German Boyfriend's FIRST IMPRESSIONS of the USA! (Differences to Germany)

[@DeanaandPhil]

Please Note: These are observations and opinions based on our experiences. These are opinion based statements, not facts. It's very important in today's society that we remind ourselves of the differences. We didn't think it was necessary to put a disclaimer into every single one of our videos; however as some of our videos are reaching an audience who doesn't know us and/or have only seen a few videos, we feel this reminder is necessary. We want this to be a platform where we can share our opinions, observations and differences in a positive way. Differences are NOT a negative thing. It makes things interesting. We honestly feel that the world would be a very boring place if we were all the same. Thanks for watching!! Anyways, what is your impression of the US?

[@WJessiM]

Deana and Phil my impression of the US is, that the people are so kind and friendly.

[@Str3aT]

In Filmen oder Serien sieht man häufig das die Haustüren nicht abgeschlossen sind. Jeder kann einfach das Haus betreten. Ist das wirklich so?

[@tellzvision]

@@Str3aT kann ich bestätigen. Ich wohne schon seit 14 Jahre in Florida. Es gibt natürlich Schlösser, aber es ist mehr wie eine Art Riegel den man einfach umdreht. Aber viele die eine Garage haben gehen meisstens dadurch weil man ein automatischen Garagenöffner im Auto hat. Also benutzen wir fast nie die Türe und deswegen ist sie immer geschlossen. Aber wenn der Riegel z.B. nicht verschlossen ist, kann man wirklich einfach eintreten. Ist nicht so wie in Deutschland wo die Tür dann gleich verschlossen ist wenn sie mal zu geht.

[@HelloImNotJohnnyCash]

the drive through ATMs and service stations blew my mind.. And having to pay for my fuel before I actually could put it in the car.. and selling booze at a service station...I found the service portions unbelievably huge.. I don't think I completed 1 meal in a single sitting. I got more free stuff because of my accent, I think thats why I loved the states so much lol Being in the dessert but seeing snow capped mountain ranges was completely mind blowing... although I had never actually seen snow before my last trip to america. and Im 43

[@peachfreude]

That americans are loud and they don’t shower much. Just my impression but I think I’m wrong

[@3000Rico1]

Preisleistungsverhältnis... The most important word in Germany... 😂

[@_niemand]

Heizölrückstossabdämpfung längstes Wort im duden

[@williamjordan5554]

@@_niemand antiestablishmentarianism is a nice word.

[@Dreyno]

Backfeifengesicht. One word to describe an emotion, an action, a vengeance, an assault and a crime. Pure genius.

[@jbmiller3280]

Gezundheit

[@Syxe_K4]

Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz längstes deutsches Wort

[@aramondehasashi3324]

This guy is the first Euro i've heard that said restaurant portion sizes are small, usually Euro's say they're huge.

[@mezlabor]

I dont know if shower gel is the same thing as body wash but I've seen plenty of body wash. This is the first time Ive ever heard of a European saying the portion sizes were too SMALL in the US lol

[@travisthompson8752]

shower gell is called body wash in the U.S.

[@teebes2009]

And most stores where I live carry 2 or 3 varieties. I always buy wash that I can use on my hair too. AND I was introduced to body wash at least 25 years ago at hotels I stayed in at the time.

[@racheldrum1982]

It's difficult, but not impossible, to get travel size bottles of body wash/shower gel. With respect to fixed shower heads - that's why I prefer baths.

[@NuUnlimited]

I used shower gel in middle school but thats the only time

[@elw00dblues57]

@@NuUnlimited These differences are so interesting. I mean, I grew up with knowing nothing but shower gel/body wash when I took a shower. Soaps, I mean the small pieces are just used on the sink in the bathroom to wash my hands after doing my business on the toilet.

[@ericb8419]

Also shower gel? Have u smelt an American? Our hygiene beats any country in the world. If u smell bad herr people will visibly react to you. Especially the French. No natural smells.....

[@Duke00x]

I could be wrong but I think the US has every type of terrain. We have deserts. Plains, tropical. subtropical, artic, mounten (from foothills to the rockies), forest (many variations of them). Swamp. The list goes on.

[@RePlaylist1]

Some is flood plain, farmland, preservation...you just can't win. They want boondoggle highspeed trains to reach every area. This is why we are over productive in the US, we don't try to solve every bleeding want at any cost. That's Socialism.

[@Duke00x]

@Eff dees Hawaii, florida keys. Also some other islands that are territories of the US (puerto rico, US virgin islands so on).

[@blendedtonesable]

@@RePlaylist1 We don't have high speed rail at this point because in the 1940's the government got behind the auto industry. Prior to that rails was the way to travel. Later the government got behind Airlines to push that agenda. Trains then became more behind. Socialism has nothing to do with it. Bush up on your history a bit.

[@Uhtredrag1080]

​@@Duke00x I thought we didn't have a Tropical Rainforest but after a little google it turns out we do in Puerto Rico.

[@dustyrelic239]

I always assumed Phil was reasonably intelligent and was shocked that he wasn’t able to figure out to do a handstand in the shower by himself! This is something that Americans master at a very young age! I still remember the first time I was able to do the shower handstand without bending my legs and propping my feet against the wall for stability. I was so proud, I made the whole family come squeeze in to watch! The bathroom got really crowded, too, especially after the neighbors started crowding in to congratulate me for finally mastering this technique. (I was a slow learner and was 15 years old at the time; most kids master this life skill at a much younger age.)

[@jevvf3246]

😂😂😂😂😭😭😭

[@helenscott8202]

Of course!

