You can add a moveable shower head anytime you want. It's a simple fixture to attach. I have a hand held showerhead with a mount for stationary use, as do nearly everyone I know.
@@caroline_catbridges_kitty5384nah its like 5 minutes to swap a shower head and just toss the old shower head under the sink and change it back when it's time to move out.
@@caroline_catbridges_kitty5384I rent and always change to a removable showerhead. Shove the original under the sink and put it back when you leave. It literally screws off and the new one screws on. Super simple.
One year late chiming in, but you live in a rich belt of Amish communities. They sell real milk and butter and cheeses. Easy access from Cincinnati to either PA, KY or other parts of Ohio. Congratulations and glad you're digging the US.
Head up to Grandpa's Cheese Barn in Ashland, Ohio right at I-71 and US 250. Or go to Heini's in Millersburg for Amish cheese. Farmer's Cheese is my favorite.
9) isn’t about not believing in facts, it’s about a default position for some of being skeptical of motives or how the information can be presented in a biased manner.
Many homes in the US have movable shower heads with a hose. My family had them since like at least 20 years ago. It really is just something that varies for individual homes or buissiness.
@@stevenwagner9912 Yes, I know. I probably should have also explained that in most homes in the US you can unscrew and change just the shower head itself. You don't need to do any actual plumbing or construction work to change the shower head. They are separate pieces that just screw on to the water pipe in the shower.
@@rachelmarie2228 I think most people would be capable of changing the shower head. Not much different than changing a light bulb. But everyone should be careful. People are injured in the shower all the time. Some have been killed. If you drip water it can be very slick. And if you are short and need something to step on to reach it that makes it more dangerous. I didn't know for sure what you meant but that can happen with my reading. I am not trying to be a know it all. Being a farmer I am often forced to learn to do what has to be done. Jack of all trades master of none.
@@stevenwagner9912 I mostly was just making the point that it is something individual owners or renters can just easily change themselves and isn't something that is decided permanently during construction and takes some major renovations to change. You don't even need to hire a plumber or have it inspected or anything. It is really just up to the owner/ renter's choice of buying something and screwing it on. I have been paralyzed, so I certainly know that not everyone can do things like that. I just meant that it wasn't some special procedure that you need a trained expert to do or anything.
I really feel this is less about complaints about the US and more about Cincinnati. Other states are completely different and probably align more to what you would be happy with.
I've installed hand-held showerheads on all my showers for the last 40 years, even at the apartments I've rented. It's easy to install and easy to put back when you move out.
@@MollyFC But you don't have to clean the tub in a hotel! But usually whatever shower head they have doesn't work properly, at least in the lower to mid range places where I stay.
I'm originally from Serbia (southeast Europe), but I have lived in Germany for 46 years, and I've got a top-loader washing machine from a German manufacturer called AEG. I had to choose a top-loader because top-loaders are narrower and I don't have room for front-loaders. The operation of my washing machine is completely normal. You can adjust the temperatures etc. and inside it looks normal, not like in the video.
You’re right, but toploaders here in Europe have a horizontal rotation axis, so they work basicly like frontloaders, whereas American toploaders have a vertical rotation axis, and that’s the problem.
@@kenwright815 and they both suck. I bought an agitator-less top loader and returned it within 5 days, one of the first things I have ever purchased and returned. Absolutely a piece of garbage. When you're finally see how fast top loaders wear out clothes, you decide you're never going to own another one. To say nothing of the fact that they don't clean as well.
The fixed showerhead is common because it's cheap. You can always go and get a hosed replacement and install it yourself. I've always done that. In places I've rented I change the showerhead out and save the original so I could replace it when I moved out.
I also think it might be regional. I live in Colorado, and have house hunted twice, once high-end, and once middle/low, and the ONLY time I've ever seen fixed shower heads is on small basement standup showers, where there's not much room. Our current house has a finished basement and a tiny shower that has the head coming out of the ceiling. I'd fit a handheld, but I can't find one designed to attach to the ceiling, and it'd be tight. They don't actually cost enough to cheap out on ONE shower.
I have always switched out showerheads too, but what has always aggravated me is that showerheads are always placed so low on the wall that a normal person has to crouch down to have water flow over their head and shoulders. I am a rather normal height 5'10" and I can't imagine what it is like for actual tall people. Why do they do this, is it just to save an extra foot of pipe in the wall?
@@robertvirnig638 6'3" here. Showerheads get replacement before I shower in new apartment/houses. Usually a combo of fixed and flexible heads for each shower.
This just reinforces that culture is not monolithic in the US. If you were to live in a city on the west coast, you'd find a lot of these things to be different than in Cincinnati.
Thats pretty obvious to anyone that doesnt live in the us. I can drive to the other side of my tiny country (switzerland) and the culture is completely different. Heck i dont even need to go that far, i can just drive to austria or even another "state" 20km away and the culture will be significantly different.
@@D3nn1s I know that this will be most difficult for YOU TO BELIEVE; however this is ACTUALLY QUITE OBVIOUS to a great number of people who actually LIVE in the U.S. as well. Go figure.
@@fakecubed well to anyone with a brain it is obvious. I mean its partly your own fault too, its always "the US" and bloggers like this channel generalize everything because theyve only lived in one or two places in the us. But dont worry, its the other way around too when us visitor are wondering why not all of germany has bavarian traditions or why switzerland isnt all mountainous ;)
Honestly, I enjoy your content more than 99% of RUclips, so thank you for taking he time to create it. Perspective is needful in this day and age and yours adds value. I would be interested in your perspectives on rural America, as the lifestyle, crime-level and environment are quite different than in urban areas. The USA is a huge geographic area and having lived it both metro areas and small towns, I find the difference to be profound. I hope you continue to enjoy much future success !
Try looking/asking for “fresh mozzarella.” That is the light, airy kind. The rubbery, low moisture kind is “processed mozzarella.” If you ask for just mozzarella you will mostly likely get processed mozzarella. You may also like burrata which is fresh mozzarella blended with cream. I’m not sure about Cincinnati, but there are a lot of places in the US you can also get the bread you like.
The kind of mozzarella you like is like anything else…. matter of taste. To me, fresh mozzarella is pretty taste-less. As with any cheese, you gets what you pays for! Don’t expect the $5 brick of stuff to taste the same as a $15 brick of cheese that’s been properly aged! You can get bad cheese in Germany just as well as you can here. As bread goes, with the disappearance of local bakeries in Germany I find the quality of bread has declined. There are many artisan bakeries in the US that make wonderful bread! The biggest difference between German and American bread is that most German breads are made with sourdough. You can’t really compare sourdough bread with the stuff they sell in the bread isles here. Once you realize you need to look for sourdough bread (not just the San Francisco kind, but also the rye and other type flour breads) you’re on the right track.
Italian mozzarella is made with Buffalo milk and is made differently. It's far superior to the low fat part skim crap in the US grocery stores. The best I can find is Boar's Head whole milk, but it's a far cry from the real Italian stuff
I'm in Canada and tend to hit up Italian grocers/markets in whatever city I'm in for mozzarella. Outside of a city though if you want good cheese you'll need to go for a type of cheese that is made locally, which at least where I am isn't mozzarella.
I grew up in Oregon. Oregon has a deposit system for glass beverage bottles and aluminum cans. This dates back to at least the 1970s. You could take them to any grocery store to get the deposit back. It varies widely between states.
While many supermarkets in New York City have recycling stations just like the ones in Germany, they are very unpleasant to use because homeless people collect hundreds of cans (making the rest of us wait) and, alas, some of these people are sick and dirty. And the machines run out of space frequently during the day.
I’m from Oregon too, and I always take my cans back for the deposit. I really love that we have BottleDrop here now too, so I can just bag up my cans and drop them off and they do all the work. Haha.
@@CathyS_Bx Stop and Shop stores in Brooklyn do not maintain the machines so they are broken or full all the time and they are outside or in a roach infested unheated uncooled shed. Every time I went to either one near me I had to go to the desk inside and demand that the machine be emptied if it worked at all. (Don't tell anyone, but the ShopRite supermarket has machines in the parking garage and they actually keep them working and not full.)
13:16 Intentional homicide per 100k is very different in different areas in the US. For instance New Hampshire, Idaho, Minnesota have similar homicide rates as Germany, whereas Mississippi or Alabama are much higher than the US average.
The homicide rate is high in Philly. But living in the suburbs, there’s no problem. I walk every morning at six with no worries. And remember, a lot of those homicides are committed with illegally purchased guns
@@barbaraborgia3289 Yes, the tool does not matter, the intention and the state of mental health only matters. Therefore gun control is not an adequate tool at all but counterproductive, because it keeps guns in the hands of criminals (which are in essence mentally ill) while taking it out of the hands of those who should have them (normies who are trained and just want to protect themselves).
Me and most Europeans know that about the US. But always being aware of places you shouldn't go at night means reduced freedom and restricted lives. Guns reduces freedom. But of course, if the bad guys have them, you'll want them too. I just think the weapons industry really did a number on you.
@@hemmper first thing a dictatorship does is take citizens’ guns-look at Hitler. And the number of legal gun owners in the USA is one reason we haven’t had an army directly come here. There are more legal gun owners in my State of Pennsylvania (217,000) than soldiers in Germany (188,000). I am not a gun owner, I have never touched a gun, but I’m always suspicious and angry when someone tries to take my right away.
I grew up in the US where we had a shower head attached to a hose. When I moved off to college was my first time experiencing living with a fixed showerhead. I have since decided that when I own a home that I will have a "hose showerhead." I like clean showers.
The recycling deposit system!! That's how I got my allowance growing up! I'd accumulate all of the cans and bottles and every month I'd take them all to the recycling center by my house and get $10-$20 bucks. Not much anymore, but at 8 years old I wasn't spending much. I saved it for the most part so I could buy cool toys and gifts for friends and my parents.
I would walk up and down the streets finding bottles and turning them into a little store in my neighborhood for spending money. I would buy my little sister and myself an ice cream and we would sit on the sidewalk in front of the store and try to eat it before it melted. We lived in Tucson, AZ so it did melt fast! lol
I remember when I was a kid, we used to be able to return our bottles for a refund. That went out when the plastic bottles came along. As for the showers, I've never lived in a house that didn't have the removable showerhead. My mom from the Netherlands also complained about the bread. In my house we make our own bread.
We have large, commercial supermarkets that have to buy what the average consumer can afford. Complaining that Kroger doesn't sell crusty bread is like moaning because the Ford dealer doesn't sell Humvees. If you want good bread or cheese in the USA you find them in bakeries and cheese/deli shops (just like in England)...it's just more convenient to buy food at a supermarket.
I remember back in the 70s when most soft drinks came in glass bottles rather than cans almost all grocery stores, at least around Cincy, did have dedicated bottle return areas and they were widely used. They were very noisy too with all that glass clanking.
@@stevecagle2317 I used to get 24 glass bottles of pop for the people at work. They put the empties back in the crate and I would return them to the bottler and get 24 new bottles. The deposit would just carry over. I only had to get the refund on the last crate when I stopped working there. Much better than now having to go all the time to the redemption center.
That spiral thing in the middle of the washer is called an agitator. I think it cleans clothes better than a front loader. As for damaging clothes, do not overload it, and you will need to wash very delicate items, like lace, by hand.
We have a top loader here in the US because it came with the house. It's convenient to throw all the laundry in at once. As Germans, we worry more about damaging our laundry, so we chose the right temperature and separate the laundry not only by color, but also by material. Top loaders with the agitator inside always damage the laundry, you only notice the difference if you are used to a front loader. Although we use a tumble dryer, we hang up more than half of our laundry because any friction with the dryer makes the clothes thinner and the heat makes them shrink. So the kids clothes go in the dryer because they outgrow them anyway, but not my shirts and dresses. One of our handymen who worked on our house was confused at first, but then he really liked the concept of hanging laundry to dry after we explained it to him.
As a Texan, I agree. Would you rather be a little cool inside in the US or literally sweating in the living room in Germany? Open a window? Do they not have flies, mosquitoes, etc. in Germany? And where I live, it's only ever cool enough outside that it would make sense about one month out of the year...and then it's raining.
@@etopsch369 , That's why I asked if they don't have flies or mosquitos in Germany. I know it may be very different than what I'm used to, but I know Summer still *exists* in Germany. Even a slightly warm day becomes stifling w/o windors *or* AC. I know Germans use their windows, which can only mean they don't have as big a problem with bugs.
@@jameswoodard4304 not that much and we tilt our windows, so there isnt that much of a problem. Our houses are all made out of brick and concrete, natural insulation. We need very little heat in the winter and with degrees around 25 celius , you still have 19 inside
@@Vojtaniz01 Well... basically my live XD i drank a lot between 17-20/21, every weekend i got hammered at least once. when i got 20/21 it only was about every second weekend. and with 22 i maybe, maybe, drank a bit in a month and got hammered twice a year - my birthday and on new year/sylvester.
I'm with you on the showerheads. However, if you have your own place I can't believe you haven't replaced the head yet. Very easy, just unscrew the old one and screw on the replacement. If renting, just save the old one and replace it when you leave, taking your flexible hose one with you. And they usually run only about 20 dollars. It's been so long I don't even remember what kind of shower head this place had when it was built, but probably a fixed one-state of the industry-lol.
except the cheap handhelds in the US are usually crap. I recently switched, and bought a $200.00 one to do it with. it's the first handheld I've used that actually stays where I put it when I'm using it in the bracket for the 95% of my shower that I use it in the bracket for.
@@kenbrown2808 The only time I’ve had trouble with the gooseneck showers is when I decide to use channel lock pliers to tighten it instead of their recommended hand tight. Since I fixed that small problem I‘be had the same shower head going on six years. The only problem now lime buildup because of hard water.
@@CaseyinTexas all the cheap ones I've had to use have flopped around on the little pin they expect you to hang it on and had a pathetic spray pattern.
@@kurtsnyder4752 maybe they've started making them better, but I suspect I just have a more elitist definition of "just fine" addendum: as evidenced by the sheer number of cheap handhelds that if it was my own shower I'd throw it away and put on a fixed shower head. - or a better grade of handheld.
I know this video is a couple years old, but for Americans who live in states without a deposit system, most big cities regardless of location have recycling centers that will at least pay for aluminum by weight. I grew up outside of Chicago, and as Illinois doesn't (currently) have a deposit system, it was quite common to bag aluminum cans separately until you had several garbage bags full of cans, and then we'd bring them to the recycling center, they'd weigh your bags and give you cash. Places like this I've gone to elsewhere in the US today still do this with aluminum cans as well as other sources of recyclable metals. Not as good as a deposit system, but it's something that gives people an incentive to recycle.
The deposit system varies by state. In Michigan, its $0.10 per bottle/can. And they use the same bar code reading system. It just varies by state. Oh, BTW, top load washers are cheaper. That's why you get them in rentals.
We have a deposit system in California and there are recycling machines outside most grocery stores that return .05 to .10 cents depending on the container.
It does vary by state. In Massachusetts they have $0.05 deposit on carbonated beverage containers, so beer bottles have a five cent deposit but not wine or hard liquor. The recycling machines are in most supermarkets but there are a few stand alone few recycling centers. In Maine they banned juice boxes because the foil/plastic/paper mix is such a pain to recycle.
