No young person could ever figure out how that Jugendwort des Jahres is chosen - when i was in school that competition would usually be the first that we learn of these words
Also, „Gammelfleischparty“ was pretty surely inspired by one of the „Gammelfleischskandale“ during those years... not the youth’ fault, someone just made fun of it.
Yeah those words used to be so foreign to us young people, like a couple years ago when "smombie" was elected, nobody i knew had ever heard that word before, but i feel like recent winners are more accurate. Like "lost" and "Ehrenmann/Ehrenfrau" or just "Ehre" get used a lot where I am from and "I bims" I feel like was more of a subculture but not unheard of. They're getting much better
It's weird how they basically used to make up all these Jugendwörter. No one ever used these. All these words sounded really ridiculous to everyone. But most of them stuck. Like "hartzen" for example.
Can't help watching videos about Germans and wondering what the heck is going on. The presenter needs to come with a warning that her witty style might cause a mild addiction to all things German. Well done Rachel, you are brilliant.
@@mondkalb9813 Right? I learn preciously little from these videos (but when I do, it is always much appreciated), it is the presentation that keeps me watching
@@PatronusHelice Geht nicht beides? Eine Ehren-Ehefrau! Schade dass es im Video nicht vorkam, daher hier die Frage: ab wann darf man in Deutschland heiraten? Ich gehe stark von 16 aus bei Einwilligung der Eltern ansonsten 18, weiß es aber nicht und habe es nicht nachgeschaut.
I learn to be quiet and walk away if my Asian parent started to say a rather offensive things about me in an argument. I know they don't mean it and it's because they are already stressed out. If that could help them let off the heat, so be it. I'm grateful I still have my parents.
Don’t underestimate German schools. I went to school in Japan and in Germany and I personally was twice as stressed in Germany than I was in Japan. I also noticed my classmates in Germany being more stressed.
Well as a German 15 year old I would like to say, that because we normally get graded every week or so and because one year of online school / lockdown all our "Klassenarbeiten" have been pushed back further and further. Meaning when the lockdown ends we will have to write about 10 major tests in one or two weeks. And since the teachers need to evaluate us on our work in school this is the only chance meaning if you get a bad grade there is no balancing out, it's all or nothing now. Very stressy :(
"Drinking has reduced" maybe in the urban regions. There's a German saying: Trink 3 Bier in der Stadt und du gilst als Alkoholiker, trink 5 Bier aufm Dorf und du bist der Fahrer. And I can say that's true 😂
Agreed. I grew up in the “Speckgürtel” so I experienced both sides a bit and I’d say my friends from the country side started drinking earlier and heavier stuff than my friends from the urban areas.
The youth word just startet to be somewhat relatble since 2k19 i guess. Anything before that was simply unknown to anybody and labled as being a word of the youth - which it wasnt.
They also seem to be more apt when it comes to filtering out disinformation from the internet and check multiple sources before forming an opinion. Digital natives and all that, I guess. Just a shame that they won't have a major part of the vote for decades.
I am from India. I am 17. I admire the fact that German youth has decreased the consumption of alcohol and cigarette. In our country the age limits are almost same apart from alcohol. Here, the young people like us are too much focused with education and career which is increasing the stress level. Till age 20, at least they remain dependent on their parents and are close enough to them. However the hobbies and most used apps are all same. 🙂🙂
@ShigaruMo Das ist reine Ablenkung, das schafft keine Probleme aus dem Weg oder irgendeinen Lösungsansatz, wenn man Probleme, ernste Probleme mit der Familie hat dann geht man zum Jugendamt
@ShigaruMo Ablenkung eben, außerdem meinte ich ernste Probleme, wenn es nicht ernst ist kann man auch so mit klarkommen, und auch wenn man introvertiert ist (bin ich auch) kann man mit der Familie gut klar kommen etc
Hey Rachel Stewart I am a German 18 years old man, and i want you to know, that the "youth word of the year" was first elected by the people in 2020. previously it was determined. Thes old "youth words of the year" often had no support by the german youth. The german kids laugt over the words and there was a big lack of understanding. So it is obvious, that you don´t liked the word from 2008.
This year is the first year that teenagers can actually nominate the words themselves instead of voting from a pre-chosen collection of words. So what german teenagers did was to nominate completely random and partly nonsensical words without any meaning at all. For example, "mittwoch" (wednesday) or "geringverdiener" (person with low income). Oh and of course there's "sus"
German youngers sound pretty inspired. :) I think as part of globalization, young people around the world are thinking more and more similar. The main difference with my country (Argentina) is that they are probably under more pressure, because the economy is bad, and are worried about global and everyday life things at the same time. So, the topic of mental health had become popular. And the only heroes in this mess are memes.
It can’t compensate at all, but by laughing from time to time decreases the stress levels and it helps to think differently for a moment. It is good to avoid the “burn out” just all the time worrying.
Das ist echt interessant, Rachel!.. Deine Episoden machen mir immer viel Spaß :) Ich fühle oft die deutsche Ausstrahlung, wenn ich deine Videos ansehe. Das ist insbesondere spannend für mich, weil ich sehr gerne Deutschland besuchen möchte.😊
The pandemic made one thing pretty clear: Younger people - to be more specific: those who are not allowed to go to an election yet - are basically nonexistent to the politicians. Billions for Lufthansa, but not a single air filter - recommended by almost every scientist - for schools. Supplying every school with such a filter system in Germany would've cost a sixth of what Lufthansa got with the first support package. "Protect and support is still the motto in air traffic" quote of Andreas Scheuer, Federal Transport Minister. What did the politicians say about the air filter systems for schools: Too expensive. To bring it into perspective: Spahn always says he is confident to be able to make "everyone" in Germany an offer for the vaccination by the mid of this year...to this day, there is not a single vaccine available in Germany that is approved for children...so much for the "everyone".
