Im korean american living in germany now. My impressions of Germans: highly intelligent, introverted, humble, laughs but don't joke, stern, blunt (even more than koreans), love rules, politically very liberal but culturally very conservative, reserved and cold but warm once friendship is established, don't talk to strangers unless to correct a behavior, work balance is relaxed, love hip-hop culture and other American music, care about fashion about as much as Americans, pays to use the public toilet, don't have baggers or free plastic bags at stores, take recycling and environment very seriously.
Some of the most influential thinkers in human history came from germany: Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Carl jung, Carl Marx, Fredrick neitzche, eckhart tolle, Fredrick bonheffer, Martin Luther. I suppose Germans are deep thinkers that love logic and reason.
@@wiebkke ok I know Germans don’t like it when I say I think their culture is conservative, maybe masculine is a better word? From my Americanized point of view, Germany is much more left than even liberal cities like in California or NY, more bias in news, more limited free speech, more “woke” commercials, more environmental regulations, can’t even fish or hunt without tons of paperwork, more more social services and workers rights. Yes politically even more left than Democratic Party. However, in America the younger generation grew up in the “everyone gets a participation trophy” generation, people that grew up poor should be excused from legal penalty, people are allowed to loot and steal because they are oppressed. Polizei is way more strict and give less F than American police despite American cops being known for racist shootings. Crime rate is extremely low compared to usa, Germans lock their bikes like Koreans, they lock just their wheel. Germans are rules followers, Americans hate rules. Germans are hyper competitive (like Koreans) Americans learn to accept shortcomings, even celebrate failure. So maybe “conservative” is not the exact word to describe German culture, maybe “masculine” or old fashioned.
I am American and I personally enjoy the German language. In fact, I find it more pleasing to the ear than certain US accents! Also, German food is quite tasty.
Ja, war lustig und interessant anzuschauen.... vorallem die Aussprache von Rührei hat mich zum Lachen gebracht oder Tschechien :D da hört man auf jeden Fall die Unterschiede wie Buchstaben unterschiedlich ausgesprochen werden. Amerikaner haben Probleme das rollende R auszusprechen oder e, i, w, v ch, äöü richtiger zu betonen / auszusprechen. Was man nochmal erklären könnte für das nächste mal ist: Wenn das R am Anfang oder in der Mitte eines Wortes steht, wird es von allen Deutschen "gerollt", außer es steht am Ende eines Wortes.... dann klingt es eher wie ein "a" Bier = Bia ;) vielleicht kannst du so noch besser die deutsche Aussprache lehren ;)
Before watching the videos I do have a few stereotypes like the language is aggressive and the people are straightforward. But after seeing such a gentle and cute German girl like you, every stereotype immediately becomes false😂
From my German perspective, one of the pros of German is you can clearly hear the different syllables. So far is I know, that's also the reason why many dogs in service are trained with German commands.
I think German is a very beautiful. I don't know a language in which you can be as precise as in German and there are so many different ways to say something which means actually the same and something different at the same time. I love the German language
More like it's fascinating and intriguing language. I used to speak back in Elementary. I stopped learning it cuz my Mom would be so mad If I picked Deutsch
Try Dutch Netherlands), it's often described as a language halfway between English and German. Also with a high 'uitdrukkingvaardigheid" (expressiveness)
I know the stereotype isn't totally true , but I like how Francesca isn't the classic stereotype of Germany 🇩🇪 , for me also it was like beer all the time 😂
Francesca is partly Italian. Maybe she inherited her moderation with beer from her Italian side, Italians are the people who drink less alcohol in all of Europe and in Italy drinking too much is a social taboo, if you want to completely ruin your reputation both at work and in the family you just need to drink too much or too often.
@@scully8950 you don’t know the northeast of Italy, Veneto, Trentino and Friuli -Venezia Giulia, there not drinking too much is a social tabu, never seen my grandfather to drink water
German spoken in everyday contexts sounds really cool & beautiful. It gives me "mythical English" vibes. Also "schnucki" is a word of endearment. How cute is that? 😆 The "aggressive German" stereotype comes from war movies, where words were accentuated to fit more with the bad guy image. Just like every Brit uses a posh accent, Italians say "Mama mia!", Latinos are lovers etc.
I went to Berlin earlier this year and everyone I interacted with was super nice. I think that stereotype just comes from Americans who like to make small talk and I found it very rare that a German would want to make small talk with somebody else, so I think Americans just perceive that as being rude or cold.
Germans are not big on small talk. It is rather considered a bit rude to bother strangers with meaningless chitchat. Ones you know the person it is okay.
I would have to disagree with her on "Germans are not direct". Germans are super direct. But I think that's a good quality. Directness solves problems efficiently. And I think German is an awesome language. Not ugly at all. It is not a soft or melodic language though. More like logical and precise.
Or when she said that its a big No-No in Germany to drink Beer with your Coworker and/or Boss. Like wtf? I don't think i know a single Person who doesn't do that. Its unfriendly to not do that if at all. Or that the Boss wouldn't tell you directly into your face that you are supposed to be on time. What the hell, where did she ever work in Germany where you didn't drank a beer with your coworkers and could arrive whenever at work without any repercussions and just a tiny slap on the wrist
@@henningbartels6245 No idea at what place you worked at in Germany, but not a single place i worked at was it a No-no to drink with your boss at all. And not a single one of my friends made that experience whatsoever.
@@MrHardstylefever you obviously don't get the comparison Francesca made in the video. In parts of East Asia, like Korea or Japan it is common and maybe expected to go out with your boss and your colleagues after work and get wasted. In Germany the approach to alcohol changed in recent decades. In the old days it was common to drink alcohol on building sites or even offer alcohol to craftsmen while they do a job at your home. This is not a thing anymore nowadays. Likewise you will get a disdainful reaction when you get wasted infront of your boss. I don't say that it does not exist and people misbehave at company's Christmas parties - but you risk to be the company gossip the next day and recieve disapproval. A single beer or two with your boss after work might be okay ... but you will notice in Germany that employees are eager to separate work and spare time much more than in other countries and cultures. Maybe you did not get the comparison or you live in a more rural area in Germany where drinking habits at work are still alive.
We're also very sneaky, so we sent you the sweetest, cutest girl in all of Germany to break the stereotypes. Also, it's 9 o'clock in the morning and I'm on my third Kristallweizen... so I'm not just German I'm also an alcoholic.
3:49 The German language is just more edgy for lack of a better term than most other languages. It doesn't have the same cotton soft flow to it like French does. Spanish is quite similar when it comes to the edginess which is why I enjoyed it much more in school than I did French. PS: The reason why many English speakers think German sounds aggressive is because the only German they've heard is from Hitler speeches so yeah, no surprise that it sounds aggressive 'cause it is.
For someone who says "unfriendly" like German , Francesca seems humble and friendly , Megan may be as well , but thr US 🇺🇸 stereotype isn't known for people unfriendly and cold
One American stereotype is LOUD. She's not LOUD like many Americans are. Or ignorant of other cultures and countries. Both are atypical, and both lovely people.
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 I did read so many nice comments from you about us Germans, I just have to say. Merci beaucoup, mon ami, pour ces mots gentils. I hope that's right, I did use Deepl for the translation. Much love from Germany. BTW: I love the movies you guys making in France, specially the comedy ones, please don't stop making them. I can't live without them, they mostly even better than American ones.
@@raistraw8629Likewise. You're welcome. My pleasure is mine. In North America, The German are apparently always portrayed as bad guys which I hate to hear it. 🇨🇵💞🇩🇪
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 But I also have to admit we make very good villains, and we also deserved it a little bit. I just would wish also the other side from us would be more present in the people's mindset. From my i little perspective, the Germans brought very very bad things but also very very good things to the world. Like the Germans, is the perfect example for Yin and yang. Off topic: are guys aware there is a region in Germany who is still named after the Franks "Franken/Franconia" I'm from that region and as a kid who loved the European Middle Ages I was always dreaming how it could be if our ancestors did not split up.
Pov : the stereotype of German language sounds agressive , rude and ugly for three reasons : 1° people comparing with other languages , 2° speechs during WW2 , 3° Everyone who speaks the German language is difficult even if they never study german
I lived in Austria (Vienna) for 5 years, and I met ALOT of rude natives in those years. I’ve been to Germany many times aswell but got a much better impression there. I feel like the ”Germans are rude” stereotype aplied much better in Austria for some reason. BTW, I loved living in Vienna. It still till this is day is the most beautiful City in world if you ask me, I just encountered loads of rude people during those years 😂
That checks out. I grew up in Austria but not in Vienna. Vienna is beautiful (I moved there a decade ago) but the Viennese are pretty grumpy compared to the rest of the country. Whenever I hear people saying the Austrians are more friendly and laid back than the Germans I assume they are not talking about Viennese people.
