Germany: Europe's growth engine - real economy

[@aurelie-annegilly8018]

Germans are seriously well organised. It's very impessive.

[@yolmak1793]

and willing to learn other languages. Actually most people in the world are willing to learn other languages except the Anglos.

[@malteseowl]

@@yolmak1793 I'm English - I speak German, Russian, Arabic, Maltese plus a reasonable knowledge of all European languages (note that there are a few alphabets involved). The biggest problem I find on my travels is that everyone wants to speak English with me, not their own language. By the way, don't make the usual mistake that someone speaking English actually IS English - maybe. but not always by a long way.

[@michaellohmeier6427]

@@malteseowl If you don't mind I would be interested in speaking German with you. I am a native German an currently studying. But the phenomenon you described is very common in our culture. The German language plays only a minor role in the system of the global languages. We are almost raised with English as out second native language. And due to the lack of life experience we are unable to gather during our basic education we have kind of a desire to speak in English to people from all around the globe as much as possible. Another very valid argument is that we are very polite and I think that it is disrespectful to put a foreign visitor in an uncomfortable situation. So we try to ease our visitors as much as possible. And yes, we are very structured an organised

[@beng091]

8:20 She didn't say that the taxes are to high. She says Nebenkosten what means additional costs and not taxes.

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

Not saying you are wrong (I don't know), but taxes are obviously costs/expenses.

[@bernhardalbrechtgroeneveld4500]

SkylineToTheSeaAndMe Well the translation is still very wrong. Taxes are very high for unmarried, private people. Not for companies/businesses. Anything you buy for your business are tax-free.

[@xcofcd]

It's not about billion dollar companies like Audi or SAP...Germanys secret is we are the world market leader for the thing that goes on the thing that moves the thing to put the soles on the Adidas sneakers in the Chinese company. It's hundreds of thousands highly specialized small companies with one to 200 workers that are secret world market leaders in their niche. It's all about niche niche niche and being the best at it. My town has 45.000 people (with retired people/children etc.) and 50.000 workplaces. There's even French people crossing the border to work here...

[@KiltCars]

That could not happen in the UK as its the medium sized companys that are raped with high taxes! The UK is very anti business I feel.

[@Alex-zg7vq]

@@80Vikram Who asked? This discussion is about economy and not about politics.

[@bernhardalbrechtgroeneveld4500]

John Stallone Keep your opinion to yourself. Not your Country. Helping others is what makes you truly rich. Your right-wing, self-absorbed views are really disturbing to see. Hopefully you will understand how wrong that is at some point before it is too late

[@goldencheese7247]

And weve been. Sold out by our government. Many Chinese companys have bought up german companies. Pair that with the expansion of the low wage sector through massive influx of mihrqnts = german economy down the sh1tter

[@cfhasib]

The success of Germany is because of the quality of products they make.....

[@Jan-vc1qg]

Nein. The people in Germany make this succes.

[@spassybarnista449]

No, The quality of its citizens do

[@andyduhamel1925]

And its willingness to work with others.

[@malteseowl]

Not the money that vanished in Europe pre-1945 then ?

[@ziobasher1164]

The success of Germany is down to having their debts forgiven in 1952. They never paid to repair the damage to the rest of Europe in WW2. They are still receiving American aid and have been protected by NATO for 70 years and don't pay for that. Then on the other hand they screw Greece into the ground down to the last cent. They don't forgive Greece for debt but Greece was forced to forgive them.

[@nathanieltewelde8235]

Germany peoples are hard workers and they have smart brain that why the are winners at all since decades.

[@ziobasher1164]

Absolutely wrong. I worked in Germany and the only thing they worry about at work is what they will drink at the weekend and where they will spend their holidays.

[@togowack]

@@ziobasher1164 As opposed to Japan which has no new ideas and work themselves to death.

[@michaellohmeier6427]

@@ziobasher1164 Just partly correct. Especially the older generations think of warm as a kind of nessecary evil to accomplish the little amount of peace and quietness in your holidays. But most of the Germans like beer and it is in some places kind of a ritual to go together to a pub and drink a beer and it is almost like insulting someone if you decline.

[@joshlamb9923]

whats everybodys problem with germany beeing successfull? and also its not like germany isnt trying to help others. stop seeing germans as the enemy!

