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[@ungerongt6033]

In Germany we say: Du hast Füße bis zum Boden, also lauf. Means: You have feets that reach the ground, so walk

[@DaxRaider]

As a German I never ever heared that in my life so it might be a regional thing where you life xD

[@mondexponent2126]

Fussbus fährt immer

[@toastbrot_aim___4702]

xD "du hast 2 gesunde Beine..."

[@toastbrot_aim___4702]

also the first thing i thought of with the question how to get there: We do have nice openly availeble but transit soooo.... take the bus :)

[@Tomschu]

​@@DaxRaiderMilitary Thing, as a Grenadier, i know it.

[@Peter_Cetera]

"Hela Curry Ketchup" ist KING!!!

[@Capt.-Nemo]

WHAT? Hela Curry is not spicy.

[@daphneschuring5810]

And it's Dutch!

[@Peter_Cetera]

@@daphneschuring5810 No it's NOT. It's from Ahrensburg, Germany

[@daphneschuring5810]

@@Peter_Cetera Gemaakt door een Nederlander volgens hun eigen site.

[@Modellbaustammtisch]

​@@daphneschuring5810No, it's so not Dutch! Check out Wikipedia for "Hela Gewürzwerk Hermann Laue GmbH", originaly founded in 1893 They are from Hamburg and a German Company. Hela is short for Hermann Laue.

[@duit111]

Well, who wants to have 200 bottles at home? Where you live, you have to drive miles to take them to a recycling center. Here, you simply take them with you when you go shopping and return them there.

[@UntilWeregoing]

You obviously dont drink as much as me XD ... Just a joke but yeah I get you!!!

[@liosscip]

@@UntilWeregoing there is also an option to get cases with 20 bottles per case, where you return the whole case at the bottom of those machines

[@Rafaela_S.]

@@UntilWeregoing When germans return the bottles, they usually buy new once that are filled and since they often go by bike or on foot, you are limited to the amount you buy, so you rarely take more than a 20 bottle case, most likely it's more around 6-10 bottles, per shopping day. Also a lot of germans drink tap water, often as basis for tea, coffee or made to sparkling water with a sparkling machine. So in many stores, you get the feeling there is more beer in the store, than non alcoholic drinks, cause of this. And if you would drink so much beer that you need to return 200 bottles per shopping visit, you've got a problem.

[@samsungtab3977]

I see a lot of people here with one or multiple shopping carts full of bottles to bring back all at once. Most of the time it's multiple people using up all the machines to save time.

[@JohnHazelwood58]

As the stores are nearby, you could go shopping every day - or even twice a day. That's why you don't buy that much stuff at once. When I was still living in a german city, I went shopping every day - right after work on my way home. Just quickly into the store, buying 2 or 3 items I needed for my evening - 3 minutes, done!

[@SiqueScarface]

I have five different supermarkets within a 10 min walking distance. Whenever I miss something in the kitchen, I just walk over and buy the item. No need for big hauls.

[@Gert-DK]

Yeah, I got 3 within 5 mins walk and a fourth is coming later this year.

[@MichaEl-rh1kv]

5:20 Quark is a kind of smooth cottage, curd or cream cheese. If made from sour milk it is also a intermediary product in the production of some cheeses. It can be used in sweet, fruity desserts, as savory chive quark, to make doughs for cakes or to make German cheese cakes. It is also used medically in poultices (cooling in case of joint inflammation, sprains, bruises, sunburn). 5:30 Harzer Käse (Harz cheese) is only one kind of "stinky" cheeses made from skimmed sour milk (therefore low fat, high protein). The Mainz and Hessian Handkäse variety are used in the classic regional dish "Handkäse mit Musik" (handy cheese with music), chopped up and marinated in vinegar, oil, onions, pepper and salt. (The onions make the "music".) 10:20 I never ever buy packaged meats. I get my sausages and meat from one of my preferred butchers. Far better quality - not as cheap, but you get more for your money in the end.

[@BennoWitter]

One thing comes to mind when I think about Canadian products in the supermarket. We have hundreds of types of cheese, but I have never seen those weird cheese curds that go into poutine. So, if I get poutine in Germany, it's usually made with mozzarella cheese.

[@HenryLoenwind]

Mozzarella is what you get when you pull and stretch those curds in hot water and then form a ball. So it's not far off. Which reminds me, KZbin hasn't recommended a cheese-making video to me for ages. Hey, algorithm, mix some of those between the "react to Germany" videos for a change, pretty please? ;)

[@robfriedrich2822]

0:40 Where I live, the next grocery store is a 5 minute walk away and the next mall maybe 20 minutes and when I use public transportation, I could save 10 minutes.

