6 Things We REALLY Miss From Germany When We are in the USA!

It's no surprise that moving to another country comes with many changes in culture and lifestyle. For us, that has been no different over the past (nearly) two years of living in Germany. During our visit to Utah this past holiday season, we took note on several things that we have missed while being away from Germany. In this video, we are talking driving, air quality, bakeries and more!
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[@peterkesseler9898]

Nice to hear that you call Germany your Home! Have a great time and lotS off fun and joy with your baby, which is coming soon! 🙂

[@OurStorytoTell]

Thanks so much Peter! We appreciate your support. 😊

[@RoadsFranconia]

Billboards on Roads (esp. Highways) are not allowed in Germany since they take the attention of drivers.

[@SuperLittleTyke]

America is the capital of capitalism. When you're distracted by the billboards, having just ordered online something that caught your eye, American health care will be ready to bill you for the ambulance after a car crash. There's cash in crash!

[@judywe4941]

Yes, they are not allowed, but because of the higher speed you wouldn't be able to read it anyway.

[@antipower]

Maybe one day, you could have your Family over for Christmas in Germany. Rent a cozy Chalet that can host all of you and have a nice Christmas in the snowy Alps.

[@geeemm135]

i love to hear that you people got germanized over your 2 year stay. i can only hope you consider germany your permanent home even if the military deployment contract ends. i love watching your journey here on youtube :)

[@OurStorytoTell]

We really have! It is so tempting to want to stay forever 😍

[@agn855]

In Germany advertisement in public space is highly regulated, especially when it comes to illuminated stuff that would distract drivers from focusing on the traffic.

[@OurStorytoTell]

It’s a much better driving experience with no distracting signs on the road!

[@connycatlady7429]

Hey, nice to see you again. Lovely you all had a great time with friends and family. So nice that you call Germany home with warm words. Take care 😉

[@kelliemarquet8518]

I live in BC Canada and I absolutely love Germany. So beautiful and I agree with you about the driving...Canadians can be terrible drivers too.

[@OurStorytoTell]

It’s easy to love, huh? :) We have been to Vancouver once but didn’t notice bad driving. We believe you though!

[@robertzander9723]

Nice to see you, interesting topic and it's so much fun to listen to your experience after a while living in Germany. I'm so happy for Willa that she has a wonderful time at Kita with so many friends that she is missing. Visiting your family at home in the US is very important for all of you and having now a second home in Germany is wonderful and you have the opportunity to mix it up, enjoying both countries.

[@natalieohlsson7777]

I love understanding the differences between American life and other countries. Thank you for sharing!

[@wolffhenry5751]

Oh my! What a cutie Willa is!!! 🥰

[@OurStorytoTell]

She is so precious!!

[@rhalleballe]

Welcome back to Germany, i am following your videos from the very first beginning. We (Germans) have been in Utah very often, as we used to go for vacation to the US Southwest for already 25 years. As you say very often, you are struggling to find "cilantro" in Germany. Maybe i can help you on that. First of all: yes, most Germans do not like cilantro, they say "es schmeckt wie Seife" (it tastes like soap). Thats a typical german idiom to express that you dont like it.... But i like it and we know, that it can be difficult to get it. But (the good news), its not impossible. Most important: "cilantro" is unknown in Germany (the word is unknown). In Germany we call it "frischer Koriander" (fresh coreander). Its most important to say "frischer" Koriander, because if you ask for Koriander only, you definitaly will not get cilantro, but instead you will get the dried seeds of Koriander, which is a totally different thing. A good supermarket should have "frischer Koriander", simply ask for it: "Haben Sie frischen Koriander?" or "Ich suche frischen Koriander.". If you still cannot get it, try to find an Asian Foodstore. Asian Food (especially Thai Food etc.) also contains cilantro and an Asian Foodstore mostly offers "frischen Koriander". Good luck!

[@OurStorytoTell]

Thanks for the tips! We just unfortunately live a bit far away from the supermarkets that have coriander/cilantro. Luckily the US base has cilantro for when we shop there😊. We love the US southwest too! Glad you have enjoyed traveling there as well.

