10 WTF Moments in Germany

[@PalmDesertRock]

"Mett" is basically german sushi. With Salt & Pepper & Onions on a fresh, crunchy Brötchen.. It's great.

[@desotaku5202]

I've never seen it like that, what a funny analogy 👍

[@m.h.6470]

just one issue... sushi is not necessarily raw. It can be cooked or cured. What you mean is sashimi, which is always raw.

[@Trollvolk]

Bauarbeitermarmelade... XD

[@PalmDesertRock]

@@m.h.6470 A Münsterländer Wurstbrötchen is also made with Mett. The usual salt, pepper & onions, then you roll it into Blätterteig and bake it in the oven. What I'm getting at is that Mett also isn't necessarily raw ;)

[@Hiosho]

best Breakfast after a Concert/Party

[@Superrichy261985]

just keep in mind that public peeing is actually an offense. If the Polizei or Ordnungsamt see you doing it, they could fine you

[@MaYstruction]

yea ... guilty, age 17. 30€ and an embarrassing talk with police and parents. worked, did never do it again.

[@Superrichy261985]

@@MaYstruction thats very harsh, normally they just tell you not to do it again and if you say you are sorry, nothing happens. Did you pee on a police car?

[@T4RDMoonLight]

@@Superrichy261985 They are especially harsh in public places or during events like Karneval. When there are just so many drunks running around peeing on private property or on house walls and stuff.

[@MaYstruction]

@@Superrichy261985 jeah no, there ist this bar in the city with only 2 toilets. I really needed to go, so i went outside. Behind that Bar is a wonderful Grünstreifen with 2 tall trees and bushes to hide in, everyone used it once in a while and was never a problem. But I thought that these 30 meters walk were just too much and decided.. well to pee on a shop door next to the bar. Jeah rl great stuff, totally proud of it. They caught me with the piss still dripping asking "are you pissing there you ekelhafte sau" and o responded "no". Great stuff, still proud. So jeah, I was the scumbag and what police did that day probably was a good thing to happen to me.

[@maxmustermann5612]

..... always funny to see people being offended by public urination.... but loving all natural vegetables fertilized with cow shit + Urin 😂😂😂😂

[@julianf4259]

Regarding the "attractive police officers": When applying to be a police officer you have to fullfill strict health and fitness regulations and pass several physical tests in order to be accepted. This naturally favors athletic people. Also young officers usually start their career patrolling the streets. Edit: Officers usually operate in mixed pairs regarding their gender. So if for example a suspect has to be searched it can be done by an officer of the same gender in order to avoid harassment.

[@martinwulf7251]

An attractive police officer of the opposite gender can deescalate agressive groups much better. There is a subconscious chance for a reproduction partner that lets us cooperte.

[@fly1ngsh33p7]

Seit neuesten kann man es sich glaub ich aussuchen, oder?

[@kaylajorden1075]

and they have to stay fit. they have fitness tests on a regular basis.

[@chaosmagican]

@@fly1ngsh33p7 Da man sich ja jetzt das Geschlecht aussuchen kann, bzw. seit divers offiziell ist könnte ich mir das schon vorstellen.

[@arnef8944]

"We are sinking, we are sinking!" "Sis is se german coast guard! wat are u sinking about?"

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

Hahahaha....i know that!! Hahahaha

[@TheXMeisterX]

And this is how the big war started. :D

[@ResasRandomStuff]

but thats Deutsche Bahn english!

[@danielhanselmann3735]

I can't help to read this in Bill Burr german.

[@tramper42]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmrae6uQmJd-fJo

[@omsi-fanmark]

08:00 An IBAN isn't that much of a secret because you can't do much with it. You can send money to the account and companies can make withdrawels from the account (this is called Lastschriftverfahren), but in case the withdrawel by Lastschrift wasn't OK, the account holder can get the money back very fast and easily, often with a simple click using the online banking interface.

[@hitn-gaming]

To be more precise: You have to give a company the permission to withdraw money from your bank account via Lastschriftverfahren. So there is not really a way to abuse those information as long as you don't fill out the permission or click on a link.

[@lasmirandadennsiewillja9435]

I'm not 100% sure how it works in the US. However, I'm often surprised how easy it seems to be in the US for relatives (especially parents) to open credit cards in the name of their minor children (1). Or later of their adult children, access their bank statements, access their accounts (2). Or that it's not easy to get parents off your account when the minor becomes an adult (3) 1. It's forbidden by law in Germany to do any financial business in the name of a minor/the minor as the beneficiary party if the financial product is not gilt-edged ("mündelsicher" in German, literally "ward-proved/secured"). You cannot use a child's name for speculative investments or any form of account that might generate a loss - like a non-prepaid credit card. 2. Opening mail that's not for you is a crime in general but no bank in Germany would buy any "poor sweet little old mom" act and allow someone who is not the account holder or someone with a bank mandate granted, defined, and signed by the account holder. If the bank allows anyone access to information or money (you aren't even allowed to say, "Yes, Mr. Smith is our client but we can't grant you access." The correct reply is, "I'm sorry, I'm not authorized to share any sensitive information with you," neither admitting nor denying if Mr. Smith is a client or not. Otherwise, it can get the bank in legal trouble and the clerk can be fired on the spot over an offence like this). It's always the bank's responsibility to a) fully inform their clients of everything and b) identify a client as the authorized account holder/the one with the mandate. The bank has to check if the other person on the account is allowed to perform a certain action (for example, I could give my friend permission to do everything sans terminating the account, but restrict my mom to only get bank statements or withdraw a maximum of X Euro.). So, the bank clerk has to ask for an acceptable paper of identity and compare signatures. So, if I took the IBAN from a business letter I got and tried to execute a withdrawal or transfer from them to me, I'd a) commit identity fraud and b) if I succeeded, it'd be the bank's responsibility for not catching my forged signature (obviously, without access to someone's online banking, PIN, TANs etc, there's not much that can be done online) and they'd have to reimburse their client. So, unless you're careless or an idiot (like, PIN written on the EC or credit card), it's pretty safe. 3. This is so fascinating to me. By the time you turn 18 here, your bank sends you an email and tells you that now you're the only account holder (as a minor, your legal guardians are always shared account holders) and if you want your parents back on the list, you have to talk to the bank, get the necessary documents, and everyone involved has to sign them. If a parent tries to get access without these steps done, sharing any information or allowing them to withdraw money is illegal and the bank is held responsible, too. If a parent forges the signatures, well, that's fraud. And back to 2), "but I'm Jane's mooom/daaaad! I've always been responsible for the account!" isn't gonna work. Ignoring the law because aw, poor Mrs. Smith, she's always so charming and brings cookies in December (which clerks aren't allowed to accept but hey!) is guaranteed to cost a clerk their job. Bonus info that's not directly related but many don't know this: Bank products don't expire after closing. If you sit in your bank and someone there convinced you to sign a contract, you're absolutely in your rights to say, "I'll take the documents home and read through them carefully. Let's make a follow-up appointment next Tuesday." (the latter isn't even necessary, but it'd be nice, even if it's just to discuss the contract and finally deciding not to do it). Also, if taking a loan, ask if you can make special payments in addition to the payment plan or even pay it off early without any additional fees. I think this has to be granted in general these days but when I still worked in that cutthroat business, you had to check off a tiny box within the small print for that, otherwise, the bank could demand additional fees if you came into a little money and wanted to settle the loan early. And of course, we were instructed to not mention it unless the client asked. (sorry for the tangent but I always kinda feel bad for not mentioning these things during a conversation about our bank system and laws.)

