Germany: 10 Culture Shocks tourists have when they visit Germany
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Heading to Germany & Wondering What Things May SHOCK You as a Tourist, Traveler or Vacationer? Here we have the list of ten things that SHOCK tourists when they visit Germany. From cracks in the bed and toilets with shelves to friendly people you would never expect.
Filmed in Bamberg, Germany
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The most shocking thing in Germany is RTL.
Haha !!
Oh no
and RTL 2😂😂
+Nicolajovic I totally agree. Since it has gotten so weird on the TV, I don't want to watch it anymore... So I watch only american and british weird stuff :D
+Nicolajovic your right im from germany
Nice to see our country through other eyes. =)
We really love germany. We go every year.
+RaLPhis Xamida exactly what I thought.
+Tightanus And me too. Thank you for the video.
+RaLPhis Xamida Yes - just 1 thing is wrong, I think. We have beer houses all over the country - at least in Cologne.
+RaLPhis Xamida
11.th they almoust talk english
12th: they still love their traitor
Not sure if it's common but the thing that shocked me when I visited Germany was the restaurants would serve beer like it was water, just serving it to everyone of us without even asking, like it was a standard.
Because it is standard
not common, maybe a bavaria or "classic" german restaurant thing
Cologne specification…if you dont put your „Bierdeckel“ on your Bierglas this a sign for the Water (Köbes) That your „Glas is not Full“ and keeps servings
🤣🤣
@MacieJay you where served beer without ordering it, wow. It never happened to me in 60 years in bavaria
Yes, we have to pay in Germany to use public toilets, but we dont have to pay for education ;)
peter lustik shots fired
peter lustik DAMN RIGHT
Someone is paying for that education. As free as it seems, there is a price on it. Peace.
Until now* , we used to pay for toilet too not to long ago
Well here the tax payers pay for the education, as well as for the "Rente" and the "Krankenversicherung".
Even germans make fun of People with sandals and socks 😂
Of course how the fuck is this even possible
JP081997 thats a prejudice:(
JP081997 Yes last Time i wered laught out😭
Magma / SattanFIRE TRUUUUMP JUHUUUUU
***** realy?
who the f flush the toilet while sitting on there???
+Sapplejuice lol my thought exactly! And how did he managed to push the button behind him while sitting?
+Abend stern I am flexible ;) and its called a curtesy flush for the people after you ;)
+Sapplejuice hahahaha ı was wondering too. You made my day :D
+woltersworld Go to Oldenburg and eat Grünkohl that's great food ! :D
+Sapplejuice I found some discussion on reddit a while back.. There are two groups of people: The ones that wipe and flush while sitting and the ones that wipe and flush after standing up, and both groups don't know about each other. Seems to be true.
as a german myself, we dont "hate" nazi jokes, we actually bring up many ourselves and are able to make jokes with that.
WHAT we hate is this clischee of "Every german is a nazi"... That really is a problem.. so..
doing jokes about nazis is ok and well probably laugh about them, but never call a german a nazi, we hate nazis and its not unusual that you walk along a street and see that there's a sticker or painting on wall or sth saying "Fuck Nazis!" or "Hate nazis"
RapidFireChannel exactly! jetzt reichsadler!
I'm partly German and would agree. I also dislike it somewhat. One can say that's just associating Germany with WW2. I reckon invariably it's for instance being arrogant, immature, living in the past, and being typical of human nature to focus on negative things. History is also always written by the victors.
RapidFireChannel So Nazi jokes okay just don't call anyone a Nazi?
When I went to Germany and Czech Republic, I remember seeing a sticker with a swaztika and with 🚫over it.
I also lost my father to crack, although it wasn't one in a bed.
Bob Mob lmfaaaaaoooo
As a german, what was really shocking when going to the UK was the customer service. People where so friendly that it actually made me feel bad. Makes you realise what your own country must be like to others.
Yeah, when I was in London I asked a cashier at Tesco for stamps to send letters to germany. She literally closed the checkout and brought stamps.
well on the other side everybody is so nice and kind to everyone. so you really don't know if they really like you or not. and it's very hard to make new friends..
neneko kami
True. We germans are very upfront and honest which might be seen as rude to some but it definitely has a lot of practical advantages.
well i really don't like that fake american over the top friendlieness... they are smiling at you and saying nice things but i bet most of them in customer service think "f u" :D
+rng81 yeah just because they don't get a lot of salary besides the tip. Hate that fake friendliness
Actually the people in front of train stations are homeless. I am surprised , that this is shocking you, because I thought there are homeless people in every country.
+thePacman175 I think there are a lot more homeless people in the US than in Germany. But maybe it's a german thing that they all seem to gather at the train stations.
+Katie indeed there are a lot more in the US
At least they have the chance to get social help here in Germany
+Marcus Schulz Good question :). Maybe Car free zone? ;) no, dict.cc says pedestrian zone.
+thePacman175 Not homeless ppl only, he said "assis", antisocial ppl i assume he meant, especially if i think of mainstation hannover, or Berlin , just a bunch of punks who drink beer together or all kind of subculture tend to do this.
+thePacman175 actualy not everyone of them is homless. Some yes but the most not.
Im german an live in Trier and whe have some lets call them "hotspots" for jobless people who dont have anything better to do than drinking alcohol with their friends at this spots. One of this "hotspots" is directly infront of the train station.
They are mostly harmless espeacialy the older ones. Perhaps they will ask you for an ciggaret but they are mostly friendly and polite with that. At least the ones I encountered.
I love Germany. I would honestly love to live there.
Come over to munich. Ill show you around. Its actually that awesome
@@Maxtherealone I would go to Munich in an absolute HEARTBEAT! LOL
My fiancée is getting deployed to Germany next year so we’re moving to Germany for about 3 years 😁
@@1000HolyPlaces unfortunately pretty complicated currently, during the pandemic. Where are you from?
@@NoName-1239 nice, in which area?
Its actually very interesting to watch this as a german. And its so true! A lot of us could be more friendly. Thats just... true.
