What do the British think of the Germans!?

[@timr.9924]

I am in love with the British people. I love their way to talk, I love their Pub culture very much, I love their humor and I believe even they are not as straight as we are it is always a great time beeing over to the little cute island. Furthermore I believe the British music culture is absolutely fantastic. Definitely something Germans are not as good as the British are. Much respect to the older guy. I was expecting a different opinion on us.

[@grandmak.]

Yes, it's good to hear that the prejudices that result from WW2 have faded away with the older generation and given way to a friendly attitude.

[@thewrathofames]

I love the Germans XD

[@yourtruebrit]

And us British love the Germans! :D

[@alicemilne1444]

@@grandmak. The older generation that actually experienced WW2 got over the war decades ago. It's younger generations that keep mentioning it.

[@tomtaromtomtom3994]

Yes, so me! > "... something Germans are not as good as the British are" immediately CRICKET comes into my mind. rofl

[@sebastianriemer1777]

We Germans take our humour very serious, it's no laughing matter. ☝🏻

[@VeigarEUW]

Good one😂

[@aveyli]

wallah

[@113serpent]

😆😅🤣

[@Dino_aka_Arknos]

This ☝️ humor is serious business

[@tesla3388]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/paPCfoKQmqyZaMU 👈🏻And many of Germans are NAZISM racist

[@Kimrah01]

"If they are incompetent, they are very incomepetent" ...so, we are competent even at being incompetent. Maybe the best description of Germany I ever heard :D

[@rainerm.8168]

Yes, always gründlich. 😂

[@Balu_420]

I love it! He really gives the best explanation about our competence I have ever heard

[@Lamesoeder]

I see, he is very informed about the actual german government. :-)

[@duedman-alleswasknallt5775]

why does Bullshit Job immediatly spring to my mind?

[@djneverblock7300]

aber es ist so wahr....schau dir die demos doch an xD

[@grandmak.]

Keep in mind that Mr. Bean and Monty Python e.g. are very popular in Germany so I guess there is common ground when it comes to humour. The elderly man at the end speaks German with a very good pronunciation by the way.

[@yourtruebrit]

It shocked me his german. It was one of my favourite movements on this channel. have a great easter Friday! :D

[@Monedula]

…castle of aaaaaaargh haha 😂👍💙

[@issykasson1668]

Miranda Hart, Rowan Atkinson, MontyPython, Father Ted, The IT Crowd, Little Britain, Green Wing, Derry Girls .... we love British Comedy

[@papaaaaaaa2625]

@@issykasson1668 Comedy? And I always thought these were documentations of British every day life...😶

[@Loretta2004]

Ich war auch sehr beeindruckt, wie gut und korrekt er sich ausdrücken konnte...Großartig!

[@youtuber1650]

Germans are very competent. And if occasionally incompetent they are very incompetent....I like that. Seems about right.

[@grandmak.]

lol, doesn't that relate to all countries ?

[@youtuber1650]

@@grandmak. no, it doesn't. Normally you have various degrees of incompetence. To put extra effort in it is typical German. And it ,of course, puts also extra effort in all its competencies.

[@grandmak.]

@@youtuber1650 I still don't understand what it means to put extra effort in being incompetent. What sense does it make to take an effort at all if you want to stay incompetent ?

[@ilkahellerling2345]

🤣

[@youtuber1650]

@@grandmak. you seem a little slow on the uptake. Germans are thorough. They are thorough in everything. In their virtues and failures. Do you get it now?

[@bolter2203]

I think the problem with german humor is, that it loses all the fun when translating it because it is so well based on the language itself, that often times just make sense if you clearly understand the german language and know the connections and metaphors of the different words :D

[@klausgh]

Before moving to England three decades ago, I saw episodes of Monty Python's dubbed in German, and in many sketches just didn't understand what was so funny - then I watched them in England with the 'real' sound, and suddenly never stopped laughing. It doesn't translate either way.

[@inotoni6148]

Yes, that's right, Torsten Sträter's texts or Pierre M. Krause's pun would not work in English, or not so well. But they are just as good as British humorists

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

@@klausgh Have you seen the episodes they did auf Deutsch? I think the fact that all the non-English episodes were in German says something about German humor.

[@hsdsaunders]

Same can be said for English humour, very big on word play. Just that a lot more people can speak English.

[@yousifabdalhalim514]

Command of language and intertwined culture is a great deal when it comes to lore, most artistic expressions are lost by translation and it does not deliver required impact

[@Fatherland927]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇩🇪 English and German people are brothers. We are a very similar people. We should have fought together WW1.

[@ratatosk8935]

Thank you so much! As I German, I'm glad you haven't fought at our side in the ww2. That would have been an awful world, if we had won that one, I assume. I feel sorry, to have you people not in the EU anymore. I am waiting for your return in maybe 30 year and wish the UK got balanced and stabilized their economy quickly.

[@albionmyl7735]

I am a native Saxon from Westphalia northwest Germany... I have been in England several times... and surprisingly we are so similar.... The english and germans are a perfect match.... no mentality fits so well... I discovered my own old Saxon roots after my visits in England.... I met wonderful people in England I felt always like home...I love people and country very much....in August I intend to travel to Kent and Sussex... ( old Saxon heritage).... I am so happy to return to England.... . We are both Anglo-Saxons and Saxons that's the secret... It would be much better to strengthen the english /german ties then the ties with the French.... Especially in economical matters.... Brits and Germans belong together... Germany is the natural partner on the continent to Brexit not really matter.... ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇩🇪🤗🇬🇧

[@albionmyl7735]

Sorry... * partner for Britain Brexit not really matter..

[@dagmarvandoren9364]

Ich auch

[@wesleydaub8002]

I'm a first generation American who has a British Mother und Deutsche Father und my Great Grandfathers fought on opposite sides of the Great War 1914-1918.

[@MrCarl2020]

Yah the Germans are a great bunch but so are you Brits :) All the the best from Denmark.

[@yourtruebrit]

Welcome, you are the first person from Denmark on this channel :D have a great easter Friday!

[@rainerm.8168]

@@yourtruebrit Ahhh. what would a "great" Karfreitag 😢 (Easter Friday) look like? Couldn't be having fun, could it? Whatever. But that's a legitimate question for Christians, I'd think.

[@sirlancelonkel2472]

In history class i learned how we used to kick each other's butts for centuries and now here we are hugging and complimenting. What a great time to be alive man. I can even talk to the danish and the british dude at the same time from hundres of kilometers away. I wish it could everywhere be like that. Every country holds grumpy douchebags but overall we're just people that want to live in peace and see what the world has to offer. Never forget that.