[@Valnar1111]

@@lasmirandadennsiewillja9435 Well, I guess we found the Bankkauffrau/-mann here ;)

[@xman7695]

@@lasmirandadennsiewillja9435 thanks for sharing this!

[@jamegumb7298]

@@hitn-gaming Oh companies may try, but if they do, and you complain, there is hell to pay, not to mention th bank will charge them through the nose for every transaction overturned.

[@sheiswunderland3398]

Das "little tiny spot behind your seat" nennt man Gepäckträger :D

[@eagle1de227]

bike rack

[@TheDirtyone84]

Aber wie man da ne Bierkiste draufbekommt würde ich gerne mal sehen

[@eagle1de227]

@@TheDirtyone84 jaja die verwöhnte Jugend die Ihr Bier mit Papas Auto geliefert bekam... Wir musste ja Bier UND Cola mit dem Fahrrad anschleppen...

[@TheDirtyone84]

@@eagle1de227 Zur Jugend zähle ich mich mit 35+ nicht mehr ;)

[@eagle1de227]

@@TheDirtyone84 Ich glaube auch nicht, dass Du Dir gedanken machen musst wie Du Dein Bier mit dem Fahrrad Heim bekommst... ;-)

[@omsi-fanmark]

10:47 Why would there be a lawsuit here? In Germany, we don't reimburse people for being blank stupid ands hurting themselves.

[@SoB413]

yeah right, coffee is hot so don`t spill it on your lap...i think that is one of the most known american lawsuits in germany!

[@caligo7918]

@@SoB413 I saw the pictures... Those were 3rd degree burns on the old lady because the coffee was basically boiling and the cup was filled to the rim. McD had been warned for years to lower the temperatures on their coffee and they did not do it, so the judge slapped them hard enough to sting, finally. For me the most american lawsuit was the guy who bought an RV, activated cruise control, got in the back to make some food and crashed the car. He thought cruise control was an autopilot....

[@balduran]

@@caligo7918 No coffee in the world should ever cause 3rd degree burns. Imagine drinking this. You would have 3rd degree burns in your mouth. German judges would have slapped them hard too, I guess. I'm not sure for coffee, but in public restrooms the water temperature has a upper limit by law so that you don't burn your hands when you accidentally turn the water temperature too high.

[@bmstettin9339]

In Germany there is no limit for the temperatures of coffee, its brews between 86°C to 96°C and is served fresh. unfortunately accidents occur, it's part of live. And i doubt that a judge in germany will ever see a case for coffee temp. and if my information are correct , most cases in the USA over coffee temp after the MC D case are not successful. The Lawer try now to get money from companies for allegedly faulty cups or lids. And i don't know what i should think about a law system which rewards lack in use of common sense and deliberate acts of idiocy.

[@herpesdergotterbote2719]

@@SoB413 fun fact: the woman who burned her legs with coffee got 3rd degree burns and hat to get many skin transplants

[@SaviOr747]

The lower drinking age just puts the heavy drinking time just into your teens. You have your first alcohol experience usually around 14, when you have your confirmation in church, your parents will have a look on it and its fine. When we were around 16, heavy drinking was a big thing and not few spend a night into hospital. On the other hand this means in your twentys you know how your body reacts to alcohol and you "know your limit" (famous tv spot in Germany). I should add that there a diffference between the countryside which drinks more and earlier and the citys and that nowadays people under 18 drink much less than 10 years before. For a german its really hard to understand how in the usa beer is forbidden until you are 21, but driving a car and owning a gun is legal with 18 and younger.

[@UnveilingTruth]

i agree

[@golem5809]

In addition to your last point: ...and even enlist in the armed forces.

[@nerdtasia]

espacially your last pont. In fact you are allowed to make a porno but not, to celebrate the finished one with a glas of champanger in the USA.

[@kaylajorden1075]

even wilder is the concept of not being allowed to drink or even carry alcohol in public... why? i know you are allowed to carry it, but it has to be 'hidden'.

[@yxxcvvbnnm1]

@@kaylajorden1075 I think the "hidden" would still be technically not allowed, but police might not be allowed to search what in the back is or it is just something that isn't enforced. Most likely there are also differences betwen the states. Not American myself and don't really know, but I did hear somewhere it is still technichally illegal.

