FIRST TIME IN BRITAIN AFTER 12 YEARS IN GERMANY

Culture shocks are real. I have decided to share my experiences of life in Germany as a Brit, as well as the beautiful places I am lucky enough to visit.
My meditative videos show a calming and artistic view of the places I visit and the quiet, peaceful wanders I take through them. Medieval villages, picturesque cottages, beautiful cities. Relax and escape with me from the busy bustling world to my dreamy and serene slow living way of seeing my surroundings. Experience the magic of peering into the past and being in a fairytale, just for a little while.
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[@geordiegeorge9041]

I have lived in Germany for almost 50 years. I have been back to England often to visit my family but I could not imagine going back to live there.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@geordiegeorge9041I‘d love to know why, if you wouldn‘t mind sharing!

[@petrabeschorner459]

🫂

[@GaryCalcott]

Same here. Emigrated in mid 80s.

[@skyout19]

I've lived in Germany since 1981, after 17 years in South Africa and 8 years before that Macclesfield. The weather here is better than in the midlands, but it took me a while to get used to Germany.

[@alfran1]

I am german from bavaria and apart from the alpes and lakes I found the landscape in britain much more beutiful. I also like the british way to treat each other.

[@mymixture965]

I am from Austria, I was in GB very often and I ALWAYS enjoyed the friendliness that you have, always ready for a small talk, I like Britain very much.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@mymixture965 that‘s lovely to hear!

[@KK-vq9vt]

You haven't been in Britain for 12 years? 🤫 Enjoy it and have a wonderful time. Your videos are great. 🥰

[@LaureninGermany]

Thank you! It was really good for me!

[@henningbartels6245]

I can't imagine to stay away from the homecountry for so long. GB isn't that far away from Germany to do a short visit once in a while.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@henningbartels6245 Obviously, it was very emotional for me, so you can imagine I had my reasons, which I may or may not share at some point.

[@stephenstaines8268]

I was born in Britain in 1964, I have lived all over the world since , and almost every 12 years I also end up back on the Island , Lauren we even both have lovely brown eyes and I loved this touching report. I've lived most of my life in the North of Germany, the root of all Saxons , Saxland, now called Schleswig-Holstein.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@stephenstaines8268 sounds like you know how I feel! I sometimes feel I want to live in both places- and more- at the same time…

[@stephenstaines8268]

@@LaureninGermany life between two shores with no remorse, leads to sharing common ancient bonds of a time long before we all sailed into the Mystic.

[@aka99]

A good day, because Lauren uploaded a vid! Great video. Fantastic looking castle. I am also curious about your upcoming Musikvideos filming there. I hope you don’t wait too long uploading the next videos, especially about Wales.

[@LaureninGermany]

What a lovely thing to say! I am planning on starting my next video as soon as I can and I hope to upload next week or the week after. I missed you all, and it‘s so wonderful to share this with you.

[@gdok6088]

Beautiful beloved Old Blighty - unbeatable really. Thank you for a lovely video and your very charming presentation style. Welcome back to our green and pleasant land, our sceptered isle.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@gdok6088 ah, such lovely words! Thank you!

[@alicemilne1444]

Those three references are to England, not the UK.

[@danielw.2442]

I can feel your joy just by watching ;)

[@LaureninGermany]

I really was so happy! It was somehow a huge relief to see that I still fit in and that things aren‘t as bad as the news says.

[@e-drummer2479]

German here, living in the US. I remember a trip to Eastbourne, Uk with my wife and young daughter. We arrived by plane from the US in the morning, took a car ride to Eastbourne. It was too early to check into the hotel. The hotel was one of those old ones, facing the beach or boardwalk, with tons of charm. We walked into the hotel, the landlord who was also the one preparing breakfast for the guests said in very kind way. “Welcome, your room is not ready yet, it is a bit early. How about I serve you a nice full English breakfast to start with?” That man was so warmhearted, calm and friendly. We quickly forgot about being jet lagged and stressed. I had full English breakfast every morning during my stay, I loved it. My wife who is Polish loves the general friendliness of the Americans. She also noticed during our UK trip that everybody was very, very friendly and easy to talk to. Since then, we put the English in a similar bucket as the Americans in terms of friendliness and approachability - just very, very friendly folks. Different, but friendly.

[@LaureninGermany]

Lovely! That sounds just right to me. It also sounds as if you were great guests, who took his hospitality just as it was intended.

[@grahamstubbs4962]

There's something fascinating about coming home after some time living abroad. It should all be familiar but it's almost as though it's all brand new. Enjoy! 🙂

[@LaureninGermany]

Exactly, and it was so wonderful because the changes were generally positive for me and the realisation that so much was just as I remembered made me so very happy!

[@missymoppel]

Bamburgh, lovely place, gorgeous beach.

[@LaureninGermany]

I loved it! Stunning!!!

[@kenmcnamara8278]

Is there any raw sewage floating around?

[@LaureninGermany]

No, I was looking out for it, but I didn´t see any, thank God.

[@mikethespike7579]

It's always a great experience for me to go visit my English roots, so I can relate to this video. After the typical European directness, the English are so refreshing. I always stuff myself with far too many pies and pasties when I'm there, overindulge in cream teas and later have to hunger all the calories off again. No easy task with a wife who cooks like a world champion. Wish you a nice stay, enjoy every minute of it.

[@LaureninGermany]

Ha ha, I also ate EVERYTHING… TWICE lol!!! The most ordinary British foods are just so good, aren‘t they? Now when is your wife inviting me and Franz over?!!?

