I Got Hit by a Car in Germany and Learned a Lot About the German Healthcare System

[@whisperwhistle]

I remember my boyfriend and me watching "Breaking Bad". Suddenly he said: These series would be so boring in Germany. 'You've Cancer. And yes, your insurance is paying!'

[@eileencritchley4630]

In the UK it would be, you have Cancer and there would not be any, 'How are you going to pay or do you have insurance'. As we have a National Health Service.

[@Sedna063]

Nobody would even mention insurance :D

[@kwichzwellbreck3567]

Well what NOBODY IS MENTIONING is that it is NOT FREE health care at all. You pay between 13-15% of your income which gets deducted right from your income. Furthermore the employer pays 50% of that rate on top of that. So you as the worker is paying roughly 20-25% of the income for insurance (Because your employer would pay you his 50% share as well as salery!). If Americans would pay 25% of their income for insurance they would get great coverage as well! Many dont do that so no reason to complain!

[@Sedna063]

​@@kwichzwellbreck3567 You are wrong. First of all, 15% is the total count, yours and your employer so thats 7.5% for each. Generally. Sometimes a 1% more but depends on the insurance. Secondly, the amount that is taken out is only considered up to 5000€. Meaning that any sum above this is no longer subjective to the 15%. That will leave around 400 € per month you will spend at max for government mandated insurance. Which will cover you, your immediate family, comes without deductibles and only co-pays in the low 10 € area. It will get you access to all German hospitals without worry for networking, you will receive adequate and good therapy. Find me a US insurance that will give you all that for 400€ per month and with sick payment after 6 weeks out of the job. So no, stop the fake news. We might pay a larger amount in taxation and mandatory insurance but in the end, it is worth it. Medical bankrupcty is almost unheard of here.

[@njux1871]

​@@kwichzwellbreck3567 Lol. Obviously Germany's healthcare system isn't ideal. However, you forgot to mention that you can also have private insurance if you really want that specialist quickly. So, we got the US system in a way, but only voluntarily. If you can't or don't want to pay for it, you don't have to. You get a grip on reality if you are really here trying to argue that Germany's healthcare isn't in basically every aspect superior than the US's (unless you are essentially bourgeois :b if only every US could get even a goddamn job, and only one sufficing to survive, too). There's a good reason why Germany is on #4 and the US is on #11. Besides, that's not where it ends. There's also pension and essentially guaranteed monthly income if you can't find a job. Both is on the (increasingly) lower end thanks to neoliberal lobbyists (even though that's redundant), but it's still miles better than the US with its decaying system.

[@andeez4663]

It is unspeakably cruel for people involved in a serious accident to think firstly about how much it will cost them rather than on recovering. I feel so sorry for Americans who are not rich, their country is brutal

[@-Jakob-]

When I hear statements like "Germans are rude", then I think of things like this and conclude for myself that I prefer Geman rudeness over American rudeness.

[@c.norbertneumann4986]

What is happening in several American cities after George Floyd's execution by police is really awful.

[@Name-jw4sj]

ukkr you’re talking out your ass. 2010 America had good health insurance? What planet have you been living?

[@phillipsanchez4192]

@ukkr I am not so sure it was better pre 2010 to be honest. I am an expat US American, and I have lived in quite a few countries over the years, a few in Europe as well. The only healthcare I have had that has been worth anything has been health care outside of the US. It makes me very sad to say this, but that is the case. Only some Democrats have been trying to get proper health care in the US. Quite a few Dems in name only, Clinton and Biden being good examples, will do anything to stop it. That is why they sabotaged Bernie Sanders because he was actually getting too popular for their liking. It is very sad in the US.

[@ApoIogeticsMan]

Why should doctors have to give away their many years of education and hard work? We don't ask that of any other kind of person, so why doctors? In America, people have to go to school for either years and do at least a two year residency, before they can be considered a real doctor. This costs money, because the education they receive is the best anyone can imagine. The reason it is the best, is because anything less than the best means the possibility that the doctor will not have the skill and knowledge necessary to insure success, when treating patients. If a doctor learns medicine in a public school and is not taught to strive for excellence, the level of service he or she gives, is not going to be as good, or trustworthy as the level of service and care a doctor who was trained by the best people, will give. Think of it this way; If you go to Mc Donald's, you can get a meal which will taste good, fill you and be reasonably priced. If you ate at Mc Donald's regularly, however, you would find your health deteriorating, and you would gain weight, have heart troubles and maybe even die sooner than you should. if you go to a nice restaurant, or a health food store and buy only the best foods and drinks, you will pay a LOT more for those foods and drinks, but they will taste better and make you healthy, rather than just filling your stomach and giving you the illusion of health, temporarily. The same is true of anything, any service that you pay for. The German hospital may care for you and may help you with pain medicine and an operation, but they are just not going to do all they can, to make sure you are as healthy and safe as they should. This is because all things cost money and better things, cost more money.

[@sakkra83]

Fun fact: even if you had no insurance, you would not have to pay anything..... because every car has to have an insurance in Germany called "Haftpflichtversicherung". If it is clear, that the car driver is guilty, the car insurance has to pay.

[@ishizu77]

it is called liability insurance.

[@norbertscheibner8334]

This insurance would have paid for the broken bike. And not to forget: If You have long term health problems, like a hurting back and such, they pay for the treatment or in heavy cases something like pension, which compensates the money You could have earned, if You wouldn't have had this accident. So to make it clear even if You had to go to court, who is guilty, could have made a big difference.

[@doode1971]

Hi, I'm an American living in Germany. I live just outside Heidelberg. I have been in Germany going on 28 years now. In the last 3 years I have had 12 medical procedures, put to sleep for each one. Of the 12, I had to stay in the hospital more than a day for 8 of them. Of the 12, 7 were major surgery. I am covered under DAK, so public insurance, not private. For all of it, I think I only had to pay a few euros, and thats was just sort of a tax on the over night stays at the hospitals, maybe totals all together 100 euros. I have received medical help in the US. I also got a lot of medical help in the Army when I was a soldier. I have never received better health care than what the Germans have given me. Truly amazing. And yes, I have seen private doctors with private practices, and it was covered by my insurance. I have never had to "wait in line" or deal with a "death panel", or anything stupid like that since....they dont exist. I have even consulted and been operated on by doctors who were and are at the top of the field, including doctors at the famous Atos Klinik. Truly amazing health care over here. And yes, if you get cancer, you are fully covered. Lets hope you never have to find out. You should know that healthcare if a human right and written in the German constitution and health care will never be denied to anyone who is inside the boarders of Germany. Good luck getting back over here. Hope you make it. Tschuss.

[@Psi-Storm]

Yes, in german hospitals you usually only pay for tv/phone and internet access. And a few € per day if you haven't reached your yearly copay cap yet.

[@mikemclaurin2889]

Just to let you know, under the American system a full $40,000 cancer treatment including surgery and radiation treatments cost $1,000. It was only that much because deductibles had to be paid in two calendar years. If it had happened earlier in the year, it would only have been $500. So, not as bad as you imply.

[@IRezzanI]

@@mikemclaurin2889 A "full cancer Treatment" is Limited in the US. Its only called like that. You will need like 2-3 of them since the Treatments alone would cost more than 100k before insurance. Thats like 3-4k which is a lot considering you were just unlucky

[@IRezzanI]

@@mikemclaurin2889 and cancer is pretty Well known nowadays. The real Problem starts when you got more unusual issues

[@mikemclaurin2889]

Mats Wilkens I’m not talking hypothetically. My wife had breast cancer and that’s what it was in her case. If she had a worse case, then there were more treatments that could have been needed but thankfully were not. So, yes, it can cost more, but then that’s always the case. I think you misread my post. It was only $1,000 because it spanned a calendar year starting in November and ending in March. Had it continued into more treatments, it wouldn’t have cost anymore. Not until the next calendar year, then it would be $500 more.

[@annoyingmorlock]

that's what nobody in Germany understands: why so many Americans think universal healthcare is bad. it's crazy.

[@Yakuzaka1412]

yeah it is basically a netflix subscription but for your health. and it depends on how much money you make, so it stays fair.

[@minermarcus]

Yakuzaka1412 why is it fair if some people have to pay more than others?

[@alexandergutfeldt1144]

minermarcus Because they can afford it more easily. Some people have been blessed with intelligence and the ability to learn, others haven't. I make more money than others, I pay more taxes, I still have more than enough. The state (as in 'we the people') paid for my education, I pay it back in a way that benefit's the next generation ... that generation will pay for (some of) the care I need when I am old... win win

[@scrp1o]

@@minermarcus It's the same with taxes. So you would prefer a millionaire to pay the exact same in taxes as someone who earns minimum wage? Very good idea, sounds fair indeed.

[@Schlotzinger]

@@minermarcus That some pay more than others is called "solidarity". Those who have broader shoulders can carry more than those who have smaller ones. In different times of your live you cannot pay a lot (as a student or when you have your first jobs), and there are times when you have good jobs. Always you pay the same: a certain percentage of your income. When you earn a lot (as I do now) you pay a huge amount for health-care. Now listen carefully: I love to pay a huge amount of money for my fellow people! They do the same for me, when I am in need. That is solidarity. Or love. Or just: a working society. May be this can help for better understanding of "solidarity": Americans in general are way more religious than Europeans. Think about this word of the Apostle Paul: "Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." That is exactly what solidarity is about, and that is exactly what the German Health Care System does: We carry each others burdens. No single person can carry the burden of cancer or heart attack or a heavy accident. But as a community we can.

[@AIZYofficial]

a singular caugh in Germany: let's see the doc, why not almost dying in the US: yeah... I think it's about time

[@scarnoir6566]

Yeah having barely to pay a cent for doctors, dentists and any other medical treatment of any kind is really comfortable. I think Obama tried to enable this in America as well, but they killed it before it was half way at our "standarts". Sad to hear how bad US Health Care Systems are. Mafia over there if you ask me.

[@annvoy7698]

@Nonya Bizness, who pays 48% for health service? US-Americans or Germans? In Germany as a normal employee I currently pay 15,9% of my salary for public health service.

[@politicallycorrect7963]

@Nonya Bizness I pay about 32% tax in total. Less than half of that is for health care. So, I don't know where you got that 48, unless you mean the absolute highest possible tax rate, which roughly nobody actually pays.

[@politicallycorrect7963]

@Nonya Bizness Except, Health care is deducted seperately. So I'm fairly sure I know what percentage of my income goes into that.

[@politicallycorrect7963]

@Nonya Bizness That's what my payment documents and my bank account tell me. Not "they".

[@moritzrothacher2669]

"They asked me if I want the lady to get punished" In Germany we say "ANZEIGE IS RAUS" and I thinks thats beatyful!

[@t.h.8008]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jacobscott9732]

I don’t understand what this means

[@caesar_0015]

Jacob Scott The word (Straf)Anzeige means criminal complaint and the sentence „Anzeige ist raus!“ is just an informal and funny way to say „Criminal complaint is out!“

[@anzaia2164]

@@caesar_0015 Moment mal, ist es "Anzeige ist ausgeschlossen" oder "Anzeige ist abgeschickt"? Bin verwirrt Is it "I wouldn't sue you" or "I'm suing you right now"? I'm confused

[@caesar_0015]

Anzaia It actually is „I have sued you this exact moment!“ but it’s hard to understand when you don’t know in which context „raus“ is used. Edit: But „Anzeige ist abgeschickt“ is a good explenation.

[@pile333]

That's how Health System is generally intended in Europe. It's not free, it is UNIVERSAL, meaning that everyone pays through general taxation what he can to cover Health System's costs.

[@martineden9861]

Yep, plenty of people think that the Health System is free in Europe. Truth be told, it’s not the case(we pay taxes). However, this system appeals to me due to the fact that if i get in trouble, I won’t have to pay extra 20 thousand euros(or dollars, if you are in the USA). Basically, I can always count on assistance when it comes to treatment and it’s pretty dope.

