Pfand receipt ... I always keep it in the fingers ...otherwise I forget it on the checkout 🙂 driving license ... one step forward ...no ... 1000 mini steps in several months ..Welcome to German driving license habbits 🙂
5:33 I love how you swipe your finger across the tiny little "Pfand" with a sigh of frustration. while the largest displayed word, clearly states "MEHRWEG". But usually, Pfand-containers have a lable or an icon on them, that very clearly states, that they're Pfand-bottles, also quite common is an icon with some sort of instruction on how you're to dispose of the container, especially with spray-cans that do not belong in the standard-trash (And while we're at it, it pronounced "pfund")
Wenn man zu blöd ist… 1. wenn man ein Produkt mit Pfand kauft, ist auf dem Kassenbon deutlich sichtbar das Pfand ausgewiesen 2. ist auf dem Glas ein Pfandzeichen angebracht 3. kann man auch mal selber googeln und herausfinden, dass Pfandbons innerhalb von drei Jahren nach Ausstellung eingelöst werden müssen, sonst verfallen sie 4. informiert man sich als Ausländer besser mal vorher, was man beim Umschreiben des Führerscheins beachten muss; bei einem Führerschein aus manchen US Bundesstaaten kann man seinen Führerschein innerhalb des ersten halben Jahres mit Sehtest und Erste Hilfe am Unfallort einfach umschreiben lassen, manchmal muss man auch die theoretische Prüfung wiederholen 5. wer baut denn heute noch die Batterie aus, dafür nutzt man ne Powerbank
"Expecting everything to be the same as in the US" is now called "being scammed"? Come on dude, you are moving here, it is you job to figure out how things work around here.
My guy, the German Pfand system is discussed in every beginning German class. German companies are required by law to issue a receipt, even if customers don't want them (§ 146a Abs. 2 Abgabenordnung (AO). If you didn't want your receipts or didn't pay attention to them, that's on you. I'd also recommend signing up for a pronunciation course if nothing else - I'm also American and don't think most Germans would have understood your pronunciation of "Mehrweg" and "Pfand." (I know, immigrating is hard. But the issue with the jar deposits is a you problem, and it comes across as if you're trying to present the jar deposit as some sort of German scam. Another useful German word, if you didn't know it already: Lehrgeld.)
One year in Germany? Return machines are usually clearly visible in every grocery shop! The fact that you have to pay a deposit is labelled on every receipt and is often even indicated on the drinks themselves... Honestly, my answer? 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Dude! Get yourself a power bank for €60 and bypass the car battery with it. I do this all the time because I drive so infrequently and it works wonderfully. PS: Congrats to your driving license! PPS: PPS: The deposit voucher is valid in the same(!) supermarket for 3 years after the end of the current year.
thanks! it was a journey and a half getting it, but it's worth it. I acutally ended up buying a new battery as the other one is original to the car (10 years old) so I don't trust it anyway. I just swap them if it sits for a while and have the other one on a tender. Shouldn't be as big a deal now that I can actually drive xD
If you can read, you have a clear advantage.😂 Glückwunsch zur „Fleppe“! 🍀(Good luck with your Translation-App! 😉) Btw: There is a „Einweg-Pfand-Symbol“. 😉
Can happen to a native German, too, if they somewhat do not recognize that rules have changed. Usually the plastic bottles for buttermilk etc. were simple Einweg bottles - since a year or so they have Pfand on them, too. I have thrown some into the plastic before I recognized that...
I probably recycled about 15 euros worth of jars over the past year. I like the system, just wish there was a better universal label to make it clear for us Ausländer.
Congrats on passing your driving test :-) Just so there’s no misunderstanding: Germany has full driver’s license reciprocity (only eye test and first aid required for conversion to German license) with 27 US states, partial reciprocity (eye test, first aid, and written test required), with 10 US states plus DC, and no reciprocity (driving lessons, written exam, practical exam, eye test and first aid required) with 12 US states, one of which is NY. A more accurate statement in this video would have been: If you haven’t bothered to check the requirements before moving to Germany and try to convert a NY state license, you will be treated like any new driver. You could have easily obtained a license from any of the full reciprocity states - like my Californian friends did - before moving here. By the way, depending on when you apply for the conversion, a license from any state will take 5-6 months to process because they won’t issue the German license until your US license is no longer valid for driving in Germany (6 months from date of entry).
yeah they check for that. almost didn't convert my friend's Colorado license since she lived there for only a year or so before moving to Germany. I should have just went to Austria where you can convert from any US state no problem.
