When Germans Say They Are Bad At English!😂🇩🇪🇺🇸

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  • @Blackybrother
    @Blackybrother ปีที่แล้ว +20777

    The sübtitles on the German killed me omg 😂😭😭😭😭😂😂

    • @jazzjunkvr
      @jazzjunkvr ปีที่แล้ว +301

      Brüh

    • @DiorosPatrick-kk1no
      @DiorosPatrick-kk1no ปีที่แล้ว +58

      True i thought dat to as a German

    • @Dampfrebell02
      @Dampfrebell02 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      Üngläüblich lüstïg

    • @FlyingEyes27
      @FlyingEyes27 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Its more like Türkisch 😅

    • @moluvkbalalala8878
      @moluvkbalalala8878 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FlyingEyes27 deutsche sind schlimmer als die Türken mit dem Ü/Ä/Ö xD

  • @thorstenmarquardt7274
    @thorstenmarquardt7274 ปีที่แล้ว +16472

    Unrealistic. A German would never speak English in front of another German, because they will harshly judge each other’s pronunciation

  • @mauku1270
    @mauku1270 ปีที่แล้ว +971

    "dankeshein for the help"

    • @aleksandarvremenik9784
      @aleksandarvremenik9784 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Dankeschäin* 😊

    • @confustled
      @confustled 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      i'm american and that's how my dad pronounces it lmao

    • @mauku1270
      @mauku1270 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@aleksandarvremenik9784 i know how to spell it, i just did as a joke bc thats how they pronounced it in the video.

    • @aleksandarvremenik9784
      @aleksandarvremenik9784 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@mauku1270 that's not how you spell it, that's how you spell it the way they pronounced it

    • @mauku1270
      @mauku1270 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@aleksandarvremenik9784 i know how to spell it right, i typed it like how they say it in the video on purpose.

  • @bhaminibhujun8210
    @bhaminibhujun8210 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    This is so spot on. Happened to me in Bonn 10 years ago. Got directions in English from a German who couldn't speak English.

    • @kess-sz3uy
      @kess-sz3uy 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      They didn't speak English

  • @sakkikoyumikishi
    @sakkikoyumikishi ปีที่แล้ว +10980

    It's a cultural thing. In Germany, you're only allowed to admit to your English skills if you're an L2 German speaker or studied English at least at university level. Having lived in an English-speaking country may be acceptable as qualification if your stay was at least 6 months or a minimum of four stays totalling at least 12 months total time spent there. Otherwise "a little bit" is the closest you'll be allowed 😂

    • @jennyh4025
      @jennyh4025 ปีที่แล้ว +584

      That about sums it up. I do speak English at a B2-C1 level (European language framework), but I still say that I only speak „enough to get by“.

    • @natemathein4975
      @natemathein4975 ปีที่แล้ว +168

      😂 I still say i don’t speak english properly and have done all of the above !

    • @tamsel814
      @tamsel814 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      I qualify for most of these things (only my uni program was in English not English itself) I akways reply with not as good as I should.

    • @jbruck6874
      @jbruck6874 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Why do you need to be an "L2 German speaker" to speak English? 😂😅

    • @sakkikoyumikishi
      @sakkikoyumikishi ปีที่แล้ว +85

      @@jbruck6874 You don't. But if you aren't, you don't get to say that you speak English 😂

  • @lamokoverde
    @lamokoverde ปีที่แล้ว +4040

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
    When they say "Just a lil bit"
    and then they speak English better than Shakespeare

    • @EnnovonSchwerin
      @EnnovonSchwerin ปีที่แล้ว +110

      That´s because in german scool you will be teached Oxford English.

    • @Coldysnapdragon
      @Coldysnapdragon ปีที่แล้ว +18

      ​@@EnnovonSchwerin stimmt

    • @aunthyacinth9652
      @aunthyacinth9652 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      @@EnnovonSchwerin taught

    • @Jezzebel1313
      @Jezzebel1313 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@aunthyacinth9652 Hahahaha...

    • @jbruck6874
      @jbruck6874 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      that's easy cos Shakespeare is dead 😛
      Also his English partly sounds like German (verb conjugation)

  • @trishayamada807
    @trishayamada807 ปีที่แล้ว +819

    My husband is from Japan and he always makes me do all the phone calls, set up appointments because he “doesn’t speak English”. I find that interesting as I have never spoken Japanese and some how we’ve managed to have a relationship for 16 years. 😋

    • @AZ-rg3rf
      @AZ-rg3rf 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +78

      Sign language goes a long way...

    • @mohitgoyal15
      @mohitgoyal15 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      ​@@AZ-rg3rf😂

    • @ascendtoaesthetics
      @ascendtoaesthetics 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      only one language counts in a relationship 🐶🍆🐱💦

    • @kietzi
      @kietzi 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

      Body language ❤

    • @Stef.with.an.F
      @Stef.with.an.F 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Hahaha I can relate
      I don’t don’t English either 😂

  • @nox6855
    @nox6855 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +127

    Germans: "No I barely speak English"
    that same German:
    *Studied English at Uni, wrote 5 books in English, won 18 English spelling bees, been to London, has 7 English-speaking friends, taught English, read over 50 English books, have their phone setting in English*

    • @southerner_
      @southerner_ 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Why is they no translate button? I only speak Slovak and this TH-cam is mean. Where is the translate button.

