Life in Germany - Ep. 80: Biggest Lies about Germany

How many of these have you heard? Did you learn something new? Let me know in the comments! :D
Rewboss' video on the so called "Beer Purity Law" - • Pure beer
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[@AldemarHD]

And we dont have Miles, we have Kilometers!

[@alexanderk.4219]

Ja mein Gott Walter

[@chrissie9117]

Fast jedes land benutzt das metrische System traurig dass sie es nicht wissen

[@zentralratderfliesentischb660]

Hi wo man dich überall findet......

[@eagle1de227]

be merciful, they don't know better...

[@JerryDerGlatzkopf]

ahja, mir wird das video random vorgeschlagen un dich finde dich in den kommentaren xDxD bin auf twitch jerry_illusion, hab paar mal reingeschaut^^

[@twingoliebhaber1873]

About 57% of the German Autobahn is without a speed limit so I think it's wrong to say only small districts don't have one.

[@Anson_AKB]

when talking about speed limits, the problem is the exact wording ... *_all_* of the german autobahn has no *_general_* speed limit, meaning that all speed limits on the autobahn have to be given explicitly by signs, in contrast to country roads and towns which have *_general_* speed limits. when there are signs anywhere (in town, on country roads or on the autobahn), those limits take precedence, and when there are no signs (or if there is a sign "end of limit") the respective *_general_* speed limits apply, which is eg 50 km/h in towns and for the autobahn it is "unlimited". of course there are more additional rules, eg to drive only as fast as traffic and wheather conditions allow, etc, and if you drive "too fast" and an accident could have been avoided by adjusting your speed to the circumstances (and on the Autobahn this may mean to not hugely surpass the *_generally suggested_* speed of 130 km/h) you'll get partial blame and have to pay part of the costs, even when any higher speed by itself (in an unlimited area without limiting signs) is not illegal. _btw: are there no _*_general_*_ speed limits in the USA which would apply automatically when there is no speed limit sign (eg after a ramp or inside towns), and thus there need to be speed limit signs at _*_every_*_ street corner in towns, _*_every_*_ crossing on country roads, and _*_every_*_ ramp or merge on freeways ?_

[@Strohhut81]

57% stimmt aktuell nicht mehr und selbst da richtet man sich eher an den 130 kmh. Die linke Spur ist sowieso für die 80 kmh Lkws reserviert und wenn mal frei ist, schafft man es trotzdem nicht mit über 200 kmh l Eine längere Zeit unterwegs zu sein. Sei es wegen dem Verkehr, Baustellen, oder oder zu kurviger Fahrbahn.

[@binghellwagner7623]

Motoguy Wrong ,the speed limit in the Highway is 200 km / hr , and they have the OS Limit blitz ..

[@BB-kw5bz]

BING HELLWAGNER what the hell are you talking about?! There is no 200kph speed limit. That simply doesn’t exist. Either you have parts that have a limit (the highest is 130) or you have parts with no speed limit.

[@milkymarssnickers]

@@BB-kw5bz - BING HELLWAGNER sure has some parts with pretty restricitve limits. Especially his brain.

[@darleen0093]

Never heard somebody speak so good about Germany, thank you for protection Germany’s reputation😂

[@zacharymohammadi]

Teacher: name a German city Me: Straßburg Teacher: that’s not a German city Me:..............for now

[@somethingsempire962]

What is missing from Anschl_ss? *ELSAHß-LOTHRINGEN*

[@solidstate9451]

muhahaha

[@khalidsuleman4124]

@Bazil Bazil don't want to be offensive, but its Wafer SS

[@Lea-ep1bi]

Khalid Suleman wait, do you mean Waffen SS?

[@tcmmxgo]

What is that?

[@Nutzername92a]

Nice video :) About the Lederhosen and Dirndln: You live in Southern Germany. So I can understand how you think that Germans like to wear it every now and then. But there also is Northern Germany (or everything above Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg), where the people have never ever worn a Lederhose or Dirndl. Or maybe a single time just for fun. And those people make up 70% of the German population.

[@Maranwe]

Nutzername92a "Papa, was liegt über Frankfurt?" "NIX!" ;-)

[@faantasticas]

Maranwe +1

[@gorillasteak]

Maranwe Der Nordpol :-)

[@jannic4468]

+Nutzername92a I can tell you , only the People Who live in Bayern wear Lederhosen and a Dirndl... Iam from Baden-Württemberg and i can tell you we Hate guys Who wear it when they Arent in Bayern

[@blablablaaaa6004]

Maranwe "Papa, was ist südlich von Hannover?" "Bayern" ;-))

[@buciallstar]

As a german, I learned something new today: American citizens put pickles in their christmas trees. Am I allowed to say, that this sounds extremely weird. But is it a fresh one, or is it one of those tiny ones that were lying in vinegar for a decade?

[@Bratwurst_TV]

+buciallstar I think it´s the latter ones.

[@buciallstar]

BratwurstTV eewwwwwww

[@runenroll]

+buciallstar The latter kind of pickles you're referring too are called 'gherkins'

[@Bratwurst_TV]

WTF? I´m german and I don´t know this calling.

[@runenroll]

In English ;)

[@BillGreenAZ]

"All Germans drink is beer." Germany has some of the best wine in the world.

[@fire99xyz]

Bill Green I live in a region in Germany where we‘ve got a sort of festival in basically every village called wein fest literally translates to wine festival.

[@clairelennar1315]

I am german and I hate beer... I love Glühwein....

[@mk23909]

@@fire99xyz Bischt aus de Palz?

[@MB-sv4ed]

Martin Kares ich bin „aus de Palz“ 😂

[@fire99xyz]

@@mk23909 Unterfranken

[@HATECELL]

What's with the American idea of "The women in don't shave their legs or smell terrible"? I have also heard that one about France, Italy, Japan, and probably every single country the US armed forces have ever been (so basically everywhere). I wouldn't be surprised if the whole thing started as some soldiers attempt to calm down his girl at home, reassuring her that he won't cheat.

[@renataostertag6051]

Not quite Hatecell! In Europe (all of Europe and beyond) women indeed did not shave their legs or armpits. It slowly started in the late 1950s with the very young ones and progressed from there on to "no hair on legs and under armpits". Our grandmothers, aunties, etc. all did not shave or remove otherwise said hairy areas.

[@magicalomaha2804]

When I lived in Germany in the 1980s in a small town,Germans did not wear deodorant, shave legs, wore one pair of clothes all week. They, where thought Americans were "too clean" and not sexy! Americans thought they were not "clean enough".

[@anniesue4456]

Lol that's funny

[@Blue11Girl]

@@magicalomaha2804 I have never heard of such a thing and I lived my whole life here. Maybe it was rather in the Hippie era in the 70s and maybe early 80s. Being clean is really important here

[@xSins_]

But most french girl really don't shave

[@tobiasrichter3335]

Wearing Lederhosen and Dirndl during fests is a very regional thing in southern Germany. In most parts of middle and northern Germany it is not popular over all

[@monal3544]

Tobias Richter It's a regional thing in Bavaria. Not the whole south ^^

[@charonboat6394]

More traditional for all germany is wearing steel berets and schmeisser.

[@danielmcdermott7785]

I love Bavaria! (from Burgenland, which is almost like Bavaria) it's practically austrian

[@oteila6151]

Kann es sein das fast jeder der das anschaut aus Deutschland is?

[@icachan6289]

Möglich xD

[@santokord1654]

kommt gut hin

[@stephanmaack7883]

Jo,weiß unser Land zu schätzen der Bursche!!!

[@Jan-vc1qg]

Niederlander hier.

[@Colmbaz]

Nein, nicht jeder. Ich bin Ire!

[@ICe-ph5mr]

Only in the south of germany they wear Dirndl's and Lederhosen

[@jurgen3865]

*every day

[@KITMIT]

@@wisedisguise9210 just look at the Volksfest in Stuttgart ...

[@shizassalad]

Dude I'm a Bavarian and I don't even own a Lederhosen...

