German laws: 6 surprising things that are forbidden in Germany | Meet the Germans

[@hardcorehardo]

The moment I felt the most german in my entire life was when I waited for my light to turn green at a pedestrian crossing in the middle of the night with no car in sight

[@Xianne027]

😂 I know the feeling!

[@suzyqualcast6269]

Redsared, no more to be said.

[@fckwful]

We had an Italian professor at our German university who teached regularly in Germany. He told me he did the same thing in Italy and his wife laughed at him, saying he was becoming German in this respect. He proudly told me he now stops deliberately all the more.

[@bongsilla8109]

In fact in smaller cities those lights are completly turned off at night. First to save energy and 2nd cause there is not that much traffic at night. So you can just cross the street if there is no car around.

[@disco.jellyfish]

After getting your first drivers license you probably should because you will get punished as bad as someone who DRIVES across a red light for the first two years of ownership. Once these two years are over you basically may do whatever tf you want.

[@lamperouge3615]

Actually on Sundays, it's not about "not dancing and hammering", it is about the noise you make. You can dance as much as you want to, as long your neighbors aren't disturbed.

[@schmidi4648]

No, you are not allowed to do work on Sunday and it's true, on some holidays you are not allowed to dance in public.

[@Noel_1453]

Schmi Di not really you generalize is way to much some work is not allowed but not every

[@ichmageisify]

@@schmidi4648 It's not forbidden to work on Sundays, otherwise we wouldn't get anything done in our homes. Just don't cut wood with a circular saw or work with a jack-hammer.

[@dsennack7792]

@@schmidi4648 Hospitals?

[@schmidi4648]

@@dsennack7792 of course there are some exceptions like hospitals, rescue services, industry etc.

[@undogmatisch5873]

But, it is not illegal to break out of prison, as long as you don't break other laws.

[@ronnyche2929]

Yea and why should it

[@japascho]

@@ronnyche2929 to keep people in prison??? I know why it's not forbidden, but it's not like a natural thing.

[@ronnyche2929]

@@japascho well it is natural for people to be free? So why would you ban a natural thing

[@roldanbijis4211]

Really I like the Germans.

[@s.w.9887]

But if you break out, you will still be taken back and you have to sit through your years. You just won't get any EXTRA years for busting out, unless you like, hurt someone or stole a car while doing so

[@derhensler]

Crazy how much I learn from these videos as a German.

[@tiernanwearen8096]

How can a nation like Germany be so religious?

[@derhensler]

@@tiernanwearen8096 You mean becuase of the Sundays and Good Fridays

[@tiernanwearen8096]

@@derhensler and the fact that you have to pay a tax to the church

[@derhensler]

@@tiernanwearen8096 Well, you dont have to. At the age of 14 you can decide, wether if you want to be a member of the church or not. If you are not, you don't have to pay a church tax. The thing with the Sundays is very cool I think. Youy also are not allowed to work at your job that day. I think that every country should have that day on the end of the week (Sundays). So that you have at least one day per week that you can enjoy and calm down on. But the thing with Germany being a very religious country may lead back to Germany once being the "Holy Roman Empire". But I' not really sure.

[@stopske9332]

@@tiernanwearen8096 a good thing to note would be that those church taxes aren't only for catholics and protestants. You can build your own religion and if you have enough members and can ensure your religion will stand for a longer period of time you can fill in some documents and your members will pay their taxes through the state as well. I think it's more a thing about making it easier like your churches taxes are just getting paid with every other tax and you don't have to do it separately

[@ottovonbismarck2443]

The "no-noise-rule" on Sundays is very simple to circumvent: just invite your neighbors to the party.

[@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131]

No parties on Sundays !!! Saturday yes. Until 11pm. Then it's "Night peace"..... Gruß aus Norwegen 😉

[@ottovonbismarck2443]

@Redlined997 C2S Yep, that's how we handle it.

[@giacomoleopardi29]

Ja.die Nachbarn einladen.freunde finden, zusammen trinken, essen, lachen und feiern.aber nicht in Deutschland und nicht am Wochenende 🙁

[@RobertLinthicum]

I lived in a Dorf with lots of foreigners (such as myself). It was noisy every day, and often well into the night on workdays.

[@DylanGuitar525]

@Redlined997 C2S usually if you inform your neighbors that you are having a party on sundays they won’t be mad at you. Even if you don’t inform them, as long as you turn it down at night you won’t have any problems especially in larger city’s.

[@martinstent5339]

An important German law that most countries don’t have is “Unterlassene Hilfeleistung” or “duty to rescue”. If you see someone in trouble who needs help, you must, by law, try to help them. Example: If you see an accident on the roadside where someone is injured. You must stop, call an ambulance and apply first aid till help arrives. Just driving by is an offence.

[@alexandraperez207]

In Spain if you see an accident you have to call to the emergency number or police to let them know.

[@sabbitabbi_ddd]

Unless you could get injured or infected by getting involved... you have to call the ambulance at least.

[@HeathenGunner]

I think this is at least the case of all Europe

[@hebneh]

This SHOULD be the case in the USA as well, but it's not, and some Americans will argue vehemently that it would be unfair and unconstitutional to try to mandate this. Watch car crash videos on KZbin and you'll see multiple examples where Americans will watch a terrible traffic collision occur, while their dashcam records it, and then just steer around the wreckage and drive on.

[@mrbisshie]

@@hebneh Also, some people do fake stuff like that in the US, so they can rob you. Some will park their car in a way that it looks like it crashed, and lay on the ground to make it look like they're injured. If you go out to help them, a group of people will come out and rob you. And yes, some will even use their kids as "bait".

[@0815Snickersboy]

As I German I feel like I live in the only country where traffic lights mean anything.

[@johnberckmoes9845]

Come to Brussels (Belgium) and you will have seen the other side of the universe ;-)

[@WeaselJCD]

when I visited germany the time you have a green light is not even enough to cross the road. I think in Berlin/Köln it was especially bad. Wonder how old people do it that are not as fast anymore...

[@lordoffortuneladies2755]

@@WeaselJCD the other lights will stay red long enough so you have time to cross, the idea seems to be that the pedestrian lights only stay green as long you actually have enough time to get across the street before the rest is allowed to drive again

[@somersaultcurse]

@@WeaselJCD when you enter the street as a pedestrian and the signal turns red in this moment, you have time enough to get to the other side in normal walking speed (plus some extra-seconds ^^). safety is a big thing in germany. its pretty usual, that everybody (pedestrians, bikers, cyclists, drivers, etc) is used to a green light means "GO"and red means "STOP". so in 99,7% of all cases its safe, bcs everyone obey the rules. there are other countries i wouldnt bet a penny on getting over a street like in germany... :D

[@mannihh5274]

@@WeaselJCD it's a common misunderstanding of traffic lights. The green period is only the "starting time", since pedestrians have no yellow. Pedestrians are advised to continue, if they have at least one foot on the lane when the light turns red. The cars don't get their green immidiately, depending on the number of lanes to pass, their width and the kind of pedestrians that are most common there, the time needed for crossing is calculated and programmed. Near schools or retirement homes the calculation is based on a lower walking speed. Although german drivers are not very respectful in general, (almost) no one will run over an elderly person that didn't make it in time, most of them don't even honk - doesn't speed them up anyways. Hope you enjoyed your visit of my country, stay safe

[@__________________________---_]

in Germany we call it "ICH MUSS MORGEN AUCH ARBEITEN"

[@schwinn434]

I would like the German noise laws; I live in a apartment complex, and once or twice, in the 17 years I've lived in this apartment, I might have made too much noise; yet, I do agree it is very rude, when living close to other people, to make loud noises for other people to hear. I find unwanted noise extremely distracting!

[@philippquos2493]

A common phrase to be heard on an amateur football pitch as well :-)

[@kenfox22]

What did he say? 😂

[@donrosscojoe5014]

Seems a bit strange, until you learn that in South Dakota USA "it is illegal to fall asleep in a cheese factory"

[@JRandallS]

Actually it isn't sleeping that is illegal, its "lying down and sleeping". So sleeping is fine as long as you don't lie down....

[@donrosscojoe5014]

John S Ahhh thanks, I'll keep that in mind next time I find myself nodding off in a South Dakota cheese factory, God bless

[@rogerlynch5279]

@@JRandallS Yes, or something like the famus BROWN BAG drinking from a marked alcoholic bottle in public.In some States it is illegal so the bottles or cans are covered with a paper (brown) bag

[@ArlosPA]

Not as strange as the law one city in the USA has. The law states that it's forbidden to set off a nuke within it's boundaries and think you don't even go to jail for that. Also I'm always wondering how they want to enact the sentence for breaking this law. After all when a nuke goes off in the city it won't exist anymore.