[@joshlamb9923]

Well I dont really give a damn what you think and I wont be writing with you anymore.

[@ug-ei6xw]

Lusa Neutron There's no running away for you, you creepy stinky bag of unwashed hairy skin.

[@TheStalker596]

Lusa Neutron you are right maybe we should leave europe or wait you would all be fucked without us!

[@ug-ei6xw]

Lusa Neutron You paid shit for reunification. Your only concern was that EU money would be diverted away from your basketcase south, you slimy gourd of piss.

[@Hafenkasper]

Lusa Neutron Idiot from Italy? Fuck you with your Nazi-Shit. 1933 - 1945 Germany + ITALY !!! Fuck you and your Mafia with Berlusconi. And now bring me a Big Salami Pizza you stupid Spaghettibitch.

[@mojalefasediti5350]

model cannot be copied. The work culture of germany differs from that of many countries

[@Jan-vc1qg]

North Europe. Thats all.

[@TheFreeThinkingMan]

cultures are in a constant state of change, it just takes the right people in power and any country can be driven in this direction.

[@jensk4198]

Sorry but cant believe that is true Oo

[@y-r64life74]

Mojalefa Sediti i try to work more as I shout to go home on friday earlier. I am German :D

[@danielmethner6847]

Germany wasn't always known for being organized and having hard working people. In fact, it's a fairly recent development, so yes, I think it can be replicated with the right political will.

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

Germany is the largest national economy in Europe, the fourth-largest by nominal GDP in the world, and fifth by GDP (PPP). The country is a founding member of the European Union and the Eurozone. The economic model of Germany is based on the concept of the social market economy. In 2014, Germany recorded the highest trade surplus in the world worth $285 billion, making it the biggest capital exporter globally. Germany is the third largest exporter in the world with 1.13 trillion euros ($1.28 trillion) in goods and services exported in 2014. The service sector contributes around 70% of the total GDP, industry 29.1%, and agriculture 0.9%. Exports account for 41% of national output. The top 10 exports of Germany are vehicles, machineries, chemical goods, electronic products, electrical equipments, pharmaceuticals, transport equipments, basic metals, food products, and rubber and plastics. Germany is rich in timber, iron ore, potash, salt, uranium, nickel, copper and natural gas. Energy in Germany is sourced predominantly by fossil fuels (50%), followed by nuclear power second, then gas, wind, biomass (wood and biofuels), hydro and solar. Germany is the first major industrialized nation to commit to the renewable energy transition called Energiewende. Germany is the leading producer of wind turbines in the world. Renewables now produce over 27% of electricity consumed in Germany. 99 percent of all German companies belong to the German "Mittelstand," small and medium-sized enterprises, which are mostly family-owned. Of the world's 2000 largest publicly listed companies measured by revenue, the Fortune Global 2000, 53 are headquartered in Germany, with the Top 10 being Volkswagen, Allianz, Daimler, BMW, Siemens, BASF, Munich Re, E.ON, Bayer, and RWE. Germany is the world's top location for trade fairs. Around two thirds of the world's leading trade fairs take place in Germany. The largest annual international trade fairs and congresses are held in several German cities such as Hanover, Frankfurt, Cologne and Düsseldorf.

[@arzuarzu2903]

Germany is boring :)

[@SoraGamer01]

+Arzu Arzu if a country is boring, then maybe you are the one who is boring lol. But yeah, we have no wars here which make it more exciting *irony off*

[@arzuarzu2903]

Germany is the source of both World Wars but still boring :)

[@Jan-vc1qg]

You are boring. And an idiot.

[@arzuarzu2903]

You can't accept the facts dude , give me a cry :) Like a kid, you can't give a meaningful explaination why your thinking is correct or not. Try better :)

[@strafniki1080]

they are great because they value working class

[@LuckyDuckie115]

who would have though keeping manufacturing jobs in your country is a great idea.

