I Hear This ALL THE TIME in Germany (not in usa)

Sounds and noises that I associate with life in Germany and not the USA! American in Germany
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[@bianca4681]

"They open fully, they kipp" 😂

[@RurijoDeijiRikorisu]

I couldn't imagine a life without Rollladen either. They're good for 3 reasons: They're blocking sunlight from outside, which means 1. It's easier to sleep at night 2. During summer the appartment won't heat up that much and it's nice and cool inside And other than that 3. No one can look inside your house

[@Tam-te5nh]

This would be really nice. Our bedroom is on the west side of the house & is always really warm in the evenings (even with A/C running all day), but it sounds like these shades would help a lot. It looks like they’re marketed as hurricane shutters here in the US. That means it might be helpful for tornado season. 😉

[@typxxilps]

and it's more quiet for sure

[@jokl89]

It also helps preventing burglaries. I don’t have any, but my grandma felt much safer with her Rollladen. Additionally, when she was old and ill her neighbour checked everyday if the Rollläden where up & if they weren’t would check up on my grandma.

[@autinerd]

I put them often on half during the day, so that the sun doesn't go directly into the living room and blind me working on the computer.

[@chrstiania]

4. When watching movies or tv while the sun is shining

[@steeler54combathamster52]

'es zieht'! Antwort: 'Dreh dich herum, dann drückts'...

[@terayaxd9660]

Das könnte original von meinem mann stammen 😂

[@tom-el-tom]

Genau! :-)

[@wichardbeenken1173]

It’s surprising, I recognized them all. You are absolutely right, these are very German sounds, in particular the last one. In Austria they would say „Bittschön san‘s so liab und schließen‘s das Fenster, es ziaglt a wen‘gerl!“

[@mattsavage6365]

The noise it makes when people roll their bins to the curb. It's also a good reminder for yourself to do the same thing in case you missed it that it's tomorrow. Classic German and iconic noise is obviously the gong at the start of the 8PM news show Tagesschau. The noise of returning or releasing a shopping cart where you have to slide in a coin. Another rare but very distinct one is the sound of a circuit breaker in the main fuse box, typically a Siemens one, when some electrical problems take place in a house/apartment.

[@LythaWausW]

I commented about the Tagesschau chime too cuz it happens several times a day in the school where my husband works. I cannot help but automatically respond to it, "Hier ist das erste Deutsche fernsehen...." (the joke got old years ago)

[@christinakohl6111]

Hahaha ja der gong der tagesschau gehört definitiv in die liste😆

[@peterdegelaen]

There is a reason why the European switches "click" and the US switches do not. The reason is that the voltage is different: in the US, 110-120 Volts and in Europe 220-240 Volts. When a switch is operated, it brings together two poles with an opposite voltage. When those poles get near to eachother, it generates a spark (in technical terms, an arc). The higher the voltage, the distance at which the spark ignites gets bigger. Therefor, since the voltage in Europe is higher than in the US, switches in Europe are spring loaded, which means that the two poles that have to be connected, get connected faster by the spring "shooting" the poles towards eachother, so that the spark risk is reduced. The clicking sound is generated by the spring "shooting" the two poles together, while in US switches, the two poles are shifted together smoothly, which gives a softer sound. This is a slower connection than a spring loaded connection and as such, is more prone to a spark in a higher voltage system. What would happen to the US switches if the US would switch to 220-240 volts? Nothing much. The switches will wear out faster because, eventually, the poles will get burned and will not make contact anymore.

[@AnnaDamm]

We air out the room multiple times a day, because we dislike drafts. You open them for 10 minutes everywhere, have a full flush of fresh air from one side to the other. All air changed? Great, let's close them again, there is a draft! So basically, rather than having a small stream of air constantly, just do it once in a big woosh and be done.

[@LigH_de]

"Rapid air change" (Stoßlüften) is a lot more energy-conserving, especially in cold times when you have the heating running all day. But during moderately warm days, tipping/tilting the window is just fine.

[@slidenapps]

Crazy

[@C64Stefano]

moreover, while you air out a room, you don't stay in it

[@chrisrudolf9839]

I would say there are two types of Germans: The one who dislikes drafts and/or waste of energy and therefore opens the windows fully and shortly as you described and the fresh air fanatics who always want a little fresh air in the room and keep at least one window in the "kipp" position constantly - the most extreme specimen of this category even in deepest winter. Whenever those two kinds of Germans come together in one household, it causes the frequent uttering of the phrase "Es zieht" and rumor is that it can also lead to heated arguments, fistfights and divorces ;-).

