What are your favorite "Americans (or Canadians 😉) in Germany" UA-cam channels?? And have you seemed to notice this growing trend of Americans moving to Germany as well??
'Our Story to Tell' and NALF are my two favorites, but I do follow a ton of American living in Germany channels. 'With Olivia' is a smaller channel I can highly recommend. EDIT: And the 'Black Forest Family' of course. Their recent video of doing the Einbürgerungs Q&A is hilarious.
Of course the usual suspects, McFalls, Tanner, Willa and Risa, Armstrong, the Black Forrest Family, Jenna, Nalf, Olivia, Hayley, Deanna and Phil and so on, but I recommend Lawrence Rush. He just got his visa and hasn't many followers yet. - And yes, I bingewatched the "Bibliothek der Sachgeschichten" just recently.
It’s fun to watch this video as well as see our name in a couple comments! We love this growing community of Americans in Germany & feel so happy to be a part of it! 😊 ❤️
Hey Risa and Tanner, it's allways nice to see my favorite UA-camrs/expats interact! And to see Willa grow up in your videos is so special because it allways reminds me of the time my twin girls were at that age. 😍
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Hey there guys! Thanks for the shout out! It is also really interesting to us to learn why other American families have made the jump abroad. Jonathan often wishes he'd started the channel sooner when he moved her 9 years ago. We also recently did a big overview on the new (potential) dual citizenship regulation and it sounds really exciting for us. Do you think you guys will go for it if it passes too?
Ya! Saw that video! Y’all did a great job 😊 If it happens this year then I (Donnie) would qualify this Fall and I would love to go for it. It doesn’t look like Aubrey would meet the requirements quite yet, so we’ll have to see how that works out.
Because I took part in an integration course that reduces the amount of time required for citizenship and I have already achieved the required B1 level of German that she hasn't quite gotten to yet. 😊
I watched “Die Maus“ as an adult with my kids when they,were younger. I can fairly recommed it for foreigners learning German and German culture as it is presented in a way to easily unterstand without using “child talk“ or simplifying too much. The music is high class also and the animation clips and cartoons are totally funny ! As the producer (wdr) is state funded not only the good financial base the reason for producing high end, they are officialy instructed to produce “highly cultural educational quality“ content.
@@madmikesch2453 ganz genau. Und diese werden vom Ministerium verteilt zur Bereitstellung der Kanäle (und.A.). Der WDR hat nicht umsonst das "Deutsch" im Namen, er zahlt nicht für die Sendeplätze und Frequenzen und trägt dem "öffentlichen Bildungsauftrag" Rechnung. Seine Produktionen werden daher aus öffentlicher Hand bezahlt.
@@powerzwerg5566 Das Konzept des öffentlich rechtlichen Rundfunks nicht verstanden. Unter öffentlicher Hand versteht man im deutschen Sprachgebrauch Steuereinnahmen. Das trifft beim öffentlich rechtlichen Rundfunk aber nicht zu. Die Rundfunkgebühr ist KEINE Steuer.
@@powerzwerg5566 Auch die Verteilung wird eben nicht vom Ministerium gemacht. Genau das ist ja der Sinn des öffentlich rechtlichen Rundfunks dass die Regierung keinen Einfluß auf Finanzierung und Programm hat.
I have lived and worked in Germany, since 1983 and have never regretted it. Since there was no UA-cam at that time, my wife and I were very isolated in the beginning. Her being German helped a lot and the fact that I was employed by a large German / US corporation that paid our moving expenses and took care of my registration as a working legal alien and work permit did help a lot. Still it was hard, especially as my family and friends thought we were crazy and many of them never forgave us for leaving. Now that I been watching yours and other similar videos, it would appear that we weren't so crazy after all.
But sounds more like a personal story, this happens in moving from everywhere to everwhere. We still don't know if there is any kind of trend to do so. Nobody is copying your behaviour due to your positive experience.
Our family just moved to Leipzig, Germany last summer and we love it here! We have a bunch of reasons for coming including wanting our kids to experience diverse cultures and get out of the American bubble, being able to see more of the world, work opportunities, and more. We're really hoping the changes go through on dual citizenship - that would be awesome. As far as favorite channels go, you guys are definitely one of them, NALF, Deanna and Phil, Life in Germany, Conner Sullivan (when he was here), and more that I'm probably forgetting. (Shameless plug - we're also trying to vlog some of our experiences - hopefully we'll continue to grow our channel!)
Kevin told me I had to watch your latest video, Donnie! 😄 But I’ve already loved your channel for a long time. We learned so much about Germany before arriving from you and Aubrey. As always you do your research and you present it in such an engaging way! Yeah it is funny how many of our American channels in Germany popping up - until your video, mu hunch was that it’s because UA-cam is popular and there’s so much potential on this platform and not that much to do with lots of Americans moving to Germany. But it’s great to see the actual numbers from your video so now I don’t have to wonder anymore! I watch other channels of Americans in Italy and England, so it’s all over the place. I hardly watch Netflix or Amazon Prime anymore - I mostly just keep up with my fav UA-camrs for entertainment! I love it - real people providing the entertainment now. Our views go to help actual families, instead of giant production studios. I’d so much rather support all of these hard-working small businesses here on UA-cam.
I have no TV more than 5 years. UA-cam and the mediathek from ARD, ZDF, Neo, One, Arte, 3Sat and their audiothek is more than i need. UA-cam is great with new creators performing their Channels so professionell with all Kontent you want. This is my TV. Fresh every day. And books to hear for the night
Hey Sara, it's very nice to see all of my beloved expat channels on youtube interact. I love your content and all of your special perspectives on live in germany, sometimes from a family point of view like in your videos, sometimes the professional points that @blackforrestfamily makes and off course the allways curious videos from Donny @passporttwo ! UA-cam really is a great plattform for all of you, keep up with making videos!!! 😘👍
Re: Citizenship-You should look at the statistics for the amount of Americans getting permanent residency (Niederlassungserlaubnis) rather than citizenship, for all the reasons you mentioned in the video.
Whenever I come across it, I indeed watch "Die Sendung mit der Maus". I watched it religiously as a child and watched it with my children, and if I'll ever be a granny, I will watch it with my grandchildren. I love their content. The explaining videos are as interesting to adults as to children. The cartoons make me nostalgic for my childhood. And best of all: the double intro (one intro in German, one in another language) - guessing languages is fun. My favorite YT-channels of Americans in Germany (besides yours) are "Wanted adventure", "Hayley Alexis", "Black Forest Family", and "Nalf". I can also recommend "Antoinette Emily" who is a Kiwi in Germany.
Fun fact: Some Physics professors actually use "Sendung mit der Maus" to explain certain complicated topics, as a start of course. That's also why "Die Maus" was give an Ehrendoktor. : )
My favourite channels (in no particular order): -Black Forest Family - My Merry Messy Life - Feli from Germany (although that one‘s the other way ‘round) - NALF - and of course Passport Two 😍
I've subbed to NALF a week (or two) ago... this is scary (German here). Actually it's interesting how many people (also from the UK, New Zealand and more) are living here and having YT channels. Willkommen an alle und viel Spass in Deutschland :)
Since beginning my channel last April, I receive multiple suggestions for "Americans living in Germany" channels. I watch most of the channels listed in the comments. Hayley Alexis is a favorite. Most of the Americans I watch are here on work visas. My husband is German and lived in the US for eleven years, which is where we met and married. We moved here because he took a job offer at a rescue school where he taught as a paramedic adjunct instructor before moving to the US. I am considering citizenship since we purchased a home here in 2020, and I do not plan to move back to the US. Excellent video!
Soo yor husband is German and he had a new job offer in Germany kinda strange to not have a job but too own a house so I think that he just changed jobs or had a travel year (sry it sounds so ungerman that I have too ask)
@@TheLtVoss, I clarified my statement in my post. My husband lived in the US for eleven years, which is where we met and married over a decade ago. He recieved a job offer here after completing his master's degree at Rutgers University in the US. He had taught as a paramedic adjunct instructor here in Germany before moving to the US and had stayed in touch with the director of the rescue school. Since I wanted to live in Germany for travel purposes, he took the job offer. I like it here. Things in the US are not going well, so I have decided to put roots down here in Germany.
@@myvillagelifeintheupperhar607 that he was spent same time for personal education in the US wasn't mentioned before and all I needed to make sense out off your story and I take my ungerman back well I wish for you, what you enjoy your life here in Germany too the fullest extent
With the information you’ve always provided that is so helpful I am in the process of filing for dual citizenship. My mother was a German citizen and I was born in Germany, so I think I can get it. Thanks for your continued insight. US is so toxic and polarized. I can’t stand it. Hopefully will move to Alzey Germany after I retire this summer!
@@brickonblock5183 Unfortunately I think this is not correct. There is no 'born in Germany - German citizen"- law. At least not for Americans. Ask Sandra Bullock who is applying for German citizenship for 10 years now 😁 It seems that this will change under the new government now Edit: I know that Sandra Bullock is not BORN in Germany but my point is that there is no 'place of birth' law when it comes to the USA
My favorite channel (besides yours 🙂) are Hayley Alexis and My Merry Messy Life. Always enjoy watching them. Especially since we moved from Germany to the US and thus experience the reverse culture shock 🙂 Keep up the great work!
Work-Life-Balance: Let us talk about a crucial social reason: Here in Germany we have a configuration, which is more conducive to social life, for instance founding a family, get improvement in private implementation, and so on. We live for working in a minor way, but work for living to a greater extent. This is payed, of course, partially by (more) taxes. . . . but to my humble opinion, it's worth to do so . . .
