I Found My Passion In Germany - The Best Year Of My Life

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  • @TheShadowtheCrow
    @TheShadowtheCrow 4 роки тому +780

    Hi! I'm from Germany. Many thanks for your warm words about my homeland!

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +29

      Love your Country Thorsten. Thank you for the Comment :)

    • @mikehydropneumatic2583
      @mikehydropneumatic2583 4 роки тому +26

      Europe in general is a great place to live!
      Greetings from The Netherlands.

    • @omegapirat8623
      @omegapirat8623 4 роки тому +30

      @Heike Stlz
      Die einzigen, die etwas Schlechtes über Deutschland sagen sind Deutsche. Insbesondere die antideutschen Medien und Politiker, die ständig ihren Hass gegenüber der eigenen Kultur in den Äther blasen.

    • @wolfgangsoldner7143
      @wolfgangsoldner7143 4 роки тому +14

      @@omegapirat8623 Sie meinen sicher die Leute, die wegen jeder Kleinigkeit den Untergang des Abendlandes an die Wand malen.

    • @Rainerjgs
      @Rainerjgs 4 роки тому +6

      @Heike Stlz - Unsere öffentlichen Medien sind leider zu Schmäh-Medien über das eigene Land verkommen und ich frage mich schon lange, warum man sich in den Medien und in der Öffentlichkeit so wenige, oder meist gar nicht darüber freut, daß wir in ganz vielen Dingen weltweit als Vorbildlich angesehen werden und deshalb auch seit vielen Jahren zum - mit großem Abstand - beliebtesten Lande der Welt gewählt werden!
      Uns wird von aller Welt bescheinigt, daß Deutschland sein böse Vergangenheit vorbildlich aufgearbeitet hat und es wird deshalb auch höchste Zeit wieder Stolz auf unser so schönes Land zu sein und vor allem auch dankbar darüber, daß wir auf diesem noch nie dagewesenen hohen Niveau von Werten, wie Wohlstand, Freiheit und Gerechtigkeit leben dürfen!
      Leider sind die öffentlichen Medien großteils zur Spielwiese lausiger, unreifer und gottloser linker Schlechtmacher und Werteverachter verkommen!
      Das meint zumindest der Rainer-JGS.de, der Freund unserer deutschen Sprache, Kultur und christlicher Werte!

  • @shksbruh
    @shksbruh 4 роки тому +240

    UA-cams algorithm be like: You're from Germany, watch this dude appreciate your country!

  • @yanniskoch2618
    @yanniskoch2618 4 роки тому +299

    I wish that more Germans (me included) would be able to see what Germany has to offer like you do, I think we don't appreciate our own country as much as it would deserve to be appreciated.

    • @wlrlel
      @wlrlel 4 роки тому +6

      Sehr richtig! So true!

    • @pyrosalathd6492
      @pyrosalathd6492 4 роки тому +3

      Das tun wir alle, viele geben es nur nicht zu. Unser Land ist so bunt. (Damit mein ich nicht die die unsere Kultur kaputt machen) wir sind das schönste land auf der welt

    • @wlrlel
      @wlrlel 4 роки тому

      @@pyrosalathd6492 Die, die es nicht zugeben, tun es oft auch nicht.

    • @adrianaucello1156
      @adrianaucello1156 4 роки тому +4

      @@pyrosalathd6492 Hier macht niemand unsere Kultur kaputt. Sie sind Teil der Kultur.

    • @pyrosalathd6492
      @pyrosalathd6492 4 роки тому +2

      @@adrianaucello1156 Irgendwelche nicht integrationsbereiten Völker die sich hier vor 50 Jahren Breit gemacht haben garantiert nicht. Wenn 50 Jahre für dich ausreichen um eine "Kultur" zu gründen

  • @CountWestwest
    @CountWestwest 4 роки тому +349

    I've been to Germany over 12 times (lost count) and I hope to go another 12. When people ask me why I keep going back to Germany I just tell them the USA is my homeland, but Germany is the homeland of my soul. Love those walks in the woods!

    • @enname1622
      @enname1622 4 роки тому +48

      Aaaw. As a german I love to read that! I actually never imagined, that people from great, wide Amerika would fall in love with Germany 😊

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +29

      I think Americans that value the simple things in life are very fond of the German lifestyle. Their way of life makes me feel at home here as well.

    • @maria-stuart
      @maria-stuart 4 роки тому +17

      This comment makes me cry thank you so much for your lovely and kind words for my homeland

    • @666rsrs
      @666rsrs 4 роки тому +18

      "homeland of my soul", now i know how to translate the word "heimat"

    • @svens.5139
      @svens.5139 4 роки тому +4

      David, the woods and the nature in the USA are so much more unique and original compared to ours. US has ancient woodlands as big as Germany. I would change my passport for the US Citizenship if I could. Colorado or Alsaka would be my place of choice.
      But I really appreciate your love for my country. (Apologize my English)

  • @dutyofcall7659
    @dutyofcall7659 4 роки тому +233

    As a German I slowly realize how beautiful our landscape and country in general actually is.

