What's life like as a foreigner in Germany?
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- We headed to Munich to meet with as many nationalities living in Germany. Life can be hard for us foreigners, but we want to know what it's like for as many people as possible massive thank you again!
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Nice video, for me as a German it's really important that foreigners, no matter where they're from, feel comfortable here and it's always a pleasure to hear when people are enjoying their time here ! :)
@@Falkenhayn.Hamburg20 Man take some time off Reddit and experience the real world, then you may get off your egocentric, hatred trip and appreciate foreigners. How boring would be Germany without foreigners.
@@lollal4901 I have never had any Internet life other than 2023, going upload some the things of what I seen in Hamburg about migrants. "How boring Deutschland would be without the poor REFUGEES". 🤦♂️ you mean the misogynistic ones who made most Germans regret ever welcoming them HAHAH.
I have no ego, I will protect my Fatherland, and that includes raising my daughter to be proud European/Deutsche. She will never marry a immigrant.
I don't like immigration. Women and their emotions let these muslims in
I was born here but as a black person I was bullied severely in school for my skin colour, so while my experience has been better as an adult, it's still something that is in the back of my mind wherever I go. Generally, the racism is more covert in Germany, like teachers underestimating migrant children, finding a flat with a foreign last name, less work opportunity with the same qualification but a foreign last name etc. All in all Germany is a pretty tolerant country but with a visible migration background you will always be considered somewhat of a foreigner even if you're born here.
@@Falkenhayn.Hamburg20 Deutschland war, ist und wird, immer ein viel Völker Saat bleiben. Lern erstmal die Geschichte du Affe! Aus vielen Stämmen mit unterschiedlichen Kulturen wurden viele Königreiche mit unterschiedlichen Kulturen die dann schlussendlich zu Bundesländern wurden! Ich bin für jeden Migranten wenn wir für jeden zweiten einen von deiner Sorte los werden!!
@Edith Puthy excuse for my retarded colleagues over there! its sad but some stupid views have not died out completely over time here.
@@Falkenhayn.Hamburg20 No Germany belongs to anyone who is respectful and a good member of society German or non German
As an introvert dude, life is bloody awesome in Germany, nobody judges you, nobody approaches you, nobody bores you, it is heaven on earth! 🤣
I feel you I hate be approached by random people... And sometimes if you ignore them you re considered rude in America 🙄..
So schauts aus,sollte überall so sein
i keep getting approached in my small village... i hate this like i dont know you people leave me alone
Estonia would be even more heavenly for you in that case. Nobody will talk to you in 100 years, you can be sure ;-). You will be completely ignored.
Oh dear, I assure you, you ARE being judged left and right. It's just, that you don't know. Because people don't talk to you. That's the whole point... :D
I had an african classmate back in the day in german school, he was a french native speaker and he was able to speak english as well. He struggled with lerning german and couldn't understand everything in german class lesson's. I spoke with him since first day in english and help him to translate the test question's, how to write/pronounce the german word for his answer or i was there for a chat. Now he is a german sport teacher in german grade school. I'm really happy for him, he was able to settle in and find his place in germany.
......and you were a great friend and played your part in this too.
wow you were a good friend helping him to speak german!
@@vanessaa3839 hi
Actually the Best people with who u can learn german language are old womans and old mens :)
Thank you for helping him,he is so lucky to have you as friends.
Learning the language is key. Had similar experiences in France. Learned the language, boom, instantly huge increase in quality of life. The german language is hard, but not learning it and staying for a longer time or even live in Germany will be harder on you, I guarantee you.
I was born here and never found a single true friend....
The language barrier holds people back. That is why sometimes they look for their same language speaking bubble to stay in, when they move to another country.
@@ninae.6920 Exactly... I speak German very well (level c1) and still have no true friend in Germany. The language increases a bit the chaces but not much difference.
@@Micha-bp5om I met people who are genuinely friendly. In most of the cases they grew up among foreigners or traveled a lot. If you find Germans who speak Spanish fluently, an increasingly popular language among young people, they will definetly be very friendly and warm. The German language makes it still hard to be very close, especially in groups. You will be left out of the conversation eventually. Still, the perception of friend and friendly is different in Germany and in Northern countries than in most of the world. "freundlich" means in German nice or polite, whereas in my native country, Romania, "friendly" means someone who is willing to become your friend and doesn't hide this. It is also a different perception of "friendship".
@@abiesalba100 Yes, actually the only two Germans that were your Romanian definition of freundlich spent a lot of time abroad and in company of foreigners. I mean polite is ok, but then you never have a true connection to that person.
The first year in Germany was difficult for me (2011). I didn’t yet speak the language fluently and my paycheck was very low. I went to language courses every evening after work so didn’t have any social life. On the weekend I didn’t have energy or money to leave my studio to do things which was very far from everything. Bureaucracy was also a struggle, as I was not European.
Once I learned the language after a year and could make more money, things started to pick up. I loved it. I stayed for 11 years and I completely integrated myself into the society. I felt at home. I felt German. So after 8 years, I applied for a German nationality and got it.
I don’t feel like a foreigner anymore. And most people don’t realize I am a foreigner.
At what age did you come to Germany? That's crucial for the full socialisation
@@equim7363 at 27. I am 39 now.
Successfull germanised! Der Schlüssel ist immer die Sprache! Alles andere kommt, wenn man es zulässt, von allein.❤
Believe me, bureaucracy can also be a struggle for Germans.
Broccoli 🥦 you are an asset to Germany 🙏
That guy from Afghanistan has the most amazing voice, wow.
He said he is from Pakistan.. not from Afghanistan
As a Ukrainian, I moved to Germany at the age of 13. It was tough for me to socialize since others rejected me because of the language barrier. It's been 5 years since then. I'm about to finish gymnasium and my life has become a little easier. Anyway, my advice to the newcomers would be to start learning the language as soon as they can.
It’s funny that you foreigners struggle with lesson 1 like you struggle with everything….
It's trash. Their extremist nationalism hasn't left them even all these years later
@@coltonuribe8617 what
@@coltonuribe8617 ?
