I'm from Germany and I was born in the early 90's. For me the USA were always the coolest country on earth, but the older I get the weirder the US seems to me. I always wanted to visit but right now, seeing that insane amount of gun violance (or just the thought that everyone could carry a tool that was made to kill humans and it's totally normal) or how they treat COVID... I'm just totally fine with not visiting at all. I can't understand how that country still exists and manage to work somehow. To me it seems like it's just a huge facade that pretends to work but the moment you look behind it, you'll see that everything is fucked up haha That sounds very negative but it's just my point of view reagrding the US. I could write even worse about Germany because we have a lot of problems as well, but I guess not as extreme as the US.
Though I agree, it's always different once you are in the country. Chances are gun violence will not affect you at all, though statistically high. I think it's worth checking it out. You might not love it, but at at least you know what it's like.
@@deichvogt3878 Yeah the number one argument coming from gun supporters. Too bad statistics proof the opposite. Shooting someone in the head is easier than shoving a blade is someone's body. Guns create an easy opportunity to kill someone. The U.S. has more civilians carrying guns than any other country in the world and has a higher killing ratio compare to countries with similar living conditions and standards. Most of the kills in the U.S. happen with guns. If you take the tools for killing away things won't escalate that quickly. You know there are countries where police officers don't need to carry an arsenal of weapons with them and shout at people to get out of the car with hands in sight.
@@connectingthedots100 @Deichvogt I don't say that you will get shot 100%, just the thought that such a huge number of people have guns is insane to me.
I went to Germany last year on a 5 country Europe trip. I absolutely love Germany, it really stood out to me. Would you say it's pretty easy for a US citizen to move and adapt there?
@@deebee8825 It depends on how old you are: If you are on retirement benefits that remain stable, no matter where you are, it can be a good place to be - for the 3 months you get on a tourist visum. If you are here professionally, working for a U.S. company that operates in English and on a work visum from them, things are also OK. If you come here looking for work with a Germany company, your tourist papers could easily run out, before you find a job, and you can't work as a tourist. You would also have to learn German at least to the B1 level (2 years of full-time study) to work in a German environment. For regular professional-age people without super IT skills that are in reliable demand, German language is a must.
@@k.schmidt2740 well I would not go that far. It depends on the sector you are working at if you need to speak German or not. The average German is capable in talking in English at least with minor issues ;) I know people living for years here in Germany and are not speaking German at all but yeah it would definitly not harm you to catch up some phrases
@@rudebwayful Mein Kommentar ist witzig gemeint und die Übersetzung lautet: Ich bin eine Deutsche und bin nur hier, um die Lorbeeren zu ernten und mich besser zu fühlen, obwohl ich kein Stück zu den Errungenschaften beigetragen habe, die du (die UA-camrin) an meinem Land lobst :D
That was one of the big reasons why after the war the ECC was set up. I do think with the changes to more artifical materials for manufacing and less relianting on old materials that will even out.
I moved back to Germany two weeks ago (I was let in thanks to my German passport) and I definitely agree that quality of life is a lot better here. I am impressed every day by how much better and more thought-through everything is here. I really couldn’t appreciate these things when I lived here as a kid before. After living in the US for nearly 20 years I never want to go back! Especially not any time soon.
@@mutagen7175 Germany doesn't require you to renounce your other citizenship. I was born in the US but have been a German citizen since I was very young, so I was able to be a citizen in both countries. Hope you get your chance to go some day. It's a beautiful country.
Sancus I was born in Germany lived there for 27 years. Married a Canadian and after18 years I became a Canadian citizen. I did not research to much and was not aware that I was losing my german citizen ship. But I went ahead anyway because my children are born in Canada 🇨🇦. Yet I meet people from different countries holding a German passport and did not lose their citizenship. At the Bangkok airport I meet a thai person holding a German passport. I asked him how he managed to get a German passport
There's a channel here on YT by a German guy in Berlin who shares that he doesn't have health care (somehow...he says he pays cash when he goes to the doctor). in the same video he goes over the various deductions from a paycheck in Germany, and to be honest, the amount paid for health care wasn't bad, so I'm not sure why he, or anyone, would try and avoid paying it.
@@tempest411 I don't get it either. The system isn't perfect, but it works. Not only can you get regular check ups as often as you want, you also don't have to worry about the cost of anything emergency related. Also, one might think they're healthy, but that can change within a day. My mum got a chronic illness out of the blue at the age of 40. She's had 12 surgeries, including two cornea transplants. Idk how we would've paid that. I'd always choose to pay a higher amount of money per month to have that safety net.
Prudish is an understatement. An art teacher was fired for showing pictures of naked people in class. They were famous paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries. These can be seen in all good museums.
I'm German myself, and I've never been in the US, so there's a lot about America, I just don't understand. One example is, that nudity causes much more outrage than mass shootings. Alone the mere concept of shooter drills in schools is far beyond my understanding.
@@undogmatisch5873 In general the mentality about guns. I had a friend from US who told me she would never wear heels/ high heels cuz if she did she couldn't run away if someone was pointing a gun at her... she did not seem to understand my response, that was "well if someone points a gun at you, I doubt you will be able to run pretty far, no matter what sort of shoe you wear"... ik you can miss a shot... but what makes me worry is the mentality they seem to have...
@xellossaxon Idk, it sounds like a pretty unfortunate combination of the less desireable characteristics of Klingons (violence) & Vulcans (oppression of natural behavior).
There is no chance to really understand art, without an understanding (and personal experience) of normal, natural and non-sexual nudity. Besides- what is more normal and natural than your own body. It should NEVER be regarded as shameful! To do so, is just proof of a major mental disfunction.
@@undogmatisch5873 they are shocked tremendously and ask for punishment and measures to prevent this, when they see making babies, but when they see schooting at kids they just want more guns and walk on.
That is true. The Netherlands are mostly more progressive than Germany. I think they had same-sex marriage like 20 years ahead of Germany as far as I remember.
University for free.. cannot be afforded by the US.. this would give anyone a chance to be educated and finally have a chacne to understand wtf is wrong with pretty much everything going on there. For me this is the reason why the fees for education are as bad
What you are not understanding, is that everyone in the US wants to go to university, whether they are qualified or not. Universities in the US have remedial reading, writing and math classes for the many who can't do it. In Germany, you have to show an aptitude for learning something specific and not just go to classes because. If the US school system was like the system in Germany, that would cut university attendees by over half and then maybe the country could afford to educate scientists and teachers and doctors and engineers, and not just social justice warriors who will end up working in a bank or a store. You can't apply everything from one country to another. You have to understand the background before making ignorant blanket statements.
@@caciliawhy5195 in germany there are many ways for education. Many people want to go to university and you need "abitur" or "fachabitur" for higher education. But we also have "apprenticeships" in companies. You go to school a few days you work a few days an learn the job, earn money and earn a certificate, a qualified education. There are many many ways to get a free or even paid education in germany. We also try to help people find their way and get an education from early on until they earned some kind of certification. Either through institutionalized help and support, some loans without %%% or other things. Free education for everyone is a big thing here. Fun fact if you choose apprentice ship and you master your craft through further education, experience and such you will be officially considered equally qualified as someone that went to university.
Having a baby in Europe: Get pregnant - work till 6th month or so - stay home don't worry - give birth and leave the hospital - take your time with your baby - return to your job in the US: get pregnant - freak the hell out - work till you literally give birth - leave the hospital with a bill over 10 to 30k$ - search for a new job
The US are among only two (yes, just three in total! ) countries around the whole world which do not have any kind of parental leave while being in the final stages of pregnancy and some time after giving birth. So, it's a more than shining example of the antihuman system in the US which don't give sh** on human basic rights... The US are NOT a good example to the world, the contrary is right.
This feeling It is because of the bad history, the shit that happend, its over since around 75 years and we can be proud either of our country yeah. All countries in the world have good and bad things. ^^ but at least "We are far from perfect But perfect as we are We are bruised, we are broken But we are goddamn works of art Works of art" - Rise Against ~ Far From Perfect"
In America, we do not have 2 political parties. We have 1 party with a split view on culture. Both Republicans and Democrats serve the corporate oligarchs.
Well in that sense we have the same problem in Germany. No matter who is in power, the real power comes from the corporations who have people serving as advisors to lawmakers, to influence them into coming up with legislation that benefits them and not society as a whole.
Not totally true. Most Americans believe that working for someone else will make them better off. They also think politicians can read their minds or will stick to election scripts. Business is constantly lobbying politicians while Americans are constantly working and buying from the very businesses undermining them. Thus US citizens overly elect business-friendly with the false expectations they will get more pay and better opportunities. US citizens need to think because the politicians will not think for them. But they will say things false that people want to believe that will make business better off like tax cuts create jobs. And both parties do not use that line to make business better off.
@@corneliusantonius3108 No. Sorry to disappoint you. I just needed a username. I watched some films with these two on tv and a documentary about them at the time when I created my account. 🤔
Deutschland: Krankenversicherung, Arbeitslosenversicherung, Rentenversicherung, Öffentlicher Nahverkehr, Mutterschutz... USA: Bei uns gibt es in Restaurants kostenloses Leitungswasser! Das reisst alles raus!
Zumal man das Leitungswasser in manchen Gegenden der USA wegen Industrieabfällen nicht ohne Weiteres trinken kann. Ein gutes Beispiel ist das Fracking Wasser. In die Wasserleitungen ist in diesem Fall Methan eingedrungen, weil die Industrie Mist gebaut hat und deshalb kann man das dann anzünden: ua-cam.com/video/4LBjSXWQRV8/v-deo.html
@@oliverhardy9464 Ich bin überhaupt kein Freund von Fracking, aber diese Videos sind eindeutige Desinformationen. Damit durchgängige Risse über mehr als 1km im Gestein entstehen, durch die das Methan in die deutlich höher gelegenden Grundwasserschichten diffundieren kann, benötigt es deutlich mehr Energie, als eingesetzt wird. Ja, das Wasser enthält Methan, allerdings wäre es aufgrund der geologischen Bedingungen auch ohne Fracking im Wasser enthalten, weil die Gesteinsschichten dort nunmal natürliches Erdöl und Methan enthalten. Deswegen fracken sie ja dort ;). Fracking bleibt dennoch eine Umweltsauerei erster Güte und ist wirtschaftlich schwer ohne Subventionen zu betreiben. Ein Beispiel für das Argument bei mir aus der Gegend. Läßt man sich in bestimmten Gegenden des Landkreises einen Hausbrunnen bohren, kann es sehr gut sein, dass das Wasser bleihaltig ist. Liegt das nun am jahrhundertelangen Bleiabbau in der Region, oder weil Grundwasserschicht ein natürliches Bleierzlager passiert? ;). 100m daneben kann man Glück haben und kriegt perfektes Wasser in Trinkwasserqualität, weil man vorher durch Granit kommt... Bleibt nach wie vor der Fakt, dass Methan belastetes Wasser nie in deutsche Wasserleitungen eingespeist werden dürfte.
Plus: In Germany you can meet your friends in the park or on the well in the town center, share a bottle of wine, drink a beer or two allthough you are only 16. Everybody, cops included, will just smile at you and wish you a good day.
Yeah, but its not good to drink alkohol under 18... We Germans can do that, but we know that Alcohol is a poison. Alcohol Lobby is to strong in Germany that we could chance the age to 18 at least... You can drink Alcohol with 16, but you are not allowed to vote xD But allowed to ruin your body. A Blackout with beer? No problem.
@@Wulteras drinking alcohol is generally bad not just at the age of 16. The problem though is. That forbidding it would just create interest. Setting the minimum age for alcohol consumption to 18 isnt gonna change the amount youth is going to drink. It only criminalizes them, opens the doors to criminal organisations (just think of the prohibition era in the US) and cuts into the revenues of stores and restaurants. Forbidding is not the way. Btw. We teach our children to ruin their bodies by showing them wrong movement patterns too so where are we gonna stop? And we ruin their minds with a schooling-system that teaches them that they are only worth their grades in maths, english and german. That would be where i personally would start the big reforms.
@@joethesheep4675 Yeah you are right, but what i mean is that a 16 year old human body isnt fully grown. That means, that alcohol can have really bad influence on your upgrowth. Your Brain and other organs
@@Wulteras i am not sure about that. Doctors keep saying that doing strength training for example underage is a really bad thing because of upgrowth which i, as a strength athlete know better and it has been proven numerous times that that is not the chase. Doesnt matter. Doctors say what they want. So i am not sure if that argument is valid.
@@joethesheep4675 You cant compare training with a cell poison... Alcohol damages you doenst matter which age you are. It is a poison for your cells... And while your body is still upgrowth, your cells need to be intact.
Just a small template: a weapon is a deadly tool. On the contrary, a woman's nipple is nourishing and life-giving. In Germany, guns are hard to get and their use is highly regulated. Breastfeeding women in public are considered normal. Now the main part: "USA: the land of the free" Ok, of the free weapon (= death). But not of the free nipple (= life). For me as a German this is a strange part of US culture.