    • @nox6855
      @nox6855 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@southerner_ it should be in light grey letters under the comment

    • @southerner_
      @southerner_ 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@nox6855 oh I only speak Slovak I am using a translator.
      by the way I have been to Birmingham 18 times and to New York 19 times. Red 9 books in English,

    • @nox6855
      @nox6855 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@southerner_ that's interesting, I speak some Spanish and German and have been learning them for a while, and I always wanted to try to learn a Slavic language but I'm not sure which one is right for me yet

    • @ax.f-1256
      @ax.f-1256 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      So what's you point ?
      Just because some German wrote 20 books in English, reads 2 books in English every month,
      Visited London 5 times, is married to an American wife, works as an air traffic controller in germany (where the job interviews are always done in English) and regularly visits his father in-law in the US every year, that does not mean that he automatically speaks more than a tiny little bit of English...
      I don't know what kind of argument you are trying to make... 🌝

  • @rainbowlable
    @rainbowlable ปีที่แล้ว +4523

    We Germans are perfectionists with a low self-esteem.😅 If we don't speak a language almost as good as a native speaker, we always feel like there is room for improvement. Our interpretation of "can" is not "more or less able to do sth." but "being able to understand 100% of whatever someone might ask you and being able to give a flawless answer". We just don't like to fail someone's expectations because it's embarrassing. So we lower the expectations by downplaying our language skills in the first place and always feel good about the outcome 😎😁

    • @jmas43
      @jmas43 ปีที่แล้ว +187

      But if only you knew how badly native speakers in the US and UK speak English. 😂 The fact that he used the word predicament in this short puts him miles beyond most native speakers I know.

    • @kleinebaronin
      @kleinebaronin ปีที่แล้ว +21

      So true

    • @Winona493
      @Winona493 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Exactly!!! This is so me and many Germans I know.

    • @Winona493
      @Winona493 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@@jmas43 Really? 😂

    • @agatino7674
      @agatino7674 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@jmas43 He obviously did that to exagerate the joke.

  • @Lakin3
    @Lakin3 ปีที่แล้ว +2448

    This reminds me of Liam: Damn these guys are answering in better English than me and tell me, they don't know😁

    • @elaine5556
      @elaine5556 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      It’s also really similar to a comedy sketch from Big Train - BBC called “Do you speak English?”

    • @waldundwiesenandi4079
      @waldundwiesenandi4079 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      ...Liam Carpenter. 👍👍👍 I love his vids.

    • @claudine9698
      @claudine9698 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Probably some of the germans are too shy ...

    • @herbst963
      @herbst963 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Liam der König Carpenter

    • @aleisterlavey9716
      @aleisterlavey9716 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Das Englisch könnte besser sein. 😂

  • @pinkmuffin9842
    @pinkmuffin9842 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    They forgot to tell him how great his german is when he said "Dankeschön for the help" :D

    • @lukeleonard3382
      @lukeleonard3382 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      This 😂

    • @escaton74
      @escaton74 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      no they did not :D

    • @tareksyrian2423
      @tareksyrian2423 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You hit it! Damn right...they always do that, however bad your German could be!...be positive, and take it as an encouragement rather than anything else😉

    • @Fuerwahrhalunke
      @Fuerwahrhalunke 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@tareksyrian2423 Honestly though. People outside of Germany think Germans are harsh because of how our language sounds to them and how they perceive us, but when it comes to it most often than not you will find someone as respectful and nice as they can be 😂 Seen some people where I thought to myself "Better not say anything stupid" and when they open their mouths they sound and act like they've known you for years with how respectful they are.

    • @tareksyrian2423
      @tareksyrian2423 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Fuerwahrhalunke 😊😊Positiv zu denken ist einfach eine Hingabe, welche nicht jeder hat...bin mittlerweile schon seit 22 Jahren wohnhaft in Deutschland, und erfreulicherweise eingebürgert 😉😉

  • @ninjabgwriter
    @ninjabgwriter ปีที่แล้ว +133

    Ok but as a native English speaker who's never really needed to use another language, I never understood until recently why some people would write comments with not only something that looked fluent, but a very adept use of English, and then apologize for their English. But about 6 months ago, I started trying to learn Norwegian. I still only have the vocabulary of a toddler or so, but I've had a few basic conversations in Norwegian over the internet (with heavy help from Google Translate). I never realized how UNCERTAIN someone might feel trying to express themselves in another language, not sure if their grammar was correct, if their meaning was clear, if they fully understood the meaning and nuance of the words they were using, until I tried myself. It's SO DIFFICULT! I have even greater respect for anyone who tries to learn another language, especially my ridiculous language.

    • @RoonMian
      @RoonMian 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      As a native German speaker who has learned 50% of his English in school and the other 50% from pop culture and media I have a lot of trouble with register.
      I use all the fancy four syllable words while simultaneously cursing like a sailor, something I don't even do in German. Add to that that my accent makes me sound like a villain in an Indiana Jones movie and I'm instant entertainment for Americans.

    • @ninjabgwriter
      @ninjabgwriter 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@RoonMian I can only speak for myself, but I love hearing people with very distinctive/unique word choices and turns of phrase. One of my best friends says 'huzzah' and 'verily' completely seriously and in a grammatically correct context, despite those being very archaic words that most people only imagine in very over the top (to the point of being campy) medieval movies or something. It's spread to our whole friend group and has become part of our friend group's 'dialect', so to speak. There's not enough people who speak like movie villains in the world, in my opinion!

    • @putrik6498
      @putrik6498 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Finally. Respect is accepted.

    • @RoonMian
      @RoonMian 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ninjabgwriter Haha, yeah. As I said, instant entertainment :D

    • @meribel2926
      @meribel2926 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@ninjabgwriter I love your way you reflect yourself and that you became aware of what it's like to learn an other language. Really love your modesty :) I think we all could be more like that and cheer others up that mistakes are totally ok :)
      And now I need to apologize for my english :D

  • @1983simi
    @1983simi ปีที่แล้ว +1029

    English proficiency is such a two-edged sword though in Germany. People you meet on the street who claim to only speak 'a little' often end up impressing you with impeccable English, but then you've got a whole sub-clan of corporate professionals who claim they are 'fluent' on 'native level' in their CV but the moment they open their mouth you're not sure if that's even supposed to be English.

    • @thomaslienert4225
      @thomaslienert4225 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

      Those are fun in job interviews. Don't apply for jobs asking for some level of English proficiency and be surprised if the interview is conducted in English.

    • @alexnohandle
      @alexnohandle 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

      The people who surprise you may be engineers. They DO speak perfect English because English is the language of engineering, but engineers often don't look like "professionals", whereas corporate people are just leeches anywhere in the world.

