True story form a German friend of mine that visited Florida in the 80's. He asked the hotel staff if there was any record store nearby. She was a big music lover. He told him yes there was and it was not that far away, only fifteen minutes. He then told him it was also easy to find. From the hotel go up two blocks until you come to this street and then keep going straight, you cannot miss it. So my friend starts walking. Finds the street and keeps walking straight like he was told. Keeps walking straight for over half an hour and sees nothing but fields. He then decides to head back to the hotel. He then told the hotel staff that he had difficulty finding the record store and that he walked for for over half an hour. The man turned to him and said "you walked?"
@sevenhearty klar, Brezel werden in ganz Deutschland verkauft, da gibt es keine Diskussion :D so wie wenn man sich fragen würde, ob man auch überall Brot bekommt...
northern germany here: I don't know what obatsa is. I know what a Bretzel is, but I don't know why you would freeze it. Edit: I misunderstood, of course I know Brezel. Even in their frozen state. When I first watched the video, I thought about Brezel with an ice cream filling or something.
Wherever I was, I missed german bread. I don't drink a lot of alcohol, but beer is a point. In greece they have Mythos which is brewed like a german beer. I love Mythos in Greece (even in Germany). Other beer is often an "experience". I missed that things just work. If you need something you can order it and it's there tomorrow or after a few days. In Greece you have to wait for weeks. When I come back to Germany from Greece in 2006 I missed the living. Maybe we live better but in Greece the living was better. The people have less but I think they often make more of it than we do. I think we often sorrow about thinks like "Is everything tidy" or "What would the neighbor/boss/mother think?" or "Am I good enough?" In Greece living was easier. Less useless sorrows. After you have learned that you sometimes have to wait for weeks you learned to understand that you don't die if you have to wait. You just calculate with it. You order earlier or improvise. Everybody does. It's cheaper. And it's a kind of living quality to improvise successfully: It's fun. You learn to solve problems by yourself instead of buying a solution with money you have worked for. Why to work for money to pay someone to do a job you could do by yourself? And you solve problems with people you wouldn't learn about if you would go to shop and buy the solution. Everybody knows someone who knows someone. And so you find yourself in a BBQ at the end of the day, watching the stars after you had a good day where someones problem was solved. I think I always was like this. But in Greece I noticed that this is more common there than in Germany.
Well, I wonder how it is possible for a German person to like the "Mythos" beer which is at least bad! I was so surpised at reading such thing. The whole "solving problem" thing as a Greek I didn't quite understand it the way you wrote about it. I believe that you mean probably "Why find a second job so that you can afford a baby-sitter when you can stay at home wathcing the child yourself and save the trouble... Or why buying frozen food from the supermarket when you can learn to cook at no time yourself...? Anyway, what did you actually mean when you wrote "we maybe life bettter". You must have missed a word there which was crucial to make the sentence understood. In Greece living is quite nice indeed, but the bad thing is that there is a certain mentality grown and followed that whoever can do whatever he/she wants, ending this way the living of one person to cause trouble on the living of another, which is something I totally hate here. It's a bit difficult for the Greeks to obey to some certain rules but those younger generations happily enough seem more flexible and of course the internet has helped a lot. For example, it has been a tremendous achievement even to present to Greeks that they should not smoke indoors. Of course, smoking indoors is still happening, but I have been travelling around with buses and trains for over 35 years and not once have I ever seen one person smoking inside. A few steps are being made but it's a slow procedure.
> Mythos beer Often you drink something in a foreign country and you like it there. And at home you're wondering how bad it tastes. I sometimes buy Mythos in Germany. I still like it. > Anyway, what did you actually mean when you wrote "we maybe life > bettter". You must have missed a word there which was crucial to > make the sentence understood. In Germany I have more money and the possibility to spend it. You can go to holiday parcs, we have huge electronic stores, you have bigger variety of products. In Greece the shops are smaller, the products sometimes are cheaper produced but much more expensive. I gave my television as a present when leaving germany. It was already old, but it was better than the most I saw in Greece. Same with my car. In Germany I drove a small, cheap car, which was getting older, in Greece it was quite young, in great condition, it was not archivable for most of the people. There I drove a big car just for me where up to 5 persons were on a motor bike on a highway. That's absolutely impossible in germany. The "Standard" in Germany is higher. I didn't had a television in Greece. I enjoyed reading a book on the balcony watching towards the see. Or sitting in front of the house, talking or bbqing with the neighbors. Maybe we didn't had the same variety of food there, but the food was gorgeous. You can smell the salad - if salad smells in germany you should better litter it. The allday living was at a lower money standard but in my oppinion the social standard was higher. It was more important to be together than to be successful in work. In Germany you are successful if you build a house, plant a tree (on your ground), conceive a child. Today you need your own ground for the kids to play. Kids don't play on the street. So you need a garden, a slide and some monkey bars and of course a sand box. You see this also if there is a play yard next door. And of course you have to be able to pay for all of this. So you go to work and when you come home you go to bed in your nice house and on the weekend like all other germans you have to make the weekly purchases on saturday, so you're on the edge in the supermarket because of the crowd there and the traffic jam before and after. So you're additionlly stressend because you have to cut down the lawn and the car needs to be washed and the child is crying and there is no leisure on the saturday and on sunday you just want to do nothing. And so you do nothing just to calm down. You're watching television, a soccer game or formula one racing and you don't want to see anyone. And sometimes you go with your child to the holiday parc, which is extremly expensive, but you don't see your child so often, because it's already sleeping when you arive from work and so you pay for redemption to the parc. But you would prefer to watch tv... because you're stressed from the week and as soon the child makes something wrong you flipped out and everybody is in a bad mood. That living in Germany in an exaggerated way. Everybody is waiting for pension because THEN! Then they have no clue what to do with so much leisure time. Childs are working on their own house and their own tree to have the mindeststandard to have a baby. They only have time to see you on sundays and then they prefer to watch tv to calm down. ;) In Greece that's not that important. It's more important to have a good time. If you can life in your house it is done, who the fuck needs a tree, there are enough trees outside my own ground and childs are coming anyway - if they need a tree they can play outside. Let's have some fun instead of some additional working hours to pay for all the useless stuff. There is more living instead of working. Maybe a living on a lower standard, but they actually do it.
When I came back home to Germany from the USA, I missed three things: Having carpets in the sleeping room and on the stairs, the really great beds they have and the big containers of milk and orange juice you can buy there. Now, 12 years later I have a carpet in my bedroom and I don't use that much milk anymore, but I still miss the kind of bed I slept in. They are too expensive to buy.
+Wanted Adventure I grew up here in Germany with carpeted bedrooms, but I used to wish for a wooden floor, because that's A. easier to clean, and B. you can put a small carpet on that without having it look weird.
I'm new to Germany and haven't been back to the states yet (so no time to miss anything) but I have spent time in Brazil twice. Like you, I missed being able to walk places. Also the food! Authentic Brazilian food is amazing! And church. There church starts in the morning and people stay until like 10:00 at night. You have service, people bring food and music and you just stay all day and hang out. I really miss that!
yeah that would be really interesting! I'm studying in English in Austria right now and we are not mixing bit switching al the time. So i would love to hear how your Danglish sounds and when you use which words.
+djvnsdjkvnsfjsrhbgdh I totally understand that. I went to an International School in Germany (shout out to all alumni from F.I.S./Oberursel). As a German naturally I speak German, but after a few years in E.S.L. classes and normal English lessons commenced we started to use the shorter versions of verbs of either language but used the conjugations which were shorter. A few of those terms drove my German teacher nuts. For example, the English languages knows the collowquial 'to hand in a homework', which in German is 'Hausarbeit abzugeben'. Well we used to 'einhänden my homework' because 'I ran zu spät' and 'I will kein detention kriegen'. For anyone who was not of that type of madness born this simply caused massive frowns.
+RustyDust101 Ich mache das ganze jetzt mal auf Deutsch, mein Englisch ist dann doch zu schlecht.:/ Ich habe da vorallem das Problem, dass ich Englische Verben nehme, weil ich sie besser finde oder mir die deutschen Worte gerade nicbz einfallen, und dann diese Verben dann "Deutsch konjugiere". Meistens sind bei mir die Normen und Personalpromomen Deutsch sind und der Rest Englisch. Beispiele "Ist es Really nessesary, dass wir dieses Game jetzt playen" "Ich have dieses Topic already" "Ich gette das gerade not" So in dem Schema geht es weiter. Mein größtes Problem ist dann auch noch, dass ich MUN hatte und dadurch ein vom Level sehr hohes Englisch gelernt habe. das hat dann auch schon dazu geleaded, dass ich "to accept" nachgucken musstr, weil ich um Zustimmung auszudrücken "Second" sagen würde.
+djvnsdjkvnsfjsrhbgdh ich kenne das von meiner us verwandtschaft. die kids sind alle zweisprachig aufgewachsen. und untereinander sprechen wir weder richtig englisch noch deutsch. in den usa hauptsächlich englisch aber dann fliegt eben mal ein deutsches wort oder ein ausdruck dazwischen. hier in deutschland umgekehrt. hauptsächlich deutsch mit englischen "sprenkeln"
+djvnsdjkvnsfjsrhbgdh genau das passiert mir eigtl immer :D In unserer Schule lernen wir kaum vernünftiges Englisch, weil unsere Lehrer das meistens gar nicht können (hab deswegen seit 2 Jahren keinen Englischunterricht mehr,hab mich für Latein entschieden - Fehler 🙈) :/ Ich habs größten Teils im Internet, durch Filme etc. gelernt :D Meine Freunde sprechen aber teilweise sehr gut Englisch und es kann vorkommen, dass Konversationen vom Deutschen ins Englische rutschen 😂 der Übergang muss Leute dann echt verwirren :D Was sogar einer Lehrerin (sie kann sehr gut Englisch ) aber uns immer passiert ist, dass wir schneller sprechen als wir denken und das deutsche Wort einfach nicht schnell genug abrufbar war, sodass das englische seinen Platz eingenommen hat😁
02:02 No over here in Hesse you cannot get frozen pretzels with (however you spell the other thing) We have "Handkäs" a very wet cheese with onions on top of it, usually eaten together with bread.
Dinge, die ich in Florida vermisst habe: Historische Sehenswürdigkeiten (auch z.B. Kirchen mit Türmen aus Stein etc.), Große Auswahl an Gemüse und Früchte in jedem Supermarkt, schöne (Rad)Wege, richtige Häuser außerhalb der Großstädte; alle haben nur ihre Pappschachteln.
