13 UNIQUE Things in German apartments 👀
Вставка
- Опубліковано 7 чер 2024
- #expats #germany #expatsingermany #lifeingermany #expattips
If you are curious about what things you can find in German apartments, this video is for you! We explore some unique things Germans have at home.
📼 RELATED VIDEOS:
📮 How to SEND A LETTER in Germany
👉🏼 • 📮 How to SEND A LETTER...
♻️ Recycling in Germany
• Recycling in Germany -...
⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:24 - Thing #1
02:05 - Thing #2
02:34 - Thing #3
03:05 - Thing #4
03:55 - Thing #5
05:13 - Thing #6
06:04 - Thing #7
06:47 - Thing #8
07:43 - Thing #9
09:12 - Thing #10
10:40 - Thing #11
12:02 - Thing #12
12:51 - Thing #13
📺 Subscribe to our channel if you want more information on life in Germany as an expat:
/ simplegermany
We know how frustrating and painful it might be to move to a new country, especially if you don't fully speak the language. That's why we created Simple Germany.
Simple Germany provides tips & information in English about living in Germany as an expat. We talk about services that are friendly and easy to use to beat German bureaucracy. We also cover the cultural aspects of living in Germany. All of this brought to you from the eyes of an expat and a German duo. We want to help you settle in Germany more smoothly.🍻
🍿 Visit our website for more in-depth information on life in Germany:
www.simplegermany.com/
☕️ 💜 If this video was helpful to you and saved you time of research, please consider buying us a coffee as a small donation.
ko-fi.com/simplegermany
![What to WEAR for German winters [so you don't FREEZE] 🥶](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/HcHZFqVgZjM/mqdefault.jpg)
![10 Foods Germans CAN'T Live Without [The Ultimate List]](/img/n.gif)
Don't worry, all built-in devices in a kitchen can be set up and reinstalled relatively easily in the event that something breaks.
As an American married to a German who lived decades in the US, we are accustomed to shared top sheet/shared blanket. When we moved to Germany, we thought duvets would be fun, but finding one big enough for him to ratchet around his shoulders and not leave me in the cold is hard! So we we went native, each with his/her own duvet! No more cold bum, and added benefit, I like a very light duvet, he likes a heavy, thick duvet, we both sleep better! And for those Americans wondering, well, love always finds a way! Schlaf gut!🌙
As a Russian I can say that most of these things can be found in a Russian household too, especially Wasserkocher, slippers, Waschmaschine in the kitchen, litter bin under the sink and Sprudelwasser 😂 thank you ladies for this video 🥰
I would literally jump off my balcony if I had to share my blanket with my boyfriend. So that's a definite nope from me.
🤣
Different blankets - that's just - wrong. ;)
Someone understands me!
Most of these are quite common not only in Germany but in every other Central European country as well.
You guys are so funny to watch feed off each other 😂 - and I love your well organized, thoughtful and informative videos.
Although I was born and raised In the US you've made me realize how many habits of my German relatives/grandparents I have somehow carried with me throughout my life (much more so than my siblings). I rarely engage in small talk, I'm brutally honest (when asked - or when needed), no fake smiling and I wear mostly neutral colored clothes... among other things. I think I will feel very comfortable when I move to Germany next month!
By the way, the "thing" to clean the water off of the glass is called a "squeegee" in English. (Pronounced: skwee-gee)
Oh thanks Suzanne for the word!! Good luck to your move to Germany! We hope you love it here 😃
@@simplegermany i meant to ask - I hear so many Germans saying "cake forks are 'essentail' like house shoes" (more specifically Birkenstocks. Then I read and saw in so many placea that having cake forks at home are "essential" (like house shoes and being on time). Is this generational? Do you two have cake forks? Or is this generationa
Hahah that is such an interesting question! Well, we have cake forks, but we rarely eat cake 😂 I don’t think it is a no no not to have them, but they are usually part of a set when you buy cutlery ☺️
@@suzannes5888 They come in quite handy 😉
@@claudiakarl7888 lol...I heard you have to give up your German passport if you don't have a set in your home in Germany - lol 🤭
Most of those things can be found in Italy too: drying racks, house slippers/shoes, no numbers on the doors (maybe you can find them in some modern buildings, but you usually find surnames), different kinds of trashcans (especially under the sink), built-in kitchens...