    • @Kino_Cartoon
      @Kino_Cartoon 4 роки тому +6

      The thing I'm missing are big woods. Sure we have Schwarzwald but when I travels to Australia and New Zealand I was able to appreciate thier big forest and jungles. When I came back to Germany and looked at of the window I only saw small woods surrounded by fields and /or cities. This made me a little bit sad. Maybe it's even difficult for our animals to live in such small woods but they can't travel fare without encountering streets or open fields.

    • @erenjaeger9263
      @erenjaeger9263 4 роки тому

      its ugly

  • @stefanfalldorf6573
    @stefanfalldorf6573 4 роки тому +338

    Even northern Germany has a different culture than the south.

    • @stefanfalldorf6573
      @stefanfalldorf6573 4 роки тому +1

      @@susannabonke8552 da war doch in der Regel immer ein Tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon

    • @beijon1810
      @beijon1810 4 роки тому +12

      Every small village has its owne traditions, habits and dialect

    • @Pure79er
      @Pure79er 4 роки тому +1

      Stefan Falldorf Und das ist auch gut so.

    • @susannabonke8552
      @susannabonke8552 4 роки тому +4

      Stefan was magst du besonders? Ich mag Schleswig und das Friesische.

    • @wgtkdrtgwsm2332
      @wgtkdrtgwsm2332 4 роки тому +1

      @@beijon1810 Und so soll es bitte bleiben!😊

  • @craigm.5674
    @craigm.5674 4 роки тому +8

    Danke. We moved to Bavaria from Colorado 3.5 years ago....we commited to 2 years...and just cant leave...and this video reminded me why....this is home now....and somedays i forget why this is the best place in the World...i feel for the people in the US that feel stuck...or cant experience what LIVING really is...yes....walks on sunday...6 weeks of vacation...living in no fear and kids just able to roam around w no fear....
    Danke.

  • @anikastover3145
    @anikastover3145 4 роки тому +2

    As half German and half American I think you speak right out of my soul. Thanks.

  • @aishas5071
    @aishas5071 4 роки тому +172

    I moved to Germany 5 years ago. Yes, it is super safe here. It is a piece of paradise on earth. Germans are extremely decent people. And yes, big thanks for sharing with us. 💖

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 4 роки тому +6

      Having a generally non-religious country respect the social value of a day of rest on Sunday is a beautiful thing. 💙

    • @lindenbeck
      @lindenbeck 4 роки тому +6

      It depends where you live. I've been living in Berlin since my birth and there are areas where I would go with an MP if I could. So Germany isn't a safe place anymore. The U8 was very famous for being the dangers underground line in Berlin. So if I were you I'd be silent. I have an idea move to Marzahn in former East-Berlin and I wouldn't wonder if you get in trouble with Skinheads. Or go to Kottbusser Tor. I watched a documentary about it and a Turkish businessmen was scared since Kottbusser Tor is famous for buying drugs.

    • @oliverjacobs9582
      @oliverjacobs9582 4 роки тому +4

      @Keks Dose if you look at the stats, there are About 65% of the Population in a Religion. And only 58% of the Germans believe in a God. So you could say non-religious compared to other countries

    • @sophiezett7560
      @sophiezett7560 4 роки тому +5

      It's funny cause I don't always feel safe in my city in germany. ;-)

    • @louisa1095
      @louisa1095 4 роки тому +4

      I grew up and lived the first 20 years of my life between Kottbusser Tor and Schönleinstraße and, well you just get used to the dirt and to knowing where you should and shouldn't go. Most people are fairly decent. Also, the area has changed quite a bit since it became a lot more tourist-y.
      Berlin is such an unique place, with so many cool people and it's green and free, and I don't get why you just focus on the side that you perceive as bad.

  • @HighFiveOfficial
    @HighFiveOfficial 4 роки тому +6

    Dear Andrew, You are a global citizen. You would feel comfortable in any country because you are curious and because you can enjoy new things and indulge in them. I am happy to rediscover the beauties of my homeland through your eyes, which I often pass carelessly. Be welcome, you kind person ♥

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +1

      That's really good to hear. Thank you for the kind words:)

  • @allexpch
    @allexpch 4 роки тому +10

    I live in Germany (Munich) since 2014 and I am in love with this country. It's extremely beautiful
    and the people here are great. I really like german mentality and I like to say thank you to this great country for everything they share with us. I had a lot to learn from germans and as you say, Germany is a great place to live.
    Alles gute!! 🇩🇪

  • @robwilliams2410
    @robwilliams2410 4 роки тому +167

    It’s been fun watching you discover Germany, including places that are central to my life. I moved here from the States over 20 years ago, met my wife in Würzburg, we moved to Nürnberg more than a dozen years ago, and I became a German citizen almost seven years ago. Even Amberg has relevance to me, relevant to my work in the first two years in Nürnberg. Since you enjoy hiking in the woods and German Bier, might I recommend the Franconian Bierwanderwege (Beer Hiking Trails), there are 69 breweries in Franconian Switzerland and many are connected to each other by hiking trails. One route connects thirteen of them. I also recommend the 2013 film “Beerland,” made by an American in Germany, documenting the different beer cultures in different parts of the country.
    Feel free to reach out the next time you come to Nürnberg.

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +10

      Hey Rob, thanks for watching. I like your story and I could see myself wanting to stay here as well. Thank you for the recommendations!