[@wtfftw3000]

Not the US

[@DerDudelino]

I'd say it comes down to a) quality and b) education. Germans by large are highly qualified because university is affordable to pretty much everyone. It costs roughly 1200 Euro or 1.500 US-Dollar a year to attend, so fees are very low. While in the US almost everyone I know had to go deep in depth to afford university a students job is typically enough in Germany (most students do get a bit of support from their parents for accommodation costs), which leads to a fairly healthy society. German law also provides a lot of job security - if someone wants to fire you, they need to inform you 3 months in advance which leads to loyalty. In the US you don't have to be a good manager, you can hire and fire at will - in Germany you need to plan way more in advance which leads to high efficiency - I think there are not a lot of countries out there exporting as much as we do :)

[@entrepreneurcity3317]

they invest in their workers too with apprenticeship programs recruiting them young which promotes workplace loyalty with higher levels of pride in there work... they continue to invest in R & D as well... Ok i want a German mentor now....

[@nikhilsadalagi8079]

that's a great video, many things to learn. Germany has developed after many losses. The best part was saving the resources of the country. I think every person must follow that to save and nurture nature.

[@Zullyan]

nikhil sadalagi a big ass heap of money from the us, and free national security from the same country, sure helped...

[@Jan-vc1qg]

Haha Werner von Braun and a lot of other intelligence the stole from Germany.

[@theIfrit552]

germany has one of the best economys of the world, no wonder they are so proud! I am proud myself to be half german

[@RonsmooveTI]

Germany is good love their cars designs

[@DaonlyUpi]

...not only te design^^ We`ve the power, too. ;-)

[@RonsmooveTI]

Love 2017 Audi S6 and 2016 BMW 4 series going own one day lol

[@sandrodream5418]

german cars are full of cheating mechanism and plastic

[@RonsmooveTI]

Sandro Dream their cars still sexy a'f

[@sandrodream5418]

LoyaltyRon a rat is more sexy

[@hoseinvahidi5405]

ilove you so much germanyyy😚😚😚😚😘

[@frechdax3015]

+hosein valid Thanks bro!

[@alexandermeister4347]

Come to Germany, here is a really nice country and most people I know love foreign people, the only hard thing to do is to learn German

[@malteseowl]

@@alexandermeister4347 Many Germans do not understand each other - Bayerns are total foreigners to most Germans, especially to East Germans. Schwabians are like Martians to West Germans - and I mean Real Germans not the johnny-come-latelys.

[@Alex-zg7vq]

@@malteseowl i dont think that is right, for my a german is a german, it does not matter where he comes from.

[@tonyferrara4011]

A German is ten times better than Americans😂😂😂. The German economy is based on social market and technocrats while the American economy is based on on debt for average Joe , car loans, mortgages, and laissez faire policy.

[@SK-fm8mw]

Best country in the world overall. If only it had more warm and sunny weather.

[@KiltCars]

Try living in Scotland!

[@BruceWayne_213]

Germany is like the Japan of Europe the people are so smart and well discipline, thinking there's no Car today if Carl benz didnt invent the Mercedes-Benz.. Europe will fall oneday but atleast think not to include Germany..

[@RonsmooveTI]

Thanks to BMW, Benz, Audi, Volkswagen

[@sandrodream5418]

german surplus its illegal and must be punished by European commission ! Euro currency is the secret of germany that block south europe economy

[@jollyjokress3852]

cmon someone else wouldve invented the car;)

[@leon4339x]

Sandro Dream How is Germany supposed to stop its surplus? If you artificially push up the Euro, southern European sales would decline just as much and if the world buts German products what should they do? Not sell them?

[@DaonlyUpi]

Very good question. It seems to be, there`s no real answer right now, (...only the trust in Germany to handle all of these diffrent problems) ...and Yes, we`re te main-machine of europe. Without Germany = Epic worse faile

[@MK-cl6po]

You have to admire their manufacturing.....

[@NijazLicina]

Germans are simple, they work damn hard and every german is a policeman.

[@zoolkhan]

+Nijaz Licina lol... what does that mean every german is a policeman? :)

[@ownageDan]

That there is a societal pressure to follow the rules and work hard.

[@zoolkhan]

ownageDan gotchya ... hmm.. cant arfgue against that really. This phenomen exist. Sometimes it goes too far... dont dare to stop with indicators on on teh road to drop off a passenger - you WILL been honked at, whether there was enough space to drive around you or not... this mentality is what drives me away from here, i am still a hard worker - but i follow only rules that make sense.

[@azmanabas8425]

and then they sold their companies and tech to the chinese. great.

[@EngelinZivilBO]

azman abas false ;)

[@JustChillingNahhhhMean]

The secret...a tiny army. It helps a lot for the economics.

