100 SHOCKING Differences Between Germany and America! 🇩🇪

[@PassportTwo]

What differences should I include in the NEXT 100 differences video?? 😅

[@Praecantetia]

The sliding windows, how smoking at the bus stop is forbidden by law, bicycle TÜV checks, buying meat at the grocery

[@JohnADoe-pg1qk]

Es ist nicht einfach, da etwas vorzuschlagen, weil die meisten entweder nur die USA oder nur Deutschland kennen (und dann auch nur einen Teil davon).

[@aw3s0me12]

*Fun fact:* *US HotDog-* & *Hamburger Buns* as well as *Toast-Bread* _(root Milkbread)_ are *No Bread (-typs)* >> *Yeast Pastry* US: "Brioche is a type of bread, but better than you could imagine!" *a LIE* >> *a yeast pastry* so, by function, also a Brioche is NOT a Bread, but a *pastry!* ;)

[@EHonda-ds6ve]

The „dividers“ in public toilets! They are always in US toilets but rare in Germany

[@philippbock3399]

I think the different car registration systems/codes would be interesting: Germany: 1 - 3 letters (for the town or district/"Landkreis"), 1 - 2 letters and 1 - 4 numbers (because the space at the plate only enables 8 letters/numbers) - whereas every state in the USA has different ways / a different system etc. Because you talked about the TÜV in this video that topic would be a good replenishment 🙂 Thank you for your funny videos and many greetings, Philipp

[@0TheFuriousRed0]

You know what I find fascinating every time I see it in an American movie or Series? The American assumption that if your car is in your driveway you must be at home. That there is no other plausible alternative. I've seen and heard it innumerable times. Its almost an American figure of speech "Open the door Bob*! I know you're in there, i can see your car outside/ I can see your car in the driveway!" it just shows that we have a vastly different car culture in our two countries. A German would assume that someone is home if they can see the person's car outside their home but they would never take it as a certain fact like I feel Americans do. A German might be out and about on foot, on their bicycle or maybe take the tram to the zoo. Nobody ever talks about this and I just find it intriguing. 😅

[@PassportTwo]

That is a super interesting observation I’ve never thought of and I think you are exactly right! 😃if this pops up in a future video theme of mine, I will definitely give you credit bc I find this a fascinating insight! 😅

[@0TheFuriousRed0]

@@PassportTwo love your videos, they're always entertaining and even if you see similar topics on other channels your's always stand out and aren't so boring. Keep up the good work 😊👍🏼

[@stefanthoma2934]

So we are living in an American village? No… When you are living in a small village in Germany the car in front of your house is a significant evidence for your presence. And if your car hasn’t moved for days your neighbours will check if you are ok. Living in a German village means that your neighbourhood is always watching you - for your best and the entertainment of everybody…

[@Llortnerof]

@@stefanthoma2934 I think it's the same reason actually; in American suburbia, you basically cannot go anywhere except your close neighbours without your car, so your car being there is reasonably likely to mean that you are too. It's just that this is vastly more likely to happen to an American.

[@seanthiar]

There is one thing Germans assume that is not right. Most German assume that popcorn eaten in the US movies is sweet, but that's wrong. It's most of the time salty and often drenched in butter. Sweet popcorn is rare.

[@furzkram]

In Germany you have traffic lights also on the sides. The ones high above the road are meant to be seen from farther behind, where the lights in the side might not be visible. In case the road markings aren't visible in bad weather or snow, the driver always knows where to stop - in front of the lights. In the US, try to figure that out when the markings aren't visible.

[@HalfEye79]

With some of the weird road-layout it could be very confusing to which road a traffic light belongs.

[@ThePixel1983]

Here in France there are also smaller eye-level traffic lights.

[@ksba9126]

@@HalfEye79 With over a decade of driving experience i would argue that you need either be tired or not paying appropriate attention on an intersection if you struggle with the traffic light assignment. The light either is meant for everyone waiting at the intersection or is marked with a black arrow indicating which turn they belong to.

[@erwinerwinson5941]

If you have to bend your neck to see the traffic light, you're simply just driving too close. Just stop your car at the place where you can comfortably see the traffic light. You don't have to touch the line with your tires. This is realy easy. I do it every day since some decades now.

[@Pixel_Higitsune]

@@ksba9126I think Half Eye mean some wierder intersections like Y-like one. I think "Verteilerkreis Favoriten" is a good example were the traffic lights could be seen from 2 sides if they would be on the other side of the crossing.

[@dschoas]

In Germany the groudfloor level is often marked with E for Erdgeschoss instead of 0.

[@KaiHenningsen]

Actually, if it's marked with 0 it's traditionally one story down from the ground floor.

[@lisastilz3209]

@@KaiHenningsen it's U (Untergeschoss)

[@erdmannelchen8829]

@@KaiHenningsen I've seen such floor marked with K for Kellergeschoss too.

[@SilviaSkocki]

The same in Finland, i was a little Confiserie during my first time there

[@SilviaSkocki]

Confused

[@reinerjung1613]

81: There is a positive side effect of having the lights on the side the cars have to stop, they do not roll over the stop line onto the pedestrian crossing area (at least that is why city planners love the European traffic light position).

[@chrism3694]

absolutely right!!! If traffic lights were like they are in the USA, we would have many more pedestrian deaths. So these car fanatics should pay more attention to pedestrians at the crossing and not ask to wait for the green light at the pedestrian crossing. please stop where you still see this thick beam on the asphalt and not just the torsos of the pedestrians, or do you like to kill children? (I saw that myself, not dead but halfway under the car)

[@seanthiar]

I'm German, but I like the Danish version the most. Traffic lights like in Germany, but additionally small traffic lights on the other side of the crossing in view height at crossings.

