9 Questions I Have for Germans

[@dorisw5558]

silence isn’t awkward. there’s a saying that a real friend is someone you can be silent with. silence is better than empty words

[@TheScarvig]

i got a friend i usually talk with on discord and sometimes we spend hours with each other in the same voice channel not talking to each other , except for briefly announcing whenever we go afk for a sec...

[@garymcgregor5951]

But you don't usually just randomly encounter a friend in the elevator, esp. in a large town or city. I think she is referring awkwardness/smalltalk with strangers.

[@dhuskie4815]

Soo!? Does that mean, your best friend is the person you don't talk too?.

[@caciliawhy5195]

What is wrong with saying hello and being a little friendly. No one wants your life history.

[@frankthetank718]

word!

[@jazzthrowout265]

With the foam you know that the beer has been just poured and not ten minutes ago. Nobody wants a stale leftover beer. It's the only culturally correct way to serve beer.

[@fordhouse8b]

Thevreason for the head on right bear is that it increases the aroma. I don’t know what kind of bars you frequent, but in all the ones I go to the bartender pours the beer in the glass right in front of me. I know exactly when it happened.

[@jessicaely2521]

Eww flat beer 🤮🤢. The Swiss and the rest of the world does it the correct way. Germany does not. The least amount of foam there is the better it is.

[@eagle1de227]

@@jessicaely2521 that's why swiss have no clue of a good beer... 😂

[@jessicaely2521]

@@eagle1de227 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Yeah that's why when Germans come to Switzerland and they get shit faced. Right? Majority of beer is piss beer. I have tried both and Swiss beet is a million times better. Majority of German beer is for shit. Sorry not Sorry.

[@jessicaely2521]

@@eagle1de227 I have 1 word Feldschlösschen.

[@MyvIsLove2]

funny how its weird to americans that the foam takes up space in the beer when they put like half a ton of ice into their drinks

[@clarapfeiffer7172]

Funny, you don't understand the idea of free refills. You can ask for no ice or lots of ice, and you may ask for as many refills as you want.

[@MrZevv]

@@clarapfeiffer7172 Aj.. i next time try this on Whiskey or Beer. You only get free refilling on stuff that cost nothing like water, softdrinks ( wich are even worse then ours ) or coffee. Try to get free Refills for fresh prest Orange juice. Good Luck

[@clarapfeiffer7172]

@@MrZevv wtf. In germany one has to pay for water and never get ice. Of course you are not getting refills on spirits.

[@MrZevv]

​@@clarapfeiffer7172 Yeah.. you dont get refills on spirits, beer, Real juice. You get water and sometimes soft drinks and coffee. But only cause you are feeling uncomfortable to ask for water doesnt meen you wouldnt get some if you ask.

[@markrussell4682]

Why ice in my ICED TEA? Because for about half the year, the temperatures are above 90° F.

[@stefanwendl5969]

The Foam on top of the beer is linked to the release of the aroma and therefor quite important. Here at the TU München there is currently a research at the BGT (Lehrstuhl für Brau- und Getränketechnologie) for a Doctorate with the title "Einfluss von Textur und molekularer Zusammensetzung des Schaumes auf die Aromafreisetzung aus Bier" / "Influence of the texture and molecular compound of foam on the release of aromas from beer". The same reason applies for the form of the glass: A wheat beer tastes diffrent if you drink it out of a Maß or a vice versa a Helles tastes diffrent if poured into a wheat beer glass. I mainly know the Nierenwärmer from riding a motorcycle, because it can get pretty cold with the wind an then at some point the kidney start to hurt. With the time I would say it's a regional and situational thing: Lets say it is 12:45. In Bavary for example it is also common to say "Es ist dreiviertel eins" (It's three quarters one) but in huge parts of germany you'd say "Es ist viertel vor eins" (It's a quarter before one). Also when making an appointment with someone buisnesswise over the phone I would say 14:00 but when I make plans with friends or someone I know I'd say 2:00.

[@krumelmonsterchen8930]

Eine Doktorarbeit über Bierschaum gibt's auch nur in Deutschland 😂😂😂😂😂

[@stefanwendl5969]

@@krumelmonsterchen8930 Wie gesagt es gibt nen gesamten Lehrstuhl an der TU München für sämtliche Forschung rund um Bier und andere Getränke inklusive Studiengang (Brauwesen und Getränketechnologie).

[@norganos]

wenn ich a Bier kriegn würd ohne Schaumkrone, hätt i erstmal Angst, dass lack is 🙈

[@mtrmann]

I thought vessels for serving beer in Germany have extra room for the Schaum. I have beer steins that are marked "1/2l" well below the top so that there's plenty of room for the delicious foam on top of the half liter of beer.

[@docDeutschmann]

@@mtrmann They do. There's the "Eichstrich" - a mark on the glass, that states how much volume is in there, if filled to the mark. The foam has room above the mark. (And a well tapped beer should have foam above the rim of the glass too...)

[@thehobbitilei1987]

Smalltalk in the elevator is worse, definitely

[@kittymama9800]

Thats what I like fron Germany: no small talk 😂

[@tendraausbuchhaim105]

I agree.

[@Cellebyte]

I love the silence. Smalltalk is mostly pointless, cause it doesn't get you anywhere and mostly you do not see the people again. Definetly the wrong place for Smalltalk. I think a cafe, a queue, same desk in a restaurant or the same situation are a better foundation for a small talk.

[@0ldFrittenfett]

yes. why should i talk when there is nothing to talk about.

[@1005sally]

Why would you make smalltalk with a complete stranger in an elevator 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@martianpudding9522]

I'm dutch but making small talk with a stranger is more awkward to me than being silent. It would be polite to say hello but starting a conversation is a little odd, not necessarily impolite but a little unusual.

[@yassimob3868]

Martian Pudding Nederlanders zijn ook echt weer overal

[@mtrmann]

I agree. Silence is golden and there is nothing "awkward" about it to anyone other than Chatty Cathy.

[@LoLrand0mness]

about the last name on your door: you mistake anonymity with privacy. having a number at the door increases your anonymity, but not your privacy.

[@mucsalto8377]

good point!

[@MrZevv]

Indeed

[@furzkram]

Sad bowl: I'm not getting it either, and I'm german.

[@rero7570]

Immer zwei mal mehr wie du!

[@nebucamv5524]

Ich auch nicht!

[@threemde]

the face looks like E.T. from the Movie E.T.-der Außerirdische (1982)

[@dukeboy51]

Don't mean to sound mean... But there are some things that may have happened to her once or twice and therefore she assumes that it is something related to the majority of Germans. So they are basically used as content fillers for her videos.

[@DajanaDarling]

I've never seen a bowl like this. Maybe it's just a sign of bad taste haha (I'm German, born and raised here.) However, I've seen bowls with different faces printed on them.

[@julilau2220]

I am German and I've never seen such a bowl in my whole life 😂😂

[@Buecherfee1895w]

Die kannst du öfter unter anderem auf den großen Weihnachtsmärkten sehen.

[@Grant5620]

Ja genau

[@s03t01o02]

Wofür sind die den

[@dorotheaviktoria9743]

Me tu

[@Mia35833]

Same

[@Attirbful]

Why is silence awkward? As they say „Reden ist silber, Schweigen ist gold“...

[@christianschmitt2409]

Better "awkward" silence than cringe small talk.

[@thijsjong]

Smalltalk just like being silent in company is something you can get used to. To introverts thinking of what to say can be draining. To extraverts. Nothing being said is not a rejection. To some silence seems to be draining. That can seem strange to others. Small talk has a function. Historically 95% of everybody lived in small villages of upto 100-150 people. You could keep up with what is going on. Now it is flipped. Everybody lives in cities. Small talk gets watered down. You dont know the person you are talking to in the elevator.

[@fuxfoto]

„Reden ist schweigen und Silber oder Gold. Also glaube noch den Schein wenn doch der Schatten verfolgt.“ (Blumentopf)

[@katrink4789]

Silence is just cringe

[@Feyamius]

German small talk in the elevator: entering: nod at each other while being in: silence leaving: say "Tschüß" Have a new friend! 😂

[@ApsaraMenaka]

but you only say Tschüß if you know at least one perspn on the elevator already. else you just walk out in silence.

[@tatianas_life]

I never saw a household without shower curton. That's definitly not a "Germany Thing". That's a "weird people Thing" 😂

[@ingogromann1852]

So my question for you is: Why do you think, silence in elevators is awkward? To me it‘s just silence...

