Getting Sick in Germany vs the US - How We Cope Differently

[@PassportTwo]

I’ve heard Germany also has some interesting home remedies when you’ve get sick! Which ones do you know of and do they seem to work?? 😃

[@annwyche5471]

Onion juice helps for cough, it’s just cut onion with sugar put it in the fridge and take from time to time a spoon of the juice. You can put some honey in there too

[@jorgbecker5028]

Heiße Milch mit Honig 😁

[@seleyav.7101]

There are a ton of them. A few are: 1. for coughs: finely chopped onions and sugar, let it stay for a while and then drink a spoonful of the juice every now and again 2. for earaches: chop an onion and put it in a sock or a linen bag and put it on your ear 3. for fever: leg compress. Put a towel in warm water, wring it out and wrap it around your calves (bed needs a bit of protection because of the water) 4. for the sniffles/blocked nose/head cold: use infrared lamp (when using on children always stay with them, it will get hot!) 5. for upset stomach/feeling of illness or stress: spirit of melissa (Melissengeist) 6. allaround medicine: Swedish bitters (Schwedenbitter, Schwedentrunk). It is herbal medicine, imagine Jägermeister but with more herbals and much more disgusting. But it really helps when you take it. You can ingest it or put it on your injury (and yes, it has at least 40% alcohol and hurt like hell, but it helps)

[@ClaudiaG.1979]

When i was a kid and got sick with fever my mum used to make "wadenwickel". She wrapped a wet cold kitchen towel arround my calves. When i had a sour throat she smashed some fresh boiled potatoes and wrapped them in a kitchen towel and made me wear those as a scarf and got me a hot tee with fresh lemon. If i had diarrea i was allowed to drink coke and eat "salzstangen".

[@annwyche5471]

Oh and warm beer Is supposed to help too And yes the bread always with butter

[@kurai34]

Finally a video I can jump in on. I am a pharmacist here in Germany, I studied it here and have been working in a small town pharmacy for over four years. And boy, how I despise MediNait. I seriously do not get why people love it so much. From a pharmacist's perspective, it's too many unnecessary drugs, badly put together and it's basically a no no for any patient who has to take other medications such as drugs against hypertension, diabetes etc. It's super expensive and most of the time, patients don't need all of that. I usually try to talk my patients out of it and offer them something I know really helps but most people are so fixated on it it's almost a losing battle. If nothing speaks against it, by all means, but especially with older people I tell them it's not for them. Secondly on the whole consultation debate: it's something pharmacies are legally obligated to do. It's not enough to offer it, it has to happen. Sadly, a lot of pharmacies care more for the money they make than to actually help their patients. It doesn't take me longer to ask three simple question and emphasise the usage and most people are really thankful. It shows them I know what I am doing and that I have their well being as my priority. There will always be people to tell me that it's not my business to ask them stuff but actually, it is :D so, keep in mind that we're not here to baby you, pharmacist and technicians are actually just trying to figure out what you really need. And often, it's not what you initially ask for. Loved the video and lots of love from NRW ❤️

[@Herzschreiber]

thanks for mentioning the MediNait critics. I am 60 now. I first time tried it when I was 25 (which means much healthier than today), and got an anaphylactic shock from it. I never took it again and I prefer to not find out what it would do to me nowadays. With high adipositas and blood pressure....

[@p.s.224]

I actually enjoy talking to pharmacists, and they do give really useful advice. During University, students of pharmacy were kinda my favourite crowd :) (I studied law)

[@xaverlustig3581]

I already admitted to using it above, and since you're asking why, the answer is simple: It works. You feel relieved almost immediately after taking it, and you wake up refreshed the next morning, as opposed to feeling like wanting to die when not taking it. I'm aware that's the effect of the drugs contained in the product and you're not actually better, but that's what I want. I don't want to suffer if I don't have to. Give me a product that does the same and is less harmful ", but I'm not aware of one. Are you? About the price, it is cheaper in other countries where you can buy it at the chemist (Drogerie)

[@llleiea]

Glad to see a pharmacist taking his/ her job seriously. I am an md living in Austria, and I often get annoyed by the lack of concern there is when handing out medications. If there is no consultation, even a person working at. dm could do the job, but does anybody wants this? I guess no.

[@volldillo]

MediNait is used in sports for doping with ephedrine (e.g. "ECA stack": ephedrine, coffeine, aspirin). Several of the Wick (Vicks) products contain substances of drugs; MediNait ephedrine is also an starting material for producing metamphetamine (crystal meth), therefore, some of the buyers of MediNait might simply use it for some other reason... :-)

[@oldcrow187]

Hot milk with honey, Heiße Zitrone and the saying in germany is, it lasts a week with medication and seven days without.

[@martinohnenamen6147]

Milk with honey definitely one of my go toes when having a sore throat.

[@johanhalvarsson2148]

When I was little I used that too but nowadays I just use tea with honey. And gingershots a little now and then around autumn.

[@ownageDan]

i prefer the british way. a hot toddy (even when i dont have a cold :D)

[@thorbjoernmaadhengis9644]

In my experience Hühnersuppe - Chicken Soup is the number one home remedy for a cold and similar ailments, but it only really works when it is cooked over several hours from a real chicken carcass/boiling hen - Suppenhuhn with fresh vegetables added at the end, noodles are optional.

