"German" Things my American Wife Does!

[@DeanaandPhil]

Do you do any of these things? If you enjoyed this video you might enjoy this video: 7 Everyday Differences between the USA and Germany: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZmVaqtqoKyai7s

[@DeanasDetours]

I like potatoes... 🥔🍠

[@jdmagicmusic]

before moving to Germany 2 1/2 yrs ago, i've lived all over USA, also in UK, Denmark, and Thailand, and there are some specifically VERY German traits that i've noticed and largely revere; 1st and foremost, i LOVE the fact that Germans are VERY punctual (usually even early to appointments, just like me, often even earlier than i am!!!)... yes, kartoffel daily! Hamburg weather makes the rest of Germany seem like Miami Beach (GREAT city, sorry Phil but it is, one of the best big cities in the WORLD! but sh*tty weather!) i tip in restaurants here (15 to 20%) and for food delivery, but NOT for takeaway orders... bicyclists in Hamburg are freaking crazy (of course i'm spoiled by a year in Copenhagen!), even though we have bike lanes, most cyclists ride on the sidewalk, usually even the wrong way, and if you try to point them to the bike lane they'll swear at you! my biggest pfand haul was 13€ ... oh thumbs up of course, #351 (although you NEVER have responded to ANY of my comments!)

[@OnwardMJ]

@@DeanasDetours Who doesn't love them! I must have eaten a lot of potatoes in the US before we moved to Germany, because I don't feel like we're eating them more than before!

[@magnashield8604]

Punctuality is a wife thing. I'm from the US and my wife must be early for everything. 15-20 min early is the norm for her. Deana, how you get him ready early is you give him a time half an hour early. As a man, he probably doesn't know what time the event starts anyway, so he won't notice the difference. That's what my wife does to me.

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

Deana‘s pronunciation of “Scheisswetter” sounded german 👌😁 Great Deana 😀

[@DeanaandPhil]

haha a lot of practice!

[@pjschmid2251]

On the topic of the weather the funny thing is that my German grandmother used to complain about the American weather. She immigrated to America in the early 1930s and I remember growing up she used to always complain about how it was never this hot/cold in Germany (we lived in Chicago). Then a few years after she passed, in 1994,I finally got to visit Germany and I roasted, it was 35° C almost every day. I looked up to heaven and said "grandma you lied".

[@bjoern0975]

She really didn't, as these long periods of heat are a new development. ;-) Even a few summer days of more than 30°C in a row used to be a rare occasion.

[@Habakuk_]

and used to have harder winters in germany. Greetings from climate change

[@chrissiesbuchcocktail]

I (German) usually tip 10% at restaurants. If the food is not good but the service was nice I tip anyway because the bad food isn't the fault of the waiter / waitress. So far I never had such a bad expierence that I didn't tip at all. When I order food (Pizzataxi) I usually tip 2 Euro. Around Christmas I tip the delivery guy from DHL 20€ and a little present - but only because he is so nice and always lightens up my mood with his jokes and positive attitude. My highest "Pfand" was 52,50€ and I am single. Don't ask.

[@BearStar1]

Deana and Phil , I live in Central Texas where we experience all 4 seasons , sometimes all in the same day ! Texans tell outsiders , '' You Don't Like the Weather ? Wait 5 minutes, it will change ! '' LOL 😂🤣

[@DeusEx1977]

I moved to the US from Germany was when I was 15. Even though I have an American father and a German mother and grew up near US military bases, it did not prepare me for actually living over here. Tipping, the education system, the extra-curricular school activities, the US attitudes towards nudity and cursing... all of them blindsided me in a big way.

[@LollyandPop2]

My German mother used to complain about how we, her children, would do things. “Oh, you Americans,” she would say. Probably thanks to her I could live on mashed potatoes and potato salad!

[@jeromemckenna7102]

My mother's family were Polish speaking immigrants and my father's family were from Ireland. Potatoes were at virtually main meal.