[@lobeliaowl2482]

It's also illegal to go whaling in Oklahoma. As in, hunting whales. _In Oklahoma_

[@sidney7291]

ES BLEIBT ALLES SO WIE ES IST!

[@alexanderalex1608]

😂😂😂

[@zeparthe16thspiritofarsgoe15]

jedoch...

[@chaospilot2142]

HALT STOP!

[@jasmin.g4539]

DAS KINDERZIMMER IST SAUBER !

[@madi7638]

teewors

[@gengis737]

There is a funny video in youtube : in one of Berlin parks, a German explain very seriously to one British/American all these rules of social behaviour that no German would infringe. Meanwhile in the background a German man strip completely naked to have a sunbath in public. The British/American is totally shocked, the German speaker look back and says quietly : "No problem, this is allowed in Germany".

[@ronaldonmg]

FKK (freikörperkultur) is part of german culture, yes - or at least it was until american SJW-trolls came along with their puritanism.

[@Kkubey]

If you do that in just any park it is "Erregung öffentlichen Ärgernisses" and against the law. There are some places where it is allowed but that is rather rare. You can't just undress in public. But as long as you wear underwear you should be fine. Well, someone might try to figure out if you have some mental issues, but...

[@nurichniemandsonst9639]

@@Kkubey Actually, you can undress anywhere - you just have to put your clothes back on if anyone feels disturbed. So you better take those with you.

[@Kkubey]

@@nurichniemandsonst9639 I have seen someone get arrested for it. With clothes in a bag. Doesn't help you once you are caught.

[@TheWuschelMUC]

@@Kkubey Nude sunbathing was introduced in a big Munich park next to the university when the nude students became just too many to fine them. First the mayor sent in the police with blankets. All Munich had a good laugh about it, except the mayor. He had to give in and allow nude sunbathing in some places.

[@faiqahmad2049]

As a person from South Asia I found these laws extremely ridiculous in the beginning but honestly won't dare to break them. God Bless Deutschland.

[@AK-mf1bo]

The car wash law makes sense

[@rene1054]

@@AK-mf1bo What ANIMAL would flush their soap water down the street? And I hope I never meet a person who dares to dance on good friday..... I mean the Joker wouldn't go that far

[@FrogeniusW.G.]

@@rene1054 It's not about the soap! It's about the mineral-oils from the motor and fuel etc.. If you _really really_ don't mind drinking that (thrue the groundwater), then go ahead and try a lick of it..

[@rene1054]

@@FrogeniusW.G. you didn't recognise that my comment clearly states that I'm against washig a car in the parking lot? And it is about the soap. I'm clearly no expert in cars but my cars roof isn't covered in motor oil and fuel. Neither the windows

[@FrogeniusW.G.]

@@rene1054 Well, no. I'm from Germany, and believe me, it's mainly about the oils! It is mainly at the vehiclebody and undercarriage.. Soaps you have in every household..

[@paxundpeace9970]

But nobody cares about this until someone complain about this.

[@thehello88]

But people do complain

[@rashomon351]

And even if, police will only ask you to keep it down. And you can also do it 3 times without going to jail for the rest of your life...

[@kaedesakura9274]

Oh they will compain. Some neighbors consider looking out of the window a hobby

[@ASBlueful]

@@kaedesakura9274 Especially older Germans

[@notabene2403]

@@ASBlueful in a couple of month, they say, they are going to start testing broadcasting tv here in big cities! If it should work it is even intended to try to do it in colours in a couple of years. This might help to stop older people from observing their neighbours 24/7, they hope..

[@ThePhilNews]

If harmful names are really banned then why are there so many Kevins running around in schools?

[@sambenmoser1240]

Let the Kevin's alone, they have suffered enough years lmao

[@maximmillennia]

@@sambenmoser1240 ok Kevin

[@KaliqueClawthorne]

@@sambenmoser1240 The funny thing: I don't know about other people, but I only know good Kevins :D

[@sambenmoser1240]

@@KaliqueClawthorne I know one Kevin and he is pretty alright

[@pottedrosepetal6906]

well because the name kevin got weird about 5-10 years ago but the children were named around 10-15 years ago.

[@peterstadlmaier3107]

In Germany it is even forbidden to detonate a nuclear bomb. Spassbremsen! § 328 Strafgesetzbuch, Abs. 2: Mit Freiheitsstrafe bis zu fünf Jahren oder mit Geldstrafe wird bestraft, wer [...] 3) eine nukleare Explosion verursacht oder einen anderen zu einer in Nummer 3 bezeichneten Handlung verleitet oder eine solche Handlung fördert. 4) einen anderen zu einer in Nummer 3 bezeichneten Handlung verleitet oder eine solche Handlung fördert.

[@HagenvonEitzen]

Ausnahmen gelten nur für Silvester ab 23:00 Uhr. Aber ich habe einmal gehört, dass in der jährlichen Kriminalstatistik der Polizei über viele Jahre ein Posten "Anzahl Vergehen gegen §328 StGB: 1" auftauchte, bis endlich mal jemand nachschlug, was der Paragraph wirklich bedeutet und man dann die zugrunde liegende Strichliste korrigierte ...

[@wilmowillmo8824]

Gilt das nur für's eigene Land? Denn hätte da so ein zwei Länder die eine Explosion davon verdient hätten 🤔😂

[@unosucks7475]

@@wilmowillmo8824 Welche?🤔 Syrien damit die nicht mehr zu uns flüchten? xD (Schwarzer Humor!! *Nicht* ernst nehmen)

[@OphiuchiChannel]

@Techie Netrunner where they have it.

[@alexschmidt443]

Fünf Jahren? Das ist ja nichts, ha! Ab nach Berlin! Edit: SEK, bitte stürmt nicht meine Wohnung. Alles nur Spaß. Nur Spaß.

[@iSeenUB4]

Europe: Hey remember that time where everyone went lunatic and couldn't stop dancing? Germany: Yes... *Bans public dancing*

[@bobleponge1853]

I saw that! lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/inzLh3hjpbVqnqM [The Plague That Made People Dance Themselves to Death]

[@sias2011]

Like in footloose lol

[@alesiaparis792]

2 or 3 nights in a year

[@JBdiGriz]

Not to forget: You're not allowed to run out of gas on the autobahn.

[@easyhobo]

Der Automobil-Club hat mich jedes Mal mit Diesel versorgt.

[@paulkrimmel6384]

easyhobo Ist aber tatsächlich eine Ordnungswidrigkeit 😂 genauso wie Motor abwürgen ... fällt alles unter "vermeidbare Behinderung des Verkehrsflusses"

[@robertnett9793]

You are basically not allowed to stop on the autobahn - of your own accord, you are not required to ram in a trafic jams tail end obviously. This is even a crime (as in endangerment) which might even end you up in prison if you cause an accident. Running out of gas will get you a fine, even if manage to stop on the side-stripe of the autobahn, as you are responsible to keep your car in working condition.

[@pt3800]

It ain't good to run out of gas no matter in which country you are😉. You might not get any problems with the law in the US, Canada, Australia or else... but you gonna be fucked up stranded somewhere in the nowhere without gas🙈

[@gergelylazar6647]

That's why there are additional signals under the gas stations, meaning how far is the next one. Think twice.

[@halmahs4626]

I lived in Germany twice for short times and I learned some good habits I brought back with me to America. That's all I got to say about that.

[@bluemushroomz]

Heck germany has laws against noise? Now i love that place even more

[@arminvoneckerberg]

It's the EU made 2000 eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32000L0014&from=UK

[@mrsfahad477]

Yes here you can't make noise on from 10pm to 6am it's called nachtruhe. Sometimes if you are having a party and you cqn write a note for your neighbours that it might be loud (idk what the laws says about it lol but people do this here. I mean the one who lives in appartments)

[@VArsovski10]

Went to a couple of picnics in Germany, it was so weird that even the insects looked like flying in order 🤔 We had such a good laugh for noticing it 😁😂😂

[@mins1133]

Banning stuff is never the solution 😅

[@ShadowMcSneaky]

@@mins1133 "banning stuff" or prohibit certain things will always be necessary in a society.

[@SloMo2723]

I once had my old German roommate who I was visiting notice that I had washed my rented Golf GTI Turbo at his house while he was working.He let me have a peace of his mind when I told him that I washed it at his house.I asked him where did he go to clean his car and he told me a car wash near by. I went there and after paying the price which I thought was too much, I felt their government had overstepped their authority and told him so. Then I went to the Rhine river which the water was brown when I lived there in the 70"s with my buddy. I was amazing at how clean the water was and told him how wrong I was about washing ones car at their home. Sometimes it's good to be wrong! All the best from California

[@fasthracing]

Can't believe I just spent 15 secs ready your story tbh.

