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The ovens!! We had to google an owners manual our first day in Germany, then try to figure out how to translate images (on the same phone as Google translate so that was no help). Called a local friend for help, whose oven only had 2 pictures, so she couldn't help. Dinner took us about 4 hours with the majority of it trying to figure out how to even get the oven on.
I love this kind of videos! As a German I'm so fascinated between the differences between Germany and the US, especially since all of this things are so normal to us 😂
I am in Canada, and I pay for gas almost always after I pump; unless I pay directly at the pump that handles credit/debit cards. I do remember crossing into the U.S. and being confused at paying first before you pump. The waiting room situation (here) that I have experienced is that almost always people do not greet one another. Occasionally people will politely excuse themselves etc. but rare that I have experienced any sort of small talk. It seems to be a friendly quiet. Interesting experiences Deana. My Deutsch is extremely limited, but when I tried to speak German (Köln), almost everyone was so forgiving or would help me to say the word or phrase correctly. ☺️
I see more and more gas stations in Canada asking for payment up front because gas is expensive and I assume there's more of a problem with fuel theft. The Americans just put in this rule earlier. I assume back in the day, all U.S. gas stations would only ask for payment after you filled up your car.
I am so used to saying a greeting when entering the room, and here in England I have often experienced that no-one replies, despite the English known to be very polite and like small talk. And these were mostly my colleagues! So I started ignoring them too!
Fun video, you two. And WE ALMOST DID FORGET TO PAY FOR OUR GAS!! Oh my gosh, that was crazy! Fortunately, we remembered, but, yeah! Crazy. And we have been thinking of you and hope you are doing okay. Hugs to you both.
This might be silly to comment on, but I actually love our Deebot! We have an older model, but I really like how it still has the two sweepers, which not all models for other brands have anymore. We got ours during the midst of Corona when I just couldn't be arsed cleaning anymore. I'm glad to see you're enjoying it, and I do agree, it's great!
Just found your channel and as a British guy living with my very soon to be German wife I can relate to so much of the stuff Deana has done here and getting gold off by my misses
Good topic! Have really enjoyed visiting Germany. The people in Haren were very friendly and helpful especially. Am currently studying German and plan to visit again, so appreciate Deana's experiences
Yesss. When you pay cash for your gas and you don't get to the amount you paid, you go back inside to the cashier and let them know and they will reimburse the difference.
@@dav8388 Some for sure in little towns where everybody knows everyone and some other places also but we have that kind of people who press a Button when you drive away and the police is called and thats it you get caut for trying to steal
I grew up in the South in the 1990s and early 00s and the funny thing is that I remember, until recently we filled up and then paid, just like Germany. In fact I feel like this has changed in my area only in the last 10 years. But, to answer Phil's question. If you pay cash ahead but your tank fills up more quickly, then you just go back in and ask for your change. It happens all the time. And yes, it's annoying.
@@VinsonMusic they also started making you pay before pumping to stop the drive offs. I worked at a convenience store while in grad school in the mid-90's and it changed while I was working there for that reason.
Danke für euren tollen Videos auf eine Lustige Art und wie ihr es rüberbringt. Ich finde es auch gut das ihr den Deutschen auch mal den Spiegel vors Gesicht haltet was nicht alles gut läuft in Deutschland. @Deana Dein Deutsch ist schon gut. Habe einfach keine Angst mehr deutsch zusprechen. Wer sich darüber lustig macht ist einfach eine Person die man nicht beachten sollte. Die meisten Deutschen können auch kein perfektes Deutsch. Ps: Ein Deutscher Zuschauer der RUclips als Übersetzung nutzt.
Yes, I live in the USA 🇺🇸 married to a German. We will be going to Germany 🇩🇪 at the end of the year. However I have paid cash and had to go back in to get my change more than once.
I'm in Indiana, and for gas or petrol (to British English speakers), the ladt time I was able to pay after pumping gas (petrol), was 2008. It's now prepay, because as price of fuel went up, people were driving off without paying. As a result, gas stations started requiring to prepay for your fuel. In some communities, laws were passed mandating prepay at the pump. If you go inside to pay for fuel, you mention a specific amount. If you pay with cash, but it does not take the entire amount, then you go back for your change. If you paid with a credit card, then if it doesn't take the entire amount, then it automatically refunds the difference to your card. If the station accepts debit cards, and you pay via debit, then any money not used, then you need to go back inside, and the difference can either be refunded in cash, or run the debit card as credit, and it's refunded that way. In the US, I don't see everyone saying hi to everyone. It just depends on the individual. As for ovens in the US, I have used ovens that only had one knob, and it was to set the temperature. Some offered a second knob for baking, broiling (not grilling, as to an American, grilling is done outside over charcoal or wood, maybe with propane, and cooking over metal grates, while broiling browns food at very high temperatures), and if the oven has a self clean feature, it heats up to temperatures that are supposed to dry out food particles, so it falls off. High end models offer convection, which uses a fan to circulate the heat to cook faster. In the last 5 to 7 years, ovens have gone the way Deana pointed out, where only buttons are used. I personally don't like that, because if the circuit board quits working, then you can't use the oven. I had an aunt who had one with the cooktop built in (called a range), and when the circuit board went out for the oven, it also disabled the ignitors for the cooktop portion too. She had to manually light the burners, as the cooktop and oven were natural gas.
When my hubby and I moved into our British Army married quarters in Germany in 1977, there was a list in our paperwork telling us the essential "do and don't". I can't remember all of them, but a couple come to mind. We had the quiet Sunday rule and it was really strongly emphasised to us that our custom of back garden socialising and noisy family activities was not allowed. Also we weren't allowed to do any car washing or car maintenance on a Sunday, no music with the windows open etc., and no washing windows, cutting grass, etc. For some of our time, we lived in a flat with a balcony and there was a local by-law that any clothes rack for drying or airing clothes must not be visible above the top of the balcony wall. Another one was when it snowed, it was a by-law that residents must not only clear their paths of snow but also the patch of pavement from boundary to boundary. The next property then did their bit from boundary to boundary and in that way, the footpaths were cleared. It was also expected to lay salt or grit down because if someone slipped on your path, they could sue you. There were a load more, but those are the only ones I really remember. I remember well my forays into German shops and traveling on trams and I have to say, I found the German people friendly and helpful.....very efficient, but certainly not rude. The only thing that really got to me was that I was trying to learn German and every time I tried my poor efforts, the German person (being oh so helpful!) would reply in English! I found the vast majority of Germans could speak passable English. What I used to do was ask "how do I say this?", or "did I say it right?" and most times they would have a short exchange with me. We lived in Germany for ten years, and it was the happiest time of our lives. Thank you Germany.
