Geography Now! Germany (BRITISH REACTION)
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- Опубліковано 14 лют 2023
- BRITISH REACTION TO Geography Now! Germany
This is my reaction to Geography Now! Germany
Original Video - • Geography Now! Germany
Subtitles are available in German (and English)
The traditional Bavarian culture is so well known in the U.S. because the South of Germany used to be occupied bei the Americans after WW2. So all of the soldiers took their knowledge back to the U.S. This also influenced a lot of the Hollywood stereotypes of Germany and the Germans.
Also, I guess, the Bavarians celebrate their traditions a lot more excessively than other parts of the country, which especially Americans are very attracted to.
I'm in Northern Germany (Lower Saxony) which was influenced by the UK occupation and it shows. Every town in Northern Germany has a partner city or town in the UK with student exchanges and so on. Although there's also partner towns in France and Poland.
Well, you are speaking for (North-)West Germany, not (North-)East Germany :)
@@KulliCle True. I didn't even think of mentioning that because I thought everyone knows that the East was occupied by the Soviet Union...
@The Synergistic Composer Now that you're mentioning it, we had a partner town in France as well. 😊
well and the culture is so well known because of the octoberfest ig
@@harstenstahl1367 Yes and "Meck Pom" for example wasn't influenced by UK occupation, so there aren't many partner cities from there ;) so I added that to prevent any misunderstandings :)
As a german, I will never forget the one time my it was my dad's birthday and we literally drove to Paris in the morning went shopping, had a little birthday dinner and drove back home the next day after watching the sunrise at the Eiffel Tower. We do make use of that and it is amazing!!
Also, I want to add that I really enjoy your videos about germany. Most think of Germany and instantly think of WW2. But our country and history had so much more to offer.
I still have to visit Belgium and Poland (technically Denmark as well since I was only 2). My siblings lived right next to the Netherlands for a while and would take a bus over to grab some food like Vla, if they felt like it.
I definitely want to visit Prag again, because the food was great and incredibly cheap. But this time I want to see the countryside as well. France was lovely and I envy their selection of lactose free milk to this day. We went to the Netherlands for years as a family, because we're beach lovers. I'm trying to push for Belgium, but its not working out for now.
And we had a great vacation in Austria once and a terrible one due to a medical emergency...
We also love to go on vacation in Germany as well. I still haven't seen all I want to see here.
Germany is a traveling nation. I still want to see so many things and places...
I'm from Germany and it's really awesome to just drove for a few hours and then your suddenly in another country. Sometimes you dont even realize that you crossed borders right away. Like I can drive for like about 3 hours and I'm in the Netherlands
me living in nrw near the border we often go shoping in the netherlands on sundays =D because here in germany everything is closed sundays and for me its just like a 15min car ride =D some of my american friend need even longer just to get to a grocery store(greetings to my wyoming friends :D)
I can literally take a walk for 1 - 2 hours and I'm in Belgium or the Netherlands (10 minutes using a car). It's great
I can drive all the way to Austria, Salzburg in under one hour, like maybe 20-30 minutes via Autobahn as someone who lives so close to the border.
@@vogeleiful1 In this area, many people also go shopping to the Netherlands to prepare for the weekend, if you know what I mean.
I used to go camping for a weekend in Sweden a lot
I wouldn’t say that I’m proud but rather thankful to have been born here and to be able to live here
You don't know how proud your words made me to be a German. I think we still are afraid of loving our country because of our troubled history. Of course there are many things that are not so good but we could be more proud of our country...
Sehe ich genauso. Habe das Gefühl, dass wir uns immer schlechter darstellen als wir eigentlich sind.
There is also much more we could do better
@@alemanniaaachenhighlights852 i know, i also said this. Changes nothing about my comment
@@florentin04 ?? I was agreeing to you
@@florentin04 salty mf
Correction: Cuckoo clocks originally come from the Black Forest and not from Bavaria. To be more precise, they are now manufactured in Schonach.
I’m from germany and it’s pretty nice to be surrounded by so many countrys, I’ve been in the czech republic, austria, france, the netzerlands, poland, denmark and italy(which doesn’t boarder germany but you just have to drive thru austria or switzerland
I don't know about the average German, but for me it's pretty standard to have visited all our neighboring countries.
I'm from a City called "Aachen" in the very west of Germany and I can go to the Netherlands or Belgium by bicycle in 30 minutes. That's one of many perks of living there ;)
jaja Holland du Bursche
The downside is that there is no other weather than rain
Hi Mert, a German here :) Our bread .... I think there are far more than 300, today there are ca. 3200 registered sorts of bread and Brötchen (Semmeln, Wecken, Schrippen and so on). Well, IMHO Brot and Brötchen are so good, than you can actually eat them without anything on it, maybe a piece of butter, so it can be a full meal. And the odour of a bakery is just mouthwatering.
The diversity inside and between the federated states (Bundesländer) is enormous, considering the vast of dialects, culture differences, traditions, local celebrations and festivals, traditional costumes (from ancient times), theatres, landscape, castles (more than 20 000!!) and of course the mindset of the inhabitants which in turn depends of you upgrowing. There are funny but historically grown slight aversions between federated states, between cities (Köln and Düsseldorf f. e.) and even between some districts within some cities, but nothing would go beyond mutual well-meant insults :) It may come from those ancient little kingdoms which had, everyone, ist own ruler, its own currency, own belief, own churches, own taxes and so on and so on. And although this all is know united a lot of those peculiarities have survived.
I am „based" in Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia, look out for Nürnberg) which is a part of and belongs to Bayern (Bavaria) which is insulting for every Franconian :) 'cause we ARE NOT Bavarians :) There also are Lower Franconia and Upper Franconia in the North, Upper Palatinate in the East, München, Upper Bavaria in the South, Lower Bavaria in the southeast and Bavarian Swabian in the southwest.
Viele herzliche Grüße aus Deutschland!
I worked at a summer camp in Frankonia for a while and one Day when our boss was gone, we built a 5m tall Tower and put a Royal Bavarian Flag on top of it. When our Boss, a born Frankonian returned, he gave us all a death stare. XD
@@itskyansaro Tja, wenn Blicke töten könnten ...... 😱💀
@@itskyansaro You could have also done that in the north, especially in Bremen... no love for such shanangians :D
Bin Hesse, meiner meinung nach sind alle Bundesläander identisch außer Bayern...
@@rulpstv8554 Wie? 😃
Bismarck is quite underrated. He had his hands in so many things that formed Germany to this day, like base civil law, workers' rights, social security and pensions, ... Without this base, the free market capitalism of the 1950s would never have been possible.
Gibt aber eben auch Sozialistengesetze, Kulturkampf und extrem antiparlamentarische Bestrebungen von ihm. Und verglichen mit den von Steinchen Reformen nach Napoleon war er geschichtlich für unser Land eher unbedeutend. Im übrigen haben wir keine freie, sondern eine soziale Marktwirtschaft. Ein gravierender Unterschied!
@@yannis1578 Der Mann der den deutschen Nationalstaat kreiert hat ist für unser Land "eher unbedeutend"?
