Thank you! And yes, sometimes it's hard to see the positives when you've become accustomed to living somewhere but you have such a beautiful country ❤️
Austrian here! It always blows my mind when US-Americans compare the amenities we Europeans take for granted to what they have to put up with in the US (talking crazy high uni tuition, school shootings, healthcare etc.). Austria is very similar to Germany in that sense, and if you ever wanna come over and visit Passau or Linz or Vienna, hit me up! :)
@@teardrop-in-a-fishbowl Just to be clear...The term "Piefke" as "stand alone" is no offence, at all....it´s just a synonymous description of certain stereotypical behave and certain stereotypical mentality of Germans from Germany....it´s just ment offensive when an offensive adjective or noun is added. Those who use soley the term "Piefke" as offence simply have no clue about what the term "Piefke" is about and they are clearly not from Vienna where this term has its origin.. I have german friends in my entourage and they are all called "Piefke" because they are..with no offensive intend behind that term and they live long enough in Vienna to know it. The original "Piefke" = Johann Gottfried Piefke former prussian military music composer from where the term "Piefke" for Germans is derived even has a memorial in Austria....It must be admitted just a very small one and "totally abstract" in its actual form, but what do you expect...It has to be seen this way "Although" he was a Prussian/"Saupreiß" he still got at least honored in Austria ;-D
@@michaelgrabner8977 I´m German, you know that? "Piefke" is no offence for me, but it describes all Germans as Preußen what´s wrong. For one or two it could be a offense and "Sau-Preuß" say the Bavarians to all German outside Bavaria anyway.
@@teardrop-in-a-fishbowl By reading your first comment it was pretty obvious that you are a German. But it seems you are one of those "likeable ones" which has nothing to do from where you are actual come from in Germany its just about "personality". And your writings were kind therefore I assume you are a kind person in general. About "Saupreiß" so do we as well more than less .. everybody from above the socalled "Weißwurstgrenze" is for us a "Saupreiß" for the case he/she attracts negative attention... But a Bavarian respectively a southern German we do not call "Saupreiß" of course but those are also "Piefke" for us...it´s simply soley about stereotypical german attitude which is to find in whole Germany. But it has simply nothing to do with "bad attitude"..those with "bad attitude" are then "Saupiefke," "Trottelpiefke", "Piefkeidiot"..there are simply uncountable forms to express those kinds of "Piefke".
Those students who claim that universities in Germany are not free because they have to pay a semester fee of 120 euro are simply nuts ! For this 120 euros you get excellent free public transport for HALF A A YEAR. Plus hardly any student pays for health insurance. Spoiled brats ! ;-)
We moved here because of my husbands work. Good for you for coming here. We are used to it here and are thankful for many things. The kids education is brilliant.
The last time that I was in Germany, I loved it, and I didn't want to leave. I want to live and spend the rest of my days in Germany as well as do my travels. There is so much unfinished business out there.
The idea is to make education for everyone possible and affordable, so that you will get a good job and your taxes support the next generations tuition...
I went to Germany as an exchange student from the states and liked my time there a lot. I definitely want to come back and possibly move there in the future. Glad to see another black TH-camr in Germany! Just subscribed!
There are no student fees at public universities in Germany! There is only a Semester-Beitrag, which you pay for your Student-Card, the documents of your enrollement you need for visa, tax office and other authorities, your Semester-Ticket (for bus, subway and train - it's the biggest part of the Semester-Beitrag 150€ to 220€ per Semester, depends on how big the region is, in which you can use it and if a ICE-ticket is included), for the work of the AStA (=General Students' Committee) and the Studentenwerk (=a state-run non-profit organization for student affairs, which is running 875 university cafeterias in Germany, running and administering dormitories in every city with an university or college, running the BAföG program combining grants and loans to finance studies for less wealthy students, supports international students in Germany, offers psychological counselling and advisory services on legal and financial issues). Most federal states in Germany subsidize the Studentenwerk, and subsidize the lunch in the mensa (at my university lunch costs half as much as the non-subsidized lunch in the school cafeteria) and living in student dormitories, where a room is only 2/3 ( or less) of what it would cost on the free housing market.
You don't need to have private health insurance as a student in Germany and I highly recommend staying in public insurance. As a student you have to pay for public healthcare yourself while it is normally split between you and your employer. But insurance it is quite cheap for students as long as you are under 30 years old. Once you surpassed that age the premium nearly triples. I pay like 230€/month now and used to pay 80€ or so.
In sachsen you can get parental leave for up to 3 years. After 12 months of fulltime pay and regular kindergeld you can switch and get your leave to last up to 3 years.
Hi there. I lived in Stuttgart for 30 years and lots of people ask me the same thing. Even though I was born in Chicago that's my home. Nice info for the newbies.
The maternety leave is not paid by the company but by the insurance. (You're company usally Transfers the money but they get it back from your insurance. It's Important for gender equality.)
Things that I love about germany and My favorite places in Berlin would be nice topics. Even if u make the comparison between the US and germany, is pretty accurate when u say that the costs of the university are not as high as other places (chile in this case) and about the holidays and free time. Almost every university student I got to know in Berlin had social life, went out frequently and even worked, here would be like a dream. It was really nice to hear and see u 😍💕 I’m fan your fan since I met u the first time ahah 🤷🏻♀️✨
Good ideas! I definitely need a trip to Berlin soon, it's been too long... Yeah, they actually make ti easy to enjoy your life as a student here...I met some people who took 2+ extra semesters to finish school and they didn't seem stressed about it at all 😂 ahaha Good to hear from you, mi Chilena! 💕
6:42 not only that but they also allow you to keep your job position. for example you can have 2 children be on leave for 4 years straight basically and still return to your old job no questions asked (obviously it depends on the size of the company).
