American Couple Reacts: Living in Germany VS Living in the USA! FIRST TIME REACTION!

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Today we are learning from an American family in Germany. They are going to explain to us German daily life vs daily life in the USA. We could guess a couple things but there are some on this list that were quite surprising! Do most people really not have a car? Would you add to this list? Let us know. Is German vs American life really that different? Let's find out together. It's time to learn more about Germany! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!

[@karstenbursak8083]

Sadly Sarah has gone quite on All her channels ... don't know why 😢

[@Ria_101]

you dont need a car, if you can use the public transportaton. thats so much better in big cities. cars are too expansive in this case. Greetings from Germany

[@dietmarknoche4752]

They have left Germany without saying goodbye. So don't take their videos seriously. Leaving without saying goodbye IS A NO GO. Americans talk about difficulties to get friends. Such a behavior is one reason why Germans are more reserved to make friendships with foreign people.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

@@dietmarknoche4752 people have private lives and things they don't need to explain to others. We respect that.

[@paulvamos7319]

​@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Thank you! 😊

[@gregclark5084]

I came to Germany for a trip in 1982 and have only gone back to Seattle 2 times to visit family. I love the German way of life. The German language is easier to learn as most people think. It took me about 2 years to speak and understand most of the language and after 3 years I lost most of my American accent and speak German fluently.

[@fabigrossi2976]

So good to have you with us! Schön dich hier zu haben! 😊

[@gregclark5084]

@@fabigrossi2976 Thankyou und Danke

[@silkejantz]

bakeries are usually open on Sunday mornings so that we can get fresh bread and rolls for breakfast. Most then close at latest 10 or 11

[@katharinawienecke9446]

Some are opening around 3:00-4:00 p.m. so that you can have a proper Sunday coffee table, too

[@alexradojkovic9671]

A few cafes are also open (cake or icecream 😁)

[@alchristie5112]

A neighbour of mine is a Greek family with 2 young kids. They were previously based in Germany so the children learnt German, and they now speak fluent English with a Scottish accent. Kids readily absorb new experiences. As English speakers I generally consider us as lazy since English is so widespread. Our schools should teach languages at a much younger age than they do, while it’s considered fun and natural rather than a chore.

[@shalyla3443]

Weltmeisterbrot (World-Champions-Broad) - Mixed bread (wheat / rye) with sesame, poppy and sunflower seeds Pollenfliegengitter (We have special pollen-fly screens)

[@arnodobler1096]

The German Bread Register of the German Bread Institute currently lists over 3,000 different specialty breads that are baked and sold in Germany every day. The actual number is probably even higher. So you can eat a different loaf of bread every day for about 10 years, in theory.

[@nettcologne9186]

- Bakeries are open on Sunday mornings- - There are over 3000 different types of bread ;-) difficult to decide - It always sounds like you can't buy huge fridge-freezers in Germany, like you can in the US. Of course you can. - I'm one of those people who regularly uses the dryer - The summers can get very hot, so I bought a portable air conditioner for this short time. - I prefer Italian cuisine but in winter I also like to eat traditional hearty German cuisine.

[@andreash3132]

Here in Dortmund the bakeries are open 6am to 5pm on Sundays.

[@peregreena9046]

I think the local ordinance is that bakeries are allowed to open for 3 hours between 6 am and 6 pm on Sundays. Some bakeries open in the morning, some open in the afternoon selling cakes and pies.

[@andreash3132]

@@peregreena9046 The bakeries here in Dortmund are open from 6am to 5pm straight; not only 3 hours a day. NRW is not Bavaria.

[@zwiderwurzn5908]

@@andreash3132 I live in Bavaria. The bakeries are open on Sundays from 7 am to 5 pm. To all of you outside there: Don't believe everything you hear about Bavaria when it comes from people who don't live here and can't judge anything and only pass on rumours - it's just the envy of the northerners! 😁

[@Marina45711]

@zwiderwurzn5908 The opening hours certainly depend on the area or even on each individual shop. The bakery will probably only open if it is financially worthwhile. Maybe you shouldn't believe everything you hear. For example, the thing about the envy of the northerners. Best wishes from the north

[@JohnHazelwood58]

Haha! Strange thing happend to me and got me confused right now: "AI translation" for your video was activated - without me even knowing that it's possible/avaible ... So your video started and you both were suddenly speaking (!!!) german! But the most strange and funniest part was: one male voice and one female voice! XD Gave me a good laugh! If it's avaible to you, give it a try and "experience" how you would sound as a german guy! I am sure you'll laugh, too! *rofl XD Cheers from Germany.

[@liosscip]

yeah had the same thing happen, was utterly confused the first minutes ^^

[@sarderim]

same here. that was hella confusing.

[@NeverMind439]

Me, too 🤣 That AI Voice is cringing me out, so i was looking for a comment and your comment helped me because thats the reason i looked into the Video Settings 🤣

[@stephsteph4574]

Haha I was so confused, too 😂

[@d.4711]

So war das😅, RIP Jazz and Tyson

[@BadBlackLion]

9:29 Which bread should you avoid? Toast, which should be the same as your normal bread. We really recommend the many bakeries and their varieties of wholemeal bread. Mixed bread, also known as gray bread in some regions, is the standard here in Germany.