[@shrimpypyeah]

Pearl nobody wears Lederhosen in his free time.

[@tronixfix]

Im from south germany (baden württemberg) and noone wears them, i think its only a tradition in bavaria.

[@saraa7104]

Me, a German, drinking beer while watching this video:) #Feierabendbier

[@Tayet4Buri]

Feierabendbier😍

[@WhoamI27676]

@@Tayet4Buri Jaaa😍😍🍻

[@obiwanfisher537]

I have a hard time describing the word Feierabend to people who are not speaking german....

[@timkuhn5770]

Cheers

[@The_flying_spy]

As a German, I just heard of the christmas pickle for the first time in my life. Also the "purity law" as you call it isn't called a law (Gesetz) in German, it's a Gebot (more like a rule/commandment) that breweries set theirselves. So this "lie" comes from missunderstanding the translation. The part with the Autobahn isn't quite correct as more than 60% of it are without speedlimits. But otherwise a good video. Greetings from Germany!

[@a.s.5262]

1.*Themselves 2. Das Reinheitsgebot wird nicht von den Brauerein selbst festgelegt sondern ist per Gesetz festgelegt. Man muss das Reinheitsgebot erfüllen, um die Genehmigung zu bekommen etwas Bier zu nennen.

[@30chrismuc]

alpha ceta das stimmt so nicht...

[@a.s.5262]

30chrismuc Für deutsche "richtige" Biere schon

[@The_flying_spy]

*****​ we appreciate driving tourists as long as they don't drive only 150 km/h on the left lane haha Rent a fast car next time and try hitting 300 km/h ;) it's possible

[@mon4d]

I'd rather not have a tourist drive 300km/h when they aren't even used to 200km/h. As long as they don't block the road I don't care much but I'd feel safer if unexperienced drivers would stick to the right or middle lane with 160 or something.

[@AdrianDerBitschubser]

Here in Dresden I never saw anybody wearing lederhosen or dirndl. That's mainly bavaria -> Also a false thinking of germany, that Bavaria = Germany

[@IchWerdSehen]

In Bayern läuft auch niemand mit Dirndl rum (außer vielleicht zu bestimmten Festen oder Bedienungen in Restaurants im tiefsten Bayern) Es ist 2016

[@TheWimmse]

+Adrian Kulisch its especially weird knowing the history of Bavaria, they always were somewhat independant from the rest of Prussia/Germany. Its like our own Texas, they are special people but everyone thinks they represent the entire nation :)

[@Honorarkonsul1081]

+IchWerdSehen warst du schonmal im echten Oberbayern ? ich rede hier nicht von München oder Ingolstadt.

[@AdrianDerBitschubser]

Hier isses halt wirklich NIE zu sehen.

[@Honorarkonsul1081]

Adrian Kulisch Das glaub ich dir. Das ist ja das schöne an Deutschland, im Vergleich zum Amiland, das hier noch regionale Kulturen gepflegt werden und nicht in Vergessenheit geraten. Das versteht der Ami natürlich nicht. Wie sollte er auch.

[@ru27109]

I live in Germany since birth, 17 years old and I never heard of that Christmas pickle thing.. Is that something that Americans do? 😂

[@danglefeet29]

Warm beer? Possibly, if it has room temperature and it is the last one left and you are thirsty as hell :)

[@xSins_]

I heard that in the uk they drink their beer warm in some places

[@karenpaysen7022]

I just know we say if you have a flu you should drink a warm beer

[@notjustforme]

Beer is drunk at temperatures between 4C and 15C, depending on the type. There's always exceptions, there's Glühbier for example, which is available during wintertimes and is consumed hot (and tastes horrible :)

[@notjustforme]

@@farbenpracht if it's too cold, the beer, it can reduce taste. It's inconsequential for the lighter variants, but darker beers need a bit of temperature to get the full flavor. Like a porter or stout is drunk at 14C while a Pilsner is drunk at around 7C. Alcohol free ones are usually colder, to mask their lack of taste

[@remuscrux4791]

If you give a german a warm beer he or she will hate you

[@ZKITPO]

+Overloded lp True story.

[@fafflin3187]

Totally

[@innoberger1632]

My English teacher only drinks warm beer. I only drink cold. Please :)

[@xraptor94x]

Im German and i totally agree with you.

[@basti329]

Yeah , Cold beer or non at all ... I dont want to drink piss ffs

[@benedikt5974]

A christmas WHAT? Never heard about that here in Germany...

[@rmfriend4995]

+Benedikt Freifallspoiler Nur so nebenbei in Thüringen war/ist das ein Brauch der nur da bekannt ist(So meine Freundin). Zudem meinte sie auch, dass der Brauch aus Thüringen kommt!

[@rmfriend4995]

Vielleicht ist das in deiner Region nicht der Brauch?! Keine Ahnung! Bei meiner Freundin ist das ein Brauch in der Familie

[@raviormetal1653]

+Rmfriend Ich komme zwar nicht aus thüringen, hab aber mittlerweile 6 jahre hier verbracht und sogar mit fünf verschiedenen familien weihnachten verbracht und noch nie was davon mitbekommen... Und das war sowohl im süden, im westen, norden und in der mitte von Thüringen

[@Handtasche987]

+Ravior Metal ich kenn das im Norden auch, haben wir auch am Baum 😁

[@lavarsch]

hat er doch gesagt dass das in Deutschland nicht bekannt ist.

[@monsterkind9831]

Our German household actually has a Christmas pickle but my dad told me it's an American tradition lol

[@karenpaysen7022]

My American friend told me they hand every year one christmas pickle in the Christmas tree and the kid who finds it, get sth or have to do sth

[@zemekiel]

This is a tradition from Europe that was around long before George Washington and the birth of the USA. It has had many variations through the times, but according to historians it started as the "king bean" tradition where they would put a bean in the pudding, and whoever got the bean would be "king" for the day. In the Nordic countries the tradition is putting an almond in the christmas porridge , and whoever finds the almond gets some sort of gift.

[@Cookie__XD]

Wtf? I as a German have never ever even heard about this!

[@karenpaysen7022]

Maybe its a past Tradition of a small Group of germans and they brought it to America, whatever. It is funny and no reason to freak out.

[@Just-me-Laura]

@@Cookie__XD 😂

[@TheSleepyowlet]

The pickle originated in the Spreewald (where pickles are kind of a big deal culturally and the one who finds the pickle first will have good luck in the next year), so yes, it's a tradition that came from Germany. It's just not a general German tradition. Same with Dirndl and Lederhosen - dammit, that's *Bavarians* who wear them. It's...literally not a thing anywhere else (and this is also where a lot of the stereotypes came from - most US occupation troops after WW2 ended up in Bavaria, so they thought that this is what all of Germany is like - it's really not). There are vast cultural differences between the individual regions, and just because something is true for one region, doesn't mean it's the same everywhere else.

[@tim-alexanderteuner3874]

this ☝

[@renataostertag6051]

Interesting - never heard of it Eulenkeks. And what is the meaning of it?

[@insideAdirtyMind]

If I would put a pickle into our christmas-tree my family would send me to a lunatic asylum. Greetings from a Thuringian.

[@DjastinFaiht]

Apart from my dad who is from Hamburg, lives in Hessian and wears Lederhosen about 70% of the year (the rest is winter). 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

[@yvesderival634]

Damn good point .some people just act like they are stupid .I hate when people start to make false accusations about other countries .I'm a Caribbean native and I do love german people .As a matter in fact my girlfriend is German.

[@SirWeibrot]

shouldve mentioned that lederhosen are from bavaria

[@TeppichPilot]

Felix B. I by myself had this everyonye-wears-lederhosen-prejudice when I moved from Cologne to Munich a couple of years ago ;)

[@mini00mind11]

TeppichPilot tun sie nicht??

[@TeppichPilot]

Nur zu "besonderen" Anlässen, d.h. irgendwelche Feste. Ansonsten sieht man das nicht soo häufig. Wobei ich ehrlicherweise sagen muss dass ein hübsches Madl im Dirndl auch was hat ;)

[@Vulcano7965]

TeppichPilot Sind aber auch verdammt teuer.

