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As a German I can confirm Hendrik (his viewpoint, his way of speaking, his level of the English language,...) is very representative of the average German guy in your class. Amazing choice! 👌
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Yea, I love ice cubes in my water though
Your class??? What do you mean by “class”?
His accent is soooo thick though 😅
@@katebergart school class/course
3:44 Hendrik says "One glass is expensive already" but the subtitles say "One glass is six pence" (which also doesn't make sense since Germany uses the Euro)
Yeah, somebody needs to proof read the subs again. There's a lot of spelling errors too.
Yeah, thought the same. And later he even mentions the real price of a glass of water in Euros, so whoever made the subs should have noticed their error at that point.
What they don't say is that meals in germany are cheaper , so they earn the money over the drinks too
Ya I was so confused lmao
You are such a hero
For those who don't know why soft drinks are refilled free in the US, its because it literally cost the business legit like 5 cents per cup. Say you run out of soda and drink 2 more refills, that only cost the business 15 cents whereas you just probably paid $15-20 for the meal.
I think it's also a "hospitality culture" thing. (Hospitality culture is one reason our meals are so big, better to have too much food than not enough. And you're not SUPPOSED to eat the whole thing all in one sitting, you're SUPPOSED to take leftovers home.)
@@OriginalAkivara Or it is profitable to sell 2 dishes at once under the guise of 1 dish.
The most high fructose corn syrup you customer get high on, the more they return to the place. It’s so addictive
@@OriginalAkivarait’s a combination of highly subsidized inferior staple food combined with cheap syrup made from corn and it costs next to nothing and empty calories making the poorest Americans obese. It’s maddening
I think it’s a combo between price and hospitality. Restaurants don’t sweat giving refills much bc they’re cheap and if you sit w ur friends in a restaurant, sipping your drink and talking, you may ultimately end up buying more food. If you feel rushed, you’d probably just leave and make your own meal.
I'm German and I love the USA. But I'm not so much into New York etc., but much more into states like Washington, Oregon etc. - I want to see traditions and nature.
Upstate New York has incredible nature like in the Finger Lakes and the Adirondaks and is a huge state. Foreigners tend to only think of it as New York City but that's an inaccurate view.
You'd love the national parks
How about the South? We preserve a lot of our culture and the Smoky Mountains are beautiful
I share your bias. The western states have dramatic and varied topography. Very scenic.
@@michellesheppard9253yes. The south is another beautiful area. The blue ridge and smokies, bluegrass barbQ and some of the most down to earth people in the country.
Hendrik fullfills the german stereotypes. He is direct and say what he thinks. Like a coconut, a hard shell and a soft core.
No good analogy.
There's nothing tough or hard about him.
He is a typical Liberal sensitive boy.
Tough people don't engage much in nonsense conversations.
If you Americans are doubled moral and complex is your problem not his why aren't you honest?Be honest and enjoy life, Honesty doesn't bite
Like that stereotype comparison with the coconut 🥥
@@lindaeisenberg5214 vous faites pas de sens.
And rude, arrogant and knows everything
The funny thing about fridge with ice distributor is that in France we actually called them "Frigo Américain" which means "American Fridge" 😂
I hope the fridge is actually big. Because literally everything is bigger in America. :P
Yeah, but then all the customers need to know why it's called an American fridge. Seems like it would make more sense to just call it a fridge with an ice maker like we do. :)
@@Trifler500 'cause it's way bigger than usual French fridges. Just having a two doors fridge isn't common here. Actually the "normal" dimensions for them is approximately 1.90 meters x 70 cm. They are quite simple ; made out of two parts (a freezer and a refrigerator) and don't even have a water dispenser. So you'll easily understand what is a "frigo américain" when you see it surrounded by basic fridges.
@@someonehere364 Ok. That makes more sense then. It sounded like the ice dispenser was the only difference.
@@coltjames9159 Yeah it's bigger than normal fridge with two doors instead of one ^^
As an American, I really appreciate learning the different things we do compared to different regions it helps me be more open minded to try things or appreciate the small things we do as well
Proud of what tho? The American dream is a lie
your country is garbage
@@astridblackledge1403Proud that we have privileges to talk shit about our country and not get punished. Americans are privileged as fuck.
@@astridblackledge1403it’s not , with our history and how our country was founded it is real. Or WAS real. This country has changed so much and it’s so sad. We used to be the best of the best now it’s just embarrassing 😭🫳🏽
i was in germany 20 years ago and afraid of getting lost if i ventured out but eventually found that nearly every shop owner spoke english similar to hendrik. and when asked if they speak english, they would respond (in perfect english), yes, i speak a little bit of english.
"America calls them French fries, even though they're from BELGIUM".
Vielen Dank von Belgien mein lieber nachbar, Vielen Dank!
In Poland we call French fries just fries and we have something like Belgian fries which are a little thicker than normal fries xd
Even in India we call them French Fries
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1780 in paris , fries are french !
Ich war vor kurzem in Belgien. War echt schön! And just out of curiosity, is your mother tongue dutch or french?
Hendrik is literally the most stereotypical German you could’ve picked.
2:46 I want to say something to what Hendrik said here, it really depends where you live in Germany. In small villages you will often see flags from the specific state (region) the people live in for example the Schleswig-Holstein flag or Bavarian flag when you’re in Bavaria, as the regional (state) pride in Germany is much stronger than the national pride.
Meanwhile me a German who moved to the US at a young age like
@@soIzec i relate
@@soIzec wen juckts
@@kozume4 true
I thought the accent they give germans in tv shows and movies was a fake accent.
I'll tell you why we fly US flags everywhere. The USA is a very big country, made of 50 different states, filled with very diverse groups of people. Each state has its own flag, but the Stars & Stripes is the symbol we unite under. Just as our forefathers did under its earlier versions when they were just considered traitors to the British crown. We respect and take pride in it too, because it represents the values of freedom that were set in our constitution as well as all those that fought and died to protect and uphold them. The flag is interwoven emphatically with our creation myth, our veterans, and all those in military service. It's something that every American can identify with. It's meant for us, to remind us: that we are the United States of America; regardless of our differences or distance between whichever state we may call home, it was never meant to be boastful or tell others that we're better than them.
