What Is It Like Living in Germany as an American? 🇩🇪 First Impressions Part 2

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  • @marvinasas2060
    @marvinasas2060 2 роки тому +5

    I was living in Hannover like 10 years ago. It's just a regular city no one really cares about in Germany. It's not considered anything special, it's not touristic etc. But I fucking loved that city. I currently live in Munich and I am about to move back to Hannover.

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      That's so cool! We are loving it so far too, even though everyone seems to say it's boring. If you have any recommendations, let us know!

    • @sorenbiermann6528
      @sorenbiermann6528 2 роки тому

      @@MYTravelBF Hannover has no reputation in germany, at all. But it is so underrated. If you didnt do it allready you should check out the limmer Straße in Linden. There a plenty of kiosks (the small street shops for alcohol, tabaco) and some of the best food restaurants in Hannover (there is a good Vietnamese, kumpir restaurant, pizza punk and a lot of good kebab restaurants). There is actually a word in the local vocabulary (still there aren't many special Hannover words), but there is one word called limmern. It means to going out on the limmer Straße and stop by a kiosk, drink a beer and go to next one. Because there a lot of kiosks on this particular street. And from there you are pretty quick at the Ihme, one of the rivers in Hannover. It's pretty nice to hang out at the river, especially on a hot summer day.

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      @@sorenbiermann6528 Thank you for the interesting tips! We've been in Linden once so far, but will have to get back to check it out and limmern 🍺 We love learning local words like that, so thanks for sharing that too!

    • @meganoob12
      @meganoob12 2 роки тому

      @@MYTravelBF I live in Hannover too and one thing that will probably be super convenient to you as a traveler is that the city is the main rail hub in the north.
      You'll easily be in Bremen or Hamburg within an hour and you can even use the "Niedersachsen Ticket" as a cheap wayx to travel (it is also valid within Hamburg and Bremen). It's also only about 2 hours to Berlin and there are direct ICE connections to major cities like Frankfurt and München in the south.

  • @avalon4612
    @avalon4612 2 роки тому +18

    Well, I‘m German and I have to admit that sometimes I jaywalk too but before doing that I make sure no kid is around.
    My first culture shock in the States (Texas) was that so many people asked me if I believe in god. Maybe this might be just a Texan thing but this question was asked so many times. This is not a thing at all in Germany, actually NOBODY cares.
    The 2. very big culture shock was the friendliness!! I really couldn’t handle things like „Oh, I like your shirt“ or „I like your hair“ „How are you doing today?“ in the beginning. To me it was so weird that the people were so kind and I liked it a lot.
    Greets from the very western part of Germany. Have an awesome time!

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому +3

      OMG I can imagine there would be some big culture shocks going to the US, especially Texas. I don't think the asking about God part is nearly as common in the north or in bigger cities though.
      The friendliness is absolutely true though and the reverse has been a shock for us both in Spain and Germany!

    • @aw3s0me12
      @aw3s0me12 2 роки тому +3

      Yes,...related to jaywalking,... *it is (for me or i guess the most) for the savty of the kids to be a rolemodel they can mimic "the right thing to do at X location when light is Y-or-Z"
      >> If no car comes,..and no one arround (esp. kids),... i guess i would just walk...

    • @Ahui87
      @Ahui87 2 роки тому

      For me as an Austrian it feels weird. On the one hand we take jaywalking quite seriously and you will get frowned upon. On the other, it is considered the practical thing to do on quiet streets. But you still feel really guilty and sometimes just don't do it, even though it makes no sense to wait. It also changed over the last 2 decades I think. As a kid it was a very big deal, in the meantime the practical aspect of it took over. Today it feels like, if you use good judgement it's okay.

  • @asmodon
    @asmodon 2 роки тому +3

    Ah, das gute Lindener Spezial. In Hannover wird dieses Bier auch Maurer-Brause genannt, weil es viel auf Baustellen getrunken wird.
    Für Baggersee-Feiern haben wir früher bei der Lindener-Brauerei angefragt, ob sie überschüssige Export-Ware da haben. Das haben wir dann für die Hälfte gekriegt. Lindener Spezial wird in Ost-Europa unter dem Namen Braumeister Schulz verkauft. Das hat die Kosten für unsere Partys stark gesenkt.
    Hab Heimweh nach Hannover.

