My German mother when we have guests over

[@00B.]

"who brought you up?... ... It was me"

[@lauralee5722]

😂😂😂

[@lauralee5722]

I love that one lol, almost self depreciating but not really, my mom entirely.

[@alexander.druganov]

😂😂😂

[@helgaioannidis9365]

I say that a lot. 😅

[@bar-jean]

This is gold!!😂😂😂

[@magicmulder]

My German mother was always like “I have to clean the entire apartment, the plumber is coming tomorrow, he mustn’t think we’re savages!”

[@spiwolf6998]

I mean, you should treat all guests equally. 🤷‍♀️

[@magicmulder]

@@spiwolf6998 With all due respect to plumbers, they're not guests.

[@spiwolf6998]

@@magicmulder Anyone you invite into your home is a guest.

[@magicmulder]

@@spiwolf6998 That's a matter of definition.

[@1000MilesAway]

I thought that was an Asian thing

[@ginaferrara4230]

I like the "turn on" the candles because in Italian there is no verb equivalent for "turn on" so my Nonna said "open the light" hehehehe

[@maryapatterson]

My mother is Jamaican and wanted me to turn off the tap." Shut de pipe". This German mum is the exact replica of my best friends mum who was Dutch!🥰🤣😂🤗. I knew I was loved in her own way! What was funny was when people met her for the first time! Our shoulders would be heaving in the back!🤣😂

[@ginacirelli1581]

Oh yes! I am a first generation Italian American and I say "open the light" and "shut the light" just like I was brought up. I only question it if someone gives me a face. :p

[@hypercube8735]

@@maryapattersonConsidering what's going on when you turn off the tap, "shut de pipe" does make sense.

[@maryapatterson]

I know what she wanted, so I didn't even think about it at the time. It was only later on when we started to laugh about it later. Another classic is your " foot"! Your foot starts from the top of your hip all the way, includes the knee and down to your big toe!

[@maryapatterson]

An international favourite, is when your mum will call you by the brother or sisters name and yet the correct one will always stand up! Now how does that work for crying out loud?!😂🤣😂🤣

[@4Mr.Crowley2]

I love this woman - having German relatives this is so hilariously on point: “They’re going to be here in two hours!”

[@stephanniegreen]

100 years after my grangrandpa imigrates to Brazil and I'm still doing some things like this when people come in. Set the table 2h before, lighting candles, color coordinating napkings kkk Its a family tradition? Kkkkk

[@lexa2310]

Well, two hours is basically only one hour until they first guest arrives.

[@bonnieplattner3094]

​@@lexa2310. Yess the right on time early

[@angelabacker1177]

@@lexa2310 The English do this too.

[@slo3442]

I’m emotionally attached to this character

[@jillsy2815]

me too!! After 3-4 shorts???😂😂😂

[@cspace1234nz]

.....yeah, just don't get emotionally attached to one in real life you'll be ok

[@carag2567]

It's hard to explain. But yes, I am very emotionally attached to Laura's German Mom. Like if someone tried to talk shit about her, I would fight them.

[@therespectedlex9794]

Sort of arrogant but decent.

[@VMM34]

​@@carag2567I had a German mother. I'm English. The daughters I knew of German mothers were all deranged and needed therapy. It's a very dysfunctional life with a German mother. We had Hitler's bust on our living room wall until she sold it to an antique dealer.

[@coainc]

the one single photograph with full sound and flashlight took me tf OUT

[@Cheyscrochetshop]

lol holding it like an actual camera too

[@SilverAnicore]

@@Cheyscrochetshop Wait, how else are you supposed to hold it? 😅

[@Wrenn180]

The way she holds it with all her fingers out is killing me 🤣🤣🤣🤣it’s perfect

[@donnajohnson3334]

The 70s is alive in her !.