Ich kann dir nicht ganz folgen.
Man kann von Bismarck halten was man möchte, aber das ist einfach nicht wahr.
@@gandalf_thegrey Weder haben Pharaonen die Pyramiden gebaut, Fußstapfen auf dem Mond die Menschheit weiter gebracht noch Bismarck allein den Nationalstaat kreiert. Seit Beginn des 19. Jhrds. gab es eine nationale emotional hoch aufgeladenen patriotische Stimmung, die nicht zuletzt schon 48/49 in den Revolutionen Versuche hervorbrachte ein geeintes Deutschland zu gründen. Bismarcks Kriege um dass Ziel zu erreichen, gegen Dänemark und Frankreich waren sicherlich geschickte Schachzüge um dem preussischen Deppen die Krone eines Kaisers "vom" Deutschen Reich aufzusetzen, über die Nachhaltigkeit und den letzlich großdeutschen Wahn lässt sich streiten. Auch hab ich ihn verglichen und im diesem Vergleich als eher unbedeutend eingestuft. Aber ich gestehe zu, dass er sich einen Platz in unserer Geschichte errungen hat, für mich als schwule, linke Person hat er aber einen zutiefst bitteren Beigeschmack und würde in einem Ranking neben Personen wie Schiller, Kant, Beethoven, ja sogar Adenauer oder Friedrich II. nicht einmal eine Nominierung erhalten.
I remember an animated history series of Bismark:" but Bismarck has a Plan. Bismarck always has a Plan"
I wouldn't say underrated. He's a fixture of any history curriculum. But at the same time, he wasn't exactly a hero of the people. He gave them what was needed to prevent them from rising up. He started wars because he wanted Prussia to dominate the German-speaking lands. He brutally oppressed free speech, democratic tendencies, and liberalism ... but he also created the nation.
Bismarck can't ever be an icon (then, again, there are few people who could), but he's an interesting person, to be sure.
Proud is not really the right way to call the way we think about being German. It's more like lucky. I think most people agree that you can only be proud of something you manage to achieve by yourself...
By the way, I love your accent! :-)
For sure I'm proud to be German, proud of the nearly all !!
Why not?
@@beaucerongirlsjunaundgia563 because pride is supposed to be a feeling that comes with accomplishments, like getting good grades, reaching goals you set for yourself. You did nothing to be born here, so no reason for pride. Why is this so difficult?
@@Dave1507 du hast nicht alle Latten am Zaun, .
I am proud of All in my country. I am a native German, and because I worked here decate of decate, I am a part of the success of my country.
All people around the world have their hearts and their proud of their homecountries, but the German not? How lucky I am to be a German!!!
Are you German ? Are you living in Germany? Would be very interesting to know.
@@Dave1507in that Logic no one can be proud of their country ? Lol
@@thejohnson2328 You got it! Right in one go, you should be proud of yourself! ...and not of "your" country.
It's realls SO cute how much more you appreciate the things we gotten so used to :) !!! As a hobby cook i would say that France, Germany and Italy have the best breads in the world - everyone of us good in a special type of bread: France (Baguette/Pastry) - Italiens (Ciabatta/Pizza/Focaccia/Pastry) - Germany (Pastry/Dark Bread) - all of us do great bread. But germany has a more bigger variation when it comes to bread types and put more ingredients in it. Some like dark bread - some not.
About the school thing. You are not bound to that school, you can change anytime (may depend on your grades).
That´s correct But honestly a lot of people would like to see if the kids get a little bit more time. And also the daily schoolstart between 7 - 7:30 pm is a huge topic, it´s much to early for the little ones.
@@andreastietz8231 meine Grundschule hat immer um 8 Uhr den Unterricht gestartet . mittlerweile bin ich 18 und steh jeden Tag um halb 6 auf wegen der Schule die bei uns um halb 8 anfängt weil ich sehr lange Busfahrten jeden Tag hinter mich bring. Mit der Zeit gewöhnt man sich dran aber 7 Uhr ist früh für kleine das stimmt, aber mit der richtigen Einstellung geht das schon. Früh lernen ist am besten
@@sirluncha_lot4342 stimmt nicht ganz, es gibt unterschiedliche lerntypen - manche haben frühs eine höhere Aufnahmefähigkeit und andere wiederum abends.
@@euli_mo Yep ich bin so ein Abendtyp. Entweder ganz früh oder spät. Diese "Mitteluhrzeit" 8-10 Uhr funktioniert nicht bei mir. Hab mal morgens beim Bäcker ausgeholfen. Das ging wieder. Also 6:30 geht und ab 11:30 geht auch 😅 Idk why 😭
@@euli_mo doch es stimmt, früh (8 Uhr) ist man tatsächlich am aktivsten und aufnahmefähigsten (falls man genug Schlaf hatte) und außerdem deckt sich die Unterrichtszeit ja mit vielen Arbeitszeiten von Eltern. Würde man beispielsweise von 11-15 Schule haben wäre die Betreuung am Morgen davor für viele ein riesen Problem und man hätte außerdem nur noch wenig vom Nachmittag für sich...
12:48 You can't really split up Germany into cultural areas that huge. For example he specified Bavaria as one area. But Franconia (northern Bavaria) is really different from the south. I'm Franconian and we speak really differently, have different cultures and much more. Also if you come to an Event in the more rural parts of Franconia dressed with Lederhosen you will get a few weird looks since that's not what we really do
lots lots lots and LOTS of love from germany. English is the only language I could ever really get behind and I am thankful to this day that I have made the effort to learn it. Thank you loads for this reaction, I love our brothers on the british isles and I hope we'll never ever be enemies again.
I'm amazed. About you. You hear a few sentences about our schoolsystem and you found the weak spot instantly! Also your understanding of the "volker pisper" content is impressive. Btw. love your accent ❤
Being German on vacation means: You miss your bread and beer from home on day one and you cannot wait until you come home for the goodies.
Does this explain it a little?
Sorry for bad english. Exactly. But only in the chech repuplic we don´t miss the good beer of germany. We enjoy the extrem very good beer from our chechian brothers and sisters. And the food, and the landscape and so on.
@@JU-pq6qu For me it is the obviously not so simple fact of having clean fresh water from the tap, that can be drunk without hesitation.
Anywhere outside Europe including the USA and Canada it is a dangerous or fatal game to drink the tap water.
Taking a shower and being able to do that mouth opened is also golden compared to making sure no single drop of shower water enters your body anywhere.
About the Bismarck-Thing: A quote from Emperor Wilhelm I. (FIRST Emperor of the Deutsche Reich from 1871) said: "Its difficult to be Emporer under Bismarck..." So, Bismarck was a TOUGH one!
i love how you watched the video, so many people stop a lot to talk a lot of stuff about it, and you just kept it short and how you really feel and asked your question straight up instead of talking and talking and not coming to your point. Great video!
About the national pride thing. Talking for me and my social circle, one can't be proud of their heritage, because one can only be proud what one has achieved themselves.
So I cannot be proud to be German, but I am very thankful and happy to be born here!
I hope that makes sense for you and you can understand the part of the video better.
I am very proud to be German!
