Good middle of the night from a disabled woman in Alaska who will never be able to travel to Germany, but who enjoys seeing the many places you travel to! Thanks for sharing, even if it might be tacky to some!
Thank you so much! And honestly, this is exactly why I started to make videos, for people who might never otherwise see these beautiful places. Thank you for telling me, and sleep well, Julia!
Dear Julia, I feel very sorry for you that you can't visit Germany. It is really a nice country although I'd prefer Austria. Greetings from 🇩🇪 and keep your head up. I whish you better times in the future.
@@TheGermanObserver I am sorry that I never traveled to Europe too, but I love living in the beautiful Arctic desert there. It’s magic every day and night, in lots of different kinds of light, with changes that help me see the beauty around me every day. I don’t know how long I’ll be able to live here, but I’m treasuring each day. Traveling is extremely hard and painful for me, so now I do my traveling through reading and UA-cam videos. I’m grateful to everyone who records the magic that’s around them, and then shared it to the world!
@@LaureninGermany I’m grateful that you are sharing the magic of the place you live. I love living in an Arctic desert, and enjoying the magic that I see outside my windows, each and every day, and night, of the year!
I am a German living in the USA and I really enjoy your videos. A little piece of my home country for me to watch and enjoy. Your videos are beautifully done and well narrated. Please don't let any negative comments get to you! Your videos make UA-cam a brighter and nicer place.
You are one of the most polite and respectful UA-camrs I have seen so it saddens me to hear of these negative comments. Keep doing what you are doing, you are giving pleasure to far more people than that minority who complain.
I thought I´d share a bit about my motivation for making UA-cam videos for my first video of the year. Unfortunately, I had my microphone set too high while I was vlogging, but I spoke from the heart, so I decided to use the footage anyway - and I won´t make that mistake again (I hope...!) I do have a giggle at my thumbnails these days - and I LOVE to read your reactions to them, so please do share your thoughts!
I am so sorry that man tried to run you over and others took their unhappiness out on you. How lonely and bored with themselves they must be. You are a kind, cultured, talented human that has so much to give - and brightens our lives!
Hello Lauren, the best ambassador for Germany that I know of! No, it isn't you who makes Germans angry. Let me explain: a psychologist once said " If someone is angry for more than 2 or 3 minutes, it is more about themselves than what they are angry about." Honestly, if someone has a problem with your loving and respectful way of presenting beautiful angles of Germany, I really feel sorry for them. Please do not take any of that personal. People would rather like to make it look like it was your fault, but it isn't. You are a beautiful and positive person, just stay that way. Oh, and I, too, love "tacky" sunsets! 🤭
As a Norwegian i can only agree with you. She has changed my opinions on Germany quite a lot in more than one case. After Lauren comes Horst Tappert and Willy Brandt. You guys practically should give her a Medal.
We need more of these on u Tube. So relaxing. I am housebound and bedbound so I am trapped away from all the things I used to do and long to do. Thank you Lauren.💖
I am so very sorry to read that, Pamela. I have a lot of struggles (auto-immune) so I really appreciate the good days. You must have understood why I said what I said about enjoying the sunset . 😢❤️
Last summer me and my wife stayed at a wonderful location in southern Italy together with a young couple. At one evening at a full romantic sunset the young man asked his girlfriend directly at the beach to marry him by kneeling down in front of her, striving a ring on her finger. The whole scene was like an old Hollywood Set Up. We all were completely happy, drinking Champagne, etc, etc. But we also said: that was “voll kitschig” and we were happy about that. The word “kitschig” can have a negative aspect, but also can have a self ironical aspect and we love using the word “kitschig” for things we love. And yes, there are people existing, always grumbling - but we just avoid communicating with them.
Lauren ... "the mouths of fools (your german critics) pour out foolishness!" As a Berliner, now living near Cochem in Rheinland-Pfalz, you've got me hooked! Might I suggest that you visit the area of Cochem-Zell and make a video about our area which includes the Eifel. I guarantee that you won't be disapointed! Please do add me to your collection of sincere fans! I am wheelchair bound and unable to visit the many beautiful areas of my "Heimat". Your calm, pleasant and soothing voice adds so much beauty to your already beautiful videos. Please keep up the good work!!! Nachträglich, wünsche ich Dir, auch ein frohes, erfolgreiches und vor allem, gesundes 2023!
Thank you so much for your lovely words and tips! I am so sorry that you can’t get everywhere you want to. Mobility and health are so precious and not always permanent. Thank you, you‘ve given me strength with your beautiful words.
Never mind grumpy people. Once I missed S-Bahn for seconds, runs every 15 minutes. In the mean-time waiting I witnessed an epic sunrise with cloud waves, winds that changes the scenery, a heavenly battle taken place and resolved smooth and calm 1-2 minutes before next S-Bahn came by. God is a painter, priceless. You have a good eye for beautiful places, keep on.
I'm a night owl myself. I was late, 8am spring or guess it was autumn with a late sunrise and this me moving picture. After this ephemeral play was gone, I looked around try to make eye contact with fellow people waiting to acknowledging what we just saw. But some missed it, distracted by their smartphones, probably scrolling tru messages, shops or maybe food pictures from jail dishes.
@@Mayagick I do that! When I see something wonderful I also expect people to want to share in that joy- I always feel a bit silly and childish when they don’t, so it’s wonderful to read your comment and know I‘m not the only one!
As german native speaker I always thought „kitschig“ only applies to something artificial or human-made. An object trying very hard to appear a certain way but falling short- I might call this „kitschig“. For example when glitter is used on Christmas decorations to emulate sparkling snow in the sun, then that might be pretty "kitschig". The real thing is basically just an accidental occurence of nature (certain weather conditions etc.) - it lacks the human element and therefore cannot be "kitschig". Maybe this is not the most common understanding of this word though, languages are tricky like that … :)
From Wikipedia "Kitsch is a term applied to art and design that is perceived as naïve imitation, overly eccentric, gratuitous or of banal taste. The modern avant garde traditionally opposed kitsch for its melodramatic tendencies, its superficial relationship with the human condition and its naturalistic standards of beauty."
Hi Lauren, I'm so grateful for your great videos! As a German, I have always been critical of the institutions. When I was a kid I was at a lot of anti-armament and pro-environmental demonstrations and stuff like that. But that doesn't change the fact that I love my country and recognize how beautiful our areas are. I myself live in an extremely beautiful area right on the French border. One can still be a critical spirit and still be able to love something beautiful. I appreciate you and your work a lot!
Dear Lauren! Don't be sad please! Your videos are awesome and friendly. I feel honored by you and of course I honor and defend the UK verbally each time I talk about your beautiful home country to others in my country. I showed the UK to my family and we adored it
Being able to still see the beauty in life and your environment while having a horrible day and encountering rude people, is an incredible gift and the best protection for mental health you can have. Yes, negative comments like you got from that cyclist and that man in the sunset, are like a bucket of ice emptied over our emotions. But we have to pity these people for being unable to connect to the beauty of the moment and their emotions in the way that we can. They miss out on so much. Thank you for sharing your experiences! 💙
Yes, it’s very important to try not to take it personally, and feel as much compassion for the people who are angry. They don’t always deserve it, but sometimes they are just hurting, too. Thank you for your lovely comment, Julia.
Love your videos! Living some more years than you and being GERMAN I share what I found out. If course its personally if some shorts at me or blames me! But I decide spontanously how to react...maybe thinking of it very short.. and let it go! I am not making a decision.. was that good or bad? Not trying an analysis🤭 Just ging back on the MERRY-GO-ROUND and enjoy the ride!
Hi Lauren As always, your video is extraordinary and shows Germany from its most beautiful side. Unfortunately, there are many people who do not see this magic because it has become a matter of course for them. I can only advise everyone to go into nature and open their hearts and eyes like you do. This is a great way to reduce stress and you are fit for tomorrow's working day and balanced for your family.
Hi Lauren. My wife and I love traveling in Germany. It is a beautiful country. I love the tone of your videos and it definitely comes across that you love Germany just as much as we do, perhaps even more! Making compelling UA-cam videos is not easy. My wife and I have dipped our toes into UA-cam video production ourselves but are far far less successful at it. In my experience, where ever a person travels, eventually you will run into angry people. It is unfortunate but it is the way of things. When this happens, it is not a reflection on you or the country you are in but only a reflection on that individual. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more of your videos on Germany. You are an inspiration! Sincerely, Rolin.
That`s so interesting - those negative reactions on people who enjoy sunsets (or should I say "dare" to enjoy sunsets?) always made me thoughtful. I`ve had such reactions especially by men more than "some" times and always wondered about them. Those beautiful sunsets are a big natural phenomena, they take the whole sky, they come as a last view onto the sun and after a long day during which we have been busy mostly with material things, no time for feelings - again: Often this is a male attitude, to live like this. For a reason; handling emotions can be hard when you are not very used to it or fear them. Those overwhelmingly flaming skies are bigger than us, bigger than our control we needed to keep up all day to manage all that is demanded from us - and they trigger something in us: Big, sometimes melancolic, sad, romantic, dramatic feelings. Tragical moments, strong hope, hurtful losses, big questions, deep fears. And hope for a better tomorrow. I am quite sure that there lies at least one explanation to the question why some people seem to react kind of "allergic" on them. Or better said: On PEOPLE who do not fear what a dramatic sunset does to them. Because their ability to handle big feelings makes us see and feel our own lack in those matters. Some people always seem to avoid their feelings expressing themselves and to be triggered by something which can push them over ther cliff of control and into emotional abysses. They cannot blame or fight a sunset when it happens, it is just nature expressing itself. But when confronted directly with those "fearless" people who seem to dare giving themselves openly into all a sunset can "provoke", they feel they must fight them a little. Maybe destroy their joy and openness with some limiting words and "reasonable points". "It is kitschig." "Ich verstehe nicht, was man daran finden kann." "Ein Sonnenuntergang ist etwas ganz normales, warum flippen die Leute bei so etwas aus?" "Wer sich von Sonnenuntergängen beeindrucken lässt, ist ein unrealistischer Träumer." Or they give some physical explanation to kick the "wonder", the "unearthly" beauty of it a bit more out of the way. I often heard them express under the lines that it`s all those feelings they don`t like. I believe it frightens them a bit that something like this can trigger such uncontrolable feelings, for them it`s about loss of control. And so there is a bit of aggression against those who show their "courage" in matters of big feelings and letting oneself be triggered without fear or shame of the outcome. For some people it is pure joy and liveliness, kind of holy, a blessing to stand in such beautiful warming light before another night comes - for others (more often men) it seems to be a kind of "danger" of having the lids lifted on them, it is about hiding and protecting some well controlled feelings. As women do, men also can cry at a sunset when it hits them. It`s dangerous. ;-) As I said: You cannot fight a sunset. But you can always fight people who crazily ans happily throw themselves into it and trigger your need for security and stability. 🙂
So your videos are totally NOT "shallow", "all just happy" or "naive", haha! :`D As harmless they might seem at a first glance - they burry deeper themes and trigger bigger questions. It is never "just" about a city, a historical place, a landscape. It ´s about life and about us - and our realationships to our outer and inner world.
