Uncute is a great word for it. I recently found a superb fish truck in my village. Every Thursday we could buy fish, shellfish, or....most of all, a backfish sandwich that they made huge and for only 7E. I started going and only 3 weeks in, I realized they didn't have a *reinforced* line/queue system. I stood in a long line of 12 or so ppl in the pouring rain. A lady approached and passed us all by, going directly to the truck. Her excuse was she'd pre-ordered, and shouldn't have to wait in line. I was there for a fish sannich. Guess what this lady asked for? A fish sannich, alongside her other order. So, I had to wait for her to get her sannich which was mine. The owner of the fish truck said, "You must wait in line, no matter what you order." And then he didn't enforce it, he just let her cut in line. I should have just left at that moment, but now I'll never go back. Germans have a real problem with lines and it simply doesn't make sense with how rule-oriented they are. You can cut in line in front of me but I cannot cross the street if there's no traffic at all? I feel Germany has made me into the perfect complainer, as proven here. I hate this new side of myself.
I mean that socks always serve to avoid chafing and blisters. Every athlete wears socks in his sports shoes. Even in sandals, bare feet can easily get a sore.
I am not german, but I live in Germany. Considering the temperature changes of +-20 degrees within the same day, and being fed up of carrying always two pairs of shoes in day trips in summer, I am starting too think that sandals with socks are just a practical thing. It is easier to take on and off socks to adapt to the temperature and they takes less space in yout bag.
Hoookay, let me be a strong defender of socks in sandals, I never grasped the issues against them: * It is only unaesthetical to people who are not used to seeing that kind of footwear. In my opinion, it's merely unfashionable, because fashion czars have told you that socks in sandals are a no-no. You may similarly argue that hipster beards or muslima niqabs or plaid pencil dresses are unfashionable? But as long as you're looking clean and put together in your everyday-wear, nobody should be offended by your fashion choice, period. * Why do we use socks AT ALL? Simple, socks in general, have the purpose of protecting the feet from getting cold and protecting the outer footwear from getting too sweaty. The principle applies for boots, for shoes, and to some degree even for sandals. In the summer, you may partake in outdoor activities in hiking sandals, and there are certainly plants and animals that might bother your feet. Not to mention the sandals themselves: I have a pair that I like but when walking in them for hours, one of the straps rubs my skin open. That pair now gets matched with socks, and I don't hurt myself. * Siete Caracolas is fully right: We Germans don't have "sandal weather" most of the time anyway, but I want to wear my sandals not just around the house (where I may conveniently change to more protective gear), but during a whole day in town. In the noon heat while out shopping, I would put the socks away in my bag, if only to not to offend shop clerks, but you BET I will wear them once it gets briskier in the late afternoon or evening. * Ugly feet. Not everyone has perfectly nice toenails, for whatever reason. Pedicures are not a thing for most men, and especially longtime smokers may still like to put on sandals, while also not liking to expose their yellow rotted feet. You complain about old men in white tennis socks and Birkenstocks? Build a brand for manly, functional and affordable pedicures, and eliminate the underlying reasons.
As it's much mor common among older people, I would also think that it's because of temperature and comfort. Sandals are usually more comfortable than shoes, especially in summer and older people get cold more easily. In addition to that, many older people don't care much about fashion, rather what is comfortable and good for their health. Personally I don't do it (from Denmark and in my twenties now), but it's just something I don't care about. For small children it is similar to old people. The "fashion" aspect is irrelevant and they get cold more quickly; plus their skin on the feet is thinner and can get injurey more easily while playing.
The reason i was always told as a child is that you have to war socks because being barefoot in leather shoes would result in you getting verrucas ...probably BS but that's why I think old people consider going barefoot in shoes, even sandals a complete no go
I came out of an Aldi the other day with two elderly men having a conversation outside. Both wore beige cargo vests, white t-shirts, comfy track pants and of course white socks with Merrell hiking sandals and a cheese cutter hat. It was the most German thing I have seen since moving to Germany six months ago, and I live in rural Bavaria so that really says something!
I go to Aldi for food once in a while and ran into a cute Latina girl I thought I had seen before. So I asked her how often she comes here and she said, I come here Aldi time. 🤔😝
I (female) wear socks with sandals because: (1) If my feet are cold, but the sandals are comfortable and I don't feel like wearing shoes; and (2) especially when my "soft winter feet" need a bit of cushioning, or if I'm breaking in a new pair of sandals that rub my feet. I don't want blisters. Right now, as I'm sitting at my computer, I'm wearing socks with my Birkies (my indoor-only Birkies). It's a cool day. . .and, I'll be wearing heavy socks with my indoor Birkies all winter long. Snort! P.S. RUFFLES
My wife is the same, it has to be Birkenstock and Hiking socks and has been for the last fifty years. At least Birkenstock are easier to find in England these days?
😄 ok to be fair, at home and during winter we also wear socks with our house shoes (Birkies, of course). It's just wearing this combination in public where the confusion starts for me. But thanks so much for giving your perspective! Helps to understand the why a bit better 😃. -J
@@simplegermany I live in the US and shoes with sandals are a HUGE joke. But you know what? Once you hit 60, you no longer care. It's lovely! (I'm 70 now and have had 10 years of not caring. Snort!)
I'll tell a story. I'm selling my property here in Costa Rica. I happened to meet a German at the market and told him my property was for sale, and he asked to see it. I showed him the property (but not inside the house) and he asked how much area the property had and the asking price. I told him the area and the price and I mentioned I had a buyer who was making an offer. I could see him doing a little mental calculation. He then said "You are charging too much." (update: he was not interested in buying the property, he was just interested in the price per square meter) I smiled and thought back to this and other channels that explain the cultural differences. Thanks for helping me understand the Germans.
@@FlorianGuitar85 From a North American standpoint, you would never tell someone that the price they were asking was too high. Particularly if you had just told them you had an offer made on the property. It would be rude to say something like that and would imply you thought the person was greedy. :D
@@nomirrors3552 So let me get this right...You ask let's say 2.000 USD for a car and I go tell you that it's too much and we should agree on 1.800 for example...that is considered "rude"? What about all the life wisdom we got from "Life of Brian"? What about "This guy won't haggle"? Isn't that actually the rude thing? But seriously, I can't imagine smiling like an idiot into a seller's face just because of wrong politeness, when deep within I feel uncomfortable with the price. You know what happens, when people are not pointed out on their greed? Apple.
@@FlorianGuitar85 I think you misunderstand, he was not interested in buying the property. He was only interested in hearing the price because he was looking at other property in the area. It was not haggling or in the interest of buying. He made no counter offer nor a suggestion of a better price. Also, if I ask $2000 for something and I tell you someone has already said "yes, I will pay that price", then you can't possible say you think the price is too high, right? *Because someone is paying that price.* Therefore the market says the price is correct. Also, I like Apple products :) The new Macbook Air M1 is an amazing machine for the price.
@@nomirrors3552 Thanks for explaining 🙂 Of course I can call a price too high, even if another one is willing to pay it, but it’s to each their own. Some people simply don’t have good business sense and are not able to tell what’s worth a certain price and will just say „yes“. We have a saying in Germany that goes: „Every day a dumb one gets out of bed“
cool video you guys and i agree with some of the points. Another thing that I find "uncute" is that, for us foreigners, (specially coming from latinamerica) when you meet a German and start to make small talk to try to be friends with them, you can just ask pretty much about the weather or really few topics 😅 because then it turns out to be too personal for them or like invading their privacy. whereas in latinamerica we ask a LOT of questions to get to know the person and just be open and show interest in them. It is hard to make german friends here I still haven't made one in these 2 years
2:00 Was macht ein Brite, wenn er eine Schlange sieh? Er stellt sich hinten an. Ein britischer Comedian sagte darüber: "When we see a queue, we step in-line, even though we don't know what the queue is for."
Socks in sandals ARE uncute. Even most of the german people think so... But if you take a look at the people who still sport this combination, you might find that these often are elderly guys who don't go for cuteness. They might have various (mostly superuncute) reasons for preferring socks in sandals: 1. in case they have sweaty feet it's easier to change their socks than to change the leather insoles of their Birkenstocks; you'd need new Birkenstocks for that 2. wearing socks spares them from getting skin abrasions from the straps of their sandals 3. they might not want to invest the time that is needed to make their feet look 'cute' enough for being shown; wearing socks is much easier than taking proper care of calluses and toenails... 4. maybe they don't think their feet or feet in general are that cute at all, so why show them? Now that I spelled it out I feel that if you take cuteness out of the equation there are a lot of good reasons for wearing socks in sandals... I might go for it next summer
I can absolutely not understand why people make such a huge thing about sandals and socks. 1. It is not their business. What is their problem? 2. As already pointed out in the comments there is more than one reason why it makes sense to wear sandals and socks. So once again : What is their problem?
Das frage ich mich auch! Was soll daran schlimm sein? Ich trage gaaanz selten Sandalen und würde immer zumindest ein paar Socken einstecken, für den Fall, dass es doch kälter wird als erwartet. Ich hasse kalte Füße! Und bei nackten Füßen bekomme ich sehr schnell Druckstellen oder Blasen. Außerdem finde ich nackte Füße auch nicht sehr schön anzusehen!
My sandals are my most comfortable shoes and I wear socks with them because it is very comfortable. As a 70 years old woman, I guess I don't care how it looks. I just go for the comfort.
The German "stand and wait in line" is a memory game: Who was there before me and who came after me? Then people will mill around a counter or platform or bus-stop and then try hard to remember to be sure that it is their turn and that no "after-them-comer" wants to be served first.
