5 Things Germans Do That Make Them TOTALLY DIFFERENT From What Americans Imagine…🇩🇪

[@PassportTwo]

Check out the full video for things Germans do Americans have NO IDEA they do linked at the bottom of this Short 😅😁

[@sacerdor7467]

No, 16 is the correct answer. While Mallorca is perceived as a German Bundesland, Bavaria is perceived to not be in germany. So it evens out.

[@PassportTwo]

😂😂

[@weissblau]

Wouldn't it be nice if Bayern were its own kingdom again and all the Prussians were gone to Mallorca or whoever wants them :)).

[@LythaWausW]

Complaining about the weather is Germany's small talk.

[@deliatedeschi]

That expression 'Alman' is totally new to me as a german...I always called these guys "Karl-Heinz" 😉

[@AmarthwenNarmacil]

Or "Spiesser", I think. In Switzerland, we call those people "Bünzli". 😊

[@Dueruemtarget]

Alman is actually a pretty new word. I actually heard this word the first around 6 years ago. It was a word that was used definitely only by the youth at that time.

[@schindze4238]

Der richtige Name ist "Horst", dachte ich 🙂

[@reiner1682]

@@schindze4238 Das denke ich auch. Alman ist lediglich so ein Kinderhype, der es irgendwie in die "sozialen Medien" geschafft hat, und nun denken manche, dass sei Standard...

[@deliatedeschi]

@@schindze4238 Horst finde ich auch 👍🏻

[@MrLuddis]

Mallorca got EVERYTHING: flat sandy beaches as well as small rocky bays, a beautiful european-style capital as well as little villages, a vivid night life as well as the calm of the countryside, a marina for millionaires as well as cheap hotels for minimum wagers, small shops and farmer's markets as well as huge shopping malls, a little train from the 19th century as well as highways. You can pick what you want in Mallorca. All social classes can spend their holidays in Mallorca . The biggest advantage of Mallorca: 2 hours flight and you are in summer whereas in Germany it might be could and rainy.

[@laylahall18]

I think one of the main reasons Germans are often mistaken for being blunt or rude is because German uses an incredible number of modal particles that other languages don't have. So foreigners don‘t understand the different emotions they transport. Another polite form ist using the Konjunktiv II - another grammar construction that is not easy to learn.

[@sisuguillam5109]

Ooohhh... you might be up to something there!

[@brinkiTOgo]

What do you mean with modal particles? Or do you mean modal verbs used in polite language? Like "Kannst du mir das Buch geben?"

[@laylahall18]

@@brinkiTOgo German modal particles are small words that modify the mood and tone of a sentence, expressing the speaker's attitude, emotions, and intentions. Words like doch, ja, mal, halt, eben and so on. The meaning and usage of modal particles is very subtle and context-dependent. Their appropriate use adds nuance and authenticity to spoken German but might be challenging for language learners to grasp fully, because they can’t be translated literally. Mastery of modal particles comes with exposure to native German speakers and continued practice in real-life conversations.

[@ItsMeTexx]

Small side note: the term "Alman" comes from the old germanic tribe Alemannen (also Alamannen) which lived in region south-west Germany/Switzerland around 300AD and before. It was a very, or one of the most influencing group of germanic people. The tribe (and their culture) was so new and influential to the romans during this time, when they conquered to the north/north-west, that the romans spreaded the name of this germanic tribe through the whole roman empire. Thats the reason why germans, or Germany, is called Alemanha in portuguese, Allemagne in french, Alemania in spanish, Almanya in turkish, and also in other languages.

[@mikeenders7613]

I thank you. I have just done some Google-ing as a result of your informative comment. There is now a theory that the Krugan people from the Ukrainian steppes may have been the ones who brought the language to Alemani.

[@reinerjung1613]

The nordic hiking poles are a rather new thing. People didn't use them everywhere 20 years ago. In the past people only used them when hiking. Nowadays nordic walking is a form of exercise and people walk with sticks everywhere.

[@uriulrich4918]

My 87 year old grandma uses them as canes, but doesn't want to use a cane because she doesn't want to look old or sick.

[@reinerjung1613]

@@uriulrich4918 my mom did that too. They give automatically them a more active look. 👍

[@grandmak.]

@@uriulrich4918 I can fully understand that. I tried it myself but they don't give me enough support as opposed to crutches.

