Apartment Moving in Germany: Traditions, Homes & Bureaucracy

[@imaddine528]

I like how the reporter is like a ghost and nobody notices her😆

[@rolandomontenegro4130]

😂Mikhail is like you, would you pipe down and pick up that box for me please 😂

[@dmnos6824]

1:20 102 metres squared is as big as a 3 bedroom, 2 bath semidetached house where I live(two storey). 100 metres squared apartment seems massive to me. I had thought that apartments would be smaller than houses, but well done to those that have this size apartment.

[@smp332012]

Yeah my house is 1700 square feet, that apartment is a living room smaller which is still a really big place.

[@dmnos6824]

@@smp332012 Your house is 157 metres squared. I googled it for my own interest and and posting it here in case anyone else is interested.

[@santostv.]

It’s considered small to medium size in my European country but considering housing prices continue to go up and up, somewhere near the future they will be considered big 😂

[@jenl2530]

Many things are similar in the US, like setting up electricity, but we don’t have to officially register a move in most cases. (Some noncitizens are required to). Instead we might file an online form with the postal service to get our mail forwarded. Also, US rentals come with a full kitchen. The stove & refrigerator are the landlord’s responsibility & they must repair and replace when necessary. Rental protections vary extensively, often city by city. I live in New York City where most people rent and the rising cost of rent is a major problem. A typical housewarming gift would be a bottle of wine, or alternatively some household item like a fancy scented candle or a house plant.

[@Abigail-nc6in]

I think it's fantastic that a stove and refrigerator are the landlord's responsibility. That would make moving much easier in Germany.

[@pigoff123]

My brother lived in East Germany in Smallkalden after the wall came down. His best friend moved to the next town. His friend lived at my brother's house on weekends. They watched movies and played video games all weekend. His friend rented some movies and forgot to return them. They sent him reminders at his home with no luck. Then they started sending the notices to my brothers address. The East German grapevine was still working....

[@MayukhBagchi-fr8lg]

Wow ... beautifully presented ... top notch video!

[@AntonyBradley]

I am so glad I opted to rent a company apartment (fully furnished with TV and equipped kitchen, no power or water bills to worry about) when we lived there. It wasn’t cheap but the alternative, as is seen in this excellent video was too scary to consider. Many fond memories of living there.

[@cz2301]

As always, i like and long for the next Average German

[@shahlabadel8628]

me too! I just love this series!!

[@peacearchwa5103]

I have come to love these Average German episodes. Danke.

[@NY-CO]

We got a lot of Average german lore in this 13 episodes, thanks

[@dmnos6824]

I love this video. I hope that anyone that moves into their new space is as happy as this guy at 1:37, best of luck to all 🙂 This video reminds me of when I moved into my new space, I would like to get back some of the happiness that I had on the first day of moving in, I was even happy to sleep on some duvets and other soft bed clothes on the floor 🙂

[@chadestioco]

What a coincidence! I'm currently moving apartments. It's my 4th apartment in Germany after 5 (going 6) years of living here; three of those apartments were in my first year though. At this point, I'm not as annoyed about the usual bureaucracy around it. I am, however, caught in a bureaucratic crossfire of needing to renew my residence permit while needing to do the Anmeldung at the same time.

[@dweuromaxx]

🧂🍞

[@juliehock6059]

When my German husband and I moved to a village in the country we learned a lot!! Building a kitchen was one. I also, as an Australian when I applied for a German Driver’s licence had to provide my divorce papers from my first husband with a letter to say that he agreed to the divorce!!!

[@whitefrangipany]

102 m2 is not the average 3 room apartments in Germany. Definitely not 2 rooms. Between 75-85 m2 is the average of 3 room apartments (2 bedrooms).

[@dweuromaxx]

102 m² is the average living space of a two-person household in Germany in 2022, according to the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. This also includes, for example, couples in larger apartments or houses where the children have moved out.

[@jdvannoy99]

Ah yes, the classic “I’ll buy you pizza if you help me move.” Participated in that numerous times myself! Since it was mentioned briefly, I’m now curious about the legal protections renters have in Germany.

[@equinox7839]

As long as you are not running behind with your rent payments, it's quite hard for a landlord to terminate the rental contract. The most common legit reason is if a family member of the landlord wants to move in (Eigenbedarfskündigung). In that case they still have to give notice 3 months in advance.

[@stephensmith3111]

Pizza and beer: the international currency for helping friends relocate. Also for 'hustling jugs' [moving strings of geophones] for fellow geology graduate students running a seismic survey as part of their MS degree dissertation research project, back in the day.

[@victorchuholskiy9378]

102 sqm is an average for 2 people? 102 is 4 rooms with 2 restrooms. Or a really good 3 room apartment. I'm still trying to find affordable 100 sqm apartment in Berlin for my family of 4.

[@Deep-Look]

It’s interesting for me. 102 sqm looks like “really nice”. Is this a really statistic?

[@dweuromaxx]

102 m² is the average living space of a two-person household in Germany in 2022, according to the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. This also includes, for example, couples in larger apartments or houses where the children have moved out.

[@frauhagedorn]

Cool concept cool content

[@dweuromaxx]

Hi @frauhagedorn! Thank you so much. We're happy to hear that.

[@fernandafantini7281]

Eles podem furar as paredes do apartamento alugado! 😃

[@FreeSpeech-q7v]

Bread & salt is easy gift.