@@coltonuribe8617 people struggle with language barrier not with everything. Its just to weird that germans dont speak much english
I moved to Germany a month ago. The difficulty for me is that there is a lot of bureaucracy here. It's also much colder here than in my hometown. I like the fact that the people here are very friendly, and also here I feel safe. I started learning German, a rather difficult language, but without it it is quite difficult here. In general, everything is new and unusual, but so far I like it. Germany received us quite warmly. Thank you
With bureaucracy difficulties you mean that they are slow in making the papers you need? It takes time release papers of any kind? Thanks
@@paulpl191thanks, do they have in Germany for law a minimum wage and it is respected by companies or companies do what they want?
@@alanpatarga7943 Hi, yes there is a minimum wage in Germany. And the companies are obligated to pay it - if they don't they could get in trouble with the law. So it's not a guideline but a law.
@@alanpatarga7943Everything is regulated by law in Germany. Maximum weekly hours allowed, breaks you HAVE to take, minimum hourly salary, days of vacation etc.
Bureaucracy is slow and complicated in Germany. Not much is done online. Even Germans struggle with it because processes can take quite a while and sometimes you have to hand in the same documents over and over again, or you'll be referred back and forth (under time pressure because you have to keep the deadline), and it's not always clear what you're supposed to do in the first place.
I think sometimes you can request for help or information in English, but 90% is done in German. But there are many immigrants in Germany so you may be lucky if you find an administrator who speaks your native language (and they will gladly help because they know how shitty all of this can be).
@@alanpatarga7943No,it' s the amount of papers. And for each one you need to go to another place to get a new signature in order to get the next paper,which has to be paid ,for which you get a receit in order to claim for another paper - if you are lucky to get to the right spot at opening times and draw a good number . No service without number 😅
I can write a whole thesis on moving to Germany as a foreigner. I have the same experience with all the people in the video. The Termin culture to absolute everything is ridiculous. I had to get up at 6:30 am everyday for a month straight to get a Termin for visa application. I was constantly on my phone in order to get an apartment that is suitable for student. *The mental struggle and stress for moving to Germany is incredibly high, to a point it is like a test for your determination to move here.* I envy the EU citizen who can just move here in a blink, yet as an Asian, the process is so difficult. Now from time to time I still struggle with this Termin thing. But I can see why lots of people try to come here to build a life in Germany, because it provides stable and safe life.
even locals hate it. The Bureaucracy overall is a mess, cause anything u do, u will get letter and it wont stay at one letter. If u got bad luck, then sometimes the administration is dumb enough to ask u for something twice
As a Russian, i agree with you
The Germans are very lucky to have such a nice country 😊
@@vmrre8267
Amazing isn't it, everybody hates the way things are but nothing changes.
Wow Brother i Hope THIS gets better for you even we nativ Germany struggle with Termins given to us by federal agencies i can totallyp Unserstand your argument... Hopefully Germany gets better in making paperwork more digital
That Afghan man gave pure Gigachad vibe.
Hahahaha omg yess
Mygrunts
Thank you, I'm actually from Pakistan 😁
Gigachad Pro Max
@@AliRaza-qc9tz Asslamualaikum from your neighborhood country India 🇮🇳 😀
As a self-employed German I can confirm that our bureaucracy is killing motivation, creativity and courage. So no wonder everyone from abroad struggles with it. 👀
Have moved recently to Berlin... And just finding it hard to make some new friends 🥺 but I would love to get connected with the locals
And that strikes me as odd, since Germany wants so many foreign workers inside her workforce, but doesnt want to make an effort in regards to easing up on some bureaucracy. It's almost like somebody didn't think it through. Just, come on in, we'll sort it out as we go along.🤣
Yeah, German bureaucracy is hell.
I’m surprised that Central Asian contries or Belarus are way more digitalized xD
it's the strict language requirement that's killing the skills of many foreigners in germany.
if someone have better life / opportunities before coming in germany, well that's life, regret comes always at the end.
Man, I loved your channel. The background music is so cozy, and the atmosphere is so good.
I read most comments here and most people (foreigners) complained about how hard it is to make friends with Germans. We have two kinds of people: 1) Introvert 2) Extrovert.
Those who are introverts will find Germany (and all other similar countries) an easier place to live because they don't depend on people to feel happy. Introverts communicate with people only when they need something. They are happy on their own and this is a great virtue!
Those who are extroverts (unfortunately most people are) will find life much harder in countries like Germany and they struggle so hard to find friends. My experience with Germans and some Austrians show that they somehow feel superior and don't show interest in talking to you as a foreigner! This is most evident if you are from Asian countries (I am from Iran). Nationality DOES matter here, you can't disagree! I tried it myself. I spoke with some Germans online without disclosing my nationality. As soon as they knew I'm an Iranian, their behavior changed and it seemed to me that they didn't like to hear anything from my country! Unfortunately, most Europeans (not just Germans) have a false imagination of Asia and most Asian countries due to false news they read or hear in social media.
Now, let's get back to business! I was talking about friendship and finding friends in Germany and similar countries! Let me tell you something! If you are a foreigner in Germany and struggle to get close to Germans and make friends with them, you are on the wrong path! Don't get sad or angry if ignored! If you are in a work place or any other social gathering, don't behave as if you will die, if Germans don't show interest in getting close to you! You should in fact do the opposite! Don't feel inferior to them no matter whoever you are! Ignore them for a while and don't show any motivation to make friends with them! Be cold and indifferent! Respect yourself and don't care about how people think about you! BE PROUD of yourself and remain confident and self-dependent. Believe it or not, this works much better than struggling to win their hearts! When they realize the fact that you are not much interested in them, they will tend to get closer to you because generally human-beings tend to know someone who is more mysterious than others! Behave as if you are a German and they are foreigners!
You explained a lot of issues very well. And yes, it true when you valued your self, people will also notice your presence.
@@waqarbaig9779 I'm glad you liked my explanations. You can also add to it anything you like!
Enough said!
@@Messergebnis-liebhaber
Iran is not really thought of as asian in Germany. Geographically, it is, but culturally people don't connect it to that.
As to the prejudices: I think a big part of that might actually due to Germany being in the sphere of influence of the US. Iran has a bad image due to the religious and totalitarian nature of the state, and people more often than not conflate culture and government even though germans should know best that this is not necessarily fair.
