Brit Reacts to 12 Shocking Facts About Germany That You Have Never Heard Before

[@evilmessiah81]

prison break is not realy legal, its only that you dont get extra charge for it, as long as you dont commit other crimes while you do it. like destroying propperty, theft or assault, so if you are not in a situation where by miracle all doors in the prison are open and no guard is around to hold you back, you will not get extra charges for escaping, but the charge you are in prison for dosnt go away

[@williamrockwood5234]

yes... that makes it legal. you are not punished for it and there is no law against it.

[@olgahein4384]

@@williamrockwood5234 Well yeah, if someone doesn't close the door and you just walk out of prison through that door and go sit on a park banch, that 's totally absolutely fine. If you get picked up and brought to prison again, you will just continue your sentence and nothing else. If you break something, steal something, hurt someone, etc, that's another story and will be charged separately.

[@JonasReichert1992]

@@williamrockwood5234Yes but in reality you have to break things to get out- and you definitely get punished for that.

[@williamrockwood5234]

@@JonasReichert1992 yes, that is true. but that is "crimes along the way". if for some reason you find a way to escape without that, then it's not illegal. ...and there have been cases where that happened. i remember at least 2, one where someone sneaked into some delivery van (i think it was to deliver food or pick up clothes or something) and got out this way and another where someone escaped while he was escorted to a doctors appointment outside of prison, he went to the "toilet" and escaped through the window. in both cases, no one was harmed, nothing was broken, nothing was stolen... so no additional time.

[@JonasReichert1992]

@@williamrockwood5234 But both cases happened in the USA- where you get punished even if you don’t break anything

[@omanipadmeum7319]

When German products came onto the English market, they were bought more often than domestic products because of their quality. Then the government decided to label German products "Made in Germany" because they thought that the English might buy English products out of a sense of national pride. However, they achieved the complete opposite. More German products continued to be purchased precisely because of their quality and the "Made in Germany" label became a worldwide trademark for outstanding quality!

[@charli4815]

sadly not today anymore :(

[@paavobergmann4920]

I heard they were bought because of the price, and government warned people of low quality tools, because at that time, in the early years of industrialization, most german products actually were cheap knockoffs. that changed arguably, but it was true in the beginning. A bit like japan.

[@lowersaxon]

To be honest in a short period of time in the 1840s German products of which many were copied from English ones were „rubbish“, actually. Things changed dramatically after German unification in 1871.

[@Kelseki]

Es ist alles besser als "Made in China"

[@alcapone9550]

Today it's only "developed/engineered in Germany" 😂

[@CodeNascher_]

about those 25k castles: that's more castles in Germany than McDonald's in the USA.

[@HakleberryFinn]

as far as i know, as a German. the leftover Castles in Germany are only 10% of all Castles that were Build here. (Known from old Texts n stuff) Easy Math to how many lost Castles there are in Germany.

[@mariokuppers5686]

That are not all castles as you think about. It counts everything from the slightest motte hill, parts of city walls to fortified Farmsbuildings and even some abbeys as an casrle. If you take real castles as anybody imagines it isn´t much more than in UK or France. If you take our German counting and guessing alone in the neighbouring and former neighbouring 3 villages from me are 4 castles per deffinition. In reality 3 of them where overhyped Farms given out to Knights and an old motte of 5 x5 m without building where only the ditch exists. Real castles are roughly 20 km+/- apart like anywhere else in Medieval Europe. In UK the most of them will if they lucky qualify as Hall or Manorhouse while they get countet as castle in Germany

[@duke6321]

That's more then McDonalds worldwide exists

[@DieBlutigeLynn]

15:09 "Bingen" pronounced like the English verb "binge" hahaha, that pronunciation!!! XD omg I'm dying! It's actually pronounced exactly like the "-ing" suffix in English verbs lol hahaha not like "binge" xD

[@KnowToChill]

There are also more then 25 K intresting Things in the USA then MC Donalds i think 😂Alone this KZbinr Guga with his 30 K of Stake and BBQ Recepies 😙👌I cant even beleve that MC Donalds made it in the USA ( and the Rest of the World) whats wrong with this Peopel ?😂Guga or i ll bet New York Pizzas should have the Spotlight 😂MC Donald must have forced this Peopel with Guns ! " Eat that Crap or we will shoot you !"

[@red_dolphin468]

futher German inventions: Coffee filter; Refrigirator; first programable Computer; Radar System; LCD-Screens; automated calculator; Pocket watch, the TV; Aspirin; and and and- there seems no end XD

[@nightstorm5914]

also 4 different kinds of engines for vehicels/cars

[@mrgp3942]

@@nightstorm5914 not only for cars. if i remember corrctly, the jet engine too ohh nvm u wrote vehicels

[@nightstorm5914]

@@mrgp3942 yes, you were right, with jet engine it would be technical 5

[@paavobergmann4920]

@@nightstorm5914 I am not sure if some german invented them. Russia and britain come to mind. JUMO might have developed the first full series production model though, but the british prototypes at that stage were actually further advanced, if I am right. The models germany pressed into production were kinda sketchy tbh.

