Things that shocked me when I moved to Germany from Scotland

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  • @einienj3281
    @einienj3281 2 роки тому +3160

    I didn't know Scotland had free birth control, or that the Germans have proper sauna culture.. Greetings from Finland ♥️

    • @whocares269
      @whocares269 2 роки тому +102

      All prescription meds are free in Scotland via the NHS :D contraception like condoms are also free in certain places!

    • @einienj3281
      @einienj3281 2 роки тому +28

      @@whocares269 That's awesome!

    • @einienj3281
      @einienj3281 2 роки тому +27

      @@whocares269 If I get prescribed meds, I have to pay for them, but not the full price and if it's for longer use, they get cheaper with every purchase.. so not free, but never full price either.. and you can't buy alcohol from the stores between 9pm and 9am.. not that long ago you couldn't buy alcohol anywhere on Sundays..

    • @abyssstrider2547
      @abyssstrider2547 2 роки тому +36

      Kinda counterintuitive considering they have declining birth rates.

    • @vyvienn
      @vyvienn 2 роки тому +43

      As for sauna culture, we don’t really have that. Yes, you must be naked but you also a) must sit on a towel at all times. Sweat on the wood is forbidden. Repeat offenders are punished by being placed on a no-fly list to Mallorca. B) Under no circumstances can you leave during the Aufguss, even if it kills you. If you do, scores of flabby old men, plus one really fit, not-naked saunameister will glare at you through the dense steam. C) You may not eat, drink or give birth in the sauna. Talking is also not a good idea. D) You are to shower before the sauna and after the sauna, before you jump into the cold water pool. Had we saunas outside, you’d probably be required to shower before rolling in the snow or jumping in a lake. These are just a few selected rules of the German sauna. You may, however, have an isotonic beer at the bar after you have showered, cooled off, rested, disinfected your feet and put on a bathrobe and flip-flops. Cheers!

  • @behgaming1
    @behgaming1 2 роки тому +1696

    "Naked sauna!?"
    Finns: first time?

    • @Thor.Jorgensen
      @Thor.Jorgensen 2 роки тому +94

      That's just what a sauna is. I'm from Denmark, and wearing a towel to a Sauna is not normal unless it's a public mixed-gender sauna.
      Public or private male or female saunas are always nude.
      Private saunas are as nude as your home showers.

    • @behgaming1
      @behgaming1 2 роки тому +8

      @@Thor.Jorgensen exactly

    • @marcelslofstra2157
      @marcelslofstra2157 Рік тому +68

      @@Thor.Jorgensen Most saunas in Germany are public and mixed. And naked.

    • @Oberbaumbruecke
      @Oberbaumbruecke Рік тому +20

      It's boring that youtubers are all telling the same stories. I bet she has not even been to the sauna in Germany. It's just what evereybody is telling about Germany.

    • @Thor.Jorgensen
      @Thor.Jorgensen Рік тому +16

      @@Oberbaumbruecke DW, Deutsche Welle is literally German. Hint: It's in the name.

  • @marsa74
    @marsa74 Рік тому +70

    Cheap alcohol, no birth control, and naked in saunas is our way to save our population 😝

    • @RustyHeartsTOV
      @RustyHeartsTOV 6 місяців тому

      Mostly men on men action so not really saving the population.

    • @beorlingo
      @beorlingo 6 днів тому

      Good one! 😊👍

  • @il.ka297
    @il.ka297 Рік тому +382

    Actually, in Germany birth control such as the pill or an IUD is covered by health insurance up to the age of 21.

    • @terrywilliam5014
      @terrywilliam5014 Рік тому

      Hello

    • @byzantinehoney3384
      @byzantinehoney3384 6 місяців тому +6

      You would know wouldn’t you

    • @il.ka297
      @il.ka297 6 місяців тому

      ​@@byzantinehoney3384?

    • @Sarevok2001
      @Sarevok2001 6 місяців тому +44

      ​@@byzantinehoney3384That's why she is writing it. What do you want to imply?

    • @littleceasar9351
      @littleceasar9351 6 місяців тому +8

      So free for people who have no business fornicating in the first place. Yet responsible adults who support themselves and are much more likely to be married or in committed relationships have to pay for it???

  • @keaseball
    @keaseball 2 роки тому +512

    Interesting to know what the differences between my country and Scotland are. But not in every sauna you have to be naked ig. Greetings from Germany 🤝🏻

    • @grapefruitbierchen2141
      @grapefruitbierchen2141 2 роки тому +40

      Natürlich muss man jeder Sauna nackt sein.

    • @imperialist4862
      @imperialist4862 Рік тому +21

      Why would you even do that? That is so uncivillized

    • @TremereTT
      @TremereTT Рік тому +29

      For reasons of hygiene you DO need to be naked in every sauna, unless no one is enforcing the rules.

    • @caspiria178
      @caspiria178 Рік тому +28

      Well many saunas are offering a monthly "Sauna for shy people" where you can enter in bathing clothes.
      Bit i prefere the naked Sauna. People tend to be more civilized when naked, like keep distance, avoid staring, and of course its much more comfy beeing naked then sitting and sweating in hot Bikini.

    • @adrianruckborn9188
      @adrianruckborn9188 Рік тому

      Er meint wohl die Gemischte Sauna..

