I NEVER KNEW! AMERICAN REACTS TO CRAZY GERMAN LAWS! 6 things that are forbidden in GERMANY

[@Rox_Fox94]

about the winter tires: It´s not exactly mandatory to have winter tires on your car. the law just says that you have to have tires that are suitable for the current weather conditions. so if it´s sunny and dry, you can also drive with summer tires in the winter. But if the streets are icy, your summer tires are not suitable for this. You´re still allowed to drive with them but, in case of an accident, you risk losing your insurance coverage and you can also be fined for "negligent endangerment of road traffic" by the government . Suitable Tires for Winter Weather conditions, are branded with an "M&S" Symbol. That means "Matsch und Schnee" (Mud and Snow)

[@dimitri877]

As of 2018, M+S is only allowed for tires produced before December 31st 2017. Tires produced after this date need a 'snowflake'-symbol as well. And even for me as a non-German, I have to abide to these rules in my own car when driving in Germany. I know plenty of people in my neighborhood who have gotten a ticket for not having winter tires. A close friend even got a 2000 DM (yes, this was even before the Euro) fine, because he caused an accident which resulted in a traffic jam. The cause of the accident was because the rubber of the 'all-season' tires he had on his car wasn't soft enough (hard rubber=little grip) because of the cold, although it was a dry and sunny winter day. He lost control in a down-sloping curve on the Autobahn (near Kreutz Aachen), only doing 80 km/h (50 mph). His car spun out, hit the middle guard rail and bounced back into other traffic. There were no injuries, just a lot of bent metal and inoperable vehicles. He didn't get any reimbursement from his insurance company, totaled his BMW, and got fined for serious neglect and causing a traffic jam.

[@lasse3560]

Just rememver the "O bis O" rule (from october untill easter/Ostern)

[@rubberduck777]

Wintertyres are a rule since a few years. 4-5 years round about

[@spvillano]

I know of some US states that require "snow tires" in winter, that was largely because of vehicles getting stuck in the highway, creating a hazard needlessly. All season tires are common here, which are adequate for more temperate conditions, but still lacking for areas where heavy snow is the norm. We also, although I've not checked the status over the past 30 years or so, had/have studded snow tires. Metal studs are inserted into cavities molded into the tread, which would then penetrate and grip ice and packed snow for added traction. Great in serious ice, but in the summer, one either had to remove the tires for "summer tires" or go through the joy of removing the studs with pliers, lest the studs cause damage to the macadam highway. With the advent of all season tires, they did fade in popularity over the years, but a quick Google search revealed that they still exist and are recommended for heavily icy roads. If memory serves though, most US tires would fail on the autobahn, as we simply don't give an "S" rating high enough for the speeds on parts of the highway. The unwary would then be dealing with a high speed failure of a tread and what a joy it is to remove a steel belted tire from around an axle and look for boot damage and such... Mildly OT, the US interstate system is a direct descendant of Eisenhower's experiences on the autobahn, which he duly credited in his push to create our national interstate system, albeit at much lower speeds (I could go into an endless string of slow train vs everyone else's real trains speeds here...). There is a difference though, we create potholes to improve traffic flow or something. ;) Totally OT, I'm irritated at how much German I have forgotten over the past 35 or so years! Even most of the old Headstart program basics are largely forgotten (Headstart apparently now replaced by "Cultural College", which hopefully is superior to the old program). Oh well, there is one thing worse than getting old - not getting to get old at all! I'm sure things would come flooding back into all three remaining operational brain cells if I found myself back in Germany. Just as, if I wrack my brain without wreckage, I can still remember enough Arabic to nearly survive... ;)

[@XDrakeX1]

Btw the police will also use "Sie" with you. So its not just you who has to use Sie with them. They will also talk formally to you.

[@Luredreier]

I live in Norway. It's so weird to hear this. Since we stopped using that in the seventies. For us using formal speach is polite for people born before 1968 or so, but for young people it's actually a *insult* to use formal speach here. I'd say that the tipping point is about the late eighties or somewhere in the nineties, depending on the location. For people from the seventies it's pretty neutral. But from the late eighties and onwards politeness started being used more ironic and as a insult, indicating that someone is too full of themselves to handle normal informal speach. After all, we've always had a cultural taboo against people thinking that they're better then anyone else. And that started being applied to formal speach. You can still probably use polite speech with really old people though, even now. I'm talking about people 80+. Not that they expect that anymore, but they'd apprechiate it for the most part. Only a few people still alive would actually be offended if you didn't use formal speach though. I don't think anyone in their sixties would be offended by formal speach unless it's obviously used in a ironic manner.

[@fifi23o5]

Exactly. I've been in Germany many times and I have very good experiences with police. Strict, but at the same time polite, no nonsense, very professional.

[@4Curses]

​@@Luredreier Maybe Formal Speech is different in Norway, but It's a fun take to call basic manners and respect for another "people thinking that they're better then anyone else" when formal speech literally means you respect one another as a human individual. I personally also feel its weid to be called Sie, but I would always use formal speech with civil officials and they do the same, unless informal speech is offered. It's a basic courtesy for official business.

[@vesnalukic9898]

In slavic languages, du (slavic "ti") is more personal, with strangers and older people we always use Sie (slavic "Vi").. It's just a good manner.

[@corinnaschmidt9735]

I share your opinion that denying slavery shouldn't be allowed in the United States. The injustice done to the slaves should be recognized. This also applies to the injustice that was done to the indigenous people. Although the US likes to pose as the champion for human rights, it is still difficult for colored people and indigenous people to live free of prejudice. During the rest periods between 12 noon and 2 pm: this is the time when children - and sometimes older people too - like to take an afternoon nap.