[@willshedo]

I live by the river Rhine next to the Swiss border. In my childhood the deformed and dead fish swam in the water, water was sometimes red, bubbly and funny smelling. Today you can go fishing in clear Rhine water, eat those fish and go swimming. I am actually proud Germany and Switzerland achieved that!

[@jinlim6575]

gee i wonder...it couldn't be something else causing that pollution that people washing there cars...geesszzz i wonder what could be polluting the water besides people washing their cars...hmmm....

[@willshedo]

@@jinlim6575 it was not people washing cars. It was chemical giants like Hoffman Laroche or Sandoz polluting the Rhine with their dirty waste water.

[@cricho15]

@@jinlim6575 Genius - of course, it wasn't from washing the car. But if you think for a second about why detergent cleans the car, you'll surely figure out why it's so bad when it runs into groundwater.

[@kimbboble]

YOU DON'T WALK ACROSS THE ROAD WHEN THE LIGHT IS RED ESPECIALLY WHEN CHILDREN ARE AROUND

[@kimbboble]

Once a child asked, why he can't just walk across since there's no car nearby. The expression on every other person's face was: BOI, you're the reason why we're waiting

[@svenweihusen57]

@Emily Lavën sorry but I don't agree. Children are easily distracted and if they stick to this law they are safe. Small children just don't realize how fast cars are even within a city. Sure, if you are careful you can cross a street whenever it is safe but I wouldn't bet the life of my children that they can judge when it's safe. BTW: I was once nearly run over by a truck speeding a red light. That it didn't kill me was pure luck.

[@elia5995]

OR you just teach your children that like many other activities that adults are allowed to do, crossing on red is forbidden for children. I refuse to wait on a dead empty street with 0 traffic just cause a kid is standing next to me.

[@svenweihusen57]

@@subdivision6896 simply: when there is nothing I am way more cautious when there are kids.

[@stevenvanhulle7242]

Writing in all-caps is also prohibited. Not many people know that. #shouting

[@9StickNate]

The law that I love, No recording or taking people’s pictures without their consent.

[@FFM0594]

Not true at all. The law is that you have no expectation of privacy while in public.

[@lollul4218]

Tbh: nobody cares about that one...

[@twenTiii]

@@lollul4218 that one, is one of the ones, that people are most likely to say something about, if you disobey it

[@900Yugo]

Not exactly true. CCTVs can be set up by owners in train stations,stores,parks,and other places. But they often do have a sign that CCTV surveilance in use. By entering those places you forfeit any rights that you may have because you chose to use enter those places.

[@900Yugo]

@@twenTiii Actually CCTV operators have the right to record persons in places like train stations,stores,visitor sites etc. As long that they have signs that CCTV cameras are in use you release the rights to them.

[@marsara19]

How serious you handle the "Quite-Sunday"-law is most of the time depending on how you and your neighbors get along. ;)

[@FrogeniusW.G.]

Right.

[@Johncool3456]

@Recoil,SVP I imagine in Bavaria? Or somewhere else in the South? I always think of communities where authorities still care about these old laws concerning so-called disturbances during the day (night time is indeed different) to be rather conservative or rural.

[@eVuLeX]

@Recoil,SVP true, is so nice to have a day where you know you can just chill, even take a nap at noon. If you go out on sundays it also always feels like sunday, atleast for me :=

[@agn855]

Right, especially when it comes to the "Hausordnung". In fact, there's no restriction not to work (hammering, etc.) during "Mittagszeit" on a weekday (MON-SAT) - unless your landlord has explicitly made it part of your contract.

[@rogthepirate4593]

@@Johncool3456 As someone living in a bavarian village, I've actually never seen this. The cops did stop me out in the middle of nowhere once tho, had a few beers with my band while we were out there being loud (we play bagpipes lol). Never expected the cops to be out there. Was still fine tho, 0,12 blood alcohol level, the cop even joked that I could still get into an accident with that and not be in trouble lol

[@Priya-wp6fg]

Rachel.. How did you learn so perfect German? The way you pronounce, talk, choose vocab, way of accent, speed is so perfect.. You talk more like a native speaker than someone who came from other country and learnt.. I really cannot believe that you learnt German and it is not your native language

[@HagenvonEitzen]

No banging on Sundays! How unsexy ...

[@Jan_372]

Unless it's quiet.

[@MrBlindzsk64]

@@joshina4497 you means bdsm

[@kynikersolon3882]

Now I have to tell my room mate that she broke the law.

[@GuitarWholesale]

So a normal Sunday for you, why are you worried?

[@murderouskitten2577]

@@Jan_372 quite banging - aka - banging in german style :D ?

[@tumbleweedfish]

This... This isn't the case in other countries? *distressed german noises*

[@VArsovski10]

Went in Germany to a couple of picnics.. Guess what EVEN THE BEES seemed "In Ordnung" flying in straight lines (directly to destination) one at a time 🤔😁😂

[@tumbleweedfish]

@@VArsovski10 They sway around a *little* bit but where else would they go if not to their destination?

[@h.w.6563]

@@VArsovski10 Fun fact: Aimlessly driving around in a car is illegal in germany, too (not kidding)

[@kennichdendenn]

@@h.w.6563 for noise and environmental reasons

[@h.w.6563]

@@kennichdendenn I know, I just thought the fact was fitting to his bee story ^^

[@ang5798]

The "silent days" as you call them in itself are unfamiliar to me, except for Sundays, and "certain times during the day" You guys have to look at it like this: Your Sunday will be quiet Nobody will disturb your baby's nap From late evening to early morning you can sleep in peace We also have rules for not honking the wheel or driving with loud music in residential areas during certain times, but the areas where it applies are usually marked with a road sign so you will know It's all about respecting the peace

[@ang5798]

Another thing I just remembered! In Germany it is also very uncommon for people to call you late (or very early) during the day. Unless you're having immigrant roots or made a pact with your bestie at some point or your group consists of mostly non-germans, it's uncommon to even be called by your friends after 8pm or before 9am And especially when trying to contact adults, most people will really really consider if it is appropriate to call at any time Before 9am is a no-go Usually after 8pm too

[@777wilkos]

@@ang5798Calling parents between 20:00 and 20:15 is a no go. Most elder people will watch the "Tagesschau" news on TV channel 1. Never to disturb at that time!

[@corumeach]

Honking is only allowed in immediate and dangerous driving situations, like warning an unaware person crossing the street in front of your car. It's not dependant on certain days or times.

[@nekekaminger]

@@corumeach It's also allowed to honk in order to announce your intent to overtake the car in front of you. Technically. Nobody does it and people will consider you an asshole if you do.

[@MesoScale]

I actually like those regulations about being respectful and keep your noise down A LOT. Enjoying my peacefully silent Sunday so much while being in Germany. This is so great!

[@meinname288]

As a german I am very happy about those rules. Especially the last one ensures great quality tap water pretty much anywhere. Haven't bought bottled water since I live in Munich.

[@dweuromaxx]

Great point!

[@chaardoMusic]

FC Bayern ❤

[@AnnaCurser]

yeah and that you cannot change your name at all makes total sense for the Persönliche Selbstentfaltung.

[@pitpatify]

Most of the stuff is taken out of perspective and/or grossly exaggerated. I.e., there is no law banning DiY on Sundays, there are only regulations about disturbing your neighbors with noise and some courts stated, that drilling, hammering and other DiY related activities are considered disturbing noise _under_certain_circumstances_. I live in a house with some distance to the neighbors and indoors I can drill and hammer as much as I like on Sundays. Other example: no dancing on Good Friday. You can dance on Good Friday in private, if you want, you just can't hold public dances (I am not sure if this applies to commercially organized dances only). And there is a growing debate if this regulation should be abolished, as the importance of religion in society is decreasing more and more. It is however true that fines for certain offenses are calculated based on income. This is not applied for minor stuff, like parking tickets, but for serious stuff.

[@sunnymas2656]

On Good Friday or first christmas day (Heilig Abend) there is no public dancing allowed. Because it would harm the christians. So if you dance at home, be shure, that Nobody can see you. (Except your guests.)

[@studiospiraluniverse]

The dancing ban is mostly for owners of nightclubs. Usually they put one or more chairs on the dancefloor from midnight onwards into certain holidays. Yes, they could be fined for allowing dance on these days. There is zero law regulating private dance....you can leave your curtains open while you dance in private.

[@sunnymas2656]

@@studiospiraluniverse Yes, private dancing is not forbidden. But maybe what town, area, people - the neighbours don´t like it ? It´s stupid to forbid it. A dance club is a closed area. Nobody sees outside, what´s happened inside. When you tag:"Freedom of choice" in your country, so let`s give it. When the people don´t want to be religious these days, but want to dance = their freedom of choice. And the churches has to respect it. Even the dancers don´t harm the churches in anything.

