40 things different in the USA than in Germany (Experiences of a German Exchange Student)

[@weeklysugar]

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[@colacurciolaw7745]

Very charming. It is good to see my country through a visitor's eyes. I hope you enjoy your next visit to America.

[@bagodbolt]

If you go to Aldi in america, they don't pack your groceries, and you have to pay for bags too. Although, I think aldi is a German company.

[@Gat2muve3464]

bagodbolt Aldi is from Germany! And it's normal to pack the bags by yourself. That's one reason why it's cheaper. In Germany you have to pay for bag because you think about using it more often or bring your own bags because it's better for the environment.

[@NUREMBERG45]

I'm American. ..thought your video was awesome, didn't sound prejudice to me.

[@chivalryalive]

I'm glad you enjoyed your time here in USA. Please, come back and see us again! We are glad to have you. --Especially with your smiling face and positive attitude. :-)

[@marcweinberg8453]

I found your video highly entertaining, funny, and spot on. LMAO. I'm glad you enjoyed your stay in the U.S.A. My only regret is that I, and most of my friends, who are HIGHLY EDUCATED, can't speak a foreign language at all, let alone as well as you speak English. All the best.

[@teaartist6455]

Go learn one! You don't need a class or course to learn a new language, in fact, most language classes at school I've ever been to were quite bad and I had to learn almost everything outside of school. Language schools seem to be different but normal schools really just want to teach it in a way that allows them to grade you on it. There are some people with a 1 in their English Abitur that can't hold a conversation in English. There's also no time limit on when you can learn one so don't think that it's too late just because you've finished school. If you feel a bit lost on your own there are a lot of apps that can help you learn in the beginning. I don't think there is any that will take you all the way, but they should teach you enough for you to start reading books, watching videos and writing comments in that language and learn more that way (70-80% of my English skills are from reading and watching English things, all but about 2-3% of the rest is from translating a text).

[@dm-gq5uj]

I think the sheer size of the country puts us at a disadvantage when it comes to learning another language. I studied French in hs and college, but when you are living in the heartland, you don't meet many French people, so you miss the live interaction which is crucial when you are learning a language. If you don't get a chance to speak it outside of class you forget it. (Obviously, Spanish is probably the easiest and most practical language to learn and retain because of the Hispanic population.) European tourists tend to visit the coasts rather than flyover country. And it's expensive to travel to Europe, especially once you have kids. Germans who go on a ski vacation can go to Italy or France and practice their languages there. If they want sun, they go to Greece or Spain. Americans who go on a ski vacation go to Colorado rather than the Alps, and to Florida or California. Europeans can pick up other languages because their countries are much more compact. And if you speak Dutch or Czech or Polish, you are practically forced to learn other languages if you want to speak to anybody outside your own country. English is so widely spoken that English speakers don't feel the same need to learn other languages.

[@Ofirinb]

Enjoyable to watch, as always :)

[@juanfromdennys]

Thanks for this video, as a person (attempting to) learn German in the U.S., I find it fascinating to hear about a German's point of view. :D Also, I agree on everything you said!

[@jodiescookin1]

Your VIDEO is AWESOME! LOL! Loved it!

[@pinkviki23]

Super lustiges Video!!! Ich war 10 Monate in Michigan und kann dir einfach in jedem einzelnem Punkt zustimmen. Da kommen schöne Erinnerungen hoch :)

[@frankmoyer5822]

Great impersonations, love your facial expressions. One of the funniest videos on here. Make more please.

[@tina_702]

Good job ! Thanks for sharing , I got a good laugh., yes we do go crazy over high school sports & spirt, even the parents ( we get crazy at times lol ) Does schools in Germany have school sports ?

[@theredbaronlives9889]

this was very honest and kinda funny

[@NealB123]

Funny video. I enjoyed it. Well done.

[@thomassenbart]

Das war gut und es hat mir sehr gut gefallen. So fun to see European reactions to the USA

[@user-xm5le5ok2r]

Some truth, but not all. Remember we have 4 major regions in America. Each region, state, city, and town is unique in its own way.

