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[@stefanfeith7979]

Beethoven was born in Bonn, which was not part of Belgium. His parents had moved to Bonn from Belgium before his birth.

[@siemonblidener652]

His grandfather was from the Netherlands, but moved to Bonn and died there. Beethoven's father was born in Bonn and lived there his entire life. The family of Beethoven's mother was completely German.

[@stefanfeith7979]

@@siemonblidener652 I stand corrected.

[@wolsch3435]

In the lifetime of Beethoven a state of Belgium didn t exist ! His ancestors came from Mechelen in Brabant. The austrian Habsburg dynasty ruled there fom 1714-1794. Then it was french until 1814, then it was part of the kingdom of the united Netherlands and finally since 1831/39 part of Belgium

[@wolsch3435]

@Der Lümmel Mozart bezeichnete sich selbst als "Teutscher". Er wurde im Fürstbistum Salzburg geboren und wuchs dort auf. Dies war ein eigener Staat im HRR, gehörte zu Mozarts gesamter Lebenszeit weder zu Österreich noch zu Bayern, beide ebenfalls Staaten im HRR . Mozart hätte einen Unterschied zwischen deutsch und österreichisch garnicht verstanden.

[@mdmotiv777]

Thanks for the reaction of Germany 🇩🇪 greetings from Germany ❤️

[@minchen_2265]

Funfact: Lower Saxony is the true Saxony of Europe (Historicans call it "old Saxony"), while the wellknown Saxony in eastern germany has actually nothing to do with the Saxons. Lower Saxony was divided into different smaller duchies after Henry the Lion - Duke of Saxony and Bavaria - lost his lands and titles. The Title "Duke of Saxony" went to an aristocrat in the east of the holy roman empire and that guy decided to just rename his margrave "Meißen" into "Saxony". After WW2 Lower Saxony was put together again and was in need for a name. Because its historical name was still taken by the modern day Saxony in the East - it was decided to call it Lower Saxony. Low is not referring to a geographic location but to the language of the people which is "Niederdeutsch" (in english "Low German") - a language similiar to dutch.

[@TheDonsChannel]

Thank you very much for the information. I really appreciate it

[@henningbartels6245]

Old Saxony contained of territories not only in today's Lower Saxony but also in Westphalia and western Saxony-Anhalt.

[@minchen_2265]

@@henningbartels6245 jup

[@TheDonsChannel]

@@henningbartels6245 Thank you very much

[@MrWillsonx]

greetings from Brunswick (Braunschweig)

[@NewAeonWarlord]

Haha, damn, I'm so stereotypical..... German Engineer here. From Bavaria, well actually Frankonia which is technically part of Bavaria but Frankonians dont particularly like being called Bavarians ;)

[@NewAeonWarlord]

And to nitpick a bit: its "Wirtschaftswunder", not "Wierschaftswunder"!

[@TheDonsChannel]

That really is very stereotypical German 😂😂😂

[@sauronthegreat7778]

NewAeonWarlord Da ged an Franggen fei des Herz aaf. Grüß aus Unnerfranggen!

[@NewAeonWarlord]

@@sauronthegreat7778 ja sauber! do komm ich doch a her!

[@TheEmperor2004]

@@NewAeonWarlord Grüß aus Oberfranggen

[@Historylord15]

He says that ,,Moin“ is only in the north. But you can say it everywhere in Germany. Maybe bavarians don’t understand it but they are no germans xd😉

[@sheklahamedani8030]

Though it should be added that beyond northern germany people tend to believe "moin" meens "morgen" (=morning) and are puzzled if one uses it in the evening.

[@sc0ttishlass]

German with a Scottish great-grandmother: Germany does not have tornadoes, not in the way the US and some parts of Asia have. We have very strong gales and storms called ORKAN. Tornadoes are always spiral/funnel-formed while Germany gets a lot of storms and gales (like this past weekend). To the chagrin of the rest of Germans, Bavarians are like the Lederhosen stereotype, and not because they have so many tourists, they are the idiot brother you love to hate. ;) In Swabia, during the Fasnet aka Fastnacht aka Carnival the wild men don their wooden masks and big witches' bells to chase winter away. It's a custom older than Christianity, and is connected in a roundabout way to the Merry Men in England and the Green Man. As for Carnival in the Rhineland area which is called the fifth season btw, a lot of traditional groups wear uniforms which make fun of the Napoleonic troops that occupied the Rhineland before 1815. And yes we do love our beer and our bread :D

[@TheDonsChannel]

Thank you very much for your time and the information

[@rosetoren3881]

We have Tornados. Quote: "For several years now, between 20 and 60 tornadoes per year have been registered in Germany. Many of them only rage over open land, but some show their destructive power over inhabited areas. Therefore, tornadoes cause damages in the millions and unfortunately also deaths. " By the weather channel.

