🇩🇪 5 NORMAL THINGS IN GERMANY THAT I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE | New Zealand expat 🇳🇿

[@victorialo8992]

My mom is German and my dad is Italian, so it makes me happy to see that the Italian coffee maker is now seen as something typically German! Thanks to the generations of Italian immigrants for bringing Italian food & lifestyle to Germany and merging the cultures!

[@florianmeier3186]

I agree, that Italien made coffee tastes much better and the machine is easier to clean. But traditional German coffee machines also last forever if treated well. You can easily find 20 year old machines doing their job without any problem. Another advantage of German machine is that you can make one or twelve cups with the same machine and almost in the same amount of time. However, it is poor replacement if you ever tasted coffee in France or Italy. Even here the old protestant pragmatic, but not s joyful approach shines a bit through.

[@johaquila]

In Germany we still know this is typically Italian. But yes, they are quite common here, especially in younger households.

[@victorialo8992]

@@johaquila Absolutely! For Antoinette to have featured them in this video she must have seen them in a number of households

[@LeyCarnifex]

Where would Germany be without Italian immigrants? Imagine Germany without the many many Italian ice cream parlours, even the smallest towns having at least one Italian restaurant, good Italian coffee, ... Oof, that sounds boring! My brother learnt how to stand as a baby on the counter of my parents' favourite Italian restaurant, I don't think I'd like a Germany without Italians

[@johaquila]

@@LeyCarnifex I totally agree (though Italians are far from the only nationality I wouldn't want to miss). I even grew up within walking distance of an Italian ice cream parlour where a famously weird ice cream speciality was invented about 50 years ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIDQZZyca5Khjqs

[@Happy_Soyjak]

Number 3 is "Halloumi". A grilled chese from the eastern mediterranian. Number 4 is a "Bialetti" moka pot from Italy.

[@frasselainen]

First time I saw this kind of coffee pot was in Portugal, absolutely nothing German.

[@martinohnenamen6147]

@@frasselainen Actually it is really Italian to make coffee (what the Germans call espresso) and many Germans bring them back from Italy. And btw. the water goes into the bottom and not the top ;)

[@knowlegde5680]

@@martinohnenamen6147 i was gonna say... . I think its really a european thing, originating from italy though

[@louismart]

@@martinohnenamen6147 Once it was difficult to buy this in Germany and you needed to buy it as a souvenir in Italy. And what a mess to get a replacement rubber ring when it has melted down! Today, everyone has electric espresso machines.

[@adamjurczak8606]

I love my Halumni supplier from Cyprus. :-)

[@corvuscorone7735]

I love the small coins. People lose them, you find them on the ground and that makes you feel so lucky :D

[@birgittkellermann1420]

When we find a cent (we still call it penny😆)on the ground, we spit on it and put it in our purse to be lucky for the rest of our lifes... 😍 Greetings from Germany!

[@Atook774]

@@birgittkellermann1420 You call ist Penny? I would call it Pfennig.

[@birgittkellermann1420]

We do call it Pfennig, but I'd like to "translate it... 😆

[@thomasp.5057]

What you smell when you turn on the central heating in autumn is the dust which has been deposited over the whole summer. 😁😇

[@chrisrudolf9839]

True. Fun fact: House dust is mostly made up of shed skin flakes, so what you are smelling when a dusty radiator heats up is frying skin. Yum!

[@jahrolo]

All I smell is money that burns :D

[@llaptoo]

That's why I always clean the heaters before it gets cold.

[@michaelkusica2013]

So I have a joke. A nearsighted man comes into a musician store and says:“ I would like to buy the red trumpet and the white accordion.“ The shop owner repeats:“ O.k. you can have the fire extinguisher, but the radiator stays here.“ Greetings from NRW, love yor videos. Michael

[@bettinaprice6814]

Mit Brille wär das nicht passiert...

[@berulan8463]

That's a classic Otto Waalkes bit, that I remember vividly although it's from the seventies.

[@michaelkusica2013]

@@berulan8463 richtig.

[@rothp89]

😂👍der war gut.

[@adtjtjdjsj]

@@michaelkusica2013 Brille, Fielmann

[@martinsenoner8186]

The Coffee brower ist Italian, we have four of those: 2 for one cup, one for 3 cups and one for 6 cups 😀

[@jorgschimmer8213]

You got them all😳. 👍🏽😊

[@paulsj9245]

@@jorgschimmer8213 There should be one in "Italian" family size: 9 cups!

[@simonefedele3466]

@@paulsj9245 Yes there are also at least 12 cup ones (my parents had one, for big gatherings like christmas)

[@Eldoran1989]

Well since you are so pedantic 😉 I must add that the predecessor of the modern design moka was developed by a French guy...

[@jorgschimmer8213]

@@Eldoran1989 🤷🏼‍♂️okay

[@teslatrooper85]

The heaters are also horribly inefficient, especially if mounted under windows. That is why they are not built anymore into new homes.

[@andreaseufinger4422]

The coffée-maker we call it an italian coffee or espresso machine. We have one, we usually use it on camping, because you can put it on a gaz boiler.

[@Ph34rNoB33r]

Though "espresso" in this case is misleading. Real espresso uses like 7-15 bar of pressure, which is a lot (and requires some active regulation you don't get with the cheap machines). Those moka pots operate at more like 1.5 bar.

[@simonefedele3466]

@@Ph34rNoB33r Yes, it is misleading because technically coffee from moka (or caffettiera, which is how we call that in Italy) is NOT espresso, is just regular coffee :D . "Espresso", in Italy was a term used for coffee brewed by the coffee machines in bars, which needed to be quick serving customers and could not afford to wait times needed for moka to brew (thus the name "Espresso", which translates something like "express" as in express train). Nowadays no one here makes any difference between a bar espresso or regular coffee, which is why if you ask for a coffee in Italy by default you get served an espresso.

[@tonzelle2720]

In the Netherlands the 1 and 2 cent coins are phased out too... Every price is rounded off at 5 cents.

[@mikesch0815]

Curry Ketchup is a must have in Germany. I can't live without it!

[@magmalin]

How horrible! But okay, to each his own.

[@DokuFREENET]

Ich hab mich irgendwie sattgegesse an Curry Ketschup, ich esse momentan nur normalen

[@k1lcho213]

Hela is life, Hela is love

[@HowIamDriving]

@@DokuFREENET Kann man den nicht nur zu Pommes und Bratwurst/Currywurst essen? Ich mach doch an Wiener keinen Curry-Ketchup.

[@susanneS371]

I never has Curry Ketchup in the house, but normal Ketchup either.

