I don't wear sandals because of the combination of the following two reasons: 1. When I wear them without socks, dirt gets under my feet and creates an incredibly unpleasant sensation. I actually wonder how other people wear them without socks and I can't stop thinking how dirty and messy it is because feet tend to get sweaty and when this sweat gets mixed with... You get it. 2. If I wear them with socks, there's a ton of judging individuals thinking that they know better how other people should wear sandals :D Thanks for the video!

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@TereterePixiepants

2 жыл бұрын

omg SAME!

@luckyqualmi

2 жыл бұрын

I almost do everything in flip flops (except when it's winter). Even hiking for days in the Black Forest is no problem if you are used to it. And yes, the feet gets a bit dirty, but that's only loose dust since your feets do not sweat with constant air around them. Compared to that you get the nasty sweat and bacteria combo in your closed of shoes. ;P And i can dip them into every water source on the way. Quiet refreshing on long trails. :)

@sarsonder5127

2 ай бұрын

You must be my Onkel because this was his explanation verbatim!

I am not german, but I live in Germany. Considering the temperature changes of +-20 degrees within the same day, and being fed up of carrying always two pairs of shoes in day trips in summer, I am starting too think that sandals with socks are just a practical thing. It is easier to take on and off socks to adapt to the temperature and they takes less space in yout bag.

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

haha very fair point! 😅 -J

@Enyavar1

2 жыл бұрын

Hoookay, let me be a strong defender of socks in sandals, I never grasped the issues against them: * It is only unaesthetical to people who are not used to seeing that kind of footwear. In my opinion, it's merely unfashionable, because fashion czars have told you that socks in sandals are a no-no. You may similarly argue that hipster beards or muslima niqabs or plaid pencil dresses are unfashionable? But as long as you're looking clean and put together in your everyday-wear, nobody should be offended by your fashion choice, period. * Why do we use socks AT ALL? Simple, socks in general, have the purpose of protecting the feet from getting cold and protecting the outer footwear from getting too sweaty. The principle applies for boots, for shoes, and to some degree even for sandals. In the summer, you may partake in outdoor activities in hiking sandals, and there are certainly plants and animals that might bother your feet. Not to mention the sandals themselves: I have a pair that I like but when walking in them for hours, one of the straps rubs my skin open. That pair now gets matched with socks, and I don't hurt myself. * Siete Caracolas is fully right: We Germans don't have "sandal weather" most of the time anyway, but I want to wear my sandals not just around the house (where I may conveniently change to more protective gear), but during a whole day in town. In the noon heat while out shopping, I would put the socks away in my bag, if only to not to offend shop clerks, but you BET I will wear them once it gets briskier in the late afternoon or evening. * Ugly feet. Not everyone has perfectly nice toenails, for whatever reason. Pedicures are not a thing for most men, and especially longtime smokers may still like to put on sandals, while also not liking to expose their yellow rotted feet. You complain about old men in white tennis socks and Birkenstocks? Build a brand for manly, functional and affordable pedicures, and eliminate the underlying reasons.

@LJJ22

Жыл бұрын

As it's much mor common among older people, I would also think that it's because of temperature and comfort. Sandals are usually more comfortable than shoes, especially in summer and older people get cold more easily. In addition to that, many older people don't care much about fashion, rather what is comfortable and good for their health. Personally I don't do it (from Denmark and in my twenties now), but it's just something I don't care about. For small children it is similar to old people. The "fashion" aspect is irrelevant and they get cold more quickly; plus their skin on the feet is thinner and can get injurey more easily while playing.

@FrauTietze42

Жыл бұрын

The reason i was always told as a child is that you have to war socks because being barefoot in leather shoes would result in you getting verrucas ...probably BS but that's why I think old people consider going barefoot in shoes, even sandals a complete no go

@comentaristax9804

Жыл бұрын

"Socks and Sandals are the optimal footwear for everything" -Linus "Techtips" Sebastian.

I mean that socks always serve to avoid chafing and blisters. Every athlete wears socks in his sports shoes. Even in sandals, bare feet can easily get a sore.

Without socks, the edges of the shoes and sandals rub against the skin, very uncomfortable.

I came out of an Aldi the other day with two elderly men having a conversation outside. Both wore beige cargo vests, white t-shirts, comfy track pants and of course white socks with Merrell hiking sandals and a cheese cutter hat. It was the most German thing I have seen since moving to Germany six months ago, and I live in rural Bavaria so that really says something!

@marksauck3399

Жыл бұрын

I go to Aldi for food once in a while and ran into a cute Latina girl I thought I had seen before. So I asked her how often she comes here and she said, I come here Aldi time. 🤔😝

Whenever I wear sandals without socks I get blisters.

@oliverschmitz203

2 жыл бұрын

walk barefoot😁

I can absolutely not understand why people make such a huge thing about sandals and socks. 1. It is not their business. What is their problem? 2. As already pointed out in the comments there is more than one reason why it makes sense to wear sandals and socks. So once again : What is their problem?

@beatrixpastoors1104

2 жыл бұрын

Das frage ich mich auch! Was soll daran schlimm sein? Ich trage gaaanz selten Sandalen und würde immer zumindest ein paar Socken einstecken, für den Fall, dass es doch kälter wird als erwartet. Ich hasse kalte Füße! Und bei nackten Füßen bekomme ich sehr schnell Druckstellen oder Blasen. Außerdem finde ich nackte Füße auch nicht sehr schön anzusehen!