[@PassportTwo]

Honestly didn’t know that a soup either the same or at least this similar was also eaten in Germany when feeling sick. Thanks for sharing! 😊

[@MichaEl-rh1kv]

@@PassportTwo Chicken Soup without any vegetable or noodles is known as Hühnerbrühe (chicken brew). Drunk from a tea cup it is the number one home remedy like Thorbjoern Maadhengis said. My mother did sometimes stir an raw egg into it, also. Regarding eggs: In former times a raw egg whisked in a glass of red wine was an approved restorative.

[@Vampirzaehnchen]

I remember faking colds as a child whenever I wanted homemade chicken soup. It didn't help at all but I tried at least. :D

[@V100-e5q]

@@MichaEl-rh1kv Chicken brew - the next level beer for those too afraid to have a real beer. Hehe!

[@V100-e5q]

All these homegrown "medication recipes" are about getting water and minerals. Because a dry nose makes the mucosa more vulnerable.

[@HalfEye79]

I wouldn't call Wick as "Wicks". That is pronounced very similar to "wichs", which is nowadays the imperative form of "to jack off". So it was very wise for them to drop that "S" in Germany. I remember that I got peppermint tea or chamomile tea, when I had a cold. But that wasn't because of homeopathy. I think it was just to warm you from the inside. Another thing, I've seen often enough is warm milk with honey (within the milk). But I never took that. In regard to butter or margarine, I live fat-free.

[@mikelastname1220]

Well, you sure spelled it out about Wicks! Haaaaaaaaaaa! One of my first German words I learned decades ago! Vital to know these "important" words! :)

[@Trampelschrat]

And if you want the german infinitive: Sounds exactly like "vixen".

[@SiqueScarface]

It's the same reason why Vick Chemical didn't use Vick directly, because pronounced with the F-sound, it would also have a sexual innuendo. So both Vick and Vicks had the same problem, and they resorted to Wick, which in German is pronounced like the English Vick. Problem solved.

[@mikelastname1220]

@@Trampelschrat That's exactly the word I learned. Not "wicks". But, Wixen. The British say "wank". So many different words for the same "process"! :)

[@jorgbecker5028]

I didn't even know that Wick is American and originally Vicks 🤔😁

[@svengaefgen5909]

They dropped the 's', to avoid similarity with 'wichs' which would be the imperative of wichsen. 'Wank' would not make a good product name in the US, would it?

[@svengaefgen5909]

I don't see therapeutic teas as a homeopathic treatment, they really contain a significant amount of active ingredients, depending on the tea, like Kammilentee.

[@PassportTwo]

Didn’t mean that it was a homeopathic treatment, but just something else other than medication 😊

[@svengaefgen5909]

@@PassportTwo So I misunderstood that. There are a lot of Woo believers here in Germany, I absolutely agree.

[@herrkulor3771]

Strong Kamillentee is my remedy. I make it much stronger when ill. It is best used early to stop the outbreak.

[@swanpride]

@@PassportTwo You have to understand that there is a difference between home remedies and homeopathy. Homeopathic medicines are mostly a scam...nothing in them other than alcohol and sugar. The alcohol can have a positive effect, but overall, it's a bunch of bull. Home remedies aren't necessarily a scam...I mean, there are some which are a bunch of nonsense, but most of them are proven to work. The various teas have a positive effect (there is even a difference which tea is the best for what, but really, any tea is a good idea when you are ill, because you need the fluids, they have the perfect temperature and won't upset your stomach), honey and onions do a really good job fighting bacteria aso. None of those remedies can cure you, but they can aid your body to fight the illness...especially if it is something like a common cold, which doesn't really have a truly effective medicine.

[@manub.3847]

With chamomile (tea) you can also make a wonderful "steam bath" -> cook chamomile (tea), put a towel over your head, head over the bowl (or pot) and inhale the warm vapors. That frees the nose.

[@th60of]

It's possible that the pharmacist quickly diagnosed you with "Männergrippe" and didn't give it another thought. Whereas, when a woman actually feels the need to get cold medication, things might be a little more serious. ;-)

[@cs296]

😂 jo!

[@nadineromming6554]

😂😂😂

[@raimondschaaf4008]

Tödliche Männergrippe 😂

[@dutchgamer842]

Over here in Holland, you can just buy it at a grocery store

[@XDivineExistenceX]

Dann wäre es eigentlich noch wichtiger ihn zu beraten, weil er es ja garnicht braucht. Die Mämme 😉😂

[@pklausspk]

My experience: The pharmacist first asks if you want the small or large bottle. If you want the big one, you get a critical look and the pharmacist explains that you can only take "Wick MediNait" for three days. Then you are asked if you know how to take it, to which I reply: "It's not for me, it's for my wife". I get a lot of credit for taking such good care of my wife and leave the pharmacy in a good mood.

[@PassportTwo]

Great advice for any husband to take and use! 😊

[@xaverlustig3581]

The large bottle is more economical, really a no brainer. If they don't want to sell it, why stock it.

[@pklausspk]

@@xaverlustig3581 They want to sell it to make more money because they know you wouldn't empty it while you are afraid to brake the golden three day rule. I had lots of bottles to throw in the bin after a year (when the cold got me)

[@xaverlustig3581]

@@pklausspk that might be the reason 🙂

[@Laurelinad]

@@xaverlustig3581 actually, at least for groceries, the small packs got better value over time because of people thinking like that so they don'T check anymore and now just eat the higher prices :D

[@KitShannon]

The tea thing: it's mostly sage and camomile tea that people drink, as those soothe your irritated throat while still providing the additional fluids you need. There's something else that's anti inflammatory, but I can't remember off the top of my head what it was.