    • @Randy1337
      @Randy1337 4 роки тому

      I live in Nürnberg too :-)

    • @bx8321
      @bx8321 4 роки тому +3

      There are actually 200+ breweries in Frankonia just around the area of Bamberg (where I used to live). A friend of mine from the US made it his mission to visit all of them, many are in the countryside with funky opening hours. So, even more incentives to go hiking ;)

    • @cyclone8219
      @cyclone8219 4 роки тому +3

      Nürnberger servus

    • @TimBrnr
      @TimBrnr 4 роки тому

      Nbg is love!!

  • @wiebkeadr4658
    @wiebkeadr4658 4 роки тому +108

    When I saw the title I was like: Who the hell would want to live here when there are so many other countries in europe which are more beautiful and fun? (Traveling for sure but living?) I guess when you grow up here you sometimes forget how nice it actually is here. Thank you for reminding me that I should appreciate my home country more. :)

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +13

      That is really awesome that this video made you feel like that. Mission accomplished :)

    • @herzschlagerhoht5637
      @herzschlagerhoht5637 4 роки тому +3

      Deutsche kapieren das immer nicht, aber die "tollen" Länder wie Frankreich, Spanien oder Italien sind völlig abgewrackt und gammlig. Auf die Leute dort kannst Du Dich auch nicht verlassen, obwohl die ja so freundlich sind. Außerdem gibt es dort nur wenig schöne Landschaften. Je weiter man Richtung Süden kommt, desto staubiger, sandiger und wüstenmäßiger ist es dort. Hier ist von Frühling bis Herbst alles richtig schön grün. Klar, die Temperaturen sind dort hoch und es regnet weniger, aber wenn man nicht gerade am Strand ist, liegt darin nicht unbedingt ein Vorteil dieser Länder. Also, besser informieren! Aber schlimmer ist doch, dass hier in Deutschland anscheinend so ein negatives Bild des eigenen Landes vermittelt wird. :(

    • @SpeedyBratuha
      @SpeedyBratuha 4 роки тому +4

      You really should appreciate it more, I hear it a lot from Germans that they think Germany is not that beautiful or don't offer as much as other countries. But that's not true because Germany is really beautiful and has so much to offer.

  • @vandom633
    @vandom633 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for your impression, good to have you here!

  • @typxxilps
    @typxxilps 4 роки тому +83

    Safe is a place if your children from first or 2nd grade on can go to school by foot - alone or with a friend to a public school, cause private schools are just for a tiny percentage.
    And education is free, even for "non performers" so you don't have to pay fees to your highschool or University except 500€ per 6 months for a free public transportation + cheap healthcare insurance that covers everything from accident to hospital.

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +26

      Love the way of life here. The US could learn a lot from Germany it seems.

    • @FifinatorKlon
      @FifinatorKlon 4 роки тому +1

      *Free at the cost of up to 55% of your paycheck
      **Within schools whose standards and results have suffered quite severely and drastically during the past couple of decades
      ***Within hospitals that are causing up to 20,000 avoidable deaths per year due to doctors and underpaid nurses not washing their hands between patients among others

  • @alainfoure5958
    @alainfoure5958 4 роки тому +2

    I didn't knew your channel before, I'm French an moved to Germany a year ago, I totaly understand you and I hope you'll stay as long as you want to!

  • @Stadtpark90
    @Stadtpark90 4 роки тому +59

    1:22 “I can make people feel things!” 7:08 Danke!

  • @emwhite5624
    @emwhite5624 4 роки тому +1

    I have a plan to study abroad to Germany next year, and this beautiful video makes me study German harder for it!

  • @christinemunger7054
    @christinemunger7054 4 роки тому +7

    I've been living in Germany for 20 years now and couldn't possibly imagine moving back to the US. You captured the essence well! I love all the people, young and old on bikes. And walking or riding to shop and do errands. And the art of enjoying free time!

  • @MrDeppenSepp
    @MrDeppenSepp 4 роки тому +2

    Cheers from Bavaria. You are very welcome here. Everybody treating other people with respect is welcome 🙏.

  • @sabi9121
    @sabi9121 4 роки тому +49

    3:00 these are called "Hochsitz" in German. And you were right, they are build so that hunters can sit up there and wait for the deer to come out from the forest.

    • @chrisrudolf9839
      @chrisrudolf9839 4 роки тому +11

      They are important for hunters because Germany is so densely populated that you can never be sure that there aren't some hikers anywhere around where you don't see them that could be hit by a stray shot (unless the area has been secured for a driving hunt). Thus it is madatory to only take a shot at game from one of those elevated seats, so that in case you miss, the path of the bullet will be at a downwards angle and hit the ground fast instead of potentially flying a long way further into the woods as it would do if you fired the shot from the same level of elevation than the target.

    • @handohall3406
      @handohall3406 4 роки тому

      @@chrisrudolf9839 i did not even know that. Thank you :)

  • @ReinaldK
    @ReinaldK 4 роки тому +1

    Yes, you are right. We have so many beautiful landscapes and places. We have the mountains and the sea. It makes me happy, that you like it.

  • @HannsMartinSchleyer
    @HannsMartinSchleyer 4 роки тому +73

    i'm german and i life in a beautiful little town, Landsberg am Lech, with an old medieval center and from time to time i do really need to get reminded, how beautiful it is here. When you see this every day, you became blind for it. So, thank you!