Of course I watch Sendung mit der Maus every Sunday! Even as an associate professor of physics I may learn something from the Sachgeschichten. At least how to explain difficult things in such a way that children understand them but without being incorrect by oversimplification.
PLEASE a Collap with „ Our Story to Tell“, NALF, the blackforest family, Diana verry ( ya she is canadian), Hi from Hamburg, my merry messy life.Deanna and Phil, I Watch you all !! Guys you are amazing!
NALF, NALF’s Nonsense, Black Forest Family, Deana and Phil, Our story to Tell, Feli from Germany and Simple Germany (this is a great source for understanding different things about Germany).
I like Pursue what matters family, Montana Showalter, My merry messy life and Cobblestone Adventures as well. And I know that I forgot to mention lots of other channels I like 🇩🇪❤️🇺🇸
To be fair Feli from Germany and Easy German are no americans but germans. Feli is a german living in the USofA and Easy German is a german youtube language course. On a side note: I miss Kelly does her thing. She didn't post anything for like 10 months now, Is she ok?
when i started vlogging over in germany there was a small handful of us but the last year and a half or so has been wild. we're definitely taking over 😂
yeah, I was wondering about this, too... When I moved here in 2008 there were maybe 1 or 2 Americans-in-Germany UA-camrs... now it seems there's someone new on UA-cam every couple of months... wow!
I watched the "Lach- und Sachgeschichten" as a kid, after we migrated to Germany in 1990, every sunday for years. It helped me a lot with the language. Armin's and Christoph's explanations of complex things were and still are my favourite. Sadly my kids do not appreciate the show the same way - thanks to internet there is always some other kids show available. They rather like to watch paw patrol 😱 Cheers from Greater Hamburg 🖖
I love Germany. I used to summer there every year as a child because I have family there. We just visited 2 months ago and my husband and I are ready to relocate.
Die Sendung mit der Maus? Sure! I have a Niece and Nephew and am also godfathering the daughter of my best friend. That TV Show has huge nostalgic value and high educational value in basic understanding of science and culture.
@@PassportTwo Perhaps that's because many everyday things are not explained in school. So you wonder half of your life how they work. And since the behind-the-scenes-exploring is anyway not available to normal citizens it is one of the few occasions you can achieve that knowledge. The easy language is a helpful feature too.
@@PassportTwo Well, did you NEVER wonder how the stripes get into the toothpaste? When I was a child, Die Sendung mit der Maus explained things to me even adults were unable to tell me, and now as an adult, I watch it when I happen to come accross it, because it is always educational. Last time I caught it they showed of an ICE is built. There were a lot of details I never considered.
good work! I came to Germany because I met a German man in a virtual world and I fell in love with and married him in real life. I never imagined I'd ever come to Europe, much less live here.
I think one of the "oldest" American in Germany themed channel is Dana's Wanted Adventure - at least I've known it years before all the others, including you guys :)
Yes, Dana's been around quite a while. But the oldest American in Germany channel I know of - which doesn't get much attention, even though it was quite novel and quirky when it startetd - is "joelovesyou". He started out doing videos of life in Düsseldorf 15 years ago.
@@bjoern0975 I want to add to that "The real Sam Walton" years ago when his family was stationed in Germany, and he made vlogs with different subjects of his new life here.
Of course I do. It's a game between my wife and me to guess the foreign language in the opening sequence before it is actually told. And there is Käpt'n Blaubär and Shawn the Sheep. And Armin Maiwald's models of complex machineries.
Some years ago an Australian living here told me in an Internations meeting that what she likes about Europe is the cultural diversity in a space comparable to Australia. When flying for three hours she’s still in Australia while in the same time in Europe she would have crossed four countries. I guess that is also the case in the US. Germans are used to spending vacations abroad because they just fly one or two hours and are in Rome, London, Paris, Spain. And obviously more and more Americans want to discover the world outside of America.
In five hours you can cross four countries by car in some places (e.g. Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia or Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, France). With three hours by plane I'm in Egypt or Moscow !
Die Sendung mit der Maus is the mother of all video tutorials and documentations about everyday topics. This show made us all want to explore the world around us, and how it works.
I still remember the times of „Wanted adventure“ when Danas husband was called mr. German man and his first appearance on camera- with a brown paper bag over his head🤣! Back then I only followed her, Hayley Alexis and Connor Sulliven Yes, I loved Die Maus as a child watched it with my kids and still like to with my niece. „Willi wills wissen“ is a great show as well!
Moin, die Maus und Willy.. Wer in den last 20 Jahren kleine Kinder hatte, kam nicht dran vorbei! Unser absoluter Held aber ist Bernd, das Brot! Mist! Warum kann ich nur meine große Klappe nicht halten! LG, man liest sich
As for "Americans in Germany", I follow you, of course, because you are the most charming ones. 😊 From the "Germans in America"-section I am a big fan of Aramis Merlin, a really fantastic and well-made channel, in German though. I don't live in Germany anymore, so I don't come across that Maus so often. But if I happen to see it, I still like it. Actually, I loved these videos when they went to factories to show how XYZ were made.
In 2019, Germany ranked 4th as an American country of emigration.And according to the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, 249,000 Americans lived permanently in Germany in 2020.Personally, I am not surprised that so many Americans are leaving their country.
As a young adult from tike to time, as an old adult not so much anymore, but I would highly recommend it to everybody as one of the best German TV series for kids that teaches them and their parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles a thing or two. 😊
Great video. I think you hit on the reasons - cultural, historical, and economic. In the brief time I was there, I thought the country was familiar enough to not be completely foreign, but just different enough to offer a perspectives and opportunities more in line with my value system.
I have been wondering this. I assumed it’s because you can have a really amazing standard of living in a beautiful, safe country. I came for the Hochschule (my teacher in London taught in Mannheim, too) and stayed for love… well, we chose to be in Germany as there is much more work for artists here than in GB. I have never seen the Sendung mit der Maus.
I know a German-American guy with dual citizenship. He has it because one parent is from Germany and the other from the USA. He can speak both languages.
I talked to a older German last week who was living in the states in the 80s. He told me, he considered to permanently move to the US at that time, but has been there several times in the last two years, and the US have changed so much to the worse, that he would not consider it now.
unfortunately I know that story. 7 years thru High School in the US. I came back - 2 brothers stayed/live in the US. The last years have not been good to the US, is probably phrasing it mildly but I do enjoy traveling back and forth but living in Hamburg!!
I have lived in the US since 1985 as a German (acquired US citizenship in 2004). My American wife and I are now moving to Wiesbaden and she will become a German citizen. Times in the US have changed drastically and call for drastic life changes.
@@georgejackson2631 Maybe. But with enough delay -- I hope -- that I'll be dead by the time it gets as bad as here (I live in Florida). Also, day to day, Germany just has a much higher quality of life.
You asked about "Sendung mit der Maus" - and of course I (being a little north of 40) still watch it - at least when I encounter with it by chance. I just love the ("Sachgeschichte") part where they explain complex topics even many adults don't know much about in an easy way for children. You should maybe make a video about. You can try to find the episode where they describe a nuclear chain reaction as an example.
Germany has a way better work-life ballance than the US. You have legal minimum wage (summer 2022= 12 €), 25-30 paid days off (holiday days), everybody has health care ...... do I have to continue? We have way less crime here than in the US. Okay, not everything is super good here in Germany but the most things are.
We bought a home in Bavaria in 2016 and live part time in America and part time in Germany. We are retired and have been fortunate to be able to get the cultural exposures to what both the US and the EU have to offer. Getting residency status has been a problem but we just follow the Schengen rules and bounce back and forth. There are certain challenges, but that is the fun of international travel. We enjoy you channel and get a chuckle about the things you have discovered (note we have been traveling in the EU for 30 years prior to purchasing a home here, so a good deal of what you speak about is not necessarily new to us). Keep up the nice work that you do!
Re. dual citizenship: There is now a new law that allows children whose mothers were German at the time of their birth but who did not get German citizenship to apply for it. The process is relatively easy (my wife is doing it), and you don't have to give up your other passport. You can also hold German/American dual citizenship if you are a German looking to acquire US citizenship and you apply for "Beibehaltungsgenehmigung," which will let you keep your German passport.
Not so much for all of us, my mother is from Germany and didn't register my sister and I as citizens and we do not qualify, but we were born a long time ago. even then, my mother had no business standing around the USA anyway, none of them need to be here. Too many of them come stand around and tweak-out. I'd never marry a German woman, or even associate with one. My mother was enough mental illness for me to deal with.
That was my case. Born in 1968 in Canada to a German mother and Canadian father. At the time it was only possible through the father. This changed in the mid 1970s. I tried in 1990, I was denied. Again in 1994, denied again. In 2014 for the third and final time, then I was successful. I had to take a citizenship test in Toronto at the German consulate. The people at the consulate were so nice. I shall never forget when I officially gained German citizenship during an official ceremony...I have been a dual German Canadian citizen since 2018. I love being German and European. My entire life I have acted as a bridge between cultures, I feel that I am able to represent Germany abroad on a very personal level. I speak and write fluent German, English, and French. I have always felt like a German. I have visited Germany and Europe 21 times in my life. There are 4 criteria one needs to fulfill when one wants to apply for German citizenship: 1. Be able to speak German, 2. Show one's employability, 3. Know and respect German democratic institutions, and lastly, 4. Be able to demonstrate a true connection to Germany. The last one is more difficult to prove. 🇩🇪🇪🇺
My favourite "American in Germany" Channel by far is 1) Christopher L Russel. But this great guy is already germaniced. Followed by 2) My merry messy life and 3) Our story to tell There are two others I really like. If A) TheCalvoCrew TV would have more videos they would enter the Top 3. And there is B) TheaMcCarty. She and her husband met each other as military children when their parents where stantioned in Germany and now they are parents themselfs and they are preparing for their own time as soldiers in Germany in 2023.