[@lisao7600]

😂😂😂

[@leonelsancheztrapani2838]

you cannot be American, you're well sarcastic, aren't you a Brit ex-pat by any chance?

[@ravenmills7777]

Dusty Relic germans like to douche themselves with the shower head I guess.. they haven’t figured out the use of a cloth

[@RichieZero]

The reunion sequence was as funny as ...! :-D Love it!

[@DeanaandPhil]

😂😍😜

[@alarahalbach8665]

@@Gothuew 😂😂😂👍

[@3Kidneys]

German here. Never have I ever let a server throw away my leftovers.

[@Kadofflbauer]

same here, we always take our leftover with us if there is something left... i thought it maybe is because im living on the countryside where its normal...idk

[@A-Wa]

Kadofflbauer also in der großstadt nimmt mans auch mit außer es is sehhr wenig

[@9malia]

Ja, das war mal, glaub ich. Heutzutage macht das kaum jemand.

[@mrm7058]

@@Kadofflbauer Not just the countryside. I did the same while living in Hamburg. Simply because even our "small" German portions are sometimes too much for me and I hate to waste food.

[@hansmahr8627]

For me, it really depends on the amount and the type of food. If there's a whole piece of meat left, I'll take it home with me but if there's just a small piece and a little bit of rice I don't see the point. And of course there's stuff that just doesn't taste very good if you reheat it, for example fries or potatoes.

[@Lappeeen38]

"you always have to have last....." and just cuts her xD GENIUS

[@DeanaandPhil]

I was hoping somebody catches that 😂

[@geremyzieroth4615]

Made me laugh!

[@micahhills1207]

It maybe a Washington thing, but here in the Midwest Trader Joe's is one of the most expensive grocery stores you can go to other than Whole Foods.

[@marshsundeen]

Aldi is the cheaper sister store of TJ. Most are 1/3 less than TJ for the same items.

[@dibutler9151]

They are mostly in big cities, especially coastal cities so they haven't experienced a Midwestern or rural Southern shopping experience. I lived on the coast for a while, grocery prices were brutal.

[@jahbay]

Yes we do use shower gel. However it is called body wash. Same product different name.

[@jennygreat4846]

cars nguitars yeah most people use body wash over bar soap.

[@Ionan89]

The term "shower gel" and "body wash" are used equally interchangeably in stores and in common useage wherever I go (SoCal and Southwest)

[@RePlaylist1]

Bazaar how many "mistakes" in this video. Bar soap in paper is less waste, whereas shampoos are really just advertising, most ppl are brand loyal. There are oodles of body wash and liquid hand soaps everywhere.

[@allendever949]

shower gels / body wash is also found in the mens section ie. shaving, razors, beard stuff.

[@mariahgrimes207]

cars nguitars true. But even in the nicer hotels still provide that stinky prison soap cake. There is no lack of body wash/ shower gel being sold here in the states😂

[@blendedtonesable]

At 13:01 The woman is right. Americans don't take home half eaten fast food often but will take home or box up a plate meal.

[@williamjordan5554]

Better quality food is why.

[@MrRedberd]

A little something to remember the experience of not having to self serve.

[@dandeleon2764]

Anyone else kinda annoyed that when Deana is giving an explanation, Phil is just like, "no, no, I don't really think so, I think my observations based on a few hotel trips, and a trip to the grocery store is more insightful that you LIFETIME of being/living in America!" Like, LISTEN to her dude, she's literally giving you insight.

[@LMmccallL57]

@@dandeleon2764 I'm annoyed. He talks about the issues he has with the bar soap and shower heads and that it's the same "everywhere" in the U.S, but also says in the hotels and houses he's been in. How is that "everywhere"?

[@celestewilson6445]

If food isn’t big enough for you go to Texas. Everything’s BIGGER in Texas

[@christineb1464]

The water issue in Germany drives me nuts. I dont like sparkling water and dont always want soda. Free water would be awesome.

[@edwardbennet3902]

The military told us not to drink the tap water in Germany..that's why you rarely get iced drinks or water in restaurants unless it's bottled.

[@TheBlackLakeSiren]

@@edwardbennet3902 why would they tell you not to?

[@edwardbennet3902]

@@TheBlackLakeSiren Heavy metal contaminants ...Lead etc...this was the 70's...don't know if they have it under control now or not...same with Italy...don't drink the water..Cholera !

[@elizabethbennet4791]

10:20 I LOVELOVELOVE Aldis- we go there all the time. Bring your own bag, european brand food items, fairly paid cashiers, yay!

[@Tabfort]

I’m American and I use shower gel. Also, we do have detachable shower Heads.

[@afcgeo882]

In Europe you often find ONLY a detachable shower head, no fixed one.

[@stanklepoot]

@@afcgeo882 In the US, detachable shower heads tend to be something you install yourself. Easy enough to do.

[@afcgeo882]

stanklepoot I know. I have them and I installed them. That’s not at all what I was saying. Did you read?

[@timothybessemer7316]

Lots of people have shower heads. Maybe it is that lots of motels/hotels don't.

[@MrRedberd]

I feel like the detachable shower heads are mostly owned by lonely women in US.

[@Adiscretefirm]

Notices high grocery prices, shows video parking at Trader Joe's, there's your problem

[@timothybessemer7316]

Trader Joe's is NOT inexpensive.

[@mariahgrimes207]

Carl Rice 😂

[@kaylachristenson9664]

In general, high quality food seems to be much less expensive in Germany (from my experience traveling there), even compared to cheap grocery stores in the U.S. (but Trader Joe's isn't that expensive, tbh).

