Germany is not as good as you think...

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  • Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024

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  • @fernandotabora
    @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад +24

    Part II ?

    • @eme981
      @eme981 4 месяца назад

      yes pls

  • @341SAHIL
    @341SAHIL 4 месяца назад +4

    You are an amazing creator! Really had fun while watching this video while gaining important insights regarding surviving in Germany.

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад

      Thank you man! Really happy that you liked it 🙏🏻

  • @tonymonson3022
    @tonymonson3022 4 месяца назад +5

    Also very helpful info to consider before moving to Germany 🙌🏼

  • @mortezasabri
    @mortezasabri 4 месяца назад +3

    OMG! 🤣
    You explain things that are sad, very funny 😂. That was awesome!

  • @tonymonson3022
    @tonymonson3022 4 месяца назад +4

    Ayy great work on this video! The part with Hans Sprinting to the front of the line cracked me up 😂

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад

      Awesome mate! So happy you enjoyed it 💪🏻

  • @BeMC10
    @BeMC10 4 месяца назад +1

    Yeeeesssss. Finally. I was waiting for a new video from you🎉

  • @Terialey
    @Terialey 4 месяца назад +6

    Smalltalk happens in villages alot. You also say hello or Guten Tag to everyone.

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад

      100% but yeah big city life. That's why I like to go to small towns here and there

    • @Terialey
      @Terialey 4 месяца назад

      @@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

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад

      Wao all the way from Australia 🙌🏻❤️

  • @rajveer3024
    @rajveer3024 4 месяца назад +11

    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😅.

  • @abdulmohaiyminkhan2652
    @abdulmohaiyminkhan2652 Месяц назад +1

    such a underated channel, with amazing content

  • @Alem0na
    @Alem0na 2 месяца назад

    You’re videos are always good and really clear to understand!😂❤

  • @qwertz46444
    @qwertz46444 4 месяца назад +4

    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

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад

      It is! 🤣 it gets my passive aggressiveness out

    • @scarba
      @scarba 28 дней назад

      @@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

  • @bradfordhovinen6604
    @bradfordhovinen6604 4 месяца назад +2

    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!😂

  • @BeMC10
    @BeMC10 4 месяца назад +1

    Amazing overview❤❤

  • @blubberu
    @blubberu 4 месяца назад +2

    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?!😂

  • @Yuri-55555
    @Yuri-55555 4 месяца назад +1

    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 🙊

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад +1

      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

    • @Yuri-55555
      @Yuri-55555 4 месяца назад

      @@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 😭😭😭” 😂😂😂

  • @lorenarevilla4372
    @lorenarevilla4372 29 дней назад

    your videos are very helpful

  • @Fliptheonly
    @Fliptheonly 4 месяца назад

    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.

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад

      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

  • @Dav-jj2jb
    @Dav-jj2jb 4 месяца назад

    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.

  • @BambooMusicAcademy
    @BambooMusicAcademy 4 месяца назад +1

    Grande bro!

  • @ANNKOR-tc3gv
    @ANNKOR-tc3gv 4 месяца назад

    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.

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад

      They do man! But I guess you have to come here and live this experience 🤣

  • @AEscentionSS
    @AEscentionSS 4 месяца назад

    Manooo, no me la creoo un Venezolano en Alemania!!! Super bueno el contenido que fino que estés allá!!!🤩🥳😄

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад

      Hahhahaha graciass brou! Aquí representing 🙌🏻

  • @zakariaassa7355
    @zakariaassa7355 Месяц назад

    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.

  • @Indianingermanyvlogs
    @Indianingermanyvlogs 4 месяца назад

    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 👇

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад +1

      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 ❤️

    • @Indianingermanyvlogs
      @Indianingermanyvlogs 4 месяца назад

      yes I do go out and enjoy the country's beauty 😊 that's the only thing that keeps me going 👍

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад +1

      And coffee! Hahhaha very important

  • @westiger1199
    @westiger1199 4 месяца назад

    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!

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад

      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

  • @felix-hoffmann
    @felix-hoffmann 4 месяца назад

    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

  • @Qwertworks
    @Qwertworks 4 месяца назад

    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

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад

      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 🤣

  • @ageoflove1980
    @ageoflove1980 4 месяца назад +1

    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.

