The staring thing is just something Germans do. Germans stare at each other all the Time
@bakmiie13 сағат бұрын
hello, I haven't smelled FaW but i'm in LOVE with Tihota and i'm torned between buying one or the other. If i may ask, i would love to know a bit more detailed comparison between Tihota and Fire at Will. Thankyou very much <3
@user-rk1uz4ur4mКүн бұрын
So what if you're black??
@tanikadavis4562Күн бұрын
I just came back from visiting Stuttgart and Berlin for a study abroad trip and went to Frau Tonis (near check point Charlie) and created a custom perfume for myself. It was a wonderful experience. So if you haven’t checked it out I highly recommend. I was staying in the Alexanderplatz area had a ball and then travelled to Prague’s and Vienna.
@coolmania8991Күн бұрын
Pu didnt talk much about german license…you just told us your history 😂
@roastnutКүн бұрын
Only ethnic minorities know what a loaded question "Where are you from?" is. Such a common question to ask meeting someone new who may not be from the same country as you. Most white people don't realise.
@roastnutКүн бұрын
"Do I have ketchup on my face?" lol. This happens to a lot of ethnic minorities. Happened to me when I was in Germany as well. But generally I thought the Germans were okay.
@Tigerheiress2 күн бұрын
Go awf
@Fegga19553 күн бұрын
Streets in Greece,meaning sidewalks are unbearable,Highways are ok,but tolls charged,I remember feeling afraid in New York.,the big apple isn’t the same
@luiscaceres17683 күн бұрын
I centaintly agree with all your comments and impressions about living in Germany. For most of my life I have enjoyed living here, it is a great country. Another place which is very much like Germany, and in some ways even better, is Poland. The most unknown country next to Germany, Poland is a whole adventure of beauty. Here one is also able you discover lots of world history, architecture, Art and nice people. Alone the capital Warsaw, for a mayor city, a very pleasant place to to visit. Go shopping there: great fashion, great Malls and lower prices. Greetings Luis😊
@marianaolarte34723 күн бұрын
Hi, where is your top from? its gorgeous!
@kingnyasha4 күн бұрын
I didnnot like mine either it had a redish undertone and made me look offish too
@JoyP-rw5bc5 күн бұрын
It is a pretty bag I like it
@petrap17695 күн бұрын
gosh some ppl stare at everyone. some ppl are rude to everyone. I'm tired of black ppl whining.
@der_sternenhund6 күн бұрын
Im learning German via our school's online program called Edgenuity and its honestly a very 50/50 experience. On one hand, it does teach me words and phrases, but it doesn't teach me much casual German. I like Duo because it makes it more fun to learn it. I did take Spanish my first two years of high school, and having fun in a classroom and interacting with people and having healthy competition and games really helped me learn. Duo kinda does the same thing for me? Ive also found listening to German music has helped me learn too! Bands like Pisse and Rammstein have helped me to soldify my limited vocabulary. To anyone learning German and having a hard time with it: dont give up. Even on days when you dont want to do it, try to get five minutes in with your studies. Ive had days where i dont even want to do it ever again. But, not giving up and having aspirations for using my German (i want to study abroad in Germany) makes me keep going. Happy learning to whomever actually got this far in my yap sesh, and auf wiedersehen!
@MollyFrey-zr3vy6 күн бұрын
@ *LUYBAG* Every time I see this bag I can't help but stop here.
@juanitas43216 күн бұрын
Okay! So I have watched the video now and the American thing is spot on. I moved back to America and in fact, I moved to Atl, GA. I just don't fit in. The mean girl vibes are strong and honestly... sometimes I don't know what to say in response. I'm not ready to get smart back because I wasn't expecting that I have to. At my job people have formed bonds that let me know I am not like them. The two people I have become friends with are from South Africa and India. I actually relate with them very well. I wish I could describe the outright microaggressions from black women that I have experienced and it is very odd. There were times I couldn't sleep because my heart and mind were abroad. Abroad feels more like home than America. The first time I left to go abroad, my plan was not to return to America. Even coming back to America and staying this long is a whole nother story. Thank you for sharing your experience. I know you only shared one experience but I could def relate and I appreciate that.
