5 THINGS GERMANS DO THAT JUST MAKE MORE SENSE
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00:00 Things Germans do that just make more sense
01:07 Why do I talk about children on my channel?
01:48 Balance bikes
03:40 Eingewöhnung = acclimatization at the daycare
06:07 Cashiers sitting down
07:35 Schrebergarten = rent-a-garden
09:47 Helping in an emergency
13:20 Thank you for watching and don't forget to subscribe
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Thank you for your info and don't stress yourself out.
You need TÜV in America 😂😂
Medic!
Also; if you think an ambulance is needed, call for an ambulance and don't ask if the victim can afford one ;-)
With your last point, you forgot something important. In the USA, as a first responder, I first have to ask the person concerned if I can help, otherwise they can sue me. In Europe you are more likely to be punished if you don't help. Even unprofessional help is help and can save lives.
Unless they have changed the rules since the 80s in Germany you must show proof that you have passed a 1st Aid course before you can get your drivers licence. Makes unprofessional help a little less unprofessional hopefully.
@@gustavmeyrink_2.0 But when did you take your first aid course? Things in aiding habe changed since. It would be great if we all refreshed it from time to time.
@@claudiakarl7888 I agree regular refreshers would be a good idea.
Ein Bekannter von mir, - als Zivi im Rettungsdienst ausgebildet, heute Apotheker, - ist bei einem Motorrad-Urlaub in den USA zu einem Unfall dazu gekommen. Eine Frau war hinterm Steuer eingeschlafen, von der Straße abgekommen und hatte sich im Auto überschlagen, mit zwei Kindern im Auto. Den Kindern gings gut, die saßen im Kindersitz, aber die Frau brach zusammen, nachdem sie sich selbst befreit hatte. Mein Bekannter und sein Partner haben, wie man das aus D kennt, Erste Hilfe am Unfallort geleistet, hatten auch die bei uns vorgeschriebene Ausrüstung dabei, inkl. Weste. Dafür wurden sie von der örtlichen Provinz-Polizei auf Twitter öffentlich gelobt. Nur nicht vom Unfallopfer.
Beide Helfer wurden - natürlich - verklagt, denn ein windiger Anwalt findet sich immer. U.a. wurde ihnen unterstellt, den Rippenbruch der Frau verschlimmert zu haben und am HWS schuld zu sein. Man verglich sich, 10.000$ musste der Apotheker blechen, sein Partner nur 500$. Begründung für den Unterschied: als ausgebildeter Rettungssanitäter galt er als "vom Fach" und sollte deshalb mehr zahlen. Sie haben sich verglichen, denn die in den Raum gestellte Klagesumme wäre bei den Anwaltskosten schon höher gewesen und wir alle kennen ja amerikanische Gerichtsserien.
Es ist schade, dass man fürs Helfen auch noch bestraft wird. Und hierzulande benehmen sich manche auch schon so.
Ich mache Notfallseelsorge und wurde schon zweimal von Verunfallten als Zeugin angegeben, weil die gegen Rettungsdienste prozessieren wollten. Und ein Geretteter motzte mal bei mir am Telefon rum, weil seine Base Cap mit nem Autogramm verschwunden war. Der Typ war alkoholisiert ins Hochwasser gesprungen, wurde rausgezogen und reanimiert, hätte aber gerne gehabt, dass andere den Hals riskieren und auch seine Mütze retten oder - in meinem Fall - wohl herbei beten.
@@claudiakarl7888 this is sooooooo true. My husband still thinks you need to put cold cold cold water on a burn.
Ich war jahrelang Hausmeister in einem Kindergarten gewesen. Irgendwann musste ich ein carport für die ganzen Laufräder bauen. Die Eingewöhnungsphase in der Kita war eigentlich immer die lauteste Phase. Und wehe die Kitagruppen kamen 1 mal die Woche zum werkeln in die Hausmeisterwerkstatt. Man habe ich mit den Kids tolle Autos und andere Dinge aus Holz gebaut. Jaja, Kindergärten und Schrebergärten sind schon eine tolle Sache. Hayley mach weiter so mit deinen Videos. Top. Grüße aus Berlin. Sven
Wäre schön wenn sich jeder Kindergarten seinen eigenen Handwerker leisten könnte, um damit eben auch eine "Mitmachwerkstatt" zu unterhalten.
Lider fallen genau solche Sachen nur zu oft dem Budget zum Opfer, sofern die KiTa Leitung überhaupt davon überzeugt ist das es eine gute Idee ist.
Gerade in der Kindergartenphase könnte man soviel Interesse wecken...
Und welches Dankeschön ist denn besser als ein "Woooaaaaahhh" mit den leuchtenden Augen eines Kindes.
Genau!
@@vophatechnicus er hat Hausmeister geschrieben und nicht Handwerker
@@Mister__Jey und, wo ist der unterschied?
Du hast offenbar keine Ahnung was ein Hausmeister so alles macht in einer Schule oder sonstigen größeren Einrichtung.
@@vophatechnicus Der Unterschied ist, das der Hausmeister Sachen wie Klo putzen, Fegen, die Blumen gießen usw macht.
One of the coolest things I've seen was when an ambulance came driving with blue lights along Oxford Street in London. All the cars along the packed street took to the sidewalks at the same time as all the pedestrians jumped into the nearest store to make room for the cars on the sidewalk. It happened so quickly and was so impressive.
I have no idea what English law says about your obligation, but common sense says that an ambulance must be able to arrive.
I live in the UK. Although I've never seen such a dramatic example as the one you describe. It is certainly well known that if you're a driver in this situation, you *definitely* move out of the way and stop. I actually don't know if it's a legal requirement but it's something you learn about from a young age, well before you become old enough to drive.
@@marcelwiszowaty1751 You are required by the Highway Code to give way to emergency vehicles displaying blue flashing lights in UK but you are not exempt from observing the law in so doing. The vehicles that mounted the pavements were breaking the law and could be prosecuted regardless of the reason, but it is unlikely that a prosecution would ensue so long as nobody was put at risk. London streets are so congested that road users instinctively get out of the emergency vehicles way as generally its the only way to make progress, its recognised that it could be you that is being saved. Other parts of the country can unfortunately act differently.
