Geography Now! Germany | American Reaction

[@Kelsea-2002]

A big mistake in this video is; there are 3,200 registered types of bread in Germany and not 300.Then we wouldn't be better than the French!!! 🤣

[@holgerlinke98]

The video is pretty flawed in general

[@-_James_-]

Technically speaking, stating there are over 300 types of bread isn't wrong.

[@DSP16569]

As I know >300 Main Types of Bread and with all variations of these main types >3000 types.

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

And maybe 2000 more from Austria. 👍

[@MrProthall]

@@-_James_- "In Germany, we have over 2 types of bread" is also correct but idiotic.

[@feurigessiegelstuck233]

Each german state has it's own flag alongside it's own coat of arms, as all the german states were eighter their own countries back in the days or can trace back their legacy to once sovereign entities. Same can be applied to not only states, but for counties, cities and even some small towns.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Cuz Germany identity hadn't existed yet until 1871. It used to be a piece of scraps. Each regions/states has their own flag just like anywhere else. So have we 🇫🇷🇩🇪

[@feurigessiegelstuck233]

@@christophermichaelclarence6003 indeed

[@michaelburggraf2822]

@@christophermichaelclarence6003 ... and let's not forget that during the reign of Charlemagne France, Belgium, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and Germany were actually one country, the franconian empire.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

@@michaelburggraf2822 Exactly. You got it right. You're referring the Frankish Empire of Charlemagne. The Funder if Europe The West of Frankia and East of Frankia 🇨🇵🇩🇪🇱🇺🇧🇪🇳🇱🇦🇹

[@Super-Godzilla99]

even each city has his own flag.

[@sangfroidian5451]

The Holy Roman Empire(HRE) is an epic study in itself, so for your purposes, best to gain only a general understanding as full clarity takes years.

[@DullyDust]

Unless you listen to that one lady who think it's a conspiracy made up by Spanish inquisition xD

[@habi0187]

@@DullyDust well the Holy Roman Empire started only about 500 years before the Spanish inquisition. So even the typical stupid American conspiracy theorist should see the problem!

[@DullyDust]

@@habi0187 i so agree. It's a silly conspiracy, but it was popping for a bit because of how dumb it was x3

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

The Napoleonic War is better. Our French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte aka Master of Europe put an end to the Holy Roman Empire 🟦⬜🟥🇫🇷🦅😈

[@feykro222]

I heard this in other youtube channel: "HRE wasn't holy, wasn't roman and wasn't empire"

[@Füchs_chen]

03:20 fun fact: If u have ever heard the quote" Quintilius Varus Give Me Back My Legions" - that was when roman legions tried to conquer (today's) Germany's territory. Varus's battle. They failed miserably. But yeah, you rarely hear about German history from thousands of years ago. All cuz of this crazy Austrian with the silly moustache..

[@crabLT]

They were betrayed and ambushed. Not beaten in a traditional field of battle.

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

Who fought for the german Army in WWI…

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

@@wolfgangpreier9160 They were on their own. Not sure. Probably Austria . Since they both Deutsch with some differences We French were against them in WW1. We managed to take Alsace et la Lorraine back after losing the Franco Prussian War 1871. 🇫🇷⚔️🇩🇪 Ils ne passeront pas !

[@Füchs_chen]

@@crabLT that's true. Doesn't change anything about my statement tho :d

[@Füchs_chen]

@@wolfgangpreier9160 a crazy Austrian with a silly moustache, obviously. I wish the one solider who could've killed Hitler in WW1, would've done it

[@domramsey]

I really enjoy how thoughtful and considered your reactions are.

[@HailHeidi]

I appreciate that! Thank you so much!

[@Steven91637]

@@HailHeidi hi Heidi you are welcome to my Country Germany 🇩🇪 anytime. You are so beautiful inside out 😊

[@habi0187]

Just for your info gummi bears have been invented by Hans Riegel in Bonn. That's why his company is called HARIBO in short form for his name and city he comes from.

[@karllagerbier4688]

...and the one's that give you diarrhea are the sugar-free kind.

[@frosty6960]

HARIBO gummystuff is just gold

[@tosa2522]

Don't worry about the use of the word Hail/Heil. In Germany, the term is still used as well. Hunters greet each other with "Weidmanns Heil!" and fishermen with "Petri Heil!", without any ulterior motives.

[@RustyDust101]

It's also in its far older form. So don't worry about it.

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

And some different uses, like at sea. "Hail for news", for example...

[@tosa2522]

@@melchiorvonsternberg844 Can you write there in German? I don't know the idiom. But I remembered the term "Seelenheil" (salvation), which has a very positive meaning.

[@Garagantua]

But that's not in the form of "Heil {Name}" - that has certain.. associations you usually want to avoid. If Heidi ever does move to germany, she might want to change the name just to avoid any embarassing misunderstandings. Even more so because "Heidi" sounds like a name of someone who should know better.