DerKleineToad yeah, though especially in Hannover many of the waiters are just students from the university who need some extra cash, hence they aint trained that good and may seem rude. But I totally agree, it's interesting to hear what he thinks about us germans xD
i see the German selfhate here...mimimi
The part about service in germany is actually about respecting your privacy. The level of service you normally get in the US is somewhat alienating to germans. For example i want to choose my own table and not be seated. Also i don't want a waiter to come every five minutes to ask if i need something or want a refill - i'm there to relax and enjoy time with my friends, so i don't want to be interrupted all the time. So in germany it is the other way around: the waiter comes if you call them and does things if you ask them. it's meant to be a feature to give you your own space and respect your privacy.
Yeah american service would feel intrusive and occasionally condescending to me. Like i am able to call you if I need something and I'm perfectly capable of finding an empty table all by my lonesome self. And if I wasn't I'd have help independent of the restaurant. It's funny how ones experiences shapes ones outlook.
@@sophienugre4161 agreed. just like at the drive through and getting asked 'so, what are your plans this afternoon?' conversation is no problem, but if i'm having a conversation in the car, i dont like answering questions neither of us care about.
Same in the UK. We are SO much closer culturally to Germany and Scandinavia than we are to America.
But it is not only that. It is also what they say it is very “matter-of-factly”, plain and direct, and the way they say it does not sound as friendly as in the US. In Germany, they treat you as a stranger; in the US, they treat you like a friend.
@@TheSimmpleTruth the matter of factliness is seen as honesty in Germany and a kind thing to do. We don't belive in saying nice things that are not meant that way, because to us that would be deceiving. For example if a German invites you to their home or dinner that's meant that way.
I'm from Germany and the most shocking thing about this video is why you or the americans find the mentioned topics so shocking at all. I'm sure I have as many wrong ideas about the typical american but I stil find it strange that you have to do a video to tell people how wrong they are about Germany.
And why would you make jokes about nazis? What is so funny about a history of killing millions of people. Even if the americans didn't cause the 2nd WW I don't unterstand why they think nazi jokes are funny at all.
Do you make jokes about slavery or the civil war in america as well?
+Tiny Karina Ich denk mal wir haben genauso viel Vorurteile
+Tiny Karina Jokes are jokes peoples make them about everything including nazi. Fanny about the nazies was their delusional narcissistic idea of being the leathers of the world. Sick bastards and their offspring.
+Tiny Karina Ja, vorallem die sagen immer "Man macht über sowas keine Witze ist solange her" (also die Amis) sobald man sie mit dem Vietnamkrieg oder dem Irak konfrontiert.
Ich mags Witze über Hitler zu machen lässt ihn lächerlich wirken und nimmt dem ganzen so ein wenig das "böse"
+Markus A. was ist Hitlers lieblingsblume :narzisse
I loooooved Germany! What shocked me as an American was just how beautiful the country was, how cool everyone was, and how many castles there were - like everywhere. I don't recall paying for toilets unless they were the modern ones that self-cleaned...I don't remember really having to pay anywhere else? And I don't think I ever saw any homeless? I was there like 17 years ago now so maybe some things have changed but it was great...would love to return. :-)
The shelf is not for observing, it's so that the water doesn't splash when you're doing your business.
+AntsanParcher :)
The toilet, really? Germany is the only goddamn country that does it right when it comes to hygenic crapping. Ever heard of france? That is going to scar you for life.
The shelf is actually for observing. It was telled me by a lot of Germans:) (i live in Germany 3 months a year)
Germans are an interesting people.
it is for both --> no splash and observing
You dont have to pay for the toilett, its kinda like a tip for keeping the toulet clean 🤗
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Kenny it's considered pretty rude to not leave a tip. Especially when you were satisfied with the service. I did refuse to pay once or twice my whole life because the toilets were dirty..
the thing is that, everytime when there is a coinholder or something the toilets just were gross. (my experience in germany) otherwise i would too
Kenny In the malls In "Baden Württemberg" you have to pay :/ I got money for Shopping and 2€ for Peeing 😂😂
ok, thats expensive lol
Actually no one wears socks in sandals. Only the old people. We think thats really ugly too.
+8thHorcrux And this nazi joke thing is a little bit complicated. We do nazi jokes too...but just in small groups (with friends) 'cause in public there are some idiots... and they don't understand sarcasm so they think you're a nazi. Also I think we dont like nazi jokes about germany when americans doing them.
+8thHorcrux I think it's funny how Americans are shocked to find out that most people do not like Nazi jokes very much but DONT YOU DARE SAY ANYTHING ABOUT 9/11 OH NO YOU'LL BE STONED TO DEATH!!!
+subwayvesubscriber I would never do 9/11 jokes. Never.
8thHorcrux I wasn't suggesting that. I was just pointing out how Americans are surprised about the majority of Germans not finding Nazi jokes funny but they themselves are immediately SO offended if anyone says ANYTHING about 9/11.
+subwayvesubscriber oh okay ^^
Traurig dass er in mehr deutschen Städten als ich war
Na, dann ändere das doch. Popo hoch und los gehts. ;-)
It's quite funny watching this as a German.
I have this feeling that most of the people who are watching this are Germans 😂
Senela Migron
Alle, alter, alle. Was lustig ist aber andererseits auch schade :-/
Senela Migron nein!!! I am an polish and Danish and Blackfoot Native American Indian.
Yes !
💯😂
celine Berger Ja 😂 Der will Ausländer helfen aber 99% sind Deutsche
As a German I have to correct you on the socks in sandals thing. To look like a true German you can't just wear any type of socks. The socks have to be high tennis socks, and most importantly they have to be white and worn along with short trousers.
PornobrillenAli recht hast du xD
PornobrillenAli checkt wahrscheinlich keiner, deutsche haben ja sowieso keinen humor
PsychBotLP bei dir reichts ja offensichtlich nicht für nen amüsanten kommentar ;)
Nailed it ....
Don't forget the combination of white tennis socks in sandals and the little belly bag
How you can be surprised in Germany:
Step 1: step out of Alexanderplatz S-bahn station
Step 2: look up
What's wrong with Alexanderplatz's sky?