@juanitas43216 күн бұрын
Zoe, I didn't get a chance to fully watch the video, but since I have been in America I have experienced a cultural shock. It just doesn't feel like home to me. I even have problems with people that I work with because of difference in attitude. People don't have respect. Many females have that mean girl thing going on. I just don't fit in and it makes me sad. I work at a school and the people I have found a good relationship in are from South Africa and India. I am not apart of anyone's circle and they make me know that.
@jesusgirl_xo7 күн бұрын
“I don’t know why I keep coming to KZread looking like a rascal, a rat” 😂 Ma’am, you look absolutely amazing. Thank you for the upload. Been following you since 2020 and I’m always blessed and entertained by your content ❤
@MrsHoneydukes7 күн бұрын
Loved your video ! I’m also a vanilla-gourmand girlie. I was about to go and buy Fire at Will today (I live in Paris) which I fell in love with a couple weeks ago, but then I smelled Tihota and they are so similar that I didn’t know what to do anymore. Tihota I feel is even sweeter and lasts longer than Fire at Will but my god the price 😭 I also tested Un bois vanille by Serge Lutens and Spiritueuse Double Vanille by Guerlain. They are both gorgeous too. Bianco Latte for some reason smells dusty on me ? Anyway, I took free samples to make my decision, it’s going to be a tough one 😂
@nshettakeosha8 күн бұрын
This is so aesthetically pleasing! 😊
@user-su6hj2wc4z8 күн бұрын
Turkey heißt jetzt offiziell "Türkiye". Ich lebe in der vierten Generation in Deutschland. Meine Vorfahren kommen aus der Türkei/ Istanbul. Danke für die netten Einblicke. Ich war zuletzt 2022 in Istanbul und möchte dieses Jahr wieder hin. ❤
@chanz3218 күн бұрын
What sizes do you usually get at Zara?
@ZoieMarie8 күн бұрын
Medium! ☺️
9 күн бұрын
Hi Zoie, good to see you hun!
@ZoieMarie8 күн бұрын
🤎🤎🤎
@silverfields49769 күн бұрын
First, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL! Classy & elegant. I love your style❤❤
@ZoieMarie8 күн бұрын
Thank you so much!! 🤎
@missd26579 күн бұрын
I'm pleased you bought the fragrance you wanted. Yes, it's expensive, but you really like it and it makes you feel good. Also smell is supposed to be the biggest trigger of memory, just think that smell will always remind you of a happy period of your life which is your wedding day and honeymoon.
@ZoieMarie8 күн бұрын
When I spend this much I really have the trouble of always overthinking the purchase and just feeling bad but you're right! I love it and it will definitely link to the memory of my wedding 🤎
@RaFreshinggg9 күн бұрын
Finally catching up 😩 I enjoy your Germany vlogs so much. I'm planning to visit in October! Best wishes on your wedding planning!
@ZoieMarie8 күн бұрын
Thank you so much!! Also wishing you the an amazing visit in October! I think you may be able to catch Oktoberfest which is an experience!
@efactor66149 күн бұрын
Beau is so cute…and grown so big!❤❤❤
@ZoieMarie8 күн бұрын
HE'S SO ADORABLE, even I've had him for so long everyday I'm just like aweee
@efactor66148 күн бұрын
@@ZoieMarie ❤️❤️❤️
@TheEmpressgoth9 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing ❤❤❤😊😊😊
@ZoieMarie8 күн бұрын
You are so welcome 🤎
@KAMILLE73110 күн бұрын
When I get my bonus at the end of the year, I might cave and get the Guerlain vanilla fragrance. I also love vanilla-y scents.
@ZoieMarie8 күн бұрын
It definitely is a TREAT but I think worth it. It smells unreal
@pabrownie1910 күн бұрын
Great video! Beau- is just looking so freaking adorable! Side note: Gurl are always so put together and beautiful, even when you are just at home in your "natural habitat", so please stop calling your appearance a rascal or a rat. Words have power!!
@pabrownie1910 күн бұрын
Sooo sad!! I would love to try these perfumes, but they don't ship to the US.
@ZoieMarie8 күн бұрын
You are absolutely right! Need to get out that nasty mindset!
