I've Become Germanized

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[@DanielSunBerlin]

why you made advert. for this c-i.a traffic analyzer endpoint? do you really think this is a "good company"? they all sell the metadata to services or give access for money. don't be one of the American stupids. thanks

[@gernegesehen2985]

dass es von Chip entpfohlen wird sagt mir, dass das müll ist

[@dove3853]

Remember that the Lord Jesus Christ died on a cross for you because He loves you so much. He then rose up from the dead three days later The Ten Commandments are called the moral law, (most of us are lying thieving blasphemous adulterer at heart and deserve hell) you and I broke the law, Jesus paid the fine. That’s what happened on that cross. By believing that Jesus died on the cross and rose up from the dead 3 days later and not just confessing your sin, but also repenting of all sin you have done and putting all your trust in Him in prayer, He will grant you everlasting life as a free Gift

[@dennisoderso559]

I can recommend (Kohlroulade) cabbage roulade or (Rinderroulade)Beefroulade but this is officialy austrian but good too ,

[@SvenScholz]

You know you became an adult when the monsters moved from under your bed into your post box

[@DUD3H0WD4R3U]

Mail Box* briefcase ist ein Aktenkoffer ^^

[@SvenScholz]

@@DUD3H0WD4R3U Haha, da war ich zu schnell und stolperte über einen falschen Freund - habs korrigiert 😀

[@lemsip207]

I've had this fear since the early 00's. Probably the late 90's because of a constantly complaining neighbour (even after he moved out) because I wouldn't have sex with him so he made up stuff about me when reporting me to the landlord for the slightest noise. I was on quite a few mailing lists then I would keep asking to be transferred to an emailing list instead but they used the excuse that not everybody on it was online. I would complain about multiple mailings as well as I would be accidentally be put on the same list more than once. Then one day I decided to track this by making a list of every organisation, with contact details, on whose mailing list I was on and note down everytime they sent me something through the post. Then I got in touch with all of them in the summer of 2008 and asked to be removed from their mailing lists since they weren't offering to transfer me to an emailing list. With one organisation all I got was an answering service and after leaving several messages I threatened to report them to their funders for sending me multiple mailings of the same newsletter. They then got back to me with a flimsy excuse.

[@PlanetBerlin1991]

Excellent explanaition! 🍻

[@laura-marievonderleyen4276]

@@DUD3H0WD4R3U mail box ist ein briefkasten, da lauern die monster in form von rechnungen 🙈😅😅🙈😅

[@NotJustBikes]

The walking, the groceries, and the taste buds are all interlinked. Most Americans drive to get groceries. In fact, the number one question I get from Americans, when they find out our family doesn't own a car, is "but how do you buy groceries?!" This is because it's uncomfortable, impractical, or impossible to walk in many American cities, which is why most Americans don't walk much. But driving to buy groceries kinda sucks and it takes a long time, so you don't want to do it often. I still get comments from Americans on my videos about grocery shopping, saying how they'd hate to "have to" buy groceries every day, because they don't understand how convenient and easy it is to pick up groceries around the corner from your house when you're already walking. So American grocery trips are few and far between, but this means that the products need to last longer. And that changes what kind of products can be sold, and it results in Americans eating much less fresh food. I'm sure you've noticed that things like bread go stale way faster in Germany than they did in the US. Because the groceries and produce sold in Europe are often fresh and meant to be eaten within the next few days. There are also foods (cheese curds are an example) that just cannot last long, and need to be consumed shortly after being made before they degrade significantly. Sure, you can buy a big vacuum-packed bag of anything you want at Costco, but the natural flavour has been destroyed by the time it gets to you (and certainly before you finish it), so sugar is added to make up the difference. All of these things come together to mean that Americans very rarely walk, they buy huge amounts of groceries in bulk, and they eat much less fresh food that needs to have a lot of sugar, salt, and fats added to "make up" for the loss of taste. And your taste buds definitely adjust to this. Many years ago, when I was poor and unemployed for a long time, I was making all my food fresh and home. I decided to go without any salt or sugar in anything I cooked, and after a few weeks I got used to it, and other flavours started becoming more noticeable. The day I got a job I "splurged" on a higher-end fast food burger that I was craving, and I couldn't finish it. It was gross. The bun tasted like candy and the patty was so salty I had to throw it out.

[@Traumglanz]

Isn't it ironic how such small difference, small decisions about city planning can create such a big cultural divide and influence so many aspects of life? Keep preaching / ranting even if it might not change anything for North America, it might at least help make us realize here in Europe what we have to protect and where we can improve.

[@just_me_1044]

The excitement I get of seeing Jason from NJB commenting on this video is uncanny 😁 especially as a German living in the Netherlands! You two should collaborate on a video with Dutch and German differences regarding urban planning, Germany could learn so much from the Dutchies and Jason opened my eyes for that!

[@BaneHydra]

When my sister spent half a year in the states, our little brother asked her to bring some American candy with her when she came home. She did. My little brother tried it and immediately drew a face as he, an 11-year-old boy, thought it was way too sweet.