Arm Aza
You'll be almost right in front of the fernsehturm and for such a relatively small base that thing is very tall
***** poop on your eyes :D
frisianmouve wow, I didn't know it ... thanks for suggestion ... when I'll ever be in Berlin, Alexanderplatz, I will do it
Der Fernsehturm is so uninteressant^^
Lol I've never been in a train where you have to pay for the toilets and I'm German
K3n5hin yes but that money goes to keeping the toilets clean
K3n5hin there is many public free toilets... Or you go to the next McDonalds with free toilets
+K3n5hin McDonalds is still open 😂
***** i live in germany and like the original commenter said, i never have to pay for public toilets except sometimes on roadtrips but never in the city
Bei uns nicht xD Aber andere Sach du bimst Kpop fan 🌚🌚
Okay habe was über Amerika gelernt da gibt es anscheinend keine Obdachlosen.
das gleiche dachte ich auch. als ich in den USA war sah ich WEITAUS mehr obdachlose als hier in deutschland. und in den USA ist man als obdachloser wirklich arm dran, hier wird einem an allen Ecken noch geholfen wenn man denn die Hilfe annehmen möchte als Obdachloser. Grade als Ami dachte ich er müsste doch am ehesten wissen, wie es ist mit Obdachlosen auf der Straße, aber er scheint so als wäre er wirklich geschockt :D
Zutiefst verwirrend in der tat. Wer hat das Gerücht in die Welt gesetzt dass es hier keine obdachlosen gibt??
Ohne Spaß der Typ ist so anders er labert gefühlt nur scheiße 😂
Ist schon witzig, sich das Video als Deutscher anzuschauen. Wir Deutschen sind eigentlich ganz normal.
Silber Bitburgs ,,normal ''
David Alaba Page yeah. Exactly. I think people in foreign countries have a weird opinion about germans.
Silber Bitburgs
naja das ist nur normal für deutsche
Silber Bitburgs jaa ich denk mir so bei fast allen dingen ich mein man kennt diese dinge aber sie kommen nicht als zu oft vor. Z.B. das mit den Asis
Silber Bitburgs stimmt :)
Gotta set some things right here before it gets weird:
- In restrooms in restaurants or bars you are never forced to pay to go to the toilet, it's just considered good manners to leave a tip for the "toilet woman". On the other hand you can always expect the toilets to be very clean. I've been to Italy once and I've been shocked how dirty most toilets are there. However, some public restrooms (especially those on the Autobahn) force you to pay. But again, they are pretty clean considering how many people use them.
- The shelf on the toilet is basically there so that when you poop the water doesn't splash on your butt. Though most modern toilets don't have this shelf anymore, it's just personal preference.
- The swastika flag is illegal, though owning "Mein Kampf" is not. It's considered a historical document and thus can't be considered sedition. However it is forbidden to print it in Germany because the owner of the copyright is Bavaria and they don't want it to be printed and didn't give the rights to print it to any publisher.
- Regarding Nazi jokes: We don't find it funny because it's not only annoying and boring after 70 years, it's also onedimensional. Germany has a very long history and brought the world a lot of technical and cultural advancement just to be wiped out by a period of time that didn't even last 30 years. Just imagine everyone in the world would only make slave jokes when talking about the USA. It's a part of our history we're not proud of but we accept it but you also have to consider that antisemitism, facism and genocide weren't a German invention alone.
The rest is surprisingly pretty much on point :D
Didn't think too much about that crack in the bed but you're right. Guess it's because we really like our standard sizes, that goes for mattresses aswell.
I've never seen a shelf toilet...luckily
(I'm German)
Xy-Xy Gacha me neither
I have. I didn't think them that rare but it's true they aren't installed in contemporarily built places. I kind of like them tho.
Never say Penner its not the best when you say it, its better when you say Obdachlose
that was funny. I am german and never knew a Toilettenfrau or the two beds pushed together are not the standard 😄
+Jasimini Rimini maybe toilets are selfcleaning in the US.
+JSmellerM there are also self-cleaning toilets in germany^^
I have never had a "two beds pushed together" bed at home or in a hotel and I am from Germany. I think it depends on where you are staying.
I don't know about the US but in some countries it's standard that public toilets e.g. in shopping malls are part of the service offered to customers.
Wart ihr noch nie bei Mc Donalds auf dem Klo oder sonst wo? Da sitzt doch immer eine...
I just watched 3min and LOVE that you bring up the difference that Germany is not only Bavaria! THANK YOU! That`s a like from me! ;D
Thanks Jess! Appreciate it!
This Isn't true... It isn't only Bavaria... Also Baden Württemberg is like all these festivals like the Oktoberfest oder the Frühlingsfest
+Derpcraft0114 Is legendary was? What? ?D
I was born in Austria and have often visited Germany. This guy is the real thing. What he says is very very true, with a great sense of humor, but more importantly insight full. He makes me want me to go back tomorrow. Thank you and Bravo.
Making Nazi jokes in germany is similiar to making jokes about slavery and racism in the US in Front of Black People --> Not good :)
should have won the war then
Well actually it’d be more like mocking white people or trying to poke them with the guilt of slavery in America.
I can make a lot of jokes about Trump ....Trump jokes are more worse than Nazi jokes for Americans
Marc steppi what are you talking about? No one gets offended by mocking trump, even trump supporters laugh along with any joke about him that isn’t crap. If your joke is “ha trump is racist” yeah it won’t get as many laughs but that’s because it’s just not a good joke.
slavery guilt jokes only works if you actually know ex slave owner family/plantation. also, black ppl were the victim so it wouldnt be the same. atleast the germans are a shame of their nazi past.
I moved to a German-medium high school in Australia after being bullied at my "mainstream" high school... I couldn't understand all the stereotypes I heard afterwards about how unwelcoming Germans were, because they were so welcoming and friendly to me at school! I fitted in quickly and made friends despite barely speaking any German when I started there... I still don't understand German stereotypes. Haven't been to Germany or Austria since I was 8 but definitely want to go back at some point.
