as we say here in Sweden; it's nice that the Corona restrictions have been lifted so we don't have to keep a two meter distance, but can return to our normal three meters.

@CheburashkaGenovna

Жыл бұрын

Nice one... 😊

@beckysam3913

Жыл бұрын

😂

@XLastSuicideX

Жыл бұрын

Well, it was 1,5m in Germany. We had to stay even closer to oneanother.🙃

@lethfuil

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, Germans tend to like more distance too. If physically not possible than we try to avoid people in our minds. You might stand to close, but man do I imagine you being in another town. xD

@theresabu3000

Жыл бұрын

I personally like more distance - and in bigger cities that's not possible on public transportation and walking around. In smaller cities - like NALF lives in - maybe 50000 thousand people - its different and depends on the person. In small, historical steep alleyways you still get people close to you, but normally I get my 1 to 2 meter distance from people.

6 years in Germany and still shouts when speaking :)

@sweetpeach3649

Жыл бұрын

That's just how we talk lol

@Old-USRefugee

Жыл бұрын

I have an American friend here, who constantly embarrasses me by how loud he talks when we are in restaurants. He then complains when heads turn, " damned rude Germans they can't mind their own business". Then says I don't talk loud enough.

@caroline4323

Жыл бұрын

@@Old-USRefugee :D. Oh, those rude, unfriendly Germans :))). Hehe... Nice story. I am Czech, it´s the same here. Speaking too loud is kind of inconsiderate. It´s partly the language, though. English is formed differently, the sound is naturally louder. But it can get annoying :)

@FluffySylveonBoi

Жыл бұрын

@@Old-USRefugee Wow, he is so rude xD

@HappyBeezerStudios

Жыл бұрын

@@Old-USRefugee Yeah, usually when people talk loudly, they get attention. And if you are the only one talking at that volume, everyone is looking for obvious reasons. The best response is probably something along the line of "they stare because you talk so loud"

I love how Tom Hanks described his experience with the German Autobahn. You drive fast but it doesn't matter how fast you drive there'll always be one car passing you on the left like a rocket.

@reanukeeves5638

Жыл бұрын

There’s alway this guy unwrapping his third cheeseburger while going 220 😅

@Kloetenhenne

Жыл бұрын

​@@reanukeeves5638or that guy who eats Döner and steers with his knees 😂😂

Can we please appreciate how he tried to convert geographical degrees into Fahrenheit. I love it when brain farts like this aren’t cut out, it makes videos so much more charming 😂

@AHVENAN

7 ай бұрын

Geographical degrees? what are those? some new scale I havent heard of? 😅

@emi_no_yume1426

7 ай бұрын

@@AHVENAN I meant geometrical my bad

@SquawkGamingYT

7 ай бұрын

@@AHVENAN N 47-55 - that's degrees in terms of LATITUDE which are geographic coordinates, not temperature (see 3:05)

Don't overrate pretzels. They are good but we have breads here... mate... breads that change your few of how baked stuff can taste actualy forever... and Yes that is a real picture how it looks like in a bakery 😉

@Pucky71

Жыл бұрын

There are so many delicious breads and baked goods in Germany. Pretzels are so boring and taste of nothing. NALF, if you are in Germany try other baked goods and you will never want to eat pretzels again because other baked goods taste a thousand times better.

@GabrielKitignaTessouat

Жыл бұрын

@@Pucky71 His name is Ryan, I don’t think NALF is gonna see this

@MoDKoP

Жыл бұрын

"Yes that is a real picture how it looks like in a bakery" at least in the morning! 😆

@silviahannak3213

Жыл бұрын

Nice Bakery. Yes Bretzeln are tasteless or too salty but without anything in it or in it.

@mathildewesendonck7225

Жыл бұрын

I have spent a lot of time abroad, and bakeries are usually the first thing I miss about home. I love bread ❤️

To the point of customer service, I was never in the US, but people told me, as soon as you emter the store an employee stands behind you to ask if you need help, which I would find annoying. In Germany emplyees see you, but wait with talking to you. If you walk around without finding anything they might ask you if you need help or you simply walk up to them and ask. So if you want to shop in peace without being annoyed, you can do it, if you need help, use your mouth and ask, it's that simply.

@ninajager.-.-

Жыл бұрын

I agree….but….if you come to a hardware store looking for someone to help you. I sometimes think they see you and schuppst hide or get invisible….🤷🏻‍♀️

@Xayidee

Жыл бұрын

@@ninajager.-.-I feel that’s universally applicable, regardless of which country you’re in. 😂

@oliviakrause3336

11 ай бұрын

Yup, when I worked in a shoe store in Germany I was very relaxed and I was efficient without being stressed. When customers walked in and they looked like they wanted to be to themselves I just greeted them and calmly told them to feel free to ask, if they need anything and they very much appreciated that. They loved how I as never stressed and hectic or overbearing, even if the store was full. Which is proof that you can be introverted and still work a "social" job and even be more effective than your extroverted coworkers.

Isn't it interesting that NALF find it remarkable both that really many local people enjoy their free Sunday AND that so many grocery stores and other shopping facilities are closed on Sundays, without realizing that one is the consequence of the other? There would not so many people having a pleasant time out there if a good part of them would have to work on Sunday to keep the shops and other business running.

@waituntil

Жыл бұрын

Some people are slow, man

@_Yannex

Жыл бұрын

Also he didn't realized that we have a summer/winter time. That's why it's later dark

@madrooky1398

Жыл бұрын

Well, he actually said he is surprised by the ocasional national holiday that might follows or precedes a sunday. Not unheard of that this has happened to me too, and i am German... 😄 But i am usually not lost when that happens, at last i am German, so i mostly still have some of the most important things. In the worst case, neighbors exist for a reason... 😜

@muemelification

Жыл бұрын

@@_Yannex for the most parts, the states have summer/wintertime, too. Later nightfall is primarily because of the higher latitude of Europe.

@_Yannex

Жыл бұрын

@@muemelification It might been the reason but because he was that much surprised I'm not sure he noticed the reason at all, yk.

One of the main reason why we can can have a highway system without a general speed limit in Germany is because we have the TÜV ("Technischer ÜberwachungsVerein"), which ensures that cars are streetworthy and don't fall apart at high speeds.

@Pucky71

Жыл бұрын

And you really have to learn to drive, and the Germans obey the traffic rules (there are of course exceptions). If we were to drive as chaotically as the Italians are said to be, a speed limit would be absolutely necessary.

@Yora21

Жыл бұрын

Having more leeway when it comes to highway speed is possible precisely because road traffic is so highly regulated and the rules strictly enforced.

@oerthling

Жыл бұрын

@@Yora21 The rules are enforced, but not necessarily "strictly". On main city roads people drive close to 60 kmph instead of 50 for example. And even the many automated radar traps tend to have tolerances close to that (how sensitive they are can vary with current policy). But yeah, passing left on the Autobahn and slower traffic keeping right mostly works. Driving on US west coast highways takes a bit getting used to (as far as I know in theory the rules, keep right, pass left, are the same, but in practice that doesn't really exist there.

@magni5648

Жыл бұрын

Driving licenses are also relatively hard to obtain in Germany. The tests for it are very strict and quite demanding.

@BrokenCurtain

Жыл бұрын

@@magni5648 I remember seeing someone write (I forgot where and when) that driving licences in the US mean someone has the right to drive a car and that in Germany, they mean someone is qualified to drive a car.

This "sunday feeling" he's mentioning you get exactly because Sunday everything is closed, and most people (except for emergency services etc.) don't have to work. You can't have the one w/o the other.

One interesting detail to add is that in Germany there's a difference in physical distance between people who do and don't interact. Walking down the street or in a supermarket a stranger can be within a handspan of you as long as you don't interact. But when you interact, arm's length (i.e. you should be just barely in distance to slap someone in the face) is appropriate. Then it doesn't matter much if someone is a stranger or a friend, only BFFs, lovers and family should get so close you can feel their breath when they speak.