[@tosa2522]

@@Garagantua Heil means to wish someone health and to remain free from harm. The combination of Heil + name burned since 1945. You don't say that and you don't even think that. When I hear the name Heidi, I always think of Heidi from the Alps and the melody from the theme song comes to my ears. "Heidi, Heidi, your world are the mountains Heidi, Heidi, for up here you are at home Dark fir trees, green meadow in the sunshine Heidi, Heidi you need to be happy"

[@Gandorhar]

Just wanted to say, I am german but I have no problem with your channel name, probably because I grew up speaking english aswell as german (and in a very open familiy) so I know the diffrence, I think the main problem germans have with your name is the initials( HH) which because we teach about the bad shit we done most still relates to "Hail Hit........." but I think most people understand by now that its not meant in that kind of way anywhere anymore. Overall I gotta say I really enjoy your reaction not only about germany but about other countries aswell, I dont feel good to say it but its just one of the most common steriotypes that alot of us citizens, that they are pretty much unaware of the other continets, so its always great to see that you guys try to learn. (I know its kinda offencive to say that but I hope not to much). Keep on going please its needed, and not just for the US we all need to learn about on another so maybe at some point we can be truly one people.

[@mysak_cz5219]

Past is there, because we should learn from it, not to be ashamed of.

[@michaelkuschnefsky362]

Hello Heidi, As a German who was born in 1971, i.e. an almost old man, I can only say that as a German you are simply ambivalent about your country. That may not be the case with the younger generation, but I am a child of parents who lived through WWII. My father was a soldier in the Wehrmacht and fought from Poland to Holland and was captured by British soldiers. He was then completely ambivalent, he was completely broken by this war, both mentally and physically. Knowing you have served a regime that has brought so much suffering to the people is a shattering experience. He gave us this ambivalence. On the one hand I know that I am not responsible for the guilt of our parents and grandparents, but knowing that these war and humanity crimes were committed by Germans shatters my image of my homeland. On the one hand, I'm proud of a lot of good things that Germans have done in this world, whether it's the invention of the automobile, or in the areas of science and technology. I think this pride is also justified in a healthy way. But then, I also see the crimes of my country and it was Germans who brought it to light. Racism is everywhere in the world. But through Germany came what often only happens subliminally in many countries, sometimes even openly, but never that an entire country with real hatred was encouraged to harm people, as happened in my homeland. So it is perhaps understandable that many Germans have no real pride. I think the band Rammstein showed through the piece of music "Deutschland" how it is to be German. Ultimately, it's not about Germany or the Germans being a collectively bad people, but the history of Germany shows that all of this is in all of us. Both the good and the bad. If we understand that this is possible at any time and that also in other countries, we can learn through history. As a German, I am aware of our history and it is important that such crimes will never happen again in my country.

[@wolflarsen1900]

this gets better. (also german). When everybody of ww2 is dead, nationalism and more german pride can come back again. And thats something very good. bring back german flags

[@michaelkuschnefsky362]

@@wolflarsen1900 National pride creates xenophobia, but also arrogance and thus dissociation from other cultures and is ultimately the germ cell for racism. I advocate balanced love for one's homeland, but not excessive pride, and I don't need a national flag for that. And if you look around, you'll find that wherever there is excessive pride, people tend to become xenophobic evaluate their culture more highly than other cultures and so people alienate themselves. You can't learn anything in such a culture.

[@brozy5720]

I agree with the statement of keeping the past in mind when going forward. What we have is a type of 'silent pride'. It is a more reserved way of thinking about our country. As Barby said, patriotism rears its head most prominently at football matches (although the national team didn't give us many reasons for it lately). Personally, I think we manage quite well without hooray patriotism and pride.

[@jennyh4025]

I’m a little younger, my grandparents were not quite 14 when WW2 ended. And I think you found pretty good words for how I feel - in most parts. I would just use the „to be proud of“ a little bit differently. I have learned that you can only be proud of things you have done yourself. And that is the main reason, why I can’t be proud of being German - I had great luck in the lottery called life.

[@tizioincognito5731]

Be proud to be german. In the WWII we were on the right side.

[@nn_oogermany]

I also always wondered about your channel name. Thank you for clearing it up at 15:14

[@kajbeuter9139]

Thank you for the explanation on "HailHeidi". My first reaction as a German was: "Ok, let's see what the channel content is ... be careful and check first" It's not really a no-go to use that name for a German but it triggers a careful mind. So after that explanation I'm completely fine with that name ... no need to think about changing it, from my perspective 🙂

[@stephanweinberger]

@2:00 he makes this mistake in every single one of his videos. "Lower" and "Upper" in country or province names are almost _never_ referring to geographical latitude, but usually _altitude_ (i.e. higher upriver or lower downriver).