In Ohio, we had the "bottle bill" presented in 1979. It was going to force retailers to charge deposit for all beverages in order to reduce the pollution caused by all the bottles and cans dumped all over the place. But the beverage producers got together and spent I think $2,000,000,000 (worth about $20B today) on advertising saying this was a bad idea, most trash wasnt bottles, the bevergae producers had a better, more comprehensive plan and if we just voted down the bottle bill we would have a "real" solution. Since the "pro" deposit faction only spent maybe $500,000 it was totally voted down. I am sure the "real" solution will be finally presented any day now, they are just putting the finishing touches on it. It will be AWESOME, it has to be with them preparing it for 42 years!
but absurdly, Americans also have a fixation on the idea of top loaders somehow being superior. I've used frontloaders most of my life, and will never use a toploader by choice.
@@kenbrown2808 Depends. If you just want fast, dont care if your clothes get clean or wear out sooner and have lots of money to spend on water, soap and electricity then a toploader is good enough.
I lived in Germany for just 3 months in college and I still to this day miss the delicious fresh bread and pretzels available at every supermarket and bakery. Also döner kebabs and paprika Pom bär ❤️
I haven’t received a paper paycheck in about 20 years. Most places don’t even have that as an option anymore. You either have to set up direct deposit with your bank account or they’ll give you a debit card that your pay will go on. My apartment won’t even accept a check for rent.
My husband receives a paper paycheck through UPS biweekly on Fridays to this day. His job does not offer direct deposit. And our landlord ONLY accepts checks. Lol.
@@markbollinger1343 No, he doesn’t work for UPS. He receives his paycheck in an envelope delivered by UPS. He works for a small bus company in my town.
In Germany I received a check once in my life. The check came from my health insurance organization. They had too much money at the end of the year. In Germany it is forbidden for health insurance organizations to be profitable.
For the deposit thing, Michigan has a deposit system almost identical to Germany. $0.10 a can/bottle, and you can take them to anywhere that sells whatever it is, even a gas station. Most grocery stores, or places like Walmart, have rooms with deposit machines like that for aluminum, glass, or plastic. Why more places don't adopt it is beyond me, at least in the Upper Peninsula you don't find discarded cans or bottles littering places because of it.
The Ohio Bottle Deposits and Pull Tab Can Ban Initiative was defeated in 1979 with a resounding 72% for "NO". But before then I remember taking bottles back to the grocery store every week and collecting cans, too. Now we just re-cycle paper, glass and metal with the weekly trash.
@@theicedragon100 I drink a lot of diet soda, and since I've moved to Texas, I am so happy I can just throw my empties in the recycling can and not have to return them to reclaim my $.05 per can. I really don't need or care about the money, but being charged up front annoys me.
Look for Kerrygold butter. It's an imported Irish butter and is probably closer to what you're used to. Also, being born in a Greek-American household, I completely understand your confusion about alcohol.
"If Miele doesn't get it clean, nothing does!" That is exactly how it is. In my family Miele was always used from the 50s. My grandmother had a Miele wasching machine, which broke down, but Miele was able to provide spares for repair for a 40 year old washing machine. And it works again for the next 40 years.
It's not the side on which the washing machine is loaded, but it's the axis along which the drum inside is spinning. In Germany, even top loading machines have a drum that spins at a horizontal axis. But American top loaders have a vertical axis, and that means they don't use gravity to toss around the laundry inside while spinning, and therefore they can't really get it as clean.
Ok, I was about to write that too. We also have a top loader, but with a horizontal axis, like the side loader. These are usually bought when there is less space for installation.
@@MisterPyOne That's the thing: German/European top loaders *don't* work worse, because their drum spins on a horizontal axis just like the front loading machines! The drum is closed (with holes for the water to flow through) on the circular front and back sides and has a door that can be opened on the rounded side, if you want to load/unload the laundry, you have to rotate it into the right position (modern machines do that for you and lock the rotation as long as they're open) and then you can access the contents.
The axis doesn't change cleaning quality. The axis does impact wear & tear on the motor, max load size, and energy efficiency. A drawback of the front loads it they are more expensive to service and lots of issues with the bellows. I used to do appliance repair. We had more issues with front loaders than top loaders. Front loaders also suffered mor clogging as there are many gaps small things like socks can go into and catch in the pump. In 7 years, I never once pulled a sock from a top load. Coins also clogged front loaders all the time.
You can get good bread and cheese in America but you have to go to a country specific bakery or store. For example if you go to an authentic Italian deli you can find fresh made mozzarella. Or homemade French bread at a French bakery. It’s just harder to find and will cost more.
Most US banks offer bill paying services through their online portals. Most large business pay using direct deposit, not physical paychecks. Some smaller business still pay with paychecks, but most large business do not.
Yes! And it's been this 'German'/ EU' way in much/ most of the US since the late '80's/ early '90's for direct deposit. Bill paying thru banks sometime before 2010.
@A Ryzen Canada is better overall by my values (I used to be a landed immigrant there and have lived in two provinces), but it's more restrictive about where alcohol can be sold.
@@mats7492 I've lived in nine states and beer and wine could be purchased from grocery stores in all of them, but yeah you're probably right about the laws being at the state level and probably different in some states.
When we moved to America, we changed out all of our showerheads to handheld showers. It’s easy to do and they are found in all home repair stores here. I think it’s not standard because it’s cheaper to have a fixed shower head and many Americans want those rainfall type showers instead of having a handheld.
same, but it's still not the same since there isn't the metal bar attached to the wall to regulate the height. if you have a bar, it's flimsy since it's not attached to the wall on the bottom
As an ex-sailor I had the opposite reaction to the hand held showers on the Navy ships 🚿🚢. I disliked them & still prefer fixed shower heads over hand held ones 🛀. But a lot of times, it depends on what you're used to.
I just found this, so I don't know if you see my post 2 years after you put this video up but... About 20 years ago (or so) my wife talked me in to installing a shower head on a hose in the bathroom shower. After using it for awhile I was convinced that this by far better... yes, for all the reason you state. Hence, we have always used one, replacing it when the old one broke.
I really like your videos One thing to always remember is that the USA is a MASSIVE country and every location is different. Im Canadian and live in Oregon and it’s very different than Ohio. Same as compared to Texas or NYC. We have extreme have and have-nots which is different than Germany and Canada. Where things are typically safer and more neutral.
Some of the topics you mention that have facts that are really beliefs and assumptions pro or con. There is contradictory information that you don't seem to know about or have decided to ignore. Probably the former and not the later since you have always been honest in what you say. Which is one of the things that's so refreshing about your videos.
Welcome. Funfact "Sterben" means dying - so do not wonder if someone asks you twice for your name. My name is "Krieg" - engl.: "war"- so I know that Problem...
There is a simple reason we use top loaders more often for washing. They are more reliable than a front loader, and with a front loader, you tend to get a lot more mold, must, and bad smells. Even when you clean it.
also, due to the direction of motion in the machines, front loaders tend to put more stress on flooring, making them impractical for a lot of mobile homes or wood framed houses. as they age, front loaders tend to develop more leaks around the seals as well.
@@anthonylovern7994 the same is true for the single lever faucet vs two valve faucets. I've had to repair multiple brands of mixer lever faucets three times for leaks, whereas I might have to repair the valve unit once. Her complaint about the agitator is one that's slowly going away, as newer models do away with the antique agitation system.
But that seems to be a general problem. I believe with Miele we have the most reliable washing machines at all, unfortunately the german production will move to Poland because of taxes and costs.
@@tonylevan9375 my mother warned me away from front loaders around 42 - 43 years ago. I'll suggest that things have changed a wee bit since then, as in those days, the tub filled quite high with water and modern units use a *lot* less water. Obviously, things have changed over the decades with front loading washing machines - opinions, not so much. I've seen stinky top loaders as well, it all comes down to care and maintenance at times, when something can leave a residue inside the machine's plumbing, it needs a maintenance cycle to clean it out. You know, run the damned thing empty and let that residue get cleaned out. It seems that common sense is a critically endangered species these days.
We've just built a house and our shower heads look like the German one you showed. Super practical. But even when I lived in rentals I used to replace the showerhead while I was living in the property. You just put the old one back when you leave. As far as washing machines, I've had both and I personally prefer top loaders, especially when you're 9 months pregnant, LOL.
The top loader I have does not have the central cylinder you said ruined your clothes-- it is much better without. There have been lots of problems with front loading washers in the U.S.-- see Consumer's Report. I do think a front loader would be nice, becauase I am not tall (5'6:) and it is hard to reach into the washer to get all my clothes out. My dryer is front loading, however. Most washers are laundromats are front loading.
@@jamesbull6266 the agitator (that center shaft your talking about) has been done away with in many models due to better designed drums. But even the best designed top loader isn't as efficient as its front loader variant. Most the issues I've seen from them leaking is user error/incompetence with the dront door seal.
@@jamesbull6266 that central cylinder you speak of is the agitator,,,,,i like an agitator,,,,it has a purpose,,,it agitates,,,and in old machines it was wild,,,and did a good job of beating out the grime
I've had both top loaders and front loaders. I prefer a GOOD front loader such as a Speed Queen, Miele, LG, or GE that cleans effectively and is energy efficient. Top loaders from Whirlpool and Maytag have ruined my clothes in the past due to poorly designed agitators, and I know Samsung's mold problem all too well. I've had my LG front loader for 2 years, and recently got the matching dryer during my move. My favorite cycle on my LG is the 15 minute Speed Wash, which is super awesome and saves me valuable time. As for the shower heads, the ones landlords provide in apartments are junk. I simply bought my own. And in my new house, I got to pick out some of my bathroom fixtures during the construction process.
For me, it's top loader all the way. 1. I have back issues, and front loaders require me to murder my back every time I take clothes out of it. 2. There's always that one sock or wash cloth that gets left somewhere. With a top loader, you just pop the lid open and throw it in. Not so much with a front loader. 3. The mold is real. No matter what I do, I can't get all the mold out of a front loader. I've tried every trick in the book, but it always comes back with a vengeance. 4. The seal in the front loader eats baby clothes like nobody's business.
Fixed shower heads do still seem to be the standard here, but I’ve had a handheld head in my personal bathroom basically my whole life. It’s not a foreign concept (I’ve even seen them in some hotel rooms), it’s just not everyone’s preference.
@@timothykeith1367 I know. That’s what I’ve always done. Very rarely have I encountered a shower head that wasn’t removable or wasn’t a thread type that a wand could be attached to.
How can it be a matter of "preference" when you can can also never hold a "handheld head" in your hands? I only use the heights adjuster (or when I clean the shower/basstub). I never hold it in my hands while showering.
Surprised our measurement system wasn't #1. I installed handheld shower heads in my newest house and did the same every else I lived. They're not expensive and super easy to install. Even if you're renting it makes sense to put one in.
True that the handhelds are easy to install but they don't always last long. I went through 3 showerheads in the course of 8 years...the oldest one lasted about 6 years
We have moved into a home we love but the showers are small. With the handheld hose, it was difficult to keep the showerhead in the holder and not back into the shower stall...we replaced it with a fixed head.
Ya shortly after we moved into our house we replace all 3 shower heads with handheld ones, and we actually did the same to our kitchen sink and for the sink in my bathroom. Very easy to do by yourself, even if you don’t have any experience doing something like that. I don’t remember how much we paid for ours at the time since this was back in 2006. If you’re renting I’d also suggest just sticking the fixed shower head under the bathroom sink or wherever else you want to store it that way you can swap it back out and take your handheld one with you whenever you move out.
You won't find them pre-installed in most rental houses because of the litigious society we have here. Handheld heads have other hazards that leave the installers or home owners open to being sued for damages if the user hurts themselves or a child gets tangled in it and has an injury. If you buy your own and install it, then any injury you get is on you and can't be blamed on the homeowner or the firm who installed the plumbing when the house was built. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think it's quite as easy to sue someone for an accident in the home you are renting in other countries. Handheld shower heads have certainly become more popular recently, and having had a job where I cleaned newly-built houses, I can tell you that homeowners who are building from the ground up often do have handheld showers installed. But I can also tell you from that same job, that sometimes they don't. As to how you clean a shower like that, you tend to rely more often on foaming cleaners that you can spray on and they will stick to the wall or fixtures (only if they are dry) and slowly move down the wall and grout lines. Even then, you still want a long, firm brush to scrub with and a tall cup or pitcher you can repeatedly fill with water so you can use it to rinse down the walls. If you can't reach the top of the wall on your own, you wrap a very wet washcloth or rag around the head of the brush and "wipe" down the top of the wall.
OMG! I wrap a specific hair towel with a loop on my head when I don't want my hair to get wet in the shower. I have a handheld shower, and I don't want to be bothered with it. Showers create moisture regardless of its handheld or stationary and your hair is going to get damp if you don't protect it.
#2: One reason SMS is still preferred over other messaging apps? SMS does not require a data signal! In fact, SMS will get through on the weakest of cellular signals. And if you don't have a signal when you press send, the message will be queued until you do get a signal. Cellular voice and data coverage is not as solid as the companies claim!
and where it is it's common for people to chat over whatever shared platforms they're on too (basically every social media app has chat and there's a blue million other chat apps to choose from)
The WhatsApp thing confused me. How many damn features do you need to say "I'm around the corner" or "🤣". Built in text service also allows for voice messages, so what's the problem? The data signal thing is certainly the main reason though.
I mean sure but the rest of the world uses WhatsApp so that says something about how important phone signal is (it's not anymore, hasn't been for a while) And nobody is saying once you use WhatsApp normal SMS is never used, it is when needed. But depending on where you live, unless you go in the middle of nowhere your internet signal should be strong enough to have a proper chat over internet. Also it's funny that Americans out of all people don't use WhatsApp when you have some of the worst mobile phone rates and subscriptions with very poor services offered. WhatsApp offers everything for free as long as you have a internet connection which you usually have everywhere via WiFi. I know there are a lot of similar apps like WhatsApp that Americans use exactly because of the bad mobile plans you have, it's cheaper to pay a sub for these apps
@@Morindor If you're in an area with wifi then you're in an area with a cell phone signal. Again, chat apps would just be just redundant. I'm seriously struggling to think of a single reason to use a secondary app.
I guess for me its like..... it's a system that already comes with the phone. I've never needed to get an outside app for sending messages cause phones already come with the ability to do that. Why do i need to replace a messaging app with a messaging app?
Bread: Visit Michigan, Zingerman's in Ann Arbor and Avalon in Detroit; in Bay Area we have Manresa Bread, it took me 10 painful years to find it. AC: It is also about humidity, setting the AC low helps to reduce the humidity more.
With you on the shower heads. My house has 4 bathrooms, changing the showers over to either combination (waterfall head + movable head) is the first thing I changed. A relatively cheap and easy modification.
I agree, our bathrooms already have a combination showerhead. It was a $40 renovation on our rental house. Get over the showerheads. In the old days this was a cheap fixture and it, along with other cost-saving items allowed 65% of Americans to own their own homes and make renovations as they could afford it. Only 43% of Germans own their own homes.
Living in an economy with a rental market rather than a purchase market for property comes with its own societal and economical perks. But being arrogant and condescending about it won't help you understand how.
Great video! I can relate with you on the A/C temperatures in the US. I have lived in Texas my whole life and even as a child noticed that I needed to take a sweater with me everywhere, especially the grocery store. Why? It does not need to be that cold. If it is hot outside, I am dressed appropriately. So when I walk into a store in my tank top and shorts, I am suddenly freezing. It is pretty annoying to have to change my clothes for drastic temperature differences from outside to inside. Likewise, many stores will crank up the heater in the winter. If it is cold outside, I am dressed warm but I also have to wear a tank top and shorts under my sweater and sweat pants so that I don’t sweat while shopping. Then I have to put it all back on before I go back outside. It makes no sense. 😂
Much of this depends on where you live in the US. I personally have a front loading washer (for many years), and a wand shower head, I have a mixer faucet in my kitchen (though the ones in the bathrooms from the original building of the house are separate handles). And in suburban areas I think most American's feel safe, even if that feeling gets shattered from time to time (I've never felt unsafe in my neighborhood, but there was a super rare shooting a block from my house last month). Those all apply to pretty much everyone I know as well. Here in CO places don't generally keep AC that low. I'm actually an outlier keeping my house at 70F, where most people would recommend 72 or even 74. Still, good list.
