I think you nailed it. Just last week i visited Frankfurt and asked a random stranger if i was at the right subway station. Turns out he was american, and after already taking longer than expected to tell me "yes", he started asking me where i was from and obviously tried to strike up a conversation after i told him. Wich is really nice if you think about it but it caught me so off guard that i just pretended to be in a rush to get away :D That really sat with me for a bit, because it was actually nice to have some friendly small talk, and i even felt bad for cutting him off, but it was just so unexpected. Oh and 100% the supermarket thing, that started annoying me a while ago and i always make an effort to wait for the person in front to go first.
For me, what I found odd here in Germany is Germans (those who I have interacted with maybe 3-4 times) don't really make conscious efforts to meet you (like maybe inviting you somewhere or making any plans to meet you in person) but when you are going out somewhere and that same person sees you (from like 100m away but I haven't see that person) then they definitely let you know that they are there somehow, by maybe saying hello and after that they just go away. I find this behaviour a bit weird😅.
I'm German and I sometimes find it difficult to get my friends to just go out for a beer. They'd rather sit in their apartment, moaning about the fact that it's dark so early, that their knees hurt, that they just don't feel very well and would rather spend 4 hours chatting with strangers. Maybe that's typical of Berlin, but I think it's unfortunately the norm in many places now. And Corona has made things even worse.
Great description of grocery store scenarios. I hate them and whenever I am in line at the checkout, I get very angry. Grocery shopping in this country is pure stress and my adrenaline is always at highest level.
The supermarket queue thing made me (a German) laugh a lot😄 didn’t know it’s such a German specialty but now that you point it out I get how weird we act haha
@@fernandotaboraalso the Germans push themselves onto buses without letting people get off first so you can’t get off where you want to……. So selfish and rude
@@fernandotabora yeah i understand your struggle there. Australians chat alot more but you still have way less smalltalk than villages. (german in australia here :) Watching your videos to link them to my husband when we move to germany in 3 years :D
Germany does not have shortage of people to work. It has shortage of people to clean sewers, mending roads and nurses, who agree to work at lowest wage.
I don't know mate. Even at my job level I see how people just don't want to work more. So people like me just grab this opportunities and end up winning
I only worked in Germany for a few years, good memories, but don't miss it. My biggest issues were high costs of living, high taxes, ugly cities, bureaucracy. People weren't so bad, just awkward.
you didnt mention that at the checkout, people (many older) count to the penny and scrounge around looking for the exact change to give them and holding everyone up. Drives me nuts!
I now about that but, I just have a bit more empathy, but......I hate the boomers that complained about stupid stuff for no reason and then hate the workers or something
After years of careful training, one learns how to pack one's bags at the same speed the Aldi and Lidl cashiers scan the products. This involves carefully optimising the placement of each item on the belt so that they land at exactly the right place in the shopping bag. Efficiency!😂
Aldi and Lidl supermarkets are all over Europe and even in the US. In Poland they're nice but it depends on the location. They have usually really good deals. Also, there's great pastry in Lidl ☺️ Personally I liked Kaufland hypermarkets, they have more variety and good quality.
No small talk? It depends on where you are. It tends to be easier to make contact with others in the Rhineland than in the north, for example, where people sometimes use no more than 100 words a day. And yes, we all developed an obsession hating Deutsche Bahn. I haven´t used it for years and don´t plan to do so. Stuck in the past? Well, we are confronted with our past 24/7. Some tell us to get over it, others love to remind us that we still should pay back what was destroyed by the Nazis. So how can we not be connected to the past? Looking for an apartment? Don´t come to Munich or Berlin because even if you think you have enough money to spend on rent, you`ll have a hard time finding what you really like in a neighborhood you prefer.
What foreigners hardly understand is that Germany is not a homogeneous society. Your experiences in Bavaria, especially in a big city, cannot be transferred to other German regions. If you are looking for affable people, you have to go to the Rhineland.
