Answering The Most Asked Questions About Germany

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  • Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
  • Ever wondered why Germany is so successful, rich or better than the USA? Find out the answers to the web's most asked question about Germany.
    0:00 Intro FAQ Germany
    0:15 Why is Germany so successful?
    3:00 Why is Education Free in Germany?
    4:08 Why has Germany so many Castles?
    5:43 Why is Germany called Deutschland?
    6:38 Why has Germany no Speed Limit?
    7:48 Why is Germany so Boring?
    8:10 Why is Germany to blame for WW1?
    9:13 Why Germany is better than the US?
    #Germany #RadicalLiving
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  • @alessandropola8463
    @alessandropola8463 3 года назад +491

    "a good education is probably the most important thing if you want to become a successfull country", and that's all

    • @aayaa_me
      @aayaa_me 3 года назад +4

      Poland can't relate lol

    • @regina.phalange.
      @regina.phalange. 3 года назад +28

      Most ruling parties and dictators don't want that as it will cause them to lose power and make people revolt.

    • @Mrdinomist
      @Mrdinomist 3 года назад +3

      @@regina.phalange. famous example of this is Catholics ( Vatikan )church

    • @andreapreiser6162
      @andreapreiser6162 2 года назад

      I agree!!!!
      And I change this sentece a little bit:
      The best possible education is the best you can spent your children for their life!!!
      Surely combined with best possible behaviour and self confidence given with love and respect!

    • @davidgutierrez3312
      @davidgutierrez3312 Год назад

      @@Mrdinomist What you know today as "education" all traces back to the Catholic church. The first universities and centres of learning were Catholic. Some of the best most elite schools today are Catholic.

  • @gregory2611
    @gregory2611 3 года назад +984

    “Why is Germany better than the US?” It surprises me how people still thinks that the US is a good country in 2020

    • @tempest411
      @tempest411 3 года назад +68

      Are you kidding? The U.S. is awesome! Where else in the world can you go to study a nation with nuclear weapons on the brink of civil war??!!! Maybe we'll turn our nation into a radio active sandbox while Putin just smiles, and sighs....

    • @priyamalelu3643
      @priyamalelu3643 3 года назад +7

      that's why i'm getting my degree there rip

    • @adrena7321
      @adrena7321 3 года назад +51

      Nah, I still love US... Yeah, many problems out there... But can't deny the charm

    • @ApriliaRacer14
      @ApriliaRacer14 3 года назад +11

      @@adrena7321 our food is compromised though here in the US.

    • @elijahsmall5873
      @elijahsmall5873 3 года назад +42

      I'm an American and I can confirm this. I would love to be in Germany right now. But the US is still a good country overall for many reasons.

  • @gregory2611
    @gregory2611 3 года назад +400

    I’ve found your channel yesterday and I’ve watched almost all your videos 😂. Your content is amazing! Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷

    • @RadicalLiving
      @RadicalLiving  3 года назад +40

      Awesome! Thank you! Welcome aboard! 😁 Greetings from Berlin

    • @Yasmin-qh5ig
      @Yasmin-qh5ig 3 года назад +6

      Same thing! haha 😂

    • @tonicalou
      @tonicalou 3 года назад +7

      I’m from Brazil too!! RUclips recommended me this channel yesterday and I already watched more than 10 videos! Enjoying very much! 🇩🇪🇧🇷

    • @amgism
      @amgism 3 года назад +3

      Alguém aí quer conversar em alemao no wwp? Não tem muita gente com quem praticar na pandemia -_-

    • @julesdemoor7151
      @julesdemoor7151 3 года назад +4

      Binge watching new RUclips channels you found is the new trend yo. Forget about Netflix, underground channels are the new thing.

  • @noelguiavieira
    @noelguiavieira 3 года назад +196

    Sometimes, I feel most of my German culture knowledge comes from you and Rammstein

    • @redfelix78
      @redfelix78 3 года назад +15

      if you want to educate yourself about german culture by music a little bit more i recommend "Null positiv" espacely the songs Friss dich auf and Wo rauch ist ist auch feuer, the band "Hämatom" made in Germany, "Nachtblut" Lied für die Götter and many more.. oh and for relaxing matters maybe Faun, any song :)

  • @crazyliv
    @crazyliv 3 года назад +536

    Loved this video! 'why SHOULDN'T education be free, I dont get this question' 😂 that's the German mentality that makes the country so great

    • @ALEX-fq7hh
      @ALEX-fq7hh 3 года назад +8

      Libertarians and Austrian School economists: well, that's a good question

    • @castro_458
      @castro_458 3 года назад +9

      Here in Spain it's very cheap and it's almost a disaster. The "human factor" is the main thing almost for everything

    • @rumikarapetrova5540
      @rumikarapetrova5540 2 года назад +10

      this is an pan-European mentality. You pay ridiculous prices for education only in Anglo Saxon countries, I.e. the US and the UK.

    • @katinasvenska
      @katinasvenska 2 года назад +1

      Foreigners must pay I believe.

    • @katinasvenska
      @katinasvenska 2 года назад +3

      @@rumikarapetrova5540 Australia free education like Germany.Free medical treatment. Free dental. Australia is like Germany. DREAM COUNTRY.

  • @JakobFischer60
    @JakobFischer60 3 года назад +195

    Das hast du gut gemacht. Bravo. Kostenlose Ausbildung ist die Voraussetzung für ein erfolgreiches Land. On point.

    • @ilariasurico6124
      @ilariasurico6124 Год назад +1

      A good free education, not just a free education. I can say this cause I'm from Italy, and here there Is free education but it's not good.

    • @Kite42
      @Kite42 Год назад

      @@ilariasurico6124 But its better than Shit Payed Education

    • @user-tn1pf5fp2b
      @user-tn1pf5fp2b Год назад +2

      Ukrainians also have a free education but we aren't wealthy. Because of corruption and Russia. Please help us to fight them, give militaries and consult us in issues of corruption. We have no other option but to ask for help.

    • @antonellaww1663
      @antonellaww1663 7 месяцев назад

      And a prerequisite for a good free education is taxes paid by all the citizens who can pay for them. I am sick and tired of Italians justifying tax evasion.