[@TheodorusNijkerk-e4k]

If in Europe, same size as US, we can have a high speed rail system between many European cities, it should be possible in the US too. But there is no political will to do that. You see some privately funded initiatives like in Florida, Texas and California, but that's it. The size of the country isn't a valid argument.

[@MazzaEliLi7406]

UK here. I have recently moved from a well insulated/heated flat where it was easy to dry laundry indoors. (Started when I was working. Washed before leaving for work & laundry was dry when I returned). Weekends are for living - not for chores. IMO. My current abode is a damp cold fixer-upper! A dryer would be expensive to buy & to use so I have invested in a de-humidifier which is very effective & relatively inexpensive to buy & to run. I have the advantage of a large bathroom & I live alone so no-one is inconvenienced.

[@alchristie5112]

I think dryer usage is similar in UK. Many have, some don’t. We use them occasionally but more often in winter when drying outside is not feasible and space in the home for hanging up is limited.

[@nancyrafnson4780]

Just rememberyou gave Jazz a wonderful life. She couldn’t have been more loved - and she loved you back.

[@perfectwindy]

Normal shops are closed on sunday. Bakeriers, airports and train stations got an extra permission to open and sell on sundays. Bakeries only got a limited amount of hours to open on sunday. Airports and train stations are allowed to open 24/7, not all shops will do though, mostly food shops do.

[@williamrockwood5234]

bakeries are open on sundays, the "everything is closed" is mainly grocery stores, supermarkets, and general stores. museums, cinemas, restaurants, gas stations, amusement parks, cafes and bakeries are open on sundays.

[@alchristie5112]

Just a quick one as an answer to your first question… “Father Christmas” is said in England, not the UK as a whole; I’ve never heard anyone in Scotland say it. We also say “Santa Claus” or simply “Santa” 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thank you! We didn't know that!

[@alchristie5112]

You’re welcome 😀 England is often used interchangeably with UK, but as you know there are some significant differences across its nations. There are also many differences from region to region even within each country so a broad generalisation of any “behaviour” or terminology can be difficult.

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

You're correct in your view that German is an especially challenging language for English speakers to learn. It isn't the vocabulary, as much as it is the grammar and the use of compound words. I only learned after the age of 65 - so you've plenty of time ladies. English is my second language - learned at junior school. German is now my seventh. Cymraeg is my mother tongue. Go for it, ladies. You'll never know until you try!! 😅

[@Jan_99]

Actually specific types of Stores are still open sundays. Like bakerys, Gas Stations or at the Train Station / Airport. But mostly they are open later and close earlier than during the week. In tourist regions like the North Sea or the Baltic Sea they are also supermarkets open on sundays during the summerseason. But they are only allowed to open from 1pm to 6pm.

[@65Tedybear]

10:50 Daily grocery trip?: German towns are less divided into large residential areas and somewhere far off an area where you can find grocery strores and other malls. As an example, I live in a village of about 15.000 people. The next grocery store is 1/2 mile away (Penny), the next one about a quarter mile further (REWE). Usually I pass a third one (netto) on my way from work when I enter the village from the other side and usually stop at one of two other grocery shops (Aldi & Edeka) that I pass on my way around the village in my car. So a quick pitstop to grab a few vegetables or a loaf of bread or whatever is no bother here.

[@heartofearth2]

I started watching you guys about three years ago when i started my PhD. in Scotland. And i feel like I've been on a journey with you guys. My sympathy for the loss!

[@darajeeling]

I love all bread - actually. Well not "toast" but like everything that is either home made oder bought at a local bakery. Depends on the day - I prefer mixed bread - potato bread or even "Schwarzbrot" (blackbread) it all is amazing with the right topping

[@andreash3132]

It doesn't matter where you live; all bakeries are allowed to open on Sundays, while grocery stores aren't. The problem is that many bakeries today are merely sales points of big chains, located inside grocery store buildings, so they are closed on Sundays as well. Living in a bigger city is always an advantage. I live outside the city center but can walk to both a German and a Turkish bakery in less than 10 minutes.

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

Certainly. During the six yrs I lived in Bayern, we'd take turns, one of us would cycle to the bäckerei and pick up semmeln and krapfen on Sunday mornings, while someone else cooked Bauernfrustuck and made coffee. All was done and dusted before Church at 10:00. Fond memories.

[@geneviere199]

I live in a town with 8000 inhabitants. We have 3 bakeries that are opened Sunday mornings for about 2 or 3 hours. I am just too lazy to go out there in the morning but for people that like to have a good family breakfast with buns, croissants etc. and maybe like to get cake for the afternoon...

