@@EmilyPetersenHomemaking Rysum is the village with the old wood windmill and oldest orgel. Please correct me if I am wrong. This place gave me magical feeling
Finding I had Frisian ancestry has explained so much! I thought I was German but my real last name is obviously Frisian. And I see my ancestors before 1700 used the patronymic naming system as well. I want to visit. I hear the area is seen as rural to the Germans, but I am proud of being an educated man who lives in a rural, backward area here in the US! At least now I know my family's love of tea is genetic lol!
@llook05 True story!! I just leaned about my Frisian roots this year, it was such a relief to finally know why our surname kept translating to "Son of..." in every family history search.
My grandma’s family was from East Frisia-she said her Bavarian in-laws looked down on the Frisians as coastal hillbillies lol. The area looks pretty cosmopolitan these days
Im from here and I have never realized how big and strong our tea culture is compared to another german regions. because its mostly coffee in every other state, only we north germans drink so much tea and we drink the most tea in the world long life the tea! :D
Yes! The tradition was carried on to my family here in American. We always drank tea growing up, especially every afternoon just like my grandparents. I thought everyone did that until I got older and people commented on it. When we went back to Germany and had tea with my family it felt like I was really doing it the proper way.
@@EmilyPetersenHomemaking This is the exact same for my family! My mom is entirely East Frisian and I learned to love tea from a very young age. I drink it every day. This was really wonderful to see - another American East Frisian getting back to her roots!
Thank you for this video! My family is from East Frisia as well, and many still live in Leer. This was wonderful to see. I hope to go someday.
I hope you can go too!!
As a west Frisian it's nice to peak across the border to see what our cousins are up to - beautiful scenery !
I can’t wait to take my fiancé here to show him around after we’re married! Truly one of the most underrated areas of Europe.
I visited Leer in 2019, and I really fall in love with its landscape. Especially Rysum....
Oh I don’t know what Rysum is. But we loved everything we experienced here in Leer!
@@EmilyPetersenHomemaking Rysum is the village with the old wood windmill and oldest orgel. Please correct me if I am wrong. This place gave me magical feeling
Nice video. My great grandfather is from Ostfriesland as well
Awesome! Hope you’re able to connect with your family there!
Ostfriesland is beautiful. Friesland (Netherlands) is also very beautiful. Lot of history over there. 👌🏻
Yes, I can’t wait to go back! I love it there. The Germans know how to live well.
@@EmilyPetersenHomemaking True! I also like Germany very much. ♥️ Have you ever been in Lüneburg btw? It's the Hamburg area. Very beautiful city. 👌🏻
El Muro '79 no, I haven’t been there! I’ll have to visit next time!
@@EmilyPetersenHomemaking Ahh okay. 😊
@@EmilyPetersenHomemaking You're a very beautiful woman btw. And I subscribed. 🙃 Hope that you can make more videos about Germany in the future. Thnx.
Finding I had Frisian ancestry has explained so much! I thought I was German but my real last name is obviously Frisian. And I see my ancestors before 1700 used the patronymic naming system as well. I want to visit.
I hear the area is seen as rural to the Germans, but I am proud of being an educated man who lives in a rural, backward area here in the US! At least now I know my family's love of tea is genetic lol!
Agreed! I’m very proud to be from there!!!
Their naming system often makes for confusing genealogical work!
@llook05 True story!! I just leaned about my Frisian roots this year, it was such a relief to finally know why our surname kept translating to "Son of..." in every family history search.
My grandma’s family was from East Frisia-she said her Bavarian in-laws looked down on the Frisians as coastal hillbillies lol. The area looks pretty cosmopolitan these days
That’s funny! It felt very sophisticated to me.
Germans generally know how to live their best life now IMO.
The real hillbillies are from Bavaria
@@honkytonk4465 they sure thought down on Frisians for some reason
Bavarians are quite the snobs, really. Also a lot of new riche attitudes there.
Wow I hope I can go there too my husband leaves also in Leer.
Loise Lu I hope you get to go soon. Leer is gorgeous !
OMG I SEE THAT WHITE ASPARAGUS 😋
Oh yeah baby with lots of hollandaise sauce!
Really fantastic dear
😊 thank you!
Some of the architecture looks oddly British
Yes, NW German architecture is more similar to British style, especially compared to Bavarian architecture.
north german saxons came to england I would say british architecture looks oddly north german :D
Meine Family on My dads side is from there too
Im from here and I have never realized how big and strong our tea culture is compared to another german regions. because its mostly coffee in every other state, only we north germans drink so much tea and we drink the most tea in the world long life the tea! :D
I know I lived there for a little bit
Yes! The tradition was carried on to my family here in American. We always drank tea growing up, especially every afternoon just like my grandparents. I thought everyone did that until I got older and people commented on it. When we went back to Germany and had tea with my family it felt like I was really doing it the proper way.
@@EmilyPetersenHomemaking This is the exact same for my family! My mom is entirely East Frisian and I learned to love tea from a very young age. I drink it every day. This was really wonderful to see - another American East Frisian getting back to her roots!
whats the first song?
Lackey Inspired “Going Up” 💕
@@EmilyPetersenHomemaking thanks. its a good song and a good vid.
Herr Denker thanks! Happy New Year!
Ein Ostfriese in Südafrika. Bei YouTupe.