[@madrooky1398]

The problem is how the US constitution is written. In Germany those things are written as articles and the very first is to protect dignity, so every article that comes after that has to respect the ones before. No no matter what law is made in Germany, it cannot infringe those line of articles in the Grundgesetz. And because they are articles it would also be very very difficult to change something about them. Infact, you can win lawsuits if, for example, you can prove your dignity was infringed by the application of another lesser law. Not as easy as i wrote it, but in principle, you know what i mean? You cant kill someone and get free because your victim violated you dignity. But certain laws cannot be applied to you if they violate your dignity. This is very different in the US constitution. All those things americans tend to be fond of about their constitution are written in, we call it "Zusatzartikel". But they are simply additions or changes. Since the constitution was proposed first, 37 of such "amendments" have been made to it. And things like free speech and freedom of press can be taken away much more easily than most people are aware of. Changes can be changed again...

[@scottevil4531]

Agreed. With this law in Germany there were 2 important things beforehand. The first is, before that law victims and decendence of the victims could go to court for defamation. So technicly it was illegal before. The law only changed the premise, that now the state can sue instead of a victim or decendant. The second is a decision of the BVerfG (our supreme court) That statet, that a false statement on a topic that is proven so much through documents, witnesses, courts and scientists is not protectet by free speach. So I think if you get these kind of desisions through a court in the US you could get presedences on which you can get such a law.

[@spvillano]

@@scottevil4531 I suspect that our founders would have accepted that specific ex post fact law, they wanted to protect against abuse of the practice, some history of which remained in living memory. When someone argued with me over claims of ethnic cleansing occurring in a specific hotspot, asking what could I know about their problems, I rejoined with, "I'm from the US, the world's leading expert in genocide and ethnic cleansing, so I most certainly can recognize such when I see it!". The objector conceded the point. Otherwise, I could point at extinct tribes, broken native nations, violated treaties with those nations that continues even today, ghettos overflowing with black and brown citizens, lynching history, slavery, redline practices and more.

[@Eysenbeiss]

@@madrooky1398 Dann leg mal los und lass die Gesetze beseitigen, die es nahezu unmöglich machen, seinen Nachnamen ändern zu lassen.

[@madrooky1398]

@@Eysenbeiss Wenn es dazu einen gerechtfertigten Anlass gäbe, den es nicht gibt. Mit einem guten Grund lässt sich der Nachname leicht ändern. Jetzt stell dir einfach spasseshalber mal vor, eine Änderung des Nachnamens wäre aus "Geschmackgründen" möglich, und das Chaos, dass das in unserer Bürokratie auf allen Ebenen verursachen würde. Und damit meine ich nich nur Behörden, selbst Unternehmen sind nichtmal in der Lage selbst eine Email Änderung vernünftig zu übernehmen. Und du willst freie Nachnamenswahl? Sonst gehts dir aber gut, oder? 😂

[@JustShiiro]

it's illegal to eliminate wasps because we have several endangered species in germany. Also wasps help taking care of the ecosystem. They take care of several kinds of insects, keep the amount of mosquitoes in check and they actually help just as much with pollinating plants as bees do.

[@FD18955]

also was heißt hier illegal? Wo kein Kläger, da kein Richter. Und kein Mensch oder Bulle würde einen anzeigen, weil er ne Wespe getötet hat

[@JustShiiro]

@@FD18955 Klar, wo kein Kläger da kein Richter. Daran sollte man sich aber nicht unbedingt immer halten. Gesetzlich gesehen ist es trotzdem illegal Wespen zu erschlagen.

[@nunereclipsereborn]

​@@JustShiiro Are you sure you don't mean honey bees???????????????????.................

[@JustShiiro]

@@nunereclipsereborn honey bees and wasps are pretty much treated the same in this case. You're not allowed to remove wasps and wasp nests without a professional either since since that involves several factors besides the obvious danger of getting attacked by a swarm of wasps in your own four walls.

[@nunereclipsereborn]

@@JustShiiro Honey bees are more environmentally important to ecosystem than wasps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@juwen7908]

Yes, we follow rules and laws, because they're reasonable. That's not just stupid rules.

[@michelaushamburg6766]

I ignore traffic lights every morning when I rush to the bus-station. But of course I look out for cars and check for police-cars. Little children are not out in the streets that early. When I move from bus-station to company, I have to cross a street with six lines. Packed with commuters, who all rush to work and probably hadn't a coffee yet. There I absolutely stick to the rules and wait for the green light! I survived without accident for a solid 50+ years.

[@wutrax1]

My thoughts exactly, if it's reasonable, follow it, if it's stupid, ignore it. Also, just because there is some law or regulation, doesn't mean it has to be enforced. If my neighbor's teenage kids have a birthday party on the weekend and the music stays a bit louder until 3am or whatever, as long as I don't complain about it to the police, there just is no case. I don't even think the police could do anything about it if they randomly drove by and there was no complain from a neighbor. I also think that's the big difference between German (or European in general) law and American laws. Here, we try to define and regulate everything beforehand while in the US you would have just some general guidelines and after that the courts and juries decide by precedent. That's why only here you would find a 200 A4 page long regulation on how to mark eco friendly office lights.

[@prospirem]

Well, there are many exceptions.

[@spvillano]

@@wutrax1 we've long held to reactive regulation, as is best exemplified in our transportation regulations. They're mostly safety regulations, whose pages are essentially written in the blood of travelers who became casualties.

[@spvillano]

I've long held that all laws and rules are stupid laws and rules, written to rule stupid people and keep them from doing stupid things. And we all have our stupid moments. :/ I'm fond of making checklists for many tasks, especially complex ones. I refer to it as making a process idiot resistant, but do acknowledge up front that at times, my idiocy is downright ingenious in escaping its known bounds.

[@baggy2312]

The police in Germany is actually very helpful and if u haven't done anything there's no reason to be afraid. I'm pretty sure no police officer will get u in trouble if u use the informal form and they realize that u don't speak fluent German

They are indeed. I learned that the old saying 'Wie man in den Wald hineinruft so schallt es heraus' works very well. So if you don't get aggressive you'll be treated well (in the overmost part of cases).

[@michaelatorn8380]

HAHAHA, du wohnst nicht in düsseldorf.

[@l33tnobody1337]

I mean before making it illegal to deny slavery happened (which should absolutely be a law) you could first actually illegalize slavery. Because it is still perfectly legal to use Prisoners for Slave Labor against their will.