@tommerker8063

Жыл бұрын

i never noticed this, but then again i stay away from big cities as much as possible, everyone i know values their personal space. sure in a crowded bar you propably stand closer togeter than normal, but i realy haven't made that experience at all that strangers would be so close to you

@rumpelpumpel7687

9 ай бұрын

lol i demand a minimal distance of 1m between me and the person that is interacting with me/that i am interacting with. I feel really unpleasant if people constantly try to shorten that distance during interaction or come by from behind and speak to me and they almost have their chin on my shoulder ... like what the hell. Dont sneak up on me like an assassin! Please keep your distance xD while passing strangers on an crowded street or in a super market ... im like a hamster pretty much, if my trolly has 1cm space to each side, i'm squeezing my way through xD

about the online banking: it took me a whole 5 minutes to add online banking to my already existing account. opening up a new account is usually about an hour if you have all the paperwork with you. for the online banking I simply walked into my bank, asked them for the change, they checked that I'm actually in charge of that account and gave me a flyer with the whole how to and a printout with my personal login information and I was set. to protect my account it would not be possible to organize this via e-mail or anything like that. however, Germans generally find the whole being paid in cheques really flippin weird. if an employer offered to pay me like that I'd probably decline to work for them and might ask the responsible union to check them out to make sure they aren't up to something. I have never in my life seen a cheque, nor heard of anybody using them outside of movies for their daily lives, so that might be interesting for you to learn about 😄

@Apokalypse456

Жыл бұрын

Mein Opa hatte ein Scheckbuch. war interessant

@Muck006

Жыл бұрын

Maybe it is a little bit different for an "american" ...

@martinhotze4917

Жыл бұрын

@@Muck006 it is! Most banks will not accept US citizens as customers, because then the US govt has to be granted wide access to their IT.

@wolf310ii

Жыл бұрын

In the 90s checks where still common in germany. I was born in the 70s, i never had a check book nor have i ever paid something with card

@wurgel1

Жыл бұрын

@@Muck006 it is an american thing. Not only does having american customers require giving the US access to ALL customers data (including financial), it requires the bank to act as taxcollector for the US. Yes, american citizen have to pay US Taxes while abroad. There are only 2 countries that have this double taxing. The US and China. And as expected from the US, they blast this double taxation, calling it a human rights abuse, while not only doing it themselfes. No no, the US goes so far as to tax their citizen living abroad for the income of their non-US spouses. Fed up with that crap? have fun, becasue renouncing US citizenship not only takes a lot of paperwork, but because more and more people did it, causing the US to loose in taxes, the US changed their fees recently. Now renouncing citizenship costs $2,350 + whatever the US thinks you owe them in taxes (and that are pourly the fees). Once renounced, it is practically impossible to get US citizenship again. On top of that, if the IRS THINKS you renounced citizenship to not pay US taxes, then you are also permanently banned from entering the US for any reason.

When he said "sometimes the sun sets at 17 (5 pm)" in dismay I laughed so hard, because here in Sweden (Stockholm) the sun sometimes sets at like 14-15 (2-3 pm) 😂 And we're so used to it 🤷🏽‍♀️

3:00 "no AC": Almost no house has air cooling facilities built in. There used to be no week long heatwaves above 35°C and our houses are built well insulated, so you could get along easily by airing out your house or appartments at night. 6:30 "snail mail" there is no other law and lawyer safe and secure way for communication of serious business matters, like opening bank accounts. It is actually forbidden to transfer sensitive personal information via insecure communication channels listened to by any random 3rd party (e.g. ISPs, Google, intelligence services of other nations). Those insecure media include email.

@magni5648

Жыл бұрын

The reason it's taking this long is because his brother's an american citizen. The IRS through variosu international agreements demands a lot more access to financial data to US citizens living abroad than almost any counterpart from other govnerments does, which means a lot of extra administrative time and effort for the bank.

@erebostd

Жыл бұрын

Well, the no ac thing is changing rapidly. We have AC in our house, ou neighbors do, many of my colleagues with houses have one…it’s nice when the summers get hotter…😊

@awwastor

Жыл бұрын

A digitally signed encrypted email is wayyy more secure and more verifiable than paper mail. No peeking of anyone and no forging of signatures possible unless the bad actor has a super computer to their disposal.

@aramn8151

Жыл бұрын

@@erebostd Oh no, I hate AC it dries the air out and I get sick every time. I'd rather put a damp towel over a fan, helps me stay cool way better and doesn't make me sick. AC is just annoying and in most places way to cold.

@sidlerm1

Жыл бұрын

​@@awwastor VERY debatable

As US nationals, it's not easy to open a bank account anywhere outside the US because US Government requires all sorts of paperwork concerning your account for tax purposes.

@robertmurray8763

Жыл бұрын

So the American government can double income you. Very few countries do this. It was to catch the rich but tends to catch out the wrong people.

@magni5648

Жыл бұрын

@@robertmurray8763 Afaik there's exactly two countries doing this. The other one's the People's Republic of China. Also, when it's the Chinese doing it, the Americans are calling it a human rights' violation. Funny how that works, eh? 🙃

@JeroenJA

11 ай бұрын

i was suspecting that too.. that is was because you are not German.. it's simply hard to open a bank account in an other country.. i really don't know if i could open a German bank account as a Belgian.. certainly don't really need it, even if i would work there, getting paid on my belgien IBAN number works fine, IBAN was invented to ease international bank payments :) , with the BIC/SWIFT system bank codes.

Ryan, you must consider: when it you've got longer days in summer, you've got shorter days in winter. With daylight saving time, dawn breaks at about 5 am in June and sun sets at about 10 pm. In exchange (and as we've switched back to winter time by then, dawn breaks at about 8 am in December with sunset at about 4:30. So there are days when (not me, for I work crazy hours) people go to work in the dark and get back from work in the dark. That's about three months of the year when you might not be able to enjoy daylight.

@viomouse

Жыл бұрын

In the wintertime we always take long lunchbreaks, when it's sunny out, so we can take a walk and get some sun. :-)

For the topic 'everything shuts down on sunday': That is why the german Carl von Linde invented the refrigerator in 1876. See here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_von_Linde I am surprised that the invention has not yet spread to the USA. Maybe because of the sezession war ?

@thirstwithoutborders995

Жыл бұрын

This is the dryest, funniest KZread comment ever. 🤣😂🤣😂

@Ultraporing

Жыл бұрын

Best German Comedy :). Funny, true and dry as my beer bottle. Gonna get a new one brb..

@Muck006

Жыл бұрын

Actually ... there was this guy/american working for GM - Thomas Midgley Jr. - who invented FREON / CFCs to be used for refrigerators in 1922 to replace the relatively dangerous substances used until then. Too bad this stuff was later found to be damaging to the ozone layer. Six years before that he had also invented LEADED PETROL ... which was later found to have had quite a negative effect on the health of people all around the world.

@olafriedel2182

Жыл бұрын

Every time i hear americans complain about "everything is closed on sundays" i think to myself... Hmmm why is it, that all these so religious americans didn`t care at all about the "on the seventh day you shall rest" rule in the bible, but if there is something they don`t like the word`s in the bible are carved in stone.

Yeah there's pretty much no air conditioning in all of Europe. At least our houses are quite insolated. This Monday it was 104 degrees Fahrenheit outside but it only got to 72 in my house. Opening your windows only at night to let air in is the key.

@Muck006

Жыл бұрын

Yep ... Europe has houses built of STONE ... which is COOL ... so we dont need air conditioning. Americans build their houses out of wood, which is a warm material and doesnt store cold, thus they "need" air conditioning because they are a) not that smart and b) build cheap and run expensive. [Top Gear endlessly complained about their low amount of horsepower from a HUGE engine ... and the fuel consumption is quite poor, because the gas is REQUIRED BY THE POPULATION to be cheap. This is currently a problem, but americans NEVER EVER LEARN!]