Wonderfully said! Couldn’t word it any better myself!
Yes I never understand why Europeans are confused by Americans flying their flag.
It is essentially a celebration of absolute freedom.
Displaying the American flag is publicly proclaiming that we enjoy freedom for all people and we want to encourage this freedom and civility for all people.
How can anybody not see that?
Or appreciate those values.
Freedom civility democracy
Meritocracy. Kindness.
Cooperation
These are some of the American values which should actually be considered universal.
I am very much confused why any European would not be very proud to display a flag that encourages and celebrates those values
Very well put. Older generations tend to revere it more, too (pre Vietnamese War) because of the sacrifices so many of those families made and because of all the immigrant families finding freedom here. Sadly, we’ve lost sight of how to be kind to each other regardless of political affiliation
Many Europeans are just as proud of their nation, we just tend to not feel the need to outwardly show it
girls: we have flags everywhere
Hendrik: why? why you guys are so proud?
girls: we love history
Hendrik's mind: Doesn't make sense but ok if you say so Interpretation-----> WTF, what history are you talking about???? LOL
i think the history they're talking about is that they fought against the british n won the war. like americans had to fight for their independence whereas in europe, most of the countries were empires of their own n never had to fight for anything. germany has been through a lot but in a sense it fought against itself bcuz nazis were german whereas in america they had to fight the brits. the same goes for a lot of countries who were colonies of european countries, they're generally more proud than countries that were colonial powers.
@@kushal4956 ww1 german?
@@kushal4956 Their answer doesn't make sense if you love history you read books or do researches putting flags everywhere is not a sign of loving history + US history is not even 500 years old + being proud of something is a sign of lack of intelligence and ignorance we all are humans with pros and cons + US did some bad things to the rest of the world too like wars or atomic bomb or manipulation inner politics of many countries specially in the middle east and Africa so there is a time to analyse everything in depth and critisize the dark sides too instead of being blindly proud ----> We only can be proud when we critisize our way of thinking everyday and trying not to do the errors we did in the past this is the sign of true intelligence
@@lindaeisenberg5214 being proud of ur country doesn't mean that u believe that ur country is free of problems. indians are proud of their country, chinese are proud of their country, japanese etc. does that mean people of these countries don't acknowledge the problems in their countries? being proud of ur country n it's people n how far you've come is not the same as being proud of the government.
@@kushal4956 the people who colonized america and killed indigenous/native americans in the first place , came from europe mostly british!!! and then once the people who setteled there built a country (on native americans blood) they decided they wanted to be independent from THEIR OWN PEOPLE!!!! what a history to be proud of!!!!
Being Italian, I agree with Hendrick's point of view almost on everything. Just one thing: in Italy, we do put ice in water or keep water in the fridge, at least during summer. But I guess that's because Italian summer is much hotter than German summer.
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Same in Spain
German here, I was in Sicily in late autumn…. The „autumn’s“ there are like our summers!
@@linajurgensen4698 hi Ciri!
In germany we also put ice in water or keep it in fridge....it is just Hendriks view...for me its weird if somebody drinks roomtemperatured water :D
It wasn't subtitled but I love Hendrik's little "even though they come from Belgium" when talking about 'french' fries at 7:24 (which is true btw)
7:30 in the Netherlands it is different, we have a lot of different fried snacks(that you can also get outside of the Netherlands in popular dutch tourists areas/countries. Like Kaassoufle, Bitterballen, Kroket, Bamibal, Nasibal and obviously Frikandel but i gotta say almost everyone loves chicken nuggets(not everyone will take them because they prefer something else or they dont like to order it in a restaurant because fast food does have a kinda bad image fries are an exception) but chicken wings do good too. i do love my Kaassoufle in Saté sauce and my Kroket with Fritesaus or Mayonaise(they are different due to the restrictions on what can be called mayonaise) and dont try to argue with someone about patat or friet
I think the reason Germans don't wave their flag around a lot is because nationalism/patriotism was vilified after WW2 because of the Nazis. In Germany, a person waving their flag around is probably assumed to be someone ultra-nationalistic, but in America it's seen as a bit more normal. I've never been to Germany though so this is just my assumption.
I'm from Germany and yes you are right.
But in all Europe we dont' have that many flags hanging around, there's just no need to constantly be that pompous, like he said, during sports competition we dobit, and it's nice when we occasionally let the world see how united everyone is
Accurate. During soccer events its socially acceptable because you're cheering for a team and not celebrating your country directly
As German you're right. But i think in Germany It's also more about regional thing. Germany is a diverse country. A Person from Bavaria would rather have it's Bavarian flag on his garden than German flag even when Germany was ruled by National Socialists or Prussians.
German here to tell you that your assumption is correct
It's funny how things that seem to be normal in your country can be strange in others! 😂 Hope you enjoyed the video! 😊 -Christina 🇺🇸
You're super cute!
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Christina you’re cute🤩😍😍😅
I'm from pluto and I find earthlings weird :p
you are soooo beautiful i love you
The American Flag stands for our core principles (which can be found in the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution). It also embodies the history and goals of our nation.
It's also just a common apolitical and non-nationalist symbol of the people/unity of the US ime
The American flag for a lot of people these days symbolizes the insane un-earned patriotism of post 911 America, and how destructive and horrible that was for anyone who wasn't from "white america". I think having it up everywhere is pretty ridiculous, we could do with less patriotism and more compassion tbh
As a Southerner, I am a proud American!
I really like that not only was this interesting and educational, but also, it was a discussion, and not a debate.
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Oh my god this is 100% *the* average german student feeling a bit awkward and flustered while having a conversation in English. Great job in picking him to whoever organized this
It looks like he is flustered because he's talking to 2 girls...
Yeah reminded me of an exchange student friend of mine.