Oh, ShadowHall, you really understand. I almost didn´t include the part where I said what I did about the kitschig comment. So few people understand what that meant to me - but you can put it into such expressive, eloquent words. Thank you so very much for taking the time to write all these things, both your comments really mean a lot to me and make me feel able to continue.
@@LaureninGermany That`s WHY you urgently should go on with this kind of work, you MUST! It´s such a beautiful task to bring more brightness to this world, especially right now where everything and everybody is ruled by fear. There lies an incredible power in people who can handle strong emotions and are one with their own ones, without fear or shame or regret. Nearly most of the actual situation in the world, most bad and cruel things start with the ego of people who have no healthy eccess to their honest and pure emotions. A warlord is full of fear of not being "enough", and so he decides to suppress his real needs and fears and do crazy and brutal things - for a glorious line on his gravestone. All those "ideas" and impulses of those who fear their own inner truth and lack love for themselves, for others and the world, cost the world Millions of lives, peace, wealth and health - but no one can do any of this without many who look away, hide their hearts and hands and needs and strangle their courage so that it is not able to do the right thing. It is always fear that makes people assist tyrants - and it is fear that prevents them from doing what is needed. People who dare to "fight" against those who have no healthy connection to their own hearts, always are truely connected. And "fight" in times like this can have sos many different faces. Sometimes it does not even look like "fight". But if people say bad things about such a beautiful project like yours, and if they try to limit and ridicule it (like they do with a sunset - or people`s feelings about sunsets - the power of it has been noticed and felt, believe me! ;-) Just go on, you are wonderful with what you do! We cannot have enough people who in times where there is so much darkness, dare bring light into the world. The world needs this. As we all are ONE and connected like nodes on a net, everything bright and loving we bring into it, will do its work somewhere and find the spots in the net where it is mostly needed. A burning candle does not fear darkness. It does not get out just because it recognizes how deep the darkness all around it wold be - it just doesn`t care, it is ... light. ;-)
Hi Lauren, es stimmt mich traurig, wenn ich nun höre, das du beschimpfst wirst, nur weil du die Schönheit in den Dingen erkennst und andere dran teil haben lässt, die wir oder besser ich nicht sehe, Ich bin im Sommer 2020 in Wismar gewesen und habe, ganz so blind bin ich nun auch nicht, schon erkannt, das Wismar eine sehr schöne Stadt ist. Aber der Blick für die vielen kleinen und großen Details fehlt mir leider zu oft. Beschimpfungen und böse Kommentare hast du nicht verdient. Ganz im Gegenteil, ich danke dir für deine Videos. Nimm dir diese Dinge nicht so zu Herzen und was Kitsch ist, liegt im Auge des Betrachters, Die Schönheit der Natur einzufangen ist es in meinen Augen nie! Ich wünsche dir / euch ebenso ein frohes, frohes und vor allem gesundes neues Jahr 2023!
Hallo Lauren, ich freue mich, wieder ein Video von Dir zu sehen. Ich liebe Deine Videos, Du bist für mich das Beste hier auf UA-cam. Lass dich bitte nicht von solchen Nörglern beeinflussen. Diese Leute sind doch mit sich selbst unzufrieden, die kann man doch eigentlich nur bedauern, weil sie die schönen Dinge nicht sehen. Ich jedenfalls freue mich immer, wenn ich wieder ein schönes Video von Dir sehen kann. Das ist für mich immer Entspannung pur. Weiter wie bisher und alles Gute für das Jahr 2023.
We bought our retirement home in the state I grew up in but a different town. When I took our trash to the recycling center it was evident I was new to the area and in the midst of explaining that we had just moved into our beautiful lake side home, the two people I was chatting with asked me why I would chose to live in that area. It made me sad that instead of telling me the positive things about the town, they chose to say negative things. It seems to be the nature of some people I think.
Yes, I can’t understand why people want to rain on someone else’s parade, Michele. I hope you‘ve settled in and found plenty of positive things in your new town?
There are so many Debbie Downers in this world and especially in Germany. You do you and those who enjoy your videos will stay and the others can go somewhere else. Ich mag deine Videos, deinen Humor und deine Perspektive auf das Leben. Deine Stimme in Kombination mit deinem Akzent sind eine wundervolle Untermalung der vielen großartigen Bilder. Danke, dass du mir meine Heimat zeigst - oder zumindest Teile davon, die ich noch nicht kennenlernen durfte.
That is a wonderful video and a great statement. Beauty is there to be enjoyed. And I don't think the man mocking the beautiful sunset was even completely serious.
Hello Lauren, nice to see you ☺️ Wismar is one of the Hanseatic cities and is therefore part of an association that wanted to work together, exchange ideas and achieve common goals, which was very progressive and I feel you and your beautiful videos that you shoot and discuss with so much attention to detail in this spirit . Unfortunately, we will always find grumpy people who are probably quite dissatisfied with their own lives on our travels through the world. Unfortunately, it is often people who actually have no real reason to be so grumpy. But you must never let these people drag you down. Stay positive, I think it's wonderful that you've looked at Wismar. Have a nice Sunday and wonderful week.
Hi Lauren! You do a great job presenting positive videos about your experiences in Germany. Your viewers appreciate all you do in your own wonderful style. It's sad that some folks (no matter where you go) get off on trying to bring someone else down. There is no excuse for the rude and dangerous behavior of the folks you mentioned. I'm sorry that such things happened, but am glad that you were not physically injured. I would say, don't change a thing, you can't please everyone. However, the number of people you bring joy, greatly outweigh those with a bitter attitude. Cheers - Peter
Hey Lauren! Don‘t let the bad vibes catch up on you! To meet people that are in bad mood who steal good energy is way to easy! But to see the beautiful things that surround us takes a positive sense for it. I love to see your videos, because they are a little vacation in fairytale-land all the time! Most people that we come across in life are friendly, but there will always be that one person or that one one group of negative people. To sad that they don’t see what you see! The beauty and the little wonders that are right in front of us! ❤
I would have been pained too to hear someone refer to a beautiful sunset as “voll kitschig”. I feel sorry for that fellow that he thinks that way, or thinks he needs to think that way. Love your videos.
Thank you so much. I really hesitated to share it, but I am so glad I did. It´s so great to know so many people appreciate the sunsets and get why it felt so bad to hear it dismissed.
Lauren, I really enjoy your videos and how you present beautiful places in Germany so lovingly and calmly. No hype or yelling, just quiet beauty. It is such a welcome change from others on YT who harp on about the old cliches... we all know what they are. Your videos are like a breath of fresh air! Thank you🥰
Thank you Lauren! Really, I want to thank you for your positivity and the wonderful charming way, you deliver these good vibes in your videos. It makes me feel better. So thank you a lot and a frohes Neues to you too! 😀
Dear Lauren, by now I have only watched 3 or 4 of your videos. But each one was really charming for my country. And even, if one should be not, you report your impressions and feelings honestly and there's NO country on this planet where everything is nice... Keep on visiting us and reporting your impressions. I enjoy and learn from them.
Thank you, that´s lovely for me to read! Exactly, nowhere is perfect, but still, there´s so much that´s wonderful about Germany, I don´t need to get too negative!
How wise you are! I was tortured by unfriendly people so often and I cry or become aggressive instead of of seeking my inner woman...you caught me with the sunset: this very day I felt so blessed I could watch it.. and to know 2 people in person who appreciate them just as much as I do, often misinterpreted as overemotional or even a bit nuts ..
Oh, dear Susanna, I cry, too, I feel awful about these things. I get so much solace from making these videos, but it took me a year to share these kind of thoughts, about what is behind it all. It´s very hard for sensitive people in this world - I´m sending you a big hug!
Dear Lauren, i always feel embraced by your videos. Please give a sh... on people who are unpolite. I do the same. Like Benikon in one of his videos stated: I've decided to live in a friendly world ( I've quoted by heart).. That became my motto for life (Thank's Ben). Just do it the same way, ignore them. They, these peolpe, are there all over the world (had some bad experiences in the UK and other countries). Keep on smiling and keep on going to do poetic,curious videos, that's what they are, for (to?) me/us. Cwtsh Martin
How absolutely lovely! And what a great quote- it really can often be a matter of choice, to a great extent. Not always easy for sensitive artist types, but possible! Thank you, this was so very nice to read! A cwtch to you, Martin! 🤗
German here who loooooves your videos! I was in the Wismar Region 23 years ago and by seeing your video I am so wowsy positively surprised how much this city has developed in 20 something years! WOW! When I was there in 2000 it was a very unhappy place, lots of buildings dirty, close to collapsing, people very grumpy, although they live by the seaside and it's such a beautiful corner of my country (besides many other). Well, the grumpiness stayed, but beauty grew out of the typical GDR grey. (Geheimtipp close to Wismar for nex ttime: Insel Poel!) To my humble opinion, some people just want to see, feel and talk bad in order to stay in misery. Oh and that sunset! I don't know how many pictures I have about sunsets in Germany- and people sometimes telling me same as you have experienced. Then I just reply "Das ist aber schade, dass sie das so nicht sehen können. Ich finde es wunderbar!" (What a pity that you cannot see it like this. I find this marvellous!). Because I think and feel that many people just do not notice what they do in a moment like this, with all its sensitivity, by replying like this! So this is my way I tell them. And maybe someone grumpy one some day will start thinking "that's a nice kind of purple in the sky..." Bottom line: keep hijacking us! Or just me :) Have a lovely day
Dear Lauren, Thank you so much for your videos! In my view, Germany is a very underestimated country. Espacially the Northeast is even to many Germans unknown. I (living near the border to Luxemburg) traveled to Stendal and Tangermünde last year - also two Hanseatic cities, like Wismar, in the former GDR. Stendal is the home town of J.J. Winckelmann, the first modern archeologist, and parts of Tangermünde were built in the 15th Century. Particularly memorable about this city are the storks, that are breeding on the roof of the Gothic town hall. PS: And my favourit cities in the UK are Edinburgh and Winchester... 😄
Those are two beautiful and fascinating cities in the UK! Thank you for your lovely comment. I agree - Germany is simply full of everything you could possibly need to experience a wonderful life.
@Kulturelle*r Aneigner*in, basically just across the river of Tangermünde is Jerichow Monastery, a brick structure in a very simple, clear romanesque style. This building and style was very influencial for many churches in the region. It is really worth visiting when you are in the area. It is a museum today and a great location for concerts, too.
Thank you for the video, please dont take the negative commentary personally, there are plenty who value what you do and join you in your perception of beauty
Aaahhh thank you! It’s how I experience your beautiful country and I love that you enjoy sharing the feelings of wonder at the unbelievable things to see here!
