Life in Germany vs. USA 🇩🇪 How Our DAILY LIVES HAVE CHANGED 🇺🇸
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- Here are 10 days our lives have changed since moving to Germany as an American family of 6! From schnitzel to snow and bicycles to Mischbrot, our lives have definitely changed since moving here. THANK YOU for watching, subscribing, and leaving comments! We've learned so much from your comments.
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0:00 - See clips of how our Easter and Easter vacation went with the kids!
2:26 - 1 - We've survived without a car
3:37 - 2 - We go to the bakery nearly every day
5:52 - 3 - We go to the grocery store twice as often as we used to
7:01 - 4 - No more school buses
8:03 - 5 - Don't Have a clothes dryer
9:32 - 6 - Speaking a new language (duh)
12:26 - 7 - We get our 10,00 steps in easily each day
14:11 - 8 - We air out our house daily
15:27 - 9 - We eat more German food (SCHNITZEL!)
18:24 - 10 - We now have snow gear
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Getting to know your neighbors is easy just invite them for a grill party or invite them for Kaffee and Kuchen in the afternoon.
usually yes, but it's still Covid times.....
Once Covid is over........Kaffeeklatsch!! Or perhaps outdoor?
We have had several neighbors over for Kaffee und Kuchen and its been really fun!
Not that easy in times of corona ...:-(
Not during Covid times! :-(
Germany is well known for their bread. On holiday in other countries I've often seen a "German bakery" (or "Swiss bakery"). That's like saying, here we have some GOOD bread.
It sure is!
I recently saw one German bakery in London saying: German Bakery: we have God bread! 🤔🤣🤗
I'm sure you are already doing this, but being a teacher I need to say it: learning a new language is hugely based on hearing it, so the more your kids listen to for example Benjamin Blümchen, TKKG, Bibi Blocksberg etc, the faster they'll learn :)
Na, na, don't make Sara(h) and Kevin hate us ... (I just say: Töröö and HexHex)
Sendung mit der Maus on RUclips, so if you have trouble you can slow it down even more. Sendung mit der Maus is a documentary series for children showing how things are made but it's fascinating for grown ups too. Also, Loewenzahn is really good at teaching what is typical German behavior, also aimed at children. I started learning German with Benjamin Bluemchen (audio only) and learned that it is where Germans get their Earth-friendly indoctrination.
@@franhunne8929 There is a climax to that: Pumuckl
Astrid Lindgren auf Deutsch: Michel aus Lönneberga, Die Kinder von Bullerbü, Ferien auf Saltkrokan - C.S. Lewis, Die Chroniken von Narnia
@@franhunne8929 Törööö schreibt sich mit vier ö (spiele Borderlands 3 und lerne, wie man Törööö schreibt :-) )
Sonntagsfrühstück is even a word in german, so yes: it is a widespread tradition. Mostly Brötchen, Bretzel and sweets.
I would actually say Germany is quite famous for its bakerys (at least in europe) think Bretzel, Pumpernickel, black forest cake, german chocolate cake etc
Okay good to know! We’ve gotten a cherry cheesecake from the bakery and it was the best cheesecake we’ve ever had in our lives!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife german Käsekuchen is made with Quark, not creamcheese. Germans eat a lot of Quark in general. It's similar to Ricotta. Best Quark is 20% or 40% fat. You can use it sweet (with berries and honey) for breakfast or dessert, or savory with onions and herbs as a dip for vegetables for example. It's high protein and very creamy.
I don't know if you noticed, but the laundry soap is made for drying clothes outside, even after 30 years, I still remember the wow factor of how good freshly dried in the sun clothes smelled.
I didn’t know that! They do smell amazing when dried outside.
Incredible but recorded in the bread register: German bakers offer around 3200 different types of bread. You can read all of them at the German Bread Institute in Weinheim (Baden-Württemberg). The most popular is mixed wheat bread. Rustic wood-fired breads and Mediterranean breads are also in demand. No other country in the world has so many varieties. How important bread is to Germans is also expressed in the language: snack and supper. He's stupid as bread. Earning one's bread. It is his daily bread. etc
I was really slightly shocked hearing that the German bread tradition is not known outside of Germany. As Max said, there are really more than 3200 different bread types known (and produced) within Germany. I live in Weinheim (near Heidelberg) where the German Bread Institut is located, every year bakers from all over the world come here to actually learn how to make bread „the German way“. Usually, opening up a German bakery abroad is a lucrative business (from what i learned so far). So yes, kudos to that truly traditional craft.
So interesting to hear about your impressions and experiences of living in Germany 👍. And I just have to say: you come across as extremely likeable, open and genuinely good people. Great to have you here!
Awe thanks so much. 💖 We are happy to be here!
Your fridge looks small even for German standards, considering the size of your family and the cat. Never forget the cat !
never ever, lol!