[@Cliohna]

@Der eine Onkel Hear hear

[@konradmichels1362]

@@rainerm.8168 Nix für ungut, Osterfreitag wäre der Freitag der Osterwoche. Karfreitag translates into Good Friday.

[@Cliohna]

We love the British humour so much, a British sketch that was recorded for German television in 1963 belongs to our New Year's Eve tradition till this day.

[@rap4live39]

Dinner for One 😅

[@hans3125]

und genau deshalb gelten wir als "humorbehindert". Die Scheiße ist doch 0 lustig

[@xyzz232]

@@hans3125 Der Trick ist dass man sich vorher erbarmungslos einen reinlöten muss.

[@sophiapacione]

Dinner for One has got to be one of my favourite traditions, and I’m not even German or British. Greetings from Canada!🇩🇪🇨🇦🇬🇧

[@thinkingbout]

@@hans3125 I also don't think it is that funny but humour is a really personal thing in general, so I don't think everyone thinks germans have no or bad humour because of one film.

[@wearsideexile6616]

I’m English and feel a kinship with the Germans due to our Anglo-Saxon heritage. It is a travesty what happened in the previous century.

[@Angelcynn_2001]

Well said

[@harrylor66]

I am a Saxon in Old Saxon: kzbin.info/www/bejne/envTcpl6qtJnedU

[@woodenseagull1899]

Living through 80+ years ago of Germany 's evil exploits inflicted on humanity. How can anyone have any affection for such a wicked race of people . Speaking to today's "modern" German. ...remember they are the products of their evil grandparents _/parents. who killed many Millions of people. ..It is outrageous that you have no respect to the many innocent killed.... .

[@frontgamet.v1892]

Yes, our engineering is great i am proud to be a German. British and Germans are always top tier with inventions in history 🇩🇪❤️🇬🇧

[@shay4261]

im a car guy and i think japan makes the best cars but germany is a close 2nd. i like old bmws and mercs :)

[@frontgamet.v1892]

@@shay4261 absolutely.. the Japanese cars are stylish. And in my opinion very close to our engineering. But we have the history ;-)

[@xizilionyizzexeliqer3897]

rip british inventiveness ⚡⚡⚡

[@lazylad8544]

British engineering was the best in the world at one point. We still make quality products, so does the rest of the world for less cost.

[@hermes667]

I am German, but I had driven a better American car than the German ones my family and neighbours drove. German cars tend to be a bit overenginered which can be exspensive.

[@ANGLO-GERMAN96]

Coming from an Anglo-German background I just love the Germans! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇩🇪

[@hmvollbanane1259]

The thing about sarcasm is that it is used on a different level of intimacy here, at least in my opinion. We suck at comedy, no question, however we love satire and sarcasm. From my personal experience I would say our humour is quite a lot drier and darker than the English, however we don't joke around with strangers unless we want to start a fight, so the British "disrespect" of our personal space can rub people the wrong way here. However once you are on first name basis there is no holding back in mockery and Schadenfreude. Oh and we tend to do it the opposite way of the English and over exaggerate rather than understate stuff. So e.g. a common reaction for someone dropping a tool at work would be "Lass liegen, ist kaputt." - "Leave it on the ground, its broken." Or an encouragement to throw it harder next time so that the obvious intent of breaking the floor tile may at last be accomplished.

[@hmvollbanane1259]

And about the toilet related jokes: that's a general difference, where the English speaking world tends to resort to sexual intercourse related insults and swears we use fecal related equivalents in their stead.

[@a.riddlemethis795]

This is an astute observation :)

[@ratatosk8935]

I would say: Humour by overexaggeration is a common German things - but humour by underexaggeration exists also, but ist more a northern German thing. Lesser people, lesser usage of words - lesser known in the rest of Germany, but it's existing, so I heard them say.

[@BabisseDAllemagne]

@@ratatosk8935 ironically the cultural region anglo saxons and danish northmen colonizers were from.

[@BabisseDAllemagne]

@@ratatosk8935 not to mention Kingdom of Hannover which was basically an english proxy state for quite some time before prussians dominated german lands.

[@claudiabetia5515]

I don’t think many foreigners watch German satire/irony in transmissions like ‘Die Anstalt’ as you would need a high level of language skills and knowledge of the political landscape.

[@Thoringer]

That. Hands down.

[@asorbli]

I dont know about "Die Anstalt". But you have the "Heute-Show" which is very simmilar to The dayli show with Trevor Noah. But I am not a huge fan of either because I have the feeling that both build on insiders for people to feel smart when they get them. But the jokes arent actually good. In my opinion! Greetings from Austria! Btw I have my 18th birthday today. 🎉🙆‍♂️

[@gazz3867]

German humor includes a fair bit of play on words and that tends to get lost in translation.

[@daben7145]

@@asorbli you should give it a try, oliver welke said its the best satire in german TV, even better than heute-show, and Id agree. And I dont like trevor noah as well, but I love jordan klepper :D

[@sebastianriemer1777]

The difference is that Anglo saxon humour is part of their everyday life while we Germans separate it more, we literally have a time to joke and a time to work.

[@yannik8271]

Peace British brothers and sisters!:D Love from Germany. Let's build a bright future together and not against each other.

[@NytanThePetLobsterEnthusiast]

When this old gentlemen said "they are generally very competent" I thought to myself: Der gute Mann hat noch nie einen Antrag auf einer deutschen Behörde gestellt.

[@spezifisch4468]

Oder ist jemals mit der Deutschen Bahn gefahren

[@Alex-cc8yf]

Du hast ihm nicht fertig zugehört "wenn sie mal inkompetent sind, dann so richtig" ich finde das passt 😂

[@AliaslsailA]

Du glaubst garnicht wie sehr ich das gerade bestätigen kann

[@Holsteiner-Knappe1904]

Das sind die Dinge, die wir einfach nicht können :D Weil alles Drölfzig mal geprüft wird. Gerade erst wieder bei dieser dusseligen Rentenkasse erlebt! Was ein Verein :D Am Freitag war der Zettel der Krankenkasse vorhanden. Am Montag war das Papier der Krankenkasse nicht da, aber das was am Freitag gefehlt hatte, das war dann plötzlich da :D Übers Wochenende einfach alles vertauscht :D Bis diese inkompetente Dame dann doch gesagt hat: OH ES IST JA DOCH ALLES DA :D Der Fall war dann erledigt und ich habe mich umsonst aufgeregt! Achja, das ist das was wir Deutschen am besten können: AUFREGEN!!! :D Darin sind wir tatsächlich Weltmeister :D

[@Holsteiner-Knappe1904]

@@AliaslsailA +1

[@eb3552]

"They have humour, it‘s just very well hidden." That is the most british thing to say.😂 I love you Brits

[@jamesabestos2800]

Bruh imagine being British As a Broke american I can say this

[@Exodus-ww9bm]

@@jamesabestos2800 American detected Opinion rejected

[@ilkahellerling2345]

A lot of germans love the brits and their humour. I don't understand that the whole world thinks we germans have no humour. We love black humour.

