Yes, sad but it's true. U.S. bread, even the bread baked fresh daily in the bakeries inside of grocery stores, have dough conditioners, corn syrup, and other additives in their bread. Yuck! I buy my bread from an actual bakery (einer echten Bäckerei). They use flour, yeast, salt, and water to make their bread. That's it! Sehr lecker!
@@m3redgt Neither. I am a native English speaker, born (and living in) the USA, but I learned German and have visited Germany many times. I also lived in Munich for five months with my husband and children.
@@m3redgt I am like Montana: both of us were born in the USA, both of us currently live in the USA, and both of us lived in Germany (Bavaria 😉) for several months.
Armin hatte die Idee nach den ersten Folgen der Sesamstrasse und Deutschland. Damit habe ich die ersten Versuche in Englisch unternommen. Bibo, Oskar und das Eiscafe hab ich geliebt, die Sesamstrasse war die bunteste normale Strasse damals.
It is now 50 yr that the first was aired, and the maus was first (1972), the elefant (1975) and the duck (1987). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Sendung_mit_der_Maus
Me as a German: "She is probably going to mention free health care (kRaNkEnVeRsIcHeRuNgSpfLiChT).“ She: "I am totally obsessed with these little Mainzelmännchen!"
@@chhmo9851 Yes of course - but the healthcare system is an insurance system meaning every person has to pay every month to the system even if they don't use it. This is based on solidarity. And it's why the German system won't work in most other countries as there the people will say "why shall I pay for my ill neighbor ?"
Albustan Magic nope, it is free for social security people, free for children or not working spouses of an insured member of the statutory health insurance. But yes all others pay for that.
@@psychonauticker Abschaffen nicht, aber zumindest auf das notwendige reduzieren. Ich möchte nicht die Helene Fischer Show und die über 60 Radiosender bezahlen, 3-5€ im Monat sollten ausreichen.
@@Supracar317 Hast Du mal was von Solidarität gehört ? Die schreiben wir in Deutschland groß: Wir haben eine soziale Marktwirtschaft erfunden, ein solidarisches Krankenversicherungs- und Rentensystem und einen solidarischen öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunk. D.h. ähnlich wie bei der Rentekasse, zahlen alle ein, auch die, die heute nicht Nutzer sind. Es gibt Leute, die wollen im TV Sport sehen, andere die Sendung mit der Maus, andere Politik und andere Helene Fischer. DAS ist der Witz eines solidarischen Systems, dass für alle etwas geboten wird, und das geht nur, weil alle einen Beitrag leisten - die Kindersendungsgucker, die Sportgucker, die Rentnerprogrammgucker, die Schlagerfans usw.
I think perhaps she's trying to say that she saw people by the side of the road who had been in accidents rather than seeing an accident happening right in front of her eyes there and then.
"Die Sendung mit der Maus" and "Löwenzahn" educated the children before we got private TV stations with rubbish shows. Today there is KIKA which is a public channel. No Ads, good shows. But "Die Sendung mit der Maus" and "Löwenzahn" are the best. Still!!! And 1,2 oder 3 😁
Seit Peter Lustig tot ist, oder seit er die Sendung abgegeben hat, ist es nicht mehr lehrreich sondern einfach nur noch doofes Kinderfernsehen. Traurig 😥😥
Damals war das noch das "Westfernsehen". :-) Und alles was aus dieser etwas verschneiten Glotze kam war die Wahrheit. Im Gegensatz zur Ostglotze - voller Geisterbilder - da kamen nur Lügen. Was für eine einfache Zeit. :-)
Driving in Germany: Beside the driving lessons there is one important thing: We follow the rules. And if some do not, it gets expensive very quickly. And there are the minus points registered in Flensburg as well. It is a lot easier to loose the driver's license than to get it back.
Im europäischen Vergleich sind die Strafen bei uns ein Witz. Unsere Nachbarn kommen teilweise extra zum Rasen hier her weil die Strafen so niedrig sind
Ich könnte ohne Brot nich leben, ich verstehe Länder nich die kein Brot backen -.- Edit: Oh JAAAA Döner is einfach das beste ever, billiger und gesünder geht kein Fastfood, du hast alles: Brot, Fleisch, Gemüse und dann noch geile Sauce dazu
In Neuseeland kriegt man grösstenteils nur Toastbrot im Supermarkt. Aber quasi "jeder" hat so ne Brotbackmaschine und auf den Wochenmärkten gibt richtig gutes dunkles Brot (also das wo man nur bissel Butter draufmacht und es ohne Belag essen kann und es schmeckt ;)) EDIT: Wollte sagen: sehe ich genauso ;)
@@peterpain6625 Hm...Döner schön und gut, aber du weißt nicht, woher das Fleisch wirklich kommt ;-) Ich vermute, dass das Fleisch meistens nicht von guter Qualität ist. DAs wird mit Gewürzen vermischt, so dass man das Fleisch kaum noch schmeckt. Döner für 3 € spricht schon für sich....
@@ralfmeske8179 Ja das stimmt leider is alles nur billig Schrott deswegen bekommste den auch für 2,50 in manchen Städten Aber ich wäre auch bereit 5€ zu zahlen wenn man dann noch weiß es is richtig gutes Fleisch.
@@mEtzGER187 Kann man leicht selber machen. Schweineschulterscheiben einen Tag vorher marinieren, aufspießen und los geht es. Schulter ist kein teures Fleisch. Darum sind die so billig. Das Brot und die Saucen holen wir beim Türken unseres Vertrauens. Wir haben aber auch einen Araber im Ort, der die Spieße herstellt und verkauft.
@Weird Yu-Gi-Oh! Kid The PISA test is only marketing. You cannot compare worldwide education quality as they do with PISA. Because education e.g. in German schools is much more problem-solving driven. In the US it's more multiple-choice-driven. In Germany we have the lowest rate of Youth unemployment and highest level of industrial quality...but we are only average at PISA. Why ? Because the PISA system does not match the skills of German students and it doesn't include the job trainee programs.
@Weird Yu-Gi-Oh! Kid Two things interconnected: poor education, poor economic results. And misallocation of ressources. As all over: it is not so much the lack of opportunities - it is the lack of motivation and discipline. And mileage varies within Germany a lot: Bavaria and Saxony have very good educational systems while Berlin and Bremen are completely crap, completely.
„Die Sendung mit der Maus“ rulez - it‘s educating and entertaining at same time, and children need more education, especially in these times... btw, they also made a special „Maus“ on how elections work... ^^
We watched "Sendung mit der Maus" in middle grade (some science class, I think). Even though it's mostly made for younger kids, it holds up just fine for older ones as well. :D
@@faultier1158 Das Durchschnittsalter vom Maus Zuschauer hatte sich um 1 Jahr verjüngt auf 39 Jahre. The average age of the mouse viewer had decreased by 1 year to 39 years.
In the Sendung mit der Maus there is a orange mouse, a smaller blue elephant and a duck as big as the elephant. And in the end there is Kapitan Blaubär (=Captain Blue Bear) who tells his grandchildren a lied storry
The "Mainzelmännchen" translates to little men from Mainz. Thats because the ZDF (zweites deutsches Fernsehen = second german television channel) wich shows them, produces its stuff in Mainz
The Mainzelmänchen Started with the ZDF. They Need something when the Switch Form One Film to the Next. ARD First German Television had very bouring pics for that.
Apparently it can depend on the state you live in (e. g. the minimum for Brandenburg is around 1200€) but what I said is largely true when looking at Germany overall
@@blaeh44 It's not impossible to find cheaper driving schools around the country, like you've mentioned. But people paying somewhat between 2-3k just with the standard amount of hours and without failing once do exist today. You are just lucky. Cost for a German driving license does vary a lot (from region to region, from driving school to driving school). I live in a more rural area with only 3 driving schools in close proximity. The cheapest one does offer their service for 1800 € right now (only the required minimum amound of driving hours included), while the most expensive (but also the one with the best success rate) one charges you with 2700 €. My cousin had to pay just 1500 € in 2019 at one of the cheapest driving schools in a very big city in the north with many competetive driving schools. A driving instructor and a good friend of me who moved to southern Germany recently told me, that a driving license is much more expensive at his new home due to much higher salary in general.
its not the smart driver, it is the driving system. you have to drive on the right site unless you want to take over, so you signal, pull over, pass and go to the right site again. in US you are all over the place and you cant watch every site as good as only one
Absolutely true. If you would allow people in Germany to pass slower cars on every lane, driving faster than 140km/h would be impossible (among other things of course). No human driver can watch all lanes for a free lane while fast cars are appoaching to the right and left lane of you at the same time. This would result in horrible accidents. Same goes for the rule to drive on the right most lane when possible. If every driver who is slower than you, just sticks to his favorit lane, like for example the middle lane, chances are, that you will pull a dangerous move to pass this car at some point in time, because you are annoyed of this.