Immer diese Sache mit dem Lufthansa-Kredit. Es gibt wahrlich bessere Beispiele für die genannte Problematik als den Lufthansa-Kredit. Einerseits ist der größte Anteil ein Kredit, welcher von Lufthansa wieder zurückgezahlt wird, andererseits war die Staatshilfe geknüpft an die Bedingung, dass der Staat zu 20% bei Lufthansa aktientechnisch einsteigt. Hier geht es um ein prinzipiell grundsolides Unternehmen, welches zwar schrecklichen Kundenservice bietet, wahrlich nicht zum klimafreundlichsten Industriezweig gezählt werden kann und zum anderen auch ein sehr unsympathisches Management hat, aber auf der anderen Seite ein solides Unternehmen war, welches Gewinn geschrieben hatte und außerdem tausenden Menschen einen Arbeitsplatz bietet. Man kann sich ja vorstellen, was passiert wäre, wenn der Staat hier der Lufthansa keine Hilfestellung gegeben hätte: Nicht nur einige tausend Arbeitsplätze wären abgebaut worden, sondern 138.000 Arbeitsplätze. Dazu ein kollabiertes Unternehmen, ein Frankfurter Flughafen, welcher seinen mit Abstand größten Kunden verliert und ebenfalls massiv Arbeitsplätze abbaut etc. etc. Bei Lufthansa selbst hatte man intern die geordnete Insolvenz den Staatshilfen vorgezogen, jedoch hatten die Aktionäre für den Einstieg des Staates votiert, um ihre Werte, welche in Aktien angelegt waren, nicht vollends zu verlieren. Grundsätzlich kann man, alle Ursache-Folge-Beziehungen eingerechnet, davon ausgehen, dass im Falle einer ungeordneten Insolvenz wohl geschätzt 150.000 Menschen ohne Job darständen. Ich denke, dass es, wenn man für diese auch nur kurzfristig Sozialhilfe und einen Wegfall von Steuern einrechnen würde, deutlich höhere Kosten für die Volkswirtschaft sähe, als es aktuell der Fall ist. Erneut: Lufthansa ist prinzipiell ein gewinnbringendes Unternehmen, von desses Existenz der Staat profitiert. Die Staatshilfen werden von Lufthansa sobald es geht zurückgezahlt werden. Es gäbe wirklich deutlich besser geeignete Kritikpunkte.
Hello from Costa Rica! In Costa Rica also the younger generation smoke way less than previous generations. Due to big influence from USA and other latin american countries, a lot of foreign words are also being adopted.
@@RachelStewart04 I’m doing just fine. My parents give me a lot of flexibility and I don’t need to go to cram school like the others. By the way, I’m looking forward in applying for a uni in Germany.Maybe you can give me some advice.
@@RachelStewart04 🙂🙂🙂😊 Schaut eigentlich mehr internationales Publikum die Sendung oder sind es mehr Deutsche, die sich von dir sympathisch das eigene Land erklären lassen? 🤗🤔
My 9-year old daughter and I are loyal followers of this series. And every time we watch a new video, my daughter tells me she wants to see a video about the playgrounds in Germany! We lived in Berlin, and she loved the playgrounds there!
I’m always impressed by the large and varied playgrounds dotted around many German cities! Greetings to you and your daughter, thanks for watching ☺️❤️
LMAO! I loved the "sparkly beauty mode" edit you received at the beginning and end Rachel, but you definitely don't need it! And I wish all those German kids the very best in a future that I hope gets a lot less weird. 😎
Yes, love the change up!!! Refreshing! And, love the experimenting in presentation and production, Rachel!!! Now I feel you’re delving into the strata of Germany!! Can’t wait for the next program!:)✨
Eine sehr interessante Quelle ist übrigens die Shell Jugendstudie. Wird jedes Jahr durchgeführt und gibt sehr gut Aufschluss darüber, wie Jugendliche in Deutschland sich verändern. Gen y und gen z Vergleich ist hier das Stichwort.
I'm pretty sure they've already been over 30 back in 2008, the youth word of the year was never voted on by young people and didn't resemble words teenagers actually used until 2019, usually no one had even heard the word before (let alone used it).
Something I'd like to add are mopeds. Because we can only drive cars at 18, mopeds (125ccm motorcycles) which you can drive at 16 are extremely popular. Especially on the countryside. And thats another thing. Youth in the city is quite a bit different than on the countryside.
Maybe it's just a thing in the school I used to go to but everybody in there seemed to act much more mature earlier than foreign children. I live in the Central West, New South Wales.
Its good to see our youth do so well. When I was young it wasn´t cool to like your family. All we did in most of our free time was playing video games and drinking.
@@KelloggsDigga 😂 So ist halt Deutschland die Würde es nicht mehr lebend aus meiner Schule rausschaffen würde die bei mir so was drehen ist halt leider die harte Wahrheit das sind nichtmal 1% der Deutschen so
No matter your Opinion about German kidds , i just wanna Say Rachel stewart is Charming lady, i would give you 💐💐💐 warm hug from U.S.A land of Dream Ich Liebe Dich Deutshtland 💖🇩🇪 from 🇺🇸🤓
I’m an 18 teen year old from Scotland, UK and was surprised that consumption of alcohol has decreased by so much in recent years in Germany, do not feel like that is the case here, where it is very common and if you don’t get drunk, not as popular.
In my country, the situation is almost identical to the one in Germany, except that more and more young people are drinking and smoking... It is nice to know that one day when more of my compatriots move to Germany, they will not experience a culture shock.
