I am from the North of Germany and would have a cultural Shock in Bavaria.

@wolfgangpreier9160

Жыл бұрын

Understandable. Its like a different continent down there. For me its up there. But still. Different continent.

@zombiekill3r44

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely 😃 I think the north is very similar to the uk or to Netherlands and denmark, while the south is more similar to Austria/Switzerland (I know Austrians probably wouldn’t dare to agree haha but so it is in my opinion)

@LisaZoe86

Жыл бұрын

The Mary and Jesus figures EVERYWHERE! The Grüß Gotts! The dialect! Lol! Yeah, the south is different from the north.

@annvoy7698

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely same here, even considering the language. I hooked up with someone from Franken a while ago, who would forget to speak Hochdeutsch with me and I simply couldn't understand him!

@KitsuneHB

Жыл бұрын

Ha, true! I once lived in Baden-Württemberg and experienced some culture shocks, too. "Kehrwoche", "Schaffe, schaffe, Häusle baue!" and "Fasnet". And I must admit - the people from Bremen are more open and friendly then the people from swabia.

A british guy speaking German with a french guy. You love to see it. We really should value European peace and friendship!!

@jackundmarija20VA4

Жыл бұрын

"German". It is Deutsch like Deutschland

@truckeronprivatetour4730

Жыл бұрын

@@jackundmarija20VA4 Thank's for your comment!👍 I couldn't write it better. Why does englishspeaking people create their own versions of a Name? München not Munich Berlin not Börlen Deutschland not Germany And so on... That's a culture shock😂😂😂

@jackundmarija20VA4

Жыл бұрын

@@truckeronprivatetour4730 a lot of Latin influence on the English language..Germany/Germania/Hammonia (Hamburg).

@Skyy-ue5ln

Жыл бұрын

@@truckeronprivatetour4730 actually Deutschland is the made up word as it originally was the "Germanische Reich". Germany is much closer to Germania then Deutschland, don't you think ;)

@truckeronprivatetour4730

Жыл бұрын

@@Skyy-ue5ln No, I don't think so. Why are you saying England and not Angel-Sachs, or Scotland and not Pictenland? What about America, instead of Indiansland? Rhodhesia changed his name into Simbabwe. And look, the englishspeaking are saying Simbabwe. The same is with Myanmar. But NOT for Deutschland? When you call us Germans, it has always a smell of Nazis, because Hitler, and specially Himmler always argumented with "germanische and arische Rasse". Maybe, the englishspeaking people think about.

Well, i as a german can say that the trains in germany are delayed if you are on the train station on time but if you are in a hurry and you come to the train station 2 minutes late than you see the train departing right on time.

@nilon5327

Жыл бұрын

It's called the DB paradox

@Pomoscorzo

Жыл бұрын

😉

@anitaezeokafor8362

Жыл бұрын

@@nilon5327 No lie there!! 😂I can't seem to get it. Now I just arrive 5 minutes early 🙄

@Charmony0815

Жыл бұрын

Murphys law 😁

@KitsuneHB

Жыл бұрын

The story of my life. :(

Ich habe noch nie einen Franzosen so gut deutsch sprechen hören! I have never heard a Frenchman speak German so well!

@christopherstein2024

Жыл бұрын

An meiner Schule hatten wir mal einen Lesewettbewerb gehabt, bei dem unsere Schüler französisch gelesen und Schüler von einer französischen Schule Deutsch gelesen haben. Es waren bestimmt drei Leute dabei mit perfekter deutscher Aussprache und das war in der sechsten Klasse! Die Texte waren leider total langweilig und wir wollten irgendwann einfach nur noch nach draußen.

@wolly4u

Жыл бұрын

Maybe he was from the Elsass…

@thomas.thomas

Жыл бұрын

@@wolly4u or maybe from Paris

@wolly4u

Жыл бұрын

@@thomas.thomas The Elsass was part of Germany up to the end of WW2 and then annexed by the French. Most people there still speak German.

@thomas.thomas

Жыл бұрын

@@wolly4u Thank's for the explanaition but I already knew The Elsass region often switched nation in history My joke was relating to the fact that during WW2 Paris belonged to Germany for some time

Bro if the French guy wouldn’t have made those little grammatically mistakes I wouldn’t have guessed he’s from France! 😳 His pronounciation is ON POINT 😮 4:45

@mimee729

Жыл бұрын

hahaha I was scrolling through the comments to find someone making a comment about gramatical errors. You gotta love the Germans lool!!

@malcolmnicholls2893

Жыл бұрын

I'm a Brit. When in France a young lady working in a shop helped me by speaking English. She spoke so well that I asked if she'd been to the U.K. Mais non. Incroyable.

6:50 The skill of being a true german is KNOWING that the Deutsche Bahn isn't punctual all the time but still managing it to arrive 5mins early wherever you have an appointment.

@leonawroth2516

Жыл бұрын

In Berlin you always double the estimated time. Even more hardcore German is, if you wait 10 minutes outside in the cold, before you ring the bell right on time.

@einwitzigenname585

Жыл бұрын

@@leonawroth2516 this is so right, waiting in the cold 😂. It's me.

@hmvollbanane1259

Жыл бұрын

Waiting in the cold around the street corner

@whohan779

9 ай бұрын

The skill is guessing which obscure chain of delayed and actually punctual vehicles will take you to your destination the quickest (though it's getting better, the route planers still show tons of routes that regularly miss a connection or are inefficient due to needlessly long transfer times). Some connections are usually on time, others are often delayed (though they often completely flip once you arrive when they usually depart).

One recommendation! It'd be nice if you keep the country name for each person on screen, maybe on the bottom left or something, so you can always see where they coming from when comparing! :) Incredible video!

@yourtruebrit

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I was thinking about designing an animated map. But was overworked :)

@einarthegolden8637

Жыл бұрын

@@yourtruebrit While that's nice I think the best middle ground is perhaps just the name of the country and flag! Simple, easy yet effective 😉

@einarthegolden8637

Жыл бұрын

Cheers from Uruguay mate! 🇺🇾🧉

@monicastorbeck2238

Жыл бұрын

yes, that would be nice, really. At the beginning of the film there were some who had specified their whereabouts , but it was very rushed.. Funny is, every person who comes from other parts of the world than the US, mentions he/she is coming from Russia, South Africa, Denmark...etc. People from the US they're different! They assume that everybody on this planet knows where De Moines/Iowa or Gainesville/Florida is, so no need to mention the country. If we "the others" introduced ourselves like this, saying "I'm from Mainz/ Rheinland-Pfalz" or "Vaslui/Romania" I wonder if an US citizen would know to pinpoint it on a map. Just saying 🤓

@spaceowl5957

Жыл бұрын

@@einarthegolden8637 Maybe also add their name that way it's easier to refer to what they said in the comments. Really fun video, you seem like such a sweetheart!! :)

I love that the Russian girls appreciate freedom of speech and tolerance. When I see Germans sympathizing with the Russian government I cringe so hard because they have the privilege to live here and don't really understand how lucky they are to live in a country like Germany. Big respect for these girls!

