What's the hardest part of life in Germany?

We decided to head to one of the most international cities in Germany to ask Is life in Germany really better than where you come from!. We had so many people all over the world ask this question.
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[@lennard3204]

With the Deutsche Bahn is a 10/10 in comparision to americas trains - americas trains must be fucked up badly ngl. Was never in america but as i german i know Deutsche Bahn pretty well - atleast enough to know it well enough to avoid it at any cost.

[@yourtruebrit]

yeah, I did think wow he just gave deutsche bahn a 10/10 🤣

[@uliwehner]

Deutsche Bahn before privatization was great. and yes, trains in the US got nothing on trains in europe. they don't go anywhere, they are slow as christmas, oh, and happy new year.

[@christophrichter2612]

Avoid at all cost... that's a bit over the top. I think they've improved. And ppl tend to forget that not all delays are caused by them, but also by passengers or other ppl. For example when police needs to be called or ppl walking on the rails. The DB App (previously for the word "App here" so that gave a false statement) has gotten really good now, too! I can have all tickets in one place now. But it's the German way to underappreciate things I guess 😅

[@DRouwnt]

You have no idea what an average 1h train ride looks like in the US. Believe me a german train ride is luxury, even when it is 10mins late.

[@informatikabos5481]

@@christophrichter2612 Dont know. I took the ICE 12 times last year. E V E R Y S I N G L E O N E was delayed. Ranging from 5 minutes to 3 hours. Is taking the train more comfortable than driving a car or flying? Yes! Does Deutsche Bahn has to improve massively to get even close to the 10/10? Also yes.

[@holger_p]

As a German, I would say the hardest part is the mood to complain about everything - sometimes with the intention to improve things, that's the core of german engeneering quality. But the permanent unsatisfaction can appear depressive by time. So I'm glad about some cultural "imports" who inspire how to enjoy life little more. ...starting with Connor beeing aware of the qualities of Deutsche Bahn, not with the odds.

[@Nikioko]

Complaining is the Germans' favourite hobby.

[@VarouEx]

@Ich Kann "football is germans favourite Hobby" nah, its just because you can complain about bad play. so complaining is Germans favourite hobby.

[@vicvancen]

@@Nikioko that's the reason why we are or were the best at engineering

[@alina.r.]

As an immigrant, living in Germany with a german boyfriend I couldn't agree more. Sometimes it's funny, sometimes helpful if you seek constructive feedback, but for God's sake, when I'm looking for validation, don't come at me with "nicht schlecht/passt schon/kann man nicht meckern". Enthusiasm is not part of the culture here

[@vicvancen]

@@alina.r. Nicht schlecht, ne. Muss man scho' sagen.

[@lenakohl2339]

"People don't think that I'm a german" Guy with a youtube Channel: picks her for questions about living as a foreigner in Germany.

[@yourtruebrit]

Yeah, we originally had that idea. But then we thought it would be cool to see the germans point also. The guy with the pink hat is also german. Have a nice day :)

[@otakudanieru]

​@@yourtruebritquite funny how easily I could identify them through their accent 😄

[@rsu1367]

@@yourtruebrit The lady at 2:44 comes across as a racist. She reminds me of people I've met in the USA. I'm tired of people who think that ONLY white people make racist comments. It goes both ways! It's my experience that the people who complain that they don't look like the majority actually hate that race or don't feel comfortable with people of that race.

[@jamesryder9158]

@@yourtruebrit the guy in the pink hat has a Henry Kissinger accent

[@ralfschmidt8015]

🤣🤣👌

[@claud_b]

Pro tip for grocery shopping: Don´t bag your stuff at the checkout. Put them back in the shoppingcart and go to your car and THEN put your stuff in bags. Safes you a lot of stress!

[@BG-it7hb]

Do you have some coins for the cart 😂

[@dontmindme6995]

@@BG-it7hb everyone does. It's basically a requirement to posess a cart coin from 18 yo onwards, otherwise you're not fully german

[@aufkeinsten7883]

not very efficient of you. Bad German!

[@fralex5014]

Ok. But which car?

[@claud_b]

@@fralex5014 you don´t need a car to bag your grocerys outdoor lol

[@reesofraft4166]

always fun to see the foreigners mentioning the fast cashiers at certain supermarkets.

[@informatikabos5481]

Germans don't do cardio, they buy groceries.

[@dirtydorte8355]

I hate this. Stressed me my whole life. 😅

[@reesofraft4166]

@@dirtydorte8355 einfach bei Rewe oder Edeka einkaufen. da gibt es hinter den Kassen noch platz und nicht nur einen 30cm Tresen

[@inotoni6148]

Yes, but it's the same in Spain. I also lived there for 5 years and saw no difference to the German supermarkets. But strangely nobody complains about Spanish supermarkets

[@smilgazolyte6696]

i would complain about snails (very often men) who do not do how to put their goods into the bags and leave the shop. i have no idea where they were raised but it is impossible. people, move your butts!

[@questionmark3219]

I think it makes a big difference whether people only study in Germany and then go back to their home country or whether they want to stay in Germany permanently. I think as a student you stay more in your bubble and look at the Germans from the outside, while as an immigrant who works there permanently you get more contact with German culture and look for your place in society. This will also affect the question of what the hardest part of life in Germany is.

[@Schwachsinnn]

True most of the foreign students in university I have met just want to study here for getting a very good degree relatively cheap, whilst making experience in a foreign country to then go and work somewhere else. Yet a few want to stay for different reasons :). Most of these actually didn’t plan to stay in Germany in advance but decided so after living here for a while. I had this Indian roommate who was telling me of how in love he is with our workculture including the work and all the free time he is getting lol.

[@Micha-bp5om]

@@Schwachsinnn A lot of foreigners who study in Germany leave because the netto salary is just too low in comparison to other countries. I have German friends with Master degree who got only 1800€ netto in Bayern. If you still live with your parents it is ok but paying rent and living it is relly bad. The state should support educated people but they punish them with the highest taxes, no wonder only harz 4 and asylants want to live here.

[@Schwachsinnn]

@@Micha-bp5om Actually you get paid well here. Depending on what work you do. Also not every master degree even in the US would lead to a higher salary than 1.8 k. The reason I see most are leaving a gain is 1. because home is calling them back 2. because Germany is German speaking. Many of the foreign students don't really try to learn the language, since their courses etc. are mostly English held and they group up in their groups sharing the same cultural background (Chinese mostly staying with Chinese, Indians with Indians, Nigerians with... you guessed it). So it is definetely more convenient to go to other English speaking countries (Ireland, USA, Australia etc.) than having to learn the language when you are completely on your own in the job and housing etc. market. Yes there are countries with higher salaries, but honestly for most foreign students who come here to study it's more than they are used to.

[@TheKonstantinius]

Those who work - stuck at their dusty offices, sipping cheap coffee at townhall meeting, listening to mumbling of another CEO and thinking of suicide. Those who get out on a street are by default way happier than majority of a working class.