  • @dexter0512
    @dexter0512 Рік тому +319

    Cheap booze and naked sauna seems like they've decided the birth control after that would be far too expensive 🤣

    • @basemhassan7330
      @basemhassan7330 Рік тому +2

      Hi good morning from Palestine nice to meet you 🌹

    • @coco-ls6zq
      @coco-ls6zq 9 місяців тому

      ​@@basemhassan7330🇮🇱

    • @DragoKovac-dr2cf
      @DragoKovac-dr2cf 7 місяців тому +3

      How come for a Scottish girl you sound like an Aussie

    • @Decosback
      @Decosback 6 місяців тому +3

      ​@@DragoKovac-dr2cfbecause she has a posh Scottish accent. I'm from Scotland and her accent is very annoying 😂

    • @ac1646
      @ac1646 5 місяців тому

      @@DragoKovac-dr2cf Because you can't tell the difference

  • @jamesdolan4042
    @jamesdolan4042 Рік тому +60

    Kudos to you. I found much the same things when I lived in Germany. However, I have to say the overall German experience was very positive and excellent for me. I enjoyed it very much.

    • @760HorsePower
      @760HorsePower 4 місяці тому +1

      Why would anyone move to nahtzi Germany?

    • @sebschl7546
      @sebschl7546 3 місяці тому +2

      ​@@760HorsePowerwell, only time travellers are able to do this.

    • @Threemore650
      @Threemore650 Місяць тому +3

      @@760HorsePowerThe Germans are some of the most decent and hardest working people on earth.
      If Germans frequent places abroad, then you know the food and sanitation are on point in that place.
      They make the best and most cool stuff on the planet.
      The only thing I didn’t like was the omnipresent smell of sausages.
      For the rest, this Englisher is only impressed.
      Seems we were lied to about the German character for about 100 years.
      Have fun catching up.
      Or stay away probably best. You won’t be missed.
      Döp dödöd döp

    • @760HorsePower
      @760HorsePower Місяць тому

      @@Threemore650 I think Putins country is much better in every way

    • @Threemore650
      @Threemore650 Місяць тому

      @@760HorsePower I don’t know.
      But at this point I’d like a native leader who at least doesn’t hate his people.
      There’s an incredible range of circumstances in Russia. Some abysmal poverty still exists.
      Having grown up in the Cold War, I have only been delighted by Russians I have met since the Iron Curtain fell. I have one good Russian friend, she’s not a fan of Putin.
      We should have brought Russia in from the cold after communism fell. How stupid to have not taken that opportunity to embrace a huge Christian nation into our prosperity.
      However, having just read the Gulag Archipelago, I’d really like to know why none of those Bolshevik sorts have ever been brought to justice.
      Edit: sorry, that was a bit deep for a sauna vid 😂

  • @HaleG9
    @HaleG9 6 місяців тому +32

    The most shocking thing for me as a German when I lived in Scotland was the unbelievably high frequency of people using the f-word in virtually every sentence.

    • @colinbrown7305
      @colinbrown7305 6 місяців тому +9

      Hahaha! It's a form of punctuation. Especially in Glasgow.

    • @HaleG9
      @HaleG9 6 місяців тому +3

      @@colinbrown7305 jep - that is where I studied...

    • @abraxastulammo9940
      @abraxastulammo9940 4 місяці тому +1

      I know scotch culture from the movie Trainspotting 😂

    • @GM-tw4el
      @GM-tw4el 3 місяці тому +4

      ​@@abraxastulammo9940here's another lesson for you, don't ever call a Scottish person "scotch" or they'll probably headbutt you 😂. Scotch is what Americans call Scottish whisky and a scotch egg is an egg covered in breaded pork, but comes from England, a scotch bonnet is a chilli from africa, that gets it's name because it looks like a traditional Scottish hat. If you go to Scotland or meet a Scottish person calling them scotch is worse than calling them English 😂

    • @abraxastulammo9940
      @abraxastulammo9940 3 місяці тому

      @@GM-tw4el Ok, I already learned you cannot call the swiss currency "Fränkli" because they are serious about their money. 😬

  • @DavidD-rd6oc
    @DavidD-rd6oc Рік тому +305

    From a fellow Scot, that’s just a random Saturday night - a few beers, a naked sauna and some birth control 😜

  • @sylvesterimutanen6069
    @sylvesterimutanen6069 6 місяців тому +8

    Naked sauna
    Finland: here it’s normal

  • @funpunkerle
    @funpunkerle 2 роки тому +661

    „Alcohol is super cheap...“ Buys Sterni, wich is one of the worst beers Germany has to offer.

    • @RossOneEyed
      @RossOneEyed 2 роки тому +24

      Was trinken wir? Licher Pils!

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  2 роки тому +141

      Well, it's certainly cheap

    • @abyssstrider2547
      @abyssstrider2547 2 роки тому +34

      Du bekommst wofür du bezahlst.

    • @abyssstrider2547
      @abyssstrider2547 2 роки тому +5

      *Sie
      Sorry that takes getting used to.

    • @White_Wrath
      @White_Wrath 2 роки тому +8

      It was probably still pretty good. German beer is my favorite.

  • @gct436
    @gct436 2 роки тому +43

    Except Sundays. The whole country hibernates on Sundays.

    • @peter_meyer
      @peter_meyer 2 роки тому +7

      When you party until 6AM next day, you just need some rest.

    • @riyasingh2729
      @riyasingh2729 Рік тому +1

      ​@@peter_meyer party on Monday?

    • @peter_meyer
      @peter_meyer Рік тому +4

      @@riyasingh2729 Party on saturday 'till 6AM sunday.

    • @einienj3281
      @einienj3281 11 місяців тому

      Not that long ago all shops were closed on sundays in Finland. And I mean all shops. Now the only shop that is closed on sundays is Alko (the hard liquor shop)

    • @coffeenorth
      @coffeenorth 8 місяців тому +5

      ​@@einienj3281On Sundays German supermarkets are closed, that's true but Spätis are open, gas station stores, restaurants, any kind of fast food and street food place is open...so if you go hungry on that ONE day a week it's pretty much on you.