    • @RandyMahnke
      @RandyMahnke 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      ​@@alexnohandlethe opposite is true. It's mostly engineers who overstate their proficiency, they're usually not really good at languages

    • @strana6875
      @strana6875 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ​@@RandyMahnkeI know that's true in America, engineers can't even spell their own language correctly!

    • @RoonMian
      @RoonMian 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      Oh god, now I'm reminded of that one speech of Günther Öttinger when he failed upwards into the EU commission... "on ze wonn händ ze kraises rewiehlt zätt zerr is ä nieht for mor govermänt reguläschn."

  • @danielneidinger3726
    @danielneidinger3726 ปีที่แล้ว +812

    The Ä Ü Ö's make it one hundred percent funnier and true!

    • @JmMateo933
      @JmMateo933 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True

    • @CavHDeu
      @CavHDeu ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Äbsölütëlï

    • @tukezdi
      @tukezdi ปีที่แล้ว

      indeed it döes

    • @davidwuhrer6704
      @davidwuhrer6704 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      trüe

    • @Kabbekaggerlagg
      @Kabbekaggerlagg 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ssere was anosser ssing…let me ssink about…omg it’s like almost on my tongue😄

  • @patriciamartin6756
    @patriciamartin6756 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    My friend was in Germany around people who spoke no English. A man sneezed towhich a second man responded "Gezhunheit" MY friend, said "Thank God, somebody who speaks English!

  • @yulong_wang.2010
    @yulong_wang.2010 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    „I can’t speak English“ starts to talk English with the German girl

    • @davidjames579
      @davidjames579 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh yeah! I noticed that too

  • @lynnsintention5722
    @lynnsintention5722 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    My neighbor always spoke to me in Germanacross the fence in the garden behind our houses...I could not speak German very well at that time but I tried my best. , Then one day she appeared at my job at an international school and told me she was the new English teacher there...She had a masters degree and had never let on!

    • @sakkikoyumikishi
      @sakkikoyumikishi ปีที่แล้ว +112

      She was probably just trying to help you by giving you an opportunity to practice ^^

    • @rainbowlable
      @rainbowlable ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Well...as language teachers we know that practice makes perfect! 😜

    • @theunlearnedmind7374
      @theunlearnedmind7374 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Not going to get it for free Buddy.

    • @simonh6371
      @simonh6371 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      That's actually very good of her. The Dutch always answer you in English giving you no chance to practice your Dutch, then complain about foreigners not learning Dutch. Even worse in the Randstad they respond in English to other Dutch native speakers from Belgium or Dutch Limburg.

    • @nampewosarah9042
      @nampewosarah9042 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I thank God, in my Area everyone even though They speak Englisch, they speak with me in German

  • @lorrainedebeer2338
    @lorrainedebeer2338 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Americans two lessons into duo lingo
    "I speak German" "Danke sheeein" 😂💀

    • @bibliopolist
      @bibliopolist 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      After they told us "we're German" (because some great-grandfather came from Germany, not because they'd know anything about country, culture or language).

    • @Fuerwahrhalunke
      @Fuerwahrhalunke 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@bibliopolist1/16 German btw 😂

  • @Sensideas
    @Sensideas 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    It's the same in Poland 🙃🇵🇱
    Ask your question instead of asking if someone is able to speak English 😅

  • @Nullcrafter3000
    @Nullcrafter3000 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    As a German, I can say that yes, that's partly true.

  • @AudreyandXavier
    @AudreyandXavier ปีที่แล้ว +177

    I got lost in Frankfurt trying to find my hostel. I had a nice family stick with me and ask other locals if they know how to get there. They translated from German to English and I made it to my hostel safely. Such love and appreciation to that family.

  • @chgr4674
    @chgr4674 ปีที่แล้ว +612

    We just don’t want people to think we overestimate our skills. They could think we are arrogant or an Angeber 😂🙈

    • @dinahassan4320
      @dinahassan4320 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      People ask for help, no one thinks or judge here about anything 🤷‍♀️

    • @Cuteemogirl94
      @Cuteemogirl94 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      ​@@dinahassan4320 we are very critical towards ourself

    • @samojede6776
      @samojede6776 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Unfortunately that is typical German and many foreigners think Germans cant speak English though most of the ppl do. (except for the ones who were bad at English during Hauptschule or some of the elderly)
      It's a pity because the random Person at the street doesnt expect you to do a presentation about politics

    • @renameduser466
      @renameduser466 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Cuteemogirl94 I think it is more being critical about fellow countrymen, countrywomen if you want, and the resulting hesitation aka missing guttts to just swim even in front of others ~

    • @randomcamus9445
      @randomcamus9445 ปีที่แล้ว

      In Germany there are still a lot of Nazis

  • @ronjavogel4920
    @ronjavogel4920 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    😅 i think i can speak english. But my gramma is bad.
    That is no problem for me. I live in germany, don't need it in my Job and so it is not important.
    But for nomal dialogs it is good enough.

    • @walter-st3fb
      @walter-st3fb ปีที่แล้ว +1

      at least you take the opportunity to learn other languages :)

  • @SpamMouse
    @SpamMouse 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'm a Brit, was talking to a German girl on holiday remarking on her PEREFCT accent and asked how long she had studied in Surrey, she said she had never been to the UK.

  • @aliciadelasmaravilla
    @aliciadelasmaravilla ปีที่แล้ว +230

    Omg that so true! 😂😂 They say they don’t speak English or say a little bit. But then when you talk to them they speak good English. In the USA if they say they don’t speak English, they really don’t speak English and will speak to you in their language.

    • @stecher1995
      @stecher1995 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      because people always make fun of our accent when we speak in english, so the most german people say they dont speak english, i caught often myself in that situation as well :D

    • @dinahassan4320
      @dinahassan4320 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@stecher1995 no one would made fun while he or she needs help.

    • @doroparker1702
      @doroparker1702 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@ThomasVWorm you know that she faked her cv, don't you?
      Check it out.
      She said she made a bachelor at university twenty years ago.
      Find out when bachelor was invented at German universities.

