So what are some of your favorite ALDI foods in Germany, and do you feel like you save money shopping there? Hope you like us taking you along with us on a typical Saturday night, grilling out, swimming, and watching a movie. 😍📽

@BrokenCurtain

3 жыл бұрын

I like the Jaffa Cakes. Unhealthy and sugary? Sure. Still like them.

@geneviere199

3 жыл бұрын

I actually prefer to do my Quarks etc. - either with fruits or with herbs - from scratch. And Aldi has e.g. precut frozen fruits with decent prices to do this. www.aldi-sued.de/de/produkte/produktsortiment/kuehlung-und-tiefkuehlkost/tk-obst-und-gemuese.html There is more than that in the markets - do not know of some is not available all year but in addition to the raspberries they have a fruit sortiment that is called "... topper" - really small cut different fruits to put into joghurts or onto the Müslis. Quark with 8-Kräuter or with Schnittlauch tastes great, too. Just add some pepper and salt, garlic, maybe some lemon juice, mustard and a spoon of Majonaise. Together with potates it tastes delicious and makes a good meal especially on hot summer days.

@marenwullkopf4350

3 жыл бұрын

I like buying goods at Aldi's, though if I want to get organic food of happy animals and high quality, I'll rather turn to Alnatura. Alnatura is a supermarket chain that solely sells organic products. A family of six will need to safe money, though. Nice video anyway. Has anyone ever told you that you're a really sympathetic family?

@hape3862

3 жыл бұрын

Discounters (Aldi, Lidl, Penny, Norma) are great for general grocery shopping. The quality is at least as good as name brands, often better (according to independent tests). And one can save so much money. I personally like my NORMA best, as I never ever had a mediocre product there, let alone a bad one. And Norma has a quite limited product range compared to others (due to almost complete lack of name brands), so that I don't get overwhelmed by a thousand choices. I know all my usual stuff where it is by heart and find everything with closed eyes. That's the ideal shopping experience, at least for me.

@geneviere199

3 жыл бұрын

If you click on the different items on the Aldi homepage they show more of the product variety.

In Germany kids are not "loud" because it is not "noise" by law. It is called childhood and it is absolutly ok ;)

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

I love that! We have always felt like children are welcome here. Even in public you hear children crying or throwing tantrums and it's no big deal. Everyone just smiles and keeps on walking. It's so nice! In the US, we'd get dirty looks if our kids had meltdowns. It's like they don't understand childhood development.

@ramona146

2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes the elder people don't like it but for us younger people it's no big deal. We remember that we were children some time ago and we are not as strict as the elder people who were told that discipline is the first goal when they were kids. By the way your kids are really cute

@steverock9767

2 жыл бұрын

Das ist Quatsch.. "Kinderlärm" ist immer erlaubt und das ist auch völlig ok. Gerichtlich abgesegnet. Und Kinderlachen und Geschrei.. wen störts?? Mich ned...

@TheDoctorIWho

2 жыл бұрын

@@steverock9767 das hatte ich geschrieben

@dirkschachner2797

2 жыл бұрын

I like the 'noise' of the kindergarten next door. The sound of the next generation warms my heart. OMG! I'm 55 now and soon I'll belong to the elderly people who are not allowed to like this.

I know the feeling of holding up other people at Aldi when you buy a lot of things. Never feel stressed out because you're not as fast in putting the things back in your cart as the cashiers. ONE CANNOT BEAT ALDI CASHIERS.

@dailychecker

3 жыл бұрын

Remember the time, when the Aldi cashiers had to know every price of every item. It had been 600 goods. That was the fastest ever, faster than the scanner. All goods had a 3-digit number. But now, with much more assortment it works with the scanners only.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 fastest in the business!

@matthiasbohm2593

3 жыл бұрын

Well, I do use the time the previous customer is served and place my items on the belt in a way that the large heavy things are in the front and fragile things are at the end. When the time comes that I have to put my stuff in my bags or at least in my shopping cart, I don't have to think about my actions any longer, just grab the items and put it in the bag, the bags or in the bag(s) and the shopping cart as fast as they come. When I am at the car in the best case I can just lift the bags in the trunk and be ready, in the worst case I resort/repack some goods and add those goods that made it just into the shopping cart and not into the bags. Sooooooo .... you win the race before you even greeted the cashier and get into the packing position at the cash register. ;-)

@dagmarszemeitzke

3 жыл бұрын

@@dailychecker not always are used the Scanner. When you buy lemonade/Schorle in the sixpack, on the grip there ist a threepart number they put in the register.

@dailychecker

3 жыл бұрын

@@dagmarszemeitzke correct, for the goods too heavy or big which can stay in the cart. A fast and meaningful system.

Here in northern Germany (don't know about the south), there often are an Aldi and Edeka right next to each other (on the same lot), this way you can get all the basics from Aldi and if you need a little bit more selection, you can go do Edeka. The quality at ALDI especially with produce is very good. You get your money worth there. Edeka has more variety and of fresh meats and cuts from the butcher right in the store. So, typically I will go to both stores during a grocery run.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

Wow I’d love to have them right next to each other!

