If Germans arent honest to you, they got their feelings hurt, but dont want to hurt your feelings and start "squirrels"..... its like pocking a bear, till everyone will be shocked bcause "suddenly and without any reason" the german will snap, which is his moral right, after saying yes or nothing all the time.
There's a German engineer at my work. I can confirm he likes doing things in a particular way to increase efficiency. That's why he and I get along. If I find a more efficient way to do something, he is greatly accepting of the new method.
Remember kids, there's a difference between being honest -- and being brutal. If your friend doesn't ask about his sandals, and they're not causing any (major) harm, then you can just keep that opinion to yourself! : )
@@operatorfig That's a decent rule of thumb! This one's pretty good, too: 'Does it need to be said? Does it need to be said by you? Does it need to be said now?'
@@Y-is-everthing-taken br aqui tb, eu já falei muito essa expressão “é diferente”, principalmente quando cortam o cabelo, muda a aparência etc e eu não quero dizer que ficou feio, mas pode ser uma coisa regional…
I am American and married to a German man. He still has to teach me to be direct, but his directness and hoensty about his thoughts and feelings are literally the best thing ever. We never play mind games and rarely miscommunicate. Its said as it is and its honestly amazing. It takes a while to learn to not get offended, but its so worth it.
My husband says the same about my directness, but he mostly attributes it to me having grown up in Chicago and also being autistic. Other people say it’s rude. I think lying and forcing another to solve a puzzle to figure out what is actually meant by something that is said is rude.
@@melissadouglas570It definitely is the neurodivergence. German culture is influenced by plenty of neurodivergent people, that's why they have a lot of traits in common with autistic people. ❤
@@escaramujo It's actually not german or a russian culture. all people who speak a non native language (no matter how good they are at it) will be emotionally distant from what they say when they speak it. (an empathy gap, they don't feel what's it like for the listener to hear their words) and will say whatever they think without filters.
@@PosthumanProphetWhat do you mean people who speak a non native language? German and russian is native in germany and russia. If you mean people who are not english native they speak english too yes but why would that matter if you are speaking german?
@greenockscatman that's even more true about Germans regarding food. They truly use that word: acceptable. High complement..but, if to be honest, of they really like smth, you will see that, because the animals instinct will be on then and the dish will be consumed as if the tiger jumped on the fat bunny. In most cases when you ask them: what do you think? Tasty? Etc the answer will be: not bad. This "not bad" is everything))) I tried to get the details on this "not bad", like it's bad but not, not yet good, something missing etc, the a seer was again, "just not bad". Then husband explained that all his family answers like that almost to everything, never going on a higher pitch of the excitement. Russians also answer same phrases sometimes, btw, but they do that with the voice manner that it sounds like multiple pleasant words just because of that, emotions are always added and therefore never understood as the lack of emotions and offense..I think Germans just learnt that in the years of occupation but had to hold themselves tight and less emotional due to their occupation...if to be honest, poor people, the war changed a lot.
Russians also ask like that, bit the voice tone and emotions make this question almost a lullaby and it is always just a nice small talk. Almost like: 'how are you? Fine. Thanks"-> Edible? - yes, it's good, thanks. Kind of.
Very good example of the difference between being honest and being a dick. You don't need to pretend to like something you don't just because you think it pleases others, but you also don't have to bother others with your opinions if they don't ask for it.
Precisely. There is a difference between being honest and being a prick. If I'm asked I answer honestly (minor exceptions. I'll never tell a kid I dislike their drawing 😁). But I don't go around pointing out things I hate to people.
@@walle5667I've seen almost everybody trying to put others down or saying demeaning things to others in the namesake of being open minded and so called my opinion. No matter how it hurts someone people continue to impose their thoughts and opinions on others even though they're not being asked about it. They would say that i would put my opinion whether you like it or not. Do you all ignore such people or say bad things to them?
I am German and pride myself on my honesty and being direct. An American once told me that I am very blunt. I thanked them and was happy about the compliment. Took me about a year in which I got to know some more Americans a bit better to understand that it hadn't been a compliment when they told me I was blunt. In hindsight I laughed, because I tried imagining what they must have thought when they told me I was blunt and I genuinely thanked them and smiled at them happily. 😅😂
@@rae8544 You don't know how right you are. I'm known among my friends to make really bad (dad) jokes. And I am a bit of a talker and long message writer
@@Onda_Wilde Danke. Sehr freundlich. Ich geb mein Bestes alla Liebe deinen Nächsten und tu für andere was du willst dass sie für dich tun usw. Du bist aber auch sehr freundlich mir hier einfach so nette Komplimente zu machen. Made my day.
In Finland we give gift cards or inside the present we leave the reciept. We never send the reciept to another person so you don't need to run over and use gasoline or bus fairs to actually get the reciept. I bought my son nike airs for his birthday and send him reciept as an image scan through whatsapp so he can return them without me😅 That's more practical in my mind.
@@ronjabla6698 That was a custom too when I was a kid in Finland. But last 15 years it has to be more efficient for the recipient of the gift to change or return themselves specially on chrismas gifts because the sales start you might not get the gift change to perfect size also holidays end week after the new years. So you get better chance to change on time. More practical and efficient. So in Finland we don't have the custom anymore because it was hindarance. Also if you send reciepts by whatsapp you can choose the date when to send it also reciepts loose the ink rather quickly so usually I copy mine with my phone for fileing. I want some reciepts to be added to my tax report. Most places have started to send email reciepts which is good for the enviroment. Yeah I don't mind Germany for upholding old customs and manners. I actually think it's cute. Sadly it eats up the true efficiency you germans are known for. Because let's face it you can't change human evolution. It also means some customs and manner need to be updated too.