[@mangalores-x_x]

@Sam It is not paid in taxes, it is you and your employee each paying their share to a public or private insurer. That is important because taxes cannot be purpose bound aka the trouble with e.g. the NHS is that it is competing with all the other parts of the UK budget, in the German like scheme it is completely impossible for the government to even tap into that money, it is purpose bound to healthcare. The same for the other welfare insurances. The state guarantees their finances but has no access to take money out of them.

[@bluebear6570]

In case of Germany, you don´t pay a tax, but a premium, as it is an insurance-based coverage. Your emploer contributes about 50% to the cost of the insurance. Europe is a continent, not a country!

[@jeanpierreviergever1417]

Most European countries have a health system that is based on general coverage insurance and mandatory participaton. Premiums are partly the same for everyone, although some countries have an income dependant system for people with higher income.

[@notpointed]

I think "free" is still how it feels a lot of the time because the costs of one's illnesses and injuries are not a worry. I just show my card and everything is fine. I don't have to do anything. It's easy. You're "free" to go to the doctor whenever something ails you.

[@odayin_gold]

PLEASE wear a helmet, it really saves lives. My father might be dead if he hadn't been wearing one. Please, please, please, stay safe guys!

[@Steamrick]

I've got an old helmet with a big crack in it. I don't want to think about the dent my head would've had instead of the mere scratches on my temple and nose that I got away with.

[@Daan_Knobbout]

We Dutch don't bother at all, but everyone learns from a young age and cycling roads are +++. But nonetheless it would be safer for sure, only kids and sporting cyclists really wear them.

[@derPetunientopf]

My uncle many decades ago was hit by a truck when riding a scooter and died. With a helmet he most likely would have survived.

[@daniel-alan]

Somewhere I once heard the saying: You don't wear the bicycle helmet for the 1000 times nothing happens, but for the one time you fall on your head.

[@Lunavii_Cellest]

@@daniel-alan That could actualy be true since if you wear a helmet you have a fake sence of security and you are more likely to get into an accident

[@Myrre77]

Since you wondered about cancer treatment costs: German here - had cancer - didn't pay anything besides the 10 Euros per prescribed medicine and per day in the hospital. Something like 400 Euros for nearly a year of treatment - surgery, chemo, radiation, a genetics test and reha.

[@eldritchedward]

Then you were exceedingly lucky. My mother died of cancer and the costs were not easy to deal with. Medicine, hospital stay and so on easily cost us around 2-3k€ that we were supposed to provide. Yes, we were going to get a bunch of that back, but it took more than a year and it wasn't easy for us to provide this, because me and my girlfriend were living on basic subsistence at the time, while taking care of my mother at home before she had to rehosptialized. They didn't care. I also had to pay for my mother's burial, despite having been assured that it'd be paid for by the state. Even though it's been 4 years now, it was a shitshow that I still have to pay off, because I just recently lost the legal battle about it.

[@solokom]

@@eldritchedward why lucky? That's what the universal healthcare is for.

[@eldritchedward]

@@solokom Because this also happened in Germany. Because that case is not the norm. I've spoken to many people that had a couple of very tough years, financially, because things didn't go as "they ought to".

[@solokom]

@@eldritchedward Did they have private insurance? Did they acquire the status to get universal healthcare illegally or with trickery? Didn't they pay their fees?Because if that is not the case that does not make sense at all.

[@LUSAMII]

My best friend has breastcancer right now and is paying more - at least 500€ from January till now only for meds. Plus 100€ for her wig. But in the end, it'll be way cheaper than it would be in America

[@HasenpriesterTheRealOne]

That is the reason why Germans wait in front of a red light, even when there is no car in sight :P I remember joke: A French, an Italian and a German come to heaven the same time. God asks the French what happened to him, he replies: "I cooked a mushroom soup and must have caught a poisoned mushroom.". Then he asked the Italian, who replies: "I was with my lover and suddenly her husband came home.". Finally he asks the German who answers: "Ich hatte Vorfahrt!" (I had the right of way).

[@Jan_Seidel]

DER ist gut XD

[@ThorstenGowik]

hahahaha, that's not a bad one :)

[@otakuswim9814]

best

[@Wulfilasify1]

So true xD

[@aabb-zz9uw]

A Korean waits at red light because he is watched by multiple cameras.

[@thomasvertommen9526]

German healthcare sounds a lot like Belgian, Dutch, British or French (etc.) healthcare. As a Belgian, I've been all over Europe, and no matter where I get injured, operated on, treated, repatriated,... everything in Europe (and most other countries) is just covered by my public healthcare. The US is, for obvious cost-related reasons, usually not covered in this unless you take extra insurance. For those who are interested, here's an anecdote about pan-European healthcare: I had a pretty bad infection in Strassbourg (France), got treatment at a hospital's emergency post. Because I forgot my EU-healthcare pass, I had to pay everything out of hand at first, and I'd be reimbursed when I got back to Belgium: I had to pay a grand total of €54 (oh no!), of which I later was reimbursed over €30. Pharmacy costs were also covered, at like 50% rate or so... If I had used my brain when we departed on our trip, and had taken my EU-Healthcare ID (which your provider gives you for free by the way), I probably wouldn't have paid a single cent. I've heard the same from Europeans all over Western-Europe. Though I wouldn't know for sure whether say Polish or Hungarian people have a public healthcare that's pan-European in its function. Healthcare is a human right, and our European attitude to this is a source of pride for me.

[@deviant324]

I have never been outside of Europe and I do have travel insurance for medical stuff anyway, but it's ridiculously cheap to get so even though I haven't left the country more than once in the last 6-7 years we just kept it running because it's like 10 bucks a year and afaik just covers everything my mandatory insurance covers

[@thecollector5243]

I live in Belgium as well and it took some getting used to paying out of my own pocket at the doctor or for the lab work first and then geting reimbursed by my insurance later, and not even the full amount. I am German and the system there is definitely more comfortable.

[@scottwheeler2494]

The healthcare issue is very complicated and much of the issue is complicated by our history here in the US. Our healthcare insurance has historically been paid for by your employer - this was because insurance became an employment benefit during War World 2. Before then insurance was virtually unknown. Healthcare became widely available to the rest of the developed world afterWW2 with the growth of social democracys. The US already had it in place so there was significant resistance to socialized medicine like there was resistance to anything socialized in the US... it was believed that “normal” people had insurance already. If you didn’t because you were disabled or old, well we put Medicare in place for you. If you didn’t because you were poor, we had charity. It gotten harder over the decades all over the world . It’s much more expensive everywhere REGARDLESS of who’s paying for it. Unless we come up a solution it will bankrupt us all.

[@TheEstebandido83]

Live in Kansas, USA had a cough 3 years ago and couldnt sleep becauss of it so I decided to see a doctor, my employer pays over $500 a month for my insurance and I am responsible for the first $7000 every year before insurancr kicks in went to a doctor near by and had to pay $60 to see the doctor who in 5 minutes told me you have bronquitis and gave me a prescription, $70 in medicine went back home felt a little better and then I got a bill in the mail saying I owed $350 because the doctor was not in network 😀 😀😀😀🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 have not being to a doctor since...

[@Gloomshimmer]

The health systems are similar, but health care in belgium, france, netherlands or scandinavia count as "better". In early 2000s german health care was made....private? So every company could make money with it. Before that it wasnt allowed for a hospital to make profit. And life was good. Enough nurses. Enough doctors. Nowadays a average german nurse has to solve around 15 to 20 people in dayshift. About 40 in nightshift. On intensive care about 5. Homecare the same. Only that some companies can make much profit. It sucks. Im a male nurse and many of my younger coworkers left germany for sweden, netherlands or belgium because the work is horrible. And after 45 years of hard work you will get poor as a nurse. The job is paid like sht. In germany only jobs in the car industry or finance are well paid. And last but not least: German healthcare isnt free. Its obamacare. But better. We pay a big portion of our monthly income for it. Nearly 18 percent.

[@thegoldenarrow1888]

Im from Oldenburg and i know that street and the green light is way to short so everybody is rushing on the street even if the lights just turned red.

[@HiFromHamburg]

I'm glad you know what I'm talking about! I hope the city sees this problem and fixes it one day :/

[@Tigger2406]

just found this video and heared Oldenburg and had to laugh and then i saw this comment and had to laugh again :D yeah the streets can be busy even if Oldenburg isnt that big. There are just to many cars and bikes in traffic.

[@christophmoeller2002]

That's so right , I'm from near Oldenburg and know that from a friend of mine , that the lights are like that 🙈

[@FauRix]

Team Oldenburg hahahha

[@miuhcupcake2285]

But there should be enough time where it's both red for cars and people, so the lady in the car had probably a red light

[@HiddenXTube]

Schön, dass es Dir wieder gut geht!

[@HiFromHamburg]

💗💗💗

[@halmati2288]

@@HiFromHamburg Ja, das denke ich auch. Wie ist es heute, hast Du noch Angst beim Radfahren, oder als Fussgängerin? Oder ist es besser geworden?

[@janpracht6662]

@@HiFromHamburg In big (German) cities I would never go by bike on the roadway, it is much too dangerous. Only in villages or outside the city (in the countryside) you can do it. If you like to go by bike you should travel to Netherlands, their cities (Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam) are excellently prepared for bikers. Here in Hamburg some years ago a 19 year old girl on her bike got killed by a truck (some metres away from my appartment, the driver did not see her when he was turning). You plan to move to Hamburg? I have lived here (in Eilbek, the middle of Hamburg) for 19 years and I still love this great city. If you need any help or an advice, tell me.

[@TremereTT]

@@halmati2288 Es gibt youtube die filmen wie man als Radfahrer in den USA behandelt wird... das ist nicht ungefährlich! Wobei, bei rot links abbiegen auch sehr gefährlich ist. Und dann ist sie gleich an eine Französin geraten...

[@frieezi]

@@janpracht6662 in the City's in germany, the cars are not aloud to drive fast, so I sink it is not so dangerous. In the countryside in Germany, the cars are not so slow like in the city, so in the countryside it's actually not so safe. Sorry if my English is not so good.

[@roterdachs]

At the exact same crossover but on the other side of the street (Ammerländer Heerstraße), I also had a bike accident with a car: Had green, wanted to cross with fairly high speed and the right turning car didnt see me. Luckily I didnt fell off and got my bike aligned to the car-side and managed to slow down there... while giving the car a pretty long scrape (which the driver paid for without discussion). The crossover is very unclear: the busses, lots of bikes and students, who are crossing the street there into all directions.

[@TheFirestar2323]

Well, not wanna blame you. But there is a reason you shouldn't ride the bike at a pedestrian crossover. Drivers usually look for people in close vicinity, if you are riding a bike tho and are still a bit away they might not see you and decide it's safe to drive.

[@roterdachs]

@@TheFirestar2323 Thats the save variant I defenetly using now more often, but isnt part of the concept of this crossover: there are own bike traffic lights and bike lines on the sideway. The university of Oldenburg even optimised the Ammerländer Heerstraße for a green wave for bikers: uol de/aktuelles/artikel/gruene-welle-fuer-radfahrer-3667 (replace space by fullstop)

[@chaosgoettin]

@@roterdachs well, that city isn't the only one, there are some bike lines in Hamburg that are the same. in the middle of the street, if I might add. Also, @LambLike Nope, it's free. there are certain treatments you have to pay for yourself or go throught a lot of bureaucracy to get it, but it's unlikely you will be affected by that.

[@jacobhansen6450]

@Smiling Shadow Good morning, Smiling Shadow :) There is one special reason for that bikers (in MANY cases) are handled as they were pedestrians! BOTH are considered as socalled SOFT trafficants, (this ALSO includes MOTOR bikers) which equals that neither of them have a carossery to protect themselves with. A car driver is reckoned as a socalled HARD trafficant. BUT...in other situations cyclists HAVE to obey the same rules as car drivers! In general, cyclists have to halt in front of RED junction lights (as cars), they (the cyclists) are in MOST countries NOT allowed to ride DRUNK, they are not allowed to exceed speed limitations (IF they do, they have to face the same consequences as car drivers; pay fines OR EVEN lose their DRIVER's LICENSE!!) Finally, if a cyclist CRASHES head on with a car, they MAY get punished, if it can be CERTIFIED that it was the cyclist's FAULT!! AND, as this was not enough, the cyclists in may countries are the ONLY wheelborne trafficants that are responsible for certain traffical situations BEHIND them!! So NOW you know :) :) PLEASE enjoy a safe and secure life!! Regards, Jake...