There are some perverse morals in the US no doubt. Here's some of the hypocrisy you will experience, when you fly from Germany to good ole USA, your baggage will be scanned and maybe even opened to ensure you are not bringing in any weapons (including biological or chemical agents, neither animals etc. Then on the plane you will have to fill out that ridiculous paper asking where you are going to stay, for how long, what your purpose of coming to the US is AND if you are planning in involving yourself in any criminal activities, acts of terrorism, espionage and so forth. Then you have to affirm you won't do any of these things and finally leave the country at latest when your visa expires. Makes you think, you are about to enter the situation room or Fort Knox and not just the US. Finally, you made it stateside it's the weekend, before Thanksgiving 2018. At the airport all your answers on the paper get double checked for security reasons. Then four days later a guy decides to go on a killing spree in a mall in Alabama I think. He shoots up the mall, panic breaks out, the cops arrive and shoot the one guy actively trying to stop the gunman. Three days later in San Francisco you go to a hot dog stand to buy breakfast, only to find that the vendor has just been threatened by a man with a knife, go up the street to the other vendor who's also been threatened just 5 minutes earlier by the same guy. In other words the logic is, tourists ought to be treated as potential suspects in crimes or terrorism and whatnot, but it's perfectly fine to be lax about gun control for citizens inside the US. The truth of the matter is: Getting killed or injured by residents inside the country is perfectly acceptable. Scar was right “I am surrounded by idiots”.
@@B.A.B.G. I think you'd love this parody about guns in the USA. The first minute shows the original trailer, then the parody starts (a german production.made in english language): ua-cam.com/video/MWe8Z1kY_u8/v-deo.html
Regarding Nudity and Swearing...well, there's a saying in German: "We're all born naked and shit into the toilet", meaning tear life down to basics, don't make thinks unnecessarily difficult.
They have no idea what socialism is....the people who would benefit most are the uneducated (Republicans) who vote against any social programs because, God forbid, they have to give their money to a brown or black person.
We don't have socialisme in Europe, we have a mixed economy. Mixed between capitalisme and whatever else they pick up. Capitalisme can't just be left to their own. That wouldn't be a democracy at all. We all vote what the politicians should be working on, and economy is a very big part of that.
Nor do you. As a person who lived in that system (actually in both systems), I can say that both capitalism and socialism suck. And nobody is trying to make something new to fix their flaws.
@@TullaRask It literally doesn't matter. I'm telling you this as an American myself. You can say whatever you want. Anything they don't like is immediately "socialism" and "unconstitutional". It's all about what they care about and nothing else.
Your point about people in the US not being honest makes total sense. I hear so many people from Germany talk about how nice everyone is in the US. Yea, that's because they are being fake and telling you what they think they want you to say and being nice because they feel they have to. You really never know where you stand with others and are always afraid to let your guard down here in the US because you are afraid how people will react (get fired or passed for promotion, loose a friend, offend someone, etc.)
@@myfavs5393 No, I don't think it has anything to do with hate. Americans are sometimes a little superficial, they always put on a little show. When they meet you it's always a big hello, how are you, nice to see you. If you ask back how you are, the answer always comes: very good, great, even if you are in the end-stage of cancer. When they say goodbye, there is always the sentence; Come visit us when you are in the area. You should never do this, it's just meant politely, not real. If you work with them and do something wrong, they won't tell you directly. You could say hello, what you do there is great, but if you like it then give it a try just like we do it. That's very polite, but not always honest. The Germans are much more direct. They actually tell them when they feel bad. When someone does something wrong, a German often says straight out that it's bullshit. They show you how to do it right without using many words. Americans then think it's rude, but it should just be honest and not angry. Germans do not a great show about normal things. If a German says something to you, you can 90 percent expect it to be honest, but you don't always know exactly what an US-American think, when he is too polite. However, this changes when you are actually close friends and not just strangers or acquaintances.
One man/woman, one voice - that is the principle in Germany. And every voice has the same weight, it doesn't matter what state you come from or what colour of skin you have. One difference you did not mention: Germans know the difference between social, socialistic and communistic.
@@MiguelStinson88 You are right, many don't, but it is not constitutional knowledge in Germany that a social guy = a lefty = a communist.The hatred for the "rot-grün versifften Antifas" is imported. Many people have forgotten that Antifa is the abbreviation of Anti-fascist, so people, that are Anti-Antifa are logically Fascists.
My wife is German and we live in the Bavarian area and they treat her like shit when they find out that she is born in a certain part of Germany ie the other side of the wall area this hate still goes on today
@@nerrawsivad2638 We are no Bavarians, but we live in Bavaria, too. I know, that many Bavarians - not all - are very special concerning people from other regions. But your wife, even she is not loved by the people, has no difficulty to vote, that is for sure.
You're right. DIe US-Amerikaner setzen sozial mit sozialistisch/kommunistsich gleich. Muss wohl aus der McCarthy-Ära herrühren. Obwohl, in diesem Medium ist unser Land schon sowohl als faschistisch als auch sozialistisch bezeichnet worden. I think many Americans are living in a bubble, regardless of the rest of the world.
Education is not free we just pay via taxes instead of tuitions, which made the succesfull pay more then the less fortunate. On the other hand a common worker pays for the university of students while never attending one himself.
The taxes Americans pay (of which a part goes into education as well, btw) are only marginally lower than in Germany, really. Our out of pocket expenses are substantially higher than the taxes we'd pay that would cover such basics for everybody, regardless of whether a person decides to go to college or do something else with their lives. At least they'd have a choice.
Well, just replace „Germany“ with any other free nation and the bread thing with some other local food and you can make the whole video about any other state. I think as of today USA is the only state in the world that does not offer parental leave.
Yeah we are there was a video I found showing the parental leave for usa vs other countries some gave 16 weeks off or more that is garanteed and on the graph it showed us being the only one with 0.
We do have parental leave. I got paid leave up to 2 months, when I had my two boys. I live in Minnesota, every state is different, but of course cannot compare it to Europe. We still have a long way to go.
Great choice of subjects! I‘m a born US citizen who, since his 5. birthday, grew up and lives in Germany. After my parents divorced, my Dad moved back to the US. I have been visiting a lot, and I can say, you’re absolutely right! I never got the electoral system of the US. Just makes no sense to me, to keep a system, which comes from the times when there still was slavery in the south, and this system was also meant to protect that. Also, still no universal healthcare??? What is wrong with them? Vacation time? Most people in Germany have up to 30 days a year! And yes, Germany has gun control, and if you screw up (say a DUI), they take away your gun, because you have proven not to be responsible! And I know: this statement alone will cause a shitstorm😂 This list could go on...
And Germany's parliamentarian systems comes from the Weimar Republic of the 1920s and 30s, this system of government resulted in Adolf Hitler becoming Chancellor of Germany and the Fuhrer with enabling acts. The fact remains that Adolf Hitler was not elected directly by the German people but instead through politician proxies representing the Nazi Party, why is that system still in effect determining Germany's government when it failed so miserably in the 1930s?
Preach 🙌🏼 I moved to America when I was 14 thinking America it would be so amazing and much better than Germany. After 11 years of living here I now know I will not be staying in America.
Stop hating Americans. Just stop. I know it is trendy and popular, but hatred always leads to terrible things - German history is the most obvious example. Don't hate!
@@myfavs5393 its not the people we hate, its the corrupt and abusive government, which has exploded to a new level since Trump came into power. We feel for the American people, we want it to stop!
Things like health care, paid vacation and parental leave are normal in pretty much all of Europe.. It's just absolutely crazy to not have these in a first world country
America is not a cradle to grave nanny state - and no, nothing is free- Americans don’t need or desire that kind of government intrusion in their lives
and there is a german law for it how much paid vacation days you get so every worker in germany has the right of 4 paied weeks of vacation. means when you work 5 days a week you'll get 20 days of paid vacation a year, when you work 6 days a week you'll get 24 days.
3:28 You don't seem to be sure. The point is: you can be direct without being rude at the same time. That's the way it makes sense. Honesty can be rude but it does not have to. Sugaring the truth until it's not the truth anymore can be even more complicated and being considered as a lie. I think in Germany adults appreciate not being lied right into our face.
Indeed. I heard another UA-camr talk about how she and her American boyfriend got asked if they want to come to a party and her American boyfriend just said "yes, sure". And when she (German) reminded him, that they already had other plans on that day he said "I know, we're not really going to that party, I was just trying to be polite" As a German, this seemed so crazy to me, because if I host a party, I would want to know how many people are actually coming, so I could buy ethe right amount of food and drinks. Telling someone you come to their party if you have no intentions to actually go there is pretty rude and disrespectful in my opinion.
It is really very interesting to hear how Germany looks like from a foreigner's point of view, especially from the USA. I am birth-blind and am very happy to live in a welfare state like Germany. There is support for many disabilities here: - Blind aids such as Braille displays, screen readers and canes for the blind are covered by health insurance. - Blind aids, which are vocationally needed, are taken over again by the agency for work, the pension or the accident insurance. - Depending on the severity of the disability, a free ride in local passenger transport is possible, in most cases the accompanying person can also travel free of charge. In long-distance passenger transport, the accompanying person can also travel free of charge, even if the traveler has to pay. - Many benefits through the severely disabled ID card. - Tax benefits. - In addition, there is the so-called "blind person's allowance", which compensates for the additional costs caused by the disability. Germany is one of the very few countries that allows me such assistance.
You described "Mutterschutz" (maternity protection). Do you also know abaout "Elternzeit" (parental time)? And the difference between "Kindergeld" (child money) and "Elterngeld" (parnetal money)? Basicly a few years ago our "Minister For Family, Seniors, Women And Youth" (a mother of 7 children) decided that it's more than just time to get dads more involved in the actual child raising process. They should bond and act more right from the beginning. So she introduced "Elterngeld" and "Elternzeit". While "Mutterschutz" only applies to the mother within the first 6 to 36 months after the birth (but of course starting as soon as the doctor says that she should not work anymore in her pregnancy - which could (but not necessarily has to) be like immidiately after she finds out that she's pregnant)... "Elternzeit" is for both parents. They can stay (one after the other) up to 14 months at home. But they will only get "Elterngeld" if both of them stay each minimum 2 months at home. Which means that dads can spend between 2 to 12 of the first months of their newborn at home. Knowing that their job is safe and they can go back to it later. and getting some money from the government for being real fathers and not just after-work-dads "Kindergeld" on the other side is an (not that super high but still) amount of money that the child gets every month from the government until it reaches legal age (18). Of course the money is paid to the parents becaus kiddo is not 18 yet but it's the money for the child and should support parents to raise the kids. And that's how the German govenment tries to convince mor people to become parents so we don't die out.
In some cases you can get Kindergeld Even longer than the Child is getting 18 years old. For example if your child is studying, has no income and you as Parents Pay for the costs...,
The public health system is part of Daseinsfürsorge (public services of general interest). Daseinsfürsorge mean that the municipality provides economic, social and cultural services for all citizens, originally through its own institutions; it is obliged to do so by the welfare state principle (Art. 20 I of the German Basic Law). In Germany you do not have to be entered on a voter register. In the cities and municipalities there is a register of residents in which every person entitled to vote is automatically entered. When elections are pending, every person entitled to vote receives a postcard that tells which constituency and which polling station they can vote in. That and that more than two parties are allowed to vote makes the difference for me.
In Germany people envy each other. Since I am in the U.S, I can finally feel that people are supportive, especially my professors. I do not miss my home country Germany at all, mostly, because I like people to be less confrontational. I am glad you like it and can see the positive!
Exactly, quite delighted to find someone else who is voicing the same opinion on that observation. Folks in general are way more supportive and friendly in the U.S., than germans. It's more relaxed in contrary to envy filled german social environments.
I think each of those countries has its pros and cons in matters of life quality. When I was in the USA years ago, I had the feeling of a more positive way of thinking among the people, with not much of fear of the future, I appreciated it. I felt well there. Also do I think rules are not as strict as in our country.
By the mere title of the video (one country “better” than another) I was ready to leave a critical comment about it. But after watching the video I have to admit that what it came across as a frivolous value judgement is indeed a well-founded and articulated statement. In other words, you’re right, Germany is a better country than the United States, it can be said like that.
You could have stated as the penultimate point that Germany is very concerned about environmental protection, a lot is recycled and the garbage is separated. The last point would be the excellent public transportation system which is also very well-developed
It is so weird to hear so much about that differences in health care. As someone who grew up with that(Germany), I just don't get how something like that can exist. Even though some people here tend to talk bad about a social state, I think it is a wonderful thing and hearing that always makes me feel bad for people who don't have it.
I came to Germany from England over 40 years ago. A lot of the "better" things you touch on applied back then,too, (e.g. directness/nudity/health Care system...) in relation to my own country of origin. I think a lot of people who have grown up here dont realize how good they have it. Glad you are enjoying Germany, Neeva 🌸
@@evelinholmes6401 I personally wasn't attracted by (German) nude beaches, nude saunas etc., as a youngster and still aren't! Quite the opposite, in fact! 😂That's why I wrote ""better" things" in inverted commas (British irony). Einen schönen Tag noch ☀️
I did find Your channel by chance today. I really like Your style and presentation. I am from Germany and when I was a child I've wished to live in the USA; but to be honest, I am really glad that I don't. I can relay to Your list. And btw You've got a new subscriber now.
What I most dislike about Many Americans is that they keep saying that the US is the best country in the world - when they have no idea about what life in other countries is like. Look first. Comment later.