Hmm, maybe it's because it's their largest city. I feel like people in big cities usually tend to be rude. I'm from New York originally, and that's the impression that everyone gets of us. What nice areas of Germany have you been to?
Vienna is quite different to the rest of Austria. Vienniese people are famous to be grumpy even within Austria, but I think it is just a cultural misunderstanding: Vienna has a quite long tradition in well organized proud workers and a distinct upper class. Therefore there is a tendency to use a very direct and rude language, but it does not necessarily mean that people are really rude. If you dig deeper they can be quite supportive, funny and friendly as well. It just does not mean much if they call you names or use rather rude words. It can change in the next moment. There is also some tendency to make fun of you, but it is often just for entertainment and not really mean. You should just enter the game and make some ironic comment and you can have a good time. Also people can make jokes on their own grumpyness, which are the best. You need just some feeling if it is really serious or just a little play.
7:13.....as a german I cant ignore this. So in MY opinion (!) this is absolutely true. We are one of the countries which are most straightforward/direct in conversations and we really like to discuss. Of course it depends on every individuum, but the trend is there in my opinion (based on my life experience here)
Francesca's joke about holding the catched fish was just awesome ;'D But she's not right about the no go "not drinking alcohol with coworkers or your boss". We do that for special events or reasons, you just shouldn't overdoing it. The only exception are the special "Weihnachtsfeier" (Christmas celebration), which are usually take place right before the Christmas holidays to summarize the whole year with your coworkers and some actually get really drunk there and even have affairs and stuff. Again, of course that's the extreme version, but it's not like we don't drink alcohol at all.
We just tend to keep more to ourselves when we don't have to interact. That might appear unfriendly, but is more a habit of not bothering strangers. And cuisine differs a lot from region to region.
Hi.. I am from India and I can say that German language is not at all aggressive rather I find it very nice and even I am learning German... Ich leibe deutsch und Deutschland...
When I think about aggressive languages I think about spanish and italian not german. The umlaut sounds may be unpleasant to some but whether a language sounds nice really depends on a speaker.
To the Germans being strict thing: I think it’s the fact we are very honest(except for answering the barber if you like the haircut lol), it’s something good in my opinion. I just know what someone thinks of me or whatever.
absolutely.... the total opposite for example is japan. For us it is really hard to "figure out", what they actually think (because we cant be sure if it is the truth, what they say to you. They just want you to feel good but I think especially we germans like facts and straight conversations with no "flowers" over reality)
When talking about German is an aggressive language, wait 'till you hear the difference accent between standard German that used widely in Germany vs German that used in Switzerland and Austria. The standard german sounds so sweet.
I actually think that at least Austrian and a lot of the southern accents are a lot softer than standard german. Austrian dialects sound like a slower more relaxed version of german. A lot of the vowels sound more open, some of the consonants softer and there are more diphtongs in place of harsher consonants. Really Austrian has no features that I think would make it more aggressive unless you actually talk to rude people or are subconsciously stereotyping against dialects in general. Same goes for swiss once you look past the more throaty sounds.
@@thesayes6231 right. yeah, maybe i heard different. haha. Because to me, the more throaty sounds and the vowels sound from the swiss dialect sounds more intimidating.
@@Dy58810 yeah i understand having that impression of the swiss dialects. But the Austrian dialects don't have that. So I don't understand thinking them more aggressive. That's baffling to me. Austrians I think in general have a slower and more melodic pace which has zhe opposite effect on me
I was thinking all American wearing Cowboy Outfits and Guns + riding Horses. Its not so? Oh but why the most thinking we have Dirndels and Kukuclocks :D
Francesca's reaction to the profile pic of the guy holding the fish was priceless. I'm pretty sure this picture wasn't from Wisconsin, because even though the background is exactly what Wisconsin looks like in the summer, the guy wasn't holding a beer in his other hand. Grilling out Italian sausages today instead of bratwurst, but seriously, I grew up on 100 different ways to prepare pork products, potato dumplings, and sauerkraut. Braunschweiger (liverwurst) sandwiches. Love Italian, Asian, and other types of food too, but German food is wonderful.
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 You're right to point that out, my friend. My apologies. I do like Beef Bourguignon, and of course the omelet, croissants, and toast. I did have cognac once, and it was a once in a lifetime experience, easily the best tasting alcohol God ever saw fit to put on Earth. It goes good with Debussy playing in the background.
as I Swiss person I have to admit that Germans do seem very straightforward to our eyes. I personally prefer their way of communicating tho instead of the forced and painful smiles we Swiss people give each other trying to not speak up about anything… be aware of the Swiss!
I am Russian. I don't like way of pronunciation sound R in German. But German language definitely doesn't ugly. I think German language doesn't sound aggressive in daily routine situations. The soft r is prevent to do it. But in some contexts German really can sound aggressive. I mean talks German militaries and newsreels WW2 time. German language aggressiveness is the stereotype in my opinion.
I'm German. It is difficult to “just hear” your own language. But I thought and discussed a lot. I think: 1. It is true that US films about the Nazis created a stereotype. But also 2. We have a lot of “sibilants” in the language “s” and “ss” and “sh” and “st” but also hard sounds like “k” and “t” - that makes German sound a little “strict”. (or?)
@@xinceras-6542 That is funny but also unfair I was just talking about my language. What my ancestors did - Okay, we can talk about that too But does that belong here? Maybe it's enough for you: Hitler was a monster and a lot of people followed him (Himmler, Heydrich, Göbbels, Goering,...) and millions took part and others just kept silent. I'm so sorry and I hope I would have acted differently. Germany is very different today, I hope you can convince us of that. I sincerely hope that we never fall back into old ways. It's a pity that we are occasionally seen like this. But we've all learned to deal with it. Love, Peace, Life and FREEDOM for all! Thx for reading my words!
I have had German as my second foreign language in high school and while the grammar was quite difficult, I have to say that learning new German vocabulary was much easier than in English, mainly because a lot of the words are just 3-4 other words mashed together to create a new one 😆 For example to me "Vacuum Cleaner" makes a lot less sense than "Staubsauger" (literally "dust sucker"). Me and my mates were masters at guessing what newly introduced German words meant 😆
@@janslavik5284 Oh, Liebe Grüße aus Nord-West-Deutschland, an der Nordseeküste! Ich hoffe, es geht Dir gut?! That was funny: I wanted to read the hole commentary of you. So i clicked on the clip again. And then came a promotional video for .... VACUUM CLEANER from Miele- Chchchrrrr. (AI is watching us) ;-)
Mit dem Essen hast Du sooooooo Recht! Ich habe es erst gemerkt, als ich für Flüchtlinge Unterricht gab und mal Gerichte sammelte. Wir haben eine Irre Vielfalt Schweinebraten - unterschiedlichster Art Eintopfsuppen Apfelpfannkuchen (Kirsch-, Brombeer-,...) Rinder-Rouladen (oder auch Kohlrouladen) Griesbrei mit Kirschen Bratwürstchen Eintopfgemüsegerichte Sauerbraten Knödel Hefeklösse mit Früchten - bei uns Pflaumen Schnitzel - pur oder mit Sossen Kartoffel / Nudelsalat mit oder ohne Mayo Seezunge mit Butterkartoffeln Reibekuchen Champignonpfanne Labskaus, auch wenns nicht gut ausschaut Matjes Milchreis Maultaschen Frikadellen Hühnerfrikasse Königsberger Klöpse Spinat Kohlrabi auf unterschiedlichste Weise Käsespätzle Himmel und Ääd Currywurst Grünkohl mit oder ohne Fleisch Spargelgerichte und ohne Ende Weiteres - es herrscht keine Einfalt! Danke für den Clip!
@@oliveranderson7264 VERY GLADLY. So "Frikadellen" or "Buletten" (meatballs) - not Frikandeln. Lots of people like Frikandel too, but not so much for me. But the Dutch have very good liquorice and vla!!! ;-) Greetings from eastern frisia!
Dude, for Americans every bread is good outside the states. US bread is just like sugar everywhere with no quality at all. In every european country at least you get bread what is considered good, but for Europeans just normal quality. Adding to that actually you can replace the word bread here with beer, exactly the same.
