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Guten, Morgen... Herr Chris. Mein nameh ist Kennedy. Mein forname ist Roy. I'm probably spelling very poorly the little bit of German I do know. Very good video here.
@@k4yser Look up "Chinese Comfort Women," and Japanese prisoner of war camps. See also: Pearl Harbor. They started it, causing us to end it in the worst way possible, for which WE have apologised. It doesn't take much effort to say, "Yeah, our ancestors phoqued up. We don't like that, and are sorry people today are still affected by what they did." See how easy that is? A genuine apology, even if you yourself did no wrong, is always a great opening to better relations. That goes as well for nations as it does for marriages.
An actress friend of mine auditioned for a part that required her to speak German. She read the required lines, and was then asked to say something that 'any German might say.' She said what ever the German is for "I only want a small slice of Poland." The Germans in the room all laughed. Her American agent who didn't speak German, had no clue.
Reminds me when I saw a movie in Korea with Koreans... An American actor speaking Korean apparently very poorly said words that Koreans wouldn't say and they all laughed in a scene that shouldn't have been comedy. While it wasn't a hidden joke or anything in the movie but rather poor oversight of not having multiple Koreans vet that particular part of the movie it was still funny. I asked afterwards why I everyone laughed and my Korean GF told me why. She also laughed.
history is like "news"...its all BS...It's grossly manipulated. Maybe Japan is wiser, they aren't importing the third world by the millions to meet corporate cheap labor demands..bad history is being made today and people ignore it
Did you hear about the German who went to France for a visit? He was being questioned by the French custom’s agent about his visit and was asked “ Occupation?” “ Nein,nein just visiting zis time” was his reply.
Storm with all given respect... i dont have the humor for this, because i know that it will take an army of workers to change a lightblub when it comes to public stuff. Not to think about the official paperwork that is needed for that (just a guess)
@@SifuSkip funny thing: aryan is actually a linguistic group rather than an ethnic group, and it's not a linguistics group from Europe but rather it's the precursor of Sanskrit.
@@JustMe-dc6ks Of course. After invading Poland the Germans moved on to Czechoslovakia to "free", or bring under German administrative control, the German speaking peoples living in that part of Cz. that the Germans called the Sudetenland.
I was in Germany when I was in the US Army. I remember local kids would come to us when we were out training, we would give them money and they would go buy us food. Never once got ripped off. We were very impressed. 😊
@@nostradamus7648 the equivalent of 20 American dollars , this was in the late 80’s. They never asked for money. We would give them mres and military gear too.
She "allowed". Wow. My wife and I do not allow or prohibit each other's actions or decisions. We might like/dislike, but there is no command structure to it per se.
@@KarlH1980 Come on man, how did you take my comment serious? It was a joke. My wife has a great sense of humor, like the gentleman Chris reacts. She’s a very proud German woman, and very strong minded. But that’s what I love about her. Don’t take things too seriously, it was a joke!
@@KarlH1980 You are right, so I changed it up a bit. Although, I did put up the wrong flag for Germany before sending it. Just to see what she would do. And I got hit in the back of my head for being dumb! 😂
30 years ago, on our honeymoon we took a side trip to Egypt. In the plaza by the Cairo museum a bunch of kids surrounded us trying to sell thngs and asking for money. Our guide said something and they all took off. Then he turned to us and said, "They are afraid of Germans because when they talk, it sounds like they are angry and yelling at them. So I told them you are German." I almost died laughing!
There is another joke one of my co-nationals that worked in Germany for some years - joked with his German colleagues teasing them. He said, "when i hear you talk all together, i always feel you are planning of invading a country" . As do to the fact when the germans talk they sound angry and forceful - like they are some military men with a big plan. The germans really like the joke as it was a reference to WW1, WW2 and the other wars of the Prussians - and they said that yes " they did plan some world domination in their little office". It was more like business stuff and vacation plans, but still the joke had all the relevant "stereotypes" to make it funny ( plus the great delivery of this guy ).
The entire world ganged up against us for trying to destroy communism, only to continue fighting and later being subverted by communism after destroying us
Not only at schoold f.e. Everybody who visites the German railway museum at Nurnberg and went truh the small corridor between the 1930's/WW2 and post WW2 exhibition can never say again that Germans did forget/cover up their darkest pages of history! Before you enter the post WW2 rebuild exhibition you are confronted with an at first sights a meaningless file cabinet, looks deceive because every person who walks truh that small coridor is confronted with a unique picture that suddenly pops up on the file cabinet and shows the file data of that person who was killed in the holocaust! The truth of the holocaust is told superhard with ice and ice cold facts.
Ah yes, "Japan denies WWII" an internet classic. Here's a Japanese history book about the Pearl Harbor attack (look it up on Amazon) パールハーバー: 運命の日日米開戦の真実 Even if you can't read Japanese, if you're observant, you might have noticed that the cover *depicts Japanese fighters bombing the shit out of American ships at Pearl Harbor*. Also, note the author, "Genda Minoru". He is very familiar with the Pear Harbor attack, on account of the fact that he *planned the actual Pearl Harbor attack*. Also, have you ever seen the movie Tora! Tora! Tora!"? It's famed for it's historical accuracy, but do you know why it's so accurate? It's because the scenes featuring the Japanese military were filmed in Japan by a Japanese film crew, with the aforementioned Minoru Genda acting as the historical advisor. Letting him help Americans make a movie about Pearl Harbor was a bit of a whoops-a-daisy by the country wasn't it? Ah, but maybe that doesn't matter! Perhaps Japan banned the movie? Let's check and see if they released the movie in Japan, it would be insane if they did, right? Wait, they did? Multiple times? Including expensive special editions?! Well, let's check the reviews then, with the people being taught that Pearl Harbor was a lie, they must surely be angry about a movie claiming that it really happened! What?! All releases of the movie either have 4 or 4 and a half star ratings?
Chris, I love your reaction videos! And I think you are awesome! I lived in Germany for 6 years in the 90's as an US Army soldier. I learned the German language in college so I was able to travel all over Germany and not get lost. Can you imagine the look on people's faces when a brown Mexican American soldier started talking to them in German in the streets and shops? The thing about Germans is that once they know you are trying to learn and speak their language, they appreciate it and accept you. Germans are very good people. And no, I don't care about the history of the country. I care about the individual people. I made many German friends that I partied with. My two best friends even met and married German girls. We were a crazy bunch at the techno/rave clubs! Good times. I really miss Germany and my old friends.
Another stereotype I've always heard about Germans was that they talk really aggressively, like they're mad. But when I went to Germany, I learned Germans talk very fopishly, happily, etc. Loved my time in Germany!
I visited Germany a few years ago, and the only time I heard any German speaking aggressively was when a guy got stuck in a turnstile at Berlin Zoo and muttered "Scheiße!" under his breath haha. Every other time they were all very happy and helpful, even if they didn't speak much English.
This isn’t mocking Germans, it’s mocking American preconceptions and stereotypes of Germans. Among many other things in these clips, we know Germans don’t have that last name.
@@horsepower523 Which I feel is what makes them work. Because if you're aware of that, then you laugh at how ridiculous they are. And if you're not aware of that, then you still laugh at how much sense the jokes make to matching your own misconceptions. So either way, the jokes land. Just in different ways, depending on who's watching.
That bit with the Hitler looking guy conquering the other sausage stands is from a very early episode and it’s still one of the best gags they’ve ever done lol!😂
Instead of the German neighbor being named Good-Day (Guten-Tag), his real name is supposed to be Bad-Night (Schlecht(e)-Nacht), just the opposite -- the point they were trying to make, he was the opposite of what he seemed to be.
Fishing reels, conventional 6500 size ie winch type, a comparison by country. Swedish Abu Garcia, minimalist parts and amazing robust sand resistant design. (the best). Japanese Daiwa, over complicated and awful to disassemble clean and rebuild. the worry of losing screws and springs. German DAM, amazing compact strong design, fits into a quarter of the side casing...
It is soooo refreshing to hear a young german critique such vids, his culture, etc. TY! And i hope your generation is soon finally relieved of the burden of having to explain/make excuses for last generation's trespasses.
My friend's mother was German from the Sudetenland. Their family lost everything after the war, and the Czechs put her and her mother in a work camp. She escaped and went to Bavaria. From there she sent a postcard back to the camp Commander. She wrote "Having a wonderful time in Bavaria, wish you were here." So she was a German with a good sense of humor.
Unrelated, but at 12:45 - the camp warden's name is Schlechtnacht (Schlecht-Nacht) meaning Bad Night as opposed to his fake name Gutentag (Guten-Tag) meaning Good Day.
German band music is played with a tuba, which sound Americans have characterized as "oom-pa, oom-pa", so that's the nickname they gave the bands that play it.
The people in the USA you want to say, I'm Brazilian and American, I live on the continent, so, America is not only the United States, going from Argentina to Canada...
I served in USAF 71-75. Spent 2 years based at Zweibrucken. LOVED every day I spent there! Visited over 40 castles & ruins. The beer, Mosel wine, bockwurst... wunderbar! I guess I'm a bit of a Germanophile.🇩🇪🇺🇸
@joebombero1 ...I was a low-ranked NCO. Never enough money. But ... my favorite stop was a Schnellimbiss on the way home. 'Bockwurst mit pomme frits bitte!' 😆 ...best wurst I ever had!
