“My cat is fluent in both languages” simply means “my cat ignores me in both languages”

@MichaelScheele

3 жыл бұрын

When "talking" with the feral cats in Rome, the cats seemed to respond to English and Italian. It might have been my tone, but it was amusing.

@amatije

3 жыл бұрын

Usually cats ignore their owners in any language 😹 but they can be great listeners . I miss my cat but now I have a great doggy and little bunny ❤️ They are great friends and love to listen

@SvenCurly

3 жыл бұрын

Meow and miau -> fluent in English and German :D

@thebiggerbyte5991

3 жыл бұрын

True story.

@Chasstful

3 жыл бұрын

I once had a cat that meowed in French

Your English is basically flawless. You sound like an American, and probably have a better vocabulary than some of us. Also, Munich is gorgeous. Thanks for the virtual tour.

3 жыл бұрын

@Pete Melon Oh Pete…

@bryansproles2879

3 жыл бұрын

@Pete Melon She has a MINOR German accent. Occasionally she can sound nearly American if she's talking for awhile. It's much harder to tell that she "is not a native speaker". You can have an accent and still sound like you've been speaking English for most of your life.

@lostforever773

3 жыл бұрын

@Pete Melon exactly

@wolfzmusic9706

3 жыл бұрын

@@bryansproles2879 Imo I can tell she’s German. Yes she is trying to sound American & it works but you can still hear her German accent. That’s completely fine as well! I prefer it when somebody just sounds like themself, rather than trying to sound super American for example. Also getting rid of your accent completely is incredibly difficult & most people can’t do it.

@johnmcbride364

3 жыл бұрын

Feli is more articulate than most Americans I know, and speaks better English than the majority of American youth today who can no longer even get their vowels right, much less form an intelligent sentence. Her trace of an accent is pleasant, and could be mistaken simply as nuance. Only when she speaks German does she betray that English is her second language.

You should have your brother in your videos more often. He comes across on camera as sincere and real.

@elliebellie7816

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrew_koala2974 Well, if the Germans got it from the Persian/Kurdish and they got it from Sanskrit, then wouldn't you say it originated in an Arabic language?

This was great. I like how Thimo looks at Feli and smiles proudly and happy. I read it as: "See, this is my sister and she is great. And she is home and I am happy." Feli is very lucky to have such a supportive brother. Dedicating a whole daytrip out in the freezing cold open, making a video with her.

@joeblaumer2085

11 ай бұрын

Both seem to be wonderful people. Great podcast!

Timo: to me you are fluent All english speakers on this comments section: agreed

Many Germans are fluent in English, but your English is amazingly authentic, since you've learned to speak with an American "midwest" accent. 'Very impressive.

@fsinjin60

3 жыл бұрын

American English is very German accented, especially midWestern accent.

@jamesparson

3 жыл бұрын

I have lived in California my whole life. I have to listen to her for about five minutes before hearing any word that sounds even a little off. And I wouldn't think anything of it.

@robertgary3561

3 жыл бұрын

She said she’s a singer so he’s into the sound of words that helps.

@fsinjin60

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertgary3561 Actually, I can and do sing phonetically in German, but when I try to talk my limited vocabulary destroys me. She has a great English vocabulary

@kushal4956

2 жыл бұрын

her accent barely sounds midwestern. it's sounds like a standard american accent

As a native English speaker, I can say you are definitely fluent.

@daveogarf

6 ай бұрын

More fluent than a great many Americans!

@flavioxy

5 ай бұрын

yes@@daveogarf

One of the things that makes Feli sound exceptionally fluent (any accent question or the rare incorrect preposition choice aside) is that she uses "relaxed speech"-style English exactly like native English speakers do (i.e., "wanna, gonna, gotta, hafta, coulda, woulda, shoulda, whaddayugonna do, whaddayuwanna have, etc.; she hasta get some gas, we've gotta go now" etc.). I taught conversational English in Japan for 7 years (I studied languages: my university major was German, minor was Russian and I study other languages including eald Englisc [Old English/Anglo-Saxon]). During my time in Japan the foreign teacher linguistic community had a major (and at times heated) ongoing debate about whether or not 'relaxed speech' should even be taught to students since it was "not proper." In my opinion, if the student already knows the vocabulary and the correct English grammar structure--which the majority of Japanese high school students do--then familiarization with "relaxed speech" forms is absolutely vital to ensure listening comprehension if the student hopes to have any chance at all of actually understanding 'every day' native-spoken English when she/he travels to the USA. I felt teachers were not fulfilling their responsibilities if they fail to impart this knowledge. Before the turn of the century, US TV newscasters ("newsreaders" I believe, is the term the Brits use) tried to never use 'relaxed speech' on air; the effort was made to pronounce everything by the book (including not using any regional accents--though my girlfriend in Houston would still perceive a regional southern accent in her head as she listened to the speaker [there wasn't any]--which I found immensely amusing). These days, bloody everyone on TV, news personnel included, uses relaxed speech forms all the time, which I definitely notice! It's the norm these days and using it correctly when speaking is a significant indicator of a non-native speaker's innate comfort level in speaking English. Feli is near flawless in her use of it, and that's what makes her English fluency sound so convincingly natural to a native speaker's ears.

@GOTuhls

3 жыл бұрын

In the 1960th when I learned English at school I everyday listened to AFN radio bcs. there had been the best music. So the English of the radio moderators influenced my way to speak English and I got less grades in school. Today that way to speak is normally.

@MichaTicho

3 жыл бұрын

Since you're so linguistically aware, you might be able to relate to this: when I was looking into the development of Proto-Indo-European, I noticed that the in initial consonants in question words and some other words in its descendents evolved from the aspirated "wh" sound. This hardened into a "qu" sound in Latin, "kv" in Old Norse and somehow became "ch" in the Slavic languages. It seems to have survived intact in only one of the dozens of modern-day Indo-European languages: English - at least in some regions and individuals. And if you include features of the language among cultural elements, this would make the English aspirated "wh" the single oldest identifiable element of Anglo-Saxon culture, actually pre-dating it by some 5000 years. So I made sure to teach it to my own children, who I'm raising bilingually with German and English. Unfortunately, teachers of English in German schools rarely, if ever, teach their pupils to say wh that way.