Oh, and the "Germans don't have a sense of humour" stereotype? I always responded to that with, "Germans do have a sense of humour, you're just not smart enough to understand the jokes." German humour is closer to British humour than to, say, American or French humour, but a lot of the jokes are lost in translation... which is a stereotype, but true.
I am german and I absolutely loved your video! A lot of times I feel a bit offended by these types of videos but you talk about us in such a positive and lovely way! I just love the video and everything you said was so true- made me smile! We really don't like jokes about Nazis though and a lot of people don't understand that so I really truly appreciate your seriousness when you talked about that. Love having you in my country!
So many memories of riding the train. I started taking it at 15 going to Frankfurt shopping. When I didn't have money to buy a ticket I rode in the bathroom. It was only for 20 minutes. Lol. I rode it to work at 97th as I got older. I lived there from 72 to 96 and then visited every year after until my mother passed away.
A perfect list! Me as a German I only can say great job mate :)
Testee naja
Danke schoen!
Well, you can just ignore the toiletwoman, but it would be considered rude. It is simply a tip for the one keeping the toilet clean. At the Autobahn paying is mandatory however - but who complains about THAT never went to a toilet in the pre-2000-era or at our neighbours in France...geez, you'll appreciate a clean toilet then, and hygiene costs money to sustain ^^
And germans being a bit annoyed if you "mention the war"? What a shock...I mean, just imagine I'd come over to the US and make jokes like "Oh, you silly Native-Indian-Killers!" or "Haha, you enslaved all these blacks for centuries!" etc - wouldn't come across as good manners and funny either ... though we eased a bit on the Nazi-stuff in recent years, making fun of that as well, and even laughing at the Panzer-Jokes from the British...
Oh, and expecting all germans to wear Lederhosen and Dirndl is like expecting all US-Americans running around in Cowboy-Outfits - Bavaria might be the equivalent to Texas in that regard.
And yeah, you usually don't go to restaurants as a german to eat german food/pork-variations. You go to your mom for that ^^ She does the best Schweinebraten anyway...with Knödel and Rotkraut...
The cowboy outfit comparison is actually quite a good one. Since it's a lot more common in the U.S. to walk around in what we here in Germany would consider typical cowboy clothing, with snake leather boots or crocodile which no-one in Germany would dare walk around in outside the carnival season etc (at least in a lot of areas throughout the country), I can actually understand why some U.S. citizens might expect Germans to do it similarly with lederhosen and dirndls.
Yeah that's the deal: we don't talk about slavery and red indians, and US visitors don't talk about 1939-1945.
+Frank Fahrenheit 1939-1945? That's just the war. The real history starts 1936 and ends in 1989! And this is the history they are laughing about.....
That shit with the whole Nazi area is so true.
But you forgot the mass slaughtering of innocent Vietnamese citizens in a war that was started because a country would eventually become communist (how extremely... Unimportant. Just... Leave them alone for fucks sake).
And also the war crimes called "Little boy" and "big boy", the two nuclear bombs launched only with hitting two cities full of innocent people in mind.
And what about Kuba ?
We still could go on.
So please Americans out there: Stop bothering us with that Nazi shit. We are over it.
We don't remind you of your countless crimes and brutal wars ect. in history either.
Also: WE at least TRIED to do something to say sorry to the countries we'd attack in WWII.
What did you ever do to roll up your crimes ?
Think about it.
I think the Nazi-thing is simliar to the afro-Americans and the N-Word. If we Germans make the joke, it's okay because we sitting in the same boat.
PS: You totally right with the food ;)
I once fell through such a gap in a hotel bed.
I don't know where I was but I'm their king now.
Nice :)
Love these videos dispelling national stereotypes. Trying to find one for us in England, in between eating my roast beef and searching for my bowler hat...... :-)))
You are talking about our millions of homeless people? I thought every country has them?
Cune Ja, aber ich glaube er meinte eher, dass die Obdachlosen und mystische Gestalten bei uns eben am Bahnhof sitzen.
In anderen Ländern halten die sich vielleicht wo anders auf. (Bin mir nicht sicher, ist ne Vermutung)
Cune exactly!!
LongPlays da hast du teilweise recht, aber in deutschland gibt es die wenigsten obdachlosen. im vergleich zu americanern ist das sehr gut. ich sehe hier täglich viel mehr obdachlose als in deutschland damals und nicht nur weil usa mehr einwohner hat
ich denke er meint die Assis
nicht die Obdachlosen, die gibts in Deutschland ja kaum, aber Assis ham wir für ganz Europa genug
viele bahnhofsasseln sind ja auch in einigen städten gar nicht wirklich obdachlos. viele verbringen halt einfach den tag in bahnhofsnähe.
Nicht nur Würstchen mögen wir auch Döner ist sehr beliebt
+Eva Honerkamp Haha, ja :D
😂😂😂
+Eva Honerkamp Naja, wenns um Fastfood geht dann sind Burger und Pizza viel beliebter ;)
+Eva Honerkamp AHAHHA ja man #Hauptnahrungsmittel xD
+Graf Vladumir Nein döner ist das beliebteste Fastfood in Deutschland
Hey, the bums and street punks here (or Assis, they don't mind mostly) are almost universally nice and cool people; they simply fell through the cracks of our social system (which is mostly functional, but far from perfect.)
+Chester Rico True that! Finally someone said it.
+Chester Rico Yes, but they beg outside train stations? While your government welcomes a million immigrants a year and sets them all up with free houses and free money, with no requirement for them to work.
That sounds like a fair society!!
+myastroflight Sure, our immigrants get diamonds and live in palaces. Most of them even wear Coco Chanel, you know / sarcasm off.
myastroflight
Those street kids and hobos get welfare too (everybody gets it), and most of them might have had homes once.
*But* the older people among them might've lost those homes due to alcoholism, mental health issues, abuse and violence, failure to adapt/play nice with the jobcenter, etc.
The younger ones might be having family problems (same list of issues as above, basically) and the state won't give you a home if you're below a certain age.
The reasons can be many; and believe you me, once you're homeless, you fucking stay homeless.
Nobody is gonna rent an apartment to you if you live on the street, even if you could easily afford one due to basic welfare.