  • @sfcjdn
    @sfcjdn 6 місяців тому +6

    When I was stationed in Germany and visited a sauna for the first time…it was a definite surprise. 😁

  • @CallieMasters5000
    @CallieMasters5000 Рік тому +79

    In Scotland, the liquor IS the birth control.

    • @KhanCarnivore
      @KhanCarnivore 10 місяців тому +2

      😂😂😂😂

    • @Poohtox
      @Poohtox 2 місяці тому +1

      In Germany the liqor is the reason we have them.

  • @Englandfan91
    @Englandfan91 Рік тому +18

    Some saunas have special times for women only if that makes you more comfortable. Contraception is free till the age of 21.

    • @vice2versa
      @vice2versa Місяць тому +1

      The gender doesnt matter,

  • @emerceel
    @emerceel 6 місяців тому +9

    "If you cant afford contraception, then you definitely cant afford no contraception" one of the funniest advices I've heard in Germany

  • @suhmu4940
    @suhmu4940 Рік тому +77

    Actually in Germany you can get birth control for free if you can’t afford them.

    • @tenebrousjones4897
      @tenebrousjones4897 Рік тому +21

      You could also just not smash.

    • @TheSarahskaninchen
      @TheSarahskaninchen Рік тому +34

      @@tenebrousjones4897 ah yeah, that's gonna Work for millions of people for decades lol

    • @c.l4219
      @c.l4219 Рік тому

      Unfortunately...! So people in Germany who don't bother to get a job get paid birth control, health care and apartments. And who pays for this? Stupid honest ones with jobs and horrendous tax rates!

    • @naysneedle5707
      @naysneedle5707 Рік тому +9

      @@tenebrousjones4897 I feel sorry for you.

    • @vincedibona4687
      @vincedibona4687 Рік тому +4

      Nays, he probably feels sorry for you. 🤣

  • @Why-D
    @Why-D 10 місяців тому +8

    Why would someone wear clothes, when you want to sweat?

    • @CallmeRexy
      @CallmeRexy 3 місяці тому +1

      They make a thing called sweat pants it's super common here in the United States

    • @sinaroozbeh4745
      @sinaroozbeh4745 Місяць тому

      I don't wana put my D out bro 😐

  • @spfisterer3651
    @spfisterer3651 Рік тому +8

    The whole sauna topic always surprises me. It's such a tiny part of German culture, I personally know 1 person under 40 that goes to a sauna. Yes 1.

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  Рік тому +1

      As a young person, I wouldn't go only to a sauna, but if a gym or spa had a sauna, I'd use it

    • @unlink1649
      @unlink1649 5 місяців тому +2

      It's you. I know a lot of people who go to saunas and I'm way under 40. Basically every time I get the chance, I go. Even on business travel, but mostly privately with friends or spouses.

    • @timloffel4196
      @timloffel4196 3 місяці тому +1

      Dafuq...
      Like 90% of all people that I know who are not insecure and are at least 20 go to the sauna atleast 4 times a year minimum...

  • @WakaWaka2468
    @WakaWaka2468 Рік тому +11

    It's fascinating Germans are so confident with their sauna culture.
    Over 2,000 years ago Caesar said the exact same thing, and noticed they were naked a lot and very free with their bodies.

  • @atletisaxonia
    @atletisaxonia Рік тому +13

    'Alcohol is super cheap' shows a beer that normally costs 30-40ct for 1€

    • @PiousMoltar
      @PiousMoltar 6 місяців тому +4

      Still ridiculously cheap by UK standards

  • @TAGGARTPSN
    @TAGGARTPSN Рік тому +12

    As a Scot, she speaks some pish

    • @TAGGARTPSN
      @TAGGARTPSN Рік тому

      @m.m.m. Then some of her info wouldn't be inaccurate now would it.

    • @GM-tw4el
      @GM-tw4el 3 місяці тому

      She's no telling any lies. Some gyms have got saunas, but nobody's in the buff. You don't pay for scripts, booze is dearer than Germany, and you can only buy it between 10 and 10. She might be a dafty but she's no said anything that's untrue.

  • @ionbarbu5539
    @ionbarbu5539 2 місяці тому +1

    Bro....Sauna in Germeny❗Is CRAZYYYY🔥🔥🔥

  • @antonydandrea
    @antonydandrea Рік тому +27

    I live in England and those things shock me about Scotland that I didn't know

    • @martinaitken7825
      @martinaitken7825 Рік тому +2

      Like what

    • @basemhassan7330
      @basemhassan7330 Рік тому +2

      Hi good morning from Palestine nice to meet you insha'Alla 🌹

    • @Isomoar
      @Isomoar 6 місяців тому

      Yeah what like England gets shafted by their government while the devolved nations enjoy much more as should England but they're too propagandised to.

    • @PiousMoltar
      @PiousMoltar 6 місяців тому +2

      @@martinaitken7825 Like not being able to buy alcohol after 10pm, that's mad, in England you can buy alcohol whenever you want. It gets trickier after 10pm because most shops are closed but there's plenty of 24 hour shops.

    • @halfbakedproductions7887
      @halfbakedproductions7887 6 місяців тому +2

      I'm Scottish living in England. There are quite a few things I prefer about England and the whole Sunday trading guddle has never once tripped me up. It's not a big deal if you're even slightly organised and the smaller places are exempt from those rules anyway, so stay open very late.
      You can also still get multibuy and special offers on booze in England.
      Also the supermarket delivery vans are still doing drops until 9-10pm or so on a Sunday...