    • @solar0wind
      @solar0wind ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​​@@ThomasVWorm Well, her accent is terrible, but almost no politician seems to have a good pronunciation. It seems like having a terrible pronunciation in English is a requirement to becoming a German politician. I haven't studied at an English uni, and my pronunciation is way better than hers. I'm astonished how bad you can pronounce things after having lived in the respective country.

    • @Squee7e
      @Squee7e ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@ThomasVWorm yeah it's always these toxic elitist people who try to feel like better humans because they spent their whole life on hiding their origins. To me it always looks like they have some personality issues...

  • @EricKremer
    @EricKremer ปีที่แล้ว +100

    The old “I only speak a little English” technique. 😂

  • @mosiahrichter9145
    @mosiahrichter9145 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Dankeschäin

  • @patmaurer8541
    @patmaurer8541 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    😂 So great! Because so many native English speakers learn greetings and to count to 10 in another language and when asked will say, "I speak a little." No. You know some words. 😂

    • @davidjames579
      @davidjames579 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I mean that is knowing a language. Just knowing words for things.

  • @ibtehaj95
    @ibtehaj95 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    My case is the same, just opposite. I couldn't understand the guard so I said "Ich spreche kein Deutsch" and he said "Aber du sprichst doch Deutsch" 😅

    • @Conartist666
      @Conartist666 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      He activated his trap card. 😂

    • @DaNoobrobloxNoobIsBest
      @DaNoobrobloxNoobIsBest ปีที่แล้ว

      what does that mean

    • @ibtehaj95
      @ibtehaj95 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@DaNoobrobloxNoobIsBest
      "Ich spreche kein Deutsch" in German means "I don't speak German" in English. He answered "But you're definitely speaking German"

  • @dennisengelen2517
    @dennisengelen2517 ปีที่แล้ว +529

    And then there's me, a Belgian Limburgish/Dutch speaking guy trying my very best to keep it German in Aachen and they just ruin my effort by either responding in English or by speaking Hochdeutsch at 250 km/h like they're on the fucking Autobahn.

    • @kingplatform2255
      @kingplatform2255 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      gotta to be an expert to speak a language it seems at Aachen

    • @florianbarkowski6856
      @florianbarkowski6856 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Tbh just talk to some of us rwth students, many of us have the time and the will to give you a chance.

    • @kailynn4483
      @kailynn4483 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      It's similar to when my father wants to speak in Dutch in the Netherlands. Usually, they will answer in German. 😅
      Maybe those people in Aachen you are talking to, think your German skills are quite good and this is why they speak fast, because they think you're language level is good enough to understand it.

    • @KatalovesLinkinPark
      @KatalovesLinkinPark ปีที่แล้ว +10

      You could try talking to older people, they tend to have the singsongy slow talk of the dialect and normally can't speak english.

    • @dennisengelen2517
      @dennisengelen2517 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kailynn4483 Well no, some seem to think it's bad enough to respond in English and the ones that don't speak too fast for me 😂

  • @aleksandrrakowski4953
    @aleksandrrakowski4953 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I really appreciate the sound affects you added for the two birds flying by……

  • @itscookingtime786
    @itscookingtime786 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    So true and accurate! In reality they can speak really good english. I always got the line" my english is not so good" but in fact they can speak it very well.

  • @alparslanesmer4251
    @alparslanesmer4251 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    When I made it to the US in the late 1980s, I was so shy socializing, I taught myself so flawlessly to say "I am sorry, I don't understand you because I don't speak English" to avoid people asking me questions or anyone approaching me.

    • @RoonMian
      @RoonMian 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I taught myself to say the sentence "Or we could have this conversation in [language]" in 10 different languages to fuck with Americans criticising my English.
      "What, you don't like my English? Okay, dann könnten wir dieses Gespräch auch auf deutsch führen, wenn dir das besser gefällt. Ou nous parlons en francais. O potremmo parlare Italiano..."
      When somebody comes at you stupid you have to go back at them way stupider.

  • @chronic.dementia
    @chronic.dementia ปีที่แล้ว +131

    "Daynke shayne" 😂

    • @chronic.dementia
      @chronic.dementia ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @adolfhitler8946 idc what an art school reject has to say

    • @chronic.dementia
      @chronic.dementia ปีที่แล้ว

      @adolfhitler8946 never wanted to anyway lol

    • @chronic.dementia
      @chronic.dementia ปีที่แล้ว

      @adolfhitler8946 doesn't matter either, won't remember what I've made anyway lol

    • @mmww1127
      @mmww1127 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Adolf Hitleryour profile is not funny

    • @RoonMian
      @RoonMian 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      🎶🎵🎶Bei mir bist du shayne...🎶🎵🎶

  • @nirfz
    @nirfz ปีที่แล้ว +5

    See that's the difference if he would have asked in austria... There were two farmers on the side of the road when a tourist stopped and asked for directions: First in german: The two only looked at him, not saying a word. Then he asked in english, no reaction, he tried in french, then spanish and lastely with hand gestures. They only stared at him. So he gave up and drove off.
    Then one of them said to the other: Wow he's fluent in german, english, french and spanish, what a higly educated man! And the other one said: So what? It didn't help him, did it?

  • @RenghisKhan
    @RenghisKhan 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Over the last 25 years I've heard many Germans (try to) speak English. You won't believe how much they have improved. They have my deepest respect. And that in a country where everything on TV and in the cinemas is dubbed in their own language....pretty impressive.
    I've watched a lot of German TV when I was a kid (we only had two Dutch TV stations then) and I will never forget Clint Eastwood saying: "Ziehe dein Colt, du Drecksau!". 😂

    • @hanahorack4287
      @hanahorack4287 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Horrible thought 😅

    • @hanahorack4287
      @hanahorack4287 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I mean Clint Eastwood in German.