@tuhmater2985

3 жыл бұрын

@@MichaTicho Also, in Polish, a Slavic language, question words have evolved even further into “cz” (pronounced like English “ch,” if that’s what you meant), “k,” and “c” (pronounced “ts”).

@emjayay

3 жыл бұрын

George Bush of course had an adopted Texas accent, but in Obama's fairly non-accented speech he always said goin' and gonna.

@indef2def

3 жыл бұрын

She really only has one very conspicuous feature of a German accent in English: pronouncing /s/ suffixes (instead of voicing it to /z/) after a voiced sound, which you can hear early on here in words like "goes", "questions" and "everyone's". She does land the /z/ in "subscribers", though, which shows just how important that word is! :-D

If this lady's not fluent in English then nobody in the entire world is.

@huawafabe

3 жыл бұрын

she's just humble :)

@cynic7049

3 жыл бұрын

You can take the girl out of Germany but you can't take the German out of the girl. And Germans do not brag about their language skills.

@Bratzmom

3 жыл бұрын

And I’m a fluent German infant.

@FelifromGermany

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't mean to be annoying like that and say that I wasn't fluent haha I think I was more trying to say that I don't always FEEL fluent because there are still soooo many situations where I'm lacking the right words. Especially when talking about more challenging topics like politics, science, etc.

@williamhadley1580

3 жыл бұрын

@@FelifromGermany that's really normal for native speakers too though. I struggle with articulating myself sometimes. Though I understand where you're coming from not having as complete a vernacular having spoken with Europeans and struggled to even get my grammar structure right. My German BTW is abominable. 😂

This is so sweet, you can see that your brother is proud of Feli

The architecture is absolutely stunning.

@julianpike9891

3 жыл бұрын

If you think that's already stunning you have to watch Vienna. Munich got destroyed a lot in the war. Vienna didn't. Also Vienna used to be a very very important city. The whole city of Vienna is stunning. Because they didn't have to rebuild

@averageinternetchad1652

2 жыл бұрын

@Otis Kaboom Very true. Ave Christus Rex

@scarharting5577

2 жыл бұрын

@Otis Kaboom More importantly, it was all done with manual labor, along with horse and perhaps oxen power. it would be so much easier to make beautiful buildings with all the equipment and technology we have now, but we build unadorned blocks. In the US at least.

@salbuda6957

2 жыл бұрын

@Otis Kaboom. Must you? She answered the question. Don’t like her answer? Tough shit! Oh btw, I am a baptized Protestant!

I met a girl like you in the mid 1970's that was fresh from Germany & worked at the same French bakery in Dallas, Texas. She hardly had an accent like you. I told her I had made up a little song in German (though) I didn't know one single word of German. I just imitated what German sounded like to me. She asked to sing the song. I sang her a few measures of the song which ended in English. We both just stood there at the end of my little performance & had a good laugh together. I think she liked my tune, &/or musical rhythm or what not. It's still a fun little memory of for me. She was a pretty girl.

@peka003

5 ай бұрын

1970 rizz

@longiusaescius2537

2 ай бұрын

Rizzler

I had a friend tell me “it’s necessary for a shirt to have one Collar and two Sleeves.” So One C (for collar) and and two Ss (for sleeves) for the word necessary

@bumblebee2001

3 жыл бұрын

Doesnt anwet where the ss and the c goes xD

@FelifromGermany

3 жыл бұрын

That's a great "Eselsbrücke"!! :) Thanks!

@uliwehner

3 жыл бұрын

@Frank Lincoln Esel is what we say instead of dummy. It is a bridge to help the dummy across

@TheCriminalViolin

3 жыл бұрын

Even I consistently have trouble with any words that have double letters in them, like necessary, and I am a native english speaker haha. English is a terrible and illogical language to say the least.

@geraldmcmullon2465

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCriminalViolin English is written more according to the history of the word than how the English now speak it. Be thankful that English was simplified from the difficulties in Anglo-Saxons and Vikings communicating and trading and both having to deal with the French speaking Normans.

I don’t think it’s been appropriately called out that Timo is a good looking guy!

@samgordon4114

3 жыл бұрын

Timo is super cute!

Glad you care so much for cats. (I'm a cat person too 🙂)

Feli, you can’t tease us about what the German grocery store workers yelled at you and your brother about and not tell us!!! That’s a perfect example of cultural differences and the point of your channel, so I think you need to discuss this in a future video, as well as how a typical German would/should respond. And then how an American would respond. Thx.

I feel bad for your American cat. When you yell "Nine!" it probably thinks it is on it's last life.

@jpoeng

3 жыл бұрын

😆👍

@kris856

3 жыл бұрын

LOL - a really good one!

@calvinsellers1036

3 жыл бұрын

Nein! Nicht ‘Nine’.

@mikeobrien3744

3 жыл бұрын

@@calvinsellers1036 True, but the cat only speaks English.

@polarbear2579

3 жыл бұрын

The cat is expecting you to learn to speak cat. It's not going to lower itself to learn any human language. We are their staff, their servants, after all.

Real Bavarians feel able to speak every language fluently after some certain amount of beer ... 😂

@GSIChamp__Andi

3 жыл бұрын

And all at the Same time

@berulan8463

3 жыл бұрын

You don't need any words if you have enough beer. You might also not to be able to use them anymore.

@uhinger

3 жыл бұрын

@@berulan8463 yeah, that's aloc ... alcol ...aholo ... , I mean aloho ... alcolo ... wtf ... nevermind: Cheers! ;-)

@berulan8463

3 жыл бұрын

@@uhinger Skol!

@brigittelacour5055

3 жыл бұрын

On beer and I was more fluent in german even with a schwäbischbayrisch style ! I spend some summer near Augsburg

You're fluent, miLady. As a 68-year-old Pennsylvanian, I'm forever looking up words that just don't come to mind, even waking up in the middle of the night to look one up for my dream -- THAT gets my wife chuckling -- so don't worry about that. My friends chalk it up to limited filing space: After a certain point, if you add one thing to remember, something gets pushed out to make room. (And I looked something up as I wrote that.;-)

Fluent? Well I will tell you something, your a better American English speaker than most of the buggers I run into. I also have a friend who was born in Mexico 27 years ago and been here in the states for five years and absolutely no Spanish accent. So amazing.