As an American living in Germany, I would say that I've noticed all of these things to be true with the youngsters! Good to know there's a spicy name for how old I am! 😂 #rottenmeat!
Youths in Nigeria do not obey the official age of 18 before they indulge in drinking, smoking, driving, go to cinemas or marry. The laws are only there on paper but not enforced to the letter.o to cinemas at the any age. These social behaviours are common amongst youths at an underaged level of 16. Whatsapp, Facebook, instagram, TH-cam, TikTok and Snapchat are the social media networks influencing their activities in Nigeria. We love friendship, outings and picnicking. Football is the only sports that unites us. Sports betting and video games like Betnaija, PS1, PS2, FIFA , snooker bet and partying are their best leisure activities. Until the recently, the youths had no interest in politics, but with the Boko Haram, killer herdsmen, ENDSARS protests and the Lekki killings that followed, the youths found an adrenaline accelerated interest in politics.
The term actually has some recent history. Between 2005 and 2006 there were several scandals, primarily in regards to döner meat being severely out of date in a lot of places. I think it all came from the same company, after the different local stores fought a hefty price battle, with a döner kebab sandwich being offered for as little as 1€.
@Frag nicht was fürn Saft Absolutely! Then,why would they have any intention to come to Germany??? Germany that is not keen on them,actually!(And for good reason)
Hello from germany, the Jugendwort des Jahres thing has multiple big problems. 1.) It is not "the official" youth word of the year. It is more a "product" of the german publisher Langscheid. [1] 2.) The process of choosing the youthword is a vote. Wich is good. The problem is, that everyone is allowed to vote as often as the want. Bringing up the internet trolls corrupting it. [2] 3.) The final word (haha wordjoke) has a jury at Langscheid. When they think the choosen word is problematic or they don't want it in their dictionary they remove it. So the vote is nonsense. [3] 4.) Youth language in general dosn't have to be political correct. But Langscheid and the Jugendwort des Jahres tries to be political correct. My personal oppinion is that a traditional german company tries to stay in toutch with a generation not depending on books. Their books. Our generation look up words on the internet, not in a physical dictionary. I knew most of the former words because they were in that competition. I never heard most of them before that voting or used them till today. Maybe there is a bubble of people using it, but I don't know anyone. But i knew most of the banned words. Build your own oppinion. Greeting Mo PS: Really good work Rachel. It costed me a sleeplees night but i watched all of your videos. O:) Sources: [1] de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jugendwort_des_Jahres_(Deutschland) [2] www.t-online.de/leben/familie/schulkind-und-jugendliche/id_71610050/jugendwort-des-jahres-trolle-kapern-abstimmung-fuer-jugendwort-2014.html [3] www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/alpha-kevin-darf-nicht-jugendwort-des-jahres-werden-a-1045350.html
Hard to believe the drinking age is so low, however that is great less youth are drinking and less are choosing to smoke. Hopefully they can serve as a sort of role model to other countries and be a leader to aspire to.
One big problem not mentioned is that each generation is shrinking and a lack of young spirit can be very destructive for a society. But it is never as gloomy as the "Gammelfleischparty" sees it of course. The teen protagonists presented here seem to be a nice bunch. All the best to them.
Where I am from (Northern part of Germany) the drinking has most definitely not decreased haha. If anything it increased but the aspect about smoking is definitely true. And you have to separate Dorfkinder from Stadtkinder because the people from the Dorf love to get drunk and drink far more than people from the city
so I was a teenager in 2008 and trust me nobody used "gammelfleischparty" unironically. Only Adults and socially awkward kids vote for the youth word of the year and in the end some adults pick something they like as the winner. Pointless.
It may be worth noting that the ironic composite "Gammelfleischparty" became popular not long after "Gammelfleisch" itself had been all over the news for an extended period due to a "Gammelfleischskandal" (rotten meat scandal) involving numerous takeaways using meat significantly past its best-before date (hiding the fact by deep-frying, marinade, spices, ...)
As a German Teenager, I think that the youth word of the year is less of a word that's actually used by young people, but more of a word that older people think, young people are using. I don't know if I can speak for everyone of my age, but everybody around me just laughs at this and feels uncomfortable about the perception this dictionary publisher (Langenscheidt) has of us.
I really appreciate that lost is the winnner of 2020😂 Especially during the first and second lockdown we had to teach the subject material to ourselves. Everything we were supposed to learn in school had to be done at home and was required in the "Abitur". So we laughed at ourselves and said "we are so lost. how are we going to get our Abitur in 2021?" Now, having written 3 of our final exams and having one oral exam left, we wonder what the government was thinking by expecting so much form us without even visiting the school for almost one year
Yall ever realize Germany is lowkey the most gangsta language out there. Like whenever they say where they're from. It's just like. We from that folk land .
When you live in country where the Kardashians are not seen as a role model, children turn out O.K. In America, bad behaviour and attention seeking are often rewarded.
Don't thing German society is something like heaven because it's not. If you value family, friendship, religion or other moral values you better don't ever move to Germany people only care about themselves here.
I'm from India and its pretty much the same except academics is of utmost priority and talking about sports we do play football and gully cricket cuz space
Were there any surprises in this week's episode? Let us know!
I was surprised! 😁
Those are Germans - there are no surprises with them.
I was surprised to hear that Facebook is not a popular social media in Germany!
Young people in bosnia espatiali 14-20 yr olds smoke, drink and are opsesd with games and phones
I was glad to find out that German teens care about the environment and politics (to some degree). The NFL fan likes the same team and star as I do!
