Essential German Habits to Adopt When Living in Germany

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It is very important to try and integrate when moving to a new country and that is definitely the case when moving to Germany! As Americans in Germany, we have tried our best to immerse ourselves in German culture and learn as much as we can while also not losing ourselves. That means eating German food, learning German, and of course, following German laws and social norms. Sometimes this means going through culture shock (or even reverse culture shock in some cases) but it is so worth it as we try and broaden our perspectives on the world. But...that still leaves the question...how German have we become?? 😊
0:00 - Start
1:50 - Intro
2:29 - Do we only eat German food?
5:09 - We adopted this one quickly...
7:01 - Most important integration tip
8:55 - The German norm dividing us...
10:50 - Bei Rot musst du stehen...
12:49 - Is that all?
13:57 - Bloopers
This video was sponsored by Rosetta Stone.
Filmed: Kaiserslautern / Ramstein, Germany - February 2021
#AmericansInGermany #German #MovingToGermany
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❤️Aubrey was a Speech-Language Pathologist, Donnie was a graphic designer, but we both had a dream to #travel the world and experience cultures. After three years of being married and dreaming about if something like this great adventure would be possible, we decided to quit the rat race and take on the world. We sold everything we had, quit our jobs, and took off! After 9 months of aimless and nonstop travel, we now get to fulfill our dreams of #LivingAbroad as #expats as we move to #Germany!

[@PassportTwo]

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[@janpracht6662]

In our Western cultures (when you go to France, Netherlands, Canada, USA for example) of course there are differences in way of life, but at least one still can understand, what they are doing there ;-). More or less, Europeans and North Americans do the same things, only in different ways. But in Asia (I was in Vietnam) you feel like an outer space alien when you come from the Western culture. This culture has absolutely NOTHING to do with our culture (you cannot guess words in their language, the food is strange for us, for Western people Asians often have a mysterious behaviour). Even in a supermarket you see lots of products and have no idea what that could be... ;-)

[@michaelgrabner8977]

Because you love Knödel and you love Quark ..So let´s combine them. Let me share a recipe for Quark-Knödel filled with an apricote.. Well this is an famous Austrian recipe therefore we Austrians call them "Topfenknödel"..Quark = Topfen. It´s easy to make. Marillen -Topfenknödel (Quark dumplings filled with apricot) Ingediants 250gramm Magertopfen/Magerquark 1 Ei 70gramm Butter (Handwarm) 140gramm glattes Mehl 1 Prise Salz Filling: 6 Marillen/Aprikosen (alternatives: Zwetschgen/a special sort of Plums (ordinary plums loosing texture becoming way too mushy )...or Strawberries) 6 Würfelzucker (not needed for Strawberries) For rolling: 1 Esslöffel Butter 140gramm Semmelbrösel (at best few days old dried out white Brötchen/Semmeln finely grated, also for Schnitzel by the way...simply don´t use the ready made stuff from the groceries when you need breadcrumbs) Dough: Mix butter and the egg in a bowl till it is fluffy.Then Add the Topfen/Quark, flour and the pinch of salt and knead well until a dough is formed. Further Procedures: Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces. With floured hands press the individual pieces of dough into a flat round slice of dough Wash the apricots well, dry and halve them - removing the core. Instead of the core, add a sugarcube and put the two halves of the apricot back together. Now place the two halves of the apricot with the sugar in the middle, on the round, flatpressed pieces of dough and form with the dough into a dumpling - the apricot pieces should be completely covered by the dough. Bring saltwater to the boil, add the apricot dumplings to the water and cook while weakly boiling (simmer) for about 10-12 minutes - when they are ready this is noticeable when the dumplings float on the water surface. In the meantime, in a pan with a tablespoon of butter, you can roast the breadcrumbs briefly till those got golden brown..("Extrem sweet-teeth" also add a bit of sugar shortly right before the breadcrumbs got golden.) Finally, roll the ready-cooked dumplings in the pan with the breadcrumbs. And then put them on a plate At last put some iced sugar (or iced sugar mixed with cinnamon) on top ..and "Voila" I´ll guarantee, you will love them. By the way they look like this www.bing.com/images/search?q=marillenkn%c3%b6del&FORM=HDRSC2 I will just mention that you actually said "Coffee and kitchens"...that damned Umlaut Ü made that happen... Kuchen/cake = "coo-chen"...Küchen/kitchens And what was then really funny = as you quoted "Bei Rot musst du stehen, bei grün must du gehen" you said "grun" instead of "grün" mixing up "u" and "ü" the other way round..."No offence" I just was very amused.

[@JDCarnin]

Hey, if the Covid thing is over or at least has calmed down, I can show you the north of Germany if you're interested. My Dad has some kind of Airbnb (or in German "Ferienwohnung") 5 Minutes away from the beach. We're living close to the border to Poland, which is very interesting 😁. And we're living approx. 1,5 hours away from Bad Doberan, which is home to the Molly Steam Train. Maybe this is interesting to you. I don't know if you here in the north before. I'm honest I'm rather new to your channel, so I'm not as up to date as I should be 😅. Also we have probably the best fish you can get in Germany. Look for Zinnowitz on Google maps 😉 You can hit me up if interested on IG (JDCarnin) or just here. Maybe I can learn a bit from you too, because I'm a bit shy to speak English in person, but understanding and writing it, is just fine (I think). I'm a bit low on confidence in this regard 😅 Greetings! 😊

[@crappiefisher1331]

concerning your cake question: one of my favorite cakes - besides my favorite "schwarzwälder kirschtorte" - is "Maulwurfkuchen" (mole cake, mole referring to the animal) it's called like this because it looks like a molehill.. a lot of crumbs on the outside and filled with bananas and tons of cream you can find a cake mix/baking mixture for it from Dr. Oetker in stores that's what it looks like: www.einfachbacken.de/sites/einfachbacken.de/files/styles/full_width_tablet_4_3/public/2018-07/maulwurfkuchen-1.png it's delicious ... 💖🍰💖 when it comes to separate duvets you can always overlap them to snuggle. they don't keep you apart unless you want to... and sorry donnie, i hate to crush your dreams, but they don't offer any protection from your partners cold feet... just ask your male friends and they will for sure tell you that there is no escape from your wife's/girlfriend's cold feet 🥶

[@muglintar5266]

@@michaelgrabner8977 Germknödel are for sure a thing

[@schillersschaedel]

I was standing at a red light once, next to a little kid and the light took forever to turn green. It was hot and I had ice-cream in my backpack, so I turned to the kid and said : "Das darf man eigentlich nicht machen, aber ich habe Eis im Rucksack" then walked across the street and I regret it til this day for being a bad example

[@PassportTwo]

Haha, that’s totally understandable 😂

[@saba6502]

A number of years ago I was scolded by a kid waiting on the opposite side of the traffic lights across the street. I was waiting for the light to turn green and got a little impatient. So I decided to walk across the street, because no cars were approaching. And then the approx. 8-year-old girl started to scold me (understandably !) saying: "You simply don't do things like that!" I've never done it again. But I still think it's OK to walk on sometimes despite a red light in case of freezing temperatures, pouring rain etc IF there are no children around or cars approaching. One certainly should never give a bad example to children.