[@greteohneh4503]

Not quite sure if you can translate black humor...

[@Lebowski92]

More like dark humour, I guess.

[@jsn7123]

@@greteohneh4503 What? Why not? Black humour, aka Black Comedy, perfectly fine English.

[@Behold-a-Duck]

In german dark humour is called schwarzer (dark) Humor (humour) it was just misstranslated into black humour.

[@Lebowski92]

As I found out, it also seems perfectly fine calling it black humour. So I have to reconsider my former statement 💁🏼.

[@mila5623]

The elderly man was so sweet and his chosen words to speak a German sentence was excellent!

[@ArtBriton20]

We are brothers! As a Briton, I think the Germans are intelligent, stubborn, and we both have a lot in common. Cheers 🍻

[@Angelcynn_2001]

We have Anglo-Saxon origin, that's why

[@ShireTommy_1916_Somme-Mametz]

Germanic brotherhood

[@rppacademic]

As a German I am sad that all british forces have left Germany. After WWII british soldiers have treated the Germans always in a fair way.

[@Meckermaxxe]

No, they don't. I grew up in a city with lots of British soldiers. They were not always the neighbors you are looking for.

[@rppacademic]

@@Meckermaxxe I know, some of them were heavy drinkers, military police had a lot of work :-))

[@Deano-Dron81]

⁠@@MeckermaxxeThe British were the ones who let Germany bring their small Army up after WW2. Stop watching KZbin clips and watch proper TV documentaries. Ffs. Brain job. 🙄

[@Meckermaxxe]

@@Deano-Dron81 You can't read, right? Or do you just have problems with understanding?

[@Otonosekai]

As a German I really LOVE BRITISH ENGLISH (not American English!) because of its sound and pronounciation (I think that is one reason why I really love William Shakespeare and his plays!). England is one of my favourite countries and I would also like to visit Scotland. And I have some English relatives living in Nottingham...a cousin of my mother married a British gentleman and moved to England, I think this was BEFORE WW II started. Since several years her son and his wife nearly regularly visits us in Germany, in Northrhine-Westfalia. They (and also the other British relatives) are very nice and intelligent. But I am very disappointed that UK left EC. The British people are also our European brothers and sisters. Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland...loving greetings from Germany 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@ChristopherEggleton1975]

Spoiler alert. Academic linguists have concluded Elizabethan English not only sounded entirely different than we would read it now but also had many subtle meanings lost to time. Apparently Shakespeare's plays are actually more comedic than comes across in modern times.

[@Arsenic71]

As a German I have lived in the UK for over 10 years and have grown really fond of British people. They are open, funny, educated, pragmatic, have the best sense of humour in the world, are very good at self-reflection/self-criticism and don't take themselves (or the rest of the world) too seriously. Genuinely nice people, I have made lots of friends in the UK and my stay there has definitely enriched my life and changed me for the better (I hope). I moved back to Germany because of Brexit - after the referendum I feel the mood in the general public had changed for the worse and I did not feel welcome any longer. Of course that was largely due to the media and NOT because of the people I knew personally. Every single Briton I have met (with the exception of my first landlord) has been absolutely fantastic and I still love GB to bits (just not their government).

[@Dave-hu5hr]

I love Germany - the rest of Europe and voted for Brexit.. We will always choose the sea before the continent (look at an atlas) but that doesn't mean we don't care - we just do our own thing. 🇬🇧❤

[@chairmanalf7856]

The Brits don’t hate foreigners, we just hate being regulated and told what to do by unelected foreign politicians from the EU. I voted for Brexit but absolutely love travelling around Europe, especially Germany, Spain and Greece. My best friend is actually a German woman who has lived in the UK since 2008. She said she would have also voted for Brexit if she had been allowed to 😂

[@andym9571]

You dont understand why we voted for Brexit. We don't hate Europeans...far from it. Especially like the Germans. It was all about democracy and the fact that Britain is full ( particulary England ) . The infrastructure has not been able to keep up with immigration. We want the right kind of immigrants ( those like yourself ) not those who want to do us harm and take advantage of our good nature.

[@holliswilliams8426]

Every rational Briton apologises for Brexit.

[@carlmichael5592]

@@chairmanalf7856 EU politicians are elected, stop reading the Daily Mail

[@frankmorton1920]

Germans are very much like the English in values, history and humour.

[@woodenseagull1899]

I was on the RECEIVING end of their DARK period 80+ years ago . NOT at all enthusiastic . Even the name gives me the shivers!

[@ConqueringCaffeine]

I was born in Germany to English parents, grew up with both languages and speak both fluently. When it comes to humour, language is everything. How is an Englishman supposed to find someone like Otto Waalkes funny, even though he is absolutely hilarious. How is a German supposed to laugh at a Jethro or Billy Conolly? Otherwise, the Germans and English are not natural enemies and we have far more similarities than differences.

[@yourtruebrit]

Really cool story. I completely agree :)

[@Paul-eb4jp]

I love Henning Wehn, I hope I've spelt that right.

[@peecokdee6400]

Hello friend kindly inbox me I need some consultation

[@ShireTommy_1916_Somme-Mametz]

Exactly

[@grahamorr8763]

Otto: Egg Free Light

[@albionmyl7735]

English and Germans are a perfect match... No mentality fits so well in Europe... Anglosaxons meet Saxons.... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤗❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@ShireTommy_1916_Somme-Mametz]

Exactly

[@lissandrafreljord7913]

Not all Germans descended from the Saxons. There were other West Germanic tribes like the Franks, Frisians, Alemanni, Bavarians, Thuringians who became Germans

[@ShireTommy_1916_Somme-Mametz]

@@lissandrafreljord7913 still ethnic brothers. The English exists thanks to Angles-Saxons, they created England

[@ShireTommy_1916_Somme-Mametz]

@@lissandrafreljord7913 Frisian is the mother of English

[@albionmyl7735]

@@lissandrafreljord7913 you are right the old Saxon area is lower Saxony and Westphalia in the Northwest

[@Wafthrudnir]

I’m always surprised when Brits attest Germans a lack of humor, since a lot of us are infatuated with British comedy. From Python to Mitchell and Webb or Ricky Gervais, I, like many others, am regularly left in tears. British humor is nunanced and self-depreciating with an oftentimes rather pessimistic / nihilistic outlook on life, which resonates a lot with the average German. Irony and sarcasm are prevalent and it can get downright dark, all of which is widespread in our daily lives as well (at least where I live). From my experience, British and German attitudes in general don’t seem to differ all too much and I found making friends rather easy.

