6 Weird Germany vs. USA Differences YOU NEVER NOTICED BEFORE | american in germany

Apple juice, restaurants, outlets...and more!! 7 weird GERMANY VS USA differences so small that you probably never noticed them before!! American in Germany

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Music:
"Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" (by Mozart)

[britt-mari]

Als gesagt wurde das ist eine so kleine Packung Backpulver. dachte ich mir während dessen, alter was ist das für eine Riesen Packung Backpulver 😂

[karinbirkenbihl]

The small little packet of baking powder is a rather large one in German standards. Normally they are a quarter of that?

[wichardbeenken]

The red of barns in the US came from Sweden, where the color is called „Falun röd“ and is a byproduct of copper mining. It is good against mold. In Germany it is not used, since we have no copper mining.

[jensschroder]

We mix apple juice, pear juice, grape juice with sparkling water, not just for children.
We can't drink beer all day.

[Raven-bzom]

The typical German bags of baking powder all have a certain size, the amount is thought to be used for 500 grams of flour, usually 1 cake. This size was first used by Dr. Oetker at the end of the 19th century and, as a business idea, was so successful, that it remained the same ever since and even other brands copied it for their own product.

[mgeyer]

During my stays in the US, I noticed that the plugs often don't hold up enough that they accidentally fall out if you pull the cable a little. Personally, I prefer a more solid mount...

[MrRassli]

Das ist aber schon ne relativ große Packung Backpulver. Normalerweise sind die noch kleiner. Gibts dann aber nur als 5er oder 10er Pack, glaube ich.

[herbertthoma]

German Power plugs are harder to pull out because they are safe to operate, i.e. you can‘t touch the pins while they are still connected to the outlet. That is easily possible with the US style plugs. (But the voltage is only 110 V in the US, so touching it is less dangerous. No! Don‘t try it. 110 V can still be lethal!)
The amount of baking powder in one of these little bags is just the right amount for one cake, so it is very easy to handle. Dryed yeast usually comes in these small bags as well, but fresh yeast is more common in Germany. And this comes packaged in little cubes.

[wichardbeenken]

In German a „Outlet“ is a shop for cheap products - mostly a little bit out of fashion - directly from the producer.

[EASTCOAST]

Ich glaube das Backpulver in den USA kommt deshalb in so großen Mengen, weil sich MacGyver aus eine kleinen Dr. Oetker Packung keine Tränengasbombe bauen könnte :-)

[wanneske]

The most things that are common in Germany are pretty standard in the Netherlands and Belgium too. The 'latin' part of Europe (France, Spain, Italy) has different customs

[Amberblueaz]

Yes! I’ve been living here in Germany for a year now (I’m American) and I noticed that adults drink Capri Suns. It was a shocking thing to see since those are typically only a child’s beverage in the states.😅

[Lalapeja-ggok]

There isn't a specific colour for a barn in Germany. But I think green is a popular colour for the doors of a barn!

[anna-carolina]

I noticed this power outlet thing when I was in NYC. As a german it felt really unsecure to plug in some devices because the outlet seemed so 'unsusually' lose and I was afraid the plug might fall out again. Never happend though :D

[sabrinas]

Maybe I've watched too many US series (especially Haven) but I immediately thought: The colour of American barns is red!

[IlluminatedDisplays]

Also here in Germany inline skating was most popular in the 90s. Just like skateboarding. The skate night is a relic from that time that has survived to this day.

[walterjoshuapannbacker]

Barns can be any colour or material in Germany - but there are regional differences: brick with airing holes in the North, timber frame and lime or clay in many areas, just wood in others.

[LaS]

Never seen a real restaurant with bowling. I know some "old-fashioned" restaurants with a "Kegelbahn" (attention: bowling and kegeln are different sports), because that was common in the earlier years (before and after the war), but apart from that I only know bowling with that typical American flair and food (burgers, chicken wings, etc.) which are very popular for children's birthdays in germany too.

[KaiHenningsen]

The baking powder packages I'm familiar with are exactly the size of your small yeast package. Also available in these dimensions are other ingredients, for example, vanillin sugar.

[Julia-rnpi]

Hey Dana :) I really like your videos and I'm surprised that you can still come up with interesting differences after all these years and hundreds of videos. I love that you are always so positive in them, you smile a lot and just have this really positive energy in general. Sometimes when I feel bad, I watch some of your videos to distract me and it does help and makes me feel at least a little bit better. I also like your book and would recommend it. BUT recently your advertisement for your book was really annoying. I mean does there have to be so much about it in every video? I wouldn't mind a short ad about it in every video or a longer one in just some of them. But the way you do it now is just too much for me. If I hadn't already bought the book this way of advertising it would make me not want to buy it. I hope you can see this as constructive criticism, I still love the rest of your videos.