Wir haben diese Welt geformt und es zweimal mit einem Planeten aufgenommen. Wir sollten aufhören unsere Vergangenheit zu verteufeln! Wir haben eine reiche und unglaubliche Geschichte! Unsere Sprache ist Jahrhunderte älter als Englisch, Französisch und Spanish sowie russisch..
Man darf und soll absolut stolz sein und zurück zu Tradition, Stolz und Tiefer Kultur. Wenn man nur darauf stolz ist was man geschafft hat können wir 1. Kaum stolz sein den wir sind nicht mehr das Land der Dichter und Denker sondern der Vollidioten und verblendeten. Und 2. Ohne Stolz auf die Vergangenheit und dessen Leute würde es dieses Land und dich oder mich gar nicht geben. Außerdem ist es so als würde man ohne einen Kompass gehen. Wie soll man in eine glorreiche Zukunft wenn man nicht einmal weiß was hinter einem liegt und es ehrt. Alle deine vorfahren haben diesen Menschen - dich, hervorgebracht.
Gott mit uns.
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Exactly. Grüße !
This kind of thinking I will never understand. It's like identify with some group (might even be your local sports club) is bad.
It will provide you with common values (which don't need to be fully implemented by you, though it might provide you with ideals), as well as a social and moral framework. You will be more predisposed to think of the wellbeing of the group and take action that isn't only focused on your individualism. You might even aspire to take after the good that people did before you -- or might still do.
This very individualistic take on social belonging is oversimplified and fails to take into account, that you -- specifically -- weren't born by accident and weren't brought into a specific social framework because someone's rolled the dice.
Frankly, I don't get it. You don't need to lose your individualism to be proud of a group you belong to.
@@celticwinter absolutely.. Perfectly said.
@@celticwinter Nothing wrong to identify with some group. To identify and be proud of the corner of the world where you happen to have been born by coincident is where the problems beginn.
Hello, I'm Bavarian and I love living in the foothills of the Alps.
I didn't even realize how cool germany is until i see it from other people's perspective thanks to youtube.
I agree, as someone else who lives in Bavaria it's always nice to see how people react to our country.
I concur, but Germany has its issues that become apparent and bother you when you live here for a while.
We suffocate ourselves in protocol and bureaucracy, and it's seeping through all levels of society. We've become practically unable (and unwilling) to seriously innovate, so we focus on trying to stop time marching on. The cracks are showing by now, and there is no solution presented other than more of the same - more work, more rules, more exports, more lobbying to keep everything as it is.
Maybe we should try and learn from our neighbours instead of seeing them as holiday resorts that happen to be nearby.
Comparison of stinginess of Swabians and Scots: In Swabia there is a saying that Scots are native Swabians who were expelled from the country because of extravagance.
😂 that’s true 👍 I know that saying very well 😂
Greetings from Baden Württemberg/ Swabia
I am German and I have never heard such a unique english dialekt.
Judging by his dialect I think he' Scottish.
@@gnommg Mindestens!
that's because it isn't an english accent. ;)
I just stumbled across this channel and I thought he would speak in a fun dialect to imitate how the Germans usually pronounce English word. A little later I found out that he obviously is a Scot because of his thick accent 😂
Bread is life, bread is love!
and Barguette is just a long stick XD
@@red_dolphin468 I once worked in England. The bread is pure horror there. Disgusting. A baguette is even some sort of decent bread.
Moin, .. Deutschland hat viele Inseln, größere und kleinere in der Nordsee und Ostsee ( baltic sea). Es gibt einige schöne Filme auf UA-cam über einige dieser Inseln, Rügen, Usedom, Ostfriesische Inseln, Nordfriesische Inseln, Helgoland.
Aber auch schöne Sandstrände an der Ostsee.
Städte im Norden sind Lübeck, Stralsund, Schwerin, Hamburg, Bremen, Rostock, Leer, Cuxhaven, Flensburg, Kiel.
Also nicht nur Berge , München und Lederhosen 😁.
Beste Grüße aus Bremerhaven
Arne 😁👍
Moin..😊..so isses😬
Otto von Bismarck is a very interesting person.
German history nerds like me usually love him. There are storys about Bismarck which just let he him seem like the biggest Gigachad (for lack of a better term) who ever walked in Europe.
I highly recommend Extra Historys videos about him
One night he got attacked and shot multiple times on the open street. Every bullet LITERALLY bounced of his bones/clothes and he was fine to just go home without any real injuries.
The Iron Chancellor.
I’m from Germany and absolutely happy about your videos/ appreciation!! :)
It's actually a pretty good question that you raised about Bismarck; he's quite a polarizing historical figure- we have a bunch of social welfare programs because of him, like health care, unemployment insurance and so on
He's also the one who kind of unified germany under prussian rule (by waging wars on Austria, France and Denmark) "from above" after the student movement failed to do so "from below" a while earlier
But apart from these wars (remember, he waged a "brother war" against Austria which was always considered german until that point), he did some horrible stuff as well such as the persecution of catholics and social democrats.
People still sometimes talk about how he should be seen today where those who were persecuted usually aren't the biggest fans of his and more right-wing people usually like him more (while basically everyone appreciates the good stuff he did)
To me it seems like Bismarck could be compared to Churchill in some ways, both doing and saying both really good and really terrible things.
I'm not sure about how Brits think about Churchill but I figure it'd be something among those lines (i mean most of y'all probably aren't die hard Churchill fans considering what happened internally during that time but I'm not too sure)
I think Germans (apart from academic talks etc.) don't talk and think much about Bismarck. For me, he is just one of many heads of government or similar persons from the era 1800 to WW1.
About the bread culture: While in France it's all about the Baguette, in Germany (and even more so in Austria, I dare to say) it's about the great variety of first class bread.
There's just so many different types.
yeah
imo the bread ranking goes like that: Austria, Switzerland, Bavaria, Rheinland, Swabia, all the rest
@@ApolloReloaded Nope
@@ApolloReloaded bist du dumm ahahahah
@@Bashlacanim Niemand verlangt von dir, dass du meine Meinung teilst. Es ist mein persönliches Ranking, aus jahrelanger Erfahrung. Geschmäcke sind verschieden, also habe ich kein Problem damit, dass du etwas anderes denkst, aber dass du dies zum Anlass nimmst mich zu beschimpfen, lässt mich deine eigene Intelligenz in Frage stellen.
@@ApolloReloaded anhand davon das du eine frage als beleidigung ansiehst sagt schon das du ein hurensohn bist du nigga
I visited the island of Borkum, and it was a great experience. 😊
I really appreciate how enthusiastic you are about our beautiful country.
About the bread: You know "American" bread? That's like biting into a used sponge. It's mostly air, and you'll never know what is added in there. In Germany, it's like biting into brand new, uncoloured, thick felt: it's still soft and fluffy, but solid and at least not contaminated by strange chemicals. Yeah, we love our bread. But no, it's not in EVERY meal ^^ Our lunch / dinner (the warm meal, whenever you prefer to take it) usually involves no bread. There are some recipes with bread, and sometimes, we eat bread with soup, but our usual side dishes are more likely to be any form of potato (boiled, fried, wedges, chips, dumplings, mashed, croquettes, salad, baked... you name it), pasta, rice or other.