  • @jloebick
    @jloebick 3 года назад +140

    That's fascinating that Germany excels in niche markets and has so many of them! Archery is a hobby of mine and Beiter is considered the "top of the line" when it comes to certain components! And my daughter is big into aquariums and she often tells me that Germany makes the best aquarium products! Very fascinating!

    • @RadicalLiving
      @RadicalLiving  3 года назад +10

      Interesting, thanks for sharing! And welcome aboard! 😄

    • @stevensiegert
      @stevensiegert 2 года назад +2

      A well known bow manufacturer here in Rhineland-Palatinate is Horst Perk in Weibern in the Eifel. His manufactury goes by the name "Bogenbautradition".

    • @hmvollbanane1259
      @hmvollbanane1259 2 года назад +10

      I only truly started to understand the scale as well as the significance during university. I studied chemistry and material sciences and we often would have guest speakers that produced some boring ass thing one usually doesn't think twice about and that doesn't even have a high price tag to it. However all those companies were producing for a global market and were often the sole or one of very few producers. This made me change the way i look at opportunities to make money as it really isn't in the big shiny things like sports cars, airplanes and their likes, but e.g. a component for glue used in pretty much every house construction around the world, or some small plastic component that is used in every modern piping system around the world. Things that were just replaceable small stuff i wouldn't have thought twice about seeing them everywhere suddenly became a lot more interesting and I started to appreciate the engineering that has gone even into something as mundain as a plastic water bottle or nylon socks

    • @Alfreduss
      @Alfreduss 2 года назад +7

      Also, China is like the world Factory (produce tons of goods), but Germany makes a lot of the machines those factories use.

    • @cwalenta656
      @cwalenta656 2 года назад +2

      The Mittelstand is often spoken of in Germany and it employs about 60% of German workers. In NJ small businesses with < 100 employ 49.8%. The amount of economic specialization in today's economies is phenomenal. Many overlook this because people often overlook the mundane. In general, the real reason is that people get up and go to work and they make their lives better for themselves, their families, their children collectively resulting in this emergent order of our relatively prosperous societies.

  • @jailtonbittencourt3960
    @jailtonbittencourt3960 2 года назад +51

    Hi, I'm Brazilian and I've been living in Germany for 1 year and 8 months. I agree one hundred percent with you. When you talk about corruption, it's clear to me that it's not just a matter of politicians being honest. The population also needs to be. In several plantations around Munich, I saw the products displayed for sale without anyone present. You choose what you want to buy and deposit the money in a box beside it. And it's not a safe, just a plain wooden box. I'm subscribed to your channel and I find the videos funny and sometimes educational :)

    • @baljitsingh-ce5rf
      @baljitsingh-ce5rf 26 дней назад

      i have also seen these boxes in fellbach,Waiblingen near Stuttgart.

  • @darkicity
    @darkicity 3 года назад +137

    "we produce the best microphones and fish food and pipe organs". Weird flex but ok ... Ahaha

  • @aus822
    @aus822 3 года назад +59

    “And we would never vote someone like that in.... well Maybe once”😂😂😂 hilarious loved the video mate

    • @samdumaquis2033
      @samdumaquis2033 2 года назад +2

      Great Vid, although Hitler wasn't actually voted into power, he had a minority : " In July 1932, the peak of the Nazis’ electoral reach, they won 37% of the vote, while 35% went to the Socialist and Communist parties. By November 1932, the tables had turned. The Nazis won 32% of the vote, but the combined total for Socialists and Communists was 36.8%. In the last election before Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor, his party was losing ground!" So it was the Bourgeoisie who named him chancellor because the rich fear the left more than fascists, fascists keep the rich, rich and make the poor kill each-other. But the US did vote Trump for président...

  • @jb3757
    @jb3757 2 года назад +12

    whoever came up with the idea of "Mittelstand" was a genius.
    As an engineer myself I can tell you that, no matter the industry, if you search enough you will find out the sole best product in that industry is "Made in Germany".
    and yes the device on my profile picture sure is a German-made Gossen Metrawatt.

  • @alwa4735
    @alwa4735 2 года назад +35

    Germany is a beautiful country with great scientific achievements and admirable culture. I visited a couple of times and I hope I will go there soon again:) Love from Poland:)

    • @EC-dz4bq
      @EC-dz4bq 2 года назад +1

      Yes, having a unlimited test subject supply did really well at pushing their scientific advancements during the WWII Era.

    • @KyuuDesperation
      @KyuuDesperation 2 года назад +1

      @@EC-dz4bq bro... You might upset a certain P person running modern RUclips...

    • @whyparkjiminnotridejimin
      @whyparkjiminnotridejimin Год назад +2

      Poland is beautiful too♡

    • @NX_K
      @NX_K Год назад

      I am bringing up *that* meme. Germany has the best science in the world.

    • @AngelaVlahos
      @AngelaVlahos 16 дней назад

      germany is great for their achievements

  • @mercedesvitali6966
    @mercedesvitali6966 3 года назад +211

    "In Germany there's no corruption" *laughs in Italian*

    • @Stefan-wp2qr
      @Stefan-wp2qr 3 года назад +43

      *cries in Serbian

    • @Oberbaumbruecke
      @Oberbaumbruecke 3 года назад +27

      Berlin: We just have put corruption to a higher level. ^^

    • @amgism
      @amgism 3 года назад +18

      Dude, here in Brazil we have been run by the world most corrupt party for 16 years straight XD (2002-2018) I'm sure you can survive lol

    • @martinpiko8085
      @martinpiko8085 3 года назад +17

      *cries in Hungarian*

    • @timsherman1245
      @timsherman1245 3 года назад +27

      They don't call it corruption. They call it donation 😁. Just like in the US

  • @sandychacko2275
    @sandychacko2275 2 года назад +60

    Greetings from India 🇮🇳 Brother i am literally jealous for not being born in Deutschland 🇩🇪 Your Education is free & high quality, Healthcare is excellent..... You have learnt from your history and left all those obsolete mindset back, Excellent luxury car brands, No speed limit on Autobahn, 4th Largest economy of world, 3rd Largest exporter, 2nd on Net import & Export almost 297 billion dollars trade surplus....... Your Lucky to be in Deutschland 🇩🇪 brother...... ✌️✌️

    • @sandychacko2275
      @sandychacko2275 2 года назад +10

      And Deutschland 🇩🇪 is 3rd in passport index with almost 190 Visa Free destinations

    • @reneyourlife
      @reneyourlife Год назад +3

      I was Born here and want to move, bit honestly, Not to many countries. You Always Look to Kind of similar countries when moving, e.g. Netherlands, UK, Australia. I wouldnt Go to India or similar countries by the way. But i get your Point Buddy.