[@anke8402]

Not everyone can afford to shop at Trader Joes. I can't

[@kaylachristenson9664]

@@anke8402 Yes of course many people cannot afford to shop there, that actually supports the point that groceries are more expensive in the U.S. Trader Joe's is midrange, but even mid-range or discount U.S. grocers are more expensive (broken food system and all that).

[@99snubby]

When I lived in Heidelberg Germany prices were way higher than Utah.

[@jaredziegner1159]

John Smith I think Utah is probably cheaper than the states which they were in the US !

[@jaredziegner1159]

John Harris Ok, Im actual from Germany. I don’t really know about the price in the different states but I know that maybe Cali is one most expensive (so more expensive than Utah)

[@jaredziegner1159]

John Harris ok ok good to know!

[@jaredziegner1159]

John Harris oh Damm, Germany have a 19% sales tax!!!

[@jaredziegner1159]

John Harris I know that

[@maxskill1877]

in the us since 1991 was born in germany the only thing I had to adjust too was the climate and you get paid weekly instead of monthly paychecks no complaints here

[@kiwia4253]

So... I'm German and we always take our leftovers with us, we never just let them throw the food away. My it's just the way I'm raised but in my family that's how you do it and most of my friends do it the same too... Idk but I don't think it's typical German to let the restaurant throw the leftovers away. Just saying...

[@tiffanyi5645]

I always do a double take when I here Europeans speaking about "grams" or "kilos"...like are they some kind of kingpin Drug Dealer?? Whats going on??!! LOLOL

[@ratlips4363]

I travel quite a lot in the US. I very seldom come across shower gel. As for the show nozzles, fixed mounted are not only less costly, they require no maintenance because someone pulled too hard or wound one up too far. Fast food "Places" are not restaurants. Don't get them mixed up just because both serve food. In the US they do charge for "wasser mit gas"...and finally, if you want to really experience distance, Go West Young Phil! I have worked for German companies and they always comment on the hugeness of the west.

[@annannwaack9828]

I'm from Germany and never had a problem to get my leftovers to go...

[@catwoman1263]

I really don't understand Europeans' thing about our toilet stalls. Europe has a much more relaxed attitude about nudity and sexuality than we do here in the US. You can go to a nude beach and see the entire package, but for some reason they think we are looking at them through a half inch gap in the toilet stall?

[@flyleelee5351]

Lol good point!

[@micahhills1207]

Also the large gap at the bottom is if you get locked in you can craw out. Most commercial building don't have the gap between the walls. The open public ones like shopping centers do so when closing if someone stands on top of the toilet a guard can still see them.

[@stephanweinberger]

It's not about nudity, it's about privacy. Going nude is quite different from pooping in public. We Europeans just cannot wrap our heads around why you don't use normal doors for restroom stalls, *especially* since most US citizens typically do not share our 'relaxed attitude'. It just totally contradicts the usually more 'prude' mindset in the US in a very surprising area of life. I mean there are discussions about breastfeeding in public, Facebook censors everything that remotely looks like a nipple - but watching people do their business: no problem...

[@catwoman1263]

@@stephanweinberger We DON'T watch other people do their business, lol. That's the whole point of my original post; we DON'T look at you through a half inch crack. It's ludicrous that you all think we somehow get our jollies by peeping in at someone using the toilet, lol. The reason for not using full doors is as micah said in the post above yours; the gap at the bottom allows someone to crawl out if the lock gets jammed or something like that (and that has happened to me personally. Was really nice not having to sit in a stall until I could get someone's attention that I needed assistance.) and the gaps also allow employees/security guards to check out restrooms when the store or business is closing for the night. Besides, I've seen pics of urinals out in the middle of the street in major European cities where the only privacy is just how close you can get into the little corner that you're peeing into. Not too private, imo.

[@stephanweinberger]

@CATwoman 1 no, I didn't think that you deliberately watch other people, sorry if it sounded like that. It's just surprising to me that in a culture with as many taboos as the US there is just this very peculiar exception. As for our urinals: I have never personally seen completely open ones (except for mobile urinals at festivals); they usually have at least some kind of privacy screen. Yes, there are pics of some open models online, but in reality those are very, very rare.

[@lucmikaelson4428]

free water in restaurants should be a thing to be honest... i would like that!

[@1029blue]

Yeah, I got pretty dehydrated when going back to Germany on vacation because I didn't want to have to pay for more to drink.

[@hansmahr8627]

Apart from the fact that most Germans prefer sparkling water, it's also important to note that eating out is more of a special occasion for Germans. Americans eat out more often and they generally spend less time at the table whereas in Germany, when people go to a restaurant together, they'll often sit there for two or even three hours. People talk, people drink. And because it's a special occasion, people don't want to drink tap water, they'll get a glass of wine, a beer, orange juice, Apfelschorle, etc. I have never seen anyone order tap water in a restaurant in Germany, not even my mother who pretty much only drinks tap water at home. It's one of those things that Americans notice immediately when they come to Germany but for most Germans, it's not a problem that needs fixing.

[@Revilo567]

The difference starts already when u both showed 8 with ur fingers

[@MrDanGodfrey]

Phil..."big ass cracks in the public toilet"...hahaha. I'm enjoying watching your stuff guys, all the best :)

[@kimrobb1965]

I am in Germany right now and am really surprised how expensive it is here but the food is amazing

[@melindar.fischer5106]

@xellossaxon My life experiences living in the USA and in Germany are similar to yours. Buying food for a family of 4 is MUCH less expensive in Germany, both from restaurants and from grocery stores, but especially from grocery stores. We were pleasantly surprised by the low prices (and our total monthly expenditures) in German grocery stores compared to the USA, and my family lives in a "less expensive" part of the USA, the midwest. In other words, groceries and restaurant meals would cost even more money in other parts of the USA (think east coast: NY, Boston, D.C., Atlanta; or west coast: Los Angelos, San Francisco, Seattle). People from those parts of the USA would really think that German groceries and restaurants are less expensive.

