5 things you can find in Germany and NOT in the US

Hi guys! Here are a few things that you can find in Germany that you can't find in the US. Enjoy!
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[@KK-yp2lh]

did she really just say eichhörnchen perfectly?

[@KendraAshanti]

Years of practice 😅

[@jarrad2000]

Next time please say (I know it doesn't make sense): Eichhörnchen-Streichholzschachtel-Seeschifffahrtsstraßenverordung

[@jarrad2000]

@cromm weil es schwierig ist, als Herausforderung

[@franksoddbehaviour3238]

The next step up is 'Streichholzschächtelchen'

[@UlliStein]

Yes, and also "Eierbecher"

[@Leon-qp4ck]

But in Germany we don´t say: "Ew he´s naked" We say "Das ist Erregung öffentlichen Ärgernisses" and I think that´s beautiful.

[@depapa701]

😂😂

[@KendraAshanti]

😂😂😂

[@susaackles6593]

DAT GIBT NE ANZEIGE DU lol

[@io100x100]

Which means? Hahah 😅

[@alinac5512]

@@io100x100 it mean "thats provocing/errecting public anger"

[@TheKaffeeBonbon]

If you think Eierbecher are adorable, wait until you see Eierwärmer.

[@karasunostherapist]

Das ist so wahr xDD

[@ViceadmiralThrawn]

Die gehäkelten Hühnchen die man aufs Ei setzt :-)

[@karasunostherapist]

@@ViceadmiralThrawn gelt xd

[@swissboatedgarmestre2502]

You will scream seeing Eiersollbruchstellenerzeuger, like a guillotine to cleanly open an egg!!!

[@ukwediaa.8661]

😂😂

[@Pewtah]

For me as a German, the most remarkable thing about this video is your perfect pronunciation of "Eichhörnchen".

[@noellewest4347]

That may be the hardest word in the German language (for those of use who aren't German native speakers). But, I find that Germans (as well as French and Turks) cannot say "squirrel" to save their lives either:)

[@noreng4933]

the train button is especially good in winter because no cold air will get inside unless there is actually someone who wants to enter or leave the train

[@May-Hope]

It's hell in summer tho, when you're thankful for every breeze that might find its way into the train

[@Seamus.Harper]

@@May-Hope "Genießen Sie Ihre Fahrt mit der Deutschen Bahn in vollen Zügen"

[@domaniac9119]

Besides that, it might just as well also be a bit of a fossile. In most inter-city train wagons, the doors still had handles, well trough the 90's and into the early 2000's. And when the new trains were developed, these were just replaced by electronic handles instead of getting rid of them altogether.

[@antjeschwarz7874]

AND! -> you will find buttons besides the the exits of S-Bahn to actually close the door!😋

[@musicaddict1046]

@@Seamus.Harper Meine Damen, meine Herren, danke, dass Sie mit uns reisen... 😁

[@gondorsfinest5774]

My uni has had a 2€ vibrator machine in the "main" bathroom for as long as I can remember. They've JUST NOW added a machine for tampons. A MILLION times more useful. Really wish I knew what the hell the administration was thinking. "Oh yeah, corporate law gets them all so hot and bothered that they'll regularly need a cheap ass emergency vibrator." Girl really? 😂

[@KendraAshanti]

"Don't worry about the menstruation thing, they'll figure it out." Crazy!

[@lanaegg9417]

Tf hätte ich nich gedacht das es sowas gibt?

[@nessyness5447]

" if they have cheap vibrators they won't need to have sex with other people" XD

[@drsnova7313]

Most likely it's more like "Hello, university, would you like to earn a few extra bucks by allowing us to install this vibrator dispenser in your toilets?" Same with these things and condom dispensers in rest stops - you don't typically buy them as an owner, you get money to allow a company to install them, so they can sell to your customers.

[@mysode1499]

We have one of those in our local cinema...😅

[@ritahorvath8207]

I was born in '71 and have been 1990 the first time to the U.S. I was totally shocked that people have paper plates and cups at home and would use them frequently. We had them only for big birthday parties and that was it. Way less disposable stuff anyways.

[@Tracymmo]

That's pretty typical in the US too. I've seen exceptions, but those are not the norm.

[@RobertStCyr-pe7ic]

That is pretty rare here in the US unless the people are very poor. Then it is very common. Middle class people would rarely waste money like that. Plus, they would feel guilty about wasting a tree.

[@patandersen4271]

Ha ha VERY TRUE Rita Horvath.

[@GreyPhoenix117]

I find the sauna helpful in terms of body feeling or my own body image. I went to the sauna with a friend and was worried because of weight and made sure I am cleanly shaved. And there was this elderly couple, she was heavier then I am and both were wrinkled. And both were chatting and had a good time. I was first baffeld and later impressed by them. It even helped me to relaxe and enjoy the sauna more. No one starres, no one judges, everyone just wants to relaxe.

[@Oberbaumbruecke]

It‘s often more elderly people in sauna parks because they do have more time. 😉

[@catonkybord7950]

It really is very helpful in that regard. I started going to the sauna with my dad as young as 11 or 12, and I think that helped me to sustain a pretty confident self image through the difficult time of puperty. I'm convinced it was important for me, especially as a girl, to see that there is a great variety of body forms, not only photoshopped supermodels. Damn! Talking about it made me realize, how much I miss the sauna 😔

[@schnaeggem]

Here I am German living in South Korea doing like you said saved and went to sauna...well just to learn that apparently only prostitutes (at least that's what I was told) shave their pubic hair (we had a good laugh:-) ...I must say I enjoy korean sauna more than German one where only the women only section is nude and in the mixed section you cover up.