That's what some other people have told us! Amazingly it has been fine for us.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife It's not uncommon to buy/have an extra freezer unit that you put where there is space and an outlet. I do, too, because my fridge doesn't even have a freezer compartment. :)
@@berlindude75 I came to say the same thing: A lot of people have an extra freezer in the basement :)
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife An extra freezer is also helpful if you like to take advantage from delivery services like "bofrost" or "Eismann". Both companies have a vast choice of frozen meat, veggies (plain/naturaly or pre-cooked in sauces), potato products, complete dishes, pizza, cakes, ice-cream, etc. that is brought to/into your house.
I've experienced this very often, where Americans address me in German and I was so excited to have a chance to use my English, and consequently the person was really disappointed. Please don't look at that situation as reflecting your language skills, I really think that Germans just enjoy having the opportunity to speak in your language and want you to feel at home. But of course, one should probably be more sensitive towards your situation and let you practice. You might have to tell your neighbors straight up! I love your videos and admire your family! I also really hope that Germany will open up again soon so you can finally enjoy the full experience! Chapeau!
You make some very good points, Ursula! Yes they are being very kind to switch to English. It does make us feel more welcome.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife As germans are very direct you should tell people if you don't like something. They usually will not be offended. So if you prefer to talk in german tell'em.
This is a very good point. Thank you!
France has good bread ??? Only has 6 types of bread! Germany has 3000 types of bread and the bread culture is also protected. Germans prefer to eat mixed breads, i.e. breads made from a mixture of wheat and rye flours, which make up 32.8% of all breads consumed. Toasted bread took second place with 20.3%, followed by breads with grains and seeds (15.2%), wholemeal breads (10.5%), pure wheat breads and rye breads, each with exactly 5.2% share of the bread market.
In case you don't know, Germans love to be outside. But the forest is sacred to Germans.
Buy a German home cooking cookbook, because then you will learn to eat like the Germans.The Germans also have more 4 star chefs than France.
You have to try an "Zwiebelmettbröchen" or a "Matjes".
"Mischbrot" is a sourdough bread made with a "mixture" of flours: wheat, rye, maybe some barley flour - depending on how the baker and his customers like it. If you are still eating primarily "Feinbrot", try gradually going for more whole meal sorts and see how you like them. There is nothing better under cheese (or raw smoked pork!) than a very heavy "Vollkornbrot".
Oh I didn’t realize Mischbrot is a sourdough bread! That is very healthy.
Germany is certainly known for their bread - even in Japan they love German bread ...
I guess I should’ve been more specific - in America, Germany is not known for their bread at all, except for pretzels.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife don't agree. Look up German Bakeries in New York or Esther's German Bakery (seems to be more Californian centered) or Old World bakery (also California) or Bernhardsgerman Bakery in Marietta GA. There seem to be some in Florida one in Ohio, in Tennessee, in Texas, in Virginia...
@@franhunne8929 that’s awesome that there are German bakeries around the country! There are places like in Pennsylvania where there are a lot of German and Dutch descendants and they do have more bakeries there. But what I’m talking about is the stereotypes Americans have of Germans. When you ask most Americans what they they think of when they think of a German, most will say - Oktoberfest, beer, pretzels, and sausage. Bread is not thought of.
But I find our family know we have many kinds of bread, but we take often same brown bread (Mischbrot) be, the one of for all days. Even father would love bread with more wheat flour in it, how he get in his childhood, good old German white bread. My mother love more the Multi-grain bread or coarse rye bread.
I'm officially guilty of switching to English when talking to foreigners.
And I once read, it's an efficiency thing. We tend to want to solve any problem as soon as possible, and so switch to the more efficient language.
We forget that learning German is a goal by itself.
That's totally okay, we understand. We appreciate you speaking our language with us, it's kind!
Oh gosh, yes, we are doing this for efficiency. Never thought about it, but it is so true.
A lot of people here speak okayish English, first because of school, second the internet and third a German village has a church, a bakery and an international market leader for some niche product 😂
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife youtube suggested this video, made me laugh :D ruclips.net/video/Ou18FJZxfx4/видео.html
I‘d be curious to learn how your kids are doing at school without knowing a lot of German. Maybe you can share a bit about that?
yes that would be interesting
Funny you should suggest that because today we just recorded a video on how they’re going in school! So that will be published in two weeks!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife awesome, looking forward to that!!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife great !
And how they will manage all the homework the German kids get daily especially before the end of the schoolyear
19:20 First rule you have to teach your kids: "Don't eat yellow snow !"
🤣🤣🤣
Esse niemals gelben Schnee'.
How often my father said that to me
Hey we have that rule in the US! Words to live by.
My experience in Germany is that their bread seems even more important to them than their beer or sausages. When Germans travel to other countries on vacation, they are very often astonished that they can‘t get good bread there. I‘m sure as you explore more kinds of German bread you‘ll realize that the bandwidth of varieties of bread and how good each kind is will make you think that bread in France and Italy, while very good, can‘t shake a stick at German bread. If you can, try to find a Hofpfisterei bakery. They are all natural, “bio” and expensive, but they are worth it.
buy your baguette and croissants in the french bakery.. and for all the rest: go to the german bakery.