[@nightstorm5914]

@@paavobergmann4920 if i recall "correctly", germany and british had ideas at the same time in the war but germany built it first, since britsh goverment didn’t accept/saw the use for it. Only some time later, the british inventor got asked about some suspicious grass marks from an air photo from an german airfield, which looked burned, he knew, that the germans had jet engines too and told them that, which started them their production And yes, their were mostly bad combined with good ideas

[@hightidemidafternoon]

Considering the bombs ... what has turned into a real issue up here in the north is the decomposition of phosphorus bombs in the baltic sea. The white phosphor being washed ashore looks eerily similar to the amber which can be found here. During the summer months due to the higher temperatures the phosphor will set itself on fire before anyone finds it. But during the winter time tourists and locals alike happy to have found a big chunk of amber will unknowingly put the pieces of phosphor in their pockets where it then warms up slowly and will burn at around 1300 degrees celsius resulting in horrible burns. Unfortunately water will not put the phosphoric fire out. There have been so many accidents in recent years. Everyone is adviced to at least put their beach finds into a jar first, but the word doesn't seem to have spread. We really need warning signs installed.

[@lutiger8941]

Not only is school for free, underage kids have to attend school. Skipping school for a longer period of time is punishable and can lead to a fine.

[@Dilkajunun]

In Bavaria, the police will come and take you to school the same day. 😄 Skipping school isn't really a thing here and I was always amazed at how easy it seems to be elsewhere.

[@meinnaame6988]

And there is absolutely no homeschooling, unless they invent another flu that we all die from and have no toilet paper...

[@Dilkajunun]

The Berlin wall was not a symbolic partition. It was an actual partition with guards who would shoot you if you tried to escape. The death zone and a fence with guards went along the whole border between eastern and western Germany.

[@leo-zj8zf]

thats right,but when the wall fell it became to a symbol

[@hans-peterspeer9458]

MKan sollte aber auch wissen, das es die USA waren, die die Russen massiv gedrängt haben dafür zu sorgen, dass die Mauer gebaut wurde.

[@blutwigknochensense3750]

In fact in Germany you can drink beer and vine in public at the age of 14 if your parents are with you

[@m0lDaViA]

Nope. Not in public.

[@blutwigknochensense3750]

@@m0lDaViA Restaurants, Bars and Biergärten are not public?

[@Lord_of_Strings]

Beer yes but not vine,

[@Lord_of_Strings]

@@blutwigknochensense3750 alcohol free beer yes but not with alcohol and no wine

[@blutwigknochensense3750]

@@Lord_of_Strings Maybe in yoour region. But in the end of the day no one cares. Especially me. I am old enough to Drink what andnin the amount that I wsnt

[@FreshmannyLP]

Me as a german I must say you are so pleasant - I can feel you really are interested in our country which is kind of rare for an american or english guy. I play Apex Legends since it came out in 2019 and all the time me an my friend play it together and the third random guy notices we are german the only thing you hear all the time is "H*** Hit****" so yeah, I had a negative impression on americans and/or UK people so far but I am glad there is people like you.

[@HakleberryFinn]

about that drinking age, most Germans say at 21 years: I´m over my drinking period. while americans jst start drinking and get wasted.

[@Bleed1987]

thats true i stopped drinking every weekend when i was 18

[@laurasworld4043]

While I might argue with 21 I agree on the general statement. I stopped with around 25. So I will agree to “in their early to mid twenties” 😉😉

[@Alisse.notavaliable]

19 and a bottle of amaretto... Now I'm getting sick even thinking about it.

[@nebelland8355]

Thinking back you are right. I drank quite often with 18/19 and then I was finished 🤷‍♀️

[@peerm2130]

It took us only 632 years to build the dome in collogne xD So after the WWII, we had to be a bit more efficient to rebuilt the country in a shorter amount of time :D

[@Dave1507]

...and some bits still fall off to this day, it s a rare occasion when you don't see any scaffolding on it.

[@xSoulhunterDKx]

the dome is NOT finished, because of the myth

[@snippedtiex]

It's not only sausages, we have so many different types of bread (lots of different tastes and forms)

[@morganmeadowes6861]

We need to appreciate our bread more, I was once in a smaller village in France and low-key shocked there was no bakery, only a supermarket that sold nothing but baguettes (not even croissants) and long story short, we ate almost exclusively baguette for two weeks. I have never been so happy to be back home than after that holiday. XD

[@wirrwarr8834]

@@morganmeadowes6861 Tjo, but if you really want to have good bread, then you're forced to make it yourself. Real bakers are almost extinct. Fortunately, the old recipes have survived.

[@morganmeadowes6861]

@@wirrwarr8834 I wouldn’t necessarily say extinct, though that may depend what a real baker is to you. But I am planning on experimenting with some bread-making in the near future and so far the few things I’ve made have been great fun and yummy!

[@wirrwarr8834]

​@@morganmeadowes6861 We had a village baker here until 20 years ago. When he retired, the business was taken over by a bakery chain. There is no longer a classic family business here. You won't find anything like this in the surrounding area or the city either. That's when I started baking bread myself. Apart from an incomparable taste, it is also a very big saving measure. For the price of one _high-quality_ grain roll, I will make you a 1.5 kg sourdough bread with a coffee and a biscuit. ;) And you said it yourself, yummy! It takes so little to compete with the breads from the chain stores. It has already happened that friends and acquaintances have asked me at the barbecue evening where I got the delicious baguettes and bread, and whether the bakery is somewhere nearby - yup, very close. ;)

[@evanescent4951]

And its fucking amazing

[@MellonVegan]

19:20 No, there are just a couple of errors in this section. First of all, the entire highway system is called the Autobahn, not just the bits without speed limist. And you don't get pulled over for speeding there, you get in trouble for driving recklessly (not following the safety rules).