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +11

      I love that I can help remind you of what you have. We should all try to appreciate our lives more every day in my opinion.

    • @MakeDemocracyMagnificientAgain
      @MakeDemocracyMagnificientAgain 4 роки тому +2

      @@filmsmith soooo true :')

    • @raydafuq3570
      @raydafuq3570 4 роки тому +3

      Arbeite in Landsberg :P

    • @fabianleitner9924
      @fabianleitner9924 4 роки тому +3

      Ich bin auch aus Landsberg

    • @Sh0cklyz
      @Sh0cklyz 4 роки тому +3

      Grüße aus Weilheim!

  • @rainermb
    @rainermb 4 роки тому +1

    Hi Andrew,
    great video, really! Thank you very much for talking so nice about my country! Greetings from Werl (North rine Westphalia.

  • @JuPproductions
    @JuPproductions 4 роки тому +3

    Man, this video really made me appreciate Europe and especially Germany so much! Thank you for your amazing words and reminding all of us how beautiful our homeland is! And i love how you got so many and different aspects of Germany in this Video. Its really amazing!

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +1

      Glad you liked it so much Justin. Thank you for the comment!

  • @florentin04
    @florentin04 4 роки тому +3

    Wow you totally made me remember how beautiful our country is 😌

  • @koolpep
    @koolpep 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you, made my day and very homesick....

  • @nigelrhine
    @nigelrhine 4 роки тому +1

    Terrific video. I have lived in Germany for 15 years now, and everything you say about the way of life is true.

  • @adamzangenberg185
    @adamzangenberg185 4 роки тому +44

    My wife and I absolutely live your videos, we are moving to Germany soon, in fact we are going to graf as well. So we started watching your videos and have started mapping out our stay using the videos you have made. We hope to meet up with both of you sometime as well and share a beer with you two. Please keep making your videos as we will continue to watch. Thanks for finding your new passion and sharing it with us.

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +9

      If your coming to Graf, I'm sure we'll run into each other. I feel very satisfied with comments like these because that gives me a great reason to make these videos. Glad they help at least some people. Thanks for the comment and maybe we'll see ya soon.

    • @kuhpunkt
      @kuhpunkt 4 роки тому +3

      You already have a German name, so that's something :D

    • @pg259
      @pg259 4 роки тому +1

      Enjoy your stay here in germany :-) Welcome :-)

    • @anja4790
      @anja4790 4 роки тому

      Drink the monk's when in Graf

    • @pg259
      @pg259 4 роки тому +1

      @@markusadanitsch648 are you drunk? Nothing of this sort happens here, only in the brains(?) of right-wing neonazis

  • @natka2159
    @natka2159 4 роки тому +2

    What a great video with beautiful views! I'm German and haven't lived in Germany for around 6 years. I never appreciated my home country especially its people. The longer I live abroad the more I now miss the German people and the sincerity, the awkward sense of humour and directness.

  • @CalifornianDude95
    @CalifornianDude95 4 роки тому +6

    I studied abroad in Germany for a year and fell in love with the country and its people. I will return to study in Germany again later this year!

  • @acs9836
    @acs9836 4 роки тому +1

    Rare piece of honest reflection without running the risk of being superficial or even artificial. Well done. Cheers from Switzerland.

  • @dearjoan
    @dearjoan 4 роки тому +5

    Thank you for loving Germany the way you do. I am so glad you got to stay and make this beautiful video.

  • @iwk-world
    @iwk-world 4 роки тому

    Very pleasantly surprised that Americans, who stayed here for more than a few days, love our country ! This also speaks for you, your open mind and taking time to discover.

  • @JakobFischer60
    @JakobFischer60 4 роки тому +43

    First thing, the green plants are a kind of canola. They are especially grown through the winter to protect the ground and are thought to improve the amount of nitrate going into our water. The second one, the wooden chair is for hunting. We have a big overpopulation of deers and boars.

    • @justme7303
      @justme7303 4 роки тому +5

      @Hauke Holst still ...boars especially are extremely destructive to land. We have a HUGE problem with them in many parts here in Texas. I hate that killing them is the way to get rid of them .... but it is what it is. :(

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +2

      Thanks for the information :)

    • @larstragl146
      @larstragl146 4 роки тому +6

      at least they taste good ;)

    • @habi0187
      @habi0187 4 роки тому +1

      In our area we have big problems with boars but it seems they are to clever for the hunters. I have seen hunters spending two weeks each night waiting for the boars to get out of the forest just to find the complete corn field destroyed the day after the stopped doing it.

    • @germanjoerg
      @germanjoerg 4 роки тому +2

      the "green plant" on that field is canola or "Winterraps" in German. It will bloom yellow next May/June and will be harvestet next August. It's beside Wheat and Corn one of the most important cash crops for farmers here in Europe. It will be seeded till late August every year!

  • @minEvil
    @minEvil 4 роки тому +1

    Great Video 👌
    Nice Editing/Clips/Sounddesign/... Keep Up this great work

  • @liber-rentalcom
    @liber-rentalcom 4 роки тому +3

    very positive video - I like it how you appreciate the little things!