[@Alias_Anybody]

@@chrisrudolf9839 I'm seasonal, kippen during the warm 6 months and Stoßlüften during the cold ones.

[@merakiminx]

For me, it's the European ambulances (I live right down the street from a hospital) and the WWII sirens that act as a fire warning. They test the sirens every Saturday in my town. Maaaan the first couple times those sirens went off, I went into a state of panic. Nobody told me about them or why they went off at 3AM once. I'm military and associate warning sirens with being attacked. 100% thought we were about to be bombed lol! Another sound is the electronic music that is popular here. In America, I have to go looking for techno/house; I enjoy it, but I don't hear it in the streets. But here in Germany, it is so popular and I smile every time someone walks by my open window bumping that kind of music.

[@sarale3565]

Here too, 12 o'clock. I assumed we had a flood the first time i heart it.

[@kallejodelbauer2955]

The Rolladen are on the outside and helping your against Buglars.But in WW2 we had all something for a Blackout against Air raids.If you wont no Light this, Rollos were enough.

[@raquelfernandez5533]

The sound of the German light switches also has a security effect: when the sound is deeper, that's when the lights are "off" - which you cant tell if your lamp is broken and you try to change the bulb. Btw I live in Berlin and mostly only the ground floor has Rollläden. We live on the 2nd and don't have them.

[@timschulz9563]

Sicher dass das nicht nur Einbildung ist mit den Schalten?

[@raquelfernandez5533]

@@timschulz9563 Mein Vater war Elektriker, der hat mir das beigebracht und sich immer geärgert, wenn es in einem Haus falsch eingerichtet war.

[@timschulz9563]

@@raquelfernandez5533 Ah, interessant. Danke!

[@Sleepover137]

Didn't recognise the window cause ours are 30 years old and wooden so they sound very different - all the others were familiar though :'D

[@arborandra]

Same XD old, wooden and sometimes they get stuck, especially during summer

Same here, but not because of old and wooden, just… different windows sounding very different. I mean the window opening and closing, not the shutters, they were easy :D

[@nordwestbeiwest1899]

Hab alle erkannt . Typisch Deutsch : " Es zieht !"

[@rivenoak]

...wie Hechtsuppe !!! :D

[@Lightningchase1973]

Wäschespinne nicht erkannt, meine steht permanent aufgeklappt im Badezimmer

[@SayHelloToWilko]

Opening and closing windows is also about engery losses. Houses in Germany (except very new ones with a ventilation system) are almost air tight. You must open the windows several time a day to control humidity.

[@maryschumann3920]

The "Rolladen" are great if it is very hot. In the morning you let fresh air in. Than you put the Rolladen down and in the evening the flat will be colder than without them. (Except if you live under a bad isolated roof)

[@lowenzahn3976]

*insulated (false friend)

[@maryschumann3920]

@@lowenzahn3976 ? I wrote isolated not insulated

[@lowenzahn3976]

@@maryschumann3920 Yes, but "insulated" would be correct.

[@IgorRockt]

@@maryschumann3920 "isolated" - isoliert, aber in der Bedeutung "abgelegen" oder "vereinzelt" (also mehr ortsbezogen), "insulated" - isoliert, aber in der Bedeutung "gedaemmt" (z.B. am Bau/Haus) oder "voneinander isoliert", z.B. bei elektrischen Kabeln. ("insulated cable" "bare cable/naked kabel" - und ja, dass ist tatsaechlich ein blankes Kabel - ein "blank cable" gibt es nicht, das waere naemlich ein "leeres Kabel" - ein weiterer False Friend in diesem Fall. "Blank paper" ist aber dann wieder das "blanke Papier/leere Blatt" ;-) ). Wie Lowenzahn schon so richtig schrieb, ist "isolated" ein sogenannter "False Friend" (zumindest teilweise ;-) ), also etwas, was sich in einer anderen Sprache fast genauso anhoert (oder schreibt) wie ein deutsches Wort, aber nicht (oder nicht immer) exakt die gleiche Bedeutung hat. Ein anderes Beispiel fuer einen bekannten "False Friend" waere fuer das deutsche "aktuell" das englische "actual" ("in Wirklichkeit" oder "Echt") anstatt des korrekten "current" ("aktuell", "genau jetzt") zu benutzen. "I'm actually a German citizen." wuerde bedeuten, dass jemand gedacht hat, Du waerest Oesterreicher, aber Du bist in Wirklichkeit ein Deutscher. "I'm currently a German citizen." (oder, in besserem English: "Currently, I'm a German citizen") wuerde heissen, das Du aktuell deutscher Staatsbuerger bist (aber evtl. nicht immer gewsesen bist, oder vorhast, es bald nicht mehr zu sein, halt nur "aktuell"/"in diesem Moment" ;-) )

[@paulsj9245]

This is another cute insight to our lives! Predecessors of the Rolladen were Klappladen - literally at every window! They contributed to protection (sometimes teamed with bars) and room climate in cold winters. The Rolladen are the modern form of those. #4 left me baffled. ;) Drafts lead to Türenschlagen - knocking doors shut with a bang! Not something to aspire amongst all the other quiet and orderly citizens!