[@musicaddict1046]

@@catonkybord7950 Same! I miss the Sauna so much! 😭 Also I agree with you on what you said about seeing the variety and how it can help with sustaining a confident self image. For me it was actually even more "drastic", I kinda grew up on FKK Campsites. Like, since I was about 4 years old I went camping with my grandparents pretty much every year on an FKK campsite. My older siblings also came along, my uncle as well and later on also some of my cousins. And with my parents I also often went to those campsites. It's still a little strange when you get there and the first thing you do is get rid of the clothes that usually seem like such an important part of your life, but as soon as you get used to it it's just... freeing. And I really believe this helped me grow to be a pretty positive person with a healthy level of confidence.

[@LEbackstage]

Going to the Sauna does help me too with my body image. I really struggle with myself, my body image and the general feel for it. But being in the Sauna where everyone is so relaxed and not caring about how they look helps me relax and to not think about what others may think when they see me. I think that's a positive thing on top of the warm relaxation of Sauna.

[@SebastianWeinberg]

In Germany (and most of Europe, I believe), nudity is not viewed as _inherently_ sexual; the two are not as intrinsically linked here as in the States. Thus even cultures that are conservative about sex can be okay with nudity in non-sexual contexts.

[@ultimativerHexer]

In Altdorf bei Nürnberg gibt es einen Kaugummi-Automaten für Kinder und direkt daneben einen anderen Gummi-Automaten (zum Schutz vor Kindern). An der Straße direkt nebeneinander!

[@KendraAshanti]

😳😳

[@marieg7115]

Ich denke jedes 2. Dorf hat so eine Ecke

[@ultimativerHexer]

@Narwan Karyar Der zweite Automat ist ein Gummi-Automat (nicht Kaugummi). Gummi ist Umgangssprache für Kondom (wie in dem Video bei 5:10 besprochen). Und Kondome schützen eben vor Kindern (davor welche zu bekommen)... 😉

[@Moriarty1982]

Where the problem? Should only the kids can buy a gum? ;)

[@leeane3124]

@@Moriarty1982 one is bubble gum the second is rubber/ condoms.

[@mika9937]

The difference between american and german nudity is that american nudity is sexualized and more wide spread and the few people who dont wiggle their bums at everyone regard that as a tabu. Whereas german nudity is something austere and prosaic and not all that special.

[@franhunne8929]

Well, since it is so common here, we might be desensitised.

[@musicaddict1046]

Exactly!

[@rene1054]

Exactly! Its so strange to see american prudity in scenes that are....not prude? Like in movies wheren in "sex-scenes" tey lay under the blanket with bra and tshirt on.....come on really? Afraid of male nipples? Even as a kid seeing in movies an adult woman in a movie (hieppy) stand out of bed completely naked seeing EVERYTHING was not something special. I mean I knew that women had breasts and everything else. Just a human body nothing to be ashamed of. And then came american movies and I was so confused why women wore their bras while sex I mean come on Im a dude but I know when your home you just wanna rip these hellish things off and of course not wanna wear them while having sex. And there is something strange when a (at that time in puberty) boy sees a sex scene in a movie and while looking at the girls boobs just thinks "why has she her bra on? Isnt that uncomfortable? What do americans do in bed that she has her bra on? Why has the dude his shirt on? Do americans only have sex naked when they are married?"

[@danyael777]

Wel put. Absolutely correct.

[@meinennamensagichnet]

A friend of mine (german) visited africa and stayed at a host family who had a newborn. They had another guest from America. He always freaked out as soon as the mother started breast feeding and even suggested to buy them formula so they will stop. Because he was able to glimpse her nipple. The mom gave him a tip to protect himself of the sight: just don't stare at her cleavage when she starts to feed the baby. Much cheaper for him and she would feel more comfortable as well. He locked himself in his room for hours after that. Hope his view was not representative of all americans.

[@fabianbianchi9159]

The nudity thing is a classic. I´ve watched content by other US-KZbinrs living in Germany and it is always shocking to them. I think it is somehow strange. If you look at some american pop singers or something like that, it is so sexualised that I don´t understand why the european nudity (not just German) is so surprising. I would have a bigger problem with a daughter in a short dress as a cheerleader at a football game comparing to her being on a FKK-beach.

[@KendraAshanti]

That's the ironic part! Our entertainment culture is very highly sexualized...but as the saying goes, sex sells.

[@Bonsai61]

@@KendraAshanti Besides that ... the US has the biggest porn industrie in the world.

[@Beggar42]

Bit of a sidetrack here, but ever watch Married at first sight? In the Belgian, Dutch, Australian and New Zealander versions most of the couples either don't have sex before the decision day or they have sex days or weeks after the wedding. In the US version, sex is expected, if not on the wedding night than definitely in the first week. And those that don't have sex in the first week are treated as freaks. Also, when the couples meet, sex is always a prime, if not the main, topic of conversation. But if Janet Jackson shows a single nipple the entire country goes up in flames. The US is SO weird about sex.

[@katmandudawn8417]

What gets me in the US is how common the wearing of leggings everywhere, has become. It's not under a tunic or anything. And some leggings are a little see through and revealing. These legging leave nothing to the imagination and some people should NOT be letting it all hang out. It is not flattering. When I went to Copenhagen many years ago I saw the nude sunbathers. It was not that shocking once you got used to the idea that it was a thing. My poor lily white butt can't take that much sun. I'd get blisters...ouch! I think Europeans have a healthier attitude about the human body but I do think wearing appropriate clothes for school and work is important. Leggings are for exercise or under something. It's hard enough to get high school boys to do their work and I don't need to see the outline of your pubs and butt crack. Also wear what flatters your body. Leaving alittle mystery is sexier in my opinion. I also think that the US feak out about the human body is thanks to the Pilgrims. They were really uptight and intolerant. I think our working all the time and not taking vacation have roots in the strong religious foundation of the country too. We were founded by zealots and it shows, prudes with secret fantasies and lusts.

