Ein post der von Herzen kommt und dein Kleiner als Co-acter unschlagbar. Es ist schön zu sehen das Deutschland/Deutsche so positiv gesehen werden denn es gibt viel viel mehr als WW2. Thank you
Wow, a very emotional video message about what a young woman feels is desirable for herself and her family and believes she can best achieve this in a foreign country. This is a declaration of love for Germany and Europe. We Europeans should walk more with humility and enjoy the diversity (cultures, landscapes) in Germany and Europe.
I love the way you talk about Germany. It's obvious that you spent a very special time of your life here. I am very happy that you like Germany so much that you want your children to grow up here. I wish you a very easy and beautiful start and a beautiful life for you and your family in my home country.
She will get very surprised how much Germany has changed since 2015. Her kids will not meet German kids anymore as 70 to 90 percent are not Germans anymore. Arabs, Lebanese and African kids are most of nations in kindergarten and in school. German families are leaving their country and go to Switzerland and other European countries. Taxes are the highest worldwide and social security are at least a third of salary. She will be in an American army base. This has nothing to do with Germany and her romanticised picture will crumble every time she leaves the army base.
@@doroparker1702 What a nonsense! It´s not to deny that we have a lot of immigrants .. but I really hate that racist exaggerations. Indeed I rather want those racists to leave than most of the immigrants - they usually come for a sad reason. I can only recommend to watch what other people living in Germany say, or even better: make your own experience.
I absolutely agree with all of the points here. I am British and I spent 5 years in Munich and Dresden. It was absolutely great for all of the reasons that you include in this video. All of the German cities are steeped in history and the people are well educated. I really miss the beer. The trains in Germany are really good. Also, if you want to whizz to another country for the weekend, try the towns and cities of Belgium. God, I miss it all !
Met you by surprise and couldn't believe that you are a mother of three!!! You look like a fricking newborn baby!!!!!😂 This video (which I was interested in because it is alway flattering to hear something positive about your own country) is 2 years old and I hope that all your wishes for moving to Germany came true!
A warm welcome 😉Will you be living with the US military in a walled garden area, or in german towns? That way it would be much closer of course. 😃 and you and your family might get closer to people around. When travelling the country be sure to visit the north also, not only bavaria (as many do) 😂
Visit the medieval towns of Esslingen and Tuebingen =) check out the castle in Ludwigsburg which looks just like Versailles. Have a look at Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart =) go for a wine hike through the vineyards of Weinstadt =) check out Sylt and other islands in Northern Germany =) enjoy =)
I am following some of "Americans move to germany"- Accounts. And I like how the new generation thinks about our country. We've been in some fights. But neither you nore we have anything to do with the latest wars. Everybody is welcome in germany. That's what I think and feel. We've always been a multicultural country. To come together and mix up is the best way to live together in peace.
Döner is usually chicken or calf. Most Döner shops will have both on the grill and ask you which one you want. While we do get snow in most winters, many regions in Germany will usually get it after Christmas.
I wish you all the best! You're going to have a lot of fun with your children coming to Germany, I bet. I hope, you're gonna get your Rahmschnitzel, me personally, I like it with Spätzle (Noodles). Cheers to you all and have great a time!
Did you discover the My Merry Messy Life channel here on YT yet? They are an American family (parents with four pre-teen kids) that moved to Southern Germany earlier this year. They have several videos where they talk about how they managed to get their kids into German schools and kindergarten (KiTa), if that's something you plan to do as well.
I reccomend getting a Radler to taste. It is beer mixed with lemonade. More on the sweeter side, and rounds the taste of beer a lot, and has less alcohol.
a old german saying goes: anticipation ist the most beautiful joy. Welcome again to Germany in jan 2023. Because you like the scenery and villages I think you have to see Schorndorf :-) ... and Apfelschorle ist just a mix of apple juice and sparkling table water
Welcome in 2023 in Germany,some good advice ,try to learn German before you come. It will open you doors faster, i lived in the USA and IT helped me a lot,as a German
Hello Thea, I have friends here from the States and they tell pretty much the same thing as you do, a lot is a little better here, but of course some things are not either. I am a USA fan and would like to go on longer trips and I am looking forward to that. All the best to you and your family and best regards from Saxony Tilo 😘
well, I am married to a Woman from Alabama and we live in my Hometown Kaiserslautern. My wife love it over here, too. Perhaps we meet one time in K-Town .
Nice that you like the food over here. You seem to have tried a lot. As a German I dream of Austrian, Italian and French food, which I find even better 😋
Wow, Thea great video yet again. You had me at "Spaghetti EIs" lol lol. I think every one of my videos has a n=mention of SPaghetti Eis lol I love the food over there as well as everything that you had mentioned. I know Ramstein very well. I was there last June admiring the Mall on base, so cool. I am so glad that I had run into your channel :). AAAAAWWWWEEEESSSSOOOOMMMEEEEEEEEE. !!!!!!!!
Yes! Spaghetti Eis is so amazing! I can’t wait to introduce it to my kids (my oldest hasn’t been to Ramstein since she was 2, so she won’t remember trying it)!
THANK YOU SO MUCH- YOU ARE SUCH AN INSPIRATION TO ME...very humbling and remind me I grew up in Augsburg, Germany, with German parents, but my mother mainly cooked Italian food, so very rarely made Kartoffelpuffer, but when she did I loved it ....I moved to the UK in 1988, and have been here most of the time so many years later a Canadian lodger reminded me of them, so I learnt how to make them, so easy, and your family will love them: 1 ONION, 3-4 POTATOES, 1EGG salt, pepper, a little nutmeg, if you have ... APPELSAUCE, store bought, or easily made... chop finely or grate onion, peel and grate potatoes as fine as you like with cheesegrater, squeeze the mixture in small portions in your hands ( great fun with little kids...) to get out liquid and mix 'dry' stuff with egg, salt, pepper... with a fork this time, as quite sticky on hands, NO KIDdy fingers at this stage then in frying pan, oil, butter, a mix of both.... fat of your choice... dollop in with spoon, press flat, turn, after a couple of minutes, onto kitchen towel or plate, keep warm in oven, serve withcold applesauce and more salt and pepper, if needed.... easy other receipes, just let me know, pancakes cut in strips with veg, or meat broth... flaedlesuppe... much love to you and your family from Somerset, Christiane
I wish you and your family a good time in Germany. Regarding travelling we say: Reisen bildet (travelling educates). It is broadening your mind and gives you a wider perspective.
Thank you so much! I really do think that traveling and having lived abroad helped give me a perspective on society that the average American just doesn’t have, and I hope to give that to my children now as well!
Yes, Schorle just means mixed with Mineralwasser (sparkling water). So there's a lot of options: Apfel(saft)schorle (apple juice schorle) Orangensaftschorle Weinschorle ....
Its late i know - My hometown - Heidelberg - You mean the "Bären Treff" in Heidelberg Hauptstrasse 144 - passing the University Square, Augustinergasse, than on the right hand you'll find it. Greetings from Germany
In the beginning you could choose between calf and lamb on your döner. Later came chicken-/minced meat-/bratwurst-/döner. Last was the veggie-döner. Today at a good shop you can get all of them, even delivered.(lieferando) I always take the calf one. I hate chicken in a döner. But i like grilled chicken.
