German Reacts to "Top 10 Reasons not to live in Germany” | Feli from Germany

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[@FelifromGermany]

CORRECTIONS: Churches are actually exempt from paying taxes in Germany and the Neo-Nazi party is called NPD of course, and not NDP like I said in the video. I didn't notice I had the letters switched because I never use this word in English but thank you guys for pointing it out! Also, the US census is not voluntary which I'm aware of. This was phrased poorly. What I meant was that a lot of people don't get counted in the end and people submit their own information regarding name, date of birth, ethnic identity etc. which means they could submit wrong information too. I'm always open for corrections and thankful for any kind of feedback! :)

[@bucyrus5000]

Germany has a reputation for demonstrating functional liberal governance. He sounds like he is trying to make ideas like humanitarianism and taking in refugees as bad. He might be one of those "nationalists" like the Orange One.

[@FelifromGermany]

V. V never said they went down right away. They went up first but going down now. We've had refugees and other immigrants in our country for decades. It not like the refugees from 2015 changed our whole country out of the sudden.

[@matzedings5800]

the Neo-Nazi party(s) is called NPD and AfD

[@Myrtone]

@Free Speech Why should they?

[@michaelgoetze2103]

@V. V Would be helpful if you could provide the data that supports your fake news claims.

[@soft_cactus]

Saying "all Germans are Nazis" is like hearing someone is from the US and asking how many slaves they own...

[@soft_cactus]

Berninman I‘m a straight girl but go off

[@Red80008]

...or Native Americans they've evicted

[@finnmuller9079]

Bin ich ein Rassist?

[@DaMeowster]

Yeah I'm Jewish and I have many German friends, it's just a stereotype that has sadly developed over the years

[@kaldo8907]

He said Nazis are still around, that "some Germans are still Nazis". As she said, there are Nazis all over. It's a fact. You won't find slave owners in the US (there's some human trafficking just like any other country, but these people aren't out in the street making themselves known) so... your comparison is very much twisting the truth and twisting what was said.

[@TP4554]

American dude about Germany: "Wouldn't wanna live there 'cause crime is high and nazis are still around". Uhmmmm...wha... have... have you actually been to America? Ever?

[@killboggins]

Very fine people as Trump calls them

[@Melisa-ew8ir]

This comment has to be higher haha

[@buppie2000]

Ha, has this clown ever been to Georgia?

[@shiro-chan5476]

Sadly we have a high problem with really right people and politics and upcoming neo nazies. And the government is pretty much ignoring this because they don't want to believe it's true. But on the other hand if you look at whole Germany it's still a little number of people who have this nazi fuoghts and world view.

[@cavaronev4869]

Briggs nr. 10: Crime/Murders rose when all those immigrants entered Germany (implying they are responsible). Briggs nr. 1: Nazis attacked immigrants in 2015, some with molotov cocktails - so... could it be that the risen crime rate in 2015 also includes crimes against immigrants? Those Briggs guy needs to rethink his logic...

[@hitbyfrozenfire3824]

Being a German that stumbled over this reaction video, I am glad that Feli took her time to correct all the factual mistakes Briggs had in his original video.

[@Spontaneous0rder]

Feli was SO amazingly courteous and polite. I suspect this is how most Germans react to other people trying to rip holes in them unnecessarily.

[@viviensarah7583]

As a German I also agree

[@Entertainment-nl7lf]

"mistakes"... Looked to me like the typical right wing propaganda stuff mixed together with making shit up for outrage.

[@claudiag8823]

I think some of this guy's assumptions and "facts" could really do a lot of harm if he has a lot of followers and people take what he says for granted without checking any facts for themselves.

[@creenataylor8070]

Omg, I don't know how you sat and listened to his video! I'm a Brit and I love visiting Germany, I love the culture the people and the language.

[@CS303]

*Amercicans complaining about paying to use the bathroom, while paying to use the hospital* *confused German noises*

[@leab240]

OMG HAHAHA

[@riceicle]

You got the best point Of them all.

[@schmidtyschmidty4115]

Best Point.

[@simonemosle8075]

right.. we pay 50 Cents to use the toilet, but they pay thousands of dollars to get any medical treatment (which is free in 🇩🇪)

[@lilsej5910]

@@simonemosle8075 like 8 thousand dollars only for a ride in a Ambulance to bring you to the hospital. And then you have to pay for the medical treatment on top of the 8 grand.

[@EdgarHernandez-wv3fb]

When you live in México and hear Germany Is not a safe country

[@Mina-ni4tn]

a good one

[@SneakWeak]

F

[@SneakWeak]

F in the chat

[@SneakWeak]

"Que? Germany is not seguro? mui bien im staing in Mexico con my cartel and theil keep me safe ."

[@delight7304]

F

[@cynthanieaduncan6361]

My husband was in the U S Army for 14 years and served 2 tours in Germany. Our first child was born in Stuttgart. We spent a total of 5 years in Germany, from 1982-1984 in Boblingen near Patch Barracks 1990-1992 in Pforzheim (stationed in Karlruhe.) We loved our time there. We would especially love to go back for Christmas if we had the money. I love your videos!

[@alexmillan1890]

I agree with you,Feli.I lived in Germany from 1986-88.I worked in Sembach Air Base Station and lived in Enkenbach.If it wasn't for my family being in Puerto Rico and U.S.,I would love to live in Germany.I learned to defend myself with the language and did some traveling.I drove to take Oktoberfest in München where you are from.And with all respect,German ladies are very beautiful. I watch all your You Tube posts because they bring back lots of very good memories.Good luck.Tchüss. Ich Lieber Deutcheland.

[@nickwittler3696]

“10 Examples why the educational system in the US sucks” might have also cut it.

[@cloudi3146]

YES!

[@fragamaliaru2971]

exactly!

[@suspicioususer]

You do realize he does vods like that's on the US right?

[@fellfrosch7929]

And the Government...

[@claudiag8823]

🤣so accurate!

[@bjorn841]

Never mess with a German when it comes to detailed information and accuracy.

[@UrBigSisKey]

Lmfao

[@lizzierational8375]

Danke.

[@phima9150]

when it comes to accuracy like being in time I feel like the worst german ever lol

[@savagenovelist2983]

*Never mess with a German when it comes to detailed information and accuracy.* Ok. * edited) *. Well, at least they were accurate.

[@ichbrauchmehrkaffee5785]

Mein Freund, du hast dein Nagel auf den Kopf getroffen

[@harbingerofevil]

I tried to comment on the original video for all the BS in there but it was taken offline. Anyhow. Great reaction! *Thanks Feli*, for setting things right!

[@viomouse]

Good that it was taken down, I was thinking of reporting it for propaganda and fake news.

[@eskolarkarin91]

Germany is a great country to visit and totaly safe! Last year we travelled trough the country - from right north to alps and back again. It was one of the best trips ever what we have had! So many sightseeing and rich culture! Particularly memorable was the whole of Bavaria, with its wonderful nature and old towns! Endless sights that are described on the Internet rather modestly or not at all :). The trip was extremely safe and during our entire trip we could not come across anything that threatened our family or our little children.

[@schonelieder4701]

Yes!! Im very glad hearing this! I am from Germany and I love my country! Sometimes I think „What does others think about our country?“ Yes, there are very bad things, but also a lot of very good things! (Sorry for my english 😁)

[@Melisa-ew8ir]

In germany we say “sie hat ihn Hops genommen’‘ and I think thats beautiful

[@campelady4576]

As a Brazilian, I'm so happy this meme exists in Germany too hahahaha

[@verenahirt6977]

Hahahahaha

[@PhilTimeTV]

Hahahahahahahaha

[@ThePoliticalGoth]

a greek (who doesnt speak german yet) here,, what’s that supposed to be-

[@marcofuchs5079]

:D hahaha when did we use "hopps"?:D hahahaha

[@mauz7116]

"German winters are wild" Me, a german: *havent seen proper snow for like 5 years*

[@v-mouse]

5 years? Wow... The last time i saw snow was 2011!

