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To take a shower is for getting clean or to refresh yourself in the summer. To take a bath is for relaxing or warming yourself up after a long winter walk. Two different things. Not either or.
@@nighthawk3045that's interesting. My whole life I've mostly seen bathtubs in flats and houses, that are used to shower with a curtain xD or like me, flooding my whole bath when showering cause I can't put a curtain up. Maybe it's different in the west? I'm living in the east of germany
@@silverfeather7638 Most houses I know of don´t have any bathtubs. From Denmark. However I do know that some older houses still have them, one of the houses I lived in when I was small had one as an exampel. I don´t think many if any modern houses in Denmark comes with a bathtubs. I know only of one old friend that had a bathtube anymore, so there is that.
I only have a shower at home and have no problems with that. But several times a year I look after a friend's flat while she's away and she "pays" for my watering the plants etc. with me having "home spa time" in her luxurious bath :)
7:39 a lot of German Cities do have a weekly market, if not at least 2 or 3 times a week. My home town has one every day with vegetables and other days there will be a butcher, a fish seller, a poultry seller and other specialties. Do to the fact that these Wochenmärkte are always open during the time when a lot of people are at work during the week , people are not able to go there. But still on Saturday you will find lots of people there. And you can buy some of the best foods there.
You say German 'Cities', but the question was 'villages', and I doubt you can find many villages, with even a seasonal marked, let alone monthly or weekly.
@Aoderic no the villages mostly don’t have weekly markets. Lots of times you will find there „Hofläden“ Homestead stores. Where the farmers sell their produce directly. They sometimes have like little produce stands infront of the farms/homestead with produce that is available for the season. Or you have Neighbors who have Cows or Chicken and it is very common to go ask if they sell you milk or eggs, what they will often do.
@@sando270 Yes I know about "farm stores" and the there are plenty of little stands where they sell potatoes, strawberries and the like, they are also comon where I live, they are seasonal though.
In regards to the actual words you used, Ima have to disagree with you - I think it would stand out and be memorable if that were true In regards to the humor you conveyed, I did find that funny and I don't mean to kill the joke by correcting your statement
Czech here, yes, beer is cheaper than water. It's pretty much the same situation, water at restaurants gets sold in brand name overpriced tiny glass bottles, but they do serve fruit juices, various sodas (kofola), mineral waters and so on. We were supposed to get the law that there will be at least one non-alcoholic drink on the menu cheaper than the rest back in 2014, but it didn't go through because of "muh government overreach, let us drink our brains out".
I mean, your beer is pretty good though. I am German, Czechia is the only country where I'll concede their beer might be better. Funnily enough when I was a kid we had something similar in my home city. In brewery style places you could only get beer or water and the city government didn't like that and mandated another non-alcoholic drink to be served. And the brewers, being petty people, collectively decided: Milk. 😁 (Today you can get the usual array of soft drinks, don't worry)
The freedom thing is that we have different definitions of freedoms. And I would call the US definition too short and kind of broken: Germany and Europe in General sees freedom as a society thing - it's a question of "Güterabwägung" (Weighing of interests). As an example: You don't have the freedom to hit your child, cause you are shrinking in it's freedom of not getting hurt. The US has an extremist individualistic viewpoint on freedoms: I have the freedom to do st even if someone elses freedom will get shrinked. This is problematic, because freedoms become more and more a privilege of the "strong" ones in society and the one's that just take their freedoms with no regards. It's a system this will collaps on itself with no doubt. We allready see it: Religious fanatics do attack other people's freedoms successfully and claiming their rights to do this on their own freedoms. Abortion, Trans-rights, etc... Freedom was an US Concept that established in an extreme and is doomed to decline on and on, while Europe's understanding is freedom as a process and a permanent newly negotiated social contract of the society, aiming to get the most out of it for everyone. If you ask me, the problem is, that the US didn't really have a liberal movement and the phase of enlightment. The concepts are way more dumb down and without much philosophical background. Wich is not meant negativ - the US became a kind of liberal country, before the concept of liberalism was really elaborated...
The interesting thing about this is that according to the Hofstede country comparison Germany is much more individualistic than the US. However, Uncertainty Avoidance is also much higher and Indulgence significantly lower. Apparently Caucasians (in the US) score higher on Individualism than other groups though.
> the US didn't really have a liberal movement and the phase of enlightment. lol wut? There is a reason why the french sent over Lady Liberty as thanks. Maybe read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Enlightenment or a book or two For context: I'm German.
The terms you're looking for are "positive freedom" and "negative freedom". In philosophy, a freedom is defined as positive if it makes available a specific action which you otherwise wouldn't be able to do (e.g. carry a firearm, smoke weed etc.). By contrast, a negative freedom is a law which makes people more free by establishing protections. For example we prohibit chemical plants to dump their toxic waste into lakes and rivers. This regulation ensures that the rest of us can enjoy clean bodies of water. Generally speaking (this is not a black-or-white matter), the US focuses more on positive freedoms whereas Europe focuses more on negative freedom. Your assertion that America didn't have a liberal movement couldn't be more wrong. In fact, America was one of the birthplaces of the liberal movement. Aside from reading native thinkers such as Alcott, Emerson or Fuller, 19th century Americans were also greatly influenced by British writers, including Adam Smith, John Locke and John Stuart Mill. It's also a common misconception that America never had progressive or social democratic politics. In the early 20th century, unions were very strong and their was a sizeable socialist movement. Both Roosevelts would nowadays be considered Social Democrats (arguably even Eisenhower and Kennedy).
A good example on different views on freedom is american freedom of speech versus european freedom of expression. The american pretty much has the right to say what they want. They could insult people under that freedom. The european has the freedom from the words of others. They are protected from insults.
04:33 In the 90s beer was often cheaper than water. Therefore the youth claimed that they rather order beer than water. This is the reason why this law came in to action. So older stories might be true about the past situation here in Germany. But things have changed.
Norwegian here. I don't think I've ever bathed once in my life. Well, maybe once, in a hotel when I was a kid. I've never lived in a house or apartment with a bath though. Only shower. I have no idea why Americans would think all Europeans/Germans bathe. Bizarre.
I agree. I'm German and I think I maybe bathed about three times in my adult-life. As kids though we always bathed and we do the same with our children
I could be that many the apartments have only baths and not showers. It does give you the option to do both, which is nice. I moved to Germany 2019 from Slovenia and there we have more showers than baths. At least from my experience. So I think it could be possible that when Americans come to Germany and see the baths they thing that Germans take only baths.
I had that experience as well when I moved down to Germany. Never seen a bath in my live but here most appartments have one (northern Germany) . Adults just use them like showers. Children seem to bath a lot here, though, from what I hear at our local kindergarten. So there might be a bit if a bath culture in Germany that just got exaggerated.
Bathing is quite relaxing. I don't think I took a bath in 2023 though, but I do it sometimes when I feel like it. It takes much longer and is more wasteful (water & energy) than showers, so it's not something you should do multiple times per week.
Beer actually was cheaper than water in restaurants. I only know that from my mother because I was too small, but a quick Google search showed that there is an extra law from 2002 that restaurants have to have a alcohol free drink as the cheapest option.
I am a bit surprised by the part re farmers' markets and places that sell local produce. My medium sized town has a market twice a week in front of the church with the highest tower in the world and the farmers in the villages around sell their dairy and other products at their farms - even farm icecream ! And my suburb has its market once a week ! Go to the pre-alpine region and you find local products in the village shops like cheeses and "Schwarzgeräuchertes" and Speck and sausages as it is more convenient to sell those products INSIDE in winter :)) !
@jonasgrohs5997 Mit 5000 menschen ist es aber schon kein dorf mehr sondern ne kleinstadt 😂😂 Wenn die leute von dorf sprechen dann meinen die im algemeinen mehr so 100-1000 einwohner max. Und da gibt is tatsächlich so gut wie keine märkte da einfach nicht genug kundschaft vorhanden ist, es sei denn mehrere dörfer liegen so dicht bei einander das es sich lohnt mit dem auto hin zu fahren.
In my city we have in fact a market every day in the week , the thing is, from monday to friday they are smaller versions of the one big market on saturday and they are located in a different place every day along the week . Greetings from north Germany
About the farmers market thing: While I wouldn’t obviously go to a market every day for convenience reasons, in bigger cities there often are markets every day in different locations. For example: the nearest market to me is on Wednesday and Saturday, in my mom's suburb it’s Monday and Thursday and I bet I could find one on Fridays as well… But being German, i would absolutely not drive my car around the city to go to a market everyday (also because they are often on parking lots, so no parking space for the time being)
As a German, I agree to what you say, but I am an exception at one thing: I go grocery shopping every day to every other day, partly because we share a fridge and I don't have that much fridge space. But also, I like to be spontaneous about what I want to eat and I love fresh Brötchen, so you'll find me in a supermarket quite often.