  • @mervouss
    @mervouss ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Perfectionism of Germans😂

    • @valmorgan9720
      @valmorgan9720 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      More like narcissism. Normal people around the world would rush to help out of goodness of their heart and empathy. Germans would rush to help just to 'be nice' and present themselves in a good light. It's all about themselves which is why they will stop to think about how it will make THEM look when it should be just about offering help where possible. Ridiculous

  • @miawl9
    @miawl9 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    what a predicament omg ich heule 😂😭😭

  • @stephenhowes8937
    @stephenhowes8937 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That moment she said..
    I am sorry, I only speak German! It was love at first sight! Lovely!

  • @katarinask139
    @katarinask139 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    In Slovakia we help you even with zero English 😂😂

  • @blume0121
    @blume0121 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    As a german woman, at my last company i only used english and japanese at work. In private also mainly english/japanese because my husband doesnt speak german. Still, i feel ashamed to say i can speak english, because my pronounciation is really bad. I got more confident now, no problem to speak to foreigners, but other germans are the problem. They would laugh about it. Its so stupid, actually. The main point of a language is communication. People understand me. Then that is fine. Nothing more is needed 🤷‍♀️ If my japanese sounds very german, nobody cares 🙄

    • @Who_can_save_you_from_hell
      @Who_can_save_you_from_hell ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ThomasVWorm Insane Xenophilia

    • @Winona493
      @Winona493 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ​@@ThomasVWorm And the Dutch!!!! Germans love the Dutch accent!!!

    • @AnnaMorimoto
      @AnnaMorimoto ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This may seem like an odd question, but do you recognize some medical terms loaned from German in to Japanese, and (assuming you live in Japan) if so does that make going to the hospital and talking to a doctor in Japan any easier?

    • @Velvettia
      @Velvettia ปีที่แล้ว

      私も。日本語が少しを話します。😅

    • @Velvettia
      @Velvettia ปีที่แล้ว

      私も。日本語が少しを話します。😅

  • @fightforlight5096
    @fightforlight5096 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Na ich sag das immer, weil ich genau weiß, dass zumindest meine englische Grammatik einfach dermaßen falsch ist.. so als kleine Vorwarnung..😅

    • @hikikomoritv1326
      @hikikomoritv1326 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mein Englisch ist auch mies aber verstehen tu ich alles.

    • @OneInAMillion31
      @OneInAMillion31 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Anything helps I can promise you that, and a lost tourist will not judge you, they will be appreciative of the help ❤

    • @rabenklang7
      @rabenklang7 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@hikikomoritv1326 Yes, same here. Numerous individuals of German origin found themselves bereft of the ability to articulate thoughts with a degree of fluency comparable to their anglophone counterparts. I think it is imperative to acknowledge that the rudimentary English instruction imparted in schools lacks the sophistication requisite for the nuanced expression essential to effective communication in the English language. Personally, I would not have responded with such eloquence; however, I would have diligently endeavored to extend assistance by facilitating the engagement of an interlocutor proficient in the English language. It is crucial, nonetheless, not to overestimate the command of English possessed by individuals of German descent. But I can understand everything perfectly fine.

    • @hikikomoritv1326
      @hikikomoritv1326 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      for me its enough to talk "Simple Englisch" or Denglisch I dont know.
      I can express myself and say what i want to englisch speakers.
      No matter for me too talk like an Englisch Teacher.
      What do you understand perfectly German?
      Or do you mean our German Englisch also Denglisch? 🙂

  • @whomagoose6897
    @whomagoose6897 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    English is getting to be the Universal language of the world. The funny thing is a lot of Americans cannot understand English speakers in the UK. I listened to a conversation from Scotland. Speaking English. A five minute conversation in English in Scotland. I only understood one word of the conversation. Was the word cat. Australian English is very difficult for American English speakers.
    Compare Webster's Dictionary (US) with Oxford's Dictionary (UK).

    • @cruja8399
      @cruja8399 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thats the reason why we learned every English in school.
      Problem is that you mix them all together at some point.
      Most prominent for me is mixing British and American.
      Makes me sometimes wonder if I even have the right word😅

    • @GrouchyBear411
      @GrouchyBear411 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well. You would be lost, if you learned German, and then encounter Bavarian and Saxxon...😅

    • @Adlerjunges83
      @Adlerjunges83 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Divided by a common language

  • @caminordstrom2035
    @caminordstrom2035 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the humor is insane keep up the work!

  • @camradrip3730
    @camradrip3730 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Poor guy. I hope he finds help.

    • @hanahorack4287
      @hanahorack4287 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He was last seen in Baden Baden, still hasn't found the castle

  • @sshreddderr9409
    @sshreddderr9409 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    The reason this happens is simply because people are insecure and uncomfortable speaking a different language because they know they will make mistakes. Sure people are also very self critical or want to be humble, or they dont want to be bothered sometimes, but its mostly just being uncomfortable with making mistakes.
    I personally dont like being approached by english speakers, especially native speakers, simply because I feel bad about making mistakes and I also feel overwhelmed, because Im simply not used to it, regardless of skill, and its mostly the same for other germans.

    • @EmmaHope88
      @EmmaHope88 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think the main problem is other Germans. Let's face it. A lot of our fellow countrymen like to be very critical of other Germans' English skills - even when somebody speaks it fluently. Any detectable accent is bad - according to them. Which is ridiculous, because having an accent when speaking a foreign language is very normal. A lot of Germans also seem to think that having any kind of detectable accent, that is actually detectable as German, means that you have a strong accent, which is also nonsense. Not having one at all is rare. People don't know what a strong accent is. I've seen Germans tell other Germans to not speak English because it supposedly sounded embarrassing - even though it did not. And how are you ever going to improve your pronunciation if you're not ever allowed to speak it?

    • @escaton74
      @escaton74 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@EmmaHope88 everything has to be flawless otherwise it's not görman

    • @davidjames579
      @davidjames579 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It works in reverse. Visitors get brain freeze over the language or are terrified they'll sound like a moron. Or get the words the wrong way round.