@ipodman1910

Жыл бұрын

It’s not Germans it’s Russians living in Germany. They should be immediately deported to their ‘motherland’

@schalchenr.3875

Жыл бұрын

Well these germans are really lost😀.

@gohfi

Жыл бұрын

Most of them sympathize with the Russian people, not the Russian government! 🙄

@AK-hi7mg

Жыл бұрын

Well certain opinions will cost you your job in germany .so maybe you are the hypocrite?

@lisakriegel9961

Жыл бұрын

There are literally people everywhere sympathising with current Russian government that’s not just a German phenomenon

I can understand a lot of cultureshocks in Germany. But the one thing which I absolutely cannot understand is the point when people complain about almost everything is closed on Sundays. This point is especially annyoing, if it comes from people, which are generally exhausted by the fast, never stopping livestyle of their homecountry. Like the british lady in this video. I know a couple people from England and a lot of them complain about the fact, you dont really have a break from work or a general lack or absolute relax time. There is a reason, why Germans vaule the Sunday (and other holydays) very highly and so far most political attempts to scrap the workfree sundays, have been braodly denied by the public. If you get annoyed by a state-granted, absolute workfree day every week, the problem is seriously on your side and you should see someone to introduce you to actual relaxation...

@junihase1496

Жыл бұрын

Yess Thank you!!! If they are annoyed by a cloesed shop on a sunday, they can open a shop and pay extra money to their employes.

@inotoni6148

Жыл бұрын

I find that funny. I'm from Germany and I've been living in Spain for 5 years. Everything is closed also there on Sundays. Everything is dead there on Sunday. There are hardly any cars on the streets anymore thst day, but nobody complains about that.

@utha2665

Жыл бұрын

For a long time a lot of shops were closed in Australia on a Sunday. I still remember trying to find petrol on a Sunday and having to find the rostered petrol station that was open for a few hours, having to drive a few extra kms on the smell of an oily rag hoping I didn't runout. But even today, most shops close at 6pm, although some supermarkets are open until 9pm and on weekends are closed by 5pm. Very few are 24x7.

@HH-hd7nd

Жыл бұрын

@@utha2665 Gas stations are actually open on Sundays in Germany - one of the exceptions. And since almost all of them have small shops attached you can always get some basic food if you forgot to plan ahead. These shops are usually quite expensive though. Restaurants are also open. Cinemas, theatres, museums, parks, amusement parks...all open.

@DasMirror

Жыл бұрын

Chill

As a german, one noticable culture shock even in close europeon countries was how slow compared to german discounters like aldi or lidl the cashiers at the supermarkets are. Here there is an unspoken competition when paying at the checkout between the customer and the cashier, who can move the goods and handle the process faster :D

@wolly4u

Жыл бұрын

When I was in Africa I saw the same fast procedure also in their supermarkets (ShopRite and malls). It’s not a German thing.

@wolfgangpreier9160

Жыл бұрын

I always put everything back into the „Einkaufswagerl“ and then i start to get my EC Card to pay. I don’t let myself be rushed. Why should i?

@Livingtree32

Жыл бұрын

@@wolfgangpreier9160 That’s the only correct way to do it. Coming from a cashier.

@honkytonk4465

Жыл бұрын

@@wolfgangpreier9160how could it be otherwise?

@wolfgangpreier9160

Жыл бұрын

@@honkytonk4465 They could do it as in the US, a nice cashier talks with you a nice baggager bags your groceries into paper bags in the meantime you get the whole life and love story of the cashiers dogs and you tell her about your last one night stand and ... ok i stop now. 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣

Grew up in Germany, spent 13 yrs in Sweden, outgrew Germany, lived in Ireland, England and Switzerland. Came to the conclusion there are always some ups and some downs to each country. My perfect country would contain British pubs, sarcasm and humour, great people all around. Swiss cleanliness, reliability and public transportation. Swedish nature, the work to live instead of live to work approach, the ocean, great air and sea food. Add Germany’s diversity in opportunity and produce and you’ll have one pretty nice country. Something down the line.

@moccamixer

Жыл бұрын

The country you are talking about is Europe 🤷🏻‍♂️😜

@kimmypossible6717

Жыл бұрын

@@moccamixer lol 😂 but you’ll have to travel every time it’s never all in one

@BabyOleg

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@joceery

Жыл бұрын

YES I thought this as well 😂🙌🏻

@masonhancock5350

Жыл бұрын

Lol

Wer beim Kochen nicht improvisieren kann, kann nicht kochen 😉😂

@christopherstein2024

Жыл бұрын

I would say improvising is the true art but a real cook doesn't have to improvise.

@Dino_aka_Arknos

Жыл бұрын

@@christopherstein2024 true. In this case it was just about, to improvise if smtg is missing. But at all, to test and try new things, is what makes it interesting and gives u new impressions

@devilskitty5032

Жыл бұрын

improvisieren is easy... aber wenn ich einen schweinsbraten machen will dann will ich einen schweinsbraten machen. fehlt da knoblauch oder kümmel dann ists halt gebratenes schweinefleisch aber kein schweinsbraten. salz, pfeffer, knoblauch, kümmel...mehr braucht ma ned aber auch ned weniger.

@Dino_aka_Arknos

Жыл бұрын

@@devilskitty5032 würde da die Theorie aufstellen, das nicht jede Region für einen Schweinebraten genau diese Komponenten verwendet 😉 Aber ja, manches braucht man sicherlich. Aber etwas neues zu probieren, soll ja auch den geschmaclichen Horizont erweitern können 😋

@wolfgangpreier9160

Жыл бұрын

Correct, thats what i tell wifey once a week. I can not cook without recipe. She cannot cook WITH recipe.

"You can have an opinion here." That one hit me, dang : (

@olgahein4384

Жыл бұрын

Well, i haven't been in Russia for a while, but i still have family there. Let's just say, it's not at the point yet where you disappear without a trace because you mention in public that the ruler of the country looks like a dumb cartoon character. But it's getting there. That one phrase contains a lot.