  • @thatonescot
    @thatonescot Рік тому +7

    As a scot considering movement to Germany this was an interesting video

    • @DrMcMoist
      @DrMcMoist Рік тому

      I have lived here for years, if you have any questions I'd be happy to answer them.

  • @TheBackdrafter80
    @TheBackdrafter80 6 місяців тому +10

    U can't buy alcohol after 10 pm in most german stores. Because they close at 8 pm. 😂
    There are a few exeptions though, mostly in big cities and train stations.

    • @tomaszek8888
      @tomaszek8888 6 місяців тому +1

      Petrol station 24h

    • @baadlyrics8705
      @baadlyrics8705 6 місяців тому +1

      Where do you live where they close at 8 pm lol. Ive never seen stores in normal cities close before 10pm and sometimes 11-12 pm. And then theres gas stations, kiosks and so on

    • @olivetreeisland
      @olivetreeisland 6 місяців тому +1

      Bayern? ':)

    • @TheBackdrafter80
      @TheBackdrafter80 6 місяців тому +1

      @@baadlyrics8705 well then check outside of cities for once. 😉

    • @TheBackdrafter80
      @TheBackdrafter80 6 місяців тому

      @@tomaszek8888 In cities and alongside Atutobahn yes. Rural no.

  • @Kj_Gamer2614
    @Kj_Gamer2614 Рік тому +23

    I like how outside of the Nordic countries, the Netherlands and Germany, naked saunas are so odd. I find it odd to wear bikinis or shorts to the sauna, cause that gets all sweaty and sticky and disgusting

    • @lucianheartfillia5187
      @lucianheartfillia5187 Рік тому +1

      Russia also has naked saunas

    • @buzifalus
      @buzifalus Рік тому

      sweating over a bench where others come to is also sticky and disgusting

    • @vadimu.2027
      @vadimu.2027 7 місяців тому

      So you prefer to go inside naked in a small, swetty room with other man?

    • @hugolindum7728
      @hugolindum7728 6 місяців тому +1

      In uk naked saunas are normal but they aren’t mixed sexes.

    • @abraxastulammo9940
      @abraxastulammo9940 4 місяці тому +1

      ​​@@hugolindum7728Germany overcame the apartheid of sexes 😅

  • @MelonGearSolid
    @MelonGearSolid Рік тому +46

    "Everything is free"
    Me, a Scot, laughs as I pay the highest tax rate in the UK.

    • @tbxmxdog9187
      @tbxmxdog9187 Рік тому +4

      Middle tax band is also bad .

    • @duffman9
      @duffman9 Рік тому +1

      @@tbxmxdog9187 lowest band is less than England

    • @tbxmxdog9187
      @tbxmxdog9187 Рік тому +1

      @@duffman9 Not by much plus ,inflation making people work more , plus wage increases makes it easy for someone in a typical working class job same goes for long hours in Scotland to hit middle tax these days while rest of the Uk gets 10 grand extra on “bracket” lower tax , still at least the first 12 grand is tax free has not been changed . Still better then living in Scotland then south east of England though depending on your status of cause.

    • @davidlittle7182
      @davidlittle7182 Рік тому +1

      You don’t though

    • @MelonGearSolid
      @MelonGearSolid Рік тому

      @@davidlittle7182 currently paying 21% and 41%. There is a 45% in England but that's not obtainable for the middle class is it.

  • @moritzmuller9660
    @moritzmuller9660 7 місяців тому +20

    The whole naked sauna thing is actually pretty handy because the staring lads from the middle east are to shy to go to the sauna naked. Nowadays it is often mandatory to be naked which is enforced and can be read on signs.

  • @MehralsvierZeilnelesne
    @MehralsvierZeilnelesne Рік тому +23

    About the free birthcontrol, we still argue about it and it seems that it will be free soon, and a full naked sauna is so normal for us. We've learned from the Finn's and it is healthy

  • @therzook
    @therzook 6 місяців тому +2

    1 thing that shocks me in Scotland when I moved from Poland. Scotland has the best craft beers in the world. Period.

  • @artisticbean4945
    @artisticbean4945 Рік тому +15

    I'm a Scottish lass too

  • @rachamaduguharipriya6314
    @rachamaduguharipriya6314 Рік тому +9

    I am moving to Scotland from Germany in few days ,🤭🤭🤭

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  Рік тому

      Let us know what your reverse culture shocks are :)

    • @richardwilson2912
      @richardwilson2912 Рік тому +1

      Are you currently in Germany now

    • @ldorman
      @ldorman Рік тому +1

      Why would you do that, especially after Brexit oO

    • @halfbakedproductions7887
      @halfbakedproductions7887 6 місяців тому

      I knew Germans who were living in Scotland. Even dated one of them for a while.
      But this was in 2005 and the family moved back in dribs and drabs from 2011 onwards, even before Brexit.

  • @christianbollore7677
    @christianbollore7677 Рік тому +11

    I hate when people say things in Scotland are free, they aren't, high taxes are paying for it!

    • @coopa2002
      @coopa2002 Рік тому +2

      You mean the English central government

    • @christianbollore7677
      @christianbollore7677 Рік тому +1

      @@coopa2002 no, I mean taxes...

    • @hmu05366
      @hmu05366 11 місяців тому +1

      @@coopa2002no they mean our taxes pay for it… these comments about English subsidies have been debunked decades ago

    • @hmu05366
      @hmu05366 11 місяців тому

      @@coopa2002also you guys stole about £1 trillion of oil revenue from us , so please pay it back. Maybe give the Indians, the Africans and the Caribbeans something back as well. London is the biggest leach of a city in history. Built off the back of centuries of theft colonialism and extortion

    • @Nick-ye5kk
      @Nick-ye5kk 6 місяців тому

      @@hmu05366 What has been proved is that the Scots get far more money per head spent on them than the English. Probably due to the high number of senior civil servants in Whitehall who were born north of the border.