@nitka711

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! That‘s really convenient. I‘ve never noticed how this is not a thing in the south, but it isn‘t. I‘ve lived in the north and in the south.

@rizzo170980

3 жыл бұрын

we in the south have that too. only with us it is almost always a lidl. now and then a rewe or another discounter. PS: bin aus dem schönen Saarland

@mweh3936

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, in the meantime Edeka or Rewe are prefering to move near Aldi or Lidl - in the past they avoided it. But in the meanwhile they see the benefits.

@madrooky1398

3 жыл бұрын

In the south (BW) it is very common to have ALDI and LIDL close together, but thats an old pattern you find often in commercial areas. New buid stores are more diverse nowadays.

These are the days. When you'll assemble with your family in thirty years or so - with your kids and grandkids - maybe you will recall your time in Germany. Maybe you'll ask your kids: Do you remember the house with the pool and the movie Saturdays and the pizza/döner Fridays? I'm sure they all will sigh and say: oh yeah, great times! Memories are made of this... precious moments, these are the days, keep them in your heart! ☺

If you want the true german shopping experience you´ll need to keep a few foldable laundry baskets in the trunk of your car and when u finish shopping u just bring the shopping cart to your car and unload everything in those baskets. This will make it easier for you to load and unload your car and saves you from using too many plastic bags. It also saves you time at the register bc u can just quickly toss everything in the cart and don't have to deal with bagging your items. :)

For even healthier and more varieties of schorle - just get apple, johannisbeer or other juices (bio/naturtrub(cloudy)) and just put in your own carbonated or non carbonated water...you control the % - no added sugar, and the pre-made schorle has a preservative usually as well.

@cacklebarnacle15

2 жыл бұрын

if your tapwater tastes ok, for six people, you might want to think about investing in a soda stream to make your own soda. you'll just have to exchange the carbon dioxide cylinder, wich will be easier on your back as well, instead of carrying around all that extra weight in schorle. and there are so. many. awesome. juices to pick for your homemade schorle.

@marydahlheimer3477

2 жыл бұрын

That's what we did with grape juice.

@MartinaSchoppe

Жыл бұрын

YES! I buy apple juice from a regional "Mosterei" who use apples grown in their own organic "Streuobstwiese". That might be a bit more expencive than supermarket juice, but i think that is worth it. Also if you happen to have your own apple tree(s) you can bring them your apples (and pears and sometimes even other fruits and berries) to "vermosten" and you get juice from your own fruits. Maybe in a year or two my trees will produce enough for me to do that 😊 To hell with pesticides, added sugars andpreservatives and other nasty stuff!!

I wish, the discounters would pay more to the milk producers. They have troubles living from what they get for their milk.

@H8MACHINE1

2 жыл бұрын

Da hat nur der Kunde Einfluss drauf. Ich kaufe grundsätzlich nie das billigste tierische Erzeugnis aber auch beim Gemüse. Abstimmen mit dem Geldbeutel ;) Bestes Beispiel: ALDI macht ja grad Werbung dafür, dass sie das Kükentöten unterbinden indem sie bei solchen Hühnerfarmen (schreckliches Wort) die das praktizieren keine Ware mehr beziehen.

When you're feeling uncomfortable because your cart is so full, and the people behind you have only few items, just offer one or two of them to pass by. It will be appreciated.

@anoukanouk5595

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is what I do also.

Don‘t worry. We want to see everything! :D we love hauls. Shopping without spending money :D

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha that’s true! 🤣

You guys are so cute. All of you! Also love the kids noise in the background. Makes it authentic. Thanks for making me smile today 💙

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

Awe thanks Tanja! 💖

@51tomtomtom

2 жыл бұрын

This is 100% correct!

When my kids were little, we had a once a week game night. It was so fun containing the family around the kitchen table playing old fashion board games. Sometimes I snuck in an educational game. Great memories! Friday nights , they were allowed to skip baths, if not too dirty, and camp out on our bedroom floor. Little things in life!

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

Ohhhh that's so fun! Family game night and a campout on mom and dad's floor. I bet your kids still think of those times fondly. It is the little things that children really hold dear - more than the big trips.

I always got a shopping/packing lesson while shopping with my German son in law. He is very organized when packing the cart. Heavy things together, fruit and vegetables together, canned foods, etc. He would then unload at the conveyor starting with heaviest so that was the first to go back into the cart. I was in awe just to watch him. Very efficient

@k.k.4530

3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact he is not alone. Most people here in Germany pack that way. I got criticized once by a friend who thought my packing style was not efficient enough. What can I say, we are all mad here.🤣

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! Okay that’s how I’ve been doing it - heavy things go on the belt first, fruits and veggies together, etc.

@juliebrooke6099

3 жыл бұрын

At Aldi here in England if you have a lot of shopping they like you to just quickly put your stuff back in the trolley when it’s been checked and then when you’ve paid move over to the packing bench to sort things out more where you’re not holding anyone up. They really do hurry you through compared to the other shops but definitely cheaper.

@jpdj2715

3 жыл бұрын

@@juliebrooke6099 - with each cash-lane in operation they have an employee with a whip that punishes you for being too slow? Or is that a volunteer? So, is your "they like you to" real or just your "on behalf of" thinking?