There is no such thing as (US-) American bread ;-)
First let me express my gratitude for your interest and appreciation for Germany - make me real proud.
1. Yes, there are still big differences between the former east Germany vs. the west. Many young people move to the west or to Berlin for better job opportunities.
2. I think Bavaria is so iconic especially in the US, because many Americans were stationed in Bavaria after WW2. So they brought home mainly these impressions. Of course the Octoberfest also contributes to this.
3. Yes. we love our bread. Personally I also very much like bread from Italy or France.
4. Yes, national pride is still comparatively low due to our terrible past.
Let me close by saying that I find your country - Great Britain - super interesting and fascinating. The history, the world wide influence, the culture and most of all the wonderful people with their remarkable sense of humor!
Cheers from Munich 🙂
Exactly! 💯 …literally all of what you have written 😃👍 …. and for my part the love for UK , too … I love the UK 🇬🇧 😍🥰
Hi, I was born in the former GDR and also went to school in both Germanies. Nevertheless, in Germany you had and still have the opportunity to switch between the types of school after you have switched to secondary school (Gymnasium, Oberschule or Realschule and Hauptschule as well as Gesamtschule). In most cases, it is not the children who decide at the age of 10 which school they go to, but the parents (with the recommendation of the class teacher). For example, children after the sixth grade (approx. 12 years), after the ninth or tenth grade, can change schools if they are under or overwhelmed. An example: A former fellow student of mine had to go to a special school for children with behavioral problems during elementary school. He stayed there until the ninth grade and got his high school diploma with very good grades. Then he went to secondary school and also finished it with very good grades, in order to then do his Abitur at grammar school. Today he has a PhD.
You see, it is possible to change, but it is very difficult because school and learning materials are not free in Germany, schools are almost forced to order new learning materials every four or five years or to tell the parents about new school materials, so that a child whose siblings are four years older cannot use their siblings' textbooks because there are new books, most of which have only been editorially revised. This is very difficult to finance for poor families, especially those with a migration background. Poverty is usually synonymous with a lack of education, which is why support within the family is limited, even for gifted children. There are state and private offers of help, but they have to be known and then applied for in a cumbersome manner. You could compare it to a labyrinth: the path is clear, but not always easy to find.
A man I always miss is Otto von Guericke from Magdeburg. He was among others a physicist who 'found' the vacuum with his famous test. He took a few horses trying to pull apart a sphere made out of two half spheres. He was also our Major and he brewed beer. He is one of the iconic Ottos we have. So visit Magdeburg!
Es ist interessant zu sehen, wie andere Deutschland sehen. Ich habe hier inzwischen etliche Bundesländer besucht und auch in manchen gewohnt. Ich komme aus Sachsen Anhalt, lebe in Brandenburg (nahe Polen), arbeite in Berlin. Und fahre regelmäßig nach Sachsen, nahe Thüringen. Und jedesmal finde ich neue schöne Ecken von Deutschland. Zumindest im Osten Deutschlands. Solltest du jemals Fragen, dann frag😊. Es ist einfach zu berichten, aber vieles ist hier nicht erwähnt. Deutschland ist so vielschichtig und ich bin stolz hier zu leben.
Cool Video man, you hav a great character and it's fun to watch your reactions! Greetings from Germany!
Traveling is really a big plus! I live in the west and I sometimes go for a coffee on a Sunday to the Netherlands, Luxemburg or Belgium 😅😅
Each region got his neighbors to visit quite fast 🤗😊
Man darf nur nicht die Bahn nehmen
Correction of the mistakes in the Video: We have more than 1500 varieties of bread, not 300. We have 5000 different beers from various breweries.
If you love beer, you need go to the Spessart region in Frankia.
170 small breweries in a circle of 50 Km.
All small local breweries with excellent World Class beer.
Aaaand...they have the best kitchen in all of Germany...well, maybe on par with Baden and Saarland.
Go there in summer...you'll love it.
As you can read in the comments, we learned to not be proud to be a German. I lived in Austria for 8 yerars and was the "Piefke", some not really nice name for us.
I am absolutely surprised because YOU are the first person having this open mind. I thank you!! My wife and I did a motorcycle trip to the UK some years ago and we loved it.
Makes me wonder if IN EVERY COUNTRY THERE ARE BEAUTY and BEAUTYFUL SOULS.
Of course!!
Greetings to you, mate!
11:00 I guess you're right, Germany is quite amazing in Terms of Quality of Life standards. But a lot of People here in germany have grown so accustomed to this high standard that they don't really appreciate it and there'S a high percentage in the Population, who are constantly hating on everything the Government or the Economy does to further guarantee this Lifestyle.
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What? Like embargos, cutting itself from trade, letting "Allies" destroy the Pipelines, export & import sanctions, heating up world war 3... Prices rise, Jobs and Housing get scarce... why should the working tax payer not complain? This is Germany. If people would not complain about Politicians this would not be Germany.
German has even a bread museum, so we take that quite seriously. There are even baker acedemys which are visited by people all over the world, to kearn how german bread is made. It's quite a different thing, compaired to others in the world.^^
"How different are the various types of Germans from each other?"
"Yes."
I really enjoy watching you learn more about the world
Wow I'm a German but this guy really had so much information thank you so much
We are actually not a very proud nation
Actually he was a little bit off with the German bread it's not 300 it's more than 3,000 different breads the tradition is that every family owned bakery creates their own bread
It's not comparable with French and Italian bread because they only have white bread our bread is dark bread bread with seeds we actually have everything from white to dark bread a bread which is specially made for two days rising slowly and we have bread without yeast we have sourdough bread we have special farmers bread for me it's a kind of artwork
Bavaria known more
because of the biggest October fest
Glad you did react to this awesome video. Some information seems a bit outdated by today, like the thing with the most visa-free nation, but overall still pretty accurate. Concerning Bismarck: Well, he is definitely a controversial figure. Most Germans would link him to Prussia and not to modern-day Germany. And as you say in the map, a lot of parts of today's Germany were never part of Prussia and were historically speaking rather antagonzing the Prussia state and traditions. So therefore he is more or less contacted with the military tradition of the Empire than with the modern state
He is controversial, yes but...
Who disputes him as the central figure of a modern german state?
Not only is he quite literally the reason for Germany as a national state being a thing
he is also the founder of various social institutions we still enjoy today like general healthcare, accident - and disability insurance. He served as Chancellor for over 20 years and was indirectly the most important person in the state since Wilhelm I. didnt want to be Emperor of Germany, he wanted to be King of Prussia.
You can hate that man all you want, thats entirely fair game he was by far no angle, but ive literally never heard such a take.
Without Bismarck there is simply not a modern germany.
