A GERMAN'S EXPERIENCE in USA with Cari from Easy German

Tasty food, weird water, American friendliness & more: after a 4-week trip around the USA, Cari talks about her experience as a German in America.
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[@adeitaed706]

I really liked that people were so nice and that everybody just talked to you even when youre just a stranger to them

[@jacobhelbig6967]

Everybody just talks to you! As a german it really feels weird, when the cashier at the grocery store says, she always wanted a backpack like yours.

[@EasyGerman]

yeah right 😂

[@Yassyy123]

J. H. findest du? ich war selbst Mal an der Kasse tätig und hab Leuten immer Komplimente oder ähnliches gemacht (wenn es ernst gemeint war natürlich nur) :)

[@blenderpanzi]

I didn't make that experience. Well, maybe with Uber drivers, but in shops and on the street nobody talked to me (was in LA and San Diego). Even when I met up with people from the internet I had to take the initiative to get some small talk going, and I'm an introvert! It's really hard for me to do that.

[@jacobhelbig6967]

Yasmin Lea Naja, ich bin eher die stummen Edeka-Kassiererinnen gewohnt, die sich fragen, ob du eine Payback-Karte hast, mehr nicht, aber wenn du mit deinen Kunden redest, find ich, dass du deinen Job halt einfach richtig gut machst! Ich bin es nur eben nicht gewohnt.

[@jacobhelbig6967]

bloody_albatross Interesting! I experienced it in San Francisco, but maybe that was just this case 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@briiiiiannaa3445]

OMG it makes so much sense now. We had a German exchange student at our school, and she was standing by herself, so I walked up to her and told her I liked her pants. She looked at me a bit weird before saying thanks. I had no idea that making conversation with strangers in Germany wasn't a common thing.

[@bibida4499]

I've never been in America, but I have a teacher who was and she told me that people take the car for everything, no matter how short the distance may be. She said that they drive like 3-5 minutes with the car to visit a friend for example and everyone just thought she is crazy, when she walked instead of taking the car.

[@remmirath42]

I also know German people who do that, but it's definitely a lot more common in the US. Once I was there before I had my driver's licence, so I used a bike to get around. The looks on people's faces were great, especially when I took the bike to go shopping. Apparently bikes are considered exercise equipment rather than transportation.

[@Armygirlsdad]

Yep, drive everywhere. No walking. And once you turn 16 and get your driver's license, put your bicycle away and never see it again.

[@mast6209]

people use the car to go from the bank to walmart... on the same parking lot!

[@user-lc5ny2rl8o]

I'm from America and I live in a smaller town and we don't have any sidewalks here, so it's hard to walk places without being worried someone's going to accidentally hit you with their car, which actually has happened before to people in my town!!

[@MUtley-rf8vg]

+lissie Exactly. Bicycles / pedestrians are such an afterthought in the U.S. that the potential amenities such as sidewalks, bike lanes, signal crossings, pedestrian bridges, etc. were never included as part of the infrastructure. Therefore the choice to take your bike to work for example could be a life-threatening decision. Many towns and cities are trying to update their development standards now but it costs money and tax payers are resistant.

[@irisdevlam9320]

I've traveled from the Netherlands to Oregon 2 years ago and I stayed for about 1 month. The thing I noticed most is how everything is bigger and everyone is a lot more "relaxed" or slow paced than in the Netherlands. It seems like we are always in a hurry, so it was very nice to have that change of pace for a while :)

[@silentme7690]

Als ich in New York war, fand ich es Mega schön, das in den u-Bahn Stationen immer Leute Musik oder ähnliches gespielt haben❤

[@marab.8659]

Another great video and Cari is such a darling, isn't she?!

[@GingerGingie]

I know, I love these two ladies!!

[@TheArtyHunt]

Miss Mara Mascara cari has such a nice soft german accent!

[@leslienunya3406]

I was so happy when Cari said that the U.S. is so big and that there are many types of people - that it's not all like the movies. It is the one thing I always wish people from other countries knew about us. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us, Cari!

[@1ove1e55]

The thing I always remember from America is the sweetened iced tea from Alabama :D

[@akatharia3158]

Hey I live in Alabama and was curious what your experience was here? I live in a small town and don't really ever see foreigners that don't seem to live here. I'm kind of curious how people reacted.

[@1ove1e55]

Well it was kind of like a vacation. A bit sightseeing and stuff for three weeks. Although my brothers were complaining, I really liked the weather. We were there for 3 weeks in august :D

[@akatharia3158]

theMarkedOne Cool! where did you go? The southern part of the state I'm guessing?

[@1ove1e55]

Mobile :D

[@akatharia3158]

theMarkedOne Ah I've never been, but I'm sure it's fun! XD

[@juliag.1231]

what surprised me in the US was the service, the people in the shops were so nice, friendly and helpful,, da können wir deutschen uns echt noch ne Scheibe abschneiden... another thing was, that I was missing a "Innenstadt" with "Fußgängerzone" and einem "alten Stadtkern" where you can go "bummeln" . People in the US bummel in malls, but for me, that is not as exciting as it being outside. And I did study for some month at an american university and it was different, it was more like school, but I loved it, you had great relationships with your professor, the buildings werent as "abgewrackt" as some german university facilities, the students had a heard connection to their university (proud to study there, to my surprise no vandalism in the bathrooms cause students wouldnt touch their university) and even in the studentenwohnheim someone on the floor organized regular gatherings and tried to take care of everybody (and did get paid for that). But studying there was more controlled, "gelenkt", wasnt as free as in Germany - as I said more like school. I dont think thats a good thing, but I loved the time over there.

[@mast6209]

they want tips from you cause they depend on it.. 9 out of 10 times its fake friendliness!

[@fjellyo3261]

Julia G. Wat ist dat denn für n Denglisch?^^

[@cherushi100]

Ma St no, that would be restaurants not shops unless they are working on commission, which few are. In shops they are friendly, because they are trained to be friendly and customer oriented so they get repeat business. Call it fake if you want, I love it.

[@oddvloggers]

Ma St In a lot of places in the US, the minimum wage for servers is very low (less than $3) and they depend on tips to make a living.

[@Markle2k]

+Ma St No, it isn't fake friendliness for extracting money from you. They are people and spend a lot of their lives at that store. Why would they want to spend that time being miserable to others and have that reflected back upon them? That is no way to go through life.