[@manub.3847]

Currently, the sticks ensure that you use your arms correctly when "walking" ;) At the moment you can also see more and more people with small weight dumbbells "walking"

[@MsAaannaaa]

Oh they’ve been popular 20 years ago already :)

[@MichaEl-rh1kv]

The "Alman" is the title the children of immigrants gave the kind of person formerly known as "Spiessbürger" (originally referring to the member of a vigilante group in a smaller town), since the 19th century also abbreviated to "Spiesser". "Alman" is actually Turkish for "German". In some regions also "Kartoffel" is used for the same stereotype, and "Couch Kartoffel" for the variety sitting the whole day on the couch before the TV and lamenting about the degeneration of the world. By the way: a racial slur against "white Germans" by Turkish people would be rather backfiring, because they are exactly as "white" (and frequently exactly as "German" regarding order and tidiness) as (most) other Germans.

[@michaausleipzig]

Mallorca is such a beautiful and very spanish/catalan island if you manage to steer clear of the tourist infested areas! I've been there in November once and it was great! Nice warm weather but since it was off season it was also very quiet. And I was stunned by the beautiful mountainous landscape of the island. It's so much more than binge drinking to horrible "music" and getting sunburns! Nope, no tattoos. And it's gonna stay that way.

[@JonathanMandrake]

One small note on the word Allmann: It stems from the ancient tribe of the Allemannen, living mostly in Baden-Württemberg and the Elsass, and coining a lot of city names around where I live. For example, the name of the city I live in is derived from an ancient allemanic family, name which started the settlement.

[@brigittelacour5055]

German, Germany translate as allemand, Allemagne in french, from the allemanic tribes

[@manub.3847]

@@brigittelacour5055 and for the Nordic countries it becomes "Tyskland", while pretty much every Baltic country and eastern country has its own name for Germany.;)

[@fairphoneuser9009]

Alemannen live in Switzerland and Vorarlberg as well!

[@Kivas_Fajo]

Regarding Germans complaining there is a Swabian saying about it, which sums it up pretty perfectly. ^^ "Ned g'motzd, isch g'nug g'lobd." "Nicht gemeckert, ist genug gelobt." "Not complained is enough encouragement." Your "Not bad!" and our "Nicht schlecht!" differ somehow...;-)

[@Cornu341]

In this case I would exchange encouragement with praise. Encouragement is more needed during the task, not after completion.

[@Kivas_Fajo]

@@Cornu341 "Thank You, Dr. Nog!" 🙃

[@heikos4264]

Most people would say it's from the Bavarians, but all of that is nonesense. It's all 3 of us, the Badians/Swabians and the Bavarians and no one knows who came up with this. All i know is that it belongs to the culture of all 3.

[@svenimeier1172]

Malle(german short for Mallorca) is not only popular with Germans but also people from the uk

[@herb6677]

The UK people go there to meet the Germans and drink German beer.

[@Andreas_42]

​@@herb6677 And catching real nasty sunburns 😂

[@sakkra83]

Fun Fact: Nordic Walkers have a nickname: "Stockenten". Stock := stick, Ente:= duck.

[@ctlspl]

I thought the most famous travel destination was Balkonien. 😂

[@LJJ22]

Coffee is not from Germany, while 100s of beer types are brewed in German since centuries, so it makes sense. But a big cake festival would make sense and probably attract many people too.

[@Anson_AKB]

we were on mallorca once, and it is a really interesting and pretty island ... IF you avoid going to the ballermann. rent a car instead and drive all around and across the other parts of the island.

[@michaelmedlinger6399]

No tattoos, never been to Mallorca (and no desire to go there). I started Nordic walking about a year ago. According to what I have read, it was initially developed as a way for cross-country skiers in Finland and Scandinavia to train when there was no snow. There is actually a proper technique to it that takes a little while to learn. It's not just plopping those sticks down in any old way (although you will certainly see plenty of people who obviously don't know how to do this). You think Germans complain? The French even complain that the French are always complaining! And are likely to go on strike to give more emphasis to their complaining.

[@tjb62]

I've lived over 42 years in northern Germany - specifically Hamburg, Baltic Coast, and Berlin. I have never heard "Alman" ever... in any context

[@Dahrenhorst]

Actually, the region in the World where the most tea is consumed, is also in Germany - in Ostfriesland - the north-west corner of Germany adjacent to the North Sea. Those people consume more tea per head than any other region in the World, including Japan, China or UK.