I read the recipe for making choucroute and realized that I couldn't eat it either. But I love properly fermented cabbage. But the fermentation process should last at least 10 days: the first 5 days it ferments in its own juice in a warm place with the lid open, the remaining 5 days - under a closed lid in the refrigerator. And never any vinegar or any other acid, proper fermentation gives a useful acid that replenishes the lack of vitamin C in the body, as well as enzymes needed for the gastrointestinal tract.
As a Dutch person, I can confirm this. Be honest, but not to the point of insulting. It's always difficult for foreigners to understand the difference between being direct and honest and being insulting as it is understood by the Dutch and German 😂😂
Being Canadian, I would see this as a "Kenny vs Spenny" type of situation. I would certainly lie and pretend to enjoy the sauerkraut if I've already committed to the meal, but I would get even with him later.
It's a blur sometimes. That's why diplomatic is more complicated than it looks, and all those clouts and virtue signaling are just low efforts from the big mouths with empty lip service.
@@DoveringFifthsthat makes no sense to me. It would hurt more if I thought you enjoyed it and afterwards you tell me: “no that was just for show. Didn’t like it.” Tell me upfront it’s not your cup of tea and I may be able to get you something different. I would really hate that someone fakes liking something they really don’t enjoy.
@@MrTitidon’t be mistaken. Germans learned to adapt and only pretend to be laughing - inside there is nothing but a void. They just learned to read the conversation and they know when to “laugh”… it’s all fake tho.
UK is not near as what japan is lol, they are kind, shy and some get offended by you getting late 2 minutes to make things worst they dont tell you the truth or other stuff that is simple to say, your couple barely talks unless you talk to her, if you ask too much they get stressed, no surprised they have the lowest steem around the world, i met some british they are funny and really friendly compared to japanese lol
@y0uw0tm8 I guess the Poles have a 'coconut' society. They may look formal and cold on the streets, but then I was seeing them in groups of friends they were just hilarious, and the funniest, goofiest people in the world Also they're just a bit too 'daring', like people in the other Slavic countries
yall are funny af when you want to be too, I had a German friend named Nico he was a foreign exchange student he instantly became my friend because the first class we had together was chem and dude legit points at the gas nozzle and says “are you sure you can trust a German around that” and i still don’t think I’ve ever laughed that hard.
Bro one reason I LOVED my German exchange student friends was how direct they were!! A ton of ppl thought they were rude, but as a neurodivergent person it was such a joy. "How are you feeling today?" "I feel like shit and I want to go home" "Do you wanna talk about it?" "No" "Do you want a hug?" "Yes" like some of you mfs could learn a thing or two from a stay in Germany 😭
If I didn't have language acquisition issues (i.e. new languages simply don't stick in my brain, lowgrade dyslexia, barely get along with English as is, etc.)... I would have moved to Germany years ago - - I've watched so many American NDs expat there and thrive socially versus the performative polite while privately cruel nature of American culture.
@trashgamerxd7612 ....I suggest being _actually_ direct in educating yourself, and instead of typing the word into a YT comment box in a passive aggressive attempt for human interaction... try inputting the word into a Google search field, or an OpenAI text box for a conversational response, to obtain clarifying information on what the term represents.
As a german, sounds good. How would you effect efficient change without accurately describing the problem? As long as you're not insulting or something and just factual, that seems totally fair.
I come from Lapland, Northern Finland. I'm blunt and direct but same time I have my cultural art of dark jokes. Living in Germany not many people like the dark jokes with blunt twist on them. So germans need to understand blunt witze more or you don't survive in Lappland at all😂
@@Tim666-o5n I know that. But dark jokes makes you deal with the BS. I see them better use than getting angry at people straight in their face. And I don't have issue with Germany, I just have issue with BS people. It doesn't matter what country your in you'll meet enough BS in your life that it's good to joke about it than use your fists. Specially as a lady person.
ich hab sie gesehen, die Briten, wie sie mit Tränen in den Augen, vor Freude, in deutschen Restaurants gesessen haben und futterten als gäbe es keinen Morgen ;)
@@vanessamelch5796 "als gäbe es *kein* Morgen". Sorry wenn ich das jetzt so "dreist" und random im Internet korrigiere, ich bin nur Sprachlehrer und fand das einen interessanten Fehler, von dem der eine oder andere vielleicht profitieren und lernen kann.
I normally have sauerkraut with my hot dog, similar to how you use pickles in a hamburger-you don’t use too much. However, that was way too much. And where are the hot dog buns? Other hot dog variations include the regular mustard and ketchup, and chili dogs. Both are yummy.
@@FlorianMarkYeah coming from Western PA we regularly had bratwurst/kielbasa slow cooked in sauerkraut. I can't do kielbasa anymore, too heavy for me.
I'm wondering if I can convince my family to have hot dogs and sauerkraut tomorrow. Or Kielbasa and sauerkraut. Or Brats, or spam... basically any kind of processed meat and sauerkraut.
@@YTMarcoYT you cant hate mashed potatoes if you ever ate good ones, most people dont get the simple things right. but sauerkraut is indeed not very tasty
Honesty is essential for emotional maturity, closeness, and its easier on the feelings too in the long run - although the last point shouldn't really matter in the first place.
Perhaps this is what is killing American marriages. Couples lie to each other to not hurt each other....but then, long term, they don't know their partners TRUE likes and dislikes. Don't know, just wondering aloud.