As a German, the supermarket complain was actually interesting cuz it’s so normal for me that I never really thought about it 😂 like yea ppl racing to literally be the first in the new line is hilarious and kinda stupid but if I happen to see a new cashier being opened and I just go there in normal speed I would let other ppl who stood in the other line already go first but then it’s also kinda like we just rearrange each other again. So it might happen that some will enter first but I am coming so others will stand behind me although they might’ve already waited in the other line 😂 idk probably rare but definitely happens 🤣🤣 and then sometimes i would should feel stupid leaving my own line so I just stand there and wait although the other line would’ve probably been faster 😂😂 anyway loved the video and def agree with all of your points 🙊
I am telling you, it's not worth it 🤣 we have time. But they hack is using the self service machines. So many Germans don't use them ❤️ I guess that works for me now the best
@@fernandotabora I went grocery shopping with my dad a few weeks ago and there was NO ONE at self check out and he went to the cashier line and I told him “we could’ve just done self-checkout” and he told me “I don’t know how that works” and I was just like “but I do 😭😭😭” 😂😂😂
Regarding the supermarkets, I personally hate Aldi. Less so because of Aldi but more so because of the people that go there. They are kinda rude xD Regarding checkout I usually put things back in my cart or basket and then pack it in one of the packing areas afterwards. This has worked very well for me and was rather chill :D Also if a new line is gonna be opened people see it as just that: a new line. So the slate is wiped clean and whoever is first is first. I personally don’t get why people are this much in a rush to save maybe 5 minutes. My mum does just what you said with already rubber necking and then being annoyed if she made the wrong choice and her line is going slower. She also does that in traffic. I just don’t get it xD Those 5 minutes aren’t worth the stress
What are you talking about? 49 Euro for an entire month of public transportation... ok except IC and ICE's but id murder to have that kind of deal in The Netherlands. And its not just for train but all the busses, trams, metro's... And the network is so dense and trains run very frequent. Sure I can respect that the infrastructure is abit older and delays are a thing, but dude... for that amazing value, how can you complain about that? Just spend 3 weeks hiking in Germany all across the country and I literally only spend 49 euro in total on my transportation. Its actually insane good value. And the trains are a lot cleaner than in The Netherlands too, especially the windows.
Dude...just stay here longer and you will see what I mean. It takes time but after living here 9 years you will see it. Trains get delayed and sometimes the change the trains departure to another platform and then you have to run, just to see how another train that arrived later goes first. It will get in your skin
We Germans complain at a pretty high level, okay Switzerland and Japan do it better, but who else? The railroads were supposed to be privatized and were therefore cut to death, which is why there is an investment backlog. That's why there are construction sites on tracks and stations everywhere. Staff are also always in short supply on the railroads. So there are problems. But at least we have an infrastructure that many other developed countries (🙋♂USA) don't have (apart from roads, which are often miserable and overcrowded). Germany has pretty much the densest road and rail network in the world. You Dutch are doing even better than us when it comes to the cycle path network, but we are catching up. We're also tops when it comes to hiking trails. When I plan a train journey, I simply factor in more time. Less stress than taking the car. Long live the €49 ticket, okay the €9 ticket was even better. 😂
@@fernandotabora Dude... just look up prices in neighbouring countries. A day pass in The Netherlands will cost you 58 euro... A DAY pass for a country a fraction of the size of Germany. A reduction DAY pass in Switzerland will cost you 78 Francs.... And... this is just for the train.... So on top of that add your bus or tram ticket to get where you need to go. And your goverment managed to secure for you guys that you can use Germany's complete gigantic network for 49 euro a MONTH... And you are still complaining about how inconvenient it is that once in while a train departs from a different platform? Something that didnt happen to me once during 3 weeks of non-stop travel? Wow... special. You are literally getting a much larger network for 30 to 60 TIMES CHEAPER than neighbouring countries and you are still complaining it isnt perfect... Bro... You need to take a few steps back here and take a good hard look at what you have.
@@fernandotabora No need, everyone can buy it, not just Germans. Problem is, is that its not valid on NS trains :) . But yeah, Im actually considering moving to Germany since I work from home anyway and cost of living in Germany is way lower than in The Netherlands.