@roonilwazlib5402

Жыл бұрын

@@Muck006 Oh yeah the wood wall houses… If your neighbor accidentally or willingly shoots with his gun you could get shot in your sleep. There are many stories like that where they find bullets in peoples apartments who had nothing to do with the shooting or even got shot because it came through the wall or floor. Would never happen here.

@inquisitive6786

Жыл бұрын

“All of europe” lol you probably think europe is like 5 northern countries

@Max-wf7xk

Жыл бұрын

@@inquisitive6786 well "pretty much all Europeans" would be better I guess since the only numbers I can come by are ranging from 5 to 20 percent of households in the eu with air-conditioning. If the 20% are accurate I guess that most Europeans don't have air-conditioning.

@inquisitive6786

Жыл бұрын

@@Max-wf7xk Southern Europe does

Many germans hate it too, when other people get too close. I really hate it too, especially now after covid, but unfortunately it's really common here to get too close, especially in waiting lines. We kinda then say sarcastically (to ourselfs and friends/family) "nice, when you can feel the breath on your neck".

@SaraBlu

Жыл бұрын

I keep getting anxiety attacks when people get so close. That’s why I always use a cart when shopping and put it behind me in the waiting line when someone gets too close.

@dayko.

Жыл бұрын

That is super weird to hear. I'm also german and I have never encountered it. I live in Niedersachsen/Hannover so maybe that has something to do with it? (Wir wissen ja alle, dass verschiedene Bundesländer schon starke Unterschiede haben können). Where do you live?

@Dany0926

Жыл бұрын

@@dayko. Wiesbaden, nähe Frankfurt a.M. Echt nicht?. Anderes Bundesland, okay, aber Deutschland, also von der Mentalität her, ist da doch eigentlich recht gleich 🤔. Man sieht es auch in jedem Bild in dem Menschen in einer Warteschlange stehen oder auf engerem Raum zusammen sind. Abstand ist da nicht zu finden, alle rücken sie einem auf die Pelle.

@berti2311

Жыл бұрын

Einfach mal kräftig husten oder niesen, wenn einer zu eng in der Warteschlange aufrückt. Hier in Berlin muss man eher aufpassen, dass "Kuscheler" nichts aus dem Rucksack klauen. Gerade in den Bahnhöfen gibt es viele Taschendiebe. Normalerweise hat man hier aber genug Platz...

@hightidemidafternoon

Жыл бұрын

@@Dany0926 Nein, Deutschland ist von der Mentalität her definitiv nicht gleich! Ich lebe in Ostholstein direkt an der Ostsee in einer touristischen Hochburg. Die Besucher aus den verschiedenen Regionen des Landes bringen alle ihre eigenen regionalen Eigenarten mit. Die südlichen und östlichen Dänen und die Mecklenburger sind uns Schleswig-Holsteinern kulturell am ähnlichsten. Mit den Bayern und Leuten aus dem Südwesten passt es auch gut. Momentan sind viele Schwaben hier und mit denen ist es richig angenehm, liebe, warme und vor allem höfliche Menschen. Wenn aber in NRW aber die Ferien beginnen, wird sich in der Gastro um freie Tage bemüht, Nordrhein-Vandalen ist ein gängiger Ausdruck der in der Gastro und in der Vermietung verwendet wird. Die meisten haben definitiv ein anderes kollektives Verständnis von sozialer Distanz und allgemeinem Benehmen als an der Küste üblich. Das soll jetzt aber kein Diss sein, Menschen sind nunmal verschieden und Ausnahmen bestätigen die Regel 😅

Actually, banking in Germany is quite advanced. Our bank accounts have features that Americans have probably never heard of. We can set up a standing order for wire transfers, for example, so you don't have to write a check every month and drop it in the landlord's mailbox. Checks are hardly ever used in Germany anymore, to my knowledge. You can also allow an institution (insurance, electricity provider, etc.) to collect the amount from your account for recurring payments. Single payments, for example in an online store, are also possible by direct debit authorization. The good thing about a direct debit authorization is that you can transfer the amount back to your account even after several weeks.

@robertmurray8763

Жыл бұрын

Yes.He's having trouble because he's American

@atlangonozal7925

Жыл бұрын

Thats is what I thought as well. Especially when it comes from someone who comes from a country where there are drive ins at banks to drop in checks.

@wolfgangpreier9160

Жыл бұрын

@@atlangonozal7925 You did not see that, its because he is a AMERICANO. The American government demands free access to his bank accounts for tax purposes. And thats something thats very NOT allowed in Europe. There are some gray banks aka „Hinterhofbank“ that allow the American IRS access. But its complicated and expensive for the banks. Such customers are very not wanted.

@Londronable

Жыл бұрын

@@wolfgangpreier9160 Yep, this is the problem for them. Many banks here in Belgium simply refuse American customers. Blame the IRS.

@papercup2517

Жыл бұрын

@@Londronable Interesting. I wondered if it might (also?) be something to do with prevention of the account being used for money laundering. In the UK I believe you have to show the UK is your normal/ full time place of residence, in order to open an account.

It is a actual picture of a german bakery 😊 And not all people are that cozy to strangers, a lot of them really liked the corona distance rules. Me, too.

@vertretungshase

Жыл бұрын

@J U Du sagst es, das Gefühl hab ich nämlich auch. Ich finde es ja schon bei Leuten die ich kenne schwierig, das sie mir nahe kommen, aber bei fremden Menschen ist es einfach nur noch unangenehm.

Giving my 2 cents to NALFs online banking problem. There is probably a language barrier of some sort. Since i work at a bank and we offer customers online banking while opening up an account. So people can use it instantly, when the account is set up. The only problem i could imagine he might be having is, if he wants to set up his account online and there is some problem with his identification. So not a problem a lot of people might even encounter.

@wurgel1

Жыл бұрын

Nah. It's a purely american thing. Both Nalf and his brother kept their american nationality. Not a problem in and of itself. But when an american opens a bank account anywhere, said account now falls under US law for both regulations and taxes. (On top of the local rules and regulations.) This, understandably, causes a lot of problems and paperwork with the bank, simply because the US demands taxes even from those that havn't set foot on US soil for a years and have zero trust in them doing their taxes correctly, therefore forcing the banks to act as taxcolectors for US taxes.

@-damy-5305

Жыл бұрын

@@wurgel1 I know that, but that should not be a problem when opening up an account atleast not common banks. A small private local bank could have that Problem, but that is very unlikely

@robertmurray8763

Жыл бұрын

@@wurgel1 YES. Americans blame other countries banking systems when it's really the American system at fault.

@carolineb3527

Жыл бұрын

@@wurgel1 I think that's true of many European banks - some even refuse to open accounts for Americans altogether. The US tax authorities have taken arrogance to a whole different level with a law that states, to put it simply, that as the financial affairs of all Americans, no matter where they live, are subject to US laws and inspection the banks which handle those financial affairs are also open to US inspection, which includes other financial dealings by the banks and anything that might be conceivably related to US citizens. This is not just an outrageous intrusion into the privacy of the Americans as customers of the banks of other nations but also into the privacy of anyone else. Plus it ignores and tries to override the independence of other nations' banking systems - another example of how American organisations seem to think that their rules are more important than anyone else's.

@luckypeachgurl

Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: older folks hate doing anything digital and will only use checks and banks love charging them for using them. It’s all about profit for the bank.

If you are in a german village on a warm sunny sunday, you will see so many families doing a bike trip. From little kids to grandparents

15:20 I can assure you that this is absolutely real. Almost any bakery you will walk into will look somewhat like this, and you're pretty much never less than a 20m walk away from a bakery.

@zomfgroflmao1337

Жыл бұрын

America has fast food places, but in Germany you find way less of those, because you have bakeries on every corner, and who would trade German baked good for a crappy burger?

@wolfgangpreier9160

Жыл бұрын

@@zomfgroflmao1337 We sometimes go to a MacDonalds to visit the bathroom. And wifey loves their coffee. Thats all. We have not eaten fast food at one of those joints for many years. And even then maybe once or twice a year.

