Culture Shock from Living in GERMANY? (Munich & Cologne)

I ask locals and foreigners on the streets of Munich and Cologne about the most and least true German stereotypes, and here is what they had to say. From the directness, to the neighbors, to the economic nature of the Germans - this video covers a lot of what you need to know about the German mentality!
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Filmed in Munich and Cologne, Germany

[@cqtaylor]

There's a difference between being straightforward and lacking a sense of tactfulness. One should be able to gauge the context of a situation and the sensitivity of the recipient, before sharing "direct" criticism. Otherwise these direct opinions can appear somewhat cruel.

[@klimtkahlo]

Yes, I feel the straightforwardness is in opposition to American (mostly USA) fake-ness. I feel a German would refrain from complimenting your outfit if he did not think it was good, whereas an American (USA) would perhaps compliment you and then laugh and criticize you to others behind your back. Just my personal experience, I suppose.

[@macroxela]

​@@klimtkahloperhaps the younger generations in some cities but Germans won't just refrain from compliments if they don't like something, they will actively criticize it. At least that's what I've seen from most Germans.

[@klimtkahlo]

@@macroxela I have lived in both Germany and Austria and no one has ever come to me and just gave me unrequested criticism.

[@macroxela]

@@klimtkahlo I've lived in Germany for nearly a decade and it's happened more often than I can count. Not just to me but also to others including various friends.

[@inotoni6148]

Hmm, if the Dutch are direct it's OK, but if the Germans are direct it's not OK. Strainge! The Dutch are actually very proud of their directness and even say that they are even more so than the Germans

[@MajorKusanagi43]

A large part of German humor is based on savvy wordplay. Therefore, a lot gets lost in translation. It is very sad that as a result we are being seen as humorless.

[@inotoni6148]

That's right. I always say that too. A performance by Torsten Sträter, for example, cannot be translated

[@Angelcynn_2001]

As an Englishman, honestly imo, I like talking to Germans, I like making banter with them. Other people take it seriously

[@val-schaeffer1117]

German humour is an oxymoron.

[@camanou1430]

​@@Angelcynn_2001Yeah German and English humor are a great fit, we can appreciate each other's witt.

[@Kokuswolf]

@@camanou1430Totally. I love the english humour. Can't imagine not having seen Monty for example. German humour often based on trust too. Many jokes I made wouldn't work if they don't know me and my friendly relation to them. And I love when they recognize that and do it me too.

[@elisabettazuppardi1469]

Germans are colder than us utalians but it's normal considering their climate. I was in Germany 2 months ago and everyone was kind to me and helped me in an extremely detailed way (even checking the bus timetables themselves on the internet) or they offered to help me get my luggage and take photos without me asking. If you are polite and don't claim everything you will hardly have any problems (obviously there are exceptions)

[@val-schaeffer1117]

Germans are cold, humourless, and boring. And I am just being direct, which Germans claim to like.

[@Angelcynn_2001]

This is why it's best to travel not rely on Internet/stereotypes

[@val-schaeffer1117]

@@Angelcynn_2001 Stereotypes do not emerge out of thin air. Most of the stereotypes are true.

[@elisabettazuppardi1469]

​@@Angelcynn_2001 yes,but it depends on the city/region because I heard different experiences.I was in rural South Germany,I don't know about the rest.

[@Peglegkickboxer]

I disagree, it's a culture thing. Slavs in the same climates and they are not as bad as the Germans are.

[@othabir]

A lot of people come here for work and aren't young anymore, when you're working, you don't have much time and you have to plan. It's everywhere. Germans can still be spontaneous. But it's just adulting. When I go to my home country, I also can't meet everyone I know because people now have more responsibilities and if I want to meet, they need to know in advance

[@joeschmoe138]

Not related to this video, but I wanted to say that the quality of your production has increased significantly over the years. I remember watching one of your vids 7,8 years ago, and I was like "what is this, she is just narrating something in front of camera which is half true", but now(when you have more money probably) you fly out and interview all these random people, drone and street shots, research result discussion etc. Mad props, I hope more and more of your content goes viral.