[@michaelauler1117]

Hi Eric, public urination is an administrative offence and costs 35 up to 70 Euros (and more). If children can see it, it is a crime and in the worst case you have to go to jail. Greetings from the beautiful Hunsrück.

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

I did not know that....and maybe it is not enforced enough. I had to look on the map, I hear that area is beautiful! I will visit some day!

[@IchWerSont]

@@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany It´s really, really not enforced. And if you - as you put it - have some discretion, noone´s gonna care. I just realized that I have had police driving by and not caring.

[@Trashloot]

@@IchWerSont Its one of those things were its only rly enforced if someone complains. If you would pee on your neighbors house they would probably report you to the police. But as long as you don't provoke anyone with it you should be fine. As you said, just have some discretion.

[@olgahein4384]

@@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany Believe me, it's not. Every year I go to the Summerbreeze festival, we arrive around 8 or 10 pm at the parking lot in front of the area and have to wait till 6 am. And that's where the party starts. Everyone drinks and listens to loud music and first friendships are formed. You have thousands of drunk people, hundreds of cars. And 3 dixi (or tomboy) toilets. Those are unusable by midnight. But, this parking lot is surrounded by cornfields and after them there are forests. The unspoken rules are: Girls use the dixies as long as possible. Guys water the crops through the wired fence right next to the dixies, and only use the dixies for the big business. Once the dixies are unusable, girls go for a pee into the cornfield. Everyone goes into the woods for a dump (happens rarely though, most have had their last meal more than 12 hours ago and are too drunk to care to eat). And nobody cares. Not the farmer, who owns the corn fields. Not the city that owns the woods. Not the security at the parking lot (there are very few at that stage anyway), nobody.

[@Caildyn]

@@olgahein4384 Oh, yeah... the dixi situation on that festival... been there 2010 and according to what you write it didn't get any better... Plus Summer's getting hotter every year so the smell will get worse as well... I just had to laugh because i remembered friends at the festival telling me that they went to Shitwood Forest... Your post reminded me of that. :D

[@pzakp311]

"Mett" is also called "Maurer Marmelade" translated "Bricklayer's marmelade". You already had a beer at 08h30 in the morning, now add to this a fresh "Mettbrötchen" with salt and fresh pepper! Helps with even a hard hangover.

[@Random-Saurus]

and some fresh onion on top

[@matekochkoch]

@@Random-Saurus fresh onions for a fresh breath

[@curties]

god dammit now i am hungry for mett.

[@BlackAdder665]

@J S Surely there are regional differences. Let's not split hairs.

[@MarvderFriese]

or german-sushi

[@steven03048]

"WTF public toilets cost 50 cents!" and "WTF public urination!" I think we found a correlation ^^

[@newheavyion]

METTBRÖTCHEN!!!!!!! now i want one....

[@adorable3817]

Shredded carcass 🤢🤮

[@balduran]

@@adorable3817 If you expect something to taste very bad, your subconscious will ruin the taste for you just to meet your expectations. This of course works the other way around too. If the raw pork is properly prepared, kept cold and eaten the same day, you definitively won't get sick from it. And you don't have to cook your meat through to get a save food. But you definitively will ruin the taste, if you cook your meat for too long.

[@adorable3817]

@@balduran I used to eat meat, until I saw how the animals are raised....and then killed against their will, just so I can "enjoy" a Sandwich. Plus it makes us sick (my husband had high cholesterol) and it negatively impacts the environment. You're right. I can't get myself to eat meat with the same passion anymore. Especially since I lost weight eating more veggies. I have more energy and muscles than ever 🙏🌷✌💚

[@0Turbox]

The best, after a drunk night.

[@boahkeinbockmehr]

Me too!

[@dtewffg43]

it is so nice to get to know the own country again through your eyes.

[@bairischerbastler1662]

your number 10 is on a bus lane. It is for articulated buses (i hope this is the correkt translation of "Gelenkbus") so they don´t hit the ground on this spot. It is on a lowpoint of the street where there is a change from downwards to upwards. greatings from bavaria

[@FenrisEx]

Wieder was gelernt. Noch nie gesehen.

[@sir_nilselot4814]

absolut korrekt beschrieben!

[@CycLora13]

Ich dachte erst, da ja ein Ablauf unten eingebaut ist, dass es für stauendes Regenwasser gedacht ist xD damit unter der Brücke kein Wasserloch entsteht - und deswegen tiefer gesetzt, damit wirklich alles rein läuft :D

[@kaj0t]

wusst ich auch nicht^^

[@klomo13]

Nein das ist es hier nicht, dafür ist die Steigung zu flach, ich glaube auch dass es eher dafür da ist, um Regenwasser zu sammeln, damit kein Aquaplaning möglich ist.

[@schuhschrank947]

In Germany "Pflaster" is also available in 1-Meter-Strips!

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

Hahaha!

[@schuhschrank947]

@@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany That's not funny!

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

@@schuhschrank947 hahaha....I'm sorry

[@schuhschrank947]

@@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany 😎

[@hansmuller4338]

2 meter 2 mark!

[@Sense008]

Bierkiste on a bike? specific German skill.. Dutch people: Hold my beer Seriously we dutch do transport some absurdly large things on our bikes lol Students carrying full bierkiste (in dutch Bierkrat) is a basic survival skill hahaha

[@Mousequarter]

Maar de nederlandse bierkrat is een beetje kleiner? Sorry my Dutch is a litte rusty :-D But you are right I have seen Nederlanders moving house using de fiets :-D

[@elitevirus2281]

so true the dutch people drive bikes like gods

[@psibiza]

yes, you guys are the the fietsemeisters ;)

[@hansbrouwer8340]

Zeker weten.

[@WurstHans666]

Sitting on a bench near a tuincenter and watching people loading and riding their bikes is priceless^^

[@Markus-zb5zd]

Regarding police officers, the requirements are a lot higher than on the US

[@Markus-zb5zd]

@renbo royal yeah it's literally a bachelor's degree

[@magicMagnus]

The younger drinking age leads to: *europeans to start drinking at an age, where partying is far more innocent. *therefore we get used to alcohol in a far more curious and cautious way (not everyone). *therefore we know how much we can take, to not collapse, when we start partying harder (not everyone).

