion an. Ich habe mir schon vorgenommen in Zukunft offener mit diesen Dingen umzugehen und vielleicht die Scham anderer ebenfalls Stellung zu beziehen etwas zu vermindern (als ungenierlicher Clown). Unglaublich interessant - obwohl ich als Deutschsprachlerin wohl nicht adressiert wurde.
Hallo, ich heiße Kaden! I really would like to speak more German, and learn as much as I can to become fluent. I really love the German culture and if I were to speak the language, I feel like I could get a feel for how Germans think, and have an inside view on the people, language, and country. Please, if you can leave me any tips on how to become more fluent, or how to learn more German, and grammar too; that'd be so appreciated. Much love from the U.S, in AZ
Infertility is a taboo topic in Germany I’d say...simply because people that are able to have kids without any problems feel privileged and accept the fact that they don’t know how certain couples feel about their situation...so most people prefer to stay out of that debate if they don’t have any insight. It’s impolite...generally confronting people with things they don’t have control over, especially if they suffer in one way or another.
I do not agree with you. Who said that you cannot talk about sex and sexuality with parents? In my family we openly talk about sex and sex education. If you are from a very close minded family, then there can be problems but if you are from an open minded family, then there should be no problems talking about sex and related topics.
There might be topics one or another person might not want to talk about, but in general you can rarely offend a German with anything. If a German doesnt want to talk about sonething he/she will tell you right away and the reason why.
I think that in Portugal you can talk about anything. Even more sensitive topics like religion, as long as you keep an open mind and don't be rude. Of course, it depends on the individuals. Sometimes it's better to stay away from topics like politics, religion and sexuality with older family members. I found out that it's better not to talk openly with my family about religion :-(
Lea D Interesting. In Austria Religion or politics are great topics to talk about at birthday parties where many relatives are there. Here it is not such a deep topic, if you know what I mean. It is more like a chilly conversation you can have with people you may not see that often.
Dani Fu Here It's okay to talk about religion at dinners etc... , but it depends on the kind of conversation. If it's something about other cultures/religions (like "in Islam/Buddhism/GreekMithology ..." then it's completely accepted. We love to talk about other cultures. The problem appears when you're the only atheist in a room full of religious people who may make you feel bad for it. But this counts for family dinners. With friends this is generally not a peoblem. You can talk about anything with the younger generations.
Well, I do not know Portugal that well. Make a simple test: Just voice an opinion that is really outlandish and clearly against the opinion of the majority (for example: women should stay at home and have at least four children; we must protect our nation from foreign influence and immigration) and watch what happens. My guess would be that most people will not be able to accept a opinion that is vastly different from their own. You can also try this with religion, sex, death and other topics. If you voice an opinion that is very unpopular within your peer-group, you will get in deep water easily.
1:09 WOW that guy speaks fast!
had to check whether i was playing at 1.5x speed
It's so trippy listening to him!
ha, I thought the same thing!
Ich hab auf ihn nix verstanden ): das war ganz schnell
I had a colleague in University that spoke way faster than this guy so, basically, I had no problems.
4:26 „warum, wieso, weshalb?“ Übersetzung: „why, why, why?“
Deshalb liebe Ich die deutsche Sprache 😂
So true! 😂😂
Ich habe die Übersetzung verpasst, schöner Kommentar!
Why, howcome, wherefore?
It's not like there isn't variability in English.
HotelPapa100 But are „howcome“ and „wherefore“ being used as often as „why“?
@@DesaitYT wieso = warum, colloquial -> howcome.
wherefore is literally "weshalb".
The triad just doesn't make for a nice 'Sendung mit der Maus' alliteration as "Wieso? Weshalb? Warum? Wer nicht fragt bleibt dumm!"
After 1 minute and thirty seconds into the video it became apparent that the taboo topic is , asking people what is taboo.
"the taboo topic is , asking people what is taboo." You got it!!! Everyone seems shocked by the question.
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Hahahaha ! I thought the same
I'm German and I don't feel uncomfortable if someone asks me about Nazis, or if my Grandparents were Nazis. I just answer with the truth and without any shame, because it wasn't me who committed these terrible crimes, neither did my parents. You can ask me everything and I don't mind. I'm really open minded. Have a nice day everybody!
Wrong answer! We have 3 options:
1) Can't remember anything
2) Just had to act on orders
3) Didn't know about any crime
How old are you?
23 ^^
SenzaSenso Cazzate I'm glad to hear that...
How often do you poop?
she is one of the best among all the german language teachers .i love her happy face and smile
Germans seem very uncomfortable with comments about how lovely things are here. If I say, "Your playgrounds are so much better than the ones in the US" everyone says "Oh they aren't so great. Yours are lovely too."
Yes, I have had this same experience. Obviously there are differences in what people constitute as "nice" but in Germany things are much better in many areas. However, it seems like Germans have this idea about how the States are that is pretty objectively false.