[@Space_igo]

"you have to put signs up to make sure germans don't get naked all the time" I laughed to hard at this 🤣

[@tnit7554]

😂👍

[@tnit7554]

A couple of years ago there was a special group of hikers, called "die Nacktwanderer", the naked hikers. Do they still excist? Does anybody know?????

[@MsAntimodes]

@@tnit7554 Naked hiking is still a thing. You don't need a special group. Usually we do this on less popular routes so we rarely meet others

[@toastboast1357]

@@antoniomontana397 Nude bathing was commonplace in the GDR. Noone thought anything of it.

[@RFLCPTR]

@@antoniomontana397 As if children had never seen their parents naked, come the f*ck on, nudity by itself is natural and not harmful

[@holger_p]

You explained the fear of the mailbox perfectly. That's the result of digitalisation. All the good news from friends, birthday cards, greating from vacations, letters from grandma are gone. It doesn't come by mail any more. So what's left is the news from authorities. The bad news. No wonder people dislike their mail.

[@lemsip207]

I dread it too. Ever since the early 00's. Even when its just bumpf as then it takes up space and adds to paper clutter. What is the German word for it.

[@nadinebeck2069]

I can totally understand the relief of seeing an empty mailbox in Germany

[@thomashovgaard3134]

I Denmark we get all those bills and dreaded in our digital inbox. Theres no escaping :-)

[@hypatian9093]

Same with the phone. With "unknown number" I always wonder who that might be and whether I should take the call.

[@holger_p]

@@thomashovgaard3134 That's good. But the story is, you need your inbox mixed with good and bad news, to have a positive couriosity when checking it. Prospective joy. Hating your inbox for the same reason does also work in digital. If it's 95% bad news, you don't like it any more. (People with depression really tend to not open it any more).

[@TheGaMePlAyEcKe]

I swear to god the reusable bags under the sink is the most German thing ever

[@knownothing5518]

My theory is not that you're more easily pleased by simpler flavours, but rather that the nuance in less sweet-indulged and artificial stuff-packed is now easier to even pick up on in the first place. It's like buying a cucumber from the store and then trying one from grandma's garden. The quality disparity doesn't have to be big at all, but it still makes all the difference.

[@anikatri]

I am a one towel girl and I am often the most chubby girl in the room. Despite being ashamed, I always tell myself that I have the super power to make everyone else feel better about their rolls.

[@adambriest5257]

Every human being is beautiful! There is no shame being you ^^

[@Ned-Ryerson]

You go girl!

[@marmotarchivist]

Your comment reminded me of what I think about, when I go to the sauna or change clothes after swimming in a river. You have confidence. Others that would comment negatively one your appearance just have spite for other people. Your live is awesome. What can be said about their lives? Have a nice evening😄

[@lemsip207]

I am a one towel person too as I wear a swimsuit in the sauna.

[@andybarth5928]

stand up to your fears - best thing to control them - perhaps we all and not you have to learn a thing about respect - I am a hairy guy - what to do about? this is how we are created.. If you accept yourself others will follow

[@Todesnuss]

I feel like making a daily walk to the grocery store a highlight of your day just means you've adapted to the central European lifestyle.

[@dove3853]

Remember that the Lord Jesus Christ died on a cross for you because He loves you so much. He then rose up from the dead three days later The Ten Commandments are called the moral law, (most of us are lying thieving blasphemous adulterer at heart and deserve hell) you and I broke the law, Jesus paid the fine. That’s what happened on that cross. By believing that Jesus died on the cross and rose up from the dead 3 days later and not just confessing your sin, but also repenting of all sin you have done and putting all your trust in Him in prayer, He will grant you everlasting life as a free Gift

[@Holzeis]

To be a one Towel guy you just have to live by the german phrase "jemandem nichts weggucken / es wird dir schon niemand was weggucken" , in the end of the day a naked body is just a naked body

[@lemsip207]

Not used to seeing nakedness except in single sex spaces in the UK with some women less shy than others.The world naked bike ride being the exception but that is seen as funny not sexual or natural. Female toplessness in public started to take off in the UK in the 80's when women started to realise it wasn't technically illegal and the summers got warmer. The French aren't big on full nudity in mixed public spaces either. Not even in saunas. There was a French made programme called Eurotrash that was very smutty with a segment about a German farmer who went everywhere naked but for footwear even to the pub and nobody batted eyelid. Must be very cold in winter. Antoine De Caunes interviewed him in the studio but he had to stand behind a farm gate. He was addressed as Naked German. If its that bad in Munich imagine what it would be like in Berlin.

[@slidenapps]

Yeah but then why is it always naked women on the covers of magazines

[@dansattah]

@@lemsip207 For the authentic nude experience, I recommend going to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (or "Meck-Pomm" in short). The Baltic Coast is famous for its scenery and its nude beaches.

[@lemsip207]

@@dansattah There are naturist beaches in the UK as well. I found one near a popular public beach and it's an unofficial one with quite a walk from the nearest cliff path.

[@lemsip207]

@@slidenapps You would think that they were no longer fascinated by nudity if they see it a lot in real life. I saw one man ogling Page 3 of the Sun newspaper while his wife or girlfriend was beside him sunbathing topeless. That was back when there were topless models in the Sun newspaper.