@franhunne8929

3 жыл бұрын

@@juliebrooke6099 It is good for you, too, less check-out time!

You are such a likable family! I'm always looking forward to your videos. Kevin looks great without glasses, by the way. And you, Sara, are so cutely eager to make and say everything in the "right" way. But please don't exhaust yourself with over-adapting.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And you always leave kind comments, we like reading your helpful and kind comments! Have a great weekend!

@51tomtomtom

2 жыл бұрын

@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife agree 100%

Haribo is Abbreviation for the name of the founder and the (former) company headquarter HA HANS (first name) RI Riegel (last name) BO Bonn (former capital of Germany, until 1990)

@Whitewaterlily04

3 жыл бұрын

BO for Bonn because that was where Hans Riegel was from and where Haribo was originally produced.

Nice snapshot into typical German foods. You certainly try to go healthy and the items look so good. Love to see the kids enjoying the pool and the nice meal.

hey sara my tip is: buy a „klappbox“ for your groceries, so much easier! Then i put the Klappbox in my Cart and when i am at checkout i sort my groceries (heavy stuff front, light more in the back) and so i can put everything in the right order in my Klappbox!

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

Ooo cool! Okay where do you buy that? Amazon?

@sophiewonderland

3 жыл бұрын

@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife i bought mine at Kaufland bur you also could buy it at a baumarkt i think. and amazon of course. the quality varies, i have one which is reinforced with metal, i think it was 10€ and i have it since i left school, so 7 years!

@an7855

3 жыл бұрын

@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife the best ones are sold at Rewe! Good quality, great price. They are at the checkout next to the bags

@Henning_Rech

3 жыл бұрын

@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Maybe also one with fixed walls, they are typically more stable. You find them under the name "Eurobox" with standardized dimensions like 60 cm x 40 cm. They are used everywhere for storage and transport. e. g. www.amazon.de/Auer-Eurobeh%C3%A4lter-durchbrochen-Lebensmittelkorb-lebensmittelechten/dp/B08QSHS5NS At home you then use them to collect empty PET bottles to bring those back at your next shopping tour.

@RustyDust101

3 жыл бұрын

Here is another one. www.amazon.de/Stabile-Profi-Klappbox-Einkaufskiste-Transportkiste/dp/B08MQFZKK9/ref=sr_1_25_sspa?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=Klappkiste&qid=1624686965&s=kitchen&sr=1-25-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyMVY2STE4WFJHNFVZJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNzIzMDkzOUREQUQ2Tzc4NExSJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA4Njk0NDUyUTlXUDlQUU9KQkpSJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfbXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ== Sorry for the huge link. They are also amazing at home if you want to store stuff because you can load them up to three boxes high (okay, don't put the heaviest on top, that might crack them).

A wonderful video from you and your family. It's like a daily soap on tv. Would like more of that.❤

Danke, dass Sie Bio-Eier gekauft haben. Diese Hennen haben ein akzeptables Leben, nämlich Freilandhaltung. Sie können scharren etc. Ich danke im Namen der Hennen :-)

@walnuttreehomestead3149

3 жыл бұрын

Das stimmt nicht ganz so Bio bei Eier heisst nur das sie Boden Haltung sind und mal raus können und das ihr Futter bio ist Recherchen haben ergeben das die meisten Biohühner für Discounter nicht raus können.Besser ist es Eier beim Bauern ihres Vertrauens kaufen.

@bildfluss

3 жыл бұрын

@@walnuttreehomestead3149 da stimmt, dazu gab es mal eine ganz interessante Radioreportage im DLF, welche die Unterschiede zwischen Artgerechter Haltung und bio aufgezeigt hat. So gibt es auch Artgerechtes Fleisch, welches nicht Bio ist. Was z. B. Heißt, dass ein Schwein ausreichen Platz und eine Möglichkeit sich zu suhlen hatte, aber wurde konventionell gefüttert. Ein Vertreter von Food Watch war auch dabei. Ich kann es leider nicht mehr finden.

It is probably a good thing to have a huge full shopping cart. People appreciate that even though it might take a little longer. It means that you don't do groceries everyday, but maybe once a week. So you are efficient and structured, you have an overview of what you will need for the week.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

2 жыл бұрын

That’s true! I plan out our meals and it is more structured.

I feel like the price difference between discount stores like Aldi or Lidl and regular supermarkets like Edeka and Rewe isn‘t that big if you buy home brand products, but as soon as you go for branded products supermarkets get a lot more expensive. I do prefer them for fresh produce such as veggies and fruit, as the selection is usually higher quality, but I feel that when it comes to stored goods, the discounter chains have a really good selection of discount-brand organic foods that will really save you money.

Your German skills are really improving! Can't wait for your first video done all in German.

And I always think that in our food is way to much sugar in it, that it xould even be more less. A tip for the Apfelschorle. Try to mix it yourself. Use Mineralwater and Apfel juice, that way you can controll how sweet you or the kids themselves want to have it

@dailychecker

3 жыл бұрын

The Apfelschorle apples coming from China since long time. The pesticides are unknown but inside for sure. That's the reason I did not buy it. But today, I bought it because of this video here ;-). That was a trigger to me.