@RenePatrique

Жыл бұрын

@@olgahein4384 Check the interviews on the KZread channel "1420" and you'll see many people claiming to be "apolitical" - that is for a reason. Russia is closer to the situation you describe there than you might think. I am sure your family does not want to give you a reason to sorrow. Think about it. - All the best to you and your family!

@carkawalakhatulistiwa

Жыл бұрын

@@olgahein4384 from 1991-1993

@pontiuspilatus7900

Жыл бұрын

First I didn't understand what she ment... But when they said that they are Russians, it dawned on me... So sad!

@thisguy7031

Жыл бұрын

Yeah and still there are People who complain about not being allowed to have an opinion

The way to always be in time is to take the earlier train. If you rely on public transportation to be in time, than you dont understand what "pünktlich" actually means. You are not late because your train had delay, you are late because you decided that you can only be right on time if everything goes according to the plan. But for me as a german, if i have a date at e.g. 8am, i plan to be there at least till 7:30-7:45 if everything goes right, then a lot can go wrong and I will still be "pünktlich" when i have to be there.

@tituspullo8977

Жыл бұрын

Damn right :D

@wolly4u

Жыл бұрын

I always wonder why people are complaining about delays in western world. For the rest of the world delays are normal. Spent a long time in different countries in Africa and that’s normal life there. You’re still “punctual” if you come the next day.

@keneAhnung11

Жыл бұрын

That works when you’re in the city. But when further out on the country side missing a train means you’re gonna be an hour late this gets a bit more complicated. You won’t show up 1 hour early for every meeting in case your train has a delay or gets cancelled. Maybe for super important ones … but generally you just live with being late and sadly with the DB that happens too often.

@wolly4u

Жыл бұрын

@@keneAhnung11 That is partially right. Your talking about an hour. This is not the reality. Since the many decades I travel with public transport it rarely happened to be this late. It could happen that some incidents cause a delay but it’s the exception. In cities, during the day, the next transport comes within the next 15 to 20 minutes. On the countryside it could even be much longer but that’s normal. We Germans are very much used to organize our time-schedule very well. Other cultures handle it differently.

@xa-1248

Жыл бұрын

Literally the reason why i dont use public transport. I have a car and can get in it and drive off when ever i want. No stupid waiting and no delays

As a Brit in Germany, it was the half hours that caught me out at first. In the UK it’s half past and in Germany it’s half an hour before. So.. half 8 in the UK is 08:30 in Germany it’s 7:30 I was an hour late for everything for quite a while

@yourtruebrit

Жыл бұрын

glad to find another brit :D

@AndreasDelleske

Жыл бұрын

As a German, I hate that, too. I always repeat when they say "halb acht" .. so sieben Uhr dreißig? I believe it's a southern thing.

@bitzelijoschaevci3444

Жыл бұрын

@@AndreasDelleske ide schwiiz isches au halbi achti, chan aso guet es südding si

@AndreasDelleske

Жыл бұрын

@@bitzelijoschaevci3444 Jo das cha scho si..

@pontiuspilatus7900

Жыл бұрын

Don't ask me, what I (German) experienced in my first year in Oz... Sometimes it was embarrassing, sometimes funny...

I’m a cashier in Germany. It’s definitely true that we try to shove the items in the customers face. It’s just so much fun. And it’s painful in other countries, no front. 😂

@AndreasDelleske

Жыл бұрын

I think you are being nice when you stack the stuff for me to grab them :)

@kratzikatz1

Жыл бұрын

The race for the goods. Spoil the great good experience of funshopping.🤔😉🤭

@jeffsmith2144

Жыл бұрын

I go extra slowly in packing my bag. Drives Aldi cashier's varrucht. 🤣🤣

Während meines Studiuns hatte ich eine Bekannte aus Frankreich. Ich habe gelernt und, immer wenn wir uns verabredeten handelte ich mit ihr einen Zeitpunkt aus, der 30 Minuten vor dem, den ich im Kopf hatte lag. Sie kam immer zu dem Zeitpunkt, den ich im Kopf hate... 😀

@otakudanieru

Жыл бұрын

That's the way! My sister is also a notorious latecomer, that's why I implemented this method too haha

@BabyOleg

Жыл бұрын

Nice idea, I should have implemented it, but I don’t need that anymore because, thanks God, I left France😅😅😅

@franhunne8929

Жыл бұрын

Pünktlichkeit ist die Kunst, zu wissen, wie viel der andere zu spät kommt.

@wahrheitsliebender

Жыл бұрын

Das macht meine Schwester und alle die mich gut kennen heute noch so und ich bin geborener Allgäuer..... In diesem Land hat man es mit etwas/chronischer Unpünktlichkeit wirklich nicht einfach.... So gar beim Zahnarzt haut es mir jedes mal den Vogel raus.... Da bin ich meistens 5 - 10 Min. zu spät (trotz mit vollgas hinfahren....) und jedes mal, wenn ich dann Heim komme, haben die mir schon auf das Band gesprochen, "ob ich noch komme"... Die alten Panikmacher.... Gruß!

@oliverhessenreither9511

Жыл бұрын

@@wahrheitsliebender geht mir als schwabe auch so.....meine freunde rechnen die zeit in olis..ein oli ist eine halbe std.😂😂mit der zeit gewöhnt sich jeder daran -mann muss nur ausdauernd sein.

After coming to Germany I stopped having cultural shock I suffered my whole life living in the Czech republic. The Germans are genuinely kind, reasonable and no nonsense people.

@ipodman1910

Жыл бұрын

Bollocks

@mortyblink8355

Жыл бұрын

@@ipodman1910 Nice 2 meet U.

@acceptablecasualty5319

Жыл бұрын

@@ipodman1910 Na, da hat jemand den Kaffee verpasst.

I am German and when I was a kid (40 years ago) I had the privillege to live one year in Brazil. I have never known more friendly and happy people in my life! Yes, I also saw the poverty, environmental pollution, crime and so on, but the people in general knew how to smile, be happy and enjoy the simple things in life and life in general. Best time ever!!! After one year we came back to the cold (literally, it was January)... Cold weather, cold, sad people and the fruits and veggies I enjoyed and had for one year fresh from the market tasted like shit* or like a very watered down version. If I had had a choice back then I would have been on the next plane back. And for all people living in a foreign country for an extended period of time: learn the fuc*ing language! After that year I was pretty fluent in Portuguese... Well, speaking, not writing, but I could talk to people and watch TV without any issues. Unfortunately I had nobody to talk to in Portuguese and over the years I forgot pretty much all Portuguese I had learnd.

