Once all this is over we'd love to travel some more around Germany to see other cities! Which city would you like to visit next? 🤔 Also, Check out our new video about, "Germany's Top 5 Cities Explained! " th-cam.com/video/QYIhv-yBbZI/w-d-xo.html
Visit Oldenburg!! :) or in the summer Cuxhaven! You could go Wattwandern in Cuxhaven or plan a trip to Neuwerk! Or visit the islands! Helgoland, Rügen, Norderney,...
Bremen and Bremerhaven are lovely, especially Schnoorvietel, Hachez chocolate, and the Klimathaus. Really enjoyed the Auswanderer museum in Bremerhaven as well. I love Bernkastel-Kues and Cochem as well, for the smaller town experience.
Ich habe eine Zeit in Stuttgart gelebt, und konnte da kaum niemanden verstehen, besonders nicht die Omas auf dem Bus. Da hab ich öfter Mal auf Plattdeutsch geantwortet. Total confusion!
Yes and no. There were a bit democracy in the age of the emperor earlier. But yes real democracy came with weimar. And also the fact that we abbolished monarchy that day is important.
I think it's actually pretty sad that people don't know much about Saxony-Anhalt considering how many beautiful cultural and natural sites it has to offer. Just a few examples that are worth to check out, especially considering that you are fairly close to the border: - Quedlinburg has one of the oldest town centres in Germany or maybe even Europe - The Wörlitzer Park is a huge and beautiful garden/park with loads of sights and canals running through it - Eisleben is the birth place of Martin Luther and in Wittenberg you he started the Reformation (also Wittenberg itself is beautiful) - Dessau has the Bauhaus and the related "Meisterhäuser" which are really important for modern design and architecture - Naumburg has a beautiful Cathedral and in that region you can find Germany's northernmost wine region where the popular "Rotkäppchen" brand is from
Saxony-Anhalts south has a special place in the hearts of people from Leipzig at least as there is a lot of interaction. Most importantly with Halle of course and wittenberg being the former capital of saxony in the middleages.
Ich sage, wie fast alle vom Land im schwäbischen, dass ich „aus der Nähe von Stuttgart“ komme - obwohl fast 100 km entfernt. Aber hier in der Umgebung gibt’s keine größere bekannte Städte 🙈
Wenn ich in Niedersachsen bin, sage ich immer, dass ich aus dem Emsland komme. Wenn ich in anderen Bundesländern bin sage ich zuerst Niedersachsen und dann dass ich an der Grenze zu Holland wohne. 😄 Seit kurzem Wohne ich aber in Hannover, da ist es leichter.
Geht mir genauso. Ich sag auch immer ‚‚Ich komm aus Stuttgart". Leider kennt kaum jemand Bietigheim-Bissingen oder Ludwigsburg. Obwohl beide bekannt sein sollten.
Ich fand es auch witzig wenn Freunde aus Bayern gesagt haben "ich wohne in der Nähe von München" aber es mindestens eine Stunde Autofahrt bis dorthin war. Meine Heimat ist 50 km entfernt und ich hätte niemals meine jetzige Stadt als "in der Nähe" beschrieben (ich komme aus dem Ruhrpott). Aber ich kann es verstehen :D
I’m from Finland and Germany is my favourite holiday destination:) it’s nice place to have fun. I’ve been visiting there mostly North Rhine-Westphalia area:) so this one was a good clip.
I mean at least Mecklenburg-Vorpommern got the two biggest islands of Germany Rügen (that's where I live) and Usedom 🥰 actually both are common places for germans to spend their holiday at (especially in the summer because of the beaches)
Schwerin the Capital City of Mecklenburg Vorpommern has the most beautyfull castle from Germany , The Castle and the garden of them was a Set of many movies . "movie Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017" also the Castle has they own ghost called "Petermänchen"
My favorite Bundesland of Germany is Schleswig-Holstein, for me it is the german spoken England, the landscape all around looks pretty similar to England and to Holland as well too, I Love this coastcountries at Europes northern coasts including the Baltic sea, and for me Schleswig-Holstein is the special German , federal State between the two northern European waters, and what i also Love are beautiful sight of the typical German reed roofed Cottages which also can Look similar to the irish, english and dutch cottages as well. I Love that Image for sure, mostly my vacation i spent in Countries like that.
@@linajurgensen4698 I doubt, there were many thatched roofs in the city of Kiel prior to WW2. Starting with 1867 Kiel and Holstein were part of Prussia and Prussian building laws applied. They prohibited thatched roof in densely built urban areas because of the fire hazard.
Grüße aus Magdeburg! I'm from New York but haven't been home in over a year now. Last summer though, when the situation was better than today I visited many cities all over Germany. I've been to every state now! Thanks for your wonderful channel!
8:44 Ich komme aus dem Saarland und ja wir sind zwar nicht viele und haben auch recht viel Wald, aber es lohnt sich sehr es mal besuchen zu kommen! Das Saarland hat auch eine relativ interessante Geschichte, da wir mal zu Deutschland gehört haben, dann zu Frankreich, dann waren wir auch schon unser eigenes Land und schließlich gehören wir zu Deutschland. Unser "Wahrzeichen" ist die Saarschleife wo es auch einen Baumwipfelpfad gibt; man hat eine fantastische Sicht von dort aus. Außerdem "lieben" wir unseren Lyoner (Fleischwurst) und Maggi; was man beides bei sehr vielem essen kann (v.a. Maggi (ist wie ein Gewürz, sowas in der Art)). Wir haben auch schöne Stauseeen wo man drin schwimmen kann. In Losheim (Dorf in Nordsaarland mit ca. 5000 Einwohnern) gibt es auch eine über 100 Jahre alte Eisenbahn mit der man noch manchmal auf Museumsfahrten fahren kann (man kann auch im Stausee schwimmen gehen und im Seehotel (3 Sterne Hotel) übernachten). Und noch viel mehr... Wir werden zwar immer unterschätzt doch wie man ja sagt: klein aber fein. LG aus dem Saarland😊
Please do not call accents (in this case the accent of Thuringia) or dialects ugly. In my opinion it only encourages people to get rid of their accent or dialect and speak high german only. Our dialects and accents are one of the most beautiful things germany has, as you go from city to City and the people always speak differently. It would be a shame to lose them because of people making fun of it.
Not only this but they are often a mirror for history, especially when it comes to the use of words. I'm for instance from the Upper-Lausatia, now since long time in Dresden. This region was settled by the Sorbs, slavian tribes, and their language influenced the dialect. I and a lot of other people from this region still say "Plinsen" instead of "Eierkuchen" and most people here understand what I mean. Not to mention the history of the language itself, like old words or forms of words which originated during Old-, Middle- High German.
Not only are dialects beatiful and interesting, they are also the actual german languages. Standard german is a made up language, artificially created by Martin Luther and later some linguists. The goal was to create a german written language, to replace latin. Luther just wanted to translate the bible into a standard german form, every german is able to understand. Not to replace the german languages. Standard german was never intended to be a mothertongue. Its only for writing. And I also woudnt be too proud of it, since it was heavily promoted by Nazi Germany and the GDR (DDR).
My mom is from the Saarland area. It's not dark. You really should visit. We brought my father's ashes back home after he past 4 years ago. It's a beautiful place and if I went to ever move to Germany, that is the area I want to live.
I learned a lot, great video guys! You guys are so fun, too. Love your vibe. We are moving to southern Bavaria next week 😱😱 with our 4 kids so I was excited to learn more about our new country!
When someone asks where I'm from, I definitely say the nearest city. I think that has two reason: people within the states are so different from region to region, for example you can't compare Nuremberg and Munich at all, so Niedersachsen also doesn't tell them much. And, most importantly, Germany being much smaller than the US, people want a more specific answer.
I'm an American and my fiance lives in the state of Baden-Württemberg. I was just there for 2 weeks at the start of this year and I can't wait to go back, so beautiful there.
Thanks for all this info! We are in Bavaria and been on lockdown since we arrived last December. Sharing this video with my family on GU so they have an idea of where we are at and places we cant wait til travel to.