[@studiospiraluniverse]

@sunnymas - I don‘t think »someone might not like it« is important or even specific enough for a video about laws in germany. I do agree with you that a dance ban doesn‘t make sense in the 21st century,. On the other side these are old laws still somehow surviving because nobody finds them important enough to challenge them in court (I‘m sure they would win). In my experience the nightclubs are mostly empty on good friday and christmas and the lonely souls hanging at the bar are not much into dancing....

[@bertjafn]

LoopUdu Loops and Percussion Actually, they are challenged in court every year, and mostly those laws are upheld by the court. There was an exception this year, when a specific bavarian law was deemed unconstitutional - but that was just that: an exception.

[@Sonnedude]

I’m guessing Rammstein doesn’t perform on Sunday then...

[@Longtack55]

Low volume.

[@lipsterman1]

Nein....Nein...

[@mcmerry2846]

“...nein....“

[@Kkubey]

There are concerts and all sorts of other events on Sundays. And if you live alone in a house in a forest no one would care either. It is just so that you don't disturb your neighbors rest. But considering that more and more people work on sundays and all the other changes it isn't really up to date anymore.

[@loweel2897]

Rammstein are quite limited, since on wednesday and monday you can't use flamethrowers.

[@EvilWurst]

As a German returning home after 7 years abroad, I found this extremely helpful. I had forgotten how important rules are in this country 😂

[@probablygraham]

Most of these laws are actually quite useful even if they sound petty. Anyone who has tried calling the police in the UK complaining about noise and has been told you will have to contact the council will agree. There is a little known minor breach of the law (Ordungswidrigkeit) in Germany titled "Unnützes Hin- und Herfahren" (unnecessary driving around). You can be fined up to €100 if you are caught driving around for no apparent reason in a built-up area if this is disturbing people. It sounds ridiculous but it stops all those eejits who drive up and down the road with music blasting out of their cars.

[@lequedicatsamarge4228]

Thanks for the tip, mate. Maybe this can help me stop these bastards driving around in rented sport cars in my neighbourhood in the middle of the night.

[@AURORAFIELDS]

ok this law I can get behind

[@christophfischer2773]

The "Tanzverbot" doesn't ban dancing in public, it bans public dance events. That is an important distinction. One is ridiculous the other just annoying.

[@tuahsakato17]

"Germans are extremely obedient when it comes to pedestrian crossings" Me living in Darmstadt: PPFFTTTTT HAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAAA NÖ

[@xxnightdriverxx9576]

In Aachen ist es aber wirklich so 😅 Da geht niemand über ne rote Ampel. Selbst wenn die Autos schon rot haben warten noch alle bis die Ampel wirklich auf Grün umspringt. Zwischen Autos - rot und Fußgänger - Grün sind ja nochmal 5 Sekunden oder so. In jeder anderen Großstadt wo ich bisher war gehen die Leute da immer schon

[@---zx9zf]

In Frankfurt ist es mindestens genau so schlimm, wenn nicht schlimmer ahahahaha

[@colagesicht]

Yes because Darmstadt isn't German anymore.

[@Ocean_Man]

@@---zx9zf oh mein gott, Frankfurter Ampeln😂

[@maxverschlafen3583]

Anjae ada org indo comment XD

[@fireflyfireworks668]

The 'quiet time' isn't that complicated at all, most of it is just common sense and if your neighbours don't hate you, they will forgive you an occasional exeption you make.

[@Quazarthegreat]

@Ganga Din no police siad will storm your house if you build a new chair while a policemen is walking by your house The neighbours first need to complain to you, and if you dont comply they can the police, wich basically can also only tell you to stop it with the noise

[@fabianwild2477]

@Ganga Din Thats not the point. The idea behind this is simple: After six days of work everybody shall have a day to recover. And simply thats the the reason for this law. You might find this spießig, but thats ok. Might started as a christian thing but today most people still feel happy with it. And if you live in a good neighborhood, theres no problem if you ask and tell your neighbours why you need to mow on sunday. So calm down a bit and enjoy your weekend. And by the way: Gemany ist still a democracy: if you dont like it you can vote next time.

[@MetalGear0987]

@@fabianwild2477 With most people you mean elderly retired people right. Because i dont know any younger person who has the time /liked to sacrifice the only day, saturday, they can go shopping/do things with friends. This whole thing wouldnt be such a nuisance if shops are allowed to open at sunday.

[@sksaddrakk5183]

@@MetalGear0987 come on, most shops are open from 8-22 hrs on weekdays and 9-20 on saturdays... I think everyone should be able to organize him/herself in a way that you can go shopping during these opening hours and still have time to meet ones friends on the weekend...

[@lilagony3068]

@Ganga Din a pretty big part of the german people don't like/support what the politicians say, just as in any other country of the world. What you're doing here seems like simply complaining about germany without any reason, every single answer you've given is just a new problem you have with something that germans do.

[@eastfrisian_88]

That's really true about the insults. A friend of mine had a rather aggressive elderly neighbor who lived below him. My buddy was only allowed to move around the apartment as quietly as possible or he would receive a hail of complaints. One day his parents were visiting and the neighbor rang the doorbell and complained about "noise", yelled abusive words and made insulting gestures. His father filed a complaint (there were enough witnesses) and the neighbor ended up in court - as it turned out later, not for the first time. He had to pay €900. Since then, the neighbor never yelled again against him. 🤣

[@lovethangela-n6s]

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[@LukeLovesRose]

That's not something to laugh about. That is such a backward law. I would rather live in Berlin in 1934

[@NuGanjaTron]

@@LukeLovesRose German mentality is basically stuck in the MIddle Ages.

[@AB-ou8ve]

@@LukeLovesRose So Nazism is on the same level as neighbour disputes? Get lost.

[@LukeLovesRose]

@@AB-ou8ve Watch Europa The Last Battle. It wasn't as bad as you think

[@dennisgreen3430]

I asked my priest the difference between Heaven & Hell, he replied: In Heaven, The French are the cooks, the British are the police, the Italians are the lovers, the Germans are the mechanics. In Hell, The British are the cooks, the French are the lovers, the Italians are the mechanics, the Germans are the police. Sounds about right.

[@TheLtVoss]

Nice

[@TheLithiumLi3]

Underrated comment

[@markusschmitz6056]

"In Hell, the French are the lovers" does not really sound right. That's the correct version: Heaven is where the cooks are French, the police are British, the mechanics are German, the lovers are Italian and everything is organized by the Swiss. Hell is where the cooks are British, the police are German, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, and everything is organized by the Italians.

[@fw--kx6sk]

So i guess Ferrari is in hell this and next year

[@fredflintstone8048]

@@markusschmitz6056 Given that the british police are favoring Muslims more all the time and abusing the british in these disputes I would not longer argue that the britsh are the police in heaven.. Maybe in the Islamic heaven, but not in anyone else's.

[@cestencorewisdom9931]

I think I'm falling in love with Germany 😆. The way she shows us Germany is so different from what we see in class with old ass books, german people look so nice !! God bless this women !

[@3-methylindole730]

Don't fool yourself. Many Germans are even leaving Germany for the mentality of spying on people and reporting anything to the government etc. It's not really a place where the people work TOGETHER, but rather against each other. ("Ellenbogengesellschaft" is a word explaining it the best) Many people are put up with this "Denunziantentum".

[@TomM1173]

There are however "do-it-yourself" car cleaning stations in Germany, which you can use to clean your car using the vacuum cleaners and or high pressure (water) cleaners they provide. But they will of course not operate on a Sunday. ;-)

[@carly200]

not true, some are open on sundays :-)

[@TomM1173]

@@carly200 Not in Bavaria and or Baden-Württemberg. :-)

[@carly200]

@@TomM1173 I live in Bavaria and they are open on Sundays at A9 Schweitenkirchen

[@TomM1173]

@@carly200 Well in the cities where I (have) live(d) (Munich and surroundings) as well as Nuremberg, they are closed. Maybe at a highway it's different, but you won't find it in cities.

[@carly200]

@@TomM1173 www.mobile.de/magazin/artikel/autowaesche-am-sonntag-so-ist-die-lage-in-den-laendern-2410

[@maitridajames1997]

Quiet days! How amazing - Having suffered from noisy neighbours over the years and differing locations (examples playing music, hammering, mowing, barking dogs, letting off firework in the middle of the night) over the years I think I could move to Germany for these rules!

[@raptorrise8537]

You are always welcome here! :)

[@raziasrazias7761]

You are also welcome in Portugal. The police also comes in New Years day at night. Dont go to France...the police does nothing

[@paulkrimmel6384]

Very important dont steal anyones bees, there is a extra law in germany for this case...