[@charles-fb5tc]

Joeschmoe is a german

[@johngonzalez4298]

Buon Giovedi signorina Marina! This was great to watch and you did great a job with the interviews. Sending my love ❤ from Miami, Florida, USA

[@Bloodark124]

I think it's better if some where in the video maybe in one of the corners you label where you interviewed these people, because culture between cities can surely differentiate and is probably important to know.

[@tobiasphilippwittlinger8753]

Very important point!

[@DatingBeyondBorders]

I do this in previous videos as this is the last of the segment. These are filmed in Munich and Cologne

[@Brian6587]

It's funny but I'm German-American and always laugh when I hear about German punctuality. Whether's it's for appointments, hanging out with friends or work. I also like things being planned out lol. My family emigrated to the United States during the late 1920's just after the Depression hit. I still have family in France (we are part French as well) and Germany today and will always be proud of my heritage. In the State of Pennsylvania where I live there are many MANY families with German background mostly what is called "Pennsylvania Dutch".

[@jusebacho]

I believe that Germans are fun and have a sense of humor, the “problem” according to my theory about that stereotype is that humor is lost in translation, in addition to the fact that in general the gap of measuring what is normal and not normal is perspective of the USA, I have lived in Texas as a foreigner and now in Germany and I can say that they are very friendly in a different way than the American one and in my opinion, among countries like Holland, Sweden and Austria (what I know) without the most open

[@BlackWater_49]

3:12 The problem is that the waste collection company is definitely going to notice and when (not if) they notice it can get pretty expensive for everyone using that same dumbster pretty quickly.

[@tobiasphilippwittlinger8753]

I think one can say that the culture from Scandinavia all the way down to Switzerland is quite similar. A lot of comments in the videos about Sweden and Germany also applie to Switzerland.

[@asdasdasddgdgdfgdg]

Absolutely correct.

[@toomuchinformation]

Teutonic peoples.

[@karl-heinzblass6098]

Slowly, my German son used to live in Denmark and now lives in Zurich/ Switzerland. He sees a lot of difference. The Danes and the Swiss are much more natiolist and racist. In Denmark the have special Living areas for Foreigners with different laws. In Switzerland the rich Immigrant are very welcome but the normal ones are much more restricted than in Germany.

[@tobiasphilippwittlinger8753]

@@karl-heinzblass6098 I am from Zurich and your son has just the leftist german google on that he thinks swiss are racist. Just because people are not as naive as you Germans and actually demand something from immigrants does not mean they are racist. By the way if he does not like it here, he is free to leave, plenty of Germans gladly take his place;)

[@azoresfacereading]

Great Video, also from Cologne🥰

[@IIIOOOUS]

They have so nice weather in January in Munich.

[@heyenu]

Moving to Switzerland after living for years in Germany, I realize how disorganized Germany is

[@tobiasphilippwittlinger8753]

Do you like that? It is also way cleaner, I am always surprised how ,,dirty,, cities in Italy or Germany are compared to Swiss ones.

[@MsYolost]

Yes, as a German who worked in Switzerland for half a year I used to say that Swiss people are the more german Germans :D

[@ichbinhier355]

this only applies to the German speaking part of Switzerland, the other parts are kinda different

[@horstborscht7401]

Funnily enough, a (German) friend of mine once complained that in her opinion Germans are too spontaneous, disorganised and not direct enough - whereas all the non-Germans among my friends said the exact opposite. When she dabbled with moving to Switzerland, I said that‘s probably the right choice, ´cause it´s the only country in the world that is even more obsessed with punctuality and organisation. It didn‘t happen in the end, and it wouldn‘t have worked, because in Switzerland people tend to be more reserved, which wouldn‘t have gone too well for her.

[@gabele2386]

Dude, Switzerland is not comparable to ANYTHING

[@kbbarton1]

Nice work!

[@henri191]

"Be on time" is something that would like to be normal in my country , here if someone said "10 A.M" probably will be at "11 A.M" 😂

[@Charl_es19]

"Some refugees taking advantage because of our past and germans won't complain about it" that's so true , even way far from Germany i've heard the news about foreigners says such things and how germans are seems as weak for doing nothing about it

[@Mantos777]

Yes, and that is why AFD has almost 25% of the votes in the recent polls.