[@janeherriot7880]

@@katmandudawn8417 sorry but if I get you right you should wear something flattering and leaving room for imagination because it is sexier yet again not look in a way that might distract those poor boys from their schoolwork…you are talking of (female) bodies as if they were objects or accessoires of everyday life for anybody to judge - people should wear whatever feels good to them and be respected for that!

[@silkenissen5131]

For your next video: please explain Kleingartenverein. Many US Americans think, Kleingärten are a sort of slum

[@KendraAshanti]

Really?? I find them adorable. I can include that in a part 2 video for sure, thank you for the idea.

[@kinngrimm]

@@KendraAshanti Maybe start with explaining what Vereine are. I am not sure that other countries have these in such manigfaltiger Ausführung. We are often said to be Vereinsmeier. It has a lot to do with Versammlungsfreiheit, the right to assemble and form organisations for different types of purposes.

[@willshedo]

Muaaaha, really? Kleingartenvereine are the most mixed yet conservative thungs you find in Germany!

[@nmanzi2]

Indians visited me. One said: I thought Germany was such a rich country. Why did I see so many slums to the left and right of the S-Bahn. I had to explain to him that these are not slums like in India, but allotments.

[@mucsalto8377]

@@KendraAshanti kzbin.info/www/bejne/pp3apaSmn8R_oZI about German allotments

[@miriamkorner3186]

No Kuchengabeln in the US. You have to eat your cake with a normal sized fork. But in germany we have a smaller sized version it's called Kuchengabel. And I think the US definitely should try it 😄😄

[@KendraAshanti]

Yes I finally have a set of my own! I was so excited 😆

[@meinennamensagichnet]

They really make the cake look much bigger! Love them.

[@GoleoGohlix]

🤩 you can pronounce „Eichhörnchen“ perfectly!

[@KendraAshanti]

Thank you!

[@jensboettiger5286]

The train button is also there to signal the train to stay put longer so people can enter/leave the train. If nobody pushes it, it starts driving again much quicker.

[@Oberbaumbruecke]

And we do like pushing the button. 😊 😂

[@chantelle4768]

@@Oberbaumbruecke Ja, vor allem beim Schulausflug😂

[@jerry2357]

Eierbecher is called “eggcup” in English. They are common in Britain.

[@katjaaaluond4740]

yep in Australia too !

[@lydiaweigel9585]

She is really a beautiful woman with a cute character.

[@KendraAshanti]

Thank you!

[@bronwynecg]

Side note: went to Paris back in the 90s . Rode the subway and DID NOT KNOW there was a latch on the door to open it. Nearly walked bodily into the door expecting it to open automatically until this giant arm reached around me and pulled the switch. Never been more embarrassed in my life 😅😂

[@KendraAshanti]

Secondhand embarrassment over here 😂

[@littlescully3637]

I was in Vancouver back in 1999 as a student and took the bus... But there were no buttons 😳 Along the windows were lines, like a Wäscheline, to tell the bus driver to stop. Really weird.

[@jfelix1122]

I can't imagine how Americans can eat their eggs without an Eierbecher??? :D

[@iglolangnesias5976]

@ J Felix: Wenn man nur Rührei isst braucht man keine Eierbecher ... 😋

[@haraldschurr1035]

@@iglolangnesias5976 geht aber auch mit Rührei - braucht man halt 5 Eierbecher dafür.

[@haraldschurr1035]

übrigens: geiler YT-Nick, Deiner.

[@sheenajae]

We typically eat eggs with something else, and I'd say most often they are scrambled or processed in some way. You don't see many folks just eating an egg.

[@deboraballes9044]

I always remember having egg cups for soft boiled eggs at home, some people collect them....maybe my gran got them from Europe 🤔

[@hgibson3869]

I lived in Germany for 10 years (Kaiserslautern) and loved it. I miss Germany.

[@KendraAshanti]

Oooh I've heard good things about Kaiserslautern.

[@MagnificentGermanywithDarion]

I was stationed in Schweinfurt, I used to go to K Town all the time. Thank You for your service :).

[@hgibson3869]

@@MagnificentGermanywithDarion Thanks for your service also.

[@MagnificentGermanywithDarion]

@@hgibson3869 Thank You so much. I am looking forward to my next trip to Germany. If you like please check out my KZbin channel. :).

[@arnodobler1096]

@@MagnificentGermanywithDarion Darion is Spaghetti ice obsessed 🤣

[@jasonweichfrau1]

Actually, you HAVE to be naked in a German sauna. You will be reprimanded if you are wearing bathing suit. It may sound strange, but it is a good thing really, because it creates an atmosphere in which the nudity is literally normal and no-one feels awkward or self-conscious.

[@Rubina980]

It's about hygiene as well. I think I read once that you can bring so many bacteria if you wear a bathing suit in the sauna... Not sure if this is true though

[@MelvaCross]

Ok, the vibrator one is also news to me! In the guys' lavatories, you tend to see condom dispensers and that's it. I think the idea is that the cinema is a common place for dates and many dates end up with having fun back home. It's so fascinating that sex and nudity is such a taboo in America while everything is sexualised. In Germany, nude people are just ... nude. The body itself isn't inherently sexualised. But I've read a lot about the American discussions on things like this (i.e. breastfeeding) and it never stops to fascinate me. I love insights from foreigners who come to Germany. It's easier to learn about a different culture to have someone call out the things that seem normal to you. I never would have thought about simple stuff like door buttons on trains!

[@Ph34rNoB33r]

Depending on where you are, the condom vending machine can carry a number of different things as well. At IKEA, they sell a toothbrush set, on various other locations (including malls) two different kinds of vibrators (one to be used as a stand-alone toy, one in ring form), an inflatable masturbation device, but also desinfection tissues, or a tiny bottle of mouthwash. I don't visit public bathrooms that often, so I guess there are more options.