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому +1

      Sorry, dass ich Heimweh nach Hannover bekomme! Wir haben hier viele lokale Biere probiert und mögen Lindener Spezial. Vielen Dank fürs Zuschauen und Kommentieren!

  • @peter_meyer
    @peter_meyer 2 роки тому +5

    Next tip to go to (you might already have heard it): International Fireworks Festival in the Herrenhäuser Gardens. It is sold out already (as usual) but you can view it from many elevated areas (Lindener Berg) or just your roof top.
    Not sold out is Skate-By-Night were Hannovers streets belong to inline skaters - well, not all, but a many. Meeting is at 6PM at the Klagesmarkt, skates can be rented. That's on the 24th of August.

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      Thank you for the tip on where to view the International Fireworks Festival! We are planning to check it out soon! Also, thank you for the Skate-By-Night recommendation, we had no idea this was happening!

  • @andibuletten6206
    @andibuletten6206 2 роки тому +1

    The English Garden in Munich is bigger than the Central Park.😉

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому +1

      We are excited to visit Munich and can hopefully get there soon!

  • @Kueken78
    @Kueken78 2 роки тому +1

    Hallo und herzlich willkommen in Hannover. Wir leben nur ca. einen Kilometer von der Oststadt durch die du gegangen bist. In der List. Die beiden Stadtteile sind sehr schön .Du hast dir die richtige Stadt ausgesucht 😄👍

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      Vielen Dank! Wir sind bisher sehr zufrieden mit Hannover und haben es genossen, die ganze Stadt zu erkunden.

  • @marenhuwald1445
    @marenhuwald1445 2 роки тому +1

    It used to be that all stores closed at 2 pm on a Saturday. So you just planned accordinglly, no big deal.

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      Yeah. It's not that big of a deal. It's just a difference based on where we grew up and lived most of our lives.

  • @RoFiHan
    @RoFiHan 2 роки тому +6

    Willkommen in meiner Stadt! Du solltest aber unbedingt mal von der Eilenriede auf die andere Seite der Stadt wechseln und die Leineaue besuchen! Man kann von Döhren zu Fuß oder mit dem Fahrrad die Leine entlang bis in die Innenstadt und weiter bis Herrenhausen (oder anders herum). Die Tour ist absolut zu empfehlen und bietet zwischendurch viele Möglichkeiten ein Bier zu trinken 😊 I could have written this in english, but you want to learn german - so go on and give it a try 😂 btw: Hannover is one of the better cities to live in! It might not be the best, but it is definitely better than all the others, bigger ones.

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому +6

      Vielen Dank! Wir fahren nach Leineaue. Wir haben noch so viel zu entdecken und lieben Hannover!

    • @meganoob12
      @meganoob12 2 роки тому

      @@MYTravelBF You can enter many of the museums in Hannover for free one day a week. The day variies from museum to museum, but you can find the info online.
      If you like museums it's definetely worth it.

  • @budhisstuff7585
    @budhisstuff7585 2 роки тому +1

    Dont drink lindener beer my dad always says the horse get to drink pilsener and what comes out ist lindener beer

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому +2

      🤣😂it wasn't the best, but I did want to try a local beer

  • @FaithandFun-w6q
    @FaithandFun-w6q 2 роки тому +1

    Very nice. Thank you for sharing. 💞

  • @MagnificentGermanywithDarion
    @MagnificentGermanywithDarion 2 роки тому

    I enjoyed part 2 as well. I am glad that I have subscribed to your channel :).

  • @Al69BfR
    @Al69BfR 2 роки тому +4

    I don‘t know how it is in America and how it is today but I remember when I was in elementary school we had some sort of traffic training where police came to the school to teach us how to behave in traffic especially on a bicycle. We could also get a „Fahrradführerschein“ after completion of a small parcours. Therefore we had roads painted on our schoolyard where police just could add different signs on a stand to it.
    So it is engrained in our blood (obviously not in everyone‘s) that we don‘t walk when it‘s red. And therefore we don‘t jaywalk even when nobody is watching.

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому +2

      That’s really smart! In the US, we never really had formal training in school like that with a bicycle. In fact, most US cities don’t have great bicycle infrastructure at all 😔

  • @CmdrKerne
    @CmdrKerne 2 роки тому +1

    Even if I'm only once a month in Hannover at our 10-Forward-Dinner in the Alexander restaurant I recognized a few streets you were filming.