+Alles Pat Also Früchte und Gemüse gibt es zu Hauf in den richtigen Läden zumindest finde ich die Auswahl bei Publix ENORM. Historische Sehenswürdigkeiten gibt es auch in Florida jedoch gibt es diese nicht so lange wie hier in Deutschland was einfach daran liegt, dass die USA ein weit jüngeres Land ist als Deutschland. In Florida speziell gibt es kleine Städte wie zum Beispiel Mount Dora oder St. Augustine. Florida im speziellen hat nur eine völlig andere Historie wie Deutschland. Die Everglades sind zum Beispiel auch eine historische Sehenswürdigkeit.
SgtAggression Publix habe ich keinen gesehen; war alles voller Wallmart und SafeAlot - und da war eher schlecht als recht. Das mit der jüngeren Geschichte ist schon klar, aber irgendwie herrscht in Amerika viel weniger "Baukultur" als bei uns; da halt eben nur bei den Skyscrapern und bei uns sind viel mehr Häuser einzigartig :D
In welchem Part von Florida warst du denn? Also Publix ist der größte Lebensmittel verkäufer in Florida. Bei Wallmart habe ich ehrlich gesagt nie mehr als günstige Klamotten und Bier eingekauft. Bei Wallmart im speziellen hast du Recht. Die Auswahl ist meist nicht riesig und wenn man etwas außergewöhnliches findet ist die Qualität meist beschissen. Für Baukultur und co muss man mehr ins Landesinnere von Florida reisen und sich von Touristenmetropolen abwenden. Bestes Beispiel Mount Dora. Kleines, etwas verschlafenes Dorf in der Nähe eines Hügels und eines Sees. Aber unglaublich schöne, alte Gebäude aus der Kolonialzeit teilweise.
+Alles Pat Ich weiß was du meinst. In Amerika sind irgendwie mindestens die Hälfte der Häuser nur aus diesen hässlichen langen Holzlettern, während man in Deutschland/Europa viel mehr Stein, Beton, Putz, Lehm,... benutzt. Und wenn man in Europa mal Holzhäuser baut, dann fast immer aus ganzen Stämmen. PS: Ich finde diese amerikanischen Holz-Latten-Veranda-sieht-nicht-sehr-stabil-aus-Häuser megahässlich! (Aber nur meine Meinung :P) :3
An Awesome Potato Also ich finde Holzhäuser im alten Kolonialstil sehr schön - gerade auf den Keys gibt es einige Häuser, die den alten nachempfunden sind. Aber die meisten sind halt einfach echt Pappe :D SgtAggression Ich war zwischen Miami und Orlando :)
I lived in England for half a year and I really miss being able to go buy stuff on sundays. Wether its just groceries shopping or meeting friends, I really did enjoy that.
+Regerem Yeah for sure the water with gas tastes 100 times better than just water without it and it think it's not that refreshing as with the extra power :D
obazda is probably available anywhere here in germany, but not as easy as in Bavaria (in Bavaria its in every store, i dont think that its in every store in the rest of Germany.)
i like how you pronounce obazda :D regarding your question: i went to japan a few years ago and i really enjoyed free water to your meal in the restaurant. thats amazing.
+Patrick Zinner Ah okay, so they do that in Japan too? I didn't realize that. Good to know, thanks! Yeah, I miss that from the U.S. too. Here in Germany there are times when I've spent the same amount on my drinks (non-alcoholic) as the meal itself because you often have to pay 3 euros per bottle of water! lol
+Patrick Zinner and you dont need to travel to japan for that. Come here to finland, water on every table.. you dont have to ask for it. its a human right But europeans often dont know much about their neigbour countries.
i went to Germany, I miss the food! and I miss how people kept to themselves, when I go shopping in the USA people come up to you and be friendly and talk.. which is fine but I miss when people didn't do that.
I'm from Germany and I also talk Denglisch for the same reason. You can simply say what's on your mind regardless which language it's from instead of waiting for your brain to translate it :D
You can get obazda and pretzels everywhere in Germany, however outside of Bavaria, or at least outside of the south of Germany not everyone actually knows Obazda. I myself didn't use to know it until I came to the US. There my host family went to the Chicago Hofbräuhaus with me and they told me beforehand, that there you could eat pretzels and Obazda and I was like "Sorry, what was the second thing? I've no idea what that's supposed to be!" Now that I'm back in Germany some things that I miss about the US are: water fountains in schools or my university, the huge fridges, frozen yogurt (because you can't get any decent frozen yogurt here) and whipped cream cheese.
+MrsAlways394 hhahaa!! I love that you learned about Obazda in the U.S. :D And, did you like it? Whipped cream cheese!! I totally forgot about that. Yes, tasty stuff :)
+MrsAlways394 I actually did come to enjoy those water fountains as well when I was in the US. I just thought, that the water was just the wrong side of cold. It could have used a tad more warmth. What I did miss most when returning to Germany from the US, well, it was my host family and speaking English. I really came to love the English language while being in the US, and up to today, I'm still thinking in English, even if speaking German. And I returned 10 years ago this July! But in some way, English became a bit like a second native language to me. Yes, I do have an accent and all, but even Americans and British do have one. Well, is it weird to miss speaking the language? It didn't take me long upon returning to Germany, that I organized a trip to Great Britain to visit a friend living there. And while I was looking forward to speak English, we mostly spoke German, as she is a native German. But New Years eve there was fun with 4 nationalities mixed (British, German, Chinese and Indian). I still try to include as much English in my live as possible. Hm, thinking about that makes me feel weird :/
Well you can get "pretzels" outside of Bavaria, but they are of inferior quality. I'm Bavarian, living in Berlin now, and the pretzels here are not crispy and soft inside, they are more like chewing gum. Obazda is not generally available, but you can make it yourself easily.
I don't think other Bavarians even eat it for breakfast! lol xD I think that's just me. I think people here eat it more in the afternoon. I'd be curious to know! Anyone else reading this eat pretzels with Obatzda for breakfast?? :D
I think it is up to you. Obatzda and Bretzel is for me just a small dish and I would take it for Breakfast, Brotzeit or Dinner :) But I am also not Bavarian ;)
it's Brotzeit. Brotzeit is the bavarian version of a snack. A chill non-fast-food version and never "to go" / take away. It happens In between breakfast and lunch or between lunch and dinner. Typically goes with beer. Not so much a breakfast thing for most people. But we love you for making it your breakfast of choice. Totally not a faux pas! ;)
You find Bretzel and Obatzda in the most Supermarkets in Germany. To think that you find it only in bavarian cause its sooo special its just bavarian arrogance and ignorance
As a Bavarian living in the french part of Switzerland I miss : Brezen, Spezi, Kaiserschmarn, Schweinshaxen and Kartoffelknödel. Also the local dialect and easy going people. What I don't miss is the German habit to not heat their bathroom and leave the window open in the winter. Seriously ? who ever though a 5C bathroom was a great place to take a shower ?. Love your videos keep them coming
When I came back from my exchange year in the US last summer I missed first of all the AC in our school. It was just nice over there to not have to sweat during class in summer and not freeze (as much) in winter. I also missed ( actually I am still missing) the school life. That school spirit is so amazing and it makes you happy being in that school. Or all of the clubs you can choose from and the classes you can take! You have so much freedom to do things that please your interest while here in Germany everyone has to know everything. So yeah :D
I know the Germans may protest but it seems not many areas in the world have so many pretty citites and towns that are really build for people to live and love, and not only for business and shopping. I can walk, ride a bike, I can find a bench to relax. Here in Asia cities do look impressive but their living quaility is rather low.
+Peter Kroll europe has that everywhere becuase cities were “founded” in medieval times where you had to get from city to city by horse so they’re old and back then people didn’t need much space and again had no car so the whole city was smaller and streets were smaler and built for horses or walking. Cities are now way closer together so travelling from city to city in europe is really easy and not time consuming :)
Peter Kroll this is what I thought of when I learned about Germanys public transportation. I live in GA (USA) about 30 mins from the downtown area where public transportation is a huge thing. They also used it in areas about 20 mins from the downtown but here where I live there's only one bus stop. It sucks because, plus everything is spread far apart so not that many people walk from place to place and if they do, they're looked at as less than. Downtown Atlanta is nice for public transportation and walking to places but it's not like that throughout the whole state or even country. Germans are lucky
Not sure about other countries in Asia, but most Japanese towns and cities are super convenient and the living quality is really high. I believe cities like Hong Kong, Shanghai, or Singapore also have a good living quality.
Yes you can buy Brezels and obazter in the rest of Germany. And if you order a water in a German restaurant you will always get sparkling water. If not, you have to order "still water".
I'm German And I really miss the Italian culture in general. We used to go there every year but we didn't go this year. The food is just so amazing and the people are passionate about everything and the language is like music in my ears
I think you should always clarify, that you live in bavaria, because it's quite different from the rest of germany... people shouldn't think brezel breakfeast is something common ...
I went to New Zealand on a working holiday, when I came back home to Germany, I really missed how friendly everyone is in New Zealand and how you'll just smile at strangers and chat to anyone in the streets.
Obatzter and Brezel is a typical Bavarian thing. Today you also get it packed in supermarkets in other parts of Germany. But open in a restaurant you only get it in Bavaria. But when you want a real Bavarian breakfast you have to drink a Weissbier with it. My cousin is from Berlin and lived now 3 years in Ulm, where her son was born. Last week they were for a week in Berlin to visit the grandma. They could no get real Brezel there with butter or Obatzer and the little one refused to eat any thing else for breakfast.
Frozen bretzels and Obatzter are also available here in Rheinland-Pfalz, but as I am no bavarian, I hate Obatzter... :D I love eating the salty bretzels with Nutella...
+TE9994 I don't understand how people can like pretzels in general (and have no idea what Obatzers are) so eating it with nutella doesn't really sound weird to me^^; The taste can only be improved anyway.
***** you'd be surpised how a certain taste can change if you put something sweet on it. It can end up tasting really great or really horrible - and apparently pretzels and nutella go well together. Never tried it though. Oh and there are also pretzels that aren't salty - just wanted to mention that, even though the first commentor *was* talking about the salty ones^^
+Gabriel S als ich noch in Düsseldorf gewohnt habe, gabs den nicht beim Aldi, als ich dann nach München gezogen bin natürlich schon, jetzt hier in Frankfurt aber auch....
i'm from augsburg half an hour from munich and my experience were that you can get bretzels everywhere in germany but obatzda not but it's easy to make a homemade one
In the north, we don't have Obazda. Whatever that even is? Isn't it some kind of sweet mustard or something? I don't even know lol. Maybe I just don't know we have it. But you can get frozen prezels here, too. Though they're definitely way smaller than the Bavarian pretzels. There's this thing in France.. I don't even know even know what it's called. It's some kind of chicken/duck you can put on bread. Damn, did I love that during my exchange! I still miss it and think of it every now and then. :D And those pains au chocolat and paninis and omg, now I'm craving French food. Thanks, Dana. Oh and what I also miss is Berliner (!) Fassbrause - real Berliner Fassbrause. They only sell it in Berlin and its region, unfortunately. It's too good. I wish they'd sell it nationwide.
