The real German citizenship test (German character origin story)
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- After 3 years of making short form content in Germany, comes the prequel of it all. The event that started a chain reaction of Germaness within and things were never the same… 🇩🇪🧢
German dude immediately putting the test result paper into a plastic sleeve after reading it was a nice touch 😂
What else would one do?
Yeah but the document was already way too knittered, bad bad Wilhelm!
When working in China (in a German company btw) some years ago, I had made the Chinese HR really angry by always using up all the plastic sleeves they had for documentation. 😂
Am i the only German feeling the dopamine hit when he did that?
as a german i didn’t even question it 😂
"You are Engländer, or?" The extra "or" makes this so much better...
I do this sooooo much even when I’m lhome” in GB🤦🏻♀️
Perfectly eingebürgert!
That's the iconic way to express if you don't know how to use it properly... Just do it like you do in your native language xD
made such mistakes for 3 years OR SO (or like that)
Bloody hell. I haven't been to Germany for years and my mum was German, and I've only just realised that's why I STILL sometimes add that extra 'or' to the end of sentences (people have even remarked on it). Damn, I guess the German never leaves you.😁
Oder?
2:33 says "So!", slaps both hands on thighs an gets up - a tiny yet epic detail - and absolutely german!
Dutch do this too (with “zo”) 😊.
Its also very British. Maybe a collectively Germanic thing?
@@RendererEPI think a Brit would be more likely to say, "Right..."
@@lxUn1c0 very true. Slap still counts though 😉
in the midwest, when their family meeting is getting too long (as always), to stop it, they also slap their knees and say "welp i 'spose"
The Adenauer joke was on point
And brandt new!
Den werd ich mir merkeln.
Unlike Adenauer himself.
I thought it was late
Someone explain this to poor me please.
Willhelm Zimmermann.... it is so obvious why didn't i notice?
this is like Harald Töpfer! Pure Comedy Gold
Just in case anyone is wondering: Harald Töpfer is Harry Potter.
As Liam is a short form of William it would more likely be Willy Zimmermann. But it could also be Schreiner or Tischler, but Zimmermann is a much more common name in Germany.
@@red.aries1444 Wilhelm sounds more german so it's the perfect choice :P William sounds british to the bone. But WILHELM! that's the guy you come to when your neighbors tree is reaching 1cm into your grounds :D
interestingly i know someone with wilhelm being his last name 🤔
Liam is short for William?
I thought Bill is the short form of William.
@@J.Crime123 well... look yuukoku no moriarty and you know it :D
but yeah that's also the only place where i've ever heard this abreviation.
no idea if a japanese anime can be representive of the british naming culture :D
"I sink so"
Reminds me of that Berlitz commercial, with the coast guard reacting to an emergency "We are sinking!" "What are you thinking about?"
WE ARE SINKING !!!!!!!!!!!
Hier is se German Koustgart! Whots a ju sinking äbaut?
@@Max-gu5sogolden! 👌😂
@@gandalfstormcrow7943
And what are you sinking about?😂
That "JETZT" was personal 😂
Well, he was talking to himself after all...
Lucky Liam has the surname that can be directly translated to German 😂 Carpenter to Zimmermann sounds so funny to me, as if I can feel his entire personality drastically change in a second. You know what I mean!
Indeed, and Zimmermann can easily be translated back to English as Timberman.
@@ArmArmAdv I thought Zimmer was room?
@be6715 Zimmer is indeed room. But it's etymologically cognate with English timber. They are both derived from Proto-Germanic timra, meaning building or timber.
The English room is cognate with the German Raum. Although in German, it has the connotation of space. In English too, we say roomy meaning spacious.
Direct translation: Zimmer (DE) = Room (EN)
Etymological cognates: Zimmer (DE) = Timber (En)
Direct translation: Room (EN) = Zimmer (DE)
Direct translation: Timber (EN) = Holz (DE)
Etymological cognates: Holz (DE) = Holt (EN, historically meaning wood or timber, now extinct, except in some literary works)
Etymological cognates: Room (EN) = Raum (DE)
Direct translation: Raum (DE) = Space (EN)
@@ArmArmAdvthanks for that! Now I understand (more) why Thomas Mueller is called "raumdeuter" and not zimmerdeuter. 😊 (BTW, Mueller seems like a cool guy. A pity that it seems he'll be retiring soon.)
