Italians came to Germany in larger numbers as builders and tunneling specialists even before 1914. And with them came Italian cuisine. The icecream makers from the Cortina valley were among those early "pioneers".
Citation needed. Truth: any immigration before WWII was tiny compared to post-war. And the pizzerias and gelaterias are, by and large, the product of the post-war immigration wave.
Of course there are german Manors. Plenty too. They are called Herrenhaus or Gutshaus. Especially in northern Germany every village and town has at least one.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife i think it depends on each Haus. But for example where i come from you can and they also have a open park and things like a garden festival anually.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife sometimes they might be open for touring only during special events. In NRW we just recently had this years day of the open monument (Tag des offenen Denkmals). You could visit many places that usually aren't open to the public. You might want to keep an eye out for something like that.
@ D. That is a matter of definition. I would describe the typical German Herrenhaus or Gutshaus as a (more or less modest) castle, up to really large castle complexes, especially in the former German East beyond the Oder and Neisse rivers. Their architectural style is predominantly Baroque and Classical, so one tends to perceive these buildings as castles.
In the north of Germany you find a tonne of manorhouses in the countryside. You find them mostly in Schleswig-Holstein. And the landscape looks very similar as the south of England.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife they do! Well, at least some do. You should easily find some to make the trip worth it. You are able to stay in Gutshäuser that have been turned into B&Bs and Boutique Hotels in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as well.
@@sisuguillam5109 Most of the old "Gutshäuser" which might equate to the English Manor are either still privately owned with no public access, or have been converted into retirement homes (there is one in our county town), or hotels. Sometimes you don't even realize that a building in the middle of town was originally a "Gutshaus". In one of the neighboring towns, the old (smaller) building was converted into a meeting and event location (concerts, celebrations, theater venue). ** Because inheritance law here has long required an equal distribution of all wealth, lands were often given to siblings or sold to others to pay off the siblings. So if you didn't manage with foresight, you couldn't divide the assets in such a way that the manor house and the main lands went to the 1st heir.
Listening to Kirsten`s story about her life, her reasons for living in the UK and by following the dialogue with you, Sara, let me remember the first time (while beeing on your YT-channel) to my last female english teacher at our german Gymnasium. Which was more than 40 years ago. She always pointed out: Klaus, your English isn`t as good as needed, Klaus, i don`t like you and your behavior, Klaus, whatever you will perform, you will get high grades (which in Germany means, your job, your homework was NOT good). And now, I feel so good !!! Because everything you were talking about, I am able to understand and to follow you really easy. More or less, already since I`m following your YT-channel. And that`s a nice kind of indication for my former (or long ago) self appreciation. Have a nice weekend, Klaus Z.
I lived in the Uk for 8 years for the exact same reasons!! I still love it so much, but Brexit disappointed me so much, I returned to Germany in 2016. And to be fair, I am better off here, I earn more as a teacher and pay less for rent. But I will always love the Uk, my friends there and one day I shall return and visit! haven't so far cause I fear it'll break my heart
I love seeing you together, there is such a great connection, two joyful, intelligent women! I found your channel because I've been watching Kirsten's for years. I was born in the US and my late mother was from Germany. Having been to Germany a few times, including taking my mother back there when she was 77, I see so many cultural overlaps and differences, it's fascinating. Thank you for your wonderful videos and blessings to you all!
Since hamsters need to be kept solitary - you don’t want to see your children watching when the hamsters kill each other - there’s no real danger of that. You only put them together for a short time for mating.
Oh I can 100% relate. It's the small things that you usually don't realize in everyday life but as soon as you don't have access to them any more, you start to miss them like crazy. I moved to Northern Canada at the age of 18 last year (as an Au Pair), so I basically didn't have a clue of many things in life. Since I now just recently returned, this is when I first got to really compare the lifestyles and boyyyy my life over there was different to the one I live here now. I just got my first culture shock ever (and that's when moving back to my home country!) but I do have to admit, the first thing I did when arriving at the airport was to go to a proper bakery. I never thought I could miss bread that much but it's definitely true😂
We recently met a couple while traveling in Pennsylvania. She was English and he was German and they live in the UK in Yorkshire. I told the lady that Yorkshire always reminds me of All Creatures Great and Small. Saw the series and read the book. 😊 And yes, I do miss the German bread in the U.S., more than anything else.
I can absoltuly relate to the fact that you'll miss the variety of bread and pastries in German bakeries as you live abroad. As a German studying and living in Seoul, South Korea, I also miss the great variety of vegetarian and vegan products and meat substitudes.
Because I am a vegan too and I am so happy about so many vegan products here in Germany. But at the same time I thought that the Korean kitchen is basically based on plants much more than the German. But I do not actually know, I am just assuming, don't know why, to be honest.
I really miss German cakes and soups living abroad. Of course I can make them myself, but it's a lot of work and it's just nice to be able to pass at a Cafe somewhere and buy a piece of Käsekuchen, Datschi or to go to a Wirtschaft and order Grießnockerlsuppe. Being from Munich I also miss Weißwürste with sweet mustard. Luckily the beer here in Greece is pretty good, Fix tastes similar to a decent Helles from Munich. I also miss the good public transport. Here in Greece I needed to learn how to drive a car and buy a car. I also miss bikelines and police making sure people respect traffic rules. Another thing I miss is snow.
@@markr.h.2574 yes I knew. His family came to Greece together with King Otto around 200 years ago. I guess that's why Fix tastes so similar to Bavarian beer, because they brought a Bavarian brewing recipe.
Another German here. When living in the US I missed being able to literally go somewhere. All places of interest required to go there by car. Even for a simple walk or stroll one would need to drive to a park. When living in China this wasn't a problem. However, there I really missed candy, especially chocolate. The only brand available was Hershey's...gosh how I yearned for Milka or even the cheap supermarket no-name type.