[@niktheorginal]

Ginger? Peppermint? Those are some classics in my household

[@maruhto3508]

funny experience I made concerning a doctor's clothes: When I, as a German, lived in France for half a year and accompanied a friend who went to see a doctor, the doctor was dressed entirely in grey / black. Being used to all white clothes, this made me chuckle thinking how this dark dresscode (if it even was one) conveys a more hopeless mindset. Combine that with french ambulance sirens who sound like they've given up already! Man I love such differences :D Keep up the nice work and gute Besserung!

[@MyriamSchweingruber]

BTW, Wick in Germany still is Vicks in Switzerland, and we do speak German too (sort of)

[@majukl]

It's fun that Vicks hit the german "f-word" by chance, but also the dropped "s" in the end is important, because "wicks" means to jerk. Well, this is double bad luck I assume. 😆

[@der_gipsyking7512]

Wicks ist kein Wort 😂 das wird Wichsen oder wixen geschrieben und schon gar nicht mit CK

[@Trampelschrat]

@@der_gipsyking7512 Aber auch nicht mit x

[@majukl]

@@der_gipsyking7512 Dax eine ist ein Verb, das andere nicht. Zumal es um Ausprache geht. Danke für viel Meinung.

[@emilwandel]

@@der_gipsyking7512 it is the flexed form of wichsen. Ehh, wichs nicht! Perfectly normal german grammar.

[@brittakriep2938]

Schuhwichse? Bartwichse?

[@mikelastname1220]

I got a deadly virus when I lived in Germany in 1969. I was in the Army and it hit me hard late on Friday afternoon when the duty day was over. I didn't want to go to the Army Dispensary (clinic) and it was closed until Monday anyway. I walked to my German teenage friend Eric's house and his mother made me lie down on their couch. She felt my head and said I had a high "feber". I knew what she meant, a fever and fieber in German. She put a cold cloth on my head, and she said she would be back with some soup that would cure me. I ate something called Maultashensuppe. I ate that and went to sleep. I slept all Friday night and all day Saturday and Saturday night. On Sunday, around Noon, I awakened and was completely well. I don't know if it was the soup or just her tender loving care, but I got well. I don't ever remember feeling that sick in my life. But there must be something powerful in Maultashensuppe!!!

[@hiwakoo]

And you got some Maultaschen, so added bonus there😌

[@holger_p]

How can you have got a deadly virus, and still be alive 50 years later ? Americans seem to have so many lies in their statements. You are always in doubt, if they are just kidding. But I would summarize your observation with: Germans are not so fast with medication, they know nature helps itself.

[@frauantjeshayday-farmen9517]

By that time a bad flue was going around. So the main thing was to make you eat and drink something that you would not make you vomit, to keep you warm (second effect of the soup) to control your fever and to let you sleep as much as possible. In case of fever above 40 degrees she either might have given you wet towels around your ankles, or she might have called a doctor to give you a medicine like paracetamol to get the fever down. You did not realise it, but she kept an eye on you every now and then. By that time many old women were able to know your exact temperature just by keeping a hand over your head. Most people with a flu have fever about 40 degree Celsius, and it must not get higher. There is no medicine specialized on flu, so you only can do these what she had done. I had three serious flus in my life. Btw: a self made Maultaschensuppe contains a lot of vitamines and proteins, so your body had a good basis for fighting the flu. The soup is made from a lot of vegetables, the Maultaschen contain a lot of eggs and meat = protein, and a spice that I can't translate but has very much vitamin C.

[@Laurelinad]

@@frauantjeshayday-farmen9517 yeah, the only "medication" and it's a preventive one is a flu vaccine (which has to be done every year)

[@Hastur_the_Unspeakable]

The Maultaschensuppe saved your live from Männerschnupfen!

[@BerndFunken]

About the tea: nobody in Germany believes that tea would heal a cold, drinking a warm tea just helps your throat to get less irritated (any warm fluid would have that effect, except coffee, because the caffeine could lead to even more irritation). In fact nothing will really heal a cold (my doctor once said to me: "With meds a cold will last 1 week, without meds it will last 7 days" xD), all the stuff that you can get for "curing" a cold will just make it easier for you, but they will not really "heal" you (and that Bloomberg article is not true, about 55% of all Germans have experience with homeopathy, but that doesn't mean that they believe in that stuff, they just tried it at least once).

[@NFLjunk79]

It's not as much about belief as it is about own experience.. Thyme for example is a herb with healing properties that has been used for centuries..It has also been called "The poor man's antibiotic". A thyme tea can definitely help to get rid of a cold/flu sooner.

[@mijp]

@@NFLjunk79 no. It just helps against the effects of a cold, not against a gold. It is like pain medicine will not heal your broken leg. But it will ease the pain. Thyme reduces your cough but not your illness.

[@mcpane1925]

@@NFLjunk79 Homöopathie and the use of healing plants or medical substances originating out of nature are two different things. Using healing plants and stuff out of nature means using substances with a real impact on the organism or germs - Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin) f. e. is found in the bark of willow trees. Homeopathy on the other hand is based on a bullshit belief against all science, has no evidence and only triggers the placebo effect. Sacrificing a goat on a fullmoon works as fine as homeopathy, if you're believing in it.

