American reacts to SURPRISING differences in German kids VS American kids

Thank you for watching me, a humble American, react to how German kids are raised differenctly than American kids. This was great fun. Thank for subscribing for more German reactions.

[dhao]

in germany we make fun of the "helicopter parents", now I see U.S. has "aircraftcarrier parents"

[user]

"do we just allow kids to walk through concentration camps?" that line hurt. why wouldnt we allow our kids to learn about our history?

[bobbubble]

German here. Some years ago, I was daycaring some kids and we took them to the neighbour city via public tansportation. We alway keep track of our kids by counting and paring them up. When we arrived back at our daycare, we counted again and we havn't lost one kid, but we had one more. Obsiously one kid in the bus befriended some of our kids on the busride and decided to come with us.

[globalok]

After living in Germany for over 20 years I was definitely surprised to hear the story about the baby left outside. The Germans usually leave their dogs outside, but not their children.

[miarabea]

About the concentration camps. I was in one as well when I was about 15 because it’s part of the curriculum and although it was upsetting I think it was a very important school trip to make. I actually started reading books about the holocaust when I was about 9 (because I wanted to) and I don’t think it traumatized me in any way. It just made it clear to me that I have to do everything to prevent these thing from happening again.

[justmaria]

We leave our babies outside in Sweden too, I think it's common in all of the Nordic countries to do that. It benefits the children to breathe fresh air.

[jordi]

About the Bars segment: Bars in Europe (especially in southern Europe) are not the same as in the US, we treat them just like another restaurant in which you go to meet family and friends while enjoying a beer, no kid will be traumatised to see their parents drink a yellow beverage while they themselves are playing with their friends

[insideAdirtyMind]

I realize now how free I grew up. When I was a kid I was outside all the time. My mom just said: you have to be home at 6 pm and I was walking through the village, through the fields, through the woods with the other kids. It is seen as healthy to be outside. I was just allowed to go inside to play Gameboy for a very short time of the day. My grandma always says that when I was a baby I cried and cried until someone took me outside in the stroller and left me there to sleep, even when it was raining like crazy. No one would kidnap a child like that here.
I actually got lost one time when I was at a swimming trip with my school at elementary school. I couldn´t find my class anymore, went to the bus station and an unknown lady paid the bus fee and told the bus driver to take care that I was leaving at the right bus stop (I already knew my bus stop, but the driver took extra care) and I went home. Just like that. No drama.

[elenasabakuno]

In Germany, in daycare, we always where outside... sunshine, outside. Snow, outside. Rain, outside. We grew up this way and I think it helped alot to be more active

[mjb]

When I was pregnant with my 1st child I was stationed in Frankfurt (US Army) there were so many lovely people so interested in my baby. I found a handmade silk & embroidered christening gown with a bonnet that was so exquisitely made (both my children wore it).

My landlady came to see the baby crooned at him and came back later that night with an entire sweater set (sweater, pants, booties, mittens and hat) that she made that very day. She often would swoop in and carry him off singing to him the whole time.

Even when I flew back to the US (baby was 6 weeks) the German flight attendants passed him around the cabin. The Americans pretty much ignored him, but the Germans spent the entire flight from Frankfurt to NY showering him with love and attention.

Such lovely people made my stress evaporate into thin air.

[levelnine]

being afraid all the time that someone could do something bad must be really exhausting in the USA... in general children in Germany are expected to be much more capable because you don't have to be afraid someone with a gun coming out of some corner.

[AlTheWombat]

As a german I can confirm the vegetable part.
In the time it took to watch this whole video I ate:
2 carrots, 3 miniature cucumbers, half of a red bell pepper and about 30 cherry tomatoes.

They're even called snack tomatoes here.

[diray]

As a German, I am with you on the 'leaving babies outside' thing... I've never seen anyone do this, it's crazy. If you want to sit down in a café and your baby is asleep, you just choose a café where you can sit down outside, you know, next to the baby. I can imagine it happening in a very, very small town where everyone knows each other, but as soon as you enter a city? Unimaginable. How are you going to react in time if something happens?

[knowshistory]

White Aspargus is very popular in Germany. But it is a seasonal food. You only get it in spring from about late March/earlyApril to mid of June. The white sauce is called "Sauce Hollandaise", which is made with butter. Another variant is to wrap the aspargus in slices of cooked or raw ham. Very popular in Germany, but a bit on the expensive side. Basically a delicacy we enjoy for a few weeks every year.

[Corrupted]

I remember a close friend of mine saying "if anyone ever calls me a nazi again, I'll punch the shit out of them" after we were watching a heavy and dark documentary about the holocaust in history class at around age 15. Stuff like this really strenghtens empathy, I think it's very important

[frgv]

Arrested for leaving a baby just outside when it is perfectly safe but denying any sensible maternal leave… oh America!

[ellenhofrath]

About the raw veggies: we start pretty early to provide it. Turnip, peppers, carrots, cucumber, are regular snacks at home and in the daycare.

[SkandalRadar]

As long as I can see my baby/child, it's not crowded and I'm with the child at all times, within three seconds, it's not a problem after all. We also let our child sleep outside in the fresh air in the stroller. There was never any danger of being kidnapped. So it always depends on the environment. German parents are certainly not more irresponsible than American parents. That should be obvious.

[Dutchmancaptain]

For a school history paper here in Germany, I talked to a now dead man who actually fought in WW2 in Stalingrad and recorded it to be played in front of my class! No history book can tell you all the gruesome facts and details of it like a man who experienced it first hand. Two of my class went outside because they felt they had to throw up. This is how history is taught in Germany, the US can only learn from it.

[judaydreamer]

My mom works in a kindergarten and I guess the reason so many things are outsourced there is that kindergartens aren’t just to „park“ your kid there to let it play. Instead they learn about social interaction sometimes even to use the toilet. The „Erzieher“ don’t just play and draw with the children but literally help raising the children in most cases. So to fulfill this task as a „specialist“ they outsource other tasks to other specialists :)