[@BlackWater_49]

16:40 Nope, _Mein Kampf_ is not illegal to buy or own in Germany but it wasn't available for a long time since the state of Bavaria held the copyright and refused to print any. The copyright has run out through so now you can find _Mein Kampf_ more regularly but usually it's the commented version.

[@eagle1de227]

Also a good (although in a kind of ambiguous artwork) way to understand germany is the music video "Deutschland" from the group Rammstein

[@dieterdodel835]

This video is almost 6 years old. The population is now more than 84 million people.

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

All from Syria. 🤣😂

[@dieterdodel835]

@@wolfgangpreier9160 let me guess: You are THE typically AfD voter....for sure.

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

@@dieterdodel835 Ahh - Nope. I am a electrician in Austria and i am certainly not dumb. Maybe sometimes a bit derrisch, sometimes even a bit halsstarrig or angfressn. But never dumb.

[@SuperDrAnders]

If you happen to move to Germany or Denmark, either country is nearby each other (especially if you are in the north of Germany or south of Denmark). :) Also for my fellow neighbours in Germany, I do not believe that anyone apart from the most elder generations, actually harbor any form of resentment. Especially growing up in South Jutland, I have met so many German tourists, which have and probably will, always be my favourite

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

Danmark... I have an old friend, who was married to a danish women. His words: Dude... In Denmark, it's so fucking cold... Well, we were born in the nice climate of southern- west Germany, with the mild Rheingraben weather...

[@jeffafa3096]

I believe the resentment part is true for (probably) every European country. In The Netherlands, we joke a lot about our neighbors to the east (Germany) and the south (Belgium), but we mostly really appreciate them...

[@KayBeeLPKarsten]

What's there to resent about Denmark or any neighbour? We had a good laugh here when Trump asked if Denmark would sell Greenland and y'all basically replied "Yeah.. right....". It was hilariously funny of a request and more than justified to say no. Also like they said in the video, everybody in the EU are super awesome friends now. And France makes one sexy trophy wife to have in the spotlight hehe. Friendly banter is to be expected among tight friends. ;) We have a saying here: "Was sich liebt, das neckt sich." Basically those who are affectionate to each other will mock each other.

[@23busta23]

Greetings from Sydslesvig, we also loves our fellow Neighbours in Denmark. i love meet the danish people on vacation. i had some good "from tusk till dawn" nights in denmark

[@W3c16B]

The Danish climate is terrible.. trust me I live there 🥶

[@andreasfischer6444]

The information given in this video is mostly correct with only little flaws, but I missed the mention of the overwhelming contribution of Germany to philosophy, science, engineering and music, especially in the 19th century and the first half of the 20th. If you visit Germany one time, you will find that the big cities have mostly been destroyed during WW2 and never really recovered while there are quite a few gorgeous little towns which are worth visiting to get an impression of the historical German architecture.

[@robert.manhattan9629]

Nice video .. 😯😁👍🏼 Hello from Germany 🇪🇺🇩🇪👋🏼

[@uweinhamburg]

Yes, Gummibärs in Germany are different to the USA - no or hardly any artificial color or flavor additives (thank you European Union 😃) and a bit less sugar.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Obviously. 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇱🇺🇧🇪🇳🇱

[@ThomasKnip]

This video has a lot of small errors, but overall it is an enjoyable overview. 🙂

[@Patrik6920]

..for being made by US americans (California)...its well done... a bit annoying listen too just lol....

[@Nikioko]

There are a whole lot of errors. Cuckoo clocks are not from Bavaria, and Cologne IS in the Rhineland... Speaking of which: Beethoven wasn't born in Belgium, which didn't even exist in those days, but in Bonn in the Archbishipric of Cologne. And, of course, Sauerbraten and Rouladen are not pork.

[@Patrik6920]

@@Nikioko well..considering most of the time thay get everything wrong.... just glad he got the continent right lol..

[@michaelburggraf2822]

Heidi tried dipping he toe into geography and history of Germany and has got pretty much splashed by a tsunami of information it seems.

[@Super-Godzilla99]

as a basic information i think it is ok, just don`t take everything he says seriously it is a quick overview nothing more, too show his other us americans an quick look at germany today.

[@carlbend413]

hi Heidi, i am german and want to thank u for ur channel. nice, that u have found the 'history now' channel. great content. don't worry about ur channel name. i guess, the word in question is spelled with an 'e' instead an 'a' H&K -check translation 'hail' into german lol

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

3:11 Otto Von Bismarck the leader of Prussians. Following the Franco Prussian War 1871. They eventually stormed our French Landmark which is "Château de Versailles" Palace of Versailles. As you can see in the picture. A Humiliation for French 4:00-4:05 this is what I learned in school. We were taught a bit about Germans through WW1 and Cold War Ww The West and the East of Germany split in half cuz of the punishment following the event of WW2. The Entente Cordiale Alliance took the West 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷 and Russia 🇷🇺 took the East

[@justus6632]

We still use the word "heil" sometimes. For example in the of hunters is "Waidmannsheil" and for fisherman it would be "Petri Heil". So its a very little used word nowadays but only the context would make it inappropriate. The english hail is its own case to be honest so nothing to worry about!