[@kippen64]

I agree and I am Australian.

[@Belgarion2601]

Americans will never understand this.

[@Straylight4299]

I don't like being in close proximity with strangers, while basically ignoring each other existence. Talking makes it better. On the other hand, i can't just start a conversation with a stranger, there has to be a reason for a verbal exchange. But i like it when it happens naturally.

[@Phelie315]

What Ingo said. I think a silence can only be awkward if there would be something to say which, with strangers in an elevator, isn't usually the case.

[@janaaj1an889]

It depends on whether you're an extrovert or an introvert. In the US, far too little attention is paid to the needs of introverts. The US is way too biassed toward extroverts.

[@Snakesborough]

In the Netherlands beer without foam is called 'dead beer' (dood bier). It's considered impolite to serve dead beer ;-)

[@_lara265_5]

Wegen der Uhrzeit, man sagt meistes 2, 3 oder 4.. Uhr auch wenn man vom Nachmittag redet, da es jedem klar ist das man sich nicht mitten in der Nacht trifft

[@TheScarvig]

ich denke auch es wird meißtens einfach der nächste kommende zeitpunkt referenziert wenn keine genauere angabe gemacht wird. also wenn man morgens um 6am sagt "lass uns um 9 treffen", dann ist jedem klar dass man nicht abends meint. wenn man das selbe um 10am sagt, ist jedoch klar, dass es um abends geht, weil 9am ja schon rum ist. wenn man dann vom nächsten tag redet sagt man "morgen um 9" weil dann morgen der früheste zeitpunkt wo es 9 ist, morgens ist. (aussnahme wie von dir erwähnt zeiten vor um ca 6am wo man generell von ausgeht dass noch geschlafen wird) wenn dann explizit "9 uhr abends" gesagt wird meint man es auch so (oder eben "3 uhr früh").

[@Straylight4299]

Ich selbst sage 14 Uhr, wenn nachmittags gemeint ist. Ich mag es präzise und eindeutig. Kostet auch nichts extra. Ich denke, solange analoge und digitale Uhren verwendet werden, werden auch beide Uhrzeitangaben verwendet werden.

[@yamirdreizehn283]

Es kommt drauf an. Ist es am selben tag oder eine offensichtliche uhrzeit? Dann wird meist von 1 bis 12 geredet. Macht man allerdings termine aus, die in naher zukunft sind, dann wird 1-24 uhr verwendet. Auch ist es ein unterschied ob unter freunden oder in einem formellen gespräch.

[@SuperPellkartoffel]

In den meisten Punkten fühlen Österreicher und Amerikaner wohl ähnlich. Liftkonversation ist aber auch hier nur zwischen Bekannten üblich und nur, wenn niemand Fremder zuhört. Die Tasse verstehe ich auch nicht, ich würde mich das gleiche fragen. Bei der Uhrzeit ist es eine Frage der Präzision. Ich verwende 14:00, wenn ich absolut genau den Zeitpunkt festlegen möchte und jedes Missverständnis ausschließen will, an sonsten eher 2 Uhr, wenn es klar ist, dass es nicht nachts sein kann. Das mit dem Duschkopf habe ich mich auch schon oft gefragt.

[@28bruch]

Auf der Arbeit würde ich immer 15, 16 oder 17 sagen, auch weil vieles vorher schriftlich vereinbart wird und es so im Kalender steht. In der Familie oder unter Freunden dann genau das Gegenteil: immer 4, 5, 6 Uhr, weil dort 16 Uhr viel zu formell klingt.

[@Jay-in-the-USA]

There is no awkward silence, there's only awkward talking.😂

[@thegreenredeye]

My problem with small talk in elevators is that the other person can't escape from that situation and is forced into talking with you. So just enjoy the silence.

[@debbiechia]

thegreenredeye I’m American. My hubby is American Italian and Loves talking, all the time to strangers and he’s very outgoing. I’m rather shy and I aways feeling awkward when he talks to strangers.

[@chrisroedel]

Im Fahrstuhl: Grüßen, Lächeln und dann die Klappe halten.

[@Knallteute]

Christian Gall-Rödel wie im Wartezimmer.

[@Ernoskij]

Silence is only awkward if you bring the awkwardness with you.

[@hiworld6011]

I live in Germany and I've never seen a kidney warmer😂 But my mom always told me, when I was a child, to keep the kidneys warm

[@geab.2182]

I was also told that the kidneys especially needed to be kept warm. Still I never wore or was told to wear a Nierenwärmer. I have seen it though on a very old lady and on a middle-aged woman and I have always considered it as a clothing item for elderly or quite old-fashioned women....

[@Waschal]

Same

[@SeikenKato]

Es hieß immer nur: Steck' das Hemd in die Hose! ^^

[@chrissiesbuchcocktail]

Nierenwärmer: Kenne ich eigentlich nur bei Motorradfahrern oder für empfindliche Menschen, die auf Zugluft reagieren. :)

[@quentinmunich9819]

Ich dachte, das sei ein Kopfschal, als ich es sah. Einen Nierenwärmer kenne ich nicht!

[@Cera3]

Wenn ich sitze oder mich bewege kann es durchaus vorkommen dass mein oberteil ein wenig hochrutscht sodass eine kleine lücke zwischen hose und oberteil ist. dafür ist der nierenwärmer perfekt, der wird dann unters oberteil angezogen und in die hose reingesteckt :)

[@Dodl1]

Viele der älteren Generation hier in Österreich tragen gerne einen Nierenwärmer und auch in meiner Kindheit wurde mir gesagt "schau, dos daine nirandln worm beibn, damitst gsund bleibst!" (=watch out that your kidneys stay warm, so that you stay healthy/not get a cold.) Ich besitze keinen, aber ich tragen Unterleiberl an kalten Tagen um meinen Nieren und meinen Bauch zu schützen :)

[@starblomma]

Meine Mama hat mir als Kind immer gesagt: du musst ein Unterhemd anziehen, sonst werden die Nieren zu kalt ^^

[@Belgarion2601]

We don't say "2 Uhr nachmittags" etc.. When it's obvious, we say "um 2", when it's not we say "um 14 Uhr".

[@lya__]

I disagree. Sometimes I do say something like "2 Uhr mittags", "7 Uhr abends" etc and I also have heard others say those terms. Although not often and when specification seems needed

[@abeedhal6519]

@@lya__ ja aber ist nicht die regel.

[@lenastorm6280]

As someone who lives in Austria and DESPISE talking to strangers, I‘m glad that we don’t do small talk as often. I don’t know this person, I will never see this person again, this person has no impact in my live and I won’t remember him/her tomorrow, so why the hell should I wast my time talking to this person? Especially in an elevator! I mean, how long does an elevator ride take? A minute? Three minutes? I’m pretty sure everyone can stand three minutes without talking.

[@caciliawhy5195]

I find that attitude towards a fellow human being rather sad. And if they live in your building you might just see them again.

[@HuSanNiang]

I will have only a small exchange at work with my colleagues and in my house if I meet some neighbours if I know them. Rest silence is golden

[@lenastorm6280]

@@caciliawhy5195 How is ignoring a complete stranger sad? It would be sad if I would be mean towards him/her or if I would ignor him/her if he/she needed help. But otherwise? This person has zero impact in my live. And they won't even remember me in a week. I just hate talking to people I don't know much about. It makes me feel deeply uncomfortable and it's just a waist of time. I reather spend time with my friends, my nice colleges at work or my family, then people who I won't remember anyway in just a few hours.