I love your editing! Especially the bits where you cut yourself into other scenes😂 Like, did you really just stab yourself and got punched by a tennis racket?!😂
Grew up in the Cologne area where people actually talk to each other. When I moved to Hamburg, everyone I talked to looked at me funny. Became completely anti-social over time :D
@@fernandotabora as someone who has lived in Munich my entire life, there’s definitely “friendlier” cities xD At least from visits. But as always, there’s trade offs. Munich has other niceties that you don’t have there. First time I went to Berlin and I was told by the waiter to not leave my phone on the table because people have gotten theirs nabbed by passer-bys shocked me tbh 😅
from where I'm from these types of things are the standards everywhere you go you will be expecting these things to happen so it's not a big deal for me.
German1: Hier ist das Paket, ich will das verschicken. German2: Okay, tschüß. American1: How are you doing? I want to ship this parcel. American2: How are you doing? Okay. Nice to meet you! American1: Nice to meet you, bye. (I know you're not US american, it's just the kind of small talk that came to my mind from living in the USA that I really don't need at all. I'd rather have real talk with people I care about then meaningless small talk with strangers just to appear polite. I really laughed about your view on the supermarket line when another register opens up, quite funny and accurate. Germans have a tendancy to cheat in lines, which is quite funny because I think usually most of us try to avoid conflict but skipping the line is a kind of non verbal conflict that most don't seem to mind...just like placing a towel on a beach chair that they aren't using...
I moved to Canada after being in Germany for 3 years, man I miss Germany even with all these perks... North America is much more fucked up than Germany is... or so I feel... As much as DB was annoying, it still works and has infrastructure to transport people cheaply... Canada neither has the proper infrastructure for rails nor is cheap ( as much as flight tickets)... People make small talks here but then that's all there is, no real connection... Thinking of moving back to Germany once I finish my PhD in next 4 years!
On the spot! I get it man. There is no really perfect country, but that's the cool thing about getting to know a lot of cultures. You can grab the best out of them
I have been travelling to different countries, every time i come back Germany(where i live) , i am somehow automatically frustrated upset and sad 😅 (Generally i am a positive Happy person and always motivated , but Germany breaks me down every time) Anyone, pls Share your positive stories please 👇
You just need to balance it. Like go out experience the beautiful things about Germany. Is clearly not your culture but you can also have german and international friends as well ❤️
I am a doctor in India, with government salary of nearly 1100 euro… should I move to Germany? How difficult is learning German and how much time needed
Probably you would need to revalidate your degree here. You would need to check that. And german takes 2 intensive years for b2 level. But do some research. Not fully an expert when it comes to that part of work process
I assume you speak English well. Then German is not that difficult because it´s related to English even though the grammar can be annoying. When you´re an M. D. make sure that your title is accepted here. But you are definitely needed here and I wouldn´t worry that your salary would not be enough to get along. Doctors make good money here but get thorough information first and think about where you want to live. The country is small but very diverse in culture, people, accents and habits.
Germany is not for sensitive people to move I don't have any problem with that if you want a private calm life with fewer people in it to annoying you it will be a very good place
I feel like the situation with grocery stores much better in Berlin. Especially in Edeka and Rewe. But it was funny anyway 😂 about long line behaviour, it's same in Ukraine. 😄
Omg 😂 I especially agreed about the supermarkets 🛒🥒🥔🍅🥩🥐 I don't like German's supermarkets too. In Japan, everyone will give priority to the people in line in the front. So I was shocked that German people don't care at all 😹 Furthermore you don't have to take groceries out of the basket 👍🏻🇯🇵
It's certainly horrible, but if you really want to be shocked by line buckling you need to come to Paraguay. At least traffic is quite humane in Germany imho, while in Paraguay people (who otherwise are very social and friendly) behave like wolves.
I traveled many countries. Lived couple of countries other than mine, America. I tell you one thing. At last, it is all about people you interface and Germans are rude in general.
You have never been to the Netherlands then. Swiss people can also be very stiff and dismissive once they found out you´re not a tourist who´s about to leave within the next 10 days.
