Typical American | Easy German 45
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- Learn German with Easy German: Shane asks people in Berlin about what is typical American for them.
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Jesus that ten year old little girl is INFORMED.
+Dennis Rivers Ein zwitter!
+Alphawolf299 She said she's half American and her family is there.
+Alphawolf299 - Quite more educated than half-the-degenerates I know.
+Alphawolf299 I loved hearing her talk. Adorable.
+Alphawolf299 She talked hella fast, wtf
"Dumm und geschichtslos" well damn.
feelsbadman
+綾波 レイ I am not American but still
Blox I mean if you're American you expect such stereotypes, plus we come off as one of the most cocky/arrogant countries in the world. :P
Old Nazi.
because having multiple wars and crusades is a much better history for germany
I'm just really impressed by Shane's German. Seriously, how did he get SO good?!
That old guy was so cool looking and happy until he heard the word America. :p
+Lord Vivec Yeah, his day was totally ruined by the word, "American". That's how much Germans hate us!
+PetiteKeyboardist 68er alten linken deutschen!! :P
+PetiteKeyboardist he was probly a nazi.
he just ruined his day xD
Nope. Don't think he was a Nazi. I am a German and many people, no matter if young or old, would say the same. Ridiculous to call someone a Nazi just because he doesn't like your country.
Wow the little kid at 2:10 had a better answer then most people!
+Toph Beifong Hee hee Hi Toph, I found you :)
*than
Because he's half American.
Toph Beifong yes
@@biggpete100 Halb AmerikanerIN. Female. 😊
I think the best answer was "There is no "typical" American. Out of country of 250-300 million, you can't generalize ".
Exactly. Reasonable people, as the ignorant, are where you find them...whether in Europe, the Americas or anywhere else.
Lahu
Lahu
But there are definite cultural patterns like extreme friendliness and talkativeness, approachability
The thing is he is correct.
The guy at 2:16 is probably the most level headed person in this
I don't know. It seemed to me more akin to those situations when you ask something like "So, what do you normally do here?" and the other just ignores the question and goes into a pseudo-philosophical tirade, wondering aloud what _normal_ is supposed to mean. It just makes the person look like he's going out of his way to avoid saying what he actually thinks.
RavenKStudios lol what made the word "stupid" pop in your head? level headedness is an art of balance between radicalism and indifference. Therein lies happiness brother.
das stimmt
Basement Dweller It's actually a San Francisco Giants baseball knit cap, but point well taken.
That little girl on the bike made me laugh. That's the first German joke that I understood and that made me laugh.
Don't talk to me
Michael B Your second comment made me laugh
maybe you'd like this joke!
was sagt ein Hollywood Schauchspieler wenn er am nachsten Tag nicht arbeiten muss? - Morgen Freemann xD
where was the joke ?
"Nein, die sind weiß" (No, they're white) ..*cuts to black American guy* lol
Lol the irony when America is way more ethnically diverse than Germany.
There are probably more non white people in the US than there are people period in Germany.
The Batman Who Posts Another fun fact is that among white Americans (according to the census), German is the top ethnicity accounted for although it’s widely believed that English is severely underrepresented due to how long that ethnicity has been in America.
A lot of people in Germany are pretty honest, it's a good thing, but sometimes not so good for your feeling if they're being too direct lol
ExCowlyGeorge They are not being mean... Americans are more rude and I don’t say anything, especially about Trump 😒
@Just a random guy wanting to study filmmaking I honestly don’t know why Europeans think we all support Trump, most of us hate him. Hillary Clinton DID win the popular vote (if you know who I’m talking about).
@@justarandomguywantingtostu6539 Did this fool just say Americans are meaner than europeans? What a freaking idiot. 😂
I'm really ashamed about all the ignorance and prejudices from my fellow germans towards america. I thought we were better than that.
@@lorenzoeldude I am American and I know you guys are not all like that. I have only met two Germans personaly. One of them I said hi and talked to her maybe once. But the other one, him and I were friends. They were both very polite and easy to talk to. 😎
This guy's German is awesome for an American. I wonder if the native Germans can tell he's not a native.
I'm a native german speaker and some sentences he pronounces perfectly and in others you are able to tell he's not native.
Yep very good German. But he does have a slight accent and there are some minor grammatical mistakes.
I bet the girl at the start who said that Americans are superficial did not expect him to be American.