I think top loaders with the agitators( swirly plastic thing in the middle) are better at shaking dirt out of clothes than fronts which just roll them around.
Spot on! I'm living the opposite situation. You can say these things because you're an actual German. I'm an American living in Germany (Augsburg! since 1999) and you describe the reverse culture shock I experience when I come back to the US for a visit. Once I spent the summer day at a campground in Wisconsin because my kids were at daycamp there. The campground wasn't that large, but nobody walked anywhere. Sie waren unterwegs mit Golfcarts! It was a cool, rainy day and I sat in the cafe while I waited and the aircon was on full blast freeze mode! It made no sense since it was cool enough outside for a jacket. Another thing which I was surprised you didn't mention...billboards and signs screaming at you from everywhere! Don't miss that one bit!😅
I'm surprised sales tax isn't on this list. This was the thing that threw me even after having been there for months :D In germany, the price on the ware is what you pay at the counter - sales tax is already included. Whereas in the US, it gets added at the cashier, so you have to calculate in your head as you shop to make sure you stay within budget
TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU, STEPHANIE! This is ridiculous and there is absolutely no reason to keep this system working all over the country. I have heard laughable explanations as to why: because of different tax systems from one state to the other. If you buy in one state, you pay the sales tax of that state, simple. For the same item, you also pay a different sales tax (called VAT) in France, Germany, Italy, etc... but still, the price tag gives you the price you have to pay, basta!
Sales tax is excluded for food in most states, but almost all states charge it for non food groceries. The US does not have a value added tax. Also if you are in a city there is an extra 1% added to the sales tax.
How hard can that be. You don't have to calculate in your head. Get what you need and add up the total price and then just add 5 or 6% or whatever. This is simple 3rd grade math.
@@tikihutdweller5944 might not be hard (And I would argue that not everybody is as good with math as you seem to be), but for someone who has never had to do it in her own country, it's certainly jarring, and not at all transparent. Plus, why require ME to do the calculations when it's easy to just add everything up on the price tag?
7:00 In Ontario I use a can crusher which makes it even smaller than that and collect the cans in a large garbage bag. Then I just take them to my local scrapyard. They weigh it and I usually get about $20 a bag. 8:48 The quality of bread & dairy is much higher in Canada. Our standards are higher. 9:19 In Canada, the firmer East European variety of quark is manufactured by Liberté Natural Foods; a softer German-style quark is manufactured in the Didsbury, Alberta, plant of Calgary-based Foothills Creamery. 15:40 The Canadian banking system works very much like the German one.
I remember the deposit system in Northern Kentucky when I was a kid(1970-80s). I would hunt in new home construction sights for glass soft drink bottles left by construction workers. Once plastic replaced glass bottles the deposit system went away and I had to get a real job...
As far as shower heads, those fixed position ones are usually in older houses, or, houses where the owners like to take baths. I have a house built in 59', and one built in 91', and both have the modern shower systems. It's simply a matter of ordering what you want from Home Depot or Lowes, or wherever, and installing the kit. It takes about 10 minutes to install, and you're done. So there is no reason not to have the shower head system that you want.
My impression is that fixed shower heads are common in old housing, cheap housing, and rentals, not so common in newer/nicer homes owned by the resident. A landlord isn't likely to lose a tenant over the showerhead, so they don't put out the (admittedly minimal) extra cost for a nicer one.
If you're going to replace a fixed head with a hand held, go to Lowes or home Depot, and not Walmart, and buy a more expensive one. The cheap ones will not last long, and you'll have to replace it soon.
And i do believe its regional as well because Ive lived in 3 houses and 4 apartments in my lifetime, none ever had a an attached shower head, not even upon move in. Ive lived in NJ/Phila. PA area my whole life, both states.
Having lived in Germany for four years, with regular trips there before and since, there are many things I miss about Germany: Coffee. Bread. Beer. Villages with Cobblestone Streets and Half-timber houses. Great train system. "B" highways to drive along rivers and in the mountains. So easy and close to visit other countries. Sharing tables with strangers in restaurants. Germans being understanding and helpful to foreigners trying to use the German language. Relative safety in the cities. No passing on the left while driving. Old preserved medieval cities. Mostly, the friends and German colleagues. (Many more, but I decided to keep my list to 13, as well.
From travel videos that I have seen about Germany like Saarland it is much better designed for travel or vacationing or just exploring. Have you seen how tall the beer glasses are? There are bike trails like in around Saarland that are several hundred kilometers long. Along the trails are pubs, and hotels etc. Fantastic! We dp not have anything like that in Canada.
"No passing on the left while driving." Really? I thought passing on the right side is disallowed; people use the left lane to pass slower traffic on the right.
The homicide rate in the US is heavily skewed by inner city gang violence. Leave out Chicago, LA and NY and the rate drops to something you'd recognize as extremely safe. Cincinnati and other big cities with drug problems and gangs certainly aren't representative of the US.
The same urban vs. rural crime rate difference exists in other developed countries, too. That means that the homicide rate that Feli cited for Germany is even lower outside of German cities. And the crime rate in even the most rural areas of the US is still not great - about double the national rate for Germany.
One other point is that, unlike most other countries (including Germany), suicides are counted as well. That drives up the count considerably. A second point is that most big cities have very strict gun laws, leaving the population unarmed. Criminals don't care about laws (or they wouldn't be criminals), so they know their victims are helpless. In rural areas, homicides are lower because criminals know that their victims might just shot back and have much more practice with guns.
That's something Americans lie to themselves about. It's absolutely not true, the gun violence is out of control over the entire US, and it's a racist stereotype. What's going on is that the upper-class Americans that dictate the shape of society believe some people should be left on the margins of society to die, it's a continuation of past campaigns to eradicate Native Americans, and they therefore construct a society in which people will suffer in poverty and die of preventable causes, while a tiny elite exploits them. The gun violence is a product of despair, and in recent years, it infects majority white areas nearly as badly as cities.
I’m from Nevada, that alcohol one doesn’t apply here other than the 21 part. You can buy a bottle of vodka at 3 AM at Walmart, assuming it’s a 24/7 Walmart, and walk home through a park drinking it. Cops might watch you close because it’s still a bit of a social taboo, but it’s not illegal, as long as you don’t cause a scene.
Danke. I especially like your comments about getting good bread and cheese. On those two topics, we Americans really fail and don't even know it. Love watching your videos.
Dear Felicia, Love your videos and I visited Germany back in 1995. I have had a hand held shower device for over 20 years, I think they are more popular now. Love the convenience of being able to rinse down thew shower after I'm done.
Oregon has a deposit system for bottles and cans. It's 10 cents for each bottle or can and adds up quick. I had a hard time moving to a different state and learning they don't have bottle deposits. They also don't recycle as much in other states whereas Oregon did separate by materials like you spoke about. So it really depends on the state on whether they separate recycling or have bottle deposits or not.
Most doesn’t get recycled. It is sold to the Chinese and they dump it in the ocean. Drug addicts in Oregon buy the water with government money dump the water out and use the deposit money on drugs.
Thats really crazy because in germany all of our 16 states have the same deposit system. Its so simply and nice, theres no easier way to do a good thing for nature or environment in general. In my opinion, every country should have a deposit system. Its very rare to see any bottle or can on the streets in germany, because its litterally money laying on the streets, so some poorer people collect a bunch of them bringing them back to a store. Its sad on the one hand, but on the other its keep our streets clean, ironically.
Most of the time, for that shower configuration, you can replace the shower head by unscrewing it and replacing it with a hand-held unit. You can pick it up at Walmart for as little as 15 dollars.
In Denmark we have a deposit system (pant) on a lot of bottles and cans. We've had this many years, and the returnrate is really high. 92% of all bottles and cans with pant on them comes back. On Washers, another advantage of the frontloaders is that you can stack them (washer and dryer), or have a tabletop over them if you place them side by side.
You can stack the top loading washer onto the dryer also (we don't have top loading dryers). The only advantage that front load washers USED to have is that they didn't have the agitator (the spinning thing she called it) and therefore were better for bulky or delicate items like quilts, sleeping bags, down blankets etc. Now most top loading washers come without the agitator and cost less, making them the better choice-especially the ones that let you wash your delicates at the same time.
I moved into an apartment in northern Idaho a few months ago and it just happened to be designed as handicap friendly (although I am not handicapped, it was just the only apartment they had available). What I discovered is that the shower does have a hose attachment just like you would find in Germany and let me just say I am totally on Felicia's side, I never want to go back a fixed/immovable showerhead ever again!
Both of our bathrooms have the hand-held type shower heads as to most air bnb's here in Florida. There must be a more demand of home builders to install those versus fixed heads.
@@dragonrune6800 Well down here in Florida that was mostly true; however, today all the major builders, ICI, KB Homes, Lennar, Collins, and DR Horton builds to what prospective clients want. If want upgraded kitchen for example, you get quartz or granite countertops, tile back splashes, stainless steel appliances, extra tall cabinets, etc. If you desire upgraded baths, they will install handheld showerheads among other high quality tiles, garden tubs, etc. That is why when you get qualified, they will sit you down with an interior designer and go thru each room for whatever upgrades you like from the paint, to a patio, screened in, glassed in, crown molding, recessed lighting, everything you can imagine and yes you can request handheld showerheads. It's no longer automatic all cheap crap in a new home.
What you really want is a shower panel. It has a traditional shower head. I have a detachable one, it has full body spray nozzles, and to top it off you can adjust the temperature down to the degree.
Felicia - your appreciation for alcohol/laws and your awareness of their(laws) restrictions on social endeavors is a beautiful thing. ...God bless you. ....Wayne Maher - Auburn, Washington(State)
Also ich verfolge deine Videos schon seit Jahren, weil sie sehr unterhaltsam und informativ sind .Natürlich nicht zuletzt auch, weil du selbst sehr sympathisch bist. Aber meiner Meinung nach toppt dieser Beitrag alle anderen. Erfrischend mutig und offen riskierst du hier Anfeindungen durch deine natürlich subjektive Darstellung von negativen Erfahrungen. Kompliment 🎉
I'm with you 100% on the shower. One of the first things I do when I move into a new place is replace the shower head with a hand held shower. The one I have now has both the fixed to the wall shower head and a hand wand that you can switch between, and it's awesome.
why? the hose gets in the way and the fixed shower head, or rain shower head is ideal. If you want to wash a child, get a small portable tub. The hose on most of those 'flexible' shower heads reach just high enough for a normal persons shoulder to get wet. No thanks
I once had a Miele toploader and I loved it. The only disadvantage is, that you cannot put anything on top of it like a tumble dryer or washing powder. But the construction is so much more robust, it doesn't eat your socks! And it's more friendly to your back and knees loading and unloading it from the top. So personally I do not think that toploaders are a bad design. They are dominant here in Germany just because they need less space, because you can put things on top of them.
Felicia: several states do have deposit systems. It really all depends on which state you live in. Unfortunately most here do not as most Americans truly believe that one person standing up for the environment won't really make a difference. It is this mindset which is prevalent and keeps many from doing the right thing and recycling at all.
I didn't realize there were states that didn't use deposit systems. But I live in the northeast and unless NH is weird about it like so many other things, it's just how it works.
@@nochannel1q2321 Yeah, down South many states as far out as Texas and all along the Southern coast don't have deposit systems. I had never encountered one until I moved to Iowa. I have lived in FL, GA, TN, TX, & CO and none of those states had deposit systems at all.
Felicia, when I was growing up in NYC, we had deposits on mostly glass bottles, which are pretty rare now, except for beer. As kids, we would even go around and collect them to get extra money.
Everything you said in your video I agree with 100%. People can't understand why I want to live in Germany. I'm going to share this video with them. Whenever I'm in Germany I feel at home and I've never felt uneasy or even been mad. Love your videos.
There are reasons why you see fixed shower heads in rentals and most new developments. The reasons why they are more common in rentals is because A. They’re cheaper. B. Their simpler design means there are fewer points of failure and thus rarely need to be replaced. In the case of new homes/apartments, the general assumption is that the new homeowner will want to install the shower head that they want. Therefor rather than trying to predict what kind of shower head they might want, it’s easier to just place a cheap and generic one that the new homeowner can just replace and throw out… or they can just choose to keep using it if they don’t care enough to replace it. 😊
what I can't figure out is why the majority of shower heads in CA, USA are too low for an average man to fit under. also, as a bicycle fanatic, I still feel that using too much heat or air conditioning stops us from adapting to the outdoor temperature and makes being outside for extended periods of time unnecessarily uncomfortable/stressful. My all-time favorite residential shower in the US had a hand-held shower head and was built to be wheel-chair accessible, so effectively the toilet was inside the shower & cleaning was extremely easy - like when I worked at a public pool and we cleaned the whole bathroom with a hose.
@@EcoFreak13M In the US it's all about making it as cheap and shitty as possible with the illusion of quality and necessity until the consumer sentiment changes. Too many Americans believe corporations have their best interest in mind. They don't.
Price issues might be because fixed heads are the standard and sold more often in the US. In Germany handheld showers are cheaper (Cheap ones at around 12 $ or 10 €. We only use fixed showers in combination to hose attached showers wich makes it rare and more expansive cause less numbers in production). So i think it would be about the same prices. Simpler Design? No. Defenitely not. Simple handheld showers are nearly indestructable. And if they break you can just be replaced very easily by any person. The weak spot of fixed showers is the joint (If they have one.) And what also destroys showers are lime and dirt. And now take a guess which of the two designs is easier to be cleaned. Installation is also more simple since the hose can simply be attached to the tap.
Watch Producer Michael (or any other) tour of some 30 million $ mansion and you can see same shitty fixed shower heads in those. That is just crazy lol
A deposit system used to be used here up until the 60s and 70's. Mostly it was for glass soda bottles which were sterileized and reused by the bottling companies. You could see the name of the city that the bottle originally came from molded into the glass on the bottom. Those are considered collectables today. And they were made out of high quality glass so most were used by the glass industry. Nowadays we only have recyclleing for aluminum, glass, plastic paper etc.
We have deposits in some states. California calls it CRV (Cash Return Value). Each store has to provide a recycling location, and they are found within walking distance of the store, but not in the store itself. We also have mandatory blue trashbins that we put glass, metal, and cardboard into to be sorted for recycling. We can put CRV items into the blue trashbins, but that's like throwing away money, so we only put in non-CRV items into the blue trashbins.
You just spend like $25-$50 and get a handheld attachment for the shower. It's super easy that anyone can do themselves. I've always done this and most of my friends and family too.
@@tomrogue13 In NY we have redemption centers, and they count them real fast, like 500 cans/bottles in the time it would take you to do 50 in the stupid machines. I have no idea why people still use them when the alternative is available. They can stay in business because although they offer the full 5 cent refund, they get 7-9 cents from the recycling centers
I'm an American who has lived in Europe for a total of over 6 years. I totally agree about the showers! I make my husband add a handheld shower head if ours is fixed.
i live in Massachusetts and i can bring my cans right back to the same store because our bottle law states that if you sell a deposit product you have to take it back but there some exceptions and most of our stores have redemption centers with rvm(reverse vending machines) usually two plastic two cans 1glass
I recall in high school, there was an Austrian girl on exchange with another school in my district and she went OFF on how crappy American sliced loaf bread was/is. "I need a CRUST, you touch American bread and it just goes ." She cracked me up, and she wasn't at all wrong. 3 years in (then West) Germany as a younger child exposed me to what real bakery goods should be!