[@inotoni6148]

And when they say something, the immigrants immediately shout that the Germans are racists. They know how to make the Germans look bad.

[@michelleg7]

@@Mantos777yikes that is scary

[@Olive_and_Pistachio]

Please what?! Germans attack refugees regularly even kids. There are no go areas for refugees because of such attacks.

[@Mantos777]

@@michelleg7 Why? It is a product of the left shitting on they on people for too long. Not only germany is changing.

[@inotoni6148]

I expect that foreigners who go to Germany accept the rules there. I noticed that many foreigners get upset and break the rules and even provoke the police. There were even murders of Germans in extreme cases where the foreigner/immigrant from an extremely conservative culture did not want to accept the free German way of life and decided to kill Germans instead of leaving the country again. Strangely enough, foreigners in Japan, for example, always follow the rules, even if they seem very strange. There, in the onsens, you shower naked in one room, for example, but no one complains. Why is it a problem in Germany then?

[@esaruhulsarkar5551]

Nice

[@Peglegkickboxer]

Because Japanese foreigners are usually whites, and other east or southeast Asians. Germans don't get the civilized ones.

[@sushi777300]

How telling that the Jordanese guy complains about rules... Lots of people from Muslim countries are constantly breaking our rules, expect understanding for their radical intolerance and totally disrespect German values and the society as a whole. If you don't like the way of life here you might want to reconsider living here 😑 Everyone who lives here peacefully, accepts the rules and values and contributes to society is welcome.

[@LJBrown25]

I’m from a western country but have brown skin, so Germans often assume I’m just another law breaking Middle easterner. Some of my white expat friends who have been living here for years longer than I, still haven’t bothered to even learn German, yet they get five star treatment😂. My German is pretty good but I get completely ridiculed for the slightest grammatical error.

[@joimonae4090]

watching someone to see if they take out the trash properly is ridiculous ....

[@MarkusWitthaut]

I think people are people regardless of their culture and heritage. However, what in one culture is deemed as good behavior might not be acceptable in another. So you have to check for a cultural fit. Some cultures are closer (like the Netherlands and especially the north-western part of Germany, however, even here you find important differences, for instances, concerning hierarchy). Here is my summary of some traits of German culture that are extreme compared to many other cultures: - Smalltalk: Only possible to friends or people you know quite well. Only exceptions: Complaints about the weather and the performance of the Deutsche Bahn - Sugarcoating: Not existing. If you don't like something you will tell it. Also, at work, university or school don't expect detailed praise if you have completed a task. The feedback will highlight on the things that could be better. If there are any, then the following scheme applies: (I find this good (=very high praise), not bad (= something is really good), could be worse (= this is good). Exceptions (lovers asking how the look; this is a trick questions, not to be answered truthfully unless you are in relationship with the persons for decades) - Attitude towards the future: Germans look (and talk) about things that could go wrong in the future and discuss this. Mitigation of this issues (some/many of which are only problems perceived by Germans) is done through risk avoidance, over engineering and Insurances. Only exception: People form the Rhineland, especially Cologne and especially during carnival. - Cheerfulness: Germans display not much positive emotions (smiling, excitement) past puberty to strangers. Behavior that might be normal or required in some cultures would only be tolerated coming from kids. If you like something it is expected that you keep it to yourself or that you make a short statement. If something is adequate don't expect any praise or complements. - Humour: Works best in German but is not used with strangers or acquaintances.We don't tell jokes or funny remarks to strangers. - Making friends: This needs to be organised. We make friends when we are young (school, university, vocational training, neighbors) and take care about these friends deeply. Later on, it becomes difficult and works only through common interests. Join a sports club, or Choir, a church (if your are into relegion) etc. Don't expect to make friends at work. Only exceptions: Other expats, immigrants. - Compliments: Germans are awkward when it comes to giving and receiving complements. And many other topics (flirting, dating, discussion of controversial topics, ..) on which you can find many online resources. People are people but different cultures play with different rules. Learn the rules and you will be fine. So if your culture is different in these regards (which is true for most countries of the world), then you will struggle at the beginning. My tip: join a registered association (Verein). There are over 600,000 of these in Germany.The German Football Association (DFB) alone has about 7 Million members, many of which train and play regularly football (soccer). There is a lot of socializing (chatting after training, having a beer together, BBQ in the summer, ...). If you have kids, take part in the activities of your school, pre-school and register them in a sports club. You will get in touch with other parents and develop trough shared activities friendships. Sorry to be so long (but this is also a German trait).