[@robertnett9793]

And don't forget - they never abolished the rules that a bee-keeper might posess a crossbow. (at least last time I checked)

[@gengis737]

Also bee-keeper have the right to break into your property, in search of the bees.

[@atquoc6609]

0:01 do anyone know that soudtrack name? :

[@netzvamp]

@@gengis737 Don't forget the law that regulates what happens if 2 or more bee-keepers meet while searching and there swarms combine to one larger swarm XD

[@gengis737]

@@netzvamp My guess : they are allowed to fight by sword to decide who will take the swarm ?

[@HHHGeorge]

What a wonderful country where there are laws to allow peaceful days to exist during the year and the people follow the laws.

[@randallezno3055]

yes they also put visas and restrict other people from most basic human rights such as visiting a sick relative or attending to wedding of your relatives in germany

[@matteslambertus7684]

@Corvo Attano What are you even talking about?

[@re4lize]

@@randallezno3055 "visiting relatives" is no basic human right ... lol

[@randallezno3055]

@@re4lize human rights ARTICLE 13 - FREEDOM TO MOVE “2. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.”

[@lemmyboy4107]

@@randallezno3055 where you from? If you are outside EU you ofc need a visa. If you are german citizen you can leave and return when ever you want.

[@sunnymas2656]

Germany: If you are a pedestrian, and cross the street at your red light, you get fined AND maybe must go to a traffic group teaching of one or two hours.

[@unosucks7475]

Yea traffic laws are shit... but as long as we got the Autobahn without speedlimit we should be fine😅

[@Lots17]

But you can just cross the street next to it as that's not forbidden like in the US

[@thorwaldjohanson2526]

@@Lots17 im pretty sure you need a certain distance from the traffic light to be allowed to cross. 15m comes to mind, but could be wrong

[@mbogucki1]

North Americans could use some of those group teachings.

[@branonlamphere9624]

What happens if you pee in the middle of the road?

[@bonitamartin4954]

I had a classmate who named her son Regret because she regretted getting pregnant! I wish he'd been born in Germany. Another friend averted a close call when a woman was about to name her daughter Chlamydia, thinking it was a flower! After offering her a seed catalog, the woman named her baby Rose. Whew! That was a close one!

[@amum9958]

I lived in Germany for a couple of years and I never understood why they buy bottled water when the tap water is completely potable. Also never understood their love for sparkling water. Could you maybe do a segment on this? Thanks! I love this series btw, and it is right on point.

[@rita2264]

Amu M tell me about it what’s up with the sparkling water! Any German here?

[@Diemerstein]

@@rita2264 Still water or tap water if you will is for one, boring. I was raised on Sauer and Süss wasser, or carbonated water or soda, although lots of people do drink just plain water.

[@RachelStewart04]

Will add that to the list, thanks! Glad you are enjoying the series :)

[@RachelStewart04]

@@rita2264 I hated it at first, but now I am a convert!

[@amum9958]

@@RachelStewart04 Great, thanks! Will look forward to it!

[@TheSurvivor1963]

We have most of the same laws in Norway too, but maybe not as strictly enforced as in Germany. I love the quiet Sundays and holidays.

[@strawberryjam3670]

I mean for me a German those all make sense. Especially quiet days, when you're at home after a week at work or finally get a holiday you want some rest probably.

[@OrthodoxofUSA]

I like those quiet rules too. I wish we had some where I live. My upstairs neighbors play their base on weekday mornings!

[@archelt9496]

Germany here i come.. My neighbours are annoying sons of bitches i can't wait to escape the shit hole i'm living in

[@Totobiii]

@@archelt9496 Getting it enforced by law is quite difficult though. Friend of mine moved out because he couldn't get his neighbour to quiet down and behave, even though he told the landlord, police and documented it all.

[@archelt9496]

@@Totobiii Damn! One can only pray to have good neighbours 😂

[@lemmyboy4107]

@@Totobiii Call the Police, i had a loud neighbour once. Called police and he never was loud again XD.

[@m.j.golden4522]

When it concerns the environment, I also love a good ban. Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man. - Stewart Udall

[@WarumHabeIchZweiKonten]

2:49 "step away from the sponge" made me laugh so hard

[@invinciblenowyt]

A lot of those aren’t really followed, ever

[@oSJmee]

Invincible YT Kommt immer drauf an wie gut man sich mit seinen Nachbarn versteht. 😂

[@invinciblenowyt]

oSJme also ja, aber häufig sind solche Gesetze alt. Wie auch hier in der Schweiz ist es illegal um die Toilette nach 10 Uhr zu nutzen, aber niemand macht was dagegen wenn man es doch nutzt, da es heute viel isoliertere Wände und decken gibt.

[@Darkarrow90]

genau.. bin Freiburger... auf den ersten blick super offen kinderfreundlich usw usw du glaubst nicht wie viele menschen sich über ein Kindergarten ne schule oder Spielplatz hier aufregen - natürlich alles schön auf deutsche unterschwellige art dass ist mittlerweile so schlimm dass es 2-3 viertel gibt wo jedes Wochenende die Polizei ankommt wegen "Lärmbelästigung" wenn es so weit ist dass Nachbarn nach Turnus bei der Polizei anrufen ... armes Deutschland

[@Robin93k]

@@thestachelfisch Probiers doch einfach mal aus. Ich bin mir sicher du schaffst das.

[@TremereTT]

@@thestachelfisch Stinkefinger im Auto zu einem Drängler. 1500 € hat mein Schwager zahlen müssen.

[@japascho]

As a German I have to say that nobody cares about such "laws" as long as your not disturbing someone and even then it's not like your going to prison, the police will kindly ask you to stop doing whatever, go on partying at home or smthing like that.

[@lendoggtheking]

I like that the fines are related to income, I feel that in the uk there are people who are able to treat parking fines more like fees!

[@randyschaff8939]

Fines tied to income!!!! This really is a police state where you have zero privacy🤔

[@Friek555]

Actually traffic fines don't depend on income in Germany. But you're right, they should, and they already do in Switzerland

[@labelmail]

@@randyschaff8939 fines which are related to income occur only at a court of law through a ruling from a judge or an agreement with a public prosecutor/state attorney

[@firoxx123]

@Albert Felsen i wish i could have witnesssed that.justice served!

[@Andrew-ci1dg]

​@Albert Felsen In my state in America your first drunk driving offense gets you 4 days in jail, 2 years license suspension, 2 day drug and alcohol course, then 2-4 sessions counseling. The drug and alcohol course costs $400, the counseling costs $90 per session and the fine for a first offense is $1200. Also you cant drink alcoholic beverages for the time between your offense and your court date if your out on bail. 4 offenses and you lose your license indefinitely. Drunk driving in some states in America can ruin your life. I was caught with a small alcohol in my system well under the legal limit, but because I was under age I was hit with a DUI, then 2 years later after getting my license back I still wasn't allowed to have alcohol in my system for 7 years so I was pulled over by a small town corrupt police officer and lost my license again for another 2 years. But didnt get it back for 9 because of all the hoops I had to go through in order to get car insurance. I lost all of my 20's and some of my 30's, the best years of my life because of corrupt police officers and tough DUI laws. Even though I have a license now and don't drink I still ride a bicycle everywhere because i'm too scarred from that time. I cant even get security clearance for some jobs.

[@SamsonGuest]

Alternativ title: obscure german laws that many ignore and are hardly ever enforced.

[@gonndalfderdrolfte1058]

Leave out the "obscure" part

[@ichmageisify]

Well... good luck finding a Halloween party that won't stop at 2am.

[@flossenking]

An das Lärmverbot am WE halten sich aber die meisten

[@RioMuc]

Try to go to a club on Good Friday, make noise on a Sunday or wash your car at home and you will experience if they are enforced or not!