When I visit my in-laws in berlin I get familiar with all of these and my wife introduced some of them into our household in the US. Since my wife died in 2015 I moved in with my daughter and she has some of her mother's pieces of Germany also.
Such a fun video! I'm Dutch and have always (19 y/o) lived near the German boarder. I most things are very normal if you ask me, except for the Brettchen, Durchlauferhitzer and the Brotschneider is also new to me. And the Dutch aren't obsessed with sparkling water. 😅 Love your apartment with all the wood by the way! Just seeing it makes me want to go on vacation to 🇩🇪 again. :)
You can just take the electronic devices out off the cupboard, you don't have to destroy the whole kitchen.
Another thing: you probably can switch the direction the fridge door opens, so that you don't always have to walk around it in order to open it. Most of the time it's pretty easy to do
My mom had her fridge changed and the worker did that. I did it for mine myself. There may be a problem if you don't find a fridge with the exact measurements. That might be the case if it's older because the styles change over time. I had one fridge where a small space remained on top because I couldn't find one to fit exactly.
I don't think they can switch so easily because the door wouldn't open completely and you might not be able to take the inner parts out.
Jen, I love your new Hairdo. Thanks for the videos both of you provide. Keep going
From watching other videos about Germany, I know door knobs and windows are totally different (and better) than in US. Best wishes for You two.
Frühstücksbrettchen hab ich ja noch nie gehört. Bei uns ist das vielleicht für eine Brotzeit. Also oher mittag oder Abends. Wir haben immer nur Teller benutzt. Kenne das eher von Wirtschaften. Wir machen auf den Brettern eher die Brotzeitplatte oder dergleichen drauf. Zum essen aber eher weniger.
Same. Die Brettchen kenn ich nicht/benutzten wir nicht in meiner Familie.
Almost everything you listed is typical for many other European countries, including Croatia. The exceptions are: A kettle (which is typical for UK/Ireland and EVERY household has one, sometimes more), and built in kitchens which are not so much a matter of 'typical' but how much money one has; more affluent people will customise their kitchens, but many cannot afford that so they buy elements and appliances separately. Same goes for a small, electric boiler in the bathroom.
The bin under the sink was a thing with older generations, not so much any longer, just like the bread-cutting machine. Sparkling water is a must. Wearing shoes indoors is a huge no in Croatia, but in UK and Ireland, people are shocked when you ask them to take off their shoes.
Clothing rack and duvet are such normal thing in Europe in general that I was surprised to even see it in this vid? I'd say any country who is either cold or has winter season would use those? The window cleaner tool is called a squeegee and it's a bit of a weird one. I have seen it in houses, but never in showers, even those with glass doors. UNTIL I moved to Berlin. We don't even have a glass shower door, only a flimsy shower curtain!
I was also surprised to see names written on letterboxes as Germany is such a GDPR-abiding country, so much so, that one has to ask for permission to call German customers/clients and German nationals don't even have to provide an ID while staying in German hotels.
In the end, it all depends on how much money/space one has. If you have a big bathroom, you will most likely have a tub. If you don't, you will have a shower only. The washing machine is usually located in the bathroom in Croatia, while in UK/Ireland/Sweden, it will be in the kitchen. If you are in WG in Berlin, very often you will have a communal washer in the basement/some other, separate room. In UK/Ireland, having a dryer is a standard, while in the continental Europe it is not and that is heavily influenced by the climate and of course, standard of living.