[@JustAlex96]

Pro Tip of the Day: Cross the street immediately NEXT to the red light. Because you always have the right to cross any street (except for Autobahn and such), when there is no danger. Crossing a red light, however, may cost you your driver's license even when walking. Be as German as German can be and know the rules :)

[@freakusofc643]

You were a good example in thinking for your own instead of blind obedeance to a lightbulb. (As a sidenote, it's actually "GIVING" an example, but "BEING a role model" in English).

[@jefferyoetter6884]

I agree but also disagree. Some crosswalk lights won't turn green if you don't push the button on the pole. Normally when I should have been allowed to go, the light didn't turn green for me because that button wasn't pushed. I saw it many times. My turn to go, but the crosswalk light stays red because that button wasn't pushed. At the pole of the street or road you wanted to cross. I live in Dormagen Germany and when I get there too late to push that button, it actually stays red until the next time it's my turn.

[@Alicia-wq7ud]

😂 ich habe so gelacht als Aubrey sagte "emotionale Barriere" nur wegen Decken Mit zwei Decken kann man gemeinsam einschlafen, wenn sie ein wenig überlappen und wenn man nachts auseinander rutscht, ist trotzdem noch jeder zugedeckt. Es ist fantastisch, vor allem wenn sich der Partner nachts viel bewegt!

[@shlomdog]

Haha I was against having 2 separate duvets but once I gave it a try... There was no going back 😂 pure freedom

[@frauantjeshayday-farmen9517]

according to my kids: Pizza, Spaghetti - Carbonara, Bolognese and Salmone, Bratkartoffeln, Fischstäbchen with French Fries, Chicken Nuggets, Pfannkuchen, Kaiserschmarrn, Nudelsuppe, ... favourite cakes: Marzipantorte and all kinds of Eischwerkuchen

[@frauantjeshayday-farmen9517]

Just forgot: Ofenschlupfer... suebian sweet dish :-)

[@Thomas_Schwarzenbacher]

Yes, there is no other way to sleep! Everything else is just barbaric ;=)

[@gazz3867]

They can take our lives but they can never take our blankets! FREEEDOOOOM!

[@box-of-chocolates]

Well, I must say I'm clearly with Donnie on the Duvet thing. It's the best of both worlds. I can be warm at night and in the morning, I look at my husband, and he knows it's the sign for him to raise his arm and form a duvet cave that I can crawl under, and then it's time to snuggle. Whereas after spending the night being mad at the other person for engaging in major burrito activities, you're not really up for snuggling anymore :-)

[@meganschmalstieg9770]

100% agree! My husband is German but we live in the US. We have purchased two twin size duvets do we continue this German tradition! 😉

[@Speireata4]

About the duvets: for cuddleing we just let them overlap on top of us and when we are done or want to turn around, we take our separate part with us. I have never had any problem with being close to my partner. Of course, if you roll yourself up in your duvet like a burrito, that doesn't work. But we just don't do it that way while we are cuddleing.

[@kaesebrot73]

Hey guys. Here's the 5 BEST CAKES you need to try: - Lübecker Marzipantorte - Kalter Hund - Frankfurter Kranz - Sachertorte - Donauwelle Why don't you guys make a big "Kaffe & Kuchen" tasting video? Would love to watch that! :-D

[@arne3544]

I love Kalter Hund. It's amazing. You should try Mokkatorte as well.

[@gabrielad8087]

I'd definitely add "Apfelweinkuchen"

[@koelle4ever]

don´t forget Käse-Sahne-Torte - that´s my favorit cake

[@robfriedrich2822]

Danube waves I like the most. Cherrycake with cream and chocolate cover. There is a variation called "Snow White Cake" because red as blood, white as snow and black as ebony. It has a layer of butter cookies that are dipped into brandy. It's directly under the chocolate layer.

[@urukhai6860]

An donauwelle dachte ich auch. Dann wäre da noch maulwurfkuchen und apfelstrudel aber mit kartoffelteig, nicht mit Blätterteig. Dazu Vanilleeis 🤤

[@NarrenzunftKalbach]

I have a German wife and I lived in Hessen in Germany for 11 years. I have come around to the 2 Duvet idea. I sleep hot and my wife sleeps cold (and also has ice cold feet). My Duvet is half the thickness of my wife's. This way we both sleep comfortably.

[@ericsmith5730]

Viele Grüße aus Frankfurt am Main! Ich verstehe! 😂

[@FiveOClockTea]

There's one exception to jaywalkin: when your bus arrives and you need to run! Aside from that, I also always wait. Those few seconds won't make a difference to me and it's safer, both for me and drivers 😊

[@PassportTwo]

Haha, that’s a great point! We have seen that for trains as well. Especially since our town only gets one an hour, people really don’t want to miss those 😂

[@ulrichrenner6256]

Most Germans jaywalk when they first go out without their Mama. No traffic, no police, no babies who can't handle this dangerous situation, no Mama to tell me off, here I go. We just like some privacy when jaywalking, but we all know how to do it.

[@111BAUER111]

Auch wenn es im Süden nicht so ein großes Ding, hier im Norden ist gerade Grünkohlzeit. Gönnt euch mal schönen Grünkohl mit Kassler und Mettenden.

[@davidneef3664]

haben sie doch schon selbst gekocht auch wenn das rezept nicht 100% befolgt wurde 😁 kzbin.info/www/bejne/on6wXpt7qsqNjcU metall kann die pfannenbeschichtung beschädigen ☝️

[@ronnylindner3563]

Da wir viel Grünkohl im Garten haben, dein Rezept aber viel Fleisch enthält (Kassler, Speck, Mettenden), essen wir gerne auch Grünkohlcurry: 2 Zwiebeln schneiden und in der Pfanne mit Öl dünsten. 500g Kartoffeln schälen, würfeln und mit in die Pfanne. Wasser dazu, bis die Kartoffeln bedeckt sind. 500g Grünkohl hacken und dazu. 10g Gemüsebrühpulver, 10g Currypulver und 1 Teelöffel Zimt dazu. 30 Minuten kochen.