For us French is even worse. We're being mocked for these surrender jokes back in 1940 WW2 ans this white flag joke. Hollywood movies are not quite accurate
Hahah as a Slovak I found your comment funny.Some Slovaks and Czech drink a lot but again not everyone likes to drink in these two countries..I think its also a stereotypne as we tend to have a strong alcoholic drinks (for example borovicka-made od plums)..Personally,I really dislike the taste of strong alcoholic drinks such as vodka and borovicka
@@akirolg5419 Bráško, ak si Slovák, prečo píšeš po anglicky ? To, že ty nerád piješ, neznamená, že ostatní ľudia nepijú toľko piva, aby o tom ľudia hovorili nahlas. Moji priatelia zo zahraničia by sa posmievali tvojmu komentáru za to, čo videli v kluboch, baroch, na masových akciách alebo aj v záhrade na dvore.
@@david_serum Zila som v Anglicku takze velmi dobre poznam stereotypy o Slovakoch a Vychodoeuropanov.Prosim ta neber moj komentar negativne len som chcela napisat ze existuju ludia ktori nemaju radi silny alkohol a to je vsetko..Ludia nas nemusia skatulkovat podla toho kolko alkoholu pijeme a ja nepotrebujem validaciu na zaklade tohto stereotypu..Respektujem za mas iny nazor kazdy mame nato pravo :)
7:17 Absolutely, 100% true. If I have an issue with you, you're gonna know it. If you ask me what I think of your socks and sandals I'm not going to say "I love your confidence for you." instead you're going to get the cold, hard truth. PS: I don't know where she worked at but if you came late regularly your employer wouldn't beat around the bush. It's not as easy to fire people in Germany as it's in the US due to workers protection so if you came late regularly you'd get a notice and if you behaviour doesn't improve you would get fired.
That the German language should sounds aggressive is somehow only be heard from US-Americans. The speech sound is certainly not the most beautiful, but aggressive? I have never heard that from any other nation in the world. It's probably down to Hitler and Rammstein. The Americans are extremely interested in those two.
I think germans are polite because whole lifetime is organised, so it is logical to be simple in comunication, and the second thing is that the erson which is late would notice a god attitude and for later time would do his best to be in time
I love how Francesca is speaking, I don’t only one German, and German is the Alabama state language, fun fact, and you also have to take the language when you’re in like honors and high school and stuff well for me I’m in regular so I can take theater
As a German, I'd like to take up on three stereotypes Germans are unfriendly. Germans rarely put a friendly appeal on display, if compared to other Europeans, e.g., Dutchies, Brits, Italians, Spaniards, and even Austrians (which is tough for a German to admit). This is one of the few things that Germans have in common with the French. I guess that this is an attitude Americans find challenging to deal with. Now having said that - both Germans (and the French, too) actually *are* friendly and become even more friendly (and likeable) over time, but it's not the first thing that comes to mind when having first contact. Germans have no humour. As Francesca pointed out, German humour is different to, say, British odr Amercican humour, but there is a Germn humour "thing". However, having humour includes how you take a joke that someone cracks on you. And this is, for sure, is nothing many Germans can deal with it. I guess this is where this stereotype comes from. Germans are straightforward. No doubt here - they simply are. As an example, most Germans think small talk is not a way of socializing with people, but a waste of time (maybe a subset of German efficiency, which is a true stereotype). Germans can get straightforward, rude even, when the rules are broken (and there are lots of rules, hard and soft ones). I guess that this habit of talking straightforward is a surprise to Americans, Brits and Non-Europeans if they meet Germans for the first time. On this video (and the channel) - it's another great feature, and I hope for you guys to keep up with it. Thank you very much for making and sharing. Liked and subscribed 🙂
German is a very angular language. It has the same kind of edge that Chinese seems to have. But so is English compared to Italian and other Romance languages. There is poetry in in German that is simply beautiful and lyrical. Stereotypes are so stupid!
Us swedes also love beer! Drinking it to dinner and stuff is not uncommon here either! When I set the table for dinner I usually have to ask my father if he's drinking beer to dinner or not, because I need to know which type of glass he wants.
it is quite similar for other central European countries and eastern Europe specially German is quite similar to Russian they talk less, don't fake emotions but if you break the ice then they are friends for lifetime the bottom line is central and eastern European is more real and more serious persons then Americans (US) even I am Indian and have a very limited experience with those nationalities also Germans are very organized it's my observation maybe I m wrong Europeans know better then me but for me it's strange that Germans and Russians are consider to be enemy ( by Western media) but they have more similarities and cultural understanding then British or French sorry for my bad English
i don’t know many german words as a person from australia… however one of the few i do know is “KRANKENWAGEN” which means ambulance and it never fails to make me laugh 😭 i tell random people and they just stare at me like i’m insane, idk it’s such a funny word to me. one day i’ll learn german but right now i’m learning swedish… trying to work my way up the germanic languages 😭
The stereotype that certain languages sound aggressive or menacing mostly comes from the propaganda in Hollywood movies or video games. I mean the same also applies to other languages Russian, Arab, Farsi, Chinese and every other country who doesn't align with Western politics. Can't be a coincidence that every country that the U.S was at war with or will be apparently has rough sounding languages.
Didn't know that Germans use to be not so direct in order to make a advice That's new to me By what I've seen some German people use to be a bit more kind when they're from tourists places. Tho I've not visit even German, just by internet :"
The unfriendlyness is because germans are very direct, with everything. If they like something, they tell you, but also if they dont like it. They will tell you straigh in the face. Thats whats calles unfriendly in other cultures, but for us its unfriendly to lie to someone, we tell you what we think :D
100% true. I hate it when people don't tell me in my face what they think - totally a red flag for any kind of friendship/relationship in my opinion. I want to trust my friends and I can only do that if I know what they are thinking, what bothers them and what can be changed to improve the time spent together.
@@jodamin Yes, I think that's the case in every aspect, even with clothes, for example. If they have something new and ask how it looks, you shouldn't lie and say it looks good, but you actually think it looks extremely bad. You don't force the person not to wear it anymore if they want to, but you just tell them the real opinion that you don't really like it.
Germans love to criticize people and treat them disrespectfully, so you call that honest and polite? US Americans, for example, don't have to tell you to your face every time that they don't like you or criticize you for everything. No one is perfect, everyone makes mistakes, so it is more polite not to always criticize others. I grew up in Germany and know what I am talking about.
The American girl really has no idea how German sounds. Aggressive??? Yeah Danke, was ist los and Wie gehts is so scary. Swedish, Czech and Polish and Russian, must all sound scary to her too.
I'd love to see a video on a comparison of Germans and Americans with predominantly German ancestry. Germany makes me think of sauerbraten and a few other kinds of big juicy sausages along with good bread.
German is the number one most common ancestral heritage among Americans. Not sure why so many people think it’s English. There are a lot of people with German last names which are their own family names. Whereas in the USA there are a lot of people with English last names based on them being forced to adopt these surinamés and they don’t have any kinship with people of those names.
They are just using a sweet, girly Francesca to remove those stereotypes. I work for a British Organization overseas with people from 90+ nationalities. German/Dutch are always going to be direct and not afraid to say things... your boss telling you something, or a colleague sharing a view on something, or just about anything. British people would just go in a roundabout fashion which to me (an Asian) is rather annoying because I do not get a clear answer I need.
Truly, what better proof for the lingering after-effects of propaganda (objectively, not discussing ethics here) than Megan's attitude toward the German language. And I don't mean this in a negative way. Megan seems very nice. It's just a bit sad for the language and people. Germany isn't a particularly hard language -- at all. I'm saying this not as a fan of German but as a linguist. The only things at all which might constitute 'rigid' in German are the voiceless closing sounds (e.g.: /d/ always turns into -> /t/ at the end of a word) and the uvular and velar sounds which will be unfamiliar to an English-native. But Germany predominantly uses only the softer velar [x]("ich") and even the much rarer [χ] ("Bach") is not at all very pronounced in common standard German speech, though this might vary slightly regionally. Take Scottish ("loch") or Welsh ("Amlwch") and the sound is much less powerful in German. And we're not even speaking of languages like Arabic (which I also consider quite beautiful) or Hebrew -- both of these use the uvular fricative much more freely and unashamedly. Germany is in no way more 'concise' or 'better for giving orders' than any other language. It is not 'louder' or 'more aggressive' either. In fact, as rightly pointed out throughout the comments, Germans are a rather quiet folk who look down on and admonish public displays of wild enthusiasm *and/or* aggression -- collectively. To everyone who disbelieves this, I invite you to try listening to loud music any Sunday, preferably around noon somewhere in the countryside. Or watch as the Germans stare at you when you laugh boisterously with your friends on the train or bus. There is nothing in the German language that makes it better for cussing. You can cuss in any language. Listen to a wine-grower's litanies in the Province; I'm sure it'll give you a new perspective on the French language. The ultimate insult is that -- after decades of media reception -- even German's seem to have accepted this entirely constructed view of their language because it's all they're ever told. Listen to older (19th century) accounts and descriptions of the German language. Many Englishmen actually said it sounded *too soft* or was for dreamers only. It's just a shame.