@@biggusmunkusthegreat its just called being humble
Actually, it is the opposite in many cases. Many Germans neglect the bad sides of their country
@@biggusmunkusthegreat They were. Germany's going to shit. In 50 years I won't be able to recognize it.
@The Titan : But Germans aren't Americans and that's a bad comparison.
As a French living in Alsace and having many German friends (from different parts of Germany), it always strikes me how they feel a deep guilt about themselves at a point where i know their history better than them.
I remember when we talked about something of French history with friends, my German friend at one point said "omg you're so patriotic" as it was a reproach while it's not something you're supposed to be ashamed of...very very sad situation for them.
true brother
Thats something I truly mourn for as a German. A lot of Germans are ashamed of being patriotic. The word alone leaves a bitter taste in the mouth of a lot of people, although it is as you said nothing to be ashamed of. In an ideal world every person of every country would be a Patriot. Most people (in Germany at least) tend to confuse Patriotism with Nationalism or even Chauvinism,
Cari really puts people at ease and gets them to give substantive responses on all the videos; love the interviews!
Wie schon angesprochen wurde, ist Geld, denke ich, das größte Tabuthema. Selbst den Kindern wird schon gesagt: "Über Geld spricht man nicht"
TsukiKabanoki aber ich denke, dass es gerade unter den jüngeren Leuten nicht mehr so ein großes Tabuthema ist. In meinem Freundeskreis z.B. reden wir oft über Geld und auch Geldprobleme, aber ich denke die ältere Generation redet nicht gern darüber.
Das kann ich als über 50jährige bestätigen. Wenn ich frage wieviel Geld man im diesen Beruf verdient, empfinden das viele als Unverschämt.
Richtig, über Geld spricht man nicht, das hat man.
Mit Arbeitskollegen spricht man selten übers Geld oder auch zum Beispiel welche Partei man wählt, wenn wieder Wahlen sind. Ich rede da immer ganz offen und schamlos darüber und die Blicke sind manchmal Gold wert.
“History is Written by Victors.” The quote gets attributed to Winston Churchill.
As a Romanian, more specifically coming from Transylvania, I would advise foreigners to stop asking us if we are vampires. Not a tabu but we are tired of this question. It would be like saying: Hey, you're German! Why aren't you wearing Lederhosen and drinking beer !?
Understood 8-)
Easy German haha, Dankeschön! ;)
Ana Cosma As a German, I really want to go to Transylvania someday, since my maternal ancestors lived there as a German colony since the 12th century until they came back to Germany in WWII.
May I ask if you have any recommendations on where to go to and what to see there?
I'd be delighted.
Greetings
I am wearing Lederhosn and am drinking beer, so you wouldn't need to ask me why I'm not^^
Just like it happens with brazilians often being asked about caipirinha, samba, pelé etc...not taboo, but still pretty annoying
Taboo Themen in Different countries:
🇩🇪 Germany: Nazis
🇺🇸 USA : 9/11
🇬🇷 Greece : paying debts
🇧🇷 Brazil. : 7 : 1 😂
In Germany: Fifa Worldcup 2018. 2:0
7-1 😭
Christian Dürnberger ...most US citizens don’t have an issue with talking about 9/11. But if you ask them questions, questioning the story that was sold to them by the US gov and the media, then most will get really bent out of shape. The truth hurts. For example, ask them how many World Trade Center buildings collapsed on that day, and most will *_only_* say two. Two planes, two buildings...right? Nope, three buildings. Building 7 collapsed without being hit by anything, but had a small fire on two floors, yet it magically collapsed in a very controlled manner, just like the twin towers collapsed in a very controlled manner. And why did building 7 even have a fire if it was not hit by anything? And why did the owner of the World Trade Center, Larry Silverstein, put an additional insurance policy on the property specifically covering terrorist attacks by airplane, worth $7 billion dollars just six weeks prior to 9/11?
we do talk a lot about 7-1 in brazil tho lmao
i guess brazilians just don't like foreigners mocking it.
This
Mann kann über alles mit der Leute die er gut kennt über alles sprechen wenn es eine Chance gibt. Aber mit diser Leute der Fremd sind gibt es einige Thema dass muss vermeiden werden. Zum beispiel negative Themen wie Krankheiten, Tod, Krieg usw., und auch private Thema wie monatlich Gehalt, eigene Gesundheit, personal Planen usw. Dieses Themen sollen besser vermieden werden. Das ist zu sagen, Small Talk mit fremden Leute soll immer positive und nicht privat sein. Themen wie Wetter, Sport, Verkehr, Hobbies sind zum beispiel sehr geeignet für Small talk. Mann kann auch über Familie reden wenn das nicht privat oder negativ ist. In einige Kulturen oder Ländern gibt es absolut tabu Themen das Mann soll gut kennen und vorsichtig darüber reden. Wir bedanken uns für dieses Video! Tschüss!
Every interviewee in the video is like: *trying to think of something other than Nazis*
Bingo!!!