@@svenneff I had to google that first, because I never heard of Gottschee or the Gottseer people befor. Very interesting history! Part of my family comes from Slowenia too.
@@Othillde Oh, to be fair could be I got that wrong and it was lime juice, lol. Sorry, if I messed that up. It is long ago I heard that story and it was just an information I got more on the side. Yeah, I guess I edit that, lol. Neither of it is still used by Germans. Thanks.
My mom had an old European travel guide from the 60's. And under the German cuisine paragraph, it said, "If you're traveling from France to Germany will be disappointed with the food. If you're traveling from England to Germany, you'll be enthralled with the food.
I love the dish that we see in the video this dish is popular in Germany but also in France in Germany they are called Sauerkraut and in France it is called choucroute
German food is the epitome of food that's "not bad." It's not the type of cuisine you eat for the experience, like in France, or Italy. You eat it because its heavy, it cushions the beer on your stomach, and because it's filling. There's nothing about it that's bad, but it's by no means amazing. It's just a fine example of German efficiency. If english food is an absolute 1/10, and French/italian food is a 10/10, German good is a solid German/10.
stimmt ... auch, dass hier keiner Bockwurst nur allein mit Sauerkraut isst, ich kenn jedenfalls niemanden, dazu gehört immer auch selbstgemachtes Kartoffelpüree ... aber für solche Gefälligkeitslügner würde ich nie wieder etwas kochen oder backen
@@MrJueKa Du glaubst gar nicht, was unser Hündin alles gegessen hat, nur weil es auf dem Tisch stand. Sie hat mir so manches Mal die Bürde von Hibaah abgenommen. Und sie konnte im Sitzen ihr Kinn auf die Tischplatte legen, damit alle sahen, was sie zu leiden hatte, weil sie kurz vor'm Verhungern war🤣🤣🤣 Übrigens bin ich beim Pü ganz bei Dir, ohne geht nicht
Though I am Chinese, I am a super big fan of German sausages and sauerkraut. I bought a lot of jars of sauerkraut and put them in my refrigerator during the five years I studied in the UK. Even now I am living in Japan, I go to German restaurant at least once a week to enjoy the sausages, sauerkraut and Eisbein❤.
I once worked in a small hotel Restaurant in Berlin and 3 chinese teenagers came in. One girl ordered Liver. And i was like: Are you sure? This normally in Germany more for Elderly people. She ate it all. I was totally impressed.
Very few people will actually want you to be straightforward and honest with them, and it’s ironic but this especially applies to the types of people who say they prefer straightforward and honest.
When you're honest with people, you give them power over you. Like in poker, you keep your cards to your chest. You don't tell the car dealer how much you have and are willing to pay. You don't tell your girl what you actually paid for her gift. You don't tell your boss how long it actually took to do something. You don't tell your friends about the ugly ones you know. Etc.
I mean I prefer honesty. I don't particularly mind rudeness but I will give it back to you if you give it to me. Just kind of a tit for tat kind a guy. Then again that's mostly because lying is complicated and I am incredibly lazy.
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"You would rather lie, deceive, and suffer just to please other people?" Hit harder than expected 💀
Yes, its quite noble actually
@@CroPro8901nah kinda pitiful, being a people pleaser
Answer "Yes" LOL
British people in a nutshell
@gamlaman as a British I agree. That's basically true
Great example of being honest about something that affects you and something that only affects others.
Good way to put it 👍
Exactly
Damn i just gained a social skill.
Exactly!!
german sandals affect our visual environment
"Offended by Liam Carpenter"😂😂😂
Lol didnt notice it till I read ur comment😂😂😂
Who isn't? xD
Also offed by Liam Carpenter
@@NTN_musicwtf?
@@BenGHG.the knife incident
when he said "you'd rather lie, deceive, and suffer just to please other people"......... i felt that.
when he said "feelings" i didnt feel that
as a german I can confirm - I never had feelings, except to my Birkenstocks
I can neither eat feelings, have sex with them or deduct them from my taxes, so I have no need for them.
Ich auch
Die sehen schon irgendwie scheiße aus. **schnell wegducken**
Ich auch!
Alles lügen all lies
“ Tell the truth, no one will take offense here” spoke to me in a way I never thought it would.
Not everyone handles truth well
@@sherreid8913Because their soft as shit snowflakes
... and we'll be more efficient! 🤣 love it!
If Germans arent honest to you, they got their feelings hurt, but dont want to hurt your feelings and start "squirrels"..... its like pocking a bear, till everyone will be shocked bcause "suddenly and without any reason" the german will snap, which is his moral right, after saying yes or nothing all the time.
@@Zwingli-Was-Right-AHwasToo idk why but “the German will snap” has the same energy as “Even a worm will turn”
*”Feelings?”* 💀
I like how this comment is just above the comment with :joy: emoji.
Germans stopped having feelings during the 30 Years War.
He's too German
Lmao feelings I love this German guy
:joy
The smiles. They add so much every time. 👀
There is a thin line between "wieso hast du das nicht gleich gesagt" and "wer hat dich denn gefragt"
„Du musst auch immer Deinen Senf dazugeben!“
@@pancakemoon "Niemand mag Klugscheißer!"
Korrekt, die Oder-Neiße-Linie
Es wird gegessen was aufn Tisch kommt!
@@Macalaniasjejessen
I'm a German and yes honesty is very important to me
I‘m German and I hate it! Sorry
Except our Cum-Ex Chancellor. So you can't really call him German.