@ZoieMarie8 күн бұрын
I think Guerlain does ship in the states! I've seen some other influencers with the product (bought not gifted) in America
@BangOlafson10 күн бұрын
if you need something on Sunday. the nearest petrol station is your friend.. about twice the price of your local supermarket but still open 24/7 :) technically you have to arrive by car as the Sunday closure applies to petrol stations as well and they can (technically) only sell provisions to travellers :D In reality this will not be checked :)
@hettyj833510 күн бұрын
Hi Zoie thanks for the creme brulee advice so good. From a true Haitian Woman 😍😍😍😍😍😍
@ZoieMarie8 күн бұрын
Glad my recommendation was helpful! Literally it's my favourite scent profile these days!
@darlajohnson853410 күн бұрын
WOW I'm loving that doggie crate.... Beau's a cutie .... can't live without the fur babies; I have 4 Snorkies who are literally my best friends 😘❤️
@ZoieMarie8 күн бұрын
Right! It's like he has his own little apartment in our apartment LOL. And dogs really are there best companions 🤎
@Regalman11 күн бұрын
Are you Jamaican or African? in terms of ethnicity not nationality
@ZoieMarie8 күн бұрын
Jamaican-American
@utebellasteinweg397611 күн бұрын
Was für ein kultivierter Blick auf deine Erlebniswelt. Interessante Einblicke, die durchaus helfen, die eigene Perspektive zu wechseln. Danke
@ericalaurenthompson476912 күн бұрын
You are inspiring Zoie! Elegant and lovely
@ZoieMarie8 күн бұрын
Thank you so much!
@polarbearseverywheres13 күн бұрын
Can you go into how your retirement would work as an expat working a German job?
@koabua1973styria13 күн бұрын
Austria is very similar to Germany. But we are more relaxed.😁
@ZoieMarie8 күн бұрын
When I lived in Austria I felt the same! lol
@reinhard805313 күн бұрын
Germany oldschool ? But most of us don't even remember checks or have actually used one. That is a thing of a long gone past. As a private person you don't get checks anymore. Censorship is found for violence sometimes. If you know the original film you can observe where parts are missing. On the other hand swearing is not a problem. There was an outcry in 1981 when a Tatort Kommissar used "Scheisse" in a crime series. But it never was censored. Similar to nudity. You can watch a movie about a FKK campsite with lots of tits and asses in the afternoon program.
@rkw291713 күн бұрын
I had very similar experiences when I moved to Switzerland in the 90's I'm retired now and have absolutely no intention of leaving
@ZoieMarie8 күн бұрын
Glad I am not alone in my experiences! And I've heard Switzerland is an amazing place to live. I hope to visit one of these days!
@matoaka2113 күн бұрын
I assumed Germany had a high population of Black people and all ethnicities due to all of the military bases. Thanks and love your videos!
@ausgezeichneter_himmel769914 күн бұрын
There are some very simple explanations for all your culture shocks. You"ve been living here for a few years and you must know them, which leads me to believe your video is a bit clickbait-y. Re: paying to use the bathroom. You obviously havent seen how nasty toilets where you dont pay can be! 😂 you pay 1 euro or whatever so you can have toilet paper, soap, drying paper and also that there is somebody regularly cleaning it (I think they're supposed to clean it every 2 hours or so). That cleaning crew is paid from these fees. Same with restaurant toilets: that manager you talked to doesnt pay his cleaning person out of restaurant money. She/he are paid from the coins customers leave on the tray. Here I agree that it doesnt make any sense if you're a customer, but it's the manager's fault not hers. Re: old-fashioned paperwork. It's got nothing to do with Zeitgeist, but with data protection. It's annoying and slow, but you cant have both at the moment. Re: censorship or lack of on TV. I thought you said Germany is old-fashioned? 😅 the reason for that is that they're not as prude as other nationalities and dont see the human body as something to be ashamed of. Re: vacation days. You forgot to mention the sick days that one can take in a year in addition to those 30. Standard is actually 20, by law, I mean. But many companies offer 30. Not startups in Berlin though, where the 'standard' would be 25 if not less. Re: not being able to get fired. You mean legally. Again in Berlin, in those startups here, where many expats work, that is not the case. They will fire you, many people dont fight back as they dont know any better. You can sue them and get money for wrongful termination, but what foreigner will do that?!
@ZoieMarie8 күн бұрын
I would disagree on this video as clickbait-y because my subscribers are always asking for more Germany content as they have no idea what it's like living here. In addition, they prefer more German culture shocks, Germany info videos to my vlogs because some of them even want to move here but want the full picture. I am giving my viewers what they want which is insight. So would highly disagree with your statement.