[@MrJest2]

The most common thing I've heard from any European who visits America is along the lines of "OMG It's huge!!" (No; get your mind out of the gutter) I once met a couple from some Scandinavian country - I forget which - who decided on a lark to "hitch-hike across America". They landed in New York, and had a deadline to meet their return flight in San Francisco. They had three months off, and started out slowly, just roaming around and exploring. Then they realized they were running out of time, and still had to go 2000 miles to get to their ride home. They were at the end of their mad scramble to get across the country when I met them, about 50 miles south of SF, and all they could talk about was how big the country was, and how much they missed because they needed to get there in time. They enjoyed their trip, but realized that to REALLY explore the place they'd need to schedule in a trip that would last a couple years to even get a solid feel for the country.

[@jodiipodiigames]

I'm an American living in Germany and I totally agree with everything she said!! Also I feel like America is more dog friendly than Germany. People are really weird about letting their dogs play with other dogs here. That was something I learned after getting yelled at a few times haha. The public transport here is excellent, but since I'm American I really miss having a car!! haha

[@knabbagluon]

Because you never know. I'm really afraid of dogs because of experience before I loved dogs. People with well behaved dogs may fear not well behaving dogs.

[@tomscriba9665]

Steve and Jodi's Vlog I think your comment about dogs is quite regional. Where do you live in Germany? In Munich, they're all pretty well trained and I often see two dogs meeting or playing in the parks.

[@VerrueckteKatzenLadie]

In general, many people in germany have no clue about dogs but everyone has one. It often happened to me that I see some people yelling at their dog for something completely normal, like sniffing at things or strangers or being "too much" excited. But there are a lot of nice people with dogs too. I recommend looking for dog parks or areas for dogs in your city.

[@jodiipodiigames]

Thomas Scriba I live in Rösrath outside of Köln. It just seems like people don't socialize their dogs here haha.

[@jodiipodiigames]

Rica F Yes haha. One lady was yelling at her dog for playing with mine. They were being perfectly friendly so I didn't understand why she was scolding her dog for being nice haha.

[@Learnamericanenglishonline]

I love both Cari and Dana! It's fun to see them together in the same video. Here's a difference between the U.S. and Germany: When in Germany, if I tried speaking German to someone who is German, he or she would quickly switch to English. In the United States, the assumption is that everyone should try to speak English, and very few people speak other languages. Also, most of the people I met at the bars in Germany were extremely friendly and talkative in contrast to the stereotype that they aren't. Of course, most of my travel in Germany has been to the cities, so that might not be the case in the rural areas.

[@johnlabus7359]

The tap water in the US can vary from state to state and community to community. Most of it tastes fine but I have had tap water that tasted less than desirable but it's not something that a lemon wedge can't fix! :-) I live in a tourist town (Miami Beach) with lots of European tourists and I find myself offering assistance to those who are lost. i can tell because they are often rotating their tourism maps in all directions in an attempt to orient themselves or find something. I usually get met with mild surprise when I offer assistance to European visitors but that usually changes to warm appreciation pretty quickly. Yes; we talk. Yes; we are oftentimes too loud. Yes; we will engage strangers. I hope that Europeans realize that we are generally sincere and friendly in our intentions.

[@ACEsParkJunheeWreckedMeHard]

Some parts of Germany havn't good water too... I was visiting some relatives years ago who moved near the amusment park called "Heide Park" and my ount told me, that wen I am thirsty in nights I don't shoukd drink water directly from the sink in the bathroom, because some people got weird pooping and food they ate came out again, so they only used it to brush their teeths and cook with it (You know, when you cook with it the bad stuff of the water burns away and soo you can than use it normaly...) and even people II know who lived for a while near the danish boarder said that their water wasn't that good too. They said it was the weirdest tast of water they ever tasted doing brushing their theeths...

[@jesusgonzalez6715]

Once you Jimin you can't Jimout! tap water is actually the best monitored thing Germans ever put into their bodies. It's regulated more strictly than bottled water. The only real problem with it are the last couple of meters of pipe. However, the mineral content does vary and it does affect taste

[@sissidieauswanderin]

John Labus Try the water in Flint! 😂

[@antoniabmann4959]

I can agree with everything you said. The waste of plastic and everybody being so nice were one of the first things I noticed. I'm German but currently in the US for 6 months.

[@remmirath42]

The number one difference I always notice is the layout of towns, especially smaller ones in rural areas. In the US, people can pretty much build their houses wherever they want to, so a town can be a forest with a few houses scattered along the roads leading through it. (You might not even realize when you exit one town and enter the next one, town signs are tiny in the US.) In Germany you're only allowed to build in a certain area, so a German town is usually a dense cluster of houses surrounded by fields, woods, etc. Oh, and while we're on the subject of towns and houses, I hate how claustrophobic many German towns feel because every house is right on the edge of the road and/or surrounded by a tall fence or wall. You feel like you're inside a canyon made of concrete and bricks. American houses often have a big front lawn without a fence which makes American roads look a lot greener, wider, and more open.

[@mast6209]

the us is a whole lot bigger than german.. also bigger piece of land=bigger price!

[@apollomars1678]

well in large areas of US you still see the reality of claims-structures in house buildings in the layout of new homs. while in germany we have actual 80 millions in a country smaller than some states in USA. So yea....every part of our nation has a reason to exist, nearly every wood is a industrial wood to produce wood and not simply some natural trees...and every area has a tax combined to the area, you pay less taxes for a wood area than for a field or a building-area. there is a growing demand for your own "house per family", an american trend, while in classical culture of germany you saw 3 generations in one house, basicly THE familyhouse for generations. And you have to organize the layout of your cities to secure water and air circulation in your cities to secure a controlled hea tin your innercity through green areas to your innercity transporting fresh cold air. Thats the reason the imobilian market in germany raised their prizes equal to america some years ago...until 2011...the crisis....yea there are actual regions in germany with a big front garden, including my own house, but since 20 years we got an idiot law about the size for car-placements, because in these last decades people tend to get 2-3 cars per family and you need some places for visitors and their cars too, so you have theoretical 4-5 car-spots around your own house on your property and thats hard to fit in your design including a large garden and in these last decades people have less time to tend their garden-> most gardens became a grass-field in the back and the front garden became a place for cars. Its destroyed our house-design. In germany you cant simply use the street as your own parcking spot, it is state-owned and it is for the general traffic, not for some owners on these streets.

