6 Useless Things I Brought to Europe, BUT NEVER NEEDED
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- When I moved to Europe, I tried to pack things I would need, but here are 6 things I could have just left in Florida, USA!
So my question for you is: What have you brought to another country or another city, thinking you would need it, but you didn’t?
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Good morning!! 🌸🌟😃 What have you brought to another country or another city, thinking you would need it, but you didn’t?😄
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I guess 12:30am is technically morning 🤔😆
Everytime I go to Spain in summer, I bring sox that I don't need.
My wife.
Kimberly H here it is 11:30am right now^^, but u are right😊
My ex-girlfriend... :P
I did never go to another country for longer than two weeks, but every time I'm travelling somewhere, I pack like, 4 pairs of jeans and wear only one of them :D Same with T-shirts and other clothes. And often I take games like cards with me and never play with my friends or family
AionfanEU Yes but I change trousers not every day. Especially (how do you spell it :D) if there's a oppertunity to wash the clothes, I need way less clothes than I packed.
Do you understand? I'm german,so sorry for my grammer and spelling misstakes!
AionfanEU I guess that was a missunderstandig. I just wanted to point out that I take too many trousers and wear less and also too many shirts. More like this:
4 pairs of jeans- 1 needed
7 shirts - 3 needed
As an example.
I do the same and end up buying clothes that I forgot to pack....
To use a converter in most of Europe with your American electronics, you'll also need a step-down transformer which converts the 220 volts coming out of the wall into 110 volts which is what American devices require. The reason your straightener started smoking was due to it receiving twice the amount of voltage as it was designed to handle.
Most electronics power adapters like phone and laptop chargers designed to work with the whole 110-220V range, so they can be used in every country from Japan (110V) to US (120V) and EU (220V) with just physical adapter that allows to stick their plugs in available socket.
More simple devices however, especially the ones that have heating elements or motors should be plugged only to sockets with the voltages they designed to work with. This voltages almost always specified on device's case, so you just need to strictly follow them.
Nathan Maxx when we lived in Germany, we had the whole setup. Nothing burned out, but nothing with a clock kept correct time, either.
And for those who don't remember their electrical formulae, twice the voltage means it'll be heating with four times the power, so even worse than it sounds from that.
But you'd need much more transformer than the usual little plug-through ones. It would probably be cheaper to just get a new straightener than a transformer that can handle that much current.
Linar Khabibullin __yes, hair tools almost never work without a transformer. But laptop chargers etc. are fine with just an adapter.
Andreas Kasel it was also 30+ years ago. 😁
I brought a full business suit to my first trip for work to the USA. I wore it the first day, but boy did I stick out!
See.... my trip was to California and everybody was so laid back, and guys were wearing shorts etc in the office that I looked totally out of place 😄
Peter better to be over than underdressed!
jeremy emilio : They asked me if I was going to a wedding. But I agree, it was ok to be overdressed for my first visit, but the other times I went there I knew better 😊 I travelled light!
Peter we've came a long way since the post world war industrial era where everyone wore suits.where I am,and with people my age,wearing a well fitted chinos and tucked in shirts with matching shoes and belts gets you "that look". but then again,I couldn't be arsed living a opinion of anyone else other than my own in such a case
jeremy emilio : I really guess that watching American tv and movies had given me the idea that a business suit was obligatory attire.
Glad I found out that's over and done with 😊
Peter with how badly some dress these days,I'd sometime just wish for things to go back to the way they were. case in point,the biggest crime would be bad fitting clothes and poor matchings
I brought my washing machine when I moved from Germany to Switzerland ten years ago. But in Swiss apartment buildings the laundry is to be done in the communal washing machine in the cellar. I use mine as a side table ever since.
Eljan Rimsa I don't know why, but even the thought of putting my clothes in a washing machine that is used by everyone in the house makes me cringe inside.
@.@ Eck. I would be afraid they used some detergent I was allergic to. I have to make my own detergent because store bought kills my skin and the scent inflames my Husband's asthma. Maybe if I ran an empty wash first to make sure all the chemicals were out of the washer.
Melissa Lewis - that's my concern too. The allergies. That's why I own my own machine. One time my husband and I lived in an apartment (here in Canada) that only had one communal washer, so we made some kind of makeshift hookup for our own washer in our kitchen. I need my own machine. At all times. Because softeners (including dryer sheets) and scented detergents make me break out in hives and whatnot.