I never wear sandals but i have a theory to explain the sandals with socks oddity: Maybe some people want to wear sandals to keep their feet cool but also don't want to show their feet.
That theory may be right for a few, but I believe, most people, wearing socks in sandals, do not like wearing closed shoes at higher temperatures, as sandals are cooler than the closed shoes , which (in my opinion) always require socks when worn and that can become too hot. I have all my (as far back i remember) worn sandals without or with socks in until the really cold times come around. Then I start wearing closed shoes.
Same for me, I dont want my feet to be publically displayed as firstly my feets get dry skin soon so either i have to keep them lotion up so that they look beaitiful oterwise with less oily skin feets or hands look ugly.. Secondly ; Socks absorbs the swetting.. so sandals dont get dirty even feets dont get dirty either Thirdly: i dont give a shit about what others think i do what i feel comfortable with & not to please others or for fashion statement
Totally agree with the standing in line and the funny part is when you let someone in front of you because they only have one item at the supermarket (which I always do). I have found that it freaks the Germans out especially down south. I have found with my observation is that many Germans also don’t necessarily like straight and honest feedback from non-Germans.
I normally don't cut a queue but during Covid peak I did it unknowingly (until she loudly protested). We were supposed to have 2m distance. But this woman with her cart was maybe 5m behind the person before her between some tables, so I didn't think she was even queueing. So if you leave too much space in front of you someone will take the place. Towels: in Croatia I saw beach rules at a camp site which were more or less just about this topic. Like: you are not allowed to and everything will be taken away. I don't know it they really enforced the rules as you could see towels none the less. Sandals with socks: I have a friend who really likes to wear sandals. Sometimes he also wears socks - if he walks in the snow and it's freezing !
On the subject of sandals with socks: I think the cause is the average temperature here in Germany. It is often the case that with bare feet in sandals you simply get cold feet (with a subsequent cold) but on the other hand you don't want to walk around in closed shoes all day. So it is an optimal compromise to wear sandals with socks. Therefore I will never do without it, just because it is different in southern countries.
Then get well ventilated mesh full shoes. Plenty of them around. Poland has the same weather as Germany and wearing sandals with socks is one of the most commonly known no-nos there. We even say "he wears socks with sandals" as an euphemism for a barbarian.
Without socks my feet get sweaty on these plastic hiking soles. Disgusting is what’s coming after the sweating feet. Beside the already given point about: - why not with socks - sandals are great with their open air feeling - better with socks than without pedicure :) - it’s a faux pas they say, but why
If I wanna wear socks in my sandals, i just do it. If i wear sandals i mostly wear socks in my sandals. And I honestly don't care about what other people might think about that...
#3 could you please do a video on it? like give us tips on how to be straightforward back? key words we can say to be straight forward back to germans? #1 I have never experienced it in Germany and I have lived in 3 different countries, I have been actually shocked that they haven‘t skipped me in lines here. I find Gemans super cute when they see that you are buying just one item and they politely let you go through 💚. Complaining? I feel like in Europe overall are always complaining and we tend all to be very negative compared to other countries on other continents. Sandals with socks roooooockkkk my world🤘🤘🤘hahaha so comfy!
Simply be straightforward. Us Germans are used to harsh and direct criticism. So if something sucks, you can straightforward say: "This sucks", simple as that. Important is that you never simply insult the adressed person, always keep it on a non personal level, e.g. if you don't like the dress of a friend it is ok to say "you don't look good tonight" or "I don't like the dress you are wearing" but not "you look strange, seems like you do not have a great idea of fashion." I've only realized how confusing our way of criticising to other folks is when I met my former wife who is from Finland. She had already lived a couple of years in Germany, so she was used to German habits, but when I met her family for the first time, they seemed to have a really hard time with me when I din't like things. Her sister later told me that they in the first time sometimes had the feeling that I absolutely can't stand them when there was something that I disliked. Over the years they got used to my directness and I also learned to be less direct, so we met kind of in the middle of the way.
@@simplegermany It would be interesting if you guys could do a video with some training/ scenariios on "German abruptness diplomacy" (OK, I made that up) to kind of frame what is within the norm - obviously meaness is not OK.... I think it would help prepare myself and others us for our new lives in Germany. I'm also afraid my own German American self might be too straightforward 🙄 (learned it from my Dad) .... Packing now, I'll be there in November, sooner if my work has it way - very excited to be there.
Oh sorry, we only saw this comment just now! Hope your move to Germany goes smooothly 😆. Thanks for the recommendation, will add it to our list of ideas. Cheers!
The directness and harsh feedback is something that I have seen many expats struggle with, specifically Americans. At my husbands former workplace they invented the "bullshit burger" specifically geared towards the Americans they had to deal with. It means that you say something positive, then the criticism you want to put towards the person and finish with something positive again to soften the blow. Also my husband who works in IT got told once by his boss that an American customer complained because they thought my husband was very rude to them because he answered just "NO that is not how it works!" to a question and apparently he was supposed to but more circumspect. This is on the flipside very strange to Germans. Just say what you mean so everybody knows where they stand. :)
Back home in Sweden it is expected that you stand to the right in the escalator so that people that are in a hurry can go past you to the left but here in Germany my girlfriend and some of my friends always stands next to me blocking the path for others and it makes me very uncomfortable! 😅 The brutal feedback makes me wanna cry sometimes.
I saw that rule written out in Czechia once, and then again in Hungary, and ever since I stand on the right. In many of the more busy cities in Germany, not blocking the escalator has become an unwritten norm, thankfully. But hey, use the opportunity of "brutal feedback" to solve the "escalator problem". Happy to help! XD
I used to shoo people standing on the left and walk by. But I have given up, now I walk as far as I can and stop standing to the right. Kinda the same with letting people leave trains before boarding. When I leave and somebody tries to enter I just leave and if they get jostled it's their problem. But I have stopped explaining to people how to act in a civilised way when I wait to board and they don't get it.
I don't wear socks and sandals, _except_ when I have a foot injury. The sandals often help to adjust to the injury, and regarding socks: I have cold feet and sometimes even wear wintersocks in the summer.
It’s not cutting in line it’s “aktives Anstehen” 😂 But that doesn’t cover going straight to the start of the line, but instead stubbly moving up in the line whenever someone leaves a spot open with no one noticing. 😅
I often weare soks in sandals, because my feet tend to slip a bit in sandals and rubb off the skin or cause blisters. Never heard Tekija, and most people in the North say Majorka.
I’m from the UK and socks with sliders (adiletten) have become a fashion trend here with younger people. But fashion aside, comfort is definitely one of the reasons why people do it - it’s well comfy!
You are absolutly on the right path with the socks and sandals issu Yvonne :-) Most mornings, basically in spring and early summer but also in autumn, it's cold when you leave the house for school or work, but later on as sun is rising higher it can get very hot. Socks are a pretty easy way to mantain feet warm in the morning and then put off when it get hoter, you have to think of it as some sort of cardigan for the feet XD.
Hi Ihr 2, das mit Mallorca ist mir bekannt. Ich habe allerdings noch niemanden Tequja sagen hören:-) Außerdem hätte ich da noch eine frage. Wie spricht man dann Paella aus? Tolles Video! Viele Grüße aus Bayern.
@@simplegermany I had two girlfriends from Guatemala and one from Colombia when we were in school together in Germany, so I know a teensy bit of Spanish (mainly the bad words).
I think I can explain the topic with wearing socks in sandals for myself. In the morning I am not already awake yet but one of the first things I do is putting socks on my feet to keep them warm. And I will keep them on until I go to bed, I am not thinking about the shoes and if it fits to my outfit. So for me the answer is lazyness, even on vacation. Thank you for your videos, I enjoy them very much. It's very helpful, even if I'm a native german just trying to improve my English.
We can continue with "Expresso und Gnotschi" ;-) By the way I grew up like Yvonne - Easter was the big question, if the temperature was high enough: "Mama - darf ich Kniestrümpfe (oder sogar Söckchen) anziehen??????". I cannot remember one friend wearing sandals without socks. Either socks in Sandals or no shoes at all ;-) But I must agree, that the "Socks in Sandals (or better: Schlappen) is more or less a men-thing ;-)
Ich bin ganz Jens Meinung, was die Aussprache diverser spanischer Namen und Begriffe angeht. Barcelona ist auch so ein Beispiel oder gracias - mitunter sprechen wir Deutschen das so hart und falsch aus, dass sich mir die Nackenhaare aufstellen. Aber Spanisch ist auch keine Pflichtfremdsprache an den meisten Schulen. Ich hatte das Glück eineinhalb Jahre Spanisch an der Schule lernen zu dürfen und hab es geliebt. Leider spreche ich heute kein Spanisch mehr, aber mein Wasser mit und ohne Sprudel oder Eis kann ich immer noch auf Spanisch bestellen. *g* Was die Sockengeschichte angeht - ich habe es bis heute nicht verstanden. Ich bin ein Barfuß-Mensch. Ich mag keine Socken in Sandalen oder auch in meinen Lieblingssommerschuhen von ON tragen. Manche tragen Socken vielleicht auch, um Blasen zu vermeiden - zumindest wäre das für mich ein Grund, den ich verstehen kann.
Talking about the German socks. One reason could be that some people get sweaty feet wearing shoes without socks. Reason 2 could be that socks protect from insects and mosquitoes.
I am not German nor living in Germany yet; but I do wear socks and sandals sometimes but only in the winter season when it is cold. For me, I wear socks because it is cold and wearing a sandal is much faster than shoes (more convenient) I wonder if this is common in all countries that have winter season?