@@kitty_s23456 All old guard seems to be on the way out after this Euros, Mueller, Ronaldo, Levandovski, Modric. Time is coming after Kane and Griezman as well
Your parodies are 100% but I suggest, you've never addressed 40,000 Germans at The Deutschland Halle in Berlin. An unique experience! One word "SILENCE" and you could have heard a pin drop. Remarkable respect!!! I flicked a cigarette but on the ground in Konigstein, at a fun-fair and someone picked it up and put it in my pocket with "In England perhaps: in Germany NEVER". A learning curve for a 23 year old Englander!!!
:D
That Zimmermann thing at the end, took me a minute to get it
At first I thought about divorce and a name change... 🙈😅
Can you explain
Zimmermann means Carpenter.
Carpenter means Zimmerman.
(And Wilhelm = William)
@@MagicL12345 Liams last name is 'Carpenter', which translates to 'Zimmermann' in german :)
@@MagicL12345carpenter means Zimmermann in german. He literally translated his last name into german.
I cracked up at "Wilhelm Zimmermann" xDDD
I missed it, where?
@@dAEnschen2 at the very end of the clip at 3:55
So glad I stayed for the after credits scene
And so it began 🤣🤣 Looking forward to the full movie!
Das-ist-genial!!! Ich lach mich schlapp! 🤣🤣😂😂😂 Wirklich, du solltest öfter längere Sachen machen neben den Shorts! Hier stimmt einfach alles, Timing, Atmosphäre, Witz! Einfach super..meinetwegen kannst du sofort einen Kinofilm drehen! By the way, ich hoffe natürlich auch auf ein baldiges Wiedersehen mit der attraktiven jungen Frau, dem Baby und unserem Lieblingsrentner!!
Sowas braucht lange zu schreiben um das timing richtig zu halten. Je länger desto überproportional schwieriger um das Momentum zu halten.
Einen Kinofilm ohne irgendwelchen Firlefanz der einen einfach nur 2h in den Kinosessel schockt wäre das richtige Format. Bang Boom Bang oder Guy-Ritchie-Filme wären nah am Format der bodenständigen Trockenheit deutschen Humors, aber fast schon zu normal.
Die Vorwürfe Deutsche hätten keinen Humor rühren daher dass Viele Trockenen lange nicht verstanden da sie nicht mit aufwuchsen, sondern nur spät-amerikanischer Slapstick (frühe Loony Tunes hatte großartige Dialoge zwischen Bugs Bunny und Duffy Duck), und die überwältigende Mehrheit amerikanischer Sitcoms die ohne "Canned Laughter Track" ihre Maske verlieren und sich schlicht nur als gemein und existenzieller Horror entpuppen. Man wirft uns Bosheit vor weil wir das Wort "Schadenfreude" besitzen, aber wenn wir nicht über Sadisten sprechen sondern echten Humor, so rührt es doch vom Kontext des "Hab ich Dir doch gesagt!" her, dem Leid und Schaden dass der Geschädigte über sich selbst brachte gegen jeden Ratschlag, gegen jede Warnung und dann auf die harte Tour selbst lernen musste.
Dagegen entspricht Slapstick tatsächlich nur dem Sadismus.
Wo die Sitcom funktionierte, war "Al Bundy" / "Eine schrecklich nette Familie" ("Married, with children..."), das auch ohne das Publikum das zum Mitlachen anstiftet, funktioniert. Es hat dann eine ähnliche Atmosphäre wie "Alfred das Ekel".