As a German I can definitely recommend taking the bicycle to the grocery store rather than the car. You can park closer to the entrance, often avoid traffic lights, avoid fuel costs and carry the same amount.
You can always look at the product and you will see if there is a deposit or how you can recycel it. @ 6:16 you hold the glas into the camera and "Mehrweg" is visable.
I do like the resolution of turning "scammed" into "I feel scammed" --- which, I suppose, if you don't know about it (and if you don't know about it you don't exactly look for it either) is fair. -The bottles actually usually have an icon (square with a bottle inside iirc) --- those you can throw away usually have a trashbin on them. Kinda small and again: if you don't know that's something you have to look for you don't look for it.
Maybe I'm the only one to make that mistake. I guess if you are from here it's obvious. In Italy you just throw everything out (or recycling) with no Pfand or Mehrweg on anything. Some states in the US like NY have deposit for some bottles and cans, some have nothing. I like the German system better.
@@MattSuozzo I'm pretty sure you're not. - In Czechia I also wasn't aware that glass beer bottles had a (albeit very small) deposit. - And in Greece we were aware how technically there are different bins meant for different trash... but in the end we still couldn't tell which was which and more often than not just put what we had "where it looked right". In Taiwan the instructions about what's supposed to go where are very clear - but that you have to buy speciall bags (that you can't just get in a 7/11) for non-recyclable trash was something I wouldn't have been aware of if the dorm didn't have a massive poster about it (and those not opting for the dorm more often than not just didn't know). Long story short - don't worry about it; some things are "common knowledge" for the local people and a non-issues for tourists. Non-locals who stay longer have to figure stuff out along the way.
every bottle or jar that cost you Pfand is supposed to have a small black and white label with Bottles and arrows that are shaped like a circle on it. Normally you find that label next to the barcode.
You're describing Einwegpfand. However there is no standardized symbol for Mehrwegpfand. The glass yoghurt jars are of the Mehrweg type and are not that easy to recognize.
@@MattSuozzo Mehrweg is all over Germany but unlike Einweg, retailers do not have to take back every container that is sold anywhere in Germany. There are plenty of bottles that are used by different brands and easy to return all over Germany. However if a small brewery uses individual mehrweg bottles it can be difficult to return them at the other end of Germany.
scam? More of a first world "problem" ;) I mean, you can walk to your grocery store, buy a few (fresh or processed) things every day, the price including tax (MwSt, VAT) is clearly stated, as is the Pfand, either by the symbol on the bottle or jar, or on the price sign "Mehrweg" next to the product...whereas in the US, unless you live in central NY or some other east coast city, you'd have to drive to the grocery store for 15-30 mins and would buy loads of (mostly processed) things in bulk, and would be "scammed" at the register, as the tax is never indicated in the US...by that logic, you could also call the price tags without tax in the US a "scam" ;)
Hey New York boy, can you do anything else besides insult your host country, since you know remarkably little about it. As a German, I don't find it funny. Not at all. I'll therefore spare myself the trouble of addressing the many mistakes in the video. I would like to give you one tip though: you don't show off your Porsche, you just have it. Anything else seems "slightly" boastful (typically American). Especially if you're unable to keep the battery full. Try a Tesla.
haha: you made my day! I always give pfand to the poor: just place it somewhere outside, well visible. Driving a " " car: you can afford pfand wasting, I suppose?
Did you really call our recycling system a "foreigner tax"? Oh wow, so next time I'm visiting the US I'll call your tipping system a "foreigner tax" simply because I didn't inform my self before. A bit cheesy, don't you think? Oh and btw: there are so many videos here on YT, from German people and foreigners living here, where you easily could've gotten these information from. Even I as a German notice them popping up in my feed from time to time. Maybe I'm watching too many content in English. Advice: Next time you move to another country, maybe inform/educate yourself. Cheers.
Pfand receipt ... I always keep it in the fingers ...otherwise I forget it on the checkout 🙂
driving license ... one step forward ...no ... 1000 mini steps in several months ..Welcome to German driving license habbits 🙂
I learned a decent amount studying for the driving test. Now I have to lookup what the maximum speed rating is for my winter tires...
5:33 I love how you swipe your finger across the tiny little "Pfand" with a sigh of frustration.
while the largest displayed word, clearly states "MEHRWEG".