[@Fidi987]

6:53 OMG! I used to drink Fanta as a child and then had a phase where I only drank water. After that, even the German Fanta was over the top sweet! Can't imagine that to be increased even more.

[@HalfEye79]

I very rarely drink a bottle of Coke or Sprite (1,5 - 2 l). Near the end, it doesn't taste like it normally does, but tastes like liquid sugar.

[@KaiHenningsen]

@@HalfEye79 Coke pretty much tastes like liquid sugar to begin with. At least in Germany. Also has a weird taste I really don't like.

[@Rick2010100]

I prefer water with pure orange juice in a 1/3 mixture.

[@diepreuischekriegsmarine8103]

To difference 27: Sometimes you have to do that in fast food restaurants or "Würstchenbuden", but in "normal" restaurant you usually get extra ketchup for free.

[@thomasbrutting8046]

Objection, your honor - I have just spent four weeks in the US and wherever I went - Washington, Oregon and California - you would be given as many bags as you wanted but your would be charged between 15 and 25 cents for them. As far as the Frankfurters are concerned - buying them in a glass is just as as much an act of desperation as buying them in a vacuum wrapper - you buy them fresh from the butcher stall in your supermarket or directly from the butcher. Plus one thing I noticed while on my road trip in the US - the vacuum wrapped frankfurters have to be heated before consumption according to information on the wrapper - the ones in Germany can be eaten cold from the glass or package.

[@556poor7]

Just got back from Germany and loved it especially the vent windows. I also liked how bike lanes are separated from the road as to protect those of us who ride and don’t want to end up under someone’s car.

[@klaushofer3981]

This was an insanely entertaining and totally rich video. I am an Austrian living in Canada and truly loved that video. You guys are awesome -- keep it up.

[@indiramichaelahealey5156]

I am so impressed that actually found 100 differences between Germany and the US. amazing! It's great that you don't judge and just get used to the different culture. That's exactly what I - being a German - did when I lived in the US for 6 years.

[@PassportTwo]

I have hundreds more differences on a list! 😅

[@V100-e5q]

@@PassportTwo What about: the capital is called "Berlin" in Germany and "Washington" in the US?

[@philippbock3399]

@@PassportTwo You two are so nice, your videos are really "heart warming" especially because you have a "good sence of humour" when you point out the many, many differences between our two countries. In one of your last videos you talked about that it was not possible to name your son "Donald III" - maybe it is possible to "choose" a "Namenszusatz" like "Adelige" have (a prefix such as "von", "von der", or "Graf"). Maybe this would help you to name your son "Donald III"? Have a nice weekend and many greetings, Philipp

[@asmodon]

Donnie over here doing the cannonball run of cultural differences. I wanted to comment on one of the points somewhere in the 20s but by the time I gut to the comment section you where ten points on and I forgot what I wanted to say.

[@holger_p]

Go to KZbin Shorts, He splitted the video into 33 parts, that's better to comment.

[@McGhinch]

There is no tv "tax" but a fee or dues. Taxes can be spent on/for anything in Germany, while fees or dues are to be used subject-related.

[@cg909]

Technically correct, but because since 2013 every household has to pay regardless of if they don't own a TV or not, it feels like a tax for many people.

[@achimdemus-holzhaeuser1233]

It is also independent from Tax, so the TV CHannels are independent from the State. the 2013 change in payment acknowledges the fact that those public TV Channels do have an internet presence and Computers and Mobile Devices have access to them. And it is progress, because if you shared an appartment both parties had to pay the fee.

[@tobias8488]

15:24 no, this is no Margarita pizza by the original Italian restaurants in the south of Germany.

[@lpcaiser]

Alright, Donnie, intervention: "Róllladen" is stressed on the first syllable, also just "Róllo" for short. Stressing it as "Rollláden" might cause hunger and confusion with "Rouláden", rolled-up slices of meat with filling (which my dictionary tells me are called "olives" in English).

[@marcomobson]

And some people here tend to call your Róllo Rolló... 🤪😉 Edit: Whereat I also don't know the short term Rollo for Rolladen but as a unique description for these rolling things on the inside...! 🤔

[@pjschmid2251]

Thank you for that clarification I always wondered about this I’m familiar with the food Rouladen. I’ve started to hear about the window covering and thought it strange that they have the same name 😆. My mom always filled hers with bacon and onion. Filling it with olives would not have gone over well since my brother-in-law despises olives. Now I’m thinking about Rouladen I haven’t had them in years since mom passed.

[@marcomobson]

@@pjschmid2251 When you smash a lot of them at your window, it'll serve the same purpose...! 😋✌️

[@martinjunghofer3391]

Just keep in mind that Americans stress ALL foreign words on the penultimate syllable! Watzlawik described it so beautifully in his book "Gebrauchsanweisung für Amerika" - "Instructions for America"!

[@Llortnerof]

Some day i'm going to find the insane guy that thought more than 2 repeats of a Konsonant was a good idea and i'm going to add hundreds of l to his name.