[@michaelburke750]

Leftovers... there’s doggie bags and boxes and if you think the doggie gets any of that you got another thing comin’ 😂😂😂

[@dash4800]

literally any store has a hundred choices for shower gel

[@charleslatora5750]

Here it's called body WASH

[@furstnoah3735]

most people in germany also take their left-overs home

[@ebilknub7308]

I wouldnt say most... I worked in a kitchen some years ago and its mostly old ppl that take leftovers but all the other ppl dont. Same in my family. They are ashamed to do so.

[@natti80]

@@ebilknub7308 I am not old and i always take my leftovers with me. also my friends and family do so. why should it be thrown away when you can still eat it?

[@ebilknub7308]

Well u are right ofc. But its what i saw. I personaly rarly have any leftovers tho so idk.

[@broesilov]

Never saw it in Germany.

[@kleineheilewelt1621]

In my family we aalways take our leftovers home when we cant finish a meal, especially with smaller children. They usually cant finish their meal in a restaurant even with kids sizes. And i know that most of my friends do that. Its not weird or anything. The server people sometimes ask you if you want to take the rest home even if u dont ask them beforhand (Iam also german by the way)

[@EloquentTroll]

OMG you 2 are so cute! Also, is the East Coast super into bar soap? I see more liquid body soap in most stores than solid, and I am in the midwest.

[@Kadofflbauer]

Deana: "we like it big in the US!" Phil look is saying like "i know huehuehue" xDDD

[@kaylachristenson9664]

I use shower gel, but in the U.S. it is usually called "body wash"!

[@randlebrowne2048]

As far as the distance between things in the US, it might help to think of the US as a continent. I know that the United States doesn't take up all of North America; but, it *is* about the size of all of Europe, not even counting the vast area covered by Alaska. It could take 10 hours or more to drive from one end of Texas to the other. I think that one difference between the diversity seen in Europe and that seen in the US is that European cultures formed relatively close together; but separated by mountains and rivers; while actual distance may have played more of a part in American cultural formation.

[@Progan666]

Certainly! Some comparisons may only be relevant to a particular state rather than the country as a whole.

[@markrenzella2825]

Europe if dropped in the US , would fit from the east coast to Mississippi. The US is more than double the size of Europe. Without counting Alaska , and Hawaii.

[@stephanweinberger]

@Mark Renzella The United States cover an area of ~9.8 million sqkm (including Alaska, which makes up almost 20% of the area!), whereas Europe is 10.5 million sqkm (don't forget the European part of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, etc.). I guess you are thinking of only the EU (4.4 million sqkm). Or to put it differently: the "mainland" US (without Alaska) is about 8 million sqkm, Europe without Russia (i.e. EU + Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, the balkan states, Ukraine, Belarus, Romania, Moldowa, Bulgaria) is about 6,7 million sqkm - so not that much different.

[@MrRedberd]

That's about how long it takes to drive from one end of Michigan to the other, but we have "70 mph" speed limits. I think Texas drives faster, because it is so wide open and big oil lobbied.

[@randlebrowne2048]

@Jar of Smegma But most of Russia is in Asia.

[@Stevenimich]

Some parts of the U.S. large semi-trucks do have their own lane especially on the interstate and some do have speed signage for them.

[@mattwright6462]

I am a 47-year-old truck driver in the US I just visited Munich Germany in May 2022 the difference in trucks on the interstate is in Europe 99% of all trucks are company owned and they’re all governed mainly to the same speed between 80 and 100 km in United States we have a lot of owner operators

[@christianweber7372]

Hey Phil, to you as a german. How did the tap water taste to you? Im a german and i was in New York lately. They had even Advertisements for their super fancy tap water which comes from a mountain 200 km from NY... But it smells and tastes like the water in a Swimmingpool. How is it in Washington, Boston?

[@DeanaandPhil]

To be honest, I felt like it's a bit stale, too. I'm trying to avoid drinking it unfiltered.

[@DerHerrDanGer]

haha, i couldn't even enjoy showering in nyc (been there in july), bc of the tons of chlorine put into the water.. and drinkable is quite a different term in germany. we instantly went to the next shop and started buying bottles, even while hating plastic bottled water. Florida was a bit nicer, but not much. and, the restaurants serve just the same tap water, so if you get water and your table smells like a pool instantly, enjoy your meal.

[@tellzvision]

I absolutely agree! I am not a fan of "Stilles Wasser", and one major reason is the darn chlorine in the water. Even when u get sprite somewhere and there is a lot of ice in it, the sprite will taste like chlorine too!😣 so I tend to get drinks without ice or something that will mask the taste more. If i do drink water, it has to be sparkling and all my American friends think it's sooooo fancy 😑😅

[@cjbrewer7]

Truckers feel the the hwy was built for them ..lol.. my bro was a trucker.

[@mirozen_]

I live in Washington state...we have snowy mountains that are super big, we have desert, we have the Pacific ocean...and yes, of course we have Sasquatches running around! ;-)

[@encrypter46]

I believe Germany is equal in size to Wisconsin. That explains a lot!