No young person could ever figure out how that Jugendwort des Jahres is chosen - when i was in school that competition would usually be the first that we learn of these words
Maybe now that young people actually get more of a say in it, we will be better informed on youth speak :D
Also, „Gammelfleischparty“ was pretty surely inspired by one of the „Gammelfleischskandale“ during those years... not the youth’ fault, someone just made fun of it.
Yeah those words used to be so foreign to us young people, like a couple years ago when "smombie" was elected, nobody i knew had ever heard that word before, but i feel like recent winners are more accurate. Like "lost" and "Ehrenmann/Ehrenfrau" or just "Ehre" get used a lot where I am from and "I bims" I feel like was more of a subculture but not unheard of. They're getting much better
It's weird how they basically used to make up all these Jugendwörter. No one ever used these. All these words sounded really ridiculous to everyone. But most of them stuck. Like "hartzen" for example.
@@chrstiania an attempt by the language elite to gain back control over the way language evolves ;)
No matter how kind you are, German kids are Kinder.
Hahahaha
hell nah
@@SlushGamerLP it's a play on words because "kinder" is the German word for kids
@@SlushGamerLP u clearly don’t understand
Kinder...joy
Can't help watching videos about Germans and wondering what the heck is going on. The presenter needs to come with a warning that her witty style might cause a mild addiction to all things German. Well done Rachel, you are brilliant.
Haha thanks!
😅😅👍
As a German I usually know all this stuff, but it is so much fun to watch Rachel's videos. Her style of presenting these little things is adorable.
@@mondkalb9813 Right? I learn preciously little from these videos (but when I do, it is always much appreciated), it is the presentation that keeps me watching
well said
As a German Zoomer, I would approve that Rachel is indeed an Ehrenfrau ;^)
Definitely!
Indeed!
@@PatronusHelice Korrigiert!
@@PatronusHelice Geht nicht beides? Eine Ehren-Ehefrau! Schade dass es im Video nicht vorkam, daher hier die Frage: ab wann darf man in Deutschland heiraten? Ich gehe stark von 16 aus bei Einwilligung der Eltern ansonsten 18, weiß es aber nicht und habe es nicht nachgeschaut.
Same
0:39 "Their stress levels rise when it comes to school" "German kids seem to be graded constantly"
Meanwhile in Asia:
*not able to scream because you are dead inside*
I learn to be quiet and walk away if my Asian parent started to say a rather offensive things about me in an argument. I know they don't mean it and it's because they are already stressed out. If that could help them let off the heat, so be it. I'm grateful I still have my parents.
Don’t underestimate German schools. I went to school in Japan and in Germany and I personally was twice as stressed in Germany than I was in Japan. I also noticed my classmates in Germany being more stressed.
Well as a German 15 year old I would like to say, that because we normally get graded every week or so and because one year of online school / lockdown all our "Klassenarbeiten" have been pushed back further and further. Meaning when the lockdown ends we will have to write about 10 major tests in one or two weeks. And since the teachers need to evaluate us on our work in school this is the only chance meaning if you get a bad grade there is no balancing out, it's all or nothing now.
Very stressy :(
I am a korea born raised and living Germany now for 5years.... No comment on this😂🤣😂🤣
I am a German teenager and I approve this video
🤩
I belong to "Gammelfleisch" generation and I do too. 😁
YEET
Germanistan 😂
@@karankapoor2701 no
"Drinking has reduced" maybe in the urban regions.
There's a German saying: Trink 3 Bier in der Stadt und du gilst als Alkoholiker, trink 5 Bier aufm Dorf und du bist der Fahrer.
And I can say that's true 😂
Ah interesting, unfortunately there is no distinction between city and countryside in the stats I saw - but that would be interesting to find out!
Agreed. I grew up in the “Speckgürtel” so I experienced both sides a bit and I’d say my friends from the country side started drinking earlier and heavier stuff than my friends from the urban areas.
True, when you live in a rural area, there's not much else to do, so no wonder alcohol and lately weed are so popular ...
Do you know the definition of an alcoholic? It's someone who drinks as much as you do but you don't like them.
Exactly. I'm one of those rare persons that don't like to consume alcohol.
Rachel is the best possible presenter for this series. Just perfect.
We love her too! ❤️
I just love how Rachel presents and edits each videos for us who wants to know more about the five W’s and How. Thanks, Rachel :)
You're very welcome!
But is it really Rachel doing the editing? If so, echte Ehefrau!
@@1337samu I am indeed! this one took quite a lot of work 😅
@@RachelStewart04Es sollte "Ehrenfrau" heißen ;D
Echt cool, dass du hier so aktiv in den comments antwortest!
Viele Grüße
The youth word just startet to be somewhat relatble since 2k19 i guess.
Anything before that was simply unknown to anybody and labled as being a word of the youth - which it wasnt.
Yeah, "lost" seems to be valid!
that's true! I work with young people and before 2019 even the teens hadn't heard of the youth word before.
Because it was started as a marketing joke from a publisher. Young peoples suggestions were only taken in the last years, I think :)
@@annarita333 Great marketing.
What, this crazy, unheard word was chosen by your ppl?
Let's by a dictionary from you.
No one, ever haha.
Tja...
Ich hatte voll vergessen, dass es das Wort "Gammelfleischparty" gibt hahah :D
Dieses Jugendwort des Jahres ist nicht gut gealtert, sondern gerade zu ranzig geworden 😉
@@Andreas_42 hahahahaha Hammer Wortspiel :D
Bei dem Wort musste ich sowas von los!
Ich kenne noch "Wellfleischparty".
@@titorio7124 ich finde gammelfleischparty mega gut :D. Ich war 13 als das rauskam
Damn, when I was young like that I just wanted to ride my skateboard and drink beer, that's why I have hope for this young generation
That... sounds pretty much like me actually, and i'm 16. Minus the skateboard
(Just kidding i do have other interests as well)
They also seem to be more apt when it comes to filtering out disinformation from the internet and check multiple sources before forming an opinion.