Same for me, I dont want my feet to be publically displayed as firstly my feets get dry skin soon so either i have to keep them lotion up so that they look beaitiful oterwise with less oily skin feets or hands look ugly.. Secondly ; Socks absorbs the swetting.. so sandals dont get dirty even feets dont get dirty either Thirdly: i dont give a shit about what others think i do what i feel comfortable with & not to please others or for fashion statement
Wir ( West)deutschen mögen Schlangestehen nicht besonders und setzen alles daran, es zu vermeiden. An der Bäckereitheke stehen die Leute alle in voller Breite nebeneinander. Es bedienen ja meistens mehrere Verkäuferinnen gleichzeitig. Man versucht möglichst vor dem Teilabschnitt zu stehen, von dem man etwas bestellen möchte, damit man beim Bestellen darauf zeigen kann. Ansonsten versuchen wir uns die Reihenfolge zu merken, in der die Kunden den Laden betreten. Und wenn sich jemand vordrängelt, heißt es "Moment mal, ich war aber vor Ihnen dran!" oder "Stop, die junge Dame hier ist aber früher dran als Sie!" Die Schlangen in Flughafenwartehallen finde ich immer ätzend. Die einzigen Schlangen, in denen ich je geduldig gewartet habe, waren vor Jahrzehnten die Essensschlangen in der Mensa. Dass das Vordrängeln auf BE to jump the queye und auf AE to cut the line heißt, wusste ich nicht. Wieder was dazu gelernt. Im deutschen Vordrängeln kommt erst gar keine Warteschlange vor. Man merkt sich möglichst auch ohne Schlange, wer zuerst da war bzw. in welcher zeitlichen Reihenfolge die Leute erscheinen.
In many places in Brazil is also common to use socks with sandals but the sandals are normally from the Havaianas brand so is a bit more comfortable then the hard German sandals :D :D
We had that happen on multiple occasions and I can tell you that I almost snapped when this German woman cut us(My wife and children) in line at the hospital.
Well as a guy(German) in my late 30's, I love my hiking sandals, only with dark socks. They are so comfy (without socks often to cold) and I wear them as often as possible, 'cause I tend to get sweaty feet during summer an midwarm weather(washing them at least daily, sometimes thrices) . I do this out of responsibility for my (social)environment :). And I know.... I' ve been told at least million times, that IT looks ugly. But bear with me, you all are so worthy to not get hit by this smell. So I sacrifice myself for you :D Cheers Greg
People telling the wearer that it looks ugly are nuts and should get their head examined. How rude can you be to bother other people with your weird hang-ups?
Socks and sandals are simple. Sometimes, it's too warm for regular shoes, but too cold for just sandals. Or maybe your sandals chafe a little so you use socks as a buffer. Simple!
It is a German/UK thing, but mostly German. In Florida, where everyone dresses tropical or at least sub-tropical. Picture beautiful colorful shorts and tops plus sandals....and black socks! Not short sport socks either. That is how they are identified from afar! People here think it is kind of cute even if they may snicker. :)
"Cut lines", what is that? Aaahh, queue jumping! Never heard the American expression before. I thought it was something to do with illegal angling? To be fair, none of my German mates or in-laws would do that. Most things that Germans do are pretty similar to the British? Or should I say, Germans from the North-West. The only thing "uncute" I find, is if you say, 'how are you' and you then get their full medical history, warts and all!
I’m a Spanish speaker, and that would annoy the Hell out me to hear Mallorca being pronounced “ MaLorca “, almost the way hearing “ QuesadiLa “ for quesadilla, or a jalapeño called a “ HALL O PEN O “.🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
In our defense, i must say it´s not only german thing with the towel. The other nations can do this too. The funfact is: When you see someone with shorts and white tennissocks, you know, i can speak german with this person. Makes life easyer!!!! ;-)
Can anybody answer the question, why shouldn't I wear socks in sandals? I find mummified dried out feet in sandals without socks much more disgusting. I would agree though, that if you're only wearing bathing clothes and then socks, that would be a bit ridiculous. But even that is a matter of taste.
Lol im American and I completely agree with the socks and Birkenstocks 🤣 I just did it today actually for that exact reason. I don’t care if people think it’s ghetto im still doing it
Russians and others also reserve sunbeds. Hotels should offer enough for everyone. I once spent my whole vacation on the balcony instead at the pool bc. there were too few sunbeds. As to jumping a line: due to Covid there can be big gaps between people waiting one can easily overlook the end if you're a bit unfocused.
Germans have the tendency to name geographical names outside Germany in the German way. If you drive on the A3 you see Arnheim (Arnhem) on the signs. On the A57 you see Nimegen ( Nijmgen). On the Dutch side of the border you'll see Köln (instead of Keulen), Paris (instead of Parijs) we name geographical names in the language where they are situated.
I learned from my (often) elder colleagues that the reserve-with-a-towel-tactic works not only with towels. On a bigger event like a yearly conference for all the staff members of the institution I learned it the hard way. Because of work I arrived rather late and looked kinda desperate for a place to sit on the seat rows and was happy to find a place on the back rows. And the moment I tried to sit down (out of breath and exhausted) someone yelled at me and started to complain why I didn't see her water bottle (the equivalent of the towel) .... so yes, germans try to reserve their places with any kind of belonging. And I'm ashamed of them, it's so embarassing and a moment of Fremdscham for me... please don't do that... honestly. Just don't.
I told this to my German aunt and she got all red in the face and told me "But I can't sit in the sun! I NEED to reserve a seat!"... Yes, there's always a very specific reason. As if the others wouldn't like that spot too!
For me there a 2 reasons to reserve a place 1. Too much too carry around (exapel: 1 a backpack, a duffle back, and jacket so why not put that stuff on/under/over a free Chair so it doesn't lay in the walking ways) and 2. To stay in a social group just imagine you and family/friends/coworkers a at a restaurant and at your table is one place free and a stranger is going to sitting there that destroyes the privacy in that group and is just cringe So it is kinda a defense mechanism for our "you mind your own business and I mind mine, (if it follows the rules) " culture/mentality
You girls are absolutely amazing. We are applying for our citizenship due to birth right. You have given me so much insight into the life in Germany. Your info is great and helping me so much. I trust your advise. Thank you so much and f@uck all the negative people being nasty to you!
You learn to wear sandals with white socks of the parents. I try to avoid it, but sometimes I am on the street and suddenly notice that I am just wearing them either. I have no connection to the Spanish language, but I never heard the two pronounciations von Mallorca and Tequila. Maybe it is a local thing of where you currently live?
we call #1 "queue-jumping" in British English. But "cutting lines" is OK too. Either way, it makes me so angry I'll often simply leave the store / bakery rather than start shouting.
That level of honesty makes them an easy catalyst as being a depression increaser to whoever is their audience, especially when not considering if their conversee tries so hard to hide if they are on their low point of their life at face value. I guess they just don't care. 🤷♂️ Edit: On the flip side, countries that do too much of warm conversations tends to worry a lot about not being a depression catalyst, that they are willing to accept mediocre results out of it.
It's a balancing act. When talking to a stranger outside a social setting : All honest, all day! Stranger in a social setting: Start out nice and adapt as you go Friends and family: Absolute trust means absolute honesty! But there's more willingness to calm it down on top of that.
Filipinos can be direct too. They have no problem saying to a co worker,”Rick,you’re looking fat today,or have you gained weight?” Just out of the blue. No Rhythm or reason. That’s an example of ppl I’ve worked with for years,but I’ve also found other Filipinos doing this too,to me.
That's weird! don't think Germans would say something like that. That is a rather NO GO in conversations! Far too rude. You can tell someone that he/ she has done something the wrong way and explain how it should be done properly. But we Germans usyally don't mention overweight or other topics of someone's appearance.
I'm so glad I've never heard "Tequiya" or I'd have probably burst out laughing 😂😂. I have heard "Claro" und "Basta" but no "L" problems there ;) I enjoyed this topic and I concur, for the most part. Germans have no qualms when it comes to giving their opinion or speaking their minds. After 7 years living here, I have learned to be open and go straight to the point (y sin anestesia!). I like the fact that they don't beat about the bush and you, in turn, can speak your mind as well. There's a lot less passive-aggressiveness involved. As for Birkenstock sandals and cotton socks? I've worn them all my adult life so I'm all for it 😋😁
I also haven't heard it, but it's also nothing people around me talk about all the time. The "v"/"w" pronounciation error for English words is more common.
A lot of men belive they have ugly looking feeds -that was also the reason why i never wear short trousers I thought i have not nice legs my wife healed me from this position but i think this is one of the reasons why they wear socks in the sandals....
I'd never wore socks with sandals, it never made sense to me until I finally bought some crocs. I know they're not exactly sandals but close. Without socks my ankles get rubbed raw while walking. So I tried socks and it's super comfy. I only do it while walking the dogs. To each their own 😅
oh my gosh! yup yup! The "line ups-thing" drives me crazy, but not as bad as in France. And the directness hits hard for me. I'm a Canadian and we are probably WAY too polite, but it always feels so rude when the Germans are ultra direct.
I use socks in sandles mainly as a contraceptive measure 😜 You really caught me on the Tekija, outch. Jen, I don't hate you, I love both of you very much, you spread so many good vibes, even when you criticize something, it is cuteness overload, which I need on Mondays to survive the week. Thanks so much 💚.