You are absolutely right! I grew up like this, buying fresh Brötchen for breakfast every day. It’s not expensive, but it feels so good to smell it ❤️ I can’t live with our bread. And I have heard from a friend who is a nutritionist that carb-reduced diets are popular all over the world- except in Germany. (Of course many people also try to eat carb-free here, but for many Germans this idea sounds really tough)
I agree. I lived in Germany twice, traveled all over, and German bread is the best.
@@Alexander-dt2eq there are no French Bakeries in small towns, from the top of my head I only know the one in Münster, Westfalia. German bakeries don‘t do Croissants like the French, but there are enough really delicious other choices that a French Bakery doesn‘t stand a chance
@@lynnm6413 just coming back from France, it is still true. get baguettes/croissants/pain chocolat/pains aux raisins en France und den Rest ist D mind. genauso gut
We have a dryer, but we mainly use it in winter when it is difficult to dry the laundry outside , or when we need dry laundry quickly
Fun Fakt In Germany we have over 3200 different types of bread, which is why the German bread culture is a UNESCO World Heritage Site😊
Yes SO cool!
Ja sag ich auch unser täglich Brot
Is echt guuuut
I tell you a trick to pronounce the "ei" and the "ie" always wright. Look at the second letter. For "ei" pronounce the i like "I", the way you do it in english. For the "ie" it's a long "ee", like in "knee". Long story short, look at the second letter and say it the way like you would say it in the alphabet in english. There are only ecxeptions in combined words like "beinhalten = to contain" , where you pronounce both letters seperatly.
Yes thank you! I do know that trick.
Germans have more bakeries and eat more varieties of bread than most other countries in the world. According to the bread register of the German Institute for Bread (of course there is such a thing 😀), there are more than 3,200 officially recognized types of bread in the country. And German bread culture was officially added by UNESCO to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2015.
Bread is a staple for most meals in Germany: at breakfast, break-time (sometimes called Pausenbrot, or "break bread") and dinner or Abendbrot, literally the "bread of the evening.
"It sells like sliced bread" is a German proverb describing fast-selling items.
Love it!! We will be sure to share this fact in future videos. More Americans need to know that Germany has amazing bread!
Trying every food and item in the grocery store which interests you is really the way to go. ❤️🤗 Love how adventurous and open-minded you are. You are lovely people.
Yes that is kind of what we’ve been doing! Fun
I'm a German, living since 15 years in Aussie and one of the things I miss most is a "propper bread"... made with sourdough. Mischbrot (Mixbread) is part Rye, part wheat 👍
I agrree. I am fortunate enough to live not too far from a proper german bakery in South Australia run by expats and all their bread is sourdough. My favourites are the heavier breads Their pretzels are superb and there is a great rangecof breadrolls. . Some of the german bakeries are not very authentic and they make a feew german specialities but the bread is more like local bread ..light fast processed and just not substantial.
I just love your great attitudes and openness to all life presents you! You’ll all come so far and experience so much more with this view of life!
Thank you! 💖
The front wheel of the green bike is wrong way, you should turn the handle bars 180 degree ;-)
The other bike has the same problem, the fork should point forward, same as the brakes
a lot of dryers have options of leaving clothes semi-dry. We usually use that option for clothing and hang it up afterwards, that way it doesn‘t wrinkle and you don‘t need to iron stuff, but it‘s better for the clothes than drying all the way.
With language, I‘d recommend watching TV in German, even if you don‘t understand anything, you‘ll learn a lot about the sound and flow of the language, it will help your pronunciation and understanding. I don‘t recommend doing subtitles, German or English. You‘ll just start to read them and not listen. Maybe start with films and shows that you know already, do you’re not completely lost on what’s going on. Watch Disney films with the kids in German and so on.
I live in Germany and I’m myself an immigrant from Russia. I’m also a nurse and so I meet a lot of different people at work. Mostly it’s not the not speaking the language it’s the not wanting to learn the language of the country you live in. I’ve met people who lived 10-20 years in Germany and could not speak a word and I’ve met people who lived a few months and spoke very well for the time there have been here in Germany.
It‘s only two or three days that I discovered your channel, binge viewed all of your videos and I‘m already addicted waiting impatiently for my next piece of dope coming straight out of your merry family life and your enthusiastic way to tackle ALL obstacles! You‘re doing great!😅🌹
🤣🤣🤣 thanks so much! We appreciate your support! 💖💖
I really really appreciate how you put your own experience into the perspective of immigrant families in general. Super informative. Thank you.
Love your videos ... thanks for sharing ...
Thank you!