I have spoken English since I learned how to talk I can't spell necessary right half the time

@archangele1

3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that one!!!!

@valeriag9443

3 жыл бұрын

Same😂I read all the time but certain words just don’t look right sometimes, I remember having a complete breakdown in 1st grade because I couldn’t remember how to spell “who”

@handerson9020

3 жыл бұрын

I still struggle to spell it correctly and Ive been speaking English my whole life......

@3.k

3 жыл бұрын

I was sure that I knew the spelling until I used it in this comment section, and I needed two tries until autocorrect understood me. 😅

@not-a-theist8251

3 жыл бұрын

You can't necessarily spell necessary

Curious: what were the last few words you had to look up in English? Your English is exceptional. You're more fluent than a lot of native speakers, frankly.

@carriefarnham7150

3 жыл бұрын

Precisely what I was thinking! 😉

@binyaminkh2865

3 жыл бұрын

she can also speak chinese

@randytrashcan

3 жыл бұрын

@Pete Melon ...what?

@randytrashcan

3 жыл бұрын

@Pete Melon Merely gauging your response. I had it right, although I hoped I weren't. It's nothing to do with being insulting to "my own," but accepting that a huge number of native speakers are quite lazy and aren't concerned with proper English, especially written. Blame it on spellchecks and text messaging, sure, but it isn't a matter of kind, as you stated; it is what it is. It's a failing of public education and a disregard of the language itself. Have you read about Berkeley's acceptance of Ebonics as an academic dialect? Her English is excellent, and it's better than a huge number of native speakers. You don't have to like it, you just need to accept it. People like problem solvers, not problems, so focus on solving the problem, not being the problem.

@johnnybgood3252

3 жыл бұрын

@Pete Melon And one more nationalistic idiot ...

Your English is extraordinary good, the best I've ever heard from a native speaker of German. I very rarely hear a German accent but when you say "conversation," you sometimes pronounce the "s" as it would be pronounced in German but I actually have to be trying to notice a German accent in this case. I'm very doubtful any American would ever notice but I thought you might just be interested in knowing. I have a very discerning ear compared to most people I know. Your English is flawless as far as I'm concerned.

@huskydogable

3 жыл бұрын

Extraordinarily.

@jamesvetter4033

3 жыл бұрын

could not agree more with Kritiker313---excellent post---in fact, not only is your English pronunciation precise--I would say it's actually better than 90% (+) of Americans'---and when you switch back and forth, it's really remarkable how seamlessly you transition. One thing I believe I've noticed that may be helpful for Americans like me is, it seems to be easier to pronounce German when you also watch and imitate Germans' facial movements----my German instructor (from Hamburg though) has consistently told me my German pronunciation is, in her impression, very good---and she is meticulous----although I have to admit, she is also quite kind and gracious, haha! (in other words, I'm certain I have a lot of room for improvement to look forward to). Does that make any sense at all to you or is it just bunk?

@emjayay

3 жыл бұрын

The brother isn't as good with "squirrel" as she thought though.

@bobwhite8440

3 жыл бұрын

Guess you don't watch DW.

@RichardDCook

2 жыл бұрын

The "German" things I hear with her are more about pitch and stress than about pronunciation, however I do hear her devoice final stops sometimes, and other little things like pronouncing "housing" as "how-sing" rather than "how-zing" (though for all I know "how-sing" might be a Cincinnati thing).

You talked about "McDonalds". I was only in Germany once (Düsseldorf), and I was surprised to see that the "McDonalds" sold beer.

My favorite thing to do in Munich is visit the Deutsches Museum, which is the world's largest museum of science and technology. You need more than a day in there.

@raybergmann4455

3 жыл бұрын

As I've mentioned previously, the Deutsches Museum is one of my favorites. I've lived in Alexandria, VA (Smithsonian) and Chicago (Field Museum as well as the Museum of Science and Industry).

In my experience "Made in Germany" is a pretty much a guarantee for good quality, while "Made in USA" can be anywhere on the spectrum from catastrophic to fantastic craftsmanship and generally, the smaller the company you buy from the better. I have fantastic hand crafted items from the USA that are some of the best stuff you can imagine and then there are just terrible terrible mass produced things, that can go straight to the trash bin :D

@jacobedwards4747

3 жыл бұрын

What are some examples of terrible US made things?

@Asgar1205

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacobedwards4747 a prominent one? Teslas, their production quality is a joke compared to any other car in the world, even Romanian Dacias have better tolerances than those things.

@scarharting5577

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacobedwards4747 Fords. Chryslers. Teslas.

@jimreilly917

2 жыл бұрын

Absolute truth. Because so much of our mass produced stuff in is made in China and Mexico, or with no quality control in US factories.

@tomdonahue4224

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacobedwards4747 late 1970's through 1980's American Cars. The K Car, Ford Pinto come to mind.

11:26 When I took German in school, my teacher told us a saying: "Hunger ist der beste Koch." (Hunger is the best cook. Everything tastes best when you're hungry.) No matter where you are.

Watching your videos makes me so nostalgic for Germany..specially the city I was stationed…thanks for sharing.

As a native English speaker who learned a second language myself (Spanish, in Mexico) I can say definitively, you are fluent in English. The marker is not to be perfect, no one is perfect in any language, there is always more to learn, the marker is that you can communicate any concept in your head to another and understand most any concept that is communicated to you and ask for whatever additional information that you need to understand the rare things you don't get immediately. Well done!

3 жыл бұрын

You just described C1 in the CEFR (the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). :D (And there really shouldn't be a C2)

3 жыл бұрын

@Zoom Ich hab's ausgeschrieben. Nein, das muss man nicht wissen. Man muss aber auch nicht immer alles kommentieren (und ich habe nicht dir geantwortet, sonst stünde ein @Zoom am Anfang)

The woman’s church lol. The Cathedral of the Dear Lady I’m sure is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary

@helgaioannidis9365

3 жыл бұрын

True. It's called "Dom zu unserer lieben Frau" (Cathedral to our dear Lady) and of course is dedicated to Virgin Mary.

