American Reacts to German vs. American Kids..

[@ivylasangrienta6093]

I spent a year in a US high school (my senior year). On my first day in US history class I quickly realised I knew more about their own history than any of the students, who were all US citizens. Blew my mind.

[@bh5037]

but you know - they can so quickly load a maschine gun - which is more important over there than history ! because bullets kill - not history !

[@RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse]

@@bh5037 I'm getting so tired of this crap. You don't even know what a machine gun is.

[@JoergDavid]

@@RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse Oviously you did´nt get the point, right?

[@fliplefrog8843]

​@@bh5037 lol... sooo true

[@fliplefrog8843]

​@@RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse lol. U say only US knows what machineguns are? Did u skip history in school? (To bring the dark past of germany to somebody, who obviously has no clue what he is talking about)

[@T0MT0Mmmmy]

Keeping kids out of bars will not prevent them from alcoholism when they are older. Education prevents them.

[@cornishmaid9138]

And, the example set by their elders, which is the most powerful learning tool of them all.

[@samtro]

As well as the right example lived by their parents

[@annaf3915]

It is weird though how we think some scenarios are ok and others aren't. I brought my 7 year old to a 40th birthday party at a "Heurigen" in Vienna last weekend, where you typically have a buffet style dinner, there are vineyards nearby for the kids to play in, and it's kind of like bringing a child to a wedding which would also be seen as ok. But the fact is the kids do watch all the grown ups drinking from 4 or 5 pm onward and we didn't go home until 11 or 12 o clock at night. I left my 2 year old with my Mum because I expected it to get this late and I did end up carrying a sleeping child from the taxi to my front door and to his bed. I'd never bring him to a club though. It's just interesting where we draw the line...

[@Westcountrynordic]

@Ana g My British Norwegian family had the same sort of approach to alcohol the only difference was I started on cider and lemonade or larger and lemonade. With first cider without lemonade aged 12

[@MsAaannaaa]

education and good mental health care.

[@TukikoTroy]

It's not just Germany either, I can't think of a single European country that has anything like the restrictions placed on children and young people in the US. In Europe, children, even young children, are trusted and allowed to take risks so that they can develop. Unlike the US where kids are wrapped in cotton wool and then suddenly it is removed and these new young adults have no life experience.

[@adha2913]

The UK has become much more like the US over the last 10-20 years in how kids are treated.

[@patocarlos1631]

As European i can say that's something normal, the kids go to school alone, at the corner to buy bread,... Going to the bar with their parents (and sometimes sleeping on chairs while the parents speak and have fun). Want to taste alcohol? No problem (with supervision), they quickly hate it! Or a sip of champagne in a glass to let them feel adult... Parents educate the child, to make themselves more independents

[@nancyrafnson4780]

In Canada, we are trying to learn more about our Indigenous people and all the terrible things that were done to them Taking their children away from them and putting them in “Residential Schools “ where the my were treated incredibly badly Not allowing them to speak their own languages. Trying to make them “white “. Taking babies away and either putting them in the “system” where they were also 22:56 badly treated by “foster parents “ and even adopting these children out - and not only to Canadians but also to people in the US! It was horrific. We now have something called the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. So we are working on facing up to what we did but also trying do fix the problems that still exist. It’s going to be a long road though

[@nancyrafnson4780]

PS I have been following Hayley Alexis for quite a while now.

[@PaulB-17]

Age to start driving maybe an exception?

[@RustyITNerd]

When my son attended primary school in Germany, the school was just some half a mile away. There were no major streets to cross, so of course he walked there alone. By the time he was in fourth grade, our cat was "picking him up" after school, she was just waiting at the gate and walked home with him - every day in every weather.

[@UlliStein]

Wow, what a great story! Usually only dogs do this

[@tonitime398]

Das is ja mal richtig süß aww was eine liebe Katze 😊

[@ullrichchristina6414]

Manche Katzen sind wie Hunde😊

[@f.h.7671]

abgeholt hat mich meine katze nie. aber in der früh ist sie oft die halbe strecke mitgelaufen

[@tyronevaldez-kruger5313]

​@@UlliStein Indeed. Our German cats are exceptional but our dogs might build the first dog car soon 😂

[@rayewen3347]

I was born in 1940 in Brooklyn, New York. The things you see here were very common in the 40's here. I walked to grade school alone in the late 40's. Mothers left their carriages with their babies in them outside the store, while they shopped inside. Not standing or seated by the windows, but shopping. I went to my first movie theater at the age of 8 alone and it was about a five-block walk. I also walked to school, about seven blocks, by myself, as did other kids, probably after the first grade. Today, kids have to be driven to visit a friend two blocks away. It's a shame. Everyone lives in fear. I could be out playing, anywhere, all day as long I was home for meals. It's a shame those days are gone.

[@xBINARYGODx]

you live in a fantasy world - kids are not driven two blocks in NYC now (most most, and not even 4 blocks) - you see them walking all over the place and playing in parks and of the such.

[@rayewen3347]

You are probably correct - as far as NYC is concerned. But have you been to long Island or New Jersey or almost anywhere else? Not a fantasy world. I can see that in my own family. I hardly consider four blocks a lot. I went to grade school that was eight blocks away.@@xBINARYGODx

[@EVPaddy]

so true, way too many Americans act always out of fear, nowadays they shoot little kid einging at their door. How can you be this afraid?

[@anumatis]

I was born in 1970 (Eastern block- socialist country) and I experienced the same... I went to school on my own, all my afterschool activities were on my own, I was playing outside till sundown with other kids and parents had no idea where and what I was doing all day long - especially in summer.. I came home only when I felt hungry or thirsty ... sometimes I just didn't care,, because someone's else mother fed me 😀. And in front of the block of flats strollers with little kids were parking 😀 .... same in front of the shops... while mothers were shopping. If there was some child crying, someone stepped into shop and called for the mother, or just tried to comfort the kid by himself.

[@baffyvanlo2057]

I am German. And I see with tears in my eyes, that the german do same like the USA, only 10 years later. Can't understand why people see something works good in Germany and not good in the USA -- and what happens? Not the USA change it -- Germany change it so it get worse in Germany too.

[@ingvarjensen1088]

I have so much respect for you, Joel. I mean, you are 20 years old, almost a kid in my eyes, but you are so interested, so well-spoken, so open-minded, I am totally in awe. You are like a sponge that absorbs knowlege. It's so refreshing and heartwarming, unbelievable. May your trip to Germany be as exciting as you hope for 🤗

[@shadesofcool6510]

Yes, he's so lovely and respectful. Very well reflected, I'm impressed and hopeful for the future generations

[@judiebb5106]

I agree. Such a lovely lad. I followed you last year in UK and just followed you this summer holidays. I am 64 and really admire you

[@renatewest6366]

I couldn't agree more

[@MarcoTorrance]

German kids get raised to like/love raw veggies in the kindergarten already. It's a part of German culture.

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

Not just Germany. My nieces love carrot sticks with hummus etc

[@MarcoTorrance]

@@phoenix-xu9xj I appreciate every country which teach their kids to eat raw veggies!

[@zitatwaffe4213]

Yeah, you’re right but I would say it‘s not „raise to like“ but „normalize to like“. Vegetables aren‘t that bad…I think that’s the point.

[@galinabrack6057]

Yeah... Someone gotta tell me how the country managed that!