[@KristieBr1991]

I really enjoyed this video and I can really understand Deana when it comes to the tipping and the sales tax. As a fellow American but living in Portugal, it still gives me pain not to tip...and also when I go back home to the USA I am always soooo annoyed about the tax not being included already on everything. I feel so spoiled here in EU :)

[@EinHaubi]

Ihr Beiden seid einfach nur knuffig. War wieder mal eine Freude, ein neues Video von euch zu sehen 🙂

[@TheBassgurl]

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. My German American husband and I (also raised in an German American househld) were just talking about this and how we still shop like this!

[@lhargerful]

The state of Michigan has a similar system as Germany when is comes to the deposit for recycling cans and bottles. You pay an initial deposit when you purchase soda/beer but then you can bring the cans back to the store to recycle and each can is worth 10 cents. The recycling machine prints you a coupon and you can use it at check out to pay. I’ve seen people return garbage bags full cans

[@rureal7742]

I wish this was available throughout the US. We pay for recycling to be picked up. Too bad our country does not incentivize people to recycle. I like that option they do in MI.

[@ericfoster3636]

You guys are fun to watch! Love you both!!

[@xwormwood]

No. 10 is awesome. Deana all the way! :D

[@stefco7359]

yess hahaha

[@jeffreykyle8587]

Deana I’m with you. I’m American here in England. I recycle more thoroughly than my English partner.

[@gregmuon]

Those old enough will remember that we *had* returnable bottles in the US -- up until sometime in the 80s I think.

[@brokkrep]

What happened then? Did the plastic bottles take over?

[@eagles7575]

You guys are awesome. I live in NC.. and love your videos.. Welcome back and keep up the good content!

[@dianestafford6968]

When I lived in Germany, I loved the weather!

[@saraatppkdotpt8140]

Entertaining content!Awesome video as always 😊

[@MaikSingha]

When my Thai wife moved here to Germany she was just putting everything into our shopping cart without checking prices or Angebote, not checking the Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. Nowerdays she does more than me 😅

[@normbittner3762]

We always had potatoes, and I follow the "Lombardi Rule" (Vince Lombardi- Italian lol) "if you're not 15 minutes early, you're late". I am also called the recycle N*** at my house.

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

Great job Deana👍🙂

[@CamaroMann]

My biggest deposit voucher was €25 - after 100 bottles, the machine just automatically printed out a voucher. I still had eight bottles left, so I got a total of 27 €.

[@jediritterger]

I think our biggest pfand haul was at around 15 Euros when i was like 12. the reason was 3 birthdays back to back, a lot of grilling and lots of beer with a very big family.

[@wjhann4836]

Pfand: I have to explain we own a house with a basement. So we often buy not bottles bus trays with bottles. Sometimes when I return them I tell them: "Keller aufräumen" (basement cleanout) - and get back >20€

[@kc2dtp]

Thanks!

[@DeanaandPhil]

Thank you so much! 💜

[@lauraautry6992]

I love watching you both your both so funny. I love homemade pastries and bread even if I don’t eat it anymore. I agree with Deana when I visited Germany in 2017 the small bakeries were so awesome there.

[@luispadilla6730]

The banter in this video, love it. And to Deana's defense if supposed to be somewhere brush dem teeth and move......

[@gweisa899]

In FL the home do recycle the public does not much. In my college its frustrate me there no recycling in our housing. All of it goes to the dump. To recycle we have to bring our recycling to the main school area. In US in general can learn from other country in terms what you have mention.

[@sykotikmommy]

I grew up with a ton of potatoes also. It's definitely understandable for me though, because my family is primarily German on my dad's side.

[@rmm3854]

Thanks

[@DeanaandPhil]

Thank you!! 🤗💜

[@HenryAusLuebeck]

Glückwunsch für 100k Abos. Weiter so!

[@robinhazen8034]

So good to see you guys again! I was just thinking about you! :) I hope your spring & summer brings you lots of fun adventures!

[@DeanaandPhil]

Thank you! Thank you! We hope you have a wonderful weekend!! 💜

[@VinsonMusic]

Massachusetts has 5 cent Pfand and bottle return machines like yours. It can be a pain if you buy obscure products and none of the machines recognize it when you try to redeem.

[@Habakuk_]

in germany, the food trade is obliged to take back all deposits, even if you bought them from a competitor.