@roesi1985

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, making your own Schorle really is a good idea. As someone else mentioned here, you can make a great variety of "Schorles" when you don't rely on the pre-fabricated ones. When I'm in Germany, I like to buy high-quality juices in glass bottles, which is much better packaging-wise (plus, they taste much better!). I wonder if there's a Getränkemarkt nearby where you live, Sara? They usually have a huuge selection of beverages. I think that's a very German thing to do, too - the inevitable trip to the Getränkemarkt on Saturday, usually performed by the husband in order to stock up on beer for the weekend. :)

Definitely not your target audience (single guy in my 20s), but I've really enjoyed your vlogs, these grocery hauls and your German content in general. I started learning German during the pandemic and I can't wait to come visit next summer (hopefully I'll be at a B1-B2 level by then so I can actually speak). Thanks for your content!

@alice73333

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a german girl in my 20s as well watching theses vlogs. I think it's interesting what other people think about the stuff that us normal to you. I can recommend you the app "tandem" where you can connect with more germans and train your pronunciation.

@celinaduguay6484

3 жыл бұрын

How do you learn German?

My dad used to mix Apfelschorle himself for us as kids and as a parent he wanted it to be as much water as possible and less juice but I have vivid memories of having a sixth sense about tasting whenever he put less juice than I requested xD I believe I always asked for a 50/50 mix and when I would taste it and it was more watery than usual I straight up returned it to him to change it up. Safe to say I was picky as a child and now I feel sorry for my poor dad having to hit that balance of Saft and water perfectly to make me happy lol

That's such a beautiful video. I don't even know how to put it, to explain it properly. I mean, your German improved a lot. You're looking pretty practised and comfortable already by doing all day stuff on your own. The poolparty in the background, your lil princess with the stick, the 'smokey situation' (btw nothing smells better than BBQ😉), the garden flowers and Kevin so relaxed on the grill... everything was a tiny bit messy but completely fitting. It just feels right and does have a special coziness in itself. Like a perfect summer family day preserved in a video. Please be gracious and ignore all my mistakes. 😅✌ Greetings from NRW

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Daniel. We’re so glad you enjoyed it! I didn’t even notice your mistakes. You know I make them constantly in German!

@kevinmcfall5285

3 жыл бұрын

My Merry Messy Life to perfection!

Aldi is and has always been a bit cheaper because they have fewer brand names and pack less food for the shelf than, for example, Edeka. Aldi sells more cheaper goods than pure branded goods, 80% of which were produced by the same brand manufacturers under different names. Compare the manufacturer addresses! That is why they are not cheap products, but "camouflaged" branded products, sometimes even better! 😉👍 You are an extremely sympathetic family and I like it as a German that you feel comfortable here and enjoy our culture! 😉👍🇩🇪

Quark is food over here too - Estonia. And self made scörle is much better than store bought.

@super-duper

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. and you can manage how sweet you want it. Store bought most of the time too sweet.

@SilvaLuna

3 жыл бұрын

@@super-duper Agreed too, and I love Apfelschorle more with natürtrübem Apfelsaft (naturally cloudy applejiuce?)

@MrLotrecht

3 жыл бұрын

@@SilvaLuna which you can get in fall by selfmade mostly by Gartenbau Vereinen! Look out for that!

Hi,same as with the schorle. If you by jam and Quark you are free to mix as you like.if you by the low fat Quark you can mix it with milk to be more creamy.in summer a topical German meal is Kartoffeln mit Quark, so potatoes and Quark with herbes, the frozen ones from Aldi work great. Like your videos so much.

Omg, Halleluja!! ✌️ I can't even imagine what it's like to buy so much stuff for so many family members. Total respect for you, it must be an advantage to do that with the whole family. I would like to see the facial expressions of the people if that happens 😜😉 Did you somehow notice wether there more families with many children's in that area? Having Aldi or Lidl close to you is definitely a good opportunity to safe some money from time to time. I don't know how it is to have that almost every day, but for my personal opinion laughing happy kid's are the best noise ever. What it means to that this area is alive. Thanks for doing this, you and your family are really cool and nice.😎👏👍

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Robert. You always leave the nicest comments. Kevin and I enjoy reading what you write! 💖

@robertzander9723

3 жыл бұрын

@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife oh thank you so much, I'm so glad to read that! you're welcome!!

Maybe in Georgia they didn’t have ALDI we have it here in Northern Indiana we also have Walmart I have always bagged my own groceries. I don’t like plastic bags at all! I had a neighbor as a child that was from Bavaria Germany it is so lovely to see the countryside where she grew up and was raised!

sorry! But why dont you fill all the groceries back in the cart. Push the cart out to your car, and bag in to the trunk? (i do that all the time.) Than i push the cart back and collect my coin! no stress at all ( well less if you arent used to it )

@ThePixel1983

3 жыл бұрын

At Aldi people will often put everything back into the cart and then use the shelf along the windows to re-pack everything into bags.