[@noduj]

Its not only salt and butter, Brezel has its own taste, atleast if you buy a good one.

[@lesparks126]

As an American expat living in Germany (5 Years), many of these things feel normal. I have been doing the Monthly money bit for 30 years now. I have spreadsheets detailing my large and fixed expenditures going 20 years. Never was a fan of small talk, get to the point etc. However, I do miss my BBQ and Mexican food! My wife, who is of German Heritage, chides me for being more German than her, Lol.

[@oirandochu]

Better germanised than germinated. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Henry-Motion]

that’s dark man xD

[@karmaoutlaw]

“To grow or develop, as in a seed.” Keep going NALF! Love you! 🥰

[@Yellow-Rose]

Nice Dad joke

[@SATIVA-kb8wz]

HANS GET ZE FLAMMENWERFER

[@kidgibnick]

As a Canadian in Germany for the last ten years, I could really relate to all this…and how my Germanism has followed me back to Canada 😅😂

[@jekkt]

elaborate on how it followed u

[@markuss4133]

Nothing he mentioned is typically german

[@johnkrois]

@@markuss4133 Your nitpicking seems very German. All the things he mentioned are typically experienced in Germany. That doesn't mean that they are exclusively German.

[@markuss4133]

@@johnkrois so he did become germanized?

[@Dummigame]

@@johnkrois and you‘re not german, so you don‘t know if that‘s typically germany ;)

[@ST4RF4CE88]

the tastebuds thing really shocked me, when i met 2 americans in Florence and they told me the spaghetti are better in the US, they taste bland in Italy.

[@Cornu341]

They seem to have mistaken "more" with "better". Everything can taste more, if you put enough flavor enhancers in it.

[@dove3853]

Remember that the Lord Jesus Christ died on a cross for you because He loves you so much. He then rose up from the dead three days later The Ten Commandments are called the moral law, (most of us are lying thieving blasphemous adulterer at heart and deserve hell) you and I broke the law, Jesus paid the fine. That’s what happened on that cross. By believing that Jesus died on the cross and rose up from the dead 3 days later and not just confessing your sin, but also repenting of all sin you have done and putting all your trust in Him in prayer, He will grant you everlasting life as a free Gift

[@ShootinMonky]

@@dove3853 what the heck?

[@Gr8Buccaneer]

going grocery in short periods is a great thing,allways the stuff is fresh and nothing gets bad

[@holger_p]

And energy saving, by not owning a freezer. Although many still have.

[@fiberologist]

@@holger_p Couldn't live without it. We just replaced our freezer (not the regular fridge) and it has a D-Energy-label (worst) but the annual energy cost shrunk from whopping 130€ to 20€. So even D-labeled devices are pretty frugal compared to 20 year old devices. The freezer cost us 150€.

[@x3IBudallazZz]

u can also combine it with the daily walk^^

[@marmotarchivist]

The frequency of grocery shopping isn’t so much a cultural divide between the US and Europe, in my opinion, but depends heavily on the provided infrastructure. In a city, with many stores and smaller apartments and fridges, people shop more frequently, while in rural areas they buy groceries in big quantities and store them in their houses. So a New Yorker will shop frequently like a European, while a European from the countryside will take the car and buy groceries in bulk in the next town that has a store, like in the US. The money measurement is interesting. I was shocked, when I first learned that the monthly measure of salaries and also the monthly payday is not a standard around the world. I just never questioned it, but it’s one of those things that you grew up with that make sense to you, and you can’t imagine it being any other way, but logically they don’t have to be universal.

[@mojojim6458]

In my experience here in the States, people who have to be paid weekly do not know how to manage money.

[@salzkasten]

I am German and usually buy for 1-2 weeks. Everything else is a waste of time and more expensive too. You can buy things in bulk when they are cheaper and wait until next time.

[@butterbee2163]

I think a lot of Germans do a weekly grocery trip, but that depends where you live and if you have a car

[@svelle37]

Yeah exactly, if you can walk to your closest supermarket you stop going weekly and just go every other day because it's less effort and the stuff you get is fresher.

[@Cornu341]

When I lived in rural Germany together with my parents and sisters, we usually went either weekly or every second week and came back with 2 carts full of goods and food. Now living in an easily walkable city I buy weekly.

[@leonie.christina6767]

Haha had to laugh about the fear of mail. It's actually true for me it's usually either a bill or a speeding/ parking ticket😂

[@constanze8404]

"One towel guy" that one made me laugh 😃 Thank you for your insights

[@chrismullero8244]

Thanks NALF for showing me that opening the mailbox is an official fear haha :) i thougt i am alone with it. As a born german i can confirm - mail is definetely terrifying!!! Sometimes it gets even worse when they sent me riminders because i am too afraid to open the letters, or bills. And "Beamtendeutsch", the official writing sounds even for me as a german scary lol

[@dove3853]

Remember that the Lord Jesus Christ died on a cross for you because He loves you so much. He then rose up from the dead three days later The Ten Commandments are called the moral law, (most of us are lying thieving blasphemous adulterer at heart and deserve hell) you and I broke the law, Jesus paid the fine. That’s what happened on that cross. By believing that Jesus died on the cross and rose up from the dead 3 days later and not just confessing your sin, but also repenting of all sin you have done and putting all your trust in Him in prayer, He will grant you everlasting life as a free Gift

[@FrozenAfricaPrincess]

Same here! I opened my mailbox today and it was empty! Made my evening!