[@AydanRengrem]

We buy our cilantro at Aldi - it’s in the cooling section (along with other fresh herbs). Living in Oberfranken we bought a potted cilantro plant at the local Wochenmarkt last year (they only have it during spring/summer). Will do again this year. Try looking for one, then you can transfer it to your garden and always have fresh cilantro on hand :)

[@postersandstuff]

I say "it taste like toilet flush water" ;)@@OurStorytoTell

[@Uhrenfreund.]

Hello, you three. I wish you a safe journey home. And welcome back home. It's always nice to visit parents and family, but it's even nicer to come home. It's fine that you are looking forward to your home in 🇩🇪 Germany. That touches my heart. It's also nice for Willa, who certainly misses her daycare centre KITA and her friends. I wish you a good arrival in a warm and muckeliegen (cozy) home and a nice German breakfast, with everything you like, the next morning. 👍👍 🙋🏼♂️

[@OurStorytoTell]

Thank you! It’s been nice being back :)

[@memories511]

All the best for a safe delivery for baby and mom. Can't wait to see the new little person.

[@OurStorytoTell]

Thank you! We can’t wait either ☺️

[@memories511]

@@OurStorytoTell 😁✝

[@christianebehr138]

Welcome back to Germany 😊❤ have a wounderful special time😊😊

[@OurStorytoTell]

So sweet! 🫶

[@stevenlando5399]

U and your family is welcome 🙏🏻 in Germany 🇩🇪❤️❤️❤️🥰. Its very nice to hear u and your Family like my Country 😊 Welcome Home 🎉🤗

[@OurStorytoTell]

Thanks am so much Steven! 😊

[@fatdad64able]

Yield signs..... never thought of that. Makes sense, the was you explained it.

[@guenterserwotka8669]

Isn't it time for you guys to make a video completely in German? Looking forward to it.

[@jjivy6310]

Very interesting comparison. I am praying about going back to Germany this summer on mission for our church's baseball camp... You point out so many things I loved about Germany when I went in 2019. Y'all stay safe and blessings on your upcoming new arrival. Thanks for sharing

[@OurStorytoTell]

We hope you can come back too!! Thanks for watching! 💛

[@genovevastahlberg4516]

Endlich, nice to see u again

[@manuelcaraig805]

Hi you 3 so nice to see you hope that you had a wonderful Holidays and a happy New Year, nice vid keep it up ❤❤❤

[@OurStorytoTell]

Thank you! Happy New Year to you too!

[@yt-viewerfromger320]

Willa will be a wonderful and smart "big sister", I'm shure..!

[@howierfs5471]

Hi guys, great to hear that you were excited to go HOME again. It makes makes me some sort of being pround as a german. Well, such a nice, uncomplicated family is always welcome and I am sure your whole community is willing to be helpfull as much we can to make your stay and integration smooth and excited into our society. I am pretty sure Willa will get a big Hello and welcome when she goes back to Kita. You also mentioned living close to nature, forrests and I can confirm. Growing up in a small villages surrounded by farmland and forrests(our playground) with mostly sorts of pine trees in a hilly terrain I got sick travelling in the australian outback after a month cause I missed it so much. Beside your relatives, what do you miss here in Germany, what could be done better, more effective or similar to the US ? Have a great weekend . CU Btw, dont forget to fill up your birdfeeder. So nice to watch them and help them through wintertime. They will pay back singing in the early morning in spring.

[@rora8503]

The bildoards with adds facing the road are forbidden in Germany. Adds along roads have to be a in parallel to the road or bellow a certain size and with a minimum distance to the road. Regulations on this are quite stricked due to safety reasons. I find even the signs telling you to put the phone away, slowing down ... distracting at times.

[@ikel2803]

What do you mean, you understand why double taxation needs to happen? It doesn't! The US is one of like two countries in the world who does it, for no good reason at all. See Evan Edinger's video on that - really insightful

[@OurStorytoTell]

I guess I mean I understand why double taxation would make sense in our situation (I work for the US government - so no requirement for German filing normally due to SATO agreements- but we also earn money in Germany from our YT channel). Based on all what I’ve heard from tax professionals, we are required to file for German taxes, but we can use the Foreign Earned Income credits/exemptions. Now that I’m writing this out, I should have worded it as needing to file taxes in both countries, but double taxation is not our reality. Thanks for the recommendation for the video!