Very nice video! A couple of comments from Sweden. When people ask from where do I come, it very much depends on where I am when I get the question. If asked in the US, I would say Sweden in northern Europe, in Europe I would only say Sweden, in Sweden I would say Stockholm or the Stockholm area and in Stockholm area I would say the city of Lidingö. Lidingö is a city on an island and the water separating it from Stockholm is about 800 m (or half a mile) wide at the most narrow point and there we have two bridges one six-lane car bridge and another bridge for trams, bicyclists and pedestrians. Being from Sweden, I have visited all "alte Bundesländer" a lot from the early 1960-ies onwards and all "neue Bundesländer" from the late 1990-ies when our children were old enough to enjoy travelling. Our oldest is born on November 9th, 1989 - the day the Berlin Wall came down! On German accents - as a foreigner - the German I took in school is a more northern version. An example, the bread that you have with breakfast that was supposed to be called "Brötchen" and later when I took a summer class at the University in Vienna, there it is called "Semmel". There are other differences as well some differ between Germany and Austria other between northern an southern Germany and can be the same in for instance Bavaria and Austria. Another example: In Germany they say "Januar und Februar" and in Austria "Jänner und Feber" for January and February, and still both countries speak German. (They also do in parts of Switzerland, but that I would call an accent or version of German that I cannot understand). So today, when visiting Germany I speak a mix of northern and southern German).
Fakten zu Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Die größte Insel Deutschlands liegt an seiner Küste die Insel Rügen und MeckPom hat die größte zusammenhängende Seelandschaft die Mecklinburgische Seenplatte. Außerdem sind die Seebäder auf Rügen und Usedom sehenswert. In Peenemünde wurde die Rakete von Werner von Braun entwickelt.
@@nitoginko2187 Frau Dr. Merkel wuchs in Templin in der Uckermark auf! Diese gehört zum nördlichen Teil Brandenburgs, nicht zu MV! Frau Merkel hat lediglich ihren Wahlkreis in MV, wenn ich nicht irre!
Okay, Deana, here are my thoughts towards the self-introduction in Germany, first of all, I'm a native babyboomer German who has worked as a traveling salesman in nearly every part of Germany for more than two decades so I have had to introduce myself a ton of times and therefore I developed a kind of zooming system for this task. If I meet folks in an area that is close enuff to my home I would introduce myself to the city I was born, if they live farther away I would choose the name of the region. In my case the city name is Wesel and the region is named Lower Rhine, outside Germany with the exception of the Netherlands and Britain I do always refer to myself as a German (My family name is a common one in the Netherlands and the Headquarters of the British Rhine Army was in Düsseldorf so many Brits did know where the Lower Rhine is located). But I moved to Hesse (suburbs of Frankfurt/Main in the 1980s) and with that, I changed the whole process to the phrase "Rhine/Main" area. And that one did although work if I meet US Americans of my age or older because the US Army has had large installations in that area I have a pretty good chance that they know my place. Long story short I always try to pick a name that could work for the human I'm talking through.
Tolles Video! Guys you have no idea how much I love you!!❤️ I'm currently learning German and your videos make my journey so much easier! Thank you!!❤️
What a fun video, I had expected you to do even more stereotypes. I hardly ever mention that I am from Niedersachsen, I say Hannover (when I am actually from Hildesheim, 20 km away). The further I get away, the more likely I say Hannover. And if they never heard of that, I say "near Hamburg". And I usually mention that it is the area where you speak the best German :) Greetings from Paris.
You guys really might want to consider visiting Rostock in Mecklenburg-Westernpommerania ;) if you like nice beaches, nice cities and nice people (ok we are northern german - so probably difficult to tell). You will have to go through a lot of nomansland to get there but I promise it‘s absolutely worth it. And it is actually the sunniest area of Germany ;)
Hi guys! You are great and this channel have potential, whoever it seemed like you didnt know much about many states or cities, so... Yeah I was really hoping to know more about die Bundesländer.
Very interesting! My family are from Rhineland-Palatinate Family came over on the 🚢ship Patience in early 1800’s as Traber, settled initially in PA and left to settle and build a Catholic Church in Tennessee and I still attend that church and my family are buried there as I will be. Name changed over time to Traughber.
Mainz and Wiesbaden are two state capitals directly across the Rhine from each other. One of the bus routes in the municipal bus system of Mainz (no. 6) connects the core of both cities. When I was studying in Mainz ()1974-75) I occasionally took that bus trip, so I got to know both cities. I have also been to Hamburg, Bremen, Berlin, Hanover, Munich and Stuttgart.
Yes, you should really visit Wiesbaden, especially the different wells (that's where the -baden comes from). Neropark with it's water-driven Nerobergbahn is definitely worth a visit. I recommend combining it with a visit to Mainz (just across the bridge over the Rhine), which in my opinion has the more interesting architecture. Don't ask anyone in WI for directions to MZ, though, or vice versa. You might end up being sent in circles. It's the "Eebsch Seid", after all ;-)
Fun Fact: The 5th biggest city in Schleswig-Holstein Norderstedt is always overshadowed by it's neighbouring city, so even though it's the 5th biggest city in Schleswig-Holstein I always have to say that it's north of Hamburg. Btw Norderstedt actually means northern town because it's north of Hamburg. Hamburg was founded in the middle ages and Norderstedt 1970
I have always wanted to visit some of the smaller towns with a lot of Medieval and Renaissance history, and those would include Nuremburg, Rohtenburg, Oberammergau, Bayreuth, and Lubeck. I love castles, Schlosser, fachwerkhauser, and Hansa Hauser. I want to see the Passion Play at Oberammergau, and the Bayreuth Festival. If you get back on the road to see more German towns, please consider one of these. Thank you and Viel Gluck to you both!
I live in Luxembourg, and Saarland is not really dark, it's like Rheinland Pfalz, but in a smaller version (and with more "French" things because the biggest cities are close to the border). I love their Schwenkbraten (a Saarländisch marinated meat)
@@ImEazyE Actually, I think you're right. I've never had it, but I have heard of it. So it's probably *not* from "Saar", but from the German word for "sour".
I lived in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern lakes and forests is correct. But also some beautiful forest and beaches. Warnemünde, Rostock etc... close to Hamburg, close to Berlin. ❤️ Something someone told me when I was studying there back in 2008. „if you wish to go back in time, come to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, we haven’t caught up yet“ I loved it. ❤️ 🇩🇪
Very interesting guys. I had no idea how it was. A have roots in Lower-Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern but I've never been there. Cheers from Blumenau (State of Santa Catarina - 🇧🇷 - Brazil)
Der anglizierte Name Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania ist nicht wirklich so häufig benutzt. Auch bei der Wikipedia Seite für dieses Bundesland wird der deutsche Name Mecklenburg - Vorpommern verwendet. Ist ja viel kürzer und Vorpommern ist nicht schwierig auszusprechen. Das gleiche gilt für Baden - Württemberg, dafür gibt es auch keinen anglizierten Namen.
@@cuongpham6218 Mag schon stimmen, aber im offiziellen englischen Sprachgebrauch wird der anglizierte Name genutzt. Ich war mal in Wales und viele können nicht mit Mecklenburg-Vorpommern anfangen, wohl aber mit Mecklenburg Western Pomerania.
@@SapsanBerlin Um ehrlich zu sein denke ich nicht dass so viele Menschen mal die Existenz von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern kennen, geschweige denn seinen deutschen oder anglizierten Namen :)) Zu diesem Thema muss ich ja zugeben, im englischen Sprachraum werden meistens die anglizierten Versionen der Ortsnamen verwendet, von denen viele fast gar keinen Sinn haben (Köln - Cologne, München - Munich, Kärnten - Carinthia, Steiermark - Styria). Aber es gibt auch Ausnahmen, wie Braunschweig, also in der Geschichte war die Stadt auch unter dem Namen Brunswick bekannt (also New Brunswick in Kanada könnte auch zu Neubraunschweig im deutschen Sprachgebrauch "übersetzt" werden), aber heutzutage wird Braunschweig fast immer verwendet statt Brunswick.
Oh my lovely americanos. Why Mecklenburg/Pomerania was so short? No Aviation without Otto Lilienthal from Anklam and no Rockets without Peenemünde. The complete US NASA-Space-Program was desinged by pomerians(north-eastern german scientists) For instance the Nazifriend Wernher von Braun oder Jesco von Puttkammer, etc.
Yes, my state is kinda underrated. You're right Phil. I actually expected that you would also talk about wine. Cuz that's what almost everyone says about Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz (not the only state were wine is made). Alcohol is nothing for me. I prefer a good Winzertraubensaft (or Bitburger 0,0%).
You forgot Ostfriesland - no other place like it in the world, well, maybe Holland. It also has a dialect not understood by other Germans and was the last state to accept Christianity. It is very flat, very green and juicy and serves the best fish and seafood dishes. Emden is where All Volkswagen leave the Mutterland to delight the rest of the world. We also have the Ostfriesischen Inseln ( look them up) and Papenburg where most of the huge luxury cruise ships are built. Watching their launch for the trip to the Nordsee is an amazing experience. And we invented black and white cows, known for their champion milk production and the Ostfriesische Milk Sheep. I grew up on their milk because I was allergic to cow's milk. Can you tell I am a big fan of Ostfrieland? Our dialect is the closest language to Middle English. Ostfriesland is flat. You only need a single gear on your bicycle. So, now I am homesick. I am very much enjoying your podcasts.