Hannah Pilkey 😂😂
@@magdak8491 Fake profil, leeres profil, Reported.
@@ezekiel3791
Probably because your whole profile is about Strict Christian religion and I can't imagine what your message might've been about, it probably wasn't welcoming towards immigrants, was it?
@@ezekiel3791
Alright then, I was wrong, I'm sorry. That seems like a proper comment.
Cari, thank you so much for these videos. They are extremely helpful with my Deutsch Sprache Lernen and you make it so much more fun. I'm addicted to your videos!
It's interesting though, how easy us Romanians talk about Communism, which is a big trauma in our collective mind, and much more recent than WW2 (in which we were also on the Nazi side). We joke about it, laugh about it, argue about it, but it's definitely discussed. I think in Romania, even though it's considered a backwards country in the western world, people speak OPENLY about almost everything, wether they agree or not with one another.
In Germany, not so much. As you can see from the video too, Germans are much more reserved, they like to keep a distance, even from their friends and family. For example, when i was living in Romania, i was riding the bus from work one day and the lady sitting beside me striked up a conversation. She told me how hard her life is, that her pension is too small, that times are hard and our country is going to shit, she asked me how old i was, where i worked and how much i earned. And i told her. And it was fine, just a discussion on my way home. I miss the transparency and warmth of the people back home.
Are you living in Germany now?
Die Deutschen reden nicht so viel über Emotionen. für mich als Latino ist das ein bisschen schwierig.
Wir empfinden eben Emotionen nicht so stark wie ihr
its like listening to a robot speak
Ja, für mich auch. Ich kann dich verstehen, weil wir Latino so warm sind. Guten Tag aus Brasilien.
Naja in Deutschland redet man halt nicht gern über Themen die die Stimmung runterziehen könnten und Emotionen zählen halt dazu,sind jedenfalls meine Erfahrungen.
Niemand mag eigentlich uber emotionen reden. Besonders manner!
It is not a taboo, but Colombians are tired of those offensive jokes about cocaine, drugs, Pablo Escobar, etc. Maybe it is funny to the rest of the world, but for us it is still a hard topic ,just if a foreign person wants to add jokes to the conversation.
Alejandra Calixto I love to ask people I meet from Colombia if they know Shakira or Sophia Vergara, which is a silly joke 😆
it never was funny
Alejandra Calixto especially to an addict
Totalmente including all of us latinos, i am a Venezuelan and every time people ask me about Pablo Escobar (as if i was Colombian and all latinos are the same) or about Nicolas Maduro, like man these people and these events are sooo recent to talk and joke about it, it is fine talking about ww1 and 2 because that was veery long ago but what Escobar did in the 80s till early 90s that was practically just yesterday and what Maduro is doing is still going on and its not a fun subject to talk about.
sólo está bien si lo dice un mexicano porque ahora México es el nuevo Colombia :D
Your vedio is the best way to learn deutch its amazing.
English and German subtitling it help me a lot and it help all of my classmates
😘😘😘Keep doing it we love u and support from tunisia
Living in Germany for more than 20 years and I must say that the Taboo number one is : Talking about DEATH.
+rabnass World Archives Film Video is it not taboo in other countries would be my question
In Ungarn ist physicher Tod und Gesundheit nicht ein Tabu. Ich bin überrascht, dass es anderswo ist. Na ja, mit einem sterbenskrank Person spricht Man über es nur wenn ihn/sie sehr gut kennt. Liebe nach Tod ist ein religiös Thema und die meisten von Ungarn sind nictht gläubig. Darüber spricht man hier mit Fremden auch nicht.
@@EasyGerman Nein in vielen Ländern zum Beispiel in vielen afrikanischen Ländern kann man sich darüber ganz normal unterhalten. In arabischen Ländern werden die Toten mit einer Sirene a geholt ,damit jeder weiß, dass jemand gestorben ist. In Deutschland werden Leichen extra in der Frühe abgeholt damit es möglichst niemand mitbekommt.
A lot of people Lost Jesus to their live and now they struggle with unterstanding it^^
Weil er von alleine kommt.
Die Deutsch Sprache macht frei!
Ich liebe diese Sprache mit aller Kraft!
Viele Grüsse aus Brasilien.
uiii den ersten Satz kann man falsch auffassen xD zwar nur wenn man es auch will aber man kann es
@Master908able Meinst du vielleicht das eine im heutigen Polen stehende ´´Ferienlager´´? xD
Me ensina alemão!!
@@Master908able Und schon haben wir ein Tabuthema: Wortwahl. ^^
As a German: Salary and other income are a taboo. Usually your working contract does not allow to share this and other information.
Über echte Tabuthemen spricht auf der Straße niemand. Die sind nämlich tabu :)
Dachte ich mir auch! Das sagt doch keiner in die Kamera, was WIRKLICH ein Tabu ist. Da tun dann lieber alle ganz abgeklärt.
True or False? “In Germany people are uncomfortable when asked how much they earn but they love to find out how much others are making".