@@Exgrmbl Yes, you're right about the religious and totalitarian nature of Iranian state but those people have nothing to do with real Iranians who are great and hospitable people. Our own people hate our own politicians. This is something you will never know if you only depend on social media to know Iran and Iranians. A clear example:
If you follow international news, you will definitely think that Iranians hate Americans but this is just a false and funny image. There is an American tourist (who is also a UA-camr) who traveled to Iran a few years ago. He wrote in his diary that at first he thought he would be treated quite badly by Iranians but he was really shocked when he experienced the warmest welcome ever! He didn't expect Iranians to be so kind and generous people. They gave him free food, free books and guide him through the country!
This is exactly the interesting part of the story! When foreigners come to Iran, we try our best to treat them nicely and be generous even though our people are having lots of financial issues due to sanctions and inflation.
However, when we travel abroad, those VERY people who were treated quite nicely by us, will treat us like animals! even though they have almost none of the financial issues our people are suffering from!
This is indeed shameful. They speak about human rights and such things but in practice they still behave like American cowboys who killed and tortured innocent black people!
I see you've incorporated my suggestion about the countries being on screen! It definitely made it way easier to watch! You're the 🐐, cheers!
Ah no problem man, just want it to be a easy and watchable as possible ;) glad you noticed
10:02 I'm so surprised that the Australian girl came to Germany at 15 and later says it was "when corona was still quite there", so she's like...17 max? Wow I thought she'd tell stories from 10 years ago :o
But the worst is that you can feel that if that conversation keept on for 1 more minute she would've burst in to tears
the afghan guy's voice was so nice , also the australian girl was so pretty
He is not afgan he is From pakistan
The Brazilian man gave two completely different stories. Initially, he said he came as a child with his family. Then he changed it to say he owned a bar from the age of 14 where he met a German girl who invited him over.
It was all a bit bizarre.
I mean, look at him. It's obvious he's got psychological problems.
Brazilians are a colorful people.
He probably came yesterday lol
@@user-sm3xq5ob5d no he probably just doesn’t know enough English to explain things properly
Edit: also, even if he was lying or sth like that (which I don’t think is the case), it’s really not cool to imply a whole nation is “colourful”, in a context in which that pretty obviously means “liar”
It was lol, but he probably just couldn’t explain it in English, that’s why
As someone who has been considering going to Germany after I graduate from college I find these videos to be super interesting. Please keep them coming!
dont come here. Work is underpaid. Taxes are way to high . Burocracy is hell
@@fluffypuffyboy586 Totally agree. All that glitters is not gold
@@fluffypuffyboy586 It is now tbh. Germany is going down the drain because the goverment dosnt care anymore. Has not always been like this. Even though i still love the security and nature you get here pretty much
@@timosyska9894 maybe because Europe is falling due to the billions of euro sent to Ukraine, the money lost during covid and stimillus package and the inflation it's causing now.
Don’t stress yourself, there are better countries who will appreciate you more and make your courage worth while.
Nice video bro. So happy to hear openiens of different people's from different countries. I'm also planning to migrate to Germany started learning German. Plz keep doing more and more videos like this. Lot's of ❤ from India.
When a French person is speaking English it is always more entertaining ^^
🤣
Just listen to some of Valentino Rossi's (the famous italian Moto GP rider) interwies in english. That's very entertaining as well.
I love it even more when they speak German.
I love french people speaking whatever language they r so cute!
that's the charm of ppl who speak more than one language
The Scot said, everybody speaks English and the Egyptian said it's very hard to find a person who is willing to speak in English. That tells you a story.
I think the age difference is the important part here. The Egyptian guy was fairly young, so people his age are not willing to speak English. The Scot was older and people his age are usually more confident and a lot of those who work in big companies use English everyday.
It‘s a age thing but More like the other way around actually. And the city you‘re located. As an example in Berlin nearly everyone speaks fluent english. While in more rural regions people often struggle with english.
I’d say West and east has still its traces. So people from West often speak better english than east. Its kinda logical because of the occupation zones. but you have to take into account that this only applies to certain age groups (rather older)
@@semir9112 I think youngsters are more fluent in English than the older people. Not only in Germany but also in other non-English speaking countries. You will find more youngsters speak English fluently than the oldies.
@@nipunadodan Very smart point ! it indeed tells you a story !! a hidden one !
Yeah that one made me a bit wary as well
Fun fact, if you suck at speaking the local language of the country you imigrated to, bureaucracy will always be a pain. Nothing to do with Germany lol. Not too many ppl seem to be fully aware of this but paper work in e.g. English speaking countries is way crazier than in German speaking Europe. Good luck trying to get a permanent work visa for post Brexit UK, Australia, or much worse....the US !! Not gonna happen.....unless you're an academic genius in the medical field or a multi-million dollar business investor. In fact, It would be a great experiment to have some of these guys attempt to get employment or get into uni in these mentioned countries to get them back down to earth. Some commentators seem to criticize the Brazilan guy for his English which is ironic because that fella potentially adds the greatest value to the Germany economy of them all...I don't know about his fashion choices but he speaks fluent German, Portuguese and surely knows Germany inside out!! So big up Germany for welcoming literally EVERYBODY
The video is as beautiful as you. My first thought was: It depends where you are from. Then you just asked people from almost everywhere. Lovely!
As a German I can confirm: I try to be nice and respectful to all new people I meet but becoming friends may take years. But once you befriend a German you will get a friend for life that carries you home when you’re drunk and lies to your wife/husband about where you’ve been 😁
Lies are bad though, can't you carry home and just tell the truth?😑
@@christinegangai1608 What would be the point of carrying him home if he gets kicked out anyways? 😂
@@christinegangai1608 cuz lies make the world go round.
@@26183 Only because everyone is too self centred and pathetic to handle the truth these days 🥴
@@christinegangai1608 tell me youve never taken a philosophy course without telling me you havent. anyway, i think its great youve still got that innocence; its a very endearing feature.
Loved it, plz keep one recording different content on Germany 🇩🇪
It's coming :)
Such a nice vid. Keep up the great work. Hello from NW Louisiana USA. I really enjoyed my several trips to Europe over the years especially my time in Germany.
The vibe of this video is so warm, keep going , bro :)
again, what a deepfully present and wonderful person you are. i watched videos from all over the world since years, but never saw someone handshaking. this is so gratefully appreciated.
"Cold" is what you hear quite often in this context. But I think it's not the right word.
People are not touchy-touchy here and they don't do much quick smalltalk with everybody.
But they are warm "on the inside". They are reliable and loyal and honest. If you have a friend here, you might have a friend forever.