Doch gibts ihn jedem großen Supermarkt. Edeka hat Obazda bei den Salaten (Eiersalat und Co.) stehen. Weiß ich da meine Freundin das Zeug gerne ißt. Wohne in Lübeck also sehr weit nördlich.
Obazda is soft cheese with onions and paprika. It means "Angemachter", because you break down the soft cheese with a fork and then mix it with small chunks of onions, paprika, salt pepper and Schnittlauch.
I went to live in Italy for a few months, the thing that I miss most about living there was the planned beauty. I live in a fairly rural part of New York and there are few public features like fountains or statues. It seemed like everywhere in Italy there was a piece of deliberate beauty waiting to be seen outside, and we seem to tuck ours away inside here.
I was born in Austria and when we moved to Germany I missed the 'Extrawurst' and 'Geheimratskäse'. I know, in Germany there is delicious 'Fleischwurst' too, but... It's not the same! :c
+An Awesome Potato Well, that can even depend on the butcher making the Fleischwurst - or Extrawurst. Since "my" butcher closed his store I have not found an equally tasty replacement for the Leberwurst. :(
+An Awesome Potato hahaa I had to google "Extrawurst" to find out what it is...I was thinking it was like some extra wurst that you got for free when you buy one. Like buy one wurst, get an extra one for free :D That would be nice too!
When I was a teenager, I was in Kopenhagen for one week. They had bicycle lanes pretty much everywhere. And their taxis had sort of a attachable frame for a bike, so even if you are on a bicycle, you can still call taxi, driver will then get that contraption out of the boot and lick bike to it, and carry both - you and your bike wherever you need.
+LordRaiden Achtung :) Obazda ist kein Senf, sondern Käse (meist Camembert) mit Zwiebeln/Schnittlauch, sehr empfehlenswert zu probieren! Gibt's tatsächlich in den meisten Supermärkten wie Edeka oder Rewe in ganz Deutschland.
I went to Vancouver a few times and I really miss the super friendly people there. As to the zone out...its the same with me...if someone around me speaks english my mind just makes me listening to it even if I have a conversation going on in german at the same time...I love the english language.
Well, I've never been away from home that long (although I wish I had), but I spent a week in Sweden with my English class. There me and a friend of mine lived at the teacher's place, which was pretty fun as she was very nice. When I was back in Germany, I really missed just relaxing at school. In Sweden (or at least at our partner school) you're (more or less) allowed to bring your cellphone to class, you get a laptop for homework and always have free wifi at school. There are receptacles everywhere and people would just listen to music in class. I know, that might not be a very effective way of learnig, but still. What I also missed was the bus system. We stayed in Uppsala (near Stockholm) and it's not much bigger of a town than my home town, but they had so much more public transport! It was crazy. And although Sweden is a lot colder than Bavaria, and even though we went there in fall, you could go outside in a t shirt in the evening (the rest of the day was very cold though). I also miss the people. They tend to be way friendlier than most people around here and as I live in a city with mostly old people, it was refreshing being in a town with a younger community. Gosh, I wish I could go back there... But there are still so many places to go :)
+SarasWorld Sounds like you had a really great experience there!! That's awesome :) Now I'm curious if American high schools have wifi and stuff like that now. I'll have to ask one of my friends with a younger sibling. Everything is advancing so quickly, I bet the schools have changed a lot too.
I’m from Germany but last year I went to work in South Carolina for a couple of months. Being there I mostly missed the food (good bread especially) and also the beautiful cities and buildings, but now that I’m back I actually miss a couple of things from the US. For one, cheap clothes, it’s so much more expensive to buy the same stuff here. I also really miss the ice that you get in your drinks at a restaurant and even at home from the fridge. My German friends used to ask for drinks without ice but I loved it! And also free refills, how great is that! What I miss from the workplace is the first name basis. It’s rare that you can call your boss by his or her first name in Germany but I like it a lot. It doesn’t mean you respect him or her less, but it kind of lightens the mood for me and i was a lot more relaxed when presenting or asking questions etc. (not only you boss also older coworkers). That has actually changed how I evaluate if I want to take a job that I get offered, besides the actual job I now also put emphasis on the way people communicate with each other.
When I came back home to Germany from Tunisia , I really missed to sit at the beach watch the sunset and that the people there are just so warm and kind . And clearly my Family .
+Nazia Jahan if you go to Belgium or even Netherland you wont miss the german beers. I was thinking so too, but now i know the best beers comming from belgium.
Well, I was raised by a very old lady from Bavaria and lived in Munich for a long time and I have to say the Obatzde you'd buy in a supermarket has little to do with what I know and love. The best thing to do is to make it yourself and you can get most of the ingredients everywhere and it is so easy. Just chop some onions, mash smellly camembert with a fork and butter and mix with a bit of (bavarian) beer and paprika, season if necessary. As far as I remember without checking that's it.
Did you say 'you americans are' instead of 'we americans...' so we successfully adopted you! You are no longer a Girl, you are now a Mädel! Welcome to the family!
You can very simply make Obazda yourself: Just mix camembert cheese (or brie) with paprika powder and onions. If you're in the US that may be difficult though as camembert(/brie) cheese may be difficult to get. The reason is that these type of cheese are typically made from raw milk and as far as I know it's illegal to import raw milk produkts into the US. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.)
I'm still living in Belgium most of the time, but I'm often back at home in Germany. In Belgium you greet people and especially your friends in a different way than in Germany. In Germany you start hugging people very fast as a way to say "hello" or "goodbye". In Belgium they give each other cheek-kisses as they alsodo in France and this habbit sticks with me even when I'm in Germany. So I did have some weird moments back in Germany because no one expects you to give a cheek-kiss! But most of my german friends did adapt to this new "weirdness" of mine haha
+DieIngwer It's so interesting to hear you say that because I've noticed people in Germany giving me cheek kisses! One on each cheek, and I'm also always caught off guard because I don't know what cheek they are going to go for first. Maybe it's different depending on what part of Germany you're in and from.
You can get obazda and pretzels in almost any grocery store in Germany (I'm from NRW and we have them almost everywhere) - it still isn't a common breakfast here.
After I had taken a round trip through the UK some years ago and went back to Germany, I missed the traditional English breakfast a lot. Mind you, that was back in the day when I still ate meat. But ever since then, breakfast has sort of become the most important meal of the day for me, too. When I grew up here in Germany, it was common that we would have a so-called "2nd breakfast" at some time during the morning, and I still have that whenever possible. In fact, I would need it on the job to get enough nutrients to make it to the lunch break. In contrast, in the UK, breakfast is happening a little later in the day but you get in much more food so you almost don't need a lunch break at all.
After my year in Spain, back in Germany I missed: Speaking Spanish, Speaking Spanish/English/German with my friends as you explained it, Croquetas, Tinto de Verano and Granada. Now I am in Istanbul and I miss: Bretzeln, Obatzta although I am not from Bavaria, but we ate it always when we went there for holidays. And we do it by ourselves, because you usually cannot buy it. Easy acces to vegetarian food Kölsch and Club Mate
When I came back from Austria, I missed the fresh air they have their. I remember coming back home, stepping outside, taking a deep breath and starting to cough because of all the gases it contains. Felt completely different from the place where I have been on vacations. When I came back from Norway I really missed the landscapes. We were on a trip through the whole country with our school class and we visited a lot of beautiful places there. And even though we often had to travel long distances from one point to another, there was always something to see there. Beautiful mountains with snow on top and lakes with crystal clear water right in front of them. So stunning! The difference was extrem, here back in Germany. Fields everywhere. No mountains, sometimes even no trees and almost nothing worth to look out of the window (at least not, when you are using the Autobahn).
In central Germany, you can get Obatzter without much problems. In Berlin I remember it being a bit more difficult. Being from the Rhine, I once tried to get some Spundekääs up there and could neither find it nor Obatzter.
I am from Germany but I live in Canada, and when I go home I do miss the winters. I know, it's crazy to say, but I actually prefer the dry and cold winters with a decent amount of snow (enough to snowmobile or snowboard) to the wet, grey and snowless winters of Germany. I also miss having bunnies, deer, and squirrels running around everywhere, even in the city. I also lived in Spain and South Africa for a while and I missed their relaxed nature, that is definitely something we could improve in Germany. But when I am in Canada, I miss a lot of things about Germany, like the food and what you said about internationality and walking distances, and the unique culture of every city or place you visit. Also, Canadians are stereotypically described as being very polite and I get that, although I have to say that I think it's mostly because of the small talk that we just don't do in Germany. Like when I meet someone on the street and I say 'hey, how are you doing?' (and sometimes people don't even wait to hear the answer, it's just a form of saying hello). We don't do that, as you said, we are very straightforward, getting to the point. I thought about that and when I went back home I checked to see if we are really that impolite but I have to say that I disagree. If you encounter someone in a friendly manner, usually, they will be friendly to you too. All in all, in a perfect world, I would love to combine every positive attribute of a culture into one perfect culture. But, sadly that is not possible ;-)
When I have been on the Canarys for a Year I missed the high Trees, the cool Weather and the TV Program from Germany most. It was always hot, only Palm like Trees or Cypress Trees and on Spanish TV only Bullfights and Soccer...
Restaurant/store temperature is very regional from my experience. I've lived in AZ where things are always freezing, GA and NC, things are always warmer, and CO where people shop with their coats on in the winter. On the Western Slope of CO the indoor temps are kept warmer in the Summer than i would like and cooler in the winter than the Denver stores. Our District Manager was whining about the store being cold but it was too warm for me to wear long sleeves.
I'm from germany and two years ago I went to ecuador for two months. And I really miss the people there and how relaxed and friendly they are, but on the other hand when I was there I missed the german winter.
What I missed in most countries I traveled to was the constant greeting and politeness I'm used to. In Austria if you shop in the supermarket, it's normal to greet the cashier, get greeted in return and after paying you exchange goodbyes. Even if you go to the cheapest restaurant, not only will the waiter welcome you, you are expected to greet him in return and when you pay (we still pay our food & drinks cash most of the time) the waiter will thank you for the tip, give you the change with a "here you are (Sir)" and you are expected to say "thanks". You don't buy a cup of take-away coffee or a single apple without a "here you are" and "thanks". One thing I liked in foreign countries though was when a waiter/waitress said something like "Good Evening. I'm Peter and I am your waiter". That's more personal and actually felt good.
I'm a german, and grew up in Baden-Württemberg very near to the border of Bavaria and it was normal to get Obazda in the supermarket. even in the Aldi or Lidl. Than I moved to my husband to Niedersachsen and there you really can't get Obazda anywhere. I love this stuff and i really miss it. Sometimes there is a bavarian week at Aldi and they have Obazda there but it tastes very horrible. I'm so happy when my parents bring it if they are visiting us.