[@DieReaktion]

About the size of Montana

[@flAMe9610]

Germany lost about half Its former territories after both world wars. 20% after the first and another 30% after the second. Most of it being awarded to Poland. Even more if you include Austria. That's one of the reasons Germany has such a high population for its size. If somebody is interested, there is a great video about Germanys territorial evolution. (With english subtitles) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnzUkJqlgc6ehrs

[@celineelisag8364]

I just got my license and I agree!!! I am so scared driving on the interstate cause the big truck drivers drive crazy!!! 😁 There is shower gel!😁 a lot actually it’s just super expensive in general the prices of everything is stupid expensive I totally agree!!! I always have problems with the portions of the food for me it’s too much 😅 I love refills and I love water but I just can’t do it often cause I don’t like sinkwater 😶 And yes that’s what I recognized first when I came here! Everything is huge not only the distance also like the stove, washer, dryer even the fridge it’s way bigger then the ones we have in Germany 😁😅

[@marrykurie48]

I did a tour around the westside of the USA in 2001. So I can't give an actual impression. But it was a cool Journey. LA, Hollywood, Sausalito, San Francisco, Las Vegas and so on. And in one diner I noticed the personnel carrying shooting weapons. This was the first time in my life I saw something like that. It would not be possible over here in Germany. But the waitress was very kind and in a good mood, so I assume, this was a normal thing. XD.

[@hlsot569]

Marry Kurie it's a FREE COUNTRY LAST YEAR I TOOK MY CITIZENSHIP FREEDOM OF SPEECH FREEDOM OF RELIGION FREEDOM OF BARING GUNS!! I KNOW IT'S CRAZY 😬)

[@Ira88881]

Maybe if more people carried guns in your home town in the 30s, the Nazis would have thought twice. By the way...when in 2001? Before or after 9/11?

[@marrykurie48]

​@@Ira88881 Before. I even made a pen pal there and we sent emails to one another after the terror happened. But guns wouldn't have helped against the Nazis. They would just have had bigger ones than anyone else.

[@merfwriter]

Was the personnel a Police officer with a gun in it's halster on his waist? If so that is normal for police officers to carry guns on them in America. If it was just an ordinary person (a non-police officer) that would be surprising especially in places like California which is a very liberal state that have strickter gun laws for the general public. Conservative states like Texas have a open gun carry law where ordinary citizens can carry a gun on their person.

[@farzana6676]

@@marrykurie48 Guns helped the Taliban defeat America 😭

[@sandpiperr]

Deana, actually it's legal to overtake on the right in certain circumstances. Specifically on a multilane highway. I use bar soap, but only Dove Sensitive because it's actually less drying than most shower gels. Phil, you're the first non-American I've seen who says that American portion sizes seem small! Most Europeans I've known say they're huge.

[@jazzminb]

We had a german exchange student stay with our family when I was in high school - the first thing she noticed about americans is that we're short. She also loved this sandwich spread called marshmallow fluff. I learned from her about Nutella (this was in the 80s before it came to the US)

[@jazzminb]

Incidentally a song in German was a big cross over hit in the USA around that time by Falco - Rock Me Amadeus: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYfMnI1uhMqSjqM

[@kpolenz9772]

If you don't like people passing you on the right- maybe you should move to a slower lane.

[@psd.3144]

@jimrayner100 it depends. Most states allow you to pass on the right if theres more than 2 lanes or there is someone about to make a left turn

[@1flash3571]

@@psd.3144 On the Highways there is ALWAYS a exit ramp or a turn lane on the highway. Local roads are different. In the books, it says you are only allowed to pass on the LEFT. You are confusing the local roads to HIGHWAYS.

[@kpolenz9772]

@jimrayner100 It's also against the law to impede traffic. In Texas (and most states) if you're not passing someone- the law says you drive in the right lane.

[@inklanois]

Shower gel here. I usually don't have a problem finding it. Great video. Regarding obesity in America. We also have the other half of the country who are obsessed with fitness. Thousands of people run 3k/5k marathons every weekend it seems. It seems people in US are more extreme one way or another.

[@Jay-in-the-USA]

Happy to see you guys reunited! :-) I am German and about to move to the US (Washington DC). Am super excited about this adeventure. After watching your video I think driving is what scars me the most. Traffic, cars and trucks are crazy!! I just started my own KZbin Channel about me moving to the US. Would appreciate if you would check it out :-D

[@dm-gq5uj]

I avoid driving on US freeways as much as I can, especially during rush hour. But the very thought of the Autobahn scares hell out of me!

[@doubleaxel1951]

OMG. I went to Germany (my first time in Europe) this year and PAYING FOR WATER DROVE ME BANANAS. LOL. I'm used to drinking like 2-4 refills of water whenever I eat out, but in germany, the bottles of water are SO TINY so I had to pay like up to 10 euro extra for each meal. I was literally so parched lol. And don't get me started on sparkling water *barf*.

[@applescruff88]

@xellossaxon I forgot more than once when I asked for water and ended up with that carbonated stuff. :P Yuck.

[@Dejo2106]

4:50 is no one going to call phrasing on him here. I about died laughing.

[@r4x2]

I apologize for this being all over the place, but I wanted to touch on a few of the points. The food has gotten too expensive and our US Dollar has inflated a little too much for our labor wages, so I can see things potentially getting fairly scary in a few years. I think our housing might be slightly cheaper in the US than in Europe right now, especially depending on where you live. Also, living in the suburbs and rural areas are especially distant between destinations, but because I live in a city I was able to sell my car and save money by using the bus system but my city could use more public transportation honestly. The way some things are laid out seems slightly classist in that you NEED a car time-wise or else you're screwed, or need to be dependent on others with vehicles. Also, we have some nice bar soaps, but I'm an orange blossom shower gel user.

[@elw00dblues57]

The free water amazed me as well when I was living in Ireland. Afer the first time I experienced that and after I made sure that this was not exceptional in this particula restaurant, I've said that if I ever open a restaurant in Germany, I definiely will offer free water. I mean, it is 0.05 Cent per liter for me and even if I buy it in bottles without bubbles, it is still cheap and easy to give for free as service.