[@apollomars1678]

"in the US you generally CAN'T build just anyplace you want." please, thats simple tax-regulations, who can simply demanded to be changed. i talk about some things like "Friedhofszwang" you arnt allowed to put your death outside of a offical burried site, you cant even own the ashes and simply burry it in your own garden or release it somewhere to the air. and there are actual great efforts to secure, that you cant simply transform farmland to actual space for buildings, because most fields have reasons to remain as farmland. And than some areas cant even be used for farming, because we mined under these areas, so we have to secure the stability of the area with less intense agraculture, like forests. and we simply have condominiums in our term of Wohnungseigentum. It is normal for inner city live if you arnt rich. de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/155734/umfrage/wohneigentumsquoten-in-europa/ ony ~ 50% in germany own their actual live-space including simple appartments, the rest wont even "own" their own house or appartment. and of course there are big difference in even small states, smaller than some american states too. In munich you have to pay for a house (and thats the middle not the max price) 1.300.000€ and in frankfurt only 200.000€ .......thats for a livingspace of 150 m²

[@jendubay3782]

Errr, it's reaaaallllyy illegal to bury the dead outside of cemeteries in the US. Yes, you can possess ashes, but disposing them is highly regulated.

[@ltcajh]

Jen DuBay Depends. In SC I could be buried on my property.

Last year I went to the US for the first time - twice actually. I fell totally in love with it. Having US friends over there makes it a lot easier to connect with the culture and the "real Americans". Things that confuse me? Those large gaps in public bathroom doors really drive me crazy. I really had to get used to all the freezing cold air conditioning... I think the driving in the US (except large cities like NCY, we had to pick up our rental in Manhattan... OMG) is much more relaxed than it is in Germany. So many things I could talk about, I already thought about recording a video myself.

[@TM-qj6io]

What the difference between a real American and a non real American. No matter what we are all Americans that live in this great country.

[@cassieclover99]

@@TM-qj6io pretty sure when the original commenter said "real americans", they were just trying to distinguish that from what the German or European stereotype of Americans are.

[@TheZzzleep...]

Every water district has its own water. There are like a thousand water districts.

[@RickMitchellProvenanceAndRoots]

Having lived in Germany, I agree with Cari about transportation. America really needs to step up it's game in mass transit.

[@BillJutz]

In America we have a great mass transit system, it's called the SUV. ;) Sport Utility Vehicle for those unfamiliar with the acronym.

[@amiesparkle00]

Steven Hollingsworth the main issue is that the rail system in Europe is government run. In the US it's like 90% privately owned. So cargo matters more than transporting people.

[@MUtley-rf8vg]

'Rugged individualism' means everyone gets their own car with the FREEDOM to drive anywhere so we can collectively sit together in the _same_ traffic jam every morning cursing each other. Public transportation is largely an afterthought here associated with the poor, elderly, and handicapped. That's why no one wants to ride. If more folks were to see what a convenient, clean, and well-funded transportation system looks like, maybe it would catch on.

[@jesusgonzalez6715]

big cities across the US have recognized that public transport is a worthwhile investment. Even places like Salt Lake City or Dallas now have light rail systems true, they don't go everywhere yet, but most cities like the success of earlier expansions and are planning for more. Los Angeles alone has almost 100 miles of light rail and subway.

[@FesIRL]

Rick Mitchell you got to look back in history. most cities started as small villages. also, after ww2 they could plan and build from scratch.

[@txwaterbird6115]

I absolutely LOVED this one. Thanks so much.

[@lele199926725]

Hey Dana and Cari, I had been to NYC 2 years ago in march :-) Although it was quite cold I had a lot of fun 😊 I stayed in a hotel nearby the Empire State Building. And it was a really cool experience to see whether your expectations what the city look like are true or not :D Another really cool thing was to be on the Rockefeller Center's rooftop with the overwhelming view of the Skyline 🖒🙄 I was also amazed by the Chlorid water that was served in almost every restaurant. The best food I ate there was that of the chinese restaurant next to our hotel, it was chicken with sweet and sour sauce with yellow raddish served beside 😋 Well , it was a really cool trip and I'm looking forward for my next NYC trip that hopelly will be soon 😁☺

[@mateo0329]

Great video! Love following you both!

[@JorgeCasanovaC]

such a great collaboration. Two of my fav channels!

[@friday13th67]

I´m from Germany and I love the Monument Valley too. It´s an amazing place!!!

[@matthewcameron4946]

They all love pizza, but Michelangelo might be the one you're thinking of. Btw, Dana I love your videos! I'm 32 years old from Massachusetts, living in Rhode Island, and before 5 years ago had never even left New England! I've now been to NYC, Virginia Beach, Orlando FL, and Ann Arbor MI.. I've always wanted to travel and see the world and learn about different cultures. I love seeing your take on the differences between the US and Germany, it's very fascinating... I think it would be really cool if you did some more videos of places in Germany. Like record a video while in a market, mall, restaurant, a fair, a neighborhood, a city,and talk about your opinions of them... There is another KZbinr named Chris, his channel is "AbroadinJapan", he is a British man living in Japan and he does these really great videos of his travels throughout Japan. Maybe you could do a few videos similar to his once a month, but continue doing what you do now, I really enjoy your channel!

[@carlgrimeseyepatch27]

i totally agree with the use of plastic and styrofoam, we overuse them in the states and it's hard to escape it!

[@carrierueden756]

Great interview❤️

[@nobodx]

New York in movies doesn't look like the actual city, because in most of the movies it get destroyed ;)

[@maksim5078]

I was in USA when you chicks (Dana and Cari) were probably not yet born ! I was in USA in 1988 ! August 1988. I was in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. It was a completely different world from nowadays. It was a world without Internet ! Since Countries of the world were "not connected" to each other (as it occurs today thanks to Internet), there were tremendous differences from one Country to another... And in 1988 the "gap" between USA and my Country (Italy) was really huge. I mean: USA was at least 20 years ahead from Italy ! For the Italians, travelling to the USA was like "travelling to the future". For example, in USA you had Air Conditioning and other devices that in Italy were still to come... My mom said to me and my brother: "Guys, here in USA we are like in an American movie ! That's amazing !"