[@jonaskreuder1817]

Hela Curryketchup is pure love

[@Capt.-Nemo]

No, is too lax. The Kaufland Curry Ketchup is much better

[@nozee77]

Quark is basically what you get if letting joghurt sit in a fine sieve overnight (in the fridge) to get rid of some of the whey. What you are left with is a more solid/dense version of joghurt. It is amazing in a lot of dishes! Desserts, cheesecake, or savory with herbs, eaten alongside potatoes for example.

[@macdieter23558]

Spaghetti Ice was common even when I was a child. Maybe not at ALDI, but in Ice Cream Parlors it was widely known. Fun fact: I´m 63 now! Hela ketchup is from Ahrensburg/Germany, near my home town! And I still remember it from my childhood, our big bbq parties with Coca Cola, Bratwurst and meatballs! "Fleischsalat" (sausage salad) is best eaten on bread. Beer and Wine in a supermarket is common, and our legal drinking age for anything that doesn´t contain hard liquor is at 16, while kids are legally allowed beer and wine at the age of 14 when their parents are around. About the problem with the beer bottles at 2:44: These deposit machines crush the one-use plastic bottles, so they don´t take glass bottles. German thoroughness!

[@Heisenberg-Blue]

I used to live in Berlin and I was lucky enough to have a doctor and dentist on the ground floor in the block, I just have to take the elevator from the 9th floor to the ground floor. This was very convenient and the nearest supermarket was only 100 meters away.

[@karstenbursak8083]

8:07 That’s the famous Barbara’s rhubarb bar bababrian beart barber beer

[@McGhinch]

Quark is -- very short and not very precise -- a very early stadium of cheese. So it is not yoghurt or cream.

[@Alice-gp2gl]

Quark with herbals is similar to sour cream, but not the same. Germans like to combine it with bread or potatoes. You combine Quark without herbals with fruits or berries and cereals. That‘s typical for a German breakfast. Or you use it for desserts or cakes.

[@Muck006]

There are LOADS of OLD PEOPLE who use a bicycle to get to the store ... but mostly in eastern germany.

[@martinkasper197]

That was meat salad, not sausage salad in the video. It looks very different. Wurstsalat is sliced sausage with ghurkens and paprika or cheese...🤓

[@markus-pg6me]

Fleischsalat geht immer,alles drin einfach ausstreichen fertig.

[@tosa2522]

Even a homeless person would have 50 ct or 1 EUR to unlock a shopping trolley. You can also use plastic chips as a substitute for coins. The main point is to prevent customers from leaving shopping carts in the parking lot and damaging cars when they roll around unsecured.

[@Tomschu]

4:22 this company makes the best Curry Ketchup for Low price! I want buy, but this size is for 2-3y ! 😂

[@lockssista]

Die gibt es auch in kleinen Flaschen mit 300ml Inhalt!

[@Capt.-Nemo]

No, Hela is not the best. I prefer the Kaufland product, which is also spicier

[@Tomschu]

@@Capt.-Nemo schärfer ist nicht gleich besser. Aber, kann ich verstehen, wenn man gerne scharf ist.

[@Capt.-Nemo]

@@Tomschu Ich kenne Hela und bin nicht so begeistert von ihren Produkten. Selbst das Normale von Kaufland, was nicht scharf ist, schmeckt würziger. Und sind auch noch günstiger. Aber Geschmäcker sind halt verschieden.

[@Modellbaustammtisch]

​@@Capt.-NemoHabe kürzlich den Hela "Extra Scharf" entdeckt. Der hat einen lilafarbenen Deckel, kannte ich bisher nicht. Obwohl ich eigentlich nahezu "immun" gegen Schärfe bin, den merkt man schon. Echt lecker zur C-Wurst😊

[@tosa2522]

The HELA Curry Ketchup costs $17.00 for a bottle at Walmart online shipping. 😳It wouldn't be worth it to me for the price, because a bottle costs less than €3 here in Germany.

[@AbsolutePernilla]

In Sweden we love our tubed foods

[@Tomschu]

10:28 smoked blood sausage. i eat thin slices together with Ritz Cookies, at my home Cinema Theater at the basement

[@robertb8673]

I'm not a big fan of Ketchup, but if, it's Hela Curry. Hela good. 😋😏

[@cailleanmccain]

Hela Curry Ketchup, also called "Ahrensburger Gold" by some locals, as it is from the city of Ahrensburg, where I grew up. Of course, for me it is the one and only ;) Hela actually does export its products via its websites, just not for private households, but rather food services or supermarkets. I do not know what the minimum shipping amount is, just would hazard a guess and say you will be able to provide everyone in your vicinity with it... So either taste it when you get to Europe, or maybe make an aquaintance who could send it to you.