[@Strugler1987]

@@jacobhansen6450 seems like at least one has graduated Fahr Rad Führer Schein in Primary School congrats Lad @all wear a Helmet don't ya headphone muzik naw ,ANddon'tmess with cars , walk over traffic and lol Zebralinin lol pedestrian crossing nowadays all cars got hightekk media won't distract drivin yeah behind any error sits a user another option is if u are fed up with life ever since ride a bike like complete frenzy lunatic no rulez no breaks Kölsch in one Hand n Joint n the other cranked up DarkTechno mounted in ya ears DRive No Fear KIng of the Road giving car drivers the LOOK so brutal they can feel it and emergency breake 3meter in front of the traffic light while having Red but talkin with the onboard car K.i system spittin on the windshield it's a Jersey thang

[@TheIllio]

"10 meters, that is the size of an american school bus". Sorry, but Americans use anything for measurement to avoid the metric system, right? :D

[@moi01887]

No kidding! For those unfamiliar with metric measurements, 10 meters is about 5.88 Smoots.

[@DeusMogon]

@@moi01887 How much is it in penguins?

[@flatmarx]

@@DeusMogon paying for the bus or measuring it's length? in the latter case, measuring penguin-height or penguin-width? also, which type of penguin?

[@bekimprzalba8523]

Aber wieviel Fussballfelder sind das?

[@DeusMogon]

@@flatmarx I'm referring to the 6 dancing penguin distance meme ;)

[@BremerFischkoop]

The law regarding the red traffic light for pedestrian is that simple. One can step on the street if the light is green. If it changes to red while being on the street one has to leave the street by crossing it. You have all the time you need to cross the street. And cars are not allowed to hit people even when the light is red!!!!

[@salia2897]

It is less clear though for bikes. Dedicated bike traffic lights have a yellow light, so you can stop in time. But if it is these combined things, you often are in a situation where it turns to red and you can't really stop in time. I assume you are allowed to still enter but these combined lights are problematic. Still, these lights are timed for pedestrians clearing the crossing, so you should always be able to make it on a bike unless it has been red for several seconds and you could have easily stoped and therefore should have.

[@JohnSmith-bq2ut]

in the end it doesnt really matter. Even if bikes enter the crossing while the traffic lights are red, as a car driver you HAVE to take care. Its even a part of the traffic regulations that you always have to anticipate someone elses inattention. This rule apply especially for car drivers, because they are the ones who are more protected in case of an accident than cyclists or even pedestrians. But those rules wont help you when you get into a situation llike LambLike´s. Sadly driving bicycle in Germany is somewhat dangerous because Germany is still a car nation. Following other european countries example like the netherlands wouldnt be a bad thing i guess.

[@kilsestoffel3690]

@@JohnSmith-bq2ut I live in Oldenburg and here you should always look out for bikes, because they behave like traffic rules aren't made for them. Oldenburg is quite good for bikes, we have a lot bicycle lanes and everwhere stands for them. I read the article and it seems she were at the left side of the road, but non the less every car driver should be aware of bikes and, as I said, especially in Oldenburg and even more at this particular crossing, because it's almost in front of the university and students go there by bike.

[@nopenope1]

@@JohnSmith-bq2ut well, at the end a car driver will not be infallible. Some of the already existing rules looking to me more like the car drivers need to be 101% of the time 102% infallible for some of them. Like the overtaking on the right through the cyclists - of course how often did I saw the cyclist overtaking me when I haven't stopped but was slower due to the traffic situation, with less then 50cm between us. (or much less) OK, the rule states it's allowed if I've stopped and it's save/enough space between us... but this rule is often ignored by the cyclist. And to @Kilse Stoffel I live in a city which is not fully made for bikes, but the people using bikes, not all but more than a few, do crazy shit. I'd say it should be ein geben und nehmen, but at current times it looks more like ADFC and all the lobbyists groups trying to get everybody to believe bikes are THE solution... are special and infallible... When I used to drivie my car (sold it/didn't need it anymore) it was sometimes really stupid, and when I walk the sidewalk, so many times there are the cyclists beeing really agressive, riding their bike on the sidewalk instead of the street, driving with not much space between us but very fast, on the left or right to takeover...

[@florianmeier3186]

@@salia2897 Yes, there is enough amout of safety time to clear the crossing before the cars of the perpendicular direction get green. But unfortunately quite often right turning cars and bikes/pedestrians have green at the same time. The bike has the way of right which is often not respected. In this case the car driver might have expected the lights switching to red and so she speeded to still make it trough without properly checking the bike path. If it was like that, then it was completely the driver's fault and her duty to avoid the accident. By the way the "Schmerzensgeld" can be really some significant amount (several 100 €) and the car insurance should at least have paid for the damaged bike. If you have an accident and somebody got hurt you should always call the police and the ambulance to make sure, that everything is correctly treated.

[@ph03nyxswat50]

The only thing you have to pay when visiting a german doctor is time

[@arnolsi]

Not realy. If I miss 2 appointments unexcused at my dentist I have to pay 200 Euros. When it is at 9 be better there in time. pünktlich

[@Jannyl13]

@@shawnsteuer9951 that seems super rare! I have had to wait in the ER relatively long because there were more important emergencies than my broken foot - which is perfectly reasonable. But apart from that... at my family physician I usually wait a maximum of ten minutes, at my dentist usually betwenn 10 and 20 minutes and at my obGyn around 30 minutes. Never ever did I have to wait more than 40 minutes unless I did come without a proper appointment!

[@dluckygurl8]

@@arnolsi I'm more shocked at that fact that one would miss 2 unexcused dental appointments than having to pay 200€ because of this!

[@arnolsi]

@@dluckygurl8 Unexcudes mean 10 to 15 minutes to late.

[@Lars-gu3wi]

american healthcare: if you dont go to the doc you will die, but if you DO go there you will die bcs you will be homeless german gesundheitssystem geht brrrrrrr

[@davidpaulrovillard448]

Hi, American working for german EMS. Cutting of clothes is common in most western EMS: the patient always bleeds where you don‘t see it;-)

[@kevinshort3943]

They just enjoy cutting clothes, just like Firemen enjoy cutting cars :) The paramedics were very upset when I pointed out my flight suit had full length zips and they didn't need to cut it. So they cut my boots off!

[@mtlicq]

LOL football fields !

[@tiberius8390]

LOL. Yeah, it's common practice. They have to check your whole body where you are injured. When you are in shock after an accident you sometimes don't feel pain and can't tell where the injuries are.

[@sandy0811]

@@kevinshort3943 why do I find this comment so funny?? :D :D

[@sandy0811]

@@kevinshort3943 sorry for your boots! ;-)

[@notpointed]

I'm a pharmacist in Germany and if someone walks in with a wound like that you always ask if they've seen a doctor. Because some people don't like going to the doctor and they'll avoid it even if it's necessary. We had one guy come in with pus coming out of his penis (he told us, he didn't show us) and we urged him to go to the doctor right away. Once you're in Germany definitely get an FSME shot. The TK pays for it (I'm with them, too) and ticks are on the move with the warm weather. Rule of thumb: Unless it's an IGel (individuelle Gesundheitsleistung, yes the acronym is the German word for hedgehog) it doesn't cost money. Our healthcare is not perfect, it's absolutely flawed (as a pharmacist I see this all the time) and dental care will cost you an arm and a leg, however it's magnitudes better than what I've heard from the USA. As a patient, unless it's about teeth, you never have to worry about cost. Even payments for medication are capped at 3% of your income.

[@mathiasscheppach]

du hast optiker vergessen die kosten auch

[@turtles6283]

@@mathiasscheppach erst nach 18 und selbst dann nur wenn du schon eine Brille hast. Eine Brille zahlt dir die Kasse immer.

[@julchensweet2538]

Turtles Nein, die Krankenkasse zahlt dir keinen Cent für Brillen. Ausgenommen du siehst so schlecht dass du halb blind bist.

[@marcialillie4109]

what's an FSME shot? can I get in the use before I move to Germany?

[@notpointed]

@@marcialillie4109 In English it's called tick-borne encephalitis and I'm not sure the USA have it. It's a Eurasian illness as far as I know.

[@sonatine3266]

Hey! I'm from Bremen (pretty near to Oldenburg) and I really liked the video. Glad you're okay! :) To your question about "our" experiences the German healthcare system: I was diagnosed with a heavy auto immune disease, which almost killed me in 2017 (I was down to 50kg @ 1.84m). I was in hospital for more than a month (intensive care unit + isolation unit), made a 4 weeks rehabilitation in Hesse and I need a medical infusion every 6 weeks since then (each infusion is worth about 3500 €). I didn't pay a cent for ALL of it. Just a basic fee for the rehab, which was very low. The costs for all of it are in the 100.000 € segment when I put all together since 2017. So that system saved my life... twice. There are a lot things which I find not cool here in Germany, but our healthcare system is really good and I'm glad that we have it. Stay safe! :)

[@funkuchen2]

If you have an insurance, you paid for it.

[@sonatine3266]

@@funkuchen2 Everyone is paying a little percentage of their monthly salary for the health-insurance (if you don't have a job, the Jobcenter is paying everything for you). But I don't paid for any extra insurance, if you mean that.

[@funkuchen2]

@@sonatine3266 a little percentage? Look how much in total you pay each year - then you are going to understand, that German healthcare is not at all free.

[@sonatine3266]

@@funkuchen2 Who said that it's free? It's still a comparable low percentage. You should take a look at the costs of healthcare and how much everything costs that the German public-healthcare system is totally covering. I know the system very well, but thank you for your advise.

[@medic123de]

​@@funkuchen2 I pay the max. I pay about 600 € a month (about 600€ pays my employer) . And I pay it willingly, because I believe in solidarity. If something should be adapted, it's probably taxes - but not social services! I already had to use it several times. I broke my spine, had a flight in the helicopter, a very good back surgery 18 days of hospital care, and post surgery treatment. about 25k for the insurance, about 200 € I had to pay. I also had a surgery in the private area. about 20K for the insurance, about 250€ for me ... As our health system is not set up for maximizing profits as the US health system is, you are not punished here when being ill. In the US I could right away kill myself because of debts already.

[@martinatine4938]

First I’m glad you are good. Second my husband is a paramedic and I’m a nurse. We do not care about your underwear. We just want to make sure we see all the damage and treat you accordingly without clothes in the way. Life and helping fast is far more important than the patient feeling shame

[@Manie230]

I would also assume that you get used to it I mean you probably see thousands of people half naked.

[@eileencritchley4630]

@Jayne This shows your professionalism.

[@coolz-aj9516]

That only shows you're a pervert. Here in America we are not perverts, we keep that stuff private in our homes.

[@Manie230]

Ghuu Pinecheek you clearly aren’t the smartest person. They cut down your cloth to see all the potential damage. And if you get aroused by that you’re not allowed to work as a paramedic because only unprofessional get turned on by that. The same goes for massage therapists or any other job that involves you working with humans half naked.

[@cosmin2410]

Mani32 he’s american give him a break

[@Anvilshock]

"Next time I get on a bike I DEFINITELY … … … … … … … _think about_ wearing a helmet" Some conviction there.

[@susannabonke8552]

I was smiling, too.

[@wimschoenmakers5463]

You still look like a tourist with a bike helmet. At least overhere in the Netherlands. 😁

[@simonw3858]

Haha yea i noticed that too lol. It was like "I Don't ever want to risk a brain injury... but i spent so long on my hair!" PRIORITIES WOMAN!!! But seriously, brain over hair/appearance always! If you feel like you are going to be judged for wearing a helmet, remember that people who would judge you for wearing a helmet are people not worth worrying about.

