Regarding the slippers: It is totally normal to just walk around in Socks or even barefoot when you go to someone elses house. Many families also have a bunch of slippers for guests. However as someone who always has very cold feet I like to take a pair when I have space in my bag. I also think it is something that people often don't do for themselves but if you for instance have a child you would take a pair for them because you love them and don't want their feet to get cold. ^^

@vanwesthuizen7427

Жыл бұрын

I actually know plenty of people bringing their Hausschuhe with them, especially if they visit me, because I‘m living in a old house with very cold floors 😂

@marylincherie1806

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I have an second pair of Hausschuhe at my parents house waiting for me visiting and in winter I sometimes bring socks made of wool when visiting friends

@manub.3847

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It depends who you visit. Sometimes you know the floor is very cold and socks are not enough and/or the host doesn't have extra slippers.

@christianjohannes8529

Жыл бұрын

right I have always Shoes for my small one.😉 and my mom has allways hers and my Dads in her bag😅

The paste-like foods in a tube has multiple advantages. 1.: tubes are made of foil making them impassable by light. As nearly all such foods in tubes contain oil, which can be degraded by light (slightly), this helps prevent spoilage. 2.: Again, less spoilage as you squeeze out the paste inside, immediately sealing off the container/tube with a tiny clog that contains virtually no contaminated air, allowing for only tiny amounts of bacterial growth. So little in fact that many of these tube foods can last for years even after opening them, if properly closed after each use. 3. Less wastage: if you are a typical German, you start cleanly rolling up the tube and squeezing down on it from the thin end up toward the nozzle. This leaves a lot less of the paste inside the container than typical mayo or ketchup squeeze bottles. 4. You can place them any which way in your fridge, AND they get smaller with each portion extracted, thus less wasted space. 5. Tubes can fall down, get squeezed pretty hard, even hit, without breaking. Try dropping a ketchup plastic bottle ten times in a row on a tiled kitchen floor from the average fridge height. I will guarantee it doesn't look as healthy afterwards. The tube may be a bit dented, that's it. 6. Tubes are lightweight for their sturdiness and contained volume. Sure, tubes don't work for all food items, but they should be a lot more common. I personally love me some konzentriertes Tomatenmark / concentrated tomato paste in a tube.

@einflinkeswiesel2695

Жыл бұрын

my konzentriertes Tomatenmark must be at least two years old and it's still edible, I use it so rarely

@reinhard8053

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@@einflinkeswiesel2695 I use mustard with a date of 2017 which still is OK.

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

Incredible comment! Thank you sooo much! I didn’t think I could fall in love with this tube concept even more, but I have haha

@SkeeveTVR

Жыл бұрын

I have just toothpaste as paste in my home .. mustard and ketchup always in a bootle or bottle (Hela Curry Gewürzketchup). I hate tubes ... toothpaste is a exeption.

@melw5725

Жыл бұрын

Generally yes, but they are wasteful (valuable material and plastic) and aluminium is not really good for health, especially with acidic stuff, do they need to be lined with plastic, which again is not good for recycling, environment and health

The paramedics in Germany have a very good education and you don`t have worry if they are younger, you are still very well looked after. If the german police stop you, you don`t have to be afraid either, they are friendly to you e.g. at a traffic control etc.☺💙

@tihomirrasperic

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in Croatia, the Emergency Service has 3 members, a driver, a medical technician and an Emergency Service doctor There is also patient transport, then there are only two members, the driver and the medical technician There are three types of "medical" staff in Croatia A paramedic, usually a driver, with a completed Emergency Service course in hospitals they transport patients, wash them and help with everything (they usually do the dirtiest jobs) Medical technician/nurse - completed medical high school for 4 years, they have almost all the knowledge as doctors, they are usually assistants in operations, they lead departments, in fact they can do everything that doctors do, but they don't have medical license Doctor - completed medical faculty for 6 years (after completing 4 years of high school) after graduation they go to specializations

Hi Jenna, I am also from Düsseldorf and I know people who bring their own Hausschuhe with them when the come to visit. So this is a thing some people do sometimes. I always like that, because to me it shows that they are very comfortable when they visitt you... they would not do this when they go to people they do not know very well. So if you noticed that... its a good sign 👍😄

@lola2837

Жыл бұрын

I grew up in Mainz & we always took our house shoes with us when visiting friends and family. 😊

My parents bring their slippers when they are invited for a party in a home. Muddy street shoes is a no-go (in) and you can't expect the host to have 10 pairs. Few guest slippers is common. I am personally too lazy and walk around in socks.

cf to "bringing my slippers" no, I usually bring an extra pair of socks which got those little gum dots underneath to stop you from sliding.Those are very nice for usage in someone else's home (Antirutsch-Socken)

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

Hahah oh the beloved Antirutsch-Socken 😂🥰 I had to invest in a pair when I moved here! Always required at Turnen and different courses I’ve attended

I love your facial expressions Jenna! In my small town on Lake Constance, every barbecue area has a small barn with firewood, so people don't break down wood from healthy trees.