[@ichbinbluna3504]

Observe food import laws for Canada! Lebensmitteleinfuhr Gesetze für Kanada beachten!

[@Tomschu]

8:20 for the Breaktime! Normaly you buy cheaper at a Box of 20x0,5L. Friday after work, you see many worker. 4-6 boxes Put inside the Trunk at south Germany 😂

[@flomoe]

some years ago I bought Mischbrot(Sour dough bread) at Real Canadian Superstore. it tastes like the packed german bread

[@M-ly9pf]

I love your videos ❤ best wishes from Germany 🌴

[@UntilWeregoing]

Thank you so much!

[@gwendolynsnyder463]

I thought that the system with putting in a Euro was created to make people return their carts, so the ultimatum is "return your car or pay the 1Euro/50CT/2Euros fee you put in the cart for cleanup."

[@Gert-DK]

Mix some curry powder in normal ketchup. Maybe add something more spicy also. "Best Curry Ketchup in Vancouver" 🙂 Start with a small portion. 🙂

[@blitzstrahl]

Only sterilized milk is not refrigerated. And Wurstsalat is not the same as Fleischsalat.

[@macdieter23558]

Wurstsalat is often called Wurst-Käse-Salat (Wurst-Käs-Scenario). It is sausage sliced into small strips, cheese sliced into small strips, pickled cucumbers sliced into small strips, with vinegar added. A real yummy!

[@l0ud5p34k4]

Also I think shelf-stable milk tastes worse than fresh milk.

[@Nikioko]

7:38: This is actually quite annoying. There are single bottles on the shelf. You don't need to rip the packages open and annoy the other customers who want to buy a package and only find those that are ripped open.

[@UntilWeregoing]

Didn’t seem to make much sense unless it was… so lazy employees didn’t have to unwrap them for sale?

[@bunyip-ni6ch]

And "legally" you can only rip those packages open and take single bottles if there is also a price for single bottles next to the package price.

[@Nikioko]

@@bunyip-ni6ch Legally, you can pick up single bottles on the shelf above the bulkware. And if there isn’t such thing, you can simply take a bottle from a package which has already been ripped open, rather than opening another package and throw the rest back onto the stack.

[@bunyip-ni6ch]

@@Nikioko I wasn't contradicting your comment. I just wanted to give additional information. That behaviour is not only annoying it can also be illegal for the reason I stated.

[@dulean2193]

Hella's delicate ketchup is really good, I've never met anyone who didn't like it.

[@LemmyD_from_Germany]

10:24 : Fleischsalat auf Knäckebrot ( danish = knækbrød) or Schwarzbrot very delicious ( sehr lecker!) Greetings from northern Germany ♥️🇩🇪

[@robfriedrich2822]

When I go to my church to prepare something, I use the opportunity to buy groceries.

[@nevadawn7527]

You’ve said „Moin“! 🤩🤩🤩 Greetings from the Baltic Coast!

[@UntilWeregoing]

Hello there!

[@macdieter23558]

Moin from Luebeck!

[@robfriedrich2822]

5:04 a kind of raw cream cheese.

[@soundofnellody262]

09:28 oops, I just ate one of those while watching the video (peanut knoppers). hehe.. yummi 😋

[@DaxRaider]

My next supermarket is 1 minute across the street and down the street a bit. The next chain clothing store is 20 seconds directly across the street. And directly next to me are three or four takeaways food like Greek and Syrian snd Turkish xD I don't own a car

[@houghi3826]

I have 3 supermarkets closer by then the size of the average parking of a supermarket in the US. When I work at home, I often just go shopping during my mid day break. If I work at the office, from door to door (I go by train) I pass 5 or 6 supermarkets, so shopping several times per week is not really an issue.

[@Muck006]

If you want to return 200 empty bottles ... you NEED A CAR!

[@hellemarc4767]

For the carts, you can also use a plastic chip instead of a real coin. It's so that people return the cart, not because of homeless people stealing them. I've never seen a homeless person pushing such a cart in my life, here, that seems to be a "only in America" thing. Some people, not necessarily homeless, steal them to make barbecues. I remember how it was before they came up with this system, and carts were left everywhere on the car park, people would just put all the stuff in the trunks of their cars and drive off, leaving the carts on the spot.