  • @urartoo1337
    @urartoo1337 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I'm ßö ßörry düde, I wißh I cöüld help yöü

    • @gracelandtoo6240
      @gracelandtoo6240 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      the ß can never be at the beginning of a word, nice try tho

  • @Preservestlandry
    @Preservestlandry 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "Predicament" 😂

  • @rickyhenfer
    @rickyhenfer ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Danke shine was the German equivalent to Brad Pitt saying gourlami in inglorious basterds

    • @FlorianGuitar85
      @FlorianGuitar85 ปีที่แล้ว

      „A river dirt shit“

    • @tirexx4629
      @tirexx4629 ปีที่แล้ว

      DANKESCHÖN ,not danke shine .

    • @rickyhenfer
      @rickyhenfer ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tirexx4629 he said "shine", I know how it's spelt

  • @sasha_markovsky
    @sasha_markovsky ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Oh yes... not just with languages, but also sports. How many times have I joined an Anfängerkurs, where everyone apparently went to the junior olympics and plays the sport every weekend with friends and family, but they consider themselves a beginner 😂

    • @petraw9792
      @petraw9792 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Took a sewing Anfängerkurs. I was the only one who didn't have years of experience and then the teacher got annoyed that I didn't know the basics.

  • @LeonTsao
    @LeonTsao 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like the swoosh sound made for the birds flying by

  • @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaageuyud.s
    @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaageuyud.s 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    "dankeshene"💀

  • @roguespearsf
    @roguespearsf ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I've lived in Germany and half of them pretend they don't speak English even though it's taught in schools

    • @Lunch2391
      @Lunch2391 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      yeah but even though it is being tought in school doesn't mean ppl remember what has been tought. also some people had 5 yrs of english (5. through 10. grade) and some 10 yrs (3rd through 12th) depending on the schools they went to and/ or which Bundesland they live in

    • @roguespearsf
      @roguespearsf ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Lunch2391 I realize that, Germans are just dicks though

    • @MrNukedawhales
      @MrNukedawhales ปีที่แล้ว +17

      we´re used to listen to english, because of english music, movies etc. we´re used to write and read english, because we were taught that in school... but speaking english is sth completely different.
      imagine you can read and understand a language (almost) perfectly, but you never had the opportunity to speak it. you would be aware of every single mistake you made ... but you would be unable to implement your knowledge. this would lead to you being very self-conscious... and thats exactely why germans say, that the only speak a "little" english. we dont speak english on a daily or even yearly basis... and "speaking" english wasnt taught in school at all. all that matters is writing english.

    • @Lunch2391
      @Lunch2391 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MrNukedawhales true. I can understand almost everything but have a hard time speaking the language since my own vocabulary is so small or everything sounds "denglish" in my opinion.

    • @MyzMalheur
      @MyzMalheur ปีที่แล้ว

      It's easier to read too. I play some games in english and don't have any problems but I have a hard time to understand other people and start to panic if someone talks to me 😅

  • @Supvia
    @Supvia ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I am German and can say „I don’t speak french“ in french flawlessly without an accent. The only other french words I can say are „baguette“, „merci“ and „eclairs“ - because boy, I love eclairs! 🤣

    • @JohnnyV83
      @JohnnyV83 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I speak only enough French to make French speakers laugh.
      My go-to ✌️sentence✌️ is: Je ne parle pas Français, mon chat parle plus Français que mois.

    • @Supvia
      @Supvia 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@JohnnyV83 I just googled the second sentence and fell off my chair 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Slazlo-Brovnik
      @Slazlo-Brovnik 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah same with me, my french is really bad BUT I seem to have a no obvious german accent. So french people think I speak well and fire ahead once I admitted that "Je parle un peu" ... and I am lost.

    • @theBakinNoob
      @theBakinNoob 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Omg jaaaaa Eclairs sind einfach liebe 😂😂

    • @ThorstenWinter-kj2sm
      @ThorstenWinter-kj2sm 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      On german: "Liebesknochen"

  • @rioroyal666
    @rioroyal666 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love the swoosh sound when the pigeons fly by 😭 (idk if it's intentional but it's funny)

  • @Dano-Raise_Riggy
    @Dano-Raise_Riggy ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fäkë Gërmän is likë this!

  • @ResiderOfEvil
    @ResiderOfEvil ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This is that German humor I have been hearing so much about, they’re just trolling him

    • @Panther_47_
      @Panther_47_ ปีที่แล้ว

    • @PvoordeW
      @PvoordeW ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Germans are known for not having humor at all 😂

    • @ResiderOfEvil
      @ResiderOfEvil ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PvoordeW My Oma has no humor whatsoever haha. She just laughs at jokes but never makes them and is super serious a lot.

    • @KOSOVOisSERBIA222
      @KOSOVOisSERBIA222 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ResiderOfEvil this video is copy content not original at all

    • @ResiderOfEvil
      @ResiderOfEvil ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KOSOVOisSERBIA222 K

  • @bergamasq
    @bergamasq ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is literally the Big Train sketch

    • @skrich9690
      @skrich9690 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂 I loved that show..... I think the original point they were making is that english people always ask a foreign person if they can speak english but they don't do it in the language of the country they are in rather they ask in english......my takeaway from this is that americans do the same 😂

    • @mehill00
      @mehill00 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@skrich9690I think if you need help in a foreign country, asking in the language you speak is acceptable. If you know how to say the equivalent of “excuse me” in the local language that’s better, but obviously anyone who speaks English well enough to help should be able to understand the person in need, so this doesn’t seem terrible to me. Are you implying it is terrible?

  • @julianayamasaki
    @julianayamasaki 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😂😂😂😂😂 omg you kill in all your videos.

  • @WW2_cat2
    @WW2_cat2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    :’( . Rip Germany. Dear friend.

  • @stuttgarterbahnhof
    @stuttgarterbahnhof ปีที่แล้ว +21

    In Germany we learn English at school. The teacher tells us how well we can speak English... :-)

    • @MartinTriker
      @MartinTriker ปีที่แล้ว

      Put your tonge between the front teeth if you want to pronounce a th.