But don't underestimate the effect of the mandatory technical check every car has to pass in an intervall of two years in Germany (Hauptuntersuchung + Abgasuntersuchung). There are so many cars in a really bad shape on US roads. And I'm just talking about the ones that are clearly broken; things like proper working break systems aren't even visible by the look of a car. I guess there are at least 30% of US cars currently on the road, that would not be allowed to be used in Germany.
and that is absolutely annoying in the US .... last time we really got crazy ... three lanes blocked with cars running with the exact same velocity ... and in front of them ... all lanes are free 🤔😳🥴🥴🥴 does anybody thought about moving his car to one of the right lanes ... NO ! ... WTF ... could'nt somebody of the drivers imagine, that one of the several hundred cars behint them might want to overtake ???🤔😒
In addition to that: For the "German drivers are so smart and therefore they can drive at those speeds" -> The logic is upside down. Because we have people who drive at really high speed, we need to be aware of any other driver in case of an emergency. When I drive here in Germany I always try to look at least two cars ahead. If the third car in front of me brakes, I take my foot from the accelerator. If I don't drive on the right lane and I see someone in my rear mirror approaching I check for a gap on the right lane and try to leave the left lane before the other car gets close. When I am in the Netherlands: I just drive and let things happen. Cars are roughly the same speed, if you are on whatever they call their Autobahn, there are no surprises. Traffic mostly flows and it is just calm, driving Autobahn in Germany can get boring after a while because nothing really happens, driving Autobahn in the Netherlands is a challenge for your tiredness. (I imagine that driving a High Way in the USA which goes just straight for an eternity is my personal driver's nightmare.) So, yes I am one of those "smart drivers" but not because I am somewhat special but just because I need to be that while on the Autobahn. Any American who drives on the German Autobahn for more than a few weeks will be just as "smart". There is no reason to believe that Germans are inherently better drivers.
Without watching the video I can name four: - healthcare - gun laws - a better political system - a propper educational system (but don't take germany as an idol though)
But there are some schools in Germany called Montessorie school wich have a good educational system i went to one of these for years when i was younger but i had to go to another school because they are very expencive
3:18 Brot Du kannst dir dein eigenes Brot in deinem Backofen backen. Im internet gibt es hunderte Rezepte dazu. Sogar wie man "Sauerteig" macht. Die notwendigen Zutaten bekommst du in den USA auch. Gutes Gelingen und guten Appetit! :-)
@@pe.bo.5038 Ach doch, das geht schon. Man muss sich aber sehr intensiv damit beschäftigen. Sauerteig ist etwas Tricky, aber es gibt auch tolle Rezepte mit Hefe. Die sind kein Problem.
Falls es euch interessiert, müsst ihr mal Videos von Marcel Paa anschauen. Der macht Brot in Bäckerqualität. Der entscheidende Schritt bei gutem Brot ist eine sehr lange Teigführung. d.h. ein gutes Brot braucht mindestens einen Tag zur Gärung.
jaeh but germans also pay like 1-2 thousend € for their driving licence, if they not learn good driving there that would be crazy xD "surprisingly" this works better then have ur older brother show it to you xD also cars gets inspected all few years regulary and if its not in good shape anymore or has some damage u are not allowed to drive it anymore so no broken cars on the street that together with harsher rules like tailgating can give you a fine of 450€, i think is fine knowing that in america every year there are about 1700 deaths because of accidents and 500,000 injured i rather have harsher laws there xD
@@leoneichhorn9265 "In Deutschland kostet Dich der PKW-Führerschein (Führerschein Klasse B) durchschnittlich zwischen 1500 und 1900 Euro." Vermutlich brauchtest du nur mehr Praxisstunden. Das summiert sich dann natürlich zu 3.000€ XD
@@julian15309 if u did it in this decade it would be much more than this. I dont have much lessons and i payed a little bit more than 2000€. I would say there is no way you can do your license in Germany for 1300 in 2020.
The special thing is that the most German children shows are also made, that you can also look it as an Adult. "Die Sendung mit der Maus" takes the quatschens of the children seriously and they give a answer that can Chilean understand, but you can also learn from thet show, of you are older.
In 2014, German bread culture was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. According to the official UNESCO website, it is “not only popular worldwide, but also unique in its diversity”.
Your kids will want to watch it again once they get older. There's a certain age (maybe between 9 and 12) where kids want to be grown up and falsely think "Die Sendung mit der Maus" is just for children. :)
“Die Sendung mit der Maus“, in English “The show with the mouse“ , is such an old show, I'm 20 years old, nearly 21 and I watched it when I was three or four years old, it was invented as a completely new idea at its time to give kids an idea of how the world works and in my opinion it is one of the best shows ever sent on German TV. This is a very important part of German history I think, the most things you enumerated are the most classic German things, great choices! I really appreciate your video, it is very interesting to hear your opinion of our German things, a very interesting perspectives! Greetings from Germany! 🇩🇪
It‘s really interesting to see one’s country through the eyes of a foreigner. I never gave the Mainzelmännchen or the Maus any thought before, but now you mention it, they are cute! And you’re right about the bread, the icecream and the döner- life wouldn’t be the same here without them. I was really surprised that there are more traffic accidents in the US, I should have thought there were fewer because of the speed limit. Maybe I was just lucky but I never had any trouble driving in the US.
Germans dont get their licenses thrown at you at 16. You pay for it and actually learn for it proper. But it also makes sense, in the US you absolutely need a license to get anywhere with the lack of public transport and everything being so far apart. In Germany, in urban areas at least, you can live your whole life without a license and dont miss it.
Here are 6 things a german thinks america needs: Universal Healthcare Free Education (including college/uni) Better Gun restriction laws Better trained Police A system to save the unemployed (like Harz IV in germany) Better laws that regulate workers rights, like 28 days of holiday a year minimum, maximum work time, empolyers having to give their employees time off if they are sick or injured, without it affecting their pay or their holiday etc. And yes, these things would be incredibly hard to implement in the US, as a lot of people in the US think that all this costs more than it benefits you, but that is not the case. A system that helps unemployed people strengthens the economy, as poverty costs far more. Gun restriciton laws and Universal Healthcare go well together, as with better Gunlaws this could be cheaper, as gunshoot wounds tend to cost a lot. Same with better trained police. The wokers rights laws also strenghten the economy, as a worker that has holiday works better than one who works all year, an employee that is sick but comes to work anyway because it would harm him if he dosn't could infect the other employees, leading to more losses than he can make up for working whilst being ill, etc. Free education speeks for itself, as it evens out chances for everyone, and if the kids that live in poverty can make it to Uni and get a high paying job this also helps with a lot of problems. Oh, and one thing germany needs back: You!
Being able to call in sick without loosing the job or money might have helped the USA in the current crisis... just saying. Payed parental leave counted in months, not days or weeks might help the economy as well.
A friend of mine got her first license in the USA. Her description was „remember to buckle up, use the indicator and stop at red and stop signs was all you need“.
Oh my, it is so adorable seeing you talk so enthusiastically about these everyday German things that all of us take for granted. Thank you for these wonderful videos.
"Die Sendung mit der Maus" is educational entertainment for children. They have huge variety of topics, because they want to answer all the typical question children have. I remember episodes about nuclear plants and childhood in the years directly after World War II. "Löwenzahn" is a similar show, but without cartoons. "Die Mainzelmännchen" are only shown on ZDF, which is the only TV station having something like this. I remember seeing something similar decades ago on Hessischen Rundfunk but I do not know if the HR is still broadcasting these clips.
I think one of the reasons why germans are better drivers is, that they learn a few months and then they need to do 2 tests were you can fail easly. So in germany you rly need to be good at driving and need to learn the rules before you are allowed to drive. I think in the Us you can do a quick tests or something like this but its much shorter! Oh and when you like Döner so much: A few years ago 2 german man did go to the us to sell Döner. I'm not sure if they are still there. I think they had 3 or 4 shops.
@C J Germans are the better drivers, there is no disputing that. A license here is much more expensive (like 1500-2000€) and harder to get AND after you get it you are on a 2 years trial, where you can easily lose it again. Like run a red light and you're done - a lot of money down the drain. This leades to people being way more cautious on the streets. In comparison it's laughably easy to get a license in the US (in most states afaik).
@C J Not bragging about good vs bad drivers ect, idiots are everywhere. But I still think you underestimate the German drivers licence. For the category "B", which means only cars, no trailers ect, no motorcycles, no trucks, no busses, you need: - 14 theory lessons à 90 min in class room - the theory test (of cause) - eye test (you can pass it with glasses, but it will be registered in the licence, so you are only allowed to drive with glasses or contact lenses) - 7,5 h first aid course (calling emergency, CPR, stabilization position, when and how to pull off a helmet, ...) - praxis lessons (45 min each) (normally about 20-25 lessons), required by law are at least 12: - 5 on country roads - 4 on the autobahn - 3 after sunset (double counting like "autobahn after sunset" is not allowed) - the praxis test, which takes place in traffic, consisting of driving in city/downtown traffic, country roads or autobahn, parking between cars (the tester decides if forward, backward or sideways), can contain stuff like emergency brakes ect. If you do your licence with an automatic car, you are only allowed to drive automatic (so only half of the German cars). You can do your licence tests as minor with 17, then you are only allowed to drive with a qualitifed person next to you (who must be registered before for being qualified) untill you are 18. You can only get the full licence with 18 or older (German legal age), but you are still on a probation time until you are 21 and 2 years have passed after you have done the praxis licence test. It costs so much manly because you need to pay for all those lessons. Normally it takes 4-6 months.