Phil, your English is excellent. Also, I have over-payed for fuel a few times. In that scenario, you walk back to the counter and ask for the difference. Some may also leave the balance at the pump for the next person (though that is rare).
Deana -- I can relate to that... We were on an exchange to America - Rhinebeck, NY - and we were going to eat out. I, a schoolfriend and my host family and my school friend was waiting for her steak and asked "when will I become a steak?" and the waiter looked at her and answered "I hope never" *snorts* so yeah...
Greeting depends on where you are in Germany. Living in a little village you may greet everyone (and everyone knows if you don't!) in a big city like Munich it is not so common.
Hello from Greenville, SC. I just found your channel a few days ago and have enjoyed watching a "Southerner's" experiences in a foreign country. I am German by ancestry, but born & raised in the South myself (SC). I'm also trying to learn some German as I will be visiting Germany later in the year. Keep up the great videos and good luck with the language skills.
If you prepay cash at a pump then you go back in and they give you your change but if you prepay with a credit card then it puts it back to your card automatically
I do i use these modes, if you make Schweinsbraten for example you cook it at relatively low heat until it's almost done then put on the "wavy line" and full blast the crust for 10-15 minutes for example. Or when baking bread you use the one with the drop.
Instead of ordering a cheeseburger, you should try Käsespätzle. The worst thing that can happen to you in Germany if you have trouble expressing yourself correctly is that your counterpart answers in English. In NRW it is completely normal to greet strangers.
As there are also fish burgers and chicken burgers, I would understand that a customer ordering a Käseburger wanted a Burger which has a larger block/patty/unit of cheese where you normally find the beef patty. I know at least one burger restaurant that offers burgers with Greek cheese as the main component.
Deana, you have to have him test pop tarts vs toaster strudel.. Also, in the USA, the older and sometimes coveted by cooks stoves, usually gas or wood fired stored are actually coming back and use knobs or even a push or pull rod. To be fair, the new ones are all digital, this is why a new, expensive stove is considered "cheaply made" by some who prefer to spend the same amount to refurbish an older model.
Oh i feel you on the #5 thing in the super markets. Or should i say in the discounter super markets? Because this is a specific thing in discount super markets because the cashiers are forced to reach a specific productcount per hour. Because of this "race" and sure some other reasons we don´t shop there anymore.
Yes in the US if you prepay $20, and it only takes $17.50 you just go back in, and ask for change for the pump you used. We used to be able to pay after filing, but when the BS happened in 2008 gas prices shot up people were just filling, and driving off. So now we have to prepay
About the 22:00- 06:00 quiet hours. About 15 years ago, we stayed in a hotel near the Octoberfest grounds in Munich (not during the festival). The weather was warm and we were surprised that this expensive hotel didn't have AC, so we had to open the windows to get some fresh air. A business about 1/2 a block away had trucks backing into a loading dock until 02:00. The trucks made that annoying "backing up" sound constantly and we weren't able to sleep well. When I mentioned this problem to the hotel desk staff, asked if this was going to be a nightly occurrence and if it was, I wanted a room on the other side of the hotel. The desk clerk looked annoyed with my question and then turned away without answering my question. We have had some good experiences with smaller, locally owned properties in Europe but when staying in big cities, we stay only at chain hotels with names we recognize.
When I was younger here in the US you could pump then pay. Then everyone started driving off without paying so pay 1st was implemented. For Phil's question about what do you do if you don't know how much you will need and are paying cash you give them the money and once you pump if you didn't reach the total you gave, you just walk back to the cashier for your change. Also my oven is controlled by a temperature dial but the oven you showed us there in Germany I'd have no clue how to use it and I bake for a living...lol
Adding to the sunday rule: There are also roads that are closed for traffic on sundays and holidays. Those are mostly privately owned dirt roads like in my area a farmer family's dirt road. It connects one more outlying district with the city center and is the shortest and fastest route. They agreed to open it to public traffic with the exception of sundays and holidays. There are a lot of those so called "Schleichwege" (back ways/hidden paths) in and around villages with an agricultural background and are often used by drunk village people trying not to get caught driving under the influence by avoiding main roads. If they are open to the public at all and with what exceptions is up to the owners and the city will place sings at both ends stating those exceptions. In case they are not they will most of the time have signs erected by the owner saying things like "private road" or "private way". The city's traffic police also enforces those rules and you will be fined if you are caught driving on one of those roads at an excluded time and are not the owner or associated with them. It's a 10€ ticket where I'm from but there's rarely anyone there to enforce that.
For number 6 in the US: happened to me first time in the US and no US card. Pay at the pump didn't work so i put $30 inside the gas station shop at the teller. If you take less they actually pay you back the difference. Or with a card authorized inside they charge it back.
I think this waiting room situation is more or less try to break the awkwardness of the situation. mostly you're sick at a doctors office and feels uncomfortable (or elevator, you get really close and easy step into anothers person comfort zone), so to cheer up and you're "allowed" to enter the personal space (since you cannot escape the situation) we greet each other to tell: hey, I'm also here, unarmed and peacefull, just relax dunno if this is right, but in my mind it makes sense 🤷♂
I worked at a gas station in the US. If you don't pump what you paid for, you get a refund for the difference. It happens all the time because most people are bad at estimating how much gas they need. The craziest incident was a girl who paid $20 for gas and went out to pump. She came back in a few minutes later, covered in gas and angry. She'd only pumped about $6. The nozzles have an auto shut-off so this shouldn't have happened. She was backing the nozzle out each time the auto shut-off tripped. I explained to her that the car is full, she can't put any more in, and I'll refund the difference. She screamed at me that she needed to put $20 gas in the car. Whew. Girl, you need more help than I'm able to give.