Ihr seid total nett. Der Rest kommt schon von allein. Liebe Grüße aus NRW 👍😉😉
I have a 2-in-1 washer/dryer (takes up less space in a small flat), but I also only use the dryer for towels and bed linen.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful trips with us from Germany. It is so beautiful there and it is awesome that you are sharing your excursions and knowledgeable insights about this amazing country. Yes, the food is awesome too. Love the bread!!!
Yes, love the bread!
Very brave of you to move to Bavaria of all places in Germany as language is concerned! Really interesting view on my home country and very personal and lovely approach to a new culture! Hope you will love and enjoy your time in lovely corner of Bavaria!
Thank you so much!
I just love your videos - I am an Austrian-Canadian and I totally relate to your experiences and those of your four children in Germany (oh yes, I forgot the cat) Thank you for sharing. Every video is just a joy to watch.
Oh how cool that you’ve lived in “sister countries” to where we’ve lived! And yeah, don’t forget the cat!!! 🤣🤣🐱🐱
I love your openness to experience
'Mischbrot' is part rye, part wheat flour but in a normal bakery not usually wholemeal. That is made from 'Vollkorn' Weizen (wheat) or Roggen (rye). You usually find that in the organic supermarket (very yummy).
Love your videos a lot. I've been binge watching them since yesterday. We have a dryer in our household but we rarely use it or at least not in the summer, only when it's very humid and cold outside.
Damn - every time i want to give you a second like my first one disappears. OK now i know i have to click 3 times. Anyway, i love your positive and free spirit your curiosity and open mindset.
Greets from Frankfurt
🤣🤣 thanks for the support! We appreciate it!
New Language: You know that you changed to a new language, when your dreams change to this language.
Ooo yes!!
I love your view on "my country"
Wait for the summer and explore the Chiemsee.
We definitely will!
I don't know if somebody already answerd the Mischbrot'mystery': it usually is a mixture of rye and wheat. The bakery will answer how the mix ratio. Yes we love our bread! 💖Love Your channel
Think about installing a so called Wäsche Spinne next spring, it's made of metal looking like a huge cobweb to hang up all your laundry outside
Yes! Those things are awesome! We do have one now.
We Use the dryer mostly in the Winter or when it is raining. As soon as it is nice outside, we live to dry the laundry outside. I smells soooo good and it drys pretty quickly
What you might like for drying cloth for the summe is a thing called "Wäsche-Spinne". You stack it in the garden in a really sunny place and have the cloth dryed by sun (in summer takes only 2 hours).
Yes thank you! I want to get one of those.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife If you want to really install a permanent into the garden you probably have to ask your landlord for permission. It is easier and more stable to have it embeded in concrete. How to do that you can find on youtube.
@@geneviere199 okay good to know, thank you!
thx for sharing!
I have to admid, that i am learning english with you guys. I appreciate that. Viele Grüße aus Lübeck
I love the way you adopt to the German way of live.daily fresh fruits and vegetables is the way to health 💐
Yes it sure is!
Fun fact: Frozen vegetables are better than "fresh" ones, except you mean fresh like directly from a farm and just harvested.
Frozen vegetables are frozen only hours after harvest, so they keep most of their healthy stuff, meanwhile "fresh" vegetables in a supermarket may be a few days or even weeks old.
I love to see how excited you both are! That makes me appreciate the common things we have a lot more... 💁♀️ I think we need to have Schnitzel Night too😉
We use our dryer only in the cold months. But when the weather is sunny, but freaking cold, we hang out laundry and put it in the dryer for a few minutes to rest dry em!
Oooo good idea! Even to put them out when it’s sunny and cold, because there is nothing that smells better than sun-dried clothes!
Kevin: speaking Swedish helps you a lot with German - so many similar words. And most words that are neutrum in Swedish are in German too, while utrum in Swedish splits into male/female in German.
Ooo Kevin says that he’s never made that connection before! Thanks!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife BTW I can recommend Volkshochschule language courses - these institutions offer courses often in afternoon or early evening, many languages, also German for non-natives, at every level. - It is the way I learned a bit of Swedish. - Now most of this is closed, but bigger Volkshochschulen offer online courses. It is quite affordable, afaik, something like this does not exist in the US (but in Sweden - folkhögskolan).
Search e. g. for VHS München.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife it's the same with Norwegian ( at least when reading the words, the Norwegian pronunciation is difficult for me, too).
Same applies to Dutch. Also with the gender thing for many words. Like Swedish and Norwegian, Dutch has only neuter and masculine/feminine combined (or the same)
I think most people will respect your effort to speak German but maybe not always have the time to do wait till you find the right word 😉
As most people in Germany under the age of 50 or even 60 had English lessons in school , so may speak it rudimentary or younger people even more fluently and are amazed to get a chance to use it. And in spring / summer (when this pandemic is over) you'll be invited to a new form of BBQ called "Grillen" a very famous hobby of many Germans, the "Angrillen" (1st time firing up the grill after winter) is usually a big event in German families !