I’m about to graduate this May from uni and want to pursue my masters in Germany and eventually live there lol! What was the process like for your application to your university
Yesss! It was a pretty simple process. We had to collect some documents (transcript, motivation letter, etc) and send them via email (some programs require you to use something called uni assist). Then I got an email back a few weeks alter to set up an interview and I was accepted later that week. Full video coming soon!
Hello Kenra. I like your video, I notice that several people of African origin are coming to Germany, I am happy that you young brown women are talking positively about Germany (although I am from Canada with German roots, I was born and raised in Paraguay in a German colony ) my mother's language is German, I notice it so often that in America they have still a problem with the skin color, my goodness, nobody have a just from which parents they were born, I am happy that you are fine in that country my Ancestors, God bless you God bless Germany.
Wow, that's a cool background! Yes, I love it here. I only hope that someday I can have more of the positive experiences that I've had in Germany in the US as well.
I'm from Switzerland and I in my opinion Berlin is the top city for everything. I've never been in a city that is more open to every form of living. Where religious people can sit in a café and talk with a BDSM pornstar or the director of an art museum is friend with his anarchist punk neighbor. And nobody seems to even recognize that this is not normal. People in Berlin do not judge others by superficial things like gender, religion, origins, sexual orientation, wealth, status, clothes... That's real freedom. You are encouraged to find your way... A little bit like in Iceland but as Berlin is a big city there really is everything.
@@DramaQueenMalena Hehe, Berlin alone has a larger population than the totality of Iceland. Not to say that Iceland isn't awesome, but it does give some food for thought if nearly three million people in one city can generate a vibe that is so inclusive and tolerant.
well-integrated people with a good education and the will to learn german. shouldn't call themselves foreigners! Guests and maybe citizens at some point if that is what they want !!
Thank you. I also follow zoie-Marie channel she lives in Germany also. Maybe you can both talk about your experiences together. Or you can do driven spice, she talks with ex-pats living abroad
This is brilliant; I share exactly the same reasons why I moved to Germany, but The free tuition and easy access to travel and explore tops my list😊😊😅🙈🤗💯🙈
Yes, it feels a lot more like crossing state lines than traveling to another country sometimes. Then you feel the difference once you get off the train or bus.
To be honest I'm usually a bit skeptical about migration but Germany definitely needs more immigrants like you: well educated, smart, humble, friendly and open minded. Welcome! I really wish you a pleasant and fulfilling life in Germany.
At the moment, living in the US is also more horror than normality. No trace of rules, many videos and recordings prove this. So it's nice that you're here.
There are a couple of reasons for the easy access to education in northern European countries. The first reason is that it makes no sense to put young citizens in lifelong debt to get an education. The second reason is that you do yourself a disfavor if you keep the poorest away from the possibility of getting a higher education since you can tap into unknown brain capacity that may be hidden among poorer families. But we are all socialists or communists in the eyes of many Americans (ignorance is bliss, right?) Think about what an even bigger powerhouse America could become if it adopted systems like in northern Europe!
I really like you videos showing the good sides of germany 😍 but since I am german I wondered if you can tell about the benefits of the US you miss, besides friends an family
I searched programs based on my subjects of interest on daad. I would highly recommend it. There she can find programs based on subject and narrow them down to programs that are entirely in english and on the site they list requirements for acceptance into the program and there is a link to the uni website that shows you how to apply. I applied directly through my school, but some schools require students to apply through a platform called uni assist.
Was studieren Sie denn? Berlin gilt in Süddeutschland nicht als schöne Stadt. Wenn Sie jetzt Bayern und Berlin kennengelernt haben, wäre es interessant zu hören, wie Sie das beurteilen würden.
So fun, I like to watch videos from Americans in Germany, I just wonder, why they mostly in Bavaria 🤣🤣 I am from Berlin, it’s rude here and hard once in a while, but lots of people here will at least speak english ;-). Maybe it’s just my Berlin Pride Talking 😜
Hi! Welcome in Germany! If you should ever feel unsafe, just ask someone to accompany you. If you ask anyone, even an old fart like me, he or she will walk with you until you are safe. We seem cold and distanced, but the minute we see you are in trouble, we will help. Almost everyone will ( we are Germany, even our idiots are world class-so stay away from those, but they normally are easy to pick out). That is the reason for the staring in Germany (You will probably talk about that in the next video). There is a person of colour here-so it is probably a stranger. Does she know her way around? Is she a threat or someone that needs help? We tend to observe what is going on. It's not personal, it's cultural. And if you are annoyed-juts make eye contact-then the staring will stop really soon ;-) Or the person comes over, thinking you need help, depending on your facial expression ;-) Hope you find all the happiness there is, even if the weather leaves something to be desired. Can't do a lot about that, though, sorry. iI there wasn't corona around, I would tell you to visit a mountain to get above the clouds. So sorry, you will have to weather that out. Cheers, Michael
Yes I will actually be talking about the weather and the friendliness of Germans in my next video! I always meet very nice & helpful people in Germany luckily. And I've come to expect the staring as a black person in a small town 😅 Thanks for watching, Michael!
