10 Things That Happen Only in Germany (feat @NALFVLOGS )

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Today we have a special episode for you. Together with YouTuber NALF, we show you funny and strange situations that only happen in Germany. For example, it's about strict quiet times and house rules, annoying neighbours and the question of why Germans like to switch to English, even if the person they're talking to speaks good German.

Heute haben wir eine besondere Episode für euch. Zusammen mit dem YouTuber NALF zeigen wir euch lustige und seltsame Situationen, die so nur in Deutschland passieren. Es geht zum Beispiel um strikte Ruhezeiten und Hausordnungen, nervige Nachbarn und um die Frage, warum Deutsche so gerne ins Englische wechseln, selbst wenn der Gesprächspartner gut Deutsch spricht.
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Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews and expose the street culture of participating partner countries abroad. Episodes are produced in local languages and contain subtitles in both the original language as well as in English.
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Hosts of this episode: Janusz Hamerski/Carina Schmid
Camera & Edit: Rawad Sabbagh
Translation: Ben Eve

00:00 Intro
00:19 Drinking in Public
01:37 Standing in the Way
02:31 Waiting for an Internet Connection
03:59 Always Speaking English
06:34 Being Quiet
07:49 Making Appointments Far in Advance
09:01 Crossing Traffic Lights on Red
09:39 Separating Garbage
11:08 Bottle and Can Deposit
12:19 Blowing Your Nose

[EasyGerman]

Hallo Leute!👋Während wir dieses Video gedreht haben, hat NALF ein "Behind the Scenes" Video für seinen Kanal gedreht. Schaut euch das mal an! 😃👇

[NALFVLOGS]

I finally made it into an Easy German video!! My life is complete!!

[jacobsekela]

The 4th example of being talked to in English while wanting to improve my German really hit me! I was studying in Austria in 2020 for a semester abroad (I’m from the USA) and every time I wanted to converse in German, people just switched straight to English. It was a little frustrating, but it helped that some Austrians wanted to improve their English skills, so it made it a little easier to hold a conversation.

[tomjud]

I think the Ruhezeit and Mülltrennung are actually good things👍. The Ruhezeit benefits all, many cities in Germany even have local regulations for it. The wrong filled trash bins are either not emptied or you get fined for it, if you live in an apartment, you have somehow to share the consequence of your neighbors' mistakes

[anetajirkova]

The part "Always speaking English" is so funny! I moved to Germany to learn German and everybody spoke English to me. I had to pretend I didn't speak English to be able to practise my German.

[Swimdeep]

Carrie, I want to compliment you on your spoken German—the way you pronounce words, the speed at which you speak, and how clearly you enunciate, makes it easy for me, an American who speaks German only passably, to understand. Vielen Dank!

[GaneshBhambarkar]

Everything here is so true!
Me and my friends were once standing on the footpath in Berlin, talking and having fun. We forgot that we're blocking the way, then a man walked through us without a word, pushing his suitcase in my face and walked along like nothing happened and I could just stare in shock.
Also, once we were sitting in a balcony slightly intoxicated, talking normally, laughing in between on a Friday evening. Then suddenly someone shouted something from another building. I checked my phone and it was EXACTLY 10 PM! The person was waiting for the clock to hit 10 to shout at us.

[williamhitchcock]

It was good to finally hear Nick speaking german. You guys did a fun video.

One of my best experiences in learning german was having conversations with a german whose english was weak and me being an american whose german was weak. The net result was my struggling with german until I could go no further and had to switch to english. The german would struggle with english until she could go no further and had to switch to german. From the context of our discussion topic we simultaneousy improved our foreign language.

[jordan]

Hello easy German team I wanted to tell you guys this so I’ve been waiting for your new video to come out. When I started learning German which was last year November I couldn’t watch your videos without looking at the English subtitles and after a while I kind of got frustrated and left your Channel alone for a bit. I continued to learn German for all those months by myself because I’m a teenager and I’m self taught but Then something amazing happened. I took a look at one of your videos a few days ago and I was amazed to see that I hardly even needed the English subtitles and I could understand most of what was being said in the video with the help of the German subtitles and that made me so happy. The work that you guys do is really appreciated😁

[sarahp]

I'm on a 11 day trip in Bavaria, and I've been learning German for 4 months. Before the trip I was thinking I may need to pretend not to speak English in order to practice while here, but literally everyone has been glad to speak German with me as soon as I start speaking in German. Also, no one has tried speaking Bavarian with me (thank God 😅). Every person I came across has been so nice, and most are really tickled and happy that I can speak some German. I don't speak nearly enough to have conversations, but despite this I've somehow had hours of conversations in German, bc the people have really been that patient and friendly :). So it can happen.

[b]

Das stimmt so nicht immer. War am Montag bei der Telekom, bekam Termin für folgenden Freitag. Techniker rief mich an diesem Tag eine halbe Stunde vor der vereinbarten Uhrzeit an. Pünktlich auf die Minute war er da. Nach zehn Minuten war alles fertig. Er hat mir sogar noch den TV frisch eingestellt. Alles perfekt. Super freundlich.

[Ainennke]

I'm not learning German, but I find these videos really fascinating from a cultural perspective. And the hosts are very amusing too.

[huawafabe]

NALF apparently isn't just a really good cinematographer, he's also a great actor! Loved the sketches 😄

[heathcliff]

The one about the noise is so true. If I drop something on the floor or move a chair after 10pm, I immediately hear the neighbor downstairs shouting and banging his ceiling with a broom. I keep imagining him holding his broom all night long hoping that we will make a noise.

[RomanJockMCO]

In high school I worked at the Magic Kingdom and earned a "Ich spreche Deutsch" pin after passing a basic oral test. Most Americans read it and erroneously asked, "You speak Dutch"? I figuratively rolled my eyes and said, "No, German". As Deutsche Einheit occurred my senior year it became helpful to the former east Germans. Some English-speaking Germans, and I'm sure a few Austrians, spoke to me auf deutsch to help me practice my German. In 1996 I visited Germany for the second time and most people spoke back to me in German, even though they spoke English very well. There were a few, however, who refused after greeting me in German. I had a wonderful time and looking forward to visiting again, maybe even staying for a month or two. It's nice hearing the language again and really enjoy your videos. Es tut mir leid das ich auf Englisch getyppt habe. Ich habe diese Sprache zeit 2010 nicht gesprochen oder geschrieben.

[m_lies]

i HATE it, when people, especially groups, stand in the MIDDLE of the footpath as if nobody else exists, often even on busy sidewalks, then it's no wonder people will point that out.

[トマト買ってきて]

I’m in Germany for the first time now.
I’m so impressed by people that never cross the road when the signal’s red, even if there’s no car around.
It’s kinda similar in Japan. But I got the impression that Germans follows more.

[Hillman-iqho]

Hi guys. You have my big support. I am also trying to learn German without any courses. I combine your channel, reading and dictionary. It is hard but your videos make 80% of my learning process. You are helping me a lot. Thank you

[bencaton]

I’m moving back to Berlin in a couple of months and these videos are really getting me excited – I never really actively enjoyed speaking German, but after a year away I really miss it!

[Inselmann]

"Nachtruhe" (Night rest) is regulated by law and is valid from 22-06. On Sundays and holidays, the rest must be observed all day. Also regulated by law. Only the "Mittagsruhe" (Noon rest) is regulated by the house rules.