Michael Mueller : Maybe not in everyday interactions but in October 2017 I was asked that question by my Bavarian friend. But obviously that this doesn’t necessarily reflect how the rest of the people behave. Maybe it was just an isolated case. I wasn’t shocked by the question and answered it promptly. At the time I thought it was just the typical German directness.
@Michael Mueller never in may life a german ask me how much I make...
Ich muss sage du wirklich eine nette Mensch und ehrlich
Racism or even tiny negative comments about other foreign groups of people here in Germany.
I'm 100% sure if someone would say anything like that here in Berlin out loud on the street, at least 1 person would confront them, and not in the kind way.
Very good protection, then foreigners and refugees can occupy your country fearlessly.
@@snailwzwz true
LOL dont speak for all germans you liberal fool from the west!
Yep. Thats very sad and bad.
Bei mir ist Arbeit, Geld , Religion und Ehe und ob ich Kinder habe ein Tabuthema. Und über Politik spreche ich nur mit Gleichgesinnten. Tod oder Emotionen ist kein Tabuthema sondern mein Lieblingsthema, daran denke ich oft und möchte mehr darüber sprechen.
Love your videos , I can practice my German and learn general culture . Keep up the good work !
This is the kind of video that I find very relevant. You did a nice job of selecting the people you spoke with to get different perspectives.
I don't exactly feel comfortable asking Germans or Austrians (z.B.), "So, were your parents/grandparents Nazis during WWII? Did they know about the concentration camps?"
If these questions came out of nowhere you are right to feel uncomfortable. It's like asking how often do you poop. You have to set up questions like these, that's all. If you set it up right, you can ask and talk about everything.
I poop two times a day.
Tob ias To be honest I think you could rather ask someone about how often does he poop than what his relatives did in WW2.
+Tob ias 😍
+lindaandcara - That's a good question. I think you can ask these questions with good friends or people you know better. In general I think it's a common misconception that Germans don't like to talk about this topic. This was true for the generation of our grandparents and was for a good reason. However for the generations after it was an important topic to talk about (and still is). You would probably be surprised how much Germans talk about it. Germans have found quite a special way to deal with their past and that usually doesn't include keeping calm about these topics. I think we should do an episode about that soon.
Nowadays I think one big topic you refrain from talking open about (even with friends and family) is politics and certain social issues, because the discussion gets heated, emotional and personal very fast.
Of course that always depends on the people talking to each other.
And that's a bit of a shame since I love to discuss stuff and simply hearing different opinions - even if I don't agree.
Hi Cari. Can we have another episode with Janusz about a philosophical question? Like the question of consciousness, what is morality or the future of AI. DANKE!
Yes, he is planning one soon :D
Just watched the made for German TV mini-series 'Generation War' - Talk about opening up communication about the war! Excellent production!
In my case(im from México) when I am asked which religion do I follow I have to lie because people get very uncomfortable and upset when I say Im an atheist
In east Germany 70% are atheists. Because of communists heritage. Nevertheless, we have a good life ;-)
It is the contrary in Germany.
My brother in law is also Mexican de michoacan especificamente and he is also and atheist but nobody in his family gives a crap maybe cause part of them live in the states and the other part in Mexico lindo y querido. Pero si los Mexicanos son muy cristianos y creen mucho en la virgensita de guadalupe y tienen muchas tradiciones bonitas y todo pero si creo que es un tabu hablar de ser ateo, la homosexualidad y hasta del increible machismo q existe en ese pais.
@@cominooculto many mexicans are homosexuals? Didn't know
Maybe in the dephts of south bavaria but other than that... No. None of my 30 classmates is religious to give you an Idea.
This channel is amazing! Please keep up the good work 👊👊
"Geld". Immerhin wird einem ständig eingebläut "Über Geld spricht man nicht". Absolutes Tabu.
...und über Armut schon gar nicht. Die existiert nämlich offiziell nicht.
HesseJamez doch darüber redet man wohl
Ich habe gerade mal darüber nachgedacht und diese Einstellung ist eigentlich gar nicht schlecht. So konzentriert man sich eher auf seine Fähigkeiten und auf den Beruf selbst.
You are the most positive person in Easy Languages
It seems there are almost no taboo topics but many taboo opinions in Germany.
I'd rather say: There are opinions that will be challenged by the majority of people you voice them to. It's unlikely that they'll judge you as a person for having one of those opinions - but they will keep questioning and critisising until either of you sees the other's point of view or you agree to disagree.
People not agreeing with you doesn't make it a taboo - it just means you don't fit the opinion of the majority.
Yes.
@@nurichniemandsonst9639 Yeah, challenged as in being imprisoned, put out of your job, and possibly deported.
Fantastisches üben für mein deutsch und Ich habe Berlin immer noch so gern. Danke sehr.
I live in Kazakhstan and here are many taboo topics. For example we don't like speak about The great Patriotic war (WW2), because a lot of people died because of this. Or about repression which Stalin carried out in the territory of Kazakhstan, because the Kazakh people suffered from this. And of course we don't prefer to speak about money, politics, health.