I have a couple of embarrassing situations when I was in Germany lol. But yes in USA when you pay with cash at the gas station and your tank doesn't take the full amount you just go inside and get the change its no big deal I've done it several times. When I was in Frankfurt after 2 months taking a language course I got a little confident and wanted to try using some of my German but I used google to find the word for "basket" I wanted to ask the farmers market stall for a basket while picking out my veggies so I could hand them all at the same time for payment and apparently my sentence and poor pronunciation the old man didnt understand me and got angry and frustrated so he sent a younger guy over to speak English lol. And once I was on the tram standing at the door bc my stop was next but my buggy cart apparently was in the way of the detector and the door wouldnt close. People apparently tried telling me that I was causing the tram to sit there bc the door wasnt closing but I didnt understand bc they were telling me in German. And I was thinking whats the hold up why arent we moving why its not closing. Then the conductor got out and came and shouted at me in German and pointed at the door and after a second I realized and I moved my cart and the door closed and I was soooooooooo embarrassed. After arriving at my stop I got off and went to the store for my groceries and had an anxiety attack and almost cried bc I couldnt stop thinking about what just happened.
I've always paid for gas before pumping here in my state. If you pay more than you pump you just go back in and get your change if you use cash. When I was little we had full service gas stations but when gas stations switched to self service and some people started stealing gas so now you have to pay before the pump will even come on and work.
Three things: those oven buttons are nuts! As long as they match up the setting that's on the package great, but if I have to guess, I'd be as lost as Deana is! I run into the same problem with gas pre-pay with cash. I have NO IDEA how much gas I'll need? So much easier with a credit card. Lastly, when I studied abroad in Heidelberg I had a bunch of faux paus: the first was trying to order lunchmeat at a Metzgerei and pointed to the wrong meat, I was too embarrassed to correct the butcher, so I just paid and left. The next one was practicing how to ask where the umbrellas were in the store. I practically memorized it and after saying it to the worker, they simply said "They're over there" auf Englisch and it took the wind out of my sails. Super lastly I asked Wo ist die Badeszimmer and the worker said "Wir haben kein Badeszimmer hier, nur Toilette! So I was like "Ah naturlich, Toilette nicht Badeszimmer!" Love the videos, been with you guys from the beginning! Keep up the good work!
In Canada, you pay after you put the gas ⛽ into the car, too. We just returned from Germany and we had a rental car. We didn't know the norm there so I had my partner checked with the Shell staff first before putting the gas into the car. He came out and said he must have looked stupid. 😏 PS: you do have to say hi with the staff before pumping gas if you are in Iceland, or you pay with your credit card at the pump.
easily explained : in nature you see the Person for a few seconds, it's Not efficient to say Hi. , but In a waiting room you are Stuck for hours with the same Person's if you are public insured 😂
D-Dorf! Eure Glas- Geschichte hatte ich dort bei einem Umzug. Sonntags Nachmittags haben wir EINEN Dübel in eine Wand gesetzt- nach zehn Minuten kamen vier Polizisten. Vier! Ansonsten ist es schön Euch zuzuhören. Gruss, Marcus
Aww, poor Deana! No one should snicker or giggle at your attempts to speak German! 😢 I hope that does not happen very often! Lots of love from a fellow German beginner from Seattle 🇺🇸!
I am going back to your video of your 'Grandmothers Sunday'. When you make a warm potato salad, you start with slowly glassing onions, then adding a good white wine vinegar and some oil and salt, pepper and fresh or dried parsley. In this you put the slices of 'firm' cooking sliced Kartoffeln and some sugar and then you have your grandmothers recipe.
Oh my gosh, I'm so glad I found this. Thank you so much for this video. Now everyone can learn from Deana's mistakes without making them😂 It’s much appreciated! Maybe now I can go 10 minutes without embarrassing myself when I visit instead of five😅
Honestly, I think EVERYONE gets nervous when learning to speak a foreign language. I've been learning english since I was 8 years old. (now 25) and even though I'd say my written english is pretty much native (my biggest problem in english and german being comma), my spoken english is absolutely horrible. I used to talk to a lot of americans through voice chat, which greatly helped me in speaking english fluently. I still had a german accent, but most of it was pretty decent. That was 8-9 years ago though. Nowadays, my spoken english reverted back to that of a toddler. I only speak english in very few situations and I freeze up every time. Not to long ago someone held the door open for me and my groceries and said something in english and my mind just went blank. I had to stop and manually think just to be able to say "Thank you very much". Its so weird how completely different it feels to speak a foreign language, when you actually practice it. Even if you technically already know most of the language. Thats a big advantage Deana has. Actually living in a country that SPEAKS the language makes it so much easier.
it's the same with cars, at least some years ago. In US made cars the controls all had words like "hot" or "cold" or "on" or "off" etc., but that only catered for English speaking people making their exported cars a pain to for some in foreign countries who simply didn't speak English. The symbols however meant that just about anyone from anywhere could understand what was on the controls i.e. what they meant. An attempt was made to made the symbols as intuitive or self explanatory as possible. Even red blending into blue for heater controls is so obvious.
I remember visiting Germany and looking for the restroom , I didn’t know it was called Water Closet , I must’ve passed WC a bunch of times before I was told what that was , sheesh 🙄
Same in NL, we call it a cheeseburger. We goto Germany a couple of times a year, and we like the sunday rule very much. Peace an quiet one day a week is great.
It's true that you pay before filling in the US now but it wasn't always that way. I still remember when you could pump and then pay here in the US, but too many people were ripping off the gas stations. That's why it changed.
Phil, funny first name for a German. I'm Peter, born dutch but my father was Deutsch. I learned speaking German at a young age, that's changed when i start looking English movies en listen to english popsongs. Now i'm getting old and i must say that the majority of Germans do speak English, altough i think they appreciate it when you speak German even if it's broken. Btw, i think your English is pretty damn good!
Many moons ago, in the US most gas stations also took payment afterwards. Too many incidents of people filling up and not paying is what instigated the change.
In Canada we do like they do in Germany. You gas up then you go pay. Or you can pay at the pump with a credit card. It’s the honour system which works in Canada.