[@f.drachenfels4503]

The hypocrites

[@Ph34rNoB33r]

While I was curious, my curiosity never was strong enough to actually buy any of those. I guess you need that kind of "friend" for that.

[@sH-ed5yf]

Well actually there are certain places where you can go to be nude. like special beaches and lakes. but in general you cant do that

[@petrifiedbread5343]

Exactly, always look out for the "FKK" sign at the beach. Of course there are exceptions. One time, a friend and I, were taking a walk quite early on a beach. We were hoping to see the sunrise of our last day in Usedom together. When, all of the sudden butt-naked old people came running towards us, screaming and diving into the waves. 🤣 There was a sauna in one of the hotels, and apparently it was their tradition to cool off in the cold water 😂😂😂

[@mariogrenadine]

Idk in Berlin i see nude people in every damn park , forest or a lake. Probably because nobody gives a shit about rules here

[@elfsieben1450]

@@mariogrenadine Well, German law requires "public arousal of nuisances" to make nudity unjustified. So, if the general public do not take any offense it will be hard to argue a case. Not sure if this applies to all parts of Berlin, though...

[@linolinco]

@@petrifiedbread5343 Might have been us! Unlikely to have been a sauna that early in the morning, just a refreshing wake-up dip in the cold sea. In Eastern Germany it's still quite common to swim naked where & when you feel like it. FKK signs are an optional afterthought for places frequented a lot by foreigners and/or Wessis (West Germans). When we were there, we raced each other naked to the waves first thing every morning - wheee! Now we take quick cold morning showers at home and call them "Ostsee" :)

[@mariogrenadine]

@@elfsieben1450 as I've mentioned, it happens mostly in parks or on lakes where people chill and relax. I'm sure that if someone walked naked on Alexanderplatz they'd be stopped by the police

[@sibyllepetersen618]

Thank you for the lovely video. I think one of the earliest reports of a foreign visitor being shocked by German attitudes towards nudity is Julius Cesar. When he was fighting his way up north and conquering barbarian lands, he was shocked that in Germanic tribes, men and women would bath together in the river naked. He was "clutching his pearls" so to speak until he discovered that for these people, nakedness had no sexual connotation in this context. He learned from one of the tribes, that they expected men to be in control of their bodies and not show arousal when bathing next to a beautiful naked girl (morals were and are still helped by the fact that the climate is rather cold). It's all described in his book De Bello Gallico written 50 BC. He used the trope of the noble savages who are intrinsically moral to an extent that they renders nudity asexual. And there is some truth to it. When some Americans come to a German sauna or a Scandinavian sauna, they make the experience uncomfortable for everyone, because they are so conscious of their own nakedness. Relax. Nudity is a state of mind.

[@Exodon2020]

5:39 well, imagine being on a date in a movie theatre. Contrary to your expectations it's going well, like: really well and you start making plans for the night. That's a pretty discreet way to get your hands on a rubber - way better than the awkward stop at a gas station or a supermarket.

[@rabidsamfan]

I have seen condom vending machines in the US, mostly at clubs or other dating venues, so that is a fair guess.

[@TinaTina-wq4lr]

Its kind of difficult getting condoms in China. And pretty expensive. At least in the area i was. We couldnt get them in any farmacie or shop nearby.

[@thirstwithoutborders995]

I think the condom vending machines also exist because stores close earlier than in the US and there are next to no 24/7 stores. Never seen a vibrator vending machine in Austria...

[@miralala6847]

Gibt aber einige^^

[@louismart]

Vending machines are also related to Ladenschluss.

[@KendraAshanti]

Makes sense!

[@olddirtyspatula]

When I talk about saunas I call them "coed naked saunas" to give my American friends an idea of what I'm talking about and my German friends are like, "that's just a sauna". In Berlin there's even one at the climbing gym.

[@sheenajae]

Are there women only saunas?

[@luisab3079]

@@sheenajae Often sauna's have special women only days.

[@ayla9768]

your smile is so beautiful!✨

[@KendraAshanti]

Thank you!

[@speedpaw8023]

Its crazy how nudity in Germany is a thing, but if you walk around in a sports bra, like people in America often do, you get looks from other people because "where is your shirt?" 😅

[@cocoaorange1]

That makes sense that you should have clothes on. But I respect countries that have open nudity, its their culture. Although I disagree with it. I would never walk around topless, that is tacky in my opinion.

[@speedpaw8023]

@@cocoaorange1 I have never been to America, so I dont know how it really is. I can only talk about what I see on KZbin or on TV, so might be a clichee 🤷‍♀️

[@heatherb7413]

hahah you're so cute talking about these things! I just learned the phrase "clutching my pearls" from you

[@KendraAshanti]

Thank you 😅

[@a18luv24]

I came home from Germany with a love for Schnitzel (I make it with chicken) I found the urban-ness of Berlin difficult to adjust to, felt more comfortable in Bavaria and we were on an educational tour but the lunchmeat and dinner rolls for breakfast and no eggs? Did not like that AT ALL!! HOWEVER what I did enjoy of my tour is the OPEN-NESS of explaining the events of WW2+Hitler and their transparency in every aspect of their government and culture which is a shocking contrast to ours we deny+brush under the rug

[@Kiterou]

Whaaat, you had no eggs? Refund! Seriously though, scrambled eggs or sunny side ups aren't uncommon here when going out for breakfast or brunch! It's also very popular on a Sunday breakfast. I don't know any hotel that doesn't serve eggs for breakfast with their rolls and spreads :O

[@R.o.d.y_the_p.o.n.y]

You’ve been on a very very cheap trip. Scrambled eggs are standard and you can ask for fresh sunny side up eggs.