[@PuddingXXL]

@@Wrenn180 And it's a true stereotype. I never thought about it but this is so accurate. Everyone older then 30 just pretends their phone is a digital camera from the 2000s

[@moviegal6000]

I think having your mother ask for your opinion between two options, and then saying, the one you chose is wrong is a universal thing. 😂😂

[@blaizesibande6634]

I do this to my daughter too 😂 but I don’t know why though 🤣

[@Anabee3]

Right. alot/most of it is. But it's mostly the WAAAY she does & says things...the minuet details of my very German mother & grandmother are uncanny.

[@tymki]

my sister does that

[@Zhiperser]

My mother never did this to me. The universal experience is having you do something, telling you it's great, and then redoing it entirely.

[@samaraisnt]

opposite for me. what i pick is always right it’s annoying, can’t get a real opinion out of her!

[@downwiththecistem]

"Who raised you?" "Oh it was me." Feels shame haha

[@galactagal]

The way poor Marie is about to be assaulted with questions

[@lassmalgehen]

German friendship is something else...😅

[@andrewhooper7603]

As someone who will absolutely keep any bad news to myself so as to not spoil the party, someone asking me and providing space to talk would be appreciated.

[@BeeTriggerBee]

@@andrewhooper7603 Why on earth would you want to talk about your issues at a dinner party?

[@neffyg35]

​@@BeeTriggerBee to be fair, German mom is demanding lol

[@Wildtingz]

She HAS to know what’s going on there 😂

[@Aristede]

"Well, that is the wrong choice..." lol

[@followingheartlines]

my dad would also do this😂😭😭

[@riggs20]

Yep!

[@creativecredence850]

yeah 16 years of that is why I roll my eyes when someone wants input on a decision *they* have to make

[@laurenk1766]

My mom is Irish, but this comment is so her!

[@Levitatingmarsipan]

To be fair, it was *clearly* the wrong choice

[@janinaschick.heilpraktikerin]

As a German myself, I can`t stop watching your videos and laughing non-stop. It's just too accurate. I left Germany 7 years ago, maybe that's why I can laugh about it haha. Just great! Keep them coming! :)

[@c-baby9185]

lol same here !

[@denizirisozbey1760]

Und wo lebst Du jetzt? Liebe Grüsse aus der Schweiz 🇨🇭

[@janinaschick.heilpraktikerin]

@@denizirisozbey1760 In Costa Rica 😊 Grüße in die Schweiz 🪷

[@janinaschick.heilpraktikerin]

@@denizirisozbey1760 Ich lebe in Costa Rica :) Liebe Grüße in die Schweiz :)

[@alexakonig4450]

That slap-of-the-towel-"Ja" just sent me back to childhood

[@IvyLilley]

“Water?”….. “why” 😂

[@moritzsalzer5850]

I felt seen with this one as a German 😂😂😂

[@josi_k.]

As a German as well in my family we usually drink water😅 very rarely any alcohol, and my parents don't like wine😅

[@Jenna1394]

😂

[@Moggetslittlesister]

God I feel that so much now that I live in Germany. I'm so dehydrated whenever I eat out because there's no water!

[@ClaireEmilia]

This is painfully inaccurate. Germans absolutely love their water, but it has to be sparkling water 🙈

[@cristie4117]

I want the Vietnamese girl's German boyfriend to chime in here😂

[@roxy8401]

OMG YES!!!

[@victoriap1649]

Yes!! Uyen and German Boyfriend™️

[@DancerSakura]

No, poor Uyen, this mother is crazy 🥴

[@witchingbrew3]

Collab immediately!

[@jasminev5103]

Uyen!! Yes I'd love to see their reactions

[@Volfan2]

"which cup should we pick? This one? Well that's the wrong choice" 😂🤣👍

[@bonnieplattner3094]

😅

[@elinesalfaro08]

The way I took my fingers out of my mouth when she said “stop biting your finger nails” 💀

[@spacewolfcub]

😂 Use it as a ringtone for a weekend to see how often it gets you?

[@Babihrse]

You got told off from a KZbin video

[@Electric-Bird-Set-Free]

Same here… impeccable timing

[@ssssaaaaiiii]

for real!