There are shelters and community homes for younger people, but those places are violent, hellish and depressing most of the time.
Shelters for older homeless folks are apparently so bad, most bums I've talked to flat-out say that they'd rather sleep on a nice bench or in a park whenever the weather allows.
EDIT: before you ask, the basic welfare isn't enough to live on the street comfortably (the very notion is ridiculous anyway), since everything is insanely expensive on the streets. Want to drink water? You don't have a tap; gotta buy bottled. Want to shower? You can pay 5-10 euros for a public shower facility or bathhouse (although almost no bathhouse will let you even step in the door if you even remotely *look* homeless.) I could go on.
+Jazzy As a matter of fact they do wear Diesel jeans, Jordan running shoes and Addidas caps. They are also young but would never care joint their army to defend their country. BTW I have relatives living in Calais who were told by the police and the municipality to leave their 30-y-o house for so-called refugees so Yeah we are here to exist in Europe to kiss muslim asses to the brink of extinction
im from germany and I just wanted to say THANKS
great Video
Thank you for it
Armin Barootian yeah thanks from me as well
thanks Armin!
You basically explained the difference in service yourself^^ It's not that easy to make an acquaintance and no one expects the waiter/waitress to become an acquaintance. People who go out to eat want to sit with their friends and have a nice conversation with their friends - no be interrupted every 2-5 minutes by an overly friendly waiter. That just gets annoying very fast.
Well, that service lady in Hannover was probably making fun of you.
Doubtful... ;)
kffr shows ass Ah ja? Warn Stückchen dabei?
+kffr shows ass Nee du, das war dein Gehirn.
Du bist echt gut im furzen!
kffr shows ass
Das hast du fein gemacht!
*gibt kffr eine Schüssel dicke weiße Bohnen*
Die hast du dir verdient. Damit kannst du noch besser furzen.
Been to Germany a few times never had to pay for a toilet.. I had to pay in Holland & Czech Republic tho.
+sofakingdrunk66 It's a bigger thing in middle to southern germany, in northern germany it doesn't happen as often. Also toilets at train stations are free and so are shop toilets and it's often enough not a problem to just ask if you can use it without buying anything.
+sofakingdrunk66 As a German myself I have to say about 60-70% of public toilets (----where I live----) make you pay in some way. There are pretty much 3 variations: the 50 cent for the toilet woman, 1€ in train stations with a 50 cent coupon to use somewhere in the train station shops or you have to be a customer to use the toilet.
+po huing In shops (and restaurants) you often have to pay if you're not buying (/eating) something there.
Kira koli
Yeah, that's why I said you could ask, shoul've clarified though :)
+sofakingdrunk66 True. What people seem to forget, or have not figured out yet is, that in areas frequented by thousands of tourists and travelers, the upkeep and sanitation of restrooms costs quite a bit of money. Likewise, in the US, you won't (in many cases) get a key to a locked toilet if you don't spend a few Dollars on coffee or other items.
Well, there is nothing "shocking" about any of this.
I've lived in Bavaria for 5 months now and everyone of these is absolutely true lol thanks DR Wolter for what you do!
Just old people wear the "tourist outfit", no young guy voluntary wear something like that, it just looks awkward
Im german and its funny to watch this because I felt complimented when you said Germans can be friendly :D Its actually funny that you mentioned so many things that I thought were normal and didn't even notice... but okay haha I know more about my own country now 😂
Ich fand es am witzigsten, als er das mit den Toilettenfrauen erzählt hat :D
+Hermine Granger Das mit der Kartenzahlung nerft mich auch immer
+Hermine Granger Aber den Blick kennt jeder!
+Thorsten Wolters Auf jeden Fall :D da kommen gleich Erinnerungen hoch xD Kartenzahlung? Also dass man oft bar bezahlen muss?
Wo ist Harry?
I live in Germany and These Thinges schock Germany too... Except the Pork fact... Give me my Steak and my Chips/Pommes with Ketchup!!!! ;D And those ugly Tourist Outfits are just those 70+ Year Old people ;) (i think)
Mystic ich glaub Pommes heißen in der USA fries oder so
Mystic was bitte daran schockt dich? Ich finde das alles komplett richtig..
janaalaska naja Socken in Sandalen sind schon nicht so fresh xD
Felix Laukötter haha ja achso ich dachte du meinst, dass das alles unbekannte Fakten wären, weil naja also mir waren die schpn alle klar. Aber Socken in Sandalen sind wirklich nicht das heißeste da hast du recht :D
Schocken tut mich das jetzt nicht wirklich, was ist so falsch an Toilettenfrauen, Leuten die am Bahnhof sitzen, Kulturvermischung, etc.?😅
and i am shocked about your autofocus
+ni co i know! I was so pissed when o got to editing and saw this and i had already left Germany. Im sorry. It sucked. Sorry.
Wolters World no problem mate :D
Awesome list, man. Quite funny for me as a Bavarian from the very south to hear how people from the US expect us to be, especially the cold harted, beer drinking, lederhosen thing :) laughed my ass off, of the crack in the hotel beds. i hate them, too 😁
Common im from bavaria and nobody walks ther with a Lederhosen!!! Only on Oktoberfest!!!!!!!!
exactly what he said...to NOT expect German to see them wearing that, bu tI don't think many tourists do.
or other rural festivals ("Kirchweih")
David Gamelord i am German and I don't know that Event! 😂😂😂😂😂
David Gamelord or do you mean Kirchweihe? idk m8
Diamond Dog wie alt bist du denn?😂
Please don't call the homeless people 'Assis' because that's an insult. Furthermore it's bad slang. Kids or inmature people may use this expression but it's not suitable for a serious conversation. The term 'Obdachlose' would be fine without negative connotation.
Other than that: good video. I'm sure foreign travellers will get some helpfull advice.
+theloki72 Yeah, I was kinda shocked when he called them "Assis"...
+TucoChannel That's not what I said.
Do you have problems with reading or with understanding?
*****"Assis" doesn't mean homeless people. You can call anyone an "Assi". It's just an insult.
*****
Oh, I see. A problem with understanding.