Digital natives and all that, I guess. Just a shame that they won't have a major part of the vote for decades.
I am from India. I am 17. I admire the fact that German youth has decreased the consumption of alcohol and cigarette. In our country the age limits are almost same apart from alcohol. Here, the young people like us are too much focused with education and career which is increasing the stress level. Till age 20, at least they remain dependent on their parents and are close enough to them. However the hobbies and most used apps are all same. 🙂🙂
Thanks for sharing!
@@RachelStewart04 your welcome. So happy that you replied.
@@RachelStewart04 we are also literally fucked , have you been watching the news lately
@@brindade2004 acche din remember
@@karankapoor2701 yes its achhe din...
I am 20 years older than her...
I am sure hers is ache din
"Mein Hamster, mein Hund und mein Handy" ..
will ihn kennenlernen :')
Genau wenn das Handy wichtiger ist als Familie oder Gesundheit dann mein Beileid
@ShigaruMo Das ist reine Ablenkung, das schafft keine Probleme aus dem Weg oder irgendeinen Lösungsansatz, wenn man Probleme, ernste Probleme mit der Familie hat dann geht man zum Jugendamt
@ShigaruMo Ablenkung eben, außerdem meinte ich ernste Probleme, wenn es nicht ernst ist kann man auch so mit klarkommen, und auch wenn man introvertiert ist (bin ich auch) kann man mit der Familie gut klar kommen etc
Hier bin ich:)
insta: Peter_wlf kannst ja mal schrieben
Dass ich jemals Gronkh in einem Meet the Germans Video sehen würde, hätt ich auch nicht gedacht :D
aber I mean.. es ist schon passend😂😂
Hey Rachel Stewart
I am a German 18 years old man, and i want you to know, that the "youth word of the year" was first elected by the people in 2020. previously it was determined. Thes old "youth words of the year" often had no support by the german youth. The german kids laugt over the words and there was a big lack of understanding. So it is obvious, that you don´t liked the word from 2008.
This year is the first year that teenagers can actually nominate the words themselves instead of voting from a pre-chosen collection of words. So what german teenagers did was to nominate completely random and partly nonsensical words without any meaning at all. For example, "mittwoch" (wednesday) or "geringverdiener" (person with low income). Oh and of course there's "sus"
As an American who has been in prison, I am interested in if crime among Germanys Youth is High?
just one thing to add: youth in the countryside and in the city as well as the east and the west have quite different cultures i feel like
"Gammelfleischparty" was the term of the year 2008. Half of the youth of that year is already 30 itself. You don't have to feel that bad Rachel.
German youngers sound pretty inspired. :)
I think as part of globalization, young people around the world are thinking more and more similar.
The main difference with my country (Argentina) is that they are probably under more pressure, because the economy is bad, and are worried about global and everyday life things at the same time. So, the topic of mental health had become popular. And the only heroes in this mess are memes.
The pure join of memes can compensate the fears of ur countries economically development? :o
It can’t compensate at all, but by laughing from time to time decreases the stress levels and it helps to think differently for a moment. It is good to avoid the “burn out” just all the time worrying.
Rachel on a trampoline while maintaining her TV presenter persona was funny and surreal ❤️👍🇬🇧
German is such a beautiful language. I wish I could speak it better. Luckily enough I can fully understand it.
All I know of the German language is the fiery speeches I heard on the History Channel and the weird GGG videos.
What do you like about it?
Never to late to learn (or improve)! But congratulations on understanding!
I, as a German, just ask myself, would it really be worth the hassle?
@@ichsagnix4127 Well, many famous texts in science, philosophy and poetry were written in German
You forgot to say that the Jouthword of the year is mostly hated
Yeah but think 'lost' actually is used fairly often. So a good one last year maybe?
@@mehlhunter I think its better last year because you could "vote"
@@masterofthetime well, we all voted but our favorite didnt get elected...
@@damattin3954 so which ones should have made it?
@@RachelStewart04 big reddit campaign...you dont really want to know
Das ist echt interessant, Rachel!.. Deine Episoden machen mir immer viel Spaß :) Ich fühle oft die deutsche Ausstrahlung, wenn ich deine Videos ansehe. Das ist insbesondere spannend für mich, weil ich sehr gerne Deutschland besuchen möchte.😊
Komm vorbei :) ... nach der pandemie bitte ^^
Das stimmt
The pandemic made one thing pretty clear: Younger people - to be more specific: those who are not allowed to go to an election yet - are basically nonexistent to the politicians. Billions for Lufthansa, but not a single air filter - recommended by almost every scientist - for schools. Supplying every school with such a filter system in Germany would've cost a sixth of what Lufthansa got with the first support package. "Protect and support is still the motto in air traffic" quote of Andreas Scheuer, Federal Transport Minister. What did the politicians say about the air filter systems for schools: Too expensive.
To bring it into perspective: Spahn always says he is confident to be able to make "everyone" in Germany an offer for the vaccination by the mid of this year...to this day, there is not a single vaccine available in Germany that is approved for children...so much for the "everyone".