[@claudiaduffy5500]

That Grillkäse is available in New Zealand too. It's a Haloumi and became quite popular now. Especially served with salads.

[@AntoinetteEmily]

That's interesting, I never saw it in New Zealand. Maybe it's become popular there recently or maybe it always has been and I didn't notice.

[@AlissaNZ]

Yep, I've seen it here too in the last few years, although it is really expensive.

[@HuSanNiang]

Also my friends in Australia eat alot Haloumi.

[@claudiaduffy5500]

It did become more popular in the last 10 years. Most restaurants offer salads with Haloumi. It's so yummy!

[@hh-kv6fh]

@@AntoinetteEmily german bbq culture changed significant. 10-15 years ago it was only sausages and schnitzel. now i have ie a smoker for slow cooking and serve spareribs, pulled pork, bacon bombs and so on.^^ slow cooking with a smoker needs much time. ie 5 kg pulled pork needs 16 hours. i have to stand up deep in the night to replace the coal.^^ but its worth it!!!!!

[@bjo_Ern]

Hela curry ketchup is one of the things I get in my "care package" from Germany every few month, as I moved to Ireland over a decade ago. I can't live without it. The same with Luvat Mayonnaise, as that is the brand most German chippers (Pommesbuden) are using. It is amazing to have such a great mayo. And yes, the "care packages" are still ongoing after over 10 years.

[@weisthor0815]

how is the bread in ireland? :-D

[@bjo_Ern]

@@weisthor0815 Soda bread is amazing, but the huge variations I am used to from Germany is not available in Ireland. I mainly buy a fresh baked „Country loaf“ at Lidl. It’s a kind German grey bread. It does do the trick as I am sure it could be from Germany anyway.

[@weisthor0815]

@@bjo_Ern wenn es vom lidl ist liegt die vermutung ja zumindest nahe ;-) aber danke für die info, hätte gedacht die iren hätte vielleicht auch gutes brot.

[@ginger8900]

Regarding the Grillkäse/grilled cheese: There are even a loooot of different types of Grillkäse not only Halloumi. e.g. Brie cheese or we put feta with herbs in a small foil pan...

[@juliebrooke6099]

Here in the U.K. radiators are the most common type of heating, usually run from a gas boiler, sometimes oil in remoter areas where they don’t have mains gas. Good for drying Laundry and warming towels on.

[@karlchenmuller4059]

1. 0:51 Heizung 2. 3:20 Curry Ketchup 3. 5:00 Halloumi Grilled Cheese 4. 6:25 Italian coffee brewer 5. 8:30 Cent coins

[@ceedee743]

First thing to do when the heating period starts, ist grabbing your trusty german Kärcher and clean the radiators thoroughly, to get rid of the dust collected during summer. Then they don’t smell :)

[@sakurakay]

Werden die Heizkörper dafür abmontiert? 🤔 Das hab ich tatsächlich noch nie gehört :D

[@ceedee743]

@@sakurakay Nein? Ich habe den sc4. Man setzt einfach das Handstück auf und pustet mit Dampf alles raus in den Zwischenräumen der Flachheizkörper, nach unten. Erstaunlich, was sich da während der warmen Jahreszeit alles so ansammelt. Geht ruckzuck, allerdings muss ich danach mit dem Staubsauger nachgehen, weil der Staub fliegt. Mache ich immer so und ist am einfachsten. Die Heizkörper werden damit innerhalb von Minuten außen und innen blitzblank. Ich habe sonst nichts womit ich in die Zwischenräume so gut reinkommen würde. Ich mache das immer so, und kenne auch viele, die das genauso machen.

[@sakurakay]

Kärcher ist für mich gleich Hochdruckreiniger. DAS habe ich mir drinnen schwierig vorgestellt 😉

[@ceedee743]

@@sakurakay hahaha, ja, jetzt verstehe ich deine Frage… dieses Gerät ist ein Dampfreiniger für alles mögliche im Haushalt und recht praktisch. Kärcher hat in dem Bereich ein paar geniale Geräte, und die halten ja ewig, und dieses hat eben viele Anwendungsbereiche. Kärcher macht nicht nur Hochdruckreiniger, und für den hätte ich drinnen ja auch keine Verwendung, da kommt doch auch eine Menge Wasser raus, oder?

[@sakurakay]

Ja, das hatte ich jetzt auch verstanden :D dass Kärcher verschiedene Geräte macht, ist mir bewusst. "Kärchern" ist halt nur das weit verbreitete Synonym für Hochdruckreiniger. Also wie Zewa für Küchenpapier 😉 und jap, da kommt ein harter Wasserstrahl raus. Deshalb war ich so verwundert

[@n.mariner5610]

5: Wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert! And besides this, You are one of the very few youtubers pronouncing good English and knowing how to adjust Your sound recording system! Its a pleasure to listen to You!

[@meretj9004]

well she’s a native speaker of english

[@n.mariner5610]

@@meretj9004 Yes, of course she's a native speaker! There are many native English speakers on youtube. Actually, most of them are the worst! And many seem not to care about quality sound at all. Level too high or too low, Noise, distortion and whatever could be wrong is wrong.

[@Anson_AKB]

@@meretj9004 never heard a native "english" speaker with welsh, scottish, texan or australian accents and dialects ? :-)

[@n.mariner5610]

@@Anson_AKB No, it's not a matter of dialects or accents. Its' a matter of careful pronounciation. You do not need to be a professional speaker to be understood. And You still can spoil everything by not recording the sound properly and not setting it the the correct level!

[@joannajaworska0000]

Hi. The coffee brewer comes from Italy! They are very popular in Europe these days, but came to Germany with Italian workers. However, in Poland we also had them in the 80s.

[@RSProduxx]

The espresso cooker is actually from Italy... Italian workers brought them to Germany... They exist in various sizes as well I love those things... Grew up with italian friends so I was used to them since childhood anyway :)

[@LeanderSukov]

All Italians are crying, because you declared their espresso maker to be a German coffee maker. 😏

[@MarissaJoyClark]

I came here to say this! 😂

[@kingspeechless1607]

From the UK I sympathise. They have been my favourite for 30 years at least.

[@grandmak.]

The coffee maker is actually an Italian espresso maker, but you are right, it makes great coffee ! And the grilled cheese you are referring to is more Greek. We have the German version : Gouda (Dutch) or Camembert (French) rolled in bread crumbs and fried served with Preiselbeeren .

[@therealrooster]

Cypriot, not Greek

[@imrehundertwasser7094]

She actually said in the video that the grilled cheese originated in the Cyprus / Greece area.

[@simonaw.1215]

It is an old german tradition to save up this copper coins and use them to pay for your bridal shoes. This is for good luck and showing that you will be a good and frugal wife.