  • @jonni129
    @jonni129 Рік тому +9

    Contraceptions are covered by the health insurance in Germany. They are free for everyone under 22, above you have to pay the so-called Rezeptgebühr (10% of the sales price, min. 5€, max. 10€) as for any other prescribed medication. If you are privately insured, you can get reimbursed.

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  Рік тому +1

      But if you have to pay a small fee, the contraception is not free :)

    • @jonni129
      @jonni129 Рік тому +1

      True, that is, why I wrote below the age of 22 it is free. The point in the video was, that you might not just be able to buy the best suited contraception because of the price. As in Germany contraceptions except for the morning-after pill need to be prescribed, the doctor has to make sure, that you get the best suited contraception. BTW If you pay taxes and get something from the state without any fees, it is also not free. It is just financed differently financed through a community not unlikely to a statutory insurance 😏

    • @hmu05366
      @hmu05366 11 місяців тому

      @@jonni129good point re taxes

    • @ElectricVehiclesAreGoodF-ti7xd
      @ElectricVehiclesAreGoodF-ti7xd 10 місяців тому

      ​@@dweuromaxxFree contraception!! Are you kidding me? I adore you for mentioning this!

  • @luiseschill4877
    @luiseschill4877 Рік тому +3

    Sterni is Cheap, but there are better beers than it. And the sauna thing... You'll get used to it. We do it because it's more hygenic than being in a sweat soaked swim suit. Greetings from Germany :)
    But what impresses me is that birth control is free in Scotland. In Germany it is only free to the age of 21.

  • @LightAndLiving
    @LightAndLiving Рік тому +4

    The birth control one is only half true.
    If you are under 18 you don't pay a cent for it.
    If your are between 18 and 24 you pay 5-10 euros (usually 5 unless you are picky) only after you turned 24 you pay full price which is usually not that much. If you aren't picky that is.

  • @xzaratulx
    @xzaratulx 2 роки тому +5

    But you got some clear sunny weather in return 🙂

  • @robo0205
    @robo0205 Рік тому +2

    Great to hear a broad Scottish accent
    Maybe you could use it next time

    • @PiousMoltar
      @PiousMoltar 6 місяців тому

      Wait so did you hear it or did you not hear it?
      You make no sense

  • @alexwood3459
    @alexwood3459 Рік тому +2

    I big thing for me moving to Europe is that because European countries are so often compared to America we think that they are progressive but as someone who has never had to pay for healthcare in my life and now has to pay for every drs visit plus 120€ for my medication I struggle to understand how the tax rate can be so high. I love living in Europe but I think I can only afford it when working full-time and that's not something I want to do long term.

    • @johnp139
      @johnp139 Рік тому

      Learn how to write.

  • @ironczar8975
    @ironczar8975 Рік тому +9

    "look at my life in Germany" - lives in Berlin, the least German city in Germany

    • @ldorman
      @ldorman Рік тому +5

      Pretty much all capitals in every Western European country are not representative for the country.
      Paris is not French
      Berlin is not German
      London is not English
      Edinburgh is not Scottish
      Brussels is not Belgian
      ... actually Vienna is Austrian and Budapest is Hungarian - but both are very center/eastern European.

    • @DrMcMoist
      @DrMcMoist Рік тому

      Yeah, she should move to Hamm.

    • @cautarepvp2079
      @cautarepvp2079 5 місяців тому

      ​@@ldorman you say this because to many immigrants?

  • @MisterPyOne
    @MisterPyOne Рік тому +4

    I'm German and I'm not patriotic at all except for Scotland, idk why, but I feel very patriotic towards Scotland

  • @thecrazyrai0
    @thecrazyrai0 Рік тому +1

    well it might be legal to buy alcohol after 10 pm but most stores are closed at that point

  • @Pullasorsa.mp4
    @Pullasorsa.mp4 Рік тому +2

    The naked sauna thing is from finland (creators of sauna)

  • @TheTwoFingeredBulldog
    @TheTwoFingeredBulldog Рік тому +4

    Weird Scottish accent there 😂🤣😂

  • @matusfranko4940
    @matusfranko4940 Рік тому +26

    Of course saunas are naked! Greetings from Slovakia :)

    • @momdonttouchthatsock
      @momdonttouchthatsock Рік тому +1

      But isn't it embarrassing to sit there naked with strangers?

    • @RustyHeartsTOV
      @RustyHeartsTOV 6 місяців тому

      ​@@momdonttouchthatsockno. Just a naked body.

    • @PiousMoltar
      @PiousMoltar 6 місяців тому

      In England just sitting with strangers is bad enough, being naked would make it a nightmare

    • @JSE2013
      @JSE2013 6 місяців тому

      @@momdonttouchthatsockuse a towel 😃 only swim clothes are forbidden.

    • @abraxastulammo9940
      @abraxastulammo9940 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@momdonttouchthatsockYou could lie down instead 😅

  • @melonsquid1
    @melonsquid1 10 місяців тому +1

    Lil explorer forgot about Hitl-

  • @AlinaA2804
    @AlinaA2804 Рік тому +10

    "Alcohol is super cheap" - shows 1€ 0,5l bottle beer when you can literally get a crate with 20 0,5l bottles for 10€.

    • @PiousMoltar
      @PiousMoltar 6 місяців тому

      1 Euro for a beer is already ridiculously cheap from my point of view

    • @PiousMoltar
      @PiousMoltar 6 місяців тому

      A can of coke costs more than that in the UK

    • @E1N101
      @E1N101 6 місяців тому +1

      1Eur ganz normaler Späti Preis.