[@TeppichPilot]

***** Das stimmt. Hat mich ziemlich erschrocken wieviel man für sowas in Fachgeschäften ausgeben kann.

[@laylolp1582]

i am german and i don't know what a christmas pickle is xD

[@ncls.1371]

Laylo Lp ich auch nicht. Aber ich weiß, dass der Weihnachtsbaum deutsch ist.

[@invisible8627]

of course you don't...because it's not german. Here is how it probably come to be: some amarican family randomly had a pickle in their christmas tree by accident (how that happened is up to your imagination. maybe mommy and daddy had a little bit of "vegan fun" on christmas morning, if you know what i mean and had to "hide the evidence" when their kids came). One of the kids found the pickle and was all like "dafug is that?" and daddy was all like "oh hey...uhm well...that's uhhhm...a christmas pickle! yes...totally a christmas pickle! you get another present yaaay! those germans and their weird customs *hysterically laughing*"

[@NDFH1499]

I am from Germany, Bavaria and we actually have a Christmas pickle

[@Elena-yz7rb]

Ich auch nicht

[@someonegae7093]

Eine gurke die im Weihnachts Baum hängt

[@ellab426]

I didnt even know people say such things about germany XD

[@notjustforme]

They don't. This video is ridiculous

[@danielagalic2959]

@@notjustforme there's definitely a lot of stereotyping going on about Germany and Germans. No use denying it. You were maybe just lucky that the persons surrounding you were polite enough not to mention them whilst you were around. I hear plenty of those 18 things since I'm living in Ireland. And we're not exempt of using stereotypes towards others either. It's human nature I guess

[@notjustforme]

@@danielagalic2959 well, the people I know are aware of the stereotypes, but just like you and me, they don't believe in them I'd say. But you may be right, since I mostly deal with Americans and British people, they may just be polite. Or stopped believing in them since they have met me :-P

[@lslf5775]

I am about 75% German and I am very proud of that, but I live in the USA, but it makes me very mad when people call me a nazi when I am wearing a shirt showing my pride Edit: spelling

[@solidstate9451]

You're not a real German if you are proud to be German.

[@jennyfa9207]

Solid State What the hell? Are you serious ? xD That‘s absolutely ridiculous...

[@pwnmeisterage]

I guess there can't be hero without a villain. So "heroic" people are going to keep finding Nazis everywhere they look.

[@Just-me-Laura]

You should be proud

[@cplmpcocptcl6306]

MrButtcheekz Bless you. I am German American & my Husband is Irish & about 4 other things. My children are more German than anything. Yet they won’t acknowledge their German side.

[@Nadigoes2NY]

I recently talked to my best friend who is from America about some country stereotypes. I made a connection, which he agreed with. Bavaria in Germany is kind of like the Texas of the States. Those two states resemble a lot that is known for either very German or very American. What do you guys think about this thesis?

[@ModernCombatZocker]

What the hell is Bavaria? 😂 im out of Germany and i dont know what you mean 😓

[@Nadigoes2NY]

Bayern!

[@LexDragon]

ModernCombatZocker Bayern

[@exofook8605]

Nadine Lu And most of that concerning these states are Sterotypes ...except "everything is biger in Texas" isn't it xD

[@Nadigoes2NY]

yes of course. thats why i used the term stereotypes, thats everything they are:)

[@SaGruenwdt]

What is a Christmas Pickle?? I am from Germany...

[@Heinz76Harald]

no clue :D

[@dimelocrabs2907]

Was zum Teufel ist das xD?

[@bonk1398]

Das ist quasi eine Christbaumkugel nur in Form einer Essiggurke, die man in den Baum hängt. Der erste der die findet, kriegt dann ein extra Geschenk oder sowas

[@xJuno]

das is soziemlich der größte bullshit den ich je gehört hab

[@schneeroseful]

Die Amis behaupten, es sei ein deutscher Brauch. Aber ich habe nie Essiggurken-Kugeln irgendwo gesehen

[@morzhed-hoqh732]

J’adore l’Allemagne ! Bro-allamagn a gavan mad kenañ! Ich Liebe Deutschland! Hallo freundlich aus der Bretagne! 👍🏻

[@anjamo2307]

servus Bretagne

[@ghostface8798]

#10 you are completely right about this. They also make this assumption while talking about the German Empire. They are 2 very different countries. The German Empire didn’t commit all of those war crimes

[@eagle1de227]

You're right, the empire "just" committed genocide among their colonies...

[@ghostface8798]

Eagle1de And no one else is WW1 didn’t? I’m not defending them on this but all countries did this during and before the war.

[@eagle1de227]

@@ghostface8798 maybe, but doesn't justify it nor should it be ignored...

[@caroa5430]

I am german and it's so funny to hear what people think about us. The most ridiculous was, that we are all wearing Letherpants and Dirndls I mean I come from Hamburg in the north and the Oktoberfest is in the south and the north and the south are so different. I can't even understand some people from the South we have so many different accents.

[@Glugg01]

saupreiss

[@overgrownkudzu]

+Caro A The most ridiculous things are your grammar and spelling.

[@jodieholmes8175]

+Émile *is

[@membersxnlyy]

Wo in Hamburg wohnst du?

[@overgrownkudzu]

1grammar 2 spelling -> 2 things -> plural

[@Fischbroetchen]

Wenn du im Norden Deutschlands mit nem Dirndl oder ner Lederhose ankommst, dann setzt 's aber was! :D

[@MrKa_Rate]

Du würdest damit bei mir im Dorf sehr merkwürdig angeguckt werden und vermutlich ein paar Kommentare abbekommen

[@MaryTheCurious91]

+Fischbroetchen deswegen heißt du ja auch Fischbrötchen :D Grüße aus Hamburg!

[@Fischbroetchen]

+Jana Hansmann grüße zurück aus Hamburg ;)

[@thepoupower]

+Fischbroetchen bei mir würdest du schräg von der Seite angeguckt werden, grüße aus Sachsen.

[@DieLazergurken]

+Varex Grüße aus Mannheim

[@maikem.1385]

5:26 NO! In my hole life I saw two times a Lederhose! It's something they do in the south! ~angry girl from Hamburg

[@cheriedeurope]

This country could be kind of “strange“ or unusual in so many ways for foreigners BUT I love this country and the people here A LOT! It's my second homeland! Ich liebe dieses Land! 👍 (Und ich liebe Stuttgart 😀)

[@DocDewrill]

something i was missing a lot on all this is "not all of germany is Bavaria" for example the "lederhosen & Dirndl" part. you won't find a single person in the central to northern regions of Germany to wear that. Germany isn't just bavaria and bavarian culture, we have saxons, Friesen, Hessen, Ditmarschner and many other little "clans" with their own odd fashion, language and ticks.

[@DocDewrill]

also "age old german tradition" well thats not too far off, bare in mind the germans made up the second biggest part of the colonization of ttodays US. something people like to forget since being "german" was a flaw from WW1 to the end of WW2 and the cold war after that. but indeed it might be (and now i blow your mind) a American tradition of German Settlers! explaining why i have never heard of it as a German.

[@alemmichael5101]

eritreasuon

[@stuffer2819]

+Doc Dewrill to true as a Bavarian it is so refreshing to hear that cause I don't like that people think that our people are all of Germany its basically taking the diversity out of Germany if we were all Bavarians wouldn't it

[@paulmeier8817]

this dude is prouder of Germany than many of the natives in this beautifull country....

[@cedmaster2000]

This is really sad. Most Germans do not see the beauty of Germany in comparison to other countries.

[@paulmeier8817]

+Ced master they just see the bad things...

[@IchhabezuvielYoutubegegucktO_o]

I like germany, it's very much luck that I'm born here, but I don't understand how you can be proud of being born in country xy

[@cedmaster2000]

+IchhabezuvielKZbingegucktO_o just look at Russia for example. The whole world has bad prejustices. Russia has a different view of the world and many countries hang out sangtions against Russia. As a German youre welcome in the whole world. Everyone trust you and maybe you have some German positive German prejustices.