[@inka87871]

The average cold lasts seven to 10 days.Stage 1 lasts for approximately the first one to three days of your cold. The first symptoms to Stage 2 comprises days four through seven of your cold. Many people find that their symptoms get worse and peak during stage 2.Stage 3 is from the seventh day of your cold until the resolution of your symptoms. ...some don't survive stage 2 😂

[@Timinator0815]

@@mcpane1925 I think what you describe here is the huge misconception a lot of Germans have when it comes to Homeopathy. Healing plants usually contain similar or the same medications as "artificial" medications, just e. g. in a different dose, whereas Homeopathy doesn't have to do anything with "nature". The problem is, that homeopathic products are often advertised as "natural", e. g. the almost traditional homeopathic brand "Meditonsin" is advertised that way.

[@Kay_McKay]

I think that Bloomberg article confused homeopathic teas with therapeutic teas. The former won't be recommended by a medical professional, the latter very much so. At the pharmacy my partner and I go to we are typically just asked once "do you know how to apply this medication" and if we answer positively we're not instructed again but if we're unsure or answer negatively, we get the full instruction on dosage, duration of use as well as alternative brands. You can also ask the pharmacist about remedies and alternatives for over the counter drugs. No butter please and thank you!

[@dirkbechtold2320]

What I also found to be something typical German is phytomedicine. So not homeopathy, but plant based products like e.g. Prospan, Bronchipret or Gelomyrtol. These are pretty much used by everybody and I haven't seen them outside of Germany. We even had some friends in Asia who wanted us to bring them some of these products.

[@franhunne8929]

GeloMyrtol is the go to medicine here for Sinusitis, but the cough medicine I got was something not plant based. At first I try my best with thyme tea (with some honey) and with "Bronchoforton" - an over the pharmacy counter cream to inhale some essential oils at night. Helps keep the nose free, so makes breathing easier. Also reduces the urge to cough = better sleep.

[@wakeupcall2665]

They are my go to medications, and: Japanese peppermint oil or JHP Rödler. Inhaled over steaming water with a few drops of it in the water, and a drop on the back of my hand and licking it, and then taking deep breaths, or a couple of drops on the inside of my hands, then place them over your mouth and nose (adjusting your hands to mix it with more or less. It is really strong, and after three days you can really feel a difference and improvement. And of course, Ibuprofen. With a rumpelpumpel belly the only thing is Mohrosche Möhrensuppe, just water and carrots chopped up and simmered for at least 90 minutes, the some salt and puréed. It works wonders, and tastes really good, some French baguette with it yummy!

[@serasvega8448]

A good pharmacist should always ask some basic questions like "Is this medication for you?" and "Do you also take any other medication?" and "Do you have allergies?" etc. I only go to one specific pharmacy in my town because they are very competent, ask the right questions and also they know me and my medication!

[@furzkram]

Buttering depends on the type of bread and the type of spread or cold cut put on it.

[@Luna_Hyuga]

My experience is that the simple over the table medications are usually sold without question when you look already very sure that you needed that exact one. But it isn't that uncommon that they will ask you that you know how to take it and if you look a bit unsure maybe recommend a differend one. I remember one time I was buying simple painkillers, Ibuprofen, and she asked me: 20, 50 or 100? Because I had a lot of pain these days I said a little depressed that I want the big one because I will need them. She immediately made sure that I know that I shouldn't take painkillers more than 15 days per month otherwise I would over use them or actually get pain bc if too much medication and that in fact it's very dangerous.

[@manub.3847]

Usually it depends on whether you ask which product the pharmacist recommends. Or whether one asks whether the pharmacy has this or that in stock or offers an alternative. Anyone who asks directly about drug XY will receive the desired and possibly a message to pay attention to the package insert and not to overdose.

[@noahluppe]

I mostly buy with a prescription, even with over the counter drugs, so the pharmacist is sure I know what I need, but still asks if I know how often/much I need to take.

[@deena2851]

About Tempo and Kleenex: to make it more complicated, the word Kleenex is also in use in Germany, but if you ask for one, you would be handed a paper towel like the ones you use in the kitchen. 😅

[@robfriedrich2822]

6:40 we give Knäckebrot instead. The Scandinavian salty crisp bread. But you could also take Filinchen, it's a more sweet crispbread with butter flavor and ready to be eaten with some fruit jelly. Both you can eat with cream cheese.

[@imaginareality]

Most of the time when I go to the pharmacy for meds (whether it's prescribed or over the counter), the pharmacist asks if I am already familiar with this specific medicine. And if I say yes, they won't tell me again how to use it. Maybe you seemed a bit more certain about what you wanted to buy, so she assumed that you had probably used MediNait before. Edit: The exact question is often: "Anwendung ist bekannt?"

[@stevecyclemaker492]

Als Tipp: Nehme eine Zwiebel, schälen, von oben einschneiden (nicht durchschneiden), Kandiszucker in die enstandenen Spalten drücken und in ein Glas stellen ... dann den enstandenen Saft langsam trinken

[@bobe.thomas]

Enjoyed your content (as always) but what blew me away is the very fun editing... very nice!

[@PassportTwo]

Thanks so much 😊

[@pedro89174]

hope you get well very soon, thanks for posting video, watching from Puerto Rico.

[@mimime3716]

From my grandma passed on to all her kids and grandkids: drink linden blossom tea with honey and lemon, inhale salty water and go to bed.