[@Jochen.Lutz-Germany]

I really can imagine how intense your feelings must have been coming home after such a long time ! The smell of the air, the landscape and the buildings. Homeland will ever be homeland.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@Jochen.Lutz-Germany it really hit me in a way I hadn‘t expected, it was wonderful! You‘re right…!

[@OmariusHLD]

was 6 years for Job in USA.... and the feeling i comed home to germany was so intense... i can feel U, Lauren nice that u find the time to make a video out of it. i was to overhelmed to even write it down.

[@EricLehner]

Big hug from Canada!

[@LaureninGermany]

Oh, thank you!!!

[@lynetteheath-brown7350]

Hello Lauren! Lovely you came back to the UK for a while. Would have loved to have met up with you. Off to Wales next week!🥰

[@LaureninGermany]

Ah. Lovely, enjoy! It was a flying visit, I hardly slept. Can‘t wait to go back.

[@rairei]

Though your tough feelings of your past ... Germany craves for you again but take your time .. however: great video 🙂

[@LaureninGermany]

What an absolutely lovely thing to say, thank you! ❤

[@habicht6]

so true.... I do firmly agree

[@TheCienporciento]

Interesting perspective. I'm from the UK and in March took a short holiday (4 days) to Cologne and came back thinking Germans were kinder, friendlier and gentler (more gentle?) people. Even though I don't know German that well, I had a number of spontaneous interactions with locals that were initiated by them. I don't know if my feelings were to do with having an unconcious bias of Germans being cold being overturned, being unlucky with those I'm currently surrounded by (I am settled in the south east) or something else.

[@LaureninGermany]

Cologne is known for this kind of friendliness. I`m pleased you had a good trip. And Germany is very regional, people are different in each area, absolutely!

[@pzkw10]

Well, Cologne has always been THE melting pot in Germany. Northernmost Italian city, southwesternmost city of the Netherlands (just listen to our dialect 😅), so very openminded to foreigners letting their money in the town of grocers and traders😂. But seriously: Nowhere else in Germany will you find people with whom you can socialise as quickly as in Cologne.

[@mauricebederon869]

I live there in a neighborhood on the outskirts of the city. Time has stood still here because a few bad people dominate the neighborhood in a negative way. Some people are unfriendly and xenophobic. Every street, every house can have its own atmosphere.

[@mauricebederon869]

Cologne is also a city of unculturedness and primitiveness. People's directness can also get on your nerves. However, I could not imagine living in Scandinavia or Great Britain. In former times maybe.

[@jamesvandemark2086]

Yes- Bernard Cornwell's books- good stuff!

[@LaureninGermany]

Such a fantastic story and I learned so much.

[@sisuguillam5109]

Cornwall knows how to write women. Very rare.

[@cocobunitacobuni8738]

I've not been back to South Africa in 7 years and a bit but I remember traveling to Brussels through Maatsricht and seeing Dutch signs everywhere and being so relieved to be able to understand everything around me. I am SOOOOO JEALOUS of the Bamburgh trip.

[@LaureninGermany]

OMG it was SO COOL! It was completely spontaneous, too, just about 10 days before we travelled, we were able to add it in. I hope you can go. I think I´d like to go back on a less busy day and walk on the beach there, too. Yes, understanding everything, immediately, without that second of translation, was an amazing feeling

[@lazyperfectionist1]

The British, as I'm probably not the first to point out, tend to have the oddest names. Names like Casimir Longbottom. But then Germans have also had occasion to puzzle me with their relationship with syllables. Those Germans _love_ their compound words. "Eierschalensollbruchstellenverursacher" is a word that does not have a direct translation in English, probably because it refers to a relatively simple item that's sure to have a comparably simple definition.

[@LaureninGermany]

I always feel very fluent when I make up a compound word and it‘s accepted. Yes, Longbottom and Lamb‘s Passage, which was where I used to live. Great stuff. But some German names are so extreme I don‘t dare write them here!

[@giselap5032]

​@@LaureninGermany Schoiswohl! 😂

[@exelrode]

Well compound words often don't have a simple translation for a reason , like the word you mentioned means "a tool designed to crack an eggshell at its predetermined breaking point" , now you can call it an egg cracker but that won't define the tool exactly hence the compound name came up. Its stupid to assume that the compounds words always refer to a simple item which must have a simple definition in english when you don't even know their meaning. And I am not german just someone who knows how to use google 😂

[@lazyperfectionist1]

@@exelrode Well, now I would like to know what you mean by "predetermined." Who is it with so vaulted a position as to pronounce where egg shells are properly broken?

[@exelrode]

@@lazyperfectionist1 Its not about pronunciation, its the fact that you didn't even know the meaning of that compound word and yet u assumed its translation would be something simple. Its just stupid to assume about stuff you don't know about. It doesn't take much effort to google and find the meaning even if u don't know the language.

[@Armarta]

Thank you for the lovely and wholesome video!

[@LaureninGermany]

@@Armarta aw, thank you so much!

[@sisuguillam5109]

I missed it because I was getting ready for bed (my days are so long and my bed-time is so absurdly early). This is my treat after a long day. Sending you love and hugs!

[@LaureninGermany]

It´s good to get up early, the heat is here! Love and hugs back to you. I wouldn´t have gone back if it wasn´t for this community, and it did me so much good.

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@LaureninGermany getting up early got me rained on while traipsing from the bus to the train station and the train station to work. Going in the other direction I was sweating because it was so hot and humid. My commute is soooooo long. But the people at work are lovely and the job is worth the travel. I am happy you felt safe and cared for well enough to go on this journey! You did look very happy indeed! 🥰

[@LaureninGermany]

Ah… you got the job you went for! I am so pleased you have nice colleagues. That‘s worth a lot. How wonderful! Congratulations!