[@derdox6720]

except no one owns them, no one sells or buys them, they are still citizens of that country, still have to be treated according to human rights laws of that country and have to do that work because they were sentenced for a crime

[@Imman1s]

@@derdox6720 Technically. But when there is profit involved (like in the US), you can't say they are not been traded because there is money changing hands with each of them, then human right laws... in a prison... sure. Their freedom is curtailed, they can't vote, they can get their a$$ busted, beaten and demeaned routinely... but all is fine, because is done by other criminals that are already serving time, so justice is served. /S in case you missed.

[@TheDonutMan3000]

@@derdox6720 it’s forced labour then. The US is doing some messed up shit with their prisoners, while it’s not actually slave labour, because no one owns them literally, it’s still as close as you can get.

[@kingseb2252]

@@derdox6720 no prisoners are treated like slave labour yeah they aren't bought but they are still treated that way not mention the fact that us citizens can't earn enough money to survive on their own because of low wage and poor work conditions so that's basically slavery too

[@hape3862]

I once worked at the telephone directory assistance and had to search the number of a man called Peter Silie. Peter is of course a completely normal first name, but parents with the last name Silie call their son Peter of all names?!?!? (Petersilie is parsley in German)

[@Hanmacx]

My mom has a coworker named "Peter Hacke" or "Hackepeter" xD

[@tamaralindenberg4865]

I know a dude called "Frank Ken Stein".. dunno what his parents thought to call him frankenstein.. but there he is.. thank god he is a humorous dude 😅

[@abcdef-zr2ms]

A augschburger 😂

[@Gramini]

There is also a family who named their kid "Max", so he's named "Max Musterman", which is the equivalent to "John Doe".

[@Dr_Klops]

Well about the Du/Sie thing with officers, It's not such an great issue. They will notice if you use Du because you can't do other according to your language skills or if you use Du in a manner of an insult and they will handle the case this wa. Maybe they will tell you to use Sie. But no case of Beamtenbeleidigung will pass a court if there is proof that that wasn't your intention.

[@fifi23o5]

Yes, very true. Contrary to popular belief, German policemen/women are not that very anal about the laws, they can and they do use discrecion. I've been to Germany many times and I had interaction with police just in a few occasions and I can say it was always very positive. Yes, they are strict, no nonsense, polite and professional, and, when I needed help, they were very helpful. In one case they went beyond their duties.

[@Bei_Gandalfs_Bart]

Es gibt keine "Beamtenbeileidigung". Das ist dann einfach eine Beleidigung.

[@Concorde4711]

Lets top it off with a few crazy laws in Germany. It's prohibited to grow trees on soccer grounds. You need a premission to swim in a sewer tunnel. To hit someone whith a pillow is an attack with a weapon. It's prohibited in Germany to detonate a nuclear bomb.

[@Miristzuheiss]

Growing trees on a soccer ground? In all european countries you will be lynchend for this. Its not a typical German law🤣😅

[@cattleyard]

Some of her statements are not completely true or outdated. The naming for example: since a court ruling in 2008 you don't have to choose gender specific names but can use neutral names too. Before that you could not call a child Kim but had to give a second name that identifies the gender. Here is a video that explains the naming regulations: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2i7aKeNosiLedE

[@Shlonzs]

As a German listening to people actively learning German is pretty hillarious 🤣

[@sakkra83]

By the way, Beamtenbeleidigung is not the felony that she adresses here, it is simply Beleidigung, lit: insult. An insult goes against the dignity of a natural person. But like any felony, this has to be taken to court, where the insult has to be proven. There was a case where somebody called a police officer "Herr Oberförster" lit: Head forester. It was ruled that this can't be proven an insult, the perpetrator simply mixed up ranks and services. BTW it was meant as an insult, meaning the officer had no business in policing.

[@Bei_Gandalfs_Bart]

Yes right. She was wrong on that one. There is no felony like "Beamtenbeileidigung".

[@raistormrs]

‎Homeowners can't paint their House however they like, there are certain laws and regulations that every homeowner must abide to. The Building Code, the respective state building regulations, but also the design statutes determined by a municipality must be observed., this is to preserve a certain cityscape or townscape, for example, in regions where there are a particularly large number of brick houses, the state building authority can determine for optical reasons what a façade or a roof should look like, i'm sure you have seen drone footage of german cities and towns with all the roofs in the same color, that's because a homeowner is not allowed to use black roof tiles if red ones are installed throughout the village, or the other way around and of course, the same applies to the façade of a house, if all the buildings are in a certain color range, you can't just break off in idk, neon pink...

[@Hanmacx]

Especially if the building has "Denkmalschutz"

[@ProAntics]

Imagine naming a child after a fighter jet in Germany 😂 like X-Æ A12 😂😂😂 not possible here

[@leDespicable]

Schröder is probably not allowed since it's a common German surname. That'd be like calling your kid Miller or Smith. And yeah, the name Adolf is technically not forbidden, but it has been dead ever since WW2. Nobody still names their kid Adolf, and it's extremely old-fashioned nowadays anyway.

[@Ondeyn]

i know more than one Adolf xD.....

[@leDespicable]

@@Ondeyn The only person I "know" is one of my grandpa's brothers, and he was born before the end of WW2

[@danyael777]

Ich kenne einen Wolf Adolf ^^ Der ist ein Jahr jünger als ich. XD

[@llothar68]

I named my cat adolf

[@madrooky1398]

I heard about that in the US its pretty risky to hand out your bank informations. Thats not the case here. In fact it is absolutely normal to use direct debit service to pay the monthly bills or online services conveniently. I dont know what is done differently here but i think it is also safe. Otherwise we wouldnt do it as casually as we do, right? Maybe someone else knows and can explain it?

[@sebastianwittmeier1274]

With the bank information anyone can fill out an Einzugsermächtigung to draw money from that account. But the account holder can revoke such a transfer within a certain time period.

[@m.r4841]

@@sebastianwittmeier1274 Don't you need a signature?