There two ways to handle eggs. they have a naturally protecting layer. When you clean them, the layer will be washed off. In Germany the eggs are not cleaned, so they are relatively good protected of spoiling. In many other countries the eggs are washed and have to be cooled to prevent spoiling.

During biology class in Germany, I learned that technically those mistletoe aren't parasites, but freeloaders (Schmarotzer). They feed on the tree, but they don't actively inject anything that harms it.

@Llortnerof

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That still makes them parasites. It doesn't matter if they're actively or passively harmful, what matters is that they're harmful. And for what it's worth, stealing nutrients from the tree *is* actively harming it.

@dansattah

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@@Llortnerof I guess that this comes down to language and field of research. When I try to translate "Schmarotzer" into English, the first word I get is "parasite". While my German A-level textbook at a vocational career college for biotechnology and agriculture went out of its way to explain the difference between a "Schmarotzer" and a "Parasit".

About taking along the houseshoes: I do that when going to family or very close friends, where I feel like family.

Funfact: The System that an Ambulance and a Notarzt are sent to the Emergency seperately is called "Rendezvous System". It helps saving the Notarzt for more severe cases, such as a stroke, while the Rettungssanitäter and Rettungassistenten can deal with the most cases themselves (eg broken legs or Platzwunden).

@nuster7816

Жыл бұрын

Not entirely correct. The Rendezvouz System is called when the Ambulance already has the Patient inside and is already diving to the Hospital but they still need a Doctor. So they meet on the Street. Also a Stroke is nothing for a Notarzt. It gets handled by the Paramedics. The Rettungsassistent is not trained anymore since 2015. The new one is called Notfallsanitäter

@mrjohnosterman

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@@nuster7816 Rendezvous ist Rendezvous. Ob sie sich nun am Einsatzort treffen oder der Patient bereits eingeladen wurde und sie sich auf dem Weg treffen. Ein Schlaganfall ist durchaus eine Notarztindikation. Einzig die Korrektur mit dem Rettungsassistenten stimmt: Den gibt es so nicht mehr.

@nuster7816

Жыл бұрын

@@mrjohnosterman mit den Rendezvous System haste Recht. Wird in der Praxis nur anders genannt. Mein Fehler. Ein Schlaganfall ist absolut keine Notarzt Indikation. Schon zu Zeiten vor dem Notfallsanitäter war es das nicht. Mit dem Notfallsanitäter werden auch andere Notfallbilder (Herzinfarkte, Atemnöte...) Keine Notarzt Indikation mehr. Hängt aber noch stark von der Region und ob der jeweilige Ärztliche Leiter, der dies bestimmt, im 21Jhd angekommen ist

@mrjohnosterman

Жыл бұрын

@@nuster7816 Also nach meinem Kenntnisstand sagt der Notarztindikationskatalog auch in neueren Fassungen offiziell, dass ein Schlaganfall bspw die Hinzuziehung rechtfertigt. Ob es in der Praxis so gemacht/sinnvoll ist ist wieder was anderes, das stimmt.

I bring my slippers to my friends' homes, too! :D And now my friends do it, too. It started when I visited friends for a whole weekend - it's uncomfortable to wear street shoes non-stop for a weekend inside, but socks are not warm enough for me and I don't really like guest slippers. I would not do it with people I hardly know, but for friends, I see no reasons against it :) (my guests can always wear their street shoes inside my home, though, if they like)

Most inner city Postmen are riding trikes today,at least in my city.

Thanks. I found your posts so helpful Thanks❤❤❤❤

Drinking in public early in the day. Years ago I used to commute to work from Garath to Dusseldorf and every morning a man got on the train with a newspaper and an open bottle of beer. The was a culture shock.

@Miristzuheiss

Жыл бұрын

No Frank, thats life in Garath😉🤭 The darkest part of Düsseldorf

@joachimfrank4134

Жыл бұрын

I've heard a joke some time ago about a tourist in Munich. He sees them drinking beer from a Maßkrug in the morning. He phoned his friends: I don't know how they manage to stay a rich city, they are drinking beer from buckets early in the morning.

@Miristzuheiss

Жыл бұрын

@@joachimfrank4134 drinking beer in Munich, thats like eating breakfast. Bavaria, Munich has nothing in common with Germany. Its like middleage.