Hello guys! Really good having you here :) Regards where I am from, I always said I am from the nearest biggest city, in my case Sevilla in Spain. Thank you for the video!!
Hi. This video was great. I've been working on the German side of my ancestry and this really helped me understand the various states/regions. I have been to Germany a couple of times and need to get back. Greetings from Illinois.
Etwas enttäuschend wie wenig ihr über das Saarland geredet habt. Ich mein was ist mit dem Saarbrücker Schloss, Ludwigskirche, der brennende Berg oder die Saarschleife...? Ihr solltet wirklich mal das Saarland besuchen xD
@@sailefrodingston8475 Vor allem wenn im Titel Explained steht frage ich mich warum man über ein paar Bundesländer nicht recherchiert. Das war für einen Amerikaner, der noch nie in Deutschland war, absolut kein Problem Infos über das Saarland zu bekommen. 🤷♀️
@@Xnhl na wenigstens wurde nicht einfach Wald und Dörfer gesagt xD ich mein Wald und Dörfer kann ja niemals (Achtung Ironie) auf andere Bundesländer passen wie Bayern, Baden-Württemberg oder Thüringen passen xD
I am born in raised in America, “California”. I have recently discovered I have 3rd great grandparents who were born in Stralsund. I’ve always known I’ve had German roots. It’s exciting to narrow it down a bit and I hope to travel there one day!
When in the States, when someone asks where I'm from, I give a complicated answer: Well, I was born in Pennsylvania, but raised in Mississippi . . . I guess if I were overseas and someone asked, I'd think they would want to know the country, so I'd say, the US (so they wouldn't think I'm Canadian!) and then if they wanted to know more, I'd just say, "a couple of hours from Philadelphia". But it's strange, you can't always assume to know where someone is from: I had a coworker once who mentioned something about her visa. I was floored because I thought she was from the States. She made me guess where she was from: Canada? No. Even though she had NO accent whatsoever, I kept guessing every country I knew spoke English: South Africa; Australia: New Zeeland. I had to give up. She was from Norway!!!!! Sounded like a native born American.
@@daniel_361 I think because she made me keep guessing implied she was extremely proud of having studied and learned without an accent. She's moved to CA.
That's a really cool video. Coming from North Rhine Westphalia (biggest state by population) and now living in Berlin (biggest city and capital), so far I have visited all but one mainland German states (sorry, Saarland, but I haven't made it there yet). If you've got the time, I would love to see special videos on every single German state some time, because they are all so unique with their respective special characteristics you just can't all cover in one video for the whole lot of them. Great work, thanks!
9:50 actually the landscape is really beautiful in Saxony-Anhalt (I moved here a year ago), also they have beautiful old towns with castles like Quedlinburg and Wernigerode. But the best state will always be Schleswig-Holstein❤️ (my home^^).
Thanks for saying that Rheinland-Pfalz is underrated. Especially the Pfalz (Palatinate) is also known as the Tuscany of Germany. Our weather is often better than in the rest of Germany, the people are nice and down to earth and you should have shown pictures of the beautiful vinyards. We also drink Riesling-Schorle and eat Bratwurst, Leberknödel, Saumagen and Dampfnudeln :D
@@marlon3347 Häh, gibt es seit neustem wirklich einen Unterschied zwischen Freundin und Schwester im Saarland? Da lebt doch ehe nur eine Großfamilie. Aber mal ganz ohne Quatsch, es ist schon peinlich das so wenige Deutsche das Saarland überhaupt besucht haben, es war mal Teil meines Gebietes als ich noch im Aussendienst Investitionsgüter verkauft habe und ich habe sehr gute sowie schöne Erinnerungen an das Saarland (Landschaftlich z.B. Mettlach und die Saarschleife) aber auch in Zwischenmenschlicher hinsicht (die Liebe zu gepflegtem Essen mit guten Getränken). Und btw. wenn man unter Alabama eine Ecke am Ar... der Welt versteht, passt es halbwegs, kommt einem aber der arg ausgeprägte Rassismus im ländlichen Alabama in den Sinn ist der Vergleich völlig daneben.
Ich habe Familie in Alabama und diese Vergleiche sind überhaupt nicht korrekt. Ich weiß ja nicht ob ihr schon mal in Alabama wart, aber mit Städte wie Montgomery, Birmingham, Mobile oder Huntsville empfinde ich da andere Bundesstaaten eher als langweilig
@@alexmaran1987 Ja ich war schon mal in Alabama und auch in vielen weiteren Bundesstaaten der USA weil ich auch mal 5 Jahre lang für den globalen Verkauf meines damaligen Arbeitgebers zuständig war und genau deswegen habe ich meinen Punkt zum Thema Rassismus ja auch auf das ländliche Alabama begrenzt und damit die von Dir erwähnten Ballungsräume ausgeklammert und was z.B. Mobile angeht das kam mir so interessant vor wie seine Deutsche Partnerstadt Worms. Ja für US Verhältnisse hat Mobile noch viele historische Gebäude aber eben "nur" für US Verhältnisse. Als weisser Europäer habe ich dort auch keine eigenen Erfahrungen mit Diskreminierung gemacht aber was mir meine Geschäftspartner beim BBQ oder Dinner so alles erzählt haben würde so manche Deutsche Staatsanwaltschaft für Jahre/Monate beschäftigen, Stichwort Volksverhetzung, ein Straftatbestand der jedem US Bürger (nicht nur in Alabama) als Verletzung seiner Grundrechte vorkommt, weswegen es den ja auch nicht in den USA gibt. Zu den anderen US Budesstaaten nur soviel, da Alabama aber auch Lousiana noch einen Touch Französischer Historie haben bieten sie schon einen Kontrast zu einer Ecke wie z.B. den Neuengland Staaten nur würde ich persönlich (also mein Geschmack) Boston jederzeit irgendeinem Ballungsraum in Alabama den Vorzug geben. Selbst San Diego in Kalifornien erscheint mir interessanter als z.B. Mobile (beides Hafenstädte mit einer großen US Navy Präsenz) aber wie gesagt nur mein ganz persönlicher Geschmack.
@@marlon3347 Das zu behaupten ist eine Frechheit! 😡 Ich kenne viele Leute in Alabama, da ich dort auch lebe und ist kein einziges Paar ist Bruder oder Schwester. Informier dich vorher, bevor du einfach etwas behauptest. Ich behaupte sonst auch, dass Deutsche in Florida beliebt sind.
Well, in "Mecklenburg Vorpommern" we have the most Lakes of every German state and a special Region where many Lakes are located called "Mecklenburger Seen-Platte", we also have the biggest Isle of Germany with "Rügen" where the "Kreidefelsen" are very popular. Sadly u missed these things in your video and made it look like theres nothing to see here... :(
:clicked on this specifically to hear about Hessen: Me:(anxiously waiting with bated breath for Hessen to pop up) Dude:Hessen! Me: Yes! 🤩 Dude: what can I say, I'm neutral on Hessen. Next! 🎈📌
@@marrid4064 same, expected more than just the mention of Stuttgart for Baden-Württemberg. As someone from Mannheim I never really identified with the rest of that state. Culturally, Mannheim belongs more to Rhineland-Palatinate. That's why Mannheim is called the Kurpfalz, because it used to be the residence of the Kurfürst of the Pfalz and is the reason why Mannheim has a huge Schloss. How it ended up as part of Baden-Württemberg I will have to look up again, I have been out of school for more than 4 decades.
I was born and raised in Berlin and still live here (I‘m also just 17 years old lol). But because I grew up in such a big city with the conveniences of shopping malls and a lot of leisure activities around, I can hardly imagine to ever live anywhere else, even if I know as well as every Berliner that it can be really dirty and that it‘s got some ugly spots but it‘s also the city with the biggest diversity and open mind so you can discover it new every day, even as a „Native Berliner“. :D
I am surprised that you haven't done a video on the city of Hameln especially since it is in your guys neck of the woods... Especially since the Rattenfänger von Hameln and the eerie history behind that town and its folklore... We lived not to far from Hameln in the mid 70's into the Early 80's but I loved that region of Germany and doing Volksmarches back then I still have some of the medals from doing multiple of them still to this day and have them stored away for safekeeping. One thing our Father taught us was to learn about the cultures of the countries we lived in and I enjoy your Videos and brings back very fond memories of my past childhood. Danke Schoen
I was stationed in Wiesbaden, lives in mainz then stationed in Baumholder a total of 8 years and lived in Mannheim 3 years as a kid and miss it so much..