I'm Canadian )German background so I spend a lot of time learning about Germany). In Canada, well, I live in BC which is the most western province on the Pacific) and I do see a LOT of us wear sandals with socks and I think this is simply an age thing. Once folks get to that age or point in their life (for some it's older than for others) when comfort becomes more important than style, the socks go on with the sandals. I think this is because yes, indeed, a fully clothed show like a sneaker or runner is far too hot and suffocating during the summer but sandals without socks can create blisters which we can all agree are painful, your feet sweat and then rub against your shoes and make them stink faster then normal, dirt gets in between your toes and with sweat this is just pure raunch. If I was to go out for a nice time and wore my dressier sandals, I would go barefoot but if I'm going for a nice walk or hike I wouldn't hesitate to wear socks. Its become so normal here that its really just the young judgy twirps who roll their eyes at it. I prefer to like people just doing what they like and what works for them and not judging about it. If you like socks with sandals, awesome. Do it! If you don't, then don't wear it like that. Easy peasy, just let people be. But now I have a question about the straight forwardedness of Germans because I hear this from every UA-camr Ive watched. But no one has given an example of this. What would an example that Yvonne would say something that Jenn would find a bit hurtful or too blunt? I'm a super sensitive person but also have been told I'm very blunt so I'm interetsed in how I would do with this? Maybe a video with some examples of what Yvonne would say and Jenn could say if its a love or a hate. 😆Thanks for your videos! Very enjoyable! You two are a hoot!
Thanks for sharing!! We talk about a few examples in some videos. It’s mostly that Germans give you a straight answer, they have no hesitation in saying no. Whereas the Latino mostly says yes to be polite even though they know they will never do it. Example: a Spanish colleague of Jen moved to Dublin and during the farewell drinks said to the group of friends ‘you are all coming to visit soon right?’ Jen answered of course, I answered no, because I knew we had no vacation days left and plenty of other plans for the year. Jen thought I was being very rude 😅
@@simplegermany HA ha!! That's an awesome response. So it's kind of like responding w/ what the person wants to hear to be nice vs. saying what is true, even if it seems blunt. Which is so true, I would probably respond like Jen in that case but then feel bad after knowing I could not really fulfill that request and wished I was more honest like you and just say no, we'll miss you and are sad to see you go but have no plans to visit you anytime soon! 😂😂😂
My sandals with socks wearing parents do so to protect the sandals from their smelly feet 🤣 I actually never heard someone pronounce Mallorca and Tequila wrong. I wonder if that is a regional thing.
Been here for a month - definitely agree with the socks and sandals. Like, why??? Another confusing thing is that people layer up in winter coats when it’s like 65f/ 18c outside here in Berlin. When I lived in Chicago people would only dress like that when it was actually freezing, and even then there were still plenty of crazies in shorts.
Also the number of people in the exact same outfit of all black plus dirty white shoes and tennis socks is astounding. There are people walking around in groups where everyone has this same outfit. My gf and I thought people were twinning on purpose like couple outfits but nope. Apparently it’s supposed to be cool and stylish, but I don’t think so.
But that's really unhealthy and they will catch a cold! I can't understand why people dislike sandals in shoes. I personally don't like the view of naked feet in sandals. Only if the feet are extremely well cared for and the nails are painted.
In the US we say Mallorca (Majorca) like Jen pronounces it...but there is also another double "ll" Spanish pronunciation that has an "H" sound, for example I use to live in La Jolla, in Southern California (pronounced la HOY-a)...it translates to "the jewel". It's a beautiful area next to San Diego along the beach that is reminiscent of Positano, Italy, Anyhow.... my vote is NO, just flat out NO, on wearing socks with sandals - it should be illegal, lol...unless someone is doing it in their own house.
Good video, I love the chemistry between the two of you. 😊 I’ve never ever heard a German pronounce Mallorca with audible L, neither do I know anybody who says „Tekija.“ 🤷♂️ Germans might call Mallorca „Malle“, but that’s a nickname and doesn’t count. Ok, I’ve said out loud Tequila and Tekija a few times now, and I think it *might* be possible that I’ve heard someone pronounce it the wrong way, but I still don’t believe that it’s usually pronounced wrongly.
Same with me. I very seldom heard someone say Mallorca like Mallorka with an l. It's usually just ignorance of the phonetic rules of the Spanish language and happens to people who are not attentive enough to notice that other people pronounce Mallorca like Majorka.
You two are wonderful!!! 1) I see it so often. Specifically when boarding trains, bakeries and toilets. I'm now always looking to protect my spot 😂. 2) I'm used to it and now just happily surprised when you meet the super friendly kind Germans (a minority, and usually a 2nd generation german are the extra friendly people or super well traveled people who also lived abroad) 3) I travel so much in Europe and i notice complaining is a European thing. I notice the exception to be Portugal. 4-6 I don't see as a problem as they can be seen in many other places. 7) my own. Why people block seats in trains and busses with backpacks and pretend not to see that other people are standing... this I have not seen to happen at such wild general manner anywhere else.
Well observed. 👍 Queue jumping I admit I did that at english summer school while lining up for the planetary in London. And I made a gesture to the son of my english host family who was accompanying me that there is a spare place further up the line for him, too. That's the first time in my life when it occurred to me that queue jumping is perhaps not ok. Till then, I rather had a "weg gegangen - Platz vergangen" approach. Socks in Sandals is the new punk. When we were young we ran around in mutilised torn jeans to piss off the grown ups. It obviously works. Pronouncing foreign language words the correct way is obviously more cute. In my youth I came along a lot of "Ketchup" and "Donald Duck" having the U pronounced the german way. On the other hand what the world does to german words isn't always cute either. City names like Köln and München are regularily butchered. Or Volkswagen and so on. But I don't mind. It's difficult to know all the languages in the world to do it right. Anyway it's good to attempt to do it right. Complaining - we are not happy if we can't complain. Complaining is lifting you up because you are obviously superior to the thing/circumstances/person you are complaining about. It makes us appear wise with a good judgement.. a person you'd like to ask advice from.. not like the easy to fool happy-clappies.. I think it's something like that.
Bakeries? There are usually multiple servers and multiple lines, and there are no fixed positions for those, it depends where one of the persons behind the counter currently is and who comes when and sees this... this is rather dynamic. Hence the sometimes credible failute to perceive an existing line. It is not as clear cut as being queued up parallel along a conveyor belt. Then there's also that American misconception of "cutting lines" when another checkout in the super market opens and people move as fast as they can or care for to the new line, and Americans somehow have the assumption that, if also some of those who were at the end of the already open checkout decide to move to the new line (as opposed to freely standing around customers, who will do the same), somehow they should be guaranteed to be first, and in the same order as in the old line. Well, WRONG. Lol. New line is new game, and a not yet existing line yet to be formed cannot be cut by definition - lines in your imagination, stemming from cultural conventions and expectations, but which are not objectively there yet - guess what - don't count! :-P
When I wear sandals without socks, I get sweaty feet and they stick to the inside of the soles. Also the sandals look awful after a few days. Socks I can change every day and put them in the washer - don't do that with sandals. I think that people who object to socks in sandals are only repeating what they heard others say, because they are too lazy or not able to think themselves. If I hear someone commenting on that, I usually do what a tree would do, when a pig rubs itself on its bark.
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Uncute is a great word for it. I recently found a superb fish truck in my village. Every Thursday we could buy fish, shellfish, or....most of all, a backfish sandwich that they made huge and for only 7E. I started going and only 3 weeks in, I realized they didn't have a *reinforced* line/queue system. I stood in a long line of 12 or so ppl in the pouring rain. A lady approached and passed us all by, going directly to the truck. Her excuse was she'd pre-ordered, and shouldn't have to wait in line. I was there for a fish sannich. Guess what this lady asked for? A fish sannich, alongside her other order. So, I had to wait for her to get her sannich which was mine. The owner of the fish truck said, "You must wait in line, no matter what you order." And then he didn't enforce it, he just let her cut in line. I should have just left at that moment, but now I'll never go back. Germans have a real problem with lines and it simply doesn't make sense with how rule-oriented they are. You can cut in line in front of me but I cannot cross the street if there's no traffic at all? I feel Germany has made me into the perfect complainer, as proven here. I hate this new side of myself.
Without socks, the edges of the shoes and sandals rub against the skin, very uncomfortable.
I mean that socks always serve to avoid chafing and blisters. Every athlete wears socks in his sports shoes. Even in sandals, bare feet can easily get a sore.
I am not german, but I live in Germany. Considering the temperature changes of +-20 degrees within the same day, and being fed up of carrying always two pairs of shoes in day trips in summer, I am starting too think that sandals with socks are just a practical thing. It is easier to take on and off socks to adapt to the temperature and they takes less space in yout bag.
haha very fair point! 😅 -J
Hoookay, let me be a strong defender of socks in sandals, I never grasped the issues against them:
* It is only unaesthetical to people who are not used to seeing that kind of footwear. In my opinion, it's merely unfashionable, because fashion czars have told you that socks in sandals are a no-no. You may similarly argue that hipster beards or muslima niqabs or plaid pencil dresses are unfashionable? But as long as you're looking clean and put together in your everyday-wear, nobody should be offended by your fashion choice, period.
* Why do we use socks AT ALL? Simple, socks in general, have the purpose of protecting the feet from getting cold and protecting the outer footwear from getting too sweaty. The principle applies for boots, for shoes, and to some degree even for sandals. In the summer, you may partake in outdoor activities in hiking sandals, and there are certainly plants and animals that might bother your feet. Not to mention the sandals themselves: I have a pair that I like but when walking in them for hours, one of the straps rubs my skin open. That pair now gets matched with socks, and I don't hurt myself.
* Siete Caracolas is fully right: We Germans don't have "sandal weather" most of the time anyway, but I want to wear my sandals not just around the house (where I may conveniently change to more protective gear), but during a whole day in town. In the noon heat while out shopping, I would put the socks away in my bag, if only to not to offend shop clerks, but you BET I will wear them once it gets briskier in the late afternoon or evening.