Em Rog I can barely speak German and could tell he has an American accent to his German.
ja genau wieso er gewählt wird! also dann konnten nicht die deutschen herausfinden, dass er amerikaner ist, und deswegen geben sie ehrliche antworten!
"Dumm und geschichtslos", lol. That old guy was not pulling any punches.
nailed it imo
@@asdfdjhgk stfu
@@kingme4690 typicial murican
@@Marco-bf4uu you watched Inglorious Basterds one too many times? I dont talk like that, sorry buddy.
Geschichtslos, what a bastard, America is a country with so many different histories, I can tell you all about my Amish family who emigrated from the Rheinland Pfalz who emigrated from Bern Switzerland while my friend can tell me about their family who emigrated from the Dominican Republic.
Just remember America is the accumulation of immigrants from every part of the world, Including Germany. People should be careful on how they say things. Although I do agree everyone has a voice and an opinion. We also "dont visit other countries" that much, at least myself because it is very expensive and also the only two countries we are somewhat close to is Canada and Mexico. We dont exactly have as many options to a complete massive culture and language change as people do in Europe.
Truth. I'm always rather annoyed when people rag on us for not traveling more. We're in the middle of two oceans, even economy plane tickets to get across them are extremely expensive for your average person. I'm sure we'd travel a lot more of it was as accessible for us as it is for Europeans.
***** Exactly!
I see your point but I don't think she only meant travelling. She probably wanted to hint that the average american is more likely to be self-centered and not have that much interest in learning about other countries/cultures.
Jeder Kultur hat Auswandern. In a sense, every culture has immigrants.
I heard most of Americans actually came from Germany.
The kid is my favorite part, i like how fast he talks, and the answer he gives.
Thank you for adding captions in both German and English. This was one of the few occasions when I could understand people speaking colloquial German -- complete with occasional grammatical errors and with people revising their thoughts in mid sentence -- which is the way that real people speak everywhere else. This is the first "Easy German" video that I've watched. Very helpful. I'd love to see more such videos of chats with random people -- in shops, on the street, etc. German as it's actually spoken, not just the textbook version.
I liked the video because it showed a range of people and most didn't seem to realize they were talking to an American because his German is pretty amazing. I'm glad that you put some happy and some unfriendly responses because it gave a cross section. German is not 86 million USA cheerleaders, nor is it a country of angry and unfriendly people. Most of the Germans I've met were like the guy who studied in Detroit. Open minded and thoughtful people who also hope Germany is getting more respect as it gains influence.
Makes me sad to know almost all other countries think of Americans as a whole I be stupid. I'm an American and while I agree there's a lot of stupid people here I try to be an exception and educate myself to a higher degree. I will say this bothers me and causes me to worry about traveling to Germany. I find Germany to be a very interesting place and want to experience the culture first hand, but I don't want my experience to make me feel unwelcome just because I'm American.
Don't worry they are super friendly. I have been there and no one was ever rude to me. People just say things. Its the same here and there. Spread your wings! :)
It's not like ONLY Germany has this attitude. Most countries do, actually. Don't let the opinions of people (opinions that won't be expressed to your face, anyway) discourage your journey to discover a new country. Every nation has it's bad apples.
Visit Germany and prove them wrong =)
I agree with you. I'm learning German on my own and am really fascinated with everything German culture has to offer, but sometimes I am turned off or scared by the prejudices that German might have against Americans. I'm a skinny vietnamese girl who also happens to enjoy living in the US. Sometimes I wonder if I go to Germany, all they will see is some big, dumb, beer-belly white man holding a McDonald's burger in one hand and the American flag in the other.
i just immigrated to germany from the states........ Germans are the nicest people in the world.
A German walks into a library and asks for a book on war.
The librarian replies, "No can do, you'll probably lose it."
+Lark Turner Ouch!lol
+Lark Turner should have said "you will probably start it" uh what?
ha
+Lark Turner Lolz!
it would be more true for the French
"Es ist mein Ziel im Leben eine Coole Person zu sein"
Haste jedenfalls geschafft, Shane:)
That's for all Americans, not everybody thinks soo about US.
I,m Sascha 33 years old & from germany and a think America is Great.
I Love the Country, the People's mentaly and Car's Trucks,Boats and the Houses.
And I think about US is a part of my Heart.
greet from Germany
!!!Und dass ist jetzt für uns Deutsche die auch in Deutschland leben!!!!!