[@billdwyer2522]

I can very much relate to all of these. After having lived in Germany and come back to the USA I've found I've retained much of my germanization, but only the things I consider better -- bringing shopping bags or a backpack to grocery stores, biking to places whenever possible (in fact I don't own a car), buying fresh food more and shopping more often, separating trash and recycling, etc. I bought a condenser/heat pump dryer (Miele) and German toilet with dual flush, and am less weird about nudity and sexuality (although I try to be sensitive of americans' hang ups) I Don't go to the sauna, but speaking of towels, one thing I do NOT "do Deutsch" is buy 2mm thin towels and dry them on a Badheizkörper to the point they are essentially glorified scour pads! When I get out of the shower I want that fluffy soft 4cm thick american beach-towel! lol By the way, I use metric. English units are just... stupid. I totally agree about not needing sugary fatty american food, and German pastries and cakes are just way better anyway. Same with the bread, fruits and vegetables, chocolates, etc. I'd never say I'd adopt the German taste buds, though. When I eat thai, tex-mex, indian, pakistani, etc. I want the spiciness and full flavor. "Scharf" rarely if ever translates to "spicy."

[@dove3853]

Remember that the Lord Jesus Christ died on a cross for you because He loves you so much. He then rose up from the dead three days later The Ten Commandments are called the moral law, (most of us are lying thieving blasphemous adulterer at heart and deserve hell) you and I broke the law, Jesus paid the fine. That’s what happened on that cross. By believing that Jesus died on the cross and rose up from the dead 3 days later and not just confessing your sin, but also repenting of all sin you have done and putting all your trust in Him in prayer, He will grant you everlasting life as a free Gift

[@erikfleck4034]

@@dove3853 context?

[@dove3853]

@@erikfleck4034 you and I are rebellious sinners who rebelled against The Holy God. The Bible says that all liars have their part in the lake of fire. So one lie is enough to go to hell. But what did God do for guilty sinners who deserve hell? He became a Human being, Jesus Of Nazareth, suffered and died on the cross and took the punishment for the sin of the world. The Ten Commandments are called the moral law, you and I broke the law, Jesus paid the fine. That’s what happened on that cross. That’s why He said: it is finished, just before He died. What you have to do to be saved, is to confess and repent your sins, trust in Christ alone. And believe that He died on the cross and rose up from the dead 3 days later. Please think about this because everyday around 150.000 people die.

[@jeffmorse645]

Your new football nickname - Nick "One Towel" Alfieri. 😄

[@NairaBRDE]

Dude I actually developed mailphobia since I live in Germany! All of my problems start there. Thanks for informing me.

[@unlink1649]

there is evil in the mailbox :(

[@giovannad1526]

I thought i was the only one with fear of the mailbox 😂😂😂! Thanks for the relief!

[@MrLuddis]

You are so right with the mailbox! What a relief, if nothing is in it.

[@uweschroeder]

Funny and well observed. A few remarks: Germans like things in writing - thus letters. Americans like to talk without a paper trail. After I moved to the US my first customer had a problem with me putting everything in writing. The CEO told me it's not how business works in the US - you go golfing, talk about things, shake hands and then when you get screwed over you have no proof. So I was like, ok, and after that golf trip I'd write a summary of what was talked about and agreed upon and sent that by email to everyone involved. Let's just say they didn't like that because I always had something in writing that would stand in court. Nudity: one of the pet peeves. Americans are really super weird about that. It's a whole different culture. Nudity is bad and very often nudity in the US is mistaken for some kind of sexual activity. The later would be just as illegal or unwanted in Germany, where being nude is just being nude - nothing more. There are many Saunas that actually enforce nudity - because sure enough there's peeping toms in Germany too and they usually don't want to be nude which means they won't go to a Sauna that enforces nudity. Good approach in my book. I of course grew up in Germany and never had an issue with nudity but I can see that it's hard to grasp the concept when you grew up in puritan US.

[@nadinebeck2069]

So funny to hear HOW someone can become Germanized. I was sure the posession of a Multi-Funktions-Jacke would be a certain proof of "Germanization" 🤣 but being a one-towel-man sounds also quiet German!

[@rickrambone7461]

I went to a Therme (kind of a mix up between a big public bath with thermal springs and a water park) with a large nude section for the first time this year. Went with my girlfriend, and being so comfortable around people completely naked freed my from decades of body related insecurities. No one was staring, or laughing, people were just chilling and enjoying the stay

[@sns4748]

I wouldn’t call pretzel simpler food when compared to sugar 😉

[@flimsedom]

Oh yes! Looking into an empty mailbox is always a good feeling.