* Ugly feet. Not everyone has perfectly nice toenails, for whatever reason. Pedicures are not a thing for most men, and especially longtime smokers may still like to put on sandals, while also not liking to expose their yellow rotted feet. You complain about old men in white tennis socks and Birkenstocks? Build a brand for manly, functional and affordable pedicures, and eliminate the underlying reasons.
As it's much mor common among older people, I would also think that it's because of temperature and comfort. Sandals are usually more comfortable than shoes, especially in summer and older people get cold more easily. In addition to that, many older people don't care much about fashion, rather what is comfortable and good for their health.
Personally I don't do it (from Denmark and in my twenties now), but it's just something I don't care about.
For small children it is similar to old people. The "fashion" aspect is irrelevant and they get cold more quickly; plus their skin on the feet is thinner and can get injurey more easily while playing.
The reason i was always told as a child is that you have to war socks because being barefoot in leather shoes would result in you getting verrucas ...probably BS but that's why I think old people consider going barefoot in shoes, even sandals a complete no go
"Socks and Sandals are the optimal footwear for everything"
-Linus "Techtips" Sebastian.
I came out of an Aldi the other day with two elderly men having a conversation outside. Both wore beige cargo vests, white t-shirts, comfy track pants and of course white socks with Merrell hiking sandals and a cheese cutter hat. It was the most German thing I have seen since moving to Germany six months ago, and I live in rural Bavaria so that really says something!
I go to Aldi for food once in a while and ran into a cute Latina girl I thought I had seen before. So I asked her how often she comes here and she said, I come here Aldi time. 🤔😝
With the towels. When I come across a bunch of chairs with towels on them, I like to pick up and remove all the towels.
"Is this the end of the queue?" "Ohhh noooo, we are all standing in the wrong direction and You are first! 😁
I (female) wear socks with sandals because: (1) If my feet are cold, but the sandals are comfortable and I don't feel like wearing shoes; and (2) especially when my "soft winter feet" need a bit of cushioning, or if I'm breaking in a new pair of sandals that rub my feet. I don't want blisters. Right now, as I'm sitting at my computer, I'm wearing socks with my Birkies (my indoor-only Birkies). It's a cool day. . .and, I'll be wearing heavy socks with my indoor Birkies all winter long. Snort! P.S. RUFFLES
My wife is the same, it has to be Birkenstock and Hiking socks and has been for the last fifty years. At least Birkenstock are easier to find in England these days?
😄 ok to be fair, at home and during winter we also wear socks with our house shoes (Birkies, of course). It's just wearing this combination in public where the confusion starts for me. But thanks so much for giving your perspective! Helps to understand the why a bit better 😃. -J
@@simplegermany I live in the US and shoes with sandals are a HUGE joke. But you know what? Once you hit 60, you no longer care. It's lovely! (I'm 70 now and have had 10 years of not caring. Snort!)
Whenever I wear sandals without socks I get blisters.
walk barefoot😁
I'll tell a story. I'm selling my property here in Costa Rica. I happened to meet a German at the market and told him my property was for sale, and he asked to see it. I showed him the property (but not inside the house) and he asked how much area the property had and the asking price. I told him the area and the price and I mentioned I had a buyer who was making an offer. I could see him doing a little mental calculation. He then said "You are charging too much." (update: he was not interested in buying the property, he was just interested in the price per square meter)
I smiled and thought back to this and other channels that explain the cultural differences. Thanks for helping me understand the Germans.
I’m German and would like to understand the point of your statement.
What’s the special German thing you refer to in your story?
@@FlorianGuitar85 From a North American standpoint, you would never tell someone that the price they were asking was too high. Particularly if you had just told them you had an offer made on the property. It would be rude to say something like that and would imply you thought the person was greedy. :D
@@nomirrors3552 So let me get this right...You ask let's say 2.000 USD for a car and I go tell you that it's too much and we should agree on 1.800 for example...that is considered "rude"?
What about all the life wisdom we got from "Life of Brian"? What about "This guy won't haggle"? Isn't that actually the rude thing?
But seriously, I can't imagine smiling like an idiot into a seller's face just because of wrong politeness, when deep within I feel uncomfortable with the price.
You know what happens, when people are not pointed out on their greed?
Apple.
@@FlorianGuitar85 I think you misunderstand, he was not interested in buying the property. He was only interested in hearing the price because he was looking at other property in the area. It was not haggling or in the interest of buying. He made no counter offer nor a suggestion of a better price.
Also, if I ask $2000 for something and I tell you someone has already said "yes, I will pay that price", then you can't possible say you think the price is too high, right? *Because someone is paying that price.* Therefore the market says the price is correct.
Also, I like Apple products :) The new Macbook Air M1 is an amazing machine for the price.
@@nomirrors3552 Thanks for explaining 🙂
Of course I can call a price too high, even if another one is willing to pay it, but it’s to each their own. Some people simply don’t have good business sense and are not able to tell what’s worth a certain price and will just say „yes“.
We have a saying in Germany that goes:
„Every day a dumb one gets out of bed“
cool video you guys and i agree with some of the points. Another thing that I find "uncute" is that, for us foreigners, (specially coming from latinamerica) when you meet a German and start to make small talk to try to be friends with them, you can just ask pretty much about the weather or really few topics 😅 because then it turns out to be too personal for them or like invading their privacy. whereas in latinamerica we ask a LOT of questions to get to know the person and just be open and show interest in them. It is hard to make german friends here I still haven't made one in these 2 years
2:00 Was macht ein Brite, wenn er eine Schlange sieh? Er stellt sich hinten an. Ein britischer Comedian sagte darüber: "When we see a queue, we step in-line, even though we don't know what the queue is for."
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Socks in sandals ARE uncute. Even most of the german people think so...
But if you take a look at the people who still sport this combination, you might find that these often are elderly guys who don't go for cuteness. They might have various (mostly superuncute) reasons for preferring socks in sandals:
1. in case they have sweaty feet it's easier to change their socks than to change the leather insoles of their Birkenstocks; you'd need new Birkenstocks for that
2. wearing socks spares them from getting skin abrasions from the straps of their sandals
3. they might not want to invest the time that is needed to make their feet look 'cute' enough for being shown; wearing socks is much easier than taking proper care of calluses and toenails...
4. maybe they don't think their feet or feet in general are that cute at all, so why show them?
Now that I spelled it out I feel that if you take cuteness out of the equation there are a lot of good reasons for wearing socks in sandals... I might go for it next summer
I can absolutely not understand why people make such a huge thing about sandals and socks. 1. It is not their business. What is their problem? 2. As already pointed out in the comments there is more than one reason why it makes sense to wear sandals and socks. So once again : What is their problem?
Das frage ich mich auch! Was soll daran schlimm sein? Ich trage gaaanz selten Sandalen und würde immer zumindest ein paar Socken einstecken, für den Fall, dass es doch kälter wird als erwartet. Ich hasse kalte Füße! Und bei nackten Füßen bekomme ich sehr schnell Druckstellen oder Blasen. Außerdem finde ich nackte Füße auch nicht sehr schön anzusehen!
Plus Germans are not the only ones wearing socks and sandals. I saw this even in Italy, this self-announced so stylish nation, ON ITALIANS!
My sandals are my most comfortable shoes and I wear socks with them because it is very comfortable. As a 70 years old woman, I guess I don't care how it looks. I just go for the comfort.
The German "stand and wait in line" is a memory game: Who was there before me and who came after me? Then people will mill around a counter or platform or bus-stop and then try hard to remember to be sure that it is their turn and that no "after-them-comer" wants to be served first.
I never wear sandals but i have a theory to explain the sandals with socks oddity: Maybe some people want to wear sandals to keep their feet cool but also don't want to show their feet.
That theory may be right for a few, but I believe, most people, wearing socks in sandals, do not like wearing closed shoes at higher temperatures, as sandals are cooler than the closed shoes , which (in my opinion) always require socks when worn and that can become too hot. I have all my (as far back i remember) worn sandals without or with socks in until the really cold times come around. Then I start wearing closed shoes.
Same for me, I dont want my feet to be publically displayed as firstly my feets get dry skin soon so either i have to keep them lotion up so that they look beaitiful oterwise with less oily skin feets or hands look ugly..
Secondly ; Socks absorbs the swetting.. so sandals dont get dirty even feets dont get dirty either
Thirdly: i dont give a shit about what others think i do what i feel comfortable with & not to please others or for fashion statement
Totally agree with the standing in line and the funny part is when you let someone in front of you because they only have one item at the supermarket (which I always do). I have found that it freaks the Germans out especially down south. I have found with my observation is that many Germans also don’t necessarily like straight and honest feedback from non-Germans.
I normally don't cut a queue but during Covid peak I did it unknowingly (until she loudly protested). We were supposed to have 2m distance. But this woman with her cart was maybe 5m behind the person before her between some tables, so I didn't think she was even queueing. So if you leave too much space in front of you someone will take the place.
Towels: in Croatia I saw beach rules at a camp site which were more or less just about this topic. Like: you are not allowed to and everything will be taken away. I don't know it they really enforced the rules as you could see towels none the less.
Sandals with socks: I have a friend who really likes to wear sandals. Sometimes he also wears socks - if he walks in the snow and it's freezing !
I recently started following your channel. You make very good content.
The openness and criticism is what I appreciate a lot in Germans.
Jen: germans can be cute
Yvonne: 😊
Jen: and uncute
Yvonne: ☹
On the subject of sandals with socks: I think the cause is the average temperature here in Germany. It is often the case that with bare feet in sandals you simply get cold feet (with a subsequent cold) but on the other hand you don't want to walk around in closed shoes all day. So it is an optimal compromise to wear sandals with socks. Therefore I will never do without it, just because it is different in southern countries.
the answer to the question: "Why would you wear sandals with socks?" is: "Why NOT?"