@dagmarszemeitzke

3 жыл бұрын

I do that myself. When I am done with shoping, I packed everything im my shopingtroley at the shelf. I have no car, so I am going with the streetcar. (ÖPNV)

@ThePixel1983

3 жыл бұрын

@@dagmarszemeitzke Now I have an earworm (Everjo's "Take the tram")

@ThePixel1983

3 жыл бұрын

@@dagmarszemeitzke kzread.info/dash/bejne/l6iYlKOHmsfYeJc.html

@AP-RSI

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThePixel1983 That's what I do! ;-)

I love hearing the Kids playing in my Neighbourhood! It´s so much better then playing PC Games

Tipp: Apfelschorle selber machen. Einen Wassersprudler kaufen und "Direktsaft" (am besten naturtrüben Apfelsaft) kaufen und dann selber mischen. Ist gesünder und schmeckt noch mal vieeeeel besser.

I love you guys, it's so much fun to watch your videos !

Hey, you speak more and more German every time! I really love your content, I grew up in Minnesota, but have lived here since the 90s. You are telling everyone everything I love to say about the good and the new,, sometimes the complicated about living in Germany. You are really getting it, from Schorle to H-Mich. So great to see your adventure and experience. Grüße aus Bonn!

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

Ahh cool! So were you born in America, too? Or just raised there? So nice to have you watching, thank you!

Almonds or Olives? You said almonds and showed Olives? Try Apfelsaft naturtrüb in the Tetrapack for selfmixed Schorle! A lot tastier and healthier! Love your Intros!

@frisco1968

3 жыл бұрын

Olives with almonds inside.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I misspoke! Haha. Olives.

@joachimschwabe3301

3 жыл бұрын

The best is 100% natural (not made from concentrate) cloudy fruit juice, fruit wine/cider etc. from a local Mosterei. Sometimes it is even cheaper than in the supermarket.

Don t be sorry for the noice if ur kids. They are Kids and have fun. So we had to be sorry for disturbing them. Btw i love and miss it while waiting for the grand Children

@kevinmcfall5285

3 жыл бұрын

One thing really stuck with me was a sign my father in law has in his office. It says "If I knew how much fun grandchildren would be, I would have had them first!"

@TheRealChaosQueen

3 жыл бұрын

Sei nett zu Deinen Kindern, denn sie suchen Dein Altersheim aus = be nice to your children for they'll chose your retirement home. 😉

@kevinmcfall5285

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRealChaosQueen indeed!

You are all together such a lovely family and are very welcome in Germany. We need more people like you with such a positive spirit and energy. I just wanna say thank you for sharing your life with us :-)

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much. 🙏🏻💖

Sarah, please don't let yourself be put under pressure at the supermarket checkout, no matter how huge your purchases are! Even if the cashier breaks another speed record, take the time to stow everything away without stress. You're right, of course, US shopping is much more relaxed, but see it this way - in Germany you can finish time-consuming shopping more quickly 😉 I always buy fruit, vegetables and flowers at a farmer‘s' market on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Here you will not only find the freshest goods directly from the region, it is also a visual and olfactory feast for the senses. Unlike in a supermarket, shopping at a weekly market is great fun. In addition to fruit and vegetables, you can also get delicious cheese, fish, meat and poultry. It may be more expensive, but we support the local farmers. Thanks for another wonderful video 😍 Your pool will definitely be the attraction of the neighborhood 😊 PS Loved the new music 🎵

You forgot the most important Schorle. The "Weinschorle". Made as you can guess with white wine and mineral water. When the kids are in bed and it is a warm evening sit ourside and enjoy your Weinschorle. And Haribo (Hans Riegel Bonn) is a little like in Hard Rich Boat

Kids are enjoying German, healthy foods.... it cannot get any better than this!

What a lovely Family. I remember, when i was a kid, the best days were friday and saturday. A lot of TV and snacks with my parents and sister. Greetings from Hamburg. ✌️😊

Since my first time at Aldi with grandma back in the 70s i‘m a fan. I maybe buy 90% of my food and daily products (cleaners, toothpaste and so on) there (it‘s between my office and home) and most of other non-food stuff over the year (tools, Gardenitems etc.). Allways good quality and best price/quality ratio. 😎👍🏼

I think you both look quite relaxed in this Video....I bet you are more set by now in your new home ! Ihr seid eine sehr sympathische Familie !!

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

Dankeshön! Yes we are much more settled in now.

Such fun reading through the comments. Sometimes when we went shopping at Aldi in the UK, my husband (English but lived in Germany for ages) started to speak German to the cashier 🤣 although in Germany they Are so efficient ;) we don’t take time as much to have a friendly chat as in the UK. It’s fun to talk a little. You inspire me to start our own channel, lol.