[@eamand2876]

I've watched many of your videos and liked them all. But this one was the most interesting and fun because of your German friend.

[@laradarleen6894]

heyyyy😍😍😍 I am German 😂😂💛 you're a great youtuber😍

[@webcrawler9782]

when I was in the US with my family many years ago a stranger from a sidewalk cafe shouted "Oh look Europeans" lmfao i'm still wondering why it was so obvious 😆

[@mast6209]

would've shouted back "ohh americans"

[@viceroyzh]

because you were naked and not circumcised.

[@TheRetroGuy2000]

European men often wear very short shorts that are just not worn by American men. Europeans tend to be more pale than Americans. Europeans will wear their backpacks everywhere, while Americans leave them in the trunks of their cars. When I lived in a heavy-tourist area, these were instant signs to me that those folks were Europeans. We loved getting tourists from all over the world.

[@stevesgirl1292]

Europeans aren't circumcised! :O

[@stevesgirl1292]

Europeans dress better! Did you notice that American's dress for comfort? LOL I wish they didn't! I work in a small store. People come in the store in pajama pants and slippers! Also hair styles are different.

[@oddvloggers]

I'm from Ireland and I'm really jealous about Wholefoods too!

[@sissidieauswanderin]

Totally agree with Cari. After living 11 years in the US the tap water in restaurants still tastes like "pool" to me! ☺️

[@JenniferFuss]

I've been three times for different vacations to the USA and my experience was great. The first trip I did a 15 days roadtrip from Atlanta over Chattanooga to Memphis. From Memphis to Vicksburgs and from there to New Orleans (where there's been a convention). From New Orleans to Tallahassee to Savannah and back to Atlanta. Which was a great experience, the country is vast, everything is bigger than in Germany and I really liked Chattanooga, though I haven't had a night stay there. The second trip was about 8 days in Las Vegas. I got really surprised just how focused it is on entertainment, the size of the strip, the vastness of the Venetian (you could fill it up with my home village and have rooms over), the stuff to do in Las Vegas like the old strip (Freemont experience) or the museums and the sights & nature around Las Vegas (went horseback riding close to the red mountains, did a rafting tour on the black canyon river, seen Hoover Dam a bit and the Grand Canyon. The third trip was a 21 day long road trip. I started in Dallas, went to Baton Rouge, from there to New Orleans (again a convention), from New Orleans to Houston, from Houston to a Dixie Dude Ranch in Bandera, from Bandera to San Antonio, from San Antonio to Austin and from Austin back to Dallas. I had some where good food during the trip - red snapper neck stood out for being strange and tasty -, really cool sights (alligators, plantations, the space center, a ranch, an aquarium where you could pet sharks and stingrays, the Alamoo the inner city of Dallas. It's been fantastic. In general the size of Texas is just unbelievable. ... Oh and I had a major shock when arriving in Dallas and driving into town. Like biggest streets ever XD Where did you went in the four weeks? It seems a bit tough to visit a lot of cities. Like I scaled down on my third trip in sheer distance to cover, because the first was so exhausting.

[@itsamichanbitch]

Yeah Berlin greeting from treptow. I loved it i used to live in miami. I loved everything. All those people speaking spanish, big stores, malls and cars, the delious food, the school buses, palmtrees and pink, yellow and green houses. It was awesome. Everytime i think about it a become sad and want to go their again. But Berlin is nice, too. Love you America!!!! The cashier told me once that she likes my purple eyeshadow you have to get used to that first. All those strangers talking to you. 😀

[@michaelclark737]

I loved this video, Dana and Cari!

[@Randalmaker]

Interesting video, some good points made. Thumbsup

[@Speireata4]

When I went to the USA for the first time as an exchange student, I stayed in a rather healthy family, which was a positive thing for getting rid of prejudices, but they still were really surprised when I asked whether we could go for a walk.

[@SHAYSPIRATION]

We stayed 20ish miles away from Yosemite. Being there and inside the actual valley was probably the coolest thing on my SXSW US trip. Los Angeles was another thing with its absolutely cool vibe in Venice. When it comes to the east coast my favorite was probably the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was a big surprise how good those Virginia red wines tasted to me. (Chateau Morrisette)

[@borracho19]

I couldn't help noticing the vast amount of bacon that is available everywhere in the menus.

[@kaleealyssafauth8571]

Cari is great! :) Would love to see more videos with her!

[@noahreichel5297]

I love your videos!

[@GingerGingie]

Oh, Thank You for making this video! I love you two ladies, sub'd to both. It's so interesting to hear people look at my country with new eyes-- shows how odd we can be, really. We're moving from the US to Germany in just under 3 weeks and these videos have been very helpful in gaining some perspective. Thanks again for sharing your experience!

[@AGdnr]

So ein sympathisches Video! 😀

[@verwahrlost_aber_frei]

I always find it amazing when a German or even Austrian person says how much American culture has shaped their culture. I am quite involved in the fan base for Austrian band EAV, and thus made many friends from Germany and Austria and they all say how much Western culture has really shaped their culture. It's surprising and cool! I never would have thought that they would be so influenced! I love it!

[@lulima8064]

I agree with Cari about public transportation. I lived in North Carolina for four months and the buses sucked. I'd need to ask for rides. I hated it. And I live in Brazil, where public transportation is not good at all. I loved NY's buses and subway. I could go anywhere. It was amazing. loved today's video!

[@TheGoodmusic2011]

Hallo Dana and Cari. I enjoyed this video. I'm sorry that our public transportation system is not good like in Germany. I was in Mannheim while in the military in the 1970's. Your public transportation impressed me. I read about Germany at different times on line. You all impress me on many things. Hope you all come back sometime. If so check out the southern part: especially South Carolina. Greenville has a lot of really good restaurants. Tschüss.

[@willrogers5315]

Wow, I follow easy german and this is my first time hearing her speak English this much. I love her accent. I find it really soothing.

[@blenderpanzi]

My experience in LA: Except for all the usual cool stuff what I find note worthy is that I had almost constant nausea. I get car sick and don't have a driving license, so all the Uber fairs made me sick. Sometimes I got a little bit nauseated just by walking along a street. So much exhaust! But the heat was more bearable than I would have expected. More bearable than the hottest weeks in (Lower) Austria. I was there at the end of July and then did go to San Diego for Comic Con.