[@Jonathan1stromme]

German defense budget nr 7 in the world and nr 3 in europe ( Behind Russia and and GB )..

[@JustChillingNahhhhMean]

Jonathan A.Strømme Yes you are right. In weapons, vehicles, planes. ..But no man power.

[@tobi25586]

Dinu G until 2010 or something, every young german had to do a civil service or a military service.

[@eitkoml]

Dinu G Don't Italy and Spain also have small armies? There's a lot more to it than just small vs large armies. South Korea has a pretty big army for a country that size.

[@ninodino444]

@@JustChillingNahhhhMean you understand that payment for man power is also done by the defense budget?????????????????

[@violetgruner707]

It would be good if all countries in the world had the same work ethic, organization as Germany. No country is too small to be well organized, low crime, in order to have a happy population. Germany (and Japan) are good examples.

[@elenifeyisa2696]

I love Germany .every 4 years my heart jump and down for Garmany football

[@rajendrankulvel3093]

Indians love Germany. Germany is great. Reformed democracy. And of course clean, very clean with good systems, in many respects n also industrious.

[@ziobasher1164]

You don't know the real Germany where democracy does not exist and where there is no constitution and no free speech.

[@jba.9385]

@@ziobasher1164 Germany is considered one of the most democratic countries in the world. Also it has a constitution (the Grundgesetz) and the only thing you can express every opinion as long as the most important article of the constitution, "The human dignity of every human being shall be inviolable" is valued. Meaning you can't for example say that some people are worth less than others or don't have a right to live etc. How is that restricting you in expressing yourself?

[@prof1066]

German is doing so well because of the low value of the Euro, if they had there own currency they would be less competitive. It is expected that the German miracle is comming to an end , in about 5 years time . The eurozone will bring down Germany.

[@MigotRen]

let's speak again in 5 years...

[@MagetoLp]

prof1066 you know germany had their own currency.

[@prof1066]

In the past, not know.

[@BlutigerFuchs]

They had and now check statistics, Germany's economy has boomed more since the euro establishment than ever before. The euro is what granted and still grants Germany the opportunity to export into other European countries without almost no customs to be paid.

[@prof1066]

Trump has proved my point.

[@1997DIBRANI]

In Albania more than 80 % of cars are mercedez

[@keyboardwarrior0082]

Alb boy Ldn lol I have an albanian in my class who want work for Mercedes.

[@marcodiepold2065]

Alb boy Ldn Thank you for buying our cars!

[@thulasmash2195]

Wow you Albanians are rich

[@Isochest]

@@thulasmash2195 I think they were registered to other owners in other countries!

[@chips1583]

Thulas Mash yeah they are rich like Flintstones :D

[@RB-rp6ud]

If a country wants to succeed, emulate the Germans...industrious, prudent, innovative, competitive. They invest a lot in education & now a world power house in exports.

[@ziobasher1164]

Don't forget to do it the German way by not paying your debts and expect other people to pay for your defence.

[@Never_again_against_anyone]

That about the defence is right. But the problem is the government. Debt? If you refer to WWII: No judicial discussion here. But a plain question: If you lived in a country that was responsible for such a thing, that happened decades before you (maybe even your parents) were born and by late birth had absolutely no say in it, how would you like people claiming money now?

[@DaonlyUpi]

It`s a "dance" on the edge, you`ve always to keep on moving....and some fell down. That`s life and reality.

[@KiltCars]

I love this mith in the UK that Germany lost the war ,The UK is begging for a deal off the EU and Germany is the richest country in the EU 😂

[@emilyli3126]

Can you tell me something?

[@lifestyle7272]

Strong Germany...

[@marcodiepold2065]

South Korea Stronger South Korea :)

[@agent9809]

Germany would have a lower unemployment rate if only the government would abolish/outlaw outsourcing their businesses !

[@ovtbusinessschmidt6869]

the real europes growth engine is the Blue banana, search it on wiki

[@cengeb]

If the world did it the GERMAN way, everyone would be better off.

[@ziobasher1164]

If they did it the German way there would be a lot more dead people.

[@jefflewis4]

Love the opening music, anyone know the artist(s) ?