@C J with the theoretical knowlege you have to learn just to get a licence in Germany you could be an Ingenieur in the US. And even in crowded places there are less accidents in Germany then in places with similar traffic in the US.
Yes I went to the USA in my holidays and I was so shooked that they don't have Döner there because it is so common in German but it is from turkey so I though it would be well known around the globe.
Die Maus! Not only for kids, years after I finished school, die Maus showed me how a oil factory (Raffinerie in Germany) worked. My chemestry teacher never could explain that to me in a proper way.
The Mainzelmännchen are Anton, Berti, Conni, Det (with glases), Edi and Fritzchen. This little guys only on ZDF til early evening. On some regional channels are similar cartoons like "Äffle und Pferdle" (SWR), Onkel Otto (hr) and we in the north have the walrus "Antje". Löwenzahn (dandelion in german tranlated is lion teeth, its a pun) is also an educational program for children. The moderator's narrative style is also used as an ironic stylistic device by adults today if they still haven't understood something after repeated explanations. You are right 5€ for Döner that fills you up. At McDonalds you would spend € 20-25 for that result and almost without chemicals.
Most people in the US aren't fat. We just have a higher obesity rate than other countries because fast food is cheap and prevalent, but having more obese people is not the same as everyone being fat.
Kevin Miller I do remember, that it was close to impossible to get anything my size in the USA (a German 36/38 - US 6/8 at the time) most was for skinny or overweight to obese women.
Fun fact: The "Sendung mit der Maus" was originally not called thus. It was "Lach- und Sachgeschichten" first, which translates to "Stories to Smile and about Stuff". This name had a very pedagogical ring to it, and children never got the hang of the name. But because the stories were chained together with short cartoons featuring the large orange Mouse and the small blue Elephant, children were talking about the "TV show with the Mouse", the "Sendung mit der Maus". And while in the opening screen, it is still depicted as "Lach- und Sachgeschichten", it's called "Die Sendung mit der Maus" even in the programming guide. One feature is that the opening screen is played twice, first time with German commentary, and a second time with the same commentary, but in another language, narrated by a native speaker. In most cases, it features one story about how things are made, or how things work, one song or a small fairy tale, and as last segment a funny story from a series, for instance Käpt'n Blaubär (Captain Bluebear, pun with blueberry intended) telling one of his outrageously made up yarn, or Shawn the Sheep.
I loved the Sendung mit der Maus as a child (and still kinda do)! It's super informative and educational and fun. It's also not just about different professions but about how the world works in general, from what different professions do to how elections work to basic physics to what a virus is and does to where the waste goes and so on. It's great! :D
It's nice that you have found things in my home country that you are excited about and that you will miss. I had to smile at many places of your video. How you are taken by things that are normal for me. I would certainly not have it any different in America. But I never expected that the "Mainzelmänchen" and "Die Sendung mit der Maus" would be part of it. Greetings from Germany
@@Julian-1701 Nö bei den Mietpreisen in München für eine Eisdiele muss man schon 2€ für ne Kugel verlangen. Sonst macht der Verkäufer nur minus. Ist doch klar das auf dem Land das Eis billiger ist.
1 easy recipe for bread: Mix 500g (18 oz) of flour with 350ml (3 gills) of lukewarm water and 1-2 teaspoons salt, 2 teaspoons sugar, 4 teaspoons oil and 1 teaspoon of dry yeast. Cover with a towel for 30 minutes. Knead the dough again. Preheat you oven to 220°C (420°F). Cover the dough with a towel for 20 minutes. Put the dough in a box shaped cake tin (or try without tin on your baking sheet) and bake for about 35 to 40 Minutes. (For different results vary with the flour you use (full grain, spelt, ...), add seeds, roasted onions, dried tomatoes, grated carots, ...)
Yeah, we learn to drive safe and confident in germany, lol. When I was taking driving lessons, my instructor said I was too cautious and he told me to switch to the left lane and go at least 150 km/h, so I would get a feel for the car, the traffic and gain more confidence in my skills. He said too much caution would benefit accidents.
My personal 6 German things America needs: High speed trains (and anyway a public transport system like Germany) Pedestrian zones in city centers Artificial bakeries and cafés a diversity of restaurants like Germany has Health Insurances A cycle lane network (even if Germany isn't that famous for good cycle lanes) ...of course there would be way more...
"Die Sendung mit der Maus", means "the show with the mouse", was foundet in the early 70th and isa show for children where answered a lot of daily questions with ordinary things. For example: who knows how to build a scissor? This production steps are intermittet with cartoons with the mouse and his friends. These catroons ware most starte with a silly problem and the mouse or his friends solve this with a clever solution.
7th German thing the U.S. needs is the health system. There is no way I will move to the U.S. unless I am covered the same amount as in Germany. I will never pay costs which are comparable like paying a car or house to get or stay healthy. Health should be a right in the U.S. and it is time to change to medicare for all.
the driving thing is probably because getting a drivers license is so much arder and more expensive in germany and when you do something wrong you get punished harder
You said it almost 99% perfect! You're so right about the bread, "Die Sendung mit der maus." began on March the 7th in 1971. I've been 6 years old then.
About the german drivers. There are a lot of differences between german regulation in driving laws. 1. it is forbidden to pass on the right side on the autobahn and streets with more than one lane in each direction outside of towns. 2. before u can make your license u have to take lessons of theorie and praxis in a driving school. And thinks like mobile phone when u are driving is forbidden by law
Hi Montana, first: I am from Germany and I love your videos. I am in an age to easily be your grandpa (64), but your vivid style is something which makes watching the videos a lot of fun. Secondly: If I am not mistaken, you are from VA. If you want a very good Döner, I recommend you go to Leesburg (VA) and taste the Döner at Doener USA doener-usa.com/. When they still had a branch in DC, I went there and had the very best Döner of my life. And I had plenty in many places in Germany. - Please continue with your great videos for a long time!
Mainzelmännchen is actually a pun of Heinzelmännchen. When some cities next to the river Rhine have a lose rivalry going on about which city is the captial of carnival. Heinzelmännchen is a tale that takes place in the city of Cologne, where at night some dwarf-like minions appear and do some chores over night for the people in the story. The city of Mainz is the city where the second public broadcasting television (ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) has its headquarters. The ARD on the other hand (First German Public broadcasting) is a collective of regional public broadcasting stations where every state has its own station and many local studios for both TV and radio. In the early days they had comic characters for the adverstising blocks too. They went by names like "Ute, Schnute, Kasimir" or "Äffle & Pferdle".
the thing about Die Sendung mit der Maus is that they wanted to create an informative kids show, and because childrens attention spans are shorter, it is broken up by cute, funny cartoons. I think it does its job very well, and makes kids ask questions about the world. it is a place where kids get age-appropriate answers to how things work that they otherwise might not learn about. I grew up watching it and it was always the highlight on sundays :) I'm from Austria btw ^^
Mainzelmännchen are just there to be cute😘 And one more things, dearest..come back, stay and take advantage of what's given here..YOU are so Welcome being here!
The thing with the driving is that we have really good driving schools and we have lots of good rules for driving. The US should have this too but you guys sometimes really think to much of yourselves and people like your president will never admit, if another country has something better than the United States
Some things I miss from Germany: 1. Currywurst (like, proper Currywurst) 2. The windows, the German style windows, I absolutely LOVE those! 3. Bakeries on every corner 4. Sections of freeway with no speedlimit, and also VERY strict rules about driving on the left without passing. 5. Bernd Das Brot. I absolutely love that show. 6. Sausages. We need better sausages here.
9:55 Die Ausbildung zum Führerschein kostet in Deutschland ein Vielfaches, gegeüber der Ausbildung in Amerika. In Amerika würde kein Mensch bereit sein "tausende Dollars" für seinen Führerschein zu bezahlen. In Europa schon. Weil in Europa wird besser ausgebildet.
And how about German humor, just look in the background. "Alles hat ein Ende, nur die Wurst hat zwei." >> "Everything has an end, only the sausage has two."
0:01 Die Sendung mit der Maus, I loved it as a kid and learned quite some things from it and if I should ever have kids myself and the show hopefully still exists that's going to be the only TV my kids will watch in the first couple of years...
Mainzelmännchen are loosely based on mythical creatures from german folklore, called Heinzelmännchen. They're supposed to be helpful little gnomes or sprites that would do helpful things for a house or a workshop if you treated them well, like left food out for them etc. They were said to repair things or finish work that was left unfinished. So they are these helpful, benevolent little sprites.
The Mainzelmännchen date back to the days (1960's) when Germany only had two TV channels, ARD and ZDF. Both were actually public tv, but they were allowed to air a few minutes of commercials per day to supplement their income.