[@snickepie95]

Nein, das ist schon korrekt, wie es im Video gesagt wird. Er meint, dass die Autobahn 65% des Schnellstraßennetzes ausmacht und das ist korrekt. Der Rest sind halt die Bundestraßen. Im darauffolgenden Satz sagt er ja sogar, dass geschwindigkeitsbegrenzungsfreie Abschnitte einen Großteil der Autobahn ausmachen, aber nicht gesamte Autobahn darstellen. Auf die USA bezogen sind deren Highways unsere Bundesstraßen und deren Interstates sind unsere Autobahnen.

[@zessonateacloud]

11:55 I think people would find Freigang even weirder. The prisoners are allowed to leave the prison to work locally or look for jobs. At the end of the day they need to come back. And apparently the rate of people using this to escape is really low.

[@SaulGodman4200]

That's not entirely true, only some of the prisoners are allowed to do it. This is subject to many conditions and is only possible towards the end of the prison sentence. Some will never get this opportunity because there is simply a lack of space and employees

[@mangalores-x_x]

It is a privilege and once you get privileges they can be taken away. Prisoners getting it hence have a reason not to screw it up

[@Humpelstilzchen]

The sausage is white because they use regular table salt for curing instead of nitrate curing salt and they are only heated (not boiled) in water instead of grill/fry them. Don't let you scared away from trying they are actualy really good 😊

[@alicemilne1444]

The colour is also due to the type of meat, as veal is a main component. Fun fact for non-Germans: white sausages are usually only found in the south of Germany, which is why there is an imaginary dividing line called the "white sausage equator", running roughly just north of Frankfurt am Main.

[@Humpelstilzchen]

@@alicemilne1444 Yep. I'm on the south of the weißwurscht equator 😁

[@alicemilne1444]

@@Humpelstilzchen I used to live just about on the equator (Spessart), but now far north of it.

[@addjem]

Traditionally, the white sausage must be eaten before 12 noon on the day it is made so that it does not spoil. Precisely because no nitrite curing salt was used and there were no refrigerators.

[@arneberthold7436]

then the sweet mustard 😉😊

[@officertom6751]

The thing with the undefused bombs is also true unfortunately. I'm a German and a few times we had to leave our homes for a few hours because a bomb defusing took place. Fortunately the bombs were always defused and didn't explode.

[@pinkeHelga]

I'm woundering how one can wounder. :) Every war area is contaminated with unexploded aircraft bombs. The rate of duds is not low. There has been a massive bombardement over German cities. Most of the time the bombs can be safely defused by experts. The area is evacuated for safety reasons. Then the bomb is cutted into small pieces and burned. When it is too dangerous, a controlled detonation will be initiated. Walls of containers with sand or water can protect the environment. In few cases the bomb is moved into a protective transport container and detonated at a safe place.

[@RealdemokratischerBürger]

The US was never bombed, only one time. From the japanese in the pearl harbour. So they don't have the consequences in mind.

[@morganmeadowes6861]

I can’t believe they said rarely known facts about Germany and then proceeded to talk about beer, sausages, cars/speed limits and castles. This encapsulated the German stereotype in one video. But it also made me very nostalgic about sausages that I haven’t eaten since childhood because I’m vegetarian now, so they’re not wrong. Currywurst Pommes is basically the German equivalent of fish n chips, we eat it all the time, it’s the go to fast food at a carnival or street food or even Christmas market.

[@Mimi-ol2pf]

Fun fact about the bomb topic. I am german and we are part of a garden Club were every member leases a garden. One of which still has a bomb below its shed and they can't remove it because the shed needs to be removed in order to do so which would have been paied by the owner of the garden and of cause he wont allow it because its quiet expensive. So Yeah, we lovingly call it the hundredweightgarden :D Living with the knowlegde that there is a bomb just a few gardens next to you is something xD

[@omanipadmeum7319]

The castles were actually not built for war, but for peace. The more castles a ruler built, the more the land around was pacified. Only nobles were knights and if they had not inherited anything, they became robber barons and marauded through the countryside. The castles offered protection, as the raids were focused on the surrounding villages, where there was livestock and much more to capture and the farmers could retreat to the castle to at least save their lives. The people supplied and fed the lord of the castle, who in return was obliged to protect his subjects, if necessary by force of arms. The last place of refuge in the event of a storming was the so-called "Burgfried". This word also contains the the old version of the word peace - "fried" = "peace".

[@Sciss0rman]

You don't get extra charges for running, but you'll be held accountable for any damage/harm you do to property or people. And you'll have to finish your initial sentence when they catch you, of course. BTW... in presence of a legal guardian, drinking beer and wine is allowed at the age of 14 in Germany. You can buy it yourself at 16.

[@norrinradd2364]

21:00 Don't be too modest! The British also have very famous inventors and explorers. They are no less brilliant, but for certain reasons they rely more on trade than production. There is no Formula 1 car in the world that does not feature British engineering. Most of them are made in the UK. They have made significant contributions in all areas of engineering, science and mathematics. By the way, Great Britain has won more Nobel Prizes than Germany. It's a real shame that the UK is no longer part of the EU and its research.

[@rocker8897]

Nice, today I learned a lot of new things about my own country. 😂😂😂 Wer ist noch alles deutsch hier?

[@RealdemokratischerBürger]

Icke

[@KanzakiAo1]

Ich 🖐🏾

[@alexanderpracher6753]

Legal age of drinking ist 14 If You are guided with Your parents in Public. With 16 You can Drink alone.

[@bluflaam777LSA]

There's places like that in the US as well. 21 alone, but with your parents no age limitation.

[@BigTwitchy]

Need to add, that some bars won't serve unaccompanied minors, and they cannot go out unaccompanied after midnight.

