MY GERMAN CULTURE SHOCKS AS AN AMERICAN: PART 2
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we have wolves in germany
but they stay away from humas for most parts
what makes boars so dangerous is that when they have offspring they get verry protective and so agressive
stay away from them when its this time of the year
i would say a bear or a wolf r dangerus animals here but nothing like amerika xD
German waiters are getting a regular wage. So they are paid like others for their job. They ar not dependent from a tip. You can give them a tip but it is way easier to pay the bill.
be carefull!! Wildschweine🐗 are very dangerous☝🏻
Boars and deers in germany (worldwide I guess?) usually stay away from humans. So if a wild one comes too close to you there is a chance it may have a disease that stops that instinct. Or someone was feeding it before. Both are considered bad so you should try to keep your distance.
Also McDonalds is a stable thing here for a long time now. I was eating at that place over 20 years ago already. So it´s not like it is worldwide just now.
"I don't know if they are old" oh god that was sweet. Yes. They are old. They are older than you country.
My dad lives in a house that is older than the USA...
@@cucublueberry8078 hope it's renovated ;) couple of my friends live in a house with a stone gate that says "1642" !
@@lege4153 he spent six years renovating it. It's a nice place now. It was built in the birth year of napoleon. :)
@@cucublueberry8078 wonderful! I hope it's gonna be a nice place for generations to come!
Some people have furniture at home that are older than the US ^_^
And seriously: When you come to Germany again, be VERY careful with our wild boars, they cause fatalities every year. When I saw you passing this old dominant male boar a little unmindfully, I thought: Jesus, they were really lucky that this big ole daddy didn´t feel threatened! Just imagine: a male wild boar has twice the physical strength of a well trained man. Not to mention these impressive tusks...
ich hab das mal geübt , wie obelix mit der faust von oben auf den kopf des wildschweins ... nicht zu empfehlen ! :D
Here in Hawaii too, and I heard on the mainland too.
My first thought was "That boar killed Robert Baratheon and screwed up all of Westeros. Dude better be careful."
That's how Robert Baratheon died!
Not to mention when they charge, they have enough mass and momentum to utterly wreck the side of a car. Oh and they are bulletproof to some extent, thanks to the massive muscles on their neck and upper back, which can easily reflect smaller bullets right back at the unlucky shooter.
As a german, I would HATE if a server/waiter would constantly come to my table asking "Is everything okay? Can I bring you anything else?" I would never think "Oh, they are treating me great here! I fell like a king/queen!" I'd think, "Holy shit, BACK OFF. I'm not a baby. If I need something I'll call you, I am perfectly able of doing that, thank you very much. Jeez. Give me some privacy." I'd be hella annoyed and never go back there and from my experience so would the majority of my friends and family. Goes to show how different the thinking can be between two countries.
I love it to hear the differences. It’s interesting! Cannot wait to be back in Germany! I still love the King treatment. 🤗
I am a so called American but I hate it!
Yeah, I’ve been over served by waiters and just want to be left alone.
@@WangKaYeeistheonlybias Tristan, what do you think would happen if a Chinese citizen made a similiar "social media" post in their country ?
"I don't know if these churches are old"
Middle ages: am I a joke to you?
I was told some churches were destroyed and rebuilt after the war so why I made the comment.
@@CoryInThailand ah OK! 👍😅
@@CoryInThailand Not from the ground up though. Churches are hella expensive and we've more than is needed nowadays anyway. Those destroyed and rebuild must bee considered heritage treasures and will have much old structure left, usually they're rebuild using their own old stones and so on.
@@CoryInThailand It's true. So many churches and other centuries old buildings which were destroyed in the war have been amazingly re-built to look just like they did hundreds of years before USA was even colonised by Europeans. But there are still many buildings and churches that survived the wars and are actually many hundreds of years old. In my grandmother's town of Hildesheim, the town market square was bombed out completely in WW2, but to see it today you would swear it was hundreds of years old. (Much of the reconstruction actually used a lot of the original stonework and bricks). The church (Heilige Kreuzkirche in Hildesheim) attached to the school my grandmother attended was built in about the year 1000. Most of it, apart from the bell tower, is still in its original form. (The bell-tower was only fully restored about 15 years ago). The house my grandmother's mother was born and raised in, near Goslar in Lower Saxony was built in about 1400 and her family's ancestors had lived in it for the previous 400 years. The house still stands today, (as an historical, protected house) and only passed out of the hands of the family about 50 years ago.. Cory, you seemed to have loved Germany; hope you get back one day and learn more about the people and culture, especially in the smaller towns and "villages".....and then if you're really looking for culture shock, travel to Asia and Africa :-)
Actually a lot of Germans don’t like if the servers are looking to often after them. They interrupt the conversation or it is considered as pushy.
You beat me to it. I find it to be a nuisance to be interrupted in my conversation all the time. If waiters want to negatively impact their tips, do just that, keep bugging me.
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yeah, you call for the waiter if you need something. They can do their job and dont have to worry about everyone and you can have a chill conversation
This!
A famous sketch by Loriot, one of Germany's most popular comedians, deals with exactly this topic. ua-cam.com/video/oQE44zaB4R4/v-deo.html
As a Vampire i can confirm that we like chilling in those churches.
I knew it 😱🧛♀️
Ehrenmann
Its our Deal with Vampires. They can live there in peace and they order their food (blood) like any other Person....for example over amazon or from Donors ;O
They dont harm us, we dont harm them.
But you're the god of love?
