American Reacts To Are Playgrounds BETTER in GERMANY than in the USA
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Don't worry, the playground with the wolves and bears will be part of a Tierpark, aka a little zoo. So, the animals are safely locked away. We have one where the playground is within the Tierpark, even with some pools and springs for the kids to play in during the summer. It's a two minute walk to a petting zoo area, and just around the corner are ponds with ducks and geese (which will roam the playgrounds looking for breadcrumbs), and there are deer and meerkats, donkeys, wild sheep, peacocks, and a lot of other smaller animals and birds. Best part of it: it's completely free of charge, although you can buy some food for the animals there, and have to pay 3€ for the parking lot (for the entire stay).
we have something similar. it's a wildlive enclosure (native animals in large enclosures - less animals than a zoo but more individual space) in a forest. there's also a petting zoo with bunnies and guinea pigs (yeah not very native), a very natural playground in the center as well as a restaurant with a huge outside area so the kids can roam around on their own, watch the animals (if they find them 😅), learn about them in a special interactive building or play - while the parents go with them or sit in the restaurant area. it's popular for family/friends gatherings so the adults can sit and talk and the kids only come by to eat, drink or use the toilet 😅 there's also a picknick area if you don't want to eat at the restaurant. it's chill in the summer due to the trees and an adventure in bad weather cause the ways are just bare ground (it's slippery when wet, muddy, roots sticking out, uneven - very fun for kids, very hard for parents/grandparents/strolleys/anything on wheels 😅). also there's no entrance fee - it's completely financed by donations, sponsorships and volunteering. it's on the edge of town so there are many kids going on their own.
When I was a child we had so many great playgrounds right in the neighborhood - it felt like one every 500 m ^^ and all had different implements made of wood and sometimes metal; you could walk from one to the other all day and have the time of your life ^^ The greatest playground I remember was a so-called "construction playground": as a child, you could build your own huts out of boards and all sorts of other materials with a hammer, saw, nails, etc. There were 2 supervisors who paid attention to safety and helped when needed - the kids did everything else themselves... and what did we build! Even two-story houses with connecting bridges, that was absolute madness... every few weeks the houses (or whatever else they built) had torn down and you could let your imagination run wild again. Sometimes there were parents there (mostly fathers) who volunteered to work around with the children and were there to help and advise - whether the children wanted it or not, hahaha.. . This was by far the greatest playground we children have ever had - and certainly the one where we learned the most to recognize our own limits. Minor injuries were completely normal, no one made a big deal about it - on the contrary, in the evening the scratches and wounds were proudly shown at home and you received praise and recognition for what a great job you had done ^^ It's a real shame that there don't seem to be any playgrounds like this anymore...
We think that it is important for the development of a child to make its own experiences. That means f.e. if you risk too much it could be painful. Of course we watch out that it won't come to too dangerous situations. I myself often climbed on trees. One time I fell down because the branch I climbed on wasn't big enough. That was a very good experiene and I never fell down again.
Our parents used to drive all the way to Mannheim like at least once a year to visit Luisenpark - a huge park area with lots of nature, a nice lake with cable-towed gondolas, places to go eat something. But the best for us were the playgrounds we would stop and play on for like 1-2 hours before we went to the next one. There are all kinds over there. Water themed, or tall structures with slides, stuff to climb or just a big grassy area to play ball.
It's true, the most fun is using all the contraptions and figuring out how to make it move. Naturally builds the understanding how to make something work and make something work together.
It reminds me of my childhood, when we used to play in the playground. It wasn't directly in the housing estate where we lived, but behind a narrow canal that was fed by an inland waterway all the way to the coast.
Away from the housing estate was a garden club with several plots of land and surrounding small woods.
When we were about 10-11 years old, we used to go to the playground on our own and play there until late in the evening. Swings, slides, football, everything.
Every now and then my father would come round because he had to take our dog for a walk. We also had barbecues with friends whose parents had a garden in this ‘park’.
This reminds me of another great topic for this channel: German Schrebergarten (community garden) culture! 👍 There are a few community gardens in the USA as well, but it’s absolutely nothing in comparison to Germany - probably because less Americans live in appartments, but it’s also a cultural thing I believe.
In Germany the parents don't have to worry about costs if the kids have an accident. A little wild friend of my son broke his arms and legs several times it would kill the family budget in the USA.
Some playgrounds have extremely high Equipment, those are the most fun.
more danger = more fun 🤩 applies for adults too 😂 so better start early 😅
32:00 these large swings are popular among teens too, they can be large enough to fit 3 or 4 people so they use it to hang out in the evenings
Oh, when I drive ten minutes from my home, we have a small town with a nice park that includes 2 big playgrounds, a minigolf course, a petting zoo and an enclosure with deer.
Quarantine because of covid, then there were restrictions for travellers... So glad that time has gone
3‘49‘‘ Castle Eltz. One of the castles that wasn‘t destroyed due both WW.
Well... In WWI was no real fighting on German soil, exept for a few weeks in eastern Prussia in 1914...
That's good to hear!playing with kids as a dad is awesome.obviously,the US is just huge.great you live in an area where this is common!
