16 things to know before traveling to Germany

[@hanspeter4807]

In Germany you aren't allowed to smoke in restaurants anymore

[@JenniferSchlueter89]

Yes, but some people still don't obey the rules unfortunately

[@hanspeter4807]

I live in Germany and I don't think so. You surely would be kicked out of the restaurant, if you started smoking in it.

[@JenniferSchlueter89]

I've been here again for the last few months and I've seen it a few times. Not THAT often though

[@hanspeter4807]

It's different depending on in which Bundesland you are. In some there are certain restaurants especially for smoker. But in regular restaurants I haven't seen any smoker since it was forbidden.

[@geigerperplexon8903]

me too and the same with food. You did have a lot of vagetarian restaurants in Berlin for example but not in Bavaria.

[@PileOfLeafes]

How everyone say stuff that's not true. We don't eat bread all the time. We can have warm dinner and there a some people who don't even eat it for breakfast. You don't have to take your ID with you everywhere but I'd recommend it since the cops could go home with you otherwise. Smoking is forbidden in bars etc unless there is a special room/area for smokers(?). We get past 30 degrees too. Noone would call a 12 degree summer hot...just to point out a few that I saw in the video or in the first comments

[@geigerperplexon8903]

She was in Bavaria so that is not true German ;)

[@philipmayle5673]

@@geigerperplexon8903 But especially in Southern Germany there are hot summers above 30 degrees so this make no sense.

[@TheJaSoN4sShow]

When you're in germany and you're invited to someones house, always take your shoes off before entering the house/apartment or whatever even though your german friend says it's okay to leave them on, take them off.

[@AndDiracisHisProphet]

that's nonsense

[@TheJaSoN4sShow]

no it's not

[@AndDiracisHisProphet]

yes it is

[@TheJaSoN4sShow]

nope

[@AndDiracisHisProphet]

jupp

[@ElinT13]

Germans do not stare, it is a social custom to look at people a split second longer.

[@specfu]

Thanks for the info...going to germany fir the first time in a couple weeks...and I love the way you did your vid... :)

[@JenniferSchlueter89]

Thank you! Hope you had a great time :)!!!

[@specfu]

@Jennifer Schlueter the trip was great, definitely have to go back.

[@RoseDawsonworld]

this is the best video about things to know about germany , highly informative and straight to the point, my style of video

[@raenfox]

At least in Bavaria, smoking in a public building or inside a restaurant (anywhere where food is served) is forbidden. You may smoke outside, but not inside. Also, bad customer service? That's not a given. At least in the area where I live, restaurant staff is generally quite friendly. Can't remember ever having a bad service down here.

[@dwahhhh]

The thing about vegetarian food is kind of true,( Iam vegetarian and german) its sometimes hard to find something in old german restaurants, but in the city and in newer restaurants its quite easy and you usually find vegetarian food.(but not vegan)

[@JenniferSchlueter89]

I 100% agree with you :)

[@victorialak9135]

The weather is just like in Poland, I’m from Poland and when we went out it would be sunny and 15 minuets later it would rain or get really cloudy

[@gusgan91]

Punctuality *hust* Deutsche Bahn *hust*

[@JenniferSchlueter89]

Hahahahah, very true :D

[@Luna-zc6gx]

Gustav Gans hahaha so true & busse auch nicht 🙄 but trains are late most of the time

[@Tree-gh7lb]

😂👌

[@dailydols]

Germans are so orderly, they even complain about the DB. Try trains in other parts of the world, mostly you will celebrate the DBs timing.

[@user-pm6uq3nc4s]

love ur tips its really helpfull😘

[@sylvangreaves1433]

I enjoy's your videos very much. I will coming to Germany in September for the first time

[@henryrudolph1952]

Hi from New Zealand, I met a German girl who came to NZ for a holiday by the end of her holiday. By 'hook or by crook' she was not going back to Germany. In the end, she was extradited back to Germany. Another German guy I read about he was found hiding in the rafters of a church chapel and again 'by hook or by crook' he too was not wanting to go back to Germany again he too was extradited? What happening in Germany why these people don't want to return to Germany????