2:00 Was macht ein Brite, wenn er eine Schlange sieh? Er stellt sich hinten an. Ein britischer Comedian sagte darüber: "When we see a queue, we step in-line, even though we don't know what the queue is for."

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

😂

cool video you guys and i agree with some of the points. Another thing that I find "uncute" is that, for us foreigners, (specially coming from latinamerica) when you meet a German and start to make small talk to try to be friends with them, you can just ask pretty much about the weather or really few topics 😅 because then it turns out to be too personal for them or like invading their privacy. whereas in latinamerica we ask a LOT of questions to get to know the person and just be open and show interest in them. It is hard to make german friends here I still haven't made one in these 2 years

The German "stand and wait in line" is a memory game: Who was there before me and who came after me? Then people will mill around a counter or platform or bus-stop and then try hard to remember to be sure that it is their turn and that no "after-them-comer" wants to be served first.

I (female) wear socks with sandals because: (1) If my feet are cold, but the sandals are comfortable and I don't feel like wearing shoes; and (2) especially when my "soft winter feet" need a bit of cushioning, or if I'm breaking in a new pair of sandals that rub my feet. I don't want blisters. Right now, as I'm sitting at my computer, I'm wearing socks with my Birkies (my indoor-only Birkies). It's a cool day. . .and, I'll be wearing heavy socks with my indoor Birkies all winter long. Snort! P.S. RUFFLES

@johnp8131

2 жыл бұрын

My wife is the same, it has to be Birkenstock and Hiking socks and has been for the last fifty years. At least Birkenstock are easier to find in England these days?

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

😄 ok to be fair, at home and during winter we also wear socks with our house shoes (Birkies, of course). It's just wearing this combination in public where the confusion starts for me. But thanks so much for giving your perspective! Helps to understand the why a bit better 😃. -J

@rickidisdier817

2 жыл бұрын

@@simplegermany I live in the US and shoes with sandals are a HUGE joke. But you know what? Once you hit 60, you no longer care. It's lovely! (I'm 70 now and have had 10 years of not caring. Snort!)

On the subject of sandals with socks: I think the cause is the average temperature here in Germany. It is often the case that with bare feet in sandals you simply get cold feet (with a subsequent cold) but on the other hand you don't want to walk around in closed shoes all day. So it is an optimal compromise to wear sandals with socks. Therefore I will never do without it, just because it is different in southern countries.

@TereterePixiepants

2 жыл бұрын

the answer to the question: "Why would you wear sandals with socks?" is: "Why NOT?"

@impact0r

2 жыл бұрын

Then get well ventilated mesh full shoes. Plenty of them around. Poland has the same weather as Germany and wearing sandals with socks is one of the most commonly known no-nos there. We even say "he wears socks with sandals" as an euphemism for a barbarian.

@DietrichSchomberg

2 жыл бұрын

Without socks my feet get sweaty on these plastic hiking soles. Disgusting is what’s coming after the sweating feet. Beside the already given point about: - why not with socks - sandals are great with their open air feeling - better with socks than without pedicure :) - it’s a faux pas they say, but why

@Battlestar1965

Жыл бұрын

If I wanna wear socks in my sandals, i just do it. If i wear sandals i mostly wear socks in my sandals. And I honestly don't care about what other people might think about that...

Number 1 to 5 I think can be applied to every nation. You two are so cute, I love watching your videos, so we can settle more "smoothly" 😂.

@nomsacpt

9 ай бұрын

Nah.. respect queues, respect others.

I'll tell a story. I'm selling my property here in Costa Rica. I happened to meet a German at the market and told him my property was for sale, and he asked to see it. I showed him the property (but not inside the house) and he asked how much area the property had and the asking price. I told him the area and the price and I mentioned I had a buyer who was making an offer. I could see him doing a little mental calculation. He then said "You are charging too much." (update: he was not interested in buying the property, he was just interested in the price per square meter) I smiled and thought back to this and other channels that explain the cultural differences. Thanks for helping me understand the Germans.

@FlorianGuitar85

2 жыл бұрын

I’m German and would like to understand the point of your statement. What’s the special German thing you refer to in your story?

@nomirrors3552

2 жыл бұрын

@@FlorianGuitar85 From a North American standpoint, you would never tell someone that the price they were asking was too high. Particularly if you had just told them you had an offer made on the property. It would be rude to say something like that and would imply you thought the person was greedy. :D

@FlorianGuitar85

2 жыл бұрын

@@nomirrors3552 So let me get this right...You ask let's say 2.000 USD for a car and I go tell you that it's too much and we should agree on 1.800 for example...that is considered "rude"? What about all the life wisdom we got from "Life of Brian"? What about "This guy won't haggle"? Isn't that actually the rude thing? But seriously, I can't imagine smiling like an idiot into a seller's face just because of wrong politeness, when deep within I feel uncomfortable with the price. You know what happens, when people are not pointed out on their greed? Apple.

@nomirrors3552

2 жыл бұрын

@@FlorianGuitar85 I think you misunderstand, he was not interested in buying the property. He was only interested in hearing the price because he was looking at other property in the area. It was not haggling or in the interest of buying. He made no counter offer nor a suggestion of a better price. Also, if I ask $2000 for something and I tell you someone has already said "yes, I will pay that price", then you can't possible say you think the price is too high, right? *Because someone is paying that price.* Therefore the market says the price is correct. Also, I like Apple products :) The new Macbook Air M1 is an amazing machine for the price.