Thing i hate about Germany is German language. But i really like their standard and way they think and no small talk BS, and i'm serbian, serbs love small talk, i do not. DB was good for me, there was protest although once or twice. I don't like returning bottles in Germany, i was working from 8-17h, and i only had 3 hours to get home and to go to shop before it closes and i couldn't explore the shop.... That's all, otherwise, their thinking, the discipline, standard, tech i liked it. Oh i couldn't find good non sparkling water... Oh also, most GYM's require 6 month contract and access to your bank account. But i found one that i could pay in cash. I was paying 100e a month for GYM. Oh one more thing, i don't like that movies are dubbed, and Tom Cruise speaks German, also some banks don't have people that speak English. I was in Munich city, Moosach region. Oh i like the part where i don't need to bother to get women, i earn enough to pay mhm mhm for fun with young student legally
Bavaria has shorter store opening hours than the rest of the country. Here in Baden-Württemberg they are open until 10 p.m. and some until midnight, which I find excessive.
@@arnodobler1096 tax rates for normal to better earners and business well above 50% plus VAT, the state interfering in every part of life (media, construction … Staatsquote höher 50%). What’s not communism about that? You can always go higher on the spectrum. But the only things that’s saving them is the industrial and academic success of decades past (long gone, no sign of that in any league table).
@@johansen4711 Third largest world economy: Germany Some things are simply better state-run, see the USA and its infrastructure for example. Calling that communism is very stupid, your numbers are also wrong. Are you a Yank?
That’s just a function of population. Scientific advances? Stopped in the 90s? Nobel prize winners? Patent registrations? Market cap? Yes, you can run things with tax payers money - but mostly at a loss.
@@johansen4711 Local companies filed just under 26,000 patent applications for innovations, putting them in second place. The United States is the undisputed leader with more than 46,500 inventions, followed by Japan in third place with just under 22,000 applications.05.04.2022 FAZ USA has 4 times the population and Japan also has a higher one.
Life is not only about partying and sunny days. I don´t know where you´re from but I am sure I can easily tell you the negative sides of your place as well. Wanna bet?
It's a personal thing, not everyone needs to have a small talk. It just gives me a feeling of community. Helping the other, letting them pas, having a small talk that just makes their day nicer. But again. Personal opinion
Small talk is a way of being polite to others. And sometimes you can start a day with a short but funny conversation, no matter if it´s a neighbor, the waitress at your local diner or the bus driver, telling you that everything´s going to be fine with a smile. It´s so easy not to be grumpy but Germans love their stiffness and reclusion.
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Part II ?
yes pls
OMG! 🤣
You explain things that are sad, very funny 😂. That was awesome!
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You are an amazing creator! Really had fun while watching this video while gaining important insights regarding surviving in Germany.
Thank you man! Really happy that you liked it 🙏🏻
Also very helpful info to consider before moving to Germany 🙌🏼
Ayy great work on this video! The part with Hans Sprinting to the front of the line cracked me up 😂
Awesome mate! So happy you enjoyed it 💪🏻
Yeeeesssss. Finally. I was waiting for a new video from you🎉
Thank you! for watching
I think you nailed it. Just last week i visited Frankfurt and asked a random stranger if i was at the right subway station. Turns out he was american, and after already taking longer than expected to tell me "yes", he started asking me where i was from and obviously tried to strike up a conversation after i told him. Wich is really nice if you think about it but it caught me so off guard that i just pretended to be in a rush to get away :D
That really sat with me for a bit, because it was actually nice to have some friendly small talk, and i even felt bad for cutting him off, but it was just so unexpected.
Oh and 100% the supermarket thing, that started annoying me a while ago and i always make an effort to wait for the person in front to go first.
It's a small thing, I am not like: "it has to be all the time" but just sometimes it changes the vibe of the city or country in general
Amazing overview❤❤
For me, what I found odd here in Germany is Germans (those who I have interacted with maybe 3-4 times) don't really make conscious efforts to meet you (like maybe inviting you somewhere or making any plans to meet you in person) but when you are going out somewhere and that same person sees you (from like 100m away but I haven't see that person) then they definitely let you know that they are there somehow, by maybe saying hello and after that they just go away. I find this behaviour a bit weird😅.
Lol this behavior seems robotic to me HAHA
I'm German and I sometimes find it difficult to get my friends to just go out for a beer. They'd rather sit in their apartment, moaning about the fact that it's dark so early, that their knees hurt, that they just don't feel very well and would rather spend 4 hours chatting with strangers. Maybe that's typical of Berlin, but I think it's unfortunately the norm in many places now. And Corona has made things even worse.