[@SH1974]

Well explained! Same here in Switzerland.

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

Great way to do it!!

[@espneindanke9172]

@magischerMagnus "where partying is far more innocent" Jep, with 16 we (germans) usually drink with friends at home, or at the "Dorffest". And, since you don't have that much money in a young age, your wallet will remind you to go home early ;)

[@derPetunientopf]

@@espneindanke9172 Okay the wallet argument makes sense but from my experience there is/was a lot heavy drinking. Just a bit earliyer. When we become 20 somethings we will just be like "Done that. Know my limits two times in the hospital is enough."

[@naneneunmalklug4032]

And the wallet was not an argument either when the thing called "Flatrate Saufen" still was legal. Working in a hospital, I saw (and still see) a lot of teenager aged 16 to 20, sometimes younger than that, totally lost their limit because they wanted to get the most out of their share of alcohol for the price paid upfront. But since there are lot of information campains and awareness in schools and public, the number of teenage alcohol breakdowns (where they need to be treated in hospital to sober up) is slowly declining.

[@tramper42]

4:24 mett is like the German Sushi... only good when fresh, not everybody like it... that’s ok, more for me :-)

[@markusmo2246]

Hey Eric, i just found your Channel and immediately subscribed. I love when people appreciate our home country in a way that many of us dont know - we take much for granted. And this combined with the fact that you are a metalhead makes me like it! Will be a pleasure to watch your channel grow! :)

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

Thank you so much!! When this channel began there was no clear idea on the direction but it was quickly obvious that first and foremost i had to just be myself and share who i am. And dammit, that proved to be the ticket!! Thank you again!! We have some great ideas for the future and once life gets back to some normality we will be more active and going places!!

[@lemmykielmister7303]

My WTF moment : How fast you learned all the really important words like Feierabend, Bratwurst, Bierkiste... 😂👍

[@rahlap2449]

I guess he knows the word "Bauarbeiterdekolleté" too if he works on construction sites :)

[@anainasen]

I enjoy your videos, you give some interesting and funny perspectives. Thanks for sharing.

[@meikbeck3806]

In Germany, the top priority of the police is to find non-violent solutions in conflict situations, which is why deescalation training is given more weight than shooting training with firearms. And to look good is the best precondition for de-escalation ;-) And peeing in public is generally not allowed and is prosecuted as an offense ... But if you do it discretely, the principle applies: "No prosecutor, no judge". You sometimes hear from the US media, when someone is treated as a sex offender for peeing in public. And here, in my opinion, people in Germany are already consciously aware of whether someone only relieves themselves in the absence of a toilet* or really commits a sexually motivated crime like Exibitionism. There is the German word "Notdurft", which means: "before you have to pee in your pants, it's ok to pee on a tree if done discreetly" ;-)

[@justzockit4471]

beer fits everywhere...as a german, i can confirm that there ALWAYS is a way to carry your beer

[@tiffytattoo2450]

I can't be the only girl like "woohoo he's cute =D" Willkommen in Deutschland :) have a great time and visit Wacken and WGT :)

[@AhzekAhrimanSekhmet]

Wacken! \m/

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

Awwww schucks ☺☺☺

[@tonyme7426]

@@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany Nicht WGT sondern Mera Luna. Ist näher und größer.

[@793Force]

Bro, the thing with the beer box on the bicycle is a european talent lol. The further you go east though i feel like, the better they get. I've seen some shit.

[@Jiggyfm66]

10:44 I'm not familliar where you took this picture, but I think, based on the tunnel in the backgrond, you can see the Sewage manhole in the middle of that bulit. The tunnel is bulit lower to keep the street it underlines straight. When there is a lot of rain for a few hours or even days the water would stay in the tunnel and overflow the street. This is bulit to have a "lowest point" in the street to keep the street clear from overflow to the traffic is not disturbed. Just a guess.

[@kratzikatz1]

Or a obsticle . Trucks and busses cant change direction.!?

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

The pflaster are already a step back. Those strips used to be connected together as well, you basically bought a roll of 1m of pflaster.

[@BlackAdder665]

I like to watch vids like this, i.e. Germany through the eyes of foreigners. You're the first metalhead I found who does this sort of thing, though, and since I'm one, too, you've won yourself a subscriber. :-) Greetings! Michael

[@wind-upboy939]

It's always interesting to hear the view of someone from another country. Thank you.

[@chrisw.735]

Considering drinking age: Youths are only allowed to drink the "lower" alcoholic drinks, like wine and beer. (16+) Only 18+ are you allowed anything.

[@paulah388]

Aber das Jugendschutzgesetz gilt auch nur im öffentlichen Rahmen😂

[@DaRealGozu]

das schon aber eigendlich darf dir auch keiner Schnapps verkaufen solange du unter 18 bist :D

[@paulah388]

@@DaRealGozu aber die Abgabe im privaten Bereich ist aber nicht verboten, wenn mein Vater mir beispielsweise mit 14 Vodka in meine o Saft zum anstoßen auf den Geburtstag meines Bruders kippt ist das absolut in Ordnung 🙈😂 das einzige was bei missbrauch dieser Freiheit greift ist, dass das Jugendamt wegen Kindeswohlsverletzung eingreifen kann🤷‍♀️

[@Pelpe]

10:45 I can guarantee you, I never saw this before and I am German. Seems like Hannover thing. 😅

[@GiaGwendoline]

I've never seen it and I'm from Hannover XD

[@derPetunientopf]

So far i saw these only in Aarhus (Denmark).