I will forever love the German directness but sometimes I wish it would be even more direct and honest! Due to social media and everything, lots of people will always tell you that you’re rude when you’re actually just honest, so in their real life they will turn it down a little and be more self-conscious. And because of that, I feel like that honest culture and directness is slowly, very slowly but it is, dying out. I hope it doesn’t but I can definitely feel the difference between 10 years in the past and now; people are trying to be more polite. Especially with emails,like Kristen mentioned. Normally you get a replied rejection, but some Germans even do ignore you. It’s sad honestly, i prefer when people are brutally honest; I don’t care even how rude it may seem, I value honesty a lot. If you’re a German reading this, please don’t let our honest culture die out :D
We have a commercial here in Canada that says “Are you going to regret the things you didn’t buy, or the places you didn’t go to?” And yes, it’s the places I didn’t go to.
I have known Britain quite well due to many visits and longer stays there since the 1970s and must say that cooking and eating in Britain have become much better over the last decades. Eating in Britain is much more now than the proverbial fish 'n chips with tasteless peas or tiny sausages that are nothing but grease and water.
Well Sarah Americans had at least on the East coast I think some immitations of these country houses and manors who were great in itsself ,build by the Vanderbuilts and their likes-but most of those got already demolished again and replaced by new buildings.Cuz I guess unlike Europeans(British and Germans alike) Americans alas have far less qualms when it comes to demolishing older buildings-I guess the idea of preservation of sites of historic interest is not that much ingrained in the American character
When I lived in the US and during my exchange in England what I missed most was German Brot and Brötchen. Regarding the food in the US and also in England: yes, you can get good food but usually those restaurants are very expensive compared to Germany. At least that's what I experienced. In London you can eat great food from India because a lot of people from India have immigrated there. The same goes for the Italien gelato in Germany.
Apparently the people in the Rheinland and Ruhrgebiet are known to be pretty direct for german standards, whereas my experience in Frankonia tells me, there people tend to sugarcoat more.
You two girls are really something! Not only baking together but also your chat. Kirsten has an excellent Brit accent. In 1991 I visited the UK and spent my time in the south, in Hampshire, Kent, and Devon. Yes, I did go there with my car, a left-side steering wheel small Nissan, and I even dared the traffic of the city of London. It was a scare, but I managed without an accident.
I once rented a car for about a week in the UK (Wales). A few times I found myself on the wrong (right) side of the road when I entered a two lane road from a much narrower one. Despite the renatl had right hand steering. That made me feel like back in the days I learned to drive. Left hand had to move the stick.
Hallo Kirsten I am from Egypt and I am happy that you lived there. You really look British more than a German. I live now in Berlin and love Germany. You both are so sweat
Very interesting video, ladies!! I am German and currently live in the UK (England). I've been here for 4.5 years and not much enjoyed it. I also lived 3 years in Switzerland, 6 years in France and 2 years in Canada, but next month I will move back to Germany (to the very south) and I am so excited. My hubby is English and he I'll come over about 3 months later. And he says he CANNOT wait! So true about the clichés and some being false and some right. The directness of the Germans, lol, this made me laugh because I sometimes got into trouble for "being straightforward" here. 🤣 But there are too many things I don't like here: the vast amount of LITTER! OMG, yes, there is beautiful countryside and buildings here, so why do the British people not take care???? In my town (as well as where I lived before), there is so much dirt everywhere, plus VOMIT and people seem to spit on the ground everywhere. Yuck 🤮. And then there are no Alps here, so I just HAVE to leave. 😉 Like Kirsten, I also once fell in love with the English language. 🥰 And an Englishman... Interesting, I met him in Switzerland a long time ago. Thanks for the video ladies, and Sara please do not move to the UK now, OK?! I know you like the Alps as well, and the bread, and you'd miss the cleanliness of Germany. And there is SO MUCH plastic here. Like, they even wrap kiwis and avocados in plastic at the supermarkets. Not good or our planet!
Oh yes... directness... when working for a US company, we used to have a chatbox open for our networking colleagues abroad. There was nothing more disgusting for me, if someone addresses me with "hi, how are you?" - next moment "may I disturb you?"... hell, you already DID disturb me... get along with your question! (something I didn't dare to answer, hence)
Disgusting? Abstoßend? Übertreibst du nicht ein bisschen? Disturbing wäre doch das passendere Wort. Es ist einfach freundlich. Genieße es. In Deutschland ist das zwischenmenschliche Klima mega abgekühlt.
@@nebucamv5524 It is pretty annoying. I mean, I love smalltalk and chatting in general, but if you have a work question, get on with it and after clearing that up, we can still chat or get on with the work.
I've been watching Kirsten's videos for years. That's how I found you, Sara. My children are 1/4 German on their fathers side. Their Oma lived here in the US with Opa, US soldier found his bride in Germany. She went to my daughter's class one day and spoke about Germany and the Holocaust that she experienced. She even sang a lullaby for them. She had an amazing story. So I feel connected to Kirsten in that crazy way. I grew up about an hour and a half north of Atlanta, living in Chattanooga TN now, just across the state line. My son has lived in Atlanta several years. So i feel connected to you Sara as well. I love watching both of y'all's videos.
Love the conversation you both had in this video as well as the bloopers on insta. I also agree that the food in GB isn't usually that bad, sometimes however can be really special for our taste and takes some getting used to. Also noticed you now confirmed: ... two hamsters 🐹🐹 😉
This hit home! I'm Italian-American from NJ, now a British citizen. l moved to the UK in 1999 to get married/start a new life with my British hubby. The first thing I missed was the food! Getting a proper bagel, bialy or pizza! Don't get me started on how pizza was when I first moved here! 🙄😬😒 Things have improved thanks to loads of online USA & Italian stores, but I'd still do anything for proper hot Italian sausage----and black & white cookies!
In 2014 I was in the Southwest of UK for 2 months. Yes, no ice cream parlours. Ther were some place where an ice cream van would park but it was not the same. On the other hadn there was a place where I could get fantastic milk shakes. I don`t like beers that have a strong hop taste. When they are to bitter. This is the case with many German Pilsners. I tried several English ales and I really liked them. What I missed was the possibility to get a Mettbrötchen. Although the EU regulation allows it and the UK was part of the EUI at the time, you could not get minced pork for raw consumption.