[@webMonkey_]

I agree 100%, my German friends, who now live in Australia, are more obsessed with British comedy than me.

[@Lebowski92]

I love british humour, the language, the football history, many of your great actors and especially the music 🇩🇪❤️🇬🇧!

[@Evolutionstrigger]

8:43 OK that dude nailed it. Not only was the pronunciation nearly spot on. He also used surprisingly complicated words.

[@W3f1ndy0u]

I love England and their people so much🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿I sometimes make jokes bout them but when Americans start making fun of them I'm defending them with everything I got. we Europeans need to help each other out after all. gettings from Germany 🇩🇪❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@kingbread5808]

I see Germans as our brothers. We are both Anglo-Saxons and that’s what’s connects us. We are very similar and we both speak similar languages in terms of certain words. We should get closer with the Germans rather than the U.S because we are so similar. I am going to Berlin in October this year and I can’t wait. Cheers to our Germanic brothers at the homeland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🍻🇩🇪

[@Who_can_save_you_from_hell]

Berlin is the most ungerman city in Germany. I warned you.

[@DavidW-ng5zv]

Do you consider Germany as your homeland despite being English?

[@DavidW-ng5zv]

@@Who_can_save_you_from_hell I once asked a Berliner for directions to the airport, but he punched me on the tooth.

[@Who_can_save_you_from_hell]

@@DavidW-ng5zv Berlin is full of German and foreign migrants. Many which cannot or want not fit in society, are artsy-fartsy or are outright damaged in mind and soul. And even the normal people are Berlinerish and not very friendly. (ok, that is not a German trait anywhere) And it is itself partial dysfunctional, even elections didn't work last times. But they want it like this, leftist and far-leftists reign for decades.

[@DavidW-ng5zv]

@Your brownie points will not save you from hell. Germany is going to collapse anyway. It's become a sh*thole.

[@Buggsy61]

As a Englishman I love Germany and respect the German people as they generally have class and standards. I was passing through Cologne for one night and stopped in a bar for a beer on my own and made some great friends with the regulars and will never forget their kindness, hospitality and humour. There is definitely a cultural bond somewhere - probably from the German tribes who emigrated to Britain all that time ago. Even veterans from both world wars have said this.

[@Tosse901]

I would say it's also typical for the Rheinland, here in cologne you will never be alone for long, if you are in a bar drinking your Kölsch. As it's said here: trink doch eene mit, stell dich net so aaan :) Greetings from cologne!

[@Buggsy61]

@@Tosse901 kolsch is a superb beer - loved the process of marking the beer mats with each beer before paying up at the end.

[@UnleashedAI1]

Love that elderly gentlemen, what a nice guy. And his german is almost perfect.

[@alicemilne1444]

This idea about Germans not having a sense of humour and not getting understatement is entirely due to the English people who were interviewed not knowing any German, or not well enough to understand German humour. Germans have an extremely dry sense of humour, a lot of it is absolutely deadpan, and a lot of it rests on puns in German that do not translate. I've known squaddies who lived in Germany for years and very few of them got past more than rudimentary German. For the record, I am from the UK and I always found Fawlty Towers excrutiatingly UNnfunny back in the 1970s when it was first aired. And to be pushing Germans to watch the "Don't mention the war" episode in this day and age is just brattish English behaviour. Germans of this generation don't get it because the war gets mentioned all the time in Germany.

[@yourtruebrit]

As a brit myself, We were just joking around in this video we know the Germans have humour. A lot of people in this video have been living in Germany for years. They loved the Germans. have a great easter Friday! :D

[@klamin_original]

To be fair though we Germans don't have anything like the Channel 4 or BBC panel shows in our TV landscape. And I also couldn't imagine these shows getting popular in Germany, the humor is different there. Take someone like Jimmy Carr or James Acaster, they're just too dry and punny to be popular with the masses in Germany. They could have some success, sure, as Foil, Arms and Hog are proving with their shows in Germany, but they'd never be succesful on TV as they are in the UK.

[@alicemilne1444]

@@klamin_original To be honest, as someone who grew up in the UK and has lived in Germany for decades, the only British-style panel show that had any success at all in Germany was "Genial daneben" and it never ran on ZDF or ARD, only on Sat1. Foil, Arms and Hogg are Irish, not British, by the way. Jimmy Carr and James Acaster are not my cup of tea. They tend to have a cruel streak that leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. They laugh at people, not with them.

[@labelmail]

to understand the intricacies of humour in any language requires a VERY good understanding of the language. Sure, the rough tumble kind of humour does not require an extended knowledge of the language and therefore is possible to translate. The finer points though get lost in translation. I think that is why each thinks of the other one they have no scope for understatement, sarcasm and so forth. A considerable bigger number of Germans understand English than the other way round. I think that is why Germans are able to appreciate English Humour and the native English speaker commonly think Germans dont have it. Another point to consider is the structure of the language as such - which will form the line of thought. English I perceive as less precise and structured than German, but has a MUCH broader room for interpretation and from a German view point almost to the point of underhandedness

[@alicemilne1444]

@@labelmail As someone who grew up as a native speaker of English and who has lived in Germany for more than 40 years, I can't agree with you. German is just as nuanced as English and often just as ambivalent. The only reason many Germans think English is more open to interpretation is because they are not familiar enough with it as it is a foreign language and they have not been exposed long enough to the language as is it spoken natively. It took me a good 10 years of actually living and working in Germany in various regions to begin to really understand the depth and nuances of expression in German, and this had nothing to do with grammar.

[@Dave-hu5hr]

I think of the German's as family who stayed in Saxony.. Blood is blood. 🇬🇧

[@honooryu5374]

German Humour: Dry and or Dad jokes, Politics, word play, satire, reaccount of funny encounters/ stories, "Deine Mutter Witze" and potty humour. A combination of multiple or all of these.

[@cadenadelreino1442]

Also humor in the ruhr area is very different from humor in munich for example. Ruhr area humor=yorkshire humor.

[@mccorklejones9635]

i would say especially the youth also has a strong sense for very dark humour, just take a look at the meme/sticker scene

[@hopfinatorischerkuchenkrieger]

@@mccorklejones9635 I think in general, the rule which applies is: The more south/east you go, the more dark the humor becomes in Germany. But usually that side is hidden from foreigners, as you don't want to make a bad impression at first, lol.