@@marcelwiszowaty1751 It is probably part of the international convention that standardises things like traffic signs and signals (you know, the reason stop signs are octagonal, give way is a triangle with one point to the ground, and blue lights mean ambulance, fire or police) and codified into law in the different countries.
Here in Canada there are laws for all traffic on both sides to pull over and stop if an ambulance is coming. For police on the side of the road you have to slow down to half the posted speed and if possible move over to the opposite lane. For city buses in my town traffic now has to allow them into traffic. Funeral traffic when the hearse goes by with a purple light flashing traffic has to slow down out of respect, some drivers choose to pull over. It was just out of respect but now it's a law.
UK law (highway code) is that you get out of the way if you can safely do so without breaking any traffic laws. So going on the pavement (sidewalk) or across double white lines or stop lines (at a red light) or into a bus lane is interestingly still NOT allowed.
That being said: most drivers in the UK are willing to break “minor” traffic rules and will make space despite the risk of a fine.
References: Highway Code Rule 219
In Germany and Austria, you have to learn some basic first aid in order to get your driver's license. So they expect that everyone who knows how to drive also knows what to do in an emergency (although after a few years of not needing it, what people mostly remember is how to do CPR, "stabile Seitenlage", and that you as a layperson cannot decide that the person is beyond help as long as their head is still attached to their body).
Because of the years not needing it, it is not required but a lot heplful if you do a refresher every once in a while. Those courses are not very expensive here in Germany, they don´t take that much time, but if you have them every 3 - 4 years you are prepared to help in those situations. And also knowledge changes, if you made your drivers licence 10 years ago, you wouldn´t believe all of those changes when it comes to first response! AND if you do these on a regular basis, you´ll benefit from it, also for the emergencies which might happen within your own family! I can recommend to all of you, take these trainings more regulary, they don´t cost a leg and an arm, but they might save lifes!
@@kathawenzel8033 Absolutely! Also the routine of somewhat regular training helps to stay calm and thereby indirectly calm others down aswell!
Same in Hungary
Info for foreigners visiting Germany:
- In case of fire / accident / medical emergency call 112 for ambulance and /or fire service
- If you only need police, call 110
The dispatcher will most likely speak English and will send everything necessary as soon he knows where you are and what's going on. And the best: It is free - you will not be charged anything. even the call (your foreign phone works!) is free.
And yes, yoa are obliged to help if you witness an accident, see a fire breaking out or a person collapse - but only to the degree that you are confident in yourself to do. The minimum to be done is to call for help. This is expected from everyone.
If you feel comfortable to do more - like CPR, warn people of neighboring buildings or remove someone unconscious from a lightly smoking car, please do it.
If you unknowingly make mistakes while helping, you will not be punished. even the guy in the car can't sue you afterwards if you tear off the door handle of the car while applying too much force.
In case of an accident at night, think of self protection: Put on hazard lights, leave the engine running and lights on. Wear the reflective vest before doing anything else.
Use the warning triangle which can be found in the car. Don't risk your life by crossing Autobahn at dark night.
And as Hayley pointed out: Don't take photos of helpless persons. This can be expensive if noticed by authorities.
In addition as a precaution:
It's generally a good habit to regularly attend first aid seminars and train it from time to time on your own - keeping it fresh and give you routine in a stressful situation.
Try to understand why certain things are done in this particular way, it helps you respond properly to less severe incidents and minor everyday aches/problems. You may not replace a visit to the doctor/hospital but you often can stabilize well enough with the basics to make an ambulance unnecessary and therefore keeping it free for more severe problems - remember it could always be yourself being under the truck bleeding out while the ambulance is occupied with freeing an arrow out of someone's butt cheek.
Just to get this straight: if you call 112 your phone will be blocked over the next hours just for the case Firefighters or EMS have to call ya back for some reasons. Blocked means no outgoing and no incoming calls.
@@GreenAndPPCLI You can't generalize this. I haven't seen any phone reacting like this yet - at least not in Germany.
More than one time, I called the number that has been used to call 112 with my private phone to try to find out where exactly they have seen a small fire while we were circulating around the area the dispatcher submitted to us in a firetruck.
So this phone definitely hasn't been blocked.
It is definitely not helpful to create reluctancy to use emergency numbers amongst people.
Also a helpful tipp for foreigners (and even Germans): In many countries, especially the US, there is only one emergency number for any kind of emergency, be it a medical emergency, a traffic accident, a dam break or a house fire (just to name a few). But now you're in Germany and we have at least two (with a few others, that are more specialised). Or you are so stressed out by the accident or event that happened, that your mind goes blank.
If you only want to memorise one emergency number, call 110, which is the police hotline. Their call operators can redirect your need to any other applicable emergency service and in the meantime stay with you on the phone.
While this includes a slight delay in the service. they will, most likely, redirect the nearest patrol car to you even in medical situations, to lend aid until the paramedics or fire brigade shows up. And since german police officers have regular first aid and emergency training, they are very helpful.
And sometimes a police officer on location is a helpful thing, even for us trained paramedics. He has rights to do stuff that we cannot do. As per german law, we, as paramedics or rescue specialists, are not allowed to restrain an unruly or aggravated patient or bystander, unless it directly endangers our or anyones live (Then all bets are off, trust me.). Police officers can and will do that and handcuff you to the guerney if you use lash out to the paramedics or detain an obnoxius bystander, that hinders the rescue operation.
So don't be afraid, if the only number you can recall is the 110, feel free to do that. It is still helping a lot.
I say this from personal experience as well. Despite having had several first aid seminars under my belt, I witnessed a person close to me try to kill himself by cutting his wrists. Luckily he had drugged himself with alcohol beforehand, so in hindsight his cuts had been way too shallow. But I panicked a bit (I was apprenticed as a chef back then, my career as a paramedic were way into the future) and dialed 110. No problem. The person in the emergency service hotline just alarmed the paramedics, while calming me down and talked me through a few steps to ensure the cut person's safety. He also send a police car to me, and the officers, while also restricted to their first aid knowledge, were helpful and gave me the feeling, that the situation was under control, which means a lot. Then the paramedics arrived and from then on, all went even better.