Thank you for 9 minutes and 22 seconds of enchantment. (I think that is the best translation for "entführen" in this case.) I love your videos for your style and they are not "kischig". And it is actually difficult to make beautiful things without being "kitschig". So thumbs up for the craftsmanship as well.
Dear Lauren, thank for all your beautiful films. I recommend you Visite the small towns on the Westcoast of Schleswig-Holstein, Tönning, Friedrichstadt, Meldorf and Husum! I think you will enjoy it.
You are absolutely right and I can sign every word! Your videos show the beautiful in image and mood, and that is very valuable. Because the non-beautiful oppresses us in everyday life anyway, whether we like it or not. And of course you are also right on this point: a beautiful sunset is not "kitschig", but a gift of nature! Sad that many people don't seem to be able to just enjoy something like that anymore and take pleasure in it - like I do in your great videos! Please never be discouraged!
hm, 🤔and this scene with the man on the bike reminded me, how I got honked so often in English roundabouts 😂 took me some weeks to understand where and when to exite the roundabout and that it's not allowed to slow down a lot in the roundabout, if possible stay at 30 or 70 mph, no matter if the dog or baby flies around in the car 😂😂😂
Dear Lauren, follow your passion and continue with your beautiful videos. You can't stop people from talking. If, for example, you could walk over water they would complain that you're to stupid to swim....
Dear Lauren, As a North German, I am always amazed at how beautiful our country is. Love for our own country is not a strength of us Germans. I'm very honest about that and I'm very ambivalent about my homeland. I like nature and the cities, castles and landscapes of my homeland very much. On the other hand, there is also the upbringing I received and I was not encouraged to really love my country. It has to do with the second world war I think because my father was a soldier and when he was after the war he was captured by British soldiers and he was treated very well but he was also marked by the war and traumatized like many people at that time . Once by the war itself, but also by knowing he served an inhuman regime. Therefore, the love for my homeland was honorably rejected. Still, I'm glad to see it's a beautiful country and your videos help me see a new side.
I really do understand that and my heart breaks when I think about it all. But the good things about Germany and the safe, open-minded country you as a nation have built since those days deserves appreciation, as well as the gorgeous architecture and culture from before. I am very glad to be able to highlight the things I see and share them. I have met other POW held by the British and they all said they were treated well. I am so very glad about that.
Let them be angry, let them spill poison, let them enrage. If they would not have angry about you without reason it would have been someone else. More importantly: over time you earned a huge bunch of followers who like you and your videos. Keep on doing your thing and keep enjoying your life here in Germany.
As mentioned a few days ago I like your videos very much. All of them, mainly because of your very positive way. And I am obviously not alone with that
perfect British humor❗ And HAPPY NEW YEAR 🍀 (And, I will never again dare to write a negative comment here, cause your smile kills. I learned this from my best Briish friend, when he is really mad at me, he doesn't say something but quietly smiles just 1 second longer than he would smile if he would think something positive.)
Dear Lauren, I’m so glad for your positive videos appreciating Germany. I’m half German and when I visit I’m walking on clouds, until the reality of the odd unhappy person intersects my holiday. Of course, it has happened. I try to take it in comparison to the number of rude encounters in the US where I live (near Chicago in Indiana). Although it’s always a letdown, it mostly amounts to nothing more than another travel story, and perhaps a thought experiment about cultural differences. You can imagine this is different for us Yanks. Love your videos, love your style, and one day I’ll hear you sing in Germany. ❤😘🌹
Aw, I hope that you are able to shrug it off, and keep feeling the joy when you are here! It’s so strange how people want to stamp on other people’s happiness. We all deserve holidays and to feel good.
@@LaureninGermany Of course! In hindsight it becomes rather comical. I actually got a complaint in Nürnberg for taking up too much space in a crowded bar with my large body. 🤣 I just stood up to let him see my 1.9m height as well and brushed off his complaints (in English) with a joke. It's all part of the excitement of traveling, and I look forward to my next trip... probably Lübeck in summer.
@@1234brianatthedoor How dare you have grown so big! OMGoodness, I am feeling what we call Fremdschämen - embarrassment for the other person´s behaviour!
@@1234brianatthedoor absolutely. Körperbeschämung is awful. I do not know anything about you, except that you are tall because you wrote that, so this is just about me, now: I was overweight and although it wasn’t even so „bad“, people were often commenting in real life, as if it was my choice. It’s never my choice when I am overweight, it’s physically uncomfortable for me, but it’s the result of a condition I have that flares up. People judge quickly and inaccurately, and don’t keep their opinions to themselves until they know better.
lol, the guy who said the sunset is "kitschig" is a poor person simply cites Marvin from hitchhikers through the galaxy; very uncreative poor boy. I live at a place where you have been already (Nieblum) and we see such sunsets very often over the north sea and it's beautiful every time. Keep up your nice work and thank you for the videos
@@LaureninGermany Utersum is classic with the sunset bench :) I'll go out now with the dog and send some fresh air to you, little bit "pustig" today; ferries didn't go today until 5pm. Wind is 10 Bft, not rough but most guests call it heavy storm.
Your videos are great! Don’t let the negativity of some people put you down. Please continue to share the beauty of this world / life here on UA-cam! Happy New Year to you!
Unfortunately, the apparent anonymity of so-called social media means that some people believe they have to leave their good childhood behind. There is currently no suitable solution for this effect. Just ignore haters, their reaction has nothing to do with you.
It´s really quite shocking how people lose that filter when writing on the internet, Palmyra. When it´s actually even easier to just scroll on by than in real life.
That is a major problem with Social media. It attracts some of the worst elements. At any given time 15% of population suffer from mental disorders. Can be short term, or long term. Behaviours are easily manifested online, with little or no consequences. So one has to learn to disregard. For my part, you could read audio books, because I could listen to your voice all day. It's delightful.
Thank you so much. That’s such a lovely thing to tell me! Yes, and I honestly feel it shows so much about us as a world. People are desperate 💔 and let out their feelings online. It’s so important to try to remember it’s not personal. (But hard to forget what they write, when it hits where it hurts…)
Hallo Lauren ,, vielen Dank für dieses Video und all denen davor. Sie sind sehr schön anzusehen, du hast eine angenehme Stimme. Es macht einfach Freude, dir zuzuhören. Wismar steht auch noch auf meine to do list! Ich mache gern Städte Reisen. Nun nachdem ich deine Impressionen gesehen habe , muss Wismar möglichst dieses Jahr besucht werden. Mach weiter so und lass dich nie von einzelnen Personen verärgern..Diese sind in der Minderheit und eh dumm un neidisch. Mit sich selbst unzufrieden.. Ich liebe mein Land und die Kultur und die Vielfalt an Menschen ❤️. VG aus Bremerhaven
Hallo Olaf, lieben Dank! Ja, Wismar lohnt sich, ganz sicherlich - es gibt viel mehr dort zu sehen, als ich im Video reingepackt habe. Ich mag auch Bremerhaven. Ich war in dem Hotel am Hafen, es war ganz toll.
@@LaureninGermany Hey , dass ist schön zu lesen, dass du schon in Brmerhaven warst. Ich hoffe es hat dir gefallen. Vielen mögen die Stadt ja nicht,ist nicht so angesehen..Finde zu unrecht.. 🤪, Ich mag natürlich das Flair von Hafenstädte. Zumindest sollte immer ein Fluss in der Stadt sein,wo ich Urlaub mache. Dresden, Potsdam bin ich immer wieder gerne... LG 🙋🏻♂️
Danke Lauren für das wunderbare Video von Wismar. Ich mag diese Stadt und bin im Sommer öfters dort zu Fuß unterwegs und entdecke immer etwas neues. Lass dich nicht unterkriegen und ich wünsche Dir ein glückliches erfolgreiches Jahr 2023. Wenn ich wieder in Wismar bin trinke ich eine Wismarer Mumme auf Dich. Ein Bier nach altem Rezept. Peter
Hallo Peter! Ich hatte so lange ein schlechtes Gewissen, weil ich das Video nicht gemacht habe und ich wusste, Du magst Wismar. Aber ich freue mich, dass ich endlich einen ehrlichen Weg gefunden habe, meine Eindrücke zu teilen. Es ist wirklich sehr schön in Wismar!
I really enjoy your beautiful videos Lauren. I guess there are miserable people even in a gorgeous place like Germany. Please don't let it affect your sharing of that beautiful country!
Just subscribed to your beautiful channel. I am very glad that you like it so much here in Germany. Keep on making such wonderful and positive videos. We all need that!
Dear Lauren, it doesn't matter what you do and how well you do it, there will always be people who find fault with it. You can't please everyone. Anyway, my friend and I love your posts and can't live without them... 🤔 well, we need them for our salvation... 👻 ...ok, at least for a good mood 😁😊
You meet all kinds of people everywhere. After two month long recent visits to Eastern Berlin (Köpenick ) where one of my daughters and my son live, I found people generally quite polite and friendly. In my English, "Gesundheit" is what I grew up with and was general in most of North America for many decades. So walking down the street, this guy sneezed and so I automatically said "Gesundheit" without thinking. He replied: "Danke". You don't have to make a touristy travelogue. Not everything is beautiful everywhere you go, you know. Beautiful people live in the seedy cities too. Cheers!
I‘m not quite sure what you want to say to me. I most certainly know not everywhere is all beautiful, but I bet you I can almost always find some beauty in it. Even if it’s just the nice human interaction you described.
Wonderful video, Lauren - and thanks for opening up and sharing your thoughts and feelings! Good to have you here (and I mean "here" in Germany as well as on UA-cam ☺).
I love your videos, well researched and beautiful music selected for the video. I think you know more about German cities and their history than I do, even though I was born in Germany. I look forward to your next video.
I am glad to have found your channel full of interesting insights and beautiful views. (Einsichten/Aussichten, see what I did there? 😁) Just as you said, putting ones focus on the positive like enjoying a gorgeous sunset, is key. Concerning the rude encounters, my motto is "Nicht ärgern, nur wundern." With that being said, I thoroughly enjoy your beautiful videos, interesting content , narrated with that soothing voice. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. Alles Liebe aus Österreich! ❤️
@@LaureninGermany Danke! 😊 Grüße "nach Österreich" oder "in das /ins wunderschöne Österreich", würde ich sagen. When there's an adjective, it suddenly gets an article. Complicated, right? But might be the same in English? Hmm! 🤔
@@fairgreen42 it´s not the same in English - greetings to beautiful Austria (although we wouldnßt really say that either lol!) Thank you! Dann: Grüße ins wunderschönen Österreich!
@@LaureninGermany Ah! I was thinking of "I am moving to THE UK" as an example. Maybe it has something to do with Österreich being "a Reich" like "Frank-Reich" and the UK being "a" Kingdom. But then this is all just not even that educated guesswork. (And it's "das wunderschönE Österreich" neutrum) Now I leave you in peace, I only felt free the give my 2cents, because you asked.) 🙈
Im Leben zählen auch die klein Dinge die ein glücklich machen. Auch deine Neckerrei in den Videotitel sind lustig. Mach weiter so. Ein frohes neues Jahr.