[@mccorklejones9635]

@@hopfinatorischerkuchenkrieger yeah could be, i can just speak for myself and my friend group living in the east, that i can literally laugh about anything no matter how dark it is

[@Lebowski92]

@@mccorklejones9635 same

[@maverickngaihte5629]

Technically Germans and the English people were from the same Saxon blood.They were brothers one speaking Germans and the other english.They were both Germanic tribe and English language has German roots

[@spaceowl5957]

That old man is so cool and charming!!

[@davidemmett8191]

As an Englishman, I can say I love the Germans. I'm from the north of England and I find the humour of my German friends is actually very similar to ours, dark and dry. I think we are very similar characters and have much more in common with each other than we realise. Afterall, where did the the Saxons come from originally?

[@hfe590]

...Denmark.

[@jhdix6731]

From my experience, many Northerners would feel more at home in the Ruhrgebiet than they would in London.

[@svenradd1027]

Most English DNA actually came from Northern and northwest France. Brits are nowhere as "Germanic" As the Germans, Dutch or Scandinavians.. Most English DNA came from native Britons..Anglo-Saxon DNA runs 5-20% a minority of their dna

[@davidemmett8191]

@@svenradd1027 No it doesnt

[@svenradd1027]

@@davidemmett8191 I can link studies proving that. Is Mr bean Germanic? What about Russell Brand? Victoria Beckham? Orlando Bloom? Most Englishmen have native Briton genetics.

[@juanzulu1318]

That old fella impressed me by his excellent German. The term "ein bischen eingerostet" in context with language is not often used by foreigners. Greetings from Nuremberg.

[@mrslens3181]

Wow, this really got me thinking about german humor :D I don't think I will be the first person to mention these names, but take Loriot, Helge Schneider and Hape Kerkeling for example. They are all entirely different but all of them make fun of german mannerisms and society. German humor is about making fun of ourselves and it makes total sense that other people won't pick up our jokes. Try translating lyrics by die Ärzte without losing the sarcastic (yes sarcastic) humor - "Junge" or "Lasse redn" for example. Or take a look at the tv series "der Tatortreiniger" and "Mord mit Aussicht". The reason why these two shows are so iconic are because of the typical northern and west german small town mannerisms. I'm so happy to see that so many of the people you interviewed view us so positiv

[@yourtruebrit]

I watched this one series and it was strange. Berlin Berlin. Have a look and tell me what you think ? Have a great easter Friday! :D

[@blubberdignubber]

To really understand the humour of another culture, you have to be immeresed to the other culture as well. Otherwise it's not really funny. Sarcasm, exaggeration, understatement, puns, irony, jokes etc. therefore often don't work in the other language/culture. Some recognise this, others consider the other people to be humourless (applies for Germans aswell as for Brits).

[@grandmak.]

I agree, you also have to be familiar with the language so you know double meanings of words etc.

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@grandmak. Grandma k.! Schönen Tag! Wünsche Dir wunderschöne Ostern!

[@grandmak.]

@@sisuguillam5109 Danke gleichfalls Sinus !

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@grandmak. 😂😁

[@grandmak.]

Sisu, lol, habe gerade den Fehler gefunden, hahaha !

[@thequietkid7205]

i love how the elderly man just casually remembered the phrase: “mEiNe dEuTsChKeNtNiSsE sInD eTwAs eInGeRoStEt” like that’s so impressive. Istg that’s better and more academic German than most of the Germans would speak 💀

[@johannes3153]

What? I don't know where and how you grew up but that is a completely normal German sentence. I as a young man in my 20s would phrase it the exact same way. But yes it shows that the old guy knows German quite well and probably was fluent at one point in his life and maybe still is after a little amount of practice.

[@cedriczwiebel4873]

@@johannes3153 Das Leben am Hof be like 😂

[@NLSBLN]

@@cedriczwiebel4873 Walla mein deutsch dings bisschen rostig Lan hahahah mashalla das diese andere Sprachkenntnis lol

[@thequietkid7205]

@@johannes3153 Dude ich kann diesen Satz auch sagen. Das ist nur nicht zwingend ein Satz den man mal eben so lernen würde wenn man Deutsch als Fremdsprache lernt. Gerade auch weil das Wort eingerostet mehr aus der Umgangssprache als aus dem akademischen Deutsch kommt.

[@johannes3153]

@@thequietkid7205 Jetzt widersprichst du dir selbst. Fu sagstest in deinem ersten Kommentar, das sei besseres und akademischeres Deutsch, als die meisten Deutschen sprechen. Wogegen ich mit meinem Kommentar widersprochen habe.

[@AnglianFC_Lads17]

It is our Saxon blood! We are very similar genetically and culturally.

[@stecher1995]

We Germans and the British people are real OGs in the world history. That says enough. Nevermind if bad or good, we both nations did many weird things in the past :D

[@lanzknecht8599]

Old joke: what´s the difference between an Englishman and a German? The Englishman is too polite to be honest and the German is too honest to be polite. 😉

[@KaiCo.]

A normal German here: About sausages: You only eat "Weiswurst" without skin. The rest of the sausages you never peel (at least what I can tell from my region in Baden-Württemberg). In regards to jokes I think this is more of an language barrier. The direct jokes which work in German language often or mostly do not work while being translated into English. The same the other way around. So it only works if the respectively German either speaks kinda almost nativ English or a English guy almost nativ German.

[@dieevi7250]

Grüße aus Bayern :) Kann nur sagen wie ich es kenne, häuten hauptsächlich Weißwurst und ein paar einzelne ander auch. Zum Beispiel die für n richtigen bayrischen Wurstsalat "schält" man auch. Die Billige Version davon hat sogar ein Haut aus Plastik und ist absolut nicht essbar, die teurere ist schon aus Darm, der "Salat" ist aber ohne einfach genießbarer. Auch da scheiden sich jedoch die Geister. Hab schon Einheimische gesehen die Weißwurst mit Haut essen. 🥲

[@marekriebmann1495]

In Norddeutschland werden in den Wintermonaten um Februar rum gerne 'Kohl- und Pinkelmarsche' gemacht. Man läuft in einer geschlossenen Gruppe (Nachbarn, Kegelklub etc.) mit einem Bollerwagen durch die Prärie, an jeder Kreuzung wird ein Schnaps getrunken. Ziel des Marschs ist oft eine Gaststätte, in der u.a. Kohl und Pinkelwurst serviert werden. Die Pinkelwurst wird auch ohne Haut gegessen!

[@brexistentialism7628]

Really love this video. I'm German who lived in London for 11 years and I totally agree: Germans and Brits are very similar in many ways but especially when it comes to making business.