[@LillaTwiggy]

“Why should I get up?”…. 😂 “couch potato, couch potato”😂😂

[@SlimKeith11]

The Mother does NOT appear to be a couch potato. Hardly. Just entitled Watch the videos Luv.

[@leahyvonne1572]

​@@SlimKeith11... I think u missed the joke? It's that the German mother will say "why should I get up?" But then tell Laura she is a couch potato or is always sitting. So maybe you could have asked for clarification before coming in hot with the passive aggressive tone "luv"

[@LulaMae21]

​@@SlimKeith11 r/whoosh

The proper German reply is that we should use up the old legs before breaking into the fresh pair.

[@headofathousandsheepswool]

​@@SlimKeith11imagine being this condescending over a joke. i bet you're lovely to be around irl.

[@mightymeatymech]

"are your eyes open or closed" is something my czech stepmom would say LMFAO

[@PuddingXXL]

Honestly as a german, talking with czech people is very much like talking to eastern germans. It just feels like home.

[@esmeraldagreen1992]

​@PuddingXXL Well, if I remember correctly a good chunk of the Czech republic used to be German.

[@LordVader1094]

@@PuddingXXL Tbf that's what it was in large areas of Czechoslovakia for awhile until after WW2 lol

[@han1nja]

“are your eyes open or are they closed?” (minor correction, missed a few words)

[@bazilda]

​@PuddingXXL there is a lot of shared history tbh. We are also neighboors. It makes sence traditions and culture would be somewhat similar. Also lot of us are connected, my great great greandma was german herself. She died when I was 3.

[@madeniquevanwyk]

What i like about German mom is that it seems they bond through tv shows or media a lot because she always brings up something like that to talk about 😊

[@MiBzAn]

AGHHHHHH!!! TAKING A PICTURE OF THE FOOOOOOOD HAHAHAHAAAA Omg! I have a whole section in my family photo album of JUST the food on the table pictures! There are DECADES of them! 🤣😂🤣😂 sooo good hahahahahaaa ❤

[@lindseymckeane9807]

We have to ask Marie about her divorce. That's amazing

[@AisforAlibi1]

We have to know what is going on, right?

[@cristhianramirez6939]

German moms dont know the meaning of privacy 😂

[@reganwolf4405]

😂😂

[@c-baby9185]

@@cristhianramirez6939What is privacy? Something veeeery rare in Europe 😂😤😭

[@Rose-ct8lq]

I don’t know how these shorts started to appear on my feed but I’m here for them.. this is soo funny

[@Kristenhas3cats]

Yeah they just appeared out of nowhere, but I'm here for it

[@knblutz]

Same here….now I am late for work! Hahah

[@cvmitchell9368]

Ditto 😅😅.

[@olderwiser64]

Same. So happy they showed up though because I’m here for every second!

[@forty-pluslearnsmakeup3000]

This is officially my favourite character on youtube. xx

[@demurelizzie]

This should be a character on TV, it’s the funniest characterisation I’ve seen in a long time.

[@Hoaxer51]

SNL really missed a good one by not doing this first! Lol

[@annie_1718]

I have a wonderful German friend. These remind me of her, but I don’t think I can send them to her because they are too accurate and she’s too German to find them funny

[@abigailcraig4247]

“she’s too German to find the funny” kills me

[@someguy2744]

"Ja, das ist ganz normal. Ich habe nicht verstehen warum das ist lustig." (I don't know German very well - sorry for any mistakes)

[@morrisahj]

Dry jokes only lol

[@kayla5978]

@alexandermarquardt597when I visited Germany, the bread and the beer were insanely good. When I think about Germany, I think about the beautiful country side and delicious beer and good bread with every meal 😂

[@theresagomez2605]

I have known quite a few Germans, all with a great sense of humor. I never understood why people say Germans don't have a sense of humor, or are always too serious. Send her the videos. I bet she laughs inside.😂

[@CocoAzoitei]

This is my favourite of all your German Mom skits 😂 "Water?.................. WHY?" 🤣👏🏻

[@AisforAlibi1]

I like the beach one where the mom says why do you have such tiny boobs because they don't run in the family. And of course mom has teeny tiny boobs.