    • @kazi_the_wood_fire
      @kazi_the_wood_fire Год назад +4

      @@reneyourlife A guy who is born in one of the most prosperous nation will never understand that. I am not an Indian but my country is full of mess and problems. You should be proud of your nation

    • @kazi_the_wood_fire
      @kazi_the_wood_fire Год назад +2

      @@sandychacko2275 India could be a prosperous nation by this time but Indians ruined it. Of course Pakistan and the British Empire have a role in it but Indians as well.

    • @alicejohn7316
      @alicejohn7316 Год назад

      @@kazi_the_wood_fire True Indians unfortunately don’t know how to get along with one another and they don’t like to follow rules. India = Chaos.

  • @domikawolf
    @domikawolf 3 года назад +115

    'Bout Slavics way to call Germans:
    No one ever told me it's because Germans don't talk much, but because we can't understand what the hell are they saying 😂

    • @joergfro7149
      @joergfro7149 3 года назад +6

      but in the most language one word is allways the same IDIOT ...in english in russian in italian ind polish , in tschech .....hHAHAH idiota IN GERMAN STILL idiot ITS THE MOST INTERNATIONAL WORD I THINK

    • @kaworunagisa4009
      @kaworunagisa4009 3 года назад +7

      Yep, exactly. It's not that they're 'mute', it that we can't understand them. Which doesn't paint a very good picture of us, does it?
      upd: typo

    • @domikawolf
      @domikawolf 3 года назад +1

      @@kaworunagisa4009 Maybe I should have use *couldn't instead of "can't" 'cause in my country we actually learn German in schools and there's also a lot of German words because of influence. And yes, it (I mean, that we can't understand) doesn't sound good at first but after thinking about it, it's basically hard to understand different language family :'D

    • @domikawolf
      @domikawolf 3 года назад

      @@joergfro7149 True, I can't disagree :'D

    • @adrena7321
      @adrena7321 3 года назад +1

      Exactly! Ha ha

  • @7own878
    @7own878 3 года назад +88

    Me: "There aren't that many castles here in Germany. Like I would know if there were..."
    Me:
    "Never mind."

    • @EliasProbst
      @EliasProbst 2 года назад +2

      Around 15 castles within a 30 minutes of cycling radius around here… can't complain! :)

    • @jolioding_2253
      @jolioding_2253 2 года назад +1

      i can also think of at least 6 castles in my close neighboring towns

  • @wojciechradosz4936
    @wojciechradosz4936 3 года назад +78

    6:20 Niemiec can be translated to “niemy”that is unarticulated but in a way “don’t talk” or “don’t talk in our language”. Also, can be translated to “nie my” (with space) that means “not one of ours people”. :) Slavs were calling Niemiec everyone who was coming from West but it stayed with Germans for ever. :)

    • @alexschaeller8881
      @alexschaeller8881 2 года назад +6

      Interessting! I didn't know that. The Romans also use the term "barbarian" that means "everyone that it is not roman".

    • @ilovecoffee7623
      @ilovecoffee7623 2 года назад +2

      Not everyone coming from "West". To the Northeast Slavic-speaking tribes, there were only one people westward of them, Germans, and they called them "nemcu/i" meaning people who don't speak our language. Similarly, the term "Slavic" comes from "slovo" meaning "speech" i.e. "people who speak like us". Romans weren't called Nemcu, they were a distinct nation, south of Europe since way before both Slavic and Germanic tribes came around. In the old days, culture meant language, not ethnicity. As long as you speak the language, you are one of them. In that sense, both Slavic and Germanic are linguistic terms, not ethnic groups.

    • @annemariefranz8832
      @annemariefranz8832 2 года назад

      Very complicated. Well thanks anyway

    • @enerra7640
      @enerra7640 2 года назад +2

      More like "can't*" talk, but overall you're completely right

    • @user-eg5jy5pr5s
      @user-eg5jy5pr5s Год назад

      @@ilovecoffee7623 How do you know Romans existed before Germanics and Slavs? The Roman's were an organized polity but that doesn't mean the Slavs and Germanics didn't exist.

  • @E5kiloUSMC
    @E5kiloUSMC 3 года назад +34

    Your videos make me want to live in Germany! Perhaps I should start small with a short visit first.

    • @eagleeye3946
      @eagleeye3946 3 года назад +7

      I would be very happy for you if your project becomes more than just a wish.
      my recommendation for a visit are the Federal States of "Bavaria" or "Baden-Württemberg". Both Federal States are in southern Germany.
      I wish you and your Family a merry christmas 😊🎄.
      Greetings from the mountainous and castle-rich southwest of Germany "Baden-Württemberg" 😉.

    • @RadicalLiving
      @RadicalLiving  3 года назад +9

      You should! Come in in spring/summer, best time here 😉

    • @ThePhilosopher
      @ThePhilosopher 2 года назад

      If you want a cheaper trip to something like Germany, move to california or canada. california is similar to germany in regards to how expensive housing is, canada is just... the people. They're quite european. Germany is pretty much fornias housing/living expenses, canadian "govern me harder, daddy" plus a shitload of beaurocracy.
      Sure it's nice to visit, but living here can be... exhausting. to some degree. Sure, if you "do it by the book", the welfare system will keep you from living on the streets, but at the same time it will take any penny out of your pocket. Comparing your gross income to the life you get for it, you are living much more comfortable in the US.
      a miniscule 200sqft appartment (loud neighbors included) will cost you 400€ at least. A "decent" appartment will often cost 1500€ and more, which is about half if not 2/3 of your net income. No, that is not mortgage, that is just rent. To BUY even a small appartment you will need to spend about a quarter million, often more than half a million, resulting in mortgage rates of 2500€ or more / month.
      If you can sqeeze even 3000€ net income out of your job you can allready call yourself lucky. Managing to save up 50k€ alone will take half a life time for most germans.
      Oh, and be warned: everyone is going to stare. Especially when you open your mouth and just a single english word passes your lips.