The shower cleaner is called a squeegee in the US. In the US I think most have a tea kettle and boil water on the stove. I discovered duvets in Germany and use them now in the US. One per bed, so we share! Other things I noticed at the house I stayed in while in Germany a few decades ago - their fridge was tiny because they bought fresh more frequently, the light switches were opposite of US (down for on, up for off), most light switches were the large rocker switches (US have mostly “old fashion” flip switches), I thought many electrical outlets had switches (US does not), they had a small sauna in a bedroom, they had a bidet in the larger bathroom, the doors (and some windows) could be shut and tilted out from the top for fresh air (they opened windows more for fresh air), for a small yard they had chickens, I was more likely to see spiral stair cases than in the US. That’s all I can remember for now! I loved noticing the differences as it shows how different people and cultures solve problems and prioritize needs/wants.
Totally! Thanks for your insight Kristi!
Switches at the outlets are rare in Germany. That' s more a UK thing.
Electric kettle: explained by Technology Connections it's more efficient than boiling water with a gas stove. In Taiwan i happened to have 2, but one is a temperature-controlled coffee kettle
For built-in kitchen appliances it's swappable because you can actually pull the actual machine from the cabinet and the plates can be unscrewed. I don't like them because they add extra costs for both the appliances and installation.
Ladies, each of your videos is not only informative, but also filled with positive vibes. I started watching your channel when I was preparing to move to Berlin. Unfortunately, due to some personal reasons, I had to dismiss the offer and stay in my home country, but I still follow your channel and curious about life in Germany.
Good luck and thanks for your great work.
We used to live in London, now in Germany, and after our first visit to Berlin we starting using 2 duvets. Honestly the best decision ever!
Kettle are also used in 🇬🇧.
Durchlauferhitzer are mostly used if there is not enough space for a boiler. They need lots of power and energy. It has been a while that I even have seen one.
Thanks for the tip about the toaster. I saw the metal rails and was not sure what's that about. Washing machine ring in the kitchen and using a kettle (wasserkocher) very typical in South African households.
In the US you can find water/tea kettles but they're not very common. I purchased one after visiting Germany years ago as they are much more efficient to heat water and don't cause the mess and potential burns you may encounter with microwaving water in a usually glass mug or measuring cup.
Ihr habt die typischen Glasschüsseln im Blätter-Design vergessen. Ein Wasserkocher ist nicht typisch deutsch. Er ist typisch "Mehr-als-110-Volt". Die Dekortüren vom Kühlschrank kann man ganz einfach lösen und den Kühlschrank einfach austauschen.
Wasserkocher ist typisch Deutsch in meiner Familie! Die Schüssel auch!
Electric water kettle is also popular in the Philippines
I think in Baveria the Brotzeitbrettchen is more common than the Frühstücksbrettchen
Ah interesting 🙂
Actually it is very easy to replace the refrigerator inside the furniture. You can do it yourself.
And of course we sleep with seperate blankets. It is a better sleep, not getting disturbed by your partner pulling the blanket or sharing his smells.
Water kettles are also very common in Britain. You often even find them in hotels and B&Bs as "tea making facilities".
I love the “on location” videos
Electronic water kettle is a common thing. Also we too have been using 2 duvets.
Of course two blankets!!!! I need the blanket to be wrapped around me. If I am forced to use one big blanket with my husband, there will be "Mord und Totschlag" at night ;-) I hate the space in the middle of the bed, slowly filling with cold air, if you use only one blanket. Also my husband turns around very often so that there will be a fight if we have only one blanket!!!
And the thing in the shower to clean the glass we call "Abzieher" ;-)
Although I'm German I always felt ashamed as a child when my mother yelled at my friens to take their shoes off just when I opened the front door ;-) I promised to myself, never to act like this. So we don't care about houseshoes. Everyone owns a pair of course - but it is a free decision to wear them - no strict rule. And I never would ask any guest to take the shoes off - but must admit that most visitors ask themselves if they should ;-)
Not everyone. We never had those. Pretty useless IMHO.
Hehehe we also have two blankets 🤓
In the US we call the thing to clean glass a “squeegee “.
1 Blanket couple! Germans are always surprised when we say that. Drying rack for Clothing? Check. Houseshoes, somewhere, I think :-) Glassabzieher? check! Waterkettle, of course! Schneidebrett and Schneidebrettchen, ja sicher :-)
Love the content!
😆 thanks for sharing!