[@cjedgerly]

A few comments.... My wife and I use separate duvets in the US. We picked this up from our 2018 trip to Germany! We totally fell for the Eiskaffe in Salzburg this past May. We ordered the Eiscaffee and a dessert not knowing they would both be dessert items! One "older difference" that might not be a thing anymore is eating pizza with a knife and fork. I did this quite frequently on school trips in 1989 and 1990. BUT, on my 2017 trip with my family, we ordered pizza in Remagen, as did some older German teenage girls next to us. I told my 14 year old daughter to use a knife and fork to eat her pizza. She thought I was crazy! Low and behold, the German girls' pizza came out after ours and they ate it with their hands, like in America. My daughter wouldn't talk to me the rest of the night. 🤣🤣🤣

[@MarcGrafZahl]

That's so true, it's a generational thing, I still eat the pizza with fork and knife, and my teenage children with their hands.😂

[@Llortnerof]

I think it varies based on the pizza and where you eat it. We even have an Italian restaurant (actual italians even) where i live where if you order takeout, they'll cut it and you eat it with your hand, but if you sit down and eat it there, you just get it in one piece and with knife and fork.

[@MJsMind]

@@Llortnerof but just getting a knife and fork doesn´t mean you have to eat it with them I (a german too) mostly cut the pizza in the basic triangle form and eat it than with my hands

[@Llortnerof]

@@MJsMind With a simple table knife? You'll be at it for a while. They sell them up to 50cm, too. So cutting them up can actually be more practical.

[@MJsMind]

@@Llortnerof well I gladly invest the time to cut it in the form to eat it with my hands if I have to invest some time at the beginning so be it but I mostly wanted to say tat most Italian restaurants don´t cut the pizza before bringing them to the tables so that people can chose if they want to eat it with knife and fork or eat it with their hands ... also that may be a personal opinion on myside but I think it is a generational thing I with my 28 years eat a lot of things with my hands but at least my grandfather eats only with knife, fork and spoon it was bizarre to see him eat stuff like a hamburger or KFC Chicken with knife and fork ^^

[@robfriedrich2822]

16:12 We have the different terms Geschoss and Stockwerk. Geschoss counts the lowest above ground as 1, like the US does, and Stockwerk means always that the first is the first above ground floor. We have also Untergeschoss. It's the level below ground, some department store, grocery stores or malls have it.

[@arnodobler1096]

That's because the U.S. is made for cars and Europe is made for people. Since here at almost every traffic light also a crosswalk + bike lane, the American way would be much too dangerous, or would at least hinder the pedestrians! 🤷‍♂

[@firestorm5371]

Also it causes less confusion in general

[@ingrida1121]

There is a good reason traffic lights are like that in Germany, it forces drivers to not stop too close to the intersection, which is a known problem in US.

[@JonathanMandrake]

About difference 10: Not only that, but on most American eggs, an outer waxy layer is removed before they are sold, whereas German eggs don't get treated this way. This layer protects them eggs from certain germs, thus American eggs need to stay cooled while German eggs can stay in cooler areas of the house

[@judywe4941]

On every single egg is a stamp that tells the country, the kind of chicken farming (organic, free range, cage) " state, and producer.

[@ChRW123]

And a random feather is added on purpose so the eggs look more organic. 😅

[@jennyh4025]

@@ChRW123 or some dirt

[@tubekulose]

It's so funny that Americans don't pronounce "crêpes" like "Krepp" (as it's supposed to be pronounce) but rather say something that sounds like "grapes". So I often don't know if they are talking about thin pancakes or the berries of the vine. 😁

[@picobello99]

It's better to mishear it as grapes than 💩 as that's what the official French pronunciation sounds like in English 😉😆

[@kirasternenfeuer6198]

Number 81 is the classic Americans do it allways wrong issue! Stop looking on the traffic light above you if you are in first row! your traffic light is on the right therefore! The lights above you are for the cars behind you so they can see it from there. The car in the first row is supposed to check for pedestrians, bycicles and other possible situations so they look to the right have their side mirror in view as well. This is also the main reason why the people that want to turn left for example have their seperated traffic light on the left side too so they see if anyone or anything is to their left that might cause an accident.

[@McGhinch]

In Germany we don't need to fly our flag. We KNOW that we are German and in Germany. We don't need to check our flagpole to see it that still persists. 🙂

[@holger_p]

Right, demonstration is only necessary, if you think your neighbor does not know. ....it's the same as smalltalk- no information is transferred.

[@ekraft7788]

It's not about reaffirmation.

[@LetsPokeHD]

You are right. In Germany you see a lot more soccer club flags. We only raise the national flag at the World Cup or European Championships. However, I have to admit that I have a Germany stick flag in my room. But I also have one from BVB and one from Canada. Canada just because I love Canada and would like to go there someday.

[@Archphoenix1]

look, if the traffic lights were on the other side, how would the car behind you see that it turned green a second ago and start honking immediately?

[@PassportTwo]

😂😂 Good point! It is very convenient placement for this purpose! 😅

[@ThePixel1983]

From what I heard, US drivers use the traffic light placement to go into an intersection even if they can't get out of it before the cross traffic has green...

[@rango962]

@@PassportTwo there are usually 2 Traffic Lights lower on your right and left. The high one is pretty much only For those behind you.

[@ThePixel1983]

@@nonnoyobisnis8705 I think it's also a factor of turn right on red and slip lanes. Both make drivers turn faster and forget there are pedestrians.

[@conan7422]

And if i turn right i can shoues witch light i prefer?