@FlorianGuitar85

2 жыл бұрын

@@nomirrors3552 Thanks for explaining 🙂 Of course I can call a price too high, even if another one is willing to pay it, but it’s to each their own. Some people simply don’t have good business sense and are not able to tell what’s worth a certain price and will just say „yes“. We have a saying in Germany that goes: „Every day a dumb one gets out of bed“

My sandals are my most comfortable shoes and I wear socks with them because it is very comfortable. As a 70 years old woman, I guess I don't care how it looks. I just go for the comfort.

You girls are so funny! I haven't enjoyed KZread that much for long!

I never wear sandals but i have a theory to explain the sandals with socks oddity: Maybe some people want to wear sandals to keep their feet cool but also don't want to show their feet.

@kristianbjrnjensen5388

2 жыл бұрын

That theory may be right for a few, but I believe, most people, wearing socks in sandals, do not like wearing closed shoes at higher temperatures, as sandals are cooler than the closed shoes , which (in my opinion) always require socks when worn and that can become too hot. I have all my (as far back i remember) worn sandals without or with socks in until the really cold times come around. Then I start wearing closed shoes.

@mystickal6342

2 жыл бұрын

Same for me, I dont want my feet to be publically displayed as firstly my feets get dry skin soon so either i have to keep them lotion up so that they look beaitiful oterwise with less oily skin feets or hands look ugly.. Secondly ; Socks absorbs the swetting.. so sandals dont get dirty even feets dont get dirty either Thirdly: i dont give a shit about what others think i do what i feel comfortable with & not to please others or for fashion statement

SUCH A GOOD LIST. And the simultaneous gasp when you realized mostly guys wear sandals with socks 😂

It’s not cutting in line it’s “aktives Anstehen” 😂 But that doesn’t cover going straight to the start of the line, but instead stubbly moving up in the line whenever someone leaves a spot open with no one noticing. 😅

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly that! 😂

Americans (young ones especially) wear white tube socks and slides. No judgement from me about socks and sandals. :)

We can continue with "Expresso und Gnotschi" ;-) By the way I grew up like Yvonne - Easter was the big question, if the temperature was high enough: "Mama - darf ich Kniestrümpfe (oder sogar Söckchen) anziehen??????". I cannot remember one friend wearing sandals without socks. Either socks in Sandals or no shoes at all ;-) But I must agree, that the "Socks in Sandals (or better: Schlappen) is more or less a men-thing ;-)

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

😅😅 Expresso und Gnotschi. Did not know of those two 😋. -J

I recently started following your channel. You make very good content. The openness and criticism is what I appreciate a lot in Germans.

I normally don't cut a queue but during Covid peak I did it unknowingly (until she loudly protested). We were supposed to have 2m distance. But this woman with her cart was maybe 5m behind the person before her between some tables, so I didn't think she was even queueing. So if you leave too much space in front of you someone will take the place. Towels: in Croatia I saw beach rules at a camp site which were more or less just about this topic. Like: you are not allowed to and everything will be taken away. I don't know it they really enforced the rules as you could see towels none the less. Sandals with socks: I have a friend who really likes to wear sandals. Sometimes he also wears socks - if he walks in the snow and it's freezing !

"Cutting the line" is a Rheinland thing. Try it in the south....

Ich bin ganz Jens Meinung, was die Aussprache diverser spanischer Namen und Begriffe angeht. Barcelona ist auch so ein Beispiel oder gracias - mitunter sprechen wir Deutschen das so hart und falsch aus, dass sich mir die Nackenhaare aufstellen. Aber Spanisch ist auch keine Pflichtfremdsprache an den meisten Schulen. Ich hatte das Glück eineinhalb Jahre Spanisch an der Schule lernen zu dürfen und hab es geliebt. Leider spreche ich heute kein Spanisch mehr, aber mein Wasser mit und ohne Sprudel oder Eis kann ich immer noch auf Spanisch bestellen. *g* Was die Sockengeschichte angeht - ich habe es bis heute nicht verstanden. Ich bin ein Barfuß-Mensch. Ich mag keine Socken in Sandalen oder auch in meinen Lieblingssommerschuhen von ON tragen. Manche tragen Socken vielleicht auch, um Blasen zu vermeiden - zumindest wäre das für mich ein Grund, den ich verstehen kann.

The Mallorca/Tequila thing reminded me of the W/V thing, I knew that Germans pronounced a W as a V, but I lolled when, on the other hand, I heard them saying WEGETABLES/WEGGIES XD

I often weare soks in sandals, because my feet tend to slip a bit in sandals and rubb off the skin or cause blisters. Never heard Tekija, and most people in the North say Majorka.

Back home in Sweden it is expected that you stand to the right in the escalator so that people that are in a hurry can go past you to the left but here in Germany my girlfriend and some of my friends always stands next to me blocking the path for others and it makes me very uncomfortable! 😅 The brutal feedback makes me wanna cry sometimes.

@Enyavar1

2 жыл бұрын

I saw that rule written out in Czechia once, and then again in Hungary, and ever since I stand on the right. In many of the more busy cities in Germany, not blocking the escalator has become an unwritten norm, thankfully. But hey, use the opportunity of "brutal feedback" to solve the "escalator problem". Happy to help! XD

@beageler

2 жыл бұрын

I used to shoo people standing on the left and walk by. But I have given up, now I walk as far as I can and stop standing to the right. Kinda the same with letting people leave trains before boarding. When I leave and somebody tries to enter I just leave and if they get jostled it's their problem. But I have stopped explaining to people how to act in a civilised way when I wait to board and they don't get it.

