8 YEARS IN GERMANY 🇩🇪🇺🇸 | American Culture Shocks!
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- 8 YEARS IN GERMANY 🇩🇪🇺🇸 | American Culture Shocks in Germany!
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The whole Dating, Engagement, Wedding, Ring.... thing is just not thaaaat important in Germany. If you get a big ring for your engagement and you show it to friends and colleagues, everybody will think: what a bloody show off! And why do they get engaged anyway? They just want the presents and the attention,....what a waste of money! Haha, as a European you just dont do that stuff or its very seldom....It may have something to do with gender equality , too. Women here do not expect the future husband to give them such expensive , not necessary gifts for their wedding...you rather buy a nice car or a new kitchen together..
You’re right! In Germany these things like rings, engagements is not that important. The people I know who got married rather put their money into a home together or traveling the world than spending it all on a ring or a massive wedding.
On the wellness hotel, we have many more days of holidays a year compared to Americans. 25-30 vacation days per year. We do go to Spain, South France, Thailand, etc…, but adding 1-2 days of holiday to a weekend (especially and extended bank holiday weekend) can get you 5 days of dedicated time to relax and indulge in your well being in a luxurious/healthy environment, which is another type of holiday to have in one’s year.
Very true! There are definitely more holidays allocated here which makes sense to then do long weekends and so on at a wellness hotel
These food* vending machines are a way for producers to market directly without having to stand in the store. My experience is that they contain excellent quality.
*It's not just meat, it depends on what the farmer, fisherman, fruit farmer, dairy, winemaker, cheese maker, etc. produces!
Weddings in the USA are a huge industry, here in Europe not so much.
With the stove, you just have to get more involved with cooking, different cooking methods (steam cooking, low temperature cooking). Is something like Thermomix a thing in the USA?
Everyone would like to pay less tax, it always depends on what you get back, doesn't it? Like in the store, I buy the more expensive stuff or the cheap junk and then buy 2-3 times.
IMAO
The gigantic wedding and engagement rings in the US are mainly due to clever marketing by De Beers
Had to good De Beers but interesting! Didn’t know that
Meat vending machine: It´s in front of a butcher .. most probably run by this butcher. For sure it is not focussed on vegetables.
For vegetables you go to a local farmer shop. Often a hut, open 24/7, and often just a box where you put your money in. No personel.
7:44: "there is no ocean by Germany". About 1600 km is "no" coast? Then there are the 300 lakes (out of a total of 12,000) where you can go swim.
Spa-Hotels: There are hotels with spa area. Often in cities where you go when you travel for business. Spa-Hotels are mainly used for vacation, and usually are in areas with much nature - you may also enjoy - around.
Engagement ring: If you are a gold digger, you probably are after an expensive ring. If you are the opposite, then the "promise" is all you need. The spent money is nothing but a "show". It does not make the partnership more serious. Divorce rate is higher in the US.
Taxes: Don´t get me wrong: I don´t like to pay taxes and I think the regulations are just crazy. But you get a lot back (especially when in need). Wheter it´s public transportation, clean environment, social security, subsidizing green energy, free/cheap kindergarden, schools, universities, protecting the nature, public parks, volunteer fire brigades and their expensive equipment, good roads (compared to other countries), sewage treatment plants, high quality of tap water and it´s continous monitoring, museums, maintenance of historic buildings, monuments and memorials, technical research programs, social workers, ... a lot you don´t see now, but you would miss.
Y’all are a gorgeous couple🤍 we love your videos about Germany
Thank you so much!!
Congratulations, Zoie 23.8.24!!! It’s been so nice watching your journey in Germany and really creating your own life there! 💜
Thank you! ❤️
I agree with Sven - here in America, women like to show off [everything] more. Especially the weddings and the wedding gowns - sheesh!
Congrats Zoie 23.8.24! 🥳
Thank you! ❤️🥹
Respectfully your man is handsome sis :)
I think so too 👩🏾❤️👨🏼☺️
When it comes to engagement rings America has had much stronger marketing about them and they used to be the only way to support for women in case of divorce. In Europe engagement have never been a huge thing, marriage was the real deal and it was celebrated with just a simple wedding band.
In the USA the diamond lobby also used to advertise that a guy needed to get a ring for at least 3 months of salary.
Most women then found out the at their ring are worth a fraction of what their partners paid for it
I definitely prefer a smaller diamond engagement ring as opposed to the larger flashy ones
Yes you’re right! Engagements and everything surrounding it is just not so big here. The ring situation was truly a shock for me but yeah it really comes down to the major marketing around it in the states.
Congratulations on getting married 🎉❤ much love from Zambia 🇿🇲 ❤️ 🎉
Thank you! ❤️
Traditionally there were no engagement-rings in Germany; after engagement you used to wear the ring on the left hand and changed it to the right with the wedding
Yes, engagements weren’t really a thing (as my partner told me)
Different countries, different customs. In Germany, anyone over 16 can buy beer, but in the USA you have to be 21 to buy one. In the USA, however, a 16-year-old can buy a machine gun, which is impossible here. After 8 years in Germany, nothing should shock you anymore.