@swanpride

Жыл бұрын

@@zomfgroflmao1337 Well, there is also Döner, Nordsee and other fast food options...

@SaraBlu

Жыл бұрын

I think real traditional bakeries have become rather scarce in some areas and cities in Germany. They can’t compete with the low prices many supermarkets offer in their self-service bakery section. I did not realize that until I moved from Bavaria to Berlin though. I can walk for ages around here and not walk past a single bakery. But that only holds for some parts of the city for sure.

@zomfgroflmao1337

Жыл бұрын

@@SaraBlu Not really, here we got some self-service bakeries in supermarkets, but they get deliveries by the same bakery that has other shops around the city, so while it is not a normal shop the self-service area is served by an actual bakery.

Regarding the AC thing: AC is not a common thing in houses here. Houses are built differently there and compared to American houses, they are insulated way better and it takes multiple days for the house to heat up in summer and they retain heat longer in the winter. Also there is only a few days or couple weeks a year where it gets really hot (80°-95°). It's not like AC / cooling doesn't exist at all it's just not standard. Heating on the other hand is standard.

@claudiakarl7888

Жыл бұрын

I live in a really new apartment. All windows have electrical blinds and three pane glass plus very good insulated walls. Even with 39 degrees outside we only had 23 inside.

@Londronable

Жыл бұрын

@@claudiakarl7888 But the current problem is not necessarily the hotter days, as you said, 2-3 days of that and you will barely notice it inside. The problems arrive when the nights get hotter and it's 5+ days of that. And once the heat is inside, it's not gotten rid of easily unless it cools down outside and you can open all your windows. And that becomes more common. 3 hot days used to be the max before a storm swept in and cooled everything down again. You could basically set your watch on it. Not so much now anymore.

@HappyBeezerStudios

Жыл бұрын

@@Londronable This summer it was the usual "couple hot days and then a storm", but the last couple years got quite hot. Hot enough that I opened the windows in the afternoon to let cold air in.

@claudiakarl7888

Жыл бұрын

@@Londronable We had about five really warm weeks in row with temperatures around 20 at night. Cross airing during the night cooled the rooms down.

I find the distance between people here in Germany (I am German) actually still moderate. The average in a supermarket is probably 50 cm, i.e. half a meter. That's not bad when you're standing in line at the checkout. In public spaces outside, I can't confirm that people are crowding you. But I was once in India, where people really do get within 5 cm or even no space to you, especially on buses and trains. It's probably really due to the population density, I think.

@HappyBeezerStudios

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That is the reason why I always took a tram earlier. Being able to seat on commute is nice. On the other hand, the later tram was full enough that you can't fall over at a stop.

@Sonnenbogen_Henni

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For me (as a german) thats way too close. I feel uncomfortable if any stranger is closer than one meter or the length of an arm

@piiinkDeluxe

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@@Sonnenbogen_Henni same

I really don't know how many times he's had the experience of someone getting at him like that. As a German, I can't stand it either. I find it very overly grippy and ruthless. The young woman must have been a pickpocket; because that's really not normal. This is how prejudices are generated by individual experiences. Even if he certainly isn't lying; because such people certainly exist.

@JimmyHey

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Maybe he also had no spatial awareness and took the whole sidewalk for himself, not noticing that there's someone behind him and he's blocking her from overtaking him. That's way more plausible than someone just strolling next to you so close or a possible pickpocket in a really small town.

When you come to Germany and experience a Sunday, you will not want to go back :D If you catch a sunny spring or summer day, that is. If you catch a rainy, grey winter day, people will still be relaxing and chilling, but it won't be that visible, because then, we tend to stay at home or with friends. Still, on a fairly warm and not rainy Sunday, it's totally normal here to grab you bff or families and a picnic basket, and just go to the park and have a picnic. Or to have a barbecue. How often have I called on my friends on a Friday: "Hey, it's going to be nice weather on Sunday! Whoever wants just grab your meat and beverage and tag along about 2pm, grill will be running by then. Everyone who comes bring a little something else to chew on; we'll have a big bowl of homemade potato salad for all!" And badabing, badaboom, grill party of 6-12 people in our garden, and someone has brought beer, someone has brought veggies, someone has brought bread, and others brought sweets and snacks. And so we go on until the sun sets (sometimes, if we have torches / outdoor lights, even longer) - yes, in the summer that means 10pm.

@resathe6760

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a lot of people still have both days of the weekend off. So you even have two days to spent time with your family and friends or just doing stuff you love. And there are a lot of people who want to decrease the work days to four a week. I don't get why many Americans can't see the benefits of that (of course you need a social system that allows that)

When driving on the autobahn in the left lane, regardless of your speed, it is recommended to glance at the rear view mirror every 3 seconds

@wolfgangpreier9160

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I don‘t i use the left lane to overtake. And when i overtake i do it with 5km/h over the speed limit of 130. I do not like driving on german Autobahn. 30 years ago we took a day to „let the pigs out“ - „die Sau raus lassen“ and drive our cars as fast as we could. Just because it was allowed in Germany.

The point with the social distance is sooo funny to me! I´m a German and I feel comfortable if I can spread my arms and no one is within this space. I now live abroad in a south-eastern European country and I mostly everyday complain how close they get 🤣 they literally stay shoulder on shoulder with you or giving you the feel that they probably also would sit on you lap if you let them...it´s hilarious for me that an American complains about this because we get too close!

Take it with a pinch of salt!😂😂 I follow this guy for 6 years now and he's complaining and exaggerating for fun! He loves germany very much!

You dont set up online banking per mail, you go in person to an actual bank location and set it up in an afternoon.

I live in Norway. During summer, we don't really get dark. I don't even live above the Arctic circle in Norway, and still, right now, we don't get pitch black during summer. It's 21:00 (9pm) here now, and it's still daylight. It will be too, way past midnight. Never really gets dark. So it's important to have good curtains that block out the light.

@rytterl

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Oh, and another thing, during winter it's the opposite. Few hours of light. In the North, its basically dark with no daylight for months.

@dayko.

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@@rytterl I heard that you guys have lights on your windows to simulate daylight for these winter months because apparently very little daylight has caused a lot of suicides? Is that true? Definitely would make sense.

@rytterl

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@@dayko. it wouldn't surprise me if someone does, but I've never seen that. But the suicide rate during the dark months are actually lower. Not saying every year, but the darkness isn't seen as a negative thing. I actually like it. Everyone gets in a cozy mood. They spend more time with family and friends inside. Light candles and the fireplace, and just chill together indoors. I have more issues with the whole it never gets dark thing during summer.

Sunrise here in northern Germany is round about 4am in summer, so it's dark for 6 hours. But we have this awesome shutters that let no light inside. You can make your room 100% dark.

The point with snail mail in Germany is about legal issues, because a court often wouldn't accept anything but proof on paper (it would need digital forensic professional, to check digital documents, because they are way easier to fake and way harder to check, but as well we simply don't have these professionals nor is our society willing to pay for these professionals on court as long we don't even have enough staff anyways).

@aphextwin5712

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Indeed, if one were to open a bank account at a local branch, all that paperwork business would be much faster. Plus being foreigner, with as a newly arrived one possibly not all your other paperwork being settled yet, makes things more complicated too (some of this has to do with anti-money laundering rules). And the cherry on top is being a U.S. citizen, which adds another layer of bureaucracy due to the demands of the U.S. government.

It was his brother in the beginning of the video. The picture of the bakery was no fake and it showed just a small part of the breads you can get there. AC is not usual in germany and many other european countries. When it's warm outside we open up the windows in the morning and close it during the heat of the day. In the night the windows are also opened. We germans prefer fresh air. It was his brother in the beginning of the video. The picture of the bakery was no fake and it showed just a small part of the breads you can get there. AC is not usual in germany and many other european countries. When it's warm outside we open up the windows in the morning and close it during the heat of the day. In the night the windows are wide open. We germans prefer fresh air.

