Reaction To What Germans Think About Brexit
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- Reaction To What Germans Think About Brexit
This is my reaction to What Germans Think About Brexit
In this video I learn about what people in German think about Brexit by seeing German people being asked about it on the streets of Germany
Original Video - • What Germans think abo...
Hello there.
This happened in 2016/17. I work at the largest airport in Germany. Handling a flight to the UK.
2 british passengers approached my gate. One was asking me a some ordinary, flight related questions. But I could tell that the other one had some kind of anger boiling inside. Out of nowhere, he just said: "oh, you must be so happy, you finally get rid of us. I am!"
His pal just glared at him and was about to apologize. But I replied, why would I be happy? I and most people here are really sad, that you're leaving. We are a family. We view the Brits, like the weird uncle/ aunt in the family. Always a bit different, but loved. And it's never nice, when a loved family member says its farewell.
He looked at me baffled and than said, he never saw it from this point of view.
This incident gave me a new perspective how intense and relentless the propaganda must have been in the UK.
I'm a European citizen and live in the UK as my husband is British and my work can done from anywhere, I couldn't believe it and the way it is going, we are planning to leg it back to the EU, this country is doomed
I remember passengers at FRA breaking out in tears when the result of the referendum came out. Managed not to cry for a day and two and then could not help myself anymore when people started telling my how fundamentaly Brexit would eff up their lives.
@@sisuguillam5109haha and they have been crying for 6 years love it
Even here in Germany, there are some right wing populists, who say, that we also should exit the EU. Yeah... great idea. We saw, how it was, when the Brits exited the EU. The same thing would happen here.
The perfect reason to not vote the AfD
@@phillipbanes5484 you want again a Germany like 1933? That's what you will get with AFD...
@@phillipbanes5484 has your Unicorn arrived, Mr Gammon? You really must enjoy this mess. Did your last brain cell die of loneliness? The UK is in trouble, because some idiots grunted sovereignty, well I hope they enjoy all the mess, hopefully they enjoy the longer waiting times and higher costs, in case they starve or freeze, they only have themselves to blame.
Is your pineapple tutu a bit tight?
Specially that it has the most benefits from all other EU states
But dense people exist everywhere
Looks like being in the eu is going great for Germany lol
I lived in a university town here in Germany when the Brexit results were announced. My towns university is very popular for studying english linguistics, so it was full with international students. On that day you could see very clearly which students came from the UK: they looked the same as the US students did when it was announced that Trump won the US election. Shocked, in disbelief, in a daze. Many said they felt like they are in a nightmare.
Saddest thing was that they didn't even participate in that poll. Young people in their 20s were born and raised in the UK as EU citizens. Those students didn't know any other life then being in the EU. They were absolutely sure that Brexit could never happen, so most of them didn't think it was even relevant to participate. You can clearly see in the later released poll demografic, the older the population, the higher the percentage of voters and the higher the number of pro Brexiteers. In the end, Brexit was caused by those people who won't have to live long enough to feel the consequences. And once again, the young ones are the ones who are doomed thanks to the old ones backwards thinking and actions.
Well, not participating in a poll and then mourning the outcome......
I know many young people who didn't take the poll seriously and were affected by the results. But that is politics for you, you may ignore it until it actually catches up to you. Same with ignoring potential dangers because they seem like 'stupid politicians' who in the end will win because of the first disregard. If you don't vote you can still be sure all radicals and people with strong political opinions actually will and result a high percentage inside the poll. And that is something some people forget about. No matter how silly and stupid something sounds, if it is on political ground and could actually change things seriously you better swing your arse into the cabin and vote against it.
To be fair I know quite a lot of people who voted against Brexit and are in their fifties and sixties. I think it is more a matter of education and city or countryside.
BUT: If your UK young friends there don't even bother to vote on something that important, maybe they shouldn't be shocked afterwards?
It's so easy to blame the "older" generation, when in fact you should blame only yourself, considering how close the vote was.
IIt´s a pity that Scotland has to deal with that, too
I had a colleague working in Manchester and he voted to leave the EU. As I was curious, I asked him for his reasons and a main reason for him was that he has to wait too long for an appointment at a medical specialist. I was amazed that such small things could be a reason for such a far-reaching decision, thanked him for his reply and never spoke to him about it again because I simply disagreed with him completely and still do.
Oddly enough, quite a lot of the specialists I saw were from the EU, when I had surgery, the surgeon was German, the anesthesiologist was Italian, the nurses British, French and Spanish, I bet he will love the much longer waiting times now, and he only has himself to blame
I have friends in the UK and I have been there many times both for work or to follow my frivolous Bushcraft hobby (Scotland is GREAT for Bushcraft!).
As for Brexit. I think it's a good thing, but not because the UK left. I would love to have the UK in the EU, but I never felt they truly were part of the EU. More that they felt they had been coaxed into the EU.
They were also lobbying against a lot of all-EU initiatives, like e.g. an EU army. And against many social initiatives, which makes sense, because a lot of politicians from the UK wanted to protect their own Financial sector, which isn't always very social or even transient.
As a German that has lived in many EU countries now, I think that I feel in most countries, that many people, especially the younger generation, share a spirit of Europe.
When I look at videos from the UK though, now regretting Brexit, it is mostly for trade or financial losses.
I realize that the history of the UK has been different from mainland Europe countries, bur I don't think that purely economical benefits are good enough to rejoin the EU. There must be a bit of a spark for the whole Europe idea, too. Or the next Brexit comes with the next heavily sponsored clowns like Farage and Johnson. Just my opinion.
So why is Brexit a good thing? Well, it gives the UK time to figure out who they are and it quite efficiently quietened leave promoters in other countries.
as someone who studied and worked in Brighton for half a decade I'm still heartbroken that Brexit happened, especially the way it did.
why? brighton is a shithole?
Rupert Murdoch the puppet master was always playing the Brits
I am very sorry for the affected people. Especial for the junger generations and the ones voted against.
I hope they will join back the union. It would be good for both sides.
As a Brit living in Germany for > 40 years I felt and feel that Brexit was a tragedy for all in Europe. British politicians with their own selfish agendas with the aid of MSM manipulated the voters.
The EU is certainly not perfect but I strongly believe it was better to be sitting at the table when discussions were held which would have a future impact on UK.