[@sebastianwittmeier1274]

@@m.r4841 Some websites offer this payment method with the press of a submit button.

[@b.g.3905]

Every country should have laws to solidify truth/facts!

[@sebastianwittmeier1274]

This is a very dangerous law! Who defines, what is true? Should the government be allowed with a Truth Ministry or (Alternative Facts) Ministry and everybody disagreeing go to prison? In Germany there are more specific laws against offenses like Üble Nachrede or Verleumdung and laws against wrong product advertisements.

[@b.g.3905]

@@sebastianwittmeier1274 thats why i wrote solidify truth/facts not define them ;) Imagine the chaos if someone became a highlevel political leader and then lies all the time incapable of understanding the basic princible of facts ... oh wait....

[@wassiliewert3457]

Hey James. About wasps. there are no specific laws for wasps. this laws are in general. we got the "Bundesnaturschutzgesetz" thats prohibits disturbing, harming or killing wildlife animals without any reason. this includes wasps. also we have the "Artenschutzgesetz" this is a law that protect specific animals, thats are threatened with extinction. this includes some wasps species. only professionals are allowed to deal with wasp nest. they usualy remove the nests and relocate them, if its possible.

[@DiggerWhoops]

One text book author tried to write that slaves were merely, "disgruntled workers." The book, thank goodness, was not published.

[@sayeichhornchen1972]

The "formal form" is just the 3rd person plural. Just talk to people as if you would talk about a group of people - pretty easy.

[@phosphoros60]

Just talk to a single person that's right in front of you, as though they're multiple people who aren't there: German Politeness!

[@maeschder]

@@phosphoros60 Its just a technicality of the word being the same, people dont think of it as using the same word though in their heads.

[@HellBrYnger]

paradoxon; misanthropie macht in der gruppe mehr spaß :P

[@larso.3899]

7:23 Your "Jail" is 70 Euros and 1 Point. Fun fact: There is nothing like "Beamtenbeleidigung" there is only "insult". In the fee of the judge it doesn't matter if you say things to a cop or a private person.

[@paulx873]

There are parts on the Autobahn were you have speed limits but in those parts were you don't have them its actually common to drive at the speed of 130 km/h wich is about 80-81 miles per hour

[@dragons4thchild]

The only difference in insulting an official is, that their "Dienstherr" (their superior) can file the police report. Insult is an offence that has to be filed with the police else it will not be persecuted.

[@ProAntics]

17:43 In fact, the death penalty was not abolished in the German state of Hessen until 2018. It was abolished nationwide in 1949. This law takes precedence over that of a federal state and in hesse you did not change it until 2018.

[@strenter]

The urn thing is only partially true. It depends a lot on local laws, I guess. I have two tiny urns at home each containimg a little bit of the remains of my dad and my mom. They are sealed close. They can't be opened. The main part (way over 95% I assume) still is buried in a big urn on the cemetary, which cost about 6000€ each. Sorry if I mixed up some prepositions. ;-) ..... To address a cop in informal language might be overlooked if you excuse yourself to not being native speaker and continue in a genuine respectful way. Oh, and if we ever meet... Even though I am pretty much older than you... You may say you to me. ;-)

[@georgiosntanis4353]

I personally don't find your babbel lesson videos boring at all! I actually love them because it's great to see your progress in real time 🙏

[@michelaushamburg6766]

If you had a teacher, he/she could easily spot your weaknesses. Ehm, well, your weak spot is grammar. And recognising the past participle, like "gefunden" from "finden" ("found" from "to find").

[@jentam92]

When you’re coming to Germany try to stay over Christmas time it’s sooooo cool 😍🙏 the christmas markets (when they’re open by then)

[@christiandust1195]

Interesting fact To actually have a seaburiel a lot of burycracie needs to be done and you have to have a reason f.e. the deceased one was a seaman or lived next to the ocean

[@FranzBumes]

laws and rules help to live together. I think we in germany make an effort in that, whilst american tend to prefer individual freedom. BTW: I just saw a video from Everjo Entertainment about dating differences. its worth a shot

[@1201suddenturn]

dont worry DU is in the context absolutely fine i am talking police -> when ever they address foreign truck driver german police will always DU to the individual…

[@quwer4931]

On the Du-Sie-topic: You can avoid the dilemma in almost every conversation, for example if you want to ask a slightly older person for directions where the polite form might be offensive because you consider the person older than you , that can be very handy. You could say: "Entschuldigung, darf ich kurz stören? Ich suche die Beispielstraße. In welche Richtung muss ich dafür?" no du, no Sie, only I, everyone, even the police, would be happy.

[@silkwesir1444]

can require some mental gymnastics though to pull it off, but yeah, that's a common way to deal with the problem

[@derdox6720]

on the other hand, that would also avoid practicing certain parts of the german language

[@TheBall12]

If you are already that fluant in german that you can avoid the issue with "du" and "sie" whats the point of not using it? Its realy not that hard. "Sie" if you are unfamiliar with a person or strangers and "du" with your friends.

[@adpop750]

17:44 Lynching is illegal since last year in the U.S.?.......Man, they taking all your freedumbs away 🤣🤣🤣

[@Funasenbaer]

the way you ranted about names reminds me of the time you told about the guy you met named kirby. you never had me laughing that much i wish i could remember the video title i forgot!!

[@silkwesir1444]

to a native english speaker it isn't funny at all. Kirby is a pretty normal name. It's just us Germans (and maybe people from other countries too) who tend to automatically think about that series of Nintendo game when we hear it.