Then get well ventilated mesh full shoes. Plenty of them around. Poland has the same weather as Germany and wearing sandals with socks is one of the most commonly known no-nos there. We even say "he wears socks with sandals" as an euphemism for a barbarian.
Without socks my feet get sweaty on these plastic hiking soles. Disgusting is what’s coming after the sweating feet.
Beside the already given point about:
- why not with socks
- sandals are great with their open air feeling
- better with socks than without pedicure :)
- it’s a faux pas they say, but why
If I wanna wear socks in my sandals, i just do it. If i wear sandals i mostly wear socks in my sandals. And I honestly don't care about what other people might think about that...
You're not lying about the line cutting!!!!
Number 1 to 5 I think can be applied to every nation. You two are so cute, I love watching your videos, so we can settle more "smoothly" 😂.
Nah.. respect queues, respect others.
You girls are so funny! I haven't enjoyed UA-cam that much for long!
#3 could you please do a video on it? like give us tips on how to be straightforward back? key words we can say to be straight forward back to germans?
#1 I have never experienced it in Germany and I have lived in 3 different countries, I have been actually shocked that they haven‘t skipped me in lines here. I find Gemans super cute when they see that you are buying just one item and they politely let you go through 💚.
Complaining? I feel like in Europe overall are always complaining and we tend all to be very negative compared to other countries on other continents.
Sandals with socks roooooockkkk my world🤘🤘🤘hahaha so comfy!
Oh yea it’s so cute when they let you pass in the supermarket 🙂. Maybe for part III 😝
Simply be straightforward. Us Germans are used to harsh and direct criticism. So if something sucks, you can straightforward say: "This sucks", simple as that. Important is that you never simply insult the adressed person, always keep it on a non personal level, e.g. if you don't like the dress of a friend it is ok to say "you don't look good tonight" or "I don't like the dress you are wearing" but not "you look strange, seems like you do not have a great idea of fashion." I've only realized how confusing our way of criticising to other folks is when I met my former wife who is from Finland. She had already lived a couple of years in Germany, so she was used to German habits, but when I met her family for the first time, they seemed to have a really hard time with me when I din't like things. Her sister later told me that they in the first time sometimes had the feeling that I absolutely can't stand them when there was something that I disliked. Over the years they got used to my directness and I also learned to be less direct, so we met kind of in the middle of the way.
@@roelli79 😅
@@simplegermany It would be interesting if you guys could do a video with some training/ scenariios on "German abruptness diplomacy" (OK, I made that up) to kind of frame what is within the norm - obviously meaness is not OK.... I think it would help prepare myself and others us for our new lives in Germany. I'm also afraid my own German American self might be too straightforward 🙄 (learned it from my Dad) .... Packing now, I'll be there in November, sooner if my work has it way - very excited to be there.
Oh sorry, we only saw this comment just now! Hope your move to Germany goes smooothly 😆. Thanks for the recommendation, will add it to our list of ideas. Cheers!
The directness and harsh feedback is something that I have seen many expats struggle with, specifically Americans. At my husbands former workplace they invented the "bullshit burger" specifically geared towards the Americans they had to deal with. It means that you say something positive, then the criticism you want to put towards the person and finish with something positive again to soften the blow. Also my husband who works in IT got told once by his boss that an American customer complained because they thought my husband was very rude to them because he answered just "NO that is not how it works!" to a question and apparently he was supposed to but more circumspect. This is on the flipside very strange to Germans. Just say what you mean so everybody knows where they stand. :)
Back home in Sweden it is expected that you stand to the right in the escalator so that people that are in a hurry can go past you to the left but here in Germany my girlfriend and some of my friends always stands next to me blocking the path for others and it makes me very uncomfortable! 😅 The brutal feedback makes me wanna cry sometimes.
I saw that rule written out in Czechia once, and then again in Hungary, and ever since I stand on the right. In many of the more busy cities in Germany, not blocking the escalator has become an unwritten norm, thankfully.
But hey, use the opportunity of "brutal feedback" to solve the "escalator problem". Happy to help! XD
I used to shoo people standing on the left and walk by. But I have given up, now I walk as far as I can and stop standing to the right. Kinda the same with letting people leave trains before boarding. When I leave and somebody tries to enter I just leave and if they get jostled it's their problem. But I have stopped explaining to people how to act in a civilised way when I wait to board and they don't get it.
But if only few people want to walk on an escalator it is used only to 50% which makes it slower for everyone.
I don't wear socks and sandals, _except_ when I have a foot injury. The sandals often help to adjust to the injury, and regarding socks: I have cold feet and sometimes even wear wintersocks in the summer.
It’s not cutting in line it’s “aktives Anstehen” 😂 But that doesn’t cover going straight to the start of the line, but instead stubbly moving up in the line whenever someone leaves a spot open with no one noticing. 😅
Exactly that! 😂
I often weare soks in sandals, because my feet tend to slip a bit in sandals and rubb off the skin or cause blisters.
Never heard Tekija, and most people in the North say Majorka.
I’m from the UK and socks with sliders (adiletten) have become a fashion trend here with younger people. But fashion aside, comfort is definitely one of the reasons why people do it - it’s well comfy!
what gets me crazy is also how some people in Germany pronounce Italian. Like for example gnocchi or Lamborghini.
You are absolutly on the right path with the socks and sandals issu Yvonne :-) Most mornings, basically in spring and early summer but also in autumn, it's cold when you leave the house for school or work, but later on as sun is rising higher it can get very hot. Socks are a pretty easy way to mantain feet warm in the morning and then put off when it get hoter, you have to think of it as some sort of cardigan for the feet XD.
Love it!
Hi Ihr 2, das mit Mallorca ist mir bekannt. Ich habe allerdings noch niemanden Tequja sagen hören:-) Außerdem hätte ich da noch eine frage. Wie spricht man dann Paella aus?
Tolles Video! Viele Grüße aus Bayern.
Pa-eh-ja
That's correct! Thanks @Ricki :)
@@simplegermany I had two girlfriends from Guatemala and one from Colombia when we were in school together in Germany, so I know a teensy bit of Spanish (mainly the bad words).
Okay. forget about cute or uncute german things. You guys are super cute. And Appreciate the efforts you are putting in these videos. Thank you.
You 2 are adorable. We tend to cut in line in New Jersey too but its more subtle and play dumb when discovered.
I think I can explain the topic with wearing socks in sandals for myself.
In the morning I am not already awake yet but one of the first things I do is putting socks on my feet to keep them warm.
And I will keep them on until I go to bed, I am not thinking about the shoes and if it fits to my outfit.
So for me the answer is lazyness, even on vacation.
Thank you for your videos, I enjoy them very much.
It's very helpful, even if I'm a native german just trying to improve my English.
We can continue with "Expresso und Gnotschi" ;-)
By the way I grew up like Yvonne - Easter was the big question, if the temperature was high enough: "Mama - darf ich Kniestrümpfe (oder sogar Söckchen) anziehen??????". I cannot remember one friend wearing sandals without socks. Either socks in Sandals or no shoes at all ;-) But I must agree, that the "Socks in Sandals (or better: Schlappen) is more or less a men-thing ;-)
😅😅 Expresso und Gnotschi. Did not know of those two 😋. -J
Ich bin ganz Jens Meinung, was die Aussprache diverser spanischer Namen und Begriffe angeht. Barcelona ist auch so ein Beispiel oder gracias - mitunter sprechen wir Deutschen das so hart und falsch aus, dass sich mir die Nackenhaare aufstellen. Aber Spanisch ist auch keine Pflichtfremdsprache an den meisten Schulen. Ich hatte das Glück eineinhalb Jahre Spanisch an der Schule lernen zu dürfen und hab es geliebt. Leider spreche ich heute kein Spanisch mehr, aber mein Wasser mit und ohne Sprudel oder Eis kann ich immer noch auf Spanisch bestellen. *g*
Was die Sockengeschichte angeht - ich habe es bis heute nicht verstanden. Ich bin ein Barfuß-Mensch. Ich mag keine Socken in Sandalen oder auch in meinen Lieblingssommerschuhen von ON tragen. Manche tragen Socken vielleicht auch, um Blasen zu vermeiden - zumindest wäre das für mich ein Grund, den ich verstehen kann.
Talking about the German socks.
One reason could be that some people get sweaty feet wearing shoes without socks. Reason 2 could be that socks protect from insects and mosquitoes.
Yeah, both valid points 🙃
OMG!! This video is super super cute ❤️❤️ i laughed my heart out. I absolutely loved it
I am not German nor living in Germany yet; but I do wear socks and sandals sometimes but only in the winter season when it is cold. For me, I wear socks because it is cold and wearing a sandal is much faster than shoes (more convenient) I wonder if this is common in all countries that have winter season?
SUCH A GOOD LIST. And the simultaneous gasp when you realized mostly guys wear sandals with socks 😂
Same for me, I dont want my feet to be publically displayed as firstly my feets get dry skin soon so either i have to keep them lotion up so that they look beaitiful oterwise with less oily skin feets or hands look ugly..
Secondly ; Socks absorbs the swetting.. so sandals dont get dirty even feets dont get dirty either
Thirdly: i dont give a shit about what others think i do what i feel comfortable with & not to please others or for fashion statement
Wir ( West)deutschen mögen Schlangestehen nicht besonders und setzen alles daran, es zu vermeiden. An der Bäckereitheke stehen die Leute alle in voller Breite nebeneinander. Es bedienen ja meistens mehrere Verkäuferinnen gleichzeitig. Man versucht möglichst vor dem Teilabschnitt zu stehen, von dem man etwas bestellen möchte, damit man beim Bestellen darauf zeigen kann. Ansonsten versuchen wir uns die Reihenfolge zu merken, in der die Kunden den Laden betreten. Und wenn sich jemand vordrängelt, heißt es "Moment mal, ich war aber vor Ihnen dran!" oder "Stop, die junge Dame hier ist aber früher dran als Sie!"
