actually most stores besides gas stations, kioks, restaurants and cafés. Although some bigger cities have (rarely) a few little supermarkets which are still open. Also every few months a lot of places have an "open sunday" in which clothing and other stores on the main shopping streets are open.
Longer shop opening hours are welcome, but I would also say there is no real need to have them open on sundays and holidays. For the most part it is possible to have a good work-life balance, in germany. But your job can still be stressfull enough, regardless. So I would say it is good if we keep certain days free.
I really love our quiet Sundays. You wake up and don‘t feel the pressure to go grocery shopping or to mow the lawn or something. What you haven‘t done on Friday or Saturday will have to wait until Monday. Without any doubt: If the shops were open, I‘d go and buy the one ingredient I forgot to buy yesterday. If I was allowed to mow the lawn I‘d definitely do it - and my family would expect me to do these things! And they would do these things themselves! So no family time. Everybody feels the urge to do something. And even if I would refuse to do all this stuff and keep on taking the quiet Sunday seriously, I‘d always feel a bit guilty about that. Sundays in Germany are so nice because everyone is forced to relax, to spend time with friends and family, to go for a walk, have a nice meal or coffee and cake together, enjoy life. No excuses. I LOVE that.
1. No alarm on Sunday. Get up whenever you want. No rush. It's important to have breakfast together. 2. No, no noise on Sunday. No mowing the grass, hammering, drilling, loud music. Even washing your car or the windows is frowned upon. 3. 40 years ago shops would close on Saturday at 1 pm to reopen on Monday around 11 am. Well, there were no supermarkets then, but mom and pop shops. Those people also have a right to rest.
not a seventh, but they would spend more for sure, because the weekends are when people flock to the cities and warehouses and don't just buy the daily necessities but luxury items and bigger investments. In E Asia , Sunday is the number 1 day for retail and warehouse business turnover.
100% of supermarkets are closed and 54% of Germany say this should never change. Bakeries however can open at Sunday morning - and the video is wrong in its assumption that the average German would prefer cereals for a Sunday breakfast instead of fresh bread rolls. The closing is based on the constitutional right for a common day of rest, which the whole family can spent together. Some services (emergency etc.) are exempt from this rule as well as businesses providing mainly to travelers (like shops in railway stations and gas stations) and industries which can't completely close down for technical reasons. Restaurants and cafés are also allowed to open; some close instead at another day in the week. And there is no money left on the table: Nearly the same amount is spent in a week whether all shops open 24/7 or 12/6 - only if some shops open while others close they could make more money. Therefore same rules for all. (And most Germans don't like to go in debt for shopping things they don't need anyway.) Actually shops can make more money per hour and per employee if all shops are closed at Sunday and in the night...
I basically agree with your statement, but it's not 100%. In some cities there are supermarkets at train stations and/or airports that are open on Sundays. So it's only 99.x%.
not just supermarkets, all stores. You don't spend more in a supermarket on Sundays, but other not so daily goods? maybe... there's already incentives that go in the right direction on this, and I really think we need them to revive our city centers and let them compete with online shopping
@Mike8827 A large part of the population, especially families, go to the local recreation areas on Sunday, which is good. I don't want us to become the trained consumers that the US and UK are.
As for the opneing businesses on Sundays: Bakeries, Cafes and Restaurants are open. Every essential businesses or services are of course open. Police, Fire Fighters, Hospitals,... As Gas stations and train stations are essential as well, the shops connected are as well. That's one of those weird esception rules, that you might have in every country.
sunday is serious but also only if you make serious noise, if you have your hoover on for a little bit its okay but people probably will knock on your door or straight up call the cops if it goes on for too long but this also depends on the neighboorhood, some poeple just dont care
I'm a bookseller in a small town where it's allowed for shops to be open from march to november between 11-17 PM. Sure, the tourists are very happy to be able to shop and we locals like their money. But if we had the choice, I bet we all would take a free sunday 😊
Despite the rules and laws on "Nachtruhe" and "Sonn- und Feiertagsruhe" you are absolutely allowed to make noise in your house/flat as long as it follows it´s intended use. So it is absolutely allowed to clean your stuff (vacuum, use the washing machine, etc.). Drill holes etc. will absolutely get your neighbors angry. Police will eventually show up in "cities" where people are mostly anonymous to each other even if they live in the same building. In mor rural areas neighbors usually talk to each other and most of the times it is no problem ti do some basic work if it is absolutely needed. (My neighbors chopped some firewood the last weekend... so what?!)
It's less about people being more annoyed with each other in cities and more about the actual noise being much more of a hassle if someone is drilling holes in his walls in the flat right above you instead of in the next house over that is 300 meters away.
Yeah, she missed one important thing: Mowing your lawn is not allowed on Sundays. I live in a village and you can't believe how relaxing it is that these ... people ... have to let their monstrous mowers rest for a day. Although I suspect that they polish, caress, and tune them in their garages.
Not only petrol stations can open on Sundays, but also shops in railway stations, airports and some small kiosks that have obtained a special permit. In fact, normal shops are not even allowed to open on Sunday, with the exception of bakeries, which are not usually allowed to open all day, but only in the morning, because Germans love fresh bread.
Depending on the federal state, there are also 3-8 Sundays when all shops are allowed to open. I thought that wasn't mentioned in the video. Personally, I think Sunday rest is a good thing. Even if I forget to go shopping, in my rather rural area there are still enough shopping opportunities at petrol stations, bakeries, vending machines and farmers who offer their products with an open till. It's a bit more time-consuming than the supermarket, but I can get everything I need for a full breakfast, lunch and dinner. If the washing machine breaks down, it'll just have to wait until Monday. 🤷♂
4:30 Sorry, I have to disagree with you, the additional turnover (if there is any*) does not compensate for the additional costs, and therefore has a negative impact on prices, i.e. it becomes more expensive . In principle, shopping is only postponed to another day. This is one of the reasons why Aldi is so successful and cheap in the world.
5:17 Yes, the great majority of businesses (except restaurant, petrol stations, cafés, amusement parks and the like) are not allowed to be open on Sunday!
We are not leaving any money on the table just because shops are closed on Sundays. People need what they need, so they buy what they need. If that is not possible on Sundays (what everyone knows), they will buy it in advance because they need it. And if I spoil my muesli on a Sunday..... well..... there are other things to eat for breakfast. Or I can get something at a gas station or at the train station. I could as well visit a café for a brunch or whatever! If you are used to it since you were born it is normal for you and doesn't feel the slightest bit of inconvenient! In contrary, it will feel wonderful to have at least one day when most of your friends and family will have a lot of time and can spend it with you! It is food for your soul to experience quietness after the busy and hectical week. It is pure wellnes not to be forced (or be expected) to do any chores or duties! Are you sweet or savoury? Well one thing I know for sure: You are sweetly fishing for compliments 😉
5:16 Are there some business, who are not allowed to open on Sundays? Yes, EVERYTHING except restaurant, gas stations, bakeries and kiosks in train stations and airports. Pretty much everything else is NOT ALLOWED to open on Sundays. There are some "open Sundays", on which these shops are allowed to open, but generally they HAVE to close on Sundays. This has to do both with the religious background as well as labor laws, that mandate, that everyone deserves rest days.