[@FrancisWilhelmBlank]

From my knowledge, the term almans, how it is used today, was used by the third generation of Turkish migrants, living in Germany. The term saw the broader light of day, when comedians with a Turkish background used it more frequently. I personally think it's great, to showcase some of the German flaws and having the opportunity to have a deeper look into the mirror. I think it helps that the communities grow together. It's fanatic!

[@eisikater1584]

Coffee really is a staple item. When I run out of beer, not funny, but not really a problem. Running out of coffee, however, I can barely walk on my feet, drag myself into the car and say "KITT! Drive me to the next supermarket!" (Oh no, that was Knight Rider. I wanted to say "Alexa! Order me some coffee!")

[@sandrat3690]

The complaining about the weather is our way to make small talk 😂 Try it! Works beautifully with elderly people at least!

[@ankebosing1968]

I was never in Mallorca, I drink tea instead of coffee, and I have my dogs with me on my walks, so no walking poles. No tattoos.

[@martinmuller183]

I never heard the term Alman other than mainly from Turkish youngsters. I still refer to Horst and Heike when describing a certain kind of German behaviour

[@all_in_for_JESUS]

I've been to Mallorca 7 times but I've been to Ibiza / Formentera 21 times. You need to check it out sometime.

[@Miristzuheiss]

Einmal Mallorca, nie wieder. Aber 17 mal auf Ibiza, immer wieder

[@tenbroeck1958]

As an American of Nortwest German descent, my stereotype is more about being efficient, what some call cold, analytical, and direct. I did grow up in a German-American neighborhood on the East Coast, and was exposed to the more typical "Bavarian". I do have a sentimental attachment to all of that, but always envisaged myself as more of a Vulcan however. As a kid, my best friend and I were trying get into the Guinessbook of World Records for sitting on a swing. My friend was like "this sucks, bugs are bitting", and I was like a vicious task master: " Stop crying - you are weak!" "Don't you want to win?" It was sad, looking back.

[@Kotoamatsukami55]

Alman is the turkish word for german, the turks living in germany made it very popular so even the germans use it to discribe a stereotypical german😂

[@haraberu]

Years ago, I went to Mallorca with my parents. Mom made sure to avoid the stereotypical Alman destinations... and we ended up in the middle of what I'd dubbed the "British occupation zone". Everything was catered to the kind of English tourists who would go on vacation to a foreign country, and go out for Fish & Chips for lunch every single day to avoid broadening their horizons too much. It was quite a surprise to see how many of the "stereotypically German" behaviors apply to other countries as well to some degree.

[@Llortnerof]

British occupation zone probably took quite the hit after the UK's little oopsie.

[@franz1102]

Hello to everybody. As a 73 year old German (Bavarian), I´ve never heard about this Alman type, maybe some "ALEMAN" types maybe. I think the Alman is from the "Alemannen" a German tribe that fought the Romans since the romans existted, and the term Allemania is used often to mean Germans

[@ellieisnotcool]

Funny anecdote: I am from lower saxony (Hannover to be specific) and last year I went to a clinic in Bavaria for multiple months and at some point I complained to my therapist that the people are too nice to me and I've got nothing to complain about. That made me crazy for real, it was such a good way to relief stress. And when I eventually got home first thing I noticed was that someone was behaving inconsiderate against me and I immediately started complaining 😂 then I said "I needed this."

[@lanamack1558]

Herr Almann must be fairly young. I've never heard of him, but then I haven't been there for the past 18 years.

[@Funaru]

Yes the Alman concept is perhaps 10 years old, at least regarding mainstream usage.

[@naneneunmalklug4032]

its a word borrowed from Turkish and was used as a weak insult among teens before we just owned it ;-) it simply means German in turkish language.

[@Melisendre]

@@Funaru This is when I feel old. I'm german and never heard about this.

[@Funaru]

@@Melisendre It's mostly youth slang and used much more by people with a migration background.

[@MindControlUltra]

The complaining about the weather is our smalltalk! So we love the smalltalk and you didn't realize the differnce between am. ST and german ST ;-)

[@ichselbst880]

My wife is French and speaks english, spanish, and, of course, german an french. She was once on Mallorca with a german friend. Even when she spoke spanish (surely with some french accent) they replied in german !! So she never went back lack of feeling "spanish".

[@MrTomTeachesAgain]

Random question: 7. Wolf and hawk on chest, circle/triangle upper ab, Celtic circle and chaos symbol on upper arms, dragon on 2/3 back, and wolf paw on hip!