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

Hhaha and my husband works as a dentist there 🫣😂

Ambulance and Notarzt: come from 2 different institutions, thus locations: the (emergency) ambulance is mostly stationed at the fire department, while the Notarzt comes directly from the hospital - and then they meet at the scene

Really loved your video! About the young "emergency workers": My brother decided to volunteer as a helper in an abulance straight out of school for a year. He was trained for several weeks before he was allowed to actually help with a patient, anf there are several levels of training. For example, There are always two people who have trained for at least a year that drive a non-emergency ambulance (=transporting sick people from nursing home or home to the hospital for a planned appointment). Those working on emergency ambulances (=that are called for car accidents, brain injuries, heart attacks, and so on) have at least 3 years of training, including several weeks observing the professionals in the field. Tldr; the amulance / sick people transport staff may look young because they started training right after high school, but they are professionelly trained for years. Edit: As another commenter pointed out, this is also the case because pay isn't very good, especially for someone not in their 20s anymore.

@einflinkeswiesel2695

Жыл бұрын

Da muss ich dich leider etwas korrigieren, die Ausbildungsdauer im Rettungsdienst ist teilweise sehr viel kürzer. Es gibt möglicherweise Unterschiede zwischen einzelnen Bundesländern, daher kann ich nur für NRW sprechen, aber hier wird ein KTW (für Krankentransport) von einem Rettungssanitäter (12 Wochen Ausbildung, bzw. 160h Theorie + 160h Lehrrettungswachenpraktikum + 160h Klinikpraktikum) und einem Rettungshelfer (4 Wochen Ausbildung, bzw. 80h Theorie + 80h Lehrrettungswachenpraktikum) besetzt, auf einem RTW (für Notfallrettung) kommen ein Rettungssanitäter und ein Notfallsanitäter (3,5 Jahre Ausbildung) zum Einsatz. (Der NFS ist die höchste Qualifikation im Rettungsdienst, darüber kommt nur noch der Notarzt) Und bei der aktuellen Situation in dem Bereich kann man auch ziemlich sicher sein, dass fertig augebildete Kräfte recht schnell voll eingesetzt werden

@nuster7816

Жыл бұрын

The Pay isnt that bad anymore. It definitly was very very bad but a lot pay now a good amount of Salary because they ran out of trained personnel.

@miridroge6043

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@@einflinkeswiesel2695 Da magst du Recht haben, ich weiß nur was mein Bruder in BaWü erfahren hat, da hatten sie aber auch schwierigkeiten die Praktika zu organisieren, weshalb er und seine Kollegen alle circa ein Jahr für die Rettungshelfer und Rettungssanitäter(?) Ausbildung zusammen gebraucht haben.

@LythaWausW

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"right out of high school" - yes but also a high school diploma is not required to become a medic in Germany, so they're even younger cuz they didn't go to Gymnamsium; they got out of school before age 18. Whatever age that is, I'm not sure: )

@LythaWausW

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@@einflinkeswiesel2695 Thanks for explaining. I'm a medic (RH) in NRW and my training was a matter of weeks and months, not years. To remain a medic I am required to have 32 hours of training yearly.

Used to be like that in North America too - remember the concept of "fireman calenders" - the unions got rid of the physical fitness of the cops and they got old Germany does have a lto of very good looking cops especially - with the female cops really standing out.

Im German and never in my life did I experience someone offering me house shoes when I was their guest. And I never brought my house shoes when I was visiting someone. I still feel kinda weird when people ask me to take my shoes off. I’m not used to that concept. However I understand it makes sense.

Hi Jenna, i really liked your video. Also, I am one of the people who bring their Hausschuhe when I am visiting friends and family. Not always but, most of the time. For reference I grew up in the Ruhrgebiet.

i noticed in the view of emerg personell,your in düsseldorf.and at exact that place ,have you ever seen the gooses walking over the road in the morning,to get some gras from the other areas?its so cool to see,they are not in a hurry and all cars stop to let them walk over :)

@Miristzuheiss

Жыл бұрын

Do you know Stefan, Tiernotrettung Düsseldorf? His channel on KZread is sooo the best. Learning to handle with all animals here at Düsseldorf to shelter and little helps

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha yes! although most people make a joke and blame me for those “damn Canada geese starting a goose plague in Germany” 😂🫣

I am also used to people bringing their own slippers. I usualy take some thick socks to other places, becouse they don´t need much space and you can easaly put them in your pocekts :)

I have done the slippers thing, usually when I know a friend has a cold floor and no guest slippers.

Please don't get me wrong but I find it funny that you find mustard or mayonnaise from a tube disgusting but then eat things like spray cheese which is much more disgusting and not even real cheese. I've heard from several people that tubes of mustard or something similar are disgusting, but these people eat cheese from a spray bottle

@betsytodd3511

Жыл бұрын

If you ever look for the spray cheese in a U.S. supermarket (and maybe Canada too- I don’t know), you’ll probably find it on the top shelf, which is where they put items that hardly anyone buys. I liked it when I was a kid because it was fun to play with. - not for the taste. 😝

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

Hhaha I second that! If I’m being honest, I’ve never even tried the spray cheese before… but I am a culprit to powdered cheese in Kraft Dinner 🫣😂

@LythaWausW

Жыл бұрын

@@betsytodd3511 Exactly. It's a novelty and fun for kids at birthday parties. The fact that it exists seems to be fascinating to Germans, the fact that they think we eat it as grown ups is wrong, perhaps perpetuated by Walter's World on YT as he ate it straight from the can for effect. I like your top shelf statement, you're right!