@@marsa74 ist schon ne Weile her seit ich da war, aber damals musstest du halt für wirklich alles nochmal bezahlen. Rutschen zb. Ganze Bereiche waren nochmal abgesperrt und so weiter
The more videos I watch about the German federal states, the more interesting this subject becomes. It is true that people always say which city they are from and not which federal state. Except maybe for the Bavarians.
Accents are always less prevalent in the city. Go to the rural areas, and you won't understand a thing, even as a German. Coming from a Bavarian who grew up 60km south of Munich :P But even there it's getting less and less, especially in Upper Bavaria. Go to lower Bavaria, however, and it's a completely different case. There, Bavarian is used much more than in the rest of the state. Regarding what I say when asked where I'm from: it depends on where they ask me. If someone asks me and I'm somewhere in my county, I just name my hometown. If someone in Munich asked me, I'd name the county's biggest city (which is located right next to my hometown). If someone from another Bavarian district or anywhere else in Germany asked me, I'd just say "near Munich".
I have never had any difficulties understanding people in other parts of Germany, even in the most rural areas, and I am from Bavaria myself. It‘s really not that hard. Personally, I find it sad to see accents and dialects disappear. Most of them are just so much nicer sounding than the standard German people in the big cities speak. Even if it‘s Saxonian accent, please don‘t call it ugly
@@danielhof4996 Find ich auch. Grüße aus Oberbayern. Bei uns sprechen schon noch die meisten Dialekt, München ist halt eine Ausnahme, weil viele Zuagroassde da wohnen. Also keine Bayern.
The English Name for Mecklenburg Vorpommern is by the way Mecklenburg Westpommerania And we have the most beautiful places for relaxing holidays in whole Germany. We doesn't look like this but we have lots of Tourism here (Yeah bit maybe most of them are elders with an age of 60+)
When I travel on holiday and someone asks me where I come from I usually say: I'm from Oldenburg that's near Bremen. When they don't know the city Bremen, I add mostly that this is near Hamburg, so in northern Germany
Für mich als neuen, deutschsprachigen Zuschauer des Kanals ist es immer sehr interessant zu sehen wie Menschen aus anderen Ländern der Welt auf dieses Land reagieren. Das ist dann auch meist überraschend positiv. Mir wurden schon öfters Videos von euren Kanal empfohlen und ich habe nun beschlossen auch auf den Zug aufzuspringen. Liebe Grüße aus Bavaria
Once all this is over we'd love to travel some more around Germany to see other cities! Which city would you like to visit next? 🤔
Also, Check out our new video about, "Germany's Top 5 Cities Explained!
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Please visit Heidelberg! 💜💗
@@m_h3705 When travel is allowed, we would love to visit the city!!
Visit Oldenburg!! :) or in the summer Cuxhaven! You could go Wattwandern in Cuxhaven or plan a trip to Neuwerk! Or visit the islands! Helgoland, Rügen, Norderney,...
Bremen and Bremerhaven are lovely, especially Schnoorvietel, Hachez chocolate, and the Klimathaus. Really enjoyed the Auswanderer museum in Bremerhaven as well. I love Bernkastel-Kues and Cochem as well, for the smaller town experience.
Pleas visit Bamberg! It's very pretty!
In Germany, I'm never really asked where I'm from. They usually know as soon as I open my mouth and think "Oh Gott, noch ein Schwabe!".
Hehe da weiß man es ja direkt
Ich habe eine Zeit in Stuttgart gelebt, und konnte da kaum niemanden verstehen, besonders nicht die Omas auf dem Bus. Da hab ich öfter Mal auf Plattdeutsch geantwortet. Total confusion!
Ha ja des isch scho recht so
Same here xD
Als Rheinländer (besonders Kölner) outed man sich auch gerne mal unfreiwillig ;)
Thuringia is with the Weimar Republic the birthplace of German democracy.and the cities Erfurt and Weimar have both very interesting history
And also Thuringia is the birthplace of Johann Sebastian Bach (Eisenach).
it s the homecities of the prothestanism cause martin luther starting the reformation right there. :D
@@benjaminblum1172 that was actually in Wittenberg , Saxonia-Anhalt😀
Yes and no. There were a bit democracy in the age of the emperor earlier. But yes real democracy came with weimar. And also the fact that we abbolished monarchy that day is important.
Thüringen is also the state with the greatest biodiversity in Germany. The green lung of Germany. A state with a really rich history!
Funfact: If ou think it is too long to say "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" people will also understand if you just say "Meckpom"
Wayyy easier 👌
Eher MäcPomme
ich fahr mal zu Mäckes und hol mir nen MacGyver
Schleswig-Holzbein
@Marie Mustermann Sag neme Amerikaner du wohnst in "MV" und die fragen dich "welches Musikvideo? Hä?"
I think it's actually pretty sad that people don't know much about Saxony-Anhalt considering how many beautiful cultural and natural sites it has to offer. Just a few examples that are worth to check out, especially considering that you are fairly close to the border:
- Quedlinburg has one of the oldest town centres in Germany or maybe even Europe
- The Wörlitzer Park is a huge and beautiful garden/park with loads of sights and canals running through it
- Eisleben is the birth place of Martin Luther and in Wittenberg you he started the Reformation (also Wittenberg itself is beautiful)
- Dessau has the Bauhaus and the related "Meisterhäuser" which are really important for modern design and architecture
- Naumburg has a beautiful Cathedral and in that region you can find Germany's northernmost wine region where the popular "Rotkäppchen" brand is from
Saxony-Anhalts south has a special place in the hearts of people from Leipzig at least as there is a lot of interaction. Most importantly with Halle of course and wittenberg being the former capital of saxony in the middleages.
Ich sage, wie fast alle vom Land im schwäbischen, dass ich „aus der Nähe von Stuttgart“ komme - obwohl fast 100 km entfernt. Aber hier in der Umgebung gibt’s keine größere bekannte Städte 🙈
Wenn ich in Niedersachsen bin, sage ich immer, dass ich aus dem Emsland komme. Wenn ich in anderen Bundesländern bin sage ich zuerst Niedersachsen und dann dass ich an der Grenze zu Holland wohne. 😄
Seit kurzem Wohne ich aber in Hannover, da ist es leichter.
Das ist wahr 🥴🤣
Geht mir genauso. Ich sag auch immer ‚‚Ich komm aus Stuttgart". Leider kennt kaum jemand Bietigheim-Bissingen oder Ludwigsburg. Obwohl beide bekannt sein sollten.
Ich sag immer zwischen Stuttgart und dem Bodensee. Beides bissle weniger als eine Stunde Fahrt entfernt. Mein Leben ist schön 😍
Ich fand es auch witzig wenn Freunde aus Bayern gesagt haben "ich wohne in der Nähe von München" aber es mindestens eine Stunde Autofahrt bis dorthin war. Meine Heimat ist 50 km entfernt und ich hätte niemals meine jetzige Stadt als "in der Nähe" beschrieben (ich komme aus dem Ruhrpott). Aber ich kann es verstehen :D
Much love from Finland to all my lovely Germans
❤❤❤
😁😁i Love finland
Been to Finland in 1976. Absolutely gorgeous country. Can remember the huge numbers of lakes, forests, clean air. Great memories.
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Allies in ww1 and ww2
I’m from Finland and Germany is my favourite holiday destination:) it’s nice place to have fun. I’ve been visiting there mostly North Rhine-Westphalia area:) so this one was a good clip.
You should go to the Saarland region, i used to go there when i was young and it is probably the prettiest place in Germany.
Naja, dann doch lieber nach Rheinland-Pfalz
@@Simon-rc5sfObacht, da leben Pälzer
I mean at least Mecklenburg-Vorpommern got the two biggest islands of Germany Rügen (that's where I live) and Usedom 🥰 actually both are common places for germans to spend their holiday at (especially in the summer because of the beaches)
@lara woitge I live in HST, it’s beautiful here! ❤️
Ich komme auch von Rügen xD
Ich komme zwar aus Baden-Württemberg, aber ich liebe Usedom sehr und war auch schon oft dort 🥰
Love Rügen! Such interesting geology
@@ninafriebe7790 immer die wessis bei uns
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern also has beaches, fine, sandy, long beaches.