[@Abigail-lj6oy]

I'm learning German because my family is going in April. Do they get angry if I don't pronounce something correctly?

[@JenniferSchlueter89]

Haha, no - don't worry! They will love it if you're making an effort to learn the language and then probably respond in English - pronouncing words incorrectly as well ;)

[@Abigail-lj6oy]

@@JenniferSchlueter89 haha sounds great then 😂

[@arthurbarbosa5825]

Mama Newts have fun

[@theakiwar9118]

They will try to rip your eyes out. No just kidding, we admire foreigners who trie to learn our language. English is vastly different than german when it comes to pronunciation, so almost everybody knows that English speaking foreigners will have difficulties spelling certain things, for example ä,ü,ö,äu and such.

[@germangirllivinginamerica7523]

so true love your blog

[@JenniferSchlueter89]

Thank you

[@germangirllivinginamerica7523]

Jennifer Schlueter I am from Bavaria

[@midnightsunmotorsport4981]

No small talk? Oh thank you lord! I was worried I had to small talk with people once I go there for 2 months.

[@augie6479]

So, weather in Germany is just as crazy as it is here in Michigan! XD

[@JenniferSchlueter89]

Yes!

[@philipmayle5673]

Depends on how you are. Especially in Southern Germany the summer could be very hot and sunny.

[@augie6479]

Philip Mayle In Michigan weather is really volatile because the whole state is surrounded by huge lakes. Maybe she’s from Northern Germany, closer to the sea. BTW by “how,” I think you mean “where.”*

[@philipmayle5673]

@@augie6479 ​ Of course I meant "where" instead of "how", it was too late yesterday :D Thanks for correction :) Actually, I don't make mistakes like this when I'm writing English.

[@augie6479]

Philip Mayle All good!

[@leoniec.1252]

Where do you live? It's prohibited to smoke in restaurants. And I never get a warm drink.

[@JenniferSchlueter89]

I have been to several places in Germany AFTER the smoking ban where people were still smoking inside. Mostly in Ba-Wü. Good for you that you don't get served warm drinks :)

[@philipmayle5673]

@@JenniferSchlueter89 And in Baden-Wurttemberg you had cold and rainy summers? 🤔 I thought that would be so in Hamburg only.

[@xJustInTime]

Warm water? I NEVER got a warm drink ever.

[@pavolkrajcik7675]

warm mean not from fridge ...

[@Azahrak]

smoking? where is it legal at all in germany?

[@gusgan91]

Azahrak You shouldn't smoke at Subway stations, restaurants. You are going to see a sign that shows, if you are allowed or not to smoke.

[@koukimonzta]

17th rule.. dont sing deutschland deutschland uber alles if you dont want to be slapped with a sausage!

[@fionafiona1146]

I don't support waist of food but that might be justified.

[@iseverynametakenwtf1]

What about California Uber Alles, Uber Alles California?

[@anja4790]

@@iseverynametakenwtf1 not anymore

[@iseverynametakenwtf1]

@@anja4790 was a Dead Kennedy's song.

[@aniruddhakabbya622]

Tip---DON'T LET THEIR SUMMER FOOL YOU! I was there last year in AUGUST(which comes after the hottest month there A.K.A JULY) at a SUMMER camp near Goslar (which is 2 hours from Hannover, Almost parallel to it and almost perpendicular to Berlin) and stayed there 3 weeks and the temperature barely passed 12 degree Celsius and it was pretty hot according to locals like even Toronto hits 35 degrees in summer and maintain an average over 15 till mid October (although it goes down to -25 in winter) Bottom Line__ Take Winter clothes ALWAYS! Oh! BTW The Ja chips there is pretty good i lived on it for more than 2 weeks cuz we could only eat food given by the camp and a few snacks -.-) but you will find Turkish shops quite often so don't worry :3 (side note) i was mostly at the camp and visited some tourist spots so didn't get to experience local culture and people

[@JenniferSchlueter89]

Hahaha SO TRUE!!!!