What do you talk about then, the weather? ;-)
Nö we like to Discuss With what spices die Deutschen sind schmackhafter
Borat
@@patrickh6579 borat
A big shoutout to the woman who mentioned about the Second World War! It was fun to watch the others try not to mention about the Nazis.
Maybe they just cut these scenes out because it's too obvious and not even a taboo.
But it is indeed a taboo to question the official narrative of the third reich (given by the allied forces). But hardly anyone questions that...
Sehr interessantes Thema, danke Cari! Heir in China Ich denke, wir reden auch nicht viel über Gehälter zwischen Kollegen, aber wir teilen es mit Freunden, Familien und manchmal teilen geschlossene Kollegen auch ihre Gehälter. Aber es gibt aber auch viele andere Dinge, über die wir nicht sprechen, zum Beispiel, Politik (😂natürlich), sex in generell (so traurig), Sexualität, häusliche Gewalt, Drogenkonsum, Abtreibung, Tod... viele Themen! Aber mit engen Freunden kann man normalerweise über alles reden;-D
Kurz gefasst ist ein Tabuthema alles was dem Angesprochenen nicht gefaellt. Somit faellt es in der selben Reihe wie 'das Gute', 'das Schlechte', 'das Boese', usw. Im Grunde sind sie Urteile ueber das Verhalten Anderer.
Danke easy German
Irgendwie habe ich das Gefühl das bei dieser Umfrage einige Leute die Fragen nicht verstanden haben oder nicht verstanden wollten obwohl es in Deutschland Tabu-Themen in Massen gibt. Es kommt natürlich auch auf den jeweiligen Standpunkt an!
Many interesting comments. I would like to see a live conference with some of the people who wrote interesting comments. Maybe you can make a live discussion episode about religion.
I want to have an audiobook narrated by Carina. Her voice is so soothing.
It's a taboo topic in Germany to talk about Zionists and their colonization of Palestine, but I seriously don't understand why, considering that Zionism and Judaism are not the same, so critique of Zionists' ferocious crimes against Palestinians should not be conflated with anti-semitism.
Judea declared war against Germany in 1933 but that fact must go ignored. Victors write history
@@criticman123 "Judea declared war against Germany in 1933" Yeaaaah sure! A British colony which was btw called Palestine during that time declares war against Germany. Sure.
You are a muslim, right?
@@adrianseanheidmann4559 It was international elite jewry not "Palestine"
@@MultiBurger1 The International Jewry Elite declared war against Germany in 1933?
1:09 Sweet biscuits! I could not tell when one word stops and another begins.
You might not imagine but we also have to listen to scenes like these 4-5 or even sometimes 10 times to get every single word correctly. It is only since regularly working on Easy German transcriptions that I understood our ability to listen to and understanding fast speaking people without actually understanding every single word 😂
Really? Ok then I'd don't feel so bad :)
Ich denke 'Kolonisierung' und 'Kapitalistische Demokratie' ist eine Art von Taboothema in Deutschland. Man sagt es nicht dass es Taboo ist aber es wird kaum geredet über 'Kolonisierung', seine Auswirkung und seine neues Art.
I am Ukrainian. I lived in Canada for a while and felt quite offended when people were asking whether we are so much different from Russians. Yes, we are :) or even there were guys who thought Ukraine is a part of Russia ... No, we are a separate country with our own culture, language, and history even longer than Russians one. And the USSR doesn't make us the same, as the EU doesn't make Italy and Germany the same, or Chezh and France))
In Bezug auf das Thema der Nazizeit und Gespräche - eine solche Frage ist nicht nur für den deutschen Sprachraum - z. B. die Verbrechen des Britischen Weltreichs von Irland nach Indien sind ziemlich tabu in England, besonders in den Medien.
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Dont mention the war!
In Spain taboo subjects are: politics, what do you vote, death, religion, immigration, complaint about your job, justice, euthanasia.
Here in the USA political conversations are difficult, especially in the current political climate. In the liberal parts of the country, if you are conservative or religious you can be shunned. Sex is talked about pretty openly with friends, but not at work obviously. I wouldn't bring up Hitler or WW2 with Germans unless I knew them well. I think it would be rude.
I think generally topics of politics are more private in the US than in Germany. At least that's what I heard from many Americans. Whereby in Germany you could meet a new person and discuss about political topics right away.
+Barbara Ann
_Here in the USA political conversations are difficult, especially in the current political climate._
It could be my corrupt memory, or maybe I was too young and naive to read into all of the political subtext, but it seemed politics used to be an EASY topic to discuss maybe twenty years ago. I believe the current divisiveness originated in Bush's statements post-9/11 with his, "you're either with us, or against us" slant on patriotism. With the current administration I don't know if "conservatism" or "liberalism" is really even the discussion anymore. It's now a struggle over whether we get our facts from reality or from Trump's mouth.