[@paulmeier8817]

Ced master but not the Germans itself. Many people here would like to see if Germany would stop to exist, for example even our cancelor Merkel. That makes me pretty sad:/

[@mth0510]

I can show you 10 Germans who drink warm (gestauchtes) Beer especially in winter. However most of them are 70+ of age.

[@KendrixTermina]

Foreigners outside Germany: [Make fun of us for supposedly having no indoor voices] Foreigners inside Germany: [Make fun of us for talking in a quiet measured manner] At least the latter generally do it in an affectionate manner.

[@fhernachingerzwerg]

You should add to your reply to 13 that this only concerns Bavaria/south Germany :D

[@Zocker4545]

Yes - it is only bavarian! I am a swabian an we don't wear Lederhosen. Neither did my grandparents after WWII and they grew up in Stuttgart. So the worst thing is to see people who wear Lederhosen and talk about this 'old german tratidion ' - it is a nightmare. These type of dresses are just bavarian!!!!

[@darkarya89]

Zocker4545 Of course swabians wear Lederhosen :O especially in the bavarian parts of Swabia (z.B. Ostallgäu)

[@KaySan666]

Hauke Holst and if you see someone wearing a lederhosn or a dirndl out of a specific time here in bavaria, then you can be sure that its a tourist from outside of bavaria ;)

[@MQuaritch]

Alena H Bvaria is not Germany! :D

[@bellotriggerfish]

Alena H Yeah, I actually love how Germans are often stereo-typed like that. I'm from North-Rhine Westfalia which is located in the mid-western part of Germany which borders Holland (or more accurately The Netherlands), and we don't really have anything like the Lederhosen or Dirndl here. It is a mostly Bavarian traditional outfit that doesn't translate to other regions of Germany. Like, at all! But then you watch any movie with Germans in it, best example: The Griswald's European Vacation. Yeah! Nuff said. I would say, I would pretty much look like an American if you saw me on the streets of where I'm from. You'll see jeans, T-shirts, sneakers.... the usual when you're NOT from Bavaria.... And I would even contend that in moder-day Bavaria, that is the typical thing to wear. The Dirndl and Lederhosen are really not worn all that much in Bavaria anymore. I know, because I have a buddy who has a house in Bavaria in a small village, with mostly farmers surrounding the area. And I didn't see any Lederhosen there when I visited way back when. PS: I now live in the USA

[@Commandelicious]

In northern Germany we just laugh at people wearing Lederhosen or Dirndl and call them Bazis. *nod*

[@Commandelicious]

Commandelicious In other words: It's a southerner thing.

[@DerAskari]

Commandelicious thats right ! i would never wear lederhosen or dirndl xD (im from east germany)

[@jennyblue42]

+Commandelicious Can we just decide on it being a Bavarian thing?

[@Commandelicious]

+crazyjenny42 Everything south of Hannover is Bavaria. ;)

[@jennyblue42]

Commandelicious Oops xD Naja, ich kenn wohl nicht mal mein eigenes Land XD

[@braydengoins6604]

When I first moved to US in the 6th grade a teacher asked me if drunk beer.

[@JCrow-kz4nw]

Hilarious.

[@stephanweinberger]

@6:33 you might want to fact-check that assertion... The maximum income tax rate in Germany is 42% (but this is a *marginal* tax rate, i.e. it only applies to income in excess of 55000€/year - the effective tax rate over all of your income is lower). The average German pays about 25% in income tax. Even if you add the 7% for health insurance you're still far below "50% tax".

[@AtzenMiro]

Lol, I'm livin in Berlin in Germany for more then 28 years now and I never have heard of a christmas pickle, what the heck.

[@sunnymas2656]

AtzenMiro ...because they are doing this only in the USA ?

[@crapcbm]

sunnymas no I remember this to my childhood time ... it is not importand where und who .... who cares. Some familys do it, other don't ... From generation to generation, traditions are neglected more and more...

[@InsertTruthHere]

AtzenMiro Did you not watch the video? It is a tradition which Americans claim is German but which no German has ever heard of. That's exactly the peculiarity of it. Also, "I'm living in Berlin for more than 28 years" hurts my ears. Please google present tense with perfect progressive aspect (aka present perfect progressive).

[@frieda2413]

+InsertTruthHere Grammar nazi much? Why don't you learn some german and then try to speak it perfectly. Let's see how you do.

[@InsertTruthHere]

+Frieda Having grown up here, I can speak German effortlessly, thanks very much.

[@schachtelhd4449]

Actually there are many areas without speed limit.

[@Coldministrator]

+SchachtelHD True, i drive on the A96 and A7 on a regular basis and there are almost no speed limits there. In general i would say there are less areas with speed limits than there are without.

[@deathnote939393]

+Coldministrator not really, look up some facts about it. there are much less areas without speed limit

[@schachtelhd4449]

deathnote939393 Also bei uns in der Gegend, gibt es mehr Abschnitte ohne Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung :/

[@deathnote939393]

SchachtelHD kann schon sein^^ bei mir hats auch viele strecken ohne. aber wenn man sich einen allgemeinen überblick verschafft, dann gehen die unbegrenzten strecken leider unter :/

[@Coldministrator]

Na super, mein zweiter Kommentar den ich hier als Antwort gepostet habe wird euch wohl garnicht erst angezeigt da er einen Link enthält. (Musste mich erst ausloggen um das zu checken) Sucht mal nach autobahnatlas-online und schaut euch dort mal die Limitkarte. pdf an Deutlich (!!!) mehr unbegrenzte streckenabschnitte als begrenzte.

[@bearcb]

I rode an Autobahn in Munich with electronic speed signs, if they are crossed by a red band it means ‘no limit’. Limited in case of high traffic and rain. I was lucky to have good weather on the 1st day, went up to 180 km/h. Wanted to go above 200 km/h, but had rain the rest of my stay :-( Most dishes I had were variations of pork with potatoes. Some true to that. They are indeed sociable. Beer houses have communal tables where you can seat and start conversation with total strangers. A great idea that should be copied in other countries.

[@lannstann]

So for number one you need to know, even though there is no speed limit at a certain part of our "Autobahn", there is the so called "Richtgeschwindigkeit". So in case there is no speed limit and you're driving like 120 mph (which would be legal), but you have an accident, your insurance company can say "Well, you were too fast so we're not paying anything" Because even there is no speed limit, you have to drive in a way that you can still keep your car under control or at least react to certain happenings like mistakes from other drivers or deer on the street. That's the Richtgeschwindigkeit, it's 130 km/h or round about 75 mph.

[@wolleulealex]

Du bist ja ein lustiger Typ :-) und ich finde es immer wieder schön, wenn andere Nationalitäten mit diesen seltsamen Vorurteilen über Deutschland aufräumen, das ist nämlich wesentlich überzeugender und Du hast absolut Recht mit jedem Punkt, also DANKE dafür ;-) Christmas Pickles kannte ich bis zu Deinem Video auch nicht, sollte man vielleicht mal einführen (?)... Mach weiter so, Du bist sehr unterhaltsam.

[@MenschUnterwegs1234]

Er ist doch Deutscher/Stuttgarter, oder nicht?

[@feelsbadman1677]

mat doggy wtf

[@lennartstockl5826]

Wenn es extra Geschenk für das erste Kind, das den findet gibt führe ich den gerne ein. Einzelkind FTW.😎

[@kurzerpfurzer1254]

Naja aber er erklär auch das man auf den Autobahnen nicht 300 kmh fahren darf obwohl ungefähr 40 % der deutschen autobahnabschnitte ohne Tempolimit sind außerdem gibt es in Deutschland wirklich das REINHEITSGEBOT also nicht alles was er erzählt stimmt 😉👻

[@liatori6214]

Deutsche haben leider ebenso viele Vorurteile, insbesondere den USA gegenüber. Habe in 4 Ländern gelebt und kann sagen, dass wohl jedes Land seine Arroganz gegenüber anderen hat. Dennoch haben in meiner Erfahrung bis jetzt nur die Deutschen die Klappe zu weit aufgerissen.