[@Sunnie_7212]

@@galinabrack6057we don’t have that much fast food, we don’t eat sugar for breakfast already like pancakes, cereal or French toast. Our kids are not introduced to that stuff. Once you offered it, of course they don’t want vegetables. My kids lived sugar free until the age of 3 and they’ve never been to Mc Donald’s or something like that in their life. That way we manage that our kids eat healthy 😉

[@caligo7918]

in Germany around 16000 people under 18 disappear every year. Most of them (~99%) get found on the same day. Most of these kids are over 13. I also have to mention, most kidnappers know the kid. A lot of kidnappings happen, because an ex-partner takes the kid. Kidnapping by a random person is unbelievably rare. Statistics from 2015 say there were about 80 abductions that year, all ages, not just kids. That's one in a million.

[@erunaraina]

As it seems to me, that Haley and you emphasize on your (reaction-)video layd on "the racial questions". So here comes my first culture shock as guest to the US: First time when I've been to the US back in the days during a studentsexchange to NM in 1998, I as a German was confronted with this topic for the first time in my life. During the flight, we were advised to fill in the immigration forms before landing in the US. Never before I had to mark a square, while beiing asked if I'm "caucasian", "black", "hispanic" or "asian". Me and other students had to ask our teacher, where to mark our cross. It puzzled me, that I should identify myself with a region vaguely known to me from geography classes to be somewhere in the far east of Europe (what to me was just recently hidden behind "The Iron Curtain") rather than with anything nearby my origin in "the Western World" to visit our dear friends just across the "small pond". Also I wondered about the term "Hispanic", because Spain (or latin: Hispania) was for some of us a nearby and wellknown tourist destination. Later on I learned, you got this question in almost every offical document - registrations, applications, having your drivers license, renting an appartement, taking part in a competition, maybe joining a book club, etc. In Germany it had never came to my mind, that we'd distinguish any "race" in any official form. There are in fact, several govermental forms in which is asked for the origin of birth or the state of immigration, but in to this matter specific questions only. If you are a German citizen, you won't officially be separated into any race ever. So, as a kid and teenager, I never learned to segregate by this and to divide human race. By this, I think, one of the foremost thing to do for the US could be, to stop asking this question in any official forms. For which governmental purpose does it matter anyhow? Maybe this way, in a generation or two, this what seems a problem today could just disappear and people could focus on more important problems every society has as well to solve: equality in chances for everyone, education, fair laws and taxes, wellbeing of your citizens - in short: The American dream. Thanks for your videos I've seen so far and your general interest in cultural exchange. I'd love to welcome you here in Germany one day! Keep it up!

[@xBINARYGODx]

so you came from a country way whiter than the US and were shocked about being asked about race. Yes, the issue here is the US, not your overly white country that somehow still has nazis living it, where racial minorities are not feeling the equality. Also - LOL about it being on government documents that the average citizen almost never interacts with. You do realize being a visitor and living somewhere for decades can lead to, in the literally sense, very different experiences?

[@PattisKarriereKarten]

Precisely what my thoughts are. How on earth can there be equality when you have to bear your „race“ (which doesn’t even exist like Americans understand it) in front of you all the time? How is that even anyone’s business? I feel for Germans it’s especially weird considering there were already times in Germany where the population was divided into „races“ quite in a similar way….

[@DJone4one]

Here in Germany, often in rural areas, it is perfectly normal for children to travel to school by bus or even bicycle. It depends on how the parents have brought up the children and whether the parents trust their children to be independent. The children of my neighbours all go to school in the city by bus.

[@zoolkhan]

perfectly normal also in cities. I grew up in hamburg, never from my fist school year on - have my parents brought me to or picked me up frcom school.

[@DJone4one]

@@zoolkhan Well, my parents did, but that was more because my parents were already retired and therefore had a lot of time anyway, so we all had breakfast together in the morning and then we started. It wasn't until I got older that I often came home alone again. For prom or from training. Then I got my first car, a company car.

[@wilderbernd6221]

there a few areas in Germany where i would not allow to kid to walk alone around there (in the big city´s) but the most places are very safe

[@DJone4one]

@@wilderbernd6221 i know. Some quarters are unsafe. The police don't go inside this quarter.

[@wilderbernd6221]

@@DJone4one they go in this quarters but often it isnt very effective :D its a political problem why some of these areas exist migration etc.

[@aotearoawhanau7211]

As a 6 to 9 year old I walked home every day after school - some 1.5 km. I went alone for skiing, visited restaurants ordering my food and paying for it, took ski lifts, trams, went to the beach ...... in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and Spain.. I never felt scared nor did my parents.

[@McGhinch]

Drinking age in public is 14 if they are accompanied by their parents and they allow it. Should your kids drink at that age? No, but if done responsibly, these kids will be educated to drink responsibly. And you should also be drinking responsibly = don't get drunk in front of your kids.

[@hypatian9093]

Ordering your teenaged kid a small glass of spritzer in a restaurant or allowing them to toast their grandmother on her birthday with a glass of champagne - that's education. But ourselves drinking non-alcoholic beer/wine/champagne is educational, too :)

[@Avatar2312]

Depends on country. Some have 16 for anything up to wine and 18 for the stuff going beyond wheat-tea (beer). I educate mine by not drinking alcohol at all - or even alcohol-free versions of drinks normally containing alcohol.

[@Westcountrynordic]

In the UK the drinking at home age is 5 (five) most start around 7 with wine, cider or larger with lemonade or 7up

[@bigpat_4295]

Only for beer and wine

[@rapsack7058]

I agee, we in germany grow up with alcohol. And we learrn to deaal with it, while we still are under the supervision of our parents. This way most have a decent control about our drinking habits, when we start live by our own. I remember very well how the exchange students from the US behaved when they came to my university. They had so no control.

[@hatjodelka]

I think this horror of walking from A to B says a lot about how fearful Americans are. When my (adult) daughter visited NY city she walked everywhere, just like she does in London and people were horrified and said she should take cabs, even for journeys as short as two blocks. She ignored them. She had no problems. When my children were little their primary school was close and as soon as they were ready, they walked to school on their own. Initially I followed discreetly to check they were crossing the road properly and safely and as soon as I was satisfied they gained that bit of independence.

[@fliplefrog8843]

Well done, mom!

[@superjan008]

It's not just the parents. In California parents are required by law to have their kids under constant supervision until they are 13 (if I remember correctly). So they even can't stay at home for 2 hrs alone when they are 12...

[@hatjodelka]

@@superjan008 I'm speechless. Constant supervision? Does that apply to when they go out to play? I was going off to the park with my siblings far younger than that. None of us came to any harm other than a grazed knee from running about. We knew not to talk to strangers, to stay away from the river's edge and so on.

[@ohauss]

Meanwhile, in some years, the NYPD fired more bullets towards people than the entirety of all police forces in all of Germany. The difference between being taught you are at war and that bullets solve problems on the one hand and considering your voice your primary weapon and your duty that everyone gets their day in court...

[@avr7120]

@@superjan008 12?? i knew how to make myself a meal without burning the house down at like 8. id just lock the door when i came home from school and didnt open it for anyone cause all family members had their keys. why does a 12 year old need constant supervision?