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@LaureninGermany Thank you!!!

[@TerencePetersenAjbro]

I am originally from the West Midlands, the Black Country. I left the UK in 1984 after studying German and Swedish at university. I settled first in Denmark, then Sweden. I have not returned, the past is now a foreign country. Scandinavia is such a great place for introverts such as myself!

[@LaureninGermany]

@@TerencePetersenAjbro whereabouts in Sweden, Terence? I travelled through up to Norway past year, and I spent a bit of time in Denmark at Easter. Love it. The peace!

[@TerencePetersenAjbro]

​@@LaureninGermanyI Iive in Borås and commute to Gothenburg when not working from home. I lived nearly 30 years near Roskilde in Denmark. No matter which language I speak, it sounds foreign! Few can guess my Brummie origins though. Learning German paved the way for a career in technical writing and translation and a ticket away from the slums of the West Midlands. Dwi'n dysgu Cymraeg hefyd! Hab's guat!

[@LaureninGermany]

@@TerencePetersenAjbro good for you! Yes, German/Germany affords a lot of work opportunities. Roskilde is beautiful! I went there…how funny! We could have waved.

[@georgesand1160]

England is still a part of Europe. It's just not a part of the EU.

[@LaureninGermany]

I am aware of that, that‘s the terminology that I have in my head.

[@robhingston]

Thanks for pointing that out.. 😉

[@user-MaexH]

No it isn't. It's not part of the earth anymore 😭

[@edonveil9887]

America first. UK 51st.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@user-MaexHit is, don‘t worry, I wasn‘t flying that high…

[@AchimPelz]

Home is were your heart is. Enjoy your time in Great Britain and God bless you!

[@LaureninGermany]

Thank you, that´s very kind!

[@heinzbrommer251]

Hallo Lauren, ich freue mich, dass du wieder einmal ein tolles Video hochgeladen hast. Es hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Ist es nicht schön, wieder einmal nach so langer Zeit die Heimat wiederzusehen? Ich habe vor einem Monat auch meine Heimatstadt, in der ich die ersten 30 Jahre meines Lebens gelebt habe, nach jetzt fast 50 Jahren wieder einmal für längere Zeit besucht. Da kommen dann doch wieder viele Erinnerungen hoch und ein paar alte Freunde habe ich auch noch wieder getroffen. Jetzt freue ich mich auf deine nächsten Videos. Viele Grüße Heinz☺

[@LaureninGermany]

Ach, wie schön! Ich würde gerne auch alte Freunde wieder sehen, hoffentlich nächstes Mal. Es hat wirklich gut getan, und ich warte keine 12 Jahre wieder, bis zum nächsten Besuch. Ein schönes Wochenende und bis ganz bald!

[@orion3253]

THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN.

[@LaureninGermany]

Love it!

[@connycatlady7429]

Nice to see you again. And you was in England, After a really long time. I can imagine how you felt. In my youth I was in England on holidays some times. I always loved it. Yes the people were always friendly and polite. Btw I couldn't find your concert in Quierschied. I would love to go. Take care 🌹💓

[@LaureninGermany]

Ah, Conny, they have confirmed it, so it will happen. Are you on Instagram? You can PN me there if you like and I will let you know when it´s visible. Otherwise, just keep checking on the websites, 05.10.2024. It was a fantastic, inspiring trip! I feel so much better in every way since. I hope you are well, and really would love to meet you in Quierschied xxx

[@connycatlady7429]

@@LaureninGermany Nice to hear how you enjoyed it. I'm not on Instagram, but I'll put the date in my calendar. 🥰

[@norrinradd2364]

In a way, Britain's landscape is special and unique. I do not know whether it is geology, vegetation or architecture, probably everything together, but for some reason I am almost always right when I see some landscapes and suspect that it is Great Britain. It's nice and inviting.

[@LaureninGermany]

Yes, it‘s pretty unmistakeable! ❤

[@lazyperfectionist1]

😳My goodness. I just looked it up. Bamburgh Castle is suspected to have been the capital of the kingdom of Bernicia, circa 420 to 547. This castle was built more than 1400 years ago, at a time when no one aside from the Natives had set _foot_ in the Americas, yet. Of course, I am compelled to appreciate this, being from a land where we consider 100 years a long time.

[@LaureninGermany]

I meant to add some information about the castle! You‘ve also inspired me to make sure I go to the oldest pub in Britain. And I think we all should appreciate it. It puts things in perspective and makes you realise what wonders we can achieve when we‘re not being idiots.

[@AltIng9154]

Ha, ha , …. 😊

[@notroll1279]

The Northumberland coast is really special - I spent a few weeks there on a youth exchange many years ago and always wondered how this area is so little known to overseas visitors.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@notroll1279 I completely agree. I was enchanted. I would love to go back for much longer.

[@bianca2817]

[@LaureninGermany]

Oh, Biancaaaaa xxxx

[@salamanders6969]

Ahhhh, what a feeling to see the White cliffs of Dover

[@LaureninGermany]

Indescribable… ❤️

[@blotski]

That was a quick jump from Cambridgeshire to Bamburgh! That's actually a long drive! But so great to see you in my neck of the woods. Northumberland is a gem. Did anybody call you pet? Or bonnie lass?