I thought vampires cant enter churches
Don't worry! It has been months since the last vampire attack. :-)
Lol 😂
68 days without attacks
Most modern vampires wear the blue "Not one drop" armlet from the Prohibition League, anyway.
@john wallace Can vampires get ill?🤔
Well in Germany there are wolves and bears too but they are not that common.
Yeah since our ancestors exterminated them 200 years ago
only in the 'Bayrischer Wald' National Park or sometimes (but usually not for long) in some of the border areas
And never NEVER underestiamte "Wildscheine" wild boar.
They kill people in Germany from time to time mainly in the spring when thy have kids and get hyper agressive
Und nicht zu vergessen den Luchs
@@Plutonium2000 labber doch kein scheiß, hab einen die straße überqueren sehen beim Harz, also bullshit!
Dude, those boars can go completely batshit during fence time when they get their piglets. Not kidding.
Robert Baratheon knows all about it.
They can easily weigh as much as a grown man and run about twice as fast so if they hit you you legs are probably shattered
Could tell bunch oif hunting storys with crazy boars, from guys being run over by them to hunting dogs, never returning from burrows an all kinds of crazy shit.
Yeah, they're really dangerous with their kids
I still prefer them to Alligators and big snakes :)
Fun fact: the construction of the Cathedral of Trier, the oldest Church in Germany, was started in 340 - the base of the church is nearly 1700 years old.
Wow that is crazy cool
@@CoryInThailand you should go visit it next time to go to Melle, it is not too far.
In Trier you can see many buildings from ancient Rome like the porta nigra (oldest building in Germany)
I love Trier. It's my favourite city
Many churches have old parts. For example the tower is mediaeval, because it was a fortified tower for the village population.
Hunters use weapons because it's too exhausting to choke the game to death.
His naivete when it comes to foreign countries is actually quite cute. He's like a child discovering things for the first time, made me smile all the time while watching the video
Me too man. He's a great guy though... i like him and his girlfriend, they are cute:))
classic american having no idea about anything other than merica
Actually German servers are instructed to kinda leave you alone for privacy reasons 🙃 if the server is constantly back at your table it’s considered rude and over serving 😅😂 as if asking: why are you still here ?? Don’t you wanna leave already?! 🙄🙄
exactly, if I am contantly (more than ones or twice) bothered by the waiting staff by: "is everything to your liking, etc" my answer the second will be most likely, "the food is fine, just the food..." (but I am northern german, even a little more direct than the rest of the country, except Berlin of course, hrhrhr)
In the US it's called "turning tables". Basically, they want you to sit, eat, pay and go, to be able to have the next people sit, eat, pay and go.
Ich hasse es, wenn die Bedienung so penetrant ist.
@@ItsNikoHIMself Ja, dass ist echt nervig
@@derradfahrer5029 Yeah, does not work in Germany. Eating as at a restaurant is a social thing, so you want to sit there and socialize. Also of course, there are no free refills in Germany, so if a bunch of people just sit there for an other hour, they will consume several drinks. And unless the restaurant is very crowded having them sit there, does not cost much. And bringing them new drinks now and then does not cost much either. So it is what you want as a restaurant owner.
The thing about guns:
- you need a liscence to own one
- In order to obtain said liscence, you need to proove you actually need it
reasons may be: - you're member of a sports shooting club
- you work for a security company
- you're a hunter, in which case you only need a hunting liscence, which is financially harder to obtain
- just because you own a gun, doesn't mean you're allowed to carry it ready to use in public
- to carry a gun in public, you need a seperate liscence, which - unless you work for a security company or the police - is impossible to obtain.
You know, sometimes, bureaucracy is a beautiful thing.
We sadly having the same problem in France.
Why problem?
some people have guns from WWII ,just as heritage,but it exists
If you are a collector, you are also able to get a license.
Jörg Sprave from the Slingshot Channel made a great video about german gun laws.
Boar is not dangerous? Wait till an angry one chases you simply because you looked at it funny.
female boars with piglings are most dangerous, I mean... they want to keep their kids safe
“The churches looked really, really old. I’m not sure if they just build them that way.”: In Germany the churches ARE very old, cause most of them are build in the middle ages.
Little bit of advice regarding those boars: Do NOT underestimate them, they can be absolutely vicious, especially if their kids are around. They might not look as dangerous as a bear, but they will f**k you up if you're not careful around them!
btw: the same goes for cows (especially mothers and young bulls) - there are a few fatalities every year in the alps...
Boars are ferrel pigs. They are dangerous and full of disease. Texas kills them all the time. They have more ferrel pigs than any state in America
@@laraoneal7284 different story. And a bit tendentious and polemic.
E.g. one reason for the big hog population in Texas is the false way of hunting. Just killing any hog you see just increases the problem
@@laraoneal7284 Wild boars are not feral pigs. They are the wild ancestors of domesticated pigs. The boars you have in the US descend from escaped domesticated pigs. The boars in Europe aren't feral, they're truly wild.
As King Robert of House Baratheon for one can testify ;-)
Old churches: sweetie, you need to travel more. There’s a whole world of incredible ancient architecture out there!
I've been tohe us once and the oldest building I've seen was from 1850. So a church from the 18th century is pretty amazing for an US American
This is the point. To travel means to leave your cultural context.
Hell yes! Just for reference: the cathedral in Ulm was built 500 years ago. Still not the oldest buildings in Germany :D
Most of those old churches are 500-1000 yrs old in europe
The church in the small village, I grew up in, was built around the year 900. So 1100 years ago
no dude, germans are huggers, we do it all the time but no stranger ever walks up to us offering us a hug, its not common, thats why u got the looks.
if a stranger came up to me and tried to do that (before all that corona), i would have been extra carefull since i would have guessed that he wants easier access to my wallet ...