[@maybluekin9414]

Todd Smith We need two new regions. A "different gender" region where all of the transsexuals and confused people live and a "Muslim" region. Put them in the southwest all along the border of Mexico and build a wall to protect these two regions from the illegal immigrants and then fire artillery shells at the two regions for 40 days and 40 nights. America will be united as one again.

[@user-xm5le5ok2r]

Stupid comment! We need a region for idiots like you.

[@Minecraftrok999]

Todd Smith well most (not all) of what she is talking about is kind of independent from the region, and of course you can see cultural variety in such a massive country, you can do that in a lot of countries, in example, the South of Germany is vastly different from the North or the (ex GDP) East.

[@bibo3373]

Good job keeping it fun and lively.

[@toddcorley464]

Great video

[@weeklysugar]

There are so many great places to visit! I think Cities like Hamburg,Münster and Munich are very beautiful. If you like to see sights and a modern city, I'd advise you to go to Berlin :)

[@weeklysugar]

Thank you so much! :)

[@thyslop1737]

Liked your video. I thought it was pretty spot on. Your English is 10 times better than my Deutsche.

[@Oreochocolatedip]

Bin auf Viktoriaschule :) Ach so, du hast Abi schon gemacht? Bei welcher Organisation hast du dein Austausch gemacht? :)

[@Christophersanchez1326]

this was good to watch.

When I was there I also didn't get how they can practice EVERY DAY. That is so crazy. And I also noticed the thing with the lyrics. I remember the day when I realized how stupid the song "Does it snow in africa this christmas" actually is. :D

[@plzcme434]

In Germany actually many people walk around completely naked at home, even in front of their family. I even do it, and it's a pretty nice feeling not to cover up at home.

[@weeklysugar]

Thank you! I apprecciate it :)

[@Oreochocolatedip]

Hahaha das finde ich sehr toll! Ich bin in der zehnte Stufe, aber ich habe auch ein paar Unterricht mit der elfte :D

[@darrell9546]

Karval represent! Tiny little burg out on the eastern plains. It must have been a culture shock for you.

[@frankcrawford416]

Very cool video!

[@weeklysugar]

It is :)

[@weeklysugar]

Ich kenne ein paar Leute vom Viktoria! Wie cool is das denn?! :D Meine Organisation hieß 'into' In welcher Stufe bist du?

[@iceybrice]

Almost all of these are typical southern things if you go to a northern state it will be a lot different, we have different cultures and tend to not like being clumped into a single generalization about America because then people assume we're all southern

[@frankmoyer5822]

Did I catch you saying "its not a big deal to be "Lez" Or was that "Late" ?

[@Big_T_Travis]

She cute as hell!

[@tapeworm1958]

Was the background music really necessary?

[@shaughnkearns3196]

Freezing supermarkets lmao I can relate to that

[@endersgameover]

You can tell by your list that you stayed in 'murica, i.e. a small rural town, as opposed to America

[@jcarlovitch]

Wow. That seems a bit elitist. You must be one of those tolerant liberals.

[@nelsonr1467]

that is the real America. not the diverse mega liberal cities.

[@hamiljohn]

We said Gesundheit in my family, my mom's family is German.

[@Oreochocolatedip]

Wo wohnst du? Ich bin jetzt eine Austauschschülerin in Deutschland :D

[@weeklysugar]

Cool :) Viel Spaß hier drüben. Wenn du Fragen dazu hast, dann frag einfach!

[@user-mr6qd5bg7j]

weeklysugar What town in Colorado I live in Colorado:)

[@60marsh]

Das war sehr sehr lustig! Ich komme aus Kalifornian und ich mache jetzt ein Exchange Year in Deutschland.

[@CurefortheDead]

"some of you guys may have asking yourselve" ähm ja... dir ist bewusst, dass du einen EXTREMEN akzent hast, auch wenn du dich bemühst? du lispelst extrem beim versuch akzentfrei zu reden, ist echt witzig zuzuhören

[@ethanmartinez3878]

America is a lot about ease of living. Anything to make little or big tasks easier and faster. We like to make easy things seven easier. We are really smart and hard working when it comes to finding ways to be more lazy

[@drewnetwork]

Well, turn all these around and you get why Americans feel weird in Germany. Except for the pregnant sixteen year old thing. I didn't know any pregnant teens back when I was a teen, here, in America. Also, Colorado is very different from places like Virginia and Texas and California -- each of which would be like visiting a different country.