[@untruelie2640]

I guess Rolladen are mostly used in new-build houses and family homes (Einfamilienhäuser). I always lived in old buildings from the 1890s and 1900s, were they usually can't be installed, so I always used "Jalousien", which are placed on the inside of the window, but fulfill the same purpose. They make a much higher sound though. :) Regarding our draft phobia: We are told as kids that a draft can cause a "stiff neck" (don't know how it is called in English). In my experience, this can really happen; even when I'm sitting next to a ventilator.

[@alexandergutfeldt1144]

In Switzerland the 'Rollstohren' (local name) were introduced in the 60ies .. My guess is that it's the same in Germany.

[@slidenapps]

Quatsch. Lol in the USA if you say you have a stiff neck it means you probably slept badly the pillow was wrong or maybe a sport accident.

[@untruelie2640]

@@slidenapps As I said, there is probably no direct translation. No need to be rude.

[@amandab258]

Stefan is awesome. .:D The bloopers at the end had us laughing.

[@FrikaWies]

The most German sound I know: People’s constant mourning about the weather. Mourning about the weather is kind of the social glue in Germany. While standing together and mourning about the weather is the only occasion when even Germans enjoy small talk.

[@Baccatube79]

As for the Rolläden: Germany being way further north than the USA, the sun is up way sooner in the summer. Unless you prefer the sun shining into you face at 4.30 am, you need blinds.

[@LigH_de]

😯 I am surprised but it's true: The northern border of the USA to Canada matches about the center ot the south-most federal states in Germany, Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg.

[@Baccatube79]

@@LigH_de New York is the same latitude as Naples.

[@trickycoolj]

It’s fire code. In the US every bedroom must have 2 exits. Door and a window large enough to escape. Rolladen block the window escape route.

[@Baccatube79]

@@trickycoolj there are solutions for that. Also: start building reasonably, then houses don't burn so easily

[@trickycoolj]

Baccatube79 Cement block houses aren’t great in Earthquakes.

[@birgithade5022]

Yup. Rolladen are very common. I use them every day. They keep the light out of the room.In the summer they are useful for keeping the room cool.

[@vbvideo1669]

Tolle Idee und tolles Video! :)

[@manlobu9759]

Ich liebe dieses Video so sehr! Sie beide bringen mich mühelos zum Lachen. 😀☺️🤩

[@LiebeNachDland]

Klassisch Dana hier. Nice one. Good to hear that phrase "Es zieht." Had not heard that one before, so good to know when I potentially move there soon. I knew it right away meaning something like "it's moving," referring to the wind, haha.

[@MariaCristina-lk7de]

I absolutely love how those things are the exact same here in Italy too!!

[@jo18ist]

Ich wöhnte in Deutschland vor 2 Jahren, ich war einen Austauschschüler dort, ich kenne alle diesen Geräusche, dieses Video ist voll Nostalgisch.😅

[@starryk79]

really liked the outtake at the end.:-)

[@aldrickbanks3455]

How to smile to naturally, so sincere, and so beautiful, all time. This gal is a Gem.

[@77dreimaldie0]

Winter: Rolladen down at night. Summer: Rolladen down by day. Our apartment is not very well isolated, so we use the extra isolation/ sunblock from the shutter blinds

[@chrstiania]

After I moved out of my parents house, I've lived in 8 different appartements. None of these appartements had rolladen and I still miss them

[@kilsestoffel3690]

I grew up with Rolläden, but my current home has none and I miss them.

[@1McPipe]

Unsere Rolladen funktionieren elektrisch und fahren automatisch abends runter und morgens hoch, sogar abgestimmt auf die verschiedenen Jahreszeiten. Solange ich denken kann hatte ich in meinem Haushalt einen Trockner, der Wäscheständer steht aber für alle Fälle auch in der Ecke. ;-)

[@sphhyn]

You are so right with the draft. 😅 I don’t mind it myself and often get annoyed with people claiming that there is a draft and that it makes them sick.

[@MeOverground]

Dana, Du warst gerade im O-Ton im Radio - in der SWR2 Medienschau mit "German Fenster".