I love it when you don't get the joke. It's even more funny and also insightful. The bathroom scene with the cereal filming him on the toilet was the best 🤣
@@dodiswatchboboboIt doesn't need to be an excuse. No one is safe from the swinging arm of getting slapped in their pride for the sake of a laugh. It's inherent to the experience of existing as a human being on Planet Earth. Or in space, if you happen to be on the ISS at the moment.
@@dodiswatchbobobo It is called humor. People should learn to laugh at themselves more. And Yes, Family guy does make fun of everyone equally, just like South Park.
So true- many years ago I wrote letters, in German, to my grandfather (Opa) in Germany. My mother is from Germany, but did not speak German at home. My German was limited to what I learned in classes and speaking it during once a year trips to Germany. My Opa would write back and also include the letter I wrote, marked up in red ink showing all of my errors 😅.
Not gonna lie, I grew up with these stereotypes about Germans here in Canada and watching an actual German man react to them is the funniest thing I've seen in awhile.
I'm glad that you have a sense of humor, because my 9 year old son has been into the military phase. He told me, "I'm fighting the Germans!" I had to correct him more than once, saying, "No, not Germans, Nazis! Nazis were the bad Germans! Not all Germans are bad!"
@@MrHarumakiSensei My grandfather told us of a year he spent in a concentration camp in the late 30s. Six days a week, twelve hours a day on that watchtower without ONE promotion.
@@MrHarumakiSensei my grandmother aged 12 when Hitler took Control. She never once agreed with was said, not once. But here is the thing, there were places for those people if you spoke against the regime, so many of them did not have a choice.
It's nice to know that Germany talks about WW2, my family hosted a few Japanese exchange students and they told us not to show anything regarding the war since they had their own take on the matter. I personally think we should hear both sides of history.
The War Museum in Nagasaki has the vast majority of the exhibits in Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean, but there is one display area -- the Japanese explanation of their central involvement or "history" in WW2 is only in Japanese.
There is a saying that history is written by the victors (a.k.a. the ones who win battles, not individuals named Victor - just saying), and in this context the revisionism of history is a good and necessary thing - once we know more of all the sides that are involved in conflicts and not only, we can revise what we once knew to be "the one version of the truth" and get to a more nuanced and accurate potrayal of history. Having said that, I find it very interesting to explore how ppl are taught history, I think there is a youtuber Feli (from Germany, lives in US now) and I think she had several videos where she explained in detail how the history of WWII is taught in schools, what they did for reparations and the care they took to not repeat history in that sense. As for the Japanese, I think I found several videos from ppl reacting to the short version of history of Japan (animated and full of jokes/visual gags, great video btw) and some shared how it is taught in schools, one of the reactions was from an actual historian, so it is amazing to see how these things are seen on each side. Wars and deaths are just atrocious, no matter the reason - so I appreciate these kinds of humorous videos a lot :) #my2cents
Sorry for the long comment but it relates to German humor. I worked installing carpets once and one customer was a elderly German lady. She was dour and distrustful as we worked in her house. While taking a break I asked her where she was from in Germany and she kurtly tole me Aschafenburg. When i told her I had lived in Gelnhausen for a couple years as a soldier and that i loved it there, she lit up and went into almost grandmotherly mode. A few moments later, she said she was running to the store and would be back later. Most Germans are reserved until you get to know them.
I never understood the "Germans are humorless" stereotype. I was stationed in Schweinfurt for 4 years and all the German friends I made were all VERY funny and loved a good laugh.
I guess that comes from the fact that the elite back in the days was like that. If you add the translation problems for the average person that is there on a travel or to do a job and in that moment has other things on their mind than jokes that might not even be that funny is the second reason in my eyes. Minnesota is "the german staate"... i dont know if they're the most unfunny state, but as far as i know americans find canadians more annoying and canadians are "french"... and i guess we know what the americas thought about brits and their tee back in the day. I'm ok with americans saying that i dont have humor, because most of them dont have much education and only speak one language... why would i care about their worldview?
@@andresluna351 Now I would say it is more common to see either the stereotype of the overly self deprecating German or things being overly complex (typified by mechanical things but extending into other aspects).
@@andresluna351 I think that depends on the region in Germany. The kind of humor could be very different. In some regions you have to take a little effort to look behind the fassade and be excepted. And in my experience the kind of humor has changed a lot. When I was young - around me of course - there was not that much of "black british humor" that you will find now. But perhaps it's just my personal view.
We don’t all boil all of Germany down to the 1930’s 😂. It’s just low hanging fruit. But the cereal bit had me rolling, “Schtop talking and concentrate on sie pooping!”
@@jryan9547 I disagree. I know the history of Germany. They invented many things and as part of the Holy Roman Empire played a pivotal role in the napoleonic wars.
It also depends on how you think of the work of individual Germans. Most of the automobile engines, interstate highways, and aircraft engine technology was invented by Germans. And though developed further, is still in essence what we use today. Let's not forget the printing press and literally dozens of the well known classical music composers But yeah there was also Karl Marx and the whole imperialism thing.
@tbraun84 German imperialism prior to the Nazis was incredably tame by the standards of the time, which was already tame by the standards of history. The Nazis have a disproportionate stain on germanie's image.
You are too funny. Every time you "explained" the scene, I couldn't help but laugh because you were trying to justify the joke. And that made the reason for the video even funnier. And Mr. Guten Tag was actually Mr. Schlechte Nacht. LMAO
Question: Why did the chicken cross the road? Humorless Germans: BECAUSE HE WAS FOLLOWING ORDERS. Best on-the-spot comeback from a comedian roasting a German heckler I've ever heard, and a hysterical joke in its own right. It's even funnier in context.
I'm American, met some older Dutch guys through work and drinking one night we met some older Germans and they told the Germans to 'give us back our bikes!' and everyone laughed, explaining that it was an old joke between Dutch and Germans. You ever heard of this?
@@JESS7CA its a joke about WW2, when the Netherlands was occupied by the Nazi's, the Nazi's used to steal the bikes from Dutch people, so they did not have to walk and get around faster. Usually if their jeep or car broke down.. Your welcome!
@@JESS7CAmy understanding is that during Germanys occupation of the Netherlands, Germans confiscated a lot of Dutch bicycles for their own use. The slogan is a little shot at the Germans. I may be wrong, but that’s my understanding.
As a Norwegian I will chime in and agree on germans talking about history. The whole reason Europe now has such good relationships and cooperation is exactly because Germany has been visibly regretful. Meanwhile we have seen sour relations between South Korea and Japan, between Turkey and Armenia etc. Denying history and not being regretful for war crimes is the normal for most countries, from Serbia to Russia to Indonesia. But Germany stands out. This is something even my grandmother understood. She lost two uncles and one aunt in concentration camps.
@bobfaam5215 You're literally here trying to tell someone who lost family in concentration camps that it's fake? That's about as clever as eating soup with a fork.
@martinbruce5979 he didn't say it was fake, he said it was exaggerated. Which is a perfectly reasonable position to take, considering numerous mass graves have been dug up to find no bodies at all, and various other onconsidstancies such as census numbers from before and after the war. I have relatives that were in the camps, doesn't mean I can't recognise that there is discrepancies between the eveidence and the exact story we are told.
Umpah music is polka music. If you visit a German-themed restaurant here in the states, sometimes there will be a live polka band playing this type of music.
Oompa music is not Polka. It borrows some Polka instrumentation and chord structure, yet it isn't a Polka style. Polka is almost always played in 2/4 and has a vivace (quick) tempo , while Oompa music (Oktoberfest folk music) is played in 3/4 and has an adagio (slow) tempo. If you don't understand music theory probably don't understand what I just wrote, but you would understand if you listened to the styles back-to-back.
@@themightybuzzard3088 Umpah music doesn't need to be explained because if you look & listen, a Umpah band is playing Umpah music directly across the isle from the Polish sausage stand.
It's a 3/4 measure music where the tuba (or other elements of the song) sound like they're saying "oom, pa,pa. Oom, pa,pa. Example: The song playing in the next scene where the family is on the tour bus.
Sad part is it’s basically the majority of us that don’t know what the trail of tears is (if this is somehow misunderstood I do know) so they would likely just say “what are u talking about” and walk away
@@Bazooka_Sharks Family Guy shades EVERYBODY. But American media in general likes to clown Germany while staying mum about America's own shady dealings in the past, including the fact that the eugenics movement that led to the nazis began in america. Family guy and south park keep things fair though.
I think a lot of people think Germans are humorless because German humor is very subtle. The funniness comes in what you DON'T say. Like "That's the wrong hand" *looks at camera*
This! I love German humor, but I prefer my humor dry and witty - something most American comedies do not understand. British comedy CAN be okay, but even that gets a bit “slapstick” at times.
Love the reaction. My family lived in Niederhoechstadt for 12 years. My Dad was in the military. I moved back to the USA when i was 24yo. I have wonderful memories and feel very lucky.
I grew up near a German car plant and worked at a popular local restaurant in college. The German guys from the plant were regulars, always the happiest bunch in the place! Really great group to serve.