@LythaWausW

Жыл бұрын

Several people say it's disgusting? How is it disgusting? Oh, I know. They accidentally put it on their toothbrush and brushed their teeth with mittelscharfsenf.

Hi, Jenna, as a german I always enjoy your videos! Your information about mistletoes is not fully correct: Yes, they are parasites, but in the vast majority of cases they don't kill their host trees. This happens only rarely when a tree is covered all over with mistletoe.

On some occasions I bring my Hausschuhe or thick wool socks when visiting other people - when I know that they have cold floor in winter.

Hola, it's nice to know that you are learning Spanish, I watch your videos to know more and more about Germany, and also I practice my English 😁, I like a lot your videos, thanks for all your work, saludos desde Venezuela, bis später 🤗

7:39 The milk is not only outside of the refrigerated section in Germany. It depends on the milk. You can buy either "shelf stable milk" here in most supermarkets, which is then homogenized and pasteurized. This is then not in the refrigerated section, as it does not go bad. In addition, you will also find "fresh milk" in the refrigerated section, which then has to be in the fridge at home. Opinions differ about the difference in taste. Then of course there are differences in the type of milk. If you want a lot of variety, it is better to go to the Rewe supermarket, which, like LIDL, Aldi or Penny, can be found all over Germany. There are all kinds of milk. Oat milk, soy milk, milk with more than 3% fat and those under 1% fat, which makes a noticeable difference in taste. Personally, I prefer to drink the pea-based vegan milk because, unlike other vegan milks, it still tastes like real milk and not soya.

Düsseldorf is too posh for that, but I have totally taken slippers to houses when visiting. LOL

Yes, some of our friends do bring their "Hausschuhe" or a pair of thick socks if they come visit us. Munich and Hamburg...

This Löwensenf extra hot mustard you showed is the best mustard you can find for cooking. Its also availible in a glass jar. If you use it raw on a sausage its extremely hot, like wasabi paste but if you need it in the kitchen for some sauce or something its just the best. Just throw out this Dijon mustard crap and use this one. Btw fresh milk is refrigerated. Only the milk that had a special heat treatment you can buy outside the fridge. You can even store it for like half a year.

@grokranfan8578

Жыл бұрын

Löwensenf extra isn't that hot anymore.

German here. I love the foreigners perspective on my home country. BTW if you want to witness the pinacle of German beer culture, go, visit Munich with its Biergärten, here you can have a liter of beer, bring food with you and have a great time, especially in summer. The Hirschgarten or the more hidden Taxisgarten are my personal suggestions as a Muunich resident.

packing slippers: Well... most people don't have slippers for guests. So if it's a household where you put off yourshoes, you are walking on socks. In a cold household you might prefer to bring your slippers or a pair of woollen socks (which are easier to transport)

You forgot to mention some key information about the eggs and milk. Fresh milk is in the fridge, H-Milch doesn't need to be refrigerated. Eggs aren't being washed and therefore still have the protective layer and therefore don't need refrigeration.

@mikebegonia6134

Жыл бұрын

'H-Milch doesn't need to be refrigerated' - that depends. Once opened the UHT milk must be refrigerated or it will go off in mere hours.

I always take my slippers with me when visiting friends and family (none of them live in Düsseldorf, however). 😊

im definitely the slipper girl. and i´m from Duisburg. its around the corner of Düsseldorf. so... i would say, it depends on the individual. i take mine to everybody i visit.

I love to bring my own cosy slippers over when I visit friends. I will have warm feet, my socks will stay clean and it is soooooo much more comortable.

I'm 21 and I will start my paramedic training this year to work halftime while studying at university. some other friends I know from my local volunteer fire department started when they finished school at age 18/19. And yes, we are also good looking xD (at least my friends)

I always take off my shoes when I am visiting people, especially when they have kids, or when I expect to stay for a couple of hours or longer. Sometimes I bring my slippers, especially in winter.

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

My kind of house guest 🥰

You may get a problem with the Ordnungsamt if you use a disposable grill, those ruin the lawn and leave ugly black spots. If you use a grill with legs and leave the place perfectly clean they will not bother you, at least here in Switzerland.

I bring my houseshoes also very often to my friends. Greetings from Berlin

The main thing I noticed that was different when i went to Germany was that the public restrooms cost money to use. The gas stations actually have good food. Especially on Sunday when the grocery stores are closed. and that the autobahn has plenty of speed limits along most of its course. Even in the spots where you can go fast as you want the majority seemed to not to surpass 180 - 195 kmh. Flashers turned on when slowing quick was needed. Allot more courteous drivers than in the US.