[@SamsonGuest]

Okay... 'On silent days dancing in public is forbidden' Yes clubs will be closed or close early on a couple of religious holidays. But dancing in public is forbidden is absolutly not something that is enforced. If you are outside in a public space alone or with a bunch of friends, if you are at an event and people dance nobody is going to stop them. What is stopped is clubs from operating. Personally I have NEVER experienced the law for sunday rest enforced. Yes in theory if you have a sensitive neighbor that calls the police hanging a picture it can be enforced. But in all honesty tell me how many situations you are aware of where it has been enforced? Sure that most people treat the Sunday rest with some respect helps to avoid that. But it just is not a common occurence to see it be enforced. (While for example having a home party go loud to long into the night for example is a very common cause to get the police called on you). A bunch of people people would wash their car literally every weekend in front of their houses in the neighborhood I grew up in. Sometimes on Sundays! Never ever has anybody called the police over this. How many cases are you aware of where someone has been charged for insulting someone, maybe even go to jail for it? Most occasionally I'm aware of involved officials who got insulted on the job (read sensitive policemen) and occasionally when people get out of hand in other professional context. You are more likely to get punched in the face that get charge with an offense for insulting someone. Yes walking over red sometimes get you into trouble. But let's be real here. Its super rare. I personally have never been penalized and I ALWAYS walk across red if the traffic isn't to busy. This propably varies regionally, but police is not out there controlling the red lights for jaywalkers and taking their drivers licences. Yes it happens,but compared to how many millions of times people walk across a red light in germany every day it is a very rare occurrence. (From the top of my memory everybody I know who got charge was riding a bicycle, but I'm sure it sometimes happens to pedestrians.) I don't know about the whole name thing. Maybe that is super common and happens all the time. But hey at least the names are obscure in that case. And finally yes I would consider these laws obscure. Obscure can be used synonymous with insignificant and from my personal experience the laws in the video are insignificant in day to day live. Maybe that reflective of where I grew up and live. And maybe all these laws are commonly and strictly enforced in the conservative stronghold you grew up in. But in my experience they are obscure and hardly ever enforced. Hey that's what makes the video interesting that it highlights something's that are unusually in germany law and that you very likely never will encounter and know about if you didn't see the video or grew up in Germany.

[@jamesbinns8528]

As for traffic lights--I visited Egypt two years ago. To the Egyptians a traffic light is little more than a decoration. My Egyptian friend told me not to cross the street in the crosswalk because, "It's too dangerous!"

[@joycegreer9391]

Wow.

[@melodyschleicher81]

Traffic lights might only have symbolic value in Egypt, but they are very polite drivers. A whole line of cars will back out of a tight little street to let someone out. At a traffic light, someone will decide it is their turn to stop, never mind the color of the traffic light. Traffic slows, stops, and drivers signal for cross traffic to proceed. All very orderly in spite of apparent chaos. Their taxi drivers are phenomenal.

[@christianlady]

😂

[@groove9tube]

The pedestrian rule really struck me on my first visit in Cologne. I only saw one person jaywalk; it was a young lady who ran to catch a tram. But the compliance for crossing seemed less stringent during my time in Berlin.

[@Dendarang]

One important law that wasn't mentioned is that you aren't allowed to film strangers in public without their explicit permission, even in a completely public spaces like sidewalk or mall. And you aren't allowed to have camera going off all the time facing the public, so stuff like dashcams or door cams are also illegal.

[@CM-di1oz]

I mean the former makes some sense(ignoring the fact that Germany tons of security cams) but doorbell cams are extremely useful, and dash cams can completely make or break court case.

[@qwerty-gc8tn]

Quiet Day makes perfect sence. Nice to see that other countries enforce it

[@DrJorgH]

30 Years ago the Sunday in North England was considerably quieter than in Germany

[@filippocorvalan6326]

Listen to this: a German goes on vacations to france, and the french police says: "bonjour, occupation?“, and the German replies:" no sir, I'm just in holidays'

[@RO_Tim]

3 times the charm they say?

[@Fion355]

@@RO_Tim Hey, maybe its time to march into frace again? We didnt that for over 80 years now. New record.

[@paulkrimmel6384]

Fion Silberpfeil well the french sadly stocked up on nuclear weapons, so this part of important german cultur is about to die out i suppose 😂

[@mannihh5274]

That's a good one - cheers Filippo !

[@camanou1430]

And just like that you night not need a Hotel reservation for tonight 😂😂😂

[@MrG3ST]

insulting people gets you in trouble france : hold my baguette

[@mjack1935]

just this: you need to do a test for a licence to go fishing, apart from additional fees or restrictions in most places. the learners course for this happens during 5 evening sessions and costs about 300 euro

[@rohateanonis4657]

3:11 " have the Germans gone too far ?" Oh boy do I have a history lesson for you .

[@rukia9849]

Well, Both World Wars where startet by Austria... Or an Austrian.

[@dumbazz83]

@@rukia9849 yep, you germans didnt have the balls for it

[@Nikioko]

Stalingrad was it bit too far if it comes to restocking...

[@oegoe]

@@dumbazz83 So now its a good thing to start world wars?

[@murderouskitten2577]

@@rukia9849 True , but Austria is not important anymore , so americans , english and russians ( french does not count , only thing they can win is civil wars ) cant really gloat about wining war started by some small country , so they blame Germany , since Germany is bigger and it looks more impresive in books :D

[@bevtuft3572]

I love the silent Sundays idea. There is too much noise at all times in our society.

[@NoahKahan67]

i swear i feel so german when someone is Loud on sundays

[@Nikke283]

But remember: don`t swear in public;)

[@weisserKaktusLP]

Isch Schwöre

[@larswesterhausen7262]

Most of my American (and Australian) friends are amazed to learn that corporal punishment whatsoever, including face slapping and ear pulling, is prohibited by law. A fact that even most Germans are unaware of is while hissing the National Flag is perfectly okay, hissing the National Flag with the emblem of the Federal Eagle on it is strictly forbidden for private persons and can result in a fine up to 1.000 €. This flag is reserved for the government or German embassies abroad only.

[@zeropoint4151]

My gosh! No noise on Sundays! That should be a universal law.

[@artificialpanda7173]

Gosh I would to see little kids being jailed for being annoying self destructive monsters that they are

[@fifaisscripted]

As a German I consider this law nonsense. I have to work 5 days a week and only have the weekends for work around my house, like drilling and so on. But I cant realize my plans on Sundays

[@MetalGear0987]

This sucks so much. Imagine you work monday-friday, its either make plans for saturday, or work on your house and not be able to do anything on sunday. But hey! Im allowed to mow my lawn at around 7 am. Only reason to get a silent/electronic based lawn mower to be able to do it on sunday. Then again someone even then might report you for this, if they do its back to making as much noise as possible the earlier you can. I live next to a horse training school and they complained that i worked on my car during my break time at lunch, so i instead made as much noise as possible when the girls tried to ride/train the horses at the evening.

[@Plastikloud]

It is one of the greatest things here, everything is so quiet on a sunday, very surreal on a spring morning 💜

[@MetalGear0987]

@@Plastikloud No its not, you are still allowed to drive cars etc. Or have a party/grill in your backyard and talk loudly.

[@GraceCanadaful]

I love German laws. You can enjoy times of peace and quiet in the most densely populated cities, they protect nature and create clean and beautiful neighbourhoods and towns.

[@GraceCanadaful]

@Ganga Din you are rude because you can. And work on your reading comprehension instead of lecturing others. I was talking about the cities. I know Germany very well. I am not American. All of you who posted rude comments - you should be ashamed of yourself.

[@broetchenahoi6524]

@Ganga Din you don't know what you're talking about. Germany IS one of if not the most densely populated countries in Europe. You should apologize for your rude comments.

[@dave8599]

yeh, good thing I am not in nazi germany, my rude comment would get me jailed. I will take freedom over your police state anyday. we know what ypur german police state did in WWII

[@8b8b8b]

@Ganga Din 240 per Km2 is about slightly higher than average in Western Europe

[@iltc9734]

That was incredibly funny and interesting ! I like the "quiet" rules for Sundays. Inconvenient but very civilised, and dials down several types of stress.

[@swedishguyonyoutube4684]

The Germans have NOT gone too far. In Sweden, people used to behave as if there were laws such as these, even though there aren’t any, but in recent years, either because of neglect or ignorance, it seems like more and more people lack basic respect for others. People litter everywhere, pedestrians and cyclists cross roads as they please, large trucks go though residential areas at ungodly hours, people play incredibly loud music from their cars in the middle of the night, and so on. If we had laws like Germany’s, these things would have been less of a problem, and people would’ve learned that laws and rules are in fact laws and rules, not suggestions.

[@MaxHohenstaufen]

If you think this is annoying, look at the far opposite end of the law scale: Somalia. No laws.

[@etmax1]

Actually a lot of countries have similar laws to those presented here, it's just that the police are too damned lazy to enforce them. One of our local by-laws is no loud music after 8:00pm yet the cops won't do anything until after 2:00am

[@dee6159]

Lmao

[@wobblybobengland]

Australia?

[@Andrew-ci1dg]

You can literally steal a cargo ship in somalia. The only people that will stop you are the U.S. or Britain.

[@disco.jellyfish]

Me living on the countryside wondering when the last time was I saw a police in my area. Yeah, its been a few years.