[@estebq2762]

Germans smile at stragers I live in Bavaria and people smile to me a lot, about small talk people often do it depense on the place in the airplane I have few smalltalks but sometimes in trains or in bus station it is an exageration or at least in Bayern

[@MarK-fp1hm]

Wow, that was spot on!

[@tnu87]

I miss you Germany! Germans are really nice people

[@arnodobler1096]

Thx 🙋‍♂️🇩🇪

[@sssam844]

😂

[@Limpi43]

Listening to those complains just tell me how wrong the complainers are. Punctual, straightforward, organized, planned, not to bother others, etc... How could these things be bad for some is beyond me!

[@dernevalribeiro4503]

I loved it. One because of my degree in German language and literature. Two I don't know.. it's fun to mess with them.

[@seanmovie9077]

Hi … I really liked this series of “What the __________ are really like”… I know it’s easy to request and difficult to make , but personally I feel you should make more of these of as many countries as possible… and this will for sure increase your viewership a lot…. As well as we as the audience will enjoy it a lot so it’s a win win for all… Sincere thanks from me for making this series and I hope you fulfill my request which I have stated above

[@hoomankalan]

What a great culture.

[@ericballi4701]

Lived in Germany several times as a member of the military. Many stereotypes are similar to Americans; most Americans are very punctual and also like to plan a lot. While I was comfortable with the open nudity in German, I know many Americans are not. Americans associate nudity with sexuality. The only part of German culture that I didn't like was the directness and blunt honesty of Germans. It still comes across to me as being rude.

[@capeverdeanprincess4444]

I never heard Americans planning a lot. I have heard Americans aren’t punctual to Germans.

[@klimtkahlo]

What part of America are you from? Maybe a German enclave!??? I have never met a punctual American that likes to plan!!!

[@marvin2678]

what made you felt it was rude ?

[@capeverdeanprincess4444]

@@klimtkahlo Right! Me neither . Americans are definitely not punctual and can’t plan to save their life. Everyone’s constantly late to a party in the US. You tell them to arrive 7:00 pm and people are there by 8:00pm.

[@hereandthere6001]

I feel more comfortable with blunt honesty than where I come from, all fake, small talk, and never direct, more passive aggressive.

[@jegelskerdenlillehavfrue2660]

I was wondering if you can do a video on you know you are dating a Saudi man or Saudi woman when…… ❤️❤️🇸🇦🇸🇦

[@sergiostube]

I'm planning to move in Germany this year. So to be German you have to be quiet, ecological, punctual and planning your days. I feel i'm more German than Spanish 😂. Nice job!

[@NoctLightCloud]

I've heard from my Spanish friend that the youth unemployment is really bad in Spain and that many young people need to emigrate because of it. That's really sad, I hope Spain will become more economically strong soon again!

[@asmirann3636]

​@@NoctLightCloudNot going to happen anytime soon. On top of this the German economy is also going down. The economic future of Europe is very bleak. It is a decaying and dying continent. Its just a matter of time when the economy will collapse and Europe will go back to right wing dictatorships. Future belongs to China, US and other parts of the world.

[@arnodobler1096]

​@asmirann3636 🙈

[@sergiostube]

@@NoctLightCloud What you've heard it's true and not only because of it. Also it's because for the lower salary that force us to live with the parents until we have a good salary to pay expenses without a worry for seeing what remains in your bank account.

[@adrianseanheidmann4559]

@@sergiostube I'm German, I live in Spain, the salaries here are indeed a fukking joke.