Germans are straightforeward. We jump right to the point. Most of the time we do that as polite as possible. I guess there are no other culture more straightforeward than the Germans.
I love the fact that I'm German. Being able to read Nietzsche, Schopenhauer and other philosophers of that caliber in their mothertongue fills me with pride. And to say that Bach, Wagner, Mandelssohn und Haydn were Germans like myself adds to that. :-)
Germans drink alcohol with their coworkers (maybe not always the boss). You just need to take a look to the german army. They drink a lot together. Also in my company we have big parties, where we all drink together even with my boss. So it depends on the company but it is definitely not a No no. Maybe it depends what kind of company it is and how big.
Beer is special for Czechia too Because a lot of people here conzume a lot of Beer But German Beer must be better 😅 I wish that one day will be on World friends someone from Czechia
I hope so too. I suspect they might be limited to whoever they happen to have in Korea at the time. It would be nice to see some other European people too, Hungary, Greece, Bulgaria, etc. If I'm not mistaken, is Czechia where Saaz hops comes from? Good stuff for brewing beer. I'm thinking it's Hallertau that are the German hops.
Oh Germans will drink beer for breakfast. It’s actually a method to get over a hangover. Especially teenagers who want to drink multiple days straight do that, I think it’s disgusting lol. On the other hand there is a saying “Kein Bier for vier” which means “no bear before 4 pm”
We Germans don´t drink Beer for Breakfast ? YES we do ! Some of us, like me...;-) Beer still is a cheap way to get drunk, not as cheap as in 2020, but you can still can buy a Can (0,5 L) with 4,8% at about 0,49 Cent...
There is no language without rythm, the perception of one language as more ugly than another one is very mich based on a personal bias. Usually it's all about unknown sounds in your language, it's foreign so its weird. Italian sound soft to many because there are lots of o a i u. Slavic people for often think the german L sound is harsh but russian is super soft...
I don't know, I love German language. It sounds like they round almost every vowel in any word. I don't prefer languages that sounds cute, even nasally-sounding languages.
I’m generally not a big fan of German food so maybe I among those who haven’t met the right German cook. For me, mostly the issue is it’s either bland or overpowering. I just can’t with sauerkraut and I don’t like the sausages. I’ve never been to Germany but I have been to some restaurants where the chefs were from Germany so I took it to be authentic. Also I recently went a restaurant run by Mennonites of German descent. I knew it would be “German” food that had evolved over time so I thought maybe I might like it and ordered the buffet to give myself more options. Only thing I liked was the potatoes and the German Chocolate cake. The only other food I seem to not care for is traditional English. I like other European countries foods that I tried.
Germans: We‘re super friendly! Austrians: Oh really? It‘a actually a big misunderstanding. Because Austrians speak a lot softer and use fancier words. But germans speak rough and their sentences are short lived. So they‘re considered rude in Austria, even when they don‘t mean to😅
I'm Japanese. I always watch your channel for studying English!! Your videos are very useful. Thank you as always. By the way, I fell in love with Megan the first time I saw her. Megan, will you marry me?
What!? For me German is thr second most beautiful language next to Spanish. Tsk! People always saying that German language have terrifying sounding🤔 doesn't this people heard the Russian language? that sound's so terrifying that I feel like they will stab me ¡no offense! for me German is a combination of elegant language and at the same time a little bit sound's courageous that's why I like this language not only an elegant but also not lousy a sounding when I try to speak this language I feel like elegant and Bada$$. 😎😎
so likeeee- one of the things i hate the most is when people will be like "excuse me in every language" or like anything really, and by the time they get to germany they like "ENTSCHULIGUNG" like so aggressively and it makes me kinda sad cus i don't like german is an aggressive language at all-
Im korean american living in germany now. My impressions of Germans: highly intelligent, introverted, humble, laughs but don't joke, stern, blunt (even more than koreans), love rules, politically very liberal but culturally very conservative, reserved and cold but warm once friendship is established, don't talk to strangers unless to correct a behavior, work balance is relaxed, love hip-hop culture and other American music, care about fashion about as much as Americans, pays to use the public toilet, don't have baggers or free plastic bags at stores, take recycling and environment very seriously.
Some of the most influential thinkers in human history came from germany: Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Carl jung, Carl Marx, Fredrick neitzche, eckhart tolle, Fredrick bonheffer, Martin Luther.
I suppose Germans are deep thinkers that love logic and reason.
As a German I think you described us perfectly ☺️
We French and Germans have the same traits. But there's something special about the Deutsch
I agree but considering culture, I’d say that older people are very)!) conservative but young people these days are extremely liberal :)
@@wiebkke ok I know Germans don’t like it when I say I think their culture is conservative, maybe masculine is a better word? From my Americanized point of view, Germany is much more left than even liberal cities like in California or NY, more bias in news, more limited free speech, more “woke” commercials, more environmental regulations, can’t even fish or hunt without tons of paperwork, more more social services and workers rights. Yes politically even more left than Democratic Party. However, in America the younger generation grew up in the “everyone gets a participation trophy” generation, people that grew up poor should be excused from legal penalty, people are allowed to loot and steal because they are oppressed.
Polizei is way more strict and give less F than American police despite American cops being known for racist shootings. Crime rate is extremely low compared to usa, Germans lock their bikes like Koreans, they lock just their wheel. Germans are rules followers, Americans hate rules. Germans are hyper competitive (like Koreans) Americans learn to accept shortcomings, even celebrate failure. So maybe “conservative” is not the exact word to describe German culture, maybe “masculine” or old fashioned.
HIIII EVERYONE 💕💕💕 thank you so so much for all the sweet comments! I had so much fun fliming with Megan! Hope to be on channel again soon 🥰
Hello , Francesca , nice see your comments here , you make good videos and you are pretty good representing your country 🇩🇪 😉
I am American and I personally enjoy the German language. In fact, I find it more pleasing to the ear than certain US accents! Also, German food is quite tasty.
my first time hearing German sounds so cute and sweet from the other videos you have with Megan, you can be a good teacher
Ja, war lustig und interessant anzuschauen.... vorallem die Aussprache von Rührei hat mich zum Lachen gebracht oder Tschechien :D da hört man auf jeden Fall die Unterschiede wie Buchstaben unterschiedlich ausgesprochen werden. Amerikaner haben Probleme das rollende R auszusprechen oder e, i, w, v ch, äöü richtiger zu betonen / auszusprechen. Was man nochmal erklären könnte für das nächste mal ist: Wenn das R am Anfang oder in der Mitte eines Wortes steht, wird es von allen Deutschen "gerollt", außer es steht am Ende eines Wortes.... dann klingt es eher wie ein "a" Bier = Bia ;) vielleicht kannst du so noch besser die deutsche Aussprache lehren ;)
Before watching the videos I do have a few stereotypes like the language is aggressive and the people are straightforward. But after seeing such a gentle and cute German girl like you, every stereotype immediately becomes false😂
The german language doesn't sound aggressive at all and the german temper is calm. Megan and Francesca, both have a great personality.
I'd say it sounds intimidating and unique
From my German perspective, one of the pros of German is you can clearly hear the different syllables.
So far is I know, that's also the reason why many dogs in service are trained with German commands.
I think German is a very beautiful. I don't know a language in which you can be as precise as in German and there are so many different ways to say something which means actually the same and something different at the same time. I love the German language
More like it's fascinating and intriguing language.
I used to speak back in Elementary. I stopped learning it cuz my Mom would be so mad If I picked Deutsch
Try Dutch Netherlands), it's often described as a language halfway between English and German. Also with a high 'uitdrukkingvaardigheid" (expressiveness)
@@HEXhibitionist to me some of the Dutch consonates sound harsh - though you hardly come across a stereotype that Dutch is a harsh language.
I would listen to little Francesca all day long. She's such a doll
I know the stereotype isn't totally true , but I like how Francesca isn't the classic stereotype of Germany 🇩🇪 , for me also it was like beer all the time 😂
She is from Italy..
@@marcofelicani9816 She's half German/Italian
Francesca is partly Italian. Maybe she inherited her moderation with beer from her Italian side, Italians are the people who drink less alcohol in all of Europe and in Italy drinking too much is a social taboo, if you want to completely ruin your reputation both at work and in the family you just need to drink too much or too often.