[@sc0ttishlass]

@@rosetoren3881 But these are not tornadoes like the US have them. Yes we have the Windrosen and they are destructive but they are very very insular and mostly in the East of Germany and not all over the place from Bavaria all the way across Germany to the Rhine Main area, like the dude in the vid showed.

[@n3v3rforgott3n9]

@@sc0ttishlass if u are using the scale that the US uses what could u rate them as?

[@sc0ttishlass]

@@n3v3rforgott3n9 We had storms of category 11 to 12 on the Beaufort Scale over here the last couple of days which translates to 2 and 3 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane scale in the US. As for tornadoes, due to the very weird long and hot summer in Germany in 2018, we had over proportionally many tornadoes. The strongest/biggest was a F5 in Pforzheim. However, usually we have tornadoes around 0 and 1 on the Fujita scale. On very rare occasion a F2 (up to 250 km/h or 70 mp/h). But not concentrated to a particular area like the US nor as often and heavy as in the US. The biggest storm over Europe (and esp. Germany) was Kyrill in 2007 which was a category 4 hurricane. We have been experiencing more and more destructive storms/hurricanes over the last 20 years, due to the overall global warming but nothing on the scale of the US nor do we have a designated area yet that is called 'tornado alley' like in the US ... yet.

[@Knarsen]

Lower Saxony is "Lower" because the land is closer to sea level than in Saxony

[@St.One-MC]

👍🏻 absolutley appreciatet

[@n3v3rforgott3n9]

as an american who went thru public school here i LOVE the idea of 3 different types of schools past basic education i just dont think it could be pulled off here but that is something i would be willing to spend money on trying to do if possible

[@TheDonsChannel]

I know. I agree 100%. Some people benefit more by doing more hands on, practical type stuff. Its definitely a positive thing

[@00binator]

@@TheDonsChannel It's a little bit more difficult than presented here: For some time the teacher decided which school your child will go to(and if the teacher doesnt like you....),but i think they changed it, so that the parents decide. In germany we have too many people in the gymnasium-branch (higher education) and often times too few in the lower braches(the number of kids in the Hauptschul-branch halfed in the last 10 years). Nevertheless it can be really hard to find a decent, well payed Job when you were in the Hauptschule (which by the way doenst focus on people,who show promise in certain parts, its just a school for everyone too """stupid""" -more like lazy- for the other school branches) or even in the Middle-branch. Unless you want to be a cashier in the local supermarket,or an hair stylist... You can work your way up,if you got placed in a lower branch,but it can be quit hard sometimes, But in theory you could go to a Hauptschule until you finish the 9th class, switch to the middle tier Realschule, finish the 10th class, switch to the Gymnasium, graduate and go to university.

[@MegaTenser]

Where I grew up there was a large vocational school close to the community college. I don't know how effective it was, because the nearby school districts basically sent the boys with bad grades to the vocational school. But probably better than wandering through high school with no intention of going to college.

[@buttersky4451]

They have traditional wooden masks on their faces. It's part of the typical "fasnet" (carnival) costume in the south and dates back to the middle ages.

[@TheDonsChannel]

Thank you very much for the information

[@TheDonsChannel]

@@iusuallydontcomment.9051 Thank you very much for the information

[@sc0ttishlass]

It is even older than Christianity as the wild men relate back to chasing winter away and the traditional pagan Swabian customs.

[@TheDonsChannel]

@@sc0ttishlass Wow that is fascinating. Thank you very much for the information

[@nikolaiquack8548]

As to what the people people from Baden-Württemberg were wearing: Those masks are part of the carnival tradition in the south west of Germany. It's a really weird thing and even creeped me out. In fact, if you were to talk to someone from northern Germany or most Germans for that matter, they couldn't tell you what it is. Basically in that part of Germany there are some guilds that go around in February and March of each year with those masks on. They give out candy to kids and do some weird (questionable) shit, such as steeling shoe laces (or in some cases entire shoes) of people who came to watch the parade. They also do stuff like paint your face with markers, bind your feet together and other sort of pranks. I personally don't like it, but it's a big part of the culture down their and my ex loved that stuff since she grew up there.