[@ACEsParkJunheeWreckedMeHard]

I tip whatever I want. Let's say I have to pay 15,89€ than I give the guy 16€ or 16,10€ maybe even 16,20€ depending on what I have in my purse. If the service sucks I give no tip.

[@zydhargaming1537]

I worked at a discounter and the most our mashines could take at once were 99 bottles and you have to start once again afterwards

[@avelignewynn9726]

i loved this video! 🤣🤣

[@erickoehler4798]

I am 5th gen German/American, and YES, I love Graubrot, make it all the time, K, some of my ancestors were from Bavaria, some from Pomern, but hey I love your comments on culture, and yes, we are different, but yet all the same:-) Was kann ich sagen?

[@nephrobles9790]

Much love from California ✌🏽

[@DeanaandPhil]

☀💜

[@charliebecker9391]

Excellent video. The German traits Deana has picked up are all positive. I enjoy your Channel a great deal. Congratulations on your new apartment in Dusseldorf. Looking forward to next weeks video. Bis bald. Charlie

[@silkedavid8876]

After eating potatoes in my German childhood for just over 20 years, I hardly eat potatoes now. Although they are popular in England, too.

[@djnotgeil]

Tipping: In the U.S. it used to be 15 to 20%, no copper, (guess now it's 20 to 30%.) In Germany it's 10%, but people have been known to be more generous during the pandemic. (I guess they are so glad that some restaurants are still open!) And quite honestly, I've been also giving more Trinkgeld lately, because I appreciate the fact that waiters and barbers (etc.) are out there risking their life trying to make a living.

[@beatrixpastoors1104]

Ach, was war das süß! Deana, du hast so ein herzerfrischendes Lachen! Freut mich, dass du dich hier so gut akklimatisiert hast! 😀👍

[@paulagerhard58]

OMG! I’m more German than I was thinking 🤔! My family is from Frankfurt, I was born in Brazil but I’m living for 14 years in US! I loved the video!

[@johnfellows7850]

I loved this video. I am so glad you're back posting. My parents were both US Army, so very punctual. The army has an adage: "if you are on time for a meeting, you are ten minutes late." When my parents came to visit us, they would arrive a block from our home about 15 minutes before their expected arrival. They would wait there and my father would time their arrival to arrive at our home precisely at the expected time. (I know it drove my parents crazy to be ten minutes late, but I never bothered to tell them to come 10 minutes early because we would be expecting them).

[@StillaSkilla]

Good to see you.

[@DeanaandPhil]

Thanks for being here!!

[@jessicaely2521]

The US does have price per ounce. It's been this way since the 1980's. It's in really small print and you generally have to look for it. I found places like Marktkauf didn't do price per ounce. This is the one at Rhein Center. I remember my Swiss husband had to teach me how to price per ml, l, etc. Pampers were notorious at the Rhein Center for not having price per diaper.

[@Miristzuheiss]

For cheap clothes, the best are Zalando Outlet Store KÖ, Peek & Cloppenburg Sale and at Bilk near SBhf the big second hand store Strike

[@lawtowngirl85]

Love from Florida sending sunshine 🌞 ☀️

[@DeanaandPhil]

haha lend us your sunshine for a few months!! 😉

[@lawtowngirl85]

@@DeanaandPhil ok ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️8 months here you go

[@merribethgreenberg9715]

The weather, bike lanes, and separating trash we do in Washington state. They also do those in Oregon. Also in Oregon they have the dipositories for cans at the grocery stores. But the add the 10 cents a bottle in the beginning to get back when you return it.

[@DanielHaschke]

100 more ;) Glückwunsch ihr Zwei von Daniel & Nina ;)

[@ThePlacbo]

schön das ihr wieder da seid

[@gigivoicu9998]

Yes, I lived with an American flatmate and he was never airing his room. It was so strange to me, because after sleeping I always opened the window to get fresh air and even at night before sleeping I was letting my window a bit open. But that's so weird to me 🤔keeping windows shut all the time.