@@scully8950 you don’t know the northeast of Italy, Veneto, Trentino and Friuli -Venezia Giulia, there not drinking too much is a social tabu, never seen my grandfather to drink water
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German spoken in everyday contexts sounds really cool & beautiful. It gives me "mythical English" vibes. Also "schnucki" is a word of endearment. How cute is that? 😆
The "aggressive German" stereotype comes from war movies, where words were accentuated to fit more with the bad guy image. Just like every Brit uses a posh accent, Italians say "Mama mia!", Latinos are lovers etc.
Indeed. The Germans are always portrayed as the Bad guys in Hollywood movies
Like Indiana Jones movies
So you know of Old English?
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@@MixerRenegade95 Simon Roper?
@@Nils.Minimalist I do like Roper's works, yea.
I went to Berlin earlier this year and everyone I interacted with was super nice. I think that stereotype just comes from Americans who like to make small talk and I found it very rare that a German would want to make small talk with somebody else, so I think Americans just perceive that as being rude or cold.
Germans are not big on small talk. It is rather considered a bit rude to bother strangers with meaningless chitchat. Ones you know the person it is okay.
Guys remember: Some stereotypes are not German, there are Bavarian stereotypes. And or but Bavaria is the "Texas of Germany".
In Bavaria you actually drink beer for breakfast. It is called "Weißwurst Frühstück". You eat "white" sausages with "white" beer.
Im from Baveria as well and I dont know anybody who does it... maybe in some rural areas
@@squeaky.orangee3481 because people in bavarian cities are often not real bavarians thats why..
I would have to disagree with her on "Germans are not direct". Germans are super direct. But I think that's a good quality. Directness solves problems efficiently. And I think German is an awesome language. Not ugly at all. It is not a soft or melodic language though. More like logical and precise.
Or when she said that its a big No-No in Germany to drink Beer with your Coworker and/or Boss. Like wtf?
I don't think i know a single Person who doesn't do that. Its unfriendly to not do that if at all.
Or that the Boss wouldn't tell you directly into your face that you are supposed to be on time. What the hell, where did she ever work in Germany where you didn't drank a beer with your coworkers and could arrive whenever at work without any repercussions and just a tiny slap on the wrist
@@MrHardstylefever well, it is a no-no to drink alcohol at the work place or get totally wasted with your boss.
@@henningbartels6245 No idea at what place you worked at in Germany, but not a single place i worked at was it a No-no to drink with your boss at all.
And not a single one of my friends made that experience whatsoever.
@@MrHardstylefever you obviously don't get the comparison Francesca made in the video. In parts of East Asia, like Korea or Japan it is common and maybe expected to go out with your boss and your colleagues after work and get wasted.
In Germany the approach to alcohol changed in recent decades. In the old days it was common to drink alcohol on building sites or even offer alcohol to craftsmen while they do a job at your home. This is not a thing anymore nowadays.
Likewise you will get a disdainful reaction when you get wasted infront of your boss.
I don't say that it does not exist and people misbehave at company's Christmas parties - but you risk to be the company gossip the next day and recieve disapproval. A single beer or two with your boss after work might be okay ... but you will notice in Germany that employees are eager to separate work and spare time much more than in other countries and cultures.
Maybe you did not get the comparison or you live in a more rural area in Germany where drinking habits at work are still alive.
@@henningbartels6245 not even remotely true lmao
We're also very sneaky, so we sent you the sweetest, cutest girl in all of Germany to break the stereotypes. Also, it's 9 o'clock in the morning and I'm on my third Kristallweizen... so I'm not just German I'm also an alcoholic.
Unternehmen Blondie. Next level psyops.
I also had beer for breakfast today. Bock and Schwarzbier.
3:49 The German language is just more edgy for lack of a better term than most other languages. It doesn't have the same cotton soft flow to it like French does.
Spanish is quite similar when it comes to the edginess which is why I enjoyed it much more in school than I did French.
PS: The reason why many English speakers think German sounds aggressive is because the only German they've heard is from Hitler speeches so yeah, no surprise that it sounds aggressive 'cause it is.
thats what i think all the times that comes up the only germans they know are hitler and rammstein :D
THE TWO GIRLS HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL CHEMISTRY: PLEASE DO MORE WITH THEM!
Our humor is like our bread, dark and sometimes hard. And not everyone likes it .
@@nahadoth2087 You asked for this: What is the difference between a Belgian child and a potato: the potato is first in the ground, then in the cellar.
Hart? Also wenn Brot hart ist dann liegt es schon etwas länger
@@akari8168 Altes Brot ist nicht hart. Gar kein Brot, das ist hart.
The only hard bread is the one that gets soaked in water and then added to the mixed mined meat.
For someone who says "unfriendly" like German , Francesca seems humble and friendly , Megan may be as well , but thr US 🇺🇸 stereotype isn't known for people unfriendly and cold
The German are atually really kind and nice. 🇩🇪
Especially to their neighbor's
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One American stereotype is LOUD. She's not LOUD like many Americans are. Or ignorant of other cultures and countries.
Both are atypical, and both lovely people.
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I did read so many nice comments from you about us Germans, I just have to say.
Merci beaucoup, mon ami, pour ces mots gentils.
I hope that's right, I did use Deepl for the translation.
Much love from Germany.
BTW: I love the movies you guys making in France, specially the comedy ones, please don't stop making them.
I can't live without them, they mostly even better than American ones.
@@raistraw8629Likewise. You're welcome. My pleasure is mine. In North America, The German are apparently always portrayed as bad guys which I hate to hear it.
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But I also have to admit we make very good villains, and we also deserved it a little bit.
I just would wish also the other side from us would be more present in the people's mindset.
From my i little perspective, the Germans brought very very bad things but also very very good things to the world.
Like the Germans, is the perfect example for Yin and yang.
Off topic: are guys aware there is a region in Germany who is still named after the Franks "Franken/Franconia"
I'm from that region and as a kid who loved the European Middle Ages I was always dreaming how it could be if our ancestors did not split up.
Pov : the stereotype of German language sounds agressive , rude and ugly for three reasons : 1° people comparing with other languages , 2° speechs during WW2 , 3° Everyone who speaks the German language is difficult even if they never study german
Ours French stereotype is also funnier as our neighbor's Germany
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@@christophermichaelclarence6003 I wouldn’t say it’s funnier, both Germany and France have quite bad stereotypes 😄
@@wiebkke The Germany identity was born thanks to us back in the Franco Prussian War 1870
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 lol no the identity was already alive before 1870
@@Lena-rm2md No it was after. After the Prussians won over the French
Another rather German thing as demonstrated by Francesca: Answering every other question with "It dependes..." drives my non-German wife crazy :D
Cause the world isn't just black and white
@@Skyl3t0n "Ffifty Shades of Grey"...?
@@halmati2288 Well, it depends…
Alles muss 100% korrekt sein 😂
Well, it depends....
But it really depends. Things can be very different depending on where you are and who you meet.
Francesa (German girl) is so comfortable on camera and funny! She should do more videos on World Friends. ❤️
I totally agree with you, my friend
She’s a doll.
I lived in Austria (Vienna) for 5 years, and I met ALOT of rude natives in those years. I’ve been to Germany many times aswell but got a much better impression there. I feel like the ”Germans are rude” stereotype aplied much better in Austria for some reason. BTW, I loved living in Vienna. It still till this is day is the most beautiful City in world if you ask me, I just encountered loads of rude people during those years 😂
That checks out. I grew up in Austria but not in Vienna. Vienna is beautiful (I moved there a decade ago) but the Viennese are pretty grumpy compared to the rest of the country. Whenever I hear people saying the Austrians are more friendly and laid back than the Germans I assume they are not talking about Viennese people.
@@quirky-smooths I feel you 100%. Just a small thing like getting a ”Monatskarte für die Bahn“ was a struggle in Vienna 😅
Hmm, maybe it's because it's their largest city. I feel like people in big cities usually tend to be rude. I'm from New York originally, and that's the impression that everyone gets of us.
What nice areas of Germany have you been to?
Vienna is quite different to the rest of Austria. Vienniese people are famous to be grumpy even within Austria, but I think it is just a cultural misunderstanding: Vienna has a quite long tradition in well organized proud workers and a distinct upper class. Therefore there is a tendency to use a very direct and rude language, but it does not necessarily mean that people are really rude. If you dig deeper they can be quite supportive, funny and friendly as well. It just does not mean much if they call you names or use rather rude words. It can change in the next moment. There is also some tendency to make fun of you, but it is often just for entertainment and not really mean. You should just enter the game and make some ironic comment and you can have a good time. Also people can make jokes on their own grumpyness, which are the best. You need just some feeling if it is really serious or just a little play.