I'm very envious of your Wasserkocher! Here in Costa Rica the only person I know who has one is German. I can't wait to move to Berlin and have one too. :)
😅
This is the item I would miss the most..
@@kilsestoffel3690 I use it to boil the water for pasta ore rice also it's so much faster.
You guys are so cool! Enjoy your vlogs!!
We are planning to move to Germany very soon and your videos have been so informative and useful. Thank you both so much
Enjoy your video!
In this German home, there are extra houseshoes for guests, divided duvets but no Frühstücksbrettchen. We use porcellain dishes, smaller than the lunch dishes.
#9 We have two trashcans below the sink. They are together in the same device connected to the door. I.e. they come out when you open the door. Doesn't prevent the hassle while using the sink, but that goes for many things an a small kitchen.
#11 Built-in appliances aren't THAT bad, you can replace them. 11:45 shows the two doors, wood (furniture) and white metal/plastic (cooler). So, you have to separate the doors to take the cooler out.
Thanks Paul! 🤓
I like the smaller living spaces. Easy,& quick to clean. My conclusion as to why Germany,UK and a lot of EU has Clothes Washers in the Kitchen; many,buildings are old. Plumbing at bit have even existed when these places were built. For cost and effectiveness,time & again Space being at a premium,install washer in kitchen & or bathroom. Makes sense to me. USA is huge & ppl have rooms for this or the Flat,owner has a common room for All tenants to use. USA manufactures also,make poor quality Washer/dryer combos. Or at least they did a few years ago. My clothes dryer broke,& I decide to air dry my textiles. Saving lots of money & the future environment,I hope. Prost,Servus,Tschüss. 👋🏼. I still think you ladies/young women are an absolute Gem 💎. 🌈
Thanks for the insight Ricky! 🙂
Las felicito por los vídeos !! Super 👌
No. 3 - I've a dryer, but also a rack to dry.
No. 4 - Yes... two! Always! Because my wife gets cold more easily than I do and I only ever use a very thin one, or even just a cover in the summer.
No. 8 - I do have a toaster, but rolls are baked in the oven. When we get the rolls the day before, they are always put in the oven in the morning at 100 degrees for about 5 minutes.
The problem at 11:57, if the fridge breaks, you can easily take it out and put a new one in. The Küchenhersteller knows about this problem.😉
If ist breaks look at he page of Miele, Alno or what it is and you find an new Einbaugerät, which they might bring you nach Hause, too.😉
The electric kettle (wasserkocher) is common throughout Europe but the German model that I am used to in all my German families kitchens is a wasserkocher that is wall mounted and plumbed in. It has a mains (potable) water inlet with a tap, a cold water tap and a hot/boiling water tap. The unit is see-through so you can gauge the amount of water let in and when the water has reached boiling say. It works extremely well and saves filling the kettle at the sink where it is possible that water can get into the electrics and it keeps it off the work surface, where the food is prepared..
We have an electric Brotschneider but use it almost exclusively for slicing cold meats particularly hams (Parma and Schwartzwalder Schinken) , but it is only used when we need a fine slice as its a pain to clean. The unit is much safer than yours in that the motor doesn't work unless the button is held in, which keeps your hands away from the blade that stops instantly the button is released.
just learned the "squeegee" word and I'm like 😂😂😂😂and love it. because thats the sound, you know: quiiitschiiie.
So klingt es oft wenn du damit über Glas rüberziehst 😂😂.
unbedingt 2 blankets. don"t need this "fight" while sleeping😅.
when I was a kid we enjoyed the Brotschneidemaschine. Our first one was without electricity. We have to Kurbel 😁. Wir kids stritten oft darum, wer schneiden. darf.
The electric one was fearful at the beginning and we miss a lot of fun. Instantly we didn't like this bread anymore. So my Dad has to teach us to cut it with his "special knife", his 'Fahrtenmesser'. and for my sister and me the joy returns😅😂😂.
.
The trash under the sink is a Relikt aus einer Zeit, als nur ein Mensch im Haushalt wirbelte und Mülltrennung auch nicht existierte, vermute ich. Da war es mal praktisch. Es ist einfach aus der Alltagstauglichkeit geplumpst.