  • @petrihietanen1102
    @petrihietanen1102 4 роки тому +1

    What a balanced video full of joy! I clearly feel your passion. Videography is top-notch. Very nice work.

  • @usbxg3474
    @usbxg3474 4 роки тому +26

    Another amazing video by one of the best "foreign" vloggers living in germany! I am really impressed by the progress you´ve made in just a couple of months with filming and editing your videos.
    I liked you right from the start and saw your first videos a few days after you moved into "your" house, I subscribed when I saw you playing RDR2. The video from the cologne carnival was the first that let me raise my eyebrows because of it´s slightly surreal touch/ideas/editing and I realized that you are a really creative, inspiring and adventurous guy, and Andrew...in the following months you´ve really delivered little masterpieces. I totally fell in love with your channel, you as a person and your beautiful wife and the way you go out to discover and experience new territory, capture your
    little adventures on film and transform them with your creativity and skills into little video masterpieces to share them with us. Thank you very much for your channel, the time you put into these amazing videos and for the smile you put on my face while watching them.

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +3

      LOL, I think I remember you commenting that you subscribed immediately after you saw RDR2. Maybe I should show more video games to help my subscriber count ;) Anyway thanks for the love! I enjoy taking time with my videos to make them as high quality as I possibly could. Better than just talking in front of a camera in my opinion.

    • @kortlang288
      @kortlang288 4 роки тому +1

      Thanks Andrew, I appreciate your video. We Germans think that we are the bad guys but looking at your videos living in Germany is a privilege. Enjoy your time in Germany.

  • @h.s.3273
    @h.s.3273 4 роки тому

    Through you travelers I see our beautiful country with different eyes and it encourages me to look more in my own country. I have traveled to many countries around the world but through these videos I learn a lot about my own country.

  • @ChristianLang1337
    @ChristianLang1337 4 роки тому +5

    The moment when a US citizen shows you how beautiful your country is. Thanks! You are always welcome.

  • @LeToQuee
    @LeToQuee 4 роки тому

    Thank you for reminding us of our beautiful country. tell your mates that all of you are welcome here

  • @dikkiedik53
    @dikkiedik53 4 роки тому +5

    I live near Amsterdam. I've been to Gernany a couple of times, I speak, undertand and write German language and yes I like that country too. What a very nice video you made, I'm impressed. Follow your passion. You are able to put good feel emotion in a travel blog and that is very special.

  • @alejandromoralesgonz
    @alejandromoralesgonz 4 роки тому

    Kind words, thanks!

  • @tahsinozgur8694
    @tahsinozgur8694 4 роки тому +3

    Myself and my wife, we lived in many countries because of my job, but my best memories are from my time in Germany. We still visit frequently. Love the nature, love the castles, love the art, and love the people!

  • @JF-xq6fr
    @JF-xq6fr 4 роки тому +2

    Your wonderful video has me so sad, in a good way of nostalgic reminiscence... So many of the places shown I visited myself in the early 90's, have been to Grafenwöhr many times, and what a treat to see it again. So nice you are in a civilized country that fits me so well... Education is valued, true freedom is valued, arts, humanities, science, medicine, efficient transportation and national values, valued... I never gave up on the USA, but in so many ways it seems to have given up on me. It's a madhouse, and I'm willing to bet when you return, you will feel, not simply think the same way. To me the U.S. has a feeling of a tired melancholic decay, perpetual anger and outrage, an abject lack of even the pretense of civility, unkindness as a way of life, education and manners shunned, crazy work/life balance, politics nearing a breaking point, an Emperor without clothes...
    Even the first time I visited Germany in 1988, it was like I time-traveled 10 years into the future, and I was in awe of just how modern, clean, and amazing it was. Maybe I should go back, and your videos have really touched my spirit I thought perhaps gone. Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart, and congratulations on your fine video work. Tschüss

  • @careyadams447
    @careyadams447 4 роки тому +45

    Awe man,I hope you guys don't have to leave just yet. There's so much more to see and discover and to remind locals like myself how beautiful it is here! This video is a declaration of love to Germany, Europe and definitely to your passion of becoming an Amazing Videographer!

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +3

      Thanks for the love Carey ;)

  • @bjornrippen9199
    @bjornrippen9199 4 роки тому +1

    Hi Andrew
    Was ein schönes Video. Vielen Dank und noch viel Spaß.
    Viele Grüße aus Ostfriesland.
    Björn

  • @poolhawk2847
    @poolhawk2847 4 роки тому +6

    We enjoy your videos a lot. You have embraced and taken advantage of your travels. We love Germany so much.

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you Pool Hawk. It was easy to fall in love with Videography here as I was falling in love with Germany. I want to live this life as long as possible.

  • @danielhofmann4283
    @danielhofmann4283 4 роки тому +2

    As a German teacher, this is a beautiful video I can show my students. Finally a positive wholesome video about Germany. Freiburg all the way!!!! Goosebumps thanks again!!!

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +1

      Hi Daniel, This comment makes me sad that it's hard to find a "wholesome" video of Germany, but really happy that I can share a positive one with people. This video was from the heart so I'm glad you liked it and that you are sharing it with others.