[@clemensriemer2401]

GiaGwendoline dieses spannende Loch is bei der Bushaltestelle Im Dorfe vom 581 direkt vor der Unterführung. Ich habs auch nie verstanden aber es gibt es wirklich XD

[@ThomasTVP]

The thing about cyclists not paying attention to cars is this: Here in Germany, when a car gets into an accident with a bicycle, the car driver is *always* partly responsible, no matter if it was the cyclist who caused the collision - the car driver will always be punished, too. When you drive a car (the heavier artillery, so to speak), you're supposed to be careful when coming close to cyclists. The cyclists *know* that car drivers will do anything to avoid a collision, so they think they don't have to pay attention.

[@berndhart8266]

And don't forget: to the regular german car driver a scratch in the paint of his precious vehicle is a desaster, that lowers the resalevalue of his car! :D Big no no here. ;)

[@MrRoztoc]

@@berndhart8266 Yeah that's so freakin' German tho, haha :)

[@paulplus3830]

Although that's true, it's still stupid not to look out for cars or trucks. That way people get killed.

[@rolandscherer1574]

@@paulplus3830 Natural selection

[@paulplus3830]

@@rolandscherer1574 If only that were true and stupidity would go extinct.....

[@markuse787]

I just don't know why but your Videos just got recommended to me. I really LOVE your videos. The "Athmosphäre" of your videos is like talking to a friend in a bar/pub. Keep this style of videos! Also it is really funny to see some good arguments made what the BRIGHT side of this country is. There is soooo much complaining all over the place everyday but you really distract with your honesty. :) Thanks for the content!

[@alexanadraworld]

Hey man :) About the Bike topic: here in germany we have a rule that´s taught to everyone who gets a drivers license. Its the "those with power look out for those without it" which means that those with cars are more powerful than those with bikes. Car drivers are supposed to look for bikes or pedestrians on or crossing the street. Of course when you ride a bike you´re supposed to look for cars too but most of them just trust the car drivers (which is a bit stupid if you ask me :D)

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

Oh yes, i have heard that! Which is the total opposite from the American way.

[@KieselSteinchen46]

to the number 10 this are things to prevent speeding, there are many types of that you have to drive slowly to not damage the car we have ground raises in our city when you drive over them to fast youll break smth

[@AlpacaKitten]

To be a police officer in germany you have to pass a very hard fitness-test, so i think that explains very slim policewomen

[@pscheck8983]

Looks like a sink, that should reduce the amount of water on the lower section of the steet to not overflowed by heavy rain.

[@RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse]

The band-aid stuff is simple: You throwing away half the pack is making them money. In Europe, the mentality just isn't that cut-throat.

[@dude988]

We do have the pre cut sets with those ridiculous tiny stripes as well.

[@RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse]

@@dude988 They're useful for children... you know that small boo-boo you can't even see but absolutely, immediately needs a band-aid.

[@myknife_life]

No 3: cause we know how to handle and respect our beer 😉 And it's just a matter of training: drinking age 16, driving age:18 - so you have to solve the transportation problem 🤷‍♂️ Greets from Hannover

[@SoB413]

in the countryside its called "Taxi-Mama" ;-)

[@flachzange1614]

Skies of bethana *“Mama Taxi“

[@thundergodofdess9127]

My parents allowed my brother and me drinking Radler when we were about 10 years old. The Beer was mostly in there only for the color, but there was beer in it and it tastes great and we felt so grown up. But maybe this has to do something with growing up in bavaria. To be honest I have no idea what the hole in the street is for, but it seems to me it should stop people from doing U-turns.

[@LythaWausW]

I discovered your channel today and out of all the Ex-Pat channels I watch, yours is the first that has mentioned the hot cop thing. You're exactly right, they look like actors and actresses!

[@coellnbrueder8879]

Ahhh! You´ve used the second most beautiful word of the German language: "Feierabend". The most beautiful one is "ausgesorgt" - I won´t translate that, you´ll have to figure it out yourself and you´ll love its meaning!

[@pilvihalla]

😂😂😂

[@markusr7421]

You certainly forgot to mention URLAUB!! "Brücken-Tag" is also well received.

[@coellnbrueder8879]

@@markusr7421 No, URLAUB is great, but "ausgesorgt" is Urlaub for the rest of your life!

[@richardkeenahan3803]

We used to call them Lay-by Lills. Nice beige camper vans

[@Ponscurtat]

As German living in Berlin who‘s driving by bike and car I must say, that I really, really, really… really hate those cyclists, who switch from the bike lane to the car lane without looking. As if they’d be invincible and own the road.

[@nirfz]

The thing in the picture at 10:45 looks like an "afterthought"... The white round thing looks like a "Poller" that moves up and down so only busses can go through. But it looks like it isn't able to retract fully so they made the whole area lower to accomodate for that. And then also had to add a drainage so it doesn't become puddle and the water then killing the mechanics "again".

[@BimBamHeidi]

Mett is probably the best food containing meat that ever existed. :P

[@peteraugust5295]

@10:47 I have never seen this before. It looks like its for drainage though.

[@christophergarrett1972]

The last thing you showed us is for people who are speeding this way they have to drive slow 😂😂😂😂

[@tandeschnee]

Nein das ist in Braunschweig ein extra Ding um Amphibien zu schützen. Da können nur Busse lang. Und ebenso breite Autos. Normale Autos bleiben da stecken. Das ist in der Nähe von Schulen gemacht worden damit da der Verkehr weniger Gefahr für diese Amphibien darstellen kann. Ich musste es aber auch erst googlen.

[@SkingirlRevolt]

Well, I've never seen No. 10 anywhere, either! Where did u see it? Maybe it had sth. to do with the undergroundpassage?

[@missresincup]

There is more than one of those in Hannover and I was always pretty sure that that meant the road is a bus only road. The width will prevent cars from using, but will let busses through as their axles are wide enough.? But I wasn't sure ... so I checked with google maps the bridge at Wohlenbergstraße which I know has those things as well. By car it is not a valid route ... but I drove over it when I took a bus to Hannovers customs office. So yeah, even surer now that that must be the purpose.