[@alexanderhoward122]

Schulegeist?

[@charleswendt4868]

God Bless You

[@royal1investments]

Hello weeklysugar, I concur, the things that bothered you about the U.S. also bother me. I could easily add many more idiosyncrasies that I dislike about the U.S. and my fellow countrymen however, there are far more that I love about it. From all my travels I noticed all countries (including Germany) have there great, not so great and ugly things about them all, just like here in the U.S.

[@moorek1967]

Yahuh....yep.

[@Stephen-Harding]

I'm American and I had fun and laughed at your impressions. They are so true! Not prejudiced. Your English is very good, but slow down a little!

[@elsxcviii]

same in Macedonia (i'm Albanian and i'm from a little city in Macedonia called Struga) and everything is the same but they go crazy for soccer instead of football like every other European (mostly) the only difference between us is age, i was born in America and i'm only part German...!!!!!!!!!! ^.^

[@mjharrison2010]

that was classic

[@scuffedjustincarrey6450]

never seen a truck...wtf

[@future4you]

Not all Americans sit around and watch TV. I don't even watch TV I listen to the radio. Maybe I'm a little odd.

[@RedAmalgam2000]

I think she meant stereotypes lol

[@ronniebishop2496]

America is 3000 miles long and 1500 miles wide with 300 big city's and 334 million people with three times as much gold as any country in the world and many times richer than any country in history and you have only 40 little things different?

[@Lex5576]

Some of what she said isn't so flattering about us, but it's the gospel truth LOL.

[@Oreochocolatedip]

Echt??? Ich wohne jetzt in Aachen!! In welcher Schule bist du? Hhaha

[@creinicke1000]

Lol.. I didn't see predudices, but some stereotypes.. however the stereotypes while not unversal, do come from things we see and do.. we can laugh at ourselves too as Americans.

[@calebmacmoyer4450]

I hardly ever eat at restaurants. lol I Can't afford it, and I've never had a credit card. EVER. lol

[@jimgreen9059]

I'm sorry you ended up in a high school where "cussing" and drinking and doing make-up in class are so big, because they're not all true everywhere, as well as 24/7 TV, and the pregnancy rate. Ewwww! Country music! To each his own, as long as it's not illegal, immoral or fattening. : )) Also, just rest assured I'm not commenting above because I was rebellling against your "prejudice", since I didn't take it that way. You merely commented on what you saw. It's okay.

[@Xtragicfever]

I think you meant to say stereotypes.

[@jcarlovitch]

I only got to #8 when the background music drove me to suicide. God by cruel world!

[@billhodges2157]

damn, Hermann's love to complain

[@weeklysugar]

lol yes, it is :) I'd love to go visit Canada someday!

[@Rainerjgs]

Bitte stell die überlaute und aggressive Hintergrundmusik ab, denn dadurch kann man Dich nur unter größter Anstrengung verstehen! - Die Welt ist laut genug! Liebe Grüße vom Rainer-JGS.de

[@tomatomarc]

ich denke, du wirst hier nach nie wieder in die usa einreisen dürfen... :)

[@basher8762]

tomatomarc Der war gut 😂

[@BenA-bu1cz]

Welcome to the USA.

[@ghostofreagan3181]

You don't say. Ha ha

[@jerseydevil1066]

fake!

[@dburns8381]

Lose the stupid music!

[@derekw91]

German girls are always so cute.

[@speeknoevil1803]

And the # 1 difference between The U.S.A. and Germany........ Goose stepping.

[@AaronCaldwell.]

You obviously went to like a all white country school lol

[@weeklysugar]

Yes, all white and unfortunately some of them a little racist too...

[@beastmr919]

how do you know that they are racist if there is no other persons of color to be racist at or did you asked them ahhah?

[@smallpicture]

lol!