@user-rx3us4md8o14 күн бұрын
I live in New York State not New York City, but she is completely correct, the roads here are terrible and they are hell on your vehicle. I'm planning to move to Germany when I retire and for some of the reasons she listed. It is in general safer than the US and there are more social supports.
14 күн бұрын
It's still possible to get laid off if the company sizes down (though then they usually have to give you compensation), and many companies will initially only hire you on a temp basis. But yeah, _not_ having to worry about whether you will still have a job a few months down the road does wonders for your mental health. And I can tell because, despite working in Germany for most of my career, I had long-running experiences with the major exception to these laws: Scientific workers at public research institutes (including but not limited to universities). Here, employees are _expected_ to leave after a few years, and pretty much all contracts are on a temp basis - and unlike the private sector, they can give you as many temp contracts in succession as they want (once, my temp contract was extended by a mere month!). However, there is also an ultimate limit to how long you can stay on a temporary basis - back in my time it was up to six years before you get your PhD, and up to six years after your PhD. And that limit goes for _all_ German employers in that sector - so if you switch to a different institute after three years, you can only work at your new employer for a further three years. After that they either have to give you a permanent contract (which happens almost never) or let you go. Moral lesson: The "academic career path" is its own special type of hell, so always have an exit plan and get out after finishing your PhD at the latest.
@ZoieMarie8 күн бұрын
Love your comment! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences. And to your first point, yes there are still cases of being laid off, I have a friend who actually was here in DE but she had to receive a compensation package which again, I think, is a much better scenario than in the states.
@MarkusWitthaut14 күн бұрын
Hi ,thanks for the video. As I German I would to comment on that infamous toilet trope. I speculate that Americans drink more per day than Germans due to outdated health advice: The water myth, i.e., you have to drink at least 3 liters of liquids a day. If you "over-drink", you have to go every 3 to 4 hours to the restroom. During normal work days that would happen at home or at the work place. In other situations you would have the opportunity to go to the restroom for free while being at a restaurant or visiting a museum, cinema etc. However, sometimes you see a "toilet attendent" collecting money even at a restaurant. Paying in these situation for going to the restroom is IMHO not okay. The only situation where I am paying for the restroom is when I have long trips by car or by train (interestingly you don't pay at airports). That happens rarely, so it is not a big problem for me. The lack of digitization, however, is a big issue in Germany. This is particularly annoying in combination with the German addiction to regulate everything. Immigrants will suffer more because they have to deal more with public offices. I hope this will be resolved when the non-digital native decision makers leave their positions. Sadly this will take another 10 to 15 years.
@dn308714 күн бұрын
5:45 Welcome to the free world!
@dn308714 күн бұрын
3:15 Perhaps because people in the "land of free" are not allowed to drink alcohol in public?
@dn308714 күн бұрын
7:00 Just as quickly as you can put the goods from the shopping cart onto the checkout conveyor, you can also put them back in the shopping cart afterwards. You can then pack up somewhere where you don't have to hold up the entire operation. US-Americans are so self-centered and think of themselves as so important that they probably never understand it. Instead, they want to tell people abroad how their "customer satisfaction" needs to be served. For this reason, they are often perceived as demanding and arrogant.
@justme980114 күн бұрын
They do not have good data protection. It is not like in the States where there is little protection and people do not care. Identity theft is very low in Germany. Therefor there is still a lot done by paper. This is also the reason why cash money is still so popular. Privacy has a different meaning in Germany.
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The staring thing is just something Germans do. Germans stare at each other all the Time
hello, I haven't smelled FaW but i'm in LOVE with Tihota and i'm torned between buying one or the other. If i may ask, i would love to know a bit more detailed comparison between Tihota and Fire at Will. Thankyou very much <3
So what if you're black??
I just came back from visiting Stuttgart and Berlin for a study abroad trip and went to Frau Tonis (near check point Charlie) and created a custom perfume for myself. It was a wonderful experience. So if you haven’t checked it out I highly recommend. I was staying in the Alexanderplatz area had a ball and then travelled to Prague’s and Vienna.