Great description of grocery store scenarios. I hate them and whenever I am in line at the checkout, I get very angry. Grocery shopping in this country is pure stress and my adrenaline is always at highest level.
The supermarket queue thing made me (a German) laugh a lot😄 didn’t know it’s such a German specialty but now that you point it out I get how weird we act haha
It is! 🤣 it gets my passive aggressiveness out
@@fernandotaboraalso the Germans push themselves onto buses without letting people get off first so you can’t get off where you want to……. So selfish and rude
Smalltalk happens in villages alot. You also say hello or Guten Tag to everyone.
100% but yeah big city life. That's why I like to go to small towns here and there
@@fernandotabora yeah i understand your struggle there. Australians chat alot more but you still have way less smalltalk than villages. (german in australia here :) Watching your videos to link them to my husband when we move to germany in 3 years :D
Wao all the way from Australia 🙌🏻❤️
such a underated channel, with amazing content
Germany does not have shortage of people to work. It has shortage of people to clean sewers, mending roads and nurses, who agree to work at lowest wage.
I don't know mate. Even at my job level I see how people just don't want to work more. So people like me just grab this opportunities and end up winning
Germany has a shortage of people that are willing or allowed to work.
This is so Helpful for me to reconsider my decision as someone from asia 😅 thank you for the video.
I only worked in Germany for a few years, good memories, but don't miss it. My biggest issues were high costs of living, high taxes, ugly cities, bureaucracy. People weren't so bad, just awkward.
you didnt mention that at the checkout, people (many older) count to the penny and scrounge around looking for the exact change to give them and holding everyone up. Drives me nuts!
I now about that but, I just have a bit more empathy, but......I hate the boomers that complained about stupid stuff for no reason and then hate the workers or something
After years of careful training, one learns how to pack one's bags at the same speed the Aldi and Lidl cashiers scan the products. This involves carefully optimising the placement of each item on the belt so that they land at exactly the right place in the shopping bag. Efficiency!😂
😂😂😂
Aldi and Lidl supermarkets are all over Europe and even in the US. In Poland they're nice but it depends on the location. They have usually really good deals. Also, there's great pastry in Lidl ☺️
Personally I liked Kaufland hypermarkets, they have more variety and good quality.
They do man! But I guess you have to come here and live this experience 🤣
Hm, you should watch some consumer television programs because then you find out that that pastry is basically chemicals and glue
No small talk? It depends on where you are. It tends to be easier to make contact with others in the Rhineland than in the north, for example, where people sometimes use no more than 100 words a day. And yes, we all developed an obsession hating Deutsche Bahn. I haven´t used it for years and don´t plan to do so. Stuck in the past? Well, we are confronted with our past 24/7. Some tell us to get over it, others love to remind us that we still should pay back what was destroyed by the Nazis. So how can we not be connected to the past? Looking for an apartment? Don´t come to Munich or Berlin because even if you think you have enough money to spend on rent, you`ll have a hard time finding what you really like in a neighborhood you prefer.
What foreigners hardly understand is that Germany is not a homogeneous society. Your experiences in Bavaria, especially in a big city, cannot be transferred to other German regions.
If you are looking for affable people, you have to go to the Rhineland.
You’re videos are always good and really clear to understand!😂❤
Thank you mate 🔥🙌🏻
your videos are very helpful
@@lorenarevilla4372 thank youuu
As a German, the supermarket complain was actually interesting cuz it’s so normal for me that I never really thought about it 😂 like yea ppl racing to literally be the first in the new line is hilarious and kinda stupid but if I happen to see a new cashier being opened and I just go there in normal speed I would let other ppl who stood in the other line already go first but then it’s also kinda like we just rearrange each other again. So it might happen that some will enter first but I am coming so others will stand behind me although they might’ve already waited in the other line 😂 idk probably rare but definitely happens 🤣🤣 and then sometimes i would should feel stupid leaving my own line so I just stand there and wait although the other line would’ve probably been faster 😂😂 anyway loved the video and def agree with all of your points 🙊
I am telling you, it's not worth it 🤣 we have time. But they hack is using the self service machines. So many Germans don't use them ❤️ I guess that works for me now the best
@@fernandotabora I went grocery shopping with my dad a few weeks ago and there was NO ONE at self check out and he went to the cashier line and I told him “we could’ve just done self-checkout” and he told me “I don’t know how that works” and I was just like “but I do 😭😭😭” 😂😂😂
Regarding the supermarkets, I personally hate Aldi. Less so because of Aldi but more so because of the people that go there. They are kinda rude xD
Regarding checkout I usually put things back in my cart or basket and then pack it in one of the packing areas afterwards. This has worked very well for me and was rather chill :D
Also if a new line is gonna be opened people see it as just that: a new line. So the slate is wiped clean and whoever is first is first.