[@gaazzhookaa8509]

These two nice people deserve more attention to their channel. KZbin, do something!

[@svenjar-s3601]

U guys are the best! I’m German and my husband is from the US,- we are living in the Midwest and u remind of what it was like moving over here! Lol

[@DeanaandPhil]

Ahh that's awesome! Wherever we end up there will definitely be some adjustments and many "first impressions."

[@ITIsFunnyDamnIT]

Come down to Florida, swamp land here, but we do have lots beautiful crystal clear swimming springs here, that was my girlfriends favorite part of visiting here from Germany was the springs, and natures parks and recreation she loves that sort of thing.

[@olivertripp5412]

Epic Intro. :-D I was laughing for minutes, got tears in my eyes and it was hard to breathe. The final nearly finished me too. :-D

[@jazzminb]

I can't remember the last time I've used bar soap, i only used liquid soap

[@Zstray17]

You must have been looking in the wrong section, there is a LOT of shower gel (body wash) in the stores. That’s all I’ve used for years. Taking leftovers? It’s a huge money saver, especially when you have a family. Nonstop refills? That’s why we’re fat. I’m first generation American, family came from Germany. Love your videos.

[@DeanaandPhil]

Thanks! I found body wash. But I still think it's like 80% bar soap 😬

[@rich_t]

@@DeanaandPhil Go to a big store like Target, you'll find a lot more shower gel. 😉

[@voenigs612]

Again very funny and informative, just great! What ancestors does Deana actually have? She looks fascinating, but I could not say Indian (North America), Mexican, Peruvian, etc. Sometimes I think she has Asian eyes. Your videos are awesome! Who cuts that? Phil or Deana, or you two together? I know, many questions! :))

[@DeanaandPhil]

I'm a blend of different ethnicities like a lot of people in the US! 🤗💜🌎 And, we each edit different videos, so we can have our own creative control for the video we are editing. Phil edited this one and I love how the "romantic reunion" turned out. 😂😋 Thanks for watching! Deana 😄

[@anjajacobsen9739]

I always ask to take home the leftovers - it's everything from salat, fries... and eat it next day. In Denmark many of our supermarkets and some bakery's - are giving away or selling for a fair foods - they haven't sold. In christmas - some of the supermarkets - selling or giving away food, cakes and more to people... before they leave for holidays. It also happen in easter. They bakery I have worked in - and 1/2 hour before the shop clouse - we packed 10 - 12 bags with bread, cakes, patries and people comes in - and for a fair price, they buy it. U feel good, to give fresh food and cakes away instead of put it, in a dumbster.

[@katdenning6535]

One of the things my non-American friends are always confused by until they visit here is State cultures. Each of the 50 States has a unique culture and even within those states, some are large enough to have multiple distinct cultural identities. I think this is because of the size of each state, which are often as large, or larger, than a single European nation. Montana, for example, is about the same size as Germany. Once people get their minds wrapped around how large each state is, it becomes easier to understand how those from Ohio feel distinctly different than their neighbors in Michigan across the state line.

[@DeanaandPhil]

YES!! Massachusetts has a very different cultural "norm" than South Carolina. There are a lot of customs and even words/phrases in each State that don't make sense to even native English speakers. Phil learned that there are many ways to say certain shoes and it's usually dependent on which region you're from like, "sneakers," "kicks," "tennis shoes." 😅😂

[@weizenobstmusli8232]

To me, all this looked the same to me. The every day culture seemed the same all over the US. I was shocked how uniform the country was. I imagined much bigger differences inbetween the states.

[@Torfmoos]

i think the same when i read somthings about Lederhosen, Dirndel, Oktoberfest and the rebuild Disney Castle ... So come to the North before Winter is comming ... and u will see - thats all lies :)

[@1MrYellow1]

In Germany you have different cultures from town to town. Maybe not that extreme, but even dialects can differ from town to town. I think that is the case for every coutlntry that has thousends of years of history. I bet there is more diversity in cultures in germany alone than in the hole us. And thats only one country in europe. And hole of europe is not as big as the us.

@@DeanaandPhil Just ask people in the US what they call a soda (I call it that, I just realized (finally :D)).

[@barnabydodd8956]

I've never heard anyone say American portions are small. I've always heard people from other countries say the portions are huge. And it's true. I know it's true because the portions today in America are much bigger than they used to be. So the portions are huge even compared to ourselves in the past.

[@1029blue]

I felt rich when going back to Germany on vacation and had to go to the grocery store. U.S. prices are definitely higher, but incomes are usually also much higher in the U.S. (and there is also a bigger range between how much the richest and the poorest make).

[@afcgeo882]

I don’t know what state (if any) it’s illegal to overtake on the right in. Certainly not in New York or any other I’ve been to. While it is not recommended, it is not illegal. It is illegal to use the left most lane for anything than passing in a few states though.

[@q37path]

I MISSED U GUYS😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jscottupton]

One big difference. We have statues to our politicians who were in office in the 1930's and 40's.

[@km-kl3lg]

Try your best guess why we don't..

[@geronimo5537]

I use bar soap and I'm a woman. But I totally get the gap in the restroom stalls, wtf. I have questioned this my whole life in America. Also we need the burrito challenge video!!

[@mannyghotra8415]

Free water is a novelty for you? I lived in Luxembourg for almost 10 years and still live in France and there is free water (you have to ask) in every restaurant (at least the ones i have been).