None of my German friends/colleagues could understand Brexit and were disappointed by the decision.
What if any benefit has there been from Brexit?
Fortunately for me, my grandma was born in Ireland so thanks to her I have an Irish passport and am an EU citizen.
Incidentally I was disenfranchised by the Conservative government - ie could not vote on Brexit.
The benefit from brexit? I "hope" that the british people have seen what they have from blindly trusting their hilarious politicans. I saw some of the meetings in the house of lords and the house of commons. It was like watching a sitcom, a really bad one. Or maybe something like the jungle camp in RTL... So, brexit was a tragedy, and peole suffer from it. Will they learn? Only time can tell. Will the system change? I think not. It is sad that even in the 2020s people are not getting smarter overall...
@@ftrueck Sheeple 🐏🐑🐑🐑
Sad but true !
I couldn't vote on Brexit either as I'd been living in Germany for more than 15 years.
@@johnjackson7162 At the time I found it very difficult to accept but now have moved on.
As a consequence of my choice of place of residence is that I am disenfranchised - a bystander in UK and German elections.
Really every remainer keeps telling me how the eu is a utopia I never saw it in the 8 years I have lived in the uk.
We feel for the British. Maybe less with the Brexiteers.🤷♂️
Feel happy. We have been hoping to get out of the EUSSR for decades.
@@archiebald4717🤡🤡🤡
@archiebald4717 well see how long it lasts more and more and have regret. We will rejoin
@@AlexanderJonathan886 Any evidence for that? What about those who voted to remain and now regret it?
Are you planing to add some sense to your comment 🙄🤯@@archiebald4717
I only had been once in the UK - 1996 with the english class to see typical spots like Brighton, Stratford upon Avon, Canterbury and London.
To know that traveling there now would at least a nightmare, and that allclose bonds with the people of the UK are at least really strained, if not disrupted, is quite heart breaking.
But there is one tiny part in me that is somewhat reliefed as the UK had been given an unusal and illogical Veto right in EU decisions - even were they were not involved.
And in the 2000 and early 2010 years they used this rights to block and obstruct an constructive working inside the EU legislative that i was at least glad that this obstacle is now left behind.
And i hope that if the UK once more will join, such rights for this country, as they posed an unreasonable benefit, are no longer part of any treaty.
I saw a docu about old British people who spend the British winter in Spain, they were shocked that they now needed a visa for Spain and that they couldn't stay for the whole winter. And they decided to sell off their Spanish houses, but a lot of them did and they were all in the same place, so the housing prices in that area dropped like hell. So they lost a lot of money. That describes brexit well
The UK has always been in the door about going or staying, And on some level, they always had to pick if they want to be closer to thr US or the EU.
"I'm not European" is a fair position to have, no matter how stupid it is economically. (unfortunately Covid gave them some cover for the economic disaster...)
London has, however, been effectively blackmailing the EU by threatening to leave ever since Thatcher wanted "her money back".
By asking to end the four freedoms, they asked WAY too much.
Which is a tragedy - France, Germany and the UK at the same table, yelling at each other in parliament is indefinitely preferable to they historically tried to play the other two. And London didn't even succeed in trying to get back to the early 20th century (or even further back) in splitting "the continent" so they can do what they want... no, now they'Re just outside looking in.
I am a German and I am most annoyed by Brexit. I was in Scotland for holidays last season and needed to get myself a passport to enter the UK. Prior to Brexit, my identity card, which is good enough for the EU, would have sufficed. Frankly it is ridiculous that the identity card is good enough for Turkey or Tunisia, but not the UK.
Another issue is internet orders from the UK. Used to be no problem whatsoever, shipping always went smoothly. Nowadays, the delivery might end up stuck in the custums office and getting it becomes an extra hassle, never mind the extra expenses.
Of course, all of this was to be expected from the get-to. So... not a fan of Brexit. Like most Scots. Scotland basically got drawn into Brexit by Englishmen who bought bullshit written on the side of a bus.
@@phillipbanes5484 Brexit is one of the stupidest things that has happened in Europe in recent history. Sovereign decision alrigt, but stupid nevertheless. In every respect, for that matter. Even if you leave out that bullshit on the side of the bus.
I can choose to be annoyed at stupid decisions when I see them.
Learn to respect that.
@@phillipbanes5484 so because my own country did extremely stupid things in the past I cannot criticize others for being stupid in the 21st century?
LOL
Sorry. That's an ad hominem argument, and utterly ridiculous. Especially considering that even most people who voted for Brexit have by now realized how stupid their vote was.
@@phillipbanes5484 oh please. Everybody can have an opinion on Brexit. Even a German. The history of my country doesn't disqualify me from that. Don't play the Nazi card when discussing with a German. Ever. It does absolutely nothing to invalidate whatever his argument is. It is, at the core, nothing but an ad hominem attack. IOW, a logical fallacy.
And sorry, Brexit WAS stupid. Even the majority of Brits agree about that by now. In fact, a majority of them agreeed about that not 24 hours after the result of the refendum was announced.
@@phillipbanes5484the decision directly impacted him personally and his country economically. I think that is more than enough negative influence from a decision to voice your thoughts on it and who are you to question this ?
@@phillipbanes5484 Do you believe in freedom of speech? If so you are making a fool out of yourself without having enough self awarness to even realize.
I am 50% German ...or I have used to believe it.
Did a DNA test last year and it turned out, that my German half was actually only 24% German, but 14% Danish/Swedish, 3% Scottish, 3% French, 3% Baltic and 3 Polish/Ukrainian.
I guess someone from Uk would get quite the same results.
We Europeans are related and mixed because of our violent past, often against each other.
But why staying allone for on each own?
Why not beeing friends and hold together?
I would have prefered the British to stay in the EU and maybe to have them use even Euro as a currency.
But I still do think that Britain will return to EU in the future to play its role as a leading part in EU.
Back when the referendum was held I was in a relationship with an Englishman. He was fiercely against it while his whole family voted in favour of Brexit and it was heartbreaking because the whole ordeal drew such a wedge in the family. I had a very good relationship with his mum but whenever the topic came up it was like she was a whole different person, it was such an emotional reaction.
I feel for everyone who voted remain and a bit for the people who realised that they’re worse off than before. I hope you guys will join the EU again some day BUT under the normal conditions.