[@KeepingOnTheWatch]

Disco Jellyfish Love your KZbin name! 😊

[@cyberfux]

Easter monday, the neighbour on the left is mowing his lawn, the one on the right ist working with his chainsaw - i love living in the countryside ;-)

[@disco.jellyfish]

@@cyberfux Lol I remember when one guy in my neighborhood decided to get out his lawn mower and do his garden at 3am. Was he unusually early or late, though? Otherwise its super silent here. You just hear some motorcycles every now and then. But mine has an aftermarket exhaust too, so you probably hear it across the whole village once its hit rev-limiter lmao. But I love how everyone sais hello to each other. There are two types of neighborhoods in german villages. The ones call police all the time other ones join the party.

[@cyberfux]

@@disco.jellyfish Jep... Mine is silent af at the moment, a Stehbolzen broke from the Krümmer as i was changing the exhaust...

[@andreawirtz2728]

Haha bin ein Dorf Kind und hier nennen die Menschen Polizisten noch (Schutzmänner) einen „Schutzmann“ habe ich schon eine Ewigkeit nicht mehr gesehen 😅 wenn nicht von Zeit zu Zeit mal ein Polizeiauto durch fahren würde, wüsste ich bis heute nicht das die Autos nicht mehr Grün sondern Blau sind 😂

[@travelbonne4872]

Best channel. I love Rachel, her videos are so creative and to the point! 😍

[@edam1486]

Something I love about germans, is they know how to work efficiently and to relax. So I actually agree with banning loud noises (activities) on residential areas at least once a week.

[@MrMarcusox]

The silent days are actually taken very seriously. In the southwestern town of Freiburg the Football Club which plays in the First Division is not allowed to use its new Stadium on sunday afternoon and after 8 during the week due to "Lärmbelästigung" of the residents.

[@ashmonkey2572]

Sicher? Weil dann müsste der SC für Europa League oder Champions League Spiele nach Stuttgart oder Basel umziehen.

[@Sailsd]

@@ashmonkey2572 Das Urteil ist schon wieder aufgehoben worden. ;)

[@ashmonkey2572]

@@Sailsd Na Gott sei Dank. Danke :)

[@leavoda3791]

And I applaude it.

[@brunobastos5533]

actually some are reasonable, who never have a neighbor banging the hammer Sunday morning, if not you are that neighbor

[@mcmerry2846]

Neibour: traspasses and activates my house's alarm... also neigbour: calls police for noise

[@onkelgeralt2819]

The "no-noise-rule" summarizes to: "Don't piss of your neighbor!" You can actually be as loud as you want if you don't have neighbors that can hear you. The laicistic north and east (former GDR) by the way does not have the "no-dancing rule".

[@rogthepirate4593]

Yeah, just the damn catlicks ruining it for the rest of us.

[@Temo990]

Good isolations against noice in builds help as well.

[@_wormlet]

All well and good until you have a malicious, mentally ill neighbour who is pissed off by your very existence.

[@maxplanck9055]

I like Rachel, a nice presenter, a good balance between humour and information. A well judged interesting blend. Happily will watch all of her meet the Germans shows, I like her. A good blend of beauty and intelligence, nicely styled too.👍♥️😘

[@VC-kj9yx]

Ist Rachel eine deutsche Frau?

[@Shadow81989]

@@VC-kj9yx Nein, laut Videobeschreibung Britisch... "Rachel moved from the UK to Germany in 2016. As a relative newcomer she casts a fresh eye over German clichés and shares her experiences of settling into German life. Every two weeks she explores a new topic - from saunas to asparagus or the ins and outs of German small talk."

[@VC-kj9yx]

@@Shadow81989 Thanks for the information

[@veeaa]

Thank goodness our neighbours are laid back enough not to complain about our vacuuming on Sundays. You can't do anything else useful as everything is closed on. Mostly the rules make sense and the fact that people obey them is fantastic. It keeps the society organized and you feel like you can trust everybody. There are some ridiculous ones too. For example, people need to fill and paint over the holes of their lamps in the ceiling before moving out. So what is the first thing the new tenant does after moving in? Of course drilling new holes for his lamps...

[@andywalker2077]

The house needs replacing when all the concrete in the ceiling has been replaced by wet bread painted over.

[@ich8159]

veeaa - To fill the holes in the ceiling and walls and paint them over actually makes sense as apartments are usually sold or let out unfurnished. Every lamp fitting etc is slightly different. Not filling and repainting the ceiling would look quite ugly and we all know that the average German is a perfectionist... 😉😃 We have standards... 😂 I would insist on a freshly painted apartment and you better make sure to do it properly... 😂😂😂

[@veeaa]

@@ich8159 Well 90% of lamps use hooks so at least one standard hook should be there all the time. In Finland, for example, every apartment has a plastic cover over the big hole in the ceiling. That cover includes a standard hook and a smaller version of an electrical wall socket. Most of the lamps you buy come with electrical plugs so you don't have to screw bare electrical wires with a flashlight in your mouth after a long day of moving. If your lamp doesn't have a plug, then you can buy one for like 1€ from Ikea. I was dumbfounded when I couldn't find those in any hardware store. I even asked them "Wie hängt man Lampe in Deutschland?". They gave me a silly look and showed me to the hook aisle :D I get filling the holes in the walls but the hook in the middle of the room for the lamp?

[@ich8159]

veeaa - I am sorry you had such a poor experience when asking where to get the cable connector. I suppose we are not famous for friendly service... There are those plastic covers on the ceiling how you describe them in some apartments, but mostly in „old“ buildings as it is assumed in „new“ buildings that you might want to mount „in ceiling“ halogen or LED spots and don‘t need/want a hook... In the end I think fixing a lamp always is a bit of a hassle and I can imagine what an unpleasant surprise it must have been for you to return from IKEA to find that you will need to do some serious DIY instead of just connecting the new lamp as you are used to from your country. Especially if you had to get additional parts and probably tools to do so... I hope everything went well for you in the end! All I really wanted to say is that there is a reason for that rule, but I agree, it certainly takes more consideration and work than the system you have in place in your country. Don’t give up on Germany just because of the lamp fittings! 😂😂😂

[@veeaa]

@@ich8159 Ich Just to be clear, the thing looks like this: cdn.verk.net/images/7/2_440825-984x816.jpeg The great thing about it is that it's attached by two screws and after removing those, you can attach the spots and non-hangy lamps with a standardised bracket that comes with them to those same two studs. No drilling unless you want to hang the lamps somewhere else completely. I got the lamps fixed with existing hardware. Customer service has been great here, I just won't ask for chopsticks in a Dönerladen again ;) I have already learned the ropes and to research before doing something. I do love living here. Every country has its own quirks and that's what makes it interesting to move around. If I had to move back to Finland right now, it would feel boring and a bit depressing despite Finland being a great country to live in.

[@Gloria-yp4sv]

I just love meet the German series! Rachel makes it so much fun^^

[@dweuromaxx]

Thank you! Nice to hear!

[@anthonynorton666]

The car washing one makes sense. As far as silence goes, we should have a rule against using powered landscaping tools in the mornings - especially on weekends!

[@herpesdergotterbote2719]

Using powered tools is forbidden on Sundays even gardening tools

[@sassuki]

Oh really? Like all the shampoo that goes down in your bath is fine, but the same shampoo used on a car is bad for the environment?! Most stupid law ever!

[@anthonynorton666]

@@sassuki That water is treated before going back into the environment, unlike car washing water that ends up in storm sewers which goes directly into rivers and lakes.

[@sassuki]

@@anthonynorton666 not really. I lived in a house where the toilet and the shower would overflow every time it rains a lot. So they are definitely connected.

[@anthonynorton666]

@@sassuki I don't know where you live, but ask a civil engineer hear what she/he says.

[@alexripper2763]

The Sunday-thing isn't that strict(ly enforced) it depends on the Region you live and the neighbours.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

These rules are never enforced without someone calling the authorities first. Personally I prefer telling my neighbours to keep it down on Sundays over calling the police on them. Takes much too long.

[@pokerface089]

If you live in a city like Munich you can bet there will be closing down clubs. I have friends who worked there.

[@not-a-theist8251]

Wo kein Kläger da kein Richter😁

[@rogerlynch5279]

Also on the State. Some are more liberal in those points than others.

[@TheTmwagner77]

Cuz gods forbid you be off on a Sunday and trying to get some home repair/improvements done on your day off! How dare you!

[@manjunathmmp]

I live in a Studierendenwerk and when they party, it feels like an earthquake hit the whole apartment. Damn, they are really loud. But that's on Saturday night :P

[@kartiksolanki5400]

Wo studieren Sie.??

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Well she kind of forgot to mention the "quiet hours". Between 22:00 and 6:00 being noisy is forbidden. So the next time they are having a party, do what a good german does and call the police on them. ;)

[@manjunathmmp]

@@Quotenwagnerianer It's Studierendenwerk. Calling police won't work :D

[@TarzanIsNuts]

@@Quotenwagnerianer you are what's wrong with Germany. Having a party in a dorm is the natural thing to do. Someone called the police on us at 22:30 although the semester hadn't even started and the whole fucking dorm (except for the person calling the police I guess) was there. I'd understand if we were super loud or in a quiet neighborhood.