You can have Döner with chicken or lamb or even only with vegtablessn. It's up to you.. And Kartoffelpuffer is a Rösti, but thinker and with eggs in the Kartoffelpuffer dough.
Hahaha what can I say 😆 after having lived in the south of the US for so long where we have hotter than hell summers mixed with insane humidity and only mild winters were it’s still too warm to wear jeans, we’re looking forward to the chance of pace! Give me a few years back in Germany and I’m sure I’ll change my tune!
Sometimes I just can not understand that basically everyone from the US who has ever been to Germany remembers the food and is to enthusiastic about it - I mean it's basic ingredients and there are a lot of cookbooks and recipes available online...so why not do it yourself? In Utah I once found a German bakery and it was crowded, so even making a business out of it seems to work. Anyway, happy you are excited, hope you enjoy it and all the best for your preparation. And yes, the "Zuckerladen" and also "Bären-Treff" in Heidelberg still exist and are open :-P Regarding schools and Kita (1-3yrs) or Kindergarten (3-6yrs) you can watch the channel "My Merry Messy Life", not a Military family, but just moved in Jan.21 to Germany with 4 kids, they make a lot of good videos.
Nice to see that you are so amazed to move here. It almost sounds like you'd even like to stay. If this is somewhere in your mind, learning German is a real crucial point for both of you, but due to Internet, smartphone apps etc. it should be quite easy nowadays. Then the points which might be missing on your list might be added to your list like universal health care and overall security (from crime and social) without cutting freedom. The good news about this is: The new upcoming government (post Merkel) which is now negotiating after the elections end of September already agree on to make "normal" immigration to Germany easier. And you will have already your foot in the door coming with the US military. You won't have to decide now, but maybe keeping this option in mind might make it more feasible when you have to decide if you can stay or not. Btw: German schools are very used to integrate kids not speaking German (they have special classes where they mainly learn German for a year - I have seen kids being the classes for half a year and they are pretty fluent in German). So a off base German school for your older kids might be a good chance for your kids to become bilingual.
watching this i think i can compare your feeling for germany with my feeling for italy I just was there 2 nmonths as a child on summer vication with my grnadparents but it was the nicest summer i ever had we did not stayed in cotells but we stayed at camping sides i played with kids from everywhere out of europe and we viseted little villages (not rome and so on i was just6) its my strongest childhood memory and i hope i can go back there one day living there might be a bit much maybe if i am ild ill move there XD
oh you should travel around middle east and north germany too most of your memories are from the south but the scenerie and the towns are so much diffrent in those areas
Very very sane and good attitude to get a broader world view for your kids. Sadly most Americans couldn't care less and think America is the center of the universe. When you live somewhere else you mean how wrong that idea is. If you are in Heidelberg again let us know. We live here since 2001 already so we might have seen each other in 2009. Unlikely but hey you never know
Apfelschorle, by the way is just a mix of sparcling water (most sparcling you can get) and applejuice. Schorle is always a mix of something sparcling (most times water or lemonade) with something nonsparcling (most times apple juice or wine). South Germany and North Germany argue since generations, if "Schorle" is a female word, or if it is a neuter. In the north they say "die Schorle" and this is DAMN WROOOOONG! 😃
Haha this comment made me giggle! But yes I know about how to make it, the sparkling water and apple juice just don’t taste the same as they do in Germany/Europe so I can make something similar but it’s just ever so slightly not right 😆
😄 Hi there! Actually we have two of these shops ... In the Plöck there is "Der Zuckerladen", which you talked about, and on Hauptstraße is "Der Bärentreff" which has all types of Fruchtgummi sweets, with all kinds of flavor, handmade too. ❤️
You can make apfelschorle by your self easily. Just mix apple juice with sparkling water. It has less sugar and is very refreshing. And try Alsterwasser or Radler (beer for cyclists). Just mix beer with Fanta or even a sparkling lemon soda. That is also very refreshing and has less alcohol.
I have no clue why it’s not a thing here. The only sparkling stuff that’s popular in the US is like sparkling lemonade, but absolutely no one sells sparkling apple juice. It’s a shame really, they don’t realize what they’re missing!
Apfelschorle is basically apple juice mixed with sparkling water, you can just mix it youself :) also depending where you are, I recommend trying a Krefelder, it's Altbier mixed with cola
Hahaha I love that everyone keeps telling me this. I’ve tried to do this before, but nothing compares to a frosty cold Lift. Also American apple juice just tastes different.
@@TheaAMcCarty that's probably it then, I live in Croatia and we have more or less the same brands as Germany, so mixing it at home tastes basically the same
you can make apfelschorle your self in the us just use a soda stream and directly pressed apple juice (i know alone that can be a task at least from waht i heared) and mix it 50/50 when filling a cup
German food: possibly not the most visually appealing serving style, but taste is usually great. In 99% of cases it will be real comfort food, home-made style. Schorle: the Swabian term for something akin to Spritzers in the States. Schorle simply means any kind of drink mixed with sparkling table water to make the drink fizzy, and to make it less concentrated. So Apfelschorle is Apple Spritzer (not exactly, but close enough). But as always the German bureaucracy has already determined that a Schorle has to contain at least 50% of the original drink after being filled up with the sparkling water. So it is a water-down fizzy apple juice. You can even get Weinschorle, which typically is a white wine with a healthy glugg of sparkling water added. Legal age for drinking: 14 under the direct supervision of parents / guardians for beer and wine. Sale of beer and wine as well as non-supervised consumption at the age of 16. Anything, including hard liqueurs at 18 (the legal age for nearly anything in Germany). Christmas markets and seasons: weeeell, not to burst your bubble but for really snow-covered days you have to be either very lucky in the flatlands, or you have to go higher up in the mountains. Soooorrry, climate change arrived here as well. Snow covered ground usually only in higher hills or mountainous areas during the winter. Otherwise, cold, wet, foggy, rainy season in late fall and winter. Pandemic has kicked Christmas markets to the curb for the 2020 season. Possibly some Christmas markets will reopen in 2021. But by 2022 this should have returned to normalcy pretty much (hopefully). Traveling: yeah, Germany has a total of nine direct neighboring countries, as well as quite a lot more with only one relatively small country distance. So, why shouldn't you come to Germany, with or without spouses? Great idea to open up your kids' minds early on. Culture: hehe, German culture shocks incoming as soon as you won't be living on base anymore. Find a few videos by Hayley Alexis, Chris, Soldier of Life, My Merry Messy Life, Two Passports, and so many others that talk about their own experiences to get ready for them. Shopping: once you live in Germany you might find that your desire for shopping will diminish. Minimalism has become somewhat of a trend in Germany as well. German villages: hehe, yeah, I get it. Small half-timbered houses, etc seem to still be omni-present in American minds, especially those of armed forces dependents who did not live off base. Once you live in one of these villages, in the beginning it will be a daily exciting experience to see those houses all over the area. They are a sense of pride for many Germans to uphold older buildings in pristine condition. But once you get used to them they will start to fade away out of your daily conscious perception as something 'normal' or even 'everyday'. Scenery: well, no, not even the most proud Germans will agree with you that *everything* is picture perfect. But yeah, most people try to keep their villages, towns, and even cities fairly clean. Dito for the environment. We came very close to killing off multiple of our major rivers in the 60's, 70's, and even early 80's. But since then many rivers have recovered from the massive polution and are able to support natural life again. But climate change has wrought pretty massive destruction among many forests (some forest fires in the last few years due to drought, as well as invasive species of bugs). While Germany tries to reforest many areas it is a slow, on-going fight against deforestation in some areas. But yeah, Germany had roughly two thousand years to cultivate the crap out of the landscape (that's how Geography Now phrased it). Fests: yepp, now that the pandemic seems to petter out, Fests are returning to the typical out-door activities on a more regular basis. Have fun. Greetz from a German in Hamburg.