I’m glad it happened. They got to much money from the EU!
as a German university lecturer (on top of it in an English language and culture program), I still can‘t wrap my head around many old folks making decisions over he heads of young people whose chances for cultural, scientific, and work exchange was wrecked, essentially. The young should have been more active politically and should have lobbied for their own cause more. We saw many young people, who did not bother to get involved or even vote because they did not expect GB to Brexit, being shattered once they realised the many chances and opportunities now stripped from them. I see it as a rather tragical course of events.
Utter nonsense.
@@archiebald4717 19 thumbs up, 1 thumb down (26 thumbs up and not a single thumb down on my other comment) is all I can say to this comment that does not argue a case… Groucho Marx‘s song “I‘m against it“ from *Horse Feathers* comes to mind:
I don't know what they have to say
it makes no differance anyway
whatever it is, I'm against it
no matter what it is or who commenced it
I'm against it
Your proposition may be good
but let's have one thing understood
whatever it is, I'm against it
and even when you've chaged it or condensed it
I'm against it
@@Attirbful Does not change the fact that it is nonsense.
@@archiebald4717 Well, if YOU say so, without making an argument, I guess I will simply have to agree… NOT!
@@Attirbful It makes no difference. Your agreement neither adds nor detracts anything.
Hey Mert I know you focus your videos mainly on Germany, but maybe you would like to consider expanding your "roster" onto Switzerland aswell. As I am watching this video regarding Brexit I cannot ignore the fact that the political UK was thinking of going the "Swiss Way" of being independent from the EU, but of course Switzerland has a much longer history of independence and has a wildly different demographic and political system.
But apart from this thematic Switzerland also has a lot more topics of discussion to offer, for example regarding (national and international) economy, immigration, voting system, history, their view of their neighbors and the world, and of course their political satire, which is in fact different as well.
Maybe you'd like to check it out!
The more I learn/read/watch about Brexit, the sadder the story turns out to be
7:45 No, that's not true. There is a fearful political current in Germany that thinks in a fact-resistant and nationalistic way. This person obviously belongs to this group.
According to all relevant evaluation criteria, the euro is a successful model. Unfortunately, some people frame their worries and fears in the form of fundamental skepticism without even being aware of it. Probably similar to many Brexit supporters in the UK, people who primarily use their own feelings for political decisions are a danger to the bigger picture.
And they did not want to punish us.😮
One frightening consequence of Brexit, the campaigning for it and the political handling of the entire process which is now coming to light is that it's on the brink of destroying the UK's own political system. It has already destroyed the Tories, who at this point seem incapable of handling, let alone solving, any of the problems currently facing Britain, many of which are at least in their severity due to Brexit. Labour doesn't seem to be up to those challenges either, though, since at least so far noone is willing to own up to the fact that the whole thing was a disastrous mistake. It's frightening, and should be a glaring warning against blindly following populists whose agenda is misinformation and mistrust, unfortunately, I don't see many people seeing it as such. (All this being an external perspective from Germany, to clarify.)
I wish we were as analytical as you see us. But we are very emotional too and fall for media propaganda as well. Not everyone, but more than enough and most people at least sometimes.
It is often portrayed that the rest of Europe is angry with the UK because of Brexit, but why should that be the case? What has the rest of Europe actually lost as a result of Brexit? It's not that most people would miss important British imports in their daily lives, and problems with British exports may bother some businesses, but it's something most people never notice personally. In terms of travel, the UK was never part of the Schengen area (which, like the Euro, is not compulsory for EU members), so not much has changed, and the UK has never been that important a vacation destination either. For the rest of Europe, if you ignore parts of the business world for a moment, pretty much nothing has changed as a result of Brexit. So we feel rather sorry for the people in the UK who didn't want to leave, because they have lost far more than anyone else. And we don't want the UK to do badly either, but most people fear that this is inevitable, because I think it is utopian in today's world that a country without the EU should really be better off than with it.
I agree I see no change in my life since brexit the only people who have are the people who voted to remain however they did have 6 years to move to the eu, 6 years to apply for the paper work while they were living in the eu and many just could not be bothered so I don’t feel sorry for them.
It is a misconception from the UK side (or media probably) indeed. there has never been anger or resentment towards the UK here in Belgium. And as far as the difficulties to buy goods from the UK, they have been (easily) replaced by other sources in the EU.
@@albertsnijders7566 the issue is the uk is still paying into the eu so it’s not been replaced wait until that money stops let’s see who replaces it.
I think the content of your channel is very interesting and thank you for this contribution. Looking at the comments of the German people and other EU citizens interviewed in the street on this and other You Tube channels (such as Political X), I would say that, with a few exceptions, there is a general sense of regret and disbelief that Great Britain withdrew from the EU and that it was a calamity. There also seems to be a significant amount of empathy towards the British public (especially the younger generation who couldn't vote in the referendum and whose futures have been messed up). Possibly there may be a feeling that the British electorate were misled and lied to by certain populist politicians with their own very selfish agendas? Some seem to think we are 'stronger together' and would take a pragmatic view if British politicians were to ever decide to try to rejoin the bloc. There is a massive problem however because apparently many folk are sceptical that the UK might not currently meet some or all of the 'Copenhagen Criteria' which Great Britain would need to meet for an application to rejoin the EU be successful (such as having a stable political and economic situation, having a written constitution and ending what they consider to be "British exceptionalism"). Dispelling this scepticism / negativity and dealing with the root causes of it will be a major challenge!!
To answer your question, yes you can hear an accent of both.
4:41 "The English have decided it" - One huge problem with Brexit was the missing partecipation of the younger voters (18y-34y: 64%, 35y-64y: 80%, >=65y: 89%). Not the English have decided it but only a part of them, mostly easy to manipulate people which had been emotionalized, partially with irrelevant and wrong information (e.g. UA-cam: Nigel Farage Admits NHS Claims Were A Mistake), and thus motivated to partecipate the vote. Absolutely correct and logic was Peter Kyle's request in parliament on 19.10.2019 to let people confirm with a second vote their will for Brexit, based on the concrete deal with the EU.
In Germany there are some People who think that the Euro (Currency or Union) is destined to fail, but it is a rather small part of the population, mostly right-wing parties like the AFD. Generally i think the German people like the EU and do not want to leave or abandon Europe.