Daß war ein super Video von euch, Daumen hoch und viel, viel Spaß noch in Zukunft. Wünsche euch nur daß beste hier und hoffentlich ihr fühlt euch wohl hier. Deutschland braucht mehr Leute so wie ihr. Liebe Grüße Eddi 👍👍👍👍😊😊😊👍👍👍

Just came across your channel today and was captured by your lovely energy - so vibrant, positive and full of life! I wish you all the best! ☀️❤️☀️

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Gurke = cucumber Gurkha = Nepalese soldiers serving in the British army with whom you don’t want to mess lol.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 so my terrible pronunciation turned a cucumber into a terrifying Nepalese soldier! 😅

3 жыл бұрын

@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Could be worse, you could use the wrong word like my math teacher once did when he was an exchange student (in his school days) in England. Dinner, and they had rice and corn. As you may already know, corn in German is Mais (EDIT: then I saw the canned corn :D). And he, excitedly, exclaimed "Oh, Reis and Mais!". His host mother was shocked and looked around for mice. :D Or a friend who wanted to "Prost" a Brit at a social event at a conference… he raised his glas and exclaimed "up yours!" I'm still in stitches thinking about it.

@kirachan007

2 жыл бұрын

@ … or my dad at his British host family‘s dinner table: „Thank you for your hostility.“ Classic!

You asked about favorite snacks and candies. My favorites are "Schokobanane" "Toblerone", "Mannerschnitten" and "Toffifee"

Congratulations - You have such a wonderful family! Enjoy your live!

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Your Kids really have adopted well to a new country :) Kids laughter and energy doesnt lie. You know when kids feel uncomfortable

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

That’s true! They are loving the pool!

As I was a child, on saturdays we had stew for lunch. My mother baked an apple pie for sunday cofeetime. Every two weeks I had 4 hours school on saturdays. In the summertime we was every weekend at the Lake Constance in our caravan.

You all look so happy in Germany 🇩🇪😊

Ja! We are 3 in my family and I am ALWAYS the „Stopfkunde“. (The one customer that has a huge amount of stuff...)🤣 (and I feel bad every time as well 😉)

Love you guys! Watching all the way from South Africa.

Don't buy sliced cheese, buy a "Boska" cheeseplane and make your own slices from a big chunk of cheese. And yes I'm from the Netherlands.

@beadus3512

3 жыл бұрын

@ Mark Schattefor Bought Boska cheese planes in Alkmaar last year. Simply the best 👍 Hello to our favorite neighbors from Düsseldorf.

Nice video. Especially to see you so happy about your groceries. If you have a Kaufland or Globus in the neighborhood, you should try them. They have good deals, too, and good quality. Have a great weekend!

In my childhood it was commen to shop once a month - so everyone had at least a full cart, not seldom it has been two full carts. Because of that there often was a special line for customers with just a few items, called "Schnellkasse". Since many food chemics are banned you cant storage fresh food as long as in that time - so people got used to shop more often - an the actual shopping culture was born - often but less. With all of the pros and cons.

Haribo comes from Hans Riegel Bonn, so it‘s Haa- (like in Haagen Daazs) Rih- (as in Riegel :-) ) Boh (as in the German Boot, Bogen, Boden)

I love your videos! Your kids are adorable!

Ah, green beans. They're so delicious. I especially love them with Speck (Schwarzwälder Speck) and onions. just fry them off in a pan until the onions are glassy and then add the cooked beans to it. Salt' n pepper and then bon appetit.

The Aldis in America only offer German products on occasions. Once in a while they have quark but instead of typical fruit quarks the have some crazy flavors that you can clearly see people avoid. Mixed berry quark is always the first to go while other flavors sit on the shelf and sell slow or get wasted. I was hoping they would offer Fassbrause and other German products on a more regular basis than special occasions

Didn't you ever find a farmers shop, called Hofladen where you can bye for instance milk, eggs, vegetables sometimes meat, sausages, cheese, allways depending what they produce or want to offer. Sometimes even for the children are some offers, watching the animals or something like that.

I've never heard "Sommersamstag" before (as a German), such a beautiful word - thank you! Best wishes :-)

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

Oh! Haha did I make up my own German word/phrase?

Really envious of your pool in this heat! The kids must have a blast. But more importantly; Peanut!!!! Such a beautiful cat, almost as cute as mine :)

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

Awe so sweet that you have a kitty, too!

such a lovely loving family, feels wholesome :D greetings from austria

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Austria is a beautiful country!

If you feel stressed doing grocery shopping, because you have to pack it yourself, Pro Tip: Just shove it all back in the shopping cart and pack your groceries at the side. I always go grocery shopping for a week (Even though its only for 3 people) and i have huge anxiety to pack everything at the cashier. So i just shove it back in the cart, and pack it all after so i can take my time. :)

@kevinmcfall5285

3 жыл бұрын

Ok, good idea!

What a beautiful family! 👍👍👍

General information: ALDI (Albrecht Discount). LIDL, Penny started as discounters with assortments of about 1500 different products of house brands and simple store equipment, so they could keep the prices low. EDEKA (Einkaufsgemeinschaft Deutscher Einzelhandels-Kaufleute) and REWE (Revisionsverband der Westkauf-Genossenschaften) are retailers with an assortment of about 15000 brands, even higher qualities up to top brands, which are quite expensive like my birthday-whiskey Scotch Highland Park, 18 years old (for the same price as your complete haul). Times changed, and the retailers generated their own house brands REWE = JA, EDEKA = Gut und Günstig, to close the gap to the discounters. The discounters themselves tried to close the gap to the retailers by integrating quality brands into their assortment. So today you will find quite everything you want, concerning quality level. It will be a question of habit, the longer you stay here.

