8 Underrated Things About Life In Germany

[@SantaMuerte1813]

As a note on the German rescue alley 'Rettungsgasse': if you don't make space - even if nothing happens - , you can get fined. If you don't make space and there is an actually an accident upfront and the ambulance can't get to the injured people in time, you can be made partly responsible for their death/sustained injury. So the alley is not just cleared out of the goodness of our hearts

[@eflixx2459]

It is not but it often just isn’t anyways or just used to split lanes

[@robertnett9793]

And - not to forget, the sooner rescue and the tow truck gets to the accident - the sooner everything clears up. So you profit from the Rettungsgasse, as you don' thave to wait so long.

[@fatguerilla268]

I think this applies to several stereotypes for Germany, for example that Germans always wait at red lights although there is no car near, is because the police will fine you if they see you crossing the street at red, even if there is no traffic at the time.

[@SantaMuerte1813]

@@fatguerilla268 Depends on their mood and maybe some other factors (region/department, time of the month, biases, etc.). Most of the time, you'll only get a verbal warning, but they can fine you for jaywalking and that's the point.

[@TCJones]

@@fatguerilla268 I have J walked a lot in berlin, but the police all ways just say "Meh English" when they hear us talk and walk away, because we are not German we have not been fined yet...

[@mojojim6458]

The Holy Roman Empire map! That's a visual explanation of why Germany has 1,200 different types of bread.

[@icebar3697]

SO TRUE

[@robertbutlin3708]

And before the great rise of nationalism in the 19th century and its fiery demise in the 20th century Germania will have spread its tendrils into cities all over what is now Czechia, Romania and Poland.

[@mojojim6458]

@@robertbutlin3708 I wonder if Germania spread its bread into those regions also.

[@dasmaurerle4347]

And 5000 brands of beer... 'You're from 2 villages away? Ehhh...you know what, we brew our own. Stephan knows his shit!"😂😂🍻

[@robertbutlin3708]

@@mojojim6458 that I can’t say (though my best guess would be that, as wheat had been such a European staple for so long, that other countries had their own cultures which have perhaps been lost as the Chorleywood method took hold.

[@dirkholz]

Spoken as a german citizen: you really open our eyes having an outside view on things we forgot or take for granted. Thanks a lot for that ! I totally appreciate your videos 👍

[@lioneldm5130]

As a french who spent 3 years in Germany, I think the way german people are open to other cultures is underated. I wish other european countries would be open to the same level to german culture. Before ww2, Berlin was the city of dada, bauhaus. The cinema industry was great, the blau ritter movement was reinventing painting. After ww2, german photographs, electronic music, krautrock, thrash metal, electro... Germany was the second most prolific country in Europe for hip hop music. And I got to discover japanese pop in Germany...

[@Fragenzeichenplatte]

Always good to hear a French person say something positive about Germany ;)

[@LucidFox31]

@@Fragenzeichenplatte The friendship between French and Germans is stronger today than it ever was. Our politicians carry out the conflicts, on the pastures and meadows of our countries we are brothers and sisters until the end of our time.

[@gehtdianschasau8372]

@@Fragenzeichenplatte no, as a third party, this seems very weird and unnatural. Aren't you in a love/hate triangle with the britshi,.. British?

[@Fragenzeichenplatte]

@@gehtdianschasau8372 Not really. Germans don't think about the Brits as much as the Brits think about Germans.

[@75Tades]

After World War II the so called "Deutsch-Französische Freundschaft" (German-French Friendship) has had always priority. General de Gaulle who foght against the nazis and Adenauer became partners and friends who trusted each other. Kohl and Mitterand as well although they came fom different political sides, left/right. City partnerships were and are very important, for instance i was a guest in a french family twice for a week and their sons were guests in my family. These were great experiences for me, i loved it and still after 30 years i have contact to them and visited them repeatedly

[@JouMxyzptlk]

The Rettungsgasse has an important side-effect: The sooner the rescue vehicles clear the blocking situation, the sooner the traffic flows again. So it is not just a "polite" and "correct" thing, it is self serving too.

[@peterhomann2140]

One thing that I feel is totally underrated is our (German) attitude towards nudity, sex and sex education. I speak as a Health Care Professional and as a father to 3 girls. I grew up in a (probably quite) typical German blue collar family, my parents had no higher education and were certainly not on the cutting edge of how to raise children but I knew organically that mom looks different than dad and it was nothing special. Do not get me wrong, nobody pranced around the house naked but nobody ran to take cover when coming out of the shower either. I heard the proper words, a penis was a penis, a vagina a vagina and this attitude continued into understanding puberty, interest in and respecting girls and how to have fun without getting anyone pregnant or sick. By contrast in the US the Victorian age is well and alive, nudity and sexuality is hidden, denied and ridiculed while the most raunchy porn comes from California. Kids are not taught, parents are uncomfortable and simply pretend their teenager will not do it. I read somewhere that the US has the highest teenage pregnancy rate of all "developed" countries. Germans should be much more appreciative of our more relaxed attitudes in these matters.

[@TCJones]

The people who used to live on the other side of the street to me in Liverpool moved to Austria, and when there sun started dating at 16 17 a local Austrian girl, her father purchased a double bed for her and a box of condoms, and was like this is what you need to be peppered for the future sort of thing, i assume it also came with a talk.

[@annnee6818]

Amen

[@fynn2350]

This, so much. Personally I also think it does wonders for your own self esteem to go to naked saunas or beaches. Not because you see other people looking less pretty than you, but because you see other people as they are. I'm so used to (almost) naked people in porn, ads etc, but they are all picked for looking better than average and then tweaked with make-up, photoshop and other tricks. At saunas and naked beaches you see people who are a) just average like you and me and b) completely fine with it. And on top of that, these places have no sexual vibe to them (exceptions exist, obviously). Like, whoa, adults can sit naked in a room, sweat their butts off and it's just that. It's so great.

[@BorisHaeussler]

@@TCJones I never had "the talk" with anyone. Basics are taught in school/biology class, but honestly even 30 years ago that was too late, everybody already knew. There's just no 'secrecy' and 'shame' around nudity and sex, so maybe things just come a little more naturally.

[@Slithermotion]

As a swiss who met americans I somehow can‘t agree with that most of the people I met where not prude at all.

[@RT-su1bl]

I can do what no one in the US can do. From my living room window I can see 3 countries: Germany, Czech Republik and Poland.

[@holger_p]

Poor guy. Such a remote spot ;-) Maybe Americans would consider you a hillbilly.

[@TheHumesMusic]

Waltersdorf?