I always feel sad when coming back from visiting Germany that here you can't get Bauernbrot (yum) or a rye bread that doesn't have freakin' caraway seeds in it!
lol I think a lot of it has to do with the way Americans don't care for crust on bread. I know I don't really care for it. I don't mind it but it's not something I go out of my way to get. You can see it in Hollywood movies and tv where kids want to have their crust cut off of their sandwiches. You can get French bread with a hard crust on it (which I kind of like, but it's not my favorite), but for the most part, you don't get many who want a crust. I like my bread like my mom's dinner rolls. A very light brown top, lightly basted with butter, so soft if you just touch it you dent it, and the inside is almost like dough. So soft that you can't pull them in two, or even cut them in two, without smashing it and ruining the texture. If I'm not mistaken, which I very well could be, but Europeans tend to eat crispy cookies as well, whereas here in the U.S. it's more common to have people who almost beg for that super soft, gooey chocolate chip cookie right from the oven. When I worked in retail, we were restocking the chewy cookies more often than the crispy ones. At least in my area of the country. Now, that's not saying that all types of cookies are eaten soft. There are ones like ginger snaps, etc. Still, I'd say for the most part, we like our baked goods soft, through and through.
For sandwiches (which I think are more an American thing than in other countries) the soft, squishy bread is far superior to any European crusty bread. I bake the hard crust breads and love my French breads, but there is a place for each, and I don't consider one to be superior to the other.
Whenever I want a really good loaf of bread that has a proper crust and some real structure to it I go to a local bakery to get it, not a supermarket. I’ve never found it to be all that hard to find a local bakery that makes all sorts of different breads in-house and fresh each day. And I don’t even live in a big city like Cincinnati. If I couldn’t find one, and I really wanted some *that* bad, then I’d probably start trying to just make my own. Everyone has different preferences though and like Ch B mentioned, not everyone likes a solid crust on their bread.
I replaced my fixed showerhead with a hand-held, double shower head. It is amazingly easy to clean/rinse my bathtub and rinse any soap residue each day before it can settle and get cruddy!
I know this is an old video, but we do have a deposit return in the U.S. now. A few grocery stores, like Kroger, have machines that you can put your cans into and get a slip with monetary value that you can use to purchase things in the store.
The handheld shower head is seen as an “upgrade.” I think we paid around $80-100 for ours. I wanted one from using it in Austria during a college study abroad, and really got used to it when our first home had one... when we moved, I had to get it. And yes, without one, I had to use a big cup to aid in shower cleaning.
I'm proud of my country for many things, but you've done a good job pointing out ways we can successfully add to one another's quality of life by learning from each other.
#9 is understandable though when you list of a bunch of theories, which are based in facts but aren’t facts themselves. When you consider theories like those fact it makes you probably think people are arguing against facts but they aren’t.
4:10 Additionally to what Feli says, you can make voice calls via WhatsApp, just like by regular cellular network, with the extra benefit of high quality audio and no international long distance charges. You can even make video calls with one other person or in groups, just like with Zoom! You can also send files like pdf documents and so on. WhatsApp is far superior to text messaging in any aspect.
I just use the text app that comes with my phone. It texts and that's all I need it to do. If I want more, I can use email. Nowadays, on your smart phone you can just long press on just about anything, select the share icon, then choose what app you want to us to share it. Voice calls? Why would I use a cell phone already set up to make phone calls to use an app that uses the cellular network to connect to the internet to then go back to the cellular network that reaches another cell phone???? Just use your phone to make calls.
@@robhill8894 _" If I want more, I can use email"_ You cannot use email to make multi-user videoconferences (Zoom style, but without paying for Zoom's service), for instance. That was so much fun for us in the family on Christmas eve! _"Nowadays, on your smart phone you can just long press on just about anything, select the share icon, then choose what app you want to us to share it."_ Yes, but without the convenience to have everything inside one single application. _"Voice calls? Why would I use a cell phone already set up to make phone calls to use an app that uses the cellular network to connect to the internet to then go back to the cellular network that reaches another cell phone?"_ What about making international phone calls without paying long distance charges or roaming charges? Is that a good reason? Connect to the cost-free WiFi network in your hotel and call family and friends for literally nothing, or place video-calls, or share photos or videos of places you're visiting, etc., all within the same session and charge-free.
@@Nurse_Xochitl All data sent is safe. The data is encrypted by default by end-to-end encryption for both messages and calls. No one else except the one that sends the message and the one you send it to, can watch it. That’s why I chose it. Not using anything else.
I install hand held shower heads in all my living spaces. I don't know why they aren't standard since they are so much better, and make cleaning the tub far easier!
Unpleasant is an understatement. Aside from having to clean a thick dusting of yellow powder off of everything, some of us depend on that central ac filter to make the air easier to breathe.
My father was born not too far from Feli's current hometown. Opening windows in southern Ohio back then was always a no no. Either there's too much pollen or too many fumes from the various chemical or coal burning plants along the river. AC remains on, to help filter all of that out, nevermind reducing the ghastly humidity. Living in southern Arizona now, I've escaped the humidity, but still don't open windows lest we get smothered in all of the blowing dust.
I was expecting you to say insects,from what I've heard about southern states. There's always a few annoying flys about in a British house where nobody has AC. Everyone just melts in the high humidity of summer.
@@yorkshirecoastadventures1657 Those can be issues too but good enough bugnets/screens can deal with them for the most part. It is nice to basically run them off with really cold AC though.
It's not just cleaning a shower, when the hot water hasn't yet come through It's not nice to get a cold shock from a fixed shower, but you can aim the water away from you until it's warm with a hand held one.
We have hand held shower heads in our shower, as well as one connected to the tile near the edge of the tub (great for washing little kids' hair, as well as for cleaning the tub). We've had our bathroom this way for 24 years. :-)
Feli, if you feel unsafe in Cincinnati, you should find somewhere where you do feel safe, it may be hard to move house but safety is paramount. Best wishes. (I know this video is a year old.)
Rural communities are the best places to be if safety is what you're after. Still, if you're used to safe cities like those in Europe, experiencing the dumpster fire that is American cities must be a huge bummer.
@@thethrashyone Unfortunately, rural areas are also pretty unsafe. I checked for the savest place to live in the US and one website said Greenwich, CT, but not a lot of people can afford to live there.
It's wild to think that if you lived in another state in the US, half of these annoyances would go away; nothing against Ohio, but you can definitely find good bread, actual mozzarella bottle returns in Massachusetts, NY, California, Illinois, et cetera. Also, the showerhead and washers are more of a point of cost - the standards that are disliked by you are cheaper in general, especially if it's a landlord providing the service for you. It's really up to you, as an individual, to buy the things that you prefer (if you can).
there is some decent bread in private bakeries here too, but the general bread is still meh across US and you have to search for a good quality food and produce
Yeah I moved to michigan from CA a few years ago and you really have to search for things like good bread. Basically all the bread they have at the supermarket is trash here and people don't even know it.
I am astounded by your comments . I almost totally agree. I spent 4 years in germany in the early 80's. I would have loved to stay there, but I'm from hawaii and prefer to be home. But i agree that the german culture is better. And yes americans can be intolerant. I retired and left my beloved islands. But i enjoy hearing your views on us and other german spearkers as well. Keep up the good work. Aloha steven
I'm from Oregon where we were the first state to introduce a "bottle bill" law for can deposits in the early 1970s, so I've been saving my cans my whole life. We used to take them to the store where an attendant would take care of the work, then they introduced the machines where you have to do it yourself which was often very dirty and time-consuming. Then they put those machines outside where they were basically all monopolized by the homeless, which discouraged other people from using them. In recent years the grocery stores got together and sponsored a recycling center program where you can simply drop off bags at your convenience to be counted by machine later and credited to your account. Personally, I give all my cans away to the homeless or donate them. It is easier for me and is a small form of charity.
It's similar here is Canada. Deposits have been a thing all my life. Though Canada has more emphasis on taking them to a bottle depot, which usually requires you to hand sort them into trays. I've never personally seen a bottle sorting machine before, so I have to experience there. Grocery stores are the only stores I know of who accept cans and bottles, though they discourage it by placing limits on how many you can bring in at a time. I personally give mine to the homeless. Where I live, we have a lot of bottle pickers, but I choose to not make them sort through trash to find mine.
fun fact: the machines the stores use are designed and built in states that have no bottle bill, and the designers have no comprehension of the volume the machines need to be able to handle.
#3 Depends on the state. I live in Michigan but am in Ohio for a week most months. I too, agree it is odd tossing cans in the trash. In the late 60s/early 70s Michigan adopted a cash redemption model for aluminum cans. In Michigan, we have an amazing 97% return rate on aluminum cans as we have a 10-cent deposit that is paid when we purchase the beverage. Several other states have cash redemption and recycling centers in grocery stores, though Michigan has the highest amount.
1976 to be exact, when the 10 cent deposit started on all carbonated beverage containers in Michigan, I remember it well, because I voted AGAINST it! It is still a pain!
Many homeless and other poor people rely on collecting cans as a source of income. In Oregon we pay 10 cents a can of bottle. One man I know takes advantage of the many local sporting events and entertainment venues to collect discarded containers. He has a motorized bicycle than he built himself, and has a customized cart that can carry many bags of cans. He makes a fair living from this, and the income is not required to be reported.
I grew up in Ohio and honestly, I was just happy when people didn't throw or drop their things on the ground and walk off and leave them, or even toss them out of moving cars. Throwing things in a trash dispenser is a huge improvement over littering, which is way too common over much of the planet, but especially the states.
Iowa had a system just like that too in the 1980s into the 1990s. I don't know if they still do, though, but as a kid, it was an easy way to make a few bucks. Tied a plastic bag to my bike handlebars, if I found a can, in the bag it went. Sure brings back a lot of memories, when getting a five dollar bill for bottles and cans felt like a payday.
I think the 'not believing in facts' has more to do with distrust of the messengers than the facts. Media and politicians, the main methods of delivery, seem to most of us to be so slanted and agenda driven that it is hard to accept anything as fact. And doing research online seems simply to lead down the rabbit hole to craziness.
@@mustangdru That's why science is public, and paid for by agencies run by scientists. That means there are no financial incentives to lie. Any incentives to distort the truth are political, not economic, and this is much easier to fix.
Its not that Americans just chose to not believe a fact of science. Its that we have the freedom to question what someone is telling us. There are many so-called experts, that manipulate the facts for their own interest.
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for me as a Mexican the US feels so much safer lol. I guess it's all relative
The US may be safer than Mexico, but it is still very dangerous.
@@jongordon7914 I guess the same is true for Mexico.
My wife is Ukrainian. She feels a LOT safer here in the USA, and we do not live in a particularly safe neighborhood. So, yeah, it's all relative.
@@antonboludo8886 it's the opposite, a handful of areas are safe only (mainly the touristy areas)
@@--julian_ Even some of those are dangerous, like Playa Del Carmen.
You can add a moveable shower head anytime you want. It's a simple fixture to attach. I have a hand held showerhead with a mount for stationary use, as do nearly everyone I know.
Only if you own a house
@@caroline_catbridges_kitty5384nah its like 5 minutes to swap a shower head and just toss the old shower head under the sink and change it back when it's time to move out.
Or if you rent.
@@caroline_catbridges_kitty5384I rent and always change to a removable showerhead. Shove the original under the sink and put it back when you leave. It literally screws off and the new one screws on. Super simple.
Home depot sells all kinds of shower heads. From around $10 and up. Easy to screw off and screw the new ones on.
One year late chiming in, but you live in a rich belt of Amish communities. They sell real milk and butter and cheeses. Easy access from Cincinnati to either PA, KY or other parts of Ohio. Congratulations and glad you're digging the US.
Head up to Grandpa's Cheese Barn in Ashland, Ohio right at I-71 and US 250. Or go to Heini's in Millersburg for Amish cheese. Farmer's Cheese is my favorite.
hell sounds like she's never been to Jungle Jims either...sounds like whomever she hangs with is commuting a crime.
9) isn’t about not believing in facts, it’s about a default position for some of being skeptical of motives or how the information can be presented in a biased manner.
Many homes in the US have movable shower heads with a hose. My family had them since like at least 20 years ago.
It really is just something that varies for individual homes or buissiness.
It is easy to change to the type of shower you prefer. We had a fixed/ movable. Changed to a fixed. Who knows next time.
@@stevenwagner9912 Yes, I know. I probably should have also explained that in most homes in the US you can unscrew and change just the shower head itself. You don't need to do any actual plumbing or construction work to change the shower head. They are separate pieces that just screw on to the water pipe in the shower.
@@rachelmarie2228 I think most people would be capable of changing the shower head. Not much different than changing a light bulb. But everyone should be careful. People are injured in the shower all the time. Some have been killed. If you drip water it can be very slick. And if you are short and need something to step on to reach it that makes it more dangerous.
I didn't know for sure what you meant but that can happen with my reading. I am not trying to be a know it all. Being a farmer I am often forced to learn to do what has to be done. Jack of all trades master of none.
We don't use European standards in the USA
@@stevenwagner9912 I mostly was just making the point that it is something individual owners or renters can just easily change themselves and isn't something that is decided permanently during construction and takes some major renovations to change. You don't even need to hire a plumber or have it inspected or anything. It is really just up to the owner/ renter's choice of buying something and screwing it on.
I have been paralyzed, so I certainly know that not everyone can do things like that. I just meant that it wasn't some special procedure that you need a trained expert to do or anything.
I really feel this is less about complaints about the US and more about Cincinnati. Other states are completely different and probably align more to what you would be happy with.
I've installed hand-held showerheads on all my showers for the last 40 years, even at the apartments I've rented. It's easy to install and easy to put back when you move out.
Same here. It’s very easy, easier than complaining for years. 😂
Exactly … all places i live in the US I’ve always preferred hand-held showers… so if there wasn’t one I’d installed one …
I'm renting a house, and it came with a hand-held showerhead.
Pretty easy to go and get one at Home Depot and other such stores. I'll give her hotels though, those suck
@@MollyFC But you don't have to clean the tub in a hotel! But usually whatever shower head they have doesn't work properly, at least in the lower to mid range places where I stay.
I'm originally from Serbia (southeast Europe), but I have lived in Germany for 46 years, and I've got a top-loader washing machine from a German manufacturer called AEG. I had to choose a top-loader because top-loaders are narrower and I don't have room for front-loaders.
The operation of my washing machine is completely normal. You can adjust the temperatures etc. and inside it looks normal, not like in the video.
You’re right, but toploaders here in Europe have a horizontal rotation axis, so they work basicly like frontloaders, whereas American toploaders have a vertical rotation axis, and that’s the problem.
@@veho67 You can get both types of toploaders in the US. With or without an agitator.
@@kenwright815 and they both suck. I bought an agitator-less top loader and returned it within 5 days, one of the first things I have ever purchased and returned. Absolutely a piece of garbage. When you're finally see how fast top loaders wear out clothes, you decide you're never going to own another one. To say nothing of the fact that they don't clean as well.
The fixed showerhead is common because it's cheap. You can always go and get a hosed replacement and install it yourself. I've always done that. In places I've rented I change the showerhead out and save the original so I could replace it when I moved out.
That's pretty clever 👍🏻
I learned, that you can buy a "German" shower in the US. Maybe I'll go get a greencard now 😉😁
I also think it might be regional. I live in Colorado, and have house hunted twice, once high-end, and once middle/low, and the ONLY time I've ever seen fixed shower heads is on small basement standup showers, where there's not much room. Our current house has a finished basement and a tiny shower that has the head coming out of the ceiling. I'd fit a handheld, but I can't find one designed to attach to the ceiling, and it'd be tight.