[@chrisdiegelmann9159]

I find them annoing too. When you pay cash you get them in shops all the time as change, because of the stupid prizes (e.g. 1,99 or 5,78 Euro).

[@missis_jo]

Oh 😶, so I failed epically 🙈. My husband payed for our shoes... But I will always take his change and pay with it in shops (that was before the pandemic, though).

[@simonaw.1215]

@Tekla M. No, this is true. I saved those copper coins in a really huge liquor bottle and my girlfriends did the same. And I know for sure, that in Germany in the 1980s and 1990s bridal shops took them. The one I know sent one of his employees to the nearest bank with a coin machine. The use of a coin machine was free these days. And the shoes weren't cheap...

[@jessican.7295]

I (*1983) grew up knowing about the tradition and started saving up coins from my mid-teens onwards. In my early 30s I realized that I (probably) would not be getting married (and even if so would not want to annoy cashiers/other customers with the bulk of 1 ct. coins), so I gave up my "collection", also because speculations spiked up that "small money" is going to be abolished soon a few years back (just like in the Netherlands). Fast forward to today: coins are still around (and I am still unmarried 😆)

[@stefanweigl4608]

I can unterstand that these Coins are annoying. But if they will abolished every shopowner will round up and increase the price from 1.98 € or even 1.95 € up to 2€.

[@jpv9653]

Regarding the copper coins: In Germany there is a saying „Wer dennPfennig nicht ehrt, ist den Taler nicht wert“ (a person who doesn’t value a penny isn’t worthy to own a dollar). And actually it is quite surprising how much they add up. I usually collect them in a jar, sometimes also 10s and 20s if I have too much change. After about two to three month it’s easily 40 to 60€.

[@jacquiehahn4910]

The saying in the UK is "mind the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves". None of these things are exclusively German, btw. Coppers, radiators, halloumi cheese, coffee/espresso percolators, are all standard in UK and pretty much all of Europe...I'll grant you there is an issue here with Ketchup though. Some of the "Gewürzketchup" is lovely, some is rank. 21 years here and I'm still not mad about the curry/ketchup combo.

[@jpv9653]

@@jacquiehahn4910 I totally agree..

[@Rebel_Vamp1r3]

the heating radiator and also the coffee kettle are very common in Spain too! my house since it has no gas system it has a different heating which is an electric plate in the wall and it's really thin, we call it Italian or Moka coffee pot here. Greetings from Barcelona :)

[@alemandealemania]

😃 Saludos desde Figueres! 👋🏻

[@Rebel_Vamp1r3]

@@alemandealemania Igualmente desde Barcelona!

[@Voronochka262]

We have those sort of coffee boilers in the US too. (I think they are from Italy.) And that grilled cheese looks amazing

[@AE-mu1jc]

5:53 Bei uns in der Familie kam früher nur Fleisch und Fisch auf den Grill. Grillkäse kannte ich als Kind auch nicht. Das hat sich IMHO über das "grillen" an sich in den späten 1990ern in D verbreitet. Es gibt auch speziellen "Ofenkäse" aus Frankreich, welcher oben vor dem Verzehr geöffnet wird. Wahrscheinlich kommt dieser Brauch aus dem Mittelmeer-Bereich, wo man auch Gemüse auf den Grill legt.

[@thalamay]

I’ve studied in New Zealand 18 years ago or so and the lack of heating was such a shock to me. Obviously there were hardly any brick houses, you had all those thin wooden walls without much insulation going on, large single glass windows that’ll just let the cold through too and then all you had were those little electric radiators you’d plug in. It was cold. Probably also didn’t help that I went from the hottest summer on record in 2003 straight into a New Zealand snowstorm in the south most top of the southern island in Otago. Back then you still had 5 cent coins, but I liked the fact that you didn’t have to deal with smaller coins. And just like you never saw curry ketchup, I never saw what Kiwis call Tomato Sauce. It’s almost like ketchup, but not quite. Also took a bit getting used to, but I liked it in the end. And something I hadn’t seen before were the meat pies. I became a massive fan. I had at least one pie per day. Definitely something I miss. I later also lived in the UK for two years where they also have pies, but they’re different still. They’re larger and more elaborate than their Australian/New Zealand counterparts but I didn’t enjoy them nearly as much. Don’t know what it was. Plus, it wasn’t as much of a staple as in New Zealand. It was to Kiwis what Curry Wurst is to Germans. Speaking of which, I once had a curry meat pie there…absolutely brilliant.

[@magmalin]

Yes, in Australia Ketchup was called tomato sauce. The old houses in Perth, WA, were made of "double brick" and had a fireplace in every room, which were not really of great use when it got cold in "winter". My family's "new" house was "single" brick, but it still had a fireplace in all rooms. British tradition, probably. We rarely lit the fire in the fireplace but used a kerosine oven to warm up the rooms. Oh, the meat pies were great at the school canteen. I've only been to the UK twice (I prefer spending my holidays in France, Spain or Italy), I tried some meat pies there, but they weren't as tasty as those in Australia. The same goes for the fish and chips, which were ever so greasy, no matter where I tried them.

[@sandracarli1110]

It's very important to add the water in the bottom chamber of the moka pot first, then the filter basket with the coffee and then screw on the top. ;)

[@gerdpapenburg7050]

One and two cent coins are typical German. "Wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt ist des Talers nicht wert" is a typical German saying. I wish we would phase them out like the Dutch people did. When your grocery bill in the Netherlands is between €21.48 and 21.52 you pay €21.50; when it is between 21.53 and 21.57 you pay €21.55. BTW: the production costs of those coins are actually higher than its value.

[@SiqueScarface]

German here without Curry Ketchup at home (although I actually like it): When the Ecu turned into the Euro back in 1999/2002, and the coinage was designed, many Eurozone member states proposed to have 5 cents as the smallest coin. But Germany insisted on the 1- and 2-cent coins, because apparently, Germans love the -and-ninety-nine-cents-prices, and they insist on exact change.

[@chaosqueen4812]

Hi Antoinette! The espresso machine you show is a traditional one originally from France or Italy. And I really enjoy your videos, and this one is no exception, but as far as I know, it actually works a bit different from what you described: you definitely have to put the water in the bottom part of the machine and the ground coffee in the middle part (sieve) - and when the water in the bottom part has been brought to a boil, the steam rises and passes through the coffee powder in the sieve in the middle - to finally end up as brewed coffee in the upper part of the machine! Just in case anyone not yet familiar with this kind of old style espresso machine wants to give it a try!😜

[@Sleeping_Insomiac]

I need those small coins, how else would I be able to pay "passend"? 😁

[@thorz7304]

Und was wäre das Problem, mal 2 Cent mehr und ein anderes mal 2 Cent weniger zu zahlen?

