5 THINGS THAT WILL MAKE A GERMAN ANGRY 🇩🇪

[@HvBEDV]

If you think this things make Germans angry, then try walking in the bike lane ...

[@survivaldeutschland]

HAHAHAHA true :D thats a real battlefield :D

[@thorstensaccount1565]

… or biking on the Fußweg (pedestrian path) my toddler is walking along of. 😠😱

[@finjaheckmann3645]

Yesss

[@alettas5581]

SO TRUEEE!!!!!

[@windhelmguard5295]

if you think that makes a german angry, try biking on the car lane.

[@Alias_Anybody]

The worst thing is putting plastic into the bio-container.

[@ulrichlehnhardt4293]

The worst thing is overstuffing the Bio Container, so that the lid can't get closed anymore. This attracts rats to the premises.

[@knut-hinrichqwalter2463]

Das Allerschlimmste für einen Deutschen heutzutage ist, sich nicht dauernd über alles Mögliche zu ärgern und zu beschweren bis hin zur Klage vor Gericht !

[@lukassimontm3546]

My best friend was "interrupted" by an old lady the other day. He was putting his biomüll into the container and, like you should - and he always does, he emptied the plastic bag and threw the bag into the plastics container. The lady saw it and was soo pleased that she just had to tell him how much she appreciated it. ☺ Imagine, a german being so happy that one feels the need to interrupt a stranger and talk to them. 😅 I thought it was just very sweet. And my friend (who is very awkward around people) was quite amused by it.

[@tashacharity1922]

I did this the first week I got here,,and yeah,,it wasn't easy going through a 30 minute lecture

[@merlinck1976]

Try to put old batteries in the containers reserved for paper... 😂😂👍

[@waldzwerg7814]

The "best" are those, who take the poo into the bag, make a knot in the bag and throw it into the next bush.

[@ramblingmillennial1560]

lool

[@27laziza]

ooh I hate that so so much. I get so angry when I see a plastic bag with dogpoo in it, just laying somewhere on the ground. I mean, why put it in a bag then anyway? if you're in nature, just better leave the poo on the ground, in the gras or something, where it'll just naturally decompose or put it in a bag and throw it in a bin, but why hurt the environment by leaving the plastic on the ground?!?!?! 🤬 (oh and yes, I'm German^^)

[@anditv4688]

Well, there are bags that are biodegradable. So it doesn't matter in those cases.

[@ronnie.938]

@@anditv4688 It still needs more than 3 years until it's no longer visible

[@nachtalb8394]

@@anditv4688 In those cases the dog shit could just degrade where it was in the first place. It takes About 3-4 days at 20° C for dogshit to degenerate. In case of non-degreadable bags (which are used often enough) the shit gets conserved for the next 150 years. Complete bigotry of the human race to put shit into plastic-bags...

[@vivi__0204]

I'm from Croatia. My husband and I we live in Germany for 7 months now and we love the rules especially the garbage rules. Deutschland ist ein tolles Land. 👌❤️❤️

[@chuckkdeeseses6985]

Coc co stee

[@TaccoDienstag]

Ivana P I live in germany although i'm also from croatia I still learn croatian though

[@IZaubermausI]

Nice to hear! Dankeschön 🤗

[@jenniferobadic7521]

Ako već živiš čitav život u njemačkoj, znaš da ovdje baš nije lijepo 🤷‍♀️

[@rybner5765]

Learn German, dont break the social rules and speak with germans. Do this three things and they will like you. Viel Erfolg und einen schönen Tag.

[@DanielHeini]

That will make a german angry: Driving on the Autobahn on the left lane with 140Km/h without speedlimit! :-D

[@sheliak4576]

and yet, as soon as the german tourists leave their own country, they will STICK to the left lane and never get back to the right lane no matter how many cars pile up in their back....

[@RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv]

Most of my own Dutch people , drive like shit on the German Autobahn. I always tel them,if you drive slow,park your car on the right lane.

[@FireSignd]

@@sheliak4576 Problem is, u can't overtake on the right since most German ppl drive moderately slow there. So you're forced to drive slow on a Autobahn without speed limit because some idiot doesn't know the unwritten rules on German Autobahnen. It's not like you're forced to drive fast, just swap lanes if you don't wanna stress yourself out.

[@windhelmguard5295]

@@FireSignd those rules are not unwritten. it is the law that you have to drive on the right lane when you're not overtaking anything. consequently someone driving that slow on the left lane is braking the law, unless he is actually overtaking a truck.

[@ariebolo]

I was once at an american restaurant. The one with the big "M". And there was a group of young adults, so 18-20 years old sitting at the table next to me. A smartphone rang and one of them answered the phone. Talking loudly about the most privat things and then they handed the smartphone from one to the other and I heard everything. In the end somebody said: "Bye Markus!" And then one after another: "Bye Markus!" I said loudly: "Bye Markus!!!!!" They looked at me totally confused and I answered: "Well, now that I know everything about his sex life I just think it is nice to say bye!"

[@nobodyknows8147]

Brilliant !!!

[@joze838]

You are my hero!! :D That's perfect. Sadly most of those fuckers doesn't speak English or German, do I can't engage as good. :/

[@nachtalb8394]

@@joze838 Always nice to put some racism into a comment...

[@joze838]

@@nachtalb8394 You should look up the definition of racism :D

[@24wallachian]

@@nachtalb8394 It's you putting racism into this discussion. If you think that saying that someone doesn't speak a certain language is racist, then it's you who is the racist here. It's the ones who scream 'racism' everytime anyone mentions ANY difference between People who is the actual racist…. And based on your comment, you really are completely obsessed with race.

[@MAHero-sf9ec]

Wer is auch deutscher und denkt sich Sie hat recht😂😂👍🏼🇩🇪

[@jenniferobadic7521]

Hier 😂 bzw bin ich keine Deutsche, aber bin hier aufgewachsen und denk mir manchmal, dass man es mit dem Aufregen auch übertreiben kann 🤷‍♀️

[@minat.t.785]

M.A Hero Ich!😜

[@allkindaboutsongsakas7547]

Ich nicht

[@TheOriginalShakuraz]

Rennradfahrer auf der Straße? Kein Mensch musste bisher durchleiden, was denen antun würde....

[@Friendo96]

Das mit den Fahrrädern ist mit Abstand das schlimmste !!!