They don't actually cost enough to cheap out on ONE shower.
I have always switched out showerheads too, but what has always aggravated me is that showerheads are always placed so low on the wall that a normal person has to crouch down to have water flow over their head and shoulders. I am a rather normal height 5'10" and I can't imagine what it is like for actual tall people. Why do they do this, is it just to save an extra foot of pipe in the wall?
@@robertvirnig638 6'3" here. Showerheads get replacement before I shower in new apartment/houses. Usually a combo of fixed and flexible heads for each shower.
Be Careful doing that, though. Doing that could violate a lease agreement.
I'm from Brazil and I feel VERY safe in Boston. Most things you mentioned sound different from here.
This just reinforces that culture is not monolithic in the US. If you were to live in a city on the west coast, you'd find a lot of these things to be different than in Cincinnati.
Thats pretty obvious to anyone that doesnt live in the us. I can drive to the other side of my tiny country (switzerland) and the culture is completely different. Heck i dont even need to go that far, i can just drive to austria or even another "state" 20km away and the culture will be significantly different.
@@D3nn1s I know that this will be most difficult for YOU TO BELIEVE; however this is ACTUALLY QUITE OBVIOUS to a great number of people who actually LIVE in the U.S. as well. Go figure.
@@D3nn1s Somehow it is not obvious to many Europeans who travel to or start living in the United States.
@@fakecubed well to anyone with a brain it is obvious. I mean its partly your own fault too, its always "the US" and bloggers like this channel generalize everything because theyve only lived in one or two places in the us.
But dont worry, its the other way around too when us visitor are wondering why not all of germany has bavarian traditions or why switzerland isnt all mountainous ;)
Honestly, I enjoy your content more than 99% of RUclips, so thank you for taking he time to create it. Perspective is needful in this day and age and yours adds value.
I would be interested in your perspectives on rural America, as the lifestyle, crime-level and environment are quite different than in urban areas. The USA is a huge geographic area and having lived it both metro areas and small towns, I find the difference to be profound.
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Try looking/asking for “fresh mozzarella.” That is the light, airy kind. The rubbery, low moisture kind is “processed mozzarella.” If you ask for just mozzarella you will mostly likely get processed mozzarella. You may also like burrata which is fresh mozzarella blended with cream. I’m not sure about Cincinnati, but there are a lot of places in the US you can also get the bread you like.
No wonder why I don't like mozzarella because it's processed.
wait, what the hell is processed mozzarella then?
The kind of mozzarella you like is like anything else…. matter of taste. To me, fresh mozzarella is pretty taste-less. As with any cheese, you gets what you pays for! Don’t expect the $5 brick of stuff to taste the same as a $15 brick of cheese that’s been properly aged! You can get bad cheese in Germany just as well as you can here.
As bread goes, with the disappearance of local bakeries in Germany I find the quality of bread has declined. There are many artisan bakeries in the US that make wonderful bread! The biggest difference between German and American bread is that most German breads are made with sourdough. You can’t really compare sourdough bread with the stuff they sell in the bread isles here. Once you realize you need to look for sourdough bread (not just the San Francisco kind, but also the rye and other type flour breads) you’re on the right track.
Italian mozzarella is made with Buffalo milk and is made differently. It's far superior to the low fat part skim crap in the US grocery stores. The best I can find is Boar's Head whole milk, but it's a far cry from the real Italian stuff
I'm in Canada and tend to hit up Italian grocers/markets in whatever city I'm in for mozzarella. Outside of a city though if you want good cheese you'll need to go for a type of cheese that is made locally, which at least where I am isn't mozzarella.
I grew up in Oregon. Oregon has a deposit system for glass beverage bottles and aluminum cans. This dates back to at least the 1970s. You could take them to any grocery store to get the deposit back.
It varies widely between states.
Michigan has 10c bottle returns and you can return them in any major grocery store and even gas stations, though there's usually a limit.
While many supermarkets in New York City have recycling stations just like the ones in Germany, they are very unpleasant to use because homeless people collect hundreds of cans (making the rest of us wait) and, alas, some of these people are sick and dirty. And the machines run out of space frequently during the day.
I’m from Oregon too, and I always take my cans back for the deposit. I really love that we have BottleDrop here now too, so I can just bag up my cans and drop them off and they do all the work. Haha.
@@CathyS_Bx Stop and Shop stores in Brooklyn do not maintain the machines so they are broken or full all the time and they are outside or in a roach infested unheated uncooled shed. Every time I went to either one near me I had to go to the desk inside and demand that the machine be emptied if it worked at all. (Don't tell anyone, but the ShopRite supermarket has machines in the parking garage and they actually keep them working and not full.)
@@tomrogue13 i used to live along the UP/Wi border. We would buy in Wi and return them in MI for the deposit LOL
13:16 Intentional homicide per 100k is very different in different areas in the US. For instance New Hampshire, Idaho, Minnesota have similar homicide rates as Germany, whereas Mississippi or Alabama are much higher than the US average.
The homicide rate is high in Philly. But living in the suburbs, there’s no problem. I walk every morning at six with no worries. And remember, a lot of those homicides are committed with illegally purchased guns
@@barbaraborgia3289 Yes, the tool does not matter, the intention and the state of mental health only matters. Therefore gun control is not an adequate tool at all but counterproductive, because it keeps guns in the hands of criminals (which are in essence mentally ill) while taking it out of the hands of those who should have them (normies who are trained and just want to protect themselves).
Me and most Europeans know that about the US. But always being aware of places you shouldn't go at night means reduced freedom and restricted lives. Guns reduces freedom. But of course, if the bad guys have them, you'll want them too. I just think the weapons industry really did a number on you.
Sorry mn crime rate went up after the George Floyd incident. Guns are part of 2a
@@hemmper first thing a dictatorship does is take citizens’ guns-look at Hitler. And the number of legal gun owners in the USA is one reason we haven’t had an army directly come here. There are more legal gun owners in my State of Pennsylvania (217,000) than soldiers in Germany (188,000). I am not a gun owner, I have never touched a gun, but I’m always suspicious and angry when someone tries to take my right away.
I grew up in the US where we had a shower head attached to a hose. When I moved off to college was my first time experiencing living with a fixed showerhead. I have since decided that when I own a home that I will have a "hose showerhead." I like clean showers.
The recycling deposit system!! That's how I got my allowance growing up! I'd accumulate all of the cans and bottles and every month I'd take them all to the recycling center by my house and get $10-$20 bucks. Not much anymore, but at 8 years old I wasn't spending much. I saved it for the most part so I could buy cool toys and gifts for friends and my parents.
I would walk up and down the streets finding bottles and turning them into a little store in my neighborhood for spending money. I would buy my little sister and myself an ice cream and we would sit on the sidewalk in front of the store and try to eat it before it melted. We lived in Tucson, AZ so it did melt fast! lol
I remember when I was a kid, we used to be able to return our bottles for a refund. That went out when the plastic bottles came along. As for the showers, I've never lived in a house that didn't have the removable showerhead.
My mom from the Netherlands also complained about the bread. In my house we make our own bread.
I don't know why she complained, the supermarket bread in NL isn't especially great. It's better, but marginally unless you find a decent bakery.
We have large, commercial supermarkets that have to buy what the average consumer can afford. Complaining that Kroger doesn't sell crusty bread is like moaning because the Ford dealer doesn't sell Humvees. If you want good bread or cheese in the USA you find them in bakeries and cheese/deli shops (just like in England)...it's just more convenient to buy food at a supermarket.
I remember back in the 70s when most soft drinks came in glass bottles rather than cans almost all grocery stores, at least around Cincy, did have dedicated bottle return areas and they were widely used. They were very noisy too with all that glass clanking.
I remember that
I remember that… not just noisy, but HEAVY, making them more expensive and difficult to transport. Environmentally less efficient.
Child of the 60s and parents paid a deposit on milk and Coke bottles and had to turn them in to get a refund.
@@stevecagle2317 I used to get 24 glass bottles of pop for the people at work. They put the empties back in the crate and I would return them to the bottler and get 24 new bottles. The deposit would just carry over. I only had to get the refund on the last crate when I stopped working there. Much better than now having to go all the time to the redemption center.
I remember that, the glass bottles would have the deposit amount on the bottom.
That spiral thing in the middle of the washer is called an agitator. I think it cleans clothes better than a front loader. As for damaging clothes, do not overload it, and you will need to wash very delicate items, like lace, by hand.
My top loaders does not have an agitator. It's a newer Samsung.
Lots of controls.
That agitator! I don’t like it; I’ve had both and prefer the front loader….plus it uses less water and cleans better without damaging the clothes
We have a top loader here in the US because it came with the house. It's convenient to throw all the laundry in at once. As Germans, we worry more about damaging our laundry, so we chose the right temperature and separate the laundry not only by color, but also by material. Top loaders with the agitator inside always damage the laundry, you only notice the difference if you are used to a front loader. Although we use a tumble dryer, we hang up more than half of our laundry because any friction with the dryer makes the clothes thinner and the heat makes them shrink. So the kids clothes go in the dryer because they outgrow them anyway, but not my shirts and dresses. One of our handymen who worked on our house was confused at first, but then he really liked the concept of hanging laundry to dry after we explained it to him.
As a South African living in Germany, the LACK of AC in Germany is something I still haven't gotten used. 😂
As a Texan, I agree. Would you rather be a little cool inside in the US or literally sweating in the living room in Germany?
Open a window? Do they not have flies, mosquitoes, etc. in Germany? And where I live, it's only ever cool enough outside that it would make sense about one month out of the year...and then it's raining.
@@jameswoodard4304 its not about AC, its about the temperature
@@etopsch369 ,
That's why I asked if they don't have flies or mosquitos in Germany. I know it may be very different than what I'm used to, but I know Summer still *exists* in Germany. Even a slightly warm day becomes stifling w/o windors *or* AC. I know Germans use their windows, which can only mean they don't have as big a problem with bugs.
@@jameswoodard4304 not that much and we tilt our windows, so there isnt that much of a problem. Our houses are all made out of brick and concrete, natural insulation. We need very little heat in the winter and with degrees around 25 celius , you still have 19 inside
Germans are thrifty . They spend all their money on Beer and sports futbol club memberships.
No money for AC.
america: im 21 i can finally drink legally
deutschland: im 21, guess i should rethink my unhealthy drinking habits and strive for a sober life
This is actually how it works in most of Europe :-D
The weekend later: LOOK GUYS HOW MUCH I CAN JUG!
yeah we had a joke about in Russia )
US: I'm 21, I can drink legally!
Russia: I'm 21... It's time to quit drinking or I'll shit my liver out
@@Vojtaniz01 Well... basically my live XD i drank a lot between 17-20/21, every weekend i got hammered at least once. when i got 20/21 it only was about every second weekend. and with 22 i maybe, maybe, drank a bit in a month and got hammered twice a year - my birthday and on new year/sylvester.
It actually makes more sense to have a lower drinking age than an older one because too many teenagers will try to binge drink thinking they're cool.
I'm with you on the showerheads. However, if you have your own place I can't believe you haven't replaced the head yet. Very easy, just unscrew the old one and screw on the replacement. If renting, just save the old one and replace it when you leave, taking your flexible hose one with you. And they usually run only about 20 dollars. It's been so long I don't even remember what kind of shower head this place had when it was built, but probably a fixed one-state of the industry-lol.
except the cheap handhelds in the US are usually crap. I recently switched, and bought a $200.00 one to do it with. it's the first handheld I've used that actually stays where I put it when I'm using it in the bracket for the 95% of my shower that I use it in the bracket for.
@@kenbrown2808 The only time I’ve had trouble with the gooseneck showers is when I decide to use channel lock pliers to tighten it instead of their recommended hand tight. Since I fixed that small problem I‘be had the same shower head going on six years. The only problem now lime buildup because of hard water.
@@CaseyinTexas all the cheap ones I've had to use have flopped around on the little pin they expect you to hang it on and had a pathetic spray pattern.
Had one for $9,99 from Wallyworld and it worked just fine five variable settings, multiposition clamp bracket,6' hose.
@@kurtsnyder4752 maybe they've started making them better, but I suspect I just have a more elitist definition of "just fine" addendum: as evidenced by the sheer number of cheap handhelds that if it was my own shower I'd throw it away and put on a fixed shower head. - or a better grade of handheld.
I know this video is a couple years old, but for Americans who live in states without a deposit system, most big cities regardless of location have recycling centers that will at least pay for aluminum by weight. I grew up outside of Chicago, and as Illinois doesn't (currently) have a deposit system, it was quite common to bag aluminum cans separately until you had several garbage bags full of cans, and then we'd bring them to the recycling center, they'd weigh your bags and give you cash. Places like this I've gone to elsewhere in the US today still do this with aluminum cans as well as other sources of recyclable metals. Not as good as a deposit system, but it's something that gives people an incentive to recycle.
The deposit system varies by state. In Michigan, its $0.10 per bottle/can. And they use the same bar code reading system. It just varies by state.
Oh, BTW, top load washers are cheaper. That's why you get them in rentals.
We have a deposit system in California and there are recycling machines outside most grocery stores that return .05 to .10 cents depending on the container.
It does vary by state. In Massachusetts they have $0.05 deposit on carbonated beverage containers, so beer bottles have a five cent deposit but not wine or hard liquor. The recycling machines are in most supermarkets but there are a few stand alone few recycling centers.
In Maine they banned juice boxes because the foil/plastic/paper mix is such a pain to recycle.
In Ohio, we had the "bottle bill" presented in 1979. It was going to force retailers to charge deposit for all beverages in order to reduce the pollution caused by all the bottles and cans dumped all over the place. But the beverage producers got together and spent I think $2,000,000,000 (worth about $20B today) on advertising saying this was a bad idea, most trash wasnt bottles, the bevergae producers had a better, more comprehensive plan and if we just voted down the bottle bill we would have a "real" solution. Since the "pro" deposit faction only spent maybe $500,000 it was totally voted down. I am sure the "real" solution will be finally presented any day now, they are just putting the finishing touches on it. It will be AWESOME, it has to be with them preparing it for 42 years!
but absurdly, Americans also have a fixation on the idea of top loaders somehow being superior. I've used frontloaders most of my life, and will never use a toploader by choice.
@@kenbrown2808 Depends. If you just want fast, dont care if your clothes get clean or wear out sooner and have lots of money to spend on water, soap and electricity then a toploader is good enough.
I lived in Germany for just 3 months in college and I still to this day miss the delicious fresh bread and pretzels available at every supermarket and bakery. Also döner kebabs and paprika Pom bär ❤️
Was a major issue for me when I was in the UK. Lots of different, varried alternatives for Döner...but I just wanted a Döner at 2AM when drunk FFS!
no döner or gyros? No paprika pam bar? Oh man!
@@HistoryGameV In London or other cities you can get them
Yeah, I have to say that her opinion about bread and dairy products, really made me interested in trying the German products. Bread and milk, Yum!
I haven’t received a paper paycheck in about 20 years. Most places don’t even have that as an option anymore. You either have to set up direct deposit with your bank account or they’ll give you a debit card that your pay will go on. My apartment won’t even accept a check for rent.
My husband receives a paper paycheck through UPS biweekly on Fridays to this day. His job does not offer direct deposit. And our landlord ONLY accepts checks. Lol.
@@amsel_in_defense UPS doesn’t offer direct deposit?? As in the international shipping company? That’s so weird.
@@markbollinger1343 No, he doesn’t work for UPS. He receives his paycheck in an envelope delivered by UPS. He works for a small bus company in my town.