[@yazajag]

I am American and I also think it's strange to not air out your room either over night or during the morning/day. The air becomes stagnant and stuffy if not, I need fresh air to flow through. It's nice

[@danielleporter1829]

I sleep with my window cracked a bit at night 🌉 just to get a little oxygen .in general, my house is normally well ventilated , so I barely use my air con in the summer but too, that's because I get a good ocean breeze since I don't live too far from a Marina in L.A

[@jessicaely2521]

Germany doesn't have the humidity. You don't want to open your windows when you have high humidity outside. Your A/C works harder because an A/C removes moisture from the air. When you turn the A/C off its not only cooling a room, but it's also removing moisture from the air. This was before I met my husband. He moved to Chicago and during the summer he would shut the A/C off and open the windows. He eventually killed his air conditioner. Yes the air conditioner was "old". He ended it's life a little earlier.

[@indiramichaelahealey5156]

It looks to me like Deana has become more German than Phil?!

[@ruthdavis1479]

Sparsam is the word I know best to show value and thrifty ways in a way that is not stingy. Makes sense to save by being "sparsam." Being punctual is an asset that definitely shows respect whether you are invited to a family affair or an important office engagement. Military punctual.💜💙

[@naplesnurse239]

Such a fun video. Great guys 😊

[@larrym.johnson9219]

Deanna and Phil I live in the state of Florida and if you are late for a doctor's appointment they charge you $100. So let's just say not being punctual can be expensive. Also as an American I believe it's courteous to be on time, I have Irish and Scottish and English roots and I may have a bit of German I love potatoes and always consider it part of my Irish ancestry, one of the largest ancestry groups in the United States is German and then Irish and in English .

[@celineelisag8364]

Deana is must be just your family then not eating a lot of Potato’s cause my husbands family definitely eat waaaay more potatoes then I ever did in Germany! Idk or maybe it’s an Indiana thing 🤷‍♀️ but they eat potato’s for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily! hash browns, fried potato’s for breakfast. Fries, fries, fries everyday!!!!! And then of course the classic Baked potato. I’m not kidding my In- laws eat everyday every meal some sort of Potato.

[@miriammielke3983]

Moved to the US in 2009 and to this day I do not like that the tax is added afterwards. I much prefer how it's done in Deutschland. Living in Colorado, I still find myself complaining about the weather :-). I very much miss bike lanes and the public transportation system as a whole in the US. I miss the recycling system as well, especially depositing the plastic bottles in the machines and receiving a Pfand voucher. My kids loved doing that when we went to Deutschland for vacation. I still open windows no matter how cold it is outside. Lueften is important. My American friends make fun of me for it sometimes.

[@blo808]

Grüße aus Österreich, tolles video

[@angelam5444]

The health insurance can be quite expensive. But it should also be remembered that America is a leading innovator in developing health technology, and that's expensive.

[@denniswitt1638]

Highest recycling bottle/can deposit was around 280 Euro (due to cleaning up after a major festival with a big van and lots of plastic bags). Took me hours to get them all fed to the machines as these quickly go on strike due to backlog and it takes quite a while for staff to clean up behind them. Generally, if the deposit is higher than 50 Euro the cashier has to call a co-worker, as then the 4-eyes-check principle applies.

[@huba3885]

u should show her the scene from one of the Otto movie where the kids throw away a bag of tea and Otto comes in to teach them how to properly discard a bag of tea ^-^ I just checked it weren't kids, just type in Otto Altpapier, Altmetall und Altschnur

[@rmm3854]