  • @Aoderic
    @Aoderic ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Too bad they couldn't speak English 😞

    • @otofoto
      @otofoto ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Monthy Python vibes.

  • @liquidsnake6879
    @liquidsnake6879 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It helps a lot if you try speaking crap German, the reason they hesitate is that they think their English sucks, if you speak embarrassing German first it lifts their confidence enough to try English lol

  • @bugattiveyron8282
    @bugattiveyron8282 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "THE OLD CITY WALL"
    sounds like berlin wall

  • @captainhotrod7948
    @captainhotrod7948 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I found the same thing in Spain. "A little" English often meant conversationally functional. I wonder if, coming from a multi-lingual country like Florida my standards are a bit lower.

    • @gracelandtoo6240
      @gracelandtoo6240 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Florida is not a country lol

  • @copaceticcuber3116
    @copaceticcuber3116 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Yoo zac this video is so funny!!😂

  • @beckprice1858
    @beckprice1858 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Exactly! Ran into this a lot! Lol 😂

  • @jehonashala9233
    @jehonashala9233 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bruh took I'm not good at English to a whole different level!!!!😮

  • @patchesohoulihan6606
    @patchesohoulihan6606 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So true, so wahr😂

  • @hellboystein2926
    @hellboystein2926 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Our english teachers where sadists who always made fun of our vocabulary-use, gramar, pronounciation,.. so we got a 'Bit' of a confidence problem with that one! :o)

  • @Julitta06
    @Julitta06 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I asked a few people someone said a little bit and was speaking very well. A few days later I asked someone else they said yes but couldn't understand or say anything.

  • @k3n807
    @k3n807 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Those Ä,Ö,Ü: Dude You Pronounced Us Wrong

  • @Penpaper
    @Penpaper ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Zac has such a nice friend group

  • @proallnighter
    @proallnighter ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What it’s like speaking Japanese to people in Japan if you’re a foreigner.

    • @proallnighter
      @proallnighter ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In Japanese by the way.

    • @samgyeopsal569
      @samgyeopsal569 ปีที่แล้ว

      Except they can’t respond in English. So we have to learn a few words and phrases of Japanese

  • @WhosCh4l0tte
    @WhosCh4l0tte หลายเดือนก่อน

    “Donkashayn” I don’t why this is so funny to me

  • @mikiqex
    @mikiqex 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Whenever I try to speak my rusty German in D, CH or AT, after a few sentences the local usually starts speaking English to me :-) And I believe I offended a local in the Netherlands, when I asked him "Excuse me, do you speak English?" :-D

  • @AntonioBrandao
    @AntonioBrandao 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Hahah so true. The trick is not to ask them if they speak English. Ask them instead “Do you speak *a little bit* English?” And to this they will say “yes a little bit ya”, and then will proceed to speak as perfectly as in this video. Try it, it really works!

  • @Averageplotbreaker
    @Averageplotbreaker ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Fun fact. English came from Germany.

    • @JustinSawyer-ji5wm
      @JustinSawyer-ji5wm ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Are you refering to Anglo-saxons?

    • @Zorbaplayz
      @Zorbaplayz ปีที่แล้ว

      The english language came from the Greeks. The word ‘Alphabet’ is just the 2 first letters of the greek alphabet, alpha and beta, put together

    • @actualiygod6782
      @actualiygod6782 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@JustinSawyer-ji5wmYes and no it was also the Norse langugue that was dominant over most of the modern day Germany, Britian France and Scandiniva. It is not just the settlers that brought over the langugue it is also the Vikings themselves that brought them over.

    • @actualiygod6782
      @actualiygod6782 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@ZorbaplayzAnd? There are multiple influences of langugue in the world and this one is like many a remanant of the Roman Conquest. That does not make the whole langugue of England a Greek one does it? English has been more influenced by French then Greek even. But the point is that Norse or Old Germanic was the dominant part when Old English was born. You can even google it.

    • @Zorbaplayz
      @Zorbaplayz ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@actualiygod6782 First of all, french has not had anywhere near as much influence on the english language. If anything the english have had a large impact on the french. Approximately 35%-ish of English words are from Greek derivation and the French also have many similarities. Secondly, i never said that the whole english language is another Greek language, i said that it ‘came from the Greeks’ meaning that the early forms of the language were from greek derivation. (Sorry if I didn’t make it clear). You also say that nordic was the dominant part of English when it was born however what is defined as born? There were many dialects before Ye Olde English and most took inspiration from greek terms. Although Hengist and Horsa (Scandinavians who had a huge influence on England) may have affected these many dialects and formed a main one, there were still large parts filled with Greek words. You may be able to look up that the English language was from nordic descent however much of the Greek spoken influenced this nordic dialect forming English as we know it. P.S. sorry for the essay.

  • @david92232
    @david92232 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Google Maps:am i a joke to u?

  • @OrangeStaringCat
    @OrangeStaringCat ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ‘No I don’t speak English’
    First sentence he says afterwards:
    ‘That is quite the pReDicAmeNt’

    • @MikhailANKIR
      @MikhailANKIR ปีที่แล้ว

      The damned vocabulary yes?

  • @themindset3329
    @themindset3329 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    After 3 years in Germany I went for a job interview for a German airline. The job offer was for people "interested in learning german" because the 6 week training is entirely in German. I don't trust my German level so I went for this position instead of the "normal" one for Germans. In the interview we spent 20 minutes speaking English and 20 speaking German. They asked me why I didn't apply for the normal position, and offered me to start the training in 3 weeks instead of the ordinary 3 months for the "German learners".
    I'm no native speaker but I guess I also embody the "I don't speak-" philosophy. I've been germanized 😂

  • @sorrenblitz805
    @sorrenblitz805 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Fun fact: Most Younger Germans understand English way better than Americans. Source: My highschool German teacher (US highschool)

    • @Scarlett.Granger
      @Scarlett.Granger ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thats because, sadly, literacy is declining in america and comprehensive reading levels are going down across the country (source: american board of education and linguistics).
      The average american household owns 3.6 books.