As an European, I also find the term "bidet" very confusing because traditionally, a bidet is something very different over here. My family owns a vacation home in Spain which has a bidet in the bathroom. It basically looks as though a toilet and a sink had a baby. The bowl is toilet-shaped but it's smaller and closer to the floor. Also, there are taps (one for hot water and one for cold water) rather than a button to flush). The idea is that after using the toilet, you get up, walk over to the bidet and sit down on it. These traditional bidets can also be used for other purposes; for example my family always uses ours to wash our swimsuits after returning from the beach rather than cleaning our butts. You can even use it as a mini-bathtub if you've got an infant. What Americans call "bidet" would be called "Klosomat" in German. They are indeed very rare in Germany, outside of maybe hospitals and retirement homes. When I think of Klosomats, I generally think of East Asia. I used to live in South Korea where I had one in my apartment and most public bathrooms were also "smart toilets". In recent years, Americans online have been going absolutely insane over these Klosomats but personally, I find them pretty overrated. I always felt a bit awkward when my toilet talked to me with the voice of a barely legal Korean high school girl. And while having your ass sprinkled with warm water feels nice, it's not enough to make you clean. You still have to use toilet paper (or hop into the shower). Overall, the crazy blinking and talking and sprinkling is a fun gadget but that's about it. It's like having flashing LED lights and your favorite song play every time you enter the living room. Fun but ultimately useless. Once you get used to it (after a few weeks/months), you basically use those things like any other toilet.
The absolute best movie series ever made is undoubtedly Lord of the Rings. Or is this not considered as a series? Christmassy greetings from Hannover, Germany. Klaus
@@Aine197 I always love how so many Star Wars Fans, myself included, rank this list of now 11 movies as "one of the best series ever", while insisting, that at least seven of them are utter trash. Star Wars is weird man.
I mean, the whole farmers market situation depends on your expectations. In terms of total calories sold, it IS most likely only third after discounters and more premium supermarkets, however especially in small towns, it's also considered to be a weekly or bi-weekly event and part of the culture. Combined with the other point, that most people in fact do not shop daily, it's the place where many people get the "good" bread and meats once per week for example, while less local, frozen and or industrial food is bought in bulk at a traditional SM.
It's also while in a town or city district there may only be market day twice a week the market rotates among neighboring markets. So you can just hop over to the neighboring market to get your groceries from the market every day of the week
Exactly. I live in a small town (20k inhabitants) and the "Wochenmarkt" is part of our life. And it's the only place to get fresh fish here, in bulk and not pre-packed in a supermarket. Though the veggies etc are not really cheap...
@@hypatian9093 If you even *have* fish and certain veggies heavily depends on the region. And that obviously applies to all of Europe. Getting seafood would be expected in Schleswig but very weird in Tyrol.
@@Alias_Anybody Fresh fish obviously only near the coast. But I've had crabs directly from the boat, and that beats every option at the supermarket. Nothing is as fresh as "it was still in the ocean 2 hours ago"
German here. Definitely a bather, cannot stand showering. Love bidets, have rarely seen any, though and do not own any. Our farmers market is twice a week and my family shops there only once a week and gets anything not available there at the supermarket next to it in the same go. Never touched alcohol, hate all alcohol, especially beer, love water. I always ask for tap water for my meds at german restaurants and always get it for free. Ask for it for your medication and you will much more likely get it for free than when you ask just for tap water. I do need it for my meds but they do not check.
I’ve been living in Bavaria for about 3 years as an American. My town doesn’t do farmers markets. Beer typically is cheaper than water, but how you said it is pretty true about volume to price. Never seen a bidet here but it is typical to pay to use a good bathroom. Shower in the summer but bath in the cold winter months. Overall a good experience moving here!
Really? Strange basically every small town in Bavaria I know is doing a farmer's market at least on a small scale. Sometimes is not done in the town itself but rather a little bit outside on the property of a farmer or near a farmers field 😅 But only if it's a real town or city. Villages on the other hand, don't do one most of the time. There you would almost always need to visit a farm itself, since many farmers sell their products directly at their farm.
Showering - I can see where this myth comes from - as many (cheaper) apartments in Germany only have bathtubs. And still people usually just stand or sit in the bathtub and take a shower. In more modern/higher priced apartments you will have usually both or sometime two bathrooms - one with a shower cabin(sometime referred to as Gästebad) and one with a bathtub - or even one with bathtub and shower and one with shower only and sometimes an extra rest room - but that’s for the rich and fancy ;-)
I see the exact opposite: rented apartments only have a shower. Of the places I lived 5 had a shower and 2 a bathtub. And both tubs also had a shower head.
even in France, markets aren't every days, called "permanent" (except in some cities, big enough to have permanent markets). in small cities, it's usually once a week. for everyday groceries, if not going to the supermarket, you can go to small shops in town (butchers, bakeries, etc...).
Well... To go into your Czech beer story... As a very young guy, I had my first trip behind the Iron Curtain. It was a school trip that allowed us to really hit the ground running, while we were otherwise poor students at home who couldn't make any big leaps. This was because the Deutsch Mark was worth between 10 and 11 times more than the Czech crown. So in one week we blew away the value of the average Czech's income for a month. And back then the restaurants were divided into different price categories. If you went to the cheapest place to drink, you would be served a beer immediately and without ordering. Since the Czech and German beer are of equal quality, we were satisfied. And when converted, a beer like this cost 20 pfennings. If you now convert that to American money, where the dollar was worth a good 2.70 DM at that time, an American ends up with a price for half a liter of beer at around a nickel...
For #2: some German supermarkets make the pavement like in a original market to encourage buying more pricy but better quality vegetables and fruits. Original markets are only in very few cities in big halls open every day. But in many small villages you can have great markets Saturday and or Sunday!
Haha yes we have a bathtub in our house but it is practically never used at all because we all prefer the shower. I regularly check the bathtub and run a little water to prevent the drain from running dry. We do have a bidet though..
Usually in Germany you can buy directly from a local farmer and there is a food market every Saturday in many towns. Often farmers also deliver to people’s home directly. But never heard of everyday markets
RE: Freedom The USA incarcerates about 531 out of 100000 people currently. Germany has a rate of 67 in 100000. The German prison system is geared toward rehabilitation, and I am not sure if that holds true for the US, since felonies lead to difficulties in finding a job and a restriction of your voting rights. Then there's safety. What I hear Americans say a lot is that they wouldn't dare go out at night to wander around their city. The perceived feeling of freedom to do such things is much higher in Germany, too. It's decreasing, though. The Press Freedom Index has Germany on rank 21 and the US trailing behind on 45. That said, both countries did a lot worse than 2022. Purely looking at numbers, it's pretty safe to say that Germany is more free. On the other hand, we have many laws restricting personal freedom (e.g. the right to bear arms), as we just live in a more densely populated country and couldn't afford everyone the same rights as the US can. Personally, I wouldn't feel free in the US. I can't stand the idea of all these idiots exercising their right to access firearms. I just imagine AFD followers or Reichsbürger with unlimited access to arms. A big no no.
"I just imagine AFD followers or Reichsbürger with unlimited access to arms." Well, I got bad news for you then. You can very much legally own all kinds of guns in Germany, you just can't buy them at a Walmart. Obtaining them is not difficult, however. All you need is at most a year of time and a chunk of money. And *tons* of AfD-followers and Reichsbürger own guns, most of them legal. There have been court rulings saying being a member of the AfD is not enough of a reason to take someone's guns.
Well... since it's always southern germany that stands as an example for germany when it comes to these kind of videos, I always have the urge to fix things a little bit up. In northern germany we do have "farmers" markets (Wochenmarkt) all the time. You will find one in the surrounding villages or cities around you pretty much 5 out of 7 days a week. But not everyday in every village, so you still need a car to get to one. But we have a lot of farmers here and in almost every village you can buy local stuff at there house shops. (cheese, sausage, milk, eggs, vegetables and so on). It's enough that you wouldn't need a supermarket at all.
Yeah, the markets are usually Wochenmärkte - weekly markets. In cities it isn't totally uncommon to have markets at different days of the week in different neighborhoods or districts, but each individual market is still weekly.
You feel more “free” in the US bc you’re; • White skinned • (Cis) Male • Straight • Better off than most financially Nothing against you at all, just if you weren’t those things you might feel safer in other countries (European/Scandinavian)
Even as a white straight "cis" male. I not only feel freer, but am freer in Scandinavia. As a Dane can not fathom a place that outlaws drinking alcohol in picnicque in a park, or outlaws beers in the cinema, but such is the US.
Beer cheaper than water - that´s not totally out of the blue. Only in the mid 1980s the federal state of Bavaria implemented the rule that any restaurant, bar, nightclub etc. need to offer AT LEAST ONE soft drink or water that is cheaper than beer. And since a lot of american troups used to be stationed in Bavaria they brought back the then correct notion that beer is cheaper than water .... i guess :D
3:06 and it’s actually a good thing, that beer is more taxed. I am German and the amount of people I know, that consume unhealthy amounts of alcohol is huge. I’ve you want you can get wasted with as little as 5€/$.( a Liter/ little more than a quart of cheap Wodka for around 10€!)