Yes I can totally understand how they don't have the patience for us to find each and every word 🤣🤣.
"April, April, macht immer was er will!" That`s a german weather related rhyme, maybe centuries old. And it holds up very well today.
Welcome to Germany.
It's not quite the same. The capricious April weather is a thing and it has an explanation. But that usually refers to very short cold snaps or changing weather during the day. Like sun followed by a bit of hail or rain, and then sun again. A week long cold spell with snow is not so normal. This is the coldest April in almost a century! The last year with average April temperatures this low was 1929
Hi guys! Thanks a lot for sharing your experiences and views! Besides: "Mischbrot" normally is a mixture of wheat and rye...
Hello Brigitte
Once restaurants and cafés are open again go to Rupolding to the Windbeutelgräfin. They are famous for their creme puffs.
Nice! Okay we will! Ruhpolding is very close to us and we’ve already been there twice, but of course, nothing but the Eis shop was open!
Thats a great video! Really informative and funny too!
Thank you!
Once you got a car take the short drive to Chiemsee and Königssee for the sights and enjoy nature
Yesssss! Both lakes are close by and are gorgeous!
The best new Thing in Germany for having a Car, when you dont want to buy, is a Car Abo. Abonnement. You pay for a month within securance, Bills. Surch for this
Sie sind eine sehr nette, erfrischend intelligente Familie und sicherlich eine Bereicherung für Deutschland. Insofern sind Sie bei uns herzlich willkommen. Nun, ich bewundere Ihren Mut und Ihre Entschlossenheit, einen Lebenstraum zu erfüllen und mit Ihrer ganzen Familie in ein anderes Land und sogar auf einen anderen Kontinent zu ziehen. Ich denke, Sie sind sehr aufgeschlossen, lernbegierig und bereit, sich an die Kultur Ihrer neuen Heimat anzupassen. Deshalb bin ich überzeugt, dass sie Erfolg haben und alles erreichen werden, was sie wollen und hoffen. Auf jeden Fall wünsche ich Ihnen viel Glück damit.
Da Sie schnell Deutsch lernen möchten, schreibe ich meine Kommentare zu Ihren Beiträgen auf Deutsch und füge die englische Übersetzung unten bei. Ich hoffe, es wird Ihnen helfen, Fortschritte beim Deutschlernen zu machen.
Translation:
You are a very nice, refreshingly intelligent family and certainly an asset for Germany. In this respect, you are very welcome to us. Well, I admire your courage and your determination to fulfill a lifelong dream and move with your entire family to another country and even to another continent. I think, you are very open-minded, eager to learn and ready to adapt to the culture of your new homeland. That is why I am convinced that they will succeed and achieve everything they want and hope for. In any case, I wish you the best of luck with this.
Since you want to learn German quickly, I write my comments on your posts in German and attach the English translation below. I hope it will help you to make progress in learning German.
Loving your German/ Vs. USA videos! Please share how your children are coping in German language school!
Yes! That video is coming in two weeks! We just recorded it yesterday.
This is great thank you. I am from Australia.
I dont know about your town specifically, but a lot of small town and villages have the "volunteer firefighters". A lot of kids go there and learn a lot, have some fire fighter adventures and it is a great way of making friends and being welcomed into a small town communities. They have a lot of fests together and grill events and whatever else :D
Oh good to know! Thank you. We can ask around about that.
Happy, healthy and well mannered children! Great job in raising them!
Thank you!
we do have a dryer, but there is a 30 minutes quick program and we often do that and hang up the clothes afterwards to fully dry
Smart way to use it!
I do this in the other other way.
Although you organize your househould very well I suggest a freezer. For special offers or larger quantities (e.g. for holidays like Christmas). - Greetings, Heinz
Hi guys, after having followed your journey to Germany for a while, I finally subscribed :-)
Mischbrot is called that way because rye flour and wheat flour are used and mixed for the dough. In some areas it is also called Graubrot, which literally translates to grey bread.
Oh gray bread! Haha okay, I’ve heard Phil from Deanna and Phil talk about grey bread. And thanks for finally subscribing! 😆😅
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Deanna and Phil are great. Do you also know Donnie and Aubrey from "Passport Two"?
A simple Mischbrot or Graubrot may have a 50/50 percentage of wheat and rye flour. If you're more on one side look out for the "lighter" Weizenmischbrot (higher percentage of wheat) or the more darker and tastier Roggenmischbrot (more rye in it). And these are only the "normal" bread types. Not to mention the whole grain, 5-grain, 6-grain bread...
The drawer at the bottom of the fridge is for vegetables. Temperature is best for them in that drawer
Okay we’ve been keeping fruits and vegetables in there.
Hello from Canada. I hope you get over to Bayreuth in Bavaria, where my family comes from. Cheers!
