THINGS YOU DON'T DO IN BERLIN [Germany]
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2019
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hallo Zusammen, I'm Diana! 😀 I'm originally from Toronto, Canada but I'm now living and working in Berlin, Germany ☾ On my channel, I share my experiences and thoughts on living and working abroad as an expat in Germany. Thanks for your support ☮
Hi from Berlin on the tipping just say " Der rest ist für dich" and give the amount you have to pay plus the tip the waiter will automaticly keep the tip for him that is the way i do it (born and raised in berlin).
there are No dont's of Berlin
do what you Want
its Berlin
deutsch hier
except if you are mexican, they fucking hate mexicans
@@mikecustoms we hate all minorities
we are germans
You can jay-walk even in front of the police, no problem. But the one rule is that if there are children, you stop because you should be a good example to them. Even Berliners do that!
The calculation in German restaurants (except very expensive ones) ist that 40% of the income of restaurants has to come from drinks. If you just eat without drinking, the restaurant makes a minus. Basically cheap food (compared to other countries) is subsidized by expensive drinks.
Thats true!
Aha! That explains the reasonable food prices.
one of my fav things about Berlin is no photos in the clubs wish it was like that everywhere!
deutsch hier
I totally agree
Why?
Oh wow! That was useful. Thanks! 🙂
Thanks for the video. Interesting observations.
Thanks for watching!
great video, and that camera quality is nicceeeeeee
thank you for your sharing!!!
Enjoyed it Thank You!!!!!
Thanks for sharing
Also remember that taking pictures of people (except at an event) is not allowed. You have to ask their permission unless they're just somewhere in the background. Same with using drones to film. People here value privacy and privacy laws are strict compared to the US.
Definitely!
The tip thing: it's a legal problem. If you leave it on the table, it's not sure, whether you lost it or to whom it should go to. If you give tip directly, the waiter can have it tax-free, because it's kind of personal gift. In some places, they use tip-pooling, but that's their business and does not affect you. At some places tipping is not allowed.
Not to confuse with tip are the donation boxes, you can find at some places. A lot of shops have those for children funds or whatever. Along the coastline you'll find donation boxes in the shape of boats. Those are for the German life-guard assotions on sea, the DGzRS (Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger). In the south you may find DLEG boxes. Those are for the life-guards at lakes, kinda 'bay watch'
normal Clubs in the UK close at 3/3.30am, but clubs that host dance music events they're often open until 6/7am. Only your standard pubs will stop serving at 1am.
I like your Videos but most of the time you offer wrong information. You should get away more from thinking too much like a American. People wear suits. People pay a lot with their bank cards. People don’t like it when you be filming them, but nobody cares if you film just the location. You can get tap water here also. Why do you care about being judged 😂 you need to be just more confident.
Also just a small hint, don’t assume things are always like that just because you have seen that once.
nice informational video, that 2 am party starting thing would have had me shocked if I didn't find this video. I am probably going to study in germany to become a Dr., I need to visit and see what its like there in Germany for myself and I am going to do more research about studying there.
it is also downright illegal to take somebodys picture without their consent-even in public, not only in clubs
Clubs don't stop serving at 1am in the UK. Most are open to 3/4am and a lot close at 6/8am.
All the ticket machines in Berlin (except the very stripped down ones on board trams) accept credit/debit cards. Actually it's much easier to buy a train ticket with a credit card than it is with cash. All machines in the subway stations accept cards but only about half of them take bank notes. So if you plan on buying the most expensive full area month ticket for 201.50€, good luck paying that in cash on a machine that only deals with coins. That's one hundred 2€ coins …
They installed the NFC contactless payment terminals on the ticket machines last year. But you were able to pay with plastic money wayy before that
You can pay with card pretty much everywhere in Berlin.
On my recent trips (last couple of years), it's almost only in spätis it's cash only or a €5/10 minimum.
Thanks
Berliners in general are not very fond of being photographed. One person once described it to me like she felt being an animal in a zoo, and I had to agree: I also wouldn't like to be photographed without being asked for permission. It's perfectly alright if you bring a camera to some tourist attraction, or film at a public festival, but as Berlin is crowded with tourists, please try to take your pictures so that you don't stand in anyone's way. Remember, usually you are just a visitor, not a journalist who would have some special rights.