I'm from Czechia and some things are pretty similar here. We don't have any AC at home so in summer when it's 35°C outside, it's like 33-34°C inside too. (35°C = 95°F according to google). But to survive the winter when the temperature drops to -20°C (= -4°F), we have radiators. And in my home we try to keep the temperature in our house around 23°C (= 73°F) in winter. And we use gas for this (gas heating water, water going to the radiators...) so since we are cut off from the Russian gas now, this winter is going to be interesting 😂 Oh, about the sunset thing. In my town in Czechia, we don't have the astrological night for a month in summer. In reality it still gets quite dark at night but you can see that the sky is not really black, it's only dark blue.

I think one reason AC is so uncommon is that while we build new houses, many houses are over 100 years old. So building in an AC afterwards would cost more than it's worth. Especially as our houses are build in a way they are relatively cool during summer

About the customer service: in Germany, people that work in customer service and in restaurants get more money than in America and tipping is not as important. You rarely tip over 10%, since you know the person does not have to rely on the tips. The result is that they don't feel like they have to force themselves to be nice, just to get a better tip. However, this way, if the person serving you or talking to you is nice to you, you know they arw actually nice

Hey! Hey! I'm a Romanian that moved to Germany 4 years ago. I live in the area near Stuttgart. If you ever decide to visit, you are always welcome to spend a lazy Sunday with our family. Also, it would be so interesting to see the diffrence between the latin culture ( romania), german and american culture. I can tell you that I smiled when it came to personal space. It is not so uncommon in Romania to sit with complete strangers at the same table. If it's not a high-end restaurant,it's crowded and there are,let's say,just two people sitting at a table that would accomondate maybe 6 people,than it would be acceptable to ask if you can sit at their table :)

My top speed during a drivers lesson for my licence was 212km/h on the autobahn while my instructor was sleeping, he felt so confident about my driving skills and the siituation he simply said "full speed ahead" and closed his eyes, if i would drive any slower in this situation he would push down the pedal by himself trust me, crazy dude ^^. (The VW Golf 4 i was driving couldn't physically go any faster btw)

Usually you only have 30 days for vacation, but since weekends are not counted, you can basically do a short trip from weekend + 5 holidays + weekend, totaling 9 days.

Bearing in mind that electricity is becoming more expensive and scarce and we shouldn't accelerate climate change by using even more electricity for air conditioning, I think it's better to sweat a little in summer. Drink more good old school tab water… ;)

@Straylight4299

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Easy fix: Solar panels. No climate change accelleration and you can keep cool.

@SD_Alias

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@@Straylight4299 that would not be enough. All gasoline cars that will become electric cars the next years want a lot of electricity too. We have to save electricity not use more... and more...

@TheRockkickass

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@@SD_Alias sucks to be in Europe than. Electric is still cheap as shit here in Colorado

@SD_Alias

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@@TheRockkickass that will change the next years.

@BlackHoleSpain

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@@TheRockkickass Electricity prices are at their highest in Europe. You can perfectly have prices 200% or 300% over 2019 prices now. I've seen bills with 32 cents/kWh lately

I want to put things in perspective. 1. Bureaucracy: Absolutely true. I work as a real estate manager so I am in close contact with state offices. Noone will get on the phone and if you don't constantly remind them you will never get an answer (or in 100 years maybe). Here in Cologne I asked for some blue prints and it took 9 month. Hardest "pregnancy" ever... So opening a bank account is from my perspective a baby task. Don't want to bother someone with that. But it is like it is. If you have to deal with anything from the state it gets harder and harder. Like - if you have seen it - The twelve Tasks of Asterix - the seventh task to get a perminent document. So some projects can take several decades just for planing. One street here where I live is now going to be build... 50 years of planing. 2. Autobahn: A bit overdramatic. Yes there are many parts without speed limit and to calm down my mother I say: Yes, I have driven just appr. 130... (mp/h *cough*). Basicly I haven't lied but I haven't said the truth. 130 km/h would be appr. 80 mp/h. But (!!!) here in the Cologne area 1. there are speed limits of 120 km/h (appr. 75 mp/h) and 2. if not the overall traffic is so crowded you cannot get faster than maybe 150 km/h. 3. Personal space: A very small personal space you have on train, metro or bus or at places where many people have to wait for something but even for me as a native german his story is some kind of creepy. Even before Corona I prefered some kind of space for myself. I wouldn't get so close to another person on the pavement. My body height horizontal is a nice safe space. 4. Sunset: True! In Summer the sun goes down very late but gets up very early as well (at 4:xx am). But! In Winter it's the complete opposite. Then the sun disappears at 4:xx pm and appears on 8:xx am. Winters are dark here. 5. Backery: Oh yes that's true as well. And not only Backery. Same for Butcher's shop. Or Florist. It's like you entering a Parfumerie. The scent is overwhelming. I'm close to 40 but the smell is every time a highlight for me. I guess you will never get used to it and love it. 6. Closing down on Sunday/Holiday: Hated this as a kid because we weren't allowed to play outside. Today I love it. Customers know I won't work on Sunday so they don't make me to serve them. I just can chill on that day. If you really forgot something you can buy it at the gas station. It is more expensive but available. 7. is somehow an addition to 6.: I'm a very introverted guy so events on sunday isn't a big part for me. But as I mentioned in 6. I really like to chill and doing nothing at my home.

I do love how you converted 55 degrees latitude to fahrenheit.

Haven´t read all the comments yet but one thing I need to clarify: How "social" and how close (physical) ppl are and behave depends on WHERE you are in Germany. We mostly say that the ppl in the north are more "rude" and unsocial and quiet/shy but if you´re going to the west (cologne or citys like that) ppl are more social and they are doing smalltalk and they´re greeting you randomly and stuff like that.... I grew up in a town near cologne and I always thought that most of the ppl are like that and then I moved to the middle of Germany (near Frankfurt am Main) and in my oppinion the ppl here are also rude and unfriendly to strangers and they don´t like to smalltalk etc.... The personal space thing: I HATE it if ppl are getting TOO close to me (mostly at the supermarket/ grocery store or places like that) and I avoid it everytime its possible...thats why I like to take my ex with me everytime I need to go shopping or elsewhere cause he´s so big and tall everyone stays automatically away xD. I guess most ppl hate it but we are also good at saying nothing in public but then after we are "safe"= at home/ with friends then the complaining starts....thats SO german I think xD

@resathe6760

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The last part is so true. You will maybe look angry at them but not say anything and then complain to everyone you know afterwards ;D

Okay, about the personal space in Germany. I partly get what NALF is saying, cause some people just have no shame, I find that especially in supermarkets when you're in line to pay. I was so glad when Covid had us keep more distance in that regard. Also, crowded spaces really do be like that (stations during the months of the €9 ticket xD), but if you can, u do keep your distance. Like on the train, you won't sit next to someone if there are empty seats elsewhere. Many people even rather stand than sit down next to a stranger.