[@Manostion]

Some of these don't apply to me (as a "German") at all, so I guess your observations must be based on the specific region you're at (Rheinland-Pfalz, was it?) or the people you socialize with. Some examples: 003 - Book titles - I have quite a bunch of German books on my shelves that have the title read from top to bottom. I suppose there isn't really a rule for that in Germany. 005 - Eggs - We actually have multiple sizes of egg cartons, most commonly 6 and 10, so I guess buying two smaller ones will give you the American experience. 008 - Seperate vs single covers - Again, something that doesn't really have a rule attached. Many German couples share a large, single cover, but just as many have separate ones, although that seems to be a newer development. 014 - Checkout clerks - Luckily, for the majority of stores, you're right, but we do have stores where cashiers have to stand all day. 017 - Wurstwasser - While those glasses with hot dog sausages are indeed a common sight, we also have dry ones in plastic packs. 023 - Eggs - In Germany, boiled eggs are a staple, however, whether they're soft-, medium-, or hard-boiled comes down to individual taste. For me, the yolk should be soft but the white should be solid. Oh, and we also eat scrambled eggs for breakfast. If you ever order breakfast at a German restaurant, bakery or café, you're more likely to get scrambled eggs than boiled ones. 027 - Extra packets of sauce - This is true for the big ones, like McDonald's, Burger King, etc., but you often get free extra sauce at small places, like the local Döner vendor 030 - Toilets - Nothing wrong here, but I find it peculiar that you didn't point out the little "platform" many German toilets have. Whenever I see Americans talk about that, they assume that Germans weirdly love to look at twhat they just made and thus have that display shelf, but I always assumed it's so that no toilet water splashes up to your butt. 046 - School grades - Again, nothing wrong here, but I don't think the American E is "mysteriously" skipped. I assume there are four "passing" grades that go A-D and one F-ailed grade. It's a nice coincidence that they nearly line up, but I don't think anything's actually missing. Also, in the highest level of the "Gymnasium", the so-called "Oberstufe", grades get replaced by scores ranging from 0 to 15, with 15 being the equivalent of a 1+. 052 - Free refill - Right, for the most part. I've been in some German KFC restaurants (which I hear are way better than the US-original) where free-refill is a thing. You did say "usually", though. 081 - The objectively wrong side for traffic lights - While having the traffic lights right above your head is not helpful, German traffic lights ususally do have another lower one on the sides of the road. One is even visible in the footage you're showing, to the left of the road.

[@swanpride]

Small correction: The church tax isn't different based on the question if you are catholic or protestant, the tax is different based on the state you life in. But within the state in question, all christians pay the same (as long as they are part of a chuch).

[@Kurikost_]

that whatsapp is nearly unknown in the usa baffles me, because whatsapp was bought from facebook.

[@holger_p]

But not with the intention to make it known in USA, but to conquere the European market.

[@twinmama42]

No 81 - the US way may be more convenient but the German way is safer. The same goes for (no) right turns on red. Watch "Not just bikes". In one of the more recent videos, he's talking about it.

[@rwsrwsrwt]

People waiting at a traffic light in Germany usually don’t look up to the signal that is above the street but to the one that is on the right side of the street (or sometimes the left side, especially if there is a separate left turn lane). The signal above the street is just for better visibility from a distant, not for looking at it when you're standing right in front of it.

[@emjayay]

New York City has no right on a red light because of the high numbers of pedestrians. It started in car oriented western states.

[@martinjunghofer3391]

Interesting list. 2 comments as German: No. 63: when counting with the fingers, the 4 is shown with the little finger folded; except people with pronounced rheumatism (etc.) count the 4 as you show it. No. 81: the road marking, the wide (!) line in front of the traffic light is a traffic sign (prohibition and mandatory sign) that you have to stick to (!); running over it on red is a crime! If you stick to it, you can of course see the traffic light without any contortions! If you look at the videos of "Not just bikes" you can see that almost no American sticks to this rule - it's probably a rule to be followed in the USA too!

[@stefanthoma2934]

No, correction to No. 63: It is shown correctly. It is very uncommon to show the 4 with the thumb but without the little finger - in our region. They are living in Rhineland-Palatinate like me. They showed us the “normal way”. It might be a local thing and I cannot say which way is the common way over all Germany, but here the common way is with the little finger and without thumb.

[@martinjunghofer3391]

@@stefanthoma2934 I live in NRW and will start a small survey in my circle of friends; in any case, your 4 in the sequence seems completely un-fluent to me!

[@stefanthoma2934]

@@martinjunghofer3391 It is the easier way, not the logical or fluent one. The anatomic connection between the little and ring finger makes it difficult to bend the one without the other. So it is easier to switch from thumb to little and ring finger. If you are counting very fast you often say “4, 5” and raise your ring finger and little finger together. But if you want to show the number of 4 or count slowly, you bend the thumb and use the unstressed way.

[@martinjunghofer3391]

@@stefanthoma2934 No, not me! Since my last entry I have asked 3 acquaintances how they count, result: all like me. Your first sentence seems difficult to me: how can something be simple and not fluid at the same time? It has a lot to do with early habit. Sport teaches us that you can do a lot of movements that are extremely difficult without practice after a little practice, and that's the case here too! What is logic here: "1st finger (thumb), 2nd finger, 3rd finger, 4th finger, 5th finger" seems more logical to me than your version. But what is logical in everyday life?

[@geneviere199]

Even if there a jars with sausages - usually (if not bought at a Metzger) we get them packed from the fridge section in the supermarket, too. But the jars come handy as they usually have a much longer shelf date and you can use them as reserve when you do not have any in the fridge.

[@aw3s0me12]

Prepers Life 😁 Cans & Jars

[@k.schmidt2740]

Sausages in glass are really more appetizing than those packed in plastic - IMO.

[@RevCode]

@@k.schmidt2740 I personally prefer the ones in that paper-plastic-thingy from the meat counter in a bigger super market or straight up from a butcher shop - the ones in a glass always feel somehow weird to my palate, from their consistency (or I was just buying shitty brands, not sure; But stuff like "Deutschländer" I really didn't like too much).