K & J’s channel brought me here! As for the manor homes, I could go into Tudor/Elizabethan vs German renaissance influences and other artistic and historical influences of the two countries (later on the Arts and Crafts movement of Victorian era Britain for example) but I think the point is that Kirsten (and Joerg) just really enjoy the vibe of the British houses and gardens. Doesn’t mean the German ones aren’t great or appreciable as well. It’s like bread, the UK might have great bread in places but it doesn’t hit the spot like German bread haha.
Another thing I didn’t miss so much during my years in England but definitely miss here in the US is yoghurt that does not taste artificial! And also the selection of yoghurts and dairy products. I also loved the English pubs! Very much!
I live just in Austria, but due to budget reasons it's not easy to frequently travel to the Rhineland where i am from. And the most things i miss are Sauerbraten, Grünkohl, Apfelwein and carbonated Ice-Tea. And of course the Rheinische Frohnatur. Vienna is a great place to live, but people, even compared to germans, most are super grumpy. Even after 20 years of living here, i still miss the easy going friendliness. One day i will move back to the Rhineland and i dream every day about it.
There are plenty of manor houses mainly in northern Germany though, predominantly in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, which looks much more like England too. They are not so much a thing in the rest of Germany though.
My favourite bakeries in Australia are German. But they are rare sadly . German bread is the best. The food in the UK wasnt good when i visited in 1980s but by 2000 it was easy to find great food. I found British indirect comments snide and unsettling and feel more comfortable with german manners than english
For English Beer, I can say, the most of them for tourists is absolutly terrible :-(( ... The Irish one is clearly better. From Standpoint of a geram tourist on the island.
So nice. Thx for sharing your Story. I loved "Der Doktor und das liebe Vieh" so funny Most of my prejudices about brits come from asterix with the brits: lukewarm cervisia and wild boar in peppermint sauce ... 🤣🤣 Sara do your children know Asterix & Obelix comics? They are the best in the world, even for adults! The film adaptations are also good.
But is it not a Gutshaus the equivalent of a Manor? I've seen them and I think they are very very similar. About food in UK, I don't know, I lived there for a year as a student and really almost everything affordable was fried food, in Germany there are very good eateries in the Universities, in the UK it's not the case in many universities.
Yes, German bakery goods. Whenever I land in Frankfurt and pass one of the bakery outlets at the airports - the smell hovering over is divine. And the food is literally call you "buy me buy me!". Here in Ireland a lot of shops have a little deli counter where you can have a sandwich or a roll prepared, but it doesn't even look half as appetizing, when you see how loveless they sometimes spread butter across the roll, smack a big dollop of mayo or coleslaw on it with a spoon or whatever else you want like ham, chicken fillet, cheese, tomato or whatever. IIn Germany the food is already laying in the counter already, but looks like it is prepped with much more passion or love than over here. I also miss sockets in the bathroom or light switches inside the bathroom. Windows that open to the inside (not to the outside or windows that have parts that do not open at all - how you're supposed to clean these if you're not on the ground floor?), some old sinks still have the separate hot and cold taps - in one you scald your fingers, in the other freeze them off. Or having a big boiler tank in the hot press and an emersion you have to put on before you need hot water (let me tell you since living in this particular apartment I mostly wash my hands with cold water only. Seems the water tank also doesn't heat the water too well if you fancy a bath, takes quite some time to heat up, takes away space that could otherwise be used for storage). Otherwise I couldn't think of anything I am missing, apart from some German dishes and my friends and family of course :-)
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4:49 Oh… please… this is *NOT* the show Kirsten watched as a child. This is the 2020 show, and not the show from 78.
Yes, I'm familiar with that but what I mean is actually after you applied and reached the 2nd step, after an interview etc. - this is where the big difference is.
Loooooool Germans being direct, guess some people never met the Dutch. Love our neighbours, but we are known to be way more direct, in any sense of the word.
Isn’t Kirsten a joy?! She has brightened my life so much and I can see that you’re a little sparkler too, Sara! So thrilled you are friends. I showed the spectacular church where the Von Trapps were married to my daughter and grandchildren. We’re on our fourth generation of Sound of Music lovers! So incredible that their story still brings together people from all over the world! Love from Southern California! ps On my first trip to England, forty years ago, I have to say the food was absolutely awful! I can’t believe how delightful it looks these days in Kirsten’s videos. 😊💕
Might wanna put the companion video to this in the description. The video is called Visiting romantic SALZBURG with my American friend by Kirsten & Joerg
Well, you two wonderful ladies looked for each other and found each other, as we say in Germany. I find it very pleasant to listen to you. Yes, these old English mansions are something very special, but there might be an opportunity to start with a smaller B&B and then maybe get a little bigger over time, or let's see when a corresponding opportunity arises, never say never, too a German saying. There are beautiful things in every country, we just have to be willing to discover them and then enjoy these things. Kirsten has an amazing voice!! Very nice
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife So true! During the first video, the two of you baking Zwetschgenkuchen, I really got some ASMR vibes listening to her voice. I definitely have to check out her channel over the weekend. x
I would have translated it to Rittergut. Herrenhaus goes into a similar direction, but not entirely. As a matter of fact, I once got invited to stay in a privately held Manor. My then-boyfriend and I had a full wing to ourselves for the entire week. It's been a very sweet family... fond memories...
I'm just starting to eat chicken again. just as the prices go high. red meat forget it. even hamburger is expensive. bread no good. loaded with un needed carbs. you start looking like the Pillsbury dow boy or the state puff marshmallow man. not like Arnie
What a wonderful video. I am German and spent half a year (two terms) at Aberdeen University way back in 1988/89 (returning for many, sometimes really long vacations) and can second everything that Kirsten said. The countryside is gorgeous in GB (especially in Scotland but also in Yorkshire and other places - just to name a few, Lake district or Buckinghamshire, Devon ...). The food is much better than most Germans think and yes, I love the beer very much, especially the traditional ales. And yes, after a couple of days I begin to miss the German bread and sausages and cold meat. As for being considered rude as a German in the UK ... yes, I also experienced this. Germans are way more direct than British or US people and it is also true that people from southern Germany sugarcoat more than people from my area (the Ruhr Metropolitan Area in the West of Germany). So thank you both, this was very so nice to find my experiences covered.