A folk that has a word like Weltschmerz can't be cold. 💚😁
Germans are as cold as it gets dude 😂 Trust me I live here all my life I speak from experience
@@dvmvge5766 Maybe the problem is with you?
@@BasementEngineer I don‘t know, since I never had problems in other countries
@@BasementEngineer
No, he's quite right, tho cold is maybe a wrong way to frame it since no people really are cold. I would say, emotionally avoidant is probably the best term - every sort of intimacy also brings not only potential upsides but big potential downsides and people are very careful about it.
@@BasementEngineerno it isn’t.
2:20 Heyyyy, I met him two weeks ago at Rote Sonne! But he's right, Munich's techno scene is nice
thanks for the interview, interesting
It seems Germany has a lot of benefits for artists, they really learned their lesson from last time they've taken an aspiring artist for granted
kekw
lmao
That one specific artist I'm assuming you're referring to, was actually an Austrian, not a German
@@worstebrooike076 Austrians are Germans, regardless of the politically correct stance today.
😂
As an Irishman, I lived in East Hessen for many years. It's unfortunate to say but in all my time there I struggled to make any friends. I was told previously that it's very rural/country and Germans in these small towns and villages tend to keep to themselves. Coming from Ireland that is such an open/friendly nation, it was hard for me to experience how cold the people are. The 1 or 2 contacts I did make told me if I head to west Hessen or towards big city the people are more open. All I wanted was some friends
As a german i am so sorry to hear that. But at the same time i can kinda relate to that… it really is harder to make new friends because people dont give signs of interest in a conversation with you as a stranger. But once you yourself take the step and talk to them they are more than happy to talk to you. Like it is wierd to explain… we dont like to do the first step but are exactly as curious as every human :)
So pls just talk to me
hessen ist andere liga here is frankfurt dont come here
even as a german thats often a problem in germany :(
For me as a German in Berlin from Berlin it is hard to make friends. Go to a Vereine or Stammtisch. At least you get in contact with people so you are not all alone. Sometimes friendships evolve of that.
@@phronesis1642 I know what you mean. There has been many times I have tried to engage in conversation with some random people I have more or less been blanked. My neighbours at the time who were from Cologne said to me they also experienced it as Germans in East hessen/ Thüringen. I always had the feeling of just being another foreigner with whom the Germans where I was wanted nothing to do with. Really sad.
I think that guy said he was from Pakistan, but in the video its labelled Afghanistan.
I stumbled across your channel through recommendation, and I just wanted to say that I want to go to München again. Been there once because I have a family member there. Who always wants to show me/us everything in excitement, but she has good intentions so it's okay. (I'm more of a explore on my own person)
I adore the style of the Brazillian gentleman at 1:26.
When i moved to Stuttgart, i had somehow difficult to integrated.. then someday i visited cologne for few days. I was like OMG they are more friendly than where I am from (south east Asian). I feel like home and accepted. After very nice experience, I found a way how to interact/integrate with the German tho isn't always smooth, but thanks to cologne people, they helped me to overcome my situation.
Yes, the Rhinelanders are very open and love more social interaction such as carnival. That's what they have in common with the Brazilians.
@@yowatal I feel the same about Stuttgart, been living here and no friends even after 4 years 😢
@@Micha-bp5om Look for a Verein. There is for sure one fits your interessest.
@@Micha-bp5om I had the same in Munich 🥲 try meetup for meeting international people
Had the same experience in koln people there are much nicer than in Munich 😅
I am from Romania and I live in Germany for 12 years already. I have studied and I work here. In a strange way, my experience here is that it is easier to make German friends if you speak English and hang out together in groups with other internationals, but more convenient of course to find a good job if you speak good German. My German level is C2 and even now I have sometimes the impression that people are not so keen to ask personal questions or maintain a relation with someone with an accent and who even now doesn't know all the expressions and words Germans use. These persons are definitely not racist, quite the contrary in most of the situations. They just wouldn't seem to care too much about you as an individual in the first minutes of a conversation. I don't want to generalize, but I did have this impression quite often and it used to affect me quite strongly in the first 7-8 years here. I was also tempted to think that it has also to do with my origin and I still don't exclude this. Middle-class Germans, so most of the population, seem to have high expectations in communication and if you speak German, you have to have a high level in the language and knowledge of specific German conversation topics. A high level of the language is hard though to attain, because most of the foreigners don't grow up with German in school or on TV in their countries of origin, as it is often the case with English, French or Spanish. I thought at first that this weariness to talk to strangers was because of my East European accent, but I talked also with Italian, Spanish or American people about this, and many of them seem to share the opinion. Many Germans are highly educated, or polite and formal, and maybe if your German is not very good, they don't have the patience or the confidence to switch to English with you in order to make communication easier. I might be wrong about this observation.
Thank you for sharing this
observation. I think you are right. Many Germans hesitate to speak English because they feel insecure if they are not perfect ! They are afraid of making mistakes. Also there is a lack of empathy to try to help the other one finding words because they might think this support would be disrespectful.
Oh good someone who explained exact my feelings !!!😢
Well written and organized answer, first of all congrats on getting such a good German level, you know my case is similar to yours but in other country I was born in morocco and at the age of 9 I came here to Spain with my family 👪 studied here, worked here etc also lived in Poland 🇵🇱 and Germany 🇩🇪 ...
When I was in Spain always felt spanish people would quite often treat me differently than themselves... because I look different and my accent is different but when I went abroad and met spanish people, I saw that that was their way of behaving... and if you think about it, is logical they behave the same way they see the other people behave its all what they know... but still I think they treat me differently than a local, from other point of view still don't have a lot of Spanish friends because most of my friends are foreigners because they are more open they know what is to live abroad and also they don't have family and friends so they are looking for friends also but the locals have family and friends they are not open to new friends...