[@MeOverground]

Der Beitrag war von Anja Höfer, falls Du die Referenz brauchst.

[@LigH_de]

Außerdem im Fernsehen bei "quer mit Christoph Süß": kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXjUgnSZerdmq80

[@HuSanNiang]

We have a lot of sun at our top floor department. We decided to have zip screens as they come with different densities. So in the sleeping room it is 90% of light block and in the other rooms little less. So we dont feel to be shut off the outside word when everything is done. Also the container of the screens is smaller than for "Rollladen". So you hear only the sound is a slight electronic buzz when we press the button or use your app on the mobile phone. For a manual one we would have needed more space in the wall compare to only a small cable for the motor. Maybe if we live on the ground level shutters which can also work as anti theft - obstacle would be usefull.

[@tomzito2585]

Stephan's green socks are super cool!

[@trlan55]

Light switches in old houses (from the '30s, for example) are very tight and are loud. We just put up one of those laundry holders today. And, there are bells on bikes here, but not enough.

[@regenbogentraumerin]

While still living in my parents house on the countryside I didn't use the Rollläden that much, but now living on the ground floor of a dorm in a city I use them every night. I just don't want someone watching me sleeping (we are not allowed to drill into walls and ceilings so we can't put up curtains) and they also make sure I would hear it and wake up if someone tried to break in. There have been neighbours who didn't put down their Rollläden and there has been a guy caught jerking of right in front of their window while watching them sleeping and someone broke into some of the appartements through the windows, so I'm really grateful that we have Rollläden.

[@XxLea95xX]

very interesting and entertaining video :D

[@bayareanewman1566]

When I was a kid, I bought this radio shake speaker for my bike. It had a mic on a wire, like a trucker! And it worked. It was actually pretty loud! It also had a siren mode and a like on it!

[@picobello99]

I live in the Netherlands and these shutters are mainly a thing in the south. I've never seen them anywhere else, except for stores. Btw, rollade means something completely different in Dutch. As for the bells on bicycles: they are required here. You aren't allowed to not have a bell on your bike. Although I can't think of anyone who got a fine for that.

[@LigH_de]

{5} Bike bells with a one-time "knocking" spring are rather recent, I believe; when I was young (and lived in the GDR, former East Germany), the most common kind of bike bells had a (cograil / pinion / gear rack?) turning a flywheel with two steel rings inside the bell, so the result was a typical "drrrring-rrring" instead of a "dink, dink". Possibly not allowed in Germany, but in Austria some bikers even use a small horn, as you can see in some Dashcam video channels.

[@silkwesir1444]

AFAIK having such a small horn on your bike is allowed in Germany, but you also have to have a bell. (In other words, the horn can not replace the bell.)

[@sailorcat]

I need my Rolläden! xD I can't sleep when it's getting so bright in the morning. We have a dryer and this thing you showed in the video. We put it on there after the dryer, cause it will still be moist.

[@SchlomoGross]

My Room has a Rollladen, but I dont use it. US Lightswitches make a similar sound, but not as loud. It comes from a spring inside that makes the contacts to shut faster to avoid sparks. The idea with drafts is something I never thought about. My mom (german) does not like drafts, but my aunt (US) did not care about. Ha, I learned something new!

[@littleriot]

We have Rollladen in our house but I don't put them down in my room since we live on the countryside there is not so much light only a single street light. And I like it more when I have a little light and can see the moon or stars.

[@user-kt3rb5sr5c]

Dana! du ist super!!!!!

[@Lightningchase1973]

I have the Rollladen, but zse it only as additional insulation in very cold winter, or very hot summer days. I like your finding regarding draft!!!

[@LythaWausW]

We don't have Rolladen but the sound startles me when I'm outside and someone opens theirs. And when Stefan "clapped" that Waeschestand together I flinched because I've smashed my fingers so many times. I think you have to be German to handle those things so deftly. Other sounds I never heard in the US: the glass recycling truck emptying out the glass containers, the church bells at 7 AM, the Schrotthandler's tune, the "Tagesschau" chime in the school buildings, the Pfandflaschen being crushed up, the cracking sound from crows throwing walnuts onto the street to break them open, the bi-month sewage truck visit sucking out the neighbors' poop....

[@jackybraun2705]

Our shutters are electrically operated on a timer. Otherwise I would go mad running round the house twice a day opening and shutting the shutters. I try not to make noises where possible and hold my hand over the light switch and press slowly to prevent it clicking loudly. Same with the clothes horse. I put it up as quietly as possible. And you're right about Germans and draughts. I didn't know they existed till I came to Germany!