@@silentwater79 He is just forgetful. I mean, can you remember where you put those 80 Million Euro a few years ago? No? See, me neither.
Ich hasse Sauerkraut 😅😂
@@RevCodeI can't even remember having those 80 million! 🙀
His German character is slowly turning into a terminator.
Seeing this comment after watching the short where the German character has robot focus vision is hilarious 😂
Arnold Schwarzenegger - that name even fits hin
He will be back
A polite terminator
No Bro !
It's like a Hanibal creepy face 😈
The acting is sooooo good… they really look two different people👏🏻👏🏻
I have been a casual watcher for awhile. I thought that they were different people
"Feelings?" 😂
Careful. There're 3 things you never insult in Germany
- alcoholism
- freedom of speed (Autobahn)
- traditions
What are those Feelings this one is talking about ? :-p
@@k.r.99as German alcohol is gross and Geqmy has no real Traditions we ger do what we want
Too accurate 😂
Feelings? Is that some kind of illness?
"this way we can be more efficient"
😂😂😂
the 1k and the first comment lol
2 comment xd
There's a German engineer at my work. I can confirm he likes doing things in a particular way to increase efficiency. That's why he and I get along. If I find a more efficient way to do something, he is greatly accepting of the new method.
I'm not German, but I agreed with this. It's inefficient when people are too indirect. It's tiring to have to masked everything.
Oh no.... The borg
It’s hard to believe they are just one person. It’s so well done.
Wait. What?
I don’t believe you
Schizophrenia brought to perfection.
The German one makes me horny while the British one not so much 😅
It's the tone, accent and more visible jaw bones thanks to the cap
The moment that the German says “feelings?” Got me rolling on the floor😂😂😂
Remember kids, there's a difference between being honest -- and being brutal.
If your friend doesn't ask about his sandals, and they're not causing any (major) harm, then you can just keep that opinion to yourself! : )
Dude is lying those sandals are fire
beautiful reminder
If someone can't fix something about themselves in 30 seconds or less, you don't need to tell them about it. That's the rule I've always liked.
@@operatorfig That's a decent rule of thumb! This one's pretty good, too:
'Does it need to be said?
Does it need to be said by you?
Does it need to be said now?'
I'm sure u are American. My opinion brutally honest 😅
“Look, there’s David Hasselhoff!”
“Vhere?”
Vhere
Vehr
My friend just went to Germany and took pictures at the David Hasselhoff museum!! 😂😂😂
@@mycupoverflows7811THERES A DAVID HASSELHOFF MUSEUM??
"Which just proves my old theory, 'Germans love David Hasselhoff.'"
The way he says "feelings?" Has me deceased
lmaooo
Inside out 💀💀💀
"...feelings? 😐" BRO HAD MY DYING LAUGHING
As a German, I can confirm that learning about feelings for the first time tends to be very confusing
I have feelings, sometimes I feel hungry
@@rodgerhempfing2921 Zhat is a good vun. And zhey zay ve Germans have no humor.
Ha.
Ha.
Ha.
I vill laugh more in ze basement.
So, you guys are basically Vulcans? Come to latinamerica, we're gonna hug you every 30 minutes ❤
@@fixer1140 **
Here in Brazil, we say:
"It's.....different" 😂
Where I'm from we say:
It's...interesting
I’m from Brazil and I never heard that but I say it even if I like it its just different then what your used to like they added something
@@Y-is-everthing-taken br aqui tb, eu já falei muito essa expressão “é diferente”, principalmente quando cortam o cabelo, muda a aparência etc e eu não quero dizer que ficou feio, mas pode ser uma coisa regional…
In New Zealand we say "thats out of it" 😆
Same
Famous last words "why are you holding the knife like that?😢"
😂☠️😭
What makes them famous?
@@pauldraper1736 this video made them famous
I'm French and I relate on those "better tell the truth than lying" words.
I am American and married to a German man. He still has to teach me to be direct, but his directness and hoensty about his thoughts and feelings are literally the best thing ever. We never play mind games and rarely miscommunicate. Its said as it is and its honestly amazing. It takes a while to learn to not get offended, but its so worth it.
My husband says the same about my directness, but he mostly attributes it to me having grown up in Chicago and also being autistic. Other people say it’s rude. I think lying and forcing another to solve a puzzle to figure out what is actually meant by something that is said is rude.
@@melissadouglas570It definitely is the neurodivergence. German culture is influenced by plenty of neurodivergent people, that's why they have a lot of traits in common with autistic people. ❤
@@escaramujo It's actually not german or a russian culture. all people who speak a non native language (no matter how good they are at it) will be emotionally distant from what they say when they speak it. (an empathy gap, they don't feel what's it like for the listener to hear their words) and will say whatever they think without filters.
@@escaramujo That isn't the reason, lol
@@PosthumanProphetWhat do you mean people who speak a non native language? German and russian is native in germany and russia. If you mean people who are not english native they speak english too yes but why would that matter if you are speaking german?
“So it’s edible?” got me rolling on the stairs
true😂😂😂
had a german pal describe my cooking as "acceptable" once. high compliments right there.