Well to those payed vacation days a worker has to take, which are 24 days for the most, you have to add the "public holidays" as well which are - all those random days during the year summed up - round about a further month..... plus also for the vast majority every Sunday per year which are 52 days.. That all summed up are a little bit over 100 days per year of vacation days..which is almost a third of the year...just saying. And now put that in perspective... the largest economies worldwide are 1 USA 2 China 3 Japan 4 Germany 5 India From those 5 just Germans don´t - so to say - literally "work their ass off" (meaning those over 100 vacation days per year because "of course they work their ass off while working") but nonetheless being a big econmic player on the world stage. That is a brilliant example for how "economical efficient" a proper work/life balance can be.. The difference is "generalised spoken"..when you spend your whole life and day at work so to say almost 24/7 unless you sleep, despite the fact that with that working model you are heading to a proper "burn out".. you automatically are bringing your "private stuff" into work as well (= private phonecalls, private internet use ...etc.. you name it..imagine the amount of work time which gets lost) ..Not so in Germany when you work you just work and no private things are distracting your work and takes away working time ..therefore you need sparetime to fill up your socalled batteries again in order to stay productive and efficient and most for all "motivated".. and as side effect still having enough private time for your "private things" and to enjoy your life...generally spoken...because exceptions are always and everywhere...and my assumption is about german employees and not about german entrepreneurs.
to my mind there really is no reason why the USA cannot have a proper healthcare system from ones tax. They can pay for a man on the moon but what about the Americans here on earth.
@@KendraAshanti Indeed, Canada, France, Britain and Germany etc. How many millions were wasted alas on the different appollo missions that blew up on the launch pad in the 1960's then the poor astronauts on the Challenger 1986 and 2003 missions. All of that money could have been invested in health for the tax payers who paid towards the moon and space missions. Schade as they say in Germany.
@@susanford2388 Well, I wouldn't call Mercury, Gemini and Apollo a waste! All this brought new technologies and it was a very different world in the 1960's anyway. Neverless it's, as you said, indeed "Schade" to see the mighty, worldwide superpower USA not being able to provide healthcare for their citicens. Maybe a better goal than a wall, maybe that's only a german opinion since we didn't make that good experiences with walls ;)
@@MrKnoedel00 Well a wall was built in Germany that was complete and not a bit here and there. hahahahah Two things, JFK wanted a national health care system in the 60's . But my gripe was the exorbitant amount of money that went into the space race with a huge amount of money that literally went up in flames. Apollo 11 was because the others went up in flames. Schade.
Health expenditure as % of the GDP in 2018 USA 16.9 % Switzerland 12.2 % Germany 11.2 % www.oecd.org/newsroom/HAG2019_NR_EN-01.jpg www.oecd.org/media/2018/H@G_nr_de_neu-01-650x433.jpg If you compare the mix of the expenditure by "government/compulsory" and "voluntary/out-of-the-pocket" this looks for the USA and Germany pretty identical. The core question is thus not how the health expenditure is funded. Rather the results - as a whole, not just in single areas. Germany vs. Switzerland - the results reflect the expenses Germany vs. the UK (9.8%) - the results reflect the expenses The core problem with US healthcare that the results do by far not reflect the expenses. And you won't fix this by throwing even more money onto the system (I think in 2019 the USA percentage was already 17.1%).
Genuine Question because I don't know: When you say 15 Days payed Vaccation (US) - do US-Americans count the whole Week? So including Saturday and Sunday (7 Days from your Vaccation) or just 5 Days excluding Weekends? For example: You want to take two Weeks Vaccation. Do you have to take 10 Days (excluding Weekends) or 14 Days?
Hi Kendra! You talk so much about Berlin, but you also said you are currently in Bavaria - may I ask where in Bavaria you are? I accept, if you don't want to share. I was simply curious.
Hi Rebecca! I lived in Berlin for a year, so that's where my heart will always be 💕 And thanks for understanding, but I don't share my exact location on here.
Well, we have not "freedom" written all over the place like the USA but at least we LIVE SOLIDARITY, lol ! And. please, don't call that "socialism" in case you have to react to my comment. ;-).
When I visited I saw a lot of black people and I'd say it's pretty diverse. I've heard stories of people dealing with xenophobia there, but that happens from time to time in the major cities here.
Quite safe, maternal leave, education, healthcare etc - that isn't just Germany, but pretty much whole developed world. Well, except for US. XD It's not like USA do not have their advantages, but they are often described as "country for work", not as "country for living". So... can one live in Canada and commute every day to work in USA?
Yes sadly we're far behind other developed countries in some ways but there are definitely some benefits to living there (video soon to come!) That would be the perfect solution haha or working remotely for a US company!
@@KendraAshanti Will be looking forward for the video! And safety is not directly linked to guns. In Nordic countries people own quite a number of firearms, I live in a country, where one can own and carry handugs. My father in law had a pistol for some years, but it's so safe here, there is no need in it, also paperwork is quite annoying, so he no longer owns a pistol, and his former gun locker we now use to keep candies safe from our kid. XD
@@KendraAshanti It's not about guns. Seems like there are quite close dependence between inequality and mass shootings, which makes sense - in countries with high inequality of incomes and expensive healthcare and education (developing countries and USA, to some degree all British Commonwealth), people tend to blame others for their misfortunes, as they did not have plain playing field, some were in clearly more favourable circumstances from the onset (like wealthy parents, race in case of USA and some other places), but in countries with affordable/"free" social services, education and relatively equal incomes, people see themselves as failures, if things go wrong, as they were given more or less the same chances as everyone else. As the result, in unequal societies people "take revenge" on others, where in equal ones they would commit suicide (especially Nordic countries and Japan). Guns only add to this as another factor, making situation worse, yet they are not the primal cause.