@cathydombrovske9235

3 жыл бұрын

@@helgaioannidis9365 When I was in Munich I thought that was the most beautiful building I saw. I went in and sat there for nearly two hours, and it was so peaceful. The soaring ceiling, the simple white and gold of the interior, the arrangement of the plain, sturdy but graceful pillars -- the whole thing was just so beautiful. One of my favorite places in the world.

@scarharting5577

2 жыл бұрын

@@cathydombrovske9235 Sadly, you have to wonder how many children have been raped within its walls.

@krakendragonslayer1909

2 жыл бұрын

@@scarharting5577 You, and liars like you, are the main reason why nations like Poland defend the Church with their blood like it was a last stand.

@KarmaKraftttt

2 жыл бұрын

@@krakendragonslayer1909 What else you except from a racist people whos heart is full of evil and hatred.

Your brother seems like a good guy!

As a native English speaker..Now that Dutch is now my second language ( I live in Belgium) I am also starting to forget how to spell English words like necessary. So I can understand!! I also struggle with apartment and separate!! I think sometimes the brain finds it hard to switch from the different pronunciations of the same letters that exist in both languages.

My two cents: I'd definitely buy a beer mug if you start selling them.

@slimphotog

3 жыл бұрын

I would too and I don't even drink beer. I just love this channel.

@craigmarshall8377

3 жыл бұрын

@Sean Rooney It's an alternate revenue stream. Make money while you sleep. It's the American Way.

@DrGalazkiewicz

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, me too!

@TheRealSnowCat

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I have a collection of steins I inherited from my father that he collected when he was in the Air Force, and I'm always looking for more.

@TehKaiser

3 жыл бұрын

Well, she does need to make money to pay her P.O. Box fees.

I have spent over 2 hours watching you today, lol. Way better than anything on TV. It is just so real and pleasant. Congrats Lady!

@FelifromGermany

3 жыл бұрын

Damnnnn haha that would be too much even for myself 😂 Glad you enjoy my content though! :)

As a Floridian, the surfing is quite mind-blowing. You said “this wave”-so there is one wave and people buy surfboards and learn how to surf for that one wave? And wait in line to surf this single wave? That is determination.

another great Video, I gave the show a like 👍and I want to thank Feli❤ and her brother for the tour of Munich, Germany

Your English is still a hell of a lot better than my German.

@thehoneybadger8089

3 жыл бұрын

Her English is better than most American's!!

@mikevasquez1103

3 жыл бұрын

@@thehoneybadger8089 Hardly a high bar, but yes. LOL

@huawafabe

3 жыл бұрын

@@thehoneybadger8089 most Americans' (plural) :D (I'm german)

3 жыл бұрын

@@huawafabe Thank you, compatriot, now I don't have to be the Grammar Nazi ;-)

@huawafabe

3 жыл бұрын

@ I sacrificed myself haha :D But I did it jokingly because it fits the comment

Speaking of Bavaria and Texas, my great-great-grandfather, Andreas Meixner, was from Bavaria and he was one of the founders of the city of New Braunfels, TX. He and a shipload of Germans in 1835 had to walk from Indianola, TX, to New Braunfels, about 150 miles, with about a third of them dying along the way. All of my German ancestors from Texass, the Meixners and the Webers, came from Bavaria.

@hape3862

3 жыл бұрын

I had a colleague named Meixner here in Augsburg and the name of my mother's boy-friend is Weber - so, still some of them around here in Bavaria. 😜

@longiusaescius2537

2 ай бұрын

Nice

KInda cool to see that your channel is now up to almost 320K, and it's about a year after you hit 200K!

Dein Bruder ist genauso sympathisch wie du! :) Ich als Münchner fand das Video total gut und man sieht, was für eine schöne Stadt München ist.

@JRobbySh

3 жыл бұрын

And Walkable. What with the U-Bahn and the S-Bahn one could live there easily without an Auto,

@thetinker3924

Жыл бұрын

YES! Very beautiful!

@Arvidholders

3 ай бұрын

​@@JRobbySh Yes, like in most European cities. I'm 20 and have no car, which is pretty common.

My German wife never completely lost her accent after 50 years in America. I weened her off the typical German accent traps. She had an accent, but people did not nail it as German. She was extremely fluent in English. Being blond, blue eyed, having my family name of Jensen, and having sold Scandinavian furniture for many years, people often thought she was from Denmark.

@henningbartels6245

3 жыл бұрын

Some Americans guessed I'm South African (instead of German) by my accent. But I'm not sure If it is a compliment or rather worst. ;-)

At Marienplatz I stepped into a Hummel store to buy for my mom. The sales lady started to talk to me in English even though I had not said a thing. She then told me only Americans buy them.

@brianmccarthy5557

3 жыл бұрын

It always helps to buy clothes from German store, including shoes, and get your hair cut by a German barber or stylist. Our physical attitude and movements usually betray us as Americans, even if you speak German, but this normally delays the recognition.

@scottfrench4139

2 жыл бұрын

Used to be you could tell the Americans from their shoes (sneakers) and baseball caps.

My German great grandfather died in 1937, long before I was born (my family otherwise originated in the far south of Ireland), but my mother would still baby talk our cats with German phrases when I was growing up. Only I didn't realize it was German, even after I studied German for four years in high school and more in university. It wasn't until my second visit to Germany hearing people talking to their animals that I realized I was speaking some German to our cats and dog. I still baby talk animals using some German phrases and I'm a third generation born in America person. So don't worry about it. I think most of us would assume youcwere either born here or came here as a child. Remember that even lots of native born Americans retain slight accents from hearing their foreign born relatives and teachers talking while growing up.

I hope I can go to Germany one day. My grandparents are from Munich, Germany but I’ve never been yet. Much love from Northern California! ❤️

@cathydombrovske9235

3 жыл бұрын

Brody, hang onto that dream and you will get there! My grandparents were German, too, and I'd always wanted to go & see where they came from. Little decisions I made along the way all added up, and now I've been 3 times. The first time I visited an exchange student we'd hosted in our home, who has become a dear friend over the years; and we also did some genealogical research that led us to some cousins near Stuttgart, whom I've visited twice now, too. It has been so helpful to have these personal contacts on my visits, to help find my way around!