It's probably a regional thing about greeting each other outside in public, could that be? I grew up in Frankfurt/Main in the 1970's/ 1980's, and I am an outdoor guy for all of my life -- that means that I was walking, biking, and hiking all my life in the surrounding forests and uplands (Taunus, Spessart, Odenwald, etc.). When I did my studies at Marburg, Giessen, and Heidelberg and received my Diploma in Karlsruhe by the end of the 1980's I still was hiking, walking, and biking around at all times -- almost all the people I met on trails and in the woods usually greeted with a "Hallo" or "Guten Tag" or "Geht's gut?". I *do* remember that I actually was surprised at that time of strangers talking to me directly, but since then I get used to this kind of politeness. Now, as a freshly retired guy back in my hometown I have to admit that it *HAS* to do something with the size of the city you live in... The same grumpy old (Frankfurt) morons staring at the pavement all the time are back in my life; thanks god I have a second home in a more rural area.
In the us it depends on state. Like in NJ you can't pump your own gas. But for the most part unless you want to pay cash you prepay for cash using your credit card (system authorizes a preset amount to Make sure card had funds) then when you finish it charges for what you filled up.
As a German, I never got the culture of saying hello when entering a waiting room. I hate it, we all know we're there for some unpleasant reason, just let me sit there in peace lol However, I never found anyone to be bothered if you didn't greet them when entering. I certainly didn't do it every time, and if it bothered people, then they kept it to themselves. It's a very silly thing to be bothered by anyway, it's not like you're introducing yourself
That's fun to listen to both of you. I live in Stuttgart, a bigger city. People never say hello here. Not in the waiting area, outside or even in nature. I moved from the country to Stuttgart 25 years ago. I was used to greet everywhere and then when I did it here, I was looked at skeptically and suspiciously. since then I greet no one and it is completely normal XD
Yeah you go get your change if you have money leftover after getting gas here in the US. If you pay with a card then get your gas and have money leftover, the leftover is automatically refunded. Most people know how much it costs to fill up their car though, and the majority use a card so you never have leftover money regardless
I have MANY times paid cash for $20 worth of gas and my tank was filled at $17.50 or whatever. You just go back in and get your change. Happens a lot when you want to fill up your tank and you aren't sure how much it will take. I am a native Californian so maybe its just a common thing in CA. And maybe especially for my generation as I grew up with always paying for gas with cash because using your credit card costs more per gallon!
the oven knob thing is an american millennial issue.. older american ovens usually had 2 knobs, one to set the temperature and one to select the mode, bake, broil, etc..
I heared about the " I love you" mistake some english speaking people done in germany. Don't say "I love you" or "Ich liebe dich" to your friends in germany. "I Love you " is in germany for your boy/girl friend or wife/husband etc.
Where I live in Missouri, it is common to pay after filling the gas tank. Its usually only done in higher crime areas from what I have found at least, near bigger cities where they make you pre-pay.
Mistake #7: it is normal to say "hello" or "moin" to people you meet outside in northern germany or in very small towns. In bigger cities you just ignore people you don't know. But you never do small-talk like in the US.
This video is a little old, still, I was nailed by the Polizei in Augsburg. Female soldier and I worked this weird shift. 6 days, 2 off, rotating. Days, swings and midnight shifts. With a schedule like that, you never know what day it is. I knew you were not supposed to do things on Sundays. We had orientation about it. I CLEANED my kitchen window. Fifteen minutes later, There was a cop at my door. It was a 40 mark fine (this was 1976). The lady across the street called them! That was a lot of money back then.
One thing that I noticed in Germany is that people will go into the elevator and say nothing. When they leave they say tschüss. One person I was with started saying hello when people left. 😅
When you pay with cash at a gas station and have change, (USA) yes, you go back in and tell them pump number so and so has change. And they return your change to you at the counter :)
Here in Quebec Canada we have all the option to pay for gas at the pump or at the cashier before of after but at night after 10 pm they sometimes ask you to pay at the pump or before at the cashier
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in Hamburg, i've often run afoul of number 4 and 5, esp 5 (incorrect German) oh speaking of numbers, thumbs up #51
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The Gas Station in the US if you overpay, you go get your change.
The ovens!! We had to google an owners manual our first day in Germany, then try to figure out how to translate images (on the same phone as Google translate so that was no help). Called a local friend for help, whose oven only had 2 pictures, so she couldn't help. Dinner took us about 4 hours with the majority of it trying to figure out how to even get the oven on.
I have a girlfriend who live in Germany 🇩🇪
It’s not much guys but I hope this little gift puts a smile on your face at this terrible time. See you soon 🫶
Hi RL! Thanks so much for your gift! We appreciate your thoughts and support. 💜
I’ve been traveling all over Germany for the last month and that oven situation has been killing me😂
This is perfect timing - I’m an American visiting Germany for the first time right now and trying not to embarrass myself every five minutes… oof!
Being German I can assure you we Germans embarrass ourselfes, too. And we were born and raised here. So have a beautiful time and fun!
if you run into trouble, say you are Canadian and say sorry plenty of times...
i saw it working in Paris!
Omg I loooove your studio for your vlog and the purple lights elevated it.
I love this kind of videos! As a German I'm so fascinated between the differences between Germany and the US, especially since all of this things are so normal to us 😂
The dutch want their bikes back. 🙂
I am in Canada, and I pay for gas almost always after I pump; unless I pay directly at the pump that handles credit/debit cards. I do remember crossing into the U.S. and being confused at paying first before you pump.
The waiting room situation (here) that I have experienced is that almost always people do not greet one another. Occasionally people will politely excuse themselves etc. but rare that I have experienced any sort of small talk. It seems to be a friendly quiet.
Interesting experiences Deana. My Deutsch is extremely limited, but when I tried to speak German (Köln), almost everyone was so forgiving or would help me to say the word or phrase correctly. ☺️
I see more and more gas stations in Canada asking for payment up front because gas is expensive and I assume there's more of a problem with fuel theft. The Americans just put in this rule earlier. I assume back in the day, all U.S. gas stations would only ask for payment after you filled up your car.