For posterity: the gist is that the usual 24 days minimum are calculated assuming a 6 day work week (Mo-Sa), the loophole for the company to reduce to 21 days is basing the calculation on 5 days. Technically, for many jobs, they're not wrong about that assumption but it is considered very, very unusual to do this and you should probably be wary of what other loopholes the company might pull. In conclusion, it's not illegal but you should avoid taking these kind of jobs, if at all possible.
It depends. Some people get by with no German at all in bigger cities but I would *highly highly highly* recommend at least learning the basics before coming and then continuing with classes once in Germany.
I am afraid most Germans will find it hard to or even will never see eye to eye with you unless you speak a very high-level German fluently: perfect grammar, rich vocab, posh sociolect, native speaker intonation, little to no accent. Germany has a VERY largely language-centered culture. There are German sayings: Haste was biste was (If you have something you count for something). Kannste was biste was (If you are skilled at something you amount to something). Kleider machen Leute (Attire defines personality). The only reason there is NO German saying "redeste was biste was" (If you talk the talk you walk the walk) is that this is a given, it literally goes without (a) saying. So if you want to stay longer and not have a hard time doing so, I cannot recommend enough putting in a hard effort at learning the language.
About the free university: I hope you stay at least a few years here working and paying taxes contributing to the next generation of students. That's how it works here.
Even if she didn't get a job, there are many others who do. And as long as the majority of those stay here for the rest of their lifes, it pays out. This is Germany, you don't think we would do it if it wouldn't profit our economy? I've lived and worked with people from five continents and i learned a lot from everyone of them. i wouldn't ever want to miss that time.
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Education with no debt... what a concept!!!
Who would have thought this was possible? 😭
I laughed so hard at the ironic tone in Kendra's voice.
Welcome! Nice to have you here! Much success and luck. Sometimes we Germans don‘t realize what we have, so it‘s great to hear it from someone else.
Thank you! And yes, sometimes it's hard to see the positives when you've become accustomed to living somewhere but you have such a beautiful country ❤️
Actuly only the US doesnt have payed vication days or meternity leave. You cant forget something if everybody has it .
Austrian here! It always blows my mind when US-Americans compare the amenities we Europeans take for granted to what they have to put up with in the US (talking crazy high uni tuition, school shootings, healthcare etc.). Austria is very similar to Germany in that sense, and if you ever wanna come over and visit Passau or Linz or Vienna, hit me up! :)
That's why we keep running to other countries 😩 Thanks, I would definitely like to see more of Austria some day!
Tanja, Austria has definitely the better pension system than Germany. I love Austria and Austrians, even if you guys call all Germans "Piefkes" (lol)
@@teardrop-in-a-fishbowl Just to be clear...The term "Piefke" as "stand alone" is no offence, at all....it´s just a synonymous description of certain stereotypical behave and certain stereotypical mentality of Germans from Germany....it´s just ment offensive when an offensive adjective or noun is added. Those who use soley the term "Piefke" as offence simply have no clue about what the term "Piefke" is about and they are clearly not from Vienna where this term has its origin.. I have german friends in my entourage and they are all called "Piefke" because they are..with no offensive intend behind that term and they live long enough in Vienna to know it.
The original "Piefke" = Johann Gottfried Piefke former prussian military music composer from where the term "Piefke" for Germans is derived even has a memorial in Austria....It must be admitted just a very small one and "totally abstract" in its actual form, but what do you expect...It has to be seen this way "Although" he was a Prussian/"Saupreiß" he still got at least honored in Austria ;-D
@@michaelgrabner8977 I´m German, you know that? "Piefke" is no offence for me, but it describes all Germans as Preußen what´s wrong. For one or two it could be a offense and "Sau-Preuß" say the Bavarians to all German outside Bavaria anyway.
@@teardrop-in-a-fishbowl By reading your first comment it was pretty obvious that you are a German. But it seems you are one of those "likeable ones" which has nothing to do from where you are actual come from in Germany its just about "personality". And your writings were kind therefore I assume you are a kind person in general.
About "Saupreiß" so do we as well more than less .. everybody from above the socalled "Weißwurstgrenze" is for us a "Saupreiß" for the case he/she attracts negative attention...
But a Bavarian respectively a southern German we do not call "Saupreiß" of course but those are also "Piefke" for us...it´s simply soley about stereotypical german attitude which is to find in whole Germany. But it has simply nothing to do with "bad attitude"..those with "bad attitude" are then "Saupiefke," "Trottelpiefke", "Piefkeidiot"..there are simply uncountable forms to express those kinds of "Piefke".
Those students who claim that universities in Germany are not free because they have to pay a semester fee of 120 euro are simply nuts ! For this 120 euros you get excellent free public transport for HALF A A YEAR. Plus hardly any student pays for health insurance. Spoiled brats ! ;-)
Exactly!!
Its not free becouse you pay with your taxes. To fund it .Money comes from somewere
@@xythiera7255 Which taxes do you have to pay for as a student?
Never saw it this way, but it's totaly true
Bei „deine Lieblingsausländerin“ war ich bereits schockverliebt. 👍
😂 danke fürs schauen
It was amazing.
We moved here because of my husbands work. Good for you for coming here. We are used to it here and are thankful for many things. The kids education is brilliant.
Schön, dass du da bist!
Welcome...we also just moved here from USA ❤️
Thank you and congrats on the move!
I think the mindset is that if you treat your workers well, they will stay with you.
welcome to germany!!!❤
Thank you!
The last time that I was in Germany, I loved it, and I didn't want to leave. I want to live and spend the rest of my days in Germany as well as do my travels. There is so much unfinished business out there.