[@d.l.6838]

Being German, this really made me laugh 😂 😂😂 . It is so true, all the things you mentioned would get me frustrated, especially people not separating their garbage out of lazyness.

[@adysluminsky9182]

I am Brazilian and I agree with all these rules....make our lives better

[@christypoos9728]

Sadly some seniors cant separate their trash for health reason. Help them before Condemning them.

[@windhelmguard5295]

the funny thing about all that is that separating your trash is pretty pointless in germany. all the separate bins are collected by the same cars and then thrown onto the same pile before it all goes into the sorting machine. the only reason why we separate garbage is because of a law that states that stores have to dispose of packing material for free, which lead to the invention of the yellow bin or sack as well as the green dot. the yellow bin is where everything that has the green dot goes and nothing else, regardless of what it's made off. this is to ensure that you are not paying for getting rid of packing material. i have seen so many people who separate garbage wrong too, here is how it goes: does it have a green dot? if yes it goes in the yellow bin, if no then is it made of paper or cardboard? if yes it goes in the blue bin, if not it's hausmüll. any separating you do beyond that is pointless.

[@adysluminsky9182]

@@windhelmguard5295 wow!! I didn't know this!!

[@juliane8516]

Windhelm Guard that’s bullshit I never saw that the different rubbish goes to the same lorry. Paper, plastic and rubbish are fetched from different lorries. The different Glasses are going to different compartment in the lorry. Please inform yourself before you share lies

[@_NikkyD_]

That stuff doesn't make us angry, it is simply against the law! 1, 2 and 4 can get you fined. 5 depends but can be against the law as well.

[@m.h.6470]

if there is a dedicated bike lane, it is *always* illegal, to ride on the road!

[@JokoCi]

Dogpo seems regulated differently. I was surprised to find that my city only advices to pick it up to avoid public upset. Not mandated.

[@m.h.6470]

@@abtrapp as long as the bike lane is marked for bikes only and there is no unreasonable damage to the lane, all bikes (even the wider ones and "Liegefahrräder") have to ride on that lane. If they don't, and there is an accident, they by default are partly responsible! On unmarked bike lanes, bikes should ride there, but are not forced to. See this German site for a complete description of what is allowed and what not: pdeleuw.de/fahrrad/stvo.html If there is a marked lane and you don't use it, you can be fined and even get points in flensburg on your car drivers license. See the same German site pdeleuw.de/fahrrad/urteile.html#benutzung for some interesting judgements around that.

[@TheNordicVoyager]

Only mandatory with a type 237 or similar sign. And even then there are exceptions.

[@m.h.6470]

@@abtrapp In Deutschland gibt es Radwege, die benutzt werden müssen und "Radwege", die benutzt werden sollten, aber nicht müssen (In Anführungszeichen, weil viele davon nicht wirklich als Radweg bezeichnet werden können, sondern nur ein paar Striche auf dem Boden sind). Wenn ein Radweg ein blaues Schild mit weißem Fahrrad hat, ist er Pflicht, ansonsten eben nur der vorgeschlagene Weg...

[@bluecat2741]

If someone disturbes our Sunday peace we are even allowed to call the police 😊🤣...

[@ralfhaggstrom9862]

Or KILL the disturber, zu befehl ..............

[@HexenkoeniginVonAngmar]

Or quiet hours in the night. 10pm to 6am is supposed to be quiet as well.

[@ralfhaggstrom9862]

( 22.00-06.00 ) Obersturmbannfuhrer ..................@@HexenkoeniginVonAngmar

[@karpfenteich82]

Because we are soooo religious and need the Sunday for meditative practise :-p

[@HexenkoeniginVonAngmar]

@@karpfenteich82 Yeah, totally.

[@peterkoller3761]

at least to some extent the reason for these differences that you observed between New Zealand and Germany: New Zealand: 17,5 People per km², Germany 231 per km).

[@RGSuperfan]

I'm French and those things drive me crazy too! I think I could live in Germany! 😂

[@janethockey9070]

RGSuperfan Live on the border and get the best of both worlds

[@marcsteppi2192]

You’re welcome 😊

[@taniakrause9253]

Come over but dont bring your French bread with you, in germamy we have the best bread in the whole world

[@biggsdarklighter0473]

Well, not everyone speaks French. But English and German are pretty common.

[@armoricain]

@@taniakrause9253 These are fighting words, my friend!

[@sismofytter]

99% of this is the same in Denmark 🇩🇰 ♥️ From 🇩🇰

[@linajurgensen4698]

sismofytter 🇩🇪🇩🇰❤️ but I think every germanic based country can relate :)

[@KoldingDenmark]

We don't have penalties.

[@24wallachian]

Denmark is basically a mini-Germany.

[@KoldingDenmark]

@@24wallachian That is an insult.

[@janethockey9070]

sismofytter Are you also obsessed with silence?

[@megandorrian4802]

I hate people talk loud on the phone in public and I am from Ireland.

[@pmac22]

Or having a convo with the speaker on! I dont understand why they think we want to hear????

[@linchen008]

Or discuss their break up ....

[@megandorrian4802]

@@pmac22 I hate that too especially when they on the bus

[@DrGlynnWix]

Yeah, but seriously, it happens all the time on the Red Line Luas in Dublin. So uncomfortable!

[@Beingasong]

It's the same in Russia and that's so irritating, going on the bus and having to get acquainted with somebody's personal life 😄

[@SED22]

1. not picking up dog poo 2. not separating rubbish 3. speaking loudly on phones in public places 4. being loud on Sundays 5. not using bike lanes

[@karpfenteich82]

Assi :-p

[@alimamacat1580]

ParodyWisp thank you!!! I kept forwarding it to get to the next topic lol

[@zisanarbaz3589]

Thank you!

[@drawingatrandom7679]

So you guys from Germany just look at dog crap and shake you're heads no when someone doesn't clean up after themselves?

[@PianistStefanBoetel]

Also terrible if neighbours don't break up their waste into pieces. Especially with paper. Neighbours put the whole empty DHL package into the bin without arranging them properly so other neighbours can't dispose their paper even if the bin was emptied one day ago.