[@henriklnnkvist7727]

Lol and I saw snow 3 days ago here in Norway

[@Kana0211]

In CT, (next to New York) there used to be 5 feet snow around 7 years ago and now at most 3 inch and this year, nothin.

[@user-su6wy3bj4v]

Oh yeah, here in Finland is just snowed last thursday

[@dariusbecher4834]

Definetly depends on where you live in germany - where I live, there was snow just about a week ago (wich is kind of unusual...), but it was gone the same day. Even in the winter there wasnt much snow that actually stayed for a while...

[@michaelmuller4719]

I go to Germany every 4 years. We are going to the October fest next month. Always love visiting germany and have never felt uncomfortable traveling anywere. This guy is full of b.s. Feli just recently found your blog and fine them very interesting, informative, and entertaining all together. Thank you. Good luck with all your endeavors.

[@edwardr7520]

As an american, I'm asking seriously......what month do they have Octoberfest??

[@clinthowe7629]

Hey, we are blessed to have you Feli, don’t take any offense at this guy, he doesn’t speak for anybody but himself, we love you and are glad you are here, we learn so much from you. ❤❤❤😊

[@JDCarnin]

As a German: This guy talks (mostly) Blödsinn. Thank you for getting this straight.

[@vladpootin5973]

As a German, you are obviously in denial, as „this guy“ does straight talk, and actually does not even get the full devastating picture about what has been going on in Germany. Ich bin Russe der in Deutschland lebt, und inzwischen lachen sogar die Russen im armen eigentlich fast dritte welt land Russland über die deutschen und Deutschland, und haben Mitleid ! Aber genau du, mit solcher Ignoranz und naivität, und dem nicht wahrhaben wollen der Wahrheit, bist der Grund, warum Deutschland so sehr den bac runtergehen könnte und kann !

[@eisflamme2438]

@@vladpootin5973 Was genau ist jetzt dein Problem? Was meinst du? 🤔

[@yules2597]

What's Blödsinn?

[@eisflamme2438]

@@yules2597 the german Word for Nonsense. ^^

[@crashw1n5t0n]

but he is right with the taxes, in Switzerland we have much lower taxes and more or less offered the same standards as in Germany

[@naprima69]

"germans don't have any air conditioning" yeah that's because we put our windows at kipp and I think that's beautiful

[@JulieT..]

Well, most places it is a short time that it is uncomfortable but you won't die from this. Air conditioning is rare because it is not really necessary. His points were lame as hell on reasons why you should not live in Germany. Says an american who has probably never been outside his own village. If he wants to pick at negative things I guarantee america would outweigh Germany by a landslide. He failed to mention the great quality of life, the health care system, the entertainment, the education system. Those are things to consider when you want to live somewhere along with cost of living etc not if the Oktoberfest is awesome or if you have to shop on another day other than sunday or that it might be too cold one day and you might have to look at some graffiti on your way down the street which by the way most is art.

[@Lee-ss8yj]

A friend of mine moved from America to Germany and appearently a lot of houses there don't have the "Kipp" function. She had never seen this before she came to Germany

[@predio0420]

@@Lee-ss8yj dafuq, just literally every window has this function? I never saw here one without that...

[@doobiousd5020]

[@aurelia.r71]

If you Want to live in Germany you can Just buy one? I don't See the Problem with Air conditioning....

[@MrEDizzle70]

Thank you so much for your videos, I am visiting your lovely Country for the first time this month and you have consistently been the best advice I’ve seen on KZbin. Also, I know this was posted awhile ago, but I apologize for this guy’s rude advice on his channel. You were very patient! Haha.

[@brianmckinney3379]

You have a very frirndly and pleasant style. I also live in Cincinnati and you chose a good American city to call home🙂Welcome. My wife and I also had a German student here for 11 months in 2004-05 and I call my German daughter Theresa. We are still in touch and I have been to Germany 5 times and enjoyed it very much. Her entire fsmily has also come here to visit. The German people are friendly, proud and well educated. They also have a much better global view of things then so many ignorant Americans that asdume we are the best at everything when we are not. Take care of yourself.😊

[@Emilia-bk5np]

As a German i'd like to say Hat der Lack gesoffen??! 😂

[@mirinda8986]

😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@paulahoffner1964]

Bruder muss los😂

[@salamanda3949]

😂

[@mariusmax3452]

Sehr starker Spruch Bruder

[@patrickkaiser2609]

Emilia W Omg wegen solchen Sprichwörtern hass i euch über aaaaallllles...😂🇦🇹

[@ZaryarWasTaken]

Das Mädchen hat den typen einfach komplett hops genommen.

[@MetalGuitarTimo]

naja außer am anfang. da hatte der typ wenigstens BKA Statistiken zur hand und sie hat nur gemeint es stimmt nicht wie son kleinkind. natürlich stimmt was im BKA bericht steht

[@linuxpython935]

@@MetalGuitarTimo "Glaube keiner Wahl, die Du nicht selbst gefälscht hast." Und den 13%, die AfD gewählt haben, zu unterstellen, sie wüßten, was sie täten, wäre eine Beleidigung für jeden anständigen Deutschen. Gerade die AfD liegt nämlich so sehr mit unseren Todfeinden im Bett, wie keine andere Partei im Bundestag, die Linke inclusive. Meiner Meinung nach müßte man solche Probleme völlig anders angehen. Dieses "demokratische" Hütchenspiel ist jedenfalls mehr Teil des Problems als irgendeiner Lösung.

[@MetalGuitarTimo]

@@linuxpython935 naja dass die afd genauso im machtpoker mitspielt wie die anderen ist klar, ich denke aber dass es die einzige partei ist, die überhaupt gegen kriminelle zuwanderer vorgehen möchte. alle anderen scheißen auf unsere sicherheit und lassen migranten alles durch, aus angst sonst als nazi betitelt zu werden

[@MetalGuitarTimo]

@@linuxpython935 möglich. Ich versuche eh nach Japan auszuwandern. Werde lieber wie ein Aussätziger behandelt als abgestochen zu werden

[@MetalGuitarTimo]

@@linuxpython935 für physische Gewalt bin ich zu weit entwickelt sorry

[@The_Chad_]

My German friend hates not having air conditioning, but she's also super conscious of energy consumption from every device she has. Like she will consider how efficient different parts are when she's buying parts for her PC. That just blows my mind and I couldn't imagine considering energy consumption for minor electronics.

[@j1shin]

It could be related to having one of the highest energy prices in the world ...

[@The_Chad_]

@@j1shin That's 100% why

[@user-bm4ic4kx2w]

Sounds like you're a Trump supporter

[@The_Chad_]

WTF? @@user-bm4ic4kx2w

[@scottduke2809]

thank you so much for the clarifications! I had watched that video in the past and was totally confused!

[@tillklaube3287]

I personally hate that Americans say "many germans are still Nazis". There are more Neo-Nazis in the U.S than in Germany today. This made me a little bit angry, to hear something like that.

[@richardlamm4826]

Whenever nazi or kkk rallies in the USA, there are more media than participants. I'm sure it is the same in Germany. There are stupid people all over the world and some in the media like to glorify them.

[@kajshcbasbd]

Alter JEDES andere Land denkt sofort an Nazis wenn jmd von Deutschland spricht ... woran das liegt ? ich schätze weil die in der Schule aufgehört haben mit zu hören nach Deutschland und Nazis .... Super dumm jmd unter 100 in Deutschland noch als Nazi zu betiteln.

[@John_Smith76]

This shit grinds my gears

[@player-ye3hk]

@@richardlamm4826 Doesn't help when the president says "There were good people on both sides" after a Nazi-Rally though...