    • @zeitgeistx5239
      @zeitgeistx5239 ปีที่แล้ว

      My high school German exchange student classmate in my French class spoke perfect American accented English on a native speaker level. It’s only when he starts to not understand some older cultural references that you start to clue in.

    • @sauce6534
      @sauce6534 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It’s almost like English is the dominant language in the world 🤔🤔🤔

    • @Scarlett.Granger
      @Scarlett.Granger ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sauce6534 Judging by your ability to read comprehensively and your egotism about speaking a language and being this ridiculously proud about it, you must be american.

    • @beckypetersen2680
      @beckypetersen2680 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's because in order to learn a language, you really need to understand the grammar. I was told if you are an American with grammar issues - learn another language. It will then force you to understand how it works. Americans use awful grammar as a general rule. He done it, I'm going to go lay down, I ain't done nothing, etc. It's hard to listen to sometimes on tv shows....because nonnative speakers of English just don't make these mistakes, so I'm not sure to hearing these types of mistakes where I live in Poland.

  • @arinmovsisyan3391
    @arinmovsisyan3391 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That Danke shayn killed me 😂

  • @adamengelhart5159
    @adamengelhart5159 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Maybe see if anyone at the MUSEUM DER KULTUREN across the plaza could help. Museums tend to have resources for people who don't understand the local language, and sometimes even maps.
    Failing that, try walking around in a circle with radius 150 m centered on the point where you were standing when conversing with those folks and see if that helps.

  • @SaraBlu
    @SaraBlu ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Stranger: Do you speak English?
    Me: Panics. OMG. Stranger talking to me. Danger alert! *shakes head* nein nein. Runs away.
    Social awkwardness it is for me.

  • @hereandthere6001
    @hereandthere6001 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    German are quite modest people. My german husband can correct news journalists when they speak english, I can't and its my native tongue! He's still modest about his knowledge of languages when all we can speak is english?

    • @chong2389
      @chong2389 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I worked for a company that is based in Germany. I felt so humbled during the daily telcos that were conducted in English. Global telcos that were attended by colleagues and vendors from non-English speaking countries on every continent except for Antarctica.

  • @fluffigverbimmelt
    @fluffigverbimmelt ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Important lesson hidden inside: When you go to a foreign country, do memorise the basics (hello, bye, thanks, excuse me) in local language and use them! It makes a big difference when interacting with locals.

    • @HeroinLover69-dw3ny
      @HeroinLover69-dw3ny 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I work at a store in a part of Berlin, where we get all kinds of tourists from around the world, mostly american though. Mumbling a german greeting to me and not saying anything after, makes me think, that you speak german but you're just a quiet or shy person. I will then proceed to normally talk in german to you and at some point I'll realize, that you did not understand a single word, I've just said. Memorizing and using a few basic words and phrases of a country's language you're travelling to, is fine, if you're just gonna use it on the street and there are no further words exchanged. But if you're in a situation, where you have to utter more than 3 words, then it's just better to let me know, that you don't speak my language. Greet me clearly in english for example, don't use "hi" for that purpose, because it's used everywhere in the world, basically but any other english greeting will work or for the case, that you can only think of "hi", you could also just tell me, that you don't understand my language. I'd appreciate that even more although I get, how it could feel a little clunky to you.
      This way, it's way easier for both of us. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice gesture but in cases, where you actually have to talk to each other, it's highly impractical

  • @Kaluriel
    @Kaluriel 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Big Train sketch only without the ending

  • @johnwilson4677
    @johnwilson4677 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    They learn it instantly though if you ask for ďirections in German.

    • @beckypetersen2680
      @beckypetersen2680 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, then things have changed in 30 years because we did visit Germany before internet was everywhere and we couldn't find anyone who spoke English - for real. McD's - the kids in school were able to communicate but anyone over about 30 - don't even try to get help. They certainly weren't this conversational, even though I thought they all had it in school.

    • @EmmaHope88
      @EmmaHope88 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@beckypetersen2680 Well, people in the East learned Russian up until the Fall of the Berlin wall, so 1989. The problem is that even if you learn a language (or anything else really) at school, it doesn't mean that you retain all of that after graduation, which is probably why most people over 30 didn't speak it with you. Nowadays, that is a bit different because of the internet and streaming, etc. However, I'm not really a friend of the whole, everyone learned it at school thing, because even though that is true, there are massive differences between different countries as far as proficiency goes. In some countries in Europe, only around 20% can hold a basic conversation in English with you, even though they learned it at school, and then you have the other extreme, the Netherlands, where over 90% are able to do so. And the reason for that is not that they learned it at school.

  • @CombineCubing
    @CombineCubing ปีที่แล้ว +3

    DIPER ÖVERLÖDE

  • @videorevolutionstudios
    @videorevolutionstudios 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Random german dude be like
    Hanz you english?
    hanz : nein

  • @svmoh
    @svmoh หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Marktplatz, Stuttgart. Direkt vor dem Rathaus mit Stiftskirche im Hintergrund

  • @Slaygirlypopslay11
    @Slaygirlypopslay11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “Do you speak English?”
    “ no I don’t “ while speaking English

  • @PatrickMapper
    @PatrickMapper ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Putting the American flag for English is a disgrace

    • @garrettbassen8522
      @garrettbassen8522 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe your people should have learned to shoot straight HOO-FUCKIN-RAH!!! 🇺🇸

  • @I_am_Raziel
    @I_am_Raziel ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Quite accurate it is 😆

  • @neini411
    @neini411 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The germän „Untertitel“ äre very fünny😂

  • @felixro1006
    @felixro1006 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The subtitles look more like a Scandinavian language than a Scandinavian language itseld😂

  • @maddymoo1329
    @maddymoo1329 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was one of my favorite sketches I love that other people remember it!

  • @Synchronicety
    @Synchronicety 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the birds lol

  • @sasukeuchiha-wr5om
    @sasukeuchiha-wr5om 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    he just did!! lmao!!😂