    • @bosanaz2010
      @bosanaz2010 2 года назад

      WTF...Do we live in a differnet germany? haha.I am 25 have no debts , a falt /54qm) ,car ...wife.... maybe you should overthink if you are qualified enough to work in germany,if you get paid so bad.....you can always move back .. Also if you live in bavaria...you are not in germany ...

  • @BarunicaTrenk
    @BarunicaTrenk 3 года назад +40

    Franz Ferdinand, the Austrian noble you talk about, was killed in Sarajevo, and that is in Bosnien-Herzegowina :)

    • @RadicalLiving
      @RadicalLiving  3 года назад +19

      oh geez, didn't even notice the wrong twist. You totally right

    • @karstenbalamagi8463
      @karstenbalamagi8463 3 года назад +5

      but by a serbian nationalist ;)

    • @oliverkroker527
      @oliverkroker527 3 года назад +6

      Today it is. Back than it was Serbia.

    • @HarisMarusic
      @HarisMarusic 3 года назад +2

      @@oliverkroker527 part of Austro Hungarian empire and not Serbia.... Bosnia as King Bela decided.

    • @mibre5976
      @mibre5976 2 года назад

      @Круела right, wanted to write that myself

  • @gbiol
    @gbiol 3 года назад +62

    I don’t know if the RUclips algorism suggested you bc I started to learn German, but hey u got a subscriber from Brazil 🇧🇷

    • @gavishsingh228
      @gavishsingh228 3 года назад

      This same thing happen to me. Love from India

  • @christschool
    @christschool 3 года назад +72

    Many American's think taxes in Germany are very high. But, at least with income tax, I pay more income tax in the US than I would in Germany. Which is crazy because of all the services you receive in Germany.

    • @markusmartin5825
      @markusmartin5825 2 года назад +2

      You pay taxes which you don't even know. It is weird buying petrol for instance

    • @shrektheswampless6102
      @shrektheswampless6102 2 года назад +4

      probably half of your taxes go to the army

    • @andreapreiser6162
      @andreapreiser6162 2 года назад +6

      As an austrian I tell you, that our taxes are nearly the same as in germany! I'm more than only content with this systeme!!!
      We ALL pay taxes, no matter if we need something special right now, but this is the best social system for everybody!
      Some need more healthcare, some less...just for example! If I loose my job for any reason I still know how to pay my apt and when I retire I still get money monthly, I payed for it within all my working years with my taxes!
      There is also a so called "generationenvertrag"! Working people pays with a part of their taxes the retire money for the olders...and so on!
      We have no socialistic system, I am proud we have a social system!

  •  3 года назад +22

    10 mins video 👏🏻. I was constantly checking it to see how much time it had left.
    Man, thanks. You are a great entertainer and it must be really cool to talk with you, especially about German culture.

    • @RadicalLiving
      @RadicalLiving  3 года назад +11

      Glad you enjoyed it! As a German i can't really appreciate my own culture too much (except for the bread culture haha), I'm, really fascinated by Japanese culture though

  • @massi9039
    @massi9039 2 года назад +16

    Living in Germany for almost 10 years now, and coming from Italy, I would add that I feel Germans have a great sens of State and community, if something is public here it belongs to everyone, in Italy something public belongs to none.

    • @azmodanpc
      @azmodanpc Год назад

      And is ripe for exploitation or some other bs "I'm really smart" kind of trick or underhanded tactic.

    • @AngelaVlahos
      @AngelaVlahos 16 дней назад

      Germany is generally known for their perseverance.

  • @McCream11
    @McCream11 3 года назад +16

    Bist einfach nen klasse Typ. Bitte mehr wir freuen uns immer wieder 😇❤️👍🙌

  • @leafreiha7436
    @leafreiha7436 3 года назад +9

    I binged watched almost all your videos! So smart, funny and informative 👍keep it up. Best regards from Beirut- Lebanon 🇱🇧😘

    • @RadicalLiving
      @RadicalLiving  3 года назад +1

      Awesome! Thank you! All the best from Berlin 😁

  • @hailcob494
    @hailcob494 3 года назад +33

    "Why is Germany better than the US?” because they drink good beers!! sometimes they are naughty, but most of time they are polite.

  • @Nabiyeni100
    @Nabiyeni100 3 года назад +2

    This channel has grown on me! I don't even have plans to live in German but would like to visit now. You are a star. Love from Malawi.

  • @valerievankerckhove9325
    @valerievankerckhove9325 3 года назад +12

    When I was living in China, at one point I needed to replace my window. We went to this area specialized in home construction parts (doors, lamps, windows etc.) and my eyes nearly popped out when it turned out many of the window-sellers were selling German windows. Mind you, this area wasn't specialized in high-end, imported products or anything. Anyway, I got myself a German window back then. The workers were super efficient and installed it in just a few hours.

  • @margarethany
    @margarethany 3 года назад +57

    When people said german aren’t funny they have got to watch your videos 😁

    • @JeBusInYoutbe
      @JeBusInYoutbe 3 года назад +7

      This is an exception don’t get confused

    • @inotoni6148
      @inotoni6148 2 года назад +3

      There is something like a female version, but it does different content. The video of her cleaning up the room or visiting Japan is super weird. She has been living in Berlin for 1 year now.
      Oh yeah, her channel is called Naomi Jon.
      But there are a lot of very good comedians in Germany, but the problem is that people from abroad don't understand German. And comedians like Torsten Sträter play with language

  • @Seer-cw9lu
    @Seer-cw9lu 3 года назад +122

    Omg, my friend you nailed it at the end!
    And this.... Now you go tell your country why isn’t education free in your country. Because here in America they like people to stay stupid 👍🏽

    • @RafaelW8
      @RafaelW8 3 года назад +5

      Although I am European and I love the EU, I don't think the US is that bad. There are pros and cons between Germany and US, like with everything else in life. There is a lot more safety nets and social security in Germany, but a lot more opportunities and money to be made in America. I think it ultimately boils down to, what you want in life

    • @karstenskorner7205
      @karstenskorner7205 3 года назад +1

      Do people assume education means everyone goes to university is the question?