Wer noch Loriot kennt und sich daran erfreut, erkennt dass sein Humor ähnlich dem der Monty Pythons war, und beide erfreuen sich großer Beliebtheit in Deutschland. Leider findet sich nur selten noch jemand der sich das traut und kann und die Medienlandschaft scheint wenig interessiert an intelligentem, trockenem Humor, vielleicht gerade weil er zum Denken anregt, und versucht stattdessen nur den lauten, bunten, kräkeligen Hollywood's nachzumachen und wundert sich warum das nicht so richtig langfristig einschlägt.
Liam beweisst wie großartig und beliebt diese Form des Humors wirklich ist, und solang die Essenz nicht verwässert wird, wird es auch absolut grandios bleiben.
Alter... 😂
@@whisped8145
I don't like the way the baby keeps getting dropped.
Speak a real language
@@be6715 mir auch
I love this format! Please more of these longer videos
At this point you should direct a movie.
Loved the longer video, keep doing that Liam :)
Sorry, i must say your wedding pictures are just soo cute
why are you sorry? that's wholesome af lol
@ghosthunter0950 just felt maybe i might come off weird as the pictures weren't really the main focus of the video 😅 i didnt wanna seem like a weirdo, lol
@@chelseabean7189 I noticed them too … my dear fellow weirdo.
I did, too!
Liam and Valerie, this video was brilliant. Love it!
I am a Brit living with a German in NRW Germany and the Stoßlüften is true. I live the experience every single day.
That will ongoing for ever 😂
My London born spouse and I are experiencing that since ages 😂
Stoßlüften works in Germany, where humidity is low. I lived there 2017-23 off and on. If I see low humidity here in the Midwestern US when it's cool enough to open the house, I do just to not run the air conditioner.
Do you even lüft 🤣
A long Liam video??
Artistic masterpiece bye Wilhelm Zimmermann
I have finished a B1 language course and a Leben in Deutschland course in the past few weeks. Quatsch. In these courses I have learned how to pass tests, not how to German. I have learned more in your videos, danke Liam.
Mülltrennung is very important! 😆
@@0815Horst *Stoßlüften* ist viel wichtiger!
Erm... Glückwunsch?
lol at least you learn something, the Dutch tests are just straight absurd from what I've seen of it 🤣
@@B0K1T0 the B1 and the LiD are damn useful, whatever traylor might claim.
My lovely Mr. Singing Club, there was nothing to complain about
Yes, one could watch it.
There look once someone on!
Just 31/33 points? If I would have picked one person to pass the Einbürgerungstest without mistakes it would be Mr. Zimmermann.
The sparkling/tap water test alone should be two points, so it checks out.
Well, that would be 93% not great not terrible
😂😂😂 Thank you, Liam and PLEASE don't change!!!
Großartig! Die Aufmerksamkeit auch in ganz kleinen Details sind es, welche die Videos so gut machen. Bravo!
Einfach nur goldener unterhaltungs Spass 🎉
The Liam multiverse is strong with this one 😅
*Hier der Einbürgerungstest mit allen richtigen Antworten (in Klammern)*
1. Womit öffnet man ein Bier?
A. Flaschenöffner (B.) Feuerzeug C. Zähne D. Macht
2. Welches Wasser bestellt man in der Gaststätte
A. Stilles Wasser B. Leitungswasser (C.) Sprudelwasser D. Radler
3. Wie lange dauert ein kurzer Spaziergang
A. 20 Minuten B. 1 Stunde (C.) 3-4 Stunden D. Bis nach Mordor
4. Wie oft sollte man täglich Stoßlüften
A. Einmal B. Zweimal C. Dreimal (D.) Jede Stunde (auch nachts)
5. In welche Mülltonne gehört eine dreckige Pizzaschachtel
A. Gelber Sack B. Blaue Tonne (C.) Restmüll D. Biomüll
6. Wie hoch ist die durchschnittliche Verspätung bei der Deutschen Bahn
A. 5 minuten B. 30 Minuten C. Eine Stunde (D.) Zug fällt aus
7. Welcher dieser Sätze hilft in jeder Situation?
A. Genau B. Achso (C.) Mit Karte bitte D. Doch
Das ist leider Falsch. Bei den Fragen 1. 4. 6. und 7. sind jeweils ALLE Antworten zugleich zutreffend.