[@ikel2803]

@@OurStorytoTell this is a giant pain in the butt for my American friends, working and living in Germany. I mean working for the US government only goes so far as an explanation, since the job takes place in Germany. For example: would a German national working for the US government in Germany have to pay US taxes? I don't think so. Consider what taxes are meant to pay for: schools, infrastructure, emergency services, welfare programs, etc. Now which of those services does the US government provide for you while living and working in Germany? That might not apply to you, since you work for the US military in a roundabout way, if I recall. But by and large very nonsensical. No other nation besides the US and Eritrea do this. Fun fact: after this was implemented in 2010, the cost for giving up your US citizenship also rose to an insane amount, comparatively speaking. I wonder why. The foreign account tax compliance act (FATCA) is a nightmare for millions of Americans living and working abroad. Now I know you don't actually have to pay double unless you're over a certain amount, but the number of legal pitfalls is too damn high. Still have to declare everything. Evan Edinger's video on that is called "What it's like as an American abroad with taxes: Double Taxation", can't recommend it enough, if you're interested. Love the channel btw, very insightful ❤️

[@dreasbn]

That's the best possible way it can be. Being happy in both places and always missing the other one a bit or more. And in an era with zoom, facetime, email etc... it had never more easy to stay in touch so easiyl and cheap... i do remember when i was a kid that a telephone call to my grandma's place in southern Germany was expensive and we always had to cut a call short... that's what i thought during the pandemic.. it would have been much harder for each and everyone some 30 or 40 years ago... so in a way we are lucky

[@user-sm3xq5ob5d]

6:50 From memory I cannot say I remember any advertising on American roads. But it might be that it seems so "natural" to encounter that. And as on the internet or when reading a newspaper/magazine I automatically blank out ads. Because I am not looking for something or want to be led into the ad content anyway. "The heavier the advertisement is the less benefit the product has and the less I would need it anyway" is my motto. I ignore them as the rain by opening my mental umbrella.

[@berndgaal7689]

Thank you very much!!! I hope you will stay here forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@OurStorytoTell]

Thanks for watching and your comments!! 😊

[@crossfire2204]

Welcome home !

[@berndgaal7689]

It make sense to be able to turn right on an intersection with a red light in US and Canada. By the way, Willa is sooooooooo cute!!!!!!

[@italianlifestyle7911]

I sure miss the beer at HB 🍻

[@hans-dieternichau5467]

Hallo Superfamilie ! Bald seid wird die Familie größer viel Glück für euch ☘️☘️☘️☘️👌Ein interessantes Video von euch ! Mal zu Sehen was Amerikaner über Deutschland denken ! Ja hier mag vieles besser sein als in den USA ,aber sicherlich hat es auch seine guten Seiten dort zu Leben ! Liebe Grüße !

[@danilopapais1464]

It seem like living in Germany and then using the vacation time to travel to US is a great option, especially if you can visit family.

[@marie9814]

nice to see you had a wondervull time with your family. I hear a lot of expats talking about how hard it is to be so far away from their loved ones. Well, cmate change hasn't stopped its way in Germany either. There are regions, like in Brandenburg, that haven't also seen very much rain over the past few months and years. Take care and enjoy xour last weeks as three. :)

[@HexenMeister4187]

road work? you love the way of german roadwork? okay, there has to be an issue with this :D I know, some roads in the US are terrible, but road work in Germany is horrible. They start a construction site and then don't work on it. In my home town, we had 200 construction sites at the same time, most of them without any workers. If this is better than in Utah, Utah has to be a crazy place. But still can't be worse than roads in Detroit, where you just have to drive a truck :D

[@dickelstephen]

We’re a German family living in Chicago. The US food is pumped full of additives and fillers that make products cheaper to make, last much longer than needed, and reducing the nutritional value and natural flavors of food. It’s crazy. Turn around a pack of cheese in Germany and the ingredients are: Cheese. In the US: pasteurized part skim milk, salt, microbial enzymes, color added, powdered cellulose. Insane. I would recommend not to look at the ingredients list on bread in the US if you ever plan on eating bread again

[@OurStorytoTell]

It’s so true! We could really tell a difference in many foods when we were with family. It’s really made us think twice about some of our food choices. Interesting to hear your perspective of it as well! How long have you lived and plan to live in Chicago?