[@georgvonrechenberg2217]

There were times when my bike didn't have a bell, thus I shouted "KLINGELING!" whenever passing pedestrians. Oddly, they always turned around in puzzlement instead of stepping aside :)

[@frandi63]

Congratulations. You made it into Bavarian TV with your excitement about German windows. 😏

[@Trifler500]

We actually had Rolladen (didn't know the German name before this video) on our south facing windows when we moved into our house. They were pretty worn, but still functional. Unfortunately, the wasps were extremely fond of them, building nests inside them, all along the entire length. It was like a bee farm, only they were wasps, and there was no honey. I thought perhaps they really liked the spiral shape on the inside, since it's similar to a nest before they even start building, but that's just a guess. After spraying them for a couple of years and having them just keep coming back, we finally had to remove the Rolladen. The wasps haven't been back since. The windows themselves were really old and inefficient. Without the Rolladen the room became like a sauna, so our next step was to replace the windows with triple panes. Then we drapes, which we close during the day, and that has served us well. Still, I'm sure blocking the sun on the outside of the glass instead of the inside would be even more effective.

[@fordhouse8b]

The English word draft is of the same derivation as the word draw, and as such basically also relates to pulling.

[@ClaGaCla]

1) Oh my God, yes!!! I love Rolladen and, since I'm currently in Canada where they are super rare, I miss them a LOT. I honestly don't get why they AREN't as big of a thing here or in the States. It has been scientifically proven that sleep quality is better if there is less light (plus, just going by personal experience, you don't wake up as often before it's time to actually get up if the room is properly dark). Yet people don't seem to want to make their bedroom dark. And with Rolladen you can even keep them slitted so you still get fresh air, so you don't even have to choose between keeping it pretty dark and getting fresh air at night. So yeah, if I have the chance to use them, like when I visit my family in Germany, I use them. 2) Gotta say, I immediately guessed Light Switch, and yes, I like the sound, too. More so, I like German light switches and the variety they come in. You can get different colours and shapes. Yes, they all have the same basic shapes: big square or two narrower rectangles that together make up a big square, or round so you can turn it if you have a dimmer. Though I also seem to remember using a roundish one that worked like a square one. But there are variations on that theme: different colours and textures as well as different corners - some more rounded than others. Here in North America they are all the same, which is kinda boring. The only variation we have here is that some homes have the older type shown in the video and some have the newer type that are flatter. As a side note, I have noticed that light switches in North America are set up to work the other way around. As a standard, German light switches are in the off position when the top is flatter and the bottom sticks out more, so when you use them in the dark you have to stroke down the wall to turn on the lights. In North America a light switch in the off position has the top part stick out more (and I am unsure about the old type - do you have to flick it up or down to turn the lights on?). 3) YES! I LOVE and MISS German windows. Like with the Rolladen, it is something you can get here in Canada (called "Eurowindows" or something to that effect), but they are not very common (yet. Fingers crossed that that changes!) A coworker of mine recently moved into a new apartment and there they have what looks like German style windows. However, they have been modified, apparently. You can only tilt them, but not open them fully (though when you tilt them the handle is pointed sideways like when you open German windows in Germany). I'm guessing it's a safety thing. Wouldn't want someone to be able to jump to their deaths without having to go onto the balcony first... 4) I have to admit, that is not something I miss. Definitely, much fewer people in Germany have driers (though I think that number is rising), but I love the convenience of a drier. My family in Germany actually does have a drier, but there we only use it for things like towels (so they get nice and fluffy) and in the winter bed sheets (because they're big). Everything else gets hung up to dry to save energy. 5) Huh. I have never thought about it but yeah, you're totally right!! 6) Ha! That one cracked me up. My guess the difference between a disliked draft and airing out the apartment is that the draft created by airing out the apartment is intentional so we accept it as part and parcel, basically the price to pay for getting fresh air in. Once we're done with the airing out we want to be rid of the draft, so if a draft happens to start later on we don't like it.

[@glaubhafieber]

T There’s actually a reason why light switches are clicky: it prevents the switch internals to create sparks and break

[@zwiddeldum]

There‘s a great video by „Technology Connections“ about this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKOwmqR7oLieapo

[@HenryLoenwind]

This is not about the click of the switch inside but the sound the big plastic part makes when flipped.