You don‘t have to go to Spain, France or Italy to find beautiful daily markets on historic market places in the middle of the town, surrounded by historic buildings. We do have many that look almost exactly as in the "dream" pictures. They are all over Germany - just not everywhere, not in every small village, and in small towns not every day. In France there are many beautiful markets, too, but I would say you will find way more markets like those in the pictures in Germany than you‘ll find in Italy or Spain. There you‘ll find some amazing market halls that are also definitely worth a visit, but in my opinion, most outdoor markets there are not half as romantic as many of our markets here. I buy most of our vegetables, bread and other fresh products on the farmer‘s markets in my city, and I am by far not the only German who does that. Farmer‘s markets are still „a thing“ here, and many of them are truly romantic and absolutely not comparable to what you usually have in the USA.
However, arent that a sort of semi-luxury thing that only like middle class people can afford for regular food supply? I dont see a SM cashier having a 1500 eur net salary and a child buying 1 eur roles, 2 eur milk or 4 eur butter. Or am I way off?
@jbruck6874 We have a market twice a week where I live in Northern Germany. Some products are more expensive but if you buy seasonal you usually don't pay (much) more than in a supermarket. Sometimes it's even cheaper, especially when it comes to local products etc. I can't really talk about other markets, prices are pretty inconsistent all over Germany as far as I know but I always buy potatoes, carrots, apples and the like at the market because there I often pay only half to 2/3rd of the price they have at our supermarkets. (I also buy eggs there because they taste so much better!! They are more expensive then the cheapest supermarket eggs but also a lot better and I rather eat half the amount of something that tastes amazing then 100% if something that really...doesn't. And that's keeping any moral debate out of it) And people are really friendly. It's a nicer way to go shopping...and sometimes you can taste stuff for free which is a bonus as well ;)
In Vienna we have markets that are open every day. But this is more of a city thing than a village thing. In the village, markets tend to be one day a week or even just once a month... and the farmers often travel from one village to another
Re shopping frequency - in bigger cities it's not unusual to go food shopping for a few fresh items every other day or more frequently just on the way home from work since there are usually smaller supermarkets in walking distance that you can pop into during your public transit commute. In more rural areas one big trip to 2-3 supermarkets by car and a trip to the farmers' market each week is fairly normal in my experience.
I go about 2-3 times a week, depending on how I feel. There are some things that I consume in larger quantities than I can comfortably carry home, but my general shopping runs on a weekly pan.
I take shower everyday to clean of surface dirt, but I take a bath once a week to actually feel clean and fresh (and and for better exfoliation). I cannot imagine living in an apartment without a bathing tub.
6:51 The third image I think is an AI-generated image of my city in Austria :D Not exactly the same, colors and the shape of the buildings vary and certainly not as wide. But we have a Weekendmarket there (just two rows)
Hey, just got your channel recommended by the algotirhm, so i wanted to gave it a like and comment for the algorithm i did really enjoy that take and that video, because it mimicks tagesschau but with (reasonable amount of) emotions! i have no idea why, but like periodically once every 6 month yt feeds me with "amercian reacts to", eventhough the kind of video or sort of content where i watch... most of it (unlikeliky like tagesschau ,), but i noticed that a lot of content creators did a take on "react to volker pispers and the history of usa and terrorism". it really spiked among a lot of usa germany content creatives like a year ago and to this day i have no idea why - its a combination of german and us politics, and -i bet a lot of other people have recommended that already, so here its recommended once again!
3:00 one might get an öttinger pilz for 70 ct cheaper than most bottled water. Even though nothing beats the 14ct discounter water. (Both 0,5l without deposit)
Actually, before this law was put in place, beer was usually the cheapest drink available! At least, some 50 years ago this was the case. The lawmakers where forced to make this law by a high court. The basic idea was, that teenagers should not drink alcoholics because of the sheer fact, they can't afford a non-alcoholic drink. So, the law is in place, I think, for some 30-40 years.
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There is a bit in the video where Donnie does mention that. At length.
We live in a small town and we have a farmer's market twice a week. The towns that are near to us as well. If people take a bath or take a shower is a matter of personal preference and space. Many accommodations do not have bath tubs. Bidets were modern in the 70s. Many houses from that time used to have one, but not anymore.
to be fair, i don't know how other cities in germany handle it but the one i live in has a farmers market 5 days a week(all but sunday and monday), they have different days for each part of the city and move around. The one close to my home is on tuesday and the one close to my workplace on thursdays, those are smaller than the big one on saturday in the city center tho. There are also several farm shops where you can buy directly from the producer and other local farms they cooperate with within the city limit. It might take a slight detour but the prices are comparable to normal supermarkets if not cheaper. Of course they can only offer what they have on hand and sometimes you need to bring a bit of time with you but when you get asked to wait for 5 min since the shop staff has to grab you your salat from the field real quick, i call that time well spent for top products. also to the end question: no, the first one was good the second was ok and the rest i can't remeber so it wasn't noteworthy.
Sadly, there are almost no Bidets anymore in Germany. Most people just dry wipe their ass, which leads to a lot of ass related problems, like Hemorrhoids. And yes, I sit while peeing, at least if the toilet is clean (NOT in restaurants, etc.). It is much more convenient and relaxing.
In Czech republic, beer is cheaper than water. the averagy beer was around 2 euros, including in restaurants. Only in the supermarkets, water is cheaper.
I have step in with markets. While most towns do not have a market every day, they have one or two markets per week. This is the case in many south German town and also in larger cities. For example in Kiel we have a market on Wednesday and Saturday at the Exerzierplatz and at other days in other parts of the city. The concept of Wochenmärkte is quite common. Yes it is not daily, but we get our food primarily from the market once a week. That is enough. And it is just a 10 minutes trip by foot. Others come from further away, but it can be reached by bike and bus, easily. As the food from the "farmer's market" is usually way more fresh than the stuff sold in supermarkets, it can last over the week without a loss in quality. Things linke cheese are by design able to be edible for weeks. As week cook every day from fresh ingredients, we need quite a lot of food, but it usually all fits in our shopping back pack and a shopping bag.
As a German I’d say that there are in fact many markets. In my town are some and of course I don’t shop there everyday but I can shop at those markets, if I want. It’s often more expensive of course.
There are Farmer Markets in German Citys and villages. But they Take place mostly once a week and are called "Wochenmarkt" mostly they Take place at the Marketplace from 8:00 to 13:00
In the small town where I live in Germany, there is a farmers market once a week and a mobile farmers market that drives around to people's houses to sell vegetables, fruit, eggs and even one variety of pasta, as well as several subscription services that deliver boxes of assorted veg and fruit on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.
In Freiburg im Breisgau every morning from Monday to Saturday is a farmersmarket around the minster in the center of the city. In the districts the farmersmarkets are two times in the week.
About the bd: never had that in Germany and when I moved to Portugal, I was also first like, What is that thing for? It just takes up space". But now I'm like, How did I live without it? 😂
I'm from Spain here almost every city has a market, where you can buy local vegetables, fruits and fish (if you are in the coast). Chesse and meat arent so common but it's not imposible to find them. In my home town it's open every day, but it's bigger twice a week. I would say that IS more common un small cities and towns than in bigger ones
When I was around 14/15 years old (in the 80s) there have been clubs that sold beer a little cheaper than water or softs. But because of so many kids drinking beer excessively they made a law (if I remember correctly) which said, that the cheapest tipple on the menu had to be non- alcoholic. Reasonable in my opinion.
Haha, my parents actually have a bidet in their bathroom, but it NEVER gets used. Literally NEVER. And yes, I have NO idea, how I'd be supposed to use it without flooding the entire bathroom. I guess the thing was just part of the toilet-sink-ensemble.
In Germany you aren’t allowed to have two citizenships except in very specific cases. For example, with the current law, we are legally not allowed to have dual citizenship. However, you can see the new proposed law the government is about to pass that would make it legal for all to have dual citizenship if they wanted.
30+ years ago there actually were places like bars, discos etc. where alcohol was cheaper than water. Later some places even had flat rates for drinking including alcohol. Both were reasons to pass the law that at least one non-alcoholic drink on the menu must be cheaper than alcohol.
Yes, at that time many small restaurants and bars had some financial support to get set up from the local Brauerei. So it was in their interest to sell beer not water.
My mother used to do groceries nearly daily - but she was a SAHM and it was her way to have "outside contacts" and later in life, it was her way of getting her bum up off the sofa and getting some exercise.
If your freedom allow you to shrink the freedom of the other peoples, imoa, your country has not the good freedom. i think it's better that we care about each other, than having the right to hurt every one. We aren't alone and we leave in a society, isn't it ?
I think you got something really worng. There are a lot of markets in germany. I even think, that every city and almost every village has a market. Its just not held every day, and the farmers mostly are not the ones who sell the goods
Since I live in a town in Germany where If have grocery stores in 2-5 min walk distance I actually buy a lot of things on a daily basis. I get veggies from the weekly market. If I need organic food I have a half-hour bike ride to the bigger city, which I would do once per week. I guess that's average shopping custom over here. A lot of people, especially those with a more tight work schedule though prefer driving to the supermarket (like Aldi) only once per week. I suppose what would be more shocking for Americans are the opening hours of german shops. No 24/7 shop opening hours over here.