[@FrankenHerzEuropas]

I'm a historian. I have studied the Holy Roman Empire for the last 25 years. Still don't know everything about it... But great fun!

[@pascalnitschke9222]

In this video is a mistak the Kuckuckclock came from the blackforest in Baden-Württemberg and not from bavaria

[@RP-wg1wp]

Loved this! Geography Now! Lebanon, next? Although it's before what happened in 2019 and 2020

[@MarcHollenbach]

Great one! Guess this one should be played on 50% speed since the creators tried to put too much information into 15 minutes. That said, I would like you to see the last 5 minutes of this video again and afterwards react to the "Rammstein - Deutschland" video. (It's more or less a short movie of German history)

[@mikoske]

I had a taste of German bread in 2021 when I was visiting friends. Interesting video! I would vote for Finland, but will watch others as well! :D

[@bastiwen]

Oh nice! You should definitely watch more of these. My recommendations would be Switzerland and France

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Vive la France 🟦⬜🟥🇫🇷🐓

[@pinkerpunker1797]

if you are ever coming to germany, make sure to visit Erfurt (City in Thurinigia). it has one of the oldest houses in germany and is in general a beautiful city. :) and also, it has one of the greatest bars in the world, the "Heartbeat" :D

[@mrk8050]

Thanks

[@mrk8050]

You haven't told your husband that I;m leading the auction yet? Well I'm shocked, also you know me on twitch as whispermrk, just in case you thought I was some weirdo rando. I am a bit odd according to the Boss, a safe idiot as she has described me for years.

[@marcothiel895]

not only the federal states have their own flags, but also some towns and villages have their own coats of arms and flags

[@anime_all_the_way6237]

These geography now videos are great, as a next one i would recommend the Netherlands it's interesting

[@ninjahart]

I'll take some gummybears. I say you do Norway next, but I might be a bit biased about that. ^^ Yoooo, this dude need to lay off the coffee, I feel like I been trough a 3 hour workout after listening to him. Very informative video tho. :)

[@SlimPhonk]

3:25 First: Yes the „Bundesländer“ have their own Flags and Insignias Second: The German word for the mess is: „Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation“

[@garyblackforest5185]

juhu, the Kuckuck clocks are from Black Forest in Baden(Würtemberg)...

[@frontgamet.v1892]