[@paraboysgaming8974]

My God, i was wearing a double jacket for the winter in Australia! can't imagine when I start my winter semester there in Frankfurt

[@TheJaSoN4sShow]

aniruddha kabbya this summer we had temperatures up to 95 degree Fahrenheit and in the winter it got down to 1 maybe 2 degree

[@DAVIDBLADE94NVIDIA]

it's not true ! in Germany English is spoken very well ... when I could only speak Italian and English I used English and I communicated very well with them.

[@philipmayle5673]

True, the country which couldn‘t speak English is France 😅

[@mayaeaton8264]

~ Thank you :)

[@JenniferSchlueter89]

You're welcome :)!

[@korchunka6085]

I'm going to Germany next week with my theatre and I'm the only one that actually takes this seriously.

[@erick70673]

Your Gorgeous, how are black american males viewed in Germany?

[@videogameplayer0552]

I have been to Germany ten times. I go every summer.

[@centrasseptyni8277]

German culture was very influential in Europe, many German "things" more o less transferred across Europe, especially in eastern and northern parts of Continent. Of course, some moments are unique only for Germany.

[@hunni3243]

I've been told that German people hate to speak English or they just don't like to use it,is that true?

[@JenniferSchlueter89]

I don't find that this is true. Germans are usually eager to speak English with people who speak it :)

[@philipmayle5673]

According to my experience, it’s mostly the French people hate speaking English. For German teenagers English might be cool.

[@zoeyymiller]

I am going to germany in a few weeks

[@JenniferSchlueter89]

Awesome! Enjoy :)

[@ajajpk]

Me too

[@youssoufbelhadj9575]

Zoey M can i come with you

[@anaid5387]

I should be a german. Cant handle small talk.

[@tiaprocelius2226]

I used to think the same but then i discovered that it's too much of a clash. Small talk is an extension of connection with people and the environment. When you contemplate life, observe and understand and ultimately want to share your thoughts and views. If there's no place for small talk, it cannot grow to eventually become Big. There's no connection taking place. it becomes very difficult to getting to know people.

[@zahedgolden2414]

Nice

[@tiaprocelius2226]

Small talk is an extension of connection with people and the environment. When you contemplate life, observe and understand and ultimately want to share your thoughts and views. If there's no place for small talk, it cannot grow to eventually become Big. There's no talk at all, no connection, not getting to know people. I can tolerate that environment for a while... BUt certainly not forever. I will be bored to hell and hoping to run for another country where warmth and smiles await me..... :P And these are Just thoughts....

[@NarenderKumar-et4ww]

Wie bekomme ich Jobs in Regierungsbehörden?

[@TheWuschelMUC]

As a civil servant you must, must have a German passport. You are entitled to apply for German Citizenship after eight years living in Germany legally and without a conviction in court.

[@anja4790]

Apply for Merkel 's job. Shouldn't be too demanding

[@rosiem928]

Also the water in Berlin tastes nasty. Only go with brand water.

[@adamspoullodimo224]

You look beautiful my dear.