Leaving a club at 8 or 9 a.m. is wonderful especially in summer. You can have breakfast at some street café, or decide to go to one of Berlin's many lakes, where you can go swimming or just have a nap in the shade. Once I decided to watch out for a ship and take a canal cruise. Chances are good you will get a ticket before noon and the ship is not too crowded.
What I also liked about Berlin: You are not frowned upon when you drink a bottle of beer in a park. But, in some areas, you may be frowned upon if you drink from a can, because those are considered not to be environmentally friendly.
It is a shame people are not doing this when they go to Africa or Asia but can respect Europeans. It’s disgusting people just point and snap at people and their children like as if they are animals with no autonomy. It’s grotesque honestly and deeply rude
I request water every time after I ate but that depends if they have self-service water 💦
Hi Diana. Which city do you suggest to visit for English speakers in Germany?
toronto is obviously very provincial. however even california has last call at 1 30 am in the clubs. in NYC the clubs close at 4 am and always have. we go out about midnight. thursdays are for real new yorkers only and was the best night to go out. the weekend nights have too much bridge and tunnel crowd of out of towners. there are tons of after hours clubs like berlin. berlin even in west berlin and DDR times always had these very late hours and i am glad to see them continuing. gruss. R.
Thanks Diana, nice video, a Sunday without you isn't a good Sunday. 👍
Thanks Robert!
Hey Diana how are you! I love your vide You always make me b.c You have Amazing as always the best Sunday see you Next time bye
I leave tips in a billing bag every time I ate at a fancy restaurant
Compared to Toronto, what's the diversity like?
I,ve not seen berlin since it was in the middle of the GDR, in the 1980s all you said is just how i recall being there
Here in Frankfurt (Main) it's also common to jaywalk. Maybe it's a thing in the bigger cities of Germany. Don't know about Munich and Hamburg though.
Not to be mean but is it far to say that Berlin is 10 years behind if you compare it to NYC and London?
in europe we don't leave tips at all
for this video... you came right out of a club ? :) had a funny encounter when waiting for the green light once in berlin at 3pm - person asked me "excuse me - would you like to buy (white powder) ?" as if he asked me for the time
Ok, normaler Style, aber warum gehst Du um 3 schon aus dem Club?!?
When you „jaywalk“ it can cost you 5€. Or your life when you don‘t see the car. 😔 yeah of course many people do that here, but its not legal. When you drive bike when its red, you have to pay 60€ and you get a point in Flensburg. That mean when you have a driver license you can have to 8 points than you must have a new test.
So ok you can walk when its red. Or you wait the 2 minutes and nobody stares at you.
As a „Native“ Berliner I can tell you that most of these facts are totally wrong...
Really? Can you give an example?
Does that include you ?
i agree -- from berlin as well
Nice Video, i like your accent(?) sounds a bit like irish to me sometimes :D #subscribed
with Alerts xD
Oh wow I’ve never gotten that!! 😅 thanks for watching and subscribing! 😊😊🎉🎉
@@DianaVerry im sure i'll keep watching your channel, im fascinated by the American Culture so its really interesting 4 me :)
Jaywalking devides German Cities into two groups, those who car and those who don't. It's not only Berlin, where jaywalking is okay. In Frankfurt or Dresden it's fine, too. In other cities people will indeed complain about jaywalkers.
Im from Frankfurt am Main and its crazy there too haha
Dana, as you mentioned that we other Germans did have a peculiar relation with Berlin at first hand it is our frustration that it is the only capital in the world that is not able to live on its own and therefore we send our kids to Berlin so that they could witness at their own, what it likes to live in a city without a functional public service. With that freedom, our kids would and should make there own mistakes (they will sow their wild oats) and neither them not we like to see that on the internet. We (the parents) are always worried, but we do not need photos to show us the evidence that our kids are the same kind of stuff that we were as young adults. Have fun and enjoy your time.
@Junah Moreau Jepp thanks for this in the nutshell statement.