,,Man was ist den hier im Land verkehrt''???
ich habe mir diesen Chanel hier jetzt mal angeguckt, und gehört wie denn
die Amerikaner so über uns Deutsche denken. Das war teils Ok.und teils auch hart.
Aber die Meinungen der Deutschen über Amerikaner ist schlichtweg
oberflächlig beschämend und derbest altmodig.
Ich habe mich gerade tatsächlich zum ersten mal fremdgeschämt!!!
I’ve been watching easy German to learn Deutsch since 2015 and I must say I’m beyond happy to fully understand a video for the first time. The secret is to never give up. At some time, it will stop sounding like nonsense. Although, of course, I could’ve done this faster If I had been more consistent to my studies and If I were enrolled in a German course. Anyway, my point is THANK you!! I still have so much to learn, certainly have to improve my writing. But it’s great to see progress!
This is obnoxious, but the context-free question kinda asks for it. I recognize, too, that if you go to an American city and ask people what they know about Germany or Germans, you're likely to get a similar mix of ignorance. Never mind asking an American about Asia or, goodness gracious, Africa. I'm afraid this sort of myopia is common to the human condition everywhere.
I am currently learning german and found these videos to be very helpful! Danke!
OMG this is sooooooooooooooooooooo cool! So basically my amazing tutor in college had to depart our class so late in the semester and the new sub tutor isn't that good. So searching around on youtube, I didn't expect to find a video as helpful and entertaining as this.
hahahaa i LOVE that black dude xDD so fun
Right? He got me pumped to visit!
I can read the basic german but it's still very new to the language. Hopefully by 4 or 5 months I'll be able to watch these videos easily
Me too.
Really helpful video, I appreciate it!
Wow, I adore this episode, it's just really fun, and simply adorable.
A lot of the Americans here seem to see this as a very negative. I think the problem here is that most people don't know that we Germans are sometimes very critical. If you would ask their opinion about Germany itself they would probably answer even more negative.
That's just our mentality. Many of us need a little bit of time to open up but once that happened you can get a good friend.
genau mann aber jemand muss ihn informiern, sonst weiß er das nicht!
I have many friends from Germany that now live in America and actually we’re given the opportunity to see the country and experience the American culture. Their opinions changed greatly and most are receiving their American citizenship and electing not to return to Germany.
There are videos on this channel of germans being asked about Germany and no, they were not this critical.
I wouldnt exactly call calling an entire country “stupid with no history” critical. Thats just being rude and ignorant
2:40 Old man nailed it.
Actually, he's probably just still bitter that we beat the tar out of his country twice.
cogitaretoo Whatever. This bigotry is poison for you. Germans don't like to talk about this stuff and if you want to act like a hot shot and be proud of every single thing your warmongering government does like a sheeple, then you will have a hard time integrating among them. Just saying.
Universe Utopia
I like how you're hurling the word "warmongering" at a country while defending the country that engaged in Blitzkrieg and the Final Solution. Apparently, you have trouble detecting irony.
Hardy30680
I don't think that most Germans are sad that the Nazis were defeated. My own father was from Krefeld. I do, however, know that there are a few old Germans who sympathized with the Nazis and resent the fact that their completely insane ideology was destroyed by nations with slightly more sense. The old man in this video seems like one of them. He is the old Germany; self-righteous, racist, xenophobic, pretentious, and utterly ridiculous. I lived in Germany a few years ago and found most Germans to be among the best citizens of our planet. Hopefully, psychos like the old man in this video are just a temporary anachronism.
cogitaretoo
Well, if that old man really is still upset because of ww2, then yes, that man is a shame. Because he should know that the allies made Germany a free and democratic country. But of course we don't know his experiences with America(ns). I myself have never ever met a German who hates America for helping to beat the nazis. Germany and big parts of Europe would probably be a brutal dictatorship with no human rights if the nazis had won, and I wouldn't want to live in a nazi world. I would even say thank you to old ww2 veterans who fought nazi Germany.
This is so much fun, I can't believe it! I think this is a great method for me because I have a musical intelligence type, and listening and repeating work great for me. Not to say that you need to understand the grammar behind the sentences.. but still I love to see people smiling, real stuff, street speech! I am in love with your channel guys. Das ist super, weiter so!!
danke, dass ihr eure Videos objektiv schneidet ;)
Damn, Germany really doesn't like us.
i think the entire world dude, because of the "help" you give to the nations to be "free"
There are Americans who understand this. Not Americans that subscribe to SJWism, but just regular Americans.