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому +2

      That's great! If you have any recommendations for Hannover, please let us know!

    • @CmdrKerne
      @CmdrKerne 2 роки тому

      @@MYTravelBF If you like creativity I would highly recommened the Maker Faire Hannover. It's on Sep 10 + 11 and located in the Hannover Congress Centrum (HCC). Last time in 2019 more than 17.500 people attended and it was absolutely fantastic. In case you also would like to visit the faire look out for booth #105 in the Eilenriedehalle and say HI. I'm displaying props from the science fiction and mystery universe.

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому +1

      @@CmdrKerne Awesome! Thank you for sharing! We will plan on checking it out and maybe stop by!

    • @CmdrKerne
      @CmdrKerne 2 роки тому

      @@MYTravelBF I'm not sure how to send you a private message on UA-cam, but if you are intererested I could send you a 20% discount code for the Maker Faire.

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому +1

      @@CmdrKerne Do you have instagram? You can DM us @mytravelbf

  • @nuster7816
    @nuster7816 2 роки тому

    Interesting to see someone moving to Hanover.
    I would love to see how you travel around the nearby/Surroundings municipalities/Districts.
    Like Peine, Gifhorn, Nienburg/Weser and so on.
    Like one Video for every District. It would be cool to really see how Germany and not only the Big Cities or Tourist Regions look like

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      Thank you for the tips! We will definitely try to explore out there since we love getting out of the tourist areas!

  • @worldhello1234
    @worldhello1234 2 роки тому +1

    @3:36 That is not true, dude, the gas station shop is open on Sundays and you get even staple food for reasonable prices if it works in association with a supermarket chain. If a German wants to experience America without going abroad, he just has to move to the countryside, 100% car dependency.

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      Ahhh we didn’t know it was if it had to do with the supermarket chain. Thank you for sharing! While it’s been a change, it’s very nice overall that things are closed on Sundays, especially for the workers.
      Also we absolutely do not miss car dependency! It’s one of the many bad things about living in the US that we do not miss!

  • @daftmonkey7296
    @daftmonkey7296 2 роки тому +1

    New sub here mate! Loving the content! Keep up the great videos 👍🏼

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому +2

      Thank you! We appreciate it!

  • @MsDiaEmms
    @MsDiaEmms 2 роки тому +1

    German here and new to your channel. I jaywalk sometimes when I'm in absolute hurry but I would never do that when children are around. And as for drinking in public, I just don't like it much because it gives also a misleading example for kids. But I get it when hard working handyman need their 'Feierabendbier'. A ice cold beer is more than refreshing.

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      Thank you, Claudia! It makes complete sense to not do those two in front of children because it sets a bad example. We like that that is engrained in society here, even though of course, not everyone follows the rules.

  • @lucientruth
    @lucientruth 4 місяці тому

    at "Hauptbahnhof" in Hannover is Lidl and Rossmann open even on sundays ;-)

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  4 місяці тому

      Yes, but only if necessary. They aren't very fun to visit on Sundays😅

    • @lucientruth
      @lucientruth 4 місяці тому

      @@MYTravelBF THAT is so true, but NOT EVERYTHING is closed in Hannover ;-)

  • @janheinbokel3969
    @janheinbokel3969 2 роки тому

    A very warm Welcome to Hannover in Germany ☘️☘️☘️🥰🥰🥰👍👍👍 Hope you'll Like it here (maybe we meet somewhere in the City)

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      Thank you very much! Hannover has been a great place so far!

  • @PostcardAndAPint
    @PostcardAndAPint 2 роки тому

    This was really interesting. Thanks for sharing. New sub here. 🍻

  • @mikeschindler3754
    @mikeschindler3754 2 роки тому

    Greetings from Milwaukee! I want to visit my friends in Epstein. Keep doing what you're doing. Enjoy!

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      Thank you! We appreciate subscribers from Milwaukee and can't wait to get back there and visit!

  • @herb6677
    @herb6677 2 роки тому +1

    Beer dinking in public is also allowed in Austria, but I don't do it. If I want to drink beer, i sit down in a beergarden and drink my beer there. In the streets there are many people who drink alkohol while walking, but many of them are addicted to alcohol and I don't want people thinking of me, that I also might be in such a state. When i walk i drink sodas or soda or just water.
    I wonder, if one of your first impressions also include cleanliness and safety.