[@schmulrosenzweig4098]

Wonderful video! Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪❤️🇬🇧

[@NewEraPunkDJ]

That man at 2:12 is so nice and sweet. I wish him all the best. Greetings from Hamburg!

[@yourtruebrit]

He was lovely! have a great easter Friday! :D

[@viertouchdownsineinemspiel]

Viel Glück für Deinen tollen Kanal. Ich habe ihn zufällig vorgeschlagen bekommen. Du hast eine sehr nette Art, mit Leuten zu sprechen. 🤩 Hab eine schöne Zeit bei uns. 👍🏻

[@miztazed]

Absolutely in love with that old man. "Mein Deutsch ist ein bisschen eingerostet." Who knows what he sees in his life. He's so adorable and calm. Just love from Germany to this man.

[@Zaubernudel]

I do think the German humor is more direct and to the point, as germans generally more to the point. For me the most German humorist is Loriot. Watch "Papa ante Portas", my wife is from Russia and she loves this movie. Mose Germans i know love british humor which is known as more dark and ironic as the german humor. I personally do love Black Adder, Fry and Lory, Yes Minister, Monty Phyton and so on. A big shut out to the widespread Charakter of our Europe's People

[@onkel-ho]

Loriot is so overrated. So absolute not funny at all.

[@SOCIAL_MEDIA_CREEPS]

I loved the time I spent in England. My sweet Wimpey home in Manningtree. My job in Harwich. The food 😋 the pubs, lager and lime, salt and vinegar crisps, fish & chips, the clothing, make up, furniture,... But most of all the British politeness and their sense of humour. And when I will have enough money I'll be back and visit all the places once again 🥰

[@markbotterill4076]

Welcome

[@andrewchesler2029]

they are saxons, no more words needed

[@Angelcynn_2001]

We share the most similar DNA, culture and language ❤🇩🇪

[@danishcommander4dk]

You share more similar dna with the Danes

[@Angelcynn_2001]

@@danishcommander4dk Anglo-Saxons came from Denmark and Germany anyway

[@mazinwonderland3077]

My husband has a German mother, we lived in Germany for 10 years, and my children were born there. Some of my most cherished memories are of my days living in Germany. 😘

[@pyrointeam]

😘

[@arnodobler1096]

😍

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@arnodobler1096 Arno! 😄

[@arnodobler1096]

@@sisuguillam5109 Hi Sisu! 😍😍 oder Susi?

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@arnodobler1096 Sisu! Aus dem finnischen! 😆

[@Blanko1998]

I think that most of German comedians and jokes are based on sarcasm so I think it’s not true at all. It’s just hard to get sarcasm if it’s an other language.

[@yourtruebrit]

They where just having a laugh, we know the brits and Germans have a great sense of humour! Have a great easter Friday! :D

[@dagmarvandoren9364]

Learn the.language

[@Blanko1998]

@@dagmarvandoren9364 I’m pretty bad at learning languages but I think by now my English is okay. I do watch a lot of English speaking KZbinr and that’s why I can understand pretty much everything. I just wrote this comment because I was in a situation where I didn’t get irony during my work and travel in Australia. My boss wanted me to do something and I struggled to understand what he said. In the end he just made a joke and I didn’t get it 😂

[@Blanko1998]

@@yourtruebrit yeah I thought so 😂 that’s probably a problem about me and maybe other Germans do that too. Even if I know it’s irony I want to explain myself 😂😂

[@OnlyGrafting]

My town in Scotland is paired with another in Germany, and during our 2nd year of High school their second year equivalents in Germany had a class exodus to Scotland. They stayed local and explored during the evenings and mornings, popping in to study with us in the afternoon. We all got buddied with a German and hit it off. The excitement and pleasure of speaking about our lives and countries was something to remember. I found i had shared a lot in common with my buddy, liking the pokemon franchise and having liked dinosaurs as a kid. And I learned that despite being on a larger area basis, they shared a similar style of schooling to ours where its on larger school for an area all closest were obligated to attend when of age. It baffled me then that they had some people travelling multiple hours for high-school as I was simply 30 minutes walk from mine, and the farthest student was an hour and a half out. Even now I travel half the country to get to Uni and its shorter than some of their travel times, likely due to the trains here being faster than school busses with more direct routes. I still have 2 sets of playing cards that are German from him and his Instagram account. We haven't spoken in about 5 years i reckon now, but I still one day plan on learning more of the language and returning the gesture of coming over here just to see our land and culture.

[@doom9603]

As German I love British people - not only the accent and politeness :-D I talk more English with Brits than German with my fellow Germans, so I think that says a word about two cultures living close to each other. However, Brits humor is next level! But please don't confuse southern Germans with northern Germans, because latter are cultural less beer oriented. Despite we have beer breweries in both directions. :-D I have so many Brits as friends! Love you! :D Oh and keep in mind, Germany got worse in Engineering, China ramped up now, especially in Reverse Engineering copy pasta and IT, a weak point of Germany - never ask a German about digital Systems! ;P If you visit northern Germany or live there it is a bit more cold (emotionally) than in south Germany. :D /E: Joke about WW3: Well if you invade Russia, bring winter clothing, hope this time we don't do that mistake again like in WW2.... :kek:

[@dekai7992]

I'm German, and I used to study English at university, both the language as well as Cultural Studies, because I'm so in love with the language and all its British dialects, as well as their part of history. Also, if there are people in Europe who really do get English humour, it's the Germans, especially the understatement part. All the love from Germany! ❤

[@Zaitekno]

I love the Brits, I love the Germans

[@GerMFnU1848Sax]

Neutrality basically. But the British and Germans are brothers (same blood) so that's great

[@eucitizen78]

It's true. English and Germans are similar a lot. When I am in the UK I feel like staying in kind of parallel universum. It's the same a lot but different in so many details. So it's simular but different in one. By the way. I love the UK and i am so sorry that they left the EU. With greetings from Germany

[@svenradd1027]

Really? There is no chit chat culture in Germany .small talk is alien. Germans are much less spontaneous, predictable but also more efficient. English have much higher tendency to physical agression and being obnoxious, While Germans are more into respecting the laws and self control

[@gdfggggg]

The EU is a political union. The British and German people are not related to it. We are all still European.

[@chrisklammer3713]

jürgen klopp is the best proof that the germans have a sense of humor :)

[@guillermojoaquinbello448]

And Thomas Müller. 😊😊😊

[@bascoaful]

ich bete zu Gott dass der Dude nicht Oliver Pocher gemeint hat

[@santaclaus0815]

that very old guy, what a beautiful soul

[@timmurphy5541]

In the UK people make jokes all the time in every situation but in the US and Germany I found that it leads to a lot of blank looks - similarly in South Africa. All my jokes stopped working when I went to university in Cape Town. I think the type of humor is different up to a point but there's also the amount by which people use it. In a lot of company in the UK you cannot say anything remotely serious without being mocked. Seriousness is looked down upon. Humour is also used to self-deprecate so you can disarm other people's envy. There's a difference between Irish and English humour too for example and I find it harder to describe but given that I'm 1/2 Irish I'm not surprised that I enjoy the Irish way of thinking about humour.