Wow...It was quite surprising for me that you don't really have bubbly water, that's an interesting fact! So if you want bubbly water, you always would have to look for an imported one or are there also American products in some places? Regarding Obazda I can't tell you if you won't get it elsewhere in Germany, because I'm also in Bavaria (and I love that stuff!), but I can tell you, that Obazda is pretty easy to make. And the selfmade-version of it is even better than the boxed one from the supermarket ;)
I was on vacation in Danmark with my parents and when I went back to Germany I really missed not having to pay at public restrooms. I know weird, but 70ct are actually kinda much just for using the restroom.
Hi Dana, I love your videos! I can relate to a lot you have covered since I have lived here in Germany over half my life! Just like you commented, I miss drinking the carbonated "bubbly" water back in the States. However, what I really miss is the huge variety of Brötchen (bread rolls/bisquits) that one can get here in Germany, especially those really crunchy ones filled with roasted pumpkin seeds and many other seeds. I remember visiting back in Houston, Texas, in the 1990's and looking for a similar bakery. There was one called the Three Brothers Bakery, but their bread dough was still different and they did not have the variety of bread loaves and rolls as they have here in Germany. I ended up ordering via Fed Ex some bread I found on the internet from Toronto, Canada, for my relatives in Houston to try! But, it was STILL NOT AS GOOD as the bread baked here in Germany.
I miss everything about Germany, mostly my boyfriend and his family. I had grown accustomed to walking everyday and going to the store everyday to buy food and I miss cooking breakfast for Jonas. I also miss the soundless nights, along with being a short walk away from the beach.
home in OZ, missing Speed limits on roads, in Australia 110 kph limited. in Germany got use to doing 180kph on C/C, overtaking at 210 kph. beer being cheaper then Coke. beer sticks...Mmm
I agree with that about the air conditioning, in Australia too. The temperature is set for the staff, the background music is set for the staff. The design of the air conditioning ducts is set for the staff, so they can have the cold air blowing into their face when they operate the cash register. That means the customer has the cold air blowing down the back of their neck and they cant move away from that location until they are served.
Same here... missing Bretzen, Obatzda and Karg Weissbier here in BC's Interior. 26+ years in Canada, but some of the treats from my old country are still on my mind. Oh well, that's what holidays are for.
Bretzeln are available overall in germany, especially the frozen ones. Obazda, if you do it yourself, you can get the ingredients everywhere across the country, but i dont know if you can get the finished version everywhere
Don't worry. I've lived near Frankfurt and in Freiburg and you get Obazda in normal supermarkets all over Germany. Alpenhain is a brand that sells it everywhere. Brezeln, whether frozen or fresh from a bakery, are also common.
As a Bavarian living in Switzerland I miss the Brezen. They have Brezen here, but they are never really rösch. Swiss bakers prefer to make them wet so they will last through the day, while a Bavarian Brezen must be sold fresh or it will pick up moisture from the air. And with a lätschat Swiss Brezen, Obatzta and Radi are just not the same.
I am living in the north west of lower saxony and you can buy Obazda in the supermarkets. pretzels you can buy frozen from the supermarkets or fresh from some bakeries. But most bakeries only have Laugenstangen, which is the same in another shape I think.
You can get Obazda all over Germany at supermarkets and discounters. You can even make your own. It's pretty easy though. Just look for a recipe and adapt it to your own preferences. I do that too as I don't like the caraway which is a ingredient of most of them. Basically it's just a mix of soft cheese along with butter, onions and spice like sweet pepper, caraway, salt. If desired you can also add beer or wine. Pro tip: If you derive from making your Obazda with onions you can preserve it longer. Just add the onions seperately. Or braise them lightly before, but this will result in a totally different taste (suits best if you want to have mild Obazda based on curd cheese instead of limburger cheese or camenbert) Deep frozen Brezeln are available everywhere as well but I recommend to buy them at the bakery.
I've noticed the first time, that the clocks don't work.. In Northern Germany you can buy Obazda and Pretzels, but they are harder to find in the supermarket and usually that's not a common breakfast here
I live in NRW and we get very often frozen Brezel to eat them in the morning whenever we do not have fresh bread or just do not want the ordenary morning stuff
You may find Obazda in whole germany, but you'll only get the supermarket-version. When you're in certain parts of bavaria you find fresh made Obazda at the butcher. Depending on the region recipes are different. For me it makes a huge difference. Its like making own salsa instead of buying one. The AC-problem is real health issue. A few years back i got into the tourbus of a friend from Canada during a concert. It had maybe 25°C outside, warm but nothing to complain about. I got in and it was freezing cold. Canadians may like it that way. Two years later I saw him again touring germany and the AC made him sick. A lot of people underestimate temperature-change by an AC, especially in cars. Its hot for a minute and they turn it to subzero on full blast. The vents in their face and on their body. From this cold environment they go out in the heat and immediately start playing tennis or football. After the game, they get in the icecold car when they're sweating. Hurting shoulders, muscles, stiff necks... Easy way to get some muscle fibre tear and tendons.
Bubbly water was all the rage here in the US in the late 70s. Perrier from France was the hoity toity beverage of choice with the culture vultures. Spritzel from Germany showed up sometime later and then the bottled tap water craze hit. But you can still by the bubbly stuff in most supermarkets.
You can buy Obatzta in every supermarket. Its usually where you find the chese and there is (to my knowledge) only one company producing it, so dont expect a great variety.
I live in Austria and I visited France a couple of times. The thing I miss the most is how lively the places in France are. In Austria everybody is somehow antisocial and wants to keep distance, but in France everybody is so close and I just love that.
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The two things that I missed when I was in the US:
Proper bread and tap water that doesn't taste like it was taken from a swimming pool.
+Karuuhnia YES!
oh YES
How did you feel about cheese and chocolate?
KEEP CALM and PLAY SOCCER IN YOUR PAJAMAS what do u mean
+Hubbie
I want to know if anyone missed cheese or chocolate when they were in the U.S.
True story form a German friend of mine that visited Florida in the 80's. He asked the hotel staff if there was any record store nearby. She was a big music lover. He told him yes there was and it was not that far away, only fifteen minutes. He then told him it was also easy to find. From the hotel go up two blocks until you come to this street and then keep going straight, you cannot miss it.
So my friend starts walking. Finds the street and keeps walking straight like he was told. Keeps walking straight for over half an hour and sees nothing but fields. He then decides to head back to the hotel. He then told the hotel staff that he had difficulty finding the record store and that he walked for for over half an hour. The man turned to him and said "you walked?"
she was a music lover?
Bretzeln you can get everywhere, an, at least in Hessen and here in Rhein-Hessen a lot of Supermarkets also offer Obatzter.
+akawhut not in nrw xD
+Holly I´m from NRW and we are eating it reguarly ;)
I'm from Rheinland-pfalz and i'm pretty sure most of the supermarkets here sell obatzter too but i've never tried it in my entire life :D
+akawhut In Northrihnewestfalia you can get the Obatzter in any supermarket.
@sevenhearty klar, Brezel werden in ganz Deutschland verkauft, da gibt es keine Diskussion :D so wie wenn man sich fragen würde, ob man auch überall Brot bekommt...
When I was working in France for some years I started dreaming of Leberkäs'.
northern germany here: I don't know what obatsa is. I know what a Bretzel is, but I don't know why you would freeze it.
Edit: I misunderstood, of course I know Brezel. Even in their frozen state. When I first watched the video, I thought about Brezel with an ice cream filling or something.
Ist ein mega leckerer Brotaufstrich :D
+buciallstar and with northern, I mean northern from hamburg
+buciallstar naja gefroren zum selbseraufbacken denk ich mal^^ aber bis Köln gibts die bei Penny und Norma^^
*****
naja wenn sie zum auftauen (oder zum aufbacken) sind, was sind sie denn dann wenn du sie kaufst^^
+buciallstar Obatzda gibts es auch in den Supermärkten, auch in Norddeutschland aber meistens nur zur Zeit des Oktoberfestes.
Wherever I was, I missed german bread. I don't drink a lot of alcohol, but beer is a point. In greece they have Mythos which is brewed like a german beer. I love Mythos in Greece (even in Germany). Other beer is often an "experience". I missed that things just work. If you need something you can order it and it's there tomorrow or after a few days. In Greece you have to wait for weeks.
When I come back to Germany from Greece in 2006 I missed the living. Maybe we live better but in Greece the living was better. The people have less but I think they often make more of it than we do. I think we often sorrow about thinks like "Is everything tidy" or "What would the neighbor/boss/mother think?" or "Am I good enough?"
In Greece living was easier. Less useless sorrows.
After you have learned that you sometimes have to wait for weeks you learned to understand that you don't die if you have to wait. You just calculate with it. You order earlier or improvise. Everybody does. It's cheaper. And it's a kind of living quality to improvise successfully: It's fun. You learn to solve problems by yourself instead of buying a solution with money you have worked for. Why to work for money to pay someone to do a job you could do by yourself? And you solve problems with people you wouldn't learn about if you would go to shop and buy the solution. Everybody knows someone who knows someone. And so you find yourself in a BBQ at the end of the day, watching the stars after you had a good day where someones problem was solved.
I think I always was like this. But in Greece I noticed that this is more common there than in Germany.
+Sascha Atrops ..your english sucks !
Izzy Kat: At least it is good enough to identify it as english. Thanks for that. :)
Oh ! It's so good that a German appreciates and understands the way we live in Greece
Well, I wonder how it is possible for a German person to like the "Mythos" beer which is at least bad! I was so surpised at reading such thing. The whole "solving problem" thing as a Greek I didn't quite understand it the way you wrote about it. I believe that you mean probably "Why find a second job so that you can afford a baby-sitter when you can stay at home wathcing the child yourself and save the trouble... Or why buying frozen food from the supermarket when you can learn to cook at no time yourself...?
Anyway, what did you actually mean when you wrote "we maybe life bettter". You must have missed a word there which was crucial to make the sentence understood.
In Greece living is quite nice indeed, but the bad thing is that there is a certain mentality grown and followed that whoever can do whatever he/she wants, ending this way the living of one person to cause trouble on the living of another, which is something I totally hate here. It's a bit difficult for the Greeks to obey to some certain rules but those younger generations happily enough seem more flexible and of course the internet has helped a lot. For example, it has been a tremendous achievement even to present to Greeks that they should not smoke indoors. Of course, smoking indoors is still happening, but I have been travelling around with buses and trains for over 35 years and not once have I ever seen one person smoking inside. A few steps are being made but it's a slow procedure.
> Mythos beer
Often you drink something in a foreign country and you like it there. And at home you're wondering how bad it tastes.
I sometimes buy Mythos in Germany. I still like it.