[@_Briegel]

Oh ja, Grünkohl mit Pinkel... wobei ich nicht glaube das sie die Wortähnlichkeit verstehen werden ;-)

[@111BAUER111]

@@davidneef3664 Danke, das hatte ich übersehen

[@bjmacnevin]

I love your videos! And we so seldom get to hear you two speak German! I love it! As a Californian who spent 11th grade in Germany as an exchange student, I want to encourage you to be BOLD in pronouncing German ‘U’ sounds. I had the hardest time wrapping my American lips around this one. But the intentional practice is worth it! For example, when you said ‘Kuchen’ (cake) you pronounced it ‘Küchen’ (kitchens). Nobody will complain and everyone will understand you from context. But if you’re like me, you’d feel a little self-conscious about it because I always sensed something wasn’t quite right. Finally, about a month before I left, my host sister finally helped me figure out what I was doing. Most of the time, ‘u’ is pronounced like the pure ‘oo’ sound in ‘pool’. But as Americans, we often don’t make a pure oo sound - we usually start with oo and end with a short ‘uh’ sound. So we actually say ‘poo-uhl’ to let us end the word in an American ‘dark L’ on the back and sides of our tongue. And it’s so fast and so subtle that we barely even hear it. But Germans don’t do that last ‘uh’ sound. As uncomfortable and weird as it feels, if you try to put the ‘l’ sound right at the end of the ‘oo’ sound, you’ll get it! It will be more comfortable (and fully German sounding) if you drop the American “dark L” and just add the ‘l’ lightly behind your front teeth, it will feel weird, but you’ll hear the difference! That American ‘L’ shifts many of our vowels toward the back of our tongues. German tongue “posture” is much more central- and front-of-tongue. Americans do the same thing with ‘ü’. Often it’s the oo from ‘book’ and often it’s the ‘ew’ from ‘few’ (sort of in-between our two forms of oo), but without the full oo-uh that we end on. They do the same ‘pure’ vowel pronunciation things with other vowels. Usually if there’s a diphthong sound, it’s spelled out. Again, nobody will have trouble understanding you at all if you keep on keeping on. But if you pay attention to your tongue posture and the ‘purity’ of your vowel sounds, I think you guys would be so close to sounding like native speakers! Again, this is totally a response based on my own perceived struggles and overcoming them. I hope it wasn’t presumptive or insulting to offer it. I always wish I’d moved back to Germany (I lived in Schleswig-Holstein). But alas... kids, family, career... here we still are. :)

[@ThePixel1983]

On prononciation: It's "Koochen" since there are no dots on the U.

[@bookishgirl316]

When a former boyfriend and I bought a single large duvet an mentioned this while having Kaffee & Kuchen with my family, my grandma spent the following night awake figuring out how to take duvet apart to make two separate ones. Well..

[@karinland8533]

My first boyfriend gifted a huge duvet to me as christmas present totally misinterpreted my needs. We did not stay together much longer and he toock it with him...

[@Stoffmonster467]

@@karinland8533 maybe he found another girl who wanted to stay with him under this duvet😄

[@karinland8533]

@@Stoffmonster467 yes, I defenetly was not the right girl. I hated that duvet with all my heart

[@bryanspringsteen761]

"average sized state" (Oklahoma)....😂 😂 😂 you really internalized your own "sizes"-video........😊👍🏻

[@PassportTwo]

Glad someone caught it 😂

[@sonkeschluter3654]

@@PassportTwo only thing left to do is that strange international border thats creeps up into germany

[@EyMannMachHin]

@@PassportTwo How could we not notice it, after you actually pointed it out in an earlier video.

[@lookingforanickname]

@@PassportTwo made me smile when I heard it.

[@uncinarynin]

Is it really average sized? What is the median or average sized US state?

[@floberlin5]

Als Ostdeutscher freut es mich ja richtig, das ihr "unsere" Ampelmännchen im Video verwendet habt.😊👍

[@lissalack1490]

Donnie, I have adopted my German husband's idea of two duvets and I have to say, sorry Aubrey, but I love this! You can still snuggle then wrap up in your own duvet. Now for the afternoon cake....have you tried any of the mohn or poppy seed, pastries? I love them and they are not available in the U.S. Mohn strudel or other poppy seed pastries are so yummy! My husband will make poppy seed cake for me occasionally but if we were in Germany I could just buy it at a bakery. Even here in the U.S. my husband likes his coffee and cake in the afternoon, it is a nice tradition,isn't it? Great video, thanks!

[@kilikoe]

I never heard of "burritoing oneself in" before, but that's what I like to do too. 😁

[@PassportTwo]

Haha, it is super common to say that where we are from. Must be because of our proximity with Mexico! 😂

[@LythaWausW]

@@PassportTwo I'm from Seattle and I said it the other day: )

[@SpandauJerry]

@@emilwandel Sehr speziell, als 64er noch nie davon gehört.

[@wncjan]

Sharing a sheet and blanket when in a king size bed, is what I hate most about US hotels and motels. Therefore we always book rooms with two queen size beds. It is possible to move from one bed to the other, if you want to cuddle, you know 🤩. So I prefer my own duvet anytime.

[@TheSwedishRider]

I'm very surprised that there are no frozen Schnitzels in the USA! BTW, there is no law in Germany that tells you to only use your own duvet! You can halve overlay them and cuddle when falling asleep! When you fall into deep sleep and start moving, they separate and you have your own. Separate duvets never keeps us from physical contact when we want it!

[@la-barlinsmile7997]

Aldi US has those, beef and pork

[@sleepysera]

Well, it's clear who is stealing the duvet more often 😂

[@arctix4518]

I'm from Brandenburg, our "national dish" is "Pellkartoffeln und Quark mit Zwiebeln und Leinöl" - jacket potatos with Quark, onions and linseed oil. Very healthy, done very easily with simple ingredients. We make it every Saturday for lunch, sooo delicious and satisfying. Linseed oil is also a regional specialty, we have several oil mills in the Spreewald region :) And in my opinion the best cake is "Zupfkuchen", a combination of chocolate cake and cheese cake :D

[@tesla.8410]

Kaffee und Küchen -> Coffee and Kitchens :D

[@PassportTwo]

Stimmt 😂😂

[@Anson_AKB]

Kaffee und Kühchen -> Coffee and a tiny cow :D (just for fun: google for pictures of "porzellan kuh als milchkännchen")

[@sinjaja5836]

@@Anson_AKB I would order that tiny cow walking over my table any time 🤣

[@henningbartels6245]

@@PassportTwo , Kaffee und Kuchen - Kuchen with an "oo"-sound like in spoon and a hard "ch" throat sound. There is a rule in German when it comes to pronunciation of "ch" depending on the vocal prior to it. In combination with o, a, u it is hard. With i, e, ü, ä, ö it is soft like in "kitchen".

[@johannageisel5390]

Yes. "Koochen" with ch as in "loch".

[@camiro66]

Maybe my "workaround" for jaywalking helps you too. Simply cross the street when there are no traffic lights nearby😂

[@user-sm3xq5ob5d]

If it is a certain distance (100m I think) away from the traffic light it is also legal to do.