[@johnjoe7826]

Haha so sweet both of you. Really interessting Video

[@TheFreaker86]

Have been to the USA 2 1/2 years ago. Transportation in and around San Francisco was quite good but not as good as here in Germany. Can't say anything about public transportation outside the cities because we had a rental car anyway. But parking fees are horrendously expensive! payed 45$ for 5 hours at the Embarcadero and 20$ at Six Flags magic Mountain. This is just insane. The smalltalk started already at the passport check and short after that on the train to center SF. And people were overall very nice and most notably helpful. Quite amazed me! And on the pile of garbage people are generating is just way too big. I totally agree on the garbage topic! Best food was a burger at the Panamint Springs Campground in Death Valley (amazing there is a diner in the first place!) and a burger with fried pineapple in center of Honululu. The most beautiful places to me were Yosemite Park, Valley of Fire and Joshua Tree Park (the latter because of the night sky). If I could I'd fly back this summer and explore the southwestern USA for some more weeks

[@rudirestless]

Münster forever, Cari! American colleagues of mine were surprised about how much I knew about US politics and apologised all the time for knowing so little about Europe. I found that very likeable. Also, in my former company, colleagues shared a lot about their multicultural backgrounds ( Polish descent, Puerto Rican, Chinese, etc). I find that very inspiring. Am no longer in touch with them, which is a bit of a shame :). Sense of humour: a few months ago, when I accidentally hit someone on a plane from Minneapolis he said to me "excuse you" and I replied " thank me". Exceptions prove the rule. If you do meet someone a little rough,, don't take it too seriously. Great people and great experiences.

[@bjoern0975]

One question you asked Cari was what she appreciated most about the U.S. and thought should be adopted in Germany. What came to my mind first on this was street signs. As a driver in a foreign city it's very convenient to have those big green street name signs of crossing streets above all intersections. In Germany, street signs are tiny in comparison, they're attached to some random light post, which is tough to spot when driving by, or they're even missing completely in some cases.

[@Naiant]

Here in New England (the six northeast states) we're famous for not having street signs, especially on side streets. We also rarely have our numbers on our houses. In Santa Barbara in California, on the other hand, there were very large signs over intersections with the names of the streets and even what the house numbers were on that block.

[@suziewoo2820]

we love the us. and almost every year we travel for a few weeks thru the states. the people are very nice, we love the food and the land is so beautiful. last year we were in san Francisco and we were shocked by the amount of homeless people in the streets and the other people, passes them without looking at them. and after 2 weeks my husband and me were ashamed over ourself, because we also didnt notice that they are there. that was very sad.

[@redgirlsrain]

A lot of the homeless people in the US could get help but they refuse it... Also sometimes the people you see aren't actually homeless they are just trying to scam people for money. So don't feel too bad.

[@MUtley-rf8vg]

+redgirlsrain Uh, no. San Francisco has something like the highest cost of living per income. And if you've ever been there you'd see the homeless problem is rampant. They're not fucking pretending to be homeless! You can tell yourself whatever you want to feel good about the situation but it doesn't change reality.

[@suziewoo2820]

M. Utley in the newspaper and tv they mention the homeless problem. we stayed at the hilton and 2 streets from there people sleeping on the ground in their pee. no one di that to they pretend to be homeless.........

[@MUtley-rf8vg]

Suzie Woo Yes, it is almost comical how sharp the contrast is. I believe San Francisco is the worst city I've been to so far.

[@sissidieauswanderin]

Suzie Woo Yes! I was just in Anaheim California and there was literally camps with thousands of homeless! Craziness!!!

[@Miminite]

I'm a US citizen, but have been to Germany many times, including again next month. I am not a good speaker, but do know enough pidgin to get by and adapt to life there. I wanted to say a couple of things in response to what Cari mentioned. >Tacos & tap water: I always thought a money making idea would be to open a San Diego/Baja style Mexican restaurant and give free water & refills like in the US. It would be hard to get them to understand about "turnover", as in you're done and we need this table, but it could work I think with the right savvy manager, and imported So Cal cooks. >Civilians wearing guns. Cari said she wasn't sure, but thought it was Washington, DC. I'd be surprised is it was (but I wasn't with her, so who knows). DC is one of the strictest gun control areas in the country. Gun laws are very much regional as in states, and even cities within states. Out west is generally looser in the laws, but open carry isn't something that is all that common. Concealed carry is more common, but of course you wouldn't know that because, well, it's concealed. Regardless, it's a hot topic here in the US and won't go away soon. Great video, keep it up!

[@kapitalistkamaratka356]

I studied Anthropology in University and one of the biggest points in our lessons was that we know about ourselves and our culture best when there is another culture to be compared to. If we lose other cultures, other peoples, we'll lose ourselves because we won't know any unique qualities.

[@mango4ttwo635]

The Searchers. My favourite US Western. And Monument Valley is John Ford's favourite background. Stunning

[@Hermetic_]

Love Cari!

[@jabiram]

This was the first time hearing Cari speaking English! Sehr interessant :)

[@toddcorley464]

great video

[@FHB71]

When I went to the US for the very first time (to Boston), the thing that I recognized first was the smell of the city. It was really strange, that the city smelled so differently from anything I knew.