[@RT-su1bl]

@@TheHumesMusic Herrnhut

[@WritinsaDness]

​@@TheHumesMusiceher Zittauer Region

[@michaelmuller5762]

Jo Zittau...ex Oberseifersdorfer hier 🎉

[@Kordanor]

As a German you usually have a different comparison. So for the US walkable or bike-able might be something standing out. As German you look over to the Netherlands and think "They do it better". Same goes for roads. I still remember as a child when we drove on vacation to the Netherlands and through Belgium and the road first went tot total garbage (belgium), and then absolutely pristine with street lights everywhere (Netherlands). Yeah, might not have been that eco-friendly thinking of it, but still, guess they (probably) do roads better. Same goes for health care, worker rights, and many other things. There is always someone in the neighbourhood who does it better. Well...guess it says something that even then most stuff is done worse in the US (from my / and also an average German perspective)

[@holger_p]

That's why we need expats as NALF to give us the outside view on our qualities.

[@Kordanor]

@@holger_p Yeah, you are not wrong ^^

[@ThisIsMego]

The upside is, yeah, we acknowledge that other do it better and (at least in part) we let that inspire us... Not always, ofc, but at least sometimes

[@christiank4263]

For road quality etc this my be true when you look to the Netherlands from North Rhine-Westfalia, but not from Baden-Württemberg or Bavaria.

[@Ulrich.Bierwisch]

I live in Aachen, in kind of walkable distance to Belgium and the Netherlands. Your observation is correct, even more extreme today. Belgium is improving but the Netherlands have done a lot on top and improved road infrastructure even more during the last decades. Especially the bicycle infrastructure is unbelievable good, the public transport is great and roads are perfect for all modes of transport.

[@lochmoigh1]

German roads are heaven. I miss those so much. Also the beer and the food and the scenery.

[@simonpfau7408]

The "Rettungsgasse" ist actually required by law, you can get fined with 200€ or more if you dont do it

[@LythaWausW]

What I find funny is in general, all street signs in Europe are sybolic, with no text. But every so often on the Autobahn you see "Rettungsgasse bilden" and if you don't speak German, you have no clue what that means. Maybe it's not universal in Europe?

[@holger_p]

Not to murder is also required by law. That has absolutly no relation to how often this happens. It's prohibited in US. and Germany.

[@danielmuller2701]

@@LythaWausW There's usually a picture showing what to do as well But I have to disagree on the "without fail" - it's very much failing.. a lot

[@David_Baxendale]

I'm, from a city in the UK that has a cathedral that is around 890 years old (finished in 1133). The city also has a castle that is 951 years old. To anyone living there, just background buildings. To my american friends visiting, exciting is an understatement. Sometimes you need to experience your normal through other people's eyes to see how special and different it is.

[@aw3s0me12]

The UK and Germany have waaay older cultural _"objects"_ than ANY parasite lieing church ones. Speaking of Germanics (Angelo/Saxon), Celtics, Vicings & even Roman times ones. Latin was *forced into our Languages.* It was a *dead* language arround 245 to 480. The church forced to use it while *demonzing* anything related to our culture. By death forbiten to say the germanic goddess name *Frigga* which germanics used *coverup* names like in Germany *Frau Holle,* Holla (die Waldfee), Hulda, *Hel(l),* or Perchte/Perchta. >> Why do you think to this day, the *ELDERbush* is still called like that? *Holl* underbusch in Germany, back than *"Busch der Ahnen"* > Bush of the ELDERS >> Frigga's magical plant!! The church forbiten Apple? >> Friggas Apple garten, stolen into the sky by the church declaring who bites this *(germanic)* apple goes down to *Hel(l)* in german *Hölle > Holle* Demonizing our *Mother Earth,* Goddess of Life, Death & Rebirth. Christmas? *A BIG LIE!! Church STOLE this *germanic fest* renamed it from orig. *Yul(e) Fest* dedicated to Odin & Frigg(a) and put all over their symbols, this liars! >> They EVEN tryed to change the germanic meaning of Yul(e) Fest to hide their lies, BUT failed at this one!! >> There *never was a date or fest in wintertimed for christians! NEVER!* THIS LIARS. Devided us & kept us away from our real roots. We are all lit. Sisters & brothers cultural in West-EU. Fk this parsite church. Made us hail to demonize our own culture, our own *Elders!* Sry for my lil rant. This topic gets me always as ex christ.

[@idontneedid]

As a Viennese, I can confirm. It is just too commonplace for me to work in a hospital dating back to 1880, go for a coffee under the St. Stephans Cathedral which had its foundations set in 1137 and have a favorite cinema which opened its doors for the first time in 1914 (and did not close them for a single day until the 2020 lockdown). When I think about it, my head _does_ start to spin a bit. :)

[@Sonntagsfan]

The difference is: Your cathedrals are original. In Germany most churches were nearly completely destroyed in WW2 und rebuilt afterwards. So, often they are not the original buildings, even though they look like that...

[@aw3s0me12]

@@Sonntagsfan *>> "Die Hollensteine"* (Frau-Holle-Steine) are 3 huge Stones, standing in a raw, in the region of *"North Hessen"* close to the *Meißner.* >> From the early times, dating: *3100 bis 2670 BC* >> Deticated to *Frigg(a)* Mother Earth, germanic prime goddess of Life, Death & Rebirth. Wife of Odin later after the great wandering did Odin came down from north and took her to his wife. Frigga is *arround 40.000 BC* old. *Hessen,* the german federal state name, is the modified *germanic tribe name* of *the Chatti".* 150-50 BC, did the Chatti splitt & the part wandering away, setteled down were today is *Netherland!* *723* did the church fell the Chatti sanctuary which was a huge Donar Oak, dedicated to *Thor,* Frau Holle/ Frigg(a)'s son, and from his wood build a church closeby. Naaa Churches are parasites in North to West-EU,... celtic & germanic history goes beyond any other "christian" one. >> The "Forbiten Aple" is the *germanic* apple from Frau Holle/Frigga to demonize the germanic goddess.

[@miskatonic6210]

​@@Sonntagsfan Bullshit.

[@gloofisearch]

Hi Nick. Great video as always. In regards to the 16 Year drinking beer and the 4 year old's running around with no parents, you should do comparison on growing up in these countries. Freedom to explore and be independent at young ages VS being in a "box" till you are 21. I have grandkids here in USA and some are 17 years old. They cannot do anything! While they do have a drivers license, the issue is that there are no places to meet and have fun. Me, growing up in a village in Germany, we run around the village and forest with 5-6 years old. I walked to my Kindergarten by myself. When being 16, we meet at a local Pizza place as they had a "game room" with Billiards and Arcade games....and beer. Even though I never drink, it was the freedom to do so and hang out with your friends. When being 17, and one was 18, we already went to night clubs as the door man did not check the ID's. It was a blast. Here in the US, once you are 21, you most likely are at college or have a serious job or even a family already. Your life just passed by starting the rat race till you die.