[@tillmehnert8241]

@@Quotenwagnerianer wahrscheinlich studentenwerk. Studentenwerk bietet essen, wohnungen und weitere Angebote

[@floralovespringandflowers6227]

As a teen I hated the quiteness of Sundays. It was so boring (therefore it was my homework day). But now as an adult and with having to work in a big flower shop on Sundays once (and getting treated like arse by hoards of German gardeners or just super bored people who stood already half an hour before we opened in a row in front of the doors to storm us, being 5 Min after opening at the cash desk in such a grumpy mood that you wouldn't think it is their free day), I love, respect and will fight for my quite Sunday. It is the most German thing ever and came from being a very Christian country once but maybe also from the time people finally got how important recreation/ relaxation is. I find it therefore also excessively rude to "hammer around" on those days (and I am really not after people who put just one nail in a wall). It is meant as a peaceful day and Germans really get pissy if you don't respect it. At least all I know, me included. If you are moving and have to be loud for once, okay, but otherwise I am very German and say: "Nö!" You don't have to hammer around on Sundays if you could do it on Saturday. And you surely don't have to annoy your whole neighbors with loud shitty music. My dad hates people disrespecting the silent hours with passion. It is the one thing which makes him really angry. 😂 From all this you might think: "Oh look, the Germans and all their laws, bureaucracy and order" but that is such a stereotype when it comes to driving. As drivers some Germans violate the rules sometimes so much that driving on the autobahn can be suuuuuper stressful. You are super fast, but there is always one who is faster and who goes after you, if he thinks you are too slow. He then horns and puts his front light on and out right behind you, all while his car nearly cuddles with yours, that it is just stressful. Especially when this happens every 5 mins. It is also forbidden to a) violate another drive like that, b) not keeping enough distance and c) cost serious money if you are on top too fast and the police gets you. Apart from also being dangerous. Also very high on my anger list: throwing garbage on the streets. Especially garbage which has to be removed with special cleaning teams not average garbage car teams. Like old furniture, electronic devices etc. That is also forbidden and also a real pollution of your enviroment. 🙂

[@eviation2888]

The no noise law is also a huge thing here in Switzerland

[@ohwow2074]

I appreciate these rules. They are seriously required for big societies.

[@johnmartin6178]

I like the thought of a quiet Sunday, not for religious reasons but just so we can relax without the frenetic rush to do things.

[@judytran3514]

I live in Cambridge MA and it would be GREAT to have quiet days!!

[@Sumschmuck]

1:11 I see that some things never change

[@lovethangela-n6s]

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[@MartinZanichelli]

Also, it is forbidden to defend Nazism, but Communism is not forbidden.

[@Longtack55]

How about just common ordinary vanilla Fascism? Nazism embraced racism as a doctrine, and that is significant.

[@ottovonbismarck2443]

The communist party (KPD) is forbidden in Germany as are any fascist parties.

[@FFM0594]

But if you are a communist you cannot be a teacher, policeman and many other jobs.

[@janeisklar3923]

@Jason H mate you're reading pretty dumb history books if you don't know anything about national SOCIALISM and the GDR communist dictatorship after that. why are you getting so angry? cry me a river commie

[@mcmerry2846]

@@janeisklar3923 mad faxist detected

[@rahulchakrabarty9083]

I said my mom, in Germany there a day called silent day. She got as loud as possible and pass the valuable information to our neighbours just standing on her kitchen.

[@FFM0594]

They don't dispose of corpses in rivers in Germany, either.

[@user-cd2dw5nc8n]

@@FFM0594 don’t think any rational country does that..

[@dermitdem1179]

im german and im loving these videos, i appreciate the effort the team put inside the whole thing, really well done :)

[@taniskaborah5093]

Hey do German people never say bad words like f**k and all ?? Do you go to jail even for saying that?

[@karl-heinzdauben39]

In our german city it is allowed to wash the car on the street. But only with clear water. This differs locally. We also have a neighborhood party on the street until 2am. The music is turned down a bit at 10pm. At private celebrations, we let everyone know that it can get a little louder or invite the neighbors over. -no problem-

[@saamypsg]

The last rule is good.

[@zoomin9397]

When I was in berlin I was on a bike tour through the city. We were on the big road leading from brandenburg to some university I think. Well my uncle called me from my home country to ask what I wanted for my birthday (I'm swedish and one of my presents was a trip to germany), well my tour guy warned me that speaking on the phone while biking was very illegal and the police would arrest me on the spot of they saw me.

[@sourcererseven3858]

You're not gonna get arrested. 25€ fine and you have to hang up. Happened to me once, biking with a cordless home phone (from one university campus to another, reception was rather good 😆) And any traffic offence, whether you're in a car or not, can get you in trouble if your license is on probation (first two years after you get it), as mentioned in the traffic light part of the video.

[@edmundworrell530]

Total nanny state. Like a benign form of nazism. Just let people be.

[@cooljoe500]

@@edmundworrell530 not if you endanger others with your actions.

[@AB-ou8ve]

@@edmundworrell530 Stay out, then. Good riddance.

[@KingQwertzlbrmpf]

The thing about insulting being illegal is this: Yes, insulting somebody is illegal, however it's exceedingly unlikely that you'll actually get charged with insult. The main reason is because very few people a)know about that law and b) are petty enough to charge you for that. Furthermore you need to prove that the insult actually happened. And if the insult is not in writing and/or you can't find a witness that is willing to testify your chances of the lawsuit succeeding are slim to say the least. Pretty much the only occasion where you might actually get charged with insult is if you insult a police officer on duty because they know the law and always have a witness with them.

[@maxmustermann9587]

The law about insulting has some limitations: 1st - You have to feel insulted. 2nd - There has to be the intend to insult you. Both is not easily proven in court.

[@hebneh]

In the USA, "freedom of speech" is a respected, basic legal right. This allows even insults and outright expressions of hatred - and you can readily a great many examples of the latter in the good old USA.

[@KingQwertzlbrmpf]

@@hebneh Yeah, two things. 1: We have freedom of speech in germany too. It just has a few limitations like for example the insult paragraph and direct calls for iolence against somebody. 2: Even in the US the freedom of speech is slowly eroded away. FForces across the political spectrum are hard at work to either impose some limitations on (on the low end) or outright abolish (on the high end) freedom of speech.

[@KingQwertzlbrmpf]

@Ganga Din 1) Article 5 german constitution: (1) Jeder hat das Recht, seine Meinung in Wort, Schrift und Bild frei zu äußern und zu verbreiten und sich aus allgemein zugänglichen Quellen ungehindert zu unterrichten. Die Pressefreiheit und die Freiheit der Berichterstattung durch Rundfunk und Film werden gewährleistet. Eine Zensur findet nicht statt. (2) Diese Rechte finden ihre Schranken in den Vorschriften der allgemeinen Gesetze, den gesetzlichen Bestimmungen zum Schutze der Jugend und in dem Recht der persönlichen Ehre. (3) Kunst und Wissenschaft, Forschung und Lehre sind frei. Die Freiheit der Lehre entbindet nicht von der Treue zur Verfassung. Are you gonna provide any argument or evidence that invalidates article 5 of the german consitution or is your assertion enough? 2) Yes, there certainly are attempts to further limit or, in some of the more extreme political fringes, completly eliminate free speech. But so far they have not been succesful.

[@KingQwertzlbrmpf]

@Ganga Din go ahead. And also please elaborate on what exactly you mean with "nazism".

[@pigoff123]

My daughter was born 2 weeks before we got married due to paperwork issues. They wouldn't allow her to use my boyfriend's name. She had mine on her birth certificate. After we got married we took the license to Schloss Phillipsruhe and they gave her a new birth certificate. I still have both in my file cabinet. 😊

[@guntis62]

Totally agree with the noise ban on Sunday mornings, this should be law in the UK too.

[@prettysweettraveller2077]

I love whats good for a place, for people to unite. I want to migrate there or NZ, Ireland, Switz, Neth, Belg or Scandinavia

[@dortekuhler-otuekpo8810]

I love the quiet days or times here. It is like you off the computer. We try to spend time outside with family or relax in Cafes, alone or with friends or just being lasy in the sofa or, or.. it depends on the weather too We don't have to have shops open 7days a week. Also in the night, for what? In USA it was so stressing, even sundays loud and noisy. And shopping in the night was scaring sometimes.

[@annalisasteinnes]

I like the idea of a "quiet day" and "quiet hours".