If positivity were water this lady would be der Rhein....I would love to meet her am der strasse...tell her how beautiful her soul is...and then disappear into the night....
@@LaureninGermany ich fand es akustisch gar nicht so schlecht. Für mich sind ja sowieso die Bilder, also das Kopfkino am wichtigsten. Und, dass das Wetter heute hier offenbar besser zu sein scheint! Vielleicht kann ich heute Nachmittag mal wieder mit zusammen Gassi gehen. Ist ganz interessant hier, in dieser Siedlung. Ist ja für uns alles immer noch sehr neu. Liebste Grüße Ben
I'm so sorry you have to deal with the grumpy part of our society recently. I just wanna say thank you for your positive attitude and your lovely videos! I also want to leave a hug here in the comment section for everyone who needs it right now 🤗 you're all wonderful, lovely human beings!!!
@@LaureninGermany I think you can be grateful of such an overload of nice people (regularly) on your channel but I think it is so because you are such a nice person by yourself! Don´t stop making those nice, qualm and overwhelmingly positive videos! I really love it! And yes I can appreciate a really "kitschig" sunset too! 😁
"Kitschig" can also mean "so beautiful that it looks unreal, like painted from a "kitschiger Künstler"/artist". It's not necessary negatively annotated like "das ist Kitsch" (everytime negative), but can also mean nearly too perfect.
Hi Lauren! Lauren here 😅 you mentioned audio problems - I just wanted to share something with you on the off chance it saves you a couple months of confusion! I have the same microphone as you and when I set it up I was trying to figure out if it was working or not, then I determined it WAS working and that, since I have an iPhone 12, my phones microphone and the rode’s microphone must be so similar that you just can’t really tell the difference!! So I went about recording my videos and then after a while I was poking about on the internet and I saw someone using the same mic and I was like ???? Why doesn’t mine sound like THAT? So upon further investigation it turns out there are two little blue cords that come with the mic, one that is clearly labeled SMARTPHONE and one that I have no idea what it is labeled as because that’s the one I ripped off as soon as i opened the box, plugged in, and immediately ‘started using’. Which was not working at all. Which is why my iPhone was just using its normal mic and why the sound was just OK. All that to say. Check to make sure you’re using the correct blue cord!!!! Maybe this in some way helps you with your audio problems? And if not, know that you are not the only one with audio issues 😅😅😅 Ok, now I will continue watching the video 🤗🤗
Hi Lauren with the beautiful name! Lol I‘ve got a Sennheiser, I am using the right cable, I just had the gain set to high and the mic up my nose… I should have had it on the middle setting. And I forgot to process it in stereo to add insult to injury. What a complete idiot I am. I should never take time off! But thank you so much anyway!
Wow….. i guess so many years of little to no sleep due to my offspring have really done a number on my brain!!! Because course it’s a sennheiser…. It looks just like the one I have…. Sennheiser MKE 400, Right? Why on earth I wrote the name of a different microphone that I don’t even own… I’ll never be able to tell you. Anyway!! Glad you aren’t having the same problem 🤗🤗
Hi Lauren, please don't let negative voices affect you that much. You seem like a vice nice, very caring, very positive soul... and I know that these kind of people often are more affected by negative things. Please let me mention that there will be ALWAYS, I mean it, always that rude, negative people who seem not content with their own lives and take it on bystanders. Focus on all the kind and friendly people who appreciate what you do. I love to see your point of view, hear positive and even negative experiences, listen to your calm voice and keep getting reminded why I am still living here in Germany. I just wanna say in short... keep on doing what you do and stay how you are!
Thank you so much, Detlef. You are right- I do get affected quite easily by negative people. It’s one of the reasons why I started UA-cam, to face it head on, but I have been astounded by the amount of wonderful people this channel has brought! So it’s working out! (Just have to keep remembering to move on quickly from those meanies)
@@LaureninGermany Then I admire your bravery because especially in the net people can easily hide behind fake identities to spew hate. Just keep on moving on from rude behavior like from that cyclist. I don't get it why people have to be mean, I really don't
@Detlef Klinge it was really bad at first. I don’t know if it was personal or not, but the lovely people eventually drowned the hate comments out. And now I can dismiss them more quickly, which was my goal. Thank you so much 🤗
lauren, it is been a while i commented on one of your videos. you sure can remember me and how i adored your professional style, the videos, your incredible voice. i am so sad to listen to this one. it takes a long time to understand why. b. p.s. normalerweise schreibe ich dir/euch bewusst in deutsch, aber dieses mal sollen alle wissen, dass es mich sehr traurig stimmt, weil du eine so phantastische person bist. warum tut man sowas, wer macht das?
@@LaureninGermany du musst dich vor gar nichts beweisen oder befürchten. was du machst, ist phänomenal, und es gibt so viele fans und viele, die dich lieben. keep it up, lauren.
Hi Lauren, that sunset was beautiful and you appreciate it, that's positive and good. I'd love to chat someday about life here. Ich bin Kanadieren und unterrichte deutsch und englisch momentan. Es macht spaß . Schönen Sonntag wünsche ich dir.
Good middle of the night from a disabled woman in Alaska who will never be able to travel to Germany, but who enjoys seeing the many places you travel to! Thanks for sharing, even if it might be tacky to some!
Thank you so much! And honestly, this is exactly why I started to make videos, for people who might never otherwise see these beautiful places. Thank you for telling me, and sleep well, Julia!
@@LaureninGermany Than you Lauren. I really appreciate the contact. Do take care. Let's show this world in light!
Dear Julia, I feel very sorry for you that you can't visit Germany. It is really a nice country although I'd prefer Austria. Greetings from 🇩🇪 and keep your head up. I whish you better times in the future.
@@TheGermanObserver I am sorry that I never traveled to Europe too, but I love living in the beautiful Arctic desert there. It’s magic every day and night, in lots of different kinds of light, with changes that help me see the beauty around me every day. I don’t know how long I’ll be able to live here, but I’m treasuring each day.
Traveling is extremely hard and painful for me, so now I do my traveling through reading and UA-cam videos. I’m grateful to everyone who records the magic that’s around them, and then shared it to the world!
@@LaureninGermany I’m grateful that you are sharing the magic of the place you live. I love living in an Arctic desert, and enjoying the magic that I see outside my windows, each and every day, and night, of the year!
I must apologise to the idiots among my fellow citizens.
I love your videos🥰
Och, you don´t need to apologise! Thank you so much!
I am a German living in the USA and I really enjoy your videos. A little piece of my home country for me to watch and enjoy. Your videos are beautifully done and well narrated. Please don't let any negative comments get to you! Your videos make UA-cam a brighter and nicer place.
Thank you so much, Kristin! That´s just lovely to read. Your home country is truly a wonderful place xx
You are one of the most polite and respectful UA-camrs I have seen so it saddens me to hear of these negative comments. Keep doing what you are doing, you are giving pleasure to far more people than that minority who complain.
Thank you, that is such a lovely thing to say to me!
Hi Lauren, these people usually can't like themselves! I ignore such people. Beautiful video, as always! 😍
Thanks, Arno! 🤗
Gut gesagt!
@@sisuguillam5109 😉Hi Sisu
@@arnodobler1096 Hallo! 🙂
I thought I´d share a bit about my motivation for making UA-cam videos for my first video of the year. Unfortunately, I had my microphone set too high while I was vlogging, but I spoke from the heart, so I decided to use the footage anyway - and I won´t make that mistake again (I hope...!) I do have a giggle at my thumbnails these days - and I LOVE to read your reactions to them, so please do share your thoughts!
Omg I even left that part in mono! 🙈 🤦🏻♀️
I am so sorry that man tried to run you over and others took their unhappiness out on you.
How lonely and bored with themselves they must be.
You are a kind, cultured, talented human that has so much to give - and brightens our lives!
Thank you, darling Sisu! You brighten mine.
@@LaureninGermany 😃
Hello Lauren, the best ambassador for Germany that I know of!
No, it isn't you who makes Germans angry. Let me explain: a psychologist once said " If someone is angry for more than 2 or 3 minutes, it is more about themselves than what they are angry about." Honestly, if someone has a problem with your loving and respectful way of presenting beautiful angles of Germany, I really feel sorry for them. Please do not take any of that personal. People would rather like to make it look like it was your fault, but it isn't. You are a beautiful and positive person, just stay that way.
Oh, and I, too, love "tacky" sunsets! 🤭
Thank you so much for these wise words! I will think about that, for sure.
And yes, sunsets are just too good not to adore!
As a Norwegian i can only agree with you. She has changed my opinions on Germany quite a lot in more than one case. After Lauren comes Horst Tappert and Willy Brandt. You guys practically should give her a Medal.
We need more of these on u Tube. So relaxing. I am housebound and bedbound so I am trapped away from all the things I used to do and long to do. Thank you Lauren.💖
I am so very sorry to read that, Pamela. I have a lot of struggles (auto-immune) so I really appreciate the good days. You must have understood why I said what I said about enjoying the sunset . 😢❤️
Last summer me and my wife stayed at a wonderful location in southern Italy together with a young couple. At one evening at a full romantic sunset the young man asked his girlfriend directly at the beach to marry him by kneeling down in front of her, striving a ring on her finger. The whole scene was like an old Hollywood Set Up. We all were completely happy, drinking Champagne, etc, etc. But we also said: that was “voll kitschig” and we were happy about that. The word “kitschig” can have a negative aspect, but also can have a self ironical aspect and we love using the word “kitschig” for things we love.
And yes, there are people existing, always grumbling - but we just avoid communicating with them.
I think it´s "der Ton macht die Musik".
Lauren ...
"the mouths of fools (your german critics) pour out foolishness!"
As a Berliner, now living near Cochem in Rheinland-Pfalz, you've got me hooked! Might I suggest that you visit the area of Cochem-Zell and make a video about our area which includes the Eifel. I guarantee that you won't be disapointed! Please do add me to your collection of sincere fans! I am wheelchair bound and unable to visit the many beautiful areas of my "Heimat". Your calm, pleasant and soothing voice adds so much beauty to your already beautiful videos. Please keep up the good work!!!
Nachträglich, wünsche ich Dir, auch ein frohes, erfolgreiches und vor allem, gesundes 2023!
Thank you so much for your lovely words and tips! I am so sorry that you can’t get everywhere you want to. Mobility and health are so precious and not always permanent. Thank you, you‘ve given me strength with your beautiful words.
Never mind grumpy people. Once I missed S-Bahn for seconds, runs every 15 minutes. In the mean-time waiting I witnessed an epic sunrise with cloud waves, winds that changes the scenery, a heavenly battle taken place and resolved smooth and calm 1-2 minutes before next S-Bahn came by. God is a painter, priceless. You have a good eye for beautiful places, keep on.