[@rich-ard-style6996]

@@Micha-bp5omhis is made up and not ❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️true.

[@johnraggett7147]

I'm English. I moved from Switzerland to Leipzig ten years ago when I was 70. I have my pensions and a mini job at the International School. It's good to live in a city where people are friendly, a second language keeps my brain active and eight year old children can safely use the super public transport to go to school on their own.

[@kaddy0306]

You moved when you were already 70? Wow!

[@martinger.becker1614]

Brave man! That's the only thing I can say! Good on you! Thumbs up!👍👍😀

[@VarouEx]

"eight year old children can safely use the super public transport to go to school on their own" East Germany is not full of "refugee"-migrants yet, so its pretty safe. big cities in the west are not safe and even smaller towns in the west are problematic.

[@toomflussiggrillanzunderfu8828]

@@VarouEx I live in a town in BaWü with 20k inhabitants and a Flüchtlingserstaufnahmestelle. There are literally more refugees in the city than regular citizens 😂

[@nestorjrabalos1998]

@@VarouEx been thinking the same. Remember the night when mass sexual assaults have been committed by illegal migrants in Germany? And only a handful have been arrested.

[@brentlowert2839]

I like the guy who talked about student loans, listening to his gratitude puts the whole situation in a different light. thats Germany too and most Germans want to See only Bad Things...

[@kaddy0306]

That's true. But the stuff being said by those ignorant people are mostly by those, who never had to depend on the state and can't get of of their job they hate to do ^^" I just pity my other german citizens for it. They are dissatisfied with their own life and now try to argue with anyone they can as a target 🥲

[@lwedel3361]

My husband (German) and I married 12 years ago. He got a letter the month after our wedding saying basically, "If you pay your student loan now it will only be 4,500 euro instead of 8,000 (something to that effect)". I had some savings so helped him pay it off at the cheaper rate. He studied engineering. In Australia that degree would have been a 25,000 euro plus repayment! I was so happy to hear his degree was not nearly as expensive as an Aussie one.

[@gadrark8056]

Is that good to have a student debt? 🤔

[@lwedel3361]

@@gadrark8056 Depends on the amount and what the debt is for. I have friends with 100k debts and others with 4.

[@thomaseberhard9056]

Yeah but only a very few people get the privilege for such a high amount of Bafög… he doesn‘t looked very poor and still get the highest amount of bafög - that is very very uncommon especially if you already graduated and be (theoretically) able to care for yourself

[@g0ldom863]

My biggest problem with Germany as a German is the darkness in the winter and the fact that our pension system is going to fall apart before i can make use of it. It`s really frustrating to give so much money as a 21 year old each month, well knowing i will get nothing in return and have to additionally safe way more while other generations where able to buy a house, have 3-4 kids and providing for the whole family alone sometimes. Today you can only dream of a good pension yet alone to buy a house with multiple kids (It is possible but only with very good payed jobs, while a few decades ago it was the norm). The trust in politics among young people is very low in Germany, and it`s for a reason.

[@harrydehnhardt5092]

The pension system has supposedly been collapsing for decades, but so far nothing has happened.

[@doraemonforever1726]

That's what people in Germany has been saying for the past 30-40 years, but yet it's still going. Stop letting fear mongers get the best of you. And you do get something back in the form of quality of life. Come to the US where you pay taxes, but yet you still have pay money when you break a bone and owe student loans out of the wazoo. Growing up in Germany and now having lived in the US, I can honestly say appreciate what Germany has to offer.

[@Char1es4k]

Ich habe es auch gehört von einem deutschen Freund. Dabei habe ich ein gemischtes Gefühl. Als Chinese bin ich immer dankbar dass Deutschland kostenlose Studienmöglichkeiten zur Verfügung stellt, sodass ich China endlich verlassen kann. Aber wenn sich das Rentesystem nicht verbessern lässt, habe ich auch Sorge für die Zukunft. Wenn ich sowieso einen großen Teil meines Einkommens für Steuer, Pension usw. bezahlen muss, würde ich nach skandinavischen Ländern auswandern, wo mein Leben besser versichert werden könnte.

[@g0ldom863]

@@doraemonforever1726 America is hell on earth for me, and you are totally right. But that doesn`t mean i cant be concerned about the state of my own country, just because its worse somewhere else. Otherwise nothing could ever improve anywhere.

[@modenach]

@@Char1es4k In Skandinavien bezahlst Du noch viel mehr Steuern als schon in Deutschland. In Deutschlan hast Du jeh nach Job zumindest noch die Möglichkeit eine private Rentenversicherung abzuschliessen.

[@lwedel3361]

As an Aussie living in rural Germany I think the hardest part about living in Germany is the fact the supermarkets and shops are all closed on a Sunday haha. Seriously, there is this Saturday afternoon anxiety that sets in... "Oh SHIT I need to go shopping for food (or we will die)" feeling. When you have babies in nappies you are always hyper aware that the shops will be closed soon and you need to have everything sorted for baby needs and Monday morning sandwiches. It is stressful haha.

[@realglutenfree]

In worst case you can still go to a gas stations or main stations, because the stores there are open.

[@chrisb3189]

In what state?

[@lwedel3361]

@@chrisb3189 I am in NRW

[@chrisb3189]

@@lwedel3361 Oh, cool! Rural Bavaria can be even sleepier!

[@lwedel3361]

@@chrisb3189 But probably nicer scenery!

[@Miss.Darina]

As a Ukrainian 🇺🇦 who came to Germany a couple months ago, I cannot put into words, how tearfully grateful I am. The country pays for my Integrationskurs, gives me some money, the volunteer provides me with a room. I'm going to study Deutsch first, then find a job and, maybe, have a baby here someday. After you come from a country at war, all these "hardest parts" don't look so scary and annoying in real life. Just don't forget to appreciate things that really matter: your life, safety, developed economics and open-minded society. Thank you Germany and Germans!

[@yourtruebrit]

We just had someone from Ukraine also in our new video :)

[@sshreddderr9409]

thats because the government brainwashes germans to hate themselves and prioritize others, even when they destroy the country. do you think its cool that we pay taxes to flood our country with millions of violent uncivilized middle eastern men who then steal, rape and beat native children in groups? immigration is the cause for the rise in crime in cities, and exploding rent prizes.

[@Miss.Darina]

@@yourtruebrit I suppose I have to subscribe now :)

[@Miss.Darina]

@@sshreddderr9409 I would just say about it that I don't support in any way immigrating to a country without the will to work there as soon as possible, study the language and integrate into society.

[@yourtruebrit]

Haha it’s up to you, she said similar stuff to what you said 🙂

[@chrisg7795]

I’m German🇩🇪 and I would say that, unless you’re at uni or at school or have small children, it’s really hard to form friendships. I went to a new city for a new job and it’s taken years to build a circle of good friends. And even now some of them move away and you have to kind of start over again. I wish people got a bit inspired by other nations who open up more quickly, even if it’s a bit shallow. But that’s just my personal experience. And my city is much smaller than Munich.