My German grandfathers FAVORITE TV show was Hogans Hero. His favorite character was Schultz. My mother and her siblings would lay down on the livingroom floor with him and watch it as a family. Mom said she used to lay her head on his torso and every time he laughed - which was a lot - her head would bounce and that would make her and her siblings laugh harder.*^^*
I have met many Germans on my travels around the world because many German people are world travelers. I have always had positive experiences meeting German people and I am not sure where the stereotype of being humorless comes from. I find the opposite to be true.
A stereotype that I know isn't true is the one that says Germans have no sense of humour, my Dad works at a German owned company and he's always telling me about the jokes and pranks they like to pull on their staff lol 😂😂
Oompah bands are typically Americans dressed in traditional alpine German clothes like lederhosen, and hats with feathers on the side. They play traditional folk music and always include a tuba or euphonium in the band and thus that’s how the genre is named - from the sound made by the tuba(s). In the US you might find Oompah bands at beergartens & Oktoberfests.
So basically...cultural approriation? (Kidding, I don't think it's cultural appropriation. To be fair I'm from the north of Germany and I don't even consider Oktoberfest, Lederhosen or anything to be part of my culture haha).
@@deniseb.4656yes and no. The Oktoberfest celebrations we have in the US were started by German immigrants. Cincinnati has one of or THE largest Oktoberfest outside of Germany and a lot of people there have German descent (mostly from the 1800s) and there are a lot of German place names there too. But people from all backgrounds go to it bc there is lots of music and food and of course drinking
@@vinapocalypse I wanted to stress that Americans of German descent have a very dated and Southern view of what is „German“. I‘m from a big northern city in Germany and don‘t know most of the things that Americans claim to be „German“. Some are old and very niche traditions of the very South of Germany. It‘s like us dressing up as Cowboys and saying it‘s „American“. It seems like cosplay. Apart from the fact that Americans with German ancestors aren‘t „Germans“ but Americans as they live and grew up in the US and most of them have never been to modern Germany.
As an American, I have a huge amount of respect for the amount of transparency the German people devote to discussion and teaching of those WW2 years. The US could learn a lot from the honest examination of our own dark periods in history.
American schools spend plenty of time teaching some of our darker moments, but are very selective. Nothing about the tuskegee experiments, ruby ridge, operation paperclip, and so on. Nothing that can be used to make Americans suspicious of daddy government.
I don't know about you, but I was taught about the dark periods of our history. Edit: Changed talk to taught. Must have been really tired when I originally wrote this.
Are you insane? You'll hear absolutely nothing but dark periods and how the US is the most evil nation ever in college. And it's not much better in highschool anymore either.
All that crap is taught in school. Normal people aren't obsessed with it. Only woke snowflakes dwell on it because they are soulless husks. They sustain their miserable existence by whining about things they never even experienced and don't have half a clue about because they were too busy protesting in school instead of learning anything.
My wife is German, her mother and Oma lived with us for years until their passing, all three are a bit stern but good people. My wife is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Those that lived thru the war had it rough.
My father was taken along with my great uncle to a German pow camp here in Missouri. Dad was a small blonde boy, born in 1940. He remembers the prisoners feeding him chocolate and getting weepy about their own kids.
@@Mdeaccosta Well if those POWs were nice to Polish kids, Russian kids, Jewish kids, Ukrainian kids, Czech kids, French kids, Gypsy kids, then they wouldn't have reached a POW camp in the first place.
@@Mdeaccosta There is nothing to be argued in this anyway. Germans started a war of aggression and then paid for it. In the process they did the worst possible acts in human history. So war criminals deserve no mercy and sympathy. Germans had none for the people, families and children they wiped out.
I never figured the Germans were humorless, they just understand a different brand of humor. I used to make my gf laugh all the time :) Also, “that’s the wrong hand” is something she would have said 🤣 thanks for the good video
I had a dad of a friend tell me once, "We must all learn to laugh at ourselves." He shows up now and again to add, "Unless it's Family Guy, then your mileage may vary."
Because I saw it often in the comments: I know that the world knows what Nazis are. Nazi is the Abbreviation of NAtional SoZIalisten (National Socialists) in German, so we don’t have a word like Naziism, because why when it’s already an abbreviation. I was just confused why other countries make a new word up for it instead of using the original one. And yes Nazis have nothing to do with Socialists they just said they are to get a foot in the door with normal workers back in the day 😊
@@RobSchellinger Private companies - often large corporations. There were multiple scandals of how closely private enterprise worked with the Nazis, look at Krupp as an example.
Favorite ad Ive ever seen for speaking English = German coast guard. U.S: "We're sinking!" German: "What are you thinking about?" Personally I wouldn't have been able to stay mad at that man he seemed so sweet and innocent.
My favorite joke, though a very rude one, is "Don't buy a Sat Nav from Germany... you'll end up in Poland". Also good is "Never invite the German family to a block party. They'll get drunk and take over their neighbor's yard."
@@derekfordyce9 I tried one of those "fusion" restaurants years ago. It featured German/Chinese dishes, and it was delicious. But one hour after eating, I was hungry for power.
I was in Germany on business, and met many Germans, and I was surprised when WWII and Holocaust was brought up on several occasions. The Germans were very humble and respectful about the whole thing and it was so unexpected.
I know first-hand about what a tough topic WWII is for Germans. I somehow met a wonderful German lady online named Vera. We got along well, exchanged some Christmas gifts. But she was always very sensitive about anything involving the Holocaust. She would become like a different person, very ashamed. It created a bit of a "culture gap" between us, but over the years we worked through it. I got an insight into how that era of History still impacts Germans today. She got a kind of release in knowing people from other Nations were not still blaming Germans for what their ancestors did. Vera passed away a few years ago and even without meeting her in person she remains one of my deepest friends and is sorely missed.
An English person here, who loves the Germans and their humour (don't tell anyone). I love the German accent too. It was a pleasure watching your video, and listening to you. Reading that back makes me sound as creepy as the Müeslix box, but I stand by it.
Müesli is Swiss. The Germans have adopted this but call it "Müsli" most of the times, which is totally strange for the Swiss as "Müsli" means small mouse in Swiss German. For this reason, the Swiss sometimes jokingly call the Germans mouse eaters.
I was in Germany in the early 90s when I was in the US Army. Germany totally affected me. I loved Germany, the people, the breathtaking vistas... and Hefeweizen! It pisses me off that I can not get proper German Hefeweizen in Texas. Any Germans reading this that can send me some Hefeweizen out there. We could trade cultural items or $ plus you would have my love more than you already do. Lol! Love, respect and regards to all my German brothers and sisters! Guten Tag!
weihenstephaner among others is distributed in most parts of the US. I bet there is at least one german beer bar in one of the major cities that would have a lot of options.
As military kids in 1970s Baden area, we were told not to play "War games" in the towns, because it would be bothersome to the citizens. So, we played war in the Black forest, in the ruins of the bunkers. Today, almost every WW2 bunker has been removed from Germany. I miss Germany !
Excellent. The laughter overhead was kept to a minimum. Timing was precise. Congratulations on proving that Germans are not humorless, but in fact are extremely efficient consumers of comedy who don't need to waste precious time on laughter.
I have a great fondness and appreciation for Germans and their culture. My father has worked for a German company here in the United States for the last 30 years, and has had the opportunity to befriend many German colleagues, visit the country many times, and bring back loads of knowledge, food, gifts, etc. I don't appreciate when people unfairly criticize modern Germany and only focus on the 'bad period'. It's a country with a rich and varied history - amazing food, music, art, and produces extremely well-mannered, intelligent and conscientious people. Being a native Texan - we also have a rich German cultural heritage in many of our towns from immigrants who settled here in the early days of the USA. Heck, I live only a short distance from Gruene, New Braunfels, and Niederwald myself!
Wrong. You're talking about norteña music which ist related to polka music. This type of music born in todays Czech Republic, developed in Germany and as you said evolved in North Mexico. Mariachi in the other hand, is actually derived from the french word marriage because of all the instruments used to be played together and only at weddings. Tubas are also not common on mariachis ensembles. De nada 🇲🇽❤
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@@wizbuns Hey, listen Tex-Mex-Euro d*rk... Nobody here cares. Here we call it "Oom-pah" music. Not this TtiiiTTiiiTItltili tiillliiiIIiiTTttTttiiilll cr*p you're talking about. Have fun.
I'm so happy to have found your channel. As a US citizen my lack of knowledge about Germany and the culture is tremendous. I really only know of the stereotypes. Plus I live close to Frankenmuth and it's a Bavarian town in the Midwest. So I'm aware there's much more to your country than this little slice. I'm interested in learning everything and anything.
You must have gotten the good one's because the one's that came to Australia on my project were either Nazi's or Pedophiles. Seriously The office conversations made me sick to my stomach. I wish'd I didn't know German at all!
I was born in West Berlin and left 2 weeks before the wall came down, been back a few times all over Germany, i love it and love the people, always up for a laugh
The part when, after watching the Das Ist Gut! part, you then explain the what Germany's popular talk show is, is definitely the most German thing in this episode! I'm dying laughing from that. That's just so meta for this whole video!
We, as Americans are aware that most Germans do not deny or run from the topic of WWII... however, it's funny to think a tour guide in Germany is.... the irony.
I don't know, I think a lot of Americans do think Germans avoid talking about WWII. After all, we don't like to talk about the atrocities we've committed, so it's natural to assume Germany acts the same way as us.