When it comes to food in England (at least London) one needs to try the Indian restaurants. Chicken Tikka Masala and Chicken Jalfrezi are especially popular there. Interestingly enough, the Veggie burgers they sell at the MacDonalds there are essentially and Indian potato cutlet. They also serve chicken tikka salad.
There are manor houses in northern Germany, in Mecklenburg for instance. Some of my ancestors worked there as chamber maids or coach men. The buildings can be quite beautiful.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Sorry, but Wikipedia says "Fontanella recalls serving his innovative creation to children who broke into tears because they wanted ice cream and not a plate of spaghetti" 😁
You two are like BFF from childhood and into adulthood. I feel like you two have know each other all your lives. Just great to see you together. I hope there will be more episodes with you two together.
When I am in the UK, in the pub I always order Cider (fermented apple juice/Apfelmost). Fresh and cold, so delicious! I don't feel comfortable with the taste of English beer...
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife In my UK host familes (in Canterbury and Bradford) I always got very high-calorie food, a roast meat sandwich with mayonnaise and a pudding in the noon, mostly fried meat or sausage with potato-fries in the evening. That is why I always had a few kilograms more on my ribs when I went home to Germany... But it is not true, the English cannot cook at all. For example, as a dessert I got "Trifle": fruits, cream, cake and marmelade layed in a cup (so incredibly good, you should make it for your kids, they will love it!).
😄 you did show pictures of the newer series made based on Der Doctor und das liebe Vieh. She probably watched the older one... which is very very good and worth watching (not that the New one isn't... but the old one is closer to the source material when it shows housing and farming in the 30s/40s).
For Bier, Belgium has more choices compared to the small country. English beer is also good. Best Pils Beer is in CZ Republic etc. Germany is known for the beer, but there are many other countries. Same for Wine. France is known for wine, but also there other countries, like Germany (yes) or California or Australia etc. Be open for other Countries... :) . . . . . Except for English food :) /* Ironi off, be happy to be there before Christmas */
I have a question. I’m not being judgmental I promise. I would LOVE to travel around & live in different countries for a few years & then to another. My husbands career DONT travel out of the state even in USA. My curious question is are y’all considering moving back to America is Putin continues to talk about nuclear war? If this is a inappropriate question to ask I want you to I sincerely apologize. I’m sure y’all have talked about if you can’t or don’t want to comment I understand. May God keep blessing you & your family. I love your page & thanks for sharing
Probably the most common equivalent to the english Manor would be the 'Hofgut'. Some of those can be pretty fancy. And as D state below, Herrenhaus would be the equivalent inside towns or villages.
I don't understand that,sorry🙈. Why is everyone talking about beer? I think that is very strange. People think alot about alcohol,i am sorry to mention that🙈. If you miss cakes and breads don't you bake? It isn't very hard and believe me,it can be very relaxing too. I miss Australian cheesecakes and doughnuts 🇦🇺❤🍩😭.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife i wanted to tell you,i got a message from "you" telling me to write on telegram... could that be that someone is using your photo? And could that be a spam message?
Italians came to Germany in larger numbers as builders and tunneling specialists even before 1914. And with them came Italian cuisine. The icecream makers from the Cortina valley were among those early "pioneers".
Ah very cool to know the history!
Citation needed. Truth: any immigration before WWII was tiny compared to post-war. And the pizzerias and gelaterias are, by and large, the product of the post-war immigration wave.
Of course there are german Manors. Plenty too. They are called Herrenhaus or Gutshaus. Especially in northern Germany every village and town has at least one.
Okay good to know!
Can you tour them like you can in the UK?
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife i think it depends on each Haus. But for example where i come from you can and they also have a open park and things like a garden festival anually.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife sometimes they might be open for touring only during special events. In NRW we just recently had this years day of the open monument (Tag des offenen Denkmals). You could visit many places that usually aren't open to the public. You might want to keep an eye out for something like that.
@ D.
That is a matter of definition. I would describe the typical German Herrenhaus or Gutshaus as a (more or less modest) castle, up to really large castle complexes, especially in the former German East beyond the Oder and Neisse rivers. Their architectural style is predominantly Baroque and Classical, so one tends to perceive these buildings as castles.
In the north of Germany you find a tonne of manorhouses in the countryside. You find them mostly in Schleswig-Holstein. And the landscape looks very similar as the south of England.
Very cool! Do some of them offer tours?
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife they do! Well, at least some do.
You should easily find some to make the trip worth it. You are able to stay in Gutshäuser that have been turned into B&Bs and Boutique Hotels in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as well.
@@sisuguillam5109 Most of the old "Gutshäuser" which might equate to the English Manor are either still privately owned with no public access, or have been converted into retirement homes (there is one in our county town), or hotels.
Sometimes you don't even realize that a building in the middle of town was originally a "Gutshaus".
In one of the neighboring towns, the old (smaller) building was converted into a meeting and event location (concerts, celebrations, theater venue).
** Because inheritance law here has long required an equal distribution of all wealth, lands were often given to siblings or sold to others to pay off the siblings.
So if you didn't manage with foresight, you couldn't divide the assets in such a way that the manor house and the main lands went to the 1st heir.
Listening to Kirsten`s story about her life, her reasons for living in the UK and by following the dialogue with you, Sara, let me remember the first time (while beeing on your YT-channel) to my last female english teacher at our german Gymnasium. Which was more than 40 years ago.
She always pointed out: Klaus, your English isn`t as good as needed, Klaus, i don`t like you and your behavior, Klaus, whatever you will perform, you will get high grades (which in Germany means, your job, your homework was NOT good).
And now, I feel so good !!! Because everything you were talking about, I am able to understand and to follow you really easy. More or less, already since I`m following your YT-channel. And that`s a nice kind of indication for my former (or long ago) self appreciation.
Have a nice weekend, Klaus Z.