[@whitehorse1959]

I admire her honesty - she checked herself and stayed real.

[@tinydancer7426]

And pack a first aid kit. :0D

[@WooShell]

American in Germany: expects insane hospital bill Doctor: nah, don't bother, it's free. can we do anything else for you? American politicians: WE CAN'T HAVE THAT, THAT'S COMMUNISM!

[@Bluuplanet]

Regardless of the political system, someone has to pay. Either that or labor is being stolen from health care workers. European economic systems are not socialist; they are capitalist and citizens have very high taxes; all citizens, not just the rich. Lamb Like had special rates for being a student. If she got health insurance through her employment, she also gets low cost health care up to a certain wage level. Anyone who makes more than that level pays very high rates in Germany. As a result, one has to suddenly earn a LOT more than the low subsidized cost to move into a higher standard of living. As a result, most people stop trying to earn more money when they reach that limit. The health care system must resort to rationing and disallowing expensive procedures while it is slowly eating away at incentives for entrepeneurialship throughout the economy.

[@thebones]

@@Bluuplanet Can you provide examples of the 'very high taxes' in specific European countries. Your 'coverall' B.S. amounts to nothing..

[@liesdamnlies3372]

@@Bluuplanet "As a result, one has to suddenly earn a LOT more than the low subsidized cost to move into a higher standard of living." Healthcare is part of one's standard of living, and you're talking like it has a negative economic impact. Universal healthcare has a very positive impact in a capitalist society. It means people can work, and keep working, far more. It's also an _incentive_ for people to be entrepreneurs; striking-out on your own and leaving a steady job is easier when you know healthcare isn't something you need to worry about. More of that leads to more innovation, and more competition. And then there's the fact that the US federal gov't alone spends more money on healthcare per capita than any other country in the world, while simultaneously managing to have one of the most expensive and unequal healthcare systems out of all developed nations. It's just like prisons, the judiciary, policing, search and rescue, or fire fighting. Profit motive runs entirely counter its goals, so letting the free market dictate its operation just doesn't work.

[@liesdamnlies3372]

@@thebones The Danes definitely have to pay...what is it...something well over 50% of their income on taxes. The thing is, their quality of life, overall satisfaction, and happiness is also sky-high. The difference there is they have a functional government.

[@shadownoobnoobslayer5424]

more taxes than than in america its not free u get hole life taxed for dat service when u live and work in EU

[@Duck-Sweet-Sour]

Oldenburg a tiny town? 200k people is a decent amount for a german city :0

[@DanielRMueller]

For American big-city-dwellers, I think that rates as "Dorf".

[@mrxario8187]

it sounds really large for me :D The biggest city anywhere close to me is 40k people.

[@stein6289]

@@mrxario8187 Well and there is me, living in Berlin with 4 million people or something like that

[@Brightside_Highlights]

In my town also live 200. Not thousand. Just 200. :D

[@sele4049]

@@DanielRMueller But thats only because their cities are just so much larger in borders, we have a ton of cities next to each other independantly, so that skews the numbers heavily.

[@marc639]

Best healthcare in the world. I lived there for 15 years and they amaze me at the care and professionalism. My two friends who got a serious accident, they would of died in america. They sent 2 helicopters and flew them to 2 separate hospital to make sure their was enough blood. Been in the states now 2 years, and i am moving back

[@Anvilshock]

"would of died" - Your spelling died a long time a go …

[@DSan-kl2yc]

@@Anvilshock Yet the substance of it lives. What bad propaganda.

[@leannemcelroy8482]

I live in America and to be honest no one would have died. Just because costs are greater doesn’t mean we don’t care about our people. We have many hard working rescuers, not only Germany has good people! It isn’t always about the health care but the response.

[@nikoe9933]

@@leannemcelroy8482 Well, they wouldnt have died, but most likely they would have been in financial ruin

[@Garondahl]

I can't understand why the big USA is failing so terribly in the health system. I am happy to live in Germany. The path of rescue is normal here.

[@KrumpusPlunk]

That's the trick to survival as a bicyclist. Never expect any car to stop for you or even see you

[@Zestrayswede]

That's true for pedestrians or just about anyone as well, pretend you're invisable

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

"The technician will come between 8am and 4 pm" - that usually means they arrive at 7:30 am or at 10 past 4

[@robertschweishelm3054]

Same in Toronto Canada.

[@4djtv]

USA: 3,000 USD for ambulances EU: WTF?

USA : 1 mile , hospital charge me $800.00. I laugh to their face .

[@zorglub20770]

Here in Darmstadt Germany was taken in ambulance for 800 m. Bill: 600 euro, not so cheap...

[@C_555]

@@zorglub20770 naja kommt halt drauf an ob du krankenversichert bist oder nicht, und wenn ja dann ob privat, oder gesetzlich

[@spencerolson3425]

EU: 75% of your income is taxes

[@AndersHenke]

Spencer Olson it’s more like 50% or a little less than that. However, the net income in the US after income taxes and “US-voluntary options” like health insurance, pension plan and unemployment insurance isn’t that much off. And for some, the European way is way cheaper with less restrictions. For example, 90% of Germans are on public health insurance, which automatically covers not only you, but also your partner and your kids without paying any extra premiums. In fact, kids are even covered up to the age of 25 during their first job education, unless they do earn reasonable amounts of money… The German public insurance premiums are based on one’s income, not individual risk or family members to be covered. Those premiums capped at currently around 1400€ (half of it is being paid by the employer, so it feels more like 700€) and public insurances are legally required to accept anyone without questions asked or cutting down on service. Public healthcare insurance does cover only some basic to medium level of dental care, but there are cheap (8-30€/mo) add-on insurances to cover expensive things like teeth implants or “premium” fillings. So yes: there’s some cost associated with it. In everyday life, most people are very fine with paying that cost. After all, one doesn’t want to go without health insurance, unemployment insurance or some pension plan in the US, so having them “optional” is usually less of an option and so you’d spend that money anyway, giving you an equivalent of net income than folks in other countries have. And quite disturbingly, often at much less or restricted coverage than the public healthcare systems in Europe and the UK at a higher premium rate.

[@claraw972]

In Belgium the dentist rule is even more extreme: you HAVE to go once a year to keep your insurance (insurance pays for everything instead of having to pay for extra stuff yourself)

[@Engy_Wuck]

in germany you have to show a yearly checkup if you need costly dental works - or you pay far more yourself (the reason why you need to pay anything is that teeth are not necessary to live ;-) and the reason you pay more is that it might have been cheaper if you looked after your teeth and/or the problem was recognized earlier). At least for most insurances, don't know if for all.

[@KrumpusPlunk]

@@Engy_Wuck that gives you an increase of up to 20% to the amount of the bill that the insurance pays. Insurance will only pay the cheapest possible treatment. Which usually sucks (when we're talking about dentistry). And with teeth you don't want the shittiest option if there's any way you can afford higher quality. You'd have to live with that decision for decades. So for example, in my case, proof of yearly checkups gave me an extra 50€ while I paid around 2000€ out of my own pocket (which I am very glad I could afford at that time, the cheapest treatment would very likely have had a negative impact on my dental health in the long run...) So: If your treatment is more expensive than the cheapest possible treatment (even if it brings benefits that might reduce future cost), you still pay the difference. Which reduces the impact of the yearly checkups ;)

[@marcop4136]

German word to remember "taxischein". If u got injured and you have follow up doctors appointments, you can get a voucher for taxi/ cap drive so you don't have to worry about getting there and back.

[@bneshel1514]

havent heard of that ever

[@Myrre77]

Sure. If you need transportation to see a doctor, that is covered. Even better: I was able to drive myself to radiation therapy - had to go there daily for 35 days, 40 kilometers one way. Health insurance payed me 30 cents per driven kilometer because I used my own car and would have had the right to get transportation. There is also a rule that people with disabilities or in need of permanent care have a certain budget they can use for transportation for private or leisure causes.

[@zdrastvutye]

it's a bad translation. you mean something like "Beleg der übernahme der Fahrtkosten mit Taxi" the Taxischein means among people the licence to be a taxi driver

[@thefattesthagrid]

@@zdrastvutye Man muss schon extrem dumm sein, um in dem Kontext an eine Taxifahrer-Lizenz Bescheinigung zu denken.

[@Sunny-ik2jj]

@@thefattesthagrid Gar nicht. Taxischein ist nun mal der Standardbegriff für das Ding, das dir erlaubt, Taxifahrer zu sein. Die Taxi-Lizenz dagegen meint üblicherweise das Ding, das dir erlaubt, ein Taxi zu betreiben. Wenn du das hast, aber nicht den Taxischein, darfst du selber nicht als Taxifahrer tätig sein, auch wenn dir das Taxi gehört.

[@kentrosyt]

Motto of german healthcare system is like: all for one, one for all

[@wikewhaisn9575]

Plus Ultra

[@obi89]

@Andy Weidemann it has nothing to do with communism. Thats just stupid.

[@konojikara11]

@@wikewhaisn9575 united states of smash

[@tgw98]

@Andy Weidemann typical american way to think and now see the corona pandemic comparedto europe states

[@xornxenophon3652]

@Andy Weidemann It is a little bit like communism, but it works. It is the same thing as with the police or soldiers or firefighters; nobody in his sane mind would want to privatize those services.

[@kair.5538]

Did you see a lawyer? The car insurance is liable to pay compensation and damages and "Schmerzensgeld" (even if you were partly at fault for the accident). The insurance will also pay for the lawyer. You have got three years after the accident to Claim. That Schmerzensgeld should be around 2.500.- €.

[@kair.5538]

No, the opponents car insurance is liable to pay, as it is the other cars fault. Every lawyer knows this.

[@JohnWintergreen]

Ich als Schwabe kann's nicht fassen: aufs Schmerzensgeld verzichten! Wer macht denn sowas?

[@Manie230]

JohnWintergreen ich würde da auch nicht drauf verzichten wenn ich weiß das ich nicht schuld war. Geld ist Geld.

[@Psi-Storm]

@Xxx Xxx It's highly likely that the opponents car insurance already payed the medical bills. The health insurances don't pay the costs if they don't have to. In case of an accident, always get the police involved over here. They write an official protocol and you can safely claim damages.

[@eileencritchley4630]

@@kair.5538 That sounds the same as in the UK.

[@mollie_moon]

Wow, SO interesting to hear your story and to see that you're happy and healthy now! And somehow spooky that YT recommended me to watch your video. I am a German studying in Oldenburg as well and I had a serious accident at the EXACT same intersection in 2018. I had breaks and bleedings in my skull, a serious concussion and other broken bones as I didn't wear a helmet. Literally NO ONE in Germany does as it isn't mandatory still is seen as uncool. Now I do wear a helmet and I appeal with all my heart to everyone here to please wear one. And if you're in a car to look for cyclists. Thanks

[@lukebauer5495]

At the exact same intersection! *queue X Files theme*

[@GoethedieKroete]

I think wearing a helmet is actually mandatory, but nobody is really checking if you are doing it. But I think there is one week once a year where the police specifically control if you wear a helmet.

[@ruudjeurissen1927]

I have one tip, as long as you are not in the Netherlands always wear a helmet. Since all other countries are still trying to get a cycling system like there that is why germans do the same. They want to get the same cycling culture

[@ruudjeurissen1927]

Sry not all countries, just the countries that are trying to get more of a biking culture. Which is very good for the environment and health of the residents

[@qujie8212]

@@GoethedieKroete In Germany it's not mandatory, at least not in Niedersachsen (where Oldenburg is), if you're older than 14 or 12 from what I know

[@drrattenkaiser5275]

Ist ja Unglaublich, ich habe auch in Oldenburg studiert und den Unfall damals gesehen ! Gut zu wissen, das du es gut überstanden hast ! :-) Ich wünsche dir viel Glück in Hamburg ! P.s: Bremen ist auch sehr schön ;-)

[@supersonic1833]

When you are back in Germany and have the german health care, you should go to the orthopedist. Tell him about your back pain and he will probably prescribe massages. For those you only have to pay 10 percent of the costs, which amounts to about 20€ for 6 massage sessions. I got that for my jaw once, it really helped and was super relaxing

[@HiFromHamburg]

I will do this! Thank you for the advice :)

[@peter_meyer]

@Murat Yildiz Lamblike hat Bomben auf Deutsche geworfen? Da hat sie aber kein Video drüber gemacht, oder? Wir könnten jetzt auch über die Herero sprechen, oder über die Armenier. Aber das wäre hier einfach am falschen Platz.