+theloki72 Assi si just an abbreviation for associal.
Two things that were amazing : The Autobahn ( public rail system) in Munich seemed to be for people who were quite tall as compared to some other countries where the passenger cabin height is lower. The second thing that I noticed in Munich was how crystal clear green the river which runs through the city is. To stand by the river on a hot summer day is an unforgettable experience because it is so very refreshing! We saw black rolling thunder clouds in the afternoon while driving just East of the Munich area. What a fabulous sight!
When I visit Germany I was amazed at the pay toilets and that it was a hunt to find the flush button, valve etc. I swear I giggled every time😅.
Actually, plastic money is accepted in a great many of places, just not regular credit cards like VISA or Mastercard. The European flavour is called EC (eurocheque) card, which is a debit card issued mainly by banks, and you can pay nearly everywhere with that, upwards of the baker and newsagent.
The reason being that the credit card companies charge the shops a HELL of a lot of money, but the EC card system does not, and everybody who has a checking account at a bank automatically gets an EC card and PIN.
EC stands for electronic cash, not eurocheque. That was decades ago.
You can do jokes about Hitler but it's Not nice to make Nazi jokes about the people in Germany.
Blubb mitBlobb Simply because it's not our fault xD
Blubb mitBlobb No, it's not okay to make jokes about Hitler in germany.
etzt auf Deutsch.
Ich finde, dass man KEINE Witze über das reißen sollte, was die Nazis an Verbrechen getan haben. Das sollte man nicht beschönigen oder sogar für lustig halten. Ebenso finde ich es abartig, wenn man in Witzen oder in anderen verbalen Kommunikationen uns Deutsche als Nazis oder als nationalsozialistisch stigmatisiert.
Jedoch kann man, meiner Meinung nach, Witze über Hitler als Person machen. Abgesehen davon, dass es solche Menschen verdient haben, sollte man Witze machen und vor allem sarkastisch sein. Dadurch wird doch erst an das gedacht was damals passiert ist, vor allem in der jüngeren Generation.
Kein kleines Kind interessiert sich für Dokus oder andere Infoquellen in denen es darum geht. Wenn aber Bezugspersonen Witze reißen und lachen bekommen sie es mit und irgendwann wird es hinterfragt. --"Wer ist den dieser Hitler?"--.
Für den ausschlaggebenden Punkt halte ich vor allem, dass niemand jemamden folgt oder nacheifert, über den man lacht und den man für dumm verkaufen tut.
Aber man MUSS immer darauf achten wo die Grenzen sind→ Siehe Jan Böhmermann. Wo diese sind ist wieder ein andere Thema.
Blubb mitBlobb Ich finde es nur scheiße, dass alle immer an Nazis denken, wenn sie deutsch hören. Klar, das war schlimm aber mal ehrlich: anders als die anderen Länder haben wir wenigstens halbwegs versucht, das wieder gut zu machen. Oder jetzt die Flüchtlingskrise, wer war da am tolerantesten? Ja.. aufjedenfall nicht die Engländer
Faragan you do know that If you do Nazi related stuff in Public its a crime? Like If you Just say youre a German=Nazi thats Just rude but if you do the Hitler Pose or have a Hakenkreuz somewhere on you its a heavy crime.
As a German and I think this video was well-made and considerate! Thank you! :) Btw, the toilet thing afaik comes from hospitals were they would have this kind of loo where people with internal sickness are, so if you need to take samples you don't have to use a cardboard bowl... since you can see a lot of diseases by seeing what leaves your body (both liquid and solid) I think some people thought this was good to have at home, but it now has gone out of style and most houses do not have these toilets anymore cause has you rightly said, smell-wise it's not the best.
Card payments are not well-loved because of fees.. shops make unneccessary losses by accepting cards~
Hi Wolter, I am from Germany and we are travelling in the US very often. It is very interesting, to see what people from the outside think of us.
Witzig wenn man das als Deutsche/r guckt haha
+tuhle Gurke jo aber stimmt schon hab ich nur noch nie drüber nach gedacht
jo echt nice
ja das mit den Toiletten dachte das wär normal ;)
+Anton Berlin si ein idiot
+tuhle Gurke Aber es ist doch insgesamt eine ganz gute Beschreibung unseres Landes ;)
You dont have to pay the Toilette woman its just nice because they keep everything clean
Zamou Sieben good joke
That's what you are supposed to think, and thus pay. But most of the time, some company does the cleaning and are payed eg by shopowners, the city, etc. and then some retired woman is placed there at minimum wage to collect some additional money. The advantage is only that most people behave more civilized when there is someone watching the place, and who maybe restocks paper.
For real restaurants (not including small "take-away" shops) there are laws to offer free toilets to customers.
Haha, so accurate! The crack in the bed of my parents was always an adventure :D
Very interesting to hear this as a German.
Was die anderen von uns denken 😂😂 hart 👻
Gorden vor allem dass der erste fakt von unseren toiletten ist O.o
Gorden Ziemlicher Schwachsinn wird in dem Video behauptet. Am meisten regt mich das mit den Pennern am Bf auf. In Amerika ist das viel schlimmer. Da kann man noch nichtmal ruhe in einem Park sitzen ohne von einem Penner oder Crack junkee angesprochen zu werden.
Gibt's denn ein Land, das nicht übertreibt?
+Gorden russland ;D
Also ich kenne nen paar Russen die immer dachten dass wir mit Lederhosen Rum laufen und dass wir Sauerkraut VEREHREN
😂😂😂
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You are so right. I moved to Germany in 2000. I have experienced all those things except the Nazi jokes which I feel are totally tasteless in a country where the generation that experienced the war were probably not more than 10 years old and hate what happened with the 3rd Reich. It took time to learn German (not an easy language grammatically) and to get to know my neighbours. They were wonderful. They welcomed me with open arms, helped me to learn their language and are still close friends 15 year later. I made so many mistakes with the language and they laughed with me , never at me. I really didn't expect to love Germany as much as I do today. I now live in Bavaria and all the traditions that go with the Bavarin culture. It is a lot of fun and I would recommend anyone who wants a holiday where one feels secure, cared for and 'well-fed' to come to Germany.