I am planing to come to Germany and tbh i have learnt a lot from your videos so i will try to meet both of you once i get there 💯
I'd say the usage of wooden plates highly depends on the household. We never used them to eat on them, we only served Aufschnitt and cheese on them.
As a young person, I'd always have a Brotmaschine at home. It's not just useful for bread, but you can cut all kinds of food with it. And cutting bread with it is so much cleaner and easier than trying to cut it with a knife.
Built-in fridges are actually not harder to swap out than free-standing ones. They're not glued in there or something, and actually don't have that many screws. The main part that is screwed on are the door covers.
I'm now of the "old" generation, but I bought my Brotschneider decades ago when I was still young.
Das ist ja witzig, dass es viele der genannten Dinge anderswo nicht gibt, wie kommen die Leute dort ohne sie aus? Ich besitze alles, bis auf Mineralwasser, wovon ich bestenfalls 1-2 Flaschen für Besuch im Haus habe. Und den letzten Wasserkocher habe ich verschenkt, da ich merkte, dass das Wasser auf meinem Induktionsherd mit Powertaste sehr viel schneller kocht und aus meinem praktischen Topf mit 2 Ausgüssen leicht herauszugießen ist.
Meine Bettdecke mit jemandem teilen zu müssen ist eine Horrorvorstellung. Selten haben zwei Menschen dasselbe Temperaturempfinden und dieselben Schlafgewohnheiten.
Good to know these tips.
Absolutely two blankets :-) My Husband and I are very german - 12 from thirteen. Only "Brotschneider" is not at our appartment. If a freezer ore heater or something is damaged at your kitchen - you can simply replace it- all of them are made by standard and if you tell the salesperson the size - you will get a new one. No real problem...
An eggspoon and an eggcutter is typical German too I guess. 😀
Haha very good point! 😃
oder der Eierpicker
@@insideAdirtyMind
Hah... How could I forget. 😀
And the eggcup (Eierbecher) of course. 😉😀
I’d say that an electric kettle is the most british thing ever
Notice to Jen😇🤣😂:
The refrigerator, the oven, the Dishwasher and washingmschine are so called „Einbaugeräte“. They can easily be changed. They‘re often fixed by a few screws… on the other Hand there are „Standalone-Geräte“, which are Not integrated in the „Küchenzeile“.
😇😇😇
😋😋 thanks for the explanation Thomas! I hope when the time comes to change the appliances it’s that easy 😅
Don‘t matter… if You’re buying a new Fridge or Dishwasher etc. Make an appointment with the DelveringService to build the new machine into the küchenzeile and to get off the old one inkl. the Entsorgung…notice: i think, there is a law, that the DeliveringService have to take the old machine with them… for the Entsorgung…
@@thomasb.9965
Super Denglisch! Ich find's klasse. 😁😂
@Ringelsocke:
Ich geb mir Mühe🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@@thomasb.9965 true! I think it would be a good topic for a video: Customer and consumer rights. Many are of course regulated via Eu laws, but for non Europeans certainly interesting: Garantie, Gewährleistung, Rückgaberecht and as well the obligation of companies to return the old electronics. BTW.: Soon every store that sells electronics need to accept old electronics to be returned at their store. This will be Equivalent to batteries ( yes even Aldi or Rossmann, if they continue to sell electronics )
Your Dutch neighbours, as far as I know, don’t have a brötchen-toaster - and that’s a pity! I need this!
Btw saw my first Wasserkocher in England, 1979. Haven’t been without ‘m ever since.
Huh. Here in Honduras, most (not all) houses have the trashcans under the kitchen sink, too. Maybe it's another gringo-influenced thing we've adopted since, idk why, but we're one of the countries in Latam that most copies/adopts stuff from the US, even if we don't like them.