Aaahh! That sounds wonderful! I wish I could get up earlier and see the sunrise more often. I’m such a night owl.
I'm a night owl myself. I was late, 8am spring or guess it was autumn with a late sunrise and this me moving picture. After this ephemeral play was gone, I looked around try to make eye contact with fellow people waiting to acknowledging what we just saw. But some missed it, distracted by their smartphones, probably scrolling tru messages, shops or maybe food pictures from jail dishes.
@@Mayagick I do that! When I see something wonderful I also expect people to want to share in that joy- I always feel a bit silly and childish when they don’t, so it’s wonderful to read your comment and know I‘m not the only one!
As german native speaker I always thought „kitschig“ only applies to something artificial or human-made. An object trying very hard to appear a certain way but falling short- I might call this „kitschig“. For example when glitter is used on Christmas decorations to emulate sparkling snow in the sun, then that might be pretty "kitschig". The real thing is basically just an accidental occurence of nature (certain weather conditions etc.) - it lacks the human element and therefore cannot be "kitschig". Maybe this is not the most common understanding of this word though, languages are tricky like that … :)
I love your explanation, for sure! I will quote you next time someone says kitschig in a natural setting.
From Wikipedia
"Kitsch is a term applied to art and design that is perceived as naïve imitation, overly eccentric, gratuitous or of banal taste. The modern avant garde traditionally opposed kitsch for its melodramatic tendencies, its superficial relationship with the human condition and its naturalistic standards of beauty."
@@itssoaztek4592 ah, I am not sure the modern Avantgarde and I are in sync!
Schön, dass du hier bist. Es gibt halt nette Menschen und weniger nette überall auf der Welt.
Lieben Dank! Ja, das stimmt auf alle Fälle!
Genau! Böse Menschen gibt es überall. Nicht nur bei uns Germanen.😉
Hi Lauren, I'm so grateful for your great videos!
As a German, I have always been critical of the institutions. When I was a kid I was at a lot of anti-armament and pro-environmental demonstrations and stuff like that. But that doesn't change the fact that I love my country and recognize how beautiful our areas are. I myself live in an extremely beautiful area right on the French border.
One can still be a critical spirit and still be able to love something beautiful.
I appreciate you and your work a lot!
Thank you, Peter, that’s just how I feel!
Dear Lauren! Don't be sad please! Your videos are awesome and friendly. I feel honored by you and of course I honor and defend the UK verbally each time I talk about your beautiful home country to others in my country. I showed the UK to my family and we adored it
Aw, thank you so much, Martin! What a lovely thing to say!
Well done for opening up and speaking form the heart Lauren 😀👍🏻
Even if it was in mono and with the gain too high smh lol!!!
@@LaureninGermany I didn’t notice that so I think it was fine 😀👍🏻
Being able to still see the beauty in life and your environment while having a horrible day and encountering rude people, is an incredible gift and the best protection for mental health you can have.
Yes, negative comments like you got from that cyclist and that man in the sunset, are like a bucket of ice emptied over our emotions. But we have to pity these people for being unable to connect to the beauty of the moment and their emotions in the way that we can. They miss out on so much.
Thank you for sharing your experiences! 💙
Yes, it’s very important to try not to take it personally, and feel as much compassion for the people who are angry. They don’t always deserve it, but sometimes they are just hurting, too. Thank you for your lovely comment, Julia.
Love your videos!
Living some more years than you and being GERMAN I share what I found out.
If course its personally if some shorts at me or blames me!
But I decide spontanously how to react...maybe thinking of it very short.. and let it go!
I am not making a decision.. was that good or bad?
Not trying an analysis🤭
Just ging back on the MERRY-GO-ROUND and enjoy the ride!
I often travel round Germany. And it´s always a pleasure for me to see that beautiful places and towns again having your lovely comments. Thank you
Thank you so much! That’s a delight for me to read!
Hi Lauren
As always, your video is extraordinary and shows Germany from its most beautiful side. Unfortunately, there are many people who do not see this magic because it has become a matter of course for them. I can only advise everyone to go into nature and open their hearts and eyes like you do. This is a great way to reduce stress and you are fit for tomorrow's working day and balanced for your family.
Yes, exactly! It can only do you good! You´ve inspired me to get outside in spite of the cold rain!
Hi Lauren. My wife and I love traveling in Germany. It is a beautiful country. I love the tone of your videos and it definitely comes across that you love Germany just as much as we do, perhaps even more! Making compelling UA-cam videos is not easy. My wife and I have dipped our toes into UA-cam video production ourselves but are far far less successful at it. In my experience, where ever a person travels, eventually you will run into angry people. It is unfortunate but it is the way of things. When this happens, it is not a reflection on you or the country you are in but only a reflection on that individual. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more of your videos on Germany. You are an inspiration! Sincerely, Rolin.
Thank you Rolin, yes, I´m sure you understand that you put a lot into UA-cam, if you´re doing it from the heart.
I really appreciate your charming videos, showcasing lovely places in Germany. Your positive attitude is great.
Thank you so much, Tim!
That`s so interesting - those negative reactions on people who enjoy sunsets (or should I say "dare" to enjoy sunsets?) always made me thoughtful. I`ve had such reactions especially by men more than "some" times and always wondered about them.
Those beautiful sunsets are a big natural phenomena, they take the whole sky, they come as a last view onto the sun and after a long day during which we have been busy mostly with material things, no time for feelings - again: Often this is a male attitude, to live like this. For a reason; handling emotions can be hard when you are not very used to it or fear them.
Those overwhelmingly flaming skies are bigger than us, bigger than our control we needed to keep up all day to manage all that is demanded from us - and they trigger something in us: Big, sometimes melancolic, sad, romantic, dramatic feelings. Tragical moments, strong hope, hurtful losses, big questions, deep fears. And hope for a better tomorrow.
I am quite sure that there lies at least one explanation to the question why some people seem to react kind of "allergic" on them. Or better said: On PEOPLE who do not fear what a dramatic sunset does to them. Because their ability to handle big feelings makes us see and feel our own lack in those matters.
Some people always seem to avoid their feelings expressing themselves and to be triggered by something which can push them over ther cliff of control and into emotional abysses. They cannot blame or fight a sunset when it happens, it is just nature expressing itself. But when confronted directly with those "fearless" people who seem to dare giving themselves openly into all a sunset can "provoke", they feel they must fight them a little. Maybe destroy their joy and openness with some limiting words and "reasonable points". "It is kitschig." "Ich verstehe nicht, was man daran finden kann." "Ein Sonnenuntergang ist etwas ganz normales, warum flippen die Leute bei so etwas aus?" "Wer sich von Sonnenuntergängen beeindrucken lässt, ist ein unrealistischer Träumer." Or they give some physical explanation to kick the "wonder", the "unearthly" beauty of it a bit more out of the way.
I often heard them express under the lines that it`s all those feelings they don`t like. I believe it frightens them a bit that something like this can trigger such uncontrolable feelings, for them it`s about loss of control. And so there is a bit of aggression against those who show their "courage" in matters of big feelings and letting oneself be triggered without fear or shame of the outcome. For some people it is pure joy and liveliness, kind of holy, a blessing to stand in such beautiful warming light before another night comes - for others (more often men) it seems to be a kind of "danger" of having the lids lifted on them, it is about hiding and protecting some well controlled feelings. As women do, men also can cry at a sunset when it hits them. It`s dangerous. ;-) As I said: You cannot fight a sunset. But you can always fight people who crazily ans happily throw themselves into it and trigger your need for security and stability. 🙂
So your videos are totally NOT "shallow", "all just happy" or "naive", haha! :`D As harmless they might seem at a first glance - they burry deeper themes and trigger bigger questions. It is never "just" about a city, a historical place, a landscape. It ´s about life and about us - and our realationships to our outer and inner world.
Oh, ShadowHall, you really understand. I almost didn´t include the part where I said what I did about the kitschig comment. So few people understand what that meant to me - but you can put it into such expressive, eloquent words.
Thank you so very much for taking the time to write all these things, both your comments really mean a lot to me and make me feel able to continue.
@@LaureninGermany That`s WHY you urgently should go on with this kind of work, you MUST! It´s such a beautiful task to bring more brightness to this world, especially right now where everything and everybody is ruled by fear. There lies an incredible power in people who can handle strong emotions and are one with their own ones, without fear or shame or regret. Nearly most of the actual situation in the world, most bad and cruel things start with the ego of people who have no healthy eccess to their honest and pure emotions. A warlord is full of fear of not being "enough", and so he decides to suppress his real needs and fears and do crazy and brutal things - for a glorious line on his gravestone.
All those "ideas" and impulses of those who fear their own inner truth and lack love for themselves, for others and the world, cost the world Millions of lives, peace, wealth and health - but no one can do any of this without many who look away, hide their hearts and hands and needs and strangle their courage so that it is not able to do the right thing. It is always fear that makes people assist tyrants - and it is fear that prevents them from doing what is needed.
People who dare to "fight" against those who have no healthy connection to their own hearts, always are truely connected. And "fight" in times like this can have sos many different faces. Sometimes it does not even look like "fight". But if people say bad things about such a beautiful project like yours, and if they try to limit and ridicule it (like they do with a sunset - or people`s feelings about sunsets - the power of it has been noticed and felt, believe me! ;-) Just go on, you are wonderful with what you do! We cannot have enough people who in times where there is so much darkness, dare bring light into the world. The world needs this. As we all are ONE and connected like nodes on a net, everything bright and loving we bring into it, will do its work somewhere and find the spots in the net where it is mostly needed. A burning candle does not fear darkness. It does not get out just because it recognizes how deep the darkness all around it wold be - it just doesn`t care, it is ... light. ;-)
Hi Lauren, es stimmt mich traurig, wenn ich nun höre, das du beschimpfst wirst, nur weil du die Schönheit in den Dingen erkennst und andere dran teil haben lässt, die wir oder besser ich nicht sehe, Ich bin im Sommer 2020 in Wismar gewesen und habe, ganz so blind bin ich nun auch nicht, schon erkannt, das Wismar eine sehr schöne Stadt ist. Aber der Blick für die vielen kleinen und großen Details fehlt mir leider zu oft. Beschimpfungen und böse Kommentare hast du nicht verdient. Ganz im Gegenteil, ich danke dir für deine Videos.
Nimm dir diese Dinge nicht so zu Herzen und was Kitsch ist, liegt im Auge des Betrachters, Die Schönheit der Natur einzufangen ist es in meinen Augen nie! Ich wünsche dir / euch ebenso ein frohes, frohes und vor allem gesundes neues Jahr 2023!
Lieben herzlichen Dank! Ich versuche nicht zu viel zu Herzen zu nehmen, und solche lieben Kommentare helfen sehr damit!
Hi, Lauren,
there are trolls everywhere. Some poor souls just can't be happy unless they find something to be angry about.