@@fumomofumosarum5893 you’re projecting bud. Address that within yourself
Ok so ask those girls to speak in german. The girls who were speaking in english seemed less intelligent than him yet it's his second language. How many words of German do they know?
I win.
To be fair for a student his english really isn't representative, definitely below average
Supersize portions: Please understand that for most people in the US, yes, this is waaay too much food. We usually end up taking half or a third of it home with us for lunch the next day. You don’t have to eat it all! 😃
I tend to only order appetizers now lol
Then why do they serve such portions? Why not give people what they will eat there and then?
@@Bonglecat You don't want to take some home? The food you eat not bussin or something?
The only supersize I ordered was McDonald's fries! But.. they got rid of it. I usually don't eat all in one sitting though. Supersize are usually good value for sharing with family/friends.
We have supersize portions in Greece too but we usually eat all of it
I use to go to school with exchange students-their personalities is exactly like this guy fr Germany. Czech republics, students fr Thailand and Russian, Romanian, Ecuadorian, turkish, arabic... they were all pretty cool ppl, very smart, very experience with life, they were like old souls, they lived life, fast, and weren't afraid to push the limit. They also knew where to draw the line, and treat ppl like human beings. In comparison to American students, I felt embarrassed.
I am glad to have made life long friends with these international students, and learned much from one another.
I have to have water cold, I’m not a fan of ice but I keep water in the fridge all the time (rare occasions I’ll put it in the freezer to let it melt on warm days)
As an American living abroad, I now see how strange free refills are and portion sizes are insane. The Spanish have taught me the value of a relaxing meal.
I've always thought gas station soft drink containers were enormous because I don't like pop and it's bad for you, but when I worked at a gas station they were great for drinking water.
@@sarahberkner yes exactly! I worked at a gas station too and I used to use the jumbo cups to mix my protein shakes 😅 🙃
As a Québécois living in the US, it’s unfortunate. America has an abundant amount of food easily accessible at all times, but the healthy food is priced so high, the average paid citizen can’t afford anything but fast food and junk.. with $50 you might be able to make one healthier meal, but you could use that same $50 to get 2-4 full meals from a McDonald’s instead. Most jobs around where I am only pay yearly salaries of around $20k-$30k too, so you’re really living paycheck to paycheck already, no chance you’re getting healthy food here regularly unless you’re rich
Literally one of the main reasons I wanna gtfo of America is because the food here sucks. Looking forward to literally anywhere else haha
@Raina lol, I wouldn't say the food sucks in America - well the bread does 🤣 - we just eat too much of it. Spain definitely has better food than the U.S. as does Italy. Living abroad I definitely feel lucky, but there are a few things I miss from the U.S. That said, Europeans -- particularly the Spanish, Italians, and Portuguese have it right when it comes to loving family, being nice to one another, and enjoying life. Americans need to learn those qualities.
The way they say 'Europeans' makes no sense. Even though Europe is small in land mass compared to other continents, the culture differences are huge. Can you really compare U.K to Russian culture? Can you compare Icelandic to Greek culture? Can you even compare Irish to Polish culture? No.. Just no.
Yep u can. Europe is not a continent either, rather it's a geopolitical term.
@@greenmachine5600 ur definitely some 10 year old American who doesn’t know where his own country is on a map
It was also really obvious with the question if we fry a lot in Europe and he said not really. While in the Netherlands we too fry (almost) EVERYTHING.
@@rowaboat6019 exactly. European countries are not the same. Some share similarities, some Definitely Don't.
So I think the problem is the topic. Maybe they should talk about traveling, knowing multiple languages or whatever... something that Europeans actually have in common.
He's the living german stereotype, incredible XD
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is there something wrong with being stereotypical?
@@henningbartels6245 Depends on the stereotype.
@@Roy-jh3xs still, doesn't answer the question, if someone represents a typical average person of a certain group...
Drinking cold drinks actually makes the perceived temperature increase.
In turkey, Italy and other countries with hot summer I've visited the people there actually do the opposite - they drink hot drinks- of course short term you get hot but after some time you'll realize it has a much more effective cooling effect long term for your body because it's temperature decreases instead of increasing to reheat your inner organs
6:26 my southern was screaming “green beans with wasabi, onions rings and ranch, fried tomatoes, fried pickles!”
Shout out to my guy for knowing fries are originally from Belgium!
As a Belgian in the US, the whole "french fries" thing just hurts my soul.
It's still disputed
Actually fries originate from China
You get Belgian Waffles, so there
@@meeep9099 And that's a lot of Americans are just calling them fries now. Some country decides to throw their national name in front of the dish, now we got this whole thing flying around. It's just fries to me.
As a french, i can't agree more, i don't feel like fries were "invented" in either country, rather it was an exchange of culture. And also, more generally, fries from Belgium are of higher quality
An idea for video: Make the english, spanish, french and german people compare the pronunciation of names. Trust me, it will be a lot fun to watch. The names would be David, Thomas, Daniel, Marie,etc
😂that would be good.
And then Pole comes out "Hi, my name is Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz"
@@realdragon oh! is it really a name
@@krishalabhattarai9053 Grzegorz is real name, Brzęczyszczykiewicz is a joke from comedy "How I started WWII" and nobody in Poland have it
But we have surnames like Jakuboszczak, Giełbutowicz or Szydłowski
@@realdragon o these are tough too!
Deep fried turkey 🦃 is so good, especially when it's injected with Cajun seasoning. Deep frying is especially popular in the South, a healthier option to deep frying is either oven frying or air frying. There are so many different air fryers of all shapes and sizes on the market
I loved it anytime he said say "yaw." 🤣🤣
- "Strong pride in the US!"
- "But why...?"
they do have patriosm like everybody does have.......
And they said cuz of the history
@@alexislove5416 The corruption and slavery maybe? Or going to the moon?
@@itsmariarobles no one would ever be proud for their ancestors mistakes and please do not put me into a category with those people. We learn from the past to make a better future. Their is a saying that goes "those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it."
