So what did the honk mean? Same as Canada?

ain't no one honking at you

Would be fun to explain to the internationals the german meaning of "Du Honk!", too. 😉😂 Have a great, long, Pentecost weekend. 👋

Das Maß an Verständnis und Empathie ist hier bemerkenswert. Es ist eine Erinnerung an unsere gemeinsame Menschlichkeit.💞

Haha, when you said Germans have this mechanism, I understood "meckernism", and would also very accurate 😅😅 Also, all of these points are so, so true!

Complaining is German "Leitkultur" (as a German, I really wish it wasn't, it's exhausting :( ).. Strangely, this is never mentioned by those who always want to talk about Leitkultur.

What do you mean you "need" pickup trucks in Canada lol? The people I see driving them are, like, oil and gas engineers, not people working on a farm. The part about complaining-as-small-talk made me laugh, its very much a thing in France too.

Cool backpack👍😎 I just love it when your tongue gives up on German idioms: "Tag der öffenen Tur" - you are such a hoot!😁💛💛

Great video! Thank you for showing a more vulnerable side of you, Jenna. A big virtual bear- (Björn=Swedish for bear) hug and a corresponding mail.

I vividly remember your community post when you reached 10,000 subs. You were soooo exited! And look at you now, going strong on the magical mark of 100,000. Thanks for sharing what amount of work, thought and equipment you put in your videos. And I could see how much you were affected by being so open - at one point your hands were actually shaking. But I don't think you'll have to worry all that much about giving tips and ideas to copycats. There's one thing they can't replicate and it's the one asset you failed to mention, though it's your most valuable one: YOU. By being who you are you created a brand that can't be randomly replicated. Those of us who follow you for quite some time now stay with you mainly because we like you as a person and you always seem to rub our interests of a life as an expat juuuust the right way. I'll regard my life as being as success if I'm able to get you to like "Mettbrötchen mit Zwiebeln" after all. Though granted, the chances are less than slim...😁🫶🫶 Congrats, Jenna!!!🎆🎉🎊💛

Nicht geschimpft ist Lob genug😂

Yeah, well - let me tell you what would be considered a similar compliment in the southern part of Germany: "Passt scho'."

What generally are the temperatures in October and do you see any changes of the leaves?

I am super bummed to hear that. I used to live in Berlin and want to go back. It was so easy back 15 years ago to rent any flat I wanted and at a very good price.

I admit I would not live in Dusseldorf but hey! They have great restaurants! That is something! Thank you so much for your content !

Every morning I tell the guy in the mirror "I don't recognize you, but I'll wash your face anyway"!

The best compliment you can get from a German is "You're very clean"

Remember that Germans are like Vulcans. When a Vulcan tells you your work was adequate, it's like winning the Nobel prize. 😄 And then there are the Swabian Vulcans, of course. Not complaining about you is praise enough. 🙃 I guess US-Americans are more like the Ferengi. NO TAXES! NO UNIONS! NO REGULATIONS! A religion based on commerce. Capitalist heaven... I don't know where to place Canadians, though. But Shatner is Canadian, so there is that. 😄

Ah yes, i forgot about having the door slammed in my face entering shops and cafes in Germany.

Love your content <3

I am very sorry for you. What a sad day. I had that experience in the Ausländer Behörde in Italy as a young German living there in the 90's. They treated everyone very badly. We had to stand in a line for 4 hours without private space, 40 degrees Celsius. The staff loved to see us suffering. I imagine every Ausländer Behörde is not a great place to be. You need thick skin o yes!

I can 100% relate to the comments you made about getting old in Germany and the things that scare you, exactly the same here. I have been 11 years living just outside Munich and love it here, happily married etc. But the thought of getting old, living in a retirement home, getting dementure, not being fit enough to travel back to the UK to see my sons etc, all VERY scary. Thank you so much for putting this out there, MUCH appreciated!

Danke schön.

Hey Life in Germany, really nice video ! I was wondering if I could help you with Best Quality Editing in your videos better than your Editor with good pricing and also make a highly engaging Thumbnail which will help your videos to reach to a wider audience ? Pls let me know what do you think ?

Danke schoin❤️

nice videio! Just newty to Dusseldorf:) shy Taiwanese ~~~ still have good recommend bar! any recommendation!