1:30 "Blindschleiche" ... which is a tiny "legless snake-like" animal that is maybe a bit bigger than a rat's tail, but not much.
you should not Forget even if something bad happen on playgrounds like critical injuries on legs in Germany all children are fully covered in mommys or daddys health insurances. so even "financially" families do not get broke if the kids are injured. and encouraging. !
When does a public playground have to be built? There is a regulation that when a new building with at least three apartments is constructed, a playground and therefore play equipment must be available on the property.
Playground hopping is a thing.and-Dads love to use them,too!😂
Germany the Laaand of the FREEEE...Kids😊
0:32 (i'm german 😉)
you: the playgrounds in the u.s. are very...
me: boring/simple/dull
you: ...good [...] nice lvl to danger
me: 🤭🤣
growing up in germany is like 'if you haven't at least a scrape or hematoma you haven't really played' 😅
BUT you're learning from your mistakes, you're learning what you're capable of and your parents or other adults will come running if it's serious 😊
@DisturbedFox137 thats so true XD US Playgrounds are boring simple. its like you have fun on them if youre maximum 2 years old XD ... in Germany you expierence in theory year by year more because u tryout the things that you were afraid of in younger times or mom and dad rold you to be sure to want it. and you wiggle around the things. xD
1: "Wir sind ja nicht aus Zucker" 😂
2: "Narben sind der beweis das der Mensch seine eigene Dummheit überleben kann"💁♂️
1:15 the word she was looking for was Blindschleiche thats a little snake in Germany, tiny and non poisinous. Lenght about 10 to 15cm, mostly Brown to Copper from their skintone
I don’t think this needs to be explained. There are legless lizards (Blindschleichen) in the USA (and many places all over the world) too.
@GanzBestimmtThat‘s why they are called legless lizards in English.
@GanzBestimmt Ha, you are right! The English name is way more German than the actual German one 😄 Hadn’t noticed that!
Our ones, are more between 20 and 30 centimeters and a lot more silver colored...
Not a snake and not venomous
Americans have to sue because they might lose their house due to medical bancruptcy, an expression and concept that is completely alien to Europeans. One or two broken bones are part of a healthy German childhood. Because of that we collectively give them that freedom through our public health care.
To be fair, if you fear bankruptcy because of a broken arm or leg, you have to be in a very unstable situation financially.
To break a bone in the USA is expensive compared to Germany and many other countries, I agree, but you usually don’t get bankrupt because of it.
This animals are in enclosures.
Poor man....he can't say more as a few words because he married Mrs. talktalktalk
I think that family is from one of the southern states; maybe Georgia or Florida. They mentioned that in another area.
If you really want to see a playground which is outlandishly different, take a look at Kulturinsel Einsiedel. It's a really large playground at the Easternmost point in Germany.
28:53 my comment still lives on 😂
A small contribution from the German standardization on the subject of playgrounds. First of all, there is a right to a playground close to and close means....: "Playgrounds and open spaces for playing can be reached by users without barriers and independently. Depending on their age, children up to 6 years of age must be able to reach them within a distance of 200m in max. 6 minutes to reach. Up to the age of 12: up to 400 m walking distance or a period of up to 10 min. This requirement corresponds to a catchment radius of around 750 m."
In Bavaria beer is a basic food item and therefore there are very few restrictions.
18:00 You totally need to watch their video on self reliance..... it's worth it. ;)
25:30 Uhm, there is a huge difference between becoming "kareny" and just checking if things are allright.
If you see a child which seems to be in distress, you have several ways to check on that. Especially if you live in a smaller community and maybe even know this child from sight or can identify the adult person as a stranger....
So .. yeah there are a lot of gradmothers and dads looking out the windows, having an eye on what's going on.
Usually, there is no karen moment in there, but whenever a stranger is around, they will look out. ;)
34:00 Yeah essactly. German playgrounds are designed for the kids to have fun, and take a little risk here an there. Learn about themselves and their abilities... And yes, sadly, now and then, a child might get injured ... often just a little, a scratch or a bump... Luckily seldom a broken bone or tooth..
But yeah .. that's the essence of being a child nor? Learning how to work your body and not get harmed. ;)
we have a forrest playground where i am from and also fenced of boars that you can feed
21:43 What did you mean? What‘s not cool? That‘s not a rhetorical question, I honestly don‘t get it 🤔
Hello man, i found your videos on feed. I checked your many videos. I think you edit your videos by yourself. If you want I can edit your videos and thumbnails to get more engagements.
21:40 What was your reaction about? She talked about the public pools and you were like ... thats messed up.. or sth? I dont get what you wanna say here, can you please explain?
I think, I remember they are from Arkansas...
oh, really?? I think they said SC or GA
@@Pjalphareacting Hi PJ! I had seen a few videos of the couple a while ago and I seem to remember that they lived near Little Rock. But I couldn't swear to it. But it was definitely somewhere in the Old South, which I think we'd both be right about. Have a good time for you and your family!
They stopped doing videos 😕
Law disclosures for insurances are not shorter in Germany 😄 It‘s insane, but to be fair, they are there for a reason, and at the end of the day they protect your money from the abuse of others.
it's not very entertaining watching you feeling offended by everything they say. if you cannot accept that people made different experiences and have different opinions then don't make reaction videos.
3:52
Have a look on the old 500 DM banknote: it's Burg Eltz - these castle
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