@@itsmariarobles bc there is no good history like maybe inventing electricity, airplanes, religious freedom, curing many diseases like tuberculosis...
I'm kinda tired that everyone who is not European uses the term Europe as if it's a single country... even in the same country you can find different cultures and languages... then why minimize it as a single thing? I know they do not mean to hurt anyone but I think we should start to normalize to address someone's culture as it is. If he is German then say "things that Germans find weird" instead of Europeans, since we do not think and act all the same. The same goes for the term asian, like is not the same a Japanese person than an Indian person. Both Asians but so different in cultures and mindsets...
Anways good video as always, keep up the good work ☺💜
Because of SEO, “Europeans” probably searches better than “Germany”. I’d rather wish them to have more Europeans at the same time, to make it more diverse.
Maybe he's the only European that volunteered and/or there will be more from other countries. Also, people say "European" because they're usually referring to a larger scale of differences. It's like how people say "Asian" or" Latin countries". We know Europe is made of different countries, but to people not from there, the differences may not be even near as obvious as you may think. Y'know? There are things one group of countries have in common, that no one else really does.
Agree with you... In France alone, you can find a large scale of different cultures. Either you live in Provence, Normandy, Alsace or Loire Valley, the culture, the people, the language, the food, the architecture and the way of living could be very different from each other. The same thing happen in Italy, Spain or Germany.
Same but with all calling "american" to people who are from the US. I'm American too, and I'm not from the US. Sometimes people forget America is actually a continent, not a country.
If you think like that, can you even talk about a german or italian or spanish single culture? I mean, even within european countries there are many different "cultures" but we do still talk about "Italian culture" or "spanish culture" simply because there is a common ground between all of the cultures within a country, despite their diversities. It's the same on a macroscopic level, there are many many different cultures in Europe but they all share a common ground (for istance, i'm italian but I can relate with almost everything Hendrik said in this video).
The flying flags thing came about because of the story in the national anthem where Britain was attacking a fort, but many Americans died keeping the flag flying high above the fort as a symbol that they were still there and still fighting.
Lol they say we fry everything but when I lived in Italy, they had fried Celery, fried broccoli, fried apple slices, fried rice balls, fried seafood, fries, chips, fried zucchini flowers. Thats the only time I've ever had a fried flower. So yeah a lot of frying. I also experienced fried pork that was deep fried in clarified butter in the north. 🤤
7:26 "America calls them French fries but they come from Belgium". Okay, I'm pleased with nothing but I'm pleased anyway 😊
They're called "French" fries not by their country of origin, but the language spoken in Wallonia, the region of Belgium fries are from.
@@cahinton. Thanks for your remark. Don't get me wrong. I know that, I live there. I was happy because he mentioned something that many people make mistakes about. 😄
@@cahinton. they're called french fries because some Americans thought they were in France, but were actually in Belgium listening to people speaking Belgian French
@@user-ry6jj6kx2s that's wrong, it comes from the verb"to french "in cooking, which means "to cut into sticks"
@@lucienicole4000 that's not true. Sometimes the term 'frenched' is used in American cooking. That doesn't mean to cut into sticks, it means to cut the fat from certain types of meat on the bone before presentation.
We are really proud of the US.
Why?
was just the biggest mood
There's plenty of reasons to be proud of the US. I'll do an easy one. America was not the first country to have slavery. Not even close. But it WAS the first country to fight a war against it and then subsequently abolish it. Slavery in the past was the norm, to be the abolitionists of it is something to take pride in.
@@djjazzyjeff1232 The US was probably the only country that fought a civil war over their own government trying to abolish slavery... And by the time they did, several other countries had already abolished it. If anything it shows how little the southern states valued human rights and even the lifes of their own people to waste them for nothing but their own financial interests.
@@TrueCyprien That’s fair, but in any case, rather than let slavery continue, it’s cost 360,000 Americans died fighting against the institution of slavery. For such a fledgling nation, that’s a serious thing. It’s not nothing. People say “America had slaves” EVERYWHERE had slaves, some places still do.
In English please.
@@djjazzyjeff1232 "not the first to enslave people" is something to take pride in?? jesus. the bar is on the ground.
It would be interesting to get people from a wider variety of states in the US, it’s so different depending on the state. Also portions as not normally the size of the photo they showed lol, and most of us don’t eat it all in one sitting
Fried green tomatoes are delicious. I learned to make them. But I don't eat many foods fried at all. I do, however have an ice maker and love iced water with lemon slices. So refreshing !
"Fried ice cream" I thought that was a joke, looked it up, and found that it's real. Even we Americans don't know the very depths of our obsession with frying stuff apparently. I want to try that now lmao
Only seen it in “Mexican” restaurants
When I saw a cheatcode in a game that went 'deep fried mars bars' my initial response was "Oh go away with this fictional nonsense". Then later I learned that it's a thing.
I'm trying to find a portmanteau for 'Obsession' and 'Obesity'.
What's funny is I've only ever seen it in "Mexican" restaurants. I'm not a big sweets or dessert guy but I've heard it's bomb.....
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5:34 “In America, don’t you get like stomach… pain if you drink the ice?”
I love it! 🤣
America is a continent, not a country
@@revolucion-socialista Colloquially, America is usually implied to mean the United States of America. The continents are North and South America. I figured this was pretty common knowledge and doesn’t really require a soapbox to stand upon.
@@revolucion-socialista technically it's not since two continents have the name America in it and the USA also has America in it
@@PsyKOlolwut In my school, we only see North, Central and South America as a divide. We were taught to call it the Americas; 1 continent.
@@uncleparry4241 That’s interesting that your school teaches that way, but North and South America are actually two different continents. Especially considering they’re even sitting on their own separate tectonic plates. Also, that’s why I said “colloquially.” It’s not necessarily formal to call the US “America” but it still is a viable option.
This format video helps me to improve my English a lot.