Pu didnt talk much about german license…you just told us your history 😂
Only ethnic minorities know what a loaded question "Where are you from?" is. Such a common question to ask meeting someone new who may not be from the same country as you. Most white people don't realise.
"Do I have ketchup on my face?" lol. This happens to a lot of ethnic minorities. Happened to me when I was in Germany as well. But generally I thought the Germans were okay.
Go awf
Streets in Greece,meaning sidewalks are unbearable,Highways are ok,but tolls charged,I remember feeling afraid in New York.,the big apple isn’t the same
I centaintly agree with all your comments and impressions about living in Germany. For most of my life I have enjoyed living here, it is a great country. Another place which is very much like Germany, and in some ways even better, is Poland. The most unknown country next to Germany, Poland is a whole adventure of beauty. Here one is also able you discover lots of world history, architecture, Art and nice people. Alone the capital Warsaw, for a mayor city, a very pleasant place to to visit. Go shopping there: great fashion, great Malls and lower prices. Greetings Luis😊
Hi, where is your top from? its gorgeous!
I didnnot like mine either it had a redish undertone and made me look offish too
It is a pretty bag I like it
gosh some ppl stare at everyone. some ppl are rude to everyone. I'm tired of black ppl whining.
Im learning German via our school's online program called Edgenuity and its honestly a very 50/50 experience. On one hand, it does teach me words and phrases, but it doesn't teach me much casual German. I like Duo because it makes it more fun to learn it. I did take Spanish my first two years of high school, and having fun in a classroom and interacting with people and having healthy competition and games really helped me learn. Duo kinda does the same thing for me? Ive also found listening to German music has helped me learn too! Bands like Pisse and Rammstein have helped me to soldify my limited vocabulary. To anyone learning German and having a hard time with it: dont give up. Even on days when you dont want to do it, try to get five minutes in with your studies. Ive had days where i dont even want to do it ever again. But, not giving up and having aspirations for using my German (i want to study abroad in Germany) makes me keep going. Happy learning to whomever actually got this far in my yap sesh, and auf wiedersehen!
@ *LUYBAG* Every time I see this bag I can't help but stop here.
Okay! So I have watched the video now and the American thing is spot on. I moved back to America and in fact, I moved to Atl, GA. I just don't fit in. The mean girl vibes are strong and honestly... sometimes I don't know what to say in response. I'm not ready to get smart back because I wasn't expecting that I have to. At my job people have formed bonds that let me know I am not like them. The two people I have become friends with are from South Africa and India. I actually relate with them very well. I wish I could describe the outright microaggressions from black women that I have experienced and it is very odd. There were times I couldn't sleep because my heart and mind were abroad. Abroad feels more like home than America. The first time I left to go abroad, my plan was not to return to America. Even coming back to America and staying this long is a whole nother story. Thank you for sharing your experience. I know you only shared one experience but I could def relate and I appreciate that.
Zoe, I didn't get a chance to fully watch the video, but since I have been in America I have experienced a cultural shock. It just doesn't feel like home to me. I even have problems with people that I work with because of difference in attitude. People don't have respect. Many females have that mean girl thing going on. I just don't fit in and it makes me sad. I work at a school and the people I have found a good relationship in are from South Africa and India. I am not apart of anyone's circle and they make me know that.
“I don’t know why I keep coming to KZread looking like a rascal, a rat” 😂 Ma’am, you look absolutely amazing. Thank you for the upload. Been following you since 2020 and I’m always blessed and entertained by your content ❤
Loved your video ! I’m also a vanilla-gourmand girlie. I was about to go and buy Fire at Will today (I live in Paris) which I fell in love with a couple weeks ago, but then I smelled Tihota and they are so similar that I didn’t know what to do anymore. Tihota I feel is even sweeter and lasts longer than Fire at Will but my god the price 😭 I also tested Un bois vanille by Serge Lutens and Spiritueuse Double Vanille by Guerlain. They are both gorgeous too. Bianco Latte for some reason smells dusty on me ? Anyway, I took free samples to make my decision, it’s going to be a tough one 😂
This is so aesthetically pleasing! 😊
Turkey heißt jetzt offiziell "Türkiye". Ich lebe in der vierten Generation in Deutschland. Meine Vorfahren kommen aus der Türkei/ Istanbul. Danke für die netten Einblicke. Ich war zuletzt 2022 in Istanbul und möchte dieses Jahr wieder hin. ❤
What sizes do you usually get at Zara?