    • @1nsurr3ction
      @1nsurr3ction 2 года назад +1

      The conservative UK govt (it was in a coalition with a left-centre party that was weak af) made it compulsory for students to pay yearly tuition fees, the cheapest £9.5k, that's on top of accomodation, transport, food, utilities.. then a few years later we had brexit and with all the problems we face now, we still have some that rather see the "economy tank" (collapse) than to be part of EU.. noone told us they were planning to let raw sewage into our waters because of chemical shortages.. Education really is the path to progress, especially having some critical thinking skills.. kudos to Germany for looking after its people so well, please do not privatise education, EVER. ☮️

    • @watermelonlover745
      @watermelonlover745 2 года назад

      One of the smartest students in my class was German. He said he was Average back in his country. US education fell when we poured in too many immigrants at once.

  • @mohabbentaleb2655
    @mohabbentaleb2655 3 года назад

    Thanks for the answers. Very informative 👌

  • @theartofnaturegermany
    @theartofnaturegermany 3 года назад +83

    I'm a German... But you just told me facts about this country I didn't know! Should rather watch your videos than going to university - your videos are really for free hehe :D and very well done!!

    • @samdumaquis2033
      @samdumaquis2033 2 года назад +2

      Great Vid, although Hitler wasn't actually voted into power, he had a minority : " In July 1932, the peak of the Nazis’ electoral reach, they won 37% of the vote, while 35% went to the Socialist and Communist parties. By November 1932, the tables had turned. The Nazis won 32% of the vote, but the combined total for Socialists and Communists was 36.8%. In the last election before Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor, his party was losing ground!" So it was the Bourgeoisie who named him chancellor because the rich fear the left more than fascists, fascists keep the rich, rich and make the poor kill each-other. The US... they actually DID vote Trump for président

    • @koushikdas1992
      @koushikdas1992 4 месяца назад

      ​@@samdumaquis2033So you want to say Biden isn't working for rich section as well!?

  • @vkvidea
    @vkvidea 3 года назад +18

    "There is almost no corruption, which means you can get things done more easily"
    Berlin airport: NOPE

    • @kataetwas2825
      @kataetwas2825 2 года назад

      RWE nope
      CUM EX nope
      Mask affairS (plural!) nope

    • @inotoni6148
      @inotoni6148 2 года назад

      Of course there is corruption here. Especially with the CDU / CSU party. But it works a little differently. If the politicians pass certain laws through parliament for the companies, they will get high-paying jobs at these companies a few years later. Or consulting jobs in which they don't have to do anything. This has been going on for many years, especially with the transport minister, economics minister, agriculture minister, previously with the defense minister and some young politicians who are only in politics because they are bought.

  • @chr13
    @chr13 3 года назад +6

    2:08 It's actually illegal to clean your car yourself in Germany because the cleaning liquid can harm the environment, so you have to go to a professional car wash.

  • @ClaudinneV
    @ClaudinneV 3 года назад

    Awesome video, thanks!!

  • @tomekjaremek
    @tomekjaremek 3 года назад +1

    ah another great video, really enjoyed this one

  • @Gigi-nv6ci
    @Gigi-nv6ci 3 года назад +3

    Happy holidays to you too man! Hope you're well! Great video as always, making my quarantine here in Greece a bit more bearable.

    • @RadicalLiving
      @RadicalLiving  3 года назад

      Soon we will be free again! Greetings

  • @ahmedelmaremy3375
    @ahmedelmaremy3375 3 года назад +6

    Omg 🤣🤣🤣 ! I lost it at 9:48 and I technically died at 9:58
    Underrated channel , keep it up

  • @juanpabloabondanosantos5473
    @juanpabloabondanosantos5473 2 года назад

    Great Video!

  • @RomyIlano
    @RomyIlano Год назад

    Wow this is smarter than I thought! Nice stuff 🎉

  • @pinkmoonjuice5158
    @pinkmoonjuice5158 2 года назад +6

    The insight about German companies and specialization was genuinely fascinating. ✨👀

  • @technomad112
    @technomad112 3 года назад +50

    In Russia we have free school education. After the school you have two ways in Russia:
    1. You pass the exams with high results and the state pays your education
    2. You pass the exams with average or low results and you need to pay the education.
    Pretty fair in my opinion 🤷‍♂️

    • @KatsyKat
      @KatsyKat 3 года назад +1

      Good russia ^^

    • @nycsp
      @nycsp 3 года назад +3

      Wow!!!! This is amazing!!!

    • @ajrwilde14
      @ajrwilde14 3 года назад

      really?

    • @EISERMANN80
      @EISERMANN80 3 года назад +9

      How is this fair? It’s the standard way how winners and losers are treated, though. Those who could use some help don’t get it for free, those who already made it this far get all the free stuff.

    • @paolorod
      @paolorod 3 года назад +1

      @@EISERMANN80 I would love to agree with you, but there is a problem : how to deal with mediocrity? While I understand that there is people that will accomplish great things with a little bit of help here and there, there are also sneaky little rats tying to get the good stuff with little to none effort. We shouldn't cast our pearls before swine...nor we should throw resources to people that do not deserve them because that will also not be fair to taxpayers and to the people who is really putting in the effort.?

  • @hammanbanjiram1611
    @hammanbanjiram1611 2 года назад +1

    Very enlightening; I have learnt a lot from this video.

  • @lafritegaming7713
    @lafritegaming7713 3 года назад

    Im fond of your channel. This is some insightful content and I especially like the humoristic way you deal with each subject.

  • @erickchandra3771
    @erickchandra3771 2 года назад +4

    Made in Germany product's quality is so undoubtable!
    Honestly, I'm willing to buy one expensive german goods than five cheap chinese goods.

  • @unioncityman63
    @unioncityman63 3 года назад +39

    The best thing I learned from this video was that Tetra fish food is German! Had no idea! (Oh and that part about beir and brot better than USA, I will give you that one😀)

  • @juanpabloabondanosantos5473
    @juanpabloabondanosantos5473 2 года назад

    Great video
    Keep up the good work !