Here's my take on the driving in DE vs North America. As a Canadian living in Germany, I just went through the whole process of learning how to drive and getting my license here(passed two weeks ago!). Are there good drivers in North America, yes, but it's not the standard, and it all has to do with the learning how to drive bit. In North America, you can simply learn how to drive with a friend or family member. Here in Germany, not so. You have to go to a driving school and are only allowed to drive in public traffic with the driving school car that is equipped with a second set of pedals. Even when you go for the exam, you go with the driving school car...examiner sits in the back seat and your instructor next to you. You also have to attend mandatory theory classes, 14 x 1.5hrs, before you're allowed to take the theory exam. Learning how to drive is also done on manual transmission. You can learn on automatic, but then you get a note on your license that only allows you to drive that. You're definitely right about Americans driving more distracted...automatic cars allow for that. Not sure if you noticed, but in Germany drive-thrus are not common at all and nobody eats in their car while driving.
@@teutebod2009 Döner is sold mostly from Muslims! They are only allowed to eat "geschächtetes" Meat. That means the Animal gets his throat sliced, waiting for a painfull death while bleeding out or suffocate! I dont accept this! Plus, Gyros is usually with "Kraut". Tastes much better with "Kraut" in my opinion! Tzaziki and the bread is also better from greeks!
Als ich nach Deutschland 1968 gekommen bin,konnte ich kein Deutsch sprechen aber durch die Sendung mit der Maus 🐭 habe ich deutsch gelernt das war super,und heute nach 50 Jahren spreche ich sogar Dialekt ( Hessisch ) 😂😂😂😂 Die Sendung mit der Maus 🐭 ist wirklich sehr gut für die Kinder aber auch für die ältere,da kann man soviel lernen mit Spaß dabei Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland 🇩🇪
Your Gernan actually sounds good. And it's great that you miss the Maus. It has been around for almost 50 years. Generations have learned a lot from it, not only children, but adults as well. Even more, if someone is skeptical about something you claim and asks you where you got that from and you answer "I saw it on the Sendung mit der Maus", it counts as totally legit proof for that fact in Germany. And yes, we have Bob, the builder in German.
They exist! Too few and far between but they are there. Remember though, they have to survive financially and that means making concessions. Best one I know is the Old German Bakery in Hoboken. (I learned they actually "import" Quark because there is no US alternative.). There was a good one Portland, Oregon as well, but I forget the name.
@@JuttaandWolly In my city there is a company that makes real authentic sourdough bread like they have in Germany- the wonderful, heavy, substantial kind - very healthy too. And all the grocery stores that sell the bread in town sell out every day. Even people from Chicago buy it up when they visit.
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I think they could need a GESETZLICHE KRANKENVERSICHERUNG TOO
Underated
@@yoyoyoalter true
No, health care for all people is socialism. health care is only for rich people.
@@ulfbertdoeddelheim you kiddin right
Jaaah absolutttt
"Even the toastbrot was better than regular bread here in the US"
-- ok this is actually REALLY sad....
Yes, sad but it's true. U.S. bread, even the bread baked fresh daily in the bakeries inside of grocery stores, have dough conditioners, corn syrup, and other additives in their bread. Yuck! I buy my bread from an actual bakery (einer echten Bäckerei). They use flour, yeast, salt, and water to make their bread. That's it! Sehr lecker!
@@melindar.fischer5106 I'm confused now.. are you a german native speaker living in the US or are you an american living in a german speaking country?
@@m3redgt Neither. I am a native English speaker, born (and living in) the USA, but I learned German and have visited Germany many times. I also lived in Munich for five months with my husband and children.
@@m3redgt I am like Montana: both of us were born in the USA, both of us currently live in the USA, and both of us lived in Germany (Bavaria 😉) for several months.
@@melindar.fischer5106 how much cost you your bakery breed
Montana: das Eis ist so günstig!! Nur 1,20€!
Alle Deutsche: waas? 1€?? Früher warns nur 60 Pfennig!😡😡
Am „früher warns nur...“ kann man das Alter ablesen😂 Bei mir waren es 20 Pfennig.
Und ich bin noch zur Eisdiele und hab' gesagt "Ein Eis zu zehn!" Pfennig, wohlgemerkt! :-)
@@Michael_Franke Willkommen im Klub.
@@matthiaskrippendorf9725 20 Pfennig Ost - aber da gab es nur drei Sorten. Kein Banana Split Becher. :-(
@@matthiaskrippendorf9725 In DDR-Zeiten; 1 Kugel - 1 Groschen :)
Ich liebe es. Dinge die die USA brauchen, "Die Sendung mit der Maus", was für ein tolles Kompliment an Armin Maiwald.
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Armin hatte die Idee nach den ersten Folgen der Sesamstrasse und Deutschland. Damit habe ich die ersten Versuche in Englisch unternommen. Bibo, Oskar und das Eiscafe hab ich geliebt, die Sesamstrasse war die bunteste normale Strasse damals.
@Martin Hodge klar gibt es die noch
@Martin Hodge Klar! Jeden Sonntag eine neue Folge.
It is now 50 yr that the first was aired, and the maus was first (1972), the elefant (1975) and the duck (1987). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Sendung_mit_der_Maus
Me as a German: "She is probably going to mention free health care (kRaNkEnVeRsIcHeRuNgSpfLiChT).“
She: "I am totally obsessed with these little Mainzelmännchen!"
a) there's no free healthcare in Germany b) healthcare isn't the most important topic for young persons
Albustan Magic a) Call it what you want. It’s better than whatever they have over there b) probably it should be
@@chhmo9851 Yes of course - but the healthcare system is an insurance system meaning every person has to pay every month to the system even if they don't use it. This is based on solidarity. And it's why the German system won't work in most other countries as there the people will say "why shall I pay for my ill neighbor ?"
Ganz ehrlich unser Gesundheitssystem funktioniert auch nur auf Pump. So toll ist es auch wieder nicht.
Albustan Magic nope, it is free for social security people, free for children or not working spouses of an insured member of the statutory health insurance. But yes all others pay for that.
Wie safe 90% ihrer Zuschauer deutsche sind 😂
exzses Just because we are German?
Ich verstehe Deutsch und Englisch. Ich kann beide Sprachen lesen. Amerikanerin hier.
aber sowas von
@exzses da hast du recht 😂
Charlotte Hermine McGonagall #DA Naja dann musst du nur noch richtig Deutsch lernen^^
Die Hälfte Ihrer Punkte sind eine Liebeserklärung an den Öffentlichen Rundfunk 😂
traurig, das ist das was wir dringend abschaffen müssen
@@psychonauticker Erst danach würden einige merken was es bedeutet wenn man keinen mehr hat.
@@psychonauticker Abschaffen nicht, aber zumindest auf das notwendige reduzieren. Ich möchte nicht die Helene Fischer Show und die über 60 Radiosender bezahlen, 3-5€ im Monat sollten ausreichen.
@@Supracar317 Hast Du mal was von Solidarität gehört ? Die schreiben wir in Deutschland groß: Wir haben eine soziale Marktwirtschaft erfunden, ein solidarisches Krankenversicherungs- und Rentensystem und einen solidarischen öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunk. D.h. ähnlich wie bei der Rentekasse, zahlen alle ein, auch die, die heute nicht Nutzer sind. Es gibt Leute, die wollen im TV Sport sehen, andere die Sendung mit der Maus, andere Politik und andere Helene Fischer. DAS ist der Witz eines solidarischen Systems, dass für alle etwas geboten wird, und das geht nur, weil alle einen Beitrag leisten - die Kindersendungsgucker, die Sportgucker, die Rentnerprogrammgucker, die Schlagerfans usw.
@@albustanmagic4036 du hast Funk - und damit - game two - vergessen
She: 8 months in germany saw 4 accidenty
Me: 16 years in germany didnt see only 1 accident yet
I saw 2 or something and I’m 15. And german
I saw 1 accident and that was a little accident and the other accidenty i saw only via the Internet
I think perhaps she's trying to say that she saw people by the side of the road who had been in accidents rather than seeing an accident happening right in front of her eyes there and then.
Ich hab zwar nur einen live gesehen aber der ist tödlich geendet
1 Ausgebranntes Auto
"Die Sendung mit der Maus" and "Löwenzahn" educated the children before we got private TV stations with rubbish shows. Today there is KIKA which is a public channel. No Ads, good shows. But "Die Sendung mit der Maus" and "Löwenzahn" are the best. Still!!! And 1,2 oder 3 😁
ui and "Wissen macht Ah!", i learned soooo much from that.
@@nojokejojo9157 Ich wollte es gerade sagen.
@@Johansky-sp2wt pur+? Irgendwer?