[@ginster458]

With that temperature range + humidity you'll be perfectly acclimated for Germany already, it's pretty much exactly the same here, even though the winters get warmer and warmer and the really cold below 0C days are rarer now. But humid 30+ can very well happen here. Generally, the humidity is always the problem, heat or cold ^^

[@jordanEnigma]

If you guys are interested, there is a video called "This is Germany" by "Dr.Ludwig". There you can see Germany in it's full beauty. It's a MUST SEE

[@SusanCampbell-j1f]

That was very interesting. The more I hear about Germany the more I want to visit there.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

We feel the same! So many amazing places to learn about

[@michaausleipzig]

Well, let me tell you, this german here doesn't really walk a lot at all. I have a tram stop literally right outside my door. It takes me to the main station in about 20 minutes where I drive trains for a living, which is a sitting job too. And sure the station is big, biggest in Germany by size of building (not by number of tracks or amount of passengers) so ways to where you wanna go are a bit on the longer side but still ... I'm most definitely very far away from my 10.000 steps. Which btw is a somewhat debunked number anyway. Couldn't really pick Pizza or Schnitzel either. Both are great! And both are very diverse! Love how you just used Celsius kinda by default!! Good on ya! There's hope for America yet! (Despite that election result... 🙊)

[@Splattercat82]

A new refreshing reaction in the morning. Thank you, Ladys

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Good morning!

[@anne.1205]

Bakeries a usually open on Sunday mornings. My favourite bread is my mom´s fresh sourdough bread (still a little warm) and Weltmeisterbrot (a soft bread with sunflower, poppy and sesame seeds).

[@ChristinaMcKay]

Another great video, thanks! All businesses apart from restaurants, pubs, gas stations and bakeries are closed on Sundays. We don't have a bakery in our small village, so we bake our bread often ourselves (we have a bread maker and buy mostly whole wheat or mixed wheat baking mix). No car would be a no go in our region. We live in a very small village and have no shops apart from a butcher and a gas station. On top of that the public transportation here is very bad, and we have around 10 miles to the next groceries stores. We do have one shop with delivery but they are pretty expensive compared to the chains we usually shop at. (Penny, Aldi, Edeka and Wasgau, which are all in the same area in that town. Literally. They share a huge parking lot) Greetings from Germany

[@frankseyen9156]

The public transportation situation is very different in different areas. The best situation is something like Berlin where you have a bus, subway, or a tram every 10 minutes. On the other side in rural areas you will have a bus like 2 times a day. It even takes you like 3 hours to get to next train station by bus. For bread I'm fine as long as it's vegan :) My favorite is the Potato Onion Bread you can find freshly baked in every Penny Discount Store. Also "Weltmeister Brot" which contains lots of healthy seeds is great and should be available at every bakery. And I also love Pumpernickel :). And I agree, Animals are our kids. I miss my cats Tiger, Püppie, Garfield and Taps a lot. They have been a big part of my life, but I'm glad that I have my current animal companions Finnley and Elfie that make my life much more better (even when they do strange things that I don't like).

[@KatKittykatty]

I concur with most of what they said, living in Germany I don't have a dryer so I tend to wash more often and hang the clothes in front of the radiator in winter and outside in the warmer months, the language is a tricky thing for me, I lived in France for 22 years and I am definitely not fluent, most Germans speak excellent English, I recently spoke to a German guy who had suffered brain damaged and had to learn German all over and he still has trouble remembering certain words, it's a very hard language to learn

[@sylviaschaich]

Lot of bakerys are Open on Sundays in the morning. Most Gas Stationes are open like Restaurants Museums....

[@Hexenlicht666]

how i do schnitzel you can use pork or chicken it depends what you like first but some salt and pepper on than in some flour from all sides than in some egg and after in bread crums from all sides but it a pan with some hot oil that it becomes some nice golden color from all sides after i put it in the oven 180 degreese for 20 minutes to cook it properly. after enjoy with some salad in the summer or mushrooms and cream source and rosted potatoes in the rest of the year. thats how i love it :)

[@suegermaine5730]

Bakers are not open on Sundays in the UK. Also we don’t have as many bakers as we used to have because of Supermarkets have pushed them out. I am not keen on Supermarket bread I much prefer fresh from the bakery.

[@misterpwood]

Love that bit about the languages, someone send that memo to the UK please

[@favoritevids8869]

We have a dryer, but we don’t use it in summer if the weather is nice.

[@darajeeling]

Bakery s are open for a few short hours on sundays (not all) - so you can get freah buns/cake for the afternoon. However usually the prices are higher

[@karinwenzel6361]

Usually between 8 and 11 p.m. on Sundays.

[@christianmohr1491]

@@karinwenzel6361 am, not pm 😉

[@wora1111]

First thing was turning off the voice that talked in German. Now I will listen to the rest of the video ...

[@ralfbauerfeind8236]

Wished it could be disabled for specific languages at least.

[@archiebald4717]

Dear Jazz. RIP. We do dry clothes outside in the winter, just have to choose the days.