I lived in the Uk for 8 years for the exact same reasons!! I still love it so much, but Brexit disappointed me so much, I returned to Germany in 2016. And to be fair, I am better off here, I earn more as a teacher and pay less for rent. But I will always love the Uk, my friends there and one day I shall return and visit! haven't so far cause I fear it'll break my heart
Watching this makes me want to pop over for a nice cuppa! Miss you!xxo
I would just love that! ❤
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I love seeing you together, there is such a great connection, two joyful, intelligent women! I found your channel because I've been watching Kirsten's for years. I was born in the US and my late mother was from Germany. Having been to Germany a few times, including taking my mother back there when she was 77, I see so many cultural overlaps and differences, it's fascinating. Thank you for your wonderful videos and blessings to you all!
i am not even halfway thru the video but i have to say i am amazed by kirstens accent.. i just love it. i cant get enough of hear her talking
Same!
Love it, too 🥰
Imho she sounds VERY British! What do the Brits think about her soeaking? Do you hear that she's originally from Germany?
two hamsters? ten hamsters- 50 hamsters- 200 hamsters.....
Since hamsters need to be kept solitary - you don’t want to see your children watching when the hamsters kill each other - there’s no real danger of that. You only put them together for a short time for mating.
Hahahah sorry for the hamster confusion. Some of the videos we’ve published this month were before we bought the second hamster, and some were after.
A family of 500 hamsters and a few humans ... plus a freaking out cat.
Oh I can 100% relate. It's the small things that you usually don't realize in everyday life but as soon as you don't have access to them any more, you start to miss them like crazy. I moved to Northern Canada at the age of 18 last year (as an Au Pair), so I basically didn't have a clue of many things in life. Since I now just recently returned, this is when I first got to really compare the lifestyles and boyyyy my life over there was different to the one I live here now. I just got my first culture shock ever (and that's when moving back to my home country!) but I do have to admit, the first thing I did when arriving at the airport was to go to a proper bakery. I never thought I could miss bread that much but it's definitely true😂
Thank you for introducing us to Kirsten! She is such a lovely person and I am now discovering her UA-cam channel.
I’m so glad you also like her!
We recently met a couple while traveling in Pennsylvania. She was English and he was German and they live in the UK in Yorkshire. I told the lady that Yorkshire always reminds me of All Creatures Great and Small. Saw the series and read the book. 😊 And yes, I do miss the German bread in the U.S., more than anything else.
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I can absoltuly relate to the fact that you'll miss the variety of bread and pastries in German bakeries as you live abroad. As a German studying and living in Seoul, South Korea, I also miss the great variety of vegetarian and vegan products and meat substitudes.
Where do you miss it? In Germany or in Korea?
Because I am a vegan too and I am so happy about so many vegan products here in Germany. But at the same time I thought that the Korean kitchen is basically based on plants much more than the German. But I do not actually know, I am just assuming, don't know why, to be honest.
I really miss German cakes and soups living abroad. Of course I can make them myself, but it's a lot of work and it's just nice to be able to pass at a Cafe somewhere and buy a piece of Käsekuchen, Datschi or to go to a Wirtschaft and order Grießnockerlsuppe.
Being from Munich I also miss Weißwürste with sweet mustard.
Luckily the beer here in Greece is pretty good, Fix tastes similar to a decent Helles from Munich.
I also miss the good public transport. Here in Greece I needed to learn how to drive a car and buy a car. I also miss bikelines and police making sure people respect traffic rules.
Another thing I miss is snow.
This is all a great addition to what Kirsten shared. Thanks for sharing!
How interesting. Did you know that the modern Greek word Fix for beer comes from the Bavarian brewer‘s name Fuchs? Prost 🍻
@@markr.h.2574 yes I knew. His family came to Greece together with King Otto around 200 years ago. I guess that's why Fix tastes so similar to Bavarian beer, because they brought a Bavarian brewing recipe.
She is sooooo british! Cute funny happy Lady
Another German here.
When living in the US I missed being able to literally go somewhere. All places of interest required to go there by car. Even for a simple walk or stroll one would need to drive to a park.
When living in China this wasn't a problem. However, there I really missed candy, especially chocolate. The only brand available was Hershey's...gosh how I yearned for Milka or even the cheap supermarket no-name type.
I will forever love the German directness but sometimes I wish it would be even more direct and honest!
Due to social media and everything, lots of people will always tell you that you’re rude when you’re actually just honest, so in their real life they will turn it down a little and be more self-conscious. And because of that, I feel like that honest culture and directness is slowly, very slowly but it is, dying out. I hope it doesn’t but I can definitely feel the difference between 10 years in the past and now; people are trying to be more polite. Especially with emails,like Kristen mentioned. Normally you get a replied rejection, but some Germans even do ignore you. It’s sad honestly, i prefer when people are brutally honest; I don’t care even how rude it may seem, I value honesty a lot.
If you’re a German reading this, please don’t let our honest culture die out :D
What great insights! It makes sense that social media could change the culture.
We have a commercial here in Canada that says “Are you going to regret the things you didn’t buy, or the places you didn’t go to?” And yes, it’s the places I didn’t go to.
Yeah that’s so true!
You could also paraphrase as that as "Do you have a FOMO?" ;-)
I have known Britain quite well due to many visits and longer stays there since the 1970s and must say that cooking and eating in Britain have become much better over the last decades. Eating in Britain is much more now than the proverbial fish 'n chips with tasteless peas or tiny sausages that are nothing but grease and water.
Sweet conversation between two lovely women 😘 Really enjoyed your exchange of thoughts. Thank you!
Thank you! ❤
So eine schöne Freundschaft .Sie beide passen gut zusammen ☺️
Really nice to see you together. It's like you have known each other your whole life. Very nice. Thank you. Greetings 💟🌷🇾🇪
Well Sarah Americans had at least on the East coast I think some immitations of these country houses and manors who were great in itsself ,build by the Vanderbuilts and their likes-but most of those got already demolished again and replaced by new buildings.Cuz I guess unlike Europeans(British and Germans alike) Americans alas have far less qualms when it comes to demolishing older buildings-I guess the idea of preservation of sites of historic interest is not that much ingrained in the American character
When I lived in the US and during my exchange in England what I missed most was German Brot and Brötchen. Regarding the food in the US and also in England: yes, you can get good food but usually those restaurants are very expensive compared to Germany. At least that's what I experienced. In London you can eat great food from India because a lot of people from India have immigrated there. The same goes for the Italien gelato in Germany.