Hasan Hasan ; Yes, in fact most Americans can't even point out on a map where Europe, Germany, Holland and so on is placed in the World. Sweden is the Capitol of Denmark and so on 😩 Lots of things has gone wrong in that (shithole) country - just think of their President.
I can already see the US patriot comment "DO YOU HATE AMERICA???" comments. Haha... Good video. And I can confirm every single point. I am German and live in the US and all points you bring up are the points I hate here and miss in Germany so much. Greetings from California
Which over 50% of people do so its free as long as your somewhat intelligent, also there is Lehre which means you dont have to study to get a job, while in the States its basically being selfmade or go to uni
I don't know exactly how it is in Germany, but probably similar to Austria. You can also go to university in other ways, for example, by attending a special evening school, which is especially interesting for older people who could not graduate from high school. For example, if you are already 30 and have worked for 10 years, but then still want to study. Or one goes as an extraordinary listener, officially registered, every inhabitant can thereby free of charge to the university, but one cannot make a degree. Then it's just a matter of quenching the thirst for education.
I think you are awesome. You summed it up so well. In the US people tend to look on Europe as ‘socialist’ whereas in our view, in some respects the US are closer to unbridled capitalism. Glad you mention education: so important!
Yes, one should not confuse "social" with "socialism". Many Americans don't know the difference. Social means that the state offers all citizens services for which no one has to pay out of pocket. These benefits such as health, education, unemployment insurance, retirement, care for the elderly, etc. are financed by compulsory contributions or taxes that everyone in this solidarity community has to pay if they have an income or capital. Socialism means something completely different. It is a form of government in which there is basically no more property. All factories, shops, banks, agriculture, etc. are socialized (communityized), that is, they belong to everyone and are therefore state property. In socialist states there is only one party that controls and stear everything centrally through a planned economy. Socialism is the preliminary stage to communism in which all citizens shall be classless. However, socialism and communism never worked without constant pressure from a dictatorial regime. Because of this, there never was real socialism or communism, there were basically only states in which an elite ruled over the masses. Human nature is not designed as a classless mass. So, dear US citizens, forget to replace the term "social" with "socialism". These are two different shoes.... ;-)
I like your points, I don't live in Germany (just a little bit to the right on the map), I agree with you completely. The thing I liked when I was in the States was random chit-chats (not always). But it was ok to go to the bar alone, because there was always someone to talk to. I did some tours alone and there were always people who talked to me so I've never felt super alone. And random compliments on the street, I miss that too : D
I’m American and have been told more than ten times I should move to Germany. 1) straightforward and honest 2) nudity is normal not bad 3) swearing doesn’t mean your a bad person. Definitely have a more German brain. Decluttering. Ready to go. Can you do a video about finding a job for an American especially if you don’t know German. Thanks! Love your cat! 🥰
I would agree with you Neeva on the idea that Germany is a Great Country....BUT...."Better" is subjective to the individual.....so what YOU might like or dislike might differ from my tastes. I'm fine with The Good Ol USA...has it's good and bad but so does everywhere else....including Germany. Cheers From Ohio
Two things most Americans always mention when describing living in Europe (I generalize here since this indeed is the case in most, if not all European countries, not only in Germany) is universal health care and free education. Health care is not really free, as most of us are taxed way more than people in the US, and while this system might be very useful for e.g. families, where only 1 parent pays health insurance and this provides health insurance for the whole family, for single people like myself this taxation system is of disadvantage. And yes, education is free, but Germany is one of the countries in the world with the lowest social mobility, meaning, if you come from a working class family where none of your parents went to university, you yourself will very likely follow into their footsteps (and vice versa, most children of academically educated people will themselves attend university).
Fun fact : you have a good paying job in Germany than you can buy a good used car in 6 months . My friend got married to a girl , works as a mechanic for BMW and were able to buy a 5 years old 3 series diesel BMW in 6 months
I am a German political scientist and sociologist. Therefore I am very interested in the perception of Germany by, for example, Americans. Found you on UA-cam today and left you a subscription. I might share your videos in my blog in the future.
Not some, but all minimum wage jobs get paid vacation, and not just two weeks or so but at least four, often even five weeks a year. And don't forget that they have all social insurances (health care, pension, accidents, job loss, nursery care, etc.) as every other employee, and they even won't loose health care privileges when they loose their job, ever.
@@derekinstuttgart3810 Yes, more and more often you will get six weeks. In fact, it seems to be the normal case nowadays for people who are either older (above 40 or so) and/or working for a company for several years. Four weeks (five weeks for disabled people) is the minimum vacation by law. The additional week for disabled people is always added to the vacation the employer grants to their employees. So in a company where the vacation time is usually six weeks, disabled people would get seven weeks. If there is a national, state or local holiday during your vacation period, it will not count as vacation taken. Plus, vacation taken on Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve usually counts for only half a day of vacation taken each. With tactically smart distribution of vacation days, one can get make up to eight weeks of vacation a year out of their six weeks.
@@Dahrenhorst absolutely true.... ive been working in germany from 1994 til presently.... i have always had 6 weeks vacation 3 different companies... i will probably stay here in Stuttgart for ever... if I ever left it would be to move to Hamburg
@Peter Kile Well, this is from the "Global Status Report on Road Safety" from the WHO in 2015: Percentage of road accident deaths involving alcohol: USA: 31% Germany: 9% ...and now please explain again why the US system with waiting until you are 21 and then get hammered because you have no idea how to cope or manage your alcohol consumption while at the same time being able to drive legally with 16 already is working SOOOO much better! Germans get used to alcohol while they are not of legal driving age, and as such get a much better feeling for what it means to be drunk earlier - and as such it's actually educational. [Edit: and yes, even those 9% is still too much, no doubt about this, but we are comparing things here.] It's the same as with sexual education in the US and Germany: in the US, it's way too late, way too less and way too little (and prudish, mostly about "not doing it"), while in Germany, it starts WAY earlier and is much more focussed on the "prevention" and "what happens if you do it" part - which leads to WAY less teen pregnacies in Germany than the US (per 1,000 women between 15-19: US: birth rate 55.6, abortion rate 30.2, combined 85.8, Germany: birth rate 13.0, abortion rate 5.3, combined 18.3). TL;DR: Educating people earlier about some aspects of life (as it is done in Germany) quite obviously works MUCH better than trying to surpress people to try out things until they are of a certain age (as it is done in the US). Your turn.
@Peter Kile "This is not a debate." - well, actually, it is. Because the "solution" in the US (increase the legal drinking age to 21) doesn't work too well, while the one in Germany (legal drinking age for beer and wine being 16) seems to be working WAY better than the US one (one should think that the prohibition taught the USA that stuff like this simply doesn't work, but quite obviously, learning from own experience doesn't seem to come naturally to people in the US... ;-) ). OK, obviously you don't know how statistics work, because "More Americans drive proportionally than Germans." is totally irrelevant when it comes to the overall amount of deathly accidents in traffic *in relation* to the ones which involved alcohol. It doesn't matter if you had 100,000 deadly accidents and 31,000 of those involved alcohol, or if a country had just 10,000 deadly accidents and 3,100 of those involved alcohol - the result is still 31%, no matter how high or low the base number is. We are not talking absolute numbers here, but relations (that's how you can mathematically compare stuff of different sizes, you know?). "I do not think a lot of them drink and drive." - well, that's kind of the point, right? And I grew up in the country and had my first beer with 16, and let me tell you that we were going to places (e.g. discos or concerts - to which you can go to with 16, too, btw, at least up to midnight) which were only reachable by car all the time (one disco was even in another coutnry, about 70 km away, so it took us about an hour to get there - and we always had a designated driver for the evening), even though we had three (good) pubs in our own village, so that argument is bullocks, too. When you are allowed to drink (some) alcohol, but aren't allowed to drive yet, you get accustomed to being driven by others when going out and having a beer - but when you are already driving all by yourself for FIVE years before you can drink even a single beer, being driven by others instead of using your own car is kind of "strange" for you, since you are just not accustomed to it. When I was living in Cologne, my normal watering whole was a whopping 35 minutes walk away from my apartment, btw (and yes, we walked most of the times, even though we could have taken the streetcar or bus, and quite often, we took a taxi back because we were too tired). "It is easy to train German teenagers in dos and do nots when it comes to drinking." - ROTFL - do you have kids? I don't, but I know enough parents back home to tell you that this is a blatant lie. I borught the sex-ed up because the way it is (or at least was, as you wrote, it seems to get somewhat better nowadays), it has the same reason for the way it is: some people think that prohibiting things (or even ignoring them completely, a common illness in the US over the last few decades at least, as Isaac Asimov already mentioned in the 80s: "Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.") works better than educating people - which is not the case, as can be seen when comparing different countries. And yes, you stated the history of the US in that regard - but again, this doesn't mean that the "solution" they found (going back to 21 years for the legal drining age) is actually the best - or even a good - one. It just works a bit better than letting people drink with 18 (at that time, they are already driving for two years, too - and are even less experienced in driving, so no real surprise there!), that's all.
"To work a minimal wage job and have a good and functioning life" - now, not sure abut the 'good' part, that is very subjective, but the 'functioning life' is generally true - and the whole point of pairing capitalist aspects with social democratic ones. (deliberately avoiding 'socialist' here - cause smh there seems to be no difference between (ven moderate) socialist ideas and communist views when it comes to people from the USA.) - But when it comes to 'social democratic' values Germany is just a lot different from the USA, as far as them existing in society is involved. What's valued in the society is very different. -- But especially when it comes to healthcare (and to a degree also the other four basic social insurances) I think I see a change in peoples' attitudes - at least as far as young people from the USA are concerned, and especially those who have travelled abroad (... well... then again, they are not usually the demographic who are the 'die hard opponents'...).
Health insurance isn’t free I’m Germany. You still have to sign-up with a Krankenkasse, and you split the cost with your employer (50/50). Money comes out of your paycheck every month. The main advantage is that you cannot be denied membership with a Krankenkasse based on pre-existing conditions. Agree about the bread. Americans have no idea what bread should be like.
In USA, basically they pay the same percentage that you pay for Krankenkasse in Germany, but they pay that for Medicaire (health care they will benefit when they will be over 65) and some social security stuff. Also worth to mention that from what you pay to Krankenkasse you have also guarantee paid sick leave.
Lol I was unemployed for 3 months only before I started my training in police academy. Super cool Job center refused to pay me at least insurance for three months or anything at all not even Hartz4 because the job I had as a graphic designer before was only 7 months. You need one year to get Arbeitslosengeld1 and since I had a safety plan for building a house I was considered "wealthy" and couldn't get any Hartz4. So here goes the public standard health insurance! If I hadn't payed it myself for three months what took all the rest of my saved money plus ongoing rent I wouldn't have been in an insurance. I don't really get why everyone still thinks we live in a dreamland in Germany. I was never really wealthy, most jobs you can't get in because you need 3 more years of this and that training. And you have to change your job in your lifetime several times anyways here. My boyfriend is a state trooper in Nevada and he has a much better life than me and my studied siblings combined. When you're already living in a country with so many possibilities and freedom, why don't you just take it?! I'm waiting for the day when I can finally join him because one thing that really annoys me the fuck out, is the constant German arrogance. :D bye bye
I agree with most of what u said. but... u should take a look at large a**hole companies that use poor romanians and other foreigners to do some very hard jobs with payment that is so low that it is discusting. most companies dont do that but there r several for example in the meat industries. and there r also about a million or so jobs workers that earn so little (mostly with low education) that they have to get the "social money" from our gouvernment to have enough for rent and food. so not all so shiny.
True. But at the same time - would you like to work in the meat industry? They hire that cheap labor forse in the industries, where no Germans want to work. Of course, they want to save money, that's why they pay so little. But we make them save that money, so that everything is cheap. We want to buy chicken for 1,99€ and 5-6€ pork! When people stop paying attention only to the price, those industries will start paying more to their employees...
You make an interesting point about free university for everyone, but unfortunately that is only half of a sentence. University is free for those who qualify (Gymnasium attendance and achieving your Abitur). If you go to Realschule or Hauptschule, you graduate after the 10th grade and enter the workforce, and University is not even an option. This is a huge cultural difference that you also point out: namely that service workers are respected. In the US children are taught that they must go to university to be successful, which is not true. There are many successful people who are an integral part of society that do not attend University, but if you tell an American parent that their 6th grade child is not university material there would be an uproar. Comparing the two systems is incredibly difficult because of the cultural differences. Anyway... the bread... I learned to bake when I came back to the US so that I could have good bread!
Very Germany-friendly. Thank you for that. But there are also a lot of things that are worse or even much worse in Germany. It's very far away from beeing a paradise. I just wanted to mention that in order to avoid big disappointments =;-)
I am German and i dissagree with the voting stuff. You are comparing to different countries here. In the US, different states have different worldviews. Some are very conservative while others are very left leaning and liberal. Those left leaning liberal states would dominate presidential elections if the system would change. The problem which emerges is that no politician would ever go to smaller and rural states to win votes because they only would have to convince californians to vote for them which is not democratic.
...on you're comment about " German Universities are free" I'd like to add - free for the ones that deserve it - wanting to enter a university you have to come up with a degree a little higher than highscool - called Abitur - when you're about 18 ...and if you want to go to medical you better have all A's , otherwise you have long waiting periods that you can fill with practical work / experiance etc - like dental technition if you're goal is learning / studying the dental faculty a few years later - the better the marks, the more chances one has!