[@Herzschreiber]

Most bakeries are open for just a few hours on Sunday. (where I live they are opened from 8 am to 11:30 am). If they are very small they might not open on Sunday. When they have a café included in their bakery shop or they are confectionary/pastrie shops, they may also be open for the entire day. It is nearly impossible to recommend a certain type of bread. There are somewhat over 3000 different types of bread in Germany. And some are only eaten regional while others are spread over entire Germany. Moreover, baking is viewed as kind of an art, a special craftmanship, so each and every baker will have own, secret recipes. Some stuff is only available at special times of the year like during the XMas season oder for others of our many holidays. So..... well...... I guess if you both come to Germany it will be best to enter a bakery, see what they offer and then decide to buy what touches your senses most! :) Drying stuff: Well first of all you must keep in mind that electricity is much more expensive in Germany than it is in the States. So... even people owning a dryer will not use it for everything. I owned a dryer once and loved how fluffy and soft the towels an allike were but...... then the dryer was too old, stopped working, and I never could afford a new one. Nowadays I have a very big bathroom with lots of space, so in wintertime I dry my stuff in there. During summertime I put it on the balcony. A nice side effect of drying indoors is, that the room will smell fine! :) I am team pizza night! (Pizzas in Germany are very different from Pizzas in the US!)

[@fritzmeier1717]

My local bakery has a bread called "Bread Pitt" 🙂

[@Hey.Joe.]

😂

[@Trampelschrat]

Bauernbrot (farmers bread) or also called Besenbrot (broom bread). A sour dough bread from wheat and rye flour with a nice crust and great flavor. Suitable for almost everything you can put on bread.

[@jamielindsay1506]

The German lifestyle looks and sounds amazing! It's definitely a country I'd love to visit someday. Thinking of you both today. God bless Jazz & Tyson. ❤️

[@janpracht6662]

8:10 min Many bakeries are open on Sunday morning for some hours. In most German families it is a Sunday-morning-tradition to have fresh breadrolls (Brötchen) and Crossaints together. And of course the people want to buy cake for the afternoon.

[@Schon1Kevin]

atleast 85% of all germans dont need a car. just 15% of germans live in villages with less than 5000 people. even tho many would claim they NEED a car for reason x or y, this isnt the case. its flatout laziness and comfort. i am suffering from achromatopsia and arent allowed to drive a car for that reason and its perfectly fine without a car. of course it usually takes some more planning but thats nothing too crazy. in 99 of 100 cases no matter what reason people claim they need a car for, they dont because i have the same stuff to do. of course you are faster to get your things done if youre living outside of a big city, but still manageable. the hardest thing by far is the shopping aslong youre not living very close to a supermarket. but this can easily be done by going shopping more than every 2 weeks. when i get home from work by bus i simply get a bag of groceries on my way home 2 or 3 times a week. no additional work for me since im on the way anyways. if you got a big family and need more food you can still manage to do your grocery shoppings with someone else who got a car. its more efficient that way for everyone and more environment friendly.

[@TheAxel65]

Bread: If you're here of course avoid any of this flabby white and too sweet stuff what is ususally sold as "bread" in the US. Buns - there is a huge variety of buns you can choose from. German buns should not be confused with the stuff wrapped around hot dogs or are used for hamburgers. German buns have a crunchy crust and a soft, fluffy aromatic dough in the inside. They can be made from wheat, rye or spelt or combinations of these, contain sesame or pumpkin or sunflower seeds or oat flakes. Bread: From sweet Breads with or without raisins or chopped almonds or chopped chocolate, thousands of different varietys of hearty dark breads exist, made from rye or spelt or combinations of these with wheat flour. It is mostly very densely baked. Some come with seeds, some not. Compared to a regular sized loaf of US bread it is probably easily double as heavy. We eat our bread usually with a variety of spreads, from sweet to hearty. Spread some butter or margerine on your bun or slice of bread before adding the final sweet or hearty spread. Add as you like - spread some honey or jam or Nutella or if you're more the hearty type choose from a huge variety of cheese or sliced meats and sausages or vegan spreads, if you like just spread some fresh sliced tomato with fresh garlic or smoked salmon or... You can go actually absolutely crazy with what you add - just express yourself with your favorite spread! 😂

[@NeverMind439]

Backerys, MOST of them times, are having that "special permit" to open up on Sunday. In general, Companies need to file for a special permit to open up on Sunday. It is an old, christian custom, because Sunday is Days of rest, therefore Sunday rest. 🙂 And for the Favourite bread: depending on what you put onto the bread, i absolutely LOVE Rye bread. But bread that goes with everything and is absolutely Genius: HOLZOFEN BROT (Wood oven bread). If i get my hands on one, i buy it. sadly not very common around were i live though. For the Dryer part: They use the Laundry rack indoors, mostly in the most spacious room as the room temperatur of 20-21° Celcius (Not Fahrenheit) is enough for it to dry under a day. Also: if you put clothes in the dryer, you have to at least buy clothes that are 1x bigger than normally as the dryer literally shrinks the clothes... So instead of doing that, i use the Laundry Rack 😀