[@ulrichschluter9120]

Here are some more unique customs which we don't have in the US: Kehrwoche, Treppendienst und Schrebergarten. Don't know whether those still exist in Germany.

[@user-qs1xz2mx6f]

I'm actually in my 60th and as long as I live in Germany (born and brought up in Bavaria) I've never heard about "Alman" as an stereotype in any way. We have the expression of "deutscher Michl" or "Lieschen Müller". Maybe it is different between South and North.

[@susa5846]

Alman is just a younger stereotype.

[@sessyfan791]

Alman is used since around 5-8 years =)

[@ramona146]

A biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig thank you ❤❤❤for exlaining that what most people think is germany culture actually is just bavarian culture. I'm from the North and we have a very different culture of which we are very proud of and for most of us it's so frustrating always to be referred to as bavarians.

[@birgitschuster3361]

No Tatoos. Apropos complaining about the weather: I once had a short-term job in the maintenace of park areas of our town. We had a very hot month of july in that year and of course everyone, including myself, complained about the heat for working all day under the blazing sun was really exhausting. Then the month of august came and the weather turned rainy and much cooler. Can't tell you how relieved I felt about that. But guess what? My colleagues almost immediately startet to complain about the weather again, now about the rain. This I really coudn't understand.

[@pfalzgraf7527]

I am very much a German. However, I am old fashioned, so I rather like the "Deutsche Michel", not so much the "Alman" who is a very young phenomenon. I do use hiking poles at times, but not often. And I have never been to "Malle" - and if I ever went, I'd certainly not go to Ballermann. There is a whole sub-group of Germans who really avoid adhering to the cliché - thereby becoming just as much typical German (I realize) as the cliché-abiding person is. I count myself a member of this group. Also, the weather-talk does get on my nerves. And no, I don't have any tattoos, and I don't believe I ever will.

[@indrahx5905]

Very German myself and I have never heard the word alman in my life. I suppose that means I'm old. Probably.

[@SentecaMorvan]

​@@indrahx5905 it came up very recently, or better, it became popular very recently. Similar to how the word "boomer" is a much more common slur nowadays

[@knudsandbknielsen1612]

Ever noticed that "times itself" is three syllables, and "to the power of X" is at least twice the number?

[@robfriedrich2822]

What kind of music may be at an coffee and cake October Festival?

[@kn9250]

With my old roommates we used to have a board for giving Alman points to everyone, so the more points you got the more Alman you were (I got the most by far). Here’s some examples of what makes one an Alman in our book: brushing your teeth only in the bathroom, having a laundry day every week, complaining about Christmas items showing up at the stores in August, not being on time but being there like half an hour early, correcting people’s grammar, wearing rubber boots, proverbs, preparing the packing up process at the grocery checkout like a pro, putting up a key hanger by the door, wearing your backpack in the front

[@I-come-from-the-Future]

Sorry, but except the packing organizing at checkout (which makes sense if you want to put your stuff immediately into a bag, because bags cost money in Germany and there are no employees packing) I have not heard of any of the stuff you are mentioning, either not as typical anymore, or as never having been typical at all ... 🤔

[@kn9250]

@@I-come-from-the-Future Not that I mean every aspect as literally as the next but even rethinking it, everything I mentioned is indeed things that would be considered especially German (at least at the places where my roommates and I come from, and we’re all German potatoes). Also, obviously we collected these things as a joke so please don’t take it all too seriously but with a grain of salt.

[@einhochaufdieneugier2275]

People in Saxony that particularly enjoy afternoon coffee and cake are referred to as 'Coffee Saxons' by their fellow Saxons.

[@supsup335]

Conceening mallorca: forvet the ballermann, visit the central island kr the north (the two places i've been to). Beautiful, calm, and a hiking paradise. Especially up in the coast mountains around alcudia.

[@spfisterer3651]

The whole Alman thing is new to me, never heard of that outside of history lessons at school. But then you talked about getting you info from tiktok and insta.. Well, that explains it then 😂

[@johaquila]

It's basically big city youth culture, although it's gradually spreading now.

[@butenbremer1965]

I`ve never been to Mallorca and I don`t think I ever will (I'm 58 and GER). When traveling a foreign country, I always get annoyed by other Germans around me. Hearing a single German word while vacationing immediately wakes my flight instinct! 😳 In order to receive a decent amount of relief from these dreary and dark winter days, a daylight bulb really is worth the investment (6,000 to 10,000 kelvin).