[@LaureninGermany]

No, not pet or bonnie lass! But love and darling! It‘s lovely in Northumberland, really special. And yes, it goes quicker when you can edit out the motorway, 😂

[@berndhoffmann7703]

omg, you have to drive round at home with a German no plate 😂❤ and drive on the wrong side of the road with a steering wheel on the left, holy moly - I am sure you will enjoy your time

[@LaureninGermany]

I know, it was so funny and scary, too! I drive a British car when I first came to Germany, that was worse!

[@berndhoffmann7703]

@@LaureninGermany I remember getting always confused when I did park in a one way on the "right" side. One could bet, I will set off driving on the wrong side after returning to the car ;) My luck I had attentive passengers who screamed at me!!

[@LaureninGermany]

ILINKS FAHREN LINKS FAHREN!!! Am I right LOL?!!

[@habicht6]

I noticed this in Cornwall.... relaxed people... friendly....

[@LaureninGermany]

Ah, that‘s wonderful, I‘m pleased for you! I‘ve never been to Cornwall, I can‘t wait to go!

[@urotewelt7069]

I am German and when I was in England and Wales I noticed that people were much more polite, friendly and smiling than in my country. But I could say the same concerning other countries as France, Italy or Spain - people are much more relaxed as my compatriotes, I feel much better in other countries than in my own.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@urotewelt7069 it sounds like you are friendly, too, if you get smiled at everywhere! I‘m so glad you felt welcome in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@urotewelt7069]

@@LaureninGermany Thank you! 🙂 Now I am looking forward to my holidays in apulia where people smile a lot (okay, the sun, but not only...). On every holiday, whether in Spain, Italy or France, I'm asked for directions because people think I'm a local. I certainly don't look typically German because I'm short, slim and dark-haired. ;-)

[@LaureninGermany]

@@urotewelt7069 I get that a lot, too 🤣 But in GB people see the German number plate, or hear me speaking German to Franz, and tell me that my English is very good! 🤣🤣🤣

[@urotewelt7069]

@@LaureninGermany You are also dark-haired and don't necessarily look Northern European! It must be funny (or not...) that your compatriots compliment you on your English language skills.... Don't mind, be cool! ;-)

[@Anonymos321]

You look always very good Lauren ❤

[@LaureninGermany]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@HenryDorset]

I can fully agree. That's probably one reason why I like Britain so much.

[@LaureninGermany]

I am so glad that it still is how I remember!

[@juricarmichael2534]

Hi Real emotions, no laughter from a tape like in an american soap show. So real you imagine you can almost grab them somewhere between your neck and diaphragm.... The mouth becomes dry, you have to swallow, sighs and breath this emotional wave right into your body center. Untill the next trigger starts the whole process again.... Maybe it is or just sounds like nonsens, but that's how it looked to me. This depth is rare and therefore even more valuable from my understanding. Some things and places just feel right in an unexplainable way.🤷 I feel happy for you.😊 👋

[@LaureninGermany]

Hi Juri, Yes, you are so right. Somehow, I needed to tell you all on camera to help me cope with the feelings at the time, and the response is so beautiful, like your words.

[@habicht6]

lovely.... just lovely..... the charming Lady..... always convincing...

[@LaureninGermany]

Ahhh, thank you! 🥰

[@habicht6]

You must visit Saint Yves...usw

[@kanalhopper9125]

Great video‼

[@LaureninGermany]

Thank you so much!

[@TimOldBag]

Fühl dich umarmt. ❤

[@LaureninGermany]

Aw, danke, wie lieb!

[@JohnResalb]

We all tend to feel our own countries are super friendly. It's because the language we speak is the language we inherited from our parents and then our friends at kindergarten. It makes an enormous impact for life.! However fluent you then become at a later stage in life in an adopted language, it was not inherited at your very young age, and that determines a degree of confidence that will last for life.

[@LaureninGermany]

I have a different opinion, but your comment certainly made me think a lot about it, thanks!

[@henryluebberstedt7819]

Hm, when ever I return from England/Scotland even Ireland to Germany I notice this "other way" of friendliness over here. Lets say its still friendly but at least one degree colder.

[@sabinetonn8135]

Enjoy it❤

[@LaureninGermany]

Thank you!

[@elwolf8536]

Its you that sings the intro to last kingdom? Haha i loved that series !!

[@LaureninGermany]

Nooo, I wish it was me! That‘s the amazing Eivør. I absolutely loved the last kingdom. So good.

[@veragasteiger6647]

I loved England for this general kindness when I visited it a long time ago. A journalist once called Cologne, where I live now, 'the city of the smiling women'. It's true. And also in the meanwhile there is much more smalltalk to 'strangers' going on than before. In Greece it is normal people speaking with each other e.g. waiting at a stop. I find it normal too. Don't be afraid, we are not all monsters. ☺ By the way: After spending some months in London, England, and enjoying the easy way I got a cultural shock at the airport about the way Germans behaved, so rude. This was in the 80's.

[@LaureninGermany]

There really is a huge difference, you are right! I am so glad you felt so welcome in GB!

[@veragasteiger6647]

@@LaureninGermany I 💖it and its people and the British humor always. I remember Dover landing there by ship and the costum's officer saying "Yes dear" (☺It was simply heartwarming).

[@snakeoilaudio]

I am German but I was living in England for a few years (Gravesend, east of London) and I really miss the country. I totally understand that the Brits don't want so many foreigners in their lovely country because housing is scarce, prices are already very high, I get it, but still I miss England badly.