Love this lifestyle.... My German husband and I always, always open our house doors and windows when we get up in the morning! Need that fresh air, even here in the U.S.! Oh, the memories your kids are going to carry with them to adulthood!
Yes! I'm getting so used to airing out the house everyday now that I crave that fresh air, even when it's cold.
You have to try Rinderrouladen with Klößen and Rotkraut. I‘m sure you will love it.
I've not heard of that yet! Thanks.
My littlest girl always wants to get out of the house and do things like Ella. She is 4 1/2.
I know exactly what snow is like. I am in Minnesota. We have the snow pants, coats for up to -15°F , gloves, boots, etc. Can't live without those things.
Fantastic, how you embrace the different aspects of German lifestyle!
We love it here!
I know the issue if natives switching to English, when I moved to Norway from Germany people would always speak English to me although I wanted to learn Norwegian really badly! Just remind them that they're really helping you out by speaking German :) I guess Germans see speaking English to you as a nice opportunity to improve their English with a native speaker :D
I am not fully fluent in German, but speak enough for everyday situations. Whenever a German hears my American accent though, they inevitably switch to English, and I wish they continued in German to help me improve my language skills.
you have to insist to speak German. Just answer in German and don't switch otherwise you'll never learn German and never integrate. Everytime I'm in Germany I insist on speaking my bad German, never change and German's are fine.
We have the same sofa! :) Mine is a smaller configuration though.
Mischbrot is a mix of wheat and rye, might be called Weizenmischbrot or Roggenmischbrot depending on what is the majority of the used meal. I like to do "random bread testing": when I come into a bakery, I look at the halved loaves waiting there (when someone before only wanted half of a loaf) and buy one that looks interesting.
And yeah - you have a "Hacken-Porsche". They are so great, no more carrying heavy things :)
We have a dryer, but only use it during the cold months. Perhaps you might invest in a "Wäschespinne" for outside - way better for drying if you have a lot of clothing to wash, especially bigger things like linens or towels.
Dads going to the bakery on Sunday morning absolutely is a thing. Getting chocolate croissants is open for debate I'd say. My dad, and basically all the people I know, usually bought different rolls and brezn (bretzels). I love how dedicated you are to learning the language. Don't feel bad for having an accent or saying stuff wrong. Everybody will be impressed by Americans speaking German, no one cares if it is perfect or not. As for the snow: it's very uncommon to have snow in April, even in Bavaria. The weather in the last weeks has been insane. There is a German saying that April weather does what it wants, but usually April definitely is spring meaning a mixture of rain and sun. So much snow in April is rare and you probably won't experience it in the next couple of years. Concering future videos: I would love to hear about your experience with German school and Kindergarten so far :
It's not just Germany. In France several regions lost almost all of their grapes due to sudden frost. That hasn't happened in decades on that scale
@@S_Black thanks to your answer! Very interesting to hear how the situation is in other European countries. I have to admit that I love snow, so I don't mind, but it definitely is very unusual and surely an issue for agriculture.
I do not even remember my father going to the bakery. But sending the kids (we were 3) was the usual way to get Brötchen on Saturdays (that was before they opened Sunday). My mom only went to the grocery once in the week with my Grandma, who had the appartment in the basement, in toy - and the Saturday mornings started with a big breakfast with bread rolls etc. Then we were sent to butcher etc. to do small errands and then it was big "cleaning" day in house, garden and street. Some days we were ready by lunch - sometimes it took until Kaffee and Kuchen. Spending the afternoon with Kaffee and Kuchen in my Granny's kitchen or on her balcony listening to the football on radio was as profilic for that Saturday afternoons as the bath hour at 5 or 6 and then watching the big Saturday evening TV show together afterwards.
i would really love to see a video about your kids.. How they perceive the changes, the environment, other people, etc :-)
Moving to another country is often "forced" on children so, seeing their opinions about the new life they live in germany would be really interesting :-)
Yeah not all of them want to be on RUclips and talk about it…so we will see! Two of our kids were excited to move here and two weren’t.
Well, many families have Brötchen on Saturday and Sunday. Many people also have Müsli (rolled oats, nuts, dried fruit, milk and yoghurt) for breakfast. Concerning the dryer, I have one but I only use it in the winter when I cannot dry my laundry outside.
I just started using Pimsleur for learning German and it is great. It only takes 30 minutes a day and it is very reasonably priced. I'm a week in and I can already greet, ask for directions, order things. My wife was very surprised with how much progress I made in such a short time.
Okay great! I’ll check that app out.