[@sshreddderr9409]

yes many gemans including me have anxiety or irrational fear of the mailbox for the reasons you mentioned. the fact that it takes weeks or months until fines or speeding tickets actually get to you means that you could be surprised by multiple ones you had no idea about that are from months ago.also speeding tickets are very intimidating because driving rules are extremely strict, and electronic speed measuring devices are frequent, and its quite easy to loose your license for a while, and everything around each step is just very expensive and quite unpredictable.

[@Kokuswolf]

Plus, you always look stupid. Emotional damage is attached.

[@Carol_65]

It IS an eye opener when family sees you (or even talks to you on the phone) after you’ve lived here for awhile. You don’t even notice the changes yourself until they point it out to you. Great video. Relatable!

[@ilsecaraffi-tencate7934]

I can very much relate to the one-towel aspect as I've been shocked in the opposite way.. As a Dutchie it was a very unique experience for me living in California, going into the sauna after my workout and sharing it with fully dressed ladies that not only kept their sports clothing on, but even kept stretching and doing exercise right there in that place that I thought is designed to relax in your very purest form ;-)

[@dalangie]

Agreed... just 10 minutes ago I felt that relieve when the paper in my mailbox turned out as commercial.😅

[@claudiaberger9639]

0:54 Fashion savvy are your Italian genes. Italy has always been the trendsetter in Europe when it comes to style, ragazzi.😎

[@MqKosmos]

OMFG BRETZEL mit Butter yumm

[@fjellyo3261]

I heard in the US mailbox isn't fun either, lots and lots of adverts Companies that wanna make contracts or sell Insurances etc.and have for some reason your personal information already, which is hella spookey.

[@delaneyondreams]

It is easy to forget how regions differ in all countries. When you spoke of becoming Germanized in your newfound delight in walking, I think of my 40+ years as a N.J. Transplant to San Francisco and a small hamlet 30 min to the north of the GG Bridge, Mill Valley there I walked nearly every day. Sadly, to avoid our wildfires and the toxic smoke for fires even 100 miles away, we moved to Central Florida, and in this summer heat and humidity, I no longer walk. In the cooler weather I have to push myself to walk because the neighborhood here is flat, flat, rarely shaded by big trees. How I miss Mill Valley, living on Mt. Tamapais, and shaded almost all the downhill walk to town, by Majestic Redwoods.

[@Pauleeeee]

You‘ve been shown in my recommendations since I moved to Schwäbisch Hall last year and you became my favourite YT Channel since then! It‘s always a highlight, when I see that you uploaded a Video. It makes my evenings better because its feel good content! Keep it up! You deserve much more views!

[@CouchPolyglot]

The fear of post is a thing 😰 And I also walk a lot, it is a great habit!😄

[@Toastbrotmanndew]

I'm actually a three towel guy. One small one to dry yourself after showering, one to sit/lay down on and one to leave on your lounger. This way the towels don't get overly wet and gross and if you attend a special "Aufguss" involving sticky creams and peelings like a honeycream for example you can swap out your big towels afterwards. Of course my visits to the sauna are usually a half-day thing...

[@korybeckwith834]

See being German isn't so bad. Seems like the transfer is complete. Lol Enjoy your videos.

[@klaushohmann1101]

Only when you don't even think the word soccer are you germanized! The game was and will always be football all over the world (with the exception of the british colony USA).

[@agn855]

Well, the start getting it (with a little help from their Hispanics). Watch the last "El Traffico" (LAFC vs. LA Galaxy Derby) :o)

[@jorgschimmer8213]

I got an knoppers ad.😂

[@MrFotoka]

Oh man I was laughing so hard when hearing the mailbox thing. I myself do not check it on fridays.. do NOT need the grief :)

[@petebeatminister]

Totally agree with the mail box thing. Since a while I only check the mail box once a week, on saturdays. Because, as you say, there is never anything pleasant in there anyway. Junk mail or bills, thats it. And that can wait.

[@lemsip207]

I don't have a mail box. The post deliverer delivers straight through the letter box which means them having to have access in to the building in the mornings. More people live in houses than in purpose built blocks of flats in the UK anyway. The second highest proportion in Europe after Ireland. Sometimes large houses are divided into flats as they were built over a hundred years ago when well off people had live in servants so needed three or four storey houses. But most houses are small as they were built after the Second World War and therefore cannot be divided into flat.

[@wakeupcall2665]

As always, so much fun to watch your videos! Thank you! A suggestion for your new one towel habit: I love to be naked, in summer at the lake or river. It is just normal. For holidays I love to go to Fuerteventura. Getting up in the morning, breakfast at the hotel, then a quick stop at the wee supermarket for breastplate, sodas, water, cheese and Mortadella (the one with the olives), parasol, beach mats and towels and heading down Esquinzo Playa walking, and the all day naked swimming in the ocean, body surfing the waves, sunbathing, reading a book, having lunch, more body surfing and so on until five-ish, back to the hotel, shower, sun-downer and dinner. Espinoza playa feels like a deserted island, almost no people, just you, the beach, the ocean, the sun. It is so fundamentally liberating, like cleansing your soul. When I get back to the daily hassles I feel like I am reborn. The people that do walk by are also generally naked, and nobody cares. Just people, enjoying the moment. Probably a nightmare for your team mates. They still have so much to learn! 🤣

[@olavc.oevele1902]

As a kid the monsters are under the bed - as an adult the monsters are in the mailbox.