[@gyqz]

I think the obesity in the US comes from the fact that people on a low budget can not afford fresh produce and vegetables and are therefor relying on cheaper ready-to-eat meals that contain high volumes of salt and other non-healthy ingredients. And when fast food is also cheaper than buying fresh food at a supermarket, it is easier to choose that option. Thank you for this fun video!

[@jar7636]

jar Eating cheap and healthy is Relatively easy. 1) ground beef and chicken are $.99/lb 2) a 10lb bag of rice is $20 3) vegetables that are frozen are also cheap Most people just want to eat highly tasty and quick food which contain a lot of toxins

[@dm-gq5uj]

@@jar7636 You're correct. It's cheaper to cook than it is to buy fast food , especially if you give some thought to what is on sale. I think many people are too lazy or too rushed to cook.

[@Melissa-wx4lu]

@@jar7636 Were the fuck do you live? Ground beef is NEVER under $3 a pound, even the crap 75/25 is over $3.

[@jackeagan486]

Deana! Take that man to Yosemite!! My friends from Bremen visted me in Maryland. I promptly flew them to Cali and we camped in Yosemite for a week. This was ten years ago. They visit Yosemite annually, then stop in to spend time with me. They want to imigrate here, not to be nearer to their friend, but for Yosemite. I hope they don't discover Yellow Stone, or I'll never see them again!

[@blendedtonesable]

The bathroom thing just don't look. As I child I was uncomfortable. As an adult I turn a blind eye and don't stare.

[@ranterredhead5005]

Agree just learn to respect the stranger in another stall. However now one has to be aware of perverts or pedophiles. So if a child is in a stall you can report if they might be taken advantage of...also a child can get out if they don't know how to open a door. Used to work security and had to observe these behaviors. Now it is worse due to PC stuff. Warn your children.

[@stephanweinberger]

Why not just use normal doors without huge gaps?

[@afcgeo882]

Stephan Weinberger These are reasons for gaps: onepointpartitions.com/why-are-bathroom-stalls-not-to-the-floor/

[@bresev8958]

Everyone is doing the same thing so if everyone minds their own business all is well.

[@Acadian.FrenchFry]

I use shower gel. Not sure what store you went to, but we have tons of shower gel choices. Although it's true about the motels and the prison soap. LOL And yes I use the movable shower head in my home! Can't live without it! 30 bucks at Home Depot.

[@charleslatora5750]

With my family there's never ever leftover pizza in a restaurant. Now if we order to take home, yeah, order extra so we do have leftovers.

[@wlspook]

As a Guy from the Netherlands the thing that annoyed me the most, when asked where I came from and answered: the Netherlands or Holland, I would always get: “oh I love the Netherlands”. When asking further it wasn’t the Netherlands they loved, but Dutch DJ’s...

[@Ira88881]

I think they’re really wrong about higher grocery prices in the U.S., way wrong. And I’ll never understand why Europeans have such a problem with sales tax: They pay sales tax, PLUS a VAT tax, and they prefer these taxes to be hidden? And there’s no sales tax on food in the U.S., so that connection made there isn’t really applicable anyway. Other than that, I really enjoyed this, and laughed my ass off at the slo-mo romantic embrace in the field!

[@aramondehasashi3324]

You must live in a state with no sales tax because in my state you pay sales tax on food.

[@alsatian1266]

We have 2 different taxes on groceries in Germany. Depending if its more a "luxury" item or need for living (19% or 7%, if it didnt changed). For me its not hidden, i know there is a tax on everything, but i can way easier count my money beforehand or even have the coins ready when i need to pay. Cant get around tax anyway, so why not tell me the whole price right away? I am in Canada right now and i hate that i dont know how much i will exactly pay at the end. Find out if i can use my coins and have them ready. Or if my money is enough, atthe end its 25Cents more than I had in my wallet.

[@blendedtonesable]

Shower gel exist and in the USA. Liquid soap/gel (bodywash)is a huge market. Not sure what store you were shopping in not to see it. In a lot of homes there are removable shower heads. Some hotels have them. Depends on where you are.

[@flor7153]

Totally not amazing to go by car for every single thing.

[@dg44562]

European lifestyle is way healthier! People walk a LOT, drive bikes and take the public transportation everywhere (NO not like New York subway, that's just a sketchy place!) Cities are cleaner and food is fresh and tastes way better than in America! You haven't eaten food until you try European food! Everything in US is FRIED, GREASY, SUGERED up with High Corn Fructose and XXL portions! Obesity is non existent in Europe!

[@suzannekazmiruk183]

Prices are even higher in Canada. Our sales taxes are not included either.

[@teenystudioflicks1635]

The overweight people order like a dozen burgers, 6 or 7 fries, large milkshakes! That's how they get so fat! It;s a choice. AND leftover pizza is a much loved BREAKFAST food here in the USA.

[@sebastianmutchler7404]

Air conditioning and ice in drinks, are the biggest things I notice the most when I go to Germany (Europe)

[@justasimpleman7111]

If you want to see high grocery prices, look up videos for the prices grocery shopping in Alaska. It will blow your mind.

[@CuriousEarthMan]

what is shower gel? is that bodywash? bar soap please and thank you :)

[@Somesomesame337]

In America, in stores, there are whole sections called “Body Wash”. They just aren’t called “shower gels”. A lot of nice hotels have body wash, instead of bar soaps. Maybe not in the highway motels. You could assume it’s better for the environment to have fewer small plastic bottles, because as you know, small plastic containers are value neutral to recyclers. They end up being incinerated or just chucked into landfills.

[@Nana-ot1zc]

So in Austria we are also taking our leftovers home 🤔

[@sirstanley8599]

Ihr seid ja auch arm.