It takes so long because the mail is a security precaution. Anyone could get on your mobile so it's more confidential

A lot of old people are scared of crossing the road alone (sometimes) I am a native here and last time it happened the old lady with her walker was walking next to me. She told me this specific crosswalk is so long and sometimes the traffic light will change too quickly 🥺

Hi, in regards to the holiday question - Baden-Württemberg has 13 public holidays, Bavaria has 14 and my home state of Bremen (North Germany) has 11. It really depends on the Federal State you live in. #personal space - I hate it when people are standing too close to me at the checkout. I really liked the way things were handled during the pandemic since everyone had had to keep their distance. #pretzels most pretzels are not soft but have a crust. If you want soft bread buy it when it's just come out of the oven at the baker's. It will still have a crust, but the inside will be soft. Good luck and have fun

I'm living in Southern Germany, about 200 km south of Schwäbisch Hall (and at an altitude about 150 m higher). The days are very hot here now (up to 38° C / 100°F), and air conditioning is not a thing, at least in private homes. But that's not really a problem: I live in a somewhat older house, built in the 1950s, with 40 cm / 16 inch walls of brick and concrete. The windows were renewed back in the 1980s, so they are at least somewhat insulated with double insulation glazing - the standard with new windows would be triple insulation glazing. We open all windows in the early morning, so a cool breeze is being drawn through the whole house. As the sun moves to the south wall, we close all windows, and the coolness stays until the early evening in the house. So no "active" air conditioning, only "passive air conditioning". In the winter German (or generally Middle European) houses are heated by central heating based on hot water pipes and radiators, not air heating. Imho that provides a far better room climate. In ancient times the Romans used hot air central heating systems in our region - the air was however not vented in the rooms, but used for underfloor heating only. The personal space "bubble" Germans are accustomed to is far smaller as that of most Americans - that has however sligthly changed now due to Corona. And Germans regard too "service oriented" shop assistants or waiters often as rude or molesting. The physical space bubble may be smaller, but that's just that one dimension. German banks are very conservative. All of them. And so they don't trust "electronic" identities (resp. identity proofs). They want to see and check your official identity card (and a driver's licence does not count as such!) and to check your credit rating. His brother works also for the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns - they have to be doubled sure that that is a serious occupation. (By the way: I am wondering why they chose the unicorn for their team name, the unicorn actually being the heraldic animal of Schwäbisch Gmünd. The heraldic symbol of Schwäbisch Hall would be rather the Heller or Häller, a medieval coin issued by the city.) Paperworks is still a thing with banks and government authorities, because it is more trusted by them. And since the system works pretty well, if sometimes slow, most of them did not see any reason to change it at least until recently. Changes are coming, but they are not coming fast. There is far less paper mail than say a decade before, but that has risen the subjective propotion of paper junk mail (advertising). On the other hand, spam mail is also not very environment friendly. Paper can be recycled, but the energy used in distributing (and generating) any kind of spam mail can not.

@nctpti2073

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This. Living about an hour outside Munich and the insulation our building has just naturally is amazingly effective. Very efficient.

The thing about the snail mail in banking is that we have very strict laws in Germany when it comes to security of sensitive personal information. Snail mail cannot be hacked. I mean sure somebody could steal your mail but that rarely happens and bank information like pins and debit cards are sent in different envelopes on different days so even if somebody stole your mail the one day they can do absolutely nothing with what they stole. Also some contracts are only valid if they are signed on paper. In many cases it is to verify your identity in case of legal issues so you cannot claim that you did not read the contract or somebody else signed your name or stole your identity. To the personal space issue that is a regional thing common in southern Germany that many German people (myself included) find uncomfortable as well. The rule of thumb is the farther north you go in Germany the wider the personal space that is viewed as comfortable becomes.

Regarding the Sunday chill, me and a friend were SO shocked when a CAFÉ was closed on Sunday in Luxemburg. Like what else are you gonna do on a Sunday but sitting in a café, enjoying a nice breakfast and a good talk?

About the online banking issue: Idk whether Nalf's brother actually created a new bank account in Germany and wanted the online access for this one, or if he wanted to access his American bank account using German online banking services, which of course would include shitloads of bureaucracy for getting permissions and stuff to connect an American bank account to a German credit institution. In Germany, if you order online access to your bank account, it's usually just some easy steps on your bank's website and they'll send everything to you within 2-3 workdays (referring to pushTAN here).

how hot can it get in germany - depends. but indeed this summer we did have 50°C+ in some areas IN THE SUN (so heat from sunlight added) but usually its max 40°C in the shade. However near the north sea or in the alps it may not get hotter than 25°C at all

Regarding air conditioning: Germany basically has two climate zones. Temperate oceanic climate in the West/North, humid continental climate in the East/South. Both have warm summers with no dry season. Which basically means that Germany is a mixture of Seattle and Maine. And when you think "air conditioning", you probably don't have those two places in mind. To put it another way: New York lies at the latitude of Rome or Madrid, so, a city which is more in the northern part of the US lies at the latitude of capital cities of Southern European states. And New Orleans is south of Cairo, Egypt!

Omg, I love NALF's channel! Great videos you two ^^

As a German I can relate to the personal bubble thing. I don't like people in the grocery shopping line who are so close to you that you can determine their toothpaste brand without turning around, absolutely annoying! It's not like it's going any faster by doing this, urghh😤

I live in Finland and I love long summer nights. You can take a long drive during evening. Visibility is excellent and you don't get tired immediately. Just buy yourself some window covers like drapes to get better sleep at night. On the other side I hate long nights during winter. It's just sooo depressing! :D

The bank consideres sending out a pin code by mail, as the most safe method, to release this confident information. This has absolutely nothing to do with avoiding paper to save the environment. One note, so that you are not disappointed. Bavarian pretzels are not soft, the crust is crisp!

2:42 No, not just cooling. We also don't have heating. At all. See, we don't mind if it gets colder towards winter. Only when the temperature drops below 0°C we make bonfires in the middle of the living room, which we feed with our chopped up wooden furniture. Warm and cozy. The only unpleasant thing about it is that after a very long and cold winter most rooms look rather bare.

15:27 From a German point of view, one would say that you cannot know good bread because there is no good bread in America.😂 Sorry, that had to be.☺

@BrokenCurtain

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There's a video about the topic which I just watched a few days ago, "How The U.S. Ruined Bread". I found it quite interesting.

@aphextwin5712

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I spent some time in the U.S. You can find good German-style bread but only in the larger cities and then only from a few specialist places.

@petraz.9198

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Especially in Chicago there are some good german bakeries

@BrokenCurtain

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@@aphextwin5712 The Amish should have quality bread, too.

@swanpride

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@@BrokenCurtain Yeah, but that one already started on the wrong foot by taking France as an example.

It's not as bad as it sounds because even though the stores are closed, you can still get stuff at local gas stations and some of the big ones, have basic needs you can find. More expensive but yes minor things. Everything from toothpaste, some have toilet paper, coffee, etc. Although the only thing most all are closed at a certain hour on Christmas Eve and even on Christmas day. Some will be opened on the second Christmas holiday, 26th of December whether normal hours or with Sunday hours. Usually Sunday and holiday hours which is opening up a little bit later, closing earlier. It's not THAT bad. As far as buying normal things at a store, you just need to think ahead. Hey today is Saturday, tomorrow is Sunday. So buy enough for the next two days. It's not that difficult

1. The snail mail thing is true, although it didn't take me 2 months to get online banking. I only had to get one letter with a pin and that's it. It took 3 days. 2. I mean....driving fast is fun and our cars are safe due to mandatory TÜV check-ins. 3. I guess we don't mind standing close too much? We just don't communicate so much? You can bet that if somebody stands close I wouldn't mind but if that person suddenly talked to me or touched I would take several steps away. 4. Sun-up/down-times - yeah, can't compare that. I only know that sometimes I can't go to bed anymore in summer when the sun rises already at 4am. Once it's light out I'm not getting into bed anymore. 5. Bread. Yes. That picture looks quite good for a normal bakery. If they don't have 10 different kinds of bread at least it would be worrying. But my guy has to broaden his bakery horizon. Getting buttered pretzels only after 6 years? My dude, try everything! 6. The difficult thing about the holidays is for me that they are different across the states here. I moved states 10 years ago and still get surprised by some of the holidays I didn't have before. ^^ 7. If you don't chill on Sunday you're doing it wrong.

He's absolutely right about snail mail for banking! And we waste a lot of paper for useless ads and flyers that goes into my mailbox everyday! But you can avoid this by using a little sticker on your mailbox, that says "no ads or free newspaper". The pictures you saw is a common bakery from Germany.

200km/h on the left Lane is normal 😁🤷🏻‍♂️ As a German i hate the violating of personal space very much. It's extremely stupid. The bakery picture is pretty accurate 👍🏼 Usually in Germany we work from Monday to Friday, Saturday is for buying groceries and cleaning up the house and on Sunday you will rest. It changed because at Saturday some shops are opened longer. In my youth everything closed at 13:00 on Saturday, now you have 18/20/22:00, depending on area or the kind of shop. So many people have to work on Saturday, but they will have another day off in the week. Usually you work 40 hours in a week.