[@Niki1A_]

Silence is only awkward if you think you should be saying something. If there is no reason to say something to a stranger, most Germans don't think that they should say something, therefore, the silence is not awkward. I personally would always say the time in the 24 hour format, unless I am repeating someone. I don't like the uncertainty whether "Viertel nach sieben" is in the morning or evening. I think the 12 hour format is mostly used with the prefixes "halb", "Viertel vor" and "Viertel nach" as it is uncommon (some would say wrong) to use these prefixes with the 24 hour time. (You'll rarely hear someone say 13:30 as "halb vierzehn", but most (at least younger people) would say 14:00 as "vierzehn Uhr", because none of the prefixes is needed.) At least it seems to be that way where I live in Hessen. With that I would say this is an example for the most common way something is said: 13:00 -> "dreizehn Uhr" 13:05 -> "dreizehn Uhr fünf" 13:10 -> "dreizehn Uhr zehn" 13:15 -> "Viertel nach eins" 13:20 -> "dreizehn Uhr zwanzig" 13:25 -> "dreizehn Uhr fünfundzwanzig" 13:30 -> "halb zwei" 13:35 -> "dreizehn Uhr fünfunddreißig" 13:40 -> "dreizehn Uhr vierzig" 13:45 -> "Viertel vor zwei" 13:50 -> "dreizehn Uhr fünfzig" 13:55 -> "dreizehn Uhr fünfundfünfzig" ... analogous for all other hours of the day. About using English in German sentences (my opinion): If you're doing it to sound cool, well it's outdated and therefore cringy. If your doing it because you don't remember the German word right now (happens a lot to me) or because there is no German word for it (common for 'new' (less than a century old) science terms, especially in computer science), it is okay. If you're doing it for a pun, amazing!

[@Belgarion2601]

I am German and I have never even seen a Nierenwärmer before. But yes, keeping the kidneys warm is important.

[@hiworld6011]

The most people just say "lass uns um 2 Uhr treffen" ("let's meet at 2 o'clock") because it's obviously that you don't want to meet in the middle of the night

[@Syb2705]

The foam protects the beer 🍺 against oxygen, so that the taste is preserved.

[@AstralJaeger]

Soo about the beer: The foam is a quality feature if your beer doesn't have a certain amount of foam, the beer is not of good quality. The foam is produced by first pouring the beer at a 90° angle on the floor of the glass and then letting the beer run down the walls of the glass.

[@ohnenamen2843]

Funny, that an American says that if beer in the US it is like this it’s a “bad beer”. Is there even good beer in the USA?

[@singlemalt8888]

Never had a good one in the States, and I had many of them (don't know why😂)

[@IntyMichael]

There are lot's of good beers now in the US. Of course not the shit of the big companies. But there are lot's of small breweries that are making great beers. The craft beer scene started in the US and now comes to Germany.

[@singlemalt8888]

@@IntyMichael If you say so, I will give them a try next time.

[@IntyMichael]

@@singlemalt8888 Maybe it depends on where you are going but I can tell you that the North West has lot's of local breweries. Especially Portland is known for it's beer scene.

[@MarianneExJohnson]

There is plenty of good beer in the U.S., as long as you avoid the standard brands like Coors and Bud etc. Not all the big brands suck: I like Samuel Adams, and that is pretty widely available.

[@Afroskelett]

I think most people would just say "um 1 Uhr", "um 2 Uhr treffen" etc without the "nachmittags"... I mean think about it... obviously I don't mean "hey let's meet at 2 am"

[@GamesCourier]

had that confusion once with a boss of mine. He said 5 Uhr and since I always worked in the morning for him, I made the logical step that he meant in the morning...

[@GameProductionMatt]

In my country we have a very late nocturnal life, so we try to make sure what hour we meant. It's no so crazy to have a work meeting 'till 1 or 2 am, or arrive at a meeting at 10, 11 pm

[@abeedhal6519]

@@GameProductionMatt Well, in that case you'd just say "am Morgen", "am Abend". It's quite simple really lol.

[@christianschmitt2409]

There is a difference of Privacy in media or online and Privacy in the real world. I'd totally give my phone number to my new colleague, even if I've only known him for a week. In my car, I have a rabbit. His name is Alouis. How you say the time? It depends. If you want to be very precise, you'd say "Ich erwarte Sie um Punkt vierzehn uhr zweiundfünfzing in meinem Büro." You would also find this whenever you have something in writing, even if it isn't so important to be punctual, for example "Die Schüler treffen sich um 14:00 in der Mensa." But if you talk to a friend, you'd just say "Dann treffen wir uns um zwei." Yes, we do throw english words randomly into our sentence, and some hate it and and find it very cool while others think that the German language should be the German language and nothing else. I don't care.

[@chauffeur7838]

Concerning the lift situation: There is no awkward silence, there's only awkward talking. If you start smalltalking with the others, you're usually frowned upon. Smalltalk isn't very effective, and being German is all about efficiency. Sometimes you even stop talking to friends when you're entering a lift together with other people in it. And the foam on top of a beer is a sign of freshness. As you can see in your video, in the process of filming the foam went down like a centimetre or two, which was a sign of the beer becoming stale(r). I pulled beer once or twice and I was harshly criticised when I gave them one without foam on top. And it doesn't even clash with regulations of how much beer there is in one glass because of the Füllstrich: If there's beer up to it, it's good; if there's less beer, it's bad; if there's more beer, it's bad. That's how simple it is :D

[@KaraNagai]

> and being German is all about efficiency ;)) as if you can use your time in an elevator more productively somehow.

[@chauffeur7838]

@@KaraNagai that part was about smalltalk in general :D

[@vsmash2]

die Tassen/Schüsseln kommen von hier: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWOwoImcmpikppI deswegen kuckt die auch so bedröppelt

[@Belgarion2601]

Vielleicht als Erklärung, die beiden Tassen werden von den Kult-Comedians Mundstuhl gesprochen

[@lw7108]

@@Belgarion2601 Es gibt hier einen Beitrag der "Hessenschau", der die Sache genauer darstellt.

[@Seegalgalguntijak]

@@lw7108 Link?

[@lw7108]

@@Seegalgalguntijak Ups, Maintower, nicht Hessenschau: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKCUZ3WLr5apb9U

[@Seegalgalguntijak]

@@lw7108 Great, that's the link that Dana should see because it is exactly what answers her question!

[@Overcrook65]

Die Geschichte der Porzellanschüsseln mit verschiedenen Gesichtsausdrücken lässt sich auf der Website von 58Products nachlesen. Am Anfang stand die Computeranimationsfirma Fiftyeight 3D in Wiesbaden, die 2004 einen lustigen Clip mit hessisch redenden Tassen (vergleichbar mit Tassilo aus Disneys "Die Schöne und das Biest") veröffentlicht hat, der so populär wurde, dass die Idee entstand, diese Tassen tatsächlich zu produzieren. Ähnliche Videoclips findet man auch auf dem KZbin-Kanal von 58Products. Die traurige Schüssel ist nur eine der Varianten, es gibt sie mit unterschiedlichen Gesichtsausdrücken, die jeweils so überdeutlich sind, dass sie wie eine Karikatur wirken. Traurigkeit gilt als ein negatives Gefühl, was würde jemanden also dazu bewegen, eine traurige Schüssel zu kaufen? Vielleicht ist es der gleiche Grund, aus dem manche Leute gerne traurige Musik hören oder Filme sehen. Entweder es spiegelt eine Empfindung, die sie bereits in sich tragen, oder es gibt ihnen ein Gefühl, das sie vermissen. Vielleicht lässt sich auch die eigene Melancholie besser ertragen, wenn man sie mit einer traurigen Schüssel teilt. Diese Schüsseln/Tassen sind sicher nicht jedermanns Fall und speziell die traurigen sind allgemein als Geschenk meiner Meinung nach ungeeignet, wenn man nicht genau weiß, wie sie beim Empfänger ankommen.

[@Matahalii]

Shower: even if you Do not take a full body shower, the showerhead is necessary for hair washing. Some people can take a full shower without a curtain, without any mess. Miracle to me, but my grandmother was able to Do it.

[@schwable8003]

Niels Looff, I can do it too😆, it’s maybe a generation thing, I’m older also 😉

[@caciliawhy5195]

What I find funny in Europe in general are the showers in the bathtub are the showers that are on the long wall instead of on the short wall. A shower head on the long wall means the water definitely we'll go all over the floor as it is facing that way and the person showering has much less room to move. I know why they do that. It is because that is where the original water tap was it is easier to build a shower extension right there instead of moving it to the middle of the short side.

[@Loonaki]

I would feel way more uncomfortable if people tried to do smalltalk in an elevator. 😅 I think the thing is for a silence to become awkward there first has to be the expectation that talking is supposed to happen in a given situation. And the average german doesn't expect smalltalk with strangers on like 30 second elevator rides. So there isn't really a feeling of awkwardness there. We do know the sensation of awkward silence from other situations though. Now that you mention this, I would actually like my apartment to have a number rather than a name! I just never thought about that possibility.