It may help to consider that, often, the words Germans have for themselves aren't much kinder either. There's a reason the very notion of being proud of their nationality is so problematic for them.
no we don't, we just hate the stereotypes that we get like we are narzis and the stupid question like: "You're german so why Are You Not wearing a Dirndl?" (- because it's just something we Do on Oktoberfest.) so just don't ask stupid questions don't talk about hitler (who was btw from austria Not germany) and if you ever try to speak german don't scream or act aggressiv because thats just really rude
but if you do nothing of this things germans won't have a problem with you ... ☺☺☺ we don't hate americans (as long as you aren't Donald Trump - than we hate you)
MrGamerman001 thats Not Right :) The Most Germans like the States but Not you're President
For those Germans putting down Americans, just remember this: A significant proportion of Amercians are of German Ancestory. Most of these people's ancestors were smart enough to get on a boat and leave Europe before the 20th Century happened. Take that!
archraskal Although ironically, had they stayed in Europe and survived the various wars and famines, many would now be enjoying free access to healthcare and higher education, rather than suffering through an opioid crisis amongst decaying rustbelt towns as they place their long bets on an orange-haired pied piper who whistles tunes of racism, xenophobia, and false promises of prosperity.
Wow, das war echt unterhaltsam, witzig und erschreckend zugleich!
Sind alle Folgen so?
I think these answers are spot on. Can't wait to move to Munich next year and get out of here.
Bitte geben Sie uns mehr Folgen von Easy German....Danke aus Indien..!
we'll do that! :)
Easy Languages Supeeeer! =D Vielen Dank
Im not interested in learning German , thats Nazi language... The only thing Im interested about Germany is to watch them and make sure they behave.. Because if they don't..them.....GUAZABARA..
+vicksss the WW2 is over already.
any more episodes with shane? Shane is awesome xD
And he speaks German so well! His accent is very decent
nice video. thanks!
I really appreciate videos!
Wow! Lieblingsfolge!!!
Do an Easy German about typical Spanish!
In dem Fall würde ich hoffen, dass es noch gute Vorstellungen über uns gäbe. hahaha aber ja, das möchte ich auch sehen. Besonders in Berlin, wo heutzutage viele Spanier leben.
nice idea ;)
Don't do it. They don't like spaniards.
WeloveAsiaBibi but there are a lot of countries that speaks Spanish apart from spain, and people is nice too
Carlitox b Then you need to say typical mexican, typical caribbean, but no typical spanish ^^
This video made me cry.
Need more EasyGerman videos!
Wow, I used to like Germany and the German people in general, but seeing how so many of them have a bad image of Americans and America as a whole makes me rethink things.
It's one thing to say something about people's cultures or habits, but it's surprisingly how these german people quickly call the typical American stupid, fat, superficial, and a bunch of other insults, etc....
Is it jealousy? Hated? Arrogance? Nationalism? Rude cultural upbringing in Germany? By parenting? I don't know.
No it's American tourist that come to Germany and leave that impression.
Paul C Make the Image better Go to Germany :) and say it to the People
About that:
You wanna know most Americans say about Germany when they get asked? "Uhm, Hitler?"
I don't think you should blame the Germans for this bad image. Most of the rest of the world has this bad image of Americans. Just Google 'fat American' (images), 'stupid American' (videos) etc etc. It seems to be an image that the Americans themselves promote across the globe.
Or maybe it is the truth. I have been in the US met Americans and I agree with the stereotypes. Not always fat but by the rest it is true
What America is to Germany.
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Its like a father who helped raising us who guards us from bigger dangers and who tells us what to do and who isn't seeing us as equal.
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Its like a big brother who always got the cool stuff before we do, who we admire and look up to...plus the big brother from 1984.
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Its a creative but crazy uncle that we laugh at and that we stopped taken seriously and we are happy that he just visits us even if we look forward to his calls.
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Its like the bully we chummed up with and that we are often ashamed of if he bullies other kids, that we feel morally superior to, but cheer if he bullies someone we doesn't like either.
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Its like a younger brother who isn't ever listening to us, even if we have seen a lot more, who thinks we are old and boring, and who want to live live to the fullest and did some of the stupid stuff we have done.
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Its like a girlfriend who wants to control us, control how we talk and what we wear, who snoops to our closet but who got also world class tits and a winning smile.
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Its...well...its not russia or china.
Love this response.
Sehr farbvoll!