We must protect this man! He is so precious 😄
I agree ☝️ 😎 ❤️
Our german tap water is actually better / higher quality than the "fancy" bottled water :P
True
But your Kellnerin will look at you like you're crazy if you ask for Leitungswasser.
Gysar
No...its not
@@philllll damn you stupid lol
@@mueckenhoeffer Ever ordered "Tafelwasser" and paied big bucks for a 300ml glass? yeah "Tafelwasser" just is the fancy name for tapwater...
tiping in germany is just rounding up the bill
so you have to pay lets say 48,40€ most people will give the waiter 50€ and say "keep the change"
and if the waiter would come to the table again and again without being called that would anoy most germans.
i would be anoyed too
we have mc Donalds since i was a kid and i am 25 now.
we also have burgerking, subway and kfc
The important thing to note here is that waiters get payed, as you assumed. The tip is extra.
Right? I would be SO annoyed!
I would consider 50 cents as stingy. 10% of the bill is ok.
@@lettherebedragons8885 It depends on where and how much you have to pay. Rounding up 18 € to 20 € is quite fine.
Rounding up 850 € to 1.000 € (when you have a big group of people you invite it is quite possible) would be too much for me. 875 € would be fine for me in this case.
People in Germany want to eat without getting interrupted every 5 minutes. So the waiter/waitress leaves you alone unless you call him/her over.
When we eat out we want to talk to our friends...not to the people who work in the restaurant.
Or even worse...you are on a date and the waiter ruins it by coming over 10x...
Good video...
I grew up very close to a large military training area in Germany. That's the only place where I've ever heard gunfire.
It's not like there's absolutely no guns in Germany, but that experience of yours was not representative ;)
Naja, gerade wenn du auf dem Kaff wohnst, hat fast jede Familie Waffen. Zumindest Bauern etc. Natürlich hat die alleinerziehende Mutter nicht unbedingt welche, aber wenn man sich mal so umhört, haben viele Menschen welche.
@@GamingT0G0 Mag regional unterschiedlich sein, ich weiß es nicht. Ich kenne auch ne Menge Leute die Waffen haben, aber dann eben ausschließlich im Schützenverein (und ein paar Jäger).
Die Aussage, dass ich persönlich noch nie Schüsse gehört habe außer bei Militärübungen (und Startschuss für Läufe, aber das zähl ich mal nicht^^) ist trotzdem so richtig.
@@wolframstahl1263 Jo, das habe ich auch nicht in Frage gestellt, meinte nur weil du sagtest, dass seine Erfahrung nicht repräsentativ sei. Wird deine Umgebung nicht bejagt? Bei mir z.B. gibt es oft Jagden, dementsprechend höre ich auch öfter mal Schüsse. Zusätzlich das Schützenhaus und die ganzen Hänger, die mit Schreckschuss spazieren gehen.
@@GamingT0G0 In deiner Region vielleicht. Bin in Hessen aufem Kaff aufgewachsen und keine Familie in meinem Bekanntenkreis hatte ne Waffe. Es gab aber Schützenvereine und zumindest ein durchlöchertes Ortsschild.
If you live near a forest, you will hear gunfire from hunting on a more or less regular basis. Typically after dawn.
The German use of „village,“ „town,“ and „city“ depends on population size...
No, that isn't correct. A village is every settlement that isn't a town or a city. A town or a city has to have 'city rights', either historical ones (that can lead back as far as 1.000 years or contempory ones. The difference between town and city is a matter of size (and sometimes status). Many historic towns have fewer then one tousand inhabitants, as low as 200 souls. And some villages have 20-30.000 inhabitants, but are still considered villages because they have no city rights. For example: I grew up in a village called 'Dorndorf' (with 2.000 inhabitants, industry, a train station and a school) that is situated in the valley and 1 kilometer up the hill lies the town of 'Dornburg' (with 750 inhabitant, no industry, no school but 700 years of city rights).
The terms "town" and "city" differentiate the status of a settlement that doesn't exist in Germany. There you have simply the "Dorf" (village) and "Stadt" (town/city).
Chris Hieke I was thinking more so in terms of common usage than in geo/political measurement. But of course you are correct. Even small settlements can have town rights... So, while many people who may not know about said status may refer to your town of *Dorndorf* as „Dorf“, others will recognize *Düsseldorf* as considerably bigger and will refer to it as a town and not as a village... The other way around won‘t work, I guess, as most villages proudly added „-stadt“ to their name when they were given town rights... Must do research on small towns that have been stripped of their town rights... ;o)
Floridsdorf is a part of Vienna with 156 000 inhabitants. Sometimes the name has historically grown and there is no connection to the size.
@@chrismath149 yeah but if I would speak to some English guy I would say "Floridsdorf is a district of Vienna" Or if it were not a part of Vienna I would say "Floridsdorff is a city in Austria" The Village part has less to do with the translation of the City or town or village name, but with the size it currently has. Also, I wouldn't translate names except for cities like Munich or Cologne, where a translation is common
Düsseldorf
Guns aren't illeagal in Germany, they are just harder to acquire and we have a lot of laws how to handle gunownership.
And if you ask for tap water in restaurants or bars, from my experience, you will get it for free.
Yeah I think I miss understood them when I spoke to Germans about guns. I kept thinking they were illegal but really just harder to get and no assault rifles. In America you can just run up to a gun shop and walk out with an assault rifle in a few minutes.