I find German history incredibly fascinating because the Germans and Germany were always there, but at the same time not and always different like a shapeshifter. Oversimplified: Rejects Roman annexation - Teutons defeat Rome, are often slapped in the face, but Rome generally fails to subdue them Create an empire that wasn't really an empire but somehow lived for 1000 years - very special and unique The Kingdom of Prussia gangsta! Before being defeated by one of history's greatest generals. defeat the French, unites into a new empire Get a colonial empire Fight Europe alone and almost won.. Is treated badly Comeback as Villian, fights the whole world again and only lost because of own mistakes Gets divided again Reunites again and is not allowed to be strong again. Also a few German inventions: - Incandescent lamps (Heinrich Göbel 1854) - The Telephone (Johann Philip Reis 1859) - The dynamo and tram (Werner von Siemens 1866) - The 35 mm camera (Oskar Barnack 1925) - Nuclear fission and atomic bomb (Otto Hahn - emigrated to the Americans during Nazi Germany, of course.. Are they lucky that we exist - 1938) - The ship chart (Jürgen Dethloff and Helmut Gröttrub 1969) - Periodic Table (Julius Luther Meyer 1864) - Jeans (Levi Strauss 1873) - The recorder, player - with which the first films were possible (Emil Berliner 1887) - The Aspirin - Which all great athletes felt used to relieve pain, And which saved countless lives (Felix Hoffmann, Klausi Alder.. 1879) - Spark plug (Robert Bosch 1902) - Thermos flask (Reinhold Burger 1903) - the toothpaste (Ottomar Heinsius von Mayenburg) - The coffee filter (Melitta Bentz) - Cassette recorder (Fritz Pfleumer 1928) - Teabag (Adolf Rambold 1929) - The jet engines - Essential for all jets and rockets + First war rockets V1, V2 of the Nazis (Hans von Ohain 1929) - First rocket (general) - The helicopter (Heinrich Focke 1936) - The first car (Carl Benz - With honorary Schnauzer - 1886) - Calculator (Konrad Zuse 1941) - First 3D film (during the Nazi period) - Fanta (Yes the Fanta.. Also during the Nazi era) - The typewriter (Peter Mitterhofer - 1869) - NASA (actually the US buys thousands of German engineers to build NASA because they can't do it themselves) Well, as you saw, we changed world with our inventions many times. Where we would be today without the German thinkers art. Germany the land of poets and thinkers - that's how it is known. The problem is that many Germans are not proud of their country and blood, unfortunately also because they were brought up that way. Because if you say anything to that effect, you will be called a Nazi. The problem is that many people don't have the right deep historical knowledge that people need to understand the world and and that only Hitler himself and his party were Nazis. Almost no German was a Nazi during the Nazi era. Also, any historian will tell you that the Allies, primarily the USA, created Nazi Germany and WWII because of the unfair Versailles Treaty. Germans were so depressed that it is unimaginable for us. They were seen as evil around the world as they were blamed for everything in World War I. And when you have 3 kids at home, no job, money is worthless and no food and water you will follow anyone who fixes it. Because that's what the Nazis did in the beginning - they fixed everything and gave the Germans hope again. No German at the time could have known that Hitler was so crazy. It's not as easy as we always think. Even in the Wehrmacht, only a few liked the Nazis. They were German soldiers dying for the country. the general German soldier, like my grandfather, had nothing to do with the Nazis and the Holocaust. You must consider this one army fought against the rest of the world. And if we are honest: what kind of "peace" could the general German soldier expect? What could have they expect after all the Nazi crimes and everyone thought that all German were evil Nazis. What "Peace" could they expect. These soldiers fought for their lives and German people against a planet. If even many of Hitler's own generals like Rommel (legend) or Stauffenberg knew that he was not quite right in the head. Then the normal people knew that even more. Many were manipulated and could do nothing about it. The Nazis were a small parasite not the Germans. Calling all German soldiers Nazis is like calling all American soldiers democrats because they were in power. We should be prouder of ourselves, after all, Germany has repeatedly fought against the entire world, one time under a bad regime. We made this modern world possible and maintain a reputation for perfection and quality. The hard-working German with perfection in his blood! Or rather, we once had this reputation. Today there is no longer a country of poets and thinkers. We are still occupied by the USA. And people are manipulated and have no prospects. A dark age.

[@janoshcarpenter6004]

,,Kuckucksuhren" do not originate in Bavaria, but in the Black Forest region...cool video

[@knupelhodler4402]

Danke!

[@tubekulose]

You don't know about the Holy Roman Empire? 😮 It was probably the most powerful empire in the world for nearly a thousand years (until its dissolution in 1806).

[@SirHeinzbond]

it's fun to watch, as german but as you said it gives you an idea what to look further... and about vergangenheitsbewältigung, we did our thing and learned from it the hard way... many others are not near to see even the bad of their country did once, twice or often...

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

That's sum up your country Es lebe Deutschland from Frankreich 🇫🇷❤️🇩🇪

[@SirHeinzbond]

@@christophermichaelclarence6003 actually i live now in Switzerland, but was born in Germany... And yes it sums up Germany, a good starting point to get more, and fun Format...

[@guinessdraught2758]

By the way, your name “Heidi” is also Old German, it comes from Adelheid and means “of noble nature”.

[@HenryAusLuebeck]

🇩🇪 Liebe Grüße aus Lübeck, Schleswig - Holstein 🇩🇪

[@lbb101]

Berlin Tegel (TLX) is closed. We got a new disfunctional airport Berlin-Brandburg (BER) now... :)

[@frankb3551]

Yes, I was wondering about your name Heidi which is a short version of Adelheid (the very old version from the middle ages). Does that mean that your original name was German as well?

[@Ricky-bl8mq]

Toooo much Informations 🤯 I love the guy! 😆

[@azathoththeblindidiotgod5279]

You can check out Geography now Greece for a taste of southern Europe.

[@ChocoLater1]

9:22 When he refers to Inglourious Basterds and you picked up on it.

[@sheepsky]

Geography Now is great, you should definitely check out more!

[@marcbaur677]

But it needs an update.

[@Nikioko]

3:02: To be correct, the first proto-German unified state, the North German Confederation, was founded in 1867. The southern German states joined later after the Franco-Prussian War in 1871, forming the German Empire.

[@peterbondesson5481]

Yes Scandinavians next 🇧🇻🇸🇪🇩🇰👍

[@stigsletteng8404]

LOVE Geography Now! The way they almost "assault" you with knowledge. 🤪 Ps! You know they have a film for each of the Nordics wright? Try looking into those.

[@CoL_Drake]

a few minor mistakes like its >3000 breads not >300 and its mehrdeutig so thats a spellingerror and stuff like that but overall nice video ^^ also 95% of all warm meals you eat does not include bread i dont know where he got that from xD

[@79Testarossi]

Great reaction again 👍🏻 if you want geography now - austria 🇦🇹 greetings from Austria 👋

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

That would take at least 5-7 sessions alone. I would rather recommend the Huns. Or the Magyars. Their history is far shorter.