[@nicolekadlec4000]

+Wanted Adventure Hi Dona. I'm from Austria but I live in the U.S. for almost a year now and there are a looooot more differences when you actually start living here. I think a very big difference is also the medical aspect. For Example, in Austria/Germany you don't really have to pay to get stitches in the ER besides your monthly insurance and also I realized that most of the people here don't have a ''Hausarzt''. I think this might be a very good idea for a video. :) But also small differences like bread, all brick houses with look the same, school buses, mostly carpets in the bedrooms, bathtubs are really small, you cannot take the shower handle in your hand, the door knocks, the fans, the beds, ... maybe you should make a list once and just say ALL the differences so people moving to the US really know what to expect. THANKS for this funny and great video. !! :D

[@darrellbarron6901]

ya when you travel you do find many differences.i remember when i was young we were in texas and they thought we were from a small place and we in the process of wowing us with the size of their farms and landmass and whatnot and my mom kept smiling and finally giggled a bit and they wondered why.she finally told them we were from canada where the bigger farms a350k acres to start and texas fit in our territory several times lol.....they were dumbfounded.then we went and had an awesome barbeque

[@voiceinthechaos]

Another great video. Cari is such a sweet person. I am a German in the U.S., and I agree with Cari whole-heartedly. And hey, Cari... ich habe Deinen Channel abonniert. Freue mich schon drauf, Deine Videos anzuschauen. ;-)

[@hellowow3282]

I'm from a small town. It's not like the America Germans watch on tv. No crime, friendly, wide open spaces. I loved living in holland. I agree. When I got home after four years..people talked to me on the street and waved. I thought the same thing and forgot..how often people were so friendly. I do miss Germany, holland and parts of Belgium. It's been a long time and I think I am due for a visit. If you want to see what my small are is like..watch a musical group on utube. They are called home free. Type in home free, my church. This was near my home. Please visit places like Colorado, Utah and the mid west. That's my America. Great video.

[@sirihundstad7638]

I'm Norwegian but live in Germany and I've visited my sister living in the US. It's funny because in Norway, basically everything in TV is bought from the US and it is not dubbed. The big shock for me in the was to see that very many americans actually act as dramatic as they do in reality-shows😅 I always thought that was super staged (ofc much of it is) but... yeah that was really strange. And the volume and tempo people speak in haha! Just wow😅 Also, the extremely friendly service culture was a bit overwhelming sometimes😁 My dad was called darling by one cashier at Walmart and it just felt sooo strange😲 Noone does that here. In Norway we often just say "hi", "do you want a bag?", "bye", all without eyecontact haha🙈 I think Germans are more open than Norwegians, however they are a lot less service-oriented:) Everything was sooo (unnecessary) big in the US😂 The cars, the buildings, everything. But it was a really cool counry, definitely wanna see more of it!!:)

[@Name-jw4sj]

Lmao "darling". Sometimes you even get "sweety pie".

[@mikeandersonwa]

New York is usually filmed in Los Angeles or Vancouver. In LA we have tons of fake New York sets, which is pretty wild.

[@beckymoran321]

She was so sweet!!!!

[@ApothekenHeidi]

When I was in NYC last year I was VERY confused that in the grocery store there was a second employee standing behind the cash desk just to put your things in a bag. Weird. :D Like - a company is spending so much money for employees just to pack a bag? there's no need!

[@pat2row]

We had an exchange student from Heidelburg at home in Lafayette CA. She brought Haribo gummies and shopped at Body Shoppe in Walnut Creek.

[@juliegirl1989]

When I lived in Missouri as an exchange student, the people in our neighborhood would drive half a mile to a sports center to go for a walk there instead of just walking around our nice, quiet and beautiful neigborhood. I never understood why. :D

[@Alina-hs7bh]

I'm living in the US for 6 month (I'm german) now and the chlorine thing was really hard for me to adjust to. At home I figured that the water out of the fridge is pretty good to drink and when I'm eating out I don't get the fountain sodas because they're mostly the syrup of the drinks (coke, dr pepper, etc) mixed up with the regular water including the chlorine. But I have to say that slowly but surely even I get used to it :) And the paper plate/plastic waste thing is so true! Literally one of the biggest culture shocks for me. As I've been hosted by two different families in two very different Areas (MD and CO) I experienced very different ways of life and personalities. But all in all I have to say the USA is pretty amazing even though it has lots of odds :) No matter where you are, it's very unique and people are usually very happy to help you (east coast less than CO for example but still)

[@jorgschimmer8213]

The Trafficlights ! They should be on the other side, like in the U.S. That is so much easier to look at.

[@_-ressix-_1930]

Hey Dana, i want you to ask for some more german videos? It's so cute to hear you speaking german 😉

[@Sunnuke]

I enjoy your joint videos

[@GutsAndGall]

I'm from Chicago and I was shocked how everyone in Florida kept talking to me! So it's all relative.

[@sissidieauswanderin]

MindOfHerOwn Yes, I live in Florida- we greet everybody and make small talk- if the other person doesn't respond we know: it's usually a person from up north: NY or Michigan lol!

[@karleybrown4856]

I should be studying but I'm binge watching all your videos! Help ha

[@minski76]

All the Turtles are The Pizza One... :)

[@EasyGerman]

😂

[@Psychphuq]

But mostly Michelangelo...

[@naomiwaldron507]

Omg I love cari!

[@meatybeatybignbouncy]

i agree with your friend about the water here. I use a pitcher with the filter for my drinking water, and I can no longer drink the water straight from my tap! It smells just like a swimming pool!

[@peterkoller3761]

two differences I noticed: The use of the word "old": if an American says: "this building is really old!" or: "this is the old city center", it is maybe just fifty to a hundred years old - over here we consider a building like this to be just not brand new any more, but still far away from anything like "old". also, neighborhoods and industrial zones are somewhat scattered unsystematically if you compare them to the concentric structures over here, where you usually find old (=medieval) town centers around a major church, then concentric rings of ever younger buildings, then industrial zones on the outskirts. ok, then there´s this baffling friendliness of the people - reason probably being: sure they are friendly - cos you never know if the other one is carrying a gun! ;)

[@promotionny]

peter koller - for example New York 100 years older than St Petersburg , Russia ... Surprise ?

[@peterkoller3761]

no: st Petersburg is ridiculously young, anyway, and therefore, sticks out among European cities: rather few even small villages in europe do *not* have buildings still in use predating the discovery of America.

[@kentix417]

peter koller If you want to see a city with rings go to Savannah, Georgia. It's like that (with younger rings, of course). Center is British colonial, farther out is a Victorian era ring, farther is 20th century stuff. It's interesting in that way because it's more clearly defined than other U.S. cities.

[@kentix417]

I think a better theory why everyone is friendly is because everyone who immigrated here in the old days was in a vast new country with lots of dangerous weather and wilderness. There was no ancestral village to hide in and you had to rely on your closest neighbors, who might not be very close and who might not even speak your language. But sometimes you needed them to survive and thrive and they needed you. So coming together, helping each other out, making friends, and learning to quickly judge character (even across cultures) were important. And the way you do that is by forming a community and communicating. And that habit was passed down, because it worked.