In Germany you don't need air conditioning because it doesn't get that hot. However, there are actually a few hot days in summer with heat. The houses in Germany are not made of wood, they keep the heat out for a long time. You can also ventilate the room in a considered manner by opening the windows in the morning, darkening the apartment when you drive to work (as is also done in southern countries) and when you come home from work in the evening, the apartment is still cool . Air conditioning systems consume a lot of electricity and therefore cost a lot of money. Air conditioning is also not common in many countries in southern Europe. There are greener ways to keep homes cool. There are so many myths in the USA about the German autobahn that you can no longer eradicate them anyway. I can't confirm that German strangers get too close. Maybe he needs a lot of distance, maybe it's actually different in the USA. We are no different than other Europeans. Maybe the woman really was a pickpocket. As a German, you quickly miss our baked goods when you're abroad for a long time... that's probably how the French feel about their cheese. He complains that the sun sets later than in Portland...very funny...even in Germany there are curtains on the windows that you can close and then it's dark. And there are shutters on the windows, which are rare in the US. Then it's really pitch black in the bedroom and NALF can fall asleep too. Unless his teddy bear isn't in bed with him. Sunday is the Lord's Day, as they used to say in Germany. Today is family day. And people who work in shops also have families, so almost everything is closed on a Sunday. Tip to NALF before you "starve", you can always get something at larger train stations and gas stations. However, it is more expensive. In all European countries there are more public holidays and vacations than in the USA, that's not typically German. I like NALF's videos, it's interesting to see your own country through the eyes of an American. It must be one of his first videos from Germany, because I know many videos in which he reports in a very differentiated and very intelligent way about Germany and us Germans.

3:21 it actually sometimes get to 100f, but rarely. and if it gets that hot, you close your outside blinds called "Rollläden" and it will stay pretty cool in your house

From 100kmh in Germany we call it "Verkehrsbehinderung"(thats mean "traffic obstruction")

So for me as a German, creating a new bank account doesn't take half an hour. At most, it takes a few working days until I can use it. I think that it took so long for NALF's brother is probably because he is not a German or European citizen. Maybe it just takes longer for non-EU citizens, for money laundering reasons or something. When I wanted to get a Social Security Number as an exchange student for my US driver's license, it took several weeks in Kentucky even for me as a German citizen. That's just the way it is.

@bigbake132

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In America it doesn't take very long although it seems like a moot complaint anyway. How many new bank accounts do people need? I think I've made 2 in my life 🤷‍♀

@eDroid

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Exactly my thought.

You can try ALDI or LIDL if you can find german frozen pretzels. Should be the closest thing to a actual german pretzel. Here it would be regarded sub par but in the US this might be the best you can get. I doubt US bakeries do a good job in that regard. Making them from scratch is also possible but the dough has to be put into lye for the right amount of time. (Thats why its this color) And you need coarse salt. Normal salt doesnt work it has to be chunky. And not everything is closed on Sunday/Holiday. Restaurants are open, gas stations too. And in big cities there might even be a grocery store at the central train station or something that is open. So you dont starve ;D.

realize that munich in baravia is where Maine is and Hamburg sits at the hudson bay , were north more north than imangined

Ryan, When I worked for a German Company at 54 years of age, I discovered that vacation time is not a function of the Company you work for, but by German Law, it grows automatically with your age. At United Aircraft after 15 years I got three weeks vacation. When I started at MTU-Muenchen I started with 5 weeks and it kept going up from there. Now Bavaria is mainly a Catholic area. So you have Catholic holidays on Thursdays in May. So, MTU shuts down on Wednesday afternoon and everyone comes back to work on Monday. So you get a 4 day weekend. Add a few of your vacation days to that and you can take the whole week off. Sundays all stores are closed; you can't make noise mowing your lawn. It just mean that you have to remember to buy what you need for the weekend by Saturday noon. Ryan, there are bakeries in every neighborhood in every town in Germany. Nobody outside America would buy the factory made WONDER BREAD glop that is called "bread" that Americans are forced to eat. ...and, yes the smell of freshly baked bread should be bottled and sold. American's haven't a clue what they are missing.

For a Germany quick guide you might check out the Germany episode of Geography Now. They cover all countries of the world in alphabetical order.

Getting an AC would just be a waste of money for the 10 or so days per year when it would be nice to have. Also, German house generally have better insulation than their US counterparts.

@Dany0926

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If only it were 10 days xD. Where i life (near Frankfurt am Main) it's more like 1-6 Months (depends on the summer we have). I life on the second floor and we have 30°C (86°F) in the rooms. And the nights are also too warm to get the heat out. I would love to have an AC at my building but it's a normal german building, so there is none.

@BrokenCurtain

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@@Dany0926 Lol, if you get up to six months of 30°C inside, then you're obviously living in a greenhouse, not a normal building.

@Dany0926

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@@BrokenCurtain I live in a normal building. But we have a Shop under us (where it is always warm and they have their AC on the whole year, i know that because i've worked there in the past), so i guess the heat rises from bottom to top and also the sun shines on our window all day long and we have no outside blinds, only curtains. 6 Months is not the norm but we had such summers here and there through the years (but even 2-4 Months is already too long). The only good thing is, that we don't have to heat in winter because it's warm enough. Our heater has been off for 6 years now.

Once in the Berlin subway, one guy got in, sat beside me and fell asleep on my shoulder. I just let him sleep, I had to exit after 2 stations anyway^^

13:00 In the summer around June 21, it's not really nighttime, but twilight for about 3-4 hours, when it doesn't really get dark.

pls make more as a German it is great to watch these videos. there are so many of this kind but you habe a special attitude to them that makes it really fun to watch

@ryanwass

Жыл бұрын

Will do! That’s a great compliment thank you

@goldhorse

Жыл бұрын

I have to agree. I like your reactions, cause they seem honest and you seem to be a very nice guy and obviously you're thinking the same things about America as I do which makes it quite nice to see your reaction. Like your sarcastic approach to health care and holiday. As german I think of the american system as very odd and ridiculous and somewhat barbaric and I always wonder how "big proud murica" is just ignoring the fact that their system is pretty much sh*t 😅 So I liked how you seemed to think of ot as sh*t yourself but still laugh about it and don't take it dead serious 👌

Great reaction 👍🏻 greetings from Austria 🇦🇹

In summer we have about 77F to 95F here and yes AC is here a luxury item. Our Holidays for workers are 24 to 30 Days per Year. There are also around 7 to 10 public holidays

In summers it’s like 30-35 degrees Celsius but it gets up to 40 some times or even hotter. Without conditioning it’s hard.

Nick is a great KZreadr, but should be careful when saying 'Germany is like 70's. Look at your 'cheques-culture'...this is 30's. Nearly no one uses anymore but US.

@bigbake132

Жыл бұрын

We don't use checks anymore in the US either. Everything can be paid electronically. People that still use checks are usually old people who just refuse to change.

@olafriedel2182

Жыл бұрын

@@bigbake132 But a lot of people get paid their salery with checks or is this no longer the case?

@bigbake132

Жыл бұрын

@@olafriedel2182 Not anymore. We use direct deposit. Its automatically deposited into your bank account every pay period (every 2 weeks). Direct deposit has been available for decades but now its almost universal.

@olafriedel2182

Жыл бұрын

@@bigbake132 But mot long ago i saw a docomentar on PBS about all these offices where people have to bring their checks to casg them and a YT video about a black employee who had problems to cash is check in his bank account and they called the police on him. Maybe there is still a diffrence beteen blue and white collar worker`s?

@bigbake132

Жыл бұрын

@@olafriedel2182 I've worked blue and white collar jobs and direct deposit was always available at every job that I've worked at. I think the only one was a restaurant that I worked in back in 2007 but that was the only one that only did check. Can you send me a link of the documentary? Sounds like a shady business that would do that. I don't think anyone does paper checks for pay anymore, I think everyone has converted to only direct deposit to bank. I remember for a few years most places would give you the option though but I don't think companies even want to bother printing checks and handing them out anymore.