[@Frohds14]

Radishes on buttered bread sounds weird to Americans only. But you forgot how different our bread tastes. I get freshly baked bread from a farm every week, it's still really warm when I get it. There is little that is tastier than cutting it straight away at home, salted butter on top and some fresh chives sprinkled over it, or radishes sliced ​​paper-thin. Try it out when you visit Germany and you'll understand.

[@katn1952]

Hmm...Knäcke mit bissl Leberwurst, Kresse und leicht gesalzenen Radieschenscheiben. Frühstücke ich heut noch gern 😊

[@shiftygirl6434]

sounds great! loved the bread when I was in Germany, I miss it a LOT. I want to try it with radishes and butter!

[@535phobos]

Hell yeah, fresh bread. Nothing better than a fresh warm onion bread, butter on top. Maybe a little bit salt. Its always great if you buy one bread for the week only to eat most of it that same evening

[@Kayta-Linda]

I never thought to try radishes! Usually just cucumbers.

[@markusschenkl7943]

Hayley is the prime example of a person living in another country, getting that "outside perspective" of their home country. You see a lot of things clearer or at least from a different angle once you've spent some time abroad.

[@HelenaDammers]

sie redet trotzdem nur blödsinn.

[@markusschenkl7943]

@@HelenaDammers Ist das so? Gib doch mal ein Beispiel, was Deiner Meinung nach Blödsinn ist.

[@DruncanUK]

People who don't learn from the mistakes of the past are condemned to repeat them!

[@josefineseyfarth6236]

The sadder it makes me that, even though we learn deeply about our history in Germany, we seem to repeat the same mistakes/ fall for people with the same basic ideas as in the 1930s and 40s again RIGHT NOW. And no, I'm not talking about right-wing people, NPD or AfD...

[@LolGamer5]

@@josefineseyfarth6236 Based, meinste die Woko Haram?

[@PokhrajRoy.]

It’s nice to know Joel won’t have culture shock when he sees a baby who’s unattended.

[@adrianhempfing2042]

Haha yeah that would had a WTF moment Or I thought ... should we be calling the police or child protection services

[@CoL_Drake]

Most kids around age 7-8 walk alone home from school if it's close. And they also can go out alone and play of course. They old enough xD they also take public bus to school no problem.

[@hah-vj7hc]

I went to school alone at age 6. And I walked all around my village alone or with friends. I climbed random trees, climbed buildings in that wheat factory, chased some cows... It's weird to think I could have been born elsewhere where this isn't possible

[@a.r.r.i.9841]

Me too and I'm German.

[@xaverlustig3581]

10:00 This is more a reflection of that individual child's taste than a cultural difference. We have McDonald's, frozen pizzas, chips and sugary sodas all around as well, and many kids (and grown-ups) fall for them as well.

[@a.r.r.i.9841]

My granddaughter preferred nuts over chocolate. I think that's nuts.

[@sungi7814]

Isn't it sad when you can't walk alone in public?

[@BigWhoopZH]

Like in Berlin?

[@lutschilutschi10]

@@BigWhoopZHhaha Yeah you‘be been in Berlin…for sure….

[@BigWhoopZH]

@@lutschilutschi10 yes I've been to Berlin many times between 1989 and 2019. But I'm sure someone who has the mind-blowing intelligence to come up with the nickname of lutschilutschi knows that better. Don't you want to gut suck on something instead?

[@Lund-]

@@BigWhoopZH U can walk alone in Berlin. Ur just talking shit :)

[@krobotak]

@@BigWhoopZH And this is funny - Berlin could be more dangerous option in compare to other cities in EU but in compare to US it is supersafe. It is probably safer to walk in Berlin during night than walking in big US city during day (or walking in US school and thats really sad)

[@ilonkarotterdam280]

I am really shocked about her final point. I knew that the American education system is bad, but I never realised HOW bad and, honestly, despicable it is. I am from Europe, and these videos make me realise how blessed I am to be born here and having had a sane upbringing and education.

[@Celestial-rn4vm]

I don't see at all why the last point would prove their bad education system. Going to visit places are a nice to have things, but not necessary to educate.

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

Even from Norway they do school trips to educate teenage pupils about the history of Ww 2, they drive to Germany .

[@empty_akuma6577]

@@Celestial-rn4vm It's not the lack of school trips, it's the lack of education about your own (local) history. Like they said in the video, they've learned more about Nazi-Germany than Slavery in the US, because the government likes to point fingers at the 'bad guys' and portray the US as the heroic saviors, instead of educating their youth about the shit ton of their own dark history. If you have the opportunity to show the kids historic evidence that's in their direct vicinity, schools should to that.

[@Schmitzi86]

Can't wait for you to travel to Germany! You deserve experiencing it first hand! Please tell us before you go, so your subscribers from here can show you the best places and life here ;) You would fit perfectly here because you're such a humble and reasonable guy!

[@Sandra_HereToSeeTheDuctTape]

And we can make him a radish butterbrot! 😊

[@TheKahlez]

Drinking age is something I never understood in the US, here you can have a beer or wine with 14 if your parents or whoever is in charge allowed it. My dad gave me some beer from time to time like at a BBQ or at some festivals we visited and made sure it was never too much. Before 16 I knew my own limits and how to handle alcohol safely. So for me learning that in a safe way was very helpful never drinking too much and get in trouble because of alcohol. Oh and food can be very healthy and tasty depending what and where you get it but you can also get a lot of unhealthy but very tasty food. I personally think as long as you keep it balanced it is fine to eat what you like.

[@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece]

Also outside of the sale itself there is practically no enforcement of it in Germany. As in: I have never heard of a 14 year old getting trouble with the police for it. And I was a 14 year old for an entire year. And there where a lot of situations with drinking minors with no adult in sight. The only time police actually approached us was because they where looking for something completely unrelated and left as soon as we told them that we didn't see anything. Sale is sort of strictly enforced. As the seller can get into serious trouble for selling to under aged people.

[@2Ten1Ryu]

Yeah, I am from Germany, too and I started drinking alcohol around the age of 14 when I had a sip of champaign mixed with orange juice at birthday parties, New year's Eve and such. So, not a lot and very occasional. I am in my thirties now and rarely drink, but I guess, feeling included in adult stuff at an earlier age maybe makes you appreciate more the responsibilities you have.

[@lindamaes6454]

What I don't understand is that at the age of 16 you're responsible enough to drive a car but not to drink a beer.

[@stevealexR1]

As an English child growing up in the Seventies I was merely told to be home before it got dark. I walked to primary school on my own at the age of 5 as did all my friends. When I was a bit older, I used to cycle to schools. Even now, most English children play alone outside and walk / cycle to school on their own if it’s within a reasonable distance…

[@cornishmaid9138]

It kinda underlines just how much America is not really the land of the free. They’re imprisoned by so much fear. 😢

[@Itachilover1210000]

I would be in fear too if I could get shot at any second (I like to exaggerate a bit).

[@Linda-hs1lk]

If there a western country that's not free it's the US. You have to be careful all the time. I feel sorry for the kids there.

[@Linda-hs1lk]

@@Itachilover1210000 Knowing how many shootings there are already in this year, it's not exaggerating at all.

[@Itachilover1210000]

@@Linda-hs1lk Are there really that many? I am from europe so I don't know the numbers. How many where there alreadym

[@tranquilthoughts7233]

There's also that they have the largest prison population in the world even if we correct for population. The USA has more people in prison than Luxembourg has population.