[@glaubhafieber]

@@HenryLoenwind ok. I misunderstood the clicking. Guess the internal click is a worldwide phenomenon :-)

[@HenryLoenwind]

@@glaubhafieber Yes it is. With German switches it actually often is very soft and/or overpowered by the plate noise. I just check with my switches (couldn't resist...): For those it's a tri-tone. A low volume high-pitched metallic click, a full-bodied medium volume "flump" from the internal mechanics, and a medium-high volume plastic drum beat from the plate. Thinking about it, I'd say they had a sound engineer working on those. ;)

[@bayareanewman1566]

In California we have fake shutters. They look like shutters but they don’t actually close. LoL

[@mwat56]

All the sounds depend very much on your specific architecture and interior. So the sounds in your apartment can differ very much from those in other apartments or houses.

[@janiecorbett6615]

Wow. I never imagined that.

[@cailwi9]

Recognized most of the sounds, except the drying rack and the window handles. We have those at home, but they sound slightly differently, and so I did not recognize them. Other sounds that I tend to associate with Germany: The church bells, the tatu-tata of the emergency vehicles, compared to the American wailing sounds, the different coffee makers, the very different sound the garbage trucks make, the different sound of the cashier machines, the different varieties of singing birds, the German vacuum cleaners.

[@peternakitch4167]

In Australia the rolladen are called roller shutters or less commonly roller blinds. They started being more common here around 20~25 years ago and many new builds have them.

[@wernerhiemer406]

Here around Aachen they call them "Rollschlag".

[@jsundb02]

Toll Donna. Ich habe alle deine sounds erkannt. Besonders die Rolladen haben viele Erinnerungen gebracht. Übrigens es gibt keine Rolladen hier in Stockholm (soweit Ich weiß). Hab einen wunderschönen Herbst i München, die Herbste sind wirklich sehr schön wo du wohnst.

[@nommh]

I used to have Rollladen when a little child. They were inside and made of wood. I must be so very old...

[@AndreasOtte]

We got dryers :-) It's a very concious decison, when to buy / use one.. Ours is heavily being used in winter time. Not very much in summer time

[@matthiasb9903]

Moved to France three years ago and I definitely miss the Kipp-windows and Rollläden!!

[@randreas69]

You could bring the blinds to market here in Norway as it doesn't seem to pass 8m here in Norway. The sun is warm at 2!

[@SCGMLB]

You’re right, that I instantly thought of hurricane shutters that we have here in Florida, but most homes do not have built-in roll down ones and even so, we don’t use them to cool the houses because Florida homes need air conditioning to combat the humidity. People who do have them will also use them for security, but generally only if they are going away for more than a few days, and not while staying there.

[@Seegalgalguntijak]

Guessing the window sound correctly is hard, because there are so many different windows that all sound different, so you'd have to have the same make and model (and probably also model year) of window for it to sound the same. But of course, when there's a Rolladen and a light switch, then this would be the next logical thing to put into the video :-)

[@frankamueller801]

When I looked up the plural of "Rollladen" I realized that it's spelt with three L since the spelling reform in 1996. (It still looks strange.) The plural is Rollläden according to the "DUDEN". I wonder if I'm the only person that uses "Rollläden" as in "Mach doch mal die Rollläden runter!" when speaking of several shutters? I did not have a tumble dryer until I had children. Now I can't imagine living without one. (Even if air-drying would be better for the environment and the fabric). My mother and my mother-in-law are really obsessed with draught ("Durchzug"). Worse than draught is only to leave the apartment with wet hair. ;-)

[@alishavornbrock2533]

Yes when I went to Germany. I heard bike bell’s all the time. One time even our teacher cussed out a person. Because one of the people I was traveling with stepped in to the bike lane at a traffic light.

[@Seegalgalguntijak]

I grew up with Rolläden in my house, and now I do have them (only because my apartment is on a slightly raised ground floor level, the apartments above mine don't have them), but I rarely use them. Actually, only on Silvester when there's too much noise outside - always sounds like a war zone here in Berlin - and I want my peace and quiet (or when I have an animal with me who might be frightened of the sounds).

[@lazyperfectionist1]

They also have shutters in Chile. They're much more manual (and heavy-duty) than those in Germany, but I can tell you, from experience, they have them, and I envy them that. Many a day has passed that I have turned on the air conditioner, wishing I could just lower a shutter over the window, instead. I'm not under any illusions that this would _completely_ eliminate our need for air conditioners in this country, but it would cut it down _dramatically._

[@SayHelloToWilko]

It is the same thing with driers. We now have driers with integrated heat pumps. Those are very efficient and they do not inject moisture into your apartment. Vents to the outside are illegal in many places because of the energy loss. And electricity is way more (multiple times more) expensive in Germany than in the US. We pay about 20 - 30 €cents per kWh. Also, I keep my clothes for much longer. I would never ruin my shirts in a drier, and my shirts typically last more than 10 years.