" And the best: It is free - you will not be charged anything. even the call (your foreign phone works!) is free. " Question, you need to pay to call for Help?For what did they charge you?
A friend of mine was the head of combined children's institution (kindergarten, after school club, youth club, etc) here in Denmark ~ and he told me that when the "scoot scoots" (as you call them) were introduced, they reduced the transition from walking to fully biking with something like 2 years (!)... was really dramatic how effective "scoot scoots" were at training the child's balance, before introducing the added complexity of then having to turn pedals up and down while keeping that balance... very, very cool how a simple invention can so dramatically advance learning... 😊👍
That's what I always thought of.
Have I had a "Laufrad" back in the days (I learned to ride a bike in the 80's) instead of the infamous "Stützräder" - I'd have learned biking like "ride" away... lol.
I think the time from zero experience to sitting save in the saddle took me about two years...
Being able to sit down as a casheer/grocery store employee means being able to enjoy your spinal discs being in good health for longer :D
Sherlock 😉
in germany, there are many laws for the protection of employees, including safe and ergonomic working conditions.
forcing people to stand all day long for some work that can as well be done while sitting would be illegal.
Able to sit down = spinal disc in good health ? Really ?
As I am a Swede I don't know how it is in Germany, but in Sweden it must be an ergonomically adapted work environment (in this case a stool) and you can sit for a maximum of 7 hours, if it is not a repetitive work task, then it is about 4 hours and max 20 hours a week (I guess it is simular all over most European contrys) . And now Americans will boo and shout LAZY A** MT*ERS, well you may think so in that case, however the staff are healthier, happier and have less pain/wear and tear = less sick leave. Win win!
@@CheburashkaGenovna neither sitting all the time nor standing all the time is good for health.
eg a cashier should have the ability to sit down at least occasionally (and on an ergonomic chair; there are norms for chairs including certification for "daily sitting time"!) but also not sit all day long. quite often that is automatically achieved when employees have to take turns with different tasks every few hours like cashing, restocking, or periodically have to stand up to get something from behind or above their place for customers (like a bag) or when they are required to stand up for looking whether customers have completely emptied their cart or carrier.
3:23 A German word for a child that looks like a 'little fat bubble' is Wonneproppen.
Na ja, nicht so ganz. Sie meinte aufgrund der Kleidung sieht es aus wie eine "kleine dicke Blase". Wonneproppen ist doch wohl eher ein fröhliches Kind.
CORRECTION: "Wonneproppen" ist a very healthy child that has rosy cheeks, is happy, and not under weight. ❗️❗️It is not necessarily a fat child❗️❗️❗️Its a about health and a laughing happy child and not underweight. A child that has a very pleasing appearance and in demeanor that it makes people smile, when they see it.
@@rich-ard-style6996 Ist dann wohl eine Mischung aus beidem..Wenn man das schon googelt. 😏
She was trying to translate to English. Laufrad means nothing to most English speakers. The proper term in English is balance bike.
@@jessicaely2521 Sure but we are not talking about Laufräder/balance bikes but about cheerfully chubby children ie Wonneproppen.
The only way to get out of „Unterlassene Hilfeleistung“, dont bring your self in danger. Its what you said. If you see something is wrong and you cant help, the only thing you can do is call 110 or 112. Thats the bare minimum i would do and that is what i would expect from others if i am in trouble.
I'm German living in the US.
You are absolutely right!
Btw you look fabulous...love your hair now that it's a bit longer!!
Do you know, that in Germany nearly every village has a "Freiwillige Feuerwehr"? Those people help as a firebrigade without beeing payed.
Scoot-Scoot is just an absolutely _amazing_ word! I will keep it. I will cherish it, nourish it, and I will spread it.
I will also apply it to anything else as much as I can. Like mobility scooters, walkers...my neighbours new Mercedes when he tries to impress me with it.
I love it so much, you have _no_ idea!
Fun Fact 1:
The first "Kleingärten" were called "Armengarten/Arbeitergarten/Rotkreuzgarten" etc., depending on the specific founder (NGOs or Factory Owners).
The name "Schrebergarten" is connected to Moritz Schreber, a medical doctor from Leipzig, who invented the "Schreberplatz", a open community space for workout.
Fun Fact 2:
The first bicycle had also no pedals, it was called "Laufmaschine" or "Draisine", named after its inventor Karl von Drais (a german of course 😁).
Das tolle an den Schrebergaerten ist ja, dass sie total aus der Zeit sind, gestrig , retro und aus ganz anderen Gruenden erfunden - und trotzdem immer noch begehrt, sinnvoll, beliebt, usw. Das sollte uns etwas lehren, denke ich.
Mein Opa sagte immer "Strebergarten" 😁
Please write Leipzig with P not with B. 🤥
bei Kindern spricht man von Laufrädern, nicht Maschinen ;)
WOW that little bike here in the states, by the way, my neighbors kids have one. I will be getting one for my son as well. Im from where you are from too. We are old classmates. Keep up the good work!! I am proud of you, stay happy and strong.
The rules in German allotment garden clubs (Kleingärten Vereine) are often very strict, you cannot do there whatever you want. In the early 80s, when i was still little my parents were in a Kleingarten Verein, we were always on their "public black list", because our hedge was too high, we still had not harvested the apples or we forgot to mow the grass. Later we bought a house with a garden and quitted in the Kleingarten Verein. The memories of these years in the Kleingarten are beautiful, I always liked beeing there on my swing, in my Indian tent and in my sandbox. And of course the friendly old woman in the garden-shop, where I bought icecream and Haribo. 😉
I love my kleingarten Verein. My Kids are growing up with a whole garden family and i cant put into words how much that means.
The grounds are completely fenced off and as soon as we get there the kids are off to see all their gramma and grampas and the other Kids in the Verein.
We have special Kleingarten laws here, hahaha. That's Germany!