+Barbara Ann
_In the liberal parts of the country, if you are conservative or religious you can be shunned._
I don't agree with this. There are both Christians and conservatives that coexist just fine in "blue states". It's more a matter of the specific opinions you hold. Or whether you think your opinions should be forcefully applied to everyone else.
Well, if anyone lacks Americans discussing politics in their lives, they should read the comments section of British newspapers. Any article in the Guardian about corporate tax will very quickly deform into 'poor innocent babies' being ripped out in America or Obamacare. People actually forget where their own womb and backyard ends.
I remember someone saying that you can be great friends with almost every American as long as you don't discuss politics and religion. Would you agree?
Regisseur95 - No, that's not true. I talk about religion and politics with a lot of people, but you have to be careful to be respectful of other's opinions. Americans have very strong positions on both politics and religion, generally. I don't think that's the case with most Europeans.
Oh God! I wish I had seen this before! Last year during a holiday trip, we met with a very nice elder couple from germany and their other european friends. We became friendly after a while, but there I made the big mistake: I jokingley asked them about Hitler, while around the coffee table! And instantley I could feel the change in the atmosphere. Although we all went by and remained friends, but I learnt a big lesson that day!
HI Cari Im a new subscriber. i love your show. It has taken me quite a while to get to the point where i and appreciate the dialogue. I have had to do some other programs for beginners first, such as Linguaphone Deutsch. i wonder if you thought of sometimes repeating some key words that people say. you do it sometimes and it is helpful to be given a second chance to hear some words.
thanks for the great videos.
Ich versuche Deutsch zu lernen und deine Videos helfen sehr! Vielen Dank!
Ich glaube, in diesem Era mit TH-cam und Social Media und sowas kann man über fast alles reden, weil jetzt mehr als je zuvor Menschen miteinander sprechen können. Das heißt, man erfährt viele unterschiedliche Meinungen heute und deswegen spricht von viel mehr als früher, als es bestimmt Tabuthemen gab.
Also personal money, poverty (inside Germany), divorce ...
"Don't mention the war. I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it"
Is this possibly from this british freestyle rapper? :)
ich bin zwar marokkaner und stelle meine kurze reflexion vor, im deutschen gibt es viele ausgestorbene und ausgerotete wörte (wörter) und ausdrücke, die tendenziell einiges tabuisieren könnten... und deswegen gibt es terminologisch auch im deutschen ein krasses wort : "die schmach" ...ausserdem es ist egntl ganz menschlich & normal, dass man sogar mit sich selbst tabus haben kann wo man vermeidet, an ein paar dinge zu denken und das ist schon ein tabu...danke fürs video jedenfalls!
Ich komme aus der Ukraine und jetzt Politik ist ein großes Tabuthema hier, besonders Beziehungen zwischen Ukraine und Russland. Und auch wenn meine Freunde aus Amerika Witze darüber machen, ist es ziemlich peinlich.
Danke liebe karin, tausend mal Danke,ich liebe easygerman
In Deutschland ist es vor allem Tabu über Rassismus zu sprechen. Unbedingt. Fast niemand kann offen und intelligent darüber sprechen, ganz ehrlich.
Das halte ich für ein Gerücht.
Ich ebenso. Kaum ein Gespräch derzeit, ohne dass das Thema auf Rassismus kommt. Meist Alltags Rassismus. Ob nun noch dies oder das sagen darf
I live in The Netherlands and I think we have the same taboos as in Germany. Last year I visited Brandenburg. For me it was the first time I visited a part of Germany that had belonged to the DDR. I was very curious how it was to live in Germany during DDR. I wasn’t sure if people liked to talk about this but they actually appreciated to tell about this to a Dutch person.
Is it a taboo as well to speak about nazism in the Netherlands ?
I think that in Germany is a taboo simply the truth over every argument, like all around Europe. But the wind is changing, this is good.
We are in 2020, we can't don't say the truth :D
in meinem Land spricht man meistens nicht über das Geld, also das Private Leben, Krankenheiten, eigene Ziele finde ich als Tabuthemen
Ich möchte eines Tages sprechen wie schnell der Mann mit dem roten T-shirt spricht.
Wear a red t-shirt 😂
Inklusion ist in Deutschland glaube ich auch eine Art Tabuthema.
Taboos in Germany? Hmmm..how about these?
1. Saying you are patriotic.
2. Saying you are a capitalist.
True 100%
ich hab gemerkt, dass das Gehalt in Jobanzeigen im Internet oft gar nicht steht. Das finde ich ganz merkwerdig, denn in England/USA, wird es fast immer da geschrieben.
Das stimmt. Das wird dann verhandelt :D
Oft wird darum gebeten, man solle in der Bewerbung seine Gehaltsvorstellung angeben.
In some parts of Mexico, we can't talk about narcos, because if one of them hear you can hit you or something like that, also the sexuality is a hard topic and some people hear the word vagina and get scared .