German here: That's all not true. Some areas have a separate law that states the cheapest drink on the menu had to be beer (it doesn't state how big the glas has to ne though) and there are always weekly farmers markets everywhere you just need to know where to find them and when they take place (usually 1-2x a week)
It's ok for restaurants to ask for money for tap water because what you pay for is not only the product itself but mainly everything behind it: Time and salary of the person bringing you the water, salary of the person who cleans the dishes, rent of the room etc. You don't pay 20 or 40 bucks for the steak because the meat costs 20 or 40 bucks but because its costs the restaurant 15 or 35 bucks from the moment they buy it and prepare it until they serve it to you.
The markets are kind of a thing in some towns in Germany. My hometown has with a population of 38,000 four market days.And there are mostly local farmers and resellers.
I buy groceries in Germany almost daily But you have to factor in that my closest super market is 5 seconds away from my front door (1 minute if you add the stairs)
I would be really happy if germany had bidet culture, would have made my growing up so much easier. I have irritable bowel syndrome and washing with water is so much better for the skin😅 And to the freedom of speech: your freedom ends where you hurt others. You can say everything, but if you're saying rasist stuff, you have to live with the backlash. Thats why I find it really uncomfortable to see that americans can just hurt other and difame others without consequences
I would Like to add to the Market Point that while it is true that you rarely See daily markets, there are a Lot of "Bauernläden" Farmers Stores where you can daily buy directly fromm the Producer in a small Shop rather than at a Discounter or supermarket
12:49 - without knowing too much about US laws, I can confidently say, that this is not true. Freedom of speech is one of the most important laws of the german constitution (Art. 5 Grundgesetz). Sure, there are limits, if you start going around threatening people or spreading dangerous misinformation, you might get in trouble. But generally, there's no censorship and nobody can forbid you to speak your mind. And if the WPFI is anything to go by, I think we're pretty well off.
Hello! I cannot agree on that grocery market on market places. I live in a small city (80,000 ppl) in northern Germany close to Bremen and we have three times a week (wed, fri, sat) a grocery market. Two times on a market place in the city entre and the third time it is run on the marketplace in a city district about a mile away from the centre. In Bremen the closest bigger city (400,000 ppl) there are grocery markets on serval market places in the city. So there is usually a market in 'bicycle range' each weekday (except sunday). It definetly depends on the size of the city. In towns (of course) a weekly market on saturday is the usual thing... Same goes for the "how often do we buy fresh fruits and grocery stuff"... If you live in the city centre and not in any suburbs (which is much more common in cities in Germany) then you have the opportunity to go shopping each day and buy your stuff for each day everyday. If you live more rural you go once a week - although the distances to drive into the next city / town are not that big as in the states. Is it more fresh? No, because the people who sell do not buy fresh everyday by their own. More important: It is cheaper not to buy everyday because planning and buying stuff and using it even on the next few days prevents from throwing away too much stuff. I have some colleagues who do their daily shopping each day on their way home from work to buy what they want for dinner and in comparison they usually buy more than me in my weekly shopping tour and they pay much more because too much have it's way into the trash bin...
I left the US, a very adolescent country, in 1965 and have lived in Germany ever since. Simply put, the quality of life is much better in Germany and most parts of Europe than in the US. US Americans want freedom without responsibility, the main characteristic of adolescence. This results in a constant fear of uncontrollable circumstances, e.g. health-care costs, gun violence, etc.
I buy groceries 3 times a week because I don't have a car and therefore can't carry so much. So my shopping trips are smaller and usually for 2-3 days. The exception is when holidays like Easter or Christmas approach. Then I ask my parents to get their car and buy enough for one week. But I actually hate big shopping trips.
To Lie 2: I actually live in a small village (about 5000 people) and we do have a market and my fav childhood memory is going there with my friends after school and finding our moms there drinking coffee and chatting. We used to play there and then go home. But it’s not like the pictures you showed 😂 First, this market is only once a week and the sellers go to a different market every day to a different town. The stands aren’t that cute, more like trucks convertible to stands and in our town there are only like 10 of them. Everything is really expensive, because the food you can get there is mostly organic, handmade, fair trade and so on. So it’s kind of a luxury to buy stuff there. sits worth it tho because it tastes great and you support local small businesses. Still, it’s kinda rare. Most of the small towns are two small for sellers from elsewhere to come there for a market, and the local shops already have shops that everyone in the town knows. If a town is too big, and i‘m not talking big big, just like 10.000 people, there aren’t calm places where you can have a market like this. There are exceptions in cities with a „Altstadt“ so a part of the town that’s really old, still has old streets and market places. They have markets of course. In big cities like munich or Hamburg there are markets to, but they’re not romantic at all. The romantic ones are in really small towns, i think more in the south of germany. But you can’t visit them so easily because they’re barely any hotels or places to sleep. It’s not this easy 😂
The country you're born in tends to tell you that they're the best. It's utter bollocks. Lots of other countries do things better. You have to spend a lot of time wandering around the planet to figure out what's what.
12:54 Regarding marihuana use in Germany: It's complicated. Technically, it's not legal, however, most jurisdictions will decline to prosecute if you stay under a certain limit (i think 3 grams is common, but don't quote me on that). Some areas (*cough* Bavaria *cough*) tend to be less lenient than others, but personal use is usually accepted. Proper legaliziation is in the works, a second version of the draft is currently being discussed in the Bundestag Also: no it's not. The Star Trek TNG Movies are.
Fresh markets are still a thing in Poland. They might be in semi enclosed spaces to protect it from the weather. You can find there fresh produce, all kinds of pickles, meats, fish, flowers etc. Even clothes and bags or makeup. Nowadays also spices and stuff from around the world (depending on the city/town). There will always be an old grandmas or grandpas selling small amount of things they grew or harvested themselves like berries or honey. My own grandma only shops at these markets and especially takes a tram to the city center to get groceries.
Actually, as a German who has lived here for a very long time...Beer WAS actually cheaper than water, I think up until the 90th. Then a law was put in place, that forced the bars and restaurant to sell at least one non alcoholic beverage at a lower price than the cheapest alcoholic one. Thus, after that water was cheaper than beer. only by legal pressure :D
This law was invented in the 1980s and in the beginning it was not considering the size of the beverage. They could sell a 0.2l water for 2 DM and a 0.3l beer for 2,20 DM for example and it was fine with the law. This was changed in 2002 to the current state of the law.
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Sorry but the idea that freedom of speech is somehow more expansive a right than freedom of expression in germany is just plain wrong.
Btw as of now weed will be completely legalised in Germany around february next year. (The law has been passed and will take effect around then)
@@petzi3110 It will not be completely legalised. There are many, many issues with the law as it is.
To take a shower is for getting clean or to refresh yourself in the summer.
To take a bath is for relaxing or warming yourself up after a long winter walk.
Two different things. Not either or.
A bath can be spa time at your own home. A nice, inexpensive treat.
There is also the fact that many houses don´t have bathtubs, so many of us can´t.
@@nighthawk3045that's interesting. My whole life I've mostly seen bathtubs in flats and houses, that are used to shower with a curtain xD or like me, flooding my whole bath when showering cause I can't put a curtain up.
Maybe it's different in the west? I'm living in the east of germany
@@silverfeather7638 Most houses I know of don´t have any bathtubs. From Denmark. However I do know that some older houses still have them, one of the houses I lived in when I was small had one as an exampel. I don´t think many if any modern houses in Denmark comes with a bathtubs. I know only of one old friend that had a bathtube anymore, so there is that.
I only have a shower at home and have no problems with that. But several times a year I look after a friend's flat while she's away and she "pays" for my watering the plants etc. with me having "home spa time" in her luxurious bath :)
An Australian friend of mine once asked me why the currywurst stand advertises their sausage as "extra gross".
It was funny as hell to explain.
Oh no! Curry worst!
One Australian asked why there are signs on the Autobahn leading to Worms
And the answer is...?
(I dont eat currywurst often)
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@jbruck6874 Extra gross means "extra big" in german but if you read it in english it's "extra ekelhaft"
Like German me asking my mum why American shops sell poison at touristy areas. Because „gift“ means poison in German.
7:39 a lot of German Cities do have a weekly market, if not at least 2 or 3 times a week. My home town has one every day with vegetables and other days there will be a butcher, a fish seller, a poultry seller and other specialties. Do to the fact that these Wochenmärkte are always open during the time when a lot of people are at work during the week , people are not able to go there. But still on Saturday you will find lots of people there. And you can buy some of the best foods there.
You say German 'Cities', but the question was 'villages', and I doubt you can find many villages, with even a seasonal marked, let alone monthly or weekly.
@@Aodericmay I remind you of the population density of Germany? Nearly every village has a city close by within a less then 20 minutes car ride.
@chrizzlybearlol Sure, but the lady was talking about walking distance for an American, so less than a mile.
@Aoderic no the villages mostly don’t have weekly markets. Lots of times you will find there „Hofläden“ Homestead stores. Where the farmers sell their produce directly.
They sometimes have like little produce stands infront of the farms/homestead with produce that is available for the season.
Or you have Neighbors who have Cows or Chicken and it is very common to go ask if they sell you milk or eggs, what they will often do.
@@sando270 Yes I know about "farm stores" and the there are plenty of little stands where they sell potatoes, strawberries and the like, they are also comon where I live, they are seasonal though.