These "scoot scoots" are great. They allow small children to accompany their parents etc. on "long" distances, where they would either quickly become exhausted or have to be carried.
and it also helps kids to lran how to ride a bike super quickly...both of my kids had one of these "running bikes" (would be exact translation) and they learned how to ride a bike within 1 hour...when they were 2 (almost 3 and ) 3 years old...because they already figured how how to balance themselves on 2 wheels...another point: you can actually get to places: we walk a lot more in germany (to the grocerie store for example) and walking with kids and their short legs can take ages, but with these bikes they are actually faster than an adult if they want to.... I loved these bikes :)
The "balancing bike" is a return to what German inventor Karl Drais in 1817 called "Laufmaschine" (aka "Dandy horse") and is considered the precursor of the bicycle.
we call it draisienne in France ( karl von drais invention), many learn on those and they got the balance already for regular bikes, they will juste have to learn how to use the pedals, that s all, balance is already acquired.
Ein Laufrad
I do have a question about the name though:
There is a sort of vehicle - mostly to be seen on Wild West Movies - used there on the rails and being propelled by two people pushing a lever up and down, opposing each other.
Now - I used to call this rail-car 'draisine' - might I inquire how its English name is then?
This "balance bike" or "Scootscoot" is called "Laufrad" and translates to "walk wheel" or "walking bike".
This is good to learn to balance yourself and helps to not need balance support wheels for that long if you switch to a larger bike.
In Germany you can't get convicted in court because something went wrong when you tried to help. So, saying "I might do something wrong while helping" is no excuse!
If you witness a serious accident the least you should do immediately is calling emergency for help.
To illustrate my point:
many years ago a driver in front of me got hit frontally by a car trying to overtake others coming from the opposite direction on a main country road (Bundesstrasse). I stopped my car and my sister and I left the car to see if we could help. As expected from the sight I'd seen the driver was probably dead already and the passenger on the other side seemed to be unconscious at least. At that time neither I nor my sister had a mobile phone. When I heard other witnesses stating that they didn't have a mobile phone too I told my sister to get back into my car immediately. I drove away like insane to the next exit indicating a nearby village. I stopped the car at the first farm house. No reaction from inside. So I ran to the next one. I was lucky - the farmer was a member of the local fire brigade. Three minutes later I heard sirens in the distance. And when we returned to the accident site a helicopter had landed there and several rescue vehicles were around. The lives of the driver's wife and of his children could be saved. In such a situation quick action and quick response by professional rescue personel is essential.
You don't get convicted in the US either. It's called the Good Samaritan Law. Now if help someone who doesn't want your help or you perform something outside your training (giving someone a chest tube) you can be sued. An example of helping someone who doesn't want help is treating a cut on someone. It's called respecting peoples space.
@@jessicaely2521 Here you have to help, as someone involved in an accident or so may be traumatized, and temporarily be unable to come to reasonable decisions.
So someone refusing to get the help that's needed does not disband you from your duty to at the very least call 112 on him or her.
@Andee Kaydot I never said that you didn't have to help in Europe. Where did I say you didn't have to help?
Generally speaking people in the US stop and render aid with people because they know they are protected by the Good Samaritan Law. Doctors and nurses sometimes don't stop, because people try and sue them for something. The main thing they are sued for is not giving all the care that they could. Usually these cases are thrown out because you can't put in a breathing tube with stuff you find in a car. You gotta wait until paramedics get there.
So you encourage unqualified people to "help" and possibly further injure or place in danger people in need 🤔
The idea that everybody should help in an emergency situation and the subsequent law are also something that is considerd heavily in firts aid training. For a bunch of stuff like drivers licens or in school you need a first aidd course and they really hammer down the idea of ,,you can't do anything wrong, just try to help the person''
Yeah when you have a heart attack and nobody ist doind cpr until the amulance arrives your chances are quite slim. Just that little help for the 3 or 4 minutes will change your chances of survival drastically
There are several models of Eingewöhnung that are used in German Kindergartens (mostly the Berliner and the Münchner Model iirc). All of them are based on child psychology and development as well as experience. There are a few general facts wich pretty much build the base for why we do this. Children learn by playing (and playing is mental and physical work). Children need do feel secure to be able to concentrate on play and exploration. In order to feel secure in the kindergarten, children need to have a bond with the teachers. The easiest way to build that bond is with cooperation of the parents or parental figures. What the Eingewöhnung does is allow the parent and child to explore the kindergarten together at first, the child will pick up on the parent's reactions to the teachers and toys and other kids. Then the parent will go to an out of the way area and probably do something very very boring, like drinking coffee or reading a book without pictures, and the kid will stay with the teachers and the other children and do exciting things, but can always go to the parent if they need the reassurance. Then the parent will start leaving the kindergarten for a set goal and amount of time, i.e. just walking to the bakery to pick something up for the way home later or take a walk for an hour or run an errand or bring some mail to the post office. And as Haley said, these times will get longer and longer. What helps is if the parent shows trust to the teachers, interacts with other kids, seems happy to be there. What does not help is if the parent is reluctant to let the kid go, won't let the teachers deal with tears and instead rushes in to comfort their child, or even, and this happened to a colleague of mine, tell the kid when they say goodbye "Oh my poor little child, you have to go in there all on your own. Mommy will miss you so so much.", with tears in their eyes and repeatedly pulling the kid back into hugs and kisses.
1 year prison is BY FAR not enough for people attacking emergency units. These people should be in prison for life.
My suggestion would be a tattoo that fades in about a decade: "no emergency help", meaning they won't get any help themselves for the next years. After this, if they are still alive, they'll get a new chance.
That would be far too much and long to jail people a life long and too expensive for us the tax payers. That is over the top a request.
@@rich-ard-style6996 (Potential) Murder does not deserve life sentence?
@dearseall most paramedics or firefighters who are attacked don't die. They are usually beat up with fists. When guns or knives are involved police have to clear the scene before paramedics or firefighters are allowed on the scene. Really in general police are at a call for paramedics before or just after medics show up. Police control the scene.
Sitting down is healthier than standing for long hours. Company helps itself preventing more sick days so it helps everyone involved.
10:05 That’s like international maritime law. You are obliged to render the assistance you are able to give. It just makes sense.