  • @PianistStefanBoetel
    @PianistStefanBoetel 4 роки тому +4

    Thank you for your positivity! Hope you see many more places in Germany in the next years.

  • @wernert5643
    @wernert5643 4 роки тому +1

    You always welcome. Regards from Lüneburg,

  • @Hexalo25
    @Hexalo25 4 роки тому +3

    it looks like the field is full of green cabbage (2:56) "Grünkohl" (a specialty in nothern Germany during wintertime) "Kohl-Touren" are very popular in january-february. You can spot them easily - they are walking around with little carts drinking - sometimes with loud music going for some cabbage fest in the evening. and yes those are for Hunting. (3:00)

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому

      Thanks for the info. I always appreciate the informative people on this Channel.

    • @aufgeklart6690
      @aufgeklart6690 4 роки тому

      I was looking, if someone commented on the plants growing on the field yet. Only found this answer, and i'm pretty sure its not grünkohl (kale). Kale would be at least half a meter high and the leaves would look a little different. Grafenwöhr isn't close to the northern kale regions either.
      To me it looks like rapeseed. Farmers sow it in august, so it grows to a hardy plant before winter. It also prevents erosion during winter when the fields would be void of plants. And after winter it begins growing in height flowering bright yellow during spring.
      Seeds are used for pressing oil.

  • @stefanweber739
    @stefanweber739 4 роки тому

    Best promotion video about Germany I’ve ever seen - made by an American who loves Germany! I’m proud and thankful to live in this beautiful country. Thank you for your passion to show a little bit of this beauty in your video!

  • @Alexp37
    @Alexp37 4 роки тому +6

    Yes you do make people feel things. Your videos are absolutely phenomenal. One of my favourite YT channels. You two are very charming. I hope you stay as long as you would like to. Greetings and much love from Hannover.

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +3

      Thanks Alex. That is a great complement and I'm happy that there are people out there that enjoy the content I make so much. Even if it's just a few people ;)

  • @hansflyer
    @hansflyer 4 роки тому

    Thanks for the great video! I lived in Germany in the late 70s and still come back as often as I can because of basically all the same reasons you mentioned. And I get out a walk in the woods for no reason, why? Because that's what you do! Danke!

  • @danport222
    @danport222 4 роки тому +13

    Thanks for putting out these videos. I'm thinking of taking a couple weeks off in early May, flying from the US and backpacking from Munich, to Prague, to Berlin.
    I visited Heidelberg last year and my favorite memory was climbing up the bell tower of a church I stumbled across. When I got to the top, it was almost noon so I waited a few minutes. Sure enough, the bells started chiming from my tower, but also from towers across the whole city.

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +1

      That sounds like a hell of a journey! Wish you the best.

    • @breehornsailor1193
      @breehornsailor1193 4 роки тому

      put Hamburg on your list, too. You´ll gonna like it.

    • @danport222
      @danport222 4 роки тому

      @@breehornsailor1193 Alright, you've convinced me.

  • @mescaar
    @mescaar 4 роки тому +1

    thank you for this beautiful video, also the choice of music and your voice is really beautiful - made me emotional

  • @norgeee
    @norgeee 4 роки тому +22

    I've never thought about the possibility that people can have the same feeling about my home country that I personally have with Germany. I'm so happy to see you having fun in Germany.

    • @myrthe66
      @myrthe66 4 роки тому +2

      Do you know how many Germans really are in love with Norway? Me and many of my friends too.

    • @cockcarousel
      @cockcarousel 4 роки тому

      Lemme join either. From poorest of the poors, with anger.

    • @norgeee
      @norgeee 4 роки тому +1

      @@myrthe66 Really? I've never heard that too be honest, but thanks a lot! (Takk!) :)

    • @Medley3000
      @Medley3000 4 роки тому

      Aha! Und deshalb nennst du dich auch Norge.

  • @scottipippen6554
    @scottipippen6554 4 роки тому +1

    Okay, you just got one more subscriber:)! Great clip, thank`s to remind my in what a wonderful country i live in. Greets from Munich! Keep on the good work;-)!

  • @TheCFW
    @TheCFW 4 роки тому +4

    To be honest... it's true. Sometimes you forget about what you have. Yes, Germany is a safe country with great people and a beautiful landscape. Thank's for reminding me.

  • @maria-stuart
    @maria-stuart 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for this lovely video and your beautiful and kind words about germany.

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому

      You're welcome Maria :)

  • @MeZuMix
    @MeZuMix 4 роки тому +30

    I love your content and you too to. I hope you stay in Germany for a long time. I can feel, that your passion for filming is growing with every new viedo and I enjoy it very much. So thank you 😘😘😘

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +4

      Hi Mezu, I hope we get to stay here too. I always appreciate your comments on many of my videos.

  • @DBGMR2008
    @DBGMR2008 4 роки тому

    Love the video and your positive vibe! Great reminder for my American wife and me to appreciate what we have here. Keep up the great work!

  • @siggi383
    @siggi383 4 роки тому +3

    Goosebumps. Thank you so much.

  • @campsbay1990
    @campsbay1990 4 роки тому

    Thank you for this beautiful and heartfelt portrait of my home country. I experienced myself in South Africa how much your life is enriched if you embrace another culture and if you are open for people from other parts of the world. It was our pleasure to have you here.