[@thorstenkoethe]

Mallorca? Oh no, never went there! When I hear the name I think of groups of young men who leave the airplane drunken already, when they arrive on Thursday, and they are still drunken - a bit more - when they leave on Sunday evening.🍹🍸🍺 Or the typical German family who know nothing about Spain and who would like their German food abroad either.🏖 I went to Ibiza in my mid twenties. Ibiza was - and I think still is - more party for young single people (without parents and family for sure!).😇 Later I learned to love Lanzarote, one of the Canarian Islands. Meanwhile I went there for about ten times.

[@christinehorsley]

Never ever heard the term “Alman” or “Allman” applied to a stereotypical German. Though I live in Swabia, where the Germanic tribes of the “Alemannen” were rampant in Roman times. Deutscher Michel however is a well known expression. I know many a “Karin”, most of them middle aged, it’s hasn’t been amongst the favorite girls names in the last decades - but I’ve never heard that it means a woman who yells for the manager 🤔 Never been to Mallorca. Or anywhere south of the north Italian Lakes, except for the Côté d’Azur. No tattoos, never.

[@karinland8533]

The Karen is an US phenomenon

[@christinehorsley]

@@karinland8533 Maybe this is also a somewhat recent phenomenon ? I left the USA end of 1989, and had never heard that, not during visits either, the last one which was in 2018. Maybe stemming from a TV show ?

[@karinland8533]

@@christinehorsley yes, very resent. I heard it the first time during covid and women denieing to wear masks. But probably ‘speaking to the manager‘ might have been earlier. You might be able to google about it

[@tomate3391]

Referring to Mallorca you have to dinstinct between the party tourism - mainly to El Arenal and around - and the normal tourism o Mallorca. What happen at Mallorcas "Ballermann" is often something to "fremdschämen", but apart of this Mallorca is a very pretty island.

[@hanna_ivanchenko]

Well I'm Ukrainian living in Germany for not so long and I've never heard of Mayorka! I should derinitely add it to my list

[@seanthiar]

That is maybe because it is spelled Mallorca and many pronounce it that way and not 'Mayorka' like they should. Often they just say 'Ich war auf Malle" o. 'Ich war in Palma' (main city on the island)

[@sisuguillam5109]

Viel Spaß!

[@Jannisspeer]

Why Mallorca? Because it is the only place where you speak German and still feel the vibe of being in a different country.

[@Gleiswanderer]

Maybe you should check out "Deutscher Michel" or "Michael the German" for more "internal" Stereotypes especially when it come to the relation germans and its politics. He even has its own wikipedia articel, as it is one of the most comon caricatures of "the" german.

[@pandora2418]

yup, second that. "Deutscher Michel" and Horst or Heinz are the more prevalent ones. Also see Karin Mustermann. But the Deutsche Michel is the most prevalent one.

[@MeZuMix]

Additional questions: "Does anyone have a Mallorca tattoo?

[@christianebehr138]

Love your Videos , I have been to Mallorca 1.😊

[@herbertgonswa3503]

The thing with tatoos is, when you are twenty you can tatoo a proud frigate with blown up sails in the wind and when you get 70 it`s a wreck with rags and you are toxic waste in case of the ink.

[@RakkiOfficial]

I bet Tchibo the coffee store you mean, so I'll recommend you the youtube video: "Tchibo, Geschichte einer Idee| Karambolage| Arte" you're welcome :)

[@AdZS848]

Malle!! They even have Karneval songs that mention Mallorca. No tattoos

[@hertelantje]

No, I’ve not been to Mallorca. Not planning to either. There are so many places in the world that seem more appealing.

[@grandmak.]

I've just realised that I must be completely out of date because I've never heard the term 'Alman'.

[@sisuguillam5109]

Wir sind halt alt.

[@grandmak.]

@@sisuguillam5109 😅🥰

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@grandmak. 🥰

[@wjhann4836]

Mallorca: Well in my youth I stood most summer holidays in Germany. In former times that was not nice since weather was bad during early summer. So people wanted to have sunny warm holidays - finding it in the Mediterranean. So Spain, Italy and Greek have been a long time favorite holiday destinations. Remember - also 1973 I got some 21 days of (as a young man).

[@gwahli9620]

Complaining is not only our national past time, I'd say it's the German version of small talk.

[@tobimahoni218]

How offen Mallorca? 15-20 times. Lived there for 3 Month Last year, too.