The ScootScoot is called "Laufrad" literally "Running Wheel"
Hello Hayley, the Schrebergarten is a relict of the poorer times in the first half of last century in Europe for the average population, especially in bigger cities and the years after World War 2, when Germany respective former Deutsches Reich as a result of the war was destroyed. It helps the people to provide themselfs with vegetables, fruits, potatoes in a relative cheap way. If you will see it in a wider content, the building centers like Obi, Bauhaus are the modern (since early 70ties) continuation of the Schrebergarten for those who have two left hands for gardening (like me)
As far as I know/heard Schrebergärten started during industrialisation as food support and in the hope that men drink less in their spare time....
Minor correction on the Schrebergarten: the system was implemented during WW 1 to counter shortages and developed from there, other than that correct.
@@peterhomann2140 Nope. Moritz Schreber lived in the 19th Century (in Leipzig) and introduced it to kids to move and exercise outside in an urban area. They growing of fruits and vegetables was an additional positive factor.
@@uwep.7531 UWE HAT RECHT! 😡
German cashiers are not only more comfy, but they tend to be faster too XD
Sometimes too fast for me and my Einkaufswagen
Hi. One very good thing too in Germany is the "Ehrenamt" wich allow us to have a widespread base of firefighters, medics, technical helpers (the THW) and such things. Many peoples do it in her freetime and without getting money for this (they get allowance and salary replacement). The equipment comes from the government, the communitys from the districts, from towns and from private companys. Without this peoples, it would be not possible to have the emergency infrastructures we have right now. But sinking stars are at the horizon, they get less and less members wich are interessted in this things. I hope it is ok in my english and helps ypu with the channel. Kalli
2:52 They are usually called Laufrad or Puky (common manufacturer).
ich verbessere das mal: "Laufrad"
nicht das sich das falsche Wort durchsetzt ;)
"Puky" muss auf Amerikaner sehr seltsam wirken. :)
I think there indeed is an English term for „Schrebergarten“ - I heard Britons calling it „allotment garden“, and I think they knew the concept. So, I think you‘re right, ist’s presumably a European concept from the 19th century.
6:07 "So the next point is going to be that cashiers can sit while they're working."
😳 _Oh, god,_ does that sound nice. Speaking, now, as a former cashier, it's not only unrealistic, but also kind of odd that, in the US, they expect us to remain standing while at the register. What purpose could that possibly serve?
Granted, I worked at an office supply retailer, not a grocery store.
Maybe the purpose is to show employees that they have no rights and their bosses can force them to be uncomfortable for no reason at all. If employees accept that, they probably won't complain about other injustices, too. Companies really like this kind of compliance.
In Germany, our cashiers only work as pure cashiers, sometimes many students are used as mini-jobbers to stock shelves.
Hi, german guy here. I really like those videos. Its weird to learn, what does not happen or is done differen in other countries :D
I really think, the last thing is really important. The basic thing is: If there is help needet to prevent a person from suffering life threatening injury or death and you are able to help without endangering yourself, you have to help. From jump into the water to save a little child from drowning, give pressure bandage to someone who crashed a car into something, give cardiac massage, up to calling an ambulance if you can't do more. You can at least call an ambulance. The important thing is, to do what you think you are capable of. in Germany, no lawyer will send you to prison for not running into a burning house to save a little baby, or to bandage someones blooding wounds, if you can't see blood. Do what you can, dont endanger yourself.
1:53 Those bikes are great. Kids learn to balance a bike before they have the coordination to use pedals, and when they’re old enough to use a normal bike, they learn right away. My two youngest kids used that method and first time they sat on a proper bike with pedals it was as if they had never done anything else. (Btw, I’m Swedish, so not only Germans have these bikes.)
Same for my child, about a year or two on the the bike without pedals, about 500 m on the pedal bike without pedals attached (to get used to the new bike size) and another 500 m later he knew how to pedal in addition to balancing on the bike.
On your last point: not only do you have to make room if you see an emergency vehicle, even when there is just traffic, you have to immediately move over, no matter what. We call this Rettungsgasse and it's basically turning the road into one more lane than is painted on the ground. This lane is to be kept free at all times, just in case it may be needed and using or blocking it has hefty fines.
In Wikipedia you find the term „Balance Bike“
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_bicycle
this is why havin`a first aid education is a mandatory part of getting a drivers license for example . Go ahead Haley and a happy new year!
Many US cities have community gardens where you rent a garden plot for the season. Community gardens are lovely!
The little bike without pedals is called "Laufrad" (walk-wheel - because the rider walks and so pushes the bike forward). A "Schrebergarten" (allotment garden) is typically in Germany the only available option, for people living in apartment blocks or other bulk housing, to have an outdoors area for living out their dreams. If you feel the need for an ambulance you call the "Notarzt" (emergency doctor). By law you are required to help withhin your abilities. If you do nothing and walk away you can get prosecuted for "unterlassene Hilfeleistung" (no undertake to help). Tips from a German living in NZ, who just stumbled on your Chanel.
Thanks! I was wondering what those gardens were when I was in Heidelberg. I saw them as we left the city on our day trips to Christmas Markets!
I also found very instructive the way German toddlers learn to use a bicycle. They use the Pukky (Brand name that identifies the product), the 'bicycle without pedals', is used to learn to keep the balance on it. When they learn it, they can move to a normal bicycle more naturally. My daughters used it, and the first time the try to use a bicycle they could do it without assistance! (I was very impressed). My older daughter began to use a normal bicycle with 4 y. the younger (having the older one as inspiration) began with 3 y.!!
Holy lord, the bike in the beginning. Funny story: My brother had one and the break didn’t work. He didn’t tell us because he loved to ride fast. My grandpa and me were sitting at the front door waiting for my mum, my grandma and my brother coming back from a walk. We saw my brother arriving on the hill and we yelled at him: „Stay there! Don’t ride down the hill!“ And he just smiled at us and started rolling down the hill. He crashed into the wall of my grandparents house. We couldn’t catch him because he was so fast. After he crashed into the wall he was smiling bright and said: „Woooow that was so fast!“ But then my grandpa noticed that my brother was bleeding on his chin (He wore a helmet, don’t worry!) and my grandpa told him that he was bleeding. Because of that my brother started crying until my mum arrived. After she comforted him, he said: „I wanna do it again!“ 😂😭❤️
Meanwhile you can even mount remotely controlled brakes on those little bikes. Seen such :-)
Also important to know: you don't have to be "100% in the know" about first aid, to help someone in need.