[@irvingnarvaez3385]

As a American who has been living in Germany for the past 37 yrs, it seems like I got debrainwashed from what I learned in school in the US. I mean really... Everything that I beleaved in while growing up in the Empire state, just disappeared... Am I ever moving back? Why would I, i'm freer and safer here than I ever would be in the States. Plus the Quality of life is much better...

[@daftfreak13]

My safety has never been threatened...regardless, I love the idea that if someone decides to break into my house, regardless of what their intentions are, they're gonna get clapped within less than a minute of their break-in(by my stash of firearms). Even though the US government is involved in too much IMO, I've traveled the world and I feel like I can do pretty much anything I want to do...more than I can in other country. I didn't realize this until I started traveling to other countries.

[@tobiwallner5483]

​@@daftfreak13 and I love it that nobody breaks in my house, even if it's not locked.

[@daftfreak13]

@@tobiwallner5483 The burglary rate per 100,000 population is 358 in Germany vs 271 in the US

[@tobiwallner5483]

@@daftfreak13 yea I live in upper bavaria, not in a shithole like Berlin. Probably one of the safest places on earth.

[@daftfreak13]

@@tobiwallner5483 I absolutely love that I was born in America, but I wouldn't mind living in Bavaria like you, even though I'd have to give up a large portion of my salary and the style of life that I have here. I love your culture. There are two Bavarian cities I've been to here in the US and I felt at home :)

[@InterCat-xn4iq]

Generally speaking I would say german parents try to educate their children to learn and handle risks earlier by themselves. "I you are afraid your child to drown, teach him swimming." If you travel to Cologne I would commend you to have a Kiosk-Beer at a public square. You buy a beer and drink it there, for example at "Brüsseler Platz". People in Cologne are quite communicative. The area is also good to go out at night - not so many tourists like in the "Altstadt".

[@jennyh4025]

And when you go into a brewery, don’t forget to put your coaster on the glass when you want to stop, because otherwise the Köbes (waiter in Cologne) will bring you anew one as soon as you are nearly finished. 😉

[@Chuulip]

Her videos are great. She doesn't try to please germans by only saying positive things about germany and bad things about the US. I think she very honestly talks about her opinions on both countries. In school we learned so much about our own history, repeatedly, that by the age of 14 you just couldn't stand it anymore. Every school years schedule included the nazis and the 3rd reich and each year the facts got a little darker and deeper. As a kid you hate it and you're like "uggggh, again??". But in retrospect i think it was good like that. We learned a lot about hostories of other countries too. And i still remmeber how we somewhat painted an overall nice picture of the US. This was in the 90s and early 2000s. I dont remember being critical about things as much. This definitely changed.

[@kmit9191]

That's state-specific In Bavaria our school code says 9th and 11th grade only with a visit to the nearest concentration camp in year 9

[@rosenpuzzle4204]

Same.

[@HelenaDammers]

no she is a shit talker.

[@Michael_Bonn]

I would like to pay a big compliment. Of all the reaction videos about Germany (made by Americans), yours are by far the most authentic, the most likeable with a lot of knowledge and above all... you don't stop the video every few seconds and don't chatter about things that have nothing to do with the video. 👍👍

[@ganymedes62]

Learning about history is incredibly important. Between 9 and 15, my parents took me camping to Poland as it was so damn cheap. I must have been 13 or 14 when we went to visit the original Auschwitz concentration camp and it made a huge impression on me. Seeing the human hair behind the glass, the spectacles, the suitcases ... it truly made it 'real'. Now this was back in the mid 70's and it's horrifying to me to see how it's now almost like a tourist attraction.

[@VitmaAnn]

Well, maybe it is a tourist attraction, but everyone payed respect and nobody was enjoing it with a real fun (at least in my own experience). I think that this is a good type of a tourist attraction - history should be remembered.

[@chantalegli8130]

Our tour guide almost teared up when my class was upset seeing how people had written on a wall of a barack. Because who desecrates a real, huge mass graveyard? It did impact all of us too. The human hair was... Yeah. One of our teachers, who goes every year lost family to the camp, and he talked to us about it in quiet tones as we walked there.

[@Emilia.a.a]

Why do you say it's "horrifying" to see that Auschwitz (Oświęcim) concentration camp has become "tourist attraction"? It's one of the most important places in modern human history and Poland as a country has done a lot to preserve this place as a material proof of the genocide that happened there, so that it's never forgotten. For many going to Auschwitz is the only opportunity to visit the "graves" of the relatives who died there and to pay their respects. It's also a very unique place when you can learn history and see it before your eyes, not just read it in a book and forget about it. I don't know what you meant by your comment and how much you know about the Auschwitz museum-memorial but it's not 'horrifying" that so many people visit this place, it's actually very good and important.

[@ganymedes62]

@@Emilia.a.a I guess that to me, having been there in the 70's when we had to park the car in a side street, it's really the idea of car parks filled with tour busses that just doesn't sit right. Now, to be honest, I was equally appalled with what has been done to the Anne Frank House here in Amsterdam. When I visited it was still the canal house with the original facade and not the monstrosity it's now been turned into, just so more people can get in. I agree fully with you that it's important to visit these places and learn about what happened there. But to change them or the surroundings to cater for mass 'tourism' is going a step too far for my liking.

[@fyrephoenix27]

yeah the hair behind of the glass wall was really intimidating. When i was there the whole place felt so peaceful until i entered this room. grounding...

[@IrukaFin]

I found your Channel just a few days ago and now am kinda addicted watching Americans react to things in Germany. Especially your content just always makes me happy to see pop up on my KZbin recommended. Amazing content really, cant wait for you to visit Germany yourself and hear about your experiences.

[@adrianhempfing2042]

Welcome from another subscriber. Glad you're enjoying

[@katariinak7257]

Isn't it weird that the country that is considered by it's citizens the best (the freest, richest etc) in the world, is a country in which people are afraid to walk outside, to let kids play outside. Living in fear is a norm? No proper healthcare, no paid time off, no paid parental leave, no safe public transport, no healthy food regulations is a norm? No-one isn't demanding to get more for their taxmoney for people instead of fatting up monopolies and businesses? And people are happy with all that?

[@rumpelstilzchen2194]

many us american think that those are Socialist Ideas and are brought up to believe that Hitler was a Socialist. Basically their bad education makes them connect the dots completely wrong.

[@j.l.r4089]

Trips to Concentration Camps like Dachau or Auschwitz are pretty common for German schools even on the opposite area of Germany they take multiple day trips to Dachau to learn about our history.

[@tinajack444]

What truly shocked me about the living in fear in the USA: we were on vacation in the northwest and ate at a restaurant, my brother had a fish bine stuck in his throat and trouble breathing right and was afraid, we asked the waiter for a hospital or doctor close to the restaurant and he suggested to go to a hospital 100miles away, we asked if there was nothing closer and he said well there was a small hospital 15miles away, but it was in a Native American region. We did not understand at all and asked if it was forbidden to go there and he said no but don‘t go, it‘s better in the other hospital. We could not understand that at all and of course went to the closer hospital, needless to say the bone was out in no time and everyone was super nice, but that degree of fear towards people thath he perceived as „different“ was utterly shocking to us.

[@evastapaard2462]

and they still call it the greatest country on earth...land of the free. I rather live in my own country, free of fear.