[@k.schmidt2740]

@@RevCode I can sympathize. I also vastly prefer butcher shop Wiener Würstchen. If for some reason I am forced to buy packaged wares, however, then I try to avoid plastic.

[@emjayay]

In any German supermarket there will be a huge refrigerator section of all kinds of sausages.

[@TuHnIx]

68) Don't know about Germany but here in Austria "iced coffee" does mean coffee with ice cubes and "ice coffee" means coffee with ice cream

[@emjayay]

Because ice cream is Eis.

[@BfmVF]

i would not compare Pfannkuchen with pancakes, they are not similar enough to be compared direktly.... like a pfannkuchen is also NOT a crepe

[@PassportTwo]

This might be exaggerating the differences a little bit 😂 They both are milk, flour, eggs, sugar batters poured and cooked in a pan with minor other ingredient differences 😅 That’s pretty dang similar and thus very comparable!

[@BfmVF]

@@PassportTwo Thats true, but would you eat ONLY Pfannkuchen as a meal like pancakes? Even the things you put on a Pfannkuchen varies in the different regions of Germany. Like i even make less sweet ones to put into a soup. Or i make a salad to roll into the Pfannkuchen. I don´t think you´d do something like that with pancakes.

[@ChRW123]

They explain this in another video.

[@thork_tv]

on the Traffic light hight: in Germany you have the high Lights witch are for people way Back and some Lights at face Levels for the Front Cars. Sometimes there ist also an extra Pole in the left side for that reason.

[@elythepie19]

The traffic lights above are for cars further away and there should normally be on on the side for the first cars

[@johannesh.9955]

In Germany, we also have two major parties but four others that have a say in the decision-making process, and the remaining parties are irrelevant. But each party has the potential to get into government. Unfortunately, the last party to do so was the extreme right AFD. A party needs more than 5% to get into the Bundestag and more than 50% to govern, but several parties can join forces to get above 50%. For those interested in German politics: Government - SPD social working class party - FDP neoliberal party - Güne environmental protection party slightly left opposition - CDU conservative party - Linke very left party - AFD very right party The other parties in the government would have preferred to work with the Linke rather than with the FDP, but unfortunately the percentage points were not enough. One could perhaps mention the following: - CSU regional party, extremely conservative, cooperates with CDU. - Piraten young internet-savvy party that unfortunately lost voters due to internal disputes. - die Partei, a group of satirists who always draw attention to themselves with crazy actions. - NPD Neo-Nazis, which fortunately never really had power and is fought at every point.

[@jackybraun2705]

I knew all of these but never really realised there were so many of them. As others have said, you have basically summed up EVERY video EVER on the differences between Germany and the US and rendered all the others redundant! I'm quite out of breath after listening to you reel all of these off!

[@PassportTwo]

I have hundreds more I can do! 😂

[@TheIncredible1984]

they should have named this video somethin like "100 video ideas for content creators that compare USA and germany"......content creators that compare USA and germany: WRITE ThAT DOWN! WRITE ThAT DOWN!

[@nellitheretrogamer8666]

Finland here again. I always find it odd that in English-speaking countries people don't even know what quark is, because here it is one of the staples that can be found in any grocery store. It also comes in dozens of different flavors. It is also a food that is used a lot by people who try to grow muscle because of its high protein content. In recent years, manufacturers have answered that demand by creating even higher-protein, no-sugar version of quarks. I'm one of those people who tries to get lots of protein, and if I bake a blueberry pie, one of the ingredients that goes to the dough is high-protein, low-sugar, vanilla-flavored quark. I wouldn't know how to live without them.

[@robertfarrow5853]

English here. Our local farm sells raw milk,quark, four kinds of their own made cheeses. 10 fruit yogurts(no chemicals) plain yoghurt s clotted creams. Their own bacon,meats sausages. It's worth the 30 minute journey! And I agree Quark is great. Curds and whey are the English thing,.

[@andreassander5871]

81: I here that from americans over and over again. But I do not know a single traffic light, where there is not also a traffic light to the side so that you are **not** forced to look straight up. The traffic lights above the streets are only needed by cars that are farther away and are not in the front line.

[@PassportTwo]

Would MUCH rather still look straight ahead than off to the side 😂

[@kilsestoffel3690]

A can't see one of them... 😕

[@ggthjwf]

I AGREE. Germans look to the side traffic light .

[@leDespicable]

I think the main thing is that it has actually been proven that traffic lights on the near side of the intersection are better than on the far side, because cars are less likely to drive over the stop line. Not to mention it's kind of counter-intuitive when your light is green and you turn right or left only to be greeted by the sight of a red light above you that's not meant for you, but definitely looks like it is.

[@dianaschwengle-croes3073]

@@PassportTwo The lights are like that in the EU for safety reasons. The driver sees the pedestrians and cyclists better.

[@T0MT0Mmmmy]

Traffic lights: When you approaching to a traffic light it is definitely harder to recognise it , when it is 20 meters or more further away! It is more important to see the traffic lights early (!!!) and easy when you approaches to the intersection than when you're waiting for the green light!!!

[@dearseall]

@traffic lights: You definitely have a point there. Especially since today you are required to make yourself known by stopping directly at the line.

[@tobyk.4911]

#18 the stickers on car's windshields that are mentioned here as showing "emission levels" show, more specifically, that the emissions of *fine dust* are below a certain limit (this has nothing to do with CO2 emissions or the climate). ... just to clarify which type of emission this is about.

[@robfriedrich2822]

About number 3, CDs follows both standards. In the times of vinyl records, East Germany has one standard, West Germany the other one.

[@herb6677]

Rectangel pillows are much more common throughout Europe, I hardly can remember having seen square pillows even in German Hotels.