[@yourtruebrit]

Yeah I agree, I think if I was German it would be a lot harder. when your an auslander, normally they ask why you are here and it starts a whole convo :)

[@yourtruebrit]

Which city are you from ?

[@DerTolleIgel]

Best way is to join a sports club in my experience^^

[@brianodead8030]

@@yourtruebrit 😆 you got to be a certain type of "Außengeländer" though to get asked and to be interesting to know where you're from.. otherwise you might be seen as a threat to "whatever".

[@chrisg7795]

@@yourtruebrit It must be really hard for foreigners, probably much harder because being in a foreign place forces you to adapt to how life is being lived there, so you do feel a bit out of place at first, and at some point you would just like to belong to the family - but people have lives and you’re not the center of their attention. That’s quite harsh to realize. I had to realize that when I went to live in France. But it is true that being from another country gets people asking questions which usually leads to a big, nice convo indeed :) ….At the same time in France: French people at Church asking me as an exchange student: Do we still have to fear Germans? …I was torn between 1. getting upset, being, as I was, in France because I was interested, had my bf there etc - and 2. telling them with a straight face that I was actually a spy.)

[@wendyanndarling]

The hardest part about living in Germany is not being aware of all the good things this country has to offer.

[@dumontxt9813]

@ZDF Yes, envious?

[@La-meiga-celtibera]

I would say the same thing about the Netherlands. I am so annoyed when foreigners, the non-Dutch who have lived here for a long time, even the Dutch complain about this country. It’s a very beautiful country and it offers a lot of good stuff compared to others.

[@QuantumWaveMaster]

@@La-meiga-celtibera Absolutly the same in Germany. There is no place on earth where you work less than in germany or netherland... Still is see comments from young people like "you only live for work in germany" wtf then go to mexico where you can work 80hours a week

[@onyx3646]

​@ZDF lmaaao wow took you ONE comment to pull the Nazi card 😂😂 fuck off you clown. Germany is the country that granted *BY FAR* the most refugees asylum in the refugee crisis - more than #2, #3, #4 and #5 (France, the US, Sweden and Austria) *COMBINED* . (let that sink in you fucking bitch) You're such a pathetic fucking worm. _"Oh, Germany isn't doing what I tell them to? GuEsS tHaT mEaNs ThEy'Re NaZiS!!!1!!1!"_ Fuck off

[@silvestervanmeijgaarden5350]

@@La-meiga-celtibera Hello there, Pithia. I'm Dutch (Dutch father, Nepalese mother) and I'm also extremely annoyed by those foreigners and Dutch people who can only complain and complain about the Netherlands and don't see what's good about living here. They're ungrateful and don't see all the beautiful/privileged things you get here which you don't get in every country. They can rot in hell because they're making themselves miserable while living in a paradise.

[@theFee]

I am foreigner living in Germany but originally from EU as well (Czechia). I don't think one can generalise living in Germany, because it's massive and every federal state is a bit different. There are things that apply for whole Germany, but those usually apply for half of the Europe. That leaves us with few specifics. Therefore biggest problem I have with Germany would be the resistance against digitalisation and automatization. Even my "eastern European" country has a working e-government. Just very few german banks offer good e-banking app. And it's not only about the system but as well the people (even so, obviously not all), who directly and intentionally hinder the progress in this area.

[@jpegm4fia]

This is very interesting, I never imagined Germany of all places would resist technology making life a little easier.

[@theFee]

@@jpegm4fia Germans have very strong sense for traditions and hate changes. That is mostly the reason. Their motto is rather "Slow but sure" than "First and pioneers".

[@kralikkral5560]

Hi Filip, I am German and I lived for 20 years in CZ. There is a strong and very reasonable reason for the resistance against digitalization in Germany - the same reason why we prefer cash money and not card payments: we do not want that all our life can be tracked by anybody - mainly for business reasons, but it can also be used for fraud, for blackmailing etc. In CZ protection of personal datas only exists in theory, but not in reality. It is very simple to destroy the life of somebody in CZ by putting some infos on the internet about this person - even Czech police puts personal datas on internet, which is totally crazy. The extremest digitalization is in China - what does it tell you? China is a dictatorship, by the way.

[@theFee]

@@kralikkral5560 Hi. This is not the first time I am talking with German about this topic. I have to say I absolutely understand the fear of giving up your personal data or being watched. Especially as there are countries like China or Russia who basically openly invade Europe in cyberspace and are trying to get as much from us as they can. It is a valid argument. I myself chose not to buy products from chinese companies. (Yes, everything is manufactured in China, but not everything has the chinese software in it.) However I don't think not using a card to pay for something will really help that much. Yes, you can get scammed, robbed or even tracked. But that mostly happens if you give your card details to somebody you should not. If you missuse the card payment. Cash is tracked too, every note has a number and we do know that there are institutions whose work is to track people's activities trough money. What is the difference then? Cash as well can be scammed or stolen. It's just about the manipulation and having control. Not the means. I would never pay with a card online or log into an account, on device I do not own. On the other hand, Germans do not want to use cards or are against google maps, but are okay using chinese phones from companies directly connected to chinese government. That is crazy in my point of view.

[@jrgptr935]

@@jpegm4fia Macht das Leben vielleicht einfacher, aber ganz bestimmt unsicher - und wenn wir eines verabscheuen, dann das!

[@fhol]

scanning and packing in the supermarket as an Olympic sport - this guy made my day😂🤣😂

[@TheSamuiman]

It's part of the famous German efficiency! Who wants to spend more time then needed at a dreaded cashier?

[@erhardpostinger1326]

@@TheSamuiman apropos time kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGi3k6KNq7t4iLc

[@franciscojimenez6047]

As a mexican, contrary to what the guy from Mexico said, one of things I like about countries like Germany (and other wealthy countries) is that most of people respect rules and others by not having loud parties. If I wanna hear loud music I wear headphones, but that is my personal thought, however most of mexican people (and latinos) love loud parties.

[@bumlacalacalacabum]

You are totally right. If you like to party as in Latin America (Argentina in my case) just go to Latin America. Following the rules and being a country that's woth living go hand in hand

[@TheSamuiman]

You are on the right track!

[@ynacyr4]

I'm glad here in Gramado (southern Brazil) we are mostly german descendents because this is strictly prohibited here. Meanwhile everywhere else in Brazil police just doesnt care if you blast loud music. I have lived in Fortaleza (northeast of the country) and despite being beautiful people drive like crap and blast loud music whenever they want.

[@Luflandebrigade31]

As a German I don't mind a loud party, but there is time and space for that. The party itself is not so much the problerm, but if it's during the week and you have to work next day it sucks. Trying to perform the way you are used to while you only slept like 4 hours really sucks.

[@mustachinhogrosso3535]

@@ynacyr4 Isso não é verdade, não, hein...

[@vetal84]

Ich bin seit 22 Jahren in Deutschland und ich liebe das Land. Danke Germany!