[@maximkretsch7134]

Not all alcoholic beverages though.

[@AP-RSI]

You can drink beer and wine at 16, but not hard liquor!

[@MrUnirob]

@@bluflaam777LSA 1990 I was in LA during the world soccer cup. I had to sit outside of the bar whatching the Game through the door while my Father was inside.

[@C.H-u6o]

Even in sections on the Autobahn with no speed limit you have to drive respectful, not forcing others. Just one example

[@Z0RDR4CK]

_you have to,_ but it's not that respectful as you might imagine.

[@AsucaTheBLUBB]

​@@Z0RDR4CKif you ever drove in the US you'll appreciate Germans' average adherence to traffic rules

[@Z0RDR4CK]

@@AsucaTheBLUBB I regularly travel around the Great Lakes for work - from the State of New York to Minnesota. I often go on vacation to Detroit - yes, it sounds crazy, but that's how it is! And I know what you mean. Tailgaiting, brakechecking, getting cut off is part of the ride! :)

[@Julia-vr4ll]

@@Z0RDR4CKwell.. tailgating etc at 160 miles per hour (250kmh) is crazy stupid.

[@Z0RDR4CK]

@@Julia-vr4ll Who is talking about tailgaiting at 160mph? I was just sharing my experience when travelling the U.S. and in that region I drive speedlimit is 70mph. - 85mph is btw highest speedlimit in the U.S. which is half the speed you come up with. I wasn't talking about criminals, I was talking about the daily driving Idiots and I wasn't talking about the Autobahn in Germany at all.

[@sandrani7889]

You know as a Thuringian I have to admit that each butcher in our small town seasons their sausages differently. And Thuringian Bratwurst tastes differently everywhere in Thuringia. (Best of course in South Thuringia. 😊)

[@qq84]

4:44 No, the schools don't allow alcohol during school or on school ground. 11:16 It's understandable that someone doesn't want to be in prison, that's why they don't charge for escape, like 4 other countries (The Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand and Mexico).

[@kirviq]

Well, schools don't allow alcohol during school time. If the school or a group of pupils organizes a party on school ground there will be alcohol. (We had our Prom in our school gym and boy was there alcohol.)

[@laurasworld4043]

@@kirviq but that depends on the type of celebration and the time. In case of your prom, there were probably no or only a few minors (in this case I mean under 16) and so it was ok. A celebration with younger kids would not have alcohol. At least that is my experience.

[@philipprinderle467]

Higher education in Germany was almost free, but also very time-consuming and you have to bear your own living costs during schooling. there is a state aid called "bafög", but it is also only a state-subsidized loan, which can easily go to 16000 € within two years.

[@mapau9750]

Yes, some of those bombs did and do explode upon recovery. It happens every other year that one member of those highly specialized bomb removing teams is killed. Experts estimate that it will take 300 years to remove all left over bombs.

[@martinjost5637]

No, fortunately not every other year. But there had been accidents with members of the defusing team killed. In other cases they gave up, trying to defuse or move it and detonated it after preparation and evacuating the environment. Fortunately most of the bombs are buried deep in the ground, so you can walk around unharmed, but construction works a a different topics. In theory, you could find small arms ammunition on the ground, also being dangerous. But I have myself never seen some (so far).

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

In 2006 during highway constructions a worker died after an explosion because his machinery touched a WWII bomb buried deep in the ground near Aschaffenburg.

[@n0wi153]

German Inventions: Car , Computer, Bycicle, SpaceRocket, Mp3, Thermometer, and much more

[@RealdemokratischerBürger]

Hamburger and Barbie!! 😁

[@MellonVegan]

Ngl, the logic of the prison one seems so obvious to me that it's more than a little frustrating that no one seems to be able to put 2 and 2 together to realise: If the door is open, you can't be punished for leaving, that would be insane. But obviously they don't just let you run free. Just think about it.

[@lins.buchwelt]

Some info to the Bomb Story: I grew up in a City that was bombed durig WWII and there actually was a Supermarket where they found a bomb underneath it just like 2 years ago. When they find it they evacuate the area before they defuse it. I worked right next to the supermarket and we were informed about the evacuation a day or two ahead. I cant really say how it is for others but to me and my colleagues us it wasn't a big deal at all.

[@Attirbful]

“We invented the brush!” LOL You guys get the prize for trains and subways!

[@Rick2010100]

There are over 25.000 castles and a team hobby of historians made a list (book) and stopped the counting at 25.000, but they said there are more, but they finaly wanted to finish and publish their book.

[@elmercy4968]

Most are ruins though.

[@mariabusold3809]

25000? Wow, I estimated about 4000. Anyway, in fact we have the most castles in world. Same of them are used as youth hostels: Spending summercamps or school expeditions in castles ara typical and unforgetable experiences of a german childhood - sigh! And... The first Proclamation of democracy took place at a castle: The Hambach Castle at Neustadt/ Weinstraße in 1832 close to my housedoor. And ...The "Reformator" Martin Luther texted a spiritual beginning with: "Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott, eine feste Wehr und Mauer (please translate by yourself by google) You see: Castles are as important to us Germans as sausages ;-)

[@xSoulhunterDKx]

@@elmercy4968 doesnt matter much^^

[@miraculousfanyt]

10:50 Bombs still get discovered in our area right between houses... like three to four each year. In 2023 one was found 20 meters from a gas station.