[@andreasbraess3759]

I mostly hold me on traffic light, because that are streets where would be dangers not to do. On the other hand there are traffic so intense, that your near have no other chance. But where I live in our neighbourhood are cross-road where is no traffic lights, but on the other hand they are passed only one car per hour. But some time if I in hurry cam four in row. :D

[@theexchipmunk]

Yep, thats what most Germns do. Crossing the red light? Illegal. 10 meters down the road? No problem and completely legal.

[@user-sm3xq5ob5d]

@@theexchipmunk I hope you are saying this in jest. It is not legal to cross only 10m away. But some do as if. It has to be a considerable inconvenience, means detour, for a pedestrian to be allowed not to use the crosswalk.

[@theexchipmunk]

@@user-sm3xq5ob5d Yeah, sarcasm really does not come across well in writing.

[@christianblunt4469]

It always makes me smile to watch the one of you who is not speaking ;)

[@gtfreakmotzi]

I could not sleep with someone else under my duvet. I mean nobody😅

[@Al69BfR]

The best cake is always the one your grandmother or mother made back when we were kids. But the second best cake for me is „Erdbeerboden mit Schlagsahne“ (strawberry cake with whipped cream). And all variations of cheese cake. 😉

[@Pewtah]

About Kaffee und Kuchen: my all-time-favourites are Bienenstich and Apfelkuchen. If you love this culture and travelling is allowed again try it in Austria. You'll find another huge variety of pastries, cakes and süße Mehlspeisen.

[@VOLTAIRE_DORTMUND]

I love your Channel, i really do. It's really cool to see how you've developed over the past few months, what progress you've made and how you've integrated into German culture. With all respect to Donnie, it was really cute how Aubrey pronounced "Baumkuchen, Bienenstich and Frankfurter Kranz". Macht weiter so und vielen Dank für den coolen Content.

[@PassportTwo]

Vielen Dank! It is so nice to hear you are enjoying our videos and see the progress/improvements we have tried to make. We will keep going! 😊

[@luzyf7045]

In Austria we love "Marillenknödel" or "Topfenknödel" or "Topfennocken". It is a Knödel with Quarkdough. The Austrian word for Quark is Topfen. It is really easy to cook. You definitely have to try it!

[@TheOligoclonalBand]

My grandma was an expert in Prinzregententorte. It was a rare treat because making it is not easy and requires time. But I still think of this cake. When I visited Boston, I did adopt the bostonian pastime of jaywalking. Also: You are close to the Saarland and I hope that as Knödel conaisseurs you try Gefüllde and Hoorige.

[@PassportTwo]

Ohhh, we‘ll have to look it up and see if we can try it 😃

[@fricki1997]

7:00 I love "Linzer Torte" - my father makes it himself from time to time. It's a very chewy, dense cake, with cocoa powder and a cherry-jam filling. And it stays good for one or two weeks, even without refrigeration :) he actually mailed one of these to me for my birthday, and it arrived just fine! A cake that won't let you down. And 12:37 - It feels odd that you enjoy the Kuchenzeit and not having to think of time, but then again are anxious about those "precious seconds". Personally, I always wait for the green light, I don't chase after busses or trains - at the end of the day a few minutes are not so important to stress yourself about, I find. If I have an important appointment, I take one bus/train earlier than I would need to so that I have time to spare. And when I arrive at my destination early, it's also no problem. Take out a book or some headphones, and enjoy a few minutes in peace :)

[@bernhardgalitzki6866]

Ein wahre Kalorienbombe, aber so lecker ist die Buttercremetorte.

Buttercreme. :hurl:

[@arnodobler1096]

meine Mutter 91J. macht immer Mocca Creme Torte ist ganz ähnlich Sie hat das Rezept an Enkel und Urenkel weitergeben müssen! Wenn mein Vater von der Arbeit kam gab´s immer Kaffee manchmal mit Kuchen, Zopf oder Keks.

[@HoldMySoda]

Quark macht stark 😂

[@PassportTwo]

Wir glauben so 😂

[@micha_el_]

Butter und Quark, das macht stark. Quark alleene macht krumme Beene 😅

[@user-sm3xq5ob5d]

Aber: Getretener Quark wird breit nicht stark! (nach Goethe!)

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@micha_el_ 🤣

[@herrkulor3771]

In germany there are Fischstäbchen and Backfischstäbchen. The name says it. One is more fish, one is more bread.

[@PassportTwo]

Good to know!

[@VoodooMcVee]

Not exactly. Fischstäbchen are usually made from minced and formed pollock meat, coated with a breadcrumb panade and pan fried. Backfisch is also made from pollock, but usually from cut filets, coated in batter and deep fried.

[@herrkulor3771]

@@VoodooMcVee Backfischstäbchen bestehen nur zu 49% aus Fisch (Stiftung Warentest) . Zitat " nach den Leitsätzen des Deutschen Lebens­mittel­buchs mindestens 65 Prozent sein."

[@DanielLDE]

Some typical staple meals: - Potatoes, red cabbage, Bratwurst and gravy - Pasta (Fusilli) or Spätzle with goulash - Schnitzel with French fries - Mashed potatoes, Sauerkraut and "Lufttrockene Mettenden" - Crepes (what we call "Pfannkuchen") - Spaghetti Bolognese - Grilled chicken with potato salad - Lasagna - Pizza BUT we also prepare a lot of non typical food like: - Sushi - Karaage - Cevapcici with djuvec rice - Shepherds Pie - Okonomiyaki etc. Best cake is a family recipe. As for cake you can buy: - Trüffeltörtchen at Rischart Best stuff you can get everywhere is hard to decide. Some favorites: - Apfelstrudel - Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte - Zitronentorte Best way to eat Quark: - Put fruit like raspberries or strawberries into it as well as quite a bit of sugar and eat it chilled

[@kerrineilson597]

Fun video! You guys do such a good job of coming up with topics that interest people thousands of miles apart. 👍

[@PassportTwo]

Thanks, Kerri 😊 Glad you always enjoy them!

[@lupusascvilare6955]

Apfelstreuselkuchen vom Blech mit Sahne ist auf jeden Fall der Beste für Kaffee und Kuchen.

[@dw8931]

The best cake for Kaffee und Kuchen will always be the one you made yourselves 😉

[@hannek.5887]

Here is some meal inspiration out of my family kitchen: 1. Fischstäbchen mit Kartoffelpüree und Rahmspinat (oder Gurkensalat) 2. Reibekuchen/Kartoffelpuffer mit Apfelmus 3. Frikadellen mit Kartoffelsalat (of course home made!) 4. Erbsensuppe or Linsensuppe (the canned one from "Erasco" ist quite ok) 5. Rinderrouladen mit Rotkohl und Semmelknödeln 6. Jägerschnitzel mit Pommes 7. Gefüllte Paprika (stuffed with cooked rice and minced meat mixed up with am Egg ans spices) 8. Eier in Senfsauce mit Kartoffeln 9. Milchreis mit roter Grütze (yes, this is really a warm sweet meal and no dessert. 🤭 My kids love it) 10. Bockwurst mit Nudelsalat Give it a try, if you like 👍 (I got hungry while writing down all those different dishes 🤣🤣🤣)

[@robbyh.8165]

You guys are just so genuinely sweet. Haha What a great couple you are. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us Krauts and the rest of the world of course. :)

[@dandouglas5706]

You guys are great, love your videos!