[@ArgusStrav]

"I have grandkids here in USA and some are 17 years old. They cannot do anything!" This is actually a relatively recent thing in the US--30 or 40 years ago, the US was as laid back about kids as Germany. But something changed, and there has become an increasing culture of helicopter parenting. It may be related to the rise of 24 hour news, allowing you to hear about every single crime across a country that spans the width of a continent. My own parents talk about how *their* parents used to literally lock them out of the house and say, "don't come back until dinner." Meanwhile, I wasn't really allowed to leave the house growing up. So something within American culture has changed.

[@PoSSeOnE]

@O. B. People in fear are easier to control ❤️

[@Ringelsocke.]

Parents have the duty of supervision! It's not possible to describe it in 3 sentences, you might google it yourself. The following goes with this video: Supervision is to be adapted to age and situation. From a certain age, occasional or random checks may be sufficient, depending on the situation. In a 1993 judgment by the district court in Ansbach, for example, 10 to 15 minute monitoring intervals are assumed for a four-year-old child playing on an unfenced property. For six-year-old children, the court considered monitoring intervals with eye contact of 30 minutes or more to be sufficient, since due to their age and development, they should be granted a corresponding freedom to develop independence. However, these statements cannot simply be applied to all children of the same age: what the duty of care requires depends to a large extent on the children involved, their level of development and educational background, and what the situation requires. For example, constant supervision is required on bodies of water.

[@marge2548]

@@ArgusStrav " It may be related to the rise of 24 hour news, allowing you to hear about every single crime across a country that spans the width of a continent. " I think that is a major point. Fun fact: Since I started to watch more US American Videos in general, youtube has started to refer me to "True crime" Videos which even strengthen this "crime related" misconception further, but seem to be a thing among the followers of US American content creators. Don't know how many times I have already clicked on "No interest" or "Don't send me further recommendations for this channel" they still keep rolling. The other sorts of videos deals with narcissists, toxic relationships and activism for and hate against woke persons. trans persons, persons of colour and practically everybody. I just wonder where that comes from. I am happily married for 25 years now and so far never had had any sorts of phobcities against people. It's just weird, and I really had to start to manage the recommendations, as these things started to get on my nerves and went against my inner well-being. Upt to rather recently, the world from my personal bubble seems to have been a much nicer place, and I suppose I should somehow get back there. It cannot be healthy to be surrounded by fear and antagonism all of the time.

[@CordeliaWagner]

Most people live in ever growing cities. I bet there is a huge difference between countryside and "not so goid" neighborhoods in both countries. I grow up very VERY rural and everybody in our small village knew each other. Crime = 0. Here in the city where I live children have nowhere to go, streets are stuffed, people drive to fast, last year a guy was stabbed at the playground next door. Playgrounds are where drugdealers and homeless people hang out. Where should the children go?

[@totaleNonale]

this is like having someone do a gratitude journal for you, thanks for literally giving me therapy NALF 😅

[@sisuguillam5109]

Stimmt!

[@blondkatze3547]

In Germany it is normal for small groups of children to go to school or cycle alone without their parents. In the school they also have traffic lessons , and in the zone near the school or Kindergarten , the cars have to drive more slowly. In addition there is often a traffic light to cross the street.☺💙

[@jrgptr935]

In welchem Land "in Germany" ist das so? Bei uns beobachte ich, daß das langsamfahren nur eintritt, weil Schule wie Kindergärten am Ende von Sackgassen liegen (bei einem der Kindergärten kann man auf dem Friedhof wenden). Aber ein großer Teil der Kindergarten- und Schulkinder kommen zu Fuß oder mit dem Bus.

[@sebastianmanthey742]

@@jrgptr935 eine Bushaltestelle in der Nähe einer Schule wird fast immer das Warnzeichen haben, so das du nur langsam überholen kannst wenn dort ein Bus hält. Es wird üblicherweise Warnhinweise geben das mehr Kinder unterwegs sind und sehr oft ist es eine 30er Zone. Straßenübergänge haben üblicherweise Zebrastreifen oder sogar Ampeln. Nicht immer natürlich, aber sehr oft.

[@blondkatze3547]

In Niedersachsen. Dort stehen beim Kinder garten und der Schule Verkehrsschilder das man langsamer fahren muss, nicht nur in unserer Gemeinde und das klappt ganz gut. Es ist auch keine Sackgasse , sondern eine durchgehende Straße . Die Gemeinde hatte für die kleinen Kinder auch extra eine Ampel zum überqueren der Straße an der Kreuzung hin gebaut.@@jrgptr935

[@Casanisl]

@@blondkatze3547 das gibt es bei uns nur, wenn die Kindergärten sowieso in einer kleinen Nebenstraße liegen. Bei uns habe ich tatsächlich gerade kaum einen Kindergarte, Grundschule oder weiterführende Schule vor Augen die irgendein Schild in der Richtung haben.

[@blondkatze3547]

Das finde ich wirklich sehr schade, weil durch die Schilder die Autofahrer auf die Kinder aufmerksam gemacht werden und dadurch langsamer fahren.@@Casanisl

[@habicht6]

NALF... du bist ein echter Deutschland-Spezialist!!! sehr gut...

[@Legendendear]

What I think is VERY underrated about Germany is our bread. There are around 3000! different bread types here in Germany. And almost all are really tasty. Never understood why that aspect of Germany is not really talked about.

[@maiemij]

absolutely right! 👍

[@Legendendear]

@@tobiaslachmann8184 I sadly cant link you websites here on KZbin but if you type in "Zahl der Brotsorten in Deutschland" and google translate the text you will find around 3000 different bread types in Germany (You will have to scroll down a bit to see the relevant google result)

[@MaxMustermann-go8xf]

I feel like everyone talks about German bread culture all the time when discussing what makes German culture special.

[@no_future2059]

Ehrlich gesagt hört man doch ständig das deutsches Brot etwas besonderes und tolles ist, wenn es um den Vergleich mit anderen Ländern geht

[@realulli]

@@no_future2059 Fahr' mal in andere Laender. Du wirst den Unterschied merken. So lange du in Mitteleuropa bleibst sind die Unterschiede klein, aber schon in Skandinavien wird es sehr deutlich, auf anderen Kontinenten ist es noch extremer.