@@gandalf_thegrey so richtig ist das nicht. Zuerst reagierte Bismarck mit Sozialistengesetze, musste aber zum Glück nachgeben und versuchte dann den Wind aus den Segeln zu nehmen, in dem er Forderungen nach sozialer Politik seitens Arbeitern/Sozialdemokraten entgegen kam. Übrigens hat Bismarck auch Katholiken versucht zu unterdrücken - auch hier ist er zum Glück gescheitert. Also er unterdrückte die eigene Bevölkerung, aber konnte sich nicht durchsetzen. Bismarck ist keine Figur für den modernen Staat, da er antidemokratisch war und auch nicht aus eigenen Überzeugungen soziale Gesetze erließ. Am besten sichtbar: er bekämpfte die SPD - die heute selbstverständlicher Teil des demokratischen Spektrums ist - er bekämpfte moderne Staatsideen, die wir heute für selbstverständlich nehmen, wie faire Wahlen.
As a german, I was so used to all "nice things", that I (and millions of other germans) didn´t appreciate it. But now that I live abroad I know how good it is in Germany (despite all the problems that exist)
And there is an error in the video. Cuckoo clocks are not traditionally made in Bavaria, but in the Black Forest in Baden Würthemberg
Great reaction video, thank you for that!
The choose of the school has not that much to say. You can change in class 7 or after You finished the part of school and go to the next one. (after the 10th class of Realschule You still can change to Gymnasium and study after that.
On 22 March 1935, the television age begins in Germany. Initially, a programme is broadcast three days a week. This is unique in the world. Unfortunately, more than 65,000 patents were then stolen from the usa, as well as countless inventions that were still being tested.
😂...stolen BY not FROM the USA
thanks - that is right@@lumina9995
And Russia,and,and
>> If you read a multi *"bound"* german word like *"Buchstabe"* which is here also the orgin of the english word *"Letter"* , you see:
• *Rune-Binding* in its modern form
*Buchstabe* consist of 2× words:
*(die) Buche + Sta(e)be*
_(the) Beech + Stick(s)_
>> The beech is EU's most common Tree typ, from which *germanics* did cut lil sticks (sta(e)be = stæbe!) into same lenght small pieced and *carved* in the midle or at one of the ends *Rune-Letters.*
>> Those Rune sticks/stæbe were thrown, to read the oracle to *"get the meaning of smt"* which is lit. what 1 "word/rune" stands for.
>> If you take 2 or more words/runes combined to create lit. a 3rd meaning, you do *Rune-binding.*
*• WHY is that done, esp. in german?*
>> It allows to see _"like in MATH"_ > "How you came to this"
_Excample:_
3+1+7 = *11*
Each number has one meaning, combined creating *11* as a "new meaning" while allowing the reader to see the full "root/source" how you came to this *"new meaning/result"*
*Btw:*
The german _letter_ *Ä* and *ä* are still in german language, what in _"old english"_ is *Æ* or *æ.*
>> It is also allowed in german to "write out" *Ä* with *Ae* and *ä* with *ae* so we can to this day clear see the root of *Æ and æ.*
For those not knowing, in _old english,_
England was written *Ængland* and before that Ængleland > Land of the Angel (Saxon/Sachsen!).
German word *Tag*
_Old english:_ *dæg* < *!!*
>> Press on your android mobil phone keyboard the letter *T* for a bit, you get *Þ* which is a *Rune* standing mostly for *th* but also for *T* in _old English._
Tag = dæg/þæg > day.
Cheers
damn that was interesting never knew the ethymology of Buchtaben :D
The short distance to the other countries is great!
When I was younger I went on vacation with my mom and we did trips like "5 countries in 7 days".
That was fun!
The national motto is "Perfect, is just good enough. If we could make it better, we would!" And now you ask again about how good our bread and beer is ;-)
To answer some of your questions
4:39 You can say that the people in the different federal states differ from each other. This is mainly noticeable in their traditions and in the German pronunciation
8:01 You won't find a better mix of high quality, healthy and tasty bread anywhere in the world
10:18 The quality of food in Germany comes from the food protection law. It regulates which ingredients may be used and how food is to be handled
10:51 You will know that we Germans find it difficult to be proud of our country. (As you also learned in this video) But after watching such reaction clips for several years, I have found that there is no reason not to be proud of this country.
13:34 The image of Bavaria was spread all over Germany because of the American occupying forces after WW2, because they didn't know anything else and made this image so big in the USA and was projected all over the world by Hollywood
15:31 I don't think anyone can answer this question at the moment. In general, the Germans are very religious. But lately there has been an increase in leaving the church and I suspect that this belief in God will continue to decrease in the coming generations.
16:53 This is anything but negative. In elementary school, the teachers see how a child copes with the school material. In the first 4 classes, the student is prepared for the other schools and based on the grades it is decided which school the student can then go to.
Agree to all.
And regarding schools: At the age of 10 it is not determined how your live will end. Being in one of the three types of schools is only a tendency what you will do in your professional life. Of cause you rather won't become a bricklayer when attending Gymnasium and won't go academic when at Hauptschule. There are also Gesamtschule - combined all types of schools and you may also switch school type.
I can speak only for myself and the people I know. yes, we are in a way proud of all the quality standards etc but we're used to it. Only when I moved abroad did I notice that everything looks shoddier. It's a bit like housework? Nobody notices it when it's done perfectly but once the floor is sticky and the window blind with dust, you notice there's something wrong.
I have a hard time being really proud of my country because I see positive things in many cultures and traditions, and one doesn't have to choose. Everybody loves their mum or partner or child and think they're the best. Once you realize that, you'll find wonderful and exciting things in every culture.
I'm an Anglophile and have read tons of books about British history and culture, from Owen Tudor to Queen Victoria and Florence Nightingale. I know less about Scotland but you can be very proud of your beautiful country.
For me, it's always easire to admire someone else's culture, and easier to forgive their shortcomings. I forgive in others what I'd never forgive myself.
And then Germany has done some unforgivable things. I know others have done so, too, but that's their business. Mine is living with the knowledge of the horrors my ancestors inflicted on Norwegians, Danes, Dutch, Belgians, Greek, Jews, Roma, Sinti, French, Britons..... even the best bread in the world can't neutralize that evil smell. For me personally (historian) at least.
You are absolutely right that we have done unforgivable things. But I also think that after 60 years, we no longer have to think about it all the time. We have now proven to the world that we are not like that anymore and on the contrary we are even trying to help the whole world now.
It's interesting to get a perspective from people of other countries. There are some small mistakes in the video (e.g. are cuckoo clocks not from Bavarian, they are from the Black Forest/Schwarzwald which is in Baden-Württemberg) but it is till a good pretty overview. Bavaria was American occupation zone after WWII, so they took home some experiences. ;-)
3:03 This can actually still be felt today, for example in the county of Bentheim, which was previously strictly Catholic for centuries. During the 30 Years' War, however, the county became Protestant and this is still visible today. Signed in 1648 at the Peace of Westphalia in Münster, the border was drawn to the Principality of Steinfurt and today 67% Protestants still live in the county and just 11 km further in Ochtrup the ratio is reversed where 71% are Catholics
You're actually right, that 10 years is way too young to decide that. Especially considering that socially well off kids always go to the gymnasium while the less well off go to the Hauptschule. A lot of inequality in our school system and its been a common critique point of germans as a whole and or satire/political parties.