@@florianmeier3186 So... it's like how Paris is then?
7:13.....as a german I cant ignore this. So in MY opinion (!) this is absolutely true. We are one of the countries which are most straightforward/direct in conversations and we really like to discuss. Of course it depends on every individuum, but the trend is there in my opinion (based on my life experience here)
With discussing, absolutely. But she was right with her example: you normally wouldn't be direct in such a situation but try to be polite.
Thomas Muller humor.. is next level.. 😂.
✌👁✌"She said, I'm gonna find you." That was hilarious.
Francesca's description of American stereotypes is so weirdly specific 😆
😂 Yeah I have seen us take those big catch photos a million times. we have expression “ fish tales” so a photo is the only way to be believed. 😂
Francesca's joke about holding the catched fish was just awesome ;'D
But she's not right about the no go "not drinking alcohol with coworkers or your boss". We do that for special events or reasons, you just shouldn't overdoing it. The only exception are the special "Weihnachtsfeier" (Christmas celebration), which are usually take place right before the Christmas holidays to summarize the whole year with your coworkers and some actually get really drunk there and even have affairs and stuff. Again, of course that's the extreme version, but it's not like we don't drink alcohol at all.
German food bad? They're the kings and queens of sausage, c'mon!
and breads and pastries.
I don't think German is an ugly language because I don't think there is an ugly language," and that is beautiful. That is the best line ever!
I agree with the not drinking with the boss. Alcohol makes me brutally honest and I've rarely had bosses I like, but I still need my job.
The Episodes with those two are just so good. More please.
We just tend to keep more to ourselves when we don't have to interact. That might appear unfriendly, but is more a habit of not bothering strangers.
And cuisine differs a lot from region to region.
Hi..
I am from India and I can say that German language is not at all aggressive rather I find it very nice and even I am learning German...
Ich leibe deutsch und Deutschland...
Francesca is so lovely! I could listen to her for hours
When I think about aggressive languages I think about spanish and italian not german. The umlaut sounds may be unpleasant to some but whether a language sounds nice really depends on a speaker.
To the Germans being strict thing: I think it’s the fact we are very honest(except for answering the barber if you like the haircut lol), it’s something good in my opinion. I just know what someone thinks of me or whatever.
absolutely....
the total opposite for example is japan. For us it is really hard to "figure out", what they actually think (because we cant be sure if it is the truth, what they say to you. They just want you to feel good but I think especially we germans like facts and straight conversations with no "flowers" over reality)
When talking about German is an aggressive language, wait 'till you hear the difference accent between standard German that used widely in Germany vs German that used in Switzerland and Austria. The standard german sounds so sweet.
More like Intimidating
I actually think that at least Austrian and a lot of the southern accents are a lot softer than standard german. Austrian dialects sound like a slower more relaxed version of german. A lot of the vowels sound more open, some of the consonants softer and there are more diphtongs in place of harsher consonants. Really Austrian has no features that I think would make it more aggressive unless you actually talk to rude people or are subconsciously stereotyping against dialects in general. Same goes for swiss once you look past the more throaty sounds.
@@thesayes6231According to History Austria is older than Germany
Germany hadn't existed yet. It was bunch of scraps
@@thesayes6231 right. yeah, maybe i heard different. haha. Because to me, the more throaty sounds and the vowels sound from the swiss dialect sounds more intimidating.
@@Dy58810 yeah i understand having that impression of the swiss dialects. But the Austrian dialects don't have that. So I don't understand thinking them more aggressive. That's baffling to me. Austrians I think in general have a slower and more melodic pace which has zhe opposite effect on me
I was thinking all American wearing Cowboy Outfits and Guns + riding Horses.
Its not so? Oh but why the most thinking we have Dirndels and Kukuclocks :D
Bavia the "Texas of Germany" as here someone mentioned.
Holy crap! Francesca is hilarious 😂
Please, more videos with her 🙏
Francesca's reaction to the profile pic of the guy holding the fish was priceless. I'm pretty sure this picture wasn't from Wisconsin, because even though the background is exactly what Wisconsin looks like in the summer, the guy wasn't holding a beer in his other hand.
Grilling out Italian sausages today instead of bratwurst, but seriously, I grew up on 100 different ways to prepare pork products, potato dumplings, and sauerkraut. Braunschweiger (liverwurst) sandwiches. Love Italian, Asian, and other types of food too, but German food is wonderful.
What about us French 🇫🇷. That's not nice
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 You're right to point that out, my friend. My apologies. I do like Beef Bourguignon, and of course the omelet, croissants, and toast. I did have cognac once, and it was a once in a lifetime experience, easily the best tasting alcohol God ever saw fit to put on Earth. It goes good with Debussy playing in the background.
as I Swiss person I have to admit that Germans do seem very straightforward to our eyes. I personally prefer their way of communicating tho instead of the forced and painful smiles we Swiss people give each other trying to not speak up about anything… be aware of the Swiss!
Try chatting with Dutch people 😅
Haha, at first I read "beware of the Swiss!" and then I realized that … oh -
I am Russian. I don't like way of pronunciation sound R in German. But German language definitely doesn't ugly.
I think German language doesn't sound aggressive in daily routine situations. The soft r is prevent to do it.
But in some contexts German really can sound aggressive. I mean talks German militaries and newsreels WW2 time.
German language aggressiveness is the stereotype in my opinion.
it's funny cause many people would say the exact same thing about the russian language
BRATWURST and SAUERKRAUT is the german food stereotype. How did they not mention it??? 😮
Profile pic from 2015 holding a fish
*Spot on* 😂😂😂
No beer on breakfest? I think I have to invite Francesca to niederbayern (lower Bavaria) 😁
Yes, but Bavaria is not (like) Germany. Bavaria is the Texas of Germany. 😀
I'm German. It is difficult to “just hear” your own language. But I thought and discussed a lot. I think:
1. It is true that US films about the Nazis created a stereotype. But also
2. We have a lot of “sibilants” in the language “s” and “ss” and “sh” and “st” but also hard sounds like “k” and “t” -
that makes German sound a little “strict”. (or?)
The idea that it was "US films" that made the Nazis sound bad is... very German.
@@xinceras-6542 That is funny
but also unfair
I was just talking about my language.
What my ancestors did -
Okay, we can talk about that too
But does that belong here?
Maybe it's enough for you: Hitler was a monster and a lot of people followed him (Himmler, Heydrich, Göbbels, Goering,...) and millions took part and others just kept silent.
I'm so sorry and I hope I would have acted differently. Germany is very different today, I hope you can convince us of that. I sincerely hope that we never fall back into old ways. It's a pity that we are occasionally seen like this. But we've all learned to deal with it. Love, Peace, Life and FREEDOM for all! Thx for reading my words!
I have had German as my second foreign language in high school and while the grammar was quite difficult, I have to say that learning new German vocabulary was much easier than in English, mainly because a lot of the words are just 3-4 other words mashed together to create a new one 😆
For example to me "Vacuum Cleaner" makes a lot less sense than "Staubsauger" (literally "dust sucker"). Me and my mates were masters at guessing what newly introduced German words meant 😆
@@janslavik5284 Oh, Liebe Grüße aus Nord-West-Deutschland, an der Nordseeküste! Ich hoffe, es geht Dir gut?! That was funny: I wanted to read the hole commentary of you. So i clicked on the clip again. And then came a promotional video for .... VACUUM CLEANER from Miele- Chchchrrrr. (AI is watching us) ;-)
The "ch" sound can be quite something to some people hahaha, i can do it, but lot's of learners have a hard time trying
Mit dem Essen hast Du sooooooo Recht!
Ich habe es erst gemerkt, als ich für Flüchtlinge Unterricht gab und mal Gerichte sammelte. Wir haben eine Irre Vielfalt
Schweinebraten - unterschiedlichster Art
Eintopfsuppen
Apfelpfannkuchen (Kirsch-, Brombeer-,...)
Rinder-Rouladen (oder auch Kohlrouladen)
Griesbrei mit Kirschen
Bratwürstchen
Eintopfgemüsegerichte
Sauerbraten
Knödel
Hefeklösse mit Früchten - bei uns Pflaumen
Schnitzel - pur oder mit Sossen
Kartoffel / Nudelsalat mit oder ohne Mayo
Seezunge mit Butterkartoffeln
Reibekuchen
Champignonpfanne
Labskaus, auch wenns nicht gut ausschaut
Matjes
Milchreis
Maultaschen
Frikadellen
Hühnerfrikasse
Königsberger Klöpse
Spinat
Kohlrabi auf unterschiedlichste Weise
Käsespätzle
Himmel und Ääd
Currywurst
Grünkohl mit oder ohne Fleisch
Spargelgerichte
und ohne Ende Weiteres - es herrscht keine Einfalt! Danke für den Clip!