Same thing before I didn't have much friends but now I have a lot of acquitances and friends because I understood that... people wanting to make friends are normally people not from that city/ town, because they don't have also friends or family so they need more that emotional support... also is easier to make friends in smaller cities than in bigger ones... when I lived in Munich for one year I didn't make a single friend from Germany I only did some acquitances from other cities different than Múnich, but when out of Germany I did quite a lot of acquitances and some friends from Germany... so you see sometimes is about you, is about the city you live in, is about the person if he has family and friends there, his personality and experiences... I hope I was clear and it can help you or someone reading this comment, and good luck being far from home is always difficult but you learn a lot from it 😉
I am from Germany I think I might be one of those people you are talking about. I would say that my English is quite good but at the same time it is not good enough to be able to express myself in the way I can in German. So it bothers me that I can't express myself as articulate as I want and this is the reason why I don't like to talk in English frequently. Plus the fact that the other person probably won't understand everything I say in German. It is simply easier to find a German person rather than to stand the nuisance of the language problem. To put it simply I am too lazy to speak English more than 5min in my free time.
@@follonero1984 Thank you for your remarks. I also thought about the many different aspects you bring up in your comment, actually about all of them I guess, during my many years abroad. It definetly has to do also with my attitude, my degree of acceptance of certain social norms, and how I relate to people, surroundings and communication or language. There are some patterns though, which many of the foreign people I've encountered here in Germany, perhaps even most of them, also notice. Your experience with Spanish people surprises me, but of course, individual experiences often differ. I was once at a party in Frankfurt with mostly Spaniards, Argentinians and a few Germans. I went home in one of my best spirits after many years in Germany. They always spoke English, engaged every guest in discussions and were overall keen to make jokes and discuss every topic. And the whole 12 people or so were a single group. I wasn't used to this from all the other interactions I had during my studies, where I had to struggle and be louder than I usually am as a person in order to get closer to people and I wasn't too often engaged by the larger group of native Germans. But yes, I can accept that people are colder in Germany and moreover, I should tell them if I feel disturbed by their attitude. One thing most of the Germans can do very well is to listen to others and try to fix problems. I am the guy though who doesn't want to force people and I prefer to let things happen naturally. That is one reason why I also have some problems to fully integrate here, even if my German is at a top level for a foreigner. Your input made me actually think better about the issues in question here, so it worked already as you hoped. ;)
Congratulations for 10.000 subs ❤🎉 hope you get 100.000 👀 you are the best UA-camr for me I see that you make an effort in every video keep going that good work 😊
That Australian girl had stunningly beautiful eyes, it was quite hard to focus on anything else when she was on screen.
Hard indeed
beautiful eyes but for the rest girl next to her Is 1000 times prettier
@@alegeraci7643 agreed
She came to a virus-ridden country, Europe, during the pandemic, leaving Australia probably the safest country at that time. WA was virus free. What was she thinking....
@@streaming5332 I do not understand that sentence.
I love this channel and I like that opinions do differ so much, I moved in Nuremberg 5 months ago, currently learning A 2.2 but I take this whole integration in Germany as a challenge and I am excited to see what's to come
Your comment inspires me hard, while other comments revolve other massive stuffs, yours is about letting it be and looking forward to it
As a Brazilian who just moved to Germany (less than one month), I can say so far my experience is not bad. Also, I guess learning the language is essential to move to any country, not only Germany.
right...I am German..if I want to move to Brazil, I have to learn portuguese, end of story...I cant expect that the ppl there are talking German with me 😅
How has it been since?
@@camillehardy5529 I keep my opinion from my last comment. Life in Germany is fine if you speak at least basic German. For example, I am now attending classes to get a German driver´s license and I could not find classes in English where I live.
@@airtonsilva8006 but umm is it depressive or something? ppl complain about that
@@xeon_girl777 I don´t think it´s depressive, but I moved to Germany with my wife, which helps a lot. I can imagine it´s harder if a person moves to another country alone, it takes time to make friends.
Damn kid, loving your fashion style! Hearing you saying wicked in the New England way swaled the deal. I subbed. As for living as an auslander in Germany... its got its up and downs. Integration kurse teaches Hochdeutsch. We're in Bavaria... and in my part (Oberfelz) everyone speaks Oberfetzer or Frankisch. Local dialect is easier on my tongue to pronounce , but its still a beast of a language 🤣 id swear i was being mistreated at work , but its just how Bavarians are and talk to each other .... would be a lawsuit in America! But ive sucked it up and am a top worker at my landscaping job! Coworkers tell me to slow down so we can get paid for the quoted time, but i usually work with the bosses wife and she does the numbers... alles Zuck zuck! Schnell ned langsum. Its made me and my person garden better! Ive gotten to a point I'll take a lebarkäse over a big mac without question.
gorgeous video keep going ❤❤
Great video. Hope to run into you one day when you have questions for the Germans.
A nice and interesting video.
Have to agree, though, that Munich is somewhat special - comparatively well off, and people there, from what I know, in general, are very open towards international guests.
(When I was still working in Uni, I had to deal with Munich authorities with respect to some foreign patients participating in one of our research projects and were supposed to get further treatment of their condition in Munich, and these were amazingly open, friendly folks. Only best memories. :) )
This might vary someplace else, and especially if there are not so many academics involved.
Overall, however, I really like the positive vibes of your videos and how you just let people talk w/o presuming anything and make them comfortable talking to you!
According to some suveys, Bavaria as a German state is generally one of the most xenophobic places in Germany. Of course Munich has a high rate of academicians and international corporations, so that for sure doesn't count as much for this city.
@@christopherrensor4780 Now, with Bavaria, it‘s somewhat odd.
I am not from Bavaria, mind you, but have gained some work-related insights with respect to this: Bavarians „as a whole“ are (and vote) rather conservative and are very vocal about the way they do or don‘t want things done. Many of them think their federal country is the best place on earth and they don‘t want it to change overmuch.
All in all, living in the best place on earth, they have a very positive view of themselves. Which means that once they are actually confronted with „foreigners“ (non Bavarian Germans included) they are surprisingly welcoming and willing to do a lot to make newcomers fit in.
During the refugee crisis in 2015, a lot of refugees would first set foot on German ground in Bavaria, and from what I know, volunteers there worked their butts off to help them along.
So my impression is that especially in Bavaria, there is an odd difference between the way ppl talk and the way they act.
In Northrine Westphalia, where I live, people are used to be surrounded by people from a lot of countries, and they certainly don’t mind that. However, they also don‘t care. Because you are always surrounded by people and can not care for every single one of them. Bavaria is more rural, and Bavarians - from my impression at least - insist on the fact that they might very well mind if someone „intruded“ their homeland. However, once people are there and minding is done, they care a lot.
I cannot speak for other regions in Germany, though. For me, this is rather a Bavaria-specific thing, and my experience is limited.