> Anyway, what did you actually mean when you wrote "we maybe life
> bettter". You must have missed a word there which was crucial to
> make the sentence understood.
In Germany I have more money and the possibility to spend it. You can go to holiday parcs, we have huge electronic stores, you have bigger variety of products.
In Greece the shops are smaller, the products sometimes are cheaper produced but much more expensive. I gave my television as a present when leaving germany. It was already old, but it was better than the most I saw in Greece. Same with my car. In Germany I drove a small, cheap car, which was getting older, in Greece it was quite young, in great condition, it was not archivable for most of the people. There I drove a big car just for me where up to 5 persons were on a motor bike on a highway.
That's absolutely impossible in germany. The "Standard" in Germany is higher.
I didn't had a television in Greece. I enjoyed reading a book on the balcony watching towards the see. Or sitting in front of the house, talking or bbqing with the neighbors. Maybe we didn't had the same variety of food there, but the food was gorgeous. You can smell the salad - if salad smells in germany you should better litter it.
The allday living was at a lower money standard but in my oppinion the social standard was higher. It was more important to be together than to be successful in work. In Germany you are successful if you build a house, plant a tree (on your ground), conceive a child. Today you need your own ground for the kids to play. Kids don't play on the street. So you need a garden, a slide and some monkey bars and of course a sand box. You see this also if there is a play yard next door.
And of course you have to be able to pay for all of this. So you go to work and when you come home you go to bed in your nice house and on the weekend like all other germans you have to make the weekly purchases on saturday, so you're on the edge in the supermarket because of the crowd there and the traffic jam before and after. So you're additionlly stressend because you have to cut down the lawn and the car needs to be washed and the child is crying and there is no leisure on the saturday and on sunday you just want to do nothing. And so you do nothing just to calm down. You're watching television, a soccer game or formula one racing and you don't want to see anyone. And sometimes you go with your child to the holiday parc, which is extremly expensive, but you don't see your child so often, because it's already sleeping when you arive from work and so you pay for redemption to the parc. But you would prefer to watch tv... because you're stressed from the week and as soon the child makes something wrong you flipped out and everybody is in a bad mood.
That living in Germany in an exaggerated way. Everybody is waiting for pension because THEN! Then they have no clue what to do with so much leisure time. Childs are working on their own house and their own tree to have the mindeststandard to have a baby. They only have time to see you on sundays and then they prefer to watch tv to calm down. ;)
In Greece that's not that important. It's more important to have a good time. If you can life in your house it is done, who the fuck needs a tree, there are enough trees outside my own ground and childs are coming anyway - if they need a tree they can play outside. Let's have some fun instead of some additional working hours to pay for all the useless stuff. There is more living instead of working. Maybe a living on a lower standard, but they actually do it.
When I came back home to Germany from the USA, I missed three things: Having carpets in the sleeping room and on the stairs, the really great beds they have and the big containers of milk and orange juice you can buy there. Now, 12 years later I have a carpet in my bedroom and I don't use that much milk anymore, but I still miss the kind of bed I slept in. They are too expensive to buy.
+Speireata4 Interesting! Cool to hear the things you missed about the U.S. Yeah, I always thought it was "normal" for bedrooms to be carpeted! xD
+Wanted Adventure where do you live in germany?
+One Direction Forever Munich I guess and nice name btw
+One Direction Forever She said it in the video. Bavaria.
+Wanted Adventure I grew up here in Germany with carpeted bedrooms, but I used to wish for a wooden floor, because that's A. easier to clean, and B. you can put a small carpet on that without having it look weird.
I'm new to Germany and haven't been back to the states yet (so no time to miss anything) but I have spent time in Brazil twice. Like you, I missed being able to walk places. Also the food! Authentic Brazilian food is amazing! And church. There church starts in the morning and people stay until like 10:00 at night. You have service, people bring food and music and you just stay all day and hang out. I really miss that!
Could you make a video about your Denglisch? I´m really interested in it cuz I have the same with my friends. Most of them speak English 100% fluent.
yeah that would be really interesting!
I'm studying in English in Austria right now and we are not mixing bit switching al the time. So i would love to hear how your Danglish sounds and when you use which words.
+djvnsdjkvnsfjsrhbgdh I totally understand that. I went to an International School in Germany (shout out to all alumni from F.I.S./Oberursel). As a German naturally I speak German, but after a few years in E.S.L. classes and normal English lessons commenced we started to use the shorter versions of verbs of either language but used the conjugations which were shorter.
A few of those terms drove my German teacher nuts. For example, the English languages knows the collowquial 'to hand in a homework', which in German is 'Hausarbeit abzugeben'. Well we used to 'einhänden my homework' because 'I ran zu spät' and 'I will kein detention kriegen'. For anyone who was not of that type of madness born this simply caused massive frowns.
+RustyDust101 Ich mache das ganze jetzt mal auf Deutsch, mein Englisch ist dann doch zu schlecht.:/
Ich habe da vorallem das Problem, dass ich Englische Verben nehme, weil ich sie besser finde oder mir die deutschen Worte gerade nicbz einfallen, und dann diese Verben dann "Deutsch konjugiere". Meistens sind bei mir die Normen und Personalpromomen Deutsch sind und der Rest Englisch. Beispiele "Ist es Really nessesary, dass wir dieses Game jetzt playen" "Ich have dieses Topic already" "Ich gette das gerade not"
So in dem Schema geht es weiter. Mein größtes Problem ist dann auch noch, dass ich MUN hatte und dadurch ein vom Level sehr hohes Englisch gelernt habe. das hat dann auch schon dazu geleaded, dass ich "to accept" nachgucken musstr, weil ich um Zustimmung auszudrücken "Second" sagen würde.
+djvnsdjkvnsfjsrhbgdh ich kenne das von meiner us verwandtschaft. die kids sind alle zweisprachig aufgewachsen. und untereinander sprechen wir weder richtig englisch noch deutsch. in den usa hauptsächlich englisch aber dann fliegt eben mal ein deutsches wort oder ein ausdruck dazwischen. hier in deutschland umgekehrt. hauptsächlich deutsch mit englischen "sprenkeln"
+djvnsdjkvnsfjsrhbgdh genau das passiert mir eigtl immer :D
In unserer Schule lernen wir kaum vernünftiges Englisch, weil unsere Lehrer das meistens gar nicht können (hab deswegen seit 2 Jahren keinen Englischunterricht mehr,hab mich für Latein entschieden - Fehler 🙈) :/
Ich habs größten Teils im Internet, durch Filme etc. gelernt :D
Meine Freunde sprechen aber teilweise sehr gut Englisch und es kann vorkommen, dass Konversationen vom Deutschen ins Englische rutschen 😂 der Übergang muss Leute dann echt verwirren :D
Was sogar einer Lehrerin (sie kann sehr gut Englisch ) aber uns immer passiert ist, dass wir schneller sprechen als wir denken und das deutsche Wort einfach nicht schnell genug abrufbar war, sodass das englische seinen Platz eingenommen hat😁
02:02 No over here in Hesse you cannot get frozen pretzels with (however you spell the other thing)
We have "Handkäs" a very wet cheese with onions on top of it, usually eaten together with bread.
Dinge, die ich in Florida vermisst habe:
Historische Sehenswürdigkeiten (auch z.B. Kirchen mit Türmen aus Stein etc.), Große Auswahl an Gemüse und Früchte in jedem Supermarkt, schöne (Rad)Wege, richtige Häuser außerhalb der Großstädte; alle haben nur ihre Pappschachteln.
+Alles Pat Also Früchte und Gemüse gibt es zu Hauf in den richtigen Läden zumindest finde ich die Auswahl bei Publix ENORM. Historische Sehenswürdigkeiten gibt es auch in Florida jedoch gibt es diese nicht so lange wie hier in Deutschland was einfach daran liegt, dass die USA ein weit jüngeres Land ist als Deutschland. In Florida speziell gibt es kleine Städte wie zum Beispiel Mount Dora oder St. Augustine. Florida im speziellen hat nur eine völlig andere Historie wie Deutschland. Die Everglades sind zum Beispiel auch eine historische Sehenswürdigkeit.
SgtAggression Publix habe ich keinen gesehen; war alles voller Wallmart und SafeAlot - und da war eher schlecht als recht.
Das mit der jüngeren Geschichte ist schon klar, aber irgendwie herrscht in Amerika viel weniger "Baukultur" als bei uns; da halt eben nur bei den Skyscrapern und bei uns sind viel mehr Häuser einzigartig :D
In welchem Part von Florida warst du denn? Also Publix ist der größte Lebensmittel verkäufer in Florida. Bei Wallmart habe ich ehrlich gesagt nie mehr als günstige Klamotten und Bier eingekauft. Bei Wallmart im speziellen hast du Recht. Die Auswahl ist meist nicht riesig und wenn man etwas außergewöhnliches findet ist die Qualität meist beschissen. Für Baukultur und co muss man mehr ins Landesinnere von Florida reisen und sich von Touristenmetropolen abwenden. Bestes Beispiel Mount Dora. Kleines, etwas verschlafenes Dorf in der Nähe eines Hügels und eines Sees. Aber unglaublich schöne, alte Gebäude aus der Kolonialzeit teilweise.
+Alles Pat Ich weiß was du meinst. In Amerika sind irgendwie mindestens die Hälfte der Häuser nur aus diesen hässlichen langen Holzlettern, während man in Deutschland/Europa viel mehr Stein, Beton, Putz, Lehm,... benutzt. Und wenn man in Europa mal Holzhäuser baut, dann fast immer aus ganzen Stämmen.
PS: Ich finde diese amerikanischen Holz-Latten-Veranda-sieht-nicht-sehr-stabil-aus-Häuser megahässlich! (Aber nur meine Meinung :P) :3
An Awesome Potato Also ich finde Holzhäuser im alten Kolonialstil sehr schön - gerade auf den Keys gibt es einige Häuser, die den alten nachempfunden sind. Aber die meisten sind halt einfach echt Pappe :D
SgtAggression Ich war zwischen Miami und Orlando :)
You can get frozen pretzels everythere here in Germany, it is not a Bavarian-only thing ;-) Greetings from the Ruhrpott!
okay, good to know :D Thanks!
BTW Obatzda will be hard to find outside of the south ;)
+Chris Christian obatzter gibts so gut wie in jedem supermarkt. zb. Aldi, Rewe, Edeka, Netto
+pascl95 das wird im Norden Deutschlands sehr schwierig ;-)
***** hab ich im urlaub an der ostsee aber auch im aldi gefunden :)
obazda is bavarian, but you can get it at least in rheinland pfalz in every supermarket, aldi , lidl etc.