I personally don’t get why people are this much in a rush to save maybe 5 minutes. My mum does just what you said with already rubber necking and then being annoyed if she made the wrong choice and her line is going slower. She also does that in traffic. I just don’t get it xD
Those 5 minutes aren’t worth the stress
That's the way! But still in other ones there is no space and that's where the tactic fails :/
It's everyone by themselves 🤣
What are you talking about? 49 Euro for an entire month of public transportation... ok except IC and ICE's but id murder to have that kind of deal in The Netherlands. And its not just for train but all the busses, trams, metro's... And the network is so dense and trains run very frequent. Sure I can respect that the infrastructure is abit older and delays are a thing, but dude... for that amazing value, how can you complain about that? Just spend 3 weeks hiking in Germany all across the country and I literally only spend 49 euro in total on my transportation. Its actually insane good value. And the trains are a lot cleaner than in The Netherlands too, especially the windows.
Dude...just stay here longer and you will see what I mean. It takes time but after living here 9 years you will see it. Trains get delayed and sometimes the change the trains departure to another platform and then you have to run, just to see how another train that arrived later goes first. It will get in your skin
We Germans complain at a pretty high level, okay Switzerland and Japan do it better, but who else?
The railroads were supposed to be privatized and were therefore cut to death, which is why there is an investment backlog. That's why there are construction sites on tracks and stations everywhere. Staff are also always in short supply on the railroads. So there are problems. But at least we have an infrastructure that many other developed countries (🙋♂USA) don't have (apart from roads, which are often miserable and overcrowded). Germany has pretty much the densest road and rail network in the world. You Dutch are doing even better than us when it comes to the cycle path network, but we are catching up. We're also tops when it comes to hiking trails.
When I plan a train journey, I simply factor in more time. Less stress than taking the car.
Long live the €49 ticket, okay the €9 ticket was even better. 😂
@@fernandotabora Dude... just look up prices in neighbouring countries. A day pass in The Netherlands will cost you 58 euro... A DAY pass for a country a fraction of the size of Germany. A reduction DAY pass in Switzerland will cost you 78 Francs.... And... this is just for the train.... So on top of that add your bus or tram ticket to get where you need to go.
And your goverment managed to secure for you guys that you can use Germany's complete gigantic network for 49 euro a MONTH... And you are still complaining about how inconvenient it is that once in while a train departs from a different platform? Something that didnt happen to me once during 3 weeks of non-stop travel? Wow... special. You are literally getting a much larger network for 30 to 60 TIMES CHEAPER than neighbouring countries and you are still complaining it isnt perfect... Bro... You need to take a few steps back here and take a good hard look at what you have.
Move here so that you can get the 49 euros Ticket ❤️
@@fernandotabora No need, everyone can buy it, not just Germans. Problem is, is that its not valid on NS trains :) . But yeah, Im actually considering moving to Germany since I work from home anyway and cost of living in Germany is way lower than in The Netherlands.
Manooo, no me la creoo un Venezolano en Alemania!!! Super bueno el contenido que fino que estés allá!!!🤩🥳😄
Hahhahaha graciass brou! Aquí representing 🙌🏻
I love your editing! Especially the bits where you cut yourself into other scenes😂 Like, did you really just stab yourself and got punched by a tennis racket?!😂
🤣 I did hahhahahah
What is your camcorder and camera?
Lumix s5ii, rode mic A1 I think, the new one
Grew up in the Cologne area where people actually talk to each other. When I moved to Hamburg, everyone I talked to looked at me funny. Became completely anti-social over time :D
Hahahahhaha the Anti-social process
Grande bro!