Apparently the people in the Rheinland and Ruhrgebiet are known to be pretty direct for german standards, whereas my experience in Frankonia tells me, there people tend to sugarcoat more.
Oh that’s interesting!
You two girls are really something! Not only baking together but also your chat. Kirsten has an excellent Brit accent. In 1991 I visited the UK and spent my time in the south, in Hampshire, Kent, and Devon. Yes, I did go there with my car, a left-side steering wheel small Nissan, and I even dared the traffic of the city of London. It was a scare, but I managed without an accident.
I once rented a car for about a week in the UK (Wales). A few times I found myself on the wrong (right) side of the road when I entered a two lane road from a much narrower one. Despite the renatl had right hand steering. That made me feel like back in the days I learned to drive. Left hand had to move the stick.
Hallo Kirsten
I am from Egypt and I am happy that you lived there. You really look British more than a German. I live now in Berlin and love Germany. You both are so sweat
Very interesting video, ladies!!
I am German and currently live in the UK (England). I've been here for 4.5 years and not much enjoyed it. I also lived 3 years in Switzerland, 6 years in France and 2 years in Canada, but next month I will move back to Germany (to the very south) and I am so excited.
My hubby is English and he I'll come over about 3 months later. And he says he CANNOT wait!
So true about the clichés and some being false and some right. The directness of the Germans, lol, this made me laugh because I sometimes got into trouble for "being straightforward" here. 🤣
But there are too many things I don't like here: the vast amount of LITTER! OMG, yes, there is beautiful countryside and buildings here, so why do the British people not take care????
In my town (as well as where I lived before), there is so much dirt everywhere, plus VOMIT and people seem to spit on the ground everywhere. Yuck 🤮.
And then there are no Alps here, so I just HAVE to leave. 😉
Like Kirsten, I also once fell in love with the English language. 🥰 And an Englishman... Interesting, I met him in Switzerland a long time ago.
Thanks for the video ladies, and Sara please do not move to the UK now, OK?! I know you like the Alps as well, and the bread, and you'd miss the cleanliness of Germany. And there is SO MUCH plastic here. Like, they even wrap kiwis and avocados in plastic at the supermarkets. Not good or our planet!
I was shocked by the filth in streets and trains or buses in the UK 😅
Oh yes... directness... when working for a US company, we used to have a chatbox open for our networking colleagues abroad.
There was nothing more disgusting for me, if someone addresses me with "hi, how are you?" - next moment "may I disturb you?"... hell, you already DID disturb me... get along with your question! (something I didn't dare to answer, hence)
😂😂😂 great example!
Disgusting? Abstoßend? Übertreibst du nicht ein bisschen? Disturbing wäre doch das passendere Wort. Es ist einfach freundlich. Genieße es. In Deutschland ist das zwischenmenschliche Klima mega abgekühlt.
@@nebucamv5524 It is pretty annoying. I mean, I love smalltalk and chatting in general, but if you have a work question, get on with it and after clearing that up, we can still chat or get on with the work.
@@viomouse different culture, i find the directness pretty rude
Danke für eure tollen Videos.
Macht einfach weiter so denn ihr seid einfach Spitze.
I've been watching Kirsten's videos for years. That's how I found you, Sara. My children are 1/4 German on their fathers side. Their Oma lived here in the US with Opa, US soldier found his bride in Germany. She went to my daughter's class one day and spoke about Germany and the Holocaust that she experienced. She even sang a lullaby for them. She had an amazing story. So I feel connected to Kirsten in that crazy way. I grew up about an hour and a half north of Atlanta, living in Chattanooga TN now, just across the state line. My son has lived in Atlanta several years. So i feel connected to you Sara as well. I love watching both of y'all's videos.
Kirsten is just a lovelly person. I like the way she talks and explains things.
She is a very lovely person. I agree - I like the way she talks and explains things, too.
Love the conversation you both had in this video as well as the bloopers on insta. I also agree that the food in GB isn't usually that bad, sometimes however can be really special for our taste and takes some getting used to. Also noticed you now confirmed: ... two hamsters 🐹🐹 😉
Yes here was a lot of hamster confusion! Haha since we recorded videos before and then after getting the new hamster, it all got moved around! Haha
I can't believe Kirsten has NO German accent. Anyone listening to her would think she is English. Her English is perfect.
This hit home! I'm Italian-American from NJ, now a British citizen. l moved to the UK in 1999 to get married/start a new life with my British hubby. The first thing I missed was the food! Getting a proper bagel, bialy or pizza! Don't get me started on how pizza was when I first moved here! 🙄😬😒 Things have improved thanks to loads of online USA & Italian stores, but I'd still do anything for proper hot Italian sausage----and black & white cookies!
In 2014 I was in the Southwest of UK for 2 months.
Yes, no ice cream parlours. Ther were some place where an ice cream van would park but it was not the same.
On the other hadn there was a place where I could get fantastic milk shakes.
I don`t like beers that have a strong hop taste. When they are to bitter.
This is the case with many German Pilsners.
I tried several English ales and I really liked them.
What I missed was the possibility to get a Mettbrötchen. Although the EU regulation allows it and the UK was part of the EUI at the time, you could not get minced pork for raw consumption.
Love your young vibe on everything please collaborate on all projects
K & J’s channel brought me here!
As for the manor homes, I could go into Tudor/Elizabethan vs German renaissance influences and other artistic and historical influences of the two countries (later on the Arts and Crafts movement of Victorian era Britain for example) but I think the point is that Kirsten (and Joerg) just really enjoy the vibe of the British houses and gardens. Doesn’t mean the German ones aren’t great or appreciable as well.