[@cattleyard]

For cough treatment: grandma's Zwiebelsaft ("onion juice"). Chop an onion, put it in a container with Kandiszucker (rock candy), wait a while until it gets juicy, strain it, drink it. Not sure if it actually helps, but as a child I liked the sweet taste of it and sometimes pretended to cough just to get some ;).

[@AlexandraVioletta]

Honey also workw

[@dagmarszemeitzke]

When I've vomiting I eat Zwieback and drink black tea, by diarrhoea I eat pretzel sticks and drink black tea. That I had learned from my mother. She gave me that as I was a child. Ad it helps me very well.

[@cmulliner8985]

Bei mir kommt keine Butter drauf (aber die Kinder lieben es =)) Mir hilft bei Erkältungen Ingwer Tee aus frischem Ingwer, am besten mit Zitrone und etwas Honig. Bei starkem Husten gerne auch etwas Rosmarin dazu. Hühnersuppe wird auch in Deutschland traditionell zur Besserung gegessen. Gute Besserung!

[@LexusLFA554]

My mother works for a german pharmacy (Apotheke) as a driver, she brings the drugs to customers right to their door if they have trouble reaching the pharmacy themselfs. Her Co-Workers usually keep it short, but they will give some advice on the usage of the drug so you don't actually overdose yourself. Other than that doctors will usually do the same, at least my "general doctor" does.

[@jassidoe]

chicken soup, sage tea and candy if you have a cough or your throat hurts. fennel tea is also great. With honey, if you like honey. Inhale chamomile tea or sage tea (bowl with hot water + tee + towel over your head and bowl) before bed to soothe your throat so you don't have to cough as much. Those would be my standard go to home remedies. Oh, and sleeping with socks on. As for the pharmacies ... it depends. They usually explain how you should use the medicine and what to use it for etc. If she did not say anything ... you may have just looked like the prime example of a person who needs this exact medicine? Or she was just not in the mood... customer service isn't really that great in Germany anyways...

[@claudiakarl2702]

I had that problem the other way round: catching a bad cold while travelling in the US. Horrible experience: every cold medication had pain medication in it. Even those for children. Nothing that was plant based.

[@jessicaely2521]

You weren't looking at the right place or for the right stuff. I grew up in the US and I never took medication you're talking about unless I had a crazy high fever. Zinc is everywhere in places like Target, Walmart, etc. Zinc does work on shortening colds. For stronger stuff you have to go to a health food store. You dont want to go to a big place like Trader Joe's. The people working there have no clue of what they are selling. If you go to a small mom and pop store they know what they are talking about.

[@holger_p]

@@jessicaely2521 She was talking about plants not metals. Echinacea, Chamomile, valerian, Herbs ... you know. Something you may not consider as medicine at all. Eucalyptus goody from a pharmacy are considered better than Eucalyptus from a drug store ;-)

[@claudiakarl2702]

@@jessicaely2521 Well, we spent a night in a small city somewhere in the middle of nowhere. So I went to the next supermarket that had a pharmacy included. And the guy working there told me they only had stuff with painkillers. In Germany we normally use things for a cold that are phytotherapeutical, plantbased. Like a cough syrup from thyme or capsules with eucalyptus oil.

[@pklausspk]

Butter the bread? That depends on the topping. Liver sausage or tea sausage = no. Cold cuts = yes.

[@swanpride]

It depends on the bread for me, too. Dense bread = yes, light bread = no. Unless the butter itself is the topping....

[@winterschmied4583]

The chicken-noodle-soup has to be made by the traditional Grandmother's recipe (that is slightly different in every family) to work poperly. The most needed ingredient is the "love" that the cook feels for making it. That missing makes the canned soups not working. You also can drink a warm beer. Even if it doesn't really help, it makes you sleep very good. Another old recipe for curing a cold is juice made of sliced onions with sugar. I always refused to even test this. ;) Bee-Honey to soften the raw throat and the antibiotic effect helps to heal the throat a little faster. And, yes, Tea, Tea, Tea to get the needed water, but it tastes better and makes feel warm. The right Tea even can lower a fever.

[@danielmuller2701]

ah. Get well soon =) Very interesting video, glad the algorithm put it in my feed

[@PassportTwo]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed 😊

[@arthur_p_dent]

Fun fact about vintage computers: An early 1980s computer by Commodore called "VIC-20" was sold as "VC-20" on the German market. Not hard to guess why. And no butter on the bread for me.

[@DerRusher]

salt sticks and cola classic DEFINITELY! also if i have throat ache, pure lemon juice (squeeze a fresh lemon on a table spoon) with some sugar works wonders

[@dieteroffermann3880]

you can get ginger-lemon tea, but with fresh ginger and lemon!And you can take a liitle bit honey inside!

[@sonkeschluter3654]

First: no butter for me Colds have a duration of 14days, if you go to a doctor only 2 weeks. That may explain why we as germans are not so big fans of heavy medication for small illnesses. But then we are in no trouble when we go to the doctor and take the two weeks off. Regarding pharmacies they are personally responsible that you get the right medication so of course they tend to explain everything. I once went after the night shift to get some wick medinight and get told that that is no daytime medicine after i said i go to bed know because of the night shift everything was ok.