[@lesleyhawes6895]

Sorry to but in, but I'm English, and I'm sitting here thinking, come on, do you mean that you don't have egg-cups for boiled eggs in the U.S. ?? I collect egg-cups, china , glass, metal, plastic, from all over Europe and quite a lot from Asia too. I've even got a silver-gilt one from Cartier that held fresh flowers on top of my wedding cake! Sorry, you can probably hear how flabbergasted I am!

[@mucsalto8377]

may I just add my 5 cents? "Schnitzel" originated from Vienna and it is a thin piece of meat, cut from a leg of veal, covered in breading and fried in pure butter. There is not such a thing like a "Schnitzel of chicken". That would be a fried chicken or >BrathendlPizza Neapolitana< and the travesty "pizza" sold in Chicago.

[@a18luv24]

@@mucsalto8377 I had schnitzel made with chicken in Germany so...not sure where you are getting your info from--wiener schnitzel refers to veal as was explained to me by..a...German! And as far as "Chicago pizza" I hope you are talking about pizza in Chicago not someone's impression of it outside of Chicago and talk to me about authentic pizza tavern style not the novelty deep dish

[@SethinBerlin]

Great video! I love our little Tierpark!

[@KendraAshanti]

Thank you! And yeah, it's the best!

[@juricarmichel5864]

But no nude sunbathing in the Tierpark! It could be dangerous....

[@ephyatieno3976]

I enjoyed watching this.. I love your channel as well❤️❤️

[@KendraAshanti]

Thank you!

[@aeromedical6750]

I spent several years in Germany while serving in the U.S. Army, and I absolutely loved it there. You very quickly get used to a lot of these cultural differences and learn to actually embrace them. Germany is very pet friendly. You can pretty much take your dog anywhere (to include most restaurants). Religious buildings are one of the few exceptions. You also see things like cigarette vending machines, beer in McDonalds, outdoor beer gardens all over the place, and Mercedes Benz taxi cabs. It’s a wonderful country, and I encourage a visit there if you are able.

[@haraldczeschka5323]

Unfortunately it is changing rapidly! Angela Merkel destroys this beautiful country 😣

[@robertzander9723]

Safety first, a condom will protect you and will help you maybe after the movie. So nobody has the excuse the say that there was not an option to get one. We are all born naked and nudity can't be weird or awkward the behaviour and handling of nudity is awkward and weird. Being more relaxed with that topic would help us a lot. Nice topic, really interesting.

[@KendraAshanti]

I love this approach to how the human body should be regarded! Thanks for watching.

[@an-an]

@@KendraAshanti I think you didnt need the condom in the movie theatre but maybe after the movie at home? 😂

[@MagnificentGermanywithDarion]

Strange isn't it?

[@bengeorges5239]

The thing with the condoms in a cinema was so funny.. no "real" german would ever buy a condom in a cinema 😂 the ones in there are probably 20+ years old 😂 schöne Grüße aus Frankfurt 😉

[@KendraAshanti]

Gross 😂 next time, I'll make a PSA for the foreigners!

[@kinngrimm]

Actually the companies or organisations who installed these dispensers are required to refresh old badges if they are coming close to their expiration dates. Me as a german, when i was bit younger and in a pickle needing to have a condom and weren't prepaired, i did use these a couple of times.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Imagine it like this: You take your date out to the cinema, and you fool around a little bit and then as the credits roll the decision is made to go home together and go to 3rd base. Yet it is Saturday evening, all shops are closed and no one of you is prepared. That is what the condom vending machines in the cinema bathroom are for. ;)

[@TinaTina-wq4lr]

Even in some not so expensive restaurants they can be. The last i saw in a restaurant was 3 years ago. Sometimes its convenient. But also drunk people often get confident and think they might use it.

[@franhunne8929]

@@KendraAshanti The bigger danger is that some idiots think it is fun to prank others - and take a knitting needle up the shaft with the condoms - to punctuate (and hence ruin) them …

[@febfeb1958]

Very nice! thx!!

[@toidrayton-seymore5009]

You are helping me prepare for my move to Germany. So excited

[@KendraAshanti]

Yesss you should be!

[@lukasholtkamp7614]

I love how when you said you "would take part in the sauna", you blended in a grey filter as in "Oh no, so freaky" and I as a German at first didn't understand what the filter was about.

[@MrsMutterCourage]

I had my cousin from the US over to visit me here and the Bademeister just screamed at her: "Hey das ist keine Texitilsauna!!!" She asked me: "what is his problem?" When I explained to her that he wants her to undress it ended in a bit of a kerfuffle Because she was like: "oh ne he didn't, hold me earrings!" Yeah... We went home 😅😅😅

[@KendraAshanti]

Oh my gosh, I would've left too 😂

[@derWunschpunsch]

Around 1994, I went to the local (German) mixed sauna with a visitor frum the USA. I told her all about it beforehand, including the no textiles rule. She was a bit "zögerlich " but came along anyway. The other visitors all behaved normally, so it was no problem in the end. AFAIR she said it was an interesting experience, which I took as "okay, but no need to do it again" :-).

[@MrsMutterCourage]

@@derWunschpunsch yeah, I should have thought about telling her before, I simply thought that non textil saunas are standard. Yeah well sometimes we get the opportunity to learn. Next time i know better :D

[@TheKaffeeBonbon]

Well it’s a pretty important thing in terms of being on equal terms. If I go into the sauna and there would be someone running around in bathing clothes I would be wary of them and thinking „what are they doing here? Are they here to spy on naked people? Go away.“ That said, the guy still shouldn’t have screamed at her.

[@thiloreichelt4199]

If you are really, really uncomfortable being naked in the sauna: wrapping an additional towel around you is usually accepted. Wearing clothing, especially bathing attire, is not accepted.