[@LaureninGermany]

Ah, I´m so glad you liked it. It is difficult with immigration. It´s easy to forget how small Britain is. House prices are also very high, I find, and the standard low at the cheaper end of the scale. Much lower than in Germany. Sending you a big British hug xxx

[@McGhinch]

Sometimes it's nice to be "daheim" instead of only being "zuhause". Your face shows you happiness. P.S.: In my opinion the British drive on the right side of the road. To explain this takes a little more than just a couple of lines.

[@LaureninGermany]

It was wonderful and I hadn‘t realised that I would still feel like I belonged. I had a moment, when someone asked me: are you from here? And I could answer „yes“ for the first time in 12 years. Tell me about the driving if you can be bothered! I‘d love to know!

[@danielkaufmann15]

Yes, a British guy lectured me about the "right side" the knights holds their lancet in the right hand, like the most people. Therefore it's important to ride on the left side., on the right side, they wouldn't hit their target. If it make sense today, I think not.

[@gerohubner5101]

You're mistaken! The British (and Irish, Cypriotic, Japanese, Thai, etc) drive on the LEFT side of the road, not on the right! And if you believe that left is right, maybe you're just upside down...

[@McGhinch]

@@gerohubner5101 At first left-hand traffic was all over Europe, until Napoleon thought it was a good idea to do things differently from the British. But he didn't change everything. Air traffic and shipping still travel on the left, except where some bureaucrat has decided otherwise. (In the case of watercraft and aircraft this is indicated by the lighting, and in the case of ships also by the side designation). But back to road traffic: it's a bit idiotic that we have to give way to those on whom the driver's view is extremely restricted -- by mirrors, A-pillars, passengers. If the driver were on the right-hand side of the vehicle, the view would be unrestricted in over 90 percent of all cases -- excluding any obstructions (buildings, walls, and vegetation) that might obstruct the view. Also, passenger traffic was left-hand-side oriented. There are several reasons why we greet with the right hand -- most obvious to show that we don't have a weapon in the right hand. Again, this takes too much of a space to explain here. By the way: the translation for right in my above statement is _richtig,_ it is not to be translated as _rechts._

[@McGhinch]

@@danielkaufmann15 It would take a lot of effort to change back. But that doesn't mean we can say that it would make a lot more sense.

[@ingeblank6182]

Ja, wir Deutschen sollten wirklich öfter lächeln, es macht das Leben für alle angenehmer.

[@gehtdichnixan3200]

na ich kenn so einige wenn die grinsen kriegste angst;)

[@berndhofmann752]

Ich habe schon nach dem Studium die Konsequenzen gezogen und lebe seither meistens im Ausland.

[@ingeblank6182]

@@berndhofmann752 Na ja, anderswo ist auch nicht alles Gold, was glänzt. Jedes Land hat doch seine guten und seine weniger guten Seiten. Oder kann man wirklich sein Traumland finden, an dem es nichts auszusetzen gibt?

[@ingeblank6182]

@@gehtdichnixan3200 Die sollten ja auch nicht grinsen, sondern lächeln. Manche müssen vielleicht etwas üben.

[@gehtdichnixan3200]

@@ingeblank6182 das doofe is wenn ich rausguck seh ich immer weniger grund dazu ..... und ich hab schon depressionen grrrr aber ich weis was du meinst

[@uwzo8644]

Amazing woman. Enjoy your time

[@LaureninGermany]

Oh, wow, thank you!

[@calendulakurbisbaum3645]

4:54 you'll Never be able to Hide. I Left Britain in 2001. Returned for the oď holiday since then, it my good, how have things changed.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@calendulakurbisbaum3645 It‘s true… I am always shocked at how much I still choose the same British style clothes lol! I

[@KeesBoons]

Never liked Freud, but your video was lovely ;o).

[@LaureninGermany]

Me neither! Thank you… 🤗

[@mondkalb9813]

Lovely 🙂

[@LaureninGermany]

Yes, it was gorgeous!

[@kapuzinergruft]

Delicious meal in merry old Britain? What s about steak n kidney pie... reminds me of the pathology theatre. Just jokin 😢 In my times in Britain some dishes like curry and chips, fish n chips (prepared by maroccans)

[@LaureninGermany]

Well, I‘m sure their curry was tasty! Oh, there is delicious food in GB, you just have to know what to go for… I must show you in a future video. It‘s quite extreme! And they have all the traditional stuff in delicious vegan versions, so I ate my head off! 😂 I didn‘t make it for vegan fish n chips, next time- apparently there is vegan haggis, too! Not sure I fancy that…

[@studiohamfar]

sorry couldn’t understand at 1:29. Two things are going the pub and … ?

[@LaureninGermany]

@@studiohamfar M&S - Marks & Spencers food shop! I‘ll show you this place in one of my next videos. I‘m sorry I said it too fast!

[@PotsdamSenior]

Lindisfarne? There's a Folk Rock band of that name, who make beauitiful music!

[@LaureninGermany]

I will look them up! Thanks!

[@PotsdamSenior]

@@LaureninGermany Founded in the late 1960s, but still around!

[@christianefiorito3204]

I love celtic music

[@LaureninGermany]

@@christianefiorito3204 me toooo!

[@peter_meyer]

Note to self: more smiling.

[@LaureninGermany]

It‘s a good plan for almost everyone 😊

[@HenryAusLuebeck]

Hey, lange nichts von dir gesehen. Schöne Bilder von der Burg. Da wäre ich jetzt auch gerne. P.S.: Ich mache auch viel Smaltalk.Bin wohl kein typischer Norddeutscher. Esse auch kein Fisch. ;)

[@LaureninGermany]

@@HenryAusLuebeck ha! Ich glaube, Du bist nicht typisch irgendwas, der one and only Carlos! ❤️

[@HenryAusLuebeck]

@@LaureninGermany 🤣😍

[@michelvondenhoff9673]

As a Dutchman I like Germany. In general polite (höflich) and know what they talk about or get somebody that can help you out. What you are experiencing is not on how great Britain is but what roots are 😉

[@LaureninGermany]

Well, healthy roots are the most important, I think.