[@ralfrath699]

German people are ubermenschen - this is about what Nietzsche has said and this can explain why Germany is superior because of a superior culture, technology, sport and music, economy, language and - believe it or believe it not - because of german history. Or do you think a nation can fought two world wars and after that dominates europe and the world s not superior or an uber nation?

[@krokeman]

Japan and Germany succeeded after WWII thanks to laws enforced by the U.S. Today these two economies are going in the wrong direction.

[@Jan-vc1qg]

Usa rope a lot of intelligance from Germany. Werner van Braun etc etc etc.

[@habadabadaaa]

Yes, never mind you took all the geniuses and patents you could find.

[@p.gr.]

Stop moving. It makes me feel seek.

[@ralfrath699]

Germany success is the success of the German people. But what is a German? A country - so small that you cant find on globe - that had made two world wars and at the end Germany was top again - always top again and again - we must ask us: Are Germans people like other people in the world??? If we compare Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Einstein or Kant then there are only one answer: The Germans are Übermenschen - whatever this means.

[@jollyjokress3852]

i dont know what it is but i have really some theories on that : -living in the north: old old ancestry had to survive when migrating from s to n. so only the smartesr survived abd yeah maybe the offspring is smarter. also adaptions to the raw climate needs some thinking which might have an impact on intelligence. - the situatedness of germany amidst all the other countries: tension and also migration from these countries probably cause some advantage on intelligence and creativity (maybe including the mingling of genetic material) -lack of resources needs alternatives (-> thinking required; japan eg is in the very same position!) - and im kinda really convinced that the language has to do with it. ive once seen a doku about german being a "head"-language which might force people into more action as a result of thought processes and whatevee there is going on - germans value knowledge which might be a result of some of the above stated claims! sounds all weird but there might be some explanations though everyone commonly knows that the grwat composers had a really great support system likr thet got much much money from monarchs or others to compose works. modern good composers are probably also from other countries and so on and so on! btw theres no such thing as an uebermensch.

[@ralfrath699]

I agree but you cant explain why Übermensch?

[@DaonlyUpi]

Answer: We were a folk of "Poetrics and Thinkers" ,plus now we`re an nation of "Investigators and Engineers"(Sorry, ever been). Where does this mention come from? Right, we`ve got 2 World Wars and survived. But the main reason is: We`ve learned from this! P.s: I´ve to edit/add : Perhaps there`s a menatlity of "we`never let us down". In ancient times we`ve resist the "Rome-Empire" and many more warfares, you couldn`t count! "Only the powerful will survive" -Charles Darwin

[@arzuarzu2903]

US helped Germany after the war, it is called the Marshall Aid, you will find the answers how Germany resurrected :)

[@BlutigerFuchs]

Germany has ceased to produce any well known poets, the slogan "Land der Dichter und Denker" has turned into vanity. German people survived the two World Wars because they surrendered, not the first time in human history that a nation surrenders during a war.

[@aftabahmad9892]

You will make a new video of aflons automobile Germany company Aflons automobile Germany. is the original company. You will research and give me reply.... And so plzz

[@ToySoldiersTV]

Dont see anything wrong with that

[@grimaces]

Every time every time

[@malovatnutelu4827]

we have so much to learn (czech republic)

[@Jan-vc1qg]

Vaclav Havel. Great country and wrighters. Be patient.

[@elbigsamuels]

No you are no that bad, at least your country isn't a third world country! , we have a lot to learn (Dominican Republic)

[@devendra24733]

some countries in EU work hard like germany and give its fair share to EU and other country just enjoy EU benifits by doing nothing.

[@KiltCars]

A bit like Muslims in the UK

[@mrlabon123]

She is probably Sri-Lankan!

[@bigdingdong3305]

Every other nation in the world praises our mercedes, audis, bmws and porsches but everything we germans want is a dodge or a mustang.

[@HeyJonathan-i5q]

Not really... Dodge or Mustang probably just to drive for a sunny day.

[@Benzknees]

The real reason the Germans have strong exports is their beggar my neighbour approach. The high WTO tariffs and non-tariff barriers that are applied. The unfair exchange rates around the EU, fostered by the Euro undervalued for Germany, overvalued for others. The tight monetary policies of the German run ECB. The surpluses that Germany runs, expecting others to open their borders for German goods, whilst refusing to buy enough back from other countries. Fortunately the rest of the world is waking up to this, with Trump threatening to level up the tariff barriers, and the rise of populists in France, Italy, the UK, Poland, Hungary, Greece, etc. who are fed up with German domination. Respect to the Germans for their work ethic, but to pretend that other peoples are not equally capable of hard work and innovation is nonsense.