[@maxitaxi8466]

Polish customer service is worse. I know it because I am Polish

[@JenniferSchlueter89]

Yeah, there are worse places for customer service than Germany haha

[@MrBiotonne]

Maxi Taxi yeah and i am half polish and half German ;) what a customer service combination

[@peter8aus8berlin]

Curious: 6 yrs. in the States = could (partially) explaine your next to perfect pronounciation (particularly the vowals). Soft endings "love", "have", "is", "bad", "big", "job": This would be the dot on the i. Bit puzzled about the huge discrepance: channel intro = more than 300 000 clicks. This video (4/2017) almost 9 000 and all the rest: Not so many. How I got here: 1. The thumbnail of this video here showed up in the "suggestions" on the right side of the screen; 2. I've developed an obsession concerning English language in general and what expats have to say about Germany in particular. A channel like "Don't trust the rabbit" does the trick as well. She is a German and (I hope she will never find out what I'm going to say now): Your English is way, way, way bettter than hers. I will never get the staring part. If there is an exceptionally pritty girl: One might lose it for some moments (they force you in school to stare at a Rembrandt painting but you are not allowed to stare at some even more beautiful manifestation). Apart from that: Avoiding eye contact is the most important mission one is entrusted with whilst beeing in (on?) a S-Bahn/Tram/Bus or something. Far distance travel: Different setting. Normally I am an extremely shy person: But if I would not get my tap water for free in a restaurant this could turn into an ugly scene. But that's Berlin (Oh! It even rhymes if you pronounce Berlin the German way "bare lean" rhymes with "scene"). You have a dozen restaurants within walking distance.

[@JenniferSchlueter89]

Haha, thanks Peter :) We'll make sure she won't find out ;)

[@LuziBeerbaum]

i got another two... #one ALWAYS keep your ID with you. when a cop asks for your ID and you can't show it, it could end up with spending a night in jail. #two wile drinking in public is usually ok, being drunken is not! when cops have to take care of you it will end up with spending a night in jail and some towns charge you with up to 1500€ for it. nice video ;)

[@JenniferSchlueter89]

Thank you :)

[@MrBiotonne]

LuziBeerbaum point one isn't true... here in German we has no ID card compulsory, they cannot put you in jail

[@LuziBeerbaum]

oh believe me it IS true. if you soon as you turn 16 you have to have your personal ID with you and if you don't they will take you with them where you spend some time at the policestation until they know exactly who you are. a german police officer can claim "criminological experience" wich justifies a suspicion, and a suspicion demands a determination. they can keep you for determination purpose for i think 24 hours, i'm not sure exactly how long. in case it's needed to keep you longer they need a warrant signed by a judge. in this case they transfer you from the police station into a determination prison. judges commonly follow requests. the same pattern is also commonly used during random traffic stops. they ask you nicely for an alcohol test and if you deny they claim "crimonological experience" and take you with them. once at the policestation they get the fitting warrant, its just a call and a fax, and force you to do a drug and alcohol test. this time a doc pokes you with a needle and because you ruined their afternoon or evening they give a damn if it hurts or not! in case you just forgot your ID at home expect to get charged with 30€-50€ the first time. later it gets even more expensive, especially if you bump into a meet and greet with the german customs (zoll). when they show up at your workplace and you can't show your social insurance ID you're in BIG trouble.

[@DanieltheWolf76]

LuziBeerbaum No it i not true at all. You have to have your id with you ftom 16-21 or as foreigner. as a full adult you just have to own one. does not matter if you have it with you, or it at your home. then the police drives with you to your home and you show it to them.

[@michaeljohn3936]

Sounds quite....dictatorial

[@aiinyang4189]

toll video

[@ynwaomar6126]

Can I speak english with you or you dont love speaking emglish in germany

[@philipmayle5673]

Anyway Germans could speak better English than French people.

[@masonyagomar7059]

Best pleac in the world is germeny money work a woman man a boys a animals belive me i am in andia but soon i will come to germeny love you germeny see you

[@Rainerjgs]

