American Girls React to Why Germans are so Weird!

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  • @Roger-np3wi
    @Roger-np3wi 2 місяці тому +65

    It seems to be a strange US-American thing that you are not allowed to look at strangers who come towards you. With 656 recorded mass shootings in the US in 2023 alone, you should take a VERY close look at who is coming towards you.

  • @baramuth71
    @baramuth71 2 місяці тому +25

    Many people see it as staring, but we don't walk blindly through the neighborhood, of course we look at the person we are passing and find it quite normal. You could also say it's weird that Americans have to be so loud everywhere.
    But you can say of us Germans that once you've found a friend here, you can rely on him 100%
    Right, when we talk, we look the other person in the eye, that's respect for the other person.

  • @nickhaas3085
    @nickhaas3085 2 місяці тому +16

    My window in the bedroom is always open. Even in winter at -10°. This is the best sleep

  • @gamingwelt11
    @gamingwelt11 День тому

    As a German, I often greet people on the street. Sometimes with a “Hello” or “Hello” or with a simple smile.

  • @leonmanthey4512
    @leonmanthey4512 2 місяці тому +12

    Always taking of your shoes is wrong. It strongly depends on the occasion why and how long you're visitng.
    addition: Not every german househoild has spare houseshoes. When they insist that you take them off, most of the time it's totally fine to walk on your socks

    • @christianbreuer4975
      @christianbreuer4975 2 місяці тому +1

      Never ever would I wear spare houseshoes. My guests can decide what they prefer, their own shoes or socks, but houseshoes are a complete and utter no-go to me.

  • @DalaiDrama-hp6oj
    @DalaiDrama-hp6oj 2 місяці тому +6

    I never realize that people here supposedly do that staring.
    I don't do it myself. There is only one thing that can change this:
    If I see a deceptively real Doppelgänger of someone I know.
    If I stare into the air, maybe out of focus, doin my thing, then it's not staring AT someone.
    Maybe this habbit get's mistaken?

  • @Nithrade
    @Nithrade 2 місяці тому +2

    Staring is considered rude in Germany, too. There is a difference between people looking and staring. We do look each other in the eye when talking. That is considered to be polite and shows that you pay attention. If someone stares too much we ask: do you want a picture of me so you don't need to stare at me? Pretty passive-aggressive now that I think about it.
    If people stare at you in public transportation that probably means you are annoying them somehow. It might be the forerunner to the "hallooo".

  • @Aias1978-i8j
    @Aias1978-i8j 2 місяці тому +2

    Grüßt euch !
    It is true that in Germany it is normal to look at a person when you greet them!
    A quick glance, you are present, you show attention!
    In german we say : " Jemanden , eines Blickes würdigen ! "
    You told respect !
    Now, the different kinds of watching !
    There is, for example, the saying “Look at me when I talk to you! ”
    Mostly when parents say something important to their children or when the child has misbehaved!
    Eye contact is a form of body language and should be used with feeling!
    Staring too long is rather unpleasant for both sides !
    A brief glance when greeting or as a sign that you are listening or have accepted/understood/comprehended something.
    1. second ! More is not necessary !
    Passive relaxed looking is no problem ! Intrusive staring is also considered unpleasant or rude behavior in Germany!
    When saying “hello”, it always depends on the situation. And how you emphasize it.
    Is it reserved or energetic?
    The “hello” which is not meant as a greeting is usually spoken louder and/or longer,
    sometimes emphasized as a question! ( Hallohooooo ? ) Or Haaaalloo ! as a kind of request !
    This is usually about attention
    A moviescene, as example: “Back in the Future s, Biff”, is a good example. “ Hellohooo, Mc Fly ?, Mc Flyhyy !!! ”
    It is based on the hello when waking up or being woken up!
    “Hello! Get up! You have to go to work! “
    It is a reference to the fact that you should reflect, think, etc.
    The facial expressions and gestures are also different from a “hello” !
    🙂