Great vlog! Schönes Wochenende!

My favourite snack is definetly Knoppers, I do recommend it!

@franhunne8929

3 жыл бұрын

Nalf, is that you?

You should try fresh white grape Schorle when it's in season! Also, if you don't buy your Schorle pre made you gain access to a much wider variety :)

You can put your grocerys back into the cart and bag them after you‘ve paid. I like to do that, because it‘s less stressfull for me. Hope that helps. 😊

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

2 жыл бұрын

Yes that’s great advice! It does work well.

Here in the north we also have quite some Milchtankstellen, so milk filling stations where you can buy raw milk directly into bottles for 1€ per liter of milk. You can also often buy really fresh eggs there as well and check out the cows and such.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

2 жыл бұрын

That is so cool! I haven’t seen any in our are yet.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

2 жыл бұрын

That is so cool! I haven’t seen any in our are yet.

Hey guys! You should try Mannerschnitten from Austria as a snack or for your coffee breaks. Super delicous hazelnut waffles. I am pretty sure Edeka and even Aldi have them.😋 Quark is called Topfen in Austria. 🤓 Have a nice summer! Servus aus Oberösterreich! 👋🏻

My brother has saved so much money growing his own vegetables in our garden....i think you guys would be great at growing vegetables

Great video.

I eat a lot of freeze dried strawberries. Have made a lot of dried strawberries too. Makes great snacks. So does yogurt rolls, made on a dehydrator like a fruit roll.

Funny i was in Aldi the other night here in Dublin and bought their reusable vegetable net bag...i never saw them before and then i see you have your cucumbers in a net bag

For the Schorle buy juice and mix yourself, it's much tastier and you will need only 1/3 or 1/4 juice. Also, you then could use organic products and / or reusable glass bottles (with Pfand) to reduce plastic waste. It's cool you are using the cotton nets!

you must cook the beans with Bohnenkraut than when the beans are ready get out of the water and you give some butter of the beans

Aldi is a German company by the way, or more precisely: two independent companies named Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd. Theys were founded by the Albrecht brothers in 1961, while its origins go way beyond that. Aldi just means Albrecht Diskont - or discount - by the way. Before the split both it was only one company. Both Aldis separated also the globe between the two companies, normally if one Aldi is in a country the other will not join. The USA are an exemption to that rule, because both Aldis are present there.

I prefer EDEKA. They have much more specialy Things that i can not find at ALDI (here in Allgäu). Nice Funfact: The Word EDEKA comes from Einzelhändler DEutscher Kolonial Artikel ;) ALDI comes from ALbrecht DIscount ;) Haribo comes from Hans Riegel Bonn just to let you know a little bit were the Words came from :)

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

2 жыл бұрын

Ah cool! We didn’t know that’s where EDEKA comes from!

I hear a lot of foreigners comment on how stressful the bagging at the register is, though my question is - is there no bagging area in these stores? Unless I only have a handful of items, I can put in one bag or my backpack I just put the stuff back into the cart and bag in the bagging area or at the car (so I don't have to bring the bags into the store). That may be less efficient but makes the process a lot less stressful.

@apfeltpunkt2053

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, there usually is a bagging area at the front windows. It's not luxurious, but it's there. You can also drop garbage there. Edit: I don't have a clue how the other guys got that much off topic here... But at least in Berlin it's possible to repack your items some meters behind the cashier. There usually are some few small Tables or at Aldi it's the window bench. This may be different at Discounters outside of cities but that's how I know it from the walkable stores within the city areas. So you can usually pack your stuff back into your cart and then repack into your bags some meters behind the register. There usually is a cardboard/plastic disposal too. But it can be crowded at rush hours depending on where you shop.

@tillm2481

3 жыл бұрын

Just go your car and put it there in your own bags...I think literally no German would pack a big shopping in the store... it‘s all about efficancy ;) Just throw the stuff in the cart at the register.

@apfeltpunkt2053

3 жыл бұрын

@@tillm2481 Someone that goes shopping with a backpack probably doesn't have a car...

@tillm2481

3 жыл бұрын

@@apfeltpunkt2053 someone with a backpack can pack his few items in two minutes in the bagging area or near his bike ...packing at the cashier/register especially with a full cart is an absolute No Go...forcing other people to waste their free time with waiting

@apfeltpunkt2053

3 жыл бұрын

@@tillm2481 Why am I so shure you don't live in the city... Lol. Definitely possible to shop for 50-70€ with a backpack and bags. And that doesn't mean you force people to wait...