Melissa Lewis An empty während first probably wouldn't help seine cyclodextrins are added to detergents and fabric softeners.
In newer apartments (I'm talking like 8 years or younger), they're having their own pre-installed washer/dryer in the apartment. Obviously there might be some exceptions (very cheap apartment buildings).
Hey Dana, Cowboyboots like yours can be bought here in Germany, too, and people do wear them. Maybe not a lot of people and maybe less than in the US, but that I don't know. But I know that I f I saw someone wearing such boots I wouldn't think: They must be from the US or somewhere else, I would just think they are wearing what they like.
Awww, cowboy boots!
exactly! I took my cowboy boots with me all the time and on every vacation, even to greece and egypt lol. Not that I used them though pmsl. But yes, that was back in the 80ies.
Yes I always had at least one pair in the 80s. Almost everyone younger than 40 had them (I was born in 1967). Well every fashion comes back at some point ;)
I'm 1966 ... so you know we had Allrounder (sneakers) and Cowboy boots lool. That's all I needed back then.
Cowboy boots were very common, that's correct. It ended abruptly with the craze of Manta jokes in the early 1990s. So did the Opel Manta - an affordable sporty looking coupé, according to the cliché attracting merely young simple lowerclass men. About 50 % of the jokes captured their habit of wearing cowboy boots.
Steht ein Manta vor der Uni...
I brought my sunglasses to England and never used them in my entire year there.
I disagree with the cellphone bit, obviously depends on your cellphone model. I brought my iphone from the US to Germany, I just called my cell-provider ( AT&T) and had them unlock my phone. When I arrived in Germany I just popped in a new SIM card and was good, I wouldn't be able to survive/ navigate around Hamburg without it. The most useless thing I brought would have to be a US power strip that had a surge protector inside. I was under the impression that I could attach a converter to it and be okay.... but yeah don't do this, I blew out the fuses and outlet to half of my flat here, totally not safe to do XD.
This depends, when exactly she moved from the US. In older (not so long ago, actually) days, cell phones were not working worldwide because of different signal frequency used. These days, all phones support all the frequencies out there, but it wasn't the case up to late 200x - early 201x, when worldwide use was advertised as a feature. For example good old nearly obsolete GSM is running on 900 or 1800Mhz in Europe, but on 850 and 1900Mhz in US.
Just last year I head a problem with my phone not running 4G on certain UK networks.
Also, a few years back, most providers SIM-locked the phones. This has been phased out, so phones bought in the last three to five years should all be SIM-lock free. I think this might have been Dana's problem back when she moved to Europe.
and two of the four major providers used different Technology (verizon and sprint ). Worldwide is the GSM Technology used only two providers in the us uses the CDMA. But with 4G which is based on GSM also Verizon and Sprint changed there Network.
Same as Bryce. My iPhone from the States works here in Finland
Planning on doing the same thing (I’m moving from NY to Hamburg next fall). How did you get the German SIM card? From AT&T or in Germany?
Great videos! I just found them, and they are super interesting. Keep it up!
When I moved to Germany, the opposite happened to me with regard to my driver's license. Since it was about to expire and only cost me about four dollars in the states, I figured I could get a new one here if I ever needed to. I didn't realize a German license cost hundreds of times that amount. So when I did need one, I had to "bite the sour apple" and pay out. But shortly thereafter I moved into town from the countryside and never needed it again. :-)
Even if you had renewed it in the US, you would have still had to pay the full German amount for a German license after a 6 month stay. So you actually saved the 4 dollars!
@Eleonore Bon Haha - true enough! So I guess it wasn't a complete waste, after all.
the German licenses don't expire, though, so that's a plus :D
That's true. I once counted it up and the few dollars' renewal fee every three years can actually come out to more money in the long run.
Huh? A german license only costs 40 bucks. Not several hundreds. Unless you had to do the entire driving school and exam because they didn't accept the american license?
who cares if you standout, if you like the boots, wear them. you might even start a new trend there.
You got germanized! At 2:10 you said "shtory". Only a true German could do that!
that´s just what the combination of the r from another and st from story sounds like. heard it many times in the US.
@@jayweh Maybe that's why I heard saying in the UK, US-people can't speak english.