[@emmanuelboyer6840]

Well in regards to the drinking age I must say ist starts quite early. In my teens I joined the local Festival youth (Called Kirmesjugend) in my village at the age of 14, earliest age possible to join and mens only club. That is where I learned to drink. All in all we where around 30/40 teens and twens from 14 to 29 thats the age where most of the older guys left the club more or less. Our Job was to put up the festival tent and we hired one of the bands with the money from the work on the Festival tent and sold the tickets which we reinvested all in booze durimg our 4 days village festival and got wasted. Thats how we learned to drink you where able to get wasted but the older guys slapped you really hard when you didn‘t get your shit together and misbehaved badly that you did it only once. So the older guys looked a bit after the younger ones in rough way.

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

That is cool! And you tell it well so i feel like you appreciate that learning experience!

[@eagle1de227]

@@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany i remember when i was younger and exchange students came over to germany and visited our regional wine fest's. They always got soo drunk and we always wonder why. Today i know...

[@annoyingbananana]

About the drinking age: I started drinking around that age, 16 or 17..... had experiences I needed to make to determine my limit. I drank a lot as a teenager, fell on my face a few times, as an early tween I knew what i can and cannot do and when I needed to stop. Today in my early 30s I hardly ever drink. And if I do, it's just a Radler with the husband or with friends... or a shot after dinner here and there (this is obligatory... my husband is Russian... lol). Servus (slang for "hello") from a bilingual in Bavaria ^^ You seem like a really cool dude so I subscribed XD \m/ PS: we love "Spezi"/"colamix"...orange coke. Most people think it's weird to mix coke with fanta... Probably an interesting topic for your next WTF video if you ever make one XD 😂

[@GamingEntertainment12]

4:37 if you get caught doing that, you'll actually have to pay 40€ because that as it is considered an "Ordnungswidrigkeit"

[@KBFNGG_ACADEMY]

The younger drinking age is definitely a better solution than in the US, not because you can simply start drinking with an age of 16 but because of the fact that you're still underaged. This might sound confusing at first but think about it this way. If you're still underaged, you're legally not allowed to go overboard with the kind of alcohol you drink and if something goes really wrong, you will make your parents legally responsible for you. That implies (at least it does to me) that you don't want to make your parents responsible for something you could mess up, you can't get the really strong stuff on your own, and you have whole two years to learn all of that. When you turn 18 you'll get another responsibility hammer here in Germany. All of the sudden you're responsible for a lot of things. Long story short, I think it's a better approach to teach these kind of responsibility things.

[@larsxo9775]

3:30 we call that thing "Gepäckträger" 😉 which basically means luggagecarrier

[@Nizalon]

Für mich als Einheimischen sind deine Videos klasse. Danke dir !! Mach weiter so

[@Harulfr]

10:40 I have never seen one of those and I live in germany. WTF moment for me as well.

[@ThePentadactyl]

Eine Bus-Schleuse - gibts in größeren Städten bei uns auf dem Land sieht man so etwas auch nicht :-)

[@tHiNk413]

I've been thru some "Americans in Germany" stuff, but you top off the list! You're so cool! I hope we'll meet someday at some random Metalgig! Keep on the good stuff, mate!

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

Thank you! That is an awesome compliment! And we will I am sure! Cheers!

[@000jimbojones000]

Its even law in germany (or even whole Europe) to have the bank account printed on a bill or invoice if you a running a business.

[@rainerwahnsinn7815]

Hey Krautsalat, recently found your channel - i really enjoy to hear you talking about strange things we germans are used to! :D Keep up the nice vids & enjoy the easter holidays. I'm not sure wether I should write this comment in english (pardon my grammar or spelling mistakes) or german haha Rainer

[@andia6865]

I have never ever seen a hole like that one in the street, i guess this is a unique way to make up for an engineering mistake

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

Nope... I think it's about floodin' the road in very heavy rain, cause near a bridge and it's underpass, it could be a problem for the traffic...

[@andia6865]

@@melchiorvonsternberg844 Yep, sounds a little bit more reasonable ^^

[@tandeschnee]

I live in Hannover , born in Hamlen... as a German I never saw it and had to Google it. It is a specific way to take care that only buses can drive there. It is made to safe some rare animals. These animals have seasons when they are crossing areas to pair. It is near schools in those regions. So only buses can use this street and there is a lot less traffic than in other areas.

[@Pibbolino]

The hole i guess is to keep the street dry there. Normally it would be all under the bridge and form a huge puddle. To shape does catch even more water on a downhill road while cars and buses can still get over without any bumps.

[@Notfallhamster]

You realy need to visit a Sauna in germany :D

[@ThePentadactyl]

especially on saturdays - its lesbian-day (OK, its not - but we used to call it so :-) :-) ) like in a IKEA. You know - you see a lot of really beautiful girls.

[@holger_p]

Why ? Does he look dirtry or exhausted ?

[@TheGuitarTrucker]

The hole in the middle of the street is the lowest point of the street. So can rain water not standing on the street and you can drive at rain

[@smaragdwolf1]

public urination isnt allowed, especially in Cities. It does happen and even more on bigger festivals, but if they catch you, you will pay a fine. Its nothing that will get you into jail (if you not doing it regularly or actively urinating against police cars for example) but we dont like it. Most times, the culprits are people who drank more Beer than they could handle. Edit: Its not clearly visible on that Photo but i can imagine an Reason for that: Eventually, its a drainage in case of heavy Rain. Its an underpass for the Bridge, right? I can see the Bridge-Shadow. If its a region with risk of really heavy Rain or Flood because of a nearby River, these underpasses can be a trap for Cars really fast. Cant find informations on this construction right now, but maybe a local Politician decided to install that, to always keep that underpass working. Probably there are Signs to drive slowly or warn Cars/Bikes.

[@hanniballeckda5485]

The public urinating gets even worse when there is a fußball match and you live close to your cities' stadium. There used to be an invisible toilet across my bedroom window...