[@michaelkloters3454]

Thx Ronnie, You always Make me laughing about us! best regards tos the nice - and the short one

[@hatvielehobbies]

If Germans complain there is nothing wrong. You should be concerned when they stop complaining. We say barking dogs don't bite.

[@Winona493]

I've been to Mallorca 16 times (and still love it!!!), to Greece 4 times, 3 times more to the Spanish mainland (just occurs to me😂) ,once in Bulgaria, six times to Italy, twice in Austria, maaany times in the Netherlands and Belgium, ah, once to Teneriffa and that was it. But next year we are going to Vietnam!!! I am so very hyped about it!!! This is going to be my greatest adventure!!! Inbetween there have been 20 years of no traveling at all, which gives you an idea of how much the average German is traveling for I am not rich at all, unfortunately it is the opposite.

[@hone-i1d]

Not only Germans spend their holidays on mediterranen beaches, all northerners do. So you will also find destinations where only Brits holiday, like Benidorm or Malia/Crete. Dutch are between ballermann 1 and 3. The French also go to beaches, but never leave their country and stay in their native Côte d’Azur. Have been to all balearic islands. Menorca is for families with samll kids, Ibiza for party- and disco-goers and Mallorca for all. Most popular destination is still tha adreatic coast of Italy, which is the nearest and conveniently reachable by car.

[@martinbruhn5274]

I habe been to Mallorca, not a single time. I'm from the south west of Germany and here, we either go to the lake constance region as our go to destination, or we leave the state to drive just across the alps to go to lake Garda in Italy.

[@martinbruhn5274]

Well, part of Rheinland-Pfalz used to be bavarian in the pre war time.

[@meine-lieblinge]

I never heard of "Alman", I hate Beer and Coffe (not just dislike it), have never been to Mallorca (nor do I want to) and I wouldn't use Nordic Walking Sticks, if I got payed for it. Also bin ich wohl keine typische Deutsche. Aber dafür habe ich ein Tattoo 😊

[@minas.831]

I’m German and I go by Mina instead of my long German name cause no one even bothers to try to sound out long German words. I’m Bayern And Asian so I feel like we get made fun of all the time but our culture it’s so beautiful. We have fika, trachten, and all the very stereotypical dresses, we make really good bread too. We also will never turn heat up in the house and like joking. At the same time we are loud. The Spanish word alemania I feel is more like a western image of Germany rather than an eastern German thing.

[@gastonkawitzke3272]

There Was an old man, walking in a circle for hours and hours. What happened? He lost his second hiking pole😂😂😂😂

[@thomasd5]

I have been living in Germany for more than 67.5 years. And I never heard the word "Alman" all my life. What I know is the word "Alemania" which is Spanish for "Germany", since I spent a lot of summer vacations in Spain since my early childhood, or "Almanya", which is the same in the Turkish Language. The only thing I heard in German is "Alemannische Fasnacht", which is a traditional way of carnival only known in south-western areas of Germany like Schwaben and the Black Forrest. And btw: Though I'm German, I never drink beer or any other alcohol, and coffee only if I drive all day and in big parts of the night without any break, in order not to fall asleep, and it's not something I enjoy drinking. So I'm probably not a typical German. And though I do not regularly go to Mallorca, I can't count how often I was there. But I remember in 1972 or 73 I made friends with a boy from San Francisco there, and we became pen-pals for some years (there was no internet at that time), before the contact faded away. The funny thing is, if I look in my old address books, I often find people, which I can't remember, though the name sounds familiar. But the name and address of that boy, which I didn't write down, I still remember after 50 years.

[@mikeenders7613]

Walking with sticks or poles gives the illusion shortening the distance that one is covering.

[@MegaJK97]

I think the complaining has something to do with our devotion, our strive for efficiency and improvement. And if you complain, you often are critiquing something. You're pointing out the negatives so that they can be improved upon. Sure, some of us do complaining as a hobby, but one of the most German compliments is "Kann man nicht meckern" - can't complain.

[@bainwen6630]

German here, who wasn't ever in Mallorca, and doesn't drink beer or coffee.....i don't like outdoors. Perhaps I should move elsewere...but i am direct and punctual...so there is hope.

[@uschil228]

Compared to my home Vienna Austria the german complaining looks like beginners :D. And about Mallorca. Many germans love it because of the "Ballermann" which is a party beach. It's like après ski on the beach. I went to Mallorca a few years ago, and let me tell you. If you avoid the ballermann, Mallorca is one of the most beautiful destinations I have ever been to (and I travel around the world a lot). So I say: go there and enjoy, but leave out the Ballermann beach.