Thanks to the taxpayers and contributers in germany for making healthcare, education and infrastructure possible!
I love when you can actually see where your tax dollars are going...gives me that warm fuzzy feeling 🥰
The idea is to make education for everyone possible and affordable, so that you will get a good job and your taxes support the next generations tuition...
@@michaelf8556 Yep! Which is why I said I hope to find work after graduation :)
@@piotrtrebisz6602 Haha good point. I don't think I've ever used the term "tax euros," but it's appropriate here.
@@piotrtrebisz6602 Economic History
I agree 💯 percent with everything you said.
I went to Germany as an exchange student from the states and liked my time there a lot. I definitely want to come back and possibly move there in the future. Glad to see another black TH-camr in Germany! Just subscribed!
There are no student fees at public universities in Germany!
There is only a Semester-Beitrag, which you pay for your Student-Card, the documents of your enrollement you need for visa, tax office and other authorities, your Semester-Ticket (for bus, subway and train - it's the biggest part of the Semester-Beitrag 150€ to 220€ per Semester, depends on how big the region is, in which you can use it and if a ICE-ticket is included), for the work of the AStA (=General Students' Committee) and the Studentenwerk (=a state-run non-profit organization for student affairs, which is running 875 university cafeterias in Germany, running and administering dormitories in every city with an university or college, running the BAföG program combining grants and loans to finance studies for less wealthy students, supports international students in Germany, offers psychological counselling and advisory services on legal and financial issues).
Most federal states in Germany subsidize the Studentenwerk, and subsidize the lunch in the mensa (at my university lunch costs half as much as the non-subsidized lunch in the school cafeteria) and living in student dormitories, where a room is only 2/3 ( or less) of what it would cost on the free housing market.
Just found your channel by accident - happy to have you here!
Thank you! Glad to be here 😀
You don't need to have private health insurance as a student in Germany and I highly recommend staying in public insurance. As a student you have to pay for public healthcare yourself while it is normally split between you and your employer. But insurance it is quite cheap for students as long as you are under 30 years old. Once you surpassed that age the premium nearly triples. I pay like 230€/month now and used to pay 80€ or so.
Thanks for that clarification, I misspoke. I meant to say I'm mandated to have health insurance.
In sachsen you can get parental leave for up to 3 years. After 12 months of fulltime pay and regular kindergeld you can switch and get your leave to last up to 3 years.
That's amazing!
I don’t know where I’m moving yet, but you’re enabling me to move somewhere in Europe (in a good way) lol 😂😂
Do iiiittttttt!!
Hi there. I lived in Stuttgart for 30 years and lots of people ask me the same thing. Even though I was born in Chicago that's my home. Nice info for the newbies.
The maternety leave is not paid by the company but by the insurance. (You're company usally Transfers the money but they get it back from your insurance. It's Important for gender equality.)
Thanks for the clarification!
Girl now I feel like I have so many questions 😩🤣 officially subscribed so glad I found you ❤️
Glad you joined the family, hon! 💕
Love for you to talk about costs of living in 2021. Rents, groceries, transportation, social, etc.
No problem!
In 2019 the entire German police force shot 36 rounds/bullets. I guess that's before breakfast on any precinct in any major city in the U.S.?
Actually the legal minimum vacation is 20 days for an average five-day work week and 24 only if you regulalrly work six days a week.
That's true, I didn't make that clarification. Thanks for watching!
Things that I love about germany and My favorite places in Berlin would be nice topics.
Even if u make the comparison between the US and germany, is pretty accurate when u say that the costs of the university are not as high as other places (chile in this case) and about the holidays and free time.
Almost every university student I got to know in Berlin had social life, went out frequently and even worked, here would be like a dream.
It was really nice to hear and see u 😍💕 I’m fan your fan since I met u the first time ahah 🤷🏻♀️✨
Good ideas! I definitely need a trip to Berlin soon, it's been too long...
Yeah, they actually make ti easy to enjoy your life as a student here...I met some people who took 2+ extra semesters to finish school and they didn't seem stressed about it at all 😂
ahaha Good to hear from you, mi Chilena! 💕
@@KendraAshanti borriquito is callin’ 👀💕
@@nobodygarbage yessssss 😍
Enjoying your videos. Very good job at relaying your experiences. Looking forward to more.
Thank you 😊
6:42 not only that but they also allow you to keep your job position.
for example you can have 2 children be on leave for 4 years straight
basically and still return to your old job no questions asked (obviously
it depends on the size of the company).
Yes! I forgot to mention that part, I love that too! You get job security for years.
@@KendraAshanti
Das ist nur die halbe Wahrheit!
Für Frauen in normalen Berufen undenkbar.
Die einzigen Proviteure davon sind Beamte des ÖD
I really loved the video hope you are having fun 😊
Thank you!!
I’m about to graduate this May from uni and want to pursue my masters in Germany and eventually live there lol! What was the process like for your application to your university
Yesss!
It was a pretty simple process. We had to collect some documents (transcript, motivation letter, etc) and send them via email (some programs require you to use something called uni assist). Then I got an email back a few weeks alter to set up an interview and I was accepted later that week. Full video coming soon!
@@KendraAshanti thank you !!
But be carefull Not to end up with too many indians in one class (nothing against indians)
@@sollytrotz6056 Why?
Hello Kenra. I like your video, I notice that several people of African origin are coming to Germany, I am happy that you young brown women are talking positively about Germany (although I am from Canada with German roots, I was born and raised in Paraguay in a German colony ) my mother's language is German, I notice it so often that in America they have still a problem with the skin color, my goodness, nobody have a just from which parents they were born, I am happy that you are fine in that country my Ancestors, God bless you God bless Germany.