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад

      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

    • @arnodobler1096
      @arnodobler1096 4 месяца назад +1

      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. 😂

    • @ageoflove1980
      @ageoflove1980 4 месяца назад

      @@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
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад +1

      Move here so that you can get the 49 euros Ticket ❤️

    • @ageoflove1980
      @ageoflove1980 4 месяца назад

      @@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.

  • @chandanchowdhury1818
    @chandanchowdhury1818 2 месяца назад

    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

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  2 месяца назад

      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

  • @akhilmaru6999
    @akhilmaru6999 4 месяца назад

    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!

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад +1

      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

  • @bobbysanderz6769
    @bobbysanderz6769 3 месяца назад

    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

  • @Meuchlor
    @Meuchlor 4 месяца назад +1

    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.

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад

      Could be man, maybe in Berlin they are more chill?

    • @Qwertworks
      @Qwertworks 4 месяца назад

      @@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 😅

  • @anzhelaopanasenko5843
    @anzhelaopanasenko5843 4 месяца назад

    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. 😄

  • @moos5221
    @moos5221 4 месяца назад

    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...

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад +1

      Yeah man I agree, it's just I guess a more personal thing. But wait until part II...I went soft on this one 🤣

  • @user-xb7ko5vt4y
    @user-xb7ko5vt4y 4 месяца назад

    What about the taxes and how much money you have in your pocket after freaking taxes/rent/food?

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад

      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.

  • @japanesegirl_1998
    @japanesegirl_1998 4 месяца назад

    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 👍🏻🇯🇵

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад

      Its horrible hahahahah

    • @Scarvaldi
      @Scarvaldi 3 месяца назад

      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.

  • @pedrocavalcante5822
    @pedrocavalcante5822 4 месяца назад

    What is your camcorder and camera?

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад +1

      Lumix s5ii, rode mic A1 I think, the new one

  • @whctjsdlfqhrlfprl
    @whctjsdlfqhrlfprl 2 месяца назад +2

    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.

  • @victortodoran1828
    @victortodoran1828 4 месяца назад

    Hearing ppl complain about DB is hilarious. For context, I live in Romania.

  • @eme981
    @eme981 4 месяца назад

    i want more negatives lol these are not a lot.. wanna prep myself before going there

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад

      Then like for part II 🚀💪🏻 thank you for watching ❤️

  • @mrbane2000
    @mrbane2000 4 месяца назад

    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

    • @arnodobler1096
      @arnodobler1096 4 месяца назад

      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.

  • @chillout914
    @chillout914 4 месяца назад

    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 !

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад

      Hahahhahaha yep, but it will make you stronger dude, not a lot of people can do that

  • @EuropezonUruguayo1
    @EuropezonUruguayo1 4 месяца назад

    Yeah bro, Ive never liked germany. It seems just like an inferior version of the UK

    • @DenzelPF-jl4lj
      @DenzelPF-jl4lj 4 месяца назад

      lol good one 🤭

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  4 месяца назад

      Dude if the weather is bad here, I can't imagine in the UK 🤣

    • @arnodobler1096
      @arnodobler1096 4 месяца назад

      Good thing I'm reading this on April 1 😂 😂

  • @johansen4711
    @johansen4711 4 месяца назад

    The social anxiety and egoism are inversely related to the level of redistribution of income. Communism but still grumpy people.

    • @arnodobler1096
      @arnodobler1096 4 месяца назад

      Communism? wtf

    • @johansen4711
      @johansen4711 4 месяца назад

      @@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).

    • @arnodobler1096
      @arnodobler1096 4 месяца назад

      @@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?

    • @johansen4711
      @johansen4711 4 месяца назад

      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.

    • @arnodobler1096
      @arnodobler1096 4 месяца назад

      @@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.

  • @H0t.5tuff
    @H0t.5tuff 4 месяца назад

    spot on!!!

  • @maxsch.7743
    @maxsch.7743 Месяц назад

    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.

    • @fernandotabora
      @fernandotabora  Месяц назад

      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