Because (A) doing *something* is still better than doing *nothing,* and because (B) you can't be legally held accountable, should you do something "wrong".
At the very least, *everybody* is able to alert the professionals _(police, fire department, emergency),_ even if you yourself have zero clue as to how to help otherwise.
And also _(because that's one thing people apparently often worry about):_ if you soil (with blood, etc) or damage your belongings in the course of helping someone, the insurance will pay for your eventual damage (Cleaning costs, Replacement costs).
Add on top of that *the great feeling of having helped someone* ...and *there's really no reason not to help.*
You are speaking of europ espacialy germany!?
....or simply : look in the other direction and sneak away as clandestinely as possible.
That way you don't have to get involved in any fuss at all!
@@alfredfabulous3640 That is illegal in Germany. ... And morally reprehensible. At least call help.
@@alfredfabulous3640 sure, you can do that, if you're fine with being an egoistical turd.
@@isabelcarrasco4528 it is also reprehensible to myself, if by touching another person I aquire STD, HIV/Aids, Hepathitis A -Z....and so fort! YUCK!
No. 1 rule in this life: think first for yourself!
Thankfully, I just made a "Laufrad" for my daughter by simply cutting off the pedals of a kids bicycle found in the garbage, instead of buying one for some 300 Euros. After 30 min she got the principle of balance and wanted to get on a "real" kids bicycle. Since then she rode bicycles with no problem and we passed the Laufrad on to neighbor's kids.
We used to call it ‚like-a-bike‘ oder auch Laufrad. My daughter loved it and when she was old enough for kindergarden, she easily switch to a real bike (we call it Velo in Switzerland) 🚴🏻♂️
Ich sitze sogar als Lehrerin gerne mal am Lehrerpult während die Schüler und Schülerinnen an ihren Plätzen leise arbeiten. Ich will sie ja nicht stören, oder? In der Zeit korrigiere ich oder schreibe im Klassenbuch auf, was wir im Unterricht so gemacht haben. ;)
Was mich als Schüler früher mehr beeindruckt hat, als das stundenlange Stehvermögen (ba dum tss) der Leherer/innen, war deren Stimmkapazität über den ganzen Tag.
Ich hatte schon eine trockene, raue Kehle, wenn ich mal laut einen 30 Minuten Votrag halten sollte, aber eine deutliche Aussprache, in gut vernehmlicher Lautstärke, über 6-8 Stunden zu halten ist beeindruckend.
Gibts da einen Trick oder ist das Übung und Gewohnheit?
Warum auch die Arbeit anstrengender machen als sie sowieso schon ist :D
@@griffinhatchling Das ist reine Übung, im Studium hatte ich sogar ein Seminar namens Sprecherziehung. Da haben wir gelernt, wie man seine Stimme am besten einsetzt ohne die Stimme zu ruinieren.
@@griffinhatchling Einer der "Tricks" (neben einer guten Atmung) ist, nicht zu hoch zu sprechen.
The ambulance crew would usually consist of paramedics or EMTs (Emergency Medicine Technicians). The German word for a relevant profession is apparently Notfall- or Rettungsanitäter(in).
About the cashier sitting...we have working rules in germany and long time standing is not allowed. they must have the chance to sit on a chair.
We have to rename Laufrad in Scoot-Scoots :)
In South Africa we have little scooters with 4 wheels. Initially they were black. Nowadays it comes in all colours. Amazing the speeds the kids get out of ir.
The little scoot-scoot bike :) is called “Laufrad” (literally - running wheel 😊)
Allotments have long been popular in Britain, with most areas having waiting lists of people trying to rent them. The rules aren't quite so restrictive as they seem to be in Germany (no surprise there), and they are particularly valued by retired folk who, as you rightly say, use them as a combined social group, keep-fit opportunity and source of healthy home-grown produce.
Hello Hayley, the thing you've called a scootscoot has actually a slightly longer history in Germany which is connected with the name of Freiherr von Drais. He had invented such a device as a precursor of the bicycle. (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_von_Drais)
For obvious reasons it is called Draisine.
@@rolandscherer1574 The Draisine was for adults. The version for children was developed by a young designer in the 1990. He builds his mini draisine for his children from plywood and called it "Like a Bike". He was a good designer, but unfortunately a bad businessman. There is a company now "Kokua" and they sell "Like-a-bike" in various versions. Search for these keywords and you will find the shop. I personally find the construction very genius, that is the reason I post my comment.
@@rolandscherer1574 I was reluctant to call it Draisine because I remember that the first cars eg. by Carl Benz were called Motordraisine. That's actually because Drais had invented a 4-wheel vehicle which could be moved by turning a crank while sitting on the vehicle. Hence small vehicles for maintainance work along railway lines are called Schienen- or Eisenbahndraisine (a vehicle shown in a Buster Keaton film for example) too.
@@MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl You are right, but the name Draisine was mostly used for his "Laufmaschine" de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draisine_(Laufmaschine)
For once I prefer the historical french name.
Velociped, its like riding a dinosaur
In my opinion the american "move over law" is similar to the german "wegerecht" which all emergency vehicles have if they use the blue lights AND their siren. If you see one coming.. move over. See §38 StVO for explanation.