[@rustdbrainwaves]

My grandfather got literal acid thrown in his car because he was a German immigrant. My mom got beaten up by kids in her neighborhood growing up because her parents were German immigrants and she spoke German fluently. They called her a Nazi and tormented her for years. The idea that "many Germans are still Nazis" is such conspiracy theory garbage and infuriates me.

[@rafka2729]

she is roasting him in the frendliest way i've ever seen

[@Emma-wl8bv]

typically german tbh

[@yungyeye8583]

roasting? she is just talking facts. wtf

[@laserquant]

You are assuming she wanted to roast him. But this is not implicit. You not need to offend people aggressively if you have good arguments and a beautiful mind.

[@scifibob]

@@laserquant I totally agree with you, she has a beautiful mind. And of course, good arguments.

[@jemand3794]

True bro

[@base7022]

Hallo Feli, ich bewundere sehr, wie super genau Du alles exakt recherchierst! Es macht Spaß Dein Video zu schauen und fesselt einem bis zum Ende. Danke und weiter so! Grüße aus dem Ruhrpott / Rheinland! Klaus aus Düsseldorf

[@mtrgv]

I loved going to Dusseldorf! My friends and I would go visit once a month!

[@pamandjohnmc]

I was stationed in Germany in the late 60's and early 70'S with my family and lived off post the entire time. With each promotion we moved to a nicer place and enjoyed each new location. We had no trouble with any of the things that were mentioned in the video. Of course being in the American military did help somewhat. Please keep these great videos coming and have a great day.

[@ppptriplep6114]

Guy: "Ask any German" Me as German: "Excuse me wtf? 😂"

[@helenaweinberger7318]

No shit und was für eine rassistische Aussage von wegen das hat sich seit 2015 geändert. Wtf.

[@incitatus953]

@@helenaweinberger7318 wenn es belegt wurde ist das faktisch, nicht rassistisch. Nicht, dass es stimmen muss...

[@fjs5059]

Ich hab mich auch gewundert, wie viele Deutsche er bitte gefragt hat.

[@Maca64N]

@@fjs5059 wahrscheinlich nur "besorgte Bürger".

[@Taunus-Tim]

@@BramLastname might be the case in the US, but we Germans are able to pull ourselfs together. No really, public moral increased in the last 5 years

[@stephanteuscher6583]

It's not necessarily a bad thing, when he stays away from our country...

[@RichardAmmo1]

You could very easily make some of the very same arguments about the U.S.! I don't believe you can look anywhere in the U.S. and not see graffiti! We have a lot of hate groups that identify with Nazi's as well. Our weather? Of course, that depends on where you live. Upstate New York easily gets down to -20 and -30 degrees Fahrenheit; Arizona and New Mexico can get to 110-114 degrees Fahrenheit! On the East Coast, taxes aren't so bad; but if you go all the Way to the West Coast (California and Washington) taxes are the highest! The bigger differences would be our individual freedoms that we have.

[@RSProduxx]

@@RichardAmmo1 During the 1990s, there was a huge wave of HipHop-Culture running across Germany, which also gave the graffiti-culture a huge push... Needless to say where we got that from... NYC, i´m looking at you ;)

[@deormanrobey892]

I'm not German, but I'd have to say you're correct.

[@bazoo513]

My thought exactly!

[@janika4633]

Haha, ja 😂😂

[@JamesKrbez]

Bless you! Buy, I do wonder how your accent is so unnoticeable. Again, thanks! And keep up the wonderful videos.

[@canadiantraveller604]

I've only recently subscribed to this channel but I hope Feli does another video (or has already) about reasons TO live or visit Germany because there are so many.

[@luca5581]

Ich finde, ehrlich gesagt, dass es eine Frechheit ist, ein Video wie "Top 10 reasons not to live in Germany" zu machen, ohne sich auch nur ansatzweise damit auseinandergesetzt zu haben. Das ist nicht nur extrem, ich sag mal "unhöflich" gegenüber den deutschen Leuten, sondern auch gefährliches Halbwissen, was auf die ausländische Zuschauer publiziert wird. Leider bekommen solche Videos schnell sehr viel Aufmerksamkeit...

[@toilettentheo8919]

Lu ca ich bin deiner Meinung

[@HandsomeGamerGuy]

Zeigt halt auch wie schlau der Kerl ist.

[@cold.raviolis]

Fand gerade den ersten Punkt heftig, dass er es so hinstellt als hätte die Flüchtlingskrise Deutschland ins Chaos gestürzt und alle würden dem zustimmen. Das stimmt halt gar nicht

[@toilettentheo8919]

Das Klima ich habe das mit dem beliebtesten Volk noch nie gesehen/gehört. Außerdem bin ich mir ziemlich sicher dass in Zeitungen aus anderen Ländern unter anderem um Trump geht (da seine Politik oftmals nicht so viel Sinn ergibt)

[@danaapolloniarianomolina9608]

@@dasklima5751 ich stimme Ihnen da komplett zu. Ich bin halb Amerikanerin und mir wird jeden Tag an den Kopf geworfen, wie böse die USA doch ist. Aus Höflichkeit sage ich nie etwas dagegen, denn so wurde ich nun mal erzogen. Aber das geht mir einfach nur auf die Nerven! Wenn aber irgendjemand in einem Video, Gründe nennt, warum man nicht in Deutschland wohnen sollte, ist das Geschrei groß. Hier ist NICHT alles perfekt! Ich verstehe die Menschen nicht..

[@santopino2546]

An American that classifies Germany as a dangerous country is quite ironic and hypercritical. Germany is paradise compared to the US.

[@moritzriede2482]

​@̐ You're basically just as xenophobic as the guy from the video.

[@obiwancanblowme7765]

̐ alleine dein rassistisches Kommentar zeigt dass deine Meinung nen Dreck wert ist. Was hat denn der Ausländeranteil mit der Kriminalitätsrate zu tun. Natürlich gibt es Problemviertel mit vielen Ausländern. Aber es gibt genauso viele mit Deutschen.

[@manimal2866]

Seriously, and I’m sure there’s more nazis here in the U.S then in Germany.

[@finn._63]

@@manimal2866 true

[@limp_dickens]

Because we in America have less white people... right?

[@loriscrochetcreations8566]

Winters in Germany sound mild compared to Québec, Canada winters. Our winters here in Québec are very cold. In the minus' always and often in the minus 20. Snow covers the ground usually by November and only starts to leave in March. We often have huge snowstorms in March and sometimes in April, but they soon melt away. It's the storms with the enormous snowflakes and they are so beautiful. They are our last storms before spring comes.

[@amirach]

I was in München on February 2014 for 3 days and the weather was shining and warm. The important thing is the weather was so clean and fresh, everywhere was green and tidy so I was like in a forest not in a big city. I walked to Olympia Stadion from BMW Welt wandered about Olympiapark and I felt like reborned. Shortly, you can easily understand in one breathe why Germans are very sensitive about environmental issues :)

[@Wurstfinger-rl1zi]

Dude: "Germany still has Nazis" KKK and other White Power Gangs in the U.S.: *Am I a joke to you?*

[@aragonhd9561]

Searched for that comment

[@tychobra1]

Love your comment.

[@Nr.7-Seven]

American feminazi, rasistical black Power Gangs, discriminating LGBT against white hetero man: Are we a Joke to you? Racism is not a white only thing, mainly white nations are just more open for free speach, so everyone is complaining more. Try free speach in other nations with mainly black, asian or arab people, specially If your a minority there, i guess you will not survive to the next day.

[@zyncra3965]

The KKK is basically non-existent at this point

[@joshuakraus7755]

American president: am I a joke to you?

[@smallblueangel]

its funny when an American KZbinr talks about high crime in Germany XD

[@paxundpeace9970]

Which it isn't

[@smallblueangel]

@Pia Kjærsgaard this isnt about the crime in Europe. This is about the crime in Germany.