@@amsel_in_defense thanks for the clarification, I was confused there as well.
In Germany I received a check once in my life. The check came from my health insurance organization. They had too much money at the end of the year. In Germany it is forbidden for health insurance organizations to be profitable.
For the deposit thing, Michigan has a deposit system almost identical to Germany.
$0.10 a can/bottle, and you can take them to anywhere that sells whatever it is, even a gas station. Most grocery stores, or places like Walmart, have rooms with deposit machines like that for aluminum, glass, or plastic.
Why more places don't adopt it is beyond me, at least in the Upper Peninsula you don't find discarded cans or bottles littering places because of it.
its $0.05 in new york.
Seinfeld had an entire episode about the Michigan and New York deposit difference. It didn't end well.
I’ll bet that in Germany the government subsidizes it.
The Ohio Bottle Deposits and Pull Tab Can Ban Initiative was defeated in 1979 with a resounding 72% for "NO". But before then I remember taking bottles back to the grocery store every week and collecting cans, too.
Now we just re-cycle paper, glass and metal with the weekly trash.
@@theicedragon100 I drink a lot of diet soda, and since I've moved to Texas, I am so happy I can just throw my empties in the recycling can and not have to return them to reclaim my $.05 per can. I really don't need or care about the money, but being charged up front annoys me.
Look for Kerrygold butter. It's an imported Irish butter and is probably closer to what you're used to. Also, being born in a Greek-American household, I completely understand your confusion about alcohol.
Kerrygold is far from being a good quality butter, Look for an organic butter at whole foods. Those are closer to real butter.
Nah, amish butter rolled in wax paper
@@maggieremankerrygold is organic
@@lk7195 it is not organic, and it's actually a low quality butter.
@@lk7195 Amish butter, definitely very good butter!
"If Miele doesn't get it clean, nothing does!" That is exactly how it is. In my family Miele was always used from the 50s. My grandmother had a Miele wasching machine, which broke down, but Miele was able to provide spares for repair for a 40 year old washing machine. And it works again for the next 40 years.
Bosch
I love my Miele washer and dryer.
@@multilingual972 Philips is a dutch company!
"Bauknecht" was good german Quality, but it doesn't exist anymore.
Hey....was is mit Bosch??? Meine neue Boschwaschmachine SOLL in den nächsten Tagen ankommen. :-(
@@joeybacker8429 What do you mean "doesn't exist anymore". I just bought Bauknecht toplader a month ago here in Münich
It's not the side on which the washing machine is loaded, but it's the axis along which the drum inside is spinning. In Germany, even top loading machines have a drum that spins at a horizontal axis. But American top loaders have a vertical axis, and that means they don't use gravity to toss around the laundry inside while spinning, and therefore they can't really get it as clean.
Ok, I was about to write that too. We also have a top loader, but with a horizontal axis, like the side loader. These are usually bought when there is less space for installation.
@@inotoni6148 But why would you buy a machine that works worse if you have more space?
@@MisterPyOne That's the thing: German/European top loaders *don't* work worse, because their drum spins on a horizontal axis just like the front loading machines! The drum is closed (with holes for the water to flow through) on the circular front and back sides and has a door that can be opened on the rounded side, if you want to load/unload the laundry, you have to rotate it into the right position (modern machines do that for you and lock the rotation as long as they're open) and then you can access the contents.
@@Seegalgalguntijak oh okay, thanks for the explanation.
The axis doesn't change cleaning quality. The axis does impact wear & tear on the motor, max load size, and energy efficiency. A drawback of the front loads it they are more expensive to service and lots of issues with the bellows.
I used to do appliance repair. We had more issues with front loaders than top loaders. Front loaders also suffered mor clogging as there are many gaps small things like socks can go into and catch in the pump. In 7 years, I never once pulled a sock from a top load. Coins also clogged front loaders all the time.
You can get good bread and cheese in America but you have to go to a country specific bakery or store. For example if you go to an authentic Italian deli you can find fresh made mozzarella. Or homemade French bread at a French bakery. It’s just harder to find and will cost more.
Most US banks offer bill paying services through their online portals. Most large business pay using direct deposit, not physical paychecks. Some smaller business still pay with paychecks, but most large business do not.
Yeah I found her experience with those odd.
@@markbollinger1343 I'm guessing she hangs with students alot who work part time jobs at smaller companies that still use physical checks.
Yes! And it's been this 'German'/ EU' way in much/ most of the US since the late '80's/ early '90's for direct deposit. Bill paying thru banks sometime before 2010.
As a Canadian, this video (and a few others of yours) make me realize how Canada is way more different than the US than we often think.
Don’t take pepper spray across the border
Like, the U.S. sells beer and wine in grocery stores.
@A Ryzen Canada is better overall by my values (I used to be a landed immigrant there and have lived in two provinces), but it's more restrictive about where alcohol can be sold.
@@timelston4260 depends on the state
@@mats7492 I've lived in nine states and beer and wine could be purchased from grocery stores in all of them, but yeah you're probably right about the laws being at the state level and probably different in some states.
When we moved to America, we changed out all of our showerheads to handheld showers. It’s easy to do and they are found in all home repair stores here. I think it’s not standard because it’s cheaper to have a fixed shower head and many Americans want those rainfall type showers instead of having a handheld.
same, but it's still not the same since there isn't the metal bar attached to the wall to regulate the height. if you have a bar, it's flimsy since it's not attached to the wall on the bottom
As an ex-sailor I had the opposite reaction to the hand held showers on the Navy ships 🚿🚢. I disliked them & still prefer fixed shower heads over hand held ones 🛀. But a lot of times, it depends on what you're used to.
Good on you. It’s easier to change the showers than to spend five years complaining about them.
@@MTed1 Yeah, unless you live in rented apartments and move a lot in which case your comment makes no sense.
The handheld ones can also be put in a stationary position.
I just found this, so I don't know if you see my post 2 years after you put this video up but...
About 20 years ago (or so) my wife talked me in to installing a shower head on a hose in the bathroom shower. After using it for awhile I was convinced that this by far better... yes, for all the reason you state. Hence, we have always used one, replacing it when the old one broke.
I really like your videos One thing to always remember is that the USA is a MASSIVE country and every location is different. Im Canadian and live in Oregon and it’s very different than Ohio. Same as compared to Texas or NYC. We have extreme have and have-nots which is different than Germany and Canada. Where things are typically safer and more neutral.
Very well put.
Fellow Canadian expat. Drive from Point Grey to Hastings and Main in Vancouver, then tell me Canada doesn't have massive income disparity.
Some of the topics you mention that have facts that are really beliefs and assumptions pro or con. There is contradictory information that you don't seem to know about or have decided to ignore. Probably the former and not the later since you have always been honest in what you say. Which is one of the things that's so refreshing about your videos.
It’s really nice to see the difference in American and German culture. I want to try doing a semester or even a year in Germany 🇩🇪 for college
Welcome in Germany!!!
Welcome. Funfact "Sterben" means dying - so do not wonder if someone asks you twice for your name. My name is "Krieg" - engl.: "war"- so I know that Problem...
@@Therealmcdoc oh I know it’s from an anime (not my real name) it’s like my middle name is schadenfreude 😆
@@sanyasterben1083 LOL I love it!!!.
There is a simple reason we use top loaders more often for washing. They are more reliable than a front loader, and with a front loader, you tend to get a lot more mold, must, and bad smells. Even when you clean it.
also, due to the direction of motion in the machines, front loaders tend to put more stress on flooring, making them impractical for a lot of mobile homes or wood framed houses. as they age, front loaders tend to develop more leaks around the seals as well.
@@anthonylovern7994 the same is true for the single lever faucet vs two valve faucets. I've had to repair multiple brands of mixer lever faucets three times for leaks, whereas I might have to repair the valve unit once.
Her complaint about the agitator is one that's slowly going away, as newer models do away with the antique agitation system.
But that seems to be a general problem. I believe with Miele we have the most reliable washing machines at all, unfortunately the german production will move to Poland because of taxes and costs.
Never had mold or bad smell on my frontloader and i maybe clean it once a year with the cleaning program
@@tonylevan9375 my mother warned me away from front loaders around 42 - 43 years ago. I'll suggest that things have changed a wee bit since then, as in those days, the tub filled quite high with water and modern units use a *lot* less water. Obviously, things have changed over the decades with front loading washing machines - opinions, not so much.
I've seen stinky top loaders as well, it all comes down to care and maintenance at times, when something can leave a residue inside the machine's plumbing, it needs a maintenance cycle to clean it out. You know, run the damned thing empty and let that residue get cleaned out. It seems that common sense is a critically endangered species these days.
We've just built a house and our shower heads look like the German one you showed. Super practical. But even when I lived in rentals I used to replace the showerhead while I was living in the property. You just put the old one back when you leave. As far as washing machines, I've had both and I personally prefer top loaders, especially when you're 9 months pregnant, LOL.
The top loader I have does not have the central cylinder you said ruined your clothes-- it is much better without. There have been lots of problems with front loading washers in the U.S.-- see Consumer's Report. I do think a front loader would be nice, becauase I am not tall (5'6:) and it is hard to reach into the washer to get all my clothes out. My dryer is front loading, however. Most washers are laundromats are front loading.
@@jamesbull6266 the agitator (that center shaft your talking about) has been done away with in many models due to better designed drums. But even the best designed top loader isn't as efficient as its front loader variant. Most the issues I've seen from them leaking is user error/incompetence with the dront door seal.
@@jamesbull6266 that central cylinder you speak of is the agitator,,,,,i like an agitator,,,,it has a purpose,,,it agitates,,,and in old machines it was wild,,,and did a good job of beating out the grime
I've had both top loaders and front loaders.
I prefer a GOOD front loader such as a Speed Queen, Miele, LG, or GE that cleans effectively and is energy efficient. Top loaders from Whirlpool and Maytag have ruined my clothes in the past due to poorly designed agitators, and I know Samsung's mold problem all too well.
I've had my LG front loader for 2 years, and recently got the matching dryer during my move. My favorite cycle on my LG is the 15 minute Speed Wash, which is super awesome and saves me valuable time.
As for the shower heads, the ones landlords provide in apartments are junk. I simply bought my own. And in my new house, I got to pick out some of my bathroom fixtures during the construction process.
For me, it's top loader all the way.
1. I have back issues, and front loaders require me to murder my back every time I take clothes out of it.
2. There's always that one sock or wash cloth that gets left somewhere. With a top loader, you just pop the lid open and throw it in. Not so much with a front loader.
3. The mold is real. No matter what I do, I can't get all the mold out of a front loader. I've tried every trick in the book, but it always comes back with a vengeance.
4. The seal in the front loader eats baby clothes like nobody's business.
Fixed shower heads do still seem to be the standard here, but I’ve had a handheld head in my personal bathroom basically my whole life. It’s not a foreign concept (I’ve even seen them in some hotel rooms), it’s just not everyone’s preference.
It depends on the shower. Most residential showers where I live are the hose types.
Just go to Home Depot and replace it. Should not need a plumber
@@timothykeith1367 I know. That’s what I’ve always done. Very rarely have I encountered a shower head that wasn’t removable or wasn’t a thread type that a wand could be attached to.
How can it be a matter of "preference" when you can can also never hold a "handheld head" in your hands? I only use the heights adjuster (or when I clean the shower/basstub). I never hold it in my hands while showering.
It's because masturbation is a sin
Surprised our measurement system wasn't #1. I installed handheld shower heads in my newest house and did the same every else I lived. They're not expensive and super easy to install. Even if you're renting it makes sense to put one in.
True that the handhelds are easy to install but they don't always last long. I went through 3 showerheads in the course of 8 years...the oldest one lasted about 6 years
@@Oak7565 You get what you pay for, buy Moen or Delta. if you're under 50 bucks its not gonna last.
We have moved into a home we love but the showers are small. With the handheld hose, it was difficult to keep the showerhead in the holder and not back into the shower stall...we replaced it with a fixed head.
Ya shortly after we moved into our house we replace all 3 shower heads with handheld ones, and we actually did the same to our kitchen sink and for the sink in my bathroom. Very easy to do by yourself, even if you don’t have any experience doing something like that. I don’t remember how much we paid for ours at the time since this was back in 2006. If you’re renting I’d also suggest just sticking the fixed shower head under the bathroom sink or wherever else you want to store it that way you can swap it back out and take your handheld one with you whenever you move out.
You won't find them pre-installed in most rental houses because of the litigious society we have here. Handheld heads have other hazards that leave the installers or home owners open to being sued for damages if the user hurts themselves or a child gets tangled in it and has an injury. If you buy your own and install it, then any injury you get is on you and can't be blamed on the homeowner or the firm who installed the plumbing when the house was built. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think it's quite as easy to sue someone for an accident in the home you are renting in other countries.
Handheld shower heads have certainly become more popular recently, and having had a job where I cleaned newly-built houses, I can tell you that homeowners who are building from the ground up often do have handheld showers installed. But I can also tell you from that same job, that sometimes they don't. As to how you clean a shower like that, you tend to rely more often on foaming cleaners that you can spray on and they will stick to the wall or fixtures (only if they are dry) and slowly move down the wall and grout lines. Even then, you still want a long, firm brush to scrub with and a tall cup or pitcher you can repeatedly fill with water so you can use it to rinse down the walls. If you can't reach the top of the wall on your own, you wrap a very wet washcloth or rag around the head of the brush and "wipe" down the top of the wall.
OMG! I wrap a specific hair towel with a loop on my head when I don't want my hair to get wet in the shower. I have a handheld shower, and I don't want to be bothered with it. Showers create moisture regardless of its handheld or stationary and your hair is going to get damp if you don't protect it.
#2: One reason SMS is still preferred over other messaging apps? SMS does not require a data signal! In fact, SMS will get through on the weakest of cellular signals. And if you don't have a signal when you press send, the message will be queued until you do get a signal. Cellular voice and data coverage is not as solid as the companies claim!
and where it is it's common for people to chat over whatever shared platforms they're on too (basically every social media app has chat and there's a blue million other chat apps to choose from)
The WhatsApp thing confused me. How many damn features do you need to say "I'm around the corner" or "🤣". Built in text service also allows for voice messages, so what's the problem? The data signal thing is certainly the main reason though.
I mean sure but the rest of the world uses WhatsApp so that says something about how important phone signal is (it's not anymore, hasn't been for a while)
And nobody is saying once you use WhatsApp normal SMS is never used, it is when needed.
But depending on where you live, unless you go in the middle of nowhere your internet signal should be strong enough to have a proper chat over internet.
Also it's funny that Americans out of all people don't use WhatsApp when you have some of the worst mobile phone rates and subscriptions with very poor services offered. WhatsApp offers everything for free as long as you have a internet connection which you usually have everywhere via WiFi.
I know there are a lot of similar apps like WhatsApp that Americans use exactly because of the bad mobile plans you have, it's cheaper to pay a sub for these apps
@@Morindor If you're in an area with wifi then you're in an area with a cell phone signal. Again, chat apps would just be just redundant. I'm seriously struggling to think of a single reason to use a secondary app.
I guess for me its like..... it's a system that already comes with the phone. I've never needed to get an outside app for sending messages cause phones already come with the ability to do that. Why do i need to replace a messaging app with a messaging app?
Bread: Visit Michigan, Zingerman's in Ann Arbor and Avalon in Detroit; in Bay Area we have Manresa Bread, it took me 10 painful years to find it. AC: It is also about humidity, setting the AC low helps to reduce the humidity more.
I LOVE Zingerman’s! Their pickles are great, too.
Bay area you mean like bay city/ Saginaw?