Jeanine Soto Graciano wtf scared of the word « vagina »?!! Wtf most of us came out of one! Not me. I was 🐣 hatched from an egg 😆! Joke, I was a C-section baby
I'm Mexican and I think abortion, drugs ands atheism are really controversial as well
And also talking about homosexuality is a taboo many are homophobes.
Hallo Cari, Zuerst danke ich Ihen für Ihre Mühe und Hilfe, um Deutsch zu lernen . Bei uns in Marokko kann man überhaupt nicht mit der Familie über Sexualität im Allgemein sprechen .Obwohl man in seiner Religion sehr wichtig darüber sprechen soll. Aber diese heutige Generation sprechen mit ihr darüber . ich wünsche Ihnen eine gute Gesundheit.
Aimad
Ich lebe seit 13 Jahren in Deutschland und muss tatsächlich zustimmen: auf der Arbeit ist es ein totales Taboo Thema, über den Gehalt zu reden. Hab Anfangs mal eine Kollegin aus Neugier gefragt, ihre Reaktion war ein azf ein mal sehr starres Gesicht und der Satz: über Geld redet man nicht. 😅😅😅 sehr verkrampfte Sicht, finde ich... ich könnte jedem erzählen, wie wenig ich doch als Azubi verdiene😁 mach kein Geheimnis draus
Ich habe auch jedem aufs Butterbrot geschmiert, dass ich als Fachkraft (die ja ach so händeringend gesucht werden) mit dem Mindestlohn abgespeist wurde. Tatsächlich können das viele Leute nicht fassen. Der Mindestlohn (und seine geringe Höhe) ist je nach Umfeld auch ein Tabuthema.
In russia for example when you tell others whats your job is - in 99% ull get asked - how much you paid and its ok. Ich starte Deutsch lernen. Vielen Dank fur Ihre videos ;D
что считается табу в Росии ?
grafitti should be a taboo in germany cos it seems like it's everywhere
So why would it be a taboo if it’s everywhere?
should be a taboo like ya member those darn fitties from da pastt??? uuugh don't bring dat shiz up, I like em walls nice n clean, merkel did nice job chopping hands to everyone who did grafiti
Wikipedia writes about taboo: "The meaning of the word "taboo" has been somewhat expanded in the social sciences to strong prohibitions relating to any area of human activity or custom that is sacred or forbidden based on moral judgment, religious beliefs, or cultural norms.[3] "Breaking a taboo" is usually considered objectionable by society in general, not merely a subset of a culture." So anything that is "based on moral judgment, religious beliefs, or cultural norms." is "ein Tabuthema". Now because religious freedom, freedom sexual orientation and beliefs is guaranteed and protected by the constitution those are no more taboo. Though from my personal perspective parts of german society is still very very conservative and there one would find many taboos. And also I am sure that many of the people who said that do not have any "Tabuthema" actually have at least one :) My personal opinion though :)
I'm from the States and have lived in Germany for over a year now. My students ask me and talk about Trump the same way you stated that foreigners talk about Hitler. They joke and laugh about his latest mistakes, but as an American who does not and will never claim Trump as president, it is painful to talk about him or even hear his name. So "Trump" is a Tabuthema for me, but not for my German students. A similar experience happened when talking about the Ku Klux Klan, and I had to use the Nazis as an example of how talking about the KKK is not a humorous topic (b/c he was laughing about their clothing and didn't know all the heinous crimes they did (and still do)).
Wow. Thanks for sharing.
Well said.Thanks.
Compared to George W. Bush Trump is a pretty smart guy. And he still is better than Clinton, the americans had no choice anyway. Both suck ass.
+Memoria James
By your statement i can already guess in what kind of environment you lived in and taught in Germany. Most germans think Trump is stupid and awkward, but (so far) see him more positively compared to George Bush for example as we Germans don't like warmongering and war in general. If Trump should ever act like a neo-conservative and invade or destabilizes countries (like President Obama and Secretary Clinton did with Libya as well), then most germans will think just as negative about him as George Bush.
Something americans need to realize about Germany is that asking questions on the street of left-wing cities like Berlin or well.. many big cities in general don't show "how germans think". This is just as biased and silly as if someone presents the opinions of rural bavarian villages as "that's what germans think".
Too bad nobody in the media realized this yet eventhough it's common sense.
Also living abroad, I have the same experience! Ich hasse uber Trump mit meine Studenten reden! Es ist jedes Mal schmerzhaft.
A very good video but I find some of the people interviewed speak far too fast. One can't read the subtitles quickly enough before the scene changes.
I think in england, unless you know the person youre talking to has the same political opinions as you, you don't bring up politics (definitely not Brexit!) however if you do know for certain youll agree, its openly talked and complained about.. mental health though recently has become less of a taboo, and we have sessions in school about how to cope with depression etc or if a loved one suffers from mental illnesses
Oh that's a good one !
Those are taboo topics in almost every culture. But people from Chinese cultures don't hesitate to ask about salary or how much your house cost, in my experience.