@reinhard8053

Жыл бұрын

But if only few people want to walk on an escalator it is used only to 50% which makes it slower for everyone.

#3 could you please do a video on it? like give us tips on how to be straightforward back? key words we can say to be straight forward back to germans? #1 I have never experienced it in Germany and I have lived in 3 different countries, I have been actually shocked that they haven‘t skipped me in lines here. I find Gemans super cute when they see that you are buying just one item and they politely let you go through 💚. Complaining? I feel like in Europe overall are always complaining and we tend all to be very negative compared to other countries on other continents. Sandals with socks roooooockkkk my world🤘🤘🤘hahaha so comfy!

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yea it’s so cute when they let you pass in the supermarket 🙂. Maybe for part III 😝

@roelli79

2 жыл бұрын

Simply be straightforward. Us Germans are used to harsh and direct criticism. So if something sucks, you can straightforward say: "This sucks", simple as that. Important is that you never simply insult the adressed person, always keep it on a non personal level, e.g. if you don't like the dress of a friend it is ok to say "you don't look good tonight" or "I don't like the dress you are wearing" but not "you look strange, seems like you do not have a great idea of fashion." I've only realized how confusing our way of criticising to other folks is when I met my former wife who is from Finland. She had already lived a couple of years in Germany, so she was used to German habits, but when I met her family for the first time, they seemed to have a really hard time with me when I din't like things. Her sister later told me that they in the first time sometimes had the feeling that I absolutely can't stand them when there was something that I disliked. Over the years they got used to my directness and I also learned to be less direct, so we met kind of in the middle of the way.

@Monika-bu4nq

2 жыл бұрын

@@roelli79 😅

@suzannes5888

2 жыл бұрын

@@simplegermany It would be interesting if you guys could do a video with some training/ scenariios on "German abruptness diplomacy" (OK, I made that up) to kind of frame what is within the norm - obviously meaness is not OK.... I think it would help prepare myself and others us for our new lives in Germany. I'm also afraid my own German American self might be too straightforward 🙄 (learned it from my Dad) .... Packing now, I'll be there in November, sooner if my work has it way - very excited to be there.

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

Oh sorry, we only saw this comment just now! Hope your move to Germany goes smooothly 😆. Thanks for the recommendation, will add it to our list of ideas. Cheers!

Socks in sandals ARE uncute. Even most of the german people think so... But if you take a look at the people who still sport this combination, you might find that these often are elderly guys who don't go for cuteness. They might have various (mostly superuncute) reasons for preferring socks in sandals: 1. in case they have sweaty feet it's easier to change their socks than to change the leather insoles of their Birkenstocks; you'd need new Birkenstocks for that 2. wearing socks spares them from getting skin abrasions from the straps of their sandals 3. they might not want to invest the time that is needed to make their feet look 'cute' enough for being shown; wearing socks is much easier than taking proper care of calluses and toenails... 4. maybe they don't think their feet or feet in general are that cute at all, so why show them? Now that I spelled it out I feel that if you take cuteness out of the equation there are a lot of good reasons for wearing socks in sandals... I might go for it next summer

Uncute is a great word for it. I recently found a superb fish truck in my village. Every Thursday we could buy fish, shellfish, or....most of all, a backfish sandwich that they made huge and for only 7E. I started going and only 3 weeks in, I realized they didn't have a *reinforced* line/queue system. I stood in a long line of 12 or so ppl in the pouring rain. A lady approached and passed us all by, going directly to the truck. Her excuse was she'd pre-ordered, and shouldn't have to wait in line. I was there for a fish sannich. Guess what this lady asked for? A fish sannich, alongside her other order. So, I had to wait for her to get her sannich which was mine. The owner of the fish truck said, "You must wait in line, no matter what you order." And then he didn't enforce it, he just let her cut in line. I should have just left at that moment, but now I'll never go back. Germans have a real problem with lines and it simply doesn't make sense with how rule-oriented they are. You can cut in line in front of me but I cannot cross the street if there's no traffic at all? I feel Germany has made me into the perfect complainer, as proven here. I hate this new side of myself.

Totally agree with the standing in line and the funny part is when you let someone in front of you because they only have one item at the supermarket (which I always do). I have found that it freaks the Germans out especially down south. I have found with my observation is that many Germans also don’t necessarily like straight and honest feedback from non-Germans.

You 2 are adorable. We tend to cut in line in New Jersey too but its more subtle and play dumb when discovered.

I’m from the UK and socks with sliders (adiletten) have become a fashion trend here with younger people. But fashion aside, comfort is definitely one of the reasons why people do it - it’s well comfy!

I don't wear socks and sandals, _except_ when I have a foot injury. The sandals often help to adjust to the injury, and regarding socks: I have cold feet and sometimes even wear wintersocks in the summer.

The directness and harsh feedback is something that I have seen many expats struggle with, specifically Americans. At my husbands former workplace they invented the "bullshit burger" specifically geared towards the Americans they had to deal with. It means that you say something positive, then the criticism you want to put towards the person and finish with something positive again to soften the blow. Also my husband who works in IT got told once by his boss that an American customer complained because they thought my husband was very rude to them because he answered just "NO that is not how it works!" to a question and apparently he was supposed to but more circumspect. This is on the flipside very strange to Germans. Just say what you mean so everybody knows where they stand. :)

Talking about the German socks. One reason could be that some people get sweaty feet wearing shoes without socks. Reason 2 could be that socks protect from insects and mosquitoes.