[@Nightey]

@@sirstanley8599 Wohl eher weil wir keine Verschwendungskultur haben und sparen wos nur geht ingrained in our minds ist. Is echt klass wenn du eine große Pizza um 12€ bestellst und die Hälfte, die du nimmer essen kannst, gemütlich am Abend vorm Fernseher/PC mampfst ;) Eine der häufigsten Sätze in Österreichischen Restaurants ist "tschuldige, eine Alufolie bitte".

[@sirstanley8599]

@@Nightey lösung: einfach nur das bestellen, was auch essen kann.

[@Nightey]

@@sirstanley8599 Naaah, das passt schon so. Ist auch meistens so im Vorhinein einkalkuliert. Gibts ja nicht oft bei Restaurants wo du "zwei" vollständige Hauptspeisen so günstig bekommst ;)

[@zambianyoutuberx]

Nice! I have been following your channel from your Thailand days?

[@bravegirlarise7672]

What? We have Lidl in the U.S. now too? Sweet! I shop at Aldi here in Missouri. Since I'm learning German I like noticing German words on some of the products. Loved the reunion scene! Tschüss!

[@sarah35005]

aaaah you mean Lidl, at first I thought 'what is Leidl 🤔' 😉 My dear Brave, do you love almonds, my favorite food is Nussecken, you are Welcome 😙and american food I love Donuts 😊

[@Torfmoos]

nice to see a Tschüss at the end and not a Servus - grias gott - tschau or pfürti. Congrats to your German teatcher - he/she told u right ... :)

[@MiraAurelio]

It's written as Lidl but the pronunciation is "leedle" it rhymes with needle. Haha

[@shaheershujaat2223]

Wow Deana and Phil both of you are looking very nice beautiful amazing video well done 😊😊❤️❤️👍👍

[@MioRaem]

I lived in Florida for almost a year and enjoyed it! Happy to see you guys reunited! Hope you'll have an amazing time together and serve us many more fun delicious vlogs!

[@DeanaandPhil]

Thanks a lot! Where do you live now?

[@MioRaem]

@@DeanaandPhil uhm - still Japan! I comment on your videos all the time! 😂

[@hlsot569]

MioRaem I LOVE FLORIDA ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ the OCEAN ❤️❤️❤️

[@dm-gq5uj]

The sales tax business is very annoying. But not all states have sales tax and sales taxes are not uniform throughout the US. So a manufacturer cant put the "final price" on an item because it will cost more in NY State than it does in Delaware. I have to say, it is very nice to shop in states without sales tax when something marked $20 will actually cost $20. As for leftovers, the German attitude surprises me, since they have a reputation for being thrifty and averse to waste. I'd hate to see half a pizza thrown away.

[@elizabethbennet4791]

i actually have had little trouble getting around with a car my whole life if you live in a fairly mild climate. Ive lived in NYC, Tampa Bay, and southern Illinois. I bike, take cabs or Uber or get a ride. I prefer cycling personally!

[@danclay8229]

Liquid soap versus bar soap isn't really a decision you have to make in the US. You can find an abundance of either in Walmart. Your choice. The handheld shower head is also common though not installed everywhere. I personally don't like holding my water. I use a wash cloth or loofah to do the scrubbing! We need more German influence on our highways. Part of the reason that mass transit isn't more used in the US is because it takes soooooo long. You waste your life waiting, not going. The biggest most congested cities we have make use of it fairly well. But the real America basically can not make use of it at all. As an American, it almost sounds inhumane or at least rude to charge someone money to relieve themselves or for a drink of water. I hope Germany can change their way on that one. I love these kinds of videos!

[@bessyisyourbestieforever3164]

You two are so funny hahaha

[@crjoki1]

I way prefer bar soap to shower gel. Can't imagine washing my 'nether region' with a shower gel 😬. Maybe I'm weird. And funny I feel like bar soap is getting harder harder to find

[@botibomaus]

those were my first impressions to the tee when i visited my fiance's family haha! biggest culture shock to me tho was the gun corner in walmart, never expected to see that lol

[@MrRedberd]

@Rita Roork I would've never guessed you were WHITE. Thanks for shouting it out to us.

[@robertorlove613]

That was entertaining. Taxes vary by state and most don't tax groceries. I lived in New Jersey years ago and necessities of life: food, clothing, heating fuel, were not taxed. Inexpensive restaurants try to fill patrons up on bread and salad; expensive restaurants are more in the European model. I recall asking for water in Hamburg once and the waiter seemed shocked. Nobody really cares about public toilet privacy since a normal person is not interested in what is going on in there. In France there are no privacy barriers at public urinals.

[@marcelhabel2563]

Ah there it was again: the good old "Preisleistungsverhältnis" 😂😁

[@TrangleC]

Weird. I hear conflicting things about whether it is legal or illegal to overtake on the right in the USA. I always assumed it is illegal as in Europe, then I saw pretty much everybody doing it in the USA and asked about it and was told it is legal. So it is illegal after all?

[@gracietaubert]

The second after you said there was a lot of over weight people in America, a pizza ad came on, and waffles one after 😂

[@DeanaandPhil]

Coincidence? 😬

[@gracietaubert]

I THINK NOT!

[@Terry-7]

These are all points of perspective. The US is so large and so many cultures are represented here so you can't say that things are the same everywhere...just not accurate. Of course things are different in the US than in Germany, that's what makes each country great! I love both the US and Germany and have lived in both countries for a great deal of time. I consider Germany my second home and try to go there every chance I get. Just got back as a matter of fact. Take the time to enjoy the different experiences and keep in mind that neither country is perfect but each has awesome places to visit and traditions to experience.