    • @Anson_AKB
      @Anson_AKB 5 місяців тому +1

      Spätis are everywhere and usually are open much earlier and much later than supermarkets, but you have to pay 2x or 3x normal prices for that service (and because they often can't buy in bulk like big supermarket chains)

  • @NoahBodze
    @NoahBodze 2 роки тому +8

    Nothing is free. You just need to take an econ course.

    • @peter_meyer
      @peter_meyer 2 роки тому +3

      What is wrong with distributing taxes sensibly?

    • @kingofracism
      @kingofracism Рік тому +2

      @@peter_meyer he said nothing is free. He didn't mention distribution or anything. What is wrong with telling the truth? Nothing is free.

    • @richardwilson2912
      @richardwilson2912 Рік тому

      I will like to come to Germany 🇩🇪 one day

    • @johnp139
      @johnp139 Рік тому

      @@peter_meyer who decides what is “sensibly”?

    • @Alaskan-Armadillo
      @Alaskan-Armadillo Рік тому

      ​@@kingofracism As usual reactionaries recycle the same talking points while insisting you're all individuals.

  • @user-zw6pn3ql7y
    @user-zw6pn3ql7y Рік тому +2

    Come to the state of Baden Württemberg and the sale of alcohol (even beer!) suddenly is also illegal after 10 pm. But that won't matter because the supermarkets also close at the same time...

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  Рік тому

      Wow, really?!

    • @user-zw6pn3ql7y
      @user-zw6pn3ql7y Рік тому

      @@dweuromaxx just googled it, sorry apparently not anymore. It certainly used to be like this but the rules have changed since I last had the sudden need for a six-pack of Tannenzäpfle after 10 pm.
      Now neither is the case - theoretically supermarkets could be open 24/6 (24 hours Monday to Saturday) and they could sell alcohol anytime.
      (But in reality most supermarkets still close between 20:00 and 22:00)

  • @Maszerr
    @Maszerr 21 день тому +2

    Scotland is like Finland 😂

  • @TrystansWorkbench
    @TrystansWorkbench Рік тому +25

    Ah, you've ditched the Scottish accent too.

    • @hmu05366
      @hmu05366 11 місяців тому +2

      She does have a Scottish accent…

    • @GM-tw4el
      @GM-tw4el 3 місяці тому

      ​@@hmu05366Aye, a posh one 😂

  • @absoliutenuds
    @absoliutenuds Рік тому +6

    You're not from Scotland. You sound nowhere near a Scott

  • @berndhoffmann7703
    @berndhoffmann7703 Рік тому +2

    What have you got more often contraception or alcohol?

  • @larsgroh18
    @larsgroh18 6 місяців тому +1

    What does Sauna have to do with SPA?
    SPA = sanum per aquam (refers to water)
    Sauna is usually hot and dry.

  • @lemonaid8678
    @lemonaid8678 2 роки тому +7

    It’s not free. Lmao. You pay for it with your taxes, regardless if you are using it or not.

    • @sophiebell4758
      @sophiebell4758 Рік тому +3

      Yeah normally people know that. But Its free at the Point of Charge/Use. And Its also free/cheaper Who wouldnt be Able to afford it, If it wasnt govermental funded

    • @Alexander-vo4gv
      @Alexander-vo4gv Рік тому +4

      Yes, we are willing to pay for it though. Whenever I hear people say "oh, taxes taxes" of course its being paid by taxes. You think the government is giving them out for free?

    • @johnp139
      @johnp139 Рік тому

      I am not willing to pay for things for other people. Let them EARN IT!!!

  • @travissobeck4939
    @travissobeck4939 Рік тому +3

    contraception is simple, it's called the vasectomy. One and done!

  • @therighthonsirdoug
    @therighthonsirdoug 5 місяців тому +1

    Contraception is not "free" in Scotland...it's paid for by taxpayers!

  • @user-xt5um5tk7e
    @user-xt5um5tk7e 2 місяці тому

    "in Scotland everything is *free* "
    Me: EVEN ITEMS IN THE STORE?

  • @mritchie85
    @mritchie85 2 роки тому +7

    Wow, free contraception mentioned as only plus, is that the only thing going for the country? Things are free in Scotland because the majority of people are skint or wouldn't buy the things so Gov't make them free e.g tertiary education & prescriptions.

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  2 роки тому +5

      The video is not so much about positives and negatives - more about culture shocks! Our host doesn't specify whether she prefers the naked sauna culture or not 😁

    • @mritchie85
      @mritchie85 2 роки тому +2

      @@dweuromaxx I like the idea of naked sauna lol, Germany wins p.s I'm Scottish too

    • @hardver8855
      @hardver8855 Рік тому

      What skint means?? Like cheap or thight on money??

    • @mritchie85
      @mritchie85 Рік тому

      @@hardver8855 Skint is lack of money, they don't have money to spare due to the economic situation e.g no disposable income for enjoyable things.

    • @hmu05366
      @hmu05366 11 місяців тому

      @@mritchie85which is not true, have you ever lived in Scotland?

  • @peter_meyer
    @peter_meyer 2 роки тому +5

    Yeah, we have to get that contraception thing sorted. Should be free, too. Poverty pregnancy is a thing.

    • @LycanFerret
      @LycanFerret Рік тому

      This. I've always found it ironic that the poorest closest to homeless people end up having the most kids. Worldwide. Even in the past. Richer families had 1-2 kids. Poor ones? 10 children.
      But it is also thanks to diet. Trash food limits the female's body ability to discern a healthy or trash fetus and lets them all live. A well-fed nurtured woman's body miscarries the fetus early early on if it's not good enough. Built-in eugenics for healthy genes.
      So in reality more children = you're physically sick or malnourished. Also why parents who do drugs and drink a lot can pop out kids like rabbits.