[@dutchyjhome]

Although we, the Dutch, tend to do things slightly different every now and then, we do are a Germanic people, just like the Germans are, and so comparisons can be made. Heck even our languages: German and Dutch are developed from exactly Germanic language, just as English is by the way... .You'll be surprised how many of the things you've discussed in your video's also will apply for the Dutch. We are known to be the little stubborn neighbor of Germany, but in the end we are one people, and this is whether we like this or not. And this is for centuries the case, in fact most Dutch families are from German descent and so have German family. Many Germans tend to go on holidays in The Netherlands (No, not Holland, since Holland is like Carolina in the USA: just 2 coastal parts of the entire country ;-) And a lot of Dutch people tend to go to Germany on holidays, since we adore the German country site of forests, mountains, cities and the rich history we share; for example our almost Royal family is half German.

[@lowersaxon]

Thanks for your friendly description. Respect and good neighborhood, not that difficult.

[@dude-hh9db]

Hej, Dutchy, thanks for your open words. I fully agree: we are brothers and sisters. I was born close to Netherlands and have also Nederlands ancestors. One vacation per year is in Nederlands! That I can say: we in Germany should not invent the wheel twice, just look at cross the border to Netherlands. You do lot of things better. In the above video, lots of things are presented very (too?) positive. But all in all, it fits. And also fits for Europe as a whole. This old contintent is much underrated, agreed! One last wish I have: That Elftal would win world championchip!

[@RevFilmore]

I gotta disagree with nalf here: your infrastructure is better. Roads are in better shape, parking space everywhere -- at a cost, yes, but it works. Autobahnen are constantly riddled with constructions that take ages because we let infrastructure maintenance slide for 4 decades and now we struggle with bridges. The real tragedy is the daylight limit of 100 and the ludicrous fines that make a simple overtake a real risk.

[@sebastiandomagala9233]

​@@RevFilmoreSome would argue that the unlimited speed on German hoghways is something desirable. I don't think so at all, because I have a different opinion concerning cars. And rotten bridges are a problem in Germany as well.

[@RevFilmore]

@@sebastiandomagala9233 I was talking about the situation in germany, threading might have given a wrong context. I oculd see a point for a speed limit of 160 to prevent accidents caused by people going 80 and pulling out without looking in the mirror, but without a car I'd be lost, and I live in a city center and mostly work from home. Public transport not before we get to have 25h-weeks. It sucks. The problem with cars is not cars but cars for everyone, so like with everything: rent, pollution, nature, the solution is: release human contraceptives into the drinking water.

[@m.d.5463]

Hey Nick, you live in Germany long enough to understand my native language: Tolles Video, wie immer, und vielen Dank für deine Sichtweise meiner alltäglichen Dinge, mit denen ich hier in Deutschland aufgewachsen bin. Was wir als Kinder in der Nähe von Karlsruhe erlebt haben, davon erzähle ich meinen Kindern auch noch manchmal. Unser 'Jagdgebiet' war etliche Quadratkilometer groß, mit Bächen und Flüssen und Seen und Wäldern und Feldern. Wir haben Tiere beobachtet oder mit der blossen Hand gefangen (und wieder freigelassen). Der Biologie-Unterricht in der Schule war für uns ein Witz, denn wir kannten so viele Dinge aus eigener Erfahrung. Ja, diese Offenheit in Deutschland hat ihren Ursprung - denke ich - in der Nachkriegszeit. Man wollte alles liberaler gestalten, hatte man doch Jahrzehnte in einem engen Korsett des verbracht. Die Freiheit hat ihren Preis. Wir müssen leider auch damit leben, dass manche Menschen die uns so lieb gewonnene Freiheit ausnützen, unser System für ihre Zwecke missbrauchen. Beispielsweise wirst du als Amerikaner vermutlich lachen über das stringente Waffengesetz in Deutschland, das es trotzdem einem jungen, wütenden Menschen ermöglicht hat, mehrere Anhänger der 'Zeugen Jehovas' in ihren Gebetsräumen aufzusuchen und zu ermorden. Eine grausame Tat, die nach meinem aktuellen Ermessen kaum hat verhindert werden können. Zurück zu deinem Video, ich freue mich jedesmal, wenn mir KZbin ein neues Video von dir vorschlägt. Vielen Dank und mach weiter so, gut durchdacht und schön umgesetzt. Bleib so natürlich wie du bist. Grüße aus Baden ins Schwabenland!

[@ReneHL1981]

I think the Thing with the Drivers licence isnt only the Age but the Training itself . It needs Weeks in Germany to get your Licence and not only Two Ours to get it .

[@giacomogambillara3451]

Weeks? Bro i needed 18 months hahahaha

[@sebastianmanthey742]

I made a two week crash course, but it basically was two full working weeks. 26 hours of driving and 32 hours of theory or however long that was. 16 double lessions, iirc.

[@NikkyElso]

​@Sebastian Manthey perhaps crash course isn't the best phrasing though 😅

[@annvoy7698]

Exactly, it's definitely not only an age thing. I spent a year in the US when I was 20 turning 21. By then I had been driving for three years. As it was more convenient to carry an American driving license than a German passport I took literally a 10-minute driving test (plus the theoretical one). I was shocked how easy it was. And then the tester said, I was one of the best drivers she ever had, which shocked me even further, as I couldn't imagine how you could fail this? But I did have about 20 proper hours of instruction in Germany, of which two thirds then had been compulsory. Difference is in the US you are completely dependent on cars unless you live in one of the very few cities where public transport is easily available like NYC. So you need cars from much earlier on to cover these huge distances and not many people could afford proper driving instructions I guess. However this easily costs lives as well.

[@Schokoladentoertchen]

yep. There are fewer accidents because you actually have to take driving lessons instead of being taught by a family member.

[@heidiboddum5669]

Drinking vs driving. Im danish we also drink Way before we drive, another positive thing about this is that you get over the `stupid` drinking before you get a drivers license and therefore you are probally more carefull drinking as you are older and dont go driving drunk. 👍👍

[@mojojim6458]

When it comes to this video's Cyber Ghost section, there is no lessening of the creativity we enjoy in the rest of the video. These sponsorships aren't the dull, static presentations we see on other YT channels. They're imaginative and entertaining. Thanks, Anthony, for the doing such a great, creative job. TSGO

[@sweety1746]

Agree, usually I skip those parts. And a big "Yes!" to the F1 comment!

[@TheMrBusty]

absolutly agreed

[@thepurplesmurf]

The presentation is good, agreed, but it's a bit sad that it's for this sponsor in particular. I'm a VPN user from a different provider and stay the heck away from CyberGhost as well as some other well known VPN provider that belong to the same (shady) company. If you are not aware, maybe do some research on Kape Technologies, the company behind.

[@sylwei]

Thank you so much NALF for reminding me of all the good things in Germany. I shouldn‘t always take it for granted. But I do love the American way of life on vacation in your country❤️

[@SilverSmrfr]

Great video as always Nick. Just wanted to add to your last point, that it's mainly car infrastructure. Pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure are pretty ok but could be a lot better and I guess I don't have to tell you about our train and internet infrastructure.