+Gianmarco Cantore In Baden-Württemberg too :)
Rheinland-Pfalz, woop woop 😍😂
+Gianmarco Cantore Also as a freezed version in Hamburgs bigger supermarkets ;-)
+RegenbogenFresse Mainz 👌🏼
Ich hab in RLP noch nie Obazda im Supermarkt gesehen.
I lived in England for half a year and I really miss being able to go buy stuff on sundays. Wether its just groceries shopping or meeting friends, I really did enjoy that.
In the US is no bubbled water :0??!?!?! Oh. My. God.
+Regerem
Yeah for sure the water with gas tastes 100 times better than just water without it and it think it's not that refreshing as with the extra power :D
even in france most water isn't "gesprudelt"
were really hard two weeks last summer holidays :D
I'm a German and never liked bubbled water, I think it has an unpleasant taste.
+Regerem In all countries I ever was it is really uncommon to drink bubbled water. We Germans are the "weird ones" not the others ;-)
+NuntiusLegis Me, too!! Nobody gets it, though. Everyone says it just tastes like water but with bubbles, but it's not true!!
obazda is probably available anywhere here in germany, but not as easy as in Bavaria (in Bavaria its in every store, i dont think that its in every store in the rest of Germany.)
also bei uns in Sachsen gibt es das in jedem einigermaßen gut sortiertem Laden 👍
+Christian Benischke You can get it everywhere ;) At least i have seen it at REWE, Edeka and Wasgau in Hessen, Niedersachen and RLP :)
Din Chen Magimare ok
You can get it everywhere but you cannot get it fresh made at a resturaunt very often outside of Bavaria
i like how you pronounce obazda :D
regarding your question: i went to japan a few years ago and i really enjoyed free water to your meal in the restaurant. thats amazing.
+Patrick Zinner Ah okay, so they do that in Japan too? I didn't realize that. Good to know, thanks! Yeah, I miss that from the U.S. too. Here in Germany there are times when I've spent the same amount on my drinks (non-alcoholic) as the meal itself because you often have to pay 3 euros per bottle of water! lol
+Patrick Zinner and you dont need to travel to japan for that.
Come here to finland, water on every table.. you dont have to ask for it. its a human right
But europeans often dont know much about their neigbour countries.
+zoolkhan Sadly so :-(
+Wanted Adventure but here the tip is also lower than in the US... (10-15%, 15 if you are reallly satisfied) as in the US 20% is totally normal
That's something I do like in Cyprus, too
i went to Germany, I miss the food! and I miss how people kept to themselves, when I go shopping in the USA people come up to you and be friendly and talk.. which is fine but I miss when people didn't do that.
You get Obatzda everywhere. I had it in Hamburg even.... Just need to look for it a bit.
I'm from Germany and I also talk Denglisch for the same reason. You can simply say what's on your mind regardless which language it's from instead of waiting for your brain to translate it :D
You can get obazda and pretzels everywhere in Germany, however outside of Bavaria, or at least outside of the south of Germany not everyone actually knows Obazda. I myself didn't use to know it until I came to the US. There my host family went to the Chicago Hofbräuhaus with me and they told me beforehand, that there you could eat pretzels and Obazda and I was like "Sorry, what was the second thing? I've no idea what that's supposed to be!"
Now that I'm back in Germany some things that I miss about the US are: water fountains in schools or my university, the huge fridges, frozen yogurt (because you can't get any decent frozen yogurt here) and whipped cream cheese.
+MrsAlways394 hhahaa!! I love that you learned about Obazda in the U.S. :D And, did you like it? Whipped cream cheese!! I totally forgot about that. Yes, tasty stuff :)
+Wanted Adventure haha, actually I've no idea, how I was ever able to live without Obazda ;)
MrsAlways394 hahaha that's the spirit! :D
+MrsAlways394 I actually did come to enjoy those water fountains as well when I was in the US. I just thought, that the water was just the wrong side of cold. It could have used a tad more warmth. What I did miss most when returning to Germany from the US, well, it was my host family and speaking English. I really came to love the English language while being in the US, and up to today, I'm still thinking in English, even if speaking German. And I returned 10 years ago this July! But in some way, English became a bit like a second native language to me. Yes, I do have an accent and all, but even Americans and British do have one. Well, is it weird to miss speaking the language? It didn't take me long upon returning to Germany, that I organized a trip to Great Britain to visit a friend living there. And while I was looking forward to speak English, we mostly spoke German, as she is a native German. But New Years eve there was fun with 4 nationalities mixed (British, German, Chinese and Indian). I still try to include as much English in my live as possible. Hm, thinking about that makes me feel weird :/
Well you can get "pretzels" outside of Bavaria, but they are of inferior quality. I'm Bavarian, living in Berlin now, and the pretzels here are not crispy and soft inside, they are more like chewing gum. Obazda is not generally available, but you can make it yourself easily.
Oh god your breakfeast is so bavarian. Yeah you maybe get Bretzel somewhere else in germany but no obadzda
I don't think other Bavarians even eat it for breakfast! lol xD I think that's just me. I think people here eat it more in the afternoon. I'd be curious to know! Anyone else reading this eat pretzels with Obatzda for breakfast?? :D
I think it is up to you. Obatzda and Bretzel is for me just a small dish and I would take it for Breakfast, Brotzeit or Dinner :)
But I am also not Bavarian ;)
it's Brotzeit. Brotzeit is the bavarian version of a snack. A chill non-fast-food version and never "to go" / take away. It happens In between breakfast and lunch or between lunch and dinner. Typically goes with beer. Not so much a breakfast thing for most people. But we love you for making it your breakfast of choice. Totally not a faux pas! ;)
You find Bretzel and Obatzda in the most Supermarkets in Germany. To think that you find it only in bavarian cause its sooo special its just bavarian arrogance and ignorance
You can also just make it youreself. Selfmade is always best :)
As a Bavarian living in the french part of Switzerland I miss : Brezen, Spezi, Kaiserschmarn, Schweinshaxen and Kartoffelknödel. Also the local dialect and easy going people.
What I don't miss is the German habit to not heat their bathroom and leave the window open in the winter. Seriously ? who ever though a 5C bathroom was a great place to take a shower ?.
Love your videos keep them coming
When I came back from my exchange year in the US last summer I missed first of all the AC in our school. It was just nice over there to not have to sweat during class in summer and not freeze (as much) in winter.
I also missed ( actually I am still missing) the school life. That school spirit is so amazing and it makes you happy being in that school. Or all of the clubs you can choose from and the classes you can take! You have so much freedom to do things that please your interest while here in Germany everyone has to know everything. So yeah :D
I know the Germans may protest but it seems not many areas in the world have so many pretty citites and towns that are really build for people to live and love, and not only for business and shopping. I can walk, ride a bike, I can find a bench to relax. Here in Asia cities do look impressive but their living quaility is rather low.
+Peter Kroll europe has that everywhere becuase cities were “founded” in medieval times where you had to get from city to city by horse so they’re old and back then people didn’t need much space and again had no car so the whole city was smaller and streets were smaler and built for horses or walking. Cities are now way closer together so travelling from city to city in europe is really easy and not time consuming :)
Peter Kroll this is what I thought of when I learned about Germanys public transportation. I live in GA (USA) about 30 mins from the downtown area where public transportation is a huge thing. They also used it in areas about 20 mins from the downtown but here where I live there's only one bus stop. It sucks because, plus everything is spread far apart so not that many people walk from place to place and if they do, they're looked at as less than. Downtown Atlanta is nice for public transportation and walking to places but it's not like that throughout the whole state or even country. Germans are lucky
Not sure about other countries in Asia, but most Japanese towns and cities are super convenient and the living quality is really high. I believe cities like Hong Kong, Shanghai, or Singapore also have a good living quality.
Yes you can buy Brezels and obazter in the rest of Germany. And if you order a water in a German restaurant you will always get sparkling water. If not, you have to order "still water".
Obatzda from a store !?? Bäh ! Only homemade is the real deal. It tastes much better. Deep frozen Bretzeln are available everywhere.
In Berlin, we have to buy Obatzda from a store, because nobody knows how to make it! ^^
Chiara Neko
Kumpel/line, ich bin aus Rudow, und ich weiß trotzdem wie es geht. Dein Argument ist daher nicht ganz treffend. ;D
Okay: Ich kenne keinen, der weiß, wie man es macht... ^^
I'm German And I really miss the Italian culture in general. We used to go there every year but we didn't go this year. The food is just so amazing and the people are passionate about everything and the language is like music in my ears
I think you should always clarify, that you live in bavaria, because it's quite different from the rest of germany... people shouldn't think brezel breakfeast is something common ...
I went to New Zealand on a working holiday, when I came back home to Germany, I really missed how friendly everyone is in New Zealand and how you'll just smile at strangers and chat to anyone in the streets.
I live in Germany and when I come home, after spending a weekend in Holland, I really miss smoking weed on a legal basis.
Made my day.
Legal in most of the western states now
Obatzter and Brezel is a typical Bavarian thing. Today you also get it packed in supermarkets in other parts of Germany. But open in a restaurant you only get it in Bavaria. But when you want a real Bavarian breakfast you have to drink a Weissbier with it. My cousin is from Berlin and lived now 3 years in Ulm, where her son was born. Last week they were for a week in Berlin to visit the grandma. They could no get real Brezel there with butter or Obatzer and the little one refused to eat any thing else for breakfast.
Frozen bretzels and Obatzter are also available here in Rheinland-Pfalz, but as I am no bavarian, I hate Obatzter... :D I love eating the salty bretzels with Nutella...
+RegenbogenFresse Ooooh never thought of that! Love mixing salt and sweet, though. Great combination :)
+RegenbogenFresse ugh how can you eat this with Nutella?! You have to eat it with butter but I totally agree with you about the Obatzter...
+TE9994 I don't understand how people can like pretzels in general (and have no idea what Obatzers are) so eating it with nutella doesn't really sound weird to me^^; The taste can only be improved anyway.
Nabiya Ri but pretzels are salty. Nutella doesn't match to it..
***** you'd be surpised how a certain taste can change if you put something sweet on it. It can end up tasting really great or really horrible - and apparently pretzels and nutella go well together. Never tried it though. Oh and there are also pretzels that aren't salty - just wanted to mention that, even though the first commentor *was* talking about the salty ones^^
Obatzter kann man in jeden rewe oder aldi kaufen. Ich bin aus Hessen !
You can get Obatzter in every rewe or adi marked. i am from Hesse!
+Gabriel S als ich noch in Düsseldorf gewohnt habe, gabs den nicht beim Aldi, als ich dann nach München gezogen bin natürlich schon, jetzt hier in Frankfurt aber auch....
Good luck ordering a pretzel breakfast with Obatzter in Berlin.
i'm from augsburg half an hour from munich and my experience were that you can get bretzels everywhere in germany but obatzda not but it's easy to make a homemade one
Ein Augsburger.