    • @LycanFerret
      @LycanFerret Рік тому +1

      I hear so many people whine and whine about the declining birth rates.
      So you want to eat and live like the countries with higher birth rates? Nigeria where they prescribe starvation to pregnant women to make the babies smaller because they're so malnourished they can't give birth right?
      The more a country has crippling poverty worldwide, the more kids they will produce because their bodies see themselves as about to keel over and decease so they want to pump out gene meat sacks as fast as humanly possible.
      Rich well-off countries(look up all the low birth rate countries, most don't even have birth control) can be more selective. Their bodies know they'll live and produce a long time so they can take time off from chucking kids into the world everytime they have sex.

    • @LycanFerret
      @LycanFerret Рік тому +1

      The way to a healthier population involves both male and female parents taking 2 years minimum prior to conceiving to stop drugs, drinking, and take vitamins and get healthy. Then they take 2 years minimum between each baby to repeat the last 2 years. And ideally stop having kids when they can't feed them properly.
      This gives children the best genetics they can hope for for a stronger healthier population that isn't just modern slave labor.

    • @peter_meyer
      @peter_meyer Рік тому +1

      @@LycanFerret I call BS. I know a family living very healthy and they had a child with disabilities. Doesn't at all fit into your narrative. Explain.

    • @peter_meyer
      @peter_meyer Рік тому

      @@LycanFerret "Nigeria where they prescribe starvation to pregnant women " prove it.
      The rest: Bollocks. All "rich, well-off countries" offer easy access to birth control. People in poor countries have many kids because these countries don't offer some kind of pension. This has been studied decades ago. Your theory is a blatant conspiracy claim and lacks any scientific proof.

  • @BoopSnootAndTroubleshoot
    @BoopSnootAndTroubleshoot Рік тому +2

    I was just in Scotland last week, and let me tell you, alcohol in Scotland is HEAPS cheaper than in Norway :c

    • @hmu05366
      @hmu05366 11 місяців тому

      Yeh it’s not too bad

  • @fishgodeep204
    @fishgodeep204 Рік тому +2

    You can buy drink 24-7 in London

  • @donnapascual2665
    @donnapascual2665 Рік тому +7

    Im a prude, guess I’m more Scottish than German.🤭

  • @roejogan2693
    @roejogan2693 Рік тому +8

    Imagine a German going into a Scottish sauna... 😳

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  Рік тому +2

      @dari q In a kilt? 😆

    • @adzy1324
      @adzy1324 Рік тому

      @@dweuromaxxnaw mate

    • @denizalgazi
      @denizalgazi Рік тому +3

      I've seen worse in the US. They even wear clothes whilst taking a shower which is why Iceland has shower sheriffs at the Blue Lagoon because of Americans not showering properly sans clothing!

  • @reazmohammed999
    @reazmohammed999 Рік тому +2

    Can you create a video about pros and cons in germany

  • @TheEndingOfGold
    @TheEndingOfGold 3 дні тому

    In Sweden you can only buy alcohol over 3.5% in a regulated store that has open to 7 pm and every city has about 4 of them

  • @beefsupreme4671
    @beefsupreme4671 Рік тому +4

    It’s not free. You are still paying for it with you taxes.

    • @Maisiewuppp
      @Maisiewuppp 6 місяців тому

      Lame argument. And by the way, health care is not funded by taxes in Germany but by insurance premiums paid to non-profit organisations who administer the system. Non-profit…get it?

    • @beefsupreme4671
      @beefsupreme4671 6 місяців тому

      Are you stupid. I’m referring to her comment about it all being free IN SCOTLAND.

  • @Hristiyan1991
    @Hristiyan1991 9 місяців тому +3

    That was very informative, but honestly I don't drink, I don't F so not a problem at all.😅

  • @patriciaparker2878
    @patriciaparker2878 Рік тому +1

    You should do a travel show.

  • @AlexandraVioletta
    @AlexandraVioletta Рік тому +2

    Contraception is a thing. I think Germany is one of the rare countries in Europe where you need a prescription from a Dr. And money to get it.
    I don't like that.

    • @johnp139
      @johnp139 Рік тому

      They are greatly losing population in Germany and they want to force more people to have kids.

  • @presidentjoethudbrandon7074
    @presidentjoethudbrandon7074 Рік тому +3

    Free condoms but I have to buy my own migraine meds... seems fair.

    • @vizzyb8400
      @vizzyb8400 Рік тому

      I agree. If one can't afford migraine medicines, what will they afford children.

  • @Wolfspaule
    @Wolfspaule Рік тому +4

    I wouldn't call Sternburg beer, its really bad.

    • @frankschmidt2842
      @frankschmidt2842 Місяць тому

      And i wouldn't pay 1€ for it everything over 50ct is not cheap in germany :D

  • @spiderwolfman
    @spiderwolfman Рік тому +2

    «in Scotland it's illegal to buy alcohol in stores after 10 pm»
    Me, living in Germany, where stores after 9 pm and kiosks after 10 pm are closed:
    Hmm, interesting 💀

  • @ryanjohnquinn4615
    @ryanjohnquinn4615 Рік тому +1

    Been in Germany many years but home is we’re the heart will always be.☘️💚🍀

  • @anushkaverma2203
    @anushkaverma2203 Рік тому +6

    The sauna culture sounds crazy WOAHH i wanna try!! Also free birth control that's awesome Scotland!
    Greetings from India

  • @lewie909
    @lewie909 Рік тому +3

    So in Scotland getting drunk is expensive but the consequences are free, the opposite applies in Germany!