I like the German dude, very nice, respectful and direct in his opinions. I grew up in a latin american country but most of my life Ive lived in the US so I can appreciate many things he pointed out. I do put ice on my water and many drinks and I have noticed they dont do that in other countries. Also they give you water for free in all restaurants in the US, in most countries I have visited they charge you for that water...dang!
Why do you emphasise that he’s specifically „direct“? I mean, it’s a widespread stereotype about Germans (which doesn’t make sense to me), so I’m curious if you’d also say that if it was an Italian or a French guy … or if you just say that because you’re biased
I'm Australian, and we find it weird that America has flags everywhere. Our flag comes out at sporting events and on ANZAC Day (which commemorates our veterans) but that's about all. We don't have flags in our yards or wear our patriotism on our sleeve like Americans!
Im American and I find it very weird too. I can’t say my opinion is very common though but yea it’s super odd
i think it’s usually the republicans that do that. other americans, not so much.
@@user-rx9zl7iz4d oh yes definitely
From what I'm understanding from other Americans in youtube comment sections discussing the flag and the vague sense of pride is that it has more to do with the American people as a community than thhe American government.
@@ivetterodriguez1994 so yes and no and answers may vary depending who you ask. So yea correct nobody is like yea I’m going to wave my flag bc of the govt. But the republicans literally call themselves patriots. There is a weird sense of nationalism that is honestly scary to witness. You cannot criticize American history or policies or mention that the US has harmed its own citizens or innocent ppl abroad without being called a commie and some would even call you a traitor. They wave their flags for this abstract utopian “American-ness” that simply does not exist for a lot of people. They always regurgitate that “America is the best country in the world.” They believe that their reality HAS to be everybody’s reality. And while yes like I’m american (perdonally my preferred identifying label is New Yorker) like I believe it’s a privilege that I am a child of immigrants and grew up in NYC bc access to the rest of the world never allowed me to grow up so damn brainwashed. and in my personal opinion by not wanting to criticize they are waving their flags indirectly for the govt. Anyway tldr not directly for the govt but it’s not completely not related to the govt lol hope that made sense!
I'm from Germany and all what's been said was right about Germany except these points:
1. There are refills in *some* restaurants, especially if it's a buffet (so pay once, eat as much as you want)
2. Ice in water is common if it's summer. In the winter seasons nobody would get the idea of adding ice to their water if it's already freezing cold outside
But thanks overall for the video👍🏼 It was really interesting to watch and I generally love it when Americans get confrontet with Europeans and vice versa
The Ice thing is pretty much the same in the US. Winter, and colder months, people don't really drink cold beverage at home. But dining out, you still might come across it cause indoors, the heater makes you feel like it's summer lol. Plus, many parts of the southern USA is very very hot in the summer and in many months so you really need that refreshing ice cold drink 😉
It's not common to put ice in the water in summer - nobody in Germany does it (except some Snobs maybe). I am german, I should know.
It's a waste of energy / ressources, Germans are usually aware of things like that. If it's really hot outside and they want to have cooled water they drink cold tap water or possibly put the water bottle in the fridge before.
But do Germans actually drink room temperature water? That's kinda weird.
@@dolphmanity I actually do. Unless it's beer because then you commit a crime.
@@alistairt7544 I live in Minnesota, and I drink ice cold beverages all winter long. Just because the temperature outside is cold doesn't mean my drink can't be, too.
6:50 used to not care but now I kinda avoid fried foods. I'll still eat it if that's the only good option or if my family goes to a fried chicken place but I mainly avoid it
I think the frying everything really only happens at carnivals that not something you find at a grocery store or regular restaurants and most people dont fry food at home...
Hendrik is such a cute German guy 😍
@FichDich InDemArsch ?
@@GestressteKatze depends on what it´s supposed to say
He is haha
@FichDich InDemArsch mate dont be rude, thats an unproperly way to refer someone, just say LGTBIPÑMAQZXXWEOEODODOD ok?
@FichDich InDemArsch I always think it's cute when political trolls think they're going to achieve something. xD
"like *soccer* championships"
hendrik you're a nice lad but bro
ITS FOOKING FOOTBALL
He said football but said soccer afterwards to make sure everyone had the same sport in mind.
Yes I also prefer saying football, but for many people it can be confused with football, so I said soccer afterwards to make sure everybody understand
@@captaindogil well the "American Football" its just a Dress Up Rugby lol
@PhantomStranger 😂😂
We say soccer in America. Even though football would be more correct.
6:15 no, fridges usually don’t have water pipes connected to the fridge, I think she was trying to say the gas that keeps the fridge cool is also used to make ice cubes.
My dad was very into American history, watching the channel and was in an organization. My and my sibling are in the children's version of the organization because of his membership. Even we didn't have many American flags tho, maybe mini ones from the Fourth of July celebration the organization hosted but that's it
I like how anytime the US is mentioned they mention fried food but literally frying food is mainly a southern thing very regional. The only thing that is commonly fried across the entire US is chicken and of course potatoes.
Southern? They do it in Rhode island and new Hampshire which are the only other ones I've been to besides Florida where i live
The USA is fucking massive and incredibly diverse. That's my favorite part about home!
This isn't an American thing but I live in Minnesota and we have a large Somalian population and my mom got a recipe for sambosa that she makes for parties, it's the most delicious thing ever and it's hamburger and spices wrapped in wonton skins and deep fried. Also they have deep fried pickles at the MN State Fair, never tried those.
Thanks for the clarification!
They fry oreos and sticks of butter at the iowa state fairs every year they will literally try to fry anything haha
Hendrik seems so nice and polite! When my husband was stationed over in Ramstein - we lived about twenty minutes away from base, in a village, and they weren’t so nice to us… I wish I met more like him so I really could have learned the history hands-on. ♥️
Villagers in Germany are always closed off communities including to other Germans, though I guess especially in the area around foreign military bases they are just to accustomed to have constantly new temporary neighbours to bother engaging with them. For you it was your first time in Germany for them you were probably the 30th family from the us moving in next door in as many years. Plus many Germans are strongly opposed to military and look down on soldiers
Where did you live? We were in Weilerbach.