  • @bernhardstelzig3779
    @bernhardstelzig3779 2 місяці тому +15

    I don't know where the Americans who live in Germany are. This video is full of stereotypes. I also feel a bit sorry for the man because he has never experienced the diversity of German culture. I find it very strange how Americans imagine Germans and project their experiences onto the entire German people. I'll summarize what is said about us Germans in the various videos. We never cross the red light, we are unfriendly, we stare at everyone, we constantly shout in an ugly language, we drink beer and eat sausage and woe betide anyone who puts on slippers when they visit us despite the many bad qualities we have. Then we open the window so that the visitor gets some fresh air. Then we look out the window and make sure that the neighbor separates the garbage. We clap when someone does something right. That is of course a scandal. And of course we are robots, always on time and always follow the rules etc.
    I am German but if everyone in Germany were like that, I think I would emigrate. But I'm telling you, Germany is not as it is always portrayed. Why does this man live in Germany? There must be reasons why so many Americans live in Germany. I don't understand it.

    • @berndbrakemeier1418
      @berndbrakemeier1418 2 місяці тому +6

      Schade dass Du das schon geschrieben hast, andererseits habe ich so Zeit gespart. Also absolute Zustimmung, schöner kann man es nicht beschreiben.

    • @Joe__Smith
      @Joe__Smith 2 місяці тому +3

      @@berndbrakemeier1418 So, Bernd agrees with Bernhard, and I - having travelled quite a bit in Germany - agree with both of them.

  • @suedhoern
    @suedhoern 2 місяці тому +3

    They also look at you on the street because you are pretty, wear nice clothes, are in a good mood, smile, speak another language or just have fun. They are happy for you and it is not embarrassing at all. Nobody wants to harm you and they don't want to have to look away because Americans are so strange.

  • @HothHapan
    @HothHapan 2 місяці тому +2

    The shoe rule is not that strict in most households. Sure there are people that want that you take them off and it is respected but houseshoes for guests are extremly rare.

  • @Splattercat82
    @Splattercat82 2 місяці тому +2

    this is the first time i heard we germans stare to people.

  • @schnodderbacke6675
    @schnodderbacke6675 2 місяці тому +11

    As a genuine German, I am very surprised by the statement that Germans stare at other people. That is complete nonsense. Brief eye contact is okay, but that's about it. They perhaps prefer eye contact in conversations more than other peoples. But apart from that, they don't usually stare at anyone. At least that's the case here in Bremen and northern Germany as a whole, and I haven't seen any Germans staring on trips to other German cities either.

    • @Flo-vn9ty
      @Flo-vn9ty 2 місяці тому +1

      You just don't realize it because for you it's normal behaviour. What many people call staring, is just looking for us.

    • @pok81
      @pok81 2 місяці тому

      @@Flo-vn9ty oh yeah.. sure.. and you forgot if you've put on your shoes before leaving the house. You can't tell because you're just too used to it.

    • @aphextwin5712
      @aphextwin5712 2 місяці тому

      ⁠@@pok81Related to the “starring” aspect is the amount of personal space people grant each other. This can be as simple as the distance between people waiting in a queue. Germans, but also other Europeans, get an average closer to others than Americans.
      It’s the same with “starring”, how often and for how many seconds do you look directly at people while, eg, in a supermarket? Maybe the average is one person and half a second in America and two persons and one second in Germany.
      I’ve spend some time in the U.S., and several people there remarked that I “stare” at others more. Nobody ever said that to me in Germany. You can hear the same story from many people who have spend time in both countries.

    • @Jack-Brown
      @Jack-Brown 2 місяці тому +3

      Völlig richtig, es ist auch in Deutschland absolut Unhöflich und Respektlos jemanden anzustarren und wenn mir sowas passiert spreche ich denjenigen auch darauf an

    • @aphextwin5712
      @aphextwin5712 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Jack-Brown The point is, Americans consider a one or two second look as starring.

  • @ThomasMunich-f1k
    @ThomasMunich-f1k 2 місяці тому +1

    Problem with doing recycling wrong is that with one misplaced item the entire lot can be spoiled and maybe can not be recycled.

  • @BerndFunken
    @BerndFunken 2 місяці тому +3

    Just like several other comments already said: this video is full of stereotypes (like so many other videos about Germany). For example: you don't have to take off your shoes UNLESS the owner of a home demands it. Its even easy to see if you need to take off your shoes: if there are shoes in front of the door then you need to take off your shoes and if there are no shoes in front of the door then there is either nobody at home or the people that live there don't give a shit (and its not gross unless you deliberately stepped in dog shit. The streets here in Germany are rather clean and we clean the floors in our homes very often).