I am always so impressed by the research you do for the videos! And yes, I watched Sendung mit der Maus when I was a kid. I also had a plushie of the mouse!
Kennt jemand Aramis Merlin? Deutscher der seit Jahren in Los Angeles lebt. Bester UA-camr der erklärt, reflektiert. Schauspieler, mal klappts, mal nicht. Mein persönliches Highlight an Youtoubern
Btw, there are also americans who reclaim citizenships of another EU country (like NALF did with Italy) in order to have the right to live and work in Germany. So it is pretty much impossible to judge the numbers of Americans based in Germany on those numbers. But I guess the number of American's which are registered in Germany isn't easily to have.
A quick search on the internet leads to, for example, a website of "Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung" which states that there are about 11.4 million foreign citizens living (registered) in Germany, among them 117.450 US citizens - which have an average age of 45.7 years and have been in Germany on average for 17.8 years. (Data from end of 2020)
I've never met any american immigrants to Germany ever. So I don't think, there are very many. It just seems to be a popular thing for americans to start you tube channels, no matter, where they go. I like my merry messy life, because they are just more my generation than all the younger ones and they seem to be just very nice and intelligent and modest people. And I like the black forest family, because they seem to be truly commited to living in Germany and they are also a nice and smart family. I still watch Nalf sometimes, because he is kind of fun.
5:03 One of the exceptions where dual passports are allowed is if giving up the other passport would put an extreme hardship on you. Under this exemption, an American friend of mine could keep her US citizenship because she simply could not afford that fee to renounce US citizenship.
My grandparents emigrated from Germany to the US and had my father (in the US) before they became naturalized US citizens. Technically, that made my father German by birth but my grandparents never completed any paperwork to establish his German citizenship. The recent changes in German citizenship laws opened up the possibility of me acquiring a certificate of German by descent, so I worked with the German Consulate General's office near me and submitted my application in November 2023. The Consulate General told me it could take 2-3 years for the determination to be made. In May 2024, the Consulate General's office notified me that the BVA had accepted my application and assigned it a case number. Whether my application is ultimately approved remains to be seen (or if they need additional documentation). I am in my 60s now and the likelihood of me moving to Germany even if I do acquire citizenship is pretty small. If I do decide to move, I am in contact with extended family and friends there who could help point me in the right direction so I wouldn't be doing it cold turkey. (Although I was stationed in the Navy in Japan and South Korea, so I'm used to living in other countries.) For me, one of the reasons that I wanted to apply is to have options. I am concerned about the future in the US when we can no longer govern based on facts, and instead let lies and conspiracy theories all in the service of one narcissist run rampant. Having dual citizenship would be my "In case of emergency, break glass" option in my hip pocket. But I also understand that things aren't as rosy, politically, in Germany, too (especially after the recent EU elections). Again, it's just nice to have options.
In the cathegory of Americans in Germany, I like your channel and Deana and Phil the most. Followed by Wanted Adventures. In the past I loved to watch Dana (Wanted Adventures) but since she had decided to change her content up I don't really like to watch her videos that much anymore. If we just would go by "moving to another country" than I also like to watch these channels: Taylor R - An Canadian living in Hong Kong, Megan Bown - An African American living in South Korea, Cari Cakes - An American living in South Korea, Sedameansstrong - A Turkish woman who grew up in Germany but lives now in Korea, Live in Japan - A American family living in Japan, Rachel & Jun's Asventures - A Japanese-American couple living in Japan
Yes,I have recognised this as well...or just my search algorithm knows me better than I thought;) Other channels would be Nalf and his Nonsense, The Black Forest Family, Hayley Alexis,My Merry Messy Life,Our Story to Tell...and maybe some more I can't remember right now
I noticed the same trend on UA-cam and in my parents' neighbourhood but wasn't sure whether it was my algorithm and higher attention I put on it or an actual trend...I really love the channel mymerrymessylife they have such an open-minded, adventurous attitude and their family dynamic seems really loving and healthy. They include the kids in their videos but the parents stay the focus of the channel which seems absolutely reasonable to me(something rather rare on YT). I have also enjoyed watching Hayley Alexis for years, she and Mike are pure comedic gold together and I really like her takes on many subjects (also she doesn't shy away to put out a bit more controversial topics into videos which I personally appreciate). To answer the final question: No I don't (at least not on a regular basis) but I recently looked up a video that I recalled watching as a child and wanted to rewatch :D
Ya, I for sure think it is the algorithm and the age we live in of people having UA-cam channels that can exaggerate the impression it is happening at a much higher rate, but I was interested to see the data does show that more and more Americans really are moving to Germany. Great suggestions for other channels as well 😊
I remarked it too, that there exist more and more YT-channels from Americans, who live in Germany. I am a fan of these kind of channels. It was a fluke, that I got attention of it. My 1st channel was ”Kelly does her thing“. Then the other are following piece by piece. I am counting eleven channels(9 Americans, 1 New Zealand and 1 Canadian guys, who live or lived abroad) To be honest my favourite channel is from ”Hayley Alexis“ close in front of ”Antoinette Emily“. I agree completely what C Harlotte told about Hayley and her boyfriend Michael(Mike)
@@PassportTwo it’s awesome you did the research, Donnie, because I was also curious if more Americans are actually moving to Germany or if UA-cam just makes it appear that way. Now we know!
I am 48 and I still watch „Die Sendung mit der Mause“. I also watch „Löwenzahn“. And Fritz Fuchs is still „der neue“ to me. No matter the fact that he runs the show for more than 15 years.
I just always assumed that vlogging in general has become easier and more popular over time. So Americans in Germany would simply jump aboard that trend, without it being an indication of rising numbers of American immigrants.
Yes and no. I mean, there have always been Americans in Germany, since there were always soldiers stationed here, a sports career to be had and other opportunities, especially if you work in engeneering. But I also always suspected that the WM 2006, which really did wonders to the image of Germany. There are also other factors, like the fact that it is no longer a designed battlefield for the next big war, the opportunity to study for free (which becomes more and more tempting the more expensive American and British Universities become) or just the general positive WoM for Germany. Plus, it is nowadays the second most popular immigration destination after the US itself.
I first came across Deana and Phil. Then after watching the Christmas video they did with you and Aubrey I started watching your channel as well. Then I found NALF and a couple of others that is represented below as well. I always wanted to retire to Germany but now I have a health issue that limits my mobility so that will probably not happen.
I started to watch channels of American army familys in Germany about 15 years ago. I am living in the south-west of Germany and in each town where I stayed some years Mannheim, Heidelberg, Frankfurt, Mainz and Darmstadt there were livng tens of thousands of Americans without any contact to the Germans. So youtube gives me the opportunity the watch their live in Germany.
Rising number may also reflect the rising willingness of people in gerneral to move to foreing countries; a lot of Germans move to other countries as well. But I can also see that more and more Americans realize that "their country treats them bad". There is a series of YT videos where expads tell when they realized this. And reaction videos from Americans on those videos.
@@tasminoben686 bin 61😅👌. Der errinnert mich immer an früher Piratensender. Und weiss nicht ob du es kennst, die Serie 7vsWild. Die mag er ja auch. Wäre der perfekte Translater um die weltweit bekannt zu machen
I really love wanted adventure (my very first channel of an american living in gemarny), I also like nalf, my merry messy life and black forrest family. But I also like Antoinette Emily (a new zealander living in germany) and I love the other way round with Feli from germnay showing her live in Cincinnati. I mostly love those channels because they show me another persepctive on my home country and I learn interesting things about the US.
My oldest son is a dual citizen. He was born in a German hospital when I was stationed there and was single. I was about to move back to Germany, this time as a civilian, but Covid and shutdowns happened.
to answer your question, of course I still watch die Maus! Every Sunday my grandfather visits us to watch it together (by now the youngest watching is 22 lol), when my great-grandparents were still alive the average was even higher^^
Hey Donnie, well some of my favorite youtube channels are: Passport 2 (really), Black Forest Family, Feli from Germany, Our Story to Tell and My Merry Messy Life and Life in Germany. I've been in Germany for over 40 years, came over as Exchange Student in 1981 and never left. In 1996 when I moved to Karlsruhe, there were over 50,000 Americans on a base here, not to mention a bunch more in Heidelberg. About 10 years ago I hosted some American interns who clearly said they were looking for jobs outside of the US due to the worsening political climate and I think the rise until 2017 was due to FACTA and the former President. That said, the numbers are probably still small compared to the number of Germans getting US Citizenship. Also the cost of renouncing your citizenship used to be $ 450, but was raised to $ 2,350. Also, you failed to mention the "Exit Tax". Persons with a high net worth have to pay additional fees when they file their last tax return (which is also a reason to renounce your Citizenship i.e. taxes). And no, I don't watch the Sendung mit der Maus anymore, but might start again when my Grandkids get old enough.
Hello there, one of the most interesting things in this video for me was that thing about a fee when renouncing your American citizenship. Now you, Ernest, write about different fees in the past and now. When would that have been and when was it raised ??
Nalf, Our Story to tell, My Merry Messsy Life, Hayley Alexis, Black Forest Family, and Big Fun ...an American in Germany aso. All of your Vlog´s show me an other or new view to my country. Thank You!