One of the successes after the two wars is that the European food supply is excellent. German, French, Spanish, Italian food with Turkish and Asian recipes. However, you won't find Mexican or South American ones. In addition, high-quality organic products are very popular. But we also have a couple of American restaurants. Only the English now have problems selling to Europe, they now feel closer to Canada, Australia and India. They want to call out the empire again. Their queen is only 99 years old and will certainly rule for a long time to come.
Germany has also become a country with high quality tea from all over the world. Try Indian Assam Mokalbari 1st flush though. Without sugar but with fresh organic milk. With vegan milk like oats or cashew it is also OK, but the taste overall deteriorates a bit
we got a house here in germnay 2 years ago and all my husbans family thinks it looks like candy land 😁 it kind of does but almost all of them look like that
Icewine.. that os f# expensive, you know why? Becuase it is the grapes in autumn are harvested after the first icy nights, usually in the late november nights or first in december. So they are rare. But it tasts like gold. ;)
where in Germany will you be moving to...I live in Hamburg! The Döner meat is usually beef not chicken. They have chicken as an option but the chicken one is usually filled with a lot of fat, so it's best to go for beef.
Oh, the food is better because of the higher standards (thank you, EU). Plus, if you have France at your neighbour and Italy just one country afar, you better pull out the stops once in a while. And the Ice Creme basically came from Italian immigrants, though Germans themselves aren't a slouch in that area either.
Hey Thea, yes Döner ist made with a mixture of poultry meats. I have heard that the Turks and the Greeks fight over who invented it first. ;) Oh, and new is a the Döner Box, which includes french fries in the bottom. My sister is in the AF too. Might I ask which base you're headed to?
Well, the traditional döner is actually made with seasoned lamb meat, although it can also contain beef. It doesn't contain poultry. The Greek gyro also contains pork, which is forbidden under Islam. The chicken döner is a variation of that idea, but not the original version.
The Turk and the Greek DO NOT FIGHT ( only SOME Americans do like you, short minded who 'knows everything' after 2 hours) THAT IS A DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE GYROS and the DONER KEBAB... FIND OUT WHAT AS YOU SEEMS TO KNOW EVERYTHING AS USUAL...
6:10 If you prfer wine that's not a problem at all in Germany - there's a lot of German wines, mostly from the Mosel and Rhine areas. Most people think about France when speaking of wine but there's also a lot of good German ones. And considering that France is a neighbouring country french wines are of course also readily available. I wouldn't say that the US do not have a lot of history...the problem is that in the USA everything is completely focused on the younger history since the European settlers arrived. But there's a lot of native american history as well and in some cases that dates back thousands of years (the Mayan culture in Mexico for example goes back all the way to 2000 BC). But when travelling across Europe - don't forget the northern countries because Scandinavia is actually gorgeous.
Don't forget the two largest wine regions in Germany "Rheinhessen" and "Pfalz" (you'll be living 20 minutes away from the Weinstraße, which stretches along the Palatinatian vineyards for app. 60 kms). My favorites are Portugieser Weißherbst (a red Pinot grape treated like a white grape, which gives it a rosy shade) and Gewürztraminer.
If the kids should walk to school, they do it all over Germany on their own. Starting at elementary school, you will schow them the way or the bus line, and after a few days, when go with them, you let them go on their own, with their comrads. If you are interested in the German school system: th-cam.com/video/W1jlWxgxMgo/w-d-xo.html
Your channel was showed up in my list and I must say, I like it very much! Sure, the list sounds typical for the people from the US when they move to Germany, and I can underline each and every single one! But, there is so much more what you and your Family can discover! I will follow you on your way to do so! If you need something explained or need to know something, do not hesitate to ask! I am a German, but live in the Netherlands. This is for example something that a lot of US did not understand, there are no borders anymore and a free moving where I will to live in Europe! All members of A European country can live in each of Europe country’s. Happy to see your videos coming, until then, have fun with your child’s and your husband!
I live in K-Town for 10 years and I agree that the food is very good. Have you ever eaten at the Chinese Place in Ramstein where the Egg Rolls are huge? Very Good.
If she likes ice cream, I would recommend rialto in the Mühlstrasse. Close to the mall. For Apfelschorle, Lösch Apfelsaft with Gerolsteiner Sprudel is my favorite.
I'm german and I live overseas right now. The absolute last thing I've ever heard anyone praise about germany is the food 😂 I live in Japan right now and let me tell you, THE FOOD?!?! I'm about to move back home and I miss my family and friends and all (thanks corona) but I really wish I could take the food with me. But on a more serious note. Germans (me included) tend to shit on and hate on germany constantly. To hear about our country from an outsider actually is so nice to hear. I've never heard anyone praise the weather either, in germany we usually say we have 2ish weeks of nice weather in summer and then 50ish weeks of shit weather. I hope you'll enjoy being in germany soon again!! 😊
Yeah I’ve had a few German friends tell me I’m crazy for loving the weather, as well 😆 after living in the south in the US for so long I’m pretty over all the crazy heat and humidity and ready to feel all the seasons again! And yes we love all the food in Germany because there’s so many different cultures represented there, whereas it seems in the states that we seem to Americanize all the different cultures including most of their foods to fit the average American palate! Thank you so much for your comment, I really appreciate it! 💕
I also think we have a great openness in Germany to food from other countries and continents. We all have our favorite Italian restaurant or love going to the Portuguese Quarter in Hamburg. Chinese is actually almost all great - even the cheap ones. Sushi is also great! We devalue our own food unfairly. Kasseler with Sauerkraut, Goulasch, Spaetzle, Knödel, tarte Flammkuchen, Rindrouladen and much more .... And yes, the kebab invented in Germany is the best fast food in the world and nowhere is there better and more varied bread. I miss basically when I'm abroad. Unfortunately also in Florida and California, but also in Spain and other European countries.
Yeah, sorry to break it to you, but the likelyhood for a white Christmas in Germany is less than 20%. And it is getting more improbable due to global warming. But i agree with you, that if there is a white Christmas, it is nice.