[@dweuromaxx]

Yep! Keep it simple!

[@jamesdoyle5405]

So glad I don't have to move any longer. In the US we don't have the Bürgeramt but we do have the previously mentioned utilities and the infamous DMV. There was no mention of getting the internet, how is that done in Germany? Seems like Herr Müller was instantly on line.

[@Ingrid-wf4cl]

You have to notify the provider and install the devices at home.

[@jamesdoyle5405]

@Ingrid-wf4cl Thanks!

[@sergiorolando_]

and this may take up to a month because Termin

[@Ingrid-wf4cl]

@@sergiorolando_ no ,i had my internet when i moved in.There was already a telecom connection and it just had to be activated.

[@sergiorolando_]

@@Ingrid-wf4cl that is if the connection was made before and if you are taking your existing contract. If you move to a freshly renovated apartment or a new building, then the month of waiting is true.

[@TheS3b33]

1:00 indeed Romanians like to buy their own houses and pay for it 30 years, but in my opinion the percentage of people that rent is higher, it's just not registered with the proper authorities due to tax evasion

[@antopov6559]

0:22 Improve what?!

[@pigoff123]

I have never received a house warming gift. My realtor did pay for my doors to get new locks and have a guy come and spray the house for bugs but I never saw one before or after. 😊

[@dweuromaxx]

Hi @pigoff123! That was just his special way of celebrating your housewarming..😊🐞🕷🔑

[@smp332012]

I have moved many times and I have never received a house warming gift. I don't know if people do that anymore in the Southwest of the U.S.

[@dariaszczepanik6884]

102 m2 is not average in Germany...

[@dweuromaxx]

According to official statistics it is! ;)

[@pigoff123]

As an American in Germany I never registered my moves. My mom was German. She never told me I had to. Lol

[@musicisagoodvibe]

not just Germans have surnames on the bells....common thing in Europe...if you are not living in the house....as house has 1 number on the address

[@tonyaldridge-n3x]

never understood why when we're moving kitchens we aren't moving bathrooms, anyway Germany renting and moving is way, way better than England renting and moving, which was always a very depressing experience for me and I did it too many times sad face

[@bengt_axle]

At last, Michael and Julia move in together. But will they marry? After how long? Before or after the kids?

[@kedarpaul7904]

As someone to move out in a month, I want someone to hug me and tell me, it is going to be okay and I am moving 6 km from my house.

[@sergiorolando_]

I moved just to the building in front and it was a 4 month nightmare. finally it is over. Brace yourself :)

[@sergiorolando_]

102 average? not in any big german city

[@derniederrheiner4518]

Hm, I'm watching the videos now because I want to know how I'm seen as a German. Or because the reporter is so good-looking? Questions upon questions. . .

[@dweuromaxx]

Hopefully both, Dernie!

[@q_branch_]

Is his beard two different colors?!? I thought I was losing my mind…

[@vuyiswadlamini9273]

Yes it is

[@dweuromaxx]

Yep! Not very "Average German"

[@vuyiswadlamini9273]

@@dweuromaxx 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jopiaspieder1184]

I use the Imperial System and not the Metric one

[@dweuromaxx]

That's great 😀

[@diegoeuler7449]

Afther living 7 years in Berlin , i can said that not only germans find move out stresfull , insted all people that live in this city. Germans and pepers they are lovers hahah

[@Mareike86741]

lol couples I know the girl organizes all the stuff around the move and not the guy 100 qm lol like 10 years ago maybe no one can afford this in bigger cities with most renters also bread and salt nothing to do with warmth it’s so you never run out off it “Brot und Salz Gott erhalts” you better off bringing some flowers nowadays

[@AlgorelXbox]

first housewarming gift.. ARD-ZDF envelope :(

[@dweuromaxx]

😅😅😅 that's true

[@hayabusa27]

Meanwhile the migrants are living in lavish manors and mansions while the Germans being exiled 😆

[@bandicoot-h2v]

I think DW for this series was looking for the most boring German without any charisma at all. They could have brought in the guy from the RadicalLiving

[@shahlabadel8628]

I agree. this guy looks more Spanish than German .

[@kitty_s23456]

Maybe the guy from Radical Living has a higher talent fee, after all he's an "influencer" with many subscribers. But yeah, that guy (Radical) looks very German & fits the stereotype. 😅

[@dweuromaxx]

Sorry about that - Joaquim Phoenix was booked that day

[@PTRMAN]

I find it odd that most apartments seem to have a tiny kitchen. Do Europeans just eat out more often?

[@jenl2530]

That’s just typical in large cities. In New York, you’d find even smaller.

[@Ingrid-wf4cl]

I don`t know about whole Europe ,but in Germany there are mostly dining tables in the living room.

[@dweuromaxx]

Older flats don't tend to have the open plan kitchens that newer properties would, perhaps?

[@patbecker333]

Lol….😄

[@YOBAN-K]

I ALWAYS WONDERING SEE TO WEST MOVIES OR DRAMA, IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAMMER A NAIL INTO A WALL THE WEST COUNTRY ?? IF IS IT TO RENT HOUSE?

[@equinox7839]

Yes, you just have to cover the hole and, if necessary, paint the wall before you move out

[@YOBAN-K]

@@equinox7839 Thanks for your answer It's unthinkable in Korea if it is my house

[@dweuromaxx]

Yes, as long as you fill the hole. You can also paint walls as long as you paint them back to white when you leave!