[@anja6983]

It’s not just the walk to school … Kids pretty much can go somewhere and play by themselves there. As long as they are back on time

[@jentam92]

My daughter (9yo) comes home alone by bus 😅😂 To be honest it’s only 3 bus stations but still She learns to be independent at a young age so i think it’s a good thing ❤

[@Sir_Mike]

Ich durfte als ich im Kinderheim war und z.b Freunde besuchen war völlig ohne Aufsicht quer durch Deutschland 👀

[@jentam92]

@@Sir_Mike also quer durch Deutschland ist schon heftig aber in der eigenen Nachbarschaft wieso nicht Spätestens wenn’s auf die Weiterführende Schule geht müssen sie eh alleine gehen/fahren Wer will schon noch von Mama und Papa gebracht oder abgeholt werden 🤪

[@jentam92]

@Dance 90's true 🙌

[@henner7371]

in my area this means to travel up to 8 km by bus 😅

[@HelenaDammers]

ändert aber nichts an der tatsache, dass jeden morgen und jeden nachmittag ein verkehrschaos vor den schulen stattfindet, weil die meisten elter, großerltern etc. meinen die kinder zur schule zu bringen und wieder abzuholen. gleiches gilt für sport und andere gelegenheiten. in meiner kindheit gab es das nicht. das video zeichnet nicht die realität ab sondern einzelfälle.

[@armitage9204]

Hey Joel, please be careful with drinking alcohol in Germany. Just want to say don't underestimate German beer. And it's not that easy to stop drinking when you're already drunk. I'm the guy when I start, I can't stop. That's why I don't drink anymore because every time I drank too much, the evening became a mess. 😁 I wish you a great time over here. Have fun!

[@adrianhempfing2042]

Yeah I the Jps will need to find his limit between drinking to freely and getting drunk. I think he'll reign it in a bit especially travelling on his own

[@jennyh4025]

Stopping can be quite difficult in Cologne, the servers don’t stop brining you a new glass unless you put your coaster on top of your glass. 😉

[@adrianhempfing2042]

@@jennyh4025 ah clever trick to know

[@AchilleasR]

but this does not apply to bavaria, in bavaria beer is not an alcohol but a basic foodstuff 🙂

[@althelas]

radishes on a buttered bread with a pinch of salt is one of the best foods during summer, add a Radler to it and it is perfect.

[@katn1952]

Knäcke, bissl Leberwurst, Kresse und darauf leicht gesalzene Radieschenscheiben ❤ Und ne Fassbrause Zitrone 😊

[@robertfarrow5853]

German radish is a different thing to USA. I've had both. US radish is a squelchy sack of tasteless water. Compared to the crisp, clean bite of a good German one. I'm in UK and grow my own as UK is gone squelchy water sack too.

[@Heisenberg-Blue]

I'm from Germany and when I was 6 years old my Mother didn't do so well with a cold, so I went into the kitchen, put a pan on the stove, put some fat in it, turned on the stove and waited until it sizzled and then I did I fried her some eggs and put 2 slices in the toaster and then brought her.

[@evastapaard2462]

My daughter and I loved to bake cookies and cakes when she was very little. some sunday when she was still 5 I woke up to the smell of cake. she made it all by herself! I knew she could do it but I didn't know she knew how to turn the oven on by herself!

[@mlambrechts1]

I once forgot my (expensive) camera on a seat in a pub in Brussels. Went back the other day to pick it up...

[@scioplaysgames8279]

My dad took me to a football bar to watch a game when I was 6. Thats kindoff normal in our town in germany.

[@xXPazifistaXx]

Ive had a friend in elementary school here in germany - he lived a few kilometers away in the neighbouring town. All I had to do was tell my parents "im off" and grab my bike and go. All my weekends and most of my holidays I did that. Back then I took all that for granted, but hearing this I realize how much independence me and my siblings had.

[@lasmirandadennsiewillja9435]

I just recently learned (and am still reeling from the fact) that Schindler's List is R-rated in the US while it's recommended for 12 and older in Germany and I think that sums up pretty much how Germany trusts children to be capable of much more than some would think and how we approach our history. Here, preparation for WW2 history lessons begins very early, very subtly. When I was a child, it started back in elementary school, with stories about how wonderful and enriching friendships with people who are different are, be it just looks or from a different culture. I think I was 12 or 13 when we watched the movie "The Wave." 15 when Schindler's List was released in German cinemas and we all watched it because a) Spielberg, b) relevant to our history lessons around that time and b) our teachers (not just the history teacher) almost insisted on everyone going and watching it. I can't say much about how it's done today since I'm not a school kid anymore and I don't have kids. But I hope it's still done in a similar way. Ultimately, my impression has been that we have far more trust in the intelligence and strength of children and generally believe that being sad and a little scared sometimes is an important part of growing up, even when still young, and not trauma. That's why it's not that unusual that children watch spooky or intense movies or know Andersen's Little Mermaid fairy tale with the original ending (and actual character growth) before they have the attention span to sit through a Disney movie. Contrary to popular belief in other countries, many children actually like to feel the full spectrum of emotions, even sadness from a fairy tale without a happy end, as long as it's experienced in a safe, caring environment.

[@vanesag.9863]

The wave. What an insightful film. I saw it by chance (dubbed in Spanish in my "sunday's film with friends" reunion when I was 17 or 18) and we loved it. A great post-film discussion too.

[@alexpond648]

In Scandinavian countries it's also common to take them out in winter for their midday nap. It's considered very healthy.

[@Tullerkc]

In Scandinavian we also let our babies sleep outside. It’s good for their immune systems. We let them sleep outside store/restaurant- no one steal them here!

[@Korschtal]

Yup, pretty normal. All our kids walked to school alone from six. Our daughter told us in no uncertain terms that she was quite capable of walking with her friend thankyouverymuch and to let her get on with it. When they went to high school all our kids ravelled by tram or bus, and then went to visit friends the same way at weekends.

[@apl315]

Not only Germany, here in the Canary Islands (Spain) is also common to see kids walking alone too, I cross paths with a couple of kids every day going to school by themselves every morning myself. But i've heard that in big cities like Madrid or Barcelona (specially Barcelona) is starting to be less common due to the increasing crime and insecurity tought.

[@kucnimajstor2901]

This is so amazing. My friend lost his wallet last week on a bench at Maybachufer, containing all his important documents (ID, driving license, medical cards etc) plus 250 euros. He spent half an hour searching around and finally canceling his credit cards. When he went home around an hour later, he found it under his doormat, about 2 km away from the place where he lost it. Everything was still in there and the awesome person who brought it back did not even leave a note. Faith in humanity restored, my friends 🥰

[@MarkusFFFF]

Oh, and by the way, as a kid i drove about 30 kilometers every day to school alone. My mum said "Good bye" in the morning, i walked to the train station, drove to the next bigger city and continued to walk to school or used the bus. Totally normal in Austria.

[@framegote5152]

In the Netherlands there are no rules about kids in bars. There is - of course - a minimum age for drinking alcohol, but you can go to a bar and drink a limonade or something like that when you're not 18 yet.

[@TheDaddyD10]

Daycares like to source out activities, because its like a little adventure for the kids, they learn to follow the rules and how to safely travel from A to B

[@palantir135]

Completely normal in the Netherlands. They play unattended, cycle, go to school independently. Alcohol is legal from 18 years old but very often kids get to drink alcohol under control by the parents at home from about 15-16 years.