In the beginning here in Alberta there was an outdoor event on the street where you could drink alcohol. It was fenced in with a 2m tall construction fence. I was just walking out this area and security stopped me. No drinking outside the cage. 😅

@matthiasewert3587

Жыл бұрын

But i bet you can carry a weapon there ?

@maxbarko8717

Жыл бұрын

@@matthiasewert3587 No!

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

Hhaha it’s so true! We have so many of these events in cages in Toronto 😂😂

I always take my house slippers along, when visiting my daughter, because they have a parquet floor and I hate walking on socks alone

Honestly, I as a 50+ year German did not know about the habit of putting the deposit bottles next to the container to allow other people to pick them up. I usually see bottles outside of the container when the containers start overflowing, because they have not been emptied as usual. It may well be that this experience differs between living in bigger cities vs. smaller towns.

@masterchief-vd1xs

Жыл бұрын

Maybe it is a generational thing but we always do it. Supporting the people in need is the only reason that keeps us drinking

@polyanthajones8168

Жыл бұрын

some cities even have extra shelves on or next to the bins specifically for deposit bottles and cans. This way people don't have to dive iheadfirst into a bin full of litter in order to retrieve the bottles.

Your pronunciation is, as I've said before, excellent! It is not easy to say Notartz, but you have no problems

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks so much, Jan! 🥰🥰

@flamedealership

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣I don't agree, *Notartz* is definitely easier to pronounce than *Notarzt* 🤣🤣😉💛💛

one morning in Stuttgart I heard a bell ring outside and what I thought was a man yelling "fire" I opened the window and frantically looked outside. There was a man on a bike with a wagon attached selling eggs. He was yelling " Eier" so funny

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂♥️♥️🥰🥰

About the house shoes: taking them with you when you visit a friend, it surely happens. E.g. when you know your friend has no floor heating and has no guest house shoes. So it happens here and there. And it is not specific to a certain region. But when your friend has house shoes for guests, there is no need to bring oyur own shoes.

Bringing your own slippers is definitely a thing :D

Hello Jenna, first I would like to say I really enjoy your channel. Keep up the good work. Second, I have to ask, when you went on your first date with your husband, did you eat from the same plate? My grandmother was born in Magdeburg and used to tell me that on her first date they ate off of the same plate. Mind you my grandmother was born in 1910, so I am guessing it would have been the late 1920's. Just curious!! Again, keep the great videos coming!!!

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

Haha what an interesting observation! No, I think we definitely didn’t eat off the same plate… though my husband is a culprit of always taking a bite of my plate before I’ve even had the chance to try it 😂

Milk is typically sold in two ways, one outside the fridge (Long-Life milk or H-Milch) and fresh milk in the fridge. H-Milch tastes awful. I noticed that in Belgium it's difficult to get fresh milk, they have mostly H-Milch; in tourist areas where Germans are, they sell fresh milk, imported from Luxembourg.

Some Danes bring their own house shoes, but also many homes have guest shoes or some thick wollen socks 😊

a collegue of me ask me the last time "why didn't you bring your own slippers?" ... and I was a little bit shocked .. as a german :D I have a second pair of slippers here in my appartment for guests .. if they like to wear some .. instat of socks.

Mistletoe can kill the trees

I bring sometime my slipper, when i visit someone again and i know, they dont have my shoesize and its Winter.

My husband always brings his own slippers with him. He's from central Germany.

I almost always bring my own slippers on a visit. It is customary for the people I know that they get rid of their shoes at the front door, and either walk in socks or in slippers. I don´t like walking around in socks or barefoot, so I usually bring my slippers with me. Most people don´t seem to mind.

Just don’t use the single use throw away bbq grills. Too much litter and they don’t have a stand so they burn the grass on the ground ruining the park for years. Normally they have areas for you to put up your bbq providing you with a suitable trash bin for the leftover charcoal.

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree! I think I only used it that once 😂 I got a free Weber picnic grill when my husband referred me to his bank as a client 👍✊😜

Eggs Eggs have a natural protection. If you don't wash them, you could carry them out of the Fridge. In America eggs came washed in the stores, without these natural protection. Thats why they must be cooled.

I am not from ther Düsseldorf area and I take my Hausschuhe with me. Like when I know I will be in doors for a longer time at a friends house or in my sisters house I will take my slippers with me, when I not forget. My sister has slippers for guest but these are these one size for all stuffed in one very big slipper. You won't get footing in them.

Salzstreuer nicht auf dem Tisch, sondern auf dem Teller. Wahnsinn! Da erwarte ich jetzt aber ein 30 - Minuten Spezialvideo.