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому

      That is very kind :) It's a pleasure to be here. Thank you for being one of many warm and welcoming people.

  • @blutigerdaumen9772
    @blutigerdaumen9772 4 роки тому +10

    Another awesome job on this video. I hope you can finish your 3 years assignment in germany, so we get more videos from you exploring europe.

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +1

      I hope so too. Either way, I won't stop making videos :) Thank you for being here.

  • @nordicsilver9675
    @nordicsilver9675 4 роки тому +2

    I lived in Germany for 4 years. I miss all the beautiful trails all over the place and the vibes there. So much better than the states.

  • @meathead919
    @meathead919 4 роки тому +3

    They ought to show this video with subtitles to Germans who have no idea how beautiful, special and interesting their home country is. Some just whine and complain all day and don't see the positives.
    P.S. I really like the editing job you did here. Fantastic!

  • @jeannelenz2418
    @jeannelenz2418 4 роки тому

    Hi, watching your videos make me realize that we live in a kind of paradise but can´t see it any more. Thank you for open up our eyes again. It means so much for us, seeing our country through a strangers eyes in such a sympathic way you do!! Thank you very much for your heart-warming videos. You did a great job and you can proudly say: "you made a difference!"
    Jeanne

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому

      Thank you Jeanne! That truly means a lot :)

  • @MagnificentGermanywithDarion
    @MagnificentGermanywithDarion 4 роки тому +9

    Hello Darion here from Florida. I have been enjoying your videos from the beginning. I was in Graf a few months ago. I actually had bought a Coo Coo clock form the mall at the PX there last Oct lol . I had started my You Tube channel with Germany as my content back in Feb 2019.. I even made a video of my time there in Graf last Sept/Oct 2019. I travel to Germany often and I always look forward to my new adventures. I had lived in Germany for six years (Army) and I fell in love with Germany from the start. Enjoy every moment that you have there and I hope to see more of your videos.

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +2

      Thanks for being here once again. It's easy to fall in love with Germany isn't it?

    • @MagnificentGermanywithDarion
      @MagnificentGermanywithDarion 4 роки тому +1

      @@filmsmith Absolutely!!!! I cant wait till my next trip in a few months. That would be cool to meet up at the PX in Graf .

  • @1haenschenklein
    @1haenschenklein 4 роки тому

    I love my country, but is so fantastic, to see my country with your eyes! Thank you so much!

  • @AKGermany96
    @AKGermany96 4 роки тому +8

    Beautiful video as usual. The structure you saw in the woods was a (pretty crappy) „Hochsitz“. It is indeed a seat for hunters to quietly sit, wait for, spot and shoot animals. I‘m not a big fan of hunting either, but it‘s pretty regulated here as far as who can do it and where.

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks for the comment and for the info. Glad you liked the video :)

  • @Metamarc
    @Metamarc 4 роки тому

    Thank you Andrew! Sometimes we forget what we have and should appreciate. Hope you're still having a good time in Germany!

  • @justme7303
    @justme7303 4 роки тому +6

    SoOooooo enjoy your videos and hearing how much you have come to love and appreciate Germany. I am especially glad to hear that y'all go to the other countries as well. A lot of people here in the States don't realize how easy it is to do so. I have lived in the Saarland area (Kaiserslautern), the Eifel Area (Bitburg/Trier -- great beer!and fabulous wine), and then in the Grafenwoehr/Vilseck area as well. Love it all so much that I have been back for vacationing a few times (most recently a road trip through Germany and Austria). Prague is on my bucket list! But I always, always always include time in Germany. p.s. we used to spend hours and hours at Hammer Gasthof back in the late '80's in Vilseck. Not sure if it's still there but loved everything about that whole area! Amberg .... Nurneberg ..... etc etc etc Thank you for sharing!

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +2

      It's obvious why anyone would want to stay living here isn't it? I'm glad you enjoy the video! I'll keep them coming for ya :)

  • @PompeyBoy66
    @PompeyBoy66 4 роки тому +1

    Going skiing in Black Forest next week. I grew up in a military family in the shadow of world war 2 reading comic books and watching war films in which the Germans were the enemy and this video is part of a re education for me.

  • @ulrichjahn
    @ulrichjahn 4 роки тому +5

    Love how you say „right next to us“ just like a local would.
    instead of „next to this place“ like a tourist.

  • @continual-improvement374
    @continual-improvement374 4 роки тому +2

    I agree with everything you've said in this (nicely made) video.. me too man, me too - I love it here and I'm coming up on 10 years here now!!

  • @sebastianneeser9927
    @sebastianneeser9927 4 роки тому +15

    the high chairs in the woods are for hunters. but if you ever come back to würzburg let me know. i can show you one or two places that not a lot of ppl know about 😉 and if you wanna stay i might can give you some hints where to go and what to do.

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +1

      I love Würzburg Sebastian, and I'm sure we'll be back eventually. Thanks for the invitation.

  • @btvitek1671
    @btvitek1671 4 роки тому +1

    You are living near me, I am from Bayreuth. Really nice transitions in that video and thank you for sharing the "culture".