[@dickelstephen]

@@OurStorytoTell moving back to Germany in October after a 3.5 year work assignment in the US. I’m German/American so it was very easy to integrate but I miss so many things about Germany and can tell I will only miss how friendly everyone is in Chicago, the customer service standards, and the right turn on red. Other than that I think Germany has way more going for it than Chicago. Spent some time with my brother in SF and noticed it’s way closer to EU living standards than the mid-west.

[@jessicaely2521]

It sounds like you haven't been introduced to Boar's Head. Boar's Head has no gluten, no artificial colors or flavors, no added MSG, no fillers or byproducts, and no transfat. Boar's Head is the only US made deli meat and cheese I'll eat.

[@dickelstephen]

@@jessicaely2521 cold cuts in Germany are without question one of the greatest things ever… boars head? LOL doesn’t hold a candle to Kinderwurst, Bierschinken, or Kochschinken. I love the U.S. roast beef though, if only the pack sizes weren’t XXL 😂

[@jessicaely2521]

@@dickelstephen yeah it does, but everyone has different tastes. I tried the meats you listed. They were ok.

[@muscledcowboy]

...also ich muß sagen, dass Utah mein Lieblingsstaat in den USA ist! Ich war im Mai letzten Jahr auf Rundreise im Südwesten und Utah hat mir von den Menschen, der Natur und überhaupt am besten gefallen! (Bryce, Zion, Antelope usw...)

[@OurStorytoTell]

We do love Utah’s outdoor adventures, too! Glad you were able to visit and see so many great places.

[@muscledcowboy]

@@OurStorytoTell yep, great state!

[@maxhelm6157]

Welcome back in germany 🤗

[@OurStorytoTell]

Thank you! 😊

[@peterjaro6804]

THAT I didn't know... do you have to pay Tax in BOTH Germany and the US?!? If you work for the US Army in Germany, I understand if you still pay taxes in the US, but BOTH! I am not anti-Tax (I know what it pays for) but paying double...

[@schattensand]

In a recent survey Utah was the second best state to live in US.

[@OurStorytoTell]

So interesting! We still love Utah & always will. 😊 Compared to where we live in Germany though….

[@stampcollector74]

Prices here went up a bit, but compared to the world basic grocery is really cheap.

[@rencisu9526]

Drivers are better in Germany because they learn with the instructor and go to driving school,also you have other forms of transportation that is way better in Europe vs. US..in US you have to have a car no matter we’re you live,family usphave to have more then one car,so getting a driver license is easy and cheap,usually at 16 hrs old…

[@FrankenHerzEuropas]

Welcome back! Still an offer: Ever want a tour around Nuremberg, let me know!

[@OurStorytoTell]

Thanks so much! 😊😊

[@TheBlackbirdii]

your kid when spoke in english hada slight of german accent lol

[@OurStorytoTell]

Haha we will see if that gets stronger with time :)

[@heha6984]

Herzlich willlkommen zurück in Eurem ZUHAUSE. I am really moved to see that you call Germany your home. 😘 Viele liebe Grüße und alles alles Gute und viel Gesundheit für Euch 3, bald Euch 4!

[@OurStorytoTell]

Thank you 💛

[@kathi_LG]

Love you and your Videos ❤❤❤

[@Steven91637]

Willkommen zu Hause 🏡

[@antonstoeckl3689]

Several Years back I entered from Alberta the US Freeway system all the way to Baltimore. It was getting to upset me to see the endless commercials along the Freeway. My thought was do they have nothing more important to tell you about all the fast food places for a heavy overweight population? In Germany if at all, they would give you some indication of the area, the historic castle, fortresses, churches and nature parks ar a nice rest area along the Autobahn.

[@susannehailer1324]

👍♥️

[@SuperLittleTyke]

That was all very interesting, thanks. Are there a lot more traffic accidents in America due to the way people drive? I recall a German woman in Cologne telling me how bad the driving behaviour was in the US. She and her family had lived in the US for several years. Could you ever contemplate staying in Germany permanently at some future juncture? You do seem to like your life in Germany a lot.

[@axelackens2157]

Traffic deaths in Germany in 2021 around 2700. Traffic deaths in USA in 2021 around 43,000 If you apply that to the population of the USA there should only be about 11,000 traffic deaths for the USA to have the same traffic risk. The risk of dying on the road in the USA is 300% higher than in Germany.