There is some law in place that is called "Ladenschlussgesetz" and that regulates what is allowed to be open on a Sunday for shopping/business and what is not. It also determines that most shops have to have certain closing times/hours of business. Petrol stations will operate 24/7 (well, almost all of them, few exceptions). Bakeries will be open on Sundays, too. Kiosks (small corner shops) as well. And, of course, any shop you would find in bigger train stations and airports. Restaurants and hotels are open on Sundays, unless they choose to make it their personal day of rest (Ruhetag) to which they are entitled. Hairdressers will generally be closed on Sundays and Mondays, but the Monday is optional. Most will do, though. Some shops in major tourist attractions will be allowed to have hours of business on Sundays. Let's just say - it's complicated. As for quiet time: I would not complain about a neighbour making quick use of the hoover/vacuum on a Sunday, but certainly would when some serious work using tools like hammer, drill, or anything of that kind, might be involved. Same goes for lawn mowers and use of other loud tools outdoors. That would be considered a massive disturbance and is against the law - unless you can show a special permit (like huge road construction works, or anything of that scale).
Open 24/7 ? Or seven days a week ? That is why the UK has not such a great work life balance compared to many countries on the continent. I can spend my Euros only once and there are more than enough choices (online for example ) to do so. I do not need 'urgently out of the sudden' a new jumper on a sunday.
I spend a good part of the year in Asia and the level of convenience from having 24/7 stores like 7-Eleven around the corner is just beyond believe for the average German. You need to have lived there to appreciate it. Here I need my car to drive to the next supermarket which closes at 8PM (thank you Bavaria). It sucks.
@Mike8827 yeah cool your convenience is more important than people working in Sales. Because of 24/7 Work culture in southkorea worker regulary die because of Overwork. The suicde rate is the highest....
Besides bakerys and Flower Shops , there are very little places for shopping on sunday with a special permit needed …… sometimes at special places like train stations , airports , however every city has 2 sundays a year , which can be declared as shopping sundays ( where all participating shops can open) , most of the time these sunday are happening shortly before christmas
It's not really possible to hear a vacuum cleaner in another apartment. But in a typical German apartment, laminate flooring is predominantly laid, so you can hear the scraping on the floor from the apartment above, as well as the moving of tables and chairs in order to be able to clean properly. So if someone is moving furniture above you for an hour, it's annoying and shouldn't happen on a Sunday.
Shops, supermarkets and a lot other places are closed on Sunday because government set it as a rule (because we are Christians -at least historical and mostly the south- and Sunday is resting day). Restaurants, cinema, mandatory stuff and some others are allowed to open and in some cases a city or a part of a city has a special "certificate" thos areas gets permission to open everything even on Sundays. Like places getting the certificate "climatic health resort" or places along the Baltic sea. This permission is usually active between Easter and end of October. During winter it's like everywhere else.
I live in a tourist area where some supermarkets are open on Sundays, but I don't need it. I sleep in until 10-11 a.m. My neighbors are super relaxed and they vacuum on Sundays and nobody cares. My parents always have coffee and cake, in summer I like to enjoy ice cream at the local ice cream parlor or drive to the North Sea coast (15 minutes by car) and sit in a café and enjoy a piece of cake. My father and brother are referees (my father is still active at 71!), my father has tried everything, but I haven't been interested in football/soccer since I was a child. I'm 50/50 when it comes to sweet and savory. In the summer I like to ride my bike 10 miles or go for a 5 mile walk.
5:32: ALL businesses have to be closed by law. Period. - There are some exceptions for gas stations, bakery, stores at airports or train stations, pharmacies and tourist hot spots. You as an owner cannot decide.
This ‘oh my god the shops are closed on Sundays’ is just a matter of getting used to it, we've almost always been used to it that way, so it's only an exception that you need something on these days. 24/7 opening is as useless as it is useful. cool that i can buy something after 1am but do i still want to work at that time? if i'm a cashier. It's all just an organisational thing. As far as turnover is concerned, I don't think it makes much difference whether it's open on Sundays or not, but it will be higher on other days.
Supermarktes are Open from 7-21 some Till Midnight from monday to satuirday , in cobinationation with pick up Services to reduce the time Shopping , their is no really a need to be Open on sundays , it is very well managable , which is making it Even mor effizient for the industry , aiming in loser Prices …. German Supermarkt competition is for sure the Most competitive in the World
Of course it depends on your neighborhood and even more the individuals in your closest proximity, but yes, drawing from personal experience I can tell you that people will in fact call the police on you if you "disrupt" the quiet hours. And not only on Sunday, but on every other day as well.
Almost every business for shopping is not allowed to open on Sundays, except from bakeries until noon (of course we're in Germany and we need our fresh Sonntagsbrötchen for breakfast 😉), gas stations and shops in train stations and airports (because of the tourists). Exceptions are only some sundays of the year, which are called "verkaufsoffener Sonntag" and the towns in the coastal areas in summer times. But restaurants, cafes, bars, clubs are open as well as museums, theaters, cinemas, spas or public pools, amusement parks etc. So basically everything for you to enjoy you day, what you wouldn't do at a supermarket. You have to admit that, right? German sundays are great and I wouldn't miss that just for the opportunity of buying groceries on sunday which I easily also could buy on friday or saturday. It's just a question of organization 😜
Since most churches in Germany are funded by member fees automatically collected with the taxes (based on treaties between the churches and the state), less attendance to the services does not hurt them as much. But losing members who cancel their memberships hurts them: In 1990 about 37% of the German population were members of Protestant churches, less than 36% Catholics. In 2023 22% were Protestants, 24% Catholics, 46% without denomination (respectively irreligious). (Even in the 1950s church attendance by males was rather low in some regions: they accompanied their wives to church, but chatted then with each other before the doors (at least during the sermon) or went right away to the pub for the traditional "Frühschoppen" (lit. "early pint").)
I personally don't care at all if there is noise on a Sunday. It's not a super special day to me. Just another day of the Week. Don't know anybody that takes Sunday this serious. That's more the older generation I feel like.
No offense: I always love to hear your critic. It's not true that you can't go grocery shopping on Sunday. Every "Tankstelle" has a shop, every train station, too. It's not true that the shops lose a lot of money. Not the grocery stores. Or do you think, people eat significantly more when buying on a Sunday? There's yet another aspect, that usually gets overlooked although it explains 90% of odd German behavior : we tend to brag with inconveniences that we live through every day. This "no shopping on Sunday" fits right in. Same with "no AC in private homes": you should congratulate the Germans for not using AC. The effect on the environment is massive. Nevertheless, it is nice to see someone from the "Vereinigte Königreich" showing interest in our daily life here. I really appreciate that.