[@Hexenlicht666]

everythink is closed on sundays but bakerys are open until 12am here. i life near berlin. so you can go there and buy something for a nice sunday breakfast :)

[@michelletrudgill4573]

Enjoyed watching this morning girlies, we learn so much by these videos. Where we live now Kent cost we have to drive or catch the bus (we drive ) to get our weekly shop. We always have frozen food in freezer just incase we can't get out but prefer to have fresh which I buy weekly or depending what it is I buy on the day. Has watching these videos changed anything in your day to day lifestyle. Love like Jazz stay as strong as Tyson ❤❤ xx

[@realulli]

Starting a long(ish) comment (again...;-): 7:37 "I had those" - no you didn't. Fresh chocolate croissants from a real bakery are on a totally different level. 7:55 Bakeries have a specific exception in the law about opening times. They're allowed to be open on Sundays. The other exceptions are selling flowers, dairy products and newspapers. And no, simply having a dairy aisle in a super market doesn't count - dairy needs to be the primary purpose of the shop. 9:15 my currently favourite bread is spelt bread. 11:56 someone please tell them that bicycle is assembled backwards! The front wheel needs to be rotated 180 degrees, it needs to bend forward instead of backwards and the fender needs to be towards the frame (it's supposed to protect the rider from spray, not the wheel from rain). With that backwards bend, it's probably also rather hard to control, since it doesn't tend to center itself. 21:00 as far as I can tell, here in Germany, if a window has shutters, they work. Otherwise, why have them at all? The expensive part is the installation, the step for having them functional is negligible.

[@simonmetcalfe5926]

Great show this morning Natasha & Debbie, I love the German videos.🇩🇪 ✌️❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 RIP Jazz and Tyson. 💔🐾

[@kathrynmcintosh2726]

Hello good afternoon watching from Perth Western Australia 🎄🌞🏖️👋

[@gregorygant4242]

What's the weather like over there in Perth , I was born in OZ grew up as kid there now living in Europe ,Southern Europe?

[@kathrynmcintosh2726]

@gregorygant4242 currently is a summer heat wave hope it cools down soon

[@gregorygant4242]

@@kathrynmcintosh2726 Oh I remember that while I was there it was always hot in WA. I'm a Melbourne boy born and bred and I hated Melbourne weather it was very fickle the weather could change like 4 times a day I hated that . Of course Christmas ,New Years would get 43-44 degrees Celsius lots of times and I never saw snow in my life until I came to Europe I never went to like Mount Kosciuszko in NSW to ski too far away from me.

[@AngeDownie-by8ee]

​@@gregorygant4242 today it was 34°c

[@AquavivaZZZ]

I honestly don't doubt there are Germans with a dryer. All I'm saying is: I'm 38 now - and I don't know any of them. Not one. At least not that I am aware. And the topic does sometimes come up because another point of discussion is the use of fabric softener. So. I can say: I know no one that owns a dryer and only a few people that use fabric softeners. :) edit: Yes, we also hang clothes outside in the winter. As long as it's dry out, the temperature is not that important. But of course, drying clothes take longer in the winter. Most of the people hang their clothes inside - and not by "the furnace". Who has a furnace? You just hang them on a drying rack and put that wherever there's space and then you wait a day or two and they're dry.

[@geeemm135]

i disagree on the whole "no car needed" statements that i hear in so many videos (not talking about reactors like you, but those who make them) yes, it is true that your chances are greatly increased of not being dependant on a car on a day-to-day basis. BUT in germany, there are tons and tons of countryside towns, small villages etc. kilometres away from the next "bigger city" where you absolutely need a car. unless you dont want to rely on the bus that comes along 3-4 times a day. those who think that germany is a pedestrian and bicycle utopia and all our streets are empty when it comes to cars, are hugely mistaking. we have literally hundreds and hundreds of kilometres of traffic jams on our infamous autobahn. and even in bigger cities, where people could use public transportation to get from a to b, theres also loads of traffic (and i'm not only talking about rush hours). just wanted to point that out, because so many reactors are having a breakdown when they hear europeans saying "i dont need a car" :D always keep in mind that germany is smaller than texas

[@markhosbrough9180]

When I lived in England I never had a car I could get everywhere I needed by public transport or on foot

[@Tenseiken_]

I personally don't know a single household that DOESN'T have a dryer. If I ever came across a household that didn't have a dryer, it was usually a household of older folks, usually in the 50's or 60's and even then it's still 50/50. That being said, life is very different in the city and in the countryside. I spent my whole life in the city so dryers and public transportation and cars is what it's all about. It's very important to make the distinction between city and countryside as it's probably a lot different in the US as well. tech home-appliances and frequent public transportation is infinitely more common in the city than it is the further you go out. Hell when you went further away enough there aren't even heaters/radiators anymore in houses and it's just a fireplace. Also yes most bakeries are open sunday morning till noon. Most shops are closed on sundays, but then again inner city shops tend to have different times. Also Restaurants are almost always open on sunday and their closed day is monday instead.