The fact you can't remember after your visit to the Czech Republic might be circumstantial evidence that beer _is_ cheaper than water there.
In regards to the actual words you used, Ima have to disagree with you - I think it would stand out and be memorable if that were true
In regards to the humor you conveyed, I did find that funny and I don't mean to kill the joke by correcting your statement
@@samstromberg5593 That's remarkably thoughtful of you to add.
Czech here, yes, beer is cheaper than water. It's pretty much the same situation, water at restaurants gets sold in brand name overpriced tiny glass bottles, but they do serve fruit juices, various sodas (kofola), mineral waters and so on. We were supposed to get the law that there will be at least one non-alcoholic drink on the menu cheaper than the rest back in 2014, but it didn't go through because of "muh government overreach, let us drink our brains out".
Same in Germany, at least some years ago beer was often cheaper then water in pubs/bars/restaurants.
they implemented the rule with "one none alcoholic has to be cheater" to fix that
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I mean, your beer is pretty good though. I am German, Czechia is the only country where I'll concede their beer might be better.
Funnily enough when I was a kid we had something similar in my home city. In brewery style places you could only get beer or water and the city government didn't like that and mandated another non-alcoholic drink to be served. And the brewers, being petty people, collectively decided: Milk. 😁
(Today you can get the usual array of soft drinks, don't worry)
The freedom thing is that we have different definitions of freedoms. And I would call the US definition too short and kind of broken:
Germany and Europe in General sees freedom as a society thing - it's a question of "Güterabwägung" (Weighing of interests).
As an example: You don't have the freedom to hit your child, cause you are shrinking in it's freedom of not getting hurt.
The US has an extremist individualistic viewpoint on freedoms: I have the freedom to do st even if someone elses freedom will get shrinked. This is problematic, because freedoms become more and more a privilege of the "strong" ones in society and the one's that just take their freedoms with no regards. It's a system this will collaps on itself with no doubt. We allready see it: Religious fanatics do attack other people's freedoms successfully and claiming their rights to do this on their own freedoms. Abortion, Trans-rights, etc...
Freedom was an US Concept that established in an extreme and is doomed to decline on and on, while Europe's understanding is freedom as a process and a permanent newly negotiated social contract of the society, aiming to get the most out of it for everyone.
If you ask me, the problem is, that the US didn't really have a liberal movement and the phase of enlightment. The concepts are way more dumb down and without much philosophical background. Wich is not meant negativ - the US became a kind of liberal country, before the concept of liberalism was really elaborated...
The interesting thing about this is that according to the Hofstede country comparison Germany is much more individualistic than the US. However, Uncertainty Avoidance is also much higher and Indulgence significantly lower. Apparently Caucasians (in the US) score higher on Individualism than other groups though.
In short: American freedom is justification to be assholes to each other. Germany bases their freedom on everybody trying Not to be assholes.
> the US didn't really have a liberal movement and the phase of enlightment.
lol wut? There is a reason why the french sent over Lady Liberty as thanks.
Maybe read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Enlightenment or a book or two
For context: I'm German.
The terms you're looking for are "positive freedom" and "negative freedom". In philosophy, a freedom is defined as positive if it makes available a specific action which you otherwise wouldn't be able to do (e.g. carry a firearm, smoke weed etc.). By contrast, a negative freedom is a law which makes people more free by establishing protections. For example we prohibit chemical plants to dump their toxic waste into lakes and rivers. This regulation ensures that the rest of us can enjoy clean bodies of water. Generally speaking (this is not a black-or-white matter), the US focuses more on positive freedoms whereas Europe focuses more on negative freedom.
Your assertion that America didn't have a liberal movement couldn't be more wrong. In fact, America was one of the birthplaces of the liberal movement. Aside from reading native thinkers such as Alcott, Emerson or Fuller, 19th century Americans were also greatly influenced by British writers, including Adam Smith, John Locke and John Stuart Mill. It's also a common misconception that America never had progressive or social democratic politics. In the early 20th century, unions were very strong and their was a sizeable socialist movement. Both Roosevelts would nowadays be considered Social Democrats (arguably even Eisenhower and Kennedy).
A good example on different views on freedom is american freedom of speech versus european freedom of expression.
The american pretty much has the right to say what they want. They could insult people under that freedom.
The european has the freedom from the words of others. They are protected from insults.
04:33 In the 90s beer was often cheaper than water. Therefore the youth claimed that they rather order beer than water. This is the reason why this law came in to action. So older stories might be true about the past situation here in Germany. But things have changed.
Norwegian here. I don't think I've ever bathed once in my life. Well, maybe once, in a hotel when I was a kid. I've never lived in a house or apartment with a bath though. Only shower. I have no idea why Americans would think all Europeans/Germans bathe. Bizarre.
I agree. I'm German and I think I maybe bathed about three times in my adult-life.
As kids though we always bathed and we do the same with our children
I could be that many the apartments have only baths and not showers. It does give you the option to do both, which is nice. I moved to Germany 2019 from Slovenia and there we have more showers than baths. At least from my experience.
So I think it could be possible that when Americans come to Germany and see the baths they thing that Germans take only baths.
I had that experience as well when I moved down to Germany. Never seen a bath in my live but here most appartments have one (northern Germany) . Adults just use them like showers. Children seem to bath a lot here, though, from what I hear at our local kindergarten. So there might be a bit if a bath culture in Germany that just got exaggerated.
I like to bath once in a while, but I am also lucky enough to still have a bathtub
Bathing is quite relaxing. I don't think I took a bath in 2023 though, but I do it sometimes when I feel like it. It takes much longer and is more wasteful (water & energy) than showers, so it's not something you should do multiple times per week.
Beer actually was cheaper than water in restaurants. I only know that from my mother because I was too small, but a quick Google search showed that there is an extra law from 2002 that restaurants have to have a alcohol free drink as the cheapest option.
I am a bit surprised by the part re farmers' markets and places that sell local produce.
My medium sized town has a market twice a week in front of the church with the highest tower in the world and the farmers in the villages around sell their dairy and other products at their farms - even farm icecream ! And my suburb has its market once a week !
Go to the pre-alpine region and you find local products in the village shops like cheeses and "Schwarzgeräuchertes" and Speck and sausages as it is more convenient to sell those products INSIDE in winter :)) !
In Ulm, um Ulm und um Ulm herum.
Städte ja vielleicht, Dörfer wahrscheinlich nein.
ich hab auf nem Wochenmarkt in nem 5000 Seelen Dorf gearbeitet, der war auch 2 mal die Woche, auch nicht weit weg von ulm btw :D@@Aoderic
@@jonasgrohs5997 5000 Einwohner ist kein Dorf, sondern eine Kleinstadt.
Aber es ist gut, dass sie einen Markt haben
@jonasgrohs5997
Mit 5000 menschen ist es aber schon kein dorf mehr sondern ne kleinstadt 😂😂
Wenn die leute von dorf sprechen dann meinen die im algemeinen mehr so 100-1000 einwohner max. Und da gibt is tatsächlich so gut wie keine märkte da einfach nicht genug kundschaft vorhanden ist, es sei denn mehrere dörfer liegen so dicht bei einander das es sich lohnt mit dem auto hin zu fahren.
We are Sitzpinkler because we also are bathroom cleaners!
Exactly!
In my city we have in fact a market every day in the week , the thing is, from monday to friday they are smaller versions of the one big market on saturday and they are located in a different place every day along the week . Greetings from north Germany
About the farmers market thing: While I wouldn’t obviously go to a market every day for convenience reasons, in bigger cities there often are markets every day in different locations.
For example: the nearest market to me is on Wednesday and Saturday, in my mom's suburb it’s Monday and Thursday and I bet I could find one on Fridays as well… But being German, i would absolutely not drive my car around the city to go to a market everyday (also because they are often on parking lots, so no parking space for the time being)
That is a misconception. You can say what you want in germany....but you are held responsible for these words from your mouth. 13:15
As a German, I agree to what you say, but I am an exception at one thing: I go grocery shopping every day to every other day, partly because we share a fridge and I don't have that much fridge space. But also, I like to be spontaneous about what I want to eat and I love fresh Brötchen, so you'll find me in a supermarket quite often.
As an European, I also find the term "bidet" very confusing because traditionally, a bidet is something very different over here. My family owns a vacation home in Spain which has a bidet in the bathroom. It basically looks as though a toilet and a sink had a baby. The bowl is toilet-shaped but it's smaller and closer to the floor. Also, there are taps (one for hot water and one for cold water) rather than a button to flush). The idea is that after using the toilet, you get up, walk over to the bidet and sit down on it. These traditional bidets can also be used for other purposes; for example my family always uses ours to wash our swimsuits after returning from the beach rather than cleaning our butts. You can even use it as a mini-bathtub if you've got an infant. What Americans call "bidet" would be called "Klosomat" in German. They are indeed very rare in Germany, outside of maybe hospitals and retirement homes. When I think of Klosomats, I generally think of East Asia. I used to live in South Korea where I had one in my apartment and most public bathrooms were also "smart toilets". In recent years, Americans online have been going absolutely insane over these Klosomats but personally, I find them pretty overrated. I always felt a bit awkward when my toilet talked to me with the voice of a barely legal Korean high school girl. And while having your ass sprinkled with warm water feels nice, it's not enough to make you clean. You still have to use toilet paper (or hop into the shower). Overall, the crazy blinking and talking and sprinkling is a fun gadget but that's about it. It's like having flashing LED lights and your favorite song play every time you enter the living room. Fun but ultimately useless. Once you get used to it (after a few weeks/months), you basically use those things like any other toilet.