Around 30% go to (free) university in Germany. But, for that, we have to go to school for 12 or 13 years. The last 2-3 years are basically your colleges. But it is high school. You receive the Abitur (highest high school diploma) and it is needed to enter university. There is also high school digrees after 10 years. With those people start 3 year dual apprenticeships, which have regulated and recognised certificates. They are a combination of on the job training and school education. For those three years you already get paid minimum wage and student support if needed. After some years in the Job they can further qualify. Our system is highly recognised and unique world wide (also in Austria).
Regarding "high" taxes... payment for multipayer universal health care and retirement Fonds is mandatory but bot a tax. We have total free health care, easy access to doctors and hospitals and never see a bill because it is handled by the insurance organisation. Also, our public schools are free, u university has only small fees for public transport etc. (Ca. 150-200€ per semester). Public transportation is also great and we have tab water with higher quality than most bottled water. So our culture is based in solidarity and also taking care of common goods and human needs. It is a totally different concept to US American culture. I would never trade it.
Ines Schorsch I am from Germany 🇩🇪 but I live in Canada and we have free health care. And our female worker get 1 year off work with 60% pay maybe not as good as Germany but way better then the American system. I last 2 brother-in-laws do to cancer and there care was free. If you’re a senior most of your medication is free or for a lower cost. Never understood the Americans not wanting health care.
4:00 there are McDonalds in every village? Come to Frankonia, Upper Frankonia, the vanishing point of beer production! We have more breweries than bakeries and pharmacies together! Only in my Community, around 9,300 people, 9 villages, 6 breweries, 3 bakeries and 3 pharmacies, but no McDonalds! The next one is around 5km away, in the next town with over 70,000 population. Our County has all together around 150,000 citizens, 4 McDonalds, 3 Burgerkings, 1 KFC and thats it. Clearly, frankonians love their beer more than Fastfood! just for comparison 150,000 people and 80 breweries!
In the US, you grow up hearing every day that the US is the best, god-chosen country on the planet. In Germany, I grew up hearing why Germany is so troubled and guilt-laden. I am now satisfied with my humble view, which leads me to be grateful for being in a "balanced" country, where everyone can criticize it at ease. Having lived in the US a many times, I love both countries. Let's overcome Trump and be close allies forever!!!
very true about the last sentence - Germany and Amerika should not try to be rivals in any way ... learn from each other - dont spy on each other... help each other and travel and visit each other ! I am from Germany and I was never proud of being a German (happy to live here yes I am ) but proud of my nationality or something like this ... what for ? its not my achievement. I can be proud of being part of a good community yes - and in a way I have moments like this - for example when a lot of People in Germany helped refugees running away from war - was one of the first time of my life we I was - yes I was very proud to be part of this ... politics need to be there for the People again - the companies will do just fine without there support - Companies will take care of the money give people jobs and so one - Politics should be all focused on how to serve the Human ! One Love - And many Greetings !
I love the USA, I am from Europe and I am living here in Florida my life is amazing. This is the greatest country in the world and the state of Florida is best state in the union. I love our laws in Florida.
Fun fact: the relaxed German view on nudity can backfire when you work in the "wrong" profession. XD Example: being an EMT. I worked as one for a while in my life right here in beautiful Saxony (that's a state in eastern Germany for all who don't know) and boy oh boy, would you *not* believe how many people who live alone consider it completely normal to be naked at home. XD I saw so many naked bodies that I never had to see. I think I've seen just about every kind of penis shape and size in the few years I spent in an ambulance. XD Not that it bothers me but it's just kinda a bit of an odd one when you get sent to pick up a guy who just broke his arm at home and he opens the door in his birthday suit. We literally started betting on whether or not the people we were responding to were gonna be naked or not. Never gets boring yo.
My dad is from Saxony, my mum is polish, raised very catholic and has never seen her parents naked. She met her in-laws/my grandparents at a nudist beach. That tells you everything you need to know about nudity here lmao
@@candice2875 Not you ignoring me literally saying that naked people don't bother me in my comment above. 🙄Learn to read a comment in full before replying to it.
@@Catras_unfairly_gorgeous_smirk it clearly does. You think they are supposed to be fully clothed in their own home. Why would you comment on it and betting on it then. If it didn’t bother you, you wouldnt make such a big deal out of it.
@@candice2875 1. I never said anyone is supposed to fully clothed in their own home. 2. I said, word for word, that it doesn't bother me - and I meant it. 3. I'm not making a big deal out of it. You are. 4. We bet on it because we were surprised by how many times it happened. There's a gigantic difference between being surprised and amused by something and being bothered by something. If you don't understand that, I don't know what to tell you. Goodbye.
We have a saying about free school, but it only makes sense in german: "Meine Bildung war kostenlos, deine war umsonst!" My education was free, yours was useless! kostenlos and umsonst means free of charge, but umsonst can also mean: not working or useless! Or i learned something, you didnt, it was actually a waste of tax money!
I hate it when people say "free" education and healthcare. It's not free. It is paid for with the high taxes in Germany. Up to 49% income tax - 19% sales tax - We have a 1993 VW and our yearly taxes are 130€ ( about $150 ) - Gasoline prices around 1.25€ per liter ( 3.8 liters to 1 gallon $1.50 X 3.8 = $5.62/gal and over 50% of that price is tax ) So please don't say something is " free " when it is not. Yes, Germany has security with healthcare, education and many social safety nets to protect people and that is great but the people pay for it. If only we could take the best parts of Germany and combine them with the best of the U.S. it would almost be utopia.
I'm from Sweden, and that sounds pretty much like all of northern/western Europe to me. You could easily replace Germany with Sweden in that list - except for the bread aspect: Germany is unrivaled when it comes to that! :) And don't forget about coffee/beer!
All my American friends share your impression, that's for sure. Funny thing is, they'd all rather have Bernie Sanders than Joe Biden as their next president.
I suppose Bernie is from the point of view of many americans far too left. I suppose that's the teason, why Joe Biden chosen Kamal Harris as his running mate.
You are on spot! This will do if you have a balanced approach to politics (take care about the overall society (public transport, health care, maternity, etc)), such that no one has to be a millionaire to live a very decent live. One additional point: The US has only two parties, which hinders quicker progress, e.g the Green Party changed a lot regarding environment even when not being the biggest party. Also, 2 US Parties can be more easily controlled by lobbyists, compared to let´s say 4-5 parties (but will still be something to check, though people then have really a very different choice). You also did not mention gun control and 10 times lesser murdering than in the US. Thanks again for the very nice summary of the 2 very different approaches to politics!!
One thing, that, imo is not considered enough regarding free university education is, that here in Germany once you start a job after university, one is able to spend money instead of paying off student debt and making banks richer. The money spent instead of paying back banks is good for the economy.
Yep! What I take away from this is: We are probably too used to taking a lot of, what seems to us basic things in Germany, for granted., Parental leave, protection for new mothers jobs, health care and schooling to name a few. Now and again it's maybe not perfect. But we have it better than a lot of people! Let's maybe try to remember that.👍
Happy to see you here!if you follow 3 rules,everybody will love you!1.be on time.always.2.don't litter and recycle!!!very important.3.don't never ever cross the street,if light is red. And always,always,even if its impolite, be honest!!!!😙😙😙I'm not really joking.
@@joinions8118 personally i love you already!but one last ecample:you get invitation to a party at 8.you say ok,be there at 8.you don't know,tell you don't know.you don't want to go,say you don't want. It's that easy!I personally I love people i can rely on,please correct my english,I want to learn
In Europe ,I mean the continent, we think that all life’s matters and the Citizens are the treasure of a country! Who is working? Who is creating wealth? Who needs to study to be capable to invent and bring the economy further? No, not the financial sector ! There’s a difference between SOCIAL and SOCIALIST....
side note: the most famous bread in germany is called "Das da"
after that comes "dat andere"
@@extremchiller410 hahahaahaha digger
@@extremchiller410 aka "dat daneben"
No its das normale
@@nigilan7098 wie normale?wat wolln'se?dat bauernbrot, dat vollkorn, oder dat roggenbrot? dat normale ham wir nüscht!
I'm from Germany and I was born in the early 90's. For me the USA were always the coolest country on earth, but the older I get the weirder the US seems to me. I always wanted to visit but right now, seeing that insane amount of gun violance (or just the thought that everyone could carry a tool that was made to kill humans and it's totally normal) or how they treat COVID... I'm just totally fine with not visiting at all.
I can't understand how that country still exists and manage to work somehow. To me it seems like it's just a huge facade that pretends to work but the moment you look behind it, you'll see that everything is fucked up haha
That sounds very negative but it's just my point of view reagrding the US. I could write even worse about Germany because we have a lot of problems as well, but I guess not as extreme as the US.
Though I agree, it's always different once you are in the country. Chances are gun violence will not affect you at all, though statistically high. I think it's worth checking it out. You might not love it, but at at least you know what it's like.
Guns don't kill people. People do.... ;)
@@deichvogt3878 Yeah the number one argument coming from gun supporters. Too bad statistics proof the opposite. Shooting someone in the head is easier than shoving a blade is someone's body. Guns create an easy opportunity to kill someone.
The U.S. has more civilians carrying guns than any other country in the world and has a higher killing ratio compare to countries with similar living conditions and standards. Most of the kills in the U.S. happen with guns. If you take the tools for killing away things won't escalate that quickly.
You know there are countries where police officers don't need to carry an arsenal of weapons with them and shout at people to get out of the car with hands in sight.
@@connectingthedots100 @Deichvogt I don't say that you will get shot 100%, just the thought that such a huge number of people have guns is insane to me.
@@deichvogt3878 yeah I know and seeing people vote and act like they do creeps me out so I think it's better not to visit haha
I am a U.S. citizen who has lived in Germany for 46 years, and I agree with your points.
I went to Germany last year on a 5 country Europe trip. I absolutely love Germany, it really stood out to me. Would you say it's pretty easy for a US citizen to move and adapt there?
Been thinking about living there part time
@@deebee8825 It depends on how old you are: If you are on retirement benefits that remain stable, no matter where you are, it can be a good place to be - for the 3 months you get on a tourist visum. If you are here professionally, working for a U.S. company that operates in English and on a work visum from them, things are also OK. If you come here looking for work with a Germany company, your tourist papers could easily run out, before you find a job, and you can't work as a tourist. You would also have to learn German at least to the B1 level (2 years of full-time study) to work in a German environment. For regular professional-age people without super IT skills that are in reliable demand, German language is a must.
@@k.schmidt2740 interesting, thank you
@@k.schmidt2740 well I would not go that far. It depends on the sector you are working at if you need to speak German or not. The average German is capable in talking in English at least with minor issues ;) I know people living for years here in Germany and are not speaking German at all but yeah it would definitly not harm you to catch up some phrases
I am a German and I am just here to feel better about myself even tho I have no merit in any of the things you praise about my country xD
Solltest du aber weil wir sehr priviligiert sind! Wir haben ein riesen Glück!
@@rudebwayful Was sollte ich? :-)
Kirzhe Du hörst dich ziemlich negativ an für das was hier in Deutschland haben oder hab ich das falsch verstanden?
@@rudebwayful Mein Kommentar ist witzig gemeint und die Übersetzung lautet: Ich bin eine Deutsche und bin nur hier, um die Lorbeeren zu ernten und mich besser zu fühlen, obwohl ich kein Stück zu den Errungenschaften beigetragen habe, die du (die UA-camrin) an meinem Land lobst :D
Kirzhe Oh ooopsss....ich Dumpfbacke! Mein Fehler! GENAU!
We need good education because we have no other resources than engineering etc. Natural resources are rare.
As a American we dont Take we Pass her to canada
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That was one of the big reasons why after the war the ECC was set up. I do think with the changes to more artifical materials for manufacing and less relianting on old materials that will even out.
You need, yet not having any since 1996.
@Russ Lindquist Only if the immigration is high-IQ, other shove this mess.
Being from Germany, it's really interesting to get to see your perspective on this.
Great video! :)
I moved back to Germany two weeks ago (I was let in thanks to my German passport) and I definitely agree that quality of life is a lot better here. I am impressed every day by how much better and more thought-through everything is here. I really couldn’t appreciate these things when I lived here as a kid before. After living in the US for nearly 20 years I never want to go back! Especially not any time soon.
@@mutagen7175 Germany doesn't require you to renounce your other citizenship. I was born in the US but have been a German citizen since I was very young, so I was able to be a citizen in both countries.
Hope you get your chance to go some day. It's a beautiful country.
Sancus I was born in Germany lived there for 27 years. Married a Canadian and after18 years I became a Canadian citizen. I did not research to much and was not aware that I was losing my german citizen ship.
But I went ahead anyway because my children are born in Canada 🇨🇦.
Yet I meet people from different countries holding a German passport and did not lose their citizenship.
At the Bangkok airport I meet a thai person holding a German passport. I asked him how he managed to get a German passport
@M K happy to have you. Greetings from Berlin.
@M K All of western Europe is more or less alike because of general EU regulations, so you have way more options than just Germany.
Health care is not only a right in germany, its mandatory!