Klasse Video! :)

Unsure about the milk part, but apparently if you don't wash eggs, then you don't need to refrigerate the. Something about the goop in the eggshell pores that gets ungunked in the washing process, that goop keeps the eggs fresh for a long period of time. I mean....chickens. If being unrefrigerated made eggs go bad, then there'd be no chickens. Sort of the opposite of the chicken-or-egg deal.

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

amazing isn’t it? Haha ♥️

The reason why alcohol in Germany can be in public, simply because people are not as violent like in the..U.S.

@t.l.c7481

Жыл бұрын

There’s a huge history behind alcohol and religious people in the United States. It’s still restrictive in some areas. I live in a county in Pennsylvania that’s really religious. People are still stuck on alcohol here. Thanks prohibition. I also find it strange that you have to wait until 21 to drink but can be sent to war at 18 to kill people. Even worse, the voting age changed to 18 in 1970s. So, those 18 year olds sent to DD could die for their country but not vote.

@sabinereimer7809

Жыл бұрын

But more then some years ago...

@repluggedx3265

Жыл бұрын

and we don‘t shoot guns when drunken…

@t.l.c7481

Жыл бұрын

@RePlugged X *drunk* We don’t shoot weapons while drunk but we sure af have a lot of issues with drunk drivers.

@t.l.c7481

Жыл бұрын

@Sabine Reimer it’s not more than some years ago. It’s ever present depending on which state or county you live in. That prohibition mentality still exists.

Bonjour dear from Montreal Canada🇨🇦🇨🇦..How come you never never saw the deposit for bottles and the machine for recycling giving your money back????...in all groceries in Québec we have this ...the deposit is 5- 10 -20 cents depend of bottles

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

Bonjour! 🥰 I have spent only a few opportunities of my life in Quebec and it was quite a while ago. Most of my experiences are from Ontario, Nunavut, and PEI (or the stories my siblings tell me about Yukon and BC)

As my feet are very cold all the time, i also bring my own slippers, but only to close friends. I would not bring slippers to a party or to a house of people who I don't know well. 😅

I am from northern Germany and live in very south-western Germany now. In the north, it was normal not to take off the street shoes, but in the south, I learned that, because I came together with a Swiss woman. But what really brought me about to take off my shoes when entering a home was visiting Turkish Muslim neighbors and traveling to Muslim and Asian countries. I guess that also in Southern Germany and Switzerland taking off shoes was not common in the past, but changed in the last decades, perhaps for the same reasons. But for sure even then we took off our shoes when going to bed or taking a shower... ;-)

The eggs in Germany are sold unwashed. Therefore, they should not be put in the refrigerator. Otherwise, a resulting negative pressure could suck bacteria into the egg.

Sure, do I take sometimes my slippers with me. I hate to enter a living area with my streetshoes and especially in wintertime, I hate also to be in socks on the floor. So what's the thing with this????😄

I love to bring my own slipper. But I just do it with closer friends who I know better and visit regularly. Instead of wearing my street shoes for a vew hours, (which is most of the time allowed), and getting uncomfortable with swelling feet, I prefer to wear my slipper, and the house keeps cleaner.

Fresh milk is still kept in the fridge, only so-called H-Milch (ultra-high-heated milk that lasts for a good year). Slippers seem to be a common theme with all of these videos, and I find that so funny, because it really isn’t a thing where I live. I’m sure it is just a regional thing. It seems most Americans move to the south of Germany. I have lived in Germany (North-Rhine-Westfalia) for 50+years now and have only met three people in whose homes I took of my shoes. One was because she had rented a partially furnished flat complete with carpeting and was afraid the carpet might get dirty and she’ll have problems with the landlord, the other left it up to the visitors to decide if they want to take off their shoes and I was the only one who did, the third was admittedly just fussy, lol. I do have guest slippers here in case it’s snowy and mushy outside and someone _wants_ to take their shoes off, but generally I have parkett and laminate floors, so they’re easy to wash, and the slippers aren’t needed. I do wear them myself at home, or at least Birkenstock-like sandals that I can slip in and out of, just because they’re just more comfortable.

@jennyh4025

Жыл бұрын

I have lived in NRW for more than forty years and I always take off my shoes, when I walk into someone’s house and pretty much everyone I know does as well. We don’t take house shoes with us, just walk in our socks. The exceptions would be: Handwerker and bigger parties (with more than 2 or three households or 5-10 people).

@patriciamillin1977

Жыл бұрын

@@jennyh4025 Really? That’s so weird, how different our experiences are. Maybe it differs from town to town, like maybe people in rural areas or small towns are more likely to do that than in the big cities or something like that? I honestly don’t know why that is, but I seriously have only encountered it the aforementioned three times - or I should say three people because I didn’t just visit them once, lol. Most people here wear either slippers, Birkenstock-type sandals or just socks in their own homes, but keep their shoes on elsewhere.