[@TheDonsChannel]

That is very strange. I'd never heard of it before. Thanks very much for the information

[@nikolaiquack8548]

@@TheDonsChannel Haha, neither had I before I had gotten together with my ex. As the guy said in his video: There are lots of cultural differences between the different regions of Germany.

[@shenjahofflin7675]

The thing with "Lower Saxony"is actually not a geographic thing, but a historical one. In reality, the "normal" Saxony from today has nothing to do with the ancient saxons. The saxons actually lived roughly in the region of Lower Saxony. At that time, it was really called "Saxony". However, somehow the name was kind of removed (i think because the saxons were defeated at one point, but i don't remember by whom) and it was given another name (i don't remember which). Another dukedom named "Meißen" which was roughly situated in the region of the Saxony from today, took the name (maybe because the duke thaught it was beautiful, i don't know😅) and that lasted very long. At some point in the early 20th century i think, the ancient region of Saxony was renamed once again. However, the region which sort of took their old name, was still called Saxony, so that wasn't an opion. They finally came Up with the name of Lower Saxony (original: Niedersachsen), but not because of the geographic situation. The actual reason was the dialect they spoke there which was calledb"Niederdeutsch", in english "lower german". So that's why Lower Saxony ist called Lower Saxony. I hope it helped understand the Situation and circumstances. Please excuse my english, I'm not a native speaker, but from Germany. Have a nice day!

[@TheDonsChannel]

Wow. Thank you very much for your time and all that information. Thats great. I really appreciate it 👍

[@kvasirsblod1289]

The Franks under Charlemagne (Karl der Große) defeated the Saxons.

[@sualtam9509]

The whole Lower [insert country] stuff was invenetd by the Romans. Lower means further away from Rome. The economy of Germany was always strong. Some peope say that the main reason for Britain entering WW1 was that Germany became No. 1 for a couple of years prior to it. PS: Also "sometimes yeast"? I guess the other times wild alcohol appears :)

[@stephanweinberger]

Another explanation for "lower" is simply because of elevation and/or the flow of major rivers.

[@NewAeonWarlord]

Also to be somewhat less stereotypically german: more Muay Thai reactions!!! ;) :p

[@DanieltheWolf76]

Greets from germany.☺☺☺☺☺ Football connects the world❤

[@TheDonsChannel]

It really does. Thank you very much for watching. I hope you enjoyed the video? 😀

[@DanieltheWolf76]

@@TheDonsChannel i really did. You are a cool guy. ☺✋

[@TheDonsChannel]

@@DanieltheWolf76 Thanks very much. Really kind of to say. 😀

[@DanieltheWolf76]

@@TheDonsChannel thats how i am.😂

[@TheDonsChannel]

@@DanieltheWolf76 😂

[@rav-pq1pw]

Emerging youtuber😎😎😎love from india

[@TheDonsChannel]

Thank you very much 😁 💙🇮🇳

[@avu4922]

Love Germany from Austria!

[@TheDonsChannel]

😎. Thanks very much for watching

[@Anonymous-bc4dl]

Solange es kein anschluss wird :P

[@12inchesunbuffed33]

@@Anonymous-bc4dl austrians are our brothers like all german speaking nations even dutch and flemish people !

[@TheWolvesCurse]

heim ins reich? xD

[@avu4922]

@@12inchesunbuffed33 I love Germany doesn't mean I am a German. Firstly I am an Austrian😊, secondly I am a European😉. The love to my neighbooring Country has nothing to do with my citizenship. 👍

[@markusschenkl7943]

Just love hearing a Scotsman speaking! ;-)

[@TheDonsChannel]

😃😃. Thanks very much

[@dilbertdoe601]

They're usually mute?

[@manuelwhoelse]

I love your dialect😄

[@TheDonsChannel]

😂 Thank you very much

[@manuelwhoelse]

@@TheDonsChannel You're welcome 😁

[@scott2815]

Mind blown

[@TheDonsChannel]

😁

[@KardoganLR]

300 sorts of bread is not correct. There are around 3,200 sorts of breads and buns in Germany. Most of them regional.

[@realdomdom]

4:42 Hat der doch glatt das Hermannsdenkmal vergessen!