@greenockscatman that's even more true about Germans regarding food. They truly use that word: acceptable. High complement..but, if to be honest, of they really like smth, you will see that, because the animals instinct will be on then and the dish will be consumed as if the tiger jumped on the fat bunny. In most cases when you ask them: what do you think? Tasty? Etc the answer will be: not bad. This "not bad" is everything))) I tried to get the details on this "not bad", like it's bad but not, not yet good, something missing etc, the a seer was again, "just not bad". Then husband explained that all his family answers like that almost to everything, never going on a higher pitch of the excitement. Russians also answer same phrases sometimes, btw, but they do that with the voice manner that it sounds like multiple pleasant words just because of that, emotions are always added and therefore never understood as the lack of emotions and offense..I think Germans just learnt that in the years of occupation but had to hold themselves tight and less emotional due to their occupation...if to be honest, poor people, the war changed a lot.
Russians also ask like that, bit the voice tone and emotions make this question almost a lullaby and it is always just a nice small talk. Almost like: 'how are you? Fine. Thanks"-> Edible? - yes, it's good, thanks. Kind of.
@@Timesobserver_Xenia 🙂
"tell the truth, no one will take offense here. This way we can be more efficient" resonates with me so much 👍
Now I understand my history lessons...
I'm crying, that's top quality comedy 😂
Very good example of the difference between being honest and being a dick. You don't need to pretend to like something you don't just because you think it pleases others, but you also don't have to bother others with your opinions if they don't ask for it.
Precisely. There is a difference between being honest and being a prick. If I'm asked I answer honestly (minor exceptions. I'll never tell a kid I dislike their drawing 😁). But I don't go around pointing out things I hate to people.
Exactly. Well written.
👏👏👏
That means i like Germans 😂
@@walle5667I've seen almost everybody trying to put others down or saying demeaning things to others in the namesake of being open minded and so called my opinion. No matter how it hurts someone people continue to impose their thoughts and opinions on others even though they're not being asked about it. They would say that i would put my opinion whether you like it or not. Do you all ignore such people or say bad things to them?
Lying, deceiving and suffering to please other people is an integral part of the British disposition 😂
😂😂😂😂
and American
There is a fine line between being honest and being a rude a**hole under the cover of "I'm just an honest person"
Y e p, you can still be considerate and honest at the same time
Truer words have never been spoken
なるほど
I agree
Well said
“Feelings?” He said that with such confidence 🤣
I am German and pride myself on my honesty and being direct.
An American once told me that I am very blunt. I thanked them and was happy about the compliment.
Took me about a year in which I got to know some more Americans a bit better to understand that it hadn't been a compliment when they told me I was blunt. In hindsight I laughed, because I tried imagining what they must have thought when they told me I was blunt and I genuinely thanked them and smiled at them happily. 😅😂
In our family, you'd fit right in.😂
Since you like honesty...
You have absolutely no sense of humor and talk way too much. :)
Got you mate!
@@rae8544 You don't know how right you are. I'm known among my friends to make really bad (dad) jokes. And I am a bit of a talker and long message writer
@@danielspeidel1455 Du klingst dennoch sympathisch. 😊 Und wirklich ehrlich und fähig zu Selbst Reflektion. Ist doch gut. 🙂
@@Onda_Wilde Danke. Sehr freundlich. Ich geb mein Bestes alla Liebe deinen Nächsten und tu für andere was du willst dass sie für dich tun usw.
Du bist aber auch sehr freundlich mir hier einfach so nette Komplimente zu machen.
Made my day.
'Why you holding the knife like that?'
-famous last words
Yea.........
Wait why you hold the knife like that
Why are you approaching instead of running away know that I
DIO
Judith said to Michael 😶
You shouldn't tell the truth to someone holding a knife
man, just say that your stomach is full
@@tsugikuniyorichii7771jojo reference?
That's not a home meal; that's what a random street food seller offers in a round plastic plate at your local village fair.
i do like that whole "being more efficient" thing you can get with honesty
"And this way we can be more efficient".
We must protect the German people with this mindset at all costs. Much love,
A Yorkshireman.
Fellow Yorkshireman agrees
They've been occupied since 1945.
And the rest of the humanity too for that matter.
We don't need to protect the Germans; we need to protect everyone else!
Warum das? Das hört sich nicht sehr Kosteneffizient oder Energieeffizient an.
Why is that? That doesn't sound very cost or energy efficient.
"In this way we can be more efficient." :D Love it.
Yeah, why waste food like that...
Liam, thank you for doing what you do ❤️ Germany needs you.
The Cats scream 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is so real. I hate people lying to me 😂
They just cause more problems!
Omg yes!
My grandma always gives the reciepts for my presents to my mum so that if I don’t like it I could return it. That’s German efficiency 🙈
Oh my gosh..so cute
In Finland we give gift cards or inside the present we leave the reciept. We never send the reciept to another person so you don't need to run over and use gasoline or bus fairs to actually get the reciept. I bought my son nike airs for his birthday and send him reciept as an image scan through whatsapp so he can return them without me😅 That's more practical in my mind.
We just ask each other what we want,
so we can make even more efficient gifts.
🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
@@suvireijo the reason she does not give it directly to me is because you should not tell the price of the gift to the recipient if not necessary
@@ronjabla6698 That was a custom too when I was a kid in Finland. But last 15 years it has to be more efficient for the recipient of the gift to change or return themselves specially on chrismas gifts because the sales start you might not get the gift change to perfect size also holidays end week after the new years. So you get better chance to change on time. More practical and efficient. So in Finland we don't have the custom anymore because it was hindarance. Also if you send reciepts by whatsapp you can choose the date when to send it also reciepts loose the ink rather quickly so usually I copy mine with my phone for fileing. I want some reciepts to be added to my tax report. Most places have started to send email reciepts which is good for the enviroment. Yeah I don't mind Germany for upholding old customs and manners. I actually think it's cute. Sadly it eats up the true efficiency you germans are known for. Because let's face it you can't change human evolution. It also means some customs and manner need to be updated too.