Medium! ☺️
Hi Zoie, good to see you hun!
🤎🤎🤎
First, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL! Classy & elegant. I love your style❤❤
Thank you so much!! 🤎
I'm pleased you bought the fragrance you wanted. Yes, it's expensive, but you really like it and it makes you feel good. Also smell is supposed to be the biggest trigger of memory, just think that smell will always remind you of a happy period of your life which is your wedding day and honeymoon.
When I spend this much I really have the trouble of always overthinking the purchase and just feeling bad but you're right! I love it and it will definitely link to the memory of my wedding 🤎
Finally catching up 😩 I enjoy your Germany vlogs so much. I'm planning to visit in October! Best wishes on your wedding planning!
Thank you so much!! Also wishing you the an amazing visit in October! I think you may be able to catch Oktoberfest which is an experience!
Beau is so cute…and grown so big!❤❤❤
HE'S SO ADORABLE, even I've had him for so long everyday I'm just like aweee
@@ZoieMarie ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for sharing ❤❤❤😊😊😊
You are so welcome 🤎
When I get my bonus at the end of the year, I might cave and get the Guerlain vanilla fragrance. I also love vanilla-y scents.
It definitely is a TREAT but I think worth it. It smells unreal
Great video! Beau- is just looking so freaking adorable! Side note: Gurl are always so put together and beautiful, even when you are just at home in your "natural habitat", so please stop calling your appearance a rascal or a rat. Words have power!!
Sooo sad!! I would love to try these perfumes, but they don't ship to the US.
You are absolutely right! Need to get out that nasty mindset!
I think Guerlain does ship in the states! I've seen some other influencers with the product (bought not gifted) in America
if you need something on Sunday. the nearest petrol station is your friend.. about twice the price of your local supermarket but still open 24/7 :) technically you have to arrive by car as the Sunday closure applies to petrol stations as well and they can (technically) only sell provisions to travellers :D In reality this will not be checked :)
Hi Zoie thanks for the creme brulee advice so good. From a true Haitian Woman 😍😍😍😍😍😍
Glad my recommendation was helpful! Literally it's my favourite scent profile these days!
WOW I'm loving that doggie crate.... Beau's a cutie .... can't live without the fur babies; I have 4 Snorkies who are literally my best friends 😘❤️
Right! It's like he has his own little apartment in our apartment LOL. And dogs really are there best companions 🤎
Are you Jamaican or African? in terms of ethnicity not nationality
Jamaican-American
Was für ein kultivierter Blick auf deine Erlebniswelt. Interessante Einblicke, die durchaus helfen, die eigene Perspektive zu wechseln. Danke
You are inspiring Zoie! Elegant and lovely
Thank you so much!
Can you go into how your retirement would work as an expat working a German job?
Austria is very similar to Germany. But we are more relaxed.😁
When I lived in Austria I felt the same! lol
Germany oldschool ? But most of us don't even remember checks or have actually used one. That is a thing of a long gone past. As a private person you don't get checks anymore. Censorship is found for violence sometimes. If you know the original film you can observe where parts are missing. On the other hand swearing is not a problem. There was an outcry in 1981 when a Tatort Kommissar used "Scheisse" in a crime series. But it never was censored. Similar to nudity. You can watch a movie about a FKK campsite with lots of tits and asses in the afternoon program.
I had very similar experiences when I moved to Switzerland in the 90's I'm retired now and have absolutely no intention of leaving
Glad I am not alone in my experiences! And I've heard Switzerland is an amazing place to live. I hope to visit one of these days!
I assumed Germany had a high population of Black people and all ethnicities due to all of the military bases. Thanks and love your videos!