[@silkebower1977]

I immediately got the sound of the blinds. Living also in Germany I've got blinds or Rolladen. They go down every evening and come up every morning. They keep light and noise out and keep the house warm in winter and cool in summer. I don't know anybody in Britain who got shutters, people just have curtains. I didn't realise that our light switch makes a noise, but you are right, it does. Never noticed that before.

[@shaimaadoma]

Another typical sound is the test alarm on the first Saturday of each month. It took me years until I figured out what these sirens were.

[@wernerhiemer406]

And then we had the test day and not all sirens got off (were quiet) and even NINA etc. warning apps weren't activated.

[@DavidLindes]

It's funny... I don't think I've ever heard a Rollladen, but it's one of the few I got (I also got the bike bell). The other ones I knew the things, but the sounds... didn't get me there. I think I got Rollladen because I used to use a similar thing when doing Theatre... there were some giant roll doors at one of the places I worked, and they sounded similar -- in particular that sound of them compressing after they're basically closed. The light switch I was trying to figure out what would give that sort of periodicity, but of course it was just you. lol. I think I may have had a similar problem with the laundry racks... The windows, I don't know quite why I didn't get. Ah well. P.S. Hahaha, those outtakes though! :)

[@belabahn]

(1) Rolladen (in Hungary we call them: redőny (singular), redőnyök (plural)) are a blessing in the summer, if your windows of your flat/ apartment face west. Where I live, in the summer my windows get direct sunlight from 12:30 to 20:30. Without them it would be 35-38 Celsius inside too. (4) If you don't have a clothes airer mounted to the ceiling which you can lower to put your clothes up to dry, this indoor clothes airer ("butterfly dryer" in Hungarian) is the next best thing. :) Neither one use electicity, and your clothes are usually dry within 24 hours. (6) I also don't like drafts/ Luftzug/ Durchluft. I'm not against fresh air or airing out the room, but drafts and the excessive use of the AC aren't healthy.

[@lenastorm6280]

I can't imagine living in a house without Rolladen. They are a billion times more usefull than curtains. Also, I just can't imagine living in a house without "Kipp-windows".

[@ACEsParkJunheeWreckedMeHard]

My family had a round one in the living room cause my mom thought after renovating the living room she needed to have a chandelier in that has energy saving lightbulbs and was like "this lamp needs to be on low light to really work well for us to save energy!" so she bought this round lightswitch that can change the amount of light coming from the lightbulb, however we first didn't knew that we had the wrong lightbulbs for it and they died faster on lowlight than when they shine fully trought the room lmao

[@mofru1543]

Ich würde sagen, was ich hier in den Staaten vermisse sind die Kirchen Glocken. Ist zwar nicht im Haus, aber als ich in die Staaten gezogen bin, habe ich die Kirchen Glocken die jede Stunde läuten vermisst 😊

[@NicholasCorvin]

*I have 2 walldryers. One on the balcony and one in the bathroom. In my opinion, they don't take away so much space like those laundry racks...*

[@Faygris]

I could never live without a Rollladen and I don't know how Americans can survive without it. I need it pitch black in the night to sleep

[@Michael-wn4jj]

I remind in the 60's same light switches as in the US were common. But than the new switches became modern looking more elegant and are easier to touch when you carry something in your hands and try to switch it on/off.

[@erikayin1365]

We use our accordion Hurricane shutters this way 😂

[@MrBzdigniew]

Wir haben Rolladen (nicht verwechseln mit Rouladen!) aber es gibt noch Springrollos, Jalousien... Klimaanlagen kenne ich aus dem Urlaub und Auto

[@slighter]

I never had Rolladen on my windows in Germany- but then again I never lived outside on Cities here. Maybe small vollage homes have them more often. That is at least where I saw them usually. And "Paterre-Wohnungen".

[@bilingualkaraoke8665]

I guess, drafts are something you have to get toughened up for or at least get used to from childhood on, in order to be ok with them. Very much like walking barefoot, I think. I, personally, don't mind cool drafts in summer when the surrounding temperature is really high. But I tend to get lumbago in the cervical spine from a really cold draft, when I am exposed to it for a longer time.

[@dannydanny9875]

Danna's all Giggles at the end :-D

[@petereggers7603]

You should be glad to have windows made of plastic material which cause a rather reasonable sound. Mines are made of aluminium (3 layers of glass) an the closing mecanism causes a very loud "clack" - both when shut and opend.

[@jeromemckenna7102]

The older US light switches did make a noticeable sound (ask your parents they might remember it). I didn't guess any of them except the last.