[@oliwier5093]

Cool video. And I absolutely subbed for the EICHHÖRNCHEN xD Great pronunciation btw :D

[@KendraAshanti]

The Eichhörchen are forever grateful!!!

[@weltenreier6024]

I didn‘t expect to see my neighborhood in a video. 😅 If you want to try the sauna thing after the lockdown, I can recommend Obernsees or the Obermain Therme (the best sauna I’ve ever been) to you.

[@bradfordhovinen6604]

You have perfectly and adeptly captured and exploited the German love for squirrels :-) Regarding saunas: it's not merely normal to be fully nude in the sauna in Germany, but normally obligatory for hygienic reasons. This can cause a bit of culture shock for visitors from other countries.

[@KendraAshanti]

Yes! I've grown to love them recently haha Definitely 😅 we're not used to the freedom.

[@linolinco]

@John Smith It better be, we're all going to look at it!

[@LoneStarr1979]

@John Smith You are expected to sit ON your towel.

[@blkcare]

I’m moving to Stuttgart in two days!! This video could not have been more on time.

[@KendraAshanti]

Nice! Congratulations and all the best with the move!

[@gehteuchgarnichtsan]

I'm not from the US and I'm white, so I don't share any of your experiences as a black woman moving to another country, but I've lived in Stuttgart my hole life, so if you need any help, tips or information, I would be happy to help :)

[@blkcare]

@@gehteuchgarnichtsan Thank you for the offer! I will def keep that in mind.

[@MagnificentGermanywithDarion]

Very awesome. Enjoy your time in Stuttgart. Cherish every moment. I loved my Army time in Germany and there is not a day I don't think about it. :).

[@blkcare]

@@MagnificentGermanywithDarion That is so good to hear. I can not wait to get out of quarantine and explore!

[@gruneslavendelgelb909]

Really funny and good video , especially because , this things are so normal for me .

[@valm9462]

This video is wholesome. Thanks for the info 🤎🤎 and ehh stay safe in the theaters 🤭🤣

[@KendraAshanti]

You're very welcome! 😂😂

[@eowynabinadi]

I know this sounds random, but I think you are very beautiful. I love the way you smile. BTW I'm a 45yrs old mom😁

[@KendraAshanti]

Thank you! 💕

[@kaypee1972]

I totally agree. And I’m a 48 years old single male 😎

[@marvinndugwa4976]

Newly observations show, that in the RMV-Region trains, trams, subways and some busses open an close the doors automatically, even though the train and/ or bus button still is installed, you don't need to push them anymore in most cases, to enter or to exit public means, maybe in an effort to minimize physical human contact surfaces/ interfaces in public places out of new hygienic measures. ♥

[@KendraAshanti]

That is much needed during this pandemic!

[@minifoodies9448]

Thank for sharing I enjoy watching ur videos 👍🌟 Glad to see u friend and stay safe 😊

[@KendraAshanti]

Thank you! You stay safe as well!

[@justanothermermaid5007]

If I remember right, the condom vending machines became popular with HIV and Aids being widely talked about in public. Their distribution was seen as a measure to stop the rise in infections. Some people were against them as they thought it would promote casual sex, but those vending machines were soon accepted as normal.

[@mz8194]

The condom vending machines makes it possible to buy them anonymously. This makes it easier for people to purchase them. This prevents a lot of unwanted pregnancies.

[@e.r.9905]

Even for me as a german woman it is sometimes shocking to see people almost naked outside! That is not just your opinion.. Many germans don't like it, too! But the naked don't ask for permission.. But there are special parks or areas in Germany (f.e. in Munich) where you can take a sunbath naked or halfnaked. You can choose by yourself if you want to be part of it..

[@MegaJJ1968]

The Eichhörnchen thing hooked me up 😊

[@z.a.9366]

Definitely depends on the Park you go To. Have never seen that in Hasenheide or Victoriapark.

[@famkunterbunt]

The naked open mind and attitude in Germany is WONDERFUL, also when not having the perfect body

[@dagi72164]

Glad you feel that way - we German people consider nudity as something normal/natural. We don’t slide out of our mother’s womb with clothes on 😉

[@GrafindeKlevemark]

You are the first non-German that I've heard pronounce "Eichhörnchen" correctly !!!!

[@alexandrakimbink3198]

Let's double the challenge and teach her "Oachkatzlschwoaf" because this little word might be a challenge to everyone north of Bavaria

[@MultiScooter63]

I use the Eierbecher also for Soj sauce when I eat Sushi at home, very convenient ! Also I can put some Wasabi in it...

[@lannifincoris6482]

My father collects Eierbecher and he has a big collection now. I often make one or two a gift for him. Last year he got Star Wars Eierbecher :-)

[@KendraAshanti]

So cute!

[@WRoussell]

This is my first time seeing your channel but I do find it entertaining because this is what I had experienced when I did my study abroad in the Czech Republic in 1994, especially with the item of nudity; nudity was everywhere but you can't watch an old school kung-fu flick as violence in any media is banned. One of the items that I appreciated getting better at was the nudity. After school was over, I went to see my brother at a U.S. military base in southern Germany, where I worked with his brother at a Rotweise (sp?). When I would leave his place in the late mornings, I would say "HI" to the neighbor who was always in a chair in her yard, though the back of her lounge chair faced me. After a week or so, I actually 'saw her' nude and turned away; she promptly stopped me, asked WHY did I look away, and stated that we from the U.S. were wrong for our views on nudity, as well as violence. She also vowed that everyday we will have a conversation with her being nude, so I can get 'passed' my issues with this.

[@KendraAshanti]

Perfect way to get somebody adjusted to the culture 😂

[@charlesbukowski1894]

I really like your swag. (?) super beautiful hair by the way, nice to have you here.