[@zapster252]

Some things are really hard to translate. For example, if you translate "Backpfeifengesicht" literally, you'd end up with "cheekwhistleface". 🤣Google translates it as "a face in need of a fist" by the way. The German language really knows a lot of such terms like e.g. "Purzelbaum" (Tumble tree) wich means somersault, "Schnapsidee" (booze idea) no further explanation needed on this one i think, "Ohrwurm" (earworm) a song or melody you can`t get out of your head, or "Kummerspeck" (grief bacon) the weight you get on your hips when you compensate sadness or anger by binge eating, and so on. Also, there are many funny idioms and we use them all the time.

[@zapster252]

Oh I forgot to mention the most important word for you, Heidi: "Fernweh" which is the opposite of "Heimweh" (homesickness). So that would be best translated as "farsickness". And I think you also have a bad case of "Reiselust" (the desire to travel)😁

[@scipioafricanus5871]

"Backpfeifengesicht" => GOOGLE translate ==>> "a face in need of a fist" LMAO!

[@topilinkala1594]

That 30 second of german history is bunch of catchphrases that if you follow them you're there the rest of your life.

[@hw2508]

I think the Valhalla is a place most Germans would never mention when asked about notable spots. Many people would think of the old Germanic myth and not the place created later to remember some great Germans. People would name some castles, some big churches and cathedrals, some cities and places to visit. But not the Valhalla.

[@MegaUBOOT]

Hey Heidi, i just catch your channel and I am really loving your style to react to the Video you watch. So for the Start I am from Germany, exactly from Northen Baden-Württemberg. In the video a several small mistakes that are written down belowe enough... but!!! There is one mistake I can't ignore: Kuckucksuhren are not from Bavaria... they are from the Black Forest which is located in my beloved federal state. And to your question about the flages of these states, yes, they are often used and are shown most of the time beside the German nationflag. Also our faderal states have many rights and responsibilitys as a government. For example they are responsible for the schoolsystem. The school in the south is way harder then in the north. But you are right in the point of our historical guilty... we lay down a lot of weight on our shoulders and are often a bit to cautious and fearful to say some words and tell our exact opinion just to avoid the danger to insult someone around the entire earth. So... greating from my beloved Germany (I am proud about my country) and go one with your stuff and style 👍

[@earlgreypodone9589]

Heil is a heavily loaded word in Germany! We had such a crazy "leader" here, he came from Austria and caused a lot of suffering here. That's why it doesn't work anymore. ;) Love your Channel. Best Regards from Germany

[@thomasherreiner3583]

Thanks Heidi - great video! Just a comment on how we use the terms "Ober..." (upper) und "Nieder..." (lower). They have nothing to do with north or south but with the altitude vs. sea level. So Oberbayern is higher than Niederbayern. In facts its simple - just look at the direction a river takes than you know about Ober or Nieder 🙂

[@simanova837]

Every "Bundesland" has its own flag called "Wappen". A "Wappen" is often used in letters, websites or mounted on buildings and originates from the early midages. Also the subordinate: "Gemeinde" has the same thing.

[@walkir2662]

Wappen means "coat of arms", not "flag". They can be pretty similar, of course, but they aren't the same.

[@alexsge8844]

Good Job Heidi, i like your Videos 🇩🇪🤝🇺🇸

[@Lorentari]

Great... Now I have to figure out which two countries Germans can go to that I, a Dane, cannot without a visa (188 vs 190) EDIT: found one which is Japan

[@n_other_1604]

I guess Pakistan is the other one.

[@HerrHartchor]

I don´t really know about that tornado alley thing, i´ve never seen one or heard of in my life here in the western part of Germany. There might be some tornados somewhere, but i guess calling it a tornado alley is a bit exaggerated as far as i can tell. And of course there´s a zero missing in 300 types of bread, it´s over 3000.

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

Das mit den Tornados, ist auch kein Vergleich mit den Dingern die in den USA rumturnen. Dazu kommt noch, dass wir für gewöhnlich unsere Hütten massiv aus Stein und Beton bauen und nicht wie die Amis aus Holz. Da bleibt es dann eher bei Schäden am Dach, Außenanlagen und Autos. Und solche Schäden, können auch leicht Hagelstürme anrichten, die bei uns gefühlt deutlich öfter vorkommen...