Wow, that's a cool background!
Yes, I love it here. I only hope that someday I can have more of the positive experiences that I've had in Germany in the US as well.
You are so lovely😍. Nice to have you here!
Thank you!
Kendra, you are definitely a very positive person and an enrichment to every culture you choose to live in!
Welcome!
Thank you!!
Hi from Australia and congratulations ..
I'm half Australian and half German . I'm half German on my mother's side 😀
Awesome videos .
This was so good and informative . Very insightful 🙌🏽
Thank you!
Very informative! I also heard Berlin is one of the top vegan cities in the world 🌱 and I’m sure the public transportation is a lot better too lol
Yes it's vegan and subway heaven!
I'm from Switzerland and I in my opinion Berlin is the top city for everything. I've never been in a city that is more open to every form of living. Where religious people can sit in a café and talk with a BDSM pornstar or the director of an art museum is friend with his anarchist punk neighbor. And nobody seems to even recognize that this is not normal. People in Berlin do not judge others by superficial things like gender, religion, origins, sexual orientation, wealth, status, clothes... That's real freedom. You are encouraged to find your way... A little bit like in Iceland but as Berlin is a big city there really is everything.
@@DramaQueenMalena That's everything that I love about Berlin. Everyone is free to be themselves.
@@DramaQueenMalena Hehe, Berlin alone has a larger population than the totality of Iceland. Not to say that Iceland isn't awesome, but it does give some food for thought if nearly three million people in one city can generate a vibe that is so inclusive and tolerant.
I am coming to Germany soon for study 😍😍
Congratulations!!
@@KendraAshanti thank you 🥰
well-integrated people with a good education and the will to learn german. shouldn't call themselves foreigners! Guests and maybe citizens at some point if that is what they want !!
Agree 100%
Hoping to get out there soon, my reasons are similar to yours. thanks for sharing!
All the best! And thank you for watching :)
Thank you. I also follow zoie-Marie channel she lives in Germany also. Maybe you can both talk about your experiences together.
Or you can do driven spice, she talks with ex-pats living abroad
Love her channel! That collaboration would be a dream.
Hmm maybe I need to move to Germany 🧐
Come!
Der erste amerikanischer Wirtschaftsflüchtling - unglaublich! Wir sollten die Freiheitsstatue aus New York abholen und im Hamburger Hafen aufstellen!
Hey Kandra, you‘re a very likeable Girl with the right attitude. Best wishes, you‘ll gonna make it 👍
Thank you!
I’m hoping to move to Germany one day can we get a food tour video
Ooh good idea
What a concept 😂
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This is brilliant; I share exactly the same reasons why I moved to Germany, but The free tuition and easy access to travel and explore tops my list😊😊😅🙈🤗💯🙈
Love your videos ❤️🙌🏾
Thanks for the support, cuz!
I totally agree with you on your video
Thanks for watching!
Maybe you shouldn't think of traveling across borders within the EU not as travelling to an other country
Yes, it feels a lot more like crossing state lines than traveling to another country sometimes. Then you feel the difference once you get off the train or bus.
To be honest I'm usually a bit skeptical about migration but Germany definitely needs more immigrants like you: well educated, smart, humble, friendly and open minded. Welcome! I really wish you a pleasant and fulfilling life in Germany.
Amazing
At the moment, living in the US is also more horror than normality. No trace of rules, many videos and recordings prove this. So it's nice that you're here.
Yes, I have a lot more hope of things getting under control here.
There are a couple of reasons for the easy access to education in northern European countries.
The first reason is that it makes no sense to put young citizens in lifelong debt to get an education.
The second reason is that you do yourself a disfavor if you keep the poorest away from the possibility of getting a higher education since you can tap into unknown brain capacity that may be hidden among poorer families.
But we are all socialists or communists in the eyes of many Americans (ignorance is bliss, right?)
Think about what an even bigger powerhouse America could become if it adopted systems like in northern Europe!
I want to daydream like that but sadly I know there are too many obstacles to that being a reality 😩
Hey Kendra!!
Hey Shadae!!!
I really like you videos showing the good sides of germany 😍 but since I am german I wondered if you can tell about the benefits of the US you miss, besides friends an family
Yes, definitely! Thank you for the idea and for the support ❤️
Willkommen in Deutschland 🤗
How did you go about going to college in Germany? Asking for my daughter. Her dad lives in Stuttgart. Mind you she doesn't know how to speak German.
I searched programs based on my subjects of interest on daad. I would highly recommend it. There she can find programs based on subject and narrow them down to programs that are entirely in english and on the site they list requirements for acceptance into the program and there is a link to the uni website that shows you how to apply. I applied directly through my school, but some schools require students to apply through a platform called uni assist.
@@KendraAshanti thanks so much for the info! I will let her know. ❤
Vers sencefull words!
I pray for the day I can finally get out of America and move to Germany
I hope you get to soon
Was studieren Sie denn?
Berlin gilt in Süddeutschland nicht als schöne Stadt. Wenn Sie jetzt Bayern und Berlin kennengelernt haben, wäre es interessant zu hören, wie Sie das beurteilen würden.
So fun, I like to watch videos from Americans in Germany, I just wonder, why they mostly in Bavaria 🤣🤣 I am from Berlin, it’s rude here and hard once in a while, but lots of people here will at least speak english ;-). Maybe it’s just my Berlin Pride Talking 😜
Trust me, Berlin has my heart 😂 It's like NYC in Germany, but less stressful.