[@michaelgrabner8977]

There are different sorts of bread depending on the region, but all in all when counting them from all regions all together there are over 3000 different sorts of bread officially classified (=loaves + breadrolls from every region together= over 3000). Few bakeries speaking of "a pure bakery= selling bread + some sweet treats exclusively over the counter" do open their shops on Sunday for few hours (morning to midday) other "bakeries" are also confectioneries + cafés where you sit down on a table for coffee + cake with customer service but also selling bread over the counter and those open on Sunday during the whole day as like restaurants, bars etc do.

[@debbie8674]

This was a lot to learn! I would definitely want to spend time in Germany and experience all of this!

[@fabigrossi2976]

I haven't seen a single YT video of an American in Germany who did not like our country. Those who are here for an extended period of time often don't want to go back to the States ever. I find that pretty interesting.

[@richardbrown7153]

Hello Girls, What a lovely Tribute to Jazz! She looks lovely in that picture. My Dog, Candy, a Jack Russell is a Rescue - her previous owners had used her as a "bait dog" to teach other dogs to fight! You can get around Germany without a car - their public transport is superb.

[@publicminx]

its actually easier to learn German if you are aware about the similarities of German and English as both West Germanic language which additionally also share a lot of Latin/Greek academic vocabulary. Its mostly unaware Germans and English who dont get this who think that the other language is difficult. Such people also permanently miss to recognize cognates only because they are not aware that they pronounce them all the time different - instead of using the brain and pronounce it more 'bridging' to demonstrate that a lot is in reality in common. How much 'awareness' plays a role can also be demonstrated within the own and same language. You have ordinary English users who talk about 'husband' and you have as minority more aware English users who notice that 'Hus' is in Germanic languages just 'House' or 'Haus' (Hus) and 'band' is like 'band/bond' which just means in the end a male which is bound to a house = a typical household association of the past. You also have many Greeks who even dont notice that Geology is a Greek word. Why? Because lack of awareness, different focus, the believe English is a totally foreign language. If one believes that one just stand for a 'foreign' language and things everything is new - instead of from the beginning seeking with pattern matching for common words/constructions which means that one with awareness can already often decode most sentences while one without awareness even dont recognize that 'Garten' in German sounds quite similar to 'Garden' in English. What sounds totally obvious is for many difficult to see - due to a lack of awareness, wrong focus. And German sentences like 'Anna und Peter studieren Mathematik, Medizin und Geologie an der Humboldt Universitaet in Berlin' could every English speaker "without knowledge of German" know - because he KNOWS OF COURSE something about German due to the many similarities. This means despite many differences ( many due to different pronunciation and evolutionary differences of the once same words which btw. also often can be found in the different dialects: some German dialects have words closer to English as well as some English dialects use exactly the same words or pronunciation as Germans would - all that also works with Dutch (which also just means the same as 'Deutsch' = German)) ... despite existing differences German is NOT a so 'foreign' language as for instance 'Chinese' or 'Polish' to English-Speakers.

[@alysoncaddick6344]

Neither myself nor my husband have ever driven a car here in the UK. We've always worked in short walking distance and have everything we need 5 minutes walk away or a 10 minute bus ride to be in the city centre. London is an hour and half train ride away, and a short walk, and we are in the countryside. Yes, I agree, Bristol is just the BEST! Our Christmas tree has memorials to our beautiful Megan and Pep, our adored and much missed rescued German Shepherds. We're no longer strong enough to handle a big dog, but our little Mavis was rescued from the streets of Romania, and we love her to bits. Thinking of you ❤️

[@grahvis]

When I think of German food, I immediately remember waiting for my son by the currywurst stall outside Cologne station. Knowing I was getting a meal, I had to fight the temptation to get some, it smelled so good.

[@scottmccarter861]

superb video as always.

[@scottmccarter861]

thinking of you both today love you so much

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thank you Scott ♥️

[@tessedwards6717]

Loved this. Aussies love the local bakery, always looking for a good one and will go miles for the best vanilla slice or the nations number one meat pie .. we also love schnitzel and yes schnitzel with pizza topping is a parmigiana option here.. I love a parmi with a chicken schnitzel with Napoli sauce, cheese, pineapple, mushrooms, peppers and jalepenos or olives .. yummo!! Wash it down with a German Beer, Bob’s your uncle, fanny’s your aunt… if you drink beer but anyway … great to watch and much love today remembering your beautiful girl ❤️❤️

[@alicemilne1444]

What is a parmigiana?

[@tessedwards6717]

@ a schnitzel, crumbed chicken with tomato like pizza sauce, ham and melted cheese .. some Aussies say parma and others parmi for short.. you can have so many different toppings now., usually served with chips and salad but sometimes on pasta 😻

[@alicemilne1444]

@@tessedwards6717 That's not a schnitzel! It's an abomination :D

[@june4976]

Bread: I love the seedy breads most. To avoid? Baguette and all the other cardboard-white-flour stuff. Get something with a bit of bite, and a crust, and just some yum-yum in there. if you don't want to start out with a big loaf, try the buns ("Brötchen"). Allergies: There are birches and grasses, and a lot of people have to deal with allergies. But there are desensitisation options at the doctors, and with some allergies, they can really help. Pizza or Schnitzel: I'm German, and I'd take pizza. But Italian, not American style. Just more flexible with the toppings.