You know Shane‘s American because he was actually funny too😂😂😂
Dieses episode ist vielleicht eine die beste Videos nicht nur von Easy German aber an TH-cam:D
Its perfect example of why to avoid Germany
No history? I've always thought America had a vast, rich history. Oh well, matter of opinion I guess. :) It's nice to see different opinions, though. :D
USA has the poorest history of all countries, America is not a country, it is a continent you "ignorant".
You've always thought wrong -.-
Пан Станислав You ain't better than anyone. The USA does have a rich history. The old man is just an old bitter man.
Stop hating dude.. This won't change Russia image. I am not even American, but seriously this hating thing is stupid. The USA and Russia have a rich and interesting history.
Even Brazil is a bigger economy than Russia now a days. So, yeah man. You shouldn't try to be the bad guy. =) Peace out.
We don't like to leave our country much? You wouldn't either if you only had two neighbors, hundreds of miles away from you.
The old man: “Stupid and no history”
IM CRYING😂😂😂😂😂😂 He just walked away LOL😂😂😂😂🤣🤣😭
This episode was so right on! I appreciate that Cari, and Shane and local Germans speak honestly about us. I've lived in Zurich and London and have heard similar opinions, and yes, I agree Americans should learn German and learn more about their culture--there is so much to learn! It's interesting that the majority of the opinions expressed are half-negative; and half say our Nation is too large and too diverse to make an accurate statement of what is typical. Another great episode, guys. Danke.
Obvious Troll Here. I am a German teacher in Maryland. Plenty of schools in America offer German language courses.
Nagy Sandor Not mine, or any public ones I know of.
,,Dumm und Geschistlos" Ich bin ein Amerikaner also jetzt lach ich so schwerXDXDXD
"The atomic bomb was a little too aggressive". Hmmmmm, let's think about what Germany has done in its past...
She's just a kid... :)
I really enjoy this episode! :)))
I'm an American with German-Irish heritage and I think the best part of being an American is being able to fully embrace your nationality AND heritage in the best ways. It's really expensive to travel outside our country but we have so many festivals and entire towns dedicated to different cultures. I live in Cincinnati, sister city of Munich and I LOVED the German influence
The girl at 1:54 was talking so fast omg 😳
Yeah, they call her Maschinengewehr Elli.
I want to learn german.
It sounds beautiful but Germans scare me😂😂 😂😂
+Not Your Ghoulfriend
I am german, do I seem scary to you?
And can I watch you while you are asleep?
+MachineFight
As soon as you said you're German I started shivering
lol well that wasn't creepy
Not Your Ghoulfriend
Why? :,(
MachineFight I always think germans are straightforward but sometimes intimidating lol not to generalize.
Not Your Ghoulfriend
okay :/
If would be really helpful if you put a common vocabulary list in the description of each video. Like some of the common new words people say, so we can read them before and after the video.
2:14 Although his German might not be perfect, you can clearly understand his message ... and I think it's a pretty wise message.
Huh, as the perspective of an American, I didn't really think of atomic weapons being such a staple of how ours view us.
I kind of feel like the people who had negative thoughts about the US were people who have never actually been to the US.
The people who have been here kind of know that we are open to outsiders and open to seeing the world. We have the money to travel, and we do love to travel, it's kind of strange to say that we don't like to get out of our country much.
Another thing, about the US trying to rescue the world. We actually DID become isolationists and vowed to stay out of European business for a period after WW1. This was because after WW1, Britain and France was like "Yo USA get out of here, we don't need you anymore. We want to destroy Germany with the Treaty of Versaille because we hate them" and ignored any peace talk that American President Wilson suggested. So President Wilson came back the USA and the USA on its own for a couple reasons (that are not important to explain) decided it was better for us to not get involved with Europe.
BUT THEN ALL THESE TOTALITARIAN DICTATORS STARTED RISING OUT OF NOWHERE (like Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin), and when we continued to be isolationists, we were criticized by European countries for not taking action when all this shit was happening.
PS. 35% of America is obese. I know that's still a big number, but to say ALL of us are fat? Come on. |: But then again I live in South California where we are known for our mountain of fitness centers.
P.S.S. I know Nazis are kind of a dead political party, so don't think I'm trying to push the whole holocaust thing onto you guys, because I know that was a long time ago and none of you were responsible for it.
Also not to mention it's so much harder to be exposed to different cultures in America. A three hour flight in Europe brings you to a completely different country. A three hour flight in the US brings you to another area in the US. Sometimes, all we seem to have is our growing racial diversity to help us become more cultured.