@@TheaAMcCarty you did. I am a German living close to Nürnberg and i can't even remember the last white Christmas. Must be many years ago. Anyways, you have a valid 10 points list there. What did you say? You will be moving in January 2023? Did i hear that correctly? That's still quite some time until then. I hope you will have a great time here in Germany and Europe and that the Germans at least treat you well and that you don't meet too many unfriendly and rude ones...;-)
Yes! Because of US military reasons our date getting there is pretty far out still. I am definitely looking forward to getting back to Germany, and I look forward to being able to visit Nürnberg again! I know I’ll meet people (not just Germans) that dislike me or are rude to me, but that could happen anywhere! Thanks for your nice comment!
Just a small reminder: When you ask for "Gummibears" in a german store, someone will give you a bag of Gummibärchen When you ask for "Gummis" in a german store, someone will give you a box of Condoms
Dear Lady i am a grumpy 61 years german and let me tell u i did like this clip 👍 Still i want u to do me a favour. Never ever call it soccer again... 😢 ITS FOOTBALL 👍we europeans and many more countries including south america play a ball ( the round thing, not an egg like in the USA) and surprise we play it with our feet= FOOTBALL. IT IS FOOTBALL almost a religion in europe please call it by the name ITS FOOTBALL 😍 no offend at all
In simplistic American terms when the average American who has never experienced a doner, this is the easiest comparison. Americans know gyro is *meat* shaved off of a spit and put in a pita wrap, so I don’t think it’s “wrong” to try to help draw a comparison for someone who may not have any idea what a doner is.
hehe fanta fake orange flavour in germany.das ist hart.hab mal ne us fanta getrunken sah erstmal total künstlich aus und hat nur nach zucker und aspirin geschmeckt.da soll noch mal einer sagen ich leide an geschmacksverirrung.nachdem weiss ich das die fanta aus deutschland mehr nach orange schmeckt als die aus den usa.
Well, someone didn't really listen, because she called the American Fanta a "fake" and is looking forward to the "original Fanta", because Fanta is actually a German invention from the Nazi era, because Coca Cola was no longer available and they wanted to have something similar
It’s been less than 10 years since I had a white Christmas there, so I mean you never know! Not saying I absolutely need it to happen and I know my chances of it happening again aren’t the greatest, but there’s a better chance of it happening there than in Florida 🤷♀️
it must be depressin for a tv station to compare with someone like you, to make such a video a tv station spends 50 to 150000 euros and you do it better , only my opinion
It is so funny hear a lot of Americans talk about the great food in Germany when in Europe Germany is not that high on the totem pole if it comes to food.
I think it’s just the opposite! Most Americans aren’t huge fans of German food, but having traveled all around Europe I definitely think all of the countries have amazing and wonderful food! And I know a lot of Americans think the only food Germans eat are bratwurst and sauerkraut and beer 😂
German food is generally undervalued. Even the Germans often do not recognize the variety and quality that German food actually has. And that's only because other countries - especially France and Italy - celebrate the food itself differently. In D, the food culture is much weaker, but this does not mean that the German cuisine is boring or that it does not taste excellent.
Ein post der von Herzen kommt und dein Kleiner als Co-acter unschlagbar. Es ist schön zu sehen das Deutschland/Deutsche so positiv gesehen werden denn es gibt viel viel mehr als WW2. Thank you
Wow, a very emotional video message about what a young woman feels is desirable for herself and her family and believes she can best achieve this in a foreign country. This is a declaration of love for Germany and Europe.
We Europeans should walk more with humility and enjoy the diversity (cultures, landscapes) in Germany and Europe.
I live in Germany so I can agree with all the positive things you are saying but not all Germans appreciate how good they have it.
I love the way you talk about Germany. It's obvious that you spent a very special time of your life here. I am very happy that you like Germany so much that you want your children to grow up here. I wish you a very easy and beautiful start and a beautiful life for you and your family in my home country.
Oh my goodness what kind words! Thank you so much! Germany will always hold such a special place in my heart and I simply cannot wait to go back!
She will get very surprised how much Germany has changed since 2015.
Her kids will not meet German kids anymore as 70 to 90 percent are not Germans anymore.
Arabs, Lebanese and African kids are most of nations in kindergarten and in school.
German families are leaving their country and go to Switzerland and other European countries.
Taxes are the highest worldwide and social security are at least a third of salary.
She will be in an American army base. This has nothing to do with Germany and her romanticised picture will crumble every time she leaves the army base.
@@doroparker1702 , please, learn your maths and take your meds again. Nothing you have said is correct.
@@doroparker1702 What a nonsense! It´s not to deny that we have a lot of immigrants .. but I really hate that racist exaggerations.
Indeed I rather want those racists to leave than most of the immigrants - they usually come for a sad reason.
I can only recommend to watch what other people living in Germany say, or even better: make your own experience.
@@doroparker1702 Bist du auf LSD hängen geblieben?
Vorfreude ist die schönste Freude!
Typisch-Deutsch Pessimismus! ;-)
@@ericminch 😊
I absolutely agree with all of the points here. I am British and I spent 5 years in Munich and Dresden. It was absolutely great for all of the reasons that you include in this video. All of the German cities are steeped in history and the people are well educated. I really miss the beer. The trains in Germany are really good. Also, if you want to whizz to another country for the weekend, try the towns and cities of Belgium. God, I miss it all !
Finally someone agrees!!! 😆
I wonder how bad the trains in Britain are, if you think the trains in Germany are good ;)
cheers from Austria :D
Met you by surprise and couldn't believe that you are a mother of three!!! You look like a fricking newborn baby!!!!!😂 This video (which I was interested in because it is alway flattering to hear something positive about your own country)
is 2 years old and I hope that all your wishes for moving to Germany came true!
A very warm Welcome in 2023 and thank you for all those good experiences
Thanks so much!!!
A warm welcome 😉Will you be living with the US military in a walled garden area, or in german towns? That way it would be much closer of course. 😃 and you and your family might get closer to people around. When travelling the country be sure to visit the north also, not only bavaria (as many do) 😂
Visit the medieval towns of Esslingen and Tuebingen =) check out the castle in Ludwigsburg which looks just like Versailles. Have a look at Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart =) go for a wine hike through the vineyards of Weinstadt =) check out Sylt and other islands in Northern Germany =) enjoy =)
Thank you so much for all of these amazing travel ideas!!!! I love them so much and can’t wait to go visit them!!!
Goodluck in your move. A great presentation too.
Thanks so much David! I appreciate you saying that!!
I like your positive energy and excitement. All the best for your future in Germany.
Thank you so much!!
I am following some of "Americans move to germany"- Accounts. And I like how the new generation thinks about our country. We've been in some fights. But neither you nore we have anything to do with the latest wars. Everybody is welcome in germany. That's what I think and feel. We've always been a multicultural country. To come together and mix up is the best way to live together in peace.
I completely agree!!!
Good luck for your upcoming stay in germany. Welcome back!
Thanks so much!
Döner is usually chicken or calf. Most Döner shops will have both on the grill and ask you which one you want.
While we do get snow in most winters, many regions in Germany will usually get it after Christmas.
I wish you all the best! You're going to have a lot of fun with your children coming to Germany, I bet. I hope, you're gonna get your Rahmschnitzel, me personally, I like it with Spätzle (Noodles). Cheers to you all and have great a time!
Thank you so much! I cannot wait for Schnitzel mit spatzel!!! ❤️
If you wnt to try beer at the beginning try a Radler. This is a mix of beer and lemonade.