You know the reasons, why Berlin is not the industrial and financial engine it was sinde 1870 for decades? The province should be proud of our capital. Move all the FI from Frankfurt (back) to Berlin and Frankfurt will lose everything. Move all the industries outsourced during WW II and during the time of the cold war to other places like Bavaria etc. back to Berlin and Bavaria etc. will lose. The province always hated Berlin - to modern, not conservative enough etc. etc.
@@kvwuppkvwupp834 I do not agree with you, because everything you mentioned did only foster my personal opinion about Berlin. Crying for the things that had gone long ago even when it never was the achievement of the city itself. Berlin was a small village before the Prussian branch of the Hohenzollern family did make it their residence. In contrast to that Nürnberg or Leipzig or Frankfurt/Main or Hamburg or name it. Every one of them was always cities of their own right and all of them were destroyed in WWII and did come back on their own, but 3 decades after the wall disappears it is Berlin that got the overwhelming majority of subsidies and is still lacking behind. If you want the companies back that you mentioned before, why did you do nothing to be attractive to them, the only lament we province folks did hear from Berlin is, be proud of us. Sorry, get your sh... together and show us that you could achieve at least something.
And yes we did not like you but not because you are too modern or anything in that direction, we did not like you because you achieve nothing instead you always cry for more support and even with that you are constantly failing. In the early 1990s, I was upset about the citizens of Brandenburg as they denied the idea of a single Bundesland Berlin/Brandnburg, but now I have to apologize, your neighbors simply did know you better than I.
And be aware I have tried to be polite with that comment, my real thoughts, and feelings towards Berlin did not fit into a public comment section.
Stop trying to fit in. Be humble, be cool, be respectful. You don't have to act like the people from Berlin in order of being liked. Stop trying so hard, it really pisses everybody else off.
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And saying to people they can jaywalk in Berlin, even with a red signal light is so dumb. It's still against the rules and you will get fined if the police sees you jaywalk. So don't do that. Especially in front of kids. The things you say are most of the times wrong.
You are an annoying old fart in the making. I don't know or care how old you are but your soul is that of the 70 year old who dispenses unsolicited advice and shakes their head at people in the street
@@RhodianColossus Yes. I am who I am. I don't change myself for others.
suit thing would apply to women as well, I liked to wear classics, but here i can't even heels, they would be ruined.
Carry cash everywhere you go. That's super important ;)
Crazy with those Friday-Monday parties. Do they sleep in between I wonder
these freaks are on Amphetamines during their whole weekends .., and you can see that in their faces and bodies after some years
Cocain and Ectasy are the secret.
I've lived & worked in Berlin and visited there 12 times since 1986. 1.) Yes, some people do wear suit & tie for work. Check out Mitte or many white-collar offices. 2.) I usually tip 5% or so with a few coins if the service is good. Nonetheless, tipping is not expected as in the USA. 3.) I've been served tap water everywhere in Germany, you just need to know the proper word: "Leitungswasser bitte" (faucet water , please) 4.) a big DON'T do you left out is: DON'T ride "black" the U-bahn, ie don't ride the U-bahn with out paying. Undercover Police daily ride the Ubahn and especially in Kreuzberg, Freidrischshein and its a 50 euro fine which must be paid on the spot. I've watched a dozen or more locals & tourists get fined on the spot.
It's €65, I didn't understand their ticket machine and hadn't checked in the ticket. And according to what the guy told me, you only have to pay on the spot if you don't have German ID (you actually still don't have to, but if you don't pay the police will take you to the station and confirm your ID)
Omg Berlin is sooooo cool. Especially in summer as I noticed
Nice video. Berlin is indeed very diffrent from all other German cities.😊
Wow Diana you are looking very beautiful and amazing video well done 😊😊❤️❤️
What I notice in your clip is that you are really concerned about being judged, must be a northern American thing.
“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.”
- Lao Tzu
@@derbgentler3868
*"Comparison is the biggest thief of joy."*
- Teddy Roosevelt
Hahah yeah right because Germans "don't judge"....sure!
Hammer, meet nail.
HAHAHAHA no offence this comment kinda funny, a lot of people dont want to get judge thats a fact. its not a northern american thing I tell you.
Jaywalking in bavaria is also normal. Never had problems with that.