[@naomieggl]

I love what you said about butter pretzels and your taste buds 🥨 I’ve been trying to eat less and less processed food by buying local and fresh produce as much as possible. I think it’s affected my taste buds too - I no longer crave overly sweet things 👌🏼

[@lemsip207]

I prefer salty foods though I do like sweet foods now and then. Sometimes I have to carry salt with me in case it's not provided when invited to an event with free refreshments. I shouldn't have to do that though.

[@KarlSanathos]

For me it really limits the times/amount of sweats I want to eat. Most stuff tastes even sweater than pure sugar does to me. A prime example is every thing produced by "Milka" or "Kinder".

[@stefanus1968]

A one towel man. This reminds me of Pulp Fiction where Tarantino is asked: Are you an oak man ? Very funny the whole thing.

[@suki4410]

Yes this is an american habit. Oak man. Towel man. Grass man.

[@robertw5052]

Still informative and interesting with a lot of observations that make me laugh. Especially when i recognize myself. Keep up the good work. Thank you!

[@s.neuhaus1512]

Mailfear; yes my wife and I have developed mailfear too since we live in Germany. We moved from the Netherlands to Germany… just 5km. Our social live is still in border region. We move the border a couple times a day.

[@gloofisearch]

You should go to Therme Erding, near Munich and go to the Sauna there. It is actually a whole world of Saunas and Pools were you are naked all the time. The ambiance is amazing and the sheer size is unbelievable.

[@juliestrain9698]

I think there is something similar to Costco in germany: it is called Metro. There are 1 or 2 other companies that do the same, but Metro is the best known of them. Big packages and low prices. But you have to own a business to get access there - or find a workaround, as many germans do. Maybe ask, if the Unicorns have an account at Metro, that you could use.

[@MsAntimodes]

Metro is not cheap. The big packs are more expensive than offbrand stuff at the store. But you can get nearly everything there all year around

[@Henning_Rech]

What he did not mention: Costco has a membership plan. You have to pay a yearly fee to be able to buy there. For me this is very American, never seen something like this in Germany or Europe.

[@chegu613]

Metro isn't cheaper, they just have a larger package option, as well as stuff that you can't get in a regular store

[@davidrohrig2718]

FYI: imho the nicest grocery bags come from “dm”. They cost you once and I think you can exchange them for fresh ones should you feel the need…🎉

[@vanicarts5065]

What I've learned from my friends over in the US regarding the shopping is, that the Shops are all far away that you have to get there by car. That's why they buy in bulk. Here in germany I've never walked longer than 15min to the next store.

[@hellmuthschreefel9392]

On the whole walking thing. It's got to be a whole lot nicer in a place like Schwabishe Hall than it is in the suburbs of Detroit where I live. From the little clip included in that segment your town is beautiful, picturesque and quaint and I think anyone would find it easy to walk there regularly. The only thing I can compare it to would be when I've visited my Oma in Amsterdam where I loved walking everywhere pretty much every single day. Detroit? Not so much.

[@justanotherguy2824]

American towns are built for cars. German or more generally European towns are built for people because in the time they have been built there were no cars.

[@hellmuthschreefel9392]

@@justanotherguy2824 That is just as true for ALL American towns built before 1900, i.e. before cars existed. The difference may actually be that America razed most of those pre-1900 pedestrian and horse towns and rebuilt them as towns built for cars, or built them AFTER the car became the dominant mode of transportation.

[@x3IBudallazZz]

@@justanotherguy2824 no german citys are defo for cars aswell. more streets than passengerwalks everywhere.

[@sugarphantom7837]

I’m have a serious sweet tooth and when I went to Munich 5 years ago, every day I had a pretzel for breakfast from the nearby bakery! I miss the fresh pretzels, bread, and croissants so very much!

[@astrogatorjones]

I'm in Kansas... I have a mail phobia too. I do absolutely everything electronically and... ya. You're not alone.

[@lemsip207]

If you are a northern European you will already be at least half Germanised because of the similarity in cultures. I have to go out and buy food at least three times a week because I can't get everything I want in the same store. I prefer fruit and vegetables not to be wrapped and if I want just one or two onions or lemons I have to go to a market or greengrocer otherwise they are in plastic net bags. Plus in Wales a plastic bag charge was brought in back in 2010 and in 2015 in England. It was years before in Ireland and Modbury in Devon was the first town in the UK to voluntarily ban it. Just before it had been brought I was collecting cloth bags (then I had too many and gave a few away) and once I started using them found it easier to carry home food in them than in plastic bags. I have always taken a small back pack to the supermarket or if on a bicycle panniers. I started refusing plastic bags a few years before the plastic bag charge was brought in except when buying clothes as the bags were stronger and to keep the clothes clean. There was automatic packing of goods into plastic carrier bags in some shops until customers objected. It wasn't until 2007 I found the courage to object by taking the goods out of the plastic bag and leaving it on the counter. Then till staff had to be trained to ask customers if they wanted one first. I now find North American culture very strange. At one time the USA was a decade ahead of the UK. Then in the 90's this was reversed and not certain states in the Deep South and the North West seem to have regressed back to the 50's and before.