[@Geekeriki]

No.5 Peeing in the open I don't know where you live, but here in Bavaria this is an administrative offence and if you are seen by the police you will be fined. Often you see parents who let their children pee somewhere because it is very urgent. Adults I see here only very rarely pee in the open. So in this point I have a different opinion than you represent. Otherwise a very cool video ;)

[@stask85]

same here in the west

[@Nikioko]

Nowadays, plaster comes in strips of 10 cm. In my childhood it was a whole uncut band of 1 m or 2 m, not cut down to strips.

[@hesspet]

"Mettbrötchen" There are good ones (maybe with fresh onions and some spicy ingredients) and there a bad ones (pour meat or very fatty meet with a bad textures). It just like a uncooked hamburger patty on a small bread :-). If it's fresh it's more healthy than a hamburger made in a lot of additional hot fat. The meat called "Mett" needs a strong supervision. There is a sort of law called "Hackfleischverordnung" all buttchers must follow, cause Mett (or so called Hackfleisch) must be fesh made and must stay cool. BTW: Not all german like to eat Mett - ist something for the "Paleos" of us :-) And very important; Mett is made from pork meat. Made from cows it is called "tartar" :-) :-) :-) Ok... this is very germanisch..... especially those things like a Mett-Igel (Mett-Hedgehog). Those "Igels" where very popular in the 60/70 on parties. A big ball of Mett with Salzstangel shaped like a Hedgehog And: You know Bratwurst? sure! Mett is the simply the dough of a Bratwurst. And if you in "need" of a Mettbrötchen, you can buy a "frische grobe Bratwurst" and use it as Mett. Oh, yes, my father was a butcher. So Mett was often on the table. Maybe I should call myself a "Mett Evangelist?" SCNR....

[@KekTekDe]

on Nr. 2; the thing is, here in germany, there is this kind of order "pedestrians > cyclist > biker > car driver > truck driver". in driving school they teach you, to always be careful. because of that, some people (e.g. cyclist) dont watch out for cars, because car drivers have to watch out for them. there is even a kind of driving school for bicycles. some schools (elementary) do that and you recieve this so called "fahrradführerschein" (bike driving licence), which is not mandatory, but a great thing tho. great videos man. love you hear your opion on germany

[@tonyme7426]

Plus pedestrians shouldn't have to look out for bikes. The footpath is theirs. Either you use a bike path or the road.

[@dl5136]

Do you know the "Maibaum" tradition in NRW? Young men tend to catch small trees in forests in the middle of the night (last day of april) and then transport the small trees with their bikes to their favourite women. So the idea is to express love to a woman by putting a decorated small tree "Maibaum" next to the window or door of the respective woman. Most of the time, people drink beers while doing these crazy missions which easily can take until sunrise depending on how many women need to be taken care of (5 trees from 5 guys for 5 women). I guess you know the expression of "Wegbier".

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

That is the first i hear about Maibaum! See, so many traditions in Germany! A friend of mine turned 30 and he is not married, so there was a big silly party for him!

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

And yes i know Wegbier!!!!

[@swanpride]

I think that one is only common in the area around Cologne. There are a number of other Maibaum traditions. There are villages who try to steal it from each other, for example. It just depends on where you are.

[@Joggelschorsch]

Couldn’t you have framed that picture any smaller at the end, I still could nearly make out, what’s on it ;) nice video, dude

[@eisikater1584]

I stopped your video when you talked about the drinking age, because I think Germany is doing something right: You may drink beer or wine at the age of 16, but won't get a drivers license for a car before you're 18. That sort of makes sense to me, because by then, you should be familiar with the effects of alcohol. The allowed alcohol level for drivers currently is 0.3 per mille, that's the equivalent of one bottle of beer. It used to be 0.8, that was three bottles, but as cars went faster, the Government (yes, with a capital G) decided that instead of imposing a speed limit, people should drink less. Public peeing: It can be fined. Certainly when there's no one watching, it's alright, but don't ever try to do it on festivals, like, say, the Oktoberfest. I paid 20 Deutsche Mark when this currency was still in place; meanwhile, I guess it's 80 Euros or so. So for dumping off a liter of water, you can buy half a brewery. But I stick to the 11th commandment: Thou shalt not get caught.

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

That is a great point. I got used to drinking after I was driving....so, now, i agree that this way is better. I also think the punishment here in germany is much more severe so it is taken more seriously. But..... you said you stopped, did you finish watching?!

[@PalmDesertRock]

@@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany As an added sidenote: After you got your driver's licence, you can't have any alcohol in your blood stream for another 2 years while driving a car ("Probezeit"). After that you can actually _drink_ your one beer _while driving_ . It's legal, although I wouldn't recommend it, because it's a sure-fire way to get pulled over by the Police if they see you do it.

[@eagle1de227]

@@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany a car can be considered being a weapon under some circumstances. Beer/wine is not...

[@rutrwer8220]

11:06 but you in america have that to. It collects water don't you see the manhole cover? The road goes downhill so all that rain water would flood the road.

[@Anthyrion]

Yeah, cyclists have a very bad call here. Most of the cyclists doesn't watch the traffic when they are driving, ignoring red traffic lights and when you confront them, they will argue with you until the next morning.

[@hyperlingg7608]

...and still be in better shape than Bürohengste in their BMWs.

[@kps666de]

best WTF: If you buy a coffee there`s no warning on the cup that coffee might be hot. I like your YT channel. Cheers!

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

The Germans already realize its hot🤪 Thanks

[@Maxtherealone]

Hey Kraut! I watched some of your videos and recognized that you seem to have some serious missunderstandings about bavaria. I assume you must have a colleague that is a bit biased about the south or something. To think for example, bavaria isnt really germany is a very stayed behind thinking. Of course bavaria alone does not represent the whole rest Germany. But it surely represents Germany. Just like all the other german regions do. I recommend you to give it a chance to make a own opinion. Just go there and travel around a bit. I bet money on that u will like it very much there. That of course apllies to the other german regions as well. Nice videos by the way and feel welcome here! We always appreciate nice people like you joyning our community! ✌😉

[@tonyme7426]

"But it surely represents Germany.". Yup, typical Bavarian thinking.