EDIT: I thought my initial comment over, and I decided, that I don't want to come across too harsh. So I want to add, that I appreciate your work for other "foreigners", that you want to give them help and guidance so they can acclimatize easier here in Germany (or in this case specifically in Berlin).
But I think, maybe through your Canadian socializing (or something, I really dunno) you personally seem to be afraid to "stand out" or something ... I think at least in Berlin (or in Cologne) it is okay to stand out, to "walk to the beat of your own drum" as you called it (nice idiom!) ... In Cologne they have a saying "Jeder Jeck is anders", that would translate pretty much to "Every dude is different" ... so ... Dare to be different, as long as you mean no harm to others! :D
Just for completion, here is my mini-rant that I wrote first:
To wrap it up:
1. "Don't EVER dare to stand out!"
2. "Don't EVER dare to have an attitude!"
3. "Take a nap before go night-clubbing."
Berlin in the early 90's! It was an absolutly free, open to all and everything... Real Loveparade - only in Berlin!
In Berlin there are so many streets without lights you have to jaywalk. With suits maybe the younger folks but if you are a high end professional wear a suit. Who cares if a server judges you. Then no tip. She is right. Customer service is terrible. She is right...smaller areas are cash only like the rest of Germany. Not sure who she goes out with but that is a fringe group at 2 or 3 in the morning. Everyone else has a job.
Keep your eyes open for the police if you jay-walk.
I was in berlin 2 weeks in 1989
How you found apartment in Berlin? What you reccomend me?
if you find yourself in Berlin you should feel lucky..in May of 1945 there wasnt really a Berlin to enjoy going to..and im sure asking where the Fuhrer bunker was will probably be frowned on
Dont stare at the lederhosen
Where is the best place to visit Germany ?
Depends on what you're looking for in a city
In my old „Clubbing-Times“ (2005-2017) we never left our home before 2 o'clock at night.
even sometimes we dont arrived the club bevor sunrise like Berghain or at Matrix and Maria-Magdalena or Suicide Circus and in the afternoon we went mostly at the R19 and did a nice relaxed after party until we went home or in the next club
I liked your video, but can only comment as a Expat who's been in Germany for 3+ decades. Munich is the place to live, Hamburg is the place to visit and Berlin is the place to change trains for more exciting destinations further east.
Summary of this Video:
-don't take photos at the club
-pay the waiter and give tip together
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-Berliners do jay walk
-i have never seen a guy in a suit in berlin
-don't ask for water while dining, buy your drink
-don't assume that you can pay with card
Gonna have to disagree on the crossing against the red advise. Wait. The locals will respect you for it and it will not kill you. Just because they don't yell or say anything, doesn't mean your disrespect was not registered. The advice to the contrary comes from typical Berlin hipster thinking. Also, outside of HIpster-zone, servers are just fine and friendly.
SHE SAID IT, SHE IS FROM CANADA FOR THOSE PEOPLE THINKING THAT SHE IS FROM USA NO
WHAT the first 5 seconds 🤣🤣🤣
Don't jaywalk infront of children because you put them at risk.
I'm Berliner and a native. 1.You can leave tips on the table. 2.Jaywalking is not common (and really dangerous). 3. No suits? Good Lord, of course, thousands of businessmen and businesswomen live and work here.
Your advice might be very helpful for clubbers, though.
Things you don't do in Berlin? Let me say: Don't expect too much. Learn to let go. The city is dysfunctional - just make your own kind of music, so to speak. DIY is very common, I guess. Berliners love DIY markets a lot. Real Berliners are there! Improvisation is everything. Don't take all the four letter words as a personal insult. Try to use a few harsh cursewords yourself to make your life easier.
Berlin is a very diverse city, you have all kinds of people from hippies to Wallstreet bankers kind of people.
Berlin is cool
Re Jaywalking -- I find this interesting as this is something that must have changed in Berlin over the past 35 years. When I was living in Berlin 1989-92, jaywalking was not ok & would peg you as an American or other foreigner. I was yelled at by old ladies for jaywalking -- one told me she feared the future of Germany if the young people have no respect for rules
This is still largely true. Jaywalking is often frowned upon and generally not the norm
Berlin sounds kinda like, New York City, LA, DC,New Orleans, Austin,Texas, San Francisco and Las Vegas all rolled into one. Pretty interesting!!