Meals look good
Duitsers eten frikadellen ook ?
@@oliveranderson7264 VERY GLADLY. So "Frikadellen" or "Buletten" (meatballs) - not Frikandeln. Lots of people like Frikandel too, but not so much for me. But the Dutch have very good liquorice and vla!!! ;-) Greetings from eastern frisia!
Dude, for Americans every bread is good outside the states. US bread is just like sugar everywhere with no quality at all. In every european country at least you get bread what is considered good, but for Europeans just normal quality. Adding to that actually you can replace the word bread here with beer, exactly the same.
Agree haha
German isnt aggressive at all, the stereotype about the German language comes from those WW2 movies as well as Hollywood exaggerations
For us French is even worse. We're being mocked for these surrender jokes back in 1940 WW2 ans this white flag joke.
Hollywood movies are not quite accurate
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 You really think you have it worse than us germans? 😆
Greetings to my German brothers from England. Deutschland is the best.
Dankeschön. :D You guys are pretty cool too. :D
germanic languages 🇩🇪🤝🇬🇧
We are siblings.. we both love bier, futball ,sausages. For me I love Tolkien so much, love England from Luxemburg
@@queentar-miriel5779 Don't forget us as well 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇫🇷🇩🇪
greetings❤
As an American it’s pretty funny hearing some of the stereotypes 😅 some of them are true lol
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I was in German bars and I didn't see any of the local customers drinking as much as Czechs or we Slovaks. Maybe once, on Oktoberfest 😂
Hahah as a Slovak I found your comment funny.Some Slovaks and Czech drink a lot but again not everyone likes to drink in these two countries..I think its also a stereotypne as we tend to have a strong alcoholic drinks (for example borovicka-made od plums)..Personally,I really dislike the taste of strong alcoholic drinks such as vodka and borovicka
@@akirolg5419 Bráško, ak si Slovák, prečo píšeš po anglicky ?
To, že ty nerád piješ, neznamená, že ostatní ľudia nepijú toľko piva, aby o tom ľudia hovorili nahlas. Moji priatelia zo zahraničia by sa posmievali tvojmu komentáru za to, čo videli v kluboch, baroch, na masových akciách alebo aj v záhrade na dvore.
@@david_serum Zila som v Anglicku takze velmi dobre poznam stereotypy o Slovakoch a Vychodoeuropanov.Prosim ta neber moj komentar negativne len som chcela napisat ze existuju ludia ktori nemaju radi silny alkohol a to je vsetko..Ludia nas nemusia skatulkovat podla toho kolko alkoholu pijeme a ja nepotrebujem validaciu na zaklade tohto stereotypu..Respektujem za mas iny nazor kazdy mame nato pravo :)
My stepfather uses socks and birkenstocks spesifically for use inside the house, since you're usually not allowed to use shoes in the house in Norway.
7:17 Absolutely, 100% true.
If I have an issue with you, you're gonna know it.
If you ask me what I think of your socks and sandals I'm not going to say "I love your confidence for you." instead you're going to get the cold, hard truth.
PS: I don't know where she worked at but if you came late regularly your employer wouldn't beat around the bush. It's not as easy to fire people in Germany as it's in the US due to workers protection so if you came late regularly you'd get a notice and if you behaviour doesn't improve you would get fired.
we do drink beer in the morning. its called a frühschoppen
That the German language should sounds aggressive is somehow only be heard from US-Americans. The speech sound is certainly not the most beautiful, but aggressive? I have never heard that from any other nation in the world. It's probably down to Hitler and Rammstein. The Americans are extremely interested in those two.
I think germans are polite because whole lifetime is organised, so it is logical to be simple in comunication, and the second thing is that the erson which is late would notice a god attitude and for later time would do his best to be in time
Greetings from Germany. I never drank beer and i am more then 30 years now.
I am a little tired of this stereotypes.
I love how Francesca is speaking, I don’t only one German, and German is the Alabama state language, fun fact, and you also have to take the language when you’re in like honors and high school and stuff well for me I’m in regular so I can take theater
I like how grammatical mistakes are corrected in the subtitles^^
As a German, I'd like to take up on three stereotypes
Germans are unfriendly.
Germans rarely put a friendly appeal on display, if compared to other Europeans, e.g., Dutchies, Brits, Italians, Spaniards, and even Austrians (which is tough for a German to admit). This is one of the few things that Germans have in common with the French. I guess that this is an attitude Americans find challenging to deal with.
Now having said that - both Germans (and the French, too) actually *are* friendly and become even more friendly (and likeable) over time, but it's not the first thing that comes to mind when having first contact.
Germans have no humour.
As Francesca pointed out, German humour is different to, say, British odr Amercican humour, but there is a Germn humour "thing".
However, having humour includes how you take a joke that someone cracks on you. And this is, for sure, is nothing many Germans can deal with it. I guess this is where this stereotype comes from.
Germans are straightforward.
No doubt here - they simply are.
As an example, most Germans think small talk is not a way of socializing with people, but a waste of time (maybe a subset of German efficiency, which is a true stereotype). Germans can get straightforward, rude even, when the rules are broken (and there are lots of rules, hard and soft ones).
I guess that this habit of talking straightforward is a surprise to Americans, Brits and Non-Europeans if they meet Germans for the first time.
On this video (and the channel) - it's another great feature, and I hope for you guys to keep up with it. Thank you very much for making and sharing. Liked and subscribed 🙂
The traditional Bavarian Weißwurstfrühstück does include beer for breakfast.
German is a very angular language. It has the same kind of edge that Chinese seems to have. But so is English compared to Italian and other Romance languages. There is poetry in in German that is simply beautiful and lyrical. Stereotypes are so stupid!
if you think german sounds aggressive and harsh...visit the netherlands...THEY use the "throatsound" MUUUCH more aggressive, than germans
Us swedes also love beer! Drinking it to dinner and stuff is not uncommon here either!
When I set the table for dinner I usually have to ask my father if he's drinking beer to dinner or not, because I need to know which type of glass he wants.
we r normally drinking it direct from the bottle
Yeah, germans are like an iceberg at the beginning. It takes some time to break the ice. Once the ice is broken, we are very friendly and loyal.
You know what I love you Germans
it is quite similar for other central European countries and eastern Europe specially German is quite similar to Russian they talk less, don't fake emotions but if you break the ice then they are friends for lifetime
the bottom line is central and eastern European is more real and more serious persons then Americans (US) even I am Indian and have a very limited experience with those nationalities also Germans are very organized it's my observation maybe I m wrong Europeans know better then me but for me it's strange that Germans and Russians are consider to be enemy ( by Western media) but they have more similarities and cultural understanding then British or French
sorry for my bad English
Megan definitely has that same style and kind of humor as Anna Kendrick. Lol she's got that funny dry, deadpan humor.
i don’t know many german words as a person from australia… however one of the few i do know is “KRANKENWAGEN” which means ambulance and it never fails to make me laugh 😭 i tell random people and they just stare at me like i’m insane, idk it’s such a funny word to me. one day i’ll learn german but right now i’m learning swedish… trying to work my way up the germanic languages 😭
The stereotype that certain languages sound aggressive or menacing mostly comes from the propaganda in Hollywood movies or video games.
I mean the same also applies to other languages Russian, Arab, Farsi, Chinese and every other country who doesn't align with Western politics.
Can't be a coincidence that every country that the U.S was at war with or will be apparently has rough sounding languages.
If you think Germany is unfriendly, just visit France speaking English 😀
Sometimes we do drink beer or wine for breakfast , it’s called Frühschoppen
Didn't know that Germans use to be not so direct in order to make a advice
That's new to me
By what I've seen some German people use to be a bit more kind when they're from tourists places. Tho I've not visit even German, just by internet :"
In munich on saturday morning i've seen people drink beer at 9 o'clock several times. I was believing they drink beer at breakfast
Kein Bier vor 4!
Francesca filled me with loves..
The unfriendlyness is because germans are very direct, with everything. If they like something, they tell you, but also if they dont like it. They will tell you straigh in the face. Thats whats calles unfriendly in other cultures, but for us its unfriendly to lie to someone, we tell you what we think :D
100% true.
I hate it when people don't tell me in my face what they think - totally a red flag for any kind of friendship/relationship in my opinion. I want to trust my friends and I can only do that if I know what they are thinking, what bothers them and what can be changed to improve the time spent together.