[@Orkeanos]

@@AisforAlibi1because mom is played by the daughter.

[@thomaisfrantzios9499]

Perhaps there’s a common European thread because I grew up in a Greek household but this German mom really resonates…😂❤

[@dhu1919]

It also applies to former Yugoslavian moms 😅

[@pup1008]

Love these, love our 🇩🇪 cousins. Respect from 🇬🇧!

[@juliaschmidt8221]

I am German and I'm pretty sure I'm friends with your mom :-)

[@hananiatacorelis2152]

What do you know about maries divorce?

[@katiekat7705]

​@@hananiatacorelis2152 🤣🤣🤣💀

[@XHobbiesPrime]

We need to know what is going on there.@@hananiatacorelis2152

[@whoopsie5]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@windybeach2184]

How is your divorce going?

[@lauralee5722]

There are no choices, only tests...

[@letsdomath1750]

LoOooool 😂 That was intense. I guffawed and started cackling when I read that. 🤣

[@cristhianramirez6939]

What are you doing here Laura, go help your mom

[@themurrrr]

“Water” [horrified, shocked, insulted] 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@yolandaz2706]

"Which cup should we pick? Pick one. That is the wrong choice!"😂🤣😅🤣

[@jennyzervakis9323]

"but that is the wrong choice"

[@Anastas1786]

That's not a _German_ thing; that's a _mom_ thing. It's utterly _shameful_ that Mom has to do all the housework, but when _anyone else_ tries to do housework they apparently do it _wrong..._

[@mlou4444]

2 hours? My mom had me set the table the day before!

[@sasaoldbarn]

Honestly same!

[@MinkaSchlossberger4ever]

Better to be safe than sorry

[@timmullen8951]

How efficient! (o;

[@gwennorthcutt421]

did you guys eat in the kitchen when that happened or what?

[@katarishigusimokirochepona6611]

😂😂😂

[@BrainError]

"Turn on some candles" 😅 i hear my Dutch parents

[@TheJamesM]

My Swedish mum occasionally comes out with "shut the light" or "close the light"

[@FATSNAIL-FPV]

There's a generation of dutch people translating directly from Dutch to English, with a really hash accent. I worked a lot with English speaking people overseas and they were always surprised I could actually use the correct words or put a correct sentence together lol. I actually cringe when I'm working on an international job, and in a meeting an older dutch person opens their mouth... 'whee haff one one zero peepole working wizz diss geere". It's a hundred and ten ya moron, working with the gear we provide them with, ffs lol.

[@Eva-vd8os]

"Are your eyes open or are they closed" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@whitneyriddle1088]

“Who brought you up?? It was me…” 😅💀

[@SegaGenesisEvangelion]

The gushing about NPR really took it there for me 👌👌👌

[@amandabaker4678]

I agree with her about This American Life - it is great!

[@eviek3809]

The hand gestures to move your computer....OMG, so, so spot on. And gee, my mother NEVER told me to stop biting my nails hahahaha

[@lauralee5722]

Stop bitng nails, Stop tucking your hair behind your ears, get your hair out of your face 😅

[@dusk_ene]

I grew up listening to this American Life and I just remembered it for the first time in years. Thank you omg

[@rhubarb_lady89]

"Why should I get up?" definitely heard this one a few times from my own German mother 😂

[@daytodaylivin4418]

And in the end i allways got up and she got up anyway cause i would have been garbage at greeting the guests 😂 and then i would say „why did you make me get up when you were going to get up anyway?“ and my mother would say „ to teach you not to take me for granted.“ 😂

[@cheerleader9342]

This is soooo my friend 😂😂. She is Dutch, wears exactly the same clothes, Pilates and wine. Love her and love you! Brilliant! Xx

[@sharonr5605]

My MIL the whole way - including the accent. But she would have had the table set 3 hours prior. Can't be late!!