Yeah that’s interesting the two water thing. It’s not standard but they still do it, awesome
@@CoryInThailand You can get "assault rifles" AR15 and all those stuff in Germany. Pump Guns, Revolvers, Bolt Action Rifles, no problem. But as Harlequin said, it's a little bit harder to get the permit. But not impossible hard. Just go 1 year to a gun club or do a hunting licence.
Max Mustermann really? I am totally confused so much miss information I keep getting lol ahhhhhhh
@@CoryInThailand If you can actually get them... you won't find them at Kaufland or Edeka like you do at Walmart. But guns aren't common. Never known anybody who had one, besides a cop.
"We dont call it village unless it was built like 400years ago " my village founded in year 1141 am i a joke to you
Wow crazy
@@CoryInThailand the village i live in had its 1250 anniversety some years ago :) and there are also mentions of it during the occupation by the roman empire. There are even still some Towers left from theire fortifications
What do you mean "built in 1141?" For your village, it's actually known when it was built? For mine, we only know when it first appeared in historical records but we know it's probably much older. Had the 1100 years celebration a bit more than a decade ago.
My village was first mentioned around the year 868 yet was probably founded around 800. We only have around 120 citizens still.
😉👍
Yeah my small town was founded in 1250 and is considered a town since 1600 something but there were some sort of marks that suggested that it's more than 1000 years old
"Are there Vampire in that church?" - "Only in the catholic ones"
Hunting is heavily regulated in Germany. You actually have to purchase a hunting ground, which only belongs to you, and for several years in advance. You are responsible for keeping wild animal populations (rabbit, deer, boars, fox, lynx, bear and wolf) to environmental and human population acceptable levels. Additionally in harsh winters you have to provide additional food for the animals. Hunting is a sport for rich people. Hunters of course have hunting rifles, but you will hear them most likely only in wintertime. But acquiring the license is not easy at all.
Churches ar old, most old linking ones at least 350 years, some more than a thousand years.
We Germans don't like waiters to be fuzzy with us. We want to enjoy our meal and the company we are in. American waiters are very annoying, bothering us every five minutes with something else. At least that were my personal experiences all over the United States.
And yes, no noise on Sundays and public holidays. You may get fined by the administrative board of the local town or village.
Historically, towns and villages had different rights and privileges. The difference in names has continued since the middle ages and so most of the smaller settlings are still called village.
Lonely Americans who eat their meals alone at home look forward to eating out in a restaurant and chatting with a friendly waiter or waitresses.
Hugging some sad lonely person is therapeutic and healthy, lowers blood pressure and heart rate.
@@gtpcruiser02 You can have that in Germany, too. You just have to start the conversation - and be lucky to find a chatty waiter/waitress. But most of them are, esp. when you're a regular. We just don't want to be interrupted in our conversation by a chatty waiter.
I don't mind a hug - by a friend. It's extremely puzzling to me, that Americans, who insist on maintaining their big(ger) bubble of personal space around themselves, would hug strangers without hesitating.
@@twinmama42 I have never hugged or have been hugged by a total stranger or even know anyone who does that.
That sounds like more misinformation slipping through.
Don't worry life like realistic dolls for lonely, emotionally starved, sexually deprived men will be coming to market and become commonplace soon so women won't be "ANNOYED" anymore by pestering men looking for human connection.
Men will have their machines and women will have their cats.
Such a safe independent future coming our way for everyone.
s/fuzzy/fussy/ SCNR
I made the experiemce that it is often not very cosy to eat in US restaurants. When the waiter sees that you have finished your meal, he comes without call and gives you the invoice (seems to me like "pay and piss off now!" and you are always under the pressure to give enough tip when you pay). In German restaurants you mostly can sit and talk afterwards as long as you want (when the table is not reserved for other people).
In a bar in Florida the waitress suspected one girl in our group (who was 26 , but looked younger and forgot her ID on the camping side) not to be over 21. The waitress was all the time around us in a fairly aggressive way looking that this girl does not drink alcohol on our table. This evening was fairly uncomfortable...
The Sunday in Germany is still the holy Sunday, the day of the lord. No work, no party, no loud noises, no open stores. Just a day to chill and to pray.
There is more to it. No lawn mowing right after lunch at any day. The American Leaf Blowers are a pain.
Tips (usually 15%) are already included in your Check. See the fine print on your Menu. This used to be different a long time ago and varies from Country to Country in Europe.
The only free things in the US are Coffee and Water (Tap water I hope and not from the sink). The Coffee is mostly lousy and so is the Water. It used to be that a Soda refill was free, but that has declined too.
As for straight talk. True, unless you talk to a politician and if you go up North, you can sit in a Bar full of people and it is totally quiet. What a joy.
but still most people wont go to church or pray. More like the day you go for a walk in the woods with your family
Usually gas stations, pubs, cafés and restaurans are open on sundays but if you have to work as an engineer or a nurse on sunday you usually get a 50% extra wage per hour.
"Just a day to chill and to pray." There is not that much praying unless you are in Poland.
There certainly is a lot of partying on sundays (the people who come home from their saturday nights out at noon, you know), and the praying activity depends a lot of where you are in Germany. In the bigger cities and in most of Eastern Germany, the majority are atheists, so praying will be confined to a section o the population. About shop openings, they tried to relax the laws in the 1990s and 2000s, but this has been ruled unconstitutional.
