4 THINGS GERMANS 'LOVE' THAT AMERICANS WOULD HATE

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[AnnaLee]

I have an Airbnb in Germany. And one of my US guests was so pissed off about my perfectly normal German houserules, like "quiet time after 22. ", "seperate the garbage", that he checked out and complained to me to Airbnb, opened a case, and made a huge drama, "I feel dominated and controlled!" I was in pure shock. I since changed my houserules to explaining these are German standards and laws.

[kissingen]

I am always surprised, how much Americans are scared of what they think is Communism and Socialism (most of them don't even know the definitions). What's wrong with contributing together to a common goal in a common society? Isn't this the original idea of Christianity, the concept of mutual love and sharing? And what is this hype about »people want to do things in their own responsibility« (eg. health insurance). How to be self-responsible, if you don't have any income?
In my situation, my daughter (2nd child) was born with serious eye problems, had dozens of operations – all paid by the German health insurance. Yes, I had a good income at that time and I really did not mind paying the top-level premium for the health insurance. But, despite my income, I would not have been able to pay all the medical cost by myself.
What's wrong sharing the common load of the society? Call it communism, never mind, it's still better than my baby-girl suffering from insufficient medical aid, if I were not able tp pay the bills.
Deep in my heart, I believe that we are all the same, therefore I strongly object to this hate speech of »they and us« (eg. Trump, etc.). We all – like it or not – have to live together. So we better make it nice and cozy for all of us instead of fighting each other. What's wrong with that? Call it communism? I don't care, I am in for it.

[reinerbergkamen]

Es hat schon seinen Grund, warum man sein Kind in Deutschland nicht Küchentisch, Fahrradkette, oder Apfelbaum nennen darf. Danke fürs Video

[hanserikkratholmrasmussen]

My parents were very conservative on a Danish scale, and they always whined about having to pay tax. That was until they got old, got their pensions, and had multiple free surgeries in hospital. I remember my mother one day admitted, that if it wasn't for the unions and the social democrats, she wouldn't have survived to be 82.

[plutoniumlollie]

German laws are not designed to purposely restrict people's freedom, but to protect the weaker, which comes with some restrictions.

[andreamuller]

The thing about taxes is that the taxes are not only for the maintenance of public buildings or roads, military or something like that (which is also important), but also for the education of the younger generation, schools and universities are largely free in Germany. And that's an investment in the future that I'm happy to pay. Because we all pay for it, every child, including children from families who are not well off, will be able to study or have several years of vocational training... and in this way there won't be too much for anyone... that's not a waste for me.
Of course politicians, who are also paid by our taxes, make me angry when they mess around with tax money.
But it's also a question of the community and society, because later, when I'm old and can no longer work, I also want the young people that I helped through my taxes to get a good education, that they support me .

Nobody claims that this system is perfect, but it is still better than when children of poor parents never get a chance to get a good education and our older ones are left alone with high medical costs or without a pension.

[christiankastorf]

Americans would protest against the obligation to clear the footpath in front of their homes from ice and snow but sue the owner of the house where they fell onto their hineys for 10 million dollars after their mishap.

[wiebkej]

Right! When I was a kid I had to help sweep and sometimes wash! the sidewalk on our street. We had a furniture store in a small town and the side walk had to be “picobello”. 😂

[Celisar]

When you have such a lot of people living together so closely you need some rules to make it easier for everybody. Just common sense.

[th.a]

In Germany we have saying, Kevin isn't a name but a diagnosis. Background: Kevin was never a typical German name but during a certain period parent with quite often a subpar social background tend to name they kids. And these children had more often problems at school and in social interaction with oder kids.

[kaoskwien]

the thing with the names is pretty easy. back then and in these days too parents can be very i dare say creative with the names they choose for they little ones. two of hayleys list, emma tiger and cosma shiva, are famous because famous people chose them. other names like borussia arent allowed because parents wanted to name they daughter after their favorite soccer club and in school other children may have made fun of the poor girl or bullied her because of the poor choice of her parents.
the reason for this law is to protect children from any harm .including to be made fun of constantly because of a name you didnt choose.
i remember when i heard a few strange british and american names. apple, pillow ect. in german this are no names but things for daily use.
i also remeber one day in day care a new child entered the group . her parents came from outside germany and the eu.they named her princess. no second name or anything. just princess. a thing that could not happen here. princess is a nickname a lot parents have for their girls but not a regular name. and i hope for this girl that she learns to live this choice she even didnt make.