But you still are able to move between the schools IF you get accepted and can maintain the good qork
The thing with the tornados, I would say, is a question of how to define a tornado. We definitely don't have tornados like in the US, where cars or even houses fly around. But we do have some serious storms, some with little twirls what we call Windhosen. And storms getting worst and happens much more often in the last years. So yes, this is one sign of the climate change, we can't ignore here.
But the 'tornado alley' term, I've never heard of, except in this video.
Greetings from Berlin 😎
A small correction: There has indeed been a surge of real tornadoes over the last 3 decades. They do some serious damage, but not really comparable to the "tornado alley" in the US. Currently the Deutscher Wetterdienst counts up to 60 tornadoes every year, most of strength up to F2, with rare occurrences of F3 and F4.
The rise in reported Tornadoes in German, may be a result of the widespread use of mobile Phones (with cameras), social Media and of course the Start of investigation of tornado cases in the Year 2000. Even IPCC writes, that at the Moment there is no trend in Tornado Activity.
Windhose is the german Word for Tornado. But Media uses Windhose for everything windy by now. Last Year, 87.3% of Tornadoes in the US were considered weak. Rate in Germany last year was at 88.2%.
Yes the US Tornado Alley has long tracked violent Tornadoes with a rate not seen anywhere else in the World. But large Parts of Europe form an additional Tornado Alley with many known strong and violent Tornadoes in the past.
I am 43 yrs old, was born and raised in Germany and the only tornados I have seen over here so far are American foosball tables.
And bears get shot instantly when they cross the border. When you‘re a bear, don’t visit Germany!!! Sad…
Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Kommentarbereich !!!
And good video ;)
We are proud, but we don´t shout it out loud like the Americans. And of the past, we don´t feel guilty, but we feel that our duty is to be aware that it never happend again.
As a former hessian country-side woman (now living and working in cologne) I can tell there are even different mentalities and accents between villages/communities, which are just 2 or 3 kilometers apart from each other. Moving further away from your birth place (within Germany of course) often is very difficult, depending on the area you choose. An example from my own experience is, that where I was born, people just wanted to be left alone, whilst where I live now, they not just speak a different German, they are even more open and heart warming. The last point can feel abusive to a certain extent, when you're not used to und know that. 😅
Like my wife from Bremen was shocked at first from the people of cologne. But sie is with me around 30 years now and is okay with it❤.!
Villages always want to distinguish themselves from their neighbours. Same for big cities. Cologne and Düsseldorf already have huge differences and drink different beers. :)
@@GothamClive you are right. But I hope it is in fun way and not to serious!
@@torstenziegler4826 It's about the same as it is with football fans. Usually, the rivalries are in good fun, but sometimes there's an idiot.
As a German, I wouldn’t call it the greatest country the world, but a lot is done to make a a very nice place to live. But as everywhere, intus a job in progress. I love to be living in part of Europe, neighbouring countries have an equally interesting history. I live a half hour from the Czech Republic border and Austria, near the Danube valley and it is such a beautiful countryside here.
Bavaria is popular because of the way American culture has made it that way. That dude with the moustache and his Eagle‘s Nest, his particular scene settings in Munich, the ‚Arian‘ projection and everything around it all adds to it.
If you want to check out content about AH films at Berchtesgaden pretty much sums it all up.
As someone of Prussian heritage I naturally consider Bismarck our greatest national hero. Other german cultures may think very different of him however. His legacy certainly is a polarizing one.
These Regions in Germany are very different but because of the "Hochdeutsch" as language we all can understand each other. And Bavaria is most known because of Football and the Beer Festival (Oktoberfest). Special in the USA because it was the US-Zone iof the occupied Germany.
Germany is still occupied.
@@germaniatv1870 Yes, by 10 % of Ignorants Like You.
@@alexanderpracher6753 Thats very rude Sir.
Dar do tua' loschad in d'Wand, ghert schy Schand! ...ward wenn i de Muggedätscha rus hol...
Its stated in the Grundgesetz (Basic Laws): Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Art 120. (1) Der Bund trägt die Aufwendungen für Besatzungskosten und die sonstigen inneren und äußeren Kriegsfolgelasten nach näherer Bestimmung von Bundesgesetzen.
Translation:
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany. Article 120. (1) The federal government bears the expenses for occupation costs and other internal and external costs resulting from the war in accordance with the more detailed provisions of federal laws.
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The Largest Headquarter outside of the USA is in Germany with over 200 US Bases and a 75.000+ Troops transfered in 2019 based on "Euro Defender", which was the largest troop transfer of the US to Germany since the mid 1990s.
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Germany is the largest and most imprtant rotary trading place of the US, outside of the US.
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From every single Party of the FRG (BRD) there have been politicians who officially stated that Germany is still a occupied Country. ARD, ZDF and many Shows stated this throughout the last 40-50 years.
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Pleas dont be so rude, Sir.
@@alexanderpracher6753 Basically, you are of the 40% who dont understand that Germany is a US Colony...even if its written in your Basic Laws. And that a common issue in Germany.
I may ask: who is the ignorant?
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@@germaniatv1870 U forgot ur hat but dont worry i got a roll of tinfoil
No difference to the UK regarding religion. But due to german conservatism,sundays still aren't negotiable,as well as traditions with or without religious origin. Our cultural conservatism is vastly different from the british one,though;would deserve a video on its own.
Great Video greetings from east Germany ☺️
The greatest interest of the local population is usually outside their own country. If I remember correctly, the British and Scottish history is not one meter behind, Edward the Confessor, the infamous Wars of the Roses around Richard III, the Tudors and so on. And if you look very closely then the English and German history very often cross! One could even go so far and find that the English royals have German roots. Which could also be a reason that the Germans in Elizabeth II. always saw a bit of their queen. Anyway, geographical highlights have every country. What is unreservedly true, however, is that the Germans would never want to do without four things, the automobile, the variation and variety of their bread, the beer and clearly the schnitzel! ^^ Come by, check it out, and experience the German madness up close ^^
I am Happy to be German but how can I be proud of something I had no part in ?
On the same level I don't feel responsible for Germany's terrible past. That said I made sure as a history teacher ( don't tell me how difficult it is to press thousands of years into a few school years !) that my students know that they have a responsibility that that past DOESN'T happen again on German soil ! And we have over 3 000 types of bread :) !!
exactly🤗
Yes, I don't really understand this whole concept of pride. What should people think if they were born in former colonies? It really doesn't make sense. At the end of the day all most of us did in order to live here was to be born here. And everyone deserves a decent quality of life.
Cool that you are a history teacher. This video made me think that I wish I had paid more attention in class back then.
@@phoenix72999 There is a saying and is based on justice: You didnt pick any cotton, i didnt own any slaves.
Do you mean the Weimar Republic, Versailles Treaty and Balfour Declaration?
Germany was put to dust, looted, starved, over 6 Million German civillians have been captured put into slavery by Soviets, Germany basically helped build up Israel after while at the same time rebuilding itself.
Historically, the Americans have been cleansed of the Indigenous culture within no time.