[@HeyJonathan-i5q]

When did Germany claim other countries are not equally capable of hard work? BTW, they dont work hard... they work smart.

[@Benzknees]

heyJustephan - The popular German newspaper Bild reported that: “Greek wine is famous for being intoxicating, but now we need a clear head”, the paper stated as early as January 2010. Germans were asked “to open the (empty) coffers” and to pay for lazy Southerners, Bild claimed: “Greece, but also Spain and Portugal have to understand that hard work - meaning ironfisted money-saving - comes before the siesta”. The Greeks, the influential newspaper said, tricked and lied their way into the euro, falsifying their accounts along the way.

[@HeyJonathan-i5q]

@@Benzknees Newspaper Bild LOL. Do I really need to answer on that. XD AND so according to you the Bild represent hole Germany? ok

[@Benzknees]

heyJustephan - In May 2011, Merkel said: "It is also important that people in countries like Greece, Spain and Portugal are not able to retire earlier than in Germany -- that everyone exerts themselves more or less equally. That is important." Merkel also indirectly criticised southern Europeans for enjoying more vacation than others. "We can't have a common currency where some get lots of vacation time and others very little. That won't work in the long term." In slightly more diplomatic terms she basically agreed with what Bild said.

[@HeyJonathan-i5q]

@@Benzknees Yeah, whats wrong with that? Greek wants to be in EU but wanna retire with 55 year? While in Germany riterement is with 67 year? Your argument is pointless.

[@gianlucacittadino9373]

Where are the Turkish people?

[@kakashihatake6509]

at home, watching tv :D

[@LarryB1313]

out of work xD

[@Jan-vc1qg]

The came in the 60s. All the hard and stupid dirty work was already don

[@Never_again_against_anyone]

@Veg D 😂😂😂 They have been around for decades. Those who wanted to be part of this country are well integrated, wealthy people.

[@osawemwenegiebor6769]

Germany is an economic supper power.

[@ralfrath699]

Motor Germany!

[@leonardoisidoro3224]

Germany needs tougher immigration laws showing love from The USA

[@zarenbonello3004]

Germany is the country that leads Europe

[@maxbenser8210]

STRONG GERMANY? 1. With Weaponsindustry 2. With Weaponsexports 3. With Wars and Deadexports 4. With Migrantsimport!!!

[@malteseowl]

With bankrupt banks, with ministers taking bribes, with low paid foreign workers, . . . . . .

[@karamvirsingh929]

I love portugal

[@robbrittany5164]

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced that a 'limited lockdown' will be imposed across the nation to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19.Y’all should develop an online income means and focus more on bitcoin. I have been into bitcoin for a while now.

[@luckyprestige3712]

German machine!

[@knight2battle]

Proven by the way they play football.

[@clarkkent4595]

No fabrication

[@abhinav.mishra17]

great Germany!! Just have a control on Islamisation otherwise u know what is happening with Britain.

[@jba.9385]

? We only have like 5% Muslims and most of them lived here for generations... Also last time I checked we had freedom of Religion.

[@kingmaxthe1]

Since my professor is Muslim I’m quite thankful for the „islamisation“ because he has taught me more than everyone else.

[@TheShah87]

If Germany comes out of EU, it will fall off badly.

[@aquakey9834]

Germany does have a minimum wage today, though i suspect its partly due to the large immigrant populations in recent years

[@Never_again_against_anyone]

No, it has been a dream of leftist politicians for long. They just liked bragging. In reality collective bargaining by labor unions has a strong tradition here, so it did not change that much.

[@chinwendupaul1765]

Germany is a good country

[@ziobasher1164]

Nonsense as German was responsible for attacking the Soviet Union and murdering 26 million soviet citizens, as they were responsible for destroying the rest of Europe, the holocaust and never paid their debts. It was only because they were the spoilt child of America.