The exception to the supermarkets v. markets thing are the seasonal stalls - asparagus in spring, strawberries in summer - which everyone uses.
The absolute best movie series ever made is undoubtedly Lord of the Rings.
Or is this not considered as a series?
Christmassy greetings from Hannover, Germany.
Klaus
I absolutely agree! Second best will be dune if they keep up the high quality!
I agree with both. I would also rank Star Wars and the MCU (at least up to Endgame) higher than Pirates. Pirates is entertaining but it has its faults
It's just called a Trilogy I think since 3 Movies
@@Aine197 I always love how so many Star Wars Fans, myself included, rank this list of now 11 movies as "one of the best series ever", while insisting, that at least seven of them are utter trash. Star Wars is weird man.
I mean, the whole farmers market situation depends on your expectations. In terms of total calories sold, it IS most likely only third after discounters and more premium supermarkets, however especially in small towns, it's also considered to be a weekly or bi-weekly event and part of the culture. Combined with the other point, that most people in fact do not shop daily, it's the place where many people get the "good" bread and meats once per week for example, while less local, frozen and or industrial food is bought in bulk at a traditional SM.
It's also while in a town or city district there may only be market day twice a week the market rotates among neighboring markets. So you can just hop over to the neighboring market to get your groceries from the market every day of the week
Exactly. I live in a small town (20k inhabitants) and the "Wochenmarkt" is part of our life. And it's the only place to get fresh fish here, in bulk and not pre-packed in a supermarket. Though the veggies etc are not really cheap...
@@hypatian9093
If you even *have* fish and certain veggies heavily depends on the region. And that obviously applies to all of Europe. Getting seafood would be expected in Schleswig but very weird in Tyrol.
@@Alias_Anybody Fresh fish obviously only near the coast. But I've had crabs directly from the boat, and that beats every option at the supermarket. Nothing is as fresh as "it was still in the ocean 2 hours ago"
German here. Definitely a bather, cannot stand showering. Love bidets, have rarely seen any, though and do not own any. Our farmers market is twice a week and my family shops there only once a week and gets anything not available there at the supermarket next to it in the same go. Never touched alcohol, hate all alcohol, especially beer, love water. I always ask for tap water for my meds at german restaurants and always get it for free. Ask for it for your medication and you will much more likely get it for free than when you ask just for tap water. I do need it for my meds but they do not check.
German here. I prefer bathing over showering BUT it is more wasteful and takes longer. So showering is for becoming clean, bathing is for relaxation
I live in Germany and it's funny how much I can learn from him about Germany. Stuff I didn't know😂
I’ve been living in Bavaria for about 3 years as an American. My town doesn’t do farmers markets. Beer typically is cheaper than water, but how you said it is pretty true about volume to price. Never seen a bidet here but it is typical to pay to use a good bathroom. Shower in the summer but bath in the cold winter months. Overall a good experience moving here!
Really? Strange basically every small town in Bavaria I know is doing a farmer's market at least on a small scale. Sometimes is not done in the town itself but rather a little bit outside on the property of a farmer or near a farmers field 😅
But only if it's a real town or city.
Villages on the other hand, don't do one most of the time.
There you would almost always need to visit a farm itself, since many farmers sell their products directly at their farm.
Showering - I can see where this myth comes from - as many (cheaper) apartments in Germany only have bathtubs. And still people usually just stand or sit in the bathtub and take a shower. In more modern/higher priced apartments you will have usually both or sometime two bathrooms - one with a shower cabin(sometime referred to as Gästebad) and one with a bathtub - or even one with bathtub and shower and one with shower only and sometimes an extra rest room - but that’s for the rich and fancy ;-)
I see the exact opposite: rented apartments only have a shower. Of the places I lived 5 had a shower and 2 a bathtub. And both tubs also had a shower head.
even in France, markets aren't every days, called "permanent" (except in some cities, big enough to have permanent markets). in small cities, it's usually once a week. for everyday groceries, if not going to the supermarket, you can go to small shops in town (butchers, bakeries, etc...).
Well... To go into your Czech beer story... As a very young guy, I had my first trip behind the Iron Curtain. It was a school trip that allowed us to really hit the ground running, while we were otherwise poor students at home who couldn't make any big leaps. This was because the Deutsch Mark was worth between 10 and 11 times more than the Czech crown. So in one week we blew away the value of the average Czech's income for a month. And back then the restaurants were divided into different price categories. If you went to the cheapest place to drink, you would be served a beer immediately and without ordering. Since the Czech and German beer are of equal quality, we were satisfied. And when converted, a beer like this cost 20 pfennings. If you now convert that to American money, where the dollar was worth a good 2.70 DM at that time, an American ends up with a price for half a liter of beer at around a nickel...
For #2: some German supermarkets make the pavement like in a original market to encourage buying more pricy but better quality vegetables and fruits.
Original markets are only in very few cities in big halls open every day. But in many small villages you can have great markets Saturday and or Sunday!
Haha yes we have a bathtub in our house but it is practically never used at all because we all prefer the shower. I regularly check the bathtub and run a little water to prevent the drain from running dry. We do have a bidet though..
no, back to the future is the best movie series ever made
Actually, in my village we have a farmers market twice a week. It’s honestly pretty much like the images 😂 and we do use wicker baskets!
Usually in Germany you can buy directly from a local farmer and there is a food market every Saturday in many towns. Often farmers also deliver to people’s home directly. But never heard of everyday markets
RE: Freedom
The USA incarcerates about 531 out of 100000 people currently.
Germany has a rate of 67 in 100000.
The German prison system is geared toward rehabilitation, and I am not sure if that holds true for the US, since felonies lead to difficulties in finding a job and a restriction of your voting rights.
Then there's safety. What I hear Americans say a lot is that they wouldn't dare go out at night to wander around their city. The perceived feeling of freedom to do such things is much higher in Germany, too. It's decreasing, though.
The Press Freedom Index has Germany on rank 21 and the US trailing behind on 45.
That said, both countries did a lot worse than 2022.
Purely looking at numbers, it's pretty safe to say that Germany is more free.
On the other hand, we have many laws restricting personal freedom (e.g. the right to bear arms), as we just live in a more densely populated country and couldn't afford everyone the same rights as the US can.
Personally, I wouldn't feel free in the US. I can't stand the idea of all these idiots exercising their right to access firearms. I just imagine AFD followers or Reichsbürger with unlimited access to arms. A big no no.
"I just imagine AFD followers or Reichsbürger with unlimited access to arms."
Well, I got bad news for you then. You can very much legally own all kinds of guns in Germany, you just can't buy them at a Walmart. Obtaining them is not difficult, however. All you need is at most a year of time and a chunk of money. And *tons* of AfD-followers and Reichsbürger own guns, most of them legal. There have been court rulings saying being a member of the AfD is not enough of a reason to take someone's guns.
Well... since it's always southern germany that stands as an example for germany when it comes to these kind of videos, I always have the urge to fix things a little bit up. In northern germany we do have "farmers" markets (Wochenmarkt) all the time. You will find one in the surrounding villages or cities around you pretty much 5 out of 7 days a week. But not everyday in every village, so you still need a car to get to one. But we have a lot of farmers here and in almost every village you can buy local stuff at there house shops. (cheese, sausage, milk, eggs, vegetables and so on). It's enough that you wouldn't need a supermarket at all.
Yeah, the markets are usually Wochenmärkte - weekly markets. In cities it isn't totally uncommon to have markets at different days of the week in different neighborhoods or districts, but each individual market is still weekly.
You feel more “free” in the US bc you’re;
• White skinned
• (Cis) Male
• Straight
• Better off than most financially
Nothing against you at all, just if you weren’t those things you might feel safer in other countries (European/Scandinavian)
Even as a white straight "cis" male. I not only feel freer, but am freer in Scandinavia. As a Dane can not fathom a place that outlaws drinking alcohol in picnicque in a park, or outlaws beers in the cinema, but such is the US.
7:17 We have a market on the town square on two days a week. To give a little context it's a mid-sized town near the Dutch border.
Beer cheaper than water - that´s not totally out of the blue.
Only in the mid 1980s the federal state of Bavaria implemented the rule that any restaurant, bar, nightclub etc. need to offer AT LEAST ONE soft drink or water that is cheaper than beer. And since a lot of american troups used to be stationed in Bavaria they brought back the then correct notion that beer is cheaper than water .... i guess :D
3:06 and it’s actually a good thing, that beer is more taxed. I am German and the amount of people I know, that consume unhealthy amounts of alcohol is huge. I’ve you want you can get wasted with as little as 5€/$.( a Liter/ little more than a quart of cheap Wodka for around 10€!)