[@timwatz2948]

I'm going to propose a crazy theory here: maybe the crime rates in America have something to do with their ethnic fragmentation, wich causes a lot of gang criminality.

[@jonathanstasch8908]

@@paxundpeace9970 why not there is much more crime in the USA

[@jonathanstasch8908]

@Pia Kjærsgaard No you can't compare Deutschland to the Eu because Germany is by far the richest country in the Eu and its by far the cuntry with less crime and poverty

[@jonmdon2009]

As an American with a strong German heritage I appreciate your channel Feli. You are THE German in America, compared to that American in America...(had to slip that in). Keep it coming. I can't wait till my next trip to Germany. One day I might be able to live there again.

[@WACKO1123]

I have spent more than a year in Germany in total since my first trip in 1967 with the USAF. I have been visiting about 2 weeks every year since 2005. Sundays as "quiet days" is something I embrace. It was like that here in New York, when I was younger. I have lived for 78 years and still try to not do any loud work on Sundays to respect everyone's peace. 2015 in Kaiserslautern it was over 100F and while visiting my son, I purchased a portable A/C for his home since it was so unbearable. Just returned from Oktoberfest in Muenchen for about the 12th time. Cannot wait to return. The rail and bus system is phenomenal. Prices are comparable to NY state. Weather was in the mid to upper 70s from Amsterdam south to Paris and about mid 60s in Muenchen this Sept 19-29. I've visited in December for the Christmas Markets and there was zero snow and warmer than NY state at the time. English seems to be the second language so most Germans speak it, making my lack of German less of a hurdle. I really enjoy all your videos.

[@Nikolai508]

It sounds like this guy is very much a "If its different from the USA it is bad" kind of person.

[@kaldo8907]

Except he did this same thing about probably 40 or more US states also from what I understand.

[@MrFancyHosen]

Yep, as well as a "I have this romantic version of America in my head that reflects MY reality and MY experiences and nobody can tell me otherwise" kind of dude

[@kaldo8907]

@@MrFancyHosen Except he did this same thing about probably 40 or more US states also from what I understand.

[@potatogamer4200]

Yes, if a country isnt USA then its shit, lol

[@jeffponcar391]

Briggs seems to like to point out and and often exaggerates all the negatives from every place and every culture.

[@parrot027j8]

"Germans don't use air conditioning becuase it's way too much energy waste" as if it was a bad thing to save energy!!!!

[@phoebeel]

I think we don't need ac as much because most of our houses are traditionally built of stone, not wood, so theyre much cooler than American houses

[@BenJamin-en3jb]

@@phoebeel Aaaand our cooling season is just way shorter than in parts of the US. In contrast, someone I know once whined how they were freezing because the temperature dropped to 40F (5C). I found this weird, until I learned that they didn't have heating in their house, because they barely need it there.

[@BramLastname]

As a European I can confirm, I hate air-conditioning, All it has ever done for me Is give me a cold because of the extreme temperature differences I had to be in. The thing with this is, If it's too hot where you are working, You picked the wrong spot to work. Sure not everything is mobile, But you don't have to sit at your desk to read a file, Just take it into the break room, Or outside if that doesn't work for you. In the summer it's too hot and in the winter it's too cold, Yet I used my heater for a whopping 7 days in the last year And I don't own any form of cooling system. Granted in the winter I spend most of my time in the workspace, Where an active PC might heat things up a bit, But surely the USA houses have those too.

[@sacroyalty]

I'd love to not use AC anymore. Believe me I go as long as I can everyday before turning it on, but when it's 105°F (41°C) here and we don't even have insulation in most of my home it's unbearable. Even with AC pumping I sweat all day. Hopefully one day I'll live in a more moderate climate

[@BramLastname]

@@sacroyalty I wouldn't know what that's like, While I tend to adapt easily to what is seen here as high temperatures, (20°C to 35°C, tho 30+ rarely lasts long) 41°C is higher than I ever experienced.

[@ilanarhian]

As someone whose husband works in retail - I like the closed on Sundays and public holidays rule! 😂

[@mtrgv]

Hi Feli! Your english and german are very good, bi-lingual is awesome! I lived in Germany, well West Germany from May 1985 till May 1987. I was assigned to Ramstein Air Base near Kaiserslautern. The entire time I was there with my Air-Force friends we never had a negative encounter with a German resident. When we went off base to Landstuhl and Kaiserslautern the shop owners helped us buying items like clothes, hobby items, car parts etc. One week-end we drove about 60 kilometers to a Miami Beach styled discoteque. On the way home my VW beetle (Kafer) ran out of gas (benzine). A car full of teenagers helped us with some gasoline to get back to Ramstein. The German law says you have to help stranded motorists, but it's not like they were ordered too. They gladly helped us and were very kind to us, you don't forget stuff like that. A few months later we helped out a German that had crashed his car into highway intersection "island" His engine was still running, he was very drunk, and had minor injuries. We turned off the engine and rendered first aid to his cuts. We went to the nearest house (haus) to call for the ambulance (krankenhausauto? I think). The Polizei did arrive though and gave him a ticket or fine. We found a small farming village; Hermesberg, one week-end just driving around the country side. They had a small discoteque there called Paradies. We would go there almost every week-end. The townspeople adopted us after awhile and invited us to visit their homes during Fasching and Oktoberfest. My friends and I will be going back to Germany mid June 2024 for 18 days! As far as that other youtuber his facts and stats are misleading.

[@nellobarto]

He's complaining because he has to pay for toilets but he can't afford a medical visit in his country...

[@thegreatlordshaxx1869]

Ehre genimmt

[@loucari0]

Nello Barto ROASTED

[@KSPilo]

He's whining, because he still pays off his university or college fees from 20 years ago..."50" € just for taking a leak must be way to hard for him.

[@lexmarlxn]

PỺO's MƎᴻTɐʟ MƎʟTdowɴs it’s not 50 Euros 😂

[@inertia1113]

@@KSPilo It doesn't matter if it's hard on him, what matters is that people need to pay to use the restroom at all. It's bullshit.

[@Jewonthesenuts]

It‘s pretty funny when you watch this video as a german asking yourself what the hell this guy is talking about😂😂😂

[@theunholycrusader517]

Vorallem kalte winter 😂

[@tfcbhop5284]

@@theunholycrusader517 ist so es gab in den letzten jahren gefühlt keinen schnee und kalt war es auch nicht

[@kokowic9494]

Wir haben in Deutschland Winter?

[@sine4859]

ja hald fr was labert der mit "in deutschland gibts viel kriminelle und rechtsradikale" kann mich an keinen jugo life matters protest erinnern, bei dem polizeigewalt gegen ausländer ins spiel kam

[@ellakranz1607]

Ich habe seit 5 Jahren keinen Schnee hier gesehen

[@andrewdorscht1171]

I agree with your comment about The Oktoberfest. It’s a great celebration. I was born in Kitchener Ontario. As you may know the area was largely settled by Bavarian Germans. And, the Kitchener-Waterloo area prides itself in claiming to hold the largest Oktoberfest celebration outside of Germany.

[@ronniethompson3305]

I was in the military and lived there for 3 years in Rodalben from the early 80's. I miss it so much. The best food , drink, and people I could have known in my life. I traveled almost all of countryside villages and LOVED every day i was blessed to be there.

[@mtrgv]

Ramstein here, 1985-1987 USAFE

[@TentomushiHH]

"German taxes are high" Rather pay 5€ for Ibuprofen and Epi-pens rather than 130$ because you think health care is socialist

[@bartmann1521]

@Henry Staggs except they arent, as epi pens expire and you have to replace them every few years

[@peterzingler6221]

@Henry Staggs Germany has the highest tax combined with the lowest personal own in Europe. Taxes are a joke compared to income its complete theft

[@adshille8987]

@Henry Staggs except it's still expensive as fuck

[@jakobalbrecht7]

Henry Staggs It’s actually not that way. You pay the maximum tax of 45% only if you make over 250000€ annually and also for the amount that is over 250000. The rest of your tax is calculated with individual tax bracket, so you always pay way less than 45% on most of your income, at least if you’re not making like 1000000 a year. Also you can just go to the hospital and get a 300000 Dollar brain surgery for free if you need it and won’t have to sell your life.