As always, enjoy your videos. This one had me in stitches. I laughed aloud when I listened to you two banter back and forth. I can tell you that Canada also does the V.A.T. - so when you see the price at any retail outlet ... yes, like our neighbours to the south, we do the same thing; add the tax at the cash register. We're used to it, but I recall while in Köln @ Rewe - what you see is what you pay. I loved it. As for healthcare, we're similar to Europe here in Canada. We have healthcare from the get-go. It may vary somewhat from province to province, but I can walk into any doctor's office; or the hospital and not have to take out a bank loan or max out a credit card to pay for any medical services. For that, I am most grateful. Yes, the tipping culture. Although I believe that our minimum wage in many parts of Canada is higher than our American counterparts, we do tip over here too; while in the United States, I make it a 'must do' given what American service workers have told me; their wages in some states are dreadfully low....so I will tip them well. When I was in Ohio, I had one of the sweet waitstaff tell me how much they made an hour and my jaw dropped. No wonder they work so hard and put up with so much nonsense. But when in western Europe I was told to tip but 'not to overdo it'. Thus while at a restaurant in Köln, my good friend told me to hold back on what I was initially going to give; the staff were still grateful for what I gave. Potatoes. Who doesn't love potatoes? My goodness! I would agree with Deana about the bread/pastries there in Deutschland: they're phenomenal. Oh...and coffee (I had to throw that one in there) is so good there. I never had a bad cup of coffee while in Germany. The smell of strudel while I walked through the Schildergasse was an experience that is permanently etched into my mind. As for the gassy comment: I was howling. Yeah, I had an oopsie with a friend who lived there on the eastside of the Rhine. I think it was the change in my diet that caused a few 'loud' moments, but at least I knew how to say: "Entschuldigung, es tut mir leid!" - much to his laughter. :D Looking forward to your next videos. Hope to return over your way; down river of course...but close by (Köln). Enjoy Dusseldorf. It looks like a great city; although I only saw it from my train window on my way back to Amsterdam, I would like to make it a day trip. Stay safe! Best wishes and enjoy those beloved bike rides. They're awesome! And I would agree to finish off this comment, the accommodation for cyclists there is outstanding compared to most of North America (Canada & the United States). It is sunny and warm here today 17°C in the Lower Great Lakes region. Have a coffee and strudel on me!

[@crankiemanx8423]

I really enjoyed this vid.💗great work !! 💚

[@Osti67]

This one was so delightful ^^ loved it. Tips, I usually tip between 0 and 20% Bad service gets next to nothing good service gets 10% outstanding service gets up to 20%... I used to work as waiter during my "Uni" days so maybe I tip a bit more then others... dunno

[@jlpack62]

almost 100,000 subs!

[@lacyjanell9966]

Tipping in the U.S. is so hard. Because people tip so the servers can make enough money, they are paid extremely low wages so you feel that it's mandatory to help if you want to eat at a restaurant. It shouldn't be this way, they should be paid a living wage.

[@lynetteray2146]

I remember recycling trash in the 80s in Germany. (Spoiler alert: I'm 64 years old!) It was great! We only had to deal with glass, metal, and paper. I'm sure it's more complicated now!

[@wechooselife8481]

Our maximum pfand haul was €30 🤣 we usually wait till month end and lug all the crates back together

[@stephanierobb6208]

Hey there guys. Great video. Cute video ! In Canada taxes get added just like in the States.

[@stefco7359]

Ohhh, Deana is sooo cuuteee!

[@Humpelstilzchen]

Preis Leistungsverhältnis Ja... I bought two cans of Chili con carne once. They tasted the same but one was 70c more expensive but had 40% more meat and more beans in it. So the cheap one was a soup bsc.

[@ashleyashcraft1754]

I live in Minnesota. My husband and I are looking to relocate to Germany in the next decade or so and one of the appeals of Germany is that the weather is better than MN.

[@davesaunders7080]

Entertaining, and that tortilla looks great!

[@potatophil8432]

One of us! One of us!

[@dinkyramirez9866]

Congratulations 100K Subscribers 🎉 🇺🇸♥️🇩🇪

[@Karl_Ranseier]

about german "Pfand": i was at a music festival some years ago, 3 days with camping, we were late and got a spot at camping area next to the fence at the end. on sunday morning a vw camper van with a horse tailer outside the fence showed up. 5 guy jumped out, talk to the security guy who show up, moments later he opens the fence on a small spot. Then they started, as you can imagne, they were collecting "Pfandflaschen/dose" all over the place. The horse trailer was FULL and most of the van was filled with bags, after 2 1/2 hours !!! we asked one of the guys how much money they will make and were they gonna exchange that. Between 2000-3000 € and they will have to visit several supermarkets on monday to get their collected deposits back, because at some point they will be kicked out of a market because they are blocking the returning maschine.