And yeah, American history really is an extension of European history, like someone below said. As a country, we are definitely not nearly as old as y'all countries in Europe, but the first people to essentially come here (we're going to ignore the whole Native American stuff) were immigrants from Europe who were seeking religious freedom and new opportunities.
LAST THING: THE ATOMIC BOMB
Not to be offensive, but Albert Einstein feared that the Nazis were almost finished creating the atomic bomb and urged the US to take action and make the atomic bomb themselves. Does that justify bombing Hiroshima? Absolutely not. Did Einstein regret having a hand in the creation of the Atomic Bomb? Yes. But it's kind of scary to think about what would've happened if the Nazis got a hold of it first, don't you think? '__'
And now we're trying to reduce our number of atomic bombs. I really doubt we have any other purpose of using the atomic bombs now other than for self-defense from other countries.
"We have the money to travel, and we do love to travel, it's kind of strange to say that we don't like to get out of our country much."
I'd just like to preface that I have nothing against Americans and I consider them very friendly, social and open, but your implication that americans go abroad alot is not completely true. Read the first two paragraphs of this article with statistics from the of travel and tourism industries: www.greatbigscaryworld.com/why-dont-americans-travel-abroad/
26 millions of trips abroad (not counting Canada and Mexico) out of a population of 318 million. The numbers for say Sweden is 8.5 million trips abroad (not counting neighbouring countries or daytrips) out of a population of 9.5 million. I completely agree that one of the reasons for the low numbers is that it just costs alot more and takes a lot longer to travel overseas from the US than many other countries.
StillRooney Ohhh, thank you! I can admit I was a bit jaded about that. As I said before, I live in Southern California, and I think down here we have some of the most racially diverse communities in our country. I have many friends who like to visit their families in other countries once or twice a year but I guess that is not as much as I thought it was.
Many points for how anyone on the street he asked, gave their honest opinion.
not familiar with the expression "frage wegen (etwas)" I think he was interested in hearing about preconceptions of Americans in Germany rather than prejudices (Vorurteile). The lady at 2:48 has the best answer.
It bothers me when people hate on America and haven't even stepped foot in the US. The US has more nationalities together than any other country. People like that man at 2:40 probably have yet to step foot outside their own country and seem to still be very close minded, and seem to have a Germany is for Germans mentality (or any country for example).
Sure I dont care for American cities or our government but there is so much here to see and do its a vast land. The guy at 2:15 is very accurate in saying you can't label typical in America is correct. Its unfair to label an entire nation build from every nation of the world as "Stupid" its a very ignorant thing to do, and the very ancestors of just about every Europe nation are the founders of this country. We are not perfect nor will ever be, but I dare any country to house the nationalities that represent us. I believe that is what sets the US apart.
Also I want to say something about someone saying American's don't like to leave their country. It's easy for a European to say that when you can travel to dozens of neighboring countries. If America was Europe and each of our states was a country (which in Europe most of them are the size of our states) it would be just as easy for an American to visit many countries. Our continent has 3 major Countries, Europe alone has 50 countries I know of, so stop criticizing Americans for not leaving their country, not everyone can pack up on a plane to another continent. In Europe you can drive a hundred miles and be in another country, in the US you drive 100 miles and your in another state.
So again don't compare apples to oranges, if roles were reversed and the EU were a country and the US was made of 50 countries then we would be ones who are always visiting other countries.
I understand about leaving your country, but that doesn’t have to make you ignorant. Besides that, I have met Americans, visited the US and think you are not great at all, at least the southern people. For what I know the best people are in the states near Canada
well man dont say that. im german and i've lived in the US and it is a goddamn sheißland because everyone is egoistic, arrogant, always want the need to be hip, always grumpy and no smiles, everyone wants to be modern. i loves the US in the 1950 when it had some kultur, at least. now america has no culture. i like the senior citizens though
Not only do I not like Americans, I don't like anyone for that matter. I am happy as fuck because I don't have to listen to anyone's shitty opinion. Try it it's great.
clammerify congrats, happy life!
+clammerify why soo much hatred ?
You must be very angry because no one likes you back?
shitty human
+clammerify Yet posts his own opinion. Get fucked you hypocrite. MURICA
Shane is a really nice guy!