[@TimmysohnLP]

Henry Staggs Not everyone has the money to buy 100$ medicine. Even if it’s just once every few years. I don’t have any money at the end of the month to safe so if I would get sick in your country I would have to die because I would be too poor to buy medicine.

[@fxopl6041]

he talks about crime?! it's like a 400pound guy complains about a slim person eating a Cheeseburger

[@gecko2.617]

weeell... the crime rates sre dropping every year in Germany! and in the US... correct me if I am wrong but in the US nothing is really changing regarding crime rates ...

[@giga_plays8124]

Google Konto that is a lie. The crime trend is not negative, ist positiv, it decreases every year

[@juanazcona5742]

@@gecko2.617 the land of the free with the highest rate of incarcerated people beautiful

[@edene6655]

Has this guy even ever been outside his county ?

[@blarfroer8066]

same with the nazis.

[@alexwalter7053]

Thanks, the video was important to correct these things. As a German I'm really surprised about many of these 10 points. There are a lot of reasons not to travel to the US too, like the higher crime rate, unsufficient rental car insurances in case of accidents with humans, very expensive school and health care system, etc. But I still do travel to the US, as it also has it's good things (and I have to visit clients over there).

[@edfuller6581]

I lived in Germany for two years, and have often visited there since. I have a lifelong friend I met in 1976 when we shared a cab in London! He owns a gasthaus in Nurnburg, and comes every year to the United States for a month's vacation. Mr. Briggs has given a totally incorrect version of Germany. The people are friendly and polite, it is very well administered, and there are many fun things to do. I remember the volksmarches, or hikes through the woods on the weekends. Happy, friendly people. I am glad Feli set the record straight. Danke schoen!

[@Chris-ft9ip]

As a german I can only shake my head when I hear what he is talking about Germany. He is just a liar. It's awful. Da kommt mir die Galle hoch!

[@generalmajor3221]

Jo kamma so sagen

[@dirkfrey4715]

Ausserdem krass Scheinheilig. Ein Ammi vom land der rechts-extremen, die Kirchen und Schulen uebern Haufen schiessen, redet von Gewalttaten??? Wirkleich? Soll mann lachen?

[@isur4k]

@@dirkfrey4715 Vor allem wenn der mit der "hohen" verbrechensrate ankommt XD

[@SladesShitboxGarage]

@Chris what does that mean? I know jack shit in German

[@Felix-qq6sx]

@@SladesShitboxGarage He is having to puke. It's a common phrase for being disgusted or infuriated.

[@sirfishalot6782]

"Germany has high crime" *me having the US Crime statistics on another tab* Im sorry what?

[@DerTopfLapen]

“Germany has high crime” *shows video of an American policeman arresting someone*

[@AndenPMS]

Actually its pretty inaccurate to talk about "crimes" a crime in germany could be insulting a officer etc. , in other countries only stuff like murder and torture is counted as a crime. All in all id say germany is one of the safest countries youll be able to find. The worst thing i ever saw in germany was someone driving over a red light lol and having loud music after 10pm lol.

[@sirfishalot6782]

@@AndenPMS kinda what i meant, though i didnt make that clear to be fair, so good point, cheers

[@theodoreroosevelt4260]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/np2TZaVnhM-Fh9U

[@amye.8000]

@@DerTopfLapen I was going to reply with a laughing emote...but then it's not really all that funny is it 😔

[@kaiser_spanholz]

Would be great to have some snow in December. And the summers are getting way too hot with 38°C

[@michaelsiebert3364]

Mal ein kleines Update aus Deutschland: Hier in Thüringen machen jetzt einige 24/7 Geschäfte auf wo man nur noch mit Karte zahlen kann. Und zwar in kleinen Orten wo die Leute sonst keinen Lebensmittelladen mehr in der Umgebung erreichen können.

[@Jahu-qs2us]

Americans: How can you live without ACs???? Germany: *Windows*

[@kaldo8907]

It's just different lol. You open a window in summer in the Midwest when the humidity is 80% and it's 40C outside, you're NOT cooling your house, you're making it miserable.

[@JackyCola92]

but, what about all those mac users? :O

[@hanbanaroda]

@@kaldo8907 When its so hot, we have closed windows during the day (or partly open) and open completly during the night. The big difference is that our buildings (thick brick walls) got much more thermal capacity than typical US wooden house so it stays cool even during the day. Nowadays when wooden houses are more and more common, the AC is becoming a thing. Of course in the office buildings made out of steel/concrere and glass, the AC is a must and is actually everywhere. (Writing from Czechia, almost the same climate as Bavaria in south Germany)

[@tiedeman39]

How are windows going to help when it's 33°C outside? Lmao

[@JackyCola92]

@@tiedeman39 it's called cooling draught. It actually helps a lot. But also generally all our houses are way better insulated than the average house in America. It's way over 25/28°C outside for the last weeks and my house has had a stable temperature of 19/21° and it's only going to go slightly up. Well, except for the attic, but noone lives there so it's not a problem. Also what helps a lot is that almost every house has a basement. The basement is always very cool, a) because it is built into the ground so it is cooled from the surrounding soil and b) because warm air always flows to the top. So this generates a cooling draught when the air can go outside at the top. The first floor is usually very cool as well thanks to the basement and only the upper floors are hotter, but if you live in a house the effect from the cooling draught is usually more than enough to get a comfortable temperature throughout the house.

[@bjarnivalur6330]

I always have to laugh when americans say something like: "X country has a high crime rate" because, usually, the US has a greater crime rate.

[@gecko2.617]

I'd rather call it a "worse crime rate", "greater" makes it sound like it is actually great but it is actually higher and thus: worse ;)

[@carlotta7010]

Gecko 2.6 the german word is „größer“ and a lot of people think that „greater“ is the right word to use, when it should be „higher“ in this case :) it‘s a common confusion between these two

[@thehomp]

@@carlotta7010 Not only that. You don't want to know how often I "misused" the wort 'eventually' instead of 'perhaps'. It's still one if not the word I hate the most because I instantly think of the german word 'eventuell', become mad and want to hit someone with a Handschuh

[@jan-hennerwurmbach9658]

@@carlotta7010 Nah, even in German "Die Verbrechensrate ist höher" would be more precise. And "höher" is higher.

[@frederique9680]

And gun violence

[@mertgoksel744]

I got accepted to a masters program in germany and i gotta tell, germany is really testing my limits on how much documents i can process and how much they want for me to get a student visa. If anyone says this country is not secure theyll find me at their doorstep talking some sense into them.

[@a.r.r.i.9841]

Hahaha...yeah all German offices love a painstakingly amount of stamped, certified, certified copied aso papers. When my husband applied for citizenship I suddenly had to apply for a paper proofing my German citizenship despite being born there by German parents, having German nationality and passport and birth certificate and everything 😂😂😂

[@mertgoksel744]

@@a.r.r.i.9841 I mean i see why they do that but its very irritating sometimes...

[@a.r.r.i.9841]

@@mertgoksel744 It's irritating me, too. It's the same for Germans regarding any official application.