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Isnt it quite interesting that the Germans have a very long history in the fight against slavery and bondage? Quite amazing.
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Django Unchained, there is a short moment where the dude is telling another dude that Dr King Schulz is schocked by the treatment of slaves because in Germany they dont slave people.
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What can you tell me about the USA in 1917 under the Wilson Administration?
Second that!
As a german i can say that baveria is so popular beacause they are the most diffrent culture compared to the rest of the world.
I live in hamburg wich is located in north germany and i can say that hamburg is like the most "American" city and hamburg is also the most non german city in germany. Beacuse like 60% are from diffrent countries like turkey,Poland or other countries! Btw love your accent ❤
Hey there, German here from Schleswig-Holstein (so the coast guy ;) ) besides Poland and Switzerland, I visited all our neighbouring countries, so far. For the Bismarck topic: His is named the "Iron Chancellor" for a reason, he was a strong, disciplined man, who believed in the rule of the state, but also recognized the need for reformations. He was a brilliant speaker and diplomat, so he created many alliances and contracts. He is also famous for many, many quotes, I think one of his most famous might be " At no occation there is more lies than in politics, war and hunting" Thanks for the fun reaction!
Haha, how funny that Neuwerk is mentioned in this video! 😂 I come from Cuxhaven, the northernmost town on Lower Saxony's mainland. I live in Kiel now, but the whole circle of friends, who are now scattered across Germany, meets once a year back home. Then, with backpacks full of beer, we walk from Cuxhaven to Neuwerk through the tidal flats as the tide goes out. Towards the end, it always gets dramatic, because the drunkest lag the most and are still en route when the tide comes in. But we've all survived every time! 😉 And it's worth it... on the island, there are several farmers with whom you can sleep in the barn in the straw. Often alongside many seniors who come to the island as tourists and never stop snoring at night. 😂 Anyone not fit enough for the mudflat walk back to the mainland the next morning can take a horse-drawn carriage through the mudflats back.
Maybe it's important to say that a 13 km walk through the mud flats does feel like a lot longer.
Oi swabians might be the "german" version of Scots to be fair. Btw we see ourselves as celts not germanic cause we are part of the birthplace of the celts down here (germanic is pretty much middle and north Germany, even tho it was all watered down through time of course) - there are large amounts of the oldest celtic hillgraves in the world in my area ... (older than everything you can find on the islands). I actually talked to a friend who is scottish and the first thing he said after telling him i was swabian was " Ha you are a celt" ! :D Yeah being proud of being a german is not really something we do ... you be called a Nazi in Germany by other germans if you say you are proud to be german...
Dividing childs in 4th grade would be good for differentiation, so it is easier for teachers just to have one education level. On the other hand it also primes your kid for what kind of jobs they can apply for, which is kind of crazy to predict for a 10y old.
At least there are a lot of ways to switch schools or get your a-level afterwards, even if you haven't been on gymnasium.
They presented an idealized perspective on that. It sounds bad, but it's just a differentiation of academic potential. If you get the grades you usually go to the Gymnasium. I don't think many people go to the Hauptschule because they are "more practically inclined". That doesn't get tested in the Grundschule. Personally, I think the early differentiation isn't ideal, even though it can later be rectified, because the kids who go to the Hauptschule get a feeling of not being "as good" at an early age. It must feel like "You're not good enough for the Gymnasium, so you go to the loser school".
I don't think being academically inclined is better than being practically inclined, but in school it feels like if you are "good enough" you can go to that school. And that's not good. But efficient, and I think that's what it's about.
Travelling is definitely a dream. Within an 2 hour drive i can go to 4 different countries and within 5 hours its 8 different countries (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, France, Switzerland, Austria,Italy and Czech Republic) which are all completely different in their culture.
in elementary school, the teacher makes a recommendation as to which type of school you should attend. however, it is always possible to change the type of school with good grades.
Moving to Asia a couple of years ago, I still dream every night of Brötchen 😭
Germany welcomes all nice People to visit this nice country
2:05 just to clear up any saxon confusion: Lower Saxony is not lower in Latitude but in Elevation. And thats why it's "lower". Because in everyday life elevation is more prominent than the distance to the north pole.
The _Theory_ (doesn't work in practice nearly as well sadly) is the following regarding the school system:
General public school gives you your basic necessities. After that depending on your grades and ambitions (or that of your parents) you will enroll in the different school types. Your teachers also will give a non-binding suggestion.
Hauptschule is basically supposed to be the general tract. You learn what you need and then after 6 years you either go and join the workforce or decide you want to pursue higher education and switch to a different track.
If you are either not sure where your strengths lie or the plan is towards jobs that require a bit of a stronger theoretical base, the Realschule is basically Hauptschule+ and prepares you stronger for what you would recognise as "white-collar work" in contrast to the former which is mostly "blue-collar" (all ofc theoretical and very broad term)
If you are a child where its basically set that you want/should pursue what we call "higher education" you go to a Gymnasium. This school hilariously prepares you _less_ for the "real world" but steeps you into academia and after graduation you are almost destined to go to university. At least in theory.
Historically, this system was set up by the Prussians to basically pre-select the population into the respective roles. Select out the leaders among the workers early to achieve more efficiency.
In the modern world this system is falling apart because it is incredibly rigid and incapable of adapting quickly. A reason why our school system suffers for the last 20 years.
The system suffers for much longer, it's just that previous to the PISA studies no one wanted to believe it.
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I mean... Yes. If you _are_ in the system you know that this idea basically didn't work when it was _invented_ let alone in modern times. But i pick my battles. It _really_ started to suffer when the boomer's kids got into school. Cause that is when basically every single system that relied on steady replacement - so basically every important job ever - started to progress from slowly dying to _rapidly_ dying.
About the school system: The choice is by no means permanent (although it very much can have an impact due to social pressure and stuff) basically the three schools have a different amount of years and you aquire different qualifications to work at the end of them.
In my state (Bavaria) it is like the following: Primary School: year 1-4,
Hauptschule/Mittelschule: year 5-9or10, Realschule: year 5-10, Gymnasium: year 5-12(although it is slowly switching back to 13 years)
Switching "down" is basically always possible and switching "up" (for the lack of better words) is also possible under certain rules (ie. after you finished year 10 of Realschule you can join the year 10 of Gymnasium but you basically go to school one year longer than if you went directly to Gymnasium)
To be able to go to a University or similar institution for higher education (Hochschule - litereally high school) you need to have an Abitur, which is the qualification you get for finishing the finals or Abiturprüfungen at a Gymnasium but if you went to a different school you can also aquire it at different educational institutions.
For example I study physics at University right now and I know quite a few people there who did not attend a Gymnasium so the choice which school to ho to at 10 years old is most certainly not setting you live in stone but it is also has its own problems
War ein echt geiles video
about the Bread.
In 2014, UNESCO classified German bread culture as intangible cultural heritage because it's known the world over for its uniqueness and diversity.
8:05 The French have the best croissants, but that's it, they don't have much else. The Italians are great in making ciabatta - but that's it. Germans make lots of different types of bread and not only bread made from wheat but also other types of grain, most importantly rye.