Great thoughts from a German perspective; can't wait to see more of your endeauvours in Germany.
Oh awesome! Thanks so much and I can’t wait to get there!
Did you discover the My Merry Messy Life channel here on YT yet? They are an American family (parents with four pre-teen kids) that moved to Southern Germany earlier this year. They have several videos where they talk about how they managed to get their kids into German schools and kindergarten (KiTa), if that's something you plan to do as well.
Yes I found them once we found out we were moving back! Their videos are very interesting and informative!
Getting a kid into kindergarten. A secret science of it's own...
I reccomend getting a Radler to taste. It is beer mixed with lemonade. More on the sweeter side, and rounds the taste of beer a lot, and has less alcohol.
Apfelschorle is apple juice mixed with carbonated water. It reduices how sweet the juice is and is way more refreshing.
a old german saying goes: anticipation ist the most beautiful joy. Welcome again to Germany in jan 2023. Because you like the scenery and villages I think you have to see Schorndorf :-) ... and Apfelschorle ist just a mix of apple juice and sparkling table water
Welcome in 2023 in Germany,some good advice ,try to learn German before you come. It will open you doors faster, i lived in the USA and IT helped me a lot,as a German
That is definitely on my list of things to do before we leave!
i totaly understand you. so, welcome back.
Hey, you can make Apfelschorle just by yourself. You just need a good apple juice and mix it with sparkling water.
Greetings from Berlin 😎
Thanks so much for the tip! I’ll have to try that!
Hello Thea, I have friends here from the States and they tell pretty much the same thing as you do, a lot is a little better here, but of course some things are not either. I am a USA fan and would like to go on longer trips and I am looking forward to that. All the best to you and your family and best regards from Saxony Tilo 😘
well, I am married to a Woman from Alabama and we live in my Hometown Kaiserslautern. My wife love it over here, too. Perhaps we meet one time in K-Town .
It's always the same. Where you feel at home with the food - that's where you are at home.
Nice that you like the food over here. You seem to have tried a lot. As a German I dream of Austrian, Italian and French food, which I find even better 😋
Wow, Thea great video yet again. You had me at "Spaghetti EIs" lol lol. I think every one of my videos has a n=mention of SPaghetti Eis lol I love the food over there as well as everything that you had mentioned. I know Ramstein very well. I was there last June admiring the Mall on base, so cool. I am so glad that I had run into your channel :). AAAAAWWWWEEEESSSSOOOOMMMEEEEEEEEE. !!!!!!!!
Yes! Spaghetti Eis is so amazing! I can’t wait to introduce it to my kids (my oldest hasn’t been to Ramstein since she was 2, so she won’t remember trying it)!
@@TheaAMcCarty AHhah, I looooovvvve spaghetti eis lol. My first order of business anytime that I go to Germany is getting some spaghetti eis ;).
THANK YOU SO MUCH- YOU ARE SUCH AN INSPIRATION TO ME...very humbling
and remind me
I grew up in Augsburg, Germany, with German parents, but my mother mainly cooked Italian food, so very rarely made Kartoffelpuffer, but when she did I loved it ....I moved to the UK in 1988, and have been here most of the time
so many years later a Canadian lodger reminded me of them, so I learnt how to make them, so easy, and your family will love them:
1 ONION, 3-4 POTATOES, 1EGG salt, pepper, a little nutmeg, if you have ... APPELSAUCE, store bought, or easily made...
chop finely or grate onion, peel and grate potatoes as fine as you like with cheesegrater, squeeze the mixture in small portions in your hands ( great fun with little kids...) to get out liquid and mix 'dry' stuff with egg, salt, pepper... with a fork this time, as quite sticky on hands, NO KIDdy fingers at this stage
then in frying pan, oil, butter, a mix of both.... fat of your choice... dollop in with spoon, press flat, turn, after a couple of minutes, onto kitchen towel or plate, keep warm in oven, serve withcold applesauce and more salt and pepper, if needed....
easy other receipes, just let me know, pancakes cut in strips with veg, or meat broth... flaedlesuppe...
much love to you and your family from Somerset, Christiane
Thanks so much, Christiane!
Dann freuen wir uns doch schon mal darauf, dass Ihr bald wieder nach Deutschland kommt! Willkommen!!!
Danke!!! I can’t wait to come back!
I wish you and your family a good time in Germany. Regarding travelling we say: Reisen bildet (travelling educates). It is broadening your mind and gives you a wider perspective.
Thank you so much! I really do think that traveling and having lived abroad helped give me a perspective on society that the average American just doesn’t have, and I hope to give that to my children now as well!
hello from germany, apfelschorle is easy to make, just mix half apple juice and half sparkling water, thats it...
I love this! Thank you!
Yes, Schorle just means mixed with Mineralwasser (sparkling water). So there's a lot of options:
Apfel(saft)schorle (apple juice schorle)
Orangensaftschorle
Weinschorle
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@@UliFandoms yes very important to say apfelsaftschorle... if you just say apfelschorle then you are being served with apfelweinschorle...
Doner is usually with lamb meat, chicken is the alternative. Gyros is pork.
Its late i know - My hometown - Heidelberg - You mean the "Bären Treff" in Heidelberg Hauptstrasse 144 - passing the University Square, Augustinergasse, than on the right hand you'll find it.
Greetings from Germany
Yes that’s absolutely the one I was talking about!! I can’t wait to go back!!!
In the beginning you could choose between calf and lamb on your döner. Later came chicken-/minced meat-/bratwurst-/döner. Last was the veggie-döner. Today at a good shop you can get all of them, even delivered.(lieferando) I always take the calf one. I hate chicken in a döner. But i like grilled chicken.
You can have Döner with chicken or lamb or even only with vegtablessn. It's up to you.. And Kartoffelpuffer is a Rösti, but thinker and with eggs in the Kartoffelpuffer dough.
Thank you for your honesty of appreciation build on what you like and miss.
You’re welcome! I hope you’re having a wonderful day!
Do you already know Rügen or the Ostfriesische islands? This is special with broad, sandy beaches and good fish food 😊
Never heard or seen anybody looking forward to German weather before 😂😂😂
Hahaha what can I say 😆 after having lived in the south of the US for so long where we have hotter than hell summers mixed with insane humidity and only mild winters were it’s still too warm to wear jeans, we’re looking forward to the chance of pace! Give me a few years back in Germany and I’m sure I’ll change my tune!
Sometimes I just can not understand that basically everyone from the US who has ever been to Germany remembers the food and is to enthusiastic about it - I mean it's basic ingredients and there are a lot of cookbooks and recipes available online...so why not do it yourself? In Utah I once found a German bakery and it was crowded, so even making a business out of it seems to work.
Anyway, happy you are excited, hope you enjoy it and all the best for your preparation. And yes, the "Zuckerladen" and also "Bären-Treff" in Heidelberg still exist and are open :-P Regarding schools and Kita (1-3yrs) or Kindergarten (3-6yrs) you can watch the channel "My Merry Messy Life", not a Military family, but just moved in Jan.21 to Germany with 4 kids, they make a lot of good videos.