The difference in tipping is, that the wages of waiters are measured, so they can live from it. The tip is really a nice add, not a necessity.
And there's no tax on tipping.
@Tom T Really? I grew up learning the "10% - rule" (meaning, you should tip 10% of what you would pay for the food)
Thought it was normal😬😅
@@helenakarschau5865 It is, if you don't wanna look like an ass and if you wanna come back and still have a nice server. ;) But it's not mandatory.
Can I just say that you seem like a wonderful person to have around. You’re so calm and happy and open about everything! Love the video!
Sparkling water is our national drink here in Germany. Not beer, coffee or anything else, and you can get it everywhere.
Beer is Basic food! 😉
Never thought about it this way, but no that you mention it ... yeah, the 'default' drink in Germany is sparkling water. If some place serves you tab water, that would definitely lead to raised eyebrows.
And don't forget the Apfelschorle.
@@Robert-zz7qj Not even talking about Weinschorla
You have to remember America is much younger than most churches and buildings in Germany. We are the babies in world nations. 😁
I’ve heard that other countries pay the servers much better. And other countries don’t overeat and soda is low on the list. I’m so glad to see your reviews of your sweethearts country, you’ve got to go back maybe stay longer 👍🏻🥰
The servers here get a normal wage, with which they can cover everything in a month. Tips are extra on top in germany. If you give a tip in germany consider it tops at 10% of the bill OR max 10 Euros. Everything above that is just too much for a tip.
@@TheUltimateUndead No, you can give how much you want to. Nothing or your whole property. :-) Normally, I just want to eat/drink; not to get "friends" with the waiters. If she/he's angry that I give nothing, it's not my problem, at least if I don't eat there rarely or if I'm recognizable to them for another reason. ;-) They cannot expect to get a tip and therefore there's no right for them, too. (And for bad spells and evil-eyes I have my "Hahaha"-defence spell and my "If you're gonna be unpleasure you can s*ck my d*ck"-eye. :D) It's all mendacious; normally just cause of status virtue-signaling. But me, I'm not the (Restaurant-)Workers' Welfare. The "argument" that the restaurants etc. would be more expansive is nothing for me: It's not my business, I eat out rarely. :-) But I can expect from my friends that they don't expect from me that I act like a well-trained dog. ^^ More and more they do it as well as me, cause they see: first, that I can buy my girl more for her instead of acting like a well-trained dog; second, that the girls in our clique appreciate it to be allowed from me to do so for themselves; and third, that they see my qualities (or status) though -- or even more (especially if I explain it like I did it here now). ;-)
Germans seem very direct..
Dutch: Hold my beer.
Nobody:
Sounds of Gunshots: Home
You should have gone to MCDonalds because the food is really different. Sizes, Tastes and Kinds of food.
Wanted to write the same, heard from other American YTbers that the German McD-food is way better than in the states
Yes and they did q quality campaign for the last years. They have really improved.
And I guess in the US there are no such things like the Big Rösti or the McRibb.
They have Signature Burgers now which are also pretty good.
The weird thing is: McDonalds, Burger King, Subway and KFC are more or less the only american style fast food chains in Germany. They're, like, everywhere, and for a long time I thought these were the only ones there are.
It wasn't until I watched YT videos about the U.S. that I learned that there is a lot more variety there than here. And McD and BK aren't even the biggest ones :D
@@nobodx Not just Germany, but pretty much the EU. From what I heard it's because food standards are way higher due to European regulations. Could definitely be a topic for a video on its own!
And it taste different in each country. Eat a Mc Chicken in spain, the mayonnaise is awesome!
You should have gone into the McDonald's! I heard from other Americans that they were really shocked how small our portions for the "same food" are here compared to the US. XL beverage in Germany seems to be S in the US :)
But the food in German MCD is much better compared to MCD US
And many in the US wonder why the % of obesity is through the roof........................
I think it's actually really interesting how the hugging thing is changing. Like while the older generations aren't really willing to hug (even people that they know well) people my age (10-30) are way more willing to hug you, maybe not when they're first meeting you, but after like two or three times definitely.
Also it's cute how you were shocked about the McDonalds. Actually a lot of countries all over the world tend to become sort of "americanized". Mostly due to the influence of those big companies and of course the film industry in Hollywood.
Tipping in Germany isn't vital to the wage of the waiter. The wage has to be high enough that you can live in your respective city. Tips are a important but not vital bonus to your pay.
I would still be carefull with wild boars! I live in one of the few wooded regions in the Netherlands, the Veluwe, where there are a lot of them. They can be quite dangerous! Especially when they have babies! People from the big cities, like Amsterdam, who vacation in our region, often make the mistake to feed them and then get attacked.
If you build an electric fence around your corn (Mais) field - make sure the lowest wire will stop a piglet. Otherwise you will have a sow (Bache, female pig) sized hole in the fence (German ranger or Förster to a farmer). They are VERY protective of their young. And the Hells Angels of the animal kingdom - Leather, fat, muscles and a tendency towards violence
Yes, no lawn mowing or other loud work on sundays is allowed here in Germnany. Sundays are family time and for relaxation.
Historicly it comes from the christian believe that god rested on the 7th day so theres that too. Its a day reserved for Church and to rest.
Cory: ,,The Churches in Germany look like if they were like multiple hundred years old."
Reality: ,,Nah, thats like the construction time of the Kölner Dom or BER (Berlin Airport)."