You guys are always entertaininh, funny and most importantly, funny. Hehe
Same with my mum. And the extra sparkly water has to be really cold. 🌸
Some of these were cultural shocks for me! I was once at a friends house and after a few beers I stayed overnight. They pumped an airbed for me, although I could easily sleep on the couch. This was funny. The next morning they served breakfast with toasted bread, various salami and cheese all while reading the mewspaper. I liked it a lot and decided to buy myself one of these wooden-breakfast-plates.
Wasserkocher = water cooker = cocinador de agua
I love german
I have almost all the things in my apartment in this Video except the “ Brotschneider“ 😃😃😃love your video 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
Apartment numbers are here as well. Living in Munich in a multi-apartment building with apartment numbers, but not at the central door bell tableau :-)
Ah cool, good to know, but at the door bell it still says your name? 😇
@@simplegermany Yes it does. But it is up to you what you want to put there. It should be the name you receive your mail with. :-)
Regarding the shower. Whats used to clean the glass, in English, is called a squeegee.
Great videos by the way.
I heard water is Germany is hard. I live in California where the water leaves the tap in pebbles instead of drops.
Thing 14: keys on necklace and kept on key rack by the front door 🤣
😅
glass cleaner thingy is called a squeegee
Ah! The electric kettle (wasserkocher) is sometimes found in the U.S., but I've generally only seen it in the households of people who drink a lot of tea or French press/pour over coffee 😊
Die meisten Waschmaschinen sind im Badezimmer. Der Kühlschrank kann ausgebaut werden die Türen können ausgehangen werden
Thank you :)
As an Austrian (i think lots of germans will agree) i must say. Why buy a expensive Maschine that dries my Cloths and needs espensive energie when there is something called air that does it for me for free.
I "need" a dryer for smooth towels
@@KathrinD. iron them.
Two blankets! But, being a German, I've always found it so weird when people have breakfast on Brettchen instead of Tellern D:
We have electric water kettle here in the US too. Though, I don't know where it came from.
Der gute alte Universal Schneider 😍
Regarding house shoes: I am German, 65 years old. Neither at my parents house nor mine nor any of my siblings anybody visiting is required to put off their shoes. Usually during daytime (if you expect to go outside again at the same day), you keep your regular (outside) shoes on. Only if you expect to stay at home for the rest of the day, we would put on our house shoes. I would never expect or ask a visitor to put off their shoes. But maybe we are just not a normal family.. 😂😂
Hehe thanks for sharing!
Bei mir genauso. In Kindheit und Jugend musste ich nirgends meine Schuhe ausziehen. Ich habe diese Hausschuhsitte erst viiiel später kennengelernt.... bei ausländischen Familien. Deshalb war ich so überrascht, als v.a. amerikanische Ausländer das als deutsche Sitte bezeichneten.
Das ist regional sicher unterschiedlich. in unserer Wohnung, auch bei Bekannten und Freunden gehört es zum guten Ton die Schuhe auszuziehen. Ich persönlich bevorzuge barfuß oder Socken, meine Frau lieber Hausschuhe...
@@mikeschubert4890 Kenne ich auch so. Bei mir müssen alle ihre Schuhe am Eingang ausziehen.
Bei mir hängt es vom Wetter ab: Regen oder Schnee - Schuhe aus
Helpful guys
Birkenstock , I buy the cheap slippers. And the Duvet my wife has one and it's way to hot for me so we have two covers and mine is a light blanket for winter and your kitchen is about the same as my 2 bedroom house. BTW I enjoy your videos grüß Gott.
To add a thing to #7: It depends on the region where you live in germany but the hardness of water is the reason we use that "Abzieher" to clean our showers after every use. we don't want that evil water droplets to leave stains on our precious glasswalls :D for example in berlin is the water really hard so you have to clean your kitchensink and the bathroom quite often (pretty annoying if you ask me)
Hehe yeah here in Düsseldorf the water is quite hard as well. Luckily we don’t have a glass shower though 😋
I have some of these. Lol so excited for my move
Hi!
Definitely two Blankets!
If I want to snuggle, I can, but if I don't want to, I'm not forced to.
And if a couple has different times to get up in the morning, two blankets are very helpful.