The currency union is a problem. Just take a look at Greece and how they had been treated. With its own currency this would not have happened to Greece. And Germany was one of the bad guys.
And I think, how Germany did behave towards Greece was one major reason for Brexit.
that part of the population used to be fringe but is actually quite big now...nevertheless, there is a prevalent feeling especially among the youth that Germany's destiny is firmly in Europe and that European solutions can yield answers to Germany-specific issues - to simply abandon cooperative principles for short-term regional gains that still depend on other European actors is a rather narrow-minded train of thought
if we look at the overarching issues: immigration, economic stagnation, budget deficits and debt, inflation, climate change/energy transition, Ukraine - none of the issues are actually Germany- or UK-specific but rather European issues..it truly feels like the UK made a snap decision primarily based on immigration issues that could have more easily been tackled on a European level and that the EU has now started to act on itself just as quickly and more comprehensively than the UK managed to act itself (Rwanda plan is still not really operational after all)..but rather than making the effort of pushing the EU to adopt their viewpoint over time, they thought it more beneficial to split and are dealing with those issues in isolation to their detriment...they gained nothing, but lost their seat at the table only to now realise that these issues require the very cooperation they shunned - cooler heads should have prevailed, its never good to make such monumental decisions in the spur of the moment
No, that is not a problem. There are a few things about the monetary union that still need to be improved, but Germany in particular benefits enormously from the euro.
The reason for Brexit was mainly xenophobia and misinformation and lies spread by the parties and the press in England.
There were plenty of false promises, including of an economic nature by the right-wing Conservatives.(for example, the promise was made to fishermen to drive French fishermen out of British waters - which completely backfired. British fishermen are now worse off than before Brexit or promises were made to put more money into the healthcare system - which did not happen) @@ThomasVWorm
@@ayanye99 to Greece it was a problem. High level of unemployment, loss of health care, increase of infant mortality. When 3 babys died, one because of the austerity policies.
And the benefits Germany gets from the Euro - which is basically no exchange rate - is the problem of the other Eurozone countries. Germanys export surpluses are practically an export of unemployment to the other Eurozone countries we do trade with. The only way to react to it is either growing public debt - then they will be treated by Germany like Greece. Or they lower their wages and standards, which will Germany respond to with lowering its standards and creates a race to the bottom - which let the right wing parties in Europe help to grow, like the AfD in Germany.
The Brits did observe this German behaviour long before the refugee crisis and it did fuel parties like UKIP.
@@ThomasVWorm Why do you think the Brexit was due to Germany's treatment of Greece?
Hubby is an expat and had quite the anxiety what this would mean for him. We're used to travelling freely all through Europe and now he was looking at all kinds of complications. He chose to get the German citizenship, something he had never wished or regarded as being necessary. Other family members living in Germany got Irish citizenship so they would be safe living here as EU citizens.
Being from Belfast hubby was also very concerned about the Irish border question. Why open that wound again and discuss a hard border? Only to come up with some other half arsed solution (now the "border" is in the Irish sea and all the (unnecessary) customs have to be done in Belfast harbour).
We blamed it all on stupid lying politicians too. And on the (as statistics said) old white people in England that voted Leave. People as effected by Brexit as in NI voted Remain.
i also never understood why they made they had to open the wound of the irish question again ... they use it to reflect from the rest i feel ... its like they use the irish as and distraction from the rest
I am German to, so it was a sad day this 23th of June, for UK and EU. Best on this day (my birthday) was that stupid UK politishans can Not Block EU enymore. That is Now the hungarien Job.
Hope UK will be back or be like Norway. If UK will be Reunion to the Union, no extra UK roles including the brithish Pound...
To be honest back in the day I didn't think that they'd execute Brexit. Now that it's finally done after years of negotiation I often read about many companies over there in Britain that have a massive loss in worth. Many fishermen have no job anymore, there's a lot of food and stuff missing in supermarkets that came from the EU.
It was not a good thing but now it's done. And I think if Britain wants to rejoin the EU there will be a LOT of negotiation and as well RE-negotiation absout several points.
I also heard a lot of young English people talking about Brexit, they never thought their "YES" vote would have such an effect, they thought they's stay in the EU no matter what. They just didn't take their vote very serious and now we've got the mess.
Hi, could you please link to some of your other channels about other countries as well. I enjoy your content very much
I've visited the UK a couple of times in the 1980ies. It was quite remarkable how much the UK was focussed on itself, on the Commonwealth and on the USA. News about Europe - no matter whether EEC related or not - were few. If the EEC was mentioned it was usually about arguments within the conservative government. Labour wasn't enthusiastic about EEC membership either. News about the UK's relation to the EEC very often gave an impression of British people thinking EEC membership was an inconvenient necessity.
Things seemed to get worse with the formation of the European Union. A peculiar thing to watch repeatedly were the exceptions which the UK managed to negotiate with the EU successfully. For a short period the British public appeared to be satisfied with their situation in the EU. However not much later things got worse again.
Surprisingly the UK seemed to be most content with their EU membership during the Labour government of Blair and Brown. However with Cameron relations got even worse than ever before. Farrage had founded his UKIP party and his agenda was increasingly supported by the likes of Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph. As a result the deep rift between the Europe oriented faction and the USA oriented faction within the Conservative party resurfaced and did so more radically than ever before. It turned out that the Conservative party was having a very serious problem with itself - possibly obscured by their time in opposition. And it was just too convenient for British politicians to put blame to the EU for whatever problem got headlines. That is particularly sad because the UK had sent some quite remarkable people to EU institutions. And membership of both, the UK and the Republic of Ireland, had helped deescalate the situation in Northern Ireland.
An absolutely astonishing feature of the campaigns leading to the referendum was the way in which the entire debate became more and more emotional and bizarre. I was waiting for the moment the debate would finally become more reasonable and rational again. However, instead, the public debate about Brexit appeared to spin out of control even more - partly stirred by influence from the USA. And I think it's not an exaggeration to say that the rest of Europe was watching the events unfolding in the UK with shock and disbelief.
However, in retrospect, the result of the referendum was just a prelude to things to come. Who would have thought that one of the leading economies was governed by people utterly and completely unprepared for a political decision which they had promoted ?