[@Funasenbaer]

@@silkwesir1444 thx for expanding my knowledge there, the video was still funny though, respect to all Kirbys

[@catfishmusic680]

But I gotta ad that in fact, a lot of people in Germany arent complayning about the loudness if you maybe dont live in a neibourhood with lots of old german people. If you live in a city, you can shout it your room how loud you want, and if someone feels botherd by your loudness, he first of all will go personally to you and ask you to be quiet. If you than arent quieter, some people may call the police, but in most cases it wont be a big deal to violate these kind of rules, specially if you live in a city (i can say that with personal experience xD )

[@niknitro8751]

In Germany and Austria Motorist Clubs are really big. In Austria we have ÖAMTC and in Austria ADAC. If you ever move there and want to drive a car make sure you join one of those Clubs, their deal is amazing. ÖAMTC Membership costs about 100€ a year, and if your car ever breaks down they will tow you to the next mechanic also if you want to buy a car you can get it inspected by them first and for an additional 30€ a year you can get the ÖAMTC Schutzbrief that gives you almost worldwide coverage. Meaning if I a have an Accident in Turkey they will bring car back to Austria but not only that. If me or one of my family falls sick or breaks a leg or wathever while abroad ÖAMTC will come pick us up with a freaking choppa and bring us back to an Austrian Hospital.

[@dasbertl]

James, our wasps are smaller in most cases and not that agressive. But, if you have a wasp nest at your house you call the firemen and they safely take it off. and i think they are in some cases are allowed to kill these wasps, but usulally they take them away alive

[@shimone6116]

I think it stange people wondering about our formal "Sie" especially when in the US it is common to call a cop "sir". While "sir" is for me a form of submission the usage of "Sie" is just a form of respect going both ways. To me that is a huge difference as no cop in germany would talk down on you as it might happen in the US. That is unless they relize you really are trying to provoke them. In that case they would still de-escalate and tell you to stop and only after that you usually might get sued and / or arrested. But even leaving the police out I think the formal form is actually agood way of showing respect and it might also help at least some people not to mix things up. Im many companies it became usual to use the informal form "du" with your direct supervisor you are working with with on a day to day level while calling everyone oh a higher level "Sie". I think that is a good compromise as it takes into account that some people work together and get to know each other quite well while trying to maintain a professional distance in some points.

[@sHi4tsU]

Bacardi Rum Crack killed me :D

[@natsukiilluna6324]

We once ran out of fuel on the Autobahn (because we used my grandmas car and my mother was too used from our car that she'd get a light coming on if fuel was nearing limit) and a really nice lady pulled over, took us into her car, got us to the next gas station and THEN drove us back to our car. I'm still thankful for that because my brother and me were maybe 4-6 respectively and it was beginning of the 90s and there was no cell phone. So my mum would have had to go to the nearest emergency phone and.... well... that could have been up to 500m. But well... it took a while till that lady and... I still remember that our mother told us to stay behind the car. But otherwise it was completely save because: there's a emegency line on the right of most of the Autobahn which is meant for emergency vehicles BUT which you can also use if you have an emergency (be it running out of fuel/punctured tire or whatsnot) But it left an impression on me and I'm ALWAYS careful with my fuel while driving *literally checks once every 5-10km *

[@Luredreier]

10:50 Well, in the nordic countries you have to have the name of your kids aproved by the goverment. In some nordic countries there's actually a whitelisting process for names, so you can only use names already whitelisted for use. In others the rules are a bit less strict and you can apply to use names not listed anywhere as long as certain criterias are fulfilled (basically you have to use the last name of one of the parents or a close family member or make a last name based on the first name of one of the parents etc, and first names common in your home country may be used as long as it can be spelled with the nordic letters etc)

[@tigeriussvarne177]

Wasps are a vital part of the eco system! We need them just as much as we need bees.

[@darthzayexeet3653]

You can’t name your kid Hitler cuz that’s a surname, but you can name it Adolf tho

[@lordofnumbers9317]

Do you know the miniseries "Fackeln im Sturm" fresh out the middle of the 80's? The english title is "North&South". With Kirstie Alley, Patrick Swayze, Jonathan Frakes and a lot of other great actors. In the first Book is Slavery a theme. And it's a US-Series, play around the time and during the Civil War. Definitely a Blockbuster.

[@Luredreier]

23:21 Hum, interesting. Here in my country it's from 23:00 to 7:00 I think, and no sound rules for Sundays.

[@maxinator80ify]

1:40 It's a common misconception that guns are illegal in Germany. Yes, you can't carry them in public. But you can own and shoot them at gun ranges no problem. Actually, the variety Germans can choose from is larger, because many types of guns are banned in the US because they should not be carried in public. Since this is illegal for (almost) all guns in Germany anyway, many designs that are banned in the US can legally be owned in Germany. The full stock MP5 comes to mind.

[@irmtraudcisco5687]

I’d that in Germany cops came and told me I have to wait 3 hours before cutting gras

[@travelwell8098]

I'm a little surprised she didn't talk more about vehicle inspection... for example, passenger vehicles can't have oversized tires... I don't know the specific wording but basically the tires can't protrude beyond the width of the vehicle. Also, you can't have loud exhausts or engines. The decibels are measured at the inspection and if your vehicle exceeds allowable limits you will need to get that in compliance before passing the inspection.

[@saihsbaxton5979]

Dont know if ther is a law in the usa for that, but we germans have also a law to have at least one spare tire with tools or a fixing set in our car

[@dimitri877]

And don't forget a first aid kit, a yellow safety vest, and a warning triangle.

[@Dragontrumpetare]

We have similar laws in Sweden. Especially this with naming your kids. We can do really strange names but there is names but allowed. In Sweden people could actually be angry if you use formal talk. In Sweden we calls it the "Du-reform".

[@o_g_re_]

It's not mandatory to have winter tires on your car, but if you cause a crash due to not having winter tires, your insurance won't pay anything for the damage caused... So if there is a person harmed in this accidnt, you are screwed

[@derdox6720]

thats not entirely true. you can get fined if you are caught without winter tires in icy or snowy weather in addition to the fine you can even get a "punkt" on your licence, i won't explain what that means here since i'd have no idea how to, but germans will know what it means. that insurances will refuse to pay for accidents, or try to lower their involvement in paying for the damages is true, however that is not just the case when you caused the crash, but even if another person was at fault for the crash entirely, insurances are insurances and so they will happily take the chance that you gave them to avoid paying for it.