Graciasss brou
What about the taxes and how much money you have in your pocket after freaking taxes/rent/food?
Well taxes in Texas are like 17% but there are a lot of negatives. I think way way more than in germany. But I love texas equally.
I think If you earn around 3k you should be fine. Everything under is just a bit harder to save money
7:15 is annoying as hell for me as a German. But in my opinion, a lot of the things you experience are because you live in Munich.
Could be man, maybe in Berlin they are more chill?
@@fernandotabora as someone who has lived in Munich my entire life, there’s definitely “friendlier” cities xD
At least from visits.
But as always, there’s trade offs. Munich has other niceties that you don’t have there. First time I went to Berlin and I was told by the waiter to not leave my phone on the table because people have gotten theirs nabbed by passer-bys shocked me tbh 😅
from where I'm from these types of things are the standards everywhere you go you will be expecting these things to happen so it's not a big deal for me.
German1: Hier ist das Paket, ich will das verschicken. German2: Okay, tschüß.
American1: How are you doing? I want to ship this parcel. American2: How are you doing? Okay. Nice to meet you! American1: Nice to meet you, bye.
(I know you're not US american, it's just the kind of small talk that came to my mind from living in the USA that I really don't need at all. I'd rather have real talk with people I care about then meaningless small talk with strangers just to appear polite.
I really laughed about your view on the supermarket line when another register opens up, quite funny and accurate. Germans have a tendancy to cheat in lines, which is quite funny because I think usually most of us try to avoid conflict but skipping the line is a kind of non verbal conflict that most don't seem to mind...just like placing a towel on a beach chair that they aren't using...
Yeah man I agree, it's just I guess a more personal thing. But wait until part II...I went soft on this one 🤣
I moved to Canada after being in Germany for 3 years, man I miss Germany even with all these perks... North America is much more fucked up than Germany is... or so I feel... As much as DB was annoying, it still works and has infrastructure to transport people cheaply... Canada neither has the proper infrastructure for rails nor is cheap ( as much as flight tickets)... People make small talks here but then that's all there is, no real connection... Thinking of moving back to Germany once I finish my PhD in next 4 years!
On the spot! I get it man. There is no really perfect country, but that's the cool thing about getting to know a lot of cultures. You can grab the best out of them
I have been travelling to different countries, every time i come back Germany(where i live) , i am somehow automatically frustrated upset and sad 😅 (Generally i am a positive Happy person and always motivated , but Germany breaks me down every time)
Anyone, pls Share your positive stories please 👇
You just need to balance it. Like go out experience the beautiful things about Germany. Is clearly not your culture but you can also have german and international friends as well ❤️
yes I do go out and enjoy the country's beauty 😊 that's the only thing that keeps me going 👍
And coffee! Hahhaha very important
I am a doctor in India, with government salary of nearly 1100 euro… should I move to Germany? How difficult is learning German and how much time needed
Probably you would need to revalidate your degree here. You would need to check that. And german takes 2 intensive years for b2 level. But do some research. Not fully an expert when it comes to that part of work process
It would be a mistake. Germans will not approve your qualification and you will end up working as a nurse doing night shifts.
Nha men stay in India Europe is not for the average indian
I assume you speak English well. Then German is not that difficult because it´s related to English even though the grammar can be annoying. When you´re an M. D. make sure that your title is accepted here. But you are definitely needed here and I wouldn´t worry that your salary would not be enough to get along. Doctors make good money here but get thorough information first and think about where you want to live. The country is small but very diverse in culture, people, accents and habits.
Germany is not for sensitive people to move
I don't have any problem with that
if you want a private calm life with fewer people in it to annoying you it will be a very good place
What to you mean by sensitive?
I feel like the situation with grocery stores much better in Berlin. Especially in Edeka and Rewe.
But it was funny anyway 😂 about long line behaviour, it's same in Ukraine. 😄
Omg 😂 I especially agreed about the supermarkets 🛒🥒🥔🍅🥩🥐 I don't like German's supermarkets too. In Japan, everyone will give priority to the people in line in the front. So I was shocked that German people don't care at all 😹 Furthermore you don't have to take groceries out of the basket 👍🏻🇯🇵
Its horrible hahahahah
It's certainly horrible, but if you really want to be shocked by line buckling you need to come to Paraguay. At least traffic is quite humane in Germany imho, while in Paraguay people (who otherwise are very social and friendly) behave like wolves.