[@TechSucht]

About the train infrastructure: have you ever been to the US? There's very little of it and it's typically not very well maintained - yes, there is a lot to fix when it comes to the German train system today, but compared to many other countries it's still really good (hopefully getting better in the next decades though).

[@kingcrafteroderderfahradtu7331]

I remember it being faster to deliver data trough a USB stick on horseback than using the internet

[@Nynelyne]

In terms of infrastructure... Have you been to the Netherlands before? I feel like they easily upstage us in that department, their Autobahns, roads and bridges etc. are PRISTINE and very clean. But good to know you appreciate our roads as well ;)

[@cfpzona]

I was thinking the same thing. I've traveled to the Netherlands many times and was always very impressed with their public transportation systems and their roads. Very well maintained, very efficient.

[@katharina4407]

Thank you so much for an actual depiction of life in Germany. I am a german currently living in Pittsburgh and this is hands down the best description i have seen ever. It made me nostalgic and tear up. So thank you.

[@marieneu264]

3:24 yes! This is why people from Europe seem so worldly to me! How amazing to be so close to all these amazing countries!

[@cynic7049]

"German constructions seem to take quite a long time." Yes, there are a some indications on that, Cologne Cathedral the foundation stone was laid on Saturday 15 August 1248 the completion was celebrated as a national event on 14 August 1880. Sure it is an extreme example and they did take a few excessively breaks, but yes German construction can take quite a long time. And yes the do build to last, the Cologne Cathedral where hit by fourteen aerial bombs during World War II and while damage it remained standing.

[@kaivr2868]

In the current Germany, construction is still long (and much more inefficient than it used to be), but often times accompanied now by shitty quality and roads which were "fixed" need new repairs soon after again. No comparison to the sturdiness of the historic construction efforts.

[@ritahorvath8207]

Kölner Dom is like a mountain. 🏰

[@jennyh4025]

They had a pretty long time without construction (no money) though. 😉 Edit: The reason for this is my favourite fact about the cathedral: it was paid mainly by the Cologne public (and later The Prussian state) and is therefore owned not by the Catholic Church, but is it’s own legal entity.

[@jrgptr935]

@@jennyh4025 Oh, ist es jetzt herausgekommen? Ja, stimmt genau, die Hohe Domkirche zu Köln gehört sich selbst. Schade, daß Tiberius (der Kaiser) den Dom nicht sehen konnte, als er seinen Bruder Germanicus am Krankenbette dort besuchte. Übrigens die schnellste überlieferte Reise der Antike, man fragt sich heute noch, wie er das geschafft hat, jedenfalls hat er dabei etliche gallische Gäule verbraucht und einen wunden Hintern gehabt. Der einzige nicht unerfreuliche Zug dieser ansonsten unerquicklichen Erscheinung (die Sorge um den Bruder, nicht die zuschandengerittenen Klepper, natürlich).🙋🏻‍♂️

[@schneeroseful]

Cologne Cathedral requires new people constantly. So is it finished, really?

[@memyselfandi3202]

To the point about beer and steer you could also mention how expensive and time consuming it is to get a license in Germany. Or, if you are looking for some cool content, show people the processes involved in getting one. Take some driving lessons and maybe even take the written and driving test yourself. I'd love to see the testers faces. :D The 2nd thing is that kids want to drink beer because it is cool. In Germany the kids get accustomed to it way before they have their driving license. Yeah they might get drunk, but they sure are not driving home. And by the time they finally get their expensive license and their first POS car with the high insurance premiums, they will not want to risk losing those by getting drunk.

[@MeMiFiLi]

My thought exactly!

[@MarcLucksch]

9:41 when I was 7, I regularly took the bus, on my own, to the next borough of our town, about 7km away, to my friends house. No phone, no help. Once the bus had to take a different route and I cried, it otherwise nothing happened.

[@michaelkloters3454]

even for me as a native Rheinländer ( not only a german) get a huge smile in my face when watching a group of kids doin some stuff without an adult beside with this "now i`m grown up and do what i want) feeling. Even more fun is listening to them , try it when you are in munich next time, just ride a tram at about 1pm when schools out. i priomise a lot of fun! btw. nice video again!

[@goldmund2902]

You should visit a small island in the north sea, like langeoog for example. i'd really be interested to see some foreign guy experience such an very german vacarion. If you are lucky, you can experience some stormy weather as well ;) it really adds to the atmosphere if there is a rough sea. for me the charm lays within the solitude and long walks on the beach. it is not about jumping in the ocean. also, there aare no cars on langeoog, which really increases the felt calm.

[@ChriDDel]

I like the stormy whether 😁. 5C and storm in february on the beach and watch the wind and kite surfers out there. Northern Germany is different, and so are the people. 😎

[@brinkiTOgo]

If I could have chosen where to be born in Germany, I would have chosen the north 😊

[@philippclemens2265]

I do feel much better now! Thanks for opening my eyes. Lovely video!

[@annarita333]

In regards to Nr 4: my family always went on vacation inside the country (during holidays or just weekend day trips) We were quite surprised when many aquaintances only discovered domestic travel during Covid due to closed borders! 😅

[@VerenaElsa]

I really appreciate that you always try to include paid ads into your videos in such a fun, creative way. As a viewer, I always get kind of annoyed when you just get hit in the face with ads without any connection. Of course, we all know that KZbinrs are relying on paid ads, but it's just nice when you try to make it part of the video and does not really interrupt the story 😊 thanks for the extra effort!

[@Cairol58]

Same here!

[@DaWurfmaul]

That was maybe the best video I've ever seen of you. You've become really good at this, I'm sure there's a second carreer here. Ich drück die Daumen. ;)

[@keithhepola3392]

Great video. I have to agree with the roads. I think it helps when you have a more moderate climate. Here in North Minnesota we are beginning to have the spring thaw (actually, not yet, but hopefully soon). The roads take a real beating while the frost is going out of the ground. It breaks up the pavement and there are patches, potholes, breaks everywhere. Even newly paved roads stay good for only 1-2 years and the patching begins. Concrete doesn't stand a chance. I agree too about the drinking verses driving ages. If the government allowed younger people to have a beer it would demystify the whole "alcohol/party" thing and when it came time to be able to drive, as you put it, the brain is more developed.

[@kaioliverbohnke7294]

Many thanks for creating this video ! Feels so good to my german soul!