Just ignore them.
That’s really it in a nutshell!
Hallo Lauren, ich freue mich, wieder ein Video von Dir zu sehen. Ich liebe Deine Videos, Du bist für mich das Beste hier auf UA-cam. Lass dich bitte nicht von solchen Nörglern beeinflussen. Diese Leute sind doch mit sich selbst unzufrieden, die kann man doch eigentlich nur bedauern, weil sie die schönen Dinge nicht sehen. Ich jedenfalls freue mich immer, wenn ich wieder ein schönes Video von Dir sehen kann. Das ist für mich immer Entspannung pur. Weiter wie bisher und alles Gute für das Jahr 2023.
Danke sehr, lieber Heinz - was für ein Kompliment! Wow!
Lived in Germany for two years. Loved my time there and hope to return to visit soon. Thank you for the beautiful videos. Please keep them coming.
Thank you so much! You our lovely comment came at just the right time!
We bought our retirement home in the state I grew up in but a different town. When I took our trash to the recycling center it was evident I was new to the area and in the midst of explaining that we had just moved into our beautiful lake side home, the two people I was chatting with asked me why I would chose to live in that area. It made me sad that instead of telling me the positive things about the town, they chose to say negative things. It seems to be the nature of some people I think.
Yes, I can’t understand why people want to rain on someone else’s parade, Michele. I hope you‘ve settled in and found plenty of positive things in your new town?
Hello Lauren,
I Like your beautiful Videos. Thank you for that.
I wish you a happy and healthy new year.
Thank you so much, Alf!
Your videos are like a breath of fresh air in the loud, hectic and lurid UA-cam world.
Thank you so much, you have no idea how lovely that is for me to read!
There are so many Debbie Downers in this world and especially in Germany. You do you and those who enjoy your videos will stay and the others can go somewhere else.
Ich mag deine Videos, deinen Humor und deine Perspektive auf das Leben. Deine Stimme in Kombination mit deinem Akzent sind eine wundervolle Untermalung der vielen großartigen Bilder. Danke, dass du mir meine Heimat zeigst - oder zumindest Teile davon, die ich noch nicht kennenlernen durfte.
Vielen lieben Dank! Und how funny- I have not heard Debbie Downers for ages! I must remember that, it‘ll make me feel better!
natürlich hast du viele deutsche FANS... und ich liebe schöne SUNSETS.... weiter..so ... on and on ... adelante!!!
Danke Dir, lieber Jurgen!
That is a wonderful video and a great statement. Beauty is there to be enjoyed. And I don't think the man mocking the beautiful sunset was even completely serious.
I hope not, it would be a pity for him. Thank you so much, S.O.!
@@LaureninGermany With pleasure. Keep up the wonderful and relaxing content :)
I intend to, thank you!!!
Hello Lauren, nice to see you ☺️
Wismar is one of the Hanseatic cities and is therefore part of an association that wanted to work together, exchange ideas and achieve common goals, which was very progressive and I feel you and your beautiful videos that you shoot and discuss with so much attention to detail in this spirit . Unfortunately, we will always find grumpy people who are probably quite dissatisfied with their own lives on our travels through the world. Unfortunately, it is often people who actually have no real reason to be so grumpy. But you must never let these people drag you down. Stay positive, I think it's wonderful that you've looked at Wismar.
Have a nice Sunday and wonderful week.
Yes, such an incredible town! So strange that so many people were off that day…! Thank you, Robert, have a lovely Sunday.
Hi Lauren! You do a great job presenting positive videos about your experiences in Germany. Your viewers appreciate all you do in your own wonderful style. It's sad that some folks (no matter where you go) get off on trying to bring someone else down. There is no excuse for the rude and dangerous behavior of the folks you mentioned. I'm sorry that such things happened, but am glad that you were not physically injured.
I would say, don't change a thing, you can't please everyone. However, the number of people you bring joy, greatly outweigh those with a bitter attitude. Cheers - Peter
Oh, thank you, Peter! (I was lucky not to be hurt- I was quite shaken, actually)
Hey Lauren! Don‘t let the bad vibes catch up on you! To meet people that are in bad mood who steal good energy is way to easy! But to see the beautiful things that surround us takes a positive sense for it. I love to see your videos, because they are a little vacation in fairytale-land all the time! Most people that we come across in life are friendly, but there will always be that one person or that one one group of negative people. To sad that they don’t see what you see! The beauty and the little wonders that are right in front of us! ❤
This is exactly what I want to create, so your lovely words mean so much to me, thank you!
@@LaureninGermany so do I... I love your video and your CHARME!!!
I would have been pained too to hear someone refer to a beautiful sunset as “voll kitschig”. I feel sorry for that fellow that he thinks that way, or thinks he needs to think that way. Love your videos.
Thank you so much. I really hesitated to share it, but I am so glad I did. It´s so great to know so many people appreciate the sunsets and get why it felt so bad to hear it dismissed.
Lauren, I really enjoy your videos and how you present beautiful places in Germany so lovingly and calmly. No hype or yelling, just quiet beauty. It is such a welcome change from others on YT who harp on about the old cliches... we all know what they are. Your videos are like a breath of fresh air! Thank you🥰
Thank you so much! This really means a lot! xxx
Thank you Lauren! Really, I want to thank you for your positivity and the wonderful charming way, you deliver these good vibes in your videos. It makes me feel better. So thank you a lot and a frohes Neues to you too! 😀
That´s just wonderful to read, thank you so much, Achim!
Dear Lauren, by now I have only watched 3 or 4 of your videos. But each one was really charming for my country. And even, if one should be not, you report your impressions and feelings honestly and there's NO country on this planet where everything is nice... Keep on visiting us and reporting your impressions. I enjoy and learn from them.
Thank you, that´s lovely for me to read! Exactly, nowhere is perfect, but still, there´s so much that´s wonderful about Germany, I don´t need to get too negative!
How wise you are! I was tortured by unfriendly people so often and I cry or become aggressive instead of of seeking my inner woman...you caught me with the sunset: this very day I felt so blessed I could watch it.. and to know 2 people in person who appreciate them just as much as I do, often misinterpreted as overemotional or even a bit nuts ..
Oh, dear Susanna, I cry, too, I feel awful about these things. I get so much solace from making these videos, but it took me a year to share these kind of thoughts, about what is behind it all. It´s very hard for sensitive people in this world - I´m sending you a big hug!
@@LaureninGermany you sweet soul!
Dear Lauren, i always feel embraced by your videos. Please give a sh... on people who are unpolite. I do the same. Like Benikon in one of his videos stated: I've decided to live in a friendly world ( I've quoted by heart).. That became my motto for life (Thank's Ben). Just do it the same way, ignore them. They, these peolpe, are there all over the world (had some bad experiences in the UK and other countries). Keep on smiling and keep on going to do poetic,curious videos, that's what they are, for (to?) me/us. Cwtsh Martin
How absolutely lovely! And what a great quote- it really can often be a matter of choice, to a great extent. Not always easy for sensitive artist types, but possible!
Thank you, this was so very nice to read! A cwtch to you, Martin! 🤗
German here who loooooves your videos!
I was in the Wismar Region 23 years ago and by seeing your video I am so wowsy positively surprised how much this city has developed in 20 something years! WOW! When I was there in 2000 it was a very unhappy place, lots of buildings dirty, close to collapsing, people very grumpy, although they live by the seaside and it's such a beautiful corner of my country (besides many other). Well, the grumpiness stayed, but beauty grew out of the typical GDR grey. (Geheimtipp close to Wismar for nex ttime: Insel Poel!) To my humble opinion, some people just want to see, feel and talk bad in order to stay in misery.
Oh and that sunset! I don't know how many pictures I have about sunsets in Germany- and people sometimes telling me same as you have experienced. Then I just reply "Das ist aber schade, dass sie das so nicht sehen können. Ich finde es wunderbar!" (What a pity that you cannot see it like this. I find this marvellous!). Because I think and feel that many people just do not notice what they do in a moment like this, with all its sensitivity, by replying like this! So this is my way I tell them. And maybe someone grumpy one some day will start thinking "that's a nice kind of purple in the sky..."
Bottom line: keep hijacking us! Or just me :)
Have a lovely day
LOL! I had to think for a moment about hijacking! Thank you so much for your lovely words, Delia!
Dear Lauren,
Thank you so much for your videos! In my view, Germany is a very underestimated country. Espacially the Northeast is even to many Germans unknown. I (living near the border to Luxemburg) traveled to Stendal and Tangermünde last year - also two Hanseatic cities, like Wismar, in the former GDR. Stendal is the home town of J.J. Winckelmann, the first modern archeologist, and parts of Tangermünde were built in the 15th Century. Particularly memorable about this city are the storks, that are breeding on the roof of the Gothic town hall.
PS: And my favourit cities in the UK are Edinburgh and Winchester... 😄
Those are two beautiful and fascinating cities in the UK! Thank you for your lovely comment. I agree - Germany is simply full of everything you could possibly need to experience a wonderful life.
@Kulturelle*r Aneigner*in, basically just across the river of Tangermünde is Jerichow Monastery, a brick structure in a very simple, clear romanesque style. This building and style was very influencial for many churches in the region. It is really worth visiting when you are in the area. It is a museum today and a great location for concerts, too.
@@henningbartels6245 it sounds really interesting. Thank you!
Thank you for the video, please dont take the negative commentary personally, there are plenty who value what you do and join you in your perception of beauty
Thank you so much, that’s absolutely lovely of you!
Lauren, your videos are such a gift! With your Voice so full of wonder I always feel I am visiting a fairy tale country although I am German.
Aaahhh thank you! It’s how I experience your beautiful country and I love that you enjoy sharing the feelings of wonder at the unbelievable things to see here!
Thank you for 9 minutes and 22 seconds of enchantment. (I think that is the best translation for "entführen" in this case.) I love your videos for your style and they are not "kischig". And it is actually difficult to make beautiful things without being "kitschig". So thumbs up for the craftsmanship as well.
Thank you so much, this is really lovely to read.
Dear Lauren, thank for all your beautiful films. I recommend you Visite the small towns on the Westcoast of Schleswig-Holstein, Tönning, Friedrichstadt, Meldorf and Husum! I think you will enjoy it.
Ah, I have driven through Husum- it looked so lovely, you are right, I must go and visit! Thank you, Detlev!
You are absolutely right and I can sign every word! Your videos show the beautiful in image and mood, and that is very valuable. Because the non-beautiful oppresses us in everyday life anyway, whether we like it or not.
And of course you are also right on this point: a beautiful sunset is not "kitschig", but a gift of nature! Sad that many people don't seem to be able to just enjoy something like that anymore and take pleasure in it - like I do in your great videos! Please never be discouraged!
Thank you so very much, Lisa. Such a lovely comment, you make me feel really understood.