He’s acting and body language is really great! It really feels like he’s two different people
It was the same person???
The German version he actually looks German 😂
Wait ...it's the same person ?!😮
As a french women choucroute is literally my WORST nightmare 😂
I read the recipe for making choucroute and realized that I couldn't eat it either. But I love properly fermented cabbage. But the fermentation process should last at least 10 days: the first 5 days it ferments in its own juice in a warm place with the lid open, the remaining 5 days - under a closed lid in the refrigerator. And never any vinegar or any other acid, proper fermentation gives a useful acid that replenishes the lack of vitamin C in the body, as well as enzymes needed for the gastrointestinal tract.
This is literally the only shorts I consistently watch. 😂
You're onto something Liam.
The German mother one is funny too. Look for those.
As a Dutch person, I can confirm this. Be honest, but not to the point of insulting. It's always difficult for foreigners to understand the difference between being direct and honest and being insulting as it is understood by the Dutch and German 😂😂
Being Canadian, I would see this as a "Kenny vs Spenny" type of situation. I would certainly lie and pretend to enjoy the sauerkraut if I've already committed to the meal, but I would get even with him later.
@@DoveringFifths Get even with him for preparing something you didn't like?? It's not like they wanted you to hate the meal, why do you need payback?
It's a blur sometimes. That's why diplomatic is more complicated than it looks, and all those clouts and virtue signaling are just low efforts from the big mouths with empty lip service.
Inderdaad. True that
@@DoveringFifthsthat makes no sense to me. It would hurt more if I thought you enjoyed it and afterwards you tell me: “no that was just for show. Didn’t like it.” Tell me upfront it’s not your cup of tea and I may be able to get you something different. I would really hate that someone fakes liking something they really don’t enjoy.
"Feelings?" 😂😂 this made me laugh more than it probably should have 😂
Because you showed Feelings then which makes the laughing wrong.
@@MrTitidon’t be mistaken. Germans learned to adapt and only pretend to be laughing - inside there is nothing but a void. They just learned to read the conversation and they know when to “laugh”… it’s all fake tho.
Ur not alone😂 I laughed hard too😂
@@WolfenWolfingtonfor saying this you are german. but you cant. cause you wont lie then
Be honest kids.
That one german Teacher being honest with a austrian painter.
As a German I can say this is literally what I ate yesterday. And I like it very much
What? Head and Shoulders?
Mustard,
Mustard and bread are always part of this meal, for me.
This Sauerkraut looks sooooo dry 🫣
@@auraluna7679 yeah, a wiener with sauerkraut and a bread with butter👌
This is Comfort Food to me. (The “What Are ‘Feelings’?” part of The Germanic Traditions I do NOT find to be edible, however.)
"Let me take some more off of them" 😂
1K with no comments?
The focus on efficiency is definitely true here
The smile at the end 😂😂😂
A very accurate depiction of the British. I'm an expat in the UK and its like I moved to an island where everyone has social anxiiety.
100% they do
Wow, another white immigrant in the UK.
That's why so many British get drunk at weekends and act like lunatics to let out all the pent up emotions 😅
UK is not near as what japan is lol, they are kind, shy and some get offended by you getting late 2 minutes to make things worst they dont tell you the truth or other stuff that is simple to say, your couple barely talks unless you talk to her, if you ask too much they get stressed, no surprised they have the lowest steem around the world, i met some british they are funny and really friendly compared to japanese lol
@y0uw0tm8 I guess the Poles have a 'coconut' society. They may look formal and cold on the streets, but then I was seeing them in groups of friends they were just hilarious, and the funniest, goofiest people in the world
Also they're just a bit too 'daring', like people in the other Slavic countries
The timing of dropping the fork when mentioning the shoes was spot on 😂😂😂 Perfekt 💯 😂
Im german and i can confirm that i have no feelings.
Very gut, keep up ze efficiency.
Feelings?
@@SutekhOne Always.
Understandable feelings make everything 7% less efficient.
yall are funny af when you want to be too, I had a German friend named Nico he was a foreign exchange student he instantly became my friend because the first class we had together was chem and dude legit points at the gas nozzle and says “are you sure you can trust a German around that” and i still don’t think I’ve ever laughed that hard.
Bro one reason I LOVED my German exchange student friends was how direct they were!! A ton of ppl thought they were rude, but as a neurodivergent person it was such a joy.
"How are you feeling today?" "I feel like shit and I want to go home" "Do you wanna talk about it?" "No" "Do you want a hug?" "Yes" like some of you mfs could learn a thing or two from a stay in Germany 😭
we like being direct
As a german, i dont know why other societies dont see the massive benefits of being like that
If I didn't have language acquisition issues (i.e. new languages simply don't stick in my brain, lowgrade dyslexia, barely get along with English as is, etc.)... I would have moved to Germany years ago - - I've watched so many American NDs expat there and thrive socially versus the performative polite while privately cruel nature of American culture.
@trashgamerxd7612 ....I suggest being _actually_ direct in educating yourself, and instead of typing the word into a YT comment box in a passive aggressive attempt for human interaction... try inputting the word into a Google search field, or an OpenAI text box for a conversational response, to obtain clarifying information on what the term represents.
this is so accurate, i feel like shit and dont want to talk about this, just a hug is enough
I get told all the time that I'm too blunt and direct about my negative feedback. We'll see how I do when I move to Germany lol
As a german, sounds good. How would you effect efficient change without accurately describing the problem?