[@Faunatic97]

@@thorz7304 lol

[@Sleeping_Insomiac]

@@thorz7304 I don't have too much money, so I'm used to buy what's on sale and keep track of my finances. I, for one, like to know exactly what I'll be paying. Keeping track of finances is a good way to make do with what you have. Besides, it's one of our quirks as Germans... Paying the exact amount.

[@Anson_AKB]

@@thorz7304 Dann würde vermutlich vieles zB 9,95 statt 9.99 kosten, und zum Ausgleich diverse andere Sachen 11.45 oder 11.95 statt 10.99 (wenn dort der Betrag sowieso schon zweistellig ist). Das Problem mit scheinbar nidrigeren Preisen (weil der Betrag vor dem Komma niedriger ist) würde wohl weiter bestehen, aber dann eben "5 Cent vor der runden Summe" statt 1 Cent. Und was ist mit billigen Sachen, zB Brötchen für 14 oder 18 oder 22 Cent? Da gibt es dann Preiserhöhungen von 10% oder mehr, und alle kleinen Unterschiede zwischen zB 16 und 20 werden "glattgebügelt" ... Sinnvoll wäre es meiner Meinung nach, wenn man ganz auf diese Tricks verzichten und nur noch runde Summen (9, 10, 10.50) benutzen würde, oder sogar zB bei einem Auto 28000 statt 27995 oder 27850 (zu denen dann sowieso noch viele kleine Nebenkosten dazukommen). Aber gesetzlich kann man das nicht vorschreiben, und die Marketingabteilungen finden immer wieder neue Tricks (vielleicht sowas wie Preisschild 9.99 und an der Kasse wird aufgerundet wenn man es nicht passend hat, oder man kauft 5 Stück für passende 49.95). ps: Wenn sich bargeldlose Zahlung (in Deutschland mit Debitkarten und nicht mit Kreditkarten) immer mehr verbreitet, ist das sowieso nicht mehr so wichtig und wir brauchen weniger kleine Münzen. Dann ist nur noch die Werbung mit diesen krummen Preisen lästig.

[@DokuFREENET]

@@Anson_AKB Dinge würden nur Teurer werden, 1 cent weniger im Verkauf ist für ein Unternehmen was hohe Stückzahlen verkauft tausende Euro , denn bereit 100 Stück ergeben 1 Euro weniger

[@RustyDust101]

Metal radiators have two major advantages to air vent heating. First they have a lot of mass. Once that mass is heated up (which can take a little while) it tends to retain that heat for quite some time before cooling off again. That is essential for a consistent heat radiating off them which provides for a good, well rounded average warmth instead of spurts of heat being injected via an air vent. Second, metal and the water carrying the heat is a much better conductor for heat than air is. So the heated water coming from either a central gas or oil burner, maybe even a large thermal panel water storage can be much much hotter than air which allows the large mass of the radiator to heat up nearly as quickly as with an air vent. The water pipes also don't need to have the same cross section area making them much smaller in size than air vents. Much smaller in size means for the same volume an air vent takes up they can be insulated much much better than any air vent ever could be. That makes the water pipes MUCH more efficient and less prone to heat loss. Yeah, agreed, the metal radiators are not pretty but like you said, after a while you simply ignore them.

[@stephand.5484]

I would have expected to find egg cups (Eierbecher) on the list...at least I myself was very suprised to find exactly one egg holder in the various homes I used to live in, while travelling through New Zealand for allmost a year

[@muntiliciousgirl]

That cheese is popular in NZ now too, we call it Halloumi

[@Nostrum84]

Halloumi is an actual type of cheese. Yes you can put it on the barbecue too but that's not necessarily every type of "Grillkäse".

[@sarah-jl8cr]

We have Halloumi too. It a bit different. :)

[@AE-mu1jc]

6:35 Das ist aus der Türkentrunk-Zeit, wo man "Caffée" noch nicht so in D kannte. Die Länder am Mittelmeer benutzten "offnes Feuer", dort stellte man die Kanne rein (was natürlich auch auf dem deutschen Gasherd wunderbar klappte), füllte sie mit Wasser und Kaffeemehl und machte sie heiß. Erst in der Tasse sank das Kaffeemehl ab, man trank nur den reinen Kaffee und nie aus. Dazu gab es immer ein kleines Glas Wasser. Falls du mal bei einem Türken zu Besuch oder in einem türkischen Laden bist, dort bekommst du noch 2021 so deinen Kaffee serviert. Die arabischen Länder benutzten schon einen "Apparat", der schon eher einer Kaffeemaschine ähnelt.

[@alemandealemania]

Die Kaffeemaschine heißt in Italien "Cafetteria" und in Spanien "Cafetera". In den Ländern ist es im alltäglichen Gebrauch. Der Kaffee ist geschmacksreicher und auch magenverträglicher als Filterkaffee. Ich bereite meinen Kaffee seit 19 Jahren damit. Viele Grüße aus Spanien!

[@silviaborghese8568]

"Caffettiera" aber besser gesagt "moka". :-)

[@julianabafundi7914]

@@silviaborghese8568 giusto 😀

[@karikeller9810]

4. USA calls it a moka pot

[@blackforest_fairy]

geschmackreicher? du hast wohl noch nie einen richtig gut gemachten Filterkaffee (am besten mit Porzellanfilter) gehabt?

[@nordwestbeiwest1899]

1. With the heating it is enough if you set it to 2! A tip when you turn on the heating in the room, there are filling vessels especially for the radiators where you can fill them with water. They are there so that the room humidity remains normal when heating, i.e. a feeling of well-being in the room air, otherwise if you do not do that, the air is too dry. 2. Tip: At ALDI there is now "Currywurst Sauce" in the glass, as delicious as at the Currywurst stand.

[@Nostrum84]

The filling vessels are typically not installed anymore. But there is an easy fix: just put a glass of water on top of the radiator.

[@lyndaf.6329]

I LOVE the Aldi Currywurst Sauce!!!!!!

[@calvinvail89]

nope not delicious at all 😅 but taste is different 🤷‍♂️

[@Katharina-rp7iq]

The 1&2 cent coins are traditional...people used to save the 1 cent change to eventually pay for a woman's shoes for her wedding. Some people still do it, but they get an appointment at the bank to count and, well, digitise their 1 cent coins before buying shoes. Almost nobody shows up with a bag full of 1 cent coins at a bridal fashion store anymore (you'll be considered weird if you do, but occasionally it still happens). People don't really save them anymore but 1 cent coins are still thought to bring good luck, especially if you find one, similar to 4 leaf clover. Some people bring a lucky cent they found when they have an exam. So...I don't think they'll go away.