[@jessicaely2521]

Kids and stay at home parents are in big trouble if they are sick for 2 weeks. I grew up in the US and the only time I take medicine for an illness is when I was a kid and had to go to school. Now I'm a stay at home mom. I gotta be able to function with a crazy 2 year old. Weekends ny husband takes our daughter and I dont take anything (usually). The only time I take something is when I cant sleep at night.

[@avs200619]

I was in Rothenburg ob der Tauber and ran out of my psoriasis cream so I went to a pharmacy to get something. The pharmacist talked me through how and when to apply it and I was pretty impressed. Hope you’re feeling better Donny!

[@jok9342]

Chicken soup and lots of tea for a common cold. Anything to get fluids in you. I'd only take Zwieback and Cola (as a kid: stirred so long that it is no longer carbonated) if I really had diarrhea or similar, not for a cold.

[@zaldarion]

I think the white cloths are easier to clean on high temprature (or how we would say "auskochen"). on colored cloths the color would fade away and they would look strange after a few washings

[@stiefelriemen632]

Get well soon!

[@lillim.3204]

from what i know chicken soup is pretty common here as well, just like hot lemon tea. i usually get a craving for salty things when i'm sick, so i pretty often get some sort of potatoe chips or other snack. Zwieback is good when you've got a stomach flu.

[@danielmuller2701]

as a brother and son to 2 doctors, both my sister and dad think homeopathy is quack, I work at a health insurance agency, I think it's quack (insurance pays for it which is idiotic)... so many doctors use it to kinda "pay" for approved treatments that go over budget (that's a very short explanation for why doctors prescribe it even if they don't believe in it). In addition, some patients believe it works and the placebo effect is strong, so if your GP thinks it will help because you believe it will help.. as long as you're not diabetic he'll probably prescribe it. Thankfully other than some acquaintances I don't have anyone in my circle(s) of friends that believe in this humbug.

[@AlexandraVioletta]

It's funny that you use the term quack. Because of the German Quacksalber for any idiot who claims to be a doctor. I like it.

[@katschaccc]

Especially in medinight the pharmacis has to tell you that this has a type of sleeping medication in it and that it can get you hooked on that and you shouldn't use it more then two weeks.

[@florianbusse8383]

A bottle of hot beer before going to sleep and your cold will go in an instant. It is sometimes hard to keep it inside, though.

[@tanasay]

Sorry you're sick. Hope you feel better soon.

[@MensinCorporeSano89]

Whenever i caught a tummy bug , my Mama would rubb some apples over a special apple grater, let it get brown for some time and I would eat it. The apple pulp will produce pectine under influence of Oxygen which supposedly helps.

[@fricki1997]

Am I the odd one for never having taken any medication when I had a cold? I just huddle up at home, wear an extra sweater, try to get lots of sleep and drink plenty of water and tea, though not for homeopathic reasons, and have never heard of anyone drinking tea for that purpose - it's just for keeping yourself well-hydrated, and possibly to calm a sore throat. As for food, I try to eat healthy to give my body all the nutrients it may need to heal, if I have a stomache ache I just eat something mild like soup or bread as well I can. I don't really see the purpose in any other remedies from the pharmacy in mild cases. Unless you take antivirals shortly after infection it won't help with the root of the problem.

[@rolfgarske8174]

I always put butter on my bread before any other topping and regardless of the toppings that come after the butter.

[@ACEsParkJunheeWreckedMeHard]

One thing my grandma did against colds: She cooked a juice from onions and made you drink 1 shot-glass of it 3 times a day till you felt better

[@meinennamensagichnet]

That siunds so awfull i would have "felt better" after the first shot. Mine made a "secret cough medicine" which did not help much against coughing but helped the kid to "sleep it out". I later learned it was booze in honey. No wonder we slept well....

[@blecherlukas1314]

They should go over the details but maybe the had no time in the Apotheke

[@PassportTwo]

This is very vague...what details should we have gone over?

[@blecherlukas1314]

@@PassportTwo sry i meant in the Apotheke

[@exn207]

The cloathing is very important. In some hospitals there still the unspoken rule that the cloathing shows the rank. German hospitals are organized like military units. This jacket in 08:34 is something for "Oberarzt" (like "captain") upwards. The step is the "Chefarzt" (like the commander of a bataillion) and the "Ärztlicher Direktor" (like the commander of the hole regiment). The lenght of the jacket seams to be very important. You already know how to say "Get well!" to a friend in germany? "Schönheit! Gesund bist Du ja!!!" (I can´t translate this in english....)

[@juricarmichael2534]

Hi. Butter if wanted, but also mustard, remoulade, cream horseradish or cream cheese. And of course Quark mostly with jam. Forget Medinight! In every supermarket: some alcohol, mint oil, fruits, goody, warm milk with honey, tea (can add ginger and/or honey) and chicken soup. And from our "Hausapotheke" (small cabinet) mostly in bathroom or kitchen sometimes in the hall. Ibu or Aspirin.

[@gabrieleboecker8058]

Gute Besserung! And great comparisons!

[@nicklenz7030]

As for the butter question: It depends of course. What kind of bread, what else to put on the bread. I do and don't.

[@gabrielad8087]

my favourite wirh stomach problems is a "Haferschleimsüppchen" 😏 usually helps and doesn't taste as weird as it sounds

[@robfriedrich2822]

Kleenex is also known in Germany, but stands for tissues in a box, provided through a slot and not a package what fits in a pocket.