[@jba.9385]

@@ziobasher1164 Germany is in fact still paying those debts...also todays germany is not the germany of the 1940s. It is a good country nowadays

[@silentsnake820]

rich country etc xD what are you talking about. i dont see any of this in everyday life here. i mean of course we have a good welfare and all that stuff but there is also a high ammount of child poverty here, trains and busses are seldom on time and the services in stores (like electronics) are usually not that good

[@alex__3897]

You have to compare it with other countries. Then you know what you have. I'm Spain for example it is very hard for young people to find jobs. In Germany it's rather a question of what kind of job you want. You'll get one anyways

[@asdkjh4370]

That colour presenter is German as well? If yes, then thank you for that kind of "success"

[@Unknown-ek1ox]

[@maxbenser8210]

THE TRUTH!!! German Cars today are with quality the best, but why to much new Cars for Exports are not sold? Too production? We can see, a Millions of new german Cars are every where in Germany. Old Airports, old Places at Towns, Vilages, and nobody talking about it? German Export is a very strong, but only with Weapons, third Worlds place, after USA and Russia. But 40% Germans are poor?!!! Germany is very "rich" Country, may be for Aldi, Bertellsman, Weaponslobby, Neckermann, BMW, Thyssen Krupp, und, und, und!!!

[@user-dl1xz3mj3i]

Dude shut up ..u dunno nothing at all! 😂

[@pritishkumarrout4465]

Great germany

[@aquakey9834]

Germany's actions after WW2 is widely seen by e rest of e world as being sincere and genuine, thus they've earned e respects from even former countries they've invaded. Unfortunately, we can't say e same abt thier japanese ally during tt war...

[@littlefox2513]

Video is not well Researched. Btw im grrman

[@dmalmostwan]

ok hooray for Germany getting back together , but i'll tell you now , with out the US they would be a Soviet satellite, so lets give some cred to the US , stop the hate .

[@colinmoskal5448]

We pay these fuckers enough

[@dmalmostwan]

I agree . I was just saying we deserve respect and don't get from the Germans

[@dmalmostwan]

i meant east Germany , but yes you are right 100% right about ww2 Krishna

[@wurstkonig3621]

well, you guys wanted to have a "wall" against the soviets in central europe, so you better pay for it. i'm just kidding tho. you also can't compare the usa at the time of roosevelt/truman with the usa post clinton/bush. while i have nothing against america as a german and acknowledge that part of my living standard goes back to the marshall plan i also have to point out that the interconnection between politics and capitalistic powerhouses in the us has gone rampant. the politics of bush (+his son after clinton) and clinton that have only been reinforced by the political mainstream greatly threaten the american middle class which is just so damn important for constant economic security as we see in germany. while this sort of politics is becoming a greater danger to germany as well nowadays there are still strong barriers (comparable to glass-steagall, citizens united vs fec) that prevent it to become a problem as huge as in the us. i would very much like to see the us to repeal the systemic political corruption that prevents the legislature from regulating anything and the chokehold the banks have over the american middle class to once again prosper through all economic classes because that's what brings long-term success. ps: +krishna murthy you forget stalingrad. the nazis fucked that up all by themselves.

[@thechosenone1533]

+Wurst Konig WW2 was won with american steel,british intelligence and russian blood.I was talikng abt the food,shoes,ammo,trucks,fuel supplied by the US under lend lease

[@aitherkratos5939]

Deutschland Deutschland Deutschland you are lost

[@jba.9385]

Hows that?

[@stefanush]

sad that germany is once again a model. seen this before.

[@Jan-vc1qg]

I lived next door to Germany. The are smart and democratic. No fear from them,nice people.

[@snowcountry322]

I test drove A5 and A7. They are lousy cars. Instead I am buying a Mercedes. lol

[@davefroman4700]

More Neo-liberal economic myths

[@jba.9385]

??

[@grantschneider926]

Germany's economy is almost as big as california's

[@ralfrath699]

+Grant Schneider ---- But Germany has destroyed the Roman empire and had made two world wars! Who is california???

[@t-bone9239]

bigga

[@arzuarzu2903]

California is the center of the IT sector in the world. Any more question ?

[@pkhaloobonaccio9883]

byzantine empire was still alive for almost a milennia. Roman Empire biggest ever lived Empire in the world. Byzantine Empire died in the 15 th century

[@venu.kaldindikalidindi1969]

Germany exports more than US..