You don‘t have to go to Spain, France or Italy to find beautiful daily markets on historic market places in the middle of the town, surrounded by historic buildings.
We do have many that look almost exactly as in the "dream" pictures. They are all over Germany - just not everywhere, not in every small village, and in small towns not every day.
In France there are many beautiful markets, too, but I would say you will find way more markets like those in the pictures in Germany than you‘ll find in Italy or Spain. There you‘ll find some amazing market halls that are also definitely worth a visit, but in my opinion, most outdoor markets there are not half as romantic as many of our markets here.
I buy most of our vegetables, bread and other fresh products on the farmer‘s markets in my city, and I am by far not the only German who does that.
Farmer‘s markets are still „a thing“ here, and many of them are truly romantic and absolutely not comparable to what you usually have in the USA.
However, arent that a sort of semi-luxury thing that only like middle class people can afford for regular food supply? I dont see a SM cashier having a 1500 eur net salary and a child buying 1 eur roles, 2 eur milk or 4 eur butter. Or am I way off?
@jbruck6874 We have a market twice a week where I live in Northern Germany. Some products are more expensive but if you buy seasonal you usually don't pay (much) more than in a supermarket. Sometimes it's even cheaper, especially when it comes to local products etc. I can't really talk about other markets, prices are pretty inconsistent all over Germany as far as I know but I always buy potatoes, carrots, apples and the like at the market because there I often pay only half to 2/3rd of the price they have at our supermarkets. (I also buy eggs there because they taste so much better!! They are more expensive then the cheapest supermarket eggs but also a lot better and I rather eat half the amount of something that tastes amazing then 100% if something that really...doesn't. And that's keeping any moral debate out of it)
And people are really friendly. It's a nicer way to go shopping...and sometimes you can taste stuff for free which is a bonus as well ;)
In Vienna we have markets that are open every day. But this is more of a city thing than a village thing. In the village, markets tend to be one day a week or even just once a month... and the farmers often travel from one village to another
Solche Märkte gibt es auch in DE, sogar in Kleinstädten. Er weiß es nur nicht 😂
How is our freedom of speech restricted in many ways? I only see topics concerning "Volksverhetzung" as actually restricted, isnt that all?
That very small sentence especially in it's form took me aback, too.
7:56 try for example Schwäbisch Gmünd in south germany, but it's also once a week.
The market is a big thing in germany espeascislly in bavaria
Re shopping frequency - in bigger cities it's not unusual to go food shopping for a few fresh items every other day or more frequently just on the way home from work since there are usually smaller supermarkets in walking distance that you can pop into during your public transit commute. In more rural areas one big trip to 2-3 supermarkets by car and a trip to the farmers' market each week is fairly normal in my experience.
I go about 2-3 times a week, depending on how I feel. There are some things that I consume in larger quantities than I can comfortably carry home, but my general shopping runs on a weekly pan.
I take shower everyday to clean of surface dirt, but I take a bath once a week to actually feel clean and fresh (and and for better exfoliation).
I cannot imagine living in an apartment without a bathing tub.
I don't like beer. I don't like football. I don't like cars.
Needless to say, my father considers me huge disappointment.
6:51 The third image I think is an AI-generated image of my city in Austria :D Not exactly the same, colors and the shape of the buildings vary and certainly not as wide. But we have a Weekendmarket there (just two rows)
Hey, just got your channel recommended by the algotirhm, so i wanted to gave it a like and comment for the algorithm i did really enjoy that take and that video, because it mimicks tagesschau but with (reasonable amount of) emotions! i have no idea why, but like periodically once every 6 month yt feeds me with "amercian reacts to", eventhough the kind of video or sort of content where i watch... most of it (unlikeliky like tagesschau ,), but i noticed that a lot of content creators did a take on "react to volker pispers and the history of usa and terrorism". it really spiked among a lot of usa germany content creatives like a year ago and to this day i have no idea why - its a combination of german and us politics, and -i bet a lot of other people have recommended that already, so here its recommended once again!
3:00 one might get an öttinger pilz for 70 ct cheaper than most bottled water. Even though nothing beats the 14ct discounter water.
(Both 0,5l without deposit)
7:55 I am from Switzerland- the only city I know with a daily market is BASEL -6/7…except Munich
Number 2: If you want this in a village, it's actually possible, but I experienced it only in summer and autumn and then once a week
There is a law that the cheapest drink(same volume) have to be non alcohol drink in Germany
Actually, before this law was put in place, beer was usually the cheapest drink available! At least, some 50 years ago this was the case. The lawmakers where forced to make this law by a high court. The basic idea was, that teenagers should not drink alcoholics because of the sheer fact, they can't afford a non-alcoholic drink.
So, the law is in place, I think, for some 30-40 years.
There is a bit in the video where Donnie does mention that. At length.
We live in a small town and we have a farmer's market twice a week. The towns that are near to us as well.
If people take a bath or take a shower is a matter of personal preference and space. Many accommodations do not have bath tubs. Bidets were modern in the 70s. Many houses from that time used to have one, but not anymore.
to be fair, i don't know how other cities in germany handle it but the one i live in has a farmers market 5 days a week(all but sunday and monday), they have different days for each part of the city and move around. The one close to my home is on tuesday and the one close to my workplace on thursdays, those are smaller than the big one on saturday in the city center tho. There are also several farm shops where you can buy directly from the producer and other local farms they cooperate with within the city limit. It might take a slight detour but the prices are comparable to normal supermarkets if not cheaper. Of course they can only offer what they have on hand and sometimes you need to bring a bit of time with you but when you get asked to wait for 5 min since the shop staff has to grab you your salat from the field real quick, i call that time well spent for top products. also to the end question: no, the first one was good the second was ok and the rest i can't remeber so it wasn't noteworthy.
In pubs you can ask for bottled water and pay, or just ask for tap water. Never had the experience where I was denied free tap water
Sadly, there are almost no Bidets anymore in Germany. Most people just dry wipe their ass, which leads to a lot of ass related problems, like Hemorrhoids.
And yes, I sit while peeing, at least if the toilet is clean (NOT in restaurants, etc.). It is much more convenient and relaxing.
11:08 at homes i sit. Everywhere else, like everyone else I stand.
In Czech republic, beer is cheaper than water. the averagy beer was around 2 euros, including in restaurants. Only in the supermarkets, water is cheaper.
I have step in with markets. While most towns do not have a market every day, they have one or two markets per week. This is the case in many south German town and also in larger cities. For example in Kiel we have a market on Wednesday and Saturday at the Exerzierplatz and at other days in other parts of the city. The concept of Wochenmärkte is quite common. Yes it is not daily, but we get our food primarily from the market once a week. That is enough. And it is just a 10 minutes trip by foot. Others come from further away, but it can be reached by bike and bus, easily.
As the food from the "farmer's market" is usually way more fresh than the stuff sold in supermarkets, it can last over the week without a loss in quality. Things linke cheese are by design able to be edible for weeks. As week cook every day from fresh ingredients, we need quite a lot of food, but it usually all fits in our shopping back pack and a shopping bag.
As a German I’d say that there are in fact many markets. In my town are some and of course I don’t shop there everyday but I can shop at those markets, if I want. It’s often more expensive of course.
There are Farmer Markets in German Citys and villages. But they Take place mostly once a week and are called "Wochenmarkt" mostly they Take place at the Marketplace from 8:00 to 13:00
He says that at the end of the section.
The part that the friend got wrong was the daily.
In the small town where I live in Germany, there is a farmers market once a week and a mobile farmers market that drives around to people's houses to sell vegetables, fruit, eggs and even one variety of pasta, as well as several subscription services that deliver boxes of assorted veg and fruit on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.
In Freiburg im Breisgau every morning from Monday to Saturday is a farmersmarket around the minster in the center of the city. In the districts the farmersmarkets are two times in the week.
You can order tap water - and normally they won't charge you. Except probably a small amount for dish washing and serving, like 50 cent or something.
About the bd: never had that in Germany and when I moved to Portugal, I was also first like, What is that thing for? It just takes up space". But now I'm like, How did I live without it? 😂
I'm from Spain here almost every city has a market, where you can buy local vegetables, fruits and fish (if you are in the coast). Chesse and meat arent so common but it's not imposible to find them. In my home town it's open every day, but it's bigger twice a week.
I would say that IS more common un small cities and towns than in bigger ones
When I was around 14/15 years old (in the 80s) there have been clubs that sold beer a little cheaper than water or softs. But because of so many kids drinking beer excessively they made a law (if I remember correctly) which said, that the cheapest tipple on the menu had to be non- alcoholic. Reasonable in my opinion.
In the moment I wrote it down you explained it.🙈 Perhaps I should watch the whole videooooo before I comment. Sorry.
Beer was cheaper than water in restaurants but than it got illegal that the cheapest drinkung is alkohol
A shower is just for cleaning or cooling down (in summer). A bathtub is for recreation - a mini Spa.
No.
Haha, my parents actually have a bidet in their bathroom, but it NEVER gets used. Literally NEVER. And yes, I have NO idea, how I'd be supposed to use it without flooding the entire bathroom. I guess the thing was just part of the toilet-sink-ensemble.