Only GerMoney and AmeriKKKa, other nations are not worth it. regards from europe.
There's a channel here on YT by a German guy in Berlin who shares that he doesn't have health care (somehow...he says he pays cash when he goes to the doctor). in the same video he goes over the various deductions from a paycheck in Germany, and to be honest, the amount paid for health care wasn't bad, so I'm not sure why he, or anyone, would try and avoid paying it.
@@tempest411 I don't get it either. The system isn't perfect, but it works. Not only can you get regular check ups as often as you want, you also don't have to worry about the cost of anything emergency related. Also, one might think they're healthy, but that can change within a day. My mum got a chronic illness out of the blue at the age of 40. She's had 12 surgeries, including two cornea transplants. Idk how we would've paid that. I'd always choose to pay a higher amount of money per month to have that safety net.
@@tempest411 well, it’s not legal.
Bullshit! It's not.
Prudish is an understatement. An art teacher was fired for showing pictures of naked people in class. They were famous paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries. These can be seen in all good museums.
I'm German myself, and I've never been in the US, so there's a lot about America, I just don't understand. One example is, that nudity causes much more outrage than mass shootings. Alone the mere concept of shooter drills in schools is far beyond my understanding.
@@undogmatisch5873 In general the mentality about guns. I had a friend from US who told me she would never wear heels/ high heels cuz if she did she couldn't run away if someone was pointing a gun at her... she did not seem to understand my response, that was "well if someone points a gun at you, I doubt you will be able to run pretty far, no matter what sort of shoe you wear"... ik you can miss a shot... but what makes me worry is the mentality they seem to have...
@xellossaxon
Idk, it sounds like a pretty unfortunate combination of the less desireable characteristics of Klingons (violence) & Vulcans (oppression of natural behavior).
There is no chance to really understand art, without an understanding (and personal experience) of normal, natural and non-sexual nudity. Besides- what is more normal and natural than your own body. It should NEVER be regarded as shameful! To do so, is just proof of a major mental disfunction.
@@undogmatisch5873 they are shocked tremendously and ask for punishment and measures to prevent this, when they see making babies, but when they see schooting at kids they just want more guns and walk on.
For Gemany, you can substitute most of western Europe. Brian Netherlands
Yep, that's correct.
NL step forward....420😉
Good to know :-)
But it's always a bad idea to generalize too much, if you don't have the experience of living in every country in Europe:-)
That is true. The Netherlands are mostly more progressive than Germany. I think they had same-sex marriage like 20 years ahead of Germany as far as I remember.
@@chriscross2473 The netherlands where the first country worldwide to allow same-sex marriage in 2001. Germany followed 16 years later in 2017.
University for free.. cannot be afforded by the US.. this would give anyone a chance to be educated and finally have a chacne to understand wtf is wrong with pretty much everything going on there. For me this is the reason why the fees for education are as bad
Oh please - anti-American drama queen
People who dont know much are easy to control.
@@myfavs5393 funny how it works in other countries ( Germany, Canada, etc) but Merica! The greatest country on the planet! ( 🤮) cant manage it!
What you are not understanding, is that everyone in the US wants to go to university, whether they are qualified or not. Universities in the US have remedial reading, writing and math classes for the many who can't do it. In Germany, you have to show an aptitude for learning something specific and not just go to classes because. If the US school system was like the system in Germany, that would cut university attendees by over half and then maybe the country could afford to educate scientists and teachers and doctors and engineers, and not just social justice warriors who will end up working in a bank or a store. You can't apply everything from one country to another. You have to understand the background before making ignorant blanket statements.
@@caciliawhy5195 in germany there are many ways for education. Many people want to go to university and you need "abitur" or "fachabitur" for higher education. But we also have "apprenticeships" in companies. You go to school a few days you work a few days an learn the job, earn money and earn a certificate, a qualified education. There are many many ways to get a free or even paid education in germany. We also try to help people find their way and get an education from early on until they earned some kind of certification. Either through institutionalized help and support, some loans without %%% or other things. Free education for everyone is a big thing here. Fun fact if you choose apprentice ship and you master your craft through further education, experience and such you will be officially considered equally qualified as someone that went to university.
Having a baby in Europe: Get pregnant - work till 6th month or so - stay home don't worry - give birth and leave the hospital - take your time with your baby - return to your job
in the US:
get pregnant - freak the hell out - work till you literally give birth - leave the hospital with a bill over 10 to 30k$ - search for a new job
Yep pretty much!
How much of this is exaggerated?
@@Frahamen unfortunatly.. none of it as far as i know.. maybe the "freakout" part
The US are among only two (yes, just three in total! ) countries around the whole world which do not have any kind of parental leave while being in the final stages of pregnancy and some time after giving birth.
So, it's a more than shining example of the antihuman system in the US which don't give sh** on human basic rights...
The US are NOT a good example to the world, the contrary is right.
In Europe having a baby is beneficial for the society in the long run.
Thanks for this Video. I'm from Germany and you reminded me that I can be proud to live here. Thank you very much.😊
This feeling It is because of the bad history, the shit that happend,
its over since around 75 years and we can be proud either of our country yeah.
All countries in the world have good and bad things. ^^
but at least
"We are far from perfect
But perfect as we are
We are bruised, we are broken
But we are goddamn works of art
Works of art"
- Rise Against ~ Far From Perfect"
In America, we do not have 2 political parties. We have 1 party with a split view on culture. Both Republicans and Democrats serve the corporate oligarchs.
Well in that sense we have the same problem in Germany. No matter who is in power, the real power comes from the corporations who have people serving as advisors to lawmakers, to influence them into coming up with legislation that benefits them and not society as a whole.
Not totally true. Most Americans believe that working for someone else will make them better off. They also think politicians can read their minds or will stick to election scripts. Business is constantly lobbying politicians while Americans are constantly working and buying from the very businesses undermining them. Thus US citizens overly elect business-friendly with the false expectations they will get more pay and better opportunities. US citizens need to think because the politicians will not think for them. But they will say things false that people want to believe that will make business better off like tax cuts create jobs. And both parties do not use that line to make business better off.
But one is run by fascists while the other is still reasonable.
You made a very valid point...
@@Quotenwagnerianer In Germany it's still better. Even though it could be so much more fair and democratic.
"...bread in the US is still good..."
I would call this a lie. American bread is disgusting and that is softballing it.
You're drunk. Don't post when drunk
@@myfavs5393 it really is disgusting, tho.
@@corneliusantonius3108 I wouldn't go that far. 😅
@@corneliusantonius3108 No. Sorry to disappoint you. I just needed a username. I watched some films with these two on tv and a documentary about them at the time when I created my account. 🤔
German talks sincerely.
Deutschland: Krankenversicherung, Arbeitslosenversicherung, Rentenversicherung, Öffentlicher Nahverkehr, Mutterschutz...
USA: Bei uns gibt es in Restaurants kostenloses Leitungswasser! Das reisst alles raus!
Lol!
Zumal man das Leitungswasser in manchen Gegenden der USA wegen Industrieabfällen nicht ohne Weiteres trinken kann. Ein gutes Beispiel ist das Fracking Wasser. In die Wasserleitungen ist in diesem Fall Methan eingedrungen, weil die Industrie Mist gebaut hat und deshalb kann man das dann anzünden:
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Von Idioten umzingelt nennt man das.
@@oliverhardy9464 Ich bin überhaupt kein Freund von Fracking, aber diese Videos sind eindeutige Desinformationen. Damit durchgängige Risse über mehr als 1km im Gestein entstehen, durch die das Methan in die deutlich höher gelegenden Grundwasserschichten diffundieren kann, benötigt es deutlich mehr Energie, als eingesetzt wird. Ja, das Wasser enthält Methan, allerdings wäre es aufgrund der geologischen Bedingungen auch ohne Fracking im Wasser enthalten, weil die Gesteinsschichten dort nunmal natürliches Erdöl und Methan enthalten. Deswegen fracken sie ja dort ;). Fracking bleibt dennoch eine Umweltsauerei erster Güte und ist wirtschaftlich schwer ohne Subventionen zu betreiben. Ein Beispiel für das Argument bei mir aus der Gegend. Läßt man sich in bestimmten Gegenden des Landkreises einen Hausbrunnen bohren, kann es sehr gut sein, dass das Wasser bleihaltig ist. Liegt das nun am jahrhundertelangen Bleiabbau in der Region, oder weil Grundwasserschicht ein natürliches Bleierzlager passiert? ;). 100m daneben kann man Glück haben und kriegt perfektes Wasser in Trinkwasserqualität, weil man vorher durch Granit kommt... Bleibt nach wie vor der Fakt, dass Methan belastetes Wasser nie in deutsche Wasserleitungen eingespeist werden dürfte.
@@dirk2349 Hmm ok. 🤔
Plus: In Germany you can meet your friends in the park or on the well in the town center, share a bottle of wine, drink a beer or two allthough you are only 16. Everybody, cops included, will just smile at you and wish you a good day.
Yeah, but its not good to drink alkohol under 18... We Germans can do that, but we know that Alcohol is a poison. Alcohol Lobby is to strong in Germany that we could chance the age to 18 at least... You can drink Alcohol with 16, but you are not allowed to vote xD But allowed to ruin your body. A Blackout with beer? No problem.
@@Wulteras drinking alcohol is generally bad not just at the age of 16. The problem though is. That forbidding it would just create interest. Setting the minimum age for alcohol consumption to 18 isnt gonna change the amount youth is going to drink. It only criminalizes them, opens the doors to criminal organisations (just think of the prohibition era in the US) and cuts into the revenues of stores and restaurants.
Forbidding is not the way.
Btw. We teach our children to ruin their bodies by showing them wrong movement patterns too so where are we gonna stop? And we ruin their minds with a schooling-system that teaches them that they are only worth their grades in maths, english and german. That would be where i personally would start the big reforms.
@@joethesheep4675 Yeah you are right, but what i mean is that a 16 year old human body isnt fully grown. That means, that alcohol can have really bad influence on your upgrowth. Your Brain and other organs
@@Wulteras i am not sure about that.
Doctors keep saying that doing strength training for example underage is a really bad thing because of upgrowth which i, as a strength athlete know better and it has been proven numerous times that that is not the chase. Doesnt matter. Doctors say what they want. So i am not sure if that argument is valid.
@@joethesheep4675 You cant compare training with a cell poison... Alcohol damages you doenst matter which age you are. It is a poison for your cells... And while your body is still upgrowth, your cells need to be intact.
Just a small template: a weapon is a deadly tool. On the contrary, a woman's nipple is nourishing and life-giving. In Germany, guns are hard to get and their use is highly regulated. Breastfeeding women in public are considered normal.
Now the main part: "USA: the land of the free" Ok, of the free weapon (= death). But not of the free nipple (= life). For me as a German this is a strange part of US culture.
I always say " land of the free - if you are are white, and home of the Brave - if you have a gun
@@joyotten7002 You forgot "and if you have money"
There are some perverse morals in the US no doubt. Here's some of the hypocrisy you will experience, when you fly from Germany to good ole USA, your baggage will be scanned and maybe even opened to ensure you are not bringing in any weapons (including biological or chemical agents, neither animals etc. Then on the plane you will have to fill out that ridiculous paper asking where you are going to stay, for how long, what your purpose of coming to the US is AND if you are planning in involving yourself in any criminal activities, acts of terrorism, espionage and so forth. Then you have to affirm you won't do any of these things and finally leave the country at latest when your visa expires. Makes you think, you are about to enter the situation room or Fort Knox and not just the US. Finally, you made it stateside it's the weekend, before Thanksgiving 2018. At the airport all your answers on the paper get double checked for security reasons. Then four days later a guy decides to go on a killing spree in a mall in Alabama I think. He shoots up the mall, panic breaks out, the cops arrive and shoot the one guy actively trying to stop the gunman. Three days later in San Francisco you go to a hot dog stand to buy breakfast, only to find that the vendor has just been threatened by a man with a knife, go up the street to the other vendor who's also been threatened just 5 minutes earlier by the same guy. In other words the logic is, tourists ought to be treated as potential suspects in crimes or terrorism and whatnot, but it's perfectly fine to be lax about gun control for citizens inside the US. The truth of the matter is: Getting killed or injured by residents inside the country is perfectly acceptable. Scar was right “I am surrounded by idiots”.
@@B.A.B.G. I think you'd love this parody about guns in the USA. The first minute shows the original trailer, then the parody starts (a german production.made in english language): ua-cam.com/video/MWe8Z1kY_u8/v-deo.html
Its easy to buy a weapon in germany but the good thing is that nobody want a weapon
Excellent video! Very good points! I subscribed. I'm an American and lived as a civilian in Germany for 19 years and think the country is wonderful!
Regarding Nudity and Swearing...well, there's a saying in German: "We're all born naked and shit into the toilet", meaning tear life down to basics, don't make thinks unnecessarily difficult.
Ich glaube nicht das ich so einen Satz schon einmal gehört habe. ^^'
@@Sachsenfuchs ich auch nicht, lol
Ich kenne den Satz noch, hatte auch immer die Bedeutung im Endeffekt sind wir alle gleich
These benefits are called "Socialism" in America and are hated like hell.