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, both valid points 🙃

This is well known in the U.k. about Germans going early, putting towels reserving on the beach. I have not Seen it. But heard of it in the U.K. .

Jen: germans can be cute Yvonne: 😊 Jen: and uncute Yvonne: ☹

what gets me crazy is also how some people in Germany pronounce Italian. Like for example gnocchi or Lamborghini.

You're not lying about the line cutting!!!!

You are absolutly on the right path with the socks and sandals issu Yvonne :-) Most mornings, basically in spring and early summer but also in autumn, it's cold when you leave the house for school or work, but later on as sun is rising higher it can get very hot. Socks are a pretty easy way to mantain feet warm in the morning and then put off when it get hoter, you have to think of it as some sort of cardigan for the feet XD.

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

Love it!

OMG!! This video is super super cute ❤️❤️ i laughed my heart out. I absolutely loved it

Wir ( West)deutschen mögen Schlangestehen nicht besonders und setzen alles daran, es zu vermeiden. An der Bäckereitheke stehen die Leute alle in voller Breite nebeneinander. Es bedienen ja meistens mehrere Verkäuferinnen gleichzeitig. Man versucht möglichst vor dem Teilabschnitt zu stehen, von dem man etwas bestellen möchte, damit man beim Bestellen darauf zeigen kann. Ansonsten versuchen wir uns die Reihenfolge zu merken, in der die Kunden den Laden betreten. Und wenn sich jemand vordrängelt, heißt es "Moment mal, ich war aber vor Ihnen dran!" oder "Stop, die junge Dame hier ist aber früher dran als Sie!" Die Schlangen in Flughafenwartehallen finde ich immer ätzend. Die einzigen Schlangen, in denen ich je geduldig gewartet habe, waren vor Jahrzehnten die Essensschlangen in der Mensa. Dass das Vordrängeln auf BE to jump the queye und auf AE to cut the line heißt, wusste ich nicht. Wieder was dazu gelernt. Im deutschen Vordrängeln kommt erst gar keine Warteschlange vor. Man merkt sich möglichst auch ohne Schlange, wer zuerst da war bzw. in welcher zeitlichen Reihenfolge die Leute erscheinen.

I rarely hear people say Mallorca with [l] and I have never heard anyone say Tequila with a [j] (tekiya)... (I'm from Southern Germany)

We had that happen on multiple occasions and I can tell you that I almost snapped when this German woman cut us(My wife and children) in line at the hospital.

Socks and sandals are simple. Sometimes, it's too warm for regular shoes, but too cold for just sandals. Or maybe your sandals chafe a little so you use socks as a buffer. Simple!

💜 You ladies

With the towels. When I come across a bunch of chairs with towels on them, I like to pick up and remove all the towels.

i would also like to wear socks with sandals last year i did it from summer till the autumn

I think I can explain the topic with wearing socks in sandals for myself. In the morning I am not already awake yet but one of the first things I do is putting socks on my feet to keep them warm. And I will keep them on until I go to bed, I am not thinking about the shoes and if it fits to my outfit. So for me the answer is lazyness, even on vacation. Thank you for your videos, I enjoy them very much. It's very helpful, even if I'm a native german just trying to improve my English.

Das Titelbild bricht mir das Herz. 😢 Aussprache: ich fordere hiermit dass ihr das Wort "Mass" (Bier) vorträgt! Da schaumermal... Prost TeKiJa!!

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

🍸 Prost! 😋

I am not German nor living in Germany yet; but I do wear socks and sandals sometimes but only in the winter season when it is cold. For me, I wear socks because it is cold and wearing a sandal is much faster than shoes (more convenient) I wonder if this is common in all countries that have winter season?

In many places in Brazil is also common to use socks with sandals but the sandals are normally from the Havaianas brand so is a bit more comfortable then the hard German sandals :D :D

Well as a guy(German) in my late 30's, I love my hiking sandals, only with dark socks. They are so comfy (without socks often to cold) and I wear them as often as possible, 'cause I tend to get sweaty feet during summer an midwarm weather(washing them at least daily, sometimes thrices) . I do this out of responsibility for my (social)environment :). And I know.... I' ve been told at least million times, that IT looks ugly. But bear with me, you all are so worthy to not get hit by this smell. So I sacrifice myself for you :D Cheers Greg

@beageler

2 жыл бұрын

People telling the wearer that it looks ugly are nuts and should get their head examined. How rude can you be to bother other people with your weird hang-ups?

"Hier wird aber nicht vorgedrängelt!" - "Ich hab doch bloß die paar Sachen da!"

Germans have the tendency to name geographical names outside Germany in the German way. If you drive on the A3 you see Arnheim (Arnhem) on the signs. On the A57 you see Nimegen ( Nijmgen). On the Dutch side of the border you'll see Köln (instead of Keulen), Paris (instead of Parijs) we name geographical names in the language where they are situated.

"Cut lines", what is that? Aaahh, queue jumping! Never heard the American expression before. I thought it was something to do with illegal angling? To be fair, none of my German mates or in-laws would do that. Most things that Germans do are pretty similar to the British? Or should I say, Germans from the North-West. The only thing "uncute" I find, is if you say, 'how are you' and you then get their full medical history, warts and all!