Seit Peter Lustig tot ist, oder seit er die Sendung abgegeben hat, ist es nicht mehr lehrreich sondern einfach nur noch doofes Kinderfernsehen. Traurig 😥😥
Die sendung mit der maus : einfach meine Kindheit 😂
Damals war das noch das "Westfernsehen". :-) Und alles was aus dieser etwas verschneiten Glotze kam war die Wahrheit. Im Gegensatz zur Ostglotze - voller Geisterbilder - da kamen nur Lügen. Was für eine einfache Zeit. :-)
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Jeden Sonntag um 12 !!!😂😂😂
Je älter ich werde, desto mehr gefällt mir die Sendung mit der Maus... ist das normal???😅😂
@@jana.24259 ich denke schon 😂
Fun fact about the Mainzelmännchen: They are also on the pedestrian lights in Mainz. You can look up some pictures, it’s really cute :D
I'm from Augsburg and we have one pedestrian light with the Kasperle :)
@@Akkaren79 Wo ist das in Augsburg?
@@EdesRubin Ecke Milchberg/Spitalgasse. Ist sogar in Google-maps
@@Akkaren79 Ahhhh, beim Laxgang... schau ich mir mal an :-)
Und trotzdem ist Wiesbaden schöner
Driving in Germany: Beside the driving lessons there is one important thing: We follow the rules. And if some do not, it gets expensive very quickly. And there are the minus points registered in Flensburg as well. It is a lot easier to loose the driver's license than to get it back.
that is smart
Im europäischen Vergleich sind die Strafen bei uns ein Witz. Unsere Nachbarn kommen teilweise extra zum Rasen hier her weil die Strafen so niedrig sind
@@forza1860muc naja inzwischen wurden sie ja verdoppelt.
@@blackforest_fairy ne das ganze wurde wegen formfehlern zurückgenommen. Andi scheuer ist glaub ich die unfähigste person in der deutschen politik
Fee Kennst du die Strafen in der Schweiz? Da kannst du unter anderem sehr schnell ins Gefängnis kommen, wenn du zu schnell fährst. :)
Ich könnte ohne Brot nich leben, ich verstehe Länder nich die kein Brot backen -.-
Edit: Oh JAAAA Döner is einfach das beste ever, billiger und gesünder geht kein Fastfood, du hast alles: Brot, Fleisch, Gemüse und dann noch geile Sauce dazu
In Neuseeland kriegt man grösstenteils nur Toastbrot im Supermarkt. Aber quasi "jeder" hat so ne Brotbackmaschine und auf den Wochenmärkten gibt richtig gutes dunkles Brot (also das wo man nur bissel Butter draufmacht und es ohne Belag essen kann und es schmeckt ;)) EDIT: Wollte sagen: sehe ich genauso ;)
@@peterpain6625 Hm...Döner schön und gut, aber du weißt nicht, woher das Fleisch wirklich kommt ;-) Ich vermute, dass das Fleisch meistens nicht von guter Qualität ist. DAs wird mit Gewürzen vermischt, so dass man das Fleisch kaum noch schmeckt. Döner für 3 € spricht schon für sich....
@@ralfmeske8179 Ja das stimmt leider is alles nur billig Schrott deswegen bekommste den auch für 2,50 in manchen Städten
Aber ich wäre auch bereit 5€ zu zahlen wenn man dann noch weiß es is richtig gutes Fleisch.
@@mEtzGER187 Kann man leicht selber machen. Schweineschulterscheiben einen Tag vorher marinieren, aufspießen und los geht es. Schulter ist kein teures Fleisch. Darum sind die so billig. Das Brot und die Saucen holen wir beim Türken unseres Vertrauens. Wir haben aber auch einen Araber im Ort, der die Spieße herstellt und verkauft.
@@mEtzGER187 Ja, für deklariertes Bio-Dönerfleisch mit Herkunftsangabe würde ich auch mehr bezahlen
Things America needs:
- the metric system
- good leadership
- better education
XD
Greetings from Germany!
And military time
Better healthcare
@Weird Yu-Gi-Oh! Kid The PISA test is only marketing. You cannot compare worldwide education quality as they do with PISA. Because education e.g. in German schools is much more problem-solving driven. In the US it's more multiple-choice-driven. In Germany we have the lowest rate of Youth unemployment and highest level of industrial quality...but we are only average at PISA. Why ? Because the PISA system does not match the skills of German students and it doesn't include the job trainee programs.
@Weird Yu-Gi-Oh! Kid Two things interconnected: poor education, poor economic results. And misallocation of ressources. As all over: it is not so much the lack of opportunities - it is the lack of motivation and discipline. And mileage varies within Germany a lot: Bavaria and Saxony have very good educational systems while Berlin and Bremen are completely crap, completely.
With easier access to education, the rest would follow automatically.
„Die Sendung mit der Maus“ rulez - it‘s educating and entertaining at same time, and children need more education, especially in these times... btw, they also made a special „Maus“ on how elections work... ^^
It's edutainment xD
We watched "Sendung mit der Maus" in middle grade (some science class, I think). Even though it's mostly made for younger kids, it holds up just fine for older ones as well. :D
@@faultier1158 Das Durchschnittsalter vom Maus Zuschauer hatte sich um 1 Jahr verjüngt auf 39 Jahre.
The average age of the mouse viewer had decreased by 1 year to 39 years.
There is also "wissen macht AH!" as an educational tv series that airs in Germany, and I'd say there are a few more like wozzle gozzle or WOW
@@lexaklein5388 Today, you'd probably watch maiLab, too. Science journalism for teenagers (and adults) on RUclips.
In the Sendung mit der Maus there is a orange mouse, a smaller blue elephant and a duck as big as the elephant. And in the end there is Kapitan Blaubär (=Captain Blue Bear) who tells his grandchildren a lied storry
I always loved the stories of Kaptain Blaubär. They were just the best part of the Sendung mit der Maus
@@plixit3370 Oh yes they were the best xD
Sometimes it’s Shawn das Schaf instead of Captain Blaubär if I remember correctly
I am missing the little mole.
@@swanpride yes, there are this and some other catoon sketches they use too
Wer glaubt Toastbrot ist Brot glaubt auch ein Zitronenfalter faltet Zitronen.
Tun sie nicht? Upps! ;-)
@@WienerVL Und was ist mit Hosenträgern ???
@@ulrichquoos9274 bei denen ist das Ähnlich wie bei den Büstenhaltern, Flugzeugträgern, Scheinwerfern oder Bananensteckern :P
@@Rincy42 Gut zu Wissen, auch zu Kissen!
Ätzer.
We have so many other shows like die sendung mit der maus like wissen macht ah, pur plus, willi wills wissen or checker chan😂
Früher gabs noch Löwenzahn mit Peter Lustig
All the other concentrate on science, they don't have music or arts.
Vor checker chan gabs checker Tobi
@@Luisa-zv1sleigentlich war vor ca. 8 Jahren Checker Can der erste
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The "Mainzelmännchen" translates to little men from Mainz. Thats because the ZDF (zweites deutsches Fernsehen = second german television channel) wich shows them, produces its stuff in Mainz
Which is based on the "Heinzelmännchen" legend from Cologne.
The Mainzelmänchen Started with the ZDF. They Need something when the Switch Form One Film to the Next. ARD First German Television had very bouring pics for that.
@@thomaswolf2896 Die Heinzelmännchenn ist eine Firma für Gebäudereinigung.
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@@jenzbrettschneider8838 The ARD also had "Ute, Schnute, Kasimier"
The reason german drivers are better is because here it costs you at least 2-3k to get a drivers liscense and its also harder to do pass it
If you had to pay more than 1200€ for a drivers license you are a bad driver or you were scammed. Even 1200€ is expensive
@@blaeh44 are you sure you live in Germany? I think the minimum you spend on a license is about 1500€ and the average is somewhere around 2000€
Apparently it can depend on the state you live in (e. g. the minimum for Brandenburg is around 1200€) but what I said is largely true when looking at Germany overall
@@blaeh44 It's not impossible to find cheaper driving schools around the country, like you've mentioned. But people paying somewhat between 2-3k just with the standard amount of hours and without failing once do exist today.
You are just lucky. Cost for a German driving license does vary a lot (from region to region, from driving school to driving school). I live in a more rural area with only 3 driving schools in close proximity. The cheapest one does offer their service for 1800 € right now (only the required minimum amound of driving hours included), while the most expensive (but also the one with the best success rate) one charges you with 2700 €.
My cousin had to pay just 1500 € in 2019 at one of the cheapest driving schools in a very big city in the north with many competetive driving schools. A driving instructor and a good friend of me who moved to southern Germany recently told me, that a driving license is much more expensive at his new home due to much higher salary in general.
in "east" germany 1200€ in 2018. (with some countryside experience )
its not the smart driver, it is the driving system. you have to drive on the right site unless you want to take over, so you signal, pull over, pass and go to the right site again. in US you are all over the place and you cant watch every site as good as only one
Absolutely true. If you would allow people in Germany to pass slower cars on every lane, driving faster than 140km/h would be impossible (among other things of course). No human driver can watch all lanes for a free lane while fast cars are appoaching to the right and left lane of you at the same time. This would result in horrible accidents.
Same goes for the rule to drive on the right most lane when possible. If every driver who is slower than you, just sticks to his favorit lane, like for example the middle lane, chances are, that you will pull a dangerous move to pass this car at some point in time, because you are annoyed of this.