[@JCel]

Yeah, but does that even count as a real difference? Because everyone I know just folds them in the middle, so it's a rectangle again 😂

[@misanthropicmusings4596]

#6 -- forbidden because by US law it is illegal to have an inedible item inside a manufactured food product -- chocking hazard. You can still get kinder eggs but they don't have any surprises inside. You don't have to go all the way to Germany to get the genuine kinder surprise eggs though -- totally legal in Canada (I can't speak to Mexico however).

[@GlenHunt]

Renewed passport is arriving around Tuesday, and then going to try to head to Germany asap! This is an awesome psych-er-upper!

[@sisuguillam5109]

Have a lovely and safe trip!

[@jefferyoetter6884]

I agree with the traffic lights comments from before. Don't drive so close that you need to look up at the sky. And most traffic lights, as stated are up, to the right, and/or. The traffic light here in Dormagen are to the right and left and I personally have never seen seen them upstairs where you need to crane your neck although I do agree, don't drive all the way up there because it's red. You need to wait anyway. My thoughts. Just as no ones needs to speed to the red light.

[@ChRW123]

This is one of your best videos so far. Enjoyed it a lot.

[@PassportTwo]

Thanks so much! Unfortunately, it is performing extremely poorly so far 😅 But I’m very proud of it as well! 😊

[@ChRW123]

@@PassportTwo Which software do you use for the animations?

[@PassportTwo]

I do all my editing on Adobe Premiere Pro and do all the animations myself in that program.

[@ruvik1256]

@@PassportTwo Did you learn that by watching videos on YT or something like that?

[@PassportTwo]

1. My college degree was graphic design, but I never learned video editing. However, as a graphic designer, I learned how to use the other Adobe programs which makes it really easy to know how to use Premiere pro. 2. I learned from just years of doing and making a lot of really bad videos 😂 Over time I just figured out how to do different things myself. I don’t know if I technically do things like the animations “the right way.” But I figured out ways to do what I want myself. 3. I definitely have watched insane amounts of KZbin videos to learn how to do things here and there.

[@Chara_Lar]

I really do not understand why (US)-Americans have problems with our traffic lights. There is always one on the side which can be seen easyly by just turning your head a bit. Traffic lights on the other side sometimes would not work. For example: 2 lanes (from the same direction) continuing as 1 lane, and the drivers on the former 2 lanes taking turns in being allowed to go.

[@AlTheWombat]

About number 45: While cheetos are non existent in regular german grocery stores, super markets etc. I've found them at a local turkish super market (Izmir Markt). The ones they have are made in Turkey along with some special halal Haribo varieties that are nowhere to be found in german stores.

[@PassportTwo]

Got you covered on an entire video about where Cheetos are sold in Germany, you can watch here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGHFf3mtfZKmaas However, noticed I said " not legally sold in Germany" because technically those Turkish stores (and other import stores) selling them are breaking German law by selling them, but it just doesn't seem enforced very strictly 😂

[@AlTheWombat]

@@PassportTwo Alright, my comments get deleted automatically it seems so I'll try again without adding the link. I've never seen Chio Chitos anywhere before and I've been browsing german snack aisles for as long as I can remember but they reminded me of a snack I once had at a motel near Würzburg. They had a vending machine in the lobby where you could buy Chio Taccos. They look exactly like the Chitos and I've never seen them anywhere again since the stay at this motel in 2017.

[@seanthiar]

@@AlTheWombat There is a German company called Intersnack and they have a brand called Chitos ( that you can't buy anywhere, but it's still on their website) and they are the cause Cheetos are banned because they work in the same area and could be mistaken for the other brand. But you can buy them outside Germany or in small shops in Germany with a label that covers the name with a fantasy brand name.

[@courtneymcwilliams6571]

This was a fun video. We are moving to Germany in December (from the US). This will be a fun video to share with family and friends. Thanks for doing it!

[@neutralseife8419]

86: we also have the thick version of pancakes, which we call pancakes or amarican pancakes. These are usually store bought. The thinner version we usually make at home are called Pfannkuchen and can also be eaten savory. (Keep in mind that there are large regional differences)

[@misanthropicmusings4596]

This was an amazing list! It's amazing the things we take for granted. Thanks!

[@ladonnaashburn1401]

Love this video ! I floss and/or Waterpik daily! I rarely miss a day!

[@harty_yt]

13:58 you have the streetlights at the left and right of the road, the lights up top are Mainly for the cars in the back, so they know, when to drive.

[@robfriedrich2822]

3:28 in jar is one possible option, these sausages needs no cooling can be kept pretty long. So you can have all the time some franks in the house, what you can't with the ones on the right side.

[@ChRW123]

I'll repost my comment on Ryan Wass' reaction video to one of yours: "PassportTwo do so good content. Donnie is really very dedicated to do proper research. The animations are also gorgeous. Definetly one of the best channels for Germany related content. I'm happy you subscribed."

[@PassportTwo]

I actually saw this comment over there and it really made my day 😊 Thanks so much for the much needed encouragement! 😊

[@robfriedrich2822]

13:25 In my childhood in the 1970's we used daily the 12 h format. We had our coffee at 4 afternoon and television news at 8 in the evening. Ok, television magazines had the schedule in 24 h format, television stations too, also railway and bus timetables.

[@tillneumann406]

Even today, we tend to say "Wir treffen uns um vier" (we'll meet at four), since everybody knows you don't meet at 4 a.m. normally, but that what is officially 16:00 Uhr is meant. But that's colloquial, and the correct version used in calendars etc. would be 16:00 Uhr.