[@peter_meyer]

@Murat Yildiz Guter Mann, der, den du meinst, Bomber Harris, war Engländer. Abgesehen davon hat der bekloppte Österreicher mit dem lustigen Bärtchen die Deutschen dazu gebracht, Bomben auf die englische Zivilbevölkerung abzuwerfen - und zwar lange vorher. Ein "amerikanischer Fanboy" bin ich sicherlich nicht. Ich suche mir die Leute aber auch nicht nach Nationalität aus, sondern schlicht nach Sympathie.

[@peter_meyer]

@Murat Yildiz Das Deutschland von damals gibt es nicht mehr.

[@peter_meyer]

Wie rechtfertigst du das Bombardieren eines anderen Volkes?

[@martinkonvicny3315]

“I had to Google, what that is. It’s the size of the school bus.” - ‘murica 😅 I’m sorry, I know I shouldn’t, but this line made me so laugh

[@Skylla54]

@cobainzlady it's just funny, nothing more😄 If you think a german habbits/social norms is funny, then I don't take it personal either. Most likely, I would laugh about it, as well. For that, I obviously would go in my basement, because it's not aloud to laugh in public. 😂🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Selenite11]

Martin Konvičný To be honest you have to google 10 feet don’t you?

[@kessyandro654]

Other countries such as Poland also have blinking, that indicates the change of the light. I wish we would adapt to some sort of signal here also. But if you are a trained German you know that the red light for the cars usually stays red for a few seconds (estimated time needed to cross the street when you're already on the steet?) So u just walk fast / run across the street. Sometimes on frequent intersections there is sometimes a yellow warn light for cars, that want to turn. They blink, indicating there are pedestrians and bikes crossing.

[@buddy1155]

The entire video I was thinking how is it possible to get hit by a car in Germany, best drivers in the world. (no, I am not German) Until you said "the girl was from France" well, that explains everything.

[@stacks2hell187]

We also have bad drivers 😉 but I agree in comparison to the US we have a very strict exam before getting your license 😆

[@livaugirard3383]

As a cyclist in Germany I can tell you the car drivers aren't as good here as you would think. Specifically towards cyclists and pedestrians..

[@roselightz_3027]

@@livaugirard3383 as a fellow German I can tell you it goes both ways. Many cyclists believe, that just because they're on a bike they get away with everything, eventough they have to abide by traffic rules just like cars and pedestrians(who also often lack knowledge about them). Many drive on the sidewalk, take crosswalks without getting off their bike(which makes them lose their "Vorfahrt") and soo many of them don't properly signal when they to turn left or right, which is really dangerous. I'm in favor of more cycling and using public transportation, but it seems like a lot of the bicycle rules taught in elementary schools are forgotten or not seen as necessary by many people, which endangers everyone

[@johannageisel5390]

Oh, I also was hit by a car turning right when I crossed a green light on my bike. Driver was German. To his defense, there were bushes between the street and the bike lane and I was rather fast, so he might have had trouble seeing me. It was still his fault, though.

[@buddy1155]

@@stacks2hell187 If you are from Germany you do not know what a bad driver is. Germany is the only country in the world where you can count on that people do not chance lane without watching on the autobahn. I drove with a German 320 km/h and even THEN he look looked very carefully, He said, "you never know, people might be faster". Just get your permit in US for fun (permit is not a licence there are some restrictions). It is only a written test, I made one error. No kidding, this was a serious question on the test: Are you allowed to shoot a firearm from a car: 1) Yes 2) No 3) Only if car is not moving. Obviously I said #2 No, the correct answer is #3. And this was in California, in Texas there is probably a question how to mount a .50 in the bed of your pickup truck in the correct way.

[@TheSlixZz]

Wie kann sie bitte auf so viele Menschen treffen die kein Englisch können?🤔😂 Also ich kenne eigentlich keinen der kein Englisch kann😅 Grade die Ärzte müssten das doch können🤔

[@SamWinchester000]

Ältere können das überhaupt nicht. In Deutschland gibt es tatsächlich bisher relativ wenige, die mehr als 3 Sätze sprechen können, ich meine, weniger als die Hälfte.

[@lenastorm6280]

Ich auch nicht! Ok, dass Pensionisten kein Englisch können ist klar. Aber jeder unter 50 sollte doch englisch können!

[@btasmin_6661]

Also da wo ich lebe wird dir jeder zumindest den Weg beschreiben können und halt so Basics. Nicht die beste Grammatik aber definitiv verständlich

[@TheRoidanton]

Sie hat bei der Telekom angerufen.. da können die nicht mal Deutsch...;)

[@disco.jellyfish]

Englisch ist aber echt sehr mittelmäßig unter den Deutschen - selbst unter den Abiturienten. Dabei gilt ein Abitur automatisch als Nachweis für das B2 Sprachniveau. Manche können es sehr gut, andere fast gar nicht. Und das selbst unter den jungen Menschen. Englisch sollte man schon ab der ersten Klasse unterrichten aber Bilinguale Schulen sind sehr selten und sehr teuer (Privatschule) in Deutschland, weshalb viele Kinder dort nicht hin können. Da diese Schulen staatlich auch (meistens) nicht unterstützt werden gehen sie auch manchmal bankrott, da sie durch ihr teures Personal was zu hohen Preisen führt, eine zu kleine Kundschaft haben.

[@Megaprog]

On my first year in Germany I tore my Achilles tendon playing soccer. It complete snapped off. I got a Schiene (like a boot to inmobilize to the foot), then I had to buy my crutches for 40€. After that I got an MRI (Magnetresonanztomographie), and I got a surgery appointment for like 5 days after, and some injections to avoid coagulation. I got my surgery, and 5 days of recovery in the hospital with food and everything and daily checks. After that I could go home and I had to go back every once in a while during the recovery time. Everything was absolutely free, except for the Crutches and the painkillers. After like 2 months when I could walk again I returned the Schiene (the boot). Everything was like 15.000€ totally covered by the insurance.

[@stephanfrank1663]

Hey Lamb! these kind of videos are so important to give your people in the US the correct impression of how a society should work because it comes from one of your own and not from outsiders "telling" americans what to do. When you come back to Germany I would suggest these topics with major USA-GER differences which you can compare in your videos: POLICE: rights of officers, grounds for arresting, use of weapons; PRISONS: check out the TED-talks on German v.s. US prisons - very very informative; TRAFFIC: accidents statistics, speedlimits (always fancinating for americans), fines, condition of roads, train service; GUNS: basicaly being safe in GER because no one has one; FREEDOM OF SPEECH: you can say whatever you want anywhere except denying the holocaust v.s. not even the F-WORD in the US; WOMANS RIGHTS: percentage of females in charge, legal prostitution; equal pay etc Hope that gives you some ideas

[@2345charleey]

I wish every US citizen could get the intensive healthcare like a German gets. It's cruel how millions of us americans don't have access to any medical device.

[@nokta7373]

Honestly, it's their own fault. They had a chance for a functional public health service... they voted for the other guy.

[@venividivicib]

@sheik DE but when you have problems (and can't pay) just these people will pay for you^^

[@Llortnerof]

@sheik DE And yet it is still overall cheaper than US health care. Think about that for a moment.

[@Llortnerof]

@sheik DE You're overgeneralising the rural issues, and fail to understand them to boot. Those are mostly down to population density, which makes it necessary to have more doctors per capita than in cities so people don't need to travel to far to get to one, which in turn makes being a doctor there less profitable. There is no easy solution here. As for the good doctors, they relocate because they get paid more, not because they get paid fairly. Fairness has little to do with this.

[@Noah-jj9ix]

It's so funny many Americans think that their country is the best just because of the big military just half the military budget and spend more money for the People... Trump is just a joke

[@Lemonz1989]

So glad you are doing okay! :) I'm Danish and I will never understand how someone can be against universal healthcare as a concept. It has literally saved my life multiple times over. I use the medical system a lot, and would have gone bankrupt probably 10 times over if I had to pay for my medical treatments on use.

[@kdssap01]

Don’t think about the helmet , just use it on your head when ride it. It helps when you fall or get run over

[@patlkli]

I only really appreciated bike helmets after I got launched off my bike by a car coming out of a driveway without seeing me. I landed on the asphalt head first, but the helmet took most of the energy and the hard foam in the shell broke into several pieces. It could also have been my skull instead, so I guess I was lucky to have worn a helmet that day.

[@Manie230]

In my 13 years cycling I only got hit once by a car and that car was starting to drive and only bend my back wheel. It was mostly my fault for driving on the wrong road side but also his fault for not looking left and right. Either way I don’t wear a helmet because I am always hyper aware while cycling. I take it slow on dangerous roads I tend to stay on the crosswalk to minimize the chance that a car wants to overtake me and may hit me. All the other accidents I had were because I scrapped the side walk in a weird angle and thus I lost balance or because of wer/ icy streets besides some flesh wounds and a sprained thumb nothing happens to me. I also life in a small city so there is less traffic then in Cologne for example or Münster.

[@mabelnk]

Lmao I live in Germany and last year I was hit by a car on my way home from school, three days after I got my bike back from the bike shop a friend and I crashed on the way home from school, fast forward few months and my brother was hit by a car on his way home from school, fast forward another month and my mom was hit by a car on her way home from work. what I've learned from that: 1. the way home from school is cursed 2. even cars are too scared of my dad to run him over

[@hendrikwellmann9495]

I'm from Germany and you are right about the fact that a lot of people don't wear helmets. My Aunt got hit by a car as well when she was driving with her bike. She flew over the car and landed with her chin first on the street. She now has a prostetic jaw and teeth. My father fell from his bike due to ice on the street. He landed on his butt and completely smashed his spine. After several operations they removed some of the broken parts of the spine and replaced them with metal parts. Luckily he is still able to walk. He wore a helmet and might have even got worse injuries without one. A friend of me got hit by a car and only got some bruises but his helmet got an immense crack. If this was his head he would've been dead. So about considering to wear a helmet once you drive a bike again: just do it. It's a life saver

[@hendrikwellmann9495]

Oh and for all of these accidents we didn't need to pay anything... Of course... because we live in Germany. And we are talking about 50-100k for the treatments and operations and the ambulance and all that stuff

[@Spuki2k]

wow I have such a similar story but in the US. I was riding a bike at night and was going down a hill and a car pulled out infront of me. The driver got away and I was never able to track them down. The ambulance came and offered to take me but because I cant afford the ride I told them I would be fine. Then I took a uber to the ER. I was sitting in the ER waiting room for One hour but they were so slow in helping me..( blood all over the waiting room floor) Also the shock wore off and I was in extreme pain. Because they were so slow my friend who is a Rafting Guide and trained in medical took me to my apartment and cleaned the wounds for me/ gave me painkillers. The next morning I went to my primary care doctor and found out I had broken elbow, completely crushed knee, I flew over the car and slid on pavement so I was covered in roadrash. The american medical system is terrible, I am lucky to come from a relatively well-off family with insurance but still because I couldnt prove that they essentially refused to treat me. In america they will let you die in the street infront of the hospital if you cant afford the treatment.