[@stefaniedeveci455]

My husband always freaks out on that 😂

[@grinsekatze3085]

YESSSSS!!!! Same where I live! One or two A...holes shove the just folded cardboardbox into the paperbin, it unfolds and then the whole bin is "full"! We're 13 people living in 9 Appartments and only one or two get to dispose their cardboard-trash while the rest of us has to wait 2 weeks til garbage-day until the bins are empty again!

[@wernerhiemer406]

But it is supposed to not tear appart card board boxes so the sorthing mechanismen can work better. I just stuff them fold into them self on the walls of the bin. Well its actually the big bin so there is plenty of wall for stuffing. But also there are some "Fehlwürfe" even had cigarette stubs in the paper container, plastic in bio and bio in waste bin.

[@Bueddenwarder-Aggerschnagger]

@@stefaniedeveci455 me too...

[@Evelyn-yf1mx]

Im a German living in Virginia and I HATE the Lawnmower Sunday morning. One neighbor is done the next starts. I cant sit out on my Balcony enjoying a coffee or breakfast. It drives me insane and I get so grumpy and go back inside. Oh and setting NO BLINKER when turning into a street.....don't get me started😒😃

[@Glibber777]

Dazu hat Reinhard Mey mal ein schönes Lied gemacht: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5qqe4t_lr-nsLc

[@megan166]

I'm an American and these things also piss me off. The lawnmower thing especially makes me want to rip out every motor in a 5 mile radius. I'm also surprised you haven't had to deal with the Sunday shooters, hillbillies who like cracking off guns for no reason at all, or the stupid little planes who dive bomb and circle homes just because they want to see your home, or the idiot who revs his truck or car for no reason, or the jerk with the drone who buzzes around your property, or the dirt bike and four-wheeler crowd who like to run up and down the roads for no other reason than just to make noise, and all this on a Sunday, when it should be frigging quiet. Yes, this irritates me to no end too. You have my sympathies, and I'm sorry to say it can only get worse.

[@heathercraig363]

I actually find it soothing. Maybe that's because I've heard it my whole life

[@Matty06001]

@@megan166 Oh my God! You're just exactly like me! I'm always thinking we should just start a little enclave in the United States of people who just really hate loud obnoxious noises. It would be so peaceful and the neighbors wouldn't get irritated with one another. Dream dream dream.

[@Matty06001]

I'm an American, I absolutely hate it when people don't put their blinkers on. I always make a big deal of it to my grandsons in the hope that I'll brainwash them into driving correctly when they learn!

[@karlwhite2733]

These things should/would make any responsible person upset.

[@tumbleweedfish]

Me, a german: *sees title* time to get pissed *fives minutes in* this isn't international?????

[@rosiesummer2711]

Pretty much. All these are international.

[@2Ten1Ryu]

When it comes to dog poo, Austria takes the cake. They have 24h emergency hotline in Vienna if you need to dispose of your dog's poo. A hotline! Oh, and they charge you 50€ if you leave the poo behind.

[@annabellem7953]

@@2Ten1Ryu If they catch you in germany you also get charged

[@annestaudacher972]

I just LOVE your videos! I'm German and I think that they are simply HILARIOUS! You are not wrong about most of the things that you say, but your way of explaining things is very entertaining! You appear to be having quite a good time in Germany! I'm so happy about it! Enjoy! I'm sure that we are all very happy to have you and your family stay in our country!

[@anevandyk2]

I honestly love rules and regulations.. ♥️🇩🇪 makes me happy if everything works well.

[@BlackAdder665]

We should meet! ;-)

[@sunu84]

Also me

[@JaneDoe-ci3gj]

I'm from Sweden.I agree😊👍

[@rookmaster7502]

It is these social rules which ultimately improve the quality of life for everyone. When society is dominated by "anything goes, nothing really matters" mindset, the quality of life suffers as consequence.

[@sheliak4576]

tell that to italians O:-)

[@Applesandfries]

I have actually picked up my dogs poo with a leaf because I ran out of bags. I would NEVER just leave it😅

[@nordheim90]

Sehr brav!👍 Grüße aus Österreich 😉😁

[@furzkram]

I so LOVE your little Fachwerkhaus there on the sideboard, btw.

[@TheEdgarMueller]

Summarizing, it is the disregard for your civic duties and contempt for the rights of others that make people mad. German communities are usually highly organized with shared duties, roles and responsibilities. This is what makes them function so well under normal conditions. You noticed yourself that people are looking for each other and are taking care of lost gloves or stuff on the pavement. Not all of the motivation to do so is altruistic, though, there is also a part in us that makes us love to control and correct others. In exaggeration you could call it policing each others. This feature of German togetherness fades to some extent in bigger cities, where anonomity prevents sharing of responsibilities and then you see us being the hogs just as everyone else.

[@blackcherrychan]

I read somewhere that German culture is a weird mix of individualism and collectivism. Like you are free to have your own identity and pursue your own goals, but there is something of a collective mind when it comes to order (the example in the video) and duty (for example working moral,)

[@livics610]

@Linda Wagner Fuck you

[@chucky8979]

You are the kind of migrants we germans love to have here.

[@lucieb.9071]

Im german living in the US and I miss all the things you’re mentioning, esp the peace on trains and no loud noises on Sunday!!

[@Theoneandonly88able]

Why did you leave then? Germany is such a great country :)

[@lifesong8484]

I'm Australian & love these rules. We also share some of the same ones. It is illegal to leave dog poo anywhere in a public space, so owners bring little bags with them when they take their dog for a walk (& we also have free dog clean up bags at most parks & beaches, with a bin next to it). If only everyone thought of how things affect other ppl & act with respect life would be so much easier.

[@shaunw9270]

Sounds like NZ & Oz have done well providing dog poo bags . So many dog owners here 🇬🇧 still let their dogs crap anywhere & don't pick it up , despite an alleged fine of up to £1000 .

[@kyoumasama7093]

You ever heared about "Mittagspause" its like sunday but every day between 12-15 oclock

[@Xianne027]

Not always. I'm an American living in Germany. I faithfully separate my garbage, but it's my German neighbors upstairs who mix up their garbage.

[@thegardenmuse2398]

Gotta say, I'm Amercian and that stuff rubs me the wrong way too. I think the "American" thing of "mind your own business", and "don't tell me what to do," get in the way of us having nicer things -Like Socialized Medicine :( Your video's are pretty interesting and you're a very genuine person. Thanks for sharing!