Bavaria in general is definitely xenophobic. They have their own regional culture and see immigrants from outside Germany as even more of a threat to it than Germans from other regions. But Munich is special, being full of foreigners, Germans from other regions, and open-minded Bavarians who moved their for this reason. So the xenophobes are significantly diluted.
By the way, while there are definitely racists in Bavaria, not all of the xenophobia is racist. I think it works roughly like this: An African who manages to marry into a Bavarian village has a chance to get fully integrated by learning the local dialect, demonstratively adopting all the local customs, and hating the 'Prussians' like everyone else does. From that point on they will just face a 'normal' level of regular racism, with the elevated level of xenophobia having become irrelevant because that's about a battle in which they are now an ally, if not an important figurehead.
@@johaquila good point - imho, a lot of so called Geman „racism“ as a whole is actually „xenophobia“ - insecurity about, fear of and preventive hostility against circumstances and people that respective German is not familiar with.
On the other hand, this means that once the respective factor or person is not unfamiliar anymore, and experiences are ok, the phobia might very well be gone.
Which is fundamentally different from a racist mindset in so far, as there is room for change, even if sometimes it takes a while to open up. :)
Living in Germany as a Spaniard 🇪🇦 was the most satisfying thing in my lifetime. When I told that I was from Spain people directly smiled to me greatfully. People loves Spain in Germany 🇪🇦🤝🏻🇩🇪❤️
hope me as a mexican will be the same
Fun fact: When the national anthems came up back then, the hymn in your Video ("Heil Kaiser dir ") was ours also because the british King/emperor(of India) an the german emperor and the russian Zar were cousins. You even find old photos were the russian zar and the british monarch look like twins 😂
I suspect that language barrier could make a very significant difference to a person's experience of a country. If someone speaks the language well, they will have more opportunities and enjoy their time more, whereas if you struggle to learn German you are always going to feel like an outsider.
so wait, the Brazilian guy was at a bar, a german girl said she liked him, and then he uprooted his entire life and moved to Germany? That's a bold move. I assume there is more to that story than that one sentence though
I found his stories not consistent, actually a little weird.
I think it is because he struggles in English, the story would probably be a lot more detailed and make more sense if he spoke either in German or Portuguese, we will never know 😂
But I remember how disappointed I used to be when I was trying to explain something to people in English and everything sounded so basic as if I was a little kid telling my parents how my day went at school.
@@MaxTargin0 🤣🤣🤣
@@MaxTargin0 🤣🤣🤣
My feeling about the guy from Brazil is, that he is probably gay, and he didn't really want to talk in front of the camera about that! I really have no idea how is life in Brazil, as a person, who is homosexual! So, just by the sound of his voice, instantly that impression popped up into my mind! I would say that, as I myself, as native German, with no migrant background at all, that Germany is a quite liberal and tolerant country for people, who consider themselves as LGBTQ ! Definitely, you may find intolerance everywhere, especially Cologne is a good and nice place to live, for those people, because Cologne has a lot to offer, especially when it comes to art and tv media! This guy just reminded me of one guy, who is from Cuba, being a member in the jury of a quite famous TV-Show, which is called : " Let's dance" on RTL! Jorge Gonzalez!
Wooo it is cute the Brazilian man trying to say your history 🎉❤
Moved here when I was 10. Must say the people here are very welcoming
Would love to hear more from the australian girl on her story. Quite unusual to come to a foreign country being 15. Would be interesting.
probably not a nice story bc why on earth would you move around the globe being merely 15 years of age!
I moved here to study ballet! :)
@@ayeshalucido8026 Hey! Your outfit gave me real artsy vibes, so i guess no surprise it's ballet! Friend of mine also studied ballet in Munich and always told me how fun it was. Hope Munich/Germany is treating you well and the hard early years are over!
Greetings from a small city outside of Munich
Oh thank you so much, I really appreciate it! I’m definitely enjoying my time here much more now :))
I thought it's pretty common I came here at 15
I've been learning German language since highschool, it really interested me and out of every language for me it is the one that comes easiest!
I would love to visit for 6 months or more and learn more of the language, see how it is there 😊❤
Why everybody else says the exact opposite!
@@Akasha19528 Really? Thats so interesting! I always wanted to learn German, and in school I studied German, French, Spanish, Latin, Greek and English and my favourite of them all was German!
I find sentence structure easy with German, It makes sense to me and comes easy. Pronunciation is the hardest due to regional differences (eg I may learn to pronounce something while studying here but in Germany when spoken conversationally it is pronounced differently due to accent, slang, and region) but I enjoy learning and find I can get into a flow of conversation naturally. I've been doing it for so long that sometimes I forget the English word for something and will only remember the German word or phrase.
I'd love to go to Germany and develop my actual conversation and day to day language skills one day, it'd be awesome ☺️☺️
Coming from Egypt, you could also apply for a visa 2 months earlier, instead of realizing in the process and arriving late. ;-)
I know this video is about three months old, and I’m not even a minute into the video, but I find it funny that you used “America” as the intro music
Well, Munich is a great city and a big city! so its not really representative of the whole country. Am curious what foreigners in Rostock or Madgdeburg or Halle or Braunschweig would say! ;)
i hope my dream comes true and i will be one of those ppl talking about how i settled in germany 🥺
I was an Army wife,and loved it from my first day
What do people do for jobs if they dont know german though?
Because i have been looking to moving abroad but the only job that is suggested when i look is english teacher.
Love the German language and culture. It's a dream of mine to eventually be able to visit.
Why do you love the German culture & language ? Have you had contact with German people ?
As a foreigner, in Germany is amazing.
Kind and nice :)
Schön 🎉🫠
Lol I know that feeling of meeting a brit (or at least a native speaker, an Ami gets most of the points XD), it doesn't happen very often but when it does it's that strange feeling of "this person can *properly* understand me" or something like that, even if you haven't the foggiest who they are or what they are like as a person
Welcome to the tower of Babylon
Wow, I was surprised when he said a job is easier to get than an apartment... I have the opposite experience. My 1st week here, I was in Heidelberg, I was totally new and speak very few German, actually even now, the elderly are more helpful and friendly. In the train, a man helped me, seeing I was lost... I wish I can live here longer.