Hi there, I just stumbled upon this video and couldn't stop watching, it's really nice hearing the two of you sharing your impressions! A lot of things have been commented here, but one thing that has not gotten much attention yet is the ventilation, seeing you window slightly opened ("gekippt") almost gives me physical pain... Yes, in Germany it's crucial to ventilate the rooms by opening the windows because we usually don't have air conditioning. It's not only that we "like" fresh air, if you don't do it, the humidity in the air maight lead to mold, that can be a health-risk, especially with kids. Maybe you're already aware of that and you just showed a short clip where you did it differently, but having been raised here I have always been told that the only proper way to ventilate is called "Stoßlüften": brace yourself for cold air (maybe put another sweater on), turn off the heating, FULLY open as many windows as possible and let the air flow through the room/ house for a couple of minutes. Then lots of the air has changed, you close the windows completely and -if necessary- put the heating on again. But even without heating, the room temperature should readjust itself within half an hour. I ventilate like that every day, especially in the bedrooms, kitchen and bathroom, and even in winter. There have been studies that this is the most energy-efficient way to exchange the air in the room, and due to our German "Gründlichkeit", there are even some tips from the corresponding ministry :) here's the link, maybe an online-translator is helpful: www.bmu.de/themen/gesundheit-chemikalien/gesundheit-und-umwelt/innenraumluft/richtiges-lueften-und-heizen Take care, keep up the exciting videos, I'll be glad to follow your experiences here on youtube!
Yes such a great tip! We didn't do that the first month or so that we were here, but then started to air out the bathrooms after showering by opening the windows all the way. We did noticed that before we were properly airing out the rooms, mold was growing on the tiles i the bathroom. We got it all cleaned up, though.
I have a tumble dryer but i only use it in winter or when we have really bad weather.
I love how positive and openminded you are and how well you are adjusting ! No wonder your German neighbours are friendly - how can anybody resist a nice and friendly new family in the village ?
And yes, you are right about eating at a restaurant being more interesting than taking your food home. Nevertheless I have just finished a delicious meal I took home from one of our two restaurants in the village not only because they make incredible dishes but also to support them during the pandemic . It's so important to help our local businesses to get through these hard times.
How are your kids doing in their German classes ? Are they learning and understanding some German yet ? Usually it's much easier for kids than for adults to pick up a new language but you have only been here for a short while.
Funny what Kevin told us about teaching your little one some German word and the person starting to speak English to him . I love little situations like that where you surprisingly get in contact with a stranger, it always makes me smile all day.
As far as the food goes I noticed that Americans eat a lot of meat and I think people in southern German places do as well, but in general we are becoming more and more aware of the environmental aspect of animal mass production and consumption so that you'll find quite a number of natural food stores ( " Bioladen" ) and stores connected to farms ( "Bauernhof - Laden" or "Hofladen"). Meat, fruit and vegetables are more expensive there but after getting used to consuming less meat you can eat "bio" meat with a better conscience.
Have fun adjusting even more and exploring ! Best wishes from Lübeck ( a place worth visiting once you have a car )
P.S. and Kevin, give my kind regards to the cat ( wink, wink)
I will tell Kevin you give your regards to the cat! 😂🐱 Thank you so much for your sweet comments!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife my pleasure, you are a great joy to watch !
Regarding Dryers, many families with kids do have one. Makes life easier, especially in more dense populated towns and cities. :)
Hey hey , love your channel. :) I would like to comment on the dryer subject. I have washer and dryer. But I use dryer only in colder months when I can`t dry our clothes outside. Anyway, have fun in exploring Europe. Greetings from Celje, Slovenia.
So cool to have a viewer from Slovenia! I think that’s smart to use a dryer in the winter.
Vielen Dank für Ihre Freundlichkeit, Lebensfreude, Offenheit für Neues!
Bitte 🙏🏻☺️
Hi, you are doing great here and your videos are amazing.
Kleiner Tip für den Alltag: Wenn sich jemand bei Ihnen zum Beispiel für eine Einladung oder einen Gefallen bedankt, sagt man eher "Gern geschehen". Das klingt etwas freundlicher und persönlicher als das kurze, im formellen Alltag übliche "Bitte" und passt insofern sicherlich besser zur Geisteshaltung und zum Niveau Ihrer Familie. "Bitte schön" oder "Bitte sehr" klingt auch ein wenig freundlicher im Alltag.
Nur ein kleiner, gutgemeinter Tip. Gern geschehen ;)
Ask for a "Roggenbrot" or "Brot mit möglichst hohem Roggenanteil" in your local bakery and give it a try. This typically consists of 90% rye and it's both delicious and healthy. An interesting tasting sensation are also slices of bread slightly-to-medium toasted in a toaster - just put butter on it, you'll love it.
Oooo okay! Thanks so much for the suggestion!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife what I like as well as a quick dinner is dark bread with Speck (bacon) and cheese (or whatever you like) and putting that in the oven until the bread has a nice crunch and the cheese is melted. Dark bread really works well with stronger meats and cheeses. Your kids you chose their own toppings etc.