[@jepettoNFT]

at 34:12 - are you talking about Waps or Bees ? they are not the same. And just in case, yes, Bees are important for the food chain, they pollinate flowers which triggers the rest of the food chain, so it's super important to protect them (especially against Asian Wasps that have invaded many European regions in the past years and kill bees)

[@TheChobyter]

Anytime you use sir you use Sie...

[@juwen7908]

Genau. Ich bin immer erstaunt, dass sich english speakers mit der formellen Ansprache schwer tun, es bei ihnen aber total normal ist, dass sogar Elternteile mit 'Sir' angeredet werden. Das find ich soo cringe ...

[@sebastianwittmeier1274]

Or Madam of course

[@sebastianwittmeier1274]

Or Madam of course. Another pointer is if you would call a person by first name. When movies are translated to German, there is a strange rule that adults use Du only for family and current sexual relationships. So coworkers and close friends or even ex-spouses use the formal Sie with each other, which would practically be never used in such situations.

[@sodaaccount]

Exactly, a body in motion will stay in motion. Id guess 90% of all cars in germany are manually shifted cars, so in the extremely rare case you run out of fuel, just press the clutch and coast to the right hand emergency lane that is reserved for breakdowns.

[@Ventilator-ri8su]

I am living 10 minutes away from the Netherlands. There it is allowed to take urns with you. There aren't real boarders inside of the EU so.... Another interesting thing I have seen in Berlin is that you can book a tour with the bus to Poland. There the dead person is burned and then they make a huge party with a firework in the end. With the last rocket they shoot the ashes directly to heaven. It's called "Raketenbeerdigung" (rocket funeral)😅

[@weinhainde2550]

In Brandenburg you can take the urn home, I don't know wether one is allowed to keep them at home

[@johannesheinsohn6956]

28:15 If you would use the word "Sir or Maam" in an US-English sentence, you should most probably use the formal term "Sie" in German. It´s our way of paying respect to another person / stranger. Using the wrong term as a non-native speakers will not get you in trouble - not even talking to a police officer. They will (maybe not even try to) correct you on this and that´s it. The issue of racial profiling is a hot issue over here, too, but it is waaaaay less prevalent as in the US. And German police officers have thorough training and tight supervision as they are kind of role model/figure heads of the state.

[@Ventilator-ri8su]

This was an awesome, entertaining video as always 👌🏼💯 well done 👍🏼

[@martinbruhn5274]

If your water tastes sweet, that may be because of lead. Lead has in the past been used as a food additive as a sweetener.

[@butenbremer1965]

In GER, to kill a single wasp on purpose could cost you up to 5K Euros. Wasps indeed play an important rule in maintaining the environmental balance. But yes, they are a pain in the neck or other parts of the body of human beings. In 2021, we haven't had any problems coping with the wasps though - it had been cold here up until early June. Unlike in other years, the first wasp that was trying to crash my Brathähnchen im Biergarten actually showed up at the beginning of September.

[@soulaiman1405]

You talking about bees and it is not allowed to remove the nest of bees. Wasps are not insects of interest

[@butenbremer1965]

@@soulaiman1405 That is incorrect. §39 of Bundesnaturschutzgesetz rules that issue

[@Rob-bt7io]

As far as I know, butenbremer is right. It depends on the specific species you are dealing with, but in general all the domestic wasps are protected. If you destroy a wild nest from a highly protected sort of wasps, you can be fined up to 50K€. And even if you deal with a nest in your house, you still have to order an expert, who is checking whether it has to be replaced, destroyed or even you have to live with it. Wasps are usefull for nature and our cultivated plants as well, as they are eating a lot of vermin. They are protected, because even most sorts of wasps are threatened with extinction nowadays.

[@butenbremer1965]

@@Rob-bt7io Thank you for your support! I did do some research on that subject before posting a comment!

[@EyMannMachHin]

To be fair though, I had to call the exterminator to get rid of a wasp nest in the rollerblinds (Rolladenkasten). And he didn't check too closely what kind of wasp it was and indiscrimiately sprayed poison.

[@Midg-td3ty]

Fun fact the cemetery thing also applies to amputated legs and arms. The remains need to be stored in a cemetery in germany. You can not just dispose of it.

[@timolipps3646]

there was a case back in 2005/2006. Court claims: Dieter Bohlen is allowed to use "Du" at officials because he uses it to everyone. And even if "Beamtenbeleidigung" do not exist as law there is one exception. If the Person is the Federal President AND he feels offended you can get the worse.

[@frostierathjen6205]

Wenn ein Polizist merkt das Du die Sprache kaum beherrscht wird er Dir für ein "Du" normalerweise keinen Ärger machen. Die wissen selber das die Sprache schwer ist.

[@JohnHazelwood58]

As she said: "Adolf" is allowed as a babyname ... and so is the female version of it: "Adolfina". Its meaning is "noble hero" :) But its very, very rare to meet someone with this name in Germany. I just meet only one woman in my life with the name Adolfina and she was from Africa and so her skincolor was "black". I knew only one man who was named Adolf and he was born before Hitler ... and yes! He attend the war and died at the age of 95 like 20 years ago ... :-/

[@sebastianwittmeier1274]

Parents got extra bonus money for naming their sons Adolf during the time of the Nazi government, so it was a common name.

[@enimaroon4631]

Someone in my family is named Adolf because of a family tradition to name kids after the grandparents. It made for some awkward silences whenever someone asked for his name on any public event. Or when we were talking about family stories in restaurants and getting strange looks from the other guests because we keep using that name because to us it's just normal.

[@Rafaela_S.]

In Germany there is a Bundesnaturschutzgesetz (Federal Nature Protection Law) which states that no living wild animal should be wantoly disrubted, captured, injured or killed, wich therefore even protects wasps in most german states the fine is up to 5000-10000 Euro, in some states even up to 50000 Euro, then there are rare specially protected wasp species for these the fine goes nearly everywhere up to 50000 Euro. One of these specially protected wasps is the Hornet. If you are an allergic to insect poison, you are allowed to kill wasps to protect yourself, without risk of getting a fine.