Hearing ppl complain about DB is hilarious. For context, I live in Romania.
It suckssss
Switzerland and Japan are doing better, but otherwise?
i want more negatives lol these are not a lot.. wanna prep myself before going there
Then like for part II 🚀💪🏻 thank you for watching ❤️
Number 1 shouldnt be on this list from my perspective😂
I traveled many countries. Lived couple of countries other than mine, America. I tell you one thing. At last, it is all about people you interface and Germans are rude in general.
You have never been to the Netherlands then. Swiss people can also be very stiff and dismissive once they found out you´re not a tourist who´s about to leave within the next 10 days.
Thing i hate about Germany is German language. But i really like their standard and way they think and no small talk BS, and i'm serbian, serbs love small talk, i do not. DB was good for me, there was protest although once or twice. I don't like returning bottles in Germany, i was working from 8-17h, and i only had 3 hours to get home and to go to shop before it closes and i couldn't explore the shop.... That's all, otherwise, their thinking, the discipline, standard, tech i liked it. Oh i couldn't find good non sparkling water... Oh also, most GYM's require 6 month contract and access to your bank account. But i found one that i could pay in cash. I was paying 100e a month for GYM. Oh one more thing, i don't like that movies are dubbed, and Tom Cruise speaks German, also some banks don't have people that speak English. I was in Munich city, Moosach region. Oh i like the part where i don't need to bother to get women, i earn enough to pay mhm mhm for fun with young student legally
Bavaria has shorter store opening hours than the rest of the country. Here in Baden-Württemberg they are open until 10 p.m. and some until midnight, which I find excessive.
Yeah bro, Ive never liked germany. It seems just like an inferior version of the UK
lol good one 🤭
Dude if the weather is bad here, I can't imagine in the UK 🤣
Good thing I'm reading this on April 1 😂 😂
well you do not know the real hell here ! the real hell is studying in Germany ..... one of the worst choices i made in my life !
Hahahhahaha yep, but it will make you stronger dude, not a lot of people can do that
Keep Germany German
Make youtube racist-free again.
Haltsmaull
The social anxiety and egoism are inversely related to the level of redistribution of income. Communism but still grumpy people.
Communism? wtf
@@arnodobler1096 tax rates for normal to better earners and business well above 50% plus VAT, the state interfering in every part of life (media, construction … Staatsquote höher 50%). What’s not communism about that? You can always go higher on the spectrum. But the only things that’s saving them is the industrial and academic success of decades past (long gone, no sign of that in any league table).
@@johansen4711 Third largest world economy: Germany
Some things are simply better state-run, see the USA and its infrastructure for example. Calling that communism is very stupid, your numbers are also wrong. Are you a Yank?
That’s just a function of population. Scientific advances? Stopped in the 90s? Nobel prize winners? Patent registrations? Market cap? Yes, you can run things with tax payers money - but mostly at a loss.
@@johansen4711 Local companies filed just under 26,000 patent applications for innovations, putting them in second place. The United States is the undisputed leader with more than 46,500 inventions, followed by Japan in third place with just under 22,000 applications.05.04.2022 FAZ
USA has 4 times the population and Japan also has a higher one.
I donot know how people live in Germany such a cold boring country
Life is not only about partying and sunny days. I don´t know where you´re from but I am sure I can easily tell you the negative sides of your place as well. Wanna bet?
I don't get it. Why is it so important to you to have Small Talk? It is not seen as friendly or polite here in Germany. Get over it.
It's a personal thing, not everyone needs to have a small talk. It just gives me a feeling of community. Helping the other, letting them pas, having a small talk that just makes their day nicer. But again. Personal opinion
I think you’re thinking they’re nice just because they are white and you feel you are white. They are passive aggressive and don’t like you.
Small talk is a way of being polite to others. And sometimes you can start a day with a short but funny conversation, no matter if it´s a neighbor, the waitress at your local diner or the bus driver, telling you that everything´s going to be fine with a smile. It´s so easy not to be grumpy but Germans love their stiffness and reclusion.
spot on!!!