5 Genius GERMAN Life Hacks Americans Have Never Seen Before & You NEED To Know! 🇩🇪

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After moving to Germany and living in Germany for over 3 years, we have discovered some unique life hacks that Germans have come up with that we think all could benefit from learning! 😊

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❤️Aubrey was a Speech-Language Pathologist and Donnie was a graphic designer, but we both had a dream to #travel the world and experience cultures. After three years of being married and dreaming about if something like this great adventure would be possible, we decided to quit the rat race and take on the world. We sold everything we had, quit our jobs, and took off! After 9 months of aimless and nonstop travel, we now get to fulfill our dreams of #LivingAbroad as #expats as we move to #Germany!

00:00 - Anfang
1:30 - Hack 1
3:17 - Hack 2
5:05 - Hack 3
6:39 - Hack 4
8:31 - Hack 5
10:15 - Hack 6
13:18 - Bloopers

[JustShiiro]

Here's another lifehack: If you have leftover Nutella or something similar in your jar, don't bother to scrape the leftovers out of there, but instead pour hot milk into the jar, put the lid back on, give it a good shake and voila: you've got yourself a delicious chocolate milk

[CodeNascher_]

personally, after scanning i put everything back into the shopping cart, pay and then pack my bags calmly afterwards in the spot next to the register. usually comes with a shelf for your bags

[prnzssLuna]

Oh god please don't use moldy bread for Knödel (like the thumbnail shows). Only use hard bread, NOT moldy.

Also, adding meat (like leftover Schweinebraten you'd usually have Knödel with) to the fried Knödels is also really good :3

I usually place my produce at the half of the checkout line too. Still end up having to pack half my stuff before paying though. Even though I'm German, I struggle with grocery shopping :'D

[sejtam]

Those mustard glasses (not only Thomy) were actually sold with that in mind. After WW2 lots of folks had to replace drinkware etc and many companies thus made reusable packaging, often also with fancy collectable designs etc.

[SilverShamrock]

I am german and I have never heard of the doorbell switch. Could be a thing in older houses, because that switch looks pretty antique 🤣

[TheAxel]

Since I'm not that much into mustard I do not have mustard glasses - but REWE sells Nougat and Pistaccio Creme (as a bread spread) in glass jars which perfectly qualify for drinking glasses too. At the checkout in the supermarket I put the heavy and unbreakable items first on the belt, at the end vegetables and fruits, eggs and the like. Additionally I have my shopping trolley ready so all the goods get immediately packed into the trolley.

[paulgrant]

German life hack in cold months: Is the fridge full? Just leave the overflow on the balcony.

[toni]

Live hack: Keep empty Rama cups or ice cream cups with lids. Put leftovers from the party inside. Guests can then take them with them. You do not need to remember where all your "Tupper" is and they do not need to bring them back. The cups can be washed in the dishwasher.

[mikeeckhardt]

The doorbell switch was also new to me (53 years old), I've never heard of it - and I'm from Germany! Maybe it's a regional thing...

[nadianaji]

regarding the check-out issue... we just throw everything back in the shopping cart on the other end, pay for the goods, and then go someplace calm to bag everything peacefully. Much less stress that way :)

[philippbock]

Dear Donnie,

the mustard made from "Kühne" is offered in little jar - so when it is finished you have a funny collection of little "Bierkrüge" 🙂
When I was a child drinking lemonade by using such a jar it felt like an "adult" 🙂

Greetings from Philipp 🙂

PS: Some time ago one of our "tomy"-glasses broke (fell down the table) and we bought a new glass of mustard just to get a "replacement glass" for our "great loss" ...

[Hanmacx]

Check out "Semmelmehl"
You take your buns and dry them until they are hard
Then you grind them into a fine powder used for cooking and baking

[R-T_BK]

Before english took over we called Life Hacks "Trick 17"

[RKruemel]

Milka Waffel Kerfuffle? 😄

(Since you went with English "wafer" and German "Käfer", I switched it around with German "Waffel" and English "kerfuffle"!)

[simi]

My mom has some of those mustard glasses dating back all the way to the 70s and 80s. We have some actual coffee mug mustard 'glasses' with old disney designs (aristocats, mickey mouse, goofey) - and those are STURDY, they've fallen multiple time but never break, it's so weird, they feel like normal coffee mug material, but they are super hard to break - and some proper drinking glasses with jungle book or smurf themes, and a couple of plain ones of course.

[ellieisnotcool]

Don't forget the German way of ventilating your house: stoßlüften (shock ventilation)

You basically turn off your radiators (optional tho), open every window and door entirely (the doors which separate rooms too), so the air is not blocked anywhere. After 5 to 10min you close everything and turn the radiators to however they've been before. - you do this a few times a day. (Most people do it twice)
Now you have fresh air everywhere. Its extremely efficient against mold and long term it saves a lot of energy (/money)

[susanneostermann]

actually, there are 6 mustard glases in my cupboard and i only have the older ones. that one you showed, has a flat bottom. the older design looks diffrent, a little bit like a flower, when you turn the glas upside down. they look quite nice, even on daily usage. 🙂

[ACEsParkJunheeWreckedMeHard]

For the grocerystore: I just put all items into the Einkaufswagen and than pack it in my bags when I'm outside of the cashregister-area where many stores have little tables on the windows/walls

[danielmuller]

I never thought of my sorting on the checkout line to be a life hack because I was basically trained by my parents just to do so. You put the heavy stuff and everything else you want on the bottom of your bags first and then all the lighter and easier to break stuff last. And you get mad about yourself if at the end you missed a big can😅

[chrisrudolf]

There are also other delicious leftover recipes that use stale bread. Have you tried "Arme Ritter aka Rostige Ritter" (poor knights / rusty knights). Mix raw egg and milk (about one egg per 1/4 litre milk), add a little pinch of salt, lay out the slices of stale white bread (or cut up bread rolls) in that until they are completely soaked, but not yet falling apart. Melt butter in a pan and frie the soaked bread in the butter until brown (creating the "rust color" for the knights), sprinkle with a mix of sugar and cinnamon. Some people who like it very sweet already mix some sugar among the milk and egg, but that isn't necessary. Serve with vanille sauce, fruit jam or a similar condiment.