@sanich0811

Жыл бұрын

You look at it one-sidedly, as if the Germans and Germany are inferior in some way and the Germans "need" to look at other cultures with an open mouth and change in accordance with someone else's lifestyle. But in fact, every country and culture has pros and cons. Germany has a misty Harry Potter-esque aesthetic (as does England, oddly enough), it needs to be understood and felt, not compared to southern or tropical cultures. Behind great sociality there are always low material ambitions and conformity when the whole nation is like that, then they are simply doomed to poverty and high criminality

@acceptablecasualty5319

Жыл бұрын

@@sanich0811 i was on board until you brought up culturally motivated poverty XD

@freidenkerin5198

Жыл бұрын

@@sanich0811 I love my country as well! And my language😊 I also liked the "Harry Potter-esque" description 🧡

@ellevasc

Жыл бұрын

@@sanich0811 I don’t think he meant to say Germany is inferior to Brazil. If you look at the stats, it objectively isn’t. And sure, each country has its own unique way of being and that should be appreciated, I think. And I agree that tropical countries have something different but not more to offer than those in the far north/ south. Thing is some people do prefer the tropical way of being and that’s fine (I’m not one of those btw, I’m just saying it’s ok if somebody doesn’t like living in Germany or in the UK or whatever that much and prefers living in the Caribbean, for instance). The one thing I disagree about is the “friendliness” being equal to a lack of material ambition and dooming people to poverty. Take Australia as an example, a developed tropical country with people that are a lot more “open” than in, say, Sweden. I don’t think this lively way of being correlates to lack of material ambition. I think that it’s something that happens in spite of most Brazilians not having enough money to get all they want/need (that’s not to say they don’t wish to have a good car, tho, saying that is just beyond ridiculous). When it comes to different cultures and lifestyles, everything is very nuanced. And even though there are things like HDI, freedom of speech and tolerance/ discrimination that should be taken in consideration, generally, no culture is better than other (I say generally because cultures where people think it’s ok to openly harass women or give gay people the death penalty do have some obvious issues that need fixing). Anyway, those are my two cents. But basically, maybe the guy likes Brazil better than Germany, so what? If you’re like me and disagrees w him, that’s cool, just don’t live in Brazil if you can help it. Edit: bad sentence structure

@meinstettin

Жыл бұрын

hi, very nice to hear so positive points about brazil and the Brazilians. I got very happy for that. I"m Brazilian. I'm a teacher of Portuguese for foreigners. If you would like, I could help you with the language! Greetings from Brazil Alexandre

That French guy appears to be very gifted with languages. His German pronunciation was spot on. I do not totally agree with his assessment of the French though. I always experienced the French to be very friendly (except perhaps - quite understandably - for the old folks who still have personal memories from WWII).

@ici_marmotte

Жыл бұрын

I think some French can be slightly arrogant when it comes to their cuisine. They may be right, but it's not a sign of politeness to emphasize this everytime. ;) And many refuse to talk in foreign languages, even when they are abroad, they don't even bother to try. So your own French has to be quite good to have a real nice chat with somebody when you're in France, you won't come too far with English. This does not apply to every French, obviously. And of course they have their own advantages as well. Their films seem to be a lot more artful, many people are dressing more tasteful than Germans do, music in their native language seems to be a lot more distinguished (even if the Brits are the real geniuses here imho) etc.

@alansmith4748

Жыл бұрын

What you said about the French and languages could also be said about the British... Many of them refuse to talk in a foreign language even when they are abroad, they don't even bother to try. So your own English has to be really good to have a nice chat when you are in Britain

@olgahein4384

Жыл бұрын

I guess that depends on where you are and where you are from. At the french-german border the french ppl are incredibly arrogant, especially towards germans. Even more so, when they are on the german side of the border. They refuse to talk in german (even though they speak german) or even in english. And if you make clear that you don't speak french they react as if you are eating children and insultin their mothers.

@koala7484

Жыл бұрын

@@olgahein4384 I spent some time in Colmar and Obernai last year and the people there were the most friendly I´ve ever met. They all talked german with me cause my french sucks. They were lovely and friendly and sooo soo helpful!

@BabyOleg

Жыл бұрын

He means that the French are mean, which is true, like they want to seem polite and gentle but it does not mean anything, instead they hate you inside and don’t want you to be there, because, oh my God, foreigners take their poorly paid jobs that they don’t want to do anyway, and now they got no job at all because there is no more job in France.😅😅😅

I really like your interviews, they are really fun to watch!

@yourtruebrit

Жыл бұрын

Aww thank you have a great day! :)

Keep your humour ! ... it's great to see things from this perspective.

Fifty years ago i visited beautyful Scotland, i was 17 and came their with my school english and understood nearly nothing . Nice to hear it again. Greetings from Hamburg

I moved to Bucharest, Romania for one year after school. The biggest culture shock I had was that everything (playgrounds, schools, parks,..) is guarded by security. Couldnt get used to that during my time there.

@jeronim07

Жыл бұрын

Not that true, mostly they are old people that have nothing else to do. Like 60yrs old bodyguard . Romania is a very safe country, they are just telling people what to do before entering a building or so😀

@DrMcMoist

Жыл бұрын

They could use that in the USA.

@acceptablecasualty5319

Жыл бұрын

@@jeronim07 Huh, so more like groundskeepers?

I live on that one street you filmed on, it’s really interesting to see there are so many people from all places in the neighborhood!

Diese Reflektionen sind super unterhaltsam 🙂 Danke sehr.

I'm a german woman and got a kind of culture shock after I stayed in Ireland for a while and then came back to Germany. People in Ireland are so much more friendly and polite, smiling and all, I wanted to turn round and go straight back to Ireland.

@QY66394

9 ай бұрын

Yes, I experienced the same in GB too. Germans are very unfriendly and unpolite.

Why did the Scottish accent turn me on though 😅 also, French and British person talking to each other in german was priceless

@bernardwilliamss

Жыл бұрын

The Scottish guy was so hot 😂

@mokkamalia8290

Жыл бұрын

YES! ^^

I enjoyed the video! Very relaxed interview atmosphere, nice young people and a humorous nice presenter! Overall, the perceptions of the young people were very benevolent and friendly from the point of view of a German! And far fewer clichés than expected! Thank you for sharing!

@yourtruebrit

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

apart from commenting on one of your interviewers thoughts, i'd rather like to mention your absolute positive attitude. it is you as a person, so enjoyable seeing and watching your videos. good job.

