COMMON MISTAKES TOURISTS MAKE IN GERMANY 🇩🇪

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I'm Antoinette a New Zealander living in Germany.
In this video, I share some common mistakes made by tourists and new expats in Germany.

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[prometheus]

About the Autobahn: You need to be concentrated while driving, but not because of speedlimits accuring, but because of the big amount of cars and trucks and because of the stupidity of some of the drivers. My driving teacher told me many times: "Always consider others to make mistakes." Even if there is a speedlimit, you still go pretty fast on the Autobahn, so be careful and always keep an eye on surrounding cars and trucks.

[folkehoffmann]

The tickets dont need to be validated everywhere. In Hamburg for example date and time are automatically printed on the ticket I think.

[helfgott]

Dear Antoinette
u make me understand how non germans feel and i do thank u for that a lot, And a german honest compliment: Rob is a lucky guy he is.
And u are absolutly right about talking about germanys nazi history, it was the darkest part of german history and i am ashamed of it.
Deeply ashamed.I was born 1959 so i grew up in a generation which said NO to their parents. Wearing long hair was a sign u said NO to Nazies; Music was the Key Beatles Rolling stones thats what we loved and still do.
I do not know any country where there was such a generation conflict, may be us while and after the cruel vietnam war, so i am still anti Nazi and will be fighting for an free german country a true democracy and i will welcome people like u a lot

[Annika]

Hi Antoniette,
Ich finds klasse, wie du die Gegensätze positiv besetzt. Man merkt, dass du jemand bist, die gerne in Deutschland lebt aber nicht die Augen verschließt vor der Wahrheit :) 
Weiter so! Liebe Grüße aus Hamburg

[dirk]

Tap water is "Leitungswater" in German. Normally, as far as I know, it is free, though your results may vary. Also, if you only order Leitungswasser the server might get a bit grumpy.

[mattesrocket]

ich bin Deutscher, ich brauche mir nicht anschauen, worauf Touristen in Deutschland achten könnten. Hm, ach ich schau's mir trotzdem an, ist garantiert unterhaltsam 😅

[cmoore]

When I was in Hamburg, you could literally find out the whole life of an American because they’re so LOUD.

[sternenregen]

The last chance to get something to eat in germany is the "Tankstelle" ( gasstation). Sone of them are like a smal supermarket.
Washing on a sunday? It depend on where you live

[lotharschepers]

Oh, Antoinette, you made my day at the moment when you mentioned that especially the younger Germans want not to be hunted by the demons of the past because that was nothing they have done. I'm a native German babyboomer (born 1961) and will turn 59 in a few days at this moment you called me one of the younger Generation it made my day. ;-) Thanks and all the best to you and the ones you loved.

[Tomymind]

It is not a „special german thing“ not to drop things on the ground! There are a lot of countries in the world, where it isn‘t alowed.

[Alias_Anybody]

"I had a really nice tram inspector"

Translated: I was really adorable.

[GuentherBN]

Excellent observations: As a native German I'd like to add my view:


Littering: Yes, who would think this is a good thing even outside of Germany? Keep the environment clean and avoid annoying the squirrels. And if you wanna be heavily fined for this than you have to try this in Singapore :-)



Credit Cards: It used to be very uncommon. Though it is changing and for a couple of years now I pay mostly by card instead of cash. In urban areas you'll find a lot of super markets, shops and restaurant which accept cards. The more rural the higher the chance is that the shop or restaurant expect cash.


Washing laundry on a sunday: There is no law about it. Though the appartnment owners of a house with many appartments can establish a rule like this in the Hausordnung (house regulation). If you live in your own house there is no limit and you can wash all sunday long.


Speed limit; About 70% of the Autobahn are not limited. But you'll find these section normally not near to urban areas. Even a three or four lane (per direction) Autobahn can't be used for speeds above 120 km/h if it is full of cars. My personal speed record was 259 km/h on a sunday morning (7 am). And this was legal.


Speed tickets: If the police finds you speeding you'll be fined. I think this is the same with other countries. Comparing Germany to other European countries the speeding fine is an absolute bargain!!! Don't try this in Luxemburg, France or Switzerland. Switzerland may confiscate your Supercar if you exceed the speed limit.

[Kateida]

Hey Antoinette, ich mag Deine Videos sehr. Du triffst uns Deutschen sehr genau.😅 Aber ich freue mich auch immer, wenn Du etwas über Neuseeland erzählst. Ich war im Dezember 2016 dort und habe mich sofort in dieses wunderschöne Land verliebt.❤️ LG

[AviSandy]

People in Cologne Germany are so much friendlier than Munich ! If you visit Cologne just talk to locals and learn their culture. You’ll love it 😍

[sunnysummer]

Luckily the card situation is changing, especially since there is contactless payment. But 3 years ago you were totally right with it. And it‘s better to have some cash with you, just in case :)

[Rainerjgs]

Danke, liebe Emily, daß Du den Ausländern die deutsche Kultur so verständlich und liebevoll erklärst, denn damit trägst Du sehr viel zu Völkerverständigung bei!

[JoviesHome]

Congratulations on 50k subscribers!! What an amazing milestone!!

[omayrasanchez]

Great points. Two comments/corrections re tickets and tap water, from a native:

If Tickets have to be validated or come out of the ticket machine already valid varies from city to city, and in some places from machine to machine (in Hamburg for example you have both types! even at the same stops sometimes, so careful!)

You're right that it's frowned upon to order tap water as your only /"main" drink, *instead of* a normal item from the menu, but what is perfectly acceptable is to order a glass of tap water *additionally* to a hot drink or an alcoholic drink. "Einen Cappucino/Rotwein und (dazu) ein Glas Leitungswasser bitte" is not socially awkward but totally fine ("A cappucino/red wine and (with it) a glass of tap water please")

LG, love your videos 🌸

[helilebon]

Am Sonntag bekommt man einige Lebensmittel und Getränke an größeren Tankstellen und in größeren Bahnhöfen, wie Würzburg, Frankfurt oder Nürnberg. Verhungern muss man nicht. Es ist nur etwas teurer.

[MsWaldo]

I love your Channel and your Videos. I’m German and it’s so cool to have someone like you explain what are values are 😊 and you’re so on point!! It’s soooo funny !!
I would just like to explain the “no jokes about our past” thing. It’s not like we don’t have our jokes about a certain person from our past, but you’re very right, that we would never joke about this in public. Only with close people and a certain sense of Humor.
The thing is, that we are dealing with some major political problems atm. Concerning a certain extreme right-wing party. You might have caught up on this on the news . So this is currently also a very sensitive topic for us Germans.... the majority just hates how it reflects us!! so thank you for mentioning this 💕