Every point of doubt and criticism was swept aside by Brexiteers as "project fear" just to be confirmed as well justified later on. The EU - afraid of needing to manage another crisis - was well prepared for the negotiations with the UK. The UK appeared to be lost in confusion and propaganda. And they are still.
Honestly, a fantastic show, a marvelous piece of entertainment. Sadly about a matter absolutely unfit to be turned into such a mess. The Irish journalist Fintan O'Toole wrote a book about Brexit. Its title is "Heroic Failure" . That title - possibly like my comment - could easily be misunderstood as an example of pure Schadenfreude. OK, I'll admit that I'm a bit amused after all that grandstanding, bluster and blunder. But seriously it's not really enjoyable to see someone fail who you were deeming a peculiar but really nice neighbour, a good partner, ally and friend. Sometimes people don't laugh because something is funny. They laugh because something has become so unfavourably bizarre and sad.
My generation grew up with fantastic pop and rock music from Great Britain. I was strongly encouraged by my family to learn English quite early. I look at the website of BBC/news at least once a day. Sporadically I'm buying "Guardian", "The Economist", "Private Eye" and whatever else I'm bumping into. It's great to meet people from GB and Ireland in Germany. However I regret that it has become more difficult for people from the UK. During the past two or three decades German companies have invested significantly in the UK, for example VW, BMW and Siemens - just a few of many. And so did British companies, like eg Rolls-Royce, GKN, GSK. Brexit didn't improve their situation - to put it mildly.
A great and happy New Year to you, btw.
Very good comment.
As a fellow German I can subscribe to every word you wrote.
Even the entertainment part. I definitly laughed about the absurdity of it all. ;)
And Fintan O'Toole is always a good read.
So well said, thank you!
I think it’s a shame that Britain left the EU and I feel very sorry for everyone who voted against the Brexit as they have to live with the consequences now.
I always wanted to study in the UK but it’s very expensive now. I will study in Sweden now instead but I’m still sad.
What consequences would those be?
I think you mean „I feel sorry for everyone who voted FOR the Brexit“ not AGAINST…
@@Buckets1000 I have. A list of whinges about having to show a passport when traveling to the Continent, having to apply for a visa for periods of more than 90 days, et al. The UK economy has not been affected at all. Unemployment has not risen by 800,000, the financial sector has not gone off to Frankfurt, businesses have not relocated and there has been no need for an emergency budget, as the remainers predicted. . ua-cam.com/video/dWiTXdpHCHo/v-deo.htmlsi=wLD5LysxHIPgfrE4
I think from what I saw and heard on the news, it was obvious a big part of the Brexit debate in the UK was based on populism/manipulating opinions rather than providing actual information and that people like Boris Johnson used emotions a lot, or to evoke certain emotions, to get their point across. That's what makes it particularly sad for me. For me it's similar to what the AfD likes to do here in Germany, but even worse and much more people fell for it.
My father's first reaction was "All the old people voted for the Brexit and now the young people have to suffer". Not sure if I completely agree with this, but I think I got his point. It seems many people voted for the Brexit, who had a relatively old-fashioned view of the UK and were full of nostalgia for past times, especially the times during and shortly after WW2. These people might have been older ones, but probably not all of them. And some might have had actual reasons apart from any nostalgia or other emotions, probably old ones as well as young ones.
Maybe it's also that there seems to be a style of political debate in the UK that differs from the German style and seems a lot more "harsh" when you're German, which then made the Brexit debate and campaigns in the UK seem so emotional and unruly for people outside the UK/in countries that aren't used to that style? Just an idea.
The accents in the video: I think I probably hadn't been able to place the accent of the Mexican lady if I hadn't known beforehand she was from Mexico. I think her accent was stronger than the one of the British guy (I think only one of the two Brits actually spoke in the video? I may be wrong, though).
Not too sure if I'd placed the English accent, either. Or maybe not at first. What really fascinated me was how he/his voice just sounded like someone you may know from your own German speaking environment. Not sure how to explain that better.😅 Maybe he just reminded me of someone.
When Napoleon occupied continental Europe, England blocked trade with Europe. The result was that weavers in England suffered from hunger, but in Germany this profession was in great demand.
So far there is only one country that wants to voluntarily enforce a trade embargo against itself.
I'm usually in the UK at least once a year, usually Scotland. Since the Brexit story started, I've been to Ireland at least once a year.
Not a bad swap, in my opinion.
Unfortunately, a loss in terms of whisky. But there is some hope...
And what’s stopped you coming to the UK?
@@tonkerdog1 First of all: border controls. And now there are the roaming charges on top of that. It's also much more convenient not to have to change money in Ireland. That always bothered me a bit back then. Now the elimination of exchange fees is an added bonus.
I actually prefer Irish Whiskey. It's not peated, typically. Tastier to me.
8:33 I can totally see that happening in the uk, its been my general impression for a long time now that silencing professionals and anyone with the slightest bit of power is their modus operandi. Their go-to method of control.
I went to Scotland for vacation the very next day after the vote. My friends, me the scottish people - we were in shock. Like we expected someone to pop up in the media and tell us it was all a hoax...
I'm very sad this happend. It was one of the most beautiful vacations of my life and now the obstacles are much higher to ever get there again...
5:25 no, he's talking about deglobalization.
In the last survey about the Euro, 80% of Germans were in favor of the Euro.
8:45 No, he wasn't talking about being banned in Germany, but rather that professors in the UK were banned from making critical comments about Brexit.
I’m happy to see people think before they speak 🙏
The guy thinking the Euro was a bad thing, is, I think, the exception. There are a few exceptions like the far right party AfD that had similar positions, but the great majority is fine with the Euro. It's a bit harder for the countries to manage economic crises, because they can not pull the exchange values between currencies up and down, but on the other side it forces the Euro countries to work together and so far Germany has profited from that, so I think especially Germany isn't against the Euro.
The ridicule was and never is about the people. Britain is a wonderful country, the people are very nice. On the other hand british politicians and other business folks are mostly well off and benefited from Brexit. I'm sad for the ordinary folks and the unnecessary retrictions it imposes. And, Europe would be better off with Britain inside EU.
may I ask, what was your vote?
because contrary to us, you had the chance to voice your opinion on it in a forum that mattered (at the referendum, which of course was not binding).
