Germany: 10 Culture Shocks tourists have when they visit Germany

Heading to Germany & Wondering What Things May SHOCK You as a Tourist, Traveler or Vacationer? Here we have the list of ten things that SHOCK tourists when they visit Germany. From cracks in the bed and toilets with shelves to friendly people you would never expect.

Filmed in Bamberg, Germany

Copyright Mark Wolters 2015

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[Nicolajovic]

The most shocking thing in Germany is RTL.

[ralphisxamida]

Nice to see our country through other eyes. =)

[JP]

Even germans make fun of People with sandals and socks 😂

[rapidfirechannel]

as a german myself, we dont "hate" nazi jokes, we actually bring up many ourselves and are able to make jokes with that.
WHAT we hate is this clischee of "Every german is a nazi"... That really is a problem.. so..
doing jokes about nazis is ok and well probably laugh about them, but never call a german a nazi, we hate nazis and its not unusual that you walk along a street and see that there's a sticker or painting on wall or sth saying "Fuck Nazis!" or "Hate nazis"

[TinyKarina]

I'm from Germany and the most shocking thing about this video is why you or the americans find the mentioned topics so shocking at all. I'm sure I have as many wrong ideas about the typical american but I stil find it strange that you have to do a video to tell people how wrong they are about Germany.
And why would you make jokes about nazis? What is so funny about a history of killing millions of people. Even if the americans didn't cause the 2nd WW I don't unterstand why they think nazi jokes are funny at all. 
Do you make jokes about slavery or the civil war in america as well?

[Metalbirne]

As a german, what was really shocking when going to the UK was the customer service. People where so friendly that it actually made me feel bad. Makes you realise what your own country must be like to others.

[thePacman]

Actually the people in front of train stations are homeless. I am surprised, that this is shocking you, because I thought there are homeless people in every country.

[MacieJay]

Not sure if it's common but the thing that shocked me when I visited Germany was the restaurants would serve beer like it was water, just serving it to everyone of us without even asking, like it was a standard.

[OlivioSarikas]

The part about service in germany is actually about respecting your privacy. The level of service you normally get in the US is somewhat alienating to germans. For example i want to choose my own table and not be seated. Also i don't want a waiter to come every five minutes to ask if i need something or want a refill - i'm there to relax and enjoy time with my friends, so i don't want to be interrupted all the time. So in germany it is the other way around: the waiter comes if you call them and does things if you ask them. it's meant to be a feature to give you your own space and respect your privacy.

[Corrupted]

I'm german and if you drop a good Nazi joke I'd give you a high five.

Most of these social things probably only apply on older people, everyone < 30 in Germany is basically American :D

[thhorcrux]

Actually no one wears socks in sandals. Only the old people. We think thats really ugly too.

[peterlustik]

Yes, we have to pay in Germany to use public toilets, but we dont have to pay for education ;)

[BlurryNightsMusic]

You dont have to pay for the toilett, its kinda like a tip for keeping the toulet clean 🤗

[HaRdBaSsMiKe]

who the f flush the toilet while sitting on there???

[PornobrillenAli]

As a German I have to correct you on the socks in sandals thing. To look like a true German you can't just wear any type of socks. The socks have to be high tennis socks, and most importantly they have to be white and worn along with short trousers.

[furdiebant]

I also lost my father to crack, although it wasn't one in a bed.

[silberbitburgs]

Ist schon witzig, sich das Video als Deutscher anzuschauen. Wir Deutschen sind eigentlich ganz normal.

[frisianmouve]

How you can be surprised in Germany:
Step 1: step out of Alexanderplatz S-bahn station
Step 2: look up

[RogueSwansong]

I once fell through such a gap in a hotel bed.
I don't know where I was but I'm their king now.

[antihoden]

Traurig dass er in mehr deutschen Städten als ich war