[@sebastiankausl2802]

2:46 🤣 You are totaly right ... I´ve the same feeling every time. I love to say "No Mail...no Bill". Greetings from lower saxony.

[@JS-br7bo]

You are awesome bro. Followed your vids alot. Then sometimes i get busy i forget about you. But always coming back here. You so awesome.

[@philippwiest3801]

Gotta love the one towel attitude

[@kevinkramer4310]

when you've setup online services for some things, email become an angsty topic too.

[@jojostag]

Regarding the salary: In Germany it highly depends on your job. Some are include a lot of bonuses for shift, weekend or standby work. So it makes more sense to talk about the monthly income. If you are working in an area where your monthly income does not depend on these kind of things (or on your actual working hours) it is also more common to refer to your annual income.

[@agn855]

Well, no one is asking for all the varying extras, but for your fixed salary (ie a salesman's "Fixum"). And exact for the mentioned reason, except if been asked on 12/31 of the current year, a statement would refer to the monthly salary, otherwise it would be kinda "guessing". So, in "your case" a typical answer would be "x-amount of € [a month] plus extras". While the main question remains: "How many Germans would talk about their income in the first place - especially to someone they don’t know?"

[@derunsympath]

Imagine the relief when you open your mail box but instead of bills out comes a Butter Brezel!

[@suki4410]

Yeah, that would be ultra creepy.

[@nomeansno2335]

Your vids are so entertaining and informative, love it!

[@chrisdeiuliolicsw39]

The adage (from one American expat living in Germany to another) "it's a German thing, you wouldn't understand" comes to mind.

[@MichaelAndersen_DK]

Walking is indeed awesome, especially if you don't live in Houston. Damn, that town laughs at pedestrians.

[@jdrancho1864]

as does the weather. By the time you walked a block, you are drenched in sweat.

[@tonka301180]

the reason why i always say: "keine Post ist gute Post" 😂

[@EvaBogardFlorida]

So funny! Loved all your examples. 😂

[@andybarth5928]

men what a joy to watch your videos... I never realized how much we have in common - fear of mail... yeaah... I am into it too... and Butterbrezn at breakfeast ... yeaaah.. every day.. on holiday get up go to the bakery and get a fresh coffee and a Breze.. perfect beginning

[@Dresscodes.by.Jacky1312]

Only one towel? I use at least two when I go to the sauna. Not because I want to cover up but because I don't want to dry myself after showering with the same towel I sat and sweated on while being in the sauna 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@suki4410]

I think Nick meant with "one towel" only the one to sit on in the sauna. He probably has some more towels in his bag and did just no talk about it.

[@hinrich-mathiasreck3371]

Dein outro ist so mega 💪

[@Serafina0801]

I go groceries shopping like 3 times a week.I do not have a car and my transportationmethods are limited. So big things like water and toilet paper get bought on a seperate date. Furthermore I do not have the space to store more food. And fresh veggies would simply go bad so I buy them when I need them.

[@kantenklaus9753]

Dude, this is a great vid and really amused me.

[@subwaysurfersclips]

I enjoy watching your videos

[@Luccaluke]

EINER. VON. UNS! EINER. VON. UNS! EINER. VON. UNS!!!

[@omarvaltierra93]

Hi NALF, ty you for your content! I can relate to this so much. I also picked up several habits when I lived in Germany back in 2017. The Fanny pack, and I also brought back home some reusable Einkaufstache for my nephews here in California! Ich will züruck nach Deutschland 🇩🇪 Beste Wünsche aus Kalifornien! Prost 🍻

[@jancleve9635]

Bread, Salt and Butter is great. Sometimes this is my diner.

[@volkerkellerhof8909]

🤣🤣🤣 Keine Post ist gute Post

[@jana731]

I tell you get yourself a rather big city backpack for shopping. You will ALWAYS have it with you and its so convenient.

[@onepawcat7450]

Point two I feel so much, there was a time when I was really afraid to open the mailbox every time.

[@markbenelli7569]

Damn me as a german love to see how others seeing us and I like it how much you got germanized 😄

[@JoeMeyer8998]

I am German and you are absolutely 200% right about the mailbox letters. I never get friendly letters, it's always invoices and authorities. Or spam. Especially authorities are basically unable to communicate via email.. I run a compaany and when I receive invoices by email the German IRS requires me to print them out and store the paper for as long as 10 years. It's pathetic. Another point is credit cards, many many locations accept cash only. Having great cars and great beer doesn't make you the greatest country in the world, I guess

[@davesaunders7080]

True about food taste, in Portugal in Aug we found most restaurant tables had no salt and pepper shakers but the food was seasoned just right and the natural flavors came through.