[@PassportTwo]

Thanks so much 😊

[@joeaverage3444]

Knödel are kind of a Southern thing though. You can get them in stores here in northern Germany, but we don't eat them often.

[@uteziemes5633]

Spätzle and Maultaschen are of Swabian origin. But poached dough lumps are at home all over Germany. They are just called differently in different regions, namely Knödel or Klöße or Klopse. But in fact, at least in North Rhine-Westphalia, they are actually prepared less often. My family only serves Klöße on a festive day in combination with roast and gravy.

[@cailleanmccain]

Regarding Quark: One thing that you should try, if you haven't yet, is Quarkauflauf. Basically you mix the Quark with some other ingredients like sugar and eggs, put it in an ovenproof dish and bake it for about, like, 45 minutes.. It will rise and get fluffy and it's best if you eat it right away when it's still hot/warm. My mum used to make that dish on a regular basis when we were kids, and we loved it (even though she added raisins, which I am definitely not fond of, but I simply got them out of there before digging in). She always used a deep dish so that it wouldn't just overspill. You will find recipes for Quarkauflauf on German recipe websites like chefkoch. Oh, and you asked for favorite cakes... anything strawberry, really, and Sahnetorte without fruit (chocolate, vanilla, lemon flavor), and homemade New York Cheesecake! I also enjoy Maulwurfkuchen, which is a cupola cake including bananas, lots of cream and chocolate cake crumbles, so that it resembles a molehill, hence the name.

[@calvinwenner8593]

Directed to the question about what kind of cakes you should try: Käse-Sahne-Torte. Especially because "Quark" is one of its main ingredients 👍

[@daveturney1342]

Genau!

[@EnglishArtsAcademy]

Haha this is such a good video! Well done guys! Keep up the hard work.

[@PassportTwo]

Thanks, Carys! 😊

[@schutzenfest6691]

Was Essen angeht: Ich liebe alle Suppen, "Eintopf" und saisonales Gemüse: Linsensuppe, Erbsensuppe, Grünkohl mit Kassler, Bohnen-Eintopf (eigenes Rezept zwischen Texas und Serbien), Steckrüben-Eintopf mit Kohlwurst, Spinat mit Kartoffelstampf und Spiegelei, Gulasch-Suppe, Geschnetzeltes mit Pilzen und Bandnudeln, Penne mit frischer Bolognese, Hühner-Frikassé mit Reis, Ofengemüse (Rote Beete, Kürbis und Sesam-Kartoffeln), natürlich Spagetti mit selbstgemachter Tomatensoße, Quark-Nudeln mit Speck und Erbsen, Bratkartoffeln mit Spiegelei oder Brathering, gedämpfter Blumenkohl mit Ofenkartoffeln, Kassler im Blätterteig, Schweinebraten mit Rotkohl und Klößen, Rosenkohl-Cremesuppe, Hühnersuppe mit viel Gemüse, Kohl-Rouladen .... Wir haben so viele Gerichte im Kopf, dass sich unser "Speiseplan" höchstens 1 mal monatlich wiederholt.

[@michellekelley9904]

You explore such interesting topics and you both always make me laugh.

[@Jason-vy7jo]

Your videos are so wholesome. You can feel that you are so excited to talk about the topics and it puts me as a viewer in a good mood immediately. Ananas Marzipan Kuchen is the Kuchen of my childhood! I don't think that you can get it in a Café but it is easy to bake so give it a try!

[@Jason-vy7jo]

And also try Streuselkuchen! Makes me really nostalgic:)

[@wmf831]

P.S. we also have the single duvet It can be bought everywhere, even at Ikea 😉 And before I forget: Jaywalking in Germany can be quite expensive, and I didn't even see the police before 🙁

[@der_fuxs]

Wait, you’re not constantly spying on your neighbors to look what they are doing wrong (or eating)? You’re not germanized yet😁

[@PassportTwo]

Hahaha, will start tonight if that’s what it takes to Germanize 😂😉

[@der_fuxs]

@@PassportTwo oh and if the person you are spying on recognizes you: just look angry at him/her and nod your head like you have seen something suspicious😅

[@ralfsstuff]

I thought you'd have to become a senior citizen first.

[@aksileb]

Guys, I don’t want to dissappoint you but all those things you listed from Knödel and Quark to separate duvets are not typically German but are common in all Central European countries 😉 I’m from Czechia and from my experience all those things are normal here, as well as Austria, Slovakia but also Sweden where I lived. PS: neither socks in sandals nor the jersey, sorry 🥴

[@outwardbound2241]

@Passport Two I'm very late to the party but I just have to mention this about jaywalking: A huge difference to the US is that usually children walk to school by themselves starting in 1st grade. Similarly they also walk or take their scooters to after school activities or friends houses by themselves. Since their parents are not around to watch out, it's incredibly important that they only cross streets when the light is green. Our society as a whole has the responsibility to be role models and thus keep the children safe

[@kessas.489]

Wofür ihr Zeit habt, davon träume ich nur!

[@tesla.8410]

9:28 Donnie wants this because he‘s tired of getting the cover stolen from him :)

[@PassportTwo]

EXACTLY! 😂

[@tesla.8410]

Feel you bro👊 its a struggle :D

[@lpcaiser]

If you like yourself some cherry, but with less of an avalanche of cream as comes usually with the Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, try the unpretentious but stable genius of a Donauwelle instead. Also, if fresh and moist and not a day old, the multilayered Prinzregententorte may look very shades-of-brown plain, but can be a genuine epiphany!

[@swanpride]

Donauwelle is my favourite! But there is also "versunkener Kirschkuchen" or just recenly, we had a farily simply one with chocolate chips in the dough.

[@joernhildebrandt4109]

YES, DONAUWELLE is the BEST Cake EVER !!!!!!!!

[@swanpride]

@@joernhildebrandt4109 Just still a lot of work...thankfully Aldi has a very tasty version of it.

[@jum4092]

My favourite cake is the "Donauwelle". It has a chocolate and vanilla cake with cherries baked in it and a buttercreme or sometimes just creme and then cocoa or chocolate on top.