[@brigittefeigl8242]

Your Video Remonds me of my year living in England wehre they pour Vintage on their chips, eat mint sauce, put milk in the cup before they add the tea, stand up in the theatre or cinema when the national anthem is played and drive on the „wrong „ side of the road😂 Love Brigitte

[@magmalin]

Yeah, at the pictures in Australia there was always the queen mounted on a horse acompanied by the national anthem at the beginning of a film and everyone stood up - even as an 8-year-old, I never did so because I couldn't see any sense in it. Even at the monday morning assemblies at school, the British and the Australian flags were raised and we had to sing "god save the queen" - most of my friends though prefered to sing "god shave the queen". The Australien national anthem in my childhood was nice though, as it didn't glorify any kind of royal but refered to the beauty of the country: "There is a land where summer skies are gleaming with a thousand eyes ..." Putting vinegar on chips is really strange. I've noticed British tourists in France doing that at restaurants. My French friends and I always had a good laugh about all that ignorance related to good tasty food ist about. And in Australia they drive in the wrong side of the road as well, but I got my driver's licence after having returned to Germany.

[@DP-tf7qb]

We have exactly those heaters in the UK, as well! I'd say that smell is slightly metallic from when they're warming up.

[@TinanaDIY]

I remember those heaters at my school when I was a teen. We would hug them during winter especially as we lived near a mountain. Also our hospital here in new Plymouth has them too! They are here, just not as common and more old school. omg my partner would love the curried ketchup! YUM that grilled cheese. sounds good!

[@dutch-kiwi]

You can buy the Hela Curry ketchup in the Dutch shops.

[@johnkitchen4699]

We moved to the USA 11 years and I miss radiators. Hot air circulation is so wasteful - heating unoccupied rooms, etc.

[@wmf831]

Confession: I am almost 60 years old and have never ever bought curry ketchup. Neither my family or friends. Should we actually want our ketchup with curry, we would buy the regular ketchup and mix it ourselves with currypowder. Why pay more for this kind of ketchup, that I would only eat like 3-4 times a year and have it take up space in my fridge, when I can make it myself. The "coffee brewer" is actually an Italian espresso maker and used for making espresso and/or mokka. It is widely used in many mediterranean countries for mokka. I like the 1 and 2 cent coins. Just imagine you wouldn't have them, it would mean that all prices that now not end in 5 or 0 would automatically be upped (because nobody is making anything cheaper), meaning that everything that ends in 7 or 9 (most popular prices in Germany next to 5) would be 1 cent or 3 cents more expensive. Say you buy 100 items (just food) per week in the case of something ending in 9 you pay 1 more cent x 100 = Eur 1 or if you take everything ending in 7, you pay 3 more cents x 100 = Eur 3 so with 52 weeks in a year you pay somewhere between EUR 52 - EUR 156 MORE! Sounds stupid, but is actually a lot of money.

[@magmalin]

Ja, auf Curry Ketchup kann ich auch gerne verzichten. Auf Currywurst ebenso. Wenn ich überhaupt mal meine, eine Wurst essen zu müssen, dann lieber eine Weißwurst mit süßem Senf oder eine Thüringer Bratwurst. Geschmäcker sind halt verschieden und oft regional bedingt.

[@Jazmin-do3fn]

For people working in a grocery store or something like that one cent coins are necessary for being able to work because the prizes in Germany are always like 4,99€, 3,99€, 0.99€ so most of the costomers are always giving 5,00€, 4,00€ or 1,00€ to the shop workers and then the shop workers have to give a one cent coin back to them.

[@Bennime_Once]

Or we could adjust the prizes to 4.90 etc. The 1-5 Cent coins are useless

[@brittakriep2938]

The long time died comedian Tegtmeier ( Jürgen von Manger) once said: It would be good, to produce 99 Pfennig coins and 9,99 Mark bills.

[@Anson_AKB]

@@Bennime_Once that might work for reducing 9.99 to 9.90, but most other prices probably will be raised, eg from 4.99 to 5.40 or 5.90, and for costly items like a car it wouldn't help to reduce 27999.99 to 27999.90, but they should be honest and ask for 28k straight (i once saw a new car for something like "42768.98 plus delivery", why not "43k total"?). The problem are not those x.99 amounts to pay if they would be justified, but that for marketing (x-1).99 sounds a lot cheaper than x, and we would have the same problem again with (x-1).95 or (x-1).90, or maybe next year have x.90 or (x+1).90 anyway. ps: even if such a car costs 43k straight and now MWSt/VAT changes eg from 16% to 19%, what should be the new price if they don't want to change the original price "at the factory"? 44112.07? or still 43k, or 44k or 44.5k or 45k ? and the same applies to most cheaper items too, where 1 Cent is more than 0.1% or even 1% of the price ... or should europe start doing as the usa do, pricing something at 9.90 and adding taxes later, maybe even rounding up to the nearest 10 Cent?

[@lyndaf.6329]

LOL, Radiators are not unique to Germany and can be found in homes all over Europe.and Russia. They are the standard heating source and date back to around 1850. I'm surprised that you didn't notice them in movies based in Europe before you came to Germany. I agree with you on the 1 and 2 cent coins, I'd also add the 5 cent as well. They're annoying.

[@SuperLittleTyke]

My brother-in-law in Hamburg has underfloor heating. Very comfortable, especially in the bathroom in the morning when you're standing at the sink to shave!

[@FiveOClockTea]

She didn't say it's unique to Germany, just that she noticed these things in Germany and didn't know them in new Zealand:-)

[@lyndaf.6329]

@@FiveOClockTea And I never said that she said they were unique to Germany!! I was just pointing out , for anyone else who lives in a country that does not have radiators, that they are pretty much a standard heating system throughout Europe and have been for nearly 200 years. Of course they were new to her when she moved to Germany and that's why she mentioned them in her video.

[@lyndaf.6329]

@@SuperLittleTyke We also have under floor heating in our home ( in Germany) but I do miss Radiators. As Antoinette says they are great for drying clothes and give instant heat when you turn them on...unlike under floor heating which is a pain to regulate, but yes nice in the bathroom :)

[@naseimwind1]

It is actually an Italian espresso brewer. You use beans differently roasted. While filtercoffee is mildly roasted, espresso coffee uses more strongly roasted beans typically of the arabica type.

[@Nightey]

I'm Austrian but we face the same issue with the coins. I personally have a huge box for 1-10/20c coins and when it's full I bring it to the coin counting machine in the bank. Always gets me around 60-80€ when it's full haha

[@furzkram]

These radiators ARE actually a heat pump system - the central heating burner heats up water which flows through the pipes - when through the radiator when you open the valves.