[@maximiliandegen637]

white and green asparagus is technically the same plant the white gets simply harvested before it gets out of the ground

[@rainer-martinhartel4310]

Great overview, learned some new differences 🙂 Thanks!

[@TripleDane]

Great! Very well chosen examples. I did actually try to introduce the idea of having at least one single "sit only stall" in Winslow Hall (the international and grad student hall) at the University of Maine, Orono 'Flagship' Campus. On the men's floor that is to say. My motion was passed. But just to be revoked 2 weeks later when I could not attend the dorm board meeting :-)

[@EvaLieblich]

Wow, very good video! Good foundings and thank you :)

[@PassportTwo]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@katii1997]

I don't understand why he thinks that sausages in jars are unfortunate. the "sausage water" is great for boilling the sausage or even seasoning side dishes like mashed potatoes and of course jars don't have plastic.

[@PassportTwo]

It's more of a joke...but for Americans, because we are used to buying hot dogs vacuum sealed, seeing them floating in a jar is a little off-putting. But, if you follow our Instagram, you'll see I buy these and grill them or make corn dogs all the time 😊 I've gotten past the cultural difference and have embraced the sausage jars 😅

[@LythaWausW]

@@PassportTwo You make your own corn dogs? Can I have the recipe? Also, I've heard of such a thing as pickled eggs in fluid-filled jars in bars in the South. That's kind of gross for me to imagine - have you seen them or tried them?

[@peter_althoff]

@@LythaWausW I don't know how old you are, but this was a common thing in Germany too. Not in restaurants but in "Kneipen" & "Wirtschaften". They are called "Soleier", eggs pickled in saline solution /brine, in German "Sole" oder "Lake"

[@MoDKoP]

We are opening our xmas presents in the early hours of the 25th! In the old days a new day started at nightfall! So the opening of the presents still happens at the same time, since it´s fully dark everywhere in Germany at 6 pm on the 24th. Just the start of a new day has changed in the meantime! 😁

[@robfriedrich2822]

The traffic light initially had red, yellow and green to emulate the police man who directs the traffic and needs an "attention" before switching between stop and go. The idea, that you can see "3 seconds till stop" and "3 seconds till go" makes traffic smoother. Never abrupt braking, never starting late.

[@Dirrly]

A friend of mine was in the U.S. at the age of 20. His birthday is the 4th of october, so he was able to order beer because the waiter read his birthdate wrong --> 04.10. :D

[@ambarcraft4476]

Comments by a german: 9 Google Street View: we still have maps 15 Wedding Ring: Hand depends on Roman-Catholic or Lutheran 62 Restaurants: The US way was common in East Germany prior to german reunification 66 Kitchen: It becomes more and more common recently that landlords rent out their apartments including kitchens.

[@robfriedrich2822]

4:13 I also prefer scrambled eggs. Today I had it with tomatoes. From yesterday I had some cooked potatoes, I fried them with some onions, I added tomato pieces and after this the egg, I stir and beat, to have it fluffy. A nice meal and alternative to ham and eggs.

[@V100-e5q]

#82 I have encountered about 50/50 of those methods at gas stations. The other day in Wisconsin (high German content) I could pay after pumping at several stations. And in over 40 years of driving I have never ever been at a station in Germany that requires paying before pumping.

[@PassportTwo]

Right, because German gas stations have you pay after pumping like I said…

[@lphaetaamma291]

6:27 that is the difference between a Bratwurst and a Hotdog, wich you can both get in germany

[@PassportTwo]

And in the US, a bratwurst would be served in a long bun as well so you don’t leave any sausage without bread 😂

[@RainerLP]

@@PassportTwo you pay for the sausage, the bread is just there as a handle.

[@fawkesmorque]

@@PassportTwo In the US neither comes with any bread in the first place... they come in a soft sugary something. 😜

[@hansmuller3604]

@@PassportTwo and I prefere the wurst without bread! A little breadroll as a side is all i want

[@suzetteospi]

What a fun video! Thank you! I floss nearly every day but I do forget it or skip it once in a while.

[@barthel5658]

Another difference: Americans float on cloud #9 while Germans float on cloud #7😀

[@McGhinch]

A billion in Germany is actually a "bi-million" meaning a million millions, a trillion is a tri-million, a million billions... the "-ardés" are just the kilo-versions in-between: a milliarde is a 1000 millions, a billiarde is a 1000 billions...

[@emjayay]

In the UK a billion is a thousand million.

[@McGhinch]

@@emjayay Yes, it is -- since sometime in the 1970s. It was decided to adopt the US American ignorance because of the common langugage and not to confuse the British people any further. Just imagine your BBC news tells you about some spending numbers in milliardes and then the US reporter snippet tells about billlions... In Germany we have a saying: Der Klügere gibt nach. (The wiser gives in.) Fruitless discussions are quickly ended. However, this means that stupidity wins.

[@stevefish3124]

Here's one you missed: automotive fuel usage is measured in the US in miles per gallon. In Germany it's how many liters fuel you need to go 100 kilometers.

[@Aikman94]

Correction It's a value-added tax in Germany, whereas it's a sales tax in the US

[@cg909]

and in Germany it's regulated that there can only be a federal VAT, while in the US the sales tax is on the state level and municipalities may add another sales tax on top.

[@holger_p]

Wow, what a collection. That's really comprehensive. The new book of reference for migrants in either direction.

[@benrockstar574]

10:43 we let reserve a table in befor and when no table is free when you come without reservation you can either wait or go away if you reserved you get eaten directly reserving does not cost extra😊

[@LaserKatze]

Having calendars start on Sunday is just uncivilized

[@jefferyoetter6884]

Very accurate. Although it was quick, I agree with this 100%. American also living in Germany. I didn't see one wrong fact coming from my last 30 years living here. The states could learn alot from Germany. I won't get into the deeper stuff, but at least they know if they are männlich or weiblich and not an it?