Die Schlangen in Flughafenwartehallen finde ich immer ätzend. Die einzigen Schlangen, in denen ich je geduldig gewartet habe, waren vor Jahrzehnten die Essensschlangen in der Mensa.
Dass das Vordrängeln auf BE to jump the queye und auf AE to cut the line heißt, wusste ich nicht. Wieder was dazu gelernt. Im deutschen Vordrängeln kommt erst gar keine Warteschlange vor. Man merkt sich möglichst auch ohne Schlange, wer zuerst da war bzw. in welcher zeitlichen Reihenfolge die Leute erscheinen.
In many places in Brazil is also common to use socks with sandals but the sandals are normally from the Havaianas brand so is a bit more comfortable then the hard German sandals :D :D
"Cutting the line" is a Rheinland thing. Try it in the south....
I rarely hear people say Mallorca with [l] and I have never heard anyone say Tequila with a [j] (tekiya)...
(I'm from Southern Germany)
This is well known in the U.k. about
Germans going early, putting towels
reserving on the beach. I have not
Seen it. But heard of it in the U.K. .
We had that happen on multiple occasions and I can tell you that I almost snapped when this German woman cut us(My wife and children) in line at the hospital.
Well as a guy(German) in my late 30's, I love my hiking sandals, only with dark socks. They are so comfy (without socks often to cold) and I wear them as often as possible, 'cause I tend to get sweaty feet during summer an midwarm weather(washing them at least daily, sometimes thrices) . I do this out of responsibility for my (social)environment :). And I know.... I' ve been told at least million times, that IT looks ugly. But bear with me, you all are so worthy to not get hit by this smell. So I sacrifice myself for you :D
Cheers Greg
People telling the wearer that it looks ugly are nuts and should get their head examined. How rude can you be to bother other people with your weird hang-ups?
The best Fremdwort I heard from a German guy was: "Heute esse ich Gnotschi." After a while I understood he meant the italian Gnocchi. He made my day!😂
😅 that’s awesome!
I think you both are sooo cute ❤❤❤ keep the good work.. love ya both .. love birds🥰🥰🥰
Socks and sandals are simple. Sometimes, it's too warm for regular shoes, but too cold for just sandals. Or maybe your sandals chafe a little so you use socks as a buffer. Simple!
If you wear socks with sandals your feet doesn't get tanned, but it is still breezy.
It is a German/UK thing, but mostly German. In Florida, where everyone dresses tropical or at least sub-tropical. Picture beautiful colorful shorts and tops plus sandals....and black socks! Not short sport socks either. That is how they are identified from afar! People here think it is kind of cute even if they may snicker. :)
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i would also like to wear socks with sandals
last year i did it from summer till the autumn
The feet can never be cold in Germany, that's why the socks are so appreciated.
Yes, cold feet get you sick, as every German child knows😬
💜 You ladies
"Cut lines", what is that? Aaahh, queue jumping! Never heard the American expression before. I thought it was something to do with illegal angling? To be fair, none of my German mates or in-laws would do that.
Most things that Germans do are pretty similar to the British? Or should I say, Germans from the North-West. The only thing "uncute" I find, is if you say, 'how are you' and you then get their full medical history, warts and all!
hahaha oh yes, that is a fair point! Maybe for part II 😆
So regarding the How are you answers, if you don't care how people are, why don't you just say hi instead? How is that a German problem?
@@babsihebeis8939 Exactly, I rest my case?
I’m a Spanish speaker, and that would annoy the Hell out me to hear Mallorca being pronounced “ MaLorca “, almost the way hearing “ QuesadiLa “ for quesadilla, or a jalapeño called a “ HALL O PEN O “.🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
As a German-American, third generation, I find some of these things still inherent with myself and my behavior. It must be in our DNA. 🤔
In our defense, i must say it´s not only german thing with the towel. The other nations can do this too. The funfact is: When you see someone with shorts and white tennissocks, you know, i can speak german with this person. Makes life easyer!!!! ;-)
Can anybody answer the question, why shouldn't I wear socks in sandals? I find mummified dried out feet in sandals without socks much more disgusting. I would agree though, that if you're only wearing bathing clothes and then socks, that would be a bit ridiculous. But even that is a matter of taste.
Lol im American and I completely agree with the socks and Birkenstocks 🤣 I just did it today actually for that exact reason. I don’t care if people think it’s ghetto im still doing it
Being Spanish living in Czech Republic not sure what to think about Germans behaving at their best when on holidays! 😂
Russians and others also reserve sunbeds. Hotels should offer enough for everyone. I once spent my whole vacation on the balcony instead at the pool bc. there were too few sunbeds.
As to jumping a line: due to Covid there can be big gaps between people waiting one can easily overlook the end if you're a bit unfocused.
Germans have the tendency to name geographical names outside Germany in the German way. If you drive on the A3 you see Arnheim (Arnhem) on the signs. On the A57 you see Nimegen ( Nijmgen). On the Dutch side of the border you'll see Köln (instead of Keulen), Paris (instead of Parijs) we name geographical names in the language where they are situated.
I learned from my (often) elder colleagues that the reserve-with-a-towel-tactic works not only with towels. On a bigger event like a yearly conference for all the staff members of the institution I learned it the hard way. Because of work I arrived rather late and looked kinda desperate for a place to sit on the seat rows and was happy to find a place on the back rows. And the moment I tried to sit down (out of breath and exhausted) someone yelled at me and started to complain why I didn't see her water bottle (the equivalent of the towel) .... so yes, germans try to reserve their places with any kind of belonging. And I'm ashamed of them, it's so embarassing and a moment of Fremdscham for me... please don't do that... honestly. Just don't.
😂 oh yes we also know the water bottle 🙈
I told this to my German aunt and she got all red in the face and told me "But I can't sit in the sun! I NEED to reserve a seat!"... Yes, there's always a very specific reason. As if the others wouldn't like that spot too!
For me there a 2 reasons to reserve a place 1. Too much too carry around (exapel: 1 a backpack, a duffle back, and jacket so why not put that stuff on/under/over a free Chair so it doesn't lay in the walking ways) and 2. To stay in a social group just imagine you and family/friends/coworkers a at a restaurant and at your table is one place free and a stranger is going to sitting there that destroyes the privacy in that group and is just cringe
So it is kinda a defense mechanism for our "you mind your own business and I mind mine, (if it follows the rules) " culture/mentality
@@TheLtVoss exactly. The same reasons ALL the other guests have ;)
You girls are absolutely amazing. We are applying for our citizenship due to birth right. You have given me so much insight into the life in Germany. Your info is great and helping me so much. I trust your advise. Thank you so much and f@uck all the negative people being nasty to you!
Thanks a lot! Good luck for getting your citizenship soon! 😊
You learn to wear sandals with white socks of the parents. I try to avoid it, but sometimes I am on the street and suddenly notice that I am just wearing them either.
I have no connection to the Spanish language, but I never heard the two pronounciations von Mallorca and Tequila. Maybe it is a local thing of where you currently live?
we call #1 "queue-jumping" in British English. But "cutting lines" is OK too. Either way, it makes me so angry I'll often simply leave the store / bakery rather than start shouting.
That level of honesty makes them an easy catalyst as being a depression increaser to whoever is their audience, especially when not considering if their conversee tries so hard to hide if they are on their low point of their life at face value. I guess they just don't care. 🤷♂️
Edit: On the flip side, countries that do too much of warm conversations tends to worry a lot about not being a depression catalyst, that they are willing to accept mediocre results out of it.
It's a balancing act.
When talking to a stranger outside a social setting : All honest, all day!
Stranger in a social setting: Start out nice and adapt as you go
Friends and family: Absolute trust means absolute honesty! But there's more willingness to calm it down on top of that.
Tequilla with two ‘L’s’,sounds like a cute dog name. 😂
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Filipinos can be direct too. They have no problem saying to a co worker,”Rick,you’re looking fat today,or have you gained weight?” Just out of the blue. No Rhythm or reason. That’s an example of ppl I’ve worked with for years,but I’ve also found other Filipinos doing this too,to me.
🙈 haha oh no! Yeah, that sounds like very honest as well. Thanks for sharing Ricky!
That's weird! don't think Germans would say something like that. That is a rather NO GO in conversations! Far too rude. You can tell someone that he/ she has done something the wrong way and explain how it should be done properly. But we Germans usyally don't mention overweight or other topics of someone's appearance.
"Hier wird aber nicht vorgedrängelt!" - "Ich hab doch bloß die paar Sachen da!"
I'm so glad I've never heard "Tequiya" or I'd have probably burst out laughing 😂😂. I have heard "Claro" und "Basta" but no "L" problems there ;) I enjoyed this topic and I concur, for the most part. Germans have no qualms when it comes to giving their opinion or speaking their minds. After 7 years living here, I have learned to be open and go straight to the point (y sin anestesia!). I like the fact that they don't beat about the bush and you, in turn, can speak your mind as well. There's a lot less passive-aggressiveness involved. As for Birkenstock sandals and cotton socks? I've worn them all my adult life so I'm all for it 😋😁
I also haven't heard it, but it's also nothing people around me talk about all the time. The "v"/"w" pronounciation error for English words is more common.