[@sandgroper1970]

I have visited Germany several times, including several months, but of course I was travelling around , backpacking. But I have also spent several weeks in one spot, Berlin. I have never really needed a car. Public transportation is generally speaking very good. Travelling between cities even countries in Europe the Train service is pretty good. Yes Germany has a ton of breads, I mean first time I wanted some bread, for breakfast etc, whilst staying in a self catering place. I walked into a grocery store and my intention was some sliced bread, got stumped by 3 aisles of different breads…

[@kaneki18-d1t4]

I do have a dryer but I only use it during fall and winter but for all of my clothes, otherwise I'd have to wait ages for them to dry

[@Nightey]

You're from Cincinnati? Then get into contact with Feli from Germany if you want to dive deeper into German stuff, she's a KZbinr living in Cincinnati for quite a few years now :)

[@teutonic4270]

just what i thought

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

We've tried several times

[@Trampelschrat]

​@@TheNatashaDebbieShow no success? :(

[@michaelcole-hamer607]

Where is live in the UK, it's often humid even when it's cold lol, one time it was 2°c with 98%humidity 😅

[@ChrisSeilerLFD]

If someone has trouble with the crap voice translation: Click on the gear below the video and choose the "Original" Audiotrack. I was very confused and tought Natasha & Debbie dubbed their own video. Nope, its a new "Feature" by KZbin which is btw. terrible.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

We have just found out how to remove it from our videos, so it shouldn't be a problem again.

[@ChrisSeilerLFD]

@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Thank you. 😘 I hope you didn't take this personally because it wasn't directed at you or your video. It was directed at KZbin.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

@ChrisSeilerLFD No we didn't take it personally. We aren't ok when KZbin decides to do whatever they want

[@ChrisSeilerLFD]

@@TheNatashaDebbieShow ❤

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

Here in Australia, I live in a smallish country town. But I go into town every day. I pop into the coffee shop, get some coffee and maybe breakfast, chat with friends and then go grocery shopping. By the way, I get great bread from the bakery😊😊p.s. I don't have a car.

[@SaraKvammen-tx7qc]

I put the clothes outside in the winter, they freeze,and then they dry faster in the bathroom afterwards.I do have a dryer, but rarely use it.I use it for down jackets and pillows.

[@grahvis]

When it comes to drying washing, the humidity is possibly more important than temperature.

[@SaraKvammen-tx7qc]

@grahvis yes, good point !

[@annfrancoole34]

FFS not having a dryer is a personal choice.

[@TonyRidley-w7q]

My hrart goes put to both you wonderful ladies on reading about your beloved Jazz. In my time I have lost two beautoful boys, Scamp and Ben. The sense of loss is still with me as it is with you over your lovely girl. To have a dog is to know trie unconditional love and steadfast friendship. God bless all our animal companions and those who love and care for them ❤❤❤❤❤

[@jennifergibbard8782]

Regarding allergies, have you tried local honey? I know lots of people who swear by a spoonful of locally produced honey everyday to battle pollen allergies

[@gregorygant4242]

Also in Germany there are washing /dryer combo machines that do both many of them are cheaper than buying both a dryer and washing machine, so yeah those are cool machines.

[@Weizsaecker]

Spelt wholemeal bread is my personal #1... yummy! Sandwich with Salami, old Cheddar, cooked ham, Cheddar cheese again and Salami again. That beast for breakfast and I'd need nothing until 6 PM.

[@SteveWallaceGuitar]

I went to Estonia once and they have a traditional type of bread called 'Leib' which looks horrible but it actually tastes quite nice and I'd recommend people try it.

[@newto74]

Enjoyed this. I suppose it depends where you like in Germany but what a cleaner, healthier way of living that family have.

[@richardbrown7153]

Pizza vs Schitzel? Schnitzel for me, but which sort - there are a lot of varieties!

[@jensen7875]

If you like raisins, try out the "Rosinenbrot"/"Rosinenstuten" with some butter on it...

[@RaoulKunz1]

First: you two have my sympathies for your loss! Two years ago I lost my beloved cat to a heart attack - but we had three, now two, so it hit us a tiny bit less hard. Now on to topic! Two notes: a) there is an almost mindboggeling variety of breads so the best way is to seek out a proper backery (not something just warming up pre-made doughlings) and just get whatever looks nice or gets recommended✔️. b) we are of the 40% dryer owners... but we only use it for underwear (except bras), sheets and (non-silk) sleepwear... and cat stuff 😂. The rest, even Her beloved "geeky print" tee's but especially my many MtM dress-shirts all dry on wooden hangers - the dryer damages better fabrics eventually and outright kills cheaper ones pretty fast.🧐 Best regards Raoul G. Kunz

[@kristinapettersson1948]

Great video and intesting like alweys. And a very cool shirt😊🐾🐾💔

[@jesskar]

There‘s no bread to avoid. Just make sure, you get regional specialties like Brezeln at that region, in this case Bavaria. Brezeln won’t be as good here in Berlin. In Berlin you might also have problems finding a real German bakery.