Ramstein is my favorite band
Ramstein looks so crazy. Whenever I learn about it my mind is blown
The US raped Germany hard, but Russia, harder.
These culture vids are so fun.
In Croatia people hang flags too,also use ice in water and use cold water and cut apples,coat them and then fry them,after add cinnamon,is pretty yum .
He read American habits with such German class and elloquency, I like him.
"Americans" are all people who live in the American Continent, not just in the United States.
@Robb Stark 🇺🇸 bro Game of Thrones is a british show
In bigger cities, actually in small towns too(depending where), there are lots of non-fastfood options. I think the most popular places to dine out in my city are more locally-owned restaurants and diverse options too, like Thai, Japanese, Mexican, Korean, etc., and I don't even live in a big city haha. Sure, some people indulge in fast food once in a while, but I feel like the biggest nutritional difference is due to economic difference. Poorer people tend to buy the cheap fast food meals, while people who can afford to dine out more, go for healthier and more local food options. Sometimes I crave McDonald's chicken nuggets but not very often. I'd much rather get a burrito bowl, penang curry, sushi, poke bowl, or this restaurant in my city that offers the best tomato bisque and grilled cheese 🤤
True that!
Paying for tap water is mind blowing to me. I have to drink cold water or no water at all lol. What I've started to do with our oversized portions is just turn it into two meals. Take half to go and eat it for lunch the next day.
Lol well guess what. Whenever I go to maggianos, this Italian restaurant, when you order a full meal, they give you a free full meal in a to go box. So now you have to take your leftovers home along with an entire meal to go XD. It's crazy
It's amazing for me that you guys get tap water just like that, no paying for it and still no dirty looks. I wish it would be like that in Germany.
Drinks in restaurants are very expensive here, we were told they make up a big chunk of the restaurants earnings.
@@Lea-im3wr I bet if they did something similar in the US they'd make so much money. I don't want to give them any ideas though XD. I think water is a human rights thing, so even if you aren't buying food you can usually walk into a restaurant and ask for a glass of water(in my experience). Though I'm guessing it depends on who's running the restaurant as well. Still though, when eating in a restaurant it's required to be free at the very least.
I didn't know about the ice thing! I always preferred ice water I also love chewing on ice too.
Germany and Free rifils: No !
Ikea be like: And what about me ?
Ikea is a Swedish company 🤷♀️
I saw a Refill in a McDonald's 😊 the first time I was confused and it felt like doing something forbidden, but in the end it was very cool.
I like the vibe here. Everyone is cool.
Especially Christina. She's so damn sweet.
agreed
Yup. Was expecting this to be much worse.
Christina is beautiful
Such fun to watch!
Portions are big, but I think most of us take it home a split it up into multiple meals. I eat a portion then I can have it for lunch and possibley share with my daughter. So a plate might be 15 but split that into 2 meal maybe a 3rd price comes out pretty reasonable.
"American love to fry everything" pops up just as I pop open my bag of Long John Silver's
Oh my gosh! I miss that restaurant! I used to go there as a kid, but there are none in my city. I'm glad it's still out there somewhere!
Your bag?
@@Gizmonips his bag
@@Gizmonips bag
Someone pointed out fried Twinkies to me at a carnival once. My response was "that's how you die." (But then my brain was already assessing the potential flavors in such an overkill junk food) ;P
You need a video of Eastern/ Middle vs Western Europe. 🤣👌
This will be epic
Yeah that would be great. I am from Poland (central Europe) but close to border with Belarus (Eastern Europe) and I can see some diffrences (not much becouse they are something pretty soft while living close to border.) But when it comes to Western Europe (or anything that was on western side during the cold war really) then the difference is so huge
Idk if that would be so interesting considering every european country is different. Idk why eastern countries are different from eastern countries and western countries are different from western countries
Born American here:
He asked what the most popular food to fry in America is and they replied SWEET POTATO??? 😭🤣 Hard No.
The Answer is Chicken. Don't come at me.
I am with Hendrik. Room temperature water is the best. My family keeps the water in the fridge because my parents like cold water (and it doesn’t taste good straight out of the tap either) so usually I pour myself some water and then I wait for it warm up to room temperature before drinking it lol. Room temperature water tastes a lot better. I would keep a jug out with water just on the kitchen bench so it stays at room temperature but I would be worried that algae would grow in it which you don’t want to drink.
I also find that Americans love their cars. Granted, I don't have a car as I live in a city with good public transportation and I bike, but pretty much everyone I know has one. Sadly, in many rural parts of the US, it's hard to get by without a car. You can live far from a store. It's even pretty dangerous for walking as some streets are huge and they don't have cross walks (so I dash across) and some streets don't have sidewalks so your feet get dirty if it rains on the mud.
true, except for some areas of course, but still I wish more areas were walkable. We need to get rid of parking minimums, and zoning laws. Allow shops to be next to homes and not just build single family houses.
Public transport sucks in the US
I totally see your point. I'm an American temporarily living in Ireland, and there are a lot of bikers around. In one way it's kinda scary to see because of how thin the streets are but it's also very nice to witness - unlike what I'd find a lot of in big cities in the US.
@@PurpleCastles If you like bikes you should visit the Netherlands!
@@mariadebake5483 Oh I bet! Yeah, I heard that biking is a big thing in the Netherlands
I always find it amusing how foreigners judge Americans and our food by the restaurants they eat at in touristy areas. If an American wants to eat healthy, they do it at home. Most Americans eat most of their meals at home. ... Same as anyone else in any other country.
Restaurants, especially in a tourist area, however, will go way over the top with the portions and anything that might make it taste irresistible so that you buy more.
I agree. If restaurants would cook healthier (less salt or fat for example), it would not taste as good. 😄 And I don't mean fast food, just normal things.
But restaurants in our tourist areas don't taste as shitty though?
Like by that logic our restaurants should do the same right?