I love your interviews. Thank you!! And your style and outfit is very cool! 👍

@yourtruebrit

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

I loved watching this, being German myself and have lived in 3 different countries ( USA, Switzerland & South Africa) for 25 years. Moving back to my home country Germany last year was a bit of a shock on how much it had changed, but I love to be back and within my culture.

@Traveljetsetter954

Жыл бұрын

​@BD this part

@Traveljetsetter954

Жыл бұрын

good we don't want your European ways in the u.s anyways that's why we have problems here with race now because of you go back to your bland ass food

Thank to all the cultures that you like our country so much in such a different aspects ❤

I like the Bauzaun in the Video. It's very German to have a Bauzaun always somewhere in the Background.

It is notable that there's quite a few differences between regions in Germany, here in Berlin for example shops all close at 10 and or even 12 instead of 7-8 like in Bavaria, and when people go out they definitely go out late and they dance here.

@fjellyo3261

Жыл бұрын

Yes Bayern is special/ different in that regard to the rest of Germany.

@dominikforstner1351

Жыл бұрын

Dicker meinst du wir haben keine Clubs hier in München? :) Techno meinen Latinos nicht, das ist für uns tanzen aber für viele Südländer ehwr seltsam.. also bleiben nur Salsa, Latino, Jugo Clubs ect.. und von denen haben wir auch in München genug. Was sie meint ist einfach ein unterschied des Temperaments. In Lateinamerika müssen die sich nicht erst drei Longdrinks kippen um abzugehen, wie sie sagt da ist alles Musik und Leben 💃

5:09 that french guys pronunciation is impeccable.

@thomas.thomas

Жыл бұрын

yeah, in some sentences he sounded 1000% german

I actually love the general good quality of real estate we have here in Germany. Cheap and good food is also a big plus. What i don’t like so much as an example is the often not very elegant functional wear a lot of us germans love so much. I as a german have to admit that being punctual is actually super important to me, especially professional wise.

@5.45 - Spot on. I've been trying to explain this to my German husband! Perfectly phrased!!

When I was an expat in the US a couple of years back I really enjoyed being able to shop 24/7. It was awesome to wander around in an almost empty store at midnight although I didn't really need anything...

@wolfgangpreier9160

Жыл бұрын

I can imagine some things i would rather like to do instead of wandering around the streets and grocery shops @ midnight in a US city. Without at least a loaded Kalashnikov to defend myself.

What the one guy in the red Helly Hansen jacket said. Respect for peoples time. Dude is spot on right there.

I'm swedish and I live in Sweden, but I've lived in Munich for many years. I liked it very much in Munich and Bavaria and I had a great time there. However, the culture shocks were : opening hours of shops, often quite rude waiters in restaurants, difficulty to pay with credit cards, bad service in many shops and it wasn't allowed to wash cars on sundays. But apart from that, it wasn't much on the negative side. Most people are friendly and if you speak german it's quite easy to find friends, the city is clean and safe, great beer, terrific food, nice nature withe the alps and "Alpenvorland", great skiing close by, MVV (public transport) works quite well and they have nice beergardens.

@lumina9995

11 ай бұрын

Not wash cars on Sundays - that's a misunderstanding. You can't wash cars in the street on any day bc of water contamination. You can wash.your car at a filling station on any day of the week😜 14:18

@flyfishing_and_hiking

11 ай бұрын

@@lumina9995 It wasn't possible even at gas stations when I lived in Bavaria and I'm sure that I didn't misunderstood it.For religous reasons they told me.

@lumina9995

11 ай бұрын

@@flyfishing_and_hiking Actually, you're right. Car washes can open at 12:00 noon in Bavaria but the municipality has to permit it. So it depends. Wieder was gelernt!😅

Spent some time in South Korea and was astonished by the highly functioning public transportation network and simple paying System all over the country whereas in Germany every area has its own ticketing system :)

My culture shock going to the States : From the moment we landed at the airport the expression on my American partner's face changed! He warned me several times to be very careful, not to trust people when they are approaching you, even locking the car doors from inside while driving!

@user-sm3xq5ob5d

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of a story: Two guys sitting in the plane to the US (Chicago). One gets more nervous the closer they get. The other asking about that. The frightened one said: "I heard a lot of bad stories about Chicago. So many murders and crime going on there." The second guy answers: "Not to worry. It is not really as bad. I get along fine." First guy: "So what do you do there?" Second: "I am a tail gunner on a pizza delivery truck."

@vivekrbs

Жыл бұрын

What a load of crap .

@badhombre4683

Жыл бұрын

Jesus it’s not that bad. Let’s just generalize a country of 330+ million people based on some extreme cases, why not?

@acceptablecasualty5319

Жыл бұрын

@@badhombre4683 Thanks to the US system of transportation, any visitors still have to go through the urban hellscape before getting to the nice parts of the US.

@lonestarr1490

Жыл бұрын

@@badhombre4683 Because even if it's not "that bad", it's still way worse than it needs to be.

This was so great.

Some people say that there are often long delays in transport. Some praise the punctuality of the transport.

Lived in Taiwan for a year - it's been a while back so some of the minor things I've already forgotten. But man. Convenience stores sure are convenient.

I love the Animations / Intro!

The only country I stayed more than a few days and not for holidays is England and in the 2000s. What surprised me, was how beautiful the countryside and the small towns and villages are. At this time our impression of of England here in Austria was only dirty coal miners and broken down factories .... What negatively impressed me was if you wanted to eat good it was really expensive, normal priced food was awful.

German who moved to Ireland and there were more culture shocks than expected to be honest :D biggest one is probably how relaxed everyone here is when things go wrong and how safety issues are not that much of a concern 😂 Pub culture is a massive thing and I gotta admit I love it! :D Irish are way more open and friendly but also tend to be late and more chaotic, which is something a German really needs a long time to get used to.

In germany a lot of cities are built pretty small. Like houses and even streets can be just big enough to function but nothing more. I never noticed that until I returned from China where everything was ginormous. I really got the impression that germnanay was sort of like fairy-tale-like. Yk like when you go to a small traditional village in the alps, but even bigger cities had like a similar vibe. That feeling quickly disappeared again though after a few weeks back in germany haha

@olgahein4384

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's interesting how quickly you can get used to everything, when you have experienced it as normal before. Whenever i interact with all those students from all over the world at our university in Freiburg they are always in awe about that medieval fairy tale fantasy feeling they have in the city center, the great food, the high quality beverages, the healthy lifestyle, the history that ouzes from every corner of the city (especially americans love that) and so on. And for me, it's just another tuesday.