@@peterlewis2178 I wouldn't say I enjoy talking about all aspects of US history... however, I'm certainly not opposed to it, should it be relevent. I've laughed at 9-11 jokes before. You wouldn't think so, but they were hilarious. I would like to think adults in both the US and Germany could have the intellectual ability to compartmentalize the acknowledgement of past actions as a nation, yet also acknowledge that as individuals... you can detach yourself from those actions and decisions. Which in doing so should allow for you to speak on such topics free from shame, guilt, or embarrassment.
@@seanwallace89 I just mean that US culture very much likes to not mention/talk about uncomfortable topics, and the education system especially loves to gloss over the dark parts. US history is very much a revisionist history, designed to paint us in a good light so that we can think we're the best country in the world.
Hello from Texas !! 🤠 I think You are very sweet. I have German family and I love their humor, they are very witty and so much fun to be with. Love Germany 🇩🇪❤️
It wouldn’t translate well to Germans. The baseball references would have to be explained. And when yiu have to explain a joke, then the chances of getting a laugh goes away
@@Chrisb.reactsanything before WW1 for US people….. for example I know we had huge influx German immigrants 1800s but don’t know WHY or I know Caesar conquered up to the Rhine river but have no clue what happened after Roman Empire fell. Why was Germany so Protestant earlier than rest of Europe even UK? Lots of stuff you probably learn in 8th grade but we didn’t see on the history channel….
@@Chrisb.reacts for me? As an American, we don't learn much about anything that happened regarding Germany's formation as a formal country/empire. I don't know much about the history of the different German states that make up Germany. What would be Germany's equvalent of the American George Washington? Do you have one? Many, perhaps? Also, the same topics as the commenter below added.
@@hollydurden "Why was Germany so Protestant earlier than rest of Europe even UK?" Because Martin Luther, who was the key figure in the Protestant Reformation, was German. Germany is where it all began.
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Das a good von yah 🧐
😂😅 you sounded like that guy from Hogan's Hero's.
Guten, Morgen... Herr Chris. Mein nameh ist Kennedy. Mein forname ist Roy. I'm probably spelling very poorly the little bit of German I do know. Very good video here.
I think you’re Franz Gutentag’s great grandson. Or shall I say, Chris Schlechtnacht!
"I swear on my nephews grave" That's a dark implication given who he is.
Germany: We remember, we’re sorry.
Japan: We’re sorry we don’t remember.
Look at China 😅
Italy: "We cooka da pasta"
@@rionnachelliot8951 Yea you're not sorry at all.
@@jurijsoklic5026 there is nothing to be sorry about
@@k4yser Look up "Chinese Comfort Women," and Japanese prisoner of war camps. See also: Pearl Harbor. They started it, causing us to end it in the worst way possible, for which WE have apologised. It doesn't take much effort to say, "Yeah, our ancestors phoqued up. We don't like that, and are sorry people today are still affected by what they did." See how easy that is? A genuine apology, even if you yourself did no wrong, is always a great opening to better relations. That goes as well for nations as it does for marriages.
An actress friend of mine auditioned for a part that required her to speak German. She read the required lines, and was then asked to say something that 'any German might say.' She said what ever the German is for "I only want a small slice of Poland." The Germans in the room all laughed. Her American agent who didn't speak German, had no clue.
Reminds me when I saw a movie in Korea with Koreans... An American actor speaking Korean apparently very poorly said words that Koreans wouldn't say and they all laughed in a scene that shouldn't have been comedy. While it wasn't a hidden joke or anything in the movie but rather poor oversight of not having multiple Koreans vet that particular part of the movie it was still funny. I asked afterwards why I everyone laughed and my Korean GF told me why. She also laughed.
🤣
😂😂😂
Ich möchte nur ein kleines Stück Polen
Danzig was German!
I am aware that Germany doesn't ignore that period of history in school. Sadly, I've heard the opposite about Japanese schools.
It’s very rarely taught in western schools too. I didn’t learn about Unit 731 until I was 32.
@@eaglehead1 Western front only. Amirite?!...
Then again, perhaps, the worst is FUX "News", OAN and NEWSLAX.
history is like "news"...its all BS...It's grossly manipulated. Maybe Japan is wiser, they aren't importing the third world by the millions to meet corporate cheap labor demands..bad history is being made today and people ignore it
And we often don't learn about the internment camps till like, late middle school at the earliest
Did you hear about the German who went to France for a visit? He was being questioned by the French custom’s agent about his visit and was asked “ Occupation?”
“ Nein,nein just visiting zis time” was his reply.
Q: How many Germans does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: One. We are humorless and efficient.
Q: How did Adolf tie his shoes?
A: In little knotsies! 😆
Lol@@notpc48
@@notpc48 why couldn't Anne Frank finish her diary? Bc she couldn't concentrate
The deadpan joke of OP is hilarious to me 😂
I _love_ dad humour and unexpected anti-humour
Storm with all given respect... i dont have the humor for this, because i know that it will take an army of workers to change a lightblub when it comes to public stuff. Not to think about the official paperwork that is needed for that (just a guess)
3:23 I about died laughing when your only response was "That's the wrong hand" lol
Lmao, it was maybe not the best look, huh?
Haha, that Aryan accuracy of theirs.
@@SifuSkip funny thing: aryan is actually a linguistic group rather than an ethnic group, and it's not a linguistics group from Europe but rather it's the precursor of Sanskrit.
perfect German humour response: offended at the inaccuracy, not the stereotype!
German Precision never Stops 😉
*WE WERE INVITED! PUNCH WAS SERVED! CHECK WITH POLAND!*
or CZECH with Poland??
... yeah I'm out.
They were invited only to Austria basically.
Who wrote this, Putin?
-Actual Japanese Government
@@TheGuyCalledXmostly just Abe Shinzo s/
This is great. As a German who moved to the U.S. your reactions are hilarious to watch! Keep it up!
I think my favorite line i ever heard about German humor is "It's German humor.... it's no laughing matter"
You literally laughed way too hard at the German butcher taking over the polish butcher store. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I’m still laughing!!!!!😂😂😂🇩🇪❤
Isn’t the rest of that clip that he does the same thing to the next stall?
@@JustMe-dc6ksI think so that or he just looks nervously
The reason is I also have an Polish Channel ;)
@@JustMe-dc6ks Of course. After invading Poland the Germans moved on to Czechoslovakia to "free", or bring under German administrative control, the German speaking peoples living in that part of Cz. that the Germans called the Sudetenland.
@user-oh2hs6jh5x the invasion of Poland was after Czechoslovakia.
I was in Germany when I was in the US Army. I remember local kids would come to us when we were out training, we would give them money and they would go buy us food. Never once got ripped off. We were very impressed. 😊
I heard nothing but good things about Germany in the Army. It was on my duty station wishlist, but never got to go
@@MikeLaRock88 also in the Netherlands we were welcomed like we were coming home
How much did you tip?
@@nostradamus7648 this was in 1988, the equivalent of 20 American dollars at the time. They never asked for money, we felt they deserved it.
@@nostradamus7648 the equivalent of 20 American dollars , this was in the late 80’s. They never asked for money. We would give them mres and military gear too.
I LOVE iT! ❤❤❤ I’m Native American Indian and u have to laugh at yourself . Gallows humor is the best 😂😂😂
My wife is German, and she allowed me to laugh at some of these videos!😂
🇪🇸❤️🇩🇪
So happy she “allowed” you to laugh. Das its good!
She "allowed". Wow. My wife and I do not allow or prohibit each other's actions or decisions. We might like/dislike, but there is no command structure to it per se.
@@KarlH1980 Come on man, how did you take my comment serious? It was a joke. My wife has a great sense of humor, like the gentleman Chris reacts. She’s a very proud German woman, and very strong minded. But that’s what I love about her. Don’t take things too seriously, it was a joke!
@@jesserivas1387 The joke was not as obvious as you intended I guess. Glad to hear. Cheers.
@@KarlH1980 You are right, so I changed it up a bit. Although, I did put up the wrong flag for Germany before sending it. Just to see what she would do. And I got hit in the back of my head for being dumb! 😂
30 years ago, on our honeymoon we took a side trip to Egypt. In the plaza by the Cairo museum a bunch of kids surrounded us trying to sell thngs and asking for money. Our guide said something and they all took off. Then he turned to us and said, "They are afraid of Germans because when they talk, it sounds like they are angry and yelling at them. So I told them you are German." I almost died laughing!
the old good cop - bad german routine, works all the time ^^
There is another joke one of my co-nationals that worked in Germany for some years - joked with his German colleagues teasing them. He said, "when i hear you talk all together, i always feel you are planning of invading a country" . As do to the fact when the germans talk they sound angry and forceful - like they are some military men with a big plan. The germans really like the joke as it was a reference to WW1, WW2 and the other wars of the Prussians - and they said that yes " they did plan some world domination in their little office". It was more like business stuff and vacation plans, but still the joke had all the relevant "stereotypes" to make it funny ( plus the great delivery of this guy ).
das witzige daran ist das es stimmt.
“We Germans talk about what happened in WW2, it is taught in schools”
*Japan and North Korea left the chat*
The entire world ganged up against us for trying to destroy communism, only to continue fighting and later being subverted by communism after destroying us
The most lied about culture and people in history
Not only at schoold f.e. Everybody who visites the German railway museum at Nurnberg and went truh the small corridor between the 1930's/WW2 and post WW2 exhibition can never say again that Germans did forget/cover up their darkest pages of history!