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Hi! Welcome in Germany! If you should ever feel unsafe, just ask someone to accompany you. If you ask anyone, even an old fart like me, he or she will walk with you until you are safe. We seem cold and distanced, but the minute we see you are in trouble, we will help. Almost everyone will ( we are Germany, even our idiots are world class-so stay away from those, but they normally are easy to pick out). That is the reason for the staring in Germany (You will probably talk about that in the next video). There is a person of colour here-so it is probably a stranger. Does she know her way around? Is she a threat or someone that needs help? We tend to observe what is going on. It's not personal, it's cultural. And if you are annoyed-juts make eye contact-then the staring will stop really soon ;-) Or the person comes over, thinking you need help, depending on your facial expression ;-) Hope you find all the happiness there is, even if the weather leaves something to be desired. Can't do a lot about that, though, sorry. iI there wasn't corona around, I would tell you to visit a mountain to get above the clouds. So sorry, you will have to weather that out. Cheers, Michael
Yes I will actually be talking about the weather and the friendliness of Germans in my next video! I always meet very nice & helpful people in Germany luckily.
And I've come to expect the staring as a black person in a small town 😅 Thanks for watching, Michael!
Yet americans will still say they live in the greatest country in the World ...... and they are all so free ...... mindblowing 😉
Nationalists* say this 😅
@@KendraAshanti I love all the 'beeeeps' on TV.....LOL (free speech)
By all this positiv videos about Germany I'm affraid that the half of the US citizens trying to come over. :-) :-) :-)
Haha good point. "What I dislike about Germany" video coming soon 😅
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I'm curiuos and stay tuned. ;-)
I live in germany😁
Great video! How long do you plan to stay?
Thank you! At least 4 years but we will see what the future holds after I graduate.
@@KendraAshanti It's always good to see, when people like it here after all these bad stereotypes. Enjoy your time!
Well to those payed vacation days a worker has to take, which are 24 days for the most, you have to add the "public holidays" as well which are - all those random days during the year summed up - round about a further month..... plus also for the vast majority every Sunday per year which are 52 days..
That all summed up are a little bit over 100 days per year of vacation days..which is almost a third of the year...just saying.
And now put that in perspective... the largest economies worldwide are
1 USA
2 China
3 Japan
4 Germany
5 India
From those 5 just Germans don´t - so to say - literally "work their ass off" (meaning those over 100 vacation days per year because "of course they work their ass off while working") but nonetheless being a big econmic player on the world stage.
That is a brilliant example for how "economical efficient" a proper work/life balance can be..
The difference is "generalised spoken"..when you spend your whole life and day at work so to say almost 24/7 unless you sleep, despite the fact that with that working model you are heading to a proper "burn out".. you automatically are bringing your "private stuff" into work as well (= private phonecalls, private internet use ...etc.. you name it..imagine the amount of work time which gets lost) ..Not so in Germany when you work you just work and no private things are distracting your work and takes away working time ..therefore you need sparetime to fill up your socalled batteries again in order to stay productive and efficient and most for all "motivated".. and as side effect still having enough private time for your "private things" and to enjoy your life...generally spoken...because exceptions are always and everywhere...and my assumption is about german employees and not about german entrepreneurs.
100% agree. I think US employers/companies can definitely learn a thing or two from the other major world powers!
to my mind there really is no reason why the USA cannot have a proper healthcare system from ones tax. They can pay for a man on the moon but what about the Americans here on earth.
Right. If so many other nations can invest in their citizens, why can't the US?
@@KendraAshanti Indeed, Canada, France, Britain and Germany etc. How many millions were wasted alas on the different appollo missions that blew up on the launch pad in the 1960's then the poor astronauts on the Challenger 1986 and 2003 missions. All of that money could have been invested in health for the tax payers who paid towards the moon and space missions. Schade as they say in Germany.
@@susanford2388 Well, I wouldn't call Mercury, Gemini and Apollo a waste! All this brought new technologies and it was a very different world in the 1960's anyway. Neverless it's, as you said, indeed "Schade" to see the mighty, worldwide superpower USA not being able to provide healthcare for their citicens. Maybe a better goal than a wall, maybe that's only a german opinion since we didn't make that good experiences with walls ;)
@@MrKnoedel00 Well a wall was built in Germany that was complete and not a bit here and there. hahahahah Two things, JFK wanted a national health care system in the 60's . But my gripe was the exorbitant amount of money that went into the space race with a huge amount of money that literally went up in flames. Apollo 11 was because the others went up in flames. Schade.
Health expenditure as % of the GDP in 2018
USA 16.9 %
Switzerland 12.2 %
Germany 11.2 %
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If you compare the mix of the expenditure by "government/compulsory" and "voluntary/out-of-the-pocket" this looks for the USA and Germany pretty identical. The core question is thus not how the health expenditure is funded. Rather the results - as a whole, not just in single areas.
Germany vs. Switzerland - the results reflect the expenses
Germany vs. the UK (9.8%) - the results reflect the expenses
The core problem with US healthcare that the results do by far not reflect the expenses. And you won't fix this by throwing even more money onto the system (I think in 2019 the USA percentage was already 17.1%).
Genuine Question because I don't know: When you say 15 Days payed Vaccation (US) - do US-Americans count the whole Week? So including Saturday and Sunday (7 Days from your Vaccation) or just 5 Days excluding Weekends? For example: You want to take two Weeks Vaccation. Do you have to take 10 Days (excluding Weekends) or 14 Days?