Besides your channel my favourite channels of Americans moved to Germany and The Netherlands are NALF, Black forest Family, Jovie's Home, Joey Jaq, T and T go Dutch, Soul to Soul travels, Not Just Bikes, Dutch Americano.
I grew up in the 70's with a TV show called 'Hitparade'. The presenter 'Dieter Thomas Heck' was famous for talking really quick. You would be the perfect successor ;-)
To answer the question: No, but we did watch a few explanation videos in gymnasium(I finished in the first week of Corona/ March 2020...) to start a new Subject in physics etc.
My favorite Yt channel of US in DE - Nalf. He has done it for a long time, his content is top-notch, and he has mad video and editing skills. His drone shots are legendary. More US in DE - confirmation bias. It's like when you buy a car you don't normally see on the roads in great numbers, and all of a sudden you notice heaps of them. Difficulty of citizenship - many UA-camrs come to DE without gaining citizenship.That is the statistic you used. Many stay on long term residency. That applies to people from other countries coming to DE as well. Nalf, again, squared that circle beautifully. Due to his ancestry, he was able to get dual citizenship with Italy. Now he has a European-country passport that allows him to work and travel freely within the Schengen area, including DE. Favorite TV - even tho it's been on the air for fifty years, I still like watching Tatort. One question never addressed by UA-camrs like you is, what cultural aspect of living in DE they embraced, like what music or artists they like or BL club they support or what they watch on TV. So, tell us, what's your favorite team, your favorite artist, and last but not least, your favorite Tatort team and why??
It seems to me that the majority of CBYX students in GER run a YT channel (Congress Bundestag Youth Exckange) to feed their friends and families back home. "Die Sendung mit der Maus" is highly recommended for German learning adults to watch due to its less harder sentence structure and limited vocab, many Immigrants have told me.
As a person from Finland I've also noticed an increase both personally and by statistics in number of U.S citizens moving to Finland. Of course the numbers are way lower compared to those in Germany but Americans moving here is kinda new phenomenon.
The reason I moved to Germany is because of a LDR (which is far easier thanks to technological innovation) that turned into a marriage. The reason why we stayed rather than us moving to the States is because it's just cheaper and easier to live here than back home. I was still living with my family back home and couldn't afford an apartment just yet. When I moved to Germany we were able to afford a place immediately and have been living independently since. And that's only one price factor out of many. Let's not even get started on healthcare or anything else. :)
i never knew that it would cost money to renounce citizenship, ironic that the Usa has the highest fee for that, again showing how hyper or vulture capitalistic it's run. there shouldn't be no fee, why try to hold someone hostage as citizen who does not want to be one anymore, the mindset should be ''fine, if you're so sure about renouncing citizenship, go ahead and bye'' not ''well, how about well squeeze them for the very last time by charging a hefty fee for renouncing citizenship??''.
Yes, I watch "Die Sendung mit der Maus". When preparing for graduation of the German Gymnasium a teacher said: "Die Sendung mit der Maus ist abiturrelevant". That means you have to know that TV show for the last exams. Reason was an explanation how nuclear plants work. And I still love more than 30 years later that part of the show that explains difficult thinks in an easy way. Then 'Käpt'n Blaubär' and 'Shaun das Schaf' are very funny.
The best place to live in Europe would be a place with logistics and stable economics as in Germany, a climate like in Greece, and the food like in Italy or France. 😂🎊
Black Forest Family (cause they live in my region /I simply recognize many places that I also have a connection with ) , My Merry Messy Life (I love how this diverse couple complements each other so well AND THEY GOT A CAT ;-) ) and Passport Two (for me super nice couple with the best, funniest and entertaining videos about cultural differences)
Considering how terrifying it’s becoming over here I’m desperately trying to learn German and trying to find out if me and my family qualify for a citizenship since my great great grandparents came over from Germany but idk how to find out. But it’s becoming scary to live in the US to the point we don’t know other human rights will be taken away. My family and I are willing to move anywhere away from this country 😂
Unlikely, Americans seem to think that if one great great great grandfather was European they have some kind of connection but Europeans don't see it the same way. You could as well be Chinese or African. Having just one ancestor three generations ago makes you zero percent German in their eyes, doesn't matter if your DNA test gives you 5% or something. National identity, culture and ethnicity is so much more than that. Also honestly if you were eligibly for every nationality that you may have, no matter how tiny the percentage, how little would that be worth. Having a citizenship is not just a piece of paper, it gives your rights and you have responsibilities towards it. As far as I know, Germany has clear laws regarding that, if your great grandfather was born in Germany, you are eligible. That's as far as it gets. You can apply for a job and then a visa, that's probably not too difficult for most Americans. And after living there for a few years, integrating, embracing the country and the culture, you can apply for citizenship. Then you are German.
It's easy to romanticize a life that isn't yours. I am German American and I hate living in Germany and much prefer the US. There's probably a good chance you'll feel the same way. The US is extremely different compared to Germany and it's not an easy country to live in and integrate yourself. And good luck with the German language lol
@@MrsStrawhatberry I am German American so I have dual citizenship. But I am culturally American and I feel like even I am not considered one of them lol
12:09 ja es bei NALF echt schwer eine Stelle im Video zu finden wo er ein Hemd an hat 🤣 12:09 yes it's really difficult to find a spot in the video at NALF where he's wearing a shirt 🤣
What are your favorite "Americans (or Canadians 😉) in Germany" UA-cam channels?? And have you seemed to notice this growing trend of Americans moving to Germany as well??
'Our Story to Tell' and NALF are my two favorites, but I do follow a ton of American living in Germany channels. 'With Olivia' is a smaller channel I can highly recommend. EDIT: And the 'Black Forest Family' of course. Their recent video of doing the Einbürgerungs Q&A is hilarious.
Of course the usual suspects, McFalls, Tanner, Willa and Risa, Armstrong, the Black Forrest Family, Jenna, Nalf, Olivia, Hayley, Deanna and Phil and so on, but I recommend Lawrence Rush. He just got his visa and hasn't many followers yet. - And yes, I bingewatched the "Bibliothek der Sachgeschichten" just recently.
My merry messy life & Nalf. I don't see a growing trend but I don't live there so I can't really tell.
@@hape3862 we seem to like many of the same channels. Tanner and Risa, btw.
@@uliwehner Autocorrection interfered, but I noticed it myself, just before reading your comment. Thanks anyways.
It’s fun to watch this video as well as see our name in a couple comments! We love this growing community of Americans in Germany & feel so happy to be a part of it! 😊 ❤️
Hey guys!
@@hape3862 Hello! 👋
Hey guys.
@@OurStorytoTell Love your content. Keep it up!!
Hey Risa and Tanner, it's allways nice to see my favorite UA-camrs/expats interact! And to see Willa grow up in your videos is so special because it allways reminds me of the time my twin girls were at that age. 😍
One of the major reasons for emigration is the standard of living in one's nation
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Hey there guys! Thanks for the shout out! It is also really interesting to us to learn why other American families have made the jump abroad. Jonathan often wishes he'd started the channel sooner when he moved her 9 years ago. We also recently did a big overview on the new (potential) dual citizenship regulation and it sounds really exciting for us. Do you think you guys will go for it if it passes too?
Ya! Saw that video! Y’all did a great job 😊 If it happens this year then I (Donnie) would qualify this Fall and I would love to go for it. It doesn’t look like Aubrey would meet the requirements quite yet, so we’ll have to see how that works out.
You guys are nice people!
@@PassportTwo Why would you qualify and Aubrey not?
Because I took part in an integration course that reduces the amount of time required for citizenship and I have already achieved the required B1 level of German that she hasn't quite gotten to yet. 😊
@@PassportTwo Ah, ok, great! Nevertheless it is time for a German video again! ;)
I watched “Die Maus“ as an adult with my kids when they,were younger. I can fairly recommed it for foreigners learning German and German culture as it is presented in a way to easily unterstand without using “child talk“ or simplifying too much. The music is high class also and the animation clips and cartoons are totally funny !
As the producer (wdr) is state funded not only the good financial base the reason for producing high end, they are officialy instructed to produce “highly cultural educational quality“ content.
WDR is not state funded. Every german household has to pay "Rundfunkgebühren".
@@madmikesch2453 ganz genau. Und diese werden vom Ministerium verteilt zur Bereitstellung der Kanäle (und.A.). Der WDR hat nicht umsonst das "Deutsch" im Namen, er zahlt nicht für die Sendeplätze und Frequenzen und trägt dem "öffentlichen Bildungsauftrag" Rechnung. Seine Produktionen werden daher aus öffentlicher Hand bezahlt.
@@madmikesch2453 The "Rundfunkgebühren" exactly ARE the financing. They aren't even allowed commercial funding
@@powerzwerg5566 Das Konzept des öffentlich rechtlichen Rundfunks nicht verstanden. Unter öffentlicher Hand versteht man im deutschen Sprachgebrauch Steuereinnahmen. Das trifft beim öffentlich rechtlichen Rundfunk aber nicht zu. Die Rundfunkgebühr ist KEINE Steuer.
@@powerzwerg5566 Auch die Verteilung wird eben nicht vom Ministerium gemacht. Genau das ist ja der Sinn des öffentlich rechtlichen Rundfunks dass die Regierung keinen Einfluß auf Finanzierung und Programm hat.
My sister and I just moved here because we are tired of the US. We love it here!
Hope you still are happy and didn't leave.
I m usa citizen, can I move without degree and skill, i m truck driver and high school, how caan anybody help me please.
@@amerikalimechul please stay a while and vote blue. We need you there!
@@BaerbelBorn anything else 😀
@@BaerbelBorn that will get you America problems
I grew up with "Die Sendung mit der Maus" and I still love it! Also as an adult you can learn new things by watching it, so it never gets boring!