Before you enter the post WW2 rebuild exhibition you are confronted with an at first sights a meaningless file cabinet, looks deceive because every person who walks truh that small coridor is confronted with a unique picture that suddenly pops up on the file cabinet and shows the file data of that person who was killed in the holocaust!
The truth of the holocaust is told superhard with ice and ice cold facts.
Ah yes, "Japan denies WWII" an internet classic. Here's a Japanese history book about the Pearl Harbor attack (look it up on Amazon) パールハーバー: 運命の日日米開戦の真実
Even if you can't read Japanese, if you're observant, you might have noticed that the cover *depicts Japanese fighters bombing the shit out of American ships at Pearl Harbor*. Also, note the author, "Genda Minoru". He is very familiar with the Pear Harbor attack, on account of the fact that he *planned the actual Pearl Harbor attack*.
Also, have you ever seen the movie Tora! Tora! Tora!"? It's famed for it's historical accuracy, but do you know why it's so accurate? It's because the scenes featuring the Japanese military were filmed in Japan by a Japanese film crew, with the aforementioned Minoru Genda acting as the historical advisor. Letting him help Americans make a movie about Pearl Harbor was a bit of a whoops-a-daisy by the country wasn't it?
Ah, but maybe that doesn't matter! Perhaps Japan banned the movie? Let's check and see if they released the movie in Japan, it would be insane if they did, right?
Wait, they did? Multiple times? Including expensive special editions?! Well, let's check the reviews then, with the people being taught that Pearl Harbor was a lie, they must surely be angry about a movie claiming that it really happened! What?! All releases of the movie either have 4 or 4 and a half star ratings?
Wasn't North Korea colonised by Imperial Japan during WW2 though?
Chris, I love your reaction videos! And I think you are awesome! I lived in Germany for 6 years in the 90's as an US Army soldier. I learned the German language in college so I was able to travel all over Germany and not get lost. Can you imagine the look on people's faces when a brown Mexican American soldier started talking to them in German in the streets and shops? The thing about Germans is that once they know you are trying to learn and speak their language, they appreciate it and accept you. Germans are very good people. And no, I don't care about the history of the country. I care about the individual people. I made many German friends that I partied with. My two best friends even met and married German girls. We were a crazy bunch at the techno/rave clubs! Good times. I really miss Germany and my old friends.
Another stereotype I've always heard about Germans was that they talk really aggressively, like they're mad. But when I went to Germany, I learned Germans talk very fopishly, happily, etc. Loved my time in Germany!
I think you meant north korean lmao ( they talk really aggressive/mad sounding when they speak normally) 😂😂😂
That’s just because of a certain German dictator who spoke very aggressively
@@thatoneguy611 and he only spoke that way because he was high on meth 16 hours a day
I visited Germany a few years ago, and the only time I heard any German speaking aggressively was when a guy got stuck in a turnstile at Berlin Zoo and muttered "Scheiße!" under his breath haha. Every other time they were all very happy and helpful, even if they didn't speak much English.
Even when they're happy, it's the pronunciation for me. They hit the consonants hard. Harsh to my ear.
This isn’t mocking Germans, it’s mocking American preconceptions and stereotypes of Germans. Among many other things in these clips, we know Germans don’t have that last name.
Stated like a good German.
it actually hurt me to watch because it underlines what i try to not believe about us american moronity :(
@@michaelhurst4818 I'm not German and I think he's right. Family Guy jokes are more about making fun of the American misconceptions and prejudices.
@@horsepower523 Which I feel is what makes them work. Because if you're aware of that, then you laugh at how ridiculous they are. And if you're not aware of that, then you still laugh at how much sense the jokes make to matching your own misconceptions. So either way, the jokes land. Just in different ways, depending on who's watching.
"What?" Right, I'm changing my name "Op morgen!"
That bit with the Hitler looking guy conquering the other sausage stands is from a very early episode and it’s still one of the best gags they’ve ever done lol!😂
Back when they still had a little subtlety to their humor.
The fact he is so confused about the German p*rn references is hilarious lol
Now THAT would be a reaction video 😂
Old joke:
Q: Why are so many of the roads in France lined with trees?
A: Because the Germans like to march in the shade...
Instead of the German neighbor being named Good-Day (Guten-Tag), his real name is supposed to be Bad-Night (Schlecht(e)-Nacht), just the opposite -- the point they were trying to make, he was the opposite of what he seemed to be.
That and a lot of former Nazis that moved here after the war changed their names.
@@forgipperA lot of the Hessian mercenaries captured in the US Revolutionary War stayed here and became good citizens .
@@victorwaddell6530like Henry Kissinger
@@roccaflocca4312 Kissinger was a Jewish refugee that fled NZi Germany in 1938.
@@roccaflocca4312 Henry Kissinger moved here before the war because he was Jewish. He also severed in the US Army during WW2
TBF Germans may not have a BIG sense of humor...
BUT
we can all agree i think...
it IS very efficient for its size.. and well engineered.
Or so the Germans would have us believe.
@@SmallSpoonBrigadeMB cars are money pits.
It's not the size, it's how you use it!😂
Fishing reels, conventional 6500 size ie winch type, a comparison by country.
Swedish Abu Garcia, minimalist parts and amazing robust sand resistant design. (the best).
Japanese Daiwa, over complicated and awful to disassemble clean and rebuild. the worry of losing screws and springs.
German DAM, amazing compact strong design, fits into a quarter of the side casing...
@@joefish6091 thanks for being the meme that Germans have no sense of humor
It is soooo refreshing to hear a young german critique such vids, his culture, etc. TY! And i hope your generation is soon finally relieved of the burden of having to explain/make excuses for last generation's trespasses.
My friend's mother was German from the Sudetenland. Their family lost everything after the war, and the Czechs put her and her mother in a work camp. She escaped and went to Bavaria. From there she sent a postcard back to the camp Commander. She wrote "Having a wonderful time in Bavaria, wish you were here." So she was a German with a good sense of humor.
I love that!
and thing no 72 that never happened . ty
Unrelated, but at 12:45 - the camp warden's name is Schlechtnacht (Schlecht-Nacht) meaning Bad Night as opposed to his fake name Gutentag (Guten-Tag) meaning Good Day.
A very good sense of humor.
@@maomekat2369 I'd known this woman for over 40 years, and she was very honest. This is what she told me.
German band music is played with a tuba, which sound Americans have characterized as "oom-pa, oom-pa", so that's the nickname they gave the bands that play it.
Oompah music is Blasmusik
I thought, he meant opa musik 😂
The people in the USA you want to say, I'm Brazilian and American, I live on the continent, so, America is not only the United States, going from Argentina to Canada...
@@tuentisikis. No one from any other North American country calls themselves American so just stop with the pedanticism.
I think it's the same as polka music, if that helps.
I served in USAF 71-75. Spent 2 years based at Zweibrucken. LOVED every day I spent there! Visited over 40 castles & ruins. The beer, Mosel wine, bockwurst... wunderbar!
I guess I'm a bit of a Germanophile.🇩🇪🇺🇸
I spent 3 years in Vilseck myself, fantastic experience
Ich auch!
You probably wouldn't recognize the place now.
Weißwurst mit rotkraut - my favorite meal in Germany, with a liter of beer, of course.
@joebombero1 ...I was a low-ranked NCO. Never enough money. But ... my favorite stop was a Schnellimbiss on the way home. 'Bockwurst mit pomme frits bitte!' 😆 ...best wurst I ever had!
I love it when you don't get the joke. It's even more funny and also insightful. The bathroom scene with the cereal filming him on the toilet was the best 🤣
Interviewer: Why do you think people think we Germans have no sense of humour?
Robin Williams: Maybe because you killed the funny people?
Just so you know, Family Guy makes fun of everyone.
if you exist, Family guy will make fun of you
I love how many people say that as an excuse
@@dodiswatchboboboIt doesn't need to be an excuse. No one is safe from the swinging arm of getting slapped in their pride for the sake of a laugh. It's inherent to the experience of existing as a human being on Planet Earth. Or in space, if you happen to be on the ISS at the moment.
@@dodiswatchbobobo It is called humor. People should learn to laugh at themselves more. And Yes, Family guy does make fun of everyone equally, just like South Park.
Figured that :)
by the way, the fact that you corrected us on mueslix and the spelling is about the most German thing I can think of lmao love it
You know Seth was trolling
So true- many years ago I wrote letters, in German, to my grandfather (Opa) in Germany. My mother is from Germany, but did not speak German at home. My German was limited to what I learned in classes and speaking it during once a year trips to Germany. My Opa would write back and also include the letter I wrote, marked up in red ink showing all of my errors 😅.
@@cynthiageskes1457 Perfect!
and then thought the joke was about the amount of fiber it has. the joke is that Germans like scat porn.
You made my day "Okay it probably was like that at some point in time"... I'm dying laughing. Great videos.
Not gonna lie, I grew up with these stereotypes about Germans here in Canada and watching an actual German man react to them is the funniest thing I've seen in awhile.
Ditto from California 🤗
Same from Washington!
Thank you :) If you have more shows like this i can do the same there as well, just hit me with recommendations :)
@@Chrisb.reacts family guy compilations of cutaways 🤗
Stereotypes? They actually happened in the 30's and 40's, and especially euthanasia for certain humans deemed unfit.