But usually, Pfand-containers have a lable or an icon on them, that very clearly states, that they're Pfand-bottles,
also quite common is an icon with some sort of instruction on how you're to dispose of the container,
especially with spray-cans that do not belong in the standard-trash
(And while we're at it, it pronounced "pfund")
Now I know what Mehweg means
Wenn man zu blöd ist…
1. wenn man ein Produkt mit Pfand kauft, ist auf dem Kassenbon deutlich sichtbar das Pfand ausgewiesen
2. ist auf dem Glas ein Pfandzeichen angebracht
3. kann man auch mal selber googeln und herausfinden, dass Pfandbons innerhalb von drei Jahren nach Ausstellung eingelöst werden müssen, sonst verfallen sie
4. informiert man sich als Ausländer besser mal vorher, was man beim Umschreiben des Führerscheins beachten muss; bei einem Führerschein aus manchen US Bundesstaaten kann man seinen Führerschein innerhalb des ersten halben Jahres mit Sehtest und Erste Hilfe am Unfallort einfach umschreiben lassen, manchmal muss man auch die theoretische Prüfung wiederholen
5. wer baut denn heute noch die Batterie aus, dafür nutzt man ne Powerbank
Wenn man sich fragt, warum deutsche als unfreundlich beschrieben werden, einfach diesen Kommentar zeigen🤗
"Expecting everything to be the same as in the US" is now called "being scammed"? Come on dude, you are moving here, it is you job to figure out how things work around here.
Where is the scam?
My guy, the German Pfand system is discussed in every beginning German class. German companies are required by law to issue a receipt, even if customers don't want them (§ 146a Abs. 2 Abgabenordnung (AO). If you didn't want your receipts or didn't pay attention to them, that's on you. I'd also recommend signing up for a pronunciation course if nothing else - I'm also American and don't think most Germans would have understood your pronunciation of "Mehrweg" and "Pfand." (I know, immigrating is hard. But the issue with the jar deposits is a you problem, and it comes across as if you're trying to present the jar deposit as some sort of German scam. Another useful German word, if you didn't know it already: Lehrgeld.)
One year in Germany? Return machines are usually clearly visible in every grocery shop! The fact that you have to pay a deposit is labelled on every receipt and is often even indicated on the drinks themselves...
Honestly, my answer? 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Taking the battery out of a modern car could be a much bigger problem than the Mehrwegpfand.
xD
Dude! Get yourself a power bank for €60 and bypass the car battery with it. I do this all the time because I drive so infrequently and it works wonderfully.
PS: Congrats to your driving license!
PPS: PPS: The deposit voucher is valid in the same(!) supermarket for 3 years after the end of the current year.
thanks! it was a journey and a half getting it, but it's worth it. I acutally ended up buying a new battery as the other one is original to the car (10 years old) so I don't trust it anyway. I just swap them if it sits for a while and have the other one on a tender. Shouldn't be as big a deal now that I can actually drive xD
If you can read, you have a clear advantage.😂
Glückwunsch zur „Fleppe“! 🍀(Good luck with your Translation-App! 😉)
Btw: There is a „Einweg-Pfand-Symbol“. 😉
I have seen the Einweg symbol before, now I know that means "this will cost you 25 cents to throw it in the recycling" :D
@@MattSuozzo Yep. 😂
Can happen to a native German, too, if they somewhat do not recognize that rules have changed. Usually the plastic bottles for buttermilk etc. were simple Einweg bottles - since a year or so they have Pfand on them, too. I have thrown some into the plastic before I recognized that...
I probably recycled about 15 euros worth of jars over the past year. I like the system, just wish there was a better universal label to make it clear for us Ausländer.
Oh damn, I forgot that. Luckily I rarely buy that. I need to pay attention.
Congrats on passing your driving test :-) Just so there’s no misunderstanding: Germany has full driver’s license reciprocity (only eye test and first aid required for conversion to German license) with 27 US states, partial reciprocity (eye test, first aid, and written test required), with 10 US states plus DC, and no reciprocity (driving lessons, written exam, practical exam, eye test and first aid required) with 12 US states, one of which is NY. A more accurate statement in this video would have been: If you haven’t bothered to check the requirements before moving to Germany and try to convert a NY state license, you will be treated like any new driver. You could have easily obtained a license from any of the full reciprocity states - like my Californian friends did - before moving here. By the way, depending on when you apply for the conversion, a license from any state will take 5-6 months to process because they won’t issue the German license until your US license is no longer valid for driving in Germany (6 months from date of entry).
yeah they check for that. almost didn't convert my friend's Colorado license since she lived there for only a year or so before moving to Germany. I should have just went to Austria where you can convert from any US state no problem.