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому +1

      That's a really good point about drinking beer in public. We don't do it often, but it was definitely something we noticed when moving to Germany.
      As for cleanliness and safety, Germany is wayyyy better than the US, but I think because we moved from Spain to Germany it hasn't been noticeably cleaner or safer than Spain. Once we get settled in, we'll do another video on some culture shocks too,

  • @Idontlikethisever
    @Idontlikethisever 2 роки тому

    Lindener Spezial ❤️❤️❤️

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому +1

      I just ended up picking a local one at the Kiosk, and it was pretty good!

  • @feohl1807
    @feohl1807 2 роки тому

    Hey you guys seems to live in the Oststadt or List in Hannover. This is where I live. If you need any tipps, feel free to ask

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      Thank you! Any tips or recommendations would be helpful, whether it's things to do, places to eat, or anything else!

  • @BaronDandy
    @BaronDandy 2 роки тому +14

    In Spain, Madrid is the only Community or Region in which everything is open on Sundays; in all the others it is closed except for certain days, 3 or 4 a year. This is an example of the misunderstood "freedom" provided by the extreme right wing that governs there. Generally in Spain we respect people's rest.

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому +4

      Thank you for the clarification! I lived in La Rioja for 2 years and almost everything was closed on Sundays, and the quality of life was much better overall. I think it was more noticeable since last year we lived in Madrid, which felt more like America on Sundays🙄 It's good to hear the rest of Spain hasn't followed along with Madrid's right wing government.

    • @publicminx
      @publicminx Рік тому

      @@MYTravelBF you should not believe every nonsense. first of all: open 24/7 is a liberal thing and a good one. 'right' doesnt exist, thats a left wing projection. conservatives (thats structural conservatives as well as left wing/socialists) are both anti-liberal and responsible for 'closed' (minded) stores.thats true for both countries. now both can have depending on the region have some liberal aspects which can lead sometimes to this or that decision. but in general: no, the more LIBERAL opening whenecer you want is of course much better than forcing ppl to close something for any ideology.

  • @gedeuchnixan3830
    @gedeuchnixan3830 2 роки тому

    Actually it´s forbidden to drink alcohol within 50m of a Kiosk unless the owner has a Schanklizens (liquor license), if not they pay a fine when caught.

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      Interesting! We had no idea! Thanks for the info!

    • @meganoob12
      @meganoob12 2 роки тому

      @@MYTravelBF that is a technical rule regarding taxation. No one really cares about it thou and it isn't enforced

  • @Kivas_Fajo
    @Kivas_Fajo 2 роки тому

    How did you guys adjust to sundays shops closed? Like or dislike?

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому +1

      It's still been a little bit of an adjustment having to go to the supermarket on Friday or Saturday, but it's not that bad, just a small adjustment you get used to pretty fast.

    • @Kivas_Fajo
      @Kivas_Fajo 2 роки тому

      @@MYTravelBF Okay, and how is your experience of the calm city with people just sitting in beer gardens, cafes and parks doing pretty much nothing? Sunday lazy day. ^^
      I know that Americans tend to use the sunday for shopping or doing chores and my advice is. Do nothing! Enjoy yourselves. Relax! ;-)

  • @gerd2430
    @gerd2430 2 роки тому

    constantly this reference to observing the red traffic light. Don't you have any rules? Can you just overtake the school bus just because you don't want any rules?

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      There are obviously rules in the US, like not overtaking a school bus when it's stopped. It's just more common to see people cross at a red pedestrian light there, and in Spain as well, where we were living before moving to Germany.

  • @TravelAddictGuy
    @TravelAddictGuy 2 роки тому +3

    German beer is the best!🍺

  • @arnomrnym6329
    @arnomrnym6329 Рік тому

    I'm remembering my first time in NYC Central Park, must have been @ '91, where I bought a 6-Pack for me and my friend, and and hanging out, having a beer. Does't take long where folks around us where supervising us not to do so. I explained that we are germans, they replyed: OK! Never got arrested! 😉

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  Рік тому

      That's great! 😂😂😂 We cannot understand why public drinking is typically illegal is the US, the supposed land of "freedom"

    • @arnomrnym6329
      @arnomrnym6329 Рік тому

      @@MYTravelBF Probably a leftover from the prohibition and sufrattes. 😁

  • @pavelmacek282
    @pavelmacek282 2 роки тому

    As a Czech living in Berlin - jaywalking is way more common here than in south/west Germany. And even though I´m sure this will backfire - I´m not a rolemodel for anyone´s kids. My parents explained to me why any whose examples not to follow, try the same. There are way worse things to see on the street than crossing on red the kids can copy...