He did not judge american food or home food, he only judged very specfically fast food of fast food chains and he is totally right - Mc Donald's etc. in Germany is much better than in the US and this has nothing to do with tourism, there are fast food chains in touristy areas in Germany too.
You get doener everywhere in Germany and it's kinda sorta healthy.
Most apartments do
I’m from New Zealand and I remember seeing a free refill place once as a kid and I’m so annoyed I didn’t take advantage of it and drink tons of fizzy drinks. But my parents didn’t allow me, they thought one cup was enough. In New Zealand, restaurants never have like a soda fountain for you to just go fill your drinks freely, they are usually behind the counter only for workers to use. Subway is the only place I know that has them out but you’re not allowed free refills, there’s also one singular McDonald’s store I know that has it out but also no free refills.
yep and that is the reason why Americans get the "fat" stereotype. it's cause we have the option to eat and drink alot. it's either you have self control or be fat here🤷🏼
@@stick7223Yes. It is both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, we have effectively zero starvation in this country (not saying we’re the only ones, just pointing out that even homeless people can be overweight here which is crazy to some people). On the down side, it’s hard to control yourself and obesity kills a lot of folks. 😢
Maybe they differ at their homes, but when I’ve been to Germany and Austria, the portion sizes at restaurants are almost never smaller than what I’m used to here in America. You can also get healthier fast food their for much cheaper than here. For example, a döner is much cheaper and probably healthier there than like a gyro here and seems to be equally priced as a fast food burger here.
Speaking about the flags being everywhere. Especially here in New York City, we have the American flap everywhere because according to my mom she witnessed the change in the amount of flags everywhere in the city after the 9/11 tragedy. So she says since I was born the same year as it happened I don’t have memory of this but she says the flags we placed everywhere to say that we are strong and can’t be taken down by anyone that’s why people have them everywhere. It’s very much a pride thing but also as like to show that we are one and together. That’s why the sudden increase in flags in literally random places like our buses.
Here it is more about local patriotism, so ones region and tribal affiliation which is usually not represented by state flags but the local football (soccer) memoribilia. So while you will be hard pressed to find a flag flying anywhere you will see an fc. köln sticker on every other car and scarfs in the team colours displayed in every other window around my area. This is also why especially derbies between neighbouring tribes can get quite roudy around here as that is basically the only area (aside some traditional customs like the spring "wars" around the first of may where the bachelors fight to cut or burn down the may tree of all surrounding settlements before their own is felled) where we can focus our age old rivalries on today
"Americans" are all people who live in the American Continent, not just in the United States.
@@revolucion-socialista Then what are the people who live in the United States called, genius?
I think the biggest thing is less of personal homes (varies a bit). Businesses certainly fly a flag. Certainly American flag is by far most common. Next would be the blue line flag. Then probably state flag unless you are in a very southern place with confederate flags. F Joe Biden and pro trump flags are very common too.
@@revolucion-socialista The US has the word "America" in its name, therefore citizens of the United States are called American. Not that hard of a concept
Lol 1:55 why? Why you guys are so proud? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 German Honesty love it + German beers are number 1 in the world
@Icy Elsa🤐
Guinness from Ireland is pretty good too, but i think no one beats Germany with beer and bread
@@irenecarrillo6750 I totally agree bread is fantastic too +Sausages+ Chocolates + cars+most honest and authentic people+ great musicians + great scientists specially in physics and electronics+ great engineers and technicians+ fairest company policies to work at+ highest attention to human as human not material or slave + greatest philosophers+ highest level of freedom specially for women and respect to one’s way of living without any kinds of traditional or religious judgments or discrimination, No censorship for natural things happen in everyday life like sex or human body way more ahead of other countries I might say
Cheers! German beer quality 😀
@@captaindogil 🍻Prost
Brilliant channel!!
“I saw something like fried apples, and Americans were running to the plate” lmao 😂 ☠ accurate!
I’ve read that, in Germany, pride in one’s region/state is more of a thing than “national” pride.
Greetings from Germany. I agree but we usually wouldn't put those flags on neither. Flags in general are relatively rare in my opinion (northern Germany + Hamburg), but sometimes you will see flags in the garden of certain football clubs.
well yes but actually no
"Regionalpatriot", yep can confirm. After all we only stopped living in independent tribal kingdoms 152 years ago
@@jowilson3619 I guess it's really dependent on your location, in my area (northern Bavaria) there are, at least in some villages a lot of german flags. Coincidentally there are also a lot more bald people and pretty high percentages for the AfD.
Yanks love to wave confederate flag. In south they sing songs like "the south will rise again"
1:25 Speaking to the flag thing, I have had other Germans tell me a big part of the reason they don't fly flags in Germany or make a big to do about national pride is because of World War II. The people didn't want to encourage that kind of dangerous behavior again and there is kind of a national consensus of humility about it
There's nothing wrong with a little nationalism
I'm from Germany and here are lots of German flags. It's just we don't really tell people where we are from, because they used to make fun over us. Especially the people who moved from other countries to ours. I still don't understand why, cuz they have a good life here and get their money for free, which we don't.
Hahaha 🇩🇪 just being Germanss with full of History who became the Perpetrators of the World War event. the Catholic church Which separated became Protestant was by Germans monk
No offense guyss. But this is Fact 💯
@@alia3531 if never saw a german flag in my state ever lol. and i mean not the city but the entier state (bundesland)
@@alia3531 I think that’s how I’m starting to feel. It’s become trending to complain about America…when it’s people’s choice to move here and up to them how they want to live their lives. So bizarre the people that move to your country and then complain. 🤷🏻♀️
The American Flag is a big concern for me. The issue actually goes very very deep.
The American Flag stands for FREEDOM!
The flag of America also stands for all of the great American values.
These values include: Freedom. Civility. Kindness. Meritocracy.
The "American Flag" is only partially about the "United States" as a country. It is mostly about the ideals and values. The American Flag is of course necessary for official recognition of a nation and government. But it is much much deeper.
Displaying The American Flag celebrates the values of freedom and kindness, rather than any particular government, cultural policy, or historical era.