  • @Hauke-ph5ui
    @Hauke-ph5ui 2 місяці тому +2

    2:20 Quite the contrary. The way US americans (and many other people from elsewhere) pretend you don't exist by simply looking away - that's just rude.
    He's not entirely correct about house shoes btw - we don't have house shoes for guests most of the time. We have house shoes for ourselves in our home, but if you want to wear house shoes when you visit someone then you have to being your own house shoes. I'm German and I have never been to a household who had houseshoes for guests.

  • @MyDania2009
    @MyDania2009 2 місяці тому +6

    What kind of bullshit is this? We Germans don´t stare, but we keep eye contact when talkig to people, because it is polite to look the significant other in the eyes instead of eying everything else.

  • @stuborn-complaining-german
    @stuborn-complaining-german 2 місяці тому +2

    At night my bedroom window is always open, winter, snow, no problem, only when it's super warm in summer I leave it closed and and turn on the AC...😅
    Absolutely noone I know has house slippers just waiting for guests. Shoes do come off every time, but usually everyone just walks in their socks. If you ask for slippers some will be dug up from somewhere... I never heared of someone bringing their own house slippers...?
    Often when there is a party with lots of people going in and out all the time the host will tell you to "just leave your shoes on" when you arrive, because it's easier for everyone and they will just clean afterwards...

  • @chiefbot2
    @chiefbot2 2 місяці тому +1

    The "i press my thumbs for you" in German is the same like "i cross my fingers for you" in english
    and the German "hello?" is the same like "excuse me?" in english

  • @ThomasMunich-f1k
    @ThomasMunich-f1k 2 місяці тому +1

    The problem with recycling is not that it would be so difficult to understand. Everybody can learn that. The real problem is that the rules are different in each and every town or even village and that is a really a German issue.

  • @Flo-vn9ty
    @Flo-vn9ty 2 місяці тому +1

    Calling people out if they do something wrong (like putting waste in the wrong bin) is a thing in Germany, but I feel it's not that extreme everywhere.

  • @Jack-Brown
    @Jack-Brown 2 місяці тому +2

    It is also absolutely rude to stare at someone in Germany.

  • @rasselbock5699
    @rasselbock5699 2 місяці тому +1

    In Deutschland sagt man, wenn jemand einem nicht in die Augen schauen kann hat er etwas zu verbergen oder lügt! 😊😊

  • @tombern9584
    @tombern9584 2 місяці тому +2

    😂 starren??? Muss du keine Angst haben! Wenn ich mit Menschen rede schaue ich sehr genau in die Augen, sie sind das Spiegelbild unserer Seele, der Vorteil ist an Pupillen vergrößert oder verkleinert kannst du sehr gut erkennen ob dich jemand mag oder nicht. Wo soll ich denn sonst hinschauen um meinen Gesprächspartner zu suggerieren das ich 100% zuhöre😅. Grüße aus Deutschland NRW ❤

  • @jkb2016
    @jkb2016 2 місяці тому

    #1: I like how Mark chose video examples where all the Germans were staring. Seriously though: We stare, but not necessarily AT you, but in your direction. Mostly inside public transports. You gotta point your eyes somewhere, why not at the most interesting thing in sight? #2: Not just in Germany #3: Occasionally you are obliged by your rental contract to let some air in, otherwise mold can spread - especially in old houses. We usually don't have AC, so that's the way to get some air circulation #4: Rarely a concern for tourists #5: Oh, hallo! #6: Time for Fremdschämen 7#: Can't make it on time? Drop a line about it 8#: Follow the rules ;)

  • @oggy50
    @oggy50 Місяць тому

    There are so much things you should react to germany
    Maybe you should react to a police chase as well (this one is mainly dutch but germans are involved)
    The Video is called: "Dutch police - Prio 1 chase stolen vehicle (EN subtitles)"

  • @DerAlteMann1974
    @DerAlteMann1974 2 місяці тому

    German here. My wife is from the Philippines and she is better in recycling than me already 😁

  • @Altered_Carbon_Future
    @Altered_Carbon_Future 2 місяці тому +2

    as a german i also find the staring weird - you never get used to it :D

    • @DalaiDrama-hp6oj
      @DalaiDrama-hp6oj 2 місяці тому +2

      I never realize that people here supposedly do that staring.
      I don't do it myself. There is only one thing that can change this:
      If I see a deceptively real Doppelgänger of someone I know.
      If I stare into the air, maybe out of focus, doin my thing, then it's not staring AT someone.
      Maybe this habbit get's mistaken?