[@ganymedes62]

Yep, I started walking to school on my own when I was about 7. Then, after we moved, I had to take the tram and was about 11 at the time.

[@palantir135]

@@ganymedes62 I walked to school on my own when I was 5; it wasn’t that far away from my house. From about that age we played outside mostly unattended. I grew up in a village.

[@ganymedes62]

@@palantir135 I grew up in Amsterdam, so the streets were probably a bit busier here. I do remember having to cross a busy street and every morning there was this friendly guy from the corner garage that would help me get across 🙂 That's untill I was probably 9 and had enough experience to cross on my own.

[@teachersusan3730]

The Dutch are very relaxed with their children as well

[@palantir135]

@@teachersusan3730 the happiest children in the world live in the Netherlands an international survey found out. Of course that also has to do with chocolate sprinkles 😋

[@Gamm420]

This is a fitting quote for the last part of the video: “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” ― George Orwell, 1984

[@blondkatze3547]

In many nordic countries in Europe the babies are put outside in their prams, eg. in their gardens in the fres air which is good for their immune system. Personally i have to say , when my children were still babies i would not have put them alone in front of the cafe, but would have took the stoller in with us.💞

[@djaniralx]

The kindergarten where my son was, has survival camp twice a month in the woods, to prepair them in case the get lost in the woods they would know what to eat, wheres north, south... so they could get home or in the city. Anď my son learned it before he was 5. They also learn to call the police in case a strange person or a parent does S.A or oder kind of violence against them. Theres is so much she didn't said... but thats all over europe, not only in Germany. You see 6 yrs old kids going to school in the (winter) next town at 6.30am alone, maybe 30min with the bus. Thats normal

[@robertwust357]

Hello Joel, I have watched a few videos of yours in the meantime and am impressed by how open and self-reflective, clever and insightful you are about other countries, especially Germany. If there are more people like you in the US, maybe you are not lost yet. It's really a pleasure to watch you watching the videos. Robert from Berlin

[@sepphuber9774]

I‘m german and i life in Dachau. I can 100 precent agree what the Lady says. By the way.. guys like you are very welcome to Germany. Hope you will have the best time of your Life in Germany/Europe

[@erurainon6842]

So this is hilarious to me. Adult man with beard and can't have a one beer😂 "Land of freedom!"😂

[@Lena-xj5uh]

What I really like in Germany doesn't matter how old your a child is , it is treated by grownups as equals. It's normal to see children talking with strangers, especially with older people , just about smal everyday things, about their feeling.

[@melocoton7]

LOL the food choice of the kid reminded me of my mom and I going grocery shopping when I was a kid and we would always go to the Supermarket Restaurant after (Migros Restaurant, google it) and all I would want to eat would be a little tuna or egg canape and a big ass plate of cucumber salad with dill dressing 🤣 and I was like 7-9 years old. Loved that shit and still do.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

10:51 I was very clearly monitored when it came to vegetables so I did have rich (quality wise) food but equally important were the veggies.

[@MF______]

When friends from the United States visited, we went to a alpine river nearby. Our boy was 4 years old back then. Since it was a warmer day in spring then we expected, we didn't prepare for bathing. Not a problem, he dropped his pants and went free balling to the water. We didn't even put any though into his action but our guests became VERY confused and felt a bit offended. They grew even more confused when they tried to come up for a good reason for their feelings. It was both funny and sad.

[@dervogelmann1125]

I like your open mind...it`s always nice, when you tell us something about your culture...

[@PeterBuwen]

I am born in 1964 and it was quite normal that on sundays we children had a walk with our dad in the morning while my mom was cooking lunch at home. After our walk, our father took us to the village pub, where he had a beer and we got our "Florida Boy Orange". Often we also brought mushrooms from our walk in the forest to the pub owner. Then I got my lemonade for free. Hayley is such a great woman. I love her. And I like your channel of cause.

[@PeterBuwen]

@@Michael_from_EU_Germany Wow! Noch Jemand in meinem Alter! Und ich dachte, ich sei der älteste Internetbürger. 😅 Dafür hab ich jetzt deinen Kanal abonniert!

[@PeterBuwen]

@@Michael_from_EU_Germany Hab ich gesehen, macht ja nix. Ich mache welche. Kannst ja mal reinschauen. 🙂

[@EvaCornelia]

I'm German and been to Canada several times, and I know there's differences between the US and Canada. That being said, I really don't understand the lack of sideways, the huge distances, and why residential areas ONLY have residential houses, no supermarket, no bakery, no convenience stores, no pharmacy and so on. You need a car for everything. What if someone doesn't own a car or doesn't have a drivers licence or for whatever reason can't drive? I learned that for immigration in Canada you don't need a passport, you need a drivers licence??? Sure many towns in Germany have industrial regions or shopping centers, but there's always a mix of shops and residential houses in the centers. Many people live in upper floors of houses where there's a store in the first floor. In Canada, we often lived in an Airbnb home close to the hotel where we visited a conference. It was SUCH a walk from this residential area to the hotel, next to a highway, through a tunnel and so forth. In each lunch break we tried to calculate if we had enough time to walk to the nearest shopping center to get some food. What would the natives do if they were visiting without a car? Call an Uber for a mile? One time we took a taxi to a special store and then decided we'll walk and explore a bit and get some dinner, and I remember we walked through no man's land next to a highway for a very long time until we saw something like a fortress which actually contained a shopping area. Honestly, I love North America for many things, but I would not want to live there.

[@dodo3441]

I think educating kids about alcohol and easing them into it is a safer route. Starting with lighter alcohols allows them to learn about their limits. Thats better than a 21year old getting completely wasted once they can legally drink. On the other hand the

[@vratislavruzicka4503]

that's right, most Europeans have their first real experience (I don't mean a gulp/swig from a glass from dad/mom) but own a glass of beer/wine or a "shot" of hard alcohol 15 years ago. Lots of bars and village entertainments sell alcohol to 15-18 year olds - even if they are not allowed, on the other hand that is one of the reasons why they go there, everyone knows about it anyway) the highest consumption of alcohol is between the ages of 17-19. After 20 years, most people no longer drink in style - we go to get drunk, but we go to drink (for taste). Starting to drink legally at 21 is unimaginable for me/a European. By that time, we have already drunk our amount and we drink alcohol for the taste of the drink itself. . Just for fun, as they say in our country: Alcohol is the scourge of humanity, but it must be swept away. Alcoholism is treated as a disease everywhere, only here they say: you don't drink?? you're ill??

[@davdav3945]

Same here, was done by 21, had some more during the celebrations after I passed my A-levels and that was it. But never had much. Decided early on that I don‘t like the feeling of being drunk. Was easier to kind of grow into it than to wait till 21 and than just maybe to drink everything you can get because you are just so curious.

[@deborahwhitney9427]

Kids in the UK walk to school on their own when old enough, they also go to shops and parks on their own.

[@Karin_Aquatica]

When I was about 15 years old it was mandatory! to visit the concentration camp in Dachau with our school class. Unfortunately our history teachers avoided the WW II topic in school back then in the mid 80s although they should have taught us according to the curriculum. But I’m convinced that now they have lost that avoidance stance and teach about it as freely as they should. It’s a very important thing for Germans not to forget their history.

[@calise8783]

My kids are in grades 10 and 12 in Germany . They learn all about WWII and do visit a smaller local KZ-Gedenkstätte in grade 10 and Dachau in grade 11.