Oh Dana, Plesse don't throw away your cowboy boots - one day it will be very cool for your kid to discover those "real" American boots, like a kind of proof that Mummy's really from the US, and he/she will feel sooo super cool wearing them :)
They will probably grow up bilingual, so will be half-American anyway. One piece of advice, though - do not make them aware of the fact that you understand perfectly. If you do, some of them might just not go bilingual, but call your bluff. Happened to me :-)
Interesting vid again, Dan. What I always winder, the clocks in the background...they have stopped, is that purpose? And do you have a special connection to these places?Have a lovely Sunday and keep up the good work.
Dana, i love your videos!!! :)
When I went to France for a student exchange years ago, I packed some sandals. It was April and at that time it was pretty warm in Germany. Well....in France not so much, it was raining pretty much the whole time and not once did I wear my sandals. :D
Always bringing condoms when I visit different countries. Never needed them. =(
Carlos Chilipimmel 😂😅
My phone was made in South Asia and I use it in America, would I be able to use it in Europe as well?
I still remember going to Paris 15+ years ago with an electric razor packed. It was an old one that didn't have a conversion button from 220 to 110 volts. At home it was my favorite shaving item, because it shaved very clean and smooth, but when it was time for a shave in Paris ( in an old hotel with only 110 volts outlets) I started off screaming in agony...the razor was moving so slow that it got caught in my facial hair and I had to cut it out with the toenail clippers a friend was carrying.....
Thank you for your entertaining video!
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I don't know about Munich but around Nuremberg where I live a lot of people wear boots quite similar to your cowboy-boots, so I don't think you'd stick out too much if you wore them ;-)
I also live in Nuremberg and I've never seen someone with cowboy-boots
Pls tell more about cell phone. Can I use my mobile in germany? Heard electronics are expensive there so thinking of taking laptop and certain needed electronic devices with me.
When I was this January/February in south England at the shore I brought my swimming trunks with me. And I actually hate to swim and never used them because who swimms in the middle of the winter?
that reminds me when i was in dublin some years ago for the months march until june and brought my bikini with me. Even though the weather at the end of my stay was warm enough I never used it.
Well, since I live in Dover (which happens to be in the South East England) near the coast, I can assure you there are people who do swim in winter :) Though, they are either dressed in something similar to scuba diving suite or cover themselves with fat-like substance.
I want that clock on the top left.
In Bahrain, we all bought the voltage converters to power our PC's out and about and they worked just fine.
I packed for a SUMMER vacation in denmark. Thing is - its not warm its just windy and i wish i brought more cardigans. But my super thin tops and blouses are kinda useless. There were like three warm days.
I was just looking at the video you did to celebrate having 1K subscribers. Are you going to do anything when you pass 200K?
I had the opposite phone experience. My contract was up a few months before I left for a 7 month internship in Tel Aviv, and I did my research and bought a phone that was marketed as internationally capable. When I bought my short term student phone plan, they told me that my phone wouldnt be able to get data. My sim card was delivered in the mail to my apartment the day after I arrived, and in the instructions for set up were some sort of wonky frequency change stuff for certain phones. I decided to give it a try and suddenly I had data!
For the cell, it is now possible to switch carrier more easily
girl, im from Peru and constantly moving to Spain and Sweden, my cellphone and hair straigthener work just fine, and even when travel to another country in Europe they work perfectly
Do u have an Adroid or an IPhone, Vivian? ..
Just so I get your story right: You got a voltage converter for a device that probably uses multiple kilowatts of power from Florida to Prague? Those things weigh more than I think you do. How did you move that thing around?
I too bought my hair straightener and it works fine here in Germany. It says on it that it is 110-220 volt so no problem.
Mary Sterck I think her's didn't have automatic support for 220 volts, she maybe had to switch manually but didn't.
Andy Koenigsdorf yes I think you are correct. I knew what to look for after buying icicle lights in the us before we had them here and they were lovely for about 1 minute then blew up.
When I went on my AuPair year I brought tons of books and CDs although I didn't need them, but I thought they would help me feel more comfortable.