I don't know what these people say. I love your work, because these videos are like a little holiday to me. Thanx a lot and keep on going!🥰😍🤩😘
Thank you so much! That’s just so lovely!
Hi Lauren, seems i should put Wismar on my to do list.
Oh, and next time someone calls something "kitschig" just read it as "novelettish".
Hi Peter! It´s really amazing there, I would have like to show more, well worth a visit, with a thicker skin lol!
Is that what it means nowadays?
@@LaureninGermany Well, there's no exact definition on what "kitsch" is, so you are pretty free in defining it for yourself.
@@peter_meyer ah, ok! I was wondering if the meaning had changed and I‘d misunderstood him. But „der Ton macht die Musik“, of course!
hm, 🤔and this scene with the man on the bike reminded me, how I got honked so often in English roundabouts 😂 took me some weeks to understand where and when to exite the roundabout and that it's not allowed to slow down a lot in the roundabout, if possible stay at 30 or 70 mph, no matter if the dog or baby flies around in the car 😂😂😂
OMG yes!!! My husband CHANGES LANE on roundabouts!!! It´s grounds for divorce!!! LOL
@@LaureninGermany 🤣
Dear Lauren, follow your passion and continue with your beautiful videos. You can't stop people from talking. If, for example, you could walk over water they would complain that you're to stupid to swim....
Ah, you are so right! Some people don‘t want to feel happy and generous, but it‘s almost always because they are sad themselves, the poor things.
Hello Lauren, you are a wonderful und warm person, don't care about these idiots. Pls go on with your vids..❤
That´s very nice of you, thank you!
Dear Lauren,
As a North German, I am always amazed at how beautiful our country is.
Love for our own country is not a strength of us Germans.
I'm very honest about that and I'm very ambivalent about my homeland.
I like nature and the cities, castles and landscapes of my homeland very much.
On the other hand, there is also the upbringing I received and I was not encouraged to really love my country.
It has to do with the second world war I think because my father was a soldier and when he was after the war he was captured by British soldiers and he was treated very well but he was also marked by the war and traumatized like many people at that time .
Once by the war itself, but also by knowing he served an inhuman regime.
Therefore, the love for my homeland was honorably rejected. Still, I'm glad to see it's a beautiful country and your videos help me see a new side.
I really do understand that and my heart breaks when I think about it all. But the good things about Germany and the safe, open-minded country you as a nation have built since those days deserves appreciation, as well as the gorgeous architecture and culture from before. I am very glad to be able to highlight the things I see and share them. I have met other POW held by the British and they all said they were treated well. I am so very glad about that.
LAUREN - so many are real fans of you and your videos !! so pls ignore the others ... and keep on your good work ! !
Thank you so much, B H!
I like your way to see the best in everything. And yes, you find many beautiful places.
Please continue, it warms our souls! 🥰
Thank you so much Angelika! This is wonderful for me to read!
Let them be angry, let them spill poison, let them enrage. If they would not have angry about you without reason it would have been someone else.
More importantly: over time you earned a huge bunch of followers who like you and your videos. Keep on doing your thing and keep enjoying your life here in Germany.
Thanks, TheDrakWater78, that´s so true and really nice of you.
As mentioned a few days ago I like your videos very much. All of them, mainly because of your very positive way. And I am obviously not alone with that
It’s really been life changing for me, Volker. I’m a bit nervous about tomorrow’s video. But I had to say it! Thank you so much!
perfect British humor❗
And HAPPY NEW YEAR 🍀
(And,
I will never again dare to write a negative comment here, cause your smile kills.
I learned this from my best Briish friend, when he is really mad at me, he doesn't say something but quietly smiles just 1 second longer than he would smile if he would think something positive.)
We are always holding back from saying something absolutely devastating when we give you that smile... and keeping our hearts from breaking.
Dear Lauren, I’m so glad for your positive videos appreciating Germany. I’m half German and when I visit I’m walking on clouds, until the reality of the odd unhappy person intersects my holiday. Of course, it has happened. I try to take it in comparison to the number of rude encounters in the US where I live (near Chicago in Indiana). Although it’s always a letdown, it mostly amounts to nothing more than another travel story, and perhaps a thought experiment about cultural differences. You can imagine this is different for us Yanks. Love your videos, love your style, and one day I’ll hear you sing in Germany. ❤😘🌹
Aw, I hope that you are able to shrug it off, and keep feeling the joy when you are here! It’s so strange how people want to stamp on other people’s happiness. We all deserve holidays and to feel good.
@@LaureninGermany Of course! In hindsight it becomes rather comical. I actually got a complaint in Nürnberg for taking up too much space in a crowded bar with my large body. 🤣 I just stood up to let him see my 1.9m height as well and brushed off his complaints (in English) with a joke. It's all part of the excitement of traveling, and I look forward to my next trip... probably Lübeck in summer.
@@1234brianatthedoor How dare you have grown so big! OMGoodness, I am feeling what we call Fremdschämen - embarrassment for the other person´s behaviour!
@@LaureninGermany Fremdschämen is better than körperbeschämung. 😁Perhaps in Nüremburg they are not used to Teutons. 🤷🏻♂
@@1234brianatthedoor absolutely. Körperbeschämung is awful. I do not know anything about you, except that you are tall because you wrote that, so this is just about me, now: I was overweight and although it wasn’t even so „bad“, people were often commenting in real life, as if it was my choice. It’s never my choice when I am overweight, it’s physically uncomfortable for me, but it’s the result of a condition I have that flares up.
People judge quickly and inaccurately, and don’t keep their opinions to themselves until they know better.
Seems I have to put Wismar on my bucket list :-) beautifully made video from an obivously beautiful city
It really is! Thank you!
lol, the guy who said the sunset is "kitschig" is a poor person simply cites Marvin from hitchhikers through the galaxy; very uncreative poor boy.
I live at a place where you have been already (Nieblum) and we see such sunsets very often over the north sea and it's beautiful every time. Keep up your nice work and thank you for the videos
Ahhhhh!!!! I filmed sunsets at Utersum....mind-blowing! Take a deep deep breathe of wonderful Föhr air for me! You really cheered me up, thanks!
@@LaureninGermany Utersum is classic with the sunset bench :) I'll go out now with the dog and send some fresh air to you, little bit "pustig" today; ferries didn't go today until 5pm. Wind is 10 Bft, not rough but most guests call it heavy storm.
Your videos are great! Don’t let the negativity of some people put you down. Please continue to share the beauty of this world / life here on UA-cam! Happy New Year to you!
Thank you so much! I will keep going...!
Unfortunately, the apparent anonymity of so-called social media means that some people believe they have to leave their good childhood behind. There is currently no suitable solution for this effect. Just ignore haters, their reaction has nothing to do with you.
It´s really quite shocking how people lose that filter when writing on the internet, Palmyra. When it´s actually even easier to just scroll on by than in real life.
Keep them coming Lauren . I love your videos
Thank you so much, Leigh!
That is a major problem with Social media. It attracts some of the worst elements. At any given time 15% of population suffer from mental disorders. Can be short term, or long term. Behaviours are easily manifested online, with little or no consequences. So one has to learn to disregard. For my part, you could read audio books, because I could listen to your voice all day. It's delightful.
Thank you so much. That’s such a lovely thing to tell me!
Yes, and I honestly feel it shows so much about us as a world. People are desperate 💔 and let out their feelings online. It’s so important to try to remember it’s not personal. (But hard to forget what they write, when it hits where it hurts…)
Hallo Lauren ,, vielen Dank für dieses Video und all denen davor. Sie sind sehr schön anzusehen, du hast eine angenehme Stimme. Es macht einfach Freude, dir zuzuhören. Wismar steht auch noch auf meine to do list! Ich mache gern Städte Reisen. Nun nachdem ich deine Impressionen gesehen habe , muss Wismar möglichst dieses Jahr besucht werden. Mach weiter so und lass dich nie von einzelnen Personen verärgern..Diese sind in der Minderheit und eh dumm un neidisch. Mit sich selbst unzufrieden.. Ich liebe mein Land und die Kultur und die Vielfalt an Menschen ❤️. VG aus Bremerhaven
Hallo Olaf, lieben Dank! Ja, Wismar lohnt sich, ganz sicherlich - es gibt viel mehr dort zu sehen, als ich im Video reingepackt habe. Ich mag auch Bremerhaven. Ich war in dem Hotel am Hafen, es war ganz toll.
@@LaureninGermany Hey , dass ist schön zu lesen, dass du schon in Brmerhaven warst. Ich hoffe es hat dir gefallen. Vielen mögen die Stadt ja nicht,ist nicht so angesehen..Finde zu unrecht.. 🤪, Ich mag natürlich das Flair von Hafenstädte. Zumindest sollte immer ein Fluss in der Stadt sein,wo ich Urlaub mache. Dresden, Potsdam bin ich immer wieder gerne... LG 🙋🏻♂️
I‘m a big fan of your beautiful videos from the very beginning, dear Lauren 🥰😍💋 ❤
Bea! How are you? Yes, always you have left lovely comments 🤗😘😘
Danke Lauren für das wunderbare Video von Wismar. Ich mag diese Stadt und bin im Sommer öfters dort zu Fuß unterwegs und entdecke immer etwas neues. Lass dich nicht unterkriegen und ich wünsche Dir ein glückliches erfolgreiches Jahr 2023. Wenn ich wieder in Wismar bin trinke ich eine Wismarer Mumme auf Dich. Ein Bier nach altem Rezept. Peter
Hallo Peter! Ich hatte so lange ein schlechtes Gewissen, weil ich das Video nicht gemacht habe und ich wusste, Du magst Wismar. Aber ich freue mich, dass ich endlich einen ehrlichen Weg gefunden habe, meine Eindrücke zu teilen. Es ist wirklich sehr schön in Wismar!
From the bottom of my heart thanks for Sharing Lauren.
Thank you so much, Lothar!
Thank You Lauren! Your videos are much appreciated ... keep up the good work! Blessings ...
and ignore the morons ...
Thank you so much! That’s made me smile!
I really enjoy your beautiful videos Lauren. I guess there are miserable people even in a gorgeous place like Germany. Please don't let it affect your sharing of that beautiful country!
Ah, thank you so much, Gillian! What a lovely thing to say xx
You are a Great Person.I love your Videos.❤
Oh, thank you so much!
Just subscribed to your beautiful channel. I am very glad that you like it so much here in Germany. Keep on making such wonderful and positive videos. We all need that!
Thank you! I appreciate your words and the sub so much!
@Lauren: From me you do not get angry comments. You are VERY WELCOME here in Germany Lauren 🌹
Thank you so much, Wolfgang! ❤️
Dear Lauren,
it doesn't matter what you do and how well you do it, there will always be people who find fault with it. You can't please everyone.