I find it funny how many people move here while I can't wait to move outside of Germany soon
I'm from the US, I live in germany one year now and my parents are from germany so I luckily have a passport and don't have to deal with all the paperwork or at least very minimally, I definitley miss how friendly people are to strangers in a customer service sense, germans are very blunt and direct. This took a while to get used to lol.
Do you mind me asking. Where did you get the gloves? Ther are realyy nice
Great interviews, I spent a few months in Munich many years ago for some training, great city , communication and interaction with people was a bit difficult even though I spoke ok German (or I thought; training was in German... ), but after switching to English made things easier despite my very bad English back then. I guess it made me a tourist not a "fremde" if you know what I mean. Things seem to have changed since though. Cheers.
I love it when I see videos of Munich and I can point at the screen and say "hey I've been to that spot!"
Visiting Germany was an eye opening experience and I need to do it again. Best and easiest decision I've made in my life, all of Bavaria is incredible.
So that's me moving to Germany to live, i hope life is as good as this video.
One guy clearly said he's from Pakistan but you labelled it Afghanistan in text later for all the shots 🤔 did I hear it wrong or do foreigners think they're the same country?
The tall guy with beige coat said "Pakistan" in his intro, not Afghanistan?
oh god thanks for clearing that up :)
@@yourtruebrit I would suggest to please change the country of guy from "Afghanistan" to "Pakistan" as that guy said "Pakistan" in the begining
I'm coming to Germany in November. Any advices!!! Probably going to stay about a week.
I liked the video! Seems nice to live in germany but i have 2 questions:
1.-Are there not any other latin american people in germany?
2.-You are greeting an asian couple i guess, but they are not showed in the interview. Why?
Saludos a todos!
As a guy from north West Germany, I can say hi to all people around the world.
Finding new friends can ne hard, but don't give up. I for myself have no problem with foreign people and speaking mixed language and I don't live I a mixed culture town like Munich or Berlin.
Munich is completely diffrent story. Very international city. Go to east Germany and do interview there....
you mean Dresden for example? But it´s fine
I will hopefully move to Düsseldorf this year from Spain (Spaniard here) for a long term stay.
I have a C1 German level and I've been to Germany a couple of times.
Anyway, any advice for me? Haha
Du hast Level C1 absolviert und warst schon einige Male hier? Damit hast du schon sehr gute Voraussetzungen :) Ich kann dir nur raten:
1. lies dir jeden Vertrag genau durch bevor du ihn unterschreibst. Die Bürokratie macht selbst uns Deutsche fertig
2. Lass den Kopf nicht hängen, wenn du auf Anhieb kaum Freunde findest. Auch wenn es so rüberkommen mag, sind wir Deutschen keine "kalten" Menschen, sondern tatsächlich ziemlich hilfsbereit und zuvorkommend, nur ist Zeit bei uns bekanntlich Geld und jeder kümmert sich um sein eigenes "Business" ;)
In Düsseldorf gibt es viele Bars und Clubs, dort trifft man immer Menschen. Und wenn du Hilfe brauchst, scheu dich nicht davor, jemanden anzusprechen.
3. Bestelle dort niemals ein "Kölsch". Vertrau mir 😅
Ich wünsche dir einen schönen Aufenthalt und alles Gute 🙏
this is awesome ! I am surprised that the French guy feels that way ? Is that true ? Coz I am getting more and more mixed views on who is more closed off ? French or Germans?
French people are rude annoying and only care about themselves
@@Akasha19528 Found the tourist that didn't bother to learn french etiquette before visiting France and got shat on because he's entitled 😂
The germans, by far. In France, when you go to the bakery to get a croissant, it's completely ok that the person behind you starts a conversation. You can be at a cafe, and the person next table might chitchat with you.
In Germany it's seen as weird. Just different local customs.
It's more like how is living in Munich/Bavaria and not in Germany. There is a difference if you live in Bavaria or another part of Germany and it's a difference living in a University town or a small rural area. I lived a short time in the UK and longer in the USA and it was different for me living in Marlborough and being in Swindon or in London. Same in the USA. I worked in Dallas, but lived in Hunt County and I used the time to drive and fly around in the US. The people were very different in the different places. Even between Greenville and Dallas you could see a difference in behavior towards foreigners and those two cities are at max 50 miles (80km) apart.
Can I ask you If you may give me an answer , UK a good country to live in and study?
The answer I got was you are not a foreigner you are English. Fourty seven years later I'm still here, and I have a German passport.
That's great. You have a family now?
ah after brexit I am :D
Hey I need an advice. I want to move to Germany to finish my bechlors and after masters, I am from Croatia so I have EU citizdnship, my language as at B1 level at Goethe institute but I didn't have any opportunity to real speak with native people. I am planning to move when my lavel of German is at least B2 and to continue learning when I come, but I will study on English (my English is quite good and soon I will have a TOEFL test for C1). The thing is I don't have any money, so I would either need to work and study paralel and absolutely finance myself, or to work some period and than save enough money for period of studying. I know that I don't need to pay for my studies except semester fee which is less than 300€, but I wonder will I be able to finish university in Germany (on English) and absolutely financially support myself?
If you have any tips or experience, please help😊😅
Nice video bro!
Literally just moved to Germany from England on my own, I’m 21 I know 0 German and the language barrier is a bit of a problem, time to learn ASAP😂
Many Englishmen and Americans leave Germany disappointed after 1 year. It then turns out practically always that the fault lies with themselves and they have not learned German.
@@g.f.w.6402 thanks for that information
ASAP?
Then stay in England for god’s sake and leave Germany alone!
YEAH GREAT TECHNO SCENE!!
Im german and I love to welcome everybody here ♥all yall feel free, be save, and have a good time. it might have some to do with our past (1st & 2nd world war)... we want to make sure that everybodys doin fine over here, to leave our past behind in some kind of way... that we are no monsters, if you feel me...
and I love to see all those colors, all those diversities on the streets, I adore this mix of humans around me. Im black myself, its great to have all of you over here 😌♥
What the? First, it's not "our" history, but the history of those who are Deutsche. You are German by passport, not ethnicity.
There is too much multiculturalism here smh. Deutsche people = white
I am saying, your ancestors never fought for my Fatherland, therefore it's not your past.
Deutschland belongs to the Deutsche!
We all bleed red.
@@Falkenhayn.Hamburg20 Dude, that's distasteful. Who are you to gate keep German citizenship?