The part with the vacuum cleaner in the video is a bit exaggerated. In most houses, you can’t even hear a neighbor’s vacuum cleaner, and even if you do, no one would usually complain about five minutes of use. In general, normal household chores are not prohibited. However, you shouldn’t be doing construction work in your apartment. Regarding store opening hours, there are legal regulations. Specifically, for stores opening on Sundays (and at night on weekdays), the law allows only certain businesses to operate: gas stations, stores located in airports and train stations, pharmacies, restaurants/cafés, and entertainment-related establishments (like cinemas). Stores selling baked goods, newspapers, flowers, and dairy products are allowed to open for a maximum of five hours. For those who grew up with this system, it’s simply the norm, and they’ve adjusted accordingly. Even newcomers quickly adapt by planning their shopping to ensure they have enough supplies for Sunday. Most people don’t shop daily during the week either; they tend to buy enough for 2-3 days or even the whole week. And if something important is forgotten, you can often ask a neighbor for help (the classic request for sugar, eggs, flour, etc.), or, as a last resort, bite the bullet and buy the overpriced items at the gas station. In my over 40 years, I’ve never felt like I missed having a supermarket open on Sunday. I actually enjoy the quiet on Sundays. There’s much less traffic noise because far fewer people are out and about. I don’t do much housework on Sundays either, and I use the day almost exclusively for things I enjoy. Since everyone else also has no appointments, it’s the ideal day for me to meet up with friends or family. Although the tradition has religious roots, I don’t associate Sunday with that. For me, it’s simply a day of rest in the week - a time to take a break.
As for the Sunday Roast: Something like it exist, or did exist the german and it can eve be translated 1:1. The "Sonntagsbraten". But the difference is that it's the lunch, not the dinner. It might still be a case in some families, specially if the grandparents are still around. And for quite some time it was the only day when meat was on the table. But the time when meat was that expensive are over and we can have it every day, the Sonntagsbraten became less a thing. I mean families might still have a holiday like lunch on sundays, whatever they eat.
Soo, the thing about hoovering, is, It doesn't piss me off myself, but I respect the Sonntagsruhe and therefore also the quiet times for neighbours. So I would normally inform my flatmate to not hoover, because it isn't respectfull towards neighbors, that do care about a calm sunday. But I have to admit I never had to inform anybody, because its mostly quiet and most people do follow and enojy the rule themselves.
As you pay church Tax in General by default ( as long as you do not step out of it ), church Business is not really depending on going to church or not in Germany, a lot of ppl not going to church at all or at least not regulary still pay their church tax , which 8-9% of their income tax
The noise depens on the time...I think a sunday is nower days not that sankret anymore... hovering is okay, I think, but it also depence on which part of Germany. Mowing the grass or use a leave blower or other outside noises are more annoying. Some shops do open on sunday in "Kurorte" they have a special law allowens to open (yes, we love ouer rools). In some little towns they stil close ad 12 and reopen ad 14.00 (2 pm). All shops mostly close the latest ad 20.00 (8 pm) some grossery store have open til 22.00 (10 pm). I grew up in the very north of Germany (the truth North) closed to the boarder of Denmark and the little village there the shops were open. I stil love my DVD's and CD's. 😁
As a German in my late fiftys I'm sometimes irritated by some of the habits of my fellow Germans. The same people who will call the police when you drill a hole in the wall on sundays, will also bombarding you on saturday with hammering, sawing, mowing sounds all day and right after that, starting a garden party that will last until 6 o'clock in the morning. Yes, I don't go to church, never, not even on Heiligabend or Ostern. Yes, I like Kaffee und Kuchen, thank you very much! No, I dislike watching Sports, Fussball in particular. I do like watching Darts competitions and I play it myself. I most likely will not die from an heard attack induced by some emotional outburst...emotions are overrated in my opinion. Perhaps there is some british blood in my veins? Walking by foot? Are you insane? Have you any idea how expensive my drivers licence was? That was a fun video to watch and a great reaction on your part.
not everything is about work-life balance, it's about making money to provide for yourself and your family and buy the things you want ! and if that means opening on Sunday I personally think that's ok ! this kind of entrepeneurial thinking is seriously lacking in Germany in 2024, and it has made us lag behind the US. and other countries more and more.
@@Mike8827 The desire for a good work-life balance has nothing to do with a lack of entrepreneurial spirit. Opening on Sundays would also particularly disadvantage small, owner-managed shops that simply don't have the profit margin to hire another employee on Sundays. The result would be that it would be even more difficult for them to assert themselves against the large chains. As a result, vacancies in the city centers would continue to increase, with all the problems.
Hi, Dwayne! Funny, like you say "hoovering", because Hoover is just a brand of vacuum cleaners. Yes, I think I would probably rather use a sweaping brush if it`s possible. I believe I would NOT be annoyed to hear a "Hoover" on a sunday. (Because "shit happens" sometimes). But it should not be regular and should not take too long. And maybe it should not to be heard to early in the morning. People shouldn't be so selfish and think it's completely normal to make noise on Sundays. 😠 By the way, I would probably never go to the neighbor and complain! 🤐 And not every German has this “educational” quality about them. The older generations had more of this attitude. Times are changing a lot nowadays. People "complain" but usually don't tell the person in question, they just gossip about it. Hey, it`s true what you say about the church, that it`s a huge business! The christian and especialy the catholic church is involved in nearly everything: schools, hospitals, red cross (and others), universities, real estate and even in politics! More or less all in the background. You can say it`s the biggest company in the world. And look who crowned your king! 😉And shortly after the coronation he came to Germany and gave a speech about the climate in our Bundestag..... 🧐😆 I think you are on the SWEET SIDE, aren`t you???
When it comes to football, I'm just like you. I watch it sometimes when there's a European or World Cup, especially when you meet up with colleagues or family to watch the game, but the rest of the time I don't really care.
I'm pretty sure we buy as much as you in supermarkets, just at different days of the week. But as many germans don't work on Sundays we also invest our money on sundays for other stuff like visiting a museum, having a spa day or visiting a restaurant/cafe with the whole family... Just because you have the time for that! Just think about it. 🤔😉
Here, no one could come to church ever and they would probably still survive rather easily. That's due to a cute little thing called "Kirchensteuer" (eng. church tax): As long as you're a registered member of a (Christian) church, both Catholic and Protestant, you pay 8-9% of your income tax to the church - no matter if you're actively going to church or not. And just to put things into perspective: In 2023 the Protestant church made about 5.9, the Catholic church about 6.5 Billion Euros off of that little arrangement. So yeah, financing their cause is not really a problem.. :D
As for the rumor. There even is a law that regulates that., for certain days and hours. And you can get into trouble if you consequently ignore it. It's called "Ruhestörung" (Disturbance of the peace)
It's not such a big issue for the church if no one goes into churches, at least not in germany. Why? The money comes from the "Kirchensteuer" (Church Tax) I'm not sure if protestants pay it, but katholics for sure. It's more an issue if people decide to leave the church, because that means they don't have to pay that tax anymore. And some really make that decision because of that issue. So you could think only those who really care about religion will not leave, but some others don't because there are 2 institutions from the 2 christian churches, the Caritas and the Diakonie, who offer different social services for the people and they pay their emplpoyees pretty good. However if you have left the church, in other words yo uare an atheist (at least on paper) they can and and they probably will reject your application.
There's only a limited demand for goods and there's only a limited amount of available money. - Do you really think people buy more on 7 days vs. 6 days? Or would they just shift their shopping to Sunday instead of another day...?