@christopherstein2024

Жыл бұрын

You should go visit Quedlinburg if you like German fairy-tale cities.

@user-sm3xq5ob5d

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps all the Hutongs have been raised. But those quarters where just tight and small too.

Was für eine Ehre und wirkliches Privileg die zu sein die Wir sind, danke für diese Videos und danke an alle Ausländer😉 den interviewten die ihre eindrücke hier mit uns teilen. Es ist immer wieder schön zu sehen und zu hören das wir mit unseren eigenarten doch etwas besonderes in der Weltgemeinschaft darstellen und darauf können Wir gut und gerne stolz sein und wenn es ebend solche videos dafür braucht um mal ein bisschen stolz auf seine Nation zu sein dann ist das gut, da aus deutschen Mündern in Nachrichten oder egal welches Medium es anscheinend verpöhnt ist seine Heimat toll zu finden und ja egal wo man auf dieser Welt hinfährt kein Land ist wie Unsere Heimat und das müssen wir uns bewahren für unsere kinder dessen kinder und dessen dessen ihr wisst wad damit gemeint ist. Danke an alle die unseren makken doch was abgewinnen können, we Love and be Germany thanks to all our Guests.❤❤❤

Editing is top notch! 😂

@yourtruebrit

Жыл бұрын

Haha! ;D

I moved to Germany from Canada and nothing was really a culture shock. I was pleasantly surprised by the train/transport system although it’s not perfect and there are often delays. Germany has it all whether it be skiing/snowboarding in the winter, a summer wellness resort at the beach in the north or hiking year round pretty well anywhere in the country. Not to mention the many cycling paths and that most drivers watch out for cyclists here. The quality of the food is better IMO and there are many small family run bakeries, butcher shops, health food stores and cafes. Another big positive for me are the pedestrian zones (Fußgängerzonen) in the cities. Not having the noise and pollution from cars going by while you’re sitting outside at a restaurant or café is pleasing. On the other side I find many Germans in the north verklemmt, not very friendly or open in comparison to Canadians. Just some of my views.

Come to Nürnberg… The City is very interesting and just one hour from München , and with a lot of foreigners. Here there’s big companies like: Adidas, Puma, Siemens, Bosch, I’ m from Brazil and i will love to be interwied 😂.

SUCH A GREAT AND FUN CONTENT (even though you're a Brit 😇🥰😂)!!!!! YT's led me here, and I instantly smashed both the subscribe and like button. I'm an EU citizen of German descent btw.... You've hit a niche, gimme more of these international, multicultural vibes this country has to offer!!!! 😍🥰

This was fun to watch

We have relatives in the Netherlands, and any time we go there (by car) we find it much more relaxed driving there. The same is true for Belgium, and the Scandinavian countries. And whenever we come back to germany we outright hate driving here, because many people drive so aggressively and much too fast. I cant say about the other countries around.

@freidenkerin5198

Жыл бұрын

It would be dangerous for me to drive in these countries you mentioned because I would fall asleep by driving so slowly^^

@Squee7e

Жыл бұрын

@@freidenkerin5198 you'll get used to it but it really is very stressful to drive there imho because many people's attention is elsewhere and you constantly have to watch out for others cutting your way. I always felt like the best highway experience is the German Autobahn when there's no trucks. You can drive very fast and it is very relaxing because everyone can handle their own speed. On busy days slow drivers tend to cause traffic jams though because they attempt to overtake trucks improperly and everyone has to slow down which leads to quick congestion on the left lane.

@freidenkerin5198

Жыл бұрын

@@Squee7e You understand me😊

as a german the biggest culture shock in north america (BC, Canada) was to be asked "hows it going?" by complete strangers. WHY?!

@sanich0811

Жыл бұрын

The culture of consumerism. Everyone is trying to please each other verbally in order to achieve benefits in the end.

@vivekrbs

Жыл бұрын

Why not ? America is way more friendlier man.

@HannyDart

Жыл бұрын

@@vivekrbs no its superficial imo :D

@TheRealJohnHooper

Жыл бұрын

Narcissism, they want attention..

@luchaDor

Жыл бұрын

Its become a greeting, like 'Hello'. When you're asked 'How's it going?' you simply reply, 'Good, and you?' They'll answer 'Good'...and off you go. It trips folks up who mistake it for an actual inquiry.

Shopping after 8 pm (and some other things) is a local problem in the more konservative south of germany. I live in Hamburg and Rewe closes at 10 and some other shops are openend 24/7 etc. So maybe do a video like that in Hamburg. Could be pretty different and fun 😊

Great mood in this vid!

Munich is vastly different from the other larger cities in Germany. That said Hamburg, Köln, Düsseldorf and Berlin have social and cultural differences that one only recognizes after spending a longer time in each of the cities.

@sirbonobo3907

Жыл бұрын

what they all have in common is way to many muslims in it to be called european cities anymore lmao

@kelvynification

Жыл бұрын

@@sirbonobo3907 It’s not the people or their culture but fundamentalist outliers… we live in a world where a multi cultural society is unavoidable, the danger is religious dogma that perverts peoples humanity. Your point about Muslims is what they said about the Jews… the only solution is integration which means adhering to the rules of the society one finds oneself in and no ghettos. We can’t turn the clocks back which means we have to look for positive solutions.

Wow, super video. I'm originally from Spain but I live in Austria. Every now and then I travel to Germany for Holidays or to spend a weekend and I have to say that I haven't found yet one "unangenehm e people". They are always nice and helpful. I love Deutschland.

@yourtruebrit

Жыл бұрын

aww thanks ;)

@pontiuspilatus7900

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, and I love Spain too, and Europe!

It very much depends on which direction you are travelling with the Deutsche Bahn. me personally, I had about 3 to 4 problems in 5 years travelling through Saxonia, Brandenburg, Thuringia and Saxonia Anhalt, so most of the time it was punctual and reliable.

Visiting an elderly french couple and their kids late 90´s. Dinnertable was flooded with food and everyone sat 3 hours eating and conversing,and that was an ordinary workday. At my house dinner is over within 20 minutes. I kind of liked it. I wonder if France long sitting dinners are different now after the digital revolution ?

@guillaumelaguinier2302

Жыл бұрын

Hi! We often make slow meals on special occasions: family dinners, reunions with friends...etc. But in everyday life, professional imperatives, the cost of fresh products, or simply because we are lazy to invest too much time in cooking, many of us also eat very quickly, without making more effort than that !