@jennyh4025

Жыл бұрын

@@patriciamillin1977 really. I grew up in a small town and now live in a big city, but even with people, who grew up in the city it’s the same. Maybe it’s also na age thing? I mostly meet people, who are in their early to mid forties or younger and they tend to have children. 🤷‍♀️

@patriciamillin1977

Жыл бұрын

@@jennyh4025 Hm, I don’t know. Children might be a good reason. The one woman I mentioned who was just fussy, did later have kids, but she already wanted us to take off our shoes before she had them. Like I said I have lived here for 50+ years, so I and most people I knew were younger then. I was still a teenager when I came to Germany from the UK. It was never really an issue. When I think of the Christmas or birthday parties we had with 20 or more people, and literally no-one took their shoes off. Floor-to-floor carpeting might be a reason. Some people in the early days had floor-to-floor carpeting, but most people I know now just have rugs and washable floors.

@jennyh4025

Жыл бұрын

@@patriciamillin1977 I wanted to say that it may be a generation thing when I mentioned the age. Because I mostly visit people born around 1980 or later. Who knows? 🤷‍♀️

I often take slippers with me, if there's a chance there won't be any for guests. :)

What you said about paramedics in Germany made me think of @Retterview here on youtube. Do you know their videos?

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

I’ve never seen them! Will check it out 🤩 thanks!

@inrivaalfosso3663

Жыл бұрын

@@lifeingermany_ As you described them in the video: young, good looking, professional and these are also very funny. 🙂

Slippers: I would never have done that ... until I met my wife and her family who always do that. :D

900 km bicycle just in Montreal

If you put eggs in the fridge the egg white gets more liquid and you can't make poached eggs or fried eggs the right way. Also meringue and egg white foam aren't as stable and fine as they should be. First 10 days no storage below 15°C.

IT is not only Germany. The World is dfiferent outside North Amerika and in Europe most of the countries have the same culture and windows and habits. All police Office are Sound educated and all ambulante personell are very well Trainer.

I’m the type of German who will bring house shoes to other households. I hate running around without shoes because my feed are always cold 😂

@henningbartels6245

Жыл бұрын

carrying house shoes around I don't find that practical. But I do take a pair of thick woolen socks with me which serve the same purpose.

@meladyann

Жыл бұрын

@@henningbartels6245 still not warm enough for me. Socks don’t have proper soles that keep your feet warm, especially on tile floors.

@henningbartels6245

Жыл бұрын

@@meladyann you don't know my thick woolen socks !

there ist no need to cool eggs as Long as they are not washed... in the US eggs have to be washed, and so they have to be cooled because the outer, protective layer ist washed away... in Germany eggs must not be washed...

loved the comment about every body in emergency sevices being to young they are not really its just you getting older

@flamedealership

Жыл бұрын

How rude!! And hilariously true as well🤣👍💛💛

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

It’s soo awfully true! Haha I said the same thing about the ice hockey players at the game I was at on Sunday… “am I getting older or have those hockey players still not hit puberty yet?!”

@LythaWausW

Жыл бұрын

But they actually are younger. You don't see many cops in America that are still teenagers, but in Germany, it isn't rare.

Milk that is not refrigerated is UHT milk (H-Milch). Whole milk is of course refrigerated.

If there were more druids, there would be fewer mistletoes. So, let's blame it on the Romans. ;-) When I hear that most of the differences are the same your neighbors from the south experience when they come here, I think it would be interesting to see a video about differences and culture shocks of a Canadian in regards to the USA. Maybe a topic for a future video? 🙂 Take care!

@flamedealership

Жыл бұрын

Ooh, are we seeing an avid fan of Uderzo and Goscinny here?😉💛💛

@Llortnerof

Жыл бұрын

Can't be the Romans. They're more plentiful in the east than the west, to the point where they basically don't exist in some western parts of Germany.

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

Great idea!!

I'm sorry, I did it. Last week I took my cozy house-shoes to my friend (during cold winter time) 🙈

@sigridholzner2807

Жыл бұрын

I often do this!

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

Yeees✊✊😂

Bike-services: the local "Post" do that, even several Newspaper-people and food-delivering services. Medical things will get per car (!) from every pharmacy out, 'cause it might be a problem with "stealing" medics, especially when they're expensive and need to be decreed - otherwise, you're the one who need to get them from the pharmacy. it may be a difference in the netherlands - where, even for german "standards", it seems to be more bikes as cars - or both are equal, while here in germany it's a retion from 5:1 or higher (i just guess it, 'cause of the E-bikes, there will getting more and more bikes on the street as before - and especially during corona, who were "riding a bike" was allowed under specific cirumstances for workouts), so it might be there, especially in the citys, that there are bikes used for pharmacy deliverings. just saying, on the countryside, there's even a preference for cars than bikes (for deliveries) - 'cause the distance is wider, and mostly one postman does not just a part of a city as either 2 or more villages - due to they'r size.

I take my own slippers with me because I don't feel like getting athlete's foot from my predecessor.