"Mit Karte bitte" aber nur wenn man bereit ist, sich danach anpflaumen zu lassen. NUR BARZAHLUNG!
Pizzakarton hat in der blauen Tonne nix verloren
@@theowaigel8588 Er hat doch (C) Restmüll umklammert.
genau
So Liam is William? Learned something new.
The dad puns make me curl my toes - every time 🤕
Its kinda like Willy
@@Chuckieleon a sidenote, exploring the topic of Willies - is perhaps Wonka a variant of Wanker?
Liam is the short form of the traditional Anglo-Saxon name William. The German equivalent is Wilhelm.
@@BoraHorzaGobuchulI’ve had that realization myself.
He’s Wonking his Willy. A true Willy Wanker.
We need part 2 pleaseeee Bitte Herr Zimmerman
1:49 Answer D is especially funny to me, because in Hamburg Radler is called Alsterwasser, so it’s literally named water :D
Hilarious! And your Doppelgaenger really is a whole different human being in spite of being a mirror image of you.
Finally! Wilhelm Zimmermann is official!
Well, in due time, you'll have enough material for a whole movie, and I'm gonna watch
2:18
"When I heard you were trying to become German because of Brexit, I..."
😂
Yeah! I don’t expect that one, so funny that I spit my food out 🤣
Woah, hey shhhh… who told you that?
Gotta say, you’re my favourite German RUclipsr
Einen wunderschönen guten Tag und herzlich Willkommen, Herr Willi Zimmermann!
😁
The best Video i‘ve seen for years. Thank you.
This is top tier content right here , and I'm not british or german , but it's lots of fun watching .
Impressive filming and editing skills by the way . Cheers from Costa Rica or should i say "Hallo von Costa Rica"
no way long version with the same quality as your amazing shorts??? totally in!!!
Three minutes, what a blast!
Also I love the Ending lmao.
Damn brilliant!
It must be lots of fun for them filming this.
Willkommen, Freund.
Hi,
looks like Dr.Jekyl and Mr.Hyde.
Sehr gut.
Das Ende mit der Bierflasche war genial !❤
Came from the podcast and this was great. No wonder this took you days. Had a blast!
I love that this character only exists in Liam's imagination lol😂😂
The German dude alter personality takes over more and more. We also haven't seen the other German alters in quite some time. Soon British Liam will be gone too...😮 This starts to feel like a horror movie.😂
💐 Ich gratuliere. Das Ziel ist erreicht. Ich arbeite seit über 50 Jahren daran, aber bei mir scheitert es schon an der Bekleidung. Und da kann ich wirklich nicht über meinen Schatten springen. Jedes Filmchen war ein Fest. Vielen Dank. 🪿💪
No clue what Liam actually does for a living but man, the guy has a talent lol. Randomly stumbled upon this channel and now I'm hooked.
Now I want a full movie about this xD
,,unglaublich” war das beste ahahaha Wilhem Zimmermann lustiges Idee 😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Im from Poland and watching this video made me miss the five months I spent in Germany during my gap year. :)
I remember that the charming senior woman who owned the apartment I rented sometimes came to bake homemade cakes with me and integrate. I tried to speak to her in German, which I learned in high school, but she was mercilessly fast in speaking :D I also remember going to the local bakery for the first time in the morning and reciting all the German names of the baked goods I wanted to buy, but I wondered aloud in Polish language, if I pronounce it correctly. Behind the counter stood a woman from Poland, who served me in German until the end, and only later admitted that she had been living here for 15 years. She appreciated my efforts. :D
I watched it 3times in a row 😂
Genius💪🏼Herr Zimmermann
“I sink so” 😂
And thus, his villain arc began
Well written and produced! Keep them coming.
Das Video ist echt super, ich hoffe es kommen noch mehr Videos in der Länge 😄
Did not realize this video waa 3.30 minute, felt like 30 seconds, cause so fun that the time flies
Birkenstocks over Socks.