@@tomrogue13 No. I meant San Francisco Bay Area, California.
@@cernejr ahhhhh dammit
With you on the shower heads. My house has 4 bathrooms, changing the showers over to either combination (waterfall head + movable head) is the first thing I changed. A relatively cheap and easy modification.
I agree, our bathrooms already have a combination showerhead. It was a $40 renovation on our rental house. Get over the showerheads. In the old days this was a cheap fixture and it, along with other cost-saving items allowed 65% of Americans to own their own homes and make renovations as they could afford it. Only 43% of Germans own their own homes.
A quick trip to lowes and you can do any showerhead you want.
Same here. I always switch out the old shower heads whenever I move into a new place, but most places I've been to recently have already switched over
@@KimInCalifornia Excellent point, yet she is still a renter !!!
Living in an economy with a rental market rather than a purchase market for property comes with its own societal and economical perks. But being arrogant and condescending about it won't help you understand how.
Great video! I can relate with you on the A/C temperatures in the US. I have lived in Texas my whole life and even as a child noticed that I needed to take a sweater with me everywhere, especially the grocery store. Why? It does not need to be that cold. If it is hot outside, I am dressed appropriately. So when I walk into a store in my tank top and shorts, I am suddenly freezing. It is pretty annoying to have to change my clothes for drastic temperature differences from outside to inside. Likewise, many stores will crank up the heater in the winter. If it is cold outside, I am dressed warm but I also have to wear a tank top and shorts under my sweater and sweat pants so that I don’t sweat while shopping. Then I have to put it all back on before I go back outside. It makes no sense. 😂
Much of this depends on where you live in the US. I personally have a front loading washer (for many years), and a wand shower head, I have a mixer faucet in my kitchen (though the ones in the bathrooms from the original building of the house are separate handles). And in suburban areas I think most American's feel safe, even if that feeling gets shattered from time to time (I've never felt unsafe in my neighborhood, but there was a super rare shooting a block from my house last month). Those all apply to pretty much everyone I know as well. Here in CO places don't generally keep AC that low. I'm actually an outlier keeping my house at 70F, where most people would recommend 72 or even 74. Still, good list.
I think top loaders with the agitators( swirly plastic thing in the middle) are better at shaking dirt out of clothes than fronts which just roll them around.
Spot on! I'm living the opposite situation. You can say these things because you're an actual German. I'm an American living in Germany (Augsburg! since 1999) and you describe the reverse culture shock I experience when I come back to the US for a visit. Once I spent the summer day at a campground in Wisconsin because my kids were at daycamp there. The campground wasn't that large, but nobody walked anywhere. Sie waren unterwegs mit Golfcarts! It was a cool, rainy day and I sat in the cafe while I waited and the aircon was on full blast freeze mode! It made no sense since it was cool enough outside for a jacket.
Another thing which I was surprised you didn't mention...billboards and signs screaming at you from everywhere! Don't miss that one bit!😅
I'm surprised sales tax isn't on this list. This was the thing that threw me even after having been there for months :D In germany, the price on the ware is what you pay at the counter - sales tax is already included. Whereas in the US, it gets added at the cashier, so you have to calculate in your head as you shop to make sure you stay within budget
The Goverment wants to prove the outstanding schoolsystem with excellent math skills
TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU, STEPHANIE! This is ridiculous and there is absolutely no reason to keep this system working all over the country. I have heard laughable explanations as to why: because of different tax systems from one state to the other. If you buy in one state, you pay the sales tax of that state, simple. For the same item, you also pay a different sales tax (called VAT) in France, Germany, Italy, etc... but still, the price tag gives you the price you have to pay, basta!
Sales tax is excluded for food in most states, but almost all states charge it for non food groceries. The US does not have a value added tax. Also if you are in a city there is an extra 1% added to the sales tax.
How hard can that be. You don't have to calculate in your head. Get what you need and add up the total price and then just add 5 or 6% or whatever. This is simple 3rd grade math.
@@tikihutdweller5944 might not be hard (And I would argue that not everybody is as good with math as you seem to be), but for someone who has never had to do it in her own country, it's certainly jarring, and not at all transparent. Plus, why require ME to do the calculations when it's easy to just add everything up on the price tag?
7:00 In Ontario I use a can crusher which makes it even smaller than that and collect the cans in a large garbage bag. Then I just take them to my local scrapyard. They weigh it and I usually get about $20 a bag. 8:48 The quality of bread & dairy is much higher in Canada. Our standards are higher. 9:19 In Canada, the firmer East European variety of quark is manufactured by Liberté Natural Foods; a softer German-style quark is manufactured in the Didsbury, Alberta, plant of Calgary-based Foothills Creamery. 15:40 The Canadian banking system works very much like the German one.
I remember the deposit system in Northern Kentucky when I was a kid(1970-80s). I would hunt in new home construction sights for glass soft drink bottles left by construction workers. Once plastic replaced glass bottles the deposit system went away and I had to get a real job...
As far as shower heads, those fixed position ones are usually in older houses, or, houses where the owners like to take baths. I have a house built in 59', and one built in 91', and both have the modern shower systems. It's simply a matter of ordering what you want from Home Depot or Lowes, or wherever, and installing the kit. It takes about 10 minutes to install, and you're done. So there is no reason not to have the shower head system that you want.
Yep, one of the first things I've always done when moving into a new house is to install the showerheads I want.
My impression is that fixed shower heads are common in old housing, cheap housing, and rentals, not so common in newer/nicer homes owned by the resident. A landlord isn't likely to lose a tenant over the showerhead, so they don't put out the (admittedly minimal) extra cost for a nicer one.
If you're going to replace a fixed head with a hand held, go to Lowes or home Depot, and not Walmart, and buy a more expensive one. The cheap ones will not last long, and you'll have to replace it soon.
And i do believe its regional as well because Ive lived in 3 houses and 4 apartments in my lifetime, none ever had a an attached shower head, not even upon move in. Ive lived in NJ/Phila. PA area my whole life, both states.
@@SandyDiVa we all know the real reason women like the handheld shower head and it isn't for cleaning babies that's for sure lol
Having lived in Germany for four years, with regular trips there before and since, there are many things I miss about Germany: Coffee. Bread. Beer. Villages with Cobblestone Streets and Half-timber houses. Great train system. "B" highways to drive along rivers and in the mountains. So easy and close to visit other countries. Sharing tables with strangers in restaurants. Germans being understanding and helpful to foreigners trying to use the German language. Relative safety in the cities. No passing on the left while driving. Old preserved medieval cities. Mostly, the friends and German colleagues. (Many more, but I decided to keep my list to 13, as well.
From travel videos that I have seen about Germany like Saarland it is much better designed for travel or vacationing or just exploring. Have you seen how tall the beer glasses are? There are bike trails like in around Saarland that are several hundred kilometers long. Along the trails are pubs, and hotels etc. Fantastic! We dp not have anything like that in Canada.
"No passing on the left while driving." Really? I thought passing on the right side is disallowed; people use the left lane to pass slower traffic on the right.
I miss when Germans lived in Germany.
you do realize you can fit most of europe in the US thats why is easier to get around and see other countries
@@danf2Schwätzer
Discussing the functional efficiency of handheld showerheads for cleaning purposes is, in the best way possible, the most German thing I ever heard.
The homicide rate in the US is heavily skewed by inner city gang violence. Leave out Chicago, LA and NY and the rate drops to something you'd recognize as extremely safe. Cincinnati and other big cities with drug problems and gangs certainly aren't representative of the US.
The same urban vs. rural crime rate difference exists in other developed countries, too. That means that the homicide rate that Feli cited for Germany is even lower outside of German cities. And the crime rate in even the most rural areas of the US is still not great - about double the national rate for Germany.
One other point is that, unlike most other countries (including Germany), suicides are counted as well. That drives up the count considerably. A second point is that most big cities have very strict gun laws, leaving the population unarmed. Criminals don't care about laws (or they wouldn't be criminals), so they know their victims are helpless. In rural areas, homicides are lower because criminals know that their victims might just shot back and have much more practice with guns.
That's something Americans lie to themselves about. It's absolutely not true, the gun violence is out of control over the entire US, and it's a racist stereotype. What's going on is that the upper-class Americans that dictate the shape of society believe some people should be left on the margins of society to die, it's a continuation of past campaigns to eradicate Native Americans, and they therefore construct a society in which people will suffer in poverty and die of preventable causes, while a tiny elite exploits them. The gun violence is a product of despair, and in recent years, it infects majority white areas nearly as badly as cities.
@@annaclarafenyo8185 I don't know where you get your facts but you're seriously delusional.
@@annaclarafenyo8185 that’s a whole lot of horseshit backed up by no facts.
I’m from Nevada, that alcohol one doesn’t apply here other than the 21 part. You can buy a bottle of vodka at 3 AM at Walmart, assuming it’s a 24/7 Walmart, and walk home through a park drinking it. Cops might watch you close because it’s still a bit of a social taboo, but it’s not illegal, as long as you don’t cause a scene.
Danke. I especially like your comments about getting good bread and cheese. On those two topics, we Americans really fail and don't even know it. Love watching your videos.
Dear Felicia, Love your videos and I visited Germany back in 1995. I have had a hand held shower device for over 20 years, I think they are more popular now. Love the convenience of being able to rinse down thew shower after I'm done.
Oregon has a deposit system for bottles and cans. It's 10 cents for each bottle or can and adds up quick. I had a hard time moving to a different state and learning they don't have bottle deposits. They also don't recycle as much in other states whereas Oregon did separate by materials like you spoke about. So it really depends on the state on whether they separate recycling or have bottle deposits or not.
Most doesn’t get recycled. It is sold to the Chinese and they dump it in the ocean. Drug addicts in Oregon buy the water with government money dump the water out and use the deposit money on drugs.
Thats really crazy because in germany all of our 16 states have the same deposit system. Its so simply and nice, theres no easier way to do a good thing for nature or environment in general. In my opinion, every country should have a deposit system.
Its very rare to see any bottle or can on the streets in germany, because its litterally money laying on the streets, so some poorer people collect a bunch of them bringing them back to a store. Its sad on the one hand, but on the other its keep our streets clean, ironically.
In NY state, we have paid deposit on beverage bottles. We also have telephone showers.
Most of the time, for that shower configuration, you can replace the shower head by unscrewing it and replacing it with a hand-held unit. You can pick it up at Walmart for as little as 15 dollars.
She knows that...she said it.
I just came back from my last trip to Germany. I will miss it so much. Lived in Hanau from 72 to 96.
In Denmark we have a deposit system (pant) on a lot of bottles and cans. We've had this many years, and the returnrate is really high. 92% of all bottles and cans with pant on them comes back. On Washers, another advantage of the frontloaders is that you can stack them (washer and dryer), or have a tabletop over them if you place them side by side.
You can stack the top loading washer onto the dryer also (we don't have top loading dryers). The only advantage that front load washers USED to have is that they didn't have the agitator (the spinning thing she called it) and therefore were better for bulky or delicate items like quilts, sleeping bags, down blankets etc. Now most top loading washers come without the agitator and cost less, making them the better choice-especially the ones that let you wash your delicates at the same time.
I moved into an apartment in northern Idaho a few months ago and it just happened to be designed as handicap friendly (although I am not handicapped, it was just the only apartment they had available). What I discovered is that the shower does have a hose attachment just like you would find in Germany and let me just say I am totally on Felicia's side, I never want to go back a fixed/immovable showerhead ever again!
Both of our bathrooms have the hand-held type shower heads as to most air bnb's here in Florida. There must be a more demand of home builders to install those versus fixed heads.
@@dunhill1 Builders usually install the cheapest fixtures they can find. So fixed shower heads and cheap refrigerators/stoves go in.
@@dragonrune6800 Well down here in Florida that was mostly true; however, today all the major builders, ICI, KB Homes, Lennar, Collins, and DR Horton builds to what prospective clients want. If want upgraded kitchen for example, you get quartz or granite countertops, tile back splashes, stainless steel appliances, extra tall cabinets, etc. If you desire upgraded baths, they will install handheld showerheads among other high quality tiles, garden tubs, etc. That is why when you get qualified, they will sit you down with an interior designer and go thru each room for whatever upgrades you like from the paint, to a patio, screened in, glassed in, crown molding, recessed lighting, everything you can imagine and yes you can request handheld showerheads. It's no longer automatic all cheap crap in a new home.
What you really want is a shower panel. It has a traditional shower head. I have a detachable one, it has full body spray nozzles, and to top it off you can adjust the temperature down to the degree.
Felicia - your appreciation for alcohol/laws and your awareness of their(laws) restrictions on social endeavors is a beautiful thing. ...God bless you. ....Wayne Maher - Auburn, Washington(State)
Also ich verfolge deine Videos schon seit Jahren, weil sie sehr unterhaltsam und informativ sind .Natürlich nicht zuletzt auch, weil du selbst sehr sympathisch bist.
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I'm with you 100% on the shower. One of the first things I do when I move into a new place is replace the shower head with a hand held shower. The one I have now has both the fixed to the wall shower head and a hand wand that you can switch between, and it's awesome.
Same here. Got to have the hand held shower. Everybody in my family has one. It’s one of the first things we do when we move into new houses.
why? the hose gets in the way and the fixed shower head, or rain shower head is ideal. If you want to wash a child, get a small portable tub. The hose on most of those 'flexible' shower heads reach just high enough for a normal persons shoulder to get wet. No thanks
I once had a Miele toploader and I loved it. The only disadvantage is, that you cannot put anything on top of it like a tumble dryer or washing powder. But the construction is so much more robust, it doesn't eat your socks! And it's more friendly to your back and knees loading and unloading it from the top. So personally I do not think that toploaders are a bad design. They are dominant here in Germany just because they need less space, because you can put things on top of them.
Felicia: several states do have deposit systems. It really all depends on which state you live in. Unfortunately most here do not as most Americans truly believe that one person standing up for the environment won't really make a difference. It is this mindset which is prevalent and keeps many from doing the right thing and recycling at all.
I didn't realize there were states that didn't use deposit systems. But I live in the northeast and unless NH is weird about it like so many other things, it's just how it works.
@@nochannel1q2321 Yeah, down South many states as far out as Texas and all along the Southern coast don't have deposit systems. I had never encountered one until I moved to Iowa. I have lived in FL, GA, TN, TX, & CO and none of those states had deposit systems at all.
Felicia, when I was growing up in NYC, we had deposits on mostly glass bottles, which are pretty rare now, except for beer. As kids, we would even go around and collect them to get extra money.
Everything you said in your video I agree with 100%. People can't understand why I want to live in Germany. I'm going to share this video with them. Whenever I'm in Germany I feel at home and I've never felt uneasy or even been mad. Love your videos.
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I know I won't miss people like you.
@@MrJustus152 don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
@@the_weasler blah blah blah
There are reasons why you see fixed shower heads in rentals and most new developments. The reasons why they are more common in rentals is because A. They’re cheaper. B. Their simpler design means there are fewer points of failure and thus rarely need to be replaced.
In the case of new homes/apartments, the general assumption is that the new homeowner will want to install the shower head that they want. Therefor rather than trying to predict what kind of shower head they might want, it’s easier to just place a cheap and generic one that the new homeowner can just replace and throw out… or they can just choose to keep using it if they don’t care enough to replace it. 😊
what I can't figure out is why the majority of shower heads in CA, USA are too low for an average man to fit under.
also, as a bicycle fanatic, I still feel that using too much heat or air conditioning stops us from adapting to the outdoor temperature and makes being outside for extended periods of time unnecessarily uncomfortable/stressful.