[@deenashtravel]

I just had to move back to Texas. I watch your videos because I miss "home" so much. I grew up in Germany as an Army Brat; then, got stationed in Heidelberg in 2010; moved and then left Wiesbaden in 2016, and I HATE being back. But, the only thing I do NOT miss is shortness or cold shoulder, and horrible customer service, I got there. Even growing up there, I remember how unfriendly it is in Germany, but that is regional too. I believe Bavaria & the South of Germany to be much friendlier than the North. Even my Deutsche freunde from the North state it's just not as friendly. Regardless, I miss Germany & look forward to returning one day soon...I hope. Oh, and the walking vs car thing - everyone I work with asks why I walk everywhere! I laugh. Dude...I don't want to lose my parking spot. So, once I'm settled in at work, I'll spend my lunch walking to/from lunch. LOL When home, I walk to the store which is 1 & 1.5 miles away from the house I rent. I have a backpack. So, I shop & carry it home. I have had more people stop & ask if I need a ride. I always laugh, thank them, and keep on hoofing it. Tacos...I have gained 10 pounds since I returned thanks to tacos. LOL Hence the ^^^ walking! LOL I watch your videos because they make me so happy, and not quite so home sick. Keep them up. Love them!

[@anikresi4712]

I totaly agree with her. Love Whole Foods and I was happy to find it in London, too :) But I also hated drinking the limonade or the water that tastes like chlorid. I prefered drinking botteled water. My favorite food were burritos and bowls from Chipotle, I think thats close to Tacos. Because of the Public transport and The possibility to walk around, San Francisco is my favorite Place. I also liked the seaside of Los Angeles but the traffic jams are annoying. But probably every citiy and every country has its pros and Cons. Maybe despite of San Francisco, i can hardly See any Cons. (Probably earth quakes, but its still San Francisco

[@Stirnschar]

I once wanted to have a walk around my hotel in Raleigh, NC, to explore the area. But there were no sidewalks at all. So you'd have to walk on the streets or on the lawn. Or use a car.

[@stephenvance3192]

When I first moved to Germany, I resented paying for water, until I realized the expectation for tipping is much lower. In the US, with all the free water, you typically shell out 20% of your bill for a tip. It evens out in the end...

[@panor62]

Greetings Cari, I have visited Muenster many times. I love it, especially the shopping (or just walking the streets) around Christmas. Next time you go home have a spoon of Schnapps at Pinkus Mueller's for me. Maybe you can get Dana to go with you and dance on the tables.

[@mariedazert5040]

just back home for two days now.. I loved the double shower curtains everywhere 😃 but didn't like the system in most shower that you can change pressure and temperature only together... I loved everyone smiling and say hi on the streets, helping and just being positive... I love the diversity of people, also in advertising...there are so many posters with not-white persons, that's so great ! and almost everything is in Spanish and English, that's awesome. houses are a bit crazy, so beautiful from the outside but the walls and doors so thin that you can hear everyone talking through the walls. yes, local busses are shit BUT you have UBER love this! 10 miles 10 Dollar, this is amazing. vegetables in supermarket (and food and drinks in general) are sooooo expensive, but yes the free refill is great. I had no car btw. and it was possible on the east coast! amtrak trains are quiet comfortable :) and I don't know why we don't have your candy and burgers here (burgers in germany are not really burgers) and you don't have our bread (stereotype no 1 but true 😃)

[@sissidieauswanderin]

Marie Dazert yes! And most showers don't have a handheld shower head!

[@janeathome6643]

The showers are different in private homes. Hotel showers are a pain.

[@jarrad2000]

I went to New York once and for me the contrasts where quite shocking. From shiny places in Manhattan to very run-down places in Queens. Super rich people and super poor ones. Stinky metro stations with bullet holes in the walls... Strange churches and doctors... Also the people at the airports where super unfriendly and treated us like criminals. Also some stores had super unfriendly people working there but on the streets many people where extremely friendly.

[@grantcivyt]

Wonderful, isn't it?

[@BillJutz]

The bigger the city, the less friendly people are. Also the further south you go people tend to be more as you say - gastfreundlich. The only public transportation that is worth mentioning is in the large cities. Add to the list if I forget any, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco.

[@stevesgirl1292]

Americans also feel that they are being treated as criminals in airports! I think that the TSA agents (security people) have to be somewhat unfriendly to avoid being paid bribes. Also people are rude to them mostly because they feel inconvenienced by the security measures. I always try to be friendly when I go through. I can't imagine having that job. So many people going through the airport.

[@davidgriego1870]

I stopped flying because of the TSA. It put me in mind of the tales my grandfather used to tell me of Nazi run Germany, he grew up in Leipzig and fled to the US. It wasn't merely an inconvenience at the airport, but rather a violation of my Constitutional rights. There was someone asking me for my papers and another wanting to feel me up, if I was into guys maybe I wouldn't mind so much, if I'm walking down the street in Albuquerque with a rifle and 2 handguns in plain sight and a cop approaches me I'm asked to present an ID, but I have never handed one over to a cop before, because unless I'm committing a crime or suspected of committing a crime, I don't have to identify myself. But at an airport, I'm suddenly devoid of all rights.....

[@moontoad6412]

The problem with the TSA is that it doesn't work. Three things have made flight safer. The cockpit rules/reinforced cockpit doors, matching luggage to specific people, and the knowledge that you get up and fight. not sit quietly like we used to be told if highjacked. The actual TSA that you walk through for security is all security theatre. They have a supreme court case going on right now about being brutal to disabled people, denying them medication, taking away rights like a mute person's pen and paper. The body scans have been proven to be nearly useless, you can hide tons of stuff to get through them. The TSA constantly misses guns. They constantly fail real tests on explosives and weapons at a rate of 95%. They only find 5%. You really think positively of the TSA? Part of the problem with the TSA is they went to contractors, hired so many at such a poor rate of pay that they are like fast food workers there, never enough training, never caring, never staying long enough to be invested, most hate the screening process too.

[@angelatircuit2355]

You're right, the lack of public transportation is the worst.

[@wayneessar7489]

Hi from Vancouver!