[@Maxtherealone]

@@tonyme7426 every german state represents germany. That includes bavaria. Whats wrong with you?

[@tonyme7426]

@@Maxtherealone Might try reading and interpreting it properly.

[@Maxtherealone]

@@tonyme7426 try to express yourself better. Its really exhausting to interprete what you perhaps want to tell me

[@tonyme7426]

@@Maxtherealone I do not want to tell you anything. I said my piece and apparently it was too hard for you to understand.

[@Wolfdings]

Another comment about that photo in 10:43. This has nothing to do with traffic regulation but is a rather unique (rare) solution to flooding problems of this particular spot. As it seems this is in the bottom of a slight valley and obviously they had long time issues getting rid of rain runoffs, wherefore they lowered the drain spot in the middle of the road. Usually a simple drain would do the trick but propably in this case a lot of heavy cars/trucks/busses pass by and the resulting lane grooves would hesitate a proper draining. They reinforced the lane and build a "super bottom drain" in the very middle ;)

[@nikotinsaure2481]

"I don't understand this hole." - Krautsalat about female police officers, 2020

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

LOL!

[@eddyhypnotizer2481]

When my friends turned 16 they overdid the drinking as well at their birthday. But do not worry, only there. Lesson learned ;)

[@jonschnee6687]

Point 10 Watch realer Irrsinn by extra 3 , we habe lost of stupide things in germany

[@rewox_dt_official1283]

3:05 I were at a friend house and we didn't had beer so we got on our motorcycles an got a box or like we call it in Bavaria "Tragal" 😂🤙🏼

[@helloweener2007]

Isn't there a police academie in Hildesheim? So of course you see more young and attractive women in uniform around this area. All students.

[@tonyme7426]

Yes, it is at the end of my street :o} but that would be at least 30kms away from him.

[@fraueichenbaum8202]

I found your on youtube today. I like your "isolation" videos, you are a cool Metal-Head. Thanks for shareing moments with us. Wellcome to Germany ! :-) Greetings from Nürnberg (Home of the good Beer) ;-)

[@Doomchild2XL]

Super, jetzt will ich ein Mettbrötchen... an Karfreitag... in Quarantäne... :/

[@waylinar]

The hole is used to allow the bus to pass this Part of the road in case of heavy rain. That is why there is a grid in the middle of this hole that leads into the sewage system. Such holes in the street can often be found at street spots that could be flooded due to their position during heavy rain.

[@ulrichjahn]

Not looking out for cars as a biker/pedestrian is essential! Once drivers know you saw them, they probably won‘t stop, but expect you to do so. If they don‘t know for sure, they‘re going to be cautious.

[@urgolf1974]

The last lady, that tried that to me, broke her bones. So, might not work sometimes.

[@nordwestbeiwest1899]

The hole in the street is because of the oil pan under the bus, otherwise the bus would touch down with the oil pan and pollute the environment!

[@FabianCrownVic]

Ohhhhh, endlich! Ich habe ewig gescrollt, um eine Erklärung zu finden. Danke!

[@Hanmacx]

I don't know if it's a WTF for you But there are FKK beaches in Germany xD

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

Watch my previous episode, 10 Clichés, I talk about this a little!

[@dummekommentarefullhdvonka2359]

I love to see how fascinated u are about those (for me/ us Krauts) absolutely usual things.

[@aoweenmunich3564]

Aaah, I see people of all ages and genders taking a leek in front of the house I live during oktoberfest

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

You need some roses! Or some sharp bushes

[@geraldettmayr8435]

@@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany Too much pee kills any plant.

[@eagle1de227]

Some cities have installed some alarm systems to prevent public peeing on obvious places (dark house entries, backstreets, ...). The alarm reactions going from simple spot lights or acoustic warnings up to water jets. As i heard it was quite successful so far...

[@genghishahn5624]

those holes in the street are for emptying the toilets of an RV or bus. You also have them on campingsites, at least thats what I know...

[@DocKotoga]

I dont know what the "hole" in the ground is for (i have to see the whole area to conclude what is meant for) but here no one would sue because over here the jurisdiction is based on thougt that the citizen is sane. The jufge would say "open your fucking eyes if you drive on the streets!" ;)

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

That is the way it should be!!!!

[@YukiTheOkami]

i think its is a hole for extra drainage since it was at a verry low point under a bridge when there is havy rain a thing that can happen in hanover the street leading below the bridge would be quickly unuseable if there was a long and havy rain storm because the draining systhem would not be able to keep up with it so i guess its like extra space so the puddle of water takes a bit longer to build up to the point where no car can go through it

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

@@YukiTheOkami that is logical...but i don't think it is. I will have to take another look at it

[@TripleNipplFishh]

@@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany The hole is for the Toilet of Buses, you drive over it let the toilet tank out and then drive one ...

[@Maxtherealone]

@@TripleNipplFishh hahahha, .... no

[@andyf4292]

yeah, you can get the cuttable ones here in UK too

[@AntiPattern123]

Ist dieses Loch in der Straße nicht da hinten in Bornum? Körtingsdorfer Weg Ecke Kuhbühre. Ich glaub das ist ziemlich einzigartig. Hab sowas auch noch nicht gesehen.

[@Cowglow]

Just found your channel. Interesting content.

[@aerosoul12345]

@Krautsalat About this "hole" in the street. I'm pretty sure this is to lower the ground clearance of buses there where the actual doors are, to make it easier for elders or ppl with physical disabilities to step outta the bus.

[@reytoushirou5684]

The last thing may be a drainage system. If the Bridge or underway in particular is lower than the field it must have something to do with rain water. The Underway would be flooded, but water searches its way to the lowest point.

[@kratzikatz1]

If you live near or in Hannover try the Bad Harzburg Therme. Saltwater and Sauna. Urlaub for a few hours.

[@zugdsbtngizudsgbnudsdsoiu]

In germany you cant sue for absurd amounts of money. So its more effective to actually look out for yourself.