As long as you're not insulting or something and just factual, that seems totally fair.
I come from Lapland, Northern Finland. I'm blunt and direct but same time I have my cultural art of dark jokes. Living in Germany not many people like the dark jokes with blunt twist on them. So germans need to understand blunt witze more or you don't survive in Lappland at all😂
@@suvireijoI can imagine that living in this unforgiving land affects your humor. Germany has nicer weather, so the jokes have to be a bit funnier.
@@Tim666-o5n I know that. But dark jokes makes you deal with the BS. I see them better use than getting angry at people straight in their face. And I don't have issue with Germany, I just have issue with BS people. It doesn't matter what country your in you'll meet enough BS in your life that it's good to joke about it than use your fists. Specially as a lady person.
Wehe, du redest mir meine Karre madig Freundchen!
The David Hasselhoff bit was such a good throwaway joke
David who?
“Feelings?” pretty much sums Germany up real good. 😅
Of all people, a British who criticises German food ... 😂🤣
;-)
Hahaha
ich hab sie gesehen, die Briten, wie sie mit Tränen in den Augen, vor Freude, in deutschen Restaurants gesessen haben und futterten als gäbe es keinen Morgen ;)
@@vanessamelch5796 😂😂😂
Ganz dünnes Eis
@@vanessamelch5796 "als gäbe es *kein* Morgen".
Sorry wenn ich das jetzt so "dreist" und random im Internet korrigiere, ich bin nur Sprachlehrer und fand das einen interessanten Fehler, von dem der eine oder andere vielleicht profitieren und lernen kann.
"Feelings? What are feelings?" That is what I expected him to say 💀
There is one exception! OMA! If you don't like Omas Essen you shut the damn up and eat no matter how often she refills your plate 😂
nahh i did that never i always sid i dont like the liver in the stuffed chicken and she was so sweet to let the liver out xd
Haha that’s true also in the Netherlands
How can you not like sauerkraut it's so good.
All this channel is proving to me is that my German grandmother had more of an impact on me than I thought.
Mine too!!
"Wird einem nicht gleich schlecht von".😂
Der Hunger treibt's rein, der Ekel schiebt's runter und der Geiz behält's drin
@@TheYupido schöner spruch 😂
@@TheYupido XD Mein Bruder sagt immer: "zum kacken reichts"
"Schisst sich weg" 🫣
@@TheYupido Den werde ich mir merken😂
"Feelings...?" That one got me :-D
Well yeah pretty much, got me xD
"feelings...?" That was perfectly executed and came out of nowhere
I actually love sauerkraut (yes, really!), but I appreciate blunt honesty!
I love sauerkraut.... and darn you for making me crave it when I don't have any.
I normally have sauerkraut with my hot dog, similar to how you use pickles in a hamburger-you don’t use too much. However, that was way too much. And where are the hot dog buns?
Other hot dog variations include the regular mustard and ketchup, and chili dogs. Both are yummy.
i really like it too.
@@us3r75 you normally eat Bratwust to eat. The amount of Sauerkraut is normal.
@@FlorianMarkYeah coming from Western PA we regularly had bratwurst/kielbasa slow cooked in sauerkraut. I can't do kielbasa anymore, too heavy for me.
I'm wondering if I can convince my family to have hot dogs and sauerkraut tomorrow. Or Kielbasa and sauerkraut.
Or Brats, or spam... basically any kind of processed meat and sauerkraut.
Sauerkraut plus mashed potatoes are dope
Hate both from the bottom of my heart 😂
I think I never tried to combine it... But just to think about it... 😂
@@YTMarcoYTDon't be too honest.😅
@@YTMarcoYT whats wrong with some peoples taste buds
@@YTMarcoYTinteresting. I didn't know that there are people who hate mashed potatoes
@@YTMarcoYT you cant hate mashed potatoes if you ever ate good ones, most people dont get the simple things right. but sauerkraut is indeed not very tasty
The food went off flying for a reason 🧐🤨😏😂🤣
Just perfect. Everytime. You're a master at your craft.
As a Polish person - sauerkraut is yummy, though 😁
The ending is genuinely scary. Well done.
we need a version where Willy shows his real emotions for the first time
In Germany we say Ehrlich wärt am längsten.
I don't get it. Google translates this to "Honesty takes the longest," which sounds like honesty is worse? Must be a bad translation.
@@stephenmontague6930 They misspelled "währt", producing a different meaning. The actual saying translates to "Honesty lasts the longest".
@@tarvoc746 Thanks!
Homie gönn dir so sehr deinen Erfolg, du bist einfach immer funny und es wird nicht alt
Honesty is essential for emotional maturity, closeness, and its easier on the feelings too in the long run - although the last point shouldn't really matter in the first place.
Well there are Germans who take it to a place of being hypercritical
This is not a self help channel.
thanks for the input.
Perhaps this is what is killing American marriages. Couples lie to each other to not hurt each other....but then, long term, they don't know their partners TRUE likes and dislikes. Don't know, just wondering aloud.
I love sauerkraut, to the point I used to get it in my Christmas stocking
I've learned more watching these clips than I did in school lol. Brilliantly done, you are very talented! Love too all from 🏴🇬🇧👍♥️
The way he smiles at the end of EVERY video just makes me so happy
“Feelings?” Theeeere you go 😂
Laughed good at that part
The smirk was chef kiss😂😂
... the 'Why are you holding the knife like that ??' killed me !!