In the north, we don't have Obazda. Whatever that even is? Isn't it some kind of sweet mustard or something? I don't even know lol. Maybe I just don't know we have it. But you can get frozen prezels here, too. Though they're definitely way smaller than the Bavarian pretzels.
There's this thing in France.. I don't even know even know what it's called. It's some kind of chicken/duck you can put on bread. Damn, did I love that during my exchange! I still miss it and think of it every now and then. :D And those pains au chocolat and paninis and omg, now I'm craving French food. Thanks, Dana.
Oh and what I also miss is Berliner (!) Fassbrause - real Berliner Fassbrause. They only sell it in Berlin and its region, unfortunately. It's too good. I wish they'd sell it nationwide.
Camembert+Quark+Butter+Zwiebeln+paprikapulver = obazda. Gibt es vermutlich nicht nördlich von Frankfurt. In bawü etc gibt es das doch immer wieder.
Doch gibts ihn jedem großen Supermarkt. Edeka hat Obazda bei den Salaten (Eiersalat und Co.) stehen. Weiß ich da meine Freundin das Zeug gerne ißt. Wohne in Lübeck also sehr weit nördlich.
Dennis Augustin Oooh, ich glaub hab an den Senf, der zur Weißwurst gegessen wird, gedacht. Danke für die Aufklärung! :D
I'm sorry.... but..... ONE PUUUUUUUUNCH
Obazda is soft cheese with onions and paprika. It means "Angemachter", because you break down the soft cheese with a fork and then mix it with small chunks of onions, paprika, salt pepper and Schnittlauch.
I went to live in Italy for a few months, the thing that I miss most about living there was the planned beauty. I live in a fairly rural part of New York and there are few public features like fountains or statues. It seemed like everywhere in Italy there was a piece of deliberate beauty waiting to be seen outside, and we seem to tuck ours away inside here.
now I NEED to visit Germany!!! :)
I was in the states in 2014 for a couple months and when I came back home to Germany I really missed going to the mall and target.
+Charlotte Hug hahhaa yes, true!! I go to Target every time I'm back in the U.S. :D
I was born in Austria and when we moved to Germany I missed the 'Extrawurst' and 'Geheimratskäse'. I know, in Germany there is delicious 'Fleischwurst' too, but... It's not the same! :c
+An Awesome Potato Oh man XD
+An Awesome Potato Well, that can even depend on the butcher making the Fleischwurst - or Extrawurst. Since "my" butcher closed his store I have not found an equally tasty replacement for the Leberwurst. :(
Ich hab Extrawurst total geliebt, bevor ich Vegetarierin gworden bin. Und mein Däta isst die ganze Zeit Geheimratskäse zum Abendessen :D
+Ash No thanks 😂! I'm actually a bird. A little chick (maybe you can see this on my profile picture XD). Oh, and by the way: I'm an eagle :3
+An Awesome Potato hahaa I had to google "Extrawurst" to find out what it is...I was thinking it was like some extra wurst that you got for free when you buy one. Like buy one wurst, get an extra one for free :D That would be nice too!
When I was a teenager, I was in Kopenhagen for one week. They had bicycle lanes pretty much everywhere. And their taxis had sort of a attachable frame for a bike, so even if you are on a bicycle, you can still call taxi, driver will then get that contraption out of the boot and lick bike to it, and carry both - you and your bike wherever you need.
Ich wohne in der Nähe von Köln und wir haben zwar Brezel, aber hier isst keiner (??) Obatzen (??) 😂😂😂😂
+Mona Bla Obazda ist Mostert. Also Senf.
Stimm, be us es ma Brütscher! ;)
+LordRaiden Achtung :) Obazda ist kein Senf, sondern Käse (meist Camembert) mit Zwiebeln/Schnittlauch, sehr empfehlenswert zu probieren! Gibt's tatsächlich in den meisten Supermärkten wie Edeka oder Rewe in ganz Deutschland.
Erare Humanum est!
Dennoch:
Wurde mir Obazda in Bayern IMMER als Sanf verkauft/erklärt! ka Wieso!
+artfreakthea... und es gibt eine Menge Rezepte für Obatzn zum Selbermachen!
+LordRaiden Senf??? ernsthaft? die norddeutschen sind echt zum verzweifeln
I went to Vancouver a few times and I really miss the super friendly people there. As to the zone out...its the same with me...if someone around me speaks english my mind just makes me listening to it even if I have a conversation going on in german at the same time...I love the english language.
My favorite Denglisch phrase: I can schaff it. XD
+Sarah M. Newman hahha yeah that's a good one :)
firste sahne
Well, I've never been away from home that long (although I wish I had), but I spent a week in Sweden with my English class. There me and a friend of mine lived at the teacher's place, which was pretty fun as she was very nice. When I was back in Germany, I really missed just relaxing at school. In Sweden (or at least at our partner school) you're (more or less) allowed to bring your cellphone to class, you get a laptop for homework and always have free wifi at school. There are receptacles everywhere and people would just listen to music in class. I know, that might not be a very effective way of learnig, but still. What I also missed was the bus system. We stayed in Uppsala (near Stockholm) and it's not much bigger of a town than my home town, but they had so much more public transport! It was crazy. And although Sweden is a lot colder than Bavaria, and even though we went there in fall, you could go outside in a t shirt in the evening (the rest of the day was very cold though). I also miss the people. They tend to be way friendlier than most people around here and as I live in a city with mostly old people, it was refreshing being in a town with a younger community. Gosh, I wish I could go back there... But there are still so many places to go :)
+SarasWorld Sounds like you had a really great experience there!! That's awesome :) Now I'm curious if American high schools have wifi and stuff like that now. I'll have to ask one of my friends with a younger sibling. Everything is advancing so quickly, I bet the schools have changed a lot too.
i#m living in northern germany, and i´ve never had a brezel-breakfast :D
i#m living in northern germany, and i´ve never had a brezel-breakfast :D
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Preißn, S..preißn
Yes you can by Obazda in other parts of Germany. I live in lower-saxony and you must ask a storeastisstant but then he will show you
I'm from eastern Germany and I never even heard of Obatzter. xD
Dann wird's Zeit, dass du nach Bayern kommst. ;-)
I’m from Germany but last year I went to work in South Carolina for a couple of months. Being there I mostly missed the food (good bread especially) and also the beautiful cities and buildings, but now that I’m back I actually miss a couple of things from the US. For one, cheap clothes, it’s so much more expensive to buy the same stuff here. I also really miss the ice that you get in your drinks at a restaurant and even at home from the fridge. My German friends used to ask for drinks without ice but I loved it! And also free refills, how great is that!
What I miss from the workplace is the first name basis. It’s rare that you can call your boss by his or her first name in Germany but I like it a lot. It doesn’t mean you respect him or her less, but it kind of lightens the mood for me and i was a lot more relaxed when presenting or asking questions etc. (not only you boss also older coworkers). That has actually changed how I evaluate if I want to take a job that I get offered, besides the actual job I now also put emphasis on the way people communicate with each other.
Bread, german bread! If germans settle anywhere someone will found a brewery and a bakery :D
When I came back home to Germany from Tunisia , I really missed to sit at the beach watch the sunset and that the people there are just so warm and kind . And clearly my Family .
+Heart Of Fire Yeah, watching the sunset on the beach is a very special moment :)
Ah if i leave germany, i am gonna miss the bier for sure.
Which German beer do you like best? If you ever come near Würzburg you should try Kesselring.
+tolles Einhorn I thought that the Hofbräu is the most popular beer in Würzburg
+Nazia Jahan if you go to Belgium or even Netherland you wont miss the german beers.
I was thinking so too, but now i know the best beers comming from belgium.
Well, I was raised by a very old lady from Bavaria and lived in Munich for a long time and I have to say the Obatzde you'd buy in a supermarket has little to do with what I know and love. The best thing to do is to make it yourself and you can get most of the ingredients everywhere and it is so easy. Just chop some onions, mash smellly camembert with a fork and butter and mix with a bit of (bavarian) beer and paprika, season if necessary. As far as I remember without checking that's it.
Did you say 'you americans are' instead of 'we americans...' so we successfully adopted you! You are no longer a Girl, you are now a Mädel! Welcome to the family!
+TheGregor80 lol where did you hear this in the video? Now I need to go check it out for myself! :D
+Wanted Adventure Yep, Du hast es gesagt :'D (at 5:15)
Yes, he's quite wright !! :-) So you had to learn a little bavarian, but Munich is not the right place for it. ;-)
Sorry mate, she said "You know, Americans are..." ;O)
You can very simply make Obazda yourself:
Just mix camembert cheese (or brie) with paprika powder and onions.
If you're in the US that may be difficult though as camembert(/brie) cheese may be difficult to get. The reason is that these type of cheese are typically made from raw milk and as far as I know it's illegal to import raw milk produkts into the US. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.)
Bubbly water?😂
it's sparkling water
+Cat Lover Or carbonated water.
A.K.A. Seltzer Water
I'm still living in Belgium most of the time, but I'm often back at home in Germany.
In Belgium you greet people and especially your friends in a different way than in Germany. In Germany you start hugging people very fast as a way to say "hello" or "goodbye".
In Belgium they give each other cheek-kisses as they alsodo in France and this habbit sticks with me even when I'm in Germany. So I did have some weird moments back in Germany because no one expects you to give a cheek-kiss!
But most of my german friends did adapt to this new "weirdness" of mine haha
+DieIngwer It's so interesting to hear you say that because I've noticed people in Germany giving me cheek kisses! One on each cheek, and I'm also always caught off guard because I don't know what cheek they are going to go for first. Maybe it's different depending on what part of Germany you're in and from.
You can get obazda and pretzels in almost any grocery store in Germany (I'm from NRW and we have them almost everywhere) - it still isn't a common breakfast here.
After I had taken a round trip through the UK some years ago and went back to Germany, I missed the traditional English breakfast a lot. Mind you, that was back in the day when I still ate meat. But ever since then, breakfast has sort of become the most important meal of the day for me, too. When I grew up here in Germany, it was common that we would have a so-called "2nd breakfast" at some time during the morning, and I still have that whenever possible. In fact, I would need it on the job to get enough nutrients to make it to the lunch break. In contrast, in the UK, breakfast is happening a little later in the day but you get in much more food so you almost don't need a lunch break at all.
After my year in Spain, back in Germany I missed:
Speaking Spanish,
Speaking Spanish/English/German with my friends as you explained it,
Croquetas,
Tinto de Verano
and Granada.
Now I am in Istanbul and I miss:
Bretzeln,
Obatzta although I am not from Bavaria, but we ate it always when we went there for holidays. And we do it by ourselves, because you usually cannot buy it.