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

hahaha oh yes, that is a fair point! Maybe for part II 😆

@babsihebeis8939

2 жыл бұрын

So regarding the How are you answers, if you don't care how people are, why don't you just say hi instead? How is that a German problem?

@johnp8131

2 жыл бұрын

@@babsihebeis8939 Exactly, I rest my case?

I think you both are sooo cute ❤❤❤ keep the good work.. love ya both .. love birds🥰🥰🥰

I'm so glad I've never heard "Tequiya" or I'd have probably burst out laughing 😂😂. I have heard "Claro" und "Basta" but no "L" problems there ;) I enjoyed this topic and I concur, for the most part. Germans have no qualms when it comes to giving their opinion or speaking their minds. After 7 years living here, I have learned to be open and go straight to the point (y sin anestesia!). I like the fact that they don't beat about the bush and you, in turn, can speak your mind as well. There's a lot less passive-aggressiveness involved. As for Birkenstock sandals and cotton socks? I've worn them all my adult life so I'm all for it 😋😁

@LJJ22

Жыл бұрын

I also haven't heard it, but it's also nothing people around me talk about all the time. The "v"/"w" pronounciation error for English words is more common.

Okay. forget about cute or uncute german things. You guys are super cute. And Appreciate the efforts you are putting in these videos. Thank you.

I use socks in sandles mainly as a contraceptive measure 😜 You really caught me on the Tekija, outch. Jen, I don't hate you, I love both of you very much, you spread so many good vibes, even when you criticize something, it is cuteness overload, which I need on Mondays to survive the week. Thanks so much 💚.

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

Hehe thanks for your nice words! 🙂

Same for me, I dont want my feet to be publically displayed as firstly my feets get dry skin soon so either i have to keep them lotion up so that they look beaitiful oterwise with less oily skin feets or hands look ugly.. Secondly ; Socks absorbs the swetting.. so sandals dont get dirty even feets dont get dirty either Thirdly: i dont give a shit about what others think i do what i feel comfortable with & not to please others or for fashion statement

Tequilla with two ‘L’s’,sounds like a cute dog name. 😂

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

😅🐶

Hi Ihr 2, das mit Mallorca ist mir bekannt. Ich habe allerdings noch niemanden Tequja sagen hören:-) Außerdem hätte ich da noch eine frage. Wie spricht man dann Paella aus? Tolles Video! Viele Grüße aus Bayern.

@rickidisdier817

2 жыл бұрын

Pa-eh-ja

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

That's correct! Thanks @Ricki :)

@rickidisdier817

2 жыл бұрын

@@simplegermany I had two girlfriends from Guatemala and one from Colombia when we were in school together in Germany, so I know a teensy bit of Spanish (mainly the bad words).

As a German-American, third generation, I find some of these things still inherent with myself and my behavior. It must be in our DNA. 🤔

we call #1 "queue-jumping" in British English. But "cutting lines" is OK too. Either way, it makes me so angry I'll often simply leave the store / bakery rather than start shouting.

My sandals with socks wearing parents do so to protect the sandals from their smelly feet 🤣 I actually never heard someone pronounce Mallorca and Tequila wrong. I wonder if that is a regional thing.

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

Haha maybe it is a regional thing! Thanks for your insights 🧦😄

Good video, I love the chemistry between the two of you. 😊 I’ve never ever heard a German pronounce Mallorca with audible L, neither do I know anybody who says „Tekija.“ 🤷‍♂️ Germans might call Mallorca „Malle“, but that’s a nickname and doesn’t count. Ok, I’ve said out loud Tequila and Tekija a few times now, and I think it *might* be possible that I’ve heard someone pronounce it the wrong way, but I still don’t believe that it’s usually pronounced wrongly.

@beatrixpastoors1104

2 жыл бұрын

Same with me. I very seldom heard someone say Mallorca like Mallorka with an l. It's usually just ignorance of the phonetic rules of the Spanish language and happens to people who are not attentive enough to notice that other people pronounce Mallorca like Majorka.

@oerthling

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, was about to write the same thing. Must be regional. Up here in HH, it's "Majorka" (sure, some people say "Malle") and "Teckiehla".

Haha, my Vertragsprofessor in U.S. Law School was from Stuttgart, DE.

I'd never wore socks with sandals, it never made sense to me until I finally bought some crocs. I know they're not exactly sandals but close. Without socks my ankles get rubbed raw while walking. So I tried socks and it's super comfy. I only do it while walking the dogs. To each their own 😅

If you wear socks with sandals your feet doesn't get tanned, but it is still breezy.

I learned from my (often) elder colleagues that the reserve-with-a-towel-tactic works not only with towels. On a bigger event like a yearly conference for all the staff members of the institution I learned it the hard way. Because of work I arrived rather late and looked kinda desperate for a place to sit on the seat rows and was happy to find a place on the back rows. And the moment I tried to sit down (out of breath and exhausted) someone yelled at me and started to complain why I didn't see her water bottle (the equivalent of the towel) .... so yes, germans try to reserve their places with any kind of belonging. And I'm ashamed of them, it's so embarassing and a moment of Fremdscham for me... please don't do that... honestly. Just don't.

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

😂 oh yes we also know the water bottle 🙈

@TereterePixiepants

2 жыл бұрын

I told this to my German aunt and she got all red in the face and told me "But I can't sit in the sun! I NEED to reserve a seat!"... Yes, there's always a very specific reason. As if the others wouldn't like that spot too!