[@fr3ud_4137]

Wilkommen (spät nach 22 Jahren lol)! Wohnst du auf dem Land oder in der Stadt?

[@vetal84]

@@fr3ud_4137 18 Jahre in der Big City, jetzt auf dem Land

[@SuperKanuuna]

warum?

[@fritzwalter878]

@@vetal84 woher kommst du denn / wo wurdest du geboren?

[@ClaireEmilia]

Schön, dass es dir gefällt!

[@anmafr4967]

Im half german and venezuelan with curly hair and toned skin. People often asked where I come from but it is ok for me and I like it because I love to speak about Venezuela. Maybe just to explain that Venezuela is more than drugs, politics and the other bad news. I live in a small village not so far away from France and nobody has ever asked me about my origin. Sometimes Im offended by this 😂

[@yourtruebrit]

Saarland ? 😂

[@anmafr4967]

@@yourtruebrit fast 😂 bin aber Saarländerin, weil ich schon immer dort gelebt habe. Jetzt ist es die Südwestpfalz …

[@fr3ud_4137]

CIA joined..

[@Lilianjade]

You have such a warm and open attitude . Love your style of interviewing people 👍🏻

[@ryuhayabusa5609]

Very nice interview, thank you

[@StefanC123]

If you are going to make a big (and loud) party, tell the neighbours about it. They are more understandable if they know about it. But usually not good to make it on a sunday, rather do it on friday/saturday.

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

Invite your neighbors to the party if possible

[@venusflytrap2622]

That and maybe turn the noise a little bit down after midnight out of respect for your neighbours. Nobody has a problem with a party but if someone doesnt respect others you will have a problem. Simple thing imagine you have to get up the next day and someone blasts the music so loud you hear it on the other side of the town through closed windows and earplugs, you´d also be on a killing spree the next day due to not getting any sleep.

[@Michael_Schlapp]

Loved the music, a nice touch! I can totally agree about the bagging of your own groceries and the unwritten time limit. I got so scared of doing that and I decided to order products for delivery to the house to avoid it completely lol!

[@McRobin06]

Just throw them into your cart and bag your groceries somewhere else like at your car. this way it is much easier and less awkward -sincerely a german

[@292Nigel]

Next episode.. Hardest part of life about living in the UK. Can't wait!! 👍

[@Noa15Lv]

Fellow Latvian here... There's much stuff happening here and im personally looking forward sometime to pay an visit in Germany.

[@tobiasente9403]

A lot of nice people we need here in germany. You are all very welcome. Have a nice time. And good luck for learning german. Its hard but it is worth learning the language!

[@SonLe-mk4sq]

Very nice of you!

[@h35145]

Thank you very much

[@premrutaiphuksatawan4429]

As Thai who's living in Germany for 5 years, the hardest part is.. 1. the language, it makes me feel less capable of many things like learning or making a conversation with german people when we gather in a group and i'm the only one foreigner, I kinda afraid if I understand something wrong or kept asking "wie bitte?". 2.Mindset, German are really straightfoward when they want to criticise something about you or someone else and they will say what they think without thinking about one another's feeling because in Thailand we always try to say something indirectly and hurt less. 3. Winter, it always dark here and I always get blue out of nowhere. 4. Appointment, you have to make an appointment for everything from seeing a doctor, cleaning, cooking even meeting someone because german likes to plan ahead for around 2 days to 2 weeks. 5.As an asain-looking person, i sometimes being discriminated at work from older generation colleages.

[@friedrichbaeker]

go back

[@yukiaditya7352]

As someone from SE Asia (Indonesia) I never had any obstacles regarding languages, most Germans speak perfect English, even in smaller cities like Oberhausen or Kassel. But i dont know, i only visiting not living there. Regarding directness, that's the best thing from German people, but I think the Dutch is even more direct.

[@SonLe-mk4sq]

@@friedrichbaeker chill out Adolf

[@zalanemese]

I recommend you a Latin saying: Si fueris Romae, Romano vivito more; si fueris alibi, vivito sicut ibi. The Latin phrase meaning literally: “if you are in Rome, live in the Roman way; if you are elsewhere, live as they do there”

[@friedrichbaeker]

@@zalanemese bro you don't look intelligent for googling the latin version, we all know the phrase "When in Rome, do as Romans"

[@nisvetaninalang]

I live in Germany for more than 20 years now. The language was easy for me, but something else always made me feel like I could never really let go. It was hard meeting new people and making real friends. This is partly due to the culture and to a certain extent to the mentality of the Germans. That was something I had to understand first.

[@mahmudarfan6620]

How did make friends then? Any tip?

[@nisvetaninalang]

@@mahmudarfan6620 Well you need to get to know someone who already has some connections in a group of people. Most of the time, it is one person who is the connector for others. And I learned that it is sometimes better to do it in „German way“. It is almost like getting a appointment at HR management for a job application.😁

[@sshreddderr9409]

making friends as a native is also hard. basically, its easy if you already belong to a group of people and you meet friends of friends, but its pretty much impossibly to do otherwise, as germans ar really private, and tend to see attention from strangers as weird, like there is some strange motivation behind the interaction, since its so out of the ordinary. either you are inside a circle and get the machine rolling or you cant make friends basically.

[@newasblue1981]

This is the hardest part for me and why we will probably end up back in the US at some point soon. Even though Germany has much to offer, my heart is in the US.

[@nisvetaninalang]

@@newasblue1981 I hope that's not the only reason. But again, when heart says something else...go for it.

[@A.J314]

I come from the middle east, living in Munich. Very grateful, no complaints.

[@yourtruebrit]

Would you ever move back ;) ?

[@A.J314]

@@yourtruebrit No, as long as I have a resident permit.

[@harrydehnhardt5092]

"I come from the middle east, living in Munich...." Wow, you must have had quite a culture shock. Greetings from Frankfurt.

[@mz6367]

Which country I’m from KSA and I would never go there great that I live in a richer nation

[@Micha-bp5om]

@@harrydehnhardt5092 I think not anymore, Munich is full of muslims now 😅

[@danilopapais1464]

I was born here, so the language was never a problem for me, but I can see how the language and the weather are really difficult for people that come to Germany. My father came from Italy, and as long as I remember, his German was at a native level. So it just might take a while. The hardest part for me is, that when you are unemployed and need an additional qualification to get a job, the services you get provided, depend heavily on the person working your case, although I am not sure if that is just a German problem.

[@faizanafz8478]

Can you share your unemployment experience with more details please ?

[@pritamshinde6622]

Greate Work man loved it

[@skwasigr]

For me as a German the hard part is deciding which insurance are necessary and when it's time to see a doctor if there is an odd thing even after a day

[@yourtruebrit]

Yeah Moin and servus! haha

[@mett420]

Hardest part obout living in Germany: gestiegene Dönerpreise

[@colorfulflowers574]

jetzt 10€ oder?

[@yourtruebrit]

@@colorfulflowers574 not in Augsburg :D come to Augsburg

[@mett420]

@@yourtruebrit 7€ for a normal Döner in my Town :/

[@292Nigel]

🤣🤣

[@JaniceHope]

3.50€ on Dönerday. 5.50€ every other day.