[@thegardenmuse2398]

Sorry, had to add that I hope your neighbors aren't watching this LOL! :P

[@jprob2443]

@Duke Of Prunes But our government always seems to have plenty of money for the defense department and likes giving tax breaks to the wealthy. There's enough money in our huge economy for everyone don't be fooled.

[@Duesi2024]

1. it won't make them angry, it's also an "Ordnungswiedrigkeit" (misdemeanour i would call it in english?), which can cost u around 15-30 € or higher (dempends on where u live) 2. If u don't seperate the rubbish correct, the rubbish collection can feel free to not touch it and let it there as it is. (if u wanna cheat there u need to hide it in between ;) ) 4. In germany i'ts called "Ruhezeiten" (daily rest period), commonly under the week (and Saturday) from 22:00-07:00 in the morning and from 12:00-15:00, Sunday and holdays the whole day. Yea it totally fucks up, if some start to drill a whole or mow the loan on restricted times^^ 5. As far as I know, you are used to it, to ride the bike on the circle path, if there is one

[@DerKalteMond]

There is one question that makes mostly every German very angry: "Why don't you speak english, IT IS compulsive in this world." ... We have a beautiful flexible and complex language and we love it.

[@Ganeshasson]

...hat mich aber noch keiner - jemals - gefragt. Sorry hängt wohl mit Pisa zusammen. Was den Rest an geht, so sehe ich das genau so.

[@FloTubePro]

Hä was alter wen macht das sauer englisch ist einfach die weltsprache und für alle die am einfachsten zu lernende sprache des macht schon sinn

[@DerKalteMond]

@@Ganeshasson es macht viele wütend, dass es als Selbstverständlichkeit von Fremden angesehen wird.

[@Ganeshasson]

@@DerKalteMond Na und, wie viele denken .... das wir... ich scheiss drauf. War auch schon ein wenig in der Welt unterwegs und habe, jedenfalls im Bereich Asien, niemals diese Frage gestellt bekommen. Schönes WoE Dir......

[@DerKalteMond]

@@Ganeshasson Nein nein nein. du hast was falsch verstanden. Es geht um die fremden die hier nach Deutschland kommen und uns hier im Heimatland an den Kopf ballern, dass man doch gefälligst english kann/muss.

[@ladynicoletta]

I'm a Bavarian living in the Netherlands. Watching your videos makes me realize a lot of things I never have thought about. But it'd so true. Like mowing the lawn on a Sunday gave me a good laugh because it's so obvious you can't do it.. For Germans anyway. Thank you Antoinette!

[@San-eh8do]

I love our Sundays. It's a family and friends day, why should you work?

[@531M4N35CH]

stimmt alles. :-) -1. weil es widerlich ist. -2. der umwelt zu liebe & weil wir das so lernen. -3. also das stört doch wohl jeden? -4. am morgen durch lautes geschrei geweckt werden, wenn man mal ausschlafen will; klar nervt das. -5. weil die fahrradwege nur aus dem einen grund erbaut wurden, damit die radfahrer nicht mehr den gesamten verkehr behindern.

[@cassandra8620]

-5. und weil die Fahrradfahrer nicht mehr so viel umgefahren werden

[@Nellyfair2]

I live in Germany 4 & 5 are so accurate. Sundays are days to relax before the new week begins.

[@quetal5695]

I'll never understand how cat poo and horse poo are tolerated and will not have to be removed while dog poo is a no go.

[@samfetter8191]

Well Antoinette, disturbing the peace without declaring war first is against the rules. 😁 And you know how we Germans like our rules. 😏😉

[@michischaeffler]

And what about "not being on time". Don't be too late ... you make Germans very angry

[@Periskop1]

In the early 90's I was walking with my girlfreind in Germany when we came upon a pedestrian lane traffic stop in a very quiet neighborhood with the red light on.It was a wooded area almost in the middle of a park with no cars to be seen.On the opposite side was a girl maybe 10 years old also waiting for the light to turn green. Since there was no on coming traffic from both directions we foolishly decided to cross anyway and when we did the girl got very furious at us shouting "do you have tomatoes for eyes?" It was funny and terrifying at the same time and it served us right. So yeah,wait for the green light before crossing,especially in Germany.:-)

[@mistym0rning]

I know you didn’t mean to do anything terrible, but you were actually setting a bad example for kids. So maybe that’s why the girl got so angry - we teach our kids to only cross the street when the pedestrian light turns green, but then when adults cross on a red light it confuses kids and sets a bad example. Yeah, I guess we’re suckers for rules 😄 it’s just something we never do when there’s kids at the crossing

[@Periskop1]

@@mistym0rning You are right of course.Viele Grüße.

[@LeonTheaker]

The first time I visited friends in Berlin, I went to cross a street on a red light because there was no traffic coming. My friend pulled me back and explained that in Berlin, most police and ticket inspectors etc do not wear uniforms and that I could have got a fine.

[@kaiserthescouser8067]

„5 things to make a german angry“ sounds like a challenge rather than a guide for good co-existence 😂

[@youtuber8443]

Seperating your waste has no enviromental reason. It makes the burn process in the power plant more efficient. That is why we have to split it.

[@ballisonfargo]

In the city where I live in the US, we have single bin recycling. Even so, there are certain things that cannot go into the recycle bin such as food waste and plastic bags and film. Those have the be recycled separately. I have heard that If the processing plant finds that a load is contaminated with disallowed items, the entire load goes to the landfill. That makes me angry!

[@reinerjung1613]

4. is mostly an issue in more conservative areas (depends on the type of lawn mower, electric good, gasoline = loud = bad) 5. Car drivers get angry. However, not every bike lane in Germany is a proper bike lane and you are not required to use them. Unfortunately, car drivers do not know or like to forget traffic regulations, if they limit them. So I would like to add number 6. Germans get pissed of when someone parks on the bicycle lane, pedestrian way or in any other no parking zone. ;)

[@KimChi-iy7jd]

In Vienna you can get a "Ordnungsstrafe" (fee) for not putting poop of your dog away from 36,- Euros up to 2.000,- 😁 So it not only makes people angry this behaviour is expensive, too!

[@Mokkamalia]

...depending on the size of the poop?

[@KimChi-iy7jd]

@@Mokkamalia no, depending on how often you are doing it. One man famously was caught more than 10 times and he managed to get fined almost those 2000,- Euros. Needless to say our parks and streets are pretty poopless.