[@TheGymnast71]

interesting great video

[@yasser7139]

Great video as usual, your journey in Europe was epic, I learned a lottttttt from that so thank you so much and keep up the hard work

[@tatjana7008]

The thing I love about Germans, they care about animals and environment. I observe people with dogs on streets and they are often mixed race. In Korea is mostly pure race and status symbol, getting pet from shelter is not that common as here

[@AlwaysMakingPodcast]

Please more videos on Canadians in dating!!

[@Here_we_go..557]

You should make a video about dating a native American guy n girl

[@parryhotter3138]

and then you are coming to germany and wondering why not even one of these stereotypes is true...

[@deanmilne6744]

In Scotland if someone turned up at your door with your trash they'd get told to mind their own fucking business 😂

[@tobiojo6469]

Cool video

[@Canispavkata]

Germany people is very nice!

[@inotoni6148]

Hmm, if the Dutch are direct it's OK, but if the Germans are direct it's not OK. Strainge

[@hereandthere6001]

Exactly! even the french! we are so used to being brainwashed by the us/uk, (im not german).

[@greenmachine5600]

the dutch are more direct

[@MaartjeTosca]

my husband always that there is nothing worse than Germans being abroad (on holiday) but in their own country they are the nicest people imaginable.

[@cf8086]

I can think of no one less punctual than my German wife😊

[@arnodobler1096]

😂

[@dustygrimeslqrs8915]

Hey u makin some good ass content i gotta say. Subscribet;) 👌 greetings from Germany(i never fiddet in over here😆😄) But i like living here,no doubt. Let's see what the global dating market got's to Offer.. PEACE

[@Areli_Precious]

I am so very German and I didn’t know it.

[@diezaubereule4968]

Everything was actually so true lol

[@einunbekannter498]

Not quite a stereotype, but still annoying when people, especially from the USA, think there is german history only between 1939 - 1945. If I played the same cards then I could say american history is only about slavery and genocide. Our history is more than that! Ever heard of Martin Luther (not Martin Luther King)? Or Karl Benz (inventor of the car by the way, that's why it's called "Mercedes Benz")? Otto I.? Bismarck? Mozart? Friedrich II.? Karl the great? Barbarossa?

[@martinbrandmuller8272]

Mozart is Austrian!

[@urwrstntmre]

Why especially from the US??

[@marvin2678]

@@martinbrandmuller8272 yeah german speaking....

[@capeverdeanprincess4444]

I mean Europeans are responsible for the slavery and genocide so that’s still y’all.

[@inotoni6148]

​@@marvin2678And what do you mean by that?

[@Sabine00KH]

Well Berlin is much more relaxed- people there do normally not care at all if you seperated your trash correctly. 😂 I had a bigger culture shock moving from Berlin to another city in Germany than moving abroad. But… the Berliner certainly is direct. ( Berliner Schnauze). :)

[@DH-zp7bc]

The Stasi never went away.

[@toomuchinformation]

From 5:20 - 5:34 is very sad. German children are obviously lacking getting affection from their parents.

[@estebq2762]

I did not see that

[@toomuchinformation]

​@estebq2762 If they're going to a stranger to get hugs and kisses, SOMETHING is up!

[@estebq2762]

@@toomuchinformation I saw german parents being lovely with their childrens specially german dads are not very cold as mexicans dad for instance

[@yurongjiang7125]

what kind of teacher is that? oh the German kind. lol

[@rayesgoga280]

6:45

[@ShaaRhee]

The ability to PLAN is what makes us human 😂

[@SabreToothGirl]

I can confirm, that the German punctuality is clearly in our genes. I'm always five minutes early before an appointment and no one ever told me this, that has always been clear and natural for me.

[@professorsassafras]

Geemany is European japan

[@Olive_and_Pistachio]

So if germans complain that's being direct and honest but if immigrant adapt to the culture and complain that's being rude

[@ichbinhier355]

because they are in their home country, if you inmigrante to a country and complain about the things, then you can thing about moving elsewhere where you feel more confortable

[@estebq2762]

@@ichbinhier355everywhere there oportunities, nowhere is perfect complain if it is constructive it is usefull

[@girlfullofsorrow]

Dont like the to straightforward either, its often just hurting and unnecessary, i hate that🙉😒

[@vn8vn8]

Sorry, guys, but the German train is far from arriving on time. Even in Ukraine, where there is war and missiles, trains are operating in a better order. I hope this problem is only with trains

[@jusebacho]

They commented on that in the video

[@tobiasphilippwittlinger8753]

You entered a Germany in a form and shape that is not really Germany anymore! So much things have gone the wrong way since 1990. If you want punctual trains you have to come to Switzerland! Trains are super clean and always on time but it comes with a prize..