It’s like bread, the UK might have great bread in places but it doesn’t hit the spot like German bread haha.
I found you n subscribed from Kirsten and Jeorg. Love y’all. I’m from Tennessee USA
Another thing I didn’t miss so much during my years in England but definitely miss here in the US is yoghurt that does not taste artificial! And also the selection of yoghurts and dairy products. I also loved the English pubs! Very much!
I live just in Austria, but due to budget reasons it's not easy to frequently travel to the Rhineland where i am from. And the most things i miss are Sauerbraten, Grünkohl, Apfelwein and carbonated Ice-Tea. And of course the Rheinische Frohnatur. Vienna is a great place to live, but people, even compared to germans, most are super grumpy. Even after 20 years of living here, i still miss the easy going friendliness. One day i will move back to the Rhineland and i dream every day about it.
There are plenty of manor houses mainly in northern Germany though, predominantly in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, which looks much more like England too. They are not so much a thing in the rest of Germany though.
what happen´s? You´re stop posting... That´s the last video I found...
My favourite bakeries in Australia are German. But they are rare sadly . German bread is the best. The food in the UK wasnt good when i visited in 1980s but by 2000 it was easy to find great food. I found British indirect comments snide and unsettling and feel more comfortable with german manners than english
For English Beer, I can say, the most of them for tourists is absolutly terrible :-(( ... The Irish one is clearly better. From Standpoint of a geram tourist on the island.
Bread. I can't imagine bread is not that thing outside of Germany. I always thought bread is the first dish you could get.
11:48 "Which did you choose the UK to live?" Doesn't sound quite right to me 😜
My german "Besserwisser" side had to comment on this 😅
So nice. Thx for sharing your Story.
I loved "Der Doktor und das liebe Vieh" so funny
Most of my prejudices about brits come from asterix with the brits: lukewarm cervisia and wild boar in peppermint sauce ... 🤣🤣
Sara do your children know Asterix & Obelix comics? They are the best in the world, even for adults! The film adaptations are also good.
Somehow my mom got the recipe for mintsauce and I actually liked it. But I also like chips with vinegar..
@@kilsestoffel3690 Das erklärt einiges! 😜
Just love Kirsten & Joerg!! Darling interview!!
But is it not a Gutshaus the equivalent of a Manor? I've seen them and I think they are very very similar. About food in UK, I don't know, I lived there for a year as a student and really almost everything affordable was fried food, in Germany there are very good eateries in the Universities, in the UK it's not the case in many universities.
Yes, German bakery goods. Whenever I land in Frankfurt and pass one of the bakery outlets at the airports - the smell hovering over is divine. And the food is literally call you "buy me buy me!". Here in Ireland a lot of shops have a little deli counter where you can have a sandwich or a roll prepared, but it doesn't even look half as appetizing, when you see how loveless they sometimes spread butter across the roll, smack a big dollop of mayo or coleslaw on it with a spoon or whatever else you want like ham, chicken fillet, cheese, tomato or whatever. IIn Germany the food is already laying in the counter already, but looks like it is prepped with much more passion or love than over here. I also miss sockets in the bathroom or light switches inside the bathroom. Windows that open to the inside (not to the outside or windows that have parts that do not open at all - how you're supposed to clean these if you're not on the ground floor?), some old sinks still have the separate hot and cold taps - in one you scald your fingers, in the other freeze them off. Or having a big boiler tank in the hot press and an emersion you have to put on before you need hot water (let me tell you since living in this particular apartment I mostly wash my hands with cold water only. Seems the water tank also doesn't heat the water too well if you fancy a bath, takes quite some time to heat up, takes away space that could otherwise be used for storage). Otherwise I couldn't think of anything I am missing, apart from some German dishes and my friends and family of course :-)
4:49 Oh… please… this is *NOT* the show Kirsten watched as a child. This is the 2020 show, and not the show from 78.
Off topic and not meant to be mean, but the outfit and the haircut from Kirsten are not advantageous for her looks…..
I think Kirsten is just born for the UK. More British than most British people I know 🙂
German companies ignore applications too. Sometimes you don't even get a reply that they read an e-mail, let alone the application itself
Yes, I'm familiar with that but what I mean is actually after you applied and reached the 2nd step, after an interview etc. - this is where the big difference is.
Oh, I noticed a false friend: "fast friends". ;-)
Very interesting conversation. Thank you. 🤩
How lovely you are.
Thank you ❤
Loooooool Germans being direct, guess some people never met the Dutch. Love our neighbours, but we are known to be way more direct, in any sense of the word.
Hahah yes, I had a Dutch boss for many years and also many Dutch friends in Egypt :) But Germans are way more direct than the British.
Okay good to know!
6:30 Bed and breakfast ... and icecream shop ;-)
Isn’t Kirsten a joy?! She has brightened my life so much and I can see that you’re a little sparkler too, Sara! So thrilled you are friends. I showed the spectacular church where the Von Trapps were married to my daughter and grandchildren. We’re on our fourth generation of Sound of Music lovers! So incredible that their story still brings together people from all over the world! Love from Southern California! ps On my first trip to England, forty years ago, I have to say the food was absolutely awful! I can’t believe how delightful it looks these days in Kirsten’s videos. 😊💕
She is such a joy! That’s so fun that you’re on your fourth generation of Sound of Music lovers. It’s such a wonderful movie!
Might wanna put the companion video to this in the description.
The video is called
Visiting romantic SALZBURG with my American friend
by Kirsten & Joerg
Good point!
Ask her about raw pork mince with raw onions for breakfast... yes, really! Very very odd food.
Mett! Or do you mean in the UK?
Well, you two wonderful ladies looked for each other and found each other, as we say in Germany. I find it very pleasant to listen to you. Yes, these old English mansions are something very special, but there might be an opportunity to start with a smaller B&B and then maybe get a little bigger over time, or let's see when a corresponding opportunity arises, never say never, too a German saying. There are beautiful things in every country, we just have to be willing to discover them and then enjoy these things. Kirsten has an amazing voice!! Very nice
Yeah I love to hear Kirsten talk in her videos. It’s so relaxing!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife So true! During the first video, the two of you baking Zwetschgenkuchen, I really got some ASMR vibes listening to her voice. I definitely have to check out her channel over the weekend. x
Isn't a Herrenhaus the German equivalent to an English manor? 🤔
Sort off... the traditions connected are different though.