[@lePoMo]

(harmlessly) mocking the german word for restroom, while not realizing that "rest room" might also not make the most sense. it was harmless. But every language is funny that way, people just don't notice for their native language. PS: Wait till you find out that Fahrzeug (car) translates to drive thingy, and Flugzeug (aeroplane) translates to fly thingy ;)

[@MiRacus1337]

In Germany we say "Hops genommen"

[@timteichmann6830]

oder "Ehre genimmt"

[@Mika-qt7id]

Haahahaha

[@isaachirsch4315]

ehre entwendet

[@lead_sommelier]

@@isaachirsch4315 in der Pfanne gewendet

[@lead_sommelier]

@@isaachirsch4315 und nach Afrika gespendet

[@Silverripples]

This guy should stay away from Germany, he talks nonsense.

[@lyonellaverde3135]

He can miss out.

[@johnnyrosenberg9522]

I hope he stays away from my country too.

[@philliplehmann922]

Yes xd

[@samc9156]

Germany is one of the best countries in the world to visit and/or live in. There are enough legitimate sources of info to confirm this. I have listened to some of this guy's other videos. His facts are usually wrong so his getting Germany's facts wrong is not surprising either.

[@johnnyrosenberg9522]

@Erwin Rommel I'd rather guess he hates every country except the USA. That's the impression I get, at least.

[@Jace28142]

I spent 17 days in Germany Summer of ‘23. I loved every single second I was there. I felt very safe in each town I visited. I found the people lovely and the food delicious. I loved how the Germans take holiday in caravans along the River, biking along the River and how the cities I visited there weren’t a lot of cars driving in the towns, more bikes and pedestrians than cars.

[@bookllama8158]

Mark Twain’s essay on the “awful” German language is actually intentionally humorous. Maybe OP should have read it before quoting it 🤓

[@TommiBrem]

Also, if an American starts a video about Germany with Oktoberfest, you can pretty much just turn it off.

[@ralfsanger3184]

facts

[@jenniferrogue4340]

😆

[@aspielm759]

Exactly. Same with the claim that Fascism is supposed to be left-Wing. Ask any German...

[@TWKfam_STUXN3T]

Second one was even funnyer ... American talking about high crime rates ... LMAO . And im reading he said Fascism is left wing ... As a Slovenian lefty , im actualy offended by that ... I know american school system sucks , and most of the nation is ignorant af ... but damn dude , this guy is not even trying....

[@aspielm759]

TheyMade MeDoit Never go on Twitter or try to discuss it with them either. My big mistake. Do you ever get these moments where you feel like talking to someone about something could actually make you stupider? (Like your local stoner telling you about how we‘re in a simulation or how vegan is actually what humans were intended for) With American logic, I feel that x3

[@Keithnicity]

“Cold Winters in Germany” *Canada enters the chat*

[@matildas3177]

*snorts in swedish*

[@HandofDraw]

Meanwhile in Russia...

[@kmeanxneth]

laughing in finnish

[@meinname2467]

We didn‘t even had snow this winter 😕

[@ayoubkaboul3548]

*laughs in alaskan*

[@aarillerajoille2388]

I lived in Freising some years ago. One thing which felt very interesting was when mail carrier was given my post package to my neighbor when I wasnt at home. Later I heard from the neighbor who was taken the parcel that this was a common practice there. The value inside the parcel was 1000€ and as a student it took a long time to save that amount of money:) Practical of course

[@wilkbor]

Thanks for the video. I did a quick search to find the original video on the World According to Briggs and I could not find it. I wonder if he took it down after this response came out?

[@franki1651]

"Ask any german" -i am german and i dont think so...

[@user-wo4yc9mz9l]

That's exactly what I (German) thought. I bet he only asked 1 person (if he asked someone at least).

[@quinntessential._]

I wanna know what German he asked because no Germans here in the comments think so 😂

[@Jules2ndButBest]

If all German are Nazis- which, according to him, seems to be true- how much sense does it make, to ask a German about refugees? And how much sense does our "Refugees Welcome" scene make if all of us are Nazis? He ist just a representative of a stereotypical American. Congratulations on that, dude! I mean: there are information he could have researched easily using this thing called internet. That is not too complicated. I am gonna go now, and shovel the imaginary snow in front of my house since its not May already and our winters are very cold as we learned.

[@hannahvlntn]

Ach, wir wissen doch alle, welche Art 'Deutsche' der damit meint 🙄 Die besonders Dummen.

[@brezzarts9502]

Wie die ganzen Amerikaner alles glauben, einfach dumm...

[@JohannPardall]

Americans always think that lower taxes are better, but then wondering about, why there aren't enough hospital beds for Corona patients

[@derprovokateur3496]

Healthcare isnt tax funded in germany.

[@Mattelhammer]

@@derprovokateur3496 it's funded by the state(tax) and insurance companies(which are funded by "sozialabgaben/versicherungsgebühren" what is pretty similar to taxes. and paid half/half from employees and employers) and of course there are some other variables.

[@berg8970]

And yet not one German ever loses there house due to an illness or goes bankrupt. How do they do it?...LOL

[@itayyuz5410]

Shnica Whut? 😅 never heard that bullshit! Probably the us with trump’s America first policy.

[@itayyuz5410]

Shnica also the President of Germany has literally no power, he’s just a representative for Germany and that’s a law, that was brought out after the Second World War, so a person like hitler, who became the „Reichspräsident“, won’t be able to have such an influence and power in order to manipulate the society and maybe destroy Germany again.

[@user-vc4zi9mc5s]

In exchange for this super high taxes, you get about 8 weeks off each year and when you retire you get a lot of pay from the same government. But living day to day with this taxes is more difficult.

[@rockrollman65]

I'm a black man. I loved living there. Great people. Believe me, anyone could fall victim to bad policy. ANYONE could. They're human just like anyone else. Germans are responsible for a lot of good. The Bible, rocketry, chemistry, good music (motsart). Be careful at whom you point fingers.

[@luh.4968]

I'd rather pay 50 cents than going to a nasty restroom

[@ReadDeadRedemption_]

One time I was on a mountain in Germany, I didn't even know if there are living people, but the restroom was so clean. I was really impressed!!!

[@lassegotz5274]

restrooms are still pretty nasty most of the time

[@rickdevault2535]

I remember when I was a kid (USA ) had to pay a dime to use the stall and they were nasty.

[@yooghurt]

So been living in Germany all my live, I'm 15 and I wasn't everywhere in Germany alright ok great but the only times I had to pay to go to the restroom are at some gas stations in the middle of nowhere xd

[@TaeNi95]

@@yooghurt Hallo Army :) I gotta disagree based on my experience (I'm 24). In my area you just gotta ask for a key to go to the toilet at a gas station. On my way to the concert in Paris we did stop at some really huge gas stations with restaurants and stuff and yes we had to pay there (between 50 cents and 1 Euro). But toilets in small regular gas stations in cities are usually free.

[@merandareast2552]

As a Jewish family we feel much safer here in Germany than we ever did in Canada or the USA. We are better accepted here and nobody really cares what your religion (beyond the taxing scheme) is. Lol. Moving to Germany was the best thing we have ever done and we are happy to be raising our children here. We raised in Canada and spent about a year in the US before coming here. I would never choose to go back. I much prefer parenting here and allowing our children the freedom to grow and thrive. Thank goodness we don’t bubble wrap kids here!!

[@forestmanzpedia]

I'm happy to hear you feel safe in our country. (: Because last time I heard it, jews don't like to openly say it in our public they are jews.

[@chrissi0478]

I'm really happy that you all feel safe in Germany😊and I wish you all the best for the next years here

[@vanessa-atalanta]

Yeah! Thank you so much for that!

[@Miresskaa]

@@forestmanzpedia Well i mean there will always be some idiots and stuff

[@valleybien1]

Das freut mich sehr zu hören, dass sie gerne in Deutschland leben. Die Mehrheit der deutschen Bürger schämen sich für die Verbrechen der Nazis und wollen solche Zeiten niemals wieder haben. Leider wird es vermutlich immer ein paar Menschen geben, die mit rechtem Gedankengut indoktriniert sind. Doch diesen werden wir niemals wieder das Feld überlassen.