Easy acces to vegetarian food
Kölsch and Club Mate
+Leamie19 CROQUETAS!!!! Yes :D love those as well. I studied abroad in Granada during college :)
You can buy Obazda and Pretzel im other parts of germany
When I came back from Austria, I missed the fresh air they have their. I remember coming back home, stepping outside, taking a deep breath and starting to cough because of all the gases it contains. Felt completely different from the place where I have been on vacations.
When I came back from Norway I really missed the landscapes. We were on a trip through the whole country with our school class and we visited a lot of beautiful places there. And even though we often had to travel long distances from one point to another, there was always something to see there. Beautiful mountains with snow on top and lakes with crystal clear water right in front of them. So stunning!
The difference was extrem, here back in Germany. Fields everywhere. No mountains, sometimes even no trees and almost nothing worth to look out of the window (at least not, when you are using the Autobahn).
In central Germany, you can get Obatzter without much problems. In Berlin I remember it being a bit more difficult. Being from the Rhine, I once tried to get some Spundekääs up there and could neither find it nor Obatzter.
I am from Germany but I live in Canada, and when I go home I do miss the winters. I know, it's crazy to say, but I actually prefer the dry and cold winters with a decent amount of snow (enough to snowmobile or snowboard) to the wet, grey and snowless winters of Germany. I also miss having bunnies, deer, and squirrels running around everywhere, even in the city.
I also lived in Spain and South Africa for a while and I missed their relaxed nature, that is definitely something we could improve in Germany.
But when I am in Canada, I miss a lot of things about Germany, like the food and what you said about internationality and walking distances, and the unique culture of every city or place you visit. Also, Canadians are stereotypically described as being very polite and I get that, although I have to say that I think it's mostly because of the small talk that we just don't do in Germany. Like when I meet someone on the street and I say 'hey, how are you doing?' (and sometimes people don't even wait to hear the answer, it's just a form of saying hello). We don't do that, as you said, we are very straightforward, getting to the point. I thought about that and when I went back home I checked to see if we are really that impolite but I have to say that I disagree. If you encounter someone in a friendly manner, usually, they will be friendly to you too.
All in all, in a perfect world, I would love to combine every positive attribute of a culture into one perfect culture. But, sadly that is not possible ;-)
When I have been on the Canarys for a Year I missed the high Trees, the cool Weather and the TV Program from Germany most. It was always hot, only Palm like Trees or Cypress Trees and on Spanish TV only Bullfights and Soccer...
No, you do get pretzels everywhere in Germany and Obatzter since a couple of time even in the dicounter ALDI
Restaurant/store temperature is very regional from my experience. I've lived in AZ where things are always freezing, GA and NC, things are always warmer, and CO where people shop with their coats on in the winter. On the Western Slope of CO the indoor temps are kept warmer in the Summer than i would like and cooler in the winter than the Denver stores. Our District Manager was whining about the store being cold but it was too warm for me to wear long sleeves.
In America I always missed an "Innenstadt" where you go from shop to shop and its not a mall and where no car is allowed to drive...
+Julia G. Yeah true, that Fußgängerzone is really nice!
you can get your obazder in compleetly germany... same with the brezel. In northern germany you just have to search a bit.
I'm from germany and two years ago I went to ecuador for two months. And I really miss the people there and how relaxed and friendly they are, but on the other hand when I was there I missed the german winter.
What I missed in most countries I traveled to was the constant greeting and politeness I'm used to. In Austria if you shop in the supermarket, it's normal to greet the cashier, get greeted in return and after paying you exchange goodbyes. Even if you go to the cheapest restaurant, not only will the waiter welcome you, you are expected to greet him in return and when you pay (we still pay our food & drinks cash most of the time) the waiter will thank you for the tip, give you the change with a "here you are (Sir)" and you are expected to say "thanks". You don't buy a cup of take-away coffee or a single apple without a "here you are" and "thanks". One thing I liked in foreign countries though was when a waiter/waitress said something like "Good Evening. I'm Peter and I am your waiter". That's more personal and actually felt good.
I'm a german, and grew up in Baden-Württemberg very near to the border of Bavaria and it was normal to get Obazda in the supermarket. even in the Aldi or Lidl. Than I moved to my husband to Niedersachsen and there you really can't get Obazda anywhere. I love this stuff and i really miss it. Sometimes there is a bavarian week at Aldi and they have Obazda there but it tastes very horrible. I'm so happy when my parents bring it if they are visiting us.
Wow...It was quite surprising for me that you don't really have bubbly water, that's an interesting fact!
So if you want bubbly water, you always would have to look for an imported one or are there also American products in some places?
Regarding Obazda I can't tell you if you won't get it elsewhere in Germany, because I'm also in Bavaria (and I love that stuff!), but I can tell you, that Obazda is pretty easy to make. And the selfmade-version of it is even better than the boxed one from the supermarket ;)
I was on vacation in Danmark with my parents and when I went back to Germany I really missed not having to pay at public restrooms. I know weird, but 70ct are actually kinda much just for using the restroom.
Hi Dana, I love your videos! I can relate to a lot you have covered since I have lived here in Germany over half my life!
Just like you commented, I miss drinking the carbonated "bubbly" water back in the States.
However, what I really miss is the huge variety of Brötchen (bread rolls/bisquits) that one can get here in Germany, especially those really crunchy ones filled with roasted pumpkin seeds and many other seeds. I remember visiting back in Houston, Texas, in the 1990's and looking for a similar bakery. There was one called the Three Brothers Bakery, but their bread dough was still different and they did not have the variety of bread loaves and rolls as they have here in Germany. I ended up ordering via Fed Ex some bread I found on the internet from Toronto, Canada, for my relatives in Houston to try! But, it was STILL NOT AS GOOD as the bread baked here in Germany.
When I was in Germany, I, too also fell in love with Gerolsteiner! It's hard to find in Southern California but when I find it, I stock up on it.
I miss everything about Germany, mostly my boyfriend and his family. I had grown accustomed to walking everyday and going to the store everyday to buy food and I miss cooking breakfast for Jonas.
I also miss the soundless nights, along with being a short walk away from the beach.
I feel you.
home in OZ, missing
Speed limits on roads, in Australia 110 kph limited. in Germany got use to doing 180kph on C/C, overtaking at 210 kph.
beer being cheaper then Coke.
beer sticks...Mmm
+Wanted Adventure: Keep up the spirit - and stay! We need people like you in Germany.
You can get bretzel and obazda everywhere in germany and they arent frozen
I agree with that about the air conditioning, in Australia too. The temperature is set for the staff, the background music is set for the staff. The design of the air conditioning ducts is set for the staff, so they can have the cold air blowing into their face when they operate the cash register. That means the customer has the cold air blowing down the back of their neck and they cant move away from that location until they are served.
Same here... missing Bretzen, Obatzda and Karg Weissbier here in BC's Interior. 26+ years in Canada, but some of the treats from my old country are still on my mind. Oh well, that's what holidays are for.
I was in the USA (AL) and back in Germany I have missed the parfumed ac the juices and the radio.
Bretzeln are available overall in germany, especially the frozen ones. Obazda, if you do it yourself, you can get the ingredients everywhere across the country, but i dont know if you can get the finished version everywhere
Don't worry. I've lived near Frankfurt and in Freiburg and you get Obazda in normal supermarkets all over Germany. Alpenhain is a brand that sells it everywhere.
Brezeln, whether frozen or fresh from a bakery, are also common.
As a Bavarian living in Switzerland I miss the Brezen. They have Brezen here, but they are never really rösch. Swiss bakers prefer to make them wet so they will last through the day, while a Bavarian Brezen must be sold fresh or it will pick up moisture from the air. And with a lätschat Swiss Brezen, Obatzta and Radi are just not the same.
When i was in the Netherlands and came back to Germany I missed the quite mornings. Where I was it was always very quiete.
Obazda is normally available in our REWE and sometimes at Norma. Pretzels are available in every store, fresh or frozen. (NRW)
I am living in the north west of lower saxony and you can buy Obazda in the supermarkets. pretzels you can buy frozen from the supermarkets or fresh from some bakeries. But most bakeries only have Laugenstangen, which is the same in another shape I think.
Frozen Pretzels are now ubiquitious in supermarkets all over Germany. It was purely regional until about a decade or two ago, then it spread national.
Also bei uns (Nähe von Frankfurt / Hessen) bekommt man auch Obazda im Rewe z. B.
Und tiefgefrorene Bretzel auch!
You can get Obazda all over Germany at supermarkets and discounters. You can even make your own. It's pretty easy though. Just look for a recipe and adapt it to your own preferences. I do that too as I don't like the caraway which is a ingredient of most of them.
Basically it's just a mix of soft cheese along with butter, onions and spice like sweet pepper, caraway, salt. If desired you can also add beer or wine.
Pro tip: If you derive from making your Obazda with onions you can preserve it longer. Just add the onions seperately. Or braise them lightly before, but this will result in a totally different taste (suits best if you want to have mild Obazda based on curd cheese instead of limburger cheese or camenbert)
Deep frozen Brezeln are available everywhere as well but I recommend to buy them at the bakery.
I've noticed the first time, that the clocks don't work..
In Northern Germany you can buy Obazda and Pretzels, but they are harder to find in the supermarket and usually that's not a common breakfast here
You get frozen pretzles not only in bavaria. I live near cologne and we have them too.
I live in NRW and we get very often frozen Brezel to eat them in the morning whenever we do not have fresh bread or just do not want the ordenary morning stuff
You may find Obazda in whole germany, but you'll only get the supermarket-version.
When you're in certain parts of bavaria you find fresh made Obazda at the butcher.
Depending on the region recipes are different. For me it makes a huge difference. Its like making own salsa instead of buying one.
The AC-problem is real health issue. A few years back i got into the tourbus of a friend from Canada during a concert. It had maybe 25°C outside, warm but nothing to complain about. I got in and it was freezing cold. Canadians may like it that way. Two years later I saw him again touring germany and the AC made him sick.
A lot of people underestimate temperature-change by an AC, especially in cars.
Its hot for a minute and they turn it to subzero on full blast. The vents in their face and on their body. From this cold environment they go out in the heat and immediately start playing tennis or football. After the game, they get in the icecold car when they're sweating. Hurting shoulders, muscles, stiff necks...
Easy way to get some muscle fibre tear and tendons.
Bubbly water was all the rage here in the US in the late 70s. Perrier from France was the hoity toity beverage of choice with the culture vultures. Spritzel from Germany showed up sometime later and then the bottled tap water craze hit. But you can still by the bubbly stuff in most supermarkets.
You can buy Obatzta in every supermarket. Its usually where you find the chese and there is (to my knowledge) only one company producing it, so dont expect a great variety.
I live in Austria and I visited France a couple of times. The thing I miss the most is how lively the places in France are. In Austria everybody is somehow antisocial and wants to keep distance, but in France everybody is so close and I just love that.