Thank You for This Video. Learned Lots.
Great video! I’m going this summer! Can’t wait!
Bavarian White Sausage is made of calf, not pork ;)
+Lars Kraus I thought I said that? well in the sausages video at least it was right there.
woltersworld
I life in Munich ... we have the Germany that it's supposed to be ;)
+Lars Kraus hahaha nicht im ernst!
ghost31613
nein natürlich nich du nase :D
warum schreibst du dann sowas?
ich meine politisch betrachtet ist bayern der letzte ort in deutschland in dem ich leben wollen würde. aber bitte fühle dich jetzt nicht angegriffen..es sei denn du bist politiker xD
Nice that you like our country ^-^
like? I LOVE GERMANY!!! :) serioiusly love it love it love it :)
Wolters World
Me too :D unfortunately I have never been to the U.S. !
But seems that you like bavaria the most :)
Bamberg and the surrounding area has so many fantastic beers. Love visiting Bamberg.
the crack in the middle of the bed is the best part for a children in Germany :D it's amazing! I loved it, too!
I lived in Germany for 2 years and I loved it. Your videos are great! And the crack in the bed was completely annoying. Totally agree. I would say some of the things that shocked me, besides what you mentioned, was the fact that many Germans wore the crap out of their clothes- until they had holes. I found this pretty interesting. They are much less superficial than us as far as clothes and makeup are concerned...well, understated, lets say. Also they would cycle in the snow and ice.... And renting a place 'kalt", ridiculous water bills....!
Oh man. I remember renting warm and kalt and was amazed with having to build everything. It was nuts
+woltersworld Hmm, not sure about that, though. I have NEVER heard of anybody renting a flat or anything "kalt". Sure they tell you about the price differences. How much you pay for the "Nebenkosten" I guess. But I never even heard of the possibility of renting a place "kalt"?!
+Mai Mai it's possible
+fluffynamedkimba My God where were you in Germany ....... ....... superficially holes in the clothes ........ ??????? Are you totally stupid ... ?????? The biggest proletarians are here, for example, in Caifornia ... !!!!!! ......
America has the predicate ... to be superficially .... and a taste with clothes or the women with their make-up or here in California with their purchased s breasts - OH,,,,,,,,, shame..............AMERIKA........
Rufdesign1 ...what?
This "typical German tourist " as you described it is normally 60+. Wearing a vest a sandals with socks is definitely not a "normal " tourist thing here.
Great Video Thank you for sharing! I love Germany!
THANK YOU FOR THESE AMAZING VIDEOS, I WILL BE TRAVELING TO MUNICH FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEPTEMBER, AND THI INFO HAS COME VERY HANDLY.
Nur Bares ist Wahres.
interesting points. :D
cash is king almost everywhere in the world. :D
+@brotschuh - DIY Experte
exactly
Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh hahahahahahahahahhah hahahahahahahahahhah hahahahahahahahahhah hahahahahahahahahhah
Wer nicht flüssig ist, ist überflüssig ;)
Wer nicht flüssig ist, ist überflüssig ;)
+bail6220 wer zu flüssig ist,ist überflüssig
One thing that shocked me about Germany was their inability to run trains on time. We had more punctual trains in Italy. Perhaps we were unlucky, but from the four trains we took from Heerlen (the Netherlands) via Aachen to Cologne (Köln) and back, only the first one left on time. Driven by a Dutch driver, I should add.
Also, at the time (but this is like 10 years ago) you needed a Ph.D. to understand the ticketing machines at a railway station. Since all Germans have a Ph.D., it's not a problem for them, I suppose.
What is a Ph.D. ? :)
Doctorate
u're absoutely right its horrible. The train grid is to much frequented for its size. An cargo trains and trains for persons are using the same trails, so its no wonder.
Ur absolutely right. And germans complain about that, too 😉
The Dutch have a more heavily used rail network, so perhaps you should check with them. ;)
on the beds, move the mattresses 90 degrees. no more cracks. hangs over a bit but it all works out.
Greetings to all from germany. Younger people visit Berlin.... the older ones having a look at Munich. And a good beer you can drink everywhere in Germany.
it is quite hurtful to think the whole world believes us to be cold-hearted.. but ok
I also thought so, honestly, till I went to Germany as an exchange student from Turkey. I was surprised to see how friendly and welcoming you guys can be! Honest, reliable, friendly...Lovely overall :)
MKAY Mkay When exactly did I or any of my friends or living family members do that? You're being unfair.
+An account
Thank you, it is really cheering me up to read this. I hope in the
future more people will not judge, until they see it for themselves. I'm
sure, you yourself are a wonderful person, with all those positive
character traits, you mentioned. Unfortunately I've never been to
Turkey, but I'm sure, I will some day. :D
giulez kokorokuro
:D
I understand what you mean, it hurts a bit to hear that, Germans are very friendly and funny and these things, we're not cold-hearted :(
As a German I find it shocking that it's shocking for people that Germany is a modern country tbh
Lol
+Phan Bandgirl Ich hatte neulich Besuch aus England, der war schockiert, dass bei uns sogar schon englische Lieder im Radio gespielt werden.
+Jazzy Waaas? Ich dachte Engländer wissen ein bisschen mehr über Deutschland, als Amerikaner :D
+Phan Bandgirl Das dachte ich früher auch immer ;) Auch die 'Ritze' im Doppelbett war für sie neu. Absolut geflasht war sie, als wir in der Hofeinfahrt mit ihr und den Nachbarn gegrillt und Gitarre gespielt haben. Diese lockere und 'coole' Art hatte sie in England noch NIE erlebt. Das war für mich ein Riesenkompliment :)
+Phan Bandgirl ,...
oooo, no !
wir sind - exotisch !... wie die Bangladesh ... ;-)
Thanks for the views in Bamberg. I was there from 1969 -1972. I LOVED it!! You won't believe that I brought a toilet home with me. I certainly use it every day!! Yes, I drove thru the Rothaus to get to "old town", and the Dom. I toured the Old Residence many times. I used to put 50pf in a box on the bridge and the houses of "little Venice would be lit at night.