Unterlassene Hilfeleistung § 323c StGB mostly means you HAVE TO help if you witness somebody that needs help. Best example to this are road accidents where most people would just drive by. Technically this is unterlassene Hilfeleistung ;)
Isn't the Wegerecht the right to use even private streets to get access to your house or something important? If you own land near a school or just a part of an important street you are not allowed to close it. Or if it's the only way possible, a Wanderweg or a street to the top of a mountain. Not only in emergencies.
in contrast to american "move over and stop", in germany you need to enable them passing as quickly as possible, which may include to continue driving in narrow places, or even to pass a stop line or red light if it's safely possible (but not to run a red light and cross the junction.
and there is also a law that (on roads/freeways that are wide enough) as soon as traffic gets slow (and not only when emergency vehicles approach!), cars have to drive to the right respectively to the left to create a free "pass through lane" _(Rettungsgasse)_ for all kinds of emergency vehicles in the middle. not doing this or using that new lane for themselves to pass/overtake all other cars has financial fines and also can get you points towards losing the license.
Rettungsgasse nicht Wegerecht!
@@gabak1292 die Rettungsgasse ist wieder was ganz anderes. Das Äquivalent zum move over law ist eindeutig 38 StVO und das ist nun Mal das Wegerecht.
@@DramaQueenMalena The term 'Wegerecht' is used for both. Wegerecht based on StVO is like the 'move over law', Wegerecht based on BGB is what you described.
The sitting-down thing - so true about U.S. attitude to work - if you're not suffering, you can't be working. these last 10 years, I have been a forklift operator. I have never come across stand-up forkllift trucks. Until I found out about American stand-up forklift trucks. Never seen them here but may exist
Wow. Lovely video, Haley.
In Germany, you cannot be charged if you additionally injure the patient during a rescue operation (for example, if you break the ribs during a heart massage).
A scoop scoop is called Laufrad (Walking Bike)
Hayley, I love your stories. Keep going.
In Germany we call this tiny tiny bycicle for very small children: Lauf-Lern-Rad (Lauflernrad). The word by word translation would be: run learn wheel 😊
Ich nannte es immer nur Laufrad.
Love your hair!
Statutory assistance does not only apply in Germany, it also applies in Austria, Switzerland and if I am not mistaken in Liechtenstein
Schrebergarten: i think, that it is also a very good way to teach your children how to get along with nature and show them how you can grow good vegetables in their own responsibilities - they will have so much fun!!
Those small garden also help improving, or recover, areas which are otherwise left 'to rot away'. These exist also in other European countries
love the length of your hair. now the curls are back that's so cute 😍
Hailey, it's such a pleasure to watch your videos and listen to your stories and points of view! And I love the way you roll your German "r"s. 😂 Keep up the good work! 💪
You are the most charismatic person i've ever seen on the youtubes. ❤
Interesting to see what struck you in Europe! Just about the balance bikes: coming from a medical family, I have heard many stories of kids careering around with those things and getting seriously wounded. Kids have trouble realising how fast they are going and how dangerous it can be, and letting them on those balance bikes at a very young age requires constant attention - which many parents, unfortunately, do not give them and they end up ramming headfirst into trees and barriers, or under a car.
Thank you for your Tips
I watched your video you are really good about explaining about German Culture
It's really useful for North American
I'm Canadian but Canadians and Americans we are North American our Culture is Different from European Culture which Is many things we need to experience only if you visit and experience Locals
Thank you
God Bless America
Cashiers not sittings? I dont recall any place in Europe where they were forced to stand.
Hi, im from Saxony in Germany, the bycicle where you have no pedals are called "Laufrad" it's probably translated with "walkbike"? Many childs here get one ^^
I agree! (And your makeup is especially nice today.)
The little bike for toddlers is called Laufrad in German .
Balance bikes are very common in the UK s well.
Cashiers sit down in ALL UK supermarkets as well. It's part of health and safety laws . An employer MUST provide adequate seating for their employees.
Allotment gardens are also very common in the UK.
It's part of the UK Highway Code that you MUST move over to allow an EMERGENCY vehicle pass.
Schrebergärten are truely german founded (?) by a doctor in Leipzig allowing people to have green spaces where they also can grow there own vegetables in the more & more urbanisation during the industrialation... & i think the most on average are still in the east (including Berlin) to the day & of course the first complex in Leipzig.
Frohes Neues, Hübsche.
It is worth mentioning that the german cash register people are the fastest in the world! Though, I think that comes from the history that they used to get paid per item they scanned (Aldi). Not sure if that is still true today. I never paid attention to this detail of sitting but now realise that here in New Zealand people also stand up. One should have a choice ideally.
"Laufrad" is the right word for the little bicycle.... Always good for scary moments😂👍
Frohes Neues Jahr! Klasse Video! :)
The walking-bike is very good for learning to ride a bike. Way better than a tricycle bc you can feel what the bike does. This way they can sometimes even skip their training wheel phase. Big important thing when they go from the ‘scoot-scoot-walking-bike’ to a real bike: teach them how to BRAKE first.
Maybe teach them how to brake because neither a broken bike nor a broken child would be anything you want.
You don't need a trike. You can go directly to a bike with training wheels. If you get a proper bike with training wheels all 4 wheels touch the ground so there's no learning to balance and pedal. When your kid gets comfortable with that you raise the training wheels up a little bit. You repeat the process until the training wheels are at their highest point. Once it's at the highest point you can either take one training wheel off or both of the training wheels off. My first born was riding a 2 wheeler at 3.5 years. We got her bike when she was 2.5 (she learned to break a month later) and it will last her until she's 10. A balance bike won't do this. You end up buying 2 bikes where I bought only 1.
*Edit my nice and nephew went from a balance bike to a regular bike. They "forgot" how to balance when they were figuring out how to pedal. My brother ended up buying a bike with training wheels so they didn't have to think about balancing. After they got breaking and pedaling down pat he took the training wheels off.
I don’t know any child, who had training wheels after riding a Laufrad/scoot scoot for a year or two. They all went from scoot scoot directly to bike without training wheels.
@@jessicaely2521 Even posts from the police say: Dont use training wheels!! Its more dangerous. And the kids dont need them at all!!
@elirina mk this isn't true in the US. All it is fear mongering. Where most accidents could happen with training wheels is on rough terrain. You aren't supposed to take anything but a trail bike or mountain bike on rough terrain (I'm talking about bikes with pedals). No child is going to be riding their bike on rough terrain.
Hey I´m from Germany and I just can support your arguments. It´s funny that things which are normal for us, are strange for you. By the way point 1, your "balancing bike" is called "Laufrad", what can be translated with "walk-bike"...