But don't underestimate the effect of the mandatory technical check every car has to pass in an intervall of two years in Germany (Hauptuntersuchung + Abgasuntersuchung).
There are so many cars in a really bad shape on US roads. And I'm just talking about the ones that are clearly broken; things like proper working break systems aren't even visible by the look of a car. I guess there are at least 30% of US cars currently on the road, that would not be allowed to be used in Germany.
and that is absolutely annoying in the US .... last time we really got crazy ... three lanes blocked with cars running with the exact same velocity ... and in front of them ... all lanes are free 🤔😳🥴🥴🥴
does anybody thought about moving his car to one of the right lanes ... NO ! ... WTF ... could'nt somebody of the drivers imagine, that one of the several hundred cars behint them might want to overtake ???🤔😒
In addition to that: For the "German drivers are so smart and therefore they can drive at those speeds" -> The logic is upside down.
Because we have people who drive at really high speed, we need to be aware of any other driver in case of an emergency. When I drive here in Germany I always try to look at least two cars ahead. If the third car in front of me brakes, I take my foot from the accelerator. If I don't drive on the right lane and I see someone in my rear mirror approaching I check for a gap on the right lane and try to leave the left lane before the other car gets close.
When I am in the Netherlands: I just drive and let things happen. Cars are roughly the same speed, if you are on whatever they call their Autobahn, there are no surprises. Traffic mostly flows and it is just calm, driving Autobahn in Germany can get boring after a while because nothing really happens, driving Autobahn in the Netherlands is a challenge for your tiredness. (I imagine that driving a High Way in the USA which goes just straight for an eternity is my personal driver's nightmare.)
So, yes I am one of those "smart drivers" but not because I am somewhat special but just because I need to be that while on the Autobahn. Any American who drives on the German Autobahn for more than a few weeks will be just as "smart". There is no reason to believe that Germans are inherently better drivers.
@@larsbonau4067 she did not say that they are inherently smart drivers ... she just statet that they are smart drivers ...
Without watching the video I can name four:
- healthcare
- gun laws
- a better political system
- a propper educational system (but don't take germany as an idol though)
I agree especially the educational systems are outdated in both countries
There are many different educational systems in Germany for example the people in saxony lern more than the kids in NRW
poor things
But there are some schools in Germany called Montessorie school wich have a good educational system i went to one of these for years when i was younger but i had to go to another school because they are very expencive
Lelouch Vi Britania have had those in America forever man.
Disagreed. You think the political system in germany with its dozens of partys is good ?
3:18
Brot
Du kannst dir dein eigenes Brot in deinem Backofen backen.
Im internet gibt es hunderte Rezepte dazu.
Sogar wie man "Sauerteig" macht.
Die notwendigen Zutaten bekommst du in den USA auch.
Gutes Gelingen und guten Appetit! :-)
Eben hahah. Selber machen👍🏻
Profi Brot erreichst du nie!
@@pe.bo.5038 Ach doch, das geht schon. Man muss sich aber sehr intensiv damit beschäftigen. Sauerteig ist etwas Tricky, aber es gibt auch tolle Rezepte mit Hefe. Die sind kein Problem.
Falls es euch interessiert, müsst ihr mal Videos von Marcel Paa anschauen. Der macht Brot in Bäckerqualität. Der entscheidende Schritt bei gutem Brot ist eine sehr lange Teigführung. d.h. ein gutes Brot braucht mindestens einen Tag zur Gärung.
jaeh but germans also pay like 1-2 thousend € for their driving licence, if they not learn good driving there that would be crazy xD
"surprisingly" this works better then have ur older brother show it to you xD
also cars gets inspected all few years regulary and if its not in good shape anymore or has some damage u are not allowed to drive it anymore so no broken cars on the street that together with harsher rules like tailgating can give you a fine of 450€, i think is fine knowing that in america every year there are about 1700 deaths because of accidents and 500,000 injured i rather have harsher laws there xD
Its more like 2-3 Thousend €😅
and we germans may not use our phone while driving to avoid distraction
@@julian15309 did you do your car license in the last 20 years?
@@leoneichhorn9265 "In Deutschland kostet Dich der PKW-Führerschein (Führerschein Klasse B) durchschnittlich zwischen 1500 und 1900 Euro." Vermutlich brauchtest du nur mehr Praxisstunden. Das summiert sich dann natürlich zu 3.000€ XD
@@julian15309 if u did it in this decade it would be much more than this. I dont have much lessons and i payed a little bit more than 2000€. I would say there is no way you can do your license in Germany for 1300 in 2020.
In german we don’t say „ Read a Book to get smart“ we say: „schau die Sendung mit der Maus!“ and I think thats beautiful ❤️
The special thing is that the most German children shows are also made, that you can also look it as an Adult.
"Die Sendung mit der Maus" takes the quatschens of the children seriously and they give a answer that can Chilean understand, but you can also learn from thet show, of you are older.
"that can Chilean understand" so it's in spanish?
TheDirtypair I think the person meant children lmao it’s not in spanish
@Moritz Waldmann Or how come the stripes in the toothpaste.
In 2014, German bread culture was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
According to the official UNESCO website, it is “not only popular worldwide, but also unique in its diversity”.
Die Maus and the elefant were on the ISS with the German Astronaut. I was sad when my kids didn’t want to watch it anymore.
I do watch "die Maus" without children. The best are the specials.
Your kids will want to watch it again once they get older. There's a certain age (maybe between 9 and 12) where kids want to be grown up and falsely think "Die Sendung mit der Maus" is just for children. :)
As a 17 y o: I do want to watch the Sendung mit der Maus, I just can't manage to get up on time...
@@anzaia2164 HA ja das is ein Grund. Übrigens, Mediathek hilft :)
11:35 an erster Stelle freu ich mich für Memmeth digger
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So muss das 👌🏻
“Die Sendung mit der Maus“, in English “The show with the mouse“ , is such an old show, I'm 20 years old, nearly 21 and I watched it when I was three or four years old, it was invented as a completely new idea at its time to give kids an idea of how the world works and in my opinion it is one of the best shows ever sent on German TV.
This is a very important part of German history I think, the most things you enumerated are the most classic German things, great choices!
I really appreciate your video, it is very interesting to hear your opinion of our German things, a very interesting perspectives!
Greetings from Germany! 🇩🇪
I think it began around 1970.
There even was a Maus on the ISS !
Dieses Schild Alles hat ein Ende nur die Wurst hat zwei😂🤣
It‘s really interesting to see one’s country through the eyes of a foreigner. I never gave the Mainzelmännchen or the Maus any thought before, but now you mention it, they are cute!
And you’re right about the bread, the icecream and the döner- life wouldn’t be the same here without them. I was really surprised that there are more traffic accidents in the US, I should have thought there were fewer because of the speed limit. Maybe I was just lucky but I never had any trouble driving in the US.
Finally!!!! Who else from Germany hates it when you travel somewhere and just like no one seems to know how to make bread??😂
Germans dont get their licenses thrown at you at 16. You pay for it and actually learn for it proper. But it also makes sense, in the US you absolutely need a license to get anywhere with the lack of public transport and everything being so far apart. In Germany, in urban areas at least, you can live your whole life without a license and dont miss it.
Here are 6 things a german thinks america needs:
Universal Healthcare
Free Education (including college/uni)
Better Gun restriction laws
Better trained Police
A system to save the unemployed (like Harz IV in germany)
Better laws that regulate workers rights, like 28 days of holiday a year minimum, maximum work time, empolyers having to give their employees time off if they are sick or injured, without it affecting their pay or their holiday etc.
And yes, these things would be incredibly hard to implement in the US, as a lot of people in the US think that all this costs more than it benefits you, but that is not the case. A system that helps unemployed people strengthens the economy, as poverty costs far more.
Gun restriciton laws and Universal Healthcare go well together, as with better Gunlaws this could be cheaper, as gunshoot wounds tend to cost a lot. Same with better trained police.
The wokers rights laws also strenghten the economy, as a worker that has holiday works better than one who works all year, an employee that is sick but comes to work anyway because it would harm him if he dosn't could infect the other employees, leading to more losses than he can make up for working whilst being ill, etc. Free education speeks for itself, as it evens out chances for everyone, and if the kids that live in poverty can make it to Uni and get a high paying job this also helps with a lot of problems.
Oh, and one thing germany needs back:
You!
Also, for the worker's rights thing: paid parental leave that's more than 2 weeks or whatever tiny amount they get over there
Being able to call in sick without loosing the job or money might have helped the USA in the current crisis... just saying.
Payed parental leave counted in months, not days or weeks might help the economy as well.
As a German let me tell you: You have absolutely no problem pronouncing the "umlauts". Sounds almost perfect to me.
Denke ich auch. "Döner" war jedenfalls sehr gut ausgesprochen.
It's mostly because of how easy it is to get a license in the states. Drive around the block, don't kill anybody - done.
A friend of mine got her first license in the USA. Her description was „remember to buckle up, use the indicator and stop at red and stop signs was all you need“.