[@EffaloveZurcaroh]

I love German :)

[@diedruidin]

Hello and Moin I like you " Begeisterung" for Germany ..and your (own-(scots?) language ...niiiice😉... Come to West Berlin ....we like people from the North😊 I'm born in north germany and my mother language ist Plattdeutsch.. ..not friesisch ( is more dänisch).. 2. berlinern ...3. standard german.

[@TheWolvesCurse]

as a hassian i can testify for our tendency of talking too much.

[@TheDonsChannel]

🤣🤣

[@JorlinJollyfingers]

"Mein Kampf" is not illegal to own in Germany. It Is illegal to print and sell though. Because Bavarian holds the inellectually rights and they don't permit reprinting it. But noone misses out on reading it, i've got a original copy (since every couple got one on wedding and i inherited it from my grandparents), i tried to read it ... it's just incoherent rambling of a total lunatic.

[@TheChickenlittle11]

Are you a Scotsman living in Northern Ireland ?

[@TheDonsChannel]

Yes

[@TheChickenlittle11]

The Dons Channel I was going to say the address that you had listed said Northern Ireland but you sounded more Scottish than Northern Irish.

[@danielmacintyre6117]

Don’t you think geography now should do a scotland episode

[@TheDonsChannel]

Yrs that would be fantastic

[@danielmacintyre6117]

Ikr

[@uweinhamburg]

When they get to the letter S Scotland will be independent!

[@untergehermuc]

Very nice dialect! English can sound so nice!

[@TheDonsChannel]

Thank you very much. I am from Scotland 😀

[@prometheus4993]

sry, Lederhosen is not a german thing, it is bavarian, but...ok.. bavaria is a part of germany... :-)

[@TheDonsChannel]

Thank you very much

[@narzoggash]

It's actual austrian adopted by per law by the bavarian King in the 1860ies.

[@brittakriep2938]

This is nonsense: Also in Swabian/Alemannic region Lederhosen had been common, perhaps also in frankonian region. The Bavarians had been only those Germans, which had been the last ones using Lederhosen.

[@nierix]

germany is only half the size of Texas, be have in mind.

[@uweinhamburg]

And in this space there are nearly exactly a quarter of the US population! Imagine half of all US citizens living in Texas 😉😂

[@fzoid3534]

yay.. we are the best at bragging

[@elbasso7504]

what took him a whale?

[@xar1234]

What is the point of showing a Man watching a video?

[@shenjahofflin7675]

If you don't wanna watch it, then don't watch it! You are a free human-beeing, you are not forced to do so if you don't like or understand why other people like those videos! Because there are some people out there (like ne btw;-)) who enjoy watching other people react to stuff.

[@shenjahofflin7675]

*me

[@dankay7982]

What's the point of commenting on a man watching a video if the man watching a video doesn't spark your interest? Well, you and me we will probably never know ;)

[@Zino027]

I admire the frech people because of the courage to protest against their government if something is going wrong.

[@TheDonsChannel]

I agree

[@berndheghmanns1437]

I like that video bud i dont like the way english speaking people say the word Porsche, as you see there is a E at the end , so you have to as it is corectly , PorschE with a long e at the end. You guys are butchering it totaly if you say Porsch

[@TheDonsChannel]

Thanks very much

[@Ati-MarcusS]

Mein Kampf was never illegal in germany

[@TheTravellerSounds]

it's illegal to sell uncommented versions

[@stefanfeith7979]

@@TheTravellerSounds It is not per se illegal. Until 2016 Bavaria held the copyright and did not allow reprinting. The copyright ceased to exist 70 years after the death of the creator. Older books from the 30s and 40s were legal to sell in Germany, according to a verdict of the Surpreme Court from 1979. Nowadays it comes down to intent: If a book was printed for school for example it would not be illegal. If sold by a Neonazi-shop it would probably be called Volksverhetzung.

[@helloweener2007]

@@TheTravellerSounds No, it is not illegal to sell it. There was a court decision that "Mein Kampf" can't be against the constitution because it was written before the Grundgesetz. It was only not allowed to reprint it because the copyright went to the state of Bavaria after Hitler's death. And they never gave permission for it. But the copyright is gone (author is dead more than 70 years). You could reprint and resell the book, as long as you don't put the Swastika on it.

[@robwells5753]

🚜🚜🚜 SKIP KZbin ADS GO TO TH END THEN RESTART 😊