In deed, the beaches are the best in Germany, my opinion and I'm from Hamburg
Schwerin the Capital City of Mecklenburg Vorpommern has the most beautyfull castle from Germany , The Castle and the garden of them was a Set of many movies . "movie Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017" also the Castle has they own ghost called "Petermänchen"
Warnemünde 🤟🏽
I'm from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and I'm proud of it. For nothing in the world I would leave it forever
Wir haben noch viel mehr, aber leider wird sowas nicht erwähnt. Ist halt für "Ausländer" nicht bekannt
My favorite Bundesland of Germany is Schleswig-Holstein, for me it is the german spoken England, the landscape all around looks pretty similar to England and to Holland as well too, I Love this coastcountries at Europes northern coasts including the Baltic sea, and for me Schleswig-Holstein is the special German , federal State between the two northern European waters, and what i also Love are beautiful sight of the typical German reed roofed Cottages which also can Look similar to the irish, english and dutch cottages as well. I Love that Image for sure, mostly my vacation i spent in Countries like that.
Definately. I am from Kiel and I also love England and Holland, they feel similar and like home. 🙂
@@LisaZoe86 and how many thatched roofs do you have in Kiel ? ;-)
Lübeck!!!
@@henningbartels6245 none, Kiel got bombed to ashes by the Allies during WW2.
@@linajurgensen4698 I doubt, there were many thatched roofs in the city of Kiel prior to WW2. Starting with 1867 Kiel and Holstein were part of Prussia and Prussian building laws applied. They prohibited thatched roof in densely built urban areas because of the fire hazard.
Grüße aus Magdeburg! I'm from New York but haven't been home in over a year now. Last summer though, when the situation was better than today I visited many cities all over Germany. I've been to every state now! Thanks for your wonderful channel!
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Ich komme aus dem Saarland und ja wir sind zwar nicht viele und haben auch recht viel Wald, aber es lohnt sich sehr es mal besuchen zu kommen! Das Saarland hat auch eine relativ interessante Geschichte, da wir mal zu Deutschland gehört haben, dann zu Frankreich, dann waren wir auch schon unser eigenes Land und schließlich gehören wir zu Deutschland. Unser "Wahrzeichen" ist die Saarschleife wo es auch einen Baumwipfelpfad gibt; man hat eine fantastische Sicht von dort aus. Außerdem "lieben" wir unseren Lyoner (Fleischwurst) und Maggi; was man beides bei sehr vielem essen kann (v.a. Maggi (ist wie ein Gewürz, sowas in der Art)). Wir haben auch schöne Stauseeen wo man drin schwimmen kann. In Losheim (Dorf in Nordsaarland mit ca. 5000 Einwohnern) gibt es auch eine über 100 Jahre alte Eisenbahn mit der man noch manchmal auf Museumsfahrten fahren kann (man kann auch im Stausee schwimmen gehen und im Seehotel (3 Sterne Hotel) übernachten).
Und noch viel mehr...
Wir werden zwar immer unterschätzt doch wie man ja sagt: klein aber fein.
LG aus dem Saarland😊
Ehrenmann
jedzd hann isch Luschd uff Gefilde
Ich denke es gibt hier auch auf die Einwohner bezogen extrem viele Sterne in den Restaurants.
@@alexanderweigand6758 Stand 2020: 7 Restaurants mit Stern, davon 2 in SB
Ich war zwar noch nie im Saarland, aber will mal hin.
Grüße aus Bayern
Please do not call accents (in this case the accent of Thuringia) or dialects ugly. In my opinion it only encourages people to get rid of their accent or dialect and speak high german only. Our dialects and accents are one of the most beautiful things germany has, as you go from city to City and the people always speak differently. It would be a shame to lose them because of people making fun of it.
Not only this but they are often a mirror for history, especially when it comes to the use of words. I'm for instance from the Upper-Lausatia, now since long time in Dresden. This region was settled by the Sorbs, slavian tribes, and their language influenced the dialect. I and a lot of other people from this region still say "Plinsen" instead of "Eierkuchen" and most people here understand what I mean. Not to mention the history of the language itself, like old words or forms of words which originated during Old-, Middle- High German.
Not only are dialects beatiful and interesting, they are also the actual german languages. Standard german is a made up language, artificially created by Martin Luther and later some linguists.
The goal was to create a german written language, to replace latin.
Luther just wanted to translate the bible into a standard german form, every german is able to understand.
Not to replace the german languages.
Standard german was never intended to be a mothertongue. Its only for writing.
And I also woudnt be too proud of it, since it was heavily promoted by Nazi Germany and the GDR (DDR).
I was very pleasantly surprised by Bremen. Very cool, laid back city. I really hope youse two make it up there this year!
My mom is from the Saarland area. It's not dark. You really should visit. We brought my father's ashes back home after he past 4 years ago. It's a beautiful place and if I went to ever move to Germany, that is the area I want to live.
Where in Saarland have you been?
One of my 4th great grandparents was from the Saarland.
I have family from both my mother's and father's side from Saarland, and Baden-Wurtemburg. I would love to visit.
I think she was just talking about the show "Dark".
What kind of accent have people there? Oder sprechen sie hoch deutsch?
I learned a lot, great video guys! You guys are so fun, too. Love your vibe. We are moving to southern Bavaria next week 😱😱 with our 4 kids so I was excited to learn more about our new country!
Schleswig-Holstein has an interesting story. Through out the centuries, this state had been belong to both Denmark or Germany back and forth.
That is so cool
Bestes Bundesland mit Lübeck.
That’s not exactly true, Holstein was always more German.
@@pring_7035 Lubeck-Marzipan Stadt !
Yes it certainly does. my family is from Schleswig Holstein.
When someone asks where I'm from, I definitely say the nearest city. I think that has two reason: people within the states are so different from region to region, for example you can't compare Nuremberg and Munich at all, so Niedersachsen also doesn't tell them much.
And, most importantly, Germany being much smaller than the US, people want a more specific answer.
I'm an American and my fiance lives in the state of Baden-Württemberg. I was just there for 2 weeks at the start of this year and I can't wait to go back, so beautiful there.
what city?
@@Siggy4844 Waldshut
After 1945 the dweller of the Saarland could vote which country they would live, France or Germany. They vote for Germany.
Fun tour. Thanks. I was stationed for a couple of years in Baumholder which is in Rheinland Pfalz. I loved it there!
Haha, my Ex was stationed for four years in Mannheim. He loved Mannheim but loathed Baumholder (and absolutely hated Grafenwöhr).
Thanks for all this info! We are in Bavaria and been on lockdown since we arrived last December. Sharing this video with my family on GU so they have an idea of where we are at and places we cant wait til travel to.
Very nice video!
A couple of comments from Sweden. When people ask from where do I come, it very much depends on where I am when I get the question. If asked in the US, I would say Sweden in northern Europe, in Europe I would only say Sweden, in Sweden I would say Stockholm or the Stockholm area and in Stockholm area I would say the city of Lidingö. Lidingö is a city on an island and the water separating it from Stockholm is about 800 m (or half a mile) wide at the most narrow point and there we have two bridges one six-lane car bridge and another bridge for trams, bicyclists and pedestrians.
Being from Sweden, I have visited all "alte Bundesländer" a lot from the early 1960-ies onwards and all "neue Bundesländer" from the late 1990-ies when our children were old enough to enjoy travelling. Our oldest is born on November 9th, 1989 - the day the Berlin Wall came down!
On German accents - as a foreigner - the German I took in school is a more northern version. An example, the bread that you have with breakfast that was supposed to be called "Brötchen" and later when I took a summer class at the University in Vienna, there it is called "Semmel". There are other differences as well some differ between Germany and Austria other between northern an southern Germany and can be the same in for instance Bavaria and Austria. Another example: In Germany they say "Januar und Februar" and in Austria "Jänner und Feber" for January and February, and still both countries speak German. (They also do in parts of Switzerland, but that I would call an accent or version of German that I cannot understand). So today, when visiting Germany I speak a mix of northern and southern German).
Fakten zu Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Die größte Insel Deutschlands liegt an seiner Küste die Insel Rügen und MeckPom hat die größte zusammenhängende Seelandschaft die Mecklinburgische Seenplatte. Außerdem sind die Seebäder auf Rügen und Usedom sehenswert. In Peenemünde wurde die Rakete von Werner von Braun entwickelt.
Auch noch ein interessanter Fakt ist, dass Angela Merkel dort aufwuchs.