I asked google, why a trash can often is build in under the sink:
"The most frequently used space in the kitchen is the work area around the sink. Here you can prepare food for cooking, clean cooking utensils. Both when cutting fruit and vegetables and when pre-washing used dishes, waste is generated that should disappear as quickly as possible. That is why it makes sense to integrate the garbage collector directly under the sink in the base cabinet."
Aha.
The trash can in my kitchen is not under the sink - not enough space there. 😂
We totally agree Ringelsocke! 🙌🏽🙂
@@simplegermany
Plus:
I'm the one with frozen feet from September to May and lava feet for the rest of the year... 🤪
Ich habe den Test gemacht: Induktion ist exakt genauso schnell wie der Wasserkocher ;)
Haha wie cool! Danke für diese wertvolle Info 😇
The "Brettchen"
Or an "Ei Pad"
Electric Durchlauferhitzer (flow through heater) are not the standard - in most homes you have a heating system that makes the hot tap water too. Durchlauferhitzer are only used when it is an older building and modernizing the heating system with a hot water system circuit would cost to much money.
I prefer my own duvet and about the bed you forgot the separate mattresses which I prefered too. Simple cause - people does not weight the same and people does not react the same to heat and cold. I always use a very thin duvet and many times my GF would need a very thick duvet. The same is with mattresses. Some are good for people that sweat easy and some are not. And second mattresses have weight limitations. A person with 70kg need another support than a person with 100kg. And now with a waterbed I would hate a single mattress because just think of turning around in the night and your partner gets seasick because of the waves or jump in the bed and the reaction will throw your partner out of the bed like on a trampoline.
I've noticed a couple of people mention the idea of Germans using a kettle (electric water boiler). I'm an Aussie and I just assumed that every country used a kettle to boil water! If not, how do they heat water to make tea or instant coffee (though I don't think instant coffee is a "thing" in other countries, like it is here.)? But yeah, how do people boil their water if needed? I guess they put a kettle on the gas or electric stove? But that takes FOREVER in comparison to electric kettle. Or perhaps (God forbid) they microwave their water? I must say, microwaving water for tea is a close second to putting milk in first and I'd probably slap you senseless for either offence! Oh and make no mistake, milk first or microwave water in tea, is a very grave offence!!! Oops sorry for the the diatribe. Lol
Hahaha fair point! In Guatemala we usually boil the water on the stove. Either on a kettle for the stove or a pot 😅
A wasserkocher is called a kettle in the UK
Very nice presentation. The thing with the refrigerator being built in is crazy. You have to wonder what goes through the thought process of designing homes in Europe. USA we can get rid of broken refrigerators smoothly ! 😁👍
😅👍🏽
You'll be surprised, they are built in a way they can be exchanged :-)
It is easy to remove them. If the refrigerator breaks, you have to screw off the wooden doors (they are just masking the refrigerator) and buy a new one that fits in, then adjust the masking wooden doors again. The broken refrigerator will be picked up by the local community service, or you bring it to them. Sometimes the seller will take the old one, when they sell the new one.
German kitchen appliances come in standardized sizes. You can replace it with one of the same size. Just have to transfer the fancy front panels. The companies designing kitchens don't usually build their own fridges, dishwashers and washing machines even if they offer it all packaged. They design around the standard sizes.
It's amazingly easy to change the fridge. I've already done it and needed only help for getting it the stairs up to my appartement
Thank you girls haha i just arrive from venezuela and everything is so crazy! Jajaja it was so weird that ghe girl from the airbnb enter to our apartment for helping us with a problem of electricity and she went directly to our kitchen and opened thw window and I was like 😱😱😱girl aren't you asking to do that 😂but i say nothing cause someone already told me it was a common think to do
Squeegee! My ex's parents had this in Montreal as well for their glass walls, no bathtubs either!
I think I saw you guys today near möchengladbach
Mmh that must have been someone else…never been to Mönchengladbach 😇
The (American) English word for the shower glass cleaner is "squeegee" lol. Having to type that it really is weird sounding but that's what we say at least here. Also, after my like 5-6th time back to Germany to visit my mothers family and like 30 years of my life thinking I didn't like Sprudel, my genes finally kicked in and I can't do without my sparkling water! But it's so expensive here in the USA, Sodastream has saved my life.