Especially considering that you're using the 1919s Deutschvölkischen Schutz und Trutzbund (protection and defiance organisation) slogan.
This Organisation was directed against Jews, their motto was:
"Take Jews into protective custody, then there will be peace in the country. Jews incite to Spartacism. Jews stir up the people. Jews prevent Germans from communicating. Jews are pushing their way to the top everywhere. Jews rise prices on foodstuffs. Jews move army laundry to Poland.
Therefore: Away with the Jewish troublemakers! Germany for the Germans!"
And more disgusting stuff like: "Antisemitismus ist heilige Notwehr (Anti-Semitism is divine self-defence)" There is a lot of filth from them to cite.
The slogan was later used by the N*zis and by the NDP (national-democratic party, modern N*zi party).
(Censoring, because. YT tends to shadow ban comments with words like that)
Now the AFD (right wing party) attempts to popularise the slogan again.
Are you incapable of learning from history?
You look like a xenophobic Troll.
@@PhlegmaticAbsentee ich bin Deutsche und stolz
I don't know if you are Deutsche, but if you ever move to Hamburg, and see the mass of migrants roaming, knowing what they do to females.. well I have a daughter and I will protect her.
Deutschland will rise again.
She is German by passport, that I accept. Tell me, is she a Saxon, Bavarian, Prussian? Regional/ethnic pride is strong in Deutschland
bureaucracy is tough at time - they even now allow some aspects online but then have to submit wet-ink signed documents by post, and attend appointments etc. It can be stressful trying to manage family paperwork, school registrations, foreigners' officer, kindergeld, familiengeld, etc etc. However compared to the UK, Munich at least is very clean, safe, civic sense, less cinemas and indoor social activities for families though, anywhere apart from the centre is dead after 8pm.
The younger generations speak English very well, though as an ethnic minority who is second gen British, the locals can be overly surprised by my and family's grasp of English - so we do get asked "where are you from?!" a lot!
You have to invest time to get the money other countries don't offer.
I'm from northern England. I lived in Rhineland Pfalz. I speak fluent German so there was no language barrier. The food is dire and it was so boring there. Plus the smoking in bars and pubs meant I could only go to cafés. The coffee was mainly dreadful. The main thing I missed was the way people interact. In northern England people interact completely different. I would go into a supermarket and it would be silent in Germany. This never happens in the NE England. Here people talk to eachother or talk too loud to the person they are speaking to, to purposefully drag others into a conversation. I felt everybody was more suspicious of eachother in Germany and more came down to money. I'd never go back to live in Germany, it was dull. France, Italy, Spain, Ireland or Portugal I'd consider.
German food is boring. U have to go to the Ruhrgebiet, Munich, Berlin, Hamburg etc. Big Cities with a lot of foreigners, because they mostly got the better food
Dann geh halt nach nrw oder so wo es cool ist aber ist doch klar das das in den abgelegensten Orten langweilig ist
6:42 "MIT DEM FAHRRAD NICH IN´ ERSTEN WAGEN!!!!!"
Leit, lost's d'leids zerscht aussteign, pockmas, gemma, jeda geht ausse, jeda kimmt eine, zurueckbleiben, bitte!
Germany is my favorite country to Holliday, beautiful architecture, much green cities, not expensive, cheap transport but living there is not the same . People are introvert very serious but they are helpful, polite and correct but i dont think that i can feel myself at home despite i'm frequently in germany. Maybe if i was younger but i'm 55 and dont want to leave my country anymore (Belgium)
As a Chinese person I was hoping for the Chinese part because I might want to go to Germany in my future, however it's sad that I didn't see the Chinese couple in the whole video at all :(.
I guess maybe they're not so fluent in English as they're in German, however this interview was supposed to be in English
@@davidl9626 Probably
A S I A N R E P R E S E N T A T I O N - M A Y O R S T R I D E S H A D B E E N M A D E I N G E R M A N Y ! ! ! !
I dont think you can compare munich to the rest of germany. Its a very different Country. Good areas and bad areas,
тот человек с бразилии такой стильный и с яркой энергией)
In 6:22 the spelling of "Egypt" is not correct because "g" letter should comes before "y" letter not after it. Thank you so much.
In 6:22 ist die Schreibweise des Landes "Ägypten“ nicht korrekt, da der Buchstabe "g" vor dem Buchstaben "y" und nicht danach stehen sollte. Vielen Dank.
I thought the guy who is tagged as from Afghanistan said in video he's from Pakistan
2:29 this guy literally said PAKISTAN in the intro why you putting AFGHANISTAN as his country 😂
Great video! Would have loved to hear the opinion of the asian (Chinese?) couple you showed at the end
Do you think they want to risk some social credit points in China?
i don’t know if anyone will respond to this but i am currently waiting for my results of IGCSE grade 12 marks to come out and on that i decide my college. I’m middle easter from jordan and we have a german university and i’m thinking of going to it because 3 years of studying the major is in jordan my own country, and the last year is in germany. 6 months studying and 6 months looking for working/working in your major to get the chance to stay at germany for good if the company decides they like you they can message your college and ask you to stay. I’m worried because i took germany in grade 10 and failed it, i’m worried i won’t understand anything and the language barrier make it impossible. I also heard germany is racist and me being middle eastern it worried me, i don’t know if it’s a safe country or if i’ll be able to make friends (i’m an outgoing person and usually make friends easily), is the weather that bad? Could anyone give me any tips or advice? Also i have to pick 5 cities that they pick one for me to live in, what are the best cities? I’ll be going into an art major (graphic design)
والله مبعرف عن المانيا، انا عايش بايطاليا 😂😂
Isn't Munich so expensive ? I'm wonder how it has a lot of foreigners
Apartments are expensive. At all metropol citys. Frankfurt, Hamburg, Köln ... not only München.
Social life is almost null. Moreover finding a place to stay is the most difficult thing.
what happened to the interview with the Chinese couple?
I dont get the part when everybody says the Germans are cold and the people in their Homecounrty are more friendly and open. Im living in Würzburg and I dont have that Impression at all. When I was in France for Holiday it was also hard for me to connect to people, the people I connected with were mostly Dutch or German. I think the saying xxx are cold could be said about every counrty you come in and dont speak the language. Of course it´ll be harder to find people or to be open when you dont speak the language.