The idiom fact I found very accurate as well, I have had countless conversations in German and then used idioms as we do in English, and then people just get so lost. I might be South African but will go drink a pint with the Scott any day; finding people with a sense of humor similar to what I would call "English/British humor" is complex in Germany.

@Sturmhut

Жыл бұрын

I think that‘s always the trickiest part about learning foreign languages or conversing with someone who has a different linguistic/cultural background: idioms can rarely be translated literally, and they are often so deeply rooted in a specific culture, that the meaning isn’t obvious for someone who didn’t grow up or live in that culture for an extended period. We use idioms in Bavaria, whose meaning would be completely lost on a person from Berlin and vice versa - even though they’re all in German.

@stefanvanvuuren3931

Жыл бұрын

@@Sturmhut that is so true. Idioms are deeply rooted into a language and culture. I geuss looking back at it, using English Idioms in German seems like a dumb idea. It is interesting though learning a language is quite easy to get to the point where you can have fluent conversations with people but really getting into the smaller cultural elements of a language you need a lot of time, C1 only brings you so far.

First look at this channel. Good questions, careful editing and a charismatic interview guy. Actually makes me want to visit Germany. That's something I avoided during my student years in Europe. I hitch hiked a lot thru France and the southern countries. The only ones who pretended to crash into you ( not funny!) and never offered a ride, had the German D on the car. All other nationalities would stop. It got to where if I saw a Mercedes coming, I'd put my thumb down and step well back from the edge of the road. What could possibly make German travellers so rude, even dangerous? Everything else we see about life in Germany nowadays is so positive.

i loved the video as another expat living in Berlin. cute and reflects Germany so well.. :D

I am living in Munich since more than 12 years now and there were two points made in the video which I couldn't relate to. First one was someone saying that you have to book weeks in advance to go out. I have never experienced this problem and I am going out with a friend like 3 times a week, mostly on the weekends where restaurants and bars are very crowded. Sure there are some locations which are full during prime time, but Munich has so many good places where you can go, its usually not a problem to find something. The other point was made about having to pay with cash everywhere. Another KZreadr actually put this rumor to the test and asked around how much cash German people carry with them and the large majority has little to no cash and pays everything by card, google pay or whatever you prefer. Its mainly farmers markets, christmas markets and other temporary outdoor shops where you have to pay with cash.

@michaelgrabner8977

Жыл бұрын

Ich glaube sie meinte aber, dass man sich mit Deutschen Wochen vorher etwas ausmachen muß um mit ihnen fortzugehen...Als Expat hat man ja in Deutschland keinen "Freundeskreis seit der Schulzeit" wo dann jeder für jeden immer Zeit hat/sich spontan die Zeit nimmt. Du schreibst ja selber du triffst dich regelmäßig 3x die Woche mit einem Freund. Wenn dann dich nun wer anderer fragt auszugehen wirst du es wohl dann auch in die Zukunft planen, weil 3 Tage in der Woche sind ja bereits regelmäßig mit deinem Freund verplant...

@teddysmith8725

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it is true to some extent that paying with cash is largely unnecessary. But I did notice a lot of stores (more-so even in the Netherlands and Belgium) that only accepted Maestro. I also ran into a number of German bakeries that didn't accept card. Cash is definitely more necessary in Germany than most European countries.

@andiheinrich2830

Жыл бұрын

@@teddysmith8725 The reason is that the shops have to pay fees to the credit card companies. The fees for debit card transactions (e. g.maestro) are much cheaper.

@sirbonobo3907

Жыл бұрын

@@teddysmith8725 bcause cash is the only lawfull currency backed by law thats why. and why the fuck does your bank and goverment needs to know what you are spending your money on. its mind buggling seeing all those people with their thousends and thousends of creditcards. also it helps to manage your money better...

@honkytonk4465

Жыл бұрын

paying cash is actually a good thing!

Strange to hear public transport suffers from so many delays. I lived in different cities in Germany and always could rely on public transport. Yes sometimes there is a delay now and then. But that‘s so rare. Working as a trainer I used to experience that those who came in late were those who came by car. Traffic, parking, …

@user-mk5vj5bf3j

Жыл бұрын

Its been degrading over the years

@lukasmarks6504

Жыл бұрын

In my personal experience, public transport in cities is very reliable. But I currently live on the countrside and trains here are annoying (No S-Bahn btw. only busses). They come hourly at best and delays are anywhere between five and 20 Minutes regularly. If there's some kind of problem on the rail, they have to call in some railworkers which take ages to get there. I remember once being stuck on a 45 minute ride for a bit over 3 hours because of that. And for the buses the infrastructure is not ideal. They are heavily denpendent on the general traffic going well and generally also drive hourly or some times every 30 minutes. -tldr.: public transport in cities: great - out of cities: meh.

@AndreasDelleske

Жыл бұрын

Local trains are OKish. 30% of the ICEs are late..

@theflimo

Жыл бұрын

Oh I thought that in Hamburg and Schleswig Holstein, but now moving to Munich. I don’t feel like it’s that reliable anymore, I have to always plan for delays on the S Bahn if I want to arrive on time, so maybe it’s a regional problem.

@kiliane.3266

Жыл бұрын

@@theflimo Bavaria has bad local transport because it's not wanted by the auto industry

I experienced the same thing when I visited to Turkey. The transition was difficult and overwhelming. Living in my own country feels so messy and unpredictable. Ich habe dasselbe erlebt, als ich nach Türkei besucht habe. Der Übergang war schwierig und überwältigend. In meinem eigenen Land zu leben fühlt sich so chaotisch und unvorhersehbar an.

Great Video!

@yourtruebrit

Жыл бұрын

Ah cheers man! :D

0:04 At first, I really heard the Scottish lad saying 'Dortmund', maybe because it's not far from where I live. :D The French guy's German is outstanding, you can even barely hear his accent. That's very unusual for French people talking in foreign languages (no offense).

Your "Peaky Blinders" look works. I agree with the guy who said that you have to infer things in England/the UK whereas here you don't have to. That was my "cultural shock" when I lived in London.

@jeremyatkinson4976

Жыл бұрын

Yes well when he said infer he meant imply. Infer is inward. Imply outward.

@bliss448

Жыл бұрын

@@jeremyatkinson4976 Inward, outward so what? People still won't cut to the chase is what I was trying to say.

@jeremyatkinson4976

Жыл бұрын

@@bliss448 So learn English

@bliss448

Жыл бұрын

@@jeremyatkinson4976 How about this: EFF YOU!!!!!

so so wunderbar and the music nice video

Left Germany in 1996 for the US, came back in 2017. I missed some food items living in the US, I miss some customer service from US stores. Only to mention a few things.