[@Cellebyte]

I think awkward silence happens after a bad joke or when you talked some time and don't know what to say next. But without a conversation before silence ist mostly accepted as a normal thing and loved by many people in germany.

[@Loonaki]

@Randy Welsh nothing, in theory. I guess it's just whatever you grow up with seems the most natural to you, and it's just uncommon to talk to random strangers if there's nothing specific to talk about. It doesn't feel necessary or more polite to do, so people don't tend to do it. Germans aren't really known to be small talkers in any situation.

[@Loonaki]

@Randy Welsh thank you? I guess you mean to be helpful. But I don't think either option is a bad thing. It's just a cultural difference in what makes people more or less comfortable. It's really not a big deal either way.

[@caciliawhy5195]

I agree.

[@SardonicSoul]

@@Loonaki Not to forget, the average elevators in germany are small, and to much or to loud smalltalk can be very annoying in small, closed rooms. I think that's the main reason, why there is that silence, cause of politness.

[@janivo5218]

I own a "Nierenwärmer" but it's more of a motorcycling gadget, never seen it outside of that area, mine also looks a bit different to the one you have. I always use it whenever I ride because it will get pretty cold around that area otherwise

[@dorisw5558]

1. The sad bowl is one in a set and it's from an old commercial. It's not a thing. They were popular for a short time and your friends probably got it as a gift as well and wanted to get rid of it. 2. Germans never want to be numbers (there are houses that have numbered apartments but it's just not common. It might also be that we don't move as often as Americans do. 3. It's prettier to have a crown of foam. It's also a sign the beer is fresh and the glass is clean. Foam won't sit in a dirty glass. 4. You're supposed to crouch down in the tub 5. Toy animals in cars? Dunno. I don't have one 6. Warm torso keeps you from getting a back ache (it's more of an old people thing) 7. We use both versions to tell the time. I use 24h time if I really want to make sure the other person doesn't get confused e.g. appointments 8. Since I use English most of the time, I sometimes can't remember the German word. But I really don't like Denglish. It sounds pretentious to most people.

[@dinar.503]

I have to disagree with 1. It's still a thing. I see those all of the time, even in stores. They released even more clips of them since then. I also see children and teens watching it on their phone.

[@dorisw5558]

Dina R. maybe it’s a thing again. the clips I found were basically the same just with new sound. Might be a resurgence of the 90s thing. They haven’t registered on my radar for at least twenty years

[@yamirdreizehn283]

About the anglicsm: Using english technical terms like in buisness or gaming is ok. But using english words just to sound cool is a no go. "Amtssprache ist deutsch".

[@realAmyD]

Aber wir Privatmenschen sind nicht vom Amt und müssen auch keine Amtssprache sprechen ;-) Ist genauso mit der Rechtschreibung die gilt nur im Amt und Schulen, privat kann man schreiben wie man will nur ob es der andere dann halt lesen kann ist die andere Frage.

[@abeedhal6519]

@@realAmyD Nein aber unsere eigene. Volkssprache ist Deutsch und alle seine Dialekte.

[@DC9FO]

@@abeedhal6519 Aber Sprachen leben und verändern sich ständig. Zum Beispiel weil es neue Dinge gibt, die dann einen Namen, eine Bezeichnung brauchen, die von anderen Sprachen übernommen wird. Vor 100 Jahren wusste sicher noch niemand etwas mit dem Begriff Computer anzufangen. Heute ist es ein Begriff, der absolut gängig ist. Niemand kommt ernsthaft auf die Idee ihn Rechenknecht oder Rechner zu nennen. In dem Moment, in dem sich eine Sprache nicht mehr weiterentwickelt, ist sie tot. Es wurden schon in der Vergangenheit viele fremdsprachliche Begriffe in die Deutsche Sprache integriert. Lange Zeit war es Mode, vor allem bei den Aristokraten, französisch zu sprechen. Begriffe wie Trottoir, Portemonnaie, Fisimatenten und viele andere stammen aus dieser Zeit. Aus dem Jiddischen sind ebenfalls viele unserer heute gebräuchlichen Worte entnommen.(ausgekocht, betucht, Chuzpe, Kaff, Pleite usw.) Die meisten nutzen diese Worte, ohne sich deren Herkunft bewusst zu sein. Genauso wird es mit den englischen Begriffen gehen, über die sich heute noch manche echauffieren. ;-) Natürlich gibt es Übertreibungen. Die Werbung ist in der Hinsicht einer der grössten Übertreiber, aber sie übertreibt ja nicht nur sprachlich.

[@bowlwin8975]

@@DC9FO hätte es nicht besser sagen können

[@eagle1de227]

i try to keep it short: 1. i remember the cups where part of some advertising i think and there should be a similar smiling cup going with it... 2. It's not the name of the apartment but of the person living there. it's usefull for delivery services or facility managenent. otherwise its not private but anonymous... 3. no smalltalk. Never. its considered unserious and offending one's privacy 4. Beer without foam is not fresh. And nothings worse than an insipid beer. 5. When there's no curtain, there should be mobile shower walls to deploy instead (because curtains are disgusting). Or else you take your shower sitting... 6. normally things hanging in the windshield are forbidden because of safety reasons. but many people have some anyways... 7. it's used to avoid bladder/kidney infection while cyling, motorbiking, running or just standing in a windy place outside. some kind of protection wear 8. while everyday speaking you normally use 24 hour designation only if you want to be precise. otherwise if you want to meet at "zwei Uhr" it should be clear you don't want to meet at night 9. people using english words too often are considered boastful and self-important. often seen as childish behavior.

[@littleblackfairytale]

When I lived in the UK for a while my apartment also had a number rather than a name. It really annoyed me because for at least 5 months or so I received mail for four different people who had lived there before me - and that pretty much on a daily basis. With the name system you only get mail that's actually for you.

[@Benman2785]

4:28 - the foam on the beer is called "Blume" its a culture thing - a good beer need 3min and the "Blume" will stay until you drink the last sip in 2002 Arnd Leike showed in a study that different beers have a different "decay rate" for their "Blume" = a good beer will have the foam staying longer (before that it was only expected)

[@uhohhotdog]

I'm in the US, I never do small talk in the elevator and I rarely see others do it.

[@ninaschmidt7904]

Sometimes I say 15:00 Uhr and sometimes 3:00 Uhr

[@michaelakilian1438]

I live in London where there are no names on the apartments/houses. Unfortunately this means we get a lot of post from previous residents. I think that's an issue because sometimes we receive confidential post for other people. Whereas in Germany the postman would simply not deliver the post if the name didn't match. Regarding the shower: the UK has these silly bathtub showers too without a curtain.

[@fordhouse8b]

How do they deal with multiple people, all with different names, living in a residence? Doesn’t anyone in Germany have multiple housemates?

[@michaelakilian1438]

@@fordhouse8b in Germany there would be several names on the letterbox for all the people living there.

[@Itihlwen]

@@michaelakilian1438 or even separate post boxes, each with a different name on them, but all belonging to the same apartment.

[@Warentester]

In France & French parts of Switzerland the doorbell switchboard can be behind the from door and you need to know a 4digit code to even get to the doorbells. Why, I don't know.

[@Warentester]

@@fordhouse8b your name is either on the post box or you give it as Mr X, c/o Mr. Y Street + # Postcode City

[@tomzito2585]

I've never seen a sad bowl before but now, oddly, I kind of want one. Maybe I can cheer it up.

[@frankthetank718]

foam on a glas of beer is a sign of quality and freshness. Without foam it´s "abgestanden" :-)

[@str.77]

1. I had a coffee mug with a drowsy face, representing feeling bad early in the morning. Maybe your bowl is a relative. 2. Because it's easier to find someone. Privacy is more not being disturbed or observed inside than the adress being secret 3. Silence can be awkward but small talk by others when I cannot escape can be worse, especially if the talk is either obnoxious or very loud. And that holds true for other such places like saunas, trains, buses. 4. We are just used to have the foam as beer naturally comes with foam. On a personal note, as I child I always tried to drink the "foam" of my cola (maybe imitating adults drinking beer) and was frustrated that it always escaped me. And I disappeared so quickly 5. A shower curtain is a rather difficult cons. truction. I don't think a bath tub with a shower head and not curtain is a matter of choice but rather having the opportunity to shower at all. 6. A little snake behind the mirror. I mostly forget it's there only to rediscover it. 7. I've only seen kidney belts motor bikers use. 8. I think the 12-hour clock is more humane - I always use the 12-hour clock (and terms like "halb drei") and I can remember the moment as a child when I first hear the term "14 Uhr" - it was in an audioplay. So I have no problem with the English time, quite apart from some of my pupils. However, I hate it when English speakers say "at fourteen hundred hours". 9. I don't like lazy English or Denglish terms when there's a perfectly good German term. But I sometimes don't remember the German term too.