It is wonderful for all children from 0 to 99 years!
@@hannahanna649 And for the people above the age of 99, too!
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I have lived and worked in Germany, since 1983 and have never regretted it. Since there was no UA-cam at that time, my wife and I were very isolated in the beginning. Her being German helped a lot and the fact that I was employed by a large German / US corporation that paid our moving expenses and took care of my registration as a working legal alien and work permit did help a lot. Still it was hard, especially as my family and friends thought we were crazy and many of them never forgave us for leaving. Now that I been watching yours and other similar videos, it would appear that we weren't so crazy after all.
But sounds more like a personal story, this happens in moving from everywhere to everwhere. We still don't know if there is any kind of trend to do so.
Nobody is copying your behaviour due to your positive experience.
Oh YES, you were crazy in love.
What kind of company/job were you working for at that time when they were able to get you a work permit?
Our family just moved to Leipzig, Germany last summer and we love it here! We have a bunch of reasons for coming including wanting our kids to experience diverse cultures and get out of the American bubble, being able to see more of the world, work opportunities, and more. We're really hoping the changes go through on dual citizenship - that would be awesome. As far as favorite channels go, you guys are definitely one of them, NALF, Deanna and Phil, Life in Germany, Conner Sullivan (when he was here), and more that I'm probably forgetting. (Shameless plug - we're also trying to vlog some of our experiences - hopefully we'll continue to grow our channel!)
Heck ya! Very cool, guys 😊 We'll check out some of your videos!
@@PassportTwo Thanks, that would be awesome! And if you're ever coming to Leipzig, let us know!
@@OnwardMJ Subscriber #86 here!
@@hape3862 Thanks so much!
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Kevin told me I had to watch your latest video, Donnie! 😄 But I’ve already loved your channel for a long time. We learned so much about Germany before arriving from you and Aubrey. As always you do your research and you present it in such an engaging way! Yeah it is funny how many of our American channels in Germany popping up - until your video, mu hunch was that it’s because UA-cam is popular and there’s so much potential on this platform and not that much to do with lots of Americans moving to Germany. But it’s great to see the actual numbers from your video so now I don’t have to wonder anymore! I watch other channels of Americans in Italy and England, so it’s all over the place. I hardly watch Netflix or Amazon Prime anymore - I mostly just keep up with my fav UA-camrs for entertainment! I love it - real people providing the entertainment now. Our views go to help actual families, instead of giant production studios. I’d so much rather support all of these hard-working small businesses here on UA-cam.
I have no TV more than 5 years. UA-cam and the mediathek from ARD, ZDF, Neo, One, Arte, 3Sat and their audiothek is more than i need. UA-cam is great with new creators performing their Channels so professionell with all Kontent you want. This is my TV. Fresh every day. And books to hear for the night
@@Miristzuheiss yeah there ya go! There are many talented people on UA-cam. I love it.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Hello nice to meet you
Hey Sara, it's very nice to see all of my beloved expat channels on youtube interact. I love your content and all of your special perspectives on live in germany, sometimes from a family point of view like in your videos, sometimes the professional points that @blackforrestfamily makes and off course the allways curious videos from Donny @passporttwo ! UA-cam really is a great plattform for all of you, keep up with making videos!!! 😘👍
Re: Citizenship-You should look at the statistics for the amount of Americans getting permanent residency (Niederlassungserlaubnis) rather than citizenship, for all the reasons you mentioned in the video.
seems so obvious. so strange that he didn't do that. Moreover I would even look at also amount of americans that live longer then a 6-12 months.
Seconded. A friend came with the US military in the 80is and lived in Germany ever since. But he is still US citizen.
You cant stay there forever, theres a time limit. Wonder how he does it.
Whenever I come across it, I indeed watch "Die Sendung mit der Maus". I watched it religiously as a child and watched it with my children, and if I'll ever be a granny, I will watch it with my grandchildren. I love their content. The explaining videos are as interesting to adults as to children. The cartoons make me nostalgic for my childhood. And best of all: the double intro (one intro in German, one in another language) - guessing languages is fun.
My favorite YT-channels of Americans in Germany (besides yours) are "Wanted adventure", "Hayley Alexis", "Black Forest Family", and "Nalf". I can also recommend "Antoinette Emily" who is a Kiwi in Germany.
Die Sendung mit der Maus ist awesome! Was für Kinder gut ist kann für Erwachsene doch nicht schlecht sein! 😉
Yes! It is one of the best shows ever, educational and entertaining
I LOVE it!!!
Uff jeden!
Und als Heft „Mosaik“ wer Mosaik liest, wird klug und schöpferisch.
@@FynnDynamite Tecumseh habe ich in der Grundschule als Roman bekommen, aber nicht gelesen..
Fun fact: Some Physics professors actually use "Sendung mit der Maus" to explain certain complicated topics, as a start of course. That's also why "Die Maus" was give an Ehrendoktor. : )
My favourite channels (in no particular order):
-Black Forest Family
- My Merry Messy Life
- Feli from Germany (although that one‘s the other way ‘round)
- NALF
- and of course Passport Two 😍
Great and entertaining video, Donnie! 😁👍 We are interested in seeing if duel citizenship between the US and Germany will be allowed in the future!
it's not a fight :) dual citizenship
Can't in the slightest imagine why the two of you would be... 😂 jk ofc. Have a nice weekend.
BTW. Deana is lacking a ''Maus'' plushie afaik. :)
Thanks, guys! Ya, we are really hoping it happens 😅
@@DeanaandPhil aiming for duel citizenship would be interesting too 😉
I've subbed to NALF a week (or two) ago... this is scary (German here). Actually it's interesting how many people (also from the UK, New Zealand and more) are living here and having YT channels. Willkommen an alle und viel Spass in Deutschland :)
Since beginning my channel last April, I receive multiple suggestions for "Americans living in Germany" channels. I watch most of the channels listed in the comments. Hayley Alexis is a favorite. Most of the Americans I watch are here on work visas. My husband is German and lived in the US for eleven years, which is where we met and married. We moved here because he took a job offer at a rescue school where he taught as a paramedic adjunct instructor before moving to the US. I am considering citizenship since we purchased a home here in 2020, and I do not plan to move back to the US. Excellent video!
Soo yor husband is German and he had a new job offer in Germany kinda strange to not have a job but too own a house so I think that he just changed jobs or had a travel year (sry it sounds so ungerman that I have too ask)
@@TheLtVoss, I clarified my statement in my post. My husband lived in the US for eleven years, which is where we met and married over a decade ago. He recieved a job offer here after completing his master's degree at Rutgers University in the US. He had taught as a paramedic adjunct instructor here in Germany before moving to the US and had stayed in touch with the director of the rescue school. Since I wanted to live in Germany for travel purposes, he took the job offer. I like it here. Things in the US are not going well, so I have decided to put roots down here in Germany.
@@myvillagelifeintheupperhar607 that he was spent same time for personal education in the US wasn't mentioned before and all I needed to make sense out off your story and I take my ungerman back well I wish for you, what you enjoy your life here in Germany too the fullest extent
@@TheLtVoss, sorry for the frayed original post. I should know better than to post right before bed.
With the information you’ve always provided that is so helpful I am in the process of filing for dual citizenship. My mother was a German citizen and I was born in Germany, so I think I can get it. Thanks for your continued insight. US is so toxic and polarized. I can’t stand it. Hopefully will move to Alzey Germany after I retire this summer!
Glad you always enjoy! Good luck 😊
Welcome to Germany 🇩🇪❤️🇺🇲
From what I know you should already have the german citizenship if you were Born here. Welcome to Germany
@@brickonblock5183 Unfortunately I think this is not correct. There is no 'born in Germany - German citizen"- law. At least not for Americans. Ask Sandra Bullock who is applying for German citizenship for 10 years now 😁 It seems that this will change under the new government now
Edit: I know that Sandra Bullock is not BORN in Germany but my point is that there is no 'place of birth' law when it comes to the USA
@@jorgbecker5028 Bruce Willis is born here
Great to have you two here in Germany! Wish you all the best and that you will stay here for longer 🙂
My favorite channel (besides yours 🙂) are Hayley Alexis and My Merry Messy Life. Always enjoy watching them. Especially since we moved from Germany to the US and thus experience the reverse culture shock 🙂 Keep up the great work!
Work-Life-Balance: Let us talk about a crucial social reason: Here in Germany we have a configuration, which is more conducive to social life, for instance founding a family, get improvement in private implementation, and so on. We live for working in a minor way, but work for living to a greater extent. This is payed, of course, partially by (more) taxes. . . . but to my humble opinion, it's worth to do so . . .
Of course I watch Sendung mit der Maus every Sunday! Even as an associate professor of physics I may learn something from the Sachgeschichten. At least how to explain difficult things in such a way that children understand them but without being incorrect by oversimplification.
PLEASE a Collap with „ Our Story to Tell“,
NALF, the blackforest family, Diana verry ( ya she is canadian), Hi from Hamburg, my merry messy life.Deanna and Phil,
I Watch you all !! Guys you are amazing!
NALF, NALF’s Nonsense, Black Forest Family, Deana and Phil, Our story to Tell, Feli from Germany and Simple Germany (this is a great source for understanding different things about Germany).
You got most of our favorites as well! 😊
I like Pursue what matters family, Montana Showalter, My merry messy life and Cobblestone Adventures as well. And I know that I forgot to mention lots of other channels I like 🇩🇪❤️🇺🇸
To be fair Feli from Germany and Easy German are no americans but germans.