3:28 “that’s the wrong hand” 😂😂
The funniest part is @ 3:24 when he calls out the German tour guide for the inaccurate Heil. "That's the wrong hand."
Indeed. Left hand (fist 🤜) for left side parties and right hand 🤚 for right side parties.
It probably was the correct hand originally, but the video might have inverted for copyright reasons.
He may have just redefined "noticing" 😅
I squeaked laughing at that 😂
“That’s the wrong hand” 😂 good comedic timing
Schlechtnacht was his real name. While hiding in the U.S., he called himself Gutentag.
and that's why you can't substitute a CH sound with a CK sound lol.
Schlecht = bad
Schleckt = he/she licks
Well said, in the edit, I thought well they probably meant Schlechtnacht and just butchered it very hard...😂
@@kevboard also understood schleckt nut / licks ball.
So he changed his name from "bad night" to "good day".
The difference is night and day. 😂
I'm glad that you have a sense of humor, because my 9 year old son has been into the military phase. He told me, "I'm fighting the Germans!" I had to correct him more than once, saying, "No, not Germans, Nazis! Nazis were the bad Germans! Not all Germans are bad!"
Oh, come on. Easily 9 out of 10 went along with it. At least 3 out of 10 believed everything completely.
@@MrHarumakiSensei My grandfather told us of a year he spent in a concentration camp in the late 30s. Six days a week, twelve hours a day on that watchtower without ONE promotion.
@@MrHarumakiSensei my grandmother aged 12 when Hitler took Control. She never once agreed with was said, not once. But here is the thing, there were places for those people if you spoke against the regime, so many of them did not have a choice.
@@sofiapersson6578Is that not Russia or North Korea now? Same old 💩… history with Dicktators repeating over and over!🤦🏻♂️
@@MrHarumakiSensei Still, if you want to fight all Germans today, then there is a problem. So you should make the distinction.
It's nice to know that Germany talks about WW2, my family hosted a few Japanese exchange students and they told us not to show anything regarding the war since they had their own take on the matter. I personally think we should hear both sides of history.
The War Museum in Nagasaki has the vast majority of the exhibits in Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean, but there is one display area -- the Japanese explanation of their central involvement or "history" in WW2 is only in Japanese.
There is a saying that history is written by the victors (a.k.a. the ones who win battles, not individuals named Victor - just saying), and in this context the revisionism of history is a good and necessary thing - once we know more of all the sides that are involved in conflicts and not only, we can revise what we once knew to be "the one version of the truth" and get to a more nuanced and accurate potrayal of history.
Having said that, I find it very interesting to explore how ppl are taught history, I think there is a youtuber Feli (from Germany, lives in US now) and I think she had several videos where she explained in detail how the history of WWII is taught in schools, what they did for reparations and the care they took to not repeat history in that sense.
As for the Japanese, I think I found several videos from ppl reacting to the short version of history of Japan (animated and full of jokes/visual gags, great video btw) and some shared how it is taught in schools, one of the reactions was from an actual historian, so it is amazing to see how these things are seen on each side.
Wars and deaths are just atrocious, no matter the reason - so I appreciate these kinds of humorous videos a lot :)
#my2cents
1:31 "oompa music" refers the sound of the tuba in the background of traditional German folk music. Literally, "oompa oompa oompa oompa!"
Sorry for the long comment but it relates to German humor. I worked installing carpets once and one customer was a elderly German lady. She was dour and distrustful as we worked in her house. While taking a break I asked her where she was from in Germany and she kurtly tole me Aschafenburg. When i told her I had lived in Gelnhausen for a couple years as a soldier and that i loved it there, she lit up and went into almost grandmotherly mode. A few moments later, she said she was running to the store and would be back later.
Most Germans are reserved until you get to know them.
My dad's side of the family are also from Aschaffenburg and they are all super paranoid about strangers. That makes me laugh.
I never understood the "Germans are humorless" stereotype.
I was stationed in Schweinfurt for 4 years and all the German friends I made were all VERY funny and loved a good laugh.
I guess that comes from the fact that the elite back in the days was like that. If you add the translation problems for the average person that is there on a travel or to do a job and in that moment has other things on their mind than jokes that might not even be that funny is the second reason in my eyes. Minnesota is "the german staate"... i dont know if they're the most unfunny state, but as far as i know americans find canadians more annoying and canadians are "french"... and i guess we know what the americas thought about brits and their tee back in the day. I'm ok with americans saying that i dont have humor, because most of them dont have much education and only speak one language... why would i care about their worldview?
That's the new generation, the stereotype is based on traditional Germans. And it's very very true with ethnic Germans from past generations.
@@andresluna351 Now I would say it is more common to see either the stereotype of the overly self deprecating German or things being overly complex (typified by mechanical things but extending into other aspects).
Yeah, I know enough Germans to know it's not really true.
@@andresluna351 I think that depends on the region in Germany. The kind of humor could be very different. In some regions you have to take a little effort to look behind the fassade and be excepted. And in my experience the kind of humor has changed a lot. When I was young - around me of course - there was not that much of "black british humor" that you will find now. But perhaps it's just my personal view.
We don’t all boil all of Germany down to the 1930’s 😂. It’s just low hanging fruit. But the cereal bit had me rolling, “Schtop talking and concentrate on sie pooping!”
it wasn't like the Wiemar before it was all that great. Germany become great after the war when the western nations made it great.
@@jryan9547
I disagree. I know the history of Germany. They invented many things and as part of the Holy Roman Empire played a pivotal role in the napoleonic wars.
It also depends on how you think of the work of individual Germans. Most of the automobile engines, interstate highways, and aircraft engine technology was invented by Germans. And though developed further, is still in essence what we use today.
Let's not forget the printing press and literally dozens of the well known classical music composers
But yeah there was also Karl Marx and the whole imperialism thing.
@@tbraun84
Don’t forget the Weimar Republic. The same one that kept Lenin safe during the revolution.
@tbraun84 German imperialism prior to the Nazis was incredably tame by the standards of the time, which was already tame by the standards of history.
The Nazis have a disproportionate stain on germanie's image.
You are too funny. Every time you "explained" the scene, I couldn't help but laugh because you were trying to justify the joke. And that made the reason for the video even funnier. And Mr. Guten Tag was actually Mr. Schlechte Nacht. LMAO
Question: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Humorless Germans: BECAUSE HE WAS FOLLOWING ORDERS.
Best on-the-spot comeback from a comedian roasting a German heckler I've ever heard, and a hysterical joke in its own right. It's even funnier in context.
Thank you, Germany . After the bad times you sent us BMW , VW , Aldi , Lidl , and your best rocket scientists.
BMW and VW are garbage
Of course, we had to break them of the habit of clicking their heels & shouting Ya Vol 😅
and some of the best porn
I'm American, met some older Dutch guys through work and drinking one night we met some older Germans and they told the Germans to 'give us back our bikes!' and everyone laughed, explaining that it was an old joke between Dutch and Germans. You ever heard of this?
Iam Dutch, Yeah its a common joke between us. 😊
@@jasper46985 If you don't mind, what is the back story of this Dutch/German joke? I'm very curious to know, if possible. 🤔 Thank you so much! 😊
@@JESS7CA its a joke about WW2, when the Netherlands was occupied by the Nazi's, the Nazi's used to steal the bikes from Dutch people, so they did not have to walk and get around faster. Usually if their jeep or car broke down..
Your welcome!
@@JESS7CAmy understanding is that during Germanys occupation of the Netherlands, Germans confiscated a lot of Dutch bicycles for their own use. The slogan is a little shot at the Germans. I may be wrong, but that’s my understanding.
@@BC-cp8nv Thanks for the explanation - I appreciate it! Now "the joke" makes a lot more sense. Have a great day and take care!! 🫶
We had a German exchange student (along with a french and swedish) back in high school. He was a great friend with a great sense of humor.
German porn has a certain..... reputation in the US.
I have never heart of that😂
@@Chrisb.reacts You are the only innocent German then.
many of the jokes were about scheisse porn. Another German stereotype you may have missed in translation. I said it.
German fetish club?
@@MrRedberd Sometimes ignorance is best.
As a Norwegian I will chime in and agree on germans talking about history.
The whole reason Europe now has such good relationships and cooperation is exactly because Germany has been visibly regretful. Meanwhile we have seen sour relations between South Korea and Japan, between Turkey and Armenia etc.
Denying history and not being regretful for war crimes is the normal for most countries, from Serbia to Russia to Indonesia. But Germany stands out.
This is something even my grandmother understood. She lost two uncles and one aunt in concentration camps.
Ger:many suf:fered the most in the w:ar .
And the Ho:locaust and concentrat:ion ca:mp num:bers are do:ubtful .
Highly ex:agg:erated.
Conc:entration cam:ps nev:er r:eally exi:sted .
It’s a Fabric;ation by W:all Str:eet .
@bobfaam5215 You're literally here trying to tell someone who lost family in concentration camps that it's fake? That's about as clever as eating soup with a fork.
@martinbruce5979 he didn't say it was fake, he said it was exaggerated. Which is a perfectly reasonable position to take, considering numerous mass graves have been dug up to find no bodies at all, and various other onconsidstancies such as census numbers from before and after the war. I have relatives that were in the camps, doesn't mean I can't recognise that there is discrepancies between the eveidence and the exact story we are told.