They have no idea what socialism is....the people who would benefit most are the uneducated (Republicans) who vote against any social programs because, God forbid, they have to give their money to a brown or black person.
We don't have socialisme in Europe, we have a mixed economy. Mixed between capitalisme and whatever else they pick up. Capitalisme can't just be left to their own. That wouldn't be a democracy at all. We all vote what the politicians should be working on, and economy is a very big part of that.
Nor do you. As a person who lived in that system (actually in both systems), I can say that both capitalism and socialism suck. And nobody is trying to make something new to fix their flaws.
@@TullaRask It literally doesn't matter. I'm telling you this as an American myself. You can say whatever you want. Anything they don't like is immediately "socialism" and "unconstitutional". It's all about what they care about and nothing else.
@@KiraDaBeastNY Yes I know. It's just so frustrating to watch. I want you to have something good for normal people.
Your point about people in the US not being honest makes total sense. I hear so many people from Germany talk about how nice everyone is in the US. Yea, that's because they are being fake and telling you what they think they want you to say and being nice because they feel they have to. You really never know where you stand with others and are always afraid to let your guard down here in the US because you are afraid how people will react (get fired or passed for promotion, loose a friend, offend someone, etc.)
You have too much hatred of Americans. Stop the hate
@@myfavs5393 haha I rest my case.
@@myfavs5393 No, I don't think it has anything to do with hate. Americans are sometimes a little superficial, they always put on a little show. When they meet you it's always a big hello, how are you, nice to see you. If you ask back how you are, the answer always comes: very good, great, even if you are in the end-stage of cancer. When they say goodbye, there is always the sentence; Come visit us when you are in the area. You should never do this, it's just meant politely, not real. If you work with them and do something wrong, they won't tell you directly. You could say hello, what you do there is great, but if you like it then give it a try just like we do it. That's very polite, but not always honest. The Germans are much more direct. They actually tell them when they feel bad. When someone does something wrong, a German often says straight out that it's bullshit. They show you how to do it right without using many words. Americans then think it's rude, but it should just be honest and not angry. Germans do not a great show about normal things. If a German says something to you, you can 90 percent expect it to be honest, but you don't always know exactly what an US-American think, when he is too polite. However, this changes when you are actually close friends and not just strangers or acquaintances.
How can you make such a stupid generalization about a country of 350 million people? You know nothing about Americans or America-
Hello from an American in Munich, Germany.
I enjoy your views, impressions and videos.
Keep up the good work.
Sandy
One man/woman, one voice - that is the principle in Germany. And every voice has the same weight, it doesn't matter what state you come from or what colour of skin you have.
One difference you did not mention: Germans know the difference between social, socialistic and communistic.
well... some know the difference xD
@@MiguelStinson88 You are right, many don't, but it is not constitutional knowledge in Germany that a social guy = a lefty = a communist.The hatred for the "rot-grün versifften Antifas" is imported. Many people have forgotten that Antifa is the abbreviation of Anti-fascist, so people, that are Anti-Antifa are logically Fascists.
My wife is German and we live in the Bavarian area and they treat her like shit when they find out that she is born in a certain part of Germany ie the other side of the wall area this hate still goes on today
@@nerrawsivad2638 We are no Bavarians, but we live in Bavaria, too. I know, that many Bavarians - not all - are very special concerning people from other regions. But your wife, even she is not loved by the people, has no difficulty to vote, that is for sure.
You're right. DIe US-Amerikaner setzen sozial mit sozialistisch/kommunistsich gleich. Muss wohl aus der McCarthy-Ära herrühren. Obwohl, in diesem Medium ist unser Land schon sowohl als faschistisch als auch sozialistisch bezeichnet worden. I think many Americans are living in a bubble, regardless of the rest of the world.
1. Point: Healthcare
I love how everybody picks on the US and its non existent healthcare system
It's a fact
@@wolfganggeiss636 which cool you your first born son for a ride in an Ambulance.
Also, you should start a comedy career
@@wolfganggeiss636 yes, if you have the money
@@wolfganggeiss636 yes but if you sum up all these thing, you'll end up with a much cheap and better service on Germany, believe me.
Pay a fortune in taxes for healthcare versus pay a fortune in hospital bills. Same thing.
Education is not free we just pay via taxes instead of tuitions, which made the succesfull pay more then the less fortunate. On the other hand a common worker pays for the university of students while never attending one himself.
The taxes Americans pay (of which a part goes into education as well, btw) are only marginally lower than in Germany, really. Our out of pocket expenses are substantially higher than the taxes we'd pay that would cover such basics for everybody, regardless of whether a person decides to go to college or do something else with their lives. At least they'd have a choice.
Germany vs USA, first game Healthcare. Germany 8 - USA 0. US fans still don't realize game is over.
Well, just replace „Germany“ with any other free nation and the bread thing with some other local food and you can make the whole video about any other state. I think as of today USA is the only state in the world that does not offer parental leave.
Martin R. Krause you mean country
Yeah we are there was a video I found showing the parental leave for usa vs other countries some gave 16 weeks off or more that is garanteed and on the graph it showed us being the only one with 0.
We do have parental leave. I got paid leave up to 2 months, when I had my two boys. I live in Minnesota, every state is different, but of course cannot compare it to Europe. We still have a long way to go.
Great choice of subjects! I‘m a born US citizen who, since his 5. birthday, grew up and lives in Germany. After my parents divorced, my Dad moved back to the US. I have been visiting a lot, and I can say, you’re absolutely right! I never got the electoral system of the US. Just makes no sense to me, to keep a system, which comes from the times when there still was slavery in the south, and this system was also meant to protect that. Also, still no universal healthcare??? What is wrong with them? Vacation time? Most people in Germany have up to 30 days a year! And yes, Germany has gun control, and if you screw up (say a DUI), they take away your gun, because you have proven not to be responsible! And I know: this statement alone will cause a shitstorm😂 This list could go on...
Nicht von mir als Deutscher , erzähle mehr !
And Germany's parliamentarian systems comes from the Weimar Republic of the 1920s and 30s, this system of government resulted in Adolf Hitler becoming Chancellor of Germany and the Fuhrer with enabling acts. The fact remains that Adolf Hitler was not elected directly by the German people but instead through politician proxies representing the Nazi Party, why is that system still in effect determining Germany's government when it failed so miserably in the 1930s?
Preach 🙌🏼 I moved to America when I was 14 thinking America it would be so amazing and much better than Germany. After 11 years of living here I now know I will not be staying in America.
I think all your points are valid anywhere in Europe, in fact anywhere but usa
Stephen Pitt honestly, you’re probably right! It’s easy to argue any country is better than America lol yikes!
@@neevabee_ Hilarious part is I GUARANTEE you come back to live in America one day.
Stop hating Americans. Just stop. I know it is trendy and popular, but hatred always leads to terrible things - German history is the most obvious example. Don't hate!
@@BlindingGlow yeah, its like the beaten wife going back to her abusive husband
@@myfavs5393 its not the people we hate, its the corrupt and abusive government, which has exploded to a new level since Trump came into power. We feel for the American people, we want it to stop!
Things like health care, paid vacation and parental leave are normal in pretty much all of Europe.. It's just absolutely crazy to not have these in a first world country
America is not a cradle to grave nanny state - and no, nothing is free- Americans don’t need or desire that kind of government intrusion in their lives
About the bread: I guess that the german bread culture was added into the "UNESCO Weltkulturerbe" tells quite a story there ;)
01:43 ...minimum wage jobs for the most part get vacation...this is factually wrong...EVERY legal job gets legally established paid vacation time
and there is a german law for it how much paid vacation days you get so every worker in germany has the right of 4 paied weeks of vacation. means when you work 5 days a week you'll get 20 days of paid vacation a year, when you work 6 days a week you'll get 24 days.
3:28 You don't seem to be sure. The point is: you can be direct without being rude at the same time. That's the way it makes sense. Honesty can be rude but it does not have to. Sugaring the truth until it's not the truth anymore can be even more complicated and being considered as a lie. I think in Germany adults appreciate not being lied right into our face.
Indeed. I heard another UA-camr talk about how she and her American boyfriend got asked if they want to come to a party and her American boyfriend just said "yes, sure". And when she (German) reminded him, that they already had other plans on that day he said "I know, we're not really going to that party, I was just trying to be polite"
As a German, this seemed so crazy to me, because if I host a party, I would want to know how many people are actually coming, so I could buy ethe right amount of food and drinks. Telling someone you come to their party if you have no intentions to actually go there is pretty rude and disrespectful in my opinion.
It is really very interesting to hear how Germany looks like from a foreigner's point of view, especially from the USA.
I am birth-blind and am very happy to live in a welfare state like Germany. There is support for many disabilities here:
- Blind aids such as Braille displays, screen readers and canes for the blind are covered by health insurance.
- Blind aids, which are vocationally needed, are taken over again by the agency for work, the pension or the accident insurance.
- Depending on the severity of the disability, a free ride in local passenger transport is possible, in most cases the accompanying person can also travel free of charge. In long-distance passenger transport, the accompanying person can also travel free of charge, even if the traveler has to pay.
- Many benefits through the severely disabled ID card.
- Tax benefits.
- In addition, there is the so-called "blind person's allowance", which compensates for the additional costs caused by the disability.
Germany is one of the very few countries that allows me such assistance.
You described "Mutterschutz" (maternity protection). Do you also know abaout "Elternzeit" (parental time)? And the difference between "Kindergeld" (child money) and "Elterngeld" (parnetal money)?
Basicly a few years ago our "Minister For Family, Seniors, Women And Youth" (a mother of 7 children) decided that it's more than just time to get dads more involved in the actual child raising process. They should bond and act more right from the beginning. So she introduced "Elterngeld" and "Elternzeit". While "Mutterschutz" only applies to the mother within the first 6 to 36 months after the birth (but of course starting as soon as the doctor says that she should not work anymore in her pregnancy - which could (but not necessarily has to) be like immidiately after she finds out that she's pregnant)... "Elternzeit" is for both parents. They can stay (one after the other) up to 14 months at home. But they will only get "Elterngeld" if both of them stay each minimum 2 months at home. Which means that dads can spend between 2 to 12 of the first months of their newborn at home. Knowing that their job is safe and they can go back to it later. and getting some money from the government for being real fathers and not just after-work-dads "Kindergeld" on the other side is an (not that super high but still) amount of money that the child gets every month from the government until it reaches legal age (18). Of course the money is paid to the parents becaus kiddo is not 18 yet but it's the money for the child and should support parents to raise the kids. And that's how the German govenment tries to convince mor people to become parents so we don't die out.
A very good description. The Germans built a very dynamic and exemplary social system that every nation should strive towards such goals.
In some cases you can get Kindergeld Even longer than the Child is getting 18 years old.
For example if your child is studying, has no income and you as Parents Pay for the costs...,
@@sabinekarg1226 Yes exactly! But only until the age of 25. But it's still a great concept.
The public health system is part of Daseinsfürsorge (public services of general interest). Daseinsfürsorge mean that the municipality provides economic, social and cultural services for all citizens, originally through its own institutions; it is obliged to do so by the welfare state principle (Art. 20 I of the German Basic Law).
In Germany you do not have to be entered on a voter register. In the cities and municipalities there is a register of residents in which every person entitled to vote is automatically entered. When elections are pending, every person entitled to vote receives a postcard that tells which constituency and which polling station they can vote in. That and that more than two parties are allowed to vote makes the difference for me.
In Germany people envy each other. Since I am in the U.S, I can finally feel that people are supportive, especially my professors. I do not miss my home country Germany at all, mostly, because I like people to be less confrontational. I am glad you like it and can see the positive!
Exactly, quite delighted to find someone else who is voicing the same opinion on that observation. Folks in general are way more supportive and friendly in the U.S., than germans. It's more relaxed in contrary to envy filled german social environments.
I think each of those countries has its pros and cons in matters of life quality. When I was in the USA years ago, I had the feeling of a more positive way of thinking among the people, with not much of fear of the future, I appreciated it. I felt well there. Also do I think rules are not as strict as in our country.
Yeah? Well go back now!
Well, of course they have.
How else are you staying alive without wanting to kill yourself for living in a such a shit hole?
By the mere title of the video (one country “better” than another) I was ready to leave a critical comment about it. But after watching the video I have to admit that what it came across as a frivolous value judgement is indeed a well-founded and articulated statement. In other words, you’re right, Germany is a better country than the United States, it can be said like that.
In Germany the highs are lower and the lows are higher and at least we have health insurance.
You could have stated as the penultimate point that Germany is very concerned about environmental protection, a lot is recycled and the garbage is separated. The last point would be the excellent public transportation system which is also very well-developed
It is so weird to hear so much about that differences in health care. As someone who grew up with that(Germany), I just don't get how something like that can exist. Even though some people here tend to talk bad about a social state, I think it is a wonderful thing and hearing that always makes me feel bad for people who don't have it.
Das komische ist. JEDER Amerikaner findet es gut aber die Politiker wehren sich dagegen, als wäre es Teufelszeug und Kommunismus pur.
@@wernerjacobs5022 politiker in amerika sind halt Privateigentum,in deutschland halt noch nicht
I came to Germany from England over 40 years ago. A lot of the "better" things you touch on applied back then,too, (e.g. directness/nudity/health Care system...) in relation to my own country of origin. I think a lot of people who have grown up here dont realize how good they have it. Glad you are enjoying Germany, Neeva 🌸
Anglo German I didn’t think that forgners would be so attracted by nude beaches. I haven’t seen one yet.