[@johnlabus7359]

I thought that German's were direct? Why doesn't anyone say something to the woman who is not separating her rubbish? Why isn't anyone telling people to stop talking loudly on their mobile phones? As for bike lanes, Germans also get really upset if people walk in the bike lanes and bike on the sidewalks. I've seen that one in action in Berlin.

[@randomnessr2538]

Some germans would, but it's also a different kind of being 'direct'. We may seem 'direct' as germans cause e.g. we won't chat you up with small talk if we simply want your help for something, we just ask. But in situations like the neighbour it's also possible nobody complains for years, cause we want to keep the relative peace of living together ^^

[@kleingeld6132]

There's a difference between being direct and confrontative.

[@djukaa17]

Once I was on the bike line by mistake because I was waiting for the Green light and Lady went crazy on me, but still don't know where could I stand since there was no sidewalk 😂

[@ekoi1995]

0:40 walk the dog and not clean the dog's poop 2:30 not seperating your rubbish 5:40 speaking on the phone loudly 6:52 mowing your lawn on a Sunday 8:27 biking on the road (and not on the biking lanes)

[@MikhahS]

You missed it with the last Point. The most "Bike Lanes" aren't driveable. For sure not with a lightweight Bike. To halt Distance - Abstandsgebot von 1,5m - is also a Rule for Cyclists. So you have to ride "in the middle" of your Lane of Traffic. Furthermore, the Roads ARE NOT only for Cars. So there's no Reason to get Upset.

[@Sleeping_Insomiac]

If there is a bike lane, the road is for cars. Don't be an ass.

[@erictrumpler9652]

Some bike Lanes are shared with pedestrians, and as such unsuitable for racing bikes, many are in disrepair, many end without a logical continuation, many have sudden twists and turns, slightly too high curbs at road crossings, some turn to gravel without notice. Lots of reasons why racing bikers in particular prefer to use the highway. On sparsely travelled roads this shouldn't be a problem, and why they choose busy roads, God only knows.

[@CloudEvangelist]

I had this in a train someone watching videos on high volume over the speaker. I stood up, walked over and started watching the screen over their shoulder. They asked what I do and I said since the whole carriage has to listen I at least have right to watch it as well. And these was an older couple.

[@Ps-tc9ko]

I TOTALLY agree...it's logical. In the UK loads of people nowadays take the bad, ignorant, arrogant and uneducated route and make it so hard for people that were brought up properly and have respect for everyday day life. You know who you are...

[@shaunw9270]

That's because we've been swamped by fake "asylum seekers" and all the bad apples from the Middle East & Eastern European slums , coming here with their hands out saying "House" & looking for a free ride, and getting it . If you complain , you're instantly branded a racist .

[@dreadfulsanity4686]

I know this post is half a year old and someone probably already said it, but there's a ordinance about when you are allowed to maw your backyard. It's called Rasenmäherlärm-Verordnung, was implemented in 1992 and says that you can only maw your lawn on weekdays between 7 am and 7 pm.

[@hansbuergel3957]

I'm sorry, but you are getting germanized:-D

[@sismofytter]

I call it Euronized 😉 👍🏻

[@hansbuergel3957]

@Gunther H.G. Geick I'm not sory for being germanized but for having to inform Antoinette!

[@camstein6906]

Germanisiert🤣

[@slaaneshnurgle3720]

Germaned.com

[@carolynbareilles1869]

Hans Buergel, honey, don't be sorry, my dear. Germanized könnet uns alle gut tun.

[@gabrieleghut1344]

Not every food is for the "Biotonne" and not every plastic you can put in the "gelbe Sack". It depends where you live in Germany. What you can put in the "Resttonne" can be different too. So I m German and I had to learn this too and I still have problems remembering what goes in the right bin. And I have a feeling it changes sometimes.

[@miriamarianesteffen4623]

I am German and first I thought this is one of these videos what just shows some stereotypes. But all of these things are sooo true!! All of these things are driving me crazy!! I never thought that all of these things are German. I thought loud speaking people or dog's poo on the street would freak out everyone. 😅

[@uindy4]

Sunday is free in Greece we wash cars, grass, go to the beach. We love sound.

[@linajurgensen4698]

My personal list (what not to do in Germany) from a German: 1. throwing trash in nature 2. going over a red ample 3. talking to strangers (most germans are introverts) 4. when you live in a city and also work there, but you’re driving by car to work even tho it takes 15 minutes by bike 5. being ridiculously loud in public 6. making fun of us in a negative way 7. not getting to the point of conversation/having annoying smalltalk 8. not being on time („Deutsche Bahn“ is an exception) 9. setting no blinker when turning into a street 10. standing in the middle of an escalator, so people can’t pass... the rule is „rechts stehen, links gehen“ 11. walking in the bike lane!!!😬😩

[@arianekerner2144]

Okay, I agree with almost all of them, but 2,3 and 8 do Not really Freak us out. I mean I see ppl all the time walking over Red Lights... I'm German and I personally so Not agree with some of it, but some of those u listed are also true (to me)

[@Mikey_was_here]

Talking to strangers? Really? What if you got lost and want to ask where to go? I’m German myself and I don’t think many people have a problem with that. The thing is not all people here can speak english. I guess that would be a bigger problem when talking to strangers.

[@wilmut31]

Point 7! Is for me the most annouing point!

[@__R__S__]

„Ample“ doesn’t mean „Ampel“.

[@annakilifa331]

I think number 10 can be a quite controversial issue. There are definitely some Germans who would be pissed off by that, but if seems to vary quite a bit regionally. Where I live, most people don't care. I don't think my parents would have even heard of that "rule". I've heard some places actually have signs that tell you to stand on the right and walk on the left, but I've never seen one of those.

[@furzkram]

The bad thing about somebody mixing the garbage is that the garbage collectors are entitled to leave the bin there and refuse emptying it, or that the property owners (who are responsible for the waste disposal, despite having tennants living there) will receive a fine (which they'll then pass on to the tennants, of course).

[@rekordia4885]

Something that makes me much more angry then peolpe just leaving the dogs pile on the ground is: Taking that special plastic litter bag, putting the shit inside - and throw it into the nature.

[@SavedByJesusHeimatLiebe]

Genau!