Feli is a german living in the USofA and Easy German is a german youtube language course.
On a side note: I miss Kelly does her thing. She didn't post anything for like 10 months now, Is she ok?
... "and some just come so they can post shirtless videos of them working out" 🤣🤣🤣
I'm waiting now for a response from NALF!😁
😅😂😂
hahahaha sounds like that weirdo Nalf guy
I luv your chanel!
@@NALFVLOGS
when i started vlogging over in germany there was a small handful of us but the last year and a half or so has been wild. we're definitely taking over 😂
Secret Invasion...aaagh 😱😉
Well, all of you represent the appreciated side of America. All I can say is you are very welcome. So keep it up.
@Zac …meanwhile you even hired a german janitor for your Discord chat🧹🪣
@@S-V-E-N-1-9-7-8 only the best janitor
@@ZacSaleski 😎
yeah, I was wondering about this, too... When I moved here in 2008 there were maybe 1 or 2 Americans-in-Germany UA-camrs... now it seems there's someone new on UA-cam every couple of months... wow!
I watched the "Lach- und Sachgeschichten" as a kid, after we migrated to Germany in 1990, every sunday for years. It helped me a lot with the language. Armin's and Christoph's explanations of complex things were and still are my favourite. Sadly my kids do not appreciate the show the same way - thanks to internet there is always some other kids show available. They rather like to watch paw patrol 😱
Cheers from Greater Hamburg 🖖
Same here. I grew up watching "Lach und Sachgeschichten" and "die Sendung mit der Maus" when I was 5 yo. Still have the themes playing in my head 😊
I love Germany. I used to summer there every year as a child because I have family there. We just visited 2 months ago and my husband and I are ready to relocate.
Why did you choose Germany vs France? Or was that never on the list?
Hi, do we have to have skill job ?
Die Sendung mit der Maus? Sure! I have a Niece and Nephew and am also godfathering the daughter of my best friend. That TV Show has huge nostalgic value and high educational value in basic understanding of science and culture.
Nice! Ya, we were surprised to learn that supposedly the median audience age for that show is actually middle aged adults 😅
@@PassportTwo Perhaps that's because many everyday things are not explained in school. So you wonder half of your life how they work. And since the behind-the-scenes-exploring is anyway not available to normal citizens it is one of the few occasions you can achieve that knowledge. The easy language is a helpful feature too.
@@PassportTwo Well, did you NEVER wonder how the stripes get into the toothpaste? When I was a child, Die Sendung mit der Maus explained things to me even adults were unable to tell me, and now as an adult, I watch it when I happen to come accross it, because it is always educational. Last time I caught it they showed of an ICE is built. There were a lot of details I never considered.
good work! I came to Germany because I met a German man in a virtual world and I fell in love with and married him in real life. I never imagined I'd ever come to Europe, much less live here.
I think one of the "oldest" American in Germany themed channel is Dana's Wanted Adventure - at least I've known it years before all the others, including you guys :)
Yes, Dana's been around quite a while. But the oldest American in Germany channel I know of - which doesn't get much attention, even though it was quite novel and quirky when it startetd - is "joelovesyou". He started out doing videos of life in Düsseldorf 15 years ago.
@@bjoern0975 I want to add to that "The real Sam Walton" years ago when his family was stationed in Germany, and he made vlogs with different subjects of his new life here.
Of course I do. It's a game between my wife and me to guess the foreign language in the opening sequence before it is actually told.
And there is Käpt'n Blaubär and Shawn the Sheep. And Armin Maiwald's models of complex machineries.
Some years ago an Australian living here told me in an Internations meeting that what she likes about Europe is the cultural diversity in a space comparable to Australia. When flying for three hours she’s still in Australia while in the same time in Europe she would have crossed four countries. I guess that is also the case in the US. Germans are used to spending vacations abroad because they just fly one or two hours and are in Rome, London, Paris, Spain. And obviously more and more Americans want to discover the world outside of America.
70% of australia is just unlivable dessert
In five hours you can cross four countries by car in some places (e.g. Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia or Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, France). With three hours by plane I'm in Egypt or Moscow !
Die Sendung mit der Maus is the mother of all video tutorials and documentations about everyday topics. This show made us all want to explore the world around us, and how it works.
My Favoriten Channel from Americans who are living in Germany whould be „my merry messy Life“!
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I love how all my fav American UA-camrs (like you guys) are promoting each other!!! ♥️🎉♥️
Hello nice to meet you
I still remember the times of „Wanted adventure“ when Danas husband was called mr. German man and his first appearance on camera- with a brown paper bag over his head🤣! Back then I only followed her, Hayley Alexis and Connor Sulliven
Yes, I loved Die Maus as a child watched it with my kids and still like to with my niece.
„Willi wills wissen“ is a great show as well!
Moin, die Maus und Willy.. Wer in den last 20 Jahren kleine Kinder hatte, kam nicht dran vorbei! Unser absoluter Held aber ist Bernd, das Brot!
Mist! Warum kann ich nur meine große Klappe nicht halten!
LG, man liest sich
My merry messy life and Black Forest Family for their family related contend - Thommy Crossen and with Olivia for their cultural-mindset views.
As for "Americans in Germany", I follow you, of course, because you are the most charming ones. 😊
From the "Germans in America"-section I am a big fan of Aramis Merlin, a really fantastic and well-made channel, in German though.
I don't live in Germany anymore, so I don't come across that Maus so often. But if I happen to see it, I still like it. Actually, I loved these videos when they went to factories to show how XYZ were made.
Schau auch mal beim „Stadtbewohner“ vorbei, falls du den nicht kennst.
Aramis ist da auch mein liebster UA-camr
In 2019, Germany ranked 4th as an American country of emigration.And according to the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, 249,000 Americans lived permanently in Germany in 2020.Personally, I am not surprised that so many Americans are leaving their country.
As a young adult from tike to time, as an old adult not so much anymore, but I would highly recommend it to everybody as one of the best German TV series for kids that teaches them and their parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles a thing or two. 😊
What is it called?
I love NALFs channel and yours, Im very glad to have you guys here in Germany :)
Great video. I think you hit on the reasons - cultural, historical, and economic. In the brief time I was there, I thought the country was familiar enough to not be completely foreign, but just different enough to offer a perspectives and opportunities more in line with my value system.
NALF s my absolute favorite. And I like Deana and Phil a lot
I have been wondering this. I assumed it’s because you can have a really amazing standard of living in a beautiful, safe country.
I came for the Hochschule (my teacher in London taught in Mannheim, too) and stayed for love… well, we chose to be in Germany as there is much more work for artists here than in GB.
I have never seen the Sendung mit der Maus.
I (German) am 55 years old and still watch the ‚Sendung mit der Maus’ every Sunday.
I know a German-American guy with dual citizenship. He has it because one parent is from Germany and the other from the USA. He can speak both languages.
I talked to a older German last week who was living in the states in the 80s. He told me, he considered to permanently move to the US at that time, but has been there several times in the last two years, and the US have changed so much to the worse, that he would not consider it now.
unfortunately I know that story. 7 years thru High School in the US. I came back - 2 brothers stayed/live in the US. The last years have not been good to the US, is probably phrasing it mildly but I do enjoy traveling back and forth but living in Hamburg!!
The US is un-recognizable.
I have lived in the US since 1985 as a German (acquired US citizenship in 2004). My American wife and I are now moving to Wiesbaden and she will become a German citizen. Times in the US have changed drastically and call for drastic life changes.
@@docr59 The same problems in the US are coming to Germany and the rest of Europe.
@@georgejackson2631 Maybe. But with enough delay -- I hope -- that I'll be dead by the time it gets as bad as here (I live in Florida). Also, day to day, Germany just has a much higher quality of life.
You asked about "Sendung mit der Maus" - and of course I (being a little north of 40) still watch it - at least when I encounter with it by chance. I just love the ("Sachgeschichte") part where they explain complex topics even many adults don't know much about in an easy way for children. You should maybe make a video about. You can try to find the episode where they describe a nuclear chain reaction as an example.
The special about atoms is awesome. Our Teacher showed this episode to us in school. I quote: "I can't explain it better than they did".
Germany has a way better work-life ballance than the US. You have legal minimum wage (summer 2022= 12 €), 25-30 paid days off (holiday days), everybody has health care ...... do I have to continue? We have way less crime here than in the US. Okay, not everything is super good here in Germany but the most things are.
I follow some Channels like that: Nalf, Our Story to tell, My messy merry live... It is funny to see the own country through the eyes of an American 😉
Me,too ! 😀
same here
Ja ich sehe das auch gerne!
You asked about my favorite channel showing Americans moving to Germany. My favorite is My Merry Messy Life.
Our Story to tell, you will Love it too
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We bought a home in Bavaria in 2016 and live part time in America and part time in Germany. We are retired and have been fortunate to be able to get the cultural exposures to what both the US and the EU have to offer. Getting residency status has been a problem but we just follow the Schengen rules and bounce back and forth. There are certain challenges, but that is the fun of international travel. We enjoy you channel and get a chuckle about the things you have discovered (note we have been traveling in the EU for 30 years prior to purchasing a home here, so a good deal of what you speak about is not necessarily new to us). Keep up the nice work that you do!
Re. dual citizenship: There is now a new law that allows children whose mothers were German at the time of their birth but who did not get German citizenship to apply for it. The process is relatively easy (my wife is doing it), and you don't have to give up your other passport. You can also hold German/American dual citizenship if you are a German looking to acquire US citizenship and you apply for "Beibehaltungsgenehmigung," which will let you keep your German passport.