[@arnodobler1096]

Hi Guys 😀 Ich liebe Apfel- oder Pflaumenstreuselkuchen mit Zimt Donauwelle und Russischer Zupfkuchen 😍😛

[@PassportTwo]

Hey! Wir müssen alles probieren! Danke für deine Empfehlungen 😃

[@arnodobler1096]

@@PassportTwo Pssssst Die gibt es alle in der Tiefkühlabteilung im Supermarkt. Im Backofen auftauen (außer Donauwelle) dann werden die Streusel knuspriger. Bleibt aber unter uns! 🤣

[@ronnylindner3563]

@@arnodobler1096 Wobei der russische Zupfkuchen aus dem Supermarkt absolut keine Chance gegen einen Bäckerkuchen oder einen selbstgemachten hat - da sind ja nur ein paar Kakaostreusel drauf und keine dicken Streuselblöcke! Die anderen Kuchen sind auch aus dem Supermarkt ok :)

[@arnodobler1096]

@@ronnylindner3563 Die Eigenmarke von Kaufland find ich gut

[@tasminoben686]

@@arnodobler1096 Ich liebe Franzbrötchen! Und Mohnkuchen, den gibt's heut zum Kaffee.

[@andrear.berndt9504]

Best Cake: Eierlikörtorte und Donauwellen. No white socks in the Birkenstocks!

[@PassportTwo]

So many people have mentioned Donauwellen now that we HAVE to find some! 😃 Thanks for the suggestions!

[@hape3862]

@@PassportTwo Or make it yourself!! Its not difficult at all! kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5TPf3yVqbWaebc

[@janpracht6662]

@@PassportTwo I recommend: Kirsch-Pudding Kuchen. So yummy! www.kochbar.de/rezept/430904/Pudding-Kirsch-Kuchen.html

[@nitabe6723]

My favourite dish when I was a child: Kassler mit Sauerkraut und Kartoffelpüree. My favourite cake: Apfelstreusel. Concerning the "Kaffee und Kuchen" thing: Any fruit/nuts/bread with chocolate cream/or simply chocolate will do with a good cup of coffee after coming home from work. A freshly baked cake is rather reserved for saturday or sunday (at least in my family). Or when you invite people that you are not too close to. An invitation for "Kaffee an Kuchen" is a great opportunity if you don't have too much time because its less official than a dinner with starter, main dish and dessert. At least in my region. I grew up in Mönchengladbach. Kind regards from Düsseldorf.

[@j.f.6687]

You guys, it sounds so sweet When you say "Kaffee und Kuchen", I love it. :) You should definately try Philadelphia Torte. It's amazing! 🤤

[@PassportTwo]

Philadelphia Torte is actually something we grew up making every year for birthdays! Of course, we have a different name for it (either „cream cheese pie“ or „cheesecake“ even though it is obviously different from the real cheesecake) Love it 😊

[@karinland8533]

Philadelphiatorte kenne ich als Sommerkuchen direkt aus dem Kühlschrank

[@BackLogH3ro]

Das ist total süß dass ihr euch auch zu zweit die Zeit für Kaffee und Kuchen nehmt.

[@PalmyraSchwarz]

If I'm not being watched and no car is coming, I don't always wait and then leave when the light is red. But - sometimes I allow myself to stand unobserved on a completely empty street in the red. Apart from the fact that it is compliant with the law, it feels good. I enjoy it a little. :-)

[@LunaBianca1805]

Favourite cakes and gateaus to try for the two of you: *Stachelbeer-Baiser-Torte (gooseberries plus meringue) *Bienenstich (which is a staple and not exactly easy to make[unless you know how to cheat on the buttercream ;)] but is great to impress grannies and mother-in-laws ;)] I make mine with canned tangerines inside the cream Frankfurter Kranz (that's extra yummy with additional red berry jam inside) Schwarzwälder Kirsch (as you've already mentioned, but try that homemade it's usually better than at a café.) Mokkatorte (cake with whipped coffee cream), Rotwein-Birne (Red wine plus pears), Brandteigteilchen with cream and fillings. And one of my favourites: Schmandkuchen (either baked [technically a bit like a cheese cake, but usually not as dry as that] or a cream topping with tangerines or cherries under it and sugar and cinnamon on top. It's great for warm summer days, as it usually got a bit of a yoghurt-like sour note which tastes really fresh and the cream isn't likely to "dissolve" as readily as regular whipped cream would ;)

[@eisikater1584]

Bavaria calling. You asked for food, so: Kassler mit Sauerkraut. A very easy-to-cook meal, something where even I can't make a mistake, and I'm famous for being "Mister Microwave". And of course you are right, Spaghetti must be in the house. They have saved many a student from starving. Thank you, mille grazie Italia! The longest time I spent abroad was almost a year in southern India. I didn't learn the local languages, because in every state you visit, they speak and even write differently, but English is widely understood. My biggest problem was, when I returned home, not having spoken German or Bavarian for months, I couldn't remember some everyday words. So before I went into panic mode, I called a fellow traveler who had given me her phone number. She was Belgian, and her native language was French, which added to my confusion. But somehow, I found a train to Brussels, and we met there speaking English. edit: This is a question to Donnie, so, Aubrey, look away! Donnie, would you agree that women always have cold feet? And that German beds make sense because of that?

[@FiveOClockTea]

On your pronounciation, you said K *ü* chen. The u ist pronounced more like oo 😘 Best cake for me depends on the season, so when it's cold Sachertorte, Christstollen or Prinzregententorte, right now Osterbrot and when it's hot some fruit cake, like raspberry- or strawberrycake 😋

[@PassportTwo]

We can never say an umlaut when we are supposed to but when we aren’t supposed to, we somehow create the umlaut noise 😅😂

[@FiveOClockTea]

@@PassportTwo don't worry, that happens 😄 at first I thought you wanted to say Küchle 😊 Also, the "Bei Rot musst du stehen, bei Grün darfst du gehen" was pronounced pretty mich flawlessly 👍

[@Pewtah]

@@PassportTwo I wonder whether it is the "ch" after the "u" which forces you to pronounce an "ü"?

[@johannageisel5390]

@@Pewtah It is. He did the version of ch that is like a hiss and not the version of ch that is like clearing your throat. And the vowel influences what kind of ch you speak afterwards and vice versa. After ü comes the hissy ch and after u (oo) comes the cough ch.

[@Pewtah]

@@johannageisel5390 Indeed! After your response I did an experiment: * no-umlaut vowel + ch ach - och - uch result to a throat-y "ch" * umlaut + ch äch - öch - üch result to a hiss-y "ch" - you can not pronounce the throat-y "ch" with an umlaut. I never mind that before, although I am a native speaker of German. So if you use the throat-y "ch" like in "Achtung" - you'll get the correct "u" in "Kuchen".

[@usbxg3474]

About the cake question: Next time you are in Kaiserslautern, try to go to Café Bold and get yourself a few pieces of "Schmandkuchen". Its one of their specialities. Don´t try to translate it, because the translation makes it sound some kind of gross😊 I´ll bet you will love that cake.