@@jodamin Yes, I think that's the case in every aspect, even with clothes, for example. If they have something new and ask how it looks, you shouldn't lie and say it looks good, but you actually think it looks extremely bad. You don't force the person not to wear it anymore if they want to, but you just tell them the real opinion that you don't really like it.
Germans love to criticize people and treat them disrespectfully, so you call that honest and polite? US Americans, for example, don't have to tell you to your face every time that they don't like you or criticize you for everything. No one is perfect, everyone makes mistakes, so it is more polite not to always criticize others. I grew up in Germany and know what I am talking about.
The American girl really has no idea how German sounds. Aggressive??? Yeah Danke, was ist los and Wie gehts is so scary. Swedish, Czech and Polish and Russian, must all sound scary to her too.
Russian and Swedish are much softer.
@@florianmeier3186 If you scream in Russian it sounds as agressive.
I'd love to see a video on a comparison of Germans and Americans with predominantly German ancestry. Germany makes me think of sauerbraten and a few other kinds of big juicy sausages along with good bread.
German is the number one most common ancestral heritage among Americans. Not sure why so many people think it’s English. There are a lot of people with German last names which are their own family names. Whereas in the USA there are a lot of people with English last names based on them being forced to adopt these surinamés and they don’t have any kinship with people of those names.
@@anndeecosita3586 It's been proven by my ancestry and me that British is the biggest ancestry in USA not German 🇺🇲🤜🇩🇪
They are just using a sweet, girly Francesca to remove those stereotypes. I work for a British Organization overseas with people from 90+ nationalities. German/Dutch are always going to be direct and not afraid to say things... your boss telling you something, or a colleague sharing a view on something, or just about anything. British people would just go in a roundabout fashion which to me (an Asian) is rather annoying because I do not get a clear answer I need.
Truly, what better proof for the lingering after-effects of propaganda (objectively, not discussing ethics here) than Megan's attitude toward the German language. And I don't mean this in a negative way. Megan seems very nice. It's just a bit sad for the language and people.
Germany isn't a particularly hard language -- at all. I'm saying this not as a fan of German but as a linguist. The only things at all which might constitute 'rigid' in German are the voiceless closing sounds (e.g.: /d/ always turns into -> /t/ at the end of a word) and the uvular and velar sounds which will be unfamiliar to an English-native.
But Germany predominantly uses only the softer velar [x]("ich") and even the much rarer [χ] ("Bach") is not at all very pronounced in common standard German speech, though this might vary slightly regionally.
Take Scottish ("loch") or Welsh ("Amlwch") and the sound is much less powerful in German.
And we're not even speaking of languages like Arabic (which I also consider quite beautiful) or Hebrew -- both of these use the uvular fricative much more freely and unashamedly.
Germany is in no way more 'concise' or 'better for giving orders' than any other language. It is not 'louder' or 'more aggressive' either. In fact, as rightly pointed out throughout the comments, Germans are a rather quiet folk who look down on and admonish public displays of wild enthusiasm *and/or* aggression -- collectively.
To everyone who disbelieves this, I invite you to try listening to loud music any Sunday, preferably around noon somewhere in the countryside. Or watch as the Germans stare at you when you laugh boisterously with your friends on the train or bus.
There is nothing in the German language that makes it better for cussing. You can cuss in any language. Listen to a wine-grower's litanies in the Province; I'm sure it'll give you a new perspective on the French language.
The ultimate insult is that -- after decades of media reception -- even German's seem to have accepted this entirely constructed view of their language because it's all they're ever told.
Listen to older (19th century) accounts and descriptions of the German language. Many Englishmen actually said it sounded *too soft* or was for dreamers only.
It's just a shame.
Francesca, Why you are so cute.☺️😊
Germans are straightforeward. We jump right to the point. Most of the time we do that as polite as possible. I guess there are no other culture more straightforeward than the Germans.
I love the fact that I'm German. Being able to read Nietzsche, Schopenhauer and other philosophers of that caliber in their mothertongue fills me with pride. And to say that Bach, Wagner, Mandelssohn und Haydn were Germans like myself adds to that. :-)
Bach, Wagner, Mendelssohn ... OK, but Haydn was Austrian/Hungarian and that is a different story.
@@florianmeier3186 Austrians are Germans in my book :-) Haydn was born in Rohrau (Today's Austria) which makes him, like I said, German in my eyes :-P
Germans drink alcohol with their coworkers (maybe not always the boss). You just need to take a look to the german army. They drink a lot together. Also in my company we have big parties, where we all drink together even with my boss. So it depends on the company but it is definitely not a No no. Maybe it depends what kind of company it is and how big.
Beer is special for Czechia too
Because a lot of people here conzume a lot of Beer
But German Beer must be better 😅
I wish that one day will be on World friends someone from Czechia
I heard about that! Want to go there in the fall, is it true that some people are rather unfriendly to tourists?😅
@@wiebkke every time but no every people
Most of Czechs Are annoing
@@wiebkke Don´t use Taxis in Prague it´s a scam
I hope so too. I suspect they might be limited to whoever they happen to have in Korea at the time. It would be nice to see some other European people too, Hungary, Greece, Bulgaria, etc.
If I'm not mistaken, is Czechia where Saaz hops comes from? Good stuff for brewing beer. I'm thinking it's Hallertau that are the German hops.
@@EddieReischl The World´s best Hops comes from the Tettnang Region, near Lake Constance.
Never had good German and/or Austrian food outside of said countries
Oh Germans will drink beer for breakfast. It’s actually a method to get over a hangover. Especially teenagers who want to drink multiple days straight do that, I think it’s disgusting lol.
On the other hand there is a saying “Kein Bier for vier” which means “no bear before 4 pm”
I love Germany and America 🇩🇪🇺🇲.
Not cool 🇫🇷😤
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 don't be worry because I also love France 🇫🇷.
@@clintzieandromeda6216 Good to hear some people still love us
The Germans are our neighbor's.
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@@christophermichaelclarence6003 🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 germany leader of the EU
Francesca is gorgeous and very cute!
We Germans don´t drink Beer for Breakfast ?
YES we do !
Some of us, like me...;-)
Beer still is a cheap way to get drunk, not as cheap as in 2020, but you can still can buy a Can (0,5 L) with 4,8% at about 0,49 Cent...
There is no language without rythm, the perception of one language as more ugly than another one is very mich based on a personal bias. Usually it's all about unknown sounds in your language, it's foreign so its weird. Italian sound soft to many because there are lots of o a i u. Slavic people for often think the german L sound is harsh but russian is super soft...
I don't know, I love German language. It sounds like they round almost every vowel in any word. I don't prefer languages that sounds cute, even nasally-sounding languages.
I’m generally not a big fan of German food so maybe I among those who haven’t met the right German cook. For me, mostly the issue is it’s either bland or overpowering. I just can’t with sauerkraut and I don’t like the sausages. I’ve never been to Germany but I have been to some restaurants where the chefs were from Germany so I took it to be authentic. Also I recently went a restaurant run by Mennonites of German descent. I knew it would be “German” food that had evolved over time so I thought maybe I might like it and ordered the buffet to give myself more options. Only thing I liked was the potatoes and the German Chocolate cake. The only other food I seem to not care for is traditional English. I like other European countries foods that I tried.
excuse me american friends But the girl from the United States is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
German men love beer...!!!
Germans: We‘re super friendly!
Austrians: Oh really?
It‘a actually a big misunderstanding. Because Austrians speak a lot softer and use fancier words. But germans speak rough and their sentences are short lived. So they‘re considered rude in Austria, even when they don‘t mean to😅
I'm Japanese. I always watch your channel for studying English!! Your videos are very useful. Thank you as always.
By the way, I fell in love with Megan the first time I saw her. Megan, will you marry me?
What!? For me German is thr second most beautiful language next to Spanish. Tsk! People always saying that German language have terrifying sounding🤔 doesn't this people heard the Russian language? that sound's so terrifying that I feel like they will stab me ¡no offense! for me German is a combination of elegant language and at the same time a little bit sound's courageous that's why I like this language not only an elegant but also not lousy a sounding when I try to speak this language I feel like elegant and Bada$$. 😎😎
Francesca just adorable 😍😍😍
Considering that German food is supposedly so bad, quite a lot of Americans come to Germany every year to fill their stomachs. 😆
I’m from Denmark, we also love beer here 😅😂
Just hit me up, if you ever need a Dane to be in the videos! 😁
so likeeee- one of the things i hate the most is when people will be like "excuse me in every language" or like anything really, and by the time they get to germany they like
"ENTSCHULIGUNG" like so aggressively and it makes me kinda sad cus i don't like german is an aggressive language at all-