  • @elizabethprovan-klotz1700
    @elizabethprovan-klotz1700 4 роки тому +3

    What a beautiful video. Yes, Germans love their walks on Sunday and their coffee and cake. Everyone talks about the great beer in Germany, but you can't beat the fantastic bread and cakes you get here. Another aspect you mentioned is the pride that Germans take in skilled crafts which speaks to the long tradition of apprenticeships in the country. I am an American expat and I live about hour from you right outside the city of Erlangen (Mittelfranken). If you like beer check out the Erlangen Bergkirchweih (usually held in May or June). It is one of the largest and longest-running beer festivals in Germany. As it is in Franconia, it has a much different vibe than Oktoberfest in Munich.

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you for sharing Elizabeth. And thanks for the recommendation :)

  • @johnbailey3351
    @johnbailey3351 4 роки тому +1

    Germany was the best place I was stationed in the Army. Beautiful country.

  • @theroamingsavage8813
    @theroamingsavage8813 4 роки тому +4

    I always highly recommend to my American friends to travel internationally. So much to see, learn, experience.. just no words to describe it.. do it!

  • @VadderMan
    @VadderMan 4 роки тому

    Thank you for this wonderful video about my home-country. You are a nice guy!

  • @JohnHazelwood58
    @JohnHazelwood58 4 роки тому +21

    I am very happy, that you enjoy your stay in Germany. I've been around the world as well and saw some amazing countries, but Germany is still my fav. There are sadly a lot of bad stereotypes when it comes to Germany. You proove with your video that there are a lot of people - who have never been to Germany - are wrong! Take care and all the best to you! *prost ;-)

  • @TheEyesofOwen
    @TheEyesofOwen 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful photography

  • @niconestra
    @niconestra 4 роки тому +6

    15 years and counting. I could never go back at this point

  • @Martin.Michael
    @Martin.Michael 4 роки тому

    You two are really very personable people. I like the way you experience Germany. thank you for your videos.

  • @fashiondollcollector
    @fashiondollcollector 4 роки тому +11

    Dont forget to visit the northern areas of Germany too 🤗 Great Video btw. 👍🏼

  • @constantinschwarze8769
    @constantinschwarze8769 4 роки тому

    Hey Andrew. I'm actually from Germany and I appreciate your perspective towards Germany a lot. You are always welcome!

  • @ladyravenandcrow7143
    @ladyravenandcrow7143 4 роки тому +3

    Thanks for your great videos. They are perfect! We used to live at Vilseck. And plan to go back to Germany for good in the future. Since I spent some time in that area I can recomend some less known or less common places very close to Grafenwoehr : Burg Breitenstein near Koenigstein, Burgruine Lichtenegg near Amberg, Diskothek Happy Rock whose owner is 91 yrs old and still working there (Kropfersricht), Klosteruine Gnadenberg near Neumarkt i.d. Oberpfalz and Burgruine Wolfenstein. There is is so much to explore. Also can recommend the guided tours of the underground tunnels at Schwandorf (Felsenkellerfuehrung) and for more subculture night life experience in Nuremberg the Club Cult (most of all their event Bloody Night). It is also easy to get in compared to Berghain :-). And most of all people end up going to Wacht Am Rhein for after hour food and social life (opens around 12am and closes at 7am). Then to chill out there is that rustic wooden cabin style restaurant Wirtshaus zur Bleaml Alm. It is only 30min away from Graf and is right across a ski slope (Ochsenkopf) . Have fun! Oh and don't forget the co-ed saunas!

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому

      Sound like all great recommendations! Thank you so much.

  • @antonieholub5254
    @antonieholub5254 4 роки тому

    Thank you for reminding me what a beautiful place my home country is!!
    The grass always seems to be greener on the other side!!
    Stay blessed and be safe!

  • @CameraDadx2
    @CameraDadx2 4 роки тому +6

    Great video, everything fixes great together. You should have much more viewers and subscribers.
    Du machst das Klasse 😁👍

  • @philiphunziker576
    @philiphunziker576 4 роки тому +1

    Please come for one time to Switzerland!

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому

      I really want to go to Switzerland! Hopefully soon.

  • @ChitoBandito6
    @ChitoBandito6 4 роки тому +8

    Beautiful video. Really making me feel things like you said. 😢

    • @filmsmith
      @filmsmith  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks Juan! Love you bro

  • @walterhagelsteiniii7588
    @walterhagelsteiniii7588 4 роки тому +1

    I am so glad you got to feel what I have always known. Great video with a great message. I am 100 % German and have visited 16 times. I want to live in what I consider my real homeland, but my wife does not want to leave her family. But she agrees with everything you have said. Prost

  • @axemanracing6222
    @axemanracing6222 4 роки тому +4

    appreciate that

  • @MirMonjurAlMahmud
    @MirMonjurAlMahmud 4 роки тому

    I have moved 6.5 years ago to Bavaria, thinking I will be back to my homeland after 2 years. What transpired later, I just fell in love with this place. The amazing nature, culture, history, people, values, quality of life, driving - almost everything is so engrossing! I just wish I could speak the language better :)

  • @danellesmith6185
    @danellesmith6185 4 роки тому +4

    LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!

  • @tobiaskolley
    @tobiaskolley 4 роки тому

    Thank you for making Germany look like an exotic place to live.