[@sabinebruhns6632]

Well, let me comment on some of your points. With the small talk, yes, usually in Germany we do not speak so much to strangers. So, if we are in an elevator, it pretty much depends on the situation. I live in an apartment complex with 35 flats and our flat is on the 5th floor (as counted in Germany). So, normally I use the elevator. If I meet neighbours, which I do know, for sure we will have some small talk, ask each other, how we are, where we are up to and wish a good day. With a stranger I would not do that. Regarding the clock thing, I was just thinking about it and I do use both. If making up a meeting with a friend, I tend to use the 12 hour clock system, since for the both of us it is clear, which time we mean, usually not 5 am for a cup of coffee together. But sometimes we also use the 24 hour system. There really is no firm rule behind it. Using "denglish" annoys me, if it is just used to show off. But in the office we are talking in english most of the day, so it can happen, that we just use the english expression instead of a the german one, since I have colleagues from Sweden and Africa or Eastern Europe. Then there might happen some mixtures, but not in order to show off.

[@XxNiina1]

Diese Schüssel ist von den berühmten „Arschlochtassen“ 🙃😊 Zu Weihnachten gab es damals von denen eine Werbung, die sehr berühmt ist. Ich habe auch so eine Schüssel und finde sie einfach witzig. 🤪

[@TheScarvig]

die haben inzwischen nen eigenen kanal: kzbin.infovideos

[@geab.2182]

Me, too, I saw this bowl more as a bowl that looks grumpy in a funny or childlike way and not necessarily sad or grumpy in a bad way... I really loved the story of the bowl coming back to you and I'm glad that you kept it in the end, Dana :-)

[@blackraveness]

I'm frightened of these ugly bowls.

[@philipkudrna5643]

As regards the time topic for Austria: the 24h system is only used for official appointments or start of official events (theatre, concerts) or within the military. In oral communication, we use the 12 our clock, but don‘t ad „am Nachmittag“ or something, because it is usually clear from the context that an appointment for a cinema starting „at 7:00“ will be in the evening and not in the morning. What is still confusing for people from various regions are fractions of hours: This was a real problem in the army. People from Upper Austria could not understand the Lower Austrian „um viertel acht“ (meaning 7:15, such as „halb 8“ meaning 7:30 and „dreiviertel 8“ meaning 7:45 - so a quarter, a half or three quarters of the eighth hour). They would misinterpret it for „viertel nach 8“ (sometimes also referred to as „viertel über acht“ i.e. 8:15“), which would have meant they would have been one full hour late (!!!), or as „viertel vor acht“ (i.e. 7:45, meaning they would have been half an hour late). For me personally being from lower Austria/Vienna, the „viertel/halb/Dreiviertel“-System was always very logic and it was strange to see how people can be confused by it. My question to you is: how is this used in Bavaria? And yes: we would send Beer back, if it doesn‘t have a decent foam cap: the foam guarantees that it has been freshly draught (as the foam would dissppear the older and warmer the beer gets). Who would want an old and maybe even warm beer? But I believe it also depends on the type of beer: German Lager or a Weizen need to have foam, such as an Irish Guinnes will have a different kind of foam and sn ale (like Kilkennys) doesn‘t need any foam at all. (Beer is not beer, there are different types.) But for a German or Austrian Lager or Pils, the foam is simply a must and part of the „experience“!

[@Lafihe]

Smalltalk in the elevator is definetly worse than silence. I guess for germans silence isn’t awkward and always is better than empty words. I feel like having an "empty" conversation is a lot worse than just not saying anything. If you don't have anything to say it's nicer to be quiet...

[@FriedrichHerschel]

That is the ugliest bowl I have ever seen. I have never seen this, I can't imagine giving it as a present, I would seriously question my relationship to whomever gave me such an abomination & I probably would dispose it right away. I am just thinking of "would I do that immediatly in front of that giving persons eyes, or just later out of courtesy".

[@ModernCombatZocker]

Hilarious comment 😂😂😂

[@ModernCombatZocker]

@@knownothing5518 i know where its from bruh, arschlochtassen

[@debbiechia]

perhaps it’s a joke

[@Ernoskij]

With saying the time, that is very context based. If it's close to the time, like you speak in the morning and then agree to meet at 14:00, you would generally say "let's meets at 2". But if it's on a longer time frame, like several days down the road, it would be more like "let's meet Saturday around 14:00". It very much depends on the situation, and not least the conversation that led up to it.

[@MagnificentGermanywithDarion]

I always enjoy your videos Dana.

[@amon_san]

of course these bowls are widely known. there is a whole bowl movement.

[@cmilkau]

2. The name on the door is mandatory, even though I cannot remember any case where this has been enforced. Many people also don't pick up guests and deliveries until they show up at their apartment, which requires finding that apartment. Nowadays, intercoms are everywhere so that wouldn't really be a problem anymore. Apartments usually *are* numbered, however. Often you even find a small label. I guess with time, there will be a shift towards anonymous door labels. P.S. Even though Germans are very conscious about privacy, the German governments are a lot less concerned. Legislation has passed or upheld many intrusions and de-anonymization policies that have been criticized heavily and have little to no public support (lookup 'Vorratsdatenspeicherung' for an example).

[@stefanie4246]

In response to your question regarding the Appartement numbers: People move in and move out. If the last name is not labeled on the door bell, it will be highly likely that someone will receive letters not addressed to him or her. Moreover, when you receive letters from governmental authorities for example and they simply do not know that you are living in a building which provides for 100 appartements, the mailman won't be able to deliver it. I think it is just easier to address people. Eventually, civil lawsuits between neighbours are so common, and as you can only sue a person and not an appartement number, this makes things a lot easier. 😂😂😂 Just some suggestions. 😂

[@aliciabeckert2978]

As I know, please correct me if necessary, the foam on top of the beer is a sign for good quality. Germans (especially Bavarian) are very proud of their beer "culture". There is a special law called "Reinheitsgebot" for beer.

[@frisco-2.0]

🤣🤣🤣 The "immer zweimal mehr wie du - Tasse"! 🤣🤣🤣 It is a German insider-joke by the comedian duo Mundstuhl.

[@danchy7_]

OOohh mein Gott, das hab ich komplett vergessen :O

[@skn31]

Im Gegensatz zu Dana würde ich mich über jedes Teil aus der Collection freuen ... Die sind nicht nur "ganz cute" - sondern auch recht "preisintensiv" :) !

[@frisco-2.0]

@@skn31 ...aber auch extrem hässlich. Teuer ist nicht immer gut.

[@evaundele123]

1:23 I got the EXACT SAME bowl as a gift from my friend, and I am just as confused as you! 😂 Grüße aus NRW

[@ticnatz]

I'm American. I hate small talk. Thank you for leaving me alone....

[@belabahn]

Hungary is much like Germany: 1. In some places we have the name and the apt. nr. shown on the buzzer at the entrance & on the mailboxes which are on the ground floor. And there are some flats where only the names are shown. 2. There's no small talk in the elevator (and I'm glad for it). Only a greeting and maybe a question about the floor to which the newcomer is traveling to. When leaving the elevator, we usually say "bye" to eachother. 3. I like beer with foam, but not that much (at 5:00). :) When I pour it for myself I always try to max out the foam level at 1-1.5 cm (or a finger width). 4. I also shower in a bathtub with no curtains around it. You just have to get used to it, not soaking the entire bathroom. :) 5. Sometimes I see stuffed animals in vehicles (even on buses inside the driver's area), but I don't have one in my car. 6. Keeping your kindeys warm isn't a bad idea at all. (My Gran always told me every winter to take care of my kidneys). Although I don't have a kidney-warmer, I can see the practical side of it. 7. It depends on the situation. Sometimes we say 16:30, or "four-thirty in the afternoon" and sometimes it's "half-five" just like the german "halb fünf".