There are some very simple explanations for all your culture shocks. You"ve been living here for a few years and you must know them, which leads me to believe your video is a bit clickbait-y. Re: paying to use the bathroom. You obviously havent seen how nasty toilets where you dont pay can be! 😂 you pay 1 euro or whatever so you can have toilet paper, soap, drying paper and also that there is somebody regularly cleaning it (I think they're supposed to clean it every 2 hours or so). That cleaning crew is paid from these fees. Same with restaurant toilets: that manager you talked to doesnt pay his cleaning person out of restaurant money. She/he are paid from the coins customers leave on the tray. Here I agree that it doesnt make any sense if you're a customer, but it's the manager's fault not hers. Re: old-fashioned paperwork. It's got nothing to do with Zeitgeist, but with data protection. It's annoying and slow, but you cant have both at the moment. Re: censorship or lack of on TV. I thought you said Germany is old-fashioned? 😅 the reason for that is that they're not as prude as other nationalities and dont see the human body as something to be ashamed of. Re: vacation days. You forgot to mention the sick days that one can take in a year in addition to those 30. Standard is actually 20, by law, I mean. But many companies offer 30. Not startups in Berlin though, where the 'standard' would be 25 if not less. Re: not being able to get fired. You mean legally. Again in Berlin, in those startups here, where many expats work, that is not the case. They will fire you, many people dont fight back as they dont know any better. You can sue them and get money for wrongful termination, but what foreigner will do that?!
I would disagree on this video as clickbait-y because my subscribers are always asking for more Germany content as they have no idea what it's like living here. In addition, they prefer more German culture shocks, Germany info videos to my vlogs because some of them even want to move here but want the full picture. I am giving my viewers what they want which is insight. So would highly disagree with your statement.
I live in New York State not New York City, but she is completely correct, the roads here are terrible and they are hell on your vehicle. I'm planning to move to Germany when I retire and for some of the reasons she listed. It is in general safer than the US and there are more social supports.
It's still possible to get laid off if the company sizes down (though then they usually have to give you compensation), and many companies will initially only hire you on a temp basis. But yeah, _not_ having to worry about whether you will still have a job a few months down the road does wonders for your mental health. And I can tell because, despite working in Germany for most of my career, I had long-running experiences with the major exception to these laws: Scientific workers at public research institutes (including but not limited to universities). Here, employees are _expected_ to leave after a few years, and pretty much all contracts are on a temp basis - and unlike the private sector, they can give you as many temp contracts in succession as they want (once, my temp contract was extended by a mere month!). However, there is also an ultimate limit to how long you can stay on a temporary basis - back in my time it was up to six years before you get your PhD, and up to six years after your PhD. And that limit goes for _all_ German employers in that sector - so if you switch to a different institute after three years, you can only work at your new employer for a further three years. After that they either have to give you a permanent contract (which happens almost never) or let you go. Moral lesson: The "academic career path" is its own special type of hell, so always have an exit plan and get out after finishing your PhD at the latest.
Love your comment! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences. And to your first point, yes there are still cases of being laid off, I have a friend who actually was here in DE but she had to receive a compensation package which again, I think, is a much better scenario than in the states.
Hi ,thanks for the video. As I German I would to comment on that infamous toilet trope. I speculate that Americans drink more per day than Germans due to outdated health advice: The water myth, i.e., you have to drink at least 3 liters of liquids a day. If you "over-drink", you have to go every 3 to 4 hours to the restroom. During normal work days that would happen at home or at the work place. In other situations you would have the opportunity to go to the restroom for free while being at a restaurant or visiting a museum, cinema etc. However, sometimes you see a "toilet attendent" collecting money even at a restaurant. Paying in these situation for going to the restroom is IMHO not okay. The only situation where I am paying for the restroom is when I have long trips by car or by train (interestingly you don't pay at airports). That happens rarely, so it is not a big problem for me. The lack of digitization, however, is a big issue in Germany. This is particularly annoying in combination with the German addiction to regulate everything. Immigrants will suffer more because they have to deal more with public offices. I hope this will be resolved when the non-digital native decision makers leave their positions. Sadly this will take another 10 to 15 years.
5:45 Welcome to the free world!
3:15 Perhaps because people in the "land of free" are not allowed to drink alcohol in public?
7:00 Just as quickly as you can put the goods from the shopping cart onto the checkout conveyor, you can also put them back in the shopping cart afterwards. You can then pack up somewhere where you don't have to hold up the entire operation. US-Americans are so self-centered and think of themselves as so important that they probably never understand it. Instead, they want to tell people abroad how their "customer satisfaction" needs to be served. For this reason, they are often perceived as demanding and arrogant.
They do not have good data protection. It is not like in the States where there is little protection and people do not care. Identity theft is very low in Germany. Therefor there is still a lot done by paper. This is also the reason why cash money is still so popular. Privacy has a different meaning in Germany.