Kölner Dom or BER, This was on a news program on the BBC
imagine being surprised that hunters are allowed to have guns lol
rumors say that some slay their prey with bare hands
we figured they used hunting horn and charge blades (video game joke). seriously, in America there are some crazy ideas of what gun laws are in the rest of the world because of a coordinated misinformation campaign to scare people who dont do research.
our churches sometimes are 1000 years old.
our most dangerous animals are probably ticks, I guess. We may have some shy wolves too.
Mike Brown nein Wildschweine sind sehr gefährlich und können einen Menschen sehr leicht ,,aufmachen“
Die Wildschweine haben Auch schlechte krankheiten.
Statistisch gesehen hat er aber vermutlich recht. Je nachdem was für eine Statistik man sich aussucht.
Super thanks, Cory! I like your kind and curious way of seeing the world. Refreshing! Best wishes.
German in the title
Germans: Hippidy Hoppidy this is our property.
I'm not German, I'm Austrian but we have almost the same culture (middle European).I love German / American Culture Videos on UA-cam.
I plan to spend some time in the USA in the coming years and in these videos you can learn a lot about the cultural differences and I think a lot of Germans / Austrians are just as interested in such videos and therefore create a lot of postings in the comments!
Gives me a smile. Thank you for that nice clip.
The village thing is not a UK English thing. It has something to do with German law and history. In Germany only bigger settlements had the right to host market and have town walls. This tradition carried over, so that settlements today are either rated as a town or a village (there are also things called "Markt", but the are seldom and kind of something in between).
This separation and that in Germany where you are allowed to build houses is regulated, makes for more smaller, but not really small settlements, that don't have town status.
So in essence the village is a direct translation of the German habit of calling settlements either a Dorf or Town.
Fascinating! So cool thank you for letting me know!
@bademeister But you forgot the "Aufwandsentschädigung" and the "Auslagen" (and some other "Annehm-lichkeiten"). :D
@bademeister you are wrong about the Ehrenamt. Village councils will decide before each administrative period whether the position of mayor is paid or Ehrenamt; villages just tend to vote for Ehrenamt because they have a smaller budget. Source: my uncle is in his 3rd administrative period as a mayor in a village, his first period was paid, the other two Ehrenamt.
I live in a village in Wisconsin.
About waiters wages:
In Europe : living wages
In the US : Slavery wages
@john wallace but why? You would still get the tip!!!
@john wallace actually, good or bad service has very minimal effect on tipping. There are multiple studies on that. Secondly, tips arent taxed in germany, they are just a gift from the guest. Maybe I am wrong, but tips fall under income tax in the us.
@@stefan020290 you have to tax Tipps from a certain amount up. Of course nobody is doing it
You're not a slave if the labor is voluntary and slaves don't get paid so "slavery wages" is a illegitimate term.
@@Cacowninja If you get paid barely enough to simply SURVIVE, you're just a "modern" slave.
The "better" enslavement is the one where the subjects think they are free.
A quote a philosophy teacher in highschool used with dictatorships studied in history class as examples.
Should've gone to the Mc Donalds to experience EU food regulations first hand... That too would have been another shocking experience for sure
I think he will be surprised about the small burgers.....and he will wonder about the taste....because we have meat in the patties and no pinkslime ^^
I really like your voice and how happy you speak about your experiences 🥰
The churches are old, my villages church was built in 955
"I'm kind of a hugger"... that was so sweet.
*and yes it is true on Sunday it is not allowed to cut the grass, hear loud music or drilling or hammering...
Awesome to see your progress in life! Watching you encourages me!!!
Well, it's been a few days since I was in Germany, but here in Austria, Water is usually free if you order Tap Water ("Leitungswasser"). Sometimes nowadays there is a convienience carge like 50 cent since used glasses have to be cleaned too. If you just order Water you'll get sparkly Water ("Mineralwasser") which is sold by bottle and therefor costs usually the same as a soda like Coke, Sprite or any other Softdrink...
Hugs are just for persons in family or those who are close to you.
Nice Video! Keep on doing such nice Videos!
Me as an Austrian, I enjoy watching your videos. Please go on!
I just really appreciate that you go straight into the video 😭 I get so tired of people yapping about stuff that’s not important and I feel bad sometimes cuz I be skipping like most of the video. Again Danke ♥️♥️♥️
Great video 👍🏻 interesting to hear about your culture shocks in Germany. (I watch your Videos to learn English There are very helpfull so thank you that you are making such good videos👍🏻😁)
Hi Cory, I will give you a tip from an old bloke with bad knees.
Stairs are usually good for the knees even damaged meniscus and tendon knees, bikes especially good.
Walk up stairs forwards but go backwards when going down stairs if it is so painful. The pressure is reduced greatly and the pain too.
It looks a bit dippy, but who cares.
You made my day, I laughed almost all the time throughout your videos. Having lived in the US for two years, and being Europan I felt you so much. You rock dude and please keep up your brilliant humor.
I really enjoy your energy and positive outlook on everything. Keep it up!!!
I live in germany and i have never ever heard a gunshot before😂
As a German, a few thoughts on (all) your culture shocks:
- In Germany, there are guns. But the difference is, who has those guns, for what are they used and how are they stored. Of course, policemen (can) have guns, the military has guns (but normally not at home, only when on duty), hunters have guns and some private persons who are in a rifle club. But those are all used only for that purpose. You can't simply carry a weapon in public when you have no specific reason and the people in rifle clubs can only shoot in areas specifically dedicated for shooting. (shooting ranges is the english word i think) And if those guns are not used, they have to be locked up in special weapon cabinets. (As far as i know, you even have to store your ammunition separately from the gun) So it is nearly impossible that a 5 year old finds a weapon lying around in the house and accidentally shooting his parents.