Well, I agree with the point about the politicians. But the responsibility for the vote lies with anyone who was stupid enough to trust them and believe what they claimed. Democracy means attention. Means reading some news, not just one channel....
The tall young man with the dark beard and the elder man in a red winter-jacket are Austrian (Österreicher). Elliot's German is great!
Was that all in Berlin or half of it in Vienna or so? Insane how many austrians were in this.
I've just been to the UK last year with the boys. Requiring a passport and all that stuff is annoying. And I'm sad that you guys left the EU. Really enjoyed the trip through parts of Scottland, Wales and England.
And as a good amount of documentaries already have shown, the consequences aren't that great for the UK. Especially the import / export of goods. Also the fishing industry went downhill as they relied on EU fishing grounds.
I went last year as well. Only to London. The part with the passport didnt bother me actually. Okay, if you just have to get a passport to travel into the UK i get why it would be annoying but i had one already anyway so i didnt mind. As a EU citizen i just had the machine scan the passport and that was pretty much it. As with every international journey the most annoying part was to get my suitcase back when i was back in the Frankfurt airport. I just dont like that airport.
The UK economy is doing better than many EU member states.
@@phillipbanes5484maybe you should learn the meaning of respect...
@@phillipbanes5484OP expressed how sad it is...
Since when does expressing feelings and talking about the Problems equal not respecting someones desicion?
Please explain 😉
About Euro currency "can not work" or "will fail": You would usually hear this from the "EU sceptical" AfD party, not so much from others. I think, most people have trust in the Euro and would say that the pros outweigh the cons.
However, there are indeed some problems caused by how the Euro is constructed. As far I know, they are working on reforms, probably the learnings from the Greece crisis in 2010.
This video was made before the actual Bexit took place. Meanwhile the effects are visible for the UK, mostly economically. And we love the Euro! All this exchange of money we had before was such a waste of time and money. Much easiert with Euro. But at the same time, there are actually also movements here who wish for a "Dexit" and the absence of the Euro. Currently we have troubled times here- but it is like this all over the globe now. We have to change for the better, and it might hurt....
My opinion hasn't changed. I'm still in shock.
Im sad about the Brexit because I like the UK, its people and culture very much.
And I fear for you all. I think Brexit was a monumental mistake.
No single European country is strong enough to compete with the big economic players on its own. We need to stick together for our own sake. And there are problems on our doorstep that can only be solved by united, international efforts. Thus it's madness to isolate a country from its immediate neighbours.
And let's not forget how this started: with a weak leading politicians who felt his standing threatened by a minority party. It's baffling.
I feel so sorry for the younger generation, who did not have a say in this because they might have been too young to participate in the referendum or simply couldn't believe that someone could be so dumb to actually vote this way. They now have to live with the consequences. It's just terrible.
On another note, for me it was a very interesting lesson about UK society, about the political system, the media and who is in charge. A very sobering experience.
What Brexit means for an EU citizen?
In the past, I also bought goods from the UK within the EU.
Today I no longer buy goods from the UK, but I still buy goods from the EU.
England is no longer a holiday destination either.
The EU has given away the place that the UK had to others.
What does it mean for UK citizens?
Goods from the EU have become more expensive.
In the past, UK citizens were also EU citizens.
But today they are stand in line at the airport with Americans and other foreigners.
Is that an advantage?
in my environment people are disappointed as europeans that british people got scammed, its bad for europe. but beyond that we dont really care that much, as it didnt have any negative consequences for our personal lives
As a German, I feel disappointment that the British media constantly lies about the EU (and everything else, as far as I can see). This Brexit debacle is internationally embarrassing for the British people, who almost unanimously regret all of this now. Never mind though, our German car industry has mobilised to help you! Seriously though, it is sad to witness our friends in Britain suffer so much, however, we are too busy exporting cars to China and Dubai to care very much!
there is also one thing not all people might know.
england wasnt a "regular" eu member. there were douzend of "extra rules" for england for them being exemt from certain rules or laws. they did push alot of this "special treatment" trough even before i was born in the 70s and 80s.
even if britain will join again in 50 years of 100 years they will NEVER get the special rights they had back ... they were literally the best off nations with special rules in the whole EU and with all this much nations inside the EU no one would vote to give them this again
You have to take into account that these interviews were obviously shot in Berlin Prenzlberg. It might be that the opinions would be quite different (rougher) had the questions been asked in the countryside of Lower Saxony or Bavaria.
Countyside of Lower Saxony here. Same opinion as the people in the clip. The EU is far from being perfect. But it's good for the economy and the people. It's the same if I go to Hanover or to Amsterdam or Madrid or Lisbon. I can pay with the same money. I can use my mobile phone the same way as at home. That's great.
I was a bit ambivalent. I didn't want the UK to leave, but on the other hand they had a lot of special deals, cherry-picking and tended to block important policies. So it wasn't all bad to see them go. Should they ever rejoin, it cannot be allowed that they receive their special status back, though.
As a Belgian, I am very sad that the Brexit happened. Your politicians lied to you. Never talked about all the negative consequences. (Economy, no passport required to travel, free to work and study within the EU...) However, I do understand why. You wanted your full sovereignty back. That's the thing when you are a member of a single market (EU), you have to follow EU-regulations at the cost of your own sovereignty. YOU CAN NOT HAVE IT BOTH WAYS. I believe the EU was also stronger with the UK being a member. I have to accept that the UK is no longer a member.
The UK economy is doing better than most EU member countries. Check the facts.
Well, they do have to follow EU rules anyway, if they want to export something to the EU.
@@phillipbanes5484 Just get it… we don't want to decide anything at all FOR you, we just consider the consequences, which were all clear from the very beginning. 🤷♂
@@phillipbanes5484 And Godwin's Law strikes again... 😂
Die Folgen sehen wir schon jetzt.
I'm actually happy about Brexit. Since joining the EU, the UK has always insisted on special treatment, which was not only unfair to the other members, but also greatly slowed down the development of the EU.
Unfortunately, we now have other countries that are acting in a similar way, particularly in Eastern Europe (especially Hungary and Poland).