[@NeilBaker722]

Is it true that in most of Germany, you can't drink water out of the tap?

[@TheRealSamWalton]

Nope. Most Germans CHOOSE not to because it's commonly thought go be unclean, and they won't serve it at restaurants, but no. German tap water is perfectly fine. :)

[@julian2719]

Neil Baker You can everywhere although in some of the bigger cities (Cologne for example) tap water tastes rather chalky. In most areas though it's a great alternative for bottled water, drinking tap water as I'm writing this.

[@RimaNari]

Neil Baker I (as a German) only drink tap water, as do my parents. I know people who drink only bottled water, but I can't wrap my head around it. You pay for the water, you pay for the bottle, you have the waste (although recyclable) of the bottle... Unnecessary really.

[@95testaccount]

Neil Baker Not at all. Most of germanys tap water is groundwater that only requires very little treatment. A permanent Chlorination of drinking water is therfore not needed. Tap water is actually "drinking water" whereas bottled water doesn`t have to be.

[@miyu4043]

Neil Baker In fact Germany has a law (Trinkwasserverordnung / drinking water ordinance) that sais that water coming out of a tap must be safely drinkable. If not, the tap has to be marked with the warning sign: "Kein Trinkwasser" (no drinking water). So in Germany you can safely drink water out of any tap that isn't marked with a warning sign.

[@DebbyKrish]

Also German chocolate cake is not German. It’s named after a Samuel German, who was not German... The Christmas pickle is so funny. I first heard about it when moving from Germany to US. It was a running gag that every German from different regions was asked about if - no one knew about it. Yet on the German Christkinds market in Chicago this ornament is sold and compulsively purchase as “the thing” Some of my German friends bought this for friends in Germany as a gift - so now it’s being exported from America to Germany... that’s hilarious isn’t it?!

[@OlliLollie]

Haha 😂 i never hear about a Christmas pickle before (i'm german). That's so funny. If i would visit America and somebody would ask me about the Christmas Pickle, i would say: "WHAT???!"

[@Just-me-Laura]

@@OlliLollie 😂

[@FuneralSpear]

The origin of the christmas pickle is an enigma, packed into a mystery, packed into a christmas tree.

[@timonxDlol]

Actually more than 60% of the Autobahn have no speedlimit:)

[@Cascade8]

timonxDlol And they are building many parts to 3 Lanes --> if it is finished there will be no Speed Limit too

[@GermanyLetsPlaying]

timonxDlol What? I don't think that, or have you any stats?

[@timonxDlol]

BlaCkSniPzYT All the Autobahn has 3 lanes, there are only very few parts of it with 2. And not every 3 laned autobahn just has no speedlimit.

[@timonxDlol]

GermanyLetsPlaying sind sogar 65,5% ist ein fakt gemessen durch die bundesanstalt für straßenwesen:) kannste einfach googeln

[@timonxDlol]

***** das diagramm ist halt schon paar jahre her ist mittlerweile noch ein bisschen mehr geworden aber stimmt ja so ungefähr:)

[@EnbyEl]

When you said that we Germans actually search for reasons just to come together I was reminded of the "Bench-festival" in our street. Every year we come together to celebrate that some neighbours built a bench XD And about the Lederhosen: It depands on the reagion. In the south of Germany it is more likely to meet someone wearing them than in other parts. I for example live in the Most western part of Germany and I have only ever once seen people wear them other than in TV and that was at my grandpas 60th birthday party because it was the theme ;)

[@dasboot1362]

Wow, that's interesting xD In my Town we have a Brückenfest (Bridge FEstival for non-german-speakers) every year xD

[@DineLade]

yeah, you'd never meet a german wearing dirndl or lederhosen outside of the south of germany.

[@bracolfa4387]

In my Town (Dülken) we've got the Mühlenfest, to celebrate the Narrenmühle

[@arminfreimark8152]

What about the "Schuetzenfeste" we hold every summer? They re translated "Shooting party. We germans are mad about guns and have contest who is the best shooter and then celebrate it with a big party!

[@onlyresilience6276]

Helen Piper in the south you see them a lot especially in fall

[@BFaluup]

I wonder how the warm beer thing started... i asked a guy who grew up in the UK and he said they never drank their beer warm and that people ask that quite often...that rumor started somewhere

[@carlosesperanzo3726]

I love the clapton album behind you unplugged 92 XD!!!!

[@johnalanelson]

Saying German women don't shave their legs is a generalization about 80 million people? According to my sources there are 81,198,000 people in Germany but there are 80 million women? I'm taking the next flight over there!

[@ndsoo9865]

😂😂😂 well everyone knows that men in german having 200 wifes.

[@nurnebensaechlich]

+õ-õ Bruno do Komromo thats just maybe in the oriental countries

[@Deyone_Jackson]

+nurnebensaechlich Saudi-Arabia ;p

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

Did not realize that Germany had become so Muslimified.

[@mrbroccholi]

Every woman in Germany does shave her legs!!!! There is so much bullshit about us in this world 😂 Just think that the opposite of what you heard about us is probably right! 😉😊☺

[@Serryy]

WHAT THE HELL IS A CHRISTMAS PICKLE?

[@BewareOfTheKraut]

+Serry An old American tradition out of a time, when vibrators were science fiction.

[@Wildcard71]

+BewareOfTheKraut A substitution for that D thing?

[@10yearvet]

+Serry Never heard of it and I have lived and worked all over the United States and worked with many others from many more places that I didn't get to.

[@Wildcard71]

CaptainMaster12 Meinst du, jemand, der kein Englisch versteht, würde dieses Video aufrufen?

[@Serryy]

It's probably a mythos created by the government to control us. Oder auch nicht. Je nachdem wen man fragt.

[@myrillya]

About the "Semesterbeitrag"... Here in "NRW" we have to pay around 300€ per semester (depending on your university). This is mostly for your ticket for the busses and trains, then just a small amount which is for the university itself.

[@enderkatze6129]

"GERMANS ARE LOUD!" "The American Screams",the German Replies

[@jonase6339]

Screams?

[@giupinkfairy]

I was in Germany for like 2 weeks and can agree with 90% of what you said. German people aren't cold, they just have a bunch of formalities and most people are shy. Besides, they probably won't even notice you unless you start speaking to them. Some of the nicest people I met are Germans. I did feel like a tiny oil fairy though (I'm 5'7, but it feels like everyone is 6 ft or above). About education, you can't say it isn't 'reputable' when they have the Max Planck institute and schools depending on it... AND you get all those mechanics and physics laws, and literature, etc...

[@rachelpurity1]

Well, we are probably that high because we are a northern country and in the middle age most tribes that now have their "children" in Germany came from the even upper north. That's also what most scientists think.

[@KhasTanien]

*tall, when you speak about body height. Additionally: There are many factors that feed into the height of a human being such as environmental influences, access to food and social status of your ancestors. Germany is (by comparison) a rich, developed country where the majority of the population has steady access to a balanced nutrition and the amount of manual labor is relatively low which means that a human body can afford to grow taller.

[@rachelpurity1]

xMaiZaddyx That's actually true too. I maybe thought into the wrong direction XD

[@juergenwolf956]

Absolute correct I am only 173 cm tall and this is the reason why I left Germany 36 years ago. I had enough always looking up.

[@FiveOClockTea]

Thanks :) But, 5'7 is about 170cm isn't it? I'm not sure where you were, but I'm about 160cm and most of my (German girl) friends are smaller than me :D

[@jupamoers]

In germany it's not mph, it's km/h. metric system ;)

[@beageler]

And he gave the imperial numbers. On the signs we don't have 80mph but 130kmh. So what's your problem?