@@matthiuskoenig3378 German wishful thinking
Umpah music is polka music. If you visit a German-themed restaurant here in the states, sometimes there will be a live polka band playing this type of music.
Oompa music is not Polka. It borrows some Polka instrumentation and chord structure, yet it isn't a Polka style. Polka is almost always played in 2/4 and has a vivace (quick) tempo , while Oompa music (Oktoberfest folk music) is played in 3/4 and has an adagio (slow) tempo. If you don't understand music theory probably don't understand what I just wrote, but you would understand if you listened to the styles back-to-back.
@@Gitano_Music I need Weird Al to explain it to me, with examples.
Volksmusik ist oompa
@@themightybuzzard3088 Umpah music doesn't need to be explained because if you look & listen, a Umpah band is playing Umpah music directly across the isle from the Polish sausage stand.
It's a 3/4 measure music where the tuba (or other elements of the song) sound like they're saying "oom, pa,pa. Oom, pa,pa.
Example: The song playing in the next scene where the family is on the tour bus.
Americans love to clown germany about world war ii, but as soon as somebody tries to clap back with the trail of tears or slavery, they get all touchy
Sad part is it’s basically the majority of us that don’t know what the trail of tears is (if this is somehow misunderstood I do know) so they would likely just say “what are u talking about” and walk away
It's just nation-to-nation slander; one says something about the other, the other responds back. It's normal.
Pretty sure family guy has joked about both of those things
@@Bazooka_Sharks Family Guy shades EVERYBODY. But American media in general likes to clown Germany while staying mum about America's own shady dealings in the past, including the fact that the eugenics movement that led to the nazis began in america.
Family guy and south park keep things fair though.
Really? I haven’t noticed that. We, unlike other countries, like to wallow in our shame.
I think a lot of people think Germans are humorless because German humor is very subtle. The funniness comes in what you DON'T say. Like "That's the wrong hand" *looks at camera*
Well they k!lled most of their funny people in the 1930s-1940s
This! I love German humor, but I prefer my humor dry and witty - something most American comedies do not understand. British comedy CAN be okay, but even that gets a bit “slapstick” at times.
😂😂😂😂😂 had me crying
Also I feel like Americans often don't get our sarcasm
Germans laugh their asses off at industrial accidents.
Love the reaction. My family lived in Niederhoechstadt for 12 years. My Dad was in the military. I moved back to the USA when i was 24yo. I have wonderful memories and feel very lucky.
Thank you for putting together this compilation on your own. I laughed so hard my stomach hurt. 🤣
I grew up near a German car plant and worked at a popular local restaurant in college. The German guys from the plant were regulars, always the happiest bunch in the place! Really great group to serve.
My German grandfathers FAVORITE TV show was Hogans Hero. His favorite character was Schultz. My mother and her siblings would lay down on the livingroom floor with him and watch it as a family. Mom said she used to lay her head on his torso and every time he laughed - which was a lot - her head would bounce and that would make her and her siblings laugh harder.*^^*
Ah Shultz , the guy who could be told what Hogan was up to and would totally turn a blind eye.
"I know nothing!"
I have met many Germans on my travels around the world because many German people are world travelers. I have always had positive experiences meeting German people and I am not sure where the stereotype of being humorless comes from. I find the opposite to be true.
Try living there and you'll be sure :)
"oompa music" is a joke name for polka music.
Basically relates to those little brass bands that play music with the rhythm oom pah pah.
NO. UMPAH is MARCHING MUSIC. That's NOT POLKA.
A stereotype that I know isn't true is the one that says Germans have no sense of humour, my Dad works at a German owned company and he's always telling me about the jokes and pranks they like to pull on their staff lol 😂😂
I feel like this stereotype exists because Americans often don't understand our sarcasm
Oompah bands are typically Americans dressed in traditional alpine German clothes like lederhosen, and hats with feathers on the side. They play traditional folk music and always include a tuba or euphonium in the band and thus that’s how the genre is named - from the sound made by the tuba(s). In the US you might find Oompah bands at beergartens & Oktoberfests.
So basically...cultural approriation? (Kidding, I don't think it's cultural appropriation. To be fair I'm from the north of Germany and I don't even consider Oktoberfest, Lederhosen or anything to be part of my culture haha).
@@deniseb.4656 Here in German Texas, it's the German Texans doing all this
@@yoohootube So it's Americans cosplaying very niche Southern German traditions.
@@deniseb.4656yes and no. The Oktoberfest celebrations we have in the US were started by German immigrants. Cincinnati has one of or THE largest Oktoberfest outside of Germany and a lot of people there have German descent (mostly from the 1800s) and there are a lot of German place names there too. But people from all backgrounds go to it bc there is lots of music and food and of course drinking
@@vinapocalypse I wanted to stress that Americans of German descent have a very dated and Southern view of what is „German“. I‘m from a big northern city in Germany and don‘t know most of the things that Americans claim to be „German“. Some are old and very niche traditions of the very South of Germany. It‘s like us dressing up as Cowboys and saying it‘s „American“. It seems like cosplay. Apart from the fact that Americans with German ancestors aren‘t „Germans“ but Americans as they live and grew up in the US and most of them have never been to modern Germany.
As an American, I have a huge amount of respect for the amount of transparency the German people devote to discussion and teaching of those WW2 years. The US could learn a lot from the honest examination of our own dark periods in history.
American schools spend plenty of time teaching some of our darker moments, but are very selective. Nothing about the tuskegee experiments, ruby ridge, operation paperclip, and so on. Nothing that can be used to make Americans suspicious of daddy government.
I don't know about you, but I was taught about the dark periods of our history.
Edit: Changed talk to taught. Must have been really tired when I originally wrote this.
@@moralityisnotsubjective5 agreed. Nothing was sugarcoated for me. Slavery, Japanese camps, trail of tears, Jim crow laws, Hiroshima...
Are you insane? You'll hear absolutely nothing but dark periods and how the US is the most evil nation ever in college. And it's not much better in highschool anymore either.
All that crap is taught in school. Normal people aren't obsessed with it. Only woke snowflakes dwell on it because they are soulless husks. They sustain their miserable existence by whining about things they never even experienced and don't have half a clue about because they were too busy protesting in school instead of learning anything.
My wife is German, her mother and Oma lived with us for years until their passing, all three are a bit stern but good people. My wife is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Those that lived thru the war had it rough.
My father was taken along with my great uncle to a German pow camp here in Missouri. Dad was a small blonde boy, born in 1940. He remembers the prisoners feeding him chocolate and getting weepy about their own kids.
@@Mdeaccosta Well if those POWs were nice to Polish kids, Russian kids, Jewish kids, Ukrainian kids, Czech kids, French kids, Gypsy kids, then they wouldn't have reached a POW camp in the first place.
@@asmirann3636 You'll get no argument from me on that score, friend.
@@Mdeaccosta There is nothing to be argued in this anyway.
Germans started a war of aggression and then paid for it. In the process they did the worst possible acts in human history.
So war criminals deserve no mercy and sympathy. Germans had none for the people, families and children they wiped out.
I never figured the Germans were humorless, they just understand a different brand of humor. I used to make my gf laugh all the time :)
Also, “that’s the wrong hand” is something she would have said 🤣 thanks for the good video
South Park had a good German satire. I like how Cartman tried to sell Kyle to the Germans.
lol yess the funny bot episode 😂😂😂
I had a dad of a friend tell me once, "We must all learn to laugh at ourselves."
He shows up now and again to add, "Unless it's Family Guy, then your mileage may vary."
Because I saw it often in the comments: I know that the world knows what Nazis are. Nazi is the Abbreviation of NAtional SoZIalisten (National Socialists) in German, so we don’t have a word like Naziism, because why when it’s already an abbreviation. I was just confused why other countries make a new word up for it instead of using the original one. And yes Nazis have nothing to do with Socialists they just said they are to get a foot in the door with normal workers back in the day 😊
Who controlled the means of production?
@@RobSchellinger Private companies - often large corporations. There were multiple scandals of how closely private enterprise worked with the Nazis, look at Krupp as an example.
@@Kwisatz-Chaderach That word doesn't mean what you think it means
@@MGVA1982 certainly does 💋
Nope if antifa are anti fascist because it is in the name then the NAZIs were socialist.
Favorite ad Ive ever seen for speaking English = German coast guard. U.S: "We're sinking!" German: "What are you thinking about?" Personally I wouldn't have been able to stay mad at that man he seemed so sweet and innocent.
My favorite joke, though a very rude one, is "Don't buy a Sat Nav from Germany... you'll end up in Poland". Also good is "Never invite the German family to a block party. They'll get drunk and take over their neighbor's yard."
My favorite German joke is:
"How many Germans does it take to change a lightbulb?
1. They are very efficient and not very funny"
@@derekfordyce9 I tried one of those "fusion" restaurants years ago. It featured German/Chinese dishes, and it was delicious. But one hour after eating, I was hungry for power.
lol Humorless German took the jokes seriously and tried to dispel myths in jokes thus proving they are humorless.
…and corrected spelling (Mueslix), explaining the error in detail. Naturlich… 😅
It was indeed a bit self confirming 😅
Ein hoondred
I thought it was just me....