  • @alexandrh.8081
    @alexandrh.8081 3 года назад +1

    Love your videos! Thanks for your expression and actor skills! Kudos :)

  • @Wienerblutable
    @Wienerblutable 3 года назад +17

    And in Austria We r so rich because We produce the parts in our middle sized companies for the German middle sized companies;) and per capita we may have more castles;) I just look out of the window:) but the castles of Ludwig r really beautiful

    • @omersiddiqi
      @omersiddiqi 3 года назад +2

      You may like to call yourself Austria but in truth you guys are just South Germany

    • @Mrdinomist
      @Mrdinomist 3 года назад +3

      @@omersiddiqi Brother Austria existed before Germany

  • @liang1935
    @liang1935 3 года назад +13

    amazing that you studied in Heidelberg! Ever considered making a video out of it?

    • @RadicalLiving
      @RadicalLiving  3 года назад +4

      Yes will do one next time i'm there, maybe April/May 😄

    • @magr7424
      @magr7424 3 года назад +1

      Uffbasse, und sag nix schlechtes über Badens Perle, Longer ☝️sons schdegga ma disch on de Studendekarzer

    • @oliverkroker527
      @oliverkroker527 3 года назад

      @@magr7424 ^^ Die wahre Perle ist doch die Untere, wenn sie offen ist ;)

  • @Youtubite15
    @Youtubite15 3 года назад

    OMG this is my new favorite video. So glad I found your channel! Hallo from Utah!

  • @lauraolds4346
    @lauraolds4346 Год назад

    Thanks for producing your videos in English...makes it so much easier to watch 👍...and danke for your genuine honesty in answering those questions make us curious 🤔

  • @AlerikHoeh
    @AlerikHoeh 3 года назад +6

    Germany has about 20,000 castles, the majority of them in poor repair now. If that sounds excessive, realize that during most of its history it was a patchwork of over 300 rival semi-independent principalities, nominally loyal to the emperor, that ranged from pretentious glorified city states (sometimes even actual formal city states like the Free Imperial Cities; Hamburg is still a city-state) to sizable kingdoms in their own right like Bavaria and Prussia. But even so that averages to around 70 castles per kingdom. It makes a fun place for modern visitors, though it's clear a lot of resources were spent that could have been put to better use for society in general. But think of it from a royal perspective.
    "Up there on the hill overlooking our capital is the fortress that my ancestors moved into sometime around when written records started being kept. Of course it's been enlarged a few times as building styles changed, and refortified after a couple of sieges. The real improvements came when the townspeople rose up with the peasants during that whole Martin Luther debacle. I'm happy to report that our family stronghold is now quite torchproof and pitchforkproof. Really came in handy in keeping out the Swedes during that whole Thirty Years War thing.
    The cousins weren't quite so lucky, but the ones who survived can keep their little fortresses and amuse themselves with jousting and gardening or whatever as long as they don't get any ideas like the great great uncle who thought his branch of the family should take the throne after that whole succession crisis in something hundred and something. The whole kingdom almost reverted to Catholicism, and now we have that whole Edict of Toleration thing going on so we make sure to build a Lutheran church next door to any Catholic church just to make sure nothing looks unbalanced and the peasants don't revolt. Again. And then you have to be really careful who you marry so you don't trigger any suspicion that you're going to change the policy.
    Anywho, I've still got a couple of dozen knightly retainers who have their little castles their great great whatever grandparents obtained with the minor noble titles they got in exchange for their pledges of fealty to my exalted forebears. We've still technically got the oaths, but more importantly the cost of running their households has them constantly hanging around begging to be of service so that they can get something out of the privy purse. Keeps them in my pocket in case the cousins feel up to something again.
    We still have a few other castles that we built to secure the major trade routes, collect taxes, protect the royal treasuries, etc. Fortunately a few of them came in handy in fighting off the Turks. We had to abandon a couple and start over when the course of the river shifted and the location was kind of rendered useless. A few burnt down and we did a half assed job of rebuilding them. The French took out a couple with artillery during that whole War of the Whatever Succession (I can't keep track of all of them.) So we just abandoned those because obviously they're no good anymore with all these firearms proliferating. Better to spend the money on defense in depth for the garrison towns that are in better shape now.
    So in any case things have settled down with the locals enough, and we really need to show how modern and prosperous we are, and there just isn't room to host all the artists and intellectuals that befit the glory of our kingdom behind those old walls, and there isn't really room on the hilltop for expansion, and it's just so old fashioned and unsightly, and have you seen what King Louis's got now? So we built a new royal residence down on the edge of town, and rearranged the town square around it with an opera house, a museum, and some nice new office buildings for the various ministries and the royal archives. There's a whole new wing with accommodations for the imperial court. With any luck the Emperor will remember what Dad did for him during that whole Siege of Vienna, and will remember me when it gets time to appoint the chancellorship and access to the Privy Purse.
    Speaking of Dad he got some weird delusions of grandeur after coming back from the war, and decided the capital just wasn't good enough for him, so he went off to one of his favorite vacation spots outside of town, renamed it Dadsburg, and proceeded to bring in some foreigners to design an entire city from scratch around his new palace. So everyone had to up and leave for the new town and pretend to like it while everything was under construction. So impractical. Admittedly it looks pretty good now, but it's a little dated, so 80's (1680's that is.). Not a bad vacation spot now, except it's all gloomy now that stepmom lives there after dad died.
    So anyhow we moved everything back to the old capital once the renovation project was far enough along. I'm going to leave my stamp on this city, and no Frenchie or Italian can say anything but wow about the new palace square. It's in the most sophisticated taste possible, and I spared no expense in getting the best painters and decorators to magnify my exalted self in the allegorical stuff all over the place. Though even with the new private rooms things get a bit old with all the courtly ceremonies. Lever, Coucher, a monarch's work is never done. Can't a royal person get a little privacy in his privy chamber now and again?
    So we expanded the summer residence outside the city to be able to hold the whole court for a few months. Very airy and nice for the hot season. And away from all those townies. The commoners smell a bit ripe in the heat, don't you know. There's even a few maisons de plaisance in the gardens where I can go meditate and commune with nature and with some visitors undisturbed, if you know what I mean. Wink wink nudge nudge.
    Speaking of which I had to build a nice private place for my mistress when I found out she was pregnant so she could raise the kid away from prying eyes. It's conveniently located so I can visit it discreetly during some of my hunting trips. I inherited a couple of hunting lodges around the country and had to renovate them a bit to keep them up to snuff. Gave one of the old ones to my ex mistress, way out in the boonies so she understands not to pester me at court anymore. I built a new place for my current on again/off again mistress and her husband nearby the main residence. That way I can visit when I send him off on diplomatic missions and nobody will think twice about it.
    Of course with all this going on I can't let my wife feel neglected. I built a whole nice little villa for her after the birth of our first child, because I know she likes Italy. So she and her ladies in waiting or whoever can have their little girly parties there and everyone keeps the peace in the household. I'm only allowed to visit by invitation, and everyone is happy with that.
    How many castles is that? I've lost track. That's why we keep accountants I guess. Anyway, I'm exhausted from keeping track of all this. I've commissioned the royal architect to build a new palace where I can retire, out by one of the nice monasteries or a university or something. I can put the students to work on my gardening ideas or sorting the royal rock collection or whatever while I read some of those newfangled novels. I've been curious what the women are all giggling about with their noses in a book all day long. Not traditional psalters I'll tell you what! What can I say, it's good to be the king."
    And thus we inherit a built environment largely shaped by the whims and needs of aristocrats shaping the material conditions of their times around their self-perceived interests. It's much more fun enjoying them from a remove of a few hundred years than it was living with the actual inhabitants.