Nice to see that you are so amazed to move here. It almost sounds like you'd even like to stay. If this is somewhere in your mind, learning German is a real crucial point for both of you, but due to Internet, smartphone apps etc. it should be quite easy nowadays. Then the points which might be missing on your list might be added to your list like universal health care and overall security (from crime and social) without cutting freedom. The good news about this is: The new upcoming government (post Merkel) which is now negotiating after the elections end of September already agree on to make "normal" immigration to Germany easier. And you will have already your foot in the door coming with the US military. You won't have to decide now, but maybe keeping this option in mind might make it more feasible when you have to decide if you can stay or not. Btw: German schools are very used to integrate kids not speaking German (they have special classes where they mainly learn German for a year - I have seen kids being the classes for half a year and they are pretty fluent in German). So a off base German school for your older kids might be a good chance for your kids to become bilingual.
Yep we’re very excited to move back! I really appreciate you taking the time to write this comment it was very enlightening and insightful! Thank you!
Ohhhh, germany. I love the food in germany. The food in germany is soooo amazing. And then? Döner! 😏
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watching this i think i can compare your feeling for germany with my feeling for italy
I just was there 2 nmonths as a child on summer vication with my grnadparents but it was the nicest summer i ever had we did not stayed in cotells but we stayed at camping sides i played with kids from everywhere out of europe and we viseted little villages (not rome and so on i was just6)
its my strongest childhood memory and i hope i can go back there one day living there might be a bit much maybe if i am ild ill move there XD
oh you should travel around middle east and north germany too
most of your memories are from the south but the scenerie and the towns are so much diffrent in those areas
Well thankfully I have already lived in Germany before so I have more experience there than most people think.
Very very sane and good attitude to get a broader world view for your kids. Sadly most Americans couldn't care less and think America is the center of the universe. When you live somewhere else you mean how wrong that idea is. If you are in Heidelberg again let us know. We live here since 2001 already so we might have seen each other in 2009. Unlikely but hey you never know
1# Fun fact: The birthplace of the Eiswein is Dromersheim, which is since 1972 a city district of Bingen am Rhein.
Love this fun fact!
Apfelschorle, by the way is just a mix of sparcling water (most sparcling you can get) and applejuice.
Schorle is always a mix of something sparcling (most times water or lemonade) with something nonsparcling (most times apple juice or wine).
South Germany and North Germany argue since generations, if "Schorle" is a female word, or if it is a neuter.
In the north they say "die Schorle" and this is DAMN WROOOOONG! 😃
Haha this comment made me giggle! But yes I know about how to make it, the sparkling water and apple juice just don’t taste the same as they do in Germany/Europe so I can make something similar but it’s just ever so slightly not right 😆
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Hi there!
Actually we have two of these shops ... In the Plöck there is "Der Zuckerladen", which you talked about, and on Hauptstraße is "Der Bärentreff" which has all types of Fruchtgummi sweets, with all kinds of flavor, handmade too.
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Oh cool! I'll have to make the trip and visit both shops once we get there!
You can make apfelschorle by your self easily. Just mix apple juice with sparkling water. It has less sugar and is very refreshing. And try Alsterwasser or Radler (beer for cyclists). Just mix beer with Fanta or even a sparkling lemon soda. That is also very refreshing and has less alcohol.
Thank you so much for these! I’ll have to make them soon!
@@TheaAMcCarty with original German beer ??? 🍺
@@BremerFischkoop when I get to Germany!
What's so difficult to have Apfelschorle in the US? Have apple juice mixed with sparkling water. That's it.
I have no clue why it’s not a thing here. The only sparkling stuff that’s popular in the US is like sparkling lemonade, but absolutely no one sells sparkling apple juice. It’s a shame really, they don’t realize what they’re missing!
Apfelschorle is basically apple juice mixed with sparkling water, you can just mix it youself :) also depending where you are, I recommend trying a Krefelder, it's Altbier mixed with cola
Hahaha I love that everyone keeps telling me this. I’ve tried to do this before, but nothing compares to a frosty cold Lift. Also American apple juice just tastes different.
@@TheaAMcCarty that's probably it then, I live in Croatia and we have more or less the same brands as Germany, so mixing it at home tastes basically the same
Vlogging suggestion. Look into the camera lens. It appears you are looking off to the side, maybe at a flip screen.
Ps. I miss Germany too.
Thanks so much for the advice!
you can make apfelschorle your self in the us
just use a soda stream and directly pressed apple juice (i know alone that can be a task at least from waht i heared)
and mix it 50/50 when filling a cup
german fanta is less sweatened and the taste is better mixed but still artifical flavour
OMG I was in Heidelberg like 15 years ago and I still remember the gummi bear store, I am sure it's the same!
It’s the best, isn’t it?!
German food: possibly not the most visually appealing serving style, but taste is usually great. In 99% of cases it will be real comfort food, home-made style.
Schorle: the Swabian term for something akin to Spritzers in the States. Schorle simply means any kind of drink mixed with sparkling table water to make the drink fizzy, and to make it less concentrated. So Apfelschorle is Apple Spritzer (not exactly, but close enough). But as always the German bureaucracy has already determined that a Schorle has to contain at least 50% of the original drink after being filled up with the sparkling water. So it is a water-down fizzy apple juice. You can even get Weinschorle, which typically is a white wine with a healthy glugg of sparkling water added.
Legal age for drinking: 14 under the direct supervision of parents / guardians for beer and wine. Sale of beer and wine as well as non-supervised consumption at the age of 16. Anything, including hard liqueurs at 18 (the legal age for nearly anything in Germany).
Christmas markets and seasons: weeeell, not to burst your bubble but for really snow-covered days you have to be either very lucky in the flatlands, or you have to go higher up in the mountains. Soooorrry, climate change arrived here as well. Snow covered ground usually only in higher hills or mountainous areas during the winter. Otherwise, cold, wet, foggy, rainy season in late fall and winter. Pandemic has kicked Christmas markets to the curb for the 2020 season. Possibly some Christmas markets will reopen in 2021. But by 2022 this should have returned to normalcy pretty much (hopefully).
Traveling: yeah, Germany has a total of nine direct neighboring countries, as well as quite a lot more with only one relatively small country distance. So, why shouldn't you come to Germany, with or without spouses? Great idea to open up your kids' minds early on.
Culture: hehe, German culture shocks incoming as soon as you won't be living on base anymore. Find a few videos by Hayley Alexis, Chris, Soldier of Life, My Merry Messy Life, Two Passports, and so many others that talk about their own experiences to get ready for them. Shopping: once you live in Germany you might find that your desire for shopping will diminish. Minimalism has become somewhat of a trend in Germany as well.
German villages: hehe, yeah, I get it. Small half-timbered houses, etc seem to still be omni-present in American minds, especially those of armed forces dependents who did not live off base. Once you live in one of these villages, in the beginning it will be a daily exciting experience to see those houses all over the area. They are a sense of pride for many Germans to uphold older buildings in pristine condition. But once you get used to them they will start to fade away out of your daily conscious perception as something 'normal' or even 'everyday'.