Well made video. You deserve way more love from UA-cam!
thanks, I really appreciate that :)
As a German I can definitely recommend taking the bicycle to the grocery store rather than the car. You can park closer to the entrance, often avoid traffic lights, avoid fuel costs and carry the same amount.
You can always look at the product and you will see if there is a deposit or how you can recycel it. @ 6:16 you hold the glas into the camera and "Mehrweg" is visable.
oh i didn't know these glass jars contain a pfand and i lived in Germany for over ten years😅 i thought that it was just the plastic and glass bottles
Same, I've lived for 8 years here and this is the first time hearing about returning jars. I've been throwing them in the glass bin all this time.
Glad it's not just me learning this :-|
From one New Yorker in Munich to another - I'm now thinking about how many Euros I've put in the recycling over the years 😅
Glad I'm not the only one xD
I do like the resolution of turning "scammed" into "I feel scammed" --- which, I suppose, if you don't know about it (and if you don't know about it you don't exactly look for it either) is fair. -The bottles actually usually have an icon (square with a bottle inside iirc) --- those you can throw away usually have a trashbin on them. Kinda small and again: if you don't know that's something you have to look for you don't look for it.
Maybe I'm the only one to make that mistake. I guess if you are from here it's obvious. In Italy you just throw everything out (or recycling) with no Pfand or Mehrweg on anything. Some states in the US like NY have deposit for some bottles and cans, some have nothing. I like the German system better.
@@MattSuozzo I'm pretty sure you're not. - In Czechia I also wasn't aware that glass beer bottles had a (albeit very small) deposit. - And in Greece we were aware how technically there are different bins meant for different trash... but in the end we still couldn't tell which was which and more often than not just put what we had "where it looked right". In Taiwan the instructions about what's supposed to go where are very clear - but that you have to buy speciall bags (that you can't just get in a 7/11) for non-recyclable trash was something I wouldn't have been aware of if the dorm didn't have a massive poster about it (and those not opting for the dorm more often than not just didn't know).
Long story short - don't worry about it; some things are "common knowledge" for the local people and a non-issues for tourists. Non-locals who stay longer have to figure stuff out along the way.
every bottle or jar that cost you Pfand is supposed to have a small black and white label with Bottles and arrows that are shaped like a circle on it. Normally you find that label next to the barcode.
You're describing Einwegpfand. However there is no standardized symbol for Mehrwegpfand. The glass yoghurt jars are of the Mehrweg type and are not that easy to recognize.
Is Mehrweg all over Germany? Or is it state by state?
@@MattSuozzo Mehrweg is all over Germany but unlike Einweg, retailers do not have to take back every container that is sold anywhere in Germany. There are plenty of bottles that are used by different brands and easy to return all over Germany. However if a small brewery uses individual mehrweg bottles it can be difficult to return them at the other end of Germany.
Greetings!
Ex Rochesterian here.
Viele Grüße aus Nürnberg 🍺🥨
HA! small world. Servus aus München :)
scam? More of a first world "problem" ;) I mean, you can walk to your grocery store, buy a few (fresh or processed) things every day, the price including tax (MwSt, VAT) is clearly stated, as is the Pfand, either by the symbol on the bottle or jar, or on the price sign "Mehrweg" next to the product...whereas in the US, unless you live in central NY or some other east coast city, you'd have to drive to the grocery store for 15-30 mins and would buy loads of (mostly processed) things in bulk, and would be "scammed" at the register, as the tax is never indicated in the US...by that logic, you could also call the price tags without tax in the US a "scam" ;)
Best end ever! 😂
thanks :)
Nice ride man.
thanks :)
Hey New York boy,
can you do anything else besides insult your host country, since you know remarkably little about it. As a German, I don't find it funny. Not at all.
I'll therefore spare myself the trouble of addressing the many mistakes in the video.
I would like to give you one tip though: you don't show off your Porsche, you just have it. Anything else seems "slightly" boastful (typically American). Especially if you're unable to keep the battery full. Try a Tesla.
haha: you made my day! I always give pfand to the poor: just place it somewhere outside, well visible. Driving a " " car: you can afford pfand wasting, I suppose?
Did you really call our recycling system a "foreigner tax"? Oh wow, so next time I'm visiting the US I'll call your tipping system a "foreigner tax" simply because I didn't inform my self before. A bit cheesy, don't you think? Oh and btw: there are so many videos here on YT, from German people and foreigners living here, where you easily could've gotten these information from. Even I as a German notice them popping up in my feed from time to time. Maybe I'm watching too many content in English. Advice: Next time you move to another country, maybe inform/educate yourself. Cheers.
That's great advice, thanks!