[@RainerAlkohol100]

About Wasps: Only Hornets as a subspecies of wasps are explicitly protected, since they are considered an endangered species (at least here in GER). Wasps however are wildlife animals and you are not allowed to harm any animal without a good cause. Any animal which is not considered to be a vermint is protected by the "nature conservation laws" and wasps are actually useful animals for preying on other insects and worms and therefore are considered to be a vital part of the ecosystem. If wasps get too close to you and you can argue to be in danger from them, you can get a permit to have the nest moved by some official/professional. Same goes for moles btw, moles are not considered to be vermints because they don't destroy/harm any person or goods ... aaaand no, lawn is not considered to be an important or valuable plant and never as important as an animals life ... and at least the felt protection level is much higher for vertebrates than it is for invertebrates or insects. In the first place you have to look for ways to live with the animals and only if there is no reasonable way to do so you are allowed to either move the animal or in few cases kill it (like mice, rats, voles, ...). Aaaaaand there are animals which can lead to a ban from your own garden if they decide to settle on your property, like the kingfischer (not sure about that one maybe a common rumor)

[@indiecarmayne]

Yes, people do complain about noise during daytime and it can be justified. Example: My father, who was an electrician by profession, helped renovate the church he was a member of. He started in the morning and didn't stop for lunchbreak (Mittagspause), drilling holes, hammering and sawing stuff. As the church rooms were on one floor of a normal house at the rim of the city center there were normal residents living there. Fifteen minutes later, a young woman in her mid-twenties would ring the doorbell and was obviously really pissed at the noise and why noon silence (Mittagsruhe) wasn't respected. She explained that the noon break would be the only time in the day when her toddler would fall asleep...! Never seen my father so embarrassed - he instantly apologized and didn't touch any machine until two o'clock. See how it makes perfect sense? (German) Rules are there for a reason. You better respect them if they make sense. If not ask someone who knows to get a better understanding. One comment about jaywalking: You can of course do it when no one's around, like at nighttime, when you're alone on the street, when there's no traffic, when the pedestrian traffic lights show red for more than five minutes or are completely off (obviously broken or out of order). But reasons dictates it you simply don't do it if kids are around (you set a bad example) or pretty young women you rather feel inclined to impress or cops (especially if you talk back to them it could result in a hefty fine or staying overnight or the whole weekend in a jail cell.

[@peterhacke6317]

Running out of gas is way less eventful then you make it out to be. Running out of gas only means you car doesn't accelerate, but it still rolls with all it's current speed. And "Autobahnen" have an entire line reserved for all kind of emergencies. So when running out of gas, you roll over to the emergency line and park there. Afterwards you either rely on somebodys help or walk to the next gas station and return to said fine being pinned to your still parked car.

[@derzeraphin4208]

Informationens about Beamtenbeleidigung in Germany. No separate offense of insulting officials In German criminal law, insulting civil servants is not a separate offense. A civil servant is no different here than another citizen. It is therefore a "normal" insult in accordance with Section 185 of the Criminal Code (StGB).

[@marcogerner132]

Guns are not strictly prohibited here, but are subject to strict laws. LOL, is it also allowed to fly with your own fighter jet in Texas? In which state is it allowed to own and drive a tank? I am asking for a friend without internet.

[@sebastianwittmeier1274]

I am sure in practice the US won't allow a private army with fighter jets be stationed in Texas without interfering.

[@eisikater1584]

I know that this video is about 1 year old, but keeping urns at home, there's a loophole in the law: You can have the body of your beloved one be cremated in some neighboring country, like the Netherlands, Belgium, or the Czech Republic (depending on what's nearest to you). For a more or less small fee, they will send you back TWO urns: One you get buried, and one you keep. Just make sure you don't keep the empty one. I just have no clue what I should do with the ashes of my ancestors. Stare at the urn all day, and meditate over it at night? Life goes on, and people die, that's how life is. I have photographs and memories, and that's good enough for me.

[@GGysar]

13:50 They don't completely reject names, that don't clearly indicate the kid's gender, if you choose a middle name, that does. I know that, because It's the reason for my middle name.

[@peterhacke6317]

"Beleidigung" or slander is a crime that is really rarely enforced. Especially not for merely calling someone in an informal way, which might not be formal but also not an insult. "Beleidigung" is mostly only enforced, if you either meet a really, really grumpy individual or if you are continuesly getting on someones nerves and they have no easier way to get rid of you.

[@kosys5338]

There should also be a rule in America that says rubber from blown truck tires must be cleaned up. Driving through America the one thing that I saw was a lot of was rubber debris all over the shoulders of the highways and other garbage of course. Americans don't like paying taxes and it shows, nothing gets cleaned up. From Detroit to Florida never saw a single highway crew cleaning up the highways, but man no shortage of crap that needed to be cleaned up. Just not use to seeing that, where I'm from that is a none thing. They have crews out constantly making sure the highways are clear from garbage and debris. Oh and we don't even have an autobahn.

[@christophradig1329]

You’re on fire, man! 😊 „Don’t mess with the fucking IRS“ 😂

[@matzeberlin555]

31:03 There is no such thing as "Beamtenbeleidigung" in Germany. It is a legend kept alive through film, television and literature. This term is not found in the Criminal Code - civil servants are not "more valuable" people who would be better protected from insults than ordinary citizens.

[@Gramini]

Which is also what se said in her video.

[@IoIIonator]

7:16 well 90% of the people dont drive faster than 160 km/h

[@norrinradd2364]

There are 1,500 crops that are dependent on pollination. Of these, 960 plant species are pollinated by wasps and 164 of them are dependent on it, as no other pollinator can get past them. Depending on the species and specialization, wasps plastered insects that can harm agriculture. Just by feeding the wasps, agriculture saves over 417 billion US dollars worldwide that would otherwise be spent on insect control, according to the meta-study.

[@alilhard]

The lynching part I think is mainly for the same reason cannibalism isn't illegal in most places. The act itself isn't illegal however what it entails is. For exemple with cannibalism you would either have to murder someone or desecrate a grave and both are illegal. For lynching I'm guessing it fell under assault.