[@TomTom-hj3nq]

W o n d e r f u l thank you and keep on smilimg ..thank you for your upliftomg video..tom from Munich

[@LaureninGermany]

Ahhh! Thank you so much, Tom!

[@AltIng9154]

Moin Lauren, you are familiar with northern Germany and the south, you live there … . I am nosy to know if you compare Nothern Germany with England or Southern Germany with England due to friendliness? Relaxness? 😊 Excuse my clumsy English please and try not to be polite. 😊… please.😊

[@LaureninGermany]

It definitely felt more Northern German than Southern, but also not German at all, if I am completely honest.

[@AltIng9154]

@@LaureninGermany Thank you Lauren! When I was in England first time , as boy, aged 15, I magically felt somehow at „home“. It was all so similar for me, Bavaria was much more exotic. 😀

[@LaureninGermany]

Yes, yes and yes! I´m sure that´s why I feel more relaxed up North. Less like a transplanted orchid (ooo I am sooo precious aren´t I? LOL)

[@user-ky451]

You need to go outside your land to really return at Home, appreciate the things that others might take for granted… Love

[@LaureninGermany]

You are so right - I completely agree! It´s so important.

[@bianca2817]

*Klick repeat*

[@LaureninGermany]

Do the same to the hug I am sending you through the waves…. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@bianca2817]

​@@LaureninGermany I love You! ❤🤗🌹🫶🌹🤗❤️

[@AltIng9154]

Driving on the wrong side of the road!😊

[@LaureninGermany]

It was so funny, because of course, WE were on the wrong side and we were so shocked!

[@AltIng9154]

@@LaureninGermany I drove a car at Malta! terrible… 😉

[@bjornd9375]

wo in Deutschland lebst Du? warst Du schon mal in der Pfalz?

[@LaureninGermany]

Ich wohne in Bayern, reise aber viel für die Arbeit. Hier - schau!kzbin.info/www/bejne/qarCiHeBgshkgM0

[@martinkasper197]

Lindisfarne after the band... Or vice versa...🤣

[@LaureninGermany]

🤣 definitely the band came first!

[@mattesrocket]

if you are vegan, did you know, that the UK is the country with the most vegan offers in the world? (Surely not so much at the "pure" country side, but anyway). And we loved always so much, that you can ask in a restaurant or cafe for oatmilk or vegan things and they don't stare at you in shock or with loathing, like some German servants but they answer totally relaxed "sure..." (if possible). Enjoy the pubs and cafes!

[@LaureninGermany]

I was honestly blown away by all the vegan food on offer, Mattes! It was so much fun! I ate everything. I did not know that, and it´s wonderful - we´ll catch up in Germany, to a point....

[@jellyd4889]

I agree with the friendliness. Working in the UK sucks though. Dog eat dog. Worst managers in the world, with the US, of course.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@jellyd4889 I have noticed a kind of sadness in the employees in supermarkets, for example. They‘re really nice and helpful, but seem a bit down. So that really makes sense, what you wrote.

[@IxionDLF]

I envie you so much right now 🤗. spent the majority of my childhood and teenage years in Richmond. I miss the brits. Haven't been to England in 10 years, really miss it. Take it all in and ejoy your time back in Britain. Thank you for the great images. That final "I'm in England" full of disbelieve and happiness, uuuhhhh I felt that.😄

[@LaureninGermany]

I do hope you can go soon. It did me so much good. I wish it for you xxx

[@robertwoolstencroft5946]

We are in Europe just not in the E.U.😊

[@LaureninGermany]

@@robertwoolstencroft5946 yes, that‘s exactly what I meant!

[@CRey-APROPOS]

Did not arrive a rainy day for filming would have been different

[@LaureninGermany]

@@CRey-APROPOS ah, I‘m not made of sugar! Have a look at my North Sea/Baltrum video, for example.

[@holgernelke196]

Would love to visit, but will have to postpone until the UK has returned to the European Union. Currently it's not worth getting a passport and spending money that goes to a hostile country.

[@LaureninGermany]

Hmm, I didn´t feel any hostility, it depends if you want to paint an entire country with the same brush, I suppose.

[@kws1957]

You’re a very sweet girl.❤

[@LaureninGermany]

You are so kind! Thank you.

[@skyout19]

Doesn't sound like a typical english day - weatherrwise. Instead of the millionaire's slice, I would have gone for a cheddar cheese butty with Marmite 😉

[@LaureninGermany]

Ah, it‘s close run! But for me it’s cheese and coleslaw! Since I found Cathedral City‘s plant based I‘m in heaven!

[@zeelowsguys]

Welcome back to your homelands. It must be great to be able to make small talk, I noticed I was unable to do this when I was in Germany

[@LaureninGermany]

Yes, that easy human connection means a lot to me and it was lovely to have it again. Why couldn‘t you make small talk in Germany? Because of the language or because they don‘t do it the same way as we are used to?

[@zeelowsguys]

@@LaureninGermany I felt that generally that I could not easily engage in small talk in Germany as I found them more reserved in nature (generally speaking).

[@LaureninGermany]

@@zeelowsguysyes, that sounds like my experience. I feel that it would make them uncomfortable, as it‘s not usual, plus me being foreign (to them!) makes it even more confusing for them.