From *my* toilet in the barracks, I could look out and see Shloss Altenberg in the distance. Yes, I went up there many, many times and usually snuck up into the tower. I have pictures of Bamberg on many of my walls here at home now. I even recreated the herringbone floors like the ones I loved to keep polished in the barracks. Lastly, I loved the bratwurst. Once, in 40 years, I found brats, here, that tasted the same as the ones in Hertie Platz. Yes, they were made with swine from Germany, and not the bland US pork.
You mentioned the sausages, but Germany is also the home of bread. They have every kind of bread and pretzel, and if you wait too late in the morning to visit your local bakery, they could all be sold.
Along with the bed cracks goes the absence of a cover sheet. In Germany it's all about the duvet!
No AC can be a shocker in the southern cities during the summer. They also don't have fans or screens on the windows. Of course the bugs aren't as bad here as in the States, but we still get SOME flies, bees & moths. They're just way more comfortable with it in Germany than we are.
ok and we think all Americans sit on a horse and swing a lasso round
you*
so true
actually, loads of germans think there are lots of gun violence in america. and to that i'd say, there is
Americans swim in swimming pools filled with hamburgers we all have pancakes with the KKK.
Fuck you. 90% of Texas' population is in cities. Grow the fuck up.
The tenth fact is just so true :D
+CouchPotatii ;)
Americans and their prejudices ...
Could it be true, that the americans didn`t much learn about the NS-Time in Europe? Nothing about this time and this topic is funny. That should be also clear in the US.. If Americans make jokes about the Nazis they haven`t any knowledge about it....
...Greetings from Germany...
(Könnte es sein, dass die Amerikaner nicht viel über die NS-Zeit in Europa lernen? Nichts von dieser Zeit oder von diesem Thema ist witzig. Das sollte auch in den USA klar sein!... Wenn Amerikaner Witze über Nazis machen haben sie keine Ahnung davon...)
No XD
Der Kommentar war recht hastig und mit ein wenig Wut verfasst. Da muss ich das wohl übersehen haben. Es ging aber natürlich eher um diesen behinderten Fakt mit den Naziwitzen.
Trotzdem danke für den Hinweis. Als Deutscher neigt man echt dazu diesen Fehler zu machen :D.
I went to the northern part of Bavaria at Rothenburg ob der Tabur, I absolutely loved the people there, they were so friendly and kind, they were all together fantastic! I miss Deutchland!
"Moment, den Kanal kenne ich. - Bamberg!"
Greetings from Bischberg, a few miles away from the hometown of beer.
Why do you say "Sauerkraut" and then show a picture of "Blaukraut"? :D
+_who_cares_ Ist ernsthaft so xD
Ja XD
"who cares" 😂😂😂😂😂
he talked about TOILETS and there is a picture of a Soup with a "Knedel"
+Tanzi Yo
Rotkraut
only germans in the comments. I can imagine people watch this are 99% german :D
Wrong. I am an Aussie.
Yep and I am an Ex-German now South African :-) . I haven't been in Germany for 36 years.
The reason why ones shits on a flat platform is because Germans are health paranoid and, as you can see on Google street few, as well "Datenschutz" paranoid.
+Juergen Wolf Ist doch ganz praktisch den stuhl nach Parasiten abzusuchen. So kann man die wurst auch am besten rausholen um sie zu sezieren.
True, I believe that all these videos about us Germans are watched by Germans.
+TheErdnussMarmelade of corse and why not.
its interesting 4 me to know how people of other countrys are see us. plus its a sighn of culture and openess if you reflect urselve .... something the americans almost completly lost or forgett im afraid.
You know I love your intro. Dont change it. "Hey there fellow travelers, Mark here with Wolters World"
Enjoyed your story we have had exchange students with us here in New Zealand and they laugh at all those things mostly about the socks and sandals just like my Duch relations very funny. I loved Germany when I was working in Europe and plan to go back . Well done ..
The only thing worse than wearing sandals with socks are the television programms in germany and the rise of hipsters.
#mademyday
The TV program here is horrible. That should be on your list as well.
JONATHAN CHRIST RTL xD
Americans always wear socks in sandals and really bad jeans...
so true
Great video! You've summarized our country very good! Great pictures by the way :D
+cocosapps danke schön! I loved loving in germany. I really miss it
woltersworld How long did you live here?
***** Danke! :)
Bamberg is wonderful when I was there 65-68, especially the Old City!!!!!!
I love your videos. Very helpful😊. Much love from Ghana.
germany needs to stop being so ashamed of there past damnit americans never feel guilt about dropping a nuke on japan so they need to chill out a little
Japan used WMD on China.
+LordKaiser Rhus I'm not quite sure whether the Germans should stop being ashamed of their past or whether the Americans should actually start being ashamed of theirs.....
Lars R why do you think americans should be ashamed? you should never be ashamed AT ALL about race or ancestors
+LordKaiser Rhus but you shouldn't be proud of it too. not only USA, but China and Russia too.
+LordKaiser Rhus Because American history is not all glory either. There were Indians that were kicked out of their reservations because white settlers wanted to move into the territory (government ordered or supported). Then there was slavery in the South. Segregation of black people (Dr. Martin Luther King). Vietnam war rather controversial, Hiroshima, KKK. That record is what immediately comes to my mind and I'm German and don't know American history that well. These days we can be proud of all the shootings, racism, inner city gangs.... I think most countries have their share of dark history.
Well, I live in Germany and I've never heard of these "Shelf-Toilettes" you've talked about :D
Also, the Crack in the Middle of the bed is only sometimes there ;)
+Altair Das ist an den Tankstellen bei den Autobahnen so ^^ (Wenn er das meint, von dem ich denke, dass er es meint)
Madame Lucy ***** Ok, habe ich nur noch nie gesehen :D
+Altair Google Flachspüler
+Flyer2005 ach die Teile. Die sind so ecklich.
+Altair ganz normale Toilette eigentlich. Wie alt bist du?
Nice Video! Agree in all points...
Regarding the inner circle with friendships, it's also much like that here in Cape Town, South Africa.