[@SgtBeerhead]

First off: these are great questions, nice observaions! I like the one with the apartment numbers, because I have asked that myself too. Perhaps names are more important here, culturally? Definitely, most of the legal stuff is firmly bound to the name. For example, sometimes you need to have proof of delivery of an official letter. And "delivered to Mr. Müller's apartment" is far better proof than "delivered to Apartment 2b". But numbers would definitely be more practical in some situations. There is no awkward silence in Germany, that's definitely not a thing. I like to do small talk in the eleator, though, but only to people I know. Foam on the beer shows that it's fresh, it's a courtesy to the client and serving stale beer is considered bad taste in most of Germany, except in Rheinland, where they drink Kölsch. It also keeps the beer fresh, because it's like a lid that keeps the sparkling gas in. The beer you have there though is special. It's a Weizenbier, which traditionally comes with some yeast residue on the bottom of the bottle. A well done Weizen is when you only pour 3/4 of the bottle into the glass, then shake the rest gently in circles, until the yeast comes up and dissolves in the beer, and then pour the rest into the glass, creating that nice white foam cap and releasing the yeast into the beer. Yours is really well done by the way, so if you poured it yourself: Cool. The time thing is actually tied to language. You only have simple, one-syllable numbers (except the seven) up to twelve, "zwölf". From there, you have two-component numbers, thirteen "dreizehn" and so on. And when it becomes quicker to say "Eins" than "Dreizehn", who wouldn't? Americans all do it, probably for the same reason too. Fun fact: In official written German, you are supposed to write the numbers out up to "zwölf". You are only supposed to use actual number characters starting with 13. Do you also do that in the US?

[@jbrandan5605]

I’m from the US and I prefer to be served a beer with some foam (also known as the head). Not a super thick layer, but definitely some foam. I think most Americans prefer their beer to be served that way. If no foam, the beer appears to be “flat”.

[@Knallteute]

J Brandan thank you. I think most non germans here are mocking us for it bc they dont know the quality of good beer. For example you won’t find a german in his right mind drinking a light beer. But the foam crown (Schaumkrone) isnt part of the beer you buy. On the glases in germany is a little mark that marks the amount of beverage that needs to be in your glas (0,3l or 0,5l) and the rest of the glas ismfilled with a good layer of foam.

[@jbrandan5605]

Knalltüte duh thank you for your comment!

[@alexanderfleckenstein6081]

Foam on top of a beer indicate that it is fresh. It's also a sign of quality. The natural aroms of the hops and malt react when pouring and form foam.

[@Lafihe]

With the foam it actually keeps the beer fresher and colder for longer. Also you know that the beer has just been poured and not ten minutes ago.

[@archiegates650]

In Germany every glass where beverages are comericially served have to have a gauge mark to show the proper volume served. so all beer glasses, mugs or "Steins" (as you Yankee love to call the Maß) have these marks and a broad rim to hold the decorative foam above the beer. Besides that having foam at the bottom of the glass looks very weird!

[@jessicaely2521]

It isnt Yankee. It's American. Yankee is the NORTH ONLY. If you are only talking about the north fine.

[@jessicaely2521]

I guess I should explain why it isnt Yankee when talking about the entire US. When the patriots fought against Britain the South didn't exist yet. Then for the Civil War there was the North (Yankees) and the South ( Confederates). Calling all Americans Yankee is like calling Germans Russian. There is a difference between the two.

[@archiegates650]

@@jessicaely2521 sorry, if I hurt your feelings. From my south german perspective Yankee seems to be an accurate "slang" name for US-Americans. But lets call them AMIS like we do since 70 years, And if you say that all Americans know and use the term "Stein", I am wondering if Mexicans, Argentinians or Brazilians also use it. Because they are also AMERICANS as they live on the american continent, but have (not yet) united their states with you.

[@jessicaely2521]

@@archiegates650 you didn't hurt my feelings. You dont have the power to do that. Just trying to correct you so that you don't look like an idiot if you ever go to the US. Yankee is only used for New England (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut). These were all the states that English settlers found hence the name New England.

[@archiegates650]

@@jessicaely2521 Thank you for the lesson in american history. I always thought that all 13 colonies that founded the US were mainly populated by english settlers. And that the only regions colonized by other nations were florida by the spanish and the missisippe delta by the french. So does that mean that the other colonies like viginia and carolina were originally also build by spanish people or was Georgia founded by people from the orignal Georgia in the causasus? And by the way I even like to be seen as an idiot as this gives me the chance to be underrated and underestimated by an opponent or an competitor and lowers the expectations for my contributions and work.

[@diymicha4905]

With the foam: It shows that the beer is freshly drafted or poured, and not standing around in the bar for some hours :)

[@annabellekokocinski]

I know Nierenwärmer since my teenage years, because I went to school by bike an I was living in a really windy area. I couldn't afford a long windbreaker, so I had to wear a Nierenwärmer occasionally to prevent bladder or kidney infections. It's really easy to slip in and out without undressing completely. So for me it was a gift. I loved to use it, when I worked in a forest kindergarten, too.

[@Clara-qz3cj]

To the English words in German sentences thing: I often use English words accidentally because I watch my favorite TV show in English and you videos and so on so the words are just in my head and in the moment I speak I don't always think about if the word I'm saying is English or German

[@zockerocker9395]

In Germany, the post usually has a return-to-sender system which will send the letter back if the recipient of the letter cant be found. This is good because the sender then knows that the letter wasn't delivered. When you have names on the doorbell buttons the postman can tell right away wether the person is there or not and can return the letter. Otherwise the new Person in the apartment just gets a letter which is not for them and throws it away.

[@skyscraperfan]

Having the name on your doorbell is a privacy nightmare. Sometimes I know in which street somebody lives and then I just have to look at all the doorbells to get his exact address. I have already done that in the past. Shower curtains are quite creepy, if you have watched the movie "Psycho".

[@caciliawhy5195]

Hahahaha

[@caciliawhy5195]

You can also get shower curtains that are see through.

[@NittonNio3]

In Sweden we use both 24 and 12 hour clock when speaking. I think how it’s used is starting to change because now digital clocks are more common since they’re in all phones and so on. But I think it feels counter intuitive to say ”a quarter past 13” for example because quarter past comes from the analog clock. So I’d either say ”13 15” or I’d say ”quarter past 1” assuming the person will understand me from context.

[@gsittly]

Sorry for the long text while answering your questions :) 1) I also don't get it, it's maybe some kind of something i can't understand. Such as pet rock ;) But those face cups etc. don't have traditional meaning. 2) When more than one family live in a house the post office can verify the tenants. This is traditional, and so you will not get post from the people living there some time ago when you just moved in. But now, with the new data protection policies in Europe, they made fun of "i remove my name from the bell". But it's safer to keep it to keep being find ;) When you own a detached house you can normally leave your name off, so the house number is enough to determine the right residence. 3) Two times (just some weeks between) an elevator fell down half a meter with me and some others inside and stops. That was a reason to talk some words to each other, while i started the elevator again to get out of it. But normally it's not very common :) I don't find that the silence is awkward. 4) I think the foam of a beer is a marketing thing, a "symbol of quality", "the crown", nothing more. When it's too much foam, the people get angry too. Luckily i don't drink beer :D 5) Everything is possible. But i prefer a shower curtain or better a shower cabin (my ex girlfriend even had a shower cabin installed partly on the bathtub) Otherwise you can easily transform a bathroom into a swimming pool 6) Neither have a car nor a stuffed animal in it ;) 7) I don't have a kidney warmer, first a also thought it was a kind of scarf or shawl. Never used it. It seems also it may be some women stuff. There are plenty of clothing for women no men has ever reached XD 8) I use both variations, sometimes "um 2 Uhr" and also "um 14 Uhr". Sometimes mix it up. When you say "14 Uhr" the advantage is that you dont have to clearify you mean pm. In southern Germany i think it's common to say the 12 hours version because there are sayings like "dreiviertel 2" for "13:45 and 1:45am" or "halb 4" for "15:30 " and 3:30am". Maybe also in other places in Germany :) 9) Using English words in German is often called "Denglish" because it seems to be a real part of the common speaking. I prefer using German words when they exist, and English words, when it's technical, because then it's more common, f.e. "frame", "RAM", "Computer", "Software", instead of "Rahmen", "Arbeitsspeicher", "Rechner" and "Programme". Then some words just sound English, but are German created words, like "smoking" (tux), "handy" (mobile phone), ... These are words i also use, but know of course, that the English translation is another word. I really don't like when they mix it up just to "be cool" like "Ich muss das project closen" or "Ich drive zu dir". It sounds.... horrible to mix it up that way XD But when i speak and hear English, i don't translate it in the head, because then i think in English too. Also when i speak and here German, i don't translate. So some words i understand, but the translation into German or English is sometimes not so fast, even if i know the meaning exactly. Often when i watch the whole day English or German documentaries, some days later i will not know for sure which language that was. Or that you was speaking German or English in that specific video recording :D

[@lindakirste4540]

regarding the kidney warmer: I grew up knowing that my lower back should be covered well, because you could get a Nierenentzündung, which my mom told me she once had, it was apparently very painfull. But we always wore undershirts, I havent never seen one of these kidney warmers before.