[@SuperLittleTyke]

@@axelackens2157 Whew!

[@postersandstuff]

people in TX are crazy drivers I hear@@SuperLittleTyke

[@MrIvanka110]

Why should you eventually move away from Germany again? Just stay for good 😍

[@bz09034]

I hate the billboards here in the US. To me they are a type of environmental pollution.

[@OurStorytoTell]

But how would the billboard owners/managers make money? 😉

[@fredjansen2659]

adds along roads are limited/not allowed as they are considerd to be a distraction, i think thats the fact in the whole of the EU.

[@Skyl3t0n]

I've seen it in other countries. Though maybe not as extreme as tanner was describing it

[@derek_macbeth]

@ourstorytotell question for Tanner. I took German for 5 years during high school / college years. Relearning it right now. Anyways, I am wanting to finish school and was wondering what is your degree from college / occupation in Germany if you don’t mind saying. I’d love to spend some years in Germany, but don’t know where to start other than teaching English…

[@arnodobler1096]

I can recommend you 2 YT channels: Living in Germany - Jenna a Canadian living in Germany The Black Forest Family - Young American Family living in Germany Both channels have many topics: Language, work, taxes, housing, healthcare, ... 🙋‍♂

[@Henning_Rech]

Tanner works for the US military, as a civilian employee. So not really in Germany.

[@pashvonderc381]

Check out Hayley Alexis’ channel too.. she’s been here quite awhile now..

[@derek_macbeth]

Thanks everyone! 😊

[@gudrunkuhlmann4274]

If you want to practise German language I recommend YT Channel Easy German.

[@peterv.276]

Drivers in Germany are better on the Autobahn in my opinion because of the obligatory training with an instructor they have to do to get the license …the drive on the right side rule also plays a big role, but is often ignored. On the other side in my opinion the driving in the USA is better when you drive in parking lots or in the (small town) …people seem to be afraid to drive when they see a person 2m near …in Germany, every driver thinks, I’m bigger, I have the right of way (car)…so in parking lots and in the town the Germans drive more aggressively which seems more risky than in USA…but anyway, everywhere you have to use your head/mind as driver and pedestrian

[@wimschiphorst8541]

Then one must introduce a law in Germany that has been in the Netherlands for decades. That slow traffic, including pedestrians, in inhabited areas, always have their rights. Means not take precedence. But if something happens to another traffic participant. Imagine a cyclist and a car. Even if the cyclist drives through a red light. The car is to blame. He was probably driving too fast to avoid the situation. His insurance pays for everything. The cyclist receives a ticket for driving through a red light.

[@jessicaely2521]

The big thing that makes Germans better at driving is distracted driving is far far far less than the US. You look at the leading cause of accidents in the US and it'll be from being on their cellphone., paying attention to passengers, or eating while driving. Germanys leading cause of accidents when I was there 5 years ago was speed. I lived in Germany for awhile and got my license. Before I did this my husband thought it would be a good idea for me to take some lessons. The driver's teacher said "I'm really not sure why you hired me. You're a good driver." When I learned to drive I didn't take lessons from a teacher. I took lessons from my parents. My biggest issue the narrow roads. I didn't trust truck drivers and bus drivers to stay in their lane. I also couldn't parallel park. In Florida it wasn't necessary to parallel park. Parallel parking was taught to me in 10 minutes.

[@maxbarko8717]

I am not sure, isn’t the USA the only country where you still have to pay taxes if you aren’t living there anymore? Usually you are only taxed by the country you live in.

[@user-sm3xq5ob5d]

There is a mutual taxation agreement between US and Germany. But I don't know if you still have to file taxes (declaring zero income from the US) in the US when living in Germany.

[@jessicaely2521]

There is a mutal tax agreement between Germany and US. I lived in Germany and Switzerland (theres a mutal tax agreement between Switzerland and US). I never paid taxes in the US. I still had to file, but I didn't have to pay anything because I made under $100,000. I think there are other countries that have a mutal tax agreement.

[@jessicaely2521]

I'm right in all countries you won't get taxed IF you qualify for Foreign Earned Income Exemption. I'm wrong about how much money you can make. You can make upto $105,000

[@maxbarko8717]

The Mutual tax agreement is correct. But why do you have to file taxes then. I don’t have to file taxes in Germany if I am not living there.