[@PassportTwo]

How did we not know about this Café?? Thank you so much for telling us about it! We will have to go give it a try 😃

[@M.S.M.111]

@@PassportTwo or CAFÉ GOLDINGER in Landstuhl, also making very good cakes 👍👍👍🍰🍰🍰

[@cailwi9]

Kaffee und Kuchen was for us usually a weekend thing, not for every day. If it happened during the week, it was more a break, where what goes with the coffee might have been just a cookie or actually a piece of Kuchen, as compared to Torte. Most of the things you named, were what we would call Torte, rather rich and left more as a special thing for the weekend. For Kuchen, our favorite was always Obstkuchen. Germany has a huge variety of those. There are belegte Obstboden - kind of cakes, yum. There is the famous Zwetschkenkuchen ( a seasonal dish for the summer, but soooo good), there are tons of Ruehrteig mit Obsteinlage (a poundcake like dough with fruits of the season baked into), and other varieties. While the creamy Torten are the most bombastic looking objects of pride for every baker, the reality of life is that they are typically not for every day. On the duvet situation, we settled on separate (my hubby is American), to get us both a good night's sleep, and we just push one duvet to the side while we want to be together, but then grab it again when it is time to roll over and actually go to sleep. And it makes for a much better sleep. But yes, the arguments are real, lol. And finally, we also jaywalk when nobody is watching, here as well as in Germany, so no worries, you seem to be becoming more accustomed to the German way of living by the day. Can't agree with you on the Rosetta stuff though, sorry. But each to their own.

[@hinneburmeister6879]

„Average sized state“ … I heard that… :)

[@PassportTwo]

😉

[@TeoNinetyThree]

Great video! I really enjoyed watching it. I see that most of the best German Kuchen were already recommended in the comments by the others, but there's still one I can add to the list of recommendations: *Nussstrudel* It tastes really good, especially in combination with coffee. If you like hazelnuts in a cake and have no hazelnut allergy then it's something you need to try.

[@countercpu5447]

A yummy cake is Donauwelle

[@PassportTwo]

Never heard of it! Will have to look it up 😃

[@countercpu5447]

@@PassportTwo 👍🏼

[@omayrasanchez2877]

Something that has become one of my husband's (native Canadian) go-to quick and easy staple foods, that he had never even heard of before we moved to Germany: Gebackener Camembert (baked camembert). It's whole little camemberts with a breading - the same that you have on Schnitzel for example - that are baked in the oven and eaten with Preiselbeersauce (something like cranberry sauce). So you have a crunchy crust with a semi-liquid (thick enough to eat it normally with cutlery) cheese core and a jam-like sauce on top. It's very tasty and takes literally less than a minute to prepare, plus 15 minutes waiting while it's in the oven. You can get these in every supermarket, in packs of 4 little camemberts, sauce included. Cheese plus fruit might sound weird to Americans, but this combination works really well. Just think of the French with their cheese+grapes habit (also delicious). So this is something, not very known /usually done in America, that I recommend for you to try out (: And re: how to best combine quark... Im traditional in that respect, the best way to eat quark is the 'classic' one. On a brötchen or slice of toast with marmelade or honey on top (also the best way to eat marmelade and honey btw, with quark underneath on Brötchen or Toast)!

[@PassportTwo]

Ohhh had never heard of Gebackener Camembert! We will have to look out for it to try it or find a recipe and make it! 😃 Cheese and fruit is actually very common in the US! 😊 Cheese plates almost always come with grapes, apple slice and other fruits on the side. It also is common in the Midwest to lay a big slice of cheese on top of Apple pie! 😂 We personally also don’t eat a grilled cheese sandwich without apple slices in it too. 😊

[@omayrasanchez2877]

@@PassportTwo Oh, thank you for the info, I didn't know that it's actually common and somehow assumed it wouldn't be. Glad to learn something new 🌸

[@Blazesis]

My favorite cake is Käse-Sahne-Torte with fresh Strawberrys inside

[@dominikpapke9492]

Season quark with pepper and salt, mix in finely chopped onions and chives. The whole thing with freshly cooked potatoes and a salad. Much better than sour cream.

[@sisuguillam5109]

Soooo good!

[@marletschkotho6994]

Best cake as of right now is "Früchteschiffchen". Its puff Pastry filled with vanilla pudding and cut up fruits on top. Comes usually with a sweet sugar icing

[@Cera3]

things that I regularily eat/cook: vegetable coconut/peanut curry with rice (sometimes with chicken breast), some kind of soup (pea soup with Maultaschen, lentil soup with sausage, cucumber soup, cheese-leek-soup), something with minced meat (meat balls with potato wedges and veggies, chili con carne, pasta bolognese...), pasta with creamy sauce and vegetables (spinach+gorgonzola, broccoli+créme fraîche...) and something with a ready-to-eat dough (quiche, Flammkuchen, homemade pizza...) I guess that is not typically German but imho modern and young Germans do not cook traditional meals very often

[@robfriedrich2822]

I buy spiced steaks for grilling and eat these with a baguette, what is filled with butter and herbs or French fries. I also like Szeged style Gulash, spinach with scrambled eggs, bratwurst with sauerkraut, cordon bleu schnitzel with carrots and green peas and again fries, pizza, brawn with fried potatoes, lentils soup with potatoes and some metten. Noodles with tomato sauce and Jagdwurst. Chilly con Carne, potato soup, lasagne, chicken wings, potatoes, that are peeled after boiling with herb quark, butter and pickled herring. Boiled beef in mustard sauce, noodle soup with chicken or beef. Scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Fried fish and fries.

[@caseyv9500]

After spending some month in New York everybody at home scolded me for crossing the street on the red light. For me it had gotten so normal. About the duvet: in Italy they also have only one. We go there every year on holiday and still have not gotten used to it. We constantly fight over it bc I have cold feet all the time and my husband accuses me of rolling into the blanket and taking it away from him. It's even worse for our two sons who have to share one. Fortunately we only go there in the summer when it's hot, so it's not that bad. In winter we probably would kill each other😂😂😂

[@JakobFischer60]

Kaffee und Kuchen: must not always Kuchen. If there is none, a slice of bread with butter and jam will do it.

[@knutwuchtig5651]

Bis in die 90iger sind wir auch so über die Straße gegangen. Irgendwann musste man ein Vorbild für Kinder sein!

[@maruhto3508]

my weekly german food? indian curry, McDonald's burger, greek gyros, italian pizza, and...well, you got me, quark. On a serious note, I love Brezel, and growing up in the far south of Germany, it has become a staple of my diet. I lived abroad in the southwest of France for a long time and *real* Brezels, together with loaf and *real* bread was the thing I missed the most.

[@petitecontrebassiste]

the last time I jaywalked was when I realised the Fußgängerampel was somehow messed up and despite the "grün kommt" sign, every time the traffic lights for the car turned red and the Fußgängerampel was supposed to turn green, the traffic lights for the cars would turn green again right away. so after 3-4 cycles of this, I finally decided to run across the road (and I felt REALLY bad for doing so). also, you can't properly wrap yourself up in your duvet if you share one because you'll be missing one side AND it'll be too small. I think it's really nice you're making such an effort to integrate into german society though; I've met US-americans before who prided themselves in not doing that.