[@blussawi9143]

beageler he said that speed limits change from 80 to 100 mph. There is no speed limit that equals 100 mph

[@beageler]

Yes there is. Not a general one, but he's talking about the Autobahn, and he mentions the electronic signs. I like nitpicking on youtube as much as the next guy, but I think about the thing I nitpick, before posting...

[@beageler]

I have a feeling that you don't know what illegal means.

[@beageler]

I distinctly remember buying displays ranging from 15'' to 40''. Also, contracts between US entities and German ones exist. Whatever, wise men and fools, you're right. Happy now?

[@fynnischmid7416]

The thing about the warm beer ist that it's great against hangovers and stuff like that but that was around the time of the ddr and today noone does it anymore

[@Schachpferd]

People with stomach issues drink slightly warmed beer. but not like warm but more like not ice cold.

[@robertlumsden942]

what is weird when I was in germany in early 70's every where I went it was warm beer. I eventually grew to like it a lot. you actually taste the beer. maybe this changed later not sure. I was in the U.S. military back then. loved germany.

[@jonas2971]

It is so fucking interesting to watch this as a german, haha ;D God bless you, Boy

[@immarlin323]

Jonas Genau deiner Meinung :D

[@marleneschwingeler9080]

Sameeeeee

[@sophief.7448]

Bin deiner Meinung hahaha

[@alexanderhorner2702]

Lederhosen... this is just in Bayern and we wear Lederhosen just to Oktoberfest... sry for bad English

[@j-mr-t4025]

uhm for everyone that is not german "Bayern" is the german word for Bavaria ;)

[@mr.miyagi6412]

Alexander Horner, that's a lie. ^^ Here people wear his Lederhosen all time. It gives more events and reasons to wear them. Do you think the Lederhosen has emerged only for the Oktoberfest? loool

[@r1c029]

Alexander Horner Stuttgart hat auch Dirndl und Lederhosen. Lügner

[@m.s.3041]

In Saxony Anhalt (near of central Germany) 2 of my friends have dirndl/lederhosen but just as a costume like for example a sari or a kimono so it is for Halloween or carnival.... i also don't see other people in it here, it is also here in Thuringia where i live know...

[@wvinzz2226]

Alexander Horner *LEDERHOSEN*

[@Sammyaki]

Hi. I am German (born 1991). So true everything what you said (exept one thing about the clothes). The christmas pickle really surprised me! Oh, but one thing: I don't agree with you about the Lederhosen and Dirndl: They are not really worn by GERMANS at Fests, but rather worn by SOME people (who are in a little costume mood) at themed Fests, like the "Oktober Fest" and are worn often by "Bayern" (people from Bayern - a "Bundesland" in Germany), who wear them more on the country side, in some hotels, some Cafes and some Restaurants or to Fests. Background: It's part of some cultural heritage from the time when "Bayern" was still part of Österreich/Austria, where they wear Lederhosen and Dirndl themself to many occasions. I hope it helps. Thanks for the video. Thumbs up!

[@carojung189]

My dad is from Flensburg, the very north of Germany, we live in the south though and he brought back a Christmas pickle for the tree once after visiting his hometown. There are also giant bronze pickels in Salzburg, Austria So maybe it's true

[@googlesmoogle7126]

Uhhh....this 37 yr old American has never heard of a Christmas pickle and neither has my husband (and we both grew up on opposite ends of the country. Where the hell do people do that?

[@invisible8627]

in america, saying it is a german custom....it isn't

[@AnimeWatcherJM]

Google Smoogle my sister's husbands family have the pickle tradition. Though before that I hadn't heard of it either...

[@Bwans_Art]

What is a pickle tradition

[@SCIIAS]

de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weihnachtsgurke I know someone from the Erzgebirge, Saxony whose family does this. But with a pickle of glass

[@claraschardt4028]

a lot of people do this in Rhineland Palatinate where I live! lol

[@lucaengelhard4847]

im Norden Deutschlands zieht man kein Dirndl/keine Lederhosen an. Eigentlich kommt das aus Bayern.

[@jonathann3984]

In Bayern werden diese aber auch meistens nur zu Festen angezogen

[@mightytv8647]

Schwabe hier. Ich seh hier eigentlich NIE jemanden Lederhosen oder Dirndl tragen, wie dus eben sagst :P

[@SheratanLP]

Es gibt eine ganz einfache Erklärung dafür, daß die Amis denken, daß wir alle in Lederhosen rumlaufen. Nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg waren die Produktionsstätten für Kinderkleidung genauso zerstört wie auch der Rest von Deutschland. Zudem war das Spielen auf der Straße und in den Ruinen immer gleichbedeutend mit kaputten Stoffhosen. Daher steckten Mütter ihre Kinder schlichtweg in Lederhosen (selbst Mädchen), weil die einfach länger gehalten haben. Daher entstand bei den Amis der Eindruck, das alle Deutschen in Lederhosen rumlaufen. Nach der Rückkehr der hier stationierten Soldaten nach dem 2. WK wurde von denen zuhause erzählt, daß die Deutschen vorwiegend Lederhosen tragen.

[@lucaengelhard4847]

SheratanLP das ergibt voll sinn! hab noch nie darüber nachgedacht

[@lucaengelhard4847]

Mighty Tv Schwabe auch hier! xD

[@mementomori5580]

Wait wait wait... about #13... No, we're b asically never wearing Dirndels or Lederhosen. That's something that only happens in Bayern (Bavaria for you uncultured swines out there) and NOWHERE ELSE. Seriously, Bayern is NOT Germany. What happens in Bayern is mostly shunned in the rest of Germany. Nobody ever wears Lederhosen outside of Bayern.

[@solidstate9451]

I wore Lederhosen, too. When I drove motorbike. In black.

[@jennyfa9207]

Well, in Baden-Württemberg we definitely do wear Dirndl and Lederhosen quite often, too.

[@suzyschulze2414]

Memento mori " shunned " ist wohl nicht das richtige Wort....

[@sashasaettele]

Oh... and btw, I know quite a few elderly people who drink their beer 'warm'. One has to know, that room temperature is considered warm here, since beer is usually served chilled. Older folks just drink it that way, because it is not as aggressiv on the stomach as cold beer.

[@darthplagueis13]

With the Reinheitsgebot it´s the following: Yes, you may create a drink consisting of other or more ingredients but then you can´t call it just Bier but "Biermischgetränk" or something simular, while if it literally says "Bier" it will only the ingredients allowed by the Reinheitsgebot

[@millideevans7202]

I soooooo want to live in Germany, I'm from Australia and I want to go there so much , my friends think I'm crazy but I love it

[@TheOriginalSebacrush]

just do it

[@Seorful]

and i want to live in australia and iam from german

[@CazaliEiben]

Once you get here, you'll want to go back.

[@immarlin323]

Cazali Eiben, No! Its beautiful in Germany!

[@nellihhffjdcfkfd8753]

Millide Evans it’s pretty damn cool there

[@ukbtsarmy4725]

Hi I’m British German (living in England UK) but cuz my family lives basically on half and half of each of our cultures we do xmas the german way & omg that Christmas pickle wth?!? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Yh I had never heard of it. But I cried becuz I was laughing so hard lolllllll . Who on earth like what on earth does this?!? We just eat a lot of food including Lebkuchen, Stollen /etc and when I see my cousins in Germany - we normally have a great time partying and eating tons of delicious traditional& modern foods :)))).

[@Faolan03]

Can you speak german?

[@Weface01]

Excellent video, interesting and short! Keep up the great work.

[@MahouSama545]

Just one thing. If you are outside from Bavaria you can't know it. BUT! In fact, the purity law for beer IS a law. At least here in Bavaria. They arent allowed to do other things in it.

[@maltebauer8783]

Ich dachte immer es ist überall in Deutschland ein Gesetz. 😅

[@Folgemilch21]

+Command nein, ist es nicht.