Hi Dana!! I love your channel and all the topics you go over but I'm Very interested in knowing more about what people there are like and how to meet german people as a foreigner and how you met your husband and the dating life in general
In addition to an adapter (to match the socket), you also need a voltage converter to go from 110 to 220 volt. Cowboy boots were certainly a trend in the late 90s, early 2000s though. May come back in style, but currently they are only worn by people who are a line dancing club, or who are into country music.
Wait, what if I am transferring to a university in Germany do I need a transcript then?
I meant to study. I am still a student in the US at the moment.
did the hair straightener maybe have a voltage switch and you kinda forgot to switch from 110 to 220/230 Volts?
Oh, crap. That makes me worry about my _computer._ I have what I need to take something made to work in a _US_ outlet and plug it anywhere else in the _world_ (which turned out to be a surprisingly easy task) but is this _enough?_ Do I actually need to change the voltage as _well?_
probably not for your computer. I just use a simple adapter to change from a euro outlet to an American outlet. I've been using that with no problem for 2 years. computers, cell phones, tablets are almost all 120/240v check to see what the cable says, and what your device says.
lazyperfectionist1 : You're good with your computer. The power adapter blocks have been auto-sensing for more than a decade now.
All you need it a plug converter, so it fits the US wall socket.
There two kinds of electronics. Those with internal and those with external power supply. So, if your appliance has an external one (ac-adapter, power brick) you need to get a new one that supports 220V-230V.
If the power supply ist internal (mostly household or bathroom appliances, just a power cable) you need to check if the thing supports 110V-230V. If it does you just need a European cable or adapter. If not (110V only) you need a step-down power converter with translates 220V to 110V. Working ones are very expensive and use a lot of power, not worth it, in that case you should just get a new device.
Check what is written on your power supply. For most laptops the PS can take 110V to 230V, so they are already prepared. For your PC you should check the manual, or look at the PS on the PC. Many PSUs have a little 110v/220v switch on the back, or they have it written on their case which voltage they support. If it doesn't support the voltage you need you better get a replacement power supply, often cheaper than a converter and safer as well.
As other people said, laptops usually have auto-switching power supplies nowadays, desktop PCs usually have a switch on the power supply at the back. Shouldn't be a problem, but to be sure check the following:
As long as a product is rated for both 110~120 V and 220~240 V, and also 60 Hz and 50 Hz, it should be fine. Sometimes you need to flip a switch, sometimes they're auto-switching. If it supports all these ratings then all you need is a simple wall plug converter because the plugs look different here.
If your product doesn't support the 220~240 / 50 rating, you could buy a full converter for that, but depending on the type of device (A cheap device that uses a lot of power needs an expensive power converter!) you might be cheaper off just buying a new one in the EU.
Well I haven't moved anywhere, but I was on a vacation in italy, and in our hotel we couldn't plug in any devices because you need an adapter for the outlets. So we went 3 days without our phones. I know, horrible.
dresses/skirts! its either too cold to wear them or too darn windy so far here in germany! got a closet full of beautiful dresses that i cant touch for fear of flashing the entire country XD
I brought *two* pairs of cowboy boots with me when I moved to Britain. But then, they're for riding my motorcycle, so fairly justified.
My old phone may be useless as a phone here, but still makes for a handy (get it?) computer & remote control. It has an IR emitter that the newer model I got here doesn't, which I use in several different ways, for stereo & DVD remote, and for camera triggering.
I have brought a rain jacked to Japan. You know, they have a rainy season there. I have done my research, too. Well, it turned out that it is even during rainy time that hot, that you cannot wear any jacked. It is much more convenient to use an umbrella or just get wet because you'll dry anyway within a wink after your out of the rain.
On the cell phone note- as long as you prepare ahead of time, you can usually take your phone from the US to Europe and just swap the SIM card. Cheap and easy! Go to your provider in the US and ask them to unlock your phone- they have to do it. I took my AT&T iPhone to the UK, went to an O2 store and got a pre-paid SIM for next to nothing. Just do some research before you go to make sure your phone provider's towers will work in Europe (or wherever you are going).
about the voltage converter. I lived in the US for a year and bought a PS4 there. when I returned to Germany I went to the store and got one of those power converters. I can use the ps4 without any difficulties whatsoever
That almost never works for antything that heats up, like electric kettles or hair tools. You really need a transformer for that. But laptop chargers etc. are fine.