[@cinetobi]

Growing up in the 80s/90s in Germany I was in school for 10 years. More than half of time we've learned about the NS era in history classes. It's a good thing. Forgetting all of it is like letting it happen agein.

[@buschhuhn9197]

Same here. We were taught NS era history for a really long time. Got a bit traumatized by the movie "die Brücke" which we had to watch, but still think it is very important to learn about. We were also shown "die Welle" to understand how easily humans can be manipulated even when knowing about history. We got sensitised - or so I thought, but some developments make me doubt it.

[@omegon6240]

11:02 yo i'm a german and i can admit this kid is not like normal kids in germany for sure. Often our Mothers choped up some vegtables to snack but im sure 90% would've taken the Pizza. Me and my Friend's got these yum yum noodles, we used to eat every single day before and after school, just by itself. So u can say, we're ate a lot of unhealthy shit. Tbh i'm 21 and i still dont like much vegtables. i love your reactions btw. I can learn things about america while you doing the same thing with germany. Keep up ur work

[@cucublueberry8078]

I think it's normal to leave a stroller outside or let even small kids roam free without 24/7 supervision. I think it's insane that you (in the US) always have to fear for your children. Edit: my 7yo walks home from school alone every day. It takes her around 30-40 minutes. No one blinks an eye here.

[@sedmidivka]

yeah I would walk to school unsupervised with other children my age, my neighbours and school mates, since I was 6 years old. there was not one incident with any stranger ever. it's still pretty normal to do, although it's becoming more common to drive kids everywhere all the time which I don't love personally

[@kmit9191]

@@sedmidivka same for me. Once or twice an adult asked for directions so we gtfo because our parents said to not trust stranger adults.thats about all the fear we had.

[@SoneaT]

I hate driving them everywere, but if they have sports(not every sport is in our school) , I need to bc it's to far away to even let them go by bike 😅. But they walk to school, to the Eiscreme Cafe, supermarket and public bath, all by themselves, since the age of 6. They can both swim since they are 3.5 years and have their silver medal in swimming with age 6!

[@eragonshurtugal4239]

The is, they dont have to. Its only a cultural/Media thing. For the Last 20 years about 350 children where abducted by Strangers each year in the US. Compared to 2.800 by the non custodial parent and Out of 350.000 Missing children each year, Most of then Run aways.

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

What's a "Stroller"? My kids had a push chair.

[@Don42079]

As a german i grew up with much hatred for the USA because of the Incapability to show responisbility for the foeigners of the USA or the slaves and the many wars America let other countries fight for them and still calling their land the land of freedom even if it is builded on slaves and basicly stealing the country. But i slowly got to the realisation it is the gouvernments fault and not the fault of the citizen there are a lot of people like u who knows what did happen and is even for speaking about it and solely for that u got deep respect from me it is lovely and refreshing to see americans who are not blinded by the USA and still can see some stuff as dark as it is and not just deny it.

[@dasmaurerle4347]

Dude, after all your reactions to 'Germany', isn't it time to have a German flag next to the star spangled banner and the Union Jack? Maybe a little one?😂🍻😘 Love your channel, keep' em coming!

[@JARBIS100]

Every video of yours that I see increases my esteem and respect for you. You are a 20 year old boy (21 now... Enjoy your drink...), but you have the maturity of a forty year old, and above all you demonstrate the courage needed to criticize, towards your fellow countrymen and the political class, but also self-critical for having grown up under a glass bell, where they indoctrinated you towards a false reality! Congratulations indeed, you are great! I hope you grow more and more as a channel and do an ever better job!

[@cc.s3850]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 we love the butterbrot with radish, or cucumber🥒 or tomatoes with onions🌰 try it!

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

That's Europe for you, not just Germany. Small things like drinking age differs, but in general it's all the same

[@yeoldegamer5112]

Hayley Alexis has a good channel and videos about her experiences as an american in Germany, well worth watching. Or subbing 😉

[@jabulix4176]

Of course we teach our own history as a whole in Germany. Its not because we carry the guilt of Nationalsocialist Germany. Its because we carry the responsebility that history does not repeat itself. And it does when you forget or sugarcoat (which basically is the same thing) it.

[@marljusweety]

I was in Wilmington, North Carolina, last week. And I went on a tour of a mansion that was the home of a plantation owner who had slaves living and working there. And the tour guide told us about giving a school class a tour recently. Young kids. So it is done at least to some degree in the US as well.

[@peterbruells28]

I absolutely don’t want to belittle these efforts, but that they are pointed out means that they are still extraordinary.

[@productjoe4069]

Growing up in the UK, I had wine spritzers with big occasion meals (like weddings or Christmas) from about the age of eight. The idea was to demystify alcohol as a thing so it doesn’t feel forbidden and transgressive. We are also allowed to have some alcohol with meals in restaurants/pubs from 16 as long the meal is substantial and there are over-18s present to supervise. And like Germany, going to bars or pubs as a kid with your parents is normal. Lots of our pubs have play areas for children even, or colouring books or other things to occupy them.

[@Oxe1988]

I recommend Hayley's video about guns. It's really good. It's called "How my views on guns have changed since living in Germany".

[@Linda-hs1lk]

About the education. It's shocking how many Americans told me it's just because of them we don't speak German. They really think Americans were the only ones and have no idea they were a part of the allies and not just them. Also a big part of my country was liberated by Canadians, not Americans. Only a few days ago I had a discussion with some American who thought it was weird I really love Germany because they executed 55 million people (???). And years ago the son of an American friend of mine told me his teacher told him we (The Netherlands) only have concrete and no nature at all. When he told his teacher that wasn't true (he saw pics I showed him), is teacher got angry because he 'talked back'. First of all it's insane a teacher claims things that aren't true, but telling a student he's not allowed to talk back eventhough he's right is totally ridiculous.

[@RustyDust101]

Hi Joel. When you come to Germany, yeah, by all means, enjoy yourself, even with alcohol. But that doesn't mean binge drinking. Sure, you could, if you wanted to. No one would stop you. It's just that you have to ask yourself if the hangover the next day is really worth it. Sure, a good buzz now and then feels nice, but getting punch drunk usually isn't worth it. Responsible consumption for the enjoyment of the taste and the company is what you should aim for. That's totally fine. That's basically what most German (and all other European) parents try to teach their kids. Everything in moderation is worth it, but you have to KNOW what moderation is for a specific substance. Not talking about it, not being taught leads to self-experimentation without guidance. THAT'S when it gets potentially dangerous.

[@evastapaard2462]

I'm scared he'll end up in a hospital.....he doesn't know his limits! that is what European kids are tought.

[@dunpeal1923]

I didnt know about that. Living in germany and hearing how restricted kids and teenagers are in US blows my mind. How is your country not falling apart if people arent able to make there own mistakes or experiences AT ALL until they are grown ups. Thats fkd up on a whole new lvl.

[@Luzarioth]

German PoV for the Holocaust: It happened and we can't do anything about it. Now the most important thing is to not let it be forgotten and to let it serve as a warning for the future.

[@tonigeiling]

Hey, you are almost still a kid, and let me assure you when the time is right you will have kids and somehow I think you will make a great father. All the best on your journey!