[@horstborscht7401]

This is really bizarre, because many Germans complain about trains being not on time (it actually depends heavily on the area), but I‘ve reckoned that foreigners - especially from Britain and the US - are very fond of how organised Deutsche Bahn is.

[@val-schaeffer1117]

Direct is a euphemism for rude. Try being "direct" with Germans. Post there the response you get (form your home country)

[@winterlinde5395]

If you see it that way you haven’t understood. Not everything you consider rude is just direct in Germany. It may be rude , too. We draw the line somewhere else. So when you have been „direct“ with Germans, thinking there is no „rude“ in Germany you might have crossed the line. Or you haven’t crossed the line, they were totally ok with what you said but disagreed, told you so and now you can’t take the directness you have given.

[@val-schaeffer1117]

@@winterlinde5395 1. Write in English 2. You are basically saying when it comes to expression of negativity and bitterness, foreigner -> German = rude (unacceptable). German-> Foreigner = direct (acceptable)

[@winterlinde5395]

@@val-schaeffer1117 1. I try my best 2. no. I’m saying that with your own rudeness compass/ scale ingrained in your head and heart if you go to another country or interact with people from other countries on the internet you can act -Purposefully rude (or direct because you think that’s the same) and the other person doesn’t even realize that you intend to be rude. And if the other person acts like you did ( in a totally acceptable manner from her perspective) you might receive that as rude. - or you have really crossed the line to being rude in the other person’s eyes. Then she may be rude back to you. But I guess you don’t see the difference. Because you perceive your Gesprächspartner as rude, no matter what. I think in a global society the only thing we can do is talk, explain, try to understand.

[@val-schaeffer1117]

@@winterlinde5395 I am perfectly happy in another European country which is 10X richer than Germany. Eat your words, Nazi

[@val-schaeffer1117]

@@winterlinde5395 Wir sind Mehr. Suck it up, Arierchen.

[@dannym5345]

Very similar to the Dutch

[@dannym5345]

Lack of humour

[@conanobrian8580]

this is old footage

[@DatingBeyondBorders]

It is not. I have asked these people different questions before

[@conanobrian8580]

lol seriously.....@@DatingBeyondBorders

[@conanobrian8580]

do germans want to date a german or foreigner......

[@UkGirls-bc8xe]

Anny Aurora?

[@jeanjacqueslundi3502]

Germans are generally cool. But I have no patience for people who are anal-rententive regarding rules. Rules are meant to serve human needs, not the other way around. Also there's a difference between following on'e conscience and doing what the rules say.

[@jeremyredandblueify]

Do you you get privacy

[@myownlilbubble]

German and Dutch......too direct to the point of tactless.😢

[@TheRazoric]

Nudity is big deal in Greece. Oh how times have changed xD

[@Joe-eg7ml]

They like uptight swedes

[@abc-bn8qe]

Teacher calls a mother and reprimands her for hugging her son? They are mental!

[@inotoni6148]

What?

[@arnodobler1096]

???

[@tobiasphilippwittlinger8753]

The one that can listen has a clear advantage! She said she would hug her son an then the other kids wanted to hug her too and of course she did hug them too because she is sooo bolivian😂 That was the issue.

[@gonzalo060375]

Germany is the most punctual country of the Muslim world. They're also very welcoming to foreigners. You can even see europeans on the street (!)