😄
I love you guys. I'm so happy for you, Liam. Wishing you two all the best. Love from Canada.
Same for me...Love from Canada. Ich bin Deutsche und aus Nuernberg (Urkunde in Nuernberg ausgestellt) natuerlich gehoert die Urkunde in eine Abheftfolie❣
The Zimmermann killed me 😂
😂😂😂 the end!!! ❤ Congratulations ❤ Cant wait to see mr Zimmerman
You mean, Herr Zimmermann...
You are great! As an exacting German I cannot help but give you 1 2/5 thumbs up (rounded to the nearest integer, of course).🙂
add an hour. adenhauer... Oh my god that took me some time 😆
So, this is how it began! 😂 genius!!! Keep it up 😂
Auf den Zimmermann-Move hab ich schon lange gewartet 😀
Super production values. Much respect from The Netherlands 👌👌👌
Bro even changed his last name 😂
Btw NEVER ask for bottle opener in a german household haha😂
Anyway congrats for passing the test ! 🎉 I guess u currently know more about germany then the average native german
Always Love the music choices ❤
love the longer videos
Honestly, the videography of these just keeps getting better and better. Loved the stylistic choices of your shots.
Favorite was the beer coming up into view for Wilhelm to flick the cap off--that shot just felt so right 🤌🏻
Like this type of videos! Keep it up! :)
Time Variation Agency(MCU)has new timeline outbreak
Haaaaaaaaaaaaahahahhaaa.....Fantastisch! Kühles Bierchen auf der Terrasse und dieses Video! Can't stop laughing 🤣🤣
Opening die Flasche mit the Nail...the best! Well don Wilhelm 😂
"do you even lüft" YES
Awesome Awesome channel. Really enjoying it
How long did you play basketball for?
Zimmermann 😂😂😂😂😂😂. You are the best! Really.
This was good! I’d like to see the rest of the characters bitte
i simply love it. Great humor
Ja, war ganz in Ordnung...
Jokes aside, well made Video Liam. The origin of your german self was great. I really hope this could be a nice storytelling for future videos, especially some longer videos like this.
Это было превосходно ❤ спасибо за контент !
A German here...more specifically a Bavarian but now Swiss thanks to my husband. Your videos are so funny...and often so spot on!
Besser als alle Shorts. Mach mehr davon!
😂😂😂jetzt ist geklärt, wie und wann Liams zweite Persönlichkeit Wilhelm Zimmermann auftauchte.😂😂😂 nur das wieso fehlt noch. Bitte dazu noch ein Aufklärungsvideo Liam 😅
Gottseidank kein Bayer.
An 'Oachkatzlschwoaf' würde er definitiv scheitern 🤣🤣🤣
If you ever did a short film 5 mins+ then I hope you get an award. Purely entertaining.
What a great movie. 10/10 👍♥👍
1:34 😂🤣😂 Well, congrats, Herr Zimmermann!
Like they say in Germany; “Leben ist kein Ponyhof”. So don´t expect anything else. 🙂
Das ist echt eine sehr interessante Story, die dein Leben "erklärt". Sind so auch die anderen Nebencharaktere entstanden?
Fun Fact: I didn't knew, that Liam and Willhelm are name-related... Ich dachte immer an William, Bill, etc.
📫 Carpenter -> Zimmerman 🤣🤣🤣
nah bro's moved to long form videos, and they're actually oscar worthy??? nicht schlecht, herr zimmermann!
Love you 2! Sehr gut!
Glückwunsch!
Die Namensänderung war der absolute Höhepunkt, top Video hab Tränen gelacht…aber da war ein Knick im Blatt in der Klarsichthülle….
Ja, die Urkunde müste vorsichtig bei niedriger Hitze gebügelt werden bevor man sie abheftet .😀
OMG, the knee slap. The time tested way we in the Midwest signal to people that the meeting has ended.
Answer D for Question 3 totally got me! Let's take a "short walk" to Mordor. 🤣
Your funniest video so far 😂😂😂😂