[@justthewayiam4999]

Unless you're near or at a train station you don't need to worry about tourist traps if even there. I've seen and witnessed it in other countries, but have never heard of it happening here. Be wary of someone coming up to you trying to sell you something on the street (not at a stall or street side vendors in pedestrian-only zones but actually approaching you, talking you up to sell you something) because they're trying to distract you to pickpocket. Also at very crowded areas such as full trains and metros, less so on busses though it still happens, full train stations in big cities, those kind of areas, you are much more likely to get your wallet stolen, but other than that you're pretty safe.

[@ikeettgaming]

From a French perspective ! : I think there's no sugar coat of slave hystory , the slave history is right now happening in the US in daily worklife ;) if you work more than 40 hours a week or never see at least 40 day of paid vacation per year its a slave labor for almost 2/3 of the rest of the world ^^ and in france you can easily reduce 5 hour and double the vacations days ;)

[@marljusweety]

Most of the "kidnapping rate" in Norway (and I bet its the same for Germany) is kids being taken by close family and brought to another country. Like if parents break up and one of them gets full custody, the other parent brings the child with them travelling out of Norway. Most often its a parent whose family and relatives live in a different country. Its not some random person snatching babies from their prams or strollers.

[@fm95master]

Many kids to this very day in Germany are not only taking a bus, they also take trains to reach their school which is partialy two towns away. Some that are living in villages often travel even 30 to 60 Minutes to reach their schools in the morning. I used to travel daily around 1,5 to 2 hours to work by switching trains and in the morning hours I would end up daily in trains filled with school kids that were trying to reach the same station I was. They were leaving the train and then walked 15 to 20 minutes to reach their school. All perfectly normal and totally safe here!

[@ramona146]

To mention the concentration camp issue: For us it's very important that the kids get in touch with these things because we have the responsibility that something like this will never happen again. And it's very different if you just read about that time in a history book or if you are really standing in front of a mass grave or see the captives clothes, the broken glasses and other belongings of the victims. When I was there the history became real for me, this was REALITY 60 years (at that time) ago, and at that moment it felt really real. I remember that after the visit I had to deal with it for days or even weeks because it was so touching. And the kids should get a feeling for that, how cruel and brutal the Nazis were and how much the jews, sinti and roma and all the others had to suffer. And in the 30ties the Nazis started to indoctrinate them at school age. So we have to make sure that something like this never happens again

[@katarzynazofia]

This should be the top comment. Btw I read somewhere that if you're learning your history and all that feels good, you're not learning history... We all need those lessons!

[@ramona146]

@@katarzynazofia Wow, thank you ❤With your sentence about learning the history you are right, unfortunately there are still people who vote for our right wing party and give a damn sh*t about what happend. For me it was a very strong and intensive feeling to see those things and I was literally transported in that time. I imagined living in that time and friends and neighbours slowly turning into Nazis. Terrible. It could have happend in our time too if it hadn't happened in the past.... that feeling was so intense...and those time was everywhere around us here in Germany, you could literally feel it. In my neighbour town (Hannover) alone were/are 6 concentrations camps. I never visited them, but I visited Bergen-Belsen, near Celle several times and standing in front of those giant mass graves where it said: Here lie 1200 Jews, here lie 600 jews, here lie 1400 jews and so and than the date when they were burried there....it goes deep down your heart. Right next to the concentration camp is a german army base and when you hear them shooting during practice made it even more real. That was really beyond words, I can't even describe the feeling what I had. I imagined the captives there being shot, I could literally see it in front of my eyes. It goes really deep down. A friend of mine was in Auschwitz with her class and they were guided there the same way the jews were sent to the gas chambers (they didn't know it first, the guides wanted to give the people there the feeling how it must have felt for the jews) And suddenly they were standing in a gas chamber. For her it was so hard that she had to get out of there. But that way we learned it the hard way and that was good. Something like this must never happen again. Never. So it's good that we keep those places as memorials

[@anjin-san]

Food in Germany: If you come into the house from outside on a cold day, really frozen through, eat a "Schmalzbrot" ("Schmalz" you get at the butcher). This is a good German(!!!) bread from the baker, with a specially made pork fat, sprinkled with a little salt and fresh pepper! I swear, you have never eaten such a delicious bread. Just for general safety: In the late 1970s, two friends and I took a week-long bicycle tour through Bavaria. We were 13 and 14 years old at the time. Neither of our parents had any concerns. They didn't even know our route (neither did we, for that matter), just the rough direction. They gave us money (not too much), and off we went! It was a great adventure, and we felt so free! And it taught us a lot about responsibility, both to our parents and to ourselves. It was great!

[@laurentpaumier3103]

Alcohol is one of the most dangerous drugs for you and for others. But prohibition doesn't work. That's a fact.

[@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece]

Indeed, It pretty much checks all the marks: loosens impulse control can cause hallucinations withdrawal is EXTREMELY dangerous Prohibition in general is a stupid game with stupid prices. But pretending to do something that seems connected superficially is really effective fro political publicity.

[@imun5661]

True 4 hard alcoholics. Beer is another thing

[@WahidahCherazade]

I live in Sweden. When I was in school (not that old), we had a trip to Germany to learn more about their history, Europes history and so on to be able to connect our swedish history to others. That was nothing wierd or so with that thing, everyone did it. It was the teachers, the whole class of kids and a few parents away for that trip. No problems.

[@vomm]

Butter bread with radishes 🤤

[@katn1952]

Knäcke, bissl Leberwurst, Kresse und leicht gesalzene Radieschenscheiben...heute noch lecker zum Frühstück 😊

[@hans-jurgenmuller3686]

I have been eating radishes on buttered bread ever since i can remember and i still enjoy it today...i'm 62 😃 Greetings , Marion .

[@PokhrajRoy.]

16:48 That is also because Critical Race Theory wasn’t a thing till the 1970s when scholarship would be advanced. Now, of course, there are hordes of people who can’t understand why a sanitised history is not the solution.

[@DinTsai]

I had to laugh at the kids and raw vegetables part 😂 I‘m Thai and I’m living in Germany and have been dating my German bf for a while now (long enough for his nephew to call my aunty) and we used to babysit him quiet often and of course he liked his Kinder surprise eggs but the most important snack was his veggie platter that had to include cherry tomatoes, cucumber, YELLOW bellpeppers, carrots and cabbage turnips with his guacamole and yogurt dip 😂😂😂 sometimes he would like some rye bread and sip on his freshly made apple juice 😅😂

[@AsidsTechTips]

so the drinking age in switzerland is broken down into two ages, basically low % beer or mixed beer with wine, is 16. and spirits is 18. but if I am honest, were all really really relaxed about it over here. The mentality as a father towards my kids, Ill let them sip and try anything at all, I have. My training here for them is, if your not stupid, and you are responsible, you understand the risks and you manage the risks properly. AND i see you being responsible. then under my supervision im cool with it. This is how it was for me, "greek father", I was given sprits beer and wine at a very early age and did not feel the need to catch up on the last 18 years when i turned 18, it was just like meh, whatever.

[@desmondjack6162]

My friends (UK) are happy to bring their babies and children to pubs. Some pubs don't allow this but some do.

[@Joey-ct8bm]

Somebody said to me.. 'You even can't even shoot beer cans when you're 18'. That sentence sounded so crazy to me.

[@thomasschuler5351]

Kids below 16 are not allowed to be in bars, unless they're heaving a meal and are under supervision of their parents . Jugendschutzgesetz (a copy of which has to be visible inside the bar)