  • @arnodobler1096
    @arnodobler1096 2 місяці тому +1

    Yes, we love air, we need it to breathe, as fresh as everything else. 😜

  • @chriscb8353
    @chriscb8353 2 місяці тому +1

    nobody clap after the landing of a plane^^ Where did he hear that?

  • @madTitanja
    @madTitanja 2 місяці тому

    In asia (think in japan) they have one more Kind of extra houseshoes, toilette shoes.

  • @dnkyhntr
    @dnkyhntr 2 місяці тому +1

    staring is caring😂🇩🇪

  • @ceu0carmesim
    @ceu0carmesim 2 місяці тому +3

    Vocês ainda não entenderam que deixar o povo ignorante sobre tudo o que existe além da fronteira de seu país é uma política dos EUA ? Eles não querem que vocês saibam de nada sobre as outras nações, assim podem lhes dizer que os Estados Unidos são a melhor nação do mundo.

  • @grauerstarr
    @grauerstarr 2 місяці тому +2

    for me its really weird or even disturbing that you need schoolbusses, metal detectors, security or even police and bulletproof doors in the schools to be safe. that would not make me feel my kid is safe here. and lots of other stuff but most americans dont see that cuz most americans live in a bubble everything outside these bubble dont exist and cant be good cuz its not american 😅
    ps i dont hate america my girlfriend is from california but americans have such a diffrent point of view i often dont understand it like why do some parents think its needed or good to teach your 6 year old how to shot for another example. guns dont belong in kids hands.

  • @Moon_Dancer-O8O
    @Moon_Dancer-O8O 2 місяці тому

    It sometimes seems to me that the behavior of us Germans is exaggerated. We only stare at people because we want to be sure that they don't mean us any harm. We want to know what kind of person they are. This is also for safety from strangers.

  • @hans-dieternichau5467
    @hans-dieternichau5467 2 місяці тому +1

    Hello from Germany (Hamburg) I'm glad you Like my hometown ! Maybe you'II have the opportunity to visit Germany! Many foreigners have found a new Home Here! More and more Americans are also finding their new Home Here! I recommend you watch Type Ashton's Videos Here on UA-cam! Most Germans speak English which makes communication easier! 🙋🤗

  • @Morph-ur3fx
    @Morph-ur3fx Місяць тому

    Hey we love people all in the wourld. But yes we germans can be crazy.

  • @HayabusaGer
    @HayabusaGer 2 місяці тому

    I would say we have a Empty Stare,if we thinking about somthing or want to focus ,can the people lock in with the Stare,can that Look like we Stare at people ,but we focus a Point behind the Person.

  • @franz1102
    @franz1102 2 місяці тому

    Following the rules is very important especially on the Autobahn, else you might be dead 😎

  • @mauricefabry7488
    @mauricefabry7488 2 місяці тому +2

    I've rarely heard such a nonsense. Individual behaviours are indiscriminately generalized here. Bullshit.

  • @user-hj5ex3ox3f
    @user-hj5ex3ox3f 2 місяці тому +2

    We Germans are not weird. We are just different from you. ;)
    Don't believe every nonsense that is said here on UA-cam.

  • @fenrisulfur842
    @fenrisulfur842 2 місяці тому +1

    Its not in general! I dont care if you come in and wear your shoes. I invite you to take the shoes off, its more comfy.

  • @helmutkoohl8652
    @helmutkoohl8652 2 місяці тому

    you have too much prejudices, young ladies ; btw, look at this, there's humor while a german warship visits london for a dew days 🤣🤣

  • @Lootensansy2308
    @Lootensansy2308 2 місяці тому +1

    React to the belgium country that country have the culture from Germany the Nederland. And frensh in one country

  • @arnodobler1096
    @arnodobler1096 2 місяці тому +1

    Not looking each other in the eye when toasting is weird, and the same goes for talking. Anglo Saxon Culture is weird, for me.