I think this is more a cultural thing than its rules you enforce. Like I wouldn’t mind some hovering on a Sunday when it is a mishap or an emergency. Just don’t do it regularly. Most Germans are renters. If you live in a multi family home everyone wins with rules like that. Altbau flats have thin walls and you can hear everything. I’m actually glad when I hear the washing machine on a Sunday cause that means I don’t have to be ashamed to load one too 😂.
Yes, I would feel very annoyed if people started hoovering on a Sunday. not if they just switch it on for a minute for en "emergency" - like shown here, but if they would do the whole household. However, I would neither call the police, nor ring their doorbell, I would just be extremely pissed off. You misunderstood, not 54% of business are closed, ALL businesses (except for cafés, restaurants and such are closed, even bakeries are usually open in the morning until lunch, and of course police, firefighters, nurses, doctors, public transport and more are working. But stores, hairdressers, banks and more are closed). Instead 54% of Germans like it the way it is and would not want this to change. I highly doubt I would go shopping on a Sunday. In fact I have lived in teh US and Italy and I did not go shopping on Sundays. It's my weekend, I want to relax and charge my batteries from the busy week and not throw myself into the crowds for shopping. I like my weekends quiet and stress-free. However, if you really, really, absolutely need something you have the option to shop at gas stations and around the train stations, there are usually open shops. We have had experiments in Germay with shops open on Sundays, but it turned out people didn't really use it, instead the stores had higher costs for personnel (higher wages on Sundays) and they did not profit from it. So the law is still in practice: shops are closed on Sundays, So no, it doesn't make sense for any shops to open on Sundays, they would not profit from it. Generally speakig I think the video is accurate, but I wouldn't expect Germans to be exactly like this. We are still all very unique 🙂
you should listen to "Aligatoah" since you enjoyed seed and other german hip-hop artists I think that would be a great addition, i'd recomend the songs "Willst du" or "Du bist schön"
Sweet or hearty .. I would say its a really complex question in my opinion. Normally i eat really hearty and do not eat any sweets. But about 4 times a year i have a really hard craving for sweets and that is when i eat like 5kg cake at once 😅 So i get on my 20kg of cake a year somehow, but i am normally no sweettooth, i guess xD
On Sunday, :Ruhetag: You are dead in Germany if you make a noise. Its a chill day and everyone that is to stupid to buy the important things early enough has to pay. Its only a problem for those, who dont know that. (German directness) Sry :D
7 near heart attacks in one game in 2014. Mostly watch international matches and Champions League finals. Women preferred. England wants to become too American, the others don't.
out of content: greetings and love from Germany again....last friday horror came again to Germany......well, in case you don´t know ,,,,there was this pyscho AND THIS IS TRUE; he ploughed his car through a crowd of visitors to the Christmas market in Madgeburg; with high speed and kills 5 poor people and injured over 200 others, many of them seriously. .My thoughst are with the victims and their families......... wish you and your family very peaceful holidays, buddy
2:00 For some fucking reason I have to type blind (can't see anything I type, it's black on black) but anyways: I wouldn't mind someone using a vacuum for a minute but doing it for half an hour would be pretty disrespectful. St.. damn, forgot how I started the next sentence...anyways, I wouldn't mind regular everyday noise anyways if it doesn't go on for too long. People thinking they should be allowed to party with loud music in the middle of the night, that I mind. Sorry for any typos. Like I said, this sh*t is black on black for me
I'm not a football expert. But from what I would say as an observer is that there is always that huge rivalry between british (better said english) and germans, however they real nemesis of the german team, regardless the era always was italy, if you look at the outcome of the matches! 😆
Do americans make those videos? Because they care a lot about statistics. That becomes even more obvious if you ever tried to understand fantasy football! 😆
Warum meckern Leute wenn sie am sonntag nicht einkaufen können ? Versteh ich nicht. 6 tage hatte man vorher zeit das zu erledigen. Ich glaube auch kaum das viele leute da einkaufen gehen. Zumeist die leute auch online lebensmittel einkaufen können. Ich freue mich über einen tag der ruhe, der Entschleunigung.
The women who rent a flat in my house was hoovering on Sunday, I told her very direct that I am not happy with her breaking of the rule. Three of such missbehaviours will lead to the withdrawal of the rent contract.
You stop WAYYYYYYYYYYYY to often! It's annoying AF and made this video unwatchable. PS: Football is MAYBE a british sport (The first football-like game was probably played in China 2,500 years ago. This is known from depictions on paintings and vases that have been preserved. The game was called Cuju, which means "kicking a ball with the foot".), but since you Brits are basically just descendants of Germanic peoples, it makes sense.😂😁
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You missheard. It's not that 54% are closed or open. Supermarkets are closed and 54% of the germans are against opening them on sundays
actually most stores besides gas stations, kioks, restaurants and cafés. Although some bigger cities have (rarely) a few little supermarkets which are still open.
Also every few months a lot of places have an "open sunday" in which clothing and other stores on the main shopping streets are open.
Longer shop opening hours are welcome, but I would also say there is no real need to have them open on sundays and holidays.
For the most part it is possible to have a good work-life balance, in germany. But your job can still be stressfull enough, regardless. So I would say it is good if we keep certain days free.
@@boraonline7036 Do you live in Bavaria? REWE and Kaufland are open here until 10 p.m. and midnight, more than enough. Aldi and Lidl 8 and 9 p.m.
@@arnodobler1096 My Penny and Lidl also close at 22:00 h.
@@arnodobler1096 not everywhere in Bavaria. Maybe in the big cities. Not at my place for sure! So...... bitte nicht über einen Kamm scheren!
I really love our quiet Sundays. You wake up and don‘t feel the pressure to go grocery shopping or to mow the lawn or something. What you haven‘t done on Friday or Saturday will have to wait until Monday.
Without any doubt: If the shops were open, I‘d go and buy the one ingredient I forgot to buy yesterday. If I was allowed to mow the lawn I‘d definitely do it - and my family would expect me to do these things! And they would do these things themselves! So no family time. Everybody feels the urge to do something.
And even if I would refuse to do all this stuff and keep on taking the quiet Sunday seriously, I‘d always feel a bit guilty about that. Sundays in Germany are so nice because everyone is forced to relax, to spend time with friends and family, to go for a walk, have a nice meal or coffee and cake together, enjoy life. No excuses. I LOVE that.
1. No alarm on Sunday. Get up whenever you want. No rush. It's important to have breakfast together. 2. No, no noise on Sunday. No mowing the grass, hammering, drilling, loud music. Even washing your car or the windows is frowned upon. 3. 40 years ago shops would close on Saturday at 1 pm to reopen on Monday around 11 am. Well, there were no supermarkets then, but mom and pop shops. Those people also have a right to rest.
Sooo...you wash your car in front of your garage? You sure that's legal where you live? *Anzeigewirdvorbereitet* 😁
Anyone who needs a supermarket on Sundays has lost control of their life.