A lot of men belive they have ugly looking feeds -that was also the reason why i never wear short trousers I thought i have not nice legs my wife healed me from this position but i think this is one of the reasons why they wear socks in the sandals....
I'd never wore socks with sandals, it never made sense to me until I finally bought some crocs. I know they're not exactly sandals but close. Without socks my ankles get rubbed raw while walking. So I tried socks and it's super comfy. I only do it while walking the dogs. To each their own 😅
I saw women ignoring the line, they used the door without queue.
When English people wear socks in sandals probably they don't want to get sun burned.
oh my gosh! yup yup! The "line ups-thing" drives me crazy, but not as bad as in France. And the directness hits hard for me. I'm a Canadian and we are probably WAY too polite, but it always feels so rude when the Germans are ultra direct.
I use socks in sandles mainly as a contraceptive measure 😜
You really caught me on the Tekija, outch.
Jen, I don't hate you, I love both of you very much, you spread so many good vibes, even when you criticize something, it is cuteness overload, which I need on Mondays to survive the week. Thanks so much 💚.
Hehe thanks for your nice words! 🙂
I'm Canadian )German background so I spend a lot of time learning about Germany). In Canada, well, I live in BC which is the most western province on the Pacific) and I do see a LOT of us wear sandals with socks and I think this is simply an age thing. Once folks get to that age or point in their life (for some it's older than for others) when comfort becomes more important than style, the socks go on with the sandals. I think this is because yes, indeed, a fully clothed show like a sneaker or runner is far too hot and suffocating during the summer but sandals without socks can create blisters which we can all agree are painful, your feet sweat and then rub against your shoes and make them stink faster then normal, dirt gets in between your toes and with sweat this is just pure raunch. If I was to go out for a nice time and wore my dressier sandals, I would go barefoot but if I'm going for a nice walk or hike I wouldn't hesitate to wear socks. Its become so normal here that its really just the young judgy twirps who roll their eyes at it. I prefer to like people just doing what they like and what works for them and not judging about it. If you like socks with sandals, awesome. Do it! If you don't, then don't wear it like that. Easy peasy, just let people be. But now I have a question about the straight forwardedness of Germans because I hear this from every UA-camr Ive watched. But no one has given an example of this. What would an example that Yvonne would say something that Jenn would find a bit hurtful or too blunt? I'm a super sensitive person but also have been told I'm very blunt so I'm interetsed in how I would do with this? Maybe a video with some examples of what Yvonne would say and Jenn could say if its a love or a hate. 😆Thanks for your videos! Very enjoyable! You two are a hoot!
Thanks for sharing!! We talk about a few examples in some videos. It’s mostly that Germans give you a straight answer, they have no hesitation in saying no. Whereas the Latino mostly says yes to be polite even though they know they will never do it. Example: a Spanish colleague of Jen moved to Dublin and during the farewell drinks said to the group of friends ‘you are all coming to visit soon right?’ Jen answered of course, I answered no, because I knew we had no vacation days left and plenty of other plans for the year. Jen thought I was being very rude 😅
@@simplegermany HA ha!! That's an awesome response. So it's kind of like responding w/ what the person wants to hear to be nice vs. saying what is true, even if it seems blunt. Which is so true, I would probably respond like Jen in that case but then feel bad after knowing I could not really fulfill that request and wished I was more honest like you and just say no, we'll miss you and are sad to see you go but have no plans to visit you anytime soon! 😂😂😂
My sandals with socks wearing parents do so to protect the sandals from their smelly feet 🤣
I actually never heard someone pronounce Mallorca and Tequila wrong. I wonder if that is a regional thing.
Haha maybe it is a regional thing! Thanks for your insights 🧦😄
Been here for a month - definitely agree with the socks and sandals. Like, why??? Another confusing thing is that people layer up in winter coats when it’s like 65f/ 18c outside here in Berlin. When I lived in Chicago people would only dress like that when it was actually freezing, and even then there were still plenty of crazies in shorts.
Also the number of people in the exact same outfit of all black plus dirty white shoes and tennis socks is astounding. There are people walking around in groups where everyone has this same outfit. My gf and I thought people were twinning on purpose like couple outfits but nope. Apparently it’s supposed to be cool and stylish, but I don’t think so.
haha that's the so famous 'Berlin style' I think 😆. Yeah, I guess Chicago gets colder than Berlin. Let us know how your first winter goes! ❄️-J
But that's really unhealthy and they will catch a cold! I can't understand why people dislike sandals in shoes. I personally don't like the view of naked feet in sandals. Only if the feet are extremely well cared for and the nails are painted.
Americans (young ones especially) wear white tube socks and slides. No judgement from me about socks and sandals. :)
How do you say "excuse me" in German, for people who jump the queue? Thanks
In the US we say Mallorca (Majorca) like Jen pronounces it...but there is also another double "ll" Spanish pronunciation that has an "H" sound, for example I use to live in La Jolla, in Southern California (pronounced la HOY-a)...it translates to "the jewel". It's a beautiful area next to San Diego along the beach that is reminiscent of Positano, Italy,
Anyhow.... my vote is NO, just flat out NO, on wearing socks with sandals - it should be illegal, lol...unless someone is doing it in their own house.
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Yeah but in the US you guys say tortillas with a single L, soooo
Good video, I love the chemistry between the two of you. 😊
I’ve never ever heard a German pronounce Mallorca with audible L, neither do I know anybody who says „Tekija.“ 🤷♂️
Germans might call Mallorca „Malle“, but that’s a nickname and doesn’t count.
Ok, I’ve said out loud Tequila and Tekija a few times now, and I think it *might* be possible that I’ve heard someone pronounce it the wrong way, but I still don’t believe that it’s usually pronounced wrongly.
Same with me. I very seldom heard someone say Mallorca like Mallorka with an l. It's usually just ignorance of the phonetic rules of the Spanish language and happens to people who are not attentive enough to notice that other people pronounce Mallorca like Majorka.
Yup, was about to write the same thing. Must be regional. Up here in HH, it's "Majorka" (sure, some people say "Malle") and "Teckiehla".
"Socks and Sandals are the optimal footwear for everything"
-Linus "Techtips" Sebastian.
You two are wonderful!!! 1) I see it so often. Specifically when boarding trains, bakeries and toilets. I'm now always looking to protect my spot 😂. 2) I'm used to it and now just happily surprised when you meet the super friendly kind Germans (a minority, and usually a 2nd generation german are the extra friendly people or super well traveled people who also lived abroad) 3) I travel so much in Europe and i notice complaining is a European thing. I notice the exception to be Portugal. 4-6 I don't see as a problem as they can be seen in many other places. 7) my own. Why people block seats in trains and busses with backpacks and pretend not to see that other people are standing... this I have not seen to happen at such wild general manner anywhere else.
Haha, my Vertragsprofessor in U.S. Law School was from Stuttgart, DE.
Das Titelbild bricht mir das Herz. 😢
Aussprache: ich fordere hiermit dass ihr das Wort "Mass" (Bier) vorträgt! Da schaumermal...
Prost TeKiJa!!
🍸 Prost! 😋
Well observed. 👍
Queue jumping
I admit I did that at english summer school while lining up for the planetary in London. And I made a gesture to the son of my english host family who was accompanying me that there is a spare place further up the line for him, too. That's the first time in my life when it occurred to me that queue jumping is perhaps not ok. Till then, I rather had a "weg gegangen - Platz vergangen" approach.
Socks in Sandals is the new punk. When we were young we ran around in mutilised torn jeans to piss off the grown ups. It obviously works.
Pronouncing foreign language words the correct way is obviously more cute. In my youth I came along a lot of "Ketchup" and "Donald Duck" having the U pronounced the german way. On the other hand what the world does to german words isn't always cute either. City names like Köln and München are regularily butchered. Or Volkswagen and so on. But I don't mind. It's difficult to know all the languages in the world to do it right. Anyway it's good to attempt to do it right.
Complaining - we are not happy if we can't complain. Complaining is lifting you up because you are obviously superior to the thing/circumstances/person you are complaining about. It makes us appear wise with a good judgement.. a person you'd like to ask advice from.. not like the easy to fool happy-clappies.. I think it's something like that.
Bakeries? There are usually multiple servers and multiple lines, and there are no fixed positions for those, it depends where one of the persons behind the counter currently is and who comes when and sees this... this is rather dynamic. Hence the sometimes credible failute to perceive an existing line. It is not as clear cut as being queued up parallel along a conveyor belt.
Then there's also that American misconception of "cutting lines" when another checkout in the super market opens and people move as fast as they can or care for to the new line, and Americans somehow have the assumption that, if also some of those who were at the end of the already open checkout decide to move to the new line (as opposed to freely standing around customers, who will do the same), somehow they should be guaranteed to be first, and in the same order as in the old line. Well, WRONG. Lol. New line is new game, and a not yet existing line yet to be formed cannot be cut by definition - lines in your imagination, stemming from cultural conventions and expectations, but which are not objectively there yet - guess what - don't count! :-P
ahaha, 'since you like brutal feedback, here you go' :D hilarious video!
Jep, when we say that Germans like to follow rules, we generalize a lot. There is never 100% of stereotypes 😉
My girlfriend is German and I've seen her accidentally skip soooo many lines.
In her case, it's genuinely an accident, so cute.
10 years here. Never had a German cut in the line. So not sure if this is a for a particular city.
When I wear sandals without socks, I get sweaty feet and they stick to the inside of the soles. Also the sandals look awful after a few days. Socks I can change every day and put them in the washer - don't do that with sandals. I think that people who object to socks in sandals are only repeating what they heard others say, because they are too lazy or not able to think themselves. If I hear someone commenting on that, I usually do what a tree would do, when a pig rubs itself on its bark.