[@zeelowsguys]

@@LaureninGermany I certainly enjoyed my trip to Germany. Being part German myself it was really quite like “coming home” in a way 🙌🙏😊

[@mickeybig1422]

Have really not been in Britain for 12 years? Britain is not that far and my british husband and I (German) and his friends go home regularly.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@mickeybig1422 lucky you.

[@Why-D]

If England or the UK is not in Europe, which continent do they belong to? Or is there another continent between (North)-America and Europe I missed?

[@LaureninGermany]

Well, I meant the EU. But we do tend to say I‘m going to Europe to mean the continent.

[@dorotheaduwel587]

Das habe ich auch erlebt, dass man vom Kontinent und Europa sprach. Es hat mich etwas seltsam berührt. Vielleicht ist das mit eine unbewusste Ursache für den " Brexit ", den ich sehr bedauere. Aber es kann sich ja wieder ändern. Ich hoffe auf die jungen Leute, die globaler denken.

[@neilchilds7555]

Your in coton Cambridge in Cambridgeshire

[@LaureninGermany]

@@neilchilds7555 that‘s right, I was.

[@bianca2817]

[@LaureninGermany]

I put the singing in just for you, Bianca.

[@bianca2817]

​@@LaureninGermany You're THE BEST ❤

[@hansneusidler7988]

Why did you stay so long in Germany? And in this time you have really not been in England once?

[@LaureninGermany]

I live here in Germany. And no, in twelve years I did not go back to the UK once.

[@hansneusidler7988]

@@LaureninGermany then germany can not be that bad

[@LaureninGermany]

@@hansneusidler7988 I’m not able to tell what you mean by your comments. Have you seen any of my videos?

[@mattesrocket]

Odd comment from me: do you know that the town Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough and the area around there especially towards the see - so parts of Yorkshire, Durham and Teesside, (and quite likely not on your path: also Thanet (Ramsgate etc.) and anyway Blackpool and Birmingham), but especially in the northeast around Middlesgrough, there is the most dangerous part of the UK, really on the level of bad 3rd world countries, it's very likely you get robbed or stabbed there, not only in the night? Please don't stop randomly there. Sounds like a joke, but that's because most media don't talk about this truth. What happens in these areas is a pure nightmare.

[@LaureninGermany]

Yes, it´s no joke in some areas of Britain. Thank Mattes, I think it´s really lovely that you´re looking out for me xxx

[@zeisselgaertner3212]

In Großbritannien gibt es so herrlich schrulliges Porzellan mit Omas Blumendekor. Aber im Stall gibt's dann nur Pappbecher und eingeschweißte Gebäckstücke. Sehr, sehr schade.

[@LaureninGermany]

Ja, das stimmt, aber es war eher ein Imbiss, als ein Café.

[@davidmarkwort9711]

I went back to the UK in 2019, the first time in 40 years, it was harrowing and awful

[@LaureninGermany]

@@davidmarkwort9711 good God, what happened? Where did you go?

[@davidmarkwort9711]

@@LaureninGermany Germany

[@LaureninGermany]

@@davidmarkwort9711 I mean in Britain to be so bad?

[@davidmarkwort9711]

I am German, I lived in England from 1952 until 1978

[@deniseg-hill1730]

Depends on what areas you go to.

[@martinkoe1]

Why do you visit the UK not regularly? Waiting 12 years make no sense with such a Heimweh.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@martinkoe1 I had personal reasons for that.

[@truckerallister9080]

we don't want to be the EU block, we are Europeans, just like the other lovely different speaking countries

[@sarumanork-orphanage5612]

You know it's not too far, right? Did they put you in prison or why didn't you go back sooner? 😅

[@LaureninGermany]

Obviously, it was very emotional for me, so you can imagine I had my reasons, which I may or may not share at some point.

[@sarumanork-orphanage5612]

@@LaureninGermany Alright, until then I'll just say you were 'captured' by Germany's... charms... -- framing it in a positive way 😁

[@dieterneudeck8726]

I am sorry. The ever smiling and being so so polite is nothing else than window dressing. You never know what they really think about you. They stab you into the back politely and with a smile. And can you please stop to mix up politeness with passive aggressiveness. Brits have acquired this skill to perfection.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@dieterneudeck8726 well then, you don‘t need to be watching a British person‘s videos, do you? So I‘ll politely suggest you leave. And in case you are in any doubt, I think that you are rude and have a bad sense of occasion. The people who were smiling at me were nice, not passive aggressive.

[@liamoconlocha3264]

And there is still no metric system, and the foreigner hate is still present, oh amd don't forget the over 50% of the land is owned by the nobility! Get a life!

[@LaureninGermany]

@@liamoconlocha3264 why should I get a life, Liam? Did your mum bring you up to speak to people like this?

[@liamoconlocha3264]

@@LaureninGermany because while ypu romanticise the country, there is numerous serious problems; the media, politics that refuses to discuss Palestinne, housing for young.people, the state of the elderly pension system, the racism, the poverty and drugs and that is just the top.of the iceberg, but no, you take the Disney route which has nothing to do with reality and spin 'this glorious land' like finest propaganist. My mother taught me to see life as it really is and not to ignore the dirty underbelly just below the surface.

[@AliceGoss]

Nice to see you vlogging from the UK. I'm enjoying a short holiday touring Wales, currently in Aberystwyth, where everyone is so friendly.

[@LaureninGermany]

How wonderful, Alice! I‘m already back, or we could have had a cuppa!