[@fedupnow61859]

It was like this in the 60's growing up. I rode my bike one day to my school which was 2 miles away. I was 7 going to 1st grande. I lived in a lovely small town of Old Lyme Ct on the shore and it was like Mayberry. We came in when Mikes Mom did the whistle and we always knew to get home when the street lights went out. I love this part of Germany. NWR. Small town life like it used to be,

[@korbendallas5318]

#1: I visited California with a colleague in 2000, and Sutter's Fort in Sacramento was one of the places we went to. The tour guide emphasized that ist was "over 150 years old", apparently fishing for some reaction. We were kind of not that impressed. Both of us lived in or near Aachen at the time, which has a 2000+ year history (and more names than any other city I know: Ooche, Aken, Aix-la-Chappelle, there might be more). The central building in Aachen, the Cathedral, is around 1200 years old. While Aacheners are pretty proud of the Cathedral, the town hall next to it is "only" ~700 years old, still in use, and nobody make a fuzz about it. If you ever visit Cathedral in Cologne, try to make a detour to Aachen. The Cathedral in Cologne is much more impressive of course, but I think the one in Aachen is the prettier one. BTW, there is _really_ old stuff in California (eg. Monterey), around twice as old as Sutter's Fort, but that apparently did not count quite as much.

[@performingartist]

I live in Sutter's birth city here in Germany, our friends live in his house! We have quite a few redwoods here in town that he planted. We also have roman ruins a half hour away and our village dates to the mid 700s.

[@patrickh621]

Funny thing about the Cologne Cathedral - it is not _that_ old. Rather it is an early example of neverending construction projects: Started in 1200-something, finished late 19th century. The local Rhineland-people ("Germans") did not get it done until Prussia (other "Germans") occupied the area ...

[@Ranger-Ford]

Im from the Black Forest and when i was a 12 years old child arround 30 years ago, our tiny village (population arround2000) had its 1250 year anniversery.

[@bonniea8189]

As a former Montereyan, I'm glad you enjoyed it 😃 Also, there are really old tourist spots in the US, like Poverty Point in Louisiana, but they're usually indigenous settlements, so they get less press. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_Point

[@korbendallas5318]

@@bonniea8189 Loved it, though I must admit mostly because of a modern building. You can already guess which one, but for everybody else: If you ever are in or near Monterey, take the time and visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium!

[@cohan8751]

As a German I had the luck to visit quite a few foreign countries (the US too). And my result of comparing all of it is: I appreciate and value the differences and varieties of people and their behavior. I love not knowing and therefor having to learn how to behave properly in a foreign region. And I especially like people who try... so thank you for your videos. I just discovered your chanel and will be watching more.

[@Fragenzeichenplatte]

I appreciate the differences, too, but that doesn't mean I consider the equal. The US is worse in many aspects and it's not the best or most free country in the world and it's ok to say that.

[@Jonas-uz5np]

Think about the Rettungsgasse this way: Even if I was annoyed about being stuck in traffic. If I move out of the way for emergencie vehicles, they can get to the crash site quicker. Which not only saves lives, but, form a very egoistical stand point, enables them to clean up the mess quicker and have traffic (which includes hypothetic annoyed me) moving again sooner as well! Yet there are still true beacons of society who don't manage to get out of the way. To whom even a combination of general and personal benefits seemingly isn't enough :(

[@sebastianmanthey742]

I often viewed it even more egoistically or not, depending on how you view it. Its the social principle. If I am the one who has to be saved, I want the others to make way for the RTW as well.

[@1337fraggzb00N]

Or these absolute douchebags who drive right behind the ambulance in hope to get faster to somewhere.

[@i.b.5773]

Regarding the Rettungsgasse: until about a year ago it was recommended to do and was taught during driving school as such. By now, it has become law to leave a passage way, whenever there is a traffic jam, making it mandatory.

[@Jonas-uz5np]

@@i.b.5773 The penalties were increased in 2020 iirc and they are still way too low. If you didn't give way and blocked emergency vehicles you could be penalized before. And there is still too many people not forming the Rettungsgasse or giving way to emergency vehicles in general.

[@Jonas-uz5np]

@@sebastianmanthey742 Ah but then you are still not the peak of egoistical behaviour. You would only want others to give way to emergency vehicles when YOU need them, but not care when someone else does ;)

[@carolleenkelmann4751]

Excellent assessment. I wish I had grown up in Germany. Life would have been sooo much different, to my advantage. Be happy you now realise all this culture and keep on advocating.👍

[@ChoiiXMasters]

Its nice to see someones views about your country whos not native. You tend to overlook what you have in your daily life

[@fralbmw8845]

Ja, da muß ich Dir Recht geben. Oft weiß man nicht zu schätzen womit man aufwächst, weil es leider dadurch normal wird. Erst wenn man von Außen einen Blick darauf werfen kann, merkt man wie besonders viele Dinge sind. Dank Dir und Anderen kann man einen neuen Blickwinkel kennen lernen und seinen Horizont erweitern. Das geht Euch bestimmt auch so mit Leuten, die in eurer Heimat solche Feststellungen machen. Danke für Deine Beiträge 🇩🇪👋🏻

[@greenthumbnail5987]

love this video so much, helps me to be thankful to have grown up here! really nice change of input from the news currently

[@TheMrBusty]

As always.... great video content and entertainment :D luv from munich

[@joeriedler4952]

Tks for this great post. I lived nearly all my life away from my home (Munich), spent time in the US, England, Scotland and ireland (North and South). Never thought about the road conditions in Germany compared to them I lived in most of my life. Great Post and I really appreciate it after seeing your Video. Thumbs up - keep doing what you feel here, there and everywhere.

[@donreeves4558]

Thank you for a GREAT video. I especially enjoyed this one! Germany is a beautiful country. Hope to visit...soon. Stay safe 😀

[@lisastenzel5713]

11:49 oh that is some amazing footage😮 Oh I love those roads..not in winter, but you can see the skies so nicely when you drive along there..looks like a 80- 100km/h road

[@LucasBenderChannel]

I gotta say, the proximity to other countries is 100% a feature I don't appreciate enough! I've travelled a bunch already, but not nearly as much as I should! E.g. The Czech Republic is soooo close, and yet I've never been over there! An absolute crime. Really need to grab my bags and just go :)

[@scmkar]

Do it! I live only a few minutes from the border, its a fascinating country, not too different, but still like another world sometimes.

[@yvonnehorde1097]

Prague is a wonderful city. You really should go.

[@uweinhamburg]

One of the most beautiful countries i have seen! Absolutely safe and well-developed. Most people speak some English or German and are very friendly. Good food also. If you get the chance, don't only go to Prague but visit the countryside - so many cool cities and nice little towns! For me, one of the most underrated destinations.

[@ryansmilla]

I went to live in the UK for a while. After 20 years and Brexit, I came back. NOW I appreciate the fact that we share borders with so many other countries. If you live on an Island, you always have to pay to go to another country. Here, we can walk or cycle there. On an island, you‘re stuck (as we noticed when the Icelandic volcano erupted). So, I learned to appreciate having many neighbouring countries.