[@dikkiedik53]

The Italian espresso maker has a small disadvantage.. the coffee and water mixture goes to the boiling point temperature of +100°C and that causes to dissolve some substances from the coffeebeans into the coffee brew that are not the healthiest ones and cause higher cholesterol levels in your blood. Therefore filter coffee is more healthy, the max temperature of the water that comes in contact with the coffee in a coffee filtermachine is some 85°C and that is just not enough to dissolve those substances. When you have no cholesterol problem and like the coffee, just keep on drinking it. :-)

[@DaskaiserreichNet78]

5:09 They would call that Halloumi in New Zealand.

[@martinemartin4779]

Lol you must be so young. We had the radiator heaters in schools, hospitals and lots of public places until about 15 or so years ago here in NZ.

[@christophiano10]

There are these coin counters in the bank and I always collect my 1 2 and 5 cent coins in a little bag. When i throw a full bag into that counter it's always crazy how much money it actually was.

[@lucienxin6613]

Interesting, I used to use that kind of coffee maker when I was living in CH.CH. in New Zealand. :D

[@SuperLittleTyke]

I lived in Germany for 12 years and never tasted, or even saw, Grillkäse. Perhaps it's a South German thing. As for the cents, NO! Don't get rid of them! In Britain we have a one penny coin as well as two pence, five pence etc. Sure, they weigh your pocket down, but you can feed small denominations into the self-serve checkout in the supermarket. The small coins are invaluable for market traders who want to compete with the other stallholders on price. Finally, heating in New Zealand: is it perhaps so warm all year round that you don't need much heating? I know NZ has hot springs. That must be amazing to get free heating!

[@Nostrum84]

NZ is cold especially in the winters. Plus the windows are thin and made of what feels like paper. People usually get electric heaters for their rooms to warm them up, leading to crazy power bills. I've even seen places where they use bed sheets that you can plug into the wall. Those things are dangerous, too. PS Grillkäse is not (only) a Southern Germany thing.

[@swanpride]

Grillkäse is a staple at both Aldi and Lidle once grill time is starting. And I am not living in South Germany. It's a pretty new trend, though.

[@eddatesser4217]

Hello, the coffee kettle originated in italy from were it was imported through german tourists and as well from italian immgrants called Gastarbeiter it went pretty the way like pizza.

[@AlissaNZ]

Hi Antoinette, another kiwi here who has spent some time in Germany. I'd seen the radiator heaters in my primary school but never seen them in homes until I went to Germany. I agree, they are super effective and worth it. I'm a couple of years older than you and I remember being five years old when the use of one and two cent coins officially halted so you must'vebeen a small bub when it happened. I was bummed out because I was finally old enough to get pocket money but the price of lollies absolutely skyrocketed! Agreed, in Germany i found dealing with the small coins to be really annoying. I have seen the coffee jug things in NZL since being in Germany but they're still really uncommon. Definitely the curry sauce is the one I'd never seen before or since my time in Germany. 🇩🇪

[@TourdionInstrumental]

As some people have already said, the coffee pot is a Bialetti Moka Pot. I just looked it up the other day because I thought it made coffee but my husband said it makes espresso. We use ours for camping and a regular espresso machine at home, but I purchased another Bialetti style pot for at home because they’re so convenient!

[@inodesnet]

Love halloumi cheese. It’s also very common over the ditch in Australia thanks to a very large Cypriot and Greek community. A decent bbq isn’t throwing shrimp on the barbie, we’re throwing lamb and halloumi.

[@johnmukerji9798]

As far as the coins are concerned, they are euro cents, which are used in every country of the European Union, including Germany. Curry Wurst, with heavy Ketchup and curry is more popular in Berlin.

[@magmalin]

Yeah, I remember the "Heiße Kiste" in Berlin, Neukölln, where they sold Curry Wurst. Having to pass by, it always smelled horrible. So I am not so keen on that stuff.

[@NeverLoveNiila]

I hope I misheard, but you put water in the bottom part of the coffee maker, then put a funnel over it in which you place the ground coffee, then there is a sieve and then the water pushes THROUGH the ground coffee to the top part which is empty to begin with

[@CC-dk9mf]

35 years ago, when I was living in Hamburg, i couldn't find regular catsup, only curry catsup. If you stopped at an Imbiss, your sauce choices for fries were primarily curry catsup or mayonnaise. I never missed regular catsup, since both were delicious to me!

[@abcdefg7679]

I missed german heaters when i was staying in nz for 6 months. The house was always cold❄️❄️❄️

[@bremCZ]

As a kiwi, it seems odd that some of these things were new to you because they aren't that unusual even in NZ. The curry ketchup I can understand because although you can get it in NZ, most people never notice it in any store, and physically holding 1 and 2 cent pieces if you're young. Radiator heating was how every school was heated. I myself had a Moka pot in NZ and grilled Holloumi cheese is a reasonably global thing.

[@andreausberlin1975]

Theese small coffee makers are called "Bialetti", just like the italian company that invented them

[@HuSanNiang]

The Bialetti is a Mokka - Maker -- it cannot make more then 1,5 bar of water pressure. So it makes a good coffee but not an Espresso. For an Expresso you need a minimum over 9 bar , so that the crema and all the aroma is transported in the water. We have several Bialettis at home as it is easier to use and easy to clean.

[@ninetenduh]

Radiator and the resource used for heating always depends on budget, a radiator is cheaper than ground heating "coils", Gas Heater is cheaper than an oil heater. Gas is usually delivered via piping that is already present, Oil has to be delivered and stored in tanks, then you got pellets, which is pressed recycled wood and stuff, also delivery, Liquid Gas, also delivery and quite expansive as well, but the heat pumps take the cake in terms of price, they also don't deliver 100% of the heat needed to warm a house, but they potentially make you independent from any delivery of resources. Barely anyone heats with wood nowadays since it is mostly considered a luxury but it is still an option some have as an extra since the heat from burning wood is more pleasant. Yep, they are useful, if you go shopping and have to pay odd numbers like 20,03€ they will be handy if my wallet becomes too big I just collect them all and every couple of months I bring them to the bank, they have a counting machine that transfers it directly to the bank account. And so, nothing is lost. I at some point didn't do that, so I decided to collect all the 1,2,5 and 10 cent pieces I had lying around and surprise surprise, more like get shocked, it totalled almost 50€. The Cents in Germany always have a use, we are after all cash lovers "Nur bares ist wahres". This might come down to our general distrust of banks and the financial watchdogs in Germany, the Finanzamt, they can't tax Cash HA!