Scenery: well, no, not even the most proud Germans will agree with you that *everything* is picture perfect. But yeah, most people try to keep their villages, towns, and even cities fairly clean. Dito for the environment. We came very close to killing off multiple of our major rivers in the 60's, 70's, and even early 80's. But since then many rivers have recovered from the massive polution and are able to support natural life again. But climate change has wrought pretty massive destruction among many forests (some forest fires in the last few years due to drought, as well as invasive species of bugs). While Germany tries to reforest many areas it is a slow, on-going fight against deforestation in some areas. But yeah, Germany had roughly two thousand years to cultivate the crap out of the landscape (that's how Geography Now phrased it).
Fests: yepp, now that the pandemic seems to petter out, Fests are returning to the typical out-door activities on a more regular basis. Have fun.
Greetz from a German in Hamburg.
Danke ☺️
One of the successes after the two wars is that the European food supply is excellent. German, French, Spanish, Italian food with Turkish and Asian recipes. However, you won't find Mexican or South American ones. In addition, high-quality organic products are very popular. But we also have a couple of American restaurants.
Only the English now have problems selling to Europe, they now feel closer to Canada, Australia and India. They want to call out the empire again. Their queen is only 99 years old and will certainly rule for a long time to come.
Germany has also become a country with high quality tea from all over the world.
Try Indian Assam Mokalbari 1st flush though.
Without sugar but with fresh organic milk.
With vegan milk like oats or cashew it is also OK, but the taste overall deteriorates a bit
we got a house here in germnay 2 years ago and all my husbans family thinks it looks like candy land 😁 it kind of does but almost all of them look like that
döner is most common with beef lamb or chicken - the prevalence of each depends on the region in my experience
I agree! It all depends on the region and even changes from shop to shop. 🤷♀️
hi, you can mix Apfelschorle yourself. 50% pure applejuice and 50% carbonated water. thats it.
Thanks so much, Sarah! I’ll definitely try this again, but last time we did it just still didn’t taste the same to us as a nice cold Lift! 😆❤️
Perfect Top Ten!
Thank you!
Icewine.. that os f# expensive, you know why? Becuase it is the grapes in autumn are harvested after the first icy nights, usually in the late november nights or first in december. So they are rare. But it tasts like gold. ;)
Not to be confused with (or consumed with) Eisbein.
KITA:
Ki(nder)-Ta(gesstätte)
= children daycare
While i'm eating Saft-Gummibären i hear Gummibears and i can testify: They're great!
The best!!!!
where in Germany will you be moving to...I live in Hamburg! The Döner meat is usually beef not chicken. They have chicken as an option but the chicken one is usually filled with a lot of fat, so it's best to go for beef.
Kaiserslautern! I used to live in Heidelberg though!
Oh, the food is better because of the higher standards (thank you, EU). Plus, if you have France at your neighbour and Italy just one country afar, you better pull out the stops once in a while. And the Ice Creme basically came from Italian immigrants, though Germans themselves aren't a slouch in that area either.
Yesssssss, this is so true!
Not ll ice comes from Italy - there's also a lot of danish ice which is different, but also really good.
Oh I can’t wait to try it!!
@@HH-hd7nd Yeah, the day Aldi stopped stocking the danish ice was a sad one...
Ahhh boo, Aldi! Not cool!
Hey Thea, yes Döner ist made with a mixture of poultry meats. I have heard that the Turks and the Greeks fight over who invented it first. ;)
Oh, and new is a the Döner Box, which includes french fries in the bottom.
My sister is in the AF too. Might I ask which base you're headed to?
I love a döner box!!! My hubby prefers döner wraps! We’re headed to Ramstein Air Base!
@@TheaAMcCarty Very nice, Thea! Enjoy your time when you arrive. 👍
Well, the traditional döner is actually made with seasoned lamb meat, although it can also contain beef. It doesn't contain poultry.
The Greek gyro also contains pork, which is forbidden under Islam.
The chicken döner is a variation of that idea, but not the original version.
The Turk and the Greek DO NOT FIGHT ( only SOME Americans do like you, short minded who 'knows everything' after 2 hours) THAT IS A DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE GYROS and the DONER KEBAB... FIND OUT WHAT AS YOU SEEMS TO KNOW EVERYTHING AS USUAL...
@@erzsebetnilsson580 Haha, don't get upset. I heard this from a turkish guy himself. Take a chill pill.
6:10 If you prfer wine that's not a problem at all in Germany - there's a lot of German wines, mostly from the Mosel and Rhine areas. Most people think about France when speaking of wine but there's also a lot of good German ones. And considering that France is a neighbouring country french wines are of course also readily available.
I wouldn't say that the US do not have a lot of history...the problem is that in the USA everything is completely focused on the younger history since the European settlers arrived. But there's a lot of native american history as well and in some cases that dates back thousands of years (the Mayan culture in Mexico for example goes back all the way to 2000 BC).
But when travelling across Europe - don't forget the northern countries because Scandinavia is actually gorgeous.
Thank you so much for your advice!
Don't forget the two largest wine regions in Germany "Rheinhessen" and "Pfalz" (you'll be living 20 minutes away from the Weinstraße, which stretches along the Palatinatian vineyards for app. 60 kms). My favorites are Portugieser Weißherbst (a red Pinot grape treated like a white grape, which gives it a rosy shade) and Gewürztraminer.
@@twinmama42 You beat me to it. But the Rheingau, Würthemberg and Baden aren't far off too, and the Elsass in France.
If the kids should walk to school, they do it all over Germany on their own.
Starting at elementary school, you will schow them the way or the bus line, and after a few days, when go with them, you let them go on their own, with their comrads.
If you are interested in the German school system: th-cam.com/video/W1jlWxgxMgo/w-d-xo.html
Yeah welcome
Your channel was showed up in my list and I must say, I like it very much! Sure, the list sounds typical for the people from the US when they move to Germany, and I can underline each and every single one! But, there is so much more what you and your Family can discover! I will follow you on your way to do so! If you need something explained or need to know something, do not hesitate to ask! I am a German, but live in the Netherlands. This is for example something that a lot of US did not understand, there are no borders anymore and a free moving where I will to live in Europe! All members of A European country can live in each of Europe country’s. Happy to see your videos coming, until then, have fun with your child’s and your husband!
Thank you so much! I’d love to visit the Netherlands one day! Have a wonderful day!
Is this restaurant in Schwedelbach called "Pörrbacher Hof"?
Yes it is!!!
Hopefully you will learn the German language by then. Which then makes life in Germany a lot easier!
I definitely plan on doing that!
Beef or chicken,as you wish.❤🇩🇪try Zwiebelrostbraten and a Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte
Danke, Emilia!!
careful with the glühwein that stuff kicks in with a delay
Hahahah I love that little calm before the storm 😆
😍 thx from DE
No, thank you! ☺️
germany has different kind of places, wether it's north or south and east or west, like u cannot compare florida with new york
Don't forget the Southwest!
Greetz
I live in K-Town for 10 years and I agree that the food is very good. Have you ever eaten at the Chinese Place in Ramstein where the Egg Rolls are huge? Very Good.
If she likes ice cream, I would recommend rialto in the Mühlstrasse. Close to the mall. For Apfelschorle, Lösch Apfelsaft with Gerolsteiner Sprudel is my favorite.