@TheLtVoss

2 жыл бұрын

For me there a 2 reasons to reserve a place 1. Too much too carry around (exapel: 1 a backpack, a duffle back, and jacket so why not put that stuff on/under/over a free Chair so it doesn't lay in the walking ways) and 2. To stay in a social group just imagine you and family/friends/coworkers a at a restaurant and at your table is one place free and a stranger is going to sitting there that destroyes the privacy in that group and is just cringe So it is kinda a defense mechanism for our "you mind your own business and I mind mine, (if it follows the rules) " culture/mentality

@TereterePixiepants

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLtVoss exactly. The same reasons ALL the other guests have ;)

Here in Kuwait at the gym you see many girls wearing socks with Sandaals 😅

Russians and others also reserve sunbeds. Hotels should offer enough for everyone. I once spent my whole vacation on the balcony instead at the pool bc. there were too few sunbeds. As to jumping a line: due to Covid there can be big gaps between people waiting one can easily overlook the end if you're a bit unfocused.

You learn to wear sandals with white socks of the parents. I try to avoid it, but sometimes I am on the street and suddenly notice that I am just wearing them either. I have no connection to the Spanish language, but I never heard the two pronounciations von Mallorca and Tequila. Maybe it is a local thing of where you currently live?

It is a German/UK thing, but mostly German. In Florida, where everyone dresses tropical or at least sub-tropical. Picture beautiful colorful shorts and tops plus sandals....and black socks! Not short sport socks either. That is how they are identified from afar! People here think it is kind of cute even if they may snicker. :)

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

😅

i go with jen, it's just fair..aaaand you can do a playlist by its own...something 6 uncute things...part 2.......part457...😁 and yes, its a rumour about the brit's, that says they are standing in an line for standing in a line. #3 makes me lmao :)) yvonne, i'm absolute with you, i've the same thing with my wife.😂

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

😅

Being Spanish living in Czech Republic not sure what to think about Germans behaving at their best when on holidays! 😂

Thank you

The best Fremdwort I heard from a German guy was: "Heute esse ich Gnotschi." After a while I understood he meant the italian Gnocchi. He made my day!😂

@simplegermany

11 ай бұрын

😅 that’s awesome!

Lol im American and I completely agree with the socks and Birkenstocks 🤣 I just did it today actually for that exact reason. I don’t care if people think it’s ghetto im still doing it

ahaha, 'since you like brutal feedback, here you go' :D hilarious video!

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

Jep, when we say that Germans like to follow rules, we generalize a lot. There is never 100% of stereotypes 😉

LOL - I've read "uncut" things germans do! ;-) BTW: My wife is someone who likes to cut lines... And I have already heard that in some hotels the employees explicitly go and take away the towels of the Germans and throw them on a pile! ;-) Socken und Sandalen: Ich versuche es mal als Mann (dessen Frau es haßt, wenn er dies trägt...), der öfter mal Sandalen mit Socken trägt, zu erklären. Ich persönlich bekomme oft Blasen oder wunde Stellen von den Sandalen, wenn diese reiben. Mit Socken passiert dies nicht! Und ich muss sagen, ich trage sonst slten Strümpfe/Socken und laufe ständig Barfuß herum!

In the US we say Mallorca (Majorca) like Jen pronounces it...but there is also another double "ll" Spanish pronunciation that has an "H" sound, for example I use to live in La Jolla, in Southern California (pronounced la HOY-a)...it translates to "the jewel". It's a beautiful area next to San Diego along the beach that is reminiscent of Positano, Italy, Anyhow.... my vote is NO, just flat out NO, on wearing socks with sandals - it should be illegal, lol...unless someone is doing it in their own house.

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@LucieFighter

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but in the US you guys say tortillas with a single L, soooo

I saw women ignoring the line, they used the door without queue. When English people wear socks in sandals probably they don't want to get sun burned.

The feet can never be cold in Germany, that's why the socks are so appreciated.

@karinland8533

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, cold feet get you sick, as every German child knows😬

Comfort/practicality over "cool" as you say. Socks under sandals are the solution to a sweltering hot German summer and being forced to be off trail/in dust. I don't want to wash my feet every evening. I know it looks bad, but at some point you grow to the level of practicality over trying to look cool. Also, less blisters. I don't know any young people in Germany who wear Tevas or Keens, they just stick to shoes. But their parents wear them, and often with socks, cuz older Germans are more likely to be found out trekking on trails while their kids are at home in front of a screen.

That level of honesty makes them an easy catalyst as being a depression increaser to whoever is their audience, especially when not considering if their conversee tries so hard to hide if they are on their low point of their life at face value. I guess they just don't care. 🤷‍♂️ Edit: On the flip side, countries that do too much of warm conversations tends to worry a lot about not being a depression catalyst, that they are willing to accept mediocre results out of it.

@dansattah

Жыл бұрын

It's a balancing act. When talking to a stranger outside a social setting : All honest, all day! Stranger in a social setting: Start out nice and adapt as you go Friends and family: Absolute trust means absolute honesty! But there's more willingness to calm it down on top of that.

A lot of men belive they have ugly looking feeds -that was also the reason why i never wear short trousers I thought i have not nice legs my wife healed me from this position but i think this is one of the reasons why they wear socks in the sandals....