[@riversong9333]

Couldn't happen in Germany. Here, refusing to help a seriously injured person is a crime ("Unterlassene Hilfeleistung" = failure to provide assistance). Everybody has the DUTY to help when help is needed. In case you can't help by yourself (for example when you would have to put yourself in danger to be able to help) you still have the duty to call an ambulance/someone who can help. If you got hit by a car/are sereously injured ambulance HAS to take you to the hospital and doctors can't refuse to treat you - no matter about your insurence status. Even people with no insurance at all. They HAVE to treat them. If a patient refuses treatment and/or ambulance ride themself (and are in a healthy mental state able to make decisions -not intoxicated, etc.), the patient has to sign a form which states that they refused treatment against doctor's advice and are held responsible for any further worsening of their condition. So they later can't report the doctor to the police ("They didn't help me!").

[@amcleanYT]

@ Patrick B You guys in the US have the worst healthcare system in the whole of the western world - everyone outside the US knows it - its just you guys that don't know it. Your whole economy has been taken over by unregulated predatory capitalism. Just go over the border to Canada and its a world of difference re healthcare. And the worst thing is that you guys will *never ever* get good affordable health care, cos both of your main political parties have been bought by the banking, pharma, insurance, military and other corporations and its not in the interest of those corporations that you have access to reliable and affordable healthcare.

[@Ostrichlegs111]

You wouldn’t die in the street, you’d die waiting in the ER.

[@Spuki2k]

@cobainzlady Ironically, through the BLM movement I learned that this Hospital (in Seattle) has a really bad reputation with the local community and ALOT of other folks especially from the lower income area (central district) had similar stories. A lot of them had to do with pregnant women having complications that didn't get taken seriously etc. Now, I wasn't literally dying in the hospital lobby but still I would've liked to have been treated given the condition I was in. Also from google (If you're not experiencing an emergency, and you don't have medical insurance or the ability to pay, the hospital emergency room is not legally required to treat you.) The hospital is Virginia Mason.

[@davehooper4498]

That's insane man strewth what a money-grabbing robbing backward country the USA is

[@berndkarbach3859]

Good you are back again. America’s Sweetest Export was heavily missed

[@explosivfurret3007]

I think i got diabetes because that was way too sweet!

[@XxMr1XxX]

I live in Oldenburg too and that spot is only ~1km away from where I live and I cross this street with my bike regularly and I agree the green light is way too short. I am not surprised that there are so many accidents. Its good to see that you are fine. I am also very surprised that you met so many people who havent been able to speak english, because every german is learning english very early at school.

[@Neroon2010]

I had cancer in 2013 and had to pay 280€ in total for surgery and chemotherapy(until 2014?? or 2015?? you had to pay a small amount for drugs). For me as a german our system is not perfect but still better then nothing.

[@RedBanana24]

it's probably better than any other system ore at least on pare

[@paxundpeace9970]

It is more then better then nothing it is quite great not as great as sweden norway or denmark

[@otakuswim9814]

@@paxundpeace9970correct

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RedBanana it is with utmost certainty not better than any other system, there are superior ones out there. But it can hold its own, it does not suck, and while not excellent it is a solid great.

[@Korilian13]

People are always really angry about that uninsured amount, because most years you don't need much medical care, so you end up having to pay all the bills and it makes your insurance seem worthless. However there will be that one year where you do actually need more medical care and it will compensate for it. I needed care a few years ago and without insurance I would have blown through all my savings.

[@AurelAvramescu]

I've had public health insurance as self-employed, the insurance is not linked to what you do in Germany. The difference it is that you payed in full, as employee it is split with the employer the payment.

[@Jochinator2]

Actually it is linked to what you do. It is not entirely impossible to get public health insurance if you are self-employed. But if you have not had public health insurance for a sufficiently long period and then become self-employed you can't get public health insurance. So for example: if your parents have private health insurance and you start working as a self employed you can't get public health insurance. At least that is what the insurance guy told me back in the day.

[@erdgas9307]

@@Jochinator2 That's beacause once you switched to private insurancy, you have to stay there. As long as you have been in public insurance right before, it's no problem to stay in the public insurance system as a self employee. But private insurance can be much cheaper at first glance, as long as you are in your younger years and don't have to deal with major illness. That's because private insurance doesn't spread the expenses to cover evenly over all members but only certain groups of comparable members. When these closed groups grow old, their expenses are skyrocketing and the premium rises a lot. So it could be attractive to pay cheap private insurance when being young and avoid a lot of premium for public health insurance, but switching back to public insurance at a certain age and make the other people pay for your health costs far beyond your monthly share to the public insurance. To avoid this kind of cherry picking, it's hard to switch back to public insurance from private, although not completely impossible in certain situations.

[@torstensommer]

I am glad you fully recovered… Be safe

[@yasminesteinbauer8565]

When I see the pictures of this intersection, I really don't understand how a car driver cannot see a pedestrian or cyclist here. It is open and overseeable. Fortunately, nothing more has happened to you and you are well again, at least physically.

[@RustyDust101]

Totally agreed. That crossing is completely open, and any driver should have had seen anyone else.

[@eisikater1584]

I'm a car driver myself, in Germany, and it is the law that you have a right outside mirror and it must be properly adjusted. There is no law, however, that you have a look at it.

[@matekochkoch]

As a driver with more than a million km experience i can tell you there are situations where you are completely disattracted, even under optimal circumstances. Most times you are lucky, sadly sometimes shit happens. Not allways a cellphone is involved, but it surely helps to drive badly.

[@lohikarhu734]

Also, i have seen this myself, someone on a bike is often going much faster than a pedestrian, and will be outside of the "envelope" of where you expect people to be; she mentioned that she was trying to 'catch up' to the last pedestrian, so she was probably outside the area where a car driver expects people to be coming from.

[@AE-mu1jc]

No, I ride bike since I am 5 yo. and I not see a clear situation at this once pic. Most car driver not look at biker normally. I wonder me why she not talk from the german police nor the different rescue system. With shock and put head on street I not understand why she not stay inside hospital over night. Every Ausländer need an health insurance if they apply a visa for stay longer as a day or must show 80 000 € on a german bank account extra for accidents inside FR Germany (since 2002 inside EU)! So I can not follow some problems.

[@mitjabrglez9599]

This is the norm not just for Germany, but to almost the whole of the EU. It will be the norm for the whole of EU when UK will leave.

[@MichaelGGarry]

What is the norm?

[@Selenite11]

Michael Garry You pay a certain ( small ) monthly fee for general health service and you can go to a doctor anytime you need to and get treated for all diseases without paying. It’s the only right and civilized way to have health service organized.

[@ParalyticAngel]

Krasse Sache. I hope you recovered well.

[@KSPilo]

What I've learned from over 48 years of experience in riding a bicycle in a big major city in Germany... 1.) Don't take for granted that other traffic participants have seen and/or noticed you. You are "small", have a narrow silhouette and can be easily overlooked. Make yourself visible as much as possible, especially at night. 2.) You are one of the weakest and most vulnerable traffic participants one the streets...like a pedestrian...but dangerously faster. 3.) Don't force your luck by insisting on your right of way. See 1.) 4.) Also think ahead and put yourself in the positions of the other traffic participans around you. For instance. If you can't see the truck driver in his truck right next to you, he can't see you either. 5.) Don't rush, be patient and always observe your surroundings carefully. 6.) Follow the traffic rules and laws, they are there for a reason. But! See 3.) 7.) Keep your bicycle well maintained. Always. 8.) Always wear a bike-helmet while riding, because how your hair looks like is not important, but your brain in your head is. 9.) Have an indemnity third party insurance, because you could make mistakes too.

[@mathlover4994]

This is not unique to Germany. All Europe, Canada, Australia have this healthcare system. The USA is the only country in the West without free healthcare. Germany is number 5 for its healthcare system in the world. Here is the top 5 best healthcare systems in the world according to usnews: 5- Germany 4- Norway 3- Sweden 2- Denmark 1- Canada

[@Name-jw4sj]

The left in America are trying to adopt the same health insurance plan as in Germany but we have a fringe right wing group which prevents us from passing anything. It is truly disgusting.

[@TheIllio]

Does Canada really have such a good healthcare system? I didn't know that!

[@renzuki5830]

@@Name-jw4sj It's kind of interesting how far the views are shifted. From a german point of view the US has 2 conservative parties and no left. I mean even what Sanders is trying to do is already normality here and supported by both sides.

[@Tranefine]

@@renzuki5830 - I do not agree with you on the term that the US has literally no left-wing party but I think that is more a matter of definition. What I think, however, is the real problem with politics in the US is not the parties itself but the fact that only two major parties have anything to say in the USA, namely the Democratic and the Republican party - both at the very far end of either the left or the right-wing. I think that such populism is destroying a country slowly from the inside as it creates political instability. Other countries, like many in Europe such as Switzerland, Germany, Austria etc., have many political parties for a variety of ”political opinions” in their parliament. This means that in addition to the more populist wing parties there is also the political centre. It tries to create a consensus of right and left views. A similar system existed in the USA up to the 19th century but was more and more de facto abolished by the two-party system. No wonder there is such an extreme political divide in this country. I am not a US American citizen, nor do I live in the USA. But if I were able to vote in the USA, I would not even be able to say exactly which party I would have to vote for. There are both Democratic and Republican views that I share. In that respect, I fully understand how such a political dilemma can arise.

[@AurelAvramescu]

@@Tranefine USA have no left wing party. Sanders will be center-left in Germany. The Democrats are right wing and the republicans are far right.

[@bubbletea292]

hi there, im from Oldenburg and just stumbled across your channel. omg I know exactly where that spot is, so sorry what happened to you! glad you got better again. and wish you good luck coming back to Germany x:)

[@UlliStein]

13:23 Anybody who says a good healthcare system is communist should listen to this. Maybe he will change his mind.

[@michaelafrancis1361]

Interestingly the USA does have one "communist" programme that nobody bats an eyelid about.... military spending.... 700 billion dollars a year of it paid out of tax payers money. The next highest military budget in the world comes to a little over a third of that... China... that's right communist China. The only other country who has come close to American military spending over the past 60 or 70 years was the USSR.... the ultimate communist bogeyman. Soviet Russia collapsed its economy as a result of its massive military budget. Communism fell there not because it provided health care for its citizens but because of its huge military expenditure. Buying more and more guns at the expense of social reform is a very "communist" thing to do.

[@stephenhodgson3506]

@@michaelafrancis1361 Because the US has such a high borrowing to GDP to help pay for that military and China is one of the countries they borrow heavily from. In effect the American taxpayer is also paying for the increase in Chinese military spending through the interest they are paying on loans.

[@kopyorduren5835]

@@michaelafrancis1361 murica is doomed and cursed by the greed of the rich ppl.

[@DavidLangeYU91]

Roughly said, taking something from many and sharing it out to everyone, is basically socialism.

[@Likkivi]

No

[@Sillooooo]

So when the light turns red here, lots of people still cross. Sure, you should not do that but don't feel like it was your fault. Unfortunately it happens a lot like that when a car turns to the right, that the driver does not check if a biker is next to them. You had incredibly luck! Happy you had such a good experience with the health care and you want to come back to Germany. Good Luck with the process! (BTW I can understand why Hamburg. I live here too, its amazing!!)

[@Lunavii_Cellest]

Its just a bad intersection, here in the netherlands most traffic lights have cameras and can sense if people are on the intersection and when someone is on it no cars could drive trough that cross road

[@aim__freakz8499]

notjustbikes agrees with his

[@Mico605]

I am from Bosnia and first aid classes are mandatory on your driving license exams. First aid kits are also mandatory in vehicles and you get fined if you dont have one. We have similar health care like Germany, but scaled down as we are not as rich as Germany, but i would say these things are similar through European countries.