I am so used to saying a greeting when entering the room, and here in England I have often experienced that no-one replies, despite the English known to be very polite and like small talk. And these were mostly my colleagues! So I started ignoring them too!
Fun video, you two. And WE ALMOST DID FORGET TO PAY FOR OUR GAS!! Oh my gosh, that was crazy! Fortunately, we remembered, but, yeah! Crazy. And we have been thinking of you and hope you are doing okay. Hugs to you both.
This might be silly to comment on, but I actually love our Deebot! We have an older model, but I really like how it still has the two sweepers, which not all models for other brands have anymore. We got ours during the midst of Corona when I just couldn't be arsed cleaning anymore. I'm glad to see you're enjoying it, and I do agree, it's great!
Just found your channel and as a British guy living with my very soon to be German wife I can relate to so much of the stuff Deana has done here and getting gold off by my misses
Good topic! Have really enjoyed visiting Germany. The people in Haren were very friendly and helpful especially. Am currently studying German and plan to visit again, so appreciate Deana's experiences
I wonder if "accidentally" not paying for gas is considered an honest mistake. 😬
Yeah 🤔
Yesss. When you pay cash for your gas and you don't get to the amount you paid, you go back inside to the cashier and let them know and they will reimburse the difference.
if you not paying and driving away its a crime
I'm not German, but i would imagine if you realize it quickly and turn back around and pay they would just accept it was an honest mistake.
@@dav8388 Some for sure in little towns where everybody knows everyone and some other places also but we have that kind of people who press a Button when you drive away and the police is called and thats it you get caut for trying to steal
I grew up in the South in the 1990s and early 00s and the funny thing is that I remember, until recently we filled up and then paid, just like Germany. In fact I feel like this has changed in my area only in the last 10 years.
But, to answer Phil's question. If you pay cash ahead but your tank fills up more quickly, then you just go back in and ask for your change. It happens all the time. And yes, it's annoying.
Pay after pumping was the norm when gas pumps were mechanical and didn’t have credit card readers.
@@VinsonMusic they also started making you pay before pumping to stop the drive offs. I worked at a convenience store while in grad school in the mid-90's and it changed while I was working there for that reason.
Danke für euren tollen Videos auf eine Lustige Art und wie ihr es rüberbringt.
Ich finde es auch gut das ihr den Deutschen auch mal den Spiegel vors Gesicht haltet was nicht alles gut läuft in Deutschland.
@Deana
Dein Deutsch ist schon gut. Habe einfach keine Angst mehr deutsch zusprechen. Wer sich darüber lustig macht ist einfach eine Person die man nicht beachten sollte. Die meisten Deutschen können auch kein perfektes Deutsch.
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Ein Deutscher Zuschauer der RUclips als Übersetzung nutzt.
Das sind Menschen ohne starkem Selbstbewusstsein die das herunter machen anderer nutzen um sich kurz besser zu fühlen
Yes, I live in the USA 🇺🇸 married to a German. We will be going to Germany 🇩🇪 at the end of the year. However I have paid cash and had to go back in to get my change more than once.
Thanks for the video guys xx love it 😂 it’s so funny I’ve made so many mistakes overseas too 😁
I TOTALLY identify with most of these! as an Ami in Germany ..... and im totally stealing this idea ... love your videos! hope you two are well!
I'm in Indiana, and for gas or petrol (to British English speakers), the ladt time I was able to pay after pumping gas (petrol), was 2008. It's now prepay, because as price of fuel went up, people were driving off without paying. As a result, gas stations started requiring to prepay for your fuel. In some communities, laws were passed mandating prepay at the pump. If you go inside to pay for fuel, you mention a specific amount. If you pay with cash, but it does not take the entire amount, then you go back for your change. If you paid with a credit card, then if it doesn't take the entire amount, then it automatically refunds the difference to your card. If the station accepts debit cards, and you pay via debit, then any money not used, then you need to go back inside, and the difference can either be refunded in cash, or run the debit card as credit, and it's refunded that way.
In the US, I don't see everyone saying hi to everyone. It just depends on the individual.
As for ovens in the US, I have used ovens that only had one knob, and it was to set the temperature. Some offered a second knob for baking, broiling (not grilling, as to an American, grilling is done outside over charcoal or wood, maybe with propane, and cooking over metal grates, while broiling browns food at very high temperatures), and if the oven has a self clean feature, it heats up to temperatures that are supposed to dry out food particles, so it falls off. High end models offer convection, which uses a fan to circulate the heat to cook faster. In the last 5 to 7 years, ovens have gone the way Deana pointed out, where only buttons are used. I personally don't like that, because if the circuit board quits working, then you can't use the oven. I had an aunt who had one with the cooktop built in (called a range), and when the circuit board went out for the oven, it also disabled the ignitors for the cooktop portion too. She had to manually light the burners, as the cooktop and oven were natural gas.
Getting change at a gas station while paying cash in the USA is very common... especially if you have big bills.
Great to see you two again! It's been a hot minute! Great video. 👍
When you pre pay for gas in the USA and you don’t use all of the pre paid amount you just go inside and get the difference back
Was giggling along with you the guys the whole time during this video lol 😊
When my hubby and I moved into our British Army married quarters in Germany in 1977, there was a list in our paperwork telling us the essential "do and don't". I can't remember all of them, but a couple come to mind. We had the quiet Sunday rule and it was really strongly emphasised to us that our custom of back garden socialising and noisy family activities was not allowed. Also we weren't allowed to do any car washing or car maintenance on a Sunday, no music with the windows open etc., and no washing windows, cutting grass, etc.
For some of our time, we lived in a flat with a balcony and there was a local by-law that any clothes rack for drying or airing clothes must not be visible above the top of the balcony wall. Another one was when it snowed, it was a by-law that residents must not only clear their paths of snow but also the patch of pavement from boundary to boundary. The next property then did their bit from boundary to boundary and in that way, the footpaths were cleared. It was also expected to lay salt or grit down because if someone slipped on your path, they could sue you. There were a load more, but those are the only ones I really remember.