Who ever it was that stepped in the wet cement probably shouted “god damn it!” And only the devil would curse in a church.

@mc12358

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment, so funny 🤣🤣🤣

@mc12358

3 жыл бұрын

Although I have cursed and done hard drugs in a church, not sure where that puts me in the hierarchy of demonhood...

@lp.shakur

3 жыл бұрын

uh no, you can curse in a curch here. we are not people to shelf the bad words, we love to use them. same with nudity, its normal for us, nothing spectacular

@mc12358

3 жыл бұрын

@@lp.shakur I'm in the US and one of the Baptist ministers I'm friends with has actually cursed in front of me a few times, he's awesome 😅

@westofwahpeton4692

3 жыл бұрын

@@lp.shakur imagine how they would have felt in 1490 though!

Go to Phoenix during summer, learn what 120 farenheit is like

@hermionemouse

3 жыл бұрын

yep! i live in the southern part of the US and it gets really really hot in the summers.

@robertscranton2358

3 жыл бұрын

Love this one, living in mid-western Nevada, 90 is beautiful weather! 😁

@mc12358

3 жыл бұрын

@@hermionemouse hot plus 95% humidity FUCK the south!

@inotoni6148

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but Phoenix is in the south in a desert, on the latitude of North Africa. Munich is one of the southernmost German cities but the latitude is more northerly than that of Quebéc. Nevertheless, we had temperatures of over 105 ° F in Germany in recent years

@thehoneybadger8089

3 жыл бұрын

I live in Mesa, Arizona, the eastern part of MetroPhoenix, and the record high was set at 122°F in the shade about 30 years ago. The normal annual high is around 117°F and there are normally 100+ days were the high is 100+°F. The only thing that makes it bearable is the very low humidity

I learned while driving with a US navigator, that a turn in 0.3 miles is 3 city blocks, so 1 mile is 10 blocks, a km is 5 blocks.

Fareheiht is Yankee, Cincinnati 🐈 must be confused with German talk.Winter Woolies for Europeans. Congrats on 200k.Can send you some Irish bottled water for your baptism, save you a trip to the river Jordan. Munchen is a beautiful city as are the residents. Very fine cathedral. So Bavaria does have hillbilly, blue grass music.Glad Timo got a word in at the finish.

200k!! I still feel like I “discovered you” as one of your earliest subscribers. Lol It was pretty awesome to meet your brother. He is so calm natured and polite. Also, Munich is beautiful! I was blown away by the architecture. And last but not least, I’m afraid of German grocers now. Lol

@chrissbayer9561

3 жыл бұрын

I`ve been shopping in supermarkets in and around Munich for decades and I`ve never experienced an unfriendly grocer. Maybe that saleswoman was having a bad day... ;)

I think “made in the U.S.A.” products are well made in a lot of instances. Just like in Germany, a lot of production of American products is sourced out to the Far East as well, so if there is something that was made in the U.S. entirely, I expect high quality, because the company considered it necessary to pay American wages in order to get to the desired quality level.

@NormanF62

3 жыл бұрын

Pity because few things are made in America anymore and things coming out of the Far East are now high quality. What I used to think of as American brands are now really multinational companies. That’s been going on for a long time. Its affected Germany, too. My VW was built in Puebla, Mexico instead of in Wolfsburg! Globalization has affected all of us and for better or for worse, its a fact of life.

@3.k

3 жыл бұрын

@@NormanF62 VW has a long tradition of producing in Mexico though, like Mercedes-Benz in South America.

@Adi031978

3 жыл бұрын

@Rusty Shackleford all about the rules on "value add" and last place of "significant" work. So the Made in really carries very little meaning nowadays

I ❤ Munich!! This sounds wierd to a lot of people, but I think it's one of the most beautiful and romantic cities in Europe.

@danpals7678

2 жыл бұрын

I was born and raised there and it is really one of the most beautiful big cities in the world. I'm American.

@Sunnyweather22

10 ай бұрын

I'm sorry, but I dont like Munich🫣. I have a lot of negative memories and for me most of the people are just too "hochnäsig". And i dont like the Dialekt 🙈

It was a thrill to see all the sights in the city where I lived and worked for several years in the mid 1980's. My family roots are not German, but I am proud to have spent time in Germany. I didn't realize just how much I miss Germany. There are 1.61 km in a mile. And a kg is a little over 2 pounds. The rest really don't matter ... I have walked almost every square inch of all the areas in Munich seen in this video. Although it was over 35 years ago, most of it still looks like it did while I was there (before the Wall fell).

I am an American with German ancestry and have associated German manufacture with quality.

Congrats on the 200k!

Thank you Feli and Timo for this great tour of Munich! I was born and raised in Northern Germany and have never been to Munich! I normally fly San Francisco to Frankfurt or Hamburg. I think you just gave me the incentive to make Munich my first stop on my next trip to Europe! I went to Bavaria once, a long time ago, we visited Rotenburg. There was a big sign on the Autobahn, welcoming us to the “Freistaat Bayern”. (Free state of Bavaria). I thought, what the hell? Does that mean the rest of the German states are oppressed? That kind of welcome starts us non Bavarians off on the wrong foot! (But hey, it fits Bavaria, and it would be a great fit for Texas as well!) 😁

Some comments and opinions as an American who visited München in September 2021: You could literally spend an entire day at Schloss Nymphenburg and still not see everything at Schloss Nymphenburg. Not only is the palace itself enormous, the grounds cover several hundred acres. In my opinion, the food in Europe is far superior to anything in America. When at Olympiapark, make a stop at Olympiaalm Biergarten east of Olympiaberg for a beer and currywurst. Stop at Rathaus and pay the few euros to take the elevator to the top of the tower for an awesome 360° view of die Innenstadt. Take the half-day trip out to Dachau and take a guided tour of KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau. You won't regret it.

@matthewkleinholz6660

2 жыл бұрын

@DS I didn't say anything like that ya weirdo. Go bother someone else.

@angelikafischer6508

Жыл бұрын

@DS your comment does not sound like an opinion, more like begging for reassurance and comfort. Is this level of selfworth also the reason for the big support of MAGA by many of your fellow Americans? I really feel sorry for all of you.