Also my mother would usually not just make Schnitzel but also fry some vegetables as well, like zucchini (which you have to eat quickly or the crust gets soggy) or celery. Personally I prefer mushrooms. It's a good way to get your kids to eat some vegetables if they are a bit picky. Everything tastes better when it's fried :)
Oh and do you know Bärlauch (wild garlic)? It grows in the woods where it is moist. If it smells like garlic somewhere around you, go there and get some. It tastes great as a spread on bread (with quark or cream cheese) or as a soup. Just be careful the underside of the leaf has to be matte and when you rip it up it needs to smell like garlic and each leaf grows individually from the ground and multiple out of a stem otherwise it would be Maiglöckchen which are toxic.
It's interesting to hear your perspectives as fellow Atlantans. I'm considering a move out to Germany, too! Goodbye Marta 🚃
Oh so cool!! Small world! We'd highly recommend. The trains are MUCH better than MARTA. And very safe and very clean.
Good luck with your plans! Give Hessen a shot! Different from Bavaria... but just as nice. Especially places like Marburg, Limburg, Bad Nauheim, Kassel, Darmstadt. Frankfurt might not be pretty (and it's expensive) but it has nice Stadtteile and is the greenest City in Germany.
Already using centimetres :D Very good
Awesome video😍. One tip for Translation - I find the website deepl to be better than google translate for preparing the “scripts” 🙂.
Thanks so much!
We bought velux automatic window humidity sensor which opens our windows throughtout the day here in Ireland. On amazon germany (we are in ireland) we bought airwave to monitor mold, VOCs, humidity and radon in our home. I also bought an air purifier on amazon germany for our home gym which is in our garage with a boiler...it freshens the air in the room.
Ooo love all of this! I’d like to have a mold monitor in our home.
We had a dryer which we used in winter time, and cooler seasons or when it was raining a lot. But usually as soon as the milder and warmer temperatures started, we put out the laundry and hang it in the yard. But I guess it also depends a lot on where you live and how much room you have to hang your clothes outside. But if you live In a big city, in a small apartment where you have the city traffic in front of a small balcony, you might not wanna hang your fresh washed laundry outside. And if you rent an apartment, the landlord might not allow you to hang your wet laundry inside. Since you have a yard, I highly recommend to do what you already do, hanging your laundry outside to dry, but maybe you wanna have a dryer for the colder months.
😂 you made me really laugh. Yes, we have a dryer and just use it for towels and some other stuff. Mama always said, the tshirts are lasting much longer... and funny to say, the dishwasher mostly not used for the potts and pans 😂 ....
15:39 - loved to see your son eating spaghetti icecream
Yes!! He loved it!
The one top stuff a local restaurant flashed me with: Bolognese Schnitzel...the bolognese was self made and cooked for a long trime probably..the schnitzel were of the best "schnitzelquality", topped with molten provolone cheese...amazing!
Oh wow! Sehr lecker!!
You are both right: Mischbrot is a mix of white wheat flour and rye flour, but rye is always the whole grain. It is THE run-of-the-mill bread in Germany, you should get it everywhere. I for one like it best, especially when oven warm with butter and a little sprinkle of salt or with butter and finely cut chives.
Oh, and I have a laundry warning for you!!! When drying your laundry outside now in spring you might notice that your white clothing gets a bit yellow and can also smell strange - that is pollen. This year we had a long winter and chances are that soon ALL trees and flowers and what not will spread their pollen all at once, in these years you see everything dusted yellow.
Ooo that sounds good! We will try it that way. Haha, now you see how bad bread is in America if we think run of the mill bread in Germany is great! 🤣
Ich sehe mir immer eure Videos an.Es ist für mich als Deutscher interessant wie sie unser Land und unsere Gesellschaft Empfinden und Sehen.Liebe Grüße.Alles Gute weiterhin.
I always look at your videos. It is interesting for me as a German how you feel and see our country and our society. Greetings.
All the best.🙋♂🙋♂
Sorry, but Germany is for sure famous for its bread... 😉
I wish it was! But not in the US - well, except for bretzel brot. We think of Germany as having amazing sausages and beer.
Germany is famous for its bread. Perhaps not in the USA but in other countrues like other Europa counties. It has the most varieties of bread (>300) in the Wold.
If your bakery offers it, try some Gewürzbrot. You can buy just a "halbes Brot" (half loaf) to try it out. I would like to see what you think of it, especially along with cheese, German Wurst or Schinken.
Airing is quite easy! Usually you just have to open the windows completely 3 times a day for 10 Minutes! If the weather gets warmer most people just open up the windows with the handle up for the whole day only closing them if they leave! When it gets hot it is best to keep the windows closed during daytime! Just opening then during the night and completely evening them for 20-30 Minutes early in the morning, when the temperatures are relatively low!
Great tips, thank you!
I had to smile how you wrote cartaful noodlins :-)). I think you meant Kartoffelnudeln? You made a lot of experiences yet. Very interesting to see your reactions on it. Viele Grüße nach Bayern
Yes kartoffelnudeln! 🤣
Mischbrot - Mixed bread is a mixture of rye and wheat flour