  • @maryspanidi3700
    @maryspanidi3700 3 года назад +5

    Love the German Orchestral Music. Absolutely Tripping experience.

    • @castro_458
      @castro_458 3 года назад

      Gustavo Dudamel at the picture btw, not german hehe
      met him once at my work and had a pretty nice conversation him.

    • @guccideltaco
      @guccideltaco 3 года назад

      @@castro_458 Yeah, but the accompanying music is Beethoven. 🇩🇪🎶

  • @moonallure9697
    @moonallure9697 2 года назад +2

    Education should be free everywhere in the world 🌍 for the sake of this world

  • @vinodterry2212
    @vinodterry2212 Год назад +1

    Love watching ur videos man. Currently in Deutschland for studies .

  • @adolffranz9502
    @adolffranz9502 3 года назад +9

    i like how he tried so hard to say "our classical music is the sh*t!"
    maybe he asked his US friend how to say it properly lol

  • @jureromic8598
    @jureromic8598 3 года назад +8

    I am a historian from Croatia, and all I can say is: "Gott mit uns!".
    Fantastic country, interesting history with ups and downs, lessons learnd and still moving forward in such a remarkable way. Greetings disciplined, hardworking and kind hearted people of Germany!

  • @dima_khanenko
    @dima_khanenko 3 года назад

    Fantastic video, love every one you make :) can't wait for more!

    • @RadicalLiving
      @RadicalLiving  3 года назад

      Thank you so much! More to come 😉

  • @oliversherman2414
    @oliversherman2414 2 года назад

    I love your channel keep up the great stuff!!!

  • @elizabethjones2084
    @elizabethjones2084 3 года назад +4

    Fun fact: The United States Marine Corps adopted the Bulldog as its mascot after World War I. According to tradition, the Marines fought so fiercely in the battle of Belleau Wood in France that the Germans called them “teufel hunden” after the devil dogs from Bavarian folklore. The nickname “devil dogs” stuck.

    • @samdumaquis2033
      @samdumaquis2033 2 года назад +1

      I drive by Belleau wood sometimes (I'm French and there is a British and Italian military cemetery less than a km away) something you aught to know is there were many such battles in WW1, belleau not being any special except it was Americans, and as you weren't destroyed you could do PR. When I did my garden I found bits of bomb and bones... all north-eastern France was destroyed

  • @user-zb4ss5ze5s
    @user-zb4ss5ze5s 2 года назад +4

    I actually find it impressive that germany does so well in so many categories in an international comparison, when you consider how much money our politicians sometimes waste.

  • @jamesross6652
    @jamesross6652 3 года назад

    I really had fun watching this!! Prost!!

  • @robertoeloyhernandezregala6114
    @robertoeloyhernandezregala6114 2 года назад +1

    Bro, I found yesterday your channel and I'm REALLY enjoying your videos. Keep them coming and greetings from Münster.

  • @strontvlieg01
    @strontvlieg01 3 года назад +6

    The Poetin laugh, hilarious!! 😂😂

  • @k.b.9270
    @k.b.9270 2 года назад +16

    The main reason for me as a German never considering moving to the US is that whenever people are shot in Germany, it is one of the worst days of the year. For US-citizens, that would be tuesday.

  • @dpapad202
    @dpapad202 3 года назад +1

    Great vid! Being a new Berliner I have found your channel amazing. Keep up the good work!

  • @SangNguyen-ql3qm
    @SangNguyen-ql3qm 2 года назад

    officially love your channel and content.

  • @TheFren
    @TheFren 3 года назад +3

    On the castles: I think we can all agree on Neuschwanstein being the most famous one, but #2 is not that easy. Being from Eastern Germany, I had never heard of the Heidelberg castle actually. There Wartburg is probably the famost famous one. And I also want a party castle! Can I rent a room in yours? :D

  • @estudandocomoroger
    @estudandocomoroger 3 года назад +8

    As a brazilian that is interested in visit germany. I would say that I'm very surprised with the number of castles. Probably I'll visit some of them and check if the german bier is really good :)

    • @jonasbassermann6723
      @jonasbassermann6723 2 года назад

      Go to Munich or so to check out the beer up in the upper part of Germany there are some weird flavored beer I recommend "Augustiner Helles" or "Tegernsee Helles"

  • @sourabhvishal3557
    @sourabhvishal3557 2 года назад

    I just love your videos man! You have an amazing style of narration. I hope your channel gets more and more love and support. It is underrated. Love from India.

  • @redcoat192
    @redcoat192 3 года назад

    Subscribed! Keep up the good work brosif! 👍🏻

  • @gmork.
    @gmork. 3 года назад +3

    Dude, your videos are the fucking best! 😀

  • @alphacoder3822
    @alphacoder3822 2 года назад +3

    "There's no curruption in germany"
    Chinese dwarfs laughing in the corner😁😂🤣

  • @srikumarkurup4769
    @srikumarkurup4769 3 года назад

    I like your channel. You're humorous.....and of course informative.