[@nozomuoh4148]

It is fascinating hearing people complaining some German people in Germany do not speak English in normal life. Should the question be why foreigners do not at least try to learn and speak German?

[@gemjamjones2656]

Coming from Scotland, the winter here isn't that bad and the weather is pretty dry overall, where I am there's also almost no wind, its so strange to me! Worst part: Taxes, forms, any kind of beurocracy here is a nightmare, literally cried trying to understand the systems here.

[@valentin7935]

Yeah even for us Germans its a lot of beurocracy sometimes. I understand that is even harder if you didn’t grow up with that. Hope this will change…

[@Manie230]

@@valentin7935 even growing up here I hardly understand our bureaucracy.

[@davinnicode]

Germans want to be correct in every form or detail that’s why there are so many laws and a complex bureaucracy. I am German myself and you‘ll notice this habit of correctness with a lot of Germans and in many different situations, even with the ones that openly say that they don’t like it.

[@Vidal1970]

Formulare, Formulare - von der Wiege bis zur Bahre 😉

[@mareen622]

@@Vidal1970 🤣und alles auch noch auf chinesisch rückwärts

[@benzo___]

great video, do more of these, they are very interesting!

[@yourtruebrit]

yep were doing another episode this Saturday :)

[@hillbillly6963]

As a native, the hardest part is the darkness in autumn and winter 😑

[@indrinita]

That's literally one of my favourite things about Germany 🤣 also what winter? Don't ever visit Canada!

[@hillbillly6963]

@@indrinita Actually most of Canada´s population lives on roughly the same latitudes as southern Germany or even beneath. Montreal, Toronto, Québec, Ottawa and Hamilton are all on northern Italy latitudes! Thus most Canadians get longer days in winter than I do here in northern Germany, to which of your bigger cities, only Edmonton and Saskatoon compare. So if it´s not one of those cities I´d gladly come visit and enjoy more daylight than at home 🙂

[@indrinita]

@@hillbillly6963 well I'm from Calgary which I suppose some could say is in those "southerly" latitudes - actually just 3 hours driving south of Edmonton - and we had like 8 hours of sunlight in the dead of winter, max. My husband's from northern Germany and I did my master's up there, and the difference was *maybe* a half an hour of sunlight less in the dead of winter (if even that), but it was about 8 hours of daylight as well. The main difference between where I'm from and northern Germany is that we get actual sunlight every day of the year almost, while most of Germany is cloudy and grey during the "winter". But the temperatures are more like a Canadian fall to be honest (not including the Canadian west coast, where they also don't have winter). So I get how people with seasonal affective disorder might find Germany hard, but temperature and snow wise - imo Germany has no winter. And if you're ok with -30°C temperatures on the reg for literally half the year, then be my guest in Canada. Also the season that Germans call "winter" is again *maybe* 2-3 months before spring like temperatures abound again. It's the summers in Germany I can't handle. Absolutely horrible. But they're getting worse across Canada as well due to climate change.

[@hillbillly6963]

@@indrinita You are right, the difference between Calgary and Hamburg at winter solstice is about 30 minutes, summing up to many, many hours over the course of autumn and winter. You are also right about this half of the year being mostly cloudy and grey here, resulting in even less sunlight. However, I´m still a bit confused - the question was what the hardest part about living in Germany was for me (it´s the darkness) - then you jumped in to invalidate my answer and kept telling me that it is cold and snowy in Canada. I don´t know why 🤷‍♂

[@indrinita]

@@hillbillly6963 oh my intention was definitely not to invalidate, so sorry if it came across that way. As a Canadian living in Germany, I just find it ironic that many Germans don't like my favourite part of the year in Germany. In your case it was because of the darkness, but most complain about the cold. But I also acknowledged in my comment above that I can understand for those who suffer from SAD that the German "winter" can be hard, such as it is. In either case, I just don't feel that there's such a thing as "winter" here compared to what I'm used to, and that's what I was trying to get across.

[@JamieOGman]

Hardest part for me, living in Berlin, is that it's considered cool and trendy to be unfriendly and rude. Especially true for people who work in the service industry.

[@blauermerlin1968]

Tolles Video. Ich wünsche Dir auch ein gutes neues Jahr...

[@yourtruebrit]

und du bist auch ;)

[@beatrizmueller5442]

My first year was the language barrier. Eventually I learned German fluently and had a beautiful life there, but of course, as a non-German, there were cultural things that to this day are challenging. People have no compunction about pointing at you as they talk about you or asking you questions that people in other countries wouldn't dream of asking (I chalk it up to naivete and child-like curiosity). That being said, I love Germany, loved my years there, and miss it very much! It is a clean country, efficient, people know how to work and enjoy life, the country works hard to ensure that people are taken care of economically and health-wise. People take care of the environment, their homes, and their cities. Truly a wonderful place!

[@woodnja]

I like the Videos where ask people about there opinion. 👍

[@vaishnavnegi9640]

I came here recently and for me, some things have been extremely difficult compared to back home. The lack of digitization and slow and tedious bureaucracy. Sometimes it feels that people apply rules arbitrarily at their whims. Also it's a lot quiter here, which I'm not used to. So it's abit weird at times. Maybe it will grow on me.

[@yourtruebrit]

Yeah things will get easier over time!, hope your doing ok :)

[@vaishnavnegi9640]

@@yourtruebrit yeah bro. Thanks. 😊

[@andreasiversen3440]

Or maybe you should return home. Where you belong.

[@vaishnavnegi9640]

@Andreas Iversen I will after some time. Don't worry.

[@HansHackfress]

If it's too quiet just move to a place where a lot of students live (like the Mexican guy in the video), guess it won't be that quiet some nights ;)

[@we.hustle.harder5133]

Life hack for supermarkets in Germany. In every entrance to a supermarket you will find plastic baskets to put in your groceries and stuff. Grab one, take advantage of it, use it. Go to the cashier, let them scan your stuff, take it and put it directly in your basket, then pay, grab your basket and go to the packing station behind the cashier desk. Every big supermarket has a place with a separate desk to pack your stuff. There you can be as slow as you want and you don´t annoy anyone in the queue. You´re welcome

[@HansHackfress]

Yes. It's like that in general. But I don't know if "times are changing" but this is what happened to me a few weeks ago (I'm "born and bred German" btw). I went to Kaufland and normally, I'll always take a trolley. But there were none as the shop was packed that day, so I took a shopping basket instead. Since I had about 25 items, rather than putting the basket on top of the the other stacked-up ones right before the cash-out, I kept it in my hand after putting my items on the conveyor belt. When it was my turn, the cashier told me to put the basket with the others. I said I'll bring it back right after I'm done putting my stuff into my bags, but she was having none of it. Servicewüste Deutschland +1 ...

[@denisek7]

Great interviews and lovely interviewer~ ^^ very interesting to hear! Greetings from South Korea

[@yourtruebrit]

Thanks so much!