[@GMWSTDE]

Doch es ist Gesetz in ganz Deutschland. www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bierstdb/BJNR701350931.html §17: (1) Bei der Bereitung von Bier dürfen, soweit im § 9 Abs. 7 und 8 des Gesetzes nicht Ausnahmen vorgesehen sind, nur die im § 9 Abs. 1, 2 und 4 des Gesetzes zugelassenen Braustoffe und Brauersatzstoffe verwendet werden. Die Vorschriften der Zusatzstoff-Zulassungsverordnung sind anzuwenden. Farbebier muß aus Gerstenmalz, Hopfen, untergäriger Hefe und Wasser hergestellt werden, es muß vergoren sein. (2) Die zulässigen Braustoffe müssen in der Beschaffenheit verwendet werden, in der ihnen die im Gesetz gewählte Bezeichnung zukommt. (3) Das Malz darf sowohl in ganzen, enthülsten oder unenthülsten Körnern, wie auch zerkleinert, trocken, angefeuchtet, ungedarrt, gedarrt und geröstet verwendet werden. (4) Zur Bereitung von obergärigem Bier darf Malz auch aus anderem Getreide als Gerste verwendet werden. Reis, Mais oder Dari gelten nicht als Getreide im Sinne des § 9 Abs. 3 des Gesetzes.

[@Satorare]

Wenn etwas nicht dem Reinheitsgebot entspricht, darf man es trotzdem trinken und es darf auch verkauft werden. Es darf halt nur nicht Bier heißen. So ist das mit einigen Importbieren z.B. Dead Pony. Das ist überhopft und entspricht somit nicht mehr dem deutschen Reinheitsgebot. Trinkt man es halt als Ale, schmeckt trotzdem super. edit: Entscheidend ist nicht das Reinheitsgebot, sondern das vorläufige Biergesetz. Im Prinzip läuft das aber auch darauf hinaus, daß ein Bier bestimmte Kriterien erfüllen muss, um als solches bezeichnet werden zu dürfen.

[@Folgemilch21]

Sat0rare quatsch. Lies den obigen kommentar von "gettogecko". Auch Bier, das Zucker enthält, darf "Bier" genannt werden. Man sollte dann bloß nicht "nach dem Reinheitsgebot gebraut" order ähnliches aufs Etikett drucken - das wäre dann Irreführung der Konsumenten, eine Werbe-lüge. mehr aber auch nicht

[@thwh77]

Warmes Bier trinkende Frauen mit unrasierten Beinen in Lederhosen... Jep, das ist Deutschland!🐴

[@ElZedLoL]

sote auf der Autobahn! (Ohne Speed-limit)

[@noname-zn2vm]

Würden diese Frauen dann nicht Dirndl tragen?

[@luca2791]

Und teilweise auch alte Herren

[@Slimboy025]

Daniel Buth Also alle in Bayern?

[@westwoodmen]

Haha so schaut's aus!!

[@mariafee2012]

Funny thing: my boyfriend's mom makes christmas ornaments out of glass, you know for the christmas tree. And she heard about the pickle thing and started making pickles as glass ornaments for Christmas trees.

[@stefaniegrunfelder5213]

The Christmaspickle is a Tradition from the Spreewald. I learned it last year as my mum told me, she visited the Spreewald. We had no idea, because we are from Bavaria.

[@Cato_nb]

it looks like American people think Germany is only Bavaria xD Because the beer and the dirndl. I am from Munich. There are a few people with dirndl and lederhosen. and a lot of people drinking beer at 10 am. But in Berlin or Köln it's not so extreme like here in Bavarian. and sorry for my bad English :/

[@reck711]

i live in düsseldorf and bochum before that, and i would say outside of bavaria and swabia trachten are not a thing. Beer however is a diffenrent story. Most regions in germany will have their special kind of beer which is off course the best in all of germany.

[@jan-hendrikborner7935]

naja um 10 uhr morgens welche beim trinken im Berlin zu finden ist jetzt auch nicht wirklich schwierig;D

[@themaggot93]

Jan-Hendrik Börner Das ist generell nicht schwierig egal wann

[@marie-andreebourgeois3335]

I'm a Canadian living in Mannheim (near Frankfurt) and NONE of my friends celebrate Oktoberfest. And most of them actually hate it and avoid it.

[@bo0t3r29]

Marie-Andree Bourgeois maybe because alcohol is a hell of a drug

[@Serakythar]

*Bo0$T3R* No, Mannheim is in Baden and Baden is a Wine-Area. You can't explain how many Winefests are in Baden every year. ;)

[@appleslover]

Wait wait waaaaait, u have German friends? Hoooow?

[@Serakythar]

eeehhh.... maybe because mannheim is a german city?

[@jurgen3865]

Its 400 km from Frankfurt to Munich...

[@MademoiselleLottchen]

the Christmas pickle might be the funnier thing I've heard in a long time :D

[@Slimboy025]

Warm beer is good when you have a cold. And yes I am German

[@Kessina1989]

Ich habe Amerikaner im Zug erlebt, die sehr laut telefoniert haben! Aber vielleicht dachten sie nur, dass sie über den großen Teich reden müssen, damit ihr Gesprächspartner sie versteht! *lach*

[@ertz141]

Nein, das ist eigentlich mit den meisten Leuten aus Amerika so, dass sie immer sehr laut reden. Es ist mir auch in letzter Zeit aufgefallen, wie laut Amerikaner im Gegensatz zu Deutschen reden.

[@AlexGriesselRobotics]

Kessina1989 Sie wollen wichtig sein! "kuck, ich rede laut, es muss wichtig sein! Kuck, ich bin energisch! Das ist weil ich viel Erfolg habe!" Kommt auch daher dass sie sehr arrogant sein koennen, weil sie in der Schule nur uber Amerika gelernt haben, und denken die rest der Welt beneidet sie..

[@sunnymas2656]

Kessina1989 Ich bin Deutscher, aber ich habe beim telefonieren die gleiche Macke. Ich rede unbewusst lauter, damit die Technik meine Stimme noch hörbar übertragen kann. Aber das ist schon sehr lange nicht mehr nötig. (Vielleicht vor 100 Jahren ?)

[@maxonite]

Alex Griessel Unter einem Video über Vorurteile holst du erstmal sämtliche Ami-Vorurteile raus. Ja ne ist klar...

[@InsertTruthHere]

+Alex Griessel Ein ziemlich erheblicher Teil der Welt beneidet sie. Das offenbart sich vielfach dadurch, daß es ausgesprochen wird, allerdings auch durch den Andrang gut ausgebildeter Einwanderer und andererseits dadurch, daß 90% des Medienkonsums der meisten Menschen aus den USA stammt. Und es würde mich sehr wundern, wenn letzteres bei dir anders wäre. Wie soll sich Bewunderung deutlicher offenbaren als durch den Konsum von Kulturgütern?

[@kenninast]

German sounds aggressive? No it doesn't. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is considered to be the "king of all poets", and he only wrote his poems in German. And they sound incredibly good! And yes... you are right! I watch a loooooooooooot of American shows, really do, but yet, I still never had heard of a "christmas pickle"! It most definitely is not something we, Germans do. Not even close. I know fellow country men from Flenburg to the Bodensee. I never heard any of them talk about a "christmas pickle". Ever. Maybe it's a VERY local thing, but most definitely not something that is "German". It's like saying "witch hunts are an American tradition", while they only were practiced in a few regions in the early colonies.

[@RolandHutchinson]

Witch hunts were far more frequent and of longer duration (and started much earlier) in Germany than in America. Nowadays, perhaps they bring more tourists to Salem in Massachusetts than Goethe brings to Weimar!

[@annakorn9319]

I live in Germany and my friends do the Christmas pickle thing every year

[@Llortnerof]

I think it's more accurate to say that german can _make_ anything sound aggressive, if you want it to.