Taxes will be lower once you have kids and you see all the services you will get thanks to them
Congratulations on the upcoming wedding to both of you - I wish you a wonderful marriage! (You are a very pretty and likeable couple 😀)
It's probably the anticipation etc - but in this video your beautiful eyes shine even more than usual! How can you talk with your eyes so blatantly, please? Insane... I think I'm a little jealous.... 😂😂😂
Congrats on your wedding 💒 Wishing you blessings and happiness ❤
Thank you so much!!
Many Americans can't afford a vacation to anyplace. Says a 70 + yr.old American woman. Married to a deutscher. I love taking wellness vacations. The convection oven is a new concept to America. I like that the owners love their dogs , enough to train them. Taxes pay for your free medical care. The church tax can be rejected. But I can only find a dozen eggs at Netto. Zehn eier is a pet peeve of mine. Happy that your channel popped in.
I'm from Frankfurt am Main and those meat vending machines are completely new to me too...
lol
Lol I didn't understand Wellness Hotels either but I love them now! We also have wellness hotels in the North on the Baltic which I think feel more vactioney having the beach there.
Vous êtes trop beaux ❤❤❤❤
Thank you! ❤️
Cool vid! I have been to the US only once and bought an Engagement Ring at the Pittsburgh Airport for ~30$. We are married since 2007.
Other story : I own a small flat that I rent out. When I renovated the kitchen my wife was very upset when I bought an oven without Umluft (air circulation).
I enjoyed this!! Greetings from Belgium 🇧🇪 ♥️
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love your videos ❤
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Im British my best friend is german im fluent in german and visit her in germany a lot , on my last visit there was a group of Americans in the train station normally i dont like how loud and extroverted they can be but not to the extent germans do. But this group was that bad that upon them trying to talk to me yeah i spoke in german and made out i couldnt speak english
Thanks for the fun video. From what I understand, dogs are being allowed more in restaurants and stores in the USA recently. Might be a trend over the past 4-5 years? I'm not a fan, but it's not something I care about. We have a barbecue vending machine outside a BBQ restaurant in Kansas City, Kansas. Of course!
Bbq vending machines in Kansas! 😱 I need to see that lol I’ve never seen these in NY for instance
Same with my car, Audi. Multiple uses for each knob or lever. 😁😁😁
I love my car though. I’m in America
Since when Germany has no ocean?😂
Having only lived in Germany for 8 years, she may not be aware of that...
@@Peter_Cetera Guter Witz!!!!🤣
Hamburg is a myth
Vendingmachines with all types of food and drinks will you find all over germany. It´s great to see a different culture shock video. With the great questions of living in germany, and not the stereotype questions. Thank you!
Definitely like the smaller diamond idea. Why get one at all,there are other precious gems to choose from. Just MHO. Dogs in restaurants has never bothered me,they’re better behaved then some children 😉and with service dogs you see them much in the States. Safe and pleasant weekend. Cheers
I guess it really has to do with the marketing around engagements - it’s always centered around diamonds. And yes, we always say the same that the dogs behave better than some children when we are out! 😂
I love taking my dog everywhere! I haven’t taken her inside restaurants but typically if there’s a patio dogs are allowed here in the US. I’ve taken her to the supermarket, pharmacy, and even to my church. 😂 It is uncommon here in the US but tbh my dog is well behaved, so usually people don’t even notice she’s with me. 🤭 It’s good to hear there are other places in the world where dogs are welcome nearly everywhere.
Yes in Germany you can more or less take your dog with you everywhere! Work included! It's great :)
My culture shock being in Deutschland is how food workers don’t use tongs/gloves etc when handling food and money. I used to work in the food & beverage industry in the USA and I swear most of these places are violating health code. Also the cigarette smoking. Ugh. Smoking in venues, outdoor restaurants, around children, etc. I now have to keep an inhaler with me every time I leave meine Wohnung. There are quite a few other things that still have me scratching my head. On a positive note, Germans love to take vacation time!!!
OMG the food handling!! That is a big one - I've made who many complaints about this in real life because it's just so unsaniatary 😭
It is surprising how sensitive Americans are to tobacco smokers in Europe, considering that there are entire streets in U.S. cities where people inhale or inject worse substances. Of course tourists don't go to degraded areas.....