I think it should be called scoot scoot now and forever! 😂👍 greetings from Cologne/ Germany💞
you should mention that most of the Schrebergarten contracts mandate that the tenant uses a minimum amount of space for growing fruit and vegetables ... usually 30-50%
while I see the benefit for american children to get used to balance bikes, I doubt that it would work in the US ...
it's a different, car centric infrastructure, with large distances between housing-, commercial and leisure zones, wich makes it hard for children to gain independence, even being able to ride bikes.
It does work in the US. It's almost the only kind of bike you find for young kids. It's really sad that it's the only bike. I think you are thinking of the country. In the suburbs you can ride your bike everywhere and and you ride your bike on the sidewalk. Bikes are extremely popular among kids. When I was 15 I got my first job. I rode my bike to work. It was a 5 minute bike ride. Y Obviously you need to visit a US neighborhood.
Where I grew up we were lucky. We had a gas station with a convenience store in our subdivision. When I was 5 my dad would give my brother and I (my brother was 8) money to buy a newspaper and candy at the convenience store. We also had a mall, pharmacy, video store (Blockbuster was a popular hangout for kids), ice cream parlor, McDonald's, Walmart, grocery store, and furniture store within biking distance. My mom would pack my brother and I up and go to the grocery store on our bikes. When we were older (8 and 11) she would send us to the grocery store by ourselves. When we were 12 we would bike to the mall and hang out.
"Balance bike" is the common AE term for those thingies.
They where the "original" form of bicycle invented by Baron Carl von Drais in the beginning of the 18hundreds.
Pedals and a chain crank came on about 60 years later in france.
Ich liebe deine Videos. Mach weiter so!
It really helps when you can just give the keys to your 7 year old so he can let himself in when he comes back from the playground. Kid is developing social skills, is learning new things and i'm able to clean up 😅
Cashiers sit in Serbia,too! If you haven't mentioned it, I wouldn't know it is "unusual" 😅
What I learned only recently and what shocked me is that an American police officer is not legally obliged to help a person in need, for example an injured person, and that he cannot be punished for this omission either. Then why is he there for in the first place? Thanky for your videos Hayley.
Hi, dear Hayley, thank you for your positive comments about some German particularities. Above all, I liked your comments about "Schrebergarten", a totally retro concept, yet, very desirable and, I believe, it could serve as a useful example for other parts of the world, for big cities in particular (Would it work in Houston or Atlanta? :-)). I am a bit surprised that you picked up on the "unterlassene Hilfeleistung". In my naive mind, I thought, this was was a worldwide thing which unites all humanity (irrespective of nation or religion) ‒ apparently not so. Another topic of your comments could be the voluntary fire fighters ("freiwillige Feuerwehr") and beyond this, all the non-profit clubs organizations such as breeding and racing pigeons (common in the NW of the Germany).
I am a German, but have been living abroad for several decades. But then, on occasions, we Germans tend to look up to the Dutch, who are even more liberal and, as it seems, are rewarded more, for living the "right" life.
Hi Hayley!
At first I give you a thumb up for your german speaking. It is, for me as a german, very interesting, to see the view to my country, with other eys. Most foreign persons reduce Germany to its bad history or to the Autobahn. I never thought, that these small bikes for kids, are so unknown in the US. That makes me a little bit smile, because they are everywhere here, in daily life.
Axel
About the "Schrebergarten" - there are certain rules such like 75% veggies/25% flowers. The origin of the Schrebergarten is sort of a food supply. But things change, so, in some areas it is more or less an oasis filled with flowers etc.
Just to put it out there, ambulances have paramedics in them 😉. I'm not German but the law in Slovenia is similar.
Hindering professionals is illegal, as well as illogical.
Anyone with a first aid course (which is mandatory if you want a drivers licence) is obligated to help people in need (like placing an unconscious person in a proper position after ascertaining that they are stable, bandaging wounds properly, immobilizing limbs, etc...).
Any professional caregiver is required to help people in need or they face incarceration, the revocation of their credentials and a fine.
And what we're told in every class (like first aid or work safety, ....) is that you first have to ascertain if you are in danger. If you are, help stabilize the situation, prepare short and precise answers for professionals (fire fighters, paramedics, police, etc...) and make sure that they don't have more work with saving you, than they do with saving the injured person. And asking for permission is only required if the person has minor injuries and is completely lucid and aware.
Frohes Neues aus Berlin
In Germany we say Laufrad for the children bike, it's basicly Lauf from walk so it's a walk bike xD but I love scoot scoot
We definitely have these types of gardens in the US in urban areas. They are called "Community Gardens". There are multiple in Arlington, VA,
Theay habe to be german origin... 😏😉
Regarding the acclimatisation phase in daycare or kindergarten, I found that I needed it almost more than my kids in order to become confident in the staff. My daughter was already fine after 2 days and my son after 4 or so.
I reckon, it's great that you talk about kids' stuff. Some people believe, you have no idea, unless you've got children of your own. That's bullshit. I knew a lot about children and education before having my own. Of course, I have learned a lot more since then, but I wasn't completely clueless before, either.
Here in Switzerland, many things are very similar to Germany, but there is even more emphasis on the children's independence. E.g. it's very much frowned upon if you walk (or drive) your kids to kindergarten after the first few weeks. They are very much expected to walk on their own or use their scooters or scooter bikes. Also, kindergarten is a bit more formal than in Germany, as children are required to go by law (unless they are officially homeschooled).
Absolutely. Leaving the kids for the first time was very emotional for me too. The kids were fine.
We call bikes without pedals Laufräder (Walk bikes)
Interesting views!! I am German, and I am surprised what looks wo unusual to you .. sitting cashiers, how we run kindergartens, and more. Good insights from you.
Hey i liked ur video thumps up. I'm german and i was quite suprised, because it's not what ppl from other countries usually recognize about us. Very true points i can relate to everything u mentioned. you really are an insider ;). Btw the word for the bike you are looking for is Zweirad (="two wheel") oder Laufrad (="walkingwheel") u can use both.
Kind regards.