[@ferdinandfrenchhorn6442]

Rasenmäher ist tatsächlich gesetzlich verboten an Sonn- und Feiertagen. Ich glaube bis zu 50.000€ Strafe

[@furzkram]

About public phone calls: There was times when you were silently asked to come out to the hall when there was a call for you. When mobile phones came up, people would be embarassed when they went off and left the room as quickly as possible. But today people have no shame anymore. I consider it molesting all the others when they have to listen to a "convo" when they do NOT want to. I put "convo" in quotes because it's often some monologue like "ya ... hmmm ... no ... oh ya ... no ... I dunno ... maybe ... yes ... really? ... no ... no ... why? ... ah ... aha ... ya ... " and so on. --> BANG-BANG-BANG !!!

[@emilthoresen981]

Lol😆👍🏻

[@johnwinstanley6959]

I am English from birth, now German due to Brexit. The first thing to learn about German culture is that they follow the rules and laws in general. We Brits certainly do not.

[@livics610]

Yeah, this never happens in France... They talk about climat change where in France everyone litters everywhere...

[@IZaubermausI]

I like your videos very much - as a german I never thought about these things because they are so normal for me! It‘s nice to get an extra look on it! 🤗

[@d.f.9140]

point 5!! I'm a male nurse, driving to peoples for homecare. Everytime it happens that a cyclist rides his bike on the street when there is literal 10cm away a bicycle lane. I'm on a clock, stressed and these c**** are freakin me out. I have to wait until I can pass them. Everytime this happens, they steal not my, but an old ladys/man time to get ready for the day, his medics or whatelse. What I want to say is, be clever, use bicycle lane, it's saver for you, u can't cause an accident when cars try to pass you and (for your interest) u can't get caught when breaking the law by leading to an accident this way. Everyone who can't use the lane near them are douchebags, egonaniacs who don't give a shit about others, they didn't even think about it anyway what they're doing. 3 days before this comment, it happened again, a young women did this and smiled at my face as I hit the horn (awkward) driving a minute behind her .. At this moment, you as a man realise that sometimes some people deserve a straight punch in the face for stupidity and egoism even if this person is a women. That much angry you can get a german with this.

[@ITIsFunnyDamnIT]

there's a whole lot more than what you mentioned in this video that makes Germans angry. Like crossing the street when the light is red even if it's just a small two way street with not much traffic. My German girlfriend got mad at me for crossing the street, when she was visiting me over here in the U.S. It was just a two way street with not much traffic, but the light was red, but no cars so I went to cross and she got mad. I think a better question is what doesn't make a German angry?

[@rowennightfall1369]

You have to respect the Ampelmännchen!😂

[@MrRoztoc]

I hate when people throw plastic bags with bio waste inside into our green container! Dumb af.

[@Rubinian.]

It could be biodegradable plastic.

[@wernerhiemer406]

@@Rubinian. But it doesn't work fast enough for the time it would be on pile. They sort them out right away.

[@Fabian19831]

Great list!! So true. Other ones that come to mind: jaywalking, especially in front of kids, driving slow on the middle or left lanes of an Autobahn, littering of any kind, men that use your bathroom at home and do not sit down to pee (so messy), entering someone's home without taking your shoes off, being late, being wasteful, ...

[@alicebo1127]

I always get a bad conscience when I operate my washing machine on a Sunday.

[@Infinity-dz5zl]

So if you have to sort the trash, how?? Do you use 4-5 different bags?? Different bins?? What if you cant figure out what type it is??????

[@nilsczert8312]

Try my method of silencing smartphone gossipers in public: "The rest of us could not quite follow the whole dirty story. Would you mind speaking up a bit?"

[@jeannelenz2418]

This sentence, I Musst keep in mind!!!

[@michaelgrabner8977]

we have that dog poop issue in Austria as well...and at high frequented dog places there were installed special stands where you can get poop-bags with the sign saying "Das Sackerl für das Gackerl" .. "Sackerl" means "little bag" and "Gackerl" means "little shit/little poop".. and we make always fun about that a bit awkward sounding reminder phrase Germans would call poop "Kacke" but in Austria "K" sounds are way softer pronounced so it is spelled "Gacke" here and the ending "-erl" (but pronounced like "-al" in Austria) is the equivalent to the ending "-chen" to trivialize/belittle things and it is also used in some southern german regions near our border as well .. so we usually say in our common speech "bisserl" (but it sounds like "bissal") instead of "bisschen" or "Mäderl" (sounds like "Mädal") instead of "Mädchen" or "Katzerl" (sounds like "Katzal") instead of "Kätzchen" and "Sackerl" (sounds like "Sackal") instead of "Säckchen" and so on ......

[@moinmoin1185]

I am from Germany and I really like this video it is so true

[@Karolien12]

In my country, Belgium, it is only in a few places where it is not allowed to make noise on a Sunday. But I think it is just common decency that you don’t make noise on Sunday. I always get so mad when my neighbours are mowing there lawn on a Sunday.

[@mo.4k224]

As a real German I have to inform you that you forgot about the most impotant rule! That's not eben a joke: German beer is the best in the entire World! If you compare it to other beers you'll get in serious trouble. Like, everybody is going to hate you.

[@anirudhkochhar3999]

Is it? Which brand? I've tried a couple German beers, but I found Belgians better. Maybe I just didn't try the good ones. I have had Bitburger/Pilsener and all. But Hoegaarden has been the best beer I've ever tried

[@2Ten1Ryu]

@@anirudhkochhar3999 I don't think it's that serious tbh.

[@kiramolly5639]

@@anirudhkochhar3999 you can try Franziskaner, Paulaner, Erdinger.. They are a bit more on the 'sweeter' side just like the belgian ones

[@anirudhkochhar3999]

@@kiramolly5639 yea I liked Erdinger. Will give others a shot. People tell me that beers in Bavaria are better, so maybe I'll go try there once.

[@sheliak4576]

tbh i expected something like "dont like to be called nazis" or "the nazi argument" or whatever. but no.

[@007sMoneyPenny]

I think you got all points right here. As a German, those are exactly the same things bothered me the most here in America. You can put it also this way: We Germans don't like disrespecting common rules. (or it's just me and my "Quality Manager" attitude :-) )

[@ramblingmillennial1560]

I find this interesting. My boyfriend lives in the Rhine area and he told me that NO ONE picks up after their dogs XD even though theyre supposed to. So #1 shocked me lol

[@linchen008]

That's right. It depends on which region.