My parents in law live in an apartment poor neighborhoods of Nuremberg. They got their own little storage space for extra belongings outside of the apartment , which is not locked up at all, but no one ever steals from them. That wouldnt last too long in Vancouver or Toronto cities where I used to live. But they told me also that the neighborhood was a good one, wouldnt be the same tho if it was in a turk or gypsies neighborhoods. I love the sodas section in EDEKA e-center. IVe never seen much selection of different variaties of colars and beverages, its almost like 40 % space of the stores including the alcohol. My kids goes apeshit when they get to that section, they wanna buy the whole damn store with it. Agreed with lots of young bucks working in emergency services. WHen you go to any airport, you see cops, security screens, custom agents, they all look like my 18 years old son or early 20's. Its like shouldnt you guys be goin to a nightclub or sumthin and party your ass off every weekend?

Ich kenne keinen der Slipper zuhause hat, die letzten waren mein Onkel und meine Oma in Düsseldorf und das ist ewig her. Mach doch mal ein Video über den hier vorherrschenden Dialekt Südniederfränkisch (oder auch Limburgisch in Belgien und den Niederlanden) und die Altbier Kultur. Grüße aus Mönchengladbach 😎

@torkakarshiro5170

Жыл бұрын

Das ist sicher regional. Im Süden hat jeder Hauspatschen für Gäste. Ich kenne niemanden, der keine hat, oder vielleicht maximal ein frisch in ein Studentenheim gezogener Srudent.

I'm bringing my own slippers. I don't want to have cold feet

bro I even bring my slippers to the office

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

Amazing! Haha

I know a lot of people who bring they slippers to other places. I like to walk around in my socks.

Most of the things i saw for the first time here in germany. Well, it seems someone is a bit into uniforms, 😍 if i got it right? 🤔😂 Oh lord, please tell me, you're not dreaming of that Richard Gere in gala - uniform, carrying the girl out of a factory, scene while the "up where we belong" song is played?🤔 You do?.....Hm, why not! So sweet dreams🙂 Ciao

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 I’m not a woman for uniforms actually! My dad and step mom were both police officers… nonetheless, I’m still terrified of police 🫣🙈😂

In case of the Alkohol it’s is not a difference between USA / Canada vs. Gernany but vs. Europe. And when it comes to Alkohol in Canada just go to Quebec. They are just like Europe.

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

I often say the same thing! Even the drinking age is lower in Quebec than the rest of Canada 😂

i have to back up the people saying that the slipper thing doesn't happen. it really doesn't, that might be just a weird habbit of your weird friend/group, but that is absolutely not a thing in germany.

Of course bringing your slippers happens. I did that many times. And of course not everybody does it.

I (a german) know a family that always take slippers with them when they go on vacations. Not only that, they leave their normal slippers at home and instead take one use slippers with them on vacation or visits. Yes, that is a thing that actually exists. Slippers that are meant to be discarded after use. Why anyone would use these is far beyond me, especially because it's both unecological and uneconomical, but they do it. I wouldn't even know where to buy such a thing.

One thing that annoys me all the time is when I see people in sitcoms or movies having their feet with street shoes on the couch or even on the bed. I see it so often that I'm under the impression this is common behavior in the US (also Canada?). Is this true?

@gargoyle7863

Жыл бұрын

Seen it in German shows as well. Thought it is a labour safety thing? In reality the actors are at work not at home.

@luigirotta2802

Жыл бұрын

In Europe we have the joke that americans to not leave their boots even for having sex.

@lifeingermany_

Жыл бұрын

Oh it drives me crazy too!! I think it is sometimes a thing in America! Definitely not in Canada though. Another thing … on American sitcoms, no one ever says “bye” before they hang up a phone call 😂

@Osmone_Everony

Жыл бұрын

​@@gargoyle7863 It's sad to see this in German productions as well. However, I doubt this is about labor safety. Actors do many things barefoot when you think of it. I rather believe it's just sloppy work ethics of directors who don't pay much attention to details. They don't even care to make the actor close the fridge after they got something out of it. Also, taking shoes off and back on takes time and thus costs money.

@LythaWausW

Жыл бұрын

@@lifeingermany_ In America if your shoes touch the couch or bed you were raised wrong. It's just TV.

Even if police officers, firefighters and paramedics seem very young to you, they all have to have a state education, a degree and a state examination. They are very skilled, trust them 🙂

When I know that I will stay a longer time at my Mom's house I bring my felted slippers with me as I do not want to use one of hers.

The most important thing about mistletoe is that if you kiss your loved one under it, you will get married whether you want to or not.

Not "milk is out of th fridge", there is a variaty of milk that doesn_t need to be in the fridge, the so called "H-Milch". This mild has been extremly heated, therefore there is no living bakteria left. The fresh milk cartainly has to be refidgerated. I detest H-Milch.