I‘m from cologne (west) and it is super normal to go to the Netherlands even for a day because it’s just 1 hour away. Belgium & France are also very close. But I’ve never been to Poland or Austria. That requires much more time and effort to get there.
Bavarian culture is so known in the world because Bavaria was almost untouched in WW2. So as the only half destroyed part of Germany it made a good impression on the occupying forces.
At first I thought germany is lame (I live here) then I travelled to now 36 other countries...now I love it here
About the schooling system!
The three school model is not uniform across the country and there are variations in the different regions.
I was sent to "Hauptschule" after 4th grade, but that doesnt mean I dont have access to higher education.
Keep in mind Im speaking from my experience in MY region.
Basically at the end of 4th grade you are sent to one of the three schools, depending on your grades.
I went to Hauptschule.
The minimum mandatory schooling in Germany is 9 school years 1st-9th grade.
We also differentiate "Hauptschule" and "Mittelschule". The difference being the so called "M-zug".
How this works is basically that at the end of 7th grade, your grades from the year are tallied up and based on the final grade, if your grade is not high enough you continue the next years until you finish 9th grade.
If your grades ARE high enough you are put in a diffefent class (I think the curriculum is a bit more difficult or sth?? I am not sure) until 9th grade.
At the end of 9th grade you have the first really important test, the "Qualifizierender Hauptschulabschluss" or "Quali".
EVERYONE has to take this test.
(This basically qualifies you to start learning a trade/going to trade school)
At this point you can be done with school and start working.
If you continue you go into 10th grade.
Here is where the M-zug is relevant again. This is only a thing for M-zug students.
At the end of 10th grade you have another big exam!
And if you pass, you have the same qualification as someone who went to the "Realschule".
It is the exact same, therefore you already see the schools converging kind of.
Now after this you can be done if you want.
What I did is go to another school, called a "Fachhochschule".
It is a school where at the end you obtain the "Abitur" which is then comparable to the qualification someone who went to a "Gymnasium" would have (although it takes one year longer. So 13 school years instead of 12)
This school has 4 branches you can pick from: Art, Economics, Engingneering and Psychology.
(I picked Psych😂)
As well as of course the obligatory subjects: Math, English and German. (As well as others like Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Another Language such as French, Russian or Spanish etc.)
So this encompasses (basically) 11th-12th grade and optional 13th grade.
At the end of 12th grade you have a big exam in German, English, Math and in my case Psychology.
And you ontain the "Fachgebundene Hochschulreife" which means you can study at universities in certain faculties basically.
However, if you want the same qualifications as somebody who went to Gymnasium and want to be able to study anything, you have to do 13th grade, which I did.
At the end of 13th grade there is ANOTHER exam. Again in German, English, Math and you chosen field (Psych for me).
Only then can you access ALL faculties.
For example a friend of mine currently studies medicine, while I study Psychology.
So again this is MY perspective and things can differ a lot.
If anyone has questions or wants to add/correct something feel free!
Seriously I LOVE answering questions 😂
Bismarck can best be summarised as a giant in foreign politics but a struggeler in domestic politics.
Still he had his failures and successes in both. Though he had more time to learn from his mistakes in foreign relations and be in the right position at the right time to act to not only create the German Empire, but also a system of relations around it that kept Europe stable.
I recommend Extra Credits History on this topic. They did a Series on Bismarck. But the one on how Europe let WW1 happen is very related.
What you hear less from outside Germany is his domestic struggles after the formation of Germany. It is true that technically Bismarck introduced a lot of social security systems during this period. But one has to make it very clear that this was not what he wanted to do. It was reactionary and part of a sticks and carrots approach to keep the workers movement and their political party from gaining more power.
So it feels kind of unfair to credit Bismarck with introduceing social security, ehen given the chance he would have done without.
I met a fly fisherman in Scotland. He wore tweed. A little embarrassed because of the loneliness, he praised my BMW motorcycle. I complimented his tweed clothing. I said enthusiastically, spreading my arms, this is Scotland at its best. If only I could say that too was the Scot's reply. Delicious. This also applies to Germany.
We're not proud but glad ! :-)
Mert, good question whether we are proud of it or not. Most of people growing up in this country are not aware of what they have and what they get from the beginning and takkng it for grant; not to forget that we share a lot of social problems and society issues with other countries as well. Maybe proud is not the right word. I would say I am happy to live in Germany and I realized how German I am when I lived in a foreign county a couple of years 😉. Keep on with this refreshing view, mate!
I lived near cologne for nearly whole of my life (24yo). I lived liked exactly on the border to Belgium and Netherland it is kinda nice, because there are a lot of avdantages to just treavel to the netherlands because there are some sodas e.g. that are way cheaper there than in Germany. But in my opinion the disadvantage is that if you life near the border then you have been so many times in the other countries that it gets boring to travel there for a vacation for example^^
"sodas" :)
When I was on vacation in Italy, my friend and I where sick of the italien breakfast, because we where so used to eating some bread in the morning.
So we went to a supermarket in Florence to find some bread.
It took some time to find, because it was the only kind of that bread and it was funny to see that the only language describing the ingredience of the bread on the back where actually German. :D
Geography Now is great! Yes they are not perfect, but they are REALLY good at presenting a nation/culture in a nutshell. These mates are awesome!
It is one hour drive to Luxembourg, France, to Switzerland and to Austria...so yes, we use this opportunity to travel a lot. It is cheap to get anywhere, so why not?
retirement starts aprox. with 65-67 years.
bread here is different to french baguette - which is made of wheatenflour while that is only one option for German breads, as also rye and dinkel wheat are used and others.
breads also might contain nuts or seeds of all kinds, potatoe carrots or cheese. Oat, flaxseed, pumpkin seed … Then there are different ways of baking like double baking which makes the crust explode with taste, comparable to roasting longer your BBQ meat or drip some beer over it.
Then there are local interpretations of standard bakery products, like for bagels you will always get wheaten (white bread), full-seeds, white bread with poppy-seeds or sesame, chiabatta inspired bagels, „potato“-bagels (dough contains a part potatoes), etc etc but they will differ in size, structure, look, taste from region to region.
And the smell of bakeries here is one of a kind.
Atmospheric warzone is pretty accurate. I live down south but holy fuck the thunderstorms we get in June, July and August are not to be underestimated. They always come in at night, even after a sunny day.
A lot of Places in the World can be described as such. I rather think of it as Germany can be a warzone too. Sadly too many People (maybe less after the 2021 Floods) still think that germany is a absolute safe place. Sure, its safer like a lot of Places, but weather certainly can be and often is extremely dangerous and often deadly.
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I was in the Hauptschule back in the day and thought I couldn't reach anything in life. It's a hard situation to be, but with enough dedication you still can go to University.
You can also learn a job and if you worked in it for some amount of years you can study in that field. You don't have to go to the Gymansium to go to Unviersity.
One of the best education System in the whole World... it gos allways up... when you REALY want it. Awesome! Sure, the content is debitable but the System is cool.
bavaria is where most us soldiers where stationed it still has some bases so many "amarican in germany" channels are located around this culture to this day