It amazes me that you don't have a German accent when you speak English. I see your brother speaks English and he has the German accent. Not only have you seemed to have mastered the English language but also the accent. Bravo for you!😊 I think it's Russians that have problems saying squirrel.

@chrstiania

3 жыл бұрын

Feli is probably one of only a very few Germans who can properly pronounce squirrel

@vanceblosser2155

3 жыл бұрын

Yes on the Russians, and it became an American TV trope through Rock and Bullwinkle. Paul Frees and June Foray did the voices of Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale. There was a tip of the hat to this in Saint Elsewhere where a surgeon asks the Russian maid his wife just hired to say "Moose and Squirrel".

@huawafabe

3 жыл бұрын

she does have a slight accent

@jimmym3352

3 жыл бұрын

It certainly helped she was an exchange student. Though I remember our exchanges students had accents (we had one from Finland). Some people just have a knack for mastering languages. It's a skill like any other.

@oxigenarian9763

3 жыл бұрын

She definitely has a German accent. She is just SO fluent and articulate that you tend to ignore it...

I heard the story with the devil in the church as follows: The devil agreed to help to build the church under the condition that it will have only on window, hoping that it will be so dark that nobody went in. When he came into the church via the main entrance , the church was full of light but he could only see one window at point he stops and stamped with his foot into the floor. You may have seen that at this point the pillars hide the windows at both sides perfectly, except the central one of the apsis.

@helgaioannidis9365

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's the legend as my grandmother told it to me. Also they say that the devil since rushes around the church creating wind and that's why around the church it's often windy.

@keanosteve-o1491

3 жыл бұрын

And the devil keeps screwing himself over because he keeps thinking people will keep their promises, and find out after they made the deal, that the people or whoever made the deal with him didn't fully accepted it and completely did the opposite of what they said they will do. Regardless, the devil keeps continuing to make the same mistake over and over again. He been played by his own kind, that's funny.

@hape3862

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, NO windows at all. That's because the original high altar even covered the one window in the apsis.

Last time I was in Germany was about 16 years ago and it looks just as beautiful as I remember. My family lives in the same area.

You don't have to thank me for 200,000 subscribers. You *_EARNED_* each and every subscriber with high quality and informative vlogs. • People from Texas are called Texans. (I'm from Garland, Texas). • I heard that every worker in Europe is guaranteed 4 weeks of vacation by law and free or heavily subsidized health insurance. Is this true in Germany?

@alexj9603

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, we have 4 weeks of vacation by law, and the usual work contracts even grant you between 5 and 6 weeks. Health insurance is not free in Germany, but it's mandatory for almost everyone. If you work as an employee, you employer pays half of the costs.

@Jacob_._Roberts

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexj9603 Thank you Alex. I wish I lived in Germany.

@pilotboy3328

3 жыл бұрын

@Marilyn Manson And another Texan.

@nikkireed2477

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexj9603 wait what? So is it privatized?

@alexj9603

3 жыл бұрын

@@nikkireed2477 It never was run by the state, even when this system was introduced back in the 19th century. And anyway, the money the insurances pay has to come from somewhere.

This lady is adorable!!!

From Tasmania, Australia.....Felicia, you're fantastic. Keep your German nature as American culture is ubiquitous and dilutes culture. Congratulations.

This post gave me Heimweh. When I was young (in the 1990s), I lived in München for 4-5 years. I lived in an apartment in Olympischesdorf, so I was totally surprised to see that on the list. That's not usually on tourist lists, or at least it didn't used to be. But since it has music and sports venues, that makes total sense. Ahhhh, liebes Bayern. When I saw the Englischer Garten walk, I immediately thought "Okay, too cold today for FKK." Loved this whole video! Grüß an deined Bruder.

American and German multinational companies are global and manufacturing is done all over the world. The design and engineering is often done on a global basis. There is a blurring of the origin of a product because of a global supply chain that is used by multinational corporations.

@CatholicTraditional

3 жыл бұрын

Out of foreign manufacturers, German products are the best.

Enjoyed watching you give us a quick tour of your hometown. Your brother seems cool and laid back. We might as well meet the whole family, how about your Mom & Dad making an appearance on a video?

after living in georgia for over 20 years now i can say that being from the south in Germany and from the south in the US are quite similar. the pace of life is slower, we speak in such a way that people feel they need subtitles, the food is different. (better). people are definitely quite conservative, compared to the big cities. there is also "southern music" in both places. stereotypes like people who speak slow, are slow (dumb) exist, but are, obviously, wrong! :) Southerners are proud of being southerners. southerners complain about all the Yankees (Preissn) moving in, etc. biggest difference: economy in the south of Germany is much stronger than the economy in the South of the US.

@Frank-mm2yp

3 жыл бұрын

Many other countries around the world, big and small, seem to have a "North-South Divide".

Feli, I love your videos. You and your brother cracked me up saying squirrel.Let me know how I can send you pictures from Berlin on the day the wall came down. I know you weren’t born yet, but it was amazing seeing German reunification happen right in front of my eyes.

I also love Augustiner, it's delicious. Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, a western suburb of Philadelphia, produces a beer called Helles, which is in the same lager style as Augustiner and it tastes remarkably similar. If you ever travel to Philadelphia, give it a try and I feel you'll be pleasantly surprised.

When I was in Munich, I was told that the hill in Olympiapark is actually artificial. It is construction garbage transferred there from ruins in 1945

@ikusark

3 жыл бұрын

true

@FelifromGermany

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's correct!

@katesstuff3974

3 жыл бұрын

Those hills exist in a lot of german cities

@hans895

3 жыл бұрын

@@FelifromGermany When i was a boy we called it ,, Schuttberg"

Congrats on your Utube growth. Even though it's been close to 40 years since i was stationed in the Army in Germany i wish we had people like you and utube back then to teach people like me how to fit in and not be a sore thumb while living in Germany :)

I miss the proper sesons in Germany. Going to areas like the harts mountains and walking around in glorious sunshine during the summer, the going back to the same 6 months later and people are skiing. Also clearing the paths of snow. In UK there is no guarantee of snow in winter. And when it does snow, it is like "oh we have 3 snow flakes, shut everything" Was never fluent in German, but could comfortably get by. Do remember our local imbis, where i would order in German, and the owner would reply in English. Occasionally there would be someone new to the army estate who either hadn't learned German yet, or refused to speak it. They would do what i call the british tourist thing. That is speaking English loudly and slowly, and thinking that would get them understood. NICO (the Imbis owner) would then forget he spoke perfect English. Which my friends and I found hilarious. As an army brat, qll my teen years living in Germany. Sadly i seem to have forgotten most of the German i knew, but i think if i were to go back for a visit, it would come back to me. Thank you for the trip down memory lane.