Just wanted to say, love your channel, your energy, and thing you and your husband are wonderful, beautiful people. I am a Germen American born in Rochester NY, from full Germen parents. Never had a chance to visit due to health issues, so I love this show.
Thank you.
I don't understand. Why didn't you just use a converter for the hair straightener? I travel to Prague 3 times a year for work, and I have no problem using my MacBook with a converter with their outlets.
A British electricity socket adaptor compatible with French, Belgian, Dutch, German sockets. Bought it in the airport of Zaventem, Belgium when I went a few weeks to Edinburgh, Scotland. I could load up my platop and mobile with it. Otherwise nuts! This is the first thing to by when going to the UK
I made the mistake of packing clothes and hygiene products in my checked bag and bringing my laptop with a few odds and ends as my carry on. This meant that I only had the clothes on my back and a t-shirt I bought in London during a layover when the airline lost my luggage for 3 days. I had to buy new stuff to last the 3 days without my luggage. I guess I shouldn't have packed anything at all. :(
You can wear cowboy boots. Many people still do with jeans. Years ago I took my laptop with me to the UK but for some weird reason it didn't work there. Why I don't know.
When I went to the US to visit my family I also got a voltage converter, so I could use my ghd hair straightener. And it worked even better than I thought it would! 😅
because of rumours that suitcases MAY get lost during a travel to Argentina, I bought the biggest possible rucksack I could find and put all my stuff in that so that I could bring everything I own as hand luggage. the suitcase was only for things that could get lost. but of course no suitcases got lost, everything was fine and we just brought the biggest possible rucksack for nothing :D
And in Cuba taking any kind of internet-device with you is a waste of space because internet is... complicated.
I wear my cowboy boots in Leeds, England! Get's risky in a rough council estate though hahaha. Great video.
I have spent the last year in the US and for the cell phone thing you would've had to easily unlock it in your home country (which your carrier will do for free and only takes them a few minutes) and then it should've worked just fine
When i went to New York from Italy i brought my fancy hairdryer which I couldn't use for the power difference ☹️
i brought my voltage adapter to germany this summer and ended up actually buying a cheap rossman's dual usb port charger for my iphone and ipad. i recommend the same to anyone going to europe for longer than a week or if you frequently travel there.
It does depend on what type of phone you've got (roughly speaking newer phones cost more to unlock, also some phones just won't work abroad) but most of the time its definitely possible and cheaper to unlock your phone than buy a new one
Those boots are made for walking! I'm Dutch and I own several pairs of western boots and never felt like it made me stick out at all. Go for it!
Also the same thing happened to me with the hair straightener. When I worked at a US summer camp for 3 months I was suckered into buying one at the mall. At home, even with a converter thingy it died. As a poor student that was quite a bummer.
If you don't know what "unlock your phone" is I would hazard a guess that the cellphone you brought with you would be unlocked, i.e. not locked to a specific network provider, already then.
Explaining the SIM-Lock of your cell-phone: If you bought your phone from AT&T together with the SIM-Card it is quite often the case that the cell-phone ONLY accepts AT&T SIM-Cards.
In Europe this practice is in use too, but the companies were forced to offer a simple-to-use unlock procedure at a reasonable price. It ended up that most unlock procedures are free now, or the phones are automatically unlocked after some time like a half year up to two years.
I cannot tell about the US for that unlock procedure, could be the same now as in Europe, or it could still be that straight lock.
When my French club went to Québec Canada the hotel told Madame that we would need to bring outlet converters to use hotel outlets for phones. when we got there we quickly realized that whoever sent the email to Madame didn't know what they were talking about because we didn't even need them. So needless to say a we all wasted money buying converters we never used. mine is still in its packaging. :) (We're from Ohio in the USA.) I also brought three books, but I never had time to read them except on the 18 hour bus ride. but I didn't even do that.
I brought shorts to England in april.. but it was (or felt) as cold as the end of fall in Germany so I did NOT wear them at all! I was even freezing in my light coat!
You could have used your electric (such as your hair straightener) and electronic devices in Prague if you bought a transformer.
go to pullman city. you could wear those boots there.
An extra flashlight with some spare batteries on our summer trip to the north Cape
I moved to Germany in 1984 and I brought a lot of American Style Clothing. By the time I had been in Germany 6 months everything from the Cowboy Hat to the Boots to the Coats was gone and replaced by German made. About the only things I kept were my Jeans, Combat Boots, Hiking Boots and Henly T-Shirts. (I don't know about now but then the T-Shirts were paper thin.)