After WW II my there was a program in the United States where children became penpals to German children. There were actual efforts to build bridges and to heal our countries after so many millions of people, many of them absolutely innocent, suffered and died. My grandmother, an American of German/British ancestry (she was a proud American who was just as proud of her German and British ancestors) showed me the letters her children received, and they were full of kindness and hope and gratitude, from both sides.
I didn't know people in the 21st century still identified us with atomic weapons.
But I mean yeah, let's forget Russia too. That's cool.
+RoostCentauri07 The cold war is one of the first impressions of the BRD after its reformation after the second world war.
The asked about America not Russia
remember the hippie movemend?
and let's also forget the whole "global conquest" thing germany had going on not too long ago. not sure they can speak on morality in war when they actually were the first to start development of atomic weapons and had that whole mass genocide thing going on
Yes, but that was the 3. Reich, Germany now is a modern Democracy America hadnt scince the ww2 at least till the end of the cold war.
Germany had learned from his mistakes, while the USA still blow the shit out of everyone who doest do at ther will.
Wow I'm American and i think of the things some if the people said was very rude!!!
eine der besten Folgen von Easygerman, sehr lustig :3
Dein Deutsch ist echt super! :)
After living and working in 5 different countries so far I can say that USA is the country of very friendly and helpful people and beautiful nature and a big country. But if anyone from western Europe hears this is the richest country in the world they can only roll their eyes and laugh. Yes you are a huge economy and huge market (like China is) but for millions of people living and working full time in USA things like traveling, healthcare and education are a luxury and you have to be pretty rich here to meet the quite normal European standards. And regarding traveling - how can you not effort this? Does it cost the European people to come here a half of what it cost you to go there? No. You just must have no interest. Most of my European friends have been in America at least once, many of them few times, some come regularly like for skiing in the winter and shopping because of cheap clothes and they all say the same - beautiful nature, nice people but a very low standards and poor quality country, where most of the people eat junk food and live in junk homes out of wood sticks and card board and with roofs covered with shingles. While they try to install 6 inch thick triple glass windows in their new homes and want to have a high tech kitchen with self closing light illuminated drawers, you still have windows as energy safe as a picture frame from Ikea and a kitchen, like a German grandma would buy probably 30 years ago - and it looks like this even in expensive million dollar homes ;). So relax, it's all not that bad and not everyone hates Americans, but you cannot just believe you are the best and richest country in the world, as it's the sign that you didn't ever leave it and haven't seen much ;). And stop saying things like "the most important man in the world" - which you can hear in every second action movie about the American president. WTF? Is there something like the most important man in there world? I'm sorry, but this has to be called arrogant ;)
+Robert Scovill No one cares m8. Learn how to use paragraphs.
I haven't been to Europe, but I've met people from Germany. The quality of life there is truly superior to ours. That shouldn't make Americans defensive, but maybe pensive.
The girl that mentioned Americans being superficial is spot on, love how her friends instantly knew to let her speak right away
i was in the usaf in germany had loads of fun, now i know what great beer is
Einfach cooles Video.
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Mehr aneignen.
WWII still hurts the old man....
He fought on the nazis side.
And sadly the truth hurts the Americans 😔
@@thepretorian5292 nahh Americans strong enough to handle it...they hate us cuz they ain't us
I love this channel, but I have to be honest, there are a small number of episodes (like this one) that encourage stereotypes and really bring out some ugliness not only in the people who are being asked these kinds of questions but in the comment section on youtube. Encouraging stereotypes seems counter to the mission of inclusivity that I've come to respect in Easy German and I hope that future episodes will remain inclusive and refrain from encouraging this regressive kind of dialogue.
That s why i hate this channel too many stupid topics
So many hypocrites. I'm glad I don't meet any Europeans who treat and speak to people like that old man. How can you speak to someone like that and have the nerve to even point your finger at someone else?!?
I've have plenty of European friends, and none of them have been anything but awesome. I really hope Europe isnt prejudice. Otherwise my dream to visit just went up in flames.
A friend of mine was in the US and in a restaurant a group of people wanted a new table because they didn't want to sit next to "Nazis". There are black sheeps everywhere, just go and make your own experience and you will see, 95% of the people are friendly, no matter where you go! ;-)
True. Just makes me sad to see people just being ignorant to other people. No matter where they are from. I suppose youtube isnt the place to be then huh :)
kwamera Dude stop lying. I doubt anyone wanted to be seated somewhere else because they thought some random German dude is a Nazi. You just made up that bs to counter what Kegan said.