Not so much for all of us, my mother is from Germany and didn't register my sister and I as citizens and we do not qualify, but we were born a long time ago. even then, my mother had no business standing around the USA anyway, none of them need to be here. Too many of them come stand around and tweak-out. I'd never marry a German woman, or even associate with one. My mother was enough mental illness for me to deal with.
That was my case. Born in 1968 in Canada to a German mother and Canadian father. At the time it was only possible through the father. This changed in the mid 1970s. I tried in 1990, I was denied. Again in 1994, denied again. In 2014 for the third and final time, then I was successful. I had to take a citizenship test in Toronto at the German consulate. The people at the consulate were so nice. I shall never forget when I officially gained German citizenship during an official ceremony...I have been a dual German Canadian citizen since 2018. I love being German and European. My entire life I have acted as a bridge between cultures, I feel that I am able to represent Germany abroad on a very personal level. I speak and write fluent German, English, and French. I have always felt like a German. I have visited Germany and Europe 21 times in my life. There are 4 criteria one needs to fulfill when one wants to apply for German citizenship: 1. Be able to speak German, 2. Show one's employability, 3. Know and respect German democratic institutions, and lastly, 4. Be able to demonstrate a true connection to Germany. The last one is more difficult to prove. 🇩🇪🇪🇺
I love Hayley Alexis, she makes such great videos about germany and is funny ^-^
My favourite "American in Germany" Channel by far is
1) Christopher L Russel. But this great guy is already germaniced.
Followed by
2) My merry messy life
and
3) Our story to tell
There are two others I really like.
If
A) TheCalvoCrew TV
would have more videos they would enter the Top 3.
And there is
B) TheaMcCarty.
She and her husband met each other as military children when their parents where stantioned in Germany and now they are parents themselfs and they are preparing for their own time as soldiers in Germany in 2023.
I can relate to A and B. Those are my 'hidden favorites' 😉
This was much more thorough & researched than I expected, well done!
My daughter and I are thinking about moving..America is not safe and we are going downhill fast unless things change soon.
I am always so impressed by the research you do for the videos!
And yes, I watched Sendung mit der Maus when I was a kid. I also had a plushie of the mouse!
Hello
Kennt jemand Aramis Merlin? Deutscher der seit Jahren in Los Angeles lebt. Bester UA-camr der erklärt, reflektiert. Schauspieler, mal klappts, mal nicht. Mein persönliches Highlight an Youtoubern
Btw, there are also americans who reclaim citizenships of another EU country (like NALF did with Italy) in order to have the right to live and work in Germany. So it is pretty much impossible to judge the numbers of Americans based in Germany on those numbers. But I guess the number of American's which are registered in Germany isn't easily to have.
A quick search on the internet leads to, for example, a website of "Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung" which states that there are about 11.4 million foreign citizens living (registered) in Germany, among them 117.450 US citizens - which have an average age of 45.7 years and have been in Germany on average for 17.8 years.
(Data from end of 2020)
I've never met any american immigrants to Germany ever. So I don't think, there are very many. It just seems to be a popular thing for americans to start you tube channels, no matter, where they go.
I like my merry messy life, because they are just more my generation than all the younger ones and they seem to be just very nice and intelligent and modest people. And I like the black forest family, because they seem to be truly commited to living in Germany and they are also a nice and smart family. I still watch Nalf sometimes, because he is kind of fun.
Yeah I think that, too! It makes sense, since everybody speaks their language. But I actually miss „european“ channels.
5:03 One of the exceptions where dual passports are allowed is if giving up the other passport would put an extreme hardship on you. Under this exemption, an American friend of mine could keep her US citizenship because she simply could not afford that fee to renounce US citizenship.
My grandparents emigrated from Germany to the US and had my father (in the US) before they became naturalized US citizens. Technically, that made my father German by birth but my grandparents never completed any paperwork to establish his German citizenship.
The recent changes in German citizenship laws opened up the possibility of me acquiring a certificate of German by descent, so I worked with the German Consulate General's office near me and submitted my application in November 2023. The Consulate General told me it could take 2-3 years for the determination to be made. In May 2024, the Consulate General's office notified me that the BVA had accepted my application and assigned it a case number. Whether my application is ultimately approved remains to be seen (or if they need additional documentation).
I am in my 60s now and the likelihood of me moving to Germany even if I do acquire citizenship is pretty small. If I do decide to move, I am in contact with extended family and friends there who could help point me in the right direction so I wouldn't be doing it cold turkey. (Although I was stationed in the Navy in Japan and South Korea, so I'm used to living in other countries.)
For me, one of the reasons that I wanted to apply is to have options. I am concerned about the future in the US when we can no longer govern based on facts, and instead let lies and conspiracy theories all in the service of one narcissist run rampant. Having dual citizenship would be my "In case of emergency, break glass" option in my hip pocket. But I also understand that things aren't as rosy, politically, in Germany, too (especially after the recent EU elections). Again, it's just nice to have options.
Da fehlt noch einer : The Real Sam Walton
Auch wenn es schon lange her ist.
In the cathegory of Americans in Germany, I like your channel and Deana and Phil the most. Followed by Wanted Adventures. In the past I loved to watch Dana (Wanted Adventures) but since she had decided to change her content up I don't really like to watch her videos that much anymore. If we just would go by "moving to another country" than I also like to watch these channels: Taylor R - An Canadian living in Hong Kong, Megan Bown - An African American living in South Korea, Cari Cakes - An American living in South Korea, Sedameansstrong - A Turkish woman who grew up in Germany but lives now in Korea, Live in Japan - A American family living in Japan, Rachel & Jun's Asventures - A Japanese-American couple living in Japan
Yes,I have recognised this as well...or just my search algorithm knows me better than I thought;)
Other channels would be Nalf and his Nonsense, The Black Forest Family, Hayley Alexis,My Merry Messy Life,Our Story to Tell...and maybe some more I can't remember right now
Donnie, how is Aubrey doing? We miss her since a longer time. If she's sick, please send her our best wishes for recovery . . .
Thank you for your concern! She is not sick, just giving her a break from the camera 😊 I will let her know that you asked about her though! 😃
@@PassportTwo Where's the hilarious Aubrey-on-a-break hologram you kept switching off in such instances? ;-P
I noticed the same trend on UA-cam and in my parents' neighbourhood but wasn't sure whether it was my algorithm and higher attention I put on it or an actual trend...I really love the channel mymerrymessylife they have such an open-minded, adventurous attitude and their family dynamic seems really loving and healthy. They include the kids in their videos but the parents stay the focus of the channel which seems absolutely reasonable to me(something rather rare on YT). I have also enjoyed watching Hayley Alexis for years, she and Mike are pure comedic gold together and I really like her takes on many subjects (also she doesn't shy away to put out a bit more controversial topics into videos which I personally appreciate).
To answer the final question: No I don't (at least not on a regular basis) but I recently looked up a video that I recalled watching as a child and wanted to rewatch :D
Ya, I for sure think it is the algorithm and the age we live in of people having UA-cam channels that can exaggerate the impression it is happening at a much higher rate, but I was interested to see the data does show that more and more Americans really are moving to Germany. Great suggestions for other channels as well 😊
I remarked it too, that there exist more and more YT-channels from Americans, who live in Germany.
I am a fan of these kind of channels.
It was a fluke, that I got attention of it.
My 1st channel was ”Kelly does her thing“. Then the other are following piece by piece.
I am counting eleven channels(9 Americans, 1 New Zealand and 1 Canadian guys, who live or lived abroad)
To be honest my favourite channel is from ”Hayley Alexis“ close in front of ”Antoinette Emily“.
I agree completely what C Harlotte told about Hayley and her boyfriend Michael(Mike)
Thank you for such kind words! I always love reading your comments!
@@PassportTwo it’s awesome you did the research, Donnie, because I was also curious if more Americans are actually moving to Germany or if UA-cam just makes it appear that way. Now we know!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife That is so sweet of you to say. Thank you and thank you for sharing your journey, it's really a joy to follow along!
I am 48 and I still watch „Die Sendung mit der Mause“. I also watch „Löwenzahn“. And Fritz Fuchs is still „der neue“ to me. No matter the fact that he runs the show for more than 15 years.
I just always assumed that vlogging in general has become easier and more popular over time. So Americans in Germany would simply jump aboard that trend, without it being an indication of rising numbers of American immigrants.
I had the very same assumption.
Me too, in particular if you can get extra money by monetizing...
Yes and no. I mean, there have always been Americans in Germany, since there were always soldiers stationed here, a sports career to be had and other opportunities, especially if you work in engeneering. But I also always suspected that the WM 2006, which really did wonders to the image of Germany. There are also other factors, like the fact that it is no longer a designed battlefield for the next big war, the opportunity to study for free (which becomes more and more tempting the more expensive American and British Universities become) or just the general positive WoM for Germany. Plus, it is nowadays the second most popular immigration destination after the US itself.
I first came across Deana and Phil. Then after watching the Christmas video they did with you and Aubrey I started watching your channel as well. Then I found NALF and a couple of others that is represented below as well. I always wanted to retire to Germany but now I have a health issue that limits my mobility so that will probably not happen.
I also watch 'Our story to tell', 'My merry messy life' 'Nalf', 'Black Forest Family' and others
u. a...
Dein Kanalname ist so schön, daß er einem immer auffällt! XD
Schönes Weekend, man liest sich! 😉
I started to watch channels of American army familys in Germany about 15 years ago. I am living in the south-west of Germany and in each town where I stayed some years Mannheim, Heidelberg, Frankfurt, Mainz and Darmstadt there were livng tens of thousands of Americans without any contact to the Germans.