I think I have the same problem with the grammar in english because, although I learned english at school, not much of the grammar deepend enough for me to actively use it. After school I learned most of the englisch I now know through listening. So every time I'm speaking english I'm wondering whether it is grammatically correct🙈

regarding cooking: I think it is not so much about being afraid of a bad dish. Restaurants are pretty good and authentic in Germany, but rather that eating out all the time is VERY expensive in Germany. Germans are caring a lot about their health(healthy diet waves) and want to save money so they like to learn how too cook - it is just a very convenient skill. And men who cook tend to care more about health in general so you 2 have excellent husbands/boyfriends. In contrast to Asia where cooking is taught in school, this is not taught in Germany so there are still a lot of people that can not cook ot simply don't want to cook in Germany ;) In Asia much men can cook, but choose not to because eating out is very cheap or better said it does not make much of a difference whether you eat out or cook yourself except for the effort you have to put in, so many asian men/people choose to eat out because it is more convenient.

I was calling my close friend who moved on Germany. She told that she feel belongings there. A job and its facilities that offer are over the worth it. But yeah, we should make ourselves very safe to face the society life style that far away from Asians principles.

Wenn du einen wahren Freund willst, verspeise mit ihm einen Scheffel voll Salz. Denn um einen Scheffel Salz zu verspeisen, bedarf es einer sehr langen Zeit. ;)

Oh thanks for being so honest about how rude Germans can be. No common sense when they are in a position of power. The idea is really to make foreigners feel like s**t, which renders them arrogant. Is crying to that nasty behaviour considered to be a desired response, otherwise you are deemed not to understand their culture? Sounds like lynching to me!

You mention everything about apartments, but what about buying a house? I have been challenged finding a quality website to explore homes for sale. I am approaching retirement, and this is the route I will pursue.

Hi Jenna. Your channel kinda seems similar to Type Ashton for some odd reason.

it also really depends on what kind of job you have… and how much income tax you are paying….

European and Asian food is all natural. You can eat anything and everything anytime.

Nichts, gar nichts, sollte man übertreiben.....

Boobie

I can only speak for myself, born and raised in the Ruhr district but living most of my life near the North Sea coast: American style pancakes I cannot eat. I tried them - but even less sweetened they are way too sweet and I need old savoury cheece (or something like that) to get my mouth and stomach back to function again.

I'm sorry, but as a German I gotta say, if the people around you repeatedly mispronounce the name Jenna, the problem is not that they're German, the problem is that they're stupid. I mean... Come on

Hello! You should never deny your roots or origins! But at home you are where you feel comfortable and can make your dreams come true! I am happy to call you a fellow citizen to be able to! Even though it's been 10 years now, I say: Welcome and live your dream! Greetings Nephilim

Its a steal compared to Canadian Citizenship ( about 1000 cad), considering how many countries you have access to.

Canadians say “eh” whereas Germans say “ja”.

The vivid money support team didn't reply my request for over 2 months 😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠

I've been living in Germany for over 30 years. Friendliness and Service are none existent. Difficult to find someone who's not nor look belligerent. People are generally very rough, sour and bitter. The more in the north you go, the colder and stricter are the people. And I will never go to the East. A friend of mine who was a musician and travelled to the EAst to give a gig said, he comes from Harlem but he's never been so scared in his life during the days in the East. He got chased from Neonazis and no one helped him. I'm waiting for the day my husband retires and kids are out of the house so I can get out of here. If you are a minority, you'll get treated even worse.

I am learning to spell, thank you. in German.

Dan ken

Great video, very raw and down to earth! 🤗 I am a German expat living in Canada and both my kids grew up here and I feel your pain being away from your family. We travelled to Germany 1-2 times a year from when my kids were infants but it’s not quite the same, but having them grow up as global citizens with dual citizenship is a good trade off in my view.

I want to move to Europe I am married and we have 4 kids but we are so scared about the move. I want my kids to learn a different culture and I want to get out of the USA. How can I get in contact please

useless sameness

Du hast doch noch das Leben vor Dir.. was machst Du Dir für Sorgen? Wenn Du mehr in Canada sein möchtest - klärt das untereinander. Nicht das Du irgendwann Dich ärgerst, das du das jetzt nicht gemacht hast - das trägst Du auch in Eure Familie. Kinder haben sehr sehr gute Antennen. Denen kannst Du nichts vormachen. egal wie alt diese sind - sieh können es halt nicht artikulieren. wenn Du meinst das Du in Deutschland nur "überlebst" aber nicht lebst - dann mach was dagegen.