My all-time favorite residential shower in the US had a hand-held shower head and was built to be wheel-chair accessible, so effectively the toilet was inside the shower & cleaning was extremely easy - like when I worked at a public pool and we cleaned the whole bathroom with a hose.
@@EcoFreak13M In the US it's all about making it as cheap and shitty as possible with the illusion of quality and necessity until the consumer sentiment changes. Too many Americans believe corporations have their best interest in mind. They don't.
@@EcoFreak13M The reason is more women like lower shower heads, and women are more vocal about how showers are used.
Price issues might be because fixed heads are the standard and sold more often in the US. In Germany handheld showers are cheaper (Cheap ones at around 12 $ or 10 €. We only use fixed showers in combination to hose attached showers wich makes it rare and more expansive cause less numbers in production). So i think it would be about the same prices.
Simpler Design? No. Defenitely not. Simple handheld showers are nearly indestructable. And if they break you can just be replaced very easily by any person.
The weak spot of fixed showers is the joint (If they have one.) And what also destroys showers are lime and dirt.
And now take a guess which of the two designs is easier to be cleaned.
Installation is also more simple since the hose can simply be attached to the tap.
Watch Producer Michael (or any other) tour of some 30 million $ mansion and you can see same shitty fixed shower heads in those. That is just crazy lol
A deposit system used to be used here up until the 60s and 70's. Mostly it was for glass soda bottles which were sterileized and reused by the bottling companies. You could see the name of the city that the bottle originally came from molded into the glass on the bottom. Those are considered collectables today. And they were made out of high quality glass so most were used by the glass industry. Nowadays we only have recyclleing for aluminum, glass, plastic paper etc.
We have deposits in some states. California calls it CRV (Cash Return Value). Each store has to provide a recycling location, and they are found within walking distance of the store, but not in the store itself. We also have mandatory blue trashbins that we put glass, metal, and cardboard into to be sorted for recycling. We can put CRV items into the blue trashbins, but that's like throwing away money, so we only put in non-CRV items into the blue trashbins.
You just spend like $25-$50 and get a handheld attachment for the shower. It's super easy that anyone can do themselves. I've always done this and most of my friends and family too.
I do remember returning racks of beer bottles when I lived in Germany and way back in the 70s/80s bottle deposits were the norm here in the US
I lived in Michigan for a while when I was younger. The can and bottle deposit system was amazing.
Its a pain in the butt when the machines break down or get full. Or when people come in with 20 garbage bags of deposits-_-
@@tomrogue13 In NY we have redemption centers, and they count them real fast, like 500 cans/bottles in the time it would take you to do 50 in the stupid machines. I have no idea why people still use them when the alternative is available. They can stay in business because although they offer the full 5 cent refund, they get 7-9 cents from the recycling centers
I'm an American who has lived in Europe for a total of over 6 years. I totally agree about the showers! I make my husband add a handheld shower head if ours is fixed.
i live in Massachusetts and i can bring my cans right back to the same store because our bottle law states that if you sell a deposit product you have to take it back but there some exceptions and most of our stores have redemption centers with rvm(reverse vending machines) usually two plastic two cans 1glass
I recall in high school, there was an Austrian girl on exchange with another school in my district and she went OFF on how crappy American sliced loaf bread was/is. "I need a CRUST, you touch American bread and it just goes ." She cracked me up, and she wasn't at all wrong. 3 years in (then West) Germany as a younger child exposed me to what real bakery goods should be!
Publix supermarkets, a large chain in the S. E. US, has in store bakeries preparing a myriad of crusted breads with seeds, etc.
I always feel sad when coming back from visiting Germany that here you can't get Bauernbrot (yum) or a rye bread that doesn't have freakin' caraway seeds in it!
lol I think a lot of it has to do with the way Americans don't care for crust on bread. I know I don't really care for it. I don't mind it but it's not something I go out of my way to get. You can see it in Hollywood movies and tv where kids want to have their crust cut off of their sandwiches. You can get French bread with a hard crust on it (which I kind of like, but it's not my favorite), but for the most part, you don't get many who want a crust.
I like my bread like my mom's dinner rolls. A very light brown top, lightly basted with butter, so soft if you just touch it you dent it, and the inside is almost like dough. So soft that you can't pull them in two, or even cut them in two, without smashing it and ruining the texture.
If I'm not mistaken, which I very well could be, but Europeans tend to eat crispy cookies as well, whereas here in the U.S. it's more common to have people who almost beg for that super soft, gooey chocolate chip cookie right from the oven. When I worked in retail, we were restocking the chewy cookies more often than the crispy ones. At least in my area of the country. Now, that's not saying that all types of cookies are eaten soft. There are ones like ginger snaps, etc. Still, I'd say for the most part, we like our baked goods soft, through and through.
For sandwiches (which I think are more an American thing than in other countries) the soft, squishy bread is far superior to any European crusty bread. I bake the hard crust breads and love my French breads, but there is a place for each, and I don't consider one to be superior to the other.
Whenever I want a really good loaf of bread that has a proper crust and some real structure to it I go to a local bakery to get it, not a supermarket. I’ve never found it to be all that hard to find a local bakery that makes all sorts of different breads in-house and fresh each day. And I don’t even live in a big city like Cincinnati. If I couldn’t find one, and I really wanted some *that* bad, then I’d probably start trying to just make my own. Everyone has different preferences though and like Ch B mentioned, not everyone likes a solid crust on their bread.
I replaced my fixed showerhead with a hand-held, double shower head. It is amazingly easy to clean/rinse my bathtub and rinse any soap residue each day before it can settle and get cruddy!
Yes, they're really nice!!.
I know this is an old video, but we do have a deposit return in the U.S. now. A few grocery stores, like Kroger, have machines that you can put your cans into and get a slip with monetary value that you can use to purchase things in the store.
The handheld shower head is seen as an “upgrade.” I think we paid around $80-100 for ours. I wanted one from using it in Austria during a college study abroad, and really got used to it when our first home had one... when we moved, I had to get it. And yes, without one, I had to use a big cup to aid in shower cleaning.
80 to 100???? Geez thats a rip off
Oh wow! I bought a great one on Amazon for about $25…
You got ripped off. I think be rarely had anything besides handheld. They are cheap
Y'all.... we had to match the existing fixture colors and that's why it was pricier. And I'm not even from the South so I don't know I said y'all...
I just bought a good one for like $40. But there are some that can get that high, especially if you want a double-header.
You can buy a shower head on a hose. You can install it like changing a light bulb (a metal light bulb, using channellock pliers).
She said that.
I'm proud of my country for many things, but you've done a good job pointing out ways we can successfully add to one another's quality of life by learning from each other.
#9 is understandable though when you list of a bunch of theories, which are based in facts but aren’t facts themselves. When you consider theories like those fact it makes you probably think people are arguing against facts but they aren’t.
4:10 Additionally to what Feli says, you can make voice calls via WhatsApp, just like by regular cellular network, with the extra benefit of high quality audio and no international long distance charges. You can even make video calls with one other person or in groups, just like with Zoom! You can also send files like pdf documents and so on. WhatsApp is far superior to text messaging in any aspect.
But its owned by Facebook and I hate Facebook. Lol
I just use the text app that comes with my phone. It texts and that's all I need it to do. If I want more, I can use email. Nowadays, on your smart phone you can just long press on just about anything, select the share icon, then choose what app you want to us to share it.
Voice calls? Why would I use a cell phone already set up to make phone calls to use an app that uses the cellular network to connect to the internet to then go back to the cellular network that reaches another cell phone???? Just use your phone to make calls.
@@robhill8894 _" If I want more, I can use email"_
You cannot use email to make multi-user videoconferences (Zoom style, but without paying for Zoom's service), for instance. That was so much fun for us in the family on Christmas eve!
_"Nowadays, on your smart phone you can just long press on just about anything, select the share icon, then choose what app you want to us to share it."_
Yes, but without the convenience to have everything inside one single application.
_"Voice calls? Why would I use a cell phone already set up to make phone calls to use an app that uses the cellular network to connect to the internet to then go back to the cellular network that reaches another cell phone?"_
What about making international phone calls without paying long distance charges or roaming charges? Is that a good reason? Connect to the cost-free WiFi network in your hotel and call family and friends for literally nothing, or place video-calls, or share photos or videos of places you're visiting, etc., all within the same session and charge-free.
@@Nurse_Xochitl there are alternatives like Telegram. 😉
@@Nurse_Xochitl All data sent is safe.
The data is encrypted by default by end-to-end encryption for both messages and calls.
No one else except the one that sends the message and the one you send it to, can watch it.
That’s why I chose it. Not using anything else.
I install hand held shower heads in all my living spaces. I don't know why they aren't standard since they are so much better, and make cleaning the tub far easier!
The pollen issue in the southern states makes opening windows unpleasant, even when the weather is nice.
Unpleasant is an understatement. Aside from having to clean a thick dusting of yellow powder off of everything, some of us depend on that central ac filter to make the air easier to breathe.
My father was born not too far from Feli's current hometown. Opening windows in southern Ohio back then was always a no no. Either there's too much pollen or too many fumes from the various chemical or coal burning plants along the river.
AC remains on, to help filter all of that out, nevermind reducing the ghastly humidity.
Living in southern Arizona now, I've escaped the humidity, but still don't open windows lest we get smothered in all of the blowing dust.
The same problem in the midwest. The allergens are insane in spring.
I was expecting you to say insects,from what I've heard about southern states.
There's always a few annoying flys about in a British house where nobody has AC. Everyone just melts in the high humidity of summer.
@@yorkshirecoastadventures1657 Those can be issues too but good enough bugnets/screens can deal with them for the most part. It is nice to basically run them off with really cold AC though.
It's not just cleaning a shower, when the hot water hasn't yet come through It's not nice to get a cold shock from a fixed shower, but you can aim the water away from you until it's warm with a hand held one.
We have hand held shower heads in our shower, as well as one connected to the tile near the edge of the tub (great for washing little kids' hair, as well as for cleaning the tub). We've had our bathroom this way for 24 years. :-)
We also have one handle faucets' !
Feli, if you feel unsafe in Cincinnati, you should find somewhere where you do feel safe, it may be hard to move house but safety is paramount. Best wishes. (I know this video is a year old.)
Rural communities are the best places to be if safety is what you're after. Still, if you're used to safe cities like those in Europe, experiencing the dumpster fire that is American cities must be a huge bummer.
Agree! Find a place were you feel safe in the USA. You also have an option to return to Germany 🇩🇪
@@misslu1212 I think she is here because her man is here.
She can hit the suburbs. Cincinnati has some very nice and very safe suburbs. But the city is sketchy
@@thethrashyone Unfortunately, rural areas are also pretty unsafe. I checked for the savest place to live in the US and one website said Greenwich, CT, but not a lot of people can afford to live there.
It's wild to think that if you lived in another state in the US, half of these annoyances would go away; nothing against Ohio, but you can definitely find good bread, actual mozzarella bottle returns in Massachusetts, NY, California, Illinois, et cetera.
Also, the showerhead and washers are more of a point of cost - the standards that are disliked by you are cheaper in general, especially if it's a landlord providing the service for you. It's really up to you, as an individual, to buy the things that you prefer (if you can).
there is some decent bread in private bakeries here too, but the general bread is still meh across US and you have to search for a good quality food and produce
@@KatyaHuster Or make your own.
Was thinking much the same thing, was keeping a running tally of “these are Midwest quirks more than American quirks, as a Californian I can confirm”
I'm sure Cincinnati has lots of fine bakery's
Yeah I moved to michigan from CA a few years ago and you really have to search for things like good bread. Basically all the bread they have at the supermarket is trash here and people don't even know it.
I am astounded by your comments . I almost totally agree. I spent 4 years in germany in the early 80's. I would have loved to stay there, but I'm from hawaii and prefer to be home. But i agree that the german culture is better. And yes americans can be intolerant. I retired and left my beloved islands. But i enjoy hearing your views on us and other german spearkers as well. Keep up the good work. Aloha steven
I'm from Oregon where we were the first state to introduce a "bottle bill" law for can deposits in the early 1970s, so I've been saving my cans my whole life. We used to take them to the store where an attendant would take care of the work, then they introduced the machines where you have to do it yourself which was often very dirty and time-consuming. Then they put those machines outside where they were basically all monopolized by the homeless, which discouraged other people from using them. In recent years the grocery stores got together and sponsored a recycling center program where you can simply drop off bags at your convenience to be counted by machine later and credited to your account. Personally, I give all my cans away to the homeless or donate them. It is easier for me and is a small form of charity.
Waste of time i throw them in the trash and the homeless just dig them out. Pretty much everbody here does that.
It's similar here is Canada. Deposits have been a thing all my life. Though Canada has more emphasis on taking them to a bottle depot, which usually requires you to hand sort them into trays. I've never personally seen a bottle sorting machine before, so I have to experience there.
Grocery stores are the only stores I know of who accept cans and bottles, though they discourage it by placing limits on how many you can bring in at a time.
I personally give mine to the homeless. Where I live, we have a lot of bottle pickers, but I choose to not make them sort through trash to find mine.
fun fact: the machines the stores use are designed and built in states that have no bottle bill, and the designers have no comprehension of the volume the machines need to be able to handle.
#3 Depends on the state. I live in Michigan but am in Ohio for a week most months. I too, agree it is odd tossing cans in the trash. In the late 60s/early 70s Michigan adopted a cash redemption model for aluminum cans. In Michigan, we have an amazing 97% return rate on aluminum cans as we have a 10-cent deposit that is paid when we purchase the beverage. Several other states have cash redemption and recycling centers in grocery stores, though Michigan has the highest amount.
1976 to be exact, when the 10 cent deposit started on all carbonated beverage containers in Michigan, I remember it well, because I voted AGAINST it! It is still a pain!
Many homeless and other poor people rely on collecting cans as a source of income. In Oregon we pay 10 cents a can of bottle. One man I know takes advantage of the many local sporting events and entertainment venues to collect discarded containers. He has a motorized bicycle than he built himself, and has a customized cart that can carry many bags of cans. He makes a fair living from this, and the income is not required to be reported.
I grew up in Ohio and honestly, I was just happy when people didn't throw or drop their things on the ground and walk off and leave them, or even toss them out of moving cars. Throwing things in a trash dispenser is a huge improvement over littering, which is way too common over much of the planet, but especially the states.
Iowa had a system just like that too in the 1980s into the 1990s. I don't know if they still do, though, but as a kid, it was an easy way to make a few bucks. Tied a plastic bag to my bike handlebars, if I found a can, in the bag it went. Sure brings back a lot of memories, when getting a five dollar bill for bottles and cans felt like a payday.
I moved to Ohio from Michigan. We used to return our cans from Ohio in Michigan when we would go visit. It was great as a kid.
I think the 'not believing in facts' has more to do with distrust of the messengers than the facts. Media and politicians, the main methods of delivery, seem to most of us to be so slanted and agenda driven that it is hard to accept anything as fact. And doing research online seems simply to lead down the rabbit hole to craziness.
Especially when those "facts" come from a scientist who was paid for his study. The next logical question becomes, who funded the study?
When you say 'most of us', you mean the right. Because they've been brainwashed.
@@rickwelch8464 Interesting use of the term "brainwashed" there. But that isn't what "brainwashing" means.
Not all "facts" are unbiased, and not all evidence is either.
@@mustangdru That's why science is public, and paid for by agencies run by scientists. That means there are no financial incentives to lie. Any incentives to distort the truth are political, not economic, and this is much easier to fix.
Its not that Americans just chose to not believe a fact of science. Its that we have the freedom to question what someone is telling us. There are many so-called experts, that manipulate the facts for their own interest.
That was the point I was going to make.