Anyway, my friend and I love your posts and can't live without them... 🤔
well, we need them for our salvation... 👻
...ok, at least for a good mood 😁😊
I´m extremely honoured to deliver salvation, I´m going with your first answer! LOL xxx
@@LaureninGermany Wonderful, we are glad 😄 And please keep up the great posts, will you? 👍
You meet all kinds of people everywhere. After two month long recent visits to Eastern Berlin (Köpenick ) where one of my daughters and my son live, I found people generally quite polite and friendly. In my English, "Gesundheit" is what I grew up with and was general in most of North America for many decades. So walking down the street, this guy sneezed and so I automatically said "Gesundheit" without thinking. He replied: "Danke". You don't have to make a touristy travelogue. Not everything is beautiful everywhere you go, you know. Beautiful people live in the seedy cities too. Cheers!
I‘m not quite sure what you want to say to me. I most certainly know not everywhere is all beautiful, but I bet you I can almost always find some beauty in it. Even if it’s just the nice human interaction you described.
Those skies, we have a lot in Norway and better, I enjoy them each time🤩
I love the skies in Norway! They are like nothing I´ve ever seen, and I don´t just mean the Northern Lights. Such a special light.
Wonderful video, Lauren - and thanks for opening up and sharing your thoughts and feelings! Good to have you here (and I mean "here" in Germany as well as on UA-cam ☺).
Thank you so much, Markus! So very nice of you.
I love your videos, well researched and beautiful music selected for the video. I think you know more about German cities and their history than I do, even though I was born in Germany. I look forward to your next video.
Thank you so much! It´s always the same, when you live somewhere, you don´t always have the mental space to look into it more.
Wonderful film, love the channel, all the best from Wales!
Aw, thank you! How lovely to hear from Wales! I´m hoping to visit this year!
I am glad to have found your channel full of interesting insights and beautiful views. (Einsichten/Aussichten, see what I did there? 😁)
Just as you said, putting ones focus on the positive like enjoying a gorgeous sunset, is key.
Concerning the rude encounters, my motto is "Nicht ärgern, nur wundern."
With that being said, I thoroughly enjoy your beautiful videos, interesting content , narrated with that soothing voice. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. Alles Liebe aus Österreich! ❤️
Aw, that´s so nice! Thank you! Und liebe Grüße nach wunderschönen Österreich! (Richtig? wunderschönen?)
@@LaureninGermany Danke! 😊 Grüße "nach Österreich" oder "in das /ins wunderschöne Österreich", würde ich sagen. When there's an adjective, it suddenly gets an article. Complicated, right? But might be the same in English? Hmm! 🤔
@@fairgreen42 it´s not the same in English - greetings to beautiful Austria (although we wouldnßt really say that either lol!) Thank you! Dann: Grüße ins wunderschönen Österreich!
@@LaureninGermany Ah! I was thinking of "I am moving to THE UK" as an example. Maybe it has something to do with Österreich being "a Reich" like "Frank-Reich" and the UK being "a" Kingdom. But then this is all just not even that educated guesswork. (And it's "das wunderschönE Österreich" neutrum) Now I leave you in peace, I only felt free the give my 2cents, because you asked.) 🙈
@@fairgreen42 I absolutely did ask! Das Österreich- that’s what I needed! Thanks!
Your channel is great and very informative disregard the Trollfolk and negative comments.Your doing a great job.
Thank you very much! I really appreciate that, Clifford.
Im Leben zählen auch die klein Dinge die ein glücklich machen. Auch deine Neckerrei in den Videotitel sind lustig. Mach weiter so. Ein frohes neues Jahr.
Ah danke!!! Das freut mich sehr, denn ich möchte gerne, dass die Leute mit-schmunzeln über die Titel!
If positivity were water this lady would be der Rhein....I would love to meet her am der strasse...tell her how beautiful her soul is...and then disappear into the night....
Wow, thank you, that´s a lovely thing to write!
Danke Lauren, schönes Video! Hatte wieder ganz viele Bilder im Kopf! Auch wenn ich noch nie in Wismar gewesen bin. Schönen Sonntag dir!😊❤
Tut mir so leid, dass ich das Audio so deppert gemacht habe, Ben! Danke, dass Du es Dir trotzdem angehört hast!
@@LaureninGermany ich fand es akustisch gar nicht so schlecht. Für mich sind ja sowieso die Bilder, also das Kopfkino am wichtigsten. Und, dass das Wetter heute hier offenbar besser zu sein scheint! Vielleicht kann ich heute Nachmittag mal wieder mit zusammen Gassi gehen. Ist ganz interessant hier, in dieser Siedlung. Ist ja für uns alles immer noch sehr neu. Liebste Grüße Ben
@@tasminoben686 wunderbar! Ich hoffe, dass Ihr Euch dort langsam von der Umzug erholen, und Euch wohlfühlen!
I pitty the fool who thinks a sunset could be kitschig/tacky. May god have mercy with his soul.
BTW some great camera work again.
The A-Team! Well, you saved the day- you made me laugh and nostalgic with your comment! Thank you so much!
I'm so sorry you have to deal with the grumpy part of our society recently. I just wanna say thank you for your positive attitude and your lovely videos!
I also want to leave a hug here in the comment section for everyone who needs it right now 🤗 you're all wonderful, lovely human beings!!!
And so are you! Yes, aren´t there lovely comments? I´m loving all these wonderful people here!
@@LaureninGermany I think you can be grateful of such an overload of nice people (regularly) on your channel but I think it is so because you are such a nice person by yourself! Don´t stop making those nice, qualm and overwhelmingly positive videos! I really love it! And yes I can appreciate a really "kitschig" sunset too! 😁
@@kathawenzel8033 what a lovely thing to say! Thank you so much! And yes, sunsets! ❤️
Even thou I couldn't hear your voice while vlogging, I always enjoy your positive nature and beautiful rural scenes
I accidentally also left it in mono, but you should have been able to hear what I was saying, just a bit distorted. I´m so sorry! And thank you!
How can something that nature has made be kitschig? The sunset is not kitschig, it is beautiful.❤
That’s exactly what I think!
Go on with your videos and their titles. I agree about the sunset, it was beautiful.
Thank you so much, Astrofrank!
"Kitschig" can also mean "so beautiful that it looks unreal, like painted from a "kitschiger Künstler"/artist". It's not necessary negatively annotated like "das ist Kitsch" (everytime negative), but can also mean nearly too perfect.
Yes, sometimes people can use words in specific ways. I hope that’s how he meant it!
Hi Lauren! Lauren here 😅 you mentioned audio problems - I just wanted to share something with you on the off chance it saves you a couple months of confusion! I have the same microphone as you and when I set it up I was trying to figure out if it was working or not, then I determined it WAS working and that, since I have an iPhone 12, my phones microphone and the rode’s microphone must be so similar that you just can’t really tell the difference!! So I went about recording my videos and then after a while I was poking about on the internet and I saw someone using the same mic and I was like ???? Why doesn’t mine sound like THAT? So upon further investigation it turns out there are two little blue cords that come with the mic, one that is clearly labeled SMARTPHONE and one that I have no idea what it is labeled as because that’s the one I ripped off as soon as i opened the box, plugged in, and immediately ‘started using’. Which was not working at all. Which is why my iPhone was just using its normal mic and why the sound was just OK. All that to say. Check to make sure you’re using the correct blue cord!!!! Maybe this in some way helps you with your audio problems? And if not, know that you are not the only one with audio issues 😅😅😅 Ok, now I will continue watching the video 🤗🤗
Hi Lauren with the beautiful name! Lol
I‘ve got a Sennheiser, I am using the right cable, I just had the gain set to high and the mic up my nose… I should have had it on the middle setting. And I forgot to process it in stereo to add insult to injury. What a complete idiot I am. I should never take time off! But thank you so much anyway!
Wow….. i guess so many years of little to no sleep due to my offspring have really done a number on my brain!!! Because course it’s a sennheiser…. It looks just like the one I have…. Sennheiser MKE 400, Right? Why on earth I wrote the name of a different microphone that I don’t even own… I’ll never be able to tell you. Anyway!! Glad you aren’t having the same problem 🤗🤗
LOL!!! I soooooo know the sleep deprived brain freeze!!! Well, I am just glad you kindly commented - and made me giggle now, too!
Hi Lauren, please don't let negative voices affect you that much. You seem like a vice nice, very caring, very positive soul... and I know that these kind of people often are more affected by negative things. Please let me mention that there will be ALWAYS, I mean it, always that rude, negative people who seem not content with their own lives and take it on bystanders. Focus on all the kind and friendly people who appreciate what you do. I love to see your point of view, hear positive and even negative experiences, listen to your calm voice and keep getting reminded why I am still living here in Germany.
I just wanna say in short... keep on doing what you do and stay how you are!
Thank you so much, Detlef. You are right- I do get affected quite easily by negative people. It’s one of the reasons why I started UA-cam, to face it head on, but I have been astounded by the amount of wonderful people this channel has brought! So it’s working out! (Just have to keep remembering to move on quickly from those meanies)
@@LaureninGermany Then I admire your bravery because especially in the net people can easily hide behind fake identities to spew hate. Just keep on moving on from rude behavior like from that cyclist. I don't get it why people have to be mean, I really don't
@Detlef Klinge it was really bad at first. I don’t know if it was personal or not, but the lovely people eventually drowned the hate comments out. And now I can dismiss them more quickly, which was my goal. Thank you so much 🤗
lauren, it is been a while i commented on one of your videos. you sure can remember me and how i adored your professional style, the videos, your incredible voice. i am so sad to listen to this one. it takes a long time to understand why.
b. p.s. normalerweise schreibe ich dir/euch bewusst in deutsch, aber dieses mal sollen alle wissen, dass es mich sehr traurig stimmt, weil du eine so phantastische person bist. warum tut man sowas, wer macht das?
Ja, es ist wirklich traurig aber so sind manche Menschen. Danke.
@@LaureninGermany du musst dich vor gar nichts beweisen oder befürchten. was du machst, ist phänomenal, und es gibt so viele fans und viele, die dich lieben. keep it up, lauren.
just found your channel. loved it. thanks.l
That’s wonderful! Thank you!
Please do Not get Angry about the negativ Comment. Your View on my Homeland is so nice, mutch more than mine.
Aw, thank you, Axel!
Hiya...Lady Lauren !
Stunning..-.life is a wonderful gift .
I'm thankful therefor , and for your Videos.
Wish you also a wonderful New Year 2023.
Thank you, I absolutely agree!
Hi Lauren, that sunset was beautiful and you appreciate it, that's positive and good. I'd love to chat someday about life here. Ich bin Kanadieren und unterrichte deutsch und englisch momentan. Es macht spaß . Schönen Sonntag wünsche ich dir.
Ah! I find Canadian people are quite similar to me in their friendliness, Fiona! Which area of Germany are you based?
@@LaureninGermany I live in Bavaria in a small town , Hohenpeißenberg . Es hat das älteste Wetter Station in Deutschland.
@@fionasteinbrecht60 that’s a lovely part of the world, so close to the lakes!