[@thatguy8869]

A stereotype I heard was in vogue prior to Wprld War 1 is, in Berlin everything is serious but nothing was hopeless. In Vienna nothing was serious and everything was hopeless. Did or does this have any truth?

[@onceagainvideos]

No tattoos. Well I used to, but for 20 times the cost of getting them, I had them removed.

[@MyriamSchweingruber]

"Alman" is not at all a racial slur but more the embodiment of the stereotypical German who is inflexible, rule-obsessed and basically incapable of adapting to changes. "Das haben wir immer so gemacht" is what you are very likely to hear from them, and "Wo kämen wir denn da hin". Inflexibility is the main problem Germany has when it comes to changes, and that can be attributed to the Almans.Did I mention the Alman is complaining about everything? My tattoo is on my right shoulder

[@helge.]

I would like to complain about the video but I have not enough time to do so, what is really dissatisfying to have to focus so much on ones daily chores so much. Then there is this dreadful weather outside that doesn’t help either and I really think there is no real summer anymore in our time… 😉

[@neilfromcork]

There's some great hiking in Mallorca. With or without nordic poles! 😊 (No tattoos)

[@PassportTwo]

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[@Sir_Mike]

Fat , stupid and Gun maniacs . Typical stereotypes xD

[@janpracht6662]

"Alman" comes from the Turkish language (means German) and expresses what the Turks think of the Germans: Humorless, unkind, pedantic.

[@grandmak.]

@@janpracht6662 that's what I figured so it's not really nice to use that term.

[@rembrandt2323]

Allemagne is FRENSH, so in different Lnguages we are called... DIFFERENTLY....

[@shadesmarerik4112]

dafuq? Never heard of Alman. ow wait.. its pronounced more like ollum, kinda like Gollum, by Turkish immigrants... now i know what u talking of...

[@bb57piano]

Sorry, never heard of an „Alman“ within Germany. I am at a complete loss about this term. But aside from this, I really like your channel and have been watching it for some years now. Very interesting to hear about things from different perspectives.

[@himmel-erdeundzuruck5682]

Nordic walking: I first saw people walking with sticks in the Alpes, on the Illing while being on a hike in January (really idiotic idea of my prof who forced us to do so) - but they used skiing sticks that helped them with the muddy and icy paths. Whereas Nordic walking has special sticks, by which you are accelerating yourself while walking. I think the main purpose is not hiking but the sports walking, like in Olympics. So these nordic sticks are used for sports, especially with women trying to burn calories, or with old people tryng to stay healthy by doing easy sports.

[@Maria-js9ou]

I´ve been to Mallorca four times, the last and FINAL one in 2016. I´ll NEVER go back to Mallorca. Why ? Low cost destination, lots of sun and beer tourists, drunks from morning to night, overcrowded beaches, not a single cm2 without urbanization! And on top of the cake, the Mallorcans who work in hospitality, fed up with so much tourist, are rude and not at all hospitable!

[@indiramichaelahealey5156]

Yeah, the complaining p.. me off sometimes as well. When I had it with all the complaining about the weather and politics and work and life in general I often remind people of alk the advantages we have here in Germany and that they should not take all the good stuff for granted.

[@MaiLie1962]

i`m a german since 60 years and I never ever heard about the " Alman" before!

[@SilverSmrfr]

Have been to Mallorca over 20 times but never to the Ballermann or similar things. I fucking despise Schlager, but Mallorca has a lot more to offer. Good food, very nice people and a beautiful landscape, especially the North and East imo.

[@picobello99]

Here in the Netherlands instead of the Alman we have the ANWB-koppel 😂 Also, everybody goes to Ibiza rather than Mallorca.

[@mogon721]