[@vincentvega9863]

I'm in the early planning stages of a holiday/roadtrip to Germany (from England) so this was good to know. Though I feel most of the things mentioned would apply more to residents, it was certainly good to get some accurate information that was not just based on "what can I say to maximise views" so I appreciated your candour

[@linguafrancacoaching]

I'm living in Spain and we have aircondition in some rooms, but we barely use it, because it is not doing it's job. It makes you ill. I even shut them down in many office, and so do others. This is some sort of physiological problem people have or bad architecture, when airconditions are needed.

[@meruemsama7770]

Immer wieder witzig wenn Amerikaner sagen Deutschland hätte eine hohe Kriminalitätsrate xD

[@JackoBanon1]

Die haben sich schon daran gewöhnt, dass in ihrem Land alle zwei Wochen jemand mit dem Schießeisen Amok läuft.

[@lukeyyt7026]

Isso

[@jate_2175]

Jaa

[@tessayasmine3673]

wirklich ja😂💀

[@GertBreynolds]

Als Amerikaner in Deutschland fühle ich mich hier viel sicherer. Die Perspektive dieses Typen schreit nach einem ignoranten Amerikaner. Ich verspreche, wir sind nicht alle so.

[@andarted]

german perspective: _Almost everyone has Sunday off._ U.S. perspective: _I can't shop on Sunday._

[@fritzhorst1724]

People can effort health care AND have days off? COMMUNISM! Like Americas would call it. 🙈

[@riverskylife8248]

It also isn't true, course you can shop on Sunday, especially in train stations, on airports or you can order your food eg. by Lieferando

[@its1110]

@@riverskylife8248 And considering there are plenty more train stations, those services will not be scarce. America once had a culture that revolved at least a bit in towns around train stations, also. They would always have at least a café... shoe-shine shop, newsstand, tobacco shop, etc.

[@gloriaval1944]

@@its1110 it is true tho that the change can seem weird. I'm from Austria where we also have Sundays off but I moved to the UK for university. Whenever I came back I did miss not having the opportunity to go to a supermarket if I had a craving on a Sunday. Of course that's a super 1st world problem but imagine living alone and not having any food at home. If you've just moved here and you live in an area with no open stores on a Sunday, it can be a change in routine

[@inertia1113]

@@riverskylife8248 And how much would you pay them? What if you don't want to pay for delivery or you just want a cheap McDonald's burger?

[@michael-yt3ig]

In tourist areas (for example on the north sea and baltic sea coast) the shops are open on Sundays because of the thousands of tourists

[@ajruther67]

Thanks for this video. It was very informative. I believe you more because of course you were born and raised and Germany.

[@spectralspectra2282]

"N azis are still around" yes like in every other country bruh

[@kaldo8907]

I can't imagine there are too many Nazis in Saudi Arabia

[@qpSubZeroqp]

That guy's video is offline now

[@hewalmeval8922]

@@kaldo8907 do you know what a nazi is?

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@kaldo8907 you might want to read up on the relationship the Nazis had with certain groups in the arabian world...

[@blackunicorn374]

@@kaldo8907 A fundamentalist wahabist isn't much better than a neonazi, the just wear the religious camouflage.

[@marsa74]

I carefully assessed the risks and, finally, decided to stay in Germany. Of course, it’s a daily struggle not being robbed of my cash by Nazis, surviving snow storms without air condition in December, or, even worse, encountering bad graffiti that may even kill you. It has never been a country for the faint hearted like Briggs but for tough guys to which I certainly belong. Hmmmm, or maybe not? 🤔

[@CathrineMacNiel]

Such bravery! Kudos from Hamburg.

[@recke678]

marsa74, chapeau for dealing with these everyday struggles here in Germany. But looking at your list and comparing it to Mr. Briggs’ list of horrors, I have to admit that you obviously still have to master the remaining fifty percent. What about that nasty paying for using restrooms with cash money that you don’t have due to the high taxes which are explained with incredibly long german words? 🤔

[@tronicman1]

Funniest comment! :D

[@DavidLangeYU91]

The chances are higher getting insulted by a nationalistic turkisch grey wolf (biggest right extremist group in Germany), than being robbed by a "real" Nazi, who understands the politics of H¡tler and the NSDAP. ;)

[@PalmDesertRock]

@@Jay60888 And didn't they teach you what 'Irony' means while you lived in Berlin?

[@0miyage]

That video against Germany was very harsh, especially the nazi part. Ich bin franzose und fühle ich dir mit. Über mehrere Themen ist es dasselbe hier in Frankreich. Deine Videos sind wunderschön : so bleib in Schwung !

[@konasteph]

Feli you ROCK Thank you. Und so hoeflich! I think Feli will do good stuff in journalism!

[@doesntreply]

His video seems like the typical Americans opinion of Germany, and it's annoying that he used false or manipulated statistics to fit his opinion, especially when he's trying to pass it off as educational.

[@Andreas-gh6is]

I think he wanted to "roast" Germany in a comedic way and even said so right in the beginning. But he came off way too serious to make that clear. Would explain why much of what he said was so ridiculously false.

[@NukeNukedEarth]

He seems to hold a grudge against refugees geez his racist bs made me so made

[@maxe159]

Lol his Video got Deleted so I'd like to think he didn't mean to use false stats and conjecture. He probably just read it off the 3rd or 4th website when he googled this info and never fact checked to get the video out to get that sweet KZbin money.

[@a.b4840]

So....just american lol

[@supermarthe38]

It was also rather politically motivated. The skepsis in his voice when talking about immigrants/refugees.

[@trillionbones89]

Northern Germany: You have snow? Southern Germany: I mean, sometimes.

[@thewoodcutter1731]

Und wenn da mal Schnee ist ist das so ein matschiger Schnee :(

[@shanipag]

To be honest, 20 years ago the winters in the north were much colder and we had a lot more snow... it was pretty common for the temperatures to drop down to 14 degrees Fahrenheit. Good ol days.. :D

[@meme-yu3zp]

Ahhh yes my wonderful northern winters up here...I mean our seasons are amazing! Slightly chilly rain and pollen Moderatly warm rain More chilly rain but now theres pumpkins Somewhat cold rain and ice slush So diverse!!!

[@meme-yu3zp]

@Jacqueline CloosHuh, we didn't further up.

[@ichbineinpilz7708]

Who told you that we have snow?

[@jetztaber03]

Danke... Du bist mit allen Deinen Videos einfach großartig.

[@conlon4332]

31:34 I'm English, so you're hardly going to put me off by saying the weather is rainy and unreliable haha! I have a hard time believing it could be any worse than here. I mean colder, sure, some places are far colder, but our weather is some of the most changeable and unpredictable you're going to find.

[@DerSolinski]

Wrong title, should be: "German girl roasts guy who roasts Germany"

[@Blackforestxx]

Get reckt hahahahaa

[@1988Beeni]

Nö, title should be "German girl roasts Guy who thinks he roasts Germany"

[@Nils_01]

"German girl destroys strange uneducated individual from the US that makes a fool from himself by faking statistics, and talking conspiratorial bullshit or just wrong things"

[@Nils_01]

"German girl destroys typical Trump voter"

[@florianwild2791]

Auf jeden Fall

[@hannah_das_brot]

an american talking about germany's crime, how ironic.

[@js8430]

He’s not here to talk about America. His videos talk about every country and has plenty of videos talking about the crime in America. Just because he lives in a country with typically higher crime rates than Germany doesn’t mean he can’t speak on another countries crime. Sure, some of his statistics were incorrect, but you get the point

[@hannah_das_brot]

@@js8430 all of his statistics were incorrect and he acts like america is the most secure country out there, so no, i think i got a point with my comment 💀

[@js8430]

hannah I’m not validating him because of his statistics. I’m validating him because he releases videos about every US state about 10 reasons it’s a shithole. Your view that he thinks America is the most secure country is misinformed. He’s a roast channel

[@AviationNut]

So, Americans aren't allowed to make videos about other countries?. I guess that Nazi mindset never leaves a German. In your head you're the best and no one should talk about our German country.