[@KendraAshanti]

Thank you! Glad to be here 😀

[@thomash.537]

You had me at the moment with the Eichhörnchen

[@KendraAshanti]

Thank you for saving the squirrels ❤️

[@anettewaits3677]

Nailed it 💚

[@Madteddy1]

your so sweet and beautiful aww Eichhörnchen love animals too. Stay save and be happy

[@KendraAshanti]

Thank you 😊💕

[@nikomangelmann6054]

when it comes to the eierbecher, dont forget the eierschalensollbruchstellenverursacher!

[@KendraAshanti]

Natürlich nicht 😂

[@peterzapp2091]

But the US has the other kind of Eierbecher.

[@hape3862]

@@peterzapp2091 or rather nut-shells, hehe.

[@Ostexpertede]

Nice video! Very interesting!

[@KendraAshanti]

Thank you and thanks for watching!

[@Lee-70ish]

The saunas are really good but there is a strict social protocol. Best to look up on line before you go.

[@wora1111]

You have to take a look at a vending machine at Swiss train stations, there they have drinks, cookies and condoms sitting side by side behind the glass.

[@KendraAshanti]

I've gotta see that haha

[@Tracymmo]

i remember a huge one in the Geneva station that was basically a mini-mart. It was enormous.

[@custos9209]

Lately also hand sanitizer and masks xD

[@johanngiesbrecht3162]

when a large crowd of young people of all kinds and nationalities and skin colors are together, all of them nice, clean, beautiful clothes and their hair nicely done, that would be like a beautiful flower garden which one cannot get over from amazement

[@crmuirhead]

I use egg cups for my soft boiled eggs all the time. Very similar but I like the spoon rest area on the German model much better. 😀

[@mahadevi2412]

Now I'm thinking about Eierbecher 😅 You are right, they are very Important here 💖

[@AJGeeTV]

Wow! The UK has more in common with Germany than with the US. Most surprising is no Egg Cups in America :-D

[@danika9411]

I miss you UK! Come back to us! 💖

[@MrGregHiller]

Maybe not what one might expect as a reaction here, but I just wanted to say what a lovely face Kendra has: Beautiful and expressive.

[@KendraAshanti]

Thank you :)

[@MrGregHiller]

@@KendraAshanti You're very welcome, Kendra: So nice you replied 😀

[@davidelliott500]

You are the first KZbinr that I have ever "Subscribe-belled". Looking forward to the Nachfolge.

[@KendraAshanti]

Thank you and welcome to my channel!

[@davidelliott500]

I have lived in Germany for 30 years and could give you lots of ideas for your channel. I neither have the time nor the desire to youtube myself. How are you reachable?

[@jackychamber534]

I really like how you pronounce " Eierbecher". 🙂👍 Very good. I like them too. In some Shops you can find it in different colours or with small pictures on it. And I really like the small cups for Espresso too. They are from Italy, but you can find it in Germany too.

[@katarinamitterwallner9556]

Haha I am German and in literally all my life, I've never heard that Germans prefer nudity over prudity😂 So I guess, this nudity-prudity thing is more likely a thing in big citys or city regions, because in the rural areas (at least where I live) I've never seen that extreme kind of nudity🤷‍♀️

[@streuselkuchen2.061]

I had to think about it (i live in a rural area) and then after thinking „i havent seen that“ pictures of old granpas and granmas lying on a beach next to the lake naked came into my mind... so ive seen it here too😂 but somehow its only old people😂

[@ProfDrMau]

It isnt rural, thats a phenomen linked to the DDR so more eastern Germany specific

[@mariamagdalena7047]

Well yes. You definitely cant sag Berlin and Germany are the same things. And she stayed in Berlin.

[@reginakorth1809]

It s more an East German phenomenon

[@elfsieben1450]

@@ProfDrMau It used to be all of Germany - Freikörperkultur - but the nazis did away with it. It had a comeback in Eastern Germany after the war, but Western Germany remained prude. 🤷

[@motorinstructeur]

It always cracks me up. This Prudity of Americans. But just look at some things the other way around. "cheese" from a spraycan??? Young kids with bb or .22cal guns but are not allowed "Überaschungseier" or other foodstuff with toys because of chokinghazard?? Big Ass Sized Cola or Coffee which would give us an ulcer by just looking at them. Or just the sheer amount of chemicals in your foods. And this is just about Foodstuff. :P I could go on for ages whahaha

[@caspiria178]

5:40 because its a Common thing to date in Cinema. But sometimes the movie stars Weinort Supermarkt is already closed because they close around 9pm. And when it goes right you might be in the need but not in the reach of Protektion. This is where the vending machine comes in handy.

[@belkyhernandez8281]

We used to have those little egg things back when we were people. My mother had those specialized type of dishes/plate wear. Back in the day, people used to entertain and get dressed up.

[@CO84trucker]

"But you know what the funniest thing about Europe is?........ It's the little differences. I mean, they got the same shit over there they got here, but, it's just, just, there it's a little different." - Vince Vega #pulpfiction

[@Eyyoh755]

Welcome to Germany, land of the free!

[@KendraAshanti]

😂 I love it here!

[@GoleoGohlix]

Unity, Justice and freedom! 😎

[@pashvonderc381]

@@GoleoGohlix and decent 🍺

[@erenyeager3829]

The scary thing about that comment is that "land of the free" has only really been true since the creation of West Germany...

[@kinngrimm]

@@erenyeager3829 Why would that be scary? Also there was the Weimarer republic and one could argue that when the germanic tribes joined forces against the romans it was an act to revolt against opression. What was scary and certainly is a black spot on our collective consiousness was the 3rd Reich which luckily enough did not last a thousand years ^^.

[@haraldschurr1035]

as you get your breakfast egg directly from the boiler you will not want to hold it in your bare hand to spoon it out - so you put it in the eierbecher.