[@user-sm3xq5ob5d]

@@maxbarko8717 In politics you don't ask why.

[@hahafalseflag5090]

If the right people can take over leadership in German Governments that place will be phenomenal.. I have fun all over Germany, ride the trains, eat the good foods and overall just enjoy it..

[@m.j.222]

Your new Baby will be born in Germany you told us. Is she then German or American citizen oder both?

[@Blubbey77]

Is it just me or is the title very confusing, especially when comparing with the description?

[@HolyNarz]

yes that got me confused too. Shouldn't it be "6 things we miss FROM Germany When we are in the USA"?

[@OurStorytoTell]

Thanks! We just fixed it! We could see how that was confusing!

[@OurStorytoTell]

Thanks! Does it make better sense now? :)

[@Blubbey77]

Much better now :)

[@maylinde986]

🙃

[@DidierWierdsma6335]

Double taxation it doesn't need to happen you don't live in America anymore so why pay taxes to it? it's not normal. I myself am a Dutch citizen but if i ever decide to live in another country i would never have to pay taxes to the Netherlands my country where i still live. Other than that welcome back here in Europe😊 Great video btw keep up the great work👍 And greetings from the Netherlands🇳🇱

[@henningbartels6245]

There is also double taxation treaty between the USA and the Federal republic of Germany, that you only have to pay taxes in one country.

[@armadspengler2717]

Yeah that's not how it works as a US citizen/taxpayer. I don't know the specificities but the IRS will always want you to declare taxes, especially as a government employee. Plus they are only temporary out of the US and will return eventually to work and live there. So it's not good to neglect any obligations regarding taxation while you are away.

[@allfortravel]

The US is a bit weird regarding taxes. According to the double taxation agreement between Germany and the US, you would only need to pay taxes in one of the countries (or split among both) without double taxation, but the US requires all of its citizens (and some other people) to file a tax income statement nonetheless, even if the citizen isn't tax liable.

[@OurStorytoTell]

That is correct! I should have worded differently now that I posted that part 😬. We are required to file taxes for both countries, but the USA and Germany have a tax treaty so we don’t have to pay tax for both countries. Sorry for the confusion!

[@OurStorytoTell]

I noticed I said that part incorrectly. Double taxation is not applicable on our situation. However, we do have to file taxes in both countries while living here.

[@S_Black]

The plastic surgery / beauty industry thing in Utah is because Mormonism places a lot of emphasis on appearances. Both literal looks and giving off good impressions of your lifestyle. There is a lot of pressure to conform to society.

[@OurStorytoTell]

Although I could agree to some degree, I don’t think it’s entirely based on the LDS church/Mormonism. However, the pressure to conform is overwhelming 😳. Of course, there are areas where the pressure is much less or even non-existent, but especially from North Salt Lake to Provo… it’s bad and needs to be addressed.

[@orangeguy3314]

Did you purchase your home in germany and how much did you pay for it?. There's a german girl that's about your same age. That was able to purchase a home in america. She also became a american citizen. How about places like florida. Do you have nice warm beaches in germany to vacation at?. How about entertainment. In america during the football season. We enjoy saturdays going to college football games and then sundays going to pro football games. Then theirs the NBA. Do you have basketball and then baseball in germany?. Do you play on city type sports. Like we do in america.

[@judywe4941]

1) As far as I know they are renting the house. 2) Germany has nice beaches, but not warm (at the North Sea and the Baltic sea). Though vacation there is very popular. If you like it warmer go to southern Europe (Spain, Italy, Greece, Croatia......), not that far and affordable. Germans like to travel all over the world. They are known as the world champions of travel. 3) Football is not popular in Germany. There is no college sports in Germany. We love Fußball (soccer) instead of football. There is basketball, but baseball is basically non existent. 4) There are clubs for all kind of sports in every city, even in every village.