@@evelinholmes6401 I personally wasn't attracted by (German) nude beaches, nude saunas etc., as a youngster and still aren't! Quite the opposite, in fact! 😂That's why I wrote ""better" things" in inverted commas (British irony). Einen schönen Tag noch ☀️
For the three years that i live in Germany i can definitely tell that the people are not direct at all
@@hrisharlow9367 Oh, that's interesting. Can you give some examples?
I did find Your channel by chance today. I really like Your style and presentation. I am from Germany and when I was a child I've wished to live in the USA; but to be honest, I am really glad that I don't. I can relay to Your list. And btw You've got a new subscriber now.
What I most dislike about Many Americans is that they keep saying that the US is the best country in the world - when they have no idea about what life in other countries is like. Look first. Comment later.
Hasan Hasan ; Yes, in fact most Americans can't even point out on a map where Europe, Germany, Holland and so on is placed in the World. Sweden is the Capitol of Denmark and so on 😩 Lots of things has gone wrong in that (shithole) country - just think of their President.
Which is why I think it’s ridiculous for people to hate American tourists. Don’t hate them, hate the people that never leave the US.
It's called propaganda bud. Thank the fervent anti-anything remotely leftwing propaganda, and low education standards in a lot of states.
@Peter Kile Yes I've met Americans who say and wholeheartedly believe this.
@Peter Kile Oh I disagree very much. Maybe they aren’t all blow hards about it, but they think it for sure.
I can already see the US patriot comment "DO YOU HATE AMERICA???" comments. Haha... Good video. And I can confirm every single point. I am German and live in the US and all points you bring up are the points I hate here and miss in Germany so much. Greetings from California
Everyone doesn't go to University for free in Germany. You have to qualify by your Abitur scores to get free college.
Which over 50% of people do so its free as long as your somewhat intelligent, also there is Lehre which means you dont have to study to get a job, while in the States its basically being selfmade or go to uni
For free means that you don't have to pay tuition fees. It doesn't mean that every idiot can study what ever he/she wants
I don't know exactly how it is in Germany, but probably similar to Austria.
You can also go to university in other ways, for example, by attending a special evening school, which is especially interesting for older people who could not graduate from high school. For example, if you are already 30 and have worked for 10 years, but then still want to study.
Or one goes as an extraordinary listener, officially registered, every inhabitant can thereby free of charge to the university, but one cannot make a degree. Then it's just a matter of quenching the thirst for education.
Bread in America for the most part is not "still" good. Its usually pumped with preservatives to give it the longest shelf life possible.
I think you are awesome. You summed it up so well. In the US people tend to look on Europe as ‘socialist’ whereas in our view, in some respects the US are closer to unbridled capitalism. Glad you mention education: so important!
Yes, one should not confuse "social" with "socialism". Many Americans don't know the difference. Social means that the state offers all citizens services for which no one has to pay out of pocket. These benefits such as health, education, unemployment insurance, retirement, care for the elderly, etc. are financed by compulsory contributions or taxes that everyone in this solidarity community has to pay if they have an income or capital.
Socialism means something completely different. It is a form of government in which there is basically no more property. All factories, shops, banks, agriculture, etc. are socialized (communityized), that is, they belong to everyone and are therefore state property. In socialist states there is only one party that controls and stear everything centrally through a planned economy. Socialism is the preliminary stage to communism in which all citizens shall be classless. However, socialism and communism never worked without constant pressure from a dictatorial regime. Because of this, there never was real socialism or communism, there were basically only states in which an elite ruled over the masses. Human nature is not designed as a classless mass. So, dear US citizens, forget to replace the term "social" with "socialism". These are two different shoes.... ;-)
we are glad to have you here, neeva.
Note: everyone gets vacation days. Even interns.
I like your points, I don't live in Germany (just a little bit to the right on the map), I agree with you completely.
The thing I liked when I was in the States was random chit-chats (not always). But it was ok to go to the bar alone, because there was always someone to talk to. I did some tours alone and there were always people who talked to me so I've never felt super alone. And random compliments on the street, I miss that too : D
Totalschaden right
4:05 "i think we have here in Germany"
Welcome home Sister! :D
I’m American and have been told more than ten times I should move to Germany.
1) straightforward and honest
2) nudity is normal not bad
3) swearing doesn’t mean your a bad person.
Definitely have a more German brain.
Decluttering. Ready to go. Can you do a video about finding a job for an American especially if you don’t know German. Thanks! Love your cat! 🥰
I would agree with you Neeva on the idea that Germany is a Great Country....BUT...."Better" is subjective to the individual.....so what YOU might like or dislike might differ from my tastes. I'm fine with The Good Ol USA...has it's good and bad but so does everywhere else....including Germany. Cheers From Ohio
Two things most Americans always mention when describing living in Europe (I generalize here since this indeed is the case in most, if not all European countries, not only in Germany) is universal health care and free education.
Health care is not really free, as most of us are taxed way more than people in the US, and while this system might be very useful for e.g. families, where only 1 parent pays health insurance and this provides health insurance for the whole family, for single people like myself this taxation system is of disadvantage.
And yes, education is free, but Germany is one of the countries in the world with the lowest social mobility, meaning, if you come from a working class family where none of your parents went to university, you yourself will very likely follow into their footsteps (and vice versa, most children of academically educated people will themselves attend university).
The main reason why Germany ist better: My wife lives here ;)
Das ist aber süß! Alles gute für euch
Thank you. Times like these really got me looking into this.
Fun fact : you have a good paying job in Germany than you can buy a good used car in 6 months . My friend got married to a girl , works as a mechanic for BMW and were able to buy a 5 years old 3 series diesel BMW in 6 months
I am a German political scientist and sociologist. Therefore I am very interested in the perception of Germany by, for example, Americans. Found you on UA-cam today and left you a subscription. I might share your videos in my blog in the future.
check out also AspenAbroad and Hayley Alexis
@@pashvonderc381 I know them already
Not some, but all minimum wage jobs get paid vacation, and not just two weeks or so but at least four, often even five weeks a year. And don't forget that they have all social insurances (health care, pension, accidents, job loss, nursery care, etc.) as every other employee, and they even won't loose health care privileges when they loose their job, ever.
I get 6 weeks paid vacation here in Germany
@@derekinstuttgart3810 Yes, more and more often you will get six weeks. In fact, it seems to be the normal case nowadays for people who are either older (above 40 or so) and/or working for a company for several years.
Four weeks (five weeks for disabled people) is the minimum vacation by law. The additional week for disabled people is always added to the vacation the employer grants to their employees. So in a company where the vacation time is usually six weeks, disabled people would get seven weeks.
If there is a national, state or local holiday during your vacation period, it will not count as vacation taken. Plus, vacation taken on Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve usually counts for only half a day of vacation taken each. With tactically smart distribution of vacation days, one can get make up to eight weeks of vacation a year out of their six weeks.
@@Dahrenhorst absolutely true.... ive been working in germany from 1994 til presently.... i have always had 6 weeks vacation 3 different companies... i will probably stay here in Stuttgart for ever... if I ever left it would be to move to Hamburg
I´m german and i am really glad, I can live here. Thx Neeva.
brilliant! You hit the nail on the head!
Good to hear this from you
You forgot the most important thing: You can drink a beer from the age of 16. Prost!
...anywhere and without wrapping it in a brown paper bag.
@@BewareOfTheKraut That´s not so easy to understand:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_laws_in_Germany
And Champagner and wine
@Peter Kile Well, this is from the "Global Status Report on Road Safety" from the WHO in 2015:
Percentage of road accident deaths involving alcohol:
USA: 31%
Germany: 9%
...and now please explain again why the US system with waiting until you are 21 and then get hammered because you have no idea how to cope or manage your alcohol consumption while at the same time being able to drive legally with 16 already is working SOOOO much better!
Germans get used to alcohol while they are not of legal driving age, and as such get a much better feeling for what it means to be drunk earlier - and as such it's actually educational. [Edit: and yes, even those 9% is still too much, no doubt about this, but we are comparing things here.]
It's the same as with sexual education in the US and Germany: in the US, it's way too late, way too less and way too little (and prudish, mostly about "not doing it"), while in Germany, it starts WAY earlier and is much more focussed on the "prevention" and "what happens if you do it" part - which leads to WAY less teen pregnacies in Germany than the US (per 1,000 women between 15-19: US: birth rate 55.6, abortion rate 30.2, combined 85.8, Germany: birth rate 13.0, abortion rate 5.3, combined 18.3).
TL;DR: Educating people earlier about some aspects of life (as it is done in Germany) quite obviously works MUCH better than trying to surpress people to try out things until they are of a certain age (as it is done in the US).
Your turn.
@Peter Kile "This is not a debate." - well, actually, it is. Because the "solution" in the US (increase the legal drinking age to 21) doesn't work too well, while the one in Germany (legal drinking age for beer and wine being 16) seems to be working WAY better than the US one (one should think that the prohibition taught the USA that stuff like this simply doesn't work, but quite obviously, learning from own experience doesn't seem to come naturally to people in the US... ;-) ).
OK, obviously you don't know how statistics work, because "More Americans drive proportionally than Germans." is totally irrelevant when it comes to the overall amount of deathly accidents in traffic *in relation* to the ones which involved alcohol. It doesn't matter if you had 100,000 deadly accidents and 31,000 of those involved alcohol, or if a country had just 10,000 deadly accidents and 3,100 of those involved alcohol - the result is still 31%, no matter how high or low the base number is. We are not talking absolute numbers here, but relations (that's how you can mathematically compare stuff of different sizes, you know?).
"I do not think a lot of them drink and drive." - well, that's kind of the point, right? And I grew up in the country and had my first beer with 16, and let me tell you that we were going to places (e.g. discos or concerts - to which you can go to with 16, too, btw, at least up to midnight) which were only reachable by car all the time (one disco was even in another coutnry, about 70 km away, so it took us about an hour to get there - and we always had a designated driver for the evening), even though we had three (good) pubs in our own village, so that argument is bullocks, too. When you are allowed to drink (some) alcohol, but aren't allowed to drive yet, you get accustomed to being driven by others when going out and having a beer - but when you are already driving all by yourself for FIVE years before you can drink even a single beer, being driven by others instead of using your own car is kind of "strange" for you, since you are just not accustomed to it. When I was living in Cologne, my normal watering whole was a whopping 35 minutes walk away from my apartment, btw (and yes, we walked most of the times, even though we could have taken the streetcar or bus, and quite often, we took a taxi back because we were too tired).
"It is easy to train German teenagers in dos and do nots when it comes to drinking." - ROTFL - do you have kids? I don't, but I know enough parents back home to tell you that this is a blatant lie.
I borught the sex-ed up because the way it is (or at least was, as you wrote, it seems to get somewhat better nowadays), it has the same reason for the way it is: some people think that prohibiting things (or even ignoring them completely, a common illness in the US over the last few decades at least, as Isaac Asimov already mentioned in the 80s: "Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.") works better than educating people - which is not the case, as can be seen when comparing different countries.
And yes, you stated the history of the US in that regard - but again, this doesn't mean that the "solution" they found (going back to 21 years for the legal drining age) is actually the best - or even a good - one. It just works a bit better than letting people drink with 18 (at that time, they are already driving for two years, too - and are even less experienced in driving, so no real surprise there!), that's all.
Dankeschön für das große Lob und das Reinstellen. 😊
"To work a minimal wage job and have a good and functioning life" - now, not sure abut the 'good' part, that is very subjective, but the 'functioning life' is generally true - and the whole point of pairing capitalist aspects with social democratic ones. (deliberately avoiding 'socialist' here - cause smh there seems to be no difference between (ven moderate) socialist ideas and communist views when it comes to people from the USA.) - But when it comes to 'social democratic' values Germany is just a lot different from the USA, as far as them existing in society is involved. What's valued in the society is very different. -- But especially when it comes to healthcare (and to a degree also the other four basic social insurances) I think I see a change in peoples' attitudes - at least as far as young people from the USA are concerned, and especially those who have travelled abroad (... well... then again, they are not usually the demographic who are the 'die hard opponents'...).
Germany is great, USA as well. Love both of them.
The bread in Germany is rly rly good
The answer is, live wherever makes you happirst For the vast majority of people it is where their family and friends are. The end.
Health insurance isn’t free I’m Germany. You still have to sign-up with a Krankenkasse, and you split the cost with your employer (50/50). Money comes out of your paycheck every month.
The main advantage is that you cannot be denied membership with a Krankenkasse based on pre-existing conditions.
Agree about the bread. Americans have no idea what bread should be like.
In USA, basically they pay the same percentage that you pay for Krankenkasse in Germany, but they pay that for Medicaire (health care they will benefit when they will be over 65) and some social security stuff. Also worth to mention that from what you pay to Krankenkasse you have also guarantee paid sick leave.
Lol I was unemployed for 3 months only before I started my training in police academy. Super cool Job center refused to pay me at least insurance for three months or anything at all not even Hartz4 because the job I had as a graphic designer before was only 7 months. You need one year to get Arbeitslosengeld1 and since I had a safety plan for building a house I was considered "wealthy" and couldn't get any Hartz4. So here goes the public standard health insurance! If I hadn't payed it myself for three months what took all the rest of my saved money plus ongoing rent I wouldn't have been in an insurance.