[@jeanjohnson8492]

Actually, in the US, you will find the price per ounce/lb, etc., for most things. It has been that way a very long time. I was taught to grocery shop by my mother and father. They taught us to look at the price per unit and compare with other same items.

[@regineb.4756]

I am German and I also complain about the weather, all the time. In summer. Because it’s too hot and too sunny. Makes my brain melt. I want rain, clouds and wind, so I can enjoy low temperatures and sleep with an open window, while my husband is freezing beside me

[@mmc9828]

Just returned last week from a vacation to Berlin. Really loved the currywurst but was disappointed in the schnitzel, which I had at 3 different restaurants. My experience is that here in the U.S., it's usually served with some sort of sauce, usually lemon. But in Berlin, it was just the meat and dry. Maybe they do that on purpose so you'll buy more beer. 😁

[@danikaHR]

Potatoes? I'd go with Rösti and Züricher Geschnetzeltem. Or as the Swiss would say: Röschti mit Zürcher (Züri) Gschnätzeltem 😉

[@timriehl1500]

I always want to return my cans and bottles but can never find a place to return them, or if I do, the machine is broken down (do they ever repair it???) This was really bad when I lived in New York City; apartment was tiny and I wanted to do the right thing and return the empties, but whenever I managed to schlep my saved up bag of empties to the return place, it was ALWAYS broken/not in service. Ugh. And punctuality is SO cultural--I have a friend from Guyana and she invited me to a party. Started at 6PM. So I showed up at 6PM and she hadn't even gotten ready! I was the only white person she had invited and didn't know that 6PM really meant 8PM, lol. I babysat for her while she got ready. My lesson in Caribbean time.

[@lee-anneberhami563]

Love you guys… so funny listening to this… but because my husband works days and I work night our bottles and cans fill up in bags on our balcony. Last week Saturday we decided that , that day was the day. We got back 163,25😂😂😂 Never leaving it that long again😅😅

[@lacharmer441]

Funny that you had to say because it’s more German does not mean that it’s negative. That’s because American media, television and films ted to mostly depict Germans in a negative manner. Thank you for this video and showing Germans how they really are.

[@peterburgess4792]

PS I love you're little cartoons.

[@snappic2867]

Tip / Trinkgeld : i give in Germany 10%. Maybe 1€ if it’s below 10€ My wife give 0%. I think it’s a bit rude.

[@Marco_Onyxheart]

On the topic of international potato dishes, try stamppot. It doesn't look like much, but it's a lot more than the sum of its parts.

[@tomh8344]

I think younger Americans think tipping is automatic but older folks (50+) tip for performance which is the point (“to insure prompt” service).

[@2RR]

As usual, so much fun...😊

[@MickeyKnox]

03:49 - so Phil is the best "Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis"? 🙂

[@DeanaandPhil]

[@cindyboyer3406]

In Michigan we have the bottle returns at the grocery stores.

[@CookingWithCows]

I have a "hackenporsche", a little shopping buggy where I store my pfand before ai take the whole thing to the shop to return the bottles and do my shopping.

[@oakavon]

Please don’t fight guys… you are so sweet together 💕

[@jeffrosenberg8456]

You guys are so cute. Thanks for making me smile.

[@lbednaz]

In Massachusetts almost all grocery store have refundable bottle and can machines. My daughter's boyfriend constantly throws the returnables in the trash, and I consistently pick them out and yell at him! They are only 5 cents, so it's nothing to him but when I return them monthly I usually get around $5.00 (most are his too)!

[@patwagner1483]

Tipping! Been in the US for twenty years and still can’t get over it 😅 I’d be Ok if food was more expensive but I was not required to tip. I just really dislike that I have to pay for the poor workers when that should be the restaurants job. Another place-bakeries etc. why should I pay a tip? For someone handing me my food? Lyft-Uber-was so excited to finally have an option that doesn’t ask to tip and now they’ve added the option to tip. 🙄 tipping 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫🤯

[@Shasta-rase]

Let’s go we are almost 100k 👏 👏

[@DeanaandPhil]

😍

[@cindyhalpern3187]

Here in Providence, we have bike lanes in areas.

[@bearenkindercool]

pünktlichkeit ist die höflichkeit der könige.