[@fafnirdrache1210]

If you kick a bomb by walking in the forest it may be a very short meeting with a boom at it's end. 4-5 years ago when the Rhine was very low in summer they found a 250 kg bomb at a jetty of the "Köln-Düsseldorfer" (a company operating tourist river boats). They used the jetty for decades, always on and off above the bomb. You have to deal with this. BTW.: the oldest brewery in th world is Weihenstephan. Monks brewing beer since 1040 ad.

[@antjeblum9034]

yup, ww 2 bombs still are found frequently in Germany. Must have been thrown off like confetti in those times. Can't hardly imagine that kids of 15, 16 years of age were trained and employed for "flak" service. Few accidents with the leftover bombs, fortunately.

[@germankitty]

According to my family's lore, there's actually an unexploded bomb (most likely British) buried in the backyard of the house I inherited from my grandfather. My swing set used to stand right on top of it. 🙂

[@xSoulhunterDKx]

how about calling someone to defuse it? sounds like a weird story

[@germankitty]

@@xSoulhunterDKx If I call the bomb squad just on the suspicion/assumption one is in my back yard, I'll have to pay the search, the dig and the defusing. If the city discovers a bomb in the ground by probes and specialized aerial photography (routine for all major roadworks; we find several dozen each year all over the city -- and so do the surrounding cities), the cost lies with city admin. The whole area, an industrial and mining hub since the late 1800s, was heavily carpet-bombed by the British and Americans near the end of WW II; there were major raids in both 1942 and 44. If you've ever heard about the "Dambusters" (or seen the movie), that happened less than 70km from here. A few years ago, the city had to evacuate around 11000 people from their homes, including the two major hospitals in town, for a whole day because roadworks unearthed three huge bombs stuck under a street going through the city center. It may sound fantastical to an outsider, but it's fairly commonplace for us living here in the Ruhr Area.

[@dummerVogel]

​​@@germankitty Kann man das nicht checken lassen? Ob da wirklich ne bombe liegt, wenn es da gute Anhaltspunkte für gibt

[@olgahein4384]

21:26 Welllll, ever heard of 'Johann Sebastian Bach' (the elder)? He was, for the longest time, called the father of music. Partly cause he had over a dozen kids whom majorly went into music and composing (but also other arts and crafts too), just as his descendants. But he pretty much composed music that was the base of every music composed in Europe, later Americas, and even Asia for hundreds of years and lead even to modern music. Funny thing is, Bach was born in the same town in which Luther translated the Old Testament, creating the protestant movement, and it's also the homewown of Opel and Porsche cars.

[@RealdemokratischerBürger]

8 Kids of Bach died, so he promised god only to write for him his music.

[@paavobergmann4920]

10:55 yup. that happened. that´s a thing. Point is, some of the fuses used in WWII are about now so decayed that they start going off by themselves. Happened a couple years back in hessia, one farmer found a huge crater in his field in the morning. Another time, some road building equipment ran into one and blew up, etc. so, yeah it´s a thing. There was a time when a couple of major airforces kept dropping them all over the place for years on end, and tbh, we had it coming, really......so, yeah. Just be careful when digging.

[@DevilishDeathmatch]

Our grandfathers fought in WW2 and our grandmothers left the country to Poland but came back directly after the war to remove the debris they where also called Debris women (Trümmerfrauen). The imideatly started to build up everything they can. All people worked together and held together maybe that's one reason of Germanys Quick recovery ❤

[@solidsteel3634]

7:10 Could it be that you've never seen real cheese before? To confuse a Bavarian white sausage with cheese is blasphemous 😁. You should urgently take a trip to Germany, then everything will become clear to you 😉

[@chi_ra]

Higher education is not exactly free of charge in Germany. It is free of charge to attend any kind of college after high school, but enrolling into a university comes with tuition fees and student loans that can be pretty hefty, similar to many other countries.

[@insentia8424]

Regarding the Prison Escape thing: "A Person's Freedom is inviolable." Is a part of the Human Rights in Germany's law, and they stand above all other laws in Germany. So any law that would punish prison escape, would violate the Human Rights and as such couldn't be valid. That being said, any act that infringes upon the rights of another person, is prosecutable, because while you may do anything to protect your human rights, you are not allowed to violate the rights another person has. Realistically... it's nearly impossible to escape prison without making yourself prosecutable in some fashion.

[@fragdoch-nicht1290]

For the bomb thing,i liked to hang out on a field as a teenager. When they built a supermarket on the field years later,they dug up about 6 undetonated bombs. Spent a significant part of my youth sitting on sharp, undetonated warheads that were thrown off a plane 80 years ago.

[@xasanth6318]

fun fact: we also have tons of less prisoners per million inhabitants... anyway you usually don't escape :D

[@Rick2010100]

German traffic laws say you can drive as fast as you want on the Aotobahn, but your speed must be adapted to the traffic situation and environmental influences. You must also be able to adapt your speed to dangerous situations at any time. If you can't do this, you can get a fine or, in the event of an accident, be held primarily responsible.

[@kirviq]

Yep. The recommended speed for unlimited sections on the autobahn is 130 km/h (~81mph). If you get involved in an accident and were driving faster you better have a good reason for doing so. Your insurance might not pay and you might get a partial responsibility even if it was the others fault. And I think you could get a fine on top, but not sure about that.

[@IIIOOOUS]

I would say the standard sausage types are less then a hundred, but then you have some local varieties of each one.

[@williamrockwood5234]

well tbh... we started drinking with 13-14 actually. by the age of 16 we already had lots of experience haha. (of course that might have changed over time and might also be different from region to region.)