My mom is from Texas ( I am from California) and I lived outside of Munich for a year. Bavaria IS the Texas of Germany. Not just the attitude, both are one of the southernmost state, Bavaria is the largest state, Texas is the 2nd largest state. They both have their own clothing style that people around the world recognize. They both have their own language version, and they both used to be thier own country. They are both unique to their own country. By the way, I love the videos keep them up.

@MichaTicho

3 жыл бұрын

And both have a political special status in the federation. Bavaria is a Freistaat - a "free state", meaning it's not bound by some of the laws governing other German states. Texas' own "free state" status was pretty much abrogated by the Civil War, but it still exists on paper. I lived in Bavaria for 10 years and came to exactly the same conclusion you did.

@conbertbenneck49

3 жыл бұрын

Jennifer, when you cross what formerly was the Border from Austria into Germany, the first sign you see says "You are entering the Free State of Bavaria" One hundred feet further, you see a second sing "Federal Republic of Germany". So Bavaria's relation to the rest of Germany is just like the relationship of Texas to the rest of the United States. ...and Prussians are called "Sau Preus" which is the equivalent of "Damn Yankee" in the South.

@JRobbySh

3 жыл бұрын

Texans have a sense of “national” identity lacking in other states. Liberal Texans tend to identify more with the coastal elites. They also favor a revisionist history of the State, one that gets away the chauvinism of a generation ago but one that forgets how BAD Mexican government was in 1836 and has remained ever since. Thus the United States STOLE Texas,, New Mexico, and California from Mexico RATHER THAN having conquered it from the proud and inept Mexican elites who to this day refuse to share their nation’s great wealth with the people.

@ashjkouy852

3 жыл бұрын

Every German city used to be a country before XIX century

Beautiful!!!! It takes me back - I visited Munich in January, 13 years ago. I hope to go back someday. My husband and I are saving for a trip and waiting until the kids are older.

@littleflower9536

3 жыл бұрын

Very little. At the time I was in Austria for a study abroad semester, and I was actually studying Spanish. I remember “Gruss gott!” but I believe this is more Austrian. My husband does speak German, but has never been to visit. We are both actually of German descent, though our families have been in the US for many generations, but something about the culture in Germany and Austria made me feel “home” and we often relate more to the German way of doing things than the American way.

3 жыл бұрын

@@littleflower9536 Grüss Gott works nicely for Munich :D

"Schlager" was originally coined in Vienna and meant the same as "hit" in the modern pop industry. Now it stands for the "traditional" pop music culture in German speaking countries. It started in the early 1900s with polka and similar rhythms, incorporated influences from jazz in the 1920s, reverted to "white" music and Waltzer during the Nazi regime, resumed incorporating influences from Anglo-American pop music afterwards and split in the 1970s into "Schlager-Musik" (reverting often to more polka-like rhythms and in most cases with German lyrics only) and "Pop-Musik" (which is now the mainstream, often with English lyrics, but also with German lyrics).

I am from Austria and I loooove München - and Regensburg - the 2 most beautiful cities in Bayern

@Beeza2996

3 жыл бұрын

*@Silvia Steiner* I’m an American who got to visit Germany (a town called Eilenburg near Leipzig in Sachsen, Nurnberg in Bayern, and also a short road trip with my first host family to Berlin); Austria (Salzburg); and France (Paris) during a summer back in high school. I have to say that of all the places I went on that trip, Salzburg in your country was the most beautiful: the architecture like most European cities, but also a big castle on a cliff/mountainside, blue-green rivers flowing through the city, and Die Alpen in the background. It was amazing and I will definitely go back at least once more in my lifetime 😍

@frauleinbird

3 жыл бұрын

You should have a look at Bamberg :) people always talk about Nürnberg, but the Nürnberg city center is mostly pretty ugly - it burnt down in WW2 and unfortunately it's showing. Bamberg on the other hand is still looking very traditional. You might know it from the Sams movie.

@gubblfisch350

3 жыл бұрын

@@frauleinbird I was born in Bamberg but never lived there and I can't remember a lot from it. Würzburg is my favorite city in Bavaria.

I was born in US and i still lookup words from time to time so don't feel bad about that.

Congratulations!! Recently new subcriber, from Chicago USA, currently working at O'Hare International Airport!!! Chicago Department Aviation Security!!!

Tell your brother he has a cool sister. We're glad to have her in the US.

My hypothesis about clothes is that the American lifestyle doesn't actually take us outside for very long periods of time (unless we are consciously going for exercise or a walk), so we can wear basically the same thing all year long. Think about it: I go outside to my driveway to get into my car, I get out of my car to walk across a parking lot, I spend time in a building, and then reverse the whole process to get home. The amount of time I spent outside was probably only a minute or less for each step. It doesn't matter if I get rained on a little bit or if it's really cold for that short of a time. The European lifestyle involves more walking and more public transport where doors open/close frequently. As with many other things, large US cities like NYC will have more in common with Europe in this way.

The length of a mile depends on if you're just walking a mile, or if you're on the last mile of a 26.2 mile marathon 😀

@Bralo20

3 жыл бұрын

And let not forget that a land mile is different than a nautical mile while a kilometer is just a kilometer :p Same with a gallon, a gallon is not exactly a gallon when you are in a different country. It's a bit confusing tbh. The metic system is more logical to be honest.

Just an ordinary guy sitting next to what we call Medienprofi in German xDDDDD Timo, I feel you!

I was in Germany for 2 weeks in November 2004. Germany is so beautiful in the winter!

How about “Kaffe Tasse” merchandise! 1-table service & 1-travel mugs!!!

I mean, -7*c is barely winter here in Canada, so shorts are understandable.