Aircon isn't really needed in Europe for the most part because of how houses are built, but that could be changing with how climate change is changing. Personally, I think it makes a lot more sense to build houses better to keep outside heat out and keep inside heat in, then wasting a lot of energy on aircon. In any case, aircon is easy enough to buy in Europe, just that most of us don't really need it.

@ingevonschneider5100

Жыл бұрын

As a German I love to have airconditioning. Some days are just unbearable hot, you cant work, you cant sleep. I bought a portable, but it doesnt do the trick.

@bigbake132

Жыл бұрын

Aircon isn't needed in Europe because its nowhere near as hot as the US. Europeans just don't understand. American is much hotter overall during the summer by comparison that A/C is a necessity. Nothing to do with how houses are built.

@dayko.

Жыл бұрын

@@bigbake132 I would not say nothing. We for sure would also need airconditioning if our houses were mainly built out of wood. Very possible that it would not work the other way around in America but it is still important how houses are built.

@bigbake132

Жыл бұрын

@@dayko. Its the climate and heat, not the wood.

@TheRockkickass

Жыл бұрын

You people will soon.

In Germany, contracts are still sent by mail because digital contracts are simply not forgery-proof enough. Quite simply. In addition, formal delivery is only possible via registered mail from the post office. Digitally, delivery data can be forged. That's the reason.

Baked goods in Belgium are very similar. When I came back from Miami I landed in Brussels around 5am. My sister came to pick me up. We live about an hour from the airport and we drove straight towards our favorite bakery for some baked goods before even driving home. Arriving at 6 much of it was still warm.

Germany has the most expensive utilities in the world. Grocery stores and stuff have ac, but homes generality do not. I bought a little unit with a hose go out the window but it was super expensive. It's true a lot of stores have crap customer service compared to America, but there's better consumer protection laws. I actually think German banking is way ahead of American. There's more laws and stuff about privacy and they won't let you submit stuff electronically, but once you get it set up it's way better. The snail mail thing also relates mostly to the privacy laws. As crazy as the German driving sounds, I generally think people pay more attention and are therefore safer in Germany. They also allow for passing way really well on the autobahn. There's a warm Jetstream or something that makes Germany feel like it's further south than it really is... it's actually further far north than most states in America. I'm contrast to summers though, winters might only have like 4 or 5 hours of daylight though. Yes that's a real picture of a bakery, but the German bread has super hard crust that takes some getting used to. The pretzels are amazing for sure! German Sundays are cool unless you actually wanna get anything done. It's literally illegal to mow the lawn or do anything that might disturb the neighbors in any way on a Sunday. Of course most people rent and have landscaping service contracted into the rental cost.

@resathe6760

Жыл бұрын

I agree with most of what you said but 4-5 hours of sunlight are a bit of an exaggeration or better an understatement. The shortest days in December still have almost 8 hours between sunrise and sunset.

The houses in Germany are all build very well and are not made of wood like in the US, this is why our houses are not getting that hot in the summer and we don't need air conditioners

@MrTuxracer

Жыл бұрын

Einspruch. Ich wohne in einem aus Stein gebauten Haus und habe sehr schnell 30° C in der Wohnung, da ich die Fenster nicht von außen verdunkeln kann.

@12345678987654321656

Жыл бұрын

@@MrTuxracer trotzdem sind die Häuser hier um Welten besser gedämmt als die ganzen Holz / Papphäuser in den Usa, die im Sommer unerträglich sind und von einem Hurricane direkt weg fliegen

@MrTuxracer

Жыл бұрын

@@12345678987654321656 Das bestreite ich auch nicht, nur ist für die Aufheizung der Wohnungen im Sommer vor allem die Wärmeeinstrahlung durch die Sonne verantwortlich.

@Pucky71

Жыл бұрын

@@MrTuxracer Schon mal etwas von Rollladen oder Vorhängen gehört? Ich wohne in einer Dachgeschosswohnung und lüfte richtig und habe nie 30° C in der Wohnung... selbst Rollladen habe ich nicht.

@MrTuxracer

Жыл бұрын

@@Pucky71 In der Mietwohnung baut man nicht so einfach mal einen Rolladen ein. Bei Temperaturen über 30° kann man nur nachts lüften, was in der Großstadt auch nicht immer praktikabel ist. Eine Dachgeschoßwohnung, die nicht stark aufheizt, hat ein sehr gut gedämmtes Dach und wenig Sonneneinstrahlung durch die Fenster.

RE sunset and AC: NY is on the same latitude than Neapel, Italy, so the whole USofA is closer to the equator than most of Europe. This explains sunset and heat, besides: here we insulate our buildings; insulation is good for both keeping cold AND heat outside.

4:05 Pretty much that, yes. Although I have had a few encounters with rude people in shops and supermarkets in recent years. But that's rare.

#PersonalSpace I think an arm's length is already too close to interact with a stranger, if you come even closer, I assume it would be considered strange and would make you back up. Props from Berlin.

since you seem to really like german content, i have a few suggestions for you that I think you and your viewers will enjoy. Volker Pispers (Cabaret artist) on Terrorism and the USA Jan Böhmermann (singer/comedian and satirist) - Be deutsch Rammstein - Germany Videos of the Satire cannel "die Anstant". And also "geography now Germany" is very worth watching.

@GeeShocker

Жыл бұрын

I support the Volker Pispers part 👍

about the first point. It's true that Germany is advanced in technical stuff and engineering but not necessarily in the digital area. Especially under the elderly, there is kind of a mistrust/apprehensiveness against digital change (and I sometimes find myself being more comfortable with physically stuff although I'm 18).

I'm right next to Germany, here in Austria, and I love that the sun rises around 4am in the summer.

The only time my bf and I ever went 180 was the first night after we got a proper car (now that we’re adults with decent jobs) and we did that for 15 min, in Belgium at 2 in the morning when there was no one on the highway and we were and both of us were shaking a bit when we went back to 130 (the max limit). The shock to us was that in the new car we couldn’t feel the vibrations (noticeably) until after 150/h and realized how easy it is to not notice that you’re speeding or over the limit. We’ve had only second hand, smaller cars before and we needed them to last so we would not push them. On the Autobahn the most we’ve done is 150 since we’re usually driving during the day and there’s other cars on the road and that’s enough for us. In our old car, the car was shaking starting at 90/h.

A lot of people don't appreciate how much further north most of Europe is compared to the US. You might think that a city of San Diego isn't in line with Spain, relative to the equator. It's actually in line with Morocco. Berlin is about 800km north of Minnesota.

6:04 I'm from Germany and the problem with the banking system is that the bank employees are either too lazy or too busy to answer and some German companies are proud that they use email and not fax anymore. It's crazy.

About the sunset in Scandinavia its in summer the days are nearly completely bright. Especially around Midsummer (June 21th) the sun does not set completely. Its like sunset turns into sunrise.

in germany it's true it stays light for such a long time in the summer (sometimes up to 11pm, i live in hamburg) but in the winter.. oh my.. i remember when getting out of school in winter at 4 pm and it was pitch black outside.

10:55 She was in his wind shade…more efficient. Trying that autobahn slingshot.

16:25: Well, there's a pretty simple saying that sums it up: "Dienst is Dienst, und Schnapps ist Schnapps." Work is work, and booze is booze. Work and free time are seperate, and if someone wants you to work outside your official hours, they better be offering solid compensation for that, and be ready for and accepting of the possibility for you to just say no anyway. (Also, regarding Sundays: Basically everything other than gastronomy tends to be closed, and gastronomy might have more limited opening hours on an individual basis.)

We don't need AC in Germany. Although you can buy it and you can afford it. View the map and see, we are as high up on the globe as Canada! Altitude of 50degrees. It's like Winnipeg. Therefore, our winter day is dark and sad. Our summers have a couple of hot days, you aerate your place at night and shut your well insulated house during the day. Your house will keep the temperature 13:15