[@danielhopkins2277]

I know what you try here... A home is similar in price if you look at the same quality, "problem" is that compared to u.s. houses the most german houses have better quality. So it's more expensive in general. No, they don't have warm beaches like Florida... BUT Italy is close and flights to Greece, Spain & Co are cheap too. Also without Tornados. Entertainment? Every village has an own football Club (not footegg), some of the best football clubs are german, they have a lot different sports in Germany (yes Basketball too... no to Baseball, germans don't care about it), they also have this new Technology called TV... so they can watch american Entertainment too, every City has a lot clubs & Co., pretty much every City in german has a 1000 years old history to discover (with castles or other cool stuff), they have cities like Hamburg, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Prague, London and much more close, except shooting ranges they have pretty much every Entertainment the US also have. Plus HEALTHY food is cheaper, even in big cities in Germany. Healthcare and education is MUCH cheaper. Germany is much safer than the USA.

[@orangeguy3314]

@@danielhopkins2277 sorry, those other cities like Paris are not apart of germany. Just on topic and just talk about germany. We have studiums all across american to the count of over fifty of then. That fill with 60,000 to 90,000 on a saturday people in them and then it's done over again in a sunday. Enjoy our super bowl in a few weeks from now. Your new home construction is done no different than what do in america. Go head and over pay for a home. Because you do pay for more on everything. America is the largest consumer nation in the world. So that makes the products coming into america cheaper. Clothing, electronics and even building products. Because we have this thing called energy and now exporting it to germany. Not that germans are the largest number of visitors to america. That would be from countries like england, france and italy and hit the east coast. Germans do love florida,california and las vegas. I hear zero complaints from them and only comments like how cheap it is to eat here among other things. You get to see our best entertainment products like movies that are played across the world. Music artist that again travel the world performing their music. We see zero germany movies are here in america. I'm guessing you saw the new Top Gun movie. Playing in germany also around the world . Sorry no german movies here in america playing ever. I guess that why so many germans come to our largest outdoor music festivals. Did you say germany was way safer?. You just had to raid over 100 homes in germany. Stopping a planned overthrow of the german government and it also back in 2019. Your own german journalists on the DM channel talk about how maybe 200 killing have been done by these extreme far right groups in germany. With the german government turning a blind eye to their violence. I guess you should check out your own german journalists on the DM channel,but I know you won't.

[@wora1111]

@@orangeguy3314 If you believe what you are writing, then I have to pity you.

[@OurStorytoTell]

All great questions to ask about. We are renting our home, so we’re out of that realm. We do agree that German homes are of much higher quality though, so it’s likely they will last longer than many homes in the US. There are so many differences between North America and Europe and while your questions are good to think about, I do have to say that there are plenty of things to do and see for leisure and vacation. Now, the football, basketball, and baseball scenes in the States are pretty unmatched compared to Germany. I won’t argue with you on that 😊. But, the soccer leagues in Germany and Europe are incredible and if you want to watch a great documentary “Unicorn Town” made my NALF (search his KZbin channel) about American football leagues in Germany. I agree with the comments below about places to visit. The beaches in Germany are really fun, although not as warm by any means. But, only a few hours away, and rather affordable, is Croatia, Italy, Spain, Greece, and many other countries that have warm beaches to visit. Really, it’s almost better here in Europe when you look at flight prices from SLC to Miami ($500/person or more) compared with flights to Italy, Spain, Greece, Croatia for only $50-$350 / person. Either way

[@memories511]

Why would you have to file in the US when you are living in Germany and make your money there . Wow talk about a rip off. I would check if you even have to file in the US since you are not there.

[@berndgaal7689]

Come on...good german drivers??? you gotta be kidding!!! Almost nobody uses their indicaters, have no respect and being selfish. Not to mention drivers using mobile phones and not paying attention.

[@KJ-md2wj]

May be true, but on busy highways I prefer German drivers. Maybe German angst makes them more cautious/afraid.

[@OurStorytoTell]

There are definitely plenty of those type of drivers that’s for sure. But, it’s pretty drastic of a difference when we were back in the US. If you haven’t ever driven in the States, it’s something else compared to Germany!

[@berndgaal7689]

@@KJ-md2wj hahahaha...maybe!

[@xouri8009]

Why are they EXPATS? Call it by it’s proper name... you are Immigrants.

[@OurStorytoTell]

I see it as an expat is someone who doesn’t intend to stay and live in a country which isn’t their native one (in our case Germany). An immigrant it usually referred to as someone who plans to move permanently to another country. Since my job doesn’t allow us to stay in Germany permanently, I feel it’s appropriate for the term Expat.