It would have been a good idea to ask people why they live in Germany.

Nice Video and Interviews, but I must say i think they only experienced the typical behavior of urban Germans there. In the villages or small towns, people are often more relaxed than in the city, easier to get friendships. The people there are also more practical, for example a good german housewife can actually cook a good meal from anything... even if an ingredient is missing from the recipe. Also, on sundays are some options to buy groceries.. especially in the big cities. The punctuality is just for the planning of the day, the woman from Colombia said it right, and it also serves as security for planning family life. Also the 'canceling- 5-minutes-before' is something that is against such a security, so don't wonder if people don't like that behavior. If you want to cancel then you should do it as early as possible, so that the other person can reschedule, don't waste other peoples time or let them wait for nothing. It doesn't matter if it's something trivial, but matters much if it's something important.

Great video! love that. are u making videos in the area of lmu?

I like the Scottish guy so chill and direct ❤

My reverse culture shock as a Canadian living in Germany are the friendly waiters and retail workers.

I'm scottish living in lower saxony and its nice to see another scotsman in the country, even if its on KZread 😅

@franhunne8929

Жыл бұрын

My cousin married a Scottish man, many decades ago. He came over with the British Army and stayed. Most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen for real. (No, I was not trying to flirt with him, never told him! I respect my cousin's marriage!)

@Jc-ul9ff

Жыл бұрын

@@franhunne8929 ah thats cool! My grandfather was stationed outside frankfurt I'm the 50s in the British army. I think many Scottish men did their national service in Germany then

Haha the 8 o'clock closed stores is really a bavarian thing :D in other places in Germany they are open a lot longer

Very nice video and funny for me as a German to hear the comments!

I don't know why but i always read your channel name as "yourtruerabbit" lmao

@yourtruebrit

Жыл бұрын

might be my ears ;)

I work for a German multinational. I had to cancel a meeting 1 hour before it was to start. Was out of my control. I could tell my German colleagues were not happy, but they remained polite.

@XCrovaX

Жыл бұрын

Its ok if you cancel because something happened. And you inform the people as soon as you know. But if you cancel some date because you dont feel like it 5 min before. That’s a no go because germans then mostly cancelled plans with other peoples or whatever, to make your date happen.

this video proves once again that scotts are the coolest bunch out there!

Would be interested to see you interview people in Berlin, definitely a different vibe but I guess that’s to be expected from Munich.

Funny how Americans will always say they're from "city/state" except from the country. The girl from Chicago does this, and I found Americans always do that lol

@spaceowl5957

Жыл бұрын

well everybody in the western world has heard of the american states and major cities so it makes sense I think

@scribblescrabble3185

Жыл бұрын

the US is just as large as the EU, and diffrent regions have their own cultural specialties. I think it makes a lot more sense naming the state and not just USA.

@jennyh4025

Жыл бұрын

@@scribblescrabble3185 how about mentioning both? If someone from the USA met someone from… let’s say North Macedonia, would the person from the USA know where that is without the addition of Europe? Most Europeans I know would only know the general region where to search for North Macedonia on a map.

@BananaRama1312

Жыл бұрын

@@scribblescrabble3185 the differences in culture between us states are next to nothing compared to that of different nation states it doesnt make sense at all

Dutch guy here; no cultureshocks at all visiting Germany

@jennyh4025

Жыл бұрын

Same when I (growing up in Northwestern Germany) visit the Netherlands.

@leonawroth2516

Жыл бұрын

Both countries are very similar, I really enjoy your bike friendly streets. You're a couple decades ahead of Germany. Hope we catch up soon!

@Dluvcat

Жыл бұрын

Well De Nederlands offer fresh vegetables, flowers, canals and what not.

@Dark-ts3ox

4 ай бұрын

​@@leonawroth2516 How is Baden Württemberg similar to the Netherlands?

Thank you, I loved the video. I love to be in England or Scotland, because the people are so friendly and have a good humour- much better then in Germany.

Places closed on Sunday sounds nice. It was that way in the USA when I was growing up there. Nice! Gives everybody a chance to rest.

As a German living in Berlin every kind of politeness no matter where is like a culture shock :).

@juergenernst1320

Жыл бұрын

Try New York City. Ya gone feel right at home

I'm English, but I left England in 1969 to work and live in Germany as a Gastarbeiter. I stayed for 13 years. My biggest mistake in life was returning to England. I'm now 77, but if I was 30 years younger, I would go back to Germany. I was a computer programmer for some years and programming is something that has to be done right. I always feel, when I visit Germany now, that things are just done right over there, while in England we just muddle through. Look at Britain right now. It's failing in so many ways, thanks to Brexit and Boris.

I spent a month in Germany, based in Berlin, in September 2013. Wonderful. It's organised and down-to earth. But it doesn't blow it's own trumpet. In 2011, I had spent a September month in New York City. So the comparison... Germany hands down. But Vienna might be nice next time !

You can find pub culture though, but not everywhere in Germany, mainly in the Ruhrgebiet. Also Vienna if I might add.

I experienced major reverse culture shock when I came back to Germany from my Japan travel. I loved it in Japan, of course everything was new and interesting to me but coming back was so gorrible. It took me a long time to adapt. My first impression arriving back home was that Germans are rude, loud, unfriendly, chaotic, messy, because in Japan everything and everyone was quiet, polite, orderly, friendly, organised, clean... I loved it so much!!!

@peko9896

Жыл бұрын

I had the same experience, but on the other hand, the politeness is Japan is just shallow and you can't truly get to know the Japanese as a foreigner.

Der Franzose spricht sooo gut Deutsch...Chapeau!

@VTM_isawesome

Жыл бұрын

Warum auch nicht?

@Ba34qt

Жыл бұрын

@@VTM_isawesome Möglicherweise weil es nicht gerade die simpelste Sprache ist?

Maybe you should have asked if they made different experiences in other metropolitan areas like Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Ruhr Area or Berlin.

the music deferent vibe ...very nice

I always wonder where this mystic part of germany is where you can only pay in cash. I am living in a small-medium City and even most corner bakeries and food joints let you pay with EC Card. And even if you maybe don't have a EC Card. Name me one Chain in Germany like Aldi or Lidl that doesn't accept at least Visa or Mastercard.

@jennyh4025

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I only need cash for one of three bakeries and on the market (at some stalls, but even they plan to accept card payment soon).