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      Thanks for your perspective! It's interesting how so many places treat something as common as crossing a street so differently.

  • @gerdahessel2268
    @gerdahessel2268 2 роки тому +2

    People who jaywalk will win 10 to 30 seconds. What to do with that little amount of time? You can't store it to have let's say one day off a year 🙂 If you are late because of 20 sec. you definately left the house to late. So to me it's senseless and shows how restless people are.
    Check out "My Merry Messy Life" a channel from a family with four children who live in Germany since last year.

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому +1

      I completely agree with you about the jaywalking!! Thanks for the channel recommendation too. Ill definitely check it out!

  • @spirwes64
    @spirwes64 2 роки тому

    Sorry, the music is much too loud to me!

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      Sorry about that! We'll note it for next time!

  • @dervogelmann1125
    @dervogelmann1125 2 роки тому +3

    Watch Nalf...an American living in the South of Germany...

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому +2

      Awesome! Thanks for the recommendation!

    • @kermitfrosch6559
      @kermitfrosch6559 2 роки тому +1

      Or the channel of "My merry messy life" a family from the US living in the Bavarian Alps region.

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому +1

      @@kermitfrosch6559 Thank you for the suggestion too! We’ll check them out!

    • @pashvonderc381
      @pashvonderc381 2 роки тому

      Give Hayley Alexis a watch too, she’s been here a few years now..

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      @@pashvonderc381 Thank you!!

  • @T0MT0Mmmmy
    @T0MT0Mmmmy 2 роки тому

    Why US Americans always say that everything is closed on Sundays? Is the only fun you can imagine is shopping? Yes, you can not shop on Sundays (and companies don't work), but almost everything else, that have to do with entertaining people, are open: restaurant, cafés, bars, theatres, cinemas, zoos, museums, fun parks, and the list goes on...

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      It's not a bad thing that places are closed on Sundays. It's just a shock because most Americans are not used to that. We think it's a good thing overall.

  • @Torfmoos
    @Torfmoos 2 роки тому +1

    Except for this guy ... made me laugh so hard, He proberly look if there was no kid around. *Just kidding

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому +1

      LOL it was pretty funny that he was caught on camera during that part!

  • @chuckcooper272
    @chuckcooper272 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the nice pictures of Hannover-List...you even went right past my apartment building. I moved from Florida to Germany as an exchange teacher at the University in Germany 51 years Ago and have remained...and am grad I did so. The Americans are so proud about being so "free"...thinking the USA is the land of the free. You just have to look at the American schools to see how "free" they are: dress Codes, fortbidden subjects ("Dont's say gay"), booklist of fortbidden books (like the Diary of Anne Frank!), the rejection of Science (no Darwin) and the dominance of Sports. For adults things like drinking alkohol in public is fortbilden in the USA...and are totally tolerated in Germany. What is "freedom" for Americans...or is that just fake news?

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      Thank you! We are so happy to have moved here too, even though it's only been a month living in Hannover. Hopefully, we'll be staying for a long time! And we totally agree about American "freedom" it doesn't really make sense...

  • @pinkhope84
    @pinkhope84 2 роки тому +1

    Nice to someone not living in bavaeria 🤣

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      😂🤣 It might not be as scenic as Bavaria, but we're excited to explore this part of Germany!

  • @jandamskier6510
    @jandamskier6510 2 роки тому

    learn how to pronounce the name of the city correctly, please

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому

      Will do! Thanks for the suggestion!

  • @Kivas_Fajo
    @Kivas_Fajo 2 роки тому

    Who doesn't love the freedom to walk around with a bottle of good cold beer on a summer's day..?

    • @MYTravelBF
      @MYTravelBF  2 роки тому +1

      It's really nice to be able to have that freedom, especially at a park with friends!