[@Tekvorian]

Well done video. I watched it all

[@pakabe8774]

Since you made your Bo'le of Wa'er video, I can't hear anything else but the absence of the "t". 😂 "Do you think, life is be'er in Germany than..." 🤣

[@yourtruebrit]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@yourtruebrit]

life is be'er in Germany

[@nyekay615]

😂😂😂 me ‘oo

[@shuben6020]

As a German living abroad since over 15y i have made following conclusion from distance: a) Germans have the tendency to see everywhere only risks instead of opportunities.😱 b) safety feeling aspects are super important.👷 e.g. unemployment insurance or house hold insurance. Since being out of DE i never had an unemployment insurance, but I am in the 5th job now. So, I learned the meaning of "Spare in guten Zeiten, dann hast du in der Not". c) to work with Germans while yourself is abroad makes you feeling what I call "German tank style" .... There is only one way to do it right and that's the German solution! ☝️ d) especially in the smaller towns you get the feeling you need to be local in 3rd generation to fully integrate. 😜 But what i really miss is the nature and environment in Germany. Just open the water tap and drink from it. Run through the old tree Forrest that's normally just a few minutes away, enjoying the long summer night with beautiful sunsets. So my ❤️ is forever with DE. 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

[@linhvu6536]

I am so related to the first point. Especially when I invite a friend to eat something. My German friends will react with skeptical looks and question "what is it inside", not for a reason like an allergy at all 😅They are always skeptical about everything and never take a risk, in general. Sometimes I feel like they've missed so much fun in life. But it probably does not matter, as long as they feel comfortable.

[@marisa82]

Where do you live now?

[@shuben6020]

@@marisa82 still in China

[@marisa82]

@@shuben6020Cool, do you find it better to live in China than Germany?

[@shuben6020]

@@marisa82 everything has two sides. So it's difficult to answer.

[@rock20711]

loved ur channel

[@noras.9774]

A very nice reportaj!

[@eugenhuber3441]

Culture schocks abroad for me as born in Munich. Seing mask in the subway 10 years ago in Taiwan. Enjoying UK pubs in London 20 years agon. Paying cash only in taxi or Bus in NYC some years ago. - take the chance to enjoy culture shocks, it shows you your situation - always nice

[@catunicorn4459]

It’s so fun to see foreign ppl talking about Germany, especially as a Bavarian. I had a lot of fun watching this lol 😂

[@yourtruebrit]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@martin840909]

Bavarian people are more like Austrian but not Germans, in my opinion.

[@1DarkBlossom]

@@martin840909 Bavaria is the German’s Texas

[@martin840909]

@@1DarkBlossom Do you know where Hitler comes from? Bavaria.

[@1DarkBlossom]

@@martin840909 He was austrian

[@krastorockstar]

great video!

[@Anna-bq8gl]

I love this channel ❤🎉. You make me laugh too often! Great fun watching you guys! Merry Christmas!!

[@SerenitySymphonyx]

I am 24 years old and I was born and raised in a small town in western germany. I was very priviliged with my family to go for whatever job or education I want and iam very thankful for that. But my parents cant pay for my tuiton or my life as a student and you its not easy to get the mentioned BaFög... I think the hardest part is that a lot of people always act like germans are mean or stuffy and dont realize how lucky we are that we can live in Germany. Nice vid! =)

[@hidden5920]

Awesome video. I love seeing all this different cultures coming together....the people appreciate all that german stuff that feels so "normal" for us germans.... In the End, the biggest Difficulty / Hardest Part is....to take everything for granted as a german. And to alle the ppl in the Video :) i am glad we ve u here.

[@yourtruebrit]

Wait till you see this new one ;)

[@ihorholod8358]

Keep going, i like your videos, honesltly it kinda soothes

[@yourtruebrit]

danke :)

[@bk1147]

Great video

[@Itsjennygomes]

I’m not even in Germany yet but finding an apartment it’s being so far the worst part of moving to Germany 😢

[@NoctLightCloud]

it's because more people wanna move to German cities than there is place to offer. Only in 2022 1.5 million refugees came to Germany. They'll be prioritized on the housing market over you (assuming you aren't coming as a refugee) because the govmnt pays the tennants sweet sums to house refugees instead of standard citizens (the idea itself is meant well but the execution causes harm to non-refugees).

[@Pedro-ny8zt]

@@NoctLightCloud germany will be looking like france and Sweden in a few years. They took in too many "refugees" dark future ahead

[@NoctLightCloud]

@@Pedro-ny8zt agree 100%!!

[@gameofdrones9354]

​@@NoctLightCloud may i know whats the reason they spend more for refugees?

[@NoctLightCloud]

@@gameofdrones9354 If you rent out to refugees, you can basically say any sum and the govmt will pay it for the refugees to you. You can charge 3000€/month for an old shack that's run down. (My sister knows a dude who is doing that, he gets 3000€/month for his run down house.) You don't have to renovate anything, just rent it to people that the govmnt will pay for. Since "the govmnt" isn't a person, they don't care what the housing accomodations look like or how much they cost. We'll see a drop in living standard within the next two decades, or a straight-out civil war. Mark my sad words.

[@Machiavelli698]

That was more fun to watch for a German than I thought it would be

[@Sam-mh4mc]

this was so good

[@DEanimesDE]

i love your videos man :D so fun!

[@yourtruebrit]

Thanks a ton!

[@EuSouPrimoDele]

Gotta agree with the Deutsche Bahn take, being a recent ausländer I simply love it, it does have delays and what not, but compared to most countries it´s actually decent.

[@maylinde986]

The dark time of the year is a bit.... But..(: the spring is near!

[@Bad_Design]

Video is really nice!

[@dearinlove]

My husband and I visited Germany last month, were from california. we felt so blessed, it's so beautiful and people are frindly. we werent prepared for the cold. I want to love there.

[@schattensand]

No problem! You can love everywhere.

[@andre1987eph]

“If you can’t be with the one you love, honey, love the one you’re with” (Crosby Stills, and Nash)

[@kayflip2233]

Funny, I'm Asian American and work around Europe a lot. In Frankfurt everyone would speak to me in German, assuming I was a local because I have to dress in business casual clothing. Then when I spoke with my American accent they were confused for a second and switched to English. 😂 This was pretty consistent. Pretty much no one assumed I was a tourist. So there's always the opposite side of the story. My German colleagues were all really nice, but very straight to the point, just like New Yorkers, where I'm from. In general, I think Germans have a positive view of Asians so I was never treated badly anywhere I went in Germany.

[@friedrichbaeker]

made up story

[@kayflip2233]

@@friedrichbaeker like your friends circle.

[@friedrichbaeker]

@@kayflip2233 epic roast

[@Schmitt487]

Are you a Chinese American? I mean your ancestors from China?