I remember well my forays into German shops and traveling on trams and I have to say, I found the German people friendly and helpful.....very efficient, but certainly not rude. The only thing that really got to me was that I was trying to learn German and every time I tried my poor efforts, the German person (being oh so helpful!) would reply in English! I found the vast majority of Germans could speak passable English. What I used to do was ask "how do I say this?", or "did I say it right?" and most times they would have a short exchange with me.
We lived in Germany for ten years, and it was the happiest time of our lives. Thank you Germany.
Phil, your English is excellent. Also, I have over-payed for fuel a few times. In that scenario, you walk back to the counter and ask for the difference. Some may also leave the balance at the pump for the next person (though that is rare).
For hiking it depends on how far out or up you are and how many people are around. The less people the more greeting is done and returned.
Schön wieder von euch ein Video zu sehen :D
I’m currently studying up on Germany for a story I’m writing and this will be so helpful for this, all the videos will be actually! Thank you! 🙏
I've worked at the gas station here, people come back for change all day long, it's no big deal.
Deana -- I can relate to that... We were on an exchange to America - Rhinebeck, NY - and we were going to eat out. I, a schoolfriend and my host family and my school friend was waiting for her steak and asked "when will I become a steak?" and the waiter looked at her and answered "I hope never"
*snorts* so yeah...
Greeting depends on where you are in Germany. Living in a little village you may greet everyone (and everyone knows if you don't!) in a big city like Munich it is not so common.
Hello from Greenville, SC. I just found your channel a few days ago and have enjoyed watching a "Southerner's" experiences in a foreign country. I am German by ancestry, but born & raised in the South myself (SC). I'm also trying to learn some German as I will be visiting Germany later in the year. Keep up the great videos and good luck with the language skills.
If you prepay cash at a pump then you go back in and they give you your change but if you prepay with a credit card then it puts it back to your card automatically
I do i use these modes, if you make Schweinsbraten for example you cook it at relatively low heat until it's almost done then put on the "wavy line" and full blast the crust for 10-15 minutes for example. Or when baking bread you use the one with the drop.
Instead of ordering a cheeseburger, you should try Käsespätzle.
The worst thing that can happen to you in Germany if you have trouble expressing yourself correctly is that your counterpart answers in English.
In NRW it is completely normal to greet strangers.
As there are also fish burgers and chicken burgers, I would understand that a customer ordering a Käseburger wanted a Burger which has a larger block/patty/unit of cheese where you normally find the beef patty.
I know at least one burger restaurant that offers burgers with Greek cheese as the main component.
GutenTag Deana und Phil
Deana, you have to have him test pop tarts vs toaster strudel..
Also, in the USA, the older and sometimes coveted by cooks stoves, usually gas or wood fired stored are actually coming back and use knobs or even a push or pull rod. To be fair, the new ones are all digital, this is why a new, expensive stove is considered "cheaply made" by some who prefer to spend the same amount to refurbish an older model.
Oh i feel you on the #5 thing in the super markets. Or should i say in the discounter super markets? Because this is a specific thing in discount super markets because the cashiers are forced to reach a specific productcount per hour. Because of this "race" and sure some other reasons we don´t shop there anymore.
9:00 In the Netherlands, at least at my dentist, it is customary to greet people who come into the waiting room. The same at the jaw surgeon clinic.
Yes in the US if you prepay $20, and it only takes $17.50 you just go back in, and ask for change for the pump you used. We used to be able to pay after filing, but when the BS happened in 2008 gas prices shot up people were just filling, and driving off. So now we have to prepay
About the 22:00- 06:00 quiet hours. About 15 years ago, we stayed in a hotel near the Octoberfest grounds in Munich (not during the festival). The weather was warm and we were surprised that this expensive hotel didn't have AC, so we had to open the windows to get some fresh air. A business about 1/2 a block away had trucks backing into a loading dock until 02:00. The trucks made that annoying "backing up" sound constantly and we weren't able to sleep well. When I mentioned this problem to the hotel desk staff, asked if this was going to be a nightly occurrence and if it was, I wanted a room on the other side of the hotel. The desk clerk looked annoyed with my question and then turned away without answering my question. We have had some good experiences with smaller, locally owned properties in Europe but when staying in big cities, we stay only at chain hotels with names we recognize.
When I was younger here in the US you could pump then pay. Then everyone started driving off without paying so pay 1st was implemented. For Phil's question about what do you do if you don't know how much you will need and are paying cash you give them the money and once you pump if you didn't reach the total you gave, you just walk back to the cashier for your change. Also my oven is controlled by a temperature dial but the oven you showed us there in Germany I'd have no clue how to use it and I bake for a living...lol
Adding to the sunday rule:
There are also roads that are closed for traffic on sundays and holidays. Those are mostly privately owned dirt roads like in my area a farmer family's dirt road. It connects one more outlying district with the city center and is the shortest and fastest route. They agreed to open it to public traffic with the exception of sundays and holidays.
There are a lot of those so called "Schleichwege" (back ways/hidden paths) in and around villages with an agricultural background and are often used by drunk village people trying not to get caught driving under the influence by avoiding main roads.
If they are open to the public at all and with what exceptions is up to the owners and the city will place sings at both ends stating those exceptions.
In case they are not they will most of the time have signs erected by the owner saying things like "private road" or "private way".
The city's traffic police also enforces those rules and you will be fined if you are caught driving on one of those roads at an excluded time and are not the owner or associated with them. It's a 10€ ticket where I'm from but there's rarely anyone there to enforce that.
If you want to throw glass into a container on Sunday, you have to wait for a tram or bus or other noisy vehicle going around.
For number 6 in the US: happened to me first time in the US and no US card. Pay at the pump didn't work so i put $30 inside the gas station shop at the teller. If you take less they actually pay you back the difference. Or with a card authorized inside they charge it back.
We had a Deebot vac, and we loved it!
Missed you guys!!!
The ovens are like those in Portugal as well, took me awhile to get used to as well haha!