[@mojodojo3283]

Germans love their bread and the pretzels... there is even a song about "Laugengebäck"(lye pastries) by the German comedian Jan Böhmermann. Just a little reaction recommendation. ;-)

[@Aerox90]

I live in Sweden and I don't drive either. I just haven't had the need for a car 🤷‍♂️ Everything is within walking distance and if I need to travel to another city I'd just jump on a train. There are electric scooters everywhere on the streets that you can hire with your phone, and if I need to buy something big that needs transport I'd just order delivery right to my door 😄 It's way healthier to walk to the grocery store than taking the car and you save money on gas. (And no I'm not one of those environment freaks. I just don't like driving).

[@elmarwinkler6335]

Hi Ladies, It is a bit difficult to decide which bread or rolls you like when you have a huge number of the product. It was said in a lot of different videos, that we have around 3,000 different sort of bread, YES 3,000!!! I like buns (rolls) with wholewheat in it. There is also a bread with little pieces of carrots in it (Thank you Bugs Bunny)🤣. We buy our rolls to freeze them and on Saturday evening, we take out a bag of rolls and the next morning put the on the toaster to get them warm, crusty ande mmmmmm😇. You, dear Ladies be safe and sound😋😍🥰. Elmar from Germany

[@kaneki18-d1t4]

I actually always thought you were referring to Mike Tyson when you said "Be as strong as Tyson". Now I understand what you meant and I'm not confused anymore 😅 I'm sorry for your loss though

[@kaneki18-d1t4]

Actually it's pretty hard to navigate and come by in the country side without a car. Even here in our small suburb which isn't that far away it's pretty difficult without a car

[@Hey.Joe.]

Of course it's understandable, that learning a new language, especially as parents, is not easy at all and need time and patience. But there are people, who are already living over 20 years in Germany, but still refusing to learn German and their kids have to translate for them all the time, for that do not expect us to have comprehension/sympathy/acceptance/patience for their stubborness.

[@jessgunn6639]

I have a dryer but I only use it in winter.

[@AngeDownie-by8ee]

Condolences to u both re the anniversary of Jazz's passing.

[@JimmyHansson-r8q]

In Swedish S:ta Claus is called "Jultomten" i.e. "the christmas gnome" I Have absolutely no explanation for this, but the typical Coca Cola Santa Claus with the red suit, the reindeers and everything is the Christmas Gnome over here. The word gnome is not used for a full size character anywhere else in our folklore or various belief systems, only the small, pixie type farmdwelling fairytale creature. Our gnomes look like the traditional garden gnomes you see everywhere, so maybe its a hat thing.

[@andrewcoates6641]

Natasha, don’t you think that the lady in the video Sara/Sarah? Looks kind of familiar, apart from her general colouration I ‘d say that she is the spitting image of Debbie . Does Debbie have a doppelgänger, could they be related.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

@@andrewcoates6641 not at all

[@glenfisher728]

They didn't mention going from imperial to metric but they have lived in France before.

[@vaudevillian7]

I live in the country without a car 😄 (although in England not Germany)

[@gregorygant4242]

Most shops are closed on Sunday's in Germany except restaurants , cafes and maybe some bakeries . No supermarkets or other stores but if you desperately need groceries on Sunday there's always grocery stores open near airports and the gas stations also have grocery items , gas stations in Germany aren't like the ones in the US they sell real groceries not just gas station junk food .

[@Roberternst72]

4:59 well, to be brutally honest, in most rural parts of Germany you WILL need a car (or at least a motorbike) - due to lack of bicycle lanes or solid foodpaths and abysmal infrastructure for everyday needs (as in, villages without any grocery shop within reasonable walking or cycling distance)… and near-non-existant public transport… (and I‘m writing this as somebody who could never manage to get a driver‘s license due to neurological reasons…)

[@wizardm]

This nice couple is back in the US since about one year. Its unknown why they suddenly returned and they are ghosting their followers. Their channel is still online and frozen

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

We are aware. They have their own lives to lead

[@wizardm]

@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Right. They do not owe any explanation but many followers post annoyed reactions about that.

[@arnodobler1096]

How do you know they are back in the USA?

[@wizardm]

@@arnodobler1096 Last spring I found advertisements in which they offered household stuff and bicycles. According to Linkedin, he no longer works in Munich but in Powder Springs, Georgia since march 24.

[@Hey.Joe.]

We don't know what happened and speculations leads to nothing, but I wouldn't be surprise, if our horrible bureaucracy chased them away like it happened to an other likeable american woman, but this don't explains the ghostening part. I hope they are doing well and don't get bothered by annoying and/or toxic audience to much or at all.

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