- As for the animals, thats totally correct. In Germany there are not many (somewhat) dangerous animals.
- As for the churches. (Most) of the churches in Germany are simply old, they don't just look like it :D (Even though some of the more famous were destroyed during WW2 and rebuild like they were before)
- As for the stairs. Yeah, Germany has a lot of really old buildings and therefore many stairs. And even in newer buildings/areas there are really often stairs and there are way too much places which are not accessible by wheelchair. (A really big problems are many train stations. Therefore, traveling by train for a person in a wheelchair is sometimes impossible)
But many times you can call special services (especially on airports) which help disabled people, or people which have injuries or something similar.
- As for sundays/holidays: In Germany sunday (and holidays) are resting days. As such, (nearly) everything is closed on sunday. Even trucks need special permisson to drive on sundays. (And of course they need a reason for this permission) One such reason is for example transporting frozen food, because that can not simply be delayed and has to be as fresh as possible. And a few exceptions are for example bakeries. Many bakeries are open on sunday. And restaurants are open on sunday.
- As for hugging: Yeah, at least as far as i know, we normally hug only family members. (Sisters/parents/grandparents/cousins/aunt/uncles and such) Maybe additionally our best friends. But thats it. But it is also true that if somebody wants a hug, we may be confused (thats probably the look), but we won't refuse it.
- As for the directness: I heard that often, and it is probably true, but it still often feels like sometimes everybody should just speak their mind. That would prevent many misconceptions, i think. (Something like saying yes, but thinking what you want to do is absoulte bullshit)
- As for tips: In Germany you have a minimum wage every company/Employer has to pay there employees. Therefore the servers do not need to rely on tips, they have their income, the bills are (should be) paid. Nonetheless there are tips, but normally only something like 1-2€. (And sometimes even less, especially if you did not like the performance of the server)
- As for the free refill: Yes, definetely, thats really annoying in my eyes. Only in some bigger companies (from america), like McDonalds and PizzaHut, there are free refill. And even though you can drink water from the sink, it would be a really bad sign in Germany, if a restaurant would serve that to their customers. (As in this restaurant is probably really bad/low qualitiy)
And even though i drink mostly water from the sink at home, i nonetheless think if you buy good water, there is definetly a difference. (And by that i do not mean that it's sparkling, i mean the ingredients and the taste)
- As for the McDonalds: We are no backwater place. You have many multinational companies in Germany. And McDonalds is one of them. And you have a McDonalds in practically every (a little) bigger city. Actually, McDonalds is in pretty much every bigger country, as far as i know.
very good summary!
I subscribed because of how much joy you show when talking about culture shocks in Germany and how much you like these things
Just stumbled upon these two videos and I love how enthusiastic you are about our country and our differences! Keep it up :)
The Churches are sometimes more than a 1000 years old. E.g. the dome in Aachen is from the 8th century
I have lived in Germany for 28 years and have only once heard a hunter shooting.
Just subscribed, I really like your vids and how you look at things, love your positivity!
1:39 HAHAHA just commented on your last video you just nailed it dude ,brilliantly thank you!!!
Great video Cory. Just to clear something up. You were in some kind of wild boar petting park.
A real wild boar could have tusks upward of 6 inches long. They will eat anything. They are very aggressive.
And will absolutely F%#k you up. Oh and P.S. I think you have them in Florida. I thought in Europe gratuities
were automatically included in the bill. And they love American tourists because they don't know and tip on top of that.
Yes true, the ones we saw see people daily so not to aggressive!
@@CoryInThailand I know people who were attacked and seriously hurt from the wild boars in that park where you saw them. I was attacked once, too, but luckily it was a fake attack! You never know what they are thinking about you... so always be careful.
gratuities are not included in the bills.
German waiters are happy to get a tip too. It's just the way Cory learned and explained: in Germany the waiters are not that dependant on tips as they are in US. Yet they still need a tip to have a better income. Doing the waiter job without a tip would get them very short on money too.
There are no *actual* wild boars in the US. They are not native. All the wild pigs are escapees from pig farms.
I only quite recently learned this myself, was quite astonished.
@ Yes true, however the pigs came as early as the 1500s and were allowed to roam free,
and killed as needed in Florida and Texas. In the 1900s the Eurasian wild bore was introduced to the US mainly
to be hunted on wild game preserves. Escapees interbred to form a hybrid wild boar.
The horse in not native to the Americas nor are "Native" Americans. Everything came from somewhere.
Depends on how far back you want to look. www.wildpiginfo.msstate.edu/history-wild-pigs.html
"There are a lot of stairs in germany."
Well, we only want to stay healthy. Walkin stairs all day, mate.
You mean... Sport would do the same thing? I dont know this thing called "sports".
stairs are his biggest enemy ... xD
To be fair I never had to use stairs to get on a plane on a German airport. Guess it depends on the airport and gate
As far as hugging both of my parents are from Germany and all my relatives are still there and we always hug and kiss on the cheek, and I also live in Florida near Daytona Beach
I watched his first video about Germany and was pretty sure I recognized one of the villages there were driving through, and now my suspicions turned out to be true! So cool to find an american youtuber visiting germany and going to a village near where I live! Greetings from the Osnabrücker Land! Cheers!
Bro, the Churches actually are hundreds of years old! :D Not everyone but a lot are very very old!
you are wrong: the most dangerous animals in Germany arent boars, but ticks.