My Favorite Coat from Germany, and one I still have. (I don't wear it in Germany but I intend to move back North soon.) Is a heavy Wool Loden Coat. (Picture a Trench or Long Coat with a Cape and Hood.)
Ed
I had a similar situation to you with your hair straightener when I took my electric razor (UK voltage and frequency) with me to the US. But unlike you I had not done my research and had not brought a voltage converter. I plugged it in, turned it one and, that, quite simply, was the end of my electric razor.
I shave with a good Remington electric shaver but when I travel I carry a small, not that good, battery operated one too, No voltage problem, no plug problem
Your intro sentence is kind of outdated, isn't it? :) you're not living abroad anymore, you're living home :)
Fabian Huber - it still feels that way to some though. She does say sometimes that the US is still her home too.
Also, "living abroad" is just the shows subtitle. "Wanted Adventure - living at home"........ just doesn't have the same ring to it.
Fabian Huber My temporary move to Europe has so far lasted 20 years. It's confusing that they call me an "expat", since I'm a dual citizen
Because you really always feel like your "home" is where you grew up, even when you can also become fully acclimated to a new home.
desertrose0601
My brother: *introduces me as "my sister from (other country)".*
I'm from North Dakota. I brought my snow boots (proofed for -30*F) during my two week in March stay in Madrid. I wore them on the plane to and from Madrid, but that was pretty much it. Everything else that I brought was pretty spot on though, so I didn't feel too bad about my arctic snow boots. LOL
"It rains on the plains of Spain." I wish I would have brought some sort of rain boot.
During my first trip to Japan, I brought 2 kinds of shoes. A sneakers and loafers. Ended up not wearing the loafers.
You don't know Ohm's Law? You can't use a heater on a different voltage with just a passive adapter, in Europe, your 110V straightener ran at 4 times its rated power.
Americans are unaware that Europe exclusively has cobblestone roads?
i had the similar problem when i was travelling to usa
Hahah... I actually did the same thing. When I moved from California to Hessen, I packed my cowboy boots and hat. The hat worked out ok, but the boots.... nope.
Before I went to live with a Chinese family for four weeks, I exchanged a fair amount of Euros into Yuan, assuming I would need them. Nope, my host family would never let me pay for anything. It's part of their understanding of hospitality. In fact it made me feel kinda uncomfortable: I couldn't look at anything for too long without my hosts offering to buy it for me. I hope I made it up to them with the obligatory red envelope I passed to them at the end of my stay.
Haha I definitely needed a lot of strange things translated and nitorized in order to start my job as a teacher in Austria... school transcripts and letters from all of my previous employers! It was a weird process!My beauty routine simplified a lot after I moved here too- and I also never wore my cowboy boots!
*notorized
My job in Germany required me to provide college transcripts from the US. Some fields of work are different.
Don't toss away the cowboy boots. They might come in fashion in Germany again.
when i went to india, i expected it to be hot. well it was freezin (a historical temperature drop during that time in Delhi) so i had to buy a heating bottle...
Well I remember a time in 2004 or so when cowboy boots were very fashionable here! But after that? Never seen any!
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Those would matter more here in Norway then in Germany I believe.
However they wouldn't be looked at by your employer as such, but by a goverment service whose job it is to validate that they apply in Norway or not.
Cowboy boots was 1985 in Hermany in! 😉
of course you can convert the power from a czech socket to use it for an american device. you however didnt convert it at all. you should have used an adapter... seems pretty straight forward to me
If you have T-Mobile in the US they have free international roaming. And if you had an unlocked phone in the US you would be able to use it in Europe. I do it all the time. A locked phone only receives service from the designated service provider.
So is there a U.S. to Europe power converter that is safe to use? Or should we just chuck all our electronics and electrical devices and buy new if we move overseas? Thanks for the video! I enjoyed it! :)
xzonia1 you should be able to find good ones especially on amazon, we brought our own with us when we went and it worked
Thanks! That's good to hear. Any brand recommendations?
xzonia1 : Many Hair dryers and I also think Dana's straightener usually have a screw-like switch visible on the outside with which you can set the device to receive either US or EU current.