[@StarshipTr00per]

I was, last autumn, in Canada for the first time in 8 years and it was very strange. Food I missed and strangely ... culture shock. But I was very happy to be back here after, I was back home. I never was in England, I must visit one day.

[@LaureninGermany]

Oh, the food, right?! I was going crazy over the most ordinary things. It is strange, being back, isn‘t it? I highly recommend you visit GB- wait until you see my upcoming videos!

[@dagmarvandoren9364]

But England is the favorite country of usa....practically a state of. And the same language...and American tv is full of Britain....in everything.....so it is....

[@LaureninGermany]

I didn´t find it to be American at all, Dagmar.

[@uliwehner]

Happy to see that going back makes you happy. I feel an immediate ease when i go to germany. I totally get how you must feel.

[@LaureninGermany]

Oh, Uli! Someone asked me if I was from „here“ (Wales) and I could say yes for the first time in over a decade. And all the things that make Germans need to work to understand were normal, which reassured me that I‘m also normal. (Just foreign in Germany). Do you come home often?

[@uliwehner]

@LaureninGermany I try every year, but that is not always in the cards.

[@peter_meyer]

Lauren, of course you still are in Europe - even in England. Thank you for the wonderful video.

[@LaureninGermany]

Lol! You know what I mean… even my passport needs to be replaced as it still says EU. Thank you for your patience, Peter!

[@berndhoffmann7703]

@@LaureninGermanyare you able to take part in the elections after such a long time away?

[@LaureninGermany]

@@berndhoffmann7703 last time I tried, no, but apparently yes, this time.

[@tasminoben686]

@@LaureninGermany moin Laurin, schön von dir zu hören! Ja, der Passport… Wir hätten jetzt die Zeit und Möglichkeit, einmal einen Besuch in London zu machen. Aber dafür bräuchten wir einen Reisepass! Nur für eine City Trip nach London! No!🤬❤😊

[@LaureninGermany]

Moin Ben! Ich habe inzwischen zwei Pässe und bin mit meiner deutsche rein und raus gereist...da ich Angst hatte, sie würden mich stempeln und zurückholen nach 3 Monaten... Ach, holt Euch eine Reisepass, fahrt hin! Es ist so schön, und die Pass ist lange gültig!

[@tinak.718]

Das war ein wunderschöner Film, wie immer!❤ Ich freue mich, dass es dir gut geht. ❤ Ich würde gerne the UK besuchen, leider geht das nicht, weil ich chronisch krank bin. Auch deswegen schaue ich deine Filme so gerne. Ich danke dir dafür und ich lächle dir aus ganzem Herzen zu, Darling.❤❤❤

[@LaureninGermany]

Ach, Du hast gerade ein Lächeln verursacht, my love! Danke, Tina. Ich hoffe, dass Du irgendwie gesundheitliche Unterstützung findest, die das Reisen möglich macht. Ich konnte wegen der Gesundheit lange auch nichts tun, wirklich, und bin deswegen so unfassbar dankbar. Ich schicke Dir eine große Umarmung.

[@tinak.718]

@@LaureninGermany Ich danke dir, my Love.❤️

[@jackkruese4258]

Ich hoffe du wirst bald gesund. Ich liebe die deutsche Sprache und habe seit 4 Jahre versucht es zu lernen

[@wnklee6878]

It is great to see you enjoying your life!

[@LaureninGermany]

How lovely of you, thank you!

[@W220-v7u]

Ich habe mich gefreut nach langer Zeit Dich wiederzusehen. Du siehst toll aus und ich sehe Du genießt es in UK zu sein. Alles Gute für Dich und danke für die schönen Bilder. Peter

[@LaureninGermany]

Danke, liebe Peter! Ich war wirklich sehr glücklich, dort zu sein, und es so zu finden, wie es war. Und oh, wir schön war es in Northumberland?! Ich hoffe, es geht Dir gut? Und bis ganz bald wieder!

[@lille1966]

Spot on! British smile more, say hello and thank you to the bus driver- I am German, had lived in England for almost 28 years until... 2016. I went back for a visit in 2023 and felt the same arriving at Dover (my last home was 30 min drive from Dover), tearful. I still feel so so homesick at times.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@lille1966 this makes me so happy, to read that you liked it so much. And that they still thank the bus driver. Thank you for commenting ❤️

[@mogon721]

Nice to see your happy face after coming home after such a long time. :-) It's funny, I've been uploading a bunch of photos from England and Wales to my Fotocommunity profile lately, and I've been thinking that it's time to visit once again. Looking forward to more content from your travels. :-)

[@LaureninGermany]

What a funny coincidence! I have so many beautiful places to show you, Mogon. I‘m already planning my next trip. I‘m not waiting 12 months, let alone 12 years again!

[@JoeWeider]

How could you leave out Durham, pet?

[@LaureninGermany]

@@JoeWeider well, now, when you put it so nicely, I‘m really regretting it! I‘ll have to go back, happily!

[@Opa_Andre]

12 years is a looong time. What were your first thoughts / feelings? Did it feel like "being home"? Or more like a travel back in time with maybe lot's of missed memories coming back? Maybe even having small issues to express yourself / finding the right words as you might partially think in German or mixed language than just in English? Or like being an outsider / tourist? Besides that, I wonder why you needed a permit to film there - I had the impression that only Germany would be that strict about privacy or public places compared to other countries.

[@LaureninGermany]

I didn‘t feel like an outsider at all, Opa Andre. I felt immediately like I belonged and it was a wonderful feeling. But I did indeed sometimes struggle to think of a word!