[@tamerx5]

They are the best because they are the only country in Europe that really work, they have a good engineering and quality products. Others are interesting now in how to make a bubble money stealing other people's money ..

[@ziobasher1164]

They don't pay their debts and expect other people to pay for their defence.

[@lekvoramk.2320]

German and Europe petrol engines 1-4 turbo intercooler : over 100 l/100km, easy damage know as bountry hunters, spies, prisoners death, mechanics, street racers rule all brands

[@Xgamerplays]

Thx germany for destroying centruies old european rule in the world and almost leading humanity to self destruction !!

[@jba.9385]

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[@arno222444]

I use to be an enthusiastic fan of the Euro but I've started to change my mind. This currency is ruled only in favor of Germany, their population is getting older faster than any other country in Europe and this is why they don't want inflation (inflation is good for young people (high debt, low savings) and bad for old people (low debt, high savings)) this way of ruling the Euro is not good for my country (France) and obviously not for the Greek. I don't blame the germans for what they are doing, they are the dominant economy in Europe and they do what is good for them, if France were in the same situation we would do what is good for France. But it is just not compatible. Don't forget that the main reason why the German economy perform so well it's because of the Hartz laws and the labour cost dumping. The germans have sacrified a large part of their middle class (% population below poverty line Germany 15,5% France 7,9%). If France (and all other EU nations) would do the same it will just neutralize the german dumping, hurt their economy and we will all come back to the original situation with a poorer population, this is selfish and short-sighted. But the french population will never accept this kind of measures, it will be seen as unfair and unjust and the people would fight hard. It seems that there is no solution but leaving the Euro. If not I don't think we will keep our democraties for long....

[@utaryuu9554]

The cultured scorpion tentatively mine because machine lally fool alongside a aboriginal haircut. early, auspicious swimming

[@filipinoartproject9863]

of course if you artificially lower the wages (which is course unfair), the companies are benefiting from it. yes, germany has cutting edge technologies, but short of manpower. i believe in a short period of time there will be civil war in this country because of too much inequality thanks to government cuddling the industries and neglecting the need of common workers. there really are too many working poor here, living from paycheck to paycheck.

[@MrPHAELAN]

grow a brain, you idiot!

[@filipinoartproject9863]

MrPHAELAN congrats u just showed how a low life skunk you are..

[@MrPHAELAN]

civil war in Germany? Congrats you made it into the top 10 of youtubes' most stupid comments!

[@BewareOfTheKraut]

MrPHAELAN He even entered my Top 5.

[@filipinoartproject9863]

yeah, burying your heads in the sand wont help. germany is imploding. this policy of unequal distribution of wealth will take the whole economy down, sooner than later. plus, the population is ageing, within a short period of time there will be more pensioners than taxpayers. which will cause the young to leave the country, which will worsen the situation. all because germans are still against foreigners coming into the country, even skilled ones.

[@ch36799]

Germany is in economical crisis.

[@DeathTheCwnt]

No

[@ch36799]

Bass Berr 2009-2010 recession. 2011-2014 economical growing of 0,8% per year. Poland 4% Turkey 6%. These are growing motors not germany.

[@MrLexi100]

ch36799 You don't quite seem to understand what those numbers really represent! If you take at the look at the GDP of Poland (currently 814 Billion €) a growth of 4% leads to a growth of 48,84 Billion Euro/year. That's nothing compared to Germany's GDP of 3820 TRILLION Euro/year! Even with 'only' 0,8% of growth it's still miles ahead of Poland or Turkey which can be considererd developing countries!

[@ch36799]

MrLexi100 germany has 82 mio people and poland 38 mio. thats the reason. Look at the Bruttosozialprodukt not GDP. Polish economy growth between 1989 and 2014 180% The difference between polish/turkish and german economy is not much. Germany has bigger crisis than those two i called. Germany is not the growing motor. Polish and turkish consum is good for european crisis.

[@BewareOfTheKraut]

ch36799 That's why so many Germans emigrate to Poland and Turkey to get a job - and nobody from Poland and Turkey migrates to Germany. Get your facts straight man! Poland and Turkey are developing countries, Germany is an established economic giant. You could raise the economic growth in Poland and Turkey up to 10% by implementing water closets in each domestic home.

[@sarfarazmuhammad7299]

I want job Germany in auto