His German is awesome... 💪🏼
I don't get that.. I am not American and I don't much care how Germans think about Americans.. But obviously you cannot be dumb and have the strongest economy, military, and educational system at the same time. Trying to downgrade people and judging them with no fair assessment on the other hand, is something I find silly and nonsensical. .
+Mátyás Hajba Ok .. what I am saying is based on the scientific facts. Considering GDP as one of the economical indexes, US has the highest GDP almost twice as China and a little smaller than all European countries in Total. The military budget of America is more than the sum of the next 9 countries combined including Russia, China, UK, ... The best universities of the world based on the most valid ranking systems are from US.
As mentioned earlier, I am not American and I don't give a fuck, just please do your research first and then get emotional!
414aliha America is also in crippling debt, and furthermore China will be surpassing America's economy in the coming years. Furthermore, on the topic of universities, depending on source Oxbridge > Ivy League Schools or Ivy League Schools > Oxbridge, I'd personally consider them equal. Military budget means nothing anyways, seeing as Russia or China or Britain could take us on in a fair fight (particularly Russia because the possess similar nuclear power).
SirPinkington If you knew anything about economy, you wouldn't consider national debt as a sign of bad economy. Regarding the military power, I don't need to prove myself, u can easily google that from any source you want. Regarding the educational system, it is not the matter of comparison. The total number of well-established universities in America is way higher than other countries. In addition, US has been the host of many scholars from all around the world for decades which technically leads it to outperform in science, economy, and technology when compared with other rivals.
All in all, I believe the mindset of degrading America is stemming from RACISM. That's all!
Mátyás Hajba First of all, . If you would perfectly understand what i meant I said the mindset of downgrading other people originates from racism and it is a clear fact. So this is up to you to consider yourself as a person with such a mindset or not. Second, I did not even address you in my statements. chill dude!
414aliha not for too long just saying...
We have very little history, but we do have history :)
sorry man but this is very untrue. America has a HUGE history. Before it got colonized by European it has it's own history and after it has nearly immediate huge influence on the history of the whole world. It has always been a leader in nearly all branches of the civilizatorian development. America is still miles ahead and unreachable. To say that America has very little history is pure ignorance and barely hidden envied hatred. It insults Germany and not America. It was said by the old man whose history is a deep shame and insult not only for Germany but for the mankind.
Janusz Hamerski I was referring to the United States, just the country. You're definitely right in your point about pre-euro contact.
Shane! Du sprichst wie ein deutscher! Interessante folge :) Leider kenne ich kein Amerikaner so ich kann nichts sagen :) Viele Grusse :)
Very interesting
"Ist sexy und geil! UND ICH!" LOL
I laughed way too hard at the old man
that was the right reaction ! Don't take idiots more seriously as they deserve.....
Shane, du bist einfach sau cool!
Cool ist eine Eigenschaft, die ich ihm nicht gerade zuschreiben würde.
Shane's German is insanely good holy duck :D
2:40 I would totally agree with this guy :(
Then you are undereducated.
oh well, I'd argue with that.
Not with me. I make it a point never to argue with people for whose opinion I have no respect.
Er is ein scheisskopf.
4:12 Sie sprechen über Regeln aber laufen bei Rot über die Ampel!
Ian Kahn Ich glaube, sie war sarkastisch, ein Scherz.
in berlin darf man alles.
The American guy 😂😂 Calls himself sexy and amazing and promptly makes a huge pose of cheer for himself.
Love this! You guys have a twitter page?
"Dumm und Geschichtslos". LOL)))
There is a lot of ignorance in Germany 🇩🇪about America and its culture.
24/5/2020--6:34am.- Gute Lektion.
Am Anfang diese Episode im Hintergrund habe ich ein Golf 2 gesehen,und es war in einem guten Zustand glaube ich,mag ich das Auto obwohl jetzt fahre ich ein ander-früher besetzte ich ein Golf 2 und es war prächtig! Leider habe ich es verkauft und das war meine großte Fehler!
Hmmm... I'm sorry to say... But the impression I have on the Americans that I've met (throughout my travels) has been quite bad... However, there are exceptions of course! :D
Hard to gain an impression of a country of over 300 million from a few people. I don't like most of the people in my country because they are bad people, not because they are American.
"Dumm und geschichtslos" Turn down for what!
Ich mag Shane.
As an American I was A little Dissapointed by the negative comments. I've noticed this in other TH-cam videos. Germans are very critical of americans. I just wanna say I LOVE GERMANY! I wanna visit too.