[@MeMe-gx5il]

We share the same DNA - I love the Germans.

[@WilliamLi-nd4lz]

You dont share the same DNA with other humans?

[@WilliamLi-nd4lz]

@@princegustav No Franks were, at least a majority, gallic and celtic. Plus this is more of a linguistic connection. The brits and germans both have germanic languages. While french is a romance(vulgar latin) language.

[@matthewrandom4523]

I love love love the British accent so much, as a German! Or should I say the British colour of language? Anyways, can't get enough of it. To be honest, in my opinion French is the most beautiful language on the planet. But No. 2 on my list is British English, definitely! Thanks for another great video. I had no idea there are Britains who have any positve opinion of/about/on Germans (I will never understand the correct use of English prepositions), but it feels good to hear those people's statements! Sorry for my bad English, your German is way better :-)

[@yourtruebrit]

I was really interesting, when I first said to people I was going to ask this question in England. Most people thought this was crazy and that most people thought the British would just mention the war. How wrong thier where. ;) Have a great easter Friday! :D

[@petercdowney]

I'm British, and I'm a fan of the German industrial metal band Rammstein. They're the first thing that comes to mind when I think of Germany - there are only two categories of German people I know, namely those to whom I have mentioned Rammstein at least once, and those to whom I will. I've also learned a bit about how many Germans view Rammstein. Turns out they're actually quite a controversial band, even in Germany. Ich spreche ein Wenig Deutsch, doch ich habe das Meiste gelernt von Rammstein! 🇩🇪🎸

[@RubberDucki_]

German humour is not that bad ;-) Take a look at "Loriot" films and sketches. They're hillarious. And of cause we like the english humour. I LOVE Monty Python ;-)

[@yourtruebrit]

Maybe it"s a regional thing ? :D

[@imelimadame9244]

@@yourtruebrit it is. But you live in North Italy so you need to come up North. Above the Elbe lives is a very funny bunch ...once you get to know them a bit 😉

[@dagmarvandoren9364]

Lerne deutsch. Dann kannst du lachen....ha ha hs ha

[@Gorgo-22056]

i guess a lot, if not all, of loriot´s stuff is very kanguage dependant, isnt it?

@@Gorgo-22056 I wouldn't actually say so. Certainly not all. "Das schiefe Bild" is pretty much pure slapstick (except for the kicker at the end :D). Others are mixed. "Die Nudel" can largely be understood without understanding the words, I think. Someone who was/is often consider low-brow (or "lower-brow" than Loriot), Otto, on the other hand, might rely more on the words than on the gestures. Actually, he does. Which is of course related to his stuff being largely written by the "GEK-Gruppe" (Robert Gernhardt, Bernd Eilert, Pit Knorr), well-known satirists.

[@HannyDart]

Im german and i always thought of the brits as kind of the older, cooler brother of us :)

[@100ert]

germans are always on time - me laughing in swiss when i think about the german train system.

[@RBASB10]

Wow amazing video wunderbar lol. Okay, here is what I think of Germans: Extremely smart people, extremely professional, the best engineers and dentist. Also I’ve been told that German language is absolutely beautiful as you have a word for everything and a Meaning for everything. I’ve got a lot of time for Germans. A big Hello to Frankfurt and to Frankfurt FC. Lots of love to Frankfurt. My mum was living in Frankfurt long before I was born. 🙏🏻 ❤️ 🇩🇪 ❤️🇩🇪❤️🇩🇪

[@moelleunbelievable]

The old gentleman is such a sweatheart. what a lovely person.

[@mauno7230]

I always get perfectly along with british folks. In my experience they are really similar to us. Same with Scandinavians. There is no barrier, you can directly get in Touch, have some beers and laugh your Asses off 👍

[@svenradd1027]

Scandinavians and Dutch, I believe are the closest to Germans... British people are quite different..much less direct in communication, class conscious, more uncomfortable with nudism, and more wanting to stick from the group.. I saw more casual bar fights in England (London isn't england) in 2 months than in many years in Germany, NL and several months visiting different Scandinavian nations..

[@acidpunker1]

An ass is a donkey. You mean "arses".

[@mauno7230]

@@acidpunker1 it's both... More Common to use asses than arses Here. Not regarding your sexual preferences

[@clairehelenecooper4678]

My English husband loves Germany. Once in Hamburg he was waiting for me, while I was in baby's changing room. I came out and he was deep in conversation with a old German man. He says there is like a brotherhood with Germans

[@charliebrown7004]

Great Video thanks I wished there were more people like you, open for other cultures languages people and asking curiously about differences without judging them. The world would be a better and more peaceful place

[@berndhofmann752]

Brits are so gentle and polite. ❤❤❤❤

[@z33r0now3]

I am from germany and I like the british humor better. Liked Monthy Python as a kid, and love them even more now. Once I started to understand the scottish and irish the comedy world opened up. I got some deep rooted sarcasm in me that finds itself expressed better in british humor. The Coupling and The IT Crowd(worked exactly in that position at that time), Little Britain are top shelf humor in my book. The point about silly vs ironic was true for the most part of the last 50 years and so spot on - Hallervorden vs. Monthy Python e.g.. We got some now who do irony quite good, like Böhmermann, Till Reiners or Hazel Brugger.

[@melancholas]

Honestly, understanding the humour in different languages and cultures, requires a high skill in that language and lot of background knowledge. Speaking another language and "understanding" is a big difference. I've given up to watch movies dubbed in German, because jokes (well, not only jokes)lose their meaning. So I think that is also the reason why it seems like the humour isn't understood. But after watching that vid, I was glad to see that you had very polite interview partners. Well, the " Weißwurst" part made it in there, which for a non Bavarian is like the "stereotype" thing. But again, nice interview partners.

[@EnkaMexi]

Cool interviews, Much Respect and love to the british People!