1:09 faster than the tram XD
Good Episode
as Iranian I have to say we talk about politics everywhere,we love to talk about it and get new information... German people also don't talk about how many house or car they have .. but Iranian tell you very easy what they have and how much money the make ..i don't know it's good or bad but we do it and we don't care 😀
Babak Makarem I like that openness
Vielen Dank, dieses Video regt zur Selbstreflektion an.
Ich habe mir schon vorgenommen in Zukunft offener mit diesen Dingen umzugehen und vielleicht die Scham anderer ebenfalls Stellung zu beziehen etwas zu vermindern (als ungenierlicher Clown).
Unglaublich interessant - obwohl ich als Deutschsprachlerin wohl nicht adressiert wurde.
Do not talk about free bathrooms or getting a free glass of tap water in Germany😤😨
Hallo, ich heiße Kaden!
I really would like to speak more German, and learn as much as I can to become fluent. I really love the German culture and if I were to speak the language, I feel like I could get a feel for how Germans think, and have an inside view on the people, language, and country. Please, if you can leave me any tips on how to become more fluent, or how to learn more German, and grammar too; that'd be so appreciated. Much love from the U.S, in AZ
7:26 time to rap
Infertility is a taboo topic in Germany I’d say...simply because people that are able to have kids without any problems feel privileged and accept the fact that they don’t know how certain couples feel about their situation...so most people prefer to stay out of that debate if they don’t have any insight. It’s impolite...generally confronting people with things they don’t have control over, especially if they suffer in one way or another.
Tabuthema in Deutschland: Welche Partei man gewählt hat.
Wenn es eine bestimmte Partei ist, in gewissen Kreisen auf jeden Fall.
Ja! Bekomme nie eine Antwort auf diese Frage. Immer Ausflüchte.
@@annakoluth9080 Es ist unhöflich danach zu fragen. Es zeugt von einer schlechten Erziehung.
@@100Creed Ja. Tabu eben...
Ist ja auch eine geheime Wahl. Aus gutem Grund.
Finde dich super sympathisch!
Also kann man sagen - Tabuthemen sind eine Tabuthema in Deutschland ;) In Indien gibt's ja kein Tabu mit Gehalt.
Aber vielleicht habt ihr andere Tabuthemen? :)
Hier in Mazedonien Gehalt ist kein tabuthema auch, alle menschen beschweren sich uber die gehalter
Na klar! Uber Sex oder Sexualität kann man gar nicht mit Eltern reden. Auch die Kaste system ist in viele Dorfen eine grosse Tabuthema.
I do not agree with you. Who said that you cannot talk about sex and sexuality with parents? In my family we openly talk about sex and sex education. If you are from a very close minded family, then there can be problems but if you are from an open minded family, then there should be no problems talking about sex and related topics.
Heey... ich finde du machst es genial! :) Danke Dir für spannende Videos! Ich mag deine Stimme sehr! :)
Naja also ich lache auch nicht über Hitlerwitze.. nicht weil es ein Tabuthema wäre, sondern weil ich es einfach total geschmacklos finde.
There might be topics one or another person might not want to talk about, but in general you can rarely offend a German with anything. If a German doesnt want to talk about sonething he/she will tell you right away and the reason why.
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Die Übersetzung "...not in a relationship..." ist nicht korrekt
In der Schweiz ist das eigene Geld Einkommen Thema tabu
haha yea in poland they will not tell u when thier salary is horribly high then its taboo when you earn lowest wage its not secret :) nothing to hide
Polish & Beautiful no money no good
Vielen Dank
I think that in Portugal you can talk about anything. Even more sensitive topics like religion, as long as you keep an open mind and don't be rude. Of course, it depends on the individuals. Sometimes it's better to stay away from topics like politics, religion and sexuality with older family members. I found out that it's better not to talk openly with my family about religion :-(
Lea D Interesting. In Austria Religion or politics are great topics to talk about at birthday parties where many relatives are there. Here it is not such a deep topic, if you know what I mean. It is more like a chilly conversation you can have with people you may not see that often.
Dani Fu
Here It's okay to talk about religion at dinners etc... , but it depends on the kind of conversation. If it's something about other cultures/religions (like "in Islam/Buddhism/GreekMithology ..." then it's completely accepted. We love to talk about other cultures. The problem appears when you're the only atheist in a room full of religious people who may make you feel bad for it. But this counts for family dinners. With friends this is generally not a peoblem. You can talk about anything with the younger generations.
Well, I do not know Portugal that well.
Make a simple test:
Just voice an opinion that is really outlandish and clearly against the opinion of the majority (for example: women should stay at home and have at least four children; we must protect our nation from foreign influence and immigration) and watch what happens. My guess would be that most people will not be able to accept a opinion that is vastly different from their own. You can also try this with religion, sex, death and other topics. If you voice an opinion that is very unpopular within your peer-group, you will get in deep water easily.
Dear teacher Emma Another nice
helpful viedo from U.