  • @markh3376
    @markh3376 Рік тому

    Have a good fun travelling 😊

  • @SimonCowie86
    @SimonCowie86 Рік тому +1

    You forget you can’t buy a shop befor 11:am in stores in Scotland

  • @MirA12334
    @MirA12334 Рік тому +3

    Most stores in germany are closed after 8 and 10 tho...

    • @jonathanberstecher8126
      @jonathanberstecher8126 6 місяців тому

      And you cant buy alcohol after 10 pm in stores! Its basicly exactly the same 🤦‍♂️

    • @PiousMoltar
      @PiousMoltar 6 місяців тому

      But in England some shops are open 24 hours and sell alcohol. I imagine it's the same or similar in Germany.

  • @theresawareness8358
    @theresawareness8358 Рік тому +3

    Everything is free in Scotland? You’ll find that nothing is free , a taxpayer somewhere is footing the bill .

  • @user-cd6sq8yi4x
    @user-cd6sq8yi4x Рік тому +2

    Scott’s are prudes , not the girls I know

  • @windupmerchant1679
    @windupmerchant1679 Рік тому +1

    I like that contraception is discussed after naked saunas.

  • @chrisclarke3965
    @chrisclarke3965 Рік тому +7

    In Scotland "Everything" is not free! Alcohol (as you said is expensive) and taxes cover the rest.

  • @nelldn
    @nelldn 2 роки тому +13

    Oh my god, I would move there just for the sauna

  • @pentti3715
    @pentti3715 3 місяці тому +1

    In some parts of Finland birth control is free for young people (under 25) but I don't really understand that. It doesn't cost that much. Everyone has that few euros for a pack of condoms. Not everything should be payed with tax money.
    Obviously here people are always naked in sauna. Around 99% of Finns go to sauna regularly. The temperature is at least 80°C. Finland and the Baltic states are the only countries that still have original smoke saunas without a chimney.
    Finland also has very strict alcohol laws. You can't buy alcohol (over 2.8%) between 9 pm and 9 am. Drinks that contain more than 5.5% alcohol are only sold in the Alko stores that close at 6 pm on Saturdays and are closed on Sundays.

  • @philippschmidt1997
    @philippschmidt1997 6 місяців тому

    A few years ago it was also not allowed to buy alcohol after 10pm in Germany

  • @amreeksingh4448
    @amreeksingh4448 Рік тому +5

    Bonnie lass 😀👍

  • @gio3061
    @gio3061 Рік тому +7

    Honestly. If you can't afford birth control, don't have sex? Make some choices..

  • @dimitrimatsacos7859
    @dimitrimatsacos7859 Рік тому +2

    When your country gives you free birth control, what do you think they are really saying about you?

  • @animus7169
    @animus7169 Рік тому +1

    In a sale i bought a bottle of öttinger beer for 8 cent once.

    • @vizzyb8400
      @vizzyb8400 Рік тому

      Wow. I have never even seen chocolates here for 8 cents. :v

  • @jthagreat8
    @jthagreat8 Рік тому +3

    Germany needs one more thing

    • @vsd1988
      @vsd1988 7 місяців тому +1

      jawhul!

    • @milchbrot0608
      @milchbrot0608 4 місяці тому

      🙋🏻‍♂️🇩🇪

  • @sirraccs9584
    @sirraccs9584 Рік тому +8

    Scotland: “ew, naked saunas”
    Also Scotland: “free birth control for all your sexual desires”

  • @troeteimarsch
    @troeteimarsch Рік тому +1

    sudden inspiration: prude is kind of hot.

  • @wihatmi5510
    @wihatmi5510 Рік тому +2

    When you said it was expensive I missed the part that you say what it costs in Scotland because I only know th German prices.

    • @Anson_AKB
      @Anson_AKB 5 місяців тому

      She also bought her beer in a Späti where everything is easily available at times when other shops might have closed or are more distant, but prices are usually 2x or 3x those of supermarkets to make it worth for the owner.

  • @geoffsmith6794
    @geoffsmith6794 Рік тому +2

    When Scotland (5 million pop) reaches 83 million people, things may change!?

  • @starman5872
    @starman5872 Рік тому +3

    Another proof that I love scottish accent🤣

    • @starman5872
      @starman5872 Рік тому

      @@hughacurl well yes, it's not very heavy but still...

    • @starman5872
      @starman5872 Рік тому

      @@hughacurl I love the scottish part... and anyway I also like the british accents...

    • @starman5872
      @starman5872 Рік тому

      @@hughacurl yes, that's why I said accents (plural form)... I just generally prefer the british accents compared to the american or australian... and from all the british accents the one that I prefer is the scottish... what point are you trying to make ?

  • @madeinengland1296
    @madeinengland1296 Рік тому +7

    It’s not free in Scotland - it’s paid for by the English taxpayer

  • @joestendel1111
    @joestendel1111 6 місяців тому +1

    Germany and Scotland are both wonderful places

    • @user-xk4jx1xl7f
      @user-xk4jx1xl7f 6 місяців тому

      As a Scot I have to agree 100%
      I've visited Dortmund and Cologne a few years back and looking forward to visiting Germany again in June for the Euro Championships.
      p.s. No tickets for the games yet, but the Scots are coming to party with everyone.................
      ............except England 😂😂😂

    • @arthurcallahan1863
      @arthurcallahan1863 6 місяців тому

      Depends

  • @shelbyseelbach9568
    @shelbyseelbach9568 Рік тому +1

    As long as we're being real. Nothing is free in Scotland. Anything the government provides, you are being taxed to pay for. That's not free.