I would have translated it to Rittergut.
Herrenhaus goes into a similar direction, but not entirely.
As a matter of fact, I once got invited to stay in a privately held Manor. My then-boyfriend and I had a full wing to ourselves for the entire week.
It's been a very sweet family... fond memories...
I'm just starting to eat chicken again. just as the prices go high. red meat forget it. even hamburger is expensive. bread no good. loaded with un needed carbs. you start looking like the Pillsbury dow boy or the state puff marshmallow man. not like Arnie
I'm German too and have to say there is amazing beer in the UK. I just say, Old Peculiar from tap.
You are right, I miss the bread in Germany when I visit my family in USA and the Philippines.
What a wonderful video. I am German and spent half a year (two terms) at Aberdeen University way back in 1988/89 (returning for many, sometimes really long vacations) and can second everything that Kirsten said. The countryside is gorgeous in GB (especially in Scotland but also in Yorkshire and other places - just to name a few, Lake district or Buckinghamshire, Devon ...). The food is much better than most Germans think and yes, I love the beer very much, especially the traditional ales. And yes, after a couple of days I begin to miss the German bread and sausages and cold meat. As for being considered rude as a German in the UK ... yes, I also experienced this. Germans are way more direct than British or US people and it is also true that people from southern Germany sugarcoat more than people from my area (the Ruhr Metropolitan Area in the West of Germany). So thank you both, this was very so nice to find my experiences covered.
When it comes to food in England (at least London) one needs to try the Indian restaurants. Chicken Tikka Masala and Chicken Jalfrezi are especially popular there.
Interestingly enough, the Veggie burgers they sell at the MacDonalds there are essentially and Indian potato cutlet. They also serve chicken tikka salad.
There are manor houses in northern Germany, in Mecklenburg for instance. Some of my ancestors worked there as chamber maids or coach men. The buildings can be quite beautiful.
Hi Sarah, your german sounds very good!
Thank you! It’s getting better.
❤❤❤Spaghetti-Eis ❤❤❤ Invented in Mannheim, Germany
Ah very cool! Do you know why it was invented?
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Sorry, but Wikipedia says "Fontanella recalls serving his innovative creation to children who broke into tears because they wanted ice cream and not a plate of spaghetti" 😁
We went to antwerps and there was no place to eat ice-cream except an Australian store!!?😭 verrückt
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Der Doktor und das liebe Vieh, bei mir war es genauso 😍 und als ich das erste Mal dort war, ich war begeistert 🤩
You two are like BFF from childhood and into adulthood. I feel like you two have know each other all your lives. Just great to see you together. I hope there will be more episodes with you two together.
Awe yes! It felt that way in person! It was so easy to talk and hang out. 💕
Love the collab x
Weekend treat! 🥰
dankefür deutsche untertitel..
When I am in the UK, in the pub I always order Cider (fermented apple juice/Apfelmost). Fresh and cold, so delicious! I don't feel comfortable with the taste of English beer...
Yum! Cider is so good.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife In my UK host familes (in Canterbury and Bradford) I always got very high-calorie food, a roast meat sandwich with mayonnaise and a pudding in the noon, mostly fried meat or sausage with potato-fries in the evening. That is why I always had a few kilograms more on my ribs when I went home to Germany... But it is not true, the English cannot cook at all. For example, as a dessert I got "Trifle": fruits, cream, cake and marmelade layed in a cup (so incredibly good, you should make it for your kids, they will love it!).
We’re moving to Stuggart soon! Can’t wait! We watch your vlog often. 👍
Best of luck in your move!
I am German through my grandparents.
😄 you did show pictures of the newer series made based on Der Doctor und das liebe Vieh.
She probably watched the older one... which is very very good and worth watching (not that the New one isn't... but the old one is closer to the source material when it shows housing and farming in the 30s/40s).
i loved Der Doktor und das liebe Vieh (Tristan 🤣)
and Das Haus am Eaton Place (Upstairs, Downstairs) also
Downtown Abby and Pickey Blinders
@@arnodobler1096 Hallo, Arno!
@@sisuguillam5109 Hi Sisu!
@@arnodobler1096 Schönen Samstag!
@@sisuguillam5109 Heute ist Samstag? 😉🤣
Wünsche ich dir auch!
For Bier, Belgium has more choices compared to the small country. English beer is also good. Best Pils Beer is in CZ Republic etc. Germany is known for the beer, but there are many other countries. Same for Wine. France is known for wine, but also there other countries, like Germany (yes) or California or Australia etc.
Be open for other Countries... :)
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Except for English food :) /* Ironi off, be happy to be there before Christmas */
I have a question. I’m not being judgmental I promise. I would LOVE to travel around & live in different countries for a few years & then to another. My husbands career DONT travel out of the state even in USA. My curious question is are y’all considering moving back to America is Putin continues to talk about nuclear war? If this is a inappropriate question to ask I want you to I sincerely apologize. I’m sure y’all have talked about if you can’t or don’t want to comment I understand. May God keep blessing you & your family. I love your page & thanks for sharing
I think that s a typical american question
Probably the most common equivalent to the english Manor would be the 'Hofgut'. Some of those can be pretty fancy.
And as D state below, Herrenhaus would be the equivalent inside towns or villages.
Okay good to know! I’ve gotta look for these.
I don't understand that,sorry🙈.
Why is everyone talking about beer? I think that is very strange. People think alot about alcohol,i am sorry to mention that🙈.
If you miss cakes and breads don't you bake? It isn't very hard and believe me,it can be very relaxing too.
I miss Australian cheesecakes and doughnuts 🇦🇺❤🍩😭.
Beer was brought up because it’s one of the things Germany is so well known for 😀.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife i wanted to tell you,i got a message from "you" telling me to write on telegram... could that be that someone is using your photo? And could that be a spam message?
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