[@boahkeinbockmehr]

Yeah, we don't really care too much about that here

[@petrashappyplace]

Do you still live in Germany? The reason I ask is that my mom was born and raised in Wurzburg and I still have family that lives there. I lived, for several years in elementary school, in the village of Rimpar and I LOVED being there!!!

[@mommy2kdk]

I remember the Sunday thing! I get so frustrated here in the US about everything open all the time! No family balance.

[@boahkeinbockmehr]

So you used to have this?

[@mommy2kdk]

@@boahkeinbockmehr I used to live in Germany. I also remember when stores closed at night and on holidays.

[@scifino1]

I don't know how it is in other cities, but here in Bremen a lot of the bike lanes along smaller streets are in a really crappy state. I usually use the car lane when cycling along there. Usually these smaller streets also are not the ones you would drive through with a car unless your destination is somewhere in that neighborhood, because there are bigger streets available, that can handle more traffic.

[@cwfan2]

Dog owners are expected to clean up after their dogs in the US.

[@cwfan2]

@Katharina Kleine That would be a City issue. So it would vary from one community to the next.

[@mcmelre]

We are American but were stationed at USAG Stuttgart for a while in 2015. One of the main things I love about the German people is how passionate they are about rules. Such a nice, practical, and efficient society. I cant wait to move back in September, this time to Ramstein!

[@claralouisa9947]

And I don’t like when people from other countries think that all Germans wear Lederhosen and drink beer and eat meat , we just were Lederhosen at the Oktoberfest but I never went to a Oktoberfest , I hate beer and I’m vegan , so the prejudice is definitely wrong 😂

[@StoffiePrductions]

Schwierig die Aussage. Ausnahmen bestätigen die Regel und widerlegen sie nicht. Nur weil's paar von euch verwirrten gibt, die defintiv in der Minderheit sind kann sie trotzdem die allgemeinheit so ansprechen. Über lederhosen kann man sich streiten da es regional bezogen ist, jedoch im süden auch als tradition in bestimmten Dingen zählt. Die Mehrheit der Bevölkerung ist defintiv Biertrinker, wobei der männlich Anteil wahrscheinlich noch etwas höher ist und Fleisch essen auch mehr als ihr Minderheiten nach meinen Informationen. Finde es sehr angenehm das du dich so schön in der englischen Sprache ausdrücken kannst aber auch schade das du nicht die bedeutungen bzw nicht das wissen für das richtige verstehen besitzt.

[@claralouisa9947]

WerRolf Ich denke man kann nie über die Allgemeinheit sprechen, aber ich habe noch nie gesehen wie Leute an anderen Tagen wie am Oktoberfest Lederhosen getragen haben. Mir ist natürlich klar, dass sehr viele Fleisch essen und Bier trinken ,aber das mit dem Fleisch essen ist in den meisten Ländern so und dann mag ich , wie im Kommentar genannt, dieses Vorurteil nicht, dass Deutschland ein ,Fleischfresserland‘ ist

[@StoffiePrductions]

@@claralouisa9947 Tbh dein Denken ist dann einfach nur falsch. Lass dir einfach dein ersten Satz auf der Zunge zergehen. Wenn dir dazu nichts einfällt dann ist die Hoffnung verloren. Vielleicht musst du deine Wohung/Haus dann auch verlassen um Leute in Lederhosen zusehen. Ich komme aus dem Norden, hier rennen keine bis weniger damit rum, und ich ,wie du gesagt hast eventuell nur zum Oktoberfest. War allerddings ne Zeitling in Bayern stationiert vom Bund aus. Und dort rennen diverse leute so rum, je nachdem wie fest sie an Tradition etc glauben.

[@claralouisa9947]

WerRolf Ehm , was bist du so frech, also in nrw und den meisten Teilen von Deutschland läuft keiner so rum aber ok in Bayern war ich noch nicht , aber laut Verwandten und Freunden laufen da auch keine mit Lederhosen rum außer halt diese schwarzen Hosen die im Moment im Trend sind ich weiß nicht ob du die verwechselst, aber wenn du dir meinen englischen Kommentar durchliest kannst du erkennen, dass ich es nur diese Vorurteile nicht mag und das sie auf mich nicht zu treffen

[@StoffiePrductions]

@@claralouisa9947 Weil du denkst es gibt keine Allgemeinheit und man müsste jeden einzelnen Menschen beachten. "also in nrw und den meisten Teilen von Deutschland läuft keiner so rum´[...] " RICHTIG, deswegen sagte ich ja auch dass e REGIONAL bezogen ist. Kannst du nicht mal richtig Texte verstehen? AUf die ALlgemeinheit trifft es aber zu und du bist eine Ausnahme was jedoch nicht die Regel/Norm widerlegt.

[@colourofmusic2085]

Wow, everything's soo true and I absolutely agree! By the way - I love your accent! 😘

[@tinar.5137]

Ich liebe deine Videos. Ich bin selber Deutsche und muß immer über uns Deutsche lachen!🤣🤣

[@thorstenwestheiderphotogra7722]

Having a blast watching your videos! It's interesting to get a different perspective and to see how you adapt to our way of life, i.e. how you're getting angry about these very same things ;-)

[@thierry-yonathanmeyer5976]

Well... That is just common sense and how to live in society I think it should be the same in all countries It is like that here in France too 😉

[@HeadForItZizou]

I have a racing bycicle, too. The problem with bike lanes is that they are very often in a bad shape, at least this is my experience. The subsoil is not very smooth, there are hobbles and stuff. No problem if you ride a normal bike. But a racing bycicle doesn't have any suspension at all. Means you feel every little unevenness in your hole body. Moreover, if you ride fast, it is often dangerous at least in small towns to use the bike lanes, because pedestrians step on the bike lanes from time to time, so if there are people, I sometimes choose to go on the road because it is safer for me an the people around me ;-) I didn't understand these things until I started riding racing bycicle. But now I try to find a compromise. If the bike lane is ok, I use it, but if there is few traffic and/or many pedestrians, I chose the street.