One thing America and Germany need more of: Open minded people like you!
fun fact: on spotify there is a techno album by the mainzelmännchen
"Die Sendung mit der Maus" is the TV-Show that raised me. So many memories ...
Oh my, it is so adorable seeing you talk so enthusiastically about these everyday German things that all of us take for granted. Thank you for these wonderful videos.
"Die Sendung mit der Maus" is educational entertainment for children. They have huge variety of topics, because they want to answer all the typical question children have. I remember episodes about nuclear plants and childhood in the years directly after World War II. "Löwenzahn" is a similar show, but without cartoons.
"Die Mainzelmännchen" are only shown on ZDF, which is the only TV station having something like this. I remember seeing something similar decades ago on Hessischen Rundfunk but I do not know if the HR is still broadcasting these clips.
I think one of the reasons why germans are better drivers is, that they learn a few months and then they need to do 2 tests were you can fail easly. So in germany you rly need to be good at driving and need to learn the rules before you are allowed to drive. I think in the Us you can do a quick tests or something like this but its much shorter!
Oh and when you like Döner so much:
A few years ago 2 german man did go to the us to sell Döner. I'm not sure if they are still there. I think they had 3 or 4 shops.
@C J Germans are the better drivers, there is no disputing that. A license here is much more expensive (like 1500-2000€) and harder to get AND after you get it you are on a 2 years trial, where you can easily lose it again. Like run a red light and you're done - a lot of money down the drain. This leades to people being way more cautious on the streets. In comparison it's laughably easy to get a license in the US (in most states afaik).
C J Less traffic hahahah. Greetings from the A3 and A40
@@tonnuminat thats exactly what I meant
@C J Not bragging about good vs bad drivers ect, idiots are everywhere.
But I still think you underestimate the German drivers licence. For the category "B", which means only cars, no trailers ect, no motorcycles, no trucks, no busses, you need:
- 14 theory lessons à 90 min in class room
- the theory test (of cause)
- eye test (you can pass it with glasses, but it will be registered in the licence, so you are only allowed to drive with glasses or contact lenses)
- 7,5 h first aid course (calling emergency, CPR, stabilization position, when and how to pull off a helmet, ...)
- praxis lessons (45 min each) (normally about 20-25 lessons), required by law are at least 12:
- 5 on country roads
- 4 on the autobahn
- 3 after sunset
(double counting like "autobahn after sunset" is not allowed)
- the praxis test, which takes place in traffic, consisting of driving in city/downtown traffic, country roads or autobahn, parking between cars (the tester decides if forward, backward or sideways), can contain stuff like emergency brakes ect.
If you do your licence with an automatic car, you are only allowed to drive automatic (so only half of the German cars).
You can do your licence tests as minor with 17, then you are only allowed to drive with a qualitifed person next to you (who must be registered before for being qualified) untill you are 18. You can only get the full licence with 18 or older (German legal age), but you are still on a probation time until you are 21 and 2 years have passed after you have done the praxis licence test.
It costs so much manly because you need to pay for all those lessons. Normally it takes 4-6 months.
@C J with the theoretical knowlege you have to learn just to get a licence in Germany you could be an Ingenieur in the US. And even in crowded places there are less accidents in Germany then in places with similar traffic in the US.
Yes I went to the USA in my holidays and I was so shooked that they don't have Döner there because it is so common in German but it is from turkey so I though it would be well known around the globe.
Die Maus! Not only for kids, years after I finished school, die Maus showed me how a oil factory (Raffinerie in Germany) worked. My chemestry teacher never could explain that to me in a proper way.
The church wanted to ban the Sendung mit der Maus. The families stayed Sunday at home to watch it instead of going to church.
I add some things:
-A leader who is intelligent and not a narcissist.
-Education accessible for all
-Food laws
-Good beer
-Lack of fascism
The Mainzelmännchen are Anton, Berti, Conni, Det (with glases), Edi and Fritzchen.
This little guys only on ZDF til early evening. On some regional channels are similar cartoons like "Äffle und Pferdle" (SWR), Onkel Otto (hr) and we in the north have the walrus "Antje".
Löwenzahn (dandelion in german tranlated is lion teeth, its a pun) is also an educational program for children. The moderator's narrative style is also used as an ironic stylistic device by adults today if they still haven't understood something after repeated explanations.
You are right 5€ for Döner that fills you up. At McDonalds you would spend € 20-25 for that result and almost without chemicals.
She lost weight in the US? 😂😂
Leonardo DiCaprio always gained weight whe he visited his grandmother in Oer-Erkenschwick. :-)
Most people in the US aren't fat. We just have a higher obesity rate than other countries because fast food is cheap and prevalent, but having more obese people is not the same as everyone being fat.
@@kevinmiller1121 Please see my comment as a dumb joke.
Hast Du sie gerade rückwirkend als "dick" bezeichnet?
Kevin Miller I do remember, that it was close to impossible to get anything my size in the USA (a German 36/38 - US 6/8 at the time) most was for skinny or overweight to obese women.
"Die Sendung mit der Maus" is actually that good i even watch it as an adult
Die Sendung mit der Maus always starts with the intro that is both held in German and then in another foreign language. each time it is another one.
Fun fact: The "Sendung mit der Maus" was originally not called thus. It was "Lach- und Sachgeschichten" first, which translates to "Stories to Smile and about Stuff". This name had a very pedagogical ring to it, and children never got the hang of the name. But because the stories were chained together with short cartoons featuring the large orange Mouse and the small blue Elephant, children were talking about the "TV show with the Mouse", the "Sendung mit der Maus". And while in the opening screen, it is still depicted as "Lach- und Sachgeschichten", it's called "Die Sendung mit der Maus" even in the programming guide. One feature is that the opening screen is played twice, first time with German commentary, and a second time with the same commentary, but in another language, narrated by a native speaker. In most cases, it features one story about how things are made, or how things work, one song or a small fairy tale, and as last segment a funny story from a series, for instance Käpt'n Blaubär (Captain Bluebear, pun with blueberry intended) telling one of his outrageously made up yarn, or Shawn the Sheep.
I loved the Sendung mit der Maus as a child (and still kinda do)! It's super informative and educational and fun. It's also not just about different professions but about how the world works in general, from what different professions do to how elections work to basic physics to what a virus is and does to where the waste goes and so on. It's great! :D
Fun fact: the "Döner" was actually invented in Berlin
Just to let you know: Watching your videos is my new ritual on Sunday mornings... 😊
Things that we need in germany, .......you.
There are actually a lot more of show like "Die Sendung mit der Maus" in Germany. Some examples: Woozle Goozle, Was is Was, usw
“Bibliothek der Sachgeschichten” is a RUclips Channel with many Storys from “Sendung mit der Maus” :D
In Germany it also takes way longer to get your drivers license and americans need a to do their drivers license again if they want to drive here.
Not true, depends on the state issuing the American license, but it's true for all learners licenses.
Die Sendung mit der Maus is the absolute best!! And btw the sec. character is a elephant wich is smaller as the mouse :)
It's nice that you have found things in my home country that you are excited about and that you will miss. I had to smile at many places of your video. How you are taken by things that are normal for me. I would certainly not have it any different in America.
But I never expected that the "Mainzelmänchen" and "Die Sendung mit der Maus" would be part of it.
Greetings from Germany
" Ein jeder redlicher Fürst sollte ein Brot in seinem Wappen haben" Martin Luther (if i remember correctly)
Mainzelmännchen are our Minions :)
Du meinst die Heinzelmännchen. Die Mainzelmännchen distanzieren sich allerdings von den Heinzelmännchen. :D
in munich ice cream isn't that cheap and for a little scoob you have to pay 1,50-1,80€
is still very cheap compared with italian-american gelato's
Großstadtaufschlag
@@Julian-1701 Nö bei den Mietpreisen in München für eine Eisdiele muss man schon 2€ für ne Kugel verlangen. Sonst macht der Verkäufer nur minus. Ist doch klar das auf dem Land das Eis billiger ist.
Es kommt darauf an wo in München. Bei mir kostet eine Kugel 1,30 EUR
@@frucoda5741 Ich denke mal im Zentrum von München zahlt man 1,50€ bis 1,80€ für ne Kugel Eis.
Da geht mein Herz auf, wenn ich höre, welche Dinge du toll findest. Veloen Dank für dieses schöne Video
1 easy recipe for bread: Mix 500g (18 oz) of flour with 350ml (3 gills) of lukewarm water and 1-2 teaspoons salt, 2 teaspoons sugar, 4 teaspoons oil and 1 teaspoon of dry yeast. Cover with a towel for 30 minutes. Knead the dough again. Preheat you oven to 220°C (420°F). Cover the dough with a towel for 20 minutes. Put the dough in a box shaped cake tin (or try without tin on your baking sheet) and bake for about 35 to 40 Minutes. (For different results vary with the flour you use (full grain, spelt, ...), add seeds, roasted onions, dried tomatoes, grated carots, ...)
Das metrische System...