[@michaelgrabner8977]

The Holy Roman Empire lasted from the 9th century till 1806 destroyed by Napoleon Bonaparte. The Territory was from the North Sea shores and the Baltic Sea Shores (= from Begium till Poland) in the North down to Northern Italy till Rome (although Rome was part of the Papal state) in the South, And from West to East from Parts of Western France to Czech Rep which was former Bohemia + Moravia both part of the Holy Roman Empire from the get go. The German King got elected by an eletorial of 7 German noble men titeled "prince electors" = 3 catholic Archbishops, one of Trier, one of Cologne, one of Mainz + 4 German noble men with 4 different aristocratic ranks (=Margrave of Brandenburg, Duke of Saxony, Count Palatine of the Rhine + the King of Bohemia who was also a vassal of the German King ). Those prince electors also had official state duties = the 3 Archbishops were Chancellors, one for the German Lands, one for Burgundy(western France + parts of Begium), one for Northern Italy for the regions of the former Lombard Kingdom. The King of Bohemia was the German king´s Arch Cupbearer, the Count Palatine was the German king´s Arch Seneschal, the Duke of Saxony was the German king´s Arch Marschall, the Margrave of Brandenburg was the German king´s Arch Chamberlain....basically a political council. The elected German King got then announced "Emperor" by the Pope. The King´s/Emperor´s feud tenures became during time more and more autonomous which was the price for having an election system for the Kingship that means privileges which lead to more and more autonomy in exchange for a vote to become elected King. Therefore the Holy Roman Empire became very quickly a Union of many more than less independent German States reigned by the local nobility and only acting in unison in behest of the Emperor against enemies from outside but within the Empire was always violent rivalry amongst each other in form of different power factions fighting each other for a little piece of land or titel or what ever and the Emperor had to manage the power balance amongst those rivals but which includes himself as a rival as well. And the Nobles of the Austrian House of Habsburg managed to be elected German King/became Emperor for over 600 years in a row from the 14th century till the end in 1806.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Hehehe That's our French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte alright who banged around Europe throughout his Conquest. France and Germany used to be one Nation under the Reign of Emperor Charlemagne 🇫🇷🇩🇪 King of Franks (Frankish Empire) Battle of Iena 1805 Battle of Austerlitz 1806

[@erenaygun4157]

18:55 Thank you so much gurl! 🖤🖤

[@Nikioko]

7:44: Funnily, Rouladen and Sauerbraten are beef (and sometimes horse), not pork.

[@florianlasser2779]

I love how at first he says Lower Saxony is geographically higher than Saxony but than says the more lower you go the higher you get so that’s why Lower Saxony is called Lower Saxony. Same goes for upper Bavaria und lower Bavaria and upper Austria and lower Austria in Austria

[@ugislipste5542]

That little hi hi hi sound at begining simpley adorable

[@Auvas_Damask]

There is also the comprehensive school where you are supported depending on what you can afford and that is the type of school I would support the most.

[@nicolasaubertin4949]

I agree on the fact that these videos help you 'make an idea' of what the country is ! I love how it shows how you can learn from other ways than school ;-)

[@jerrykonstigh1352]

Yes, they are differenti in Europa. Green beers in the states are made with strawberrytaste. In Europa the green ones are done with appeltaste. THERE U have the diffrenece. // :)

[@donnathelightningbug]

Geography Now! on the Netherlands would be a good one to react to, but I'm biased :)

[@Edarax]

Chanel that may interes you is Dream Prague. It's a american prespective on living in Prague Czechia.

[@SlimPhonk]

Diese Kommentarsektion ist hiermit Eigentum der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.🇩🇪

[@dieterjohann6781]

this is for sure a highly concentrated history lesson

[@ge.h.1902]

Hello together 😊 Nice reaction Video. I have seen one more little mistake in this Video. Cuckoo clocks are not located in Bavaria. They are located in the black forest. Wish all a nice time

[@riotcity44]

The friendship between Germany and Turkey is special. Because of the crazy man in Ankara.

[@PyroMaestros]

Great Reaction, would love to see switzerland next.

[@rimtiger]

Try Laugenbrötchen in Germany, these will blow your mind😅

[@DJone4one]

and fun fact. we have over 25000 castles and palaces. But not all, what do you have seen in the other video was a castle. that was a church or cathedral.

[@udontseeme2889]

Hi Heidi, german guy here really liking your videos. Its kinda cute/innocent that you got inspired by Marvels: "Heil Hydra" from Captain America which of course is only an adaptation of the "Heil Hitler" which was the standard greeting used during Nazi Rule in Germany. Due to the fact that this Nazi rule was monstrous (starting off a war that killed millions and on top killing 6 million jewish (and other) civilians in an industrial way) most germans today are very, very reserved about everything that could be interpretated as glorifying these dark times. So, its really not a problem for you because these words have a different meaning for you in comparison to germans.

[@bobvanderlelie4643]

This was fun to watch :). Please do Geography Now! NETHERLANDS next.