@@nitoginko2187 Weiter Fakt: geboren ist sie in Hamburg
@@nitoginko2187 Frau Dr. Merkel wuchs in Templin in der Uckermark auf! Diese gehört zum nördlichen Teil Brandenburgs, nicht zu MV! Frau Merkel hat lediglich ihren Wahlkreis in MV, wenn ich nicht irre!
@@dangermouse021280 Wahlkreis von Merkel ist Rügen
Okay, Deana, here are my thoughts towards the self-introduction in Germany, first of all, I'm a native babyboomer German who has worked as a traveling salesman in nearly every part of Germany for more than two decades so I have had to introduce myself a ton of times and therefore I developed a kind of zooming system for this task. If I meet folks in an area that is close enuff to my home I would introduce myself to the city I was born, if they live farther away I would choose the name of the region. In my case the city name is Wesel and the region is named Lower Rhine, outside Germany with the exception of the Netherlands and Britain I do always refer to myself as a German (My family name is a common one in the Netherlands and the Headquarters of the British Rhine Army was in Düsseldorf so many Brits did know where the Lower Rhine is located). But I moved to Hesse (suburbs of Frankfurt/Main in the 1980s) and with that, I changed the whole process to the phrase "Rhine/Main" area. And that one did although work if I meet US Americans of my age or older because the US Army has had large installations in that area I have a pretty good chance that they know my place. Long story short I always try to pick a name that could work for the human I'm talking through.
Tolles Video! Guys you have no idea how much I love you!!❤️ I'm currently learning German and your videos make my journey so much easier! Thank you!!❤️
Im a big fan of yours im half German and half American and I watched almost all your videos keep it up
Had no idea all the different state names. Thank you so much for this video!
What a fun video, I had expected you to do even more stereotypes. I hardly ever mention that I am from Niedersachsen, I say Hannover (when I am actually from Hildesheim, 20 km away). The further I get away, the more likely I say Hannover. And if they never heard of that, I say "near Hamburg". And I usually mention that it is the area where you speak the best German :) Greetings from Paris.
Vacation state number one is M-V you guys could have mention that, there is way more to talk about...
You guys really might want to consider visiting Rostock in Mecklenburg-Westernpommerania ;) if you like nice beaches, nice cities and nice people (ok we are northern german - so probably difficult to tell). You will have to go through a lot of nomansland to get there but I promise it‘s absolutely worth it.
And it is actually the sunniest area of Germany ;)
Couldn’t relate more. Sehr schön! Ich wohne in der hansa Stadt Stralsund.
or Stralsund, Wismar, Schwerin, Rügen, Usedom ...
Hi guys! You are great and this channel have potential, whoever it seemed like you didnt know much about many states or cities, so... Yeah I was really hoping to know more about die Bundesländer.
Very interesting! My family are from Rhineland-Palatinate
Family came over on the 🚢ship Patience in early 1800’s as Traber, settled initially in PA and left to settle and build a Catholic Church in Tennessee and I still attend that church and my family are buried there as I will be. Name changed over time to Traughber.
It's Baden-WürttemBERG, not BÜRG - also in english.
Mainz and Wiesbaden are two state capitals directly across the Rhine from each other. One of the bus routes in the municipal bus system of Mainz (no. 6) connects the core of both cities. When I was studying in Mainz ()1974-75) I occasionally took that bus trip, so I got to know both cities. I have also been to Hamburg, Bremen, Berlin, Hanover, Munich and Stuttgart.
I lived in Frankfurt for over 6 years and was there when the wall fell. Loved the areas and Wiesbaden is a good place to visit.
Very informative thank you very much. I love all your videos. Keep up the good work
Yes, you should really visit Wiesbaden, especially the different wells (that's where the -baden comes from). Neropark with it's water-driven Nerobergbahn is definitely worth a visit. I recommend combining it with a visit to Mainz (just across the bridge over the Rhine), which in my opinion has the more interesting architecture.
Don't ask anyone in WI for directions to MZ, though, or vice versa. You might end up being sent in circles. It's the "Eebsch Seid", after all ;-)
Wiesbaden is definitely worth visiting (as is Magdeburg) but I live in Weimar and love it here.
Fun Fact: The 5th biggest city in Schleswig-Holstein Norderstedt is always overshadowed by it's neighbouring city, so even though it's the 5th biggest city in Schleswig-Holstein I always have to say that it's north of Hamburg.
Btw Norderstedt actually means northern town because it's north of Hamburg. Hamburg was founded in the middle ages and Norderstedt 1970
I have always wanted to visit some of the smaller towns with a lot of Medieval and Renaissance history, and those would include Nuremburg, Rohtenburg, Oberammergau, Bayreuth, and Lubeck. I love castles, Schlosser, fachwerkhauser, and Hansa Hauser. I want to see the Passion Play at Oberammergau, and the Bayreuth Festival. If you get back on the road to see more German towns, please consider one of these. Thank you and Viel Gluck to you both!
I live in Luxembourg, and Saarland is not really dark, it's like Rheinland Pfalz, but in a smaller version (and with more "French" things because the biggest cities are close to the border). I love their Schwenkbraten (a Saarländisch marinated meat)
Schwenker 🔥
In the U.S., we call that saarbraten (if we're talking about the same thing). Clearly named after the state.
@@madr309 Saarbraten? I've never heard of it. Maybe you mean Sauerbraten, whch is a very well-known German dish
@@ImEazyE Actually, I think you're right. I've never had it, but I have heard of it. So it's probably *not* from "Saar", but from the German word for "sour".
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwenkbraten
I lived in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern lakes and forests is correct. But also some beautiful forest and beaches. Warnemünde, Rostock etc... close to Hamburg, close to Berlin. ❤️ Something someone told me when I was studying there back in 2008. „if you wish to go back in time, come to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, we haven’t caught up yet“
I loved it. ❤️ 🇩🇪
I had to rewind it when you said "Cancun or Cabo" because it sounded like Kabul. You will find Americans in Kabul but they are mostly not on vacation.
Yeah I thought that too.
🤣 I thought the same thing LOL
Very interesting guys. I had no idea how it was. A have roots in Lower-Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern but I've never been there. Cheers from Blumenau (State of Santa Catarina - 🇧🇷 - Brazil)
This video brings back memories of my German class in high school. When we had to memorize all of Germany’s states.
You mean Middle school?
Nope high school
@@alishavornbrock2533 Ah sorry, thought you were German :D
Funfact:
The State Hamburg has also 2 tow areas.
1. The City Hamburg
2. A little Island in the north sea called Neuwerk.
Ich komme aus Rostock, „Meckpomm“. Sofern ich es weiß, lautet die englische Bezeichnung für M-V „Mecklenburg Western Pomerania“.
Der anglizierte Name Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania ist nicht wirklich so häufig benutzt. Auch bei der Wikipedia Seite für dieses Bundesland wird der deutsche Name Mecklenburg - Vorpommern verwendet. Ist ja viel kürzer und Vorpommern ist nicht schwierig auszusprechen. Das gleiche gilt für Baden - Württemberg, dafür gibt es auch keinen anglizierten Namen.
@@cuongpham6218 Mag schon stimmen, aber im offiziellen englischen Sprachgebrauch wird der anglizierte Name genutzt. Ich war mal in Wales und viele können nicht mit Mecklenburg-Vorpommern anfangen, wohl aber mit Mecklenburg Western Pomerania.
not really urban but great islands and nature for every hiker (just no mountains)
@@SapsanBerlin Um ehrlich zu sein denke ich nicht dass so viele Menschen mal die Existenz von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern kennen, geschweige denn seinen deutschen oder anglizierten Namen :)) Zu diesem Thema muss ich ja zugeben, im englischen Sprachraum werden meistens die anglizierten Versionen der Ortsnamen verwendet, von denen viele fast gar keinen Sinn haben (Köln - Cologne, München - Munich, Kärnten - Carinthia, Steiermark - Styria). Aber es gibt auch Ausnahmen, wie Braunschweig, also in der Geschichte war die Stadt auch unter dem Namen Brunswick bekannt (also New Brunswick in Kanada könnte auch zu Neubraunschweig im deutschen Sprachgebrauch "übersetzt" werden), aber heutzutage wird Braunschweig fast immer verwendet statt Brunswick.
Mc french fries
Oh my lovely americanos. Why Mecklenburg/Pomerania was so short? No Aviation without Otto Lilienthal from Anklam and no Rockets without Peenemünde. The complete US NASA-Space-Program was desinged by pomerians(north-eastern german scientists) For instance the Nazifriend Wernher von Braun oder Jesco von Puttkammer, etc.