[@karenbaumgartel6077]

Give yourself a few more years to get used to the naked saunas - it's worth it! Coming from Canada, I was quite shocked my first time at the sauna on a crowded Sunday afternoon! (Squished in, next to a bunch of naked Opas & Omas!) You have to have a town to lie on, but otherwise naked and after so many years, I am now used to it and love it. Also you can sometimes find Ladies' Sauna Day...

[@KendraAshanti]

I hope I can warm up to it some day! I really like saunas and I want to learn to love them like you do!

[@paulcoker7612]

Love the idea of the animal park; a way of integrating nature and animals in every day life. I am reflecting on the nudity topic. I think perhaps the difference is that some cultures have, like the Germans, a healthier relationship with nudity where it is not sexualized. You used the term conservative with respect to the US, however, what I observe about the US and many other countries is not conservatism because in these same cultures, the media and entertainment industries are highly sexualized around nudity and I believe that is a key difference.

[@JayStephan]

Fun video! 😀....The first time I saw the condom vending machine I was like 😳...but at the same time I thought what a brilliant idea!

[@KendraAshanti]

Right! Raunchy but genius!

[@MagnificentGermanywithDarion]

heheeh , I thought the same thing lol.

[@klononus]

Great Video and perfect pronounciation of those german words. I‘m from germany and I guess germans love to watch those Videos :D btw... u look beautiful!

[@KendraAshanti]

Thank you!

[@NarnianLady]

It's funny though, in the U.S. there are plenty of ads, articles and promotion of 'adult toys' of every kind in American health & beauty sites... and I heard there are even some 'direct sales companies' selling them in private home parties (similar to Tupperware etc..) to me, that is quite freaky... Northern European here.(and we love sauna, usually not in a mixed company)

[@ellir.2128]

How about “Abendbrot” aka cold supper on a “Brettchen”? 🧐

[@KendraAshanti]

Yes! I missed this one...definitely shocked me the first time I ate in a German home.

[@arnodobler1096]

Last summer I saw an old man bathing, I think in the 80s, with support stockings and thong (String Tanga)! Naked would have been better.😂

[@Astro-Markus]

Train buttons ... some older subway trains have door handles, especially in Munich.

[@KendraAshanti]

Yes! I've seen those in Berlin too...so much harder to open.

[@Namorat]

But the dispenser make so much sense. Isn't going to the movies a typical date thing? The date is fun, one invites the others back home, quick way to get protection ^^

[@haehnchendieter153]

welcome to the german club, schwester. also thanks for spreading eichhörnchen cuteness awareness. 👏🏻

[@aubreybryan5332]

You are SO BEAUTIFUL to me, melanin popping GOLD

[@KendraAshanti]

Thank you!

[@theazo9aaztheazo9aaz29]

We have animal Parcs in holland. I live i a small village and we have a small one mostly goats and chickens. But still. It's fun for kids and adults aswell. You can feed them leftover bread.

[@bobthebikerny]

We had egg cups when I was growing up in the '50s and '60s but most people don't eat boiled eggs these days. Amazon has quite a few but I seldom go into a cooking supply store to know if they're still around in retail.

[@Sketchblopp]

Watching this video as a German is so fascinating! All these things I'd never see as special or standing out before. :D But how on earth do you eat a running egg *without* an Eierbecher?! Wouldn't this end up in a total mess of having egg everywhere?

[@KendraAshanti]

Now that I've seen them, I can't imagine why someone wouldn't use them!

[@dachecker79]

I eat them out of a coffee cup ! Works fine, no mess.

[@TheFeldhamster]

Die essen keine weichen Eier zum Frühstück. Rührei oder Spiegelei (und da das Dotter üblicherweise voll durch gekocht, also hart). Soweit ich das mitbekommen habe gibt es da große Ängste wg Salmonellen. Was ich mir bei deren extremen Tierfarmen auch vorstellen kann. Das ist nicht so wie bei uns, wo ein Bauernhof mal 100 Hühnchen frei laufend hält.

[@jw2854]

THE VENDING MACHINE GOT MEEEEEE😂🤦🏻‍♀️

[@MagnificentGermanywithDarion]

hehehehe lol lol :)

[@KendraAshanti]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@randomgermanguy7607]

@@KendraAshanti It's not that people have sex in the movie theater although some definetly will (phantasies and stuff) but movie theaters are often a place you go for a date, and if you ended up kissing during the movie and decided to gome home with someone or someone with you, it comes handy if you can buy a condome if you don't have one. This is to prevent people from risking HIV or pregnancy just because they didn't plan ahead and have none. You will also find these vending machines in Discos/Clubs, "Keipen"/Pubs, trainstations or even in some parks, which does not mean sex in public is legal, but as people do anyways its better they are protected.

[@LucyHeartfiliaasdfghj]

If you think the Eierbecher are cute, look up Eierwärmer (careful, that also has a second meaning-). They are little crochet hats you put on the eggs when they sit on Eierbecher to keep them warm. They are usually only used at special occasions though. Family bunches where the food might sit for a while because everyone is talking

[@KendraAshanti]

So cute! And I have a good idea, what that second meaning might be haha

[@allistair61]

You mention the train button, I can remember being in the position where I was the last person who could get into the carriage of the train I was on. About 30 seconds after the door closes behind me, but before the train moves off(thank you train timetables) this woman who was clearly able to see the train carriage was full, presses the button and amounts to be let in. Three separate people had to tell her the carriage is obviously full, move to the next door. Every time we press the button to close the door again, she will simply open it and demand that one of us let her in. One of many reasons why I don't like dealing with drunk tourists.

[@Primalxbeast]

Japan actually has people to push more people into the train to fit as many people as possible. I've heard that they push them in so tightly that some people's feet aren't even touching the ground because they're held up by the people shoved against them. It sounds like a nightmare to me.