Immer diese Sache mit dem Lufthansa-Kredit. Es gibt wahrlich bessere Beispiele für die genannte Problematik als den Lufthansa-Kredit. Einerseits ist der größte Anteil ein Kredit, welcher von Lufthansa wieder zurückgezahlt wird, andererseits war die Staatshilfe geknüpft an die Bedingung, dass der Staat zu 20% bei Lufthansa aktientechnisch einsteigt. Hier geht es um ein prinzipiell grundsolides Unternehmen, welches zwar schrecklichen Kundenservice bietet, wahrlich nicht zum klimafreundlichsten Industriezweig gezählt werden kann und zum anderen auch ein sehr unsympathisches Management hat, aber auf der anderen Seite ein solides Unternehmen war, welches Gewinn geschrieben hatte und außerdem tausenden Menschen einen Arbeitsplatz bietet. Man kann sich ja vorstellen, was passiert wäre, wenn der Staat hier der Lufthansa keine Hilfestellung gegeben hätte: Nicht nur einige tausend Arbeitsplätze wären abgebaut worden, sondern 138.000 Arbeitsplätze. Dazu ein kollabiertes Unternehmen, ein Frankfurter Flughafen, welcher seinen mit Abstand größten Kunden verliert und ebenfalls massiv Arbeitsplätze abbaut etc. etc. Bei Lufthansa selbst hatte man intern die geordnete Insolvenz den Staatshilfen vorgezogen, jedoch hatten die Aktionäre für den Einstieg des Staates votiert, um ihre Werte, welche in Aktien angelegt waren, nicht vollends zu verlieren. Grundsätzlich kann man, alle Ursache-Folge-Beziehungen eingerechnet, davon ausgehen, dass im Falle einer ungeordneten Insolvenz wohl geschätzt 150.000 Menschen ohne Job darständen. Ich denke, dass es, wenn man für diese auch nur kurzfristig Sozialhilfe und einen Wegfall von Steuern einrechnen würde, deutlich höhere Kosten für die Volkswirtschaft sähe, als es aktuell der Fall ist. Erneut: Lufthansa ist prinzipiell ein gewinnbringendes Unternehmen, von desses Existenz der Staat profitiert. Die Staatshilfen werden von Lufthansa sobald es geht zurückgezahlt werden. Es gäbe wirklich deutlich besser geeignete Kritikpunkte.
Hello from Costa Rica! In Costa Rica also the younger generation smoke way less than previous generations. Due to big influence from USA and other latin american countries, a lot of foreign words are also being adopted.
I voted for "Mittwoch" (Wednesday) as in "Es ist Mittwoch, meine Kerle" for the youth word 2020.
Ein Mann von Kultur
Wait, you can vote for this? Totally new to me :D
In Taiwan,obviously grades come in first. Bad grades,worse colleges, and worst jobs.
Me:grades =>hobbies =>friends =>video games
Hmm that sounds like a lot of pressure 😬
Sounds unhealthy for a young adolescent mind :/
@@kjul. I used to put my grades and school on top of everything but then I realized that health is most valuable...
mine was the opposite : video games > friends > hobbies > grades, and I still ended up getting a doctorate in Physics at 26.
@@RachelStewart04 I’m doing just fine. My parents give me a lot of flexibility and I don’t need to go to cram school like the others. By the way, I’m looking forward in applying for a uni in Germany.Maybe you can give me some advice.
This was such a lovely episode, was really amused, and find what we've found out about young ppl in Germany to be just so endearing😊
Eines der besten meet the germans Videos! Tolle Ideen, Bilder und Effekte!
Oh wow thanks! 💜
@@RachelStewart04 🙂🙂🙂😊 Schaut eigentlich mehr internationales Publikum die Sendung oder sind es mehr Deutsche, die sich von dir sympathisch das eigene Land erklären lassen? 🤗🤔
@@Foersterburg definitely a mixture of both! 😁😁
Sie haben Recht
My 9-year old daughter and I are loyal followers of this series. And every time we watch a new video, my daughter tells me she wants to see a video about the playgrounds in Germany! We lived in Berlin, and she loved the playgrounds there!
I’m always impressed by the large and varied playgrounds dotted around many German cities! Greetings to you and your daughter, thanks for watching ☺️❤️
Last year the word "Hurensohn" was the most voted for Youth Word of the year, but since its an Insult it was cut from the competition.
What an outstanding work from Rachel and crew. The locations, script and editing are amazing. It is such a joy watching any episode from this series.
"Mein Handi"... Pure honesty! 😂
Amazing episode this week 👏👏
Glad you liked it! 😃
LMAO! I loved the "sparkly beauty mode" edit you received at the beginning and end Rachel, but you definitely don't need it! And I wish all those German kids the very best in a future that I hope gets a lot less weird. 😎
Liebe Rachel, Du bist inzwischen genau so deutsch wie british. Was Du machst ist super wertvoll und unterhaltsam! Danke Dir und Deinem Team
Das Stimmt
Yes, love the change up!!! Refreshing! And, love the experimenting in presentation and production, Rachel!!! Now I feel you’re delving into the strata of Germany!! Can’t wait for the next program!:)✨
Thank you Rachel! We missed you! Great content as always!
Thanks!
@@RachelStewart04 Thumbnail picture as avatar, but no content. Why?
Love the longer format. ❤️
Eine sehr interessante Quelle ist übrigens die Shell Jugendstudie.
Wird jedes Jahr durchgeführt und gibt sehr gut Aufschluss darüber, wie Jugendliche in Deutschland sich verändern.
Gen y und gen z Vergleich ist hier das Stichwort.
Genau, das war eine unsere Quellen 🤓 sehr interessant!
It's funny that the people who coined the word in 2008, are most likely over 30 now
There's no escaping the Gammelfleisch stage of life 💃
I'm pretty sure they've already been over 30 back in 2008, the youth word of the year was never voted on by young people and didn't resemble words teenagers actually used until 2019, usually no one had even heard the word before (let alone used it).
this is such a good insight into german life among the younger generations
Something I'd like to add are mopeds. Because we can only drive cars at 18, mopeds (125ccm motorcycles) which you can drive at 16 are extremely popular. Especially on the countryside.