[@Pamsterdam75]

I'm not German and I set the table 24 hrs before LOL

[@mirkomarkovic3438]

Where is MIL?

[@wf2018]

​@mirkomarkovic3438 did you mean what is MIL? If so, it stands for Mother-in-law, the mother of your spouse.

[@sharonr5605]

@@wf2018 Yes my mother in law

[@mirkomarkovic3438]

@@wf2018 where is MIL?

[@cazia9]

I felt the ‘2,3,8 get another chair’ in my DNA

[@katjweiss]

German parent not particularly being discreet about prying into neighbour’s/friend’s family woes/divorces was the relatable moment for me lol

[@WildThyme69]

I love German mom ❤ she's like the cold distant mother i never had

[@saschagilpin3079]

😂😂😂

[@cspace1234nz]

....she's the cold distant mother of my daughter. I wonder why we are no longer together !!

[@bilbus3]

Underrated comment!

[@RelaxingForLife]

Hahaha why should i get up? My kurdish mother called me down from my room to serve tea, then half an hour later to collect the cups and wash them. It would have been okay, except I was writing my dissertation for university, it was my final week before deadline, and I was mid way through a nervous breakdown ... but all that can wait as the madam of the house can't serve tea haha 😂 Joys of being a Mediterranean female child ey

[@BrainError]

That's awful though 😔 hope you got through the dissertation alright

[@ambriaashley3383]

Oh no I’m sorry! It sounds like that was very common but that is incredibly stressful & pretty inconsiderate. I hope you’re doing better & in a place that isn’t the norm anymore! Best of luck with school!!

[@montagoose]

Eyyyyyy in greece my grandma does the same but with vissino instead of tea (and desserts) why are all those glass plates so difficult to clean???

[@kalashnikova_]

​@@montagooseoff topic but your name is definitely one of the most fun ones I've ever seen on KZbin and very creative too. Love it!

[@timmullen8951]

I have concluded that parents do and say to their children much of what was said and done to them by their parents. As you get older you can sympathize with them once you realize why they are the way they are. Be Well.

[@jakeMontejo3272]

My ex’s mom is German from Connecticut. This was her grandmother, almost identical in personality, look and vibe. She could have been a comedian. She was both funny and terrifying. Face never changed expression.

[@nancymcclymont2858]

These crack me up! No German mother, but I do have enough German ancestry and familiarity to recognize every one of these. So great!

[@jadejasmine315]

This lady makes me feel safe

[@skw_x]

i’m not german but i did do a german exchange and this thoroughly reminds me of the mother i stayed with

[@thekromekitty]

I had two German Aunts and this is so spot on I love watching them and remembering these ladies ❤😂😂😂😂

[@investment-mk3vl]

3rd video and she's already driving me mad and yet I feel a great love for her care and fussing x

[@worldsnacked7150]

You can never make enough of these!!!

[@roseg1333]

Who brought you up…it was me 😂😂😂 these are hilarious 🤣🤣

[@han1nja]

“move your computer… …we are not going to be doing your homework for you!” 😂 crying!

[@konigsblau2325]

"Why should i get up" is so REAL

[@jennyzervakis9323]

"or should I get up?"

[@Justice55339h]

So narcissistic for a mother..

[@jennthecatmom]

Maybe I’m getting old but I agree with everything your mom says … listen to her lol

[@LeylaPeeran]

I absolutely LOVE your impersonations but nothing. NOTHING beats the ones of your Mom. It makes me want to be her!!! :D

[@Jude_196]

THESE SHORTS are TOTALLY CRACKING ME UP!! THANKS!!

[@noraschmalkoke7734]

Das Foto 😂😅❤ 💯 vom gedeckten Tisch 🤣

[@fhanoverartist]

I grew up in this house I swear. Ach du liebe Goteswillin!!!!

[@mo2873]

Same only it was meine Tante Else. 😂😂😂

[@carolann811]

I had a friend from Germany and lunch at her house was just like this. Water? Why? Here, have wine. And all the other stuff.