Germany's most popular talk show is actually.... 😂
I was in Germany on business, and met many Germans, and I was surprised when WWII and Holocaust was brought up on several occasions. The Germans were very humble and respectful about the whole thing and it was so unexpected.
I was stationed in Germany from 1985-1988 and thought they were to apologizing at times.
NO, they are scared to not say the required PC things. Privately, things are quite different.
I know first-hand about what a tough topic WWII is for Germans. I somehow met a wonderful German lady online named Vera. We got along well, exchanged some Christmas gifts. But she was always very sensitive about anything involving the Holocaust. She would become like a different person, very ashamed. It created a bit of a "culture gap" between us, but over the years we worked through it. I got an insight into how that era of History still impacts Germans today. She got a kind of release in knowing people from other Nations were not still blaming Germans for what their ancestors did.
Vera passed away a few years ago and even without meeting her in person she remains one of my deepest friends and is sorely missed.
An English person here, who loves the Germans and their humour (don't tell anyone). I love the German accent too. It was a pleasure watching your video, and listening to you. Reading that back makes me sound as creepy as the Müeslix box, but I stand by it.
Black Adder IV made comedic gold roasting the Germans .
Müesli is Swiss. The Germans have adopted this but call it "Müsli" most of the times, which is totally strange for the Swiss as "Müsli" means small mouse in Swiss German. For this reason, the Swiss sometimes jokingly call the Germans mouse eaters.
Yep Family Guy actually got the spelling right haha
Yep I always thought it was Swiss😊
Bircher Mueesli for the win.
They might have just changed the spelling for legal reasons too; prevent getting sued by changing 1 letter.
I was in Germany in the early 90s when I was in the US Army. Germany totally affected me. I loved Germany, the people, the breathtaking vistas... and Hefeweizen! It pisses me off that I can not get proper German Hefeweizen in Texas. Any Germans reading this that can send me some Hefeweizen out there. We could trade cultural items or $ plus you would have my love more than you already do. Lol! Love, respect and regards to all my German brothers and sisters! Guten Tag!
With me it's Jägerschnitzel.
We have a German owned beer garden up the road from where I live in Michigan that serves an excellent Hefeweizen!
weihenstephaner among others is distributed in most parts of the US. I bet there is at least one german beer bar in one of the major cities that would have a lot of options.
Snitzelwagon is my favourite
I LOVED being stationed in Germany!
Deine Kommentare waren superdeutsch😅 Sehr nettes Video❤Danke schõn für deine Arbeit. Sehr amüsant. Beautiful face, hair and vibes. LG
As military kids in 1970s Baden area, we were told not to play "War games" in the towns, because it would be bothersome to the citizens. So, we played war in the Black forest, in the ruins of the bunkers. Today, almost every WW2 bunker has been removed from Germany.
I miss Germany !
The boy becoming friends with a Nazi war criminal might be in reference to Stephen King's short story Apt Pupil, which was adapted into a film.
Starring Lan McKellen as a fugitive war criminal. He was a natural for the part
Excellent. The laughter overhead was kept to a minimum. Timing was precise.
Congratulations on proving that Germans are not humorless, but in fact are extremely efficient consumers of comedy who don't need to waste precious time on laughter.
😂 fuck i wasted time....
I loved that you both improved the grammar of the jokes and laughed along! You're one of my language people!
I have a great fondness and appreciation for Germans and their culture. My father has worked for a German company here in the United States for the last 30 years, and has had the opportunity to befriend many German colleagues, visit the country many times, and bring back loads of knowledge, food, gifts, etc. I don't appreciate when people unfairly criticize modern Germany and only focus on the 'bad period'. It's a country with a rich and varied history - amazing food, music, art, and produces extremely well-mannered, intelligent and conscientious people. Being a native Texan - we also have a rich German cultural heritage in many of our towns from immigrants who settled here in the early days of the USA. Heck, I live only a short distance from Gruene, New Braunfels, and Niederwald myself!
Talking about WW2!
Germany: Ich bin SO sorry, Allies! Never again, we learn and live!
Japan: I've never met these men in my life.
1:23 - We call it "oompah" music as onomatopoeia, because the tuba sounds like "oom-PAH, oom-PAH.."
German missionaries brought their music to Mexico in the 19th Century ,and Mariachi music was born .
Wrong. You're talking about norteña music which ist related to polka music. This type of music born in todays Czech Republic, developed in Germany and as you said evolved in North Mexico. Mariachi in the other hand, is actually derived from the french word marriage because of all the instruments used to be played together and only at weddings. Tubas are also not common on mariachis ensembles. De nada 🇲🇽❤
@@victorwaddell6530 What does this have to do with "oompah" music..?
@Great_Sandwich cave man explanation: oompah music make-a the tittiri tiiii music. User connect oompah music with tittitri tii tex mex music. User want to share. User like to share fun facts. You no care about fun facts.
@@wizbuns Hey, listen Tex-Mex-Euro d*rk... Nobody here cares. Here we call it "Oom-pah" music. Not this TtiiiTTiiiTItltili tiillliiiIIiiTTttTttiiilll cr*p you're talking about. Have fun.
I'm so happy to have found your channel. As a US citizen my lack of knowledge about Germany and the culture is tremendous. I really only know of the stereotypes. Plus I live close to Frankenmuth and it's a Bavarian town in the Midwest. So I'm aware there's much more to your country than this little slice. I'm interested in learning everything and anything.
I’ve been there a few times. I’m from Detroit/Grosse Pointe originally.
Q: What did the German say after changing the light bulb?
A: "I was just following orders."
I was stationed in Germany for 2 yrs. Germans are fantastic people that love to have a good time. ❤️
I spent 3 1/2 years stationed there during the cold war and loved it.
You must have gotten the good one's because the one's that came to Australia on my project were either Nazi's or Pedophiles. Seriously The office conversations made me sick to my stomach. I wish'd I didn't know German at all!
You laughing like this had me snorting with laughter. Especially the sausage stand.
😂
I was born in West Berlin and left 2 weeks before the wall came down, been back a few times all over Germany, i love it and love the people, always up for a laugh
I first saw that puppenladen episode when I was in Germany studying and was dying to know what locals would think about it! Thank you for this!
The part when, after watching the Das Ist Gut! part, you then explain the what Germany's popular talk show is, is definitely the most German thing in this episode! I'm dying laughing from that. That's just so meta for this whole video!
Der eigentliche Name des Lagerwächters war „Schlechtnacht“. Sein Deckname für sein Versteck in den USA war „Gutentag“.
I love how authentic you are. This was delightful.
We, as Americans are aware that most Germans do not deny or run from the topic of WWII... however, it's funny to think a tour guide in Germany is.... the irony.
I don't know, I think a lot of Americans do think Germans avoid talking about WWII. After all, we don't like to talk about the atrocities we've committed, so it's natural to assume Germany acts the same way as us.
@@peterlewis2178 I wouldn't say I enjoy talking about all aspects of US history... however, I'm certainly not opposed to it, should it be relevent. I've laughed at 9-11 jokes before. You wouldn't think so, but they were hilarious. I would like to think adults in both the US and Germany could have the intellectual ability to compartmentalize the acknowledgement of past actions as a nation, yet also acknowledge that as individuals... you can detach yourself from those actions and decisions. Which in doing so should allow for you to speak on such topics free from shame, guilt, or embarrassment.
@@seanwallace89 I just mean that US culture very much likes to not mention/talk about uncomfortable topics, and the education system especially loves to gloss over the dark parts. US history is very much a revisionist history, designed to paint us in a good light so that we can think we're the best country in the world.
1:57 Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.
Ja, als Immigrant in Deutschland, war es sehr schön deutschen Humor zu lernen. Cooles Video!
Hello from Texas !! 🤠
I think You are very sweet. I have German family and I love their humor, they are very witty and so much fun to be with. Love Germany 🇩🇪❤️
Ich bin auch Texaner. Deutschland ist gut! 🇩🇪 ❤
Have you seen Abbot and Costello 's skit Who's on First? If you haven't, WATCH IT! That skit is decades old and still funny as anything.
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It wouldn’t translate well to Germans. The baseball references would have to be explained. And when yiu have to explain a joke, then the chances of getting a laugh goes away
Honestly...a video on obscure German history would be amazing. I love this channel 😂
What is obscure German history in your opinion? ;)
@@Chrisb.reactsanything before WW1 for US people….. for example I know we had huge influx German immigrants 1800s but don’t know WHY or I know Caesar conquered up to the Rhine river but have no clue what happened after Roman Empire fell. Why was Germany so Protestant earlier than rest of Europe even UK? Lots of stuff you probably learn in 8th grade but we didn’t see on the history channel….
@@Chrisb.reacts for me? As an American, we don't learn much about anything that happened regarding Germany's formation as a formal country/empire. I don't know much about the history of the different German states that make up Germany.
What would be Germany's equvalent of the American George Washington? Do you have one? Many, perhaps?
Also, the same topics as the commenter below added.
@@hollydurden "Why was Germany so Protestant earlier than rest of Europe even UK?" Because Martin Luther, who was the key figure in the Protestant Reformation, was German. Germany is where it all began.
0:16 He covered the middle finger because that's illegal in Germany.
Really? Does it mean the same thing? Europeans in general have gotten just awful about free speech.