Maybe we don't drive that fast because of the Blitzer
Yeah, we learn to drive safe and confident in germany, lol. When I was taking driving lessons, my instructor said I was too cautious and he told me to switch to the left lane and go at least 150 km/h, so I would get a feel for the car, the traffic and gain more confidence in my skills. He said too much caution would benefit accidents.
My personal 6 German things America needs:
High speed trains (and anyway a public transport system like Germany)
Pedestrian zones in city centers
Artificial bakeries and cafés
a diversity of restaurants like Germany has
Health Insurances
A cycle lane network (even if Germany isn't that famous for good cycle lanes)
...of course there would be way more...
"Die Sendung mit der Maus", means "the show with the mouse", was foundet in the early 70th and isa show for children where answered a lot of daily questions with ordinary things. For example: who knows how to build a scissor? This production steps are intermittet with cartoons with the mouse and his friends. These catroons ware most starte with a silly problem and the mouse or his friends solve this with a clever solution.
7th German thing the U.S. needs is the health system. There is no way I will move to the U.S. unless I am covered the same amount as in Germany. I will never pay costs which are comparable like paying a car or house to get or stay healthy. Health should be a right in the U.S. and it is time to change to medicare for all.
the driving thing is probably because getting a drivers license is so much arder and more expensive in germany and when you do something wrong you get punished harder
"Alles hat ein Ende, nur die Wurst hat zwei!" :)
You said it almost 99% perfect! You're so right about the bread, "Die Sendung mit der maus." began on March the 7th in 1971. I've been 6 years old then.
About the german drivers. There are a lot of differences between german regulation in driving laws. 1. it is forbidden to pass on the right side on the autobahn and streets with more than one lane in each direction outside of towns. 2. before u can make your license u have to take lessons of theorie and praxis in a driving school. And thinks like mobile phone when u are driving is forbidden by law
"Germans are so cautious when driving!"
Me: *gets tailgated every day to work even though I drive 10km/h above speed limit*
._.
me too
Probably it is worse there. So our few idiots feels like paradise. Does she drive in Germany by herself? If not, I understand it.
Hi Montana, first: I am from Germany and I love your videos. I am in an age to easily be your grandpa (64), but your vivid style is something which makes watching the videos a lot of fun. Secondly: If I am not mistaken, you are from VA. If you want a very good Döner, I recommend you go to Leesburg (VA) and taste the Döner at Doener USA doener-usa.com/. When they still had a branch in DC, I went there and had the very best Döner of my life. And I had plenty in many places in Germany. - Please continue with your great videos for a long time!
omg thank you!
might be a future video !
Mainzelmännchen is actually a pun of Heinzelmännchen. When some cities next to the river Rhine have a lose rivalry going on about which city is the captial of carnival. Heinzelmännchen is a tale that takes place in the city of Cologne, where at night some dwarf-like minions appear and do some chores over night for the people in the story. The city of Mainz is the city where the second public broadcasting television (ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) has its headquarters. The ARD on the other hand (First German Public broadcasting) is a collective of regional public broadcasting stations where every state has its own station and many local studios for both TV and radio. In the early days they had comic characters for the adverstising blocks too. They went by names like "Ute, Schnute, Kasimir" or "Äffle & Pferdle".
the thing about Die Sendung mit der Maus is that they wanted to create an informative kids show, and because childrens attention spans are shorter, it is broken up by cute, funny cartoons. I think it does its job very well, and makes kids ask questions about the world. it is a place where kids get age-appropriate answers to how things work that they otherwise might not learn about. I grew up watching it and it was always the highlight on sundays :) I'm from Austria btw ^^
Mainzelmännchen are just there to be cute😘
And one more things, dearest..come back, stay and take advantage of what's given here..YOU are so Welcome being here!
She can't americans can't come to Germany at the moment. Because of the corona situation in the US.
The thing with the driving is that we have really good driving schools and we have lots of good rules for driving. The US should have this too but you guys sometimes really think to much of yourselves and people like your president will never admit, if another country has something better than the United States
"Sendung mit der Maus" and "Löwenzahn" are probably by far the best media pieces ever to be produced in Germany.
Some things I miss from Germany:
1. Currywurst (like, proper Currywurst)
2. The windows, the German style windows, I absolutely LOVE those!
3. Bakeries on every corner
4. Sections of freeway with no speedlimit, and also VERY strict rules about driving on the left without passing.
5. Bernd Das Brot. I absolutely love that show.
6. Sausages. We need better sausages here.
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Die Ausbildung zum Führerschein kostet in Deutschland ein Vielfaches, gegeüber der Ausbildung in Amerika.
In Amerika würde kein Mensch bereit sein "tausende Dollars" für seinen Führerschein zu bezahlen.
In Europa schon.
Weil in Europa wird besser ausgebildet.
Fun fact: the Döner was found in Berlin 50 years ago
*invented, not found.
Unless the first one magically appeared on the street, and someone just found it.
And how about German humor, just look in the background.
"Alles hat ein Ende, nur die Wurst hat zwei." >> "Everything has an end, only the sausage has two."
Die Sendung mit der Maus is the best thing ever.
0:01 Die Sendung mit der Maus, I loved it as a kid and learned quite some things from it and if I should ever have kids myself and the show hopefully still exists that's going to be the only TV my kids will watch in the first couple of years...
Ein Leben ohne gutes Brot ist möglich, aber sinnlos 😉 Greetings from Germany
"Sendung mit der Maus" was really edutainment. Some entertaining as the Czech mole cartoons, some showing how the telephone service provides the time.
Mainzelmännchen are loosely based on mythical creatures from german folklore, called Heinzelmännchen. They're supposed to be helpful little gnomes or sprites that would do helpful things for a house or a workshop if you treated them well, like left food out for them etc. They were said to repair things or finish work that was left unfinished. So they are these helpful, benevolent little sprites.
Can u do a 10/20 facts about me? I would love to see that..😊❤
The Mainzelmännchen date back to the days (1960's) when Germany only had two TV channels, ARD and ZDF. Both were actually public tv, but they were allowed to air a few minutes of commercials per day to supplement their income.
Here's my take on the driving in DE vs North America. As a Canadian living in Germany, I just went through the whole process of learning how to drive and getting my license here(passed two weeks ago!). Are there good drivers in North America, yes, but it's not the standard, and it all has to do with the learning how to drive bit. In North America, you can simply learn how to drive with a friend or family member. Here in Germany, not so. You have to go to a driving school and are only allowed to drive in public traffic with the driving school car that is equipped with a second set of pedals. Even when you go for the exam, you go with the driving school car...examiner sits in the back seat and your instructor next to you. You also have to attend mandatory theory classes, 14 x 1.5hrs, before you're allowed to take the theory exam. Learning how to drive is also done on manual transmission. You can learn on automatic, but then you get a note on your license that only allows you to drive that. You're definitely right about Americans driving more distracted...automatic cars allow for that. Not sure if you noticed, but in Germany drive-thrus are not common at all and nobody eats in their car while driving.
The greek version, "Gyros", tastes much better than "Döner"!
Noooo never!
Taste is a subjective matter. But here's a downright fact: Döner macht schöner!
@@teutebod2009 Döner is sold mostly from Muslims! They are only allowed to eat "geschächtetes" Meat. That means the Animal gets his throat sliced, waiting for a painfull death while bleeding out or suffocate! I dont accept this! Plus, Gyros is usually with "Kraut". Tastes much better with "Kraut" in my opinion! Tzaziki and the bread is also better from greeks!
Germany in a Nutshell: "SoOoOoO gOoD"
Als ich nach Deutschland 1968 gekommen bin,konnte ich kein Deutsch sprechen aber durch die Sendung mit der Maus 🐭 habe ich deutsch gelernt das war super,und heute nach 50 Jahren spreche ich sogar Dialekt ( Hessisch ) 😂😂😂😂
Die Sendung mit der Maus 🐭 ist wirklich sehr gut für die Kinder aber auch für die ältere,da kann man soviel lernen mit Spaß dabei
Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland 🇩🇪
Your Gernan actually sounds good. And it's great that you miss the Maus. It has been around for almost 50 years. Generations have learned a lot from it, not only children, but adults as well. Even more, if someone is skeptical about something you claim and asks you where you got that from and you answer "I saw it on the Sendung mit der Maus", it counts as totally legit proof for that fact in Germany. And yes, we have Bob, the builder in German.
I've always kinda wondered whether German (or European-style anyway) bakeries abroad wouldn't be a decent business idea ...
Believe me, yes!!!
They exist! Too few and far between but they are there. Remember though, they have to survive financially and that means making concessions. Best one I know is the Old German Bakery in Hoboken. (I learned they actually "import" Quark because there is no US alternative.). There was a good one Portland, Oregon as well, but I forget the name.
@@JuttaandWolly In my city there is a company that makes real authentic sourdough bread like they have in Germany- the wonderful, heavy, substantial kind - very healthy too. And all the grocery stores that sell the bread in town sell out every day. Even people from Chicago buy it up when they visit.
Susan - where is in my town?? My brother is in Gurnee - are you in the right direction?
@@susank1646 : that (reply just now) was meant for you. I forgot the "@". Oopsy