[@alexeyolshevskiy1358]

1. Service - Germany and customer service it is two different universe. In all 2. No digitalization 3. Bureaucracy 4. To early get up for school, 7.45 for what? 5. it is difficult to have friends despite the fact that the Germans are generally responsive But goods thins is: 1. safety 2. people do not interfere with each other in terms of noise and so on. 3. following the rules especially on the road

[@TheSamuiman]

Conditioning to comply, to get ready for the real world, the real life, it is about conditioning!

[@sneakystef]

Sounds like Japan

[@Sperhirni123]

How could the the customer service be improved in you opinion? And what could be done to make it easier to find friends? What is the difference to other countries in making friends?

[@venusflytrap2622]

@@Sperhirni123 In terms of making friends, if you know some germans for a bit as in study colleagues or work colleagues invite them on a beer or ask them if they´d like to show you around town or have good recommendations to get something to eat. Tell them you´re new in town and I´d say in 80% you´ll get atleast some positive response as in either you get a recommendation or invitation for some drinks BUT the most important thing, be punctual as we dont like to have our time wasted and its considered extremely rude. As a German myself I think the main difference in general is that we are more reserved and kinda formal i.e. we dont want to bother anyone in their private life so as long as you dont directly tell us "Hey go out with us for a drink etc." you wont get anywhere in terms of making friends. As soon as we know someone better it gets less formal and reserved but it takes a while. Surely it depends from region to region in terms of how reserved we are but that could be taken as a rule of thumb. Furthermore I think we dont engage all that much in small talk except if its about the Trains being unpunctual again.

[@besapeposhi3864]

5 is disappointing because one of the reasons i want to move from my country is to know new people.

[@hablemosespanolnativo]

Saludos desde Colombia!

[@sunu84]

0:50 what a funny handsome man. Loved his humor

[@JohnRaschedian]

For those having problem with the language, buy the Michel Thomas German language bundle. Using the bundle, you can master the German language in under 60 hours. You only need to know English to use those courses. That's how I learned German When I came to Germany and ever since, I have had no problems in the past 10 years or so.

[@sanagul-origin5412]

"People are frendlier" - made me laugh hard))

[@musicbot101]

Nice video bro

[@Earth098]

This is brilliant!! By the way, you didn't mention which city you're in. But once I saw the Munich city hall I realized it was Munich. Later a person mentioned it too.

[@monak778]

Hard part of the Germany is, peoples are very friendly but very hard to make a real & true friends. Except that whoever they come from peopels just want to be around them self. Lack if openness and and friendliness. To be honest even i dont know who my neighbours is. Just say hello even you are living for so many years. If we dont know our neighbours where we living then you can imagine how it would be the outside. Where i belongs ; in that place as an neghbours we used to share foods and friendship and always help eachothers. you work hard and make your life better..except that i like & live Germany and also thankful because this place make me more strong and independent and learned so many things. There is +ve & negative.

[@SilverJackLeg]

I can do with cashiers, Deutsche Bahn, all the rules, the need to categorize everything into smallest details, somehow handled the language and a bit of a local dialect, but for me personally the hardest thing is the bureaucracy and the administrative German that comes with it. It's like a totally separate language, riddled with paragraphs, references to laws (like I know them). Sounds like German, but it looks more like like a mix between German and Klingon. And it's everywhere once you start living here - the contacts, the insurances, the taxes etc. If I only knew all these tricks at the beginning... Not to deny that there are many great and wonderful things here, but the question was "what's the hardest part" for me.

[@Ash-Rain]

That Klingon reference was gold and is just accurate. I had some law courses and yea it's basically an entire own language called "Gerichtsdeutsch". Took me a couple of months to just get the basics in my head and twist my synapses in ways I didn't know was possible or even necessary. Bureaucrat jobs regarding law usually take at least a couple of years of intense training. But there were also crash-courses when people were needed which were done in 6 months. Absolutely brutal stuff which changes you as a person and how you think and approach things. It's like becoming a part of the machine and getting re-modeled. Everything about this is twisted and oh just like with new hardware you have to stay up to date with any kind of changes in your resort because of all the updates to the law. A huge portion of required energy gets into all of this. No wonder the bureaucracy is so bloated, slow and costly here. But usually it's for good reasons. Well, lets not get overboard. I think they've good intentions and that's that ^^

[@bhaskarjyotideka9243]

Living in Munich since October and I can totally relate to the grocery buying thing. Lol.

[@OliVia-jk7jc]

Ich liebe das Video!!

[@maryam_nn]

The hardest parts for me: 1. Understanding their jokes. Sometimes the Germans are laughing at something a German has said. Even though I understand the language, sometimes I have a hard time understanding why a joke is funny. 2. Most supermarkets are closed after 8. Most supermarkets are not open on Sunday or holidays. Oh and a lot of cafes in some of the places I lived close at 5pm or so!

[@spaceexplorer3690]

You should go back to your land .Because dont think we will ever have shops opened on sundays and holidays.Or you work so much so you dont have time to make your shopung until 9

[@Angel-um4ue]

@Space Explorer you are so rude man...

[@chewcata7016]

different humor. I see this also related to different cities, friend groups and even cultures ! so interesting :)

[@im11yearsold63]

@@spaceexplorer3690 that's this kind of humour, the foreigns don't understand? You meant to say this with your comment?

[@spaceexplorer3690]

no i was not trying to be funny.i dont understand why people who come here think that one of big problems in germany for god sake are closed shops on sunday or on BANK HOLIDAY.wow.And i would like to see caffe whic is closed by 17:00;

[@tatyanasozonova7591]

For me as a russian citizen it is a problem with payment methods in Germany. In Russia you can easily transfer money in a blink, you can transfer to anyone and you can also open a bank a account easily without spending almost a month waiting for your card. For me was strange to see some stores where you only pay in cash... It is not really a problem because you get used to it but sometimes it hurts! :)

[@stekeson4182]

да, я тоже заметил

[@fr3ud_4137]

It's because of surveillance(-angst) and Finanzamt reasons..;) the store owner has to pay a fee, most dont want to do that.

[@tatyanasozonova7591]

@@fr3ud_4137 yeah, I know that :)

[@beehappygermany]

First time I watched your video and hit the subcribe button right away. Thank you so much for sharing an interesting video👍💐🐝. Will follow you and Happy New Year!🎊💐

[@freewanderer9614]

man shopping experience in germany is really something.. they scan every stuff faster than the speed of light and and tell you the amount.. i was like hold your horses for a while..i havent finished packing yet 😄

[@marcelwannieck]

Oh wow, I went to school with the Chinese girl from Munich. Wild seeing her again in a KZbin video over 6 years later.

[@yourtruebrit]

oh really!, yeah she was lovely super interesting person :)

[@skillfullbog7923]

Lol and even now you still don't think she is German

[@marcelwannieck]

@@skillfullbog7923 Dude, I don't just think she's German, I KNOW she's German. German with Chinese heritage if you will. I just referred to her in a way that makes it clear who I'm talking about.