[@Otonosekai]

Another correction: There is a very long-lasting friendship between Germany and Japan. This started already in the 19th century when Japan opened its door to the western world forced by the Americans (Perry). And also between the second WW. Fachistic Italy, fachistic Germany and fachistic Japan had a very strong alliance. Till today the relationship between Japan and Germany is very strong. I live in Northrhine-Westfalia with the national capital Düsseldorf. In Düsseldorf you can fine the third-biggest settlemment of Japanese people in Europe (the biggest is in UK, the second-biggest is in Paris, France). Once a year on a special Saturday (around Mai / June of every year) the city of Düsseldorf and the Japanese community celebrates "Japan-Tag" ("One-day-of-Japan"). Hundred of thousands visitors appear on this special day, also foreigners all over the world to visit "Japan-Tag in Düsseldorf". Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland...loving greetings from Germany...😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

[@TheGamingCrow]

16:00 I'm a german and I am not offended by the word "Hail" in your channels name at all. Hail is greeting, cheering and sometimes weather. The thing with us germans is that we kinda overdo things once in a while. Plus, most germans think their english is (by far) better than it actually is and they just misunderstand it, reading heil instead of hail. You shouldn't worry too much about it.

[@nobodx]

Just saying, moving to germany (or denmark) would allow you to move and live in most of the other eu-countries for up to 3 months at will

[@joaobranco3447]

I would love to see your reaction to Portugals episode or the french one

[@melvin7023]

Rindfleischetikitierungsüberwachungsbeauftragungsgesetz I hear it for the first time 😂😂😂 I understand it but i have never heard of this 😂 Best wishes from Haltern am See (NRW) (Northrine-Westfalia) in Germany ✌️🌴🍺

[@alfredfrischholz6916]

I am a German and your KZbin Name is absoluty Ok. Ich bin ein Deutscher und dein KZbin Name ist echt in Ordnung. In Germany we use the word Hail really often, in very different Optitions and Situations. In Deutschland wird das Wort "Hail" oder/or "Heil" in verschiedenen Situationen und Gelegenheiten benutzt. 🙂

[@donnie1725]

The one about Finland is really cool!

[@jensschroder8214]

Berg heil, Ski heil, Jägers heil, Heiland, ... ( heil = hail ) es gibt viele Redewendungen die eine positive Bedeutung haben. Wir dürfen uns wegen der Missbräuchlichen Verwendung nicht schämen there are many idioms that have a positive meaning. We must not be ashamed of misuse

[@jensschroder8214]

The book "Mein Kampf" is not illegal. The Bavarian state owns the rights. The copyrights have expired. An annotated edition is available for educational purposes. But who wants to read the fantasies of a lunatic? The Hitler salute, the Nazi swastika and the Heinz Wessel song are forbidden. However, the crossed-out Hitler flag is not forbidden. Denying the atrocities of the Nazis is punishable by law.

[@jensschroder8214]

Do not forget. When there was a war in Vietnam, Germany sent a hospital ship. This took on many Vietnamese children who had lost their parents. These children were raised by families in Germany and have German citizenship. This shows that Germany often does not agree with war and takes a different position. Even if that annoys the US.

[@Hausteschner]

Kuckucksuhren don't belong to Bavaria but to Baden Württemberg (exactly black forest) in the south-western part of Germany.

[@derpsycho1043]

Another correction of the original Video is about the Amish. The language they speek is not Plattdeutsch, but Pennsylvania durch. Itself Being a mixture of south-western German dialects auch as Palatine and swabian. Although heavily influenced by english of course

[@theRAV4000]

2:00 that's actually kinda lack of his research as to why regions were named this way Lower Saxony is not "lower" on the map, it is lower because it's closer to the sea level and Saxony is higher up

[@Thomas-wx7uf]

7:40 And you need to try "Mett Brötchen" which is raw pork on a bread roll topped with onion slices + salt/pepper ;) But please fresh from a butcher's shop :D For many americans it is kind of a"test of courage" because you all learn that raw pork make you sick ^^ which is correct if you eat it after 1 day max.

[@pixelbartus]

maybe a good basic before going into a geography now deepdive could be the video "The history of the entire world (i guess)" from bill wurtz. A fun trip from the big bang to a few years ago. (and some of it has been used in the bread video, you have seen.)

[@ersieesdoganschlangemann1084]

Heil Heidi. Greetings from Lower Saxony.

[@scottosborne2915]

ok now heidi is going to watch this again but on 0,25 speed so she can understand every word that was missed

[@johnnyringo80]

Not only does every state and every community have their own flag, you will find those regional flags much more on public display than the federal flag. That's because many institutions are not organized on a federal level (for example the police is strictly state-based, so they always display the regional colours). On the other hand, the German state flags are very distinct (unlike most US state flags) and the coats of arms usually feature an easily recognizable emblem - such as Lower Saxony's jumping horse, the Hessian-Thuringian "coloured" lion or the Berlin bear. That makes it quite easy to tell these regional symbols apart. Plus, there are only 16-20 of them, not 50.