  • @Vince-fg4vp
    @Vince-fg4vp 3 года назад

    Love your vids bro!

  • @Skylla54
    @Skylla54 3 года назад +7

    Your Thumbmail is my hometown, Schwäbisch Hall :D yeeay

  • @Semiosphere
    @Semiosphere 3 года назад +13

    The etymology of Deutschland blew my mind. I never knew that before and I've been there so many times! Great vid also. Do a new years in Berlin video? The fireworks there are amazing and plentiful. I only got shot in the back once ;)

    • @RadicalLiving
      @RadicalLiving  3 года назад +1

      Already made a NYE video last year 😉 ruclips.net/video/o_ClXR2IIE8/видео.html but this year celebrating is banned.... hope it wasn't too painful

  • @lm2182
    @lm2182 3 года назад

    This video is so informative

  • @elenabuhaniuc2815
    @elenabuhaniuc2815 3 года назад +1

    So cool!

  • @JeyJey88-9
    @JeyJey88-9 3 года назад +14

    „Why should you get a car that drives 200km/h or more, but you can’t actually use it?“ I strongly agree. This is one of the greatest things about Germany. I always wondered tho why the other countries are so stuck up about their speed limits

    • @goldflo91
      @goldflo91 2 года назад +4

      Because they're stil convinced that speed limits will decrease accidents and deaths 🤷‍♀️

    • @madmaggs4305
      @madmaggs4305 2 года назад +8

      Because here in America people don’t know how to drive even when following the speed limit. I would hate to see what would come if it was limitless.

    • @EC-dz4bq
      @EC-dz4bq 2 года назад +2

      @@madmaggs4305 Maggs, you're not looking at the whole picture here. Imagine if we removed all the speed limits, in a few months we will be left with nothing but good drivers. Maybe we should just let it fix itself.

    • @Steps85
      @Steps85 Год назад

      ​@@EC-dz4bqThat's kind of a darwinian way to look at it. I like it.

  • @Stadtpark90
    @Stadtpark90 3 года назад +4

    330 km/h during the day on a two lane Autobahn? - You better hope nobody is trying to overtake a truck with 120 km/h in front of you...

    • @inotoni6148
      @inotoni6148 2 года назад

      Yes, but you learn to foresee the behavior of others here. Sometimes you learn that in driving school. Serious accidents happen on the autobahn, no more than in other countries

  • @musicneutral233
    @musicneutral233 3 года назад +1

    I'm hooked with your vids. Great content. Congrats!

    • @RadicalLiving
      @RadicalLiving  3 года назад

      Glad you like them! Greetings from Berlin😉

  • @annemariefranz8832
    @annemariefranz8832 2 года назад

    Danke für deine interessanten Videos. Du bist so cool

  • @kareenpena
    @kareenpena 3 года назад +7

    I think people should know there's no speed limit in the Autobahn, if you go fast inside the city you'll be in trouble

  • @mirkoyonathanciotta8696
    @mirkoyonathanciotta8696 3 года назад +10

    You should have called it “FAQ in Germany with caution”

  • @financialeducation4269
    @financialeducation4269 3 года назад

    Great videos man! I love it!

  • @kartikt.s813
    @kartikt.s813 2 года назад

    This dude is hilarious! You go, my man!

  • @arsenipapelrivadeneira7947
    @arsenipapelrivadeneira7947 3 года назад +18

    I think the successful country does not exist. The entire world is still very primitive and clumsy. Just that Germany is less primitive and clumsy than the rest, but it is.

    • @raditicat
      @raditicat 3 года назад +1

      the world gets worse when we stop being it

    • @akhandbharat1593
      @akhandbharat1593 2 года назад

      Germany was very successful a long time ago but it rubbed many in the wrong way

  • @aylinshr2620
    @aylinshr2620 3 года назад +7

    i'm moving to germany

  • @gvrcmoti
    @gvrcmoti 3 года назад

    One of your best videos

  • @glorifyjesuschristbiblestu5651
    @glorifyjesuschristbiblestu5651 2 года назад

    I am ao glad I subscribed 🙌

  • @TexanRibs4312
    @TexanRibs4312 3 года назад +6

    Dang, almost no corruption in Germany. I wish i could say that coming from Portugal

    • @TheFren
      @TheFren 3 года назад

      It's also not true. We have a lot, only others have more

    • @hmvollbanane1259
      @hmvollbanane1259 2 года назад

      Let's say almost no government corruption. Our businesses usually still heavily rely on family ties (at least in my Rhineland region, but then again we are also known as the northern most Italians ^^)

  • @KCChief1204
    @KCChief1204 3 года назад +8

    Funny videos man! But the US is the best - and we love German things too, especially in the Midwest 🍻 prost mein freund 😄

    • @RadicalLiving
      @RadicalLiving  3 года назад

      cheers😺

    • @a.p.1470
      @a.p.1470 3 года назад +1

      Quote: "But the US is the best " - Big laughter when looking at crime rates, the number of repeat offenders, democratic voting results (not a federal state counts, but every personal vote), medical bills, study costs and so on while sitting in the car, having had a beer and enjoyed a good bread and so on drives at 186 MpH (300 km / h) on the motorway. But we don't believe that we are the best, there are many other good countries in the world - and we really like the USA and we count them among the good states, but that the USA are the best - by no means.

    • @karstenskorner7205
      @karstenskorner7205 3 года назад

      @@a.p.1470 while still having to take tests to shop, wear masks, and lockdowns…..🙄

  • @leoy3936
    @leoy3936 2 года назад

    U got a new subscriber!

  • @frankpolo2088
    @frankpolo2088 3 года назад

    Ich wünsche Dir einen Guten Rutsch ins Jahr 21 ,bleib gesund und weiter hin Erfolg für Dein Unterfangen !

  • @sionatube
    @sionatube 3 года назад +16

    2:59 There is almost no corruption in Germany.
    But then Covid happened.
    Lobbyists be laughing

  • @germanshepherd6638
    @germanshepherd6638 2 года назад +3

    I love Germany! 🇩🇪 ❤️

  • @adonaisf
    @adonaisf 3 года назад

    New video, nice!

  • @stephan11575
    @stephan11575 3 года назад

    Sehr cooler Beitrag😁😁😁👍👍👍