[@ErnsAnto]

I'M FROM THE ISLAND'S OF NO WHERE ....THE PHILIPPINES ISLAND'S 🇵🇭 ......I WANT TO DATE BE MY GIRLFRIEND EUROPEAN,AMERICAN, AUSTRALIAN .....GIRL ....AND I TAKE CARE TILL THE END .....😎🥰😍💪🙏

[@thewaybackhome4145]

I moved to East Germany and as a West German I have a culture shock. I have never experienced such unfriendly, direct and critical people as here. They care more about what others do wrong than sweeping up their own front door

[@toomuchinformation]

Do you think it has something to do with their recent history of the Stasi?

[@thewaybackhome4145]

@@toomuchinformation yes, that definitely has something to do with it, they were taught for decades that we from the West were the enemy, then when the border fell, most of them lost everything and no longer had a job. They were confronted with the capitalist world and had to learn to cope with it. This is still so deeply anchored in many minds today that we are confronted with a kind of distrust, envy and resentment, even though we did not live through that time. However, I would like to emphasize here that there are also other cases.

[@Weezy-zy9qy]

German humor is too PG for me. But within those bounds, my favorite comedians are Chris Tall and Herr Schröder. They are actually funny. The rest are either mid asf or they outright suck.

[@abmgirl]

I think I'm German 😅

[@eichzoernchen]

if you can't take an honest answer, don't ask. why should anyone waste their time and energy by walking on eggshells around you?

[@winterlinde5395]

Only if they want to sell you something 💁

[@xxstormxx56]

Why is it always the same boring video as the previous one?

[@SteaksOnSpear]

In my experience Germans don't really catch on to irony and that type of humor, which is why i think they have awful humor

[@erzafixed5372]

jordANESE 2:19

[@mauricioniemeyer7135]

Berlin is a dump; thank god my next stop was Prague, which was STUNNING!

[@jbhann]

Unless something changes, Germany won’t be German in the future.

[@arnodobler1096]

🤡

[@racine1685]

And what will it be?

[@_MC529]

The old man is sooooo annoying. Leave Germany if you don't like it there at all.

[@Frivals]

6:35 she need to walk

[@leandrocruz2744]

I met a german guy in Paris a couple of days ago and he smiled all the time. He even wanted to hug me and kiss me (no, he wasn't drunk. He was a very gentle guy) and we ended up having a great night.

[@FERDI-f6n]

Era que le gustabas, por eso. De lo contrario se toman siglos en entrar en confianza.

[@lindamanuel9073]

It should be hardly a wonder where "Karens" came from when we look at the origins of the vast majority of white Americans which is Germany. Another interesting information that might partly explain the strict, cold, organised Germans is that Germany (including Austria) had many spies dating back from the middle ages and German lords loved to flog their vassals if one piece of hair was not smooth over.

[@einunbekannter498]

It's not just the Karens. I was surprised how many Americans are descendents of Germans. I researched many popular Americans (actors, singers,...) and quite a lot of them have german ancestors. It's even more obvious when you read their family names like: Mark Walberg (whale-mountain) Steven Spielberg (game-mountain)

[@marvin2678]

@@einunbekannter498 those are jwish people hahah lol

[@capeverdeanprincess4444]

@@einunbekannter498Most white Americans are European muts(Italian, German, English, polish, French etc…) . Southern white Americans even have a very tiny percentage of African ancestry (3% average).

[@inotoni6148]

​@@marvin2678And Taylor Swift, Jodie Foster, Kevin Kline, Nicolas Cage, Kisten Dunst, Justin Bieber, Sandra Bullock, Uma Thurman, Eisenhower, etc.

[@tobiasphilippwittlinger8753]

​@@marvin2678Not necessarily because the ending ,,berg,, comes from Germany originally, meaning mountain, and has jewish and christian bearers. It is the same with ,,stein,, meaning stone or ,,thal,, meaning valley. Many americans associate this names wrongly as jewish but they are not soly jewish . Many Jews that came from Germany or East Europe, bear these names but the conclusion that all are jewish when they habe ,,berg,, or ,,stein,, is wrong. Wahlberg for example is not jewish.

[@TrumpFanClubDeutschland]

AfD4Future 👍

[@racine1685]

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[@sonh788]

Germans in 1935: we will invade countries , fight the world and commit war crimes Germans 2023: you make too much house I call police

[@arnodobler1096]

What?