Greifswald: i'm i a joke to you? xD a very well-known artist was born there, maybe more
Germany is beautiful ❤️ I have been to Köln, always wanted to visit Frankfurt and Berlin 😁
Yesss so many cities to visit! 😍💜
Great video. Thanks!
Yes, my state is kinda underrated. You're right Phil. I actually expected that you would also talk about wine. Cuz that's what almost everyone says about Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz (not the only state were wine is made).
Alcohol is nothing for me. I prefer a good Winzertraubensaft (or Bitburger 0,0%).
RLP LIEBE
You forgot Ostfriesland - no other place like it in the world, well, maybe Holland. It also has a dialect not understood by other Germans and was the last state to accept Christianity. It is very flat, very green and juicy and serves the best fish and seafood dishes. Emden is where All Volkswagen leave the Mutterland to delight the rest of the world. We also have the Ostfriesischen Inseln ( look them up) and Papenburg where most of the huge luxury cruise ships are built. Watching their launch for the trip to the Nordsee is an amazing experience.
And we invented black and white cows, known for their champion milk production and the Ostfriesische Milk Sheep. I grew up on their milk because I was allergic to cow's milk. Can you tell I am a big fan of Ostfrieland? Our dialect is the closest language to Middle English.
Ostfriesland is flat. You only need a single gear on your bicycle. So, now I am homesick. I am very much enjoying your podcasts.
I’ve been to Saarbrücken. I was there last March (early March). I actually liked it. Small town with a somewhat big city feel.
Hello guys! Really good having you here :)
Regards where I am from, I always said I am from the nearest biggest city, in my case Sevilla in Spain. Thank you for the video!!
Schöne Grüße aus der östlichen Stadt Deutschlands (Görlitz ❤️) ... Ich mag euch beiden immer gerne zuschauen 👍 ... Dankeschön & bleibt gesund 💛
Tolles Video... Vielen Dank!
Da lernt man sogar als Österreicher etwas😉😁 super video👍👍
Hi. This video was great. I've been working on the German side of my ancestry and this really helped me understand the various states/regions. I have been to Germany a couple of times and need to get back. Greetings from Illinois.
Greetings from Baden-Württemberg! 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
Es lebe das Schwabenländle! Ich sage ich komme aus Schwaben.
grüße aus Baden!
Schwaben soll unabhängig werden
Hahah lol deutsche
Nein chill
@@hanszimmer9224 Ok, das könnt ihr dann in Malle machen. ;)
*I like this geographic explanation videos! Hope to see you doing some other countries that you’ve been to. Cause rarely have someone do that.*
Etwas enttäuschend wie wenig ihr über das Saarland geredet habt. Ich mein was ist mit dem Saarbrücker Schloss, Ludwigskirche, der brennende Berg oder die Saarschleife...? Ihr solltet wirklich mal das Saarland besuchen xD
Der verspätete Beitritt zu Bundesrepublik nicht zu vergessen. Das Saarland ist schon ein Stück Geschichte. Sehr wahr!
@@sailefrodingston8475 Vor allem wenn im Titel Explained steht frage ich mich warum man über ein paar Bundesländer nicht recherchiert. Das war für einen Amerikaner, der noch nie in Deutschland war, absolut kein Problem Infos über das Saarland zu bekommen. 🤷♀️
Fühle mich als Hesse auch unterrepräsentiert oder gar etwas "snubbed" 🤣. Hab ein paar Vorschläge an anderer Stelle hinterlassen .
@@Xnhl na wenigstens wurde nicht einfach Wald und Dörfer gesagt xD ich mein Wald und Dörfer kann ja niemals (Achtung Ironie) auf andere Bundesländer passen wie Bayern, Baden-Württemberg oder Thüringen passen xD
Na ja bei 12 Minuten für 16 Bundesländer wurde eigentlich über keines allzu viel geredet.
Meeeega tolles Video!!! Das Beste bisher, was ich kenne. Kurz und knackig und lustig. Top! Mehr von solchen cultural videos!
I'm from America, but have always been obsessed over Germany!👍
Danke für das schöne und kurzweilige Video! 👍🏼
Und moin aus Hamburch :)
6:38 Im from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and I never got so dissed in 29 seconds :(
Wir waren oft im Urlaub in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - Zingst und Warnemünde. Ich mag MV! 😊
Me too. :/ we have Rügen, Heimathafen Rostock and HST WHERE I LIVE.
well, the 25 seconds about Saxony-Anhalt where not much better.
I had once a vacation at Lake Müritz and very much enjoyed the great landscape and the beautiful towns around it.
I am born in raised in America, “California”. I have recently discovered I have 3rd great grandparents who were born in Stralsund. I’ve always known I’ve had German roots. It’s exciting to narrow it down a bit and I hope to travel there one day!
You absolutely should! It is a beautiful place!
When in the States, when someone asks where I'm from, I give a complicated answer: Well, I was born in Pennsylvania, but raised in Mississippi . . . I guess if I were overseas and someone asked, I'd think they would want to know the country, so I'd say, the US (so they wouldn't think I'm Canadian!) and then if they wanted to know more, I'd just say, "a couple of hours from Philadelphia". But it's strange, you can't always assume to know where someone is from: I had a coworker once who mentioned something about her visa. I was floored because I thought she was from the States. She made me guess where she was from: Canada? No. Even though she had NO accent whatsoever, I kept guessing every country I knew spoke English: South Africa; Australia: New Zeeland. I had to give up. She was from Norway!!!!! Sounded like a native born American.
How long has she been in the US? Kids below 10 are usually able to acquire a native accent even when they didn't originally speak the language.
@@daniel_361 I think because she made me keep guessing implied she was extremely proud of having studied and learned without an accent. She's moved to CA.
That's a really cool video. Coming from North Rhine Westphalia (biggest state by population) and now living in Berlin (biggest city and capital), so far I have visited all but one mainland German states (sorry, Saarland, but I haven't made it there yet). If you've got the time, I would love to see special videos on every single German state some time, because they are all so unique with their respective special characteristics you just can't all cover in one video for the whole lot of them. Great work, thanks!
9:50 actually the landscape is really beautiful in Saxony-Anhalt (I moved here a year ago), also they have beautiful old towns with castles like Quedlinburg and Wernigerode. But the best state will always be Schleswig-Holstein❤️ (my home^^).
A video of a food specialty from each state would be interesting!
hey, Saxony is considered to have a funny Accent, not a ugly one 🥺
saxonian is just ööööööööö
Es ist ein grauenhafter Akzent 😂
Sächisch ist ein lustiger Akzent! Anders als Plattdeutsch!
Haha I think it’s funny and ugly at the same time.
Es ist so schön eure Meinung über mein Bundesland zu hören 😒
You guys always make my day 💓
I‘d strongly recommend you guys go visit the Saarland! It’s stunningly beautiful and it has Germany‘s best food culture imo! „Hauptsach gudd gess!“
Thanks for saying that Rheinland-Pfalz is underrated. Especially the Pfalz (Palatinate) is also known as the Tuscany of Germany. Our weather is often better than in the rest of Germany, the people are nice and down to earth and you should have shown pictures of the beautiful vinyards. We also drink Riesling-Schorle and eat Bratwurst, Leberknödel, Saumagen and Dampfnudeln :D
I’ve been to Mainz and Koblenz but I’m hoping to see more of the state in the summer. The small towns look beautiful.
Saarland is the german Alabama
Den Kommentar muss ich erstmal meiner Freundin...ähhh Schwester zeigen🙃
@@marlon3347 Häh, gibt es seit neustem wirklich einen Unterschied zwischen Freundin und Schwester im Saarland? Da lebt doch ehe nur eine Großfamilie.
Aber mal ganz ohne Quatsch, es ist schon peinlich das so wenige Deutsche das Saarland überhaupt besucht haben, es war mal Teil meines Gebietes als ich noch im Aussendienst Investitionsgüter verkauft habe und ich habe sehr gute sowie schöne Erinnerungen an das Saarland (Landschaftlich z.B. Mettlach und die Saarschleife) aber auch in Zwischenmenschlicher hinsicht (die Liebe zu gepflegtem Essen mit guten Getränken). Und btw. wenn man unter Alabama eine Ecke am Ar... der Welt versteht, passt es halbwegs, kommt einem aber der arg ausgeprägte Rassismus im ländlichen Alabama in den Sinn ist der Vergleich völlig daneben.