[@emilwandel]

For an ear infection put onions half on the ear. Onions are are little antiseptic. When I was a children my mom would make me cold wet throat scarfs called Halswickel and sometimes Wadenwickel the same things for the legs. It is to ensure that you don't overheat in the night but als to encourage the body to heat a little up. Higher temperature means faster metabolism means faster healing.

[@hans-dieternichau5467]

Hühnersuppe ist gut ,dann viel trinken ! Kamillentee geht auch ,und Mentholsalbe die Brust einreiben und auch etwas in die Nasenlöcher ! Ein Nasenspray mit Salz ist auch noch ratsam ! Und man braucht Geduld ! Man sagt hier eine Erkältung braucht mit Medikamenten 14 Tage und ohne 2 Wochen 🤣🤣🤣🤣Gute Besserung auch ein Spaziergang ist nicht verkehrt ! LG

[@danimarkus8626]

When I have a cold I eat chicken soup (preferably not the instant stuff) and drink freshly made ginger tea and other tea because too much ginger can cause other problems. Thai soups are also good because of the ginger. The Zwieback and Coke are only for sick stomachs.

[@kleinerTerzling]

My classic food: When I become uncomfortable: All kinds of very spicy dishes (with lots of garlic and Sambal Oelek, garlic has an antibacterial effect) and a lot of mineral water resp. sparkling water .... and rest When I am sick: Zwieback, camomile tea, noodle soup with chicken .... and rest

[@jan42]

My pharmacist told me that she does not recommend Wick Medinait and then sold me individual medications for my individual symptoms. That was even cheaper than Medinait.

[@Humpelstilzchen]

I feel you 😂. I was horrible sick two weeks ago 😅👍.

[@davoskazooga]

if your Ricolas were the sugar-free version, you can read on their homepage that they still use aspartame but "looking into finding " a different way of sweetening them without losing the "great taste"

[@X33dbv]

Best treatments are in my opinion: Soup (broccoli soup it's like chicken soup very helpful) and Tea, there are a lot of special mixtures for different illness.

[@indiansoul]

This is first video that I watched from your channel.. loved it and subscribed.. in my first visit to Germany I was wondering why Vicks changed its name in Germany.. thanks to you.. now I know it hahaha.. after 10 years

[@BjoernVT]

in general the pharmacists will ask if you have already experience and know about the main risks and if it comes to nasal spray and pain killers they often lecture you about the side effects or risks related to them. I seldom did not at least get asked if I know the stuff I was buying and how to use it safely ... also a lot of stuff you can buy in a 7/11 or at target would need a prescription from a doctor here in Austria or Germany

[@SantaMuerte1813]

If you want to know, why they dropped the 's' in Vicks: it's because that would sound like wichs, which is the imperative (form of an order) of wichsen, which used to mean shoe shining, but has become a slang for polishing something else.

[@NicolaHalsall]

Feel better soon

[@ACEsParkJunheeWreckedMeHard]

Kleenex exists in Germany too, but I don't think many people even buy that when they find it in a store. Many people often tend to get the store's own brand since it's more than half as the price of Tempo

[@xaverlustig3581]

I put margarine on my bread if I have it with jam or cheese, but not when I have peanut butter because it already is butter

[@corneliahofmann3761]

Next time you catch a cold take a sugar cube and put 3 - 5 drops of mint oil on it and then let it "melt" in your mouth - but watch out it is quite strong. Good thing - you don't have to go to the pharmacy to get any of it ........ try it out, it helps.

[@darkredvan]

Zwieback, Coca-Cola and hot lemon juice (not 100% lemon juice, but about 1/3 lemon juice - one freshly pressed lemon - and 2/3 boiling water), drink as hot as you can. If it is too sour add sugar or honey for sweetness.

[@richie2101]

did you pay Apothekenpreise for your MediNite?

[@Johannes-jo8vy]

We germans also like to inhale, when we have a cold. We boil a pot of salted water and than we place our head above it and put a towl over our head so the hot air can't ascape. Than we inhale the steam fir like ten minutes. It actually helps. But ypu gotta wait until the hot water coold of a bit so its comfortable.

[@BobWitlox]

In the Netherlands the cashier at a pharmacy has to ask if you need extra information on the medication that you're buying. For me this is a formality, as I always say no. But they're required by law to ask this. And to answer your question: no butter on my bread. I hate butter, make me gag.

[@AlexandraVioletta]

Actually Kleenex is synonymous for paper towel. At least in my region (Saxony-Anhalt).

[@e.m.r.]

Wünsche gute Besserung!

[@jaspervlogt3843]

Austrian here. When i last bought *over the counter* medication here, the pharmacist just asked if i know how to use it. I responded yes. When i come for my usual medication(due to mental health) they dont even ask anymore, they know i know, unless its a trainee, they will ask.) For the food stuff, when i have a cold, i eat a thick chicken soup and drin ka lot of orange juice(freshly pressed) There is a billy near me with a machine to press large amounts of orange juice quickly and efficiently

[@fabius_simtube1559]

So I am german and in my opinion it is pretty common to eat chicken noodle soupe when you have stomach pain.

[@nicklenz7030]

When I get sick/ill I take it easy for some days. A cold, even a severe one, lasts two weeks, with medication it's 14 days.

[@joachimlotz5049]

Sometimes what comes alone goes alone is a saying in Deutschland. When i have a simple Cold i don't take any Medication at all (and i count that on one Hand)

[@steemlenn8797]

That. I generally take some drops against the pain in the throat, and that's it.