Well, you forget Shift workers. But yeah, everything is managable
@@Moonchild0 No I don't. In germany, shift work does not mean that you have to work Monday to Saturday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
@@philippvonkolln6512 Well, because it sound it that way ^^
4:30 That's a Milchmädchenrechnung. People wouldn't spend a seventh more money if the shops were open on Sundays.
not a seventh, but they would spend more for sure, because the weekends are when people flock to the cities and warehouses and don't just buy the daily necessities but luxury items and bigger investments. In E Asia , Sunday is the number 1 day for retail and warehouse business turnover.
@@Mike8827in Germany it is saturday
@@Mike8827 They maybe might spend more in shops than online. But in sum they don't have more money.
100% of supermarkets are closed and 54% of Germany say this should never change. Bakeries however can open at Sunday morning - and the video is wrong in its assumption that the average German would prefer cereals for a Sunday breakfast instead of fresh bread rolls. The closing is based on the constitutional right for a common day of rest, which the whole family can spent together. Some services (emergency etc.) are exempt from this rule as well as businesses providing mainly to travelers (like shops in railway stations and gas stations) and industries which can't completely close down for technical reasons. Restaurants and cafés are also allowed to open; some close instead at another day in the week.
And there is no money left on the table: Nearly the same amount is spent in a week whether all shops open 24/7 or 12/6 - only if some shops open while others close they could make more money. Therefore same rules for all. (And most Germans don't like to go in debt for shopping things they don't need anyway.) Actually shops can make more money per hour and per employee if all shops are closed at Sunday and in the night...
I basically agree with your statement, but it's not 100%. In some cities there are supermarkets at train stations and/or airports that are open on Sundays. So it's only 99.x%.
why would you loose money if supermarkets are closed? people are not suddenly gona eat more jsut because they have an extra day to get groceries.
not just supermarkets, all stores. You don't spend more in a supermarket on Sundays, but other not so daily goods? maybe... there's already incentives that go in the right direction on this, and I really think we need them to revive our city centers and let them compete with online shopping
@Mike8827 A large part of the population, especially families, go to the local recreation areas on Sunday, which is good.
I don't want us to become the trained consumers that the US and UK are.
What's a hoover? It's a dustsucker!
Or the dude who founded the FBI! 😆
it's a deonym ( brand name replaces the actual name), like Tempo, Föhn, or Aspirin
@@Mike8827 Aspirin? you clearly ment Ibu
As for the opneing businesses on Sundays: Bakeries, Cafes and Restaurants are open. Every essential businesses or services are of course open. Police, Fire Fighters, Hospitals,...
As Gas stations and train stations are essential as well, the shops connected are as well. That's one of those weird esception rules, that you might have in every country.
sunday is serious but also only if you make serious noise, if you have your hoover on for a little bit its okay but people probably will knock on your door or straight up call the cops if it goes on for too long but this also depends on the neighboorhood, some poeple just dont care
I'm a bookseller in a small town where it's allowed for shops to be open from march to november between 11-17 PM. Sure, the tourists are very happy to be able to shop and we locals like their money. But if we had the choice, I bet we all would take a free sunday 😊
Bäderregelung? 😉
@nevadawn7527 Yesss
Despite the rules and laws on "Nachtruhe" and "Sonn- und Feiertagsruhe" you are absolutely allowed to make noise in your house/flat as long as it follows it´s intended use.
So it is absolutely allowed to clean your stuff (vacuum, use the washing machine, etc.).
Drill holes etc. will absolutely get your neighbors angry.
Police will eventually show up in "cities" where people are mostly anonymous to each other even if they live in the same building. In mor rural areas neighbors usually talk to each other and most of the times it is no problem ti do some basic work if it is absolutely needed. (My neighbors chopped some firewood the last weekend... so what?!)
It's less about people being more annoyed with each other in cities and more about the actual noise being much more of a hassle if someone is drilling holes in his walls in the flat right above you instead of in the next house over that is 300 meters away.
Yeah, she missed one important thing: Mowing your lawn is not allowed on Sundays. I live in a village and you can't believe how relaxing it is that these ... people ... have to let their monstrous mowers rest for a day. Although I suspect that they polish, caress, and tune them in their garages.
Not only petrol stations can open on Sundays, but also shops in railway stations, airports and some small kiosks that have obtained a special permit. In fact, normal shops are not even allowed to open on Sunday, with the exception of bakeries, which are not usually allowed to open all day, but only in the morning, because Germans love fresh bread.
We're not annoyed by noise on sundays, we go on war for quietness! 🤣
Sweet or savory? It all has it's time!
Depending on the federal state, there are also 3-8 Sundays when all shops are allowed to open. I thought that wasn't mentioned in the video.
Personally, I think Sunday rest is a good thing. Even if I forget to go shopping, in my rather rural area there are still enough shopping opportunities at petrol stations, bakeries, vending machines and farmers who offer their products with an open till. It's a bit more time-consuming than the supermarket, but I can get everything I need for a full breakfast, lunch and dinner.
If the washing machine breaks down, it'll just have to wait until Monday. 🤷♂
4:30 Sorry, I have to disagree with you, the additional turnover (if there is any*) does not compensate for the additional costs, and therefore has a negative impact on prices, i.e. it becomes more expensive
. In principle, shopping is only postponed to another day.
This is one of the reasons why Aldi is so successful and cheap in the world.
5:17 Yes, the great majority of businesses (except restaurant, petrol stations, cafés, amusement parks and the like) are not allowed to be open on Sunday!
We are not leaving any money on the table just because shops are closed on Sundays. People need what they need, so they buy what they need. If that is not possible on Sundays (what everyone knows), they will buy it in advance because they need it. And if I spoil my muesli on a Sunday..... well..... there are other things to eat for breakfast. Or I can get something at a gas station or at the train station. I could as well visit a café for a brunch or whatever!
If you are used to it since you were born it is normal for you and doesn't feel the slightest bit of inconvenient! In contrary, it will feel wonderful to have at least one day when most of your friends and family will have a lot of time and can spend it with you! It is food for your soul to experience quietness after the busy and hectical week. It is pure wellnes not to be forced (or be expected) to do any chores or duties!
Are you sweet or savoury? Well one thing I know for sure: You are sweetly fishing for compliments 😉
5:16 Are there some business, who are not allowed to open on Sundays? Yes, EVERYTHING except restaurant, gas stations, bakeries and kiosks in train stations and airports. Pretty much everything else is NOT ALLOWED to open on Sundays. There are some "open Sundays", on which these shops are allowed to open, but generally they HAVE to close on Sundays. This has to do both with the religious background as well as labor laws, that mandate, that everyone deserves rest days.
There is some law in place that is called "Ladenschlussgesetz" and that regulates what is allowed to be open on a Sunday for shopping/business and what is not. It also determines that most shops have to have certain closing times/hours of business. Petrol stations will operate 24/7 (well, almost all of them, few exceptions). Bakeries will be open on Sundays, too. Kiosks (small corner shops) as well. And, of course, any shop you would find in bigger train stations and airports. Restaurants and hotels are open on Sundays, unless they choose to make it their personal day of rest (Ruhetag) to which they are entitled. Hairdressers will generally be closed on Sundays and Mondays, but the Monday is optional. Most will do, though. Some shops in major tourist attractions will be allowed to have hours of business on Sundays. Let's just say - it's complicated. As for quiet time: I would not complain about a neighbour making quick use of the hoover/vacuum on a Sunday, but certainly would when some serious work using tools like hammer, drill, or anything of that kind, might be involved. Same goes for lawn mowers and use of other loud tools outdoors. That would be considered a massive disturbance and is against the law - unless you can show a special permit (like huge road construction works, or anything of that scale).