I think this waiting room situation is more or less try to break the awkwardness of the situation. mostly you're sick at a doctors office and feels uncomfortable (or elevator, you get really close and easy step into anothers person comfort zone), so to cheer up and you're "allowed" to enter the personal space (since you cannot escape the situation) we greet each other to tell: hey, I'm also here, unarmed and peacefull, just relax
dunno if this is right, but in my mind it makes sense 🤷♂
I worked at a gas station in the US. If you don't pump what you paid for, you get a refund for the difference. It happens all the time because most people are bad at estimating how much gas they need. The craziest incident was a girl who paid $20 for gas and went out to pump. She came back in a few minutes later, covered in gas and angry. She'd only pumped about $6. The nozzles have an auto shut-off so this shouldn't have happened. She was backing the nozzle out each time the auto shut-off tripped. I explained to her that the car is full, she can't put any more in, and I'll refund the difference. She screamed at me that she needed to put $20 gas in the car. Whew. Girl, you need more help than I'm able to give.
I have a couple of embarrassing situations when I was in Germany lol. But yes in USA when you pay with cash at the gas station and your tank doesn't take the full amount you just go inside and get the change its no big deal I've done it several times. When I was in Frankfurt after 2 months taking a language course I got a little confident and wanted to try using some of my German but I used google to find the word for "basket" I wanted to ask the farmers market stall for a basket while picking out my veggies so I could hand them all at the same time for payment and apparently my sentence and poor pronunciation the old man didnt understand me and got angry and frustrated so he sent a younger guy over to speak English lol. And once I was on the tram standing at the door bc my stop was next but my buggy cart apparently was in the way of the detector and the door wouldnt close. People apparently tried telling me that I was causing the tram to sit there bc the door wasnt closing but I didnt understand bc they were telling me in German. And I was thinking whats the hold up why arent we moving why its not closing. Then the conductor got out and came and shouted at me in German and pointed at the door and after a second I realized and I moved my cart and the door closed and I was soooooooooo embarrassed. After arriving at my stop I got off and went to the store for my groceries and had an anxiety attack and almost cried bc I couldnt stop thinking about what just happened.
I've always paid for gas before pumping here in my state. If you pay more than you pump you just go back in and get your change if you use cash. When I was little we had full service gas stations but when gas stations switched to self service and some people started stealing gas so now you have to pay before the pump will even come on and work.
When cash price was cheaper, gave cash more than was needed to fill tank and returned and gave tank # for change.
Three things: those oven buttons are nuts! As long as they match up the setting that's on the package great, but if I have to guess, I'd be as lost as Deana is! I run into the same problem with gas pre-pay with cash. I have NO IDEA how much gas I'll need? So much easier with a credit card. Lastly, when I studied abroad in Heidelberg I had a bunch of faux paus: the first was trying to order lunchmeat at a Metzgerei and pointed to the wrong meat, I was too embarrassed to correct the butcher, so I just paid and left. The next one was practicing how to ask where the umbrellas were in the store. I practically memorized it and after saying it to the worker, they simply said "They're over there" auf Englisch and it took the wind out of my sails. Super lastly I asked Wo ist die Badeszimmer and the worker said "Wir haben kein Badeszimmer hier, nur Toilette! So I was like "Ah naturlich, Toilette nicht Badeszimmer!"
Love the videos, been with you guys from the beginning! Keep up the good work!
In Canada, you pay after you put the gas ⛽ into the car, too. We just returned from Germany and we had a rental car. We didn't know the norm there so I had my partner checked with the Shell staff first before putting the gas into the car. He came out and said he must have looked stupid. 😏
PS: you do have to say hi with the staff before pumping gas if you are in Iceland, or you pay with your credit card at the pump.
easily explained : in nature you see the Person for a few seconds, it's Not efficient to say Hi. , but In a waiting room you are Stuck for hours with the same Person's if you are public insured 😂
D-Dorf! Eure Glas- Geschichte hatte ich dort bei einem Umzug. Sonntags Nachmittags haben wir EINEN Dübel in eine Wand gesetzt- nach zehn Minuten kamen vier Polizisten. Vier! Ansonsten ist es schön Euch zuzuhören. Gruss, Marcus
Phil!
Du kannst bei jedem Shoppingcenter oder Sender anfangen!👍🤣🤣🤣
Aww, poor Deana! No one should snicker or giggle at your attempts to speak German! 😢 I hope that does not happen very often! Lots of love from a fellow German beginner from Seattle 🇺🇸!
I am going back to your video of your 'Grandmothers Sunday'. When you make a warm potato salad, you start with slowly glassing onions, then adding a good white wine vinegar and some oil and salt, pepper and fresh or dried parsley. In this you put the slices of 'firm' cooking sliced Kartoffeln and some sugar and then you have your grandmothers recipe.
Oh my gosh, I'm so glad I found this. Thank you so much for this video. Now everyone can learn from Deana's mistakes without making them😂 It’s much appreciated! Maybe now I can go 10 minutes without embarrassing myself when I visit instead of five😅
Honestly, I think EVERYONE gets nervous when learning to speak a foreign language. I've been learning english since I was 8 years old. (now 25) and even though I'd say my written english is pretty much native (my biggest problem in english and german being comma), my spoken english is absolutely horrible. I used to talk to a lot of americans through voice chat, which greatly helped me in speaking english fluently. I still had a german accent, but most of it was pretty decent. That was 8-9 years ago though. Nowadays, my spoken english reverted back to that of a toddler. I only speak english in very few situations and I freeze up every time. Not to long ago someone held the door open for me and my groceries and said something in english and my mind just went blank. I had to stop and manually think just to be able to say "Thank you very much". Its so weird how completely different it feels to speak a foreign language, when you actually practice it. Even if you technically already know most of the language. Thats a big advantage Deana has. Actually living in a country that SPEAKS the language makes it so much easier.
it's the same with cars, at least some years ago. In US made cars the controls all had words like "hot" or "cold" or "on" or "off" etc., but that only catered for English speaking people making their exported cars a pain to for some in foreign countries who simply didn't speak English. The symbols however meant that just about anyone from anywhere could understand what was on the controls i.e. what they meant. An attempt was made to made the symbols as intuitive or self explanatory as possible. Even red blending into blue for heater controls is so obvious.
I remember visiting Germany and looking for the restroom , I didn’t know it was called Water Closet , I must’ve passed WC a bunch of times before I was told what that was , sheesh 🙄
Same in NL, we call it a cheeseburger. We goto Germany a couple of times a year, and we like the sunday rule very much. Peace an quiet one day a week is great.