[@turok4714]

About 5-7 years ago, you could still legally smoke tobacco as a 16-year-old in Austria (Germany's neighboring country to the south) and many brands adapted the designs specifically for young people or put menthol balls with fruity flavors in the cigarette filter. If you crushed this little ball in the filter, the cigarette tasted like candy and the menthol made it easier for young people to take a puff. But that's all in the past, smoking is now only permitted from the age of 18, just like in Germany, and these "fruity menthol balls" have also been banned for years. At least in Germany and Austria, in other countries they are still allowed, as far as I know in Switzerland and the Eastern European countries.

[@mr.wasgehtsiedasan1564]

The "legal drinking age" is wrong. You can legally buy at 16 (alone without parents) but drink at 14. When I was 14, I was drinking in pubs in Düsseldorf with my parents

[@Caildyn]

sausages consist of different types and amounts of meats, fats and spices. Also there's huge differences in how they're treated after mixing the ingredients together. Some sausages are boiled, some are smoked, some get both, others stay raw... it's quite interesting once you get to know the process and the different recipes and no, they won't pull you over just for speeding in an area with no speed limit on the Autobahn, but you still need to consider that you're not alone on the road. So reckless driving, endangering others by your actions and also hopping through openings on the lanes is considered endangering others and can either cause people to call the police on you or police officers to notice you and pull you over.

[@d4rkside84]

actually it's legal at 14 for beer and wine under the view of youre parents, at 16 u can drink alone wine and beer. :D

[@phoenixfeathers4128]

In regards to the unexplored bombs: Yep, there are quite a few cases in which old bombs, sometimes grenades are found in Germany. They are often found eventually, then a tree am of professionals comes in and dismantles them. Everyone within a certain radius is evacuated, so that in the unlikely event that the professionals have to detonate the bomb/ let it explode, no habitants there die. Unfortunately, it’s not impossible for the team to die during a failed dismantlement. In the area where I live there were 4 old bombs found within 366 days - all were dismantled without injury or death. Prison break is only legal if the escapee doesn’t commit any other crimes on the run - breaking in, destroying or damaging property, theft, murder/ manslaughter or physically hurting others etc. The person in the original video forgot to mention Germany’s musicians and composers - the Bach family, Beethoven, Brahms, the Schumann couple, Strauss, Mendelssohn, Händel, Wagner, Telemann, just to name a few!

[@derwinfater9156]

Not-so fun fact about the bombs: after WW2 many houses were built on levelled debris which also contained unexploded bombs. So it is just a matter of time, that the deteriorating barrier between the chambers collapses and and could trigger an explosion If the chemicals were still where they were. Hopefully the surrounding material has deteriorated the same way and the chemicals have already migrated into the ground. Many of those bombs were constructed to set off by mixing two chemicals. And this mechanism failed originally which led to it not exploding when it was supposed to. People considered them harmless at that time, not knowing that the jammed process could still be triggered any time.

[@Dilkajunun]

Fun fact: There are even a lot of streets that are not part of the Autobahn network, that don't have a speed limit. They need to be built in a certain, very safe way, have at least two lines and stuff, but they are actually not that rare. I enjoy driving fast with a nice car but it is necessary to be very responsible. I only go 220 km/h if the autobahn is free and the middle lane is empty. Usual travel speed is around 120 due to traffic.

[@soldierofgodrickthe1st]

9:55 german here and this is so true we get like all couple of weeks ther is a bomb wich got discoverd at like a construction site and then has to be defused

[@horun7226]

yes, unexploded bombs are a topic in Germany. Only about 2 weeks ago one was found in a field near my work place

[@Attirbful]

1000 types of sausages and 3000 kinds of breads. Pretty much every baker and every butcher has their own secret recipe, concoction of spices and add avarious processes of boiling, curing, smoking etc….

[@Maarc-uy3nz]

Also, I lived and worked in Germany for almost 30 years, no comparison to now being in UK. The autobahn thing is now very rarely unlimited, it is now normally 130 kph.

[@Baerchenization]

70% of the Autobahn are unlimited as of today. Do not judge it from your usual, local circle of commute.

[@christinehorsley]

Wow, at 0:21 a view crossing Neckarbruecke (Bridge) in Tuebingen actually shown in one of these videos, first I’ve seen this … usually only the “big” tourist spots are shown. And again at 11:55, this time the other side of the bridge is shown. But for the life of me I don’t see the connection of prison escapes and Tuebingen, there’s no prison in Tuebingen. The guy is hilarious, takes everything at face value, half the time doesn’t wait until the video presenter has fully explained it … Some statements are grossly exaggerated, the 1000 varieties of sausages include local variations that don’t differ much from others in the particular reason, and at butchers and grocery stores one usually doesn’t find more than maybe 10 to 15 different sausages, including some luncheon meats (for sandwiches) which are sliced from sausages. And the 25000 castles, well, that includes palaces, castles on hilltops, fortresses, manors and stately country homes, and a whole lot of RUINS, I’d say most of the 25000 are ruins, with maybe a couple walls or remnants of a keep. My guess would be that Great Britain has as many per square kilometer.

[@Leftyotism]

19:17 No again. You need to interpret less into words and stick closer to the words. If you drive like a mad man you get checked out. Driving fast is not the same thing as driving like a maniac and endangering others.