@@tic-tacdrin-drinn1505 I was born in a time where cigarette smoking on airplanes was still allowed. With the advances in science, it is undeniable second hand smoke has harmful effects. As adults, one should be able to inhale and/or inject whatever substances they want into their bodies but others should not be subjected to those harmful effects without their consent. It’s a matter of personal freedom and public health and protecting individuals, especially vulnerable populations, from exposure to dangerous substances is essential for a responsible and respectful society. This is a matter that I take very seriously as I had an aunt who smoked probably a pack a day inside her home back in the 80s. Her daughter died of cancer at 26. About 6 months later my aunt grieved herself to death. Tobacco companies concealed for decades how dangerous their products were back then and it cost the lives of thousands of people.
engagement rings and wedding rings: there is a very practical side to it which we efficient Germans think about: a) engagement rings are very expensive and young couples would rather spend a lot of money on their three-week honeymoon to Bali or invest in a new home or furniture than on a ring that is essentially meaningless. b) most women work hard every day (in former times mostly in households or in menial jobs and lets face it - even working wives spend a LOT more time on child care and household chores than their husbands do - today more so in regular jobs, yet) you do not want to scratch up or loose (even when washing hands), a ring that has a very emotional meaning to most people or was very expensive. A simple ring without major stones will usually be on their finger for life (or for as long as the marriage lasts), whereas a fancy stone ring will often just lay in the jewellery box….
About dogs: when dogs are so unsanitary, why do so many people have dogs in their homes, around their kids, next to their kitchen table, in the U.S.? Most Germans take dog training very seriously. They (or rather their dogs) attend dog schools and know to behave in public spaces and among strangers….
Congratulations on your wedding 💒 !!!! ❤
Thank you!! 🥰
Why you re paying so much taxes? Cause Education is free, Childcare is almost free depending on your income. You pay for healthcare to your insureance comp ( so no tax) and no one pay tax for the first 11 k/year. After that you pay a little percent for the next 100 Euro/month raising in steps up to 45% when your income is over 277 k/year. So if you pay the max you own a lot more than the everage ppl. So reduce your income under about 800 € and be happy not to pay anything and get free education, heathcare, daycare for the kids, payed materal leave, even free public transport and housing aso. So yes ritch ppl pay more cause they can afford it. So don t be angry about it you will help someone else like the single mother that is a half day working cashier with minimum vage.
You are so right about this, Torfmoos! I remember watching a video from Zoe about free education in Germany. Dear Zoe, how do you think this is possible, if not by paying taxes? Germany might a wonderful country but money doesn't grow on trees here.
Love thanks for sharing guys ❤❤❤😊😊😊
Thanks for watching!
It's because you don't need much to say I love you.
Congratulations to you and Sven 🎉❤ 23.08.24
Love you guys and your videos 😊❤
Thank you! ❤️
wandings mashines near Farmers re old or u ve farmers shops with cheese,potatoas aso.... nothing new😊
Why would a big ring? The money could be spend on a vacation and some books and pencils and also we need to pay some of out trillion insurances 😂. A huge stone is impractical as well. I would want a symbol that I can wear everyday without it ripping my finger of when I search for sth in my bag.
My oven is easy to handle. I think jt is just your model. And I hate dogs in restaurants,too. I have the same opinion as you.
I’ve seen the model we have in almost every German household I’ve been in/lived in. Maybe you have a newer model?
Finally another channel about culture shocks American vs Germany, must be number 1,001! Although interesting topics 😂 Take it for granted that restaurant guests do coughing and farting more often than a well behaved dog
Why a wedding ring on the right
Christian faith: The tradition of wearing the wedding ring on the right goes back to the Christian faith. In the biblical quotation Exodus 15:6, the right side is described as the “good, auspicious side”. Accordingly, the wedding ring should also be worn on the good side.
(my faith) Germanic tradition: The Germanic tribes believed that the vein of love (vena amoris) ran through the right hand. This belief may have established the wedding ring on the right hand.
Protestant tradition: Protestant churches wore the wedding ring on the right hand to distinguish themselves from the Catholic tradition. Martin Luther is said to have worn his wedding ring on his right hand and referred to the Bible.
Cultural tradition: In Germany, Austria and many other European countries, wearing the wedding ring on the right hand is a cultural tradition. It is passed down from generation to generation and is part of traditional wedding customs.
Symbolic meaning: The wedding ring on the right hand can also be seen as a symbol of fidelity and love between the couple. It is seen as a sign of the commitment and eternity of the marriage bond.
best regards
Egal - oder?
The bigger your rings the sooner your divorce
Oh so no one wants to bring up the whole taking children in strollers to festivals and bars….no?? Ok🙈
Lol REALLY, I’ve never heard of this?!
Are you FBA or an African immigrant raised in America?
She’s Jamaican, born in America. Why does that matter when she’s just speaking about culture shocks?
@@KAMILLE731 I was wondering looking at her phenotype. It was an innocent question.
What is fba
@@Tigerheiress Foundational Black American or ADOS: American Descendant of Chattel Slavery
Maybe for American cooking, it is not so important to have so many different settings in one oven.
But it is good that there are ovens that allow this: for better results some dishes require grilling from the top, others from the bottom, others need air circulation, etc.
If you know what you need, all the settings are just as important as temperature and baking time.
Speaking of diamond rings, there is news that their value has fallen enormously due to Indian and Chinese industrial diamonds (which are even better than those of De Beers)