[@Leo-uu8du]

As I always say, people around the world are all similar. I once was in Ireland for bit and even on the same day I arrived I realized that these people have just the same problems as everyone else in the world. The students were complaining about how much homework they have, the adults were upset, because of their politicians and then there was this one friendly bus driver telling me a story about his whole life. I did get off the bus a few stations too late, because I didn't want to interrupt him ^^

[@keirasiobhan]

I grew up in Germany to a English father and a German mother. I understand both German and English humor which is probably due to both languages being my mother tongue. Both is good in my opinion but very different especially since German humor has got more to do with the language. Meaning if German is your native language or you're not incredibly good at it, a lot of jokes will get lost (in translation). English humor can be considered weird by many Germans because it is very different from the German one. Many of my German friends say that for them it's more like weird statements said by someone who's trying to be funny. It's just difficult to understand when there's the language and culture barrier

[@peecokdee6400]

Are u 4 sure speaking both languages

[@holliswilliams8426]

Based on that comment English is not one of your mother tongues.

[@Bobby-oj9jf]

As a German I understand you pretty well 👍 The elderly gentleman reminded me a lot at my grandpa who passed away this year. Love you brits 🤞

[@robertzander9723]

Amazing video, very respectful people, so lovely and adorable, especially that cute older man. It's not so easy to translate humour, now the younger generation is growing up with more opportunities to learn and speak English, so now they understand eachother a lot more. But British humour was definitely something you could find in Germany. Rowan Atkinson, Monty Python - John Cleese and Faulty towers, Benny Hill. Some TV shows were inspired by British TV shows The German show, "Ein Herz und eine Seele" from the 70s found his inspiration in BBC show, "Till death us do part"

[@MartinWeinelt_Kiel]

Be careful calling older gentlemen cute. They may have 20+ confirmed kills on their record.

[@yourtruebrit]

When we met him, we was so surprised with his knowlege on Germany

[@ForgottenMan2009]

I know someone , German, who when working at a large internationally staffed company in Germany always used to lunch with the Brits ,in the company eating area, who were always the 'noisy table' , as she was always had an 'English' sense of humour. Even her mum didn't understand it. She got transferred to the UK in the end which is how I met her. Sadly for us, she is now back in Stuttgart.

[@DomiTravels]

great video! the old man was lovely!

[@yourtruebrit]

Hey man Was Geht! :D

[@Lisa.Goldfisch]

seeing this, my heart is breaking a little bit... I love Britain and British people so much, have been to England, Scotland and Wales multiple times, but the recent politics abd general vibes I am getting from my favourite (ex-) European neighours are honestly so sad and concerning. Why are you separating from us? We need to stand together now.. more than ever before :(

[@ChristopherEggleton1975]

if domestic politicians can blame europe how can we ever hold them accountable? we got the blame game put to bed, now we can get to work sorting out british politics.

[@sisuguillam5109]

They are all so sweet! I want to hug them all!

[@yourtruebrit]

They are all lovely!! :D have a great easter Friday!

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@yourtruebrit Thank you! You too!

[@angusmcangus7914]

Having lived in Germany for 5 years as a member of the forces and worked with many Germans over the years it is a complete mystery to me how we ever ended up on opposite sides in two major wars in the 20th Century. We have so much in common.

[@blackswarm1013]

I'm German and I was always interested and fond of the English culture since I was a kid. So many people I like and respect, tv shows I love and most of my favourite musicians are English or British at least. One of my first online friendships were with someone from South England. I've heared that London does not represent England or Britain at all. I was in London once, when my adulthood only just begun. I hope I can visit the countryside some day, when I have less problems and more money. Also, I don't like eating sausage with thick skin and I'm not often on time. German humour like Loriot or Otto or even Heinz Erhardt were brilliant and related a lot on the language itself but that time is long gone anyways. Modern famous German comedians we see on tv are mostly rubbish. And I know many people who agree. We always wonder why so many like that kind of rather dull humour. Mr. Bean and Monty Python are brilliant and I always thought that this comedy is clever and well thought out, like the old important figures of German humour. Herzliche Grüße an die Menschen in Großbritannien! / Warm greetings to the people in Great Britain!

[@xliax4930]

The old man was so adorable 🥺 and his german was good even after some time

[@ulrichrenner6256]

When we ran out of humour in Germany a long, long time ago, we started to import British humour. Maybe we should look for other supply lines now, to become less dependent from Britain.

[@petergoulding2421]

Have the Öst Frieslanders moved 😂

[@tazdjay369]

I worked for a German film company for 8 years in Cornwall, and got to know some really famous German film actors that have become friends, my crew i worked for were amazing, they love the english, got to admit sarcasm was wasted a little sometimes, but they are so so nice and humble

[@kaddy0306]

The british people you asked are all so nice and friendly 😊 glad they have a good opinion about us germans !!!

[@davidhughes4089]

I've worked with a lot of Germans as I used to work in a German owned company and think you're great. I think we both have similar humour because we don't mind being self depreciating and laughing at ourselves, whereas American humour is about making fun of someone else.

[@GerMFnU1848Sax]

That's because the English came from Germany 👍

[@pdeissler7911]

I have a friend who is living Yorkshire and after discovering the fact that our life does have a lot similarities we left the cultural prejudices behind. Finally raising a family and dealing with the daily life is the same everywhere.

[@yourtruebrit]

you have the best tea, thank you for inventing my everyday drink ;)

[@futurez14]

Thank you so much for the Fawlty Towers reference! As a Russian, I found this episode incredibly entertaining to watch. Looking forward to finding a soul that will understand a "Don't mention the war" reference in future talks.

[@Fritz999]

After all, the Angels and Sachsen were German. So we're the Friesen and so on.

[@hannofranz7973]

Angels also Danish.

[@markstedman9099]

Yes but still Germanic in origin

[@albionmyl7735]

Indeed a great among of the english have still Anglosaxon roots... As you can see when you watch the interviewer...typical Anglosaxon like a North West German...

[@JustAToeBee]

@@hannofranz7973 actually, the Angels were a western-germanic tribe, like the english, germans and dutch are today. The Jutes that lived north of them and controlled Kent and the Isle Of Wight have been a western germanic tribe aswell. the danes actually came there from the danish islands and southern sweden after many, if not most, jutes left for england. You could say Denmark (as we know it) exists because England exists.

[@renataostertag6051]

I just detected your channel truebrit. I love it. Keep posting, please. I wished my son would go and live in Germany as well.

[@ShireTommy_1916_Somme-Mametz]

Yeah Europe needs more ethnic white babies

[@larsxo9775]

3:20 i love that stereotype of us, we have a saying that goes: 5 Minuten vor der Zeit ist des Deutschen Pünktlichkeit. It sounds wonderful to me, that the Brits still like us even when leaving the eu. Hope ya guys come back on day so we can still do erasmus years in England and visit it more freely and unproblematic.

[@lazrseagull54]

It's sad we never joined the Schengen zone as an EU member. Norway and Switzerland are and they're not even in the EU.