[@lemsip207]

The food is rarely seasoned in the UK during the food processing and cooking process and even worse salt isn't always provided. That's because the NHS's recommendations of maximum daily intake is far too low. There's a huge difference between refined table salt and sea salt or Himalayan salt as those two contain other minerals. I started transitioning from refined table salt to Lo-salt that also contains potassium chloride and then to Solo salt which contains potassium and magnesium chlorides. Then when Himalayan salt was available in shops near me bought that instead. If I don't put salt on food I find I get dehydrated as I urinate too much. That happened to me once and I could no longer walk.

[@saba1030]

@@lemsip207 If you drink a lot or only black tea, you will have to go to the toilet more often, because tea stimulates the bladder. Salt, on the other hand, binds "water" in the body. But too much salt is not good, alternatives would be herbs, e.g. "herbs de Provence" and black pepper.

[@lemsip207]

@@saba1030 You need salt in your diet otherwise you would be incontinent. Salt isn't just sodium chloride unless refined table salt. You need potassium as well. One retains water in the cells and the other retains water between the cells. And I don't drink much tea and coffee now.

[@saba1030]

@@lemsip207 Sorry to hear that, but honestly I've never heard about anybody by being incontinent, because of not eating enough extra salt per day. There is enough salt in all extras, like cheese, bread, sausages, biscuits, and lots more, like all pre produced foods, Pizza etc, that none of us western people needs lots of extra salt. May be you should check that problem up at a doctor, as it might be some more serious problem behind that?! All the best to you, take care 😉

[@lemsip207]

@@saba1030 Well I was. I was so severely dehydrated on a walk I couldn't move as it felt like I was being cut in half. Everything I had drank that day passed straight through me or I sweated it off. I was lacking salt that day. I had to be carried the last few yards to the hostel and once I had a cup of tea I was alright. I made sure to put salt on my food at dinner time. There's not enough salt in bread and cheese for your daily need.

[@suki4410]

Interesting to hear your perspective on some german habits. I use a big towel in the sauna to sit on, and another small towel to dry after a shower.

[@Never_again_against_anyone]

Germanized taste buds next level: Eating something with more chemicals without knowing it before or something for which the recepe was sneakly changed and thinking "Hey, this tastes so weird!" And yes, the simple flavors are great sometimes. I love it when I am at my mom's place and she cooks some "Brägele" for me. (That's a dish similar to Swiss Rösti - no wonder, Switzerland is not that far-, but not quite the same. One day you cook potatoes, the next day you peel them, grate them and fry them with butter. Nothing else.)

[@TMD3453]

Savory is underrated!

[@angelamicallef2904]

Totally relate to "Briefkasten Angst"!

[@JaVi-wf1gl]

I got my American employers to pay me first of the month. Like you said, just makes sense! All my bills get paid within the first week after.

[@prieten49]

Obviously, Nick has never gotten one of my letters. I enjoy writing letters the old fashioned way with fountain pen on paper. I think my cursive handwriting is quite pretty and readable. I like to use different colored paper, and when I'm done, I decorate the outside of the envelope. Besides the to: and from: addresses, I like to put humorous tapes along the borders of the envelope and funny stickers that match the time of year like flowers for spring, colored leaves for fall, or Santa Claus and full Christmas decorations around Christmas time. Of course, the letter must have an attractive real postage stamp on it, no ugly Pitney Bowes printed stamp. Many of my pen-pals are older Germans who still appreciate a good letter and can write one themselves. They are very enthusiastic about my decorations and have even told me that their mailman/woman gets excited when they deliver my letters. "Herbert! Da ist wieder ein Brief aus Japan!" Meanwhile, my wife just looks at me decorating my envelopes and asks, "Are you a girl?"

[@jdrancho1864]

i want to be on your mailing list ..,.😁😀

[@agn855]

Exactly. Because no one is writing this kind of letters anymore the post box has become that single point of anxiety bc there’s a 100% chance that anything beside your morning newspaper (that other ancient thing) is there to annoy you. You can be assured that you'll be remembered as the "guy who send me those marvelous letters!" by its receivers.

[@klaus-LR-plus]

Your a funny guy, thanks for entertaining me on a saturday morning 😂

[@Tamar-sz8ox]

Was lucky enough to live in Germany and europe for 3 years. Came back, my tolerance dropped for American 🇺🇸 drivers 🥴

[@ClausStephanSchlangen]

As I always say: "Keine Post ist gute Post!' when I find my mailbox empty....

[@hansberger4939]

the real great foods are always simple. But good quality! And a Butterbretze... still warm.... i could die for it.

[@marcuskintz4908]

I feel that! Raised in Vernonia, OR but been here for over 10 years!

[@hueywallop2461]

My experience: In a spa full of one-towelers, the two-towel guy gets strange looks. It’s like, “Hey man, you okay? You got a problem there?” Also, thanks for explaining die Angst vor dem Briefkasten. I wondered what was going on with that. Nice video! BTW: Since you are sauna-certified, why not do a road trip to Baden-Baden? It's a fascinating, unique old town, not too far from you. Bring your cameras.

[@neosildrake]

Butterbretzel mit Schnittlauch FKK is a thing for some in Germany. Often practiced in the GDR, with whole beaches and even some small communities reserved for this.

[@M0V0P]

Dude. Daily Grocery Shopping? We even have a word for the shopping once per week. Its called "Wocheneinkauf"