Sauerkraut is delicious and healthy. It brought generations of us Austrians through the harsh alpine winter 😌
Winter = Speckknödel+Sauerkraut ❤
Part of my family was from Gottschee.
As a German American I'd say this pretty much explains my attitude.
@@svenneff I had to google that first, because I never heard of Gottschee or the Gottseer people befor. Very interesting history! Part of my family comes from Slowenia too.
@@Othillde Oh, to be fair could be I got that wrong and it was lime juice, lol. Sorry, if I messed that up. It is long ago I heard that story and it was just an information I got more on the side. Yeah, I guess I edit that, lol. Neither of it is still used by Germans. Thanks.
Sauerkraut is amazing. In french we call it Choucroute
Oui
I like them
Agreed.
In Chile 🇨🇱 "Chocrut"
Zuurkool in Dutch.....and I love it!
ok but the way he just grabbed the salad and threw it was just priceless!🤣🤣🤣🤣literally got me dead🙏😭
"Feelings?.."
😂
Great one! "Feelings?"
My mom had an old European travel guide from the 60's. And under the German cuisine paragraph, it said, "If you're traveling from France to Germany will be disappointed with the food. If you're traveling from England to Germany, you'll be enthralled with the food.
I love the dish that we see in the video this dish is popular in Germany but also in France in Germany they are called Sauerkraut and in France it is called choucroute
German food is the epitome of food that's "not bad." It's not the type of cuisine you eat for the experience, like in France, or Italy. You eat it because its heavy, it cushions the beer on your stomach, and because it's filling. There's nothing about it that's bad, but it's by no means amazing. It's just a fine example of German efficiency. If english food is an absolute 1/10, and French/italian food is a 10/10, German good is a solid German/10.
lol 😅
😁😂😂😂
I read that in his voice
“…feelings?”
Dam that fits him perfectly 🤣
Immer ehrlich sein wenn's ums Essen geht. 👍
Oder Geschenke
stimmt ... auch, dass hier keiner Bockwurst nur allein mit Sauerkraut isst, ich kenn jedenfalls niemanden, dazu gehört immer auch selbstgemachtes Kartoffelpüree ... aber für solche Gefälligkeitslügner würde ich nie wieder etwas kochen oder backen
oder einen bettelnden Hund haben😅
@@RCBirdsganz ehrlich, wenn dann noch der Dackelblick dazu kommt, dann kann man ja kaum noch widerstehen und der Hund bekommt etwas ab
@@MrJueKa Du glaubst gar nicht, was unser Hündin alles gegessen hat, nur weil es auf dem Tisch stand. Sie hat mir so manches Mal die Bürde von Hibaah abgenommen. Und sie konnte im Sitzen ihr Kinn auf die Tischplatte legen, damit alle sahen, was sie zu leiden hatte, weil sie kurz vor'm Verhungern war🤣🤣🤣
Übrigens bin ich beim Pü ganz bei Dir, ohne geht nicht
As a german, I hated Sauerkraut for 17 years in my life before I thought it was some kind of edible
Same 😂😅
And now you love it
But you still ate it
The trick is to mix some sweet fruit into it.
I still hate it with a passion. I just can't stand rhe taste
The feelings line was foreshadowing for him being psychotic lol
Google words before you use them
@@Lilian040210 ikr bro uses that word for anything
Psychosis is when you lose grip on reality i think.
@@rizzwan-42069 yeah
@@rizzwan-42069 technically applicable here if you reach really hard
“Feelings?”
I lost it! 😂😂
I love that David Hasselhoff got a shout out.
As someone who grew up in Wisconsin, sauerkraut and brats are a staple of my household.
Heil Deutchland!
@@AKUJIVALDO real
@@AKUJIVALDO... DeutSCHland.
I don't understand how to live without sauerkraut
@@dmitripogosian5084 a life without sauerkraut is a life not worth living
Though I am Chinese, I am a super big fan of German sausages and sauerkraut.
I bought a lot of jars of sauerkraut and put them in my refrigerator during the five years I studied in the UK.
Even now I am living in Japan, I go to German restaurant at least once a week to enjoy the sausages, sauerkraut and Eisbein❤.
Lass es Dir schmecken❣
mag ich auch das deutsches Essen als ein Chinese. mein leiblings ist Blutwurst vom Schwabenland :)
I once worked in a small hotel Restaurant in Berlin and 3 chinese teenagers came in.
One girl ordered Liver. And i was like: Are you sure? This normally in Germany more for Elderly people. She ate it all. I was totally impressed.
I’m sure you are a big fan of German sausage
Me too😊@@heyimhk101
I keep forgetting it’s the same person playing both 😅 this just goes to show how amazing you are at acting
Very few people will actually want you to be straightforward and honest with them, and it’s ironic but this especially applies to the types of people who say they prefer straightforward and honest.
You've never met a German?
When you're honest with people, you give them power over you. Like in poker, you keep your cards to your chest. You don't tell the car dealer how much you have and are willing to pay. You don't tell your girl what you actually paid for her gift. You don't tell your boss how long it actually took to do something. You don't tell your friends about the ugly ones you know. Etc.
@@StrangersIteDomum I do.
I mean I prefer honesty. I don't particularly mind rudeness but I will give it back to you if you give it to me. Just kind of a tit for tat kind a guy. Then again that's mostly because lying is complicated and I am incredibly lazy.
@@StrangersIteDomumMulti layer that. You don't need to hide your cards, just don't show all of them. Always have alternatives.