American Reacts to 8 Things That Happen Only in Germany

Join this channel to get access to perks:

TIP JAR - - - - - SuperThanks Button :)
This will help improve the channel greatly, New webcam for better videos, Wheel for the hotlaps, or you can just buy me a cold drink 😎 I APPRECIATE YOU

Send us Stuff!! 😋 IWrocker 5225 Harrison Ave PO box # 6145
Rockford, IL 61125

LIKE and Subscribe! Join One of the BEST & wholesome Communties on YouTube, with tons of Variety in content for You to Enjoy.

*TimTam collection Record Holder

*Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS

[pbhansen]

Denmark here we also ventilate all year round, we can also open beers with everthing and we can also drink in public and we also bring our own cake to the office when we have birthday 😀 generally we are very similar to our nabors in Germany

[jkb]

Mahlzeit is a kind of super-greeting: It means "hi", "bye", "have a great meal" and "I'm at lunch break" all at the same time.

[ronaldderooij]

The Dutch agree with the German definition of "Salad" and how to behave on birthdays.

[ankhayratv]

We know Belgians are a lot like Germans...
- We do the birthday cake thing
- we have the "salad" thing: meat salad, crab salad, ...
- "Not bad" is a compliment for good food here (I mean "not bad" is "good"!)
- You can drink alcohol anywhere here (of course!)
- People here open beer with anything IF they don't have an opener

[mcstaal]

3 primary tools for opening a beer.
1) A ruler. (Zollstock)
2) A lighter.
3) Another beer.

[LemmyD_from_Germany]

2:30 : German houses and apartments are usually very well insulated. It is important to ventilate well on a regular basis to avoid mold formation due to moisture in the rooms. These mold spots are on walls that are outside and/or behind large cupboards that are difficult to move. This means that mold can form in cold places on outside walls and we won't notice it for a long time. You can get really seriously ill from mold, and children are particularly at risk. And renovating a house with mold can cost a lot of money. The landlord wants to avoid this and that is why these clauses regarding ventilation are included in German rental agreements.
Any questions?

Greetings from Northern Germany 🇩🇪♥️

[gluteusmaximus]

No complaints are the highest praises. German proverb.

[florianj]

7:37 birthday tradition:
A YouTuber from the USA who has lived in Germany for many years and adopted this German birthday tradition explained it well: she embraced the tradition because it ensures that the invited guests will actually attend, as food is provided and it is a planned event. This shows the host's appreciation for the guests' time, rather than waiting at home with the expectation that the guests will bring a party. She mentioned that this is why so many people in the USA feel isolated, whereas in Germany, almost all invited guests actually come. Gifts are still given in Germany, of course. However, the host is responsible for the celebration, thus valuing everyone's time.

[CodeNascher_]

about that birthday cake:

you are basically celebrating your birthday at work. if it were at home, you'd have a cake prepared for the guests as well, no?

[lorenzsabbaer]

"ned gschimpft is gelobt genug" is a saying here in frankonia which translates to: "not scolded is praised enough"

[gxthegreat]

As a Bulgarian I can relate to almost everything in this video lol. The window thing in both home and office, the treats you bring on birthday, the opening beer with everything you can. All of it :) Maybe it is just common European thing not just German

[dondonnsen]

We often made a “game” out of opening beer with friends at parties. Each object can only be used once to open a bottle. It definitely teaches you to be creative. I love your videos. Greetings from Germany!

[florianj]

In German rental contracts, instructions on how to ventilate the property are included because most German houses are built with stone. This construction can lead to thermal bridges at critical points in the masonry, where moisture can condense. Without regular air circulation, mold could develop in these areas. Therefore, proper ventilation is specified in the rental agreement to prevent this. However, this is not the only reason people like to ventilate. Many simply enjoy the fresh air. The explanation above refers specifically to rental agreements.

[pixelbartus]

The good thing on the german way to celebrate birthdays in the office is, that there is not always the same persen that alsways organizes the cake for everyone. You also don't have to remember everyones birthday. And you have only one duty in the year and don't have to make a fuzz regularly

[davy_zn]

7:34 "Mayonnaise and chips too?" The meaning of chips is fries in this sentence (in the UK, chips=fries and crisps=chips)

[zweispurmopped]

Stoßlüften mainly is a thing for winter, and there's a simple trick to it: Cold air holds a lot less moisture measured in Gramms than warm air per volume. On a cold foggy day when your rooms are smelly and the air is moist, you open the windows and allow air in. You want to exchange *all* air in the rooms quickly. The moist warm air is out and the cold moist air is in.
BUT: Once the outside air is heated up, the relative humidity dropped due to the heating. Even in crappy cold weather, this dries and improves the room climate and takes out moisture.
As air has a relatively low heat capacity, the heating costs stay reasonably low thus.

[RustyDust]

You've probably seen Rachel from the UK in several previous videos from DW (Deutsche Welle = literally German Wave as in radio band). Yes, she is originally from the UK but she's been living in Germany for many years now. Her German is perfect but has just the teensiest charming accent, or maybe just a British tonal inflection. Both channels contain great content about Germany as you may have guessed from their names.

Edit: 7:30 mayonnaise with chips. These are the British chips, ie fries for the rest of the world. But as Rachel is British they cater to her usage of words. Btw: the European mayo is pretty distinctly different from what most Americans think of. The best mayo is homemade and is fairly easy to make. Once you've tasted good homemade mayo you'll understand that almost all store bought mayo is at best a runner up.

Edit 2: those somewhat negative sounding compliments about food are usually given only among friends; just a little friendly ribbing. Careful, don't use them in a more formal setting cause those compliments can easily skirt the lines of too familar, for example during an official business dinner where somebody brought along a specialty of their region or country. In that case it would be a pretty big no-no.

Edit 3: ok, I'm gonna have to hand in my German card. I'll out myself as a person living in Germany who CAN'T open a beer bottle with anything. There, I said it... I'll go into my corner and be ashamed...😢😂

[framegrace]

Catalonia here, we also bring things to work / school on our birthdays.

[cedricserieys]

It's my birthday today in France, and I brought croissants for my colleagues.

[AHVENAN]

Native finn here, for as long as I can remember, I've been able to open beers with pretty much anything that is relatively hard, flatish and has a somewhat sharp edge to it, lighters, utensils, nail clippers, scissors, etc etc... as long as you can get a good grip on the edge of the bottle cap, and get some good leverage on it, it's really not hard at all!

My personal favourite though is this ring I used to have that had an actual bottle opener on the inside, it was quite a party trick if someone needed a beer opened to just grab it, put your hand over it, one quick flick of the wrist and "pop"... Of course the trick was ruined if you showed them the inside of the ring or if they knew about it