[@TheSamuiman]

By the way: The english word Ketchup is borrowed from Indonesian/Malaysian Ketchap (kĕchap) kechap manis a spiced soja sauce used in Indonesian/Malaysian kitchen! I agree about phasing out the 1, 2 and 5 Cent coins! At many supermarkets you can tell the cashier: "Aufrunden Bitte" then they will count up to the next full amount, no 1, 2 or 5 Cent coins then and the amount will go to charity!

[@haraldpeter5828]

I always try to pay the correct price, if I have coins, so they never really accumulate. if somethings costs 98 cents I pay 98 cents, "passend", or I use the coins for coffee machines or vending machines, that often only use coins. I try to pay with small coins first before I look for the larger ones. But I also had to get used to doing this. I remeber a time, where I always emptied out my wallet and had a whole jar full of small coins at the end of the month/year. Now I established a habbit of using them and they never accumulate anymore. Thank you for your videos !!!

[@glexi2115]

I remember coming to New Zealnd and being super confused that there were no 1 or 2 ct coins xD

[@kingspeechless1607]

No.4 In the UK I have three of them although at any particular time two of them manage to hide away somewhere. They make good presents as well.

[@utecanbolat3590]

I, too, find the 1 and 2 cent coins annoying, but they will be needed as long as items we have to buy, have prices like 1,99 €, 9,98 € etc.

[@christinegraham7693]

New Zealands North Island is warmer than Germany in winter but I missed my German heaters here in the chilly, wet Auckland winters

[@danilopapais1464]

I have seen people eating Halloumi/Grillkäse less than 10 times my whole life and I am now 46 years old and never left Germany except for vacations.The coffemaker I have not seen someone use during the last 10-15 years (at least) even though my parents have one (because my dad was Italian and brought it with him).

[@mikebegonia6134]

That toasty smell in the fall when you turn your heater on? That's dust! You have to clean them before.

[@victorialo8992]

Or you can just be lazy AND enjoy the smell!

[@Anson_AKB]

@@victorialo8992 for an "improved" (stronger, possibly toxic) smell paint them during the summer. and when heating season begins, you need to operate them for a week with open windows ...

[@Badmike53]

In Canada we got rid of the one cent coin, the lowest coin is the nickel (5cents), but when paying with debit or credit card you still get billed with cents. When paying cash it gets rounded up or down to the nearest nickel .

[@cordulastork8642]

Hi, Antoinette, I only wanted to suppose a little bit Victoria Lo, who instructed you about the very Italian origin of the little coffeemaker. Indeed in Italy it is an absolute every day tool, that was adopted by the Germans. Like the cheese to be fried from Cyprus. Geemans are in eternal love with the mediterranean regions they spend their holidays in and so many typical Italian, Greek or Spanish food changed in "typical German"

[@berndhoffmann7703]

2:39 you can get them with smooth surface, even designer ones, some are disguised as a mirror and so on. It is just a question how much money one does want to invest to blend them in with the furniture. I still recommend them, despite underfloor heating. Easier to regulate, reaction times are faster. Especially when it suddenly gets warmer and your underfloor heating is just continuing to heat, despite having stopped it. On the other hand when it is getting suddenly colder the underfloor heating will not pick up so fast. Having only underfloor heating in spring, would drive me mad, but that is just me. For sleeping rooms I personally would not want to recommend underfloor heating. Heating and opening windows does not go together, but then it does not warm up fast, when needed. A mixture of both (+ a fireplace :) is for me ideal - securing the constant basic heating by the underfloor heating and controlling the necessary up and down of the heat during the day by radiators and the fireplace. That reduces as well the risk of damaging ones veins and the developing of varicose veins by underfloor heating.

[@martialme84]

07:35 One thing i really like about those is that they don´t care where the heat is coming from. You don´t got no 240V outlet for em? They don´t judge. So yeah i absolutely throw one in my backpack and make hot water with a camp fire. Yes, i do get grade A coffee while i´m camping. When it comes to my coffee, i´m extra.

[@sigmagic2874]

Wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt ist des Talers nicht wert. 😁 I like your video 👍 BTW, I have heard that „Dollar“ actually stems from „Taler“.... not sure if its true though

[@juttalio1664]

You are correct.

[@jan-peterbrodersen3302]

Actually the US Dollar was defined as a weight of 371 4/16 grains or 24.1 grams of standard silver by the coinage act from 1792.

[@juttalio1664]

@@jan-peterbrodersen3302 It's the linguistic roots of the word Taler the dollar comes from.

[@Groffili]

Don't get me started. Coinage and their names are a fascinating topic. "Taler" is also just a derivate. The original "Taler" was silver coin minted in Bohemian Joachimsthal. So, a "Joachimsthaler Gulden"... shortened to "Joachimsthaler"... shortened to "Thaler". Aaaaand... it doesn't stop there. Correctly, the original Thaler was a "Guldengroschen". Which denoted the silver equivalent to a Gulden. A rather contradictary term... because "Gulden" of course meant a gold coin. Specifically, a golden Pfennig. A "Groschen" on the other hand is also a variant of the "Pfennig"... a "great" or "großer" Pfennig. Which brings us to the grandfather of all these coins, the Pfennig. The origin of this term is not completely certain; it is most likely derived from the weight unit "pound" or "Pfund". So that's the way it works. It starts out as something descriptive, over time loses its original meaning and becomes a name, which gets modified, changed into a new term... which then goes through the whole cycle again.... until you arrive at the modern "dollars". Fun fact in this line: before the introduction of the unimaginatively named "Euro", the European Union (or European Community before) used a common monetary unit called "Ecu"... which was meant to be an acronym for "European Currency Unit". Just as unimaginative, right? Not quite, because this name was founded on an old French coin, the Ecú... so named after the royal coat of arms shown on it. I wish they would have kept that name, instead of that prosaic "Euro".

[@juttalio1664]

@@Groffili I used the terms Taler and Groschen when I grew up in the north of Germany. A Groschen is a 10 Pfennig coin. It disappeard whith the €. The Taler was different. When I was very little I took my little Sparschwein and ran to my grandmother yelling "Omi, Omi Taler" and she put some Pfennige in there. Loved the sound. I think I was a material girl. 😉

[@zeg0noidpils26]

Make sure to buy the curry ketchup with the green top. The red top one doesn't taste as good since it is curry and spicy mix, the green one is sweet curry which is waaaaay more popular.