Perhaps it would make sense to press the reset button and rebuild the EU from scratch. Smaller, more democratic, with a greater focus on society (so far, the EU has mainly been an economic union) and, above all, with majority decisions, i.e. without the possibility for individual countries to block decisions with a veto. And lobbying in Brussels should be severely restricted.
Autsch, krasse Meinung. Bis jetzt sind Ungarn und Polen doch noch Demokratien. Außerdem sehe ich eher Deutschland als zukünftigen Störenfried. Die nationalsozialistische Entwicklung hier möchte doch auch einen D-Ausstieg.
In Germany we say that there are no dumb questions, but I wonder if a Br-eturn might be possible?
Video number 20 of recomanding "Do they know it's Europe" by Jan Böhmermann and Comedians for World Peace
Did you react on "Krauts for brexit"?hilarious and mostly in english
So, my comment is a reaction to a reaction of a reaction 😂
I call that a healthy discussion and democracy
I don't speak German & couldn't keep up with subtitles.
I've seen English subtitles in smaller letters below the German ones.
They will get what they voted for, it didn't have started yet, its just the prelimanaries, wait for that whats coming.
From what I read in a news atricle the British economy already suffered such a hard backlash from the Brexit, that it needs at least ten years to recover. I remember shortly after the Brexit thee were a lot of news that the value of the pound dropped very hard and there where news about people hoarding stuff.
I guess I think like most Germans when I say that only together as a union we can tackle the huge problems of this century, climate change at the very top. Before Brexit Britan already had so many exceptions due to its role founding the EU, it was very "Schade"! As a Scotsman, don't you have relatives or people you know that suffered from the Brexit? As far as I know Scotish farmers got the most benifts from EU subsidiey, closely followed by the Welsh I think. I can imagine that the British were prepared to compensate that, giving the whole chaotic circumstances...
7:50 I believe the challenges that came with the Euro were underestimated, but on the other hand, such a thing has never been tried before. We've seen how bad a worldwide recession can hit individual economies. in 2009 onward the Euro mechanics were a hot topic and despite the recent inflation it's astonishing how well the common currency is still doing. Maybe that's a proof of its legitimacy.
Of course, monetary unions have already been tried in the past. They have all failed, just as the euro will fail.
i had friends in IT who worked in england and i myself had alot of products i bought in britain (yes they still make stuff) ... and now ...
i dont know anyone in england anymore and i tried to buy my product once and it needed like a month to come and needed to go trough customs even i didnt even had to pay tarrifs ...
so i stopped buying anything from england ...
overall having ur biggest trading partner in the world stop buying stuff from you doesnt seem like a good idea and all i hear from english people who are not indoctrinated is how much worse they are off ... and the ones praising brexit saying that yeah they worse off but its all worth it because ... i honestly dont know ...
what did brexit bring them ? a single thing ? because all tehy name of freedom to choose this or decide that, they already had in the EU as well ... literally every single thing brexit people tell me is good is something they also had or could have had inside the eu as well so i still dont get WHY ... what is the benefit ?
because we germans are the most sued nation by the EU because we simply ignore all the rules or laws we dont like so we need to pay millions and millions in penalties for breaking the rules and ... its much cheaper then leaving the eu xD just ignore what you dont like and pay the penality xD
the one guy they interviews who thought that the euro is a stillborn is cleary in favor as well ... similar people think similar i just say xD
…. for Europe it is a loss seeing The UK quarrels with the EU and finally with the part of world where our friends (by roots of language, evolution of society) are belonging to… geographically and mentally.
Moreover, I do see still a struggling nation and by history we find some reasons for it… to name two:
1.) missing constitution - the UK and also there countries miss a frame to name what is the basis of their society and can be read, explained and understood by all in the same way? (An example) Actually, law and rights are differing things which deviate much more the better (paid) lawyers are involved bending the law which is proofed not same for all but flexible by money
2.) the identity which has not manifested in society as their is a „british tradition“ or „Scottish stoicism“ ….but a today‘s picture of the UK is not existing …consequently, the beloved nation with all their rich history cannot be defined as part of Europe but as falling apart piece of world commonwealth. As long as the „empire“ will not close the chapter of history (like France, Spain, Germany or world‘s seafarer nation of all time Portugal) we will see „the Island“ always as Phoenix from ashes…. you never know how long the bird is burning or is sitting in peace without movement….
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I found another German Satire Video with Eng Sub
Die Anstalt | German Satire About Mailbox Companies & Tax Havens [ENG SUB]
Brexit is not necessary the result of to much thinking before you decide...
I pity the young generation and the next one in Great Britain. From start on.
It was profoundly dumb from british politicians, who all nodded to the EU regulations - and got truckloads of extras in negotiations during their EU membership - to engage at home in EU bashing.
Then a british premier tied his political survival to the question whether Britain should remain in the EU or not - putting the question on the table without any need. It was his bet that the voters would n o t vote for leave and thus legitimate him again.
German politicians do not believe in the tool to ask all voters on strategic decision. You vote for the party with the best political agenda, but as a ruling party one does not ask the people to shoot oneself in the leg. Unfortunatly the story ended with a bloody shot in the foot, Now Britain is limping.
It's stupid to kick oneself out of the market right infront ones doors. Those plebs from the leave overestimated grossly their hand at that poker.
The young voters and the middle class didn't take the thing serious enough, Many didn't vote because they expected that the vote would come out as 'remain' anyways.
A bag of lies nicely wrapped in glossy paper, some Camebridge Analytica and Co social platform wizzardry and a neo-liberal bunch of investors got paid actors like Nigel and Boris singing their marketing jingle. That's how I'll explain this flop of democracy to my grandkid. F+++ing sad story.
All Europe suffered from Brexit. But together we'll recover faster from that experiment than Britain will.
The EU membership was never just ' a market' for goods and capital. It also was a space to roam for qualified labor, for entrepeneurs, for ideas, science and cultural exchange. It also was shared economic stability pact. No greedy super-hedge-fonds would be powerful and rich enough to speculate against the common currency heavy weight. Europe solved the south eastern debt crisis. Quite some folks didn't expect that. EU has a lot, really a lot of it's coordinated and cooperative potential not even activated ! And Britain will not be part of this evolution, sadly ...