[@observe2suspect]

mixing languages: i think it depends much on whom i'm talking to and wether he would understand the german, the english, the french, the italian (cooking), or spanish (music) word... but i hate it to declinate verbs - for instance "to download" - to german: "hat gedownloaded" oder "hat downgeloaded"? - das stellt sich doch beides in den Gehörgängen quer! "herunterladen" -> "heruntergeladen" klingt doch viel besser... :-) times: from 11:00 to 16:00 it's almost clear, we mean daytime when talking about 2 o' clock, 5 o' clock for some people means 05:00 - so it's more comfortable and less capable to be missunderstood if you say 17Uhr instead of "5Uhr nachmittags" or "5Uhr abends"... it also depends to whom you are talking to: for some people the evening starts at 4pm, for others at 8pm; night starts between 20pm and 10pm (also depending on the season: "when it's getting dark")... 1am would then be "1Uhr in der Nacht"... beer foam: we pay for the amount; therefore is the "Eichstrich". there is always enough space for the foam which is proof, the beer was freshly filled in. sad bowl: maybe just a contrast to your eversmiling sunshine... (* duck und weg... *)

[@Lalapeja-gg9ok]

Das Video war richtig gut! Mir hat gefallen das es irgendwie wieder ein Video wie früher war (so vor der Uhrenwand) und auch das Thema hat sich so angeführt :) und die Auflockerung durch Themen bezogene Drehorte fand ich Klasse! Schade dass ich erst so spät drauf geklickt habe aber irgendwie haben mich Titel und Titelbild nicht so richtig angesprochen oO das hatte ich schon öfter ich weiß aber nicht woran es liegt :/

[@helloweener2007]

Telling the time. Most of the time you say two, eight, six and so on. There is usually no confusion because when you make plan, everyone should know which time makes sense. You want to meet up with friends for dinner? Lets meet at 7. It's obvious that it can only be 7pm. You are going to a wedding or something like this and you drive with your friends? Let's meet at 7. It is obvious that it is 7am. because everbody knows that the wedding ceremony starts at 11:00 and you know you need to drive for some time. So the context tells you in the most cases if it is am or pm. Whent it is not clear you say sieben Uhr or neunzehn Uhr.

[@Rob2]

In the Netherlands an appartment will usually just have a street address just like any other house (a sequential number along the street, usually odd on one side and even on the other side). In the case of an appartment the building will have a range of numbers and they usually are not assigned with some part of it referring to the floor number, just sequentially. Only in rare cases e.g. when a new appartment building has been built in place of some houses or some empty space in the middle of an existing street, and not enough numbers are available, there will be some different numbering/lettering scheme. Usually at the entrance the letterboxes and doorbells will have a nameplate in addition to the number, but you can omit it when you value that kind of privacy.

[@RubbaNoze]

Hi Dana! Henning from Bielefeld here. 1. I have never seen such a bowl before and don't get it either. Actually seems like quite a weird gift. 2. Good point. I've grown up with having the last name on the door everywhere, until a few years ago, when the neighbouring apartments changed inhabitants rather often. And some people genuinely seem not to want to have their name on the door, which is at my current apartment the case. Numbering them at least would be a swell idea. 3. I don't regard the silence in an elevator as awkward. Most of the time I like to be respected to let me keep to myself until I arrive where I want to be, in a place where you can't escape for a few moments you just hold out until everyone can move freely again. 4. The "Schaumkrone" or literally translated "foam crown" looks nice, you can see that it is poured fresh (if a beer is not the foam subsides), and I like the taste and feel at the beginning of drinking it like that. 5. Yeah that's definetely weird! I would make a mess without a shower curtain too. I would think that it was just missing and yet needed to be installed there. 6. Don't have one, just remember from my childhood, that my mom had multiple cute things dangling there - sometimes also a Wunderbaum air refresher :) 7. I only remember this from riding in the back of a motorcycle with my father, as the airflow while driving could cool the kidney-area a lot so you get sick... But that was a much thicker, insulating one. 8. I don't think there's really a rule when I would say fourteen or two 'o clock, but when I want to be absolutely, unmistakably precise, I say fourteen. 9. Oh, the dreaded "Anglizismen"! I think mixing the languages carelessly is just lazy. When I was younger I used much more english words because it sounded "cooler". But when there already are good german and precise words, it should be avoided to use an english one. When some hipster says a lot of them it feels kind of...pretentious, I think is the term for it. And so a lot of the beautiful german vocabulary is becoming forgotten. But yeah, some words or phrases I like better in english because they feel more precise, more to the point, what I want to describe. Of course, a lot of that also came from the rise of computers, where we have to understand each other internationally, what technology we are talking about. Have a great day! :)

[@lisakatharina6664]

The name on the doorbell is actually a legal requirement to do with the mandatory registration requirements. If living in Germany you have to register your address with the city council. Official letters are delivered by name and you must be able to receive them at the address. To make sure that is happening you have to put the name on the doorbell. On a more practical level, postal services deliver on basis of names not house numbers alone. So if the name doesn't match, they won't deliver.

[@jessali_]

1. I don't "get" the bowl either. It's a super weird design, but it's definitely interesting. And I'd never actually seen that kind of bowl until you displayed it in one of your past videos. Maybe it's a Bavarian thing? 2. I've never actually thought about this. One apartment complex I lived in did have apartment numbers, but the doorbells and mailboxes still displayed last names. The only people who actually see it though are the people who deliver your mail and packages as well as your neighbors and visitors. So, idk, I don't have a problem with it. 3. I'm not usually stereotypically German, but I do prefer silence. I hardly ever find silence awkward, but I do find small talk to often come across as forced... rendering it awkward. But I am a shy introvert, so my case likely doesn't have much to do with German culture. :) 4. Can't say much about that. I'm 24 and I've never had a beer (it smells disgusting, why would I put it in my mouth?). But I know that with sodas I absolutely hate foam. 5. No shower curtain in a bathtub which also serves as a shower? Who are these people?? :O I've never seen that in my life! How messy!! 6. I don't have a stuffed animal in my car. I've seen lots of people who do, but I don't get why. 7. I've heard of Nierenwärmer, but I've never worn or indeed seen one (not consciously, anyway). I'd have thought it was a skirt or a shawl. :O But I do remember growing up how my parents kept insisting that I keep my kidneys warm, i.e. not run around in a crop top. :) 8. Clocks are a whole can of worms in Germany. It all depends on the dialect, on your family, and on the context. 9. I love Denglish and I speak Denglish quite a lot. I live in a bilingual environment, so fully committing to one language or the other is sometimes difficult. And whenever I know the other person is fluent in English, then hell yeah I'll throw in some English words and phrases if that's what naturally comes to my mind at that very moment. I hate it when that happens and I have to translate. It's awkward. I've noticed that people who have a problem with it are often terrible in English. :) There ya go. :)

[@OUKRH5]

In my experience if you are a little carefull you can shower without causing a flood. I own a kidney warmer but i dont use it frequently, and i think most austrians dont use it. It is only used if people have t go out in almost deadly cold, to repair powerlines, or stuff on skiing slopes or other stuff that has t be done now, and cannot wait until it is warmer.

[@viridian8258]

I think the foam on the beer is somehow considered as a freshly poured beer. A beer without foam look flat, like it doesn't have any carbonation anymore. With "Kristalweizen" (the clear version of weizen) the foam doesn't hold up for long. So the "Wirt" put in a ricegrain to keep the carbonation of the beer going so the foam last longer.