So youtube gives me the opportunity the watch their live in Germany.
Rising number may also reflect the rising willingness of people in gerneral to move to foreing countries; a lot of Germans move to other countries as well. But I can also see that more and more Americans realize that "their country treats them bad". There is a series of YT videos where expads tell when they realized this. And reaction videos from Americans on those videos.
Thank u guys for the video. It's always interesting to see the videos
hahaha we're taking over guys
Your strategy to attract and maintain viewers' attention seems to succeed! Really looking forward to season 7!
I grew up with Sendung mit der Maus. And I still do watch it. Even my parents do. Have a nice sunday.
He is not yet in Germany, but i love the content and the voice😅 of James Bray
Moin, ja, er hat eine tolle Stimme. Die selbst mir, als altem Kerl gut gefällt! Für Frauen gewiß sehr erotisch.
LG, schönes Weekend!
@@tasminoben686 bin 61😅👌. Der errinnert mich immer an früher Piratensender. Und weiss nicht ob du es kennst, die Serie 7vsWild. Die mag er ja auch. Wäre der perfekte Translater um die weltweit bekannt zu machen
@@tasminoben686 Mel Sandock
@@Miristzuheiss Weiß ich schon - Wih hatten uns über die 'Schwestern der christlichen Selbstliebe ausgetauschtt
@@Miristzuheiss hm? Kann kein Spanisch.. XD
Ich das ein Kanal?
I really love wanted adventure (my very first channel of an american living in gemarny), I also like nalf, my merry messy life and black forrest family. But I also like Antoinette Emily (a new zealander living in germany) and I love the other way round with Feli from germnay showing her live in Cincinnati. I mostly love those channels because they show me another persepctive on my home country and I learn interesting things about the US.
Oh and of course I watch the Vodeos of Deana and Phil :-)
My oldest son is a dual citizen. He was born in a German hospital when I was stationed there and was single. I was about to move back to Germany, this time as a civilian, but Covid and shutdowns happened.
You still could move over. Quite a few Americans did so despite Covid in 2020 and 2021. We'd be happy to have you here, Jennifer.
If the dual citizenship isn't pressed forward, he will have to choose one as he turns 21 (maby even 18)
to answer your question, of course I still watch die Maus! Every Sunday my grandfather visits us to watch it together (by now the youngest watching is 22 lol), when my great-grandparents were still alive the average was even higher^^
Hey Donnie, well some of my favorite youtube channels are: Passport 2 (really), Black Forest Family, Feli from Germany, Our Story to Tell and My Merry Messy Life and Life in Germany. I've been in Germany for over 40 years, came over as Exchange Student in 1981 and never left. In 1996 when I moved to Karlsruhe, there were over 50,000 Americans on a base here, not to mention a bunch more in Heidelberg. About 10 years ago I hosted some American interns who clearly said they were looking for jobs outside of the US due to the worsening political climate and I think the rise until 2017 was due to FACTA and the former President. That said, the numbers are probably still small compared to the number of Germans getting US Citizenship. Also the cost of renouncing your citizenship used to be $ 450, but was raised to $ 2,350. Also, you failed to mention the "Exit Tax". Persons with a high net worth have to pay additional fees when they file their last tax return (which is also a reason to renounce your Citizenship i.e. taxes). And no, I don't watch the Sendung mit der Maus anymore, but might start again when my Grandkids get old enough.
Hello there, one of the most interesting things in this video for me was that thing about a fee when renouncing your American citizenship. Now you, Ernest, write about different fees in the past and now. When would that have been and when was it raised ??
@@tharchinsonam2056 Sept. 2014
Nalf, Our Story to tell, My Merry Messsy Life, Hayley Alexis, Black Forest Family, and Big Fun ...an American in Germany aso. All of your Vlog´s show me an other or new view to my country. Thank You!
Besides your channel my favourite channels of Americans moved to Germany and The Netherlands are NALF, Black forest Family, Jovie's Home, Joey Jaq, T and T go Dutch, Soul to Soul travels, Not Just Bikes, Dutch Americano.
Thanks for that and also for the recommendations of some channels we haven't heard of! Will look into those Dutch channels 😊
I grew up in the 70's with a TV show called 'Hitparade'. The presenter 'Dieter Thomas Heck' was famous for talking really quick. You would be the perfect successor ;-)
😅👍
Der Dieter Der Thomas Der Heck... 😆
To answer the question: No, but we did watch a few explanation videos in gymnasium(I finished in the first week of Corona/ March 2020...) to start a new Subject in physics etc.
My favorite Yt channel of US in DE - Nalf. He has done it for a long time, his content is top-notch, and he has mad video and editing skills. His drone shots are legendary.
More US in DE - confirmation bias. It's like when you buy a car you don't normally see on the roads in great numbers, and all of a sudden you notice heaps of them.
Difficulty of citizenship - many UA-camrs come to DE without gaining citizenship.That is the statistic you used. Many stay on long term residency. That applies to people from other countries coming to DE as well. Nalf, again, squared that circle beautifully. Due to his ancestry, he was able to get dual citizenship with Italy. Now he has a European-country passport that allows him to work and travel freely within the Schengen area, including DE.
Favorite TV - even tho it's been on the air for fifty years, I still like watching Tatort. One question never addressed by UA-camrs like you is, what cultural aspect of living in DE they embraced, like what music or artists they like or BL club they support or what they watch on TV. So, tell us, what's your favorite team, your favorite artist, and last but not least, your favorite Tatort team and why??
It seems to me that the majority of CBYX students in GER run a YT channel (Congress Bundestag Youth Exckange) to feed their friends and families back home.
"Die Sendung mit der Maus" is highly recommended for German learning adults to watch due to its less harder sentence structure and limited vocab, many Immigrants have told me.
As a person from Finland I've also noticed an increase both personally and by statistics in number of U.S citizens moving to Finland. Of course the numbers are way lower compared to those in Germany but Americans moving here is kinda new phenomenon.
The reason I moved to Germany is because of a LDR (which is far easier thanks to technological innovation) that turned into a marriage. The reason why we stayed rather than us moving to the States is because it's just cheaper and easier to live here than back home. I was still living with my family back home and couldn't afford an apartment just yet. When I moved to Germany we were able to afford a place immediately and have been living independently since. And that's only one price factor out of many. Let's not even get started on healthcare or anything else. :)
i never knew that it would cost money to renounce citizenship, ironic that the Usa has the highest fee for that, again showing how hyper or vulture capitalistic it's run.
there shouldn't be no fee, why try to hold someone hostage as citizen who does not want to be one anymore, the mindset should be ''fine, if you're so sure about renouncing citizenship, go ahead and bye'' not ''well, how about well squeeze them for the very last time by charging a hefty fee for renouncing citizenship??''.
Yes, I watch "Die Sendung mit der Maus". When preparing for graduation of the German Gymnasium a teacher said: "Die Sendung mit der Maus ist abiturrelevant". That means you have to know that TV show for the last exams. Reason was an explanation how nuclear plants work. And I still love more than 30 years later that part of the show that explains difficult thinks in an easy way. Then 'Käpt'n Blaubär' and 'Shaun das Schaf' are very funny.
I miss "Der kleine Maulwurf" though..(Yes, I am THAT old).
I watch "die Maus" every other sunday, when i visit my dad and his girlfriend, thank you for the for the nice and informative video. :)
The best place to live in Europe would be a place with logistics and stable economics as in Germany, a climate like in Greece, and the food like in Italy or France. 😂🎊
Geneva or Lausanne ;)
Black Forest Family (cause they live in my region /I simply recognize many places that I also have a connection with ) , My Merry Messy Life (I love how this diverse couple complements each other so well AND THEY GOT A CAT ;-) ) and Passport Two (for me super nice couple with the best, funniest and entertaining videos about cultural differences)
Considering how terrifying it’s becoming over here I’m desperately trying to learn German and trying to find out if me and my family qualify for a citizenship since my great great grandparents came over from Germany but idk how to find out. But it’s becoming scary to live in the US to the point we don’t know other human rights will be taken away. My family and I are willing to move anywhere away from this country 😂
Unlikely, Americans seem to think that if one great great great grandfather was European they have some kind of connection but Europeans don't see it the same way. You could as well be Chinese or African. Having just one ancestor three generations ago makes you zero percent German in their eyes, doesn't matter if your DNA test gives you 5% or something. National identity, culture and ethnicity is so much more than that. Also honestly if you were eligibly for every nationality that you may have, no matter how tiny the percentage, how little would that be worth. Having a citizenship is not just a piece of paper, it gives your rights and you have responsibilities towards it.
As far as I know, Germany has clear laws regarding that, if your great grandfather was born in Germany, you are eligible. That's as far as it gets.
You can apply for a job and then a visa, that's probably not too difficult for most Americans. And after living there for a few years, integrating, embracing the country and the culture, you can apply for citizenship. Then you are German.
It's easy to romanticize a life that isn't yours. I am German American and I hate living in Germany and much prefer the US. There's probably a good chance you'll feel the same way. The US is extremely different compared to Germany and it's not an easy country to live in and integrate yourself. And good luck with the German language lol
@@MrsStrawhatberry I am German American so I have dual citizenship. But I am culturally American and I feel like even I am not considered one of them lol
@@brit4294 It's very possible if you don't have a strong connection or don't speak the language - which enables a connection in the first place
I recently noticed and love NALF
12:09 ja es bei NALF echt schwer eine Stelle im Video zu finden wo er ein Hemd an hat 🤣
12:09 yes it's really difficult to find a spot in the video at NALF where he's wearing a shirt 🤣