[@missharry5727]

French has familiar and formal words for "you." Tu" is the familiar form used to children and close friends/family, "vous" the plural/formal. English used to have "thou" and "ye", but has now settled for "you."

[@nbb5029]

one of ur best videos bruh

[@kelalia]

outlawing lynching was not a high priority, because it falls under the prohibition of murder. If you lynched somebody, you were still a murderer had got pinched for that. BUT outlawing lynching specifically gives it special consideration like committing a hate crime

[@futtejanas5690]

I dont know if it is still a Aktiv law... In my childhood i was tale of a law in Texas, from 1820'ish saying that its illegal to hang up man and woman underware on the same drying rope. Is that forgotten law still running??

[@Mister__Jey]

26:46 that is not correct, or at least not complete There are a total of SEVEN methods in Germany: earth burial, cremation, sea burial, forest burial, tree burial, anonymous burial and scattering of ashes.

[@blackshaddow5005]

I don't think any digital service will help with understanding german laws... i'm a native speaker, and i have to read any given sentence written in "juristendeutsch" (german for lawyers) at least three times. Plus, you have to take cross refrerences (in and between laws) and exeptions (in and between laws) into account, but i doubt those are specific to german laws.

[@sebastianwittmeier1274]

That is true, but more so in Common Law states, where past juridical decisions also apply.

[@JustXX]

"Du" or "Sie": If you're not sure when to use which address: It's a little bit like in English. When do you address a person by their first name? In German you use "Du". When you address a person with Mister or Misses, you use "Sie" in German

[@dexchaos9222]

About saying "du" to police person: It depends on context. If you are a native and you know how to propely adress the police then not doing so is considered to be the insulting part you get punished for. But if you are not a native and you just don't know how to speak proper German, then it's obvious that you don't do that to insult anybody so you also cannot get punished and also most police personal will be professional, so as long as you are respectful they don't care if you adress them informally. Germans ofter do that as well, and judges actually consider that: Not all Germans are used to speak formally. They might to be used to informal speech and then don't intend to insult anbody as well. The singer Dieter Bohlen actually won a court case where he sayed "du" to a police man, but he was able to proof that he is always talking that way, so it was not an insult.

[@olli3318]

don‘t worry about the formality of speech in german, if it is not obviously meant to attack them, then they will just not treat it at all. „Du“ technically it is not formal, but it is also not impolite, it is the same way you talk to friends and loved ones. so dont worry about talking to police nor older ppl. if they dont like how you say it, they will just nicely ask to call them “Sie” instead.

[@paulx873]

14:44 on the question if you can name youre Kid Hitler: Hitler is actually a Lastname, I know that there are still a few people that have that name but many of them actually changed it. But it is still possible to name your'e Kid Adolf (without Hitlerof course) and I once met a man who was called Adolf but why would you do that? But if someone is already named Adolf there is also no reason to blame him for that because after all its a name otherwise it must yave been forbidden to use the firstnames of any serialkiller or crimminal that ever existed wich makes no sense

[@paulx873]

An if you write "Sense" like this you have the german word for Scynthe

[@Nicabienverga]

The "maw the lawn" thing is just because of the noise this machines do. An elelctric machine can be used, if it doies not make noise ;) And that even sunday ! But not in the night, because lot of animals are awake in the night and you could kill them or the robot could kill them ;) And the law is almost exact the same in switzerland

[@hermanubis7046]

When in doubt, with adults, just say "sie". I'm not sure about wasps, but hornets are protected and you're not allowed to harm them. If they build a nest in your home, you need to call the firemen, they will come to remove the nest and put it somewhere in nature.

[@niknitro8751]

The reason you shouldn't kill wasps is, that they are actually important for the enviornment. Just like Bees they are also pollinatirs and also wasps kill and eat a lot of other pests and clean up dead animals and other gross stuff that could otherwise spread disease. However if you got a nest in your house thats a different story and I'm pretty sure you are allowed to call the exterminator then.

[@PliuNoShi]

Technical you use "Sie" for unknown people at the age of 16 and older. It's the way Adress adults,till the addressed person offer you to say otherwise. Younger people are mostly cool with "Du", but if you unsure, use always "Sie"

[@johannesheinsohn6956]

26:50 Not really. But you may also think water is the place where fishes f***... 😉

[@Commandelicious]

"... we just got a lot of tanks" made me spill my drink! :(

[@madyottoyotto3055]

That's stupid No mowing the lawn on Sunday So on my day off it's illigal Wow just wow In the UK I couldn't explain what you would have to do noise wise to get the police to interfere However it must be noted if to for example did it every day you then break the law .. However a 1 day party they can't say nothing

[@Kaffeestrudel]

That is once in maybe 1996-1998 at my education as an industrial mechanican specialisation as machinery and systemtechnican and one of my college came back from his holiday. And they can be lucky that the whole damn family are not dead. Because on the left fast travel lane stand in pur darkness one damn huge machine for making the roads, without signs, lights or anything else, his father could only see maybe it a few meter before he crashed frontal in it and all survived with huge luck, thats a fucking damn bad ending back from holiday.

[@wonka6848]

Regarding "du" and "Sie" you have to respect, that it's a big difference if you e.g. go to a police man or woman and ask "Kannst du mir sagen wie viel Uhr es ist?" ("Can you tell me what time it is?") or if you are arguing with a police man or woman about a ticket and without insulting him/her you say "Mach, was du willst!" ("Do whatever you want"). In the 2nd case you are disrespectful and call the person asshole or any other insult without saying it.

[@berliner2651]

Ich liebe Wörter Insolvenzantragsverfahren, prozesskostenhilfeantrag und Kostenfestsetzungsbeschluss

[@PliuNoShi]

Crumple baking paper to a ball and hang it, where the wasps appears annually. They will think, there still is a wasp nest (because they looks similar) and move on.

[@prometheus4993]

Haha, so do never show a german police officer your middle finger ... )))