[@jennyh4025]

Wow, that was a very fast run through pretty much all differences I have ever encountered, heard or seen. And I try daily, but it’s quite often only every other day - the perks of being a mom to a German Kindergartenkind with a full time job. 😒

[@DenisBach]

Fact 28: "Deutsche Telekom" provides more than just "mobile" here in Germany. Landlines, DSL, and many services more. In the US the Telekom is only able to provide Mobile connections since it has no chance to enter the landline market. Therefore, they called themselfs "T Mobile". Because they can only deliver "Mobile" in the US ... Greetings from a german ... 😀

[@DenisBach]

Fact 34: There is a differences between a "hot dog" and a in a "brötchen/semmel". When you Order a HotDog you get a Hot Dog. But the oversweatend Bread is something which most of germans do not like. So therefore they go with a "Brötchen". And yes, the Brötchen does fit with the Bratwurst but boy, it tastes so much better than the f**king "hot dog" but thats the thing it seems you did not get here! ;-)

[@DenisBach]

Fact 80: "MOST OF THE WORLD" uses the 24h clock, very rare countries (like the US!!!) uses the 12h clock (only)!

[@DenisBach]

Fact 81: Wrong again. The distance to the stop strips at the traffic lights ensure that no one has to dislocate the neck! Don't lie!

[@hypatian9093]

Flossing prolongs your life! (well, people that floss regularly are generally more health concious and thus tend to live longer)

[@akteno2796]

Little add to the safety equipment, most also have a small fire extinguisher, its not required but we like to be prepared. I Personally also have a Shovel, Chains for all four wheels, A spare Wheel and a Towing Rod. But that is because im in forests often.

[@allmachtsdaggl5109]

the peperoni pizza is not like it is in germany, but like it is in italy therefore it is the right way, because only the italians got a say in what is and what is not a pizza.

[@the_godfather9974]

Your calendar starts on sundays? Well that’s weird

[@Attirbful]

what a great and snappy list! I wonder how many bloopers were created in the process…

[@lphaetaamma291]

10:50 untoasted toast is considered bread, but a type of bread, that needs to be toasted, therefore the name "toast"

[@PassportTwo]

This was mostly just a joke…😅

[@marcomobson]

Instruction for use: It needs to be toasted to be consumeable! 🧐🤪

[@martinjunghofer3391]

@@PassportTwo ich glaube, die Aufzählung der 100 Unterschiede ist insgesammt eher ein "joke"!

[@silver_5311]

5:56 Yeah "must-see". In my twenty years I live in Germany (and this world) I've never seen Dinner for One.

[@GGysar]

I don't floss my teeth every day, but once in a while I do. Primarily, when I notice something is stuck between my teeth and I can't get it out.

[@Aikman94]

The US has common law, whereas Germany has civil law

[@fuunta]

great Video, very entertaining, so thx vor this 🙂👍🏻

[@k.schmidt2740]

An amazing collection of differences narrated with equally amazing stamina. QUES: Less often. My brushing is unusually thorough.

[@Gwarks337]

Orange are some times called "apfelsine" in Germany which basically means "apple from china". In that way you could say Americans compare apples to apples from china.

[@antonnurwald5700]

I looked up the word Bierstein, because i heard americans use it for a beer glas or jug. Turns out it's actually a kind of scale, a residue that forms in the surfaces of your brewing equipment, and it's something you don't want. But i can just about picture the misunderstanding that led to English speakers thinking the term refers to the jug itself, some time in the 19th century.

[@ruvik1256]

101 difference: in Germany there is a second Weihnachtstag, that doesn´t exist in the US (or elsewhere?) I always thought 2. Weihnachtstag is normal everywhere, just recently found out it is not.

[@frankmitchell3594]

Exists in the UK, named 'Boxing Day'.

[@tobyk.4911]

And what about Easter Monday and Pentecost Monday, which are official holidays in Germany... are they also in the US? Or are they another difference?

[@lennardroner7076]

Fact 86, a pancake is not a Pfannenkuchen (Even if the translation says so). I can decide to make Pfannenkuchen or pancakes, theire different enough to be considered seperate things

[@holger_p]

That's a question, each German could answer differently. I have no idea, what difference you refer to, if you don't name it. Maybe you add baking powder or jeast, or you make it round and staffed like a Donut, or you scramble it to make Kaiserschmarrn. Nobody knows, except yourself.

[@lennardroner7076]

@@holger_p To my knowledge pancakes are a bit thicker then Pfannenkuchen and usaly are no as big. Crepe big and flat, Pfannenkuchen: Less flat and less big, Pancakes: Thick and small

[@mabus4910]

Some of those made me realize how different germany is from other european countries as well. In some of these cases Luxembourg for example does it the same as the USA.

[@BenWyldeZX]

That's a pretty extensive list of differences, huh. Quite interesting to see the differences as a german fellow myself 👀

[@silazzzer]

17:55 Teath-flossing being done at least as often as I pay rent xD Well sadly not every day and sometimes not even every week, but I'm heading there. Just have to get used to it.

[@christianjohannes8529]

81: it is proven the system in the U.S. is responsible for more accidents with heavier injuries

[@LetsPokeHD]

Not all Germans eat soft-boiled eggs. I'm German and in my house we have scrambled eggs, fried eggs and hard-boiled eggs. But what I love most is scrambled eggs with fried noodles and bacon in them.