England dominantes Germany in Football? England become worldchampion once..Germany 4 times
Open 24/7 ? Or seven days a week ?
That is why the UK has not such a great work life balance compared to many countries on the continent. I can spend my Euros only once and there are more than enough choices (online for example ) to do so. I do not need 'urgently out of the sudden' a new jumper on a sunday.
I spend a good part of the year in Asia and the level of convenience from having 24/7 stores like 7-Eleven around the corner is just beyond believe for the average German. You need to have lived there to appreciate it. Here I need my car to drive to the next supermarket which closes at 8PM (thank you Bavaria). It sucks.
@Mike8827 yeah cool your convenience is more important than people working in Sales. Because of 24/7 Work culture in southkorea worker regulary die because of Overwork. The suicde rate is the highest....
Shops are open 6 days a week, most of them 12 or more hours a day, c´mon, you´ll find your time for shopping...
Besides bakerys and Flower Shops , there are very little places for shopping on sunday with a special permit needed …… sometimes at special places like train stations , airports , however every city has 2 sundays a year , which can be declared as shopping sundays ( where all participating shops can open) , most of the time these sunday are happening shortly before christmas
Howering, Drilling on a Sunday. I would think:" REALY"! But that's it. 😂
9:21 Believe it or not, but I even have got some VHS left besides my DVDs and BlueRays and different streaming options. It is just nostalgic.
people actualy call the police if u make noise after 10 pm or on sundays, but its getting less thankfully.
In our 30k town there was a 24/7 store for 3/4 of a year. Nobody needs it.
live in the north. Shops here are open on Sundays from March to October. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Only by the sea or the coast
Sunday its are absolut free Day. Love and Peace for the family on sunday !!
I won't attend to the livestream, because my brother with his wife and two kids are coming that day to stay for christmas.
It's not really possible to hear a vacuum cleaner in another apartment. But in a typical German apartment, laminate flooring is predominantly laid, so you can hear the scraping on the floor from the apartment above, as well as the moving of tables and chairs in order to be able to clean properly. So if someone is moving furniture above you for an hour, it's annoying and shouldn't happen on a Sunday.
Shops, supermarkets and a lot other places are closed on Sunday because government set it as a rule (because we are Christians -at least historical and mostly the south- and Sunday is resting day). Restaurants, cinema, mandatory stuff and some others are allowed to open and in some cases a city or a part of a city has a special "certificate" thos areas gets permission to open everything even on Sundays. Like places getting the certificate "climatic health resort" or places along the Baltic sea. This permission is usually active between Easter and end of October. During winter it's like everywhere else.
I live in a tourist area where some supermarkets are open on Sundays, but I don't need it. I sleep in until 10-11 a.m. My neighbors are super relaxed and they vacuum on Sundays and nobody cares. My parents always have coffee and cake, in summer I like to enjoy ice cream at the local ice cream parlor or drive to the North Sea coast (15 minutes by car) and sit in a café and enjoy a piece of cake. My father and brother are referees (my father is still active at 71!), my father has tried everything, but I haven't been interested in football/soccer since I was a child. I'm 50/50 when it comes to sweet and savory. In the summer I like to ride my bike 10 miles or go for a 5 mile walk.
ALL regular Supermarket and Shops are closed on Sunday, accept the ones inside trainstations and as they said patrol stations.
5:32: ALL businesses have to be closed by law. Period. - There are some exceptions for gas stations, bakery, stores at airports or train stations, pharmacies and tourist hot spots. You as an owner cannot decide.
This ‘oh my god the shops are closed on Sundays’ is just a matter of getting used to it, we've almost always been used to it that way, so it's only an exception that you need something on these days. 24/7 opening is as useless as it is useful. cool that i can buy something after 1am but do i still want to work at that time? if i'm a cashier. It's all just an organisational thing. As far as turnover is concerned, I don't think it makes much difference whether it's open on Sundays or not, but it will be higher on other days.
Supermarktes are Open from 7-21 some Till Midnight from monday to satuirday , in cobinationation with pick up Services to reduce the time Shopping , their is no really a need to be Open on sundays , it is very well managable , which is making it Even mor effizient for the industry , aiming in loser Prices …. German Supermarkt competition is for sure the Most competitive in the World
Of course it depends on your neighborhood and even more the individuals in your closest proximity, but yes, drawing from personal experience I can tell you that people will in fact call the police on you if you "disrupt" the quiet hours. And not only on Sunday, but on every other day as well.
Almost every business for shopping is not allowed to open on Sundays, except from bakeries until noon (of course we're in Germany and we need our fresh Sonntagsbrötchen for breakfast 😉), gas stations and shops in train stations and airports (because of the tourists).
Exceptions are only some sundays of the year, which are called "verkaufsoffener Sonntag" and the towns in the coastal areas in summer times.
But restaurants, cafes, bars, clubs are open as well as museums, theaters, cinemas, spas or public pools, amusement parks etc.
So basically everything for you to enjoy you day, what you wouldn't do at a supermarket. You have to admit that, right?
German sundays are great and I wouldn't miss that just for the opportunity of buying groceries on sunday which I easily also could buy on friday or saturday.
It's just a question of organization 😜
Since most churches in Germany are funded by member fees automatically collected with the taxes (based on treaties between the churches and the state), less attendance to the services does not hurt them as much. But losing members who cancel their memberships hurts them: In 1990 about 37% of the German population were members of Protestant churches, less than 36% Catholics. In 2023 22% were Protestants, 24% Catholics, 46% without denomination (respectively irreligious). (Even in the 1950s church attendance by males was rather low in some regions: they accompanied their wives to church, but chatted then with each other before the doors (at least during the sermon) or went right away to the pub for the traditional "Frühschoppen" (lit. "early pint").)
I (German) haven't been to a flea market for over 20 years. To me it is like trying to sell your garbage.
if they are hooving, ringing bells or talking loud on the phone on a sunday MORNING ...i would definitely be 100% pissed
I personally don't care at all if there is noise on a Sunday. It's not a super special day to me. Just another day of the Week. Don't know anybody that takes Sunday this serious. That's more the older generation I feel like.
No offense: I always love to hear your critic. It's not true that you can't go grocery shopping on Sunday. Every "Tankstelle" has a shop, every train station, too. It's not true that the shops lose a lot of money. Not the grocery stores. Or do you think, people eat significantly more when buying on a Sunday? There's yet another aspect, that usually gets overlooked although it explains 90% of odd German behavior : we tend to brag with inconveniences that we live through every day. This "no shopping on Sunday" fits right in. Same with "no AC in private homes": you should congratulate the Germans for not using AC. The effect on the environment is massive. Nevertheless, it is nice to see someone from the "Vereinigte Königreich" showing interest in our daily life here. I really appreciate that.