The problem with anyone putting down the American Flag, is in fact denying what it stands for. This means: if you don't like to see the American Flag, then you don't want freedom, civility, kindness, or opportunity in your region.
THAT is the much deeper problem of so many people recently, shaming the American Flag. We see where those attitudes have brought us in the demise of our civilization.
Therefore: all peoples of the world, should be very encouraging of the American Flag, and all that it stands for. If we cease to fly the American Flag...that is the same as surrendering to a world of tyranny.
Great. Now I know what not to do when I travel abroad. Thanks, you guys!
Can we realize he said: ‘large portions in the US’… “you all clearly look like it” man just called them fat.
He was being ironic 😉
Haha! It’s true though… way too much obesity in the US
its funny cause half the country is obese the other half is working out non stop. you're either fat or skinny, nothing in between.
@@Catossa haha uk is right behidn the us in obesity haha
they don't even noticed it he roasted them
Fried food is really common in the UK too
fish&chips being the most known dish
The American obsession with deep frying comes from the British. The Scots-Irish brogue fried chicken to the South centuries ago. The Americans just made it better.
I love fried bread 🍞 I discovered this in the UK and when I came back to the Netherlands my whole family laughed about it, but it was so good !
I want to note that fried food is more common in the South from my observation. I'm from the Pacific Northwest and I would say fried food is not super popular in our region.
That's why people there are so good looking.
As an American, it depends on where you go, but some parts are crazy, some parts are not too bad, but you go somewhere, then go like 50 miles in 1 direction, then it’s completely different place with different people
Hendrik is so sweet. Like I could die from diabetes.
Europe consists of so many different cultures. I'm German, but I live in Greece and KFC is not a thing here, but Greeks have different sweets made of fried dough like δίπλες or λουκουμάδες and they love fried potatoes, but cut them a bit different and have them with oregano
Δεν παν να εισαι απο Germany γεια μας εισαι ελληνιδα!
The USA too and there are so many different languages in the US like English, French, Navajo, Cherokee, Choctaw, Muscogee, Dakota, Lakota, Western Apache, Keres, Hopi, Zuni, Kiowa, Spanish, etc.
There is a KFC in the mall
@@aslanbeats2004 😍😍😍 στην καρδιά μου είμαι Ελληνίδα!!!
@@NicNic555 which mall?
I live in the middle of the US. There is a US flag flying about 50 feet from my house. I'm glad it's there, because when I get up each morning I'm often confused about what nation I'm in.
한국어자막 굳-! 땡큐
Perfect korean subtitle thank you
I like Christina and Haley as a duo 💜 they work well together, nice rapport.
He's adorable, I love his accent.
He really is xD
@@roul4842 Should appear more often :)
Nothing is better than some ice cold water when you're thirsty. It's like Poseidon himself is giving you a little smooch
I remember my northern relatives didn’t put ice in their water. After their first summer in Houston that changed.
Hendrik is so cute I can't 🤭
you are both male you even have a beard that could mean you are gay (which is fine)
@@vomm Your deduction skills are wildly impressive!
I'm not used to ice in my drink even after 21 years in the US. I put my drink in the fridge during the summer so I don't see the need for ice.
That's understandable, but at least you like it cold and not room temperature.
@@winniethepooh8353 I see what u did there ;)
The fridge is doing the same job as the ice so it comes out to the same result anyway...
The fact that the US National Anthem is basically a story about the flag probably comes into the list of reasons for why the flag is so popular somewhere.
Thank you for overview. A nice one.
I'm a Russian one. Have visited the U.S.A. MN. Minneapolis several times (2006, 2016) by work. Did not see US flags there.
Driving by a rent cars for some districts at that time there where usual people live. It was just for fun for me to drive, and just a little trip. No flags there.
DownTown where we have a Head Office - I didn't see flags there too.
In Belarus (it's a Former Soviet Union) Official flag are restricted to use on privite homes by our Government. Only on Official building you can find them on here.
Yep, US workers/engineers and we, we had a free one biitter coffe in Customers offices, everyone can get it all they can to drink. I pefer a German or African or from South America coffee.
We have free water in Restaurans in Belarus, drihk how much as you can. I have an old one reliable refrigerator - just put a water into the plastic form, wait for a couple of hours and then you have an ice cubes to use them where you want. Frosen potates (as you showed) we also have in supermarkets - esy to use at home. McDonald, KFC - they are probaly use a frosen ones here, but I don't sure in that/I don't know.
Yes i have here a freezer and usual refrigerator. Use it both for meet/feesh/vegetаbles. I have butter in reserve too. In Soviet Army we had it too - it is stored for a long time without damage. Sometimes I'm too lazy to drive a car 1.7 + 1.7 kilometers on ice - it's a "funny" one trip to and from ((saw that in the US). Taxi here is $US 4 to supermdrket and back - nice on bad weather outsidee.
My dude trying to flirt with the American girls lol
About putting ice in water:
I'm German and my whole family puts ice in their drinks 🥛 🍸. I think it's just not refreshing without any ice.
You are wrong German.
Germany has good wine and beer, would you put ice on wine or beer ??
@@drrizzla4557 I don't drink alcohol, so I guess that's a no. But I have seen people putting ice in beer. But I don't think they put ice in wine tho🤔
Never heard about that. And iam 60 German. Ice is made from water not bottled. In Summer your fridge can cold bakterielle particle...no thanks
You know, If you Drink Cold iced Drinks, you Body heats Up. Your heart is bumping working. You sweat more. In all countries with hot Temperatures they Drink warm Drinks. That helps your heart and Body to Cool down, because your self system works
"In Germany, we do not fly flags everywhere"
Yeah...not any more, you don't 😂
Ice in water is not that uncommon to me in Europe, but maybe it more common in hospitality and that’s what’s meant. At home I don’t use ice as much as well. I just put a bottle of water in the fridge. Only during hot summers we use a lot of ice with water and some fruit like mint or lemon or cucumber