[@robertzander9723]

Hallo Lämmchen, i am so happy and glad that you survived that car accident. It's definitely a bad experience you had and a good with the German healthcare system. Something that people usually learn in driver's school is the foresighted driving, expect everything, look for the surroundings that's something what i do always on the streets. Even in Germany are a lot of people that can't drive safely. And of course there are so many things that disturbs or distract drivers in their car and the attention goes away. You are in a good condition, you like to come back to Germany, some good news and something i really appreciate. Hopefully you are doing good right now as well. Please stay safe and take care!!🍀🌷

[@SkyKing44]

You made that paramedics day, I guarantee it. One of the hardest parts of being a first responder is not knowing what happens after your part of the care is over. The first responder gets very invested, emotionally, in the moment of taking care of their patient/victim, then that responsibility is handed off to the next person. The first responder is left with no word on how the patient/victim is doing, no gratitude for what they did, and generally feeling a little lost. When they have the chance to find out later that their patient/victim is doing better, it really makes their day. Don't get me wrong, a good outfit will take care of their people and make sure they have support, but it does take an emotional toll.

[@1Naenie1]

Paramedics are the best. When I had kidney stones and was in pain, they were so nice and sweet, and they stayed with me in the hospital until the specilist took over. Since the specialists were in surgery with another patient, an internist came first, and the paramedics stayed until the specialist entered the room. Assisting the other doctor with giving me pain medication, holding my hands, telling me about how the wife of one of them had the same issue and the other one told me about he himself breaking down because of another illness he had. The pain was bad, but they helped reduce my fear. (For me, fear is much worse than pain.) I lived in a huge city, and I am sad I will never see them again and can't express my gratitude. I think they did way more for me than just their job, and I appreciate everything ❤

[@afr11235]

Thank you for sharing your story! I had a bad bike accident while living in Toronto, and I think the bottom line is that when you have such a thing happen, the last thing you want to worry about is how you are going to pay for it or what the emergency services will charge you. In the US all too often there are two injuries: what happens to you in the accident, and then what happens when the medical bills come.

[@uweschroeder]

I drove an ambulance for 10 years instead of military service back before Germany got rid of the mandatory basic military training. The entire nudity thing is very much American. First of all very few Germans will think much about seeing anyone nude - most public baths have nude areas, there's nude swimming holes everywhere and it's not even illegal to be nude in public. Of course any guy - even a paramedic in an ambulance - will be glad to have a pretty patient in underwear because trust me: the vast majority of patients you transport are not easy on the eyes or other senses. In a situation like this you think to yourself "pretty" and then you move on because you have more urgent things to do. It's the same thing you do in a public sauna: you take a quick glance, think favorably or not and move on because it's impolite to stare - even when it's not a medical emergency. Nudity is normal in Germany and nobody gets upset about it or thinks much about it. Of course, there's always a creep somewhere. PS: the sonic device the dental hygienist used is pretty common in the US too - it's just a matter of whether your dentist has the device. Actually you have a good chance that anyone in Germany will try to speak english with you, particularly younger people.Everyone in Germany had to learn English since the 70s - it's a mandatory class everyone has to take. So pretty much everyone in Germany can at least speak very basic english. If that helps with contracts is questionable though, but it would have worked in the Ambulance if you had asked. When you have to deal with government you don't have a choice. Germany has an official language and that's German - no other languages are officially supported by the government. This is very different from the US - which doesn't have an official language. Therefor all forms and stuff come in many common languages.

[@potator9327]

There are some regions where you have additional "Amtssprachen" in germany, for example in Schleswig Holstein (Friesisch, Niederdeutsch, Dänisch) and in Sachsen and Brandenburg (Sorbisch). But I don't know in what extend this is actualy used.

[@TremereTT]

I mean underwear isn't nude! She realy has something going on. You might have recognized how she doesn't display a lot of selfesteem and is easily feared for everything. I'm pretty sure something realy bad had happened or done to her in her childhood.

[@helmutcool7308]

@@TremereTT Alter, hast du wirklich nichts besseres zu tun? Wie wäre es vielleicht mit etwas wirklich produktivem? Dein Kommentar sagt in Wirklichkeit mehr über dich als über sie aus. Stellt sich die Frage, was in deinem Leben schiefgelaufen ist, dass du dich zu solch einem Menschen entwickelt hast?

[@Varus78]

hab gehört es ist in deutschland tatsächlich verboten nackt zu sein. sogar auf einem badetuch oder so. es wird nur von allen ignoriert das es illegal ist. keine ahnung ob das stimmt.

[@TheNortibia]

I was wondering this, as she stated that her german boyfriend at the time, did not speak english? like *woot?* a young german that did not speak english?

[@peterquill847]

Wow, ich habe dein Video komplett gesehen und Du bist echt süß! Ich bin sicher, Du könntest deine Geschichte auch super auf deutsch erzählen! Alles Gute für deine Zukunft und pass gut auf Dich auf.

[@lizatheking]

That’s why Germany is called (Sozialstaat) ❤️👍🏻

[@BuddysVRLounge]

So ist es! 🌹

[@Aussenluft]

Der Kapitalist nennt es Sozialismus. ^^

[@DavidLangeYU91]

@@Aussenluft Jaein. Von sämtlichen Leuten zu nehmen und es an allen zu verteilen, ist, ganz grob gesagt, Sozialismus. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@fhajji]

Deutschland war eine soziale Marktwirtschaft. Heute ist Deutschland eine marktkonforme Demokratie. Schon gemerkt, daß "sozial" darin nicht mehr vorkommt? Die goldenen Zeiten des Rheinischen Kapitalismus sind längst vorbei. Wie gut, daß wenigstens der Flaschenpfand und die Tafeln (sofern sie in erreichbarer Nähe sind) den ärmsten der Armen etwas helfen. Sorry, aber bei allem berechtigten Stolz auf das sehr gute KV-System, einer muß ja etwas Wasser in den Wein gießen.

[@mucsalto8377]

@@DavidLangeYU91 die (obligatorische) Brandversicherung für Deine Villa ist Sozialismus?

[@graziousgirl]

I actually broke my hip 2 years ago, here in Germany, and I needed surgery 3x, one for putting in the metal, 2 for taking out the metal, 3 transports , one over 400 km, because of psychological reasons (couldn't stay in my hometown) and 3 weeks of rehab and loads of pills and material to like pills and bandages and even someone to come everyday for 2 months to change those bandages and give me my thrombosis shots. For the stays in hospital and rehab, as well as the transport and materials I had to pay a small amount for which still amounted to over 400€ which I got back alsmost in full at the end of the year because it was over 2% of my annual income, so everything above that I got back. I not once was scared because of medical costs but except for teeth (if you want the fancy procedures) and plastic surgery I don't think many Germans know that kind of fear

[@jakobslabbert4559]

It's so refreshing seeing a normal video that's not super overproduced and budgeted with lights and whistles going off around very corner. Soothing and relaxing to watch. Happy you're ok. :)

[@justcallmejohn2833]

I saw a video that had 6 people dressed in white and 6 people dressed in black running around on a stage and the white shirts were passing a ball to each other. So they tell you to count the number of passes. So I watch intently to 19 and they say did you see 20 passes? So they show it again I count 20 and then they say, by the way did you see the dancing bear in the middle of the stage? So they run the video again and sure enough there was a dancing bear right in the middle of all the action. In conclusion they think that drivers are looking for cars so they don't see every thing else.

[@theantipope4354]

15:40 Feeling cold like that is a classic symptom of shock &/or concussion. Yes, you should've stayed in hospital for observation.

[@xyzsame4081]

I wonder why the hospital let her go. people have been known to die the next day, and if they are in shock they will say they want to go home - but should be under medical supervision, ususally they keep them for one day if there could be covert head injuries.

[@occfilms]

I too was hit by a car in Germany, but as a pedestrian. It was a hit and run. I suffered several broken bones, including a skull fracture and concussion. Glad to see you are doing well. Alles Liebe und Gute!

[@freschi9934]

German health Insurace even pays for Transgender OPs and following hormone medication^^.

[@sherisheikh6964]

Yes☺️👍🏼

[@GamerWolfLp]

what is a complete waste but what ever

[@sherisheikh6964]

@@GamerWolfLp nope

[@sherisheikh6964]

@@GamerWolfLp likes du deinen eigenen kommi lmao

[@jenniferhergert4447]

Since when?

[@christianha9218]

If you've lived in Germany long enough, you can get a German foreign health insurance once you go back to the US again, for up to 5 years. ;)

[@2dthoughts]

Enjoyed your last channel and knew I recognized you in the thumbnail Glad I found your stuff again Good luck in life

[@tomm7217]

One more thought... I absolutely can understand this experience was traumatizing for you. It probably overshadowed all the great moments you had in Germany but remember this accident could have happened just everywhere in the world. So don't be scared to come back to Germany :)

[@HiFromHamburg]

Hi everyone. Thanks for your comments. There are some misunderstandings though I'd like to explain and give an update on how I'm doing :)... 1.) The woman who hit me didn't need to look over her right shoulder because I was not coming from her right side... I was coming from directly in front of her/her left side (I was going towards the University. Not away from it). 2. I'm aware that I was partly at fault for entering the crosswalk too late but a car driver‘s job is to look out for people and she admitted to the police that she didn’t look to her left and she only looked to her right side. You don't need to tell me this. 3). I have an update about why I am experiencing back pain like I described at the end of the video: a chiropractor examined my back and told me I have 3 vertebrae in the middle of my spine that are rotated in the direction that I was hit which is why I experience back pain. I'll be visiting a orthopedist soon to find out which exercises will be best since I've noticed exercises really help when the pain comes back. 4.) I know that Germany has very high taxes compared to the US but I would rather pay higher taxes (40% like Germany) to get medical treatment for no cost and to also cover those who can't afford it because I believe not doing so is inhumane/cruel. 5.) The reason I explained that 10 meters is the size of an American school bus was for any *Americans* watching who may not know what meters are like myself and I just wanted to help. Please do not shame me for that. I know there's some Germans/Europeans who can be very proud and condescending about what they think is better and that shows in the comments. Americans do use the metric system for those who work in science and math sectors.

[@scrapbot13]

Thank you for sharing. I got hit by a drunk driver in college and dragged on my bike, but I had to choose between paying tuition and going to the hospital. I chose tuition. Lol, I wish I hadn't. I broke my back, my elbow, ripped my kneecap off the tendon, and I get funny if I hit my head. I didn't find out the full extent of the damage until 3 years after. It's been 20+ years now and I still can't afford consistent, dedicated treatment of what is now a degenerating spinal issue.

[@freddyantram6674]

Sorry but I have to say (as a german/english man) it isnt That Hard to recognise the Traffic. Like Germany Every other Country in Europe (counting the high populated Areas, keep your Head up ) is smaller Build . We dont have pickup Truck , No 15m wide roads etc. Look out

[@freddyantram6674]

Pleas think about , the cities in Europe are Oller than the Culture in the US 😂😂😂 The US is the biggest youngest Country in the world ! Sorry to say But you guys just dont have the feeling for your staying in Europe ... Europe has as much People as Europe combinde but still think germany hast 20% oder the Population of Europe . Thats like in the State New York would be 20% of the US 😂😂😘😘

[@caprovinevoerkraal4018]

Nice of the paramedic to drop by and ask how you are now!

[@steffis9806]

I am German and I love our healthcare system. If I lived in America, I would be in severe debt, because I once had to be rushed to the hospital in an ambulance - very bad case of food poisoning. I hab to pay 10 Euros "Zuzahlung", that's it. But my most impressive experience was this: I smoked some adulterated weed, no idea what was in there, but it knocked me out of this realm of existence. Tripped so hard, I was sure I'd die. At that point I had smoked maybe five times in my entire life. Well, my roommate got really scared for me and called an ambulance. They took me to the hospital, hooked me up with fluids, were really nice to me, made sure I was okay and kept me there over night. They quickly realized I wasn't a junkie or anything. Still, I was scared of repercussions. But the next day came, they brought me a nice breakfast, a doctor came in and told me to be more careful, and that was it. Again, 10 Euros "Zuzahlung", no consequence, no police involved, nothing. Important note: Weed ist illegal in Germany. But the Arztgeheimis ("doctor's secret") is extremely important. They don't break it for something as small as my case. And that's amazing, because you don't have to be afraid of hospitals, even when you did something illegal or overdosed - you will get help and you will walk out without debt.