[@Ahyami]

Making a Race on the Autobahn means, youre not on one Track, you will catch up to evryone on evry Side of the Track and change them not only to catch up from left Side as also from the rigth Side. Catching up someone from left is illegal. So thats mean you cant just hit the Pedal. You clearly has to watch out for those who cant drive as fast as you want to. ps. im from Switzerland and not Germany, so if i havnt writ it well feel free to correct me^^

[@aggdga]

The low age at which people start drinking alcohol has a certain purpose. It is intended to promote the sensible use of alcohol, so that by the time you reach the age of 18 you already have experience with it. For example, this helps to raise awareness that driving drunk is not a good thing, as driving a car is only permitted if you are 18 years old and have a driving license.

[@Myrtana1]

The problem with the motorways in Germany is that it is not rare that people (mainly drunk men) race each other and often cause terrible accidents doing so. That is why police watch out for them. But in general where there's no speed limit you can drive as fast as the traffic allows it

[@IIIOOOUS]

The bombs are very deep in the ground. They only find them on construction sites or with metal detectors.

[@olgahein4384]

Or when something else breaks. Here in my town one time there was an incident with a pipe (i think gas pipe that bursted or smth) and they had to evacuate the area. They started to dig and accidentally stumbled upon a bomb and had to call the bomb squad before they could continue. People had to stay away from their homes for 2 days.

[@ulf-nicklassdegenhardt-mei3121]

Even there is not written speed limit, you still follow some other rules limiting the speed you are allowed to go. You are not allowed to race against others, you have to be able to break to a total stop in your line of sight, you are not allowed to overtake someone on the right...

[@maxmustermann126]

For Firefighters: The Firebrigade in Germany is mostly voluntarily. Only in towns you will find Firefighters that do it as a Job. The Rest got other Jobs and will do it in their free time or Companys allow them to leave work.

[@Dreatnought1966]

fun fact : Until the 1990s, beer was served with lunch in Bavarian barracks of the Bundeswehr.

[@kellymcbright5456]

Echt? Also selbst erlebt?

[@kalpea_varis]

When I was in college a few years ago there were active Fliegerbomben (bombs) in the area. They evacuated the entire area around my college for several hours until they disarmed the bombs. Quite the eventful afternoon, but seeing as this happened quite often in the city I studied in we were more pissed about missing our trains back home instead of being worried over the bombs lmao.

[@MilaehDoliris]

15:03 funny thing cause, my town alone offers 3 castles. If we take the others from my region to it we can already count to 10 or 15 castles in the 30min around me

[@Kevensting]

Regarding no Speed Limit: There is something called "Dangerous driving" - if you endanger others by reckless driving - high speed, switiching lanes, pulling up to close to other cars to push them out of the fast lanes etc. - police will pull you out - no matter the actual speedlimit.

[@OrkarIsberEstar]

ok so prison break was explained in the comments already but i think there is more shocking facts than the video shows. As example - age of consent is 14 - yes for the adult stuff given your partner is under 18 as well. 16 if he or she is older than 18. - Taking fotogaphs of people in public without their consent is illegal - wearing pro communist shirts, flags etc. is illegal (for the same reason the ww2 themed ones are as well) - being naked in public is legal, if it is a "low frequented" area or a designated area. - being clothed in a sauna is forbidden and you can get kicked out for wearing swimwear

[@swyntopia]

They forgot: - the motor carriage - the Ottomotor ( Gas engine ) - nuclear sciences - nuclear fission, that led to nuclear energy - vaccination - letterpress - the science of aviation - and more 🙂 but: I do respect inventions of other nations, for example the steam engine from the british, the origin of industrisation, for example ! 🙂

[@markus1351]

10:49 yes sadly... In my area during road reconstruction an asphalt grinder hit a 500lb bomb...

[@marwerno]

23:00 What they forget to mention: It is also taken for breakfast. So when you arrive for a stopover at 6:00 AM in Munich Airport, you actually see people sitting at the tables having a nice jug of beer in front of them waiting for the flight to leave 🙂

[@kayscharrenbroch5248]

a short fact, in Germany we have over 6500 sorts of beer, greetings from Germany ;-)

[@JessyJinxed]

When you were shocked with the Bomb fact, all I could do was nod and say "yep- yes- exactly" ...

[@alexanderpracher6753]

For prision Break you don't get a extra charge but when they catch You, You still must take Your former duty.

[@Rick2010100]

No, there is no § in the German criminal code (StGB) wich allows this. Germans can only sentenced by § of the StGB and if there is § against it, there is no punishment. However, aiding and abetting in the breakout of prisoners is certainly a criminal offense - § 310 StGB.

[@cheetad2864]

About the bombs, I remember at school once there was an announcement that all students that lived in a certain area had to go home because they found a bomb there and had to evacuate. I also have a friend that lives in Hamich, where there was the biggest tank fight during the war, she still finds old bullets and coins sometimes, and there are many craters and shelters. I think the reason why there are still so many bombs was that after the war they just buried it all, like they just build on top, or something like that

[@fabianoner303]

Fun Fact in Germany you can drink at 14 if the parents allow it and are near you

[@hschmidt79]

Legal drinking age is 16 if kids are alone. In presence of their parents legal drinking age is 14 years. For example in a Steakhouse when I was 15 my father ordered beer for me, as it fits a steak better than cola.

[@beemex01]

Feel free to get a Tesla. Tesla also has a big production facility in Germany 😊

[@luvlee5282]

I'm from Germany and i'm loving cars and motorcycles from Japan.