[@zeelowsguys]

There was a mention of footwear in Germany. I would like to know if Birkenstock’s are very popular ? Possibly more so in summer they are mostly open sandal style, very comfortable although very expensive here in New Zealand. Greetings and thanks for sharing your video 😊

[@thomas.thomas]

I don't really see many wearing them outside, but since we aren't walking at home with regular shoes, i guess some people wear them at home

[@typxxilps]

Kehrwoche, cleaning the boardwalk and stairs

[@JJ-ix1nj]

The hardest thing about living here for me as an immigrant is the discrimination!! I don't recommend living here!

[@yourtruebrit]

Where are you from :) ?

[@JJ-ix1nj]

@@yourtruebrit I'm from Latin America bro and yes there is also discrimination against Latin Americans here.

[@Pedro-ny8zt]

Regresa a casa bro

[@gameofdrones9354]

Like how were you discriminated?

[@Sinna226]

3:00 said it all and she has hit the nail straight.

[@lg206]

I like that people don’t feel offended when you ask “Where are you from” like they do in the states or England.

[@everythingisfine9988]

Walking up to anybody with the first question being "where are you from" is rude. However, talking to somebody for a while and "then"asking that question is totally acceptable. But if they don't have an accent, that should be a hint

[@martin840909]

To ask where you are from to one foreigner means two things: 1. I want to date with you. 2. I want to know why you are so fucked up.

[@alessbritish228]

@@everythingisfine9988 That's not rude, you're just angry lol

[@larsf.4756]

I was born in Germany, and I emigrated. The main reason was the over-regulation of pretty much everything. I left the country once I realized what that would mean for my foreign spouse.

[@clairechloe5294]

I am Asian, now a citizen of Germany. While there are some good things about the system in Germany, there are many unnecessary restrictions, regulations and limitations. Yes, that is correct - almost everything is overregulated and overcomplicated. So I am also thinking of moving somewhere else in the near future. May I know where you emigrated to? I lived in America and Thailand for many years. Even in those countries life was much easier in some aspects, although I prefer Germany to America.

[@fr3ud_4137]

@@clairechloe5294 can you give examples?

[@larsf.4756]

@@clairechloe5294 I actually live in the US these days. The lifestyle in the US seems to vary by region rather drastically, and I have lived in the Midwest as well as California, and the slower pace in Ohio suits me rather well. Traveling to Germany still feels weird, as I do speak the language, but many daily aspects of life have become somewhat foreign to me, from payment systems to public transportation. However, looking at Germany more from tourist's perspective makes me appreciate it a little more. I've never been to Thailand, I'm afraid.

[@greatgatsby7465]

I also left Germany because of racism, ridiculously high taxes, unorganized public transportation, aging infrastructure, bureaucracy, bad weather and may other reasons. 3 years now and it was the best decision of my life.

[@greatgatsby7465]

@@newlybornman2272 With racism I mean when it comes to finding a job or renting a place in a good neighborhood. Even if you were born in Germany, if your name and your appearance don't seem to be German you are considered a second class citizen or like they say "Ausländer"

[@BoothTheGrey]

The guy at 3:40 of course doesnt know the "traditional" aspect of this supermarket "olympic" sports. Usually back in older times when paying at the supermarket you would put your stuuf back into your trolley, go away from the check-out and head over to special tables where you could put your stuff calmly in your bags. In many supermarkets nowadays these spaces besides the doors have gone. And germans just had no other possibility than starting this check-out-sports. Although... when I check out my supermarkets there still mostly are little areas at the door where you could go after check-out.

[@ayurossely4555]

Can‘t wait to go to Germany this year for my apprenticeship, wish me luck

[@francescacaroli4609]

The fact that he complimented the only guy who struggled with English

[@user-et6cr6qd8v]

i would say its dishounest.....😅

[@thomas.thomas]

agreed, but maybe he actually think that way. idk. but for sure his English wasn't that great at all

[@alexspata]

i know right?

[@seanfang9395]

The hardest part is loneliness, not only for foreigners but for Germans as well. Two words to describe Germany: depressingly beautiful.

[@albaniansoul1150]

True

[@samykiani944]

Thank you. This is so true.

[@karllarsen8797]

Is it that difficult to meet and start a relationship with German girls?

[@seanfang9395]

@@karllarsen8797 that was not a problem for me. Many of my German friends were lonely. I don’t live there anymore

[@rafaeloliveira2287]

I can say the same about the guy who was talking about the DB. 10/10. VERY VERY GOOD!

[@waldiba]

nice video!

[@yourtruebrit]

Thank you! Cheers! 😊

[@88medoff]

For me a service area is too bad in Germany. It’s so annoying that often it takes too much time to solve some simple issues. And post is biggest problem for me when your shipments delivering not to you directly but to your neighbors. (I know that this is a German tradition, but it’s sick for me especially when neighbor living in a different house😂)

[@Sperhirni123]

How are shipments in other countries handled when you are not a home at the time the package is arriving? And if it helps you can always use "Packstationen" where you can go and get your stuff any time of the day once it arrived, you just have to make a dhl account and hopefully have a packstation near your home or work where it can be delivered to

[@88medoff]

I only know how it handled in Ukraine. So, first of all courier will call you before he’ll decide to deliver shipment to you. If something goes wrong and you’re not at home - he’ll trying to call you again. If this doesn’t help - then your shipment goes back to post office where you can take your shipment by yourself. I think this is better flow. Instead of bringing your shipment to third person.

[@tomswan3401]

im trying to get my shipments only to packstation, even if i pay a couple of euros more. i hate it to wait for the spedition person to deliver a package, when he rings i rush to the building door and i find him already wanting to leave. so when possible have your stuff delivered to packstation, when not packstation prepare to organize how you handle the delivery. there were also situations when they delivered to a tankstelle (gas station), you are informed and can pick package up from there during the next 2-3 days.

[@Sperhirni123]

@@88medoff I personally prefer the postman giving it to my neighbor. My neighbor is right next door while the post office may be a few kilometres away. Calling beforehand seems like an interesting idea but I have problems imagining the postman delivering multiple hundred packages per day and calling every single person beforehand. I've seen in the DHL-App that with some packages you can "track" your delivery and see where your postman is right now and the estimated time of arrival but I'm not sure whether this works for every package or only some

[@xxxRC1995xxx]

10:06 I love how they reassured him that "schnee" was correct.

[@gregorywilson2124]

I agree with the shopping being the hardest part.

[@inotoni6148]

7:30 So in 2005 I did a master's degree in mechatronics in Hanover. Even then, most of the students were from China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. There were more than Germans. Asians are not only now coming to Germany

[@Nico-it5nh]

Yeah we have about 50% foreigners, because their education system just sucks (e.g. Vietnam)

[@griffithberserk1367]

As a life-time German I rofled so hard about the American guy saying packing your stuff at Rewe is like an olympic sport :D He is so right. At times, you can hardly keep up. Especially, when they already start and the person in front is not even finished xD

[@retireddude3397]

Definitely the race through the checkout line at grocery stores.

[@hardik_mhetre_]

Ending music is soo good🥹❤️