[@jorgschimmer8213]

In general you can say: Germans brought a lot of things back home from theire holidays in europe. Like the italian coffe maker. And for some things ( like Ketchup) we saw them and said:“ That is an awesome product, but we can make it netter (better )for our pallat.“(Curry Ketchup)

[@kathom67]

I have a coffee maker from the same designer but in a round version. It has been in my family for decades - and it still is working and in top notch condition. It is the Italian way to make a good coffee. ^^

[@xaagh8391]

I collect the „small“ coins and bring them once a year to the bank on a bankbook. When my goddaughter becomes full age, she gets the bankbook (she´s three now):-)

[@Hamsterdam91]

most banks now charge a 1 cent fee per coin you want to pay in. So if you put 1 cent coins in you get nothing and 2 cent coins only half what they are worth

[@adorinadorin]

Inflation sadly eats up 2/3 of its value on the meantime

[@wtsalive8210]

The government thought about to eliminate the small coins due to the high production cost and to save copper for other things

[@mikecarmichael5743]

Hi Mrs Emily Mr Krug said that the moka pot from Italy is called a "Bialetti",which I 1005 believe , but it also called an "Espressokanne" by less well traveled people . smile. Mrs Emily, you may enjoy this bit, the man that developed the "espressokanne" was so in love with his "Bialetti" that he wanted to be cremated and have his ashes put in HIS "espressokanne". and that was done.. the urn for his ashes , is a bigger "espressokanne"!! smile

[@johannessugito1686]

In The Netherlands we skipped using the 1 and 2 cent coins. Prices are still set as, for example, 0,99 or 1,02 euro, but when paying it is rounded up or down to 1,00 euro. So you lose some or you gain some, but in the end it balances.

[@e.l.l.y.]

@AntoinetteEmily: As for your thumbnail: is it the little measuring thingy that you want to know what it is called? If so, you might want to google the words "Abfüllschaufel" or "Abwiegeschaufel" (image search). It's like a measuring cup that you use for greater amounts of coffee (beans), flour, sugar etc. The smaller version of this (you probably have it at home for baking) is called "Dosierlöffel" or "Messlöffel".

[@magmalin]

Weder "Abfüllschaufel", "Abwiegeschaufel" noch "Dosier- oder Messlöffel" sind mir ein Begriff. Wenn ich backe benutze ich eine Waage, um die Mehl-, Zuckermengen, etc. genau nach Rezept abzuwiegen. Here in Germany we normally use a scale when baking, not any sort of spoons or cups.

[@ramona146]

The Curry-Ketchup is my favourite one

[@Katharina-rp7iq]

For your information: having a heater (a pretty one) for towels in the bathroom is widespread (and having hot towels every morning is just nice). Even if we have floor heating in the rest of the house. Curry ketchup is kind of a 50/50 thing. Some like regular more, others prefer curry ketchup, and then there's fans of ketchup with less sugar that tastes more like tomatoes, sometimes with herbs in it, that is usually homemade.

[@jessican.7295]

And than there are people like me (at least I hope there are more of us): a "Mayo"-lover (Luvat) through and through... I remember countless occasions being the only kid who preferred mayo over ketchup. P.S.: On the rare occasions I did eat ketchup I definitely preferred the curry flavoured kind.

[@sascha5160]

Thank you for your video. I found it very nice. So I always save the 1, 2 and 5 cent coins in a large glass. The curry ketchup and the Heinz ketchup are the best for me. Warm greetings from Germany.

[@sebastianmatz2828]

The interesting thing about curry is, that it come via/by the british from india. And it is not a single spice but a mix. The basic component is Kurkuma, wich is a bit similar to Ginger.. (both are roots)

[@Dachrinnensaeufer]

I am german and bought my first Bialetti in Australia when I was backpacking the country. It wasn't easy to get a proper coffee back then in 1992. This has changed dramatically, great coffee everywhere in OZ.

[@kapuzinergruft]

I got mine from an alien who regretted having abducted me...

[@julieenglert3371]

I remember those heaters in Norway from when I was an exchange student there in 1980. I remember thinking I always felt warmer inside during winter in Norway than I ever did here in South Australia. When I was studying at a language school in Stuttgart two years ago, the lady I stayed with also had those heaters. However, the heater in my room never seemed warm enough no matter how much I tried to fiddle with it. I wondered if she did something to it so I couldn‘t turn it up? 🤷‍♀️ The heater in the Wohnzimmer was much warmer, however I wasn‘t allowed in there with her 😪 She was not only geizig but mean spirited. 🙁

[@sharoncox1734]

Halloumi and coffee percolators are super common in NZ. I remember people having coffee percolators in NZ when I was a child 30 years ago (😳 woah I got old!) Halloumi has been common (usually in burgers at cafes) for about 5 years now. The NZ company Zany Zeus has been making the best halloumi since 2000.

[@tillappelhans4985]

Smell that comes from the heater, when you first turn it on in winter is probably burned dust?!?!?

[@Meiseside]

can can heat also with wood in a central heating system or anything else.

[@jurgenebert7668]

The better alternative to those usuall espresso cookers is the electrical ones, which don't need the stove for heating, as they have their own stove. They are not much larger and need much less electrical power, because the water gets heated directly. With the default esprtesso cooker on a stove, a lot of heat passes the cooker, because the stovetop is larger than the espresso cooker. BTW, usually you use espresso coffee in those cookers, not filtercoffee.

[@astridvanderlaan3554]

Coming from the Netherlands and living in Australia (sub tropical Queensland), I 'feel' your story about the radiators. I remember comparing radiator designs and being quite thrilled about it. How happy am I now that I don't have these ugly things anymore. Having said this; when I first arrived here, I really didn't like all these ugly ceiling fans - guess what; I am now looking at ceiling fan designs and very happy with the ones that I have chosen. Bottom line: appreciate 'your' country's habits/appliances/rules -there's a reason why they are there -thoroughly enjoying my fans on a hot summer day.

[@magmalin]

This is ever so funny. When I grew up in Australia - Perth, WA - there was no such thing as a ceiling fan in houses, you just had to cope with the heat in summer some way or the other. But we did have a fire place in every room, just as the British tradition demands.

[@blondijul1253]

I like the comment on how kids need the coins for learning to calculate. Also, often people donate the coins to charities at checkouts so this income source for good deeds would get lost.. another thing is whenever I was in NZ I thought it wouldn't make sense to have prices like 1.99 when you couldn't give the customer the proper change, but that's probably really German ti think that way... 😂 Always love to get new perspectives on my country!

[@Anson_AKB]

imho, the real problem is to have "marketing prices" of x-0.01, instead of the more honest x. and with fierce competition in german supermarkets it might even make sense to have 1.19 as price for something in one shop, and 1.18 and 1.16 in two others. nobody would be happy when they all have to charge either 1.15 or 1.20 at the cash register, unless you start buying in bulk ...