[@DasPolarlichtlein]

i remember an episode of navy cis where two agents went to berlin to do an undercover job - and they showed people walking around in dirndl and lederhosen while bavarian brass music was played in the background 😂

[@DineLade]

Universities usually cost between 250 and 350€, you can easily rent a place or a shared flat between 250 and 450€ a month and if you're smart with your budget, 150€ are easily enough for food. So 1000€ tuition would be at the upper end of possibilities in my opinion. Also, we don't have to buy text books here. Books are often recommended but not necessary and if they are, they are usually available at the library. The only books I had to buy were language course books and those were like 20€ per semester. (And 50% taxes only applies if you're in the highest income bracket)

[@EclecticHillbilly]

As a 60 year old American, this is the first time I've ever heard of a Christmas pickle. lol

[@philhoru]

EclecticHillbilly You are'nt 60 years old buddy

[@philhoru]

Probably you are'nt even 1e years old....

[@Jazzylin]

This is the first intelligent video about Germany I've watched so far. "There's no excuse for intolerance anymore" I love that one most!

[@KristalBlut]

+Jazzy But intolerance is very German :l

[@Jazzylin]

+Graf Vladumir Have you lost it??? In Germany, LGBT rights have envolved significantly, registred partnerships for gays and lesbians are legal, it's also becoming a country of immigration ... just to name a few things, the list could go on and on. I've been living/travelling in different coutries and have to say the maiority of German people is VERY tolerant. Geez I wonder what people YOU socialize with?

[@Jazzylin]

+Graf Vladumir Your lack of education is showing.

[@anonymeslebewesen1502]

+Jazzy lack of education, you know what the german word for people is who are supporting the refugee-politics of angela merkel, we are calling them "gutmenschen" (good men ) , its sarcastic. most of germans are against being an imigration-country.

[@Jazzylin]

+Anonymes Lebewesen "most of germans are against being an imigration-country" No, you are wrong ... luckily! Using 'good men' as a cuss word, really? Stupid is as stupid does.

[@elgarak]

The thing about university tuition is that in the US the students pay the teachers (professors) for the teaching. They do not in Germany -- the professor's salary is funded by the state out of tax money. The stuff students have to pay to the university is to fund student organized services, and for the most part, to pay for general public transportation. Sure you have to factor in rent, food, and books -- but as far as I have observed while working at a US university, some of that was not part of the tuition (and had to be paid on top, as in Germany.) Rent was, at least for freshmen. But as far as I know, all students had to pay on top of tuition for food, books, parking...

[@llollo3405]

I'm German, and as I heard this lies I thougt so... Are they thinking we are monsters (Sorry for my english, I don't know if I write anthing right)

[@carmenwheatley7316]

No. People don’t think you are monsters. Some Americans don’t read about other cultures and believe stupid stories they hear.

[@robertlumsden942]

most americans really like germany. I for one love your country. I live in florida and would love to visit again. I was there in early 70's. I rave about your country.

[@charonboat6394]

Well, with WWII atrocities committed by germans are you surprised?

[@Just-me-Laura]

@@carmenwheatley7316 so true

[@Just-me-Laura]

Your English is better than some Americans. No we don't think you are monsters at all. Only the ones that receive their knowledge from Hollywood movies and don't bother to educate theirselves using other sources. You are good people and should feel proud.

[@JasmineWalden]

I really don't wanna be a smart ass, but everybody get's this Lederhosen-Thing so wrong. :D Actually Lederhosen aren't as common as one might think. I'm from NRW and I'ver never ever in my whole live (and I'm 21) seen someone there, that wears Lederhosen. Maybe except for at Bavarian-themed fests, which are extremely rare. You cannot even buy them there. It's a bavarian thing and I think there are some other regions, where it's common to wear them. ;) Btw. I love your videos. It's so interesting to hear about your experiences in Germany.

[@xTheredEXx]

Was das Reinheitsgebot an geht, kannst du ruhig weiter stolz auf dein Land sein, da es in abgewandelter vorm wirklich mal ein Gesetz war und mit in heutige Lebensmittelgesetze und Brauereigesetze eingeflossen ist. Siehe: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinheitsgebot , www.brauer-bund.de/bier-ist-rein/reinheitsgebot.html

[@carlosesperanzo3726]

Dude the vid was nice!!! But to me idk the most interesting thing in your video was the eric clapton record behind you the 92 unplugged concert as far as I can tell from the picture!!!! I allways love to see a nother clapton fan XD!!!!!!

[@muddyfeet69]

I bought a Christmas pickle in Munich (Hofbrewhouse) and placed it in our x-mas tree and told my son to find it. This is the first time I made that .....because it is not part of our traditions and I've only knew about that tradition from my time in New Mexico, USA (I was stationed there with the German Air Force).

[@BlackForest909]

actually about 53% of the Autobahn has no speed limit

[@Thraim.]

Yeah, if you go on a drive at 3am. The rest of the day the Verkehrsleitsystem would like to have a word with you.

[@Llortnerof]

Most of the unlimited parts tend to be rather congested anyway, so the lack of speed limit isn't going to help you much. Can't drive faster than the truck in front of you.

[@TheRealObi-wanKenobi]

BlackForest Adam no sorry

[@stefanweber4548]

BlackForest Adam 53% are Baustelle

[@jessecox8486]

I've never heard of a Christmas pickle. . . That's odd.

[@Herbart-ot1tr]

My grandpa still drinks his beer warm (he puts it close to the stove at least in winter). He says and i heard this from other elderly people that drinking beer warm is better for the prostate. In addition it will make one sleepy, when drinking it warm, which can be an alternative to sleeping pills. I guess you have to show us the seahorse winning the Kentucky Derby now.

[@vallybae7827]

About University: In Germany we have no fees for applications, so everyone can apply for free. And University in general is cheap. We have a semester payment (which for me is 152,50€ every six months). You get a really cheap ticket for public transport, also for a whole semester (which is in my case 168,00€). In dorms two people are unlikely to share the same room (I've never seen or heard that a dorm offers that). Dorms are relatively cheap, it mainly depends whether you choose to share a flat with up to 8 (?) people. Also you can have an entire flat for yourself. There are options, however most of the time people just get sorted into their dorms. I pay 235,00€ for shared flat with 2 others, further away of the city-center. The problem isn't fees for uni, most of the time it's the living expenses which are the most expensive (rent, food, transportation and everything else).

[@sheepcr3eper428]

Haha I've really never heard of that Christmas pickle thing xD

[@marintschku]

Well, the "Studiengebühren" have been abolished a few years ago but you still have to pay "Semesterbeiträge" for you Busticket (it is your duty to pay this, for solidarity reasons.) I pay 126,36 € VRR-Ticket (its a certain driving zone), plus 48,10 € NRW-Ticket (so i can drive through NRW, but no long-distance trains such as ICE or IC) aaand 120,00 € Sozialbeitrag (AkaFö 105 €, AStA 15 €) per semester. Yeah I know, this isn't a lot but (!) I have to get to university by car, because the route network is ... ******.... and you have to pay for your Books, Meals and your flat of course. The german law says that a student has to receive 670€/month from the parents/bafög/etc...but that is far too little! BTW: we do not wear dirndl's in NRW...

[@WhateverT997]

Koelleforniagirl nie? ich mag dirndl...

[@Cera3]

Koelleforniagirl in Leipzig the Semesterbeitrag is ~200€ including the train ticket and you can get a small student apartment for 160€.

[@elvchenschwarz6217]

Cera3 das ding ist dass die wenigsten nach leipzig wollen und eher andere bundesländer wählen. würde mich interessieren, weshalb dem so ist.

[@Cera3]

die wenigsten wollen nach leipzig? aha... laut einer umfrage ist leipzig auf platz 4 der beliebtesten uni-städte ;)

[@MIUMIUMIU1000]

Cera3 auf jeden Fall! Wunderschöne Stadt ;) Würde dort auch gerne studieren...

[@clarafalk5994]

Well, my Grandma came up to us with the tradition of the christmas pickle some years ago so we actually have this little thing at our german Heiligabend. She says a friend who's got a friend who's got a friend who's got a friend that lives in the US and told her about this tradition.

[@julerichter9868]

Where I live the Christmas pickle is still put in the tree but I've experienced that it's just on the countryside where you find it and not in the cities or bigger towns