names like everything have trends. i grew up with a lot of julias, sarahs and lauras. there was also a time when names inspired by the swedish author astrid lindgren . ronja, lovis, ida, michel, lotta, kalle or matthis. and when things like the thwilight movies and GOT hit us, they were a lot of edwards, bellas, alices rosalis or khalesis, , brans, sansas.
i myself named my children after charakters written by jane austen and arthur conan doyle. lucky for me these were also very oldfashined german names so we had no problems.
but khalesi or renessmee, were also tried and denied because naming your child after a trend in the early 2000s could possible harm its psyche.
and we can ask the real live luke sky walker what he thinks of his nerdy parents and their choice. because for some reason the parents were allowed to name a real child after the fictional jedi

parents have a lot of rights when it comes to their children. what they grow up with and how. but at least in germany and most other industrial countries they also have order to keep them safe. from physical or mental harms. and living with a riddiculuos name is some kind of punishment for the rest of your life children should be protected from

[knightwish]

After my time in the Army in Germany I stayed got a job and married. When my first son was born (1983) I went to the Anmeldebüro (Registration office) and said I wanted to name him Jason, a very normal English name and was told that I couldn't because it was not in the book of allowed names. The woman went to her boss, came back and said I could use it. The same thing happened to my sister-in-law when she wanted to called her son Dustin, it was also allowed after a discussion. It doesn't always have to go to court.

[ganzblaueye]

I guess lots of what is discussed here relates to a fundamental difference: US citizens are living in a liberal democracy, with the individual's right to private ownership one of the highest priorities. German citizens are used to public service, as in "being of public service to others". This community-based approach is what makes US citizens wonder. I certainly do appreciate you appreciating this. Because seeing oneself as part of a community is what sustainability is all about.

[butenbremer]

I actually do remember the "Cosma-Shiva" case in GER back in the day vividly. The name was chosen by the (in)famous Punk Rock singer Nina Hagen for her daughter. Back then, I thought this name possibly be offensive and humiliating for the child, simply calling for getting bullied at. To put this into a properly perspective: Female names like Michaela, Claudia, Karin, or Heike (among many others) happened to be very popular during that period. Today, the name Cosma-Shiva really sounds like Beethoven to my ears. Fun Fact: Cosma-Shiva Hagen happens to be a pretty successful and widely respected GER actress today.
As always, wonderfully observed and perfecty narrated content - I simply loved every second of this video and your attitude to society in general!!!
PS: Hope you have made it through this recent Hurricane in FL successfully and physically unharmed!

[pixelbartus]

Before a child is born, the gouvernment should mainly protect the designated mothers rights, after birth it should protect the babys right. And the baby has the right not to get mobbed because of a silly name in school. Somehow i feel in the US many care a lot about the rights of unborns, but when they are born it is suddenly all about the parents rights and their kids are more or less seen as their parents property

[klaust]

I would be very annoyed if my parents named me "Pikachu".

[stargator]

Freedom ends where it hurts others. And society is as strong as it protects the people that can not do it (or afford it). Some rules help to live in a cleaner world, and some rules protect the children from their parents. The rules on the road protect each driver and enable faster driving without raising the risk. If you always understand why a rule is there and what a difference it would make without it, you happily follow it (I know it will not pass all rules but most of them).

[maxbarko]

Here in Canada the driving licence is also a joke. I know someone who immigrated to Canada, maybe in the 30s. This person never drove a car before. Had the driver’s licence in one week and had to ask at the gas station how to fill up.

[jessicaely]

You're to young to remember this Haley. In Florida you HAD TO take a driver's Ed course your Freshman year of high school (you're 14 or 15). At my school, it was 18 weeks of learning the rules of the road by a driver teacher. The class was 1.5 hours long, 5 times a week. My mom went through drivers Ed course 60 years ago, and my dad had a drivers Ed course 65 years ago. Drivers were better drivers when drivers Ed course was required.

[MrAronymous]

In lots of parts of the US and Canada the homeowner has the obligation to maintain the sidewalk (as in make sure the actual concrete remains smooth and is cleared) in front of their property as well as the grass verge between the sidewalk and road, eventhought they're not part of the property itself. That includes snow removal and mowing. Doesn't mean that everyone always does this, but it is on the law books in *a lot* of places, even outside of HOAs.