[@nik-roshansirak3398]

Oldenburg is such a neat city. According to the helmet: I started wearing a helmet on the bike, after three lowspeed crashes on the motorcycle, 'cause these crashes were at similar speeds I regulary drive with my bike, so I thought to myself, that if it hurts so bad to crash with all the motorcycle gear, I should at least wear a helmet, when riding my bike. To be honest, I think riding a bike without a helmet is some of the most dangerous things you can do. ^^

[@Llortnerof]

I've yet to see anybody crash on a bike in a way that the typical bike helmet would actually protect against. That there isn't any real public certification on their capabilities really isn't helping here. And i don't think just having the same speed makes a motorcycle crash remotely comparable.

[@nik-roshansirak3398]

@@Llortnerof It is indeed not comparable, but I guess wearing a helmet is better, than not wearing one. ^^

[@venuslippe9132]

if i fall i will reflexively use my hands to save my head from getting hurt so a helmet does almost nothing it only really starts making sense if u have a e bike where you sometimes drive so fast that you dont have time to use ur hands

[@udozink701]

@@Llortnerof I was t-boned by a car while riding a bicycle when I was young. Helmet split from the impact on the car's windshield and the windshield was completely broken. I don't think my skull would have stayed in one piece without the helmet...

[@napillnik]

I was in a bike accident in Berlin (I acted stupid, and shitty bike infrastructure in that place turned an oopsie into a heavy accident) and broke my neck. I was taken with an ambulance to the hospital, had a ton of x-rays, MRI (to see the soft tissue damage in the neck), 2 week hospital stay, and a surgery to fuse C6 and C7 vertebrae. I'm well, though I'm afraid to get on my bike again, same trust issues as you described. I'm on TK as well. I paid: 140€ for the hospital stay (10€ per day) 10€ for the ambulance 26€ for the neck brace that I had to wear after the surgery for a couple of months Here's the cost in the US: www.medicarehelp.org/cost-of-medicare/procedure/cervical-spinal-fusion-no-complications I'm extremely thankful for what the doctors and paramedics did, and how that cost only as much as couple of nights at a budget hotel. I blamed myself a lot for the mistake, but I also saw other cities that have much better bike infrastructure, and now I blame local authorities a lot (as did the doctors by the way, who noted me down as a casualty statistic. I think that they present it to local authorities to try and make the city more bike-friendly, as people on bikes do get killed here quite often). And yes, maybe it's stupid to blame streets, but it's really the case here. Search for the channel "Not Just Bikes", he explains well. As for public/private insurance: I've been researching on how to freelance, and I could still pay the same public insurance. You're required by law to have public health insurance, unless you choose private health insurance. The only reason to choose private insurance is cost, because it is in fact cheaper if you earn a lot (public insurance costs % of your income, private insurance is fixed price). But the down side is that it gets more expensive if you get chronic illnesses or just get old, and it's not allowed to go back to private health insurance or something. Freelancers I talked to said that it's a trap that they're not going for. Maybe it makes sense if you're a millionaire and you're sure that you can handle the costs for the rest of your life.

[@user-jh5vu5gd3g]

I'm glad you're ok again and I completely understand being afraid of cycling here in Berlin.. it's madness. I also had a few accidents here - nothing major happened, but only bc I got lucky, so now I have one of those airbag helmets for the worst case scenario

[@MrDiego40]

OMG you are so strong you make a man cry today because I feel your pain and how you feel in that traumatic moment, you are awesome and is great to see that you are doing great! Keep it up! Greetings from Munchen

[@tyronevaldez-kruger5313]

African German here🙋🏿‍♂️ Been a couple of times in the US visiting my sister, who's born in Germany and emigrated to the US. She has changed, everything I say or do is either "communist" or "so German". She needs help. I like your German pronunciation, it's not easy.. good job

[@miclazy-5m]

damn she became american, thats sad lol

[@mconfalonieri]

Until she starts posing in photos with a rifle in one hand, the Bible in the other, and the Stars&Stripes in the back there is hope!

[@user-jh5vu5gd3g]

out of curiosity and if you don't mind me asking: how long has she been living there?

[@user-jh5vu5gd3g]

@Falk M das einzig Lächerliche hier ist dein Kommentar mein lieber Falk

[@richardbradley8535]

I find it hilarious what Americans think is communist or even socialist.

[@gregorjager5908]

17:30 There is a german phrase: "Wenn Du es eilig hast, gehe langsam." Translation: "When you are in hurry go slowly." The meaning about is that, when you are in hurry you tend to do more faults and have to do your tasks twice and loose time by doing so. That is why I never try to catch the bus or metro or run a red light. Because it is not worth the time you gain in comparison to the dangers you are facing.

[@hanzo2001]

Haste makes waste

[@alexeyfalke3985]

good for you for coming back from that horrible accident. Glad to see that you're doing well.

[@michamcv.1846]

u know that the hospital isnt supposed to cure you, but just to do first aid. you should have visit your house doctor to check on your wounds which would have given you an Doctor's referral to an rehabilitation specialist which would show you how to rebuild your muscle correctly... but lucky it seems your fine-)

[@HiFromHamburg]

The next day I visited the doctor and he replaced and cleaned all my wounds. And he gave me instructions how to do it myself after that. But that’s all I got from him...

[@t0sh400]

@@HiFromHamburg as a German one thing I noticed with our Doctors is they are very straight to the point and not chatty about other ways of therapy. They just do the one thing (that helps) and send you home. That's not rude or being cold usually. Just if they don't tell you more then that, not more is needed. Usually they are right and they are just very professional about everything. Trusting their judgment is up to you of course, and you may also come back as often you like if you feel something ain't healing right. I often found them weirdly dismissive to my (overly concerned) questions but he was always right in the end.

[@2Ten1Ryu]

@@t0sh400 I also want to add that doctors in Germany have about 6 to 7 minutes to spend on each patient, because they have to see that many. Especially in rural areas where there are not that many doctors to begin with. So Yeah. not that much time for chit chat.

[@nai170]

@@2Ten1Ryu That's not true. It depends on the situation. There is no 6-7 minute limit. In Germany you are treated for as long as it is necessary. In the worst case, if emergencies come between you have to wait. I already had some accidents and broken bones so I know what I'm talking about.

[@TheStarkiller96]

14:55 Wait a minute you did say that you where on the way to your "school"? Well we have a special thing going on in germany which happens automatically.. it is called in german " Unfallschutz= Accident insurance" (Well we have 2 kinds of those one private version and one which is "granted" bye the school/work or study). It's some kind of Insurance but in this case it would have been the school to pay. It's said in germany that the pupil no matter which kind from earliest pupil at the age of maybe 10 years or a student with 22 years. From the moment you leave the door from your "home" to the gates (meistens Tore(Türen) an dem Uni Gelände) from your "school" you are in that "Unfallversicherung" unless you decide to go shopping or get a breakfast somewhere. That "unfallversicherung = Accident insurance" covers only if you go "straight" to your "school". Or the one who created that accident would have to pay if you went for the "Schmerzensgeld" don't know if you heard of that. Did you had to write some report or to worte your Signature somewhere? 21::10 Well normally we "all" learn english in school. Every pupil in germany has to learn the english language. If you think someone is in his 30 (years) just try to speak in english but please be slow. Some americans are fast very fast. 24:50 Ok that is strange too. Normally as I have heard (never have been in any kind of accident thankfully) the german law make it the way that even if you don't want to. The Police and the Lawyers ( Polizei und Staatsanwaltschaft/ Der Staatsanwalt) would create a complained ( if I didn't got the translation wrong) against that girl because "you got hurt" your body was hurt = Körperverletzung.

[@l.a.3680]

"unless you decide to go shopping or get a breakfast somewhere." - Laut meinem Arbeitgeber gilt es sogar dann noch als Wegunfall wenn ich auf dem Weg zur Arbeit einkaufen gehe. Selbst wenn ich nen Umweg dafür in Kauf nehme. Allerdings habe ich keinen Schutz wenn ich Feierabendbedingt die Arbeitsstelle verlasse. -> afaik shopping on the way to work is covered by Unfallschutz.

[@TheStarkiller96]

@@l.a.3680 Hmm. strange you have a nice Boss :D "Laut Gesetz darf man nicht vom weg abweichen" :D

[@timsteppeler7489]

I hope you are recovering. Wishing you all the best.

[@joethewolf3750]

"I was wearing my vans which are not the best shoes to get hit by a car." I know that shouldn't be such an amusing sentence but I kind of giggled at that. I hope you can work through that trauma. I can't imagine what losing trust in my own body would do to me because there's a lot of it to be lost. (You know you trust yourself when you can let yourself fall backwards on one of those bars on the playground without using your hands or panicking)

[@skeletonwar4445]

"Ah I should've worn my Nikes, now those are some good shoes to get hit by a car with!"

[@HiFromHamburg]

The reason I said that was because I was wearing my winter boots every day for months until this day was the first day I switched from my boots to my vans... so that's what I meant by that sentence :P But I understand it came out wrong since I didn't give the full story :D haha. I laugh at myself for the things I say sometimes :p

[@plusch1437]

I'm from Germany, too. Even if the red light was already on for pedestrians/ cyclists, the car driver should have watched the road carefully - especially in a busy street- and should have waited longer til the road was fully cleared! Your description of the situation gave the impression that the driver could barely wait for the last cyclist to get halfway across the street when she started to rush by in her car.

[@jaimealexiskusel7952]

Really loved this video, and your full transparency through describing the whole situation! I am from South Africa, and lived in Germany for a few months and might be moving back towards the end of the year. Your rawness in comparing the two health care systems was spot on. I will definitely watch more of your videos. Would love to see videos of your new journey in Hamburg when you do end up going (;

[@Release.91]

Hey, I'm from Germany and I already knew, health care in America is bad, but this really shocked me! How can people call it health insurance, if you have to pay for everything anyway? I'm glad you are okay again and that you luckily had the accident here and not in the US :/ Stay healthy!

[@matthisboehme]

Hey im german. I had a similar "meeting" with a car when i was 14. I remember the hit and i remember that i was spinning trought the air and than i woke up under this blanket u talked about. I just had a "little" wound on my head and nothing more. I had to stay for 4 days in the hospital for all their tests. Had nothing to pay but had to go to court cous i wasnt allowed to cross the street so it was my fault and the drivers incurance diddnt wanted to pay for the damage on his car

[@democracybacksliding]

Thank You, for the well told story, comparison & contrast of your healthcare experience.

[@jonasholzem2909]

When you come back to Germany and get your healthcare back, go see a doctor about that back pain! You might get a recipe for Physiotherapie: Free massages and professional instructions for back excercises!

[@ginnundso]

Hell yeah I got free messaged myself. Was pretty nice :)

[@Dimmie1976]

Welcome to the european healthcare system.It's nice to see you healthy.

[@DerTeke]

Greetings from Germany, I´m glad that you are okay after the incident. I hope you can come back soon and when you are here, why don´t you visit Cologne? The Dom (Church) is wonderful. Stay save! By the way: Your German is amazing. Wow. You were asking about the health care system: I could go into much more detail here, but generally you don´t have to pay for treatment. There are small fees on medicine and there are some medical procedures you need to pay for (for example dental care, 10€ per day in the hospital for food etc., and a couple more) but generally, treatment is free.

[@kmss]

I mean this insurance has its Price, ist Takes about 15% of your salery and additional 18% for the retirement insurance. But I think its Wirth it

[@xyzsame4081]

It is 14.6 % and there is a cap of Euro 56,000 gross income per year. That is pretty steep compared to other countries, neighbour Austria: 3,8 % of the wage and it has to be matched by the employer (and the cap for both parties is at around 50,000 USD ! per year (less in Euro=. So the max. is an average 190 - 200 USD per month that are deducted and the employer has to match whatever the employee has to pay. Of course there are other deductions like for unemployment, disability pension, etc.

[@StolzerSystemling]

Techniker is the beste public health insurance we have in Germany.

[@Noah-jj9ix]

Yessss