It would be workdays. So if you only work Monday-Friday, the weekend won't count as days off.
@@KendraAshanti Thanks 🙂
Hi Kendra! You talk so much about Berlin, but you also said you are currently in Bavaria - may I ask where in Bavaria you are? I accept, if you don't want to share. I was simply curious.
Hi Rebecca! I lived in Berlin for a year, so that's where my heart will always be 💕
And thanks for understanding, but I don't share my exact location on here.
Well, we have not "freedom" written all over the place like the USA but at least we LIVE SOLIDARITY, lol ! And. please, don't call that "socialism" in case you have to react to my comment. ;-).
What do you think about Munich, for an African American?
When I visited I saw a lot of black people and I'd say it's pretty diverse. I've heard stories of people dealing with xenophobia there, but that happens from time to time in the major cities here.
what would you say if I maintain that here in Switzerland it is even more safe and clean?
greetings from a German living in Switzerland :))
I would 100% believe you 😂 Can't wait to visit Switzerland one day!
@@KendraAshanti will you visit me then? :)
Why these strange cuts in the video?
So confusing!
I make a lot of mistakes and awkward pauses while filming 🥴
Oh. OK . Cool and informative content anyway. So all good for you from me to you. 👍
Quite safe, maternal leave, education, healthcare etc - that isn't just Germany, but pretty much whole developed world. Well, except for US. XD It's not like USA do not have their advantages, but they are often described as "country for work", not as "country for living". So... can one live in Canada and commute every day to work in USA?
Yes sadly we're far behind other developed countries in some ways but there are definitely some benefits to living there (video soon to come!)
That would be the perfect solution haha or working remotely for a US company!
@@KendraAshanti Will be looking forward for the video!
And safety is not directly linked to guns. In Nordic countries people own quite a number of firearms, I live in a country, where one can own and carry handugs. My father in law had a pistol for some years, but it's so safe here, there is no need in it, also paperwork is quite annoying, so he no longer owns a pistol, and his former gun locker we now use to keep candies safe from our kid. XD
@@TotalRookie_LV For sure! I think the regulations around gun possession is what makes the difference between a safe country and a dangerous one.
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It's not about guns. Seems like there are quite close dependence between inequality and mass shootings, which makes sense - in countries with high inequality of incomes and expensive healthcare and education (developing countries and USA, to some degree all British Commonwealth), people tend to blame others for their misfortunes, as they did not have plain playing field, some were in clearly more favourable circumstances from the onset (like wealthy parents, race in case of USA and some other places), but in countries with affordable/"free" social services, education and relatively equal incomes, people see themselves as failures, if things go wrong, as they were given more or less the same chances as everyone else. As the result, in unequal societies people "take revenge" on others, where in equal ones they would commit suicide (especially Nordic countries and Japan). Guns only add to this as another factor, making situation worse, yet they are not the primal cause.
Germany is rounded by 9 other Countries.
Indeed it is. Thanks for watching
@@KendraAshanti It's my pleasure!
There is a loophole, the actual minimum number of vacation days is 21, don't take those jobs 😀
Thanks for the heads up 😅
For posterity: the gist is that the usual 24 days minimum are calculated assuming a 6 day work week (Mo-Sa), the loophole for the company to reduce to 21 days is basing the calculation on 5 days. Technically, for many jobs, they're not wrong about that assumption but it is considered very, very unusual to do this and you should probably be wary of what other loopholes the company might pull. In conclusion, it's not illegal but you should avoid taking these kind of jobs, if at all possible.
Du bist süß 🥰
Danke :)
Q: I heard Taxes are too high that you won't have much left off of your paycheck?!
They're definitely higher than in the US. I read that on average, Germans take home 60% of their checks and Americans take home 73%.
LOL i got 42 days of paid Vacation ;)
I'll be interviewing at your job tomorrow 😂😂
I have 44😏😂
Welcome in Europe ;)
Thank you! I love it 😅
Do you have to learn how to speak German to live in Germany?
It depends. Some people get by with no German at all in bigger cities but I would *highly highly highly* recommend at least learning the basics before coming and then continuing with classes once in Germany.
@@KendraAshanti ok
I am afraid most Germans will find it hard to or even will never see eye to eye with you unless you speak a very high-level German fluently: perfect grammar, rich vocab, posh sociolect, native speaker intonation, little to no accent. Germany has a VERY largely language-centered culture. There are German sayings: Haste was biste was (If you have something you count for something). Kannste was biste was (If you are skilled at something you amount to something). Kleider machen Leute (Attire defines personality). The only reason there is NO German saying "redeste was biste was" (If you talk the talk you walk the walk) is that this is a given, it literally goes without (a) saying. So if you want to stay longer and not have a hard time doing so, I cannot recommend enough putting in a hard effort at learning the language.
You are very beautiful my GOD, I really like you
About the free university: I hope you stay at least a few years here working and paying taxes contributing to the next generation of students. That's how it works here.
Yes, that's why I made the comment about hoping to find work after graduation in a later part of this video. Thanks for watching!
Even if she didn't get a job, there are many others who do. And as long as the majority of those stay here for the rest of their lifes, it pays out.
This is Germany, you don't think we would do it if it wouldn't profit our economy?
I've lived and worked with people from five continents and i learned a lot from everyone of them. i wouldn't ever want to miss that time.
Sorry, but you are speaking too fast (for me)
Noted for future videos, thanks for letting me know
@@KendraAshanti Thank you
And Bayern has a shitlord of holidays too 13....
Not mad at that! haha