[@hannah_das_brot]

@@AviationNut lmfaoo whoa there mr.💀 no one should spread false information to pull a country down and make their own look better, thats all im saying. if you cant accept that americas crime rate is incredibly much higher than the german one how about you go to a protest against police brutality? xoxo

[@joshlin50ja]

Small point regarding the r*pe statistics which are often brought up and misinterpreted to stir up hatred against immigrants: In 2017 there was a criminal law reform regarding sexual offenses. They became a lot stricter. Victims could then press charges against offenders in massive amounts of cases which previously hadn’t been possible. So crime statistics saw a large and natural increase in reported sex crimes due to that law reform. It doesn’t show that the number of r*pists increased, only the number of reports.

[@PMCpunkSLC]

Well done! This is the first I've seen or heard of your channel. Briggs is upset about the taxes in Germany? I pay 35% of everything I make in taxes (here in the US), and that doesn't even get me healthcare. Uggh.

[@stevenjohnson6594]

British living in Köln here: 10 - I feel safer in Köln than I did in the North of England. 9 - Graffiti, I really like most of it. 8 - I'd rather pay 50c to use a clean toilet than what I'm used to in the UK. Most public toilets are closed because of drug abuse. 7 - I admit they were intimidating when learning the language, but once you're able to see the words you know, its easy. English example: Coatpocketbutton. 6- Taxes are high, but the wage is higher. 5- Cash is something that takes time to get used to, but after a month it was normal to use and ATM every few days. 4- Winters are mild from what I've seen. 3- Yeah, okay as I'm writing this I wish I had air conditioning. Its 31c, and will be like this for the next 5 days. But for 5 weeks maximum in the summer will you wish you had it, and that isn't a consecutive 5 weeks. That's 3 days here, 2 days there... 2- I love that everything is closed on a Sunday. I can live one day without needing the supermarket or clothes shops. 1- Nazis... Why does anything about Germany from the US and also back home in the UK have to involve Nazis? Yes there are far right groups, but every county has that. There are a few things that annoy me but they are just differences. Paperwork and appointments. I had an appointment, to make the next appointment. The next appointment was to tell me what to bring to my next appointment. The final appointment is what I actually needed... Also the Y and Z are the wrong way round on my keyboard and that makes it so hard to speed type when I have a Y in my word :D

[@FelifromGermany]

I'm glad there are so many things you like about living in Köln!

[@ezekiel8660]

@@FelifromGermany What is life like in Germany (I'm American). Should i move there as an adult? And also how's the racism (I'm black)?

[@jodo370]

@@ezekiel8660 I would say you can't deny that racism exists in Germany, but as far as i know, it only affects how often you're pulled out or checked by the police. And that's not very often. Most of us don't care if you're black or not and if your german is good enough, nobody will care except a few racists.

[@thomasschmitz3765]

@@jodo370 As a main rule, I'd agree with that. But racism shows in different flavours. Whilst you may have appropriate access to education, high-qualified jobs or even appartments to rent, many Germans will stare at black people when they see or meet them for the first time. I guess this is not so much because they feel themselves superior, but because there are way less black people living in Germany than in America. Still, this to me is racist in a certain way. I would want to point out that many Germans distinguish between different skin colors. While I learned that in America you are either a (caucasian) White, a Latino, (native) Indian, Asian or Black, in Germany you would not be considered "black" as long as your skin is not very dark. And yes, this to me is racist in a certain way, too. I would not call Germany a place where black Americans need to expect appropriate behaviour (from whites), but once you have overcome the shock of being stared at (at times), I think you can set up some kind of a good life. This all may sound racist in itself (apologies if it did, not intended), but I think that's what to take into consideration when visiting, or moving to, Germany.

[@vizender]

@@ezekiel8660 Racism in Europe isn't the same as in the US. the worst you'll suffer is quite more police checks. The culture is completely different. Slavery wasn't really a thing in Europe (I mean, we heavily participated, but almost no slaves get in europe, because Church was against having slaves in it's juridiction or whatever it is called) and Western countries have seen millions of north/west African and Middle East migration after WWII so (almost) every one is used to that and countries in general thanks that migration that helped rebuilding countries. I believe the racism is more against Chineese right know (at least here in France) and Turkish in Germany, because the first ones are known to be horrible tourists and the second one because some Turkish migrants/descendants that live in Germany say they have nothing to do with it and are Turkish and only Turkish (tell me if I am wrong, this is just how we see it here in France)

[@jolaajtak7861]

I cant take someone serious whose first point about Germany starts with Oktoberfest.🙄

[@nealskye3169]

so true ☺ Whatever this lady is wearing - the choice of the picture says everything. It's like using a pic from John Wayne in one of his movies and say let's talk about the US ... Too much shooting in their saloon - stay away ...

[@kaylajorden1075]

@@nealskye3169 best analogy. Thanks for it. I'm going to use it from now on.

[@bernb]

At least Germany has, you know, one of the best Oktoberfest there is ;D.

[@triplefff7768]

Or with ww2

[@bastitube8694]

First and Last Point from Germany: Drecksland

[@HeroWarsSeymour]

Nice video, keep going💪

[@redcoatgeneralYT]

I'm from southern upstate NY, and I was clueless about geography and countries, I though North America was the same country as the USA, I could only name 3 countries until 8th grade at that point I loved studying geography and countries soon after I became interested in the history of it all, and as I was learning about everything I just seemed to favor European history, so I learned more about Europe. I saw some of the architecture in Europe from pictures. That's when I decided it would be my dream to travel across Europe or even move there. As time went on I grew to love Europe so much more. And further learning about Europe Germany caught my attention with it's castles history and lifestyle. And I wish to be able to move there some day.

[@tonkasfinest7780]

Nice and open minded prople are always welcome here. 😊

[@teologen]

The aircon isn’t a reason not to live in Germany. If you want AC, buy AC. I’m pretty sure they’re not illegal in the country.

[@subsnvali6311]

You don’t need an AC in Germany

[@Luc-pt9du]

And if you need one, noone can shoot you for buying one, because noone owns guns here anyways

[@aice336]

@@Luc-pt9du you could object to maybe having to work indoors without having access to ac, could be difficult to change that at your workplace. but for what do we have serverrooms ... am i right?

[@ramblingmillennial1560]

A lot of houses and public buildings have central air systems. I think that is what he was refering to. But of course you could buy a window or standing unit.

[@thomasbruderer9944]

@@ramblingmillennial1560 Actually you won't find window units in Europe (easily), because we know the vertical sliding windows only from US movies.

[@DavidLangeYU91]

_"Long ass Words, it's normal for germanic langauges“_ *While speaking english, a germanic language*.

[@takasu9246]

Danke für den Lacher :D

[@DavidLangeYU91]

@@takasu9246 Schön, dass ich jemanden zum Lachen bringen konnte. :)

[@mynewworld1357]

Genau das hab ich auch gedacht😂

[@jonathanstasch8908]

Jene Sprachen entspringen Natürlich alle dem Lateinischen ,welchem ich mächtig bin

[@leonardmerlin7926]

@@jonathanstasch8908 was? Sprachen aus dem lateinischen heißen "romanisch". Germanisch ist nicht verwandt mit dem Romanischen. Deutsch hat beides, germanische und romanische Wurzeln.

[@Sebideluxe]

The tax example is quite wrong. In 2020: If you (no kids, not married, highest taxation class) earn 52.000 Euro the income tax (+ soli) rate in the end is rather ~18%, and even after paying the social insurances etc you you still get to keep ~60% of your income.