And thats another thing. Youth in the city is quite a bit different than on the countryside.
Maybe it's just a thing in the school I used to go to but everybody in there seemed to act much more mature earlier than foreign children. I live in the Central West, New South Wales.
I'm not German or young but I still LOVE your work 🙏 thank you 🙏
Its good to see our youth do so well. When I was young it wasn´t cool to like your family. All we did in most of our free time was playing video games and drinking.
It's pretty much the same now minus the video games
Kudos to this Meet the Germans Euromaxx series, presenter is spot on plus the editing team do a great job!
Thanks for the kind words! 🥰
Good video as always!!!
As a young 20 y/o, I must admit that those peeps in the video are just the 1% of kids who make up the stereotypical social media semi-celebrity.
[...] but I still wish them all the best on their ways.
Not at all... I live in the Ruhrgebiet and 80% of teens are like that here (what personally bothers me a lot) I'm 16 btw
Man möchte halt nicht die ganzen Assis zeigen..
@@KelloggsDigga 😂 So ist halt Deutschland die Würde es nicht mehr lebend aus meiner Schule rausschaffen würde die bei mir so was drehen ist halt leider die harte Wahrheit das sind nichtmal 1% der Deutschen so
No matter your Opinion about German kidds , i just wanna Say Rachel stewart is Charming lady, i would give you 💐💐💐 warm hug from U.S.A land of Dream
Ich Liebe Dich Deutshtland 💖🇩🇪 from 🇺🇸🤓
Such a nice content! Kudos to you !
it's nice to know that sports and outdoor activities are an important thing for the teenagers
Guten tag liebe Rachel,
Das war interssant.
Die welt ändert sich.
Gammelfleisch party, autsch 🤣🤣🤣
Danke und genau, autsch 😆
I’m an 18 teen year old from Scotland, UK and was surprised that consumption of alcohol has decreased by so much in recent years in Germany, do not feel like that is the case here, where it is very common and if you don’t get drunk, not as popular.
It is the same in Germany.
I love this series so much! Rachel you should be the host of more formats like this 🙂
0:23 it's surprising to know that school matters the most for Cardi B
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In my country, the situation is almost identical to the one in Germany, except that more and more young people are drinking and smoking...
It is nice to know that one day when more of my compatriots move to Germany, they will not experience a culture shock.
And your country is.....?
@@mardiffv.8775 Kroatien
@@Straightleg55 Warum? Welche Probleme hast du mit meinen Leuten?
You are Amaaaazzzzinnngggg .. Love to watch your videos Keep it up!!
Love your videos Rachael, always helps my mood
I am SO glad to hear that 😊
@@RachelStewart04 planning to emigrate there in a couple of years c:
'Gammelfleischparty' is my new favourite word
As an American living in Germany, I would say that I've noticed all of these things to be true with the youngsters! Good to know there's a spicy name for how old I am! 😂 #rottenmeat!
Very informative ❤️👍
Youths in Nigeria do not obey the official age of 18 before they indulge in drinking, smoking, driving, go to cinemas or marry. The laws are only there on paper but not enforced to the letter.o to cinemas at the any age. These social behaviours are common amongst youths at an underaged level of 16.
Whatsapp, Facebook, instagram, TH-cam, TikTok and Snapchat are the social media networks influencing their activities in Nigeria.
We love friendship, outings and picnicking. Football is the only sports that unites us. Sports betting and video games like Betnaija, PS1, PS2, FIFA , snooker bet and partying are their best leisure activities.
Until the recently, the youths had no interest in politics, but with the Boko Haram, killer herdsmen, ENDSARS protests and the Lekki killings that followed, the youths found an adrenaline accelerated interest in politics.
»Gammelfleischparty« is so brutal. I feel like I've aged out of being nasty to order people, at 24 lol.
The term actually has some recent history. Between 2005 and 2006 there were several scandals, primarily in regards to döner meat being severely out of date in a lot of places. I think it all came from the same company, after the different local stores fought a hefty price battle, with a döner kebab sandwich being offered for as little as 1€.
Another great video! That filter at the beginning threw me off btw, it looked like a different presenter haha.
Welcome back Rachel
Such smart content. Really great video. Top!!
Teens from my country (Bulgaria) have two goals in life:
1. Learn German
2. Move to Germany
Fk!Stay home and build up Bulgaria!
Du bist nicht der erste Bulgare!
th-cam.com/video/n4HlzvuLSmU/w-d-xo.html
@@pebo8306 Exactly
@Frag nicht was fürn Saft Absolutely! Then,why would they have any intention to come to Germany??? Germany that is not keen on them,actually!(And for good reason)
As a german i can say my main hobby is denfintly gaming with friends. I may do sports but not as much as i love to play games.
wow, this is a very high quality video
Here in Australia, highschool is full of vapers and people doing drugs, but it's not the majority where I'm from.
5:01 it's actually the opposite in Berlin where the numbers have actually increased
DW: Young People In Germany
me: Ach, super!
Rachel: 14-17-year-old
me: err.. I'm not considered youth anymore?
Rachel: "Gammelfleischparty"
me: bye 😭
I'm currently 17 and didn't know of this word before. You're not the only one.
@@stevensiegert That Word was a thing in 2008 so it was voted by the boomers who were teens 13 years ago so they must be 27 or older now
Hello from germany,
the Jugendwort des Jahres thing has multiple big problems.
1.) It is not "the official" youth word of the year. It is more a "product" of the german publisher Langscheid. [1]
2.) The process of choosing the youthword is a vote. Wich is good. The problem is, that everyone is allowed to vote as often as the want. Bringing up the internet trolls corrupting it. [2]
3.) The final word (haha wordjoke) has a jury at Langscheid. When they think the choosen word is problematic or they don't want it in their dictionary they remove it. So the vote is nonsense. [3]
4.) Youth language in general dosn't have to be political correct. But Langscheid and the Jugendwort des Jahres tries to be political correct.