[@MrsPunkella]

One thing that really annoyed me in the US is the "tax system" and that they never display the actual prices at the shelves in stores and that you end up paying more at check out. Even after 3 months of traveling I couldn't remember that's how it works and I ended up with not enough money a couple of times! One thing I did love though was the generosity of people. Not trying to sound selfish but when I was a backpacker in the US I didn't have a lot of money and it happened to me two times during traveling that I spent a couple of hours talking to people (especially this sweet elderly lady) on a very, very long train ride and they ended up inviting me for breakfast which is something that I don't think would happen in Germany at all. Also I really love the opening hours of shops. In Germany you can't find any shop that's open on sunday. Most stores close at 8pm and in rural areas they're even closed during noon. I found that in the US stores have better and longer opening hours which I really enjoyed.

[@sissidieauswanderin]

Whatsername True. It's kinda weird - even after living here for 11 years!

[@beatsteak22]

I think it's different from person to person. I was raised and born in Germany and I do smalltalk at the supermarket ect.

[@angelatircuit2355]

I'm sure Germany would be a huge culture shock if I ever went there, but the lack of people I don't know and probably will never see again trying to hold conversations with me would be refreshing. I'm an introvert. For me, holding conversations with people I'm only interacting with in a brief manner isn't comfortable for me. I smile, I give a pleasant greeting, always make sure to say please or thank you,and to me, that *is* friendly. And I work customer service and I've seen rude and unfriendly by both employees and customers. And I'd never feel like a customer is unfriendly or is treating me like a robot because they're not chatting me up with small talk. If you have a pleasant tone of voice, are courteous, and don't act impatient and demanding over things I have no control over, I would consider that a perfectly friendly interaction. Sorry for the essay. It's just very difficult for me as an introvert (and a shy one at that) that normal is chatting with people you don't know and are only seeing for a brief transaction. That *friendly* equals small talk to anyone even if you'll only see them for a few minutes during a business transaction.. And not getting that not everyone is wired that way

[@nessicooper5205]

I'm an American living in England and I get such a culture shock when I go back to America. Like you say, you don't realize things about yourself until you are away, and also when you go back.

[@PeaceBro97]

Really cool video! Actually I am traveling to LA in April, it's my first time in the US. :) I'm really excited!

[@borracho19]

Miriam: LA is cool, and in April the temperature should be great, but it's got massive traffic jams.

[@FurrBeard]

There's a lot of great stuff in L.A. - I live in part of what I call the Greater L.A. Metropolitan Sprawl. ;) If you're going to be driving and will have access to a smartphone, I strongly recommend the "Waze" mapping app; it uses live traffic info to help route you around traffic snarls. If you're already familiar with Waze, pardon me - but many people who aren't used to LA traffic find it ... daunting, and lots of us who live here use Waze to help deal with it, even when we're familiar with the layout of the streets and freeways. One L.A. quirk you might run into is that if you ask a native how far away something is, they may answer you in TIME rather than distance ["Oh, that's about 35 minutes from here"]. The idea is that you might have a reason to be somewhere at a certain time - meeting friends at a restaurant, going to a movie or theatre - and what's important in getting there on time is how long it will take, not the actual distance. We also have a habit of referring to our freeways as "the [number]" - as in "the 5" or "the 210". I hope you have a wonderful time!

[@PeaceBro97]

Furr Bear Unfortunately my friend and I won't have a car, but thanks for the advice! Could we also use the App for uber, bus and cabs? I heard it's hard to get around without a car. thank you :)

[@FurrBeard]

Sadly, it's true - LA is extremely car-centric, for a variety of historical reasons. The convenience of public transit can vary widely depending on where you are and where you want to go. (My old job was about a 40 minute drive; I once looked into taking the bus and it would have been a bit over THREE TIMES as long!) LA is very spread out; what I think of as the main metro area is roughly 50km north/south (from the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains to Long Beach harbor) - and that's as the bird flies, not road distance. It's harder to figure east/west because the end points are more arbitrary, but the east-west sprawl is extensive. It really is a physically huge place and if you haven't gotten on Google Maps or the like and tried to get a feel for how far apart the places you're interested in are, I would strongly suggest it so you're not taken by surprise at how long it might take to get from where you're staying to, say, Disneyland or the Getty Museum or whatever you're interested in. It's not just people from outside the USA - people from this country used to smaller cities and towns can have the same kind of shock when they realize they simply can't do certain things in the same day because of how far apart their points of interest are, coupled with our notorious traffic. Waze is really focused on drivers and live traffic; there is an app for public transit in LA available: www.metro.net/mobile/metro-mobile-app/ and the latest version of Google Maps for Android and iOS also integrates the ability to access both Uber and Lyft as well as public transit, giving time estimates for driving, transit, rideshare, walking and bicycling - though I don't know if there's any down side over using the separate Metro/Uber/Lyft apps. Hope I haven't put a damper on your excitement; I'm the sort of person who'd rather see someone prepared beforehand than get an unpleasant shock when they get here. There's a lot of great things about LA and I'd rather see people enjoying them than being frustrated by the city's ... quirks.

[@PeaceBro97]

Don't worry, you didn't, I'm still looking forward to it haha! :D Yes I've looked it up at Google Maps already and that's what I thought, it's really spread out! My friend and I are staying at a friend's house so luckily we're not on our own there. :D Thank you for your time to write that, I will definitely check out the app! :) Have a nice day!

[@t3mptr3s]

Different parts of America are strange for American's too. Small talk is a regional thing too. People in or from the NYC area are hard to talk to. My boyfriend who was from Oregon tried to be all friendly with someone in Northeastern Pennsylvania and they looked at him like he was going to rob them. Where he's from in Oregon we can talk to complete strangers about pretty much anything. (Michelangelo is the pizza one :P )

[@Naiant]

I'm 59, and have lived in the US all my life except for 2 1/2 years in Germany and 3 years in England, and I've never seen anyone other than a police officer wearing a gun on the street. I've lived mostly in rural areas, where there are more long guns than in cities; I don't know about handguns.

[@MUtley-rf8vg]

Hallo liebe Zuschauer, willkommen zurück bei einer weiteren Episode vom ’Wanted Adventure’. Mit uns Heute ist Cari. Sag ‘Hallo’ Cari! ;)

[@Titus-as-the-Roman]

I would have been interested in her point of view of our interstate highway system, it was President Eisenhower who started our interstate system modeled after what he had seen in Germany's Autobahn during the war.