  • @berndwaltrapp22
    @berndwaltrapp22 2 місяці тому

    My home Bamberg

  • @ThomasMunich-f1k
    @ThomasMunich-f1k 2 місяці тому

    It is normal thing to put off shoes in the house all over the world.

  • @georg8192
    @georg8192 2 місяці тому +7

    Don't watch those kinda videos when you travel, most of it is bs
    1. No one cares about Jay walking, even in big cities with lots of traffic
    2. If you don't stare at people they won't stare back and if you talk to someone holding eye contact is respectful. Like if you talk to smo in the us, do you just look at the floor? No
    3. Lüften(opening the Window) is just free air conditioning
    4. House shoes are not manifested in our culture like in some asian countries
    5. Recycling is easy, everything is colored or has pictures on it like the glas container. It only sounds weird for people who don't have a recycling system at all (US)

    • @bomber9912
      @bomber9912 2 місяці тому

      Nah dude... If you jaywalk i will call you out. Its the most basic example you can participate in in a society to show to your kids. And the people who dont even follow those basic laws are trash to me.

  • @WillyWillswissen-g9m
    @WillyWillswissen-g9m 2 місяці тому

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @deogiriyadav8399
    @deogiriyadav8399 2 місяці тому

    Have u ever heard about.... The Kerala story... 2023 movie????

  • @i-klaus
    @i-klaus 2 місяці тому

    If you don't want people to look at you, just stop being so pretty.

  • @Piratex665
    @Piratex665 2 місяці тому +2

    This guy you're reacting too gets so much wrong

  • @schattensand
    @schattensand 2 місяці тому

    There would be a lot to comment, but they don't work their comments and so it's useless.

  • @Sizzlik
    @Sizzlik Місяць тому

    Ugh..that stare stereotype. Nobody stares..esp not that much that it gets creepy. Thats like a "main character syndrome"...everybody just looks at each other, checking out who is passing by. Youre not that important that everyone just stares at you like youre not from this world. If youre an obnoxious loud american tourist and draw attention to you..well then expect to get looks. Yes, eye contact is a thing..tells if you want to hide something when you avoid eye contact. But thats not stareing, that is simple awareness. Nobody knows youre not from here and we dont have a 6th sense "oh..look at them tourists". The only people that do stare are old people..and they stare at everyone and everything. Dont know if americans are so closed up or how that stereotype came to be..dont you look at people that pass by? "Everybody stares at me"..yeh..only you..just you..the whole city at once. Take everything the guy said with a big pinch of salt.

  • @lorenzsabbaer7725
    @lorenzsabbaer7725 2 місяці тому

    looking another person in the eye shows your soul and meaning towards me, and also mine towards you? so you are always uncomfortable whilst you are deep in conversation with one another? thats quite unpleasent!

  • @lukgame-u6d
    @lukgame-u6d 2 місяці тому

    You- can hunt the spider with your vacuum cleaner. I wonder if the spider will continue to live in that machine. 🙂 Is it big? Wast separation is a topic for old people - maybe they're bored.

  • @a.s.944
    @a.s.944 2 місяці тому +5

    I love my white/caucasian Germans 😉🤍🤍🤍💪

    • @tomgerasch560
      @tomgerasch560 2 місяці тому +1

      Germans are not Caucasians. People who come from Eastern Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Northern Iran are “Caucasians”.
      I have no idea why “White People” are called Caucasians in the USA. My race is also not white, but my race called "Homo Sapiens Sapiens", if you take it exactly.

  • @Peter_Cetera
    @Peter_Cetera 2 місяці тому

    You both are so gorgeous 😊

  • @helfgott1
    @helfgott1 2 місяці тому +1

    Your us friendliness is fake

  • @michaelthomas8592
    @michaelthomas8592 Місяць тому

    He is NO ONE! STOP TALKING TO HIM!!!

  • @NIckEDSmith
    @NIckEDSmith 2 місяці тому +1

    open the eyes, south germany is not germany