[@paavobergmann4920]

Go there for a visit! It´s wonderful!

[@tomh888]

Great perspective, love how you are comparing US and German mentality. Insightful from a European perspective.

[@silvialittlewolf]

You're bringing up some interesting points that I wouldn't have thought of myself. 👍👍👍

[@toniderdon]

Very good video and you are right, most of these things are underrated or go unnoticed by most people

[@simonrees3254]

The "Rettungsgasse" thing ist actually a law. And depending in how bad the accident is the harder you will geht punished If you dont go to the side with your car.

[@craiggoebbel1241]

Very informative. Well done!

[@SEKMF]

I am a German currently on Exchange in Texas and I got almost the same list as you. I never realized all those things before leaving the country

[@fynn9981]

Just want to mention that I really appreciate how much the quality of your videos has improved. Big shoutout to NALF - you’re doing a wonderful job here on KZbin. Greeting from Hamburg 🫧

[@Ankesadventures]

I am a German who lived in Schwäbisch Hall for a year and now I live in Portugal and your videos serve my nostalgia:)

[@WiseOwlAdvice]

Thank you for this excellent video. All those little things you mentioned which are underrated so easily but gives you so much worth of living here. 👍👍👍

[@CordeliaWagner]

But it could be sooo much better. It's not negative to demand possible progress.

[@CordeliaWagner]

But it could be sooo much better. It's not negative to demand possible progress.

[@cairoconnection8129]

OMG🤩 I was born in Schwäbisch Hall and raised in a even smaller town near Schwäbisch Hall! So lovely to see you walking around there! I just discovered your videos and it's so interesting to hear your point of view. And yes, we take many things for granted. The best thing about growing up there was the huge amount of freedom we had there as children as you mentioned. We left the house to play outside with friends and we came back hours later..and all our parents let us do so. Not because they didn't care, but they showed us where to pay attention and what (not) to do and they trusted us. Today I sometimes feel sorry for all those over protected children..

[@harziwarzi7593]

I don't know the statistics about the accidents either but in Germany you pay easily more than 1500€ for your drivers license (I am still too afraid to add up my bills) and you have a trail time of 2 years. If you are caught breaking any major rules during this time, you have to take a refresh course and pay extra. Therefore, new drivers are more careful .

[@estaesta2476]

Thank you Nalf for letting us know 👏

[@rrl4245]

While driving in Germany, I was dumbfounded when I encountered a temporary stop light, set-up on a two lane road, in the middle of nowhere. I stopped (luckily) and learned that road maintenance ahead forced the road down to one lane, and the light had me stop while oncoming traffic used the open lane, and then stopped them and gave me the green light, so I could proceed. Not something I’d ever seen or heard of.

[@matthiaslipinski2826]

For me it was just the other way around. When I came to the US and saw that there are flagmen directing traffic at construction sites I couldn’t believe it. Hiring people for this would be considered too expensive in Germany.

[@elipa3]

Thats quite common in Germany.

[@bochica3562]

Happy you like it here! Thanks for making the point about our many awesome neighbors. I almost forgot how awesome that is. 😅

[@samtro]

As a German, I like to categorize us into 3 types (from ancient times): Northern Swamp Germans, Mid Forest Germans, and Southern Mountain Germans ^ ^

[@mattball2700]

This is a fantastic video - maybe your best!

[@clausbitten]

Regarding the issue with the homes. It is a different thing in Germany because of the costs. A home/real estate in Germany is expensive, and if it is not inherited a family will pay for 20-30 years. And in Germany the mortgage is not on the property, but on the person. So we do not have a thing like walking away from a home and the debt is gone - what is possible in parts of the US(?).

[@gregorylittle1461]

I've lived here for 24 years and can agree with everything you've said. The very close relationship teenagers have with their parents has always struck me as well. They talk with each other like good friends even at that age.

[@harryundheididallmeier8089]

Highway in America. When I was visiting my sister in Texas and we were on the highway around Fort Worth, suddenly there was a sofa in the middle of the highway. I told my sister, horrified, there's a sofa in the middle lane, and she just said, I guess someone lost it. I asked then is warned about it in the traffic radio and it brought down, as she told me that there is no traffic radio and anyone can possibly use the sofa takes along. On a pickup truck there were 6 young people sitting on the loading bay, my sister said that too is allowed on the highway. Securing the cargo, you don't have to, what we saw there was hair-raising bad. Because there were usually four of us on the road, we were allowed to use the fifth lane, which can only be driven by two people in the vehicle. Yeah, we don't appreciate what we have until we see it from the outside. I'm very happy that we have a law that obliges us to drive right on the motorway, because if everybody drives where they want, it's really messy.

[@charleshenderson809]

This is so correct. Having spent my teen years and most of my 20's living in Germany via the US Army, . I can appreciate every point that was made. Most notably the road conditions. I live in Colorado and I believe that Colorado has the worst roads in the US.

[@jeremyhelquist]

Apparently haven’t driven in California!! 😂

[@ntrnlgrv]

I agree with you there having lived in Colorado, then I moved.

[@Cyberfriend-il8vv]

Hi Nick. Great video again had to post it on FB for my relatives in the US.

[@oldtop4682]

Some very good points in this! Familiarity makes one just kind of ignore things after a while. Like living in a major city and not having gone to the zoo or museum since you were a kid.....until someone from out of town shows up. I got that way myself. Castles and cathedrals are cool, but there are SO many of them that they lose their attraction after awhile. When you come back to the US you will miss a lot of things from Germany. I still do, and it has been years since I lived there. The #1 thing I miss are the windows. Sounds weird, but it is what it is lol.

[@wernerclarssen2939]

Thank you so much for this video! For me as a German it's so great to see all this from a foreigners perspective! Often I just forget about in what a fantastic country I live ❤

[@alexaales7937]

I totally appreciate the fact that we can travel 1-5 hours and are able to experience different cultures, languages and - most importantly - foods! I could never leave Europe and still have great and very different vacations, which is something i will never take for granted! thanks for mentioning the Rhine valley which is were i am from :-). and thank you for this video, having lived in the us for 9 years i totally agree with you, life is maybe not better but certainly easier in germany!

[@Fragenzeichenplatte]

No, life is better in Germany. Easier is better, no?

[@mercyunselt2035]

Thank you for the video, so interesting!

[@bscorax]

You can get your drivers licence at the age of 17 in Germany, but there has to be an adult sitting next to you until you are 18. The most likely lower rate of accidents in first 12 months of driving a car may as well be influenced by the mandatory driving school on a much higher level in Germany and the overall safer traffic conditions. Cars are checked on a regular basis, streets are in mostly better shape etc. Plus: if you learn how your body reacts to alcohol, you need some time, ti find your limits. So DUI is a smaller problem here, as most people know the limits when they start driving.