[@1b2m]

Regarding that Autobahn myth: there's hardly a stretch of Autobahn left on which you can actually drive "theoretically unlimited" speeds. Most of Germany's Autobahns are limited for a vast variety of reasons, "noise pollution", "road damage", "crash hazard", the omnipresent building sites (because every good Autobahn needs to be dug up for several years at a time), or just to prepare drivers for upcoming important "route decisions" and making it less dangerous to maneuver across several lanes if need be. So yes, there are a few stretches of Autobahn left that are theoretically unrestricted, but just because it says "Autobahn" that doesn't mean you can always and everywhere tread the pedal to the metal as you please. Also a great treat: due to a LOT of crashes on Autobahns, often with final outcomes, the authorities take speed limits very seriously. They have speed traps and speed cameras littered all over the place, and going just a few km/h over the limit can already cost you dearly, especially in building sites where excessive speed could endanger road workers. And in the few areas you theoretically could drive as fast as you want, the "fun" is ruined by morons that block all the lanes. Trucks, buses, lemons and electric cars in the right lane going 80 km/h, inattentive cruisers and tired commuters dawdling at anything between 80-120 km/h in the middle lane, and then trucks, buses, lemons or electric cars overtaking them at 81-121 km/h in the "speed" lane on the left. Many "middle dawdlers" will also be just as fast/slow as the ones in the right lane, taking away lane space for those who want to go slightly faster than them, pushing them over to the left and blocking the way for everyone else wanting to go fast. And you would not believe the number of times I was nearly killed trying to get past someone who was (slooooooowly) catching up to a truck in the right lane. You'd think they'd check their rear view mirror/s and wait for anything approaching fast from behind to pass them before they mosey out of their lane... but nope. As soon as you are dangerously close to them, they'll just push out (turn signal or not) and force you over to the left lane, which could have someone speeding up behind you. So some inattentive or egotistical c*nt in the right lane could wreck not only their own life, but the lives of several others around them as well. Dangerous business going fast on Germany's Autobahns. If you want to try going fast on the Autobahn, I wouldn't advise you to try it out on your own, but instead to go with someone local who drives fast all the time, and can answer your questions and show you the ins and outs.

[@werttershans457]

Notable inventor, engineer and physician: Anschütz, Siemens, Robert Koch, Emil Behring, Paul Ehrlich, Rudolf Virchow, Würth, Zuse. ..

[@ym30214]

"Beer the daily companion" - What a nice way to describe alcoholism 😂

[@Overlordsen]

As a german it makes me genuinly sad to always see that people in other countries seem to be excited and jelous of exactly those traits of my country (like sausages, beer, cars, no speed limits), that honestly every reasonable and morally person shouldnt be proud of. I cant blame them/you for that. We germans ourselph seem to present us that way to the world and its really a shame.

[@marwerno]

19:00 Also keep in mind: The RECOMMENDED speed (when there is no speed limit) is 130km/h! If you go any faster AND have a accident (or if you do it in heavy traffic) you still might get a fine for speeding.

[@chambodubstep9965]

ahh yeah.. the unexploded bombs get found pretty often... just 2 weeks ago one was found near the central train station of Mönchengladbach and so i had to call someone to pick me up because the region around it got evacuated.. its really annoying but safety first :D

[@Attirbful]

yes, if the security of a prison has loopholes, a prison break does not warrant an additional punishment. When caught again, you’ll finish your time, unless, of course, you have committed new crimes during the break… Those WILL count anew!

[@Velphive]

Me as a bavarian. Its true

[@buddazanetti3240]

Freedom is your right. If you break out, you can only be condemned for it.

[@jinx.h.]

19:00 - Also, going fast and unsing the Autobahn as a race track is a difference. Its not allowed to race against others and put people in danger. Offending others on street has some really bad downsides like loosing your licence for 1-3 month, getting negative points in the licence register (you can only have so many to loose your licence completely). Also crossing a car on the right side or driving to close into his bud might bring you problems when someone reports you. And - showing a middle finger, cursing at others or using your phone in the car will bring you empty pockets.

[@FlyTOsky1]

We have also developed an engine that runs on diesel gasoline or any type of oil. It is called a multi-fuel engine

[@saarli5762]

Regarding the bombs: yes there have been incidents were they exploded. For example if people thought the area was bomb free, or didn't check at all and then found one with an excavator, or somebody found a usty lump of metal and taking it home only for it to be a live grenade. And regarding castles being on hills: Most of them were strategic fortifications. So placing them on the high ground was logical. You can also find some on key points like where there were important bridges or roads

[@publicminx]

many important inventions are not mentioned: the flexible printing press, modern paper (not the outdated stuff china had), the car, the computer, the phone, the jetEngine/first JetFighter, rockets, the glider, the helicopter, the bike, periodic table (at the same time with a russian), relative theory, quantum mechanics etc.

[@Black_Moon_Liv]

10:45 sometimes when they can’t secure they bomb they have to let it explode yeah. I had that near where I live. On house got destroyed. It wasn’t a massive bb so it didn’t blow up too much or anything :). I didn’t hear it explode idk if I was home. I think it was like 1 km away? 1-2 km?

[@Attirbful]

love how the video is raving about the unlimited speed on German Autobahn, while showing condensed Autobahn traffic, congestions due to construction and speed limited tunnel access… There are indeed many areas WITH speed limits!

[@DieBlutigeLynn]

15:09 Bingen pronounced like binge hahaha that pronunciation!!! XD omg I'm dying It's actually pronounced exactly like the -ing in English verbs lol hahaha not like binge xD

[@OliviaLee-vy7tv]

me feeling proud seeing some clips from the city where i live and where i just walk along the castels every day to school...Dresden

[@mxdxra1886]

Love this Video 😅 greetings from Germany 🇩🇪✌🏻