Ich habe Familie in Alabama und diese Vergleiche sind überhaupt nicht korrekt. Ich weiß ja nicht ob ihr schon mal in Alabama wart, aber mit Städte wie Montgomery, Birmingham, Mobile oder Huntsville empfinde ich da andere Bundesstaaten eher als langweilig
@@alexmaran1987 Ja ich war schon mal in Alabama und auch in vielen weiteren Bundesstaaten der USA weil ich auch mal 5 Jahre lang für den globalen Verkauf meines damaligen Arbeitgebers zuständig war und genau deswegen habe ich meinen Punkt zum Thema Rassismus ja auch auf das ländliche Alabama begrenzt und damit die von Dir erwähnten Ballungsräume ausgeklammert und was z.B. Mobile angeht das kam mir so interessant vor wie seine Deutsche Partnerstadt Worms. Ja für US Verhältnisse hat Mobile noch viele historische Gebäude aber eben "nur" für US Verhältnisse. Als weisser Europäer habe ich dort auch keine eigenen Erfahrungen mit Diskreminierung gemacht aber was mir meine Geschäftspartner beim BBQ oder Dinner so alles erzählt haben würde so manche Deutsche Staatsanwaltschaft für Jahre/Monate beschäftigen, Stichwort Volksverhetzung, ein Straftatbestand der jedem US Bürger (nicht nur in Alabama) als Verletzung seiner Grundrechte vorkommt, weswegen es den ja auch nicht in den USA gibt. Zu den anderen US Budesstaaten nur soviel, da Alabama aber auch Lousiana noch einen Touch Französischer Historie haben bieten sie schon einen Kontrast zu einer Ecke wie z.B. den Neuengland Staaten nur würde ich persönlich (also mein Geschmack) Boston jederzeit irgendeinem Ballungsraum in Alabama den Vorzug geben. Selbst San Diego in Kalifornien erscheint mir interessanter als z.B. Mobile (beides Hafenstädte mit einer großen US Navy Präsenz) aber wie gesagt nur mein ganz persönlicher Geschmack.
@@marlon3347 Das zu behaupten ist eine Frechheit! 😡 Ich kenne viele Leute in Alabama, da ich dort auch lebe und ist kein einziges Paar ist Bruder oder Schwester. Informier dich vorher, bevor du einfach etwas behauptest. Ich behaupte sonst auch, dass Deutsche in Florida beliebt sind.
Well, in "Mecklenburg Vorpommern" we have the most Lakes of every German state and a special Region where many Lakes are located called "Mecklenburger Seen-Platte", we also have the biggest Isle of Germany with "Rügen" where the "Kreidefelsen" are very popular. Sadly u missed these things in your video and made it look like theres nothing to see here... :(
I am from a small village called Buchau am Federsee which is in Baden-Wurttemberg. Also, thanks for the video.
Yaaaay you're back!! So happy!! Danke
Gruße! Love You Guys!
Hallooooo! 🤗💜
Schleswig-Holstein: Historic fact: Lübeck - the state's 2nd largest city was the leading city state of the Hanseatic League.
Lübeck, Hamburg and Bremen should merge and form the Free Hanseatic League ✌
:clicked on this specifically to hear about Hessen:
Me:(anxiously waiting with bated breath for Hessen to pop up)
Dude:Hessen!
Me: Yes! 🤩
Dude: what can I say, I'm neutral on Hessen. Next!
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cries in ebbelwoi
@@marrid4064 same, expected more than just the mention of Stuttgart for Baden-Württemberg. As someone from Mannheim I never really identified with the rest of that state. Culturally, Mannheim belongs more to Rhineland-Palatinate. That's why Mannheim is called the Kurpfalz, because it used to be the residence of the Kurfürst of the Pfalz and is the reason why Mannheim has a huge Schloss. How it ended up as part of Baden-Württemberg I will have to look up again, I have been out of school for more than 4 decades.
I was born and raised in Berlin and still live here (I‘m also just 17 years old lol). But because I grew up in such a big city with the conveniences of shopping malls and a lot of leisure activities around, I can hardly imagine to ever live anywhere else, even if I know as well as every Berliner that it can be really dirty and that it‘s got some ugly spots but it‘s also the city with the biggest diversity and open mind so you can discover it new every day, even as a „Native Berliner“. :D
I live in Schleswig Holstein and i can see the sea everyday and i love it ^^
I am surprised that you haven't done a video on the city of Hameln especially since it is in your guys neck of the woods... Especially since the Rattenfänger von Hameln and the eerie history behind that town and its folklore... We lived not to far from Hameln in the mid 70's into the Early 80's but I loved that region of Germany and doing Volksmarches back then I still have some of the medals from doing multiple of them still to this day and have them stored away for safekeeping. One thing our Father taught us was to learn about the cultures of the countries we lived in and I enjoy your Videos and brings back very fond memories of my past childhood. Danke Schoen
I am a Cologne guy (Kölscher). We definitely refer to cities... forget the D-village
Stimme ja...! is ja wieder Zeit zu sagen " Köln IM Rhein " ;)))
😂köln und düsseldorf , lustiger Streit
Cologne? The little village near Düsseldorf with that ugly chapel next to the railway station?
but an Alt guy would point out die laengst Theke der Welt.
U mean Dusseldoof 😉
I was stationed in Wiesbaden, lives in mainz then stationed in Baumholder a total of 8 years and lived in Mannheim 3 years as a kid and miss it so much..
Das Tropical Island ist echt cool. Ich war einmal da, und ich weiß nur, dass es ziemlich teuer ist xD
und ekelig
Es scheint ja einen bleibenden Eindruck hinterlassen zu haben, wenn Du Dich nur an die Preise erinnern kannst.
Das ist echt die reinste Abzocke
@@pascalschneider4283 Wo wird denn abgezockt? Die Eintrittspreise scheinen ja recht okay zu sein ..
@@marsa74 ist schon ne Weile her seit ich da war, aber damals musstest du halt für wirklich alles nochmal bezahlen. Rutschen zb. Ganze Bereiche waren nochmal abgesperrt und so weiter
You should do a trip to following the Hanseatic League, along the North Sea and the Baltic. Very historic, very beautiful.
Great video guys!
Saarland is das beste :p von allen!
100% 👍
Eijooooo
Ne eigentlich ja Baden-Württemberg
Very interesting video! Greetings from Berlin!
I was born in Hamburg, but I l live my whole life in Schleswig-Holstein.
I knew someone from Hamburg but grew up there 🥺
The more videos I watch about the German federal states, the more interesting this subject becomes. It is true that people always say which city they are from and not which federal state. Except maybe for the Bavarians.
Bavaria is a different land.😅
Accents are always less prevalent in the city. Go to the rural areas, and you won't understand a thing, even as a German. Coming from a Bavarian who grew up 60km south of Munich :P
But even there it's getting less and less, especially in Upper Bavaria. Go to lower Bavaria, however, and it's a completely different case. There, Bavarian is used much more than in the rest of the state.
Regarding what I say when asked where I'm from: it depends on where they ask me. If someone asks me and I'm somewhere in my county, I just name my hometown. If someone in Munich asked me, I'd name the county's biggest city (which is located right next to my hometown). If someone from another Bavarian district or anywhere else in Germany asked me, I'd just say "near Munich".
That's true! We think sometimes people just overdramatize the amount of accents.
I have never had any difficulties understanding people in other parts of Germany, even in the most rural areas, and I am from Bavaria myself. It‘s really not that hard.
Personally, I find it sad to see accents and dialects disappear. Most of them are just so much nicer sounding than the standard German people in the big cities speak. Even if it‘s Saxonian accent, please don‘t call it ugly
@@danielhof4996 Find ich auch. Grüße aus Oberbayern. Bei uns sprechen schon noch die meisten Dialekt, München ist halt eine Ausnahme, weil viele Zuagroassde da wohnen. Also keine Bayern.
@@danielhof4996 Understanding someone from the dephts of the Black Forest is a challenge, at least for me.
The English Name for Mecklenburg Vorpommern is by the way Mecklenburg Westpommerania
And we have the most beautiful places for relaxing holidays in whole Germany.
We doesn't look like this but we have lots of Tourism here (Yeah bit maybe most of them are elders with an age of 60+)
When I travel on holiday and someone asks me where I come from I usually say: I'm from Oldenburg that's near Bremen. When they don't know the city Bremen, I add mostly that this is near Hamburg, so in northern Germany
Für mich als neuen, deutschsprachigen Zuschauer des Kanals ist es immer sehr interessant zu sehen wie Menschen aus anderen Ländern der Welt auf dieses Land reagieren. Das ist dann auch meist überraschend positiv. Mir wurden schon öfters Videos von euren Kanal empfohlen und ich habe nun beschlossen auch auf den Zug aufzuspringen.
Liebe Grüße aus Bavaria