Moin ,hier mein Einkausfs tip ,wohne auf dem Land Ich gehe 2x in den Laden 1,nur die Hardware holen: Getränke, WC Papier ,Waschpulver, Konserven .... 2, jetzt schaue ich nach frischen Lebensmitteln Milch, Obst ,Gemüse, Fleisch...was ich direkt in einem Wäschekorb oder( Kühltasche im Sommer)verstaue...so kann ich direkt die frischen Dinge sofort in den Kühlschrank bzw Speisekammer verstauen und für den Rest habe ich Zeit 😉🙋🏼‍♀️

One simple advise: Enjoy the summer in Germany and that is because? (and I think you know already) It will be short. Luv ya

@beadus3512

3 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily. Remember In 2018, 2019, 2020 we had tropical temperatures from April to October. Luckily this summer seems to be more „normal“ 😅

@richard--s

3 жыл бұрын

Summer where you can walk around outside in t-shirts and shorts typically ends around the end of August. ... A typical September would be a bit cool, windy and rainy. But it is possible to even get a few warm days in October - they are called - if you have them - "Goldener Oktober". Then it gets colder and colder. The first snow could come around November (there are always exceptions with a small possibility of snow in October) -- and around Christmas there might be no snow at all - that is called "Weihnachts-Tauwetter" - if there was snow before, it might have molten away till Christmas ;-) But it is most likely to snow in January and February, even if there was no snow at all until the end of the year. Somehwere around March or April is the time when spring comes - with exceptions, it could be warm in an exceptionally warm February too (maybe with a cold March) or you could get the last snow in May - I once had that, but just once in my life ;-) The April weather could be everything in one day, therefore in German there is the saying "April macht was er will" (April does what it wants) and that refers to the weather. It could be rainy and cold then warm and dry then back to rainy and cold again, all in two hours ;-) And that april-weather as it is called could of course happen in May too, so watch out when the forecast says there is "April Wetter" ahead ;-) Usually it starts to get comfy warm in May or at least June.

@Anson_AKB

3 жыл бұрын

@@richard--s 💯

I like going to Kaufland because it's huge and I always find the things I need. They also have a good variety of vegetarian/vegan options compared to smaller stores like Aldi and Lidl. Sometimes I can't even find the most basic vegetables and fruits at these stores and that sucks when I have a recipe for something and need those specific items.

Packing your bag at the checkout takes some practice, eventually you'll get a hang of it. You could also mix your own Schorle and have even more control of how much juice is present. My mother-in-law likes just enough juice to give it a taste but mostly just water.

Haribo stands for "Hans Riegel Bonn" thats the name of the founder and the city where the gummybears were invented, phoneticaly (as to pronounce it right for an american native) it would be something like "ha-ree-bow" i guess 😉

On Sundays we love to visit zoos or little animal parks! We love to shop on Fridays at 7pm because we almost the only ones in there and no one has to wait behind us😊 We also have Aldi and Edeka next to each other. In Edeka you'll find Lupinen icecream, that is made out of flowers like this kind of yoghurt, sooo good and healthy! On Saturday evenings friends or family come over for a barbeque and relax in the garden.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

That's a good idea to shop on Friday nights - it's true, no one would have to wait behind us! And we've got to try this flower ice cream - how cool!

like your videos a lot, watching from Puerto Rico.

Glad to see that you found some great deals! Quark is not fermented, by the way :)

When in Germany, Saturday during the day we would do a Volksmarch in a different town each week.

Another great video! You even survived the barbecue smoke! I saw one of your bags of salad had Feldsalat in it. I‘ve never seen or had Feldsalat in the US. Do you like it? I like it a lot. Most Germans I know make their own dressing and pour it on the whole salad. Once when I had friends over they were perplexed that the salad didn’t already have dressing on it, and that I had set out 4 bottles of dressing on the table. That points to another difference: Americans like choice. I’ve since learned to make my own dressing and put it on the salad.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

Oh how interesting! Germans pour salad dressing and Americans do not.

If you ever happen to be near or in Bonn, where Haribo is from, they have like a Haribo house basically next to the Bonn central train station with tooooons and tons of Haribo candy. Nothing is pre packaged, so you can grab a bag and put in what you want. The price depends on the weight. It has all the normal flavours and types which you can get here as well as variations that are more common in other countries.

It's 'hurry bow" ;) I had fun with your new video. CU soon.

Bio milk from Edeka at the higher price ist usually pasteurized fresh milk whereas the Bio milk from Aldi at the cheaper price is H-milk which will tforever . I would buy the Edeka milk .

If you like Bergader Cheese here is something for you to check out.Bergader has their own direct-sale shops in Traunstein and Waging am See, so right next door.Might be worth the few minutes drive.

@MyMerryMessyGermanLife

3 жыл бұрын

Oh cool!!

@chkoha6462

3 жыл бұрын

@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife next upload should be: My huge cheese haul!...BTW, they also sell wine,Spirits and anything tasty

Here are some tricks which make bagging easier. First of all the Milk...don't bag it at all. Just take a whole box with Milk and put it either under the card or in a special holder some cards have. When at the check out, just give the cashier one Milk and tell her or him how many you decided to buy. More isn't necessary. (I usually buy one box plus one for the conveyer, because it saves me the time fumbling one out of the box and back in) Otherwise, there are special bags you can attach to your card. If you sort the groceries when you put them on the conveyer belt, you can just sort the stuff into it from the get go.

@swanpride

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, btw, it is actually cheaper if you buy juice and sparkling water and mix your Schorle yourself. Same with the quark, btw, if you want a fruity version, the best solution is to mix your own one. Either by using actual fruits (strawberries and Cherrys are perfect for that), or mixing in some jam.