The part with the vacuum cleaner in the video is a bit exaggerated. In most houses, you can’t even hear a neighbor’s vacuum cleaner, and even if you do, no one would usually complain about five minutes of use. In general, normal household chores are not prohibited. However, you shouldn’t be doing construction work in your apartment.
Regarding store opening hours, there are legal regulations. Specifically, for stores opening on Sundays (and at night on weekdays), the law allows only certain businesses to operate: gas stations, stores located in airports and train stations, pharmacies, restaurants/cafés, and entertainment-related establishments (like cinemas). Stores selling baked goods, newspapers, flowers, and dairy products are allowed to open for a maximum of five hours.
For those who grew up with this system, it’s simply the norm, and they’ve adjusted accordingly. Even newcomers quickly adapt by planning their shopping to ensure they have enough supplies for Sunday. Most people don’t shop daily during the week either; they tend to buy enough for 2-3 days or even the whole week. And if something important is forgotten, you can often ask a neighbor for help (the classic request for sugar, eggs, flour, etc.), or, as a last resort, bite the bullet and buy the overpriced items at the gas station.
In my over 40 years, I’ve never felt like I missed having a supermarket open on Sunday. I actually enjoy the quiet on Sundays. There’s much less traffic noise because far fewer people are out and about. I don’t do much housework on Sundays either, and I use the day almost exclusively for things I enjoy. Since everyone else also has no appointments, it’s the ideal day for me to meet up with friends or family.
Although the tradition has religious roots, I don’t associate Sunday with that. For me, it’s simply a day of rest in the week - a time to take a break.
In Germany, church tax is also paid
Oh No the neighnoirs dont knock in the door telling you please be quite..THEY CALL THE POLICE!
I now this British girl. She often follows me too in the streets of Berlin.
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if a neighbor would drill or so I would call the police^^
As for the Sunday Roast: Something like it exist, or did exist the german and it can eve be translated 1:1. The "Sonntagsbraten". But the difference is that it's the lunch, not the dinner.
It might still be a case in some families, specially if the grandparents are still around. And for quite some time it was the only day when meat was on the table. But the time when meat was that expensive are over and we can have it every day, the Sonntagsbraten became less a thing.
I mean families might still have a holiday like lunch on sundays, whatever they eat.
Closing in sunday: ITS a law. The places HAS to Close.
Well the Money that WE dont Spende in sunday WE Spende ANOTHER day.
Soo, the thing about hoovering, is, It doesn't piss me off myself, but I respect the Sonntagsruhe and therefore also the quiet times for neighbours. So I would normally inform my flatmate to not hoover, because it isn't respectfull towards neighbors, that do care about a calm sunday. But I have to admit I never had to inform anybody, because its mostly quiet and most people do follow and enojy the rule themselves.
As you pay church Tax in General by default ( as long as you do not step out of it ), church Business is not really depending on going to church or not in Germany, a lot of ppl not going to church at all or at least not regulary still pay their church tax , which 8-9% of their income tax
The noise depens on the time...I think a sunday is nower days not that sankret anymore... hovering is okay, I think, but it also depence on which part of Germany. Mowing the grass or use a leave blower or other outside noises are more annoying.
Some shops do open on sunday in "Kurorte" they have a special law allowens to open (yes, we love ouer rools). In some little towns they stil close ad 12 and reopen ad 14.00 (2 pm). All shops mostly close the latest ad 20.00 (8 pm) some grossery store have open til 22.00 (10 pm).
I grew up in the very north of Germany (the truth North) closed to the boarder of Denmark and the little village there the shops were open.
I stil love my DVD's and CD's. 😁
As a German in my late fiftys I'm sometimes irritated by some of the habits of my fellow Germans.
The same people who will call the police when you drill a hole in the wall on sundays, will also bombarding you on saturday with hammering, sawing, mowing sounds all day and right after that, starting a garden party that will last until 6 o'clock in the morning.
Yes, I don't go to church, never, not even on Heiligabend or Ostern.
Yes, I like Kaffee und Kuchen, thank you very much!
No, I dislike watching Sports, Fussball in particular. I do like watching Darts competitions and I play it myself.
I most likely will not die from an heard attack induced by some emotional outburst...emotions are overrated in my opinion.
Perhaps there is some british blood in my veins?
Walking by foot? Are you insane?
Have you any idea how expensive my drivers licence was?
That was a fun video to watch and a great reaction on your part.
5:25 You're not a big fan of a good work-life balance, are you?
not everything is about work-life balance, it's about making money to provide for yourself and your family and buy the things you want ! and if that means opening on Sunday I personally think that's ok ! this kind of entrepeneurial thinking is seriously lacking in Germany in 2024, and it has made us lag behind the US. and other countries more and more.
@@Mike8827 The desire for a good work-life balance has nothing to do with a lack of entrepreneurial spirit. Opening on Sundays would also particularly disadvantage small, owner-managed shops that simply don't have the profit margin to hire another employee on Sundays. The result would be that it would be even more difficult for them to assert themselves against the large chains. As a result, vacancies in the city centers would continue to increase, with all the problems.
Probably for himmselves.
The closed sundays don't belong only to religion but also to very strong workers right over here!
Hi, Dwayne! Funny, like you say "hoovering", because Hoover is just a brand of vacuum cleaners. Yes, I think I would probably rather use a sweaping brush if it`s possible. I believe I would NOT be annoyed to hear a "Hoover" on a sunday. (Because "shit happens" sometimes). But it should not be regular and should not take too long. And maybe it should not to be heard to early in the morning. People shouldn't be so selfish and think it's completely normal to make noise on Sundays. 😠
By the way, I would probably never go to the neighbor and complain! 🤐 And not every German has this “educational” quality about them. The older generations had more of this attitude. Times are changing a lot nowadays. People "complain" but usually don't tell the person in question, they just gossip about it.
Hey, it`s true what you say about the church, that it`s a huge business! The christian and especialy the catholic church is involved in nearly everything: schools, hospitals, red cross (and others), universities, real estate and even in politics!
More or less all in the background. You can say it`s the biggest company in the world. And look who crowned your king! 😉And shortly after the coronation he came to Germany and gave a speech about the climate in our Bundestag..... 🧐😆
I think you are on the SWEET SIDE, aren`t you???
Where are YOU??? Dwayne 8days no upload . Hope you're good. Pls come back real quick.
When it comes to football, I'm just like you. I watch it sometimes when there's a European or World Cup, especially when you meet up with colleagues or family to watch the game, but the rest of the time I don't really care.
I'm pretty sure we buy as much as you in supermarkets, just at different days of the week. But as many germans don't work on Sundays we also invest our money on sundays for other stuff like visiting a museum, having a spa day or visiting a restaurant/cafe with the whole family... Just because you have the time for that!