The tick itself isn't dangerous, they bacteria the inject into the body are the real bummers. Where as a angry boar can kill a human on the spot.
@@chrishieke1261 the boar itself does not kill you - it is the blood loss after the encounter which is the real bummer...
@@peterkoller3761 Let's phrase it in another way: most tick bites don't transmit the bacteria (or enough of them) that can cause borreliosis. But every impact of an angry boar leads to injuries. A tick that doesn't carry the Borrelia bacteria or the FSME virus is harmless.
@@chrishieke1261 Not every encounter with a boar leads to a boar attacking you.
Chris Hieke but this just doesn‘t happen, apart from some hunting accidents where an animal gets shot, isn‘t dead and attacks the hunter. I work in a wildpark and take care of the boars 🐗, I‘m also a hunter. And boars just aren‘t as dangerous as people think. Every species will protect their young ones, and boars are powerful animals of course. If they are threatened they can attack. But this is so so so rare, if you leave them alone!
Fact is, more people die of infections from cat bites in Germany than from any wild animal!
The food looks amazing!
You told your impressions in a nice and funny way, and you brought up the pros and cons very smart and you both seem to be a really sweet couple, you and, I'd give you a hug :)) This was the best and greatest report of "culture shock" I ever listened to, I had much fun! Have a good time!
Thank you Frank, I love Germany 🇩🇪 ❤️
7:00 We just want to eat without being disturbed by waiters.
The wheelchair accessibility of Manhattan subways is much worse than subways in Germany...
Interesting, I wonder because New York is up there with one of the oldest cities? I haven’t been yet. I am curious.
@@CoryInThailand most German cities are older than the American ones. It depends on how destroyed they were during ww1 and ww2, but most cities are really old.
@@SmilyXDDD those cities were rebuilt after WWII. That's why the European rail way system is better; its literally a 100 years newer than most of America's rail system.
@@ByronScottJones The cities were rebuilt, but the railway just had to be repaired at few places, and was the same as before. In the 1930s the fastest daily train from Hamburg to Berlin needed 2h 18min. In 2001 it was just 2h 8m. Now it is 1h 30m on a newly built high-speed track.
Fast trains have tradition everywhere in Europe. In the US the railway system is dominated by cargo and therefore no fast passenger trains.
@@CoryInThailand -- NYC certainly is one of the oldest cities in the US. The Dutch settlement that was first called New Amsterdam was later renamed New York in honor of the Duke of York, who would later become James II of England. As the case may be, New Amsterdam was renamend New York in 1664 … considering European standards, the 'Big Apple' is a rather YOUNG city … funny though! Friendly greetings from Germany!
idk why but ur very sympatic, u described everything so nice haha
lookin forward for more of those vids :D
Thank you 😊
I love everything about this video
"We give waiter like 1 or 2 Dollars an hour" WHAT? Thats on the level of the minimum wage in Bulgaria or Rumania. And No, even there thats not enough to live.
The point is that they make up the rest of there wages in tips in order to live
I hope you can visit Nessa and enjoy Germany again soon.
Martin Welch yes i hope it too🐝
I just love you beeing so positive!
Thank you ❤️😎🇩🇪
It is so adorable with how much joy and excitement you react to your "Culture Shocks" :)
Nice Video! About the tips: Its not because of the tips and the wage that the waiters dont come to your table every few minutes, its just because of the difference in culture. When we are at a Restaurant we want to have time for us, and if we need something we give a signal to the waiter. Many people even think its rude if the waiter disturbs you every few minutes. One exception is when the waiter sees that your drink is empty than hes welcome to come to the table by himself.
McDonalds has been in Germany since 1972, with over 1,500 branches today. 😏
2:02 - A weeping angel. Don't blink.
omg, the servings are huge!! good stuff!
Many people think that Guns are illegal in Germany, but that's just not the case. You can shoot guns as long as it is in a shooting range with trained people watching over you. You can even buy your own guns but you have to be in a shooting sports club for at least a year.
How THE HELL can someone think that there are no guns in the ENTIRE country???
I am not lying Germans have told me they don’t have guns in the country. I also got a handful of comments on this video telling me things like “I have lived in Germany for 52 years and never once heard gunfire once” as if I am crazy. But people live in Florida all their life and say they have never seen an alligator although we have a million. Anyways I tried to be different with my videos as other German culture shocks were touristy.
You seem really fun to be around! I'd love to watch you explore other parts of the country.
Thank you, I am told I am not boring and some how make everything a lot more exciting 😎🤗 I was suppose to spend 3 months in Germany and maybe explore a few other countries but yeah no traveling at the moment
@@CoryInThailand Stay safe over there and keep your cheerfulness. We want you back when this is over :D
Restaurants, gas stations and the like are open on sundays. Flower shops to. There are big garden centers that are open on sundays but they're only allowed to sell actuall flowers and nothing else, like tools and stuff.
In the woods and in fall - hunting season. Often in groups.
And pigs ARE dangerous. Unlike many other animals THEY decide wether to run or attack and they make damn fine rugby players. With teeth. I once tried to stop a domestic pig (old breed). I am 190cm x construction worker and the sow ran me over, danced a polka on my ribs and ran...
Autsch!
A wild boar would open you up like a stiletto, if they are threatened, or you are near their young.
Long, long, hunting tradition in Germany, ask around for local gun club/ clay range etc.
If you want to own one, you will be getting some thorough Police vetting, and sit a safety exam etc.
Nice that you put the effort of placing some plants in the background.
As a german it was big fun to watch your two "Culture Shock" vids, thank your that! ;-)