The food is amazing! I have!!! I love those egg rolls!
Oh man, I’ll definitely have to go there! Danke ☺️
I'm german and I live overseas right now. The absolute last thing I've ever heard anyone praise about germany is the food 😂
I live in Japan right now and let me tell you, THE FOOD?!?! I'm about to move back home and I miss my family and friends and all (thanks corona) but I really wish I could take the food with me.
But on a more serious note. Germans (me included) tend to shit on and hate on germany constantly. To hear about our country from an outsider actually is so nice to hear. I've never heard anyone praise the weather either, in germany we usually say we have 2ish weeks of nice weather in summer and then 50ish weeks of shit weather.
I hope you'll enjoy being in germany soon again!! 😊
Yeah I’ve had a few German friends tell me I’m crazy for loving the weather, as well 😆 after living in the south in the US for so long I’m pretty over all the crazy heat and humidity and ready to feel all the seasons again! And yes we love all the food in Germany because there’s so many different cultures represented there, whereas it seems in the states that we seem to Americanize all the different cultures including most of their foods to fit the average American palate! Thank you so much for your comment, I really appreciate it! 💕
Sooo... how's the bread in Japan?
I also think we have a great openness in Germany to food from other countries and continents. We all have our favorite Italian restaurant or love going to the Portuguese Quarter in Hamburg. Chinese is actually almost all great - even the cheap ones. Sushi is also great! We devalue our own food unfairly. Kasseler with Sauerkraut, Goulasch, Spaetzle, Knödel, tarte Flammkuchen, Rindrouladen and much more ....
And yes, the kebab invented in Germany is the best fast food in the world and nowhere is there better and more varied bread. I miss basically when I'm abroad. Unfortunately also in Florida and California, but also in Spain and other European countries.
@@zanderalex2463 The Turkish, Mediterranean, Indian and Asian cuisine is great, but I kinda wish we also had more Mexican food.
@@BrokenCurtain Correct!!
Did you misspoke? Moving in 2023?
LOL I wish! Because of the situation we're in with the move to Germany, we were informed of the move super far out. It's January 2023, but still 2023!
yeah, right. hilarious. Mentioning your mother-in-law being vegetarion and the next thing mentioning Döner Kebap :)
My mother in law loves the meatless döner! It’s one of her favorite foods!
Tell about the windows,. Just different to US.
Oh don’t get me started on windows, especially on rolladen/rouladens!!!! I don’t know how those aren’t a thing in the States!
Donor is the TASTIEST HEALTHIEST FILL UP FOOD in the WORLD. or snack food
Love a good Döner!!
You know what they say: Döner macht schöner"! 😂🤣😂
Yeah, sorry to break it to you, but the likelyhood for a white Christmas in Germany is less than 20%. And it is getting more improbable due to global warming. But i agree with you, that if there is a white Christmas, it is nice.
Well I guess I got lucky getting that white Christmas there back in 2011 😆
@@TheaAMcCarty you did. I am a German living close to Nürnberg and i can't even remember the last white Christmas. Must be many years ago.
Anyways, you have a valid 10 points list there.
What did you say? You will be moving in January 2023? Did i hear that correctly? That's still quite some time until then.
I hope you will have a great time here in Germany and Europe and that the Germans at least treat you well and that you don't meet too many unfriendly and rude ones...;-)
Yes! Because of US military reasons our date getting there is pretty far out still. I am definitely looking forward to getting back to Germany, and I look forward to being able to visit Nürnberg again! I know I’ll meet people (not just Germans) that dislike me or are rude to me, but that could happen anywhere! Thanks for your nice comment!
Just a small reminder:
When you ask for "Gummibears" in a german store, someone will give you a bag of Gummibärchen
When you ask for "Gummis" in a german store, someone will give you a box of Condoms
hahah thanks for reminding me. I don't normally need to ask for anything in a store, but I had totally forgotten about condoms being calls gummis!!!
der buchhandel berlin germany
KITA means Kinder Tagesstätte
Yes thank you.
Dear Lady
i am a grumpy 61 years german and let me tell u i did like this clip 👍
Still i want u to do me a favour.
Never ever call it soccer again... 😢 ITS FOOTBALL 👍we europeans and many more countries including south america play a ball ( the round thing, not an egg like in the USA) and surprise we play it with our feet= FOOTBALL. IT IS FOOTBALL almost a religion in europe please call it by the name ITS FOOTBALL 😍 no offend at all
Hahahahah oh trust me I know the blasphemy of saying soccer versus football, but I didn’t want to possibly confuse anyone 😆 sorry about that!
Yes, there's Football and then there's American Egg Fighting.
Gyro is pork. Döner ist lamb or Chicken..never pork. So saying done is gyro in bread is wrong .
In simplistic American terms when the average American who has never experienced a doner, this is the easiest comparison. Americans know gyro is *meat* shaved off of a spit and put in a pita wrap, so I don’t think it’s “wrong” to try to help draw a comparison for someone who may not have any idea what a doner is.
Its sad, we realy dont have winter anymore...Sorry 🤷♂️
Ah man, guess I better notify the Air Force to cancel the orders for us to move there!
@@TheaAMcCarty 😅
DÖNER was invented in Germany for Germans by a Türkish Immigrant.
You won't realy find the typical Döner in Türky.
hehe fanta fake orange flavour in germany.das ist hart.hab mal ne us fanta getrunken sah erstmal total künstlich aus und hat nur nach zucker und aspirin geschmeckt.da soll noch mal einer sagen ich leide an geschmacksverirrung.nachdem weiss ich das die fanta aus deutschland mehr nach orange schmeckt als die aus den usa.
Well, someone didn't really listen, because she called the American Fanta a "fake" and is looking forward to the "original Fanta", because Fanta is actually a German invention from the Nazi era, because Coca Cola was no longer available and they wanted to have something similar
So who's gonna tell her that the chance to have a white Christmas in Germany basically doesn't exist anymore?
It’s been less than 10 years since I had a white Christmas there, so I mean you never know! Not saying I absolutely need it to happen and I know my chances of it happening again aren’t the greatest, but there’s a better chance of it happening there than in Florida 🤷♀️
Take a beer on me
Kindergarten=correct 😊
it must be depressin for a tv station to compare with someone like you, to make such a video a tv station spends 50 to 150000 euros and you do it better , only my opinion
It is so funny hear a lot of Americans talk about the great food in Germany when in Europe Germany is not that high on the totem pole if it comes to food.
I think it’s just the opposite! Most Americans aren’t huge fans of German food, but having traveled all around Europe I definitely think all of the countries have amazing and wonderful food! And I know a lot of Americans think the only food Germans eat are bratwurst and sauerkraut and beer 😂
German food is generally undervalued. Even the Germans often do not recognize the variety and quality that German food actually has. And that's only because other countries - especially France and Italy - celebrate the food itself differently. In D, the food culture is much weaker, but this does not mean that the German cuisine is boring or that it does not taste excellent.
" i love the German food " and then goes on to describe turkish food ? 😂
Lots of Turkish immigrants in Germany!
that doesn't make it german food anymore than a mexican immigrant in America that serves mexican cuisine makes it american food .