[@LythaWausW]

Oh, I know! The ones with the two round buttons, one for off one for on!

[@leDespicable]

I find it interesting that the US still has so many of the old flicky light switches. In Germany, those wen't out of fashion in the late 60s. Haven't seen them in any house built after that.

[@Gerhard-Martin]

Haha =D What a funny Idea & entertaining Video , Dana ! ^__^ 6 "acoustic cultural Shocks" in Germany ? ;-) I admit that I didn´t reckognize SOME of them, but only since they sounded a bit DIFFERENT in your Video, than what I was used to (opening or kipping the Window , folding the Clothing Hanger ). :"> I usually DO reckognize these Sounds very well. ^__^ By the Way: In Germany a Draft of Air in the House is usually COLD, so People are just afraid of getting sick from that cold Wind. 8-/ It might be the very same Thing in NORTHERN North-America. ;-)

[@user-bq2ke4tw7f]

Nice

[@franniefromvenice]

I don't know where in Germany you live, but I've lived in both Bayern and Hessen, and I've never once seen Rolladen. I'm from Italy and we have them everywhere here, but I've never seen them in Germany

[@tasminoben686]

Moin Dana, Stefan. Wir haben einen Trockner. Aber viele Kleiddungsstücke dürfen da nicht hinein. Z. B. T-Shirts mit Aufdruck. Und Bettwäsche nimmt auf dem Wäscheständer einfach zu viel Platz weg. Ja, frische Luft ist gut und wichtig. Aber 'Durchzug' geht mir auf den Nacken. Schönen Sonntag aus HH nach M

[@patrickmaszun8906]

Ich habe im Bekanntenkreis niemanden, der keinen Trockner hat. Es gibt halt nur viele Kleidungsstücke die dort nicht rein dürfen.

[@johnlabus7359]

Most larger American cities now have bike share programs, and those bikes all have bells. That said, I rarely hear them being used. When I do hear them, it's usually because someone is riding on a sidewalk and they expect walkers to get out their way. Because of that, I associate the bike bell with extreme rudeness.

[@ArielVHarloff]

Our windows are old they don't make that sound but yeah I agree with the windows they're lovely. And I got all of the sounds besides the window.

[@NativeNYerChicHK]

All the light switches in my house in the US are toggle switches like the ones you say you see in Germany! I don’t have one typical US light switch in my home! I have 4 drying racks in my house but I do also have a dryer. I prefer my clothes to last longer so I hang them to dry so things don’t shrink or become pilled, and we are a family of four, we have two teenage daughters. I only dry PJs & socks! LOL In NYC Bicycle bells are used like in Germany, always have been.

[@leDespicable]

One thing that'd really annoy me about American light switches is the fact that the German version with a socket directly underneath it isn't a thing. For a German home, our flat has very few of them (only in my room and the bathroom), and it annoys me to no end when I have to hoover the whole place. Can't imagine having none at all.

[@NativeNYerChicHK]

@@leDespicable Everywhere I’ve lived here in the US, we have multiple sockets in each room just a little down low on the walls, not by the light switch. At least two in every room, which is 4 places to plug things in every room, because each of our sockets are double. So I don’t know why you’d have a problem vacuuming in an American home when there are an abundance of electrical sockets, just not usually located at or near the light switch. So I’m very confused by this response.

[@mina_en_suiza]

Funnily enough: I found "Rolläden" (not to be confused with "Rouladen") to be even more common in South America. There, you often close them during the day or at least during the hottest hours to keep sunlight and heat out whilst you often open them at night to let the fresh and cool air in.

[@Marian1st.]

You say in Florida we have ... but you haven’t lived in Florida in like 20 years. So it’s safe to say In Florida they have. 😀 Love your videos.

[@mioakimoto4803]

It was so funny to watched this video😂

[@kOaMaster2]

I would say most light switches do only have one button that can be pressed - on/off The window protection sounds is something only for the newest ones built in. Also: where is the bicycle lock-sound? :)

[@andreaseufinger4422]

What do you call newest? The house of my parents was build in 1970. At that time it was already absolute standard. Those in new houses have an electric motor so you can set the time when they open or close. The one Dana shows is a standard one.

[@kOaMaster2]

@@andreaseufinger4422 I meant the click sounds for the windows, not the rolos

[@dominic_19077]

I didn't recognize the Wäscheständer, because most people I know have an electric dryer and ny Ständer is different. But I got allll the others! 🤣

[@cheata89]

We had those „american“ light switches in Germany to. I have seen them in Older german houses.