[@Schorschers]

Hey Dana, about the foam on the beer: There is actually a guy who writes/wrote his dissertation on beer foam. It's, as you also said, different in different cultures and countries, and it also depends on the kind of beer whether or not foam is desirable. But you could argue that the foam on top of the beer acts as a barrier that prevents CO2 and aromatic substances to leave the glass. So foam can actually help keep the beer fresh for a longer period of time. And the foam, by its "porous" nature, is even able to absorb certain flavors in a different way than the liquid beer and therefore give you a different drinking experience. You can read it in this interview: blogs.faz.net/bierblog/2018/04/13/was-verraet-der-schaum-uebers-bier-3348/

[@PalmyraSchwarz]

Foam is a quality feature. You can see, if your beer is freshly tapped and is not tapped have an hour ago. You can also see, if the beer dispenser have the right pressure and temperature, because without that you can't get a good looking foam krone, which is important for beers like Pils.

[@pete_92]

The bowl IS simply sad. You could buy happy ones, funny ones or you can use the sad one as a present. :') The foam on the beer is depending on the way, how the beer is produced. Taste a german beer and an American one and you can easy get the difference. So every beer is simply served with the amount of' required' foam. You can use the twelve hour clock and if required simply add 'vormittags / nachmittags / morgends / abends'. I really hope you doing absolutely fantastic and I was able to answer some of your questions. I really enjoy your videos, you do an amazing job, because most of the times you are so right :')

[@yannickurbach5654]

*Apartment numbers* I'd absolutely prefer numbers, though not really for privacy. Where one lives is more or less considered public information in Germany, it's officially registered and it's found in telephone books. The reason I'd want apartment numbers is for eliminating ambiguity. Sometimes, especially in Germany, multiple generations of a family live in the same house. Also, some last names are just common enough to appear multiple times in the same house. In that case you also need to know the first name, which you don't always do. For the sake of completeness: There are apartment numbers in some larger German buildings (e.g. student dormitories), and sometimes positional designations like "2. OG links" (third floor on the left) are used instead, but it is true that neither is really common. *Showers* Several possibilies here: Either you were supposed to install your own curtain/screen (in Germany, "unfurnished" is just interpreted more radically than in the US), or it's really just meant for taking a bath. Or, if it's a regular shower without curtain, the bathroom may be meant to get wet when showering (unlikely). This is sometimes the case in very small bathrooms to make them less claustrophobic, though I've only seen it in mobile ones (in RVs and on ships) so far. *Time* Matter of preference. Personally, I almost always use 24h format (and usually with minutes rather than quarter/half/three quarters), but many Germans use the 12h format when speaking, though usually only with 15min precision (e.g. "viertel acht"). Precise times (e.g. 7:40) are rarely expressed in 12h format. *English words* There are some purists who dislike any English word in German sentences and will translate them no matter what (had a professor like that, was almost comical at times). Personally, I only dislike it if it's done for superficial "coolness" or "sophistication". I'm e.g. perfectly fine with actual English technical terms that don't have an obvious equivalent in German, or with true anglicisms that have simply become part of the German language. And when someone doesn't remember a word in German, it's obviously totally fine to use any language that I understand.

[@danaward2499]

I think the thing about the kidneys is that when children wear shirts and play or whatever the shirts tend to slip up a bit at the back because they can’t tuck them in that easy. So then when it slips up the first thing to get cold will be their kidneys that’s why it’s said so often to keep them warm.

[@fraenkiboii]

Regarding the time, it depends on the context. If the context is official, business, appointments, formal stuff it's always 24h. However, if you meet your friends for dinner after work, for instance, you'd say something like "sieben", "halb acht" or "acht", because it's clear that it's PM.

[@danclay8229]

I think what Dana means by "bad" beer is really a "bad" pour. You have to tilt the glass and pour down the side to pour beer with no or very little head/foam. If you just splash it in the bottom and fill the glass you get a lot of head/foam. The perfect pour in the US is down the side and then in the middle to obtain about 2.5 centimeters of head/foam. So, you have to practice to do that every time.

[@mkunz-3548]

The foam is an indicator for a fresh beer. I heard it also prevents the CO2 from escaping quickly and keeps the beer sparkling

[@silkehagemann8677]

Concerning the beer foam: there used to be a TV ad for a beer brand where the foam was formed as a crown, to show its high quality. For me, a bit of Denglish is OK, but I don't like Denglish when people try to show off - especially when they use the wrong terms. Also, at work, we sometimes get e-mails with "scroll down for English version" and the German version is almost identical because most terms are English...

[@modelleicher]

silence in elevators isn't awkward, you get into the elevator to go to a specific floor of the building, not to talk to people.. You don't talk to people you meet on the stairs either, do you?

[@MrReese]

First, let me say that I enjoy this "straight to the point" video. In recent times most videos have minutes of "content" without coming to the point. Bowl: never seen anything like this here in Graz/AUT. Numbers: we have numbers as well as names on the doors here. It's an Interesting thought to only have numbers...but what if you get mail (like an insured package) and the mail address only has your door number instead of your name and you are not at home? Around here you have to go to the postal office to get the package. Then nobody would know who the package belongs to. Elevator: nobody cares. The ride takes like 20 seconds. Beer: no idea, I don't drink. Shower: good question, never thought about it, a friend of mine has this as well. Stuffed aninal in the car: no, I have no kids ;). Kidney warmer: I don't have one but it is helpful and I especially do that when going to sleep when it's cold because I am very prone to getting colds. 24h clock: when speaking, it is usually self-exlanatory so we use the 12h system. What I hate about the AM/PM system is that the 12 o'clock wording is wrong. 12:30 PM is actually 0:30 in the night and 12:30 AM is actually 12:30 at noon if I am not mistaken. This makes no sense, it should be 0:30 AM for after midnight and 0:30 PM after noon.

[@sabinaschulz9802]

I am a German born Canadian and I am used to small talk now. I really miss it when I go back. So I do it anyways and get surprised looks quite often. As to the Nierenwaermer, we used to wear them when on a motorbike.

[@tramper42]

4:44 Counterquestion: Do you fill you redwine glass to the rim? (I guess not, so has ALSO something to do with culture.) Did you never note, that there is a mark on every glass you get in public bar/Restaurants/etc? It’s called the „Eich-Strich“ ~ „calibrate-line“ - to that mark the barkeeper has to fill the Glas with liquid- not foam, due to German law. The foam on my beer is to me a sign of quality, as I get my Glas filled to the Eichstrich, as paid, so no reason to cry. What the color, consistency, time it lasts of the foam tells you about the quality of your beer of your special location, is something you should ask your brew-master. Will take some time. Here are some hints in German: blogs.faz.net/bierblog/2018/04/13/was-verraet-der-schaum-uebers-bier-3348/

[@amanita8746]

My Flatmate has a facebowl, I think it is just a temporary think. For the second question, when I think about it, we Germans seem to be the only people who answer a call with our last name. We like to know, who we are dealing with

[@ioanarosca6985]

In Romania you also answer with your last name, but only if you have an important job, in a business relationship to say so, if you are in a group and are waiting for a phonecall or if you are the receptionist somewhere. In rest, in a normal day to day situation, you just pick the phone up and say something like "hello" or "yes".

[@magemage5659]

Regarding the last question about using English words in otherwise German sentences, I would say that for me personally it is similar to why you think Stephan sometimes uses the English ones. I speak English on a day to day basis with many of my friends or if we are not talking in English we often write in the evening. Since we all like to speak/write English this poses no problem because we can understand each other very well but like you said, I got used to speaking English so much that the English words sometimes come quicker to mind and before stopping the sentence and think for 5 seconds about what was the fitting German word you just say the English one, if possible. On the other hand, like you said, sometimes I like one word in a specific language more than in the other one or I just think it fits better. An example for this in one language would be the words 'fast' and 'rapid' both mean that something is done quickly but they have different connotations where I think fast can be a longer process like a person running a marathon while rapid is more for a short and swift process like a frog catching a fly. These things also happen across languages where we have things like 'erschaffen' and 'create'. 'Create' is something I associate with drawing something, building something up or just using materials to make something, while 'erschaffen' sounds more like creating a living being or creating something out of thin air. That was an elaborate explanation of why I often refuse to use the translations into the right language, because the connotation doesn't fit. In general I'll still try to avoid mixing languages up or will at least think about what would be a good word after saying the mixed sentence. It just kinda is problematic when you are dealing (again here I could have written 'working') with people that are unable to understand one of the languages and so I try to train myself for keeping it at one language.