My personal oppinion is that a traditional german company tries to stay in toutch with a generation not depending on books. Their books. Our generation look up words on the internet, not in a physical dictionary.
I knew most of the former words because they were in that competition. I never heard most of them before that voting or used them till today. Maybe there is a bubble of people using it, but I don't know anyone. But i knew most of the banned words.
Build your own oppinion.
Greeting Mo
PS: Really good work Rachel. It costed me a sleeplees night but i watched all of your videos. O:)
Sources:
[1] de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jugendwort_des_Jahres_(Deutschland)
[2] www.t-online.de/leben/familie/schulkind-und-jugendliche/id_71610050/jugendwort-des-jahres-trolle-kapern-abstimmung-fuer-jugendwort-2014.html
[3] www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/alpha-kevin-darf-nicht-jugendwort-des-jahres-werden-a-1045350.html
@Mo La Thanks for your comment, Mo. Hope you got some sleep by now.😉
Thanks Mo, this is very interesting! And thanks for watching ☺️
Didn't think she needed to translate "lost" since it's exactly the same way it's been used in English
Hard to believe the drinking age is so low, however that is great less youth are drinking and less are choosing to smoke. Hopefully they can serve as a sort of role model to other countries and be a leader to aspire to.
never been this early
Same
How does it feel?
That's what she said
Yee
One big problem not mentioned is that each generation is shrinking and a lack of young spirit can be very destructive for a society. But it is never as gloomy as the "Gammelfleischparty" sees it of course. The teen protagonists presented here seem to be a nice bunch. All the best to them.
Where I am from (Northern part of Germany) the drinking has most definitely not decreased haha. If anything it increased but the aspect about smoking is definitely true. And you have to separate Dorfkinder from Stadtkinder because the people from the Dorf love to get drunk and drink far more than people from the city
Du hast Recht.
so I was a teenager in 2008 and trust me nobody used "gammelfleischparty" unironically. Only Adults and socially awkward kids vote for the youth word of the year and in the end some adults pick something they like as the winner. Pointless.
Everybody loves Rachel 😎
Ahahah "rotten meat party" was savage
right...
It may be worth noting that the ironic composite "Gammelfleischparty" became popular not long after "Gammelfleisch" itself had been all over the news for an extended period due to a "Gammelfleischskandal" (rotten meat scandal) involving numerous takeaways using meat significantly past its best-before date (hiding the fact by deep-frying, marinade, spices, ...)
@@HagenvonEitzen
I didn't know that, thank you! :)
@@HagenvonEitzen all of this feels like so long ago 😅
If Dissen is English it must be a new word. I have never encountered it before and I can't find it in the dictionary.
As a German Teenager, I think that the youth word of the year is less of a word that's actually used by young people, but more of a word that older people think, young people are using. I don't know if I can speak for everyone of my age, but everybody around me just laughs at this and feels uncomfortable about the perception this dictionary publisher (Langenscheidt) has of us.
you seriously think they would tell the truth knowing that thousands of people would be hearing them?
I really appreciate that lost is the winnner of 2020😂 Especially during the first and second lockdown we had to teach the subject material to ourselves. Everything we were supposed to learn in school had to be done at home and was required in the "Abitur". So we laughed at ourselves and said "we are so lost. how are we going to get our Abitur in 2021?" Now, having written 3 of our final exams and having one oral exam left, we wonder what the government was thinking by expecting so much form us without even visiting the school for almost one year
Wishing you the best of luck!
@@RachelStewart04 Thanks! My final oral exam is in six days. I hope I will pass and finally graduate.
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Yall ever realize Germany is lowkey the most gangsta language out there. Like whenever they say where they're from. It's just like. We from that folk land .
I'm lucky I'm just in time seeing this vid in the first 45 minutes of its upload
Wow, this is the first time I see Cüs written correctly. I always equated it with the English "sheeesh"!
tf is Cüs
I had never seen it written before, had only heard it, so I assumed it was a German word spelt something like “schüsch” 😆
Good stuff
When you live in country where the Kardashians are not seen as a role model, children turn out O.K. In America, bad behaviour and attention seeking are often rewarded.
Diggah we have Shirin David, 187 straßenbande und Katja Krasavice. Believe people in Germany are normal people after all
Don't thing German society is something like heaven because it's not. If you value family, friendship, religion or other moral values you better don't ever move to Germany people only care about themselves here.
Ma'am I really like you the way you present the topic is marvellous and I am planning to study in Germany for master's. Love from India ❤️
I'm in love with Rachel. Help me
3:00 what about Apex and Rainbow 6 wtff :P
I'm from India and its pretty much the same except academics is of utmost priority and talking about sports we do play football and gully cricket cuz space
4:38 Wow you seem very captivated watching that movie, what are you watching?
Meet the Germans 😉
@@RachelStewart04 Oh, c'mon, i bet it was "Meet the Feebles".
@@peter_meyer nice
Ein Land, eine Nation, eine Kommentarsektion!
Hello friend how are you doing today
Are British and German youth the same or are they similar or very different?
Thanks for your excellent videos🙏
Depends. What is the legal drinking age in the UK?
I actually don't really know many British people under 20 any more 😆 I'll have to investigate next time I'm back over there! Thanks for watching :)
@@foooooof 18 (but you can have beer, wine or cider at 16 if you are accompanied by an adult and you are drinking it with a meal!)
@@RachelStewart04 Huge thank you:))
@@RachelStewart04 Just another brick in the Brexit wall.