Never trust loud people with easy solutions ... (btw. we all know how to spot a fool, right?)
former german chancelor Helmut Schmidt once said that the latest 'great' cultural achievement of man was when Europe built a so called 'welfare state' from the northern arctic circle down to Lampedusa as Italies most southern island. Never before so many people have had that kind of privilege. It's a first in mans history.
We seem to tend to forget what we have achieved together.
All the world looks at that with envy.
Brexit has made many things more difficult, especially keeping up connections between the UK and the rest of the EU, e.g. by making it harder to send parcels since you need to include a lot of paperwork now even if you just want to send a birthday gift or such. I am not aware of any benefit it brought for the UK but it forced many British businesses to relocate to the EU or to setup offices in the EU which benefitted many European countries who now earn a share of the profits of these businesses.
Since you asked if there is anything banned from discussion in Germany: Due to its history, Germany has a very hard time speaking out against Israel, any opinion against it is seen as something antisemitic even if it is not and might actually help Jews to live a safer life in Israel by stopping this senseless war that will only bring about more terrorists who hate Israel for what it is currently doing and has been doing for decades through illegal settlements. Such debates cannot be had in Germany at the moment which is shameful since it basically means that Germany feels the need to help a genozide because Germany committed a genozide itself which does not make any sense at all.
I want my money back ^^
Honestly, i would love to see the UK rejoin a stronger EU - but only if the commit to it. Not the halfassed thing they did before. If they do not want that - lets be friends and allies until that day.
Europe has a common history and can only exert its influence in the world by working together without losing their regional habits. A single European country becomes a pawn of powerful blocs.
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The translation in the subtitles is rather often misleading. „Schade“ for example expresses mild sadness and disappointment about a certain topic. I don’t think „Shame“ is an appropriate translation, „Too bad“ would fit better 🖖
I love many "british" people and of course you and your content! But Im really disgusted by the media and politics on the island! It feels like the capitalists.....e.g. certain party leaders or the elite( see the House of Lords or certain politicians like Boris Johnson) are ruling over the whole system and it feels like it destroys the whole structure of the country(England)/(countries)!
Greetings from Germany :)
Well done you reminded us of that exit topic.
I felt sad, too, to let Britain go out of the vicinity.
I've been there some time and I feel it's like a close sibling having moved out.
For things not to speak about, I'd say that's the jewish topic in Germany - you could easily trip in the public if you position yourself towards jewish things.
But I feel there's more that I am deflecting successfully.
Scotland, please secede and apply for EU.
I still hate Nigel Farage for starting all this shite about Britain first. This brexit was, in my humble opinion, the worst thing that could happen to the U.K.
And if you keep an eye on NHS, it shows already.
What people in Europe always disliked and wanted to get rid of were the British politicians who were always trying to mislead and hinder progress in the EU. As it turns out, they would later mislead their own country and hinder its progress with the Brexit. So they got their way in the end. One thing that is true, however, is that the EU is in desperate need of reforms, just not the ones those British politicians were trying to promote.
Generally, it would have been better, if the UK had stayed in the EU, though - for both sides. Europe cannot survive in this world, if it is not united. European nations trying to do things alone will just be overwhelmed by superpowers like the US and China, or even Russia and soon probably India. It is only in their interest, if Europe becomes more divided, and the fact that Trump was congratulating the UK on Brexit pretty much says everything you need to know.
This "unanimous decision" thing is simply hilarious and the only reason why Hungary is still hanging in the EU. A system that is built up on something like solidarity will fail sooner or later if it consists out of members who only take out those things which are good for them, leaving all the burden to all the others...
"Is he talking about immigration there?" I have no clue what he was talking about. But the way he beats around the bush I can only guess that his opinion is not a generally accepted one?
I think the difference about the more rational comments is: that they talk about another country.
If this would be about Germany this would all be emotional.
I see now how different subjects in Germany are being discussed in the past few months. Nothing rational there.
8:00 Denying science and being afraid of education seems to be a larger problem. If you look at trans rights (excluding scotlands attempts to improve them) its really going downhill. Its just spreading hate and fear without any basis in facts, same thing as with brexit...
I really really hope GB will be able to turn this trend around!
Its a stupid Thing this Brexit the UK and Germany and the Skandinavian and Netherland were a really strong Group and there must be Change the EU system!
4:43 - Ossi spotted
As a UK citizen living in Germany, I was a firm 'remain' supporter but I look at Europe today with the rise of the extreme right wing parties and I'm not sure if I would go want the UK to go back.
I'm very glad to see that hundreds of thousands of people (me included) in many cities and even small towns are taking to the streets all over the country right now, protesting against the rise of the fascist AFD. I hope, the last days are just the beginning for a more positive change.
Der Brexit ist der grösste Fehler jemals epic fail
Auf Dauer nicht für die EU jedenfalls, ganz im Gegenteil. Mit Menschen, die sich in einer Union eingesperrt und bedrängt fühlen, kann man einfach nicht agieren. Da ist es besser, wenn sie draußen bleiben. Punkt.
We welcome the Tommies back in the EU if they/you
1. Accept England is England and not the UK
2. Therefore you let Northern Ireland be reunited with Ireland and let Scotland go free. (With Wales you decide)
3. You had the worst Helmets during the WWI and WWII (though they are good for serving soup)
4. On the raw battelfield you wouldn't have stand a single chance against the Wehrmacht.
5. You accept you had the best Air Force, but accept (in return) you only won the war because the US backed you up.
6. You can count to five.
in b4 DEXIT lmao
I think that translation is not always correct. One guy said "Schade" which I would translate to "It's a pity" (not "shame"). Someone said "Schwachsinn" which I would translate to "madness" (not "nonsense").
If only there was the word "lowsense" or "weaksense" ...
However Brexit doesn't seem to make sense.
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better for uk
I'm sorry, but stupid or bad politicians aren't the problem here. The voters are. The facts were there and the lies were called out. The voters just wanted to believe. You can't always blame politicians for your bad decisions.
Bad translation again. The german "schade" dont means "shame", the correct translation is "pity"
As a German, I think its sad for the British youth to be denied the same chances that their predecessors might have had while the UK was part of the EU.
The people who decided to leave were overwhelmingly old people, so they wouldnt feel the impact directly.
To me, the way Brexit was handled feels like being in an elevator and someone just rips a massive, audible, wet fart just before they leave and everyone else still in the elevator can deal with the fallout.