[@user-nl8xo2xq4w]

This makes me appreciate growing up with a mother who is relatively chill about having guests over. As long as the house is clean and there's snacks everythings fine.

[@bonnieplattner3094]

Lucky ..Hope your entertaining is as stress free

[@ralphskunkiedavis]

this is so unbelievably comforting. there is a precedent for her.

[@juliaq4181]

I love all the details of an "elegant table": 5 forks and 5 knives for different purposes, several glasses for different drinks and several dessert spoons..So spot on!

[@ursulashebear9798]

It seems I am your German mother.

[@JohnVC]

This lady was made for the stage.

[@beautyeditdiaries]

“Which cup? This one? That is the wrong choice!!” my Spanish mother is THE SAME LMAOOO

[@plutototoh]

The pop open of the wine and you can just TELL laura said "Mom, they don't drink wine... (as in they don't drink alcohol)" "WHY???" 😂

[@nikniknik_40]

“They’re going to be here in 2 hours.”😂😂

[@itsmebrittney-b]

I can tell you, this is 100% accurate

[@Ad-Lo]

“Why should I get up?” I love this German mother! It’s a valid question!

[@randihigginbotham5070]

Wine over water with that very confused and should know better “Why?” Is me falling in love with your mom. 🤦🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🙌🏾❤️ Get that damn door Laura! 😂🤣🤣❤️

[@FlatDerrick]

She is 100% correct on the glass choice.

[@hebrews48]

I literally watch all your shorts of your mother. I LOVE HER!😊

[@hellodarling4846]

I love your Mum! Oh! But that Laura. Phewww! Hard work. 😂😂😂😂❤

[@vlastabarac]

I love this woman!!!😂😂😂😂Your Mom is GREAT!❤

[@oilikepeanuts]

I HAVE to see more of this mother.

[@dresden_slowjog]

Having watched this video I'm delighted to state my >70 y.o. German mother is very relaxed and easy-going (and has always been). Love you, Muddie!

[@WhisperingEcho33]

My mom would start preparing for company DAYS ahead. 😂😂😂😂😂it sucked but now they are great memories. I miss her😢

[@andreevaillancourt2177]

Gott I love German Mom.😊

[@AA-zt2px]

I don’t even know the culture but just knowing every culture has its sweet little stereotype gives me so much joy.

[@kristinajones9995]

This has been more healing for me than many years of therapy. My mother was from the north of Germany. This is completely hilarious.

[@kathryneast6919]

Such an accurate portrayal of a German mother

[@neurodivergentpixi6736]

I had to rewind "water? Why?" a few times. That was chefs kiss😂

[@tonistevens763]

Water... why? 😅

[@user-qh5ex5tl1g]

“Did you listen to the latest episode of This American Life? Oh it was great.” It brings me joy that the German mother finds something acceptable and enjoyable for once.

[@carolinerae3616]

I’m not a German mom, but I might be this version of a German mom.

[@FlatDerrick]

This is pretty much spot on for at least 50% of German mothers once their kids hit puberty, so you probably wouldn't have much choice!

[@ShamuAccident]

Oh god. I know all the phrases in german. So funny!

[@peachy_talisman]

This is 100% both of my german parents

[@editsbymonika]

More of your Italian dad! Please! 😂❤

[@Simrata_]

you are simply brilliant and I adore you ❤

[@MaskedViolinist07]

Marie is about to get drilled on her divorce. 😅

[@skalleywagg]

I have no reason for being here or loving this, yet here I am, and absolutely loving all of these! 😂

[@maryjemin2027]

This made my day. I am not the only one brought up this way 👏👏👏Miss mom and Oma so much watching this😢

[@Tony-Anderson]

That table smack followed with a loud "Ja!" Brought me straight back to preparing dinner with my mom in Norway 😂

[@BrentSudric]

Half of this is my german-born Grandma lol

[@lamonochromatique]

I kind of want to be friends with your mother 😂

[@sampepper7682]

Only two hours before they arrived. Days. Days before they came over

[@maryannmccarthy1824]

“… well that is the wrong choice” ❤😂❤