There is a law (maybe) coming up where you are allowed to buy and smoke cannabis in germany
And in germany youre allowed to have two citizenships
In Germany you aren’t allowed to have two citizenships except in very specific cases. For example, with the current law, we are legally not allowed to have dual citizenship. However, you can see the new proposed law the government is about to pass that would make it legal for all to have dual citizenship if they wanted.
30+ years ago there actually were places like bars, discos etc. where alcohol was cheaper than water. Later some places even had flat rates for drinking including alcohol. Both were reasons to pass the law that at least one non-alcoholic drink on the menu must be cheaper than alcohol.
Yes, at that time many small restaurants and bars had some financial support to get set up from the local Brauerei. So it was in their interest to sell beer not water.
My mother used to do groceries nearly daily - but she was a SAHM and it was her way to have "outside contacts" and later in life, it was her way of getting her bum up off the sofa and getting some exercise.
If your freedom allow you to shrink the freedom of the other peoples, imoa, your country has not the good freedom. i think it's better that we care about each other, than having the right to hurt every one. We aren't alone and we leave in a society, isn't it ?
I think you got something really worng. There are a lot of markets in germany. I even think, that every city and almost every village has a market. Its just not held every day, and the farmers mostly are not the ones who sell the goods
Since I live in a town in Germany where If have grocery stores in 2-5 min walk distance I actually buy a lot of things on a daily basis. I get veggies from the weekly market. If I need organic food I have a half-hour bike ride to the bigger city, which I would do once per week. I guess that's average shopping custom over here.
A lot of people, especially those with a more tight work schedule though prefer driving to the supermarket (like Aldi) only once per week.
I suppose what would be more shocking for Americans are the opening hours of german shops. No 24/7 shop opening hours over here.
in the Czech Republic it depends on the brand and whether it is on sale, but it is not a problem to find lower quality beer that is cheaper than water
German here: That's all not true. Some areas have a separate law that states the cheapest drink on the menu had to be beer (it doesn't state how big the glas has to ne though) and there are always weekly farmers markets everywhere you just need to know where to find them and when they take place (usually 1-2x a week)
It's ok for restaurants to ask for money for tap water because what you pay for is not only the product itself but mainly everything behind it: Time and salary of the person bringing you the water, salary of the person who cleans the dishes, rent of the room etc. You don't pay 20 or 40 bucks for the steak because the meat costs 20 or 40 bucks but because its costs the restaurant 15 or 35 bucks from the moment they buy it and prepare it until they serve it to you.
The markets are kind of a thing in some towns in Germany. My hometown has with a population of 38,000 four market days.And there are mostly local farmers and resellers.
I buy groceries in Germany almost daily
But you have to factor in that my closest super market is 5 seconds away from my front door (1 minute if you add the stairs)
We do not have a bathtub. We had one but as our bathroom is small we installed a large shower instead. It is more convenient.
I would be really happy if germany had bidet culture, would have made my growing up so much easier. I have irritable bowel syndrome and washing with water is so much better for the skin😅
And to the freedom of speech: your freedom ends where you hurt others. You can say everything, but if you're saying rasist stuff, you have to live with the backlash.
Thats why I find it really uncomfortable to see that americans can just hurt other and difame others without consequences
I'am Kaltduscher and Sitzpinkler and have 2 Bidet (in 2 Bathrooms) but we live in northern Italy
I would Like to add to the Market Point that while it is true that you rarely See daily markets, there are a Lot of "Bauernläden" Farmers Stores where you can daily buy directly fromm the Producer in a small Shop rather than at a Discounter or supermarket
12:49 - without knowing too much about US laws, I can confidently say, that this is not true.
Freedom of speech is one of the most important laws of the german constitution (Art. 5 Grundgesetz). Sure, there are limits, if you start going around threatening people or spreading dangerous misinformation, you might get in trouble. But generally, there's no censorship and nobody can forbid you to speak your mind. And if the WPFI is anything to go by, I think we're pretty well off.
Yes. And the limits occur where you start limiting the freedom of others.
Hello! I cannot agree on that grocery market on market places. I live in a small city (80,000 ppl) in northern Germany close to Bremen and we have three times a week (wed, fri, sat) a grocery market. Two times on a market place in the city entre and the third time it is run on the marketplace in a city district about a mile away from the centre. In Bremen the closest bigger city (400,000 ppl) there are grocery markets on serval market places in the city. So there is usually a market in 'bicycle range' each weekday (except sunday). It definetly depends on the size of the city. In towns (of course) a weekly market on saturday is the usual thing...
Same goes for the "how often do we buy fresh fruits and grocery stuff"... If you live in the city centre and not in any suburbs (which is much more common in cities in Germany) then you have the opportunity to go shopping each day and buy your stuff for each day everyday. If you live more rural you go once a week - although the distances to drive into the next city / town are not that big as in the states. Is it more fresh? No, because the people who sell do not buy fresh everyday by their own. More important: It is cheaper not to buy everyday because planning and buying stuff and using it even on the next few days prevents from throwing away too much stuff. I have some colleagues who do their daily shopping each day on their way home from work to buy what they want for dinner and in comparison they usually buy more than me in my weekly shopping tour and they pay much more because too much have it's way into the trash bin...
My Grandfather used to say you havent been to Munich if you havent been to the Viktualienmarkt, one of the daily Markets in Munich
I left the US, a very adolescent country, in 1965 and have lived in Germany ever since. Simply put, the quality of life is much better in Germany and most parts of Europe than in the US. US Americans want freedom without responsibility, the main characteristic of adolescence. This results in a constant fear of uncontrollable circumstances, e.g. health-care costs, gun violence, etc.
Several years ago you could've seen beer cheaper than water or softdrinks - 01-01-2002 the law you mentioned in 4:30 changed this 😉
I buy groceries 3 times a week because I don't have a car and therefore can't carry so much. So my shopping trips are smaller and usually for 2-3 days. The exception is when holidays like Easter or Christmas approach. Then I ask my parents to get their car and buy enough for one week. But I actually hate big shopping trips.
To Lie 2: I actually live in a small village (about 5000 people) and we do have a market and my fav childhood memory is going there with my friends after school and finding our moms there drinking coffee and chatting. We used to play there and then go home.
But it’s not like the pictures you showed 😂
First, this market is only once a week and the sellers go to a different market every day to a different town. The stands aren’t that cute, more like trucks convertible to stands and in our town there are only like 10 of them. Everything is really expensive, because the food you can get there is mostly organic, handmade, fair trade and so on. So it’s kind of a luxury to buy stuff there. sits worth it tho because it tastes great and you support local small businesses.
Still, it’s kinda rare. Most of the small towns are two small for sellers from elsewhere to come there for a market, and the local shops already have shops that everyone in the town knows.
If a town is too big, and i‘m not talking big big, just like 10.000 people, there aren’t calm places where you can have a market like this. There are exceptions in cities with a „Altstadt“ so a part of the town that’s really old, still has old streets and market places. They have markets of course.
In big cities like munich or Hamburg there are markets to, but they’re not romantic at all.
The romantic ones are in really small towns, i think more in the south of germany. But you can’t visit them so easily because they’re barely any hotels or places to sleep. It’s not this easy 😂
In Austria we have this farmer markets in big towns like Vienna, Graz every day and not only one, but severals!
The country you're born in tends to tell you that they're the best.
It's utter bollocks.
Lots of other countries do things better.
You have to spend a lot of time wandering around the planet to figure out what's what.
12:54 Regarding marihuana use in Germany: It's complicated. Technically, it's not legal, however, most jurisdictions will decline to prosecute if you stay under a certain limit (i think 3 grams is common, but don't quote me on that). Some areas (*cough* Bavaria *cough*) tend to be less lenient than others, but personal use is usually accepted.
Proper legaliziation is in the works, a second version of the draft is currently being discussed in the Bundestag
Also: no it's not. The Star Trek TNG Movies are.
Freiburg has a market every weekday morning from Monday thru Friday
Fresh markets are still a thing in Poland. They might be in semi enclosed spaces to protect it from the weather. You can find there fresh produce, all kinds of pickles, meats, fish, flowers etc. Even clothes and bags or makeup. Nowadays also spices and stuff from around the world (depending on the city/town). There will always be an old grandmas or grandpas selling small amount of things they grew or harvested themselves like berries or honey. My own grandma only shops at these markets and especially takes a tram to the city center to get groceries.
Actually, as a German who has lived here for a very long time...Beer WAS actually cheaper than water, I think up until the 90th. Then a law was put in place, that forced the bars and restaurant to sell at least one non alcoholic beverage at a lower price than the cheapest alcoholic one. Thus, after that water was cheaper than beer. only by legal pressure :D
Sorry, u are mentioning that at 4:41, I wrote the comment before I was at that point.
This law was invented in the 1980s and in the beginning it was not considering the size of the beverage. They could sell a 0.2l water for 2 DM and a 0.3l beer for 2,20 DM for example and it was fine with the law. This was changed in 2002 to the current state of the law.
i shop daily. since I don´t get any % for buying for the week and I have three supermarkets in five minutes walking distance. (Germany)
1:56 water is probably only not on top because we drink tap water i guess
And why are juices not up there are they added in to soft drinks ?