I don't really get why everyone still thinks we live in a dreamland in Germany. I was never really wealthy, most jobs you can't get in because you need 3 more years of this and that training. And you have to change your job in your lifetime several times anyways here.
My boyfriend is a state trooper in Nevada and he has a much better life than me and my studied siblings combined.
When you're already living in a country with so many possibilities and freedom, why don't you just take it?!
I'm waiting for the day when I can finally join him because one thing that really annoys me the fuck out, is the constant German arrogance. :D bye bye
this video is so helpful,thank you
I agree with most of what u said. but... u should take a look at large a**hole companies that use poor romanians and other foreigners to do some very hard jobs with payment that is so low that it is discusting. most companies dont do that but there r several for example in the meat industries. and there r also about a million or so jobs workers that earn so little (mostly with low education) that they have to get the "social money" from our gouvernment to have enough for rent and food. so not all so shiny.
True. But at the same time - would you like to work in the meat industry? They hire that cheap labor forse in the industries, where no Germans want to work. Of course, they want to save money, that's why they pay so little. But we make them save that money, so that everything is cheap. We want to buy chicken for 1,99€ and 5-6€ pork! When people stop paying attention only to the price, those industries will start paying more to their employees...
@@LexRa Nope. My Meat is organic and a little more expensive than this shit
Nothing is ever perfect.
@@raman9756 and what about the rest of 80 mio people here?
@@LexRa ?
You make an interesting point about free university for everyone, but unfortunately that is only half of a sentence. University is free for those who qualify (Gymnasium attendance and achieving your Abitur). If you go to Realschule or Hauptschule, you graduate after the 10th grade and enter the workforce, and University is not even an option. This is a huge cultural difference that you also point out: namely that service workers are respected. In the US children are taught that they must go to university to be successful, which is not true. There are many successful people who are an integral part of society that do not attend University, but if you tell an American parent that their 6th grade child is not university material there would be an uproar. Comparing the two systems is incredibly difficult because of the cultural differences. Anyway... the bread... I learned to bake when I came back to the US so that I could have good bread!
Very Germany-friendly. Thank you for that. But there are also a lot of things that are worse or even much worse in Germany. It's very far away from beeing a paradise. I just wanted to mention that in order to avoid big disappointments =;-)
And still, I would rather live here ( Germany) than there!
Sure, it´s not the paradise, but it´s not as bad as most of us Germans describe :)
Glad you found a new country and tell your friends pleeease
I am German and i dissagree with the voting stuff. You are comparing to different countries here. In the US, different states have different worldviews. Some are very conservative while others are very left leaning and liberal. Those left leaning liberal states would dominate presidential elections if the system would change. The problem which emerges is that no politician would ever go to smaller and rural states to win votes because they only would have to convince californians to vote for them which is not democratic.
...on you're comment about " German Universities are free" I'd like to add - free for the ones that deserve it - wanting to enter a university you have to come up with a degree a little higher than highscool - called Abitur - when you're about 18 ...and if you want to go to medical you better have all A's , otherwise you have long waiting periods that you can fill with practical work / experiance etc - like dental technition if you're goal is learning / studying the dental faculty a few years later - the better the marks, the more chances one has!
The school at here(Germany) is free.
But there are always trade offs; in Europe only a small percentage of people get to go to college after high school, and the taxes are very high.
Around 30% go to (free) university in Germany. But, for that, we have to go to school for 12 or 13 years. The last 2-3 years are basically your colleges. But it is high school. You receive the Abitur (highest high school diploma) and it is needed to enter university.
There is also high school digrees after 10 years. With those people start 3 year dual apprenticeships, which have regulated and recognised certificates. They are a combination of on the job training and school education. For those three years you already get paid minimum wage and student support if needed. After some years in the Job they can further qualify.
Our system is highly recognised and unique world wide (also in Austria).
Regarding "high" taxes... payment for multipayer universal health care and retirement Fonds is mandatory but bot a tax. We have total free health care, easy access to doctors and hospitals and never see a bill because it is handled by the insurance organisation.
Also, our public schools are free, u university has only small fees for public transport etc. (Ca. 150-200€ per semester).
Public transportation is also great and we have tab water with higher quality than most bottled water.
So our culture is based in solidarity and also taking care of common goods and human needs.
It is a totally different concept to US American culture. I would never trade it.
Ines Schorsch I am from Germany 🇩🇪 but I live in Canada and we have free health care. And our female worker get 1 year off work with 60% pay maybe not as good as Germany but way better then the American system.
I last 2 brother-in-laws do to cancer and there care was free. If you’re a senior most of your medication is free or for a lower cost.
Never understood the Americans not wanting health care.
4:00 there are McDonalds in every village?
Come to Frankonia, Upper Frankonia, the vanishing point of beer production!
We have more breweries than bakeries and pharmacies together!
Only in my Community, around 9,300 people, 9 villages, 6 breweries, 3 bakeries and 3 pharmacies, but no McDonalds!
The next one is around 5km away, in the next town with over 70,000 population. Our County has all together around 150,000 citizens, 4 McDonalds, 3 Burgerkings, 1 KFC and thats it.
Clearly, frankonians love their beer more than Fastfood!
just for comparison 150,000 people and 80 breweries!
Grüße von einem halb hohlenlohen Franken und halb Mittelfranken ;)
Scientists have found that you also can overlive without Mcdonalds in Germany....;-)
In the US, you grow up hearing every day that the US is the best, god-chosen country on the planet.
In Germany, I grew up hearing why Germany is so troubled and guilt-laden.
I am now satisfied with my humble view, which leads me to be grateful for being in a "balanced" country, where everyone can criticize it at ease.
Having lived in the US a many times, I love both countries.
Let's overcome Trump and be close allies forever!!!
very true about the last sentence - Germany and Amerika should not try to be rivals in any way ... learn from each other - dont spy on each other... help each other and travel and visit each other !
I am from Germany and I was never proud of being a German (happy to live here yes I am ) but proud of my nationality or something like this ... what for ? its not my achievement. I can be proud of being part of a good community yes - and in a way I have moments like this - for example when a lot of People in Germany helped refugees running away from war - was one of the first time of my life we I was - yes I was very proud to be part of this ...
politics need to be there for the People again - the companies will do just fine without there support - Companies will take care of the money give people jobs and so one - Politics should be all focused on how to serve the Human !
One Love - And many Greetings !
I love the USA, I am from Europe and I am living here in Florida my life is amazing. This is the greatest country in the world and the state of Florida is best state in the union. I love our laws in Florida.
@@richardflorida9610 Yes, Trump is the best president, the earth is flat and - oh damn my tin foil hat just slipped
Martin Weihrauch who cares ? Nothing changed. No presidents are good. They’re all BS. Get a hobby auslander.
@@richardflorida9610 :) I am no auslander :)
Well done. I am also an Ami living in Germany and yours is the first list that I 100% agree on.
Fun fact: the relaxed German view on nudity can backfire when you work in the "wrong" profession. XD Example: being an EMT. I worked as one for a while in my life right here in beautiful Saxony (that's a state in eastern Germany for all who don't know) and boy oh boy, would you *not* believe how many people who live alone consider it completely normal to be naked at home. XD I saw so many naked bodies that I never had to see. I think I've seen just about every kind of penis shape and size in the few years I spent in an ambulance. XD Not that it bothers me but it's just kinda a bit of an odd one when you get sent to pick up a guy who just broke his arm at home and he opens the door in his birthday suit. We literally started betting on whether or not the people we were responding to were gonna be naked or not. Never gets boring yo.
My dad is from Saxony, my mum is polish, raised very catholic and has never seen her parents naked. She met her in-laws/my grandparents at a nudist beach. That tells you everything you need to know about nudity here lmao
So don’t be an EMT if naked people bother you. Everybody is born naked. What do you expect?
@@candice2875 Not you ignoring me literally saying that naked people don't bother me in my comment above. 🙄Learn to read a comment in full before replying to it.
@@Catras_unfairly_gorgeous_smirk it clearly does. You think they are supposed to be fully clothed in their own home. Why would you comment on it and betting on it then. If it didn’t bother you, you wouldnt make such a big deal out of it.
@@candice2875 1. I never said anyone is supposed to fully clothed in their own home.
2. I said, word for word, that it doesn't bother me - and I meant it.
3. I'm not making a big deal out of it. You are.
4. We bet on it because we were surprised by how many times it happened. There's a gigantic difference between being surprised and amused by something and being bothered by something. If you don't understand that, I don't know what to tell you.
Goodbye.
Nice to hear you enjoy it so much here, hope you'll stay then. :)
We have a saying about free school, but it only makes sense in german:
"Meine Bildung war kostenlos, deine war umsonst!"
My education was free, yours was useless!
kostenlos and umsonst means free of charge, but umsonst can also mean: not working or useless!
Or i learned something, you didnt, it was actually a waste of tax money!
Hab ich noch nich gekannt danke 😂😂
Neeva, so right. Thank you!
Greetz from Stuttgart.
Why did this got recommended for a German guy like me 👀😂
American in Spain for 26 years......here too!
Most of what she said can be applied to most of Western Europe and even some part of Eastern Europe as well.
I hate it when people say "free" education and healthcare. It's not free. It is paid for with the high taxes in Germany. Up to 49% income tax - 19% sales tax - We have a 1993 VW and our yearly taxes are 130€ ( about $150 ) - Gasoline prices around 1.25€ per liter ( 3.8 liters to 1 gallon $1.50 X 3.8 = $5.62/gal and over 50% of that price is tax ) So please don't say something is " free " when it is not. Yes, Germany has security with healthcare, education and many social safety nets to protect people and that is great but the people pay for it. If only we could take the best parts of Germany and combine them with the best of the U.S. it would almost be utopia.
I'm from Sweden, and that sounds pretty much like all of northern/western Europe to me. You could easily replace Germany with Sweden in that list - except for the bread aspect: Germany is unrivaled when it comes to that! :) And don't forget about coffee/beer!
Easy on claiming Germany unrivaled in bread baking! I love german bread, but nothing beats polish bakery!
All my American friends share your impression, that's for sure. Funny thing is, they'd all rather have Bernie Sanders than Joe Biden as their next president.
I suppose Bernie is from the point of view of many americans far too left. I suppose that's the teason, why Joe Biden chosen Kamal Harris as his running mate.
That is what happens when all of your friends are radical leftists who despise Americans.
@@myfavs5393 Nope. It's only your radical right point of view thats blinding you.
You have good friends.
@@myfavs5393 i know, anyone who doesnt agree with your ( or Trumps) opinions are far left and hate America. 😆 so how is Q doing?🤪
You are on spot! This will do if you have a balanced approach to politics (take care about the overall society (public transport, health care, maternity, etc)), such that no one has to be a millionaire to live a very decent live. One additional point: The US has only two parties, which hinders quicker progress, e.g the Green Party changed a lot regarding environment even when not being the biggest party. Also, 2 US Parties can be more easily controlled by lobbyists, compared to let´s say 4-5 parties (but will still be something to check, though people then have really a very different choice). You also did not mention gun control and 10 times lesser murdering than in the US. Thanks again for the very nice summary of the 2 very different approaches to politics!!
Sometimes I wish I lived in Germany. Love watching all your videos!
Awwwwwww I love youuuuu
@@neevabee_ I love you, too!!!!!
Fun fact. It's the first time ever more americans emigrate to germany then germans to the USA. Sorry my english is very bad.
One thing, that, imo is not considered enough regarding free university education is, that here in Germany once you start a job after university, one is able to spend money instead of paying off student debt and making banks richer. The money spent instead of paying back banks is good for the economy.
In Germany, if you get fired, your life is pretty much over. Whereas in the US, it's just a new chapter in your career.
EtchedInStone that is still true .
Why is that?
Yep!
What I take away from this is: We are probably too used to taking a lot of, what seems to us basic things in Germany, for granted.,
Parental leave, protection for new mothers jobs, health care and schooling to name a few.
Now and again it's maybe not perfect.
But we have it better than a lot of people!
Let's maybe try to remember that.👍
Can't wait to sett in Germany
Happy to see you here!if you follow 3 rules,everybody will love you!1.be on time.always.2.don't litter and recycle!!!very important.3.don't never ever cross the street,if light is red. And always,always,even if its impolite, be honest!!!!😙😙😙I'm not really joking.
@@emiliajojo5703 very true
@@joinions8118 personally i love you already!but one last ecample:you get invitation to a party at 8.you say ok,be there at 8.you don't know,tell you don't know.you don't want to go,say you don't want. It's that easy!I personally I love people i can rely on,please correct my english,I want to learn
Ok example, I knew this
In Europe ,I mean the continent, we think that all life’s matters and the Citizens are the treasure of a country! Who is working? Who is creating wealth? Who needs to study to be capable to invent and bring the economy further? No, not the financial sector ! There’s a difference between SOCIAL and SOCIALIST....
Really all life's matters? Tell this shi#$ to everyone who dies at the Mediterranean sea who wants to reach Europe.
@stan-theman xD ; like you did with the Cubanos... and all the others?