[@Danisachan]

It's a cake from the freezer section, but the Apfel-Walnuss-Torte (apple walnut) from Coppenrath & Wiese has to be my favourite. It is sooooooo good! Still warm from the oven and with that touch of cinnamon... I'm drooling just writing it!

[@marcexner1631]

"An average-sized state in the US" - I see what you did there... It's funny how you claim to always mispronounce (perfectly pronounced) "Nudel" but failing spectacularly at pronouncing "Kuchen".

[@Be-Es---___]

One can have Coffee in the kitchen...

[@sophiam.krager3815]

Definitiv aus meiner regulären Rezepte-liste sind Eierkuchen, Paprikaschoten mit Soße, Gulasch und Bouletten mit Mischgemüse in Soße und Kartoffeln. Aber jedes dieser Gerichte ist unique zu jeder Familie. Jeder hat seine eigene Art sie zu kochen.

[@patrickosterried]

One recipe I especially like regarding Quark are Quarkküchle or Quarkküchlein topped with a bit pre-mixed cinnamon&sugar and apple sauce. It's a very nice sweet meal for Lunch or dinner.

[@grimp53]

Concerning the duvet thing : our bed is 2m by 2m, the duvet 2.20 by 2.40 (width), no-one pulls it away.

[@mpmyprojects6687]

Quark, aahhh yes. Try it as a topping for Nutella. Kind of sweat sour and sooo tasty!

[@lasmirandadennsiewillja9435]

You know the true advantage of two duvets? Different duvet needs! Especially during the hottest and coldest parts of the year. Compromises in the name of love are nice but it should stop at getting the best sleep you can and that can mean a thin sheet in summer for one person, a thicker one for the other, and everyone can rest well because neither is too hot or too cold all night. I once had a partner who was a furnace. For him, it was thin sheets all year around and open windows all night. Just the thought of having to share only one duvet with him, especially in summer, gives me a heatstroke. I promise, it's really not about keeping an emotional distance. It's about comfort, space, and meeting different needs that help people to sleep better.

[@ralfsstuff]

"Kaffee and Küchchen" (as in Küchlein) sounds adorable.😋❤️

[@chriscross2473]

Lol, Oklahoma is avarage sized now. I like it.

[@ottosaxo]

Kaffee und Kuchen is an Advent celebration everyday in December. Apart from that, it's an interesting orientation to watch the length of the days slowly change down and up during the autumn and winter months. Meditative in a down-to-earth way. Of course, it always has to be at the same time.

[@ginafromcologne9281]

Donauwelle is a really nice cake, but quite difficult to make. I also like Apfeltorte, Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte and of course Windbeutel. :D

[@ernestmccutcheon9576]

If you look into a German home at night, you will probably see them eating bread with salmi, cheese and tomato. The main meal is usually lunch. Many German companies will have a "Kantine" where you can eat a full lunch. I love the "German" Döner (invented in Berlin by a Turkish immigrant) and of course the roast chicken. I love my goose daun duvet and the ease of making up the bed. If you have a daun pillow, forget it. you can never get any support, but there are versions with polyester filling that you can fold and get some support from and yes you usually would lay them flat on the bed. Recently I have added an 80x40 pillow that I prefer. Since you are in RP, you're in major wine country as opposed to beer and what do you think of their dialect? That would be worth a video. You get to know someone speaking "High German" and then you go to their home and don't understand a thing when they are speaking to their family!

[@LythaWausW]

Best German food: Sauerbraten mit Kloesse und Rotkohl. Make it yourself cuz it's hard to find in restaurants. Cakes: I have never had a cake in Germany that I loved. They're just OK. I make Apfelpfannkuchen and Pflaumekuchen when our trees are full of apples and plums, but I don't eat them myself. I bake traditional American sweet breads (zucchini, banana, carrot cake) and make American cheesecake (with Aldi Frischkaese, not Quark). Also, choc chip cookies, brownies, lemon bars....tastes of my childhood that I'm not willing to give up. I've learned a lot of traditional German cooking from KZbinr Calle Kocht. I think he's covered about every German meal, and it's all very simple but good.

[@alexfrank1831]

You should try the "Bergische Kaffeetafel", it is traditional in the Bergische Land (NRW). You could visit Schloss Burg and try it there, the "Bergische Waffeln" that are part of every Kaffeetafel there are amazing (esp. The ones with cherries and vanilla ice as a topping). I love the videos and am looking forward to the next :)

[@lukasmarks6504]

Fun fact, in the north-west german region "Ostfriesland" (That one I know for certain, others I'm not sure about) the "Kaffee und Kuchen" is "Tee und Kuchen". Up here we have our own tea drinking culture (that sadly is dwindling more and more). You'll still find it mostly with people of around age 50 and above (only generalizing, there are exceptions for both). So don't be confused if you visit over here and are offered a "Schwarzer Tee mit Kandis und Sahne" or in north german Plattdeutsch " 'n schwatten Tee mit Kluntje und saohn" 😉

[@Lizzardtong]

haha, the patient wait at the crosswalk, guess how me and my uncle stood out when we were in italy for a vacation? there is even a joke how to identify germans on vacation, how do you identify a german on a vacation? it's the one who waits at the empty crosswalk for the traffic-light to turn green.

[@Wolfspaule]

Coffee and Cake sounds even better!

[@LupusZockt]

First of all, the letter "u" in the words "und" and "Kuchen" is pronounce like the "oo" in "cool". Think of it like it would be written Koochen. I know the "u" is difficult for some people. But respect for getting the "ch" right. This is what most Americans, I met so far, had problems with. About the Duvet, this is a personal choice. I know some germans who use only one but this is quite the exception. Usually, in german you have to Duvets or blankets. Cuddling, in fact, is not a problem because in germany it is common to slip under the blanket of the other person to cuddle and ... other stuff. And afterwards you get back to your own blanket or duvet to sleep. Crossing the street when traffic lights are red is not as uncommon as you might think. If you watch people, you will see some people cross the street even if the lights are red. But there is in fact a difference to america. Most germans will first look if there are kids around and then look for cars before crossing the road. Ok.. and they probably look for cops too. Because if the cops see you crossing at red lights, you will get a Anzeige (report) and have to pay about 30€. If this is not the first time they caught you, you will have to pay even more. But overall it's very common to wait until the lights get green if you are not in hurry.

[@ellenschwarz4945]

😀😀 ich bin von Kapellen Drusweiler bei Bad Bergzabern in der Nähe ist auch Klingenmünster mit der Burg Landeck oder die Madburg . Wir gehören noch zur Südlichen Weinstraße 😀 big hugs 😘 Thanks so much for sharing ❤