You are absolutely right, Germany is diverse even within its own German ethnicities, not to speak of an overall diversity through migration, which by the way is nothing new for Germany and has been a thing for many centuries, even from Roman times on. Those who deny that do it on purpose and with an agenda. The influence through direct and indirect migration to and from our neighbors (and you probably know that even today, Germany is among the countries with the most neighbors, but the only one of them that is actually not huge like Russia or China) has been part of German identity since its ancient beginnings. I'm a native from Mainz. In my whole life, I've never drunk a beer. I even hate the smell. Same with coffee. I drink tea with cream. Occasionally, I drink a glass of wine, but that's it. I've also never been to Mallorca, and for me, the motivation to travel is NOT to experience the same as at home. Otherwise, I could just stay here. Complaining is the other side of perfectionism. If you are content with a glass half full, that'S fine, but if you don't see that it is half empty, where is the impulse to make it better, i.e. full? The thing with Mallorca is that when mass travel by air took off in the 70s, Mallorca was one of the closest and cheapest destinations for beach vacations. Thus, it also was labeled "Putzfraueninsel", island for the cleaning ladies, because it was flooded with lower class people who, for the first time, could afford a beach vacation. Later, this morphed into cheap binge drinking on the beach, an image Mallorca has tried to come away from for years. That's where the Ballermann thing originated from, derived from a beach section with a name that sounded like "Ballermann" for the Germans who didn't know Spanish. Would have to look up the actual name, but it really doesn't matter, does it... I've never heard of the term Alman, and while it may be a word used in some milieus, it's certainly not as widely used as others. There are better examples already named by other commenters, the most fitting one probably being "Spießer". Take care!

[@bavragorHammerfaust7]

Unfortunately, coffee and cake only works on weekend or on vacation

[@RitaS0831]

When I was studying German, Germans were always going on vacation in Mallorca in the lessons. Never heard of it before.

[@Headhunter-5000]

German guy here. I have never been to Mallorca.

[@ReinholdOtto]

But May is going to come. Looking forward to a no-complain-month. Let's hope.

[@joligrunlaub3412]

Mallorca wurde in den 60 er Jahren von den Deutschen als Urlaubsziel entdeckt. Genauso wie Italien in den 50ern. Es war relativ nah, sehr schön und vor allem extrem preiswert. Mallorca wurde daher auch als die Putzfraueninsel bezeichnet. Der langfristige Erfolg basierte auf der Schönheit und Vielfalt der Insel und den sehr gastfreundlichen Spaniern, die eine erstaunliche Sprachbegabung an den Tag legten. Deutsche konnten damals, genau wie viele andere Länder in Europa nur ihre eigene Sprache. Auf Mallorca kein Problem. Ich. glaube man kommt mit dem Flieger öfter am Tag nach Mallorca als in irgendein anderes Land.😊

[@lumina9995]

Actually I would say that Alman is a pejorative or derisive name that Turks living in Germany have coined, similar to "Kartoffel". Germans using in are brown-nosers imho. And it is not used much at all.

[@derlaurenz]

I would even goes as far as saying that complaining is form of therapy ... it's good to sometimes just let it out, knowing you're not the only one having bad thoughts about things. And also, I personally wouldn't take a complaint tooo seriously, it's often a good conversation starter even XD XD XD I know, that sounds a little twisted, but I like my Germans a little grumpy

[@christopherpeters9688]

Good = "Kann man nicht meckern!" 'Nuff said...

[@LaureninGermany]

No, I don’t, cheeky! (But I am thinking about it…) I liked this a lot, Donnie! I had not heard of the Allman. I have always heard Deutsche Michel, or der Hausmeister, but I wonder if that’s different? I’m kind of on a mission to be an antidote to the meckern. We have soooo much to be grateful for here. Btw, my Northern Lights trip is looking good! Maybe even this year!

[@shahlabadel8628]

no more videos of your own??what happened?

[@LaureninGermany]

@@shahlabadel8628 editing right now! Next upload on Sunday. I was on tour, and then I was ill… but I‘m back now, thank you for asking!

[@shahlabadel8628]

good! looking forward to Sunday'.hope you feel better.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@shahlabadel8628 thank you so much! Yes, I´m well again, thank goodness! Loads to show you!

[@Mamaki1987]

Oh, Mallorca is a beautiful place as long as you don't go during June, July and August. I have been to Mallorca a few times since I have family there. If you like mountains and the sea, it is the right place for you. BUT is is not the 17th state ... yet. Still fighting the British for this island. 😛. No, I don't have any tatoos nor do I planning ever getting one.

[@HalfEye79]

For most people Mallorca an excuse to get drunk for many days in a row. But I don't know for sure, as I never were there.

[@Kokuswolf]

We went there in March, to the sunny island of Mallorca. We only had rain and storms. Our small hotel's solar panels couldn't get enough energy, causing blackouts. The evening news from Germany (Tagesschau) had reported about us as a top story and showed beautiful weather from home and how Mallorca was sinking. Only the second story was about the burning Notre-Dame. (This holiday it was like home, while home was not like home.)