I don’t get quiet hours in Germany, my neighborhood is pretty noisy at night and I live in a small town.
It's true that you pay before filling in the US now but it wasn't always that way. I still remember when you could pump and then pay here in the US, but too many people were ripping off the gas stations. That's why it changed.
You never want to use your PUK. True words have been spoken...
Can't get over the "Käseburger" xD
so cute~
Yes many times I had to get my change at the gas station
In Finland when refueling, we pay in advance with a debit card at fuel pump. Not cash, not going inside.
Eigentlich benutzt man ja nur Ober- Unterhitze und Umluft 😅
Grill Funktion ist auch ganz sinnvoll.
Phil, funny first name for a German. I'm Peter, born dutch but my father was Deutsch. I learned speaking German at a young age, that's changed when i start looking English movies en listen to english popsongs. Now i'm getting old and i must say that the majority of Germans do speak English, altough i think they appreciate it when you speak German even if it's broken. Btw, i think your English is pretty damn good!
Many moons ago, in the US most gas stations also took payment afterwards. Too many incidents of people filling up and not paying is what instigated the change.
Love the backdrop!! Also the camera quality 👌🏼
I even got. screamed at for recycling Glass at 2:50 pm because ist is only allowed after 3pm…
In Canada we do like they do in Germany. You gas up then you go pay. Or you can pay at the pump with a credit card. It’s the honour system which works in Canada.
I think a Käseburger would actually consist of a Halloumi or a Schafskäse instead of the Bun if taken seriously
It's probably a regional thing about greeting each other outside in public, could that be? I grew up in Frankfurt/Main in the 1970's/ 1980's, and I am an outdoor guy for all of my life -- that means that I was walking, biking, and hiking all my life in the surrounding forests and uplands (Taunus, Spessart, Odenwald, etc.).
When I did my studies at Marburg, Giessen, and Heidelberg and received my Diploma in Karlsruhe by the end of the 1980's I still was hiking, walking, and biking around at all times -- almost all the people I met on trails and in the woods usually greeted with a "Hallo" or "Guten Tag" or "Geht's gut?". I *do* remember that I actually was surprised at that time of strangers talking to me directly, but since then I get used to this kind of politeness. Now, as a freshly retired guy back in my hometown I have to admit that it *HAS* to do something with the size of the city you live in...
The same grumpy old (Frankfurt) morons staring at the pavement all the time are back in my life; thanks god I have a second home in a more rural area.
Indeed, be kind to non-native speakers of any language, just try to speak the language and don't be afraid to make mistakes.
In the us it depends on state. Like in NJ you can't pump your own gas. But for the most part unless you want to pay cash you prepay for cash using your credit card (system authorizes a preset amount to Make sure card had funds) then when you finish it charges for what you filled up.
I’m American and I never say hello anywhere, except in the building where I live because it’s a Cooperative.
Yes, you go back in for change if your tank fills up faster than expected.
As a German, I never got the culture of saying hello when entering a waiting room. I hate it, we all know we're there for some unpleasant reason, just let me sit there in peace lol
However, I never found anyone to be bothered if you didn't greet them when entering. I certainly didn't do it every time, and if it bothered people, then they kept it to themselves. It's a very silly thing to be bothered by anyway, it's not like you're introducing yourself
That's fun to listen to both of you.
I live in Stuttgart, a bigger city. People never say hello here. Not in the waiting area, outside or even in nature.
I moved from the country to Stuttgart 25 years ago. I was used to greet everywhere and then when I did it here, I was looked at skeptically and suspiciously. since then I greet no one and it is completely normal XD
Yeah you go get your change if you have money leftover after getting gas here in the US. If you pay with a card then get your gas and have money leftover, the leftover is automatically refunded. Most people know how much it costs to fill up their car though, and the majority use a card so you never have leftover money regardless
I have MANY times paid cash for $20 worth of gas and my tank was filled at $17.50 or whatever. You just go back in and get your change. Happens a lot when you want to fill up your tank and you aren't sure how much it will take. I am a native Californian so maybe its just a common thing in CA. And maybe especially for my generation as I grew up with always paying for gas with cash because using your credit card costs more per gallon!
Yes I have had to go back into the gas station to get change for not pumping the amount here in the US but I was 5 yrs old when I was in Germany 82-85
the oven knob thing is an american millennial issue.. older american ovens usually had 2 knobs, one to set the temperature and one to select the mode, bake, broil, etc..
I heared about the " I love you" mistake some english speaking people done in germany.
Don't say "I love you" or "Ich liebe dich" to your friends in germany.
"I Love you " is in germany for your boy/girl friend or wife/husband etc.
My husband just did the whole go back in to get the change. I never experienced it either. It was interesting lol. (American here)
Where I live in Missouri, it is common to pay after filling the gas tank. Its usually only done in higher crime areas from what I have found at least, near bigger cities where they make you pre-pay.
Mistake #7: it is normal to say "hello" or "moin" to people you meet outside in northern germany or in very small towns. In bigger cities you just ignore people you don't know. But you never do small-talk like in the US.
I absolutely love your taste test videos
This video is a little old, still, I was nailed by the Polizei in Augsburg. Female soldier and I worked this weird shift. 6 days, 2 off, rotating. Days, swings and midnight shifts. With a schedule like that, you never know what day it is. I knew you were not supposed to do things on Sundays. We had orientation about it. I CLEANED my kitchen window. Fifteen minutes later, There was a cop at my door. It was a 40 mark fine (this was 1976). The lady across the street called them! That was a lot of money back then.
One thing that I noticed in Germany is that people will go into the elevator and say nothing. When they leave they say tschüss.
One person I was with started saying hello when people left. 😅
When you pay with cash at a gas station and have change, (USA) yes, you go back in and tell them pump number so and so has change. And they return your change to you at the counter :)
3:12 Same thing in Poland. Nobody's calling it "serowy burger" or "burger z serem", it's just "cheeseburger". :)
Here in Quebec Canada we have all the option to pay for gas at the pump or at the cashier before of after but at night after 10 pm they sometimes ask you to pay at the pump or before at the cashier