Haha thanks for the funny English word 😋. Oh interesting about the sparkling water! Didn’t know it’s so expensive in the US. Glad you found an affordable solution 🙂
Hallo ihr beiden. Alles gute
Sorry girls, but as an Aussie I can get my head around your unique use of the toaster. 🤷♀️😂🙈
Can’t
😅😅
It's not unique. These toasters here are made with these erectable stands exactly for this purpose.
I hope both of you are safe from this devastating floods. Hang in there.
Hey Vicken, luckily our area has not been affected! But yes the destruction is quite close to home. 😱
@@simplegermany look at the funny world we are living in.
You guys have plenty of water and here in Southern California there is drought.
😕
Had to laugh at the German lady saying "what's the German word" numerous times. Lol
I have that blue water filter/ container thing too in ur kitchen bc the water quality in my place is disappointing. (You pour water in n it filters the water n improve water quality). It is of a German brand I know it when I buy it. Just this fact makes me wonder if German have water quality concern as well. If I may ask, what’s the reason that you buy it?
We talk about German tap water in this video: ua-cam.com/video/Z7UcW5LU9GU/v-deo.html. We mainly use the water filter to take out the limescale since our water is quite hard.
Interesting, I must have had around 17000 German breakfasts, and have yet to encounter such a wooden plate. :-)
😅
Having grown up in Soth-West Germany I wonder whether "Frühstücksbrettchen" are a regional thing or whether it was just my family not using them ... At least not for breakfast. In Swabia you can more likely find them in rustic restaurants for a typical cold-cut dinner ("Vesper"), served on wooden slates.
Oh, interesting observation Harmut. Do your friends use them?
@@simplegermany I will have to ask them!
We definitely use them in Mecklenburg all the way down to Berlin. Don't know about Saxony and Thüringen.
we have a watercooker too
And then there is me who sleeps under a weighted blanket. My blanket weighs 10 kg and I hate having to change its cover, it's a complete workout.
And I always miss it so much whenever I travel, but I mean who would take a 10 kg blanket?! And I will NEVER share it. It's mine and i am the only person who is covered by it! Not even my dog is allowed to come under it xD
Oh wow, a 10kg blanket!?! Where do you even get that? 😅 May we ask what the benefits for you are to use a weighted blanket?
@@simplegermany they are mostly used for people with autism, depression, anxiety disorders etc. They provide a deep pressure that is really calming. You roll less around in bed, sleep better and are more awake in the morning. I got mine mostly because of my anxiety and depression, and it really helps with them. I get less panic attacks at night which is a huge plus for me.
You can get them online mostly, mine is from the German website TherapieDecken and I really love it xD. And they ship it to you, so you don't have to carry the 10 kg around after purchasing which is a great advantage xD
Thank you ladies, nice video. One thing I’d like to ask you. Without sounding rude why are most (not all) German apartments/homes so cramped with with things furniture and deco ornaments? It seems like they keep everything new, old and sometimes unnecessary. Is this a common thing for the German culture or is it maybe just the people I’ve been visiting?
Mmh interesting observation which we agree to somewhat 😅 Let‘s just say Germans like to bring home decorating souvenirs from their travels 😉
11 out of 13 :-) (no Durchlauferhitzer and no sparkling water) ;-)
Y'all are just adorable
Why cloth dryers(like the one washing machine) are not common in German homes?
There are many reasons. Most flats don’t have the space. They consume an extreme amount of electricity, one of the most expensive utilities in Germany. 😉
one blanket! 220cm x 220cm
Wären es keine bewegten Bilder, hätte ich gesagt: "Die Brusttasche ist aber sehr schlecht rein gephotoshopt!" ;-)
not going to lie i kinda heard about the kitchen thing but seeing it is so really really odd and seems to be counter productive but hey that is just me
Electric kettles are relatively recent things in Germany. When I arrived 40 years ago, I had to "import" my own from the UK.