[@bscorax]

@@fritzthecat5219 Since Juli 2021 class AM - light motorbikes and quads - available in all German states from 15 years on.

[@gehtinixan8344]

Hey I'm an "american" (by passport only) who was born and raised here. Been loving your videos since I found them not too long ago. I saw how much your brother loves yufkas so next time he comes around you should treat him to a trip to Mannheim. We have a massive turkish part of the inner city that I feel he'd go crazy for, so much more to enjoy than just yufkas.

[@GenoppteFliese]

1) The driving license in Germany is really expensive as you have to book a number of 30+ driving lessions in a special training car with a certified teacher, as a result drivers here are well trained. 2) From my place I have to travel 300 km or less to reach every place in Belgium, the Netherlands or Luxembourg. I find it awkward that German news tell me about German victims in some abroad events but never mention 30 million people all living much closer to me than Germans in towns being 300-500 km away from here ...

[@maksimivanov5417]

7:35 ("the power of the Fuß"): Strongly agreed! And that's the biggest thing I'm immediately starting to miss every time I visit the U.S...

[@yvonnehorde1097]

Hi NALF, for the home, there is a proverb in Germany: To fulfill his purpose in life, a man should build a house, plant a tree and raise a child. So, this home is built for once in the lifetime, and the tree that he has to take care of also bounds him for life, just like the child. And to be honest, compared to building houses in the US, to build one here might take eternity.....

[@Tokru86]

It might also stand for an eternity and not fold like a cardboard box when the wind is a bit rough.

[@utebellasteinweg3976]

I like your point of view THX

[@josefineseyfarth6236]

About the "home for life" mentality in Germany: Yes, there are many people who build a new house, but many just continue living in the houses of their parents or grandparents for generations, so those houses are also hundreds of years old. You'll mostly see that in rural areas of course, also multi- generation homes where everyone from little children to their great- grandparents live all under one roof. In cities/ urban areas, there are mostly flats and single family homes for rent or buy. And of course it happens that if your parents die, you inherit a house, too.

[@TheMAmeph]

Also homeowning is very expensive, so if you can afford it, it's a once in a lifetime for most people.

[@stefanies.9051]

And because it is cheaper to rent many people (including my German grandparents) rent for life.

[@patches4170]

9:00 "without fail" is tragically untrue. Ive read news of cases where major injuries and even deaths couldve been prevented by arriving a few minutes sooner, but Emergency services not getting through Rettungsgassen because of individuals that fail to drive to the sides or even using the rettungsgasse to skip traffic.

[@シズ-i9x]

Especially with home-buying stuff - it's important to consider that most people who buy a home (which already have to be fairly fortunate in life) take on up to 30 years of debt for said house. People can use House 1 as a security to finance a House 2, but that is only a sneeze away from bankruptcy ^^

[@aki5970]

Thank you so much! You help me appreciating all those "little" things!

[@unlink1649]

Talking about the roads: As a kid, we visited neighboring countries or drove to Greece for holidays. Whenever we would pass the "Bundesrepublik Deutschland" sign at the border when entering back into Germany, the quality of the roads suddenly and noticeably improved. It was always kind of this "we are back home" emotional feeling. A cherished memory.

[@paavobergmann4920]

Coming back from a holiday in scandinavia, crossing the sign that reads "Germany" meant this was the point were the roadside restrooms turned into unbearable filth pits.

[@patrickniederdrenk8926]

I'm german living in Arizona since 2017. This video made me miss home. Thanks for showing both americans and germans how nice germany can be

[@robinhill2005]

The home-for-life mentality in German is because if you take out a mortgage for say 30 years and want to sell the house after 5 years the bank will impose a penalty. That penalty is usually that you have to pay the full amount of interest for the whole 30 year loan. We sold our flat 1 year early in a 10 year loan and the penalty was 18,000€. We were lucky because we still made a good profit.

[@thorstenfautz4611]

Wow so great! I love this and how you look at these! And you are right we take too much as normal and dont appreciate the thinks! But you go abroad and see how different outer countries are!

[@wolfechter7946]

Thanks for the video! It really helps to appreciate my home country with all its flaws... you could add German sagas from Nibelungen to brothers Grimm to krabat, klaus Störtebeker Barbarossa there are quite a lot of great and exciting stories which by far didnt all have the honour to get picked up and retold by Disney or Hollywood ... check it out!

[@titustaddhaustaddltentakel9987]

To construction in germany. If you look a the autobahn-cross next to Aachen, it has been in construction, pretty much since 2011. They're still not done. Also, watching these videos makes me miss germany more. I'm currently in australia and cannot wait to get back home. Very nice video.

[@Goxilla]

I want to add to #8. Being allowed to drink at the age of 16 also helps to be more responsible with alcohol. You are actually allowed to drink "soft" alcohol like beer at the age of 14 with an adult present. That way you get to test your limits which helps later on. The exchange students at my University that came from th U.S. were drinkig like teenagers because it was their first time drinking legally at the age of 18-20. They got hammered within an hour while the other exchange students were much more mature with it.

[@georgewagner7787]

That just shows an immature attitude on the part of those kids. Research now shows that your brain continues to grow until the age of 25. So it's actually not wise to drink alcohol even before then.

[@michaelmatschke525]

@@georgewagner7787 🤣

[@sonnydanny1574]

Thank you for this informative clip. I am german and you are right, there are many things about our country I indeed took for granted. I will appreciate them much more now, since I watched this video.

[@TheRealAndreasBartel]

The first US KZbinr in Germany I watch that recognizes that we are not all Bavarians! Need to go to the fridge now for an alcohol free beer

[@Kannpass]

Great Video, interesting observations. As an Austrian, I enjoyed watching it.

[@Why-D]

I like the views from outside to Germany, as those things are just "normal" for us. While we complain on the delay of the trains, others say: "But you have trains and public transport all over the country." Whie we complain about the price and duration of constructions, other say, but that lasts for so long. Thank you!

[@Anne-yx5vp]

As a german it is great to see how different countries see things that are normal for us… but…regarding the emergency alley…there is a pretty high fee when you don‘t move out of the way…

[@Dahrenhorst]

The most underrated and barely known fact about Germany by Americans is, that its coast line is longer than that of any US State with the exception of Alaska. Longer than Florida's, and nearly twice as long as those of California or Hawaii. Most Americans know Germany only by its southern half, where there is no coast line at all, and don't realize that Germany actually is a beach country in its north, with lots of islands and some major harbors. No fishing to speak of anymore, though.

[@Carol_65]

Great video!👏

[@delanebredvik]

Great observations! Makes me think about how things can be different, and better, here in the US.