[@jangolombiewski1271]

ja das mit dem Wochenende ist eine der wenigen guten Sachen die uns der ein Gott glaube gebracht hat ^^

[@nureinherz]

Das ewige Geläute der Kirchenglocken jede Stunde ist eine Lärmbelästigung ohnegleichen, nichts ist hier so laut wie die Kirchenglocken. Arrogant zu glauben jeder will das bis in die Wohnung hören.

[@jenniferobadic7521]

Wie gut, dass ich mich nicht daran halte, ich würde ja durchdrehen, wenn ich an einem Sonntag faul auf der Couch rumliegen würde, da setze ich mich lieber an den Schreibtisch 💪 #workaholic

[@Seamus.Harper]

Actually you could also get fined by the police or the Ordnungsamt for mowing your lawn on a Sunday or other holidays because it is _Ruhestörung_ and that is illegal in Germany. It is the same with blasting loud music after 22.00 unless you have a permit and even then you are not allowed to do so all night but until midnight or 1am so people in the neighbourhood can sleep before going to work.

[@PeterPetermann]

I wish people in berlin would be more strict about their dogs.. the other day some lady had her dog poop on the tram, and not clean it up :( disgusting! But Berlinians somehow don't know how to properly behave and are quite rude anyways. I hope that lady you spoke about is watching your video - maybe she realizes how people see her and improves. Mowing the lawn on a sunday is totally ok - as long as you aren't loud with it, as in using a scythe or one of those mechanical lawnmowers that you just push (without motor). but basically, spot on with all 5 of them! good job!

[@misfithog5855]

Lol, love "Berlinians" . I grew up in (then West) Berlin, and have been back a few times since then. That dog poop in the tram sounds horrid, but believe me when I say that on average dog poop is FAR less of a problem in Berlin now than it was in the 80's. It was, at times, a real mine field of dog poop back then.

[@PeterPetermann]

@@misfithog5855 can't say about the 80s, but it seems worse than in the early 2000s

[@manub.3847]

Dog poop annoys me a lot because some dog owners apparently believe that all roads are cleaned by the town cleaners and since they eventually pay dog taxes, they are too comfortable or they find it too disgusting to clean up the dog dirt. It does not seem to matter to them that in many communities and towns it is the duty of local residents to keep these roads clean. Not to mention dog owners who don´t care if their dog is doing it´s "business" on a private property .

[@PeterPetermann]

@@manub.3847.. There is estimates saying More than half of the dog owners don't even register there dogs, let alone pay the taxes for it

[@infotrad]

Why should people be exposed to lawnmower noise on Sunday? So you think noise 24/7 is okay?

[@eiramsereht1271]

I wish people were just as upset about rubbish not being picked up

[@petrastoveken8663]

The worst thing is being a child and saying 'du' to an adult.

[@mariesimon6628]

I think she was just to afraid to talk about Nazi jokes... 🤔 Actually, this happened to me a few times with tourists / non-germans 😩

[@Dinovator]

im german and i had a dog in the past. I almost clean up my dogs poop. BUT it confused me all the time. I pick up the poop with a bag of plastic and put it in the trash. The trash will get burned, instead if leaving it in the nature and after a few days its gone. In a town its important to clean it up, but we need another system.

[@Nickelig74]

I would go absolutely ballistic if someone would mow the lawn on a sunday. Actually I have called the police once because the new neighbor dared to do that. Police came with full force and the neighbor never did it again. Not even remotely ashamed that I called the police ;)

[@peterkoller3761]

any person with normal social skills would have talked to the neighbour first. think about it!

[@Nickelig74]

peter koller There was no talking to him, the guy also played the piano at 3 o‘clock in the morning. We said that we can’t sleep, he didn’t care. Mowing the lawn was just the tipping on the ice. He had to learn it the hard way and he then knew that he has to play by the rules. He also stopped playing the piano during the night afterwards as well. Some people only learn when told the real hard way.

[@ajrwilde14]

Awful. Why didn't you demand they put him in jail.

[@AntiOhneFa]

@@peterkoller3761 Any person with more than normal social skills would have obstained from mowing the lawn on a sunday first. Think about it!

[@gazz3867]

Lawn mowing is really only an issue in city areas / Siedlungsgebieten. Where I live it could be Sunday night and big ass treshing machines are working on the fields around us. When the weather says go, farms are being worked. Facts of life.

[@flyfly5172]

"wözbörg" 😄 cute.

[@WienArtist]

I love the little German/Austrian type house in the background. All of these annoyances also apply here in Vienna, Austria; where I have lived now for 12 years. Here are a few things that also annoy Austrians: 1) Eating on the public transportation system. Definitely in the subways, since it is posted that it is not permitted. 2) Bringing your dog onto the public transportation without having a "Beißkorb" (muzzle) on the dog. This is also a law. 3) Dumping special litter into the litter bins. There are special areas where such things like computers, cooking grease, electronics, paint, aerosol cans, etc. go. 4) Having loud conversations or talking loudly on the public transportation. 5) People wearing heavily loaded backpacks on a crowded public transport. 6) People refusing to give up the seats reserved for handicapped/elderly/women with babies. This is very rude when a person who is clearly not handicapped is taking up that reserved seat, and causes one who needs it to find another place to sit. I once was once accosted by a middle-aged foreigner who angrily slapped my shoulder when I asked if I could sit in the place where he was sitting (reserved). It is normal and even announced on the loudspeakers that you might need to give up your seat for someone needing it. I walk with a crutch, so I find it very annoying when I enter a crowded tram to see a teen or someone who does not need that seat, and refuses to offer that seat to me. However, I do find it especially pleasing when I need to stand, the reserved seats are already taken, and someone offers their seat to me. 7) Standing in front of the doors of the public transports so that people cannot exit easily. 8) People rushing to get into the elevators who could easily take the stairs or the escalators, making women with baby trolleys, wheelchairs and other handicapped people waiting for the next available elevator. 9) Smokers who toss their cigarette butts on the ground. We have special receptacles for that. 10) People who leave their trash sitting on benches, the ground, or elsewhere for someone else to throw away. I love it that Austria is such a clean country. We like to keep it that way. We have litter boxes everywhere, so there is no excuse for being untidy. 11) Having a beggar approach you in the public transports, asking for money. Sometimes such people will play musical instruments while begging, which is an additional annoyance. That should do it for now, though there may be more, I am sure. :-)