So while she got the right product, I think she missed the switching process.
As long as a product is rated for both 110~120 V and 220~240 V, and also 60 Hz and 50 Hz, it should be fine. Sometimes you need to flip a switch, sometimes they're auto-switching. If it supports all these ratings then all you need is a simple wall plug converter because the plugs look different here. If your product doesnt support the 220~240 / 50 rating, you could buy a full converter for that, but depending on the type of device (like cheapish hair straightener) you might be cheaper off just buying a new one in the EU. Sadly I don't know enough about the full converters to give recommendations which one to get.
+xzonia1
It depends on the device you want to take with you.
Some can handle 100V-240V (like most notebook power adapters) or have a switch to change the input current (don't forget to switch back when coming home). For these you only need a plug adapter.
For the other ones you also need a power converter. But be careful. Heat producing or motor driving devices (like a hairdryer) do easily need 2000 Watts.
As an example (not a recommendation) here the link to an 2000W Travel Adapter and Converter [www.amazon.com/HYTED-2000Watts-Travel-Adapter-Converter/dp/B06XPJD3L4/].
I still have my cowboy boots I bought 1989 during my 2 year stay in Oklahoma City, OK. Since my return to Germany I wore them at best 3 times but I still cannot let go
In which City do you live
I brought my crock pot that I just couldn't live without. Yep.... same exact result, it began to get hot, then there was a “zap“ sound, the smell of ozone and electric smoke and then....... forever dead. I am devastated. Lol!!! Thank you sooooooooooo much for your videos. I, also moved from Florida. Your videos help exponentially!
I'm curently travelling asia.
50% of the stuff in my suitcase I haven't touched yet.
I think it's kinda sad that you cannot wear what you love because of peer pressure aka sticking out.
You can actually call your American phone service and ask them to unlock your phone. You don't even have to be there. I did that when I moved to Germany because I didn't want to buy a new phone. I had a Verizon iPhone, if that makes a difference.
About the cobblestone streets: how do Europeans in wheelchairs navigate across these? Do they make extra large / off-road front casters?
I don't know how it is in the US, but in germany most mobile phones that come with a contract are bound to the card, so you have to use the contract in order to use your phone. I guess that's what they meant by "unlocking your phone". Just a guess :D
Gee those cowboy boots would be a perfect match for a Dirndl on the Octoberfest! Can we get a video?
Cowboy boots are mandatory footwear. However, I was in hurting status when my Dutch bud took me on a walk- not a 1/4 mile, but 4 mile, in boots!
I got a question, if i get an extended visa to work for a company in Prague, can i renounce my usa citizenship?
noversibirsk to know for certain you'll need to ask your embassy but personally i'd say no. don't confuse a visa with citizenship. you would need to apply for citizenship of prague. a visa only allows you to stay in a country for a certain amount of time when you're not a citizen of that country. UNLESS your home country is a member of the EU, then it's a whole other ballgame.
Thanks for the information. I am from the USA, Učím se česky, I have spent 3 months in Glucholazy Polska and Mikoluvice Česká, and fell in love with Česká, I would like to go back, work and stay for a while in Česká republika, so I am looking for a job.
noversibirsk hey, good for you! glad you found a place you love :) if i was you i'd look into work visas 👍
Thanks, i would like to do that very much. I have been looking for a job as an expat for an English speaker, I am taking an intensive Český jazyk course online, and it is very good. do you know of any type of business that hires English speakers with limited Český?
noversibirsk phew, good question. maybe look up international companies with a local branch in your area. pr positions might fit your profile, or international relations idk. that said, i finished high school last year and there might be a plethora of possibilities that i'm overlooking. also, little tip: pretend your english is limited and look for openings on the us job market, then reverse back. the positions are the same all over the world, you just need to know what they're called. if you can go off of your native language it's only a matter of some smart translating and a proper use of google
Same as you I bought adapters and voltage converters with me to Israel. I ended up charging my devices on our tour bus. Wasted money.
Hm, well I at least always knew you have to unlock your phone traveling anywhere outside of your own country for it to work :D I took my phone overseas and it worked. FYI,after your cell phone plan is all paid off you call the company to have it "unlocked" for you, this also increase the resell value of your phone.
If you want to wear your cowboy boots, I would recommend visiting some western riding competions.