@michaelsommers2356

3 жыл бұрын

On the other hand, 20ꝰ C is bitter cold in Florida, and long winter coats are mandatory.

@ANNEWHETSTONE

3 жыл бұрын

If it only got as cold as -7°C IN winter i would be very happy! But i can't complain it has been a mild winter so far. 20°c is perfect for winter!! Just need a wind breaker in case it is very windy by the ocean/ on the beach

@imperiumcommentingnetwork4677

3 жыл бұрын

@@ANNEWHETSTONE its currently -12*c here. I've never been a winter fan, but it has been pretty mild so far.

@sirpercarde709

3 жыл бұрын

We just had a couple weeks where the wind chill got down as low as -50°C.❄❄❄❄

"squirrel" is probably easier to say as an American. Generally, they pronounce it closer to "squirl" where UK English clearly makes it a 2 syllable word. It's still easier to say than "Eichhörnchen" for a native English speaker!

@reineh3477

3 жыл бұрын

As a Swede I find "squirrel" easier to say than to spell

@Lumpinee9

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

Feli, you pour beer perfectly. Yes you had a bit too much foam but the methodology was perfect. To reduce the foam rest the bottle on the mug. I aim for about 1 to 1-1/2 inches of foam. The only improvement would be to use a frosted mug.

Thank you for Munich and all the memories of a long ago trip with my daughter. I also say that Munich is my favorite city in the world. 😊

Fun fact: The water in the swan ponds at Nymphenburg Palace and the water in the lake in the Olympic Park is actually the same. It also passed through Starnberger See before and will merge with the Schwabinger Bach in the Northern English Garden and continue to Schloss Schleißheim. Nice walks along Munich's city canals and creeks.

Such a beautiful city! I've never been to Germany, now I'm getting the urge to visit! (post pandemic) Thank you for your videos and congrats on 200k!

@hans895

3 жыл бұрын

FlyingSnoopy Every North American should visit Germany and every German should tour North America

So nice of Timo to take part in your video!

Congratulations on 200K subscribers! I agree, food in many places in America really isn't that great. I haven't been to Europe, but I live in South Louisiana and the food here is amazing. I grew up in Indiana until I was 12 and we eventually made it to New Orleans by the time I went to high school. The food in New Orleans and South Louisiana in general is excellent with strong French, German, Spanish, Native American, African, Caribbean, Mexican, and US coastal influences. I've eaten a lot of places in the US, but the food down here is far better than anywhere else! Indiana food was just plain Midwestern country food with salt and black pepper as spices. I make recipes I grew up with but I now season them like a New Orleans native.

I would have never thought that Bavarians would be similar to Texans in many ways, but with watching this video, I can really see it! I can say that since I am originally from Texas and really want to learn as much as I can about Germany as a whole! And I am German by heritage, and I am currently in Germany as a student, which means I am experiencing the German culture first hand and I am getting to see how different and similar states in the US and states in Germany are!

@valeriag9443

3 жыл бұрын

Omg same! I’m Texan and Mexican and I just love Germany the culture is beautiful. I’m not one of those ww2 crazy people though, I’m more on the thinking the architecture, the culture, and the language are cool and beautiful

@dirkdiedie

3 жыл бұрын

Im from Germany and yes, Bavaria is our Texas :D

@cailwi9

3 жыл бұрын

It's actually quite weird when you start listing it, how many things you can come up with, that make these two states similar. Here are just a few off the top of my head. I'm sure others will be able to add: - southern states, large , economically independent, and sometimes think of themselves as separate countries - the thought of secession has been known to come to both the people within the state, as well as the ones on the outside/ further north - ultra conservative - religion and church life - cows - traditional clothes that are often seen as typical for the whole country, even though they are not: dirndl/lederhosen vs. cowboy hat/boots/belt, etc. - cliches - traditional food can get a bit boring and typically is a tad unhealthy (pork in Bavaria, beef in TX), but tons of other choices of course - the southern accent - everything is bigger in..... - people are moving there in large numbers ........ the list goes on

@FreezyAbitKT7A

3 жыл бұрын

I had a guy in my college German class from Texas, . His accent was indelible. I loved hearing him say," Ich habe eine Frage".

@waynebruce24893

3 жыл бұрын

Google Texas German. Surprisingly there's a whole community of Texans who maintain their German culture and have their own dialect that is not too different than Standardhochdeutsch.

I went to Munich two years ago during the summer! I have to say everything in that city is the true Bavarian experience. Great video Felicia!

I look up words quite often too, and I'm a native speaker. English has an incredible amount of words. The Oxford English Dictionary has 20 volumes, and even that can't have all the words as new words are being created all the time. I don't think it's possible for anyone to know all the words in the English language. I also can never spell necessary/necessarily, but thank goodness for Google spellcheck! I've always struggled with spelling, I don't understand how anyone can be good at English spelling to be honest!

I'm a native English speaker and I'm still afraid of misspelling "necessary" even as I type this

@scarharting5577

2 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one with spellcheck?

The funny thing about the way the Germans say "squirrel" is that its not actually wrong, but we say it in British English, the so called "Oxford-English" (a few days ago i saw a video from "The Spiffing Brit" in which he said that all the Americans say this word wrong and when he said "squirrel" i thought "Hey, that is exactly what i learned in school how that word would be spoken" xD).

@Beery1962

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Americans say "Squorrl". English people say "Squirrel".

The way to adapt to a new culture is to be in a cheerful, accepting mood. Be very flexible. Think of your process of learning how to fit in as a big, exciting mental journey.

What I like about you and your brother is you guys are pretty nice and good people! 🐁 Willing to help others and protect others 🐒 Rescue the protect the animals! All animals! 🦀

I learned german some 30 years ago, but I haven't been using it so I forgot most of what I learned. I DO remember one word that I (apparantly) learned wrong: Zwiebel. I clearly remember that my teacher and the tape recording (we learned by listening to a tape-recording of the stories in our books while reading along) pronounced it "Zweibel".

Also important: you pour a Weizen/Weißbier very differently! And you also need a different typ of beer glass!

@shubinternet

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, one of the things I learned when I lived in Belgium for almost eight years is that each beer has its own glass, and many glasses are of different shapes. So, different beers may require different pouring techniques.