Just think about it. 🤔😉
For your next German music video I would really get you in touch with deichkind - auch im Bentley wird geweint. 😊
Here, no one could come to church ever and they would probably still survive rather easily. That's due to a cute little thing called "Kirchensteuer" (eng. church tax): As long as you're a registered member of a (Christian) church, both Catholic and Protestant, you pay 8-9% of your income tax to the church - no matter if you're actively going to church or not. And just to put things into perspective: In 2023 the Protestant church made about 5.9, the Catholic church about 6.5 Billion Euros off of that little arrangement. So yeah, financing their cause is not really a problem.. :D
As for the rumor. There even is a law that regulates that., for certain days and hours. And you can get into trouble if you consequently ignore it. It's called "Ruhestörung" (Disturbance of the peace)
It's not such a big issue for the church if no one goes into churches, at least not in germany. Why? The money comes from the "Kirchensteuer" (Church Tax) I'm not sure if protestants pay it, but katholics for sure. It's more an issue if people decide to leave the church, because that means they don't have to pay that tax anymore. And some really make that decision because of that issue.
So you could think only those who really care about religion will not leave, but some others don't because there are 2 institutions from the 2 christian churches, the Caritas and the Diakonie, who offer different social services for the people and they pay their emplpoyees pretty good. However if you have left the church, in other words yo uare an atheist (at least on paper) they can and and they probably will reject your application.
Protestants pay church tax, too.
Yeah, it's annoying that everything is closed on Sunday but what you gonna do...
There's only a limited demand for goods and there's only a limited amount of available money. - Do you really think people buy more on 7 days vs. 6 days? Or would they just shift their shopping to Sunday instead of another day...?
I think this is more a cultural thing than its rules you enforce. Like I wouldn’t mind some hovering on a Sunday when it is a mishap or an emergency. Just don’t do it regularly. Most Germans are renters. If you live in a multi family home everyone wins with rules like that. Altbau flats have thin walls and you can hear everything. I’m actually glad when I hear the washing machine on a Sunday cause that means I don’t have to be ashamed to load one too 😂.
Yes, I would feel very annoyed if people started hoovering on a Sunday. not if they just switch it on for a minute for en "emergency" - like shown here, but if they would do the whole household. However, I would neither call the police, nor ring their doorbell, I would just be extremely pissed off.
You misunderstood, not 54% of business are closed, ALL businesses (except for cafés, restaurants and such are closed, even bakeries are usually open in the morning until lunch, and of course police, firefighters, nurses, doctors, public transport and more are working. But stores, hairdressers, banks and more are closed). Instead 54% of Germans like it the way it is and would not want this to change. I highly doubt I would go shopping on a Sunday. In fact I have lived in teh US and Italy and I did not go shopping on Sundays. It's my weekend, I want to relax and charge my batteries from the busy week and not throw myself into the crowds for shopping. I like my weekends quiet and stress-free.
However, if you really, really, absolutely need something you have the option to shop at gas stations and around the train stations, there are usually open shops. We have had experiments in Germay with shops open on Sundays, but it turned out people didn't really use it, instead the stores had higher costs for personnel (higher wages on Sundays) and they did not profit from it. So the law is still in practice: shops are closed on Sundays, So no, it doesn't make sense for any shops to open on Sundays, they would not profit from it.
Generally speakig I think the video is accurate, but I wouldn't expect Germans to be exactly like this. We are still all very unique 🙂
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This Musicvideo is from another World. it puts every blockbuster in the shade ❤
you should listen to "Aligatoah" since you enjoyed seed and other german hip-hop artists I think that would be a great addition, i'd recomend the songs "Willst du" or "Du bist schön"
Sweet or hearty ..
I would say its a really complex question in my opinion.
Normally i eat really hearty and do not eat any sweets.
But about 4 times a year i have a really hard craving for sweets and that is when i eat like 5kg cake at once 😅
So i get on my 20kg of cake a year somehow, but i am normally no sweettooth, i guess xD
On Sunday, :Ruhetag: You are dead in Germany if you make a noise. Its a chill day and everyone that is to stupid to buy the important things early enough has to pay. Its only a problem for those, who dont know that. (German directness) Sry :D
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I live in Berlin. All this provincial small-minded stuff doesn't apply here.
You live at the expense of the other federal states.
7 near heart attacks in one game in 2014.
Mostly watch international matches and Champions League finals. Women preferred.
England wants to become too American, the others don't.
Only 54%?Should be way more..!
Definitely a sweettoth pancakes waffles and cakes everything is delicious.
out of content: greetings and love from Germany again....last friday horror came again to Germany......well, in case you don´t know ,,,,there was this pyscho AND THIS IS TRUE; he ploughed his car through a crowd of visitors to the Christmas market in Madgeburg; with high speed and kills 5 poor people and injured over 200 others, many of them seriously. .My thoughst are with the victims and their families......... wish you and your family very peaceful holidays, buddy
2:00 For some fucking reason I have to type blind (can't see anything I type, it's black on black) but anyways: I wouldn't mind someone using a vacuum for a minute but doing it for half an hour would be pretty disrespectful. St.. damn, forgot how I started the next sentence...anyways, I wouldn't mind regular everyday noise anyways if it doesn't go on for too long. People thinking they should be allowed to party with loud music in the middle of the night, that I mind.
Sorry for any typos. Like I said, this sh*t is black on black for me
That turnt out better than expected. And why is the text grey on black now? xD
Goddamn YT bugs ^^
I'm not a football expert. But from what I would say as an observer is that there is always that huge rivalry between british (better said english) and germans, however they real nemesis of the german team, regardless the era always was italy, if you look at the outcome of the matches! 😆
I dont do that, but many germans do its Past Pm and u play music or are loud they called police...
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CAN I RECOMMEND YOU a german song (older;not "thtat" common...)
Kind regards+ mXm
Do americans make those videos? Because they care a lot about statistics. That becomes even more obvious if you ever tried to understand fantasy football! 😆
Sunday is Gods day..
i think you are on the sweet side of life
I find football so boring, that I literally fell asleep during the only game I watched of the last world championship.
Algrithm
you should react to seeed Dancehall Caballeros
Team savory
pls react to Deichkind Kids in meinem Alter. Appreciate it
no holyness in churches anymore ...
Warum meckern Leute wenn sie am sonntag nicht einkaufen können ? Versteh ich nicht. 6 tage hatte man vorher zeit das zu erledigen. Ich glaube auch kaum das viele leute da einkaufen gehen. Zumeist die leute auch online lebensmittel einkaufen können. Ich freue mich über einen tag der ruhe, der Entschleunigung.
Warum stört es deine Ruhe wenn andere Leute einkaufen? ^^
Please No more Religion...
The women who rent a flat in my house was hoovering on Sunday, I told her very direct that I am not happy with her breaking of the rule. Three of such missbehaviours will lead to the withdrawal of the rent contract.
Die Leute ohne wirkliches Leben, leben so.
Kann halt nicht jeder seine Sonntage zugekokst im Berghain verbringen. Manchmal will man einfach chillen.
You stop WAYYYYYYYYYYYY to often! It's annoying AF and made this video unwatchable. PS: Football is MAYBE a british sport (The first football-like game was probably played in China 2,500 years ago. This is known from depictions on paintings and vases that have been preserved. The game was called Cuju, which means "kicking a ball with the foot".), but since you Brits are basically just descendants of Germanic peoples, it makes sense.😂😁
He's doing a proper reaction video. You are free to watch the original video, which is linked in the description.