Vielen herzlichen dank, liebe Jennifer, daß Du unseren englisch sprechenden Gästen unsere Gewohnheiten und unsere Kultur so liebevoll und verständlich erklärst, denn damit bist Du ein gutes Aushängeschild für unser Land, unsere Kultur und unser Volk! Der Kundenservice in USA ist übrigens nicht besser, sondern nur anders und meist sehr nervig, weil man dort dauernd angesprochen wird und man in Gaststätten nicht in Ruhe sitzen, essen und trinken kann, ohne dauernd gestört und letztlich sogar hinaus komplimentiert zu werden! Aber warum sprichst Du so häßlich von "Germans fucking starr!"? - Ersten starren Deutsche normaler Weise niemanden an, sondern schauen ihn nur freundlich interessiert an, weil sie sich für alle Ausländer und das Leben um sie herum interessieren und zweites solltest Du es den Amis mit ihren vielen bösartigen Schimpfwörter nicht nachmachen und dritten, was hat überhaupt "Starren" mit "ficken" zu tun, was ja doch die lieblose, egoistische und unwürdige geschlechtlichen Betätigung bezeichnet? Liebe Grüße vom Rainer-JGS, der sehr dankbar dafür ist in einem der am besten organisierten, kultiviertesten, gerechtesten und sozialstem Land der Welt zu leben!

[@amorfati2263]

your so beautiful .

[@chantylamatadora9389]

Nice contrey

[@Tree-gh7lb]

You give 10% pin in germany btw :D

[@hephaistosthesmith2069]

you could say blablacar is the uber/lift for germany

[@leoniec.1252]

And I am always too late

[@gerhardzeitler5532]

Smoking in Restaurants? How long have you been gone? No Smalltalk? Hi, Hi, Hi, come to Niederwerrn, they love it. Punctuality? Well, dear guests, you will never make it to Germany if the plane is gone. Stearing? Yes😕😕 we do a little bit. We have two eyes, we are a little noisy, we care and last but not least we wonder how you know that if you wasn't staering at us!?😕 (stearing) is that how you spell it. Somehow it doesn't look right.🙋😝

[@augie6479]

Gerhard Zeitler That's "staring."

[@gerhardzeitler5532]

August Clifford Thanks👍

[@waelfaraj6705]

I think that each person is different as Germany has 80 million people and I think no stereotype is 100 percent true and I think sometimes there are exceptions to rules. I have never been to Germany though but I feel that German people generally don't speak in a loud voice . Please correct me if I am mistaken.

[@gusgan91]

Ich glaube nicht, dass Deutschland das einzige Land ohne Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzungen ist. Dubai zum Beispiel hat auch keine.

[@ValerioAntonio]

Gustav Gans doch da sind die Autos nur oft so schnell das die Polizei nicht in der Lage ist die Autos zu verfolgen (die Polizei dort hat zwar supersportwagen allerdings keine getunten wie die meisten dort)

[@AmandeepSingh-sq9tc]

I am India from

[@MaxMotoYYC]

don't say f**k it sounds low class. But great video for the most part

[@murhafsousli7191]

Hi Jenni, I want to come to Germany and give you a kiss

[@Abigail-lj6oy]

Murhaf Sousli perv

[@lucillem7706]

Best bread, best cheese: as a French who has been to Germany many times, allow me to strongly disagree :)

[@JenniferSchlueter89]

Ok - point taken. But ONLY because you're French, hehe :D I do think we have a better and bigger variety of bread though :)

[@lyndonpack8048]

It's hard to beat a brotchen for fruhstuck, or with a currywurst...

[@anja4790]

Been to both countries and Germany wins in that department

[@philipmayle5673]

@@anja4790 I think Switzerland has the best cheese

[@lindenbeck]

Also ich hasse es Englisch zu sprechen.

[@albatraozzaj3983]

Im german

[@ralphsoriano5178]

albatraozz AJ I want to go in Germany as tourist is that possible ?? I’m a filipino

[@Leoshan18]

Just like a German..limited and to the point speaking!!😅

[@lindenbeck]

Was mich nervt ist, das wir Deutschen mehr das beschissene Amienglisch sprechen als das Britische. Zum Glück habe ich das Britische in der Schule gelernt. Fucking American English.

[@anja4790]

Oh you are just full of yourself