[@kohlenstoffeinheit5298]

Must have been a bad joke. Nobody likes rhubarb ^^ No1 is mineral water no2 coke and coke-mixes and no3 lemonades. These both seem to have a quite special taste and I'm always wondering, why he - being a German - is always finding things strange xD

[@DaxRaider]

The coin is not against homeless... Even homeless can get a quarter for a one time purchase xD it's for people to bring them back and not let them standing around. Sadly now there are tools on keychains that unlock them and instantly they are standing around everywhere ... People are disgusting

[@Tomschu]

Say, moin and servus ! 😂 North and south ( Not the Amiga Game ) 😅 different.

[@loboptlu]

Spaghetti ice is not a novelty ,was invented in the 60s.

[@juricarmichael2534]

If you want it, buy the red labeled! It's the hot one. Forget about the other.

[@kriztee]

I am in Germany and I would totally send you a box of german food and snacks, if you are interested. 😊

[@UntilWeregoing]

Oh wow 🤩

[@Rawwbot]

Holy sh!t, 45 Canadian Dollars for a medium (800ml) of Hela Gewürz-Ketchup???? Seriously overpriced, same Bottle costs about 3 Euro in Germany

[@bruckermusic]

Greetings from Germany. I love Canada

[@UntilWeregoing]

Us too!

[@robfriedrich2822]

5:18 comparable.

[@Roberternst72]

Apparently my comment on Curry Ketchup disappeared… you CAN get it, the very same brand and type, where you thought you can, BUT: the price in Canada is insanely high, like more than ten times that of the price in a German supermarket.

[@JulianKeup]

Hela Curry Gewürz Ketchup 😋

[@ichbinbluna3504]

but only this one: "Delikat"

[@Roberternst72]

11:50 I‘d actually be interested in seeing a Tim Horton‘s (sp?). I take it they are quite an archetypical feature of Canada, but… well… nowhere else?

[@UntilWeregoing]

They are also in the US, and sadly, are not even Canadian owned anymore. (I don't believe)

[@UntilWeregoing]

It was founded by Tim Horton, a Canadian NHL hockey player who passed away I think in the 70's.

[@monikaschreiber6215]

What about the weird things Americans call "food" ?

[@UntilWeregoing]

I’m Canadian so I don’t know

[@mickypescatore9656]

Hi, Mace! How do you store eggs in the supermarket in Canada?

[@UntilWeregoing]

They are refrigerated

[@h0pesfall]

That ketchup is fcking disgusting! :D

[@nomaam9077]

8:02 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXiZY62Xrpiemc0

[@claudiarichter439]

Hela 🥰

[@johnveerkamp1501]

IT’S NOTHING WEIRD ,IT’S AN EUROPEAN THING. HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH GERMANY.

[@mizapf]

Not refrigerated milk = H-Milk = yuck! I have not learned to drink H-Milk for the last 50 years, and I don't really expect this to change in the next decades to come. Fresh milk FTW.

[@BunjiKugashira42]

I agree. H-Milk is ok for cooking (like mashed potatoes or pudding), but I can't drink that stuff. Can't even use it for cereals. Also I noticed that fresh milk tends to last a lot longer nowadays. From my childhood I remember milk going sour or lumpy just because of bad weather, but nowadays it seems to stay fresh even several days past its best-by date.

[@mizapf]

@@BunjiKugashira42 It is a funny and widespread urban legend that thunderstorms can turn fresh milk sour. We all know that legend, but the reason why milk turns sour is a different one: The milk was more sensitive to high temperatures back in those days, and thunderstorms in summer typically had a hot day before. In that time, you may have broken the cooling chain of the milk.

[@taupegrillon5975]

IMO, "Hela Ketchup" is 🤮, low quality and awful taste. I avoid this brand.

[@taupegrillon5975]

​@@ichbinbluna3504 alles gut mit meiner Zunge 😛 👍 meine Zunge mag Tomaten, aber keinen billigen Zuckerdreck mit Tomatenmark, der dazu noch scheisse schmeckt

[@Modellbaustammtisch]

Vielleicht ist Hela auch mehr ein norddeutsches Phänomen? Als Hamburger Junge bin ich, seit den Siebzigern, damit aufgewachsen. Hier hat jeder Haushalt mindestens eine Flasche davon irgendwo rumstehen und oftmals schon abgelaufen, aber egal. Kein Wunder, bei der Größe 😊 Ein Grill Fest ohne Hela ist hier einfach undenkbar. Wenn ich allerdings Freunde in Bayern besuche, sieht die Sache schon anders aus. Curry Ketchup ist dort wohl nicht sonderlich beliebt... 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@four7tw3nty70]

this guy in the video is not allways right with everything he said...