[@claudiakarl2702]

I take some lozenges and maybe a phytotherapeutic cough syrup.

[@joachimlotz5049]

@@claudiakarl2702 Was zur Hölle sind Lozenges???

[@claudiakarl2702]

@@joachimlotz5049 Lutschtabletten 😉

[@pixelbartus]

There is also a reason, why wick canceled the s at the end. That would sound like an other other word, that is spelled with ch instead of ck

[@herrkulor3771]

In germany I stop my my cold with "Anginetten", Ricola, strong Kamillentee, Chicken Kraftbrühe and Honey with fresh lemon. Nose spray if necessary or if really bad "rhino pront". For releaving the head I may also put peppermint oil on the temples(japanisches Heilpflanzenöl). At the moment I am eating em-eukal gummidrops and Vicks blue to keep the nose open.

[@ernestmccutcheon9576]

Hey Donnie, definitely butter the bread, even with Nutella. If you ask for something specific, the Pharmasists will usually give it to you and ask if you have used it before. You can also go into a Pharmacy and generally describe your symptoms and they will make suggestions about what you should take. A very important difference is that US pill dosage (Aspirin, Tylenol, Ibuprofen, etc) are often based on a „take two“ approach whereas German/European medications are based on „take one“. Years ago I mildly overdosed on Sudefed by taking two at once without thinking that there could be a difference in the dosage. I learned firsthand why the stuff was used bake then to make Meth!

[@VinsonMusic]

Once I needed Tylenol from a Finnish pharmacy, and I don’t speak Finnish. I wound up with a very large pill from a blister pack, and only took one at a time.

[@Thraim.]

For standard stuff my pharmacist usually only goes over the major stuff: How often and how long to take it and if I should refrain from alcohol or driving. If it's more specialised medicine that a normal person doesn't know about we'll also talk about warning signs for allergies or side effects.

[@gerdpapenburg7050]

Brot mit Butter, außer bei Mett und Streichwurst. Meine Erkältung schlafe ich meistens aus. Ich trinke jede Menge "guten Grog" mit Honig. Ein "guter Grog" besteht aus heißem Rum mit möglichst wenig Wasser. Am nächsten Tag habe ich dann so einen Kater, dass ich von der Erkältung kaum noch etwas spüre. Ich wünsche Dir gute Besserung!

[@vomm]

When I feel sick I don't eat at all and only drink tap water which makes me feel a lot better very fast.

[@apri1979]

In my youth when i was sick i loved garlic cream soup. Back then you could buy it as powder. Now i only get it made by myself.

[@furzkram]

When pharmacists in Germany have doubts, they'll talk to you about the medication or ask about your symptoms. If they already know you and see you know what you need, not so much. If they known about some issues you have, and the medication you're asking for might be problematic because of you other medication they know about or can guess, they'll definitely talk to you.

[@sejtam]

Here in Singapore, they recommended 'Ang Moh Liang The' (Redhaired Man[==Caucasian!!]'s herbal tea... which is a Lager beer with a salt rim :-). Yes, I am an Ang Moh (not that I have red hair)

[@CodEnrico]

Just order the stuff online... Same day as or next day dilevery. Also for the stuff given by the doctor (online upload required)

[@moiragores1226]

Here in Austria if you want to by a medicine they usually just ask "Sie wissen wie es einzunehmen ist?" If you say yes, they don't tell you anything and just simply ad a small sticker with a note on it, that tells you how to take it... If you however say "no" they will gladly inform you about all the things you need to know... Classic foods: Chicken soup (however my Mum is British, so that might be my British part and less the German part) and of course Zwieback, Soletti and Coke Get better soon!

[@JaneSmith-rx6kx]

What helps me When I have a cough is sage (Salbei)Tea. It helps loosens the Muffs,makes ist easier to cough it out

[@silke4543]

In my experience, a common home remedy is also "Inhalieren" where you prepare a pot of steaming hot water with a few drops of essential oils (like Thyme or Eucalyptus) or tea (like Sage or Chamomile) put your head over the pot, and a towel over your head. The steam helps to soothe and clear the airways. Sage and Chamomile tea are also commonly used for gurgling to combat a sore throat and of course, drinking (maybe with a bit of honey ;) ).

[@jessicaely2521]

You can just use warm salt water. You dont need to buy special stuff. The sleep over summer camp I worked at went through a period where people were getting colds. The camp had the counselors gargle saltwater everyday to help prevent getting a sore throat. The ones that were already sick it helped soothe the throat. During cold and flu season I gargle warm salt water everyday. I haven't had a sore throat for 10 years.

[@germangarcia6118]

Eucalyptus vapors is also very common in Spain if you happen to have access to some trees. After all, it's pretty much the same as Vicks Vaporub.

[@marcofrank2082]

Hope you get well soon.

[@enimaroon4631]

I honestly can't remember my last cold. Must have been many years ago, despite (or because of?) sitting with sick people in public transport most winter days. When i realize that my throat starts to feel a little rough, I drink herbal teas or hot water with lemon or ginger(Yuck!). Whatever the (office) kitchen has to offer. Also I eat a soup, because that actually does work. Most cultures know the "broth with flesh and vegetable" remedy. Which is good, because I can pick whatever I like that day. Stay warm, drink/eat well and get some rest. That is mostly enough to get rid of the symptoms and I'm back to normal the next day. I keep joking that the strongest medication I own is vicks and band-aids.