Bakeries? There are usually multiple servers and multiple lines, and there are no fixed positions for those, it depends where one of the persons behind the counter currently is and who comes when and sees this... this is rather dynamic. Hence the sometimes credible failute to perceive an existing line. It is not as clear cut as being queued up parallel along a conveyor belt. Then there's also that American misconception of "cutting lines" when another checkout in the super market opens and people move as fast as they can or care for to the new line, and Americans somehow have the assumption that, if also some of those who were at the end of the already open checkout decide to move to the new line (as opposed to freely standing around customers, who will do the same), somehow they should be guaranteed to be first, and in the same order as in the old line. Well, WRONG. Lol. New line is new game, and a not yet existing line yet to be formed cannot be cut by definition - lines in your imagination, stemming from cultural conventions and expectations, but which are not objectively there yet - guess what - don't count! :-P

I'm Canadian )German background so I spend a lot of time learning about Germany). In Canada, well, I live in BC which is the most western province on the Pacific) and I do see a LOT of us wear sandals with socks and I think this is simply an age thing. Once folks get to that age or point in their life (for some it's older than for others) when comfort becomes more important than style, the socks go on with the sandals. I think this is because yes, indeed, a fully clothed show like a sneaker or runner is far too hot and suffocating during the summer but sandals without socks can create blisters which we can all agree are painful, your feet sweat and then rub against your shoes and make them stink faster then normal, dirt gets in between your toes and with sweat this is just pure raunch. If I was to go out for a nice time and wore my dressier sandals, I would go barefoot but if I'm going for a nice walk or hike I wouldn't hesitate to wear socks. Its become so normal here that its really just the young judgy twirps who roll their eyes at it. I prefer to like people just doing what they like and what works for them and not judging about it. If you like socks with sandals, awesome. Do it! If you don't, then don't wear it like that. Easy peasy, just let people be. But now I have a question about the straight forwardedness of Germans because I hear this from every KZreadr Ive watched. But no one has given an example of this. What would an example that Yvonne would say something that Jenn would find a bit hurtful or too blunt? I'm a super sensitive person but also have been told I'm very blunt so I'm interetsed in how I would do with this? Maybe a video with some examples of what Yvonne would say and Jenn could say if its a love or a hate. 😆Thanks for your videos! Very enjoyable! You two are a hoot!

@simplegermany

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!! We talk about a few examples in some videos. It’s mostly that Germans give you a straight answer, they have no hesitation in saying no. Whereas the Latino mostly says yes to be polite even though they know they will never do it. Example: a Spanish colleague of Jen moved to Dublin and during the farewell drinks said to the group of friends ‘you are all coming to visit soon right?’ Jen answered of course, I answered no, because I knew we had no vacation days left and plenty of other plans for the year. Jen thought I was being very rude 😅

@jennilinke1978

Жыл бұрын

@@simplegermany HA ha!! That's an awesome response. So it's kind of like responding w/ what the person wants to hear to be nice vs. saying what is true, even if it seems blunt. Which is so true, I would probably respond like Jen in that case but then feel bad after knowing I could not really fulfill that request and wished I was more honest like you and just say no, we'll miss you and are sad to see you go but have no plans to visit you anytime soon! 😂😂😂

on "sandals with socks": there are 2 types of questions; 1. Children have to ask, because "... if you don't ask, you stay stupid!" (" ... wer nicht fragt bleibt dumm!"). 2. Almost all other questions are obscene (see Aaron Bodenheimer: On the Obscenity of Asking), or they are simply outrageous! It would be absolutely rude and obscene of me to ask you why you wear bras: it is none of my business (es geht mich ums Verrecken nichts an!) and my question would imply several things: that I have a right to ask you and I think that you would be better off and you should justify yourselves to me, etc.! The question about the sandals and socks is exactly the same: it is not a question of information, no one who asks this, there is embarrassment in it! So just let it be! Regarding the pronunciation of Mallorca: have you ever heard a Spaniard, Englishman, Dutchman or person from elsewhere pronounce German city names correctly? Not me!

@seorsamaclately4294

2 жыл бұрын

To your point 2: never ever ask someone wearing a kilt, what he is wearing underneath, or anything at all. It's annoying, and I speak here out of the experience.

In our defense, i must say it´s not only german thing with the towel. The other nations can do this too. The funfact is: When you see someone with shorts and white tennissocks, you know, i can speak german with this person. Makes life easyer!!!! ;-)

10 years here. Never had a German cut in the line. So not sure if this is a for a particular city.

Can anybody answer the question, why shouldn't I wear socks in sandals? I find mummified dried out feet in sandals without socks much more disgusting. I would agree though, that if you're only wearing bathing clothes and then socks, that would be a bit ridiculous. But even that is a matter of taste.

Ive never heard Mallorca and Tequila being said this way in 25 years living in Germany lol

I’m a Spanish speaker, and that would annoy the Hell out me to hear Mallorca being pronounced “ MaLorca “, almost the way hearing “ QuesadiLa “ for quesadilla, or a jalapeño called a “ HALL O PEN O “.🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

You girls are absolutely amazing. We are applying for our citizenship due to birth right. You have given me so much insight into the life in Germany. Your info is great and helping me so much. I trust your advise. Thank you so much and f@uck all the negative people being nasty to you!

@simplegermany

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! Good luck for getting your citizenship soon! 😊

That thing with towels they've probably learned from Russians :). "Interkultureller Austausch". Apropos cutting the line: I'm living in NRW and since many years never met this. However a was not too often in such lines apart of that in supermarkets.