To that point, what the hell is "Porno Karaoke?!" (2:19) Kind of a bizarre pairing IMO.😀
Haha I’m not sure.. never been 😅
Search for it here in UA-cam and you can see and hear it :)
My guess would be that people do the moaning to the porn clip
I live here for 50 years, my whole life. Tank you, this is all true!
wow, no suit rule...love it, i am moving there!
3:07 Und ich mache mit Absicht Photobombing...
Ja natürlich habe ich eine andere Meinung über Berlin ! Die Hauptstadt ist einfach zu teuer !
Aber irgendwie hab ich ein Déjà-vu in diesem Video .
I live in the south of Germany and literally no one cares if you jaywalk at least in my experience
I noticed that most likely teenagers jaywalk and not only in Berlin also in the other parts of Germany
Pretty much everyone in germany jaywalks from time to time. It's not that uncommon.
You need to live a while in other parts of Germany, too.
Contrary to the stereotype, most Germans view rules as guidelines that will be observed when it makes sense. Even here in deep conservative Bavaria. E.g. only about a third of all drivers in Germany give a damn about the speed limit.
Asking for tap water is rude. It's like asking for bacon in a bakery. It's simply not a choice. Btw same thing in most other European countries.
German customer service is tailored to their customers' expectations. In cologne people have a different attitude than in Berlin, where the attitude in general is more cheeky, which makes for its specific charm.
In front of the police I wouldn't do jaywalking.
Service is not LOW…it’s how it is done in here…welcome to Germany…they Leave you alone…omg. You are killin me
Starts at 1:40
Can you explore Germany because that might boost more likes and subscribers for your channel to earn more profits and the perks
Glad I saw this; thinking of going to the Berlin 'Ice Bar' in the future... don't want them chimping-out because I took a photo of an ice-block.
Berlin definitely isn't for everyone
she is overtipping and imposing her north american views on berlin or germany, when you eat in germany the menu says in german on the bottom: tip and tax are included in the prices. Therefore in most cases no further tip is needed or has to be done. In germany if the service was really good one would round up or add a euro or two only since the tip was already included. i bet this lady lived home with her parents in toronto and had no big expenses , thats why she was able and did tip too much in canada and now wants to impose this on a unwilling germany. its not the same system at all. ditto cab drivers , one might tip a euro or two max. // tipping is not a big thing in germany. when you eat in a restaurant in germany in many cases the waiter is not a german anyway and even might not even know about extravagant tipping from their home country. never leave any extra money on the table as that is unknown in germany. if you must overtip , just getting off the plane from north america , then hand it to the person directly. in most cases in germany the service , not up to north american standards, is not worth really any extra tip. gruss. R.
So much wrong information... Gosh
India used to be cash only, but in last two years it has become mobile payments only. I am sure Berlin will be one day 😊
So basicaly they are super judgy, damn!
Someone said you sound Irish. That would be the most Irish accent that doesn't sound Irish at all I ever heard.
I don't know why americans and australians are so fascinated with Berlin. The city is becoming a touristic trap, nobody speaks german anymore...Berlín is just a parody, time to find the new hipster trendy city...maybe Leipzig?
Hey, I'm from Germany.. And you are wrong.. In a normal club you can take pictures, no one cares!
You should not take pictures in a Striptease club! We also have photographers in clubs except in Striptease clubs..
In clubs like Berghain you can't take photos.
Im not into fetishes. Objectification, no thanks. You're surrounded in case your wondering.
The recommendation about not asking for tap water, I disagree with that!
While okay, if you want to play nice and not be noticed, that's a good idea.
But to do the right thing, I would recommend as many people as possible do that. And insist. Maybe leave the place with the whole group if they don't give it.
The more people do that, the more normal it will become, and the less of those horrible reactions you describe we'll have.
Have you ever experienced small towns in USA. The nosey people the gossiping that stuff. These are the thing I'm wanna get away from. No maybarries in Germany